The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-13 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam vessel Vivid
was on Saturday ordered to receive stores and be
held in readiness to proceed to Ostend, to sail at
an early hour this morning from Woolwich, to em-
bark his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and
suite, on his return to England.
Steam was got up on Friday on board the screw
steamship London, 90, at Keyham-yard ; her machi-
nery is reported to answer well. On Saturday she
was placed alongside the sheer hulk ; and to-day,
Monday, weather permitting, she will go outside.
Plymouth Sound, and try her speed at the mea-
sured mile. It is reported that she is destined to
take the flag in Ckina.
The crew of the screw steam-sloop Curlew, 9,
Commander William Horton, were paid off at
Devonport on Saturday. Her marines were sent
to Stonehouse barracks.

Twenty-one tons of Government stores are
ordered to be sent from Plymouth to Liverpool for
conveyance to Cape Coast Castle.
After remaining one week in Plymouth Sound,
the dismasted troop-transport Bombay, Captain
Flamank, was towed into Catwater on Saturday.
It is understood that ker repairs will be completed
in the Plymouth Great Western Docks.
The Acadia, Captain T. Thomas, has arrived at
Chatham with a cargo of Canadian timber and
masts for the dockyard, and on Saturday com-
menced unshipping her cargo.
Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, K.C.8., and
Major-General Hon. J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8.,
had the honour of dining with her ,Majesty on Fri-
day evening.
The Illustrious, 42, training ship, Capt. R. Harris,
will be paid off at Portsmouth on the 31st inst., and
the crew will be turned over to the Britannia, which
will be commissioned by Capt. jt. Harris on the
following day.
The Himalaya, steam troopship, Commander J.
Seccombe, will be under the hands of the engineer
department at Portsmouth until the 21st.
Owing to deficient discipline on board the screw
steamship Russell, 60, Capt. H. A. Storey, the
Lords of the Admiralty have been under the neces-
sity of taking her away from her station as guard-
ship of Coastguard at Falmouth, for the purpose of
instituting official inquiry. In consequence of in-
structions from the Admiralty, the Port Admiral
signalled the Russell, and on Thursday instructions
were received from the Admiralty for holding a
court-martial this day (Monday) on board the flag-
ship Impregnable, 104, Capt. W. 11. Stewart, in
Hanmaze. The affair is exciting considerable inte-
rest among naval men and others. Mr. Lindopp,
the quartermaster, will be brought from prison at
Exeter to give evidence for the prosecution. The
charges of Capt. Storey against Lieut. Hall are
seven in number, and framed in very copious terms.
The following is an epitonc: :
" First.—Nov. 14.—Punished Michael Kennedy
and Jesse Wybrow greater than was awarded by
Capt. Storey.
" Second.—Nov. 16.—Capt. Storey wrote, in de-
faulters' book, that punishments were not according
to his orders. Lieut. Hall returned the list to the
Master-at-Arms, and said, If the captain did not
choose to punish the men he did not.' Contempt.
" Third.—Sept. 6, 1858.—Punished Frank Le
Montre ;10 days' leave stopped. Capt. Storey
ordered this not to be done ; Lieut. Hall ordered
double punishment.
" Fourth.-L--Lieut. Hall did not enter this punish-
ment in the defaulters' book. _ . _

" Fifth.—Aug. 22.—Lieut. Hall shook his finger
in Lindopp's face.
" Sixth.—Oct. 27.—Behaved in an unofficerlike
manner to Lieut. Osburn.

" Seventh—Oct. 13—Behaved in an unoffieerlike
manner to George Jones."
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. Bullock, to the
Nile; Lieut. T. W. Bennett, to the Orion; and W.
H. De Burgh, midshipman, to Victor Emmanuel.