The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

The following is from a letter, dated Malta,
August 16

"-Her Majesty's troopship Mega3ra, Commander Hender-
son, left this-for Corfu on the 13th inst. to bring back inva-
lids. The Spanish war steamer General Alava, having on
board the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands,
which touched here on Saturday, left the same day for Alex-
andria. This is the first Spanish ship of war that.has visited
Malta during the last 30 years. She is expected to call here
on her return to Carthagena. We are daily expecting here
the Spanish frigate Princess de Asturias and the war steamer
Vulcan, of the same nation, which have left Spain for Bey-
rout, and will probably touch here on their way. The pas-
sage of the French expeditionary corps through Malta
continues, and steamers laden with troops arrive in rapid
succession. In addition to the Borysthene and Amerique,
'which together brought about 1,550 officers and men and
24 horses, the following arrivals have taken pie ce:—Gange,
French packet, on the 13th, from Marseilles, with Colonel
Canbert, Lieut.-Col. Sandreville, Chef. de Com. Gangie, five
other superior officers, 31 officers 60 non-commissioned
ffi ocers, and 750 men; Ceres, French screw line-of-battle
ship, on the 14th, from Toulon, with Lieut.-Col. Ville-
neuve, 27 other officers, and 817 non-commissioned officers
and men; Yonne, French screw troopship, on the same
day, from Algiers, with Capt. Farey, seven other c fficers;
250 non-commissioned officers and men of theArtillezy, and
230 horses; Mogadore, French steam frigate, on tilt, same
day, from Toulon, with Col. Dariceau, 12 othev officers, and. 399 non-commissioned officers and men of tb.o3 13th Regi-
ment, and threo Artillery officers ; Simois, French packet,
on the 15th, from Marseilles, with 16 officers. and 567 non-
commissioned officers and men ; Asmodee, :French steam
frigate, on the 15th, from Toulon, with 17 officers, 483 non-
commissioned officers and men, one horse, scud 19 mules ;
Aube, French steam transport, on the 16th (to-day), from
Toulon, with 400 horses, 12 officers, and 241. non-commis-
sioned fficers and men of Artillery."
We learn by eleciiic telegraph from Plymouth
that the troopship Lady Clarendon, Capt. Wilkie,
from Calcutta, April 15, and Simon's Ba y,. June 29,
with theBth and 53d Regiments, in charge of Lieut.-
Col. English, C. 8., arrived in the Soutiel last even-
ing.

The new screw steamship Gibraltar, 1:01, is placed
in No. 1 dock, in Keyham steamyard, -to have the
cleats knocked off and to be coppered.
The screw gunvessel Espoir, 5, at Ply mouth, has
been put in 'commission W T for Command Douglas.
She is now at the Rubble-bank, in Han inane, near
the dockyard,' and is stored for a crew o f 60 men.
Vice-Admiral Sir A. Fanshawe, C. 8., (3 omnian der-
in-Chief at Plymouth, re-hoisted his firm r yesterday
(Wednesday) on board the Impregnable:, 104, Capt.
Lord F. Kerr, in Hamoaze.
The screw steam gunboat Hind; •tozider to the
Russell, 60, left • Plymouth on Tuesday for Fal-
mouth.

