The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-31 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The squadron of honour for Cherbourg to accompany
the Queen will consist of the following vessels of war, and
the proceedings will be carried out without any ostenta-
tious clemonst: a iun :—Royal Albert, 131, screw, lag of
Vice-Admiral Lyons ; Renown, 91, screw Captain Arthur
Forbes ; Diadem, 32, screw, Captain William Moorsom,
C. 8.; Euryslas, 51, screw, Captain J. W. Tarleton, C. 8.;
Ttrrible, 21, paddle, Captain Frederick H. H. Glasse,
C. 8.; Racoon, 22, screw, Captain J. A. Paynter. The
yachts on the_occasion zn attendance will be the Osborne,
Fairy, Vivid; Banshee, Five-Queen, and. Black Eagle.
Admiralty orders have been reosived at Cha.tham for the
large berm.? Atlas] filtrate Afersei,3.l% to b.e.daunc*eal on
the 11th of August, when she will be Jury-rigged and navi-
gated to Portsmouth for the purpose of being fitted. Her
machinery has arrived at Chatham Dockyard, and has
been stowed away on board the vessel for conveyance to
Portsmouth.

The Castor, 36, has been dismasted at Chatham, and is
now completely stripped. She has returned her stores
into the dockyard previously to being paid off into ordi-

nary.
The Racer, screw sloop, Commander the Hon. J. Paken-
ham, and Archer, steam vessel, Commander Anderson, are
ordered to proceed to the West Coast of Africa, after leav-
ing their present service as part of the Cherbourg squadron.
The Meanee, SO, has been taken into the fitting basin at
Sheerness, to complete machinery, &c.
Vice-Admiral Lord Lyons will re-hoist his blue flag at
the main this morning on board the Royal Alb-rt, and
continue to fly it during the pleasure of her Majesty, by
whose command this henouralle brevet is made. His lordship
remains ashore at the Portland, Southsea, where, with his
staff, ho will transact business and receive visite until Tues-
day next, on the evening of which day be will embark for
the Cherbourg excursion in company with her Majesty's
squadron. On that evening his lordship will give a ban-
quet on board in honour of his Excellency Marshal the
Duke of Malakhoff, G.C. 8., &-c., who will be his gue-t for
the voyage. Twenty-eight guests only will form this dis-
tinguished party, comprising the Duke, the Lords of the
Admiralty, diniral Sir George Seymour, General Sir J.
Y. Scarlett, Rear-Admiral Superintendent the Hon. G.
Grey, and the captains of the fleet.
The steam freight-ship Satlej is expected at Portsmouth
on or about the sth proximo, to embark troops for Calcutta.
The Victoria and Alb ift royal yacht, C.ptain the Hon.
J. Denman. embarked the Prince Consort yesterday fore-
noon, and took him down to Portland, to inspect the pro-
gress of the works there.
The Board of Admiralty, comprising the Right Hon.
Sir John Pakington. M.P., Vice-Admiral W. F. Martin,
Rear-Admiral Milne, Lord Loraine, M.P., and the Right
Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P.' secretary, accompanied by
Rear-A miral Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., and Colonel
Greene, commenced their official inspection of Portsmouth
arsenal yesterday aft( raoon. The Board proceeded to the
Admiral-Stiperintentieni's office, and remained until be-
tween four and five o'clock, when they took a walk over
the dockyard. In the evening the Port-Admiral enter-
tained their Lordships at the Admiralty-house.