The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

CIVIL DEPARTMENT.

Mr. Forbes, foreman of the smiths, who was removed from
here lately to make room for Mr. Bailey, late a fireman at
,Woolwich, to be made a foreman, has again, by the present
Admiralty been sent back to this yard, and the newly-made
foreman from Woolwich (shortly after the last election there)
has again returned to Woolwich smithy. Mr. Costell, master
smith of Chatham yard, has also returned from his new ap-
pointment (given under the old Admiralty), at Portsmouth,
to his late quarters at Chatham yard. /

WOOLWICH, FEB. 23.

APPOINTMENTS.
Surgeons—Archibald Elliott, M.D. (1851), and John C.
Sabben (1851), additional to the Victory flag-ship at Ports-
mouth.
PROMOTIONS.
Mr. Snowden, late carpenter in the Terrible steam-frigate,
has received notice that he has been promoted from the second
to the first class; and Mr. Burch, late carpenter in the Rosa-
mond steam-sloop, that he has been promoted from the third
to the second class ; and both will be borne on the books of
the Fisgard flag-ship at this port, in the respective classes to
which they have been promoted.
Mr. Budd, inspector of police, when on duty at the south-
west gate on the 16th inst., stopped William Bra don,
d a con-
him
fidential man in the engineer's department, a
searched, and there were found concealed on his person six
copper bolts and nuts, weighing 31b., and also a file, marked
with the broad arrow. The offender was taken to the station
and charged in the usual way, and on searching his lodgings
an iron door-bolt with the broad arrow was found. On the
whole of the evidence being taken before the magistratet a
the police court yesterday, the prisoner was committed to
Newgate for trial. FEL 24.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master-Commander
Belem, has arrived at Woolwich from Portsmouth, Sheerness,
and Chatham.
The Victoria, a small schooner laden with granite for the
dockyard, broke from her mornings alongside the wharf wall
during the gale of last night, and broke several of the iron
stanchions put up for the prevention of accidents on dark
nights.,
The Phoenix screw steam-sloop,- Commander Edward A.
Inglefield, after being taken into dock, had her copper strip-
ped off, and is now being doubled on the outside. Her dock
has also been doubled, and her bows greatly strengthened,
and she will be completed in these parts of the vessel by Sa-
turday evening next, the greatest exertions being made by all
hands to have her ready for sea as early as possible.
Com-
mander Inglefield is daily on board, to give directions and see
that the work is executed to his satisfaction.
THE FRENCH NAVY.—
telegraphic dispatch from Toulon
states that the experimental squadron, which had gone out to
sea some days back to test the sailing powers of the vof arious
vessels composing it, has just been forced, by stress wea-
ther, to put in at the Hyeres Isles, but without having sufferedther,
any damage. Dispatches from Greece announce that the
Gomer, steam-frigate, on board of which is hoisted the flag of
Admiral Remain Desfoss6s, commander-in-chief of the Levant
station, had arrived at the Pyrceus, from Smyrna. Durin g
the stay of the frigate in this last-named city, a grand ball
was given on board by the French officers, in honour of the
marriage of the Emperor of the French.
On the occasion all
inated
the foreign vessels in tho roadstead were illum, and
dressed out with flags.

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