The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-19 00:00:00

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NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Medical Officers—])e Inspector lar. William
Rae (1840), of Melville Hospital, Chatham, has been promoted to the rank of inspector of hospitals, and ap-
pointed to the Royal Naval llospital, Stonehouse, vice
1)r. Armstrong, placed on half-pay. Dr. Rae was the
senior deputy inspector. DeputyHlonssppietcatlo,rstDonnehOolusiveer, Evans (1840), of the Royal Naval
next in seniority to Dr. Rae, has been appointed to
Woolwich Marine Infirmary. Deputy Inspector' James
Drummond (1847), of the Woolwich Infirmary, has been
appointed to Melville Hospital, vice Rae.
Midshipmen—Herbert Montagu, to the Excellent,
gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth; H. H. N. Jones, to the
Superb, 80, at Portsmouth; William Vicary, to the
Sharpshooter, screw gun-vessel, Portsmouth; J. Lligman,
to the Centaur, steam-frigate, fitting at Portsmouth for
the coast of Africa; George A. Douglas, to the South-
ampton, 50, nag-ship, at the Cape; E. Bedwell and R.
S. Bateman, to the Apollo troop-ship, fitting at Devon-
port; R. Anderson, to the Raleigh, 50, flag-ship, at
Monte Video.
Naval Cadets—F. E. Holmes, to the Impregnable,
flag-ship, at Devonport ;F. M. Dayrell, to the Rileigh.
Gunners—William Parker, acting, to the Exeelleag
Henry Pemind, acting, to the Asia.
SOMERSET HOUSE.—SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Thomas Waterman, second draughtsman to the Sur-
veyor of the Navy, has been promoted to the office of
first draughtsman, vice Wilson, deceased.
DOCKYARD. —Mr. J. Owen (one of the members of the
late School of Naval Architecture), who has for some
years held an appointment as inspectors of metals, is
henceforth to be borne on the dockyard establishment at
Woolwich, and is to have an office at Somerset House.
Mr. Taplin, who for many years has held the office of
engineer and mechanist at Portsmouth Dockyard, has
been appointed at Woolwich.
Mr. Miller, who has been for some years superin-
tendent of engineers at Devonport Dockyard, we have
already stated, has been appointed assistant to the chief
engineer at Portsmouth.
Mr. Lambert, a very experienced engineer, and super-
intendent for many years of the marine engine business
of Messrs. Maudalay and Field, has entered her Ma-
jesty's service, and has been appointed second assistant
to the chief engineer at Portsmouth.
TESTING OF ANCHORS.—We were correct respecting
the arrangement for testing unserviceable anchors,
though those at the respective dockyards' are not to be
sent to Portsmouth for that purpose. They are now to
be tested where they are, whereby the expense of trails-
portation will be saved.
Tre Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, is progressing at
Portsmouth in her fittings. Her new lower rigging is
over the masts' heads, and pulled down, and her topmasts
are fidded.
The Malabar, coal depot, is now completely fitted at
Portsmouth, and, with her engine, tram-roads, compart-
ments, &c., has cost a vast deal of money—much more,
we think, than a good wharf would have cost. She wilt
come out of the basin on the 22d, and will, we under-
stand, be moored as a coal depot in the harbour; her
coal buckets and all her apparatus for delivering coals to
steamers will be worked by her steam-engine.
The Rapid, 8, Commander Dixon, is nearly dismantled
at Portsmouth. She got off her tops yesterday, and will
pay off on Saturday. On Wednesday one of the seamen
of the Driver steam-sloop had a very narrow escape of
his life; a party from the Driver were assisting the crew
of the Rapid to unrig her, when one of the men fell from
the fore-cross-trees; he was mush bruised and shaken
by the fall, but fortunately no bones were broken.
STEAM RESERVE AT DEVONPORT.—The Virago
steam-sloop, in charge of Mr. Wellington, master of the
Wellington, and party of seamen-riggers, arrived at De-
vonport, from Sheerness, on Tuesday evening. The
steamers mentioned yesterday as ordered from Ports-
mouth, will arrive at Devonport next week. Messrs.
Allen, of the Fire Queen; Baltiston, of the Myrtle; and
Read, of the Portsmouth yacht, are expected to com-
mand them on the passage round, under convoy of the
Driver, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Johnson.
The Centaur steam-frigate, Captain Buckle, is nearly
rigged, at Portsmouth. Her topsail-yards are across.
The utmost dispatch is used to bring her forward, so as
to be ready for sea on the Ist proximo.
The Sharpshooter, 8, screw gun-vessel, Lieut.-Com-
mander Bailey, is fitting for foreign service, at Ports-
mouth. It is said she will take dispatches direct to the
Mediterranean, for Admiral Sir William Parker.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY, FIVE P.M.—No arrivals.
Wind, a moderate breeze from S.W., with cloudy
weather.

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