The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Warrior, 40, screw, Captai.
Cochrane, C. 8., will test her machine:
for a few hours to day at Portsmouth, preparatory
to her official trial of speed at the measured mile on
a future day, probably Wednesday or Thursday
next. A steamer will leave the dockyard with the
&c., at 9 30 a.m., the frigate quitting her
anchorage at Shithead about 10 p.m. These arrange-
ments may, however, be set aside owing to the state
of the weather, as it was blowing heavily yesterday
at Portsmouth from S. to S.W., while the barometer
was very unsteady, the mercury oscillating between
29.9-10ths and 30.

The Defence, 22, iron-plated ram frigate, which is
being fitted in the third dock at Chatham, is to have
iron tubular masts and bowsprit. The topmast
yards and sails are being prepared at the dockyard.
The length of each of the fore and main topmasts
is 55 feet, and that of the mizenmast 57 feet. The
cap topsailyard is to be 75 feet in length. The
greatest activity prevails on board the Defence, in
the dock, in progressing with the interior fittings
of the ship, a very large number of men being
employed on her.
The Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander J. C. Wilson,
arrived at Johanna Island, Comoro Archipelago, on
the Ist August from the Cape of Good Hope. The
Brisk, 16, screw, Captain A. F. R. D'Horsey, was
lying at anchor there at the same date, and the Sidon
was daily expected at the Mauritius. The Ariel, 9,
screw, Commander J. R. Alexander, sailed from the
island on the 2d August for a cruise, with the Sul-
tan of Jonanna and his suite on board. Lieut. Loftus
F. Jones, late flag-lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir
Lewis T. Jones, K.C.8., has been promoted to the
rank of commander.

A party of seamen riggers, with 15 engineers and
62 stokers, from the reserve at Portsmouth, will
embark in the Geyser, 6, paddle, and the Lucifer
paddle steamer, under the command of Commander
R. Stokes, to-morrow or Wednesday, and proceed in
the two vessels to the Clyde for the purpose of rig-
ging the Black Prince and afterwards navigating
her round to Portsmouth, where she may be ex-
pected to arrive in about a month or five weeks.
The Icarus, 11, has been lying in Yarmouth roads
during the last week. The French war steamer
Courtier has also come into Yarmouth, being en-
gaged in looking after French fishing interests on
the east coast.

The sailing frigate Cambrian, 40, Commodore
James J. M'Cleverty, from the East Indies and
China station, which arrived at Plymouth on Fri-
day afternoon, was inspected in the Sound on Sa-
turday by Rear-Admiral Robert S. Smart, of the
Channel fleet, and a gunnery lieutenant of the Cam-
bridge. The crew of the Cambrian were exercised
at quarters and at target practice. To day the fri-
gate goes into Hamoaze, where she will be disman-
tled and her crew paid off. The Cambrian was com-
missioned at Plymouth in 1857, and was occupied
in China in the suppression of piracy, in the expedi-
tion to the north, and the capture of the Taku forts.
She sailed from Trincomalee June 15, 1861, arrived
at the Cape of Good Hope July 13, left Aug. 11,
called at Ascension Aug. 31, and sailed thence Sept.
2 ; since that time head winds have prevailed. Off
the Azores, on the Ist inst., her maiatopmast yard
was carried away in a heavy gale. _ _

Directions have been received at Chatham dock-
yard for one of the sailing vessels of war attached
to the reserve at that port, which is no longer fitted
for sea, to be broken up by the convicts.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—F. Lewis, engineer, to the Indus,
for the Sparrow; F. IV. Robinson, promoted to Ist
class assist.-engineer to the Victor Emmanuel ; J.
M. Jefferson, paymaster, to the Impregnable, for
disposal ; and J. Campbell, assist.-paymaster, to the
Cumberland. Mr. F. L. Partridge, Mr. A. Calvert
Clarke, and Mr, S. A, Olney have been nominated
to naval cadetships.