The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

Naval and

telligence.

Her-Majesty's State yacht the Victoria and AT-
bert, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, has just
been taken into dock at Portsmouth to be embel-
lished for her Majesty's summer cruise.
The Royal Sovereign, 131, screw—The time
approaches for the launching of this magnificent
three-decker, and the greatest interest is felt to
witness so imposing a spectacle. Every arrange-
ment is being made by Admiral Superintendent
Martin to afford as much accommodation as possible
to the public. It is still believed that his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales will be present, with
other branches of the Royal family. The Royal
Sovereign is larger than the Duke of Wellington,
but smaller than the Marlborough. Her dimen-
sions are :
Length....
Breadth
Depth of hold.,
Burden
Her armament will consist of-
-16 8-in. 65-cwt. guns on the lower deck.
20 32-pr. 58-cwt. guns ditto.
36 32-pr. 58-cwt. guns on the middle deck.
36 32-pr. 45-cwt. guns on the main deck.
22 32-pr. 25-cwt. guns on the upper deck.
1 68-pr. 95-cwt. pivot gun.
Her engines, 800-horse power, can be worked up
to 2,500. Xellyar, the dockyard carver, has been
rarticularly successful in producing a figure-head.
The launch will take place soon after 11 o'clock on
Saturday, the 25th instant.
The Terrible, 21, paddle-wheel frigate, is in No.
1 dry deck, Sheerness, hastening her repairs.
The Renown, 90, and Emerald, 50, are both in
the Sheerness basin, fitting their machinery, etc.
The Hesper, iron screw store-ship, under orders
for China, will leave Woolwich in a few days. Her
alterations are now completed, and on a trial trip
down the river, it was found that she could main-
tain a speed of 10 knots per hour.
The Pylades, 21, screw corvette, in charge of
Mr. W. H. Sharpe, is at Sheerness. Her machinery
proved most satisfactory on her late trial ; she
forms one of the first-class steam reserve.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, is still in
the harbour. The lieutenants have joined her,
but we have not heard who is the captain ap-
pointed to the command.
The Cyclops, 6, steam frigate (not commis-
sioned), had her compasses adjusted last week ; she
is waiting further orders.
The Furious, 16, paddle-frigate, Capt. Osborne,
C.B. having fitted out for the China station, went
out Of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead on Satur-
day, and there await sailing orders. Her convoy
of gunboats is nearly ready. The Firm, Lieutenant
Nicolas, went out of harbour on Saturday and took
in her powder and shell. The Drake, Lieutenant
Arthur, and Janus, Lieutenant Jones, are ready
for sea. The Melville two-decker, Commander
Trollope, fitting out at Portsmouth as an hospital
ship for the China squadron, is nearly complete in
her rig.
The Amphitrite, Captain Tatham, fitting out at
Portsmouth for the Coastguard service, is complete
in the rigging department, and will leave the fitting
ba-in this day.
The Sylph, mercantile steamvessel embarked at
Portsmouth on Saturday a company of Royal Ar-
tillery, and left with them for Jersey, whence she
will return with the depot of the 72d Highlanders.
A letter from the Pacific squadron, dated the
27th Feb., gives the followine, movements on that
station :—"The Monarch, 84, flag, is at Valparaiso.
Rear-Admiral Bruce arrived at Callao in the mail
steamer Lima, and hoisted his flag in the President,
50, Capt. Frederick. The latter leaves to-morrow
(the 28th) for England, when the Tribune, 31, Capt.
H. Edged, will hoist the Admiral's flag until the
arrival of the Monarch. The Tribune had made her-
self popular, protecting all mercantile interests.
All the ladies of the place attended Church service
on board with their families. The Tribune got up a
play, which went off well ; then the American mer-
chant fleet gave a grand banquet to her captain and
officers on board a 2,000 ton clipper ship, at which
260 sat down to a banquet. Toasts and speeches
followed, and dancing wound up the evening. The
22d—Wasbington's birthday, the frigates saluted
and dressed ship. On the 23d the Tribune left. On
pa4sing through the English merchant fleet they all
dress• 1 and saluted ; it was quite a gala day. The
Tribune returned the salutes, and the American
merchant ships returned the salutes for Washing-
ton's birthday. The Esk, 20, is at Panama; the
Havannah, 22, en route to Valparaiso ; the Alarm,
26, gone to San Blas for freight ; the Brisk steam-
alcop sailed for England ; the Pearl, 20, at the
Chinch is."

279 ft. 10 in.
60
25 . 4
3765 tons.

