The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-17 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Commanders—C. H. M. Buckle (1836), late of the Growler,
and John Russell (b.), late of the Ardent steam-sloops, to the
rank of Captain.
Lieutenant —Henry Harris to be retired Commander on
the list of 1830.

Second Masters—J. D. Taylor (1830), late of the Ferret;
W. J. Olive and J. Dillon to the rank of' Master.

Mate—H. D. Graham to the rank of Lieutenant.

Midshipmen who have passed their examinations for Lieu-
tenants—Mr. Purvis, of the Excellent, and Mr. A. E. Drum-
mond, of the Vanguard.

APPOINTif MTS.

Commander—F. W. Austin, to the Alecto.

Lieutenants—Murray, to the Terrible ; J. Hunt (first),
and L. B. M'Kinnon, to the Alecto ; Hon. J. R. M. Byng,
to the Retribution ; A. Tower, to the Shearwater.

Master—J. D. Taylor, to the Alecto.
Surgeon—Dr. Rutherford to the China convict-ship.
Purser—C. H. Niblett, to the Alecto.
Second Master—T. W. Sulivan, to the Medusa.

Assistant-Surgeons—R. Sparrow and D. M'Bride, to the
Caledonia, for service at Plymouth Hospital ; T. C. Millar,
to the Lizard; Dr. Main, to the Poictiers.
Mate—J. C. W. N. Taylor, to the Trafalgar.
Naval Cadet—The Hon. Chetwynd, to the President.
SHEERNESS, SATURDAY.—The Blenheim, 72, havnig been
stripped of her copper and poop, was towed to Blackwell on
Thursday, by the Monkey steamer, to be fitted by the Messrs
Wigrams as a steam guard-ship.
The La Hogue, 72, passed out from Chatham yesterday
in tow of two steamers, also for Blackwall, where she is to be
fitted by the same contractors.

The Dee, steam transport, called in here on Tuesday from
Woolwich, and took some supernumeraries on board for Ports-
motAth. _ _ .

W
Ile—Ocean, 80, has all her guns and heavy stores on board,
and being complete, with the exception of a few light jobs
connected with the cabin fittings, will be discharged from the
basin on Monday.
The Fury, steam-frigate, will be ready for launching about
the 20th of December. A party of caulkers were put to
work on her bottom yesterday.
The Sampson, steam-frigate, it is rumoured, will be very
shortly commissioned by Captain R. F. Stopford, son of Ad-
miral Sir R. Stopford, Governor of Greenwich Hospital.
The Bittern, 10, has been seported ready for the pendant.
The Havannah, 20, razee, has again been taken in hand to
complete her for the pendant ; quarter galleries are being
added to her present unsightly stern.
Sir W. Burnett, the Director-General of the Medical De-
partment of the Navy, paid an official visit to the Dockyard
on Wednesday, and the Hon. Mr. Fitzroy, with Captain
Brandreth; the Director of Engineering and Architectural
Works, on Thursday. The latter gentleman also visited the
new fortifications going on here under the direction of Captain
Alexander, R.E. These works are progressing very rapidly,
together with the repairs and alterations of the old fortifica-
tions. The earth battery now erecting opposite the Dock-
yard-gate is already carried to a considerable height, and a
foundation of concrete is now being laid down in the excava-
tions which have been made for the musquetry walls, of
which there is to be one at each angle, connecting it on the
one hand with the old works at the garrison, and on the other
with the works eXtending from the Medway to the Thames;
which also are to be put in a state of thorough repair, and the
ditch along these works is to be continued around the battery
now forming.

