STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION. (Corrected to 26th June.) With the Dates of Commission of the Officers in Command. Acorn, 12, Com. A. W. A. Hood, 1854, East Indies. Acteon, 26, Com. W. T. Bate, 1848, East Indies. Adventure, sc., troop ship, Com. E. Lacy, 1856, East Indies. Agamemnon, sc., Mast.-Com. C. T. A. Noddall, 1840, particular service. Ajax. 60. screw, Capt. R. S. Robinson, 1840, Alarm. 26, Capt. D. Curry, 1846, Pacific. Algerine, sc. gunboat, Lieut. Com. C. T. Forbes, 1848, East Indies. Amethyst, 26, Capt. S. Grenfell, 1850, East Indies. Amphitrite, 24, Capt. E. Tatham, 1854, Coast Guard. Antelope, 3, st.-vessel, Lieut.-Com. J. W. Pike, 1848, Coast of Africa. Arab 12, Com. R. B. Pearce, 1856, Sheerness. Arachne, 18, Com. V. O. Inglefield, 1848, North America and West Indies. Ariel, 9, sc, Com. F. A. Maxse, 1855, Mediter ranean. Arrow, 4, screw, gun-ves.. Com. S. H. Henderson, 1855, Mediterranean. Assistance. sc., troop ship, Com. W. A. J. Atholl, 4, store ship, Lieut.-Com. G. S. Boys, 1845, particular service. Bann, st.-v.. Lieut.-Com. J. S. Hudson, 1854, Woolwich. Banterer, sc., gunht., Lieut.-Com. B. C. T. Pim, 1850, East Indies. Barracouta, 6, steam sloop, Com. T. D. A. For tesque, 1854, East Indies. Basilisk, 6, st.-vessel, Com. G. A. Phayre, 1854, Bitter, Tender to Calcutta, East Indies. Blenheim, 60, screw, Capt. Hon. F. T. Pelham, C.B., 1840, Portsmouth. Bloodhound, 3, Lieut.-Com. C. R. Robson, 1851, Coast of Africa. Boscawen, 70, Capt. R. A. Powell, C.B., 1855, Devonport. Brilliant, 20, Capt. J. A. Paynter, 1854, North America and West Indies. Brune, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. J. Swinburne, 1854, Coast of Africa. Brunswick, 80, sc., Captain H. Broadhead, 1846, Mediterranean. Buffalo. 2, sc., st. ship, Mast Com. J. E. Petley, 1844, particular service. Bustard, 2, sc. gunbt., Lt.-Com. T. B. Collinson, 1850, East Indies, Calcutta. 84. Rear-Adm. Sir M. Seymour, K.C. B., Capt. W K. Hall, C.B., 1853, East Indies. Cambridge, 78, Capt. A. W. Jerningham, 1851, Devonport. Camilla, 16, Com. G. T. Colville, 1855, East Indies. Caradoc, 2, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. H. A. Clavering, 1847, Mediterranean. Castor, 36, Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.B.; Capt. H. Lyster, 1845, Cape of Good Hope. Centaur, 6, st.-ves., Capt. W. J. C. Clifford, C.B., 1847, Mediterranean. Centurion, 80, sc., Capt. E. G. Fanshawe, 1845, Mediterranean. Childers, 12, Com. V. G. Hickley, 1850, Coast of Africa. Clown, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. W. F. Lee, 1855, East Indies. Columbia, 6, steam sur.-v., Com. P. F. Shortland, 1848, North America and West Indies. Comus, 14, Commander R. Jenkins, 1853, East Indies. Conqueror, 100, screw, Capt. H. R. Yelverton, C.B., 1843, Mediterranean. Conway, 14, Capt. J. McN. Boyd, 1846, Coast Guard. Coquette, 4, sc., Com. H. C. Glyn, 1855, Mediter. ranean. Cordelia, 11, sc., Com. C. E. H. Vernon, 1855, East Indies. Cormorant, 4, sc., Com. J. Saumarez, 1854, East Indies. Cornwallis, 60, Captain G. G. Randolph, C.B., 1854, Coast Guard Service. Cossack, 20, screw, Capt. J. H. Cockburn, 1850, Cruiser, 17, sc., Com. C. Fellowes, 1855, East Cuckoo, 3, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. A. G. E. Murray, 1841, Sheerness. Cumberland, 70, Rear-Admiral P. W. P. Wallis, Captain J. B. Dickson, 1854, S. America. Curacoa, 30, screw, Captain A. Forbes, 1846, Mediterranean. Curlew, 8, screw, Com. W. Horton, 1855, Mediterranean. Dasher, 2, st.-vessel, Com. E. G. Hore, 1854, Channel Islands. Dee, 4, troop-ship, Mast.-Com. T. C. Pullen, 1844, particular service. Desperate, 8, screw, Com. G. M. Jackson, 1855, Mediterranean. Devastation, 6, st.