The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-23 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's screw steam gun vessel Teazer,
Lieut.-Commander C. J. Wrey, was yesterday paid
off at Woolwich. The Teazer was three years and
a h-alf on the west coast of Africa, and will be en-
titled to some heavy prize money. In addition to
which the amounts yesterday received by the
stokers and others of the ship's crew average about
£llO each.

The freight ship Albion yesterday embarked
ammunition at Woolwich, and sailed for Jamaica.
The screw steamship Cesar, 90, Capt. Frederick,
and the screw steamship Diadem, 32, Capt. William
Moorsom, sailed from Plymouth on Thursday for
the West Indies.

The screw steamship Donegal, 101, from Key-
ham, was docked at Devonport on Thursday.
The officers of her Majesty's ship Victory, flag-
ship in Portsmouth harbour, on Thursday evening
entertained at dinner Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour,
the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral the Hon.
G. Grey, and the captains of the fleet in port, in
honour of the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar.
The fine old ship was very suitably decorated, in-
ternally as well as externally, in commemoration
of the occasion, and looked as sound as if she could
" fight her battles o'er again."
The iron steam troopship Himalaya, Commander
John Seccombe, R.N., arrived at Spithead yesterday
from Plymouth, after a thorough refit, and steamed
into Portsmouth harbour, to prepare for the embar-
kation of troops and stores for the Mediterranean.
The Argus, 6, paddle-wheel steamsloop, Com-
mander Herbert Ingram, has been fitted with
Grant's cooking and distilling galley.
The old 10-gun brig Griper, which has been em-
ployed during the past 30 years in the Coastguard
service, was towed into Portsmouth harbour yester-
day to be broken up.
The Euryalus, 51, Capt. Tarleton, C. 8., is ex-
pected to return to Spithead on Monday. Prince
Alfred will embark next week. His Royal High-
ness's governor, Lieut. Cowell, R.E., sent his kit
on board yesterday.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Icarus, of 11
guns and engines of 150-horse power, was launched
yesterday, at 1 o'clock, at the Royal Victoria Dock-
yard, Deptford, in the presence of several thou-
sands of spectators. In the absence of Mr. Henry
Chatfield, master shipwright at this yard, who is
now at Plymouth for the purpose of giving evi-
dence before a naval committee, the arrangements
for the launch were carried put in a highly satis-
factory manner by Mr. Thornton, assistant master
shipwright. A platform had been erected under
the bow of the vessel for the accommodation of
Captain Superintendent Buckle and the officers of
the establishment and friends, while the public and
the workmen employed at the yard were enabled
to obtain a good sight of the launch from stages on
the sides of the slip. The dockyard band was in
attendance, and several hundreds of children from
various schools were stationed on the slip to wit-
ness the proceedings, Shortly before one o'clock,
all being ready, the signal was given, and the cere-
mony of naming the ship was performed by Miss
Cator, the neice of Mr. E. J. P. Pearn, master
attendant aild harbour-master. The vessel glided
swiftly from the slip upon which she was con-
structed into the Thames amid the repeated cheers
of the assembly, the band playing the National
Anthem. The Icarus is ordered to be removed to
Woolwich, to receive her boilers and screw machi-
nery. Her engines, of 150-horse power, have been
manufactured by Messrs. Rennie, of Blackfriars.