The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTS UM, OCT. 30.
The Highflyer, 21, screw, Captain Moore, left Spit-
head yesterday morning for the Mediterranean.
The London, 20, Captain Eden, will sail about Tues-
day next for the Mediterranean.
Courts-martial are ordered to be held on board the
Victory, on Tuesday, for the trial of two officers of the
St. Jean d'Acre.
The Terrible, 21, paddle-frigate, Captain M'Cleverty,
will be paid wages to-morrow, and leave for Devonport,
to embark Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons for the
Mediterranean. We have been informed by the same
authority which enabled us to announce Sir Edmund's
selection for his post some weeks ago that Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Hyde Parker will retire from the Senior Sea
Lordship of the Board of Admiralty at the close of this
year, Vice-Admiral`Dundas, now Commander-in-Chief
in the Mediterranean, taking the Senior Sea Lordship
(his old place), and Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons
becoming Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean.
The Caesar, 91, screw, was docked in the steam-basin
dock yesterday, to receive her steam power.
A steam-vessel for the accommodation of officers and
men of the fleet, at Spithead, is ordered to be in attend-
ance on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 11 a.m., to ob-
viate the necessity of their risking their lives in small
craft in foul weather.

The Avon, steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch,
arrived in harbour this morning, from Plymouth, with
supernumeraries.

The Frolic, 14, Commander Nolloth, was commis-
sioned on Friday evening, in this harbour, by that popu-
lar and good officer. She is ordered for the Australian
station, and will accompany the Juno.
The pendant is not yet hoisted in the Princess Royal.
The Cyclops, store steamer, is under the steam-basin
sheers, discharging boilers and machinery belonging to
the Caesar.

THE RUSSTAN FRIGATE.—The Russian frigate Ab-
popa (Aurora) must have had a very narrow escape from
total wreck on the late occasion of her having been on
shore off the Swedish coast • the whole of her false keel
being gone, a great part of her main keel, and her gar-
board streakl being literally ground to shavings, it is only
a mercy her fir bottom held together ; her rigging is heavy
enough for a line-of-battle ship, and none of the smartest.
She is fitted with patent screw lanyards. This is con-
sidered objectionable in our service as running a great
risk from the danger of shot. The backstays of this
Russian frigate are pretty nearly as big as the top-
masts, and draw many a grin from our blue jackets.
The crew are a strong-built dirty-looking lot.

PLYMOUTH, OCT, 30.
The Makassar, Dutch war schooner, Captain H. P. de
Kock, having made good defects, sailed for Malta early
this morning.

The St. -George, 120, ordinary guard-ship, Captain
Kingcome, will be paid off to-morrow, and re-commis-
sioned the following day.
The Dolphin, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-Commander
Webber, having made good defects, sailed for the Coast
of Africa at 6.20 this morning.
Vessels in the Sound.—Hogue, 60, Captain W. B.
Ramsay ; President, 50, Captain R. C. Burridge, with
the flag of Rear-Admiral David Price ; Valorous, 16,
Captain C. H. M. Buckle ; Magicienne, 16, Captain T.
Fisher ; Desperate, 8, Captain W. W. Chambers ; and
Vulture, 6, Captain F. H. H. Glasse.
In Hamoaze.—lmpregnable, 104, Captain Arthur
Lowe, flag-ship of Admiral Sir John Omrnanney ; St.
George, 120, Captain John Kingcome, flag-ship of
Commodore Seymour ' • Agamemnon, 91, Captain W.
R. Mends ; Edinburgh, 58, Captain R. S. Hewlett ;
Imperieuse, 91, Captain R. B. Watson, Scorpion and
Madagascar.

The poor fellow, Sutton, the engineer, hurt by the
screw propeller of the James Watt, died on Thursday at
the Royal Hospital, Stonehouse.
James Watt, 91, screw, has been taken alongside the
sheer-hulk, and her masts and bowsprit have been put in.
Queen, 116, Captain Mitchell, sailed on Thursday
night for the Mediterranean.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 29.