The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

¶?he order for the engines of the new steam ram
about to be constructed at Millwall, has been given
by the Admiralty to John Penn and Son. They are
to be of 1,250 indicated horse-power, and it is ex-
pected that they will secure to this iron-plated man-
of-war a speed of 14 knots.
Letters from Malta, to the 23d inst., report the
departure thence for the eastward, on the 17th, of
the Argus steam sloop, and, for Corfu, of the Ra-
coon steam corvette - and, on the 19th, of the Ariel
steam sloop, for England, after landing, to be placed
in position at St. Clement's, the whole of her guns.
This vessel has completed her five years' commis-
sion, and returns At in every respect to be recom-
missioned. Her Majesty's steam frigate Euryalus,
which has on board our midshipman Prince,
arrived on the 13th of May from Canea, after hav-
ing. visited Alexandria end all the ports of the
Syrian coast. During her s tay at Alexandria, which
was over a month, the whoise of the ship's company
were liberally supplied witil beef, mutton, fresh
bread, rice, flour, coffee, sugar,. tobaceo, and even
sherry for the officers, at the cost to the Pasha of
from £5OO to 1:600 a-day. Cai-riages with four
horses and steam yachts on the Niile were placed at
the disposal of the Prince and officers of the ship,
and Nubur Bey, the director of th,t transit, whas.
specially deputed by the Viceroy to at tend up.r.M is
Royal Highness. On the part of the yO rung
ee
some very handsome gold-mounted ope.-a glasses,
telescopes, revolvers, mathematical rostrum ents,ar.d
other such like objects have been largely .huted
to Pashas and other Egyptian and Turkish aLith, °-
rifles at places visited by his Royal Highness. 2he
Victor Emmanuel screw liner left on the 19th Of
May Valetta harbour, which the Brunswick screw
liner entered on the same day to make good a
sprung spar, followed on the 21st by the Marl-
borough, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Fan-
shawe, and the Renown, steam liner, which, with
the Orion, another steam liner, the Euraylus steam
frigate, the Hibernia receiving ship, bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Codrington, Superintendent
of Malta Dockyard, the Vigilant and Lapwing
steam gunboats, Azoff and Kertch sailing gunboats,
Caradoc steam despatch vessel, Boxer steam tender,
Hearty steamtug, -Medina steam surveying vessel,
and Supply steam storeship, were in Valetta harbour
on the 23d of May, while the St. Jean d'Acre, Prin-
cess Royal, and Victor Emmanuel cruised in the
offing, to be joined by the Admiral in the Marl-
borough, with the other screw liners and the
Euraylus, after celebrating the Queen's birth-
day ; on which day his Royal Highness Prince Al-
fred, with the Rear Admiral, Superintendent, and
the Captains and Commanders of her Majesty's
ships in port, will be entertained at dinner by the
Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Fanshawe, and
in the evening by Lady Le Merchant and the Go-
vernor at the Palace. The Etna screw steamer,
Capt. Hockley, reached Malta on the 20th of May,
having on board Lieut.-Col. Anderson, 35 officers, 5
officers' wives, 3 children, 5 servants, and 780 non-
commissioned officers and privates, 58 women, and
61 children, of the second battalion 22d Regiment;
Major Boothby (with wife and 2 children) 4 other
officers, 1 servant, and 126 non-commissioned officers
and gunners, 9 women, and 21 children of the Royal
Artillery ; Capt. Rich, 3 other officers,2pfficers' wives
and 7 children, 2 servants, 134 non-commissioned
officers and privates, 9 women, and 15 children ofithe
Royal Engineers, to reinforce the Malta garrison ;
Capt. Smith, 4 privates, 4 women, and 3 children of
the second- battalion 15th Regiment • Capt. Colville
(with wife and servant), 2 other officers, 21 pri-
vates, 1 woman, and a child of the second battalion
3d Buffs ; Capt. Clarke, 4 other officers, 32 privates,
4 women, and a child of the first battalion 21st Re-
giment ; and 1 private of the fourth battalion Rifle
brigade; making, with the vessel's crew. a total of
1,470, landed, after a splendid run of a few hours
short of eight days, without a single casualty or
accident, which called forth from the officer com-
manding the troops a complimentary letter to Capt.
Hockley.
The six weeks granted by the French Emperor
to allow Austrian vessels to quit French ports has
been revoked, in consequence of a French and Sar-
dinian vessel having been seized by the Austrians
at Trieste ; and we understand there are three
French war steamers now cruising in the Malta
channel, looking out for Austrian vessels. There
are some 40 Austrian merchant ships in the port of
Malta, none of which of course, under present cir-
cumstances, dare venture out.
An Austrian ship put into Malta a few days ago,
having sprung her rudder. She was bound for
Bordeaux, and has consequently had a lucky escape.
The Austrian steamer Imperatore, lately arrived
at Malta from Smyrna, with a cargo, for Trieste,
continued in port, as the Austrian Lloyd's Com-
pany, to which she belongs, have not only deter-
mined to suspend all their Mediterranean lines, but
propose sending to Malta for shelter some of their
finest ships now in the Levant. Others will lie up
at Syra and Smyrna, none returning to Trieste,
from the fear that that place may be bombarded by
the French and Sardinfans, or that they may be
detained by the squadron of the former, said to have
already reached the Adriatic. The voyages of the
Vorwcerts, which used to run with the mails be-
tween Malta and Corfu, have been discontinued,
and the last steamer from Alexandria for Trieste
went no further than Corfu. The crew of the Im-
peratore, many of whom are Venetians and Italians,
are being gradually paid off for obvious reasons.
Preparations are being made for quartering troops
in the new fortress over the Lasaaris-gate, at Malta,
where several vessels have arrived from England
bringing powder, solid shot, cartridges, percussion
caps, and 64-pounder guns. Several of the guns
are being mounted ;n Verdala, in the Cottonera dis-
trict. Other vessels have passed on, touching at
the island, with like cargoes,for the lonian Islands.
On Thursday last the Phaeton (late 50 gun fri-
gate, in No. 1 dry dock at Sheerness), which has
recently been cut asunder in midships to be con-
verted into a screw steamship, underwent the pro-
cess of the after body being launched 34 feet from
its original position. The after body was supported
in a launching cradle, or slipway, on an inclined
plane of five-eighths of an inch to the foot, and was
mechanically moved by purchases to its intended
difitance, only extending one inch and a half beyohd
her 34 feet, as intended.
The Emerald, screw steam frigate, at Sheerness,
Capt. A. Cumming, is to be inspected on Monday
next, on which day her crew are also to be paid
their advance; she is ordered forthwith to join the
Channel squadron at Spithead. She has her sails
bent already for leaving.
The Majestic screw steamship, 80 guns, in the
fitting basin at Sheerness, is ready for the pendant.
The Assurance, 4, screw steam despatch vessel,
Commander C Aynsley, sailed from Spithead for
the westward at daylight yesterdaymorning.
The Victoria, and Albert royal steam yacht Capt.
the Hon. J. Denman, arrived in Portsmouth har-
bour from Cowes, and was yesterday filling up coal
from the Maidstone depot.
The Agamemnon, 91, Capt. Thos. Hope, fitting
at Portsmouth, has commenced coaling at the north
quay at the steam basin. •
For some time past considerable dissatisfaction
has been manifested by the numerous bodies of
sawyers employed in her Majesty's dockyard, Wool-
wich, from the excessively low rate to which the
scale of prices has been reduced by order of the
Board of Admiralty, insomuch that their weekly
receipts at task work from 7 o'clock in the morning
to half-past 7in the evening, including the extra
allowance for the purchase and supply of saws, files,
and other necessary tools, never exceeds £3 per pair
of men, under the greatest exertions; the upper
man, who is responsible for the supply of the tools,
receiving £2, and the under man £l. Many com-
plaints and appeals have been repeatedly made to
the officials of the yard, but without the desired
effect. Yesterday the whole of the men employed in
the timber inspector's department, after receiving
their weekly pay, amid much grumbling and
clamour, retired to their respective posts and unani-
mously resolved to strike from work. Mr. Sturdce,
master shipwright of the yard, was appealed to by
the inspector of the department, but they persisted
in a determination to yield to no persuasion nor
promises short of a redress of their grievances, and
remained, to the number of upwarks of 100, in a
surly mood the whole of the afternoon without work,
retiring at the usual hour, on the gates being thrown
open. A telegraphic order was expected in the
evening from the Admiralty proposing some suitable
arrangement, as the demand made by the men was
held to be not unreasonable, but the result was not
made known.

