The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1863.

(No, 1.)
FISHMONGERS' FORE-STALL-AGE OF
SEA-STRAND RIGHT.
ItyofnoQtuaywoitnho"u\tircaatrTibylreerparnesdenßtiactioini::7 Kentish
failNtfilO-T3CE TO
within seven days, the pile-driving as a Weir-obstruc-
tion to the tide set be not removed, as militating in prin-
ciple against the embankment of the Thames—and its
Weir-clearance for Ova-pisiculture and consequent Salmon-
run to its Wm:must' fork-font L'Bourton on the Water,
via Atkins * Swell-bowl of Stow's Bqutsden.
Action of trespass will have force on the first 600 marks
fine enrolement (Pat. IS, Ed. 1, m. 15) in Exchequer Court
against the papal Fishmongers' Walworth-PALL-guild t
assumption on 'Tyler's murder, A.D. 1381—to sell and exa-
mine Royal fish, Whales, sturgeon,' etc., outside the
established Stocksmarket precinct, now Mansion-ha. Scite
under Crown-rota Escheat in O.S. data, 12 H. 7, 2 Car. I,
1699 by 1832 Act, in Canada's Quebec Fishery Statute.
CHARLES 'M ' ACKERLEY, J. P.
Born, Montague *Chamberlayne, of Ric. it's I brother)
in J. Holland's 3ty-voice—Signed, Feb. 11, 1863.
PETER BASQUET, England's Carib Indian Chief, of 1842-3,
as Admiralty Red flag' Inch-meter bearer.

"In ANSPACH River-set-font as of the Ratisbon Caesar
penny Ist tax by Confederate-Zollverein of Prussia's sole'
resign on Wales'-christening at Windsor Castle—to
America's Indian Germanicus-tax"—therein set.

A.R.—Neither the holding over 1862 office of CITI3ITT on
the Wat Tyler -I- protest tax as Warden of Mark xii.' under
Walworth's Pall-cloak token-keys—' Sub annulo piscatoris'
in Fisherman's ring of yr. 1381, or their Vintner's Portugal-
wine-landing agent Rose, M.P. for Southampton, on Tower
Ordnance-office shift, for King John's illegal life-right (8d
per ton on wine) cancelled in ' 1825—can be admitted, as
' lawful ordinances' in craft mystery with 5.6 W. 4, c. 63.

with this view he supported the motion of Canon Brown as
the most simple method of proceeding.
The Rev. F. FENDALL vindicated the course taken by
him in instituting the proceedings against the Rev. Mr.
Wilson for his contribution to the book of "Essays and
views," and spoko in strong condemnation of the work
published by the Bishop of Natal.

Canon SELWYN opposed the motion, contending that
they were not in a position to discuss a question which was
at present pending in a court of law. The writer of the
book ought to have a fair hearing, and that could only be
accorded when in a court of law.
The Rev. F. C. MAESINGBERD referred to the ancient
practice of Convocation, and spoke in favour of instituting
an inquiry, and if necessary of proceeding to synodical
judgment upon the work.

Dr. JEREMY was of opinion that the theories of the
Bishop of Natal would fall to the ground from their own
inherent weakness unless a fictitious strength were given
to them by their leading the public to suppose that the
Church desired to stifle critical observation. At the same
time he could not too strongly condemn the book, the pub-
lication of which he sincerely regretted.
The Rev. Mr. KENNILWAY supported the motion.
Archdeacon DENISON then replied, observing in the
course of his remarks that there never was a worse book
ever brought under the notice of Convocation than that of
Bishop Colenso.

The question was then put, and the first amendment was
declared to be negatived.
The amendment of Canon Brown was afterwards sub-
mitted with the same result, and the motion was agreed to.
The house then adjourned.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Rear-Admiral Eden, one of the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty, and Mr. E. J. Reed, the
new Chief Constructor of the Navy, paid a visit to
Woolwich Dockyard, and inspected the works on
board the iron cased ship Caledonia and other
vessels at Woolwich. The appointment of Mr.
Reed appears to meet the approval of the officials
generally, a rumour of his sound scientific qualifi-
cations having preceded his elevation.

