The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

This day being the aPn°niltveTSrsa3llyaUTlTof.; ilerer"lmajetity". 's
accession to the throne, at an early hour loyal
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standard was hoisted on all the Cro
the JUDiet • " ' :7- "dieased
At noon the • M'orm battery lid off a Royal
salute, which was followed by the Victory; and a general
Royal salute throughout the fleet, which, -from the num-
ber of the ships at the station had an unissually interest-
ing effect.
A court of inquiry, consisting of Reair-Admiral Fan-
shawe, C. 8., Captain Martin, C.B. (of the Duke of Wel-
lington) and Captain Shepherd (of the Victory), as-
sembled on board the Odin paddle frigate at Spit-
head this morning, to investigate the cause of her
touching the ground on the bar at Lisbon on the 7th
inst., about which sundry erroneous statements have got
into circulation. It appears the Odin was steaming out
of the Tagus on the evening of the 7th about half an
hour before low water. The First lieutenant (Mr.
Mould), and the Master (Mr. Jago) were in charge of
the vessel, and on the paddle-boxes at the time ; leads-
men were also in the chains, and the leads were going.
Captain Scott, being ill, was below in his cabin. In
navigating vessels down the Tagus it is necessary, as our
nautical readers who have been in those waters are
aware, to bring Mount Cordova and Fort Bugio in a lino,
but in consequence of some mist arising the Mount Cor-
dova mark could not be made out. The tide being
nearly out, with a little fresh running at the time,
joined with the inability to mark out the landmark, was
the primary cause of the frigate touching- on the north-
east end of the bank. She drew at the time, aft and
forward, 15ft. Gin., while during the time she was on
the bank she had, aft and forward, 16ft. e,f water under
her, but there being a small bilge of the keel in the
centre she merely hung upon that centre point. The
water was smooth and very fine, or an other charfnel
would have been taken. She got off at the turn of the
tide and came direct to England, where she• was examinel
by a diver, and found to have sustained no• damage what-
ever, her copper on the keel being merely scratched, but
not rubbed off. The mail steamer '.Teviot, which
arrived in England the day before t 1 e Odin and
made an alarming report of her stranding, saw the
Odin on the bank, but did not alter her oourse or offer
any assistance, presuming, possibly, the nvim-of-war was
in no danger. There did not appear to the slightest
blame attachable to either of the officers in charge of the
vessel, both of whom are highly experienced and meri-
torious officers, and the Court broke up about 1 o'clock.
The Oberon steam vessel, officered by Lieutenant
Charles Wise (commanding), Mr. C. F. Hill, mate ; Mr.
G. Duncan, assistant-surgeon ; Mr. R. E. Jones, second
master ; and Mr. C. E. Burlton, midshiptnan—all lent
from the Vulture steam frigate—arrived at Spithead this
afternoon from Malta, last from Plymouth. She left
Malta on the 4th inst, with military invalids.
Captain Mcßean and Captain Duff, of the 92d ; Lieu-
tenant Lewin, of the 30th ; and Dr. Davis, of the 49th,
have come to England passengers in the Oberon, which
put into Gibraltar on the 11th and left on the 12th inst.,
leaving the Antelope steam-vessel at that station. On
the morning of the 13th she passed the Sanspareil, 70
(screw), Captain Dacres, making for Malta. A court of
inquiry had been held on board the Oberon—consisting
of Captain Glasse, of the Vulture ; Lieutenant Younge,
of the Antelope ; and Lieutenant Wise, of the Oberon
to investigate a charge of theft preferred against William
G. M. Stent, who has been brought home in the Vulture

to undergo trial by court-martial.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, 280-horse power, was
commissioned here to-day by Commander Thomas Wil-
son, late of the Geyser.
The Neptune, 120, Captain Scott, having been re-
coppercd, hauled out of dock into the fitting basin to-
day.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 20.

