The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain George W. D. O'Callaghan (1846), to com-
mand the Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, to be re-com-
missioned at Portsmouth. This gallant officer has
served afloat sixteen years. He entered the navy 28th
May, 1825, as first-class volunteer, on board the Came-
lion, 10, Captains George Robert Lambert and Michael
Seymour, stationed in the Channel. In July, 1826, he
became midshipman of the Ramillies, 74, Captain Hugh
Pigot, lying in the Downs for the purpose of the coast
blockade; and he was next, from February, 1827, until
July, 1831, employed in the West Indies in the Barham,
50, flag-ship of Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming,
Druid, 46, Captain Williams Sandon, Grasshopper, 18,
Captain Charles Deare, and Mersey, 26, Captain George
W. Conway Courtensy. Prior to his examination, which
he passed September 8, 1831, he served for a short
period also in the Isis, 50, Captain George Rennie.
In the early part of 1831 ho sailed for the East Indies

as mate of -the Harrier, 18, Captain Spencer Lambert
Hunter Vassal', in command of one of the boats be-
longing to which vessel we find him on two occasions
engaged in attacks upon the Malay pirates. Being
advanced to the rank of lieutenant, June 6, 1834, and
appointed, a few months afterwards, to the Andromache,
28, Captain Henry Ducie Chads, also on the East India
station, he was slightly wounded while in that frigate,
in endeavouring to effect the suppression of piracy in
the Straits of Malacca, and for his services was pre-
sented, in common with the other officers employed,
with a sword by the merchants, &c., of Bombay, be-
sides receiving the thanks of the Admiralty and of the
Chambers of Commerce at Calcutta and Madras. He
returned to England in September, 1837, and was after-
wards appointed on the Mediterranean station—April
24, 1838, to the Talbot, 28, Captain Henry John Cod-
rington; October 25 following, to the Asia, 84, Capt.
William Fisher; January 29, 1839, as first, to the Rhad-
amanthus steamer, Captain Arthur Wakefield, which
vessel he left in July, 1840, and in June, 1841, in a
similar capacity, to the Implacable, 74, Captain Edward
Harvey. He obtained a second promote' commission,
August 11, 1841, and from March 22, 1845, until No-
vember 30, 1846, had command of the Vesuvius steam-
sloop of 280-horse power on the North America and
West India station. He has since been on half-pay.
Lieutenant—T. C. Cholmeloy (1848), late of the
Persia, 12, to be first of the Electra, 14, at Portsmouth.
Chief Engineer—Jabez Barber, to the Valorous steam-
sloop.
Mate—A. C. Cowper, to the Dauntless screw-frigate,
Portsmouth.
Assistant-Engineers—Charles Dickson, to the Sharp-
shooter screw-schooner, Portsmouth; Charles Wright,
to the Termagant screw-frigate, Portsmouth.
Naval Cadet—C. B. Powell (first nomination).
The Dee steam-transport, at Woolwich, it is reported,
will be commissioned in a day or two by Lieutenant G.
M. Smith.
The destination of the Electra, 14, fitting at Ports-
mouth, Commander Morris, is the Australia station.
An opportunity will thus be afforded to the merchants
to send out specie and other valuable freight in a man
of war.

Commander Wilson, appointed to the Geyser steam-
sloo, vice Hand, promoted, has joined his ship at De-
►onport, which will sail in a day or two for the North
American and West Indian station.
On the paying off the Bound, Commander Robert
Hall, at Devonport, the Admiralty were pleased to grant
a pension of 251. per annum to John Potter, quarter-
master, together with a gratuity of 151. and a silver
medal; John Heywood, sergeant of marines, a good con-
duct gratuity of 61. 103.; and Henry Couper, captain of
the foretop, 41. 10s.
Avon, steam-tender, returned to Devonport from
Portsmouth, where she took supernumeraries on Friday
evening. _ _

Corn-wallis, 72, fitting as a store-ship for Hong-Kong,
having been re-coppered, has been taken out of Dock at
Devonport.
Chatham, hulk, having undergone the necessary re-
pairs, was taken out of dock at the same time as the
Cornwallis, and will be towed to her old station at the
Break water, for the use of the workmen employed on
works.

Diligence, store-ship, from Deptford, with stores, ar-
rived at Devonport on Sunday afternoon, on her way to
Gibraltar.

ROYAL MARlNES.—Lieutenant Hutchinson has joined
the head-quarters of the Plymouth division, on his re-
storation to rank in the corps. Lieutenant Sutherland
has also joined, from sick leave; and Lieutenant Blake,
from the Royal Naval Hospital. First Lieutenant
Domville's two months' leave of absence expires on the
2d November, and that of Lieutenant-Colonel Head and
Captain Adair on the sth of the same month.
COAST GUARD STATION.—on Tuesday last a general
inspection of the coast guard of this district took place,
at two P.m. The crews mustered at Seasalter, and went
through the musket exercise, firing blank cartridge,
forming into squares, marching, and countermarching;
they then commenced ball practice at a target, and an
enemy would have stood but a miserable chance with
them; so certain was their aim, that the target was al-
most instantly destroyed. Cutlass exercise followed,
and then the great gun practice, which competent per-
sons pronounced beautiful, the target being struck nearly
every fire. The men bore a very steady
appearance
the field, and well merited the praise bestowed on them
by the comptroller-general. The afternoon
wasgave
de-
lightful, and a numerous and well-dressed company .
e
the field a gay appearance. Fortunately
the whole
o
passed off without any material accident.—
Canterbury
Journal.
fast been added to
THE DUKE OF KENT, 170.—A perfect " Koh-i-noor"
in the science of ship-building has i
the treasures of the painted Hall at Greenwich 110 -
-1 ounted model of a
four-decked 170 gun ship, of 3,.
P"al' in the shape of an
nieganoo mtons burden, which
^t
was planned forty-three
years ago by the late Mr.
Joseph Tucker, one
of the " old school" surveyors of
and execution but also an ap-
art both as to planning
the navy. It is not only iu itself a beautiful work of
of
bnly°l2thue.
and honoured by its accipients—
. architecture,
ap-
propriate and
mueh-
t fer-obuet commended
having bexamplee,m
the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital—with a con-
spicuous standing in the noblest part of the most na-
tionallysynenous .
Ulwiednotwa of the planner,
establishment of
intere.,ting Great Britain, the
strength of which rests 80 forcibly upon the efficiency of
her wooden walks