The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Duke of Somerset, Admiral Grey, Captain
Drummond, and Mr.Whitbread, Admiral Robinson,
Col. Greene, and the other officials connected with
the Board of Admiralty, commenced the inspection
of Devonport Dockyard on Thursday, accompanied
by the Admiral-Superintendent, Sir Thos. Pasley.
In slip No. 1 is the Royalist, 11, which is above
three-eighths built ; and in No. 2, the Africa, sister
to the Royalist, framing. No. 3is occupied by the
Robust, 89, one of eight line-of-battle ships at dif-
ferent yards, the building of which was entirely
suspended some months since by order of the Board.
No. 4 contains the Istor, 36, which is nearly com-
plete in frame. The Ocean, 50, is in No. 5. She is
partly in frame. In consequence of the determina-
tion to make her an iron-plated ship some portions
have been taken down to give her more beam, and
she is to be lengthened at the stern and bow. To
perform the latter operation it became necessary to
lengthen the dock, a work not entirely completed.
On Monday last four extra gangs of shipwrights
were placed on her. This ship appeared to com-
mand the special attention of the visitors. In dock
No. 1 is the gunboat Griffin, having defects made
good. Dock Nos. 2 and 3, one inside the other, are
now being enlarged and lengthened into one dock
by Messrs. P. Kitt and Son, contractors. No. 4is
unoccupied. In No. sis the frigate Constance, 51,
which having been cut in two and lengthened, is
being adapted for the reception of machinery and a
screw. She is fast approaching completion. The
new dock referred to above will be 437 feet long, 97
broad from coping to coping, 73 across the entrance,
and 40 feet deep at the sill. It is cut out of slate
rock, and filled in with brick, on which the stone-
work is bedded. The floor, altar, and steps will be
of granite, the other parts of Portland stone. About
I 300 ft. of the floor is laid, the south side and circular
head are complete up to the broad altar; the north
side is approaching the same height. The dock
will be closed with iron gates, but in order to faci-
litate their repair an iron floating caisson will be
fitted, facing Hamoaze, and 28ft. from the gates.
The space between will occasionally form a dam,
useful for many naval purposes. The dock will be
large enough to receive the Warrior. Its construc-
tion is under the immediate superintendence of Mr.
Hubbard, clerk of the works. The smiths in this
yard complain, and apparently with sufficient cause,
of the inadequate ventilation of the two smitheries.
The northern and older smithery has very high land
on the east. From this or some other cause the
workshops are frequently choked with thick smoke.
The southern smithery, of modern construction, is
nearly as bad, although several efforts have been
made to mitigate the evil. The smithery at Key-
ham is well ventilated. After inspecting the Devon-
port yard the inspectors proceeded to Keyham,
where No. 2 dock is occupied by the Royal Albert,
121. Nothing is doing to her ; some months since
it was contemplated to cover her with iron plates.
In No. 3, or the Queen's dock, is the Princess Royal,
89. She leaked aft, and her screw shafting was not
true. While at Keyham the shaft-hole has been
rebored and the machinery repaired ; other defects
are now being made good. The other ships in this
areenal are the Gibraltar, 99 ; Defiance, 89; Albion,
86; Aurora, 51; Phcebe, 51; Magicienne, 16 ; Petrel,
11; and the gunboats Gleaner and Buzzard, &c.
The Albion and Defiance are receiving their engines,
after which the Aurora will be supplied. The
visitors next saw the Aurora, Gibraltar, Phoebe,
and Defiance, and expressed their approbation of
the Gibraltar's internal arrangements. Before leav-
ing this yard the Duke of Somerset inspected the
factories, and the site proposed for the new barracks
fnr ee amen .

No engineering works of any note have been
executed at Keyham steam-yard since the last
annual inspection. The long existing contract with
Mr. Baker is closed. It is expected a junction will
be made from the Gunwharf to the tunnel which
connects the Devonport arsenal with Keyham yard.
Such a junction would much facilitate Government
operations. The tunnel in question is, however,
although of recent construction, in an apparently
unsafe state from the quantity of water which per-
colates the brickwork. The roadway is constantly
wet.

