The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-12 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, APRIL 11.—Paymaster and Parser—
Charles E. Cotterell (1812) to be Secretary to Commo-
dore Martin; dated April 10.
Acting Assistant-Surgeons—Frederick Lekeux (1851)
from the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport, to the
Castor, 36, at the Cape of Good Hope; and Charles E.
Playfair, to the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth.

Master's Assistants--E. L. B. Williams, and C. J.
Cawley, to the Prince Regent; R. M. Carry, to the
Tartarus steam-sloop, at Woolwich.
Clerk—Henry T. Road (1850), to the Prince Regent,
at Portsmouth.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hill continues to act as su-
perintendent of Deptford-dock and Victualling-yards,
although it is understood that Captain the Hon. Richard
Saunders Dundas, C.8.(1824), is appointed his successor.
Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas is at present on a visit
in Scotland, which may account for his appointment not
being as yet officially announced, and for the continuance
of Rear-Admiral Sir John Bill in the charge of the es-
tablishments over which he has so long had the charge.
The blocks have been all laid and the keel prepared
or commencing immediately at Deptford Dockyard a
paddle-wheel steam-sloop, to be named the Cruiser.
The Birkenhead steam-troop-ship, Master-Comman-
der Robert Salmond, left Woolwich at 5 o'clock A.M.,
yesterday, with the four companies of Royal Artillery
for Halifax and Canada. Three corporals of the Royal
Sappers and Miners embarked in the Birkenhead for
conveyance to Canada, and will join the other members
of their corps at Kingston.
The Teaser steam-vessel left Woolwich yesterday, at
7 o'clock A.lt., in oharge of Lieutenant Leckie, of the
Penelope steam-frigate, and after a trial cruise held on
to Portsmouth, to serve as a tender to the Penelope on
the coast of Africa.

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THE SUFFERANCE Wl:ann.—The Lords of the
Treasury have caused a communication to be made to the
Commissioners of Customs, with reference to their Lordships'
recent order sanctioning an extension of privileges to certain
first-class wharfs and warehouses on the south side of the
river Thames, acquainting the Commissioners that their
Lordships desire that such privileges should be confined to
first-class sufferance wharfs and warehouses situated from
Fenning's-whart, London-bridge, to Coles' Lower-wharf, Shad
Thames, inclusive, with the exception of the Hibernia-wharf,
to which, although situated above London-bridge, their Lord-
ships are pleased to grant the same privileges with respect to
the landing and warehousing of foreign goods as have been
allowed by their Lordships to the owners of the wharfs situ-
ated below London-bridge.

THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL .--By the appointment
of .lajor-General Brown to the colonelcy of the 77th Regi-
ment a saving of 500/. per annum has accrued to the pub-
lic, being a personal allowance which was to cease on General
Brown obtaining a regiment; his pension of 255. per diem is
also relinquished.—United Service Gazette.