The iron screw steam gunvessel Minx, Lieut..-
Commander R. H. Roe, rowed up to Woolwich on
Friday morning by a merchant steamer, was on
Saturday inspected by the commodore of the dock-
yard, when the crew was mustered, cleared for ac-
tion, and. went through general quarters. The
commodore was highly gratified with the discipline
of the ship's crew and the gunnery manoeuvres.
The Minx made the run from Sierra Leone entirely
under canvas, and having fair wind the whole dis-
tance she performed the voyage in 35 days, and
landed the mails off the Lizard.
The sailing transport Mooresfort embarked her
troops on Saturday for Chins, viz., 2 companies of
the Royal Artillery, Cants. Longden and Middle-
ton's companies, consisting of 14 officers, and 280
rank and file of the 13th battalion, toether with 3
complete batteries, 130 tom of reserve stores, and
150 tons of military baggage. The embarkation
took place at 2 o'clock, and the vessel was towed
down the river at 5 o'clock p.m., amid the cheers
•f the numerous] persons who bad assembled to
witness the departure. After the removal of the
Moores fort, the Neleus, whichbad been several days
anchored at the buoy, took up her position to pre-
pare for the embarkation of Captain Knox and
Captain Barstow's companies of the 9th and 10th
battalions, who are under orders to embark on
Wednesday next, likewise for Hong Kong.
The Cumberland is put out of No. 3 dry dock
and berthed in the fitting basin under the shears,
to be masted and rigged. Her officers and crew
were mustered on Friday last by Captain the Right
lion. Lord F. Kerr, in command of the flag-ship
Waterloo.
The Vesuvius has this day been taken into No. 3
dry dock to have her valves, feed-pipes, and bottom
examined. The following officers have taken up
their commissions and joined this ship :—Mr. R.
L. B. Heal, Actiog-A,sistant-Surgeon, and Mr.
Wm. Wallace, Clerk.
The Terrible is ordered to be realy by the 31st
May next. She is now undergoing extensive re-
pairs in her hull and machinery
The crew of the Miranda will be paid off at
Sheerness to-morrow (Tuesday).
Sir F. Baring, Bart., M.P. for the borough of
Portsmouth, has paid a visit to Portsmouth, and
received a deputation from the sailmakers and rope-
makers belonging to the yard, complaining that
they were not paid wages on the same scale as the
men of other departments. They felt it as a great
grievance that, while shipwrights were receiving
'27s. a-week, and painters 235., they only sot 21s.
Sir Francis thought the better course for them to
pursue was to send a petition to the Board of Ad-
miralty, through the Admiral Superintendent Mar-
tin, and he would do all in his power to assist
them in the just object they had in view ; he had
already forwarded their case to the First Lord of
the Admiralty, and was awaiting Sir C. Wood's re-
ply. The deputation were introduced to Sir
Francis, at the Fountain Hotel, by Mr. Alderman
Levy.

EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

April 9—The steam packet Colombo, from Sonthamp.
ton, with mails and a general cargo, for Gibraltar,
Malta, and Alezaudria ; steamer Thalia, from Valencia,
with fruit, for Cork, consigned to Messrs. Grahams and
Co.—cleared; brig Asia, from Porail and Constanti-
nople, with maize, for Cork—cleared ; brig Charlotte,
from Rio (Elba), with iron ore, for Newport—c!eared ;
brig Pacific, from Mazzarelli, with locusts, f-r Dart-
mouth, for orders—cleared; barque J-seph Bushby,
from Genoa, in ballast, for Gibraltar, for orders, con-,
signed to Messrs. Carver, Brothers ; brig Jane Price,
from M.tlaga, in bailaq, for Gibraltar, for orders, con..
signed to Messrs. D. Garese and Sons ; steamer E trl of
Lonsdale, from Tangiers; with bullocks, for Gibraltar,
consigned to Mr. Mateos ; her Majesty's steam-sloop
Curlew, from Tangier ; schooner Merit, from Garrucha,
with copper ore, for Swansea—cleared ; barque Magna
Charta, from Scala Nova, with barley, for Cork, for
orders—cleared ; screw-steamer Berwick, from Malaga,
in ballast, for London, consigned to Messrs. Peacock
and Co.

April 10—The screw-steamer Britannia, from London,
with a general cargo, for Gibraltar and Cadiz. consigned
to Messrs. Peacock and Co. brigantine Dirt, from
Newcastle, with coals, for Gibraltar; screw-steamer
Albanian, from Liverpool, with a general cargo, for
Gibraltar and Genoa, consigned to Messrs. Carver,
Brothers—cl-ared.

April 11—The schooner Premier, from Scilly, with
potatoes for Gibraltar, consigned to Messrs. Turner and
Co. ; barque Excelsior, from Marseilles, in ballast, for
Ssields—cleared ; ,barque Swift, from Malta, with salt,
for Jeriey—cleared ; barque Albert Grosby, from Mar-
seilles, with a general cargo, for Montreal—cleared.
April 12—The schooner Bee, from Palermo, with
fruit, for London—cleared.

