The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, held
a levee at Whitehall on Saturday, and it was attended
by the following officers :
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8., Rear-Admi-
ral Sir John Gordon Sinclair, Bart., and Rear-Admiral
Edward Collier, C.B.
Captains—Frederick A. Wetherall (1826), Thomas Ben-
nett (1828), John Kingoome (1838), Robert Craigie, (1839),
Richard H. King (1839), Richard L. Wan-en (1839), and
T. S. Thompson (1846).
Commanders—Arthur Mon-ell (1823), Thomas B. Bond
(1825), Lord Francis J. Russell (1837), Sanitize/ C. Umfre-
ville (1838), Henry H. Bingham (1840), Richard D. White
(1847), Valentine 0. Inglefield (1848), Thomas Brower
(1852), and Frederick A. Egerton (1852).
Lieutenants—William R. Davies (1815), Godfrey Brere-
ton (1815), George Read, (1815), S. H. Ricketts (1842), and
Anthony H. Hoskins (1849).
Masters—George Johnson (1830) and John O. Barlow
(1835).

, AY 29.
The Fairy Royal yacht,PORTSMOUTH Master-CommandeMr
Welch,
and the Efin, Master-Commander Balliston, were yes-
terday taken into dock for re-embellishment, in readi-
ness for her Majesty's summer cruise.
The Vulcan steam-troop-frigate, Commander Von
Donop, completed the adjustment of her compasses, and
rebent sails yesterday. She will be ready for sea to-
morrow, when she will drop out to Spithead.
The Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Jackson, had her compass adjusted yesterday, and is
taking in stores, prior to proceedingito the Isle of Man.
It is probable that Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling %
will succeed Rear-Admiral Moresby in the command-in-
chief on the Pacific station, and the President, 50, at
Chatham, will be the flag-ship.
The Banshee steam dispatch-vessel, Lieut. Hosken,
R.N., commanding, has been ordered, by telegraph,
this afternoon, to prepare immediately for sea. She has
" blue Peter" flying, and parties are ashore looking for
leavemen belonging to her crew. A Government mes-
senger is supposed to be on his way per train with
dispatches for her to convey to Rear-Admiral Corry,
who is cruising with his squadron in the Channel.
These dispatches are supposed to contain further sailing
instructions for the gallant admiral.
Wind very variable ; rain, hail, lightning, and thun-
der, at intervals.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 28.
His Netherlands Majesty's steam-sloop Seoubin, 4,
Captain Fabius, which left this port on Thursday fore-
noon, is gone, it is said, to Constantinople, to convey
some pirates, now in prison in that city, to their native
island in the Archipelago, where they will be tried for
an act of piracy on a Dutch merchant vessel committed
in their locality some months since.
Her Majesty's steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre is ordered
to be fitted with Grant's patent cooking apparatus.
The frigate Sybille, 40, is to have her copper taken
off, and be caulked, preparatory to her being put into
commission by Captain the Hon. C. B. J. P. Elliot,
who will relieve the Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, on
the East India station.

The names of all the dockyardamen who are voters
have been sent to the Admiralty.
Mr. Galot, who arrived at Devonport Dockyard on
the 20th inst., and left on the 21st, has paid a second
visit this week, and left again on the 27th. He was ac-
companied on the second occasion by a clerk, but has
found very great difficulty in obtaining from the men
any information regarding the means by which they
procured their appointments in the yard.

SHEERNESS, MAY 23.
The Comus, 14, gun-sloop, Commander William A.
Fellowes, was undocked yesterday and berthed in the
fitting basin. She musters now in crew 90 odd. She
has crossed lower and topsailyards, and all her rigging is
turned in and set up. To-day they have commenced
stowing her hold.
The Tribune, 30, new screw steam-frigate, Captain
the Hon. S. . Carnegie, arrived here from Woolwich
yesterday, having made a very s atisfactory trial of her
engines, the macinery of which acted admirably, and
she promises to be a very fast sh ip under steam power.
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She was immediately taken into the fitting-basin for
completing her fitment, receivine, her armament, stores,
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The steam-transport Rhadantanthus MAY 29.
John lare
Master Commander, passed here for
Chatha Be
m on the
27th inst. from Woolwich; she halltaken in stores, and the furniture of Mr. Lang lately appointedGovernme
master-shipwright at Pembroke
3- •ard.,
this morning for Pembroke. She passed out

WO( )LWICH, MAY 28.
Pa APPOINTMENTI 3.
master— Hamilton (1829), to the Britan-
nia, 120, flag-ship oil the Mediteri •anean station.
Clerks--Frederick T. Robins (11351), from the Saturn,
at Pembroke, the Sybille, 40, at Devonport ; William
Horniman (1853), to the St. Jean d'Acre.
Second Master—O. F. Clemenl,son (1853), to the St.
Jean d'Acre.
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maw.,
appointedt.hol
Simoom, 18, iron screw steam tynaop-ship, of 3o
Power, at Portsmouth. assistant-engineer,

MALTA, MAY 227

Some alarm was felt hero (until tiirrival of th
Peninsular and Oriental Coanpan y's steamer Euxine,
from Marseilles) for the safety- of tb e Haddington, known
to have a large cargo for ConstarAinople on board, and
which vessel was overdue by some days. It was, how
her engines ever,
as cer
damaged,a ascertained t hat
and s
all fenr subsided. The Hahe had put into Corunna wi th
dington reached port on the 1911 inst., and continued
her voyage to the Levant. .en tlw, same day.