The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-12 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11.—First Lieutenant C. F.
Menzies, son of Colonel-Commandant Menzies, K.H.,
of the Portsmouth division, is appointed Superin-
tendent of the Company of Gentlemen Cadets on board
the Excellent gunnery ship, in succession to First
Lieutenant Alexander of the Royal Marine Artillery,
who disembarks.

First Lieutenant Driver, of the Portsmouth divi-
sion, proceeds in the contract mail packet of the 19th
to fill the vacancy in the flag-ship Queen in the Me-
diterranean.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 11.—The Megwra, 10, iron-
screw steam-frigate, left Sheerness on Saturday last,
and worked very satisfactorily until Mr. Humphrys,
chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, quitted her,
after satisfying himself that the machinery was in
good order, according to external appearance and
working capability ; but he had not left the vessel
long to return to Woolwich when her engine crank
broke, and the Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand,
was sent from Portsmouth to take the Megrera in tow
and return with her to Sheerness.
The Brisk steam-sloop has been jury-rigged here,
and is expected to leave Woolwich to-morrow in
charge of Mr. C. P. D. Bean, of the Fisgard, and a
party of men, who will navigate her to Greenock, to
have her engines put in by Scott and Sinclair. The
Barracouta steam-sloop, in charge of Mr. Brown,
assistant-master-attendant at Devonport, is daily ex-
pectedhere..

" Ways" have been sent up from Woolwich to be
attached to the Highflyer screw steam-sloop, building
at Blackwell, preparatory to her being launched during
the next spring tides.
Vessels in Dock—The Pluto, Rattler, and Fury
steam-vessels.

In the Harbour—The Fisgard flagship, Black
Eagle, Lightuing, Monkey, Zephyr, and Furious
steam-vessels.

In the Basin—The Trident, Dwarf, Antelope,
Minx, Hydra, Greenock, Brisk, and Shearwater
steam-vessels.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY..--Her ➢lajesty's steam-
frigate Devastation arrived this morning from Ports-
mouth, having passed the Wellesley off the Needles
as she came out. The Devastation takes the Devon-
port hoy to Bermuda,
.and then proceeds to North
America.

The Right Hon. Lord John Hay returned on Mon-
day from leave of absence, as Commodore Superin-
tendent of the Devonport dockyard, and on Tuesday
hoisted his broad pennant on board her Majesty's ship
SC. George.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Triton, Lieutenant-
Commander C. J. P. Glin, employed on mail service
in the Mediterranean, arrived yesterday afternoon,
and went up harbour, but was sent back to Barn
Pool, where she is now waiting orders. Her dates
are—Port Mahon, May 29 ; Gibraltar, June 1;
Lisbon ith, sailed 6th. Lying at Gibraltar, her Ma-
jesty's ships Prince Regent, Phaeton, Arethusa,
Dauntless, and Janus ; the French line-of-battle ship
Henri IV., and a small French steamer of war. Her
Majesty's ships Arrogant and Leander sailed on the
sth on a cruise. The Triton has brought the follow-
ing passengers:—Dr. Heckett, Inspector of Hospi-
tals, Gibraltar, and three daughters; Miss Colin
Smith, Lady Georgina and Lady Olivia Stratford,
the Rev. Mr. Mahony, Lieutenant Godfrey Cooper,
44th Regiment, on leave ; and 13 seamen and marines,
invalids.
It is understood that the Triton has on board the
body of Lord Cottenbam, brought from Italy, for in-
terment.
Corporal Wilson, Royal Artillery, and gunner
Evans, stationed at Bovisand battery, lost their lives
on Friday night last, on returning from Devonport in
a boat, the bows of which were stove in while under
canvas, near White-patch, Staddon heights.