The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-13 00:00:00

COCIAT CIRCULAR.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Assistant Engineers—James Downey, George Cork,
John Wynhall, to the Sirooom; W. E. Tabean, to the
Ajax, 58, screw guard-ship, Queenstown.
Boatswain—George Ray, to the Simeom.
Carpenter—S. Croggan, to the Simoom.
The paymaster of the Hydra steam-sloop, Commander
Belgrave, which sailed on Tuesday evening for the Cape,
was left behind, not having returned to his ship at the
ime she was ordered to proceed to sea.
Pilot, 12, Command( r V. G. Hickley, from the East
Indies, last from Ponsinouth, arrived at Devonport at
4 15 on Wednesday afternoon. She will be insps cted,
and having discharged her powder, come into harbour to
be paid off.
Spartan, 26, and the Desperate screw steam-ship of
400-horse power, are nearly ready for commission.
Diligence naval transport was expected to sail yester-
day, from Devonport, with stores for the fleet at Lisbon.
Marceaverer lighter, Ross, sailed to-day with stores
for Portsmouth and Chatham.
The following warrant officers, attached to Devonport
ordinary, having on survey been reported unfit for fur-
ther active service, have been discharged on suporannu-
ation:—Messrs. Wallis, gunner, on 751. per annum;
Freernar, ditto, 651.; Nicholson, ditto, 551.; Williams,
ditto, 40!.; Hale, carpenter, 60/ ; and hard, ditto, 641.
A boat, belonging to the Arnobion, 30, advanced
screw-:ihip, at Sheerness, was capsized in a sudden squall
oa Tuesf'a 7, when ono on: of three hands in the bout was
drownee.
PonTsmourn, FEB. I2.—At the examination of offi-
CCT3 t quality tor the rank of lieutenant to-day, at the
Royal Naval Collage, no following passed:—Mozsrs.
S. W. G. P. May, is. S. /Cares, W. Weymouth, R.
13radbhaw, J. 11. J. AlexanJer, H. C. I3urleigh, C, J.
Rowley, 11. 1.1-Iz-:ooclz,T, F. E. G. Earle, T. 0. Kidd,
W. F. Edward,,,., F. Hf-,rdy, G. 11. Burnaby, A. C. Bal.
hvgall, and 11. L. IZAind.
The following second masters also passed for mas-
tars: —Mesz:rf. J. M. Hockley, J. C. Jone., H. C. A.
Wilkinson, E. bwaiu, P.I. T. Wright, and 0. F. Clc-
mentson.

The following young gextlTneen at the same time
passed examinations qu.lifying for entry into the
service as naval cadets :—Nlessrs. W. M. Bridger, W.
N. Tule% H. C. A. Brand, C. C. Hassel!, and W.
Brabazon.
. .

The Simeon new iron stearn•frigate hoisted the pen.
dant yesterday. Captain Kingcome, late of the 80,.
leisle, commissioned her for troop service. She was to
have gone out of harbour to-Jay, and the Rodney, 92,
was taken from this port
was removed for the convenience of allowing her to
swing for the adjustment of her compasses, but, at the
last moment, it was discovered something was the matter
tlice_LE;Ltenam.i.:isel°t6Pe advanced steam squadron
with the engines, so she is delayed from going to spit-
head for a day or two.
Expedition
is at
ot
Tipthheaevt°AsniPragutirnotsn. Shc took down a party of Officers and
men from the Excellent to join the ilotspusrosiogounwninteoherybayesthtoihn:
arrival of the
wilt proceed
wl2it.h—tShuargAeroanticßEo
(islBo2rd7)ered to be mecleo,tefnulalnytrieheadly.eamt
adleVapiplication fer
15ih of April next; but he has permission
bebut it is not expected that
his Own judgment with a boat party on the
expedition at Wellington Channel.
eoxr elitel
Upwards of fifty I;
mseor
tional steamer of more °PPcinted,powerth unless au addi-
an either of those O-
r( wiy in cornmision 15 plac2rl at
Sir Edword Belcher, which is anxiously rveictehaina four
the. service of Captain
be the case by all the officers s anxiously wished should
Lieutenant Robertson, of*
here, had the pendant. hoistedthe steam department all ;at
the Assistance, the p this morning on board
Picneer. Resolute, the lntrepid, and the
Captain Sir Edward Bel
in the forenoon '
tailing and gave eber arrived at the dockyard
works on the e dirctions to commence the
versels immediately, and in the
course of the day s cf .
bowe.of
~__
,c, ca. Ailing waq put up to sharpen the
advantage" e, 11-ststaticu and Resolute, which will be of
to them •I" a —en towed by the steamers.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON
STANDING ORDERS.
WOLVERHAMPTON JUNCTION BAlLWAY.—Yesterday
this company's Bill to mato a railway to connect the
Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway with
the Shtcwsbury and Buckingham Railway, and for
working arrangements with them, and station ap-
proachee, at a cost of 104,0001., was declared not to have
complied with the standing orders.
DORCELESTEP. AND EXETER COAST RAILWAY.—no
standing orders were declared not complied with in this
case, for making a railway from Dorchester to Exeter at
a cost of 490,0001.
YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—In this case,
for a branch line to the Victoria or East Dock at Hull,
the standing orders were not complied with.
LEICESTER-SQUARE IMPROVEMENT.—The Bill to pro-
vide for the improvement of Leicester-square, and to
secure Mr. Wyld in the possession and enjoyment of the
enclosed garden or area, yesterday complied with the
standing orders. The Bill sets forth that Mr. Wyld has,
Globe"), and has planted
at considerable cost, erected a building (the
• Great
and otherwise improved the
square, which, from its formerly ruinous and dilapidated
condition, was a detriment and nuisance to the neigh-
bourhood. It states that Mr. Wyld has purchased the
fee-simple and inheritance of the square and garden, and
the seine has been duly conveyed to him, but that divers
persons chino rights in respect of it, and that it is desir-
able Mr. Wyld should be quieted in the possession and
enjoyment of the square and garden, but that the same
cannot be effected without the aid and assistance of Par_
Lament.
The following Bills also complied with the standing
orders : —Lincolnshire Estuary (for inclosuro of lat ds and
improvement of Waiail,et Harbour). Clausen's 1a•,,,t
Flax Company (for
working patents in England). lit•pt-
ford Gaslight Company (for Incorporation), and itailway
Passengers Assurance C ompany.

