The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-13 00:00:00

TEE NAVY.

On Tuesday morning his Grace the Duke of
Somerset held a levee in the office of the Admiral-
Superintendent at Devonport, which was attended
by three Admirals, seven Captains,-12 Commanders,
and other officers, 40 in all—a lesser number than
usual through the sudden arrival of the Osborne
and the consequent short notice.
During the morning the riggers of the yard ap-
pealed to the First Lord in reference to an altera-
tion of the scale of time for superannuation. By
the present arrangement a term of service at sea
counts disadvantageously by comparison with a
term ashore. Their lordship promised to give the
subject due consideration. Before leaving the yard
the Duke inspected the screw steam gunvessel
Penguin, 5, fitting for foreign service, and examined
the new clock in course of enlargement.
Shortly before 2 o'clock his Grace, accompanied
by Vice-Admiral Sir 11. Dundas, Capt. Chas. Eden,
R.N., Mr. Whitbread, M.P., Lord C. Paget, Capt.
J. Moore, and Col, Green, landed at Stonehouse
Hard, and went to the Marine Barracks and in-
spected the Plymouth division. Their stay was
very short, and they could not find time to witness
the evolutions of the Light Infantry with the Artil-
lery under Capt. Wright, the gun-room Captain.
Their lordships at 3 o'clock proceeded to the Royal
Naval Hospital, where they were received by Capt.
Superintendent Lyster, Dr. Hilditch, Inspector-
General, Dr. Dunn, Deputy Inspector-General, and
all the officers of the establishment. The number
of patients in the wards is 205. The attention of
the board was directed chiefly to a recent proposal
to erect improved receiving-rooms and baths for the
sick. Shortly after 4 o'clock the Duke of Somerset,
Admiral Eden, and Capt. Atoore joined the gun-
boat Redwing, tender to the gunner3--ship Cam-
bridge, off the Victualling-yard, where they were
received by Capt. Jerningham, and were conveyed
outside the Breakwater to witness the firing of the
Armstrong guns from the tender. The Redwing,
after lying a short time off Bovisand, proceeded
along inside the Breakwater. On returning
through the Sound she steamed round the screw
steam gun vessel Espoir, Commander S. Douglas,
boand to the Coast of Africa. While the First Lord
was holding his levee Capt. Eden, superintending
Lord of the Victualling Department, who was
joined by the Controller of Victualling and Director
of Works, went at half-past 10 o'clock to the Royal
William victualling yard, where they were received
by Capt. Superintendent Lyster, Commander
Wheeler, the master attendant, Mr. S. Triscott,
storekeeper, and the clerk of the works. Captain
Eden inspected the different stores and manufac-
tories, and arranged with the officers respecting
unimportant works proposed to be executed. He
left shortly before 12 o'clock. The work people
were not mustered.
At noon Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dun-
das, K.C.8., accompanied by Sir B. Walker, Con-
troller of the Navy, was conveyed by Rear-Admiral
Sir T. Pasley, Bart., to his flagship, the Royal Ade-
laide, 104, Capt. W. I. Williams, the guardship of
ordinary in Hamoaze, which they inspected.
While his Grace the Duke of Somerset was in
Hamoaze on Monday, and was attended by his pri-
vate secretary, Capt. J. Moore, C. 8., and accom-
panied by Capt. C. Eden, C. 13., he went on board
the Implacable, 24, Commander J. W. Dorville,
which has recently been established as a training
ship for above 400 boys, some of whom, 2d-class
boys, formed the guard for the First Lord's recep-
tion. Their performance of several evolutions with
great guns, rifles, and cutlasses, and the general
condition of the ship, gave much satisfaction, which
WAS increased on the departure of the visitors when
they saw the Implacable quickly and skilfully
placed under full sail by her youthful crew. Lieut.
J. 11. Hatchard has been on duty on board since
April last.
The Lords of the Admitalty dined on Tuesday
evening at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, Devonport;
and yesterday (Wednesday morning) sailed in the
Osborne from Plymouth for Portland.
The following is a list of ships in commission at
Plymouth :—ln the Sound, the screw steamship St.
George, 90, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton ; the Sans-
pareil, 70, Capt. A. P. E. Wilmot ; and the screw
steam gunvessel Espoir, 5, Commander Sholto
Douglas. In Hamoaze, the flagship Impregnable,
104, Capt. Lord F. Kerr; the training ship Royal
Adelaide, 104, Capt. K. Hall; the guardship in or-
dinary Wellington, 72, Capt. A. C. Key; the Bos-
cawen, 70, Capt. R. A. Powell ; the Implacable, 24,
Commander J. W. Dorville; the gunnery training
ship Cambridge, Capt. Jerningham ; the brig Nau-
tilus, .6, Lieut. W. B. Grave ; the paddlewheel
steam tender Avon, 3 ; and the gunboat Porpoise,
tender to the Royal Albert, and the Redwing, ten-
der to the Cambridge.
The following ships and gunboats in the first-
class steam reserve could be got ready for the
pendant at a short notice :—The Windsor Castle,
100; the Revenge, 91; the Orlando, 50; the Forth,
12 ; the Seahorse, 12 ; the Merlin, 6; and the Hyena,
the Gleaner, the Nightingale the Steady, the Spider,
the Delight, the Goldfinch, the Charon, and the
Lark; The following, in Keyham steam yard, are
in a forward state :—The Howe, 121 ; the Gibraltar,
101 ; the Brunswick, 80 ; the Phoebe, 51 ; The Nar-
cissus, 51 ; the Jason, 21; and the Desperate, 8.
• Pursuant to orders received on Sunday last, the
Channel Fleet, consisting of the Royal Albert, 121,
Capt. H. J. Lacon, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir C.
Fremantle, K.C. 8., commanding the Fleet; the Con-
queror, 101, Capt. E. S. Sotheby, C.B. ; the Done-
gal, 101, Ceipt. 11. Broadhead; the Edgar, 91, Capt.
J. E. Baton, flagship of Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine;
the Mars, SO, Capt. J. F. Strange; the Trafalgar,
91, Capt. E. G. Fanshawe ; the Algiers, 91, Capt.
6. W. D. O'Callaghan; the Centurion, 80, Capt. H.
D. Rogers, C.B. ; the Aboukir, 91, Capt. D. Curry;
the Mersey, 40, Capt. H. Cald well, C.B. ; and the
Diadem, 32, Capt. J. H. Cockburn, got steam up by
daybreak on Tuesday last, and sailed from Milford
Haven at about 10 a.m. They are bound for a
cruise of three weeks or a month, and it is supposed
will go round the Wutern Islands, after which
they are to rendezvous at Torbay, previous to going
into winter quarters. Mt. Ward is on board the
Admiral's ship with his new system of ocean tele-
graphs, which are to be thoroughly tried during the
cruise. The fleet has been in Milford Haven for
more than three weeks, and the conduct of the men
has been most exemplary. The civil authorities
have not had to interfere except in one or two ex-
ceptional cases of drunkenness, together'with a few
cases of the not very heinous crime of overstaying
leave. Rumour has it that three or four vessels of
the fleet are to winter at Milford. A more secure
berth could not be found in any case.

