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tion, as well as in the practical value of many of the suggestions and facts which it brings together, bearing both on the naval and commercial interests of Great Britain, and directing also the eye of the christain philanthropist and philosopher, to many a neglected region in which the tree of life as well as of knowledge, might be successfully planted. We shall close this, our first notice, with the following extract, relating as it does to an important object, long since proposed to the naval world, and soon, we trust, to be accomplished.

"I received a communication from the Governor, Lieut.-Col. Butterworth, requesting an opinion as to the site for the Horsburgh testimonial, intended to be erected as a lighthouse, in some part of the Strait of Singapore. The sum of 6,400 dollars was already subscribed for that purpose. A surveying party, under the command of Lieut. Baugh, was despatched to examine the Romania Islands, and shoals adjacent, and upon the completion of the plan executed by Mr. Richards, second master, my opinion was given in favour of placing it upon the outward and southern Romania Island, not only as calculated to guide vessels safely in and out of the straits, but as a better lead to ships approaching the eastern side. Vessels could graze the island on which the lighthouse would be erected, could anchor to await tide, and would always be in a condition to make progress, without any attendant danger.

"This would not, however, to be the case, if placed upon Pedro Branca; it is true that it would then point out where the dangers, so well described by Horsburgh, exist, and enable a vessel, if she had sufficient breeze, to avoid them; but more than this it would not effect, but if Romania Island invites approach, and securely clears Pedro Branca, there can be no solid reason for putting a light in a spot where it could only partly serve one purpose.

"The Romania Shoals are not dangerous, even if a vessel ground there, and she must then draw above eighteen feet, and the position of Romania would afford facilities of communication, as well of forwarding letters to Singapore, without detention. There are many other reasons for preferring this spot for a lighthouse, one of which, and the most important is that a light will carry a vessel clear of Johore Shoal, as long as it is kept in sight, and the same outwards. No light in any other place could effect this desirable object."

WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED Book is the best Guide Book that we have met with for the Metropolis of Great Britain. An alphabetical arrangement of residencies, followed by another of persons, renders it at once one of the easiest possible of reference for immediate information of that kind which is sought for, not only by strangers, but even by residents. It is carefully done; the whole of the proper names appearing in capital letters, and those of the streets in red ink, accompanied by an almanack, evinces a degree of attention not always bestowed on these matters.

ENGRAVINGS.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CLYDE.-This is another of those heartstirring scenes which cannot fail to animate every beholder of this print, with the wish to have been present on an occasion which forms an interesting event in the annals of English history. The talented artist, Mr. Clarke, of Greenock, has endeavoured to concentrate within prescribed limits, every object that presented itself. It is needless to say how difficult it is to portray a moving panorama; Mr. Clarke has been particularly happy in

the group; the principal objects, and not least H.M. yachts, are truly demonstrated, the whole forming a coup d'œil, at once impressive as it is faithfully depicted.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN PACKET SHIPS "EUROPA" AND "NIAGARA."-We must not overlook the impression of the British and North American Mail Packet Ships, Europa and Niagara, by the same artist also before us. These proofs of Mr. Clarke's talent are an evidence that he is master of his particular profession; while Mr. Dutton's superior touches, as the lithographer, have not been lost in giving much effect to both scenes. The productions of Mr. Clarke will be considered ornaments to the portfolio of every lover of the fine arts.

H.M.S."QUEEN." Another of Mr Dutton's lithographs has been received. In the nautical world, what seaman is there who does not feel that his ship is part of himself? and when he separates from her, would not wish to preserve the resemblance of the noble vessel that has "walked the waters like a thing of life," that has borne him through the raging seas or the deadly strife, in safety to the shores of his native home. Such objects must be highly valued by the mariner, particularly when they come within his means of possession. From the specimens we have seen, Mr. Dutton claims a share of our notice; he is a young and rising artist, and while we feel it a duty to encourage native talent, whenever it comes under our observation, it is incumbent on us to give an unbiassed opinion as to its worth. A view of H.M.S. Queen lies on our table; we can safely say that, it is executed in Mr. Dutton's usual correct and masterly manner, being a faithful representation of a painting, by Lieut. West, who with the generosity that characterizes the British sailor, and the noble zeal that emulates the philanthropist, bestows the proceeds in aid of the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of those who lost their lives in the Avenger.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, March 20.-The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Admiral Richard Matson:-Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Adam Drummond, к C.н., to be Admiral of the Blue-Vice-Admiral of the White George M'Kinley, to be Vice-Admiral of the Red-Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.H, to be Vice-Admiral of the White-Rear-Admiral of the Red James Richard Dacres, to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue-RearAdmiral of the White Hon. Josceline Percy, C.B., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red-Rear Admiral of the Blue Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, C.B., K.C.H., to be Rear-Admiral of the White-Captain Charles Sotheby, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

