The Sun. — London, England, 1841-06-30 00:00:00

MORNING SUN. THE ELECTIONS CITY. NINE O'CLOCK. LIBERAL POLL. TORY POLL. Russell Wood 1,518 'Lyalt Pattison Crawford TEN O'CLOCK. Russell. ....... 2,9ss : :Masterman 2,908 Wood 2,963 Lynn Mattison 2,921 nrie ' Crawford. 2,924 Attwocid 2,907 2,839 2,891 Russell . Wood Pattison Crawford ELEVEN O'CLOCK. 4,433 .. , ,fastetruan ' 4,395 4,376 Lyan 4,391 , 4,374 Pine - . - 4,251 4,369 Aitwbod . TWELVE O'CLOCK. 5,043, Masterman . 5, 0 09 4,991Lyali: 4,96, Pine 4,958 It twood 4,965 ONE O'CLOCK. .. 5,478 Masterman.. .. 5,446 Lyall I .. 5,3,83 Pirie .. 5,374 Attwood TWO O'CLOCK: . 5,808 ithisterman . . .5,776 Lyall ..... . 5,59 u ririe .. Attwood THREE O'CLOCK. 6,05 i Nla.:terman Russell . W00d.... Pa ttison . Crawford Russell Wood ... Puttison 5,441 5,413 5,081 Crawford Russell IVocd . 5,764 5,741 5,517 ..... 5,693 Pattisou . Crawford 5,676 liusscli wood Yattisou . , Crawford _ttwood FLINAL CLOSL TH.1.1 POLL. •• 605 (- .-,,y4.111 . 5,93: lrie- 6,004 5,973 5,735 5,016 FOUR o'cLoc;=.:. • - Russell -82•3 • .• \V" so J. Masten -nun ": .... -. • '.. Lvall . • 6,199 . , . . Patt:•; - .; , in Crawford ' 0,16/ Attwood • • 6,917 . - Pirie ' .•.... 3,946 . • At fbur o'clock the Pull .13.)_)ks were closed at Grainhail, immediately upon which Mr. Sheriff (Tibbs stated that the official state ,of the -s Poll • would he announced this day at two o'clock-. • Mr. Travers, on announcing the numbers of the' pull t Four o'Clock in the 'Reform Conamittee:reoni, Said that that he was sorry that the •only,Reformers th6y re turned were Russell_ and Wood,. but that he was eon& &ally assured that they had -200 more than the num ,. 64s 'meiitioattl polled fur them. WESTMINSTER. The nomination of candidates to represent the city of Restrain. ster took place yesterday at St. Paul's pet ch, Co'vent-garden. At an early hour the spacious area in front of the hustings was densely crowded, end in spite of the threatening aspett of the wea ther, and the showers that fell frcm time to time, the balconies of the market were tilled with ladies. The mob assembled in the market place was composed of the matei ials usually employed here at contested eh etions when a Tory is in the field. The bludgeons, which we were beginning to forget, again made their appearar:ce, and there was a stionger muster of the blue bullies than we have seen there since the contest in wbich, as at present, a gallant navy captain figured. A numerous group of ruffians in the disguise of ragged sailuis, sur-ounded the pot, tiun of tha hustings from which the Liberal candidates were to speak, and in the midst of them were placed a band of somewhat independent-looking gipsies, with fires; trumpets, and drums, evi. slrmtly placed in the very best place for drowning the voices of the Liberals, who might address the, assembly. Shortly before twelve o'clock Captain Rolls made his, appearance on the hustings, and his friends unfurled before him a Union Jack; whereupon a rush was immediately made to tear it down, which would inevitably have producr:d a serious row (as the "sailors " as quickly made a counter-movement to defend their patron's flag) had not the Tory gentlemon yeti prudently withdra .vn the ensign. At twelve o'clock, the High Bailiff; Mr, Srneelley, opened the proceedings by reading the Queen's Writ and the Bribery Act. Dr. BAINERIEGE came forward once - more to eresent to the elec tors of Westminster Sir , De Lacy Evans.—(Cheers, yells,hooting, and whistling, mingled with the shrillest and loudest possible music from the gipsey band, so that it was with difficulty we could collect another sentence of the Learned Gentleman's speech.) He did so with perfect confidence, fcr their Gallant Reiresentative had never falsilled the professions which he hod made on those hustings, but had served Westminster faithfully, honestly, and zealously. In the period that had elapsed since they last met on a similar occasion, little had been done to pro. mote the progress of refo.m, but the 'cause was that the electors throughout the country had not proved true to themselves, and had become the tools of the haughty and grinding - aristocracy. (Cheers, and tumultuous interruption.) They had sent into the House of Commons so large a Tory minority, that all their repre sentatives could do was to vote for the liberal measures of the Whigs, and to ward off' the advent to power of the Tories, who were, at all events, worse than the Whigs.—(Continued uproar and cheers.) The Learned Gentleman then commented at great length upon the beneficial effects of many measures of the \S higs since 1830, such as the opening of the hackney-coach trade, whereby not only public convenience,"but the emoluments of the persons engaged in that trade had been vastly improved, whilst a person could ride from one end of the metropolis to another for 6d., whereas it would, ten Sears ago, have cost 4s. Or ss. The taxes upon corn, sugar, and coffee, were taxes uptin the very vitals of the people, ana by returning Sir De :Lacy Evans and Mr. Leader, they would de much to enable her Majesty's Government to re. lieve the country from those perricioue imposts. Dr. Bainbridge then retired amidst very great cheers, mingled, of course, with the • hired yells and gipsey music. - Mr. A. BeeKETT seconded the nomination of Sir De Lacy Evans. Yerty years' experience in the borough had taught him that they should never allow a Tory to represent Westminster. He hoped the electors would rush to the poll to-morrow morning, and convince the Gaihnt Captain that it was useless for him to entertain any hopes of representing Westminster. Mr. PROUT then come forward to liropose Mr. Leaderas a fit and proper representative of the city' of Westminster in Parliament. It would be within the recollection of the electors, that previous to Mr. Leader being elected for Westminster, four years ago, he bad rendered great services to the Liberal cause as a Member of the Senate.—(Loud cheers.) From his first entry into' public life he had edvocated the principles of universal freedom, and had done all in his power to . precure for the poorer classes the necessaries of life—(Cheers)—at the cheapest rate. If any elector would look to the votes that Mr. Leader had given in Par. liament he would be convinced that he had dope all in his power for the public good.—(Loud cheering.). With respect to the Gallant Captain, who came forward upon' Conservative principles, he should like to know why an individul; who had so few, preten sions, should intrude himself upon the electors of Westminster. —(Cheers.) The last opportunity afforded to a naval officer to in. trude upon the electors of Westminster, was when Sir T. Cochrane, who came from the flats of Newfoundland, offered himself for their suffrages.—(Cheers.) He had no doubt that the Hon. Captain would find before four o'clock tomorrow thee lie had been made a regular sea-gull—(Cheers)—and then, he could assure him, that "he had been made an instrument in the hands of designing men.— (Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel had said, in his address to the electors of Tamworth, that he had been selicited to stand for Westminster. Why did he not do so ?—(Cheets.)' • - For his coin part he should like to have seen him there--(Cheers). —but the 'truth was that he was afraid of appearing before the electors of Westminster. —(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel, feeling that he had no chance, how, he would ask, could the Gallant Captain expect to be sliccessful.— - (Cheers.) If he for one moment entertained any hopes of success, he must suppose that the electors of Westminster were as easily gulled as himself.—(Great laughter.) . It was to Abe electors of Westminster that the country looked for an example, arid his only hope was that that example would be worthy of imitation.— (Great cheering.) He would not detain the electors further than to say, that it was with the most heartfelt satisfaction that he nominated Mr. Leader.—(Cheers.) Mr. Ewe came forward to second the nomination of Mr. Leader amid much cheering and confusion. Their gracious Queen— (Great cheering) having dissolved the late Parliarnencit was the duty ofthe electors of 'Westminster to act as they always had done, and return two effi c ient men to serve t hem iuParrament.—(ceeess.) He was not there to adaalate melt, but ,those important measures that would alleviate the condition of the people—(Cheers)L:and would i tv od at one thwathungry would wantedant place England in that position to which sh , e was entitled in the scale of nations.—(Cheers.) Mr. clea:hciv:ei' men o t t° hat th n e o ad vocate those measures that would' clothes to the naked.--a— the country 800,00 - 0,0001 2 1d 00,000,9 . 0 Or. , and if they o and get into power had taxed Pe le P e l v L o ' u do their duty m , succeeded they would tax the (Cheers.) v interests.-- , (Cheers) H e He was satisfied the people re turn such men as would ad him, that was perfectly 'satisfied, from the thousands he raw around (Giver. the people would di their amidstdUtY.---- deafening uproar to pro person to represent Mr. J. C. Woe') came forward nd pose Captain Rous, R.N., , as a fit a Parliament. Mr. Wood proper the city of Westminster in the ensuing , continued to address the meeting for sometime, but from the um interrupted volley of yells and hisses o f a portion mingled with the cheers of the friends:atot of the assemblage, snd as Well as from the unfavourable position which we occupied, not -a word of his address reached us. . , „ Lord INGESTRE ca " came forward, as -we 'understood, to second the nomination. The No ble Lord addressed the tumultuous as- serablage at some length, amids t a scene similar to that :dwhhiicin,hprean d vaned (luring the speech of th e g entlema n Who preceded was, of course, eqUally inedible. SirDe 'Ace Evans then prOceided, amidst the Cheers of his partisans, to address the meeting, but from the unintermitted up roar e hich prevailed throughout his address, we were enabled to seize but very imperfectly, and at intervals, even the 'Purport cf his observations. That was the fifth time he had the-honour of soli citing their suffrages. He appeared before. 'theta as the advocate of free trade, and of the principles of Public liberty.—(Loud cheers.) He happened to have the advantage of being the oldest of the three candidates ; and that was an advantage both for him, and them, inasmuch as they would thereby be the better enabled to judge of his fitness to represent them.— (Cheers and uproar. Some person on the left of the High Bailiff, among the friends of Captain Rous, here gesticulated violently, amidst a scene of general excitement.) He would beg of them to hear all who might wish to address them a and especially the new candidate, as they would by that means be able to judge of his fitness to represent them. They had a very important duty to perform that day—they had to decide between the treat parties who were_ contending for power in the county. They had to decide upon measures of great importance to themselver— (Cheers and great car fusion)—and never before hadthey so serious or ho mo tneetems a duty to fulfil. '1 he Gallant Colonel then pro ceeded a midst incessant din and uproar to contrast the effects of tee Gore: melt of the Whig and Tory parties. The Tories during • 50 ye4rs in which they held efface had augmented• the national dela byelte man o f 500,0.01, and, ef c arse, at the :erne t me in creased the birtleas of t, .e reticle 'They" had eteaged this country in an uT.F.::CeESary and exprvive war with France for the purpose of suppressing t; e liberty. of tee French people. They bad also been ever t:.c a•fmcges o reouopoly and the oppo nents cf every measure which; could tend to amelorate the condi Lion, and to secure the liberty of the people. The various Libor 1 Administrations ilea on the Other band, ever been the advocates of the popular cause. They had abolished slayery—they had passed the Catholic Emancipation Act, and they had put an end to the system of rotten boroughs. They had passed the 'English Municipal Act and the Church Appropriation Act ; and they were now anxious to abolish the monopolies which fet tered our trade, and to diminish the duties upon corn, sugar, and other necessaries of life. If the new commercial policy of the Go. veerinernent were ad o pt e d, t h e people of t hi s country wou ld h ave an in aaed supply of food, while a new impulse would be given to tise industry •h p[ count Colleary.