The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-19 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Mates—Edward Spencer Meara (1851), serving in the
Stromboli paddle-wheel steam-sloop on the south-east
coast of America station, to the rank of Lieutenant,
and his promotion to be dated Jan. 11, 1850 ; Peyton
Blakiston (1850), serving in the Bittern, 12, on the
East India station ; William Boyd A. Frederick Pater-
son (1850), serving in the Penelope, 16, paddle-wheel
steam-frigate flag-ship, on the west coast of Africa
sta-
; Hugh Talbot Burgoyne (1853), serving in the p I
phin, 3, brigantine, on the west coast of Africa station ;
and William Gore Annesley (1852). serving in the
Espiegle, 12, sloop, on the North America and West
India station, to the rank of Lieutenant, and their pro-
motions to be dated ,Tan. 13, 1854.
Clerks—John M. Jefferson (1845), serving as clerk in
charge of Shearwater steam-vessel, on the Mediterranean
station ; John M. Sweatman (1845), serving as clerk in
charge of the Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam-store-
ship, at Pembroke; George H. Whillier (1e8405n..
),
serving in the Scorpion surveying vessel, at Dv
p ort , • Howard E. L. P. Bailey (1846), recently
serving as acting-paymaster of the Furious, 16, pad-
dle-wheel steam-frigate, on the Mediterranean sta-
tion ; William Thom (1846), serving in the Banshee
steamvessel, recently commissioned for service on the
Mediterranean station ; and George W. Anderson (1846),
first clerk of the Neptune, 120, guardship of ordinary
at Portsmouth, to the rank of Paymaster.
The Vulcan iron screw steam iroop-ship Commander
Edward B. P. Von Donop,
had her steam up to-day,
and left Woolwich for Portsmouth.
The Volcano, paddlewheel steamvessel, Commander
Robert Coote, arrived at Woolwich to-day' from the
west coast of Africa and last from Portsmouth, for the
purpose of being paid off at this port.
The Cyclops, steam-frigate, Master Commander
Roberts, is not expected to be out of the hands
of the shipwrights at Sheerness before Saturday
next, when she will come up to Woolwich to embark
190 officers, non-commissioned officers, and gunners of
the Royal Artillery, who will take a passage in her to
fill up the companies of the Royal Artillery stationed at
Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu. The gunners are under
orders to be medically inspected at the Ordnance Hos-
pital on Friday next, and they are to embark on board
the Cyclops on the 23d instant.
The whole of the blocks have been laid down for the
keel of the Pearl, 20, screw steamship, and the work-
men are constructing a new damn to lengthen the end of
the slip neat to the river, 21 feet beyond the place

CHATHAM, JAN. 18.
The Euryalus, 50, screw steam frigate, Capt. Ram-
say, had her steam up yesterday, and worked her trunk
engines, of 400 horse power, by John Penn and Son,
for two hours, at moorings, in the Medway. At 1
o'clock p.m. to-day, she left Chatham for the purpose of
being tried at the measured distance between the Nora
and Mouse Lights, and her speed was ascertained to
exceed 10 knots per hour, her engines working admit-
rably, and making from 58 to 61 revolutions per minute.
She anchored about 5 o'clock p.m. at Sheerness, and
will proceed under steam to Chatham to-morrow at an
early hour, for the purpose of being made completely
ready for sea at the port where she was fitted and had
her engines put on board.