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i>vNAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
ACORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—By the Trafalgar India-
man, Captain RoLerts-m, which passed this port yester-
day, and sent in mails and passengers this morning from
India and the Cape, we learn that the Southampton, 50,
Rear-Admiral Reynolds; the Scringapatam depot ship;
the Dec troop steamer; and the Orestes corvette, were
at anchor in Simon's-bay, on the 19th of April. The
Trafalgar sailed from Calcutta on the 13th of Feb-
ruary; Madras, March 3; Cape, April 19; St. Helena,
April 27.
The Vernon Indianian (passed and spoken by the
Trafalgar) passed by this port this afternoon, and sent in
mails and passengers by a pilot-boat.
Colonel Menzit s, K. R., Commandant of this division
of Royal Mariner, will, it is rumoured, shortly be ap-
pointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Marine
corps en the retirement (contemplated) of Colonel Owen,
C. 8., K H.

The royal yacht Victoria and Albert was removed
this morning from the steam to the ship basin, prepara•
tory to her being docked, which will take place as soon
as the Rodney, 92, is removed from the angle. dock.
The Elfin steam dispatch boat, Mr. A. Badiston, act-
ing Master-Commander, baying had some alterations
made in her machinery, was taken out for trial to-day,
prior to leaving this early on Saturday morning for
Woolwich, to attend on his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert. in I:en of the Fairy.
Wind, S.W. by W., strong breezes and cloudy.
WEDNESDAY.—The Pantaloon. 8. Commander Lewis
de Teissier Prevost, arrived at Spithead this afternoon
from the coast of Africa. She has not been twelve
months in commission yet. She sailed from Ascension
on the Ist of May, leaving the Centaur steam-frigate,
bearing the Commodore, and the Tortoise store-ship, the
only men-of-war there. Sailed from Sierra Leone on
the 13th of May. She has brought home the mail in-
tsnded for the Contest, which wsuld not sail homewards
until the Ist of June, and the folls•aing officers:—Mr.
Byford, master, of the I'hilomel, and 1)r. Belcher, sur-
geon, of the Tortoise, invalided; also Mr. Buck and the
prize crew of the Grappler, pJt on board the last capture
made by that vessel on the passage home.
To-day at noon, royal salutes were fired by the flag-
ships and the Superb, and by the Platform battery, at one
o'clock, in honour of the anniversary of her Majesty's
accession to the throne.
Sir Charles Napier's letter seams to have told. The
La Hogue., 60, steam guard-ship, bting ordered for
immeditve commission by Captain M`Dougall, late of
the Vulture; and his own production, the Sidon paddle-
frigate, being ordered for service in the advanced
squadron. Officers were put on board the latter this
afternoon.

The merchantman Cornelia, Capt Meckleburg, passed
the Wight to day, with 30 passengt rs from New Zealand.
Far dates are—Wellington, Dec. 12; and Auckland,
March 3. She sent in passengers and mails. Her Ma-
jesty's t.bips Fly, 18, Captain Oliver; and the Acheron
steam surveying vessel, Captain Stokes, were at Auck-
land at the above date.
Wind, S.W. by W.; moderate; fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 18.—Her Majesty's frigate Castor,
36, was yesterday afternoon towed into the Sound by the
Sampson steam-frigate, from Chatham.
Iler Majesty's ship Hibernia, 120, is to be paid off on
Thursday, the 21st inst.
Her Majesty's r,team•vessel Shearwater arrived from
Portsmouth on Saturday, and went alongside the jetty to
take on board the furniture of Rear-Admiral Dixon,
Vice Admiral at the Cove of Cork.

Her M.jesty's ship Queen, 110, was masted on Satur-
day and taken to the jetty to be rigged.
Her Majesty's frigate Spartan was unmasted on the
16th inst.
The Hamoaze lighter sailed on Saturday with stores
for Pembroke and Holyhead.
The Basilisk and Niger.—The most contradictory
opinions continue to be expressed regarding the compa-
rative merits of there steam vessels. Generally speaking,
those naval officers who were long accustomed to the
propulsion of shipping by sails, before the introduction
of steam, are most attached to the principle of the screw.
They say that the machinery of tha Niger is 150 tons
less heavy that that of her compettior, that she can keep
closer to the wind, carry double the metal, and in case
of action, that her paddle being under water, is entirely
free from danger. On the other side, the supporters of
the Basilisk prove by the last experiments that her steam
rower of propulsion is undoubtedly superior to that of
the Niger, and they contend that the screw ought not
to be considered in any other light than that of an
auxiliary.
The evaporative power of the boilers of the Basilisk
and Niger were test( d in Hamoaze on the 14th instant,
and the following data are obtained from a gentleman
who is rather an advocate of the paddle-wheel prin.

The Basilisk in 62 hours evaporated 118 tons of
water, at au, experidaure at the rate of 54 tons of fuel
per dly.
The Niger in 10 hours evaporated 110 tons of water,
at an exp( naiture at the rate of 39 tons of fuel per day.
At the last sea experiments the Niger expended at
the rate of 54 tons per day ; hence the question arises,
why did she not consume the same quantity when along-
side the dockyard. _