Admiral Corry's squadron, which left this port on the
25th of May, hove in sight south-west of the Eddyston
at 11 o'clock this morning, under double-reefed topsails
and courses. The ships approached half-way between
the Eddyston and the headland, and detached the Leo-
pard, under steam only, towards the harbour. Having
been signalled through her from the Port Admiral, they
proceeded up Channel, and were at one o'clock two miles
south of the Mewstone, having a smart breeze from
north-west. The flag-ship, Prince Regent, 92, Captain
Hutton, followed by the Imperieuse, 50, screw, Captain
R. B. Watson ; the London, 90, Captain C. Eden ; the
Amphion, 34, screw, Captain Patey ; and the Highflyer,
paddle, 21, Captain J. More, were within half a mile of
each other, under double-reefed topsail and staysails.
The Imperiense had her maintopsail to the mast. The
Leopard, 12, paddle, Captain G. Giffard, was steaming
two miles astern, under foretepsail, fore and aft foresail,
and jib.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 20.
APPOINTMENTS.

Clerk—George A. Welch (1848) to the Terrible steam•
7rigate, at Woolwich.

Naval Cadet—R. D. R. Farquharson to the Aga-
memnon, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Gunner May, Boatswain Bideford, and Carpenter
Jarvis, formerly serving in the Firebrand steam-frigate,
have taken up their commissions at this port, on being
appointed to serve in the Terrible steam•frigate.
The Cyclops steam-frigate arrived at Woolwich this
afternoon, to receive a portion of the machinery of th•
Princess Royal, 90, and convey the same round to
Portsmouth.

The Royal standard was hoisted at the flagstaff in the
dockyard, at the Royal Arsenal, and at the garrison, and
a Royal salute was fired in front of the mortar battery,
at 12 o'clock, in commemoration of her Majesty's acces-
sion to the throne.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.

WOOLWICH, Jew' 20.

The Midsummer examination of the gentlemen cadets
for commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal En-
gineers being about to take place previous to the sum-
mer vacation, the whole of the gentlemen cadets of the
practical class studying at the Royal Arsenal, and of the
theoretical class at the Upper Academy on the Common,
assembled under arms to-day, at half past 10 o'clock, on
the parade ground of their barracks, under the command
of Captain Eardley Wilmot, for the inspection of Colonel
Cater, Director-General of Artillery, acting as Com-
mandant during the absence on leave of Colonel Whin-
yates, C. 8., Commandant of the garrison.
Colonel Cater arrived at precisely 11 o'clock, accom-
panied by Colonel Blanshard, commanding Royal.
Engineers, and Brigade-Major Bingham, and was re-
ceived with the usual salute, the gentlemen cadets,
formed in line on the centre of the parade ground, pre-
senting arms, and the band playing the national anthem.
The Cadet Companies then broke into open column to
the right, and marched past at slow, quick, and
double quick time, and on again forming line went
through the manual and platoon exercises, which they
did exceedingly well. They then commenced the ma-
nceuvres of Foot Artillery, and went through the entire
evolutions of a field-day, firing a number of rounds
of blank cartridges. The cadets were then dismissal
to deposit their arms in the armoury, and during that
time the authorities inspected the models of artillery and
other productions of the gentleman cadets, executed
during the hours allowed to them for recreation. The
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of the world, mostly drawn from models. There were
also some very clever sketches from nature, and from
figures and plaster casts, executed within a limited time.
On the reassembling of the gentlemen cadets they
were told to man their light field-pieces, and went
through the exercises of a fiell battery, firing a number
of rounds, and showing that they were well acquainted
with the practical duties of artillerymen.
Major-General G. G. Lewis, C. 8., Lieutenant-Gover-
nor of the Institution, Lieutenant-Colonel Portlock,
R.E., Inspector at the Royal Military Academy, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Anderson, commanding the field-batteries,
and several of the officers of the garrison, were present
at the inspection, and also many of the parents or guar-
dians and friends of the gentlemen cadets, and lemrs
gratified with the present excellent state of efficienc;
the young gentlemen at the academy.