The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-22 00:00:00

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have a complement of 90
commodious office ha; b'
teTreCrre or -the accommoelati°n
ployed on the surveying duti.es.
Master Commander
The Osborne paddle yacht,
George R. Bower, was docked yes
double dock at Portsmouth.
By direction 'of the Admiralty, max. to mast
studding sails are in future to be disallow..ed to all
steamvessels in the navy. „ aced
The War Department transpori:Pitrel was r,"
alongside the Ordnance-wharf at Chaillam Ffss4,.
er:s
day, and landed a quantity of shot and other Aork.
for the vessels lying in th M d
e e way.
Some considerable time has elapsed since the;
entrance and Goft. of the flooring of an intended
new dock leading out of the steam basin were mn-
structed. at Portsmouth dockyard, and in the last
naval estimates a vote was taken for further carry-
ing on the work, which has been named the North.
Inlet Dock, in contradistinction to the one at the
opposite angle of the basin, named the South Inlet
Dock. The invert of the north, like that of the
finished south dock, was flat on the dock floor and
of shallow depth of water, and consequently
utterly useless to any of our new class iron ships ;
besides, it was of an unnecessary height from
the floor of the dock. These faults in the dock
construction at Portsmouth have been pointed out
more than once in The Sun. The deficiency in
the designs seems to have been in only providing
for the present at the time of construction, and not
for the future. The fact has, however, been as
patent to the Government authorities doubtless, as
to the public, if we may judge by the steps now
being taken to provide for the errors of the past.
Yesterday the caisson was removed from the north
dock invert (the one alluded to as unfinished), and
placed in No. 7 dock, where it will undergo an ex-
tension of size and alteration .1 form at the bottom.
The work will be carried out by Messrs. West-
wood and Baillie, of Limehouse, it having been re-
solved by the Admiralty to lower the invert of the
dock three feet, and to increase its length to 400
feet. Messrs. Smith, of Pimlico, who are the con-
tractors for the work, are busily engaged collecting
the plant upon the ground in the immediate vici-
nity, and will commence active operations next
week. Plans are under consideration for the con-
struction of several other docks on the mudlands
adjoining the north corner of the dockyard of even
more extended dimensions than the north inlet will
be, or than the double dock (the one that received
the Warrior, and will receive the Black Prince) is
as now finished. A very comprehensive scheme for
the extension of Portsmouth dockyard and the in-
crease of its resources in other matters besides its
docks is also about being carried out, owing to alte-
rlittiens which will shortly be effected in the old
‘,.fortifications, or " lines" of Portsmouth and
Portsea. The main line of the Hilsea defences
is being rapidly completed, and this will be
no sooner turned over from the depart-
ment of the Royal Engineers to the , hands
of the Royal Artillery than the whole of the
interior of the defences of Portsmouth and Portsea
will be thrown into the moats and the ground
levelled. This will be done in consequence of the
utter uselessness of lines of defence smothered in the
midst of miles of streets and houses, which have been
for numberless years growing up round and about
them. By their removal a large portion of Portsea
lines, on the glacis of which timber for shipbuild-
ing purposes is now stored, will be taken into the
dockyard, an extensive site will become available for
the erection of a naval cadet college.
The emended regulations respectizig the employ-
ment of dockyard apprentices on board her Majesty's
ships in commission have been received at Chatham
from the Admiralty. No apprentice will be allowed
to serve on board any vessel if he has less than 18
months, or more than two years of his time, to serve.
The apprentices are to be borne on the books of the
ship to which they will be attached as supernume-
raries, and will be paid at the rate of £lB ss. per
annum, besides the usual tool money, rations, allow-
ances, &c. They are not to be employed as servants,
but are to be treated in all respects as artificers.
The number of apprentices selected to serve on board
ship has been 28, of whom 20 are shipwrights. The
whole of these proceed to the Mediterranean in the
Firebrand, 6, Commander Bruce, and will be dis-
tributed in the various ships composing the squad-
ron, in such number as the Admiral commanding
may consider most desirable for the general service
of the fleet. Each apprentice is to be allowed to
attend school under the Government schoolmaster.
In their code of instructions for the guidance of the
officers commanding, their lordships express the
belief that under the system now for the first time
adopted her Majesty's ships will ultimately be sup-
plied with well-educated and efficient dockyard
artificers, and that it will eventually be of much
benefit to the service in enabling the several Com-
manders-in-Chief on the different stations to repair,
to a greater extent than at present, damages to spars,
hull, &c., by means of the artificers of the fleet, and
thus relieve the dockyards of much of that class of
work, which now proves such a source of delay in
the building and fitment of ships. The previous
order relative to the pay of the apprentices has been
cancelled.
The following promotions and appointments were
made yesterday at the Admiralty :—William Chase,
in the Fisgard, T. Hodgson, of the Cornwallis for
the Sandfly, H. Hull, in the Queen, William Tot-
tenham, of the Liffey, and George W. Robins, in
the Sanspareil, promoted to first class assist.-engi-
neers ; G. F. Sutton, in the Nile, T. Gray, in the
Victor Emmanuel, and William B. Cottam, in the
Liffey, promoted to acting first-class assist.-engi-
neers; William Holloway, engineer, Alfred Waters,
acting first-class assist.-engineer, and William Had-
low, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the
Swallow, commissioned.

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' mittee give a very strong hint as to increasing the
powers of the military police, but it will do much
undoubtedly to destroy their occupation. We have
already said it owes its origin to private zeal, and
the greater part of the cost will be borne by private
subscription. The whole expense will amount to
some \there about £5,000. Of this the War Depart-
ment—under Lord Herbert's wise and liberal admi-
nistration—have promised £2,000, and the Indian
Council £2OO. Looking to the composition of the
force, the Marines will no doubt frequent the Insti-
tute in considerable numbers, and o-a that account a
liberal subscription is looked for from the Admiralty.
With these exceptions, the remainder of the cost
will be ,raised by private subscription. Miss
Nightingale, always the zealous and enlightened
friend of the soldier, has contributed £75. The
officers of the 2d Depot Battalion and the medical
officers at Fort Pitt have subscribed about £lOO
between them. Speaking generally, the greatest
liberality has been shown by all connected with the
garrison. Still there remains at least £l,OOO to be
provided, and the building committee are appealing
now to the public to make up the deficiency. No
plan has been submitted for the improvement of the
soldier's condition which more deserves public sup-
port. The evils to be remedied are patent to any-
body who will ba at the trouble to look for them;
and the men have in every case shown a remark-
able readiness to avail themselves of every means of
escaping from them. In an economical point of
view, they have everything to recommend them.
Military prisons and hospitals are costly affairs,
and the evils which lead to crime and disease may
clearly be traced, in a great degree, to the want of
suitable physical and mental employment of the
men when off duty. Every year since the introduc-
tion of the 10-year service system, a large body of
men is being draughted into civil life, and it is of
the greatest importance that these men, when they
leave the military profession, should have acquired
those qualities which will fit them to make
useful members of civil society. Such institu-
tions, by making men comfortable and con-
tented, improved in morals, and increasing
their tastes for rational and harmless amuse-
ments, must prevent desertion, and in time facilitate
recruiting, and attract that higher class of recruits,
whom we have long been endeavouring, but in wail ~
to bring under our standards. Of the ultimate
success of the Chatham Institute we entertain not
the slightest doubt, and we hope before long to see
ono on its model at full work at every station' of
the British army.