The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

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vas much better yesterday, and it is hoped
on be convalescent. %: I -
'he report of the committee of inquiry into the ` Aig-1
alle ations of the midshipman's mess on board the
Eurydice, 26, at Portsmouth, against the First
nant of that ship, has not yet been officially
made he Admiralty.
Captai Horatio Austen, C. 8., superindEnt of
steam vessels afloat, relieves Commodore Eden as
superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, on Monday
next, for six weeks, the Gallant Commodore proceed-
ing cn leave of absence.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant Thomas Higgins to be in command o
No. 1 Battery, coastguard station (Folkstone); vice
Robert Hopkins, removed. Robert Hussey Mow-
bray, to be in command of No. 62 Tower, coast-
guard station ; vice Job Bennet Clarke, removed.
Surgeon—Charles W. White (1841) to the Phae-
ton, 50, fitting at Sheerness.
Assistant Surgeons—William J. Gruggens (1841 )
and Dr. Henry Arnot, to the Phaeton.
POI3.DMOUTII, DEC. 6 —The Eurydice, 26, Captain
T. V. Anson, will be paid off on the 13 h inst.
Captain George ,Elliot, of the Phaeton, was here
yesterday, and went on board his former ship (the
Eurydice), when nearly all the crew volunteered to
enter for his new ship, the Phaeton.
Mr. Lockart F. Stephens, Second Master of the
Asia, 84, flag-ship in the Pacific, passed h:s eximir a-
tion for Master on the 24th of September.
The Contest, 12, Commander the Hon. J. W. S.
Spncer, hauled out of the basin into the harbour to-
day. She is manned, and will take the next mail to
the Coast of Africa.

IN PORT AND FITTING.
In the Harbour—The Victory and Illustrious flag-
ships ; the Excellent gunnery-ship ; the Blenheim
steam guard chip ; the Eurydice, stripping to pay
off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rol!a apprentices'
brig, laying up for tin winter; the Fairy, the Elfin,
and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet, from
Holyhead, and the Echo tug.
In Duck—The Brita❑nia, 120 ; the Dauntless, 24 ;
the Fantome, 16 ; the Lily, 16 ; the Fox, 42 ; the
Devastatioa, and the Birkenhead steam-frigates.
In the Basin—The Princess Charlotte, 104; the
Actteon, 26 ; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-
vessels.

In the Steam basin—The Ajax, 60; the Penelope,
22; the Sidon, 26; the Victcr;a and Albert royal
yacht ; the Urgent, the Pike, the Asp, and the
Blezer.

Building—The Royal Frederick, 120; the Prince
of WaleF, 120 ; the Princess Royal, 90 ; the Argus
and the Furious steam-sloops.
PEMBROKE, DEC. s.—This thy at 12 noon Col.
Love, C.D., commanding the troops in the South
Wales district, accompanied by Captain Mann, Bri-
gade• Major, inspected the garrison at this place, con-
sisting of detachments of the Royal Artillery, 14th
Regiment, and Royal Marines, after which he went
through the barrack-rooms and saw the men at their
meals. After visiting the orderly room the gallant
Colonel partook of a drjeuner with the officers of the
garrison. Captain Sir 'homes holey, Bart., R.N.,
superintendent of the dock-yard, was also a guest at
the entertainment. Colonel Love expressed himself
highly pleased with the effective state of the garrison,
and the cleanliness of the barracks. Colonel Lore
also minutely inspected the regimental magazine, and
examined the state of the ammunition, and also the
hospital.
The gallant Major and Brigade-Major are at pre-
sent on a visit to the Earl of Cawdor, at Stackpool-
court.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 6.—On Tuesday, the 4th inst.,
on receipt of the melancholy intelligence of the death
of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the flag of Port-
Admiral Sir W. Hall Gage was shifted from the
Impregnable, 104, to the Nautilus tender, 6, and the
royal standard was hoisted half-mast high on board
the Impregnable, and on board all ships in commis-
sion in the port. Similar manifestations were exhi-
bited at Mount Wise, the Dockyard, Royal William
Victualling-yard, Plymouth Citadel, and other Go-
vernment departments, at Plymouth and Devonport
Town-halls, and at several private establishments, and
many of the shops in the three towns have been par-
tially closed.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Flamer, from Quern-
town, arrived yesterday, and sailed again for Wool-
wich to be paid off.
Her Majesty's frigate Constance, 50, Captain G.
W. C. Courtenay, is to be unmasted to-morrow, aed
paid off on,,Saturday. Considerable restriction has
been put on the liberty of the officers and crew of this
ship since her arrival. Three seamen have been sent
for a month to Exeter Gaol, for going ashore withotit
leave ; the cost of their maintenance while confined
will be deducted from their sea wages.
The Devon lighter arrived yesterday, with stores
from Pembroke.
The Avon steam-vessel is ordered to have her de-
fects made good.
The Arethusa, 50 gun frigate, built at Pembroke,
is to be brought forward for commission.

