The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince
Consort, their Royal Highnesses Pritice Alfred,
Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Alice and Helena,
with the suite in attendance, together with Sir Geo.
Cornewall Lewis, landed at Osborne yesterday
morning from the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht
about 9 o'clock, on her Majesty's return from the
Channel Islands. The Emerald frigate, with the
Osborne, Dasher, Fairy, &c. arrived in Cowes-roadi
shortly afterwards. The Royal squadron brought
up in Yarmouth-roads on Friday evening, as stated
in The Sun of yesterday, and sailed early the fol-
lowing morning for the Channel Islands, arriving
at St. Helier's, Jersey, about 9 a.m. Her Majesty,
with the Prince Consort, Royal family, and suite,
landed at St. Helier's, and drove across to Goree,
the Royal squadron steaming round to the latter
port, where her Majesty re-embarked about 7 p.m.
The squadron remained at anchor all that night,
getting under weigh the following morning, and
arriving at Guernsey about noon, where her Ma-
jesty landed at St. Helier's, and remained on shore
about three hours. Her Majesty was received with
the greatest enthusiasm on both the islands. The
squadron weighed in the evening for Alderney,
where they anchored for the night, leaving again
early yesterday morning on their return for Os-
borne, The Emerald and Dasher were despatched
on their return some time before the remainder of
the squadron.
Sir G. C. Lewis landed at Portsmouth from Os-
borne at 3.30 p.m.
Capt. John Borlase, C. 8., took up his commission
yesterday, at Portsmouth, as the future captain of
the Dauntless. The ship will never be manned by
volunteers until it is stated explicitly where she
will be stationed during her commission. She re-
tains her officers and crew, who will not turn over
to the Pearl with Capt. Edmonstone, as has been
stated.
Capt. (W.) Edmonstone (late of the Dauntless)
hoisted the pendant yesterday on board the Pearl,
21, screw corvette, now under repairs in No. 1
dock at Portsmouth. The Pearl is a remarkably
fine vessel of her class, and will no doubt soon get
manned. She is expected to relieve the Vesuvius,
carrying the broad pendant of Commodore C. Wise,
on the coast of Africa.
The Vulcan, screw troopship, Corn. Strode,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday„ and
after trying her machinery down the West Chan-
nel (contractor's trial), returned to moorings in the
harbour.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Capt. Crawford, steamed
out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to Spithead,
exchanging the customary salutes with the Victory
flagship. Admiral Sir Ch•Lrles Napier proceeded
to Spithead in the ship, and afterwards paid a visit
to the Grand Duke Constantine at Ryde.
The Simoon, screw troopship, Commander I. M.
Cooke, refitting at Portsmouth, is expected to be
out of the hands of the shipwrights and factory
hands by the 10th proximo. The whole of the
crew to a man have rejoined from their leave of
absence. The captain's coxwain, George Moore,
received yesterday, through the hands of Capt.
Cooke. the Royal Humane Society's medal for sav-
ing life on two occasions,—that of a soldier who
jumped over board in Trincomalee while in a state
of insanity, and that of a midshipman who was
seized with cramp while bathing at Bombay. On
one of the occasions the water was swarming with
sharks.
A portion of the Channel fleet is expected to pro-
ceed on a cruise in the Channel in a few days.
The following appointments were made Yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Walter. 'J. 11.
Grubbe, to the Pearl ; W. B. Blaney, assistant-
paymaster, to the Cossack ; and W. P. Albin, clerk,
to the Nile.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 15.
EXPERIMENTS AT THE DOCKYARD.—This night,
from 8 until 10 o'clock, a series of interesting ex-
periments were carried out in the Thames, opposite
the Dockyard and Royal Arsenal, for the purpose
of testing an invention of M. Ferdinand Silas, a
French gentleman, showing the practicability of
floating lights, which may be used as signals, or
for purposes oidestruction. Commodore. Superin-
tendent J. R. Drummond, accompanied by the
inventor and numerous scientific gentlemen, and
officers cf the Dockyard, embarked on board the
Bustler steam vessel, from which the combustible
material was thrown into the water, and a most
intense illumination was the result, the fire floating
about a quarter of a mile, and even passing under
the water without being extinguished.