The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

A model and plans for a " wholly" ironclad vessel have
recently been submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty by Lieut. R. H. Napier, 11• N„ of her Majesty's
ship Duke of Wellington, the greatest advantage being a
lighter draught of water than any war vessel afloat in pro-
portion of tonnage (14ft draught to a tonnage of 2,180).
The estimated speed of the vessel is from 12 to 18 knots,
and she will be capable of carrying any description of gun
that can be used afloat.

Capt. A. Farquhar and Capt. Sir J. D. Hay have been
awarded the good service pensions vacant by the removal
of Capt. H. Broadhead and Capt. J. L. Stokes from the
Captains' list.
In the new Navy Estimates, just published, the sum of
£55,438 will be required to be voted for carrying out the
different works now in progress for the enlargement and
extension of Chatham dockyard during the ensuing year,
which amount is exclusive of the sum required for the ordi-
nary operations connected with the dockyard. The forma-
tion of the new basins, docks, factories, and other buildings
intended to be constructed at Chatham, the whole covering
an additional space of 300 acres, will involve an outlay of
a 15,000 beyond the sums already expended, but the sum
of £27,000 only is taken in the estimates for the ensuing
year. From this it appears that the work will be spread
over a number of years. On the occasion of the recent
visit of the Lords of the Admiralty to Chatham it was
decided to erect more powerful and costly machinery
for carrying on the works connected with the build-
' ing of the iron and iron-clad ships, and accordingly
a sum of £16,318 is taken in the estimates for
new machinery, exclusive of £1,600 for improved ma-
chinery in the ropemaking department of the establish-
ment. There is also an item of £1,090 for preparing the
foundations for the new machinery, and the sum of £9OO
will be required for the new 25-ton crane which the Lords
of the Admiralty directed to be placed between Nos. 3 and
4 docks. The expense of dredging and clearing the harbour
of mud is again large, the sum of £1,500 being required for
that work during the year. There is a decrease in the num-
ber of established workmen, the number being
,1,467,
against 1,544 last year.
The following promotions were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Commanders to be Captains—J. W. Whyte,
M. R. Pechell, E. IL Howard, J. K. E. Baird, C. T.
Curme, H. H. Beamish, G. W. Watson, H. D. Hickley,
and F. A. Herbert. Lieutenants to be Commanders—G.
W. E. Lloyd, E. J. Lawson, M. G. Jackson, H. G. Belson,
H. E. Crozier, E. F. Kerby, J. H. liatchard, J. Z. Creasy,
E. H. Murray, and T. T. Phillips.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Capt. G. S. Hand, C. 8., to the Victory, addi-
tional for packet service at Southampton, vice Patey ; Capt.
H. Caldwell, C. 8., to the Asia, ♦ice Broadhead; Comman-
der W, E. Fisher, to the Eagle, vice Whyte, promoted
Commander H. R. Wratislaw, to the Greyhound. vice
Hickley, promoted; Commander A. T. Thrupp, ro the
Geyser, vice Pechell, promoted; Commander J. W. Webb,
to the Rattler, vice Howard, promoted ; Commander E. R.
Fremantle, to the Eclipse, vice Mayne, promoted ; Com-
mander J. L. Creasy, to the Centaur, complement incom-
plete ; Lieut. R. H. Napier, to command the Triton, vice
Kerby, promoted; Staff Commander William H. Ballistan,
to the Dauntless; John Symons, master to the Aboukir;
Arthur A Duffield, Henry A. Baring, Alexander Cochran,
Gerald C. Langley, Richard F. Meade, Dudley C. Stuart,
Edward Beauchamp, John Durnford, and Ronald M. Hall,
midshipman to the Princess Royal; Dr. William T. Dora-
ville, staff surgeon, to the Fisgard ; James N, I. O'Malley,
assist.-surg., to the Hastings, for the Ferret ; Joseph
Halpin, assistosurg., to the Curacoa ; Thomas L. Mou-
rilyan, second master, to the Princess Royal ; Augustus
Fane, and David A. Canning, master's assistant to the
Princess Royal; and Robert Madge, acting chief engineer,
to the Asia, as supernumerary, and granted three months'
leave.