—(Cheers.) He and his Hon. P r gset , eat thole -PAmselves for their still'. a,ge, as t e advocates of T measures siisd They , k tzusted for their su p port upon t h e occas i on. y ought to now ,etuhing of the op i n i ons of h is Honourable Cp..xonent. F or 1115'..,, he wr uld ten them of La cy Evans') own part. he dared say ries he had taken past in. Io the coorickpf his (Sir De' lacy Ev Sr rathilitary service, belied been e tempi itsZa t v h a e l sailau tratwaxt ; ati,odnsdug e fait war. and he Gould bear high haisetes of ths navy of this min . ►.Zy.—(Cheers.) But it was the political opinions of bis Gallant opponent that they quarrelled with.—(Cheers and uproot.) He (Sir De L. Evans) had looked into the address of his Hon. and Gallant Opponent to ascertain what his sentiments were. He found there that he honoured the Conetitution.--(Laughter, cheers, and uproar.) He would tell them what sort of Constitution he meant—he meant something like that rat-trap that was then in the crowd.— (Cheers and uproar.) Here there wasa rat trap seen in the crowd on the top of a pole, in which was a living rat. The cage bore the inscription, " Bobby's Rat-trap.") That rat was eatine all the bread and cheese to himself, so his Gallant Opponent'g constitution was for the landholders.—(Cheers and uproar.) Hs (Sir De Lacy Evans) found in the speech of his Honourable Ope ponent his political principles explained in true colours.—(Uproar.- He took the report of that speech from the Herald newspaper.) He says that the Radical party are gentlemen no Government could please. He (Sir De L. Evans) defied an angel from hea ven to please them (the Tories).—(Cheers and laughter.) They knew how that party acted in all things.—(Cheers.) He says the Radicals wanted bread and cheese,lnd then they wanted ducks and green peas for nothing.—(Laughter and uproar.) He (Sir De L. Evans) did not ask them to go to morrow to the polling booths and vote for himself and Mr. Leader—" Loud cheers) n t he asked them to go there to vote for themselves.—:(Loud cheers and uproar.) He asked them to recollect that for fifty years a Tory was never permitted to represent Westminster. He asked them - to do their duty on that great occasion for themselves, for their families, and for their country.—(The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst the most enthusiastic cheering.) Mr. LEADER then came forward, and was received with tremen. dcus cheering, mingled with considerable uproar. The Hon. Gen tleman fur several minutes was unable to utter a word. He said they had known him for more than four years.—(Confusion.) The last election they elected him by a majority of twelve hundred, be cause they knew he believed the principles of liberty. Because they knew he was for the extension of the suffraAe, and shortening the duration of Parliament—(Cheers)—and of supporting the rights of the working classes—(Cheers)—and against the monopOly of the landed aristocracy—of supporting the interests of the commu. nity against the elasS interest.—(Cheers.) He called on them for their support, feeling. confidence that he had never made a speech or given a vote in opposition to these principles he advocated four years ago. He was confident that on the preen rt occasion they would act as they had done four years ago. They knew his principles and his conduct, and they could judge of him. Ilis opinions on Ga.. vernment might be stated in a very few words indeed. He would have the Government conducted for the good of the people, and not for the good of the aristocracy.—(Great cheering.) He would have the people possess a much larger share in the Government than they ha I possessed.—(Loud cheering.) As for fo reign affairs, he thought England ought to interfere as little as possible with the affairs of other countries.—(Cheers.) But his noticTh of the foreign percy was that the English should always be ue good terms with the gallant and enlightened French, and the citizens of America.—(Great cheering.) He thought the Colonies ought as much as possible to have internal Government. He was aware that he was found fault with because' of his conduct with regard to Canada; but he was sure he only acted as any high minded Eng'i:hman would have done under smiler circumstances. —(Cheers.) lie was ever for the liberty of the p:ople, and during the time be had tho honour of representing the constituency of Westminster, that interest had ever been uppermost in his thoughts. Wirer' last he was before them he refused to give a pledge with re spect to the Poor law, but there were many gentlemen willing to give a p:edge on the hustings who in the House of Commons would vote quite contrary to their professions when before their constituents. He was most anxious to impress upon the minds of the electors the necessity of unanimity, as the strongest hold of the fury party was the union with which they acted upon all occasions. He would in conclusion call upon the electors of Westminster to support General Et:ans and himself at the poll tb.mczrow.—(Chcers.) The Hon. Captain Boos here rose and continued speaking for some time, but froth the noise which prevailed during the entire of his address he was totally inaudible._ . . ' The Mutt BAILIFF having then declared, upon a show of hands, that the numbers were in favour of Sir De Lacy Evans and J. T. Leader, E-q., Lord INGEaTRIE demanded a poll on behalf of the Hon. Captain Eons, which was ordered to take place on to-morrow. Sir De LACV EVANS having thanked the electors for the honour they had just done him, proposed a vote of thanks to the High Bailiff, which having been seconded by Mr. Leader, and supported by Captain Rous, was passed unanimously, and the mcetng separated. GREENWICH Sir G. COCKBURN said, the Hon. Gentleman who bad just ad dressed them had told them that he had represented them for four sessions in Parliament, but he carne before therm as a perfectly new man, Invited by a large body of the electora of that bo rough. He bad been so invited because he differed in opi• nion from his two honourable opponents. He had the highest respect for both these gentlemen. One 'of them he had known all his life as an honourable and excellent officer in his own profession, and with regard to the other he hoped to have the honour of his acquaintance, whatever might be the result of the election. Having said that much, it only re mained for him to say, with respect to his political principles, they were entirely Conservative. He came before them as a man anxious to preserve the constitution of the country in Church and State—as one who was entirely and decidedly opposed to the present Government, which his opponents were determined to support. He was opposed to them, because he believed in his heart that the vacillatin3 and weak conduct of the Ministry of the day had done great mischief to the honour and interests of that coun try. When he looked at the promises of that Government against interfering in the concerns of foreign countries, and when he re. collected their position with the Dutch, the Portuguese, the Spa.. nish—their position in the Levant, in India, and lastly in China, in which the war had not yet terminated, he felt that they were not any longer deserving of the confidence of the country ; and there fore in conformity with the call of the electors he.had come there to offer himself to their notice, and if they thcught proper to elect him— (Great cries of " 'We will")—he could only assure 'hem that he. would do his best for his country's good, and for the interests of that borough. It was quite clear that he would be elected with one of his opponents, and therefore they wouldhavethe r.dvantage of one member advocating, different political principles in the House of Commons. His friends had not asked rfor two votes, and if the Conservative electors were, as be elieved they were, full half the constituency, it was quite clear that he should be returned, and ho could assure them that which_ e. er of his Hon. Opponents he would have to deal with he would do so with the greatest pleasure and cordiality. . Amidst the great noise prevailing it was imposAble for him to address them further, and he trusted that the election would be carried on in the same honourable and good tempered manner in which it had commenced. A gentleman named Wane came forward; and said that he never had the pleasure of meeting Sir geiirge Cockburn at any public assembly of the electors, and therefore he had not been afforded an opportunity of putting a few questions to him. Ile wished to know A:Yu:tiler Sir George Cocktrufn had net voted to prevent tke borough, which he now called important, from being enfranchised, or whether he had 'tot voted against the electors being put its possession of the franchise which they now exercised. He wished to know would the Bight /Ion: Gentleman vote for the Ballot ? Sir G. COCKBURN—NO, no. • Mr. WADE—WiII you vote for the Tema of the Corn. laws? The nomination fur the borough of Greenwich took place yes terday at the hustings, which were erected in the usual place op posite the Mitre Tavern. The town, from an early hour, wore a very gay and b illiant ppearance, almost every person in the streets wearing the colours of some of the candidates, end even the lithe boys along the pavements bearing flags of orange and blue, the united colours of Mr. Barnard and Captain Dundas, the Liberal candidates. Sir George Cockburn's colour was crimson, with the devices and inscriptions in silver, his friends wearing scarlet or crimson knots of ribbon in their breasts. In the course of the morning there were strong indications that a row would take place, many hundreds of the "long shore men" ap. peering in a state of intoxication, and evidently bent upon mis. chief; but the attendance of a strong body of the R division of the metropolitan police and the judicious arrangements made by them around the hustings, prevented any very violent outbreak during the day, although several isolated fights occurred in the crowd in the course of the proceedings, which were more a matter of amuse. ment than anything else. From all the principal taverns there were large banners displayed, with appropriate devices, and bands of music paraded the streets, and heading processions of the elec tors on their way to the hustings. At ten o'clock the friends of the several candidates, who bad obtained tickets for the hust ings, were admitted, and shortly afterwards the candidates themselves appeared, and were received with loud and vociferous cheers by their partisans in the crowd. The scene at this moment was unusually splendid and animated. As far as the eye could reach from the front of the hustings, there was a dense mass of human beings, exhibiting the colours of the several candidates in their hats, and at the dlf,rent extremities of the crowd the banners and placards, with the Union Jack in every size and shape, were ranged, forming a very brilliant back ground to the picture. On the flags were a variety of inscriptions, among which we observed, " The Queen and the Constitution"—" Barnard, Peace, Commerce, and Reform"—" Barnard and Dundas, and no Mo nopoly." A very handsome medallion painting of Britannia, with the words, " England expects that every man will do his duty."— " Barnard, the Friend of the People."—" Cockburn, the Friend of the Poor Man, and the er emy of the New Poor-law Bill."—" Vote for the Admiral."—" Cockburn and Dundas."—" Dundas, the Enemy of Slavery."—" Barnard and Liberty."