The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-04 00:00:00

JRE NAVY.

The members of the Royal Commission appointed
to investigate the management of the Royal Dock-
yards, consisting of Lord Gifford, Sir 11. Willough-
by, M.P., Rear-Admiral Robinson, Mr. R. Dalglish,
M.P., and Mr. Price, late Secretary to the Com-
mander-in-Chief at the Nore, secretary to the Com-
missioners, arrived at Sheerness on board the paddle
wheel steamer Wildfire, Mr. G. Brockman, master
commander, on Friday last, nom Chatham. They
had an interview with Capt.-Superintendent C.
\%rise, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, in reference to
the duties of the Commission, and returned the
same day.
The screw line-of-battle ships St. George, 90, and
Colossus, 80, and the screw steam sloop Desperate,
8, are now at anchor in Portland Harbour. His
Hoy al Highness Prince Alfred is expected to join
the former vessel very shortly.
The Argus, screw Coastguard vessel, arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday from the westward with
Commodore H. R. Yelverton, C. 8., Controller-
General of the Coastguard service, on board.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle, Capt. Sir L. F. M'Clin-
tock, has had her foremast and broken bowsprit
taken out, and been placed in No. 8 dock at Ports-
mouth yard to repair defects. The damage to her
stem and cutwater extends nearly their whole
length, a great portion of the latter being carried
away below the water line. The copper on her fore
body is also much chafed, and driven up in ridges
by its contact with the ice.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle, Commander W. Wood,
is engaged sending down yards and upper spars,
and overhauling rigging for a refit, alongside her
hulk in Portsmouth harbour.

The Immortalite, 51, screw, Capt. G. Hancock,
has been removed from the steam basin and berthed
alongside her hulk in Portsmouth harbour. She is
completing caulking, &c., in readiness for painting.

The Harrier, 17, screw, Commander Sir Malcolm
M'Dougal, is all ataunto at the middle harbour
buoy, in readiness to swing for the final adjustment
of her compasses, and will shortly proceed to Spit-
head, where she will ship her powder and shell
prior to sailing for her destination.
The Euryalus, M, screw, has been placed•in the
basin at Portsmouth, where the shipwright depart-
ment will proceed with the fitting of her poop. She
has been taken in hand by the steam reserve, who
have commenced sending down her yards and over-
hauling her rigging for a refit.
The Fancy gunboat, in dock at Portsmouth, pre-
paring to receive her new boilers, has been partially
opened up, and several of her timbers amidships
will }Hive to be replaced with new ones, owing
their defective state.

The Tribune screw frigate, in dock at Portsmouth,
is in the hands of the ship wrights ; her repairs will
be of a very extensive character.
The Meteor, iron-cased battery, in dock at Ports-
mouth, is having the removal of her iron plating
continued. The outside of this vessel on the removal
of her plates and planking presents a remarkable

aspect, owing to the black and soddened state of

her timbers, &c., an inspection of which might go
far towards elucidating the important question of
the best mode of applying wood and iron in the
future construction of iron cased vessels.

The officers of the screw steam sloop Miranda,
15, Corn. H. C. Glynn, at Plymouth, are ordered to
go on board the gunnery ship Cambridge, Captain
A. W. Jerningham, in Hamoaze, to receive instruc-
tions for using the Armstrong gun. The Miranda
is going on the East India and China station.
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His Imperial Russian Majesty's steam frigate
Oleg, 57, left Plymouth Sound on Sunday for the
westward.

The gunboat Porpoise, 3, tender to the Royal
Albert, 121, having been repaired and refitted, was
put out of N 0.4 dock in Devonport dockyard yester-
day (Monday). It is reported in Plymouth that the
Royal Albert may be expected there to be refitted.
The screw steam gun vessel Nimble, 5, and the
gunboat Speedy, went yesterday morning from
Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, for the purpose of
trying their engines and machinery.
Steam was got up yesterday (Monday) on board
the Howe, 121, in the basin at Keyham steamyard.

In consequence of the inconvenience which offi-
cers belonging to the several branches of the ser-
vice are frequently put to when moving with troops
for want of mess accommodation, the Secretary for
War has notified to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge,
Commander-in-Chief, that in future an allowance
of ss. per diem will be granted each officer travel-
ling coastwise with troops, provided the journey
exceeds 12 hours, and there is no mess accommo-
dation.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—R. T. Saunders, master, to the
Imaum ; A. J. W. Musgrave, midshipman, to the
Miranda ; S. M'Callum, second-class assist.-engi-
neer, to the Immortalite ; T. Rees, second-class
assist-engineer, to the Asia, for the Rose ; and
David Crichton, acting third-class assist.-engineer,
to the Fisgard.