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t The Edgar, 71, screw line-of-battle .
Hornby, carrying the flag of the Commander-in-
Chief of the Channel fleet, Rear-Admiral Sydney C.
Dacres, K.C.8., anchored at Spithead on Satur-
day morning with the Earl of Sefton and suite on
board on their return to England from his special
mission to Lisbon. Soon after the Edgar arrived his
lordship and suite disembarked, and, landing at the
dockyard, proceeded by rail to London. The Edgar
experienced a favourable passage from Lisbon with
short head winds until the 11th inst„ when she fell
in with a south-westerly breeze, which accompanied
her to Spithead. The Hector parted company west-
ward and went into Plymouth Sound. The Achilles
and Prince Consort have gone into Portland Roads.
The Geyser, 4, paddle, Commander Thrupp, ar-
rived at Spithead on Saturday from Cowes Roads
on the departure of her Majesty from Osborne for
Windsor.

Her Majesty's ship Hector, 24, ironclad, com-
manded by Capt. G. W. Preedy, C. 8., attached to
the Channel squadron, arrived, in advance, in Port-
land roads on Friday at noon, to fill up with neces-
sary stores. The Channel squadron were in the chops
of the Channel when the Hector parted company.
The screw corvette Tartar, 20, 350-horse power,
Capt. J. M. Haynes, C. 8., recently returned from
the China station, is now entirely dismantled and
the whole of the War Department and other stores
returned to the Ordnance Department, Chatham,
preparatory to her crew being paid off, and the
vessel being put out of commission on Wednesday
next. Among the stores landed at Chatham are a
number of large brass Japanese guns, captured by
the Tartar at Simonosaki during the attack on the
Japanese forts and batteries; The largest. of these
guns is about 14 feet in length, and weighs nearly
five tons. It is of excellent workmanship, as, in-
deed, are the whole of those landed at Chatham,
including a mortar of great size. Some of the largest
of the guns were found to be loaded with shell,
which were successfully drawn on Saturday. An
application has been made to the authorities at the
War Department for permission to have one or two
of the largest guns mounted and placed in conspicu-
ous places at Chatham as trophies.
The Favourite, 10 guns, ironcased screw corvette,
on Mr. Reed's principle, which was undocked at
Woolwich on Friday last, was masted on Saturday
morning. She is to have her tops on, and her lower
masts rigged at Woolwich, after which she will be
despatched for completion to Sheerness.
Her Majesty's steam storeship Dee, Commander
George Raymond, with steam machinery from
Glasgow, went into basin at Woolwich on Saturday
to discharge.
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick W. E. Nicholson,
C. 8., and Capt. the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane at-
tended at the factory in Woolwich dockyard on
Saturday for the special purpose of witnessing the
progress of Mr. Richardson's experimental method
of burning petroleum in the place of coal or other
fuel for steam purposes. The experiment has been
in progress for some ten days past, and is so
far exceedingly satisfactory. The fire was kindled
at nine o'clock, and steam was kept up dur-
ing the day. The boiler, which is the first of its
kind, continued in full action till 4 o'clock, when the
petroleum was drawn off. It contained 47cwt. of
water, largely over-proportioned to the heating
surface, and the oil appeared to be on pressure
nearly the whole time. Ninety gallons of water
were evaporated in four hours. It is stated that the
boiler, made by the order of the Admiralty Board,
will now be subjected to some alterations, as the
right form is not yet obtained, and a large part of
the hottest portion being exposed to the air when
nearly redhot. The experiment was considered by
the inventor as valuable only in proving incontes-
tably that petroleum can be employed as steam fue
with perfect safety. The chimney cast off but very
little smoke when the boiler was in full action, and
that only of a light vapour colour.
The Russian squadron which conveys the body of
the Czarewitch will be escorted from Lisbon to Ply-
mouth by the 'United States frigate Niagara, the
Royal Oak, and another British ship of war.
Lieut. Herbert Hilton, of the receiving ship Ca-
nopus, 8, Capt. Charles 11. May, in Hamoaze, died
suddenly on board the ship on Saturday morning.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Capt. Charles H. May to
the Scout, commissioned ; Capt. Geo. L. G. Bow-
year to the Canopue, vice May ; Lieut. Arthur Sal-
wey to the Dauntless ; Lieut.-James N. Croke to
the Frederick William ; Lieut Algernon S. Montagu
to the Royal George ; the Rev. John B. Harboard,
chaplain and naval instructor, to the Implacable ;
the Rev. Frederick W. Smith to the Liverpool, vice
Harboard ; William S. Richardson and Edgar Rad-
ford, assist.-clerks, additional, to the Fisgard.