The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY MORNING.—The Birken-
head, iron troop-transport, Master-Commander Salmond,
received •orders last evening to proceed to Sheerness;
consequently, at nine o'clock this morning she went out
of harbour and proceeded. She had no sails bent but
her jibs.
The Rapid, 10, gun•brig, went out of harbour at two
o'clock yesterday, and anchored at Spithead. She was
inspected to-day by Captain Martin, of the Victory.
She will .be paid to-morrow, and probably proceed to
Plymouth afterwards.
The Elfin came up from Osborne this morning, and
the Fairy went down.
Some persons carting gravel this morning on South-
sea beach, just outside the land-mark, discovered the
skeleton of a man. The bones were all perfect, but the
flesh and every other substance were completely decayed
and gone, so that it must have been there embedded for
years—no conjecture can be formed respecting the skele-
ton—which most probably was on some distant occasion
of a high spring-tide washed on shore, and covered by
the action of the tide.
A commission of revision of the manufacturing ac-
counts of the roperies and smitheries of the dockyards,
consisting of Mr. Murray, Chief Engineer of this dock-
yard; Mr. Laws, Storekeeper of Sheerness Dockyard;
and Mr. Rice, Assistant Master Shipwright of this
yard, have been appointed to sit here, with a view to the
general adoption of the system of keeping dockyard ac-
counts introduced by Mr. Murray in the steam factory
of which he is the director in this establishment. These
accounts show by a general balance-sheet at the end of
each year the cost of the articles manufactured in the
different workshops, so that if called for by Parliament
at any time the country would have an opportunity of
knowing whether these establishments are economically
conducted or not.

The Edinburgh, 72, screw block-ship, is ordered to
be expedited fur commission with the utmost dispatch.
The Illustrious, 72, in ordinary, late harbour guard-
ship, was brought down to-day to hulk the officers and
men of the Britannia pro tent.
MALTA, Nov. 22.,--On Thursday, at daybreak, Sir
William Parker and his fleet, standing towards the island,
were announced from the signal-turret of the Palace, and
during the day they entered at the time and order fol-
io miug :
The Qwen and Trafalgar at 1Oi; the latter being be-
calmed off Bighi Bay, was towed at three o'clock to her
moorings by the Terrible; the Superb at 124; the Ganges
at one; the Indefatigable at four; and the steamers Ter-
rible and Spiteful at two. The Phaeton, 50, which was
with the ships off port, parted company without entering,
and proceeded to Corfu, where she will be joined by the
Modeste and Encounter steam-frigate in a few days for
service among the islands.
The Ganges and Superb, ordered home, will probably
quit the flag of the Admiral in ten days on their home-
ward route.
The Modesto brig, a beautiful little vessel, arrived on
the 17th inst., from Leghorn.
The Vengeance, accompanied by the Encounter steam-
frigate, which had been at Alexandria pending the rail-
way misunderstanding, both arrived in Malta harbour on
Friday last. The engineers had commenced their labours
on the day prior to the ships leaving.
The Hercules, to relieve the Ceylon receiving-ship,
and Bellerophon, by whom the Hercules was manned,
arrived yesterday.
The usual salutes were interchanged. The ships are
said to be about to take in a month's supply of pro-
visions.
The Resistance troop-ship, with invalids and pri-
soners, left port on Monday last for England. She had
on board 74 seamen, 97 non-commissioned officers and
soldiers, with women and children from the regiments in
garri4on. The men were under the command of Lieute-
nant Preston, 76th Regiment. Mr. Crearer, assistant-
surgeon of the regiment, was in medical charge.
Lieutenant Rowlands, of the 41st Regiment, stationed
in the lonian Islands, was also a passenger.
Among the prisoners was the man of the Royal Ar-
tillery, John White, whose sentence for shooting at the
picket sent to arrest him was not promulgated when my
hat dispatch was forwarded, and who has bee❑ sentenced
to 14 years' transportation beyond the seas.
The India mail may be looked for on Monday.
Lieutenant-General Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, K C. 8.,
Commander-in-Chief of the troops at the Madras pre-
sidency, will leave the island to-morrow for Naples,
where he intends to winter.

Mr. Henry Lushington, Chief Secretary to Govern-
ment, accompanied by his sisters, has returned to
Malta from his leave of absence, and entered on his
duties.

DETONPORT, DEC, I.—Sanspariel, hiving taken all
her masts, bowsprit, and two of her boilers, was re-
moved from the sheer hulk this morning, to the dock-
yard, in order to facilitate her progress in the shipwright
department.

bevon, lighter, Bond, master, arrived on Sunday, with
stores from Pembroke.

Mr. J. Collings, M.D., Superintendent of Charitable In-
stitutions, has also returned to Malta from a leave of
absence.

At half-past 11 P.M. of the 12th instant, the Tagus,
with the new governor on board, fired a gun at sea, and
shortly after entered the harbour. Captain Shone,
R.A,, the Aides-de-Camp, went off immediately with
Mr. Legh, the Assistant-secretary to Government, the
Aides-de-Camp of General Ellice, and other officials, to
pay their respects. His Excellency having decided on
landing on the following morning at 10 o'clock the ne-
cessary preparations were made. At the hour appointed
a guard of honour, supplied by the 3d Buffs, commanded
by Captain Airey (Lieutenants Luard and Hooke, sub-
alterns, on duty), and consisting of 4 sergeants, 100 rank
and file, with colours and band, drew up on the Cag-
liara Marina, where they were joined by General Ellice
and his staff, and the heads of all departments. At
the appointed hour his Excellency left the Tagus, the
Ceylon fired a salute, the Albion manning yards,
and the Vengeance and Encounter, just then
coming in, manning their rigging. On land-
ing the guns of Fort SL Angelo boomed forth a salute,
the guard of honour paying the usual compliments.
After remaining a few minutes and receiving the gen-
tlemen introduced to him his Excellency got into his
carriage with the Hon. Mr. Bourchier, his Aide-do Camp
and private secretary, and proceeded. towards the town.
people receivedhishExcellenc.y with marked respect,
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the Palace, where a Insetcoiedw''y
but no cheering. his Excellency reached
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Boaavide, President of the Court of Appeal. The com-
mission was read by the Hon. Mr. Bouchier.