The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget (1839), to the
Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship, commissioned this
day at Portsmouth.

Commander James George Mackenzie (1847), to the
Princess Royal.

Lieutenant John Hanbury Chads, recently serving in
the Daedalus, 20, on the Pacific station, to the Princess
Royal._

Chief Engineer John R. Closh, in charge of the ma-
chinery of the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, at
Sheerness, is appointed chief engineer to her, now that
she has been commissioned at that port by Captain
Henry J. Codrington, C.B.
Chaplain the Rev. James Henry Lang, M.A., from
the Arrogant, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, to
the Royal George, at Sheerness.
Paymasters—Benjamin Dyer (1825), to the Royal
George ; Henry South (1830), to the Princess Royal ;
James H. Towell (1850), to the Frolic, 16, at Ports-
mouth ; George B. Eales (1851), to the Polyphemus
steam-sloop, on the west coast of Africa station.
Clerk in Charge William A. Ward (1846), from the
Fisgard flag-ship, to the Rifleman screw steam-sloop, at
Woolwich.

Mates—Wellesley Gregory (1852), recently serving
in the Contest, 12, sloop, on the East Indies station, to
the Royal George ; William A. Cambier (1852), from
the Ajax, 58,, screw steam-ship, at Queenstown, to the
Diamond, 28, at Sheerness ; W. D. D. Selby (1853), to
the Juno, 26, at Chatham ; William Edward Brinkman
(1853), from the London, 90, at Portsmouth, to the
Frolic.

Assistant Engineers—James Turner and Charles Roe-
buck to the Royal George.
Midshipmen—H. D. Grant and A. M. Norman, to
the Royal George ; G. J. Jermain, to the Frolic.
Naval Cadet N. B. Smith to the Royal George.
Clerks—Edward W. Gordon (1851), from the Monarch,
84, guard-ship, at Sheerness, to the Frolic ; Edmund A.
Rowe (1848), from the Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, at
Leith, to the Monarch, vice Gordon ; Edward D. Her-
bert (1848), from the Vestal, 26, on the North America
and West Indies statian, to the Fisgard flag-ship, at
Woolwich, vice Ward ; C. W. Motherwell and W. J.
Comerford, to the Royal George ; William Thom (1846),
recently serving in the Firefly steam-vessel, on the west
coast of Africa station, to the Juno ; Edward S. Cooke
(1849), and Henry C. Davy (1850), from the Daedalus,
to the Princess Royal.

Clerks' Assistant S. G. Robinson to the Royal George.
Surgeon John J. D. Burns, M.D. (1852), Surgeon of
the Units convict hospital-ship at Woolwich, has
rejoined from leave of absenee, having proceeded to
Edinburgh to pass the Royal College of Physicians after
the usual examination, which was satisfactory, and he
passed accordingly.
Captain Rose, deputy-governor of the convict estab-
lishment at Portland, is appointed governor to the War-
rior convict-hulk at Woolwich, and will commence his
duties here on Tuesday, November 1. He is succeeded
at Portland by Mr. W. E. Buller, Deputy-Governor of
the Defence, at this port, where he has given very great
satisfaction by unremitting attention to his arduous
duties.

One sergeant, one corporal, and 25 privates of the
Chatham division of the Royal Marines, lent some time
ago to assist in carrying on the duties of the corps at
Woolwich and Deptford, left the Dockyard station of
the North Kent Railway yesterday afternoon, on their
return to head-quarters at Chatham.
_

One hundred and fifty men, in addition to the eighty
privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines,
have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for
immediate service.

The whole of the officers, non-commissioned officers,
and men of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines
doing duty at Deptford have been ordered to return to
head-quarters here on Monday next. A detachment of
the Foot Guards, from London, will arrive at Deptford,
on Monday, to do duty at the dockyard, in the room of
the Royal Marines.

OCT. 30.
The Rhadamanthus steam store•ship, Master Com-
mander Belam, arrived at Woolwich this morning from
Devonport.

The Archer screw steam-sloop, Commander James N.
Strange, is daily expected at this port, from Leith, it is
supposed to be paid off at this port, as she has been three
years and six months in commission.
The Rifleman screw steam-ship, commissioned at this
port, is getting on very well towards the complement
of men allowed as her crew. Lieutenant Christian, her
commander, has had applications from a far greater
number of robust, healthy-looking landsmen, apparently
suitable for service at sea, than he can accommodate—a
proof that plenty of men of that description are desirous
of entering the naval service of this country.

THE SCREW FLEET.—The screw line-of-battle ships
James Watt, 91, Devonport ; Cressy, 81, Sheerness ;
Caesar, 91, Portsmouth ; and Nile, 91, Devonport, are
the next vessels that will be ready for hoisting the pen-
dant.

SCARCITY OF ROYAL MARINES,—Such is the scarcity
of Royal Marines that the authorities have been com-
pelled to send a detachment of Foot Guards to do duty
at her Majesty's naval establishment at Deptford.