-ves., Com. E. Marshall, 1852, Portsmouth. Dove, sc. gunbt., Lieut. C. J. Bullock, 1855, East Indies. Drake, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. W. Arthur, 1854, East Indies. Eagle, 50, Capt. H. A. Story, 1855, Coast Guard service. Edinburgh. 58, screw, Capt. E. P. Halstead, 1842, Sheerness. Elk, 12, Com. J. F. C. Hamilton, 1854, E. Indies. Emperor, steam yacht, Lieut.-Com. J. Ward (b), 1850, Portsmouth. Encounter, 14, sc., Capt. G. W. D. O'Callaghan, 1846, East Indies. Esk, 20, sc., Capt. Sir R. J. Lee M. M'Clure, 1850, East Indies. Excellent, 46, gunnery ship, Portsmouth. Fairy. sc. yacht, tender to Victoria and Albert yacht, Portsmouth. Falcon, 17, sc., Com. H. Campion, 1855, North America and West Indies. Firefly, 4, st.-v., Com. G. F. Day, 1855, Coast of Africa. Firm, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. B. G. W. Nicholas, 1849, East Indies. Fisguard, 42, Commodore J. Shepherd, 1840, Woolwich. Forester, 2, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. A. J. Innes, 1853, East Indies. Formidable, 84, Capt. J. J. Tucker, 1838, Sheer ness. Frolic, 16, Com. L. W. Peyton (acting), Cape of Good Hope. Furious, 16, st.-ves., Capt. S. Osburn, C.B., 1855, East Indies. Fury, 6, st.-v., Com. C. T. Leckie, 1854, East Indies. Geyser, 6, st.-ves., Com. A. Tower, 1854, Cape of Good Hope. Gorgon, 6, st.-vessel, Com. G. W. Towsey, 1855, Mediterranean. Harpy, 1, st.-vessel, Lt.-Com. G. A. Brine, 1845, Mediterranean. Harrier, 16, screw, Com. S. H. Derriman, 1854, South America. Hastings, 60, screw, Captain W. R. Mends, C.B., 1852, Coast Guard." Haughty, 2, sc. gunbt., Lieut. Com. R. V. Hamilton, 1851, East Indies. Havannah, 19, Capt. T. Harvey, 1848, Pacifio. Hawke, 60, sc., Capt. J. Wilcox, C.B., 1850, Coast Guard service. Hecate, 6, st-v., Com. G. F. Burgess, 1854, Coast of Africa. Hecla, 6, st.-v., Com. E. D'O. D'A. Alpin, 1853, Coast of Africa. Herald, 8, surv.-vessel, Capt. H. M. Denham, 1846, South Seas. Hermes, 6. st-v., Com. W. E. A. Gordon, 1854, Coast of Africa. Hesper, sc. store-ship, Mast.-Com. Hill, E. I. M. Stopford, K.C.B., Captain F. Warden, Highflyer, 21, sc., Capt. C. F. A. Shadwell, C.B., 1853, East Indies. Himalaya, sc. store ship, Com. W. H. Haswell, 1850, East Indies. Hogue, 60, Rear-Adm. Sir H. D. Chads, K.C.B., Captain J. Fulford, 1848, Queenstown. Hornet, 17, sc., Com. C. C. Forsyth, 1849, E. I. Illustrious, 72, Captain R. Harris, 1849, Portsm. Imaum, 72, Com. G. Morrish, 1851, rec.-ship, Jamaica. Implacable, 72, Capt. A. Lowe, 1845, Devonport. Intrepid, 6, Com. W. Wood, 1854, Portsmouth. Janus, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. W. H. Jones, 1852, East Indies. Juno, 26, Capt. S. G. Fremantle, 1843, Australia. Kestrel, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. W. H. Rason, 1855, East Indies. Lee, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. W. Graham, 1849, East Indies. Leopard, 18, st.-ves., Capt. J. F. B. Wainwright, 1853, Portsmouth. Leven, 3, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. Indies. Meander, 44, Capt. the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C.B., 1845, Coast Guard service. Magicienne, 16, st.-vessel, Capt. N. Vansittart, 1854, Pacific. Medina, st.-ves., 4, Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C.B., 1855, Mediterranean. Medusa, 4, steam-vessel, Com. W. Bowden, 1854, Coast of Africa. Megara, 6, sc., Com. G. T. M. Purvis (b), 1852, particular service. Melampus, 42, Capt. L. G. Heath, C.B., 1854, Coast Guard service. Melville, hos.-ship, Com. H. Trollope, 1852, East Indies Merlin, 4, st.-v., Com. C. W. Buckley, 1856, Coast of Africa. Minden, store-ship, Mast.