The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

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THE NAVY.
Yesterday the workmen at Chatham
menced the removal of the Lord Warden targetr wl.t.a.nas n AA.
been constructed at that establishment, prier to its ship-.
ment for Shoeburyness, whore it will be re-erected, under
the superintendence of the dockyard officials. The target
represents a portion of the broadside of the Lord Warden,
and should the experiments which are be carried out
upon it confirm the exretatiens formed of its shct resisting
power, the Lord Warden will be constructed on exactly the
same principle. The total thickness of the iron and teak
timber forming the target is 11;in. The outer :portion con-
sists of a couple of the large malleable plates sent in by the
Millwall Iron annpany, each weighing betvveen seven and
eight ton.. Rich plate is ZOft in length, by 4ft Cin wide,
and Olin id thickness. These are bolted to a thickrers of
teak planting of Sin, between which the balks of timber,
which answer to the timber frames of a vessel, are wmucht
iron plates 4in in thickness, and it is exactly this thick-
ness of iron which, it is expected, wilt eff2.cto.,;liy resist tb.e
passage of shot through the sides or - " -
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Each bolt being let into the plate the latter presents an even
surface. The bolts are fastened by means of the ordinary
nuts. The target is of enormous strength, each of the tim-
bers being held together by means of five large wrought iron
knees. Its weight is 25 tons, and altogether it is one of the
strongest targets for experimental purposes over constructed,
and would appear destined to sustain any amount of batter-
ing. The naval transport Dave has been brought up along-
aide the dockyard to receive the target on board to-day, but
owing to the want of the proper appliances, S:c., for un-
shipping it at Shoeburyness, the work of landing it promises
to be one of great difficulty.
Yesterday the War Departments transports Petrel and
Bomarsund arrived alongside the ordnance wharf at Chat-
ham, with the guns, shot, shell, and War Department stores
from the screw corvette Scout,2l, 400 horss power, Capt. J.
Corbett, which is being dismantlei at the Nora previously
to being put out of commission, and placed in the steam re-
serve.

_ The iron cased frigate Caledonia, 35, 1,000 horse power, is
being pushed forward with all despatch in the great basin at
Sheerness, in readiness for being floated out on the 22d inst._
She bent sails yesterday. By order of the Admiralty the
Caledonia is not to be tried at the measured mile until the
whole of her stores, &c., are on board, and the frigate is at
her load water line.

The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty : —Capt. J. A. Paynter to the Majestic, vice
Capt. Inglefield, whose period of service has expired; Lieut.
the Hon. Alexander F. Hood to the Excellent; Lieut.
John S. Eaton to the Fisgard—Cyril Corbet and George L.
W. Adair, midshipmen, to the Prince Consort—J. 11.
Broome and F. Powell, midshipmen, to the Black Prince—
J. M. Bence, midshipman, to the Aurora—Henry C. S.
Wright, Anthony M. Hammond, Somerset A. Hungerford,
Herbert Horner, and Charles Reeve, naval cadets, to the
Duncan—Gilbert E. Cornwall, naval cadet, to the Prince
Consort—Wm. H. M. Daniell, Jahn L. E. De Watteville,
John B. Hemming, and Wm. R. Coaksey, naval cadets, to
the Black Prince—Richard W. 0. Voysey, Edward P.
Tomkinson, George H. Bruce, and Alfred G. Walter, naval
cadets, to the Warrior—Edward P. Brooks, Arthur 11.
Baker, Philip A. Parsons, and Wm. B. Punsford, naval
cadets, to the Hecla—Charles R. Dawes, and Herbert K.
Heyland, naval cadets, to the Defence—John D. Aubertin,
naval cadet, to the Aurora—Ootavius Greig, naval cadet,
to the Gladiator—Henry M. Harrison, assist.-pa) master,
to the Bombay—E. F. Nicholson, assist.-paymaster, super-
numerary, to the Formidable—John Hide and It, J. Sweet •
man, acting additional, to the Rattlesnake.