The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.— Rear-Admiral Sir Francis
Mason to be Vice-Admiral, by the death of Vice-
Admiral Butcher.

Captain Sir George Rose Sartorius (1814) to be
Rear-Admiral.

Mates—John Whitniarsh Webb. of the Excellent,
and William Henry Whyte, of the Victory, to be
Lieutenants.

Clerks—George Marsh (1840), Charles Lyne
(1841), and Richard Simmonds (1841), to be Pay-
masters and Pursers

APPOINTMENTS.

Rear Admiral Manly Hall Dixon to be Com-
mander in-Chief on the Irish station, vice Mackay,
promoted.

The Arrogant screw-frigate, 46, Captain R. Fitz-
roy, returned from her experimental cruise yesterday
morning, and anchored at Spithead, where she re-
mains. During her cruise she exhibited qualities of
unsurpassable excellence as an efficient man of war,
whether sailer or steamer, or in the combined capa-
city. The working of the new galley and distilling
apparatus has also been satisfactory. The quantity of
fresh water this apparatus distils has averaged 300
gallons per day, which was produced during the time
only that the galley-fire was in requisition for the
purposes of cooking the meals for officers and men.
By the promotion of Captain Sir George R. Sarto-
rius to he Rear-Admiral, Captain Provo V. P. Wal-
lis (who was First Lieutenant of the Shannon in her
action with the Chesapeake) becomes a paid naval
aide-de-camp to her Majesty.
The extra-riggers of the dockyard are working as
expeditiously as possible upon the Cormorant, ad-
vanced steam-sloop, to get her ready to take the place
of the Sphinx at Spithead, if needed.
The following officers passed the necessary exami-
nations in navigation at the Royal Naval College last
week to qualify them for promotion to the rank of
lieutenant :—Messrs. G. J. Malcolm, E. S. Grove, C.
T. Jago, E. J. Lawson, G. R. Keene, E. W. Shaw,
R. Onslow, H. Christian, and H. Hawkes.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 12. Her Majesty's frigate
Alarm, 26, Captain Granville G. Loch, went up har-
bour on the 10th inst., unbent sails, and struck top-
gallant yards and masts. She will be paid on Thurs-
day the 17th instant, but is ordered to be recommis-
sioned.

The Confiance steam-vessel arrived on the 11th
from Portsmouth.

The Vanguard, 80, with her wales on, was taken
into the north dock on the 7th inst. When her wales
are taken off she will be removed to another dock, to
give place to the Queen, daily expected from the Medi-
terranean. The north dock is the only one sufficiently
capacious for either of these ships. The south dock,
constructed in the reign of William and Mary, is to
be filled with rubble. The apprentices were examined
on the 10;h by Professor Mozeley, who expressed his
satisfaction at the progress they had made since his
last visit.
Wind E.S.E., fresh breeze.

WOOLWICH, MAY 12.—The Right Hon. Sir Francis
T. Baring, First Lord of the Admiralty, Rear-Ad-
miral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., Captain Fitzhar-
dinge Berkeley, and the Hon.W.Cowper, Lords of the
Admiralty, visited Woolwich Dockyard to-day, and
were received by Commodore Henry Eden, Superin-
tendent; Lieutenant Robertson; Lieutenant Gore,
Flag-Lieutenant; Mr. Bellamy, Master Attendant;
Mr. Lang, Master Shipwright; Mr. Jenkins, Store-
keeper ; Mr. Humphries, Chief Engineer; Mr. Chat-
field and Mr. Peake, Assistants to the Master Ship-
wright ; Mr. Trickett, Assistant to the Chief Engineer;
and Mr. Bernays, Clerk of Works.
Their Lordships arrived at half past ten o'clock,
and immediately proceeded on board the North Star,
accompanied by Commodore Henry Edea and Mr.
Lang, master shipwright, to witness the manner in
which the vessel has been fitted for her expedition to
the North Polar regions. Their Lordships remained
nearly three-quarters of an hour on board, and were
satisfied with the whole of the arrangements which
have been made for the enterprising voyage the vessel
is about to proceed upon, and on leaving expressed
their anxious wishes fur success.
The North Star left Woolwich betwixt one and
two o'clock, towed by the Monkey, for Queenhithe,
and will leave that place on Monday for her desti-
nation.

Their Lordships, after landing from the North
Star, proceeded to the basin in the dockyard, and went
on board the Archer steam-vessel, recently launched
at Deptford, and at present fitting with engines of 200
horse-power, by Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill and Co.,
suitable for a screw propeller. They then passed
round the basins and witnessed the Simson under
the shears, and now nearly ready for sea ; and the
masts of the Buzzard taken out preparatory to the
vessel being taken to Blackwell to have her engines
fitted by Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co. They
also inspected the foundations being excavated for the
erection of an additional pair of shears at the west
end of the basin to facilitate the progress of the works.
The arrangements made, by order of the Commo-
dore, for storing the timber and keeping separate all
the old stores and waste material until they are dis-
posed of, met with the approval of their Lordships,
and after the inspection they entered their carriage at
the south-west gate of the dockyard, and left on their
return to town.

The Vulture steam-frigate, having had the wood-
work repairs she required executed at Sheerness, was
towed to Woolwich to-day by the African to have her
engines refitted.

The Admiralty barge was taken to Woolwich last
week to be repaired and renovated, and a handsome
boat sent to London to serve in its stead until the
repairs are effected.

DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL BUTCHER.--This event
has been officially reported to the Admiralty. The
deceased's services are thus recorded in the New
Navy List:—" S. Butcher, midshipman in Howe's
action ; commanded Guachapin of 16 guns, and cap-
tured (1800) Spanish 18 guns letter of marque
Teresa." He entered the navy on the 4th of Febru-
ary, 1781 ; became a lieutenant on the 17th of July,
1794; commander, 19th of February, 1801; captain,
29th of April, 1802 ; rear-admiral, 17th of August,
1840; vice-admiral, 19th of February, 1847.
In consequence of the above death the usual ad-
vance through the grades of the various squadrons on
the flag-list takes place down to Captain (1814) Sir
George Rose Sartorius, who becomes a rear-admiral.
Sir George was midshipman of the Tonnant at Tra-
falgar, and of the Daphne in the operations on the
Rio de la Plata and attack upon Monte Video in
1806 and 1807.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France up to May 10: