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 mad-of-war, upon Mr. E. S.
Reed's plan. There are 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
berthed 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 lowed 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.
Wother%ll, 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.-surge., to the Liffey ; W. J. Bluett
and Dr. D. A. Mosey, 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 cora
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.

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
ing-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Thursday,
the 24th inst.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. J. Sec-
combe, arrived at Spithead on Saturday, from the
Mediterranean, viith passengers and invalids, mili-
tary and naval. She sailed from Corfu on the 2d
inst., at 9 la.m., called at Santa Maura on the 3d,
arrived at Gibraltar at 6 a.m., on the 9th, and sailed
again for England on the 14th, at 2 p.m. Her pas-
senger and troop list comprises :—From Gibraltar,
Major-Gen. Sir William Codrington, Governor of
Gibraltar, and the two Misses Codrington; Colonel
Bruce, 2d battalion 2d Foot ; Col. Pane, 25th
Foot ; Lients. Gyle and Barker, R.A. ; Quarter-
master Chadwick, Bth Foot ; Capt. Hervey, 2d
Foot; Lieut. Stokes, 2d Foot; Lieut. Peachey, 3d
Foot ; Lieut; Hughes, Bth Foot ; Lieut. Clarke,
; Lieut. H. Carrier, 100th Foot ; Commander
Edmunds, R.N. ; Capt. Webb, Bth Foot; Dr. Ma-
dders, Bth Foot ; Lieuts. Hall and Murray, R.A. ;
Lieut. Molyneaux, Ensign Lloyd, and 11 rank and
file of the 23d Regiment ; Ensign Smith, 7th
Foot (in charge of invalids), and wife 55 rank and
file of different regiments, and various ladies and
civil passengers. She brought from Gibraltar,
transhipped to her from the Magicienne paddle
steamer, Cnpt. his Serene Highness the Prince
Leiningen, horn Malta. Major C. Jolliffe, Royal
Marine Artillery, to join headquarters in England;
Lieut. Anstruther, R.M.A., on promotion ; Sub-
Lie-at. T. P. Gurdon, R.N.) to join Victoria and
Albert. Lieut. W. Clark ; 12 non-commissioned
officers and 60 seamen and boys, six seamen dis-
charged as objectionable characters, five stewards
and cooks discharged from the service, two privates
of the Royal Marines to join the Aboukir, and three
non-commissioned officers of the Royal Marines, on
promotion. From Corfu the Himalaya brought
Lieut. Lavan, Ist Battalion 9th Foot (in charge)
and 48 rank and file of various regiments, 8 women,
and 12 children. Major-General Sir William Cod-
rington and the Misses Codrington disembarked