The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, APRIL 22.—Masters—John G. Mugford
(1841), to the Amphion, 34, screw-frigate, of 300-horse
never' advanced war steamer, at Sheerness; Stephen
Spain (1846), to the Cyclops, paddla-wheel steam-frigate
of 320-horse power, advanced war steamer, at Sheerness.
Second Master Henry W. Inglis (1849), recently
serving in the Vulcan, screw steam troop-ship, to the
Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth.
Master.'s Assistants—W. L. Dcdds and W. E.
M`Grath to the Fisgard flagship at Woolwich.
Commander George L. G. Bowyear (1851), having
completed a course of study of steam at the tactory at
Woolwich Dockyard, was examined on Monday and
Tuesday last by Mr. Charles Atherton, chief engineer,
and having been found to have acquired a knowledge of
the properties and the uses of the various parts of
marine steam-engines, received his certificate ac-
cordingly.
The Vivid, Dover mail steam-packet, Captain Smithett,
will be ready to return to Dover on the 24th inst., to re-
sume her duties on that station. She has been fitted
with now boilers.

The Herald surveying-vessel, Captain Henry Mangles
Denham, is expected to arrive at Woolwich this evening
from Chatham, to receive her heats and other articles
previous to her departure vith her tender, the Torch,
Lieutenant Commander Chimmo, for the purpose of sur-
veying the South Seas, where she will be employed in
that arducui duty among the numerous islands inhabited
by savages for a period of from Ave to seven years.
The Agamemnon, 90, building at Woolwich Dock-
yard, will bo ready for launching after Saturday next;
but, according to present arrangements, the launch will
not take place until the 21st of Mcy, between two and
three o'clock in the afternoon. The ways have been
completed and carried out to the river, and seats are in
progress of being put up to accommodate a number of
spectators on the occasion of the launch taking place.
It is expected this fine vessel will be commissioned
shortly after she is launched, as it is desirable to have
her tiled at the earliest possible period. Captain the
Hon. Henry Keppel (1837), formerly of the Meander,
44, is named as likely to have the command of her.

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The Queen held an Investiture of the most Honour-
able Order of the Bath, at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. Her IVlajesty the
Queen, overeign of the Order, and Field-Marshal his
Royal Highness the Prince Albert, Great Master of
the Order, were conducted to the Throne-room by the
Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward.
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Wellington, Lord Viscount Straugford, General Lord
Viscount Combermere, Field-Marshal the Marquis of
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Lord Broughton knelt before the Cross present,
Queen, and her Ma-
jesty, with the Sword of Stet
to confer the honour of knighthood e, was graciously pleased
who had the honour to kiss upon his Lordship,
Queen then, with the
assistance
invested Lord Broughton of the Grand Master,
on with the riband and badge of
a Knight Grand Cress
having delivered to h" (civil division) of the Bath, and
kissed his t the star, his Lordship again
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hand, and retired.
introduced, end w nights Grand Cross wore severally
assisted by ere respectively invested by her Ma-
jesty,with the insignia h
of is Royal Highness the Great Master,
a Knight Grand Cross (military
division) of the Order of the Bath, viz.:—General Sir
Peregrine Malt'
-and, Admiral the Hon.. Sir Thomas
Bidden Capel, Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Wood-
ford,Fax Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie,
Lieutenant-General Sir John Fo ‘..
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Thu officer:, were not knighted, that honour having
been already conferred upon them.
L' teutenant• General Sir Thomas Downman, Vice-
Admiral the Honourable Sir Anthony Maitland, and
Lieut-General Sir Archibald Maclaine were invested
by the Sovereign as Knights-Commanders (military
division).
Maier-General John Owen, Lieut. General George
Charles D'Aguilar, Lieutenant-General Henry Gold-
finch, Lieutenant-General John Bell,Lieutenant-General
George Brown, Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, and
Rear. Admiral William Fairbrother Carroll, were intro-
duced, and bad the honour of Knighthood conferred
upon them by the Queen, and were invested by her Ma-
jesfy with the insignia of Knights Commanders (mili-
tary division),
The Queen had a dinner-party lest evening at
Buckingham Palace. The company included the Duchess
of Atholl, the Marquis of Salisbury, En.' Delawsrr, the
Earl and Countess of Wilton, Earl Jermyn, Lord ' El-
phinstone, Lord and Lady Cremerne, end ColonelWyld.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, on Wednesday, at
Buckingham Palace. t
. Prince Leopold of Saxe Cuburg went to Claremon
yesterday morning, and visited the Countess de Neuilly
and the French Royal Family. His Serene Highness
hness
took leave Of her Majesty and his Royal . Higham
Prince Albert last evening, and quitted Bucking
Palace at a quarter before eight o'clock, for the terminus
of the South-Eastern Railway, travelling to Dover, en
route route to Ostend and Brussels.
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The Finance Committee of the B. for
1851 had a meeting yesterday, at the
the Exhibition of
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London had an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. J. W. Henley and Lord Celehester at the Board
of Trade.
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EMIGRATION.—LiNcoLN.—A banking agent in
Lincolnshire writing to his principal says:—" Cash seems
to be drawn out of this neighbourhood rapidly. I suppose
it must be by the emigrants, who are going in large numbers
from some parishes. As many as 40 or 50 neighbours sail ha
A ship."