The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-10 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

We have news from Malta dated Feb. 2. Our correspon-
, dent says :—" The fleet is daily exercised in some important
; manceuvre, and the tars are landed with their guns at Florian ;
in their exercise they display considerable activity, unlim-
; bering and limbering in a very brief space of time. On
i Monday last the exercise of the fleet consisted in housing
sand re-setting topgallant-masts and jib-booms, in which
exercise Superb occupied 13 minutes ; Queen, 17 ; Cale-
donia. Ganges, and Albion, between 17 and 21, but the
:time I have not been able to procure."
Mr. Saunders, appointed to relieve Mr. Napier-as master-
:attenuant, arrived here by the Indus on the morning of
!Friday, and has taken charge of the office.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9.—The:Avon steam-vessel, Master-
:Commander Veitch, returned to Devonport last evening with
snpernumeraries.
The Ocean, 84, flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. George El-
liot, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, was paid off
ion Wednesday and re-commissioned on Thursday.
, The Russell, 72, was taken down from her moorings in
the Medway to the dockyard, Sheerness, on Tuesday, for
refit.

The Athol troop. ship, Commander Dearne, sailed from
Spithead to-day for Plymouth and Ascension.
An American packet arrived at Spithead to-day, supposed
,to be the Sir Robert Peel.

Wind north. light bre.,ns and hazy weather.

PLrlstount, FErs. B.—Her Illajest.‘'s frigate Indefatigable.
50, Captain Robert Smart, under close-reefed topsails mid
iopgallanteails, left on Thursday to join the fleet at Lisbon.
The three midshipmen absent without I...ave were captured
At Exeter and sent on board prior to departure. In con-
scquence of the escape of Christopher Gilbert and another
marine from the ship in the Sound on Monday, all commu-
nication was cut off by a row guard, which kept constantly
going round the frigate. She has 518 crew and supernume-
raries on board.

The Amphitrite. 21, Captain Charles Frederick, sails on
Thursday for Rio Janeiro, the Pocilic, and Behring's Straits,
where she is to meet the Plover discovery ship.
The compasses of the steam-frigate Sampson, Captain L.
T. Jones, were adjusted in the Sound to-day by Mr. Thomp-
son, Queen's llarbour-master. She will convey Sir Emmer-
son 'ferment, the newly-appointed Governor of St. Helena, to
that island, but will not leave until her tender, the Blood-
hound steamer is ready. The latter will probably be out of
dock on Monday, and both will sail for the Coast of Africa
in the course of next week.

The Calliope, 26, continues in the Sound. Her Captain,
Sir Everard Home, remains at the Royal Naval Hospital,
where he is progressing favourably. Knowland, the quar-
ter-msster, is dead—this being the only fatality attending
the capstan accident on Monday. The other sufferers are
gradually recovering.
The Penguin brig, Captain Thomas Etheridge, had her
compasses adjusted yesterday. and will sail to-morrow for
Madeira and the coast of Africa.

The packet Linnet arrived yesterday from Falmouth, and
will be refitted for service on the coast of Africa.
WOOLWICH. FEB. B.—Mr. Samuel B. Cook. Master-
Commander of the Black Eagle steam-vessel at Woolwich,
was appointed by the Master-General and Board of Ordnance,
yesterday, superintendent of the shipping of the Ordnance
department, at a salary of 3001. per annum, vice Commander
Soady, superannuated. A considerable saving will be effected
by the appointment of Mr. Cook, as Commander Soadv had
a salary of 5001. per annum, with a residence in the Royal
Arsenal, and a clerk under him at 2001. per annum. Mr.
Cook has accepted the situation at 300/. per annum, without
a residence; and notice has been given that the services of
Mr. Ford, the present clerk, will be dispensed with in that
department, so soon as an opening occurs for his promotion
elsewhere. The saving effected by the new arrangement,
including the rent of the house at 50/., will be 450/. per
annum.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR. FEB. 8.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal
and the Princess Alice, walked this morning in the
Home- park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co-
lonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. Alexander Gordon, left the Castle at five mi-
nutes past nine o'clock this morning for the station c f
the Great Western Railway in Windsor, and travelled
to town by a special train.
His Royal Highness, after presiding at a tneet;ng of
the Royal Commission tor the Promotion of the Exhi-
biticn of 1851, returned to Windsor, attended by
Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieutenant-Col )nel
the Hon. A. Gordon, by a special train on the Great
Western Railway, arriving at the Castle at a quarter
past two o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred walked out to-day, attended by Mr. Birch.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and Louisa
and Prince Arthur, took their usual airing.
Professor Sedgwick left the Castle to-day.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the after-
noon in the Home-park.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening, in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Baroness de Spetb, Viscount Jocelyn, Colonel the Hon.
Cbar!es Grey, Sir George Cooper, and Sir James Clark.
The Queen's private band att -nded after dinner in the
Castle, and played the following pieces:—
Overture, " Lestocq" . Auber.
Recitativo ed Aria," Die lustigen Welber
Otto Nicolai.
von Windsor"
Selection, "Le Desert" David.
Chceur du March') " Masaniello"
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the
Castle after dinner yesterday (Friday)
evening, and per-
formed the following selection:—
Cusiba.
Overture, MS
Quartetto—Allegro, Adagio, Rondo,
Presto, 2 Violins, Viola, and Violin- Mayseder.
cello—Messrs. Sainton, Day,
Hill, and
Chipp ... ........
" Mozart
Finale, Ist Act--" D Don Giovanni •
FEBRUARY 9.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early
morning walk.
The Royal Family took walking exercise in the grounds
adjacent to the Casa:.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal
Highness the Princess Royal the ladies and gentlemen
of the court, and the domestic household attended divine
private chapel. The lion. and
service this morning in the
Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent also attended the service.

