The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

Lv.: al and Military In

T
e Ri.c,:en, 21, and the CTharyl,:iig, 21,
c'a-8 ; f ture, curvetre. buildiu,: Ctiathato dock-
, ard fr,“ the rit,g..s Sir B. F. IV.;ker, K C. 8., are
two of the
to to 6.-• fit• d it;; engit. s 400-burse power, and

One of Downton'-e pumps—which is connected with hose
The ventilation of the various departments of the vessel
has been especially attended to, and six large tanks are
provided for a constant supply of water. Baths are also
provided on each of the decks, and a constant supply of
hot water
ap-
paratus c will be available by means of an improved ap-
onnected with each department. The upper
deck and the forecastle are provided with an awning,
and every arrangement has been made to secure the
comfort of patients who may be able to walk on this
portion of the vessel. The galley is fitted up in a most
complete manner, with one of Brown and Redpath's im
memo ranges, containing boilers and oven. At the next
monthly committee meeting of the society a commander
to ,e co epe ted :a i!ii ale‘iet,c)•
ialtt rations :.n'. i e pi baol dockyard in
The G pia .h, 80, is 4i, ,t p,orne very extensive
evtinents at Cea
teder to be aci;alesd as a screw -teauarr, The Irresis.ible,
scre-.v steamer, nuildifilf. at Chatham, is n.teialed to be
fitted with ei4ipe ..f 400-learse poser, and the Hood,
SO, aa i h eegleas ef 600-horse po 5' el--
rue li ESOLUTE —la re-cegi•ien of a season dear to the
hearts of Eeg i-iini,e, Laity Fraelalin has forwarded
three splendid aud wassive cakes to b, preseated to the
officers and cre.v of tee Reselute—thus showing that
Lady Franklin, ri,. an E• glib lade, keeps up that ancient
cu-t- so highly appreciated by the Angle-Saxon race,
aed which i, as h,gely estimated by Brother Jonathan
a: by ourselves.
Tie Dreadnouit (late Caledoeia) hospital ship, is
ordered to he anifieeked t:-nierr-iw, and will shortly be
removed to Greenvaieh to take the place of the old
Dreadnought, 110 W moored in the river, as as hospital
ship for seamen W. all nations. The new hospital is at
present an object of Much interest, and has been fitted
up in a most complete manner, under the superintend-
ence of Mr, Peaks, :assistant master shipwright at this
yard. Tie vessel was presented by the Government to
the Seaman's Hospital Society, and has been under th
hands of 200 workmen for tho past five months, she is
much Larger than the old Dreadnought, and since her
arrival here another deck has been added, and her
deck has been considerably enlarged, She
upper
con-
tains five decks, the arrangements 01 Which now
fol-
low :—The upper or weather deck consists of are as
room for the meetings of the committee of a splendid
Hospital Society, and the apartments of the Seaman's
—these are of bards-eye maplewond, the commander
pleasing effect. The main deck co, and present a very
well-arranged dining-room for th tout ins a spacious and
assistant-surgeons, purser, and • e use of the surgeons,
store-
room, and a cilaiji• The latterether officers ; a
admirable manner for the a has been fitted in an
sons. The pulpit is made i accommodation of 100 per-
sel, and tablets in gutty r°lll the wood of the old ves-
sel,
the Lord's Percha have been affixed
_ e°2le-
Litan, and the •
Prayer, the Ten Coromandmen:e.re
has cansed this pact, to following inscription :—"The oirldter
that the worship of Ai be set apart as
a chapel,
with
decency and soletne'tnlighty God may
whichbe
separates
the space apportionedIY." The chapel"regnfrom the dining-
room is of Painted for the fished. The middle,
or gun-deck, co oak, French P°
two c dandport
ntains on the starboard
commodious • , and the dispensary is on the
aft portion ofsurgeries,
lower gun-deck contains
thewell-arranged bedroomsdeck for the nurses* and a museum
for the 1 use of the medical officers of the establishment.
,The lower or orlop deck, which has been at this yard,
is well fitted for the reception of patients, and contains
----to be used in case of fire, and for washing the decks.
will ba app ,iiited for the new bospital— Capt. Saunders,
who
the present commander of the Dreadnought, haft
held that ~Ifict, i,r 20 years, baying resigned
on a retir-
l.gyeuston of 1'2.5/. per annum.
. .. .

The t app iLtulen•s were male yesterday at
th,-•

Lieutenan‘ H. J. Cha.iis, .0 the aenbeim ; Lieut.
, the So urge, fur dtsposal ; J. C.
Alontg.wiery, H F. Urohai, W. Otter, and J W. Gaul-
naval cadets, to the hi., ; George A. Browning,
waster's assistmt, to the P.omlwr.

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