The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-02 00:00:00

APPOINTMENT.

WOOLWICH, JAN. I.—Assistant-Surgeon Joseph
Browne (1842) to the Imaum, 72, receiving-ship at Ja-
maica, for service at that station during the prevalence
of the cholera.

The Argus steam-sloop, was brought down the river
from Deptford to Woolwich to-day by the Jasper and
Monkey steam-vessels, and remains at moorings to take
on board ballast, and in the course of next week will
be navigated to Portsmouth, where she is to be fitted
for sea. _ . _

The Jasper steam-vessel towed the Widgeon survey-
ing-vessel to Deptford to-day, where she will be laid up
during the winter.

OFFICIAL OBITUARY.
The following officers' deaths have been officially re-
ported since Sept. 20, 1850:—
Flag-officers—Admiral Hon. Duncombe Pleydell
Bouverie, 1846; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Richardson,
IC C. 8., 1847; Rear-Admiral Sir John Marshall, Knt.,
K.C.H., 1850; Retired Rear-Admiral Charles Frederick
Payne, 1849.

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Captaies—John Cook Carpenter, K IL (retired), 1821;
Richard Hoare (retired), 1827; Charles Crole, 1828 ;
Joseph Paffard Dickson Larcom, 1841; Edward Norwich
Troubridge, 1842.

Commanders—William Henry Dickson, 1815; Charles
Du Cane, 1815; John Garrett, 1833; Horatio James,
1841; Nicholas Robilliard, 1841; George Harper, 1847;
x William Tucker (retired); 1842; x Frederick James
Leroux, 1844; x John Jones (a), 1849; x William
Larke, 1849; y Alexander Donovan, 1849; y John
Arnold, 1842; y Stephen Briggs, 1844; y Francis Beau-
mont, 1844; z Charles Mason White, 1846.
Lieutenant—William Rule, 1815; Octavius Dunstan,
1815; John Sutton Williams, 1815; Walford Thomas
Bellairs, 1819; Joseph Bligh Driffield, 1824; Bosville
John Wilson, 1832; Matthew Peppin, 1837; Nathaniel
Sydenham Knott, 1838; William Stewart Miller, 1841;
Norton Shaw Sullivan, 1846.
Masters—John M. Davidson, 1806; Thomas Withen-
berry, 1828; George Crisp Dowers, 1833.
Medical Officers—Surgeons—John Osborne, 1810;
Thomas Gibson, 1833; Gilbert Thrift Meldrum Martin,
1843; William Roberts, 1846; Thomas Graham, M.D.,
1850; James Swift, 1799; Alexander Tayler, 1504;
William Vellacott, 1809; John T. Jones, 1809; R. Mer-
cer Cockerill, 1809; James Dickson (b), 1811. Assis-
tant-Surgeons—John Philip, 1845; Charles Devonport
rook Symons, 1848.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Coknel—George Prescott Win-
grove (general), 1837. Carain—Robert Henry, 1837.
First Lieutenant—George Sheddon Dunbar, 1846;
Thomas Halls, 1795; Char's Lloyd, 1812; George
James 1103 es, 1831. Second Lieutenant—Thomas L.) te,
1780.

Paymasters and Pursers—Thomas F. Jesse!), 1797;
John Edmonstone, 1802; William Webb, 1805; John
Lane, 1805; James Dunn, 1806; Henry er, 1807;
John P. Sarjeant, 1808; Maurice Clark, 1811; William
Balhetchet, 1821; Francis May, 1831; John Richard
Nuett, 1842; Henry King Conquer, 1846; `'Pi Liam F.
Henna, 1848.
Clerks—Daniel Powell Macnamara, 1844; William
Cass, 1847; John Kibbey Down, 1850.
The following deaths have taken place since the 20th
❑it.:—Commanders James E. Parlby and Robert Oliver
(a); Lieutenants B J. Wilson, Samuel Spencer, James
S. Darrell, and Frederick Drew; Master Llewellyn
Howell, Surgeon George M'Callum, Assistant• Surgeon
John Philp, Paymaster and Purser William Callaway.