The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

771 E NAVY.

The Vulcan, screw troopship, Commander Strode,
arrived at Spithead yesterday from the eastward.
At high water she steamed inlb harbour.
The Russian screw steam gun vessel Naeidnik
sailed from Spithead yesterday morning, at eight
p.m., for the westward, on her way to the Amoor.
The Havoc, screw gunboat, Lieut. Commander C.
Fairholme, and the Hardy, screw gunboat, Lieut.
Commander A. Bogle, both steamed out of Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday to test machinery, &c.
The Arrogant, 47, screw, Capt. W. Edmonstone,
was yesterday undocked from No. 7 Dock at Ports-
mouth, having discovered and stopped the leak near
her stern post. She afterwards shipped her work-
ing screw in the steam basin.

The Pingdove, 6, screw despatch vessel, Com-
mander Craigie, shipped her spare screw yesterdqy
alongside the dockyard at Portsmouth.
The Trident, 6, paddle steamer, Commander Close,
sailed from Spithead at five p.m. yesterday for the
eastward, to be paid off.
The following are to be the principal dimensions
of the Glasgow, screw frigate of 51 guns, now being
laid down in the slip at Portsmouth, whence the
Bacchante was lately launched:—Length between
perpendiculars, 250 feet ; ditto of keel for tonnage,
214 ft. iin. ; breadth, extreme, 52ft. ; ditto for ton-
nage, 51ft. Gin.; ditto, moulded, 50ft. Bin.; burthen
in t0n5,3,02740.94. The length of the Bacckmte and
the Shannon is each 235 feet, or 15 feet less than the
Glasgow. The Marlb )rough, 131, three-decker, bear-
ing the flag of Admiral Fanshawe, Commander-in-
Chief in the Mediterranean, is 215 feet 6 inches in
length, or 4 feet 6 inches less than the Glasgow.
The vessels being built in the adjoining sheds to
the Glasgow are the Prince of Wales, 131, three-
decker, and the Duncan, 101, on two decks. Both
these vessels are of equal length, 252 feet, only 2
feet longer than the Glasgow ; while the furthest
shed contains the Vietoria,l3l, three-decker, which
vessel exceeds the Glasgow in length by 8 feet.
This latter vessel, the greatest in length of any
building in Portsmouth yard, it is expeted will be
launched on Saturday, the 12th of November next.
The following are the principal dimensions of this
noble vessel:—Length between perpendiculars,
1,260 ft. ; ditto keel for tonnage, 220 ft. ;
breadth, extreme, 60ft. ; for tonnage, 59ft. tin, ;
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engines
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The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. M. Kelsall, to the
Weser; Lieut. W. H. Ives, to the Russell' Lieut.
J. Rorie, to the Pembroke; Lieut. J. L. F. Paul; to
the Prometheus ; • Lieut. E. F. Kerby, to the Con-
taur ; Lieut. G. T. Gordon, to the Impregnable ;
Lieut. L. M. Mallet, to the Arrogant, for the
Meander; T. A. W. Smyth, Clerk to the Diadem;
C. W. Ross, Second Master to the Weser ; J. Bell,
second-class assist.-engineer to the Clio ; George I'.
Cook, third-class assist.-engineer to the Welling•
ton, as supernumerary for hospital treatment ; H.
W. Tregilgas, third-class assist.-engineer to the
.Coekehafer ; W. Barclay, acting third-class assist.-
engineer to the Perseverance, as supernumerary ;
and W. Landells, acting third-class assist.-engineer
to the Perseverance.