The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

:The British. ;rely steamer Palestine, frelLiia
pool, passed on the 23d of September, 80 miles
eastward of Gibraltar,..§ix 'English sail of the line
steaming westerty,-and shortly afterwards, on the
same day,three French sail of the line, making the
best of their way undo' Steath and canvas in the
shore direction. The Palestine also passed off the
coast of Portugal two line-of-battle ships, appa-
rently English, standing in the direction of
Gibraltar:
The Terrible 'was at Leghorn on the 23d of Sep-
tember. The Cadnius and the Argus left Malta on
the 24th of September for Gibraltar. The Ex-
Mouth arrived at Malta on the 28th of September,
from Naples. • • •- • -
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The division under Rear-Admiral Mundy has
left Spezzia for Malta, • calling at Genoa, but had
not arrived at Malta 'up to the 3d of October.
Her Majest v's • steam frigate' -Doris arrived at
Gibraltar on the 20th of September from Malta.
The Baron essa 'Voce°, Ottothan steamer, eaptaip
Newbolt, arrived at Malta on_the_24th of Septem-
ber, from Constantinople and Salonica, with 1,105
Ottoman troops for Tripoli, for which port she pro-
ceeded on the day following.
The Admiralty have appended a note to their
quarterly return of courts-martial of the Ist of
July, 1859, read onboard all her Majesty's ships
in commission, to the'effect that the proceedings of
the court-martial on Commander Hallett, held at
Malta in February last (Rear-Admiral Codrington;
president), have been declared irregular, and the
sentence invalid.
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The Perseverance, screw troopship; Commander
Power, steamed out of Portsmouth Harbour yes-
terday
.morning, to test' her machinery, &c.
Everything ,worked in the most satiSfaCtOry •
manner. . On 'her return into the harbour she
took in the moorings of the Prince Regent hulk,
for the purpose of swinging for the adjustment of
her compasses; Tlie 'Prince. Regent has berthed
temporarily alongside' the Bellerophon.
The Sphinx-, .6, puddle, Commander Day, V.C.,
was swung in Portsmouth Harbour yesterday, for
the adjustment of her compasses.
It was'expected yesterdaY at PlYmouth that the
screw steamship---Agamemnon, -6(1, Capt. T. Hope,
would leave for the Mediterranean ; the blue peter
was flying on Thursday.
Rear-Admiral Sir' e. Fremantle, K.C.8., AdMiral
of the Channel Fleet, went on Thursday on board
his Imperial Majesty's Brazilian corvette Bahiana,
13, in Plymouth Sound. A salute of 13'guns was
acknowledged by the flagship Impregnable, in
Hamoaze. -
The paddle Wheel steam tender Advice, 3, M. C.
Raymond commanding, from Queenstown, arrived
at Plymouth on Thursday with marine artillery and
supernumeraries.
The Turkish screw steamship
.Shadea, 90, went •
outside Plymouth Sound on Thiniday to try her
machinery.
Lieut. A.ll, Qwen, late of the Cumberland, 70,
has been appointed to the gunboat'Bouncer, at Ply-
mouth, and has succeeded in manning her entirely
with his old shipmates.
The following appointments wire made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. J. Brooks to the
Odin ; Lieut: P. J. •Patrickson, to the Wellington ;
Lieut. J. P. Cheyne,- to the -Asia ; Lieut.
Elton, to the Vulcan • Jelin Nihill, surgeon, addi-
tional to the James Watt.