The Press.
London, England, 1853-05-28 00:00:00

int Fat

The Channel squadron, consisting of the Satmpareil,
I,,ialaa, Prince Regent, Imperieume, .41taphion, Leopard., and
left the Sounal on Wednesday, it is said for
aibraltar, touching at Cork and Lisbon on the way.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master Commander
John E. Petley, came into Portsmouth harbour on Sunday
evening, with the Master-General of the Ordnance ( I.ord
Raglan) anal engineering officers, from their official iu-
tqwet• of the western fortifications.
The magnificent new screw-steamer, the hake of Wel.
lingbas, 131, Captain Henry Hymn Martin, is now at
Panismouth. betiding sails, and using every energy in
getting wooly for Wit.
Till' new works at Keyltam are approaching completion.
I tillers hone liven rees.h cal to prepare the entrantsc of the
mail' basin fir the taking in of ships. It is .spaded the
yard will he opened on the anniversary of the coronation of
her Moist I arawiams 3faiesty. the 25th of Juan. next, and
there is 14(01111. rum • that the ceremony is to Ile 111(11111.11Vd
by the !loyal present..
The Aduei►ydty have issued toralent that men belonging
to the militia are not to he entered in the dockyards, and
such mast as may have been entered prior to tree 'osier are to
be disehurgeal on the eommeneement of the militia drill, anal
re-entered on its expiration.
fbr cm-b• :Merit', a fine war-frigate built for the Sar-
dinian it alavernment, was launched on M1)1111111y New.
anstle-upon-Tytie. The measurement Wuxi's' of this vessel
is 2,510 tone, 111111 she is to carry tut owniatitient of fifty guns,
fifteen of which toe sixty-eight pounders. She is fitted
with tut auxiliary two-Mailed screw, weighing eight mid IL
hill( tons. of brass, and driven lay two engines of 41111.11orse
power. The Paella Allwrio is perhaps the strongest ship
ever built as a insiti-of war. iler bow is ornamented with
a lieintlifitily-eiuleil Lust of Charles Albert, King of San"
dinia. Her keel was laid only in August, last )ear.
The spietalid new hteittu•ship the ifinsa/aya. belonging
to the Peninsular anal oriental Company, wits launched on
the Queen's loirthalay front the yard sof her latiltiena, Messrs.
Mare, of ltlawkwall. A distinguislusl eompany 1111,
Wilt The Ilimaluya is at present the largest aleatit-
vessel in the world. She was commenced in November,
anal her length iwtween perpendiculars is 340 feet ;
breadth, 40 feet '2 inches : depth of hold, 31 fret ft inches ;
anal she is of 11/410 tons burden, with engines of 700-horse
!sower. She was originally intended tat have paddle-wheels.
with engines of I.'!lNt-ltainte itower. Hut subsequently, and
before she was too far advanced, it was (blithe(' 'hit' silt'
SIIIIIIIII 1w fitted with a strew. Her accommodation will
I,e raw 41M1 cabin passellgerei, carryilag :AN) 10118
measurement goods anal ;tilt) tons of fuel. The .lawai,
oP `2,6110 tons, lwionging tat the Oeneral Screw Steam.
shipping Company, will be Mooched from the stone
establisl mt this day week, to be followed sneers-
sively by three others of similar tonnage.
'l'be Si. heap tr.kre Wit. 4 commissioned on Montlat at
I►rwuulsut lay I '1111.11111111111.1. 114-tar ellterlift. Her comple-
ment is tat be 9110 ottieeis anal flies'.
The Brisk (steamier) was commiasid
the same port, by Lieutenant Beckford.
It is expected that a brevet will take phew' on the (teen-
stow of the christening of the infant Prince, and that it will
he SO extensive as tat promote many deserving officers. *lna
Is' the means of sweating numennia vacsucies in the Royal
Alat•iites, several officers of that corps, who have seen
lengthened wr'it'e, 114411 g desirous of retiring when they
attain their next step.
The Colonial Lanai anal Emigration Commi.ssionera have
made an aeknowlealwitent of the services of line late Hr.
Carey, of the //ercubs:, by presenting Isis heirs with the
sum of Mt I/. I tr. Stewart, the assistant-surgeon of the
Hereule., has also received 1101. from the eminnissioners, iu
catitsidenttion of his Inhabit's while the Emigrants on Nair!
that vessel were attlietasl with stradlpox and typhus frier.
'the Isatt•il lime signified their intention of cat•rying out
this system tat' reward for impaniant serviees, by adequately
rein 1111 l wading the aother medical officers what were engaged
in this pet•ilams sass ice.
A court-martial was liehl at. Plymouth, on AVealnesalay.
am 'lames Ball Henry, surgeaill of the Nide. Commander
Warns', 1111 the eharge of drunkenness. I:car-Admiral
Corry presided. It appeared that at party of friends had
visited the ship, and had taken luncheon iu the gmerootn,
at which two bottles of ehanipatme were drunk between
lit-yen tit' eight persons. mid the prisoner was observed
druid; oil the mintier-deck soon after their departure. It
was shown in 11,1.010' that he was a Mall of temperate
habits, but peculiarly liable to fits of excitement on very
slight causes. This was supported by medical evidenee.
The prisoner put in a number of testimonials from the
diticrent captain-. with whom he had served, but the Court
senteueed him to be dismissed the service.

on Tuesday, at

SATURDAY,

(ll:tots—G. N. Warren, to the Thigh ; W. 11.
.De Carteret. to
the St. Jean al' Acre; John Hey. to 'the CWI4IO.
CLEttlea shermott, to the impregnable.
IluxrakviraN%—Antlrew Odgers, to the W. Jean it Acre ; John
Trego, to the Deist:.
Guusicum. —.hones Cook, to the St. Ass fr,tere; F.thrithl
Donn, to the Brisk.
AtteEsTiattv—ltieltard ELui, to the St. Jell* J Acre; Jimmies
Ludo, to the ilrimk.