The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-20 00:00:00

OF LORD PALMERSTON TO WOOLWICH.

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Ye terday morning Lord Palmerston, accompanied
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by h . Monsell, arrived at the arsenal station, and was
recei ed at the gate by Lieutenant-Colonel Eaidley
Wan ot, Superintendent of Royal Gun Factories ; Lieu-
tena t-Colonel Tulloh, Royal Artillery ; Mr. Anderson,
Ins!) ctor of Machinery; Captain Boxer, and Captain
Clark. Near the entrance-gate in the dial square were
anu ber of newy-constructed brass guns, which peen-
liar] arrested. Ins lordslaip's attention. Thence -they ---
proc, edod to inspect the casting foundries, and spent a
cons' erable time there, this portion of the department
appe ring to have attracted his lordship's special atten-
tion., Thence they visited the various manufacturing
parts of that establishment in succession, where they
wit4ssed the casting of those innumerable warlike im-
Pienionts, and the ingenious modes of engineering
whiefh the modern artist so liberally displays there.

OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTSMOUTH.
Tde Lords of the Admiralty, mentioned yesterday,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Greene, the Director of Engi-
neering and Architectural Works to the Board, slept on
board the Black Eagle steam-yacht at Portsmouth on
Tueiiday night, and at eight o'clock yesterday morning
thei flag was saluted by the Victory. At nine o'clock
their, host of the previous evening, Vice-Admiral Sir
, Thoiluas Cochrane, K.C.8., went on board the yacht to
pay Pis respects, and at 10 o'clock Sir C. Wood, Rear-
' AdMiral Sir M. F. F. Berkeley, and Rear-Admiral
Richards landed at the new stairs of the dockyard, and
were received by Rear-Admiral Superintendent Martin.
The Admiralty flag was hoisted on the dockyard gate
staff' as soon as the Board entered the establishment.
Reai-Admiral Martin at once escorted them to his office.
At 11 o'clock their lordships, accompanied by the staff,
prooeeded on board thelittakeynkt receiving hulk. Front
the Blake the board proceeded to the site of the new
King's-stairs, where the new offices for the Master-
Attendant, improved boatways, &c., are in progress of
construction ; thence along the newly-repaired sea wall
of the dockyard next the harbour to the upper part of
the dockyard ; thence making a cursory inspection of
the intermediate storehouses and offices between
that part and the building opposite the caisson of
the steam factory basin under reconstruction to
answer for a manufactory of the distilling galley,
equipmentwhi ch has becomee f
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building unctin the
building the Board surveyed, in a walk round her, the
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great steam three-decker Marlborough, 131 ; from the
Marlborough their Lordships passed to the inspection of
the new work lately commenced for the great new dock
between 600 and 700 feet long, which is to connect the
harbour with the steam basin. From this dock their
Lordships went on board the ships building—the Shan-
non, 60 guns, steam frigate ; the Royal Frederick, 120,
sailing ship (ready for launching several years past) ; the
Royal Sovereign, 131 ; the Prince of Wales, 120 ; they
then in-pecteethe slip on which the Marlborough hung
so unexpectedly when the attempt was made to launch
her. From this point the official visitors were conducted
through the steam factory and offices by the superinten-
dent, Mr. Andrew Murray, after which they inspected
the dockyard police station. At 1.30 they again pro-
, seeded to the Admiral Superintendent's office, and trans-
' acted further business. After this the Board inspected
' the dockyard schools, under the inspector-generalship of
Dr. Woolley. Thence they visited the lecture rooms and
experiment department of the chemical assistant so the
master shipwright (Mr., W. J. Hay), the storehouses for
boats adjacent, &c. ; and at a quarter to 4 o'clock, Rear-
Admiral Berkeley re-embarked on board the yacht, while
Sir C. Wood and Rear-Admiral Richards walked out of
the dockyard to the head-quarters of the Royal Marine
Artillery, where they were received with the usual mili-
tary honours by the staff. The Board afterwards par-
took of the hospitality of Rear-Admiral Superintendent
Martin at his official residence, where the principal offi-
cers of the dockyard were invited to meet them. To-
morrow the First Lord will hold a levee at the Royal
Naval College.