A naval court-martial assembled hi Chatham
harbour, on board the Wellesley, 72, givardship of
ordinary, Capt. G. Goldsmith, C. 8., for the trial of
Lieut. James Waller O'Grady, and a warrant
officer, late of her Majesty's sloop Elk, 12. The pri-
soner was arraigned on the following cii arges
•' First, for that he, the said Lieutenant James Waller
O'Grady, being a lieutenant of and belonging. to her Ma-
jesty's sloop Elk, did, on or about July 21, 1860, in the
presence of his messmates, make use of the following ex-
pressions to Lieut. George Robert Bell, first. lieutenant of
the said sloop, I consider your conduct blackguardly ;
that you are taking advantage of your posiition, and that
you are a blackguard for so doing,' or words: to that effect.
:Second, for that he (Lieut. James Waller 0' Grady), being
in actual service and full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and a
lieutenant of and belonging to her Majesty's sloop Elk, did
refuse to apologise to the said Lieut. George Robert Bell
for making use of the said expressions when recommended
to do so by Commander H. Campion, of the said sloop."
The.prisoner pleaded guilty to the fLst charge,
and not guilty to the second. The court, having
heard the evidence of Commander H. Campion, the
commander, and several of the officers formerly of
the Elk, the prisoner read a very able defence, and
handed in several certificates, after which the
Court remained some time in deliberation, and on
its opening the prisoner was acquitted of the second
charge, and having pleaded guilty to the first charge
was sentenced to lose two years as a lieutenant,
and to be severely reprimanded. The court also
tried Mr. John Burridge, late boatswain of her
Majesty's sloop Elk, on the following charges :
"1. For that he, the said Mr. John Burridge, being
boatswain of her Majesty's sloop Elk, did, on or about the
24th of October, 1859, refuse to do any more duty, and did
persist in his refusal, after three days had been given him
to consider his conduct; 2. For that he was, on or about
the 30th of June, or the morning of the Ist of" July, 1860,
absent from his duty, and when called' by Private Thomas
Farrance, on the morning of the Ist of July, 1860, did say
that the First-Lieutenant might go to -, and all his
fraternity,' or words to that effect."
The prisoner, who pleaded "Not Guilty" to both
charges, was' defended by Mr. W. W. Hayward,
solicitor, of Rochester. The Court was occupied a
considerable time in the examination of the wit-
nesses for the prosecution, and the prisoner having
been granted time to prepare his defence the Court
adjourned. On its reassembling the prisoner read
his defence, in which he denied making use of the
expressions contained in the second charge, after
which the Court deliberated and found the prisoner
guilty of both charges—the sentence being that he
be deprived of his warrant, and that he serve three
years in her Majesty's navy as an able seaman.
The trial lasted till nearly eight o'clock last night.
Mr. W. H. Ward's marine signals were yester-
day subjected to the final experimental tests at
Woolwich, preparatory to their being received on
board the ships of the fleet at Portsmouth, whither
they are now to be despatched with the approba-
tion of the Board of Admiralty, so as to undergo a
more extended course of trial over various ranges
from ship to ship at sea. The trials yesterday at
Woolwich commenced at half-past two o'clock on
board the flagship Fisgard, under the personal
supervision of Commodore the Hon. James R..•
Drummond, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty,
and Superintendent of the Dockyard, who for some
time past has taken considerable pains in improving
the present imperfect mode of signals, and has con-
sequently encouraged with more than ordinary
interest the invention of Mr. Ward, to whom
he has suggested alterations and additions vary-
ing from the original system proposed about 18
months ago, and which have been adopted with
marked advantage in simplifying the system and
adding to its general improvement and facility of
action. Commodore Drummond, accompanied by-
Commander Hawker, Mr. Hall, Mr. Ward (the
inventor), and other officers of the yard proceeded
on board the Fisgard at half-past 2, and made an
interesting trial of the night telegraph, without
lights. Four of the lanterns, forming a complete
numerical, or cypher and alphabetical code, sus-
pended in a vertical line, telegraphed a course of
signals, which were rendered visible at a short dis-
tance only, and after nightfall a succession of sen-
tences were transmitted from ship to shore, and re-
plied to, a small apparatus, on the same principle,
having been provided for the purpose on shore, and
which is intended for the use of gunboats and ship&
of small burden. The experiments were exceed-
ingly satisfactory, and the invention was hailed by
officers and men as likely to be productive of in-
calculable benefit to the seafaring world at large.
A number of Mr. Ward's signal flags recently
adopted by the navy were also exposed in one of
the sheds of the yard, for the pturpose of displaying
their effect in a drooping position. The flags are
made in pennant form, and possess the advantage of
being distinguished in all positions, whether ex-
tended by the breeze or drooping in a calm. In
the position yesterday the various hues embracing
the colours of the rainbow were clearly, discerned.
The flags are of three sizes, and half their length is
their greatest width. The whole is ordered to be
packed to-day and forwarded to Portsmouth.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Frederick S. Ray, master,
to the Fisgard, for surveying daties ; Archibald
Bain, chief engineer, to the Indus, for the Gibral-
tar ; John M. Smith, chief engineer, to the Cumber-
lama, to the Meanee ; Henry Newton, chief out
neer, to the Indus, for the Brunswick ; William
Robinson promoted to chief engineer and ;
ap-
pointed to the Cumberland for the te
A. W. Buist promoted to the chfioerf engineerthe Go
and appointed to the Cumberlatondthe chief en
liah ; James Mangnall promoted
for the Chal-
lenger -assist.-
As Henn, Thompson, John
neer and appointed to the Cumberlandistant-engineer,
lenger ; A. M'Leod, first-class
to the Indus ; Henry
kaaon, second-class
John L kb assist.-
engineers,engineer, to the Indus;
A, au s ur—,
I, second-
Osborne, and Alfred
ill.;
to the
Moir,
second-engineer, to the Algiers;
class assist-engineer,
.to the Orion. John
acting second-ela
Thomasngine er, to M. Thompson, acting third-class assist.-
the Centurion ; R. Ditchburn, acting
third-class assist.-engineer, to the Conqueror ;
James Jack, acting third-class assist: engineer, e
to
the Aboukir; Hugh Aitkin, acting third-class
assist.-engineer, to the Edgar ; Angus
Wlntyre,
acting third-class assist-engineer, to the Mars ;
John Pickles, acting third-class assist.-engineer, to
the Mersey ; and Thomas S. (Mee, acting third-
class assist.-engineer, to the Amphion•

On Sunday last,"
Glasgow, ---,,.-m--..______ _ -_,-----
THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND..--"
"the Rev. Dr. Caird, of
says the Caledonian Mercury,
was the preacher in eirathie church. The Queen,
the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, Lord and Lady J.
which was largely swollen by,
Russell, Sir G. Grey, and the members of the Royal suite
were among the audience,
strangers from Ballater, Braemar, and places further dis-
tant. The subject of discourse was Paul's address to the
Athenians, from Acts, xviith chap., 16th verse, and on-
wards; and the discourse itself was characterised by great
power
anjci subtlety off
dtilictoiugoiah.,, as well as remarkable elo-
quence