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Albert; J. D. Meyrick, to the Edg
Napier, W. F. Snowden, and R. B. __
Donegal ; M. H. Smith and C. G. Hunt, to the
Tra lgar ; T. E. Sullivan, It. W. Foster, P. R. B.
Kemp, F. W. Praed, and E. J. Caleraft, to the
Ariadne ; R. F. 'Meade and A. H. Boldero, to the
Queen ; W. H. Roberts and D. Brown, to the Con-
queror; J. Brown and R. R. Jaff:ay, to the Cen-
turion ; W. IL G. Nowell and 0. B. Niven, to the
Diadem; A. W. Brabazon and H. J. M. Pugh, to
the Sanspareil; S. J. Weld, J. L. Smith, and H. P.
Smith, to the :Mersey.
. The Herefordshire :Called up Rif':
the accustomed period of 30 days' training at the
end of this month. The full complement of the re-
giment is near 600, and, although there have been
many.enlistments into the line, the number on the
muter roil is not much below the full effective
strength. A supply of Enfield rifles has recently
been received at the barracks for the use of the men.

PxlcE 41).

IRE .VA VI.

The Second- Divigion Of the Channel Fleet, 'com-
prising the Edgar, 91, screw, Capt. James E. Baton,
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral of the Blue John
E. Erskine ; the Queen, 86, screw, Capt. C. F
Hillyar ; the Algiers, 91, screw, Capt. G. W. D.
O'Calligan ; the Mars, 80, screw, Capt.J. N. Strange;
and the Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8.,
steamed into Spithead from the Channel yesterday
morning by the eastern entrance in the order
named. The Edgar having anchored, each succeed-
ing ship steamed to the westward of the flagship,
and, rounding to, proceeded to their respective
positions. The Queen took up the eastern berth of
the line, ahead of the Edgar. To the westward of
the Edgar the Algiers anchored, and the Mars took
up the western berth. The four liners are thus
moored in a line from southeast to northwest. The
Mersey frigate brought up in deeper water on the
outside of the line. Soon after the ships came in
sight the customary salutes were exchanged be-
tween the Edgar, flagship of Rear-Admiral Erskine,
and the Victory, flagship of the Commander-in-
Chief, Vice-Admiral -Bruce. "The Sprightly and
Pigmy steam tenders were' despatched from the
harbour to Spithead on the fleet's arrival.
The Howe, 120, lately launched from Pembroke
dockyard, was to leave that port on Monday last
had the-weather been at all 4vourable, but the
wind continued S.W., blowing fresh throughout
the day. Preparations were making to leave the
following day, Tuesday, for Devonport. The Howe
was launched on the 7th of last month, and consi-
dering her great size and the stormy weather which
the riggers have had to contend with, the greatest
praise is admitted to be due to Mr. Paul, assistant
master attendant of Pembroke yard, under whose
command they have done wonders in hastening her
fitment for the cruise round.
The Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, remains in rea-
diness at Pembroke to assist in navigating the Howe,
121, to Devonport.
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The Nile, 90, screw, Capt. Barnard, at Devonport,
or o
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North American and West Irdia station, where she
is to receive the flag of the commauder-in-chief.
The Powerful, 84, was taken into dock at Chatham
yesterday to be converted into a screw steam-ship.
She will be lengthened and have a new stern, simi-
lar to that which has been placed to the Rodney.
The blocks are being prepared in No. 7 dock at
Portsmouth for the reception of the Victoria, 121,
screw.

Her Majesty's Royal paddle yacht Victoria and
Albert, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, sailed from Ports-
mouth yesterday morning at daylight on her cruise,
for the purpose of fully testing her steam super-
heating apparatus.
The Euryalus, 51, screw steamer, Capt. Tarletou,
C. 8., commenced shipping ber boilers in the steam
basin at Portsmouth yesterday.
Bails were unbent on Tuesday on board that por-
tion of the Channel squadron which arrived in Ply-
mouth Sound the same day from Lisbon, and mea-
sures are in progress for their immediate refitment.
Those ships previously in the Sound sent up top-
gallantmasts and yards, and loosed sails to dry.
The Conqueror, 101, Capt. Sotheby, steamed into

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llamoaze and brought up off Keyham.; she was
appointed to go into dock yesterday (Wednesday).
The sailing ship Albion, 90, was brought to the
Devonport dockyard on Tuesday and placed in the
basin, preparatory to being converted into a screw.
The Rcyal George, 104, was taken from Devon-
port dockyard on Tuesday, and placed in Keyham
basin under the shears..

