The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

711 E NAVY.

VALETTA, Oct. 3.—The Bombay mail has just
been signalled as having passed Jubal. As it cannot,
therefore, be expected here until Tuesday, I take the
opportunity of the French steamer due to-night of
sending you a summary of the local news since the
departure of the last mail. In the first place, I must
tell you the Naval Commander-in-Chief, who has
rehoisted his flag on board the Marlborough, 131,
Capt. W. IL Stewart, C. 8., has received orders to
return to Malta, from Corfu, for the winter. He is
expected to be here in about a fortnight, or at the
latest by the end of October. The Alacrity, 4, Com-
mander K. E. Baird, has made a passage to Corfu,
and returned on Monday last. She brought the
above intelligence, and also that the Algiers, 89,
Capt. E. B, Rice, had left that island on the 22d
for the Pirzeus, to relieve the Queen, 76, Capt. F.
C. Hillyar, which ship was to take her place at
Corfu. The Pelican, 17, Commander P. Brock, had
previously left, to be stationed at the Pirreus, the
Scylla, 22, Capt. R. Lambert, having been ordered
to the coast of Syria to relieve the Mars, 10, Capt.
J. M. Strange, ordered home to be paid off. The
Mars is looked for at Malta before the end of October.
The Wanderer, 4, Commander M. C. Seymour, has
also been ordered to Malta from the coast of Syria.
Besides the Marlborough, there were at Corfu, on
the 27th September, the latest date received, the
Shannon, 50, Capt. 0. J. Jones, and the Trident, 3,
Commander C. J. Balfour. The Foxhound, 4,
Lieutenant Doughty (temporarily commanding in
the absence of Commander the Hon. A. Hobart, on
leave), left Malta on the Ist inst., for Corfu, with
despatches for Admiral Martin, and is expected
back with the next mail in a few days. The only
other naval movement in this port is the depar-
ture of the Magicienne, 16, Captain his Serene
Highness the Prince of Leiningen, on the 24th
ult., for Messina and Naples, with instructions
to await orders at the latter place. It is ru-
moured that this vessel has been selected to
convey the Countess of Elgin from Marseilles to
Alexandria—her Ladyship, it is said, being about
to join her husband, the Governor. General of India,
at Calcutta. No official intimation has, however, I
believe, been yet received here on the subject. The
Amphion, 36, Captain A. C. Gordon, is daily ex-
pected from Sicily. The London, 86, Captain H.
Chads, the Neptune, 86, Captain G. T. B. Hornby,
and the Doris, 32, Captain Sir F. L. M'Clintock,
remain at Naples. The Edgar, 86, flagship of Rear-
Admiral Decree, C. 8., Captain the Hon. F. F. Foley,
has been expected from England for service in the
Mediterranean for some time past. The discovery
of a formidable leak, existing somewhere near her
sternpost, will probably still further delay her de-
parture. It is thought that the Liffey, 51, Captain
George Parker, which is also under orders to join
the Mediterranean fleet, will most likely accompany
her out to Malta, and that both vessels will be here
about the end of this month. The only vessels of
war at present in Malta harbour are the Hibernia,
receiving ship (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
Codrington, C. 8.), her tenders Boxer and Growler;
the Icarus, 11, refitting ; and the Alacrity, 4. The
following officers have returned to Malta since the
23d of September :—Col. Crofton, R.A., and family,
and Major Bloomfield,by the Delta, from Southamp-
ton ; Lieut. H. H. Vivian, 22d Regiment, and En-
sign E. W. Grove, 22d Regiment, by the Capitole,
from Italy ; Col. Mitford, Town Major, and family,
by the Assyrian, from Leghorn ; Lieut, Carey and
Lieut. Losack, by the Valetta, from Marseilles ;
Lieut. Palliser, Capt. Farrell, and Capt. Tapper, by
the Ceylon, from Southampton and Gibraltar ;
Lieut. Bishop, 22d Regiment, by the Quirinal from
Naples ; Ensign G. E. Osborne, 22d Regiment; and
Lieut. H. B. Pitman, 22d Regiment. The Rev.
Dr. George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar, arrived
here in the Euxine, from Marseilles, on the 22d
inst., and left again on the 29th, in the Olympus,
for Gibraltar. Col. W. Elliott, R,A., proceeded in
the same vessel for Liverpool.
The paddlesteam-frigate Leopard, 18, fitting at
Keyham for the first division of the Steam Reserve,
is ordered to be put in commission for foreign
service, with a complement of 310 men.. She is
rigged, and is receiving her guns, carriages, spare
spars, Stc. The Leopard. will probably be sent to
China.

The screw steam-frigate Liverpool, 51, now in
the second division of the Steam Reserve in
Hamoaze, is ordered to be brought forward for the
first division in place of the Phoebe, 51, just com-
missioned at Plymouth.
The screw corvette Pylades, 22, 350-horse power,
having completed her repairs at Chatham dockyard,
was undocked yesterday afternoon, During the
time the Pylades has been in dock, extending over
a period of several months, she has undergone a
most thorough repair to make good her defects
during the lengthened period she had been in com-
mission. She is expected to hoist the pennant in
the course of a few weeks. She is to be furnished
With the following armament—viz. :--16 8-inch
60cwt. cast-iron guns, each Bft. 10in. in length, and
four 40-pounder naval Armstrongs, each of 28cwt.
and Bft. in length, on her main deck ; on her upper
deck she will carry one of the large 110-pounder
Armstrongs, of 82cwt. and 10ft_ in length. Her
boat armament will include one 12-pounder Arm-
Strong, of Bcwt. and one 9-pounder Armstrong, of
6 cwt., together with a field armament of one 12-
pounder Armstrong of Bcwt., with field-carriage,
and one 6 pounder smoothbore brass °cwt. gun,
with elevating carriage, for short practice.
The fourth dock at Chatham is ordered to be
immediately prepared for the reception of the
paddlewheel steamer Prometheus, 5, 200-horse
power, which is to undergo a thorough repair, pre-
paratory to being again placed in commission.
Capt. W. R. Annesley, of the 97th, has been ap-
pointed instructor of musketry at the camp at Col-
chester, in the room of Capt. Chapman, of the 34th,
who has been ordered to join the service companies
of his regiment. Major-General Hay, Inspector-
General of Musketry, commenced his annual inspec-
tion at the camp on Tuesday morning. About 40
invalids have arrived at the camp from India for
the purpose of being discharged from the service.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. Charles F. A. Shadwell,
to the Hastings ; Lieut. T. K. Mackenzie to be Flag
Lieut. to Vice-Admiral Hope Johnstone, Comman-
der-in-Chief at the Nore ; Lieut. H. B. Lambert,
to the Galatea; Lieut. F. C. E. Baker, to the St.
George ; Lieut. W. H. Goold, to the Euryalus ;
Lieut. A. S. Montagu, to the Virago; Lieut. A. H.
furnor, to the Leopard ; the Rev. John Cawston,
,chaplain and naval instructor to the Sutlej ; Daniel
liludcane, M.D., James D. Oronin, M.D., and Jas.
1 folt, surgeons to the Meander; Andrew Leitch,
acting second-Maas assist.-engineer to the Asia, as
supernumerary ; Wm. Hallowell, acting second-
class assist-engineer additional to the Indus, for
the Liverpool ; and Frank H, Conning, assist. clerk,
to the St. George.