—" Dundas, Reform, and Independence," &c. &c. At haMpast ten the Returning Officer, Thomas Fisher, Esq., came forward and read the proclamation and writ, and the Act against Bribery. Mr. YOWLER came forward, and said he could not but express his regret that the duty had not devolved upon one better calcu lated to d 3 justice to the important proceedings of the day. They were met together to exercise one of the noblest privileges, one of the dearest rights, which it was in the power of a free State to confer upon its citizens—that of electing their own representatives to sit in the Great Council of the nation, to advise the'Sovereign, to check and control the executive administration, and to watch over, protect, and preserve, the rights and interests, and the well. being of the whole population of that mighty empire.—(Cheers.) The present was a very important epoA, and they were called upon to exercise their privileges under new and peculiar circum. stances. Her Majesty's Ministers had felt the necessity of endeavour. ing to increase the revenue of the State, without adding to the burdens of the people. They hoped and believed, as he believed, that whilst they increased the revenue, they would diminsh thebur. dens and add to the comforts of the great mass of the people. The great question they had, therefore, to decide upon, and upon which the Queen had appealed to her people was, whether they should continue the present system of monopoly for the benefit of a fa. voured few, or open their ports to the free importation of corn at a moderate fixed duty, and to admit corn, sugar, timber, and other articles of general consumption, for the benefit of the people. He had no hesitation in declaring himself a strenuous supporter of the system of free trade, and it was on that ground he stood before them that day. A great deal of delusion and mystification existed upon the subject. Hand-bills had been put out to induce them to believe that the proposed alteration in the duty would only make a difference of id. a lb. in sugar. Why the reduction, which amounted to 275. the cwt., was 3d. per lb. to begin with.— (Cheers.) He saw they were impatient, and he would therefore propose as a representative to serve them in Parliament a gen finnan who had been the strenuous advocate of every liberal measure—a gentleman who was no , stranger to them, but who had passed the greater part of his life amongst them. It was unnecessary for him to expatiate upon the claims of Mr. Barnard—his a.:vocacy of every liberal measure—his support of the national system of education—his desire to extend to all sects the benefits of civil and religious liberty—all qualified him pre-eminently to represent them in Parliament, and he doubted not they would return him by a large majority. He had the greatest pleasure In proposing to them Edward George Barnard, Esq.—(Tre mendous cheering) Mr. G.' SMITII had narrowly watched the votes given by Mr. Barnard, and his vote had been uniformly recorded in favour of eves y'liberal and important measure brought forward in Parliament. He believed that no more industrious or useful Member sat in that Honse, or one who discharged his duty in a more upright and inde pendent manner' to his constituents. He had great pleasure, therefore, in seconding the nomination of Mr. Barnard. Sir THOMAS Witso3l then briefly proposed Sir George Cockburn, but the uproar, which cot.tinued without intermission throughout the day, was at this period so great that it was impossible to catch a single sentence. Sir G. CoeKann:sr—No, no. Mr. WADE—'Will you vote for ' Sir G. CocKaußN—No, no. t' Mr. WADE—You did not hear my question. Sir G. COCKBURN—p!), knoW every question you will put to me, and I say " No, no," tiTeverf one of them.—(L:leghter.) Capt. DUNDAS next presented himself to — the erthusiistic and c!amourous assemblage, and was greeted with cheers loud and long continued. When order was somewhat restored ho said, though he was last on the list today, he hoped 'to be fist on the list to. morrow (Wednesday). In the present "election there was no mis take-zthey had a staunch worthy man (Mr. Barnard) whir always voted for Liberal measures, and a man (Sir J. Cockburn) Who de clared himself a thorough 'Conservative, and who always .Voted for Conservative measures—and he (Captain Dundas) trusted the borough of Greenwich would not return two men of opposite po• titles. He was'sure they had no hesitation in the choice which They ought to make. The great measures before the House of Commons just previous to its diss rlution, involved no other quo?. lion than this, whether they would open their trade to the nations of the world or not. If a Tory Government should come into office, the only result would be an increase of these taxes , and were they. prepared to abide by such a result ?—(No, no.) As to thz Ballot, there were in the street in which they were tl•cn assembled eight or ten persons who were afraid to come up and vote, and until the Vote by 'Ballot was adopted, such instances of intimidation would be perpetually occurring. He (Cap fain Dundas) would support no Government that would not assist in carrying out the Reform Bill. His Hon. and Gallant Friend (Sir G. Cockburn) said—" No Poor-law Bill! "—but he (Captain Dundas) said that the Poor-law Bill required amendment very much.—(Cheers.) Let it be remembered that in the interior of England there were a set of indefatigable workmen who were obliged to stop work because trade was leaving then, and until the Corn-laws were destroyed, those ruinous consequences would con tinue and progress.—(Cheers.) He lived in an agricultural county, and all the property he had in the world was in land, and he should say that his firm conviction was that a fixed duty was far better both for the farmer and manufacturer, than the fluctuating sliding Peel-scale : according to that scale it was in the power of any set of men to go into the market, and raise the price of corn to whatever price they chose. The sliding scale only furnished opportunities for trick and finesse. He was then for a fixed duty, and he hoped that duty would be made still lower than Ss.—(Cheers.) In the course of his canvass he was happy to have it to say that he had received the greatest possible kindness from all parties, and particularly r - ont his Gallant Friend (Sir G. Cockburn.) He (Cap tain Dundas) would say that a roc re respectable constituency did not exist than that of Greenwich. Before he ceased let him recommend peace. The present election was begun in a gentlemanly manner, and he trusted that feeling would continue to be exhibited to the end. Ile hoped he would see them all at the poll to-morrow (Wednes ' day). He had no doubt as to the result of the election. What ever it might be, he would always esteem the men of that borough. —(Cheers.) _ _ . Mr. Frsuze, the returning officer, then asked if there were rin3 other candidates to be proposed, and, on being answered in the negative, put the names of the proposed candidates to the meeting, and declared that the show of handr, was in favour of Capt. Dundas and Mr. Barnard. A poll was then demanded for Sir G. Cockburn, and Mr. Fisher declared that the poll would open to-morrow (Wednesday), at eight o'clock in the morning, and close at four o'clock in the afternoon. The thanks of the meeting were then, on the motion of Mr. Barnard, and seconded by Captain Dundas, given to Mr. Fisher, and the vast assemblage separated, giving three cheers for the Queen. Mr. ANGURSTEIN seconded the nomination. CHARLES' HARWOOD, Esq., then came forward, amidst loud and long continued cheers, slightly mingled with hisses. He said he was going to propose es a fit and proper person to represent that borough in Parliament a gentleman whose name he need hardly m ention—(Cheers)—Captain Deans Dundas.—(Deafening cheers, which continued for a long time, and before they had subsided a violent shower of rain suddenly came on.) Mr. Harwood said that he would content himself with proposing a gentleman who would fairly represent in Parliament the wishes of the elctors, and who would always have at heart the interests of the h°rough--(Loud cheer,)—and the interests of the public at large. It was of no use for them to send to Parliament men who would uphold a contracted and a one.sided party policy. He would call on them to obey and abide by the spit it of that constitu tion which was so much alluded to in the address of the GAlant Admiral (Cockburn). --(Cheers.) Captain FEAD, R.N., next advanced to the frdnt of the hustings, amid deafening che.ers and cries •of " Cheap Bread," " No Mono poly, for ever." He said he begged leave to sccond the nomination of his Hon. and Gallant Friend, Captain tkans Dundas.--(Cheers.) They Cou l d not have a more proper person to represent them in Parliament, than one who would vote against the Corn-laws, and the Poor-lavi Bill.'and such a man was Captain Dundas. He would conclude by helping, that they would return his Gallant Friend as their representative. Mr. B . ARNARD then came forward, a n d amidst great uproar said —Brot h er -Electors, will jowdeign to hear mel? mos t unwillingly retire. I stand n before. you aft er If not, I must e vice," and for the fourth time . I solicit the high honournieyears' ser of being c hosen as one of your representatives in the Cc mons House of P ar liament. I stand here prep ar ed to answer any l you may pin to me , thou g h the record of m y votes is tions that already fore you, giving an explicit detail of my conduct iu parka_ ri b i went. Gentlemen, i f m y p ast conduct has met with your a pproval, I may_ with confi d e nce ask y ou a g ai n to return G en tlemen, I told you nine Tea re Teats ago that I was a f r i en d to me.i -e. g ious freedom, and to freedoM of all kinds; and I h ave, I trust maintained those sentimentl,4 voting for every act w hi ch has tended to promote it, by voting for the abolition of slavery—by voting for the East India Bill—by voting for the Municipal Corpol ration Act —by voting for every act that gdve freedom to the people.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Better, Acts could not have been proposed thany those which have emanated from the present Government. Gentlemen, I never in my life asked an elector to give any one but snys'2lf a vote ohis occasion, how ever the whole borough, as you may perceive n t :by the colours, has been in favour of the union Which has taken One. (T:te Hon, Gentleman here shook hands with 'Captain Dundas amidst loud cheers.) That union was effecCestS9-preserve the independence of the borough. It was posted tbrouils the town that two candidates of different sentiments would dame forward to oppose us, and the electors thought it right fartitt Its unite. We have done so, and I trust that we shall both be iettirned.—(Great dheeiing.) Gentle. men, I know no reason whfehis borough should return two naval officers and no civilian, aster .having a civilian for nine years. I think my friends wilt 44 that I ought not to b e left out—l trust that that''iti'll be the case.— (Vociferous cheering.). And now, Gentlemen, that you have a degree of patience I shall bring what I have to say to a conclusion. I will only add, that as I "have always up to this time sup ported her Majesty's Government, I shall, if returned to Parlia ment, continue to do so. I shall support the measures which have been proposed by her Majesty's Government in order to prevent additional taxation, and in the belief that it is the only manner in which you can be relieved from any heavy burden. I shall not intrude any longer upon your time, but conclude, in full confidence that the result will be the election of myself and my friend. ' THE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 1841 long time in vain to obtain Mr. Baldwin a hearing, and it was only I here and there that we could catch a sentence of what fell from the Hun. Candidate. We understood him to say that Sir R. Peel was not such a fool as to tell them what sort of a Budget he should bring forward, because if he had done so the Whiga would have adopted it.—(Cheers and hisses.) With regard to the Corn-laws.