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now lies moored alongside one of the government hulks,
a splendid specimen of naval architecture, and of the re-
sources and skill of this country, whatever may be said
of the policy of building such gigantic floating castles.
The question that has occupied a great deal of discus-
sion to-day in the dockyard is as to the cause of the
failure of yesterday--one so very similar to what befe!
another large ship, the Cwsar, 90, now in the Baltic,
which was launched a short time since at Pembroke.
Various reasons are assigned, but the correct one is be-
lieved to be deficiency in the declination of the ways on
which the ship had to glide into the water. Allowance
had probably been made for the great weight of the ves-
sel, and that in consequence of such weight, a slight de-
clination would suffice. It is thought that perhaps too
great an allnwance had been made on this score. One
thing is certain, tl*the vessel did not get fast in the
ground, as there was ample depth of water.
Another large ship is to be at once commenced on the
slip the Marlborough has vacated, and to be several feet
longer and of greater tonnage. She is to be called the
Victoria. The timbers for her frame are lying alongside
the building-shed, already prepared for putting together.

THE QUEEN TO THE ARMY ON THE
• DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN.

GENERAL AFTER ORDER.

Head-quarters before Sebastopol, July 18, 1855.
Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to command
me to express to the army her. Majesty's deep and heart-
felt grief at the loss of our gallant and excellent Com-
mander.

Her Majesty further desires to assure her army of her
earnest hope and confident trust that all will continue
to do their duty as they have hitherto so nobly done ;
and that her Majesty will ever be as proud of her army
as she has been, though their brave chief who has so
often led them to victorsond glory, has been taken
from them.
(Signed)

J. SIMPSON, Lieut.-General
Commanding,

In addition to theWovegeneral order, a retrospect
of the career and eulogium on the character of the late
Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, signed by the Commander-
in-Chief, Lord Hardinge, has been published and read
to the troops in the Crimea.

COURTS-MARTIAL IN THE CRIMEA.

GENERAL ORDERS.

Head-quarters before Sebastopol, July 20, 1855.

At a general court-martial, held at Camp before Se-
bastopol, on Tuesday, the 17th day of July; 1855, by
order of Lieutenant-General Simpson, Commanding the
Forces, dated. 13th day of July, 1855, Captain Colin
Maxwell, 93d Highlanders, was tried upon the following
Cl/A.EGE--" For having been drunk on duty under
arms, when parading for the trenches, on the evening of
the 10th July, 1855, at the Camp before Sebastopol, Of
which charge the court found the prisoner guilty.
SENTENCE—The court having found the prisoner
guilty of the charge preferred against him, do now ad-
judge him, the prisoner, Captain Colin Maxwell, 93d
Highlanders, to be cashiered. •
(Signed) FEED. Hama-, Col. and Lieut.-Col.
20th Regiment, President.
(Signed) W. G. ROMAINE, Deputy Judge
Advocate.
Before Sebastopol, 17th July, 1855.