The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hart, tender, Master-Commander Roskilly, ar-
rived at Devonport from Sheerness, to bo employed on
surveying service.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander J. B. Marsh, whose nomination to com-
mission the Heroine, 8, at Devonport, we anticipated
yesterday, has been officially appointed. The Heroine
is to hare a complement of 80 officers and men.
Lieutenant—H. W. Corneck (1848). to the Heroine.

Master—George Biddlecombe (1835), from the St.
Vincent, 120, to the Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht,
vice Macdonald, to be assistant master attendant at
Portsmouth Dockyard.

Midshipmen—George A. Woods, to the Ocean, flag-
ship, at Sheerness; W. P. Hanbury, to the Powerful,
84, in the Mediterranean; A. D. Mercer and Frederick
J. Campbell, to the Heroine.
Dr. W. Warden, surgeon of Chatham Dockyard, is
lying in a very dangerous state, with but very alight
hope of his recovery.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDA.Y.—The Penelope, 16, steam-
frigate, Captain L. T. Jones, late bearing the pendant of
Commodore Sir Charles Hot ham, on the coast
of Africi, was paid off this afternoon. She will imme-
diately have new boilers fitted, 14 hich have been manu-
factured for her by the boilermakers of this factory, and
be put again in commission.
The Sparrow ketch, Commander G. A. Frazer, fitting
for surveying service, bent sails to-day.
The Randolph convict ship, with about 300 prisoners,
from London, arrived at Spitbead this morning. She is
to take on board about 100 more from the hulks at this
port, and proceed with the whole to the new convict set-
tlement of Morpeth, in Australia.

The Sinbad lighter, with stores from the eastward,
arrived this morning.

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—An entirely new
grand ballet, in five tableaux, entitled Electra, or the Lost
Pith:Lae, will be given to-night at her Majesty's Theatre,
the performers being Mdlles. Carlotta Grisi, Marie Tag-
Petite Stephan, M. Paul Taglioni, and the corps de
ballet.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The Opera Comique re-
commenced here last night with a repetition of Les Dia-
mans de la Couronne, with Charton, Couderc, and Buguet
in the chief characters. Fra Diuvolo is to be produced
on Friday for the first time, with M. Octave, a new tenor
to this country.
THE LIND CONCERT AT EXETER HALL: Owing
to the heavy expenses of the concert which Mdlle. Lind
gave on the 3d instant, for charitable purposes, at Exeter
Hall, the surplus amounted to rather less than the fair
cantatrice had anticipated; but, to her great honour and
benevolent disposition be it recorded, she has signified r
.
intention to make up the net profit of 7001.
so that the four charities, namely, the Roy
e S al
of Masi-
Musicians, the Choral Fund. lodsdoctoieBt7oool.l.,
Fund, will each
reejacneilv,ea2nodo,lw. e believe, the Governesses'
;which had been taken in
forged Bank of England
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notes
shop windows of M
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William-street,
business were exhibited !
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Somany of these forgeries have lately been
;ii and nt'iv Ciao' lie': shops .
passed that the middle class and petty tradesmen abso-
lutely refuse to take notes at all.
Arms FOR CALIFORNIA. A quantity
or t d into ono of
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ffearms
the ostensible jrnpostensible and express
different
eproerntts doensctriiipe tcioonas were recentlyhstfer
purpose of being exported to California; but as arms of
foreign manufacture of every description are prohibited
from being imported into this country,
allowed admission for exptation to e hatlifeoyrnwiaeraes nut
eqeuui rl
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granted,but
permitted,retebore
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as the only privilege that
shipped to the foreign port
from which the importation
. of them had taken place.
CALIFORNIA. —LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. —The steam-
ship Ajax sailed last night for San .
Francisco, with 73
passengers, three iron warehouses, and a large cargo.
The weather, which has been unusually fine for
some days previous, underwent a sudden change yester-
day evening, when a shower of snow fell, and in a few
hours covered the ground and tops of the houses, but
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