The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

FRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1863

SEA
—FELLOWS anti CO., SilipbrokerF, 127,
Fenchurch-street, E.O , require MIDSHIPMEN and
FOUR First-olass APPRENTICES in an A I clipper India-
man, 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages.
Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages
£33.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com-
mander W. S. a Johnstone, left Plymouth on Wed-
nesday for Pembroke, with Commander Paul, assist.
master attendant of the dockyard, and a party of
riggers, artisans, and seamen, who will navigate
the screw stem frigate Prince Consort, 35, of 4,045
tons, to Davonport, for the purpose of advancing
her fittings.

The screw steamship Princess Royal, 73, recently
in the first division of the steam reserve in Hamm ze,
has been completed at Devonport for sea service, and
will probably be put in commission in a few days.
It is reported there that she will bear the flag of
the present First Secretary to the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, Rear-Admiral Lord C. Paget, C. 8., M.P.,
and that his Lordship will succeed to the command
of the North American and West Indian station, in
succession to Rear-Admiral .of the White Sir Alex.
Milne, K.C.B.

Orders have been issued by the Board of Admi-
ralty to extend the arrangements at Woolwich so as
to hasten the Jompletion of the amour cased ship
Caledonia. Additional shipwrights are to be in-
creased twofold. The armour shed is to be length-
ened 80 feet, so as to fit up additional machinery. A
second bending machine, supplied by Messrs. West-
wood, Baillie, and Co., of the Isle of Dogs, is being
erected, which is said to be the largest and most
powerful hydraulic apparatus yet made. The ram
is 28 inches in diameter. The cylinder is made of
wrought iron, and the upper anti lower cross heads
are of cast iron, and weigh 34 tons. The upper cross
head is kept in place by four wrought iron screwed
columns, which are fitted with large nuts to adjust
the height. Tne water is forced into the cylinder
by a pair of gun metal pumps, which are so arranged
that they can be worked by hand or steam power.
A gauge is fitted to the machine to indicate the
amount of pressure required for bending armour
plates of various thicknesses. The total weight of
the machine is 55 tons, and it is guaranteed by the
makers to work up to a pressure of 1,800 tons.
Since the arrival of the apparatus at the dockyard
every portion of it has been carefully inspected by
persons connected with the Russian agency in Lon-
don, with a view of purchasing similar machinery
for the Russian Government. One of the kind is
also to be fitted up at the dockyard at Pembroke.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Capt. F. S. Tremlett, to
the Impregnable; Capt. Hon. P. A. Foley, to the
Revenge; Capt. G. T. Hornby, to the Edgar, vice
Foley; Commander T. H. M. Martin; to the Buz-
zard, vice Ingram promoted ; Commander W.
Arthur, to the Landrail, vice Martin ; Commander
H. D. Grant, to the Rosario, vice Graham super-
seded at his own request ; Commander F. Harvey,
totheSt
to the Alert;eady,viceGran
Commandert T. Le H.
Commander H. C.
Majendie,
Ward, to the Columbine; Commander W. F. Irwin
to be Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard,
vice Warren, whose period of service has expired ;
Peter Butler, engineer to the Columbine; Herbert
Woolley, engineer, to the Alert ; Chas. J. Inches,
engineer, to the Leander; W. E. L. Veale, pay-
master, to the Cossack; Francis B. Moore, assist.-
paymaster, to the Cossack; J. C. Gray and J. J.
Rose, assist.-engineers, to the Columbine; C. C.
Hyde and K. M`Caskill, assist.-engineers, to the
Alert ; Ashby N. Lines, clerk, to the Cossack ; F.
R. Howe, clerk, to the Blenheim ; and F. B. Gil-
bert, assist.-clerk, to the Orlando.

showed they must have been well drilled. The
regiment has come up very well, having only 34
absentees unaccounted for.