The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

:ERNES S.

Guns

Larne l4
Leonidas 42
Melampue . 42
Persia l2
Phaeton
nos/tell
Syren l6
Speedy
Volage
Worcester 5O

Here we have in reserve at the four ports of Portsmouth,
Devonport, Chatham and Sheerness, not less than 161.
vessels of the " effective ships of the Royal Navy," and
these estimated to carry'not less than 6,807 guns. Besides
these, too, we have a goodly. number of paddle-wheels and
other small craft. Then we have of vessels building, 5 at
Portsmouth, 7 at Devonport, 1 at Sheerness, 6 at Chatham,
11 at Pembroke, 4 at Deptford, 4 at Woolwich, and 1 at
Millwall—total, 39. The following are lists of the
VESSELS BUILDING.

AT PORTSMOUTH.
Marlborough (screw steam-ship)
Prince of Wales
Royal Sovereign
Royal Frederick
Shannon (screw steam-frigate)
AT DEVONPORT.
Conqueror (screw steam-ship) lOO .. 800
Exmouth (screw steam-ship)
Liffey (screw steam-frigate) 5O ... 600
Topaz (screw steam-frigate) 5O ... 600
Narcissus
Phoebe
Satellite (screw steam-sloop)
AT CHATHAM.

Guns. H.P.
120 ... 800
120 ...
120 ...
116 ...
50 ... 600

90 ... GOO
90 ... 800
50 ... 400
80 ...
80 ...
50 ...

Hero (screw steam-ship)
Orion (screw steam-ship)
Chesapeake (screw steam-frigate) ..
Hood
Irresistible
Severn

AT SHEERNESS.

Pylades (screw steam-corvette)

AT WOOLWICH.

20 ... 350

Royal Albert (screw steam-ship) l3l. 500
Edgar (screw steam-ship) 9O ... 600
San Fiorenza (screw steam.frigate)
Pearl (screw steam-corvette)
AT MILLIVALL.
Esk (screw steam-corvette)

AT DEPTFORD.
Forte (screw steam-frigate)
Fawn (screw steam-sloop)
Curlew (screw steam-sloop)
Emerald

AT PEMBROKE.

50 ... 400
16 ... 100
8 ... 50
60 ...

116 ...
90 ... 600
80 ...
60 ...
60 ...
50 ...
50 ... 400
16 ... 100
16 ... 100
S ... 60
S 60

Victoria
Repulse (screw steam-ship).
Brunswick
Immortalite
Melpomene
Sutloj
Aurora (screw steam-frigate)
Falcon (screw steam-sloop)
Harrier (screw steam-sloop)
Ariel (screw steam-sloop)
Swallow (screw steam-sloop)

IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. PAUL'S-CHURCHYARD.—A cor-
respondent of a contemporary says the Society of Archi-
tects have called a special meeting to consider the ques-
tion as to appeals to the authorities of the City to keep
uncovered with houses the space of ground now bared
and lying west of Old 'Change, and between New Can-
non-street and St. Paul's-churchyard. The surveyor
and architect to the Cathedral chimes in with the general
suggestion on the subject. The corporation is not dead
(he adds) to the beautiful and picturesque. They are
not steeped to the teeth in utilitarianism, as is general:y
supposed. The following fact is full of hope, and indi-
cates the existence of a certain amount of good taste and
right judgment much to be admired :—At the end of
Newgate-street, opposite St. Martin's-le-Grand, stands
a block of buildings, which, until lately, shut out the
view of the Cathedral from that point. One of the houses
either fell down or was pulled down to prevent its falling,
and through the chink thus made the glory of the dome of
St. Paul's was revealed in all its majesty. So striking
was the effect produced that one branch of the corpora-
tion purchased the site of the house, with the view of
ultimately throwing open the whole area between the
Post-office and the Cathedral. To effect this will require
an expenditure of probably 50,0001. to 80,0001. Yet
the Improvement Committee, for the sake of some
30,0001. or 40,0001. is said to be contemplating the sale
of the ground now in their possession on the south side,
which, if accomplished, will be a lasting disgrace, as it
will for ever close up that noble view of our metropoli-
tan church. Should the City concede this point, there
are good reasons for believing that the Cathedral autho-
rities will set bank the railings at the end of Ludgate-
street, and give a wider space for the crushing traffic of
that locality. Nor is it improbable that ere long the
entire railing will be set back, and the elevated ground
of the churchyard brought down to the level of the ad-
joining streets, which, when paved over and opened to
the public, will not only facilitate pedestrian traffic, but
greatly improve the health of the neighbourhood.
CORONERS INQUEST AT SYDNEY.--An inquest was
held on Monday, the 9th instant,
at the Wellington
Inn, South George-street, on view of the body of Cal-
ye ;ley Hossack, then lying dead at the Benevolent Asy-
lum. Daniel Rossdeposed that he lived in the house
of Mr. Roberts, Lower Geo
Friday
seen the deceased on night last enter witness's
bed-room, accompanied by Mr. Roberts, who pointed
out to deceased the bed he was .to occupy'
for the night.
Deceased upon that occasion appeared to be perfectly
sober. During the night, witness was awakened by
hearing moans proceed from the deceased ; he had not
been awake more than ten minutes when he heard a
heavy
fall on the floor ; witness immediately got up and
called for a light. Mr. Roberts soon after arriving with
a candle the deceased was discovered lying on his face
on the floor, quite dead. 'William Walsh, coroner's
constable, deposed that he called on Mrs. Jones, of
Hunter-street, to make inquiries respecting deceased, in
consequence of her name being mentioned in a letter
which was found on searching deceased's clothes. She
informed him that the deceased's name was Calverley
Hossack, and that he had been connected with the firm
of Hossack and Co., London, but that was all the par-
ticulars she could give of him. In accordance with the
evidence of Dr. Silver, who made a post mart ens exami-
nation on the body of the deceased, the jury found that
the deceased, Calverley Hossack, died from natural
caused. Sydney Expire, Jan. 11.