The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-09 00:00:00


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THE NAVY.
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VALETTA, March 3.—The following Wita*ratr....trAZL,../
have tako place among her Majesty's shills:. hea
during the past week. The paddlewheel sloop Fire-
brand, 6, Commander S. B. Piers, arrived on the
24th ult. from Gibraltar, and is now taking in con-
demned stores, preparatory to leaving for Englarid
to be paid off. She is under orders to sail on Fri-
day, the 6th inst. The screw frigate Liffey,39, Capt.
G. Parker, came in on the 25th ult. from Naples
and Sicily, and will also leave on the 6th inst. She
is to go to Athens to relieve the Phcebc screw fri-
gate, 35, Capt. T. D. Fortescue, and send her to
Malta. The iron paddlewheel sloop Trident, Com-
mander C. J. Balfour, Earived on the 27th ult. from
Constantinople, having been relieved there by the
paddlewheel despatch boat Pseyhe, 2, Lieut.-Com-
mander R. Sterne. She touched at Candia and the
several islands of the Archipelago on her way down,
but bromAt no news of importance. The iron
storeship Supply, 2, Master-Cirnmander
arriv;ed on the Ist inst. from Plymouth and Gibral-
tar, with stores from the fleet. The screw gunboat
Surprise, 4, commander W. 11. Whyte, arrived on
the 2d, 21 days from Beyrout, and four days from
Athens. The screw gunboat Wanderer, 4, Com-
mander M. C. Seymour, is expected from the coast
of Syria, and the Queen, 74, screw line-of-battle
ship, Capt. F. G. Hillyar, is also expected (hourly)
from Corfu. The paddlewheel despatch boat Cara-
doe, 2, which had left England for Gibraltar and the
Mediterranean, has (a telegram informs us) broken
down near Lisbon, and cannot be expected in con-
sequence before the beginning of March. The Magi-
cienne, 16, paddlewheel frigate, Lieut.-Commander
Durrant (temporary, in place of Captain his Serene
Highness the Prince of Leiningen, gone home over-
land to be present at the marriage of the Prince of
Wales) is under orders to proceed to Corfu, with su-
pernumeraries, brought by the Firebrand from Gib-
raltar. She will return immediately to Malta. The
screw sloop Icarus, Corn. Salmon, V.C., will leave
with supernumeraries for the Meeance,6o, sere w line-
of-battle ship, Capt. G. Wodehouse, at Naples, on
Friday next. Prince Alfred, lam glad to state,
continues to progress favourably, but as telegrams
are daily despatched home regarding his health,
you will receive later news by that means. Among
the numerous inquiries after his Royal Highness's
health was one by telegraph from the Emperor of
the French. A naval court-martial was held on
board the receiving ship Hibernia, in Malta har-
bour, on Saturday last, to try Win. Edwin Allen,
Assist.-Paymaster of H.M.S. Liffey, on two charges,
for having been drunk on shore, and for having
been drunk on board. The principal witness in
support of the first charge was Rear. Admiral Cod-
rington, who bore evidence of having found the ac-
cused drunk on a cart on the Marina, and of having
seen him put into a boat and sent off to his ship.
The first charge was proved, the second not proved.
He was sentenced to be reprimanded, and admo-
nished to be more careful in future. The 2d batta-
lion, 15th Regt., which now forms part of this gar-
rison, has been recommended for removal to another
station on sanitary grounds. Collections continue
to be made in this island in support of the Lanca-
shire distress Fund, and on Friday next, the 6th
inst., the officers of the garrison will give a theatri-
cal performance for this object.
The Melpomene, 34, screw frigate, Capt. C. S. F.
Ewart, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the
West India station with the 7th battery of the 7th
brigade of Royal Artillery on board from Barba-
does, and naval invalids from the ships on the sta-
tion. The 7th battery of Royal Artillery embarked
at Barbadoes on the Bth ult., and the Melpomene
on the 12th. The naval invalids were disembarked
from the ship yesterday by the Sprightly steam
tender. The artillery will land to-day, and go into
quarters in Blockhouse fort at the entrance of Ports-
mouth Harbour. The 7th battery consists of Capt.
Kelly, Surg. Ellis, Assist.-Surg. Scott, 6 sergeants,
1 trumpeter, 8 corporals, 90 gunners, 23 women,
and 25 children. Col. Domville, R.A., and Lieut.
Bustle, 21st Regiment., also came to England as
passengers in the ship. The Melpomene awaits
orders at Spithead for paying out of commission.
but will most probably remain at Spithead to take
part in the Royal salute and pyrotechnic display by
the fleet at Spithead in honour of the Royal mar-
riage to-morrow evening.
The Imperieuse, frigate, 34, screw, Capt. It. Gib-
son (acting), arrived at Spithead from the East
Indies on Saturday, and like the Melpomone awaits
orders relative to her paying out of commission.
She will also most probably be kept at Spithead
until after the naval spectacle to-morrow evening.
The ships of war now at Spithead consist of the
Revenge, 78, screw, Capt.Fellowes,flagship of Rear-
Admiral R. Smart, K.H., Commander-in-Chief of
the Channel squadron ; the Imperieuse, 34, screw,
Capt. R. Gibson (acting) ; the Melpomene, 34,
screw, Capt. C. J. F. Ewart ; the Resistance, 16,
screw iron ram, Capt. Chamberlain ; and the De-
fence, 16, screw iron ran, Capt. Phillimore.
The Dockyard Ordnance department and other
public establishments at Chatham were entirely
closed on Saturday, the workmen being required to
make up the time thus lost by working additional
hours. The whole of the Government establishments
will also be closed to-morrow, and the workmen
granted a holiday.

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