The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.
Second Masters—M. Heath (1830), late acting master
of the Favourite sloop, paid off at Plymouth; and J. B.
Hooper (1842), acting master in the Frolic sloop in the
Mediterranean, to the rank of master.
APPOINTMENTS.
Commanders—W. Aldham, of _the Supetb,
Hecate steam-ship at Portsmouth, pro tern ;
lett, of the Excellent, to the Sphynx steam. Oiipfat
Portsmouth, pro tem., for particular service.
Lieutenant--John Compton, of the Victory, ,tostio
duty as flag-lieutenant to Port-Admiral Sir T. Capel, at
Portsmouth, in the absence of Lieutenant Cochrane in
the Hecate.

Surgeon—G. A. Munro to the Castor, 36, at Chatham.
Mates—J. H. Coal to the Excellent gunnery-ship at
Portsmouth; J. D. M‘Crea to the Caledonia flag-ship
in the Mediterranean.

Assistant-Surgeons—J. W. Duccan (acting) to the
Wellesley flag-ship in the West ludies; J. Elliott to the
Castor.

Naval Cadet—H. Hawker to the Castor.

The Stromboli steam•sloop, Commander Lord A. W.
Beauclerk, is ordered to tulle the North Star in tow from
Greenhithe, after her compasses have been adjusted,
which operation is expected to be commenced to-day.
Aberdeen wilt be the only place the North Star will
touch at atter leavii g the Nore.
The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Wingrove,
will be put out of commission at Portsmouth this day
or Monday.

The Encounter, new first-class steam-sloop, screw
propelled, is expected to be the first ship commissioned
at Portsmouth.

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.—Card 3 of invitation to
the utlieers of the fleet have been issued by the Com-
mander-in-Chief at each port, to celebrate the anniver-
sary f her Majesty's birthday (as officially ordered),
this day week.
The Command in-Chief at Cork is not yet filled up.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—The Trinity steam-yacht Ves-
tal, J. Jones commander, with three of the Honourable
Elder Brethren of the Trinity House on board—viz.,
Captain Ford, Captain biathlon, and Captain Redman,
put into Catwater yesterday morning for coals. The
Brethren visited the Eddystone and Breakwater Light•
house, and proceeded in the afternoon to the Scilly Islands.
The Vestal has on board three tons of iron columns
required in the building of the lighthouse on the Bishop's
Rock, after landing which she will proceed on a tour of
inspection of the lights in the British Channel.
Mr. Creed, foreman of shipwrights in the Devonport
Dockyard, has received the annual gratuity of 501. for
good services for the past year.
CHATHAM, MAY 11.—The Columbia steam surveying
sloop, Commander Shurtland, for surve3ing the Bay of
Fundy, will sail to-morrow, the 12th, for the Nore.
The Cleopatra, 26 gun', Captain Massie, her crew
having been received from toe guard ship at Portsmouth,
are progressing fast with her rigging. She is ordered
to be completed by the 26th ihstret. First Lieutenant
Payne, instead of First Lieutenant Taylor, of the Royal
Marines, proceeds with the ship in charge of the Marines.
The Castor, 36 guns—Captain C. Wy vitt has not yet
joined the ship, although the pendant was hoisted on
the 4th instant,; she is to have a complement of 330
men, including officers. Her marines, consisting of two
sergeants, two corporals, and one titer, with 53 privates,
unaer command of First-Lieutenant Harris and Second-
Lieutenant Read, embaiked from this division on
Tuesday last. The principal part of her crew will
be furnished from the different guard ships at the
several ports. _ _ _

Captain Peter RichardF, of Pembroke Dockyard, and
who is the newly appointed Captain-Superintendent of
this yard, has not yet made his appearance, but he is
daily expected. Mr. Kariey, master-attendant, is doing
the offic.al duty, owing to the absence of the captain.
WOOLWICH, MAY 11.—Captain Lord John Hay, C. 8.,
and Captuio Atexaodi-r Milne, &CA, Lords of the
Admiralty, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K C. 8., sur-
veyor of the navy, with Mr. Watts, second assistant to
the surveyor, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard at eight
o'clock A.m., to-day. Their Lordships were received by
Commodore.Suporintendent Henry Eden, Captain Aus-
tin, C. 8., Lieutenant Gore, thg lieutenant ; and alter
remaining a few minutes in the yard embarked in
the Black Eagle steam-vessel, on an official visit to
Sheernes

The Stromboli, steam-vessel, Commander Lord
Aurelius litauelerk, arrived at Greenhithe yesterday,
and will remain there until the North Star has her com-
passes adjusted. and be made ready to proceed to the
North Polar regions, as the Stromboli will then tow her
to the edge of the ice.

The North Star has now comp!et-cl taking her stores
on board, and yesterday evening bags were forwarded to
her from the Admiralty, containing letters for the Ere-
bus and Terror discovery vessels, under Captain Sir Jonn
Franklin, the Enterprise and Investigator, under Cap-
tain Str James Ross, and the Plover, Commander Thomas
Moore. The Monkey steam• vessel will tow the North
Star to Grtenhithe on Saturday, and on Monday the
latter will proceed on her exprdition.
..The Gladiator, steam• frigate, was taken out of the
1313 in here yesterday, and is now ready to proceed to
Devonport, under the charge of Mr. Laen, to
.be sta-
tioned there as an advance war-stcloner.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DURHAM. RACES.—TuuIisDAY.

The Durham Handicap of 10
.sovs. each, h ft, and 2 ft
only it declared, with 40 added. One mile and a half.
Mr. Arrowsmith's Lady Hylda, 5 yrs, Bst llb ... 1
Mr. Allan's The Duchess. 3 yrs. sst 61b 2
Mr. Ewbank's Pyrrlar.d, 3 yrs, 7st
Asp.tsia, 4 yrs:, 7st 31b—I-antila Noel, 5 yrs, ?st—
and bri-altdale, 3 yrs, sst lllb, also ran. Won by a
bead.

The Maiden Plate of 50 sore.; three yrs, 7st Sib; four
yrs, SA .51b; five yrt., &c., Bst 101 b; mares, &a.,
allowed 31b. Heats. one wile and a ha! f,
Mr. Ewbabk's Orphan 1.1,,y, 3 yrs (Fenn) 2 0 1 1
Mr. Laidlaw's Lady lam utr, 4 yrs ... 1 3 0 3
Mr. E. Sell°les's Chesterfield, aged ... 0 0 2 0
Mr. Humble's Novel, 4 yrs ... 0 0 0 2
Mr. Osbot ne's To:lemon, 3 yrs ... 0 0 0 .
Mr. ltus,eles L zzie of Brompton, 6 yrs... 0 0 0 dr
Sir C. Munek's Cast-steel colt, 3 yrs ... 3 dr
The first heat was won by a neck, the second was a
dead heat between Orphan Boy and Chesterfield, the
third was won by a lergtb, and the fourth by half a
length.