The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INI'ELLIGk;NCE.

APPOINTME2iTS.
Lientenants—James Hunt and W. C. Geary; to the Coast
Guard service.
Master—Robert Salmond, to command the Birkenhead
steam troopship.
Surgeon—A. C. Macleroy, to be superintendent of the
Pyrenees convict ship.
The following appointments have also been made to the
Birkenhead :—Second Masters—William Brodie and E. M.
Vincent. Master's Assistants—R. B. Richards and William
C. Hare. Clerk—Thomas N. Stote. Gunner—John Arch-.
bold. Boatswain—Thomas Harris. Carpenter—James Ro-
berts.

Assistant-Engineers—Thomas Borrowman and J. R. John-
son to the Arrogant screw steam-frigate.
Captain Sir E. Home and• his wounded party were pro-
gressing favourably on Saturday.
, Arrogant, 4ti, screw steam-frigate, Captain Robinson, went
out of Portsmouth Harbour to Spithead, on Friday, at
noon, under steam. On Saturday morning she took in her
powder and live shells and was paid six months' wages by
Rear-Admiral Prescott. She got under weigh on Sunday
morning, at half-past ten, and steered outside Ole Nab,
from whence she had a floe northerly wind down Channel.
Birkenhead iron steam transports was taken out of dock
on Saturday, and round to the dockyard jetty, to be got
ready for service with all dispatch. the crew of the Bir-
kenhead will live under the topgallant-forecastle, so that her
capacious decks will be solely occupied by the troops she
may have to carry. Birkeuhead is to have a complement
of fifty men, and what other men may be required will be
either made up from the riggers or from the guard-ships
ip harbour.

Simoom screw-frigate steamer went out of Portsmouth
harbour on Saturday, to try her engines. She had no masts
nor stores in, but she seemed to go fast.
Sprightly steamer, ?►Taster-Coinmander Allen, left Portr-
n(►outh on Saturday morning, for Sheerness, with some
supernumeraries for the Cumberland.

THE MEDITERRANEAN. •
We have news from Malta dated Feb. 2. Our correspon-
dent says : -"The fleet is daiiy exercised in some import ant
itianceuvre, and the tars are lauded with their guns at Florian;
i 0 their exercise they display considerable activity. unlim-
bering and limbering in a very brief space of time. On
.Monday last the exercise of the fleet consisted in housing
and re-setting topgallant. masts and jib-booms, in which
exercise Superb occupied 13 minutes; Qteen, 17; Cale-
dOnia, Ganges, tvid Albion, befween 17 and 21, but the
time I have not been able to procure."
Mr. Saunders, appointed to relieve Mr. Napieras muter-
attendant, arrived here by tLe Indus on the morning of
Friday, and has taken charge of the office.
I'oRTsMoUTH,I Fun. 9.—The;Avon steam-vessel, Master-
Commander Veitcb, returned to Devonport last evening with
supernumeraries.

The Ocean, 84, flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. George El-
liot, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, was paid of
on Wednesday and re-commissioned on Thursday.
The Russall, 72, was taken down from her moorings in
the Medway to the dockyard, Sheerness, on Tuesday, for
refit.

The Athol troop. ship, Commander Demo, sailed from
Spithead today for Plymouth and Ascension.
An American packet arrived at Spithead to-day, supposed
to be the Sir Robert Peel.
Wind-north. light breezes, :and
- Ptirstorrit, FEB. B.—Her Majestylrfragiteianafaiigable.
60 Captain Robert Smart, under close-reefed topsails and
topgallantsails, left on Thursday to join the fleet at Lisbon.
Tole three midshipmen absent without leave were captured
at laeter and sent on board prior to departure. In con-
sequence of the escape of Christopher Gilbert and another
marine front the ship in the Sound on Monday, all commu-
nication was cut off by a row guard, which kept constantly
goihg round the frigate. She has 513 crew and supernume-
raries on board.

