The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT.

The Lords of the Admiralty continued their inspection
after 4 o'ciocleyesterday, visiting the dockyard chapel, and
proceeding thence by the officers' quarters, inspecting the
various departments at the north corner of the yard, the
new workshops, factory, &c., leaving the establishment for
the George Hotel at 6 o clock. This morning they re-
entered the dockyard at half-past 11, and proceeded to the
watering island, accompanied by the Rear-Admiral Super-
intendent and staff of the dockyard, when they inspected
the works. They then visited the sail loft, where a set of
improved cones for telegraphing, on Redl's principle, are
in progress of construction under the directions of Captain
Jerningham, R.N. These cones were worked by the cap-
tain yesterday from the dockyard semaphore to the Nep-
tune ordinary guard-ship, when Sir James Graham came
into port from Cowes. They are most simple, and well
adapted to the general purposes of signalling, and, under
Captain Jerningham's able direction, will most probably
at some future day supersede the mode of signalling now
generally practised by complex sets of flags. From the
sail loft the Board went over the rigging-house and conti-
guous storehouses, and thence to the office of the Admiral
Superintendent, which they soon left again, and proceeded
across the docks round the fitting basin, weere they saw
the Contest, 12, Commander the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer,
preparing to be paid off. They then inspected the ships
building on the stocks—the Royal Frederick, 116 ; Marl-
borough, 131; Prince of Wales, 120 ; Royal Sovereign,
120, &c. ; thence round the steam factory to the new works
at the north corner of the yard, the new prison, new guard-
house, new dock, &c., returning by the mould loft, and
going into the factory, which they left at 3.50 for the Su-
perintendent's office. The Board then went to the Royal
Marine Artillery Barracks, and inspected the head-quarters
of that distinguished corps, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Phillips, whence they proceeded to their
hoteL They were entertained at dinner this eveninc, by
Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., Port'Ad-
miraL

The Magicienne, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Fisher, left
Spithead this morning for Pembroke with a large party of
dockyard riggers to assist in rigging and navigating the
newly-launched 90-gun screw ship Cesar thence to this
port, to be fitted for sea.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 6.
The Vulcan screw steam troop ship, Commander Edward
P. B. Von Donop, received the baggage of the three com-
panies of Royal Artillery under orders for the West Indies
on board to-day, and tle companies will be inspected by
the commandant of the garrison and embark about half-
past 6 a.m. on Thursday, and leave Woolwich at an early
hour on Friday morning for their destination. It is in-
tended that the Vulcan shall call first at Bermuda, she
will thence proceed to Barbadoes with the company for
that station, and, lastly, to Jamaica, whence she will re-
turn home with the three companies relieved fromjforeign
service in the West Indies.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of Y ESTERDAY,

DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 5.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of James COSMO Melvill, Esq., Secre-
tary to the Court of Directors of the East India Com-
pany, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Di'. ision of
the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.