The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

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successor to Admiral Sir G. Seymour, on the ex-
piration of that officer's term as commander-in-
chief at Portsmouth on the 31st proximo.
Mr. Gruzalier, clerk of the second class in the
Master Shipwright's department in Portsmouth
dockyard was superannuated yesterday on a pen-
tion of £260. Mr. It. Daw, late messenger in the
same department, was found dead in his-bed on
Thursday morning, when his wife awoke. He was
an old and valued servant of the Government, and
much respected.
The St. Vincent, 101, Capt. IL Eyres, C. 8., flag
of Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. Grey, Superintendent
f i'nrtsmeuth Dockya,;., ;s taking in her provi-
..,ns dad stores prer- -,14-nry to taking up moorings
off Gosport, the -1d station of the ordinary depot
ships.
The new 51 gun screw frigate Melpomene, is to
be out of the hands of the shipwrights in Ports-
mouth dockyard by the 27th, when she will be im-
mediately rigged and fitted for the first class of the
steam reserve (i. e., in all respects ready for com-
mission).
The Urgent, 6, ironsteam troopship, Commander
M'Donald, will be ready by the 21st inst. to em-
bark troops at Portsmouth.
The Neptune, 120, sailing ship, has between 300
and 400 men employed upon her to turn her out of
hands by the beginning of the financial year, as a
91 gun screw two-decker.
The line of battle screwsteamer, Hood, 90, which
is being brought forward at Chatham dockyard for
launching, has had a number of shipwrights em-
ployed for several days past in false keeling the
ship. Messrs. Penn, the contractors for making the
engines, have sent a number of workmen from their
factory to prepare the Hood for the reception of the
screw propeller and the machinery, the latter of
which will be of 600-horse power. 'The Hood is a
very fine vessel, and will prove a valuable addition
to that class of screw steamers.

Rear-Admiral Smart, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
and Chairman of the Dockyard Commission of
Economy, accompanied by Mr. R. Laws, storekeeper
at Chatham ; Mr. A. Murray, chief engineer and
inspector of machinery at Portsmouth ; Mr. Chat-
field, master shipwright at Deptford; and others
composing the Commission, yesterday arrived at
Woolwich dockyard, for the purpose of inspecting
the working of 13ray% steam traction engine
in order to render a report to theilciard of A•lmi-
ralty. Yesterday was the close of the month for
which the engine was engaged experimentally,
when it was put through a course of tests in drag-
ging heavy loads of timber, at a speed of six miles
per hour, along the stoned thoroughfares, winding
round the narrow curves, and performing a rapi d
circle in the presence of the commissioners, as well
as Sir John Rennie the engineer, and the various
authorities of the yard. The commissioners ex-
pressed themselves extremely satisfied with the
trials, and returned to Chatham.
The crew of the Cressy at Sheerness were paid
down yesterday, and a portion of them have been
granted from 7 to 14 days' leave of absence.