The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

(3 rders were yesterday received at Woolwich to
lay' down the keel and frame of the ironcaeed ship
Pa llas, to be constructed after the design of Mr.
Ef ;ed, chief constructor of the navy, with the utmost
passible despatch.
Yesterday a party of 100 additional mechanics
and shipwrights were removed from the other vessels
in progress at Chatham dockyard, and placed upon
the iron frigate Achilles, in order to hasten forward
the completion of that vessel. From the energy
with which the work of completing her is being
pushed forward,little doubts are entertained that she
will be ready for floating out of dock some time be-
fore the end of the present.

The Scylla, 20, screw t orvette, Capt. B. W. Cour-
tenay, arrived at Spitialead yesterday morning from
the Nore, and, according to present orders, will pro-
ceed to sea on Se,urday.

The Falcon, 17, screw corvette, is receiving the
finishing stro:ices to her outfit alongside Portsmouth
dockyard, 'And is expected to be commissioned im-
mediately

The -Wasp, 17, screw corvette, fitting for commis-
Eion n't the same port, is also nearly complete, and
will be commissioned when out of the hands of the
dockyard authorities.

The Hector, 32, iron frigate, is ordered to be un-
docked at Portsmouth on the 10th inst., the dock in
'which she now lies being required for the use of
some of the vessels of the Channel fleet.
.. Owing to thegreat difficulty which has been found
in working the 9ocwt. main deck guns of the iron-
clads of the Channel squadron when at sea, it has
been determined to mount the Hector's main deck
guns on slides. They will, ho never, sadly encum
ber the deck, for, although tho Hector has a beam
of 58 feet, there will only be about 4 feet in the clear
between the heel of the gun slides and the bitts on
the deck. A gun carriage is now before the Admi-
ralty which is intended to meet this difficulty in
working heavy broadside guns. It is the joint
patent of Capt. H. Broadhead, It.N., and Mr. Mur-
doch, R.N., Inspector of Machinery.
The Duncan, screw liner, 800 horse power, at
Portsmouth, has a large number of hands employed
upon her bringing her forward for commission as a
flagship, it is said, for the West India station.
To-day the Act of Parliament passed on the
day of the prorogation will take effect respect-
ing the appointment of navy prize agents.
Each of her Majesty's ships is now to have an
agent to represent and act for such vessel and the
officers and crew, His place of duty must be within
five miles of the city of London.
The following officers' names have been removed
from the official list of the Royal Navy during the
past quarter—Lieuts. Hugh B. Hamersley (re.
signed), Weedon Dawes, and Chas. B. Dobbin (act-
ing) ; Masters Francis Hixon (resigned) and B. B.
Dowling ; Chaplain and Naval instructor Rev. Chas.
E. Mallard; Surgeon Andrew 111oflit, M.D.; Acting
Suh-Lieuts. George J. Richards, Chas. 11. Leche,
and Vincent C. Scholefield ; Secant', Masters Francis
E. Whalley (acting), resigned, and John W. H.
Allen ; Asiet.-Paymaster John R. Horniman.
The following appoint:nents were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Crimmander Edwin C. Symons,
to the Indus; and the Lion. A. G. Curzin Howe is
nominated to a naval cadetship.