The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

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will be'replac-A nee gI8t1i::-•
Hussar 4, wlncii is, to ire embodied in Leeds. Ti.e
2d battalion of the-9tli Foot has arrived 'Brad.
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evleral very important alterations ere ordered •.
to be carried out at 'Chatham daekyard, in order-, z.;!
still farther to improve that large naval eStiblieli-
inelit. Among the works ordei;d- to be undertakers ' • 1
is that: of extending No. 2 dock inwards, in, order
to render it capable of receivingline-of-battleshipa ;
the estimated cost required this year for the under-
taking is 47,0001. The extension of No. 3 dock is
proceeding, and the works are in a very forward
state; the sum of 26,000/. will be required to com-
plete that basin. The roof of the testing-honsei,
also to be extended at an expense of upwards rt
2,0001., and the necessary works will be at Once
commenced for obtaining a better water supply for
the dockyard. In addition to the other alteration,'
in progress, it is intended t, extend and improve
Chatham Dockyard, by means •of convict labour, at
an estimated expense of 142,0001. For the purpose
of carrying out the improvements contemplated.
nearly 1,000 convicts will be employed.
The freightships Thomas Blythe, Champion, and
Emina Colville commenced shipping military stores
yesterday from Woolwich Arsenal for the Mauri-
tius, Barbadoes, and Colombo. •
The iron paddle wheel steam vessel Oberon, 3,late
on the Mediterranean packet station, having com-
pleted repairs at Woolwich, is ordered to be brought
forward for commission. •
The Admiralty paddlewheel steam yaehb.-Black
Eagle, tender to the Tisgard at Woolwich, yester-
day steamed down the river on an experimental
trial of a newly invented steering apparatus, under
the: consideration of the Admiralty board.
tier Mljes t yin gunbeati, Julia and Misletoe, 60
horse-power each, in progress of repair at Wool-
wicti, are ordered
,to be pled i
ordina wnd-Alaseeteare.. - •
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The new screw steam corvette Challenger, in bail*:
at Woolwich, has shipped. her boilers supidied:in.:
four compartments ; the cylinders aniLother
por-
tior#s of her machinery are also in course of fitment
by Messrs. Penn, the contractors, who propose
beitig ready for a first trial of engines in the last
week in April, after which the Challenger will be
laid up at Woolwich, in the third-class steam
reserve.

THE MEDITERRANEAN. .
MALTA, Feb. 20.—0 n the 15th her Majesty's
ship Harpy returned from Italy, where she had
beep sent to laud Father Zappetti, the Jesuit priest,
to whom Sir William Reid, the Governor, had re-
fu.cd permission to land in Malta.
On the 17th her Majesty's ship Wanderer, re-
turned from Tripoli, having conveyed there the
British Vice-Consul Reid and family. Some gentle-
men and ladies took advantage of her going to have
a lOok at Tripoli. The Bey, Osman Pacha, was
very hospitable and courteous ; asked the gentle-
men to dinner, took one of the ladies in his own
carriage to a pie-nie, and gave two reviews, one of
about 5,000 foot and 800 cavalry; the other of
about 500 Bashißazouks.
The dinner was a near approach to a Euro-
pean one, but had enough of the Etsteru cha-
racter to make it interesting—such as a lamb
roasted whole, which was capital. There were 19
guests present, the hour was 7 p.m., and all de-
scriptions of wine were supplied, .of which the
Turkish guests all imbibed freely, except the VOW',
mander-in-chief of the trcops, a stern old Mussul-
man. On the return of the Pacha from-the pie-nict
with the young English beauty, his cavalcade being
pr 1
ceded by a stout Arab, mounted on an immense
dr medary, the Arab women fancied it was a wed-
di g, and came out to welcome them with the Arab
mairriage songs, but they were speedily undectived.
Tle European ladies had an opportunity of seeing
hilklarem and his one wife, the Bey restricting
himself to one. The Turkish authorities paid a
visit to the ship, and appeared much pleased with
thO gun exercise, the firing of shells, and other
manoeuvres. It was quite a time of feasting
during the Wanderer's week stay, and the Euro-
peim Consuls gave dinners and entertainments.
Previous to leaving, the Bey sent the young lady
who had accompanied him in his carriage an Arab
pony, which is cream coloured, with black mane
arid legs. The scene at the gate of Tripoli was
most exciting when the Bey entered driving an
English lady in his carriage, since it was a thing
ultheard of in Tripoli for the Bey to be ao free
with a " Feringhee, ' and the wild Bashi-Ilazouks
and Moors could only conceive that the Bey must
have taken the beautiful stranger as his bride, so
that as he passed through, some 200 of these Bashi-
Bazouks, mounted as they were, set up a wild
Moorish shout, equivalent to our hurrah, and
threw their -guns high up in the air, and caught
them as they descended. This is the highest com-
pliment that the Turks can pay to a superior, and
whenever they do it they become greatly excited.
There is a peculiar and indescribable wildness in
the cry they set up on such an occasion. The old
Bey stroked his beard, and appeared gratified at the
very idea of his subjects supposing he had obtained
such a beautiful treasure for his bride. During the
stay of the vessel the whole of the officers were sup-
plied with horses from the Pacha's stables, and he
behaved in every way as a free-hearted, liberal,
Turkish gent!emen. The Wanderer leaves on Mon-
day for Tunis, conveying there, on a diplomatic
mission, the Hon. Victor Houlton, chief secretary
to this Government. On the 19th, her Majesty's
ship Indian arrived from Greece. 21st. Her Ma-
jesty's ship Urgent arrived from Alexandria.