The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-28 00:00:00

MALTA.

MALTA, JULY 15.—The Oriental on the 13th brought
Colonel Barnett, the new. Consul-General for Egypt.
He proceeds to Constantinople and then to Alexandria.
The Polyphemus, from Marseilles, on the 14th brought
Sir John M'Neil, G.C.8., on his way to Persia. Sir W.
Symons, Surveyor to the Navy, also came by the
Oriental. The above party will have one of her Majesty's
steamers to convey them to Athens, Constantinople, and
Trebisond. The Prometheus is the vessel named. We
are glad to observe 'that our relations with;Persia are to
be renewed.

There was to have been a grand illumination of the
Carmelite church this evening, but it was discovered yes-
terday that the festival plate of the church had been car-
ried off, value about 800/., and the priests, friars, &c. are
all iu commotion. The illumination, &c. will not take
place. This church is almost adjoining the Queen Dow-
ager's new church.
Latest dates:—London, sth instant ; Marseilles, 10th;
Bombay, 22d May ; Alexandria, 6th instant Constan—
tinople, 7th instant. The Oriental sailed on the 14th
instant, at ten o'clock, P.M.

The Right Hon. Sir John M'Neil, G.C.8., her Ma-
jesty's Minister at the Court of Persia, arrived this
morning in the Polyphemus, from Marseilles, and will
proceed- in her to Constantinople on Friday morning
next, calling at Athens, as will Sir William Symonds,
sturveyor of the navy, who arrived yesterday by the
Oriental.

Our port is without particular movement. We collect
the following items of her Majesty's fleet in the Medi-
terranean :

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The Gorgon steam-frigate, which left Alexandria on
the sth, arrived here on the 10th instant, leaving the
Medea steam-frigate, the only British vessel of war
there. The Hazard, from Genoa and Leghorn, arrived
on Tuesday last. •
The Benbow continues at the Pymus.
The Tyne, Vesuviui' Beacon, and Magpie are at Can-
dia., and the Revenge, Inconstant, Wasp, Phcenix, and
Stromboli with four Turkish frigates, a corvette -and
brig at Beyrout, where there are stationed, Colonel
Rose (in command) and six British field officers, cap-
tain Arbuthnot and several subalterns, sixty artillery-
men with five field pieces, a detachment of engineers,
and a commissariat.

The Carysfort and Weazle were at Corfu on the 7th
instant.

Her Majesty's steam frigate Gorgon, Captain Hender-
son, arrived here on Saturday last from Alexandria,
where she has been stationed for three months for diplo-
matic purposes and protection of British interests at that
port, her Gallant Captain received the most flattering
attention from his Highness the Paella, who exhibited
many proofs of his marked esteem towards him. His
Highness has refused to give up the Syrian soldiers
until ordered to do so by his master, the Sultan. Ile has
offered to put down the insurgents in Candia at a mo-
ment's notice, by sending 20,000 men to amuse them.
We have not heard, however,' if this offer has been ac-
cepted.
The off►cers of the Gorgon gave a splendid fete to the
British residents, in return for the kind feelings and hos-
pitable conduct evinced towards them now as on every
former visit, and which forms so prominent' a feature in
the character of that truly hospitable and gay community.
We understand the Gorgon is to return so soon as she
has she has some defects made good, when she anticipates
with much pleasure that that dreadful barrier to social
intercourse, plague, will have quite disappeared ; no cases
having occurred for some days before her departure.
The Dido arrived at Smyrna from Salonica on the 28th
ult., and left again for Malta on the 2d inst.
The Britannia, flag. of Admiral Ommanney, Howe and
Vanguard, are expected to sail on Saturday next. Their
destination is not known, but is suppesed they.will pro-
ceed to Carfu, one of them calling at Sicily.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS :
July I.—Her Majasty's ship Calcutta, Captain Sir S.
Roberts, from Syracuse ; her Majesty's ship Cambridge,
Captain E. Barnard,. from Syracuse.
July 4.—French steam-packet Tancrede, Lieutenant
de Brun, from the Levant.
July s.—Neapolitan steamer Vesuvius. R. Cafiero,
from Naples and Sicily.
July 7.—French steam-packet Minos, Lieut. Le Goff,
from Marseilles and Italy; her Majesty's ship Van-
guard, Captain SirD Dunn, rum Goza.
July 10.—The Oriental and Peninsular Company's
steamer Iberia, W. D. Evans, from the lonian Islands ;
her Majesty's steamer Gorgon, W. H. Henderson, Esq.,
from Alexandria.
July 10.—The Oriental and Peninsular Company's
steamer Oriental, J. Soy, Esq., from England and Gib-
raltar.
July 13.—tier Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, Lieut.
J. Evans, from Marseilles ; her Majesty's-sloop Hazard,
Commander the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, from Genoa and
Leghorn.
DEPARTURES OF SFIIpS OF WAR AND PACKETS.--
July 4.—tier Majesty;Oltip Rodney, Capt. R. Maunsell,
C. 8., for the Levant,f'her Majesty's ship Vanguard,
Capt. Sir David Dann, K.C.8., f,r the Levant ; her Ma-
jesty's ship Cambridge, Capt. E. Barnard, C. 8., for the
Levant ; her Majesty's ship Calcutta, Capt. Sir S. Ro-
berts, for the Levant ; her Majesty's ship Ganges, Capt.
B. Reynolds, C. 8., for Mahon.
July 6.—French steamer Leonidas, Lieut. Lorin, for
Italy and Marseilles.
July 7.—The Neapolitan steamer Vesuvio, R. Caller°,
for Sicily and Naples ; her Alajesty's steamer Cyclops,
i Captain 11. C. Austin, C. 8., for Sicily.
jto, B.—The French steamer Eurotas, Lieut. de Beau-
deau, fos the Levant.
July 13.—The Oriental and Peninsular Company's
steamer Oriental,
J. Soy, Esq., for Alexandria.
iN PORT. - -The Britannia, 120 (bearinc, the flap. of
Rear Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, ; Ceylon.
6 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, Bart.) ;
Howe, 104 ; Vanguard, 74 ; Hazard, 18 ; steamers
! Acheron, Alecto, Prometheus, Gorgon, Polyphemus ; and
the French steamers Tancrede and Minos ; and the Ori-
ental and Peninsular Company's steamer Iberia.
I. W' and

e expect to receive intelligence from India am,.
China by the overl4lld abont Monday next, 2d of
August,