The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
',ieutenants—John Powell Branch (1841), from the
Caledonia, 120 guns, at Plymouth, to the Cyclops steam
frigate, on her way to Portsmouth from Ireland, to
equip for service on the Coast of Africa; Horace Bullock
(1843), to the Caledonia; Ps iry de Lisle (1844), to the
Cyclops; Ilugh,A. Reilly ,1$18), to the Driver steam
sloop, on the coast of lrelaud; Edward Scott (1847),
late of the Collingwood, to the Excellent gunnery ship,
at Portsmouth,

Assistant Surgeon—H. Johnson, to the Driver.
Midshipman—H. M. M. Jones, to the St. Vincent,
120 guns, Sir Charles Napier's flag ship, at Cork.
Naval Cadet—Maurice Hellion Trevelian, to the
Powerful, 14 guns, at Spithead.
THE SQUADRON OF EXERCISE.—Rear Admiral Sir
Charles Napier, K.C.8., with the following ships and
vessels under his command, remained in the Cove of
Cork on the 22d instant:—The St. Vincent,'l2o guns,
Captain S. C. Dacres, bearing the flag; the Prince Re-
gent, 92, Captain W. F. Martin; the Bellerophon, 78,
Captain R. L. Baynes; the Blenheim, 55, Captain
Churls; the Arnphion, 34, Captain W. J. Williams;
the Reynard, 16, Commander Craycroft; the Stromboli
steam-sloop, ;6, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerk;
and the Rifleman schooner, Lieutenant Croften, R.N.,
commanding.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—The Earl of Auckland, First
Lord of the Admiralty, and Admiral Dundee, accom-
panied by Captain Eden, private secretary of the First
Lord, Colonel Irvine, R. E., director of works, and Mr.
Walker, Admiralty engineer, arrived in the Undine
steamer, after inspecting the public works at the island
of Alderney, and landed on Thursday at the Eddystone at
three P.M., where they inspected the building through-
out, remaining there fifty minutes. As the Undine ap-
proached the Sound, her Majesty's ship Caledonia, Cap-
tain Carter, set all sail and saluted their Lordships with
nineteen guns. Their Lordships landed at the north
stairs at the dockyard, and were received by Sir William
Hall Gage, G.C.H., the Commander-in-Chief at this
port, Admiral-Superintendent Sir John Louis, Bart.,
and the principal officers of the dockyard. Their Lord-
ships were shortly afterwards joined by the Hon. Cap-
tain M. F. Berkeley, Captain the Right Honourable
Lord John Hay, W. Ward, Secretary, Captain Sir
Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, Captain
Ellice, superintendent of steam machinery; Mr.,
Wooley, chief clerk. Mr. Lloyd, &c., who had arrived by
the South Devon express train from town. In the even-
ing their Lordships dined at Admiralty House, Mount-
Wise. Among the guests of the gallant Port-Admiral
were Lord Auckland and other members of the Board
of Admiralty, and the officials accompanying them ;
Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart., Major-General the
Hon. H. Murray, Colonel Oldfield, R.E., Colonel
M•Cullum, R.M., Capt. Superintendent Toup Nicholas,
C. 8., Royal Naval Hospital ; Captain Carter, H.M.S.
Caledonia ; Captain Mends, Agincourt ; Captain Sir
Thomas Maitland, San Josef ; Commissary, General
Hewetson, Captain Mann, Captain Burgmann,
Mr. Irving, secretary, Flag• Lieutenant Brownrigg, Mr.
Berkeley, &c., &c.
Their Lordships proceeded on Friday to the Dockyard
at half-past ten, whore they were received by the
Admiral. Superintendent and the principal officers of
the establishment, accompanied by whom they pro-
ceeded to the Niobe and Phoebe, which are now in
coarse of building, and thence to the Sans Parcil, the
Algiers, and the Exmouth. After viewing these ships
their Lordships went on board the Hotspur and inspected
the Coast Guardmen at drill, having been joined by the
Commander-in-Chief and his Flag-captain, Sir Thomas
Maitland and his Flag-lieutenant. Lord Auckland ex-
pressed the satisfaction of the Board of Admiralty with
the performances of the Coast Guardsmen. Their Lord-
s' • is next visited the new basin, and were occupied a
.siderable time in the inspection of it. They next
proceeded to the new frigate Indefatigable, recently
launched, which was designed by William Edyer, Esq.,
the master shipwright at this port ; after which they
lunched with Sir John Louis, and next proceeded to visit
the mi!lwrights' shop and engine-houses, and, aecom-
panied by Captain Brugmaun, embarked in the Corn-
mander.in-Chiet's barge for the works at Keyham. At
five o'clock the Admiralty returned from Keyham, and
proceeded to the Royal Hotel.
Yesterday their Lordships inspected the men belong-
ing to the dockyard, in their military dress, and ex-
pressed their high satisfaction at their cleanly and
sohlerlike appearance, and the skill and ability with
which they went through their exercises. At twelve
o'clock the First Lord held his Levee, which was very
numerously attended by the various officers about the
port, and by several clergymen and gentlemen. After
this their Lordships partook of luncheon at the residence
of the admiral superintendent, and remained in the yard
until,four o'clock. They then returned to the hotel, and
soon after proceeded to Saltram, the seat of the Earl of
Morley, where they will remain till to-morrow.