Owing to the large number of ships of war now
lying in ordinary in the Medway, it has been found
impracticable for the troops belonging to this garri-
son to continue their practice with the Enfield rifle
and &all firing, as it appeared that the lives of the
men on ooard were endangered. An order has ac-
cordingly been issued by the commandant, directing
that the troops undergoing rifle instruction shall
discont:nue ball firing until the Lords of the Ad-
n►iralty have directed the removal of the vessels of
war frora St. Mary's-creek, out of the range of the
rift s.

April 13—The steamer Mebta, from Liverpool, with
a general cargo, for Gibraltar, Malta, and Constanti-
nople, consigned to Messrs. Middleton, Bland, and Co.
—cleared. Twelve noon—The steamers Albanian left
at half-past 2 p in. on Saturday for the East, and the
Berwick at 6 a.m. yesterday for the west. A Spanish
paddle-wheel steam-sloop and the British barque Sun-
derland passed from west to east yesterday afternoon.

EXCIIANGES.—London, 90 days' date, 51 3-16; Paris,
ditto, 51. 36e.; Marseilles, ditto, sf. 37c.; Genoa, ditto,
sf. 39c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 1f die. ; Cadiz, ditto,
dis. ; Malaga, ditto, dts. ; Seville, ditto, i die. ; Ali-
canto, ditto, die.; Valencia, ditto, i dia.; Barcelona,
ditto, dis.

The following appointments were made on
Saturday at the Admiralty :
Lieut. W. E. Gordon, to the Melville ; Lieut.
F. W. Sullivan, of the Castor, Flag-Lieutenant to
Rear-Admiral the lion. Sir F. Grey ; R. Onslow,
mate, to, the Vesuvius W. A. K. Craven, mate,
Cto the urabentad. ;R. Evans, midshipman, to
the Cumberland ; G. F. riotharn, naval cadet, to
the Cordelia ; W. li.
clerk, to the Hima-
laya,; and T. J. Giles, clerk, to the Hastings.
DEATH OF COMMANDER: ROOKE. —Commander
Charles Thomas Tooke died on the 15th instant
Cheltenham, , at
in the 51st year of his age. lie entered
the Davy April 11, 1821 ; and obtained his first
commission May 10, 1827. Hia succeeding appoint_
meld.; were—June 26, 1827 ; and Nov. 20, 1830,
elvidera, 42, Capiains Sir
to the Is's, 50, and B
Thomas Staines and Hon. Kchard Saunders Dan_
daa,' both is the Mediterranean ; and Feb. 11,
1833, to the Victory, 104, flag-ship of Sir Thomas
Wiiliams, at Portsmouth,of 1835. His promotion
where he remained until
suporsedd in the spring
to the rank of commander took place Nov. 23,
1841.

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week. Captain Gossett, R.E., has already left for
Cork. The Hon. Captain Bury, RE., remains in
charge of Kilkenny, Which is beneeforih to be at-
tached to the Curragh district.
It having been determined to reduce the artillery
force quartered at Balliucolig from three companies
to two, the company under command of Captain
Thomson, numbering 136 rank and file, received
orders a few days ago to hold themselves in readi-
news fur the route, and on Thursday morning they
were accordingly directed to prepare for their de-
parture. Having started in the afternoon from
their quarters in heavy marching order they ar-
rived in Cork at about six o'clock, the same even-
ing, in charge of the captain of the company, and
were subsequently billeted throughout the city for
the night, preparatory to their departure per steamer
for Bristol, en route to Woolwich, where they are to
join the head-quarters of the Royal Artillery Corps.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steam-ship Pera, Captain Soy, reached
Southampton this day, at half-past eleven o'clock
p.m., with mails and dates from the above places.
On her outward voyage the Pera experienced
fine weather and strong favourable winds. She
ran from Southampton to Gibraltar in 3 days 22
hours, and to Malta in 7 days 3 hours ; we believe
an unpreceden'ed passage.
HornewardA she me 7, with westerly winds in the
Meditei ranean, northerly up the coast, strong S.W.,
with a heavy N.W. swell across the bay, and S.E.
winds, with fine weather, up the Channel.
Her dates of sailing were :—Alexandria, April
5 ; Malta, Apt it 9 ; Gibraltar, April 14.
The Pera brings 152 passengers, amongst whom
are Captain Lane, Dr. Darnton, Captain Clapcott,
Captain Yard, Dr. Hastings, Colonel Lloyd, Col.
Hughes, Captain Cannon, Captain M'Donald,
Captain Barclay, and Sir W. Baynes, lady, and

