The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-15 00:00:00

(From the PlyLuth Journal.)
PROW/MSS AND APPOINTMENTS —Lieutenant—Jo.
seph Elias (1806) to the rank of Commander, without
increase of pay. Mates—Humplirev J. Julian, and J.
B. Le Mesurier, to the rank of Lieutenant. Captain
Robert Maunsell, to the Rodney. Lieutenants—Nbrton
Taylor, to the Rodney; Reginald Thomas John Le.
vinge, to the Wolverine, from the Melville. Surgeons.—.
James Lawrence, from the Ocean to the Poictiers, vico
James Ofborne. Assistant-Surgeons---H. W. Bent, (ad-
ditional) to Britannia ; W. J. Rogers, (additional) to
Victory. for service in the Success hulk.
The Blenheim, 72, bound to China, was spoken on the
19th March, in latitude I deg. N., long 19 deg. W. ;
and the Blonde, also for China, en the previous day, by
the ship Duke of Bedford, arrived off Penzance.
The Cyclops steam frigate, arrived at
,Gibraltar from
this port, on the 19th of April.
The Larne, 18, arriv,d at Calcutta, on the 12th
March ; the Wellesley 72, sailed from the Sanger on the
17th .dares.
The Favourite, 18. Commander Croker, and Druid,
44, Captain Lord John Cnurebill, were at Sydney,
January 10.
The American Exploratory Squadron, consisting of
the Peacock, Captain Hudson; Vincennes, Capt. Wilkes;
Porpoise, Capt. Ringold ; and Flying Fish, Capt. Pink.
ney, were at Sydney on the 4th Deecinb-r, having been
cruising among the South Sea Islands. The Herald, 28,
Captain Nias, and no less than 5S nierchantrnen, were also
n the port.

The. Queen, powder-boy, arrived from Woolwich on
Thursday, with 32 pounders for the upper deck of the
Rodneyi She is ordered to the north coast of Spain, to
load home with powder.

The Emma Eugenia freight-ship will call here from
the River to embark one officer and forty-two men of the
75th Regiment ; and a colour-sergcant of the 25th Regi-
ment for the Cape of Good Elope.

The Sovereign, transport, arrived here on Friday laq,
from the Island of Ascension. She has brought home
old stores from the Government establishment there.
Orders arrived yesterday for the Sovereign to proceed to
Vie River.

The Drake, lighter, sailed with stores for Pembroke, on
Thursday.

The Netley, tender, arrived on the night of Saturday,
kith volunteer seamen, from Ireland, fur the Thunderer.

The Vceanrier frigate, constructed under the superinten.
device of the late Sir R. Seppings, was launched on Mon.
day, at Chatham. She is to carry 46 guns ; her kycl was
laid down about 13 years since.
Toe Anonyma, R. Y. S. Ydcht. Honourable Colonel
Greville, arrived at Portsmouth, on Thursday, from Naples.
The ship Alexander Baring, 138 days from Chins, ar.
rived at Portsmouth on Sunday ; she spoke the British
Queen steamer, in lon. 10., on the 3d—out 48 hours.
An official inquiry has this week been made into the
cause of the late collision between the Dolphin, 3, and the
Boganza, steam-vessel, which has ended in fixing the
blan:e on the litter. The result is, the owners of the
Braganza are called on to defray the damages sustained
by the Dolphin, amounting to 7:W.—Hampshire Telegraph

MANCHESTER MECHANICS' IN-

STITUTION EXHIBITION.

Since we firet visited this exhibition, every room, and
there arc twelve, has received large accessions of attractive
uhjects. The gallery of paintings now possesses a very
considerable number of really valuable pictures, both of
ancient masters and modern artists. There are several
pleasing dioramic views in the lecture-room ; in which po-
pular lectures on various branches of science are also given
daily, and the " fire cloud" is exhibited at stated times.
In the natural history museum, amidst a great variety of
beautifully preserved and arranged specimens from almost
every department of the animal end vegetable kingdoms,
stands the acoustic apparatus termed " the invisible girl,"
which a few years ago excited great interest in the metro-
polis, and which is here productive of great wonderment to
many of the visitors. both young and old. A large hollow
globe of brass, having four speaking trumpets let into it,
which are suspended by ribbons, is all that appears to the
astonished colloquist, who obtains ready answers to his
questions. We were much amused at the scene that en-
sued on the entrance of a rustic bridal party, and their con-
gregation around the magic spot. One gentleman asked
•' the invisible girl" which of the ladies she desired to con-
verse with her, and the reply was immediately; " the one
that was married this morning." This uncepected
response threw the whole party into the greatest
amazement; they laughed with others around, but
in evident apprehension of something awfully mysterious
being near them. Their alarm was not allayed
when " the invisible girl" described the dress of the bride,
and again invited her to converse. The young woman
laughed, hung down her head, and retreated, clearly not
liking her position so near the mysterious speaker. The
splendid picture by Landscer, " Hawking in she Olden
Time," is in itself an exhibition; it is the property of
Lord Francis Egerton, by whom it has been kindly lent
to the insti'ution, and contains portraits of Lady Francis
and himself, their children, and favourite horses and dogs,
grouped and painted with a skill which has induced tnany
to consider it the artist's chafd'muvre. In the sculpture-
room arc many very beautiful forms in the various branches
of sculpture. There have been several large and valu-
able additions to the autographs, and to the natural and
artificial curiosities. There is a singularly interesting
specimen of a black, undyed cloth (silk it might be called
from its texture), woven from the wool of the alpaca (a
species of together with specimens of the wool
itself, and its application to the felting of hats, where it
may be used instead 'Of heaver. In short, there is no part
of the exhibition, in which there are not objects so mime.
rous, as to render it a work of the greatest labour to cool.
pile a catalogue.—Manchester Guardian.