The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-05 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

VALETTA, April 30.—Her Majesty's paddlewheel
steamaloop Trident, 3, Commander C. J. Balfour,
which arrived from Corfu about a fortnight ago,
left on return to that island on the 25th inst, she
Twill be followed, after the arrival of the next over-
lard mail from Marseilles, by the screw line-of-
'battle ship Marlborough, 131 (bearing the flag of
Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. F. Martin, K.C.8.) It was
hoped that the Admiral would have proceeded in
her to Naples, to be present during the visit of the
King of Italy to that city; but it appears that in-
structions have been received from home ordering
the vessel to Corfu. Her Majesty's screw steam-
sloop Icarus, 11, Commander N. Salmon, returned
from Marseilles on the 26th inst., under sail and
steam, having occupied nine days in the passage.
The despatch boat Banshee, Commander Madden,
left Malta harbour on the 38th, for the purpose of
having her machinery repaired in England, which,
it will be remembered, broke down while she was
conveying Lord Canning and suite from this island
to Marseilles. She was to touch at Algiers on her
way, and has on board the following passengers :
Capt. R. Musgrave, R.N. ; Commander W. F.
Wilson, R.N.; Surgeon Cooghlan, R.N. ; Mr. R.
Osborne, and Mrs. Jamieson. The only men-ef-
war at present are :—The Marlborough 131 (bear-
ing the flag of the Commander-in-Chief); Hiber-
nia, receiving ship (bearing the flagof Rear-Admiral
H. J. Codrington, C. 8.) ; Icarus, 11 ; Medina, 4,
surveying ship; Boxer, 3, and Growler, 3 (out of
commission), and Hearty tug.
The training ship Wellington, under tow of a
merchant steamer, left Plymouth on Saturday, for
her destination, the Mersey.

The screw steam frigate Tribune, 23, Capt. Lord
Gilford, left Plymouth on Saturday for the Pacific
Station.

The whole of the shipwrights have been entirely
withdrawn from the various wooden ships building
at Chatham dockyard, and with the exception of a
few gangs employed in the repairs of the 22 gun
screw corvette Racoon, in the third dock, the whole
resources of the establishment are engaged upon the
armour plated frigate Royal Oak, 51, to expedite
the completion of that vessel. Until further instruc-
tions are received from the Controller of the Navy
no work will be resumed on any of the wooden ships
under construction, with the exception of the 4 gun
paddlewheel steamer Salamis, under No. 1 shed,
which will have a few hands placed on her on Mon-
day next, in order that she may be brought forward
for launching, it being intended to use her as a de-
spatch vessel. In consequence of this decision on
the part of the Admiralty not to proceed with the
construction of the several ships on the stocks, the
works at the steam saw mills in the doekyard where
the timber is cut up and prepared are nearly at a
standstill. Two months since there were no less than
95 pairs of sawyers employed in that department
alone, but at present that number has been reduced
to 22 pairs, the hands not required in the saw mills
having been reduced to labourers, while others have
been discharged. IT.:1 addition to the line-of-battle
steamer Bulwaific, 01, which it is intended to convert
into an al7iour-plated frigate, there are three other
large Screw steamers on the stocks which at a mo-
? Aerate outlay could be changed into iron-plated fri-
gates—viz., the Belindera, 51; the Menai, 22 ; and
the Reindeer, 17.

The following appointments were made on Friday
at the Admiralty :--Commander W. Dawson to the
Shannon ; Commander G. D. Broad to be Inspecting
Commander of the Coastguard ; Lieut. Charles E.
K. Brett to the Cornwallis ; Lieut. the Hon. Fred.
W. Gharteris to the St. George ; Lieut. R. Elliot
to the Hawke ; Lieut. Henry F. Cleveland to the
Excellent; Henry S. Dyer, paymaster, to the St.
George; George:Stovin, second master, to the Re-
venge ; D. Langlands, in the Imperiense as super-
numerary, confirmed as first-class assist.-engineer ;
Augustine Kedward and William Strachan, in the
Imperiense, confirmed as second-class assist.-engi-
neers; and Hector M. Crocker, acting second-class
assist-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. George S. Graves, to
the Colossus ; C. W. F. Cranford, naval cadet, to
the Defence ; Henry Eales, surgeon, additional to
the Arrogant ; and. George A. Rowe, assist.-pay-
master, to the Fisgard.