The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Captain Brown, R.N., Register-General of Seamen,
arrived at Liverpool yesterday (Friday), bearing with him
copies of her Majesty's proclamation in connection with the
manning of the navy. During the day he called upon seve-
ral of the leading shipowners, to whom he explained his
views on the subject, and received promises of encourage-
ment. There are very few sailors, comparatively speaking,
in the port at present, owing to the contrary winds which
prevail, and therefore it has been thought advisable to post-
pone any public demonstration.
The Urgent, screw steam troopship, Commander Hire,
will embark this morning the Ist division of the 100th
(Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment, at Ports-
mouth, for Gibraltar, consisting of 2 field officers, 6 captains,
12 subalterns, 5 staff, 6 officers' wives, 13 children, and 3
female servants, 29 sergeants, 14 drummers, 498 rank and
file, 46 soldiers' wives, 55 children, and 3 horses, the whole
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel G. De Rotten •
burg, C.B. The Urgent is expected to proceed to sea about
2 p.m. this day. The 2d division of the 100th (Prince of
Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment, remaining for em-
barkation for Gibraltar, consists of 1 field officer, 4 captains,
7 subalterns, 5 staff, 25 sergeants, 7 drummers, and 324
rank and file.
The Etna, screw steamship, was ordered to embarkyester-
day at Liverpool 3 officers and 21 .men of the 2d battalion
22d Foot, and 5 officers, 32 men, and 4 women of the Ist
battalion 21st Regiment. She will afterwards proceed direct
to Portsmouth, where she will embark for Malta, in addition
to the troops received on board at Liverpool, the following
officers, troops, &c. :—From Aldershott, 2d battalion .22d
Foot, 3 field officers, 34 other officers, and 788 men, 5
officers' wives, 6 children, and servants, 57 soldiers' wives,
60 children, and 3 horses; from Woolwich, Royal Artillery,
4 officers, 129 men, 9 women, and 21 children ; from !;hat-
ham Royal Engineers, 4 officers, 134 men, 8 women, and 16
children, 2 officers' wives, 7 children, and 2 servants ; from
Pembroke, 2d battalion 15th Foot, 1 officer, 40 men, 4
women, and 4 children; from Winchester, 4th battalion
Rifle Brigade, 1 officer, 101 men, and 1 woman, forming a
total of 55 officers, 1,245 men, 7 officers' wives, 13 children,
and 6 servants, 83 soldiers' wives, 101 children, and 3
horses. _ _ _

The Rhadamanthus steam transport arrived at Ports •
mouth yesterday from Devonport, to land some boats, arm
chests, &c.
The Royal Sovereign, 131, screw steamship, at Ports-
mouth, was placed in No. 7 dock yesterday.
The Odin, 17, paddlewheel steam frigate, and the Bull-
dog, 6, paddle steam sloop, were both docked yesterday at
Portsmouth, the former in No. 2 and the latter in No. 5
dock. _ _ _

The screw steamship Algiers, 91, Captain G. D. O'Cal-
laghan, left Cawsand Bay, Plymouth, en Thursday, for
Portland.

The screw steam frigate Topaze, 51, was hauled off on
Thursday from the dockyard at Devonport to the stream
moorings.
The screw steam sloop Brill; 16, the Intrepid, 6, and the
Gladiator have been docked at Keyham yard. The two
former have been put in commission, and it is expected
similar instructions will follow for the Gladiator. The
Brisk is to have a complement of 180 men.
The screw steamship James Watt, 91, Captain E. Codd,
had her compasses adjusted at Plymouth on Thursday.
Of the 300 shipwrights ordered to be entered on the 29th
of April at Devonport Dockyard, about 100 are entered.
The men work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two of the docks at
Keyham are constantly occupied; the third, a deep dock,
I is kept free, according to Admiralty order, for any con-
tingency.
The Cambridge, gunnery ship, Captain Jerningham, was
paid wages on Thursday.
The Falcon, Flying Fish, and Pioneer, screw dispatch
gun vessels, have hoisted pendants at Portsmouth.
The Hannibal is ordered to prepare for sea, and will sail
in company with the Algiers, Cressy, James Watt, and
two other liners, for the Mediterranean.
The gigantic steam crane at the Portsmouth Dockyard
was very severely tested yesterday by the slinging of a
quantity of pig-iron ballast, exceeding 60 tons. The crane
was worked by an 8-horse power engine, the invention of Mr.
Taylor, the crane by Messrs. Browne. The deflection repre-
sented 5 I inches. After the weight was released it sprung
back to 51 leaving the half-inch to account for the enormous
strain. rho test was considered to be highly satisfactory.

