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London, England, 1862-11-21 00:00:00

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THE SUN, [Aorta() 7FRmAy gVENINO, NOVEVIRFIR 21, '4862.

7HE DOCKYARDS.

A Parliamentary return, pursuant to orders of the House
of Commons, of June 30 and July 15 last, has just been
issued, showing thenumber and area bf the dockyard ba-
sins, the depth of water, the width of lock or entrance-gates,
&c. ; and also the number of docks (including those in
course of being coustructed or enlarged) capable of admit-
ting at spring tides and neap tides respectively, and at cer-
tain specified draughts, the several classes of iron-cased
ships, built or building-, exclusive of the floating batteries
built for the Russian war.
As regards area of basins, in all there are eight dockyards,
Deptford, lirctolwieh, Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth,
Devonport, Keybam, and Pembroke, of which Chatham and
Pembroke have no basins, but the remainder have 11 basins
in all, with a total water area of 36 acres 1 rood 10 perches;
and 13,511 lineal feet of quay space. The basin with the
widest entrance is the boat basin at Sheerness, which is
100 ft. wide, but the depth of water in it is inconsiderable,
26 feet at high water spring tides, and 21 feet 6 inches at
ordinary high-water neap tide, and the water area is little
more than one acre. the deepest and largest basins are
the Keybam South Pasin, with an entrance lock of 252 feet
8 inches between caissons ; a water area of 7 acres 32 poles ;
2,150 feet of quay space ; an entrance 80 feet wide ; and a
depth of water at the outer entrance, at the high-water
spring tides, of 36 feet; at the inner entrance of 34 feet;
and at the ordinary high-water neap tides—outer entrance,
31 feet 6 inches; inner entrance, 39 feet 6 inches. The
Keybam North Basin—water area, 5 acres; 1,350 feet of
quay space; width of entrance, 80 feet; depth at high-
water spring tides, 27 feet; at neaptides, 22 feet 6 inches.
The Portsmouth Steam basin—water area, 7 acres; 2,190
feet of quay space ; two docks capable when unoccupied of
being used as a lock, 644 feet long, with 27 feet at high-
water spring-tides, an entrance 80 feet wide; depth of water
at high-water spring-tides, 25 feet, at neap tides 21 feet.
Portsmouth South Basin—water area, 2 acres 1 rod 30
poles; q may space, 950 feet ; width of entrance, 67 feet ;
depth of water at high-water spring tides, 24 feet 6 inches ;
at neap tides 20 feet 6 inches; and Devonport basin, with
a water are of lf acres, a quay space of 800 feet, an en-
trance of 74 feet wide, and a depth of 30 feet 6 inches at
high-water spring tides, and 26 feet at ordinary neap tides.

(Per Norwegian, via Father Point.)

As to the docks and iron-clad ships, there are in all three
docks capable of admitting ships of the Northumberland and
Warrior class at load draught, at high. water spring tides,
one at Portsmouth, one at Devonpot t, and one at Keyham;
and a fourth dock at Portsmouth capable of admitting such
ships when lightened one foot. At Dovonport and Keyham
these docks will also admit the vessels at ordinary high-
water neap tides,' this being accomplished at Keyham by
the _water being raised in the basin by pumping, and one
of the docks at Portsmouth will admit the vessels when
lightened 3 feet.

The Resistance class of vessels ara admitted into 11 docks
in all, viz., at high-water spring tides, and at load draught,
into six docks—four at Portsmouth, ono at Devonport, and
one at Keyham; and into the remaining five docks as fol-
lows, viz., when lightened 1 foot into one dock at Pembroke,
when lightened two feet into one docket Chatham, and when
lightened 3 feet into one dock at Portsmouth, and two at
Keyham. The docks available at ordinary high-water neap-
tides are, at load draught, one at Devonport and one at
Keyham, and when the vessels are lightened 3 feet, one at
Portsmouth and two at Keyham.

VARIETIES.