-Com. H. T. Ellis, 1848, Hong Kong. Monarch, 84, Rear-Adm. H. W. Bruce, Capt. G. E. Patey, 1851, Pacific. Monkey, steam-tug. Sec. Mas. G. Syndercombe, (acting), Woolwich. Myrmidon, 4, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. E. W. Shaw, 1852, Coast of Africa. Naiad, 42, store-ship, Mast.-Com. W. W. Dillon, 1843, Callao. Nankin, 50, Capt. the Hon. K. Stewart, 1842, East Indies. Nautilus, 6, Lieut.-Com. W. B. Grant, 1852, ap. prentice ship, Devonport. Nereus, 42, store-depot, Mast.-Com. J. C. Barlow, 1835, Valparaiso. Niger, 14, sc., Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, 1854, East Indies. Nimrod, 6, sc., Commander R. Dew, 1854, East Indies. Oberon, 3, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. Woolwich. Opossum, 2, sc., gunboat, Lieut.-Com. C. A. Campbell, 1852, East Indies. Orion, 91, screw, Capt. J. E. Erskine, 1838, West Indies and North America. Osprey, 4, screw, Com. H. J. Blomfield, 1855, Mediterranean. Otter, 3, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. C. H. Simpson, 1848, particular service. Pearl, 20, sc., Capt. E. S. Sotheby, 1852, E. I. Pembroke, 60, Capt. J. Fraser, C.B., 1841, Coast Guard service. Penelope, 16, st.-vessel, Capt. Sir W. S. Wiseman, Bart., 1854, Coast of Africa. Perseverance, 2, troop-ship, Com. J. W. D. M'Donald, 1855, particular service. Pigmy, 3, st., Lieut.-Com. part. service. Pioneer, 6, sc., Com. G. P. Mends, 1854, West Indies. Pique, 40, Capt. Sir F. W. E. Nicholson, Bart., 1846, East Indies. Plover, 2, sc. gunbt., Lieut.-Com. K. Stewart, 1855, East Indies. Plumper, 9, screw, Capt. G. H. Richards, 1854, Pacific. Pluto. 4, st.-V., Lieut.-Com. W. Swinburn, 1848, Devonport. Porcupine, 3, st.-ves., Capt. H. C. Otter, 1854, surveying. President, 50, Capt. C. Frederick, 1842, Pacific. Princess Charlotte, 104, Capt. G. St. Vincent King, C.B., 1841, Portsmouth. Princess Royal, 91, sc., Capt. G. Giffard, C.B., 1845, particular service. Prometheus, 5, st.-vessel, Com. C. W. Hoje, 1854, Coast of Africa. Racehorse, 14, Com. A. Wilmshurst, 1854, East Indies. East Raleigh, 50, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, C.B., 1837, East Indies. Locust, 3, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. J. B. Field, 1846, particular service. Madagascar, receiving ship, Com. E. M. Leicester, 1856, Rio Janeiro. U.S. MAG., No. 344, JULY, 1857. Recruit, 6, st.-v., Com. H. F. M'Killopp, 1855, Mediterranean. 2 H Retribution, 28, St.-vessel, Captain C. Barker, 1850, South America. Rhadamanthus, 4, st.-ves., Master-Com. W. L. Browne, 1881, particular service. Rifleman, 8, screw, Lieut.-Com. H. Christian, 1849, S. E. Coast of America. Rolla, 6, Lieut.-Com. C. G. Nelson, 1854, Portsmouth. Royal Albert, 121, sc., Rear-Admiral Edmund St. Vincent, 102, Rear-Admiral W. F. Martin; Sappho, 12, Capt. F. Moresby, 1854, Coast of Africa. Saracen, 4, Mast.-Com. J. Richards, 1837, E. I. Satellite, sc., 21, Capt. J. C. Prevost, 1856, Pacific. Saturn, 72, Capt.-Sup. R. Smart, K.H., 1837, Pembroke. Tartar, 20, sc., Capt. H. Dunlop, 1850, W. Indiés and N. America. Tartarus, 4, st., Com. A. L. Mansell, 1855, Medi. terranean. Teazer, 3, screw, Lieut.-Com. W. H. White, 1849, Coast of Africa. Termagant, 24, st.-v., Commo. H. Keppell, C.B., West Indies. Terror, 16, Capt. F. Hutton, 1844, Sheerness. Tortoise, 12, store-ship, Capt. G. A. Seymour, 1854, Ascension. Transit, sc. store-ship, Com. E. Chambers, 1854, East Indies. Tribune, 30, screw, Captain H. E. Edgell, C.B., 1846, East Indies. Trident, 6, st.-v., Com. F. A. Close, 1854, Coast of Africa. Trincomalee, 24, Capt. W. Houston, 1847, Pacific. Vesuvius, 6, steam-vessel, Capt. C. Wise, 1847, Coast of Africa. Vigilant, 4, sc., Com. W. Armytage, 1855, Mediterranean. Virago, 6, st.