The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-10 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, MAY 9.—Commanders—Henry R.
Foote (1845), to command the Prometheus steam-
sloop, 200-horse power, commissioned this day for
service on the coast of Africa, to which station she
will shortly proceed, taking out the mails of the Ist of
June from Plymouth.
Lieutenant William Graham (1849), to the Pro-
metheus.
Master George H. Loveridge (1847), from the
Alert, 8, sloop. recently serving on the coast of Africa,
to be a chief-officer in the Coast-guard.
Master R. W. Ward (1850), promoted on the 7th
instant, to the Prometheus.
Paymaster and Purser George grant (1850), to the
Prometheus.
Midshipmen—Frederick Parke, Alexander Willis,
Arthur M. Wells, and Henry T. Marsden, to the
Prometheus.
Master's-Assistant—Frederick T. Carr to the Pro-
metheus.
Clerk—J. C. Mottley (1842), recently serving in
the Crocodile, to the Prometheus.
Naval Cadets—Charles Hernsted, to the Stromboli
steam-sloop; William Henry Childers to the Queen,
116, flag• ship on the Mediterranean station ; Digby
Morant, to the Impregnable, 104, flag-ship at Devon-
port ; Pownall W. Pellew, to the Indefatigable, 50,
at Lisbon ; and Lester lieppel, to the Meander, 44,
on the Pacific station.
Gunner—James Brown, to the Prometheus.
Boatswain—Richard West, to the Promotheus.

Carpenter—W. T. Gibson, to the Prometheus.
Lieutenant John A. Sandford (1847), having com-
pleted a course of study of steam at the Factory at
Woolwich Dockyard, was examined by Mr. Trickett,
Assistant to the Chief Engineer, and passed in a very
satisfactory manner.
The Onyx steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
George Raymond, being now completely repaired at
Woolwich, will leave to-morrow, to resume her duties
as mail-packet on the Dover station.
Five privates and three drummers of the Woolwich
division of Royal Marines left head-quarters here
to proceed to Portsmouth to join the Royal Marine
Artillery.
The new shears of peon wood, each piece 104 feet
9 inches long, and each weighing 20 tons, will be put
up at the west side of the basin on Tuesday next.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Common.

THURSDAY, MAT 9.
ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Clause 22 (Power to the Lord Lieutenant and Council to
appoint additional polling places, and assign districts
thereto) :—Amendment proposed, page 9, line 38, to leave
out the words " but so as to divide any barony or half
barony :"—Question put, " That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided:
MAJORITY—AYES, 157.

Aglionby, 11. A. Frewen, C. H.
Armstrong, Sir A. Galway, Viscount
Armstrong, R. B. Glyn, G. C.
Arundel. Earl of Grace, 0. D.
Bagshaw, John Grattan, Henry
Bailey, Joseph Grenfell, C. P.
Baines, M. T. Grey, Sir G.
Baring, Francis Grosvenor, Lord R.
Barrington, Lord Gwyn, Rowel
Bateson, Thomas Hallyburton, Lord
Benbow, John Hamilton, G. A.
Beresford, William Hamilton, J. H.
Berkeley, C. L. G. Hamilton, Lord C.
Blake. Martin J. Harris, Richard
Boldero, Henry Hastie, Alexander
Bouvorie, E. P. Hastie, Archibald
Boyle, Colonel; Hatchell, John
Brand, Thomas Hawes, Benjamin
Bremridge, Richard Hayter, W. G.
Bright, John Headhun, Thomas
Broadley, H. Henry, Alexander
Brooke, Sir A.B. Hobhouse, Sir J.
Brotherton, J. Hobhouse, T. B.
Cabin% B. B. Hodges, T. L.
Carter, J. B. Hollond, Robert
Cavendish, C. C. Hood, Sir A.
Cavendish, W. G. Howard, Lord E.
Christopher, R. Howard, C. W.
Clay, J ames Jervis, Sir John
Clifford, H. M. Keogh, William
Clive, H. B. Kershaw, James
Cobden, Richard King, P. J.
Cole, H. A. Labouchere, Henry
Cowan, Charles Lawless, Cecil
Cowper, W. F. Lennox, Lord A.
Crawford, W. S. Lewis, George C.
Crowder, R. B. Lindsay, Colonel
Dalrymple, Captain Locke, Joseph
Davie, Sir H. M'Cullagh, Ny.
Deedes, W. Manners, Lord J.
Duckworth, Sir J. Martin, Samuel
Duncan, Lord Matheson, Colonel
Dundas, Admiral Maule, Fox
Dundas, Sir David Miles, Philip w, s,
Dunce, Colonel Miles, William
Ebrington, Viscount
MMilton,lViscount
Edwards, Henry organ, u, K,
Elliot, John Morgan, o.
Fagan, W. Morris, David
Farrer, JameS Mostyn, E.
Ferguson, Colonel Mulgrave, Earl
Forster, M. Mulling*, J. it.
Fortescue, .T. W. . Mundy, William
French, F. Naas, Lord

