The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

In Canton lliver.--The British s earners Bittern
and Camilla ; the frigate Cambriat ; the steamers
Adventure, Assistance, and Firy, the gun-boats
Algerine, Bustard, Clown, Dral e, irm, Forester,
naughty, Ilesper, Janus, Kesti I, Leven, Plover,
Slaney, Starling, Staunch, Wat.c fu,, and WOO&
cock ; the French frigate Capriciet e ; the ne
Lily and Mcurthc ; the America.t Lteamer Pow-
hattan.

At Amoy.—The British sloop Acorn.
At Foochow.—The British stc-tim.‘r Sampson and
the gun •boat Banterer.
At Ningpo.—The British gun-bo vt Nimrod.
At Shanghai.—The British friga, ► Activon ; the
steamers Cruiser, Furious, Highilver, Retribution,
and Inflexible ; the gun-boats Dove, Opossum, and
Lee; the French steamer 1 A.l-,1„„. •
At Corea.—The Russian steamerA Askohle. Ame-
rica, Bigarinc, Marigoor, Plastron, Streloct,
Voveraon
.the gun-boats lijuplite and No-ick.. -
At Cochin China.—The Freneh frigate Nemesis ;
the steamers Catinat, Scotland, Dordogne, Durance,
Marceau, and Primauguet ; the g-n
-boats Ava-
lanche, Dragonne, Fusee, and Mitraiiie.
On the Coast of China.—The French steamers
Audacieuse, Alarm, and Phlegethon.
The following is an extract 014 Ater from Malta
dated January 23:
« There are in port the following ships of war:—
The Marlborough, 131 ('scaring the ;lag of Vice-
Admiral A. Fanshawe, C. 8.)- Capt. Lord F. 11.
Kerr ; Conqueror, 101; Centurion, 80, Capt. Sir
G. N. Brooke, C.B. ; Hibernia, guardship, (bearing
the flag of Rear-Admiral 11. J. Codrington.
Capt. Hon. A. C. Hobart; Euryalus, 31, screw
steam frigate, Capt. J. W. Tarletoit, Scourgt ,
6, paddlewheel steamship, Commander 11.::.11.
PAnce.Victorofllohenhilte-Langenbergrflinu:layn,
screw steam stot:cship, Com. J. Selcombe ;• gmal-oat
Boxer, Lieut.- S. I'. Townsend, tender to the larl-
boroUgh ; paddlewheel stennve!,sels Medina, Cart.
T. Spratt ; Recruit, 6, Com. 11. M•Iiillop ; Tartarus,
Cont. A. L. Mansell ; Lapwing, Corn. O'Reilly,
Caradpe, Lieut. C. M. Buckle; and the Hearty tug
steamer. lI.M. ship Lapwing will proceed to 'Corfu
immediately. lI.M. ship Himalaya will leave to-
morrow for England with stores and invalids ; she
will call at Tangicr4 to take on board some lions,
horses, ostriches, and other things as presents front
the Emperor of Morocco to (linen Victoria. The
Cesarewitch • Russian line-of-battle ship (without
armament) arrived at, Malta on Jan. 17, from Nico-
laief and Sebastopol, bound for Cronstadt. The
Elba, which left Malta for Cagliari on Jan. 17 with
the electrician, AT hl and the superintending
engineer of the telegraph companyat Malta, reports
by telegraph from sea, to have underrun lilB nauti-
cal miles of cable front Malta without. finding any
serious damage. The defect is now calculated in he
within 200 miles flout Malta by the tests made."
• The Atlas, 91, one of the new screw steamers of
the line ordered to be built at Chatham dockyard,
will in all probability be launched daring the pre-
sent year, when she will be attached to the Chan-
nel squadron.. ,The Hood, 91, just, completed at
Chatham, is also intended for the Channel fleet.

, • •
Tne Sansparcil, .70, screw, Captain flochford
Maguire, arrived at Spithead yesterday thrrning
from China: She has been about hour mouths on
her passage from Hong Kong, and her news has
therefore been anticipated by the Indian awl Cape.
mails. The Sansparcil brings home a number of
naval invalids which she this afternoon discharged
to the Victory and liaslar Hospital, and also a few.
-marine artillerymen, which she landed this even-
ing.. The ship is very defeceive in her hull and
engine department, and is ordered to sail to-day for
Plvmooth, to be paid off.
The Pique, 40, Captain Sir F. Nicholson, Bart.,
and Nankin,.so, Captain the lion. K. Stewart, lire
reported to be on their passage home, and are
daily expected to arrive at Spithead.
The Illustrious, 42, training ship, was brought
down alongside the dockyard yesterday, and
awning over her crew to the Mita onia, whic!i ship
will take up her moorings eff Ilaslar th 7 next
spring tides.
A court-martial will assemble en: boardsthe Vic-
tory flag ship today, to try Mr. Ford, boatswain
of the SandflV, gnnboat,itender to the Cornwallis,
on the charge of insubordination, &c.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty : • •
Captains—Wallace Ilonstoun to ti-:e Grion,vice Captain
D'Eyncanrt ; Itubert-Hall tetthe Termftgant; c9mmissivneti.-
Commanders—E. 11. G. Lambert to the Gannet, com-
missioned; E. Harding- to the -Persian, vice Commodore
Chat's, invalided. •
Lieutenants—J. 8.. D. Cooper, C. D. San•lers, and 11. C.
Best to the'Termatiant ; 11. Burnaby (additional), 11. C.
Wagan (additional), G. 'I It. Eattray (additional), and F.
S. 11. Webber (additional), to the Vesuvius. -
Masters—Thomas Potter to tile Termagant; Albert
M. ltobrrts to the Gannet.