The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-19 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Diddlecombe, the master of the St. Vincent, who
has now completed a continuous term of service of 26
years sfloat, accepted and took up his appointment,
yesterday, to the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
Mate—John H. Glover, to the Volage, surveying
vessel, in the Mediterranean.
Midshipman—James Harris, to the Ganges, 84,'at
Cork.

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Wednesday afternoon, the 11th inst.
The Hibernia, 104, Captain C. Wise, with the flag of
the Vice-Admiral commanding in chiet,• and the Cale-
donia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, were hourly
expected
at Malta, from Naples, when the latter would receive
the Admiral's flag, and the Hibernia will come to De-
vonport to be paid off. The llowe, 120, Captain Sir
James Stirling; Powerful, 84, Captain the lion. IL S.
Dundas, C. 8.; and the Thetis, 36, Captain Codring-
ton, were also expected to return to Malta, to have a
refit. The Admiral, in connexion with the Rear-
Admiral Superintendent, is to revise the dockyard sad
victualling establishment at Malta.
The Queen, 110, Captain Bruce, had left Naples, for
England direct. To the demand of her officers for leave
to touch at Malta, to pay off their debts, Sir William
Parker—having received expressed orders to send her
home direct—was compelled to give a refusal. She was
spoken by the Caledonia on her way.
The Volage, 22, surveying-vessel, Captain Graves,
bound to Athens and Cypress, was ready for sea at
Malta, and was to leave for Cyprus on the arrival of the
mail for India.

The Racer, 12, Commander Beddoes, arrived at Malta
on the night of the 2d instant, from Plymouth, having
had a capital run out. She left again on the .morning
of the sth, to join the Admiral, and then to relieve the
Spartan, 24, Captain Symonds, in the Adriatic, ordered
to England to, be paid off.
The Apollo, 8, troop sloop, Commander Rawatorne,
arrived at Corfu on Wednesday last, and was to leave
the following day for England, embarking supernume-
raries and stores. Mr. Braund, late acting master of
the Volcano, paid off at Malta, takes passage in her.
The Bulldog, 6, steam-sloop, Commander A. C.
Key, arrived at Malta, on the 10th, with refugees from
Catania and Syracuse, and having ccaled, returned to
the coast of Sicily, to watch the progress of events.
The Sharpshooter, 6, screw-schooner, Lieut.-Com-
mander Bailey, was sent to Corfu.
The Oberon, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Gar-
diner, arrived at Malta on the 9th, from Naples and the
coast of Sicily. She was docked at Malta, on the 9th, to
have her bottom cleared, having again fallen off in speed.
The Merlin, 3, steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander J.
H. Turner, was waiting at Malta on Wednesday last to
convey the outward India mail to Alexandria, on the
arrival of the Medusa, 3, steam. packet, Lieut.-Comman-
der Bathurst, from Marseilles.
Lieut. Crang, late commander of the Volcano steam-
vessel, who has been in England on paying off the crew
of that vessel, has returned to Malta, where he will re-
side for some time with the family of his newly-married
wife.

Clerk's Assistant.—George Brown, son of Mr. W.
Brown, the much-respected Secretary to the Rear-Ad-
miral Superintendent at Malta, has been appointed by
the Commander-in-Chief to the Medina, steam-packet.
A soldier named Copplestone, a private of tier Ma-
jesty's 44th Regiment, was accidentally drowned on
Sunday by the upsetting of a boat, or rather from the
consequences, for he had actually reached the landing-
place, and was holding on to the steps, when a' boat
basteniag to his assistance, having too much way, and
nut backing water with sufficient strength, caused him
to fall into the sea again, from which he was picked up
on the following morning. A magisterial inquiry took
place, and the sad business was proved to be accidental.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—By a letter from China
we are informed that, iu consequence of Captain J. N.
Campbell, of the Melampus, 42, having been invalided
(since dead), Sir Francis Collier, Commander•in Chief
on the China station, has made the following promotions
and appointments:—
Commander Mason, of the Medea steam-sloop, to be
Captain of the Melampus, vice Campbell.
Lieutenant Nicolas Lockyer, Flag-Lieutenant to Sir
Francis, to be Commander, and appointed to the Medea,
vice Mason.

Lieutenant G. Hancock, Second Lieutenant of the
Hastings, to be Flag-Lieutenant, Tice Lock) er, pro-
moted.

Lieutenant Tattenham, additional Lieutenant of the
Hastings, has obtained leave to return to England on
private affairs.

- Lieutenant Edward Nares, of the Hastings, is ap-
pointed to the Arab, vice Johnson, appointed Flag-
Lieutenant to Commodore Fanshawe, on the coast of
Africa. Mr. Johnson left Houg-Kong for St. aelena a
few days prior to the 28th of February, in the 131ack-
friars merchantman.

The Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. H. Kappa!, and
the Albatross, 16, Commander Farquhar, were expected
at Hong-Kong in March. Squadron all well.
We have also the pleasure of announcing the promo-
tion of Lieutenant Phelps, Flag-Lieutenant to llharles
Napier, to the rank of Commander. Captain Phelps
entered the navy in 1832; served against the Kafirs iu
the irruption they made into the colony of the Cape of
Good Hope; was mate of the Powerful, $4, and employed
on shore during the Syrian war, and was also at the
taking of St. Jean d'Acre; served in the Cornwallis, 72,
in the war with China, and his services were officially
mentioned at the capture of the city of Chin-Kiang-Foo,
for which he was promoted; was employed.in the hostile
operations carried on by the combined English and
French squadrons in the Parana, and was twice severely
wounded there in the head and thigh, but for which be
receives no compensation.
Mr. George Biddlecombe, Master, R.N., is appointed
from the St. Vincent, 120, to the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert—an act reflecting great credit on the First
Lord of the Admiralty, as will be seen from the following
epitome of Mr. Biddlecombe's services:—
He has been constantly at sea 26 years, and served in
most parts of the world; was in the war of Ave ron the
survey of the west coast of Africa, where he met with a
serious injury; at the siege of Oporto in her Majesty's ship
-Stns.' employed in the Brazils, Pacific, and South Sea
Islands several years; in the Mediterranean hp surveyed
numerous places in the lonian Islands; then proceeded
to Constantinople, where he surveyed parts of the Dar-
danelles and Bosphorus; examined the south shore of
the Black Sea to Trebisond; asisted at the heaving up
of one of the Royal Danube Steam Compslyi Vessels
which had been wrecked, for which service the coMpany
presented him with a gold watch; was in Syria, and
surveyed Acre previous to the bombardment, and was
in the engagement as master of the Talbot; afterwards
ordered to survey the Keith and Sherki shoals, for
which, when finished, ho received the thanks. of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ; went to Ja.
maica in the Imaum, and was employed at the dockyard
at Port Royal upwards of two years, during which time
he surveyed the harbours of Port Royal and Kingston,
tor which he received the thanks of the Admiralty.
The merchants of the city of Kingston presented
him an address accompanied with a chronometer,
through the Commander-in-Chief ; and the mayor and
common council of that city gave him a vote of thanks
for the improvement he made in the navigation of that
port, having saved several vessels from being wracked
from his knowledge of the different channels. His Ex-
cellency the Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, wrote
to him a letter on leaving, expressing his high approba-
tion for the services he had rendered at that place. He
was appointed to the Trafalgar flag-ship at the Nore,
which vessel was sent to cruise in the ex-
perimental squadron. Soon after he was ap-
pointed master of the St. Vincent ; served under
Sir Francis Collier ; and then returned as flag-
ship at Portsmouth, under Admiral Sir C. Ogle for a
few months, during which time he was sent to examine
and survey when the Sphynx was on shore at the
Isle of Wight, which he completed, and received the
thanks of the Admiralty. The St. Vincent hoisted the
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, in 1847, with the
experimental squadron, where he has been employed up
to this time. Ile had the honour of being in charge of
the St. Vincent as master and pilot when her Majesty
and Prince Albert went from Spithead to the Nab in
her, the only line-of-battle ship her Majesty has been
under way in. He had also the honour to take charge of
the Howe, with her Majesty the Queen Dowager on
board, and pilot her into the Tagus, having previously
surveyed that river, and received the thanks of the For
tuguese Government for that service.

Wind—N.Y., fresh breezes and cloudy weather.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,—Thanks, thanks, in the name of humanity, for
your generous attempt to save the wretched young crea-
ture of eighteen years from the death of the gallows on
Friday. The fourfold murderer, the matured malignant
can suffer no more than the penalty exacted from this
young girl, and against the recommendation of the jury !
HITMANITAS.
Regent-street, Wednesday Morning.

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members, the club being particularly attractive to yachts-
men and strangers during the season.
LONDON SOCIETY FOR TEACHING THE BLIND TO
READ,—Yesterday the newly erected asylum of this
institution, situated in the Avenue-road, Regent's Park,
was the scene of great gaity, a grand fancy bazaar for
the sale of ornamental works taking place under the
patronage of the Countess of Bandon, Lady Ashley,
Lady L. Finch, Lady Boyle, Lady Watson, and the
Hon. Misses Waldegrave, most of whom were present
and presided at the stalls, together with the ladies of
Dr. Chilvers, 1)r. Thompson, and General Walters, as
also Mrs. P. Johnson, Mrs. Fisk, Mrs. Maberley, Miss
Pym, &c. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, from
the opening at oce o'clock, till the close at six, a stream
of carriages continued to arrive in constant succession,
the total number of visitors being nearly 1,000. The
whole appeared to give the highest satisfaction, and the
produce of the day amounted to about 2501. The fits is
to be renewed this day.
THE WEATHER.—LIVERPOOL, WIDEESDLT.--ThO
weather for some days past has been very unseasonable.
With little intermission, there have been heavy fella of
snow and hail. Last night a heavy gale from the north-
east was experienced, without, however, doing any geld-
ous damage to the shipping'.