The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-18 00:00:00

Capta-iiiwn, RN., Registrar-Getretir S
men, has jus returned from visiting the c ief mer:
cantile ports of the north, with a view of
stimulat-
ing to the utmost the efforts which are now being'
made throughout the country to raise ablebodied
seamen for the Royal Navy. During this. tour
Captain Brown, accompanied by Mr. Tribe, a
0-man connected with his department, visited
;,77' ports of Liverpool, Glasgow, Greenock, Hull,
hrmouth, &c., and held conferences with the prin-
cipal shipowners and the authorities connected with
the ports as to the steps necessary to be taken to
encourage volunteering from the mercantile to the
Royal Navy.. Though the object of Captain Brown's
mission was almost directly opposed to the interests
of the shipowners, yet we arellad to say that, as a
body, they unanimously responded to the appeal,
and immediately consented to further the objects the
Admiralty had in view by every means in their
power. The result of these combined efforts have
been successful beyond all expectation, and already
several thousands of fine abiebodied fellows have
offered and have been accepted, and not the least
doubt now remains that the whole number of 10,000
required for the navy will be completed in a very
short time. The generosity and perfect dismissal
of all private considerations displayed by the ship-
owners and others, who are, of course, to a certain
extent injuriously affected by the withdrawal of
men from their service, has been beyond all praise,
and affords another proof of the sacrifices which all
classes are prepared to make to secure the power
and efficiency of its defences. The Admiralty were
fortunate in their selection of Captain Brown for
this duty, as, from the nature of his office as Regis-
trar-General of Seamen, he is of course, thoroughly
informed upon the subject, while his long connec-
tion with the Royal Navy places him as a connect-
ing link between the two services.
The Emerald, 51, screw, Capt. Arthur Cumming,
has arrived at Spithead from S'zeerness, attended
by the Virago, 6, paddle, Commander Montagu
B. Dnnn, to be completed at Portsmouth.
The Melampits, old 42-gun sailing frigate, has
been placed in No. 1 dock at Portsmouth to repair
defects, and afterwards to relieve Tortoise, 12, at
Ascension.
The screw steamer Wasp, 13, has been docked in
No. 1 Dock at Chatham, for the purpose of being
brought forward for sea.
The shipwrights and mechanics are busily em-
ployed on the Amphioh, 36, steam-frigate, in dock
at Chatham, and are working at unlimited wages
from five o'clock in the morning until dark, in order
to complete her with all possible despatch. She is
very nearly finished, and will be shortly undocked.
The paddlewheel steam store vessel Ithadaman-
thus, 4, Master F. It. Sturdee, from Woolwich,
arrived at Plymouth on Saturday, with machinery
and boilers for the screw steamship Sanspareil, 70.
The lighter, Rochester, Master E. Heather, from
Pembroke, arrived at Plymouth on Monday.
The gunboat Skipjack, Lieut. J. Murray, sailed
from Plymouth on Monday for the West Indies.
The screw steamship London, 90, Master G. L.
Car, was commissioned at Plymouth on Monday by
Commander Wilmshurst.
Orders have just been received in Devonport
Dockyard to enter 60 ropemakers and 20 house-
boys ; 15 shipwrights were entered on Monday, and
there are yet vacancies for 120.
The screw steamship Exmouth, 90, Captain Y.
Stopford, steamed from Hamoaze on Monday into
Plymouth Sound, in charge of Mr. Paul, Assistant
Master Attendant.

Her Majesty's screw steamship Hero, 91, arrived
in Portland harbour on Saturday night from Ports-
mouth.
The Rolla, 8 (naval apprentices' brig), Lieut.-Com.
Nelson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the
westward.

The Sealark, 8 (tender to the Britannia), Lieut..
Corn. M. Lowther, sailed from Portsmouth for the
westward.

