The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

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same moment, as the serious And awful fire in the
dockyard of 1840.-
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hugo, the carpenter's
mate of the St. George, was engaged in the discharge
of his duties on board the Vigo hulk, when he acci-
dentally fell into the water and was drowned.
The steam vessel Avon arrived on Sunday from
Portsmouth.
The ship Cornwallis is fully rigged, 'and will be
ready by the 18th of October to sail for Hong-Kong.
The deceased Commander-in-Chief, his Grace the
Duke of Wellington, hearing last month that the
funds of the Shipwrecked Mariners' ,Society were
much ;depressed from the heavy casualties by the
previous gales, most considerately sent a contribution
of 501. in aid of this benevolent institution.
.SHEERNESS, SEPT. 29.—Der Majesty's paddle-
wheel steam-vessel Wildfire, tender to the Waterloo,
120, Mr. Brockman, . second master, commanding,
has returned from ,Heligoland. During iher voyage
to this port she encountered very boisterous weather.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Barracouta is under-
going a thorough refit. She made the voyage from
Spithead to the anchorage off Funchal, Madeira, a
distance of 1,330 miles, in 5i days, her average speed
being 91 knots, the engines working the first two
days on the first grade, and subsequently or, the
second grade of expansion. With a moderate breeze
right aft and square sail set she went fully 10 knots
per hour. Under steam alone, with a smooth sea,
her actual speed during her passage from Madeira to
Lisbon, a distance of 530 miles, was very nearly 10.
knots. She accomplished the voyage from Lisbon to
Spithead in 100 hours, which, as the distance between
these anchorages is 860 miles, gives an hourly average
of 8.6 knots only. This decrease in her rate of
steaming is accounted for by the fact of her having
had to contend with a strong breeze in the Bay of
Biscay, otherwise she would have reached Spithead
in Stf days. It has been observed of the Barracouta
that when deeply laden, having her full quantity of
coal and three months' provisions on board, her speed
in smooth water is from 9 to 9i knots per hour ; but
when light and nearly out of coal it is from 10 to 10i
knots ; and with a strong breeze in her favour she
attains to more than 11 knots.

The unfortunate seaman who fell from the main-
yard of the London on Monday last expired just as
the Lizard was in readiness to convey him to Mel-
ville Hospital. An inquest was holden on the body
yesterday, and a verdict of Accidental death re-
corded.

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 29.—Lieutenants —Armine
Wodehouge (1845) and William Mould (1842),
recently first lieutenant of the Amazon on the East
Indies station, have been appointed to study steam at
the factory at Woolwich dockyard.
At.sistant-Surgeon—George E. Nicholas (1846),
from the Bellerophon, 78, on the Mediterranean
station, to the Sharpshooter steam-vessel, at Ports-
mouth.

Love,
clerks--George Kapidge (1851) and George
(1852), to the Agamemnon screw steam-ship, at
Woolwich.
Master's Assistant—William Wooldridge, to the
Agamemnon.
Commander Louis S. Tindal (1841) and Lieute-
nant William D. Loch 1846), have both completed
their course of study of marine engines at the factory
at Woolwich dockyard, were examined in the latter
part of last week as to their proficiency and know-
ledge of the principles of steam and the working of
marine engines, by Mr. John Trickett, assistant to
the chief engineer, Mr.
.Atherton, chief engineer, being
absent on leave, and their examinations being highly
creditable to them they received their certificates ac-
cordingly.