The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-24 00:00:00

?MAN PACKETS.

At Malta—The Ripon.---61;her way thence to
Alexandria, the Ariel ; and to Constantinople, Sinope„
Sainsoun, and Trebizonde, the Sultan
Between Albania and Constantinople, the Tagus;
and between Trebizande and Smyrna, the I izer.
On her WaV front Southampton to Gibraltar, Genoa,
and Leghorn, the Montrose; and at Southampton,
the Indus, Oriental, Achilles, and Erin.
The Nautilus merchant screw-steamer arrived on
the sth, and the Aram, a vessel of the same class,
arrived on the 7th, both from Liverpool and Gib.
raltar ; the former proceeded on the 7th to Alex-
andria, and the latter, on the Bth, to Constantinople,
Sarnsoun, and Trebizonde.
The Bulldog arrived on the 10th from Lisbon
and Gibraltar, and reports that Sir W. Parker, in
the Hibernia, may be looked for here about the
middle of September.
The Locust arrived from the Pincus of Athens
on tI.P 10th, bringing the long looked. for remittance
(part in specie and part in hills), on account of the
interest, overdue since March last, on the Greek loan,
:Ind left again for the same designation on the 14th.
The Ilecla is under sailing orders to follow her in a
.lay or two.
The cutter-yacht Sapphire, Mr. C. B. Blaydes,
owner, sailed for Sicily on the 10th, and on the 12th
the Planner arrived from the lonian Islands and Pa-
tras. On the night of the 13th the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's new steam-packet Sultan, under
the command of Captain Brooks, arrived from South-
ampton, after experiencing some rough weather in
crossing the Bay of Biscay ; she proceeded on her
voyage to Constantinople, Sinope, Samsoun, and
Trebizonde, on the afternoon of the 14th ; and, the
Volcano having arrived on the same evening from
Marseilles with the overland London mails for India,
these were dispatched at about midnight to Alexan-
dria, by the Ariel.
The Volcano left on the 15th, for the lonian
Islands and Patras.
Tha Harlequin has returned to Smyrna from the
Piraeus of Athens.
The Peninsular and Oriental steam-packet Tagus
has been employed in transporting troops, at the
Special reque4 of the Ottoman Government, from
Constantinople to Salonica and the coast of Albania,
which latter is officially proclaimed to be under
blockade by two heavy frigates and some lighter
vessels, under the orders of 'Arnett Pasha and Mus.
tapha Bey, dispatthed from Constantinople for this
express purpose on the 3(1 of August.
'lle Ripon, which left Malta on the lit, only
returned on the 16th of August, having been de•
tained at Alexandria several days waiting the mails
by the Haddington, from. Calcutta, which did not
reach Suez until the 9th, and Alexandria on the 12th

