The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

PROMOTION.

James Scard to be acting boatswain.
The command at Sheerness has been conferred this
day on Vice-Admiral the Lion. Jocelin Percy, C. 8., re-
cently promoted to that rank.
The Magicienne steam-frigate arrived at Woolwich
yesterday afternoon in charge of Mr. Biddlecombe.
Captain Irvine Smith Whitty, appointed a director of
convict prisons in the room of Mr. Vonles, appointed an
inspector of prisons, visited the Warrior and Justitia
convict-hulks to-day for the first time.

CARRIER PIGEONS IN TIM
PRINCE ALBERT DISCOVERY SHIP.
Several carrier pigeons were placed on
board the
Prince Albert, for the purpose of transmitting intelli-
gence. One of these escaped at Stromnesa just as the
ship was putting to sea; but it found its way on board
again, as appears by a note from Mr. Kennedy, which
he throw overboard in a bottle, and which has been
picked up at Rspness, Westray, one of the northern-
most of the Orkaey Islands. It must have been thrown
overboard immediately after the Prince Albert got out
to sca; in fact, before she had entirely cleared the
Sound, as appears from Mr. Kennedy's paper:—
(Copy.)
" Rapness, .Westray, June 9, 1951.
" Sir,—l beg lecve to trouble you at this time with
the enclosed, which was found upon the water upon
Sabbath last, being the Bth, by a young men named
Thomas Seaton, my next neighbour, upon his return
from church in the afternoon. It was float:
ing off the shore in a bottle corked and waxed,
and ha could observe a paper in it; he they stripped
cif his shoes and waded so that ho could get bold of
it; be then brought it to we. It was on the west shore
of Rapneos, just to the westward of the Bowl of Rap-
ness; and as your address was upon it I thought it would
be very wrong nut to forward it to you. I hope you
will attend to tho requirement contained in it, and let
Lady Franklin know the contents.
"I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) ' "JOHN SEATON,
"Inspector of the Poor of Westray.
"G. Wylie, E-q writer, Stromness."
Enclosure withal the above letter:—
" Discovery-ship Prince Albert, off Roy
Sound, June 3, 1851, 5 P.M.
"The carrier pigeon that escaped at Strowness is
again safe on board"; it joined us immediately, after the
pilot-boat left us, and is now with its stater, Lady Ross.
(Signed) " WILLIAM KENNEDY,
" Coait)ianding L,dv Franklin's private
• Arctic EiPecliti6n.
" Any person finding this will au an act of kindness by
sending it to J. Wylie, Esq., writer, Stromness.
" Mr. Wylie will please give notice to Lady Franklin."

LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. Br AGNES
STRICKLAND.—A new, revised, and considerably augmented
edition of this valuable and interesting work is announced
for publication in eight monthly volumes, embellished with
portraits of every Queen. The first volnme is to appear with
the magazines on the 30th of June. The following is an
extract from the Prospectus : " A revised edition of the
Lives of the Queens of Englan.',' embodying the important
collections which have been brought to lignt since the ap-
pearance of earlier impressions, is now offered to the world,
embellished with portraits of every Queen, from authentic
and properly verified sources. The series, commencing with
the consort of William the Conqueror, comprises thirty
Queens, who have worn the crown-matrimonial, and four
tne regal diadem of this realm. Such as they were in life we
have endeavoured to portray them, both in good and ill,
without regard to any other consideration than the develop-
ment of the facts. Their sayings, their doings, their man-
ners, their costume, will be found faithfully chronicled in
this work, which also includes the most interesting of their
letters."

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CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday the adjourned
inquest on the body of the gentleman found in the Thames,
off Woolwich, on Tuesday last, was resumed before Mr.
Carttar, the coroner, at the Ordnance Tavern, Woolwich.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased
(who was identified as Mr. H. Grigg, one of the Cinque Port
pilots) about three weeks since, was employed to pilot a vessel
through the Downs, containing a very valuable cargo, and
in doing so had the misfortune to get her on the Godwin
Sand,; the captain thereupon refused to let him remain in
charge of the vessel, and having obtained another pilot, or-
dered Mr. Grigg to be put on shore. This circumstance
preyed on the mind cf the deceased, and on the 4th instant
he suddenly absented himself, and the same day a person
answering his description jumped overboard from the Sons
of the Thames steamer, and was drowned. The evidence,
however, was not, conclusive on this point, and an open
verdict of "Found drowned" was returned. The deceased was
a resident of Dover, where he was much respected, and had
been a pilot thirty years.