The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-11 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Commanders—Adolphus Slade (1841), an accom-
plished officer and seaman, who last commanded the
iron 12 Tun sloop Recruit, -and upon whose appoint-
ment to which by Lord 11Thenberough we gave a short
?ketch of his services, has been promoted to the rank of
a captain.

Commander William Peel, seniority June 27, 1846,
promoted to the rank of lieutenant on passing a first-rate
examination, as reported by Sir Thomas Hastings, the
Captain of the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth,
who then served for short periods in the America, Thalia
and Cormorant, in the Pacific, and in fitting out the
Devastation steam-sloop at Woolwich, and then the
Constance, 50, at Devonport, and, shortly after being
promoted to the rank of commander, was appointed to
succeed Commander Matson in the Daring, 12, in the
West Indies, and paid off that sloop at Sheerness a few
months since, has also been promoted to the rank of
captain. This gallant officer being perfectly eligible for
captain's rank by service, his near relationship to the
ex-Premier (being the second son of Sir Robert Peel)
has secured for him his promotion.
These promotions may be looked upon ns the
roalization of the intentions of the late Lord Auckland
had he survived the number of vacancies requisite
to entitle him to exercise the patronage vested in
the First Lord. Viewing them in the light of " haul
down " promotions, we exempt them from professional
criticism.

Lieutenant Edward P. B. Von Donop (1838), who is
acting-commander of the President, 50, flag-ship, on the
Cape station, and was appointed to that position from
being first lieutenant on the promotion of Captain Ful-
ford, has been most deservedly promoted to the rank of
commander.

Another gallant, energetic, and long-standing officer
has been promoted to the rank of commander, namely,
Lieut. T. H. Lysaght (1841), son of .Admiral Lysaght
(we believe), now in command of the Grappler, steam-
vessel, on th-, coast of Africa, which vessel he has com-
manded since November, 1846, and during two years has
captured eleven slavers.

APPOINTMENTS.
Naval Cadets—Noel Osborn, to the Fisgard, flag-ship,
at Woolwich; E. A. Luckraft and W. Whitcombe, to
the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth; the Hon. Frede-
rick Boyle, to the Vengeance, 84, in the Mediterranean.
Dockyard—Charles Bosley, second-class clerk at
D,youport, has been promoted to first-class clerk, vice
Thompson; and third-class clerk John Besley has been
promoted to second-class clerk, vice Charles Bexley,
promoted.
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OniTuenr.--Lieut. Edward Owen (1815) died on the
7th instant, in "Cambridge•street, Hyde-park.

CHOLERA AMONG THE PAUPER
CHILDREN AT TOOTING.

The following is the official return of fresh cases
from 2 P.M. on Tuesday to 2 P.M. yesterday : Number
of deaths, 18; cases of diarrhcea, 5; cholera, :10; num-
ber under treatment, 119. Total number of cases since
commencement, 294; convalescent, 34; gross number of
deaths, 112. Mr. Kite, the surgeun, adds, that one adult
young woman died yesterday, after sixteen hours' suf-
fering from the epidemic. In answer to inquiries as to
whether carbonic acid bad been used as a remedy in the
cholera cues here, "I beg to reply, that in many cases
it has been employed, combined with opium, very bene-
ficially in alleviating distressing vomiting; it has a ten-
dency to relieve both that and the diarrncea, and acts
also as a stimulant.'

Mr. Grainger, of dm Board of Health, has also issued
the following orJer with referenee to the interment of the
dead:--

" Jan. 10th, 1849, 4 raz.—Mr. Chapman, surgeon of
Tooting, having stated to me that he sent a written no-
tice to Mr. Drouet that no additional bodies from the
Infant Pauper Establishment can be interred in Tooting
Churchyard, I recommend that immediate steps be taken
to ensure the interment of the bodies of all who are now
dead or who may die of this epidemic without delay; and
I further recommend that their interment shall take
place under the direction of a medical practitioner, and
that the bodies be not taken through the metropolis, as
such a procedure if known might excite alarm in the
public mind.

(Signed) " R. D. GRAINGER."
ST. PANCRAS.—The official report of Mr. Wilkinson,
one of the surgeons, as to the disease amongst the chil-
dren in St. Pancras workhouse, states that " the number
of cases which occurred on Tuesday night and yesterday
morning, compared with Tuesday's report, shows a dimi-
nution of one-third; also that the character of the com-
plaint is much less severe."
HOLBORN UNION.—The return furnished by Dr.
Marsden, of the Royal Free Hospital, on Tuesday even-
ing, is as follows:--" Boys attacked with the' Tooting
disease,' 45; girls, 26; total, 71. Cured—Boys, 1G;
females, 0; boys under treatment, 36; girls, 21: total,
57. Died, two boys and two girls. Nine out of every
ten have the itch."

THEATRE ROYAL, HULL.—Attracted by the an-
nouncement, of Mr. G. V. Brooke's appearance at this
theatre, in connexion with a Miss Goddard, we hoped to
wile • away the tedious hours of evening by attending
the promised performance of Sir Giles Oierreach, but
were disappointed, Mr. Brooke not being able to per-
form owing to severe hoarseness. The consequence was
that the Merchant of Venice was substituted, Miss God-
dard appearing as Portia, and Mr. Pritchard as the Jew;
but such a Portia and such a Jew it has seldom been
our misfortune to gaze upon, or to weary our ears with
hearing. The stock company and supernumeraries of the
theatre must be very limited, as we observed the Duke
of Venice was supported by two females on each hand,
disguised as magnificoes, and two ladies; busily occu-
pied with goose quills acting as clerks of the court.
tShhaatdfeor the
of Tate
of savingeaWilkinsonis thy pet theatre sunk so low
a few shillings
must throw ridicule on a scene otherwise
the
iseimpossinogfE7 sex
farce was No Song no Supper, the part of Robin by H.
Deval, who we are pleased to find is much improved
in his vocal powers, and also in his acting; he was ably
supported by Mr. Latter as William.
DRAMATIC LITERATURE IN PAR .--The year
1848 produced 1 mystery (M. David's Eden), 1 study, 2
tragedies, 26 comedies, 13 operas, 35 dramas, 11 panto-
mimes, aid 178 vaudevilles, in all 267 works. 6 of.
these were produced at the Grand Opera (Theatre de la
Nation), 1 at the Italiens, 15 at the Theatre de la Re-
publique, 7 at the Opera Comique, 22 at the Ode3n, 9
at the Theatre Historique, 3 at the. Opera Naational,
21 at the Vaudeville, 26 at the Varietes, 25 at the
Gymnase, 23 at the Theatre de Montansier (ex-Palais
Royal), 10 at the Porte St. Martin, 17 at the Gait& 1 1
at the Ambigu Comique, 25 at the. Theatre. Resumer;
chais, &c. They employed 180 dramatic authors, and
15 musical composers.