The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

the Kangaroo, 12 ; the Childers, 12 ; the Fantome,
12; the Arab, 12 ; the Daring, 12 ; the Mariner,
12; the Despatch, 12 ; the Tyne, 4; and the Volage,
4. A careful estimate of the value of each vessel
is to be made by the dockyard authorities, and for-
warded to the Lords of the Admiralty. The stores
and fittings which it is not desirable to sell are to be
removed and placed in store in the dockyard.
The President, 50, sailing frigate at Chatham, is
to be fitted for a training ship for the Naval Coast
Volunteers, and will be stationed in the Thames
near the West India Docks, where she will replace
the Brilliant, 20. The Winchester, 50, at Chatham,
is also to be fitted at that port to replace the Con-
way, 26, lent to the Mercantile Marine Associa-
tion at Liverpool for a training ship for lads des-
tined for the sea. The Winchester will be towed
round to the Mersey by the Geyser, 6, paddlewheel
steamer. The Brilliant and Conway both return to
Chatham.
The screw steam frigate Diadem, 32, Capt. Cock-
burn, was appointed to leave Plymouth Sound yes-
terday (Wednesday) for Halifax, and the Surprise,
4, Commander Whyte, for the Mediterranean.
The Valorous, 16, paddlewheel steamvessel, Capt.
W. C. A ldham, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday
from North America and the West Indies, with
prisoners from the fleet on that station, and some
military invalids. She left Halifax for England on
the 11th of July. She steamed into harbour at 3
p.m. yesterday, to be paid off.
By the mail packet Norman, which arrived at Ply-
mouth on Tuesday, we learn that the screw cor-
vette Archer, 13, Capt. F. A.B. Craufield, left Ascen-
sion June 10, arrived at St. Helena June 25, and
departed the next day for Ascension,where she
was found by the Norman with the Arrogant,
leis, and Meander. The paddlewheel steam frigate
Furious, 16, Capt. C. J. Jones, 10 days from Ichaboe,
left St. Helena July 1 for Ascension and England.
The transport Star of the South, Capt. Renner, with
304 men, women, and children belonging to the
64th Regiment, under command of Col. Chads, and
in medical charge of Dr. Parsonage, 71 days from
Kurrachee for Falmouth, left St. Helena June 22.
The Caroline Coventry, Capt. Overbury, 95 days
from Kurrachee, left the island the same day.
A new paddlewheel steamvessel is in progress at
Deptford dockyard, ordered to be completed with
all despatch for the service of Dr. Livingstone and
ihe party now engaged in exploring the interior of
Africa. Her dimensions are :—Length, 120 ft. ;
beam, 15ft. ; depth, 7ft. She will be constructed of
teak and oak, and, being intended for navigation in
shallow rivers, will not draw more than two feet of
water.
The Rifleman steamvessel, last in commission on
the West Coast of Africa, is now being entirely re-
constructed at Deptford Dockyard.
The War Department transport Marlborough,
Mr. Fishingden master, was placed alongside the
Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, yesterday, to receive on
board a 100-pounder Armstrong gun for the screw
corvette Orestes, 21, and two 40-pounder Arm-
strongs for the Phaeton, 51, 400-horse power, both
of which are attached to the steam reserve at Chat-
ham. The Marlborough will also ship 90 of the
100-pounder conical shells for the Orestes.
Our Malta correspondent, under date of the 26th
July, announces the arrival on that day, at 9 a.m.,
of her Majesty's frigate Terrible, with 40 naval in-
valids, under charge of Surg. George Gordon, and
five other passengers, including the Rev. Joshua
Watson and Mr. Thomas Heavan, engineer. The
Terrible left Beyrout on the 16th. Two deaths
occurred on the voyage—one on the 19th from brain
fever, and the other on the 22d from the effects of
fever.

We have to record the death of Admiral the lion.
F. B. R. Pellew, which occurred at Marseilles on
Monday last, in his 70th year. The deceased was
the second son of the first Viscount Exmouth by the
second daughter of Mr. James Frowd. He was born
in 1789. Entering the navy at an early age, he was
engaged at the destruction of the Dutch naval force
in the Indian seas, and continued to serve on the
East India station till the reduction of Java in 1811,
especially distinguishing himself at Samanep, in
Batavia roads, and near Semarang. In 1813 he was
present and assisted at the capture of a French con-
voy in Port d'Anzo. He served from 1818 to 1822 on
the Mediterranean station. In 1852 he was appointed
to command the India station, but was recalled in
1854, and became an Admiral of the Blue in 1858.
In recognition of his services he was created a Com-
panion of the Bath in 1815, and Knight Commander
of Hanoverian Guelphic Order in 1836, receiving at
the same time the honour of knighthood. The de-
ceased was twice married—in 1816 to the
only daughter of the late Sir Godfrey
Webster, who, however, died in 1849, and se-
condly, in 1851, to the daughter of the late Comte
Edouard de Melfort, from whom he was divorced
in 1855. He was appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp
theto Queen in 1842.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty
:—Commander W. G. Hope John-
stone, to the Virago
; Lieut. P. R. Sharpe, to the
H.
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Excellent ; Lieut. B. Phillimore, to the Warrior;
Wm. Haydon, master, additional, to the Imperieuse;
Sub-Lieut. A. Watts, to the Donegal ;'.J. Thomson,
surgeon, to the Excellent Wood,aughllan.,surg e 0 ns,utrogetohne,
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to the Virago ; and Jas.
Hero.