The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

ing the coast of Sicilyjand while in the neighbour-

hood of Catania, about the end of June last, the
second master, Mr. Jarrad, was attacked with cho-
lera. lle has since quite recovered and returned to

duty. It is with much regret, however, I have to
report the death of the surgeon, Mr. Owen J.
Llewellyn, who died on the 3d inst., in the Royal
Naval Hospital, of diarrhoea, after a few days' ill-
ness. Several of the crew have been laid up with
diarrhoea, supposed to have been contracted on the
Sicilian coast, but it is satisfactory to state that at
present all on board are in good health. Owing to
the constant obstructions arising from quarantine,
which one town or di:strict imposes on another, it
is not improbable the further survey of the coast of

Sicily will be discontinued or given up, and should
this be determined on Iceland may be selected as
the scene of the hydra's future hydrographical
labours. ller Majesty's iron screw troopship

Simoom, Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, which has made
an excellent passage of 19 days from Malta to Ha-

lifax, with the first division of the 3d brigade Royal
Artillery, is expected back here about the 18th,
with the 10th brigade Royal Artillery, and will
leave again on the 24th inst. for Halifax with the

head-quarters of the brigade. The iron screw
steamship Supply, Staff-Com. C. Bawden, arrived
here on the Gth inst. from Deptford, Spithead, and
Gibraltar, with Government stores. She has on
board some heavy moorings, to be laid down for the

use of the Royal Navy in the newly-acquired an-
chorage called the French Creek. It is expected
that the Supply will leave on her return to England
in eight or ten days, taking condemned stores. The

Austrian ironclad frigate Archduke Ferdinand Max,
Captain Berry, left port early yesterday morning,
on her return to Trieste, having completed the

repairs for which she was sent to Malta. Her
captain and officers, I understand, were highly
pleased with the kindness and attention re-

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ceived from the naval authorities during their stay

here. The Sehwartzenburg, frigate (bearing the

broad pennant of Corn. Pokorny), will have made
good her defects by Saturday next, when she will
proceed to Smyrna. An interesting event took place
here on Thursday, August 1. On that day was laid
the first stone of the new royal naval dock in the
French Creek, by Rear-Admiral Kellett, in presence
of the principal officers of the dockyard and a few
private friends. The grand ceremony of laying the
key-stone will, it is hoped, come off about October,
when the works will be far enough advanced to
admit of the public being present, without fear of a
flooding of the works, a contingency which is at
present not at all improbable. Thanks, however, to
the arrangements made by the Admiralty civil en-
giceer, Mr. Lovell, everything worked admirably,
and the stone was set at a depth below sea-level of

41ft., mithout any disappointment on the part of the
authorities or inconvenience to the guests.
The Prince and Princess 'reek paid a visit to Al-

