The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The shipwrights engaged in plating Mr. Reed's experi-
mental ironcascd sloop Enterprise are ordered to work over
a portion of the night in order to hasten the work, so that
the ship may be got off the stocks at Deptford on Feb. 9,
one day sooner than was anticipated. Commander Rowley,
who has commissioned the Enterprise, has been informed
that in all probability for destination will be the China
Seas, which is considered an ill-julged decision, as these
waters are not suited for an experimental trial.
Tho Clara, convict ship, has arrived at Spithead from the
eastward to embark a number of convicts from the Ports-
mouth prison on her way down Channel. She is to touch
at Portland and Plymouth.

An additional number of mechanics and laborers have
been removed from the other vessels in progress It Chatham
dockyard in order to be employed in preparing the ironwork
for Mr. Reed's new frigate Bellerophon, which will be com-
menced in the dock in which she is intended to be con-
structed as soon as the new iron caisson has been fitted
in its place at the entrance to the second dock. In
the factory adjoining the dock the foundations are being
prepared by Messrs. Foord and Sons for the erection
of more powerful machinery than any at present in use
in the dockyard for bending, plaining, polishing,
sktting, and otherwise preparing the thick iron plates
with which it is intended to encase the sides of the Bel-
lerophon. In consequence of the numerous vessels now in
hand at Chatham dockyard and the anxiety evinced by the
Admiralty for the completion of the iron and iron-clad
vessels actually commenced, it is probable that a consider-
able number of hands will shortly be required to be entered,
the existing number of workmen being far below that neces-
sary to be employed to complete the new iron-clads ordered
by the Admiralty within the period assigned for their con-
struction.

A further trial of the coffer-dam invented by Captain
llop, R.N., is to take place on board her Majesty's
ship Recruit to-morrow morning, when that vessel takes a
trip to the Nore to try her speed, &c., under the superin-
tendence of the officers of the reserve at Sheerness.

The new naval uniforms are, we understand, deposited at
the Admiralty, Whitehall, fer the inspection of those per-
sons interested.

The following appointments and promotions were made
yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. the Hon. Harry
A'Court to the Prince Consort, for gunnery duties---Lieut.
Augustus Jacob to the Hector, for gunnery duties—Sub.-
Lieut. Casar 11. Hawkins to the Prince Consort—Allen C.
Staley nominal ed to a naval cadetship—Herbert Birch,
engineer, to the Euryalus, as supernumerary—William
Collier, engineer, to the Bienheim—William R. Leeson,
engineer, to the Shamrock—Amos Pritchard, James But-
chart, and John Galbraith, first-class assist. engineers, to
the Euryalus, as supernumeraries,-George Whiffing, first-
class assist. engineer, to the Colossus—F. N. Thornton,
first-class assist. engineer to the Edinburgh—Robert Spiers,
first-class assist. engineer to the Asia for the Tender—
James Torkington, Henry Coller, Henry Brown, George
Alexander, George Hancock (b), William M‘Neill, David
Crichton (a), and J. 0. Wilson, second-class assist. engi-
neers, to the Euryalus as supernumeraries ; Richard Green,
second-class assist. engineer to the Russell—William John-
ston, second-class assist, engineer, to the Cornwallis—
Robert Winfield, second-class assist. engineer, to the
Dauntless—George Park, second-class assist, engineer, to
the Majestic—and Edward Chambers. second-class assist,
engineer, to the Hogue.

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those of the Royal yacht Victoria and Alber w:., $344.i.it,i. ANC
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during the Alberta's engines the Messrs. Penn have added
to even their former high reputation.
The weather was exceedingly favourable for the trial, tho
water being smooth, with the wind at a force of about 3
from S.W.