The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

In accordance with an order received at Chatham
the iron armour-plated ship Northumberland, 26,
6,624 tons, 1,350 nominal horse power, is to be re-
moved from the Thames Ito Devonport, where
she is to be completed in her equipments and
brought forward for service. The order also directs
the new system for mounting and dismounting heavy
guns on board ship, the invention of Mr. D. Grant,
connected with the Master Shipwrights' Department
at Chatham Dockyard, to be tested on board the
Northumberland, and a report of the trials made to
the Admiralty. The Admiralty are desirous of hav-
ing the Northumberland completed by au early date,
in order that she may be despatched on an experi-
mental trial cruise to test her sailing and steaming
capabilities, prior to her claSsification, and at the
same time to compare the results with those ob-
tained from the other ships composing the Channel
squadron. The nature of the armament the North-
umberland will mount has not been definitely de-
cided upon. It is understood to be the wish of the
Admiralty that she should be armed with a certain
number of the Armstrong 600-pounder guns for her
broadside ports.
The screw sloop Reindeer, 7, 953 tons, 200 no-
minal horse power, Commander E. Nares, fitting
for sea in Chatham harbour, is complete in her
equipment and stores, and, in accordance with a
telegraph received at the dockyard, will leav to-
morrow for the Pacific, on a four years' cruise. On
reaching the Nore, she will be detained for a few
days to make her official trial of speed at deep
draught, and to be swung for the adjustment of her
compasses, and will be finally inspected by the
Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief. The Rein-
deer will call in at Portsmouth for her final orders
from the Admiralty.
The screw corvette Chameleon, 17, 952 tons, 200
horse power, attached to the 3d Division of the
Steam Reserve in the Medway, is undergoing some
extensive repairs and alterations in dock, at an esti-
mated outlay of £12,000, in order to bring her for-
ward for the first-class Steam Reserve, in antici-
pation of her being commissioned.

The screw gunvessel Myrmidon, 4, 695 tons, 200
horse power, lying on the stocks at Chatham dock-
yard, partially completed, has been surveyed by the
officials connected with the Master Shipwright's
staff, and an estimate made of the probable expense
of completing her. The estimate arrived at by the
officials is that her completion will involve an ex-
penditure of about £25,000, to which must be added
the cost of her engines and machinery.
The Charybdis, 17, screw corvette, 1,506 tons
400 horse power,which has been undergoing several
important alterations and additions inS heerness dock-
yard, was on Tuesday so far advanced towards com-
pletion as to be taken for a preliminary run towards
the Mouse Light. The trial was satisfactory. After
the run she returned to Sheerness harbour, where she
will as quickly as possible be made ready for sea.
Her Majesty's 4 gun screw steam sloop Nymphe,
1,081 tons burden, and 300* horse power, built at
Deptford, will be launched from the public shed,
Woolwich, on Saturday next. The first portion of
her keel was laid down by Mr. Ladd, the present
master shipwright at Woolwich yard, on April 19,
1865, and her construction on the advanced system
of Mr. E. J. Reed, the chief constructor to the
Royal Navy, has been pushed farward with the ut-
most despatch. Her principal dimensions are as fol-
lows :—Length between perpendiculars, 187 ft. ;
length of the keel for tonnage, 158 ft. 31in.; breadth
extreme, 36ft.; ditto for tonnage, 35ft. 10in.; ditto
moulded, 35ft. 2in. ; and depth in hold, 19ft. 4in.
The ceremony of christening the Nymphe will be
performed by Miss E. Wilmott, niece of the Capt.-
Superintendent, A. P. E. Wilmott, C. B. She will
be released and is expected to glide down the slip at
3 o'clock p.m., at the high tide. Arrangements have
been made to supply the Nymphe with all the mo-
dern improvements recently sanctioned by the
Board of Admiralty. The binnacle lamp, the in-
vention of Mr. Brown, an officer of the Civil Ser-
vice in Deptford Dockyard, yesterday underwent
an official examination and test by the officials of
the yard, preparatory to its being fitted on board.
The lamp has superseded all others formerly in use,
and is ordered to be adopted in future in all ships
of her Majesty's service. A patent for securing the
supply has been taken out by Messrs. Nunn and
Brown, who have commenced supplying the Megaara,
the Niobe, the Industry, and the whole of the ships
at Woolwich, as well as the Black Prince, the Prince
Consort, the Edgar, the various coastguard cutters,
the Great Eastern, &c. One of the lamps is now
under construction, by order of the Board of Admi-
ralty at Chatham, for despatch to the International
Exhibition at Paris.

The screw steamship Bristol, 31, Capt. L. E. H.
Somerset, commissioned in Oct., 1865, for service
on the West Coast of Africa, is now undergoing
temporary repairs in Keyham steamyard, her offi-
cers and crew being absent on leave. The ventilators
are to be enlarged, and other improvements made
prior to her return to the coast.
The screw steam sloop Daphne, 4, recently launched
at Pembroke, arrived at Plymouth on Monday in
charge of Staff Commander Spain, and in tow of
the paddlewheel steam frigate Gladiator. The
Daphne was next day placed in the basin of Keyham
steamyard, where her sails were unbent. She bur-
dens 1,081 tons, and will be supplied with engines
of 300 horse power. _ _ _

The screw steam surveying vessel Sylvia, 5, from
Sheerness, which arrived on Monday at Plymouth,
was completed with fuel on Tuesday, preparatory
to her departure for China.

