The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-10 00:00:00

CLEFT SPEAICING.)

HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
(From a Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JULY 9, 1850.
Orders for the Court's going into Mourning, on Sunday
next, the 14th instant, for his late Royal Highness the Duko
of Cambridge, Uncle to her Mbjesty ; viz.,
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen,
white gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes,
fans and tippets.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or
plain linen, black swords and buckles.
The Court to change the mourning on Sunday the 28th
instant ; viz.
The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or white an i gold, or white
and silver stuffs, with black ribbons.
The Gentlemen to wear black coats and black or plain
white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats,
full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles,
And on Sunday the 4th of August next, the Court to go
out of Mourning.
COLLEGE OF ARMS, JULY 9, 1850.
The Earl Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for
his late Royal Highness Adolphus Frederick Duke of
Cambridge.
In pursuance of her Majesty's commands, these are to give
public notice, that upon the melancholy occasion of the
death of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
her ►Majesty's unclei it is expected that all persons do put
themselves into mourning for ten days, to commence horn
Sunday next, the 14th inst. ' .

NORFOLK, Earl Marshal.

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 9.—The Dragon steam-frigate
will be commissioned to•morrow by Captain Gifford.
The Niger and Flamer steam-vessels are also expected
to be shortly commissioned.
The Fox, 42, is fitting her masts in to-day, prepara-
tory, it is believed, to being ordered for commission at
the Commodore's ship on the East India station. Captain
Lord George Faulett, or Captain Lambert, late Commo-
dore on the West In'lia station, will, it is currently be-
lieved, have the appointment.

The Fearless sieatL-vessel sailed last evening for Ply-
mouth.

The Gladiator New York line-of-packet ship arrived
at Spithead this morning.
The Fairy royal yacht, Master Commander Welch,
has been taken into thck to have her composition
cleaned. It is supposed she will be required for the
service of the Court about the 17th inst.
WooLwicli, JULY 9.—The Bight Hon. Sir Francis
T. Baring held a levee to-day at Whitehall, which as
attended by the following officers:—
Vice-Admirals of the Blue—Sir Francis Mason,
K.C.8., and Sir Lucius Curtis, C.B. _

Captains—Aron Tozer (1830), Sir Thomas R. T.
Thompson (1837), Stephen G. Freemantle (1842),
Henry E. Edgoll (1846), and Thomas H. Mason (1849).
Commanders—Henry Phelps (1849) and William L.N.
Lockyer (1849).
Lieutenants—Mortimer H. Rodney (1840), Arthur L.
Wood (1840), Charles Rainier (1844), and Harry L.
Blomfield (1847).
Clerk—Francis Hannan (1847).
The Nigger, 8, steam sloop, of 400.borse power, is to
be commissioned immediatt.ly at Portsmouth by Com-
mander Leopold G. Heath (1847) for service on the
coast of Arica.

The Retribution steam-frigate has taken on board 200
tons of ccalF, and will leave the basin to-morrow to re-
ceive 200 additional tons of coals and 70 tons of iron
ballast, making a total of 470 tons, to bring her down in
the water previous to leaving for Grecnhithe to have her
compasses adjusted, and then being taken round to Ports-
mouth to be commissiorld at that port.
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CHRIST'S HOSPITAL—At a Court of the Governors
of this institution, held yesterday, the gold medals, esta-
blished through the liberality of Mr. Alderman Thompson,
the president of the Hospital, were delivered by that gentle-
man, with a feeling address, to C. S. Townsend and Alfred
Sweeting, the successful competitors in classics and mathe-
matics respectively. The Pitt Club Scholarship was voted
to Alfreti Sweeting, fcr combined excellence in classici and
mathematics jointly; and a present of books given to James
Gil, who came very near to the successful competitor in the
double examination. Testimonials of approbation were also
voted to Mr. W. Allan Russell, of Magdalen-hall, Oxford,
and Lusby Scholar of that University, for hsving this year
obtained the Newdigate prize for an English poem, and to
Mr. J. L. Hammond, Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge,
for l Living obtained the Camden prize for Latin hexameters.
The Court resolved to appropriate a liberal donation, given
by Sir :Awes Montt:l-lure, to the estaolishment of perma-
nent prizes of books, as rewards to the best proficients in
classics and mathematics jointly in those years in which the
Times Scholarship and the Pitt Club Scholarships (each of
which is devoted to the encouragement of the two studies
combined) do not become vacant.

LONDON, BRIGHT in, A ND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.--
We have authority to state that the recounts of this co r._ for the pa:t hglf-y(ar having been 3 csttiday sub.
mined to the• directors, tliey have decided • upon re,com.
mending a dividend at the rate of 30s. per cent. for the half-
year oii the consolidated stock of the company.