The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The screw steamship Aboukir, 90, was undocked
at Devonport on Monday, and moored to the jetty;
she is to be prepared immediately for commission.
The screw steamship London, 90, the screw steam-
sloop Brisk, 16, and the gunboats Hind and Seagull
at Devonport, will be out of the hands of the arti-
ficers early in the ensuing week.
The paddlewheel steam vessel, Bann, steamed
into Plymouth harbour on Monday to be docked.
The men belonging to the steam reserve at De-
vonport commence rigging the Donegal, 101, on
Monday.
The screw steamship, Revenge, was hauled
under the crane at Keyham, Plymouth, on Monday,
to receive her boilers, &c.
The Pheebe, 50, is to 'be lengthened 60 feet at
Devonport. •
The screw steamship Lion, 80, at Devonport, re-
ceived her engi.lc and boilers on Monday.
The iron paddlewheel steamvessel Weser, 6,
Commander A. H. J. Johnstone, coaled at Plymouth,
and on Monday proceeded to Woolwich to be
paid off.
The defects in the SC/VW steamship Royal Albert,
121, Captain Edward B. Rice, will be made good
in Plymouth Sound.
The apprentice brig Ferret, 8, was masted and
brought to the dockyard, Devonport, on Monday.
The Doris, 32, screw steam frigate, Captain E.
Heathcote, steamed out of harbour yesterday to
Spithead.
The Banshee, paddle steamer, steamed into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday, from Spithead.
The Flamer, screw steam gunboat, got up her
steam in the steam basin, Portsmouth dockyard,
yesterday, to try machinery.
The Flying Fish, 6, screw steam despatch vessel,
shipped her spare screw yesterday alongside Ports-
mouth dockyard, and afterwards bent sails.
Her Majesty's whip Liffey arrived in the Mersey
yesterday, where she has attracted considerable
attention. The Hastings has been lying there for
a considerable time past. It is a rare event to see
two such powerful vessels of war in that river at
the same time.

The Cunard Company's steamship Etna, which
left Portsmouth on the 12th inst., with troops for
Malta, arrived at that port on the 20th inst., at
three o'clock in the afterndon ; all well.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Midshipman—A. H. Blair, to the James Watt.

Payma;ters—James D. Gilpin, to the Edgar; Arthur
A. Speed, to the Aboukir ; Alfred Barron (additional), to
the Eagle.
Clerks—Thomas Pullinger, to the Hastings ; Allan F.
Gain, to the London.
Assistant Clerk—Alfred Clements, to the Agamemnon.
Naval Cadets—V. P. Harper and A. F. Grant, to the
Algiers ; J. G. Dennison, D. L. Stuart, and G. H.
Noel, to the Hannibal; C. A. Woodruffe, A. H. Fronde,
and A. H. Percy, to the Hero ; It. M. Woodhouse, E. A.
Liardot, and H. L. Veitch, to the Agamemnon ; C.
P. Foot, to the Brisk ; the Marquis of Queensberry,
to the Indus ; C. A. Tucker, A. G. Fullerton, H.
J. Turnbull, and G. C. Carter, to the London ; C.
V. Napean, to the Mersey ' • W. It. Clutterbuck,
J. F. Sullivan, A. C. Elves, and C. D. Eden, to the Eme-
rald; H. C. Reade and F. Wilson to the Exmouth; G.
'Parnell, J. F. Robinson, and A. S. Philpotts, to the
Cressy; A. J. O'R9urkc, to the Cadmus ; J. V. Ryder,
to the Doris; H F. Gamlen and J. H. Dickson, to the St.
Jean d'Acre ; T. James, F. It. Carr, and J. Echlin, to the
James Watt.