The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-23 00:00:00

The whole island of Fort Manoel has in consequence
been put in quarantine for 15 days, at the termina-
tion of which period the 24th will be rtmoved to
Verdala Barracks, vacated by the 100.,h, and the 2d
battalion (Bth), which has been temi orarily quar-
tered at Pembroke barracks, will return to Fort
Manoel. The following is an amended list of the
ports arrivals from which are put in quarantine at
Malta, and the terms of quarantine enforced : Con-
stantinople, 5 days ; ports in the Black Sea, Austrian
ports in the Adriatic, ports of France, ports of Eng-
land, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, ports of Cron-
stadt, Netherlands, Stockholm, and Stettin, Algiers,
Brindisi, Taranto, Genoa, and Naples, Norway,
and Alexandria, 15 days ; Leghorn and ports in
Italy not included in the above (except Sicily and
the island of Sardinia), 7 days; Tunis, 10 days; and
Sicily, 21 days.
Admiral Sir Wm. Martin will succeed Admiral Sir
C. Fremantle as Commander-in-Chief at Devon-
, port at the end of this month.

Her Majesty's hydraulic iron cased gun vessel
Waterwitch, 778 tons and 160 horse power, built at
the Thames Iron Works at Blackwall, was yesterday
taken into the fitting basin at Woolwich after trial
to be surveyed and to be received over from the con-
tractors by the Government authorities. The Water-

witch, from her novel system of propulsion, ifr; natu-
rally an object of much interest. She was yesterday
inspected by Commodore Edmonstone, C. 8., Supe-
rintendent, and the survey throughout in hull and
machinery was commenced by Mr. Ladd, master ship-
wright, and Mr. Trickett, chief engineer and inspec-
tor of machinery, and assistants. The ship will be
docked in a few days, when the survey will be com-
pleted.

Her Majesty's steam storeship Fox, Commander
Moriarty, in basin at Woolwich for the purpose of
being overhauled and thoroughly repaired, hrs had
her figurehead and knee removed, the stem timbers
and other parts having been found to be decayed.
Notwithstanding this the repairs are ordered to be
proceeded with.
The steamship St. Lawrence, Capt. James, went
down the river and sailed from Gravesend on Satur-
day morning, bound for Quebec, after shipping 3,887
boxes of ammunition and other military stores from
Woolwich. The St. Lawrence is sister vessel to the
Thames, which took out a full cargo of stores last
month, and is the last vessel which will attempt the
North American voyage this season.
The Megmra, screw storeship, Capt. M. Dunn,
having embarked some naval supernumeraries, sailed
from Spithead yesterday afternoon from Plymouth,
en route to the Mediterranean.
The Imperial Russian steam corvette Griden, Capt.
S. Konarzewski, having undergone some necessary
repairs, was removed from the Camber dock to along-
side the jetty at the dockyard yesterday morning,
to reship her guns. She is also coaling, and will
leave in a few days on her return to Cronstadt, in-
stead of proceeding to Amoor as originally in-
tended.

A pondrous and powerful armament is now in
readiness for shipment at Woolwich Arsenal for the
new Packpool battery at Portsmouth, consisting of
50 13-inch mortars. The mortars were cast and
prepared for service in the Baltic during the Russian
war, and have been lying in store at Woolwich since
that period. The beds have been re-adjusted and
painted anew. They will be despatched by early
conveyance to their destination.
Nos. 2 and 3 batteries Ist Brigade, Royal Artil-
lery, in command of Capt. F. R. Glanville and
Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. C. Henry, headquarters Gib-
raltar, are under orders to proceed to Bermuda, and
Nos. 4,5, and 6 of that Brigade, in respective com-
mand of Capt. J. A. Price and Brevet-Majors H.
L. F. Greville and C. F. Young, are ordered to
Halifax.