The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-18 00:00:00

TEE NAVY.

Her Majesty's ship Pembroke will, it is expected,
leave Harwich shortly for Torbay.
The Admiralty contract for the supply of fresh
beef to her Majesty's vessels of war at Chatham,
Sheerness, Poi tsmouth, Plymouth, Dover, and the
Downs has just been taken by Mr, J. Trott, con-
tractor, Chatham.
Two of the defective mortar vessels, numbered 31
and 48, which were taken into the second dock at
Chatham some time since for the purpose of being
surveyed, were removed out of dock on Saturday,
no decision having been arrived at by the Admi-
ralty as to their being broken up. On the two
mortar vessels in question being subjected to a sur-
vey, the first few planks removed showed the rotten
state they were in, and as enough was ascertained
to convince the officers engaged in the survey that
they were altogether unfitted for further service,
they were covered up, and a report of their condi-
tion made to the Admiralty. They have since under-
gone a slight patching, but that they will ever be
fit for service again no one entertains the slightest
belief.
The contract-built screw gunvessel Racehorse, 4,
having been surveyed at Chatham Dockyard, was
taken out of No. 2 dock on Saturday afternoon.
The survey of this vessel was made under the
superintendence of Mr. Lang, the master ship-
wright, and his assistants, and was of a very search-
ing character. The results, however, were very
satisfactory, the ship, which is a model one of that
new class of vessels, being found to be constructed
of the soundest materials, and the workmanship
equally good. Since the Racehorse has been in
dock at Chatham she has been coppered, and will
shortly be fitted for the steam reserve.
The Torch, 4, screw gunvessel, 200 horse-power, has
been commissioned at Chatham by Commander
F. H. Smith (1858) for the special service of the
Admiralty. On Saturday she commenced shipping
her armament, which is to be of the heaviest kind,
consisting of one 68-pounder of 95 cwt. and 10 feet
long, one 32 pounder of 56 cwt. and 9 feet 6 inches
long, and two 24-pounder howitzers.
The Linnet and Pigeon, 4-gun screw despatch
gun vessels, built by Messrs. Briggs and Son, Sun-
derland, were taken into the second dock at Cha-
tham, on Saturday, for the purpose of undergoing
the Admiralty survey, and if found to be properly
constructed to be coppered and prepared for sea.
The naval transport Maneeuvrer sailed from
Chatham on Saturday, with stores for Woolwich
Dockyard.
The Ariadne, 26, screw, Captain Vansittart, ar-
rived at Spithead yesterday, from Leith.
The Hornet, 17, screw, at Portsmouth, has re-
ceived her lower and topmasts, and is fitting for
the first class steam reserve, rumoured for imme-
diate commission.
The Bacchante, 51, screw, Captain Mackenzie,
flagship of Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., has been
swung for the adjustment of her compasses, prior
to proceeding out of Portsmouth harbour to Spit-
head.

The court-martial which assembled on Saturday
on board the flagship Impregnable, 104, in Ha-
moaze, consisted of Capt. Woodford J. Williams,
president, and Captains G. H. Seymour, Astley
Cooper Key, A. W. JerniEgbam, the Hon. F.
Egerton, and John Seccombe. Mr. Wm. Eastlake
officiated as Judge Advocate. Commander Ster-
ling, of the screw steam sloop Wasp, prosecuted.
Lieut. Edward St. John Daniel pleaded guilty to
the charge of drunkenness, but, in extenuation, re-
ferred to his exposure to the severities of the wea•
ther in the Crimea, and subsequently to the climate
of the East Indies. He produced testimonials from
officsrs under whom he had served, and exhibited
the Victoria Cross and several medals and orders.
In consideration of his gallant services before
the enemy the Court adjudged that he should be
sentenced only to be dismissed from the Wasp, and
to have his name placed at the foot of the list of
lieutenants. The Wasp was appointed to leave
Plymouth on Saturday or Sunday for the Cape of
Good Hope.
The screw steam gun-vessel Espoir, 5, is appointed
to be taken out of the basin at Keyham steamyard,
Plymouth, to-morrow (Tuesday), and placed in the
first division of the steam ordinary.
The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Capt. See-
-1 combo, is appointed to be taken out of No. 1 dock
in Keyham steamyard on -Wednesday, the 21st
inst., and to be moored in the basin.
The steam tender Advice, Second Master Com-
mander Raymond, which arrived at Plymouth on
Thursday, with supernumeraries from Queenstown,
was appointed to return on Saturday.
The masts of the paddlewheel steamsloop Geyser,
6, at Devonport, were put in on Saturday, and she
was placed alongside the floating coal depot. She
is to be commissioned by Commander John M.
Jackson, with a complement of 170 officers and
men.

The crew of the gunboat Partridge, at Devon-
port, have been transferred to the gunboat Por-
poise, tender to the Royal Albert, 121. The Por-
poise was towed on Saturday to the dockyard to
receive stores.

Vice-Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds, K.C.8.,
late Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, left on
Saturday for his country seat. The Avon is
ordered to convey his luggage to Malpas, near
Falmouth.

The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty : —Dr. John Stirling, surg.,
to the St. George; Clark A. Docket, surg., to the
Geyser; Benjamin Crabbe, assist.-surg., to the
Hawk; Alfred S. Pratt, assist.-surg., to the Rollo;
James N. J. O'Malley, assist., to the St. George;
Henry S. Lander, assist.-surg., to the Melville;
Henry F. Nathan, assist. surg., to the Orion ;
George A. Camp hell, acting assist.-surg., to the
Algiers ; James Ferguson, acting assist..surg ,
to the St. George ; Matthew Murray, first-
class assist.-ergineer, to the Torch ; John
Mather, second class assist-engineer, to the
Cumberland, for charge of the machinery of
the Foxhound ; Wm. Yeung, promoted to the rank
of second-class assist.-engineer in the Asia, as addi-
tional for service in gunboats at Haslar ; Wm. A.
Houghton, third-class assist-engineer, in the Torch;
John Craig, acting third-class assist.-engineer, to
the Torch ; F. F. Eversfield, paymaster, additional,
to the Majestic; James E. Terry, paymaster, to the
Geyser; and Montagu B. Williams, assist.-clerk,
to the St. George.