The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,
_THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1863,

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Naval and Military Intelligence,

IHE NAVY.

A number of condemned 32-pounder cast iron naval
guns, 8 feet in length, and weighing 42 cwt. each, 21 of
which were formerly on board h, r Majesty's screw steam
frigate Liverpool, 29'guns, at Devonp ftt, were yesterday
landed at Woolwich from the War Department vessel Alma,
Among the number was a 45-pounder Armstrong gun with
one sido of the muzzle carried away.
A cargo of cast iron ordnance, weighing 50 tons, and con-
sisting of guns minus one of the trunnions, broken off during
proof, was yesterday shipped at Woolwich for transport to
Messrs. Pegg's works, at Brentford, to be broken up.
A largo amount of war stores for China is now awaiting
transport at Woolwich, including 8 .inch 52 cwt. guns for
Shanghai, 20 and 24-pounder howitzers, and 20-pounder
naval guns, &c., for Hongkong.
The heavy shaft, weighing 22 tons, manufactured by
Messrs. Penn, at Greenwich, for her Majesty's iron screw
ship Minotaur, 6,621 tons, and 1,350-horse power, now
building at the Thames Ironworks, at Blackwell, was yes-
terday shipped at Woolwich for conveyance to the building
yard. The Minotaur is now in a forward state for being
launched,

Instructions were yesterday received at Woolwich to
commence a tripping the paddlewheel sloop Ardent, brought
home from the South-East Coast of America, as well as the
iron stem-tug Kite, from Bermuda, in order to their being
sold by public tender. A number of other ships at Wool-
wich known to be in a condition unfit for service are also
in progress of being stripped—namely, the Banshee, Flying
Fish, Firebrand, and Spiteful ; they will, in all probability,
likewise be ordered for sale.

The Fly, dockyard barge, having been damaged by a
collision at Woolwich, has been hauled up on the slip for
repairs, which are estimated to require an expenditure of
upwards of £I,OOD. Her timbers are quite rotten, so that
a very small portion of the old barge will be found useful
for future service.

The hired sailing transport West Derby, Capt. Sargent,
arrived at Spitheal yesterday morning with the left wing
of the 31st Regiment on board, from Shanghai. She sailed
thence on the Ist of July, and called in at the Mauritius on
the 3d of September, and at St. Helena on the 7th of Octo-
ber. The names of the officers and number of men are as
follows :—Capt. Mitchell, Bayley, Pepper, and Thompson;
Lieuts. M'lntyre, Maynard, and Haxham ; Ensigns Lam-
bert, Townsend, Bateman, and Hill ; Assist.-Surg. Giraud;
19 sergeants, 5 drummers, and 282 privates. Four deaths
occurred during the voyage. The 31st aro ordered into
garrison at Plymouth, and yesterday a telegram was de-
spatched there from the Admiralty, ordering the Geyser, 6,
paddle, to proceed at once round to Portsmouth, and receive
on board the left wing from the West Derby and convey it
to Plymouth.

In consequence of a large number of lads having recently
been transferred from the Wellesley, 72, training ship in
Chatham harbour, to various ships of war, there are now a
number of vacancies on board that vessel. The limit of age
at which candidates for entering the navy are taken is lb
years. They must be over 4ft Bin in height, free from phy-
sical defect, and able to read and write well. The necessary
forms of application are forwarded direct to applicants by
the commanding officer of the Wellesley.
Sir R. Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan
Police, accompanied by Mr, Mallalieu, principal superin-
tendent of the police forces at the Royal dockyards, visited
Chatham dockyard on Tuesday for the annual inspection of
the police at that establishment. After mustering the whole
of the officers and men who could be spared from their ordi-
nary police duties, Sir R. Mayne saw the men go through
their drill, which is now a regular part of their duty. He
also inspected their clothing and accoutrements, and after
examining the books and documents of the division, and
transacting some business with Superintendent Richardson
he left the dockyard and inspected the recently erected
quarters of the married police, the internal arrangements
and all the details connected with which he found most
satisfactory.

Orders were received yesterday at Devonport to pat into
commission the screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, now in the
first class of the steam reserve in Hamoaze. She is to have
a complement of 615 men, is to be fully stored and provi-
sioned, and for the present will be attached to the Channel
squadron.

The paddlewheel steam tender, Princess Alice, M. Dyer
Master, has been placed in No. 1 dock at Devonport to have
her bottom cleaned.

The iron screw steamship Defence, 16, Capt. Augustus
Phillimore, went yesterday outside Plymouth breakwater
to make a trial of her engines at the measured mile.
The screw steam corvette Pelorus, 22, Capt. Boys, got up
steam yesterday, and went from Hamoaze into the Sound,
where she will receive her powder and ammunition. To-
day she will make a trial trip.

The screw steam frigate Constance, 39, was removed yes-
terday from Haraoaze into the Prince's dock, at Devonport,
to have her bottdra cleaned and valves overhauled, prepara-
tory to hor being placed at moorings in the first division of
the steam reserve, in place of the Aurora.

The India Department has proposed, and the Admiralty
has approved of, an allowance of 50 rupees a month being
given for services as interpreter to one officer in each of her
Majesty's ships so long as they may remain on the East
India station. Any officer who may pass the Staff test in
Hindustani, or a good colloquial examination in Arabic or
Persian, will receive a sum of 180 rupees, being equivalent
to six months' allowance at 30 rupees a month, drawn by
interpreters of regiments for the entertainment of a moon-
shee, or instructor of native languages. The Government
of Bombay will communicate to the senior naval officer on
Ile East India station as to the place where the proposed
examination will be held, and the regulations under which
it will be conducted,

The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Sub-Lieut. Augustus H. B. Bradshaw, to the
"Wasp ; Reginald 0. B. Carey, naval cadet, to the Pelorus ;
Edward A. Amphlet, paymaster, to the Curagoa, additional,
for transport service at New Zealand ; Dr. F. B. Hurley,
assist.-surgeon, to the -Warrior ; and Isaac B. Liddell, in
the Shearwater, promoted to acting engineer.

Dreadful Explosion at East Greenwich.

parish and private firms. Brick and timber buildings, used
as alum stores, boiler and engine houses, about 70ft by GO
and GO by 21, severely damaged by explosion, and stuck in
open yard seriously damaged by fire. W. Anson, one of
the workmen, killed, and four others severely injured and
taken to the hospitals. The property was insured in the
Leeds and Yorkshire and Northern Fire-offices."
A very searching inquiry was made during the day by the
brigade authorities for the purpose of ascertaining, if pos-
sible, how the explosion occurred, but nothing satisfactory
could .be gleaned, but the prevailing opinion is that it was
caused from the anxiety Of the men to generate steam.