The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-06 00:00:00

7 HE IVA FY.

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, com-
prising his Grace the Duke of Somerset, Vif.Ye-
Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8., Tar.
Whitbread, _ALP., Capt. Drummond, R.N., vPitt
Capt. Moore, R.N., private secretary to the Duke of
Somerset, attended by Col. Greene, R.E., Direutor
of Works, and other heads of departments, arrived
at Portsmouth yesterday by railway from London,
on their annual visit of inspection to the naval and
marine establishments of the port. Their lordships,
who were received at the dockyard by Admirals
Sir H. W. Bruce and the Hon. George Grey,
accompanied by their respective flag-officers, im-
mediately on arrival embarked at the new landing
stairs of the dockyard, under a salute of 10 guns
from her Majesty's ship Victory, for the Royal
yacht Osborne anchored off the dockyard for their
accommodation. Atter luncheon on board theyacht
their lordships crossed the harbour in the Admi-
ralty barge and commenced their duties by inspect-
ing the Royal Clarence victualling yard at Weovill,
when the new process of preparing soft bread tor
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vessel, fitting out as their own yacht in the steam
basin ; the iron frigate Black Prince, Capt. F. B.
Wainwright, fitting for service; the Sultan target
ship, with her rows of smashed armour plates on
her sides, and new ones now being bolted on for
future experimental firing,and the various new works
in progress in the yard, including No. 11 Dock,
which, at its present rate of progress, may probably
be completed some years after their lordships are out
of office. One other feature of Portsmouth Dock-
yard will doubtless also attract their lordships' at-
tention. It is that at no other time during a long
period of years has the yard contained such a magni-
ficent collection of oak and other timber as at present,
and this when nations are endeavouring to out: ie
each other in the production of iron ships. These
annual visits of the Admiralty to the national
dockyard are, however, becoming every year more
formal and useless. This is owing to the altered
nature of the work now carried on in the yard, as
well as to its vastly increased extent. Whether it
be the construction of a new dock, an iron-cased
ship, or an increase in basin and jetty room, Ports-
mouth, with its dock and victualling yard, its Royal
Marine Artillery and Light Infantry Divisions,
their barracks, old and new, and practice ranges,
Royal Naval Hospitals, &c_, is now visited by
their lordships in from two to threw days, when a
real inspection would occupy as many weeks. Of
course, their lordships can give no more time than
they now do to the port, hut each visit they make
only proves the inutility of periodical inspections.te
This evening Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce, b
Naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, will
entertain their lordships at dinner at the Admiralty
House in the dockyard, after which their lordships
will attend the ball in aid of the Seamen and
Marines' Orphans' Schools at the port. To-morrow
they entertain the heads of departments and officer'
in commission at the port to dinner at Dent's
George Hotel, and on Friday morning his Grace
the Duke of Somerset will hold a levee at the Royal
Nrval College in the dockyard.
The Arcona, Prussian screw frigate, Commodore
Sundewtall, arrived at Spithead yesterday from
Japan, China, and the Cape of Good Hope, en route
for Dantsic.

The screw steam frigate Shannon, 51, Capt. 0.
Jones, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Monday, and

in consequence of some disaffection among the
crew was shortly after visited by Port-Admiral Sir

Houston Stewart, K.C.8., in the paddlewheel

steam tender Princess Alice. Prior to the departure
of the Shannon from Spithead the lanyards of the
fore rigging were cut, and when she left about 100
men were absent without leave ; it is supposed that
they have deserted. After the muster the Admiral
had an interview with the peaty officers in the

captain's cabin. It is stated that Sir Houston's
report to the Lords of the Admiralty will be much
more favourable than was at first expected.
The following vessels at present are in course of
building at the deckyard at Pembroke, viz.:—Thee

Zemlous, 90, of 3,716 tons and 800 horse power ;
the Tweed, 51, screw frigate, 3,027 tons and 600

horse power ; the Trent, screw sloop, 950 tons and

159 horse power; the Newport, 5, screw gunvessel,
425 tons and 80 horsepower; the Tartarus, 4, screw
gunvessel, 695 tons and 200 horse power ; the
Guernsey, 4, screw sloop, 695 tons and 200 horse

power; the Nassau, 4, screw gunvessel, 695 tons
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and 200 horse power; and the Enchantress, 1 (just
launched), paddle, 835 tons and 250 horse power.

The vessel lest mentioned is intended as a fast de-

spatch boat, and is accordingly fitted with paddle-
wheels. The Zealous is a fine vessel, and if properly

strengthened is well adapted for armour-platir.g.
The Blenheim, Capt. Atkinson, with 350 Royal
Artillerymen, under Brevet-Major Le Strange, from

London for Bengal, passed down Channel on Moe-

day ; all well.

The following appointments and promotions were
made yesterday at the Admiralty :—CommanderW.
H. Pym to be Inspecting Commander in the Coast-

guard, vice Commander Johnston, whose period of
service has expired ; Lieut. %V. H. Richards to the
Argos ; Lieut. H. J. I)3ke to the Severn ; W. A.

Dinnen promoted to be inspector of machinery afloat
and appointed to the Indus for the steam reserve,
vice Steil ; W. Austen chief engineer to the Asia,
for the Mersey, when the latter is paid off; T. H.
Symons chief engineer to the Himalaya, vice Burn-
ley ; J. Snell engineer to the Asia, as supernume-
rary ; B. F. Pine engineer to the infl.us, for the
Royalist; P. Robinson acting first-class assist.-
to the Edgar,
engineer to the Edgar, vice Woodfield ; A. Dewar acting second-class assist.-engineer
vice Blanch ; C. L. Cartwright, paymaster, to the
Argus ; and J. Snell, clerk, to the Argum_
MARKE

'S.-THIS DAY.

X LANE.
MR
The trade for Eng Alish wheat here to-day,
standing that the show
of samples was very small, led
inactive, yet no change took place in pricer, compared with
Monday,
notwith-
Goud and fine foreign wheats were tolerably firm in value,
otherwise the foreign wheat trade was d
ha-1 a drooping' tendency. The supPi T°naoffernd
offer was s quotations
season-
ably good.
cargoes of grain
previous rates.
The show of both g
Malt change- were in slow request, at barely
English and foreign barley was very
limited, and the
Enuied firm at full currencies, New
home-grown
Aa moderate extent, on former
producethraaesorld
de to at from 34s to 38s per quarter.

terms.
the supply on offer being far from extensive—
Oats—
moved off freely, at very full prices.
Beans and peas ruled firm, at extreme quotations. New
grey peas were quoted at 38s to 40s per quarter.
Flour was in moderate request, at Monday's currency.
ARRIVALS THIS VEER.
Wheat. Barley. Malt Osts. Flour.
English— •• 220 i to 880 sacks.
Irish
6,280 I 17,250 130 sacks.
7,271 bls.

WHITECHAFEL.
Fair supplies of meat are on sale. Generally speaking,
the trade is slow, as follows
Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to
4s 4d; lamb, 4s 4d to 55 Od ; real, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and pork,
3s 8d to 46 8d per Sibs by the carcase.