The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-03 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

The Victoria and Albert, Royal paddle yacht, at
Portsmouth, is taking on board upwards of 400
tons of Nixon's nuffryn coal, for experimental
purposes.

The Hero, Donegal, Aboukir, Conqueror, and
Centurion, part of the Channel fleet wintering at
Devonport, have been ordered to take in stores for
Channel cruising.
The Marlborough, 131, screw, Capt. Stewart,
C. 8., has upwards of 70 shipwrights employed
upon her in the steam basin of Portsmouth Dock-
yard. The calking of the ship is two-thirds com-
plete. As yet no signs of decay in any part of the
ship have been discovered by the calking irons of
the wollmen. The true state of the ship cannot,
however, be known until she is placed in dock.
The Prince Regent, 91, converting to a screw at
Portsmouth, was yesterday " set up" in No. 2 dock
for the purpose of coppering and being fitted with
her false keel. She is ordered to be floated out of
dock on the 27th inst.

The Octavia, 51, screw, will be floated ont of
No. 9 dock at Portsmouth on the 11th inst., on the
completion of her conversion from a sailing ship to
a screw. She is sheathed with Muntes metal.

The screw steam frigate Emerald, 51, Capt. A.
Cumming, will be complete in her fittings for the
reception of a flag officer on Saturday next.
The screw steam corvette Jason, 21, Capt. Von
Donop, is expected to leave Plymouth shortly.
The flag ship Formidable, 26, Capt. W. G.
Luard, at Sheerness, yesterday hoisted her lower
yards and topmasts.

The Cossack, 20, screw, Capt. Moorman, went
out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to test her
machinery, under the supervision of the officials of
the dockyard. The trial was quite_ satisfactory,
and at its close the Cossack returned into harbour
to have her compasses adjusted and complete for
sea service. There is a rumour she is destined for
the Mediterranean.

The Sultan line-of-battle ship (hulk), in Ports-
mouth harbour, has been placed in the ship basin
for the purpose of being fitted as a receiving ship
on the plan of the Bellerophon.
The Serpent, 4, gun vessel, was yesterday towed
down the Medway from Chatham by the Adder
steam vessel.

The screw steam gunvessel Nimble, 5, was in-
spected on Monday in Plymouth Sound by Capt.
Arthur Jerningham, previous to sailing for
Bermuda.

The iron screw steam storeship Industry, 2, from
Rio Janeiro, arrived on Monday afternoon in Ply-
mouth Sound, and went immediately up Hamosze.
The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Capt.
John Seccombe, has been placed under the sheers
in Keyham Steam-yard, for the purpose of having
her machinery removed.
The Pandora, 5, screw, was undocked from No.
8 dock at Portsmouth yesterday, after coppering,
and placed in the steam basin to reeeive her ma-
chinery.

The Elfin, Royal paddle yacht, was undocked
yesterday at Portsmouth, and placed in the steam
basin to receive boilers and machinery, &c.

The Chanticleer, 17, screw, received her boilers
yesterday in the steam basin at Portsmouth Dock-
yard.

The blocks in No. 8 dock at Portsmouth are or-
dered to be prepared for the reception of the Glas-
gow, 51, new screw frigate, for coppering, fitting
her valves, &e.

The gunboat Porpoise, at Plymouth, is complete
for service, and will be shortly removed from
Hamoaze into the Sound.

The Mauritius, hired screw transport, arrived at
Spithead last evening with military and naval in-
valids and troops from China.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Star, built at
Mill Wall and fitted at Woolwich, yesterday went
down the measured mile under her own steam, at-
tended by the steamtug Bustler, on trial of her
machinery. The trial was satisfactory..
The authorities at the Devonport Dockyard are
waiting instructions from the Lords of the Admi-
ralty regarding the repairs of the screw steamship
Princess Royal, 91, Capt. Charles Fellowes.
On the occasion of the arrival of her Majesty
the Queen, the Prince Consort, and the junior
branches of the royal family to-day at Portsmouth,
orders have been received that the strictest privacy
is:to be observed, and the usual honours of saluting,
&c., entirely dispensed with.
Capt. F. G. Fanshawe has been appointed Super-
intendent of Chatham Dockyard in the place of
Capt. Goldsmith, whose period of service has
expired.

