The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-19 00:00:00

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THE NAVY.
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The Perseverance screw troopship, Corn. E R.
Power, was taken out of the steam basin at Ports-
mouth yesterday, arid steamed outside the harbour
to test her boilers and machinery. On reaching
St. Helen's road the piston of her after engine gave
out., and a steam tug was despatched to her assist-
ance, by which she was towed agiin into harbour
in the evening.

The Dauntless, screw, 31, Capt. L. G. Heath,
C. 8., arrived at Spithead, on Tuesday evening, from
Southampton water. On coming to anchor she
saluted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Adnii-
rai W. H. Bruce, which was duly returned by the.
Victory. She,wcighed her anchor again early yes_
terday morning, and left by the Western Channel..

The Sirius has been uudocked from No. 1 dock at
Portsmouth and berthed alongside the sheer jetty,
where she will be completed in her preparations
and fitment as a target ship.

The Sprightly, paddle, Master Commander Allen,,
has been placed in dock at Portsmouth to clean.

copper, &c.

The Prince of Wales, 131, screw three-decker nt
Portsmouth, is nearly complete in the fitting of her
valves and coppering, in No. 7 dock. In N. S
dock the Cygnet, 5, screw, having passed her sur-
vey by the master builder and his staff, has been
taken in hand for the fitment of her valves and.
for coppering.

The pay-books of the screw steam sloop (-dill-
hound, 17, Commander Sullivan, at Devonport,
have arrived there, and it is probable thr.t the crew
will be paid wages to-day (Thursday),
Sir William Snow Harris, F.R.S.i a member of
the Royal Western Yacht Club, was on the 14th
inst. elected an honorary merober of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. The nobi,emen and gentlemen of
the squadron consider Vaat Sir William has by his
scientific exertions rendered important services to
the naval interests of the country.
In the twcount of the launch of the after part of
~.the frigate Constance, 50, at Devonport, which ap-
per.red in The Sun of Monday it should have been
stated that the entire operation was under the
supervision of Mr. James Peake, the master builder
of that establishment.

The artisans at Keyham steamyard are cutting
off the fore corners of the propeller of the screw
steam frigate Emerald, 50, Captain A. Cumming,
now in No. 1 dock.

The building of the screw steam sloop Paqtaloon,
11, at Devonport, is nearly completed; and the ways
are being laid down for launching her.
The screw steamship Orion, 91, Captain J. 8.,E.
Frere, in Plymouth Sound, took on board her pow-
der yesterday.

Her Majesty's sailing corvette Havannah, 19, re-
cently given to the Ragged School Committee, at
Cardiff, is to be furnished by the Government with
two guns-18-pounders, and gear, complete.
The third annual 'visitation of the Marine So-
ciety's Benevolent Institution, the Earl of Romney
president, took place yesterday on board the so-
ciet3's ship Venus, moored off Woolwich dockyard,
Lieut.-Commander T. D. Sulivan, R.N., superin-
tendent. The great advantages accruing to the pub-
lic from this society in every view of its policy,
humanity, and charity, and its importance to the
country at large, as well as to the forlorn destitute
boys who are the objects for whole the institution
was promoted, have obtained for it a considerable
degree of public sympathy and support. A large
assembly of ladies and gentlemen yesterday accom-
panied his lordship and the committee on board,
and a number of visitors interested in the institu-
tion attended the examination, and were extremely
gratified with the aptitude and proficiency of the
boys, 140 in number, about 50 of whom were called
upon to give proof of the progress which they had
made since the last visitation, which was exces-
sively gratifying. They were also put through a
course of exercise in the rigging, working the great
guns, small arms exercise, rowing in the boats, acc.
and acquitted themselves with perfect satisfaction.
Five of the lads, after having passed through the
necessary course of instruction, are transferred
weekly to the flagship Fisgard, and are enrolled
in the service of the Royal Navy ; ethers are
apprenticed to the Mercantile Marine, .and are
thus rendered capable of becoming useful
members of society, and are removed from
the scenes of -vice and penury in which they were
found.

The officers of the steam reserve and. the factory
dep4rtment at Woolwich yesterday proceeded to
G►eenhithe, and went on board her Majesty's ship
Bloodhound, after the adjustment of her compasses,
and accompanied her down the measured mile on a
trial of her engines. She subSequently continued
her voyage for the West Coast of Africa, calling at
Portsmouth and Plymouth.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—J. R. Anderson. assist.-surg., ad-
ditional, to the Fisgard ; J. Colwell, promoted to
the rank of paymaster-in-chief ; S. Lewis, paymas-
-1 ter, additional, to the Britannia ; W. H. Hills, pay-

master, additional, to the Impregnable ; H. H.
Burmiston, paymaster, additional, to the Cam-
bridge ; A. P. Freeman, clerk to the Sanspareil ;
T. W. Thorne, assist.-clerk, to the Emerald.