The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—The royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, was removed from
alongside the dockyard jetty to her moorings up the harbour
yesterday. A large number of artisans—smiths, joiners,
painters, gilders, &c.—are employed on her, to get her ready,
we presume, by the time she will not be wanted, as she has
never been ready when her services have been required by
her Royal Mistress, more especially upon any emergency.
By the way, what has become of the Fury? Does she, too,
require an expensive refit after every short season of royal
aquatics? From her long absence, and the fact of Prince
Albert having been compelled to use one of the oldest Go-
vernment steamers in existence (the Lightning) when he last
visited Osborne, we must premise that she does. What a
miserable state of inefficiency does such a system of things
present. A sea-going man-of-war is not, under ordinary
circumstances, in want of a refit oftener than once in three
3 ears ; and yet these yachts are continually under repair andtil
refit, without their services being required once a month
upon the average from year's end to year's end. We
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The Serpent, 16, recently from the China Station, was re-
moved yesterday from alongside the Blake receiving-hulk,
to moorings in ordinary.
All possible expedition is being used in making good the
defects of the Canopus, 64, Captain Moresby, preparatory to '
her sailing to join the Squadron of Evolution. She will
take out letters and dispatches.
The Baretti Junior transport, Lieutenant E. Griffiths,
agent, completed the discharge of her old stores yesterday.
She was towed out of harbour by the Echo steam-tug in the
evening, and sailed immediately for the river.
The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Captain Jones, was paid
off this day. She will refit for further service immediately.
A scientific officer, who has been in this vessel nearly the
whole time of her commission, told us to-day there was not
a more comfortable sea-going ship in the service, nor one
better qualified to perform all the duties of an efficient man-
of-war.
The Lively naval lighter sailed to-day with stores for the
eastern yards.

ROYAL MARENES.
The annual inspection of the Portsmouth division, under
the command of Colonel Jones, Commandant, was made this
morning by Major-General the Hon. Sir Hereules Paken-
ham, K.C.8.. commanding The south-west district, and Co-
lonel Owen, C. 8., K. 11., Deputy Adjutant-General of Royal
Marines. The division formed in line at eleven o'clock in
the barrack-square, for the reception of the General who,
after passing down the line, inspected each company mi-
nutely; and afterwards the mens' quarters, non-commis-
sioned officers' and privates' libraries, boys' and girls' schools,
&c., and expressed his most perfect satisfaction at the good
order and regularity pervading every department, as dii
Colonel Owen—a just tribute to the character and talents of
the highly-esteemed veteran Commandant Colonel Jones
This division is also much indebted for its efficiency to the
indefatigable attention and devotion to its welfare of Lieu-
tenant-Adjutant Langley.

THE_ SUN, LONDON,. MONDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1846.