The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pc iorsmourn, MONDAY.—The Fire Queen steam
each t, Lieutenant Commander C. R. Johnston, having
on b card the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the
Adin it alty ; Captain Eden, Private Secretary ; and
Colon e 1 Irvine, Director-General of Engineering and
Archir, ectural Works to the Admiralty, ran the dis-
tance t etween the Needles and Alderney-roads in five
flours. The Earl of Auckland landed with Captain
Eden,. and surveyed the breakwater (Wednesday)
which is in the course of construction at that place,
and of 'terwards visited other points of the island,
leavinl • on Thursday morning for Guernsey, where
the Fi.: st Lord again landed, and remained some hours
inspecs ing all the available points for defence. His
Lords 4 .ip left Guernsey about six P. m. for Jersey,
where he arrived in two hours afterwards, a distance
of tvvt !nty-eight miles. His Lordship, .accompanied
by Cal ?tail' Eden and Colonel Irvine, proceeded on
shore about half-past eight r. Ni., and on Thursday
more iii ig
left t .1 ie V.ieto
proc( b tided to Bl-
won] ms are in progress or projected. The Fire Queen
visitedri various parts of the island where
the i t land,
Irvin; ,andplier, Jersey, about twelve o'clock, and
u ey, Bay, at the N.N.E. point of
roceee
where the Earl of Auckland, Colonel
Captainto Eden and Mr. Watkin embarked,
and
after plannui_d view the island of Ecrihosv, and
Iloules r sundryßayn,gwhe improvements, returne to
to SL Helier's in rethey disembarked, and returned
Fire f 4ueen, after carriages,disembarking as the nearest route. The
the ot her official perisembarking the First Lord and
Hello :'s with all speeds°tnoages, proceeded also for St.
Thi Amphitrite, 26,
camtoeeit them on their return.
and al pears to be very sinal;tl; it.
Eden, is all ataunt,
presen ts a very fine servicablenaZed. She already
doubtless prove a very comfortable- earance, and will
econom hical ship. as well as a very
Trincomalee, 26, sister ship to the above, Warr. .?,n, is also progressing as fast as possiboleve? Capt.
equi? 'Pa
nent, but shortness of hands is a princ* In her
l cause
of hot tardiness in other respects.

Tlf, 3 Fury steam-sloop,Commander Wilcox, is in the
basin fitting for sea rapidly. She has had a third
mast fitted, which improves her appearance. She
will sail to the Cape, and most likely thence to the
East' Indies.
3 Centaur steam-frigate, alongside the basin, is
now f •eady for commission. A captain is expected to
be 39 pointed to her daily.
Tk ,e Bee steam-vessel, for the use of the students of
the I anyal Naval College and the Excellent, is receiv-
ing a new tubular boiler, having worn her old one out
e Geyser steam .sloop, Commander Brown, is
fittim, 3 for sea in the basin.
Tlll ,e Cambrian, 36, Captain Plufnridge, is alongside
the 3: etty to receive the necessary fitments for her com-
mis? lon, and the accommodation of General Sir Harry
Sni.i th, family and staff.

Ea RATUNI.—In the report of the meting of the
Chwi ,ng-cross-bridge Company, on the 13th inst., the
nanny of the newly-elected director should have been
gives as Coles Child, Esq., not Coleshill Esq. The san-
te', , when corrected, will read thus :—Coles
of 13 romley, Kent, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of
th of county was (with Edward English, Esq., of Guild-
fo rd-street, Russell-square,) elected a director of the
cc rapany.