From Keyham their lordships, attended by Capt.
A. C. Key, C,8., went into Hamoaze, and inspected
the screw steam frigate Orlando, 50, the gunboat
Speedy, and other ships belonging to the Steam
Reserve. In the evening the members of the Board
patronised a ball in aid of the Female Orphan Asy-
lum. Yesterday morning the steam tenders Avon
and Redwing had steam up in readiness to convey
the Lords of the Admiralty to the Channel Squadron
in the Sound, and to the various ships in commis-
sion in Hamoaze.

The screw steamship Aboukir, 86, Capt. C. F. A.
Shadwell, C. 8., left Plymouth Sound yesterday
morning for Keyham steamyard, where she will be
docked and repaired.
The Russian ships of war Boyarani, Worvoda,
an d Djigent left Plymouth Sound yesterday morning.
The following vessels have been chartered by the
War Department for the conveyance of Government
stores to India and China :—The Barham, 990 tons,
for Madras ; the Lord Macaulay, 846 tons, for Hong
Kong ; and the Teviot, 430 tons, for Ceylon. The
Lincelles, 904 tons, belonging to Duncan Dunbar,
London, :has also been chartered by the Govern-
ment for the conveyance of convicts to Fremantle,
Australia.
The Arethusa, 51-gun frigate, was completed at
Chatham yesterday, and taken out of the third
dock, where she had been several months in the
hands of the shipwrights, undergoing conversion
from a sailing ship to a screw steamer. During the
time the Arethusa was in dock she was twice cut
asunder, An addition of 70 feet was then made to
her length, in order to provide the necessary space
for her machinery. She is now one of the finest of
the 51-gun frigates afloat. Her engines and
machinery, some portions of which have already
been placed on board, are to be of 500-horse power
(nominal). The Arethusa, on being removed from
the deck, was placed alongside the floating shears,
where she will remain until removed to Sheerness
to be completed for the second division of the steam
roserve in the Medway.

The Defence, 22 iron-plated frigate, which is
ordered to be docked at Chatham, will on her ar-
rival at that port occupy the third dock, vacated by
the Arethusa, 51. The Defence was expected to
arrive at Chatham yesterday, and arrangements
were made for docking her as soon as she reaches
the port. Until the arrival of the Defence, the third
dock will be occupied by the Orpheus, 21, 400-horse
power, which is being brought forward for sea.
The East India Company's steamship Assaye yes-
terday arrived at Woolwich, to be surveyed and
valued with a view to her probable purchase by the
Board of Admiralty.
The following appointments were 'made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander the Hon. A.
L. Corry, to the Plover; Commander Charles S.
Forbes, to the Curlew ; Commander John Hutchin-
son, additional of the Pelorus, for surveying ser-
vice; Lieut. G. IL Mansell, to the Royal Adelaide;
E. Hotham, midshipman, to the Virago ; James
Holt, surgeon, to the Simoom ; Dr. Robt. Grahame,
assist.-surg., to the Greenwich Hospital ; Chas. G.
Mark, assist.-paymaster, in charge to the Antelopeas
Thomas J, Giles, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the
Plover ; James L. Croker, assist.-paymaster, to the
Dauntless ; Frederick E. Pirkis, assist.-paym
to the Majestic; and James Moore, assist -pa • pmts.,
ter, to the Wanderer.

Marie Antoinette's hair, during her imprisonment, became
completely colourless. Such changes of colour may now be
completely restored by Herring's magnetic brushes, &c,, of
which Dr. Hassan reports, " I regard them as the most per-
fect brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical con-
struction, and their magnetical action." They are the re-
medy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. N. 8.--
Counterfeits are being made, maw, 32, Bftsinuai.streeto
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