The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-31 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—George 1. Mends (1S41); George New-
comen (1842); and G. It. Moyle (1842), to the Trafe-
gar, 120, at Sheerness._

Second Master—S. Braddon, to the Trafalgar.
Clerk—T. T. Wise, to the Trafalgar.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, with the Stromboli steam-sloop,
Commander Lord A. Beauclerk, left Bordeaux, on Sa-
turday, for Brest, Tzeport, &c., and is hourly expected
to rc:urn to Portsmouth.

Alecto steam-sloop, at Woolwich, was surveyed on
Monday, by the master-shipwrtgbts of Woolwieb,
Chatham, and Deptford. It is likely she will be con-
derunt d as not worth repairing.
Britannia, 120, advanced ship, at Portsmouth, is or-
dered to take the place of the Illustrious in Portsmouth
harbour, to hoist the flag of the rear•admiral superin-
dent. She will in all respects be fitted as a sea-going
ship. She will have her proper lower masts and bows
sprit; but her yards, topmasts, and other spars, are to
be thole now in use (i board the latter-mentioned ship.
Cygnet, 8, Commander White, went out of Devon-
port harbour yesterday, and will be paid advance to-
day, and sail to-morrow for the coast of Africa.

itetribution steam-frigate has been taken alongside
the dock) and at Portsmouth, to be further brought for-
ward.

Salamander steam-31,vp, Commander Elliman, was
taken into No. 5 dock at Devonport on Monday morn-
ing. Has had her copper cleaned, and was taken out
yesterday morning.
St. George, 120, the new depot ship for Devonport,
had all her masts and bowsprit put in on Friday, and
was taken to the yard on Saturday, where she is now
taking in her ballast and fitting for sea.

THE WALKER TESTIMONIAL.—Yesterday evening
a meeting of the inhabitants of the district of St. Martin's,
was held at the Cheshire Cheese, Drury-lane, for the purpose
of taking steps to forward the progress of the subscription
now raising to present a testimonial to Mr. G. A. Walker,
for his services to the cause of sanitary reform, especially
to the prevention of intramural interment. Mr. Lancaater
lock the chair. The proceedings were purely preliminary ;.a
local committee was constituted for the purpose of Flucidat-
iug the sentiments of the neighbourhood on the subject, and
taking steps to hold a future meeting on a large scale. The
meeting was then adjourned until such time as the com-
mittee should deem expedient.
THE WEATHER —At the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the past
week was 99.691 inches. The mean temperature was 63 4
degs., about 2 degs. above the average of the same week for
seven years. Qn Monday and Tuesday, when the tempera-
ture was highest, the means were respectively 69 degs.; and
7? degs., and were from 8 to 11 degs. above the average of
the same days. The temperature then declined, and on the
last three days the mean was below the average.

NOVEL BAZAAR IN AID OF A RAGGED SCHOOL.
—Y,,terclay a sale of useful and ornamental articles took
lace under the arches of the South-Eastern Railway,
Neckinger-road, Bermondsey, in aid of the debt incurred in
fitting up the arch 114, as a ragged school for the education
of the poor children of the 'locality. The novelty of the
place selected attracted a numerous company. The place was
tastefully arranged, and the ladies who presided over the
stalls had their benevolence rewarded by the receipt of a
considerable SUM in aid of the object in view.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
GRAN. EXTRA NIGIIr
Ld TEMPESTA.
It is respectfttlly artncraneecl, that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT
will take place