The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 16.—The Commodore-super-
intendentship of the Indian navy, vacant by the death
of Sir Robert Oliver, is expected to be conferred upon
Captain Sir Henry Leeke, K.H. (1826), late of the
Queen, 110.
The committee appointed by the Admiralty (Captain
Horatio Austin, C. 8., of the Blenheim; Mr. Brown,
Master-Attendant of this dockyard ; Mr. W. H.
Thompson, Master of the Victory ; and Mr. H. C.
Allen, Master of the Blenheim) to revise the rigging
warrants of the steam fleet sit daily at the Master-
Attendant's office in the dockyard.
The Hermes steam-vessel, Mr. W. Martin master,
sailed to-day for Plymouth, with supernumeraries for,
that port.

'Die Bellerophon, 78, Captain R. L. Baynes, C. 8.,
was to have been paid wages to-day, but her pay-books
have not arrived. She is to take a number of disposable
boys for the squadron of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker,
Bart., G.C.8., and guns for the Queen, 110, Captain
H. Bruce.

The Reynard steam-schooner, Commander P. Cra-
croft, came into harbour this afternoon by Admiralty
order.

The Cuckoo steam-vessel, Commander H. Dumas
resq, is ready for sea, and will sail this evening for
Jersey.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Petley master, is
ordered to Woolwich, and is to bring supernumeraries
or anything else needful, from the different eastern
ports to this place. In fact, it appears as if the Ad-
miralty were ashamed of keeping her here so long in
a state of utter inactivity.

The Grampus, 50, Captain H.B. Martin, will be
ready for paying off next Wednesday. Whether she
will be paid off or not will depend on the Pay-office
or Treasury clerks at Somerset House, who appear to
be anything but diligent. Her marines will have to
be sent to their division at Woolwich.
The Plumper steam-vessel was undocked and taken
into the basin to-day, and the Urgent steamer, Lieu-
tenant A. Mann, docked in her stead.

Wind N.E., moderate breezes and cloudy weather.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mate—J. Edye, to the Impregnable flag-ship, at
Devonport.
Assistant Surgeons—J. R. Holman confirmed to
the Asia, 84, in the South Pacific; R. B. Power,
confirmed to the Jamaica Hospital ; John Cotton,
M.D., confirmed to the Imaum pendant ship at
Jamaica.

Midshipman—John Carnegie, to the Victory flag-
ship, at Portsmouth.
Masters' Assistants—F. Fox, to the Kingfisher
sloop, at Portsmouth ; F. Skead, to the Penelope
pendant steamer, on the coast of Africa.
Gunner—James Murray (acting), to the Excel•
lent, at Portsmouth.

Carpenters—Richard Wise and Henry Brice, to
the Illustrious flag-ship, at Portsmouth.
The Royal yacht was paid off for the season yes-
terday.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 14.—The crew of her Majesty's
steamer Lucifer, 3, were paid wages, and the vessel
sailed for Scotland on Thursday.
Her Majesty's frigate Daedalus was put out of
commission and the crew paid yesterday.
Her Majesty's packet-brig Seagull, Lieutenant-
Commander James Smail, which grounded on the
German Rock on the 10th, will be taken into dock
for examination on Monday.
The cutter Orianda, Commander Unkoffsky,
longing to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
Russia, anchored in the Sound yesterday morning.
This ship was built after a handsome model at
Nicolaieff; in the Black Sea. She is of 188 tons, 24
feet beam, 12 feet draught, carries very heavy spars,
mounts six brass 1-pounders, and has a complement
of 36 hands in all. She is registered No. 24 in the
Royal Imperial Yacht Club at St. Petersburgh, of
which his Royal Highness the Grand Duke Constan-
tine is Honorary President. On entering she saluted
the flag at the Citadel with 21 guns, and at midday
the flag of Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage
with 17 guns. Both salutes were suitably acknow-
ledged.

The Orianda is from Cronstadt, but on her passage
touched at Kansoe, in Sweden. She calls here for
provisions, and is bound for Odessa. Before leaving
Cronstadt she gained a silver cup, given by the Em-
peror at the regatta.
The merchant barque Unicorn, Captain Brett, of
and for London, came in to-day, in 2! days from St.
Vincent's, in the West Indies.

The following emigrant ships are in the Sound
Trafalgar, 715 tons, Captain Richardson, and the
Candahar, 642 tons, Captain Goss, for Port Adelaide;
the Harbinger, 750 tons, Captain Sampson, for Syd-
ney; and the Thetis, 560 tons, Captain Mainland, for
Port Philip.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ocr. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market remains dull, and little
business was done. Great Western, Quarters, were done at
dis.—l3ristol and Exeter Shares, 40 dis. • ,