The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-12 00:00:00

NAB' AL INTELLIGENCE.

Tag ARMS EXPEZITION.—We omitted to mention the name,
of Commodore Sir Francis Collier, K.C.B. (under whose active
superintendence the discovery ships have been fitted out at Wool-
' wich), and of Commander Fitzjames, the second Captain of the
Erebus, in our list of the distinguished officers and others con-
nected with this interesting expedition, who were entertained on
Thursday at dinner by the Earl of Haddington, at the Admiralty.
The Earl of Haddington, Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage,
and Captain Hamilton, of the Admiralty, with the Marquis of
Northampton (the President of the Royal Society), visited the
Erebus and Terror discovery ships at Woolwich yesterday. fir
Lordships were received by Commodore Sir Francis Collier, the
Superintendent of the Dockyard, and Captain Sir John Franklin,
K.C.8., the chief of the Arctic expedition.

ADMIRALTY LEVEE.—The Earl of Haddington, yesterday,
granted interviews to those officers only who had arrived from the
country to see his Lordship. They were—Captains W. W. Wu-
derson, C 8., K. H. ; E. T. Parrey, W. A. Willis, T. F. Bangle,
Herbert Bruce Powell; Commanders T. Vernon Watkins, Augus-
tus H. Ingram, John H. Bowker, William Edward Curlewis,
Henry C. Hawkins, E. B. Westbrooke, E. T. Crouch, Edward
Dixon, Thomas Wilson, Philip A. Helpman, Charles C. Owen i
Lieutenants E. W. Ward, W. R. Payne, A. Darby. Henry
Brett, W. W. Fead. There will be no levee held by the First
Lord next week.

Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Duraford King, the Commander-In-
Chief at Sheerness, is absent on leave ; and Commodore Sherriff
has his broad pendant eying on board the Poictiers, at Chatham, as
the senior officer.

The experimental line-of-battle ship squadron witl be ready to
proceed on their trial cruise early in June. They will all go out
together.

The Trafalgar, )20, Captain Martin, was to have gone to the
Nore, from Sheerness Harbour, on Wednesday, but Captain Thom-
son being busy adjusting compasses at Woolwich, could not go
there to adjust hers.

The Vernon, 50, Captain Fitzgerald, progresses, in her fittings
for sea, at Sheerness Basin.

The Racehorse, 18, Commander Hay, sailed from Devonport on
Thursday, at 230 P.M., for South Australia, with specie.
The Spy, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant Commander Wooldridge, has
been discharged from Sheerness Basin, and is ready for sea. She
does not want any able seamen, as stated in a paper which ought to
know better.

At Sheerness—The Trafalgar, Ocean, Raven (having returned
on Monday, with seamen volunteers), Spy, Herald, and African
steamer, in harbour.
The Ganges, 84, advanced ship at Sheerness, is taking on board
her chain cables.

LAUNCHES OF THE RALEIGH, 50, AND CALYPSO, 20, AT CHATHAM.
The Raleigh, 50 guns, and Calypso, 20 guns, were yesterday
launched from Chatham Dockyard, the Calypso at ten minutes past
one o'clock and Raleigh at ten minutes before two, going atlas
slips in splendid style. The Calypso was named by Miss C. Sher.
riff, daughter of the Captain Superintendent, and the Rakish by
Miss Train, a friend of Capt. Sir Wm. Symonds, who with his
son, Captain Symond., were present, and also Capt. Sir Baldwin
Walker, of the Queen, and the heads of the various departments.
Notwithstanding the inauspicious state of the weather, It raining
at intervals from the early part of the morning, there were from
6,000 to 7,000 respectable persons present, most of whom got a
good drenching, as, about half-past one, the rain came down very
smartly, and continued during the afternoon. The Captain Super.
intendent and Master; Shipwright, Mr. Zaire, gave entertainments
after the launches. The Royal Marine band and the dockyard
band were in attendance, and enlivened the scene with many fa.
vourite airs.

'e gave, last week, the dimensions of the above ships, as or..
dercd, and now give them as built.
THE RALEIGH, 50.Guw FRIGATE.