Dr. 0. Evans has been made an Inspector-Gene-
ral of Hospitals and Fleets, on the retired list.
Lieut. W. R. Busk, Lieut. C. G. Lindsay, and
Lieut. W. Arthur were yesterday promoted to the
rank of Commanders.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. B. Dickson to the
Trafalgar, vice Capt. Fanshawe; Capt. Patey to the
Colossus, vice Capt. Scott, whose period of ser-
vice has expired ; Capt. Fisher to the Pembroke,
vice Capt. Patey ; Capt. Lord F. Kerr to the Blen-
heim, vice Capt. Tatton, whose period of service
has expired ; Capt. C. Vesey to the Impregnable,
vice Capt. Lord Frederick Kerr; John Ker, second-
class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary;
David Crichton, acting third-class assist.-engineer,
to the Edinburgh ; Sidney J. Spark, paymaster
additional, to the Fisgard ; and Henry Knight,
assist.-paymaster, to the Fisgard.

SHIPS OF WAR BUILDING FOR THE
ROYAL NAVY.
From the quarterly return of the strength of the
British navy, just published under the direction
of the Lords of the Admiralty, it appears that there
are 55 vessels of war now in course of construction
at the several Royal dockyards, with an aggregate
of 1,637 guns, and 12,010 horse power, and many
of them in a forward state for launching. The
names of the vessels, together with the place of
building, are as follows
CHATHAM.—The Achilles, 36 guns and 1,250-
horse power; the Belvedere, 51 and 600; the
Bulwark, 91 and 800 ; the Ganymede, 22 and 400 ;
the Menai, 22 and 400 ; the Myrmidon, 4 and
200; the Rattlesnake, 21 and 400; the Reindeer
17 and 200 ; and the Royal Oak, 91 and 800.
DEVONPORT.—The Africa, 11 guns and 150-horse
power; the Cynthia, 11 and 150; the Ister, 36 and
500; the Ocean, 91 and 800; and the Robust, 91
and 800.
WOOLWICH.—The Alligator, 22 guns and 400-
horse power; the Caledonia, 91 and 800; the Dart-
mouth, 36 and 500 ; the Hyperion, 26 and 800 ; the
Pegasus, 4 and 200 ; the Repulse, 91 and 800 ; the
Sylvia, 4 and 200 , and the Wolverine, 21.
PEMBROKE.—The Aurora, 51 guns, and 400-
horse power ; the Guernsey. 4 and 200 ; the Nassau,
4 and 200 ; the Newport, 5 and 80 ; the Perseus,
17 and 200 ; the Shearwater, 11 and 150 ; the Tar-
tarus, 4 and 200 ; the Triumph, 91 and 800 ; the
Tweed, 51 and 600 ; and the Zealous, 91 and 800.
DEPTFORD.—The Circassian, 17 guns and 200-
horse power ; the Columbine, 11 and 150; the
Endymion, 36 and 500 ; the Favourite, 22 and 400 ;
the Jaseur, 5 and 80 ; the Rattler, 17 and 200.
PoRTsMoUTII.—The Dryad, 51 guns and 600-
horse power ; the Harlequin, 17 and 200 ; the
Helicon, paddle dispatch vessel ; the Royal Alfred,
91 and 200 ; and the following steam gun boats :
Bramble, Cherub, Crown, Ministrel, Netley, Orwell,
and Protector.
SHEERNESS.—The North Star, 22 guns and 400-
horse power.
JARROW-ON-TYNE.—The Defence, 22 guns and
600-horse power.
GLASGOW.—The Hector, 32 guns and 800-horse
power.
POPLAR.—The Resistance, 22 guns and 6007
horse power.
MILWALL.—The Valiant, 32 guns.