The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-18 00:00:00

2'llB NAVY,

Capt. C. F. Schomberg, superintendent of the
steam reserve in the Medway at Chatham, has re-
signed that appointment and retired from the com-
mand of the Cumberland, 70, guardship of the Steam
Reserve, he having been appointed by the Admi
rally to the command of the Edinburgh, 6), 450
horse power, employed on the coastguard service at
Queensferry, Scotland.
The paddlewheel steam frigate Sidon, 22, Capt.
Richard B. Crawford, 10 days from Simon's Bay
for Portsmouth, touched at the island of St. Helena
on the 4th of December.
The preparation and despatch of munitions of war
for North A merica and the West Indies is still con-
tinued at Woolwich with unabated expedition.
Yesterday the fine screw steam transport Spartan,
Capt. Wiggins, laden with 1,200 tubs of shot, shell,
and other heavy stores, left the Royal Arsenal pier,
and was towed down to Greenhithe to bs adjusted
for sea. The Parthenon, Capt. Robinson, freighted
likewise with heavy war stores of a similar descrip-
tion for Jamaica, yesterday hove off to the buoy, to
take in her coals and water in preparation for de-
parture.
Her Majesty's screw steam storeship Adventure,
recently undocked and in basin at Woolwich, yes-
terday commenced receiving a set of new boilers
and machinery.
The screw steam sloop Rapid, 11, was yesterday
reported ready for commission at Woolwich ; and
the paddle steamer Vesuvius will be also ready in a
few days.
The Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, moored near
the entrance to the Medway, had her compasses
adjusted yesterday, preparatory to leaving Ply-
mouth. A navigating party, consisting of 150
seamen and riggers, selected from Chatham and
Sheerness dockyards, have been placed under the
orders of Flag-Lieut. T. K. Mackenzie, of the For-
midable, 84, to assist in completing the frigate, and
navigating her round to the westward. Owing to
the hurry in which she was sent away from Chat-
ham, to allow the iron ship Defence taking her
place, she is still somewhat incomplete in several of
her fittings, especially in her rigging, contrasting,
in the latter respect, rather unfavourably with the
screw frigate Severn, 51. Altogether, however, the
Galatea is the finest frigate which has ever been
despatched from Chatham.

The iron masts for the iron steam frigate Resist-
ance, 18, 600 horse power, arrived at Chatham dock-
yard yesterday, the vessel conveying them-having
been towed round from the Thames by the paddle-
wheel steamer Widgeon. The aggregate weight of
the three masts and bowsprit for the Defence is be-
tween 40 and 50 tons, the mainmast and fittings
weighing 16 tons, the foremast 15 tons, and mizen-
mast 7 tons. An improvement is to be effected in
the bowsprit, which will be constructed to slide in
and out like a telescope, so as not to interfere with
the action of the ship when used as a ram in run-
ning down any hostile vessel at sea. There can be no
doubt, however, that experience will convince the
Admiralty of the absolute necessity of doing away
with the bowspirit altogether from the iron steam-
ships, and fitting them with a fourth mast. The
Resistance is to be barque rigged, exactly like her
sister ship, the Defence.

The paddlewheel steamer Fearless, Master Com-
mander W. Taylor, having completed her repairs at
Sheerness dockyard, arrived at Chatham yesterday
with a party of naval invalids from the fleet at the
Nore. The invalids were admitted into Melville
Hospital.

By the death of Admiral Sir Edward D. King,
K.C.H., Capt. the Hon. Josh. Denman, in command
of the Victoria and Albert steam yacht, obtains his
flag rank, and in consequence the command of her
majomtes yacht Li at the disposal or the Admiralty.
The gallant officer was appointed to the royal yacht
on the late Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence being made
Rear-Admiral.

Owing to the promotion of Capt. the Hon. Josh,
Denman a vacancy arises among the naval aides.
de-camp to the Queen.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. F. B. Wainwright, to
the Shannon, commissioned; Capt. Henry C. Otter,
Lieut. W. Chimmo, and Lieut. Edward W. Hawes,
to the Fisgard, additional for surveying service ;
Commander Richmond Moore, to the Shannon; Sub-
Lieut. Frederick Walter, to the Nile, supernumerary
for disposal; the Hon. E. M. D. Browne, midship-
man, to the Edgar; T. H. Broughton and C. G.
Hunt, midshipmen, to the Orpheus; A. Anderson,
H. Noel, R. W. Hope, A. H. du Boulay, H. Ching,
R. H. Eyre, and G. F. Trollope, midshipmen, to
the Shannon ; H. M. Tyler, A. P. Williams, and L.
H. Enson, naval cadets, to the Shannon ; H. G. Fair-
fax and H. M. Barkly, naval cadets, to the Orpheus;
Somerset J. Johnstone, naval cadet, to the Narcis-
sus ; William Hoghton has been nominated to a
naval cadetship.