The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-29 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Yesterday, by command of the Admiralty, and
with a view to raise a spirit of emulation among
the men of the Royal Marines, orders were promul-
gated at the Woolwich, Chatham, Portsmouth, and
Plymouth divisions that an allowance of 2d. per
day, in addition to the regular pay, is to be made
to the men of each company who proved themselves
the best marksmen in rifle practice.
Yesterday the Commissioners of the Admiralty
took up the undermentioned ships for transport
service—viz., the Friends, for Gibraltar ; the
Dependant, for the Bahamas ; the Fiery Cross,
for Hong Kong ; the Agnes, for St. Helena ; the
Fontabelle, for Jamaica : the Sir Edward Paget,
for Simon's Town ; the Jenny. Jones, for Corfu ;
the Emily, for Honduras ; the Sir G. F. Seymour,
for Bermuda; the Osbert, for Barbadoes ; and the
Mercutio, for" Algoa Bay.
The Royal Albert, 121, screw, having made good
her defects, was yesterday moved from dock into
harbour to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C.
Fremantle, C. 8., in command of the Channel
squadron, which is ordered on a cruise to the east-
ward.

Yesterday the hired freight-ship Briseis hauled
Out of the London Docks, having on board upwards
of 300 tons of military stores and several steam
traction -engines for the use of the military expedi-
tion to British Columbia and Vancouver's Island.
She is expected to drop down to Gravesend this
day, to take on board a further number of Royal
Engineers proceeding to the colony. Yesterday
the Admiralty took up another vessel (the Shel-
borne) to carry stores to Columbia.
The Dutch squadron of Rear-Admiral t'Hooft
tind the Russian frigate Swetlann remain in posses-
sion of Spithead. Yesterday the PortzAdmiral of
Portsmouth, Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., and staff
Nywnt in the steam-yacht Firequeen, Master-Com-
mander Paul, and visited the Dutch Admiral on
board the 50-gun frigate Evertzen, when the
captains of the Dutch squadron were presented to
law'. On leaving, Sir George was saluted with 17
guns, the Victory returning the compliment with
13. Bear-Admiral t'Hooft, accompanied by his
Flag-Lieutenant and Consul Van den Bergh, Che-
valier, was entertained at dinner last
evening 1,7 Sir George Seymour at the Admiralty-
house. Tlie"officers of the squadron are visiting
the varictas objects of interest in the port and gar-
rison.

The steam transport Mauritius, Capt. Crookshanks,
arrived at Sp ;ahead yesterday morning from China
and Havannail. She brought no passengers, and
only a few Government . stores from Hongkong.
She sailed from. Portsmouth for China on the 17th
of June, 1857, with the 93d (Sutherlandshire)
Highlanders on beard, but on her arrival at the
Cape of Good Hope received orders to 'proceed to
Calcutta instead of China, and place her troops at
the disposal of the Governor-General of India.
Since then . she has been employed in carrying
troops between India, China, &c.
The Neptune, 120, sailing- three-decker, under
conversion to a 91-gun screw tWo-decker, has nearly
300 men employed upon her at Portsmouth to ex-
pedite her completion.
Mr. Thomas D. Allison has been appointed
acting assistant-surgeon to the Esk ; and Mr. Henry
Wilson, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Camilla.