The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-04 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Nicholas Lefebvre, Lieutenant Archibald,
D. W. Fletcher, Second Master Charles Burney, Clerk
in Charge, H. J. Kelly, and Masters Assistants W. S•
Harrison, R. C. Hutchinson, and W. H. Moore, have
been re-appointed from the Cuckoo steam-vessel (to be
paid off at Sheerness), to the Dasher steamer, which
vessel, with her tender the Seaflower cutter, will be era'
ployed as the Cuckoo at the Channel Islands, protect•
ing the fisheries, &c.; and Second Master Frederick
Kirkham (1851) has been appointed to the Dasher, vice
Richards, appointed Acting Master of the Waterwitch.
Surgeons—Edward Heath (1842), to the Firebrand
steam •trigate, Mediterranean; Joseph Henderson, to the
Waterwitch, 8, Chatham; James Niven, to the Express,
6, Devonport.
Mate— R. T. G. Legge, to the Waterwitch.
Assistant-Surgeon—Robert Mungle, to the Myrmi-
don steam-vessel, Woolwich. _ .

Clerk—W. M. Shanks, to the Impregnable, 8, flag•shiP
at Devonport.
Assistant Engineers—Samuel Madden, to the Asp, old
packet at Portsmouth; Frederick J. Pope, John Smith,
and H. J. Layland, to the Myrmidon.
Gunners—Riehard Jennever, to Express; Henry Div
vidson, acting, to the Waterwitch.
Commander William Frederick Fead, who has been
appointed to command the Express, 8, at Devonport, is
the officer who lately brought home and paid off her Ma'
jesty's ship Prince Regent. This ship has been noticed
through the service for her strict order and man-of-war'
like condition, and as one of the beat regulated in her
Majesty's navy. Commander Fead has served in all
parts of the world, and has been more than once selected
for important service, having been sent, during the die"
turbauce, over laud with dispatches in Canada; and also
chosen as commander of the Howe, when conveying bet
late lamented Majesty the Queen Dowager to Madeira;
be was nearly two years on the west coast of Africa and
Mozambique channel, during which time he assisted 11‘
the e.pwre of ten slavers. In the last eight years he
has fitted out five, and paid off three line-of-battle ships.
As first lieutenant and commander he has served in nine
experimental squadrons, from brigs to line- ot-battle ship&
In fact Commander Fead haS been serving continuant
from the year 1824 to the present, 1851, for which set'
vices ho was made lieutenant, after being fourteen year,
continually employed as midshipman and mate, and corn'
mender from her Majesty's visit to the Trafalgar, 120,
when at Spithead, from having the longest sea service
in the relative ranks on board. This appointment will,
no doubt, shortly procure for him his already hard'
earned promotion to the rank of captain.
Sprightly tender, Master Commander Allen, arrived
at Devonport on Wednesday, with supernumeraries from
Portsmouth.

Express, 6, was commissioned at Devonport on Wed'
nesday afternoon by Lieutenant A. Butler. The car
mender was expected to join yesterday.
Waterwitch, 8, wus commissioned on Thursday after
noon by Commander Gardner. She is to have a COW
plement of eighty men. The vessel is being rigged 1/
the dockyard riggers.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The freight-ships Char.
lotte and Berkshire arrived at Spithead this morning.
and were afterwards towed into harbour by the tug
steamers. These two vessels are to take the 13th
Lancers, now at Winchester, to the Cape; it is expected
the regiment will embark to-morrow or Saturday, bet
there are no orders down yet,
PLYMOUTH, JULY 2.—The masts and yards of her
Majesty's ship Caledonia, 120, are to be examined, pre'
paratory to her being fitted for commission.
Her Majesty's brig Express, formerly in the packet
service, is to be commissioned here for the coast of Africa.
The Royal William, having been repaired, was taken
out of dock on Monday.
The Camel lighter is ordered to Pembroke with stores
for the Mosquito, which is to come to this port.
WOOLWICH, ULY 3.—The Myrmidon steam-vessels
commissioned by Lieutenant Commander Joliffe, Wag
brought down from Deptford to Woolwich yesterday,
and the officers who have been appointed to her, and have
not joined at Deptford, will now join at this port.
The Barracouta steam-sloop was taken up theriver to•
day to the East India Docks at Blackwell, to have her
engines put on board.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—My letter to you of the 11th of March, relative
to the sword presented to Sir Charles Napier by the
Sirdars of Linde, has brought down a wonderful storm
of vituperation, and some tolerably bold assertions froal
the editors of the Indian journals, The Bombay T imeti
being, as usual, foremost in both.
They declare that the whole story is a lie—that there
is no sword, no gift, no feeling amongst the Sirdars--•
"no nothing," as the country girls say when they are
disappointed. Nevertheless, the sword, a very beautiful
one, is now being fashioned by the skilful artists of
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell's establishment.
Were it not for your right to the assurance that no
false tale was palmed on you, I should have silently en-
joyed this "fluttering in the dove-cotes of Corioli."
July 2. W. NAPIER, Major-General.

COURT OF CHANCERY.—Yesterday a return to the
House of Commons was printed, showing that since the pass-
ing of the Act 5 and 6 Victoria, cap. 103 11842), the total
sum due or paid for salaries, office expenses, and Compensa-
tions amounted on the 25th of November last to 519,0541.
17s. 4d. The four late sworn clerks who were appointed
taxing masters have received in the same period for salaries
and compensations, the large amount of 211,086/. 133. 11d.
THE LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILBILL.
which has
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of Lord Brougham'stoameadtn Bill,
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evidence,
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order of the Commons, where it stands for the second read-
ing. The object of this Bill is to admit patties in a suit to
be examined as witnesses. By a provision a party who in-
tends to be examined is to give potieu to the other aide, and
if he requires the adverse party is to give notice to the other
party.

REPRESENTATION OF WORCESTER.--The stoppage
of Messrs. Rufford's bank immediately turned attention in
orcester towards the representation. It is not probable,
we imagine, that any immediate opening is likely to take
place. A blember may retain his seat in the House of
Commons, though he cannot sit or vote for twelve months
hasafterhe been declared bankrupt. Mr. Hawkes, the late
Member for Dudley, retained his seat long after he was in a.
position of hopeless insolvency, and Mr. Thinald M.Lean, one
of the representatives of Oxford, held on, spite of similar cir-
cunisiances, and a bankruptcy to boot, in July, 1816, until
the close of the last Parliament, in June, 1847. It is pro-
bable that the influence of Mr. Rufford's partisans will be
employed to induce him to keep his seat, as, in the event of
his resignation, they would have to contest it under great
disadvantages, or allow a Liberal to walk over the course.--
Worcestershire Chronicle.
EASTERN UNION RAILWAY.—In order to actom-
modate the graziers of Norfolk and Suffolk, this company
are constructing a branch from their Norwich line, near
Newton, to Trowse, where it is proposed to erect large
slaughter-houses, in the event of Smithfield-market being
abolished, and kill the cattle on the spot, in order that it may
be sent dead to London.

The hearing of the appeal of the Count de Bo-
carme, against the sentence of death passed on him by the
Court of Assizes of the Hainaut, is to come on for hearing
before the Court of Cassation of Belgium on the 14th.
A paper-mill at Manchester, belonging to Messrs.
Dickson and Co., was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The
accident is supposed to have arisen from spontaneous com-
bustion.