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 aro 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 one 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.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was very flat all day,
and quotations generally under those current yesterday :
Caledonians, 33i ; East Lancashire, 17i ; Groat Western,
87 c.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 764; London and North-
Western, 1144 ; Ditto (A shares), 'p. • Manchester, Shef-
field, and Linconshire, 294; Midland, 704; North British,
; South-Eastern and Dover, 21; York and North Mid-
land, 28g.

MANCHESTER, JULY 5.
STOCK EXCILINGE.—Tho business to-day was good, prices
drooped during the day, but closed firmer. The sales
were :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction,
8 d. ; Caledonian, 33i ; Eastern Counties, 12i ; Kendal
and Windermere, 14 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76i ;
London and North-Western, 114 i ; Ditto (i shares), 5-16
; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 29 ; Ditto,
10/. Preference, 1013-16 ; Midland Railway Consols, 704 ;
Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1$ dis. ; South-Eastern, 21.

BIRMINGHAM, JULY 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The Railway Share Market to-day
was about the same as yesterday. London and North-
Western Stock was done at 114,E ; Ditto shares), at ss.
6d. pm.; Shrewsbury closed at ; and Crystal Palace,
7i.