The Amphitrite, 24, Captain Charles Frederick, sails on
Thursday for Rio Janeiro, the Pacific, and Behring's Straits,
where she is to meet the Plover discovery ship.
The compasses of the steam-frigate Sampson, Captain L.
T. Jones, were adjusted in the Sound to-day by Mr.-Thomp-
son, Queen's harbour-master. She will convey Sir Emmer-
son Tennent, the newly-appointed Governor of St. Helena, to
that island, but will not leave until her tender, the Blood-
hound steamer is ready. The latter will probably be out of
dock on Monday, and both will sail for the Coast of Africa
in the course of next week.

The Calliope, 26, continues in the Sound. Her Captain,
Sir Everard Home, remains at the Royal Naval Hospital,
where he is progressing favourably. iinowland, the quar-
ter-master, is dead—this being the only fatality attending
the capstan accident on Monday. The other sufferers are
gradually recovering.
The Penguin brig, Captain Thomas Etheridge, bad her
compasses adjusted yesterday, and will sail to-morrow for
Madeira and the coast of Africa.
The packet Linnet arrived yesterday from Falmouth, and
will be refitted for service on the coast. of Africa.

WOOLWICH, FEB. B.—Mr. Samuel B. Conk. Master-
C nnmander of the Black Eagle steam-vessel at Woolwich,
was appointed by the Master-General and Bo ,rd of Ordnance,
yesterday, superintendent of the shipping of the Ordnance
department, at a salary of 3001. per annum, viee Commander
Soady, superannuated. A considerable saving will be effected
by the appointment of Mr. Cook. as Commander Soady had
a salary of 5001. per annum, with a residence in the Royal
Arsenal, and a clerk under him at 200/. per annum. Mr.
Cook has accepted the situation at 3001. per annum, without
a residence; and notice has been given that the Services of
Air. Ford, the present clerk, will be dispensed with in that
department, so soon as an opening occurs for his promotion
elsewhere. The saving effected by the new arrangement,
including the rent of the house at 50/.. will be 4501. per
annum.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FEB. 8.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal
and the Princess Alice, walked this morning in the
Rome-park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co-
lonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Lieutenant-Colonel
the lion. Alexander Gordon, left the Castle at five mi-
nutes last nine o'clock this morning for the .station cf
the Great Western Railway in Windsor, and travelled
to town by a special train.
Ilia Royal Highness, after presiding at a meeting of
the Royal Commission for the Promotion of the Exhi-
biticn of 1851, returned to Windsor, attended by
Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieutenant• Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon, by a special train on the Great
Western Railway, arriving at the Castle at a quarter
past two o'clock.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred walked out to-day, attended by Mr. Birch.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and Louisa
and Prince Arthur, took their usual airing.
Professor Sedgwick left the Castle to-day.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the after-
noon in the Home-park.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Baroness de Speth, Viscount Jocelyn. Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey, Sir George.Couper, and Sir James Clark.
The Queen's private band attended after dinner in the
Castle, and played the following pieces:—
Overture, " I-Acetone Auber.
Recitativo ed Aria," Die lustigen Weiber •
Otto Nico
von Windsor"
Selection, "La Desert" David.
Chem. du Marche " Masaniello"
t
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance e
Castle after dinner yesterday (Friday) evening, Ana p".
formed the following selection:— iv. G. Colas.
Overture, MS
Quartetto—Allegro, Adagio, Rondo,
Presto, 2 Violins, Viola, and Violin: Mayseder.
cello—Messrs. Sainton, Day, gill, and
H. Chipp .......................... ... ..
_ozart.
Finale, Ist Act—"11 Don Giovanni
FEBM
RUARY 9.

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The Royal Family took walking exercise
adjacent to the Castle..
Her majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
hio Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal
highness the Princess Royal the ladies and gentlemen
of the court, and the domestic household attended divine
service this morning in the private chapel. The lion. and
Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent also attended the service.

His Royal Highness• Prince Albert prerided on Satur-
day morning at a meeting of the Run! Commission for
the Promotion of the Exhibition in 1851 of the Works of
Industry of all Nations.
His Royal Highness arrived at the building for the
Exhibition in Hyde-park at- ten o'clock; attended by
Colonel HOD. Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Hon. A. Gordon. The Commissioners present were the
Duke of Buocleuch, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord
Overstonw, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Sir
Richard Westmacost, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L.
Eastlake, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Bazley, Mr. Cobden,
M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J. Gott,