The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

2HE NAVY.

Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Keppel, K.C.8.,
was. on Saturday appointed Commander-in-Chief
on the Cape of Good Hope station, in the room of
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8.,
whose period of command has expired.
Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander 'Arline, K.C.8., te-
turned to Devonport on Friday evening, and on

Saturday morning hoisted his flag on board the
screw steam-frigate Emerald, 51, Capt. A. Cum-
ming, which has received her powder. During
the day Admiral Milne mustered and inspected the

crew of the screw steamship Nile, 90.
The Bulwark, 91, one of the new class of 91-gun

line-of-battle screw steamers now in progress at
Chatham Dockyard is to be built of the following
dimensions :—Length between perpendiculars, 251
feet ; length of keel for tonnage, 213 feet 9! inches;
extreme breadth, 58 feet ; breadth for tonnage, 57
feet 2 inches ; breadth moulded, 56 feet 4 inches;
depth in hold, 25 feet 6 inches ; burthen, 3,715 62-94
tons ; the engines are to be of 800-horse power.
The screw frigate Galatea, of 80.0-horsepower, in
the first dock at Chatham, is still in the hands' of

the engineers, but she is expected to be completed
early in the ensuing month.
The Mars, 80, screw steamer, Capt. J. N. Strange,
arrived at Spithead on Saturday, morning from
Portland. Her crew will be paid wages, and granted
leave ashore.

The screw steam ship The Royal William, 90, was
placed in Ktyham-basin, Plymouth, on Friday, to
receive her machinery.
The screw steam-ship Majestic, 80, Capt. Mends,
C. 8., went from Plymouth Sound on Friday into
Hamoaze to be docked and to have her bottom
cleaned and. Kingston valves repaired. She was
taken out of dock on Saturday, and will probably
ge into the Sound to-day (Monday).
The screw steam vessel Alacrity, 4, :Commander
Baird, at Devonport, was taken out of dock on Fri-
day. She will probably leave Plymouth Sound to-
day (Monday) for the Mediterranean.
The Dasher, 3, paddle, Commander E. G. Here,
arrived at portsmouth on Saturday from the Chan-
nel Islands.

Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam sloop Alecto,
5, commissioned by Commander Ruby, on his re-
moval from the Weser (unsuccessfully fitted out and
despatched for the River Plate) sailed from Wool-
wich on. Saturday for service, it is stated, on the
west coast of Africa. The whole of the available
officers and crew belonging to the Weser were trans-
ferred to the Alecto, the complement havinc, been
made up to 100 of-all ranks, and althoush the trans-
fer commenced as recently as the 27th ult., the ship
was in complete readiness for sea on Thursday last.
After swinging at Greenhithe for the adjustment of
compasses, &c., she will sail to-marrow for hor
destination, calling at Portsmouth' and Plymouth,
at which latter place she will receive her final
orders.

The paddle-wheel steam storeship Rhadaman-
thus, Master Commander Sturdee, left the steam
basin, Woolwick, on Saturday, for Portsmouth and
Plymouth, having numerous cases of steam gear
fer the Duncan, Rinaldo, Sutlej, and Prince of
Wales, at Portsmouth, and 40 supernumerary lads
and bearnen for Plymouth, together with machinery
for the Jason, Narcissus, and Howe.
The gunboat Louisa, Lieut.-ComMander Thomas
W. Oliver (tender to her Majesty's screw steam
guardsliip of Coastguard, Edinburgh), sailed from
Woolwich on Saturday, after repairs, to resume her
station at Leith.
The paddle-wheel steam tender Sprightly, G.
Allen master, from Portsmouth, with 50 supernu-
meraries, men and boys; arrived at Plymouth on
Saturday.
The lighter Siubad, W. Moore master, havingdischarged mouldings, was put out of dock in Key-
ham on Friday. The lighter Tortoise, 11. Hoskings
master, left Plymouth on Saturday for Pembroke.
The utmost activity prevails in Chatham Dock-
yard among the contractors and others employed
on the several works in progress for enlarging and
improving that establishment, in order that the
whole may be completed within the time required
by the Admiralty. In addition to the works com-
pleted and those in progress, the Lords of the Ad-
miralty have decided on an extension and improve-
ment of the dockyard by means of convict labour,
the'convicts from the establishment at St. Mary's
being employed for that purpose. 'rho improve-
Ments contemplated will involve an, outlay of
£160,000, a portion of which . has been already
expended, leaving the sum of £127,000 as still
required to complete the works. The repair
and improvement of No 1 dock, together with
tne river. wall at the entraude, is to be effected o
at an uilay, of .£4,000, in. addition to which the
mud which-has accumulated in the harbour at the
entrance to the docks is to be removed, at an esti-
mated cost of .1:2,000.. There are also to be several
minor alterations undertaken, including foundations
for the new machinery to be erected, the sum re-
quired for that purpose being £2,000, exclusive of
11,500, for the erection of new machinery. The
total estimated amount required for the works to be
performed at Chatham Dockyard for the ensuing
year is nearly £30,000, which sum has been inserted
in the estimates and laid before Parliament.
The following appointments were made on Sa-
turday, at the Admiralty;—Lieut. G. Stratton, to
the Eagle ; 'F. lt. '2. Quin, second master to the
Forte; and C. E. P. Hall, paymaster to the London.