The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

l'IlE NAVY.

Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Clarence
Paget,-C.8., Fiat Secretary to the Admi-

yesterday paid a visit of inspection to Wool-
wich Dockyard. His lordship was accompanied
through the various departments of the yard by the
Commodore-Superintendent, the Hon. J. H. Drum-
mond, and the principal officers of the establish-
ment.

The screw line-of-battle ships Algiers, 91, and
the Mars, 83, which had, in consequence of the dead
calm that prevailed, anchored some distance out-
side the breakwater at Portland on Monday night,
got up steam early on Tuesday morning and went
into harboui. The ships now at Portland are the
Donegal, 101 ; Conqueror, 101 ; Trafalgar, 91 ;
Algiers, 91 ; Centurion, 80 ; Mars. 80 ; Aboukir,
91; and the Diadem, 32. It is rumoured that the
fleet will leave Portland in a lew days for a cruise
in the Channel.

Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Hecate,
6, in a forward state of fitment for the surveying
service, being under orders for the Pacific, has been
commissioned at Woolwich by Commander Hooker.
Her officers, exclusive of the commander, will con-

sist of one first and one second-lieutenant ; a mas-
ter, surgeon and assistant-surgeon, paymaster, first,
second, and third engineers, and 115 stokers and
crew. An Admiralty order having been issued,
announcing the intention of Government to supply
the whole of the ships in her Majesty's service with
two spy-glasses each, free of cost (hitherto at the
individual expense of the officers), a number of
glasses were yesterday received at Woolwich for
the use of the ships in commission at that port.

The new screw steam corvette Barrosa having
been fitted at .Woolwich with a pair of engines of
400 horse-power, by Messrs. Boulton and Watt,
yesterday got up steam in basin for an engineer's
first trial, when everything worked satisfactorily.

The Lorcts,ot the Admiralty have decided on Pro-
ceeding with the alterations-of -the-Albion, 90, at
Piymouth, but her defective planks and timbers
will be made good prior. to having any machinery
put on board.
The screw despatch boat Racehorse, built at
Messrs. Wigram's, was, yesterday towed down the
river and despatched to Chatham.
The East India-built line-of-battle ship Bombay,
84, was taken into dock at Chatham yesterday
afternoon to be converted into a screw steamer. In
consequence of the extensive alterations required
to be made in this ship she will be several months

in hand.
The survey of the Cormorant, 4, screw steam
gunvessel, having been completed, she was hauled
out of dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon.
The naval transport Hope is having defects made
good at Chatham.
The screw steam storeship Himalaya, Capt. Sec-

combe, which, in consequence of damage she_ re-
ceivel by grounding in Portsmouth harbour, was
towed to Plymouth by the paddlewheel steam sloop
Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, arrived in the Sound
on Sunday afternoon. On Monday she was towed
by the steamers Zephyr, Confiance, Prospero, and
Pike, two on each side, into Hamoaze. The top-
gallant yards and masts of the Himalaya were
struck on Tuesday, and to-morrow she will probably
be placed in the basin at Key ham steam-yard.
The artisans at Keyham steam yard are strength-
ening with an iron band the after sternpost of the
screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. J. B. E. Frere.
They have stripped off the two upper streaks of her
copper and are cleaning her below.
In consequence of the dissatisfaction exhibited
by the smiths and others employed in the gun fac-
tories at Woolwich on the stipulation of the autho-
rities to equalize the pay of the night-work gangs
with that of those employed by day, it has been
decided to relinquish the night-work duty in
future, and confine the operations of the depart-
ment henceforth to day-work of 52 hours per week,
without extra work or overtime.
The examination of candidates for inspectors in
the shipwrights' department yesterday commenced
in the dockyard schoolroom at Woolwich, in the
presence of the Commodore-Superintendent, the
Hon. J. R. Drummond, Mr. George Turner and
Mr. Philip Thornton, Master and Assistant-Mas-
ter Shipwright of the yard.
His Netherlands Majesty's fine new screw steam
frigate. Zeeland, '5l gims, Capt. IL Wipff, from
Flushing on the 21st inst., arrived at Plymouth
yesterday morning. When near the Mewstone she
saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle,
which was acknowledged by the RoyalAlbcrt, 121,
Capt. H. Lacon, then on trial at the measured mile.
To the Sound the Zeeland saluted the Royal flag,
which was returned from. the Plymouth citadel, and
the flag of Pori-Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, which
was replied to by the Impregnable; 1111, in Hamoaze.
His Royal Highness Prince' Frederick, brother to
the King of the Netherlands, who, with his family,
has been staying some time at Torquay, was ex-
pected yesterday at the Winter Villa, Stonehouse,
the residence of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe.

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THE ARMY.

The-Adjutant-General, Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
has issued a Circular memorandum to the army at
home and abroad, dated the 14th inst., wherein it
is stated that his Royal Highness the General Com-
manding-in-Chief desires it may be understood
" that no soldier who has been sentenced to the for-
feiture of all advantages from future service is to be
.restored to.the first class' until after the expira-
tion of one year from the date of his being relieved
• from the consequences of such sentence."
The examination of candidates for admission to
the Royal Military college, Sandhurst, by the
Council of Military Education, at the Royal Hos-
pital, Chelsea, will commence on ,Monday, June 4,
and will extend over the five following days.
The next examination of candidates for admis•
sion to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, is
to be held before the Council of Military'Education
at the. Roy.al Hospital, Chelsea, on Saturday, June
30, and will terminate on the 14th of that mouth.
The examination of candidates for direst comMig-
sions by the Council of Military Education is ap-
pointed to commence at the Royal Hospital, Chel.
sea, on Wednesday, the 20th proximo, and will
occupy six days.
The following officers at Chatham garrison have
received orders from the Horse Guards to hold them-
selves in readiness to proceed with the reinforce-
ments about to be despatched to India from the
battalions at Chatham, a list of which has already
appeared in The Sun,—viz., Lieut. C. J. Backus,
Ensign H. Stokes, lbt
Ensign C. C. B. Tribe, and