The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

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CHATUAM GARRlsoN.—Orriers have been received at
this garrison to prepare barrack rooni for the reception
of dechci.ments of infantry, who, in common with the
Royal Suppers and Miners of the 'Queen's service, and
the troepeof the Hon. East India Comp.iny's depot from
4Vartey Barre,eics, are to be placed under the Engineer
&pertinent,' for the nurpose of receiving practical in-
struction from the officers of that oorps in the art of con-
structing fi,ldworks for purposes of attack and defence.
Detachments, consisting of 1 officer, 1 sergeant,
rank and file, of the 2d battalion of :G
from the Tower; Ist battalion of Coldttream Guard'',
frefrom'Wellington Barracks; 30ch Foot. from the dep'");
at Dover; and the lit battalion of the R fle Brigade et
• Walicer, respectively, arrived yesterday, the 24th inst.,
renadier find 25
Guards,
for the above important object., • •
A drangbt of 82 mon from this garrison under the
command of Lieutenant Leet, proceeded to Portsmouth
on the 16th inst., for embareatiOn' on beard her Ma-
jesty's steam troop-ship Simootn, for service in Canada.
~ . APPOINTMENTS.
WooLWlca, APRIL 24.—Haster John Roskilly
(1841), to the Amphton, 34, screw steam-frigate, of 300-
horse power, advanced war steamer at Sheerness.
Assistant-engineers George Green and Daniel M'Far-
lane to the Rogue, 60, mew steamiship, of 450-horse
po ver, at Portsmouth:
Master's-assistant E. C. Smythe,' to the Tartarus steam-
vessel, employed in protecting the fisheries on the north
coast of Scotland. _ ,

Clerk—Timothy To Jennings
(1846), to the Bos-
cameo, 70, guardship of ordinary at Chadians.
The Vivid, Dover mail steam-pocket, Captain
Smithett, was ready to be taken out of the basin to-day,'
b
ut the wind was' so strong fro-tt,
~. -99 eapt that the caisson
at „the moutu,,ek the, basin, An Partially raised,
was let down again. The Vl4lat
y -to:Proceed
down the river on -trial on Tuesday next, and if fotind
in good working order, will at once go round to Dover
to resume her-duties us a Mail-packet on that station.
The Onyx, iron paddle-wheel steam-packet, Lieute-
nant-Commander
,George Raymond, is ordered to be
brought round to. Woolwich from Dover, to have some
defects made good on the arrival of the Vivid at Dover.
The Geyser, steam-sloop, of 280 horse-power, is under
the sheers to dayv,hayiug her masts put in, and will be
brought forward as an advanced, war-steamer, and be in
readiness for commission.
The amount subscribed by the officers and crew of.the
Fisgard fl ig ship at Woolwich, and others borne on the
books of that vessel, for the sufl.rers by the loss of the.
Birkeehead troop-bbip, is upwards of 434, and will be
handed over to the goerel rued.
The entrance to the basin at Viroolwieh Dockyard is
to be .widened nine feet four-and-a-hall on each side
to admit the Agamemnon. 90, on that fine vessel being
launched on the 21st of MAY next, that day being
fixed by the authorities at , Woolwich subject
Ids of the Admiralty.
to the approbation of the L'
The 21st of May falls on a Friday, and it wasonlafcseo
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considerable
ominouslyhaul b
yasiwrB to
discussiont btlt
commencethat
day, one considered
any
undertaking,
was, decided upon, the objection to launch the vessel on
Uoiy Thursday, the day appointed for beating the
bounds of the parish, having caused the postponement
to the following day. If sailors regard Friday as an
unlucky day to commence a voyage, as they did when
place on any
fne Birkenhead left. Portsmouth, and the Amaz in
SAlthampi-n, on Friday, the 2d of January, they must
c oeider.it • crially unlucky 50 launch uveasel, and would
pre er the launch of the Agaeaeutnon taking
o _her day,