His Rlyal Highness Prince Albert presided on Satur-
day morning at mouting of the Roy i 1 Commi,sion for
the Promotion of the Exhibition in 1851 of the Works of
Industry of all Nations.
Ilia Royal Highness arrived at the building for the
Exhibition in Hyde-park at ten o'clock, attended by
Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colom:i
Hon. A. Gordon. The Commissioners present were the
Duke of Buocleuch, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord
Overstonv, the Right Hon. Henry Lsbouchere, Sit
Richard Westmacost, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L:
Eastlake, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Bazley, Mr. Cobden,
M F., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J. Gotta

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary left Frogmore, the residence of
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, on Saturday
morning, travelled to town by tbe Great Western Rail=
way, attended by Baron Knesebeck, and paid a visit to
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House. In the afternoon the' Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary proceeded to Kew. .
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President ortbe
Council, gave a dinner on Saturday, at Lansdowne
House, to the Cabinet Ministers end great efficrre of
the Queen's Household, at which the roll of the High
Sheriffs for the present year was settled. The dinner
party included Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Minto, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Richt Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, the Right 1101). Sir John Hobbouse, the
Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right
Hon. Fox Maule, the Marquis of Westminster (Lord
Steward), the Marquis of 13relidalbahe (Lord Chamber-
lain), and the Duke of Nortoik (Master of the Horse).
The Hon. William Bathurst, Clerk of the Privy Coun-
cil, also dined with the patty.
Baron de Brannow, the Russian Minister, had an in-
terview with Sir George Gley on Saturday, et the Home
Office.

,Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, with Mr. Pressly and Mr. Timm, had an in.
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Satur.
Clay, at his official rebid/nee, in Downing-street.
• A deputation (a committee appointed at a. meeting•of
Metropolitan Repress- ntative s), consisting of Mr. F. P.
Nicholay, chairman. Messrs. J. Whitmore, Gewge Po-
land, J. C. Curtiss, Richard Dover, James Frewen. St.
Mar)lebone; Messrs. William Geeson and George Gar-
rett, churchwardens of .St, James's; Messrs. T. Marsh
Nelson, T. Watkins, Miles Miles, and H. Jackson, ves-
trymen of ditto; Messrs. John Cole and P. R. Harris*
ihisiCliviardeus -of -St. Martin:a-in-the-Fielder ter.
Richard Cobbett, jun., chairman •of board of guar-
dies., ditto; Messrs. Tre lawney .:.'sunders and
James Labran, of the Paring Board of ditto;
Messrs. J. Tarplee and R. S. Phillips, churchwardens
of St. Luke's, Middlesex; Messrs. William Born and
Richard Hooper, ditto; Mr. Charles Willson, church-
warden, Messrs. William Howard and Thomas Hart,
overseers, and Messrs. John Owen Hart, Thomas Wm.
Plum, and Andrew Knox, St. Giles's, Camberwell;
Messrs. F. Healey, T. H. Smith, Edward Hickman, Wm.
Harding. and Lewis C. Hertzlet, St. Pancras ; Mr.
Henry Cowper, St. Giles's and St. George's; William
Quvre, St. Anne's, Westminster ; Mr. ohn Day,
Southwark; Messrs. P. Palmer, 'Edward Robinson, S.
Fleming, W. Whitaker, and F. Toulmin Smith, Horn-
sey,—had an interview with Sir George Grey, at the
Home-office, on Saturday, on the Sewers question.
Mr. Locke, M.P., had an interview with the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere on Saturday, at the Board of
Trade.

A deputation, headed by Mr. Barber, the Registrar,
from the Coalwhippers, had an interview with the
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere on Saturday, at the
Board of Trade.

Sir W. Clay, M.P., had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday, at the Home-office. Mr. Dunetift,
M.P., had also an interview with the Right Honourable
Gentleman.

Dispatches were received from the Lord High Com.
missioner of the lonian Islands and from the Governor
of Malta, at the Colonial-office on Saturday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday. Present—Baron Parke, the Chancellor of
the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. An appeal from the
Prerogative Court," Greville v. Tylee" (part heard)
Ras resumed and concluded.