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

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
°' Aers were yesterday received at Woolwich to
lay lowa the keel and frame of the ironcased ship
Pal las, to be constructed after the design of Mr.
Re a, chief constructor of the navy, with the utmost
y mible despatch.

Yesterday a party of 100 additional mechanics
trnd 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 corvette, Capt. R. W. Cour-
tenay, arrived. at Spithead yesterday morning from
the Noro, arid, according to present orders, will pro-
coed to sea on Saturday.
The Falcon, 17, screw corvette, is receiving the
fiuishilig strokes to her outfit alongside Portsmouth
dockyard, and is expected to be commissioned im-
moaiately.

The Wasp, 17, screw corvette, fitting for commis-
sion at th© same port, is also nearly complete, and
gill 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
Bone of the vessels of the Channel deer.
0 wing to the great difficulty
the iron-
in working the 95cwt. main deck
which has been found
ofgunstsee,
it
has
clads of the Channel squadron when. at
main deck
been determined to mount the
Rector's main
encum •
guns on slides. They wilt, hoe
I, however, sadly
has a beam
ber the deck, for, although the
4 feet in the clear
of 58 feet, there will only
be
aboutslides and the bitty on
between the heel of the
the deck. A gun carria_gguetneis now before the Admi-
ralty which is guns.meet this difficulty in
It is the joint
intended to
working heavy
brßarcadhead, R.N., and Mr. Mur-
doch, of CaPt- 11.
Inspector of Machinery.
doeh, R.N.,
ew
liner, Buo horse power, at
The Duncan' screw
large number of hands employed
Portsmouth, has. a
g her forward for commission as a
upon her
flagship, it is said,llg 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
fint to represent and act for such vessel and the
aol4ecers 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 Hison (resigned) and. B. B.
Dowling ; Chaplain and Naval Instructor Rev. Chas.
E. Mallard ; Surgeon Andrew Moffit, M.D.; Acting
Sah •Lieuts. George J. Richards, Chas. 11. Leche,
and Vincent C. Scholefield ; Seccnd Masters Francis
E. \V halley (acting), resigned, and John W. H.
Allen ; Assist.-Paymaster John It. Horniman.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Adfniralty :—Commander Edwin C. Symons,
to the Indus; and the Hou. A. G. Curza Howe is
nominated to a naval cadetship.