Mr. Watts, C. 8,, the late Chief Constructor, has
been permitted by the Treasury Board, on account
of his eminent services, to enjoy his full pay on
retirement—viz., /900 per annum.
Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel vessel Caradoe,
Lieut.-Commander Wilkinson, having been tho-
roughly repaired to resume her station in the Me-
diterranean as a despatch vessel, yesterday sailed
from Woolwich for her destination.

The paddlewheel sloop Alecto, Commander Blake,
intended for service on the south-east coast of Ame-
rica, is now feady for sea at Woolwich. She yes-
terday received the whole of her hands, the officers
and crew having been turned over from the receivi-
ng ship Hebe. _

I The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Master Com-
mander G. K. Bowers, made her official trial of
speed at Portsmouth yesterday under the superin-
tendence of Capt. H. Broadhead. The yacht -ft the
harbour at 1.30 p.m., with the wind at W. . W., at
a force of 3, and freshening. On reaching the trial
course in Stokes Bay the wind had increased to 4,
which it retained throughout the trial, and in
some of the runs during a squall reached 5. The
yacht was not, therefore, tried under what can be
considered the most favourable circumstances of
weather, in addition to which she has temporary
floats to her paddlewheels of the ordinary pattern,
in lieu of feathering floats with which she was pre-
viously fitted, her old floats having been removed
and her new wheels not having yet been received
from the makers, Maudslay, Son, and Field. It is
calculated that this substitution of the temporary
ordinary pattern for the feathering floats reduced
the ship's speed about a knot in the results of each
run. The speed attained, however, in both the full
and half power trials must be considered satisfac-
tory. Although certainly not a " clipper" under
steam, the Os
,b!esposlasesesiTfor her horse power
and tonnage, a moderifterate of speed, has excellent
cabin accommodation on deck and below, no unim-
nortant consideration in a Royal yacht, and is a
very superior seaboat. It must be admitted, how-
ever, that the vessel which was once considered the
perfection of shipbuilding has not only been sup-
planted in the most important of her Royal duties
by the more swift and stately Victoria and Albert,
but that she has also entered upon the last stage
of her existence as a Royal yacht—this, how-
ever, after 20 years' service. She was launched
at Pembroke, where she had been bu.lt, from
the design of Sir W. Symonds, then Coal oiler of
the Navy in 1843. To a tonnage of 1,033 one she
was supplied with engines of 400-horse pa wer by
Maudslay and Field, constructed on their double-
cylinder principle. These have done their work in
an admirable manner ever since they were first
placed in the ship. The trials yesterday were con-
fined to four at full power and two at half power,
which gave the following results :—Full power.—
First run—time, smin. 56sec. ; epeed, 10.112; steam,
1111 b. ; vacuum, 271 inches ; revolution of engines,
14.5. Second run—time, en3ie, 37sec.; speed,
10.682 ; steam, 121 ; vacuum, 271; revolutions, 15.
The mean speed at full power was 10,695 knots. At
half power the results were :—First run—time,
6min. 17sec.; speed of ship, 9.549 ; steam, 12,11 b.;
vacuum, 274; revolution of engines, 11.50. Second
run—time, Bmin. 85ee. ; speed, 7'229; steam, 12t- ;
vacuum, 271 ; revolutions, 10.75. The mean speed
of the two was 8.389 knots. With the helm star-
board, in next testing the ship in making circles
the half circle was made in 2min. 20sec., and the
full completed in 4min. 32sec. With the helm aport,
the half circle was made in 2min. 18see,, and the
full in 4min. 33sec., the diameter of the circle in
each instance being unusually small. The power of
moving the engines quickly by telegraph signals
from the " bridge " brought the trial to a con-
clusion, and was as under :—Engines stopped
from time of moving the telegraph handle in
21sec.; engines started ahead ditto from a state of
rest in 7sec. ; engine turned astern from full speed
in 14sec. The yacht afterwards returned into
the harbour to complete her painting, &c., in
readiness to proceed to the Continent to assist in
conveying to England her Royal Highness the
Princess Alexandra of Denmark and suite, and fo-
reign distinguished visitors to the royal marriage.
The principal work remaining to be effected on
board the iron plated frigate Royal Oak, 34, 800
horse power, now that the whole of the armour
plating has been bolted to her sides, is the construc-
tion of the reconnoitring turret on her fighting
deck, and the completion of her cabin and men's
berths. The object of placing the turret on the upper
deck is to enable the officer in command of the ship
to reconnoitre the movements of any hostile vessel
he being at the same time protected from danger by
the shot-proof tower. The turret will be plated
externally with semicircular armour-plates of 41
inches in thickness, laid on a backing of teak, the
inner plates being 9.l6ths of an inch in • thickness.
The only communication witk.the turret will be
from the main deck. One of Gisborue's electric
telegraph signals will be placed within the turret,
which will enable the officer in command to forward
instructions instantaneously to both the engineer
and also the men at the wheel, With the exception
of two pivot 110. pounder Armstrongs, the whole of
the guns will be placed on the main deck, by which
arrangement not a man will be exposed on the
upper deck. While the Royal Oak is in action
every man on board will be protected by broadsides
of iron, which will prove invulnerable to every de.
scription of ordnance brought against them. The
entire surface of the upper deck is covered with
plate iron one inch in thickness, over which again
is laid the ordinary ship's planking. This, it is be-
lieved, will materially lessen, if it does not altoge-
ther prevent, any Effect from the explosion of shell
on the upper deck, the bursting of shell on board
ship being always more destructive than shot. The
Royal Oak is also constructed to be used as a ram,
for which purpose her boilers and machinery have
been securely plugged to prevent injury from colli-
sion with a hostile vessel. From the enormous
Weight and strength of the Royal Oak, there re