ADMIRALTY, March 23.-The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Vice Admiral Frederic Warren:-Vice-Admiral of the White, Richard Curry, C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red-Vice-Ad. miral of the Blue Samuel Butcher, to be Vice-Admiral of the White-RearAdmiral of the Red John Surman Carden, to be Vice-Admiral of the BlueRear-Admiral of the White Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, C.B., K.C.M.G., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red-Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Francis Augustus Collier, C.B., K.C.H., to be Rear-Admiral of the White-Captain Sir Augustus William James Clifford, Bart., C.B., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

ADMIRALTY, April 3.-The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield:-RearAdmiral of the Blue Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., to be Rear-Admiral of the White-Captain Sir Joshua Rowley, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

PROMOTIONS

COMMANDERS.-J. Dodd, G. H. Dacre, M. Hewson, J. Waterman, J. Treeve, J. Atkins, H. Conn, and T. Drane, to be retired Commanders-V. O. Inglefield.

LIEUTENANT.-W. M. Dowell.

APPOINTMENTS.

FLAG OFFICERS.-Sir William Hall Gage, G. C. H., to be Commander-inChief at Devonport, vice Admiral Sir John West, K.C.B., whose period of service has expired.

CAPTAIN.-J. W. Morgan, to Has

tings.

COMMANDERS.-J. A. Paynter, to Gorgon-R. R. Quin, to WaterwitchJ. H. Cockburn, to Hastings-H. Har vey, R. R. Western, and H. J. Douglas, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich.

LIEUTENANTS.-J. C. Bailey, to com. mand Sharpshooter-C. H. Young, and M. Lowther, to Gorgon-H. T. Vernon, to S'ar-J. F. Ross, and G. V. Voss, to Hibernia-C. G. Grylls, W. F. Warren, and W. C. Forsyth, to Waterwitch -W. L. N. Lockyer, to be flag to Sir Francis Collier-H. J. Grant, G. A. Phayre, G. Hancock, E. Webber, C. T. Curme, H. B. Everest, and W. G. Lonard, to Hastings-Lord John Hay, to Powerful-J. P. Branch, to Caledonia-M. F. Brownrigg, to be flag to Sir William Gage.

MASTERS.-J. Chegwyn, (act.) to Powerful-G. H. Forster, to GorgonH. D. Beach, to Waterwitch-T. Driver, to Royal Sovereign-H. Brehaut, to Hastings-J. S. Pritchard, to be Chief Officer in command of a Station.

MATES.-P. de Kautzow, to StarT. Campbell, to Sharpshooter-G. Elliott, to Prince Regent.

SECOND MASTERS.-F. J. Crabbe, to Sharpshooter-J. Symons, to VictoryW. Imrie, to Blenheim-F. S. Skeed, to Dee-B. B. Stuart, and M. T. Wright, to Hastings.

MIDSHIPMEN.-C. L. Waddilove, and Gray to Victory-Hon. W. J. Ward, and the Hon. M. Hay, to Prince Regent

-J. W. Newport, to Powerful-Hon. S. O'Grady, to Trincomalee-A. H. Law, A. C. F. Henage, D. G. Davidson, A. Broadhead, T. M. S. Pasley, H. Beamish, W. H. Wright, T. H. Martin, and E. T. Nott, to HastingsA. J. Bullock, to Gorgon-W. Spark, to Waterwitch.

NAVAL CADETS.-S. Douglas, to Caledonia-J. J. Barlow to Victory-J. Patton, to Powerful—A. H. Caulfield, E. H. Wilkinson, and W. H. Buckle, to Hastings-C. F. Hill, to Prince Regent-H. W. Mist, to Gorgon-W. J. Walker, to Hibernia.

MASTERS' ASSISTANTS.-F. Piper and J. Hitchfield, to Triton-W. E. Hare, to Waterwiteh-C. B. Brodie, and P. Parks, to San Josef-C. May, A. Howe, and G. Nixon, to Hastings-R. H. Gronsell, to Enterprise-R. L. Tracey, to Investigator-T. E. Milne. to Sharpshooter-Č. Chatfield, to Prince Regent.

SURGEONS.-A. Smith, to superintend Tory convict ship-J. W. Webb, to Gorgon-R. T. C. Scott, to Hastings J. T. Jenkins, to Waterwitch. ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.-C. Sproull, (act.), and J. D. Cronin, to VictoryJ. Closs, (act.) to San Josef-P. Porter, to Triton-J. Elliott, to AlbanW. C. M'Clare, (act.), to Gorgon-D. McEwen, to Hastings-C. Roberts, to Sharpshooter-H. French, confirmed to President.

PAYMASTERS AND PURSERS.-G. W. Pickthorne, to Gorgon-C. G. Burney, (act.) to Waterwitch-W. Burke, to Hastings-J. Irving, to be Secretary to Sir William Gage, G.C.H., Commanderin-Chief at Devonport.

CLERKS-H. J. R. Miall, to Resistance-J. Winstanley, (in charge,) and C. Hutchins, to Sharpshooter-C. A. Shapcote, to Gorgon-C. G. Burney, (acting paymaster and purser,) to Waterwitch.

