The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

TRURO.

Mr. Augustus Smith, the present Liberal=-repre-
sentative, having concluded a personal canvass, is of,
'opinion that, .on-account of- diAunion among. the.

Her Majesty's ironclad screw corvette Pallas,
2,372 tons burden, built on Mr. Reed's principles,
and launched at Woolwich on the 14th of March
last, was_yesterday taken out of basin, with the
greater part•of her armour-plates on her sides, and
was brought round to the mouth of No. 2 dock-to
be admitted for completion. Her draught of water
was 14ft. forward and- 21ft. aft. A delay having
taken place in bringing her out of basin, the tide
showed signs of ebbing before she had fairly gained
the stream. Moreover, the vessel, with her own
steam up, was brought down in-shore instead of in
mid-channel, and was consequently impeded in her
course by the shoals of mud and refuse which en-
cumber the offing near the mouth of the dock. The
docking was therefore unsuccessful that day. Every
precaution had been taken by the dockyard autho-
rities with regard to her trim, and about 500 smiths
and shipwrights were ordered to man the fore part
for that purpose ; but it was found impracticable to
get her over the " apron," or bar of the dock, and
she was backed out by the assistance of a couple of
steamtugs and made fast .to the Hebe hulk until to-
day, when another, amt diaubstess a successful, at-
tempt will be made to bring her`tnto dock alongside
the bending shed, where hor armour-plating and
interior fittings will be completed.
The War Department steamstoreship Lord Pan-
mure has returned to Woolwich from the contrac-
tors, Messrs. Watkins and Jackson, in the City
Canal, where she has undergone repairs and altera-
tions in her machinery, &c. She has been fitted
with the boilers saved from the sister vessel Balac-
lava, wrecked off the coast of Wexford.

Her Majesty's screw corvette Miranda, 15,
1,039 tons, 250-horse power (nominal), Captain
R. Jenkins, C. 8., from the Australian station, was
yesterday floated into the steam basin at Sheerness
to be dismantled and put out of commission, after
nearly five years' service. The whole of her
shot, shell, guns, and other War Department stores
have been transferred to the Ordnance Department
transports, and landed at the gun-wharf at Chat-
ham. From the length of time the Miranda has
been in commission, she will require an extensive
repair before again hoisting the pendant.
The ironclad frigate Bellerophon, 16, 1,000-horse
power, has been placed in No. 3 dock at Chatham
for the purpose of having the remainder of her
armour-plating fixed to her sides, and to be fitted
With her engines and machinery and equipped for
sea. Before settling down on the blocks her draught
of water aft was 19ft. sin., and forward 10ft. Gin.
A considerable portion of her engines and machinery
has been fitted on board by Messrs. John Penn and
Sons, the contractors, and the entire machinery is
expected to be complete in about six weeks from
the present time. There is still much work remain-
ing to be completed on board in the way of armour-
plating and otherwise preparing her for sea, which
will detain her at Chatham until the 23d of Sept.,
the date by which she is to be entirely completed
and out of the hands of the dockyard mechanics.
The preparations for the launch of the ironcased
frigate Lord Warden, 24, 1,000-horse power (no-
minal) at Chatham, to-morrow afternoon, were
completed last evening.
The paddlewheel steam-sloop 'Gladiator, 6, Capt.
' Francis H. Shortt, with the gunboat Charon in tow,
from Pembroke, arrived in Plymouth Sound on
Wednesday evening.
The gunboat Foam, from Falmouth, arrived on
Wednesday night at Plymouth, and left again yes-
terday (Thursday) morning for Portland.

The screw steam-sloop Amazon, 4, of 1,081 tons,
and engines of 300-horse power, was launched at
Pembroke on Tuesday.

The Edgar, 71, screw steamship, Capt. G. T. P.
Hornby, carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sydney
C. Dacres, C. 8., in command of the ships forming
the Channel squadron, left Spithead on Wednesday
evening under steam for Portsmouth. She was fol-
lowed on Thursday morning by the Trinculo steam
tender, Lieut. Creagh.
The Salamis, paddlewheel steamer, Commander
F. G. Suttie, left Portsmouth yesterday for Port-
land, to be attached to the Channel squadron.
The Liverpool, 39, screw frigate, Capt. Rowley
Lambert, returned to Spithead yesterday from Ply-
mouth and Portland.

