The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Frst Lord of the Admiralty held a Levee
yesterday at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The fol-
lowing officers attended :—Admiral Sir James Scott,
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Robert Wesley, R.M., Rear-Admi-
ral A. Farquhar, Rear-Admiral A. Forbes, Col.
W. G. Suther, R.M., C. 8., Capt. William Army-
tage, Capt. W. A. R. Pearse, Capt. Hand, Capt.
W. 51. Dowell, C. 8., Capt. 11. H. Beamish,
Capt. W. E. Triscott, Capt. 11. B. Woolcombe,
Capt.H. J. Raby, V.C., Capt. R. Coote, Capt. R.
Jenkins, Capt. J. E. Bingham, Capt. J. L. Perry,
Capt. C. F. F. Biughey, Capt. G. Tryon, Capt.
W. R. Rolland, Commander C. W. Andrew, Com-
mander 11. E. G. Earle, Commander 11. N. Hip-
pisley, Commander W. F. Johnson, Commander
St. Clair, Commander C. B. Theobald, Commander
T. Barnardiston, and Staff-Commander V. G.
Roberts.

Her Majesty's screw ironclad steamship Lord
Clyde arrived from the eastward at the Portland
rendezvous of the Channel on Wednesday, having
experienced very fine weather and smooth sea
down Channel. Upon her anchoring at Portland
the steam launch was sent to Weymouth harbour,
and through there not being any beacon to guide
strangers into the harbour since the " Jack in the
Basket" light was washed away, the launch ran on
the Mixen, near the harbour, Mixen being covered
with water. No mark is placed to warn seamen of
its position, consequently frequent accidents happen
upon this particular spot. Had it been blowing
strong from the eastward, which always produces a
heavy sea in Weymouth bay, the launch would
probably have become a total wreck, with the extreme
probability of a portion of the crew losing their
litves. We think something should be done by the
town authorities at once to prevent a recurrence of
such kccidents.

The drawings, plans, and moulds for the new
portable steel vessel, designed by Mr. E. J. Reed,
Chief Constructor of the Navy, to be used by the
exploring party about to be despatched from this
country to the interior of Africa to search for traces
of Dr. Livingstone, were completed at Chatham
dockyard yesterday, and the construction of the vessel
will be at once proceeded with, as she is required to
be completed with the utmost despatch. The vessel
is intended to be built throughout of steel and char-
coal iron-plates 1-16th of an inch in thickness, and
in short half sections about two feet in length, the
heaviest weighing no more than than 401 b., in order
that they may be carried overland to the lakes and
rivers to be explored by the negroes, and there put
together with screws, bolts, &c. The keel will be
formed of half-inch iron plates, also in pieces, and
the vessel is intended to be fitted with a mast and a
set of fore and aft sails. The keel will likewise be
fitted with additional thin plates to act as leeboards.
In the designs for the boat the practical experience
of Mr. Young, of the royal yacht, who is to have
the entire command of the exploring expedition,
has been followed. The vessel is to be finished and
complete in her equipment by the latter end of the
present month.

The Barrossa, 21, 400 horse power, unarmoured
screw corvette, bas undergone a careful survey at
the hands of the master shipwright's staff since she
has been in dock at Chatham, the result of which
has been that a considerable number of her timbers
are discovered to be much decayed and the hull very
defective. She must undergo a more extensive
repair than was at first contemplated. She will
accordingly be in the shipwrights' hands for some
time to come.
On Thursday morning, the 2d battalion of the
6th Regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
Uuwin, arrived at Edinburgh Castle. The bat-
talion embarked at Port Royal, Jamaica, on the
11th April, ou board her Majesty's troopship Tamar,
which touched at Queenstown on the Ist May, after
a fine passage. The Tamar then proceeded to

Harwich to take on board the depot, and anchored
in Burntisland Roads, Firth of Forth, on Wednes-
day evening. The gunboat attending H.M.S. Tra-
falar, and other small steamships, brought the bag-
gage ashore to Granton, and next morning the re-
gituCut were landed. Simultaneously with their
di.4emloarkation the 72d (Duke of Albany's Own)

Highlanders left Edinburgh Castle and marched to
Granton, to be taken on board the Tamar on their
way to Aldershot. The 72d, commanded by Lieut.-
Col. Pay n, C. 8., have been stationed at Edinburgh
for about two years.