Mrs. Bray, passenger from Bombay, died on the
morning of the 18th April, off Ushant, of disease
of the lungs.
She also brings Mrs. Hartley, and the body of
James Hartley, Esq., who died en board the com-
pany's ship Alma, on the 19th ult., two days' sail
from Ceylon, on his return from India, aged 56 ;
and it may in all truth be recorded that in him
were eminently combined the noble quali,ies of the
honourable, upright, and holiest citizen ; the kind,
affectionate, and indulgent parent ; the fond and
faithful husband ; the true and valued friend ; and
the charitable and generous man. His loss will be
long and deeply mourned by all who knew him ;
but who can say how deeply by the widow and
children he has left behind him, and by those
friends who were more immediately connected with
him, and who for many years had felt the influence
of his kind and benevolent heart.

The freight of the Pera consists of 6 packages of
specie (value not specified), 10 boxes of oranges, 1
case of opium, 1,636 bales of silk, 50 cases of
90 hales of flax, 57 bales of wool, 28 bales of in-
cense, 64 packages of gum, and 233 packages of
sundries.

Her Majesty's ship Tartarus was at Alexandria.
Admiral Lord Lyons was daily expected atMalta,
from Constantinople, with his fleet.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship
Alhambra arrived at Gibraltar on the morning of
the 14th inst.
At three p.m. on the 14th, off Cape Trafalgar,
exchanged colours with the Royal Yacht Squadron
schooner Centaur, standing to Gibraltar.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrivals and departures of British ships reported at
Gibraltar from the 6th to the 13th inst., inclusive :
April 6—The Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Clay-
more, R. M. Wood, commander, 13 days from Genoa
for England ; brig Jessie Thomas, from Alexandria, with
maize, for Gibraltar for orders, barque Blackness, from
Marseilles, in ballast, for Cardiff—cleared ; barque Rose,
from Alexandria, with barley, for Cork—cleared ; barque
Repeater, from Trieste, in ballast, for Quebec—cleared;
barque Mary, from Malta, in ballast, for Gibraltar, for
orders ; barque Victoria, from Malta, in ballast, for
Cardiff—cleared ; brig Stanley, from Cagliari, with salt,
for Pocle7—cleared ; schooner Zephyr, from Taranto,
with oil, for Hull—c'eared ; brig Minuet, from Velez-
Malaga. in ballast, for Newcastle—cleared.
April 7—The steam sloop Curlew, Commander Hor-
ton, returned from Tangier last evening, having on board
her Majesty's charg4 d'affaires, John Hay Drummond
Hay, Esq., CB., who left for Tetuan in the same steamer
at half past six this morning. Her Majesty's screw line-
of-battle ship Cressy, Captain Warren, and steam frigate
Magicienne, Captain Vansittart, which arrived on Fri-
day night from Malta, left the bay this morning under
steam to the westward. The steam tug Bustler, in
charge of Mr. Falkner, left about two p.m. for England,
where she is to undergo a thorough repair of her machi-
nery. The steam sloop Sphynx, Captain Wilmott,
which arrived from Malta on Saturday bound to Sierra
Leone, will leave this afternoon. Schooner Isabella,
from Galatz, with maize, for Cork—cleared ; schooner
Marian Zagury, from Corfo, with maize, for Gibraltar,
for orders—cleared for Gijon; barque William and Anne,
from Barcelona, in ballast, for Savannah—cleared.
April B—The whale of the wind-bound vessels have
succeeded in passing the Straits since yesterday morn-
ing, when the wind veered to eastward. Her Majesty's
steam sloop Sphynx, Captain Wilmot, steamed to the
westward at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon ;
brig Unity, from Algiers, i❑ ballast, for Ssiansea ; bar-
que Vulcan, from Cartbagena, with lead, for Newcastle
—cleared ; schooner Victoria, from Tangier, in ballast,
for Gibraltar, consigned to Mr. Martinez ; her Majesty's
sloop Curlew, from Tetuan ; brig Renovation, from Car-
thagena, in ballast, for Quebec— cleared; brigantine
Geaver, from Valencia and Tarragona, in ballast—clear-
ed ; brig Clara Heckman, from Leghorn, with marble,
&c., for Bost.m—cleared ; brig Undaunted, from Malta,
in ballast, for Sunderland—cleared ; schooner Sir John
Newport, from Cartbagena, with lead, for Newcastle—
cleared ; barque Charles, from Cardiff, with coals, for
Gibraltar ; brig Alma, from Palermo, with fruit, for
Philadelphia— cleared ; steamer Phoebe, from Constan-
tinopto and Smyrna, with a general cargo, ior London,
consigned to Messrs. Middleton, Bland, and Co.
cleared.