The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-29 00:00:00

THE NA VY.

Rear-Admiral G. Rodney Mundy hoisted his flag
(blue at the mizen) on board the Hannibal, 91,
screw steamship, in Portsmouth harbour, yesterday
afternoon, as second in command in the Mediter-
ranean. and saluted the flag of Admiral W. Bowles,
C.B. flying on board the Victory, from the Excellent,
the Victory returning the compliment.
The Melpomene, 51, screw steam-frigate, in the
steam basin at Portsmouth, has completed coaling,
&c. She will move out of the steam basin on Satur-
day.
The Mersey, 40, screw steam-frigate, Captain H.
Caldwell, C. 8., had her crewpaid advance of wages
at Spithead on Tuesday.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop and frigate Gor-
gon and Firebrand were yesterday commissioned at
Woolwich by Commander Richard E. Pym and
Commander James M. Bruce to join the fleet. -
The Virago, 6, steamer, Commander Montagu B.
Dunn, remains in harbour at Chatham for the pur-
pose of towing the Eurydice, 26, to Portsmouth as
soon as that vessel shall be ready to leave the port.
The crew of the Virago are employed rigging and
fitting the Eurydice, in order to bring her forward
to be used as a training ship for the "Laval cadets
serving on board the Britannia, 120. •
The paddlewheel steam sloop Gladiator, 6, Mr.
F. T. Jameson, master, was placed in dock at Devon-
port on Tuesday to have her copper repaired and
cleaned.

r The steam transport Oscar arrived at Woolwich
pier yesterday morning, and commenced shipping
shot, shell, and guns for Gibraltar. The steamers
Britannia and Peninsula and the Sidney Hall have
sailed with a like cargo for the same place.
The following transports were yesterday taken
up by the War Department for the shipment of
stores from Woolwich—namely, the Inkerman, for
Hong Kong; the steamer Gibraltar, for Gibraltar;
the Snaresbrook, for Wellington ; the Early Morn,
for Port Natal ; the Black Prince, for Sierra Leone ;
the Pembrokeshire Lass, for Malta; the Renshaw,
for St. Helena ; and the Dahlia, for the Mauritius.
The Cunard screw steamship Etna, of 2,000 tons
burden, has been chartered at Liverpool by our
Government to convey troops to the Mediterranean.
The Persia, which arrived at Liverpool on Sunday
last, saw the British Channel squadron leaving the
Irish coast, bound south, on Saturday, the 23d inst.
In the notification of the Lords of the Admiralty
to the Royal navy, published in The Sun of yester-
day, an error occurs. The " savings" price is not
reduced from" 2d. to lid. per 1b.," but from 2d. to
lid. per lb.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Master—Valentine F. Johnson, to the Firebrand ; Joseph
Cutajar, to the Gorgon.
Second Masters Thomas Pounds, to the Banshee;
Alex. Gray, to the Hannibal; Selwyn S. Sugden (acting),
to the Rhadamanthus.

Paymasters—Frederick Lucas, to the Firebrand ;
derley W. Chimmo, to the Russell; Henry Sewell, to the
Gorgon; William H. Ozzard, to the Hogue; Thomas S.
Vinal (additional) to the Fisgard ; Frederick C. Flenley
(additional), to the Pembroke; Thomas W. Wells (addi-
tional), to the Arrogant.
Assistant Paymaster—W. P. Burwood (in charge), to
the Banshee; Adolphus D'Albertanson, to the Firebrand.
Clerks—W. C. Devereux, to the Gorgon ; Richard
Drury, to the Blenheim.