The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

APPOINTME:NTS.

WooLwicu, MAY 10. Masters—Thomas Ed..
wards (1846) and Richard T. Godden (1841) to be
chief officers in the Coast Guard.

Masters' Assistants—Jasper Eittock to the Centaur
steam-frigate flag-ship, on the west coast of Africa ;
John A. Bull to the Comet steam-vessel, commis-
sioned for surveying service.
Clerk—Charles 'forbet (1847), to the Centaur.
None of the officers appointed to the Prometheus
having arrived at Woolwich this morning, Lieut.
Robertson hoisted the pendant on board that vessel,
and sent on board stokers, and will remain in charge
of the vessel to enter men until the an ival of some
of the officers appointed to her. She is under orders
to be ready to leave Woolwich on the 29th inst. for
Plymouth, where she will take on board the mails of
June Ist for the coast of Africa.
The Onyx steam -vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Riymnnd, was taken out of the basin to-day, and
left for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted
by Captain Johnson, and she will leave Greenhithe
to-morrow for Dover.

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stated, that Mr. Maddox has resolved .
attrac-
tions ct -0
this theatre, and that it is
Tn RATER.-- It is now
will be a
management IRINCES'
ofB
srGes
u:
GI! l'ei'adce d:sconuE' in which,
s .
la o ni n
(awbeddt
t o abdicating
t i confidentlyng
t openedhe
fe pantomime at Whitsuntide,
change
fur
rr etchees sb be3t -t e
r 7 r.
TCh. e Kean,
present supported ulpierssoiesreit eids
likewise
kyst,,l,iies e
tcioonntse omfplaa
ti:otshte efficient i company.ono p,
aftercan
c "ces of "the inimitable 1 lexmore, who
the ghost,
of the
services
ming health and spirits ' from 4
has just returned in
Blqr King Hal will be probably
being anxious to avail himself onto more, befo, e giving up
, a couple of Seasons since, pre-
sented hglnioerhtgleiosiuicsoaniste'ny'personation 'if the bully tyrant.
AND TEA-DEALERS' BENAVOLENT No-
TEcrioN SOCIETY.— The thirteenth anniversary dinner of
this society was held at the London Tavern on Thursday
evening, Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq., Deputy Governor of
the Bank of England, in the chair, supports I by Matthew
Forster, Esq., M.P., Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Henry
Kemble, Esq., president of the society, the members of
several of the first mercantile firms in the City, and upwards
of 150 gentlemen connected with the trade. The report
shows the receipts for the past year to have been nearly
1,7001., including about 8401. annual subscriptions. Sixty-
three pensioners have been elected on its funds, receiving
from 181. to 301. per annum. Thirty-seven are now living
and in receipt of 8221. annually. The society's funded pro-
perty is 12,600/. The usual loyal toasts were given with
great eclat, and the chairman, in referring to the soundness
of the institution, bore witness to the benefits which resulted
from the ext:rtions of the committees and officers. Among
the stewards' lists of contributions announced during the
evening, the mere prominent were the lists of H. 11
Biurnig
Webb, Esq., 1261., and the secretary's list 1641.,
including
the
30 guineas from Messrs. Travers, and 30guineas__
col-
lections were 6541. of which 901. were new
annual
of Mr.
chairman's firm, Thomson, Hankey, and Co. Thae subscrip-
tions.tOtal
The vocal department was under the
SUICIDE AT AN HOTEL.—Thursday j
known, had
not
Turner, and Mr. Harker officiated as, toadstotTsitter;
vered that a gentleman, whose ntabmee
night at the Spread
balersv,ertowgeatthther,
AS' disco •
hanged himself in the course of
IV ndsworth.
andeedrawers, shirt.
ceased when found was in his
blue
petersham paletot, blue
Ilis clothes, consisting
Eagle Tavern, in the High-street,
silverpink
lying on the chairs. In his
with a black satin stock,een
with the letters "W. H." or
pockets were foundi IT
four holes, with minute and second
trowsers, and black silk Isoafiegsaeitnceoca.
hands, and numbered
maker's name ; a mother-of-pear
l and
" 13. ;" there was no
blades at one end, andatthe
tturwnietdh
other a
knife, with two
silver The maker'
pointed pencil.B name on the knife
silver ever-po
Rogers an I Son ;" and
...Joseph on a piece of silver let
wasmother-of-pearl Was engraved "W. Baker," in old
into the
Iformation has been forwarded to Mr. W. Carter,
English. n
r for East Surrey.
jeweller
1,133,
the coroner
IVRITSUN VACATION.—The Registrar- General of
the Court of Chancery has just issued a notification remind-
ing the legal profession that, pursuant to the 2d article of the
Bth of the General Orders of May, 1845, the Whitsun vaca-
tion commences on the 11th of May (this day), and termi-
'Wes on the 20th, both days inclusive. .
SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.—Another
comet is ahnounced shortly to make its first appearance these
three hundred years. if all the comets arrive that are pre-
dicted, we doubt if the sky will be large enough to hold such
a fosse Comet-atus : Punch.

The fares by rail from Shrewsbury to Wellington,
11 miles, are now reduced to 6d. first class, 3d. second class,
and third class ld.l
GLASGOW UNIVBRSITIC.—Mr.Iy Almond is
the successful candidate for the valuable exhibition (1501.
per annum for ten years) from Glasgow University to Balliol
College, Oxford. Mr. Almond is the son of the Rev. G.
Almond, of Costock, in this county, and grandson of the late
George Almond LK. liottipgium—Nottingharn Journa6