The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

on the work for that purpose, and her launching is
fixed to take place on the 20th December next. Mr
Reed's 8 gun iron-cased corvette Favourite, in dock
at Woolwich, and in progress of being plated, is
ordered to be hastened with all dispatch, so that the
dock may be vacated to receive the I'al as after the
launch on the 20th December.

A naval court martial, under the presidency of
Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., assembled yesterday on
board her Majesty's ship Victory at Portsmouth for
the trial of Lieut. Ernest B.Wadlow, of H. M.'s ship
Prince Consort, on a charge of being asleep on his
watch on the night of the 3d inst. The prisoner
pleaded " Guilty to the charge, and the Court sen-
tenced him to be dismissed his ship, and to be placed
at the bottom of the lieutenants' list. Lieut. Wad-
low's date of seniority is the 3d of April, 1863.
The Alfred target ship, at Portsmouth, has a gang
of workmen employed upon her alongside Ports-
mouth dockyard, filling in her maindeck ports
on her port side, and preparing her as a target
I for shell practice. When she is completed the
batch of Armstrong and Whitworth guns, recently
received on board the Excellent from Woolwich,
will be tried upon her.

The Royal Sovereign, s.gun turret ship, Capt.
Sherard Osborn, C. 8., is under orders to leave
Portsmouth harbour and join the Channel fleet at
Spithead to•day, the day appointed for the fleet to
sail on its western cruise.

The Duke of Wellington, three decker, training
ship, Capt. John Seccombe, has been placed in the
Warrior dock at Portsmouth to replace some sheets
of copper on her false keel.
Yesterday Commander R. Stokes, Master Attend-
ant at Chatham dockyard, assumed the charge of
that establishment during the absence, on 14 days'
leave, of Capt.-Superintendent W. H. Stewart, C.B.
The paddlewheel steamer Adder, Master-Com-
mander W. J. Blakey, employed on harbour ser.
vice at Chatham, has been fitted, by order of the
Admiralty, with Lumley's patent rudder.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, the Princesses
Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold,
attended by their respective suites, crossed over from
Osborne yesterday afternoon in the new paddle-
wheel Royal yacht Alberta, Capt. his Serene High-
ness the Prince of Leiningen, and landed at the
Royal Clarence yard, whence the Royal party pro •
ceeded by special train, under the charge of Mr
Godson, at 4 o'clock to Windsor. The Commander-
in-Chief, Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.B ; Major-
Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the south
western district ; Capt. Shad well, C. 8., Superin-
tendent Royal Clarence yard; Capt. F. Scott, C. 8.,
A.D.C., and Col. Thackwell, D.A.G., were present
to receive her Majesty.
The Royal yacht Alberta, Staff Commander
Welch, will leave Portsmouth harbour this morning
for Flushing, to be in attendance and embark their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of
Hesse, and the Prince and Princess Leiningen, on
the 28th, when they will proceed to Dordrecht en
route to Germany.

The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain
his Serene Highness the Prince Leining en, will
come into Portsmouth harbour this morning, and
after coaling proceed immediately to Gravesend,
where the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse are
expected to embark for Flushing tomorrow after-
noon.

The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth,Admiral
Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., embarked yesterday
evening on board the Sprightly steam tender Master
Commander Allen, and proceeded on his usual visit
of inspection to the Channel Islands, Sze. During
his absence the duties of the port will devolve on
Rear Admiral George Elliott, Admiral Superin-
tendent.

The Enchantress, Admiralty yacht, Staff Com-
mander Petly, returned to Portsmouth harbour yes-
terday morning, after being in attendance on the
Lords of the Admiralty.

The defects in the screw steamship Majestic, 80,
Capt. James A. Paynter, now in Devonport docks
yard, are so extensive that, the Admiralty have de-
termined to place her in the lourth division of the
Steam Reserve in Ilamosze. Her crew will pro-
bably be transferred to the Donegal, 81, also at
Devonport, in which ship they will resume their
duty in the Coastguard service at Liverpool.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty—Lieut. Robert H. Harris to the
Prince Consort, Lieut, Charles Mason to the Edgar,
and Gerald Yeo, surgeon to the Excellent.