The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-31 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The squadron of honour for Cherbourg to accompany
the Queen will consist of the following vessels of war, and
the proceedings will be carried nut with ,ut any ostenta-
tious dernonsti a iun :—Royal Albert, 131, screw, flag of
Vice-Admiral Lyons ; Renown, 91, screw, Captain Arthur
Forbes; Diadem, 32, screw, Captain William Moorsom,
C. B.; Euryalus, 51, screw, Captain J. W. Tarleton, C. 8.;
rrible, 21, paddle, Captain Frederick H. H. Glasse,
C.B. ' • Racoon, 22, screw, Captain J. A. Paynter. The
yachts on the occasion in attendance will he the Osborne,
Fairy, Vivid, Banshee, Fire Queen, and Black Eagle.
Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham for the
largo ,•crew steam frigate Mersey, 40, to be launched on
the 11th of August, when she will be jury-rigged and navi-
gated to Portsmouth for the purpose of being fitted. Her
machinery has arrived at Chatham Dockyard, and has
been stowed away on board the vessel for conveyance to
Portsmouth. _

The Castor, 36, has been dismasted at Chatham, and is
now completely stripped. She has returned her stores
into the dockyard previously to being paid off into ordi-
nary.
The Racer, screw sloop, Commander the Hon. J. Paken-
ham, and Archer, steam vessel, Commander Anderson, are
ordered to proceed to the West Coast of Africa, after leav-
ing their present service as part of the Cherbourg squadron.
The Meanee, 80, has been taken into the fitting basin at
Sheerness, to complete machinery, &c.
Vice-Admiral Lord Lyons will re-hoist his blue flag at
the main this morning on board the Royal Alb rt, and
continue to fly it during the pleasure of her Majesty, by
whose command this honouratle brevet is made. His lordship
remains ashore at the Portland, Southsea, where, with his
staff, he will transact business and receive visits until Tues-
daythle next,cb f,rb oonnrgt heexecvuernsiionngwithh will e
her Majesty's
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squadron. On that evening his lordship will give a ban-
quetoifn whichcom p:lna;
on board in honour of his Excellency Mar3hal the
Duke of Malakhoff, G.C. 8., kc., who will be his gue t for
the voyage. Twenty-eight guests only will form this dis-
tinguished party, comprising the Duke, the Lords of the
Admiralty, dmiral Sir George Seymour, General Sir J.
Y. Scarlett, Rear-Admiral Superintendent the Hon. G.
Grey, and the captains of the fleet.
The steam freight-ship Sntlej is expected at Portsmouth
on or about the sth proximo, to embark troops for C,lcutta.
The Victoria and Alb3rt royal yacht, C,ptain the Hon.
J. Denman, embarked the Prince Consort yesterday fore-
noon, and took him down to Portland, to inspect the pro-
gress of the works there.
The Board of Admiralty. comprising the Right Hon.
Sir John Pakington, M.P., Vice-Admiral W. F. Martin,
Rear-Admiral Milne, Lord Lovaine, M.P., and the Right
Hon. H. T. L. Curry, M.P., secretary, accompanied by
Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., and Colonel
Greene, commencal their official inspection of Portsmouth
arsenal yesterday aftereoon. The Board proceeded to the
Admiral-Superintendent's office, and remained until be-
tween four and five o'clock, when they took a walk over
the dockyard. In the evening the Fort-Admiral enter-
tained their Lordships at the Admiralty-house.