The following appointments were made at the
Admiralty vesterday :
V.eutenan4—Themas A. Swinburne, John G. Boileau,
Wm.. T. W. Hambly, and Robert J. Stotherd, to the Edgar ;
Alfred Luekraft, Edward P. Holme, W. N. Cornewall, and
W.. 7. Walker, to the Aboukir.
M ates—P. Stirling, to the Aboukir ; H. C. Onsilm, /43 the 33risk ; F. S. Vandermulen to the Edgar ; and A. S.
,
Morrtaguo, to the Cadmus.
MAshipman—F. A. Sergeant, to the Brisk.
Sur' geons.—Thomas Somerville, to the Edgar; James
David ;on, to the Aboukir; John T. Gabriel (additional) to
the Ed, Tar; William Evans (additional), to the ltuksell.
Assis taut-Surgeons—Joseph Halpin (acting), to the
Edgar; James Martin, to the Aboukir; John Cruiklkshank
(acting) , to ditto.
Maste ea Assistant—W. H. Buckdale, to the Firebrand.
• Cadets—R. W. Wodchouse, to the Royal Albert ;
G. Pm 'nen, to the Agamemnon

ThC ,in cumbencv of Paddington has become vacant
by the death of the°Rev. A. M. Campbell. The benefice,
which is worth abort £1,400 a year, is in the gift of the
Bish op of Landon. A prebend stall in St. Paul's Cathedral,
in th a rift o! the bishop, becomes vacant by the death of
Mr. Ca nipboll. Also the rectory of Little~J steeping, near
Spiisi tcolnshire, which is worth £2OO a year, and in
the gx tt 91 Lprd Willoughby d'Eresby.