The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-26 00:00:00

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the clifliculty attending such a subject, but it
the _Royal Dublin Society, and by societies lilA7'
in it..must be overcome, and it is a question that, 100
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it--in the increased comfort and content and the im,lb
proVed cendition of a large portion of the population: 11
(Applause.) It is satisfactOry to us all to know that,
in spite of an unusually inclement season, and of
.-',hc:disturbed.t.tate of a portion of the country, the
ordinary avocations of the farmer are proceeding
quite peaceably as in ordinary years. (Hear,
hear.) We. cannot 4-it hope and believe, that the
,?..ofctsning influence of a bountiful and plentiful har-
vest inv.lw in;stc;re:.:f6r-the country. We dceply
rezret that s.nic, Who have soivn the whirlwind may
ri.ap ;h... t,..r and inevit tlAe scorin. But I believe
ct may have th:! con fidence and assurance that you,
IncilW,..rB of the society, and 0. hers, like myself,
f :11-m -labours, will live to see the rewards .
of your labbtir lit the increased prosperity and im-
proved stilt ..;.of the country, and -in:he contented
c :of p 4(greitt applause, durilig
hich asexceilency r a i ue.l big-seat).
The prypeedhTgs then terminated.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

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The Admiralty yachtgnehaoliess, from Hamoazo
at 730 on. Tuesday inotnini,..7oarrived.at Dartmouth
at 10. The Right Hon,- Mr: Corry, the. First Lord;
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accompanie-d by
.441 fnq r, 7S, I,?:tpics, C. 13.,
Mr. Ifunt, M.l4t 44try to the Treasury, .Capt.
Brandreth, .Major afid Mr. Yorke;
paid a.lengthened vie training ship for naval
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cadets, the Britannia, anct4T.p.ected also the gym-
nasium and hospital. • They act by I*.-
Rear-Admiral Drummond, Sapirintendejit_ of the.:
dockyard, Devonport. The Enchantress arrived atll2
Portsmouth yesterday morning from the wesfitar ,
and remained at her moorings in the harbour for
the night. Rear-Admiral R. S. Robinson, Con-
troller of the Navy, met their Lordships on their
arrival in harbour, having left London for
Portsmouth the same morning. Major A. Clarke,
RE., the Director of Works to the Adtniralty, ac-
companied Admiral Dacres and Captain Brand-
reth to the new barracks of the Royal Marine Ar-
tillery at Eastney. The First Lord and other mem-
bers of the Board, with their Secretary, visited
other parts of the naval establishment iu the port

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during the afternoon.
The armoured iron screw.frigate Minotaur, 26,
Capt. Goodenough, flagship of Admiral Warden,
second in command of the Channel Squadron, left
Spithead, yesterday morning, to make au official
trial of her speed with her screw at its present pitch,
in accordance with Admiralty orders. The frigate
was under way shOrtly before noon, and was steered
out S.E. of the anchorage and off the east end of
the Isle of Wight, to give time for the stowage of
her anchor before entering on her runs over the
measured mile. The Enchantress accompanied her.
In the run out from Spithead to the Nab, and when
nearing the latter, with the revolutions of the en-
gines approaching their maximum rate, the after
condenser gave out in the lower part under the air
pump cover, opening out a crack longitudinally of
nearly 2ft. in length. This unexpected accident at
once put an end to any further attempts at a trial,
and the ship returned to Spithead, where she an-
chored until high water, when she was taken into
Portsmouth harbour to undergo the necessary re-

pairs.
In consequence of the removal of several work-
men from the unarmoured screw corvette Blanche,
6, 1,268 tons, 350 horse power, one of the new cor-
vette class of ships building at Chatham, the com-
pletion of that vessel will be delayed until August
next, by which time she is to be ready for launch-
ing. The Blanche is constructed on the U-shaped
midship sections, which form a distinctive feature
in the ships designed by Mr. Reed, carrying her
bow well out of the water, with the projecting un-
derwater Ow, and her lines fined off forward. In-
board she is a roomy vessel, while the space between
decks is considerably more than has hitherto been
considered essential in vessels below the frigate class.
As iu the cas'.! of all the wooden ships now built for
the British,navy, iron as a material has been large Ly.
used in the constriction of the Blanche wherever
found practicable. Her upper and main deck beams
are of rolled iron, from the I3utterley works, and her
gun deck with the ordinary iron deck plates. Au
alteration has been made in her magazines to enable
her to carry. the two additional guns she is intended •

