The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Another dock, the ninth
now in this dockyard, was yesterday added to this es-
tabli‘bment. The dock was opened at,noon by the
floating in of her Majesty's ship Neptune, of 120 guns,
in the presence of a very large concourse of officers and
visit ors. This addition renders Portsmont4 more com-
plete fir dock accommodation than any other naval es-
tablishment. The following are the dimensions of the
structure:

ft. in.

Length from the centre of the caisson
groove to the head 306 0
Breadth of the floor ... 36 0
Breadth between the coping ... 92 0
Breadth of the entrance .. •.. 55 0
Depth from the coping to the floor ... 25 4
Depth of the dock ... ..• . 27 0
It is built of Cornish granite upon a pile foundation, and
framed grillage brickwork on cement under the floor.
The following are the chief items used in its con-
struction:—
Fir timber, in piles and
sleepers ... 54,500 cubic feet.
Wrought and cast iron 98 tons.
Concrete 9,300 cubic yards.
Bricks ... 2,972,000
Granite... ~, ... 122,000 cubic feet.
Purbeck stone ... 14,000 cubic feet.
Portland stone... ..• 38,000 cubic feet.
Captain James, R.E., and Mr. 11. Wood, Clerk of the
Works, are the officers under whose superintendence the
dock has been built, which adds another to the several
national works contracted for by Mr. B. Bramble, the
mayor f Portimouth.
The Furious steam-sloop will be launched in the Dock-
yard to-marrow at a quarter to one P.N.
The Thetis, 38, Captain Kuper, arrived at Spithead
from Devonport yesterday morning, and saluted the
royal standard on the squadron, pasging ' through the
anchorage to Cowes; she subsequently saluted the
Commander-in-Chief, and remains for farther orders.
The Stromboli 'steam-sloop, Commander Lord Aure-
lius Beauclerk. followed the royal squadron, and an-
chored at Spithead yesterday morning, where bhe re-
mains.

The Tartarus steam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Sir Godfrey Webster, arrived this morning from the Me-
diterranean. She sailed from Gibraltar on the 14th.
She brought no news, except that two Turkish frigates
and a brig may be hourly expected from Constantinople.
A Turkish steamer, the Wilma's Tijaret, is also hourly
expected at Spithead.
The Meander, 44, Captain the 11.-m. H. Koppel, was
at Hobart Town on the 20th of April, where he had
arrived on the 25th of March from the China station.
Captain William Moriarty, R.M., port officer at Hobart
Town, died there on the 26th March.
The Dutch frigate Princes von Nange is daily ex-
pected at Spithead.
Papers from Auckland, New Zealand, to the 30th of
March, came to hand yesterday. The Fly, 14, Captain
01liver, arrived there on the 28th from Wellington,
where she left the Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine.
Commodore. Martin's sqnadron returned to the Tagus
from a cruise on the 13• h inst
The United States' frigate St. Lawrence, 44, Captain
Paulding, sailed from the Tagus on the 15th inst., for
Southatrpon, en route to the Baltic.
It is reprted to us to day, that a requisition from the
electors of Leith has been forwarded to Rear-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier. inviting him to stand for that port in
the room of Mr. Rutherford.
The Black Rigle Admiralty steam-yacht, and the
Vivid packet, late members of the royal squadron, left
this port on their return to their respective etttions.
The Adventstre naval transport, Mr. Wellington,
Master, R.N., commanding, sailed yesterday afternoon
for Deptford.
The Marlborough, Trafalgar, and Earl of Hardwick°,
Intliamer, sailed yesterday for their several destinations.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 23.—The Linnet packet, baying
had her repairs completed, was taken out of dock on
Tuesday.
The crews of her Majesty's frigate Thetis and steam-
sloop Salamander were paid wages on Wednesday.
tier Majesty's steam-vessel Niger went down the
Sound on Wednesday.
Her -Majesty's steam-vessel Confiance, with Mr,
Brown.(Naster of the Agincourt), and a party of rigger,'
and seamen, having inftow the talmouth lighter, with
j_try-znisatiromd itorroo beard, sailed on Thursday for
idlYereOClf to bring Waco:hug Want* $p skis port