TIIE SUPERINTENDENCE OF THE DOCKYARD.
Much surprise is expressed at the long, deferred
appearance of a successor to Admiral-Superintend-
ent Sir John Louis. Rumour several weeks since,
upon very legitimate foundation, fixed on Captain
the Right Honourable Lord John Hay, at present
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, as the officer ap-
pointed to fulfil the duties of the important post. Se-
niority difficulties of no common occurrence appear to
have intervened to prevent the completion of that ap-
pointment, and rumour now confers the honour on
Captain Sir John Gordon Sinclair, late Captain
(additional) of the flag-ship Victory at Portsmouth.
By this arrangement the seniority iifficulty will be
overcome. In the absence from Plymouth of the Port-
Admiral, who has occasionally to visit Falmouth,
Pembroke, &c., the naval command devolves on the
officer superintending the dockyard, who would then
as Vice-Port-Admiral have the control over the Royal
Willien Victualling-yard and the Royal Naval Hos-
pital, both at present in charge of Captain John Toup
Nicolas, KIL Should Captain Lord John Hay be
appointed to the dockyard, he would thus at times
become acting superior officer to Captain Nicolas,
although the latter has the seniority. The appoint-
ment of Sir John Sinclair is, however, free from this
objection, as the date of his seniority is June 6,1814,
and that of Captain Nicolas June 26, 1815. Captain
Hay's commission is dated December 7, 1818.
CHATIIAM, Dec. 7. The Iris, 2ti guns, which
was paid off into ordinary at this port on the sth of
August, 1847, then commanded by Captain G. R.
Mundy, was removed from her moorings on the 3d
instant, and she is now taken into the dock recently
vacated by the Tiger steam ship. The Iris is to
undergo a thorough repair for the purpose of service
at sea.
The Chatham yacht and the Duck naval lighter
were both taken into dock on the 6th instant, and
having undergone examination, and their copper bot-
toms cleaned, were b)th taken out again this day.
The Tiger steam-ship, of 10 guns, recently built
at this yard, and which was put out of dock on 110
Ist instant, was this morning towed away by the
Adder steam-vessel to the East India,Docks, Black-
wall, to have her engines put on board by Messrs.
Seaward and Co.
Ths royal standard is hoisted half-mast high at
the flag staff at the Queen's-stairs ; also on board the
Poictiers, 74, and all the ships in ordinary have their
colours hoisted half-mast high, on account of the
death of the Queen Dowager ; the Name mark of
respect is also shown at the Ordnance, and also at the
military forts surrounding the garrison.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, rORTUGAL-STREET,
LINCOLN'S INN-FlELD3.—YOStilfdgy evening a ILO, lug
was held in the board room of this institution n
Portugal-street. It appeared that the c mmittee were
making every effort to liquidate the liabilities incurred
by the ready admission given to all cholera and diarrhea
patik-nts during the recent visitation. The applicants
having been admitted at all hours, without any form of
introduction, the numbers who sought admission rens
dered the necessary additions, both to the nurses and
medical officers for daily and nightly attendance, causing
an excess of expenditure over income of nearly 600/., up
to the close of the Michaelmas quarter. In addition to
the receipt of three-fourths of a collection at Linooln'd
Inn Chapel, on Thanksgiving-day, the hospital has
received 401. from the Master and Benchers of the
Temple, as well as 50/. from W. Egerton, Esq., and
liberal donation from the pupils of the Camberwell
Collegiate School, in connexion with King's College;
the latter being towards the fund. for enlarging the
present hospital. Some routine business having trails-
pired the meeting separated.
THE RECENT LOSE OF THE SOUTH SHIELDS LIFE.
DOLT.---The sufferers by this lamentable affair have left
seventeen wives, and, among them, forty-six children.
The exact number who perished is twenty, the whole of
them well-known Tyne pilots. It was the first accident
that ever occurred at that port by any of the life•boata,
since they wore first invented in 1791. The one that
met with the accident had been tested for six years. The
inquest on the body of one of the crew, Lsuncelot Burn,
found on the Herd Sands, was held on Thursday, by Mr.
Faval, the coroner. The principal witness examined
was John Millburn, one of the superintendents of the
life-boat. He had gone out with her, aid managed to
save himself by clinging to the bottom of the boat. The
calamity he attributed to a sea catching the bow of the
life-boil and pitching it over. They had got alongside
of the stranded vessel, the Betsey, and were directing
the ship's crew to jump into her, at the moment she
was caught. It was capable of holding forty persons.
The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. A
subscription has been opened on behalf of the anion's-
nate families.
TilE LETTER-BOXES.---AS the management of the
Post-offi:e is at present an engrossing topic, allow me to
point out that most of the openings of the letter-boxes of
the district offices in London are so small, that they will
not conveniently take in a newspaper, and I have fre-
quently observed them sticking in the mouths of the
letter-boxes, so that they could be easily extracted. This
aboald be remedied.—Correspondent of the Builder.