to carry.
The handsome block of buildings erected at the
extremity of the Royal Marine barracks, Chatham,
as quarters for the officers of the Royal Marines,
have been completed by the coutracturs, Messrs.
Foord and Sons, Rochester, and will shortly be
handed over to the Admiralty. The new buildings
include residences for five field officers, with a cen-
tral house for the Second Commandant of the divi-
sion, together with quarters for 12 captains and 24
subalterns, each officer having the proper number of
rooms assigned according to his rank. The cost of
' the new buildings, exclusive of the site, and includ-
ing the, extra works, is £20,000. As soon as the
new quarters arc occupied the range of buildings
now appropriated as grand divisional offices and
quarters for the junior officers of the division will
be removed, and the present barrack square joincd
to the parade ground, in front of the new quarters
for the men, completed.
One of Martin's improved patent self-canting
two-fluked anchors, manufactured by order of the
Board of Admiralty, was yesterday tested in the
hydraulic press at Woolwich, according to the strict
regulations of the service. The anchor weighs 19
cwt. 1 qr. 17 lb., and the stock 2 qrs. 2 lb., and is
intended for use on board her Majesty's steam store 7
ship Industry. The textile strain was worked up
to 20 tons, and on examination the maximum varia-
tion was 3-16ths, which, however, fully regained
its position without leaving the slightest perma-
nent change. The inventor had propo3ed to
carry the strain some 25 per cent. above the
Admiralty regulation, but Admiral Drummond
considered the quality of the metal to have been
sufficiently tested. Commodore Klmonstone, C. 8.,
superintendent of the dockyard, Mr. Ladd, mas-
ter shipwright, Commander Dillon, master at-
tendant, the master smith, and other officers, directed
the proof, which was very satisfactory.
Col. Connolly, commanding the division of Royal
Marine Light Infantry at Woolwich, yesterday re-
ceived instructions from the Royal Marine-office to
hold in readiness for departure on the 29th inst. the
following detachments for relief on board the under-
mentioned Coastguard ships :—Capt. Dunn, Lieut.
Erskine Tudor Risk, one sergeant, one corporal, and
58 privates for service ou board the Trafalgar, at
Leith ; Capt. Short, Lieut. Ilollard, two sergeants,
one corporal, one drummer, and 64 privates for the
Revenge, at Pembroke Dock; one sergeant, two
corporals, one drutnmer, and 57 privates, under
charge of the officer who returns with the detach-
ment relieved, for the Lion, at Greenock ; one cor-
! poral and four privates for the Pembroke, at Har-
, with ; one corporal and 13 privates for the Daunt-
less, at Hull ; one corporal, one drumme►ar, andapt.
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privates for the Donegal, at Liverpool ;
nd C.
Davies (relieved on the recrniling station at
Ripon
peet
7 by Capt. 'lance) and one private for the Irn
ha
r sist e,
at Southampton.
NNl:iallvii.entgurncotio
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two years' service anrid'haupl‘'vcaliiedf:',
quarters.
of Ly
The ship Winchester, iridon, 1,157 tons,
Gideon commander, belonging Mr. G. Marshall,
arm ived off Falmouth on Thursday afternoon from
Calcutta, received orders, and proceeded immediately
to Portsmouth for disembarkation of troop; consist-
ing of Col. Peyton, 13 officers, and 340 melt
passage,o andhe
t oher
Majesty's 98th Regiment ; also 27 women and 36
encountered
children.
births
oEcieguhrtr
ed.
children
rr 'The
diedsh ship
on
thea
ter-
rific squall near the 'Western Islands, and lost a
whole set of sails and cro's Y
s-jaeli d She left Cal-
cutta the 18th January, rounded-r
the Cape on the
6th, and touched at St. Ildeua on the 13th March.
A number of re-enne-edmen, volunteers from the
Royal Artillery and otherc regiments, yesterday
joined the Military Store Staff Corps in Woolwich
Arsenal, and were enrolled in No. 3 company, now
in course of formation, in chief corntuancl of Staff
Officer W. IL P kar y rt.