The greatest expense of fuel by the Basilisk, when at
sea, at the greatest speed, never exceeded 50 tons per
day.
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The supporters of the paddle-wheel conceive that, in
consequence of the great discrepancy in the Niger's
consumption of coal at sea and in harbour, some errors

have been committed, r,nd that the experiment ought to
be repeated. They also contend that it will not be fair
as now proposed, at the next sea experiment, to cripple
the Basilisk by keeping her tteam force down to 41b. on
the square inch (to accommodate her competitor) when
she can readily work at 81b. pressure; that this reduc-
tion is more favourable to the Niger than the Basilisk,
and that an experiment formed on such a basis cannot

prorerly detei-inine the best means of propulsion of
Amin- vessels of war. These ships are ordered into the
Channel again to-day.
Specie— file Harnburgh brig Andromache, Captain
Hansen, I.:ora Rio Janeiro, with coffee, 'which in conse-

qtv-me of the northern hostilities has been at anchor in
Gatwater for the last three weeks, landed on Saturday
about 5,000, dollars, which have been transmitted by the
South Devon Railway to the eastward, for English
steam conveyance to ilamburgh.
The merchant-brig Queen Dowager, from Cape Coast
Castle, bound up Channel, was yesterday supplied with
fresh provisions cff the port.
The Ranger, 8, Commander Thomas Miller, will be
ready for the coast of Africa by the 3d proximo. The
peanut was only hvi.ted on the 14th, and no men were
entered till the 16th, but she has her tops and lower rig-
ging over, and topsailyards in, and all ready to receive
her guns; in fact, no craft with her complement, being
still 10 short, could fit out more expeditiously. She is
to be armed with six 32-pounder carronades of 17 cwt.
each, and two 25 cwt. 32-pounders, 6 feet 6 inches long.
Wind—scuth-westerly, light breeze and fine v eather.
JUNE 19.—Her Majesty's frigate Castor, 36, conti-
nues in the Sound. She will be paid wages here prior
to sailing for the Cape. On Sunday evening, shortly
after her arrival, Samuel Coliop, seaman, unfortunately
fell from the jaws of the gaff upon the ship's deck, and
expired in a few minutes from the frightful injuries he
recci vcd.

Her Majesty's frigate Spartan, 26, will be paid off on
Friday, the 22d instant.
The frigate Niobe, 28, building in No. 1 slip, will b©
launched about tha middle of July.
The merchant ship Queen, of London, Captain Mac-
leod, with a general cargo from the East Indies, passed
up channel this morning, and landed here Captain Mac-
leod, Mrs. Mlcrea, Mrs. MacCullum and two children,
Miss Vass, Miss Thompson, and Messrs. Reed and
Taylor, of the Bengal Civil Service. Her dates are
Calcutta, February 25, and Cape of Good Hope, April
25. At Simon's Bay there was the flag-ship South:imp-
, ton, 50, Captain Nicholas Cory ; and from Gibraltar,
the Orestes sloop, 14, Captain Henry S. Hawker. Early
in April the Queen lost Mr. Thomas Mitchell, midship-
man, through sickness. Within the last feurteen days
she has spoken the following homeward bound East In-
diamen, viz., the Prince of Wales, Vernon, Marlborough,
Glori.ma, Earl of Hardwick, Trafalgar, and Coiling-
wood.

Wind—wet terly.
WooLwlcu, JUNE 20.—The Lords of the Admiralty
arrived at IV( o wich dockyard today at two P.M., and
immediately proceeded to the East Dock, to inspeot the
Grappler iron stt ain-vt ssel, Cummanuer Lysagtit, that
vessel having been taken into dock yesterday to have
the leak in her bottom examined, to ascertain the cause
of its taking place. Their Lordships were received st
the vessel by Commander Lys tight, who was accompanied
by his father Rear-Admiral Lysaght, anti conducted to ti
bottom of the vessel, where the plate that had been put
on to stop the leak was detaclitto, and showed the _
of
excele
I nt man:ler in which two pieces of the iron platform
the engine-room had been made available fur foto have taken
place from a copper pipe r thepreser-
vation of the vessel. T
bd
eiti telseearkwdasin f
iron within a few
near the centre of the ves-
sel, the
inches of the keel, and
completely corroded the iron
c
in its vicinopttpye: The position in which the leak took
place renderedit difficult to reach it, with the plate
of iron rcqui:ite to be placed on the outside ; but
the difficulty was overcome by passing a lead-line
through the hole from the hold of the vessel, and
when the iron plate was attached, drawing it in- again,
then placing another plate inside, and rivetting both to-
gether to the side of the vessel with a bolt and screw
nut. The bottom of the vessel is vezy foul with bar-
nacles and large live oysters, but the iron appears in
very good condition, and comparatively free from cor
rosior, as Mr. Humphries satisfied their; Lordships by
having a portion of the foul substances scraped off. Their
Lordships then went on board the Grappler, and wit-
nessed her otherwise excellent condition, the whole of
the officers, engineers, and men being in good health,
although employed on the coast of Africa for nearly
three years. The Grappler took thirteen prizes and
about 2,200 slaves. She is to be paid off here to-morrow.
Their Lordships then visited the new chapel over the
flitting for the accommodation of the authori-
ties and workmen of the dockyard, under the direction
of Mr. Bernays, clerk of the works, and calculated to ac-
commodate about 1,200 persons.
The Egyptian frigate Sharkie, Commodore !Talus Bey,
leaves Blackwall to-morrow, for Greenhithe, to have her
compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then
leave for Alexandria.

MONEY MARKET.--The premium on gold at Paris
is 12i per name, which, at the English Mint price of 3/.175.
1013. prr ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.46; an 3 the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25.471, it follows that gold is 0 06 per cent.
dearer in L.indon than in Paris By advices from
llamburgh the price of gold is 4391 per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10:12-1. per ounce for
vandard told, gives an exchange of 13.12; and the
exchange at llamburgh on London at short being
13.10 i, it follow? that gold is 0,62 per cent, dearer In
Ilamburgh than in London.

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