The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-02 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort and
Prince Alfred paid a visit to Portland, in the Vic-
toria and Albert yacht, on Friday afternoon, at-
tended by the Hon. Captain Denman, C. 8., Lieut. -
Cowell, R.E., Jrc. They were received on landing
by Mr. Coode, the ohief engineer of the Breakwater
works, and attended by Captain Whittingham,
RE., on the Verne-hill works. Capt. Scott, C. 8.,
of her Majesty's steamer Blenheim, stationed at
Portland, was also in attendance. •
The Argus, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Ingram,
arrived at Spithead on Saturday from Sheerness.
The Lords of the Admiralty continued their in-
spection at Portsmouth on Saturday ; they visited
the Clarence Yard, under the superintendence of
Capt. the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., and examined
the stores of provisions, an account of which was
given by Mr. Jamieson, the storekeeper. After this
the Board proceeded to the Royal Marine Light
Infantry head-quarters at Forton, and made the
usual muster of the troops and examination of their
quarters, offices, &C. ; thence they proceeded to the
naval hospital at Haslar, also under the superin-
tendence of Capt. Hastings, where they were re-
ceived by the medical staff, and the state and condi-
tion of the establishment was reported to them.
After remaining here an hour, the Board crossed
the harbour in their barge, and landed at the Royal
Marine artillery headquarters at Portsmouth, and
made an inspection of the barracks and the men ;
after which a visit to the gun wharf ended their
perambulations. They dined in the evening with
Rear-Admiral Superintendent the Hon. George
Grey in the dockyard.
Admiral Lord Lyons changed his flag from white
at the fore to blue at the main yesterday morning,
when the usual salutes were exchanged between his
Lordship and the Port Admiral.
The Victor Emmanual, 91 screw, Capt. Willcox,
naw numbers on her books 580 men out of her full
complement of 860.
The CUraco3, 31, screw, Captain T. H. Mason.
This vessel was stated to sail for Marseilles to em-
bark Lord Stratford de Redoliffe for Constanti•
nople, on Saturday. It should have been Satur-
day, the 7th of August.
The Erebus, 16, floating battery, at Portsmouth
will take in her guns and be laid up at Porchester
Lake„ off the Excellent, from which vessel she will
be manned, for experimental operation in firing at
thick iron plates placed on the side of the Alfred,
target ship.
The Growler and Quail, gunboat?, sailed from
Devonport on Friday, for a cruise.
The Hawke, 60, screw, Captain Willcox, C. 8.,
will sail from Queenstown for Plymouth on the 3d
of August, to have her boilers repaired, when com-
mand of her will be taken by Captain Crispin
late of the Royal yacht.
Ttie Lark (Liberian schooner), was taken into
dock at Davonport on Friday last to make good
defects, nothing having been (brae to her for nine
years.
The Pembroke, 60, screw, has returned to Har-
wich.
The Mersey, 40, screw frigate, will be launched
at Chatham on the 11th inst., after which she will
be jury-rigged, and navigated to Portsmouth for
the purpose of being fitted.
The Zephyr, steamtug, Bond master, sailed from
Devonport on Thursday last for Portsmouth, with
the second mud dredge vessel in tow.
The men-of-war now assembled at Spithead com-
prise the Royal Albert, 121 ; Orion, 91 ; Renown,
91 ; Caesar' 91 ; Brunswick, 80 ; Euryalus, 51 ;
Diadem, 32; Curacoa, 31 ; Racoon, 22 ; Terrible,
21 ; Archer, 13; Racer, 11 ; and Argus, 6. The
Archer and Racer are intended for service on the
west coast of Africa.

The following y awls are in Devonport Har-
bour :—lmpregnable, Royal William, Exmouth,
Cambridge, Scourge, Viraga, Himalaya, Sylpb,
Avon, Dee, Lark (Liberian), and Fethia (Turk).