-ves., H. V. Haggard, 1855, South East Coast of America. Vixen, 6, st.-ves., Com. G. T. Mecham, 1854, particular service. Volcano, 3, st.-ves., Master-Com. J. M. Hockley, 1855, East Indies. Vulcan, 6, sc. troop-ship, Com. J. H. Furneaux, 1856, particular service. Vulture, 6, st.-v., Captain F. A. Campbell, 1854, Mediterranean. Wanderer, 4, screw, Com. J. P. Luce, 1854, Medi terranean. Wasp, 13, sc. Com. F. H. Stirling, 1854, South America Watchful, 2, sc. gunbt., Lt.-Com. J. A. Whitshed, 1854, East Indies. Waterloo, 120, Vice-Admiral Hon. W. Gordon; Capt. Lord F. H. Kerr, 1852, Sheerness. Wellesley, 72, Captain Superintendent G. Goldsmith, C.B., 1842, Chatham. Weser, st. gunbt., Com. C. A. Wise, 1855, Mediterranean. Woodcock, 2, sc. gunbt, Lt.-Com. E. J. Pollard, 1855, East Indies. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. WHITEHALL, MAY 27. ROYAL NAVY. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., G.C.B.; Vice-Admiral the Right Honourable Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, K.C.B.; Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B.; Rear-Admiral Henry Eden; Captain Alexander Milne; and Thomas George Baring, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. PROMOTIONS. Commander-James Hosken (1853) to be Captain on the Reserved List. Mates W. H. Heaton (1854), S. Metcalfe (1855), A. C. Curtis (1855), L. F. Jones (1855), Hon. F. W. Charteris (1855), W. U. Miller (1855), T. K. Mackenzie (1855), Hon. G. Fitzclarence (1855), C. H. Stirling (1855), R. A. Brown (1855), W. E. de C. Cookson (1856), H. Fawkes (1856), E. G. Kirby (1856), T. W. Chapman (1855), F. R. Blackburne (1856), and M. C. Seymour (1857), to be Lieutenants. Master Hoffmeister George B. (1828) to be Commander, under 'Order in Council 1848, vice James Wood, deceased. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants E. J. Brooks (1854), additional to "Cumberland;" George S. Bosanquet (1855) to" Melville;" A. Parks (1815) to Greenwich Hospital. Masters-Samuel Strong to "Cornwallis;" J. Cutajar (1858) to be Admiralty Agent for Transports in China; William Forbes (1838) and William H. Obree (1857) to "Fisgard," for par ticular service; H. W. Burnett (1856) to "Basilisk." Chaplain J. N. Campbell (1834) to be Chaplain of Pembroke Dockyard. Assistant Surgeons-George B. Newton to "Victory;" Philip W. Govett to "Impregnable;" Alexander M. Black (act.) to "Monarch;" Henry J. Howson (act.) to "Cockatrice;" A. C. Johnstone (act.) to "Madagascar;" Francis J. Davey (act.) and Astley Cooper (act.) to" Impregnable ;" &. R. Jenkins (act.), R. Edwards (act.), and T. O. Hession (act.) to "Victory;" F. H. Ross (1855) to "Columbia;" J. L. Sands (1855) to "Brilliant." Acting Assistant Surgeon-D. M. Shaw (1854) to "Victory." Second Masters-C. A. Martin (1856) to "Princess Charlotte;" H. D. Sarratt (1852) to "Ajax ;" George S. Webster (additional) to "Dasher." Assistant Paymasters-N. G. Simmonds (1858) to "Hogue;" F. Braddon to "Hogue;" J. Coberd to " Amethyst;" E. R. Key (1854) to "Edinburgh." Masters' Assistants-J. H, Coombe to "Blenheim;" J. T. Partridge to "Melville;" W. H. Buck to "Melville;" T. R. T. Quinn to "Ajax;" H. Harris to Cyclops;" John Edwards to "Ajax ;" J. H. Coombe to "Blenheim ;" S. T. Partridge to "Melville." Midshipmen-R. P. Dick to "Indus;" A. B. C. Booth to "Cornwallis;" E. L. Trafford to "Boscawen;" C. C. Hassall, E. B. H. Bevan, and G. G. Webber to "Cordelia;" Henry Freeling and W. S. Bailey to "Cumberland;" C. R. K. Smyth to "Cornwallis;" C. H. Eden to "Hastings;" A. B. Glanville to "Princess Charlotte;" H. Hilton to" Snake." Clerks W. P. Taylor to "Hogue;" W. Wallace to "Impregnable;" Ŵ. B. Risk to "Vesuvius." Assistant Clerk-D. Bayne to "Conway." Naval Cadets-F. H. Chapman and S. H. Rickman to "Boscawen;" J. L. Hearne, Charles S. Broome, F. H. S. O'Brien, and C. E. Dramer to "Cumberland." COAST GUARD. Lieutenant Spencer Maryon Wilson, R.N., has been appointed to Hunstan ton Station, vice Lieutenant Cooper. Mr. Alfred B. Williams, Chief Officer, from Burnham to Christchurch, vice Lieutenant Burslem. Mr. Thomas Leethem, Chief Officer, from Killough to Innisgowla Station, vice Mr. G. Williams. ARMY. WAR OFFICE, MAY 29. Military Train-Paymaster Obé Williams from the late Land Transport Corps, to be Paymaster, April 1. 