—(A voice from the crowd, "The Duke of Buckingham gives 9s. a week wages"—this was the signal for the greatest uproar and confusion, and cries of " Off, off," which lasted throughout the remainder of the Hon. Gentleman's speech.) With regard to the Poor-laws, he would vote for the repeal of the New Poor.taw Act. (Cheers, groans, and hisses, and cries of "It won't do.") He trusted that to.merrow they would place him at the head of the poll.—(Cheers and uproar.) An Elector here came forward, and put- the following ques. tions to Mr. Baldwin:— ELECTOR—WiII you vote for a fixed duty on corn? Mr. BALDWIN—I will not.—(Great hissing and uproar.) ELECTOR—WiII you vote for the abolition of Church rates? Mr. BALl:mug—l will not.—(Great hissing, and cries of " Off, off!" " Go home." ELECTOR-Will you vote for Church Extension ? Mr. BALDWlN—Yes.—(Hissings, hootings, groans, and cries of " Go home, go home, you won't do.") ELECTOR—Do yo.l repudiate the sentiments which appeared in your paper, the Standard, that if the manufactories of England were destroyed it would be for the benefit of the country? Mr. BALDWIN-1 never saw the artic:e nor knew of its existence until after it had appeared in the Standard. . Mr. T. CABBELL then stood forward and was received with the greatest uproar. It was in vain that Mr. T. D'Eyncourt and Mr. Hawes exerted themselves to obtain Mr. Cabbell a hearing. No so;ncr did Mr. Cabbell make his appearance than he was greeted with cries cf " Whcre do you come from ?"—" Who are you P" " What a shocking bad hat 2") After the the storm had somewhat subsided, Mr. Cabbell said, " With regard to the Corn-laws." (The conclusion of the sentence was drowned in cries of" No Monopoly," " No, Corn-laws," " and the:Hon. Candidate was for a long time inaudible, although it was evident, from his vehement gesti mile ion, that he WAS speaking most energetically. Conslderab'e confusion was created on the hustings near where Mr. Cabbell was standing, by the unseemly and disgraceful conduct of a tall, ill looking man, with pepper. and-salt whiskers, and apparently between 40 and 50 years of age, and disguised as a gentleman, who wore Con4ervative colours, and who having for a . long time amused himself by annoying every one about him, wound up his performances by committing a wet ten and unprovoked assault upon a respectable looking o'd gentleman who was standing near him, and who, by the bye, was a Conservative likewise.) He saw it was useless to detain them ; he had hop. dto have re. ceived fro:n them the courtesy usua ly afforded to a stranger, but as he had not received it, he would in conclusion peg to assure them that, if to-morrow they would ensure his return to Parliament, they would find hint an honest and faithful representative. The gentlemen who had before addressed them hail, like . himself, come to them untried, and they had been tried, whether to the satisfaction of the electors or not, was best known to them, but he believed that the trial did not afford them satisfaction.—(Loud cries of" No, no," " Yes, yes," and uproar.) An ELECTOR inquired of Mr. C .bbell whether he was a Whig er a Tory ? • Mr. CRLBELL said he would not answer that question. He would tell them what his principles were, lie would defend the Crown—hew 'old stand up for, the House of Lords—(Grcans and hisses)-.-ter that House in which was congregated the property and intelligence cf the country. He wanted to see a good, powerful, virtuous House of Commons. lie w.tnted a House consist- ing of Members of intelligence, not of such as tampered with measures they did not and could not understand—not of violent men who resorted to: violent measures, such as free trade, cheap bread, and so forth, not for the benetlt of the country but for their own purposes.—(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. S. H.WKES said he had come there to ask two questions of the late Liberal Members of the borough. He wished ta.know bow they stood affected on the question of the Poor.law. He wished to know what they had done and v. hat they would do when the sutject came again before the House of Commons. He had heard them talk much of the liberty of the people, but they had not touched on the sufferings of the poor. Ile hoped they would condescend to give a distinct answer to these vital questions--(Cheers,) Mr. H vrEs said that he had told the electors at tt,c election that he thought it kis duty to support any measure that would at once protect the poor and honest rate.payers—(Cheers)—while he at the same time would also support any measure which would pro tect the poor—(Cheers)—and he would never gave his support to any measure which placed the poor still more in the hands of the Guardians. He founded his support of the Bill on the public good which it had effected, and he meant to stand or fall by it.— (Cheers and hisses.) Mr. T. D'Evxcouar had certainty given his vote originally against the Poor-law Bill, but when he found that that Bill was supported by an immense majority of Tories—(Cheers, and cries of That's too true from the Tories")—he thought it time to re flect on the opinions' he had formed respecting it ; the result of Which was, that he thought she present law should have a fair trial. That trial had been made, and unless the Bill that would be introduced in the next Parliament contained such alterations as would affect its bearing on the people, he should oppose it.— (Cheers.) His Hon. - Friend and himself sere agreed on these points. He was always for a freer election of the guardians, thinking they ought to be elected in open vestry.--(Loud cheers.) He should vote to limit the power of the Commissioners to the shortest possible period—(Cheers)—and he was anxious also to make better provision for affording outdoor relief.—(Loud cheers.) He was opposed to the separation of families as it existed under the present law. Unless amendments to the effect were introduced, he should oppose it.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. BALDWIN would pledge himself to vote for the total altera tion of the obnoxious Peor.law Bill.—(Cheers.) Several questions were put to the tory candidates as to the man. ner in which they would vote respecting particular provisions of the Poor-law Bill, to each of which they answered they would vote against them. An ELECTOR inquired of Mr. Cabbell whether, if Sir R. Peel, when in office, should support the Poor.law Bill, he would join in a vote of no.conthlence in his Government ? Mr. CABBELL—I To other questions put to him, the Hon. Candidate said he would not vote for Household Suffrage nor against Church rates, but that he would vote in favour of Church Extension. Several questions on the same subject were put by different elec_ tors to the various candidates, but the replies were inaudible, in consequence of the uproar. The show of hands was then taken, and declared to be in favour of Messrs. Hawes and Tennyson D'Eyncourt. Mr. Cabbell then demanded a poll, which was appointed to take place tomorrow. After three groans for the Po3r-laW Bill and three counter groans for the Tories, the meeting separated. WINDSOR. STATE OF THE POLL. ONE O'CLOCK. Ramsbottom 230 193 199 88 Ferguson Neville De Beauvoir (Two O'CLOCK. Ramsbottom 275 Neville ...... . Ferguson 232 De Beauvoir lll CLOSE OF THE I'OLL. Ramsbottom Neville Fergusson De Beauviir 316 309 264 130 MARYLEBONE. Nothing but the most infatuated remissness on the part of the now united Reformers of this borough (in neglecting as usual to come early to the poll) can pos , ibly prevent the re turn of Sir Benjamin Hall and Sir Charles Napier by a vast majority. It is rumoured this day that Sir James Hamilton will po,itively retire, and we hear it (almost directly) from the Tory Committee that they know they have no chance. Notwithstanding their absolute despair of success, the work of intiwidation is still carried on with the most flagrant tyranny and insolence. A man of the name of Roberts, who keeps a druggist's shop in Portland Town, called yesterday, in company with Sir James Hamilton and Mr. Cabbell, at the house of a respectable elector, Mr. Richard Kemp, of William-street, Portland To xn, to use the " doctor's " influence in procuring for the Tories that well-known Reformer's vote. Mr. Kemp was from home, but his son answered to the solicitation that his father would " vote according to his conscience." To this perfectly unexceptionable reply, the " doctor " replied, " Oh, very well ; but you'll recollect he owes me ten pounds !" We have received the following from a most respectable elector of Christ Church : " When thou doest thine alms sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do." "An analysts of the unparalleled liberality of Mr. Bond Cabbell, for the advancement of religion, the circulation of the Scriptures, and the conversion of the world, as printed and cir culated amongst the electors of the borough of Marylebone. "In looking at the long list of benefactions (of which it is asserted he was only trustee) I find them classified in due order. " However, passing over the tedious and pompous enumera tion in which he shines, we arrive at the last division of his truly pious benevolence, headed, Religious Societies,' and we find, on looking at it, that the whole amount of his self-denying exertions for the glory of Goa and the salvation of sinners, is just 631. sterling, divided among five societies of rather secta rian character. " I suppose Mr. Bond Cabbell to have attained the moderate age of three score years, and it is by no means unreasonable in the nature of things to imagine that the first twenty years of his life was not marked by many acts of Christian philanthropy. " At the age of twenty we date the rising of this blazing meteor of the first magnitude in Christian liberality, and trace itthrough its splendid orbit in eur northern ennstitution for forty long years. And what do we find he has done in that long space of time, for the spiritual wellfare of his fellow-creatures?—hear it —be astounded—but the truth must be told, he has generously and piously, too, subscribed four farthings and one quarter of a farthing per diem—marvellous—Md. per week for the conver sion of souls at home and abroad, while he has given hundreds (see printed list) to support theatres and playhouses, those sinks of dissipation and immorality, in our metropolis ; and this brother electors, is the man that talks about the f, ai of God and the value of souls. What cant 1 Why the veriest child in our Sabbath Schools gives more out of toe depths of its po verty for the best interest of mankind than this would•be levia than of alms-giving out of his overflowing abundance. " A RESIDENT ELECTOR." FINAL RECONCILIATION OF THE REFORMEII,S. A public meeting of the Reformers who had pledged them selves previous to the late great ballot at the Colosseum, to vote for Mr. Young, was held last • night - at the King and Queen, Foley-street, Cleveland-street, for the purpose of taking mea sures to further the election of Sir B. Hall and Sir Charles Nap'er, Mr. HoitAcE TABRUM, of Nassau-street, who had been one of Mr. Young's committee, was unanimously called to the chair, when the following res olutions ' moved and seconded by gentlemen who had be en , as the cisairman, members of Mr. Young's committee, and amongst the most active and intimate of his friends, were passed with only one dissentient out of nearly 400 ! " 't his meeting trusts, that there will be no Re for m er f ound wanting in energy, upon the present important occasion, viz. the returning the two Reform candidates of this borough." " T hat this meeting pledges itself to do all that lies in its power to further the election of Sir Benjamin Hall and Sir Charles Napier." That, in the opinion of this meeting, the first measure of the Tories will be to ab o lish our parochial privileges, and in troduce the Poor-law Commissioners ; therefore it becomes every Reformer to oppose such men." OF MEMOIR SIR C H ARLES N A.PIER, K. C. 8., &c. &c. These were a small French squadron,; which had sailed from L'Orient on the 9th, bound to Martinique with a supply of flour for the