The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

NAVAL.

Deems() Sarre. aelleDeca-noitanno ter Posiesonos
—The Neptase, 1* titer several prevloes wituntesstsi
anomps to seem her mime, wee taken oat et the sew
(No. 9) Seek at Portsmouth, ea Itattardey, homier bees in
Jest a fersight. Is 1110113112i0a wits the shop dock, and
mode:king of the shove Alp, are one or two Sets with
which the pabliesieseld be Pads spesinted. Tim dealt it.
•It is dream et the extremity el the myth-west point of the
yard, the panties Wag by so mats a felisitms one, es it
lies opus teas wiled from shiest every pita of the pat
pass; it in feet abuts eat from the dockyard tato the
enemy hints" at its Pete, east, sad west ..pro's, about
two alio of water at high tile ee ed mud at law. Frog
the Pelson of high wiade, *Nike Sow of th• tide at this
spot, it would be a work of great dean. r to attempt
to diet a ship is any bet the silliest weather.
The dock was ceastsested by &Oasis Bramble,
, the large esetreetee of Parlsmostb. at as
espies, inelphog a small piece of sea-well attjelaisg, of
.heat 110,0001. On Its goneeletine it win thought to site
tits epeeist/ of it additional icier by brieging Ls the Nel-
ms*, the Steen peel, without ezossiderli. is the nave; the
sleek thus acquiring the apes of the • Nepnice Dwk "
But, es earseparine the Neptese's draught of water with tee
depth of the !sic, it wee fated that this meld ply be
effected at the bighest tides; and, in satordsom with Sib
"Lemony, Friday, the Med ultimo, was lard on. Ott Met
day, however, the &stoles' appeintment was met with, for the
tide, bleeped by the dis stip of the wind, end other
espy, eontray to all expeetsdow, did not flow so high as
es the readies day. Coustqu.ntly, tee Neptune, whisk
bed beets Wight to the mouth of the dock by the
joint inertiase sod the morning's work of some 150
men, had to be takes back into her old plate,
the hop beteg geeerally 'append that the morrow'. tide
world he more propitious. otherwise it was plainly foreseen
the Pt. rcpt would hare to be RIM up for a fortnight or
three Pelts, at Inert, end perhaps have to be abandoned
altegether. On the Saturday tee tide did rise to what was
deemed to be the requisite height, when, by dint of gent
term In hauling the Neptune to, the fat was thought to be
manfully accomplished. It was submits...Sy discovered
that between the two sneers to bring tee Neptune in the
blocks as weigh the keel of the semi it iatencted to tat bad
beta lowered seine two feet, thus rendering the smoimplieh•
meat at the work more peptic dile. The cloth'• gof the ship
we., by them 'and ettur mew. ultisstely effected, but is
so 'lmply a masses as to held her off the blocks at the
bottom of the deck ; is which eesdition she was shored or
propped sp. The sensequesers of this fent y docking were that
toe ship. o• WI water beteg let oat of the dock, sunk by the
stern lull IMO lacbe caustce her support, and shares to forte
in the av es of the dock, ripping off the copper from her owe
Ides, and ffeeriag other destructive results. What easy be
the lull cutout or aster. of these results it is at present im-
possible to say, bat it is very much feared, Imo.' other
thicgs, that the Neptune has "broken her back.' The
blame is this sinter i• now tossed from as. party to so-
other the dockyard people lay it as the shoulders of the
e.tactruetors of the dock. sad these again te row it upon the
intdieleat dockinp. This, however, does appear certain,
that it a chip bike the Neptune, heels; a weleht perhaps of
6.100 tons, be dialed nut of her props portion, and
her keel elevated some 7or S tubes above the bl eke on

