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

Raval and rdilitary Inteuigenec.

Yesterday 235 men of all ranks arrived at Chatham
from London, the wbble of them having voltinteered from
regiments stationed in Ireland to those corps at Chatham
Garrison whiph are below their prescribed establishment.
The Resolute Arctic discovery ship, which has been
towed by the Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, Capt. W.
H. Stewart, from Portsmouth to Chatham, has been
lashed alongside the sheer hulk at Chatham Dockyard,
where she remains an object of great interest. It is un-
derstood to be the intention of the Admiralty to have
lierstripped•antrpleced in ordltiary at Chatham.
Capt. C. Eden, C.B. (Aug. 11, 1841), is appointed a
Firei-cl Ass Commodore for Coastguard service. His
commission is now waiting at the office of the Comman-
der-in-Chief, at Sheerness, 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 shewas brought to anchor, and whilo she
was steaming at full speed, her starboard cutter, which
had been fitted, with Clifford's lowering apparatus, and
was hanging immediately abaft the paddiebox, was
manned with her -full crew (nine men) ; and, being in-
stantly and safely unlashed, was lowered and entirely
freed 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. Toe 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. Weatherhead's system of superheated
steam, and to make 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 400 f. The result of
each trial has been reported in most eases satisfactory,
showing that ap, 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
srnalieet degree the wear and tear of the machinery and
the ship. The French method of preventing the radiation
of heat from the pipes, by the application of M. Pimont s
system, lately introduced at Woolwich under the title of
" Calinifuge plastiqce," has been likewise fitted on board
the Dee, and is reported to act admirably.
Tile Imperador 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.

Toe freightship Sir G. F. Seymour has been chartered
by Government, and is receiving a magatine 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, carriages, an iron target 18 feet high, for
Graham's-town.

H.M.S. Oberon was yesterday morning hauled along-
side the wharf of Woolwich dockyard, where she com-
menced landing stores preparatory to being paid off.
Commodore Shepherd, superintendent of Woolwich
dockyard yesterday morning issued instructions for the
sailing of.H.M.S. Antelope. She is jto be officially in-
spected to-day, at 2 p.m., and proceeds on the following
day to Greenhithe, for the adjustment of compasses,
sailing thence for Plymouth, Portsmouth, and the west
coast of Africa.