The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-21 00:00:00

7HE NAVY.

The new line-of-battle ship the Zealous, 90 guns,
now well advanced in construction at Pembroke
dockyard, will, it is expected, be soon converted
in an armour-plated maa-of-war, upon Mr. E. J.
Reed's plan. There aro several smaller men-of-
war in frame at the same dockyard which will ulti-
mately, it is anticipated, be armour-plated.
The screw steam-frigate Severn, 51, recently
arrived from Sheerness, at Devonport, and now in
the first division of the steam reserve there, is

ordered to be stored and put in commission with a
complement of 510 officers and men. She will pro-

bably go the West Indies.
The Severn, 51, 2,767 tons, 500 horse-power, is
to be fitted for immediate service at sea. She is to
have a complement of 500 officers and men, inclu-
ding Royal Marines and Marine Artillery.
The Sultan, target-ship, at Portsmouth, has been
brought down from the practice moorings, and
bertbed alongside the dockyard, to receive a fresh
supply of armour-plates for future experiments.
In the recent trials of plates on the sides of the
Sultan, those supplied from the Parkhead forge,
near Glasgow, have given such satisfactory results
that the manufacturers have received an order
from the Admiralty for the supply of nearly 200
tons for the Royal Alfred, 32, iron-eased frigate,
building at Portsmouth. •

Great surprise was manifested at Portsmouth on
finding, by the answer given by Sir G. C. Lewis
to Mr. Laird in the House of Commons on Tuesday,
that it is the intention of the Government to re-

move the Monster Horsfall gun from its present
position at high water mark under Eastney Fort,
near Portsmouth, round to Shoeburyness, for the
purpose of testing its powers against iron plates.
The cost of this removal has not, perhaps, been
fully considered. The gun now lies in a position
to which it was removed, at a great expense, from
Southsea Castle expressly for experimental firing.
Owing, however, to some as yet unexplained
cause, the experiment has not yet been carried out.
Within the last few weeks it has been determined
to test the gun's powers against an iron-plated
target, and Col. Warde, C. 8., commanding the
Royal Artilley at Portsmouth, and Capt. R. S.
Hewlett, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship
Excellent at Portsmouth, were directed to place
themselves in communication with each other to

carry out this object at or near Portsmouth. The
result was that the Griper, which carried Mr.
Jones's angulated target, when tested with the
Armstrong 100-pounder and the 68-pounder
smooth-bore, was recommended to the authorities
to be fitted with a target and towed out seaward
opposite the point of beach where the gun now
lies. The Griper is lying alongside Portsmouth
yard with the Jones target still on her deck un-
injured, except in its armour plating; plates of any
size or thickness could be manufactured in the
smith's shop of the dockyard, or they could be sent
by rail from private makers ; in fact, the cost of
fully testing Messrs. Horsfall and Clay's monster
smooth-bore under such circumstances, would have
been but trifling compared with the cost of testing
the gun at Shoeburyness.
The following appointments were made on Friday
at the Admiralty :--Lieut. T. Borrett, Lieut: H. F.
Campbell, Lieut. A. St. Clair, Lieut. J. C. Patter-
son, Lieut. W. M. Latham, and Lieut. F. A.
Wethersil, to the Liffey ; A. J. A. Parks, master,
additional, to the Cumberland, for the Eclipse ;
J. R. E. Pattison, W. F. Snowdon, A. P. Patton,
F. W. Bland, John T. Gilgour, C. G. W. White-
lock, and E. Drummond, midshipmen, to the
Severn ; J. M. Macquhal, H. C. Crossdaile, R. C.
Drew, E. Amphlett, and R. H. H. Wood, naval
cadets, to the Severn; Dr. R. Hastings, surg., to the
Liffey ; H. Loney, surg., to the Severn ; W. Davis,
surg., to the Spiteful ; H. G. Ruby and Henry F.
Matthew, assist.-surgs., to the Liffey ; W. J. Bluett
and Dr. D. A. Moxey, assist.-surgs , to the Severn ;
C. L. Cunningham, acting assist.-surg., to the Cam-
bridge; W. Rundle, chief engineer, to the Severn;
J. Bannerman, engineer, to the Severn : R. Beaz-
ley, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, as
supernumerary; R. H. Jenkyn, first-class assist.-
engineer, and E. C. Spencer, acting first-class assist.
engineer, to the Severn ; C. R. Lacy, first-class
assist.-engineer, to the Indus; D. Wilson and W.
T. Goldie, second-class assist.--engineers, to the
Severn ; M. J. Shannon, acting second-class assist.
engineer, to the Severn ; and Henry G. Downman,
clerk, to the Edgar.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander J. H. Cave,
additional to the Hawke, to be an inspecting com -
mender of the Coastguard, vice Partridge, whose
period of service has expired. The appointment of
Commander Fairholme to the coastguard has been
cancelled ; E. S. Nuthall, L. P. Willan, Robert B.
Evans, A. E. Denny, C. W. Jones, and Alfred C.
Harris, midshipmen, to the Liffey ; Hon. G. God-
frey, E. P, Willoughby, E. R. Brietzeke, Douglas
M. Forsyth, A. G. H, Ward, and John T. Wallace,
naval cadets, to the Liffey ; W. R. R. Braving,
acting second class assistant-engineer, to the Ajax;
and W. Wiles, paymaster, to the Severn.