ENGINEERS.-G. Aitchinson (chief) J. D. Beaton (second class assist.), to' Fisgard-C. M. Mauwich (assist. chief) F. M. Sutton, J. A. Barby, and J. D. Beaton (assists.), to Triton-G. Wicks (first class chief), to Gorgon-J. Barber (first class act.), to SharpshooterA. Leys (second class), to Blenheim.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

April 2, at Cahirbane, County Clare, the lady of Capt. Creagh, R.N., of a

son.

April 8, at Leeds, the lady of Capt. T. Carpenter, R.N., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

March 28, at Freshford, Capt. E. H. Beachamp, R.N., to Anna Maria Louise, relict of the late E. D'Oyley Barwell, Esq.

April 11, at Stoke Damerel Church, Com. A. D. White, R.N, to Rosalie, youngest daughter of W. Ady, Esq.

April 11, at Plymouth, Mr. J. E. Heathman, Paymaster and Purser, to Ellen Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Com. R. Jones, R.N.

April 13, at Marylebone Church, Com. A. Grant, R.N., to Eliza, daughter of T. Costa, Esq., Regent's Park.

April 15, at Lichfield Church, Arthur Price, Esq., Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Capt. E. Crouch.

OFFICIAL QUARTERLY OBITUARY.

Flag Officers.-Admirals Sir George Parker, K.C.B., Sir Robert Laurie, Bart, K.C.B., Richard Matson; Vice-Admirals Willlam Grainger, Charles Carter, Frederick Warren; Rear Admirals Pringle, Stoddart, Sir Thomas Ussher, C.B., K.C.H., the Hon, James W. King. Retired. Rear-Admiral Spelman Swaine.

Captains.-Samuel Hellard, Charles G. E. Napier, Peter Hambly, John M. B. Brisbane, John Moberly, William Rochfort, Robert H. Judd, William Rogers, Sir W. G. Barker, Bart. Retired.-Sir George Young, Bart.

Commanders-John Richardson (a), Thomas Dalafons, William H. Haswell, Richard Robinson, Arthur Kellet, John Walkie, John W. Montagu, Charles De Courcy Ross, John M. Potbury, Richard Jones, John H. Bowker, Hector Loring, Daniel Tandy, Arthur T. Gregory, John Derry, Benjamin Smith, George Timins, David Keys, James Stanton, Alexander Brodie, Charles Evelyn Houghton, James Masters, William Dufty, Joseph Magin, William Crotty. Retired.-J. P. Tweed.

Lieutenants.-William Fitzmaurice, John Smith (d), Peregrine Bowen, Prosper Ambrose, William Bishop, Meyrick B. Sparrow, Thomas Johnson Irvine, George H. Bowlby, John Wright, Thomas Hare, James Cowan, Hanbury Clements, John Sleigh, Matthew Combe, Hugh M. Kinsman, Josiah James Dornford, Frederick Marryatt, Alexander B. Davies, Frederick A. L. Bullock. Masters. - James Boyd, Alexander M'Kenzie, Edward Hankin, William Archer, William Betts, James Cunningham.

Royal Marines.-Colonel Thomas Peebles; Captain William Beddeck Cock. First Lieutenants James Marrie, Edward Bailey, James Morrish, Patrick Bryson, William J. Burney, Samuel B. Ellis: Second Lieutenants James Hill, Arthur Dewell, Samuel Walker, Henry S. Baynes, (Artillery).

Medical Officers.-Surgeons John Houston, John Watt Reid (a), John Park, John Cunningham, Benjamin Lara, David Moore, Lancelot Armstrong, Andrew Allen, Robert Whitelaw. Retired.-James H. Steele. AssistantSurgeons Robert Wright, James David Simmie, Daniel Wilson, William Patterson Banks, M.D., John Henderson, M.D., David Davidson, M.D., Bernard Delaney (act.) Dispenser.-Joseph Woolnough.

Paymasters and Pursers.-Thomas Ricketts, Richard Smith (a), William Augustus Davies, William P. Browne, Thomas Gorton, Matthew Lyon, Frederick Siddall, Valentine A. Haile.

A FRIGATE FOR THE USE OF THE MARINE SOCIETY.-At the last quarterly general meeting of the above Society, held at the office of the Institution in Bishopsgate street, Lord H. Cholmondeley in the chair. The report for the past quarter was read, which stated the receipts to have been £3,144 16s. 3d.; expenses, £2,963 7s. 6d.; leaving a balance of £181 8s. 9d. During the last three months, the Society has received under the will of the late R. Lowrey, Esq., £2,131 13s. 9d., and £1,000 under the will of the late A. Macklew, Esq.. of Twickenham. The addition made to the funded property of the Society was £4,221 12s. 3d. At the anniversary dinner, presided over by the First Lord of the Admiralty, it was intimated that Government would provide the Society with a new ship, since which orders have been given to fit up the Venus, a 42-gun frigate, for the use of the Society.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

Kept at Croom's Hill, Greenwich, by Mr. W. Rogerson, of the Royal Observatory From the 21st of March, to the 20th of April 1848.