The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

l'oßTsmouTH, ArnlL 30. —Admiral Sir Charles Ogle,
the Commander-in-Chief at this port, inspected the
Gorgon steam sloop, Commander Paynter, at Spithead
yesterday, and mustered her crew, lie was accompanied
by Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, and went out in the
Lightning steam-tender.
The Mercury tender sailed with supernumeraries for
the eastward yesterday.
Te Fanny tender returned from Dover yesterday,
where she had been with a supply of provisions for the
Undine steam-packet.
The Waterwitch, 8, Commander B. B. Quin, passed
the Fanny off Dover on Friday morning from Chatham.
She was bound for Plymouth to be paid advance, and
take on board the next African mail.

The Acasta freight ship sailed yesterday for London,
having disembarked the troops the previous day.
The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, is to be
brought into the harbour to-morrow forEnoon if she is
rt-ady.
Tile Lightning steam-tender embarked Major-General
Lord FrQderick Filzclare,-3-, the Lieutenant-Governor
and Staff, this. morning, at the Sallyport stairs, and con-
veyed them to Otborne to visit her Msjet,ty.
Bear- Admiral Dundas, C. 8., M.P., has arrived at
Holyhead from his visit to Sir C. Napier's squadron, at
Cork, and is expected to return to the Aurniralty to-
morrow.

Rear Admiral Bowles, C. 8., has been visiting Devon-
port Dockyard during the past week; and has been
inspecting the works of the new basin there.
Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. (1837) has been
officially appointed to the San Josef; as flag captain (vice
Sir Henry Leek) to Sir William Gage, G.C.H., Com-
mander-in-Chief at Devonport.
Commander Western's appointment to study at the
steam-factory, Woolwich, has been cancelled.
Naval Cadets—Alfred A. Hanson, and J. W. L.
Oakes have been appointed to the San Josef, flag-ship at
Devonport; and Robert Livesay, to the St. Vincent,
flag-ship at Cork.
The Torch, 1, Lieutenant Commander G. Morris,
having been run into by a merchant steam-vessel in the
Cl)de, her defects are ordered to be made good at
Glasgow.

On Friday the ward-room officers of the flag ship San
Josef, in the Sound, gave their late Flag Captain, Sir
Henry Leeke, a parting dinner as a testimonial of their
respect.
On Saturday Sir Henry Leeke gave the naval appren
tices (200 iu number) of the port a substantial dinner,
under a tent erected for that purpose, near the Obelisk
opposite the moorings of the San Josef ; the band of the
ship attended. A illiant phalanx of beauty and gal-
lantry assembled to witness the interesting festivities.
LIEUTENANT ‘A, INNE, R.M.—The friends of this gen-
tleman, who was recently dismissed from her Majesty's
service on the 19th ult. on proofs of charges of drunken-
ness, preferred by Captain Ratcliffe of the Apollo
troop ship, intend to petition the Admiralty with a view
to get him restored.
The Riugdove' 12, Commander Inglefleld, was at Sin-
gapore March the 7th, but on the point of sailing for the
Ananbas in search of the Chinese convicts that had
escaped from the General Wood, the sad fate of which
vessel and the barbarous murder of the officers the
public are already acquainted with. The Hon. Com-
pany's steamer, Hoogly, sailed from Singapore the day
before the North Natunas, on the same search as the
Ringdove.

TIER MAJESTY'S LATE STEAMER AVENGER.—The
committee intend tneeting on Saturday the 6th of May,
at the Naval College, to pay money to such persona
residing in the neighbourhood as they consider objects
fur continuing to participate in the fund subscribed, and
also to vote the remittance of sums to others living in
different parts of Ireland, Scotland, &c. The com•
mittee have obtained the full particulars of the cases of
161 of those who are supposed to have perished in the
Avenger. The whole number is officially stated to be
234.--Loyal Naval College, April 29, 1848.

lINOMOTIONS.

Mate—John Eglintoun Montgomerie, to the rank o:
lieutenant.

♦PPOINTMENTS.

