The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

211 E NAVY.

The Duncan, 101, screw, at Portsmouth, has
seen removed from No. 7 dock in the steam basin,
.nd the Immortalite, 51, screw, removed from the
team basin into the same dock. This latter vessel,
ince being placed in dock, has attracted a good deal
if attention from the peculiar sharpness of her lines
orward.. Sir John Pakington, during the time
office,
Le held stated in the House o Commons
hat the Melpomene, 51 (now at Spithead), and
she Immortalite, 51, were sister vessels in hull and
machinery, but that the latter had some 14 or 16
feet added to her original lines forward, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the amount of additional :peed
gained by this extreme length of bow.
The Princess Royal, 91, screw, in the steam basin
at Portsmouth, has had the whole of her stern
planking removed, it having been found in a rotten
state. The Sprightly,, paddle, Master-Commander
Allen, has been taken into the basin to complete re-
pairs of damage caused by being fouled by the Ur-
gent. The Rhadamanthus, paddle, Master-Corn.
Sturdee, has been taken into the steam basin to
discharge boilers and machinery. The boilers which
bad been placed in the Immortalite, 51, screw, under
the steam crane, have been taken out again, the
platform having been found too high for them. The
Megwra, iron screw troopship, is in No. 8 dock,
completing repairs at the hands of the steam fac-
tory.
The Bacchante, 51, screw, in the hands of the
riggers, preparing for the steam reserve, in the
steam basin at Portsmouth, has got topmasts on
end, and is fast progressing in her outfit.
The Firebrand, 6, paddle, Commander M. Bruce,
has been placed in the steam basin at Portsmouth
to make good defects.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam sloop Basilisk,
Commander G. A. Phayre, from North America
arid the West Indies, arrived yesterday at Wool-

wich, to be stripped and paid off.
The steam sloop Alecto yesterday went down the
river in charge of Mr. Hall, of her Majesty's ship
Fisgard, on trial of her Machinery and boilers, after
extensive repairs, and is now ready for commission.
The Urgent screw steamer and troopship, which
put into Falmouth on Wednesday through stress of
weather, having on board the 24th Regiment of
Foot, bound for Cork, sailed again from that road-

stead on Thursday afternoon-, the wind having
considerably abated.

The Pruidan screw corvette Arcona, Capt. Sun-
dewald, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning
from Dantzic for Japan, and exchanged the custo-
mary salutes with the military and naval authori-
ties of the port. She has been detained in the
Downs for several days owing to the heavy south-
west gales in the Channel.
Messrs. Smith, contractors, have begun the
lengthening of Nos. 1 and 5 building slips in Ports-
mouth yard. No. 1 slip, on which the Glasgow,
51, screw frigate, has been commenced, will be
lengthened 55 feet; and No. 5 slip, where has been
commenced laying down the Royal Alfred, 91,
screw, will be lengthened 20 feet. Both slips are
to be finished in tbree months from the commence-
ment of the works.

Commander J. S. W. Grundy, commanding her
Majesty's steam coastguard tender Argus, and
Lieut. J. T. S. Winthrop, commanding her Ma-
jesty's coastguard tender Mermaid, have both re-
ceived promotion—the former to the rank of post-
captain, and the latter to commander.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty:—Lieut. W. B. A. F. Pater-
son, to the Cumberland ; W. H. Parker, master, to
the Emerald ; C. W. R. Ross, second master, to the
Supply; J. F. Kynsey, acting assistant-surgeon, to
the Renown; Dr. M. J. Rahilly, acting assistant-
surgeon, :to the Gladiator; M. M'Combie, acting
assistant-surgeon, to the Imaum ; W. C. Fairbairn,
assistant-surgeon, additional, to the Impregnable ;
S. Sweetman, assistant-surgeon, confirmed, to the
Archer; and W. E. L. Vcale, paymaster, additional,
to the Wellington.