The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-01 00:00:00

DNESDAY EVEN
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.
MALTA, AUG. 22.—Off Madeira, the Thetis, 30,
and Amazon, 26.
At Lisbon, the America, 50, on her way from Lis-
bon to Malta ; the Hibernia, 104, bearing the flag of
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., the Com-
mander. in-Chief.
At Gibraltar, the Virago war steamer.
At Malta, the Ceylon receiving ship, bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Bart., second
in command and Superintendent of Malta Dockyard ;
Heck and Bulldog war steamers, and Wee Pet
team tug.
At Corfu, the Mutine, 10, and the Spitfire steam
sloop.
At the Piraeus of Athens, the Fantome, 16 ; and
on her way thence to Malta, the Locust steam sloop,
In Phalean Bay, the Albion, 90; Rjdney, 90 ; and
Vanguard, 84.
In the Gulf of Zeitur, the Volage surveying vessel,
with her tender, the Research cutter.
At Vourlah, the Harlequin, 16.
At Beyrout, the Si artan, 26.
At Constantinople, the Meteor steam sloop.
MAIL STEAM-PACKETS.
At Malta, the Flamer; on her way to Malta from
the lonian Islands and Patras, the 4 olcano ; and at
Marseilles, the Ardent.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S MEDITERRA"

NEAN PACKETS.
At Malta, the Ariel; and on her way thither from
Constantinople, the Tagus.
On her way from Malta to Gibraltar and South-
ampton, the Ripon.
Between Smyrna and Trebizond, the Sizel.
Between Trebizond and Constantinople, the S Sultan.
On her way from Leghorn and Genoa outh-
ampton, the Montrose.
At Southampton, the Oriental, Achilles, and Erin ;
and on her voyage from Southampton to Gibraltar and
Maltas,AtrALltidllti
MOVEMENTS, &C., SINCE AUG. 16.
The Ripon, which arrived from Alexandria on the,
morning of the 16th, proceeded on her voyage to
Southampton on the same night.
The Ardent left for Marseilles on the same after-
noon with the overland mails for England.
The Spitfire left for the lonian Island on the 17th,
and on the 18th the Hecla for Tunis, which latter re-
turned on the night of the 20th, bringing advices from
the British Consul-General, announcing the arrival
there of two French ships of the line :And two large
steamers, besides a small war steamer, under the usual
pretext of defending- the Bey against a cuntemptatt d
attack from
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having on board the French Consul for Malta, who
retains the French screw steamer in Valetta harbour
fur some special service.
The Titan, another French war steamer, arrived
from Smyrna and the Pima of Athens on the 15th,
and lett for Toulon on the 17th.
The Ariel, which left for Alexandria at midnight
on the 14th, arrived there in three days and ten hours,
and might have started a few hours after on her re-
turn voyage had she not been detained by the British
Consul-General for the possibility of dispatches-
arriving from China, which our readers will recollect-
had not arrived in time at Ceylon fur the Haddington
—last mail. The Ariel, after a splendid run of three
days and eleven hours, reached Malta at eight P.M.
on the 22d ; and the overland mail, for England, will
be dispatched at eleven, by the Flamer. The Ariel
only brings one of f iur India passengers brought by
the Bombay mail, one having taken the Marseilles
route, and two having embarked for Liverpool by the
Nautilus screw steamer, laden with beans, at 15s. Bd.
per quarter freight.
The Waterwieh, another screw steamer, had left
Alexandria likewise, for Liverpool, with pulse.
Neither the mails from Greece by the Locust, from
the lonian Islands by the Volcano, nor froin Con-
stantinople and Smyrna by the Tagus, have as yet
arrived, and consequently all will be too late for the
Flamer. The Tagus has a cargo of figs.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 30.—Admiral Sir Charles
Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief at this port,
has just received a most magnificent present from his
Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of
Russia, in token of the Prince's appreciation of the
attention and munificent hospitality of the distin-
guished admiral. The testimonial consists of a su-
perb vase, made of the purest porcelain china, stand-
ing on an urn pedestal, magnificently gilt. The vase
is 33 inches in diameter across the top, and when
mounted on its pedestal is upwards of 40 inches in
height. On one side of the vase is a representation
of the port of Cronstadt ; on the other side, Neptune,
drawn in a chariot by four sea-horses. On the foot
