The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The new First Lord of the Admiralty has been re-
elected for the borough of Carlisle, and the Hon. W.
Cowper has been re-elected for the borough of Hertford.
The patent formally constituting the new board under
Sir James Graham's presidency will not be ready for a
few days, perhaps not until the end of the week.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.
THE SCREW THREE-DECKER MARLBOROUGH.—The
" ways" are preparing for the launching of the after
body of this new line-of-battle ship. The same interest-
ing operation will be performed as on the screw line-of-
battle ship Duke of Wellington—namely, the cutting
the ship in halves, launching the after part some 30 feet,
and then building and filling up the middle—thereby
increasing her tonnage to nearly 4,000 ; a screw-propel-
ler will be added, and she will be in all respects a sister
ship to the Duke. It will not be many days before this
gigantic operation takes place, under the immediate di-
rection of Mr. Abether, the master shipwright of this
yard, and who was so eminently successful in carrying
out the views of the Admiralty in making such altera-
tion on the before-named line-of-battle ship.
The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
John Cochrane, has engaged a most efficient and first-
rate private band, and has given orders for a very
becoming uniform, to Mr. Mitchell, naval outfitter, of
the High-street.
J3ulldog, 6, steam-sloop, went out of harbour at ten
a.m. yesterday, to the measured mile at Stoke's Bay,
for the purpose of proving her engines, and returned at
three p.m.
Plumper, 12, screw steam-sloop, Commander Nolloth,
is alongside the King's-stairs-jetty, and will be paid off
the latter end of the week.

Medea, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander J. C.
Bailey, is alongside the jetty taking in stores.
London, 92, Captain Mundy, has hauled out of the
basin into the stream, where she will remain until the
Simoom, 18, iron screw-troop-ship, vacates the guard-
ship moorings on the Gosport side of the harbour.
Pallas, 50, Russian frigate, is still alongside her hulk
up Portsmouth harbour.
Furious, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Loring, and Basi-
lisk, 6, steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton,
are nearly in an efficient state for active service.

Swift, 6, brig, Commander W. C. Aldham, is hourly
expected at Spithead, and will bring treasure consigned
to the Messrs. Emmanuel, freight agents at this port.
The foreign ship, Beethoven, Captain Erichs, which
drove ashore during the gale of last Sunday night, and
released from her perilous position by her Majesty's
steam-sloop Fury, is being placed on Mr. White s patent
slip, to examine the injury she sustained from some few
heavy shocks she received on touching the ground.
Avon, steam dispatch vessel, has just made her num-
ber at Spithead.
The Penelope steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, flag of
Rear-Admiral Bruce, commanding the squadron on the
West Coast of Africa ; the Prometheus steam sloop,
Commander Phillips ; and the Teazer, Second-Master
M`Kenzie, were at anchor off Whydah on the 19th of
November. The -Commander of the Prometheus was
about to proceed on a mission to Abbeokuta. It was
reported that Kosoko was collecting men, ammuni-
tion, &c., at Jabbo to make an attack on Lagos.
Akatoo, the King, placed on the throne by us at
Lagos, is a poor imbecile old man, and consequently
trade was very dull there. The Prometheus con-
tinued sickly. The spirits of her crew were a little
raised at the report of her coming home the following
month (December.) The Cygnet, 6, Commander White,
was at anchor off Lagos on the 14th of November. The
Britomart, 12, Commander Ileseltine, sailed from Lagos
for Fernando Po on the 16th of November, with Mr.
Fraser, Vice-Consul, to bring his furniture, &c., to La-
gos, where he is to take up his residence. The Myrmidon
iron tender, Lieut. W. K. Jolliffe, sailed from Lagos on
the 17th of November, with Mr. Beecroft, Consul, to
make his annual visit up the rivers. There was not the
slightest vestige of the slave trade left in the Bights.
Rear-Admiral Bruce's time as Commander-in-Chief on
the west coast of Africa station will, it is believed, be
extended for another year., though upon what grounds
we are uninformed.

The Russian Admiral Pontiatine has presented the
sum of 351. to the shipwrights who have been at work
on the Pallas frigate during her repairs in this dockyard.
The distribution took place yesterday.
Bull Dog, 6, steam-sloop, was taken out of harbour
yesterday morning to try her engines, and returned to
mooring after the trial.

The following squadron is now in commission at this
port, and presents, externally, the semblance of a power-
ful and effective force :

Ships.
Victory, Captain Shepherd, flag of Vice-Admiral 1 3.01.
Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., Commander-in-chief j
Neptune, Captain E. H. Scott, flag of Rear-Admiral } 120
A. Fanshawe, C. 8., second in command
Prince Regent, Captain Hutton,-lag of Rear-Ad- }9O
miral Corry.
Rodney, Captain Graham, C.B. 92
London, Captain Mundy 9O
Vengeance, Captain Lord Edward Russell B4
Blenheim, Captain Henderson, C.B. 6O
Phaeton, Captain George Elliot 5O
Leander, Captain King 5O
Arrogant, Captain Fremantle 46
Excellent, Captain Chads, C.B. 46
Victoria and Albert, Captain Crispin, pendant (,f t 2
Commodore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H. j
Sidon, Captain Goldsmith 22
Odin, Captain F. Scott l6
Leopard, Captain Giffard l6
Encounter, Captain O'Callaghan l4
Simoom, Captain Kingcome lB
Furious, Captain Loring l6
Plumper, Commander. Nolloth ll
Fury, Commander Tatham 6
Basilisk, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton 6
Rolla, Lieutenant Fenwick 6

Guns

Besides these, there are the yachts Fairy, Master-
Commander Welsh ; Elfin, Acting-Master Balliston ;
Fanny, Second-Master Scarlett ; Portsmouth, Master-
Commander Read ; the Fire Queen, Master-Commander
Paul, &c.

SHEERNESS, JAN. 2.
Her Majesty's ship Ocean was taken into the fitting
basin on Friday, the 31st ult.
Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford, of her Majesty's
ship Waterloo, of 120 guns, on the 31st ult., mustered
the officers and crews of the following ships in commis-
sion here - viz., the Monarch, 84, guard ship of ordinary,
Captain Charles Hope ; the screw steam guard-ship
Horatio, of 24 guns, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie ;
the screw steam-frigate Amphion, of 34 guns, Captain
Charles G. E. Patey ; the paddle wheel steam-sloop
Barracouta, of 6 guns, Commander George Parker ; the
Rattlesnake, 8 guns, Commander Henry Trollope ; and
the Waterloo, 120 guns.
The following commissions have arrived here for her
Majesty's screw steam-frigate Amphion—viz., Second
Master Arthur F. Boxer, 11th of February, 1852, and
Lieutenant Charles S. Dunbar, Ist of April, 1847. For
her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake :—Second Master Chris-
topher R. B. Wilkinson, 12th of June, 1849, and Mr.
William R. Hobson, mate. 14th October, 1852. For
her Majesty's steam
Williams,rd-ship Horatio, additional
Master Mr. George W 11th November, 1851.
For her Majesty's paddlewheel steam sloop Barracouta :
Surgeon Mr. Arthur W. W. Babington, 31st of March,son,
1851. Assistant-Surgeon (acting) Mr. J. M. Iron
son,
his commission to this sloop yesterday, the

Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Miranda, 14 guns
and 250-horse power, will be completely rigged and
ready for the pendant in the course of next week.
Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel steamvessel Lizard