The Press.
London, England, 1854-05-20 00:00:00

ikt Xabg.

Stu C. Nwprea has given the death vacancy hi the
Cygnet, k, caused by the unfortunate loss of Captain Foote,
to Commander A. Cuming, of the Gorgon, 6, who now
obtains his post rank. Lieutenant A. Anderson, first of
the Duke of Wellington, flag-ship, is promoted to the rank
of Commander, and succeeds Captain Cuming in the Gorgon.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

♦PPOINTMENTS.
Captains—T. Hope to the Indefatigable; Thomas Vernon Wat-
kins to be Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate at Hong-
Kong.
Commanders—Frederick E. Johnston to the Mariner; John
Corbett to the Wolverine; F. A. Campbell to the Hornet.
Lieutenants—Herbert T. Ryves to the Minx; Patrick John-
ston to the Scourge; James G. Goodenough to the Calcutta;
George Newcomen to the Victory; R. C. Tappnall to the Cal-
cutta; Edward Alger and Hamilton E. G. Earle to the Mariner;
James Willcox to the Wolverine; James B. Ballard to the Cey-
lon; John Cawley to the Victory; C. O. H. P. St. John and J. A.
R. Dunlop to the Indefatigable.
Chaplain—The Rev. W. G. Clemenger to the Gladiator.,
Assistant-Surgeon—Joseph Sloss to the Medina.
Acting Assistant•Surgeons—David Porteous to the Gladiator;
James R. Anderson to the Scourge; Chitties J. Row to the Edin-
burgh ; I'homas H. Taylor to the Calcutta; Robert Murphy to
the Powerful.
Masters—Edward F. Cavell to the Calcutta; John Penn to the
Fiagard; John C. Barlow to the Fortvideode; Arthur Thomas to
the Mariner; Horace St. H. Cock to the Wolverine.
Paymasters—William Bowden to the Impregnable; James
S. Mountateven to the St. George; William G. Parmeter to the
Boscawen; William F. Lapidge to the Leopard; John Retallick
to the Stromboli; William D. Jeans to be Secretary to Rear-
Admiral Edward Boxer, C. 8.; Jonathan T. Sparke to the Wol-
veriue ; Thomas G. Gould to the /mperieuse; Charles H. Niblett
to the Magicienne ; John J. Lindsay to the Desperate; William
F. Huygliue to the Mariner.
Second Masters—Thomas Teatman to the Cuckoo; David Batt
to the Medina.

Master's Assistant—John Tucker to the Calcutta.
Clerk•in•Charge—W. S. Freeman to the Medina.
Clerks—John Evans to the Impregnable; W. H. Hitch to the
Victory; Wilson Gage to the fituierv; C. R. L Brockman to the
Scourge; William Howard to the Belleisle; Charles E. Phillips
to the Algiers; Charles Fisher to the Fisgard.
Clerks' Assistants—H. P. Houghton to the Princess Royal;
Thomas Blake to the St. Jean d'Acre ; E. C. Xnevett to the
Powerful; W. H. Allen to the Mariner; John E. Skinner to the
Formidable; Byron Stratford to the Cuckoo; Alexander J. Blair
to the St. Vincent; Allen F. G. Gain to the Valorous; Theodore
A. M. Smyth to the Illustrious; George Prince to the Harpy;
William Shutt to the Excellent.

PROMOTIONS.
Assistant-Surgeons—Lowry J. Monteith and George J. Willes
to be Surgeons.
Second Masters—Stephen Court to be Acting Master; Henry
B. Akaster, of the Impregnable; James M. Share, of the !do-
dealt—to be Masters.

Puttlain.

DR. JAMIESON was the first person who introduced the
umbrella into Glasgow ; this was in the year 1782. He
brought it from Paris, and, when he commenced unfurling
it in the streets, crowds of people followed him in amaze-
ment at the spectacle.
A CURIOUS LarrEn from Revel, of the 14th ult., appears
in the Ost-see-Zeitung. It says, " that General de Berg,
commandant of the place, announced some time since to
the people there that he was going to prove the cannons of
the fortress. At the appointed time all were in the utmost
expectation of hearing a grand cannonade, when what was
their disappointment at hearing only two isolated shots !
It then appeared, on investigation, that the whole of
the guns excepting six were entirely useless ; they were
of iron, and completely corroded with rust. Of the sit
which were discharged, two lost their :puzzles at the Wit
shot."

MAY 20, 1854.

THERE is a Itmarkable man connected with the New
York Customhouse, a Spaniard. His business is to
r eceive and test money. He will pour the contents of a
bag of gold and silver coin into a scale—for it is weighed,
not counted—and in a trice announce the amount in
dollars and cents ; then running his fingers through the
shining pieces, and applying his nose to them, immediately
take out every counterfeit coin. He was never known to
make a mistake in pronouncing money good or bad, and his
infallible instinct for detecting the spurious metal is located
in his olfactory organs.—Mobile Tribune.
GREAT complaints are expressed at the abolition on the
part of the omnibus proprietors of half-fares on the two
great lines of road from the West•end of town to the City.
At present passengers who wish to ride the length of a
single street must pay as much as if they went the whole
length of the journey.