The Meander, 44, sailing frigate, at Portsmouth.
(fitting out for service at Ascension), was docked
yesterday in No. 1 Dock at that port.
The W. H. Chandler, convict ship, arrived at
Spithead from Bermuda yesterday, with 105 con-
victs on board. She is last from Queenstown, where
she landed upwards of 50.
The Colossus, 80, screw steamship, steamed into
Portsmouth harbour, from Spithead, at high water
yesterday.
The Virago paddle steamer, Commander M. Dunn,
arrived at Spithead yesterday, with the Eurydice
(future sea training ship for the naval cadets at
Portsmouth), 26, sailing frigate, in tow, from Chat-
ham.

The Vivid, 2, paddlewheel steamer, arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday from the westward, and
went alongside the Malabar coal depot to fill up
coal.

The Melbourne, hired screw steam transport, at
Portsmouth, embarked yesterday a portion of the
troops' heavy baggage. The troops will embark on
board her this day.
Yesterday the East India troopship Hotspur,
1,142 tons, Commander Toynbey, which arrived
at Gravesend on Monday night from Calcutta, dis-
embarked
.the sick and wounded troops brought
home from India. Her dates are Calcutta, Jan. 20;
Sandheads, Jan. 22; Cape of Good Hope, March
24. The number of invalid and wounded troops who
embarked at Calcutta was 76 men of all ranks,
belonging to the 2d (Queen's) Dragoon Guards, 6th
Dragoon Guards (Carabineeers), 7th Hussars, 9th
Lancers, sth Fusiliers, 19th, 23d Royal IN elsh
Fusiliers, 32d Light Infantry, 37th, 38th, 54th, 60th
Rifles, 77th, 79th Highlanders, and 97th Regiments,
Rifle Brigade, and Royal Engineers, together with
7 women and 8 children, the whole under the com-
mand of Lieut. F. T. Greatrex, 73d Regiment, and
Lieut. G. Scott, 24th Regiment, and in medical
charge of Mr. Watson, civil surgeon. In conse-
quence of the easterly winds the voyage was pro-
tracted to 119 days. During the passage three
deaths occurred on board—viz., one man of the
Royal Engineers, one of the 32d Light Infantry,
and one of the 79th Highlanders. There are still
about 1,200 sick and Wounded troops in India
waiting to be forwarded to England.
The experiments at Portsmouth from the screw
gun boat Stork, tender to the gunnery ship, have
resulted in the fact that the iron target filled with
compressed cotton is next to worthless. The old
Undaunted, 42, sailing frigate, was as, we have
before stated, moored up the Porchester Lake,
having had the said iron target affixed amidships
below her main deck ports. the Stork was placed
about 400 yards distant, and in the course of half a
dozen rounds the target was riddled and knocked to
pieces.

The out-pensioners of the Plymouth district were
inspected and classified on Friday last at Milbay
barracks by the staff-officer Col. E. Trevor, Col. W.
T. B. Mountstevens, and Col. H. Russell, Capt. A.
W. Jerningham, gunnery ship Cambridge, and
Capt. W. 11. Stewart, flagship Impregnable, 104,
assisted by the medical officers and clerks from dif-
ferent ships. The men, about 1,200, were divided
into four classes—viz., sea service, harbour or coast
duty, harbour duty only, and totally unfit. They
were provided with cards which entitled them to
certain emoluments every day they are called out
on duty. Although occupied so much during his
short visit to Plymouth, the Duke of Cambridge
managed to drop in and witness the mode of in-
specting out-pensioners adopted in the Western
district.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty:—
Captain—Oliver J. Jones to the Furious, vice Osborne,
superseded at his own request.
Master—James S. Wells (additional), to tho Fisgard, for
the Bann.
Paymaster—Thomas Pidcock, to the London.
Clerk—F. A. Pountney to the Hannibal.
Assistant-Paymaster—Edward S. M
Agamemnon.
Belcher (acting) to the
Assistant-Surgeon—John W.
Agamemnon.
W.
Roberts, to the Fire-
Assistant-Clerk—W. H. L. Power to the
brand.