The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.
THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship Conqueror,
78, 500 horse power, Capt. W. G. Luard, after having un-
dergone an official trial at the measured mile, off XL aplin
Sands, was inspected yesterday at Sheerness, where she has
been fitted out, !by the commander-in-chief of that port,
Vice-Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.B. She sailed im-
mediately afterwards for Plymouth, where she will take on
board a battalion of Marines, as well as a large number of
supernumeraries, and proceed with them to Japan.
The Salamander, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 818 tons, 220
horse power, now preparing for sea with all despatch at
Sheerness dockyard, and recently commissioned by Com-
mander the Hon. J. Carnegie, has received nearly her full
supply of stores while in the basin of that yard. She will
be removed to moorings in the harbour this day, and soon
afterwards will be taken out for a preliminary trial at the
measured mile, which, if satisfactory, will leave her in
every respect ready for sea. If is rumoured that the Sala-
mander will shortly embark a detachment of Royal Ma-
rines, accompanied by-their-4lva and families, and convey
them to Port Albany, Cape Australia, where it is intended
they shall form a military colony. The men will have
double pay, besides workmen's wages, when performing
Government work, according to their trades, and the
colony will be abuudantly supplied with seeds, roots, tools,
and all things necessary to establish a new settlement.
Mr. Martin's newly invented patent anchor, which was
proved under the hydraulic testing machinery at Woolwich
on Saturday for service on board the flagship Edgar, was
yesterday submitted to a most severe fire proof. The parts
of the anchor were taken to pieces, placed in separate fires,
and heated to a low red heat. Each section was examined
and searched over with the most scrupulous care, in order
to discover any kind of weakness or flaw in the metal.
The cheeks and other portions of the anchor subject to the
greatest amount of strain were filed over, and the surface
was chiseled off where any scratches were perceptible.
The chips were then put through a course of inspection
by Mr. Wilcox and his assistant smiths, but no blemish or
imperfection could be detected. The anchor was thereupon
pronounced fit for the service for•which it was intended.
Admiral Montague Stopford, chairman, Mr. Maturin,
manager of the works, and other members of the company
were in attendance. Arrangements are in progress for the
erection of premises near Charlton pier, in the vicinty of
Woolwieh Dockyard, for the manufacture of anchors, 600
of which, it was stated by Admiral Stopford, have been
already supplied to the mercantile navy, the whole of which
are of acknowledged excellence. During the late gales the
new invention is said to have been pre-eminently success-
ful and efficient.

The following promotions and appointments were made
on Saturday at the Admiralty : Commanders promoted to
the rank of Capt.,—E. Hardinge, E. Stirling, H. Harvey,
W. Graham, A. H. Hoskins, B. S. Pickard, N. Salmon,
and J. C. Soady—Lieuts. promoted to the rank of Corn-
mander,—F. Hewson, H. M. Miller, J. W. East, L. M.
Croke, A. H. Alston, P. R. Sharpe, P. H. Colomb, R.
Wells, and E. W. Brooker—J. Watts and S. B. Williams,
assist.-engineers, to the Conqueror.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Commander J. E. F. Risk to the Chanti-
cleer, vice Stirling, promoted—Commander T. M. Jones
to the Chamelon, vice Hardinge, promoted—Commander
A. C. F. Heneage to the Lily, vice Harvey, promoted:—
Commander C. G, Lindsay to the Zebra, vice Hoskins,
promoted—Ossian L. Carlisle, chief engineer, to the
Orestes—Henry W. Tregilgas. late of the Algerine,
confirmed as engineer. Messrs. William Colvin V.
Baker and Harry D. Law have been nominated to naval
cadetships.