The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-01 00:00:00

NAVAL OBITUARY.

Colonel Giles, recently retired on full pay, from the
Plymouth Division of Royal Marines, under the Order
in Council of March 9, 1854, died suddenly on Sunday
last, at Newton Abbott.
Retired Commander J. S. Simkin (1830), died lately.
Retired Commander T. Edmonds, died on the 23d
ult., at Guernsey.
Lieutenant L. R. Place (1842), died on the 24th ult.,
at Ilfracombe.
Lieutenant John Christian Chesnaye (1813), died
lately in Ireland.

SCURVY IN THE BALTIC FLEET.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD.
Sir,—ln a letter from the Baltic a suspected case of
scurvy is mentioned and the scarcity of vegetables
named. Your paper is known to advocate all matters
favourable to our navy ; I therefore trespass upon your
valuable time, and wish, through your rnediun,, to call
the attention of Government to the vegetable fruit rhu-
barb, which keeps well for weeks, is an invaluable Medi-
cine, and anti-scorbutic. It is in great profusion at this
season, and easily packed (stowed) away.
May 29, 1854.

J. W.

THE MILITIA.
Yesterday the Essex Rifle Regiment of Militia were
marched from the Tower under the command of their
colonel, Lord Jocelyn, td Hyde-park, where the men
went through a number of field evolutions, in the pre-
sence of several distinguished military officers, who
were pleased to express their satisfaction at the precision
and soldier-like way in which the men accomplished
several most intricate manoeuvres. While the men were
on the ground, her Alajesty, accompanied by some of
the Royal children, drove through the park, and the
regiment, forming line, saluted the Queen. It is under-
stood that the regiment will be reviewed by Lord liar.

LAUNCH OF ANOTHER SCREW SLOOP.

The launch of the Curlew, screw sloop, took place at
Deptford-yard yesterday afternoon. The ceremony of
christening was performed by Miss Urithi Martin,
daughter of the gallant Superintendent George Bohun
Martin, C. 8., of that establishment, and at about four
o'clock the dog-shores were knocked away, and the hand-
some but formidable little structure being set free imme-
diately glided into the basin amidst loud cheering. The
yard band, so ably led by Mr. Robert Standidge, was
in attendance, and played with their usual good taste
several choice and appropriate airs. Whether it was
that such sights have been of so frequent occurrence
lately as to have lost that attraction they once possessed,
or that public curiosity was so completely satisfied by
the grand spectacle the recent magnificent launch of the
Royal Albert afforded them, and did not care about
witnessing another so insignificant by comparison, and
so soon again, but few spectators comparatively as-
sembled to witness this event, though the weather was
as inviting as the most ardent lover of sights could have
wished, and free admission to the yard allowed.
She was laid dow❑ in the latter part of the year 1852,
on a design furnished by the Surveyor of the Navy's
office, and is the first of a new class, of which twelve aro
to be built. She is of 50-horse power, will carry eight
broadside guns and one pivot-gun fore and aft ; and as
ships of her class would prove very useful at the pre-
sent time in the Baltic, she will, no doubt, be got
ready for commissioning with all possible despatch.

The following are her dimensions : FT. IN.
Length between the perpendiculars 139 0
Length of the keel for tonnage
Breadth extreme 27 11
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth moulded
Depth in hold
Burden in tons, old measurement
Ditto new do 3ll 94
Ditto of the engine-room
Register tonnage lB7 47
She will be towed to Woolwich in a day or two to
be completed. Another of the same class, to be called
the Lyra, is to be laid down on the same slip. Three
screw ships, the Hannibal, 91, Hornet, 16, and Curlew,
8, have been launched at that yard since January last.
The Captain Superintendent and family, Sir W. Snow
Harris, Rev. B. Finch, rector of St- Paul's, Deptford,
and most of the officers and their families of the two
yards, &c., were present, but not any one from the
Admiralty.