which it should rest, there must then be an n 107100911 pm.
me on the aides of the deck, sad that one of tee o regain
taut follow ; either her slentisg rapport' must torn in the
masonry, or else bar own sides. Tate former ( which le, per.
lisps. the peaftraba owe) wee the alternative realised. Bet
it is never intended that the entire weight of a vessel should
rest on her supports and shores; these are only required to
keep her in her upright position while the ti r r nr bottom of
be dock a expressly constructed with the view of bearing
the immense weight of the ship; the bottom being formed
at great expense and with great lamer, piles being drives
'town to • considenble depth, with, above them, • solid bed
of concrete of some feet la thickness, enrgeounttd by the
strongest and most durable masonry. The dockyard
people row dethite that it is nut only the sides of the
dock that have gone, but that the bottom itself
has seek. How ler this my be the case num, till the
water is let out of the dock, be paitiraly areertaised,
neither eon we state decidedly—if it be the fain—wlwarr
it has resulted from the eonstroetioa of the bottom itself,
or the immense forte which so ponderous • body as the
Neptune would acquire in dropping seven Inches. The
above are facts, and such as demand public attention, inas-
much as it is the public:purse that stifle re from the e. stigma
wh eh they display. Its not for a moment to his supposed
that the docking of such a ms:l as the Neptune sea always
bee, effected to • nicr,ty, but it is expedient that the public
should be made aware of nth Mkt It being from assn.
genes, waste, and nstmalculation that the expenditure on
the Boni Navy is so enoramuly augmented beyond its
doe bait& The Neptune is considered by rival men
to be the ithest three-deeker in the British navy
She was launched eighteen years eine., but has sever pet
Ma in emanates, and it has been from &Maas nailer
to that which has befallen her that other mall have been
nucleon to moorings up the harbour; acd atter • lapse of
yeas, without !sting done y duty, the palate his learnt
that they have been ordered to be "'broken up," • judieions
mann bang mainland as to their anfortuatte history.
Thus ft is, palter, as useful to acquaint the public with
wise a the causes of the exemive expenditure they have
to bear, as to And fault with its amount. As to the Nep-
tune Duck nut( and the purposes of its
I esiestruction then
era some glanng inconsivenetes couneeted with it. n Fet-
tering aid sine it is admirable, with the important samples
rest It is sot of salleient depth to take in a large ship at
any tides bet the very highest. Its depth, however, Is
sueleient kw the larger erase stesus.re, but
thee the ewraaee is too narrow for them, with their
peddle Res, to get in. it is cerialaly surprise
ing 'bet in antarkiag on so large an expenditure
es 120,0001 , the A imiralty that did so, did set have the
deck two or three test deeper and Its entrance a foot or two
wider. The result is, that from the anfarovrabk sits of the
cloth, its intention' depth, and narrow entrance. it may fairly
be rawnaded that the above large sum, if not absolutely
thrown away, tee been expended with little discretion or
forethought The above teal or rather • few of them,
' amigo enter to the knee lodge Of the Admiralty, an invosti-
, patios non foot regsraieg theme, but it is to be feared that
as parthasent is not sew sitting sad no math r to interro-
gate the First Lord on the soh) iet, the Inquiry will not
malt la say prestige' matures to prevent gnat negligence
for the hare. _ _ _

~Poareroarr
, fhtrr. 9.—The Fire Queen star-vessel,
Mingles over Captain Chade end tifßess belonsing to the
/440111 College, together with a Preach naval oelher,returned
frogs Cherbourg to-day, as did also the Lightning stem-
eenel. Raster Commander Petley, from tees same place.
The Panay and Portsmouth tender' likewise re-
, torsi to day hos Cherbon.-1. The Usdise a teaser
are 4 hos the sae glass yesterday, brills-
' int( Commander Graham Ogle sad other naval daces.
Tne &sem, area stem frigate, went Oct of harbour this
sissies, for the purpose ot trying her qualitit• wader
Seas. It is reported that she will be docked on returning
bite harbour. TO Retribution, pees figs'., Captain
Warder, wee balled frost alongside the Dukyard jetty lute
the Strom to-day. IThe say be expeetrdto go out to Spit-
head in • few dep. The Apollo, troop ship, Commander
Rooseme, Me Ism takes al amide the Jetty.
WOOLIVICR, BsPr. 9.— TM Pale phis= also. sloop,
2004ene power, wee bowed from this port tc-day to Dept-
ford, when site le to be docked asdi refitted.—The Voleano,
stem vessel, 149 lone power, was takes down the r.ver to-
day Ma Deptford to Woolwich, to be sale ready for ter-
elem.—TM Argos, stem sloop, has had her boilers put on
board at the Res Indio-docks, Blackwell, end will be taken
ep the rim tomorrow to John Pena and Son's stakish-
sent, to have her engines, of 400-bone power, psi en
baud —The Meetly. stem meal, Cmsander Geordie A
&yaw, will have the whole of her crew, 1-icloding the
cohere, eampleted by tossomow sight; the applications for
persision town. in her being se uuserems, tke gsllui
commander has led • digitally is choosing hoes so nosy
able jamb me of smallest elmuracter who ware madam to
serve ea the mad if Akio&

MILITARY.
Calmat Wociss, Listes Daimon °VAUD,. died os
Wednesday, at Por.obsilo Barratk., where bs was stationed
iiritti kb eporhsent. Bs peeved wit► his reeksest In Imes.
Os tie Walsall's' st the writ titers his warmed boss as
sick lease, sad as the re•estsblishsuat of ►is Malik Its et-
slimmed Isle 17.'s
Dkd. Bost 4. at his t=, Wilts -emus, Bum
Willasss, Esq., for Nosy yaws assistant sillituy searstary
Irilasd, aged 76 yews

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