New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
FOREIGN NATAL NOTES.

The squald mcanncss OF the Admiralty really ex-
cccdS belief is the comment OF The London Trnth'
regarding the treatment Of staff Commander Macfar-
lane OF the British Navy. Commander Macfarlane
recently met with accident which neccssliatcd the
ampuntion OF one OF his legs. The Medical Board on
August IL. officially pronounced him unfit for active
service, aud later the Admiralty retired him on pen
BUt the retirement was carefully dated back to
August 5. the day on which tho medical examination
took place. and seven days prior to his birthday. II
the retirement had been dated on the 18TH I've would
has allowed him by reason Of tie difference OF years
age Another officer commented upon, the action Of
canery is really very discreditablc'
But the Admiralty has, some other occasions
shown a disposition to be economical. One Of the
latest orders issued from these authorities at White
hall i that men on board OF warshps longer to
be allowed TO use the strands of cordage for
doing up her leaf tobacco has been the custom from
time inmemorial Perhaps the saving thus effected
damaged 110tOn guns.
The Admiralty have been unsparingly criticised
lately because OF tho detective ventilation and other
mscalculatons in the construction of some Of the
new ships. The Magicenne, now on the west coast
of Africa, is declared to be OF bad type One OF
the complaints Is that the floors Of the officers cabins.
which arc Immediately the steering engines,
made 50 he undesirable to naked feet and the
crews quarters are made uncomfortable by their
close proximity to the boilers that several OF the men
experts says OF this ship: The genius who first de-
t6 SmH it matter Of no momcn, that crew should
asphy xiaed baked alive inside the SHIP provaeI
that they sufficiently protected against missiles
from without
Much indignation was recently aroused In American
circles IN London because two American women, who
were making tour through England. were rernsed
permission to visit the Portsmouth Dockyard. the
guards at the gate refused them permission upon tho
plea that strict instructions had been given to admit no
Americans except an "order" from the American
Minister, countesigned by the Foreign ONCE
The experiments recently made with the armor
plates at Annapolis continue 70 disturb the peace Oh
mind OF the Admiralty and OF the armor-plate MANU-
factures In England Previous experiments III FRANCE
Italy, Sweden and elsewhere had shown the ineVi'abie
superiority OF the steel plates over the COMPOUND
yet the Admiralty continued perversey r. cioine their
bstte-ships with the weaker ones. lhey ciuhg W
muzxle Osdlng ordnance in the no'' ,ha rfh va.
Department could be induced 70 ehterua,n ZIG io
a magazine ride and the best arm2r-piato on tne
DESTROYED By shots which failed to even crack the
French plate
The alterations and repairs TO the ne" bri'ish
arnored cruiser Arson continue, and many other de-
fects have come to light since her screwsbafts were
| takcn ont. The Arson has already cost about
The ssn'gsre s i hest sS 10 gums ns vas
she has been waiting the past two and hsM years ears
The DELAY has already cost the country seVefai tou
sand pounds sterling.
Thu new fast British cruiser Andromsche Is being
rapdly made ready for service She Is expected 10
attain speed of twenty knots she ouiit OF steel,
w,th rro,ective decks and belt Of armor Her total
,sna, &c 400 feet and when fully equipped will have
az n aoeme M a 34sI tons and 81 indicated rse power
Of yvr Her srmsment viii consist 0i Two siA.lneh
breechlosdng rides SIX t. ne noua9sr r.nd rns
sna and tveIye fOurteeninch torped0es. is ex-
s@ctsd that she will be finished about April 1.