The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-29 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Tucker,
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Clerks—Nicholas Giles, William J. Jenkins
Penguin), and Richard J. Wiggens have been promoted
to the rank of paymaster. (of the
hard Cook, to the Edinburgh, 58,
Engineers—John Davey, to be chief of the Ist class;
to the Impregnable 1:4 ship,
John A. Burton, to be assistant 181 class; Chas.
aniel Fininean has been con-
e. Barr, to the
to class.
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iricp OINTMENTS.
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Shanks,em onutlip.
FWilliain s,
Dtvonport.
firmed to the Fantome.
flag-
ship, .8 swisptofionitwEi
cnbg;i nue earrsr—y
Fisgard flag-
troop-ship, Portsmouth; John A. _to the Vulcan screw
Dwyer, and Richard Taplin, to Burton, Charles A. O.
screw-ship, Portsmouth; Charles the Edinburgh, 58,
Thompson, to the Geyser steam-sloop; Tucker and John
to the Encounter screw-cor ----11°°P; P. T. Gonioby,
Midshipmen—Hon. F. corvette, Portsmouth.
84, Mediterranean J. Boyle
;w.C. H. , to the Vengeance,
steam-sloop, Deroli port. Saunders, to the Buzzard
Master's, Assistant—John Motley,
steam-sloop, PertAnctith. to the Basilisk
PORT,DICAITH, FRIDAY.--The
Captain Lcrcl Ado, . Fairy royal Yacht.
Aide-dr-Camp to tl-,''P"s Fttzclarence, G.C.H., Naval
the Royal F - .- Queen, embarked her Majesty and
rawly at C '
noon, and brought them-"veal at two o'clock this after-
stlutes and loyal up to this port under the usual
Fairy Was
navigated demonstrations en route to London.
by
yard.b
1-' Commander Crispin and on the Queen disem-
barking, she was received Cris in
' Admiral Sir 'rhos. Briggs,
G.C.m.(l „,, by
~ major-General Simpson, Rear-Admiral Pres-
cott, C. 8., Captain Sir Edward Parry, Major Maitland,
Captain Monck (acting Brigade-Major), Mr. John
Stevens,
R.N., Mr. Joseph Pinhorn R.N., Mr. R W.
of the railway company, and a guard of honour
of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel Wilbraham. The royal train, in charge of Mr.
W. Godson (superintendent of traffic), and Mr. Beattie
(superintendent of locomotion), of the South-Western
Railway Company, Lieutenants arence-yard at
for London. Flog- Aplin and Winthropp
were in attendance upon their respective Admirals.
Rear-Admiral Corry returned from leave this after-
noon, and rehoistcd his flag on board the Prince Regent.
90, Captain Hutton. .
b, SO Captain Purcell, sailed this morning
The Super . •
be paid off
for Chatham, to •
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., &c., the Sur-
veyor of the Navy, is at this port inspecting the ships ill
dock and those fitting, especially the steamers, in
with
unceon-
'tion J the officers of the dockyard, Captain Hen-
den,m 80.
A Board of Admiralty are expected down at Porta-
mouth to-morrow evening, and it is said will proceed
to the Channel Islands.. The Black Eagle, Admiralty
yacht, arrived here yesterday afternoon for the purpose
-of conveying the Board across the Channel.
Conflict screw-sloop, Commander Jenner, will be paid
off, and it has been current to-day that the Hogue, 60,
Captain Macdonald, will also be paid off so soon aa she
has completed her three years, and will afterwards be
commissioned and do the steam reserve duties at Ply-
mouth, as the Blenheim does at Portsmouth.
Porcupine steamer was brought to the buoy off the
King's-stairs to-day, where Mr. King, the master of the
Neptune, will swing her compasses. The Porcupine will
go to the west coast of Scotland, for the protection of
the fishery.
Wo understand that the " paying down" and'
leave"
system has lint answered so well as it was supposed
it
would, and that the Queen will be probably
1 at Plymouth, instead of being ‘.paid d own ':‘ paid off"
give this only as a report. -- but we

SANDWICH ELECTION.
SANDWICH, FRIDAY EvENING —The nomination for
a successor to Mr. Grenville took place here yesterday.
The Chow of hands was in favour of Lord Clinton, and
the friends of Captain French demanded a poll, Which
opened this morning, and has just closed, with the fol-
lowing re.ult:—
Lord Clinton ...
Captain French...
Majority

439
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PARTINGTON IN THE PRovocEs.--Mrs. PAT-
tington called on a friend the other day to ask if she ha.i
seen anything in the papers about a profligate ewe, as she
had been told a one which had given bintl to 111 lambs at
940 time,