The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-04 00:00:00

and fully impressed with a knowledge of the fact, that
there is room for great variety of opinion upon many of
the points involved in it. I cannot., however. but express
my full confidence in the soundness of the leading prin-
ciples which govern the deign, confirmed as they are by
the experience of other engineers, as well 39 my own; al-
though it is possible that some of the details may be ad-
vants,geously modified during the regress of the wot
" The execution of the design is not free from engineer-
ing difficulties in several points, but difficulties of a similar
nature have already been successfully overcome in this me-
tropolis, and this will probably be corsidered a sufficient
guarantee that none will now occur which cannot as rea-
dily be:surmounted.—l have the honour to remain, gen-
tlemen,

"-Voir obedient servant.
"(signed) J. W. BAZALGETTE,
'` Engineer."

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Rear-Admiral the lion. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas,
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief "of the ex-Baltic fleet, re-
turned to Spithead yesterday and rehoisted his flag on
board the Duke of Wellington. Strong south-easterly
gales blew all day yesterday, accompanied by rain and
fog, which for the most part obscured the view of the
roadstead from the shore ; the ships struck their t pgal-
lantrnasts and made snug below. Tne fleet was aug-
mented yester lay by the arrival from Devonport of tee
Brunswick, 80, Captain Yelverton, C 8., which fired a
salute for the port admiral on anclaming at the Mother-
bank. It is reported that her Majesty will proceed from
London to Portsmouth on the mornii g of the 16th to re-
view the fleet, and return to town the same evening. It
is also rumoured that the Plenipotentiaries now at Paris
will visit Erieland and be present at the review. It
is supposed that the members of both Houses of Par-
liament will also be present, and that the naval troop
steam frigates now in harbour will he devoted to their
service. There were 111 sail of the fleet t i be reviewed
already as-embled yesterday, and the South-Western
and Brighton and South Coast Railway Companies are
making preparations with the view of conveying as
much additional traffic to the scene of interest as can be
accomplished with safety to the public. The naval re-
view of 1814 in the presence of the allied Sovereigns,
after the peace of that day, was a mere yachting display
compared with the spectacle now contemplated. Her
Majesty's yacht Osborne, it is believed, will be specially
commissioned for the service of the Plenipotentiaries on

the occasion.
The following steam transports, having been refitted,
are at Liverpool waiting for orders t proceed to the
Black Sea, for the purpose of bringing home British
troops :—Bahiana (16) ; Emperor (167); Kangaroo (29);
Khersonese (10) ; Alps (82) ; and Andes (100).
Some naval volunteers were forwarded from Liverpool
to London on Wednesday night.
The Tortoise Admiralty lighter arrivad in the Mersey
on Wednesday with naval stores, consigned to Captain
Bevis, R N., the Admiralty agent at Liverpool.
Her Majesty's steamer Geyser sailed from Liverpool
for Portsmouth on Wednesday, with the new gun-boats
Raven and Redbreast. She is expected to return in a
few days for more gun-boats.
Her Majesty's gun-boats Pert and Onyx, of 212 tons
each, were launched from Messrs. Young, Son, and
Magnay's Lime house dockyard yesterday, and were im-
mediately taken in tow by the steam-tug Monkey, and
proceeded to Woolwich to be fitted. Tn 9 cerem ,ny of
bristening was performed by two French ladies, the
M.sses Bdloc, of St. Gertnain's.
Tile hired steam transport Victoria (No. 72) Captain
Thornhill, with 200 officers and men of the Land Trans-
port Corps, sailed from Plymouth oil Wednesday fur the
Crimea.

The repairs and improvements of her Majesty's screw
despatch vessel Intrepid, Commander Wood,. 'are com-
pleted. She was yesterday morning unlocked, and is to
resume her voyage to-day from Woolwich.
Admiral B twles paid a visit of inspection to the vari-
ous departments of Woolwich dockyard yesterday.
Master Commander Allen, of the Sprightly, has been
ordered to transfer his crew to her M ijesty's paddle-
wheel steamer Princess Alice, at Woolxich, for the pur-
pose of conveying her down to Portsmouth for the forth-
coming review. The Princess Alice has been nearly
rebuilt.
II r Majesty's iron paddle-wheel steamer Antelope,
Lieut. Charles H. Young commanding, arrived at Wool-
wich yesterday morning, last from Portsmouth, and is
to be hauled into basin to be dismantled.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer Otter arrived
yesterday morning at Woolwich from Sheerness, and
having discharged her cargo, which c tninsted of Admi-
ralty gear for the dockyard, she returned at noon to
Sh,ert ese.
On Tuesday the new Port• Admiral, Sir Henry D
Chads, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral of the White, hoisted
his flag on board her Majesty's ship Conway, at Queens-
town.