The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

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loug. 12 deg. 15 main. 23 see. E. This cannot be
too widely known to navigators, and it is very-
desirable the Italian Government should lose
no time in correcting the mistake. The
Austrian Government steam,,r Narent, Capt.
Klins, arrived here on the 24th ult. from
Trieste. Her Majesty's ships in port are—The Hi-
bernia, receiving ship, bearing the flag of Roar-
Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8., Commander R.
Harvee; the Queen, 74, Capt. C. F. Hillyar ; the
Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue ; the Medina,

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communicates by cross shaftings with
each sideof the .--
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the funnel, the draught of the funnel furnishing the
motive power for the suction of a continuous current
of air upwards through the ship's timbers, and
carrying off the foul air and gasses from the ship's
hold and bilges without tainting the air the crew
breathe on the berth deck. At present, in our ships
of war, the foul gasses from the hold and bilges rise
up between the ship's timbers, and not only keep
the timbers surrounded and steeped in their damp
rottenness, but also contaminate the air breathed by
the crew of the ship on the berth deck, into which
they make their way by the openings over the men's
mess tables and between the beams, or the perfo-
rated zinc fillings-in of the officer's cabin. There
is not the slightest doubt that the fearful sickness
which occurred only a short time since on board
many of her Msjesty's ships, and even on the Medi-
terranean station, was owing to these causes,
strengthened in several instances by the decay of
green timber which had been used in the ship's con-
struction. By Dr. Edmonds' system the stream of
air is drawn through the ship's timbers from the
cabin and berthing deck, the officers and men thus
having the first benefit of the fresh air, which then
passes out of the ship through her hold, the open-
ings between her timbers, along the air tunnel
on each side of her deck, and thence by the
cross shafting into the funnel, whence it is
thrown out clear of the ship overhead with the
smoke and fire from the furnaces. The Admiralty
view the system in such a favourable light that they
have ordered it to be applied to the Zealous, iron-
cased ship, building at Pembroke, and to the
Favourite at Deptford, both on Mr. Reed's designs.
In these two instances, however, Dr. Edmonds' sys-
tem of ventilation will be carried out in a more
complete form than it is being done in the Royal
Sovereign. The Zealous and Favourite will have
extra air channels, in the shape of hollow deck
planks, between each beam on the mess deek, by
which means the air breathed by the men below at
the mess tables, or by the officers in the cabins, is
at once drawn off and thrown off with the general
outgoing stream to the funnel. The subject of ven-
tilation is one of the gravest character, whether
considered in relation to the crews of our men of-
war and merchant ships, passengers on board the
latter, or the preservation of timber-framed ships
from the devastating ravages of dry rot.—Tinzes.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

surveying vessel, Capt. T. A. B. Sprat, C.B. ; the
Boxer. Her Majesty's iron screw troopship
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arrange having
with
the 15th and Plymouth on the 17th ult. for Gibral-
tar, to effect a change of troops between that gar-
rison April.
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offered by the Commander-in-Chief the appointment
of Quartermaster-General ini at vsienegm
seems
beenthat
this appointment was incompatible with the con-
tinuation of the above term. 1t is repo t dthat his
r e ...i
Excellency has relinquished the appoi t
n.ment of
Quartermaster-General, with the understanding
that he should retain the Governorship of Malta for
an extended period. Whether this arrangement will
interfere with the expected appointment of Sir
Henry Storks to Malta on the expiration of his im-
portant charge in the lonian Islands is not known.
The petition of the inhabitants of Malta to the
Secretary of the Colonies soliciting the appointment
of a civil governor and a reform in the local council
is receiving numerous signatures.
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The Lords of the Admiralty are making inqui-
ries of the authorities at Devonport as to the time
necessary for preparing the Pelorus and Gibral-
tar for the reception of their craws. It is
supposed there that the Aurora, Pelorus, and
Gibraltar will be commissioned for foreign service,
probably Japan. They will all require to be docked-
The Gibraltar is the most forward; the others may
be ready in three weeks or a month. The Aurora
is in the dockyard, fitting for the first division of
the Steam Reserve. The Pelorus is at Keyham,
rigged, and is also fitting for the first division.
Her Majesty's steam yacht Fairy, Master-Com-
mander Welch, anchored at Woolwich on Saturday,
in preparation to embark the Queen and the Royal
family on the 10th, from the Royal yacht Victoria
and Albert at Greenhithe, to land at Woolwich, on
their return to England.

The iron paddlewheel steam frigate Recruit, 6,
150 horse power, Commander G. F. Cottam, has re-
turned her Armstrong guns, stores, shot, shell, &c.,
into Chatham dockyard, and the officers and crew
will to-day turn over to the screw gunvessel Sreed-
well, 5, 428 tons, 80 horse power, which is to take
the place of the Recruit on the coast of i'africa. The
Recruit is ordered to be placed in the first-class
Steam Reserve, which seems to imply that the Ad-
miralty intend shortly to recommission her. She is
adapted, however, only for the lightest duties, and
her recent signal failure proved that she is altogether
unfitted for rough service at sea. During the time
the Recruit has been lying in Chatham harbour her
bottom has become very foul, notwithstanding that
she has been coated with one of the numerous " un-
failing" compositions. She is accordingly to be
scraped and cleaned, and at the same time to make
good trifling defects, having proved to be rather
Under the new Admiralty regulations, apprentices
at the several dockyards will no longer be placed on
the establishment on the completion of their inden-
tures, but will be entered on the books of the various
yards to fill vacancies as they arise. Within the
last few days a number of shipwright's, caulker's,
and smith's apprentices have completed their term of
apprenticeship at Chatham yard, and by direction
of the Admiralty are tc be entered at that establish-
ment as hired workmen only. Apprentices will
also in future be required to serve a portion of their
time at sea, on board one of her Majesty's ships,
and instructions have accordingly been received at
Chatham directing a certain number of lads selected
from that establishment to proceed to sea in one of
the vessels hereinafter to be named.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander Henry W.
Comber to the Pelican; Dr. James Middleton,
assistant-surgeon, to the Weser ; Alfred S. Pratt,
assistant-surgeon, to the Dee; John Fraser, acting
assistant-surgeon to the Marlborough ; W. D.
Dodsworth, assistant-surgeon, additional, to the
Marlborough; Thomas F. Hill, chief engineer, to
the Fisgard, for the Wolverine ; and John Copple-
stone, assistant-engineer, to the Indus, for the
Constance.