The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 5.
The Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master
Commander Petley, arrived in this harbour this morning
from Woolwich, from which it is augured some portion
of the board are about paying a visit here.
The Cyclops steam transport landed the machinery
for the Princess Royal, screw, 91, this morning, and
sailed subsequently for Woolwich.
The Sealark, 8, sailing brig, has brought down from
"ordinary" this morning and docked for repairs.
Her Majesty's yacht Fairy, Master Commander
Welch, having been re-embellished, was undocked to-
day ready for the Royal service.
There has been of late some talk of a visit to the
Spithead fleet by the Queen and Prince Albert, but we
cannot trace the rumour to any authentic source.
The Lucifer steam-vessel arrived in harbour this
morning from the eastward.

The American Congress line of packet ship arrived
at Spithead this morning from the Thames, and sailed
for New York ; and the Margaret Evans, from New
York, passed the Isle of Wight this morning, and
landed passengers by the pilot boat Mary, of Cowes.
There are no movements in the fleet to-day.
The weather continues rough and wind high.

SHEERNESS, JULY 4.
The Cuckoo paddle-wheel steam-vessel, in command of
Commander Jenner, of the Horatio, left here at 8.45
a.m. this day for the east coast of England and for Scot-
land to enter volunteers for the navy.
The Tribune, 36, Captain the Hon.. S. T. Carnegie.—
Yesterday (Sunday) after the new regulation for con-
tinuous service of seamen in the navy had been explained
to the ship's company, most of the seamen came aft and
gave in their names as volunteers for 10 years, expressing
themselves in most cheerful terms the satisfaction they
felt in doing so under the new regulations. She will
be taken into the basin to complete her fitment to-
morrow.

WOOLWICH, JULY 5.
APPOINTMENT.

Midshipman E. F. Kirby, to the Vesuvius steam-sloop,
at Portsmouth.

The Simoom, steam troop-ship, Captain Henry Smith,
having, in addition to her other stores taken in at Green-
hithe, received a number of large pieces of mahogany for
conveyance to Malta, was reported ready fOr sea yester-
day, and ono of the Government pilots went down in
the afternoon to navigate' her through the Downs.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES BULLEN, G.C.8.,
G.C.H.—We regret to announce the death of one of the
most venerable and most distinguished officers of the
navy, Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Bullen. By his
decease an admiral's good-service pension falls in hand.
Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., becomes Ad-
miral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral J. B. Purvis becomes
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and vacates the command in
chief at Queenstown. Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas,
C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, becomes Rear-
Admiral of the Blue.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 5.

Mid-
land,
.EXCHANGE.—The market was very flat all day,
and quotations generally under those current yesterday:—
Caledonians, 33t ; East Lancashire, 17i ; Great Western,
874 C. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76/ ; London and North-
Western nti ; Ditto (i shares), / p. ; Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 291; Midland, 'l7O/ ; North British,
81;
, South-Eastern and Dover, 21; York and North Mid-

drooped durinligAtil
were :—Birkenhe T
MANCHESTER, JULY 5.
STOCK tx.c B.—The business to-daywas good, prices
day, but closed firmer. The sales
8 d. ; Caledonian,a ' Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction,
and Windermere, NI ; Eastern Counties, 12i ; Kendal
London and Noth-Ive
pm. ; Manchester, Sheffield, 'Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76i ;
1141 ; Ditto a shares), 5-16
,idla.nd Railway Consols, 70,1 ;
IstePwrsebfuerreyncaen,dlOHle3re-Ifo6r;d4.and Lincolnshire, 29 ; Ditto,
' li dm ; S•outh-Eastern, 21.

BIRMINGHAX, XtrLy 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Railway Share Market to-day
was about the same as yesterday. London and North-
Westerndpm.;
sShtoreekwwobw asdocni
oes
oadt 1at144
;and
Flhares), at sa.
Crystal Palace,
7i.