The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

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at Woolwich Arsenal to repair, TheVwflteff-okeriP,;
miralty have given instructions', at
,rs of the ship.
solicitation, to supply the materia neeesary S
putting the ship in her former goof.
work to be performed by the carpentt
Since clearing out the car go, it has bee,l ascertained
that if the shot had entered 4ft. higher flit lives of
four of the crew would hav,a been sacrifice d, as on
account of the great heat tve sleeping bet the had
been shifted to the 'tween decks, where the men
were lying at the moment when she was fire d into.
Capt. Thorwaidsen states that ho has repeittedly
sailed in that direction, and was never before ca:led
upon to exhibit his colours, nor had .he any Idea of
such regulations being in force. The act .was,
he says, a breech of taco law of nations_ The
Thornhill, transport, also lad.-n with stores from
Corfu, has taken the Place of the Tuners, at
Woolwich pier, to discharge. as whole of
the transports engsgcd for that k urpose have •
now arrived, with the exception of tho Corcyre, pat
into Malta for rep,irs, and the Transit., still ling
in Corfu harbour, to pick up whatever na ay be found
belonging to Government after the gemeral clear-
ence at the departure of the troops, ordered to
evacuate on the 6th of Jane.
The Aurora, 35, screw steam frigate, 2,558 tons,
400 horse power, Capt. Sir F. Leopold M'
is now at Sheerness receiving stores, recoaling, and
awaiting Admiralty orders.
Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Clio, 22 guns, •
1,472 tons, 400 horse power, which has for some
time past been in the hands of the dockyard arti-
ficers, is now completed, and is placed in tho Ist
division of the Sheerness Steam Reserver ready for
the pennant. She will be taken out of an fitting
basin in Sheerness dockyard on Wednesday next,
and tried at the measured mile on the following day.
The Icarus, 11, screw steamsloop, 580 tons, 150
horse power, which has arrived at Sheerness from
the Mediterranean, in command of Acting Com,.
mander H. T. Bager, has been inspected by Capt.
T. Fulford, of the Formidable, flagship of Sir Chas.
Talbot, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness,
and will be paid out of commission this day.
The Frederick William, screw line of battle ship,
in the first class of the Steam Reserve at Ports-
mouth, and fitted for commission, was taken out of
harbour yesterday on her half-yearly trial of man
chinery, under the supervision of the officers of the
Steam Reserve and factory. The ship afterwards
again returned to the harbour.
Her Majesty's steam store-ship Dee, Master Com-
mander Raymond, yesterday sailed from Woolwich
laden with steam machinery for the ironship Agin-
court, building at Birkenhead. The Dee had a
couple of boilers and other gear weighing 100 tons
lashed fast on the open deck. She also took 43 Lads
for the Impregnable at Devonport.
The Britain's Pride, transport, in the service of
the War Department, now at Woolwich pier, has
shipped the following cargo :-58 tons of iron
girders, for completing bombproof sheds, 30 tons of
shot, and 100 tons of Tower stores, and will fill in
her magazines with 185 tons of powder, fuzes, and
other combustible stores for Halifax. The Melina,
also for Halifax, has left Woolwich for the docks to
complete her cargo ; and the Ida was yesterday
surveyed by Capt. Hall and the officers of the ship-
ping department, with a view of her being taken
up for the same destination.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Snb-Lieut. Gilbert V. Story, to
the Aurora ; Fitzpatrick W. Freed and J. A. Fraser,
midshipmen, to the Enterprise ; and Peter Samson,
assisteengineer, to the Assurance.

THE ARMY.

The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday at the
Horse Guards, About 120 officers attended.
The hired transports Lord Warden and Trafalgar
arrived at Spitbead yesterday from India with the
69:11 Regiment on board and a number of invalid
and time-expired soldiers. Tile 49th were landed
during the day and marched into quarters at Gos-
port, where the regiment will for the present be
st.ationed. The time .expired men and invalids were
disemb from the shipq, the former b‘2ing
rent, on to thei4reginients.l depots, snd the latter to
the Rpyal Victoria Itlilitary Hospital at Netley.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

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MAILS DU.
Australia ary.(l7tiauritius, via Southampton .. Jane 18.

. vitt Maroeiiies June-IY.
~iraTil and Cape Verds, by Briti:,..b. pae!iel-. June 5.
Capt) of Good Hope, A.sconsion, and St. Ilelena May 20.
(111.ina, Peamg, and Singapore, via Soutliampton.Jane 2
Y
via Mart.,eilies Ma27.

F:tiklawl Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. June 2
via Marseilles.... May 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton May 27.
via Marseilles May 21.
Portugal.... June 5.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 27.
via Marseilles May 21.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 25.
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. May —.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. June 10.
Bahamas, via New York June 2.
Mexico. May 30.

EX.TENSION OF PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD.—The
Commons' Select Committee on the Royal Dockyards
have made their first report. They have hitherto directed
their special attention to the proposed extension of Ports-
mouth Dockyard, and they report on this aubjectas follows
—The present capabilities of the dockyard for repairing and
fitting out ships consist of 11 docks (two only of which are
of sufficient length and breadth, and one only of sufficient
depth to dock a first-class ship, with her weights on board)
and of two basins—one the ship basin, containing 2 acres
12 roods 30 perches, witha depth of water at ordinary spring
tides of 24ft. 6in. over the entrance; the other, the steam
basin, of 7 acres, with 25ft. Gin, depth of water. The evi-
dence is unanimous that this accommodation is inadequate
for the ordinary requirements of the navy, even in time of
peace. Various opinions have been given as to the number
of additional first-class docks required. Some witnessies
consider that four, others that as many as eight are required.
The Duke of Somerset thinks that at least three should be
constructed. As to the extent of the additional repair bag
basins required, the evidence goes to show that from 20 to, 30
acres are considered necessary ; and it is urged by some wit-
nesses that, instead of mooring the ships in ordinary in the
harbour, economy and safety would be best secured by plac-
ing these ships in abasin devoted to that purpose. ThefactorY
establishment is said to be capable (or nearly so) of effecting
the repairs and refitting of the fleet. A site, the property of
the Crown, but subject to certain rights of way, comprising
1 about 93 acres, bounded by Fountain Lake, and covered at
high water immediately contiguous to the north
dockyard, is stated by unanimous evidence to be art excel-
lent site for the proposed works. The subsoil is said to be
and of the
in Chatham
"i"3:Bl.rms.are:l t.ahnadt
of stiff clay, rendering piling foundations
lai:ygecocnovinvettctiae:toaubr:
of good quality for making bricks. A
ment being contiguous, the committee *re
much of the work can be accomplished
as is the case in similar works now Pregreßsing
Dockyard. The committee have thought it right to ascer-
tain whether the water on the bar of Portsmouth harbour
can be maintained at a sufficient depth for the largest ships ;
and they have received conclusive evidence on this impor-
tant matter showing
that no apprehension need be enter-
tained, of future inconvenience. From the foregoing evi-
dence the committee have come to the conclusion-1. That
additional basin and dock accommodation at Portsmouth is
required. 2. That the site recommended is well adapted
The committee
for the purrs°• agreed to report at once
their opinion upon that branch of their inquiry which relates
to Portsmouth Dockyard, in order to enable the Government
bring in a bill to authorise the diversion, stopping up, and
appropriation of certain streets, roads, and landing places,
preparatory to the extension of that yard.
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