The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-21 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Henry F. Greville (1832) has been ap-
pointed to the Ocean, at Sheerness, as flag-captain to
Vice-Admiral the Ron. G. Elliot, C.. 8., vice G.
Elliot, to the Phaeton.
Commander Robert J. Le Mesurier APC.Nre, just
deservedly promoted from first-lieutenant of the
Enterprise, in Sir James Ross's expedition, hat been
appointed to the command of the Investigator, to
accompany Captain Collinson, C. 8., in the Enterprise,
in the new expedition fitting at Woolwich to proceed
in further search, by 13ehring's Straits, of Franklin
and his companions, Commander I\l‘.ll.lurdo having
been obliged to decline the appointment in conse-
quence of ill-health.

Many of the officers whose names have appeared as
the appointments to the Enterprise and Investigator
will be recognised as the former officers of these ships
in Sir James Ross's expedition.
Lieutenant M'Clintock, late second lieutenant of
the Enterprise, has been offered the appointment of
first-lieutenant of the Investigator, with his old mess-
mate Commander M'Clure.
Surgeon—Dr. Alexander Armstrong, recently pro-
moted from the royal yacht, Ihas been appointed to the
Investigator.
Mate—Henry H. Sainsbury (1849), to the In-
vestigator.

A;sistant• Surgeons—David L. Morgan (1846), to
the Poictiers depot ship at Chatham, vice Hevry Piers
(1842), to the Investigator.
Assistant-Engineers—Henry Brown, to th.s Fis-
gard, flag-ship at Woolwich; John T. Obree, to the
African.

Boatswains—Heckford Hill and Henry Layton to
be acting.
The Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, has
arrived at Batavia, from Singapore, en route, to Port
Essington and Valparaiso.
Commander Bates, with Lieutenant Cras►ford
Pasco, appointed to re-commission the Royalist, for
~urveyicg service, have arrived At Hong-Kong, where
they found the Royalist in command of Lieutenant
Everest.

Paymaster and Purser Thomas M'Knight (1812),
naval storekeeper at Hong-Kong, died on the 9th
October suddenly, at Brook Cottage, Victoria. The
late gallant commander in•chief had recommended
his secretary fur the vacant appointment, without
aware that the Admiralty had already appointed
Commander Parker, now en route from England to
Hong-Kong.
The Contest, 12, Commander the llon. J. Spencer,
has been taken in hand at Portsmouth, and will have
her damages repaired in a few days. Commander
Spencer has proceeded on leave of absence, and will
rejoin on Monday.

The Racer, 12, Commander Beddoes, is at Athens,
and was to return to Malta on filo Ist January, to
relieve the Frolic, 16, Commander Vaniittart
The Medusa, steam• packet, Lieut.-Commander
Darby, which damaged her rudder at Marseilles, was
so far repaired as to be enabled to take the sea with
the homi,ward India mail. She only wanted caulking
on her upper decks, on her arrival at Malta, her
rudder having been repaired before she left Marseilles.
The Trident, 6, steam yessel, Lieut.-Commander
has left Devonport for Queenstown, with super-
numeraries.

WOOLWICII, DEC. 20.—The Enterprise and In-
vestigator vessels, commissioned to proceed on a search
for Sir John Franklin, will be out of the hands of the
shipwrights at Woolwich Dockyard on the 29th inst.,
and will almost immediately after proceed to the
Sand wish Islands. Bills have been issued stating
that able seamen are wanted for both vessels, and
that double pay will be ensured to the crews on
rounding Cape Horn.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTEUDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Capt. ilervey's Lismahago
5,000 to 75 agst Mr. Disney's Sir Richard—takes
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough—taken
2,000 to 25 agst Mr. E. Parr's Idle Boy—taken
2,000 to 20 agst Mr. Meiklam's Baby—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Godwin's Hotspur—taken
1,000 to 10 sgst Mr. Bumby's Velox—taken
1,000 to 1U agst Mr. Oshahleston's Fogleman—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington—taken
1,000 to 8 agst Mr. Meiklam's Emma—taken
The above quotations comprehend the whole of the
transactions.

DERBY, 1850.
4 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken
11 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel-
-12 to 1 taken to 501.
17 to 1 ag►t Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—taken to
501. and afterwards offered
20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur—taken to 751.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew—taken to 1251.
30 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors—talteu to 2251.
1,000 to 25 avt Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Epirute—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Lord John Scott's Windhoutd—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Lord Palmerston's Yew 'Free
3,000 to 25 aget Mr. C. Breton's Python—taken
With. the exception of a bet of 2,000 to 100 laid
against The Nigger early in the afternoon, the above
summary includes the whole of the business transacted;
The Nigger and Voltigeur were the only hor,es in de-
mand. No prices %ere quoted against B,,lingbroke or
Ghil:ie

Ersox SPRING MILLTING, 1850.—We are glad to find
that the Licensed Victuallers of the metropolis are ac-
tively exerting themselves in obtaining subscriptions,
and that there is every prospect of the stewards b.-ing
able to announce tbat the bonus to the Metropolitan
Handicap Stakes, which closes on the Ist of January,
will be of the same amount as usual, viz., 5001.

SEIZURE OF A PRIYATB STILL, ♦ND ESCAPE os
THE DELINQUENT.--Information having been received
by the Excise that a private still was in the habit of
being worked on the premises, 132, Drury-lane, the
Excise officers communicated with the police, for the
purpose of their assistance to make a capture, when
yesterday morning, at an early hour, the officers
of Excise, eccompanied by Sergeant Harvey, 14 G, and
other constables, proceeded to the above house, the front
of which was occupied as a chandler's shop by an elderly
widow, whom the officers questioned, and informed her
of the real nature of their mission. She readily in.
formed them that, about two months ago, a strong re-
spectable ma❑ called upon her, and inquired whether the
back part of her premises were not to let. She an-
swered in the affirmative, and she let them, and they
agreed as to terms. He represented himself as being
blacking manufacturer, and he took possession. Lie
commenced building with bricks and mortar, and she
frequently found smells, which she imogined arose from
the manufacture of blacking. She never entertained
any suspicion as to her lodger's mode of living, and
he had not paid her any rent. He slept on the pre.
mises. Sergeant Hardy and the other officers pro.
ceeded to the back part of the house, which is sur-
rounded by narrow alley s, and knocked at the door, when
a gruff voice from above called out—"lialloa, who's
there ?" The officers made no reply, and tha moment
afterwards a loud smashing of glass was heard. They
instantly broke into the place, where they discovered •
private still, with the furnace burning, the still being
full and at work. It had been recently built, and the
rooms contained jars full of distilled liquor, molasses,
and all the pas aphernalia for manufacturing illicit
spirits. On proceeding up a ladder to a shed they
found it to contain a be.l, souse domestic utensils, and
some wearing apparel, but the tenant, who had evi-
dently been alarmed out of his sleep, and suspecting that
he had been found cut by the officers, made a
rush through a skylight with nothing on his person but
his shirt, and made his escape by the back way. Part
of his fl sh was found on the glass, and he must have in-
jured himself avert:ly, as the place was coveted with
blood, and traces of it were found in the alley leading
into Great Wild-street. A pursuit, however, was made,
without avail. In auother part of the premises a second
still was discovered, and the whole of the property was
conveyed in a van to the Excise office in Broad-street.
The party, however, is known, as having been in cus-
tody some time ago for working two private stills in
Regent-street, City-road, and there is little doubt that
he will soon be in custody.