The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-03 00:00:00

APPOIXTMENTS

Lieut. W. Shaw, to Tfa,, Xieii7lfillidm Ray, M.D., sur-
geon to the Royal Hospital ; Johnßernard, Thomas Graham,
and James Forbes, assistant surgeons to the Hastings; F. G.
Toms and J. E. M. Wallis, assistant surgeons, to the Im-
pregnable, acting; R. Dare, acting boatswain, George
Nutche, acting carpenter, and Charles Tucker, acting gunner,
to the Bathurst.

SIR W. PARKER'S SQUADRON.
Naples, Jan. 19.
At eight o'clock A.M. yesterday (the 18th) the Admiral
made the signal, " Exercise at nine o'clock." At about five
minutes after the appointed time the signal was made, " Shift
all topsail yards," a very pretty manceuvre, which was done
in the following time by the respective ships :

Ships. Fore. Main. I liizen.
Min• Sec. Min. Sec. Min.Sbe.
Hibernia, 104, Admiral Parker .....• • • 29 45 26 0 24 50
10. e, 120, Captain Sir Stirling • • 29 0 30 0 27 45
Queen, 116, Captain Bruce... ........ 19 15 25 25 24 0
Bel rophon, 78, Captain Baynes • • 30 0 53 30 33 0
Gladiator steam-friga e, Captain Robb 19 0 None None
Terrible steam-frigate,Captaln Ramsay Annulled.

After the Hibernia and the Queen had finished, the for-
nnr made the signal " Hibernia and Queen shift topgallant-
masts ;" but, as it was very misty weather, and quite calm,
it was taken for a general signal, and the mistake was not
discovered until the flag-ship signalled " Annul Howe and
Bellerophon ;" but it was then almost too late, for some of
the old masts were on deck. The two former did it as
follows:

Fore. Main. Mizen.
Ship. Min. Sec. Min. See. Min. Sea.
Hibernia (flag) ... 7 0 ... 830 ... 730
Queen ... ... ... 12 30 ... 12 0 ... 830
The Howe then close-reefed her topsails and reefed her
courses. The Admiral made the signal " Well reefed ;" after
that she made sail, shaking out one reef at a time, and then
furled sails.

Two accidents attended the exercise; one terminated
fatally. On board the Bowe, the lizard of the foretop-
gallaat mast, being made with a slippery hitch, fell over the
side, carrying away the port forecastle netting and itself at
the topgallant sheave; but, strange to say, no one was hurt.
On board the Queen, when sending her foretopgallent-yard
across, the yard rope was let go, and the lower lift awing
cff at the same time, the yard came down from the cap, just
clearing the two forecastle guns fore and aft, and atyifing
two men, one of whom died from the injuries he sustained,
and the other had an arm and leg broken.
A court-martial is ordered to take place
on board the
Howe, on Monday next, on Lieutenant Meynell, of the
Bellerophon.
The Gladiator steam frigate, n the 17th ; and the
Blu4of (btardwicke, is hourly
Vengeance, 84, Captain the Ear
Captain Robb, arrived from
Messina, and the Queen, from
expected from Malta.
Lieutenant Marshall, of the Howe has invalided, and gone
foul of each other near Ne-
on board. Eight of
in the Terrible to Malta.ers
• nete weedt the accident, that they jumped
pies
swoon NTheaurrs,odliatyan,
esz?.teamwith ran King
the crew were so frig
overboard and were dro

Herald,ceb y 2 a 2,
co ntt Captainrapor
ary, Kellettwi,thco..Bt.
B any
M THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
(
As some anxiety will naturally be felt in respect to
the return of
tidings
lyeannfs,
Z r Jhn Franklin's expedition,
etterdayo, she was ru..t the vessel actually sent in
read with interest: a n then
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d although, as
search of it, the following authentic particulars will be
—.
By his instructions, Captain Kellett was desired to
proceed to 13ehring'8 Straits, there to meet the Plover,
and having assisted to secure her in some covenient
harbour, to return to the southward to give intelligence
of the spot in which he had left that vessel, it being in-
tended that the Plover should send her boats along the
American coast to communicate with the party which
will descend the Mackenzie river, under the command
of Sir John Richardson.
Owing to calms arid a long detention from contrary
winds iu Norton Sound, it was not till the Ist of Septem-
ber that the Herald arrived at the appointed rendezvous
in Kotz-bue Sound. There she remained till the end of
the month, waiting for the Plover, which vessel not ar-
riving, Captain Kellett again weighed and re-passed the
Straits on the 2d of October, arriving at Alazatlan un
the 24th of November.

By letters received from Callao it appears that after a
tedious passage the Plover, being an excellent sea boat,
but a very dull sailer, had only reached that place on the
Gth of July. It was therefore not possible for her to
arrive in Bebring's Straits before the departure of the
Herald, and the probability is that she will have to pass
the winter at Petropaulski, or Sitka, and proceed this
spring, on the opening of the ice, to explore the north
coast of America with her boats.
In the meantime the Herald, having refitted, will im-
mediately sail for Behring's Straits, with provisions and
stores for the Plover, which ship will, if necessary, pass
the next winter in Kotzebue Sound, or some other con-
venient spot, which may be selected for her,