The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-31 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Commanders—R. H. Stopford, to be captain ; F. W.
Rooke, to be retired captain.
Lieutenants—T. Chaloner and J. R. Ward, to be
commanders.

Mates--E. H. Blake, S. Apthorp, G. Jackson, D. Gor-
don, and A. Bland, to be lieutenaats.

Assistant-Surgeon.—J. F. Charlton, to be surgeon.
APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—J. C. Fitzgerald, to the Vernon.
Commander—Cr. D. O'Callaghan, to the Vesuvius.
Lieutenants—A. Bland, to the Racehorse ; A. Mel-
lish, H. G. Veitch, 0. Cumberland, and E. B. Nott, to
the Vernon ; T. Christian, to the Superb ; W. Army-
tage, to the Vesuvius ; Cr. M. Jackson, to the Grecian ;
S. Apthorpe, to the Penelope ; D. M. Gordon, to the
Agincourt ; E. H. Blake, to the Melampus.
Masters—J. Reid, to the Erebus ; W. Ellis, to the
Vesuvius ; W. N. Thomas, to the Vernon ; R. Hos-
kyn, to the Brecon ; W. T. Chapman (acting), to the
Lucifer.

Surgeons—G. T. Moxey, to the Vernon.
Pursers—J. de Vries, to the Vesuvius ; A. Frame, to
the Vernon ; and J. Brooksby, to the Grecian.
Mates—J. King, to the Apollo ; A. Woodhouse, to the
Canopus.
Assistant-Surgeons—W. B. Fegan, to the Vernon; A.
Browning, to the Petrel ; A. E. Mackay (acting), to the
Vernon ; J. W. Reid, to littslar Hospital.

COAST GUARD. -
Removals—P. J. Freyer, from North Isle of Arran, to
Claggan station, vice Lieut. M'Nevin, to Basna.

TROOPS BROM INDIA.—The following detachments
from regiments in India arrived at the Invalid Depot,
St. Mary's Barracks, Gillingham, on the 27th instant,
from Gravesend, at which place they disembarked from
the ship Seringapatam, of 1,000 tons, Captain Voss com-
mander. The detachments consisted of the following
men :-1 quartermaster-sergeant, 4 sergeants, and 48
privates, with 4 women and 10 children of the 10th Re-
giment of Foot ; 1 sergeant, 2 privates, of the 31st Re-
giment ; 2 sergeants, 10 privates, with 3 women and 3
children, 50th Regiment ; and 2 sergeants, 11 privates,
with 2 women and 7 children, 62d ; and 1 private, of
the 9th Foot. These troops embarked at Calcutta on
the 6th December last, and sailed on the Bth. The
troops were in command of Captain Pratt, of the 16th
Lancers, with Ensign Stewards, of the 13th Prince
Albert's Light Infantry. Mr. Bailey, civil surgeon, was
in medical charge of the soldiers. The ship put in at St.
Helena for water on the 10th February last, and sailed
again on the 12th. Not any inconvenience was expe-
rienced during this long passage until the arrival of the
ship off the Western Islands, when it encountered a very
dreadful gale, which lasted from the 11th to the 14th
inst. For the safety of the troops and passengers, it was
found necessary to place all below, and the hatches were
battened down during the three days. So violent was
the gale, that every one expected the ship must have
gone to pieces. The voyage was made in 110 days. The
troops lost by death three men of the 10th Regiment,
and three men of the 62d, and one woman of the 50th.
Mr. Alexander Holmes, a merchant at Calcutta, died on
board in the Bay of Bengal, leaving his lady on board.
Mr. Holmes was coming to England for the benefit of his
health. The following passengers came with the ship :
—Captain John Nicholson, 84th ; Commander Vynar,
R.N.; Mrs. Holmes, widow, and Mrs. Holmes and two
children ; Mrs. Captain Pratt, with two native women
and one native man servant. The troops, considering
they have been in India upwardsof 22 years, are healthy;
there are five or six very sickly, and one in hospital ;
great doubts exist of their recovery.
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REPRESENTATION OF WEST KENT.--The unex-
pected decease of the Earl of Romney, and the consequent
elevation of Lord Marsham to the peerage, causes a vacancy
for West Kent. We have not yet heard who is likely to be
his Lordship's successor as the candidate in the Conservative
interest—nor do we believe any one individual in particular
has been selected ; but if the Conservatives mean to keep
both seats they must be on the qui vzve. It is strongly ru-
moured that the Whig Radicals will contest the election, and
there is no doubt, in many well-informed quarters, that Mr.
La Hodges will again seek his old seat. Though somewhat
advanced in years, he is still hale and active, and a better
man than many of his juniors. Besides, politics apart, he is
very popular with the agriculturists, as a practical and scien-
tific farmer. All these things should show the Conservative
leaders the importance of prompt action.—Herald.