The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-22 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

William Tyler, acting in the Serpent sloop, 12, on
the E tst Indies station, is confirmed to the rank of boat-
swain.
John Derrick, supernumerary boatswain of the St.
George, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Portsmouth, is
appointed to the Excellent gunnery-ship for service in
the Hotspur, 44, at DAvonport.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
The greatest activity prevailed at Greenhithe at the
earliest dawn of light yesterday morning on board the
ships and steamers of Captain Sir Edward Belcher's ex-
pedition for the Arctic regions, the Lightning steam-
vessel, and the steam-tugs ordered to tow the sailing
vesst-is Assistance, Resolute, and North Star down the
river to the Nore, where the tugs will be relieved by the
Basilisk steam-vessel, 400-horse power, Commander
Gardiner, and the Desperate seam-sloop, 400-horse
3
power, Lieutenant Stevens. The vessels of the Arctic
.quadron starred from Greenhithe at a quarter before
five o'clock, A r.,
and at about twelve o'clock noon were
brought up at anchor about twenty miles below Graves-
end, for the purpose of communicating with the com-
manding officers of the Basilisk and Desperate steamers,
and relieving the steam-tugs of their previous duty.
A number of persons went down to Greenhithe in the
course of the day to bid adieu for a time to the officers and
crews of the expedition, but of course they were disap-
pointed. It may be in some degree consolatory how-
ever for them, and all the relations and friends of the
officers and crews of the expedition, to know that letters
will reach them before they leave the Orkney Islands,
it posted before the mail leaves London tnis afternoon.
It may be also important to state that in the event of the
letters not being posted to-day, slight hopes can be en-
tertained that they will reach Stromness in time to be
delivered to the officers and crews of the expedition, as
the mail from Aberdeen only leaves once a week for
Stromness. It should also be particularly remembered
that all letters and papers should be addressed to the
" Arctic Expedition, Stromness."
Ihe Monkey, steam-vessel, left Woolwich yesterday
evening with duplicate sets of sails for the screws-
steamers of the Arctic expedition, to render them doubly
supplied in that necessary description of stores, as these
vess.ls will be moat actively employed, even when their
coals are all consumed. The decks of the whole of the
vessels were piled up with firewood yesterday—a very
large supply of that article having been taken on board.
Among the stores received during the last few days has
been a large quantity of strong Burton ale, in casks.
This agreeable beverage has been found from experi-
ence the most invigorating and refreshing drink for the
sailors, when exposed to extraordinary exertion in the
northern latitudes. The ale has been procured, by di-
rection of the Lords of the Admiaalty, from the brewery
of Messrs. Samuel Allsopp and Sons, of Burton-on-Trent.
E. M. and J. Bettie have supplied stoves to the Resolute,
which occupy but little room, and consume few coals in
comparison to the formerly fitted cumbersome stoves.
Arnot's stoves have been supplied to the Pioneer.
Captain White has presented jars of his curry and
bottles of his anti-scorbutic remedy for scurvy, and Mr.
Arrowsmith several of his new maps, with Penny's
and Dr. Rae's recent discoveries.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE.
MEDICINE.

The examinations for the Licence ad Practicandum
in Medicine will commence on Monday, May 24, at ten
o'clock, A.M., at tho Arts' Schools, under the public
library, and will continue on that and the three follow-
ing days.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Physic will
be examined at the same time by the Regius Professor
of Physic, the Professor of Anatomy, and the Downing
Professor of Medicine.

Gentlemen intending to offer themselves for examina-
tion are requeted to signify the same to the Regius
Professor of Physic on or before Monday, May 17.

The Lowndean Professor will begin a course of lecturas
on Astronomy on Tuesday, April 27, at twelve o'clock,
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