The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Rear Admiral Provo W. P. Wallis (1851), who was
lieutenant of the Glare at the destruction of French fri-
gates and battery at Awe la Barque, Guadaloupe, and
also the surrender of the island, was second lieutenant of
the Shannon at the capture of the United States' frigate
Chesapeake, in 1813, and succeeded to the charge of the
ship, the first lieutenant being killed and the captain
dangerously wounded, and was captain of the Warspite
during the French expedition to Mogadore, and received
the thanks of both governments for tne course he pursued
on the occasion, has been appointed commander-in•chief
on the Brazil station.
Captain John B. Dickson (1854), who was lieutenant
of the Melville at the capture of the forts at the Bocca
Tigris and operations against Canton, and at the taking
of Chusan, in 1841 ; commander of Britannia in charge
of the rocket boats at the bombardment of Odessa, for
which ho received Gazette promotion, in 1854; twice
thanked by the Royal Humane Society for saving the
lives of men overboard, has bean appointed to the Cam
berland, 70, for the flag of Admiral Wallis.
Lieutenant Robert B. Bsale (1545), to the tilelville
72, at Portsmouth,

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—The Doris, steam sore w-
frigate, of 32 guns, is now in the hands at the jury rig,-
gers, under the command o, Mr. Martyn, aesi,tant_
master attendant, by whom, when ready, she will be
navigated round to Devonport. There she Will be im-

nit:diattly pi epartd for commission, and a duo receive ner
engines, which are by Messrs. Penn and' one, and of 800
horse-power nominally. The Doris is a I)ealatiful model
and sister ship to the Diadem, these vessels being the
only two a 3 yet launched of the new c las 3 32's. The
following are her dimensions :

Feet. In.
length between perpendiculars '.. 240 0
~ of keel for tonnage 208 0
Extreme breadth . . 48 0
Breadth for tonnage , . 47 0
moulded .. 46 0
fl
Depth of hold . 24 4
liurthen-2,480 tons.
This frigatels 33 feet longer than the Cam ar line-of-bat-
tle ship of 91 guns, and her length of keel for tonnage is
greater by 6•feet than that of the St. Jeroi d'Acre, 101
tuns, and the first of the new class ships .of that rating.
These facts will show the immensely inc ceased length
which is. now being given to our new me n-of-war, and
tend to prove that, as far as our wooden %valls are con-
cerned, the present Government is. determined that the
British navy shall keep its proud pee-eminence in
strength and efficiency. The weight of her armament
will be 2,136 lb., or nearly a ton for each full discharge ;
consequently, her broadside will fire 1,038 lb., or 52 lb.
only short of half a ton. Tne following is her arma-
ment ;—On the main deck twenty 10-inch guns, throwing
hollow shot of 84 lb. ; on the upper deck ten 32'8, 9 feet
in length, of 45 cwt. and two pivot guns, 68-pounders.
The Doris is built ("the very best matisrials, and is ex-
ceedingly strong in her build. The portholes are wide,
and there is ample room for elevation and depression,
and her exceeding length will allow far greater comfort
for officers and crew.

MALTA, MARCIa 2S.

Her Majesty's ship Sphynx, which left Malta for Eng-
land on the 25th, conveys a present from the Sultan to
Queen Victoria, of an ancient and most beautiful brass
gun, about 15 feet long, and throwing a shot of about
20Ib. It is mounted on a carriage of hard dark wood,
elaborately carved. A plate, with an inscription in
Turkish, states the circumstances under which it has
been sent to England.
In the arsenal at Constantinople, just at the entrance
of the Bagnio for convicts, there i 3 the largest and finest
piece of brass ordnance I ever saw, lying totally ne-
glected, on the ground.
On the 27th a lad fell from the mast head of her Ma•
jesty's ship Centurion, and killed himself and another lad
he fell on.

Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies has
given a gold medal to Captain Adrian Michaud, of the
French schooner Jules, of Nantes, for assistance ren-
dered to the English brig John Thomas Carr, of New-
castle.

The Pera, Peninsular and Oriental steamer, arrived
early this morning from Southampton ; and the Valetta
and Indus from Alexandria.

This morning Major Erskine, Captain King, and some
other officers of the 21st, went to bathe at iticasoli, it
blowing fresh. Captain King was sadly beaten against
the rocks and drowned.