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The iron frigate Black Prince Cal 4-
Wainwright, concluded her trial of ape€ 11, a Leat:4ll.
tat, reduce
at present arranged, yesterday, at the mea
mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth,
boiler power. Capt. Broadhead again co nducted
the trial, the timing of the ship at the IL uleland
noting of the machinery being superintend ed by
Mr. Murdoch, Inspector of Machinery Afloat,. and
Mr. Ward, assistant to the chief engineer of the
dockyard; the engine-room being in charge f
Mr. Tucker, the chief engineer of the ship. The
first trial was made with six out of her complement
of 10 boilers, being six-tenths of her power. Four•
runs were made as under :

Revolutions
Run. Time. Speed Steam. Vacuum.
min. sec. in knots. lb. For'd. Aft.
Engines.
1 4 55 12.203 193 2615 26.5 431
2 5 40 10.588 20 26.5 26.5 44
3 4 38 12.950 20 26.25 26 441
4 5 43 10.495 20 25.25 26 45
Mean speed of the four rune, 11.663 knots.
Two runs were next made with four boilers, four-
tenths of the ship's power, with the following re-
sults :

Time. Speed in Steam. Vacuum, Revolutions,
Run. Min.. Sec. knots. lb. For'd. Aft. Enogfines.
1 452 12.329 201 27 27 40
2 631 9.207 201 27 27 401
Mean speed of the two runs, 10.768 knots.
The Warrior, on her trial with reduced boiler power
on the 26th of October, 1861, realized a mean speed,,
with six boilers, of 12.089 knots, and with four
boilers, of 11.040 knots. As we observed in our
report of her trial at full power in 7he Sun of yes-
terday, if the Black Prince was trimmed to the
same water that the Warrior drew ,on her trial
of speed, and her propeller set exactly to the same
pitch, the difference in speed between the two ves-
sels would be found to be slight. The Black Prince
drew one inch less forward yesterday than on B,a-
turday. A fresh wind prevailed from the N.B.r
but was off the land, and the water being in conse-
quence perfectly smooth, it had no prejudicial effect
upon the ship; on the contrary, it was of service,
as it assisted materially in keeping down the tem-
perature of her engine-room and stoke holes. The
ship commences swinging to-day at Spithead to
ascertain the deviation of her compass, under the
superintendence of Mr. Evans, from the Hydro-
grapher's Department, preparatory to proceeding
on her sea cruise.
Mr. Moody, assistant-master shipwright at Ports-
mouth Dockyard, has received his appointment
from the Admiralty as master shipwright of Dept-
ford-yard, vice Peake, appointed to Sheerness,
The line-of-battle screw steamer Meeanee, 80,
400-horse power, 2,591 tons, attached to the first-
class steam reserve at Chatham, is ordered to be•
brought forward for commission, with a comple-
ment of 650 officers and men, including Royal
Marines. She is to be furnished with an arma-
ment of 24 32-pounders, each of 50 cwt., on her
main deck ;26 8-inch 65 cwt. guns on her lower
deck ; and 2 110-pounder and 8 40-pounder. Arm-
strong guns on her upper deck. In adetion to
these she will be supplied with two 12-you.
Armstrongs, and a few brass field-guns for boat
service. According to orders received at Chatham.
the Meeanee is intedded to take the place of the
Edinburgh, 60, 200-horse power, .Capt.Schomberg,
guardship at Leith. As soon as the latter has
arrived at the Nore, where she is hourly expected,
the officers and crew will be immediately turned
over to her.
The Leander, 50, 2,760 tons, 400-horse power, is
ordered to be brought forward for the first division
of the Chatham steam reserve, taking the place of
the Severn, 51, 500-horse power, Cept. Montressor,
recently commissioned for service in the East Indies
and China.
Orders have been received at Chatham for all
vessels of the class and rating of the Columbine, 4,
150-horse power, to be furnished with four of the 8-
inch 65 cwt. guns, until the 70-pounder Armstrong.
naval guns are ready for delivery, none of the latter
description of guns having yet been received at the
Ordnance stores, Chatham.
The jaseur, 5, screw gun vessel, fitting for the
Chatham steam reserve, is being supplied with a
pair of 80-horse power condensing engines by Messrs
Laird Brothers, of Liverpool. Her armament will
consist of one smooth bore 95 cwt. gun, two 29-
pounder Armstrongs, and two 24-pounder howitzers,,
The Eurydice corvette, of 26 guns, which lint
into Falmouth on Wednesday last, was towed out
of that harbour on Saturday morning, and set out
for Cronstadt. This vessel bas a number of cadets
on board for general instruction.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. William Loring, C. 8., to
be Superintendent of Pembroke dockyard; Thomas
Clark, in the Cumberland, for the Cochin, Ron-
firmed as first-class assist.-engineer ; John L. Davis,
in the Sphinx, confirmed as first-class assist:-en-
gineer; John Flintoff, in the Coromandel, confirmed
as second-class assist.-engineer ; Peter Robertson,
in the Edgar, confirmed as second class assist.-
engineer; Arthur Moreton, in the Indus, confirmed
as second-class assist.-engineer ; Philip Blanch,
second-class assist.-engineer to the Cumberland, as
supernumerary; James Stephens, acting second class
assist.-engineer to the Rosario; E.H. Brown,
I. Roar
assist.- clerk to the Rattlesnake,. XL M. Macleod,
clerk to the Severn, for disposal;
to the Rattlesnake ; and George A. Michell, clerk
, clerk
to the St. Vincent.
Mr. Christopher G. Wil/iams and Mr. F. J. L.
nominated to naval
Blackwood were yesterdaY
cadetships. _