The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain—Andrew Drew (1843), to Le navel store.
keeper at tho Cap. of Good Hope, vice Mr. Paymaster
Brea to be sfori-kesper at Deptford Victualling-yard,
vice Elliott, appointed steward of Greenwich Hos-
pital, vice Jeasop, deceased. As stated by the United
Service Gazette of Saturday, in anticipation of this
appointment, Captain A. Drew is an able, gallant, and
distinguished officer, and better known as " Caroline
Drew," he having led the party that cut out the piratical
steamer Caroline from the Canadian rebels, and sent her
ever the falls of Niagara. It will be remembered he was
appointed to this office by Lord Ellenborough, when the
unfounded report of Mr. Breaks's death reached the
Admiralty some four years since.
Paymaster—J. W. Maddox (1841), to the Amphitrite,
26, at Portsmouth, vice Morgan, whose appointment is
cancelled.

Engineer—George Fith, assistant to the Hogue, 60,
screw-5 hip, at Portsmouth.

The promotions consequent upon the death of Captain
Trouhridge, in command of the Amtwon, 26, at Chira,
are the following:—

Commander Challis Banker (1845), in command of
the Serpent, 12, to the rank of captain.
Lieutenant William G. Luatd (1£41), tint of the
Hastings, 72, flag-ship at Chine, to the rank of com-
mander.

Mate Hobert F. T. Calvert (1849), of the Sphynx
steam ship, to the raLk of lieutenant.
The deslth vacat_cy of the paymaster of the Frolic,
16, in the Mediterranean, has been conferred by Sir
William Parker, G.C.8., on Mr. Harrington Jones,
clerk of 1843, who came home acting-paymaster of the
Volege.

UNFOUNDED REPORT.--The report that prevailed at
Portsmouth last week, that Rear-Admiral Superinden-
dent Harvey, of Malta Dockyard, had died suddenly, is
proved to be unfounded by letters from the Gallant Ad-
miral by yesterday's mail.
LAMENTED DECEASE OF RETIRED REAR-ADMIRAL
PAYNE.—The remains of Admiral Payne were deposited
in their last resting-place, at Wyke Regis, on Monday
last. The deceased gentleman attended the " throwing
off " of Mr. Farquharson's hounds on Monday week, at
Burton-gate, when, just as the Fox broke cover on
Higher Burton Farm, the Admiral dropped from his
horse in a fit of apoplexy and expired in a few minutes.
He was between seventy and eighty years of age. Ho
had been warned by his medical attendant to avoid the
excitement of the chase on account of the tendency he
had exhibited to attacks of the above-mentioned
disease. An inquest was held on the following day,
when a verdict in accordance with the circumstances
was returned. The whole of the shipping hoisted their
flags half mast high, as a mark of respect to the de-
ceased Admiral.

Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, was taken out of
dock at Portsmouth yesterday. She is to have a com-
plement of 240 officers and men.
Calliope, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., may be
considered as fully and well manned.
Electra, 12, and Rapid, 8, will be taken out of deck at
Portsmouth on the 23d, when the Eurydice, 26, will be
taken in to have her def_cts made good for recom-
missioning.

Locust, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Curtis,
left Greenhithe on Wednesday for Devonport, to wait
orders for the Brazils.

Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliott, left Portsmouth yes-
terday for Lisbon, calling at Devonport for twenty-four
hours, to embark supernumeraries. On her arrival at
Lisbon she will proceed on further trial cruises.
Pandora, 6, was commissioned at Devonport, on Wed-
nesday, by Commander Byron Drury, the other ap-
pointments not having arrived.
Woodlark surveying-vessel, paid off at Woolwich, is
ordered to have her defects made good for further sur-
veying service.

Waterwitcb, 8, Commander Quin, will be paid off at
Chatham on the 21st, and will be immediately refitted.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Wind, N. VV. ; fine
weather, with light breere.
DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY, 4.50 P.M.—The weather
is not such as to recommend any vessel proceeding to
sea. Wind, S.W., and freshening, with hazy weather.
Mermaid convict-ship, lying in the Warren Bight,
Woolwich, Mr. Alexander Kilroy, surgeon, R.N. (1838),
superintendent, has taken on board a convict guard of
twenty-nine pensioners, with their wives and families,
amounting in the whole to ninety-seven persons, who go
out as settlers; and will to-day embark a party of pri-
soners from Pentonville, and proceed to Portland, where
she will receive a sufficient number of convicts from that
establishment to make up the total to 209. She will
then rail for Swan River, and upon her arrival at Perth
the whole of the convicts, who have been selected on ac-
count of their good conduct, will be sent on shore with
tickets of leave.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.

MALTA, DEC. 12.—1 n Malta Harbour—The Ceylon
receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward
Harvey, Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, and second
in command. The Research and Auxiliary (late tenders
to the Volage), Porcupine, Ardent, and Spitfire
steamers laid up in ordinary.
On a Cruise—The Queen, 110, Captain C. Wise, bear-
ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart ,
G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief'; the Caledonia, 120,
Captain T. W. Carter; the Superb, 80, Captain E. Pur-
cell; the Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas;
the Ganges, 84, Captain H. Smith; the Racer, 12, Com-
mander Beddoea; the steam frigate Firebrand, Captain
T. 0. Knox; the Terrible, Captain Rope; the Scourge,
L'rd F. H. Kerr, the Dragon, Captain H. W. Giffard.
At Cortu—The Growler steam-zleop, Commander Stod
dart.

At Patras—The Frolic, 16, Commands r N. Vansittart.
At Constantinople—The Antelope, Lieut. Smith.
En rout© from Malta to England—The Resistance
troop-ship, Commander Bradshaw.