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

THE IVAVI.

By direction of the Admiralty, arrangements are
to be made at Chatham Dockyard for the reception
of the members and friends of the National Asso-
ciation for the Promotion of Social Science who are
desirous of visiting that establishment for the pur-
pose of inspecting the iron ships building and in
progress. Every facility is to be afforded the mem-
bers of the Association on the occasion of their visit
to the dockyard.

Mr. Isaac Watts, chief constructor of the navy,
paid a visit to Chatham Dockyard yesterday, and
spent some time in the inspection of the iron frigate
Achilles, and the armour-plated frigate Royal Oak,
both of which are being pressed forward in their
construction, in order that they may be completed
as early as possible. Mr. Watts also inspected
some of the armour-plates recently delivered at the
dockyard which have been rejected by the officials
in consequence of their not coming up to the stan-
dard of excellence prescribed by the Admiralty.
Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham
for spare vent pieces to be in future supplied to all
Armstrong guns on board the various ships, in the
proportion of three each to the 100-pounders, 70-
pounders, and 40-pounders, and two each to all
Armstrong guns of a smaller size.

The paddlewheel steam sloop Vesuvius, 6, from
Portsmouth, which arrived at Plymouth on Wed-
nesday, was placed yesterday of Keyham steamyard
to have defects made good.
The paddlewheel steam storeship Rhadamanthus,
with engine gear, from Woolwich, which arrived at
Plymouth on Wednesday, was hauled yesterday
into the basin at Keyham yard.
The repairs of the screw steamship Warrior, 40,
Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, at Plymouth,
having been completed, she will proceed from Ha-
moaze to-day into the Sound.

Steam was got up yesterday on board the frigate
Galatea, Capt. Maguire, and she proceeded from
Hamoaze outside Plymouth breaker, for the purpose
of testing her engines ; after which she returned to
the Sound.

The following vessels have been chartered by the
Government for the conveyance of military and
other stores to the stations named :—The Kirk-
ham, 1,061 tons, for Calcutta ; the Queen of Eng-
land, 876 tons, for Bombay ; the John Scott, 655
tons, for Madras ; the John Romilly, 216 tons, for
St. Helena; and the Polly, 388 tons, for the Cape
of Good Hope.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieuts. F. B. Herbert and I.
L. F. Paul, to the Sanspareil when recommissioned;
Lieut. H. Dunlop, additional, to the Euryalus ; A.
St. J. Leacock, naval cadet, to the Trafalgar; John
Coogan, surgeon, to the Cormorant ; J. R. Anderson,
assist.-surg., to the Dauntless ; T. Jeans, first-class

assist.-engineer, to the Rifleman; J. Rice, first-class
assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for the Swinger; J. H.
Manley, assist.-paymaster, is changed to the Philo-
mel ; J. T. Price, clerk, to the Edinburgh; and F.
M. Sims, clerk, supernumerary, to the Fisgard.
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The following gentlemen have been nominated
naval cadets:—J. B. Turner, C. Lewis, and L. E.
Winty.

The following appointments have been made in
the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieuts., Charles
Gill Chivers and RobertlV.Ker. To be Sub.-Lieut.,
M‘Gowan Don an.