Ordered. Built.
ft. in. ft. in.
Length between the perpendiculars... 180 0 180 0

of keel for tonnage
Breadth, extreme .
for tonnage
moulded
Depth in hold
Burden iii tone 1934 69.64 1936 78-94
Old rule
New 1374 974-4500
Forward.
ft. in.
Launching draught of water
_ .

Aft.
R. In.
17 9

_
Broke in launching 0 Oi
Weight on board ...
THE CaLN-rho, 20 Gums.
Ordered. Built.
ft. in. ft. in.-
Length between the perpendiculars l2O 0 120 1

of keel for tonnage
99 31
Breadth, extreme ..............•
for tonnage .. 37 2 37 3i

moulded
Depth in hold 9 7 9 7
Burden intone 731 8.94 734 42.94
Old rule 734 42.94
New 473 649-3,600
Forward. Aft.
ft. in. ft. in.
Launching draught of water ...... 9 2 13 2
Broke in launching ...... ...... 0 Oi
Weight on board 4 tons 6 cwt.

The Raleigh is built from the design of Mr. Fincham, the
master shipwright of Portsmouth, and was the only 50. gun frigate
allowed to be built during the time of supreme dictation of the
Surveyor of the Navy. She is two feet narrower beam than the
Vernon, but much like her in other respects, or she would not
have been allowed to occupy a slip in a royal dockyard. As it was,
however, the surveyor was well satisfied with her similarity to the
" intuitive" form, and " did not care how many Raleighs were
built."

The Calypso, 90, corvette, is a sister vessel to the Dido (whose
fast-sailing qualities turn out to be all moonshine), and conse-
quently one of the pets of the Navy-office. She was taken into
duck yesterday, to have her bottom coppered and to be fitted for
commissioning.
The Active, 36, at Chatham, is progressing very fast in build-
ing, and is expected to be launched in July nest.
The Speedy cutter, Lieut. Commander George Spong, has left
Sheerness for Glasgow.
The Emerald tender has returned to Portsmouth from Sheerness.
The Duck lighter arrived at Devon port on Wednesday, with
stores from Sheerness, and the Quail lighter, from Pembroke.
The Juno, 21, is fitting at Sheerness, for commission. The St.
Lawrence, 46, Alarm, 26, and Brilliant, 20, are in dock there.
The Vulture, steam-frigate, Captain Maodougal, is progressing
in her fittings for sea, in Sheerness Basin. She is waiting for some
the smiths being very busy, working from 5 A.m. to
7iropn.mw,oincluding
the dinner hour.
The Medea, steam-sloop, Commander Warden, called at Sheer-
ness, on her passage to Woolwich, on Tuesday, with some super-
numeraries from Portsmouth.
The Jackal!, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Paseo, at
Devonport, has had first-class engineer John Hetherington, and
second-class engineer George Cookley, appointed to her.
The Retribution, steam-frigate, was taken into dock at Chatham,
on Thursday, to complete her fittings for sea services.
The Sampson, steam.frigate, is fitting in Sheerness Basin By
commission.
THE Jawns.—This steam-sloop made another attempt yesterday
forenoon to work her engines. After trying all in their power,
without effect, they were forced to give up, and the Ruby, steam.
tug, took her in tow and proceeded with her to Gillingham. She
is regarded as a failure by scientific men at Chatham.

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Lord John Russell has kindly consented to preside
at the anniversary dinner of the Farringdon General Dispensary
and Lying-1 n Charity, on the 4th of June.
MR. BALFE'S NEW OPERA, "THE ENCRANTRESS."—
Moos. De St. Georges has arrived in town to superintend the re-
hearsals of this opera, the libretto of which he has written,. Mr.
Balfe seems to have been inspired by the beauty of the poetry,:as
he has been very fortunate in composing many melodies remarkable
for their beauty and freshness of style. There are thirty pieces of
music in the opera, ten of which are sung by the charades Anna
Thillon. Many novel effects are introduced in the- bra: Lure.
mist en scene is worthy of a theatre royal, sod the peeler/
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indeed splendid, Madame Anna Millen changing beg seaman
Wen times.