The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-09 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Commander—B. J. Sullivan, of the Philomel, to the rank
of Captain.
Lieutenants—R. T. J. Lavigne, of the Dolphin ; E. IL
Inglefield (acting Commander of the Comus); C. F. Doyle,
of the Philomel ; and A. C. Key, of the Fanny, to the rank
of Commander.
Gunner's Mate—R. Rowe, to be Gunner.

The Admiralty have also directed that Walter ROSS,
caulker's mate, shall be promoted to a warrant-officer, on
his passing the necessary examination.
The above promotions era consequent upon the action at
the Punta Obligado of the 18th of November, which date the
promotions bear.
_

Mate—C. S. S. Stanhope (1842), of the IVarspite, to the
rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain—R. B. Watson (1842), to the Brilliant.
Commanders—J. C. Pitman (1842), to the Childers; E.
Crouch (1843), to the Devastation.
Lieutenants—W. Peel, late of the America (son of the
Premier), and F. Marryatt, additional, to the Devastation ;
M'Leod B. Cockraft, and J. A. H. Boyd, to the Brilliant; R.
Ellis, to the Childers; C. Douglas, to the Wanderer.
Masters and Pilots—H. A. Moriarity, to the Devastation ;
J. D. Taylor, to the Childers.
Surgeons—W. Roberts, M.D. (b), to the Childers; T. E.
Ring, M.D., to the Superb.
Paymasters and Pursers—S. Fisher, to the Childers; IL
Singer, to the Brilliant ; G. A. Lance, to the Devastation.
Mates—F. J. Partridge, to the St Vincent; F. Egerton, to
the Raleigh.
Clerks in Charge—R. J. Wiggens, to the Bonetta, vice Gil-
bert; Mr. Jones, of the Virago, to the Hibernia, for service in
the Commander-in-Chief's office ; Mr. Rains, of the Warspite,
to the Hibernia.

Assistant-Surgeons—C. P. Mengaye, to the Superb.
Midshipman—C. Gibbons, to the Carysfort.
Master's Assistant—J. Smith, to the Childers.
Naval Cadets—C. Dent, to the Hibernia; Hon. H. M.
Nelson, to the Raleigh ; J. H Whitshed, and W. Bingham, to
the St. Vincent.
Engineer—G. N. Burt (first class), to the Devastation.
Gunner—W. Bartlett (acting), to the Devastation.
Boatswain—J. Poole, to the Devastation.
Carpenter—W. Shortland, to the Devastation.
COAST GUARD.

Removals—W. R. Harvey, chief officer at East Ferry, to
Ardmore station, vice Coghlan, to Ballycotton station, vice
Edwards, previously removed to East Ferry. Lieutenant C.
F. Collett, in command at Courtmasherry, to Cadgwith sta-
tion, vice Pooley, previously removed.
The Scout, 18, Commander Loring, arrived this morning
from Sheerness, and brought up at Spithead.
Sydney, New South Wales. Oct. 20, 1845—The Racehorse,
18, Commander Hay, arrived yesterday from the Bay of
Islands, with 70,000/. specie for the commissariat of this
colony. After landing the treasure and victualling, she re-
turned to New Zealand. The barque British Sovereign, hence
with troops, arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 4th instant.
The North Star and Osprey are laying in the Bay. The
Daphne left Auckland for the Pacific on the 2d instant, and
the Hazard arrived at Auckland from the Bay of Islands on
the let. No collision had taken place with the New Zealan-
ders, as the British bad been waiting for reinforcements.
ST. HELENA, JAN. 16.—0 n the 13th a prize to the Prome-
theus steam sloop, Commander Hay, and on the 15th a prize
to the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, arrived hero from the
coast.