The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

THE I%A VY.

It is with feelings of very sincere regret that we
have to record the sudden death of Dr. Alexander
S. Allen, M.D., surgeon of her Majesty's Dockyard,
Portsmouth. The deceased gentleman was uni-
versally beloved by all who had the honour of his
acquaintance. He was taken ill about a fortnight
since, and, although he could not leave his resi-
dence, he obtained a fortnight's leave to recruit his
health. His second, Dr. Elliott, was constant in
his attendance on him, and up to yesterday morn-
ing he seemed improving. He had risen as usual,
breakfasted, and laid himself down on the sofa, when
suddenly he was seized with convulsions and in a
few minutes breathed his last. His loss will be
severely felt. He was only 45 years of age when
he died.

The Ruby gunboat, Lieut. J. Stotherd, tender to
the Cornwallis, yesterday arrived at Woolwich.
The screw steam storeship Industry, Master-
Commander Hodges, having been recoated with the
ordinary red lead and coal tar, in place of the
patent granite solution recently removed, subse-
quent to an official survey, was yesterday undocked
at Woolwich to be replaced by the paddlewheel
steam sloop Driver, ordered for commission. The
Industry dropped down the river and made fast
alongside the coal depot to fill in her bankers, pre-
paratory to shipping provisions and naval stores.
Tne paddlewheel steamship Firefly yesterday got
up steam in the basin at Woolwich and underwent
an engineer's trial of her machinery. The Firefly is
under extensive repairs, and is being brought
forward for the pendant.
The new screw steam transport, Lord Panmure,
built for the service of the military store depart-
ment of Woolwich Arsenal, sailed yesterday on
her first voyage, laden with 500 tons of war stores.

Her Majesty's steam transport Dee, Master
Commander Pullen, from the west, yesterday
entered the steam basin, Woolwich, to reload with
machinery. The Admiralty apparatus fitted on
board the Dee, as the latest and most efficient in-
vention for testing the rate of economy and advan-
tage obtained by superheating without admixture
the steam necessary for working the engines, con-
tinues to be favourably reported on, for the satis-
faction of the Admiralty. The success of the
invention, which is of great importance to the
naval and mercantile service, and in which Sir
Baldwin Walker and the Board of Admiralty have
taken peculiar interest, is also attested by its
operation on board the Prince Alfred.
The Urgent, screw steam troopship, Commander
Hire, whose arrival at Spithead from Gibraltar
we reported in The Snn of yesterday, steamed into
Portsmouth harbour from Spithead yesterday at
high water. The Urgent left the Rock at about
6 30 p.m. 'on the 7th inst., and has had fine weather
the passage home. She brings home 85 tips of
old shot and a quantity of empty shell and fusees,
old provisions, stores, and a number of old ordnance
from the fortress. After clearing out her stores,
&c., the Urgent will be placed in dock at Ports-
mouth, for repairs, &c.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Philip Going, Master, to the
Scylla; G. S. Aldricks, Master, to the Scout;
Mark Netten, Master, to the Cossack; and George
Richards, Master, to the Sidon.