Naval Appointments.—The Mad
isonian cf Saturday last states that
“Commodore William Compton Holton
has been appointed by the Secretary of
the Navy to the command, as Port
Captain, of all the forces afloat at the
Norfolk station, which command was
recently made vacant by the death of
Commodore Kennedy. In conse
quence of the appointment, Commo
dore Bolton has requested the with
drawal of his nomination, made to the
Senate, by the President, as Chief of
the Bureau of Construction, Equip
ment and
Tue Iron Steamer.—This splen
ded vessel, built of Iron with all her
steam machinery complete, waslaunch
ed on Saturday rom the footof 33d st.
North River, and floated like a cork,
drawing bnt little waler and considered
the most splendid model of an Iron ves
sel ever built. Her works will be set
in motion in a day or two, and she may
be considered now ready for sea - —[N.
Y. Sun.
Cost of two English Kings.—The
grand total of the Royal expenditure
from the accession of George 3d to the
death of George the Ith,was the enor
mous sv m of £92,090,857, or four hun
dred millions of dollars.
Xeic Trade.— The Arkansas Intel
ligencer, published at \an Buren, in
the extreme western part of the State,
mentions the arrival at that place, of a
boat from Jasper County, Missouri, via
Spring river, Pomme de Terre, and
Neosho, owned by Messrs. Hornback
and Kerr, with the following cargo,
40,000 lbs. of Beef and Pork, salted in
bulk, 1400 lbs. tallow, 1000 ibs. can
dles, and a large quantity of lard.
The Legislature of Maine has abol
ished Militia trainings. The enrol
ment and organisation will be continu
ed as heretofore.