1st, or Grenadier Foot GuardsEnsign and Lieutenant John Archibald Stewart Nicholson has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission. 7th Foot-Lieut.-Colonel Reginald Yonge Shipley, from Half-pay 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, 12th-Lieutenant Edward Herrick to be Captain, by purchase, vice Segrave, who retires; Ensign Horatio Lloyd Williams to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Herrick; Edward James Dudgeon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams. 17th Ensign Henry Alexander Little to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fowler, promoted to an Unattached Company; Charles Smith Perry, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Little. 38th-Lieutenant William Kidston Elles to be Instructor of Musketry, May 4. 41st - Ensign Montagu Stephen Williams has been permitted to resign his Commission. 46th Lieutenant George Henry Snapp to be Captain by purchase, vice Fane, who retires; Ensign George Philips to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Knapp. 56th - Lieutenant Robert Thomas Thompson to be Instructor of Musketry, May 5. 57th-Lieutenant Henry Bird to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hugessen, who retires; Ensign Walter Hedger, to be Lieutenant. by purchase, vice Bird. 60th-Captain John Henry Chads, from Half-pay 23rd Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Coxen, deceased. . 62nd Lieutenant Herric Augustus Palmer to be captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieut. Colonel C. F. Neynoe, who retires. 68th Paymaster Luke Fitzgerald Bernard, from the 82nd Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Hughes, appointed to the 82nd Foot. 82nd-Paymaster William Hughes, from the 68th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Bernard, appointed to the 68th Foot. 86th-Assistant Surgeon Edward Cauny Ryall, from the 18th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Assistant Surgeon W. A. Mackinnon, whose removal from the 42nd Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 12th instant, has been cancelled. 92nd-Lieutenant Maunsell Mecham has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his commission. 95th-Maj.the Honourable H. Littleton Powys from Half-pay 38th Foot, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieut.-Colonel H. B. Harvey, who exchanges; Brevet Major George Courtenay Vialls to be Major, by purchase, vice the Honourable H. L. Powys, who retires; Lieut. John W. J. Stockwell to be Captain, by purchase, viee Vialls. Gold Coast Artillery Corps-Captain Charles Augustus Daniel, from Half-. pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Duke, deceased; Lieutenant James Taylor to be Adjutant, vice Andrews, who resigns the Adjutancy only. HOSPITAL STAFF-The Commission of Staff Assistant Surgeon Frederick Oakes to bear date 27th Februrary, 1856, instead of 5th December, 1856, as previously stated. Acting Assistant Surgeon William Henderson has ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for his services, May 20. BREVET-The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's service, retired upon Full-pay, to have a |