The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-29 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—W. Hall, of the Dragon steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth, to command the Cyclops steam-frigate for
special service.
Commander—B. Bayntum (1841) to command the
Birkenhead iron steam-frigate for special service.
Cominander—C. R. Johnson (1847) to command the
Driver steam-sloop at Portsmouth, for special service.
Lieutenants—Horatio Nelson to the Cyclops; W. J.
Johnson, J. K. Hancock, T. Andrews, and C. Sullivan,
to the Birkenhead, for special service.
Midshipmen—R. Gully, to the Victory flag-ship, at
Portsmouth; N. E. B. Tumour, to the Hibernia flag-ship
in the Mediterranean; Edmund Cotter, to the Excellent,
gunnery establishment, at Portsmouth.
Master's Assistants—R. Dawes, to the .Blenheim
steam-ship, in Sir C. Napier's squadron, at Cork.
Naval Cadet—Charles Wood, to the Hastings flag-
sh;p, for the East Indies, on her passage.
Clerk's Assistant—J. B. Kington, to the Fisgard
pendant. ship, at Woolwich.

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DEVONPORT, JULY 28.—The Indefatigable, SO, was
launched from this yard at half-past two o'clock this
afternoon. The ceremony of christening her was per-
formed by Miss Louis, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir
John Louis, superintendent. She is certainly a very
splendid-looking frigate, and no doubt is, in point of
ttenainess and armament, equal t031106t, and superior to
scone,-of our line-of-battle ships, with decided advan-
tage in respect of being able to use all her guns in a
heavy sea, which few, if any, line•of-h;ittle ships can do,
they being obliged to close their lower-deck ports.
The Pantaloon, 8, Commander Provo, went into the
Sound this morning. She will take the mails to the
coast of Africa on the Ist of August.
Wind W., a tine breeze.

CHATHAM, JULY 28.-7-A Qteen's messenger arrived
at Chatham on Thursday, at six P.M., with dispatches
for the commandant of the garrison, Colonel Simpson,
and also for the Captain-Superintendent, Captain Sir
Thomas Bourchier, K.C.H.' and immediately after left
in a chaise and four with dispatches for the Port-Ad-
miral at Sheerness. These dispatches related to the
insurrectionary movements in Ireland, and this morning
two hundred men, including non-commissioned officals
of the Royal Marines of this division assembled on the
parade ground of the barracks in heavy marching order,
and were immediately inspected by Colonel Menzies,
Ka, second in command, and are now waiting to em-
bark on board the steam-ship Virago, 300-horse power,
for couveiance to Ireland. There are also under orders
for ernhaikatiou the seamen from this ordinary, with
Commander Camalleri and Lieutenant Carter for the
same destination. The following officers of the Royal
Marines embark with the detachment .—Major Long,
ford, Captain Charles Williamson, Captain Edward Ap-
pleton, Captain Wright, with Lieutenant G. Heasty,
Lieutenant J. Branch, Lieutenant William Wright, and
Second-Lieutenant Wright. This sudden movement of
additional forces for Ireland has excited the .greatest
consternation.

'HER- MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
No one could imagine Mademoiselle Lind in the part
of Elvira in I Puritani, without supposing that her
genia.:, so congenial to obe character and the music, must
reflect en this opera a novel eclat. The rehearsal yes-
terday has, however, for surpassed oar expectations.
Throughout the scare, with her novel interpretation,
parts the least importairt, many hitherto never noticed,
even by the most scarchang musical critics, either scin-
tillate with transient, sprinkling brilliancy, or are placed
in bold relief. The gusb. of sentiment when she hears
the flourish of trumpets announcing her lover; her ac-
companiment, with the lang-sustained note in " Al bril-
liar ; ' the song from the lattice,, and many other portions,
are given with marvellous pout;, exquisite modulation,
and, withal, with that fr ?sdaness and unrestrained power
of voice she alone postlesses. The polonaise presents
feats of vocalisation as varied as they are original; but
her great triumph is in the grand scent in the second
act, which, coming with all its plaintive sweetness and
heart-searching pathos so soon after the playful bravura,
tells with immense success. In this scene she is mad.
as she is in the last act of Lucia ; and here is witnessed
her power as an actress—the tone of the picture being
altered, " the counterfeit presentment" having novelty
with the same reality. During the rehearsal the orchestra
and enorus applauded most enthusiastically.