The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-10 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

The following promotions and changes have taken
place this week in consequence of the new system intro-
duced into the Royal yards, viz.:—
Thomas Beal, Thomas Laslett, John M ickiffe, Henry
Cardwell, Samuel Langridge, Henry Hilliard, and Wil-
liam Moverley, shipwrights, appointed leading men.
William Streeter, caulker, appointed leading man ; and
George Colegate, and George Featherstone, joiner, ap-
pointed leading men.

Jabez Reed,—Jaines Brown, Joseph Hamden, Ebenezer
Che►hire, shipwrights, appointed writers to the mea-

curers.

Mr. James Johnstone, newly appointed measurer, is
removed to Woolwich yard ; Richard W. Carter, newly
appointed measurer, removed to Sheerness yard; and D.
Harding, jun., and J. Watson, newly appointed mea-
surers, are removed to Portsmouth yard.
The hired millwrights employed in this yard have been
ordered to be placed on the establishment.
The following number of hired men have been taken
on for the service of the ropery in this yard :-48 spin-
ners, 20 lah,ureri, and 11 boys.

ARRIVAL Or HERR STAUDIGL.—We understand
that Herr Sttudigl arrived in town last night to fulfil
his engagement at her Majesty's Theatre. He reports
that Niadile. Jenny Lind, who left Vienna at the same
time with himselt, may be expected to arrive in London
in a few days.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT AN ENGINEERS.— Yesterday
an accident, attended with very serious consequence s,
happened to a man named Joseph Paul, aged 59, resid-
ing at New-street, Deptford. He was in the service of
Messrs. Penn and Co., the extensive engineers of Green-
wich ; and, whilst walking along that part of the pre-
mises used in the boiler department, with a heavy load
of iron on his shoulder, he fell into a deep hole, lie was
raised up, and found to have received a fracture of the
collar bone, fractured ribs, and various contusions on his
body. He was placed in a train at the New Cross
Station, Deptford, and conveyed to London-bridge, and
from thence to Guy's Hospital, where he lies in a preca-
rious condition.
WESTMINSTER COURT OF SEWERS,--4. general
Court of the Commissioners of Sewers for the city and
liberty of Westminster was held yesterday, at the
Sewers Court, Greek-street, Soho-square; Capt. George
Bague, R.N., in the chair. There was a very full at-
tendance of Commissioners. After the transaction of
some routine business, a long conversation ensued, on
the subject of Lord Morpeth's Sanatory Bill, in which
most of the Commissioners took part, and it was termi
nated by the adoption of the following resolution:—
" That a Committee of this Court be appointed, to take
into consideration the Bill for the improvement of
the health of towns, and that they do report to this
Court; and that the following Commissioners be ap-
pointed members of the Committee :—Capt. Bague, E.
Willoughby-, Esq., J. Le Breton, Esq., T. L. Donaldson,
Esq., T. Harrison, Esq., Mr. Alderman Johnson, and
Allason, Esq. .4 very voluminous report was handed
in from Mr. Phillips, the surveyor to this Court, recom-
mending the entire re-arrangement and re-construction
of the sewers in the district of All Souls, situate in the
parish of Marylebone, eastward of Portland- place, in-
volving an expenditure of 20,1401., which report was
ordered to be taken into consideration at the next meeting
of the Court. This report has occupied nearly twelve
months in its preparation. After some formal business
had been disposed of, the Court adjourned.
THE GOVERNMENT PLAN OF EDUCATION.—.MAN..
CHESTER, FRIDAY.—This morning a public meeting of
the friends of the Government plan of education was held
in the Town Hall, King-street. The meeting was not
only very numerous, but highly respectable. On the
platform we noticed the leading clergymen of the Esta-
blished Church in the town and neighbourhood, to the
number of nearly thirty. The chair was occupied by the
Vice-Dean, the Rev. Canon Wray ; after which resole..
tions in accordrnce with the objects of the meeting were
put, and unanimously agreed to. Thanks were then
voted to the Chairman, and the proceedings terminated.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday notice was
given at the Transfer-office of the Bank of England that
the books for the transfer of Bank Stock would be opened
on the 14th inst. ; and for the Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cent. Annuities, Three per Cents. Reduced, Long An-
nuities, and Annuities for terms of years' on the 16th.