Second Master—A. J. Inner, to the Spartan, 26, in
the Mediterranean.
Master's Assistant—G. W. Ackherson, to the Belle
rophon, 78, fitting at Portsmouth.
Carpenter—Charles Kingston, to the Investigator dis-
covery ship at Woolwich.

COAST-GUARD APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—Charles Goldsmith, from a station, to
command the Royal George revenue cruiser; R. W.
Charleston, to Ardmore station; F. P. Conti, to com-
mand Portland station; Mr. Montgomery Campbell,
late Midshipman, R.N.), to comt.aand Larne station;
Mr. James K. White (late East India Naval Service),
to command Frazerburgh station; Mr. William Henry
Pawll (late Mate, R.N.), to command a station; Mr.
Thomas Lapernotiere, from Buckie to Muchuls; Lieut.
A. J. Moleswortb, R.M., from Winchelsea to Camber
station.

Woommx, APRIL 29.—The General Palmer tran-
sport-ship arrived off the Royal Arsenal yesterday
evening, at six o'clock, P.M., having ou board the 7th
company of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Captain
Chapman, R.E., commanding, from Corfu, the company
having been relieved from that station by Captain Ogle's
company of the same corps, brought out in the General
Palmer. Captain Chapman's company went to Corfu in
January, 1842, and were brought home in charge of
Lieut. Hassard, R.E. The passage from Corfu to Wool-
wich occupied 65 'days. The General Palmer also
brought some detachments of the Royal Artillery, and
of infantry regiments from Mediterranean stations.
The Myrmidon steam vessel recently put out of coea-
mission in consequence of having been declared unfit
for further service, was brought to Woolwich and under-
went some repairs, which have answered remarkably
well, as on trial down the river yesterday, in charge of
Lieut. Robertson, she made a speed of 91 knots per
hour.

The Dover, formerly a mail steam packet on the
Dover station, and now refitted for service on the coast
of Africa, was tried down the river this morning and
made a speed of 8i knots per hour.
The Vivid, Dover mail steam-packet, Capt. Smithett,
has turned out to exceed the most sanguine expectations
as to speed, and yesterday made the quickest passage he
has yet done, having crossed from Boulogne to Dover in
ninety-five minutes.
The number of labourers in this dockyard is to be
reduced by eighteen from this date.
The Tory, hired convict ship, left her moorings oppo-
site the Royal Arsenal, this morning, with 180 female
convicts on board, for Van Diemen'. Land.
The Plumper steam-vessel, recently launched from
Portsmouth, is daily expected round to the river to have
her engines put on board.
DOCKYARD INTELLIGENCE.—Foreigners have been
permitted to view several of our dockyards, this week,
by Admiralty orders. There is a vacancy for a clerk
in Chatham Dockyard, in consequence of the decease, on
Wednesday last, of Mr. John Bliss, a third-class clerk
in the captain superintendent's office. Mr. Francis
Martin and Mr. John Brown have lately been appointed
inspectors of shipwrights at Portsmouth Dockyard.
These intelligent young men were selected by the Ad-
miralty on account of their being at the head of a list of

11 candidates for these situations, after a severe exami-
nation, embracing laying off ships, practical shipbuilding,
arithmetic, and algebra. The Admiralty, in giving the
4ppointments to the above gentlemen, stated, through
the admiral superintendent, how pleased they were with
the result of the examinations of all, which convinced
their Lordships that in future talented persons might
always be obtained from Portsmouth yard for similar
situations when vacancies occurred. How much better
this than political influence, giving deserving men some-
thing to look up to as vacancies occur, and induce them
ro improve themselves in their profession. Two men at
Chatham, belonging to the brigade, having lost their
uniform, the Admiralty have ordered them to pay the
cost. —United Service Gazette.
MALTA DOCKYARD.--Mr. Ilenwood, late foreman at
Portsmouth, and appointed master shipwright at Malta
Dockyard, is not very much impressed in favour of the
advantages of his promotion; on the contrary, Malta
Dockyard to him, as to most Englishmen proceeding
there on appointment from the home dockyards, pre-
sents anything but an agrecablo change. Mr. Tucker
has arrived at Malta, to enter upon his duties of addi.
tional clerk of works, to which post he has been ap-
pointed for two years, at a salary of 350/. per annum.