colony, and consisted of the 18-gun ship-corvette Dili gente, Captain Jean Francois Lemaresquier, and 16-gun brig corvettes Espiegle and Sylph, Captains Joseph Francois-Leon Moujouen and Louis-Maries Clement, all armed, we believe, with French 24 pounder carronades, and long sixes for bow chasers. Of these vessels, the Sylph, on the 12th of August, being the backwardest sailer of the two, was chased and compelled into action by Captain Daly, who, after twenty-minutes' hot engage ment vanquished her, and hauled down her colours. The Espit gle had during this time made fast sail for her remaining consort, and the two vessels proceeded in company to the west ward. On the 16th, however, they were fallen in with by the British 38-gun frigate Sibylle, Captain Clotworthy Upton. After a chase of some continuance, the Diligente by her good sailing, escaped ; but the Espiegle was captured, and under the name of Electra, became added to the British navy. According to the saying of Gothamites and grandams, the " thi.d time" has, In their category of accidents, a singular fatality about it. The DiligTntet.by means of a swift-keel end wind .favoured sails, twice had escz,;',,d the grapple of 131 iti , h tackling-irons, and distanced their hot ; Lut as so ift a racer as commander herself was on the waters, and whose cannonry ate. mad. her no mean antagonist. Napier was the Adelan: ado on her deck, and his keen eye soul singled her out, while ,he buckled up himself for stout contest. A naval historian has recounted this action with ability, and to him we torn fer the details : Our historic annals present a:dazzling display in the achievements of our military heroes, but these, whatever their renown or magnitude, lose sensibly in prominence and lustre, when forced into contrast with our naval feats. First and foremost on the British page—pre-excellent in glory, as pre-eminent in importance—the signal deeds of our naval men take upon themselves, in relation to our country, a most lofty and accli vitous position. It is these which almost alone have raised her to that stately height which she at present occupies among the company of E ropean nations; and though the recital would be long, yet. ilustrious would be the list that should recount tbe names of our naval warriors, beginning with the Saxon Sea-Kings down to our immortal NELSON. With him it might be supposed that the sun of our naval glory had final ly set; and that as with him it rose, so with him it had irrecoverably descended. The maritime hemisphere, if we may so express ourselves, seemed at his departure to be buried, perhaps for ever,. in gloom; and Britain, as she looked wistfully to the horizon where he had gone down in darkness, feared that no other sun would arise in - his stead, to gladden her in discomfort, or lighten.her steps in peril. But small as was her faith, Providence had not yet deserted .her ; aad when foreign despotism grew high, aTtid. angry Powers-leagued against her, her horizon teemed with a new birth, and the NAriEn SUN sprang forth, dispelling all her clouds, and disannulling her distrust. This new Sun, rising before men, commenced its career with promise and is the subjoined Memoir our task will be to trace its progressive steps, till it arrives at its present point of almost meridian splendour. The noble family of the Napierste ages its a ncestral descent from the ancient Earls of Lennox, who became so created in the early reign cf King Malcolm II t., 1057, taking on them th e name of Napier from the following occurrence : King David IL . in order to sustain his wars against the Eng lish, convoked his subjects to battle. Hereupon the Earl of Lennox sent Donald, his second son, w . th such for ces as his duty obliged him. shortly afterwards, corning to an eng,ag.:- met,t, wherein 11;s Scots gavJ ground, this Donald, beholding his fathte: , .staniard quail to the ground, snatched it from its coward bearer, and valiantly encountered the ene ny with the Lennoxmen, so that the fortune of the battle bore reverse, and Donald gain-..d high victory. It was then the custom among warriors, after the achievements of a battle, to advance forward before the throne of the King, and each to report his acts : so did all, and so did Donald ; whereo n the King made royal declaration that all hsd valiantly done, but there stood one among them who had na pier (no peer, or equal) ; from that day Donald took upon himself the honour able name of Napier ; holding also, in reward of his good services, the lands of Gosfield, and other estates in the county of Fife. zeal ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE RECRUIT AND DILIGENTE, 1808. Proceeding alone to her destination, the Diligente met no further obstruction until 'he 6th of September, in latitude 17 deg. 50 min north, longitude from Greenwich 28 deg. 20 min. west. On this day, at six A.M., the British 18-gun brig- s'oop Recruit, Captain Charles Napier, standing close hauled on the starboard tack, with the wind from the east-by dicovered the Diligente in the north-east, going flee en the larboard tack, or in.the direction of the Island of Mar-. tinque. The Recruit immediately tacked, and made all sail in chase ; and at 7h. 30m. A. M. fired two shot at the strange ship, and hoisted her colours. At bh. 15m. A.M. the Diligente tacked to preserve the weather gage, 'and in less than a quarter 'of an hour afterwards hoisted a French ensign and pcndant. At Bh. i3h. A.M., theAvo vessels, the Recruit on the lar board, and the Diligenti on the starboard tack, passed each other within pistol-shot, and exchanged broadsides. At 81). 40min. both vessels having passed out of gun-shot, tacked, and again exeha-fled broadsides. The Diligente then wore, with the intention of raking the Recruit astern ; but the br'g wore also, and brought her antagonist to close action with the lar board guns. At Oh. 20m. A.m. the second lieutenant, rases De Willets, was.wounded. In this way, broadside to bread side, the action continued until 11 h 30m. A at., when the itecruit had her mainmast shot away. While this lay °ter her stern, the brig continued the action with her foremost gone, and made several attempts to board her antago nist; but the Ditigente every time sheered off.' The Frerrh ship than backed her mizen top-sail, and shortening up under the brig's stsara, raked her. As the Dihgente stood along her starboard beam, the Recruit returned dn. fire; but the Diligente reserved her next broadside, until, bearing up !Alm art the bows of her disabled aritaa:nist, she was enabled to bc stow it Leith more effect. The Diligente then stow - ali.ng the brig's larboard beam, with the intention, probsis'-Ivi offrom, round r a second time ; but a well-directedliss: n'tnn. the Ile , sruit blew up a part of the ship's quarter, and cot %ma; her s ern-beat filled wish small-arm men. Immediately cis this the Diligente put her helm up, and ran away before the wind. The Recruit quickly set shout clearing the wreck, refitting her rigging, rebreeching and remounting Ler carronaileS, many of which had upset; and prepariog hertelf to tenew the action with the Freach ship, who then !ay tipoa her lee beam repair ing her damages. At 2 ism, Lavin.. dot ready to engage, the Recruit bore up to close; but the Diligente, setting courses, topsails, and top-gallant-sail=, hauled to the wind on the star boat d tack. At 4 P.M., the Recruit got up a jury main-tract, and set a royal upon it, and, hoisting her fore-topsail, voured again to close; but every effort was in tam, and by 7h. 30en. P.M., the Ditigente had run herself completely out of sight. The brig was of course obliged to make the best of her way into pert to get a new mainmast, and on the 10th she an chored in Carlisle Bay, Barbadocs. 'I he extent of the loss which the Diligente sustained has not been made public, but we must suppose it to have been very heavy, to excuse Captain Lernaresqu'.er for having abandoned the action after he had knocked away his antagonist's mainmast. He indeed takes care to assign a sufficient reason fur his ret eat—no 1 as than that several enemy's vessels were in sight; although not a rail of any kind, except the Diligente herself, could be discovered from the Recruit. Ills opponent the French Captain takes to have been " Le Curieux, do 20 carronades de 32" (which brig was then I)iug at anchor in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia), and says, "Le dernier a ete totalement desempare, et echappe parceque la Diligente, avant une mission impor tan:e„ e t voyant plusieurs batunens ennetnis, n'a pas du s ex pcter en paur!uivant son avantage, a net voir cooper lecher-tin de sa destination." The bravery of the first transaction, however unproductive • its issue, was marked and conspicuous on the • part of our youthful hero. Disabled and dismasted as she was, the conduct and activity of her Captain and crew was laudable in the highest degree, and displayed most admirable spirit. On thii occasion there were 8 men killed, 21 out of 106 were wounded, and half of whom subsequently died, while the gallant captain had his thigh-bone broken. by a ball that per forated the flesh. Precious as was the " licking" in this his "maiden" encounter, from the French corvette, his own flag, far from being tarnished, wore honour in the holes it that day got. But if brave blood filled the veins of the first progenitor o f Sir Charles's race, no less than it does his own, it is additionally gratifying to that the genealogical chain of his ancestry contains many bright links in its descending series, and that no few " blazoned surcoats" lend dignity to his escocheoo. On taking a retrospective view, among the members of this illustrious family, we find Sir Alexander Napier, of Mercbis ton; Knight, who in the reign of James 11. (1450) was made Comptroller of Scotland ; and by James 111. (1463), Vice- Ad. miral.* His grandson, Sir Alexander Napier, was made Master of the Mint by James VI. (Janes I. of England.f ) To him succeeded John Napier, the celebrated mathematician, whose at tac•hment to astronomy and spherical geometry, finally invested his mind with power to work out that memorable system of logarithms with which his name is always allied. This dis- tinguished man was succeeded by his son Sir Archibald, the first Lord, who accompanied James I. to England ; anti was made by him (1615) one of the Privy Council, Deputy Trea surer, Lord Chief Clerk, and one of the Senators of the Col lege of Justice for Scotland ; by Charles I. he was continued in the Treasurer's officer; made one of the extraordinary Lords of Session ; on the 2d of March, 1627, created a Baronet, and cn the 4th of May following, a Baron ; and Archi bald the second Lord, continued during his whole life true to his duty to his King, by most eminent services. He retired with his uncle, the Duke of Montrose, to the Continent, where he died in 1660. The title has been retained in the same noble family to the present day, the existing Baron being the ninth of that name. Charles Napier, the subject of this memoir (born March 6, 17b36), is the son of the Hon. Charles Napier, R.N., son of Francis, the eighth Baron Napier. Scotland enjoys the enviable honour of having produced a comparatively equal number of sterling warriors with either of her sister nations, and among her heroes whose warlike deeds have been recorded in the temple of Fame few will shine with greater resplendence than those of the intrepid CHARLES NA• mit. The popular voice of the present day has already prided itself on crowning him unanimously with the title of " England's second Nelson ;" and when we consider the heart-glow and exalted thought associated with that vene rated name, this tribute assigned to him carries with it no un capacious honour. Strong, too, is the assimilation of the two characters ; _both of them, in our imaginations, seem invested with the same distinctive qualities, leading to the same grand results ; both of them bear a look of combat and of high crusader-like enthusiasm. Thews and courage signalize each, while their individual