The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-21 00:00:00

THE N..4VY,

Rear-Admiral Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., Sur-
veyor of the Navy, completed his official visit to
Chatham Dockyard on Friday evening, where he
was occupied some time in making an inspection of
the various ships now in progress, as well as those
in dock, together with the factories and other de-
partments connected with that establishment. Sir
B. Walker, during his tour of inspection, was ac-
companied by Captain G. Goldsmith, C. 8., Super-
intendent, and the other officers of the yard.
The steam•transport Dee, Master Commander
Pullen, was on Saturday docked at Woolwich for
examination and repairs, when the crew were paid

down.
The Nankin, 50, which was paid off at Chatham
on Friday, will be lengthened and converted into a
screw steamer before she is-again commissioned.
The French screw steam aviso Le Corse, com-
manded by Vicomte de la Vcrgne, arrived at Ports-
mouth on Saturday. morning from Calais. The
Commander landed in the course of the day, and
was introduced by Mr. L. A. Vandenbergh, the
French Consul at Portsmouth, to Major-General
the lion. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., Commanding
South-West District, and Admiral Sir G. F. se i'
mour K.C.8., G.C.H., Naval Commander-in-Chief
at Portsmouth. The Vicomte and Mr. L. A. Vn-
denbergh were afterwards entertained at dinner aby
Sir G. Seymour at the Admiralty-house, in the
Dockyard. Admiral Seymoursteanel yesterday embarked
Corse Sprightly,
alkti ass tveirt.-
oCnenbnolai aridi diel err Allen,liajes Majesty
visited Le
Le
llf'alde' lr Majesty's steam store-ships Rhadamanthus
Igl inili
ye rys'
arrived at Portsnaionudthsuonwrnaturday from Woolwich
with machinery
Maustmercaries.
steamer,
ston Thee, arrived at Portsmouther- esotienii.idiaayndefrroinJoltihne-
westweasredrewN;ith steam-ship
alongsidelii
.t the
.docky dockyard at Aboukir,Devon port., 900 n,
was
Wednesday.placed
Several divisions of riggers
and seamen riggers are
employed preparing her for sea.
The crews of the frigate Pique,
40, Captain Sir
T. Nicholson, and the paddlewheel steamship Hecla,
6, Commane_ er E. Aplin, were paid off at Devonport
on Wednesday.
T.
The screw steamship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, Capt.
P. Thompson, was undocked at Devonport on
Wednesday. She has her complement of men, and
will probably go into Plymouth Sound on Saturday
next, 26th inst.
The gunboats Asp and Shamrock were docked at
Keyhath on 'Wednesday. The paddlewheel steam
sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, was placed in
the dock the game day. The gunboat Forward was
placed in the basin on Friday.
The paddlewheel steam frigate Leopard, 18, Capt.
Wainwright, was removed from Keyham basin to
the stream on Friday, and on Saturday was placed
alongside the coal depot at Hainoaze.
The screw steam frigate Curacoa, 31, embarked a
portion of Lord Lyons baggage on Friday, and is
appointed to leave Hamoaze to-morrow (Tuesday)
for Plymouth Sound, preparatory to sailing for New
York with the British Minister at Washington.
Great progress is making in preparin
steamship James W aatt, 91, for sea at
! the screw
o
The screw steamship Doris, 32, • evonport.
is ordered to be
prepared there for the pennant.
The paddlewheel steam vessel
Second-
Master James H. Lawrence, 'Avon, 3, ,
arrived at Plymouth
on Saturday, from the west
ern ports, where she has
been to pick up men.
First Lieut.-W. Clem
serving on board Clements, Royal Marines, lately
her
Majesty's 40 gun ship Pique,
Captain Sir F. W.Eand China, who . Nicholson, in the East Indies
was severely wounded at Petro-
paulovski, returned to head-quarters of his division
at h Woolwic
A on Saturday last.
detachmentof Royal Marines fromherMajesty's
ship Nankin arrived at Woolwich on Saturday.Colour-Sergeant Walters and Band-Corporal J k
son, belonging to the Woolwich division of__ ac .
Royal
Marines, were on Friday
awarded £l5 and .t 10
gratuities and medals by Colonel Stransham, Com-
mandant of the division, f • long
service and good
mallet, the foquer of: 131
23 years and the latter of
31 years.