The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

THE NA YY.

We regret to find that Capt. 11,1‘Clure is in but a very
poor state of health.
The Fury, 6, paddle, Commander B. C. Pim, will pay off
her crewand be put out of commission alongside Portsmouth
Dockyard to-morrow.
Capt. 11. E. Edgell, C. 8., has been appointed a Naval
Aide-dc-Camp to the Queen, vice Capt. Stopford, promoted
to Flag Rank by the death of Vice-Admiral Sir it.
Saunders Dundas, K.C.B.

Two vacancies now occur in Christ's Hospital for the sons
of lieutenants in the Royal navy, between 7 and 10 years
of age, and born in lawful wedlock. Preference will be
given to the sons of such officers as have been killed by the
public
.enemy or in the service ; but if no application be
made on behalf of a deceased lieutenant, sons of living lieu-
tenants in low circumstances will be selected. Applica-
tions to be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
Whitehall, S.W.
Yesterday the chartered East Indianian Barham, 1,149

tons, Capt. A. Consitt, which arrived in the Thames the
previous day from Madras, disembarked her troops at the
Government quay, Gravesend, under the directions of the
Staff officers from Chatham. The Barham has been 108
days on the passage from Madras, including detentions.
She sailed from Madras on the 28th of February, touched
at the Cape of Good Hcpe on the 20th of April, and sailed
thence on the 23d; crossed the Equator on the 21st of
May, and passed Falmouth on the 12th inst., the progress
up Channel having been retarded by easterly winds. The
Barham has experienced very favourable weather during
the whole passage.
The Esk, 21, screw steam corvette, Captain Sir Robert J.
Le M. M'Clure, K.C.8., arrived at Spithead yesterday
(Sunday) evening, from China, and exchanged salutes with
the Port-Admiral. She brought home a detachment of 36
men of the Royal Marine Artillery, under the command of
Lieutenant Williams, who were landed to-day in the
Sprightly, Master-Commander Allen, at the dockyard, and
marched to the head-quarters at Fort Cumberland. The
Esk has been upwards of five years in commission. She was
first fin the Pacific station, afterwards ordered to China'
where she was found to be a most valuable ship for the
transport of troops, and has been most actively employed
during the China war. She is now, as she has been during
the commission, in the most excellent order and discipline,
reflecting the greatest credit on her captain as well as the
officers and crew. She was mustered and inspected this
' afternoon by Capt. J. H. Cockburn, Diadem, for the admi-
ral. Orders were first given for her to proceed to Sheerness,
but subsequently countermanded ; and she will now come
into this harbour to bo paid off, as it is not improbable a
court-martial or court of inquiry will be the result of cer-
tain complaints on board. The Esk left Hong Kong on the
30th Nov., 1860, and arrived at Singapore on the 9th Dec.,
where she remainned until the 7th Feb., 1861, by which time
all the ships of the division of the China fleet, of which Sir
Robert was senior officer, had left. She experienced a very
heavy and severe hurricane off the Mauritius, which lasted
three days—viz., March 1,2, and 3—and did considerable
damage to her sails and quarter-boats ; the barometer at the
time fell to 28.65. Her dates of sailing from the Mauritius
are March 15 ; Island of Bourbon, 18 ; the Cape, April 18,
where she left the Brisk, Ariel, and Gorgon ; St. Helena,
May 6, at which time the Archer was at anchor there;
touched at Ascension, May 11, where she found the Masan-
der, storeship. The Esk has been under canvas the whole dis-
tance, with the exception of two occasions—first, on May 16,
when she was under steam for about six hours ; and again on
the 7th Juno for about 12 hours, on getting rid of the N.E.
trade winds. She only brought one passenger from the
Cape, Mr. J. Koopman, in the civil service of the German
Legi'n.

The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—T. R. Pickthorn, surgeon, to the Hibernia;
George Gordon, surgeon to the A mphion ; Patrick Keelan,
assist.-surgeon, to the Neptune ; Frederick 'William Sutton
(a), ohief engineer, for service in the Warrior; 'William
Miller and 'William H. Nurse, first-class assist.-engineers,
to the Fisgard, for service in the Warrior.