The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

♦PPOINTMENTS.

Acting Captain—James J. MlCleverty, of the Poly.
phemu4, to the Amazon.
Commander—Lord Aurelius W. Beauclerk to the
steam factory at Woolwich for study.
Lieutenants— Guy Colin Campbell and G. G. Maun-
sell, to the President ; H. B. Hardman, to the Belleisle.
Surgeons—John Clarke, to the Avenger, vice Steele ;
Patrick Martyn, to the Imaum.

Chaplain and Naval Instructor—Rev. T. Baker, to the
Dragon.
Clerk—Alfred Spong, to the Howe.
Midshipman—Henry Burnaby, to the St. Vincent.
Naval Cadets—Thomas W. Oliver, to the Ocean ; M.
W. Woods and A. R. C. Eckford, to the St. Vincent; R.
Cuniberlegi, to the Odin.
Masters' Assi,tants—J. H. Lawrence, to the Vixen ;
John Butl,r, to the Poictiers.

Coat Guard—Commander G. H. Shute, R.N., is ap-
pointed to the Kinsale district; Commander J. L. It
Stoll, R.N., to the Clifden district ; Commander G.
Morritt, R.N., to the Salcombe district.
Removals—Commander the Hon. Byron Cary, R.N.,
from Folkestone to the Exmouth district, -vice Com-
mander S. Grenfell, R.N., period of command expired ;
Commander W. Prowse, R.N., from Harwich to Folke-
stone, vice the Hon. Commander B. C. F. P. Cary,
R.N. ; Commander J. Millar Langtry, R.N., from Kin-
sale to Harwich, vice Commander W. Prowse, R.N. ;
Mr. R. Kirkpatrick Thompson, from the Rutland dis-
trict to Pullendlva, vice F. A. Weiss, deceased.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 9.—The transport John Brewer,
Captain Robert Brown, arrived here this morning ; left
Bombay on the 13th of March ; Table Bay, 13th of
May ; and St. Helena, 27th of May. She brings the
2d division of her Majesty's 17th Regiment, under com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Macpherson, comprising
222 men, 12 women, and 13 children. Two men and one
woman died of chronic disease on the passage. After
receiving supplies she will proceed to Gravesend. There
were no men of war at Table Bay, one sloop-of-war,
name unknown, at St. Helena, also the merchant ship
Steben•heath, Knight, master, leaky, surveyed, and
ordered to lightened. Her Majesty's frigate Conway,
26, Captain William Kelly, left St. Helena with the
John Brewer, and parted company off the Isle of
Ascension.

CHATHAM, JULY 10.—The Antelope steam-packet,
in dock, is completed and ready for sea. bhe is ex-
pected every day to be put into commission.
The Cleopatra, 26 guns, in dock, has had hands placed
in her to make good her defects, which are extensive,
and she cannot, therefore, be ready for service before
October next.

The Larne, 18-gun corvette, Captain J. W. D. Bris
bane, was paid off on the sth inst., at Sheerness.

The Duck arrived here on the Bth with stores from
Portsmouth.

The two experimental gun brigs of 12 guns each, the
Heron and Elk, building in this yard. the former with
teak and mahogany, and the latter oak and mahogany,
are in a very advancei state, and both vessels are ex-
pected to be launched next month.
Mr. A. Flood, leading man of ropemakers, and J. B.
Pitts, ropemaker, have been appointed acting layers.
A board of medical officers of Chelsea Hospital, eone
sisting of Dr. D. Maclachlan, physician and surgeon, and
Mr. M'Pherson, commissioner, assembled on Friday, the
9th inst., at the invalid depot, St. Mary's Barracks, with
Dr. James Fr, nch, chief medical officer at Fort Pitt,
and Major Henry Anderson, commander of the depot;
and, owing to the great number of invalids requiring to
pass the board, the officers were again occupied on
Saturday, the member being 255, many of whom were
for upwards of 21 years' service, and several were those
that had been wounded and lost limbs at the battle of
the Sutlej. So great a board has not been known for
some 3 ears. The pensions varied from 3s. to ls. per day

steamer, London to Dublin. went on shore this morning in
Gerran's Bay, in thick weather.
Hum., JULY 11.—Wind westerly.—Arrd., 10th, Forager,
Spondlore, St. John's. Sid. George, St. John's; Silvan,
Quebec.

SHIELDS, JULY 10.—Wind W.S.S.—SId. Zion, Calcutta.

THE DUKE OF CORNWALL
STEAMER ON SHORE.
FALMOUTH, SUNDAY MORNINGL—The Duke of Corn-
wall steamer from London, last Plymouth, for this port
and Dublin, got on shore this morning, at four o'clock
in Gerran's Bay, near the Gull Rock, and at half speed,
but it being near high water, ran up high and dry on
the beach. A thick fog prevailed at the time. Fortu
nately she is not supposed to have sustained much in-
jury—she has but a few hogsheads of sugar on board
as cargo, and three or four passengers. The mate was
dispatcher here to the agents for ttsistatice to get her
off, and a lighter is being sent up with all dispatch.
Fortunately she wended her way between most fearful
and perpendicular rocks, against which had she struck
she must have gone down.