bearings are c•o• equally plain and inarti &lab distinguished, at the same time, by that generous cour tesy and trustful kindliness which make a man always be loved of men ; so that, as a hero, he becomes no cold super human being, but one round whom warm sympathies entwine, and universal affections fasten. It must indubitably be a convincing sign that that man's glory can be of no secondary or unnoticeable order, towards whom an united town rises up for the single purpose of claim ing him as the child of her own bosom, permitting to none other the honour of the parentage, or the pride of enrolling him as her own. Such has been the case with Falkirk—the domus natalis of the gallant Captain—and every proof that could in vest the fact with certainty, has by his admiring townsmen been protruded into light. The church has been ransacked and the parish register flung open, and that dusky chronicle of births and baptismi yielded them ample satisfaction by the following entry :—" March 11th, 1786, Charles Napier, lawful son of the Hon. Captain Napier and Mrs. Christian Hamilton, born 6th March current." The town may unequivocally re joice that she has proved the paternity, for the Napier family has ever had a warm side to Falkirk, and every one of its inha bitants, be he boy or aged man, delights in his very heart of hearts to know that " Charlie's lot" is led by a star whose lustre will continually broaden, till it fold him in a splendour that will place him among the loftiest of naval heroes. His birth-place being thus ascertained, pass we at once to his boyhood. After having passed with credit through all those usual and preliminary forms of education, which fit supe rior seamen for discharge of commanders' office, Charles Napier first planted his foot aboard for service on the Bth May, 1801, in the good ship Revenir, bearing the flag of Sir John Warren. From thence he was removed into the Greyhound in August, 1801, of which Sir William Hoste was commander. Early in May, 1802, he joined the Egyptian. In November, 1804, he was transferred to the Mediator, commanded by Sir Thomas Sangston, and served a second time under Sir Thomas Sang ston, in the Renomme, in the March of 1805. Eight months after his last appointment—viz , on the 30th of November, 1805, he was advanced to a Lieutenancy, and appointed to the Courage= Prompted by a noble and heroic ambition, the youthful Cap. tarn was now desirous of pushing his fortunes abroad, and of gaining to himself on the broad seas, naval wreaths of honour and renown. Accordingly in April, 1807, he sailed, under Sir Alexander Cochrane, for the West Indies, by whom he was shortly made a commander, and on the subsequent 30th of November he was confirmed in command to the Pultush. From this last vessel he was removed into the Recruit, an 18- gun British brig-sloop, and excellent sailer. Up to this point, the career of the, young Captain was little more than initiative; but the upshot of events was quickly destined to engage him in one of those perilous engagements, which should show him to be what he has become, no faint hearted or un-lionlike man. Political dissensions between France and England bad long been threatening to fester into animosity, and at the •period of which we speak, broke out at last into fierce and open rupture. To salve over these mutual irruptions, or to heal the breach that had calamitously happened, was now a remediless task, and immitigable hatred, with " war to the knife," was the battle word of either party. I The West India seas were at this time literally on fire ; and among the terrible fights and counter fights which were hourly taking place, with successes that alternated to each, one of great severity fell to the lot of our youthful Captain, for his first essayal. Our leading facts are furnished by a naval record : • On the 11th of August 1808, at bh. 30m. r.m., latitude 45 deg. 58 min. north, longitude 5 deg. 4 min. west, the British 18-gun ship-sloop Comet., Captain Cuthbert Feather stone Daly, observed three strangers in the north-north-east. THE SIEGE OF MARTINIQUE. FEE. 1809. The affair of the " Didgente" was the first step in the ladder of our Captain's fame, and preyed him to be abundantly full of the requisite " metal," an assurance which his advance to a second and ascending stage quickly confirmed in the siege of Martinique. Martinique was at this time the especial scene where the antagonism of the two parties raged fiercest, and the Captain threw himself, with the ardour of a maritime Isadas, among the conflicting bellicose parties. Admiral Villaret, was, at this period, the Captain-General and Governor of the island, but such was the formidable appearance of our besieg ing fleet and army, that perceiving he was overpowered, he shut himself up within his forts, having about him a force of about three thousand men, with an abundant supply of ammunition. Thus retired within the impregnable fortresses of the place, be relied on the destruction of our forces by the combined opera tion of the insufferable climate and the deluging rains which were perpetually in fall. But this wily French Hannibal soon found, to his cost, that English tactics were but little framed after the delays of a Fabius, and the active measures of Lieutenant-General Beckwith tended to bring the contest to a speedy issue. Villaret supposing (as he afterwards declared) that ' Port Bourbon was impregnable, abandoned Fort Republique or Fort Edward, leaving in it four 13-inch mortars and 38 heavy guns, with a quantity of shot and shells. From this fnrt being so well commanded by Bourbon, whose dark 'ramparts almost frowned above it, he doubted not that he could, with case, expel his enemy at any time : but in this the sagacious Admiral was mistaken. The retreat of Vil'aret from Fort Edward had been ob served, and his abandonment of this and another redoubt con tiguous to it had taken place with evident marks of disorder. * Upon this, in order to cut off the retreat of the enemy, Sir Alexander Cochrane despatched the Recruit sloop of war with Napier on her deck, in conjunction with the 2Eolus and Cleo patra frigates, to the upper part of Fort Royal Bay.t They accordingly beat up in the night between Pigeon Island and the main, and anchored close to Fort Edward. No sooner was this perceived by the enemy than, fearing an attack, they set fire to and destroyed the Amphitrite frigate of 44 guns, and all the shipping in the harbour. f With that intense arid most acute watchfulness which no man than the Captain pos sesses more in perfection, Napier, with the first break of morn ing-light, on surveying the battlements of Fort Edward, seemed filled willa a conviction that Fort Edward was, in ac cordance with the actual fact, abandoned. Doubt, however, was at first thrown upon the Captain's clear-sightedness, who, prompted by the quick spit it of an heroic and valorous mind, offered to his fellow-captains, without reserve, himself to ascertain the fact. Placing himself at the head of only five men—picked and sturdy veterans—in the face of a thousand unseen perils that might betel him, with the chances of being perhaps torn in two by the murderous fire of the ramparts, cannons, or secret ambuscades, the Captain with these soli tary five, landed in the open front of day, fastened his ladder on the wall, scaled it with an intrepidity scarcely to be de scribed, and planted, a second after, the Union jack trium phantly on the rampart 'tops. Cortez, in the old days of Spa nish chivalry, could not have dared more. The Captain has himself since shuddered at the peril of this enterprise on relat ing it, for though Fort Edward itself was totally evacuated, yet had he been discovered from Fort Bourbon, which stands but 100 yards off, and thoroughly commands it, not an angel of Heaven could have saved him from terrible and total annihila tion. On this investment of the place by Napier, Sir Alex ander Cochrane ordered Major Henderson, with his Regiment of Royal York Rangers to march into the fort and take pos session, who accordingly landed under cover of night, and at daylight the British flag was displayed on its walls. This drew on it a furious, though unheeded bombardment, from Bourbon, which demolished the houses and barracks, but hurt none, and in the course of two hours the mortars were unspikcd and returned the fire. Perhaps the best eulogiitin on this spirited affair, because it came from official head- quaapta, is be found in a letter in a Captain's possession, written torbim on the occasion by Sir Alexander Cochrane, who in this liro4d and comprehensive sentence admits that " his conduct was the means of saving many lives, and of shortening the siefe . of Martinique." THE RECRUIT SLOOP AND THE THREE FRENCH SAIL OF THE LINE. The high gallantry and courage displayed by our hero it} the ensuing engagement, brought " blushing honours thick ,upon him." After the successful attack on Martinique in 1809, which we have just mentioned, the British land and s4a forces, irtStlfe , month of April, steered for the Saintes ' a cluster of small isiamis lying near the southern extremity of Basse-terre and Gitada loupe, where a squadron of three French ships of the line/and two frigates had taken up an anchorage. These shipsnsid. slipped out of L'Orient, unseen by the British cruisers, to:l a thes relief of Martinique, but finding that island was taken, had re paired to the Saintes as the only place of refuge remaining to them in the Windward Islands, and watched for an opportunity of getting across to Basso-terre or Guadaloupe. Scarleelye however, had the French ships anchored than a superior force arrived to blockade them. The line of battle portiorreof., the force, consisting of Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Ciich lane in the Neptune 98, with the York 74, Poinpey 74, (aii tain 74, and the Polyphemus 64. On the 14th of April the Neptune was off the south-Ntest passage at some distance, and the Pompey about a mile afka.. halt to the westward of Terre d'en Bas, or the Lower Salute ! In a very few minutes the Pompey discovered the three Frhhalie ships bearing down under a press of canvas, followed byrtht Hazard and other vessels belonging to the in-shore squasfristit At 10 r. at., the Pompey closed with the sternmost Fritter ship, and endeavoured to stop her by the discharge of t tw . ,o broadsides; but, having a st ong breeze in her favouri the' latter continued her course to the west-south-west, without returning a shot. At 1011. Ism. r. at. the IS-gun brig-Hoop Recruit, Charles Napier, got up and opened hee, fire on the enemy's sternmost ship. At 11 P.m., the Neptune joined in the chase, and at 30 minutes past midn i ght cross d to' near to the same ship that the latter fired into her and kllled one and wounded four of her men. On the 15th at 4 A. at., the Recruit, by her superior sailinylb: again got near enough to discharge a broadside at the d'Haut. * Lieut.. Gen. Beckwith's Despatch, dated Martinique, Heights. of Suriney, Feb. 5, 1809, and which appeared in tile London 'Ga zette, of March 28, 1809. fi Despatch of Sir Alexander Cochrane, dated Feb. 4, 1 509.. f Sir Alex. Cochrane's Despatch, same date os the preeediAg: If It may be as well to note here that every ship that Conima.., gore Napier has commanded has proved a supeffor sailer ;;and may there not be something in the men working with the Captain as well as in the mere build of a ship? * He was one of the Ambassadors sent to England in 1451 ; and, in 1468, was sent with the Lord Chancellor to negotiate the mar riage between King James 111. and the King of Denmark's (laugh_ ter,. He died in 1473. t He accompanied that monarch to England, was sworn a Privy Councillor, and in 1615, constituted Lord Chief Clerk. t Published in 1814, under the title of " Logarithmorum Ca nonis Descriptio," now so well linovin in Naval Schools as " Na pier's Logarithms." ~~ poult (an 18-gun brig at a 74 !), now therenrracst,Ffe4 ship; and the Pompey was very soon in a situation to .open distant fire from her hose-chasers ; all three French