The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-02 00:00:00

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY.

Major-General Farquharson, from 25F.
Colonel Marston, h. p. 37. F.
LIEUT. - Cot.° N Murray, 16 ton, Cavrnpore ;
Derenzy, h. p. 72 F. ; Petersdorff, K.C.14.1 p: 8 Lim,
K. G. L.

Major Crotty, 39 F.
CA eTAlNs—Cameron, Rifle Brig. ; South, h. p. 52 F. ;
Shaw, h. p. 83 F. ; Duncan Campbell, h. p. 91 F. ;
Rob. Lord Wenlock, h. p. Ind. Cos. ; Fred. Baron Lin-
singen, h. p. Dillon's Reg. ; Bathurst, h. p. Unat. ; John
Evans, h. p. 2 Prov. Bn.
LIEUTENANTS—Hesse, 2 F. ; Boyd, 26 F. ; Mundy, 85
F. ; John Clarke, 1 W. I. R. ; Letham, h. p.-26 F. ;
Hudson, h. p. 39 F. ; Rose, b. p. 95 F. ; James Rallett,
h. . African Corps.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS AND ENSlGNS—Orlebar, R.
Engineers ; Young, h. p. 3 Ceylon Reg. ; 3langin, 47 F. ;
Penny, 2 W. I. R.
Paymaster Wright, h. p. 6 R. 'V. Bn.
'ADJUTANTS—Hickman, 7 Dr. Gds. ; Sha.yt4, Po,
Dist ; Reignolds, h. p. North Fert."Tiir
QUARTER 31mrsas—Connell, 1 F. ; Berwick, li.
10 Gn. Bn.
AsSISTANT-SURGEONS—Murray, 22 F. ; Mendorf, h.
p. 60 F.
NAVAL INTELLIQiCE. •
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.) '
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 31.—0 n Thu sday the, Pry i
dent, 52, Captain M'Kerlie, sailed for Halifax, tei
receive 'the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Cockburn,
G. C. 8., and relieve the Vernon, 52, in that service,
which ship will return to England, in command of
Captain M'Kerlie, to have her defects examined, in
connection with the official report which It is under.
stood has been made to the Admiralty of tier re.,
spective qualities as a ship of war. The Veriiiiri; it
will be. remembered, was built by the present Surveyth:
of the Navy (Captain Symonds) as combining all the:
properties of which his system is capable, in forming;
in all respects, a perfect ship of war. It would not
be fair to decide in such a matter, but upon authenti-
cated qualified evidence, and a comparison of other
ships of a similar class. Major-General Sir Colin
. and Lady Campbell and family, Gaptain Campbell
(his son), Coldstream Goods, Aide-de-Camp to the
Commander-in-Chief in Nova. Scotia, the Hon. Capt.
Norton, Assistant Military Secretary, Mrs. Noitca
and child, were passengetsin the President to Hdlifax:
The Coromandel, Boyes, called here to embark
passengers, sailed this morning for Madras and Bengal.
The. William Metcalfe, with nearly three hundred
convicts on board, sailed on Sunday last for Van
Diemen's Land. The Broxbournebury, from London
for Madras and Bengal, passed by on Tuesday.
On Tuesday his Majesty's steamer Messenger ar-
rived from Woolwich with stores for this dockyard, on
delivering which she will proceed to Plymouth and
Pembroke with stores for those yards.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Revenge,
Excellent, North Star, Pantaloon, Childers, Messen,
ger steamer, and Emerald tender.
By a recent regulation, no more warrants arc to be
granted to men as cooks until the present list is worn
out, but a captain may select an out-pensioner, and
give him an acting order (which will entitle him to
the pay of cook), and his time will go on for an in-
crease of pension.
Five seamen and one marine, late of the St. Vin-
cent, and one seaman of the Ariadne, have received
medals, gratuities, and very handsome pensions, for
loner services and good conduct, under the regulations
of the Admiralty to that effect.

