The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

(PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PORTSMOUTH, Saturday Morning.
The screw transport Australian, Captain Burn, arrived
at Spithead this morning from Balaklava, which she left
on the 27th ult., with 300 men of the third division of the
Army Works Corps, and the following passengers :
Major Roney (Jagers) ; Captain Wilson, 55th Regiment •
Captain Willan, 13th Regiment; Captain Lobel', Royal
Engineers; Lieutenant Rainsford, of the 9th ; Mr. Barras
(Assistant-Superintendent), Mr. Isaac (Adjutant), the Rev.
Mr. Morgan (Chaplain), Mr. Wall (Paymaster), and Mr.
Huntley (Assistant Paymaster), all of the Army Works
Corps ; Mrs. Sutyens and children, Mr. Mackinder and
family, Mr. Walker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart,
one of the Land Transport Corps, four of the Commissaries
of the Army Works Corps, three of the Commissariat De-
partment, one of the 3d Dragoon Guards, two soldiers'
wives, and two horses.
The Australian passed on the Ist inst., in the Douro
passage the screw steam-ships Golden Fleece, Jason, and
Calcutta, bound eastward ; passed on the 10th the screw
steam-ship Sydney, coming out of Gibraltar ' • on the same
date off Cape Trafalgar, the brig Ellen, of Newport ; on
the 11th, passed the ship Sir Colin Campbell, off Cape St
Vincent ; on the 15th, the barque Inkerman, lat. 47 deg
5:) min. N., long. 7 deg. 25 min. W.; experienced strong
northerly winds since leaving Gibraltar.

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived—Screw-steamer Boyd, from New York ; Caro
line, Dantsic; Eugene, New Orleans; St. Jacob, Dantsic
Sailed—Emeu, screw-steamer, for Havre ; Saranak,
Philadelphia; Afiica, steamer, Now Yolk.
QUEENSTOWN, May 15.

Wind W.N.W.
Arrived—Bolivia, from Callao; Entarpriae, St. Domingo•
DUBLIN, May 16.

Wind W.N.W.
Arrived. —Visklor, from Rotterdam.
KINGSTOWN, 31 ay 16.

Wind N.W.
Arrived.—Oneida, from Constantinople.

(BY BIIBMAZINII ANb KRITISN TELIEGBAPR.)
GRA.VHSEND, Saturday, 10.26 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; tide, four hours' flood • fine.
Arrived, May 16.—Prima Vida and Gesina Jantina,
from Porto Rico ; Mangerton, Bombay ; Daurinia, St.
Lucia ; London, Accra.
Sailed—Castle Eden, for Madras ; Mary Black, Gibral-
tar.

DEAL, Saturday, 9.30 a.m.

Wind W., moderate.
Passed—City of Sydney, from Mauritius, for London ;
Burlington, from London, for Corfu ; Mangerton, screw
steamer, from London, for Limerick.
Anchored—Runnymede, from London, for Freemantle;
St. Louis, from London, for Calcutta.

THE POST•OFFICE AND THE NEWSPAPERS.—The abo-
lition of the stamp duties on newspapers and the substi-
tution of a postage charge have caused a decrease of
about one-fourth in the number of newspapers posted.
There are still about seventy-one millions of newspapers
per annum posted, or 200,000 per day. Of these much
the larger portion bear the impressed stamp.—Civil
Service Gazette.
THE NEW MILITARY HOSPITAL AT HAMBLE.—The
ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of this new Sani-
tarium by the Queen on Monday next will be one of the
completest interest. The time officially named for the
ceremony is 11 a.m. H.M.S. Arrogant, 47, will pro-
ceed to moor off the spot this day, and will bear the
flag of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8,, the Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, on the occasion. A
squadron of some importance will also attend the
Royal flotilla, consisting of Captain Codrington's (red)
squadron of the gun-boat flotilla (47 in number). These,
arid numerous other adjuncts to the fleet, will moor off
the Royal landing-place, man yards, rigging, and dress
ship. The 22d Regiment of Foot, with their splendid
band, will proceed from Portsmouth to be upon the
ground, and also the 7th and 23d from Winchester. The
arrangements are under the direction of Lord Parmnre,
and the military arrangements under the command-
in-chief of Major• General Breton, Lieutenant-Go-
vernor of Portsmouth and Commander•in-Chief cf
the south-west district. Steam-packets will run from
Portsmouth, Southampton, and the isle of Wight to the
scene of interest, Major-General Breton went to Os-
borne yesterday morning to take the Royal pleasure as
to Monday, and afterwards his Royal Highness Prince
Albert embarked in the Fairy, and crossed the Solent
to inspect Fort Moncton and the new works adjacent.
Her Majesty expressed her intention to Major• General
Breton of inspecting the militia in Portsmouth garrison
on Tuesday next.