The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

THE NA Ir 7.

The Torch, 5, screw steam gunvessel, Commander F.
G. Smith, is now quite completed at Chatham, where she
awaits her sailing orders. She will proceed to the coast of
Africa.
The screw steamship St. George, 91, Capt. the Hon. F.
Egerton, in Plymouth Sound, will, it is expected, be ordered
to Liverpool. She is yet short of a few hands.
Lieut. Eugene C. Batty, commanding the gunboat Violet,
tender to the Eagle, owing to over-exertion in getting her
ready for sea, burst a bloodvessel a few hours prior to her
departure from Plymouth, and was conveyed to the Royal
Naval Hospital.
The screw steam sloop Pelican, building at Pembroke,
coramander
will be navited therefrom to Plymouth b
s
Paul and a party of seamen from the Devonpoy
rt Dockyard.
The Lords of the Admiralty have, at the special request
of the Prussian Government, given perznission. to M. P. von
Wineke to enter the British navy. M. von Win eke has
been appointed to the screw steamship Trafalgar, 90, Capt.
Edward G. Fanshawe, and an attempt was made on Mon-
day last to put him on board, when that ship was with the
squadron off Plymouth, in attendance on the Prince of
Wales. That effort havi= proved unsuccessful M. von.
Wincke has been placed on. the sbooks of the flagship Im-
pregnable, 104, Capt. Lord Frederick H. Kerr, in
Hamoaze.
The Trafalgar is expected
_at Plymouth in a few days.
The screw steam frigate _emerald, 51, Capt. A. Cum-
ming went, steam,undcerhaCharles
le sF or
Fremantle
an
tle ' s Wednesday,
squ afdrormon—B
To xi Poolz., the
into Hamoaze.
Two of iSir
screw steamer Donegal, 101, Capt. H. Broadhead, and the
Aboukir, 90, Capt. D. Curry, dismasted two fishing smacks
on Tuesday, when they were escorting his Royal Highness
the prince of Wales down Channel.
The screw steam sloop Greyhound, 17, Commander
Francis W. Sullivan, which returned to Plymouth from
the Channel Squadron on Tuesday evening has some
defects to make good. She is ordered to prepare for foreign
service—the Mediterranean it is said.
The Malacca, 17, steam sloop, 200-horse power, was again
tried yesterday, at the measured mile, Mapling Sande, with
very satisfactory results.
The average speed attained was
8 knots per hour.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :-43. G. Johnston, master to the Asia, for the
'mat tar or ite ; R. Taylor, paymaster, to the Hornet • G.
Prince, assistant paymaster, to the Hornet ; J. N. Slade,
acting second-class assistant engineer, to the Cumberland
for charge of the machinery of the Fly ; J. Hervey, Henry
Clyde, and W. Gentles, acting third-class assistant engi-
neers, to the Nile, as supernumeraries for disposal.

AUSTRALIAN COTTON.—A sample of cotton was
lately brought io Sydney. It was grown at Port Curtis,
and bears a very silky appearance. It 3 quality renders it
very suitable for the foreign market.
The garrison at Messina at present is about 18,000
strong (official).
BRIGHTON ELECTION.—The nomination takes
place on Saturday. The candidates are Mr. F. Goldsmid
nd Mr. White, both Liberals. There is some talk of start-
ing a resident candidate named Moor.
SWINDLING ADVERTISERS —An advertiEsment
has appeared in the Plymouth Mail, offering black silks
at very low prices, and announcing that specimens will be
sent from Spitalfields on application. Of course, specimens
are approved of, and cash remitted for a certain quantity,
but the goods are never sent, and the advertiser cannot be
found,