The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The following officers
(acting lieutenants, mates, and midshipmen) passed their
examination in navigation, qualifying for promotion to
the rank of Lieutenants, this day, at the Royal Naval
College:—Messrs. A. H. Hoskins, C. H. Simpson, H.
Champion, J. H. Wier, T. T. M. Nicholls, H. W.
Wright, W. G. Scovell, J. Trevennen, and T. H.
Hallowes.

The Arrogant, 46, new auxiliary screw steam-frigate,
will be commissioned to-morrow, for the command of
Capt. Robert Fitzroy (1834). She will, we believe,
have a complement of 450, officers and men.
General Sir Charles.l. Napier, G.C.13., is expected here
on Thursday, en route to Osborne, to pay his respects to
her Majesty.
The Myrtle steam-vessel, temporarily in command of
Second-Master Scarlett, of the Fanny, Admiral's yacht,
sailed this afternoon, with newly-raised men for the
Caledonia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, fitting at Ply-
mouth to receive Admiral Sir W. Parker's flag in the
Mediterranean. These men (50 " A.B.'s") have been
entered by special order from the Admiralty for this
particular ship, at this port.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 13.—The Garland steam-vessel,
Lieutenant. Commander 'Aplin, has been placed under
orders to leave Woolwich to• morrow inorning, to resume
her duties as mail-packet on the Dover station.
The whole of the workmen of this dockyard were
mustered to-day, at a quarter before 11 P.M., by ringing
a bell, and passed through the pay•office, where the
Commodore-Superintendent and the heads of the various
departments were assembled. The men answered to
their names, and stated their ages and the length of the
periods they had been employed in the service. The
examination to- day is expected to be preparatory to
notice being given that those above sixty years of age
will be superannuated before the expiration of the finan-
cial year, which takes place at the end of the present
month. It is also anticipated that the services of those
who were only hired for :a stipulated period will be dis-
pensed with, and a reduction of about 70 men in all
take place from the present strength of the establish-
ment, The workmen in the factory department were
not called upon to muster today.
Fifteen men were superannuated or discharged last
week from the storekeeper's department in the Royal
Arsenal, and others will have to leave during the pre-
sent week, and until the last week in the financial year,
to make up the number of 75 to be reduced from the
recent establishment at the Royal Arsenal.
Captain M'Coy's company, sth battalion ; CaptainTuite's company, 4th battalion, and Major Bennis's
company, 2d battalion, Royal Artillery, under orders to
embark at Woolwich Dockyard, in the Atholl troop-ship,
for a passage to Nova Scotia and Canada, were inspected
yesterday afternoon by Colonel Cruttenden, accompanied
by Brigade-Major Bingham and the Commanding-
officer and Adjutants of the 2d, 4th, and sth battalions.
The orders received hero for the embarkation of the
three companies of Royal Artillery for North America
have not given the details of their future stations ; but
it is anticipated that the additional company will be
landed at Halifax, and detachments sent from it to take
charge of the numerous fortified stations in that quarter.