The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-14 00:00:00

2.11. E NAVY.

Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Dundas, one
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and
Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Controller of
the Navy, yesterday visited Woolwich Dqckyard,
and made an inspection of the armament and t-
tings of the new screw steam schooner Ranger, in
readiness for the pennant. The Ranger is the first of
that class of ships, and is fitted on a peculiar method
adapted for warm climates, so as to insure the
greatest amount of air and ventilation. After their
lordships' inspection of the Ranger, having been
joined by Capt. the Hon. A. Cochrane, they pro-
ceeded to the factory, and examined the new im-
proved ships' boiler manufactured from the designs
of the Earl of Dundonald. They afterwards went
on board the steam corvette Bristol, in a former
state of construction, visited the rigging loft, rope
walk, and various parts of the yard, and finally re-
paired to the testing-house, and witnessed a trial of
the superiority of Mr. Lennox's new metal-blocks
for ships' rigging, which were tested against the old
Admiralty wooden blocks hitherto in use. A 43--
inch rope was used in the trial, and the strain hav-
ing arrived at 25.1 tons, the Admiralty block gave
way, while the metal one on being examined ap-
peared to have suffered no injury. Their lordships
thereupon terminated their visit and returned to
London.

The Algiers, 91, screw, Capt. Gco. D. O'Callag-
han, has sent down her topgallant masts, topsail,
and lower yards, and the crew on board are em-
ployed in over-hauling her rigging, &c. One of
those cases which are now often witnessed in our
naval ports, occurred at Portsmouth yesterday,
when one of the Algiers' crew, a " bounty" man,
was discharged from the ship for " incompetency"
amid the derision of the crew. The Algiers is a
well•manned ship.
The Howe, 121, was towed on Thursday from the
sheer hulk in Hamoaze into the basin at Keyham

Steam-yard, preparatory
coppered, &c. to her being docked and
The crew of the screw steamship Nile, 90, Capt.
B. A. Barnard, in Plymouth Sound, were paid
wages in advance on Thursday. Lady Milne, wife
of Rear-Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.O 8., Commander-
in-Chief on the North America and West India sta-
tion, was conveyed on board in the afternoon by
the steam tug Zephyr. Lady Milne takes passage
in the Nile to the station,
The iron paddlewheel steam surveying vessel
Bann, Master Jas. S. Wells, was taken; into No. 4
dock in the Devonport Dockyard on Thursday to
be repaired and have her bottom cleaned and coated
with composition.
The training-ship Implacable, 72, was put in
commission at Plymouth on Thursday by the Com-

mander,
The screw steam-sloop Surprise, 4, Commander
Lord E. Cecil, from Sierra Leone, Feb. 21, arrived
in Plymouth Sound on Thursday. She spoke
March 4, the English barque Queen of the Sea ;
12th, the Ballarat : April 9th, the American shin
Robert Peel, and the barque Escape ; and, on the
10th, the Gem of the Ocean.
A leog,"'''''inaY- Admiralty circular was read yester-
day on board the different ships at Spithead and in
Portsmouth harbour, the main points of which are
as follows :--
" On ordinary occasions no officer or man is to be
granted leave beyond 48 hours. The officers and
crews of ships refitting may be granted a period of
four days' leave at the discretion of the Comman-
der-in-Chief.
" On a ship arriving in England from a foreign
station officers are, and stewards may be, per-
mitted to land to purchase any , necessary refresh-
ments during the day, but are not to sleep out of
the ship.
" On the ship's arrival in England the officers and
crew are to be kept on board until the work of dis-
mantling is completed. All documents with regard
to pay are to be transmitted immediately, and no
portion of the crew aro to be allowed any leave
under these circumstances, except under the sanc-
tion of the Commander-in-Chief, and then not ex-
ceeding a period of 24 hours.
i "On a ship being paid off these we sanctioned by
their lordships is to be granted, and when an ex-
-1 tension is required it must be obtained by the autho-
rity of the Commander-in-Chief.
" Their lordships expect, by the foregoing regu-
mwfrheonirdellabW.6:-/late.
lati Ins and indulgences, that no man ‘N fa be absent
with. i gut authority when in receipt of his pay.
wi"
Ali 1
whichl. ;en absent without leave from a ship to
,te, bAmigs shall be immediately checked on
,:s boolcs and pay stopped
. without
. he can
give a s a .1 ,s, a c tnsoyn o.hexsiohrliffiol
wace neairavn
leave
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rde
the ship , , tion which can be ap-
proved by '
present.ast.e and hour of
going on leave are to be furnished
eh.t from their ships on the day
with liberi t,y pil#:SeSt
"All se I;tmht..e
er cause, are to be ' R. q.'
the
~s day
Aaillil
nosgen,
is the shit )'s books, their pa; and allotments imme-
Accountai it-General.
diately st' nipped, and a list of those men sent to the
"In all cases in which inert are absent from their
-.--.---

" R.q." reifies "run" with a query, and entails loss
of pay and thrie for pension, but may be removed I.)y a
captain's biter ention with, the Admiralty.