The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

ao al and Military imetaf;ence.

Charybdis,
building
new
Tie
classhe R a
Racoon,
°enc. r2elw, cailslrdv ettitleeat
Chatham
of
dock-
yardtlie from the designs of Sir B. F. Walker, K.C.B , are
both to be fitted with engines: of 400-horse power, and
to be completed with despatch.
The Goliath, 80, is undergoing some very extensive
alterations and improvements at Chatham dockyard in
order to be adapted as a screw steamer. The Irresistible,
screw steamer, building at Chatham, is intended to be
fitted with engines of 400-horse power, and the Hood,
80, with engines of 600-horse power.
THE RESOLUTE —ln recogition of a season dear to the
hearts of Englishmen, Lady Franklin has forwarded
three splendid and massive cakes to be presented. to the
officers and crew of the Resolute—thus showing that
Lady Franklin, as an English lady, keeps up that ancient
custom so highly appreciated by the Anglo. Saxon race,
and which is as highly estimated by Brother Jonathan
as by ourselves.
i The Dreadnought (late Caledonia) hospital ship, is
ordered to be undocked to-morrow, and will shortly be
removed to Greenwich to take the place of the old
Dreadnought, now moored in the river, as an •hospital
ship for seamen of all nations. The new hospital is at
present an object of much interest, and has been fitted
up in a most complete manner, under the superintend.
ence of Mr. Peake, assistant master shipwright at this
yard. The vessel was presented by the Government to
the Seaman's Hospital Society, and has been under the
hands of 200 workmen for the past five months. She is
much larger than the old Dreadnought, and since her
arrival here another deck has been added, and her upper
deck has been considerably enlarged. She
now con-
tains five decks, the arrangements of which are
as fol-
low :—The upper or weather deck consists of
room for the meetings of hate comtne of ittea splendid
the Seaman's
Society, meetings the ap rtments of I
the commander
--these are of bird's-eye maP'ew°°cl, an
pleasing of contains ect. The main deck present a very
a spacious and
well-arranged diningroom for the
assistant-surgeons, purser, and other use of the surgeons,
)ther officers ; a store-
room, and a chapel. The latter
atter has been fitted in an
admirable manner for the a
per-
sons. The pulpit is made 1 cconarnodati,n of 100
sel, and tablets in gotta min the wood of the oil yes-
the Lord's pr,,verpereha have been affixed s con-
taining,
Litany, and the following •
, the Ten C''"snur'irniconsnmt itit e
has cau-ed t his space to inecript on : ,
apes, in older
thst the worship ~f A. be set apart as ac! -i-e . .
decency ri 1 ItEi_hty God may be cis@ orate(' with
a -I- B°lst:tit-my " Tne screen which separates
the space apportioned .for the chapel from the dining-
room is of
painted oak, French polished. The middle,
or gun-deck, contains -on the starboard and port sides
two CO „di
Mal
-us surgeries, and the dispensary is on the
aft portion o U
t the deck. The lower gun-deck contains
well-arranged bedrooms for the nurses, and a museum
for,, the use of the medical t fficers of the establishment.
/he lower or oriop deck, which has been at this yard,
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well fitted for the reception sf patients, and contains
,
t",e oh Dswnton'a pumps—which is connected with hose
—to he used in ca-e of fire, and for washing the decks.
The ventilation of the various departments of the vessel
has been especially attended to, and six large tanks
also
are
provided for a constant supply of water. Baths are
provided on each of the decks, and a constant supply of
hot water will be available by means of an improved ap-
paratus connected with each department. The upper
deck and the fore-cattle are provided with an awning,
and every ri ar ,
• ngement has been made to secure the
comfort of patients who may be able to walk on this
portion
• of the vessel. The galley is fitted up in a most
complete manner, with one of Brown and Reopath's im
ineuse ranges, containing boilers and oven. At the next
monthly committee meeting of the society a commander
wili be app Anted for the new hospital— Capt. Saunders,
the present commander of th, Dreadnought, who bag
held that office for 20 years, having resigned on a retir-
ing pension of 125/. per annum.
The f 'flowing appointments were made t d
yes er ay at
the Admiralty :7
—. ... . .. __

Lieutenant H. J. Challis, to the Blenheim; Lieut.
W. M. Wright, to the Scourge, for disposal ; J. C.
Montgomery, H. F. Crohan, W. Otter, and J. W. Gam-
bler, naval cadets, to the Iris ; George A. Browning,
master's assistant, to the Plumper.

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