The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-02 00:00:00

WOOLWICH, Arun. 1.

In the Dock-yard at this place there is nothing that indicates
the slightest appearance of a departure from the pacific system
resolved on by Government. There is no increase of Artificers,
• nor arc the other labourers more than sufficient to carry on the
works that were projected several years ago, after the enlarge-
ment of the yard, by the addition of an extensive quantity of
ground close to the river on the west side, These works con-
slat of two great docks, in which, when finished, ships of the
largest size may be built. Their foundations are now nearly
completed, and their structure. is on a scale of uncommon
strength and durability. The scite of each is an inclined
plane sloping to the river; when the plane was formed by the
removal of vast mastic"; of earth, innumerable piles consisting of
the trunks of large elm trees were driven down into it ; these
.were covered by great planks of wood, and the interstices tilled
up by a sort of stuff called terrass that will be' as durable as
stone. The extremity of each dock next the river consists of
embankments made of enormous pieces of Scotch granite, ant
so as to correspond with the sloping' form of the dock ; and
the two docks, which are close to each other, will be enclosed
by 'Walls made of' some kind of atone. 'The: river is at present
shut out by great dams, and a steam engine IS continual) y at work
pumping away the water: There is alarge convict ship along-
side, and about 50 of itsinmates are employed daily working
about the spot. In the dock where the Nelson was launched about'
eight or nine years ago, the keel of a new line-d-battle ship,
toe called the Thunderer, has just been laid down. Three
frigates are building, and in a considerable state of forward-
ness ; these are the fiche and Clyde of 50 guns each, and the
Tenedos of 40 guns. Thebuilding friates of tis
rate has boon adopted since oupr lan te conflict with theg Americanhs.
They are all to have round sterns, according to the improvement'
introduced by Sir Robert Seppings. The Illenheim of 14, and
the Illagicienne of 42 guns, are undergoing a thorough repair.
The North Star sloop is merely finished, and the Pyladesaloop
has just been laid down. These are all the ships at present in
this yard. The syStem of economy which our Government
have some time since began to adopt in most of the public
departments, has already been partially extended to this place.
The business of the Commissioner will
in future he performed by
the luster Attendant, or some other superior officer of the yard;
and Commissioner Cunningham, who has presided here for se-
veral years, has been appointed to Chatham, to which place
he is just on the point of setting out. His Royal High-
ness the Dukti of Clarence, in consequenco of his recent
lappointment to the situation of General of Marines, in the
room of the late Earl St. Vincent, has most graciously tic-
cepted an invitation to a grand dinner, which will be given
him in a few days, by the Alarine Officers at Chatham : and
the Officers here expect to be soon honoured by his presence
on a similar occasion. Fortunately for the repose of his Royal
Highness, this is the only kind of hard duty which his new ap-
pointment to impose upon him, for it is a most
colnf
ortsbteis ever likely
corps at this place consists at pre.
sent, of above 700 tine fellows, admirably disciplined anti ac-
coutred, and it is shortly to be increased to the number of 1000,
for which purpose recruiting parties arc now out in several
places.—About one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a
convict ship lying close to the Amnia, but was soon got under
without causing much damage.

The body of the late Earl of ST. VINCENT was
privately interred, precisely at four o'clock, on Wednesday
afternoon, March 29th, in the family vault at Stone. The fol.
lowing is an exact copy of the inscription (in English) upon
the superb coffin, which is covered with scarlet velvet :
JOHN, EARL OF ST. VINCENT,
Viscount St. Vincent, Baron Jervis,
Of Meaforcl,
In the County of Stafford,
One of His Majesty's Honourable Privy Council,
AND
Admiral of the Fleet, Oeneral of the Marines,
B.c. Szc.
Pied March 1 fith,"lB23.
In the 09th year of his age.

On Sunday night an Imperial messenger ar-
rived at Chandos-house, with dispatches from the
Court of Vienna, for his Highness :
4,lrdice EsTEtt.
HAZY. The private dispatches were forwarded
to his Excellency at the Royal pavillian at
Brighton, where his Highness is on a visit to his
MAJESTY.

We understand that MEncANnorrt and her
golden Ball have been in this country, but were not able to pro.
cure matrimony nearer than Aberdeen. They returned two
days ago on their way to Landon.—(Caledonian Nereuty.)
Miss S. BOOTH commenced an engagement for
six nights at the Dundee Theatre on Monday night, when she
played Letitia Hardy and Little Pickle. Last night she was
to play Juliet, and The Lady, in the afterpiece of The Lady
and the Devil.

The Royal stables at Pimlico, behind Buck-
ingham Palace, the contemplated residence of His 'MAJESTY
during the repairs at Cerium Palace, are nearly ready for the
roofs. They will be most extensive. They are of an oblong
square, approached bygrand entrances from Pimlico and from
the gardens ; and within the square there will be a idea
deal
of room for the exercise of horses, &c. To give an idea of the
vast extent of this building, it may be mentioned that there are
twenty-six windows in length, at the end of the building front-
ing Grosvenor-road ; and the upper windows for the stables are
not very close together. The Pimlico barracks are removed.
NIARLDOROUOTI-STREET RiOT.—Vesterilay banielPaky,
Michael O'Callaghan, and - Cain, three desperate looking
Hibernians, were charged with being concerned in a riot and
outrage on Monday night last, in which Thomas M'Grtha
and several others were seriously wounded.- Ortlered to find
bail.