YORK AND CARLISLE AND DURHAM, WESTMORE-
LAND; JJNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—
The Directora of the aboVe Railway Cortipany have at length
succeeded in purchasing from the Stockton and Darlington
Railway Company, the Hag,gerlertzes branch of the latter
railway; from West Auckland to Ceektield=fell, thus securing
the inildende and assistande of aid Stockton arid Darlington
Railway Company, as well as getting several miles of railway,
already made over a difficult country.
AR IV4L OF THE GRAND MIRE CONSTANTINE OF
or several days the arrival Of his firittrial High•
ness the Grand Puke Constantine; second son of the Emperor
of Russia; has been eipectet Et PlYmmith and Devonport,
and the Russian Arribadsadef, BrUiltiow, stndsuite, have
been.staying at the latter place for more than a week in
readiness to receive the Grand Duke. About three c'clock on
Sattirday morning the RuSsian line-of-battle shipy Ingerman-
land, and the .flag of ViCe-Admiral [Allay of the Russian
sOrviCe; having his Imperial Highness on board, entered Ply-
mouth Sound, and just before nine o'clock the Port Admiral,
Sir John West, went alongside to pay hid respects tOthe Royal
visiter; the. Mount Wise battery firing a salute of 17 guns,
which Coiripliitteiit wad returned by the Russian man-of-war.
The Russian Ambassador and Slide in the admiral's tender
the Sylph, accompanied by the admiral's barge; it shell time
aftef• moceedecl to the ship/ and it was expected that the
Grand Duke would come asnofe, but to the disappointment
Of great many persons who had assembled at Mount Wise,
his Jniperial Highness would not land until Sunday morning.
THE MiNiStERIAL DIFFBRENCES.—Mr. Cobden in
his clever speech at the Birmingham Free trade meeting, al-
luding to the late Ministerial differences, supposes that Sir
Robert Nei WWI for opening the ports, and that the Duke of
Wellington opposed it. We believe the truth to be that Sir
Robert Peel obstinately adheres to the sliding scale, and we
doubt whetiltl it was on this question that the Duke dis-
agreed with him. The question whether some thousands of
the people should perish of want or not is not of sufficient
irbportitece to cense a difference between Ministers. They
are much mote likely to ctuarrel about so momentous a mat-
ter as whether Lord Ellenboroughdhould have a place in the
Ministry or not; or whether our claims to some barren ter-
ritery should be carried with a higher hand, and the peace
of the World elitlatigereci fof the pride of insisting on an ex-
treme and sterile right.—.&ririiiire"
ACCIDENT TO SIR C. CONSTABLE, BART.—We
regret to that Sir ci Constable Bart., while out with
the staghounds on Friday, met with an accident which in-
jtired his arm, and prevented his joining the annual dinner at
thh HolcietnesSe %int do the following Monday. .The injury
is not, however, of efl. Alainling nature, and we are happy
to understand that the Hon. liarmc is doing well. ---Hull
Packet. rs TING .
ATOELAIDE GALLERY.--7CURIOUS OLD rA._
We have eeeii ii very fine painting by the great artist Rii;j:
generally known as Spagnioletti, now exhibiting in the Ade-
• laide Gallery. It is a full-length portrait of the famous St.
Anthony of IladOa.iind history is very curious. It was
woo %hi spd ul pBdi b 4Etlibisbop Dillon, Duke
of Narbonne, who fled to this country 'fie fittfrOTS 4f flip
French revolution, and was interred 111 St. Pancras 9i(l ChUrCu
in 1806. On the Duke-s this painting became the
property of Henry Count Dillon, Commander of the Irish
brigade in the French service, who discovered it among the
lumber in a garret, from whence it was withdrawn in 1829,
and has recently come into the possession of the present pro-
prietor belonging to the smile family, by whom it will be
transferred to some of the Catholics Nobility or Hierarchy
previously to his embarkation on a distant voyage of dis
D
covery.
EATH 01' Mn.MR. BAtKnousg.-- A considerable
pension has reverted to the Crown, in consequence of the
demise of John Backhouse, Esq., Under-Secretary of State
for the Foreign Department during the administrations of
the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Canning, the present Earl of
Ripon, and Earl Grey. Mr. Brickhouse died at his resi-
dence, in Hani-place, on Thursday, Ay-ter a lengthened indis,
position.—Observer, -41