The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-20 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.—The Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's
ship Bentinck, Captain Hillock, arrived here at an
early hour this morning, bringing the heavy portion
of the East India, China, and _Mediterranean mails.
The Bentinck brings dates from Alexandria, Dec.
7th; Malta, the 1 Ith ; Gibraltar, the 15th. The
Bentinck made the run from the Rock of Gibraltar to
the Start in three days 16 hours. Our advises from
Gibraltar state that the differences between the Em-
peror of Morocco and the French Government are
not yet settled. The reply of the Emperor being
unfavourable to the French demands, accordingly all
the French residents embarked on board of the
steamer of war, but subsequently landed again, and
it being understood that the Pasha of the Province
had been empowered to treat with the French
Charge d'Affaires, the excitement had in some mea-
sure subsided, and trade was gradually reviving.
The schooner Rachel, of Jersey, foundered in lati-
tude 113 deg. 15 min. north, longitude 23 deg. west ;
crew saved by the French brig Aimable, and put on
board the Bentinck at Gibraltar, for passage to
England.

The screw steamer Tiber, seven and a half days
from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th
instant.

Her Majesty's ship Resistance sailed from Gib-
raltar on the 15th for England. Her Majesty's ship
Ganges sailed from Malta for England on the 7th
instant.

At Gibraltar exchange on London was quoted 501;
Spanish pillared dollars, 1 per cent. premium.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)

ADMIRALTY CHANGES.—It is now stated that on
the retirement of Admiral Dundas from the post of
senior Naval Lord of the Board, the vacant seat will
be given to Commodore Eden, now Superintendent
of Woolwich Dockyard ; that Captain the Hon. H.
S. Dundas, C. 8., now Superintendent of Deptford
Dockyard, will remove to Woolwich, and hoist a
Commodore's broad pendant ; and that Captain
Austin, C. 8., will succeed to the Superintendentship
of Deptford Dock and Victualling Establishment.
We give this as a mere report. We have no confi-
dence in it.

Captain Horatio Austin, C. 8., the ex-commander of
the last Arctic expedition, it has been reported, will
succeed Captain A. L. Corry as Superintendent of the
packets at Southampton. We believe there is not the
slightest foundation for this report.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8.,
M.P., is absent from Whitehall at his country seat,
Fishbourne, Chichester ; and the Secretary, Mr.
Parker, 111.P.,:is on a visit to the Earl of Yarborough,
at Brocklesby-park, Lincolnshire.
Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, CI 8., it is under-
stood, will accept the Chiltern Hundreds on the
opening of Parliament, the first week in February.
He will not hoist his flag on board the Britannia, 120,
at Portsmouth, nor will he resign his post at the
Admiralty, before that time.
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England.
The following Infantry Regiments stationed in
Ireland are first on the roster for foreign service, viz.,
71st Highland Light Infantry, lit Battalion; 89th,
39th, 14th, gth, 62d, 17th, ild Light Infantry, 63d,
81st, 35th, 27th (Inniskilling), 90th Light Infantry,
and 91st, Ist Battalion. Regiments in Ireland for
service in Mediterranean :-40tb, 31st, 57th.
The following regiments of cavalry stationed in
Ireland are first on the roster for Great Britain, viz.:-
7th Queen's Hussars, 6th Dragoon Guards (Cara-
biniers), Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards, 7th Dragoon
Guards, .sth Dragoon Guards, 4th Royal Irish Dra-
goon Guards.

Major-General Aitchison, late in command at
Madras, and his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Crawley,
15th Hussars, are on their passage to England by the
overland route, having embarked on the 13th of
November.