The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, Aua. 26.—Captain Henry Chads (1848),
to the Portland, 50, commissioned this day at Devon-
port, for the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby,
C. 8., who is appointed to the command of the Pacific
station in the room of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby,
C. 8., whose period of foreign service has 4xpired.
Commander James C. Prevost (1844), to the Portland.
Lieutenant John A. Shears (1840), to the Portland.
Lieutenant Marcus Lowther (1844), to the rortland.
Lieutenant F. D. Rich (1846), to the Portland.
Lieutenant George H. Parkin (1848), to the Portland.
Lieutenant Fairfax Moresby (1847), to the Portland,
as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Moresby.
Lieutenant Riehard,Williams (1840), to the Poictiers,
72, Depot-ship of Ordinary, Chatham.
Master J. C. "Hutchings (1838), to the Portland.
Surgeon Robert Stevenson (1841), to the Portland.
Paymaster and Purser Robert Loney (1840), to the
Portland.

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PRINCE ALBERT'S BIRTHDAY.—The royal standard
was hoisted at the Dockyard, the Royal Arsenal, and on
the flagstaff at the Garrison, in commemoration of the
birthday of Prince Albert, and a royal salute was fired
from the mortar-battery by a detachment of the Royal
Artillery, under the command of Captain Pipon.
DEPTFORD, AUG. 26.—The Board of Admiralty paid
a visit to the dock and victualling-yards today, for the
purpose of inspecting the different departments of that
important establishment.

Their Lordships arrived at one o'clock at the victual-
ling-yard entrance, and were received by Sir John fill
the Captain-Superintendent.
The board consisted of Sir Francis Baring, Bart. (the
First Lord of the Admiralty), Rear-Admiral Berkeley.
Captain Sir Charles Milne, Sir B. Walker, surveyor of
the Navy, Colonel Green, and the lion. Mr. Cowper.
After going through their inquiries in the Victualling-
.ffices. they proceeded to the dockyard, attended by Sir
John hill, and examined the vessels minutely, those in
the course of building, as well as the vessels under re-
pair, &c., and were highly satisfied with the results of
their inquiries.
At four o'clock the officers of each department were
mustered and examined, and subsequently the mechanics
and artisans a+sembled for a like purpose, and under-
went a rigid examination, after which their Lordships
took leave of the gallant Captain-Superintendent, and
retired thence on their way to town.

THREEPENNY and FO URPENNY COINS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.
Sir,—A recent correspondent has done useful service
to the public by calling attention to the increasing nui-
sance of two silver coins, so nearly alike in size and ap-
pearance as to be constantly given and taken promiscu-
ously, no matter whether by design or accident. As a
large issue of threepenny pieces is preparing at the
Mint, the evil will soon be much increased, unless the
fourpence is withdrawn, which it might very well be.
The only apparent advantage of two such small coins is
to put facilities for cheating into the hands of omnibus
conductors ; and this is practised to a very great ex-
tent. Allow me to suggest that, if both coins are to be
continued, one of them should be so distinct in form
as not to be mistaken for the other. Is it essential to
a coin to be round ? Where is the objection to an octa-
gon form ? It is es easily stamped as a round piece of
metal, and this would render mistake and deception im-
possible. A better remedy for this and the other in-
conveniences of our present money system would be the
carrying out of the decimal plan of coinage, of the many
advantages of which the public at present have scarcely
an idea.
Aug. 24, 1850. A SUFFERER.

SINGULAR DISCOVERY or A BRIG SUNK NINE
Traits Ac;o.—About nine years ago, as the Mary Scott, a
Liverpool brig, laden with copper ore and a general cargo,
and having on board a large quantity of specie, was return-
ing from Valparaiso, she was run into, about five miles east
of Poin,. Lynas; by an American ship called the Brooklyn,
and the result was, that the Mary Scott sank in deep water,
and six or seven persons on board perished. Some time after-
wards the brig Parana, outward bound for Montreal, was run
down by the Iron Duke, and sank between Ormshead and
Point Lynas. No traces of either vessel were discoverable
until about three weeks ago, when a Liverpool fisherman,
named Richard Price,. whilst trolling near to Point Lynas,
found that his net had become entangled to something be-
neath the surface of the water, and, on examination, disco-
vered that it had caught in the wreck of a vessel. It is not
positively known with which of the brigs the net became en-
tangled; but it is supposed that it is the Mary Scott; and
there is little doubt that it is with one of the vessels, as no
others are known to have gone down of late years in that
locality. The Liverpool Steam Tug Company have sent out
a number of divers to the place where the ship was disco-
vered ; but in consequence of the rough state of the weather,
have not yet been able to commence opeatiolL7,7Lirerpool