The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

THE CHANNEL FLEET.

Rear• Admiral Corry, with the fleet under his com-
mand, left Queenstown Harbour on Thursday, at five
p.m., for his cruise.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.
Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain
Crispin, flag of Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, G.C.I-1., will be docked next week to have the
alterations made we have already noticed. This is
finally resolved on, as we stated yesterday. The annual
promotions of her officers took place yesterday. Lieut.
Carter (senior lieutenant) is made Commander, and
Messrs. Wilmot, the Hon. W. L. H. Anson, and Suli.
van, mates, are made lieutenants.

The Conflict, 8, screw-sloop, was taken out of harbour
to-day by Lieutenant G. H. Clarke, of the steam re-
serve, for a trial of her common propeller cut 'a foot at
each corner, as on the last trial. She averaged a speed
of 9.440 knots as the mean of her runs along the men.
sured mile at Stokes-bay ; revolutions, 621 ; wind, N,W.;
force, 3 to 4.

The Gefion, 48, Prussian frigate, CommodoreSohrceder,
is rapidly refitting in this harbour, after a thorough
overhaul. Provisions and stores for six months have
been ordered from the different tradesmen of Portstnouts,
yielding a large amount of benefit to the general ship
chandlers and others of this place. The crew have also
been paid a very large sum of money, which, together
with the officers' advance-bills, amounts to upwards of
4,0002, thesiglel&wirich has been expended in the
borough. On Wednesday night M. Vanderbergh, his
Prussian Majesty's Vice-Consul at this port, entertained
Commodore Schroeder, Captain Sundewal, and the officers
of the frigate at the Consulate-house on the Grand Parade,
and also Colonel Youngstedt and Lieutenants Migotty,
Schonck, and Romache, of the Austrian Imperial navy,
who are superintending the building of a frigate-of-war
for the Austrian service at the shipbuilding yard of Mr.
Wigram, at Southampton. After dinner the gallant and
distinguished party honoured M. Arnoldus Vanderbergh
with their company at a soirée dansante.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 30.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
here by the South Devon Railway on Wednesday after-
noon. Yesterday his Royal Highness went to the Devon-
port Dockyard, where he was received by Commodore
Superintendent Michael Seymour and the principal
officers, who conducted him round the arsenal and through the various public buildings. The Duke in-
spected the ships under construction and repair, and in
the evening dined with Sir Harry Smith, the Com-
mander of Forces in the Western district. This morning
at eight o'clock, the royal visitor left Plymouth fbr
Exeter.

In heaving up the anchor of the Leander, 50, Captain
G. St. Vincent King, on Wednesday, the pull-plate of
the capstan was carried away ; the defect is to be made
good with all speed, and she will probably sail for the
Mediterranean on Monday.
The Ajax, 58, screw steam-blockship, Captain Mquin,
is ordered to take in coal and stores preparatory to sail-
ing for Queenstown.

-The Agamemnon, 91, screw, Captain Sir T. Maitland,
is ordered here to refit.

A two-decked man-of-war was observed early this
morning coming in direct from the southward. At five
o'clock she shook a reef out of her topsails, and went up
Channel under all topsails, topgallantsails, and flying jib,
the fore-course hauled up ; light breeze from south-west,
heavy sea running. She carried the white ensign at her
peak, and, from the foulness of her bottoms appdated to
have come home from a foreign station. •

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 30.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain and Naval Instructor.—Rev. Thomas R.
Holme (1848), to the President, 50, fitting at Chatham,
for the Pacific station.

Master's-Assistant,—James Robertson, to the Queen,
116, western squadron.
Gunner.—William J. Latham, to the Apollo troop-
ship, at Sheerness.

Boatswains.—William Richards, to the St. George,
120, guardship in ordinary, at Devonport ; John Tur-
ner, to the Apollo.
Carpenters.—Philip Lander, to the St. George ; Ed-
ward Burchat, to the Apollo.
The Cyclops steam-frigate, in charge of Mr. Alexan-
der Pope, assistant to the Master-Attendant at Sheer-
ness Dockyard, has taken on board a portion of the
machinery of the Nile, 90, at Devonport, and is now
ready to leave for that port.
The Rhadamanthus steam store-vessel, Master-Com-
mander Belam, has taken on hoard the machinery of
the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, of 400-horse
power, at Chatham, for the purpose of taking it to that
port.

The Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Peter Wel-
lington, is hourly expected at this port, from Rio and
Ascension.

THE CASE OF MR. WOODCOCK, THE LATE ENGINEER
OF THE EARRACOLITA.--We almost regret to hear that
orders have been received from the Admiralty to stop
all legal proceedings against Mr. Woodcock, the chief
engineer of the Barracouta, steam-sloop, who absented
himself from the ship when under sailing orders, and
subsequently surrendered, and has been a prisoner on
board the Victory, flag-:hip, at Portsmouth. We rather
regret this step on the part of.the Admiralty, for a trial
by court-martial would have given the public the whole
p conduct of certain " Executives"
towards that valuable class of officers. We have blamed
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et some crusa:lateroscaotlionnthe tehicatehsece; in
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under legal advice to try the question as to whether an
soad3c, cnko
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efrcoomurhseis
wassh i p,
taken and
o'e
l‘vffifrc'estlriVlolof the civil branch, after resigning his commis•
sion, is compelled to serve against his will—we say,
notwithstanding this, it would have been better if Air.
Woodcock had remained on board his ship, and have
allowed the commander to take him to sea at his peril.
—Morning Berald.
PROMOTION OF LIEUTRNA.NT HOSICEN.—During the
stay of the Banshee at Queenstown, Sir James Graham
promoted Commander Hosken to his present rank.
In this act of the First Lord the service generally will
appreciate a due reward to a gallant officer of £5 years'
active employment in the service, and the mercantile
steam marine be rejoiced at the advancement of an
officer to whom is due the rapid progress the science of
steam navigation has made within the -last few years.
Commander Hosken will be recognised as the officer
who first took the Great Western across the Atlantic,
and opened steam communication between Great Britain
and America.—Herald.

LANDORE POWDER MAGAZINE.—The dangerous posi-
tion and state of the powder magazine at Landore, near
Swansea, has often aroused public attention ; and at
length it is to be removed from its present place to a
more suitable spot. This magazine, which has contained
a store of six tons of gunpowder, has been allowed to
stand within a few yards of the South Wales Railway,
and was nightly passed by workmen with lights and
combustibles. It was also in immediate proximity to
dwelling-houses and manufactories. The new magazine
has been erected on Crumlin Burrows, and is now ready
for occupation. .2t committee of the Swansea Town-
council was appointed to effect the removal.
DINNER TO GENERAL GODWM.--The officers of the
force at Rangoon gave General Godwin a farewell din-
ner on the 2d, which "came off" with the greatest
eclat. The officers of the Bengal Fusiliers kindly placed
their mess-house at the disposal of the committee, whose
arrangements and ability as caterers deserved every
Ininashtr,iletzi. his
'' duty •
praise. The gallant guest made an excellent speech,
and met with the most tremendous applause when he
nr.eds,se
stated “ that, whatever opinions the press and the
public were pleased to express in regard to his conduct
of the war, he could honestly state that he had done
exactly that which he was proud to say had been done
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officers
knew their duty, and anticipated my very)? wishes."
In bidding his brother soldiers farewell he said : " It is
a proud thing for a soldier to receive from his Sow.
reign a decoration, under any circumstances, and you
perhaps perceive by my breast that I have been hon-
oured by the receipt of more than one. Yet, gentlemen,
these honours do but mark my slight services to my
country, by hanging outside my coat, stitched to the
cloth thereof ; whilst the honour you have done me this
night, and the kindly feeling you have evinced towards
me, have penetrated beyond the coat—they have pierced
my heart, gentlemen, where they are indelibly stamped,
and will be cherished dearly so long as time shall last to
me !" The late brave chief of the army of Burmah
bears with him, we are assured, the most hearty wishes
of all who were under his command for his long-cor.
tinned health, honour, and prosperity.—Calcutta Eng
lisliman, Aug. 9.
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