The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-06 00:00:00

,a,al anci IVllinary Inteingeuce.

Yesterday 235 men of all ranks arrived at Chatham
'rom London, the whole of them having volunteered from
regiments stationed in Ireland to those corps at Chatham
Garrison which are below their prescribed establishment.
The Resolute Arctic di-covery ship, which has be-n
towed by the Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, Capt. W.
H. Stewart, from Portsmouth to Chatham, has been
lashed alongside the sheer hulk at Chatham D.Tkyard,
where she remains an object of great interest. It is un-
derstood to be the intention of the Admiralty to have
her stripped and placed in ordinary at Chatham.
Capt. P. Eden4.B., (.ug. 11, 1841),...is_appointerlAa.
Fira-class Comthodore for Coastguard service. His
commission is now waiting at the office of the Clmman-
der-in-Chief, at. Sheerne-s, to be taken up by him. It is
reported he will hoist his broad pendant on board the
Wellington, which ship is now being fitted with the ac-
commodations required.
Her Majesty's steam storeship, Dee, Master-Comman-
der Pullen, left Woolwich basin at 5 a.m. on Saturday,
heavily laden with boilers and machinery for the Royal
Sovereign and Diadem at, Portsmouth, but was retarded
in her progress by the severity of the hurricane, which
prevented her from passing the Chapman's Head Buoy.
Shortly before she was brought: to anchor, and while she
was steaming at full speed, latr starboard cutter, which
had been fitted with Clifford's lowering apparatus, and
was hanging immediately abaft the paddlebox, was
manned with her full crew (nine men) ; and, being in-
stantly and safely unlashed, was lowered and entirely
Ned from the ship by one of the crew only in the boat.
It is scarcely possible to subject the plan to a more
severe trial from the severity of the gale which was blow-
ing at the time, and which was expressly chosen. The
result has been pronounced extremely satisfactory, not a
single drop of water having entered the boat. The wind
somewhat abating, the Dee weighed anchor again on
the following morning, about 11 o'clock. By direction
of the Lords of the Admiralty one of the chief engineers
of Woolwich dockyard has taken passage by the Dee to
report on Mr. WeaLherhead's system of superheated
steam, and to Tr ke minute observations in conjunction
with the chief engineer of the vessel. A complete appa-
ratus for thoroughly testing the system has been fitted
on board the Dee at a cost of about 4001. result of
each trial has been reported in most cases satisfactory,
showing that an economy of at least 40 per cent. is ob-
tained by superheating the steam, which does not require
the slightest addition of fuel, nor does it affect in the
smaliest degree the wear and tear of the machinery and
the ship. The French method of preventing the radiation
of heat from the pip-3, by the application of M. Piniont
system, lately introduced at Woolwich under the title of
"Calorifuge plastique," has been likewise fitted on board
the Dee, and is reported to act admirably.
The Irnperador steam yacht was yesterday morning
despatched down the river to Woolwich to test the effi-
ciency of her engines, prior to receiving her from the
hands of the contractors. The Brune, sister vessel to the
Bann, likewise went down the measured mile for the
same purpose.

The freightehip Sir G. F. Seymour has been chartered
by Government, and is receiving a magazine for the pur-
pose of shipping powder and ammunition from Wool-
wich arsenal for Bermuda. The Sea Serpent is likewise
engaged by Government for the transport of light ord-
nance stores, carriagri, an iron target 18 feet high, for
Graham's-town.

H.M.S. Oberon was yeste 'clay morning hauled along-
side the wharf of Woolwich dockyard, where she com-
menced landing stores piepara:,ory tc; being paid off.
Commodore Shepherd, superintendent of' Woolwich
dockyard yesterday morning issued instructions for the
sailing of H.M.S. Antelope. She is to be officially in-
spected to-day, at 2 p.m., and proceeds on the following
day to Greenhithe, for the adjustment of compasses,
sailing there° for Plymouth, Ponsolouth, and the west
coast of Africa.