The three ships belonging to the Channel Squadron
which arrived last week from Portland in Plymouth
Sound, have proceeded into Ilamoaze to complete
repairs. The armour-plated screw steamship
Caledonia, 30, Capt. the lion. F. A. C. Foley, flag
of Admiral Yelverton, and the Achilles, 26, Capt.
E. W. Vansittart, went up on Monday. The Lord
Clyde, 24, Captain Roderick Dew, C. 8., flag of
Admiral Warden, followed on Tuesday morning.
The Caledonia is placed at moorings off Devonport
Dockyard. The Achilles will go into No. 3 dock at
Keyham steamyard, occupied by the Lord Warden,
which will vacate ; and the Lord Clyde will occupy
N 0.3 dock, in succession to the frigate Zealous,which
will be removed.

A court-martial assembled on Tuesday morning
on board the flagship Royal Adelaide, in Hatnoaze,
for the purpose of trying Mr. C. Jackman, assist.-
engineer of the first-class on board the paddlewheel
steamsloop Buzzard, 6, for breaking his leave. The
Court was presided over by Capt. Preedy ; Mr. W.
Eastlake, judge-advocate. The prisoner having
pleaded guilty, was adjudged to forfeit all his
seniority as a first-class engineer, to be mulcted of
five days' pay, and to be severely reprimanded.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., is
appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific sta-
tion, vice Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Denman, pro-
moted to Vice-Admiral.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. C. Curme to the Fisgard, for
service in the Euphrates, has been cancelled, and
Capt. M. Dunn, of the Megmra, has been appointed
in his place; Capt. J. Simpson to the Megaara, vice
Dunn ; Lieut. A. Clarkson to the St. George ;
Lieut. F. Thompson to the St. Vincent ; J. Blake,
assist.-surg., additional, to the Formidable; At' Mul-
lin, assist.-surg., to the St. George ; C. Willcocks,
assist.-paymaster, additional, to the Ocean ; E.
Lean, assist.-paymaster, to the Indus ; J. Watson,
(b) and I. Fielden, engineers, to the Sylvia.

THE REFORM HOLIDAY.—The London composi-
tors decline to join in the trades' demonstration next
mouth in favour of Reform. They say that their society
was established for trade purposes only, and they object
to its machinery being employed for political objects.
HUNTING HouNDs.—The number of staghounds
used for hunting purposes has considerably decreased the
last few years, and there aro now but four hunting packs,
which comprise her Majesty's, Baron Rothschild's, and two
others. Fox-hunting has greatly increased, and this sea-
son there aro 94 packs of dogs entered for hunting, which
consist of 24 private packs belonging to the Duke of Beau-
fort, the Duke of Grafton, Lords Portsmouth, Poltimoro,
Yarborough, Middleton, Galway, Leaconfield, and Fitz-
hardinge, and Mr. Garth's, ece., and 70 subscription packs.
There are 23 packs of harriers now running. The Marquis
of Hastings has disposed of his pack of harriers, and will
hunt a pack of fe2thotur.l4 this winter.

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

WINDSOR CASTLE, 'Wednesday.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess of Wales, walked and drove yesterday;
and her Majesty drove out with her royal highness
this afternoon.

Her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked in
the grounds to-day, and Prince Leopold went out
also.

The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Major-
General F. Seymour and the Hon. Mortimer Sack-
`•ille West, went out shooting. Lord Crofton had
the honour of accompanying his royal highness.
Lord Alfred Paget returned to the Castle yes-
terday.

Tc-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness the
Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal).

His Excellency Count Apponyi, the Austrian
Ambassador, left town on Tuesday for Paris, on his way
to Hungary, and will be absent about two months. In the
interim, Count Kalnoky, who is expected to arrive from
Vienna to-day, will act as Chargf d'.Affaites in the ab-
sence of the Ambassador.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond go to
Goodwood, Sussex, whore the coming of the age of their
eldest son, the Earl of March, is to be celebrated with the
customary rejoicings next week.

The Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary
Stanhope have left town to visit the Countess Cowper at
Wrest Park,

The Countess Cowper is entertaining a large party
at Wrest Park, Beds.

Viscountess Newry and the Hon. Miss Needham
have arrived at Farranco's Hotel froni Brighton.
The Countess of Albemarle and the Bishop of
Sodor and Man are stayieg at Bournemouth, in B.ants.
Mr Sims Roeves has kindly promised to sing in that town
the beginning of next year on behalf of the National Sana-
torium there.

LORD LYrroN IN FLANcE.—A letter dated Nov.
21 says .—" On Monday night Lord Lytton, his brother
Sir Henry Bulwer, Mr. Pollard-Urquhart, &LP., M. Drouyn
de Limps, and M. Prevost-Paradol were at Mrs. Bigelow's
reception. The new peer was almost mobbed by American
ladies anxious to be introduced to the author of " Pelham.'

Lord and Lady Rokeby arrived in Paris a day
or two ago on their way to winter in the south of France.

Lord and Lady Abinger have arrived in Paris,
and intend to go south to pass the winter.

Lady Willoughby de Broke has left the Alex-
andra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner.

Lady Clifford and Miss Clifford have left Brown's
Hotel.

Sir Thomas Dancer and the Misses Dancer have
arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner.
The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P.:
is not among the members of the late Administration who
are recreating in Italy. The Italian papers have made very
free with the right hon. gentleman's name, but we are
assured that, since his yachting excursion at the end of the
Parliamentary session, Mr. Gibson has sought the quietude
of Theberton House, Suffolk.