dershot yesterday afternoon, when a grand review o
the troops of the division took place. The troops
formed on tLe Queen's Birthday-parade, on Cove-
common, shortly after 2 o'clock, under command of
Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., in
one line of contiguous column. Their Royal High-
nesses, accompanied by Sir James and Lady Yorke
Scarlett, Colonel Newdegate, A.A.G., Col. ller-
bort, C. 8., Col. Laffan, R.E., and Col. lluyshe,
R.A., arrived on the ground shortly after the for-
mation, and were received with the usual salute.
The division having been inspected, and the Prince
and Princess having taken up a position atthe salut-
ing base, the troops marched past as follows :
The Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal
Artillery, in open column of batteries and squadrons
at a walk, and the infantry in open column of grand
divisions in quick time, viz.—Staff of the division,
Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett,K.C.B, commanding;
Staff of the cavalry brigade, Major-Gen. E. Hodge,
C. 8., Col. lluyshe, and B, C, D, and B batteries,
C Brigade, Royal horse Artillery, Major Anderson
and the King's Dragoon Guards, Col. Shute and 4th
Dragoon Guards, Col. Fit z-Wigrarn and 15th King's
Hus,ars, Col. Eiger and C and II Batteries Royal
Artillery; Staff of the Ist Infantry Brigade—Major-
Gen. 11. Renny, commanding; Major Deacon and
5-Ith Regiment ; Major Rice and 72d Highlanders ;
Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col. Lacy and
56th Regiment. Staff of 3d Brigade.—Col. Greer,
C. 8., 68th Light Infantry, commanding ; Col.
Synge and 43d Light Infantry ; Col. Cooper and
70th Regiment ; Major Kirby and GBth Light In-
fantry. Staff of 2d Brigade.—Major-Gen. Camp-
bell, CAB., commanding.—Col. Call And Ist Batta-
lion 18th Royal Irish ; Col. Wyatt, C. 8., and 65th
Regiment; Col. Browne, C. 8., and 44th Regiment.
As the Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal
Artillery passed the saluting point they wheeled
round and again passed in the above order at a trot.
The Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery again passed
at a gallop. As the Infantry passed they formed
columns of companies, and closed to quarter dis-
tance on the leading company, formed columns en
masse, countermarched, and then passed the salut-
ing point from the reverse flank left in front. They
again countermarched, and for the third time passed
the saluting point in line of contiguous column of
brigades. The movements incidental to a field day
were then gone through, in which all arms of the
service took part. In the course of the battle the
entire division crossed the Basingstoke Canal by
several pontoon bridges, which were thrown across
by the Royal Engineers, the Cavalry taking the
valley by Norris and &lamer Bridges. After an
hour and a half's fight the division was ordered to
quarters, which were r.2ached at 4.30. This was the
first afternoon field day for the season, and, in con-
sequence of a rumour that prevailed during the
morning to the effect that her Majesty would be pre-
sent, there were a very large number of spectators.
The day was intensely hot, and the men paraded
without knapsacks. About 5,600 of all ranks were
present. Their Royal Highnesses were the guests
of Sir James and Lady Scarlett during the evening.

THE LOSS OF THE MISSIONARY BARQUE

JOHN WILLIAMS.

The report of the loss of the missionary barque
John Williams, on the north end of Savage Island,
has been confirmed by the arrival at Sydney of Cap-
tain Williams and the officers and crew in the brig
Tawcra, from Tahiti, via Navigators' Island. From
the particulars supplied by Captain Williams, it
seems that on the 9th of January the ship went off
Savage Island, and the boats went on shore. At
evening the boats returned to the vessel, which was
then four or five miles from the shore, and as
the wind was getting light, all sail was made.
The wind soon after fell off altogether, and
as the ship was getting near the reef, the
boats were got out and sent ahead to
tow. Blue lights were burned, and a man was
kept sounding, but could find no bottom. with the
deep Sea line. At half-past 10 o'clock at night the
boat's were called alongside, and the ladies and chil-
dren, and then the other passengers and the crew,
were got into the boats. As soon as the boats left
off pulling the ship's head turned to the reef, and
she was almost in the breakers when the boats
quitted her. She struck at 11 o'clock with a tre-
mendous crash. The boats, with their freight of
72 souls, got to the shore, and the passengers were
taken through the surf, two or three at a time, in a
canoe, by the natives. All were landed safely.
The next morning the ship was seen lying on the
reef, with her back broken, and the sea breaking
right over her. Some natives went on board, but
could succeed in saving only very little of the goods.
—Melbourne Argus, June 27.

CAPTURE (IF A CHAMELEON I1`( SNOW -II ILL.—A
chameleon was run overon Tuesday last by a cab on Snow-
hill, whore tho road branches off to avoid the Holborn-
valley improvements. When first observed the little reptile
was slowly creeping up the spoke of the wheel, which had
nearly amputated its tail. Its rescuer, fearing to touch the
creature with his uncovered hand, rolled it up in hie
handkerchief and brought it to our office for identification.
On opening tho parcel we found it to contain a chameleon
(Charade° Africanus). It bad been badly injured, the wheel
of the cab having grazed the skin from off a considerable
portion of its tail. We purchased the quaint-looking lizarl,
and having immensely alleviated all injuries ty the judici-
ous application of glycerin ) and its health by a feed of
green caterpillars, we are happy to state that the chame-
leon captured on Snow-hill is in a fair way to conval-
escence. The reptile must have escaped from seine package
while being conveyed from one peat of Loudon to another.
Possibly it might have been brought from a Chip recently
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