The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

the -disposal of the Society.---(Cheers) He begged
to propose the health of Mr. Bush.—(Loud cheers.)—
Drank with three times three.

Song,----" The fourleaved Shamrock," Mr. Hobbs.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Press, which
has benevolently advanced the cause of the charity."
The toast hiving been drank with three times three,
the Chairman immediately left the room, and the
party broke up, highly delighted with the manner in
Which the evening had been spent.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
The Comas, 18, Capt. Nepean, -will be paid off at
Chatham on Wednesday next.
The Crocodile troop-ship, T. Elson, Esq., commander,
arrived on Thursday from Plymouth, to embark part of
the St. Helena Regiment..
The Excellent (gunnery-ship), Capt. Sir T. Hastings,
in this harbour, will be paid off on the Mit instant. and
re-commissioned.

The Imaun, which is to take the place of the Magni-
ficent, at Jamaica, will be ready to go out of dock by the
latter end of the month.

The barque, Captain Cook, arrived on Monday from
Sierra Leone, with a cargo of African oak for her
Majesty's dock-yard, and came into harbour to unload.
s:he New York packet, Ontario, sailed yesterday
morning (Sunday), full of emigrants, for New York.
Letters from the coast of Africa to the 26th of March,
state that the Pantaloon; 10, Lieutenant Lapidge, in
going out of the Gambia, got high and dry on a treach-
erous 'bank, and was obliged to raft her guns to get her
off. During this operation, 1:50 armed natives, in ten
canoes, pushed off to secure their prize, and on their op-
ponents having showed hostile intentions, while the able
seamen were engaged with the rafts at some distance,
and none but lads on board and two guns, these pro-
tected themselves until the sailors in the boats from the
rafts dashed in among them, and with Jack's usual bra-
very, hurled a lot of them into the sea, and made 23 pri-
soners, who are now at the Gambia waiting a negotiation
with their King. At the time the attack was made upon
the brig, 14 armed canoes were ready to push off, but as
soon as they saw the fate of their Companions, they shrunk
frnin It second attempt.—Devonport Telegraph.
The Lightning steamer, with seamen and marines
(late of the Benbow), arrived to7day from Sheerness.
The. Netly tender also arrived to-day from Plymouth,
with the seamen of the Victory, who were employed in
navigating the Thunderbolt to Glasgow`

' Sit- C. —Bagot, Governor-General of Canada, recently
laid the foundation stone of a building at Toronto, to be
called the King's College, with all the ceremony that
could be raised. A procession of 1,500 people received
him on landing from Kingston ; a levee was held, and
dinners and balls given on the occasion. His Excellency
was accompanied by Col. Ballinghall, of the marines, and
the Mayor of the place was knighted.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Winchester, Satellite, Albatross, Lightning and
ECho, steamers, Netley and Sylvia, cutters.
At Spithead—Crocodile, troop-ship, Lord Lowther,
and Equestrian (freight ships), Ontaria (American
packet).
PLYMOUTH, MAY 19.—The IBtna, 6, was undocked on
Saturday, and is shortly to be commissioned. The Styx
steamer, Captain Vidal, arrived from the eastward on
Sunday ; had some defects made good, and sailed to
survey the Western Islands yesterday. The Volcano,
steamer, Lieut. C. J. Featherstone, arrived on Sunday
from Portsmouth, with men paid off the President ; she
soon after sailed for Liverpool with refused men. The
Crocodile, troop-ship, Mr. Elson, Master, sailed for
Portsmouth on Sunday, The Resistance, troop-ship,
passed this port to the westward on Nonday, with the
23d Regiment, for Quebec. The Buzzard, 3, Lieutenant
Irying, will be paid off this day.
Iu harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Philomel, Con-
fiance.
In the Sound--Malabar.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenants—E. S. Peace (1831), of
the Lightning, and James Agnew Stevens (1812), to the
rank of Commander,

Mates—W.C. Alexander (1836), late of the President,
Augustus J. Burton (1838), son of Captain T. Burton, of
Gustling-Lodge, Hastings ; and George 11. Wolrige
(1535), late of President, to the rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutena,nts—A J. Burton, to the
Command of the Romney, receiving ship, at the Ha-
vannah ' • C. F. Hillyar, to Caledonia, vice Dickson, pro-
meted ; Edward Peirse, to the Indus (to have passage in
the Avon) ; H. Courtenay, to the Isis ; Wm. M. J. G.
Pasco, to command the Kite, steam-vessel.
.Assistant-Surgeons—J. W. Roberts, to the St. Vin-
cent ; Alexander Brown (in St. Vincent), to Greenwich
Hospital ; L. C. Urquhart, to the St. Vincent ; G.
West, to Melville Hospital Ship, Sheerness.
Pursers—John Warwick, to the Albatross ; J. West-
ward, to the Satellite.
Second Master—F. J. Kent, to the Speedy ; T. W.
R. Pike, to be Acting-Master, and E. McKenzie, to be
Acting Second Master of the Avon.
Mates—P. G. Nettleton, to the Malabar ; G. H.
Richards, and R. W. Clarke, to the Caledonia ; R. Tatt-
nall, to the St. Vincent ; R. J. D. Waddilore, to the
Geyser.
Midshipman—W. G. Crowder to the Monarch.
Naval Instructors—W. E. Shaw, to the Cambrian ;
George Brand, to the Madagascar.
COAST GUARD—Lieut. T. A. Lewis, front the War-
barren Station, to her Majesty's brig Carne ; Lieut.
J. H. Jeffries, from Walton Gap, to St. Nicholas Station.