The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

Course of the Exchange...—This Day.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 18 11 181
Antwerp — 25 45 25 47i
Brussels — 25 45 25 47/
Hamburgh — 13 7* 13 8
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 119 119 f
Vienna
frieste
Petersburgh — 36 361
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz
L 25 521 25 60
Milan n
ilan 25 52/ 25 60
Genoa — 25 55 25 60
Naples
Palermo — 25 60 25 65
Messina — 25 60 25 65
Lisbon — 52, 5/
Oporto — 52/ 53
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz.. al7 9
Mexican Dollars - o
0 5 11,
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons 0 0 0

Naval and Military Intelligence,

THE NAVY.

VALETTA, June 3.—The Vice-Admiral Comman-
der-in-Chief R. Smart, K.H., left this morning,
carrying his flag on board the Marlborough, 131,
Capt. C. Fellowes. The Trafalgar, 0, Capt. T.
Mason, left port shortly afterwards. These vessels
are, it is said, bound on a cruise to Corfu, and are
expected to be back in about a fortnight. The
Meeanee, 80, Capt. G. Wodehouse, is still in port.
The Revenge, 73 (flagship of Rear-Admiral H. R.
Yeiverton, C. 8.), will probably leave for Corfu on
the return of the Commander-in-Chief. Vice-Ad-
miral Sir 'Nm. Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., who left
Malta the week before last, in her Majesty's ship
Magicienne, 16, Captain W. Armytage, for
Marseihes, by way of Sicily and Italy, Las been
seriously ill of a fever contracted at Naples. He
was too unwell to leave the ship,which accountsfor
Rear-Admiral Yelvert on arriving here by the packet
instead of by the Magicienne, as expected. A tele-
gram has since been received reporting the state of
Admiral iklartin's health as much improved. The
Government contract steamer Una, Capt. Farmer,
leaves this afternoon for London, with the follow-
ing military passengers :—Capt. Hewitt, 2d batta-
lion 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Mrs. and Miss
Hewitt ; Mrs. Montagu, wife of Colonel Montagu,
Royal Engineers, 1 child, and servant ; Lieut. Wil-
son, 2d battalion, 15th Regiment, Lieut. Dawson,
ditto, Assist.-Surg. Hinton, ditto; Mr. Ward, Pur.
veryor's department, and son ; 1 sergeant, 32 men,
4 women, and 10 children, of various regiments;
and two other contract passengers. A Government
survey was held on board this vessel yesterday,
when the surveyors reported most favourably on
the accommodation provided. Capt. W. Brett,
private and military secretary to his Excellency the
Governor, leaves this evening
by the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's packet Massilia for Eng-
land, eta Marseilles. It is reported that his depar-
ture is connected with the proposed naval dock to
be ccnstructed at Malta, about which papers have
been asked for in Parliament, and explanations re-
quired. Capt. Sir William Fairfax, aide-de-camp
to the Governor, quitted this island on the lstinst.
by the Vectis, on leave.
A letter received by our Chatham corrl
Oak,esponde de.
from on board the iron-clad frigate Roy
ant
scribes the performance of that vessel in the run
from Chatham to Spithoad as being in the highest
degree satisfactory. After leaving the Noro all the
fires were lighted and the vessel was put at full
speed, when, notwithstanding a strong head wind
(force 5 to 7) and a heavy rolling sea, the iron-clad
attained a speed of 11 knots an hour, and that too
against a strong breeze. The Royal Oak's steering
seab qualitiesrok ea rce described
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most complete satisfaction, the engine
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room, toge-
ther
very cool.

In order to meet the requirements at Chatham
dockyard for the construction of those iron vessels
in progress, as well as those intended to be baiit at
that establishment, directions have been received
from the Admiralty for two additional planing ma.
chines to be erected at the dockyard by Altssrs.
Brown and Co., to be used in preparing the slabs of
iron for encasing the exterior of the iron vessels.
' The same firm has also received orders from the Ad-
miralty to construct a pair of overhead travellers
for lifting the armour-plates and other heavy por-
tions of the iron ships, the cost of the additional
machinery being close upon £5,000.
notification has been received
at
Chatham
fh
Dockyard that an examinationcandidates
vacant appointment of master smith will be held at
aotra the
Sheerness Dockyard on Thursday Lea

While at Chesterford, it was the permanent
aunoy:.rice of the late Dr. Blom:field every Easter=
day that a stream of carriages was pasbing through the vil%
lage, giving it the appearance, and too much of the reality,
of a noisy fair, while conveying the racing men of the day
to Newmarket. It was only slowly that the Jockey Club
was induced to alter the first day of the meeting to Easter
Tuesday. The Duke of York, when applied to on the sub.
ject by Bishop Howley, declined to alter his practice, brit
added that, " Though it was true ho travelled to the races
on Sunday, he always had a Bible and Prayer-book iu Ills
can