The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-31 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Sir John Pakington and the other Lords of the
Admiralty were expectei to arrive at Plymouth by
the South Devon Railway yesterday, at 4 40 p.m.
Their lordships will go on board their yacht in
llamoaze, and make her their headquarters during
their official inspection at Devonport. The First
Lord's levee takes place at the dockyard on Mon-
day morning, at half-past 10. It is reported that
the board will not leave the locality before Wed-
nesday, as some time must necessarily be expended
in determining the course to be pursued in the dis-
posal of the acquired land to the north of and ad-
I joining Keyham Steam-yard. So rapid have been
the changes in the construction of ships, with refer-
ence to their speed, their means of resistance, and
the character of the ordnance employed, that the
proper mode of laying out dockyards in the new
ground has been au annual difficulty for some years
past. Happily no unnecessary expense has been as
yet incurred, so that their lordships, aided by their
engineers, will be free to adopt that scheme which
shall appear best to meet present and future re-

quirements.
The Controller of the Navy, Rear-Admiral R. S.
Robinson, and the Director of Engineering and
Architectural Works, Major Andrew Clarke, R. E.,
arrived at Devonport on Wednesday, and made an
inspection preliminary to that of the Board of Ad-
miralty. Admiral Robinson visited the armour-
plated screw steamship Ocean, 23, in Hamoaze,
which will proceed to-day into Plymouth Sound,
where she will receive some live shell expected from
Woolwich in the steamer Earl de Grey and Ripon.
The Admiral also went on board the armour-plated
ship Lord Warden, 20 ; the armour-plated iron-
turret ship Wyvern, 4, Capt. Burgoyne ; and the
iron-turret ship Prince Albert, 4, Capt. Wilms-
hurst, which is having some alterations made to her
stern bulwarks. The Controller was accompanied
by Admiral Superintendent Drummond, of the
dockyard.
The screw unarmoured frigate Endymion, 21,
2,486 tons, 500-horse power, Mr. E. C. Smyth
master in charge, fitting for the first division of the
steam reserve in the Medway, in readiness for com-
mission, remains in the steam basin awaiting the
final instructions from the Admiralty respecting
her. She has received her armament from the Ord-
nance stores, Chatham, including four of the new
pattern 300-pounder guns, which latter are mounted,
two on her port and starboard quarters. She is
complete in board and aloft, and in all respects
ready for the pennant.
The screw corvette Charybdis, 17, 1,506 tons,
400-horse power, in dock at Sheerness, is being fitted
with a topgallant forecastle, and is otherwise under-
going extensive repairs. She is to be furnished with
new boilers, and opportunity is being taken to
overhaul and repair her engines and machinery.
Her Majesty's paddle sloop Devastation, paid out
of commission at Woolwich in the early part of the
present month, had been ordered by the Lords'
Commissioners of the Admiralty to undergo a gene-
ral overhaul and survey, in order to ascertain her
availability for further service. From the defects
which have been discovered in the commencement
of the survey, and from her length of service, it is
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VIOLENT STOltm.—Yesterday morning another
violent storm of wind and rain visited, not only the metro-
polis, but also the country districts and the Channel, doing
considerable damage to market gardens, the flower-beds
near Camberwell, Dulwich, Kennington, and New Cross.
Trees had their limbs severed by the high wind ; flower
gardens were greatly damaged ; and whole beds of dahlias
and other plants were demolished. Small craft on the
river Thames were sent adrift, and it was with difficulty
that steamers could pass from the North to London. No
fatal accident has, however, been recorded.
The weekly return of the Bank of England shows
a continued and considerable accession to ther
e-
serves of the establishment, while the loan and dis-
countlle operations have been largely diminished.
following are the particulars
Active Circulation ... •••

....£23,898,510
... 282,605
... 15,832,020
1,059,800
... 3,815,693
••• 80,567
... 4,137,018

Decreaso

Bullion

Incroase

Rest

Decrease
Public Deposits ...

Increase
Other Deposits ...

Pucrease
Seven Day and Other Bills ...

Decreaso ...
Giovernment Securities ...

Other Securities

Decrease
Notes Unemployed

..• 725,400
... 18,473,050
... 290,424
... 603,92 G
••• 11,687
... 10,711,723
No alteration.
... 23,937,484

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.930.,67-1
... [033,605
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