The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-27 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

The removal of this division of Royal Marines to
Gosport is fixed to take place within six months, the
Admiralty having extended the time for quitting
their present quarters to meet the convenience of
numerous married officers and others connected with
the staff who rent houses in this garrison. A plan of
the alterations and addition at Forton barracks, so
as to afford ample accommodation for 3,000 officers
and men, has been submitted to the Admiralty and
approved of.
We are desired to state that a contemporary an-
nounced the death of Colonel Mercer, Commandant of
the Plymouth division, 48 hours before it took place.
The decease of the above gallant officer really took
place at four o'clock on Friday morning last, by
which event Colonel M'Callum, Second Commandant
of the Portsmouth division, succeeds to the command
at Plymouth.
Lieutenant-Colonel Powell, of the Woolwich divi-
sion, cornea to Portsmouth as Second Colonel-Com-
mandant, vice M'Callum; and
Major George Batt Bury, of the Plymouth division,
succeeds to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, vice Powell,
promoted.
Second Lieutenants A. C. Steel and E. H. Starr,
who have been studying at the Royal Naval College,
are ordered to join the Artillery Companies.
Messrs. Parke, Holland, Macnamara, and Loch,
Royal Marine cadets on board the Excellent, passed
their examinations last week for commissions in the
corps.
The following are the promotions and appointments
of the past week :

PROMOTIONS.

Commanders— W. Clark (1840), and Thomas Le wis
Gooch (1842) to the rank of Captain.
Lieutenants—John Barnes (1813), John Bour-
master Dickson (1839), Henry Downing Rogers
(1837), W. Rowlatt (1838), and Henry Caldwell
(1841), to the rank of Commander.
Mate—J. R. Veitch (1846), to the rank of Lieu-
tenant.

Second Masters—George A. Waters, W. S. Luke,
George IL Loveridge, Andrew R. Elliott, Henry
Hill, W. H. Betts, John Richards, Richard A. Bur-
stell, Hugh D. Beach, and Thomas Osmer, to the rank
of Master.

Assistant-Surgeons—James Harvey and Rober
Pottinger to the rank of Surgeon.

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—Lewis IL Jones, to the Penelope, vice
Henry W. Gifford.

Surgeons—Andrew Murray, to the Sealark ; Alex-
ander C. Maclery, to the Inconstant.
Lieutenant—J. R. Baker, to the Coast Guard.
Masters—W. 11. Balliston, to command the Kite ;
John Thomas, to the Poictiers.
Chaplain—F. Hannan, to the Meander.
Naval Instructors—E. B. Barnes, to the Prince
Regent; John Jeans, to the Meander.
Assistant-Surgeon—J. Peters, to the Hercules.
Second Muter—J. S. O'Farrell, to the Avenger.
Midshipmen—W. H. Hooper, to the Plover ; T.
N. Underwood, to the Inconstant; W. Page, to the
Sealark ; I'. Sautnarez, to the, Excellent ; W. B.
Mason and F. Nares, to the Victory ; W. S. Brown,
to the Asia ; J. B. Balfour, to the Prince Regent ;
R. P. Cator, to the Brilliant ; T. M. F. Bond, to the
Victory.
Naval Cadets—J. Thorold, to the Inconstant; L.
Wildman, to the Hydra ; G. B. B. Callaghan, to the
Vengeance; Nicholas, to the Trafalgar; W. W.
Harvey, and T. B. Hollingworth, to the Raleigh.
Clerks—Andrew S. Little, to the Inconstant; T.
T. Jennings, to the Prince Regent.
Master's Assistant—H. C. A. Wilkinson, to the
Hercules.