The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Grand Duke Constantine is expected to pass
through Spithead to-day, and will be reeognised as
Admiral Romanoff. _ _ _

The Baron Brunnow arrived at Portsmouth yes-
terday, and passed over to Ryde, Isle of Wight, to
see that proper arrangements have been made at
the Royal Pier Hotel, for his Imperial Highness
and suite, who are expected about four p.m. Sig-
nals will be forwarded to Portsmouth from the sta-
tions at Dover, Deal, &c., announcing the approach
down Channel.
A great number of Russian officers have been
down to Cowes to view the Royal Yacht Squadron
Regatta, and were received with the utmost cour-
tesy by the members of the club.
The Collingwood, 80, in charge of Mr. Stokes,
assistant master attendant, has arrived at Chatham
to be fitted for a screw steam ship.
The Channel squadron crossed royal yards yes-
terday at Spithead after having exercised crews
aloft.
The Belleisle, 6, Com. J. R. Rodd, from the China
station, was paid off into ordinary at Chatham yes-
terday. During the time the Belleisle has been in
commission, upwards of two years she has been
employed chiefly as a hospital ship in the East
Indies and China. Notwithstanding the number of
her crew, she was paid off in a very expeditious
manner, under the superintendence of Captain G.
Goldsmith, C.B.

The following transports are engaged by the War
Department for the shipment of powder andgeneral
war stores from Woolwich—namely, the Amelia, the
Eurydice, the Skipwith, the Adventure, the Sea
Breeze, the Goshawk, the Arthur Padew, the Anna
Maria, the Harwood, and the Cosmos.
The Clara has sailed from Woolwich laden with
230 Eons of powder and stores.
The officers directing the recruiting department
of the navy in Woolwich Dockyard were yesterday
furnished with instructions from the Admiralty to
suspend the entry of novices until Thursday, the
11th inst., when the entry will recommencein fewer
numbers—namely, at the rate of 20 per week only.
The officers are reminded that their exertions for
procuring able seamen are not to be relaxed in con-
sequence of the amended regulations, as that class
or seamen is still required in large numbers.
The gunboat Hind, Lieut. E. F. Kerby, having
had her starboard bilge piece repaired at Keyham,
was undocked on Tuesday afternoon, and appointed
to leave Plymouth yesterday afternoon, with stores
for the Russell, 60, at Falmouth.
The screw steam-frigate Orlando, 50, J. E. Mills,
master, at Devonport, is ready for sea.
The paddlewheel steam-sloop Virago, Commander
Dunn, was placed in the basin at Keyham on Mon-
day evening. She will be fitted and slightly re-
paired so as to run out her commission.
The Turkish line-of-battle ship Shadia is under
the crane at Keyham, receiving her boilers.
The Imperieuse, 51, screw, Capt. Rochfort B.
Maguire, bent sails in Portsmouth harbour yester-
day.
The Simoom, screw troopship, Commander J.
Cook, was undocked at Portsmouth on Tuesday,
and will be redocked again this day.
The Undaunted, sailing frigate, in the ship basin
at Portsmouth, has workmen engaged upon her
affixing the iron plates to her sides for experimental
practice.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Henry Waller to
the Mersey ; Henry Salmond, Acting Mate, to the
Trafalgar; E. R. A. Law and Charles J. Kent,
Midshipmen, to the Neptune ; W. G. Scott, Mid-
shipman, to the Melpomene ; E. Drummond and
B. E. Cochrane, Midshipmen, to the Donegal ; A.
E. Hutchinson, Midshipman, to the Nile ' • J. Cole,
Midshipman, to the Mars ; R. B. Croft, Midship-
man, to the Ccesar; H. F. Stephenson, Midship-
man, to the Emerald ; A. Wallington, Midship-
man, to the Sidon; A. Williams, Acting Mate, to
the Edgar.
A court-martial assembled on Tuesday on board
her Majesty's ship Impregnable, at Plymouth, for
the trial of Mr. Frederick Kirkman, master of
the Gladiator, Commander Hickley, on a charge
of drunkenness. The case as sought to be proved
against the prisoner was, that on the even-
ing of July 27, when the Gladiator left Plymouth
Sound, he was unfit to do his duties from being in
a state of intoxication. Lieut. John Lisle Gilby,
the First Lieut. of the Gladiator, deposed that his
reason for believing the prisoner was tipsy on the
night in question was, that when the prosecutor,
Commander Hickley, desired him to take the bear-
ing of the Eddystone Lighthouse, he considered
he looked at the compass in the wrong direction,
and was unable to answer certain questions put to
him by the commander. The witness afterwards
noticed that the prisoner's walk was unsteady. It
was about nine o'clock in the evening. Owing to
this circumstance the vessel was hove to for the
night, and returned to the Sound at half-past six
o'clock the following morning. William Clarke,
Second Lieut. of the Gladiator, deposed that he
considered the prisoner was not sober, and that he
was unfit to undertake the navigation of the ship.
Mr. Mark Hamilton, surgeon of the Gladiator,
offered similar evidence. The prisoner's defence
was that he had been in a state of excitement con-
sequent upon the vessel leaving the port, but
although he had drunk a small quantity of wine on
board, he denied it had rendered him incapable of per-
forming his duties, or that he was intoxicated.
He called various officers of the Gladiator as
witnesses, who deposed that he was most tempe-
rate in his habits ; and laid before the Court nume-
rous testimonials which he had received from
officers in her Majesty's service. The Court found
the charge proved against the prisoner, and sen-
tenced him to be dismissed her Majesty's service.
Commander Hugh A. Reilly (1858) has joined
her Majesty's ship Pioneer, 6, screw, at Spithead,
vice Commander May, promoted.

DEVONPORT, AUG. 3.
Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour unexpectedly
visited the Calcutta, lying alongside the jetty of
this dockyard, yesterday (Tuesday) morning last.
On the gallant admiral leaving the phip he was
most enthusiastically cheered by the crew, the band
playing " Auld lang syne."