The following appointments were made -yesterday at the
Admiralty :
Masters—Henry J. Ellis (additional) to the Minotaur;
Timothy W. Sulivan to the Hero ; Vincent Williams to
the Hastings ; W. W. Riddle (additional) to the Asia, for
Agamemnon.
Surgeons—L. J. Monteith, to the Falcon • W. T. Billings,
to the Brisk; D. T. B. Parchas, to the Flying Fish;
R. J. Squire, to the Intrepid; W. F. Mac Clinton, to the
Pioneer; Dr. Richard Picken, to the Banshee.
"The Lords of the Admiralty are pleased to signify that
the indulgence of a free discharge as well as discharge by
purchase from the Royal Marines is to be suspended until
further orders. The standird for recruits is ordered to be
reduced to 5 feet 4 inches for growing lads from 16 to 20
years of age, and 5 feet 4 inches for men from 20 to 30
years of age. Circumference of chest to be as heretofore,
and the present bounty to be increased £2, making the
amount on and from this date £5, with a free kit. The
distribution of levy money in other respects to remain as at
present."

" Commissims dated May 2, 1859, will be laid before the
Queen appointing the following named gentlemen cadets to
be Second Lieutenants in the corps of Royal Marines, viz. :
Gentleman Cadet F. W. Gray to be Second Lieutenant,
and appointed to the Portsmouth division; Gentleman
Cadet E. H. Moore to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed
to the Chatham division ; Gentleman Cadet F. H. E. Owen
to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth
division; Gentleman Cadet H. H. Kelly to be Second Lieu•
tenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division; Gentle-
man Cadet A. Donald to be Second Lieutenant, and ap-
pointed to the Portsmouth division ; Gentleman Cadet J.
W. A. E. Lillicrap to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed
to the Chatham division; Gentleman Cadet F. Bacon to be
Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth divi-
sion ; Gentleman Cadet W. R. Triscott to be Second Lieu-
tenant, and appointed to the Plymouth division ; Gentle-
man Cadet J. Westby to be Second Lieutenant, and ap-
pointed to the Woolwich division ; Gentleman Cadet J. W.
Clapperton to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the
Plymouth division ; Gentleman Cadet R. L. Agassiz to be
Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Woolwich divi-
sion; Gentleman Cadet F. R. Beechey to be Second Lieu-
tenant, and appointed to the Plymouth division."
The following promotions and appointments were like-
wise announced to have taken place in the corps, dated May
4, viz. : —First Lieutenant N. Macnamara, of the artillery
companies, to be Captain, and appointed to Portsmouth,
vice H. E. Delacombe, retired on full pay; Second Lieu-
tenant C. C. Suther, of the artillery companies, to be First
Lieutenant, and re-appointed, vice Macnamara, promoted.
In consequence of the demand for the whole of the dis-
posable men of the Royal Marines for active service the
detachment on guard duty, under the command of Captain
Lewis, at Woolwich Dockyard, has been withdrawn, and
in accordance with orders to that effect a body of the R divi-
sion of the metropolitan police, under the direction of Mr.
Senior Inspector Forbes, has ken charge of the establish-
ment.