The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Admiralty orders have been despatched to Vice-
Admiral W. J. Hope Johnstone, Commander-in-
Chief at the Nore, to direct a careful look-out to be
kept for the Resistance, 22, iron steam frigate. Im-
mediately on her arrival at the Nore every facility is
to be given for her passage up the river to Chatham
dockyard, where she is to complete fitting for sea.
The Barossa, 21, 400-horse power, screw corvette,
attached to the steam reserve at Chatham, got up
steam at her moorings on Tuesday, for the purpose
of trying the improved condensers, patented by Dr.
Normanby, and recently fixed on board. The trial
was made under the superintendence of the inventor
and a number of the officials, and at its termination
the results were stated to be eminently satisfactory.
The result of the trials recently made on board
Formidable, 84, flagship at the Nore, to test the
merits of a three-light code of night signals, the in-
vention of Mr. E. Hawthorne, connected with
Sheerness dockyard, being highly satisfactory, and
a very favourable report of the invention having
been made to the authorities, an Admiralty order
has been received at Sheerness dockyard, directing
a return to be prepared of the probable cost of pro-
viding the necessary fitments for the adoption of the
new code if supplied from the Government stores.
The Edgar, 89, screw, Captain George P. Mends,
refitting at Portsmouth, is under orders to be ready
by the 30th inst. for proceeding to the Mediter-
ranean. None of her fittings as a flagship dre to be
removed until further orders.

The Pin-oton, 51, screw, Capt. E. Tatham, sailed
from Spithead yesterday afternoon for the Gulf of
Mexico, calling in at Plymouth Sound.
In consequence of the representations made to the
Admiralty by the directors of the Medway Steam-
packet Company at Chatham that the Government
steamers have been in the habit of towing mer-
chant vessels up the river during the passage to
Chatham on Admiralty business, a court of in-
quiry has been assembled, by order of the Admi-
ralty, under the presidency of Captain C. Wise,
superintendent of Sheerness dockyard, and Aide-
de-Camp to the Queen, to investigate the charges.
The Court having terminated its sitting has made
its report to the Admiralty, the result of which has
been that an order has been received for the suspen-
sion of Mr. Harvey, Master-Commander of the
African steamer, one of the steamers against which
complaint was lodged, pending their lordships' de-
cision on the subject. Mr. Harvey is an officer held
in high estimation, and considering that he per-
formed the friendly acts out of kindness, and with-
out receiving any reward, much commiseration is

felt towards him in his present situation.
The undernamed gentlemen, Second Masters,
were yesterday promoted to the rank of Master :
—John S. Crompton, Andrew Farmer, John G.
Mongan, John J. A. Gravcner, W. J. Cunningham,
George Stanley, Francis B. Christian, John W.
Collinson, and John Phillips.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Edward F. Kirby,
to the Cornwallis ; M. Baird, confirmed as second-
class assist.-engineer in the Shamrock ; and John
R. Taylor, clerk, to the Nile, as supernumerary.