The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-25 00:00:00

2.11 E NAVY.

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Her Majesty's steam troop-ship I)ee, Master Com-
mander Pullen, has commenced shipping steam gear
in Woolwich Dockyard for the following ships of
war now under construction—viz., the 91-gun ship
Albion, building at Devonport ; the 51-gun frigate
Aurora, building at Pembroke; and the 17-gun
sloop Perseus, alga building at Pembroke.
The following vessels have been chartered by the
Board of Admiralty for the service of the War De-
partment, to load from Woolwich as follows :—The
Norfolk, for the Mauritius; the Sarah Love and
Josephine, for Malta; the Damietta, for St. Helena;
the Herrington, for Algoa Bay; the Impetus, for
Barbadoes ; the Devondale, for Colombo ; the Speedy,
for Vancouver's Island; the Livingstone, for New-
foundland; and the steamer Peninsula, for Gibraltar.

The hired transports Western Star and Coquette,
at Woolwich pier, have commenced shipping mili-
tary stores for Malta.
The Himalaya screw troopship,. Capt. Seccombe,
has embarked the troops enumerated in The un of
yesterday, and will sail to-day if the weather mo-
derates.
The crew of the screw steamship Renown, 89,
Capt. Arthur Forbes, at Devonport, will be paid off
to-day.
The screw steam gunvessel Plover, 5, Commander
the Hon. A. L. Corry, at Plymouth, is tow ready for
sea. She was destined first, it was said, for the
coast of Africa, then for the West Indies, and now
it is understood she will be retained for service in
the Channel.
The screw steam gunvessel Arrow, 5, having had
her copper stripped off and shafting taken out,
while in No. 4 dock at Devenport yard, was removed
on Monday morning, preparatory to ler being sold
out of the service. In the afternoon the Viper, 4,
was placed in the dock for a similar purpose.
Rear-Admiral Robert Spencer Robinson, Con-
troller of the Navy, is now at Devonport inspecting
the arsenals and other public works,
The screw steam corvette Alert, 17, Commander
William A. P. Pearce, at Spithead, from the Pacific,
is ordered to Plymouth, where her crew will be
paid off. She will be placed in the Steam Reserve.
The Alert was commissioned at Devonport in Nov.
1859.

In consequence of the extent of her defects, it has
been determined to place the paddlewheel steam
sloop Geyser, 6, Commander G. M. Jackson, at
Devonport, in dock. She discharged her posy der
yesterday.

Norwich. They will probably arrive at Norwich
on Friday.
Major Milward, Brigade-Major, Royal Artillery,
at Woolwich, has gone to the southern district of
England, by direction of the Duke of Cambridge, to
inspect the volunteers. The duties of Brigade-
Major at Woolwich will be performed in the interval
by Major Reilly, C. 8., aide-de-camp to the major-
general commanding, Sir Richard Dacres.
Mr. J. Perry, the builder and contractor, has
just completed a range of buildings at the back
of the Royal Artillery mess quarters at Woolwich
as billiard and smoking rooms, for the more ample
accommodation of the officetb and their friends.
Much care has been bestowed on their proper heat-
ing and ventilation. For the latter purpose a long
exterior gallery, or " eastern balcony," supported
by heavy iron pillars, runs along the length of the
building. The entire cost has been defrayed from
the funds of the mess committee.

In consequence of the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines being at present below its required strength,
additional recruiting parties have been despatched
to various districts, with instructions to use great
diligence in obtaining serviceable men for the corps.
Yesterday a draught of the 2d battalion of the
6th Regiment left Colchester Camp for Gibraltar. It
consisted of two sergeants, four drummers, and 60
rank and file, under the command of Capt. Stillman,
who was commanded by Lieut. Hall and Ensign
Collis. The draught proceeded to Portsmouth, and
embarked on board the Megvera, in which they ar-
rived from Ireland only a few weeks since.
General Dennis Herbert, whose death we have to
announce, was one of the senior Generals in the
army. The deceased, who expired on the 19th inst.
at Exeter, served on the Continent with the army
under Lord Moira and the Duke of York. He was
engaged in the Carib war in St. Vincent's, at Port-
au-Prince, in St. Domingo, and at Fort Irois, dur-
ing the three months' siege, and also at the siege of
Copenhagen in 1807. His commissions bore date :
Ensign, Jan. 1794 ; lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1794 ; cap-
tain, Feb. 21; 1799; major, Jan. 30, 1800 ; lieut.-
colonel, Jan. 28,1808 ; colonel, Jane 4, 1814; ma-
jor general, May 27, 1825 ; lieut.-general, June 28,
1838; and general, June 20, 1854.
Capt. Oakes 1- as been appointed Adjutant of the
West Suffolk Militia, in the room of Capt. M'Gre-
gor, who retires with the rank of Honorary Major.