The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES ISIALCOLM.—We re-
gret to learn that Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm
has been struck with paralysis, and is said to be beyond
the hope of recovery. lie went down to Brighton last
Thursday, to endeavour, by change of air, to get rid
of a cough which had been clinging to him. Poor
Sir Charles was attacked by paralysis some years
ago, but it was thought that he had entirely recovered
the shock.

Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter, arrived in Plymouth
Sound from Malta on Wednesday afternoon, at five
o'clock.

Cambrian, 40, is ordered to be repaired at Deyon-
port, at a cost which would go far to build a new screw-
sloop.

Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Commander C. Y. Camp-
bell, arrived in the bound on Wednesday morning from
Portsmouth, and was to sail yesterday for the West
Indies.

Megmra, iron screw troop-frigate, Master-Commander
Hoffmeister, has met with a sad mishap, the conse-
quences of which are serious at this moment. On her
way to Queenstown to embark troops for the Cape, she
broke her engine-crank, and has been obliged to return
to Sheerness. We believe her engines were constructed
by the Rennies.
Triton iron steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander
Charles J. P. Guth. arrived at Devonport on Tuesday
evening, from the Mediterranean; she took iu coals, and
was ordered for Portsmouth. Her dates are—Port
Mahon May 29th; Gibraltar, June Ist; Lisbon, sth,
sailed the 6th. The, Triton has brought the following
passengers:—Dr. if eckett, inspector of hospitals, Gi-
braltar, and three doughters; Miss Colin Smith, Lady
Georgina and Lady Olivia Stratford, the Rev. Mr. Ma-
lony, Lieutenant G. Cooper, 44th Regiment, on leave;
and thir teen seamen and marines, invalids.
PEMBROKE, Juatz 10.—A great number of the men
employed at this dockyard purpose availing themselves
of the Admiralty order to visit the Exhibition. This '
liberality is considered a great indulgence, particularly
as no pay is mulcted, nor any extra work expected to be
performed.
Royal Dockyard Battalion—lt has been arranged that
for the future every Saturday afternoon shall be devoted
to the purpose of training and drilling the dockyard bat-
talion, in
inthesummer
r
order to secure a due efficiency
drills. In order to meet this arrange7thenet,
and
to
workmend have
that no loss shall occur to the service
been directed to work an extra half•nour every
this means one half of the battalion will receive anaya. Bftery.
noon's training and exercise every week.
The fortified barracks are in full possession of the 82d
Regiment, the left wing of which, consisting of four
companies, now garrisons the dockyard.
The martello towers at the dockyard are furnished
with detachments of the Royal Artillery, hitherto sta-
tioned in the barracks; they have been removed to make
room for the full complement of the 82d. This arsenal
has been garrisoned by the Royal Marine Corps ever
since 1833. Tho 82d is commanded by the following
officers:—Major S
Slater • Captains J. L. Phillips, Halli-
day, and Graves; Lieutenants Tighe Jarvis,
sod mith;
and Ensigns Barron, Ha ,wood, i'arren, Luard and
Mau.le.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--the marriage of
John Floyd, Esq. (Captain in the 3d Regiment Buffs), _En'a
eldest son of Colonel :it Henry Floyd, Bart., of Powys, Pa'
yonshire, with Thomasine Harriett, eldest daughter °Ube
Eight Hon. Frederick Shaw, of himmage Reuse, county
Dublin, was solemnized on Wednesday at the pariah church
of Crumlin. The bride was given away by her father. The
bridesmaids were Miss Shaw, Hon. Elizabeth Moack, the
Misses Steele, and two youthful Misses Shaw. Among those
present were the Earl of Mayo, Viscount and Vipz OUbteaS
Shirdale, Mrs. and the Misses Steele,
Miss FinucslEe, Lady
shaw,, Mrs. Charles Shaw,
Harriett and Miss Osborne, Hon. Augustus Jocelyn, Sir RQ•
Mrs., and Miss Lees, &c.
EADVEIITIsEmENT.I Holloway's Pills, a moat bert Shaw,Bart., Mr. Ponsonby
extraordinary Cure of biopsy effected by their use.—Mr. Mr., The entire company drove
George Rowley, of Tobago, had suffered from this disease for from the church to Kimmage House, where an elegant de-
upwards of five years, during which period he underwent the jeuner was prepared, after which Captain and Mrs. Floyd left
operation of tapping „ times. His malady was skilfullym.clt. in a travelling chariot and four for Palmerstown, the seat 9
treated by several practitioners, notwithstanding which he got the Earl of Mayo, near Naas.
gradually worse, his strength and health failing so fast as to
THE METROPOLIS WATER RlLL.—Last evening a
render any hope of recovery almost vain. As.a last resource
he tried Holloway's Pills,th •
and by persevering in their use an- crowded and important meeting of the delegates from the
various metropolitan parishes took place at the Court-house,
cording to the directions affixed to each box he was completely
cured in a few months, and he is now restored to a good state forMaryleboin%, for the purpose of taking the necessary measures
a determined opposition to the Government
of health.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's __ organising
Water Bill. Mr. John Whitmore, of Oxford-
Establishment, 244, Strand, London. MetropolitangWa
street, was in the chair, and nearly all the metropolit
goooriing to the Census returns the Population of parishes were represented by delegates. Mr. Mowatt, M.P.,
the county of Argyll is now 88,567, which is a falling off, as and Sir B. Hall, Bart,
M.P., were present. A series of re.
compared with the enumeration of 1841, of 8,809.
There is ' solutions condemnatory of the measure was unanimously
a decrease in 41 out of the 52 parishes, burghs, or districts, passed; and on the motion of Mr. Horne, of St. Luba's% it
of 10,188; and an increase in 11 districts to the extent of was resolved that a deputation be appointed to wait on Sir
1,479. The decrease in this shire is easily accounted for from George Grey, to point out to him the strong and insuperabl e
the tide of emigration which has long set in from the main-1 objections entertained by the ratepayers of the metropolis
laud and isles of the West liighlawar.:, against the principles and provisions Of the Bill.