' little doubt that in any encounter of this kind the
utter destruction of the opposing vessel would be
effected, as there is no wooden vessel, and but few
iron ones, that could remain afloat after being run
into by a ship of the Royal Oak class. To enable
the frigate to be used as a ram, the bowsprit is con-
structed so that it can be canted back, an operation
which may be performed from the main deck. The
operation of testing the anchors in the testing-
house at Chatham dockyard having been
completed, they were shipped on board yester-
day. The Royal Oak takes eight anchors,
of a size larger than those supplied to most line-of-
battle ships. She is furnished with four bower and
sheet anchors, each of 95cwt., besides stream and
kedge anchors of a lesser weight. Her anchors
were all forged at the establishment of Messrs.
Brown and Lennox, who supply all the largest
descriptions of anchors in use in the navy, the same
firm having also manufactured the large chain cables
for the Royal Oak. On being tested at the dock-
yard, a pressure of 72 tons to the square inch failed
to detect any flaw in the anchors. Yesterday the
hands were busily engaged getting carpenter's,
gunner's, and boatswain's stores on board, and it is
now stated that everything will be in readiness for
the Royal Oak to leave the dock at Chatham some
time during the first spring tides in the ensuing
month,

Yesterday a large hatch of convicts, in charge of
several warders, were despatched from St. Mary's
convict establishment, Chatham, to be employed on
the public works now in progress at Portsmouth.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander Thomas Barnardis-
ton, to the Cumberland ; Lieut. Thomas Howes,
Lieut. A. L. Clarkson, Lieut. A. L. Trevor, and
Lieut. F. Walter, to the Nile; Liteut. Peyton Bla-
kiston and Lieut. Henry E. Stephens, to the Cum-
berland ; Acting Lieut. T. L. Woods, to the Forte;
and Acting Lieut. G. N. Smallpiece, to the Bac-
chante.