The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-27 00:00:00

improved. The iron screw ship Resistance, 16,
Capt. W. C. Chamberlain, went into dock on
Thursday to have her bottom cleaned and examined,
and it is expected she will be out of the hands of
the dockyard in a day or two. In rounding Isola
Point, while in tow of the naval tug Hearty, she
grounded, but she was got off soon afterwards. The
report of Her Majesty's ship Gibraltar, 81, having
proceeded to England has been contradicted. Capt.
R. Coote, her new captain, joined her at Gibraltar
on the Ist inst., and it is now said that she will re-
turn from Cadiz to Gibraltar and Malta. Arumour,
however, still exists that she will be shortly ordered
home to relieve the Edgar, 71, as flagship to the
Channel squadron. We are daily in expectation of
hearing the news of the Malta and Alexandria Tele-
graph. Up to this morning nothing is known
further than the arrival of the Fanny Lambert at
Bengazi, and her departure thence to the spot where
the rupture is supposed to have takenplace—namely,
about 25 miles to the eastward of that station, and
whither Her Majesty's ship Cossack was ordered to
join'her. Mr. J. E. C. Sullivan, formerly secretary
to Vice-Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8., left by the
Ellora on Sunday last for England."
The Turkish screw line-of-battle ship Kossova,
80, Admiral Edham Pasha, arrived at Portsmouth

yesterday from Southampton, where she has been
fitted with her machinery. In passing Osborne the
Kossova was dressed out in colours, her yards were
manned, and a Royal salute of 21 guns was fired
from her deck batteries in honour of the Queen's
presence at her marine palace. On arriving at Spit-
headthe Kossova exchanged the customary honorary
salutes with the flagship of the Port Admiral and
with the garrison saluting battery. • After saluting
the Kossova steamed into Portsmouth harbour and
was berthed alongside:the jetty of the dockyard, to
complete the outfit for sea, in company with the
two Ottoman frigates which arrived at Portsmouth
a few days ago from the Thames. Admiral Edham

Pasha and the officers of the Ottoman squadron
were the guests of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour-
at a ball given by the Commauder-in-Chief of her
Majesty's ships at Portsmouth, at the Admiralty

inmsersPor!amnutii dockyardi— '
The officials connected with the master ship-
wright's department at Chatham dockyard have
been engaged during the last day or two in taking
copies and drawings of the plans of the Bombay
line-of-battle ship, the intelligence of the destruc-
tion of which has been received, to enable the Ad-

miralty to ascertain the nature of the fittings and
method of ventilation, as well as the arrangements
generally, of the spirit-room in which the fire on
board is stated to have originated. From the posi-
tion of the spirit-room and the easy manner in which
access to it could be gained it is surprising that a
fire originating there was not easily extinguished. At
present, however, it would seem exceedingly impro-
bable that the spirit-room was the exact locality of
the fire, and the official particulars of the calamity
are therefore awaited with interest.
A public meeting has been held at Pembroke in
reference to the proposed removal of the Bth depot
battalion from the hut encampment at Pembroke
Dock. The Mayor (Mr. Dawkins) presided, and
there were also present Earl Cawdor, Mr. J.
H. Scourfield, M.P., Mr. Lort Phillips, M.P„
&c. A letter was read from Sir Hugh Owen, M.P.
stating that before long he hoped a strong military
force would be stationed at Pembroke Dock. A
memorial was unanimously agreed to, addressed to
the Secretary of State for War, requesting his lord-
ship that, whatever changes may be made as to the
description of troops stationed at Pembroke Dock,
the total number should not be reduced.
It was stated in the Naval Intelligence of The
Sun, on Tuesday, that among " the ships of war on
the Australian station was the Harrier, 17, Acting-
Commander Swan, at New Zealand." In this there
is a mistake. The Harrier is under the command
of Commander W. Fenwick, who joined his ship in
September or October last.

THROWING OIL OF VITRIOL.—The cowardly and
cruel practice of throwing oil of vitriol and pepper
in the faces of people supposed to be worth robbing, or from
motives of revenge, is reviving in Liverpool, and at the
police court yesterday a woman named Ann Cooper was
charged with throwing a cup full of oil of vitriol on a man
with whom she hail cohabited. The contents of the cup
fortunately missed the man's face, but it destroyed some of
his clothes. The prisoner, who said she did not care what
became of her, was remanded for seven days.
MUTINY OF PERUVIAN RECRUITS.—The prOh-
motors of the Peruvian expedition at Plymoutte
are making strenuous exertions to acceomplishThehir
effective manning of the two war
however, in
under the Peruvian flag. While their success,neerned,
has
agents in London are busy collecting mecn"vviriltlitensg.
so far as bringing recruits to Plymouth is
on board in a due
been very satisfactory, to retain the mendfficulty. On Tuesday
state of subordination seems to be a
413 to fight
Irth6emAenmweriet broke out on board
ing, however, a very awkward
om
her
crew
being
loud in.
• On Tuesday even-
ommodations and provisions
their denunciations of the.accts
sp
kit came to the know-
' on board. This insaboL•dmeecza
it collision, in which warm
ledge of the officers. ti
:sea, shipped,a
largo annudwybeesrterfduay
mutiny
and one of the officers made a rather
threats were uttered,
pocket revolver
he carried, and used
too free display of
Taheresult was that •
coarse languago• ill-feeling was en-
gendered on board, and on the following morning a
lt k 1
renewal of the quarre oo p.ace, when pistols were
again exhibited. One of the crew, it is alleged, wag
wounded with a sword by an officer. The officer
in command, finding at length that he was powerless to
enforce anything like discipline, was obliged to give way
to circumstances, and over 30 deserters were allowed to go
on shore. A still larger number are
expected to desert. The
dissatisfaction has arisen, say the deserters, from a defi-
ciency in the quality and quantity of the provisions served
out, from appointing a half-caste as it petty officer over the
men, and from the harsh manner in which the duties of
the ship are carried on. On the other side it is alleged that
the deserters are a restless, ill-conditioned set of bad cha-
racters, who, having received two months' advance notes
and got them cashed, are now anxious to break their en-
gagements and to return.to London, to run over a similar
course with some other owners. The diet on board, it ap-
pears, consists of bread and cocoa for breakfast, meat and
vegetables for dinner, and boiled beans or rice for supper.
Some of the men say that they were only induced to ship
in these vessels from a belief that they were really intended
for the Confederate service a la Alabama, and that the
agent who shipped them favoured this supposition. A
portion of the deserters being in a position to incur the
attendant expenses, have left Plymouth for their homes,
while others in a state of destitution have been charitably
entertained by some innkeepers.—Western Norning News.