The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-06 00:00:00

111 E NAVY.

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A letter from Malta, dated Sept. 29, says :
" H.M.S. St. Jean d'Acre is still cruising off the
island. She communicated with the port on the
22d, when 21 new cases of lung disease were reported.
An extraordinary number of cases of this kind has
lately occurred on board this ship. The steam troop-
ship Himalaya is still here waiting orders. Besides
her we have in port the Hibernia, receiving ship;
James Watt, line-of-battle ship, undergoing repairs;
Mohawk gunboat, in dock, having her machinery
repaired ; Caradoc despatch boat, and Boxer gun-
boat, lying in Sliema Creek, the last without boilers,
which are being repaired in the dockyard. The
Queen, line-of-battle ship, is shortly expected from
Tunis. The Argus, corvette, left at sunset to-day
to survey Graham's Shoal."

The following letter is dated Malta, Oct 1 :
" Since despatching my letter by the French boat
yesterday morning the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamers Ripon and Vectis have arrived,
the former at 5 p.m. yesterday, from Southampton
and Gibraltar, and the latter at half-past 10 o'clock
last night from Marseilles, bringing the India and
China mails. Both left the same night for Alex-
andria. The Vectis has on board Sir J. M'Carthy,
the newly-appointed Governor of Ceylon.
" The French steamer Du Trembley arrived this
morning from Tunis, which place she left on the
29th ult. No movements have taken place among
the fleet. The St. Jean d'Acre is still cruising out-
side.

" The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Massilia, with the overland portion of the Mauritius
and Bombay mails, and the Delta, with the heavy
portion, have just come in from Alexandria. The
delay in their arrival was occasioned by the Otta-
wa, outward steamer, breaking down, and having
to be towed into Aden by the steamer having on
board the Mauritius mail."

The screw steamship St. George, 90, in Plymouth
Sound, has discharged her powder, and was ap-
pointed to go lap Hamoaze yesterday to have some
alterations made in her head. It was incorrectly
reported that she had a leak aft. A pipe leading
from the machinery through the gunroom having
burst, a quantity of bread was wetted in the store-
room, and the steward concluded that it arose from
a leak in the ship.
It is not expected that that portion of the Chan-

nel fleet at Plymouth will continue long is the

Sound. The crews will most likely be paid down,
and granted leave of absence ; some have already
obtained leave. All the ships are refitting. The
Conqueror is completing with coal. The Centu-
rion is receiving provisions, apparently for another
cruise. On Tuesday night the watch on board the
Conqueror observed flames in the midship part of
the lower deck of the Centurion, which was lying
near, and sent assistance immediately. By the
time they arrived the fire had been discovered on
board, the first to give the alarm being a seaman,
who at the time was sleeping in his hammock. The
flames were promptly subdued, but the firebell was
kept ringing all night. The fire occurred close to
the boilers, and one of the ship's beams is consider-
ably burnt. The cause is unknown, but it is sup-
posed to have arisen from a naked candle baying
been placed in contact with some clothes hung to
dry.

The screw steam corvette Jason, 21, was hauled
on Thursday from the basin into the lock at Key-
ham Steamyard, and was appointed to go into
Hamoaze yesterday. On the arrival of her fan
from Woolwich she will probably make a trial of
her machinery.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Cameleon, in-
tended to carry 17 guns, was yesterday hauled out
of the basin at Woolwich and was moored along-

side the Hebe hulk in the river, under orders to be
brought forward for the first-class steam reserve.
The steam storeship Industry, Master Comman-
der Hodges, laden with naval and victualling stores
for Ascension and Rio Janeiro, having adjusted
compasses, will sail this morning from Greenhithe

