The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander—Erasmus Ommanney, to the Royal Naval
College, for study.
Lieutenants—The lion. N. W. Addington, to the Spartan ;
R. N. Williams, to the Caledonia; C. F. Clarke, and W. F.
W. Parkinson,
_to the Contest; Joseph Dayman, of the Tar-
tarus, to the Rattlesnake.

Second Master—T. Leetham, to the Trafalgar.
Naval Cadets—R. Savery, to the Columbine; G. R.
Thomas, to the Hazard.

COAST GUARD.

Appointments—Lieutenant F. C. Ross, to command Ex-
mouth station, vice Moore, previously removed.
Removals—C. Heddington, chief officer of Ballyvaughan
station, to Arran Island, vice Goslin; Lieutenant J. Mac-
neven, in command of Barna station, to Ballyvaughan;
Lieutenant W. H. Goslin, from Arran island, to Barna
station.

The Board of Customs, at the immediate request of the
Admiralty, have ordered a return of all men in the Coast
Guard, distinguishing those appointed by the Customs from
those by the Admiralty, to ascertain the number available
in sudden emergencies.
WOOLWICH, ACOUST B.—The Athol troop-ship, Master-
Commander Pearn, on her arrival at Portsmouth from
Bermuda, landed Captain Oldershaw, of the Royal
Engineers' company of Sappers and Miners, and the
men proceeded by railway to the Vauxhall ter-
minus on Wednesday last, and on the following day
marched to head-quarters at Woolwich, the brass band of
the corps going to the village of Charlton to meet them and
play them home. Previous to the company leaving Bermuda
the youngest men were draughted into the company at that
station, which has been raised to 100 strong, to obviate the
necessity of sending out another company in place of Cap-
tain Oldershaw's, returned to England. The remaining com-
pany was left in excellent health and spirits.
Captain Young's company of the Royal Artillery, at Wool-
wich, has been placed under orders for China, and on Mon-
day last entered upon a course of Repository exercises, pre-
paratory to their departure for Hong Kong.
The swallow and Myrtle steam-vessels have been fitted
with signal lights for experiments; the former on a plan by
Mr. nettle and the latter on a plan by Mr. Evans. They
will proceed to the Channel to test their respective qualities.
The Geyser steam-vessel has been undocked, having the
principal part of her defects made good, and she will soon be
ready for sea.
Mr. W. Stewart, senior inspector of shipwrights, has been
appointed a foreman of the Woolwich dockyard, in addition
to the number borne on the books at the time of his appoint-
ment.
CHATHAm, AtiiIIST 7.—The Mutine, 12 guns, Commander
Crawford, has got her guns out, and is expected to be taken
into dock to-morrow, to make good defects in her bottom
occasioned by getting on shore on the coast of Africa, while
elia,-ing a slave vessel. Mr. John Fincham, the master-
builder at Portsmouth, the constructor of this vessel, is or-
dered here to inspect and give such directions as he thinks
proper as regards her repairs, and to report his inspection to
the Admiralty. She is ordered to be paid off, but the day is
not named.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant John Stephen commander,
arrived on the 2d with supernumeraries for the Bulldog
steam sloop, and was paid six months' wages on the 3d, got
the vessel on shore and cleaned her bottom and sailed on the
4th.
The Trident steam-packet, Lieutenant Rigge commander,
was put out of dock on the sth, and is now receiving her
coals, and her steam is kept up so that she may leave the
port the moment she is out of the hands of the artificers,
which will be to-morrow.

The ship John Jago, Dunn master, arrived on the sth from
Riga, with a cargo of timber for the dockyard; and the ship