of the pedestal is this inscription,--" Presented by
his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia t i Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-
Chief at Portsmouth, August, 1847:' The Gallant
Admiral, un receiving notification of the arrival of
this noble mark of respect from the Grand Duke, re-
fused to receive it, British officers being forbidden to
receive favours or testimonials from foreign princes
without the sanction of the British Government.
Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, 'however,
immediately sought an inte:view with Lord J.
Russell upon the subject, who, through the Earl of
Auckland, at once granted Sir Charles the necessary
permission to accept the present, which arrived a day
or two since. The vase will stand in the anteroom
connecting the drawing and dining-rooms of the
admiral's mansion.
This evening Sir Charles, accompanied by his
flag captain (Pasco, of the Victory), proceeded to
Ryde, in the Myrtle steam tender, to a grand enter
tainment given by the Queen Dowager, i
-Ad-
miral Hyde Parker, C. 8., was also invited, but- too
unwell to attend.
We are informed that there are five Courts of
Inquiry called for on board the Rattler, which, if pro-
secuted, will result, it is expected, in one or more
Courts-martial.
The Fury steam-sloop, Commander Willcox, is
getting on rapidly with her equipment. Until
within the past few days the ship has been without
either first lieutenant or master to superintend her
fitting. She is to have her funnel and paddle-wheels
coated with the composition invented by Mr. Hay,
the chymical assistant and lecturer to this dockyard.
CHATHAM, AUG. 31.--The Arab, 16 guns, was
commissioned yesterday by Commander J. Morris.
She is to have a complement of 130 men, including
marines.
The Antelope steam-packet, Commander F.
Smythe, is ready to proceed to sea.
The officers of the dockyard battalion appeared last
evening for the first time at drill, with the battalion,
in their uniforms. The uniform for the men, it is
expected, will not be issued before next spring.
Woomercn, AUG. 31.—The Oberon steam vessel,
recently built at Deptford, was commissioned yes-
terday at Woolwich by Lieutenant George J. Gard-
ner, and is to have a crew of 60 men.
The Pluto steam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Frederick Lowe, from the coast of Ireland, and the
Prometheus steam sloop, Commander John Hay,
recently from the coast of Africa, are to be paid off
at Woolwich on Thursday next. -
The Marion hired vessel has dropped down the
river to Woolwich, to receive on board exiles for
conveyance to Hobart Town and Port Philip. She
is under the command of Captain ICerlie, with Dr.
Andrews as superintendent.
circulation yes-
Owing to various reports put into
terday, it was considered necessary to use ethe dock-
very pre-
caution in the evening when the men
yard battalion left the dockyard after finishing their
drills, and Mr. Mallalieu, superintendent of the B.
division of police; Mr. Field. air. MGR!, and
Mr. Budd, inspectors of the dockyard force, with
Mr. Levi, inspector of the branch doing duty in
were at
the town, and about nearly threhande times
to act the
Lieutenant.ColOnel Elsom,
p
uce'diciously dismissed the men
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three quarters of an hour earlier than usual, and the
previous evenings when tine annoyances took place.
men left the dockyard when it was lighter than on the
This arrangement prevented the a sembling of a great
crowd of people who intended being present at the
usual hour, and the men, knowing the preparations
which were made, wisely d- parted to their homes
without showing the slightest ebullition of feeling in
missed or suspended have called at the dockyard gate
shapeany
and
m
so whatever.eThis morning a far better spirit
prevails,
of
the men who have been dis-
and stated to Mr. Fielu, the inspector, who has been
indefatigable in endeavouring to trace the offenders,
such circumstances as with lead to the really guilty
parties meeting with the punishment they deserve.
The men deny that they were aware of any plank
being partly sawn through, as stated by the witness
Wright, and it will be greatly in their favour and ex-
culpate them from that charge if they can establish
that he is unworthy of credit; but should the con-
trary be the case, it is their duty to themselves and
families to give every information in their power to
relieve themselves from having to work with such as•
sociates in future.

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