The military invalids already announced as having
arrived at Spithead in the hired transport Conflict,
from Calcutta, were removed yesterday morning by
a Government steamer to the Royal Victoria Hos-
pital, Netley. The Conflict subsequently left Spit-
head for London.

Yesterday afternoon Major-Gen. Lord George
Paget, her Majesty's Inspector-General of Cavalry,
visited Canterbury to inspect the cavalry depots sta-
tioned there. His lordship first visited the hospital,
and thence proceeded to the riding-school, where
the recruits, the non-commissioned officers, &c.,
were put through a course of riding drill. At three
o'clock the whole of the troops in garrison, amount-
ing to about 900, were paraded on foot in the
Cavalry-square, and put through a series of review
movements, which they executed with the greatest
precision. Previous to leaving, Lord George Paget,
who was attended by Capt. Fraser as aide-de-camp,
expressed himself to Col. Custance, commandant of
the garrison, as highly gratified with the result of
his inspection.
Col. J. R. Anderson, C. 8., commanding the 4th
Brigade Royal Artillery at Woolwich, having re-
ceived instructions from the Field-Marshal Com-
manding in Chief to proceed to the northern Coun-
tiest. R.
SwintonH.
to hold an inspection of the regiments of Militia,
has commenced his duties at Liverpool.
The following appointments and promotions
were m a deto yesterday
lieutenant at
the
and Admiralty :—Lieut. Lie u
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commander
the
Charon, commissioned ; Henry C. A. Morshead,
naval cadet, to the Caledonia ; Alfred W. Whitley,
assist.-surg., and James A. Gaven and Ernest W.
Hudson, acting-assist.-surgs., to the Princess Royal,
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class assist.-engineer.

I {SLAVE VESSELS CAPTURED.—In the last five
years 96 vessels have been detained by her Majesty's ships
attached to the slave trade squadrons, as being engaged or
Suspected of being..engaged in the slave trade. Ninety- one
were condemned (87 in the Vice-Admiralty' Courts, four in
the Mixed Commission Courts), and five were released.
NEWSPAPER Co RRESPONDENTS IN AMERICA.--A
newspaper reporter, named B. S. Osbon, is now
being tried before a military commission in the city of New
York, charged with " having given intelligence to the
enemy." It appears that in the ordinary discharge of his
duties he sent from the front whore he was stationed all
the information be could procure as to what was going
on to his employers, not necessarily for immediate
publication, but to enable the editors to form an
enlightened judgment of events as they transpired,
and to be published when not detrimental to the public
service. The news which Mr. Osbon is chargedwAitdhmsienni-
ds-
ing was published by the Philadelphia Press, an
tration organ, but the journal is not interfered with or
blamed in the matter. Mr. Osbon objects to the jurisdiction
of the Court, but his objection is overruled, although the
best legal authorities in the States sustain his objection.
The richest part of the affair is that Howard, who was im-
prisoned in Fort Lafayette for forging the Presidential
Proclamation, has been appointed official reporter of the
,court. - ca

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Hr. David Fisher,
entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.
After which, AR RAH NA t OGUE : Messrs. Dion Bouci-
cault, J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Hurray;
Mrs. Boucicault and Hiss M. Oliver.
To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough.
Atter which, ALADDIN. Messrs. Thorne, and James ;
Mesdames Hughes, Weston, Thorne, and Eliza Holt.
THIS EVENING, Ur STAIRS AND DOWN STAIRS.
Mr. Stoyle ; Miss Simpson.
A Song by Mr. Paul Bedford.
After which, OUR CLERKS. Mr. J. L. Toole.
To be followed by ONE TREE HILL Messrs. Craven,
Stoyle, James, Bellord ; Miss A. Swanborough and Miss M.
ralmer.
To conclude with THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.

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