The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's steam yacht. VietOria and Albert,
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, left Portsmouth har-
bour yesterday morning for her moorings off
Osborne, to be in attendance upon her Majesty and
the Court.

The Neptune, 91, screw, Captain Sir W. Hoste,
Bart., is expected to proceed to Spithead about the
17th inst. She is manning very successfully. •
The Fire Queen paddle-steamer, Master Com-
manding F. W. Paul, was undocked at Portsmouth
yesterday.
The Urgent screw troopship, Commander H. W.
Hire, will move out of the steam basin at Portsmouth
this morning to a berth in the harbour, where she
will complete her outfit for further service.
The Supply screw storeship, Master-Commander
W. H. Balliston, sailed from Spithead early yester-
day morning for Woolwich.
Spithead and St. Helen's Roads are at the pre-'
sent time entirely denuded of shipping, not 6. single
pendant of any description being in the range of
sight outside Portsmouth harbour.
The Austrian brig Splendido, Capt. G. Visin, from
Singapore Hoppe Feb. 2, and the Cape of Good Ho April
15, took refuge in Plymouth Sound on Saturday
evening. She was bound with a valuable cargo of
tin, Gambier pepper, cassia, hides, and rattans for
Trieste, but when about to enter the Straits of Gib-
raltar some three weeks since, met a friendly Ame-
rican trader, the captain of which kindly informed
her of the existence of the present war. It is stated
that having left. his port before the date of declara-
tion the ship and cargo would have been exempt
under certain contingencies ; now that she has en-
tered a neutral port she is open to all liabilities
should hostilities be commenced. Several Austrian
merchant vessels which called for orders at Fal-
mouth remain there for refuge, but two of them, the
barque Osctitel, Capt. Cetcovitch, and the brig Cet-
terina S., Capt. Medin, both from Havannah, have
recently run the gauntletiand are now discharging
their cargoes of sugar in the Plymouth Great
Western Docks.

The hospital ship Belleisle, 6, from China, was
towed into Plymounth Sound yesterday (Monday
evening) by the paddlewheel steam sloop Virago,
6, Commander M. B. Dunn, which was coming from
Ireland with 180 supernumeraries.
The barque Mezies, Capt. Jago, from Colombo,
the 115th of April, for London, which arrived at
Plymouth on Monday, reports that after being in
company 36 hours she separated on Saturday night,
at 10 o'clock, off Ushant, from a two-decked ship of
war, apparently an old 74, bluff bowed, converted
into a transport. She carried the white ensign, and
appeared to have been on a distant voyage ; there
were no soldiers on deck. The wind was light,
from north-east, and on tacking the Btranger bore
away northwest under courses and royals.
Mr. John S. Taylor has been appointed additional
Master to the Fisgard. •

THE ARMY.

The depot of the 77t11 (East Middlesex) Regi-
ment, attached to the -Ist battalion at Chatham, is
now so strong that it can furnish 300 nc,n-commis-
sioned officers and men for service in India, which
number is expected to embark for Calcutta during
the preserft month. The strength of the 77th depot
is about 700 men.

The Ist Devon Militia are now assembled at
Exeter for 21 days' drill and exercise, under com-
man4 of Lieut.-Col. Davie, M.P. The muster in
large, and the men exhibit a proficiency in drill.
The West Essex Yeomanry Regiment, com-
manded by Major G. Palmer, will assemble for a
week's duty this year at Chelmsford. The day ap-
pointed for the muster is the 17th of September
The Royal Carnarvon Militia assembled at Car-
narvon on Friday last for 21 days' training, under
the command of Lieut.-Col. Macdonald.
The various regiments of Middlesex militia will
assemble during the present week for training and
exercise. The 4th Royal South Middlesex Regiment
will assemble at Hounslow for 21 days' training on
Friday next. The 2d Tower Hamlets Militia will
assemble at the head-quarters, Bethnal-green, this
morning, for three weeks' exercise. The Edmonton
Royal ,Middlesex Regiment of Rifles is to assemble
at Barnet on, Friday next for 21 days' training.
The Royal East Middlesex Militia are to assemble
on Friday at the head-quarters, Hampstead, for 21
days' training. The Royal London Militia will as-
semble for training on Friday morning at their
head-quarters, Artillery-ground, City-road.