The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

Her Majesty's sailing frigate Calypso, 18, Capt.
F. B. Montresor, was paid off at Chatham yesterday,
after being in commission upwards of four years.
Since leaving England in the early part of 1858, the
frigate has been employed cruising in the Pacific,
nearly every group of islands in which she has
visited. After being employed on the coast of Peru
until the latter part of 1861, the Calypso was re•
lieved by the screw corvette Tartar, 20, 250-horse
power, Capt. J. Hayes, and received sailing
orders to return to England, leaving Valparaiso on
the Ist October last. The whole time the Calypso
has been in commission the crew have generally been
exceedingly healthy, and only a very few deaths oc-
curred on board. Most of the officers who left Eng-
land in the ship return with her. During the pas-
sage home, Mr. Glanville, the acting sub-lieut.,
died on board. A medal, together with the usual
gratuity for long service and meritorious conduct,
was awarded to George Price, quartermaster. Those
of the crew who are continuous service men were
granted six weeks' run ashore, after which they
will be required to join one of the guard-ships at
Chatham or the other naval ports. The Calypso is
the last of the sailing ships which will be placed in
commission ; she is to be attached to the reserve at
Chatham until further orders.

Supernumerary seamen, Royal Marines, stokers,
&c., were under orders to embark yesterday after-
noon on board the screw steam frigate Warrior,
40, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, in Plymouth
Sound.

The screw corvette Racoon, 22, Captain W. C.
Chamberlain, will be paid off and put out of com-
mission at Chatham to-day.
Admiralty instructions have been received at
Chatham Dockyard for an additional roofing to be
placed over the workshop in which the mechanics
engaged in the construction of the iron frigate
Achilles, 50, are employed. The contract for the
undertaking has been taken by Messrs. Foord and
Sons, of Rochester.

The Himalaya screw troopship, Capt. John Sec-
combe, steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday
afternoon, and was made fast alongside the dock-
yard, where she landed her troops and military in-
valids under the supervision of Major Breton, Act-
ing Assist.-Quartermaster-General. The sick were
placed in the Military Hospital, while the detach-
ment of troops were quartered in the various bar-
racks of the garrison, and will be sent on to their
several destinations by early train this morning.
Returns have been ordered by the Admiralty, to
be furnished by the officials of Portsmouth dock-
yard specifying the number of ships out of commis-
sion in the port, their present condition, the time
required to make them ready for sea, and the esti-
mated expense of doing so. The Royal Alfred, 50,
screw iron-cased frigate (converting from the frame
of a screw liner), is to be especially reported upon
in like manner to other ships in the port, but with
her date for launching fixed as early as possible.
The Admiralty have also called for a report rela-
tive to the capabilities of the harbour for the con-
struction of an additional steam basin and docks in
connection with the present steam basin and fac-
tory at the north end, of the dockyard.
The Duncan, 101, screw, in the first-class reserve
at Portsmouth, fitted for service as a flagship, com-
menced coaling alongside the dockyard yesterday,
and will fill up to 520 tons.

Draughts of seamen arrived at Portsmouth yes-
terday afternoon and evening from Plymouth and
the eastward, and on her arrival in the dockyard
were sent on board the Shannon, 51, screw, Capt.
S. B. Wainwright.
One lieutenant and 120 men from her Majesty's
ship Victory, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir H, W. Bruce,
Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, are still absent
from that ship, doing duty on board the Dauntless
screw frigate, Capt. 'Wilcox, C. 8., in Southampton.,
water, where they will remain until two American
war steamers have left for some other port.
The following appointments wero made at the Admiralty
last evening :
Surgeon Dr. Alex. Watson to be superintendent to the
Norwood cadet ship.
Assistant-Surgeons—Dr. William Lockhart, to Jamaica
Hospital; Francis H. Brown (acting), to the Imaum.

Naval Cadet nominated—Aubyn Margary.
Engineers—J. t'angster (chief), G. W. Sicvewright
(acting), to the Shannon.
Assistant Engineers—R. Bacon (first-class), 'W. W.
Webbon (acting first), C. C. Hyde (second-class), J.
West (acting second-class), and J. Manly (ditto), to the
Shannon; J. Smith (acting second-class), to the Asia for
the Tribune ; W. Hallowell (acting 2d class), W. Crichton,
ditto, supernumeraries, to the Indus ; G. Fordham, R. M.
Rodger, ditto, supernumeraries, to the Cumberland ; A.
Dewar and W. Hankinson, ditto, supernumeraries, to the
Asia.