The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

OFFICIAL VISIT TO DEVONPORT.

From the office of the Admiral Superintendent of the
Dockyard at Devonport the Lords of the Admiralty
- roceeded, on Wednesday morning, to the Rope-house,
and witnessed the closing of a first rate's cable by ma-
chinery. They then went to the building-slips to ex-
amine ships in course of construction and alteration. At
No. 1 is the Narcissus, 28 ; this frigate is planked down,
but, being intended for sailing only, all further work is
suspended for the present. No. 2, the isorew-frigate
Satellite, 22, forwarding with despatch ; cradle ready for
the launch, which is appointed for the 26th inst. Her
hollers and engines, of 400-horse power, are prepared at
Keyharn Steam-yard. No. 3 slip, the screw stems-skip
Liffey, 51, on which a large number of hands are ems-
oloyed ; planked down, beams crossed, and will be ready
for launching in February. Slips No. 4 and ,S. are
vacant. In the new basin is the Hibernia, 120, fitting
as a receiving-ship at Malta, where she will convey aL
stores due to the island, including various anchors,
chains, cte., and a lot of spars, to receive whisk the
bulkheads will be removed from her lower desk.
In the head dock is the Seahorse, originally in-
tended for a 44, but now fitting as a screw blockship
of 200-horse power. She is to be supplied with two
13-inch mortars, and will be nucleated about Christmas.
In the Union Dock the Forth, old 44, is fitting like that
Seahorse, and may be undocked in January. The Cen-
turion, 80, taken into the North Dock aboutlonr months
since, is being converted into a screw block-ship, and
will be ready before Christmae. This examination occu-
pied the time until half-past one, when their lordships re-
turned to the Black Eagle, took luncheon, and at 8 were
r,wed up Hainoaze in the Admiral's barge, to the eaten.
.ive powder works in course of construction at Ball-
point, from which they went to Keyham, and examined
the progress of buildings, machinery, smitkeritie, 3e., of
the great quadranglo, and of the tunnel which will soon
connect this establishment with the Devonport Deck-
yard. The steatr,sbips fitting at Yeyharn are the Con-
queror, 120, launched at Plymouth on the 2d of May ;
-team has been got up, and she is nearly really for OWL
l'he Brunswick, 90, launched at Pembroke on the Ist of
.June, also nearly ready ; and the Hecla, 6. recently
returned from the Pacific and Gibraltar, where she ran
ashore. She is almost fit for sea service. The Lords
of the Admiralty left at 5.30 for the Black Eagle, and in
the evening dined with Admiral Superintendent Plum-
ridge, in the dockyard.

APPOINTMENTS.
John R. Ryan, Second Vaster, to the Impregnable ;
John F. R. Aylen, Seconrl Master, to the Tyne.

Orders were received at Southamptea yostosebiy, by
the Peninsular and Oriental Company, to preps:. to re-
ceive ou board the steam-transport Ripen, No. £5, •
officers and 206 men of the Coldstream Guards ; 6.oa-
cers and 207 men of the Soots Fusilien ; 6 (Aeon and
236 men of the 84(1 Regiment ; and 2 officers and SOO
men of the Land Transport Corps. Tbe detachment of
the 81 Regiment will probably embark to-morrow.
The Ripon will sail for the Crimea early next week.
The General Screw Company's steam-ship Hydaspee will
probably sad for Plymouth to-morrow or Sunday to em-
bark troops for the Crimea. She has taken oa board a
large quantity of shell and huts at Southampton. The
Queen of the South is under repairs for the coaveyanee
of shell, huts, ko., to the Crimea.

Prince Albert has forwarded a oheck for 101. each to
Setjeant-Major J. Steel and Quartermaster-Serjesat
B. K. Spencer, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, 4. es
3 mark of his Royal Highness's approval of their wee_
Lion and care in making the survey of Osborste."
Captain R. Haig, Lieutenant Dawson, 1 eerie/Ant, 2
coroorals, and 5 bombardiers, of the Royal Artillery, are
t . hold themselves in readiness to proceed to the Crimea,
on particular service.
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THE MILITIA.
An extensive range of buildings destined for 'lsar/ache,
to accommodate 3,000 militia, has been some time ia
progress at what is called the Ordnance.field, near Col-
cheater, and is now fast approaching completion. They
comprise a series of buts, replete with every 111C001111110-
dation, arranged in sit rows, with earriage-way h'iw.°ll
Pitch row. Each hit is 38 feet by 20 foot, aad has 10
windows, Those for the officers are arranged each is
four divisions, with separate entrance*, soas
to
giv.
tinct accommodation to each officer. There will be a
chnrch calculated for 800 persons, as also amp/. hospital
accommodation, including that for the medical staff, as
well as very spacious schoolrooms.
The South Devon Militia is now stationed on Maker
Heights, near Mount-Edgecumbe, in Cornwall' sad is
disposed of in five separate redoubts and a small encamp-
ment of some 30 tents. This is the first relaxation which
has been accorded from garrison duty-for 18 maths, the
last four of which were passed in billets at Plymouth.

METROPOLITAN FREEHOLD LAND SOCIRTY.—Th• kigi•
yearly report of this society, at a recent meetir g, Aimed
the amount of loan and dtposits at 3,7061.,„ sai Ow
subscriptions at 1,0371.
KING BORBA. REWARDED.—The Pope is about to
give his Orders ! Ou the Fcbtival of the Nativity he
grill, it is 'aid, fouud. " a nave order of eldivall7-6"
Order of the Immaculate Conception." The Kin al,
Naples, it is widely reported, will receive the very int
Order—and for this sufficient reason. Hewn! ;boom! a
Knight of the Immaculate Conception, Weil"! " Z,._.J/111
he is a potentate more easily couceired than dl Nan"'
—Punch