The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-26 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—Thomas Forrest, C. 8., to the impregnable.
Commander—William Hutchinson, (b) to the Ordi-
nary, at this port.

Lieutenants—C. T. Dench, and T. W. Purdy, to
the Calcutta ; Tryon, to Royal George yacht, vice
Bevan.

Second Masters—John P. Taylor, to the Ferret ;
and W. H. Balliston, (additional) to the Britannia.
Master's AssiEtant—Wm. Betts, to the Howe.
Purser—Goate Gordon (1807), to Camperdown.
Chaplain—Rev. Joseph Marshall, to the Victory.
Assistant-Surgeons—George Procter, of Plymouth
Docklard, to be Junior Surgeon and Medical Store-
keeper, at the Royal Hospital, Stonehouse, vice Crocket,
superannuated.

Gunnery Mate.—A. P. Greene, to Salamander.
Mates.—Leod J. Coekret, to the Albert ; F. Free-
ling. H. Bainbridge, E. Hempstead, and W. C. Geary,
to the Howe ; E. B. Price, to the Cyclops ; C. J.
Brickdale, W. N. Lockyer, B. G. Bowles, and John
M. Jackson, to the Excellent.

Vol. Ist Class.—Stapleton J. Greville, to Benbow.
Boatswains.—Richard Beaz!ey, George Chapman
(acting), from the Victory to the Ceylon ; J. Collins,
to the Salamander.
Acting Carpenter.—Wm. Shorland, from Victory to
Ceylon.
Mr. F. W. Fairholme, Mate, passed at the Royal
Naval College, on Wednesday last.
(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. ‘24.—The Rh4clamanthus
steamer, Capt. Arthur Wakefield, arrived on Sunday
last from Plymouth, end sailed the same day for Wool-
wich.

The Vanguard, 84, Capt. Sir D. Dunn, arrived at
Malta from this port on the 4th inst., and was to leave
for Syria on the Bth, to join the fleet.
The Racer, 16, arrived at Vera Cruz on the 3d of
ust, from Tampico, and sailed again on the 15th, on
a cruise.

l'he
Ringdove arrived at Prince Edward Island on
the 15th Srptember, from a cruise in the Gulf.
The Piincc Regent transport, arrived on the 17th
inst., from Bermuda.

The Avon steamer, Lieut. Pritchard, arrived on
Sunday last, from Woolwich, and having taken on
board a supply of coals, sailed again on Tuesday for
Plymouilt and Falmouth.

The St. Vincent, 120, Indus, 80, Vengeance, 81,
W arspite, 50, and Vindictive, 50, are forwarding for
commissioning at this dockyard, with all practicable
dispatch.

The Britannia, 120, Captain Drake, and Howe, 120,
Captain Sir W. 0. Pell, still remain at Spitlli ad,
waiting for final orders. The lower deck guns of the
former ship are being removed for the purpose of having
the carriages altered, the great height of the lower
deck ports from the water not admitting of their de-
pression sufficient to make her broadside properly ef-
fective. A vast quantity of the munitions of war have
been received from %Woolwich, and shipped on board
these two ships, during the week.
Orders have been received at Sheerness to bring for-
ward immediately ready for commissioning the Vernon,
Conquestador, Alfred, and Cornwall frigates, of .5)
guns each.

The Queen, 110, Gapt. Montagu, has been brought
down the harbour and placed at the moorings tor,
mcrly occupied by the Britannia.
At Spithead—Britannia and Howe.

In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Salamander, Sylvia, Echo, Fanny, Mercury,
Gipsy, and Emerald.

AFFECTING INCIDENT AT SEA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.
Slit,—Referring to a paragraph in your Paper of
Wednesday, headed " Distressing Incident at Sea," I
beg to observe that the two boys, who were picked up
at sea, after knocking about five days and six nights,
were brought home from Amsterdam by the General
Steam Navigatiog Company's steam-ship Columbine,
Captain W. Norwood.—Your obedient servont,

THOMAS BISHOP.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

(rao)t A CORRESPONDENT
An opportunity will now be afforded to the University
of Cambridge of proving its regard for moral worth, and
according its opinion of the value of an unblemished
character. Professing to educate the British youth in
the highest scientific attainments, based upon moral and
religious principles, the eves of the world will be directed
to the University of Cambridge, to see how it realises
perfectlyits professions.
There are two candidates for the office of High
Steward of the University—one a young nobleman of
high attainments and unblemished reputation ; the other
also a nobleman of high attainments, not young, certainly
experienced, but in what principles it is bootless for me
to make any comment, for as Lord Lyndhurst is a pub-
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