The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

IRE NAVY.

The Forte, 51, screw, Capt. E. Tumour, flag of
Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir 11. Keppell, K.C.8., steained
into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead yesterday
morning. She moves into the steam basin on the
19th inst., and the following day will be placed in
No. 7 dock to repair the leak in her stern.

Orders have been received by the authorities in
Portsmouth dockyard for the commission of the
Bacchante, 51, screw, as flagship of Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. She is expected to
hoist the pendant this morning.
The Osborne, paddle yacht, Master Commandant
G. K. Bowers, will move out of the basin prior to
her trial of the superheating steam apparatus; and
the Elfin, Royal paddle yacht, Master Commander
Balliston, will be undocked from No. 8 dock.
The Victoria, 121, screw, and the Nelson, 91,
screw, will both get up steam in the steam basin
for the purpose of testing their machinery in the
coarse of a few days.
The Hornet, 17, screw, is complete in repairs to
her hull, and coppered in No. 1 dock at Portsmouth,
but is in the hands of the steam factory staff.
The Vigilant, 6, screw, in No. 5 dock, is nearly
completed in repairs to her hull and ready for cop-
pering..._ _

- The Alban, padde, in No. 4 dock, has no hands
employed upon her at present, and from the state
of her hull it is expected she will be broken up.
This vessel was built as a 10-gun brig at Deptford ;
was afterwards lengthened and altered to a paddle
steamer. She is of 405 tons burden, and 100-horse
nominal power.
The crew of the sailing sloop Atalanta, 16, Com-
mander T. M. Pasley, were mustered and inspected
on Monday by Sir Barrington Reynolds, K.C.B.
Yards were manned when the Admiral boarded.
The Atalanta discharged her powder the same day,
and was towed by the tug Zephyr from Plymouth
Sound into Hamoaze, and placed alongside Devon-
port Dockyard to be dismantled.
Her Majesty's steam storeship Rhadamanthus,
Master Commander Sturdee, having been detained
beyond the time appointed for sailing in shipping
stores and gear for the voyage, sailed yesterday
from Woolwich for Portsmouth, on an experi-
mental trial of speed and consumption of fuel,
under ordinary steam, in preparation for being
fitted with Mr. Wethered's superheating apparatus.
Mr. John Dinnen, Admiralty inspector of steam
machinery afloat, took passage in the ship from
Grcenhithe for the purpose of carrying out obser-
vations and rendering a circumstantial 'report for
their lordships' information. 100 smart lads, re-
cently entered on board the Fisgard and fully
equipped for sea, having been inspected on the
dockyard-parade by the Commodore Superinten-
dent, sailed in the Rhadamanthus, as well as 40
supernumerary seamen, for the fleet.
Mr. Richard Parkins, gunner, of her Majesty's
ship Nile, tried by court-martial at Plymouth on
Monday on a charge of drunkenness, pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to be dismissed from the Nile,
and to be reduced to the rank of gunner of the third
class.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Alfred I'. Dale, to
the Ranger ; Licut. Francis Hem son, to the Wasp ;
Licut. Philip J. Patrickson, to the Asia; Lieut.
Francis M. Prattent, Lieut. the Hon. Maurice R.
Wingfield, and Lieut: Arthur M. Byam, to the
Bacchante ; Lieut. Richard 11. Napier, to the Re-
cruit ; Charles Bowden, master, to the Bacchante ;
J. F. L. St. Aubyn and J. A. G. Buckner, masters'
assistants, to the Bacchante; F. Whalley, master's
assistant, to the Firebrand; William Anderson (h)
assist.-surg., confirmed in the Mersey ; John K.
Sniallhorn, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Supply ;
Richard Biddle, confirmed in the rank of first-class
assist.-engineer in the Gannet ; James Ireland, pro-
moted to the rank of second class assist.-engineer
in the Himalaya ; Frederick Pugh, promoted to the
rank of acting second class assist.-engineer in the
Scylla ; W. C. Wheatley, promoted to the rank of
second class assist-engineer in the Oberon ; George
Thomas Crook, promoted to the rank of second
class assist.-engineer in the Alacrity ; Samuel
Windley, promoted to the rank of second class
assist.-engineer in the Fisgard, for service in gun-
boats coming forward ; Thomas Brindley, promoted
to the rank of -second class assist.-engineer to the
Bustard; and Herbert Birch, promoted to the rank
of second class assist.-engineer-to the Porcupine.