The officers and crews of the St. Vincent and Ari-
adne, on paying off at this port, gave 1 Si. I Is. towards
the' funds of the Seamen's Children Schools, Bath-
square, Point. -;
PLYMOUTH, MAY 29.—The anniversary of his Ma-
jesty's birth was observed here with every public and
private demonstration of loyalty and respect. A ball
took place at Whiddon's Royal Hotel. The anniver-
sary of the Resteration was also commemorated by
the garrison and skips of war.
Sailed the Columbia, for Falmouth, to take the
next Mediterranean mail ; she took on board specie
from the Phoenix, for Malta. Came in the Lightning,
from Woolwich. The Minden, 74, is undocked • the
Reindeer and Nightingale are docked. The Pique,
36, at this port, and the Cleopatra, 26, at Pembroke,
are to be launched the first springs in July, and fitted
out for experimental cruising. The Captivity (late
Bellerophon) is not to be broken up for the present.
In Hamoaze—San Josef, Portland, Castor, African
and Lightning steam-vessels, Nightingale, Reindeer.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS—Captain Richard
Thomas, to command the Ordinary at Plymouth ;
Commander Edward Stanley, and Lieutanant Frede-
rick Coppin, to the Wolf; Mr.. E. Peirse, Mate, to be
Lieutenant, and appointed to the Spartiate ; Lieute-
nants J. W. Noble, J. M. Murray, and D. Curry,
Mr. W. Hensley, Master, Mr. W. Mc. Lennan,
Purser, and Mr. A. C. M'Leroy, Assistant-Surgeon,
Tribune ; Lieutenants F. Warden, E. E. Owen, and
Mr. R. Barron, Purser, Dee; Lieutenant Alexander
Murray, Excellent; Mr. E. Roberts, Clerk, Speedy;
Mr. Cragie, Master (acting), and Mr. Braid, Clerk,
Columbia.

ROYAL MARINES—First Lieutenant and Adjutant
Pattoun, of the Chatham Division, to be Captain ;
and First Lieutenant V. Beadon to be Adjutant, vice
Pattoun.

The following officers of the Royal Marine Corps
have, under the King's recent permission, retired ort
full pay :—Majors 'Vaughan, Owen, Filcher, Hore,
Mitchell, Williams, Waters, Lemon, and Seward,
with Captains Hurdle and Herriott. Second Lieuter.
ants F. A. Campbell and G. E. Hant are to be Su-
pernumerary First Lieutenants. Captain Devon is
appointed to the Recruiting service at Chippenham.
Lieutenant-Colonel Parke is to do the duty of As-
sistant Adjutant-General of the Royal Marine detach-
ments in the Mediterranean.

Major the Marquis Douro, commandant of the Rifle
Brigade, at Guernsey, was, yesterday se'nnight, sworn
in as commander-in-chief and lieutenant-governor of
that island, on the departure of Major-General Ross
on two months' leave. Lieutenant-Colonel Cardew,
of the Royal. Engineers, arriving from Alderney, was,
as senior officer, subsequently sworn in and assumed
the command.

COWES. MAY 31.—Lord Yarborough arrived on
Thursday from his seat, .Appuldercombe Park, for the
purpose of inspecting his yacht. The Earl of Bel-
fast's Water Witch is making rapid progress ; she will
be ready in a few days. Mr. Markham's Antelope ar-
rived here on Wednesday. Mr. Gulston sailed on
Thursday in his Nelson, for Cherbourg. The Duke
of Buccleuch's yacht, building by Ratsey, is copper-
ing, and will be ready the beginning of July. We
regret to announce the decease of Colonel Sherston,
late a member of the Yacht Squadron.
General Sir Edward Paget and family are arrived
at the Castle.

His Majesty's birthday was celebrated here with
every manifestation of respect and affection.
Arrived and sailed the British schooner James
Laurie, Lees, with a cargo of gum, hides, and oil,
from Sierra Leone, for London.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.—The fes-
tival of the governors and friends of this institution, to
commemorate the opening of the hospital, topk place
on Saturday last at the Freemasons' Tavern, in Great
Queen-street. Lord Robert Grosvenor had consented
to take the chair, but was unavoidably prevented from
attending. R. Vernon Smith, Esq., M.P., in con-
sequence of the absence of the noble lord, was the
chairman, supported by Sir A. Murray, Bart., John
Irving, Esq., T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., J. Simmons,
Esq., J. Hallifax, Esq., Dr. Golding, the vicar of
St. Paul's, Covent-garden, and upwards of 100
gentlemen. The healths of their Majesties, the army,
navy, &c., having been drunk, succeeded by appro-
priate songs, the secretary read the report, and stated
the amount of the subscriptions, and the names of the
subscribers, from which it appeared that the affairs of
the hospital were in a state of progressive prosperity,
and that the exertions of the directors of it had been
most beneficially instrumental in relieving the dis-
tresses and restoring the health of upwards of 2,000
patients within the last twelvemonth. R. Vernon
Smith, Esq., the chairman, addressed the company in
a speech of great energy, and explained the nature
and the merits of the institution. In the course of
the evening it was announced that the subscriptions
amounted to nearly 800/.