The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-11 00:00:00

THE SUN,

ARRHCEA.

THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR

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EAST DISTRICTS.

The Suxplus:.• .....• ....

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3,627,719

13,901,534

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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1849

5,107,494
6,117,339 l,OOl

the Hon. Sir T. B. Capel, K.C.B. (captain of the Phceb•
at Trafalgar); Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8.; Sir F. W.
Austen, K.C.B. (commander of the Petrel at the cap-
ture of La Lagurienne, and of the Canopus at St. Do-
mingo); Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.; Sir E. D. King,
K.G.B. (captain of the Grenada at the capture of Gua-
deloupe); Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G. (captain of
the Atlas at St. Domingo); Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8.;
Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., K C. 11.; Richard Thomas, J.
R. Dacres, the Hon. Donald H Mackay, Sir Lucius
Curtis, Bart., C. 8., and Sir John. Louis, Bart. Out of
the above list the flag officer who has served longest in
command in chief is that gallant, distinguished, and able
officer Sir E. D. King.
Captain Slade has been appointed additional to the
flag-ship in the Mediterranean, to be employed upon any
service in which his great experience in Oriental man-
ners and customs, and proSciency as a linguist, may be
made available at the discretion of the Gallant Com-
mander-in-Chief; and as it may be advisable to keep up
an uninterrupted personal communication between the
Admiral and the British representative at Constanti-
nople, and moreover as the services of an officer of
Captain Slade's abilities as a linguist and Oriental tra-
veller may be required in diplomatic intercourse between
the authorities above-mentioned and the powers of
France, Turkey, Austria, and Russia. Captain Slade
has been selected as a most able and confidential agent.
Captain Slade (within 48 hours of his appointment) left
London for Marseilles on Saturday last, and proceeds
thence by the steam packet that conveys the outward
overland Indian mail of last night to Malta, en route
to join the flag-ship in the Mediterranean, to
report himself to Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker. It
is expected that be will find the fleet at Athens. Cap
tain Slade is not only intimately and minutely ac-
quainted himself with Turkey and its rulers, and the
resources and capabilities of that empire, but in a two
volume work, entitled "Records of Travels in Turkey,
and of a Cruise in the Black Sea with the Capstan
Pacha, in 1829-30.31," he has succeeded in improving
the information of the public. During the late rebellion
in Portugal, Captain (then Commander) Slade was dis-
patched in command of the Recruit, 12-gun sloop, to
Madeira, on a delicate and confidential mission, which
he fulfilled with great credit to himself. His Com-
mauder-in-chief, Sir C. Napier, however, was not at
all disposed to appreciate his services on this occasion,
and if report says truly, he even went so far as to ex-
press some slight disapprobation of his proceedings ; but
the gallant commander consoled himselt with an Admi-
ralty letter in his pocket, thanking bin for the manner
in which he had performed the duty entrusted to him.
In fact, for this service he was noted for promotion to
his present rank by the late Earl of Auckland, whose
intention was carried out after his Lordship's lamented
death by the Board of Admiralty, by whom be has
now been appointed to another important and confiden-
tial post.