The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

THE LORDS OF THE, ADMIRALTY.

The morning papers give the following accounts
of yesterday's proceedings in Dublin and Kling_
town :

" Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, Sir Chas. Wood and Ad-
miral Berkeley. Lords of the Admiralty, visited the new
graving-dock which is being constructed at the North-
wall. Their lordships arrived in one of the Viceregal car-
riages, and were accompanied by Col. Laroom, Under-
Secretary. Their lordships minutely examined the plans
of the dock, which were explained to them by Mr. Hal-
pin, chief engineer, and by Mr. Stone, assistant-engineer.
They also inspected the works closely, and made various
inquiries on the subject, and, after having spent a
derable time in their examinations, expressed themselves
highly pleased with the admirable manner in which those
splendid works are being executed.
" Shortly after 7 o'clock his Excellency the Lord-Lieu-
tenant quitted Westland-row terminus by special train
for the purpose of going on board the Admiralty yacht
Osborne, late the Victoria and Albert, and the mortar-
frigate Forth, at present acting as tender to the yacht, for
the purpose of being present, should circumstances per-
mit, at the gun-boat shell practice, which was to have
taken place outside the mouth of the harbour. It appeared,
however, that, owing to a strong sea and ahineazdstwo:ind:
gunboats guboats had not succeeded in making x
AO the weather was also too rough for the Forth to die-

play the capabilities of the celebrated 13-inch mortars,
which could net be fired in harbour without the risk of
shattering every pane of glass in the town. The Vice-
regal visit, therefore, confined itself to a mere round of
inspection, with a short sail as far as the Mugglins, the
probable object of which was to look after the missing
vessels. His Excellency was accompanied by Lady
Dover, Sir Charles Wood, Lady Mary Wood, and Miss
Wood, Lord Cowper and the Hon. Mr. Cowper, Mr. F.
Howard, Hon. Colonel Ponsonby, Captain Everard,
Captain Willis, Captain Williams, and Captain Butler,
aide-de-camp, and the Viceregal party were conveyed on
board the yacht in two barges manned by portions of the
crew of the Osborne, that in which his Excellency was
conveyed being steered by Captain Bowes, Lieutenant-
Commander, R.N. As his Excellency mounted the side
of the Osborne a salute of 21 guns was fired from some
of the smaller guns of the attendant vessel with magni-
ficent effect, and, having spent. a considerable time in
examining the internal arrangements of the noble yacht,
his Excellency was then put on board the Forth, mortar-
frigate, Lord John Hay commander, where he was re-
ceived with all formalities, the yards manned, &c. The
Forth was an old 44-gun frigate cut down and fitted up
as a mortar-vessel with a very heavy armament, com-
prising, in addition to 10 or 12 ordinary guns, two 68-
pounders and two 13-inch mortars. Having been con-
ducted over her decks, his Excellency next went on
board the beautiful yacht, but a few hours arrived, the
property of Sir Alex. Bannerman, on quitting which his
Excellency then returned to the Morrie, which imme-
diately slipped her anchor and stood out to sea, where
she underwent rather a severe tossing. The trip lasted
about an hour and 10 minutes, and on the return of the
vessel his Excellency and suite entered the special train,
which was in waiting at the terminus, and were conveyed
to town in the marvellously short period of 74 minutes.
His Excellency was attended by Mr. Waller, one of the
directors, and Mr. Muggeridge, the secretary of the com-
pany, and was received upon the jetty by Lieutenant
Hutchinson, R.N., harbour-master."