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London, England, 1854-02-01 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant—Benjamin S. Pickard (1843) from the Coast
Guard, to the Caesar, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeon—Thos. H. Huxley (1846), to the Inns-
trious, 72, at Portsmouth.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon—John Hudson (1853), borne on
the books of the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth, for service
in the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, to the Horatio, 24,
screw steam guard-ship, at Sheerness.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 31.

The Firefly steam-vessel was taken out of the dock yester-
day, and the Phoenix screw steam-sloop taken in to be inn'
mediately brought forward for commission, by Capt. Ingle"
field, as her services will be required to proceed to the Arctic
regions, during the approaching season, with provisions and
stores for Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition. Tho
Talbot, 22, is expected to be brought round from Ports-
mouth to this port, to be fitted as a store-ship, to accompaill
the Phoenix.

DEPTFORD, JAN, 31.

LAIINCII OF THE HANNIBAL, 90, SCREW STEAM-131IIP.—TO-dal
having been fixed for the launch of an additional 90-gun line-
of-battle ship for the Royal Navy, a large assemblage of per-
sons began to crowd into Deptford Dockyard before two
o'clock p.m., and by three o'clock there must have been
upwards of 10,000 persons present.
At a few minutes after three o'clock, Miss Martin, (laugh'
ter of the Captain Superintendent, drank success to the Haw
nibal, and immediately after broke a bottle of wine on bet
bows, to christen the fine ship. The workmen then pre;
ceeded energetically with the operations for the launch, and
at half-past three o'clock Miss Martin came again forward
to the bow of the vessel, and, with a chisel and mallet, eat
the small cord which appeared to hold the ship, and she in-
stantly moved onetards and entered the Thames, amidst the
cheers of the assembled spectators, which were again renewed
on her being brought up at anchor in the stream, the band.
playing " Britannia rules the waves," and concluding with
"God save the Queen."

The following are the dimensions of the Hannibal :
Peet. Inches.
Length between perpendiculars 217 6
Length on the upper deck 220 0
Length of keel for tonnage l7O 6i
Breadth extreme 5B 1g
Breadth for tonnage.. 57 3i
Breadth moulded 56 sfi
Depth in the hold 23 11i
Burthen in tons, 0. M. ...... 3,136 39-94
New measurement .............. 2,658 66
Engine room
The Hannibal is to be towed to Woolwich, and she is to be
taken into the basin to have her engines, of 560-horse powers
fitted by the workmen of the factory.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH AT BRISTOL.—The Queen'.
Speech was reported at Bristol, by means of electric tele-
graph, with a speed which surpasses all previous ex-
ploits of this wonder-working agent. Her Majesty's
speech was conveyed to Bristol, written off, and set up
in type at the Bristol Mirror office, and the first copy
was laid on the table of the Commercial-rooms by 11
quarter past three.
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BIRTHS.
OF A SON.

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On the 27th ult., at Pen Selwood, Somerset, the Wife of
the Rev. H. C. Leaver.
On the 29th ult., at 2, Westbourne•crescent, thu wife of
John Gardiner, Esq.