AO as they steered in line abreast returning the nee with their 't ern " chasers. At 10h. 30m. A.M. Captain Napier had his solar' of marines wounded by a shot from one of the French ships,' . but the Recruit still persisted to harrass them with her a l : tacks. So annoying were those attacks, that at 10h. 45M- 1.. ) % the d'Hautpoult broached to and discharged h er raisin an d quarter-deck guns, cutting away two of the brie's fore-440a on larboard side, anedoing other damage to but m e terially . wounding no one. Even this did not lain" e a Captain Napier-; for no sooner had the d'Hautpoult resusmbe. her course before the wind, than the Recruit ran ae°: ct i s ,.. stern, and poured in one or two broadsides, r a tern ing in return a fire from the seventy- four'' chasers. The Pompey also joining oecasionallit '° the running fight ; and thus the day Pa 5, 5 e i d ,%,,,,, A s the' r. st. the - French ships st pare' ed, the Pompey '°"‘"- - a fter d'Hautpoult, and, with the Castor, took her on t h e I ith her riggt a gallant battle beginning in a running fight, which carat' - menced to the southward of Vieux Fort, Guadeloupe, a; et , ram. on the 14th of April, an - I ending wi thin eight lc,aet.la ' north-east by north of Cape Roxo, Porto Rico, a t eh. la° l ' A. m. on the 17th. The rav little Recruit, though °r' 'wiled on the 16th to (hos aster n on account of her eareaain'' 6 rigging, was in at the death on the 17th, being leo°, thlenn miles to the westward of the Pumper, standing tinper ' - 'l' of canvas when the d'Hautpoult struck. The Recruit in this au,,aeious exploit lost only one 2:131 ,1 1 , ! The author of the Naval History, in commenting .i..'6Pe,-e e action,xo t. cte says, lo t, s fh n g :; , , T v at i i t : h d c , t a ° l i n s; d iu C u ; ,. . i t o f t u ' r f i g a t a b n e ° : a i i .i. p ) : I'l72.s:et eras a g : b e ti e s t ni u o cu in h e i n t s4l- 5 - e b l e l t ,,,, r . ceintaii. , titx ...n r e xt Pe o c t r h u e i t; ''swore b o e t ha r v e i c o o u r r a, w n as 3 ag,talt:ant in the . !!!". like that -perfisrinee: by the Recruit, is -that. pleacisfurient:fribatal:lieYgr able tn . iinnounce that they were e ppreci s led in the -fluceeh posse!s,ng the ',suer to re Saar& them. - Sir Alexander , trite. sane, with feelirgs Itiehir h..noureble so him, anlie Tb' C r A:d b l in y ta ir in al N tli a tt ri t e t r iis t' Ori th t e lie " s m eo r t anri Tl P ie f oti!'e:'l4d:PLl'.B:ll`tr:rt'alst'a tole' ship a 1,871 tons, and, •Ithder the " flit ' Br r itssli Abercromby, cruised fur three-or four sears in (he , ;410* , : i c a r t l e v n d i c a h 4. :i i s b cli , s a pat ti t , l e t N eo e uc t e u rs n s e in g o fitht the a i‘ e i t o i n o a n p lo ss th g e e,ll 7l f itlie e r_ 2tAi3oll,:riilils:f'o'9lcrapl9tt'e.a:nrs'-h;adhi•ei:iralilieiS3trihicAifn,l,en.xroha:,ne.idn:;°tC:rudroc°hiCsr:a_C;a.; 21.1.afe'''. char's " The superiority of the enemy's sailing left little ... i isea; the Nelitune gettin; ty unless some of the ships ist7e d -- ihrY na if any aceideitt had happeced to the Pornpey nivi'' Must inevitably have all en aced ' ; I therefore directed CI. g," Fahie to endeit% our to ci'4 y.le the sternmo..t shier wilr, ii r c ie in cn the cahect et' fire cf ihe three, than in live air /Wes this Attempt he vas most gallantly supported by Canta L a afar pier, of his 11lajestx's ship Ileum t whii kept clo e up, althe %. 0 . , tired at from alt their stein-chase guns, and did eve*" c 's cif,' ya fs tits was possible to be done to cut ::way the enemy's sleets anll,-se', give, ; end continuo .1 in this service during the whole c • which lasted wail this morning at lialf-past thrce. com mis- Until their Lo dships' elessure is known, I have aioned the prize, and apptinted Captain Neeier to the en e , e l art re of her, as a reran' for his liritcd conduit during the e'r, - see Captain Fahi aof the Pompey, also bare testireet ~... same Gazette of the intrepidies of' Captain Nassier as folis% ce : " It may not be imeroper here to go back to the 001.'re'ial of the leth ' -t - . ins ~ in water tos caress my atilt-crate:is of its . law conduct of Captain Na ier, cf his'ltlajests's hr g th f e t h i es emit s in keeping within tl.e fire a the stern-cha` e " °' no ing' sail of the tate threuglieut that day, and constantly ane-'1 them - with his guns.' ' el y 01 1 NAPIER'S CAPTURE OF A FRENCII CO7Niv''iAil. TWENTY-SIX SAIL OFF PORT INFRESCI-11. "—., s e Wtsttrn seas and trot ical skies were now, for a 10°1 i - tinedao be lost to the Captain, and the prow of his as'", e- s ' is n a stead of pushing out on new excursions, et- bolder '„, s re 1 ings, sped with himself and his late earned laurels, off s " -- 0 se to 12 , nglancl. Oee would have supposes that hastPg `" e " ou ls sersi s: shaken by the breeze and the battle -storm Le . a 0 4 hayd ' Ast _; . ;lited in the quietude of his green-hilad seurarL,atif st reaping the s !oft mantle of repose around him, he" a . r an, 1 a.svhile in pesee. „But mitts the usual restlessness a . s a t - co p; i he was altogether on: of its element wlien out ef., grat ion storm-tossings and sc.i=Uats were like wine and erb:lntore„t, to his spirit. Acte,rdingly, he-sought again for alr b ' e )secti and imrned'aSely obi aiet dit in thi Thames shiP in 1 wa ters, be terrancan. Once more !aunt:lied u-pet, ,the broad ; r oes -swept them intreidly v ith his guns, w herese'evcr, 11,,,salitaa was in request, ii il ; Lb. at these times was cn ./"'',,,_, l i t u s : seas. Nu spot from Naples to the Faro Point, b ut of his mark, and °lathe 21st of July, the following sig'• a e s s etion took place : Th ose -Ai nal., the British 12-pounder 32-gun frigate a, l ei l eci a Cap'ain Chat: es Nailer, joined the Cephalus, off fresehi, into which ;:ort the latter had the day before et°, I tt ses, a French convoy of 2e, e ,i 1 to run fur shelter. The Ce: jd die followed by the 1 haines,"tita'n stood in and anchored ;.__awbosts two °Feud a heavy cannonade ,upon eleven French 1-Yucests, and a felucca, mounting between them six long 16 - r so sers , two 12-pounder carronattes, three hrasi and two iron 6 lit: w and manned with 2bo men, moored acre:3 the tectien of fifteen merchant vessels and orthirty-sil ',7 1 1,e tire, port tor the 4 ser ths line-of-battle ship and frigate building at 11, 0 ° ' bud' of the gun-boats, as well as of a round tower,. and 0 1 a d s Osile musketry cn the adjacent hills, was soon silenced ', an vsll - the t the boats, under Captain Clifford, took possession of j , eels of war and merchantmen, the marines under '-''` er atal'y 1 M'Adam, landed, and stormed and carried the round t° o 'WO 1 ing an officer and eighty men prisoners. Within or ro it , g sin fiam their anehoi ing, the .Thames and Cephalus were agars s pati under weigh, with all :heir prizes in conveys', ant i reran; clic( alongside eaceeyt two which could not be got °" 0, this daring and important enterprise cost the lif= e, s ; (el oos the whole loss sustained amounting to the bus r : , 4 i Douglas) and - three seamen of the Ccphalus vveua de 'al 13°Y' e- Of this bold and spirited achievement Rear-MbV;rbe coin' 1 observes, in his despatch to Sir Edward Pellet, The t e al' plete success of the above-mentioned instantanous:soil ninny of Rant attack on the enemy's cone° by the Thor' ga llon °' phalus reflects much honour on the Y conduct an ( ' P . ,' Ca l p , t h a e in to s , N al a c p a i v er tu a r n e d w C a l s i_ffo i rd l , g t u h n ei v r e o s ffi se c ls crs v an d ire e r chal . tc ' en ' 5° large spars, and 1 armed felucca with oil. n r TO NAPIER'S ATTACK AND CAPTURB '''" - , TOWER OF SABRI. 1812. a , slid e " Success now trod on the heels of success, 8 0,1 "' L i ° w ort' . aureole round Napier's name was widening nsore ins 31' ,The strong battery and tower of Sabri, mounting , tiro men: pouratiers, and garrisoned by an officer and thirtre'g { t ra der was next his object of attack. With hearty tealth,,eyoursier himself to the 'sassk, and on the 14th of May bus 0 " '' 'tad the 3 gun frigate Tha.,: , es, accompanied by eilot, attaC,• ,ith° c • , 0 port of Sabri. After ::aving battered for two iree ob,lo. pistol shot, the garrison sue. endered at discretion. tell' Captain Napier's despatch :•- a 14, •- eel " H. M. S. Thaintz. Sabri, M attac ~ " Sir,--I have this day, in compani — vr;: the port of Sabri, defended by a strong natte - r I Y a nd rty . eie; mounting two 32-pounders, with an officer ana, t . steered al men, the Pil ot, OOl men, which surrendered at discretion, after being i,e: , g o f two hours within pistol-shot ; but in consequence ° l t t , 000 00 a lent defence, I allowed them to march out with the '!ine f° of - i s war, but not to serve against us in this expedition- . 1, 00,1, twenty-eight large vessels cn the beach loaded svith,V of ol'ic them nearly a quarter of a mile in the country, a" were launched and the battery in ruins before s unset- naa fi " I owe much to the support I received from CaPta iP s „ ( l afi a who flanked the battery in a most judicious mane e ;' t -4;leote; wards commanded the launching, assisted by Wi r r : aging' h i s ant, Archibald Campbell, an officer of six years s` a bo , by '' - d well as Mr. Langford, Acting-Master of the Pilot , o of eao f able disposition of the marines, who were under bis,Ceserd,`'e (there being no officer of that corps on board), heP t ,Darons to to two hundred armed peasantry in check, and haloesd ol . l „ e ri ; wounded. The firing of both ships' companies Wars sur n o 1e 9 .., anything . I ever saw, and their conduct on shore bossersis praiseworthy. Neither ship lost men on board: our we MT" wounded in three places is the only "noterial illittrY suffered. " I am " ' , Sze. - S CHARLE a 'n " Rear-Admiral T. F. Fremantle." 'NA 13 1 ° . '" II In this decisive capture the battery of Saki e i g ht re°, e be ' atoms before sunset, and the British found tweistyo, io ' laden with oil, some of them nearly a quar ter o f a mode 'tte ° country. • - enta il ' s bp But the Captain's despatch on this occasion c ass s e high and excellent traits, which it were treasonable t e o .. i. tbe ro P Speaking of the garrison, he says, " in conscque'whe boil 0 gallant defence I allowed them to march out v(it i b ! 0 ," i f it of war, but not to serve against us in this exr eu 'llaio,••l: is in minor circumstances like these that the true ° a vi! , ; ( j ecl man's nature is most plainly perceivable, and W hen clio 0 so steady in his triumphal hour, and pays soca* an d oan iin° 4 a deference to those fallen under ' his power; his T 2 ,g,i,,ed st, forbearance and toleration bear the stamp .0 ' ; ; er e" sql - o f exalted virtue. Again, Captain Napier, vre n i , n l;nte l b":,a serve in his despatches, adopts ahandsome and h is pointing out the better qualities of those under big id be t eo n seemingly anxious that the credit of the action '311 0 ! 1 . 1 01 1 7 1 to them and not to himself. Who cannotperueive ' 11 .0, 11 1,t i ? touch " an officer of six years' standing," the preinotisiigisee he considered should have been bestowed upon Mr• o f ea ° Kind-heartedness ard noble-heartedness are Solaa ts es seei. 1 5 and exuberant growth in the breast of the Gallant vi A ,1 1 . .