The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-05 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander James Stoddart (1842), son of the late
Admiral Pringle Stoddart, a lieutenant of 1838, and
promoted from the Cornwallis, 72, flag ship of Sir W.
Parker at China, where he served at the taking of Woo-
sung and Shanghae, and commanded the boats at the
capture of Chin Ciang-foo, has been appointed to the
command of the Growler, 6, steam-sloop, at Devon-
port, to be fitted with a complement of 160 officers and
men.

Commander Hyde Parker (1847), son of Rear• Adm-
iral Hyde Parker, C. 8., a lieutenant of 1844, has
been appointed to the command of the Pantaloon, 8, at
Portsmouth, vice Lewis de Tessier Prevost.
Lieutenants—W. T. Rivers (1841), a very efficient
officer, and who commanded the Nautilus, brig, for
two years, but who has not yet had the good fortune to
get promoted, has been appointed to the Agincourt,
rdinary depot•ship at Devonport, -for steam duties;
Francis Marten (1844) and. T. L. Hallows (1848) to the
Growler.

Maater—W. H. Mallard (1848), to the Growler.
Chaplain—Rev. W. N. Snowe (1840), to the Agin-
court.

burgeons—Dr. John Douglas (1844), to the Panta-
loon, vice Forbes; Dr. Alexander Muirhead (1838), to
the Ganges, 84, at Cork, vice Houghton; James Vaughan
(1641), to the Queen.
Paymaster and Purser—W. C. P. Grant (1847), to the
Growler.

Second Master—George Williams, to the Queen.
Assistant Surgeon—W. R. E. Smart (1841), to the
Queen.
Clerk—R. T. Mason, to the Growler.
Masters—Wm. Harthgate Wise (1811), James Beech
North (1813), John Prissick (1826), Surgeons. Henry
Hall (1813), Robert Gourley (1828), and Dr. George
MiDimmed, Royal Marines, Captains T. Seward, and J.
J. C. Rivers, and Second Lieutenant James Barry (b),
and Richard Samson.

Master's Assistant—Frederick B. Llewellyn, to the
Queen.
Midshipman—Edmund F. Weld, to the Pantaloon.
Naval Cadets—S. L. V. Mostyn, to the Fisgard;
Henry Cardale, to the Growler; P. B. Luxmoore, to the
Queen.
Gunner—Thos. Winwood ; Boatswain—John Adams;
Carpenter—E. M. Vincent, to the Growler.

OBITUARY.—The quarterly obituary gives the deaths
of 4 flag officers, 3 captains, 20 commanders, 26 ilea-
tenants, 4 masters, 1 inspector of hospitals, 11 surgeons,
4 assistant surgeons, 6 paymasters and pursers, 1 naval
instructor, 1 second mister, and 1 clerk. Royal Ma-
rines-1 colonel, 2 captains, and 2 lieutenants. We
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Wildey, of the retired list of 1840, a lieutenant
of 1797, and commander, 1810; who commanded
the Whiting schooner, fitted for throwing rockets
in the attack on the French fleet in Aix Roads. Richard
Carader, John Edward Conant (1846), a retired police
magistrate; George James Chubb (1840), Whitwell
Butler (1845), Lieutenants Radford, Gundry Meech
(1810), midshipmen of the Britannia at Trafalgar; Wm.
Porter (1847), Andrew Reed (1820), who was wounded
when a mate in the operations against Alexandria;
Thomas Copeland Woodman (1839).
The Swift, 6, Commander Aldham, having had her
fittings for the reception of the State prisoners completed
at Devonport, proceeded to Barnpool to have her com-
passes adjusted, previously to sailing for Cork.
The Ranger, 8, Commander T. Miller, was paid ad-
vance on Monday, and embarked her mails for the coast
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PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—The Amphitrite, 2
T. R. Eden, sailed from Callao for Honolulu, on the 21st
of April. She left Valparaiso Bay on the Ist, and joined
the Asia, 84, Rear-Admiral Hornby, and Champion, 14,
Commander Hayes, off Coronmilla Point. On the next
day the trial of sailing between these ships commenced
and lasted a week, with a good strong wind blowing the
whole time— a circumstance most favourable for the
object in view, namely, to test the relative qualities of
the ships and the efficiency of their crews; and the re-
sult was that the Amphitrite beat the fl .+g ship in every
point of sailing and working; the Champion having, as
might be expected, a slight advantage over both the
larger vessels in very light winds, close hauled, but in
strong winds, running free, she was hull down in "no
time."

The Pantaloon, 8, Lieutenant Townshend, was taken
into the South Dock this morning to have her copper
broomed down, prior to being sent to sea again under a
new commander, a piece of economy and good manage.
ment we hasten to give the Admiralty credit for.
The Ajax steam guard ship was brought from the
steam basin to the dockyard jetty to-day, supposed to
prepared for cemmission. _ has ho-
Hie MaiestY the liinr.dsfa; Bergh with the decora-
tion of the "Netherlands' Lion," as a mark of his
Msjesty's aprreciation of the services rendered by M.
Van den Bergh as his Majesty's Consul at this port. A
similar mark of distinction was conferred on his father,
now a veteran official of 83, in 1835, in acknowledgment
of his conduct to the detained Dutch shipping during the
embqrgo in 1832.
Wind W. S. W., moderate, and thick, hazy weather,
with rain.

NATAL PIER AT COVE.
Combermere, county Cork, June 30.
Sir,—ln reply to your communication of yesterday,
desiring to know the result of
.a memorial to the First
Lord of the Admiralty, from his worship the Mayor of
Cork, the Town Council and Harbour Commissioners of
Cork, and others, "praying that the naval works at Cove
should be commenced without delay," and which me-
morial was entrusted to me, to be presented by Lord
Viscount Bernard, M.P., Mr. Wm. Fagan, M.P., Mr. E.
B. Roche, M.P., and myself, to the First Lord of the
Admiralty.
I beg to acquaint you that the above deputation had
an interview with the First Lord, Sir Francis Baring,
Bart., on the 12,h inst., and submitted to him the object
of the memos ialists.
Sir Francis Baring replied.by stating that on his part,
there should be no time lost in carrying on the public
works in question, as soon as the " coast was clear."
By inquiry at Cove, a few days ago, on my return
from Loudon, I found that steps are being taken to sur-
render the required beach to Government, but not as
fast as the emergency of the case demands, which is to
be regretted.
You will, therefore, see the blame of delay does not
rest with the Admiralty.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedt. servant,
W. S. STUART, Com. R.N.
The Secretary, &c., Mayor of Cork.

ROYAL CHINESE JUNIC.—This interesting exhibi-
tion was visited yesterday by the Duchess of Orleans,
accompanied by the Duke d'Ausnale and the young
Comte de Paris. These iilustrious members of the ex-
Ro)al Family of France desired to preserve a strict
incognito, but were recognised, with every token of
19speet, by the numerous Preneh visitors on board at the
time.
The hay harvest generally has terminated in this
district, the crops being very good. The wheat pro-
gresses with the.best indications of luxuriant promise;
the potatoes are also most -nourishing.— Western Lumi-
nary.