The Valiant class are also admitted into the same number
of docks as the Resistance class, with the addition that
there is another dock at Portsmouth available at high-water
neap-tides,

The Prince Albert class aro admitted into 22 docks in all,
viz.—at high water spring tides and at load draught into 20
docks-3 at Woolwich, 2at Chatham, 3at Sheerness, 6at
Portsmouth, 2 at Davenport, 3at Keyham, and 1 at Pem-
broke, and into the remaining. tivo, when lightened two feet,
one of these being at Chatham and the other at Devonport.
At ordinary high. water neap-tides, 18 of these are available
as folt.ws, viz.-10 at load draught, of which there aro lat
Chatham, 4 at Portsmouth, 2 at Davenport, and 3 at Key-
ham ; 7 when lightened 2 feet, of which there are 1 at Wool-
wich, 1 at Chatham, 3 at Sheerness, 1 at Portsmouth, and
1 at Pembroke; and 1 when lightened 3 feet, at Portsmouth.
The Caledonia class are admitted into 9 docks at high-
water spring tides, viz.-4 at load draught, of which there
are 1 at Portsmouth, 2 at Devenpart, and 1 at Keyham ;
3, when lightened 1 foot, at Portsmouth, and 2 when
lightened three feet, of which there is one at Chatham and 1
at Pembroke. At ordinary high-water neap tides two of
these are available, 1 at Davenport and 1 at Keyham, both
at load dratight.

The Zealous class are admitted into 12 docks at high-
water spring titre—viz., 6 at load draught, of whom 3 are
at Portsmouth, 2 at Devonport, and 1 at Keyham; 1, when
lightened 1 foot, at Portsmouth ; 1, when lightened 2 feet
at Pembroke ; and 4, when lightened 3 feet, of which 1 is
at Chatham, 1 at Portsmouth, and 2 at Keyham. Of these
6 are available at high-water neap tides—viz., 2 at load
draught, of which 1 is at Devonpoit and lat Keyham;
and 4 when lightened 3 feet-1 at Portsmouth, lat Devon-
port, and 2 at Keyham.

The Royal Sovereign class are admitted into 15 docks at
high-water spring tides—viz., 8 at load draught, of which
there are 4 at Chatham, 2 at Devonport, 1 at Keyham, and
lat Pembroke ; 3 when lightened 1 foot, of which there are
1 at Portsmouth, and 2 at Keyham; 1 when lightened
2 feet, at Portsmouth, and 3 whey lightened 3 feet, of which
2 are at Woo:wich and 1 at Devonport. At high-water
neap tides 8 of these docks are available, viz., 2 at load
draught, of which 1 is at Devonport and 1 at Keyham ; 4
when lightened 1 foot, of which 1 is at Portsmouth, 1 at
Devonport, and 2 at Keyham, and 2 when lightened 2 feet
at Portsmouth.

The Favourite class have 24 docks available at high-water
spring tides, viz. :-17 at load draught, 2 when lightened 1
foot, 3 when lightened 2 feet, and 2 when lightened 3 feet.
Of these, 12 are available at high-water neap tides—viz.,
8 at load draught, 3 when lightened 2 feet, and 1 when
lightened 3 feet.

water spring tides,
The Enterprise class are admitted into 30 docks at high-
-2 feet ; and 1 when lightened 3 feet. Of these, 28 are avail-
able at neap tides; 24 at load draught; 1 when lightened
viz. 28 at load draft; 1 when lightened
1 foot ; 2 when lightened 2 feet ; and 1 when lightened 3
feet.

THE WAR IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, EVENING.

General M.Clellan has been relieved from the
Command of the army of the Potomac, and General
Burnside has been appointed his successor.
General M'Clellan has virtually retired from ac-
tive service.

A correspondence between General Halleck
and the Secretary of War has been published,
in wh.ch the former states that he issued
peremptory orders to General M'Clellan on the 6th
of October to cross the Potomac and give battle to
the enemy, or drive him South. General MieleHan
refused to obey this order on the ground that he
was short of supplies. General Halleck, however,
states that General M'Clellan's requisitions were
promptly supplied, and there was nothieg to pre-
vent him advancing. -

• The- Harper's Ferry investigating" committee
have censured General M'Clellan for marching
only six miles a day in pursuit of the enemy.
General Lee has evaded the 'Federals, so as to
avoid fighting in the Shenandoah Valley, and is
supposed to be at Gordonsville.

It is reported from Lt;uisville that the Can-
federates under General Breckenbridge, 28,000
strong, have attacked Nashville on two sides. They
were repulsed on the one side, but the result cf the
attack on the other is not known.

The divisions of General Rosencrans's army had
arrived at Nashville.

No confirmation has been received of the reported
surrender of §,OOO Confederates at Plymouth, Caro-
•
line,

The draft in New York City has been postpont d
indefinitely.

Gen, BeaUregard has ordered all slaves and non-
combatants to leave Charleston. •
The Hammonia, Glasow, and Bohemian had
arrived out,
Changes in the Cabinet are talked off.

General M'Clellan's removal has 'caused consi-
derable excitement in the army, and among the
people generally.

All-Republican journals endorse the President's
action.

The New Fork World, however, thinks that
Jefferson Davis could have no better aid—G(7n
General M'Clellan's removal. The New 1 ork
Herald thinks that the removal will be received
with doubts and apprehensions by the Conserva:
lives.

TILE BEST CURE FOR THE HEARTBURN.—Marriage.--
Punch.

Spell the fate of all earthly things with two letteri—
D K.

Jack's definition of a Sea-horse : A walrus critter, but
given to blubber.

Second thoughts are best : man was God's first thought;
woman his second.

Wh7 is, a surgpon pperating on a tumour like a. dandy ?
Because he is cutting a swell.

Thelariest party in all countries is not the aristocracy,
nor the democracy, but the mediocracy. _ _

Generally speaking, the beggars moat ashamed,pf beg-
ging are those that have to beg pardon.
FACTS FROM HISTORY.—We are indebted to Baeon for
gunpowder, and to Pig Iron for cannon balls.

If there are sixteen nails in one yard, how is it that there
ought never to be more than five nails to a foot.
A QUESTION FOR Mn, MORPRY.—What kind. of men
are most above-board ? Why, chess men, of course I—Fun.
A man was recently convicted for stealing his neighbour's
6DW and hiding it in his cellar. It was a cowardly mode of
cow .hiding.
There are ties which should never be severed, as the M-
used wife said when she found her brute of a husbandhang-
in a hay loft.

A man at Newcastle, who served four days on a jury,
says he is so full of law, that it is hard work for him to
keep from cheating somebody.
The old joke is revived about the Scotch, " Why is Scot.
land so destitute of trees? Because every Scotchman cuts
his stick as fast as he is able."

" I say, Bill, Jim's caged far stealing a horse !"—" Sarve
him right 1 Why dian't he buy one and not pay for it, like'
any other gentleman ?"

What five names in the Bible represent a son ordered to
get a whipping? Adam, Seth Eve, Cain Abel.

A New Zealand chief considered that he had a good title
to his land because he had eaten the foriner owner.
A widow lady, sitting by a cheerful fire in a meditative
mood, shortly after her husband's death, sighed out„, Poor
fellow! how he did like a good fire. I hope he has gone
where they keep good fires I"

A New York paper, announcing the wrecking of a vessel
near the Narrows, says--" The only passengers were T. B.
Nathan, who owned three-fourths of the cargo and the cap-
tain's wife."

A person was relating to a san:of the Emerald Isle how
one of the generals had gained a victory, with only a few
hundred men on his side, when Pat said—" An' be had
soveral hundred men on his side ?"—"Yes," " Begorra,
wasn't his ribs strong."

A. little fellow, weeping piteously, was suddenly inter-
rupted by some amusing occurrence. He hushed his cries
for a tr.on3ent—the train of thought was broken. " Ma,"
said he, renewing his snuffle, and wishing to have his cry
out " Ma—ugh I ugh ! what Was I orying about just now 2"

The natives of Australia are a simplerace, and their super-
stitions are curious. They believe that after death they re
turn as white men. One of them, hanged at Melbourne,.
said on the scaffold, "Never mind, I jump up white fellow
with plenty of sixpence,

A young lady once married a man by the name of Dust
against the wishes of her parents, After a short time they,
lived unhappily together, and she returned to her father's
house; but he refused to receive her, saying, "Dust thou
art, and unto Dust shalt thou return."
A correspondent suggests that before any enthusiastic
sets out to invent perpetual motion he should practice the
trick of getting into a basket and lifting himself up by
the handles. When he succeeds in the latter he may stand
some chance of being successful in the former.
The ydung lady who could read the following, and not
" pity the sorrows of a poor young man," deserves to live
and die an old girl :

" I wish I were a turkey. dove,
A sitting on your knee;
I'd kiss your smiling lips, love,
To all e-ter-ni-te,e."
A young-girl was batrodnced to James I. as excelling even
learned men in classical acquirements, " Well," said the
monarch, "now tell me what this prodigy can do." He was
informed that she could read and write Latin, Greek, and
Hebrew. "Ah I" replied the king, these are rare attain-
ments for a maid. Can she spin also ?"
" In carving a partridge," said Sidney Smith, "I splashed
Miss Markham with gravy from head to foot; and though I
saw three distinct rills of the brown liquid trickling down her
cheek, she bad the complaisance to declare that not a drop
had reached her." Such circumstances are the "triumphs
of civilised life."