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Mr. Layard, .
Secretary
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Extract of a letter from
Iklr. George Pates, chemist, Exeter, Dec. 31, 1851. "To
Professor Holloway. SAmong the many persons who
have derived benefit from your excellent medicines, I may
of State for Foreign Affairs.
mention a poor woman residing at Kinford, who had a bad
log of a severe description for many months. She was under
the care of several eminent surgeons, but obtained no relief.
At length the clergymanof
sub-
scription to purchase from me some of your Ointment and
Pills, and in a few week they effected perfect cure of her
s a
leg and restored her to good health."—Sold by all Druggist!,
the parish kindly raised a
and at Professor Holloway's Establishment; 2441 StatiO,
London.

The add WINDSOR, FED. 12.
itions to the Ro3al dinner party last ‘vening
werclfer yhighness the Duchess of Kent, the
Lady it* Waiting to her linyal Highnese, the Bareness
de Sp oft, Lady Caroline Barrington, and Sir George
Cauper.
The Queen, with the Prince of We,lee, walked in the
Home Park and Slopes this morning.
Tbn Princess Royal and the younger members of the
R')3•3l Family took their u mai walking and pony exercise.

- -
A deputation. from the Royal Patriotic end Industrial
society of Scotland and the Committee for Industrial
Mr. Charles Cowan, M.P.
(of
P., Mr. Charles Forles Mr. Benja-
Rrlief, consisting of Cluny Macpherson, Macleod of
mac,e3,l, Sir John Heron Maxwell, Sir Duncan Mac-
d7ouChe R.Cae.bvF.b.e'Rile.nrMy tho Rev. John Ken-
nedy, Mr. John Bayley, M.
.. r. George Bain (hen, secre-
tary to the Highland Society), Mr. Frederick William
Caldwell (of Mishnish), and Mr. Charles Bond (secre-
tary of the society), had aninterview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Mastermar, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Deputy
Harrison, Mr. Blake, Mr. Perkins, and the City Re_
membrancer, had an interview with Lord John Russell
yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Hon. William Begot had an interview yesterday
with Sir George Grey at the Home-office. The Earl of
Waldegrave had also an interview with the Right Hon.
Baronet.

Sir Anthony Perrier and Dr. Sutherland had an inter-
view yesterday with the General Board of Health at
their offices, Whitehall, on the occasion of their return
from Paris, where they have been attending as two of
the delegates to the Sanitary Convention recently held
in that city.

Lord Stanley of Alderley attended yesterday for the
first time at the Board of Trade.

THE NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITION.-Sir Edward Bel-
cher, C.B , the commander of the new Arctic expedition,
it is said, prefers the North Star, 26, to the Resolute, for
service. No doubt the man-of-war would make the best
depot. Lieutenant Sherard Osborne will again com-
mand one ache screw-tenders, and Commander M'Clin-
tock will command the other. Commander Richards,
late of the Acheron steam-vessel, at New Zealand, will
go in Sir E. Belcher's ship.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—Edward Nares (1848), to the Excellent;
John Allen (1841), to the Boscawen, 70, flag-ship, Chat-
ham; A. Luckraft 1838), to the Vesuvius, 6, steam-
sloop, Devonport.
Surgeon—James A. Miller (1846), to the Simoom
screw troopship, Portsmouth.
Chief Engineer—John Boswell, to the Simoom.
Assistant Surgeons—Dr. James Young (Jan., 1851),
confirmed to the Cumberland, To, flag-ship, West
Indies; John 5,)10 (1845), to the Tyne transport, Wool-
wich.