The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Lizard paddlewheel steamer, Lieutenant-
Commander E. E. Maunsell, arrived at Chatham
yesterday afternoon, and disembarked a detach-
ment of the Royal Artillery from Sheerness, con-
sisting of 107 non-commissioned officers and men,
under the command of Lieut. Maunsell and Lieut.
Gyll, R.A. The detachment proceeded yesterday
afternoon to Devonport, where they are to be quar-
tered. The Lizard afterwards embarked at Chat-
ham dockyard First-Lieutenant J. R. Mascall,
First-Lieutenant J. M. Sadleir, and 100 non-com-
missioned officers and men of the Royal Marine
Light Infantry, for service on board the Minotaur,
at Sheerness, which has been commissioned by
Capt. E. P. Halsted, late of the.Cressy, 80, as guard-
ship to the steam reserve, the screw steamer Cressy
having been ordered to be fitted to join the Channel
squadron.
The Lord Raglan troopship will land her troops
(invalids) at the Pitch-house Jetty, Portsmouth
dockyard, this morning.
The Melbourne screw steamship, of 1,450 tons'
register, and the Sir William Peel screw steamship,
of 1,340 tons' register, will both embark troops at
Portsmouth, on the 9th inst., for Corfu. The
Cunard steamship Etna, of 2,250 tons' register, will
also embark troops at that port, on the 12th inst.,
for Malta.

The Agamemnon, 91, screw steamship, at Ports-
mouth, is ordered to be immediately advanced from
the second to the first class steam reserve.
The Falcon, 17, screw steamsloop, at Portsmouth,
having been docked to clean copper, &c., has been
removed to her harbour moorings, ready for com-
mission.

The Assurance, 4, screw steam despatch vessel,
has been removed from No. 2 dock in Portsmouth
yard to the fitting basin. The Flying Fish, 4,
screw despatch vessel, was afterwards placed in tho
same dock.

The Bullfinch and Pincher gunboats, at Ports-
mouth, were yesterday undocked from No. 7 dock,
and placed in the steam basin.
In accordance with the Admiralty order, the
Ariadne screw corvette, of 2G guns, will be launched
at Deptford dockyard on the 2d of June next.
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The Duke of Wellington will be placed in No. 7
dock at Portsmouth, to be succeeded by tie Han-
nibal.

The Galatea and Barossa, screw steam vessels,
now on the stocks at Woolwich, are ordered to be
got ready for launching, with all despatch, and ior
this purpose the shipwrights work overtime.
The Hood, screw line-of-battle ship, will be
launched, at one o'clock to-morrow, at Chatham.
The Lucifer and Pigmy will proceed to the
westward to pick up men under the advantages of
the Queen's recent proclamation.
The Grasshopper gunboat went out of harbour
to Spit head to test her machinery.
The Odin, 17, paddlewheel steam frigate,has been
brought down Portsmouth harbour, and placed in
the fitting basin.

Orders—have been received from the Admiralty at
Portsmouth dockyard for the entry of 300 ship-
wrights, 50 joiners, 30 sawyers, 33 caulkers, 70
smiths, 21 braziers, plumbers, and millwrights, and
150 labourers.

Every exertion is being used to bring forward.
the Neptune, 91, razeed screw steamship, at Ports-
mouth, as quickly as possible.
The screw steamship James Watt, 91, Capt. E.
Codd, is detained at Devonport on account of her
propeller having got foul of a ship's moorings,
which were broken and twisted round several times.
The divers were employed all Saturday night in
clearing the chain. She will discharge her powder
and go into dock.
The paddlewheel steam vessel Vivid, Master Com-
mander Allen, from Portsmouth, arrived on Satur-
day at Plymouth to be in attendance on his Royal
Highness Prince Albert.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com-
mander M. B. Dunn, from Sheerness and Ports-
mouth, arrived at Plymouth on Sunday; after
landing supernumeraries she proceeded to Pembroke
to accompany the screw steamship Revenge, 91, to
Plymouth.
The paddlewheel steam vessel Avon, 3, tender to
the Impregnable, Second-Master T. H. Lawrence,
took on board a detachment of Marines at Devon-
port on Sunday, and proceeded with them to the
screw steam ship Nile, 90, Capt. A. P. E. Wilmot,
C. 8., at Queenstown.
The screw steam ship Aboukir is ordered to be
put in the first-class steam reserve at Devonport, in
place of the Exmouth, 90.
The screw steam ship Algiers, 91, Captain D.
O'Callaghan, took in her powder at Plymouth on
Sunday.

The gunboats Procris and Jackdaw were un-
docked, and the Sheldrake and Lark docked on
Saturday at Devonport.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Commander—F. Dent, to the Cressy.
Mate—C. R. Maedonell, to the Hero.
Paymaster—C. A. Thome, to the Exmouth.