The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-05 00:00:00

The House then resumed, and tho Bill visa reported,
read a third time, and passed.
The House adjournel at 'La.-past One.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIRDWir, MAY 28.—Her Majesty's steam-frigate the
Dragon, Captain W. H. Hall, arrived here on the 23d
instant from Malta, where she left Admiral Sir William
Parker's squadron at anchor on the 13th.
On Saturday, the 25th instant, the Dragon was to
have sailed with dispatches end a mail for England,
which were, however, transferred to the Odin steamer,
the Hon. Captain Pelhatn, and she sailed for England
that afternoon. The Dragon also sailed at the same
time for Gibraltar, for provisions and stores for the
Lisbon squadron, and, to the surprise of every person,
returned to that port on the morning of the 28th
loaded with the required stores. We hear that the
Dragon arrived at Giaraltar on Monday morning, the
27th, immediately landed her shells, empty casks, &c.,
eonapleted her own coals, water, and provisions; and
afterwards the same day took on board for the use of
C.mimodore Martin's squadron 1,800 bags of bread, 200
cakes of rum, and other provisions, left, &c., Gibraltar
at ten o'clock in the evening, and again arrived in the
Tagus, and joined Commodore Martin on the
morning of the 28th, having been absent only
from the Tagus a little more than three days.
This proves Satisfactorily the value of Gibraltar as a ge-
neral depot for naval stores and provisions; and it also
shows what can be done by steam when directed and
controlled by activity and zeal.
We bear that when the Dragon loft Gibraltar, the
Howe and Vengeance were reported by a steamer,
arrived there, to be about 200 miles eastward of
the rock.

The Hercules troop-ship arrived on the 27th ult., at
Malta.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--The Ajax steamship, 450-
horse screw power, 60 gun., Captain Michael Quin,
went out of harbour this afterncion, at half-past tour
o'clock, equipped for set. She steamed out against tide,
at the rate of apparently about seven knots per hour,
and presented a most warlike and serviceable appear-
ance—more so than any other block ship we have seen.
She sat well on the water, and appeared in excellent
trim. She aalut!d the flag of Sir Bladen Capel, the
Commander-in-Chief, on passing Hollingsworth's-rooms,
and steamed through Spithead to the westward. She
will sail in a day or two for Queenstown, where she will,
for a time, bear the flag of Rear-Admiral Manley Hall
Dixon, the Commander-la• Chief on the Irish station.
K The amptschatka Russian - war-steamer sailed from
Southampton last evening to the westward.
The Nile Indianian and an American line-of-racket
ship, two splendid vessels, arrived at Spithead this
caorninscao embark passengers and stack far their re-
ape:live destinations.
The Sealark, 8, will Ee commissioned in a day or
two at this port (report says by Commander Mitchell)
for service on the coast of Africa, carrying out the
July mail.
The Birkenhead iron steam troop-ship will go out
again on Wednesday under Commander J. A. Stevens, •
Gf the Blenheim, with stores for Commodore Martin's
bqualiron in the Tagus. She will take out the invalids
of both services, and the supernumeraries from Sir
William Parker's squadron in the Howe, 120, which she
will find at Gibraltar, and bring them. to England.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE I.—The Prometheus steamer, ar-
rived to•day from Woolwich, and went up harbour to .
ta%te in coal. Her crew are to be paid advance ou
Monday, alar which she will take in the mails and sail
for Madeira and the coast of Africa.
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, was commissioned te-
day by Captain the Hon. J. H. Johnstone, late of the
Agincourt, 72, the command of which is taken by Cap-
tain Sir Henry Leeks.
The parfaut-bri:; Express, 6, Lieutenant-Commander
W. Lary, arrived this morning from Falmouth, and went
up harbour to refit.
The Superb arrived at Malta, on the 19th of May.
Light variably winds.
CHATHAM, JUNE 3.—Captain M. F. Berkeley, one of
the Lards Commissioners of the Admiralty, with Mr.

John Parker, MX., First Secretary, and fir Baldwin_
Walker, K.O 8., Surveyor of the Navy, paid an official
visit at this yard on Saturday. Shortly after eleven A.M.
',hey landed at the Qaeen's•stairs, having come by rail-
way from London. They were received by the Captain-
Superintendent, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., and the
whole of the resident officers of the yard. The first part
of their inspection was the visit on board of the Nankin,
50 guns, fitting in No. 3 dock. They also viewed the
Cressy, SO guns, which is on the stocks ready for launch-
ing; thence they proceeded to the new slips recently
erected with iron-roofs and columns at the east end of
the yard. Their Lordships, after taking a m►nute sur-
vey of the whole, returned to the Quecn's-stairs and
proceeded by the Admiral's barge to the Black Eagle
Admiralty steam-yacht, Master S. B. Cook, that vessel
having arrived from Woolwich the previous evening.
As soon as they were o❑ board the steamer proceeded to;
Sheerness, their Lordships having left the yard shortly
after one r. at.