• ; NAPIER'S CAPTURE OF THE ISLE OF PO' o r the /' s t He who explores the Portuguese histories of thil. he sl l _, to a date of the Portuguese war of succession, histories , fin . " 'oof ails Captain figuring conspicuously under the coge°°ture e sbi to de Ponza, a title which he bears from the signal ca e ,,P . o a in, he made of this isle, by running the Thames and r i6 co ur I. ' the small mole of the same name. This exqu i t li e e thes si l 'grace, executed without the loss of a man, t sar s Napie rhr l it' d "On the 26th of February, 1813, Capi bel • Mounsey, in the Thames and Furieuse frigates, w ith iitth regr troops consisting only of the second battalion of the 10th le" silent of Infantry, took the little island of Ponta °elf a ' il' of This island has a small harbour, about a quarter ° Rees e breadth, and a mole, which was ' defended by tterie Pie she heavy cannon and two 9-inch howitzers. Wtitr c ei as cher for wind suited, Captain Napier ran the two ships in L a n es eMY to across the mole head, sust-i i i the fire from to e h jliP o half an hour before their Os n itio g n enabled the Br,‘_ _ w ait to retorts a shot ; but the moment P the guns could b o e i e r " ei ieloffi t ri o bear, the ships engaged on both sides, whil e C e ° h ll eig htb of , lands wh ielh d tt , oh a es n a d eyn m eti a hia r ay e t h h e ta d hderyz directlytrea retreated, nd flr ewr a he de when th towerey F o e n iit t ‘ l l l o.. _ loss t 11 0 1_ t : The taritisp huile d tir e d man in either service, although the Thames !fel er r sails times anti the Furieuse twice, besides having t" e sn' llice‘ rig r tebee ing a good deal cut " fro The following are extracts from th e despa r e d _Admiral Si: E. Peilew to the Admiralty:--the earl ° c is ' " I have the honour to inclose a sta tement of tech rege 4 the Island of Ponta, on the coast o f Naples, I"' ,„ o ccs , i ° * The following is Captain Napless despatch on th is copied from the London Gazette, Sept. 24, 1811 :---* ...wee., I), • " His Majesty's ship `" pl, 1 9 o ut , 'll Ju i l 10iA ° • " Off Porto del Infreso, , , ~ the ~„01 ' " she—Captain Clifford, of the Ccphalus, h 3 v'''' Sicil" — • 11 hr• A * hie off Paleniaro, on the 20th instant, informed roe, 7 3 , p at, 00 .• vateer, of a convoy of 26 sail attempting to On G o ing , s e„ „ L use° lie, with his usual activity, prevented them from . fr o ictl i to pelled them to take shelter in Porto del Infresehi, 'earned , _ A CIP.„ A we arrived at five this evening. I immediatell er toro` l obo Clifford to lead in and anchor, . which service he P to OP , ,ii .most handsome style, anti was closely followed hl 2 ror yinS iror , soon silenced eleven gun-boats and an armed elt ice .,, ol d ilv ° ,. of• 18-pounders, two 12. pounder carronades, three lita"'tcction 0..0 6-Pounders, and 280 men , d acr oss for the Pr° sae shiP a ' i , moored t fr p i e i n ate m erc h ant Napl es vessels nd , u a n n d d e r 36 r osparseffoar the lire e jo e vr f - e t; le , i d , :c c , :s pea' cent hills lined with • eteers from the rnerchan`, o e utee be , s u an gA tr d y. The marines were then landed under the', f r t he hg o i6fantr a y m m , a a n n re d u got r re. possession in a very p o r f et t t h y e a te; e e , rt,airienrgf°;l", The ti b e: A r t :: . _ d cto n y e . men prisoners, and driving the rest before theta.. ' of the . u _ l ; go s saute time, under Captain Clifford, took posseas,°_'l.4 D ot ir o together with all the spars, except two, which r ire igh, :','„ 3 „, off, all of which were alongside, and the ship s tluol;00/ thi.:)10). than two hours, without the loss of one ma11 ;. 5 . 1,,i t ee a 116 60 ,1 44,,5in and another man badly, and three of th e lf: a seere, n t he wounded. On entering the Bay our sails and Ilwbeeavel,'or, tee deal cut up. The whole of the ship's cornPar, er s 0%4! It 00 most steady manner, which ever reflects the e cii e . '7: o , disciPß 0f ,,,, predecessor, Captain Waldegrave, for the e/c hob's ter ms board. Captain Cfifford likewise speaks in the rob e, R., first-lieutenant Richa rdson, officers, ard cre I have the honour to be, . c &c. itABL.- /44“0 '° „ " Rear.sadmiral Boyles. _ LA.IVIIIET H. The Returning Officer ( Hope, Esq.) for this borough had fixed the nomination of Members to take place on Kennington common, yesterday. at eleven o'clock. Long previous to that hour, a band of coalheavers, with Tory cards in their hats took up a position right in front of the hustings, and, as was their busi. ness, interrupted the whole proceedings of the day. The usual preliminaries having been gone through. LAURENCE REDHEAD, Esq., came forward to propose Benjamin Hawes, jun., Esq., as a fit and proper person to reprfsent the bo rough of Lambeth in Parliament. Some few years ago he had asked them to accept the services of that gentleman, upon his promise—he was then untried, but he openly stated his princi ples and opinions they, the electors of Lambeth, had adol ted them ; they had triumphantly returned him to represent them, and he had pei formed his duty most zealously ; no man in the House had done more, nor was it possible for any one to hav:. been more attentive to the local interests of the borough. He was a commercial man of unwearied industry, and a most fit man to represent such a constituency as that inhabiting the borough of Lambeth. He had much pleasure in nominating B. Hawes, jun., Esq., as a candidate for their suffrages. W. CORRY, Esq., had much pleasure in seconding the no mination of his Honourable Friend Mr. Hawes for the fourth time. The merits of that gentleman were well knoWn —his usefulness was appreciated—his conduct had given perfect satisfaction to the borough, therefore, he would merely call upon the electors to respond to the call of the Queen, andby sending him as their representative, 'do all in their power to ensure to the country cheap corn, cheap sugar, and cheap timber. Mr. YARNLIN proposed the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt. That gentleman had been known to them as a Mem ber of Parliament for 23 years, and they could not find a stronger advocate for the interests of the people. He had sacrificed much for the people, and was a warm advocate for the extension of the Suffrage, the Ballot, and Triennial Parliaments. _ _ T. M`LEoo, Esq., the brewer of Camberwell, seconded the nomi nation. All who were in favour of cheap bread and plenty of work—all who were opposed to the accursed Tories—all who did not wish to see Ireland coerced and enslaved—all who were opposed to the imposition of new taxes, would vote for his Right Hon. Friend, and keep out the Tories. Mr. JAMES GODING stepped forward for the purpose of proposing Charles Baldwin, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Lambeth in Parliament. The name of Mr. Baldwin was the signal for the most vociferous cheering from a litt'e knot of coalheavers who had taken up their stations immediately in front of the hustiiiks from an early hour, and whose flap hats were adorned with Baldwin and Cabbell cards, and for hisses, groans, hootings, and loud cries of "Off, off," from the supporters of the other candi dates. Amidst the confusion which prevailed it was impossible to catch a syllable that fell from Mr. Goding, who, after a short time. withdrew. Mr. STAIILSCNNIDT seconded the nomination. Mr. J. E. JOHNSON then proposed Thomas Cabbell, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Lambeth in the ensuing Parliament.— (Cheers and hisses) Her Majesty's Minis ters had not the confidence of the people.— (Cheers, hisses i and cries of "They have, they have.") And they were to decide whether they were to conduct the affairs of the nation or not. The candidate he proposed would support the true principles of the Constitution. The Poor.laws were most unconstitutional, inasmuch as they gave to at! Commissioners powers of legislation which ought only to be exercised by Parliament itself, and which Parliament had no power to delegate to other hands.—(Cheers and hisses.) With re spect to the Corn.laws, he thought that when every other interest was protected,. agriculture ought to be also. Hats, cloth, shoes, and every article of manufacture, was protected by a duty, and so ought corn.—(Cheers, hisses, and great confusion.) He concluded by proposing Thomas Cabbel, Esq., amidst great confusion. Mr. hum seconded the nomination amidst loud uproar, which prevented a syllable of his speech being heard. Mr. HAWES then prepared to address the meeting, which was the signal for immense uproar on the part of the " Red" coal . heavers. He said, friim the first moment he had bad the honour of appearing before the great borough of Lambeth, he had the satisfaction of saying that he had never shrunk from openly stating his opinions. He had never held meetings in holes and corners. He had never attended meetings at which his frieuds were admitted by tickets, and his opponents excluded. He had that day met his Hon. Friend and opponent for the first time, on the present occasion. How was that ? Because he (Mr. Hawes) bad met the electors on many occasions, but he had never met either of his opponents. How was that ? He would answer for theni. With the words of liberty upon their lips they still feared the people_. they called themselves the friends of the poor, but the people were well aware of the hollowness of the cry, and they stood as much chance •f being Members for the borough of Lambeth as they had of being made Archbishops of Canterbury. They said they were friends of the poor. Would they repeal the Corn laws, so as to make bread cheap ?—would they extend the suffrage? —no, they would not, for they feared and hated the people—they b?longed to a party which would put its hands into the poc kets of the poor in order to keep up the luxuries of the rich—(Cheers)—they were of the party which supported Church rates, which upheld the Corn-laws, and so violated the first prin. elides of Christianity. On every occasion they had returned him with increasing majorities—were they changed ?—(Cries of " No, no.") Neither was he. Were they the friends of liberty?— (Cries of " Yes, yes,") So was he—why then should they return eit her of his Hon. Opponents? All who were in favour of free trade—all who were the friends of cheap corn, all who were against in creased taxation, would vote fur him and his Honourable Friend Mr. D'Eyncourt. Mr. D'EYNCOURT said, he came before the electors with the same views, holding the same principles, as he did when their kind.. ness had sent hlm into the House of Commons as their representative. He stood before them, conscious that he had not violated a single promise he had ever made them. The Queen had referred to them the decision of a most important question. She had left it to tl.e electors of the empire to say whether the people would have ch ap food and plenty of work, or whether. the people should s t arve w hil e t he l an dlords revelled in luxury— the question now to be decided was; whether they were to have a good and beneficent Governmen't, or one composed of Tales, the enemies of the people. There was adeficiency Of revenue, but although the Tories tiled to keep it the background, the people well knew that the Reform Government had repealed the house-tax, the postage-tax, the coal-tax, and the duty upon candles; they were now anxious to renovate their Exchequer without putting any increased burdens upon the people ; they were anxious to extend the commerce of the country, but the Tories stepped in and said IQ 4 Would the electors of Lambeth old such a faction ? He felt certain they would not; but that they would renew their confidence in him and his Hon. Friend Mr. Hawes. The issue was in their hands, and he fearlessly trusted that thor would set an example to the country. Mr. BALDWIN stoood forward to address the electors, and was received with cheering from his own party, and hooting and hissing and• cries of " Off off," from the supporters of his opponents. Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt and Mr. Hawes both endeavoured for a NOTTIN Gli AYIELECTION. ATTEMPT AT BUT6IIERY BY MOUNTED TORY YEOMANRY-ONE MAN KILLED, AND MANY WOUNDED! NOTTINGHAM MONDAY NIGHT. — This has been a woeful day for Nottingham. Despairing of otherwise subduing the rising independence of the people, the Tory landlords from the country peopled the streets with yeomanry, mounted and armed with bludgeons, who, in true' Peterloo style, made an indiscriminate attack on both eld and young, hewing with their tremendous instruments on all sides. One man was killed, and many taken wounded to the hospitals. The Tories likewise attacked many committee rooms, and burst them open. The 3d dragoons are now parading the town. The nomination ous e a n w d a s m a r t a dead p letter,. as no one was heard. The show of hands was declared in favour of Sir John Cam llob h The poll takes pi." e . , being rettiracl ! • to-morrow ; the Liberals are sure of MORsJINT; Stlki` !., k t_