The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.
Clerks—George James Stare (Sept. 1, 1842), who
served as acting paymaster and purser t.f the Electra, 14,
in the West Indies; then of the Rapid, 10, on the coast
of Africa, and is now acting paymaster and purser of
the Champion, 14, in the Pacific, son of Paymaster and
Purser Stara, who served as clerk of the Orion at the
battle of Trafalgar, has been confirmed in his rank.
John Tweedie (Nov. 13, 1842), acting raymaster and
purser of the Philomel, 8, on the coast of Africa, has
also been confirmed in his rank.

Mates—The following acting mates passed for lieu-
tenants in navigation, on Tuesday, at the Naval College:
—E. Chambers, J. A. Close, and F. Hurson.
Second Masters—Joseph Wallis, formerly master of
the Sphynx steam-sloop, when she was run ashore at the
Isle of Wight, and who was sentenced to be placed on
the list of second-masters for a year, has been restored
to his rank of master, after haying remained in the in-
terior rank more than three years.. Messrs. H. P.
Ward and Thomas Kerr passed at the college, last week,
for the rank of master.

NEW PLAN FOR SECURING SHIPS' BALLAST.—Among
numerous ingenious and useful inventions that are daily
coming before the authorities and the public, attention
has been drawn to a very simple but most successful me-
thod of securing ships' ballast by Mr. Primrose Lyon,
of Stoke Gabriel, Devon, an experienced surgeon of the
Royal Navy. During a life of long service in his pro-
fession he had witnessed and heard of a multiplicity of
accidents, amounting in many instances to actual loss of
life, by the displacement of the ballast in her Majesty's
vessels, and in order to prevent those calamities and
dangers, the worthy doctor has projected a pig of bal-
last, with dovetails at both ends, made to fit into each
other in succession, whereby the ballast so stowed forms
an immoveable pavement in the hold of the ship. This
plan for securing the ballast is no less specially appli-
cable to yachts than to men-of-war, and the model re-
quires to be seen only to be understood.
Lieutenant Edward Hardy, who some time since was
appointed extra clerk to the Hydrographer's-office,
Admiralty, and for his ability, is likely to be established
in the department, earneil first-class certificates for steam
and gunnery, served as gunnery lieutenant in the
Vernon for three years, and during the previous three
years served in the Queen and Formidable in the same
capacity.
The two clerks of the Victualling ,Department,
Somerset Hou.4e, who appeared before a magistrate on
account of a fracas in the Haymarket (on which occa-
sion the case was sent to the sessions), and who were
suspended by the Admiralty, were last week superseded,
and the vacancies filled up. Mr. Cox, extra clerk in the
Accountant-General's Department, has been established
in one of the vacancies.
Aid, naval lighter, has sailed from Chatham with
ordnance stores for the use of the coast blockade on the
coast of Essex.
Birkenhead, iron troop frigate, Commander Stevens,
left Queenstown on the 13th f r Jersey, with troops.
Ilibe•rnia, 104, has been taken into No. 5 Dock at
Devonport, to have her buttum cleaned, and any neces-
sary repair.
Harpy iron steam-tender, Second Master Commander
Beatson, arrived at Buenos Ayres from Monte Video
Feb. 23.
Linnet, 6. packet-brig, Lieut.-Commander Creser, ar-
rived at Tenerifre April 22 from Falmouth and Ma-
deira, 14 days from Falmouth, and sailed with the mails
for Rio.
Nankin, 50, at Chatham, is to have the following ar-
mament:—Main-deck—Eight 8-inch guns, 65 cwt., 9
feet long; twenty 32 .pounders. 56 cwt., 9 feet 6 inches
long. Quarterdeck and forecastle—Four 8 inch guns,
65 cwt., 9 feet long; eighteen 32-pounders, 45 cwt., 8 feet
6 inches long.
Netley cutter, C. R. B. Wilkinson, second-master,
commanding, sailed on Saturday for Bermuda and Hali-
fax, to be employed as a tender.
Otter, old steam-packet, left Holyhead on the 13th for
Kingstown, to convey stores from the Wolf depot to
Chatham, where she will be paid off.
Southampton, 50, Captain Cory, with the flag of

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Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., arrived at Buenos
Ayres, Feb. 18, from Monte Video, and remained on
the 25th.

Vulture, steana-frigate, at Devonport, having a defect
in one of her valves, is to be taken into dock to have it
repaired.
Vernon, 50, having had her defects made good at
Chatham, and fitted for a state of ordinary, was put
out of dock on Saturday afternoon, and the President,
50, has been taken into dock to have her defects made
good.

THE DOCKYARD BRIGADE/I.—The drilling of the
Devonport Dockyard Brigade is to take place on Satur-
day afternoons, the number of drills to be ten, and the
men are to work extra during the week, that no time
may be lost. The Royal Dockyard Brigade at Chatham
commenced their summer drills on Friday evening last;
the total number of drills will be only six this season,
and two field days.