The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. Samuel W. WeEClB7.6,l:teassistant-surgeon of the
Medea steam-sloop, has been pro:noted to the rank of surgeon.
Lieutenants—Lluchlin 13. Mackinnm (1842), ha, been am-
dointed to the Heroine, 6, at. Devonport, for service on the
coast of Africa; and William I. R. Caird, late of the Hya-
cinth, has been appointed to the Kingfisher, 12, at Pats-
mouth, for service, on the coast of Africa.
Master—J. G. H. Thain, lately promoted from the Royal
yacht to the Kingfisher.
Male—Frederick W. Gough, of the Excellen`, to the Pre-
sident. . .

Master's As.istant—J. G. Millet, to the Victory.
Naval Gitlets—J. Hu sey and A. J. lures, to the Peeside.t.
Boatswain NV. Cleff, and Carpenter Thome:, Se. rle, to ti.e
Heroine.
II e LATE CAPTAIN lIOBETIT AIALINSELL, C.B. Our
obituary, 3esterday, recorded the death of Captain P.otert
Maunsell, C 8., a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital.
Captain Maus ell was a gallant :and distinguislovd officer, gni
was very much respected. His first promoti..in in 1805, to
the rank of lieutenant, was for service in the boats of the
:Maidstone, when midshipman of that ship the preceding year,
in cutting out a convoy near Toulon. In IS IS he was pro-
moted to the rank of commander, and won his last step
of post rank while commanding the Procris stoop, by a most
gal:ant exploit of leading her boats to ta....e attack of six French
gun boats. which he captured off the Island of
Java, and by his services on shore at the reduction of
that island in 1811. In'lB3l tits commanded the Alfred, 50,
in the Mediterranean ; in 1838 he was nominated a Companion
of the Bath; in 1840 he commanded the Rodney, 92, in the
Mediterranean, ar.d in her voyage to the Cape with a regiment
of cavalry ' • and in 1844 was appointed a Commissioner of
Greenwich Hospital.
SHIPS FOIL COMMISSION AT CHATHAM.—The Gloucester,
50 gun frigate, and the 11/wander, 44-gun frigate, are ready at
Chatham for the pendant. The Retribution steam frigate is
reported ready to-day at that port. The Calypso. 20, will be
ready next month, and the Cockatrice, victualling schooner, in
November. The Southampton, 50, the Columbine, 16, and
the Magpie, 2, are preparing fur sea service.
The Daring. 12, Commander Matson, ordered to Devouport
on the arrival at Cork of the Crocadilo, 26, Captain Maxwell,
to take the flag of Sir H. Pigot, will call at Bristol on her way
thither, and convey the volunteer seamen waiting a passage to

Devonport.
Alt.ssrs Ravenhill, and Co., of Blackwall, who have
just fitted the engines of the Gladiator, steam-frigate, and are
building the Minx, iron screw war steamer, for the Admiralty,
have had their tender accepted for constructing engines for
the Rifleman, of 200 horse-power, building at Portsmouth

Dockyard.
The Dwarf, iron steam screw vessel, Lieut. Commander
Beauchamp Proctor, at Woolwich, ib under orders to proceed
to Sheerness, to be under the erders of the Commander-in-
Chief there. Messrs. Smith and Dickson, engineers, have been

appointed to her.
The Lightning, steam-tender, Master Commander Petley,
has been having some trifling defects repaired at Woolwich,
which will be finished to-day. It is expected she will proceed
to Antwerp to morrow.
The Rhadamanthus, steam-transport, Master Commander
T. H. Lasn, on landing at Dublin with troops from Devon-
port, will proceed to Cardiff and Pater, and convey troops thence
to Cork.
The Meteor, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Butler, will
be refitted and ready for sea at Woolwich, on the 6th October.

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

Coutil is much used for dresses intended for country
wear ; those with green or blue stripes on an ecru
ground are embroidered with very narrow braid, and
are often made with corsages a basques, with pockets.
Robes peignoirs, in toiles de Chine, gros de Naples
striped lengillways, or foulards in horizontal stripes, are
also fashionable.
Narrow fringes aro in great request, and made in
every variety, as is also the dentelle de Grenade, which
forms 'll pretty contrast on satins and watered silks ;
gimps t jour are much used on shot siiks. Some
autumnal dresses are trimmed with four rows of fringe
of gradual widths.
Toilettes entirely of black have been fashionable last
month in Paris for visiting dresses ; they are much re •
lieved by the quantity of lace used on them, such as four
rows of narrow lace en tablier ; large lace sleeves, and
lace scarf, and black lace bonnet, ornamented with a
coloured thwer, also five and six flounces of black lace
and eannezous, with sleeves of black lace, fire worn
some redingotes are made this season with the pointed
backs a la, grand' n Le. The pr.itiest form of corsage
for tarlatannc, and materials of clear transparent tex-
ture is that a la, vierge ; the fullness confined round
the top in a band, with square shoulder- strap ; this
style revives the narrow ceinture, with small buckle.
Slight taffetas, in all light colours, are worn for even.
ing dress' with trimmings of flounces, cut in deep fes-
toons,
and edged with narrow fringe, or a narrow blonde
neige; the corsage poink-d Ishii berthe of the sane;
sometimes on these large berthes, narrow lace is laid,bu
they are usually plain. Pretty travelling cloaks are
made of grey levantine, lined with flannel or merino,
checked in
odranr.k blue,on
egreen,tior
asruei
Suisse,
are also e
neuse, accompany all toilettes de cam h hoods
pa:ne,rle
,orren,aonrlengthetd•
with field flowers;titmt-
are sometimes lined with co-
loured ,
oarnnd s r l
with silk velvet. For pines
&c , plumes of small feathers ate ver
fashionable; sautes marabouts, black, pink and are use
on black lace bonnets.—London and Paris Magazine
Fashion.

COTTON SPINNERS RISE OF WAGES.—We arei7.-
formed on good authority that at a meeting of the master cotton
BRITISH MUSEUM.—The British Museum closed on Present week, it was resolved, after some discussion, to adesued
the wages of the workers from 5 to 10 per cent. on their present
Saturday till the ith instant. The readino• c 3 ro An will now be'
rates. —G%asgow Satvrday Post.
open till four o'clock.