lier Majesty's steamer Fire Queen, Master-Coin-
mander Paul, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yes-
terday
morning from Ryde, having on hoard their
Ronal Highnesses the Due de Chartres and. the
Count de Paris, accompanied by General Count
"'nits. The barge of Vice-Admiral Bruce, corn.-
manded by Commander L. Robinson, acting flag-
lieutenAnt, proceeded alongside the Fire Queen and
disembarked the two Princes at the dockyard, when
they waited upon Vice-Admiral Bruce at the Admi-
ralty-house, whence, after partaking of luncheon,
they were escorted through the dockyard and
over the shipping in the harbour by Commander
Robinson. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards re-
embarked on board the Fire Queen and returned to
Ityde, where they are staying for a short time
with the
ex Queen of the French,
the beau-
tiful villa of Sir Augustus Clifford.

The following appointments were made on Tues-
day at the Admiralty : Lieut. llathern to the
Marlborough, additional, for disposal ; Thomas L.
Woods, midshipman, to the Curlew ; John H. Tirlly,
second master, to the Edgar; Selwyn S. Sugrien,
ssecond master, to the Landrail ; Robert J. Barrett,
et 'ma master, to the Rhadamanthus ; William
Boss, sec°
nd class assist..engineer, to the Foxhound;
George L. P, P- Keeling, second class assist.-engi-
neer, to the Asie, for se rviCe in the Barrier; Mathew
Lett, acting second
class assist-engineer, to the
'Tartar; Thomas j.
Walters third class assistant-
engineer, to the Cumberlandla, for temporary charge
of the Hasty; Philip t
assist-engineer, to the Edgarch
, acting third class
acting third class assist. -engine er, to the Fisgard,
Edward T. Young,
for temporary charge of the Lee ; and George Kaye,
engineer, to the Fisgard,
acting third class assist. -