The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—H. W. Bayfield, additional, to the Illustrious,
for surveying service on the North American station.
Lieutenants—Charles E. Rowley, to be flag to his gal-
lant father, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, on board the
St. Vincent ; W. Horton to the St. 'Vincent ; T. H.
Christian and G. H. Hodson, to the Excellent; H. D. T. C.
Vesconte to the Royal Naval College, for study.
Master—C. R. Airey, to the Iris, vice Sullivan.
Second Master—F. B. Henwood to the Eagle.
Assistant Surgeons—J. Collings and T. Malan, addi-
tional to the Agincourt.
Chaplains—Rev. J. E. Surridge, M.A., to the Royal
Hospital, Greenwich ; Rev. E. Kilson, from Malta, to
Pembroke Dockyard, vice Bloxham, retired.
Royal Marines—First Lieutenant R. B. Puddicombe.
of the Portsmouth division, has retired on half-pay ;
Second Lieutenat T. Forrest, of the Plymouth division,
to be First, and appointed to Portsmouth, vice Puddi-
combe. Lieutenant L. B. Ellis joins the detachment at
Spike Island, Cove, in place of Lieutenant Pasco, re-
signed. First Lieutenant E. S. Browne and a detach-
ment from the Chatham division have joined the Amazon
corvette at Sheerness. Assistant-Surgeon R. Dundas
has invalided from the battalion at Cork, to the hospital
at Plymouth.
Mr. William Stigant, of Portsmouth Dockyard, is to
be storekeeper of Devonport Dockyard, vice Jessep, re-
tired. Mr. Stigant has been a great many (we are in-
formed 59) years a clerk, and latterly chief clerk, in the
storekeeper's department at Portsmouth. The salary
attached to his; new office we believe to be 6001. per
annum and a house gratis. Mr. Stigant is a very worthy
man, and very much respected. His promotion has given
general satisfaction—a desideratum very seldom attained
in conferring these berths.
We are informed Mr. Grant, storekeeper of the Royal
Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport, has not
yet received the elegant and costly present from her
Majesty, mentioned by several contemporaries.

ROYAL VISIT TO STEATHFIELDSAYE.—We can now
state from the best authority that the Queen and her
illustrious Consort intend shortly to honour the Duke of
Wellington with a visit, at the Noble and Gallant Duke's
seat, Strathfieldsaye, Hants. The Noble Duke was
apprised of his Sovereign's pleasure during his recent
visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. We understand
that the precise day is not yet named, but that the pre-
parations are to commence for the royal visit this week.
The Duke of Wellington, on Saturday morning, went to
Strathfieldsaye from town, expressly to give instruc-
tions for alterations requisite for the reception
of his august visitors. The Duke returned to Apsley
House in the evening. It is said that all the necessary
preparations are to be completed by the close of next
week.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We
understand that Wednesday next is appointed for the
marriage of Lady Augusta Somerset, eldest daughter of
the Duke of Beaufort, and his Excellency Baron Nieu-
mann, the Austrian Minister at the British Court. The
bride, it is said, will be given away by the Duke of Wel-
lington. The ceremony is to be performed by special
license at Beaufort-house. Owing to the death of her
Royal Highness Princess Sophia Matilda, their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the
Duchess of Gloucester, and the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, will be
prevented from being present at the nuptials.
POST-OFFICE DELINQVINCY.—On Saturday, the
23d instant, Mr. Modlen, of Penrith, in Cumberland, hat
manufacturer, inclosed a five pound note and a Post-office
order for three pounds, in a letter, for Mr. Richard
Brown of Carlisle, brewer, and posted the same at Pen-
rith. The letter and the inclosures, however, did not
arrive at their proper destination in due time, and the
facts having been made known to the post-office authori-
ties at Carlisle, a searching examination was made, but
no clue was found out to the discovery of the thief, or
the letter, note, or post-office order. On Friday last, the
note and post office order were sent to the postmaster at
Penrith, from the General Post-office in London, for
Mr. Modlen, the owner, but the original letter remains
lost. It appears that the conscience of the delinquent
had so powerfully accused him or that he was so fearful
of detection, that he actually, kept the original letter,
and inclosed the note and order in a blank sheet of letter
paper, and put the same into the Carlisle Post-office,
without any address upon it. Of course the undirected
letter was sent to the secretary at the General Post-
office, who, on opening it, found that the Post-office order
belonged to Mr. Modlen. It is to be expected that,
although the money has turned up, that every exertion
will still be made in order to bring the guilty party to
justice.
REPRESENTATION OF WALSALL.—A rumour has
been in circulation for some time past, that Mr. R. Scott,
M.P. for this borough, will resign his seat at the meeting
of Parliament, owing to indisposition. In such a case,
it is believed that Mr. Foster will offer himself as -a can-
didate on the Conservative side, and Mr. Littleton, the
son of Lord Hatherton, on that of the Opposition.—
Standard. [We can state on the best authority, that of
the Hon. Gentleman himself, that there is no truth'w'hat-
ever in the report.—Birniinghani Mut.
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bad been forced open by some person, and that a pistol,
placed by him so as to be discharged when force was
employed, had gone off. The question then arose, had
the thief been hit ? That at first remained unknown ;
but some hours afterwards one of his comrades, who had
been at the investigation without testifying the slightest
emotion, presented himself at the hospital to get a ball
extracted. This was effected, though not without great
difficulty. This man had the almost incredible fortitude
to remain without giving the slightest manifestation of
pain whilst in the presence of his comrades, hoping that
he might perhaps eventually conceal what he had done.
He survived the extraction of the ball but a few hours.