Fifty shipwrights, 10 joiners, 12 smiths, 1 plum
ber, and 11 labourers will be discharged from Dcvun•
port do3liyard on Saturday.
The Russian frigate A4;kold, in Plymotith Sound,
saluted the flag of Sir C. Fremantle, K.C.8., on
Tuesday, on the arrival of the Admiral from Lis-
bon. The compliment was duly acknowledged by
the Royal Albert, 121.
His Imperial French Majesty's steamer Le Corse
left Plymouth Sound on Tuesday for her destination.
The screw steamships Trafalgar, 90, Capt. E. G.
Fanshawe, and the Centurion, 80, Capt. George E.
Patey, left Plymouth Sound yesterday morning,
probably for Lisbon.

Seventeen of the crew of the hired transport
Havering, stranded at Plymouth, were brought be-
fore the Stonehouse magistrates on Tuesday, on a
charge of insubordination and refusal to do duty,
and were sentenced to two months' imprisonment
at Exete'r.

We have received the following letter from her
Majesty's screw troopship Simoon, dated " Singa-
pore, February 22, 1860" :—" We arrived yester-
day, 41 days from the Cape and 93 from England.
AU well- on board. We proceed in a few days for
China. In Banco Straits we fell in with the Ring-
dove, and gave her a tug along, as she was short of
fuel. The Renard sailed from here to-day for
Penang to tow up a troopship, which the Scout will
convoy to the northward. The Pearl leaves in a day
or two with the 44th Regiment, half the regiment
being on board the Pearl and the remainder in a
transport. The Ringdove is refitting, and when
complete goes to Penang to forward along any
other ships. The Esk is the senior officer's ship
here. We are the first batch of soldiers out, and,
as operations do not commence before the middle of
April, we shall be in plenty of time. The mail
steamer starts to-day, so we are lucky in having
time to write home. Our passage from England
has been good; no lives or spars lost, nor sails split.
Off the Cape we had a shower of ice, and pieces fell
pes, weighing. from three to six ounces.
in ragged sha
Several men were hurt, but luckily none were aloft
at the time or they must have been knocked off
the yards. It lasted only about a minute ; had
it been of any long oontinuance it must have
ent our sails from the yards, besides doing other
damage. As the ice fell on the decks it sounded
below like shot being rolled about overhead. No
one on board ever saw or heard of the like before,
and it, as you may imagine, quite astonished us. It
was no hailstorm, I assure you."
Circulars were yesterday issued through the de-
partments of Woolwich Arsenal announcing that
the general business of the establishment will be
closed for the week on Thursday evening, and will
not be resumed until the following Monday morning.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt F. A. B. Craufurd to the
Archer, vice Courtenav, invalided ; Corn. E. W.
Laing to be Inspecting-Commander of the Coast-
guard, vice Balfour, whose period of service has ex-
pired ; J. H. Carruthers, surg., to the Orion ; L. H.
J. Hayne, assist.-surg., to the Formidable ; J. W.
S. Meicklejohn, assist.-surg., to Greenwich Hospi-
tal ; S. J. Fitzgerald, acting-assist.-surg,, to the
Royal Albert; IL F. Woods, master's assistant, to
the Rhadamanthus ; A,H. Martin, paymaster to the
Falcon; G. M. Blyth, assist.-paymaster, in change
of the Crocodile ; G. Treviss, promoted to the rank
of chief engineer, and appointed to the Fisgard, for
charge of the machinery of the Barossa ; Thos. J.
Sweeny, second class assist.-engineer, to the Rhada-
manihus ; A. Wilkins, acting third class assist.-en-
gineer, to the Asia as supernumerary ; E. Wims-
hurst, acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Asia
as supernumerary.
The following naval cadets were yesterday ap-
pointed as follows :—F. W. Jenkins, J. R. Napier,
G. Stopford, H. G. Gillam, S. A. Johnson, J. J. A.
Campbell, F. G. E. M'Clintock, It. 11. E. Welby,
G. H. Verner, P. H. Gage, M. C. D. Osborn, G. C.
Young, and H. S. T. Chowne, to the Marlborough ;
W. Heathcote, E. C. St. John,
G. R. Bromley,
and A. R. Boddam, to tha Nile; G. A. Grey, F. G.
M. Powell, T. H. Hodgson, F. G. Pandas, and J.
N. Mercer, to the Euryalus ; K. Gamier, Robt. F.
Castle, E. Y. P. Smith, J. King, and E. G. F. Law,
to the Forte; C. A. Nicolson, John G. Masters,
A. Hutchinson, and L. L. L. Bevan, to the Royal