The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-10 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

The Cadmus, 21, screw corvette, Captain Hill-
yar, sailed yesterday from Spithtad for Devonport.
The Biter, gunboat, sailed from Spithead yester-
day morning for Portland.
The Virago, paddle steamer, Commander M. B.
Dunn, sailed from Spithead for the westward.
The Carnatic, old sailing two-decker, was brought
down Portsmouth harbour yesterday and lashed
alongside the pitch-house jetty. She is to be fitted
as a coal depot for the use of the fleet at Portland.
The Shannon, 51, screw frigate, in the steam
basin at Portsmouth, has all her heavy weights on
board as a second-class reserve ship.
An immense caisson has been in construction for
some time at the new dock now being formed in
Portsmouth dockyard, for the entrance of which it
is intended.

The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Com-
mander John Seccombe, from Portsmouih, arrived
at Plymouth on Tuesday morning and immediately
went outside the Sound for three hours, under the
inspection of Captain Robinson and Mr. Ward, for
the purpose of reporting on her defects. Her
powder was discharged in the afternoon, and on
Wednesday she steamed into Hamoaze, assisted by
the tugs Zephyr and Confiance, to turn her round
the mark buoys. She went into No. 1 dock at
Keyham,
.

The screw line-of-battle ship Donegal, 101, was
warped on Tuesday from the dockyard basin to the
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The afterpart was launched 34 feet on Tuesday
morning; the operation occupied 25 minutes. She
is to be lengthened both at the bow and stern,
making altogether 60 feet.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. W. Edmonstone to the
Dauntless, commissioned ; W. Telfer, surgeon, ad-
ditional, to the Trafalgar ; G_ Godwin, surgeon,
additional, to the Neptune ; F. F. Morgan, surgeon,
to the Dauntless ; M. Thomson, surgeon, to the
Trafalgar • T. W. Jewell, surgeon to the Neptune ;
Edwin R. Miall, paymaster, additional, to the Corn-
wallis ; Charles Saunders, paymaster, additional,
to the Trafalgar ; •C. F. C. Bateman, paymaster, to
the Neptune S. IL L. Giles, paymaster, to the
Trafalgar; Derisley Martin, assistant-paymaster,
to the Dauntless ; and Charles A. Chanter, clerk,
to the Trafalgar.

THE ALPACA IN AUSTRALIA.—AII the attempts
to get up a company for the purchase of Mr. Ledger's flock
of alpacas, &c., having resulted in a failure, the Government
of. New South Wales has at last come forward and prevented their being sent back again to South America. The assembly
has resolved .—" That with a view to prevent the re-ex-
portation of the alpacas recently introduced into the country
by Mr. Ledger, it is advi3able
that the Government should
arrange for their purchase at a cost not exceeding
£15,000,
and undertake measures for their management at an expense
not oxoeeding £l,OOO per annum." It was stated in answer
to a question that the Government intended to take imme-
diate steps for the absolute purchase of the alpacas, and for
their panagement,—Australian and New Zealand Gazettes

TURIN, JUNE 9.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN PUBLISHED TO-DAY.

Yesterday the allies won a fresh victory, driving
the enemy from Malegnano, where they had been
intrenched. Further details are wanting. It is
reported that the Austrians have withdrawn from
Belgiojoso to Pavia.

TURIN, JUNE 9.

The retreat of the Austrians continues. The
enemy evacuated Laveno, abandoning their mate-
rial of war, and taking shelter on board of vessels
in Swiss waters.

BERNE, JUNE 9.

Last night 650 Austrians quitted Laveno, leaving
their provisions bohind them, and spiking their
guns. This morning they arrived in Swiss territory
and were carried off to Magadito, where Colonel
Bontemps has ordered a list of the men and their
arms to be made, and this evening they will be
sent up into the interior to Bellinzona.

MARSEILLES, JUNE 9.

Advices have been received from Athens. Ac-
cording to a report of the sitting of the Greek
Chamber of Deputies, published by the Esperance,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a
question put to him by the Deputy for Sparta,
made the following statement :

" England and-Russia have in the same terms
recommended us to observe strict neutrality, and to
maintain public order. France, more explicit, has
not hesitated to signify that if the least disturbance
should break out, she would be obliged, consider-
ing the present state of affairs, to intervene in
concert with England to suppress any movement.'

BERNE, June 9, 4.30 A.M. (via France).
Three Austrian armed transports having vessels
in tow were observed entering Swiss waters by
the outposts of the Swiss troops under Major
Latour. The transports were immediately stopped,
and surrendered, and at five o'clock in the morning
the Swiss commander on the Radetzky brought
them intoMogadino, where they will be kept by
our troops' alongside of five Sardinian steamers.

BERNE, JUNE 9 (via France).

The Federal Council has ordered the immediate
fortifying of Luziensteig, and also of the frontiers
of the Grisons bordering on Austria. Orders have
likewise been issued by the Council to hasten the
completion of the fortifications of St. Maurice, in
the Canton Valais.

TRIESTE, JUNE 8.

A Greek steamer has arrived from Constanti-
nople. The steamers of this line will run regularly
every fortnight between Trieste and Constanti-
nople.

TRIESTE, JUNE 9.

In a general meeting of the Commercial Bank
of this town the suspension of further payments of
dividends was resolved upon. _ _

The captain of a vessel belonging to the States
of the Church, who was prevented by the French
Admiral from entering the Porto Canario, states
that the blockade comprises the mouths of all rivers
on the Venetian coast. Up to the present 40 Aus-
trian vessels have been taken by the French.

NAPLES, JUNE 5.

The Hon. Henry Elliot, the English Minister
Extraordinary, has arrived from Marseilles in the
steam gunboat Coquette.
The Coquette will return to-morrow.
Naples is tranquil.

NAPLES, JUNE 9.

At a Cabinet Council this morning, Filangieri
Serra-Capriola, and Cassaro were nominated Coup
cillors of State.

The modification of the new Ministry consists in
the appointment of Civicla, Mandaiucci, and Galotti.
The other Ministers remain.

The English fleet, consisting of the Marlborough,
Euryalus, Brunswick, Princess Royal, Renown,
Victor Emmanuel, and Lapwing, has just arrived.
Naples is tranquil.