The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-08 00:00:00

A letter from Malta, dated Valetta, Nov. 2, says:
—" Her Majesty's line-of-battle ship Caesar, 90,
Capt. T. H. Mason, arrived on 31st October from
Beyrout in 20 days, and her Majesty's frigate Mel-
pomene, 51, Capt. C. J. F. E wart, on the same day
from Corfu. The London, 90, Capt. H. Chads, came
in on Nov. Ist from Naples in five days. The Mel-
pomene, it is said, will proceed to rejoin the admi-
ral at Corfu after the arrival of the next mail from
England, and will take up with her the admiral's
wife and two daughters, lately arrived here from
England. The Caesar and London are also to pro-
ceed to Corfu to join the admiral, after taking in
stores and undergoing some slight repairs. The gun-
boat Assurance left for Corfu on 31st October, car-
rying the mail for the fleet, which had arrived the
previous evening by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Euxine from Marseilles. The
Victor Emmanuel, 91, Capt. W. J. C. Clifford, C. 8.,
is expected shortly from Corfu, to take in stores,
&c., and afterwards to rejoin the admiral. There is
some talk of the Cressy, 80, Capt. the Hon. C. G.
J. B. Elliot, C. 8., now at Naples, coming down
here, Capt. Elliot having been appointed some time
ago to the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, now in this port.
The new captain of the Cressy, Capt. Harvey, ar-
rived here a few days ago from England. The gun-
boat Boxer has had her boilers put in, and will
shortly go outside to tryler engines. After land-
ing some officers at Tripoli (Barbary), who are to
proceed on an antiquarian expedition to Cyrene,
she is to be stationed at Marsala for the pro-
tection of the little British colony there, for
which service her small draught of water renders
her particularly well adapted. The Supply
storeship, recently arrived from England with stores
is expected to leave to-morrow on return. Her
Majesty's ships now in port are the Hibernia (flag-
ship of Rear-Admiral Codrington, C. 8.); the St.
Jean d'Acre, the Cesar, and the London, line-of-
battle ships ; the Melpomene frigate, the Boxer
gunboat, and the Supply storeship."
The screw corvette Orpheus, 21, 400-horse power,
fitting at Chatham dockyard for the steam reserve,
is expected to be completed by Saturday next, when
she will vacate-No. 2 dock, where she is at present
being coppered, and proceed to join the second-class
steam reserve. The large dock in which the Orpheus
is now lying will, on the removal of that vessel,
have the necessary alterations commenced to adapt
it to receive the large mail-clad iron vessel-of-war
ordered to be constructed in it.

The paddlewheel steam sloop Spiteful, 6, Com-
mander Wilson, having completed with coal, left
Plymouth Sound yesterday (Wednesday) for the
entrance to the Channel to relieve the homeward
bound, and to keep a look-out for the Hero, 90, with
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
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The War Department screw steamship Lord Pan-
mure, H. T. Moore, master, having discharged
powder and shell, and received returned stores at
Devonport, left Plymouth Sound yesterday (Wed-
nesday), for Woolwich.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Richard Oliver, third class
assistant•engineer to the Cumberland, as supernu-
merary ; Andrew Cornish, third class assistant-
engineer to the Miranda ; William Childs Archbold
and John Bolas, acting third class assistant-engineers
to the Indus, as supernumeraries.