The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-15 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEBT.

VALETTA, Arminn 9.
Later news has been received of the Admiral by the
arrival of her Majesty's gunvessel Foxhound, on the Bth
inst., from Corfu., which island she left at 5 p.m. of the 4th
leaving at anchor there her Majesty's ships Marlborough,
131 (flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.8.), and
Algiers, 89, Capt. E. B. Rice. The Doris, 32, Capt. Sir F.
L. M'Clintock, and the Alacrity, 4, Commander K. B.
Baird, left Corfu on the evening of the 2d inst., the former
with sealed orders, and the latter for Patras. We have since
learnt that the Doris was at Messina on the sth inst., when
the French packet left for Malta, and was to leave in a few
days for Palermo, for the protection of British interests
there. The Amphion, 36, Capt. A. C. Gordon, had left for
Suffix Bay (Candia), and was to return to Corfu in a week.
The Magicienne, 16, Captain his Serene Highness the
Prince of Leiningen, steamed into the Corfu roads on the
2d inst., and, after embarking the Hon, Mr. Scarlett, took
her departure for Athens, Rhodes, and the coast of Asia
Minor. She is expected to return to Malta by the end of
the present month. The order for the Exmouth, 86, Capt.
J. A. Paynter, to return to this island, has been cancelled,
and she is to remain at the Piraeus awaiting further in-
structions. Rumours are again rife of the approaching'
departure of the Commander-in-Chief with a portion of
his squadron for Naples; but it may here be stated that
they are without the least foundation. Whatever may
be said to the contrary, the Admiral, accord-
ing to present arrangements, is to remain at Corti),
and no addition is to be made for the present to the Brit'Asb
naval force, consisting of the line-of-battle ships London
and Neptune, now in the Bay of Naples, There is sows
talk of the assembling of a combined English and 'french
fleet to watch affairs in the Adriatic and Greece. It is well
known that a good deal of agitation prevails at present in
the Hellenic Kingdom, as well as in other parts of the East,
which may be the forerunner of very serious complications.
The proceedings of Garibaldi in Sicily have given rise 0
much speculation; but what steps he intends taking, in the
face of the avowed determination of the Italian King alla
Government to prevent armed assemblages, must at present
be only matter of conjecture. There had been no more arri'
vats of Turkish steamers with troops at Corfu, on their wag
to Montenegro ; nor had any news of a fresh engagement
been received. It appears that the Montenegrins, as well
as the Turks, are desirous of suspending hostilities for a
time. The weather at Corfu had been extremely warms
but the health of the troops in garrison for the time of year
was excellent. There had been only one death this summers
and that of a soldier who was to have proceeded to England
invalided. Both the olive and currant crops throughout the
islands were all that could be wished ; and, on the whole,
the lonian people enjoy this year a fair share of the bless'
ings of Providence. Trade and commerce, however, 0
everywhere else, were in a state of great depression, but it
was hoped they would shortly improve. Several ships have
already passed by Malta to load fruit, and others are 0
their way. Deputy-Assistant-Superintendent of Stores A'
Montanaro has been appointed to Santa Maura, and relieves
the deputy-assistant stationed there. The Foxhound
brought as passengers Captain Ridout, R.A., and Captai°
Trevor, 22d Regiment, three sick, and four discharged sox'
men. She left this morning on return to Corfu, with de'
spatohes for Admiral Martin, and a mail, brought by the
Euxine last night from Marseilles. The Queen, 76, Capt•
F. C. Hillyar, also left Malta for Corfu this morning, bb
now carries only 76 guns, having landed 10 of her 3r
pounders from the upper deck since her arrival here on the
2:ith of July. It is believed she will ultimately land the
remainder of her smooth-bore upper-deck guns, which 01,
be replaced by an equal number of Armstrongs. A oil
lar change of armament is contemplated in all the line-°
battle ships and frigates of the fleet, which, while decreer
ing the number of guns, will considerably add to their ef°'
ciency. The Scylla, 22, Captain R. Lambert, lately arrived
0
here from Gibraltar, where she has been relieved by'
Malacca, 17, Captain G. J. Napier, leaves to-day for wci`
Pirseus. The Trident, 3, Commander Balfour, returns
to-day from Naples, whether she had been sent with stores
and supernumeraries for the ships stationed there. Sbel,o
under orders to proceed immediately for Patras, to roll'
the Alacrity, 4, Commander K. E. Baird, ordered to gait*:
The Pelican, 17, Commander P. Brock, left Alexandria
expected here, having on b
thet
h ecaptain,
lethourlycrew, 122 in all, of her Me.lestfor
ship Pantaloon, who had arrived there from BombsY ,„
inst.,
officers,an d is
and
conveyance to England, to be tried by court. martial o.`
getting their ship ashore in the Mozambique Channel'
Mr. F. Guaracino, her Majesty's Consul at Gaudio, 7.,
rived last night in the Euxine, from Marseilles, on retw.'
from leave.

ACCIDENT TO THE FEMALE BLOND114•-----LauS!
h night, a little after tea o'clock. the Female Blondint
s for some time past gone through her dating feats a
Highbury -barn Tavern, walked across the rope in
the
usual fearless manner, re-crossed, wheeling a barrow, t"--
crossed again with a sack over her head, and afterwards
°I
re-
crossed with the fireworks to within a short distance of v
other end, when by some cause, supposed to be the slippery
state of the rope, she fell to the ground. It is stated th'!..
the fall was broken by the crowd, otherwise her neck wo:
probably have been broken. She was immediately takte
into the house. Several medical gentlemen were install
in attendance, and so far as could be ascertained by a hut.
tied inquity, no bones were supposed to be broken, altilolls6'
serious WIRY intuit have been sustained.