The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-14 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The letters of our Malta correspondent, which
reach to the Bth of April, announce the arrival there
on the day preceding of the Coquette steam gun-
boat, from the Pincus of Athens, and the departure
thence on the same day for Alexandria of the Argus
steam corvette.

Accounts from Syria announce that his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred, who had arrived at Jaffa
in the Euryalus, left that place on the 23d of March
on a visit to Jerusalem, whence he vas to proceed
to Damascus, and afterwards meet his ship at
B eyrout.
The Faid Gihaad, Egyptian steam yacht, under
the command of Capt. Kellock, of the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's service, arrived at Malta
on the 30th of March, and proceeded on the same
day for Alexandria.
The Gheivan Bahri, Ottoman steam frigate,
arrived on the 31st of March at Malta, and left on
the 4th of April for Tripoli, having on board 2,031
officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates for
that garrison.
The. Salaminia, Greek Government. steamer,
arrived at Scio from Queenstown on the 2d, and
left for the Piraeus on the 4th of April.
A court-martial assembled on board the Formid-
able, guardship of ordinary at Sheerness, on Tues-
day, to try Lieut. Neale Dottin Fonereau Lulling-
sten on the charge that he being in actual service
and full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and lieutenant
of and belonging to her Majesty's steam sloop
Ardent did, when officer of the watch and in charge
of the deck on board her Majesty's said sloop
Ardent on the morning of the 24th of December,
1858, negligently perform his duty, and did not
personally, and to the best of his ability, give pro-
per attention to the manner in which the lead was

hove on board the said sloop, and did not take
proper precaution to obtain soundings, as a guide
to the navigation of the said sloop, by the'neglect
of which the said sloop was run on shore while in
his charge. The decision of the court-martial was
to the effect that the prisoner did give, to the best
of his ability, proper attention to the manner in
which the lead was hove ; that he had also taken
proper precaution to obtain soundings, as a guide
to navigate the said sloop, and that there was no
proof of neglect on his part that caused the said
sloop to run on shore. The President (Capt. Hal-
sted), on returning Lieut. Lillingston his sword,
said, Lieut. Lillingston, I have great pleasure in
returning you your sword."
The steamship Britannia yesterday completed
taking in her allotment of guns, shot, and shell, at
Woolwich Arsenal, and sailed for Gibraltar ; and
the sailing. transport Arab commenced shipping a
largle provision of powder and ammunition from the
floating-magazine in the river for Malta and
Corfu. The Benjamin Buck Green was yesterday
taken up by Government for the transport of war
stores to the Mauritius ; the Saxon, for Halifax ;
the ' Sophia M'Kenzie, for New Brunswick ;
and' the Aurora, for Newtown: The following
field batteries of Royal Artillery were yesterday
ordered to be placed under orders to leave Wool-
wich at the end. of the present month—namely,
Capt. Blosse's 3d battery, 12th brigade, for Gibral-
tar ; Capt. M'Dougall's 6th battery, 12th brigade,
for Malta; Major Strange's 7th battery, 12th bri-
gadfor Corfu; and Capt. Freeth's 4th battery, 2d
brigade, for Quebec.
The Assuraike, 4, screw steam gunvessel, Com-
mander C. Aynsley, at Portsmouth, is stripping
doWn to her lower rigging alongside the Sheer Jetty
prior to her going into dock. Caulkers are employed
on board of her, caulking her decks. Her crew
have been berthed on board the Dryad hulk until
her repairs are completed.
The Mersey, 40, screw steam frigate, Capt. H.
Caldwell, C. 8., at Portsmouth, will go out of the
harbour to Spithead about Tuesday or Wednesday
next.

The Melpomene, 51, screw steam frigate, in No.
7 dock at Portsmouth, is expected to hoist the
pennant daily.
The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, Admi-

ral W. Bowles, C. 8., yesterday visited Mr. Cun-
ningham's experimental yacht brig Alfred, to
inspect that gentleman's system of reefing from the
deck. The exercise consisted of reefing and un-
reefing in every possible position, and concluded
with shifting a close-reefed topsail.
The screw steam troopship Perseverance, 2, Com-
mander E. It. Power, which ran down the bark
Ara off the Lizard, was towed on Monday from
Hamoaze to Devonport, where the stump of her
bowsprit was removed. Her repairs will occupy
three days, when she will sail for the Cape of Good
Hope, calling at Milford and Queenstown.
Mr. Jabez H. W. Rowlett was yesterday ap-
pointed Master to the Trident, and Mr. E. P. For-
rest Assistant-Surgeon to the Brunswick.