Napier, Joseph
O'Brien, Sir Timothy
O'Connell, Maurice
O'Connor, Feargus
O'Flaherty, Anthony
rage t,:Lord A.
Paget, Lord C.
Parker, Johu
Patten, W.
Pechell, Sir G.
Pelham, D. A.
Perfect, R.
Peto, Samuel
Pilkington, James
Plumptre, J. P.
RawdonXolonel
Rice, E. R.
Rich, Heill7
Robartes, T. J.
Romilly, Colonel
Romilly, Sir John
Rutherfurd, A.
Salwey, Colonel
Sandars, George
Smyth, J. G.
Somerville, sir W.
Stansfleld, W. R. C.
Stanton, W. H.
Strickland, Sir G.
Stuart, J.
Sullivan, Michael
Talbot, C. R.
Tancred, H. W.
Thicknesse, Ralph
Thompson, Colonel
Thornely, Thomas
Townley, R. G.
Townshend. Captain
Trollope, Sir J.
Tufnell, H.
Turner, George
Verner, Sir W.
Vyse, H.
Walmsley, Sir J.
Watkins, Colonel
W.esthead , J. P.
Williams, John
Willyams, H.
Wilson, James

TELLERS.
Bill, Lord M.
Bellew, R. M.

MINORITY_NOES, 44.

Cubitt, William
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Ferguson,y e, rje
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sj IT.r T. Lowther,'Colonel
Alexander, If .
Arkwright. G.
Bagge, W. Mahon, O'Gorman
Baldoek, E. H. Dodd, G. • Rendlesham, Lord
Bennet, P. Duncuft, John Scholerield, Willi
Berkeley, H. F.Scully,Francis
Bernard, Viscount Fulmer, Sir E. R. Somerset, Captain
Best, John Gore, W. K. 0. • Stanford, J. F.
Booth, Sir R. G. Greenall, Gilbert Stuart, Henry
Brockman, E. D. Greene, John Sturt, IL G.
Buller, Sir Y. Grogan. Edward Taylor, Thomas E.
Ch fitterton, Colonel Maris, Ca ptain Wawn, J. T.
Cobbold, J. C. Hodgson, W. N. Worcester, Marquis
Coles, H. li. liornby, Joha TELL' I
Colvile, C. R. Iludson, George111.
Cotton, W. H. Knox. Colonel .
Blackall, S. W.
Tenison, E. K.

intention
to in-rogive
balls,
&c.oms, and
COURT CIRCULAR.
We are authorised to state that, upon the return of
uinsuteal n
the Court from Osborne about the middle of June,
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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen
visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes-
terday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal
Commis-
sion for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works
of Industry of all nations, to be held in the year 1851.
His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of
Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Commissioners
present were—the Earl of Rosse, Earl Granville,
Lord Stanley, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, Sir R. Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell,
Mr. Bazley, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. T. F. Gibson,
Mr. John Gott, and Mr. Alexander Thompson, M.P.
Before the meeting of the Commission a prelimi-
nary meeting of the Building Committee was held,
at ten o'clock yesterday morning, and after the Royal
Commissioners had assembled, the committee, com-
posed of Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson,
Mr. C. R. Cockerell, Mr. tßrunel, and Mr. T. L.
Donaldson, with Mr. M. Digby Wyatt, had an inter-
view with the Commissioners, and presented their
report on the plans proposed for the building in Hyde-
park. The Committee also submitted to Prince
Albert and the Commissioners a number of the plans
for the proposed building for the exhibition. Colonel
Reid, chairman of the Executive Committee was pre •
sent. Mr. Scott Russell, secretary to the Royal
Commission, was in attendance. The meeting broke
up at six o'clock.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at
Clarence-house, St. James's.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Prin-
cess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took an airing
in an open carriage and four yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their
usual exercise yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, ac-
, companies' by their Serene Highnesses the Prince of
I Leiningen and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,