The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-13 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—Francis Trevor Hamilton, late mate of
the Waterwitch brig on the coast of Africa, promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed additional
Lieutenant to the Commodore's ship the Penelope ;
Francis Peel, late mate of the Tweed corvette, on the
Brazil station, promoted, and appointed additional Lieu-
tenant to the Raleigh, Commodore's ship on that station;
S. 0. Wooldridge, to the steam factory at Woolwich.
Master—John Tucker (b), to the Fisgard pendant-
ship at Woolwich.

Acting Paymaster and Purser —G. S. Singer, late clerk
in charge of the Flamer steam packet, to the Plumper
steam•schooner at Portsmouth, vice Giles, resigned from
ill health.

Naval Instructor—T. R. Holme, to the Daphne cor-
vette, at Chatham.

Naval Cadets—The Hon. D. Lascelles, to the Power.
ful, 84 guns, at Portsmouth; R. N. Bloomfield, to the
Daphne; F. H. Cleaveland, to the Ocean flag-ship at
Sheerness; E. B. Potts, to the Amazon corvette at De-
vonport. _

Gunners—James Bennett, to the Fisgard ; Samuel
Sutterl- y confirmed to the Waterwitch on the coast of
Africa.

Boatswain—J. Larry to the Plumper.
Clerks' Assistant—A. Whiffin to the Ocean.
STEAM LINE-oF -BATTLE SEarf3.—The Lords of the
Admiralty are so convinced of the utility of steam
guardships as tested in the successful issue to the trial
of the Blenheim, that they contemplate ordering the
construction of two line-of-battle ships upon the screw
principle of the most approved lines, and sending one to
the Mediterranean, one to South America, and one or
other of those already adapted to the East India station.
WooLwlou, Nov. 11.—The Medina steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Darby, was taken out of the
basin yesterday, having been detained until the rise of
the spring tipes, and she went down the River to-day to
try her engines; if they are found in good order she will
have her compasses adjusted at Greenbithe, and then
proceed to Portsmouth en route for Malta.
The Garland steam- vessel, Lieutenant-Commander B.
Aplin, on her return, to the Dover station, after a short
refit, had a trial of speed on Sunday last with the Ur.dine
steam-vessel, employed on similar service. The start
took place from Ostend, and was run to Dover, a dis-
tance of sixty miles, in a strong head-wind and a heavy
sea The result was, that Garland beat Undine 1 hour
50 minutes in a run of six hours.
The Princess Royal transport ship arrived at the
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on Thursday afternoon, with
Captain Desbriasay's and Captain Hyde's companies of
the Royal Artillery, and a Company of the Royal Sap-
pers and Miners, under the command of Captain Skyr-
in 2. from Gibraltar. The troops disembarked at the
Royal Arsenal at three
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amongst the convicts who were on
board the JUstitia up
to twelve o'clock to
day is, admitted 57; deaths 19, re-
cowries, 20; only
one case of danger remains under
treatment; the others are in various stages of ways.-

lescence.
The Jasper stam vessel, formerly a m-til-iuket at
Pembroke, was paid off

Mg HOTTER.
[The following appeal in behalf of Mr. Notter, an old
public servant, has been extensively circulated, and WP
hope it will receive the generous sympathy of the public.]
Sir,— We beg leave to apologise for this intrusion
upon you, but we feel assured that the circumstances
which induce us to address you will plead our excuse.
We are personal friends of Mr. Notter, who for up-
wards of seventeen years held the office of box book-
keeper to the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, and subse-
quently box book-keeper to the Theatre Royal, Drury.
lane, under the management of Mr. Macready, for two
successive seasons.
We have all been acquainted with Mr. Notter for many
years, and know him to be honest, trustworthy, and" de-
serving, though now, in consequence of the loss of his
appointment, through no fault of his own, he is, with a
large family, reduced to a state of great difficulty and
distress, seeing no chance of any employment; and, in
order to save him from perfect rum, we, in common with
many others, are now exerting ourselves to raise a fund
sufficient to establish him in some business, by which ho
may be enabled to obtain a livelihood. We have already
commenced a subscription for this purpose, and most re-
spectfully solicit your assistance in the furtherance of the
object we have in view.
We beg to state that subscriptions will be thankfully
received by, sir, your obedient servants,
T. PRYER, 11, Artillery-place, Finsbury square,
Wm. GEO. BARNES, 46, Botolph-lane,
Wsz. BAGLEROLE, 4, New-street, Kennington-road,

W. H. FORMAN, 66. Walcot-place Lamheih,
C. V. WHITE, 33, West-square, Southwark ;
by the following librarians and music sellers :
Mr. SAMS, 1, St. James's-street,
Mr. llooxuAnt, 15, Old Bond-street,
Mr. MITCHELL, 33, Old Bond-street,
Mr. EBERS, 27, Old Bond-street,
Messrs. CRAMER, BEALE, and Co., 201, Re
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street,
Mr. PBRDAY, 50, St. Paul's Churchyard, and
Messrs. COLLARD and COLLARD, Pianoforte-a,a,'Ken.,
26, Cheapside.
London, October, 1848.

Of the 6,100 sailors who man the American navy,
there are only 960 native Americans—the rest are chiefly
composed of Irbil and English smigruta.