for her destination; and the paddle-wheel steam
sloop Spiteful, Commander Wilson, under orders to
relieve the Firebrand, will also sail from Green-
hithe this morning.
The Tartar, 20, screw steam corvette, 250 horse
power, Capt. Hayes, was yesterday inspected by
the Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness, Vice-Admi-
ral W. J. Hope Johnstone, and Staff, who spoke
highly in praise of the condition of the vessel. The
Tartar will leave Sheerness to-day for Spithead,
there to await further orders.
The Edgar, 91, screw, Capt. Katon, carrying the
flag of Rear-Admiral I. E. Erskine. the second in
command of the Channel fleet, hes unbent sails, sent
down topgallantmasts, and unrove i unning gear for
overhaul and refit, alongside Portsmouth Dockyard.
Her crew were yesterday paid wages, and one
watch granted leave ashore. The leaden pipes of
her head-shoots are being removed, and copper ones
substituted. She has some other trifling defects to
make good, the whole of which will be completed
in their repairs in about 20 days' time. The re-
mainder of the ships at Spithead are to have their
crews paid, make good their defects, and fill up
with stores and provisions for further use.
The Vigilant, 6, screw despatch vessel, in the
steam reserve at Portsmouth, steamed out of Ports-
mouth harbour to Spithead on Thursday, to test
boilers and machinery on the completion of her re-
pairs. All worked satisfactorily, and at the conclu-
sion the Vigilant returned to her berth in the har-
bour.

The Sutlej, 51 screw, has been removed from the
steam basin at Portsmouth to the harbour, in readi-
ness to make her contractors' trial of machinery,
which takes place today, weather permitting.
The Tribune, 31, screw, lately paid off at Ports
mouth on her retui a from the Pac;fic, has ken
placed in the steam basin to receive new boilers
and undergo the necessary repairs to hull and
machinery.
The Hyacinth, late 16-gun sloop, is fitting in
No. 6 dock, at Portsmouth, for a coal depot, to be
stationed at Portland. Her six upper strakes of
copper, now being placed on, came from the bottom
of the Prince Regent, and the stamp mark on it
shows that it was placed on that ship's bottom in
1847. A still more remarkable instance of the pre-
servation of copper on a vessel's bottom occurred
in this dock a few weeks since, when the Eagle
frigate was in No. 7 dock. Her copper was
found to have been on 29 years, end proved to be in
such condition that it is on at the present time. The
Eagle has been commissioned since by Commander
Strode, and is now fitting as a training-ship.
It blew hard all yesterday at Portsmouth from
the westward, and all communication between the
ships of war at Spithead and the shore was forbidden
by signal from the Semaphore and her Majesty's
ship Britannia.
The War Department steamer Lord Panmure, H.
T; Moore commander, arrived at Woolwich yester-
day from Devonport and Portsmouth, having dis-
charged at Purfleet 1,800 ammunition casks, and
3,000 whole, half, and qvarter barrels of powder,
30 tons Of grape and canister shot, together with
eight obsolete guns and 700 tents for the Tower.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—The Hon. E. S. Dawson
and C. Johnstone, midshipman, to the St. George;
J. Fellowes, midshipman, to the Ariel ; A. G. IV ar-
chepe and F. D. Radcliffe, naval cadets, to the St.
George; P. S. Lambert, chief engineer, to the Corn-
wallis; C. Tucker, promoted to the rank of chief
engineer, and appointed to the Indus for service in
the Narcissus ; J. Langlands, promoted to the rank
of acting first-class assist.-engineer in the Alert ;
H. Slade, surgeon, to the Miranda; J. Burke, pay-
master, additional, to the Wellesley; G. Barnes,
paymaster, to the Miranda ; A. Hunter, clerk, to
the Trafalgar ; and E. W. Jago, assist. clerk, to
the Miranda.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The second of the Italian
Concerts, at which Mademoiselle Titiens and Signor Giuglini
are the principal vocalists, takes place to-day, the pro-
gramme consisting of selections from Verdi's " Trovatore"
and Flotow's Martha." One Shilling Day, Friday, Oct.
s.—Admissions on payment, 2,409; ditto by season tickets,
530; total visitors, 2,939.
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