The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

during the voyage home. The health of the troops on board
has been good, except occasional prevalence of diarrhoea and
recurrence of a few cases of dysentery and fever. The
Cressy will be towed into Portsmouth harbour this morning
from Spithead, and the troops landed at the dockyard, when
they will be forwarded by special train to join the regi-
ment's head-quarters at Manchester.
The Duncan, 101, screw, was yesterday undocked at
Portsmouth, after fixing her three-bladed iron propeller,
and placed in the steam basin, where she got up steam to
turn her machinery. In warping her out of the dock, the
warp, which was being worked by one of the steam cap-
stans, carried away and severely injured one of the riggers,
named Joseph Barnes. He was at once taken to the dock-
yard surgery, where, on examination, it was found that one
leg was broken between the knee and ancle, and much
bruised. The bone was immediately set, and the sufferer
conveyed to his home. The Duncan goes out of the steam
basin to-day to commence her experimental trials.
The Inflexible, 6, paddle, Commander Brooker, will be
paid off at Portsmouth this day.
The Cheerful, gunboat, has been placed in the angle dock
at Portsmouth, for examination, &c.
The Rolla, naval apprentice brig, Lieut.-Commander
Nelson, has bent sails and taken up her position at her ser-
vice buoy, preparatory to her summer exercise outside.
The Asia, guardship of steam ordinary, at Portsmouth,
Capt. G. T. Gordon, has been removed from the moorings
she has hitherto occupied in Portsmouth harbour to a set
further up the harbour, and lately occupied by the Malabar,
coal depot. The Victory, flagship of the Commander-in-
Chief at the port, Vice-Admiral H. W. Bruce, will be re-
moved from her present moorings on the Portsmouth side
of the harbour to those lately occupied by the Asia on Ire
Gosport side. This will allow free ingress and egress to
vessels of war or transports to and from Spithead and the
newly-constructed coaling jetty on the watering island of
the dockyard.

The Ganges, 84, Capt. J. Fulford, sailed frow Spithead
for Sheerness at 4.30 p.m. yesterday.
The Macduff, sailing transport, has been cleared out of
her fittings and stores, and towed out of Portsmouth har-
bour to Spithead.

The gunvessel Weser, 6, left Plymouth Sound on Thurs-
day evening for the Mediterranean.

The paddlewheel surveying steamer Bann (tender to the
Fisgard), at Devonport, has had her bottom coated with
red lead. The Bann will shortly vacate No, 4 dock in the
Arsenal. "

The paddlewheel steam frigate Magicienne, 16, Com-
mander Commerell, was placed yesterday alongside the
sheer hulk Kent, where her masts and bowsprit were re-
moved. She was then taken to her former berth alongside
the Devonport Dockyard.
A report prevails at Plymouth that the Channel fleet will
rendezvous at Portland on Tuesday next, the 30th inst.
Rear-Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley, Superintendent of the
Devonport Dockyard, struck his flag on Wednesday even-
ing, and is gone on leave of absence. Captain Key, of the
Indus, being also absent, the control of the dockyard de-
volves on Commander Brown, R.N., Master Attendant.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Lieut. the Hon. James T. Fitzmaurice to the
Majestic ; Lieut. Jobn Nott to the Cornwallis ; Lieut. H.
C. A. Brand, Lieut. Henry Vaughan, Lieut. C. C. Hassell,
Lieut. H. S. Hamilton, Lieut. Charles Smith, Lieut. A. J.
Chatfield, and Lieut. Alfred Eaton, to the Neptune, addi-
tional, for disposal on the Mediterranean station ; Charles
Parkinson, master, to the Pembroke, for the Coastguard ;
George C. Musters and Atwell P. M. Lake, midshipmen,
to the Icarus; William Lewis, promoted to the rank of
acting chief engineer, in charge of the machinery of the
Intrepid ; James M'Gregor, acting third-class assist.-engi-
neer, to the Indus, for service in the Pike ; Edward Mul-
chay, acting assist.-surg., to the Wye ; Henry C. Pool,
paymaster, to the Aboukir; anl George A. Mitchell, desk,
to the Fisgard. Mr. Charles G. Gardiner and Mr. Henry
M. C. Festing have been nominated to naval cadetships.