The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-21 00:00:00

MEMORANDUM.

"My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having
issued a circular expressing a desire that the artificers
and labourers of the dockyard should enrol themselves
for the exercise of the great guns, and also to acquire a
sufficient knowledge of small ones, so as to enable them
to move in a body for the defence of the works that are
in progress for insuring the dockyards from a-surprise
by the enemy, the officers are requested to make this
known to the men in their respective departments that
an enrolment may be commenced ; and the Captain-
Superintendent has full confidence in the zeal, loyalty,
and spirit of the men of the dockyard, that they will
not be behind any other yards in manifesting such proper
feeling for the defence of their country, if necessary.
Their Lordships propose that the enrolment shall take
place under the following regulations, viz. :—none
are expected to enrol themselves above the age
of 45 years, or under 18 ; an allowance will be
made for the extra time employed in such drill as may
be thought necessary; clothing will be provided when
forming in line for the infantry exercise with arms, and
accoutrements; the inspectors and leading men will be
non-commissioned officers, and the Captain-Superin-
tendent relies on their zeal, not only in seconding their
enrolment, but also in getting the men efficient when
formed in companies. The principal officers of the yard
being the field officers, and captains of infantry, the
clerks and foremen will be subalterns. The instructions
to be given to the officers and men will be mainly the
exercise of the great guns, though some training in the
use of the musket, and platoon exercise, may follow, to-
gether with a company or two for light infantry move-
ments. Further instructions will be given out from time
to time, as they may emanate from the Admiralty, and
no active measures will be immediately resolved on,
further than to manifest the zeal and good feeling of the
men in this yard, in giving in their names on au early
day; and in the list of names so given in, are to be ex
pressed against each man his age, trade, and stature.
" D. PRICE, Captain-Superintendent."
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, is or-
dered to Woolwich, to have her defects made good, for
which purpose she is to be taken into dock there; she is
precluded from being docked here, in consequence of
the narrow entrance to the ha in, a defect which it has
been in contemplation to make good for some years.
The Apollo troop ship, Commander Radcliffe, will, on
her arrival from Portsmouth, be taken into dock to be
overhauled and refitted.

The Raven cutter, recently paid off all standing by
Commander Stephen, is not to be re-commissioned at
present. but will dismantle and be laid up in ordinary.
The Birlt:nhead iron steam troop ship, Commander
Ingram, prognoses favourably with her fittings, but men
enter slowly for her. _ _

The Forinidable, Seringapatam, Euryalu3, and Horatio
are in dock ; and the Birkenhead, Dragon, and Chiches-
ter in the basin.

CHATHAM, DEC. 18.—The Albatross, 16 guns, Com-
mander Arthur Farquhar, in harbour, is shipping her
sea stores on board, and will be ready for sailing on the
23d instant. ..

The Warspite, 50 guns, in dock, fitting for commis-
sion, is nearly completed, and she will be undocked at
the end of this month.

Mr. Joseph Pemble, draughtsman, has been appointed
overseer of the Banshee steam-packet vessel, ordered for
building in the river Thames, on plans proposed by Mr.
0. W. Lang, assistant to the master shipwright of this
yard.