The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

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Austrian Government steamer glreni, C; .t..
Klins, arrived here on the 24th ult. from
Trieste. Her Majesty's ships in port are—The Hi.
hernia, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8., Commander R. B.
Harvee ; the Queen, 74, Cap.t. C. F. Hillyar ; the
Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A. Focrtescue ; the Medina,
surveying vessel, Capt. T. A.. B. Sprat, C. 8.; the
Foxhound, 4, CommanclerW. Anderson; the Psyche,
despatch vessel; and the tenders Growler and
Boxer. Her Majesty's iron screw troopship
Orontes, 3, Capt. Hine, which left Portsmouth on
the 15th and Plymouth on the 17th ult. for Gibral-
tar, to effect a change of troops between that gar-
rison and Malta, has not yet made her appearance,
and there is a rumour of her having broken down
and put into Cadiz. Sir John Gaspard Le Merchant
shtasoreturned to Valetta from England. It is under-
stood
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the
governorship o
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offered by the Commander-in
Malta, which expires in April. Having been
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nthe
'appointment
of Quartermaster-General in it.tsheem seems that
this appointment was incompatible ' the con-
tinuation of the above term. it is with
reported that his
Excellency has relinquished the appointment of
Quartermaster-General, with the understanding
that ho should retain the Governorship of Malta
for
an extended period. Whether this arrangement will
interfere with the expected appointment of Sir
Henry Storks to Malta on the expiration of his im-
portant charge in the lonism Islands is not known.
The petition of the inhabitants of Malta to the
Secretary of the Colonies soliciting the appointment
of a civil governor and a reform in the local council
is receiving numerous signatures.
The Lords of the Admiralty are making inqui-
ries of the authorities at Dervonport as to the time
necessary for preparing the Pelorus and Gibral-
tar for the reception of their crews. it is
supposed there that the Aurora, Pelorus, and
Gibraltar will be commissioned for foreign service,
probably Japan. They will all require to be docked-
The Gibraltar is the most forward; the others may
be ready in three weeks or a. month. The Aurora
is in the dockyard, fitting for the first division of
the Steam Reserve. The Pelorus is at Keyham,
rigged, and is also fitting for the first division.
Her Majesty's steam yacht Fairy, Master-Com-
mander Welch, anchored at W oolwich on Saturday,
in preparation to embark the Queen and the Royal
family on the 10th, from the Royal yacht Victoria
and Albert at Greenhithe, to land at Woolwich, on
their return to England.
The iron paddlewheel steam frigate Recrnit, 6,
150 horse power, Commander G. F. Cottam, has re-
turned her Armstrong guns, stores, shot, shell, Sec.,
into Chatham dockyard, and. the officers and crew.
will to-day turn over to the screw gunvessel Sreed_
well, 5, 428 tons, 80 horse power, which is to take
the place of the Recruit on the coast of Africa. The
Recruit is ordered to he placed in the first-class
Steam Reserve, which seems to imply that the Ad-
miralty intend shortly to recommission her. She is
adapted, however, only for the lightest duties, and
her recent signal failure proved that she is altogether
unfitted for rough service at sea. During the time
the Recruit has been lying in Chatham harbour her
bottom has become very foul, notwithstanding that
she has been coated with one of the numerous " un-
failing" compositions. She is accordingly to be
scraped and cleaned, and at the same time to make
good trifling defects, having proved to be rather
leaky.
Under the new Admiralty regulations, apprentices
at the several dockyards will no longer be placed on
the establishment on the completion of their inden-
tures, but will be entered on the books of the various
yards to fill vacancies as they arise. Within the
last few days a number of shipwrigbt's, caulker's,
and smith's apprentices have completed their term of
apprenticeship at Chatham yard, and by direction
of the Admiralty are tc be entered at that establish-
ment as hired workmen only. Apprentices will
also in future be required to serve a portion of their
time at sea, on board one of her Majesty's ships,
and instructions have accordingly been received at
Chatham directing a certain number of lads selected
from that establishment to proceed to sea in one of
the vessels hereinafter to be named.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander Henry W.
Comber to the Pelican ; Dr. James Middleton,
assistant-surgeon, to the Weser ; Alfred S. Pratt,
assistant-surgeon, to the Dee; John Fraser, acting
assistant-surgeon to the Marlborough ; W. D.
Dodswortb, assistant-surgeon, additional, to the
Marlborough ; Thomas F. Hill, chief engineer, to
the Fisgard, for the Wolverine ; and John Copple-
stone, assistant-engineer, to the Indus, for thu

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