The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-01 00:00:00

- TILE NAVY.

The second division of the Mediterranean fleet,
now anchored in the Bay oeNaples, 4 A,Jr the
command of Rear-Admiral Mundy, C. 8., consists
of the following ships :—Hannibal, 91, flag of
Rear-Admiral Muni y, Capt. Farquhar ; Renown,
91, Capt. Forbes ; AgamemnGn, ...pt. Wipe ;
James Watt,, 91, Capt. c.de ; 86. Capt.
Hillyar ; Cressy, 80, Capt. Harvey ; Mohawk, 4,
Commander Howard.

Yesterday the arrangements were completed for
the launch of the large screw steamer Undaunted,
51 guns, which will take place at Chatham Dock.
yard this afternoon, at about two o'clock.
The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Capt. John
Seecombe, left Plymouth Sound on Sunday, with
supernumerary seamen, marines, and soldiers, for
the Mediterranean.

The port division of the Channel squadron will
probably continue some time at Plymouth. The
screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, 850 horse
power is in Hamoaze; Admiral Stopford and Capt.
Lacon are both on leave, and so is a large portion
of her crew, who were paid down on the 22d ult.
Her mainmast, reported to be defective, is stripped
and ready for inspection this week. There is some
gossip at Devonport about transferring her crew to
the Howe, which carries the same number of guns,
but has a superiority of 150 horses in her engines,
which are of 1,000-horse power. The masts of the
Howe are not yet on board. The crow of the screw
steam-frigate Emerald, 51, Capt. Arthur B. Cum-
ming, do not expect to leave Hamoaze before April.
The Aboukir, 90, Capt. Douglas Curry, has, it is
said, been ashore, and will therefore most likely be
docked in Keyham stearnyard. The Conqueror,
101, Capt. Edward S. Sotheby, will be placed in
dock on account of the defective condition of her
valves. The Donegal, 101, Capt. Henry Broad-
head, is also in Hamoaze. When in the Tagus a
valuable seaman lost his life. He was one of the
ship's corporals, and had been absent on duty by
night. When alongside he took two lanterns in
each hand, stepped to the boat on the stage or
platform, walked overboard, and was unfortunately
drowned. It appears that while the Donegal was
at Lisbon her side ladder was drawn up by night.
When this is done it is the duty of some one to
fasten a rope across the opening left. On the night
in question the rope was omitted to be fastened ;
hence the loss of the life of a valuable petty officer
while attending to the service of his ship.
A large body of men in the employ of Messrs.
Smith, the contractors, are at work night and day
in forming the junction between Nos. 7 and 10
docks in Portsmouth Dockyard. The work is
to be completed by the Ist of March next,, by
which time it will be required for the reception of
the Warrior, both for docking purposes and also to
give her ingress to the steam basin, where she will
complete her outfit, so far as may be necessary prior
to her official trial of speed at light draught. It is
also understood by the authorities at Portsmouth
that the ship will have a portion of her plates
affixed in that yard.

The officers and crew of her Majesty's late ship
Perseverance will be paid off to-day on board har
Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle, Commander H. F.
M'Killop, has received her new foremast and bow-
sprit in the steam basin at Portsmouth, and is
making rapid progress in htr refit.
The Immortalite, 51, screw, Capt. G. Hancock,
took up the steam guardship's moorings yesterday
in Portsmouth harbour, to enable her to swing for
the adjustment of her compasses prior to proceeding
to Spithead.
Letters received from Tien-tsin, dated the 17th
of October, state that her Majesty's troopships
Urgent and Adventure were under orders to return
to England with the Royals and the Marine bat-
talion attached to the army on shore.
The Megfera, screw troopship, Commander Hen-
derson, was officially inspected yesterday at Ports-
mouth by the military authorities,-and will today
proceed to the Channel Islands for the relief of
troops.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. James G? Mead, to the
St. Jean d'Acre ; Lieut. Arthur H. Gilmore, to the
Algiers; Lieut. A. T. J. Bullock and Lieut. Wm.
Parsons, to the Arrogant ; Lieut. F. S. D. Brough-
ton, to the Falcon ; Lieut. H. H. Knocker, to the
Imaum ; Lieut. H. S. Sandys, to the Nile; Lieut.
Edward L. Hoblyn, to the Southampton, for service
of the ordinary ; Lieut. John M. Bushell, to the
Southampton ; Lieut. William H. C. St. Clair, to