The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Mersey, 40, screw steamer, at Chatham, has had her
Tower masts put on board, and the tops over the mastheads.
The ringers yesterday commenced their labours preparatory
to sending her to Portsmouth, where she is to he made ready
sea.

The Amplyion, 46, screw steam-frigate, has been towed
to Chlthaln harbour, to be repaired.

The Duck, \Veal, master, has commenced unstiipping war
stores at Chatham, from Devonp,rrt and Portsmouth dock-
yards.
The Victor Fialmanuel, 91, screw, Capt. J. Willcox, C. 8.,
will go to Spithead on Tuesday, when she will take in her
lower-deck guns, powder, and shell. She has bent sails.
The Oberon, 3, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Lieut.-Com-
mander F. G. C. Paget, will sail to-day for the Brazils.
The Atramemnon, under the shears at Portsmouth, caught
fire at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in her engine-room, but
the fire was put out in a few minutes, without the assist-
ance of the fire-engines.
Rear-Ad toiral the lion. G. Grey returned to Portsmouth
on Thursday morning, from visiting the Channel Islands,
in the Portsmouth cutter yacht, and hoisted his flag on
board the Excellent.
The Alfred, 50-gun sailing frigate, was brought down from
Porchester Lake, Portsmouth, on Thursday, asd will go
into the basin to-day.
The Vulcan, 6, iron screw steam troopship, is ordered to
be brought forward for steam reserve at Portsmmth.
The Falcon, 17, screw-sloop, in the steam basin at Ports-
mouth, is nearly completed in her fit out, and is ready for
commission.

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The Argus, 0, paddlewheel steam-sloop, Commander H.
F. W. Ingram, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, from
Plymouth.

The Euryalus, 51, screw, Captain J. W. Tarleton, C. 8.,
is to go out of dock on Monday, and go to Spithead.
The Imperieuse, 51, screw, is to go out of the steam-basin
at Portsmouth on Monday, and to be laid up in steam re-
serve.

The Neptune, old 120, sailing ship, in No. 3 dock at Ports-
mouth: A strong body of shipwrights have been placed on
this vessel, and have commenced removing her upper deck
to bring her down to a 91 screw two-decker; he: copper
sheathing has been stripped off, and arrangements made t 4
lengthening her by the stern to receive a sere,' prop-Iler.
The Victoria, 121, screw, is progressing in a most satisfac-
tory manner in her Majesty's dockyard at Portsmouth. Iron
ribands have been placed in the after part of the ship to
secure her from the vibratory motion of the working of the
screw, and so, holding the timbers together in a compact
body, as to prevent the chance of leakage in the weakest
part of the vessel.
The Admiralty leve at the Devonrrt D3ekyard com-
menced at half-past 10 on Thursday morning, and did not
conclude until after two o'clock. Upwards of 1011 officers ob-
tained audience. Sir J. Paltington lunched with Admiral
Superintendent Sir J. Pasley, and shortly after three o'clock,
accompanied by the other members of the Biard, inspected
the screw steam-frigate Liffey, 51, lying off the arsenal, and
then embarked in the gunboat Redwing, in which they pro-
ceeded up Hanwaze, by the Keyham steam-yard and the
new Government powder-works in course of construction
and extension at Bull Point. This excursion closted the offi-
cial inspection at Plymouth. Their lordships returned in the
evening to the Diadem, which got up steam, and at seven
o'clock dropped frstn Hamoaze into the Sound, under
salutes from the Plymouth citadel, returned from the an-
chorage ground, where the ship remained until early yester-
day morning, when she sailed for the westward. Admiral
Martin and Sir B. W. Walker returned to town on Thursday.

The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—C. E. D. Willcox, Acting-Mate, to the Victor
Emmanuel; M. Burton, Surgeon Superintendent, to the
True Briton, convict ship ; T. 11. Allison, Acting-Assistant-
Surgeon, to the Victory; 1. Jameson, M.D., and S. Reid,
Acting-Assistant-Surgeons,
,to the Impregnable; and F. H.
Chown, Clerk, to the Madagascar.