The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

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NA VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE',

A new dock was opened yesterday in Portsmouth
dockyard, by the entrance into it, at 5 p.m., of her Ma-
jesty's new yacht, to be coppered. Its length is 335
feet ; breadth, 82 feet ; depth, 29 feet ; ditto at high
water, 33 feet (spring tides) ; width of the entrance, 70
feet. It is 50 feet longer than any other of her Ma.
jesty's docks, and has consumed the following materials
in its construction :-3,000,000 bricks, 152,359 cubic
feet of stone' 94,783 cubic feet of timber, 729 cwt. of
ironwork, and cost in the aggregate 63,0001. It was de-
signed in 1851, and contracted for in the same year
by Mr. E. Smith, C.E. ; the work of construction was
commenced under the superintendence of Capt. Mould,
R.E., and finished under that of Mr. Wood, C.E., Clerk
of Government works in Portsmouth dockyard. The
wateo was let into the dock last Saturday, under the di-
rection of Col. Greene, Director of Engineering and Ar-
chitectural Works to he Admiralty, who duly surveyed
it, &c. It was opened yesterday in his presence, and
that of the dockyard officers. It is the south inlet dock
of the steamer basin, and, as docks take the name of the
first ship admitted, this will be styled the "Royal Vic-
toria and Albert Dock." Her Majesty's yacht was
warped in with flags at each masthead, and will be cop-
pered at once, • She is making great progress in her in-
ternal equipment, and will be ready for a trial of her
speed in another week. Her accommodations will be ex-
cellent, and the berthing of the officers a great improve-
ment upon the old yacht.
The steam-transport Earl of Aberdeen, D. Mearns
oommander, 907 tons, 350-horse pow€. owned by the
Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company, embarketlyester-
day from Portsmouth dockyard the• undermentioned
troops for the East :—Major Lord George Beauclerk
and 2 men of the 10th Hussars ; Lieutenant Alexander,
34 men, and 62 horses of the 13th Licht Dragoons ; En-
signs Hope, Colt, Browne, and Gardn'tr,, of thd 7th
Royal Fusiliers ; Captain Sand with, lieutenants
Brookes and Churchill, Ensigns Burgess and• Grieve,
and 61 men of the 46th Foot, one officer of the 50th
Foot, also about eight officers and five men belonging to
other regiments, but whose embarkation is uncertain.
She is expected to leave Portsmouth this day.
The Black Prince steam-transport belonging to the
Screw Collier Company, whose arrival at Spithead with
111 invalids from the East' was mentioned yesterday,
went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning to
disembark them. They came home in the military
charge of Captain Colomb, R.A., and the medical
charge of Assistant Staff Surgeon Jackson. Seven
deaths occurred on the passage, four of them from
choleraic disease, brought on by immoderate indul-
gence in fruit by the invalids on leaving the hospital.
The steam-transport Cottingham, No. 121, Commander
Moor, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the
East to await further orders. She left the Crimea May
14, Constantinople May 23, Malta May 29, and Gib-
raltar the s'h inst., with Mr. Champion and Mr. Rus-
sell as passengers—no invalids. On the 26th May, in
lat 26 21 N., long 10 43, she signalled the Springfield ;
on the 30th, in lat. 37 21 N., long. 10 45, brig Lydia ;
on the 3d inst., in lat. 37 36 N., long. 2 35 W., the
brig Elliott ; on the Bth, in lat. 41 15 N., long. 9 34W.,
the bark Cornelius and the schooner Palmer ; on the

10th, in lat. 46 33 N., long. 7 15 W., the Dutch ship
Susquebana, brig -Urania, and ship George Lockwood.
Orders were received at Portsmouth dockyard yester-
day to prepare and render fit for immediate service the
whole of the ships' boats and others capable of carrying
guns or armed men, a boat expedition being wanted for
the shallow waters of the Sea of Azoff. The utmost
activity prevails in their equipment. The dockyard bat-
talion's armed launches are already pressed into this im-
portant service. Powerful steamers will carry out this
formidable and numerous flotilla to the scene of their
contemplated operations.
The present increased and increasing demand for vessels
and the high rates of freight which still obtain have
given a great impetus to the shipbuilding trade on the
Welsh coast, an'l a finer and larger class of vessels is
being constructed. A large number of schooners and
sloops have,been launched, and many more laid down for
building during the summer, among which are some of
very large size. A fine vessel of 1,000 tons was recently
floated at Newport, and generally the shipping interest
has received a great impetus.
The screw-steam transport Tynemonth, No. 102, ar-
rived at Plymouth on Tuesday, to embark land transport
corps for the Crimea.

On Friday a sword was presented to Sergeant-Major
Thomas Lawrence, of the 61st King's Own Light In-
fantry, by the non-commissioned officers of that regi•
ment, as a mark of their esteem. The ceremony took
place at Salford barracks, where the regiment is now
quartered. On presenting the sword, an appropriate
address was made by Quartermaster-Sergeant John B.
Hide. Sergeant Lawrence, in returning thanks, said
that, although be had been 22 years in the service, and
might claim a pension, yet, as his regiment was ordered
to the Crimea, he should go 'out with it. The declara-
tion was much cheered.

The 94th Foot will proceed on Friday next from
Windsor for Portsmouth, whence they will embark for
Gibraltar, to relieve the 54th Foot, under orders for the
Crimea. The 51st King's Own Light Infantry will em-
bark at Liverpool for the seat of war ; the 80th Foot,
at Portsmouth, will embark at that port in about ten
days, and proceed direct to the seat of war ; the 15th
and 96th Foot are expected to be ready for embarka-
tion in about three weeks. These regiments will
proceed to Gibraltar, and relieve two other Line regi-
ments, ,which will proceed to the Crimea. The 25th
King's Own Borderers and 43d Monmouthshire Light
Infantry will join the army in the East immediately on
their return from India.

The following detachments of cavalry are under orders
for the E.►st ; they will proceed to their destinations im-
mediately. the vessels appointed for their conveyance are
reported ready, viz., 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards,
1 officer, 32 privates, and 50 troophorses ; and sth Prin-
cess Charlotte of Wales Dragoon Guards, 1 officer, 2
sergeants, 1 farrier, 42 privates, and 60 troop horses ;
12th Lancers, 3 officers, viz., Captains Cureton and Du-
rant, and Lieut. White, with 3 sergeants, 1 farrier, 69
mounted privates, and 70 troop horses (remounts) from
the cavalry depot Maidstone, to embark at Portsmouth
on board the screw-transport Transit for the Crimea ;
17th Lancers, 3 officers, 1 troop serjeant-major, 3 ser-
geants, 1 farrier, 50 mounted men, and 100 troop horses
(remounts), from the depots at Cahir and Brighton to
embark at Queenstown, Cork, under the command of
Captain Watson, on board the screw transport Sarah
Sands for the Crimea.