of August.
The Ardent is dispatched to Marseille3 this after-
noon with the overland mail for London, and the
Ripon goes en to Southampton with the more bulky
I,ortion this evening.
PierssionTii, MONDAY.—The Curacoa, 24, Capt.
Broughton, arrived this morning from the River
Plate, brieging•the latest news from that quarter, +nails
anti invali a from the squ: dron, a d a small freight
on merchants' account, which has been coesigned to
Messrs. Casher, freight agents, &c., of this port, for
conveyan eto the Bank of Envland. The Curacoa
!eft Rio on the 26th of June, at which date the
squadron in the River Plate, ender the command in
chief of CoMmolore Si: Thomas Elerbert, K.C.8.,
.vas thus distributed :—The Raleigh, 50 (commodore),
was at Monte Video, hut the Commodore had gone
to Buenos Ayres in the Alecto bteaiii sloop, Com-
mander Massingbetd ; the Eagle, 50, Captain G. B.
Martin, C.B. ; the Melampus, 42, Captain Campbell;
and the Firebrand steam frigate, Captain Hope, were
also at Monte Video. The Racer, 16, Commander A.
Reed, was expected to arrive with the mails from the
River Plate at Rio when the Curaccia left. She will
he the next ves,el home from this station. The Sa-
tellite, 18, Commander Rowley, was at Colonia. The
Grecian, 16,
Commlnderb la', was off Buenos
Ayres. e Rattlr steam sloop, Commander
1
Moortnati, after bringing Mr. Ouseley to Rio
eturned to Mo.,te Video. The Comus, 16,
Commander D'Eyncourt, was at Maldonado.
The Lizard, iron steam sloop, Lieutenant-Coin-
manderrearse, and the Ilarpy, iron steam sloops,
Lieutenant-Commander Tomlinson, were up the
Uruguay; the Assistaut-surgeon (Mr. Millar) of the
former vessel, was being tried by court-martial for
drunkenness when the Rattler left Monte Video for
Rio. The Kestrel brigantine Lieutenat-Commander
Baker,
fore the Curacoa sailed • and the Peterel packet ar-
rived,,nairjr,ilaved ybaettoli
before, The
from England, two days be-
The 'Griffin-, brigantine, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Thurburn,—had sailed on a cruise
to the southward against the slave trade,.having re-
ceived certain information that several fully-freighted
' slavers were expected to arrive on the coast. The
Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, had not arrived at Rio
from hourly expected when the
cirnaei 1o f the Lizard, vice E. Phil-
, clerk of the Curacoa, is
vue them
a life. Mr. v
in
a wasg appointed Pacific,clerkbutch
xv.iker, invalided. Mr. Crellin, surgeon, and
lips, to the Comus, vice Martin, to the Mulapus,
ll'alker, acting paymaster and purser of the
iNlll:2ltet,ci and are coming home
n assistant-surgeon of the
11..;laegtiatl'ete,YiRs" appointedsa'cehra:4 bAr'l'th.
acting surgeon of the Comus,
vice vice Crellin, invalided.
itaotethi,e,irAsite-lLiiiinpueut:t n
ant of the Grecian, has
also invalided. The Curnua is ordered to Chatham,
ir. l del
hoard,
to be paid off, having been four years and seven
months in commission, during which time she has
been generally healthy. She is in admirable con-
dition. •
The Agincourt, 72, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., is likely to be detained
here until Thursday, one of her seamen, John Connor,
befog ordered to be tried by court-martial on Wed-
nesday.
All possible dispatch is ordered to be used in man-
ning and fitting the Cambrian, 40, Captain J. 11.
Plumridge, for sea.
The following are the promotions and appointments
of the past week :

F ROMOTIONS.

Commanders—Winiam John Cavendi,h Cliff rd
(1842), of the Wolverine (,on of Sir Augn4tu.s Clif-
ford, Bart., C. 8.), and George Broun (183.5) to the.
rank of Captain.
Lieutenant—George Harper (1837), to the rank of
Commander
Mate—Francis J. D'Aguilar (1845), to the rank
of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS: •
Commanders—James A. Cockh6rn, to study at
Royal Naval College ; Freflerick Cam-ribell, to the
Es ;E. A. Ing!efield, to the Wolverine.
Lieutenants—J. 0. Johnson and Samuel Morrish
to the Penelope; Edward Algar and G. M. Smith to
the Britomart ; IL D. Selby, to study at the Naval
College.
Paymaster and Purser—Henry Smith to the Bir-
kenhead.
Naval Instructor—George S. Bourne to the Am-
,hitrite,
Assistant Surgeons—Edward Adams to the Vic-
tory; R. J. Squire and W. J. Hamilton to the Cale-
donia, •
Midshipman—Huf.th [fathom to the San Joseph.
Naval Cadets—Arthur Pennell to the Fury ; H.
N. Knox to the Thunderer ; F. C. Baldwin to the
Cambrian.
Ma‘ter's Assistant—George Nixon to the Victory.
ROYAL MARINE CADETS.
The Earl of Au °Wand has appointed the following
young gentlemen as marine cadets to the Excellent,
to study for commissions in the corps :—Mr. 0. F.
Berkeley, Mr. R. S. %V. Jones, son of a retired cap-
tain Of the Marines; Mr. Charles L. A. Farmar, son
,f the late Lieutanant Farmar, • of the 72d, and
grafidson of General Farmar, of the Marines ; Mr.
H. L. Evans, son of Captain Evans, Royal Marines ;
and Mr. T. G. S. Meneux, son of Lieutenant Me-

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• Tin KNOWSLEY MURDER.—This, Areadful mac,
where a 'man in a state of furious insanity killed:a girl
ment of the trial, in cons,gnence
by tearing the scalp from her head, is probably in :di.,
reeolleerion of our re4ders„ At the Liverpool assixes,
Mr. Bttrke,the
er
by an order from
choauvnits,gel
bf:ertlthreemporvoesdieciition,- moved for,
And obtained, a postpone
ti3fSee "arr. of State, to the County Lunatic Asylum.
Major Paget, Aide-de-Camp to the Master-fie.r
orral of the' Ordnance has been recently attacked with
ilwass of a severe eliii;iter4cOm.:4W;Yell we are glad to
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