The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

NAVAL AND ZIIILIT 4 RY INTELLIGEXCE.

.the Shannor, 51, screw frigate arrived at
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Point de Galle, Ceylon, on the 4+l2' of January,
ront Calcutta, to embark the 80th Re im3iat
firn•otmhetAheinCeraipz,n a
sporttion oGf a um' len ech
chita, a
ari rav-neod
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ther division in the Etcrlish transport R.bert
Knox ; thoe in the GAme Cock were shifted into
the Australian steam transport, and proceeded on
the sth to Calcutta. The Australian also took
in tow the Himalaya, 6, iron screw troop frigate,
Commander H. Haswell, having 250 horses ou
board, from the Cape, having broken her interme•
diate shaft, but able to use her after engine. The
other divili(..n of the 80th, together with detach-
na-nts of the 6th and 13th Regiment; were trans-
' (erred to the. Sydney steam transport, and left on
the 10th inst. for Calcutta. The remainder of the
80th Regiment, comprising 6 officers, 197 men, 12
wom?n, and 22 children, arrived in the Euphrates
on Saturday, the 16th January, and embarked on
board her Majesty's ship Shannon, which was
awaiting the arrival of the ternainder of the 6th
Regiment, shortly expected.
Megtera' 6, iron screw troop ship, Commander,
George T. M. Purvis, sailed from Point de G. 11.3
for Calcutta on the 24th January.

APPOINTMENTS.
LinitenAnts.—Heury T. Boger (1854), to the
Nile, screw, at Devonport ; John Ward (1849),
John R. D. Cooper (1856), and Thomas M. M.
Wynyard (1883) to the Pembroke, 60, screw, coast-
guard vessel at Leith ; Stapleton J. Greville (1847),
to the Victory, 101, flagship at Portsmouth.
Paymasters.—Alfred Whitehorse (1850), to the
Euryalus, 51, screw frigate at Davonport ; Albert
Lew (1855), to the Wellington, 72, coast-guard
vessel at Greenock ; Bernard T. Colley (1855), to
the Exmouth, 90, screw, at Devonpott.
Paymaster's Assistants.—Fre2erick 0. L. Patob.
(1857), to the Euryalus.
Second Master.—Charles W. Stevenson (1853),
to the Marlborough, 131, straw, at Portsrmiuth.

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Clerk.—Charles E. Tames, to the Euryalus.
Midshipman.—C. H. Edon' to tue Euryalue.
The Chesapeake, 51, screw, Commodore Rundle
B. Watson, C. 8., sailed from Point de GAlle on the
26th of January, for Trincomalee and Calcutta.
Ship at Calcutta, Jan. 10.—Pylades, 21, screw;
Pearl, 21, screw ; Pe!orus, 21, screw ; Roefracir,
6, screw ; Assurance, 4, screw. The Hon. Com-
pany's s'eauiers Pluto, Dalhousie, and Fire Queen.
Contrac., steam vessels Bengal, Ave, and Ben-
tiuck.

Arrogant, 47, screw, commenced roasting under
the steam basin sheers, yesterday morning, at the
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Ouracoa, 31, screw, Captain T. 11. Mason, has
made several trials with Clifford's patent boat-
lowering gear, and in coming in from Spithead to
Portsmouth Harbour, the ship being under 8 knots,
the quarter boats were ordered to . lowered with
an officer and crew, and the experiment satitfied.
Captain Mason that the principle is invaluable.
The ship's way was not stopped for a moment, and
the quarter boats pulled into harbour afterwards.
Renown, 91, screw, Captain Arthur Forbes,
arrived at Spiihead on Sunday evening, from
Sheerness. She is without doubt the handsomest
and most powerful 90-gun ship afloat.
The following steam-vessels are at Devonport :
In the sound—Wellington. In Harbour—lm-
pregnable, Royal William, Exmouth, Cambridge,
Implacable, Hogue, Lapwing, Euryalus, Ajax ;
Sylph and Nautilus, tenders.

Mr. Williams, master commanding of the Ban-
shee, Admiralty steam-vessel, yesterday received
from the British Consul at Antwerp a valuable
diamond rind as a present from his Royal High.
'less Prince Frederick William of Prussia.