The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-01 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant—Benjamin S. Pickard (1843) from the Coast
Guard, to the Cxsar, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeon—Thos. H. Huxley (1840, to the Illus-
trious, 72, at Portsmouth.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon—John Hudson (1853), borne on
the books of the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth, for service
in the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, to the Horatio, 24,
screw steam guard-ship, at Sheerness.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 31.

The Firefly steam-vessel was taken out of the dock yester-
day, and tho Phceuix screw steam-sloop taken in to be im-
mediately brought forward for commission, by Capt. Ingle-
field, as her services will be required to proceed to the Arctic
regions, during the approaching season, with provisions and
stores for Captain Sir Edw4rd. Belcher's expedition. The
Talbot, 22, is expected to be brought round from Ports-
mouth to this port, to be fitted as a store-ship, to accompany
the Phoenix.

. DEPTFORD, JAN, 31.
LAUNCH OF THE HANNIBAL, 90, Scasw STEAM-SHIP.—To-day
having been fixed for the launch of an additional 90-gun line-
of-battle ship for the Royal Navy, a largo assemblage of per-
sons began to crowd into Deptfovd Dockyard before two
o'clock p.m., and by three o'clock there must have been
upwards of 10,000 persons present.
At a few minutes after three o'clock, Miss Martin, daugh-
ter of the Captain Superintendent, drank success to the Han-
nibal, and immediately after broke a bottle of wine on her
bows, to christen the fine ship. The workmen then pro-
ceeded energetically with the operations for the launch, and
at half-past three o'clock Miss Martin came again forward
to the bow of the vessel, and, with a chisel and mallet, cut
the small cord which appeared to hold the ship, and she in-
stantly moved onwards and entered the Thames, amidst the
cheers of the assembled spectators, which were again renewed
on her being brought up at anchor in the stream, the bands
playing " Britannia rules the waves," and concluding with
" God save the Queen."

The following are the dimensions of the Hannibal :
Feet. Inches.
Length between perpendiculars 217 6
Length on the upper deck 220 0
Length of keel for tonnage l7O 6
Breadth extreme 5B 1
Breadth for tonnage 57 3
Breadth moulded 56 5/
Depth in the hold ......... .
Burthen in tons, 0. 3/1. 3,136 39-94
New measurement.......,,... 2,658 66
Engine room
... 1,112 86
The Hannibal is to be towed to Woolwich, and she is to be
taken into the basin to have her engines, of 560-horse power,
fitted by the workmen of the factory.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH AT BrusTor,.—The Queen's
Speech was reported at Bristol, by means of electric tele-
graph, with a speed which surpasses all previous ex-
ploits of this wonder-working agent. Her Majesty's
speech was conveyed to Bristol, written off, and set up
in type at the Bristol Mirror office, and the first copy
was laid on the table of the Commercial-rooms by a
quarter past three.
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BIRTHS.
OP A BON.

On the 27th ult., at Pen Selwood, Somerset, the wife of
the Rev. IL C. Leaver.
On the 29th ult., at 2, Westbourne-ereseent, the wife of
John Gardiner, Esq.