The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

211 E NAVY.

The following circular, numbered "396," has been
issued, and is dated Admiralty, Dec. 10 :
" The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
being desirous of revising the regulations respect-
ing punishments in her Majesty's navy, are pleased
to direct as follows :
"I. All seamen and royal marines belonging to
the fleet shall be divided into two classes, herein-
after referred to as the Ist and 2d class.
"11. All men now serving in the fleet whose cha-
racter is marked good' shall be in the Ist class.
" 111., All men on first entering the navy or re-
serves, and all men re entering the navy with certi-
ficates marked good,' shall be also in the Ist class.
" IV. No man in the Ist class shall be subject to
corporal punishment, except by sentence of a court-
martial.
" V. Men in the Ist class committing any grave
offence against discipline, or guilty of repeated mis-
conduct, will be removed by warrant into the 2d
class. They will not be liable to corporal punishment
at the time when they are so removed, but, in addi-
tion to degradation to the 2d class, other punishment
may be inflicted, according to the degree of the
offence.
" VI. The 2d class will consist of all men whose
conduct has not entitled them to certificates marked
good.
"VII. No man in the 2.d class shall be subject to
corporal punishment without court-martial, except
for the following offences :
" 1. Mutinous or highly insubordinate or riotous
conduct.
" 2. DeSertion.
" 3. Repeated drunkenness.
" 4. Smuggling liquor into the ship.
" 5. Theft.
" 6. Repeated disobedience of orders.
" 7. Deserting his post.
" 8. Indecent assaults.
44 VIM Men in the 2d class, by a continued course
of good conduct for a period of not less than 12
months, will be entitled to be restored to the Ist
class.
"The above rules are not intended to relate to
cases of open mutiny, where immediate punishment
.may be necessity to cheek a disposition ox the part
of others to join in so flagrant a crime.
" Future punishment returns are to contain the
number of men in the Ist and 2d class respectively.
" This circular is to be read to the crews of her
Majesty's ships on each occasion of the Articles of
War being read.
_

The Queen, 86, screw, Capt. Charles F. Hillyar,
has been undocked at Portsmouth, and berthed
alongside the north wall of the steam basin.
The launch of the Duncan, 101, screw, took
place this morning shortly before high water
at Portsmouth dockyard. Sir B. IV. Walker, the
Surveyor of the Navy, and Admiral the Hon. F.
Pelham, both visited the Duncan yesterday.
The first portion of the keel of the Royal Alfred,
91
, screw,
was yesterday laid on the blocks, in the
same slip from which the Victoria was lately
launched.
Commander Hire,
Portsmouth yester-
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Her speed was not tried at the measured mile,
owing to the thick weather. On her return to the
harbour she berthed alongside the dockyard to

complete for sea.
The new screw steamship Hood, of 90 guns and
600 horse-power (nominal), at Sheerness, now, in
the fitting basin, has had her masts and bowsprit
stepped, and the seamen riggers of the yard, with
the supernumeraries from the steam ordinary and
steam reserve, are busily engaged rigging her, to
get her ready for immediate service.
The despatch vessels
and gunboats
first
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Sheerness
are
oafmolly
equipped and
ready for immediate service.
The new screw steam frigate Ariadne, 20, of 800
horse-power, nominal, Capt.. Vansitturt (now at
moorings off Fully Point, in the Medway), is or-
dered to get her armament, ammunition and sea-
going stores on board with all possible
~
passes will be adjusted at Sheerness, and
'despatch ;
fully equipped
for sea. proceed on atrial trip when
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The dinner to his Excellency Sir George Grey,
K.C.8., Governor of the Cape of Good Hope will be given
at the London Tavern, on Wednesday, t hope,
inst.
RECREATION. FOR Buys All ER `ticKTM.—A
laudable effort is about to be made (says the Times) by a
philanthropic clergyman of the metropolis to establish a
small institution for the amusement and recreation of opera-
tire, youths in the evening, atter the lionrs of work, in the
hope that its counteracting influence may indUce boys to
renounce those,less innocent places of resort known to the
to open a room in tho west central district, and
tpchohelrillseitn a
toa penny theatres and " gaffs." It is intended, at
.
including games of
chess and draughts, music and singing, exhibitions of vari-
ous kinds, and interesting lectures. The musical depart-
ment will, it is understood, be ,conducted for the most part
by amateur ladies and gentlemen, who have kindly under-
taken to perform occasionally at stated intervals. The
founder of this new Boys' Home is the Rev. Henry White,
Associate of King's College and Chaplain of the Savoy,
and his plan is approved, sanctioned, and we believed patro-
nised by the Bishop of London and other influential per-
sonages: The weight of the pecuniary burdeA will be borne
by Mr. White himself,