The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

IRE NAVY.

We regret to learn that in consequence of con-
tinued and increasing illness, Vice-Admiral of the
White Sir Arthur Fanshawe, K.C.8., recently
Port Admiral at Plymouth, is obliged to resign
that appointment. The gallant Admiral had a
severe attack on Tuesday. On Wednesday he was
visited by Staff-Surgeon Robert T. C. Scott, of the
flagship Impregnable. The second in command,
Rear-Admiral of the Red, Six Thomas S. Pasley, is
at present absent on leave, and his duties as Super-
intendent of the Dockyard are performed by Com-
mander James Brown, R.N., the master-attendant.
At the present moment, the flagship Royal Albert
being in the Sound, it is possible that the Lords of
the Admiralty may appoint the Captain of the
Fleet, Rear-Admiral Robert F. Stopford, to under-
take the duties temporarily of the Port Admiral at
Plymouth. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Houston
Stewart, K.C.8., is spoken of as successor to
Admiral Fanshawe.

It is expected that the screw steamship Aboukir,
90, Captain Douglas Curry, which arrived in Ply-
mouth Sound on Wednesday with the Royal
Albert, the Conqueror, and the Centurion, will have
to go up Ha nioaze to be repaired. During the
recent cruise the fleet has been engaged in the
usual routine of naval evolutions, and the discipline
of the ships has been fully tested. Under canvas
only the Edgar is said to be the best. The Con-
queror has been repeatedly complimented by Ad-
miral Fremantle for her smart appearance and
efficiency. Complaint is made that the Commercial
Code of signals which has been recently intro-
duced, and is of great value, appears to receive no
proper attention from the merchant vessels met by
the ships of the fleet. During the cruise Ward's
night signals have been tested, and have proved
very valuable. Admiral Bethune's signals were
also tried; they are useful only at short distances.
The officers of the Steam Reserve Department of
Woolwich Dockyard yesterday went down to
Greenhithe for the purpose of accompanying her
Majesty's screw steam gun-vessel Landrail, 5,
Commander Wilson, down the measured mile, on a
trial of her new engines, supplied by Mr.
Hum-
phreys, of Deptford. The trial having been per-
fectly satisfactory, the Landrail proceeded on her
way to Portsmouth to join the Channel Squadron,
and will ultimately proceed to the -West Indies.
The steam storeship Dee returned to Woolwich
on Wednesday from Portsmouth, and was ordered
into basin to reload with steam gear for the western
yards.
The Edgar, 91, screw, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Erskine, steamed into Portsmouth harbour
yesterday from Spithead to make good defects.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Commander H. C. Glyn, to the
Miranda ; Lieut. L. A. Whimper, to the Impreg-
nable ; Arthur Thomas, master, to the Miranda;
H. A. Digby, midshipman, to the Tartar; W.Sher-
brooke, naval cadet, to the Racoon ; W. Stacey, first-
class assist.-engineer, to the Mersey; John Snell,
promoted to first-class assist.- engineer in the Colos-
sus; J. R. Agates, promoted to second-class assist.-
engineer in the Landrail ; Hugh Duncan, promoted
to second-class assist.-engineer in the Indus as
supernumerary ; and James Hansford, second-class
assist.-engineer to the Ajax for service in the Rain-
bow.