The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-16 00:00:00

WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.

TUESDAY, Nov. 15.--At half-past one o'clock to-
day his Imperlal Highnesi the Archduke Frederick
of Austria, accompanied by Baron Lebzeltern, Colonel
and Count Dumont, captain in the Austrian army ;
and Counts Polte, Pauluni, and Karoly, captains, and
Maveirovich, commander in the Austrian army, and
Captain Fitzroy, R.N., arrived at the Woolwich
Dockyard in two carriages with four horses each.
His Imperial Highness was received on alighting by
Captain Sir Francis A. Collier, K.C.8., and K.C.H.,
Superintendent of the Royal Dockyard, the officers of
the various vessels of war in the harbour, and the
heads of all the civil departments, mid the Austrian
flag was hosted on the flagstaff during the whole time
his Imperial highness remained in the Dockyard.
The first place visited by the Archduke was the test-
ing-room, where there is a powerful hydraulic ma-
chine invented by I3ramali. On this occasion an
anchor, made by Brown, Lennox, and Co., weighing
61 cwt., which had previously been placed on the
testing-frame, was proved. His Imperial Highness
examined . the whole process very minutely,
and the details were explained to him by Captain
Fitzroy. On leaving the testing-room, the Archduke
Frederick, accompanied by Captain Sir F. A. Collier,
proceeded to view the framework of the Amphion, 36
guns, building on one of the slips, the manner in
which steam-vessels and ships of war are docked when
requisite to examine them, or for repairs, and the forg-
ing of a large mass of iron by powerful hammers set
in motion by a steam-engine. His Iniperihl High-
ness appeared surprised at the immense power and
effect of the hammers in bringing the metal to the
required shape in an incredibly short space of time.
The boat-house was next visited, and on entering a
detached part of the building where the very vene-
rable and substantial specimen of boat-building origi-
nally constructed for the use of Henry Frederick
Prince of Wales, son of James 1., and at least 250
years old, is in progress of being renovated in the
most elegant and highly-finished modern style, his
Imperial Highness appeared struck with the beautiful
symmetry and elegant proportions of this river boat,
and the gorgeous, yet chaste, keeping of the whole
of the richly gilded ornaments. The boat is
forty feet long, and is rowed by twenty
rowers, for whom there is ample room, besides the
steersman or coxswain, and immediate attendants on
her Majesty ; and from the manner and superior
style in which it now appears, there is every reason to
believe her Majesty will next season enjoy many
aquatic excursions on the river, as it is in progress of
being finished in every way worthy of the patronage
of the Queen of England.
In another part of the boat-house is the boat in
which Captain Ross and his enterprising companions
were saved when wrecked near the North Pole. This
interesting relic was also visited; after which the
Archduke proceeded to the store-rooms, and appeared
gratified with their immense variety and the regu-
larity with which they are kept. His Imperial
Highness afterwards visited the manufactory for
making boilers, and witnessed the whole of the power-
ful works in operation;' he then visited the store-
house, and appeared pleased to observe the Chapel in
the upper part of the building. After examining the
keel of the Royal Albert, 120 guns, and the progress
made on that fine ship, the Archduke went into the
interior of the Boscawen, of 70 guns, at present
building on one of the slips, and remained some time.
His Imperial Highness, after going over the dock-
yard for nearly two hours, proceeded to the residence
of Captain Sir F. A. Collier, where he partook of re-
freshments, and then returned to town, evidently
gratified with his reception, and with all he had
witnessed.

AIINGASK CASTLE, N. B.—The Earl of Mansfield I
has been entertaining a party of sporting noblemen
and gentlemen, who have had abundant sport. The
Earl, with Sir Thomas Moncrieffe, bagged 183
pheasants on the first day, the greatest number killed
in one day on any estate north of the Tweed, besides
274 head of hares and rabbits. On the estate of
Arngask the tenantry never complain of the injury
done to their crops, for the landlord always remune-
rates them for any loss sustained by the
giving them a drawback on their rents.
game, by
EGLINTOUN CASTLE, ATRSIIIRE.- The Earl of
Eglintoun, since his return from Newmarket, has
gentlemen. The
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lending her aid to dislodge hare. Upwards
of 150 head of game were killed.
The
beaters and
otheri were treated to a plentiful pie- • me, by orders of
the Noble Earl.