The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

THE NAVY.
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NEWSPAPEE
Belleisle, 6, recently arrived at C —•••snr,
frcm Hong Kong, is now in harbour at t • ortzz.-...-t-'
shipping and dismantling preparatory
off. A considerable portion of her stores t7eenl.- ';•
returned into the dockyard.
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Her Majesty's steam storeship Supply, Qaviyrc--7,7
discharged a portion of her cargo at Woelwich,
sisting of military stores from Malta, has proceedeildl. 11 S
t 5 moorings off the dockyard, and commenced clear-
ing out her naval stores and some cases of inscrip-
tions and ancient marbles from the Eastern city of
OniatisTin Cape Krio, destined for the British Mu-
seum, after which she will be stripped and hauled
into basin to be,paid off ,
- The screw steam storeship. Lord Panmure, H. T.
Moore master, belonging to the Military Store De-
partment of Woolwich, having shipped 45b tons of
stores, left Woolwich on Thursday, calling at Til-
bury Fort, embarked 639 barrels' of ammunition,
and sailed yesterday.
The screw steam storeship Himalaya, Conimander,
J. Seccombe, having embarked the depot of the
73d Regiment from Devonport, left Plymouth Sound
on Thursday for Gravesend.
The steam screw vessel Argus (tender to the
Coastguard ship Pembroke, at Harwich), arrived
at Plymouth on Wednesday evenii. g, and left again
on Thursday.
The screw steamship Ccesar, 90, Captain J. H.
Mason, was moved on Thursday, from, the basin at
Keyham to Hamoaze. •
The naval apprentices' brig Sea'ark, Lieut. Com-
mander_ M. Lowther, sailed from Plymouth on
Thursday fora cruise in the Channel.
The Russian screw frigate Polkan, 44 guns, Cap-
tain Stitsenko, arrived at Spithead yesterday
morning, and exchanged the customary salutes
with the garrison and the Victor flagship in
Portsmouth harbour. The Polkan will remain
at Spithead for orders. She is from the Medi-
terranean, laSt from Havre. The Grand Duke Con-
stantine is hourly expected at Spithead in a screw
yacht.
The Virago, 6, paddle, Commander M. B. Dunn,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, With the
Octavius, 50, Bailing frigate, in tow,' froni Devon-
port, brought round from the latter port for con-'
version to a screw frigate. The Virago will return
to Devonport this morning with Mr. Paul and his
party f' pen, from the,OctaNius, and sointettiper•rrr;
numeraries for the fleet.

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The Simoom, screw troopship, Commander J.
Cook, has been placed in No. 8 dock, at Ports-
mouth, to make ready for further service.
The Urgent, screw troopship, Commander Hire,
sailed from Spithead for Deptford eikrly jesterday
morning.
Capt. Yelverton, late of the Conqueror, has been
appointed Controller-General of the Coastguard, in
the place of Commodore Eden, appointed a Junior
Lord of the Admiralty.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Capt. W. I. C. Clifford, to
the Conqueror • Lieut. H. G. Belson, to the Sidon ;
.Lieut. E. B. H. Franklin, to the Imperieuse; H.
A.'Close, Acting Assist.-Surg., to the Clio; Henry
Haddow, Acting Assist.-Surg., to the Scylla; Geo.
H. Belleinger, Acting Assist-Burg.," to the Gladi-
ator ; T. L. Bickford, Acting Assist.-Surg., to the
Scout ; G. F. Norman, Assist.-Paymaster, to the
Impregnable; H. Mi Beimard, ASsist.-Phymaster,
to the Edgar; It.. Williams, Clerk, to the Cmsar ;
and J. K. Bell, Assist.-Clerk, to, the Diadem.