The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-24 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Lieutenants—Peter Frederick Shortlsnd (1842),
and Reginald John James Macdonald, to the rank of
Commander.

Clerk—Frederick Cleeee, late Secretary to the late
Ltear-Admiral Sir Thomas Usslier, to the rank of
Paymaster and Purser.

ArPOINTMINTS.

Captains—Wallace Houston, to study at the Steam
Factory, Woolwich ; Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., to the
Blenheim steam-guardship. _

Commanders-4=es Aylmer Poynter, to the Star;
Sidney Grenfell, to the Blenheim; Henry Master-
man Afarshall, to the out-penion of Greenwich
; E. P. Charlewood, to the Coast Guard at
Deal.

Lieutenants—Charles. Dyke, to the Crocodile, as
Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the lion. Donald',
H. Mackay ; Richard H. Risk, to command the
Lucifer ; W. S. Miller, to the 'Wellesley ; A. D.
Jolly and A. D. W. Flet,Ther, to the Queen;
W. A. R. Lee, to the. Asia ; W. 11. Gennys, to the
St. Vincent ; Charles Vesey, to the Wellesley ; John
A. Pritchard, to command the Vulcan, revenue
steamer ; W. 11. Hood, to the Ocean ; J. Herbert, to
study at the Steam Factory, W•olvrich ' • H. T.
Vernon, to the Star; H. A. Clawing, to the Spartan;
C. G. egrn, to the Wellesley.
Masters—W. Martin, to the Confiance ; W. Tozer,
to the. Diligence.
Chaplain—Rev. Fortescue Wells, to the Inconstant.
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals—Dr. J. W. John-
ston, to the Wellesley.
Surgeons—J. W. S. Duff, to the Ocean ; William
M'Cree, to the Vindictive; Dr. John Smith, to be
Superintendent to the Elizabeth and Henry convict
ship; H. H. Turnbull, to the Havannah; Robert
Hayward, to the Alert.
Second Masters—Charles Bawden, to the Wel-
lesley ; H. J. Josephson, to the Lucifer ; Henry
Boxer (acting), to the Avon ; R. T. Walker, acting-
master, to the Star.

Assistant Surgeons—W. E. O'Brien, to the Lucifer,
Dr. James Falls, Henry William Cock, and James
Lilburne, to the Wellesley ; J. Monteith, to the
Ocean ; J. P. Lawrance, to the Ganges ; R. P. Chap-
man, to the Torch ; Joseph Henderson, to Hasler
; D.W. Stephens (additional), to the Victory;
NV. E. M'Clure, to the Havannah ; Robert J. Squire,
to the Penelope.
Mate—Webb E. Stone, to the Stromboli.
Clerks—Charles C. Ick, in charge, to the Lucifer ;
J. 11. Jackson, to the Wellesley ; George B. Etats,
in charge, to the Bonetta ; Thomas Mallory, to the
Victory ; T. D. Conconi, to the Perseus ; George
Shambler, acting paymaster and purser, to the Star.
Midshipmen—Reginald York, G. G. Lennox, W.
C. F. Wilson, and F. N. Primrose, to the Wellesley;
W. W. Spark, to the Victory ; C. Grant, to the
Ocean ; R. P. Gresham, to the Firefly ; J. C. Pur-
vis, to the Asia.
Naval, Cadets—E. D. Panter and J. C. Wells, to
the Wellesley ; G. %V. P. Wright, to the Hydra ;
W. J. 0. Massey, to the Havannah ; J. 0. Hopkins,
to the Terrible.

Master's Assistants—D. Swanson, to the Strom-
boli ; J. B. Cherie and R. 11. Ru-den, to the Wel-
lesley; Charles P. Nicoll, to the Trincomalee;
Thomas C. Jones, to the Sealark ; Francis Nixon, to
the Havannah ; W. C. Ware, to the Poictiers.
Coast Guard—Appointments— Lieutenant John
Robinett Baker, to command the Crouch River sta-
tion ; Lieutenant E. Voules, from the Pagham sta-
tion, to the revenue cruiser Camelion.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Her Majesty's frigate In-
con-tant, 36, Captain Shepherd, sailed on Thursday
fur Valparaiso.
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Capt. Freemantle,
will be paid off to-day.
Her Majesty's sloop Plover, Captain Moore, proved
leaky after being undocked on Thursday, and was
docked again yesterday. She is to be stripped, fully
examined, and re•coppered.
The Thunderer was put of No. 4 dock on Friday,
and the Agincourt is to be placed therein to-day.
The brig Conrad, Captain Harms, of and for Ham-
burgh, passed up channel yesterday morning, with
coffee, from Rio Janeiro, left November 4. In 15
south latitude, spoke the bark Inchinaman, from
Newcastle, with coal, for Calcutta.
The American ship Bengal, Captain Cook, for
London, from New Orleans 18th of December, pat
in wind-bound. At the time of her departure there
were between 280 and 300 merchant vessels loading
at New Orleans, and 30 or 40 waiting charters. The
fleet included shipping of all nations, principally
American, and about four or five British. Cotton,
sc. to Bc. per lb.; tobacco, Bc. to 12c. per lb.
Freights—Cotton, 7-16ths of a penny ; tobacco, 40s.

SUSTIECIIION RAILWAY POI STRIII{Te.—The insuf-
ficiency of the thorougfares of New York, for the increas-
ing traffic, isleading our transatlantic brethren toconsider
the possibility of introducing railways through them.
A plan for such a purpose, by Mr. Dewitt of Albany, is
this described in the (New York) Literary World:—
" On a foundation, at the edge of the side walk, and at
25 feet from each other, are placed large iron columns,
about 16 inches in diameter, and la feet high from the
pavement. These columns are designed to be fluted,
with decorated capitals, and to serve, wherever needed,
as gas lamp columns in place of present gas posts. On
the top of these columns, and extending between them, is
placed a light iron arch, three feet in depth, of well tried
strength; and en the top of this lies the iron rail, a
single one: ' This,' said a gentleman who showed us the
model, ' is the whole of the permanent structure, and will
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