The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-21 00:00:00

DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS.

Devonport—Gilbert Kemp, John Thomas, and John Baw-
den, reduced leading men, and John Congdon, W. Rippea.
and T. Wheeler, shipwrights, to be acting leading men.
Richard May, to be acting foreman, vice Fincham, who is SIP.
perintending the fitting of the Ajax, 72, as a steam-guard
ship for Portsmouth, at Mr. White's yard at Cowes. Francis
Lampen, leading man, to be acting inspector, vice May; and
Messrs. Peek, Harris, Egg, and Tremeer, shipwrights, to be
acting leading men, to fill up the vacancies which have
arisen in consequence of the 100 extra shipwrights having
been entered to fit the Forth and Seahorse, 44-gun frigates,
as block-ships for this port.
Superannuation—George Harris, shipwright, on a pension
of 241. per annum.
Wootwicn, Nov. 20.--The Geyser steam-vessel, Com-
mander E. J. Carpenter, arrived at Woolwich on Monday af-
ternoon from the Mediterranean station to be paid off. Com-
modore Sir Francis A. Collier, Knt., C.B. and K.C.H., went on
board on Tuesday morning to inspect the men and vessel,
and expressed himself highly pleased with the manner in
which they performed their exercises, and the excellent con-
dition of the vessel.

The Grampus, 50, Captain H. B. Martin, C.B. has hoisted
the pennant, and is now taking in her shot and shells for ser-
vice. Her draught of Water being 22 feet, it is supposed hes
guns will be taken in lighters to Sheerness, and put on board
at that port. Great numbers of naval officers from London
and the country daily visit this splendid 50-gun Itigate,
razeed from a 72-gun ship, and forming a perfeet specimen
of a powerful man-of-war.

The steam of each of the four divisions of the moving
power of the engines of the Terrible war-steamer was tried
upwards of a month ago, and found to be in excellent order.
The paddle-wheels being now attached, the steam of the whole
of the four divisions was put on to-day by the aid of the 24 fur-
naces, six to each division, and every preparation made for
trying the working of the entire power (800 horse) at one
time; but the care required in testing by degrees the adap-
tation of the respective parts to each other prevents the final
result being given by this post.
The Alecto steam-vessel, Commander F. W. Austen, is
still in the basin. Between Monday last and yesterday a
metal cap belonging to the windlass was missing, and was
reported by the master shipwright to the captain superin-
tendent. Instructions were censequently given to police-
constable 268 R, named Buckley, to endeavour to trace the
property. On visiting a marine-store-dealer's shop in Sun
alloy, Woolwich, he did not find the missing article, but he
happened to arrive at a time when a number of articles of
Government property fell into his hands, and were secured
by him. The quantity of ♦aluable brass and copper metal
he seized weighed about half a cwt., and consists of bolts,
nails of various sizes, and copper sheathing, all bearing the
broad arrow, as they were discovered before time had been
allowed to melt them down. The marine-store dealer,
named John Filer, was taken into custody, and will be
brought before the magistrates at Woolwich. John Filer
has been convicted before and fined 51. for a similar offense,
Amongst other articles found, not belonging to Govern-
ment, were lumps of metal, the remains of publican's pew-
ter pots, of which a great many have recently been missing
at Woolwich.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

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