The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Perseverance screw steam troopship, at Ports-
mouth, embarked at that port on Saturday for the
Cape of Good Hope, as under—Col. Burmester,
59th Regiment, and lady, 1 child, and 1 female
servant ; Col. Lodden and lady, 3 children, and 1
female servant ; Capt. Hall and lady, 4 children,
and 1 female servant. Royal Artillery, Capt.
Heberden, 3 corporals, 65 privates, 4 women, and 8
children. Royal Engineers, 1 woman and 3 children.
Ist battalion 2d Foot, Captain Thompson, Lieuten-
ants Grattan and Gossett, Ensigns Jackson and
Griffith, 2 sergeants, 4 drummers, 3 corporals, 97
privates, 3 women, and 4 children. 59th Foot, 7
women, 8 children ; 85th Foot, 1 man ; Cape Rifles,
2 men ; St. Helena Regiment, 8 men ; staff. 1 sur-
geon, 1 sergeant, 1 woman. The Perseverance
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour at 2 p.m. yes•
terday, and brought up at the Motherbank. blow
ing strong from south-west. She will call at Pem-
broke and Queenstown to embark the remainder of
her troops as enumerated in The Sun of the 4th inst.
It is stated at Portsmouth on good authority that
Vice-Admiral Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral
Sir H. Leeke, K.H., K.C.8.. and Captain Sir W.
Hoste, Bart., will succeed to the vacant seats at the
Board of Admiralty, and that the latter gallant
officer will contest the representation of Dover with
Mr. Bernal Osborne.

The Princess Charlotte, screw steam transport,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from China.
Her dates are Hong Kong, Nov. 28 ; Singapore,
Dec. 11; Cape of Good Hope, Feb. 12 ; Ascension,
arrived March 7 and sailed Bth ; St. Vincent's,
arrived March 22 and sailed the 23d; Madeira,
March 30 and sailed April 1. Her list of passen-
gers comprises Lieut. H. Hawkes, R.N., in naval
charge ; Surgeon H. H. Smith and Assistant-Sur-
geon Caldwell, in medical charge of invalids ; Sur-
geon J. T. Pritchard, from her Majesty's screw
steam gunboat Surprise, wounded in the leg during
the recent operations in China ; Mr. R. Drew,
second-master. R.N..; Lieut. M. W. Howell, R.N. ;
Lieut. P. W. Stephens, R.N. ; Assistant-Engineer
J. Barron ; Mr. J. H. Ryan, master, R.N. ; Mr. E.
M. Shacklock, master, R.N. ; Mr. M'Leod, Madras
Artillery; Lieut. R. A. T. Studdart, R.M.A. ;
Lieut. R. J. Spoffard, 59th Foot ; Mr. Maude,
Indian army ; Mr. Barting, carpenter, R.N. ; Mr.
Tonkin, boatswain, R.N. ; Mr. and Mrs. Moy-
nagh ; Mr. and Mrs. Valli and two children,
Mr. and Mrs. Musket and two children, Mr.
and Mrs. King and two children, Mrs. Winches-
ter and two children, Mrs. Menzies and one
child, Mrs. Chalmers and three children and one
servant, Messrs. G. Stone, Peacock, Watson, Chris-
tiansen, Stanez, Margaud, and Parson ; 211 mili-
tary and naval invalids, six women and four chil-
dren. The Princess Charlotte has had a tedious
passage home, having been at sea (exclusive of her
stoppage at the various ports) 133 days. She made
her passage from China to Ascension chiefly under
canvas, whence she has been nearly the whole
way under steam, but from the length of time she
has been from England her bottom has become very
foul, which has necessarily considerably length•
ened her passage homewards. She sailed from
Queenstown for Blmbay on her outward voyage on
the 14th November, 1858, with detachments of her
Majesty's 18th, 33d, and 95th Regiments. She has
received no orders at present, but is expected to
come into harbour from Spithead this day, to land
her invalids, passengers, &c. The following deaths
steam Marines;
have occurred on the passage home :—Dr. Lee,
Indian army ; Mr. Wayth, late master of the screw
steam gunvessel Surprise ; Mr. Grey, late chief
fantdhebosycsre;w 4
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cipally of the 95th Foot and Royal Artillery) ; and
1 distressed British subject.
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1 seamen of

The screw steam gunvessel Assurance, 4, Com-
mander C. Aynsley, steamed into Portsmouth har-
bour from Spithead on Saturday.
The screw steam frigate Liffey, 51, Capt. G. W.

Preedy, from Ireland, arrived at Plymouth on Satur-
day, and landed 17 invalids at the Royal William
Victualling-yard. She is reported to be leaky.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :
W. H. Thompson, assistant paymaster, in charge,
to the Jackal ; Wm. Noble, assistant-paymaster, to
the Hannibal ; Francis A. Simpson, second master,
to the Jackal ; and Wm. Lochart, acting assistant-
surgeon, to the Imaum.