The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

(BY SUBMARINE ANTS BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)

GAVESED, Frida, 9.
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Wind W. ; tide last h ouR
r's ebb ;N yl
weather cdy.a.m.
Arrived, Dec. 13.—Elizabeth, from Akyab ; Wards,
Havre.

Arrived, Dec. 14.--Rolf Agesen, from Leer ;
Memel ; Freya, Mollerup ; Commodore, Stockholm ; Pre-
ciosa, Gottenborg; Dorothea Elizabeth, Assens ; Weasel,
St. Michael's.

DEAL, Friday, 9.32 a.m.
Wind W.N.W., moderate and hazy.
Anchored—lda, from Australia, for London; Kensing-
ton, from London, for Cardiff.
Passed—Coquette, from London, for Malta ; William
Hammond, from London, for Swan River; Canada, from
London, for Madras; Naiad, from London, for Jamaica.

THE QUEEN OF THE WEST.—This fine vessel, of 2,500
.ons burden, which was wrecked some months since on
the Langharne Sands, off the coast of Carmarthenshirs,
has been thoroughly repaired. She was got off by great
exerticns, and docked at Llaneily, where 3,000/, have
been expended in repairs. She is once more an efficient
vessel, and is now the property of Messrs. Johnson and
Major, of Liverpool, who purchased her from the former
owners, Messrs. Luckraft and Co. She has been sent to
Cardiff to be coppered and loaded with iron for New
Orleans.
MEMORIAL TO HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE Duan
OF SUSSEX.—In this age of "testimonials " it is some-
thing refreshing to be told how the good name and
qualities of worth may be transmitted to posterity, as-
sociated with a work of practical benevolence. When the
committee of the "Sussex Memorial " decided on appro-
priating the funds collected to the erection of a new
wing to the Royal Free Hospital, they adopted the best
course to perpetuate the name and philanthropic cha-
racter of 11.11.11. tLe Duke of Sussex. It is only a few
months since we noticed the ceremony of laying the
foundation-stone of au addition to this excellent charity,
to be called the " Sussex Wing," and now we see a hand-
some pile, nearly complete, which when opened in the
spring will afford additional hospital accommodation to
nearly 150 patients. It is a charity in the strict some
of the word, for all persons seeking relief are immedis
ately attended to without delay and ceremony of a go-
vernor's letter, and on that account alone worthy of
support. It must indeed be a consolation to the bene-
volent founder to witness the great success of nearly a
quarter of a century's charitable labours in behalf of the
destitute of this metropolis. Over 40,000 sick and
destitute poor have been relieved at the Royal Free
Hospital this year.
SUDDEN DEATH 08 MR. JOSEPH BARKER.—The New
York Herald t rings intelligence of the death of Mr. Jos.
Barker, man well known in Leeds, and indeed through-
out Yorkshire. Mr. Barker was formerly an accredited
minister of the Wesleyan New Connexion. He many
years ago left that body and embraced the principles of
the Unitarians, but at length became a free thinker.
While a resident in this locality, he was a prominent po-
litical character, and often spoke at election and other
meetings in advocacy of the principles of the Charti-ts.
His earnest inculcations of his views in the year 1848,
at a meeting held on Skircoat Moor, near Halifax, led to
his being indicted at the Liverpool assizes, at the in-
stance of the Government, for alleged instigation to phy-
sical force, but the indictment was withdrawn before the
day of trial. It is but just, however, to state that
though Mr. Barker often used strong and inciting lan-
guage, he invariablyrepudiated physical force, as not only
impolitic, but as likely to be attended with failure if re-
sorted to. His career of change and vicissitude closed
at Philadelphia, where he died suddenly after address.
ing an anti-slavery meeting for upwards of three hours.
He appears to have expired at the meeting, but whe-
ther death arose from over-exertion or some other cause
is not stated. Mr. Barker possessed remarkable power as
a popular speaker and writer, arising from his extreme
clearness and plainness, his perfect collectedness, his
boldness, his readiness in reply, his aptness in illustra-
tion, his talent for ridicule, and his never failing flow of
vernacular language. We are sorry to be compelled to
add that these qualificatiousmade his influence eminently
prejudicial, inasmuch as he devoted a great portion of
his time and writings to attacks upon Scripture and
Christianity, and was the means of turning many half-
informed persons from the truth to infidelity. We see
no reason to doubt that he was the sincere friend of
liberty and popular rights, though he was often injudi-
cious and extreme ; but in the all-important matter of
religion he was as mischievous as he was audacious.--
Leeds Mercury.

T/". •••-•-7.7.

esLer,l) s }SOUL,: Lit 11151, ut a btru. of
meetings to be held in the metropolis and throughout
the country, was convened at the Court House, Mary- 7 lebone, for the purpose of raising a fund as a tribute of
. public respect to the late Mr. Joseph Hume. Sir Ben -= . jamin Hall, Bart., M.P., took the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the mee
ing, said the iast time he had the honour of presiding in
that room was fur a similar object to that which was
the purposo ,-)f the present in,tetin,--paying a rte-
rented
went to the memory of a man who -had faithfully repre-
sented the borough for upwards of s
-van years. (flea; bear.) They were met at present for the purpose of con-
sidering the best means I,f erecting a testimonial to the
memory of Mr. Joseph Hume, who had so well earned
the esteem and the gratitude of the people of this
country. (Hear, hear.) The present meeting, he
might remark, was the first of a series of meet
legs, intended to be held throughout the country
for carrying out the praiseworthy object he had stated.
The right hon. baronet then proceeded to give a sketch -
of the political career of Mr. Hume, pointing out to the
attention of the meeting the more prominent of those
acts in which he had been so actively engaged. The
light hon. gentleman, in conclusion, said it was wel
worthy of remark that this movement had originated
with the working classes.- (Hear, hear.)
Mr. STRATTON moved the first resolution, which was
to the effect that a testimonial should be dedicated to
the memory of the late Mr. Hume, in order to evince
the nation's glatitude for the services be had rendered
to the country during a long life spent in her service.
Mr. R. OSBORNE, M.P., said, in seconding the reso-
lution, be begged to state that he had attended that day
to show his regard to the memory of Mr. Hume, whose
loss was so deeply felt by the country. (Hear, hear.)
In every public movement Mr. Hume was the active
originator of every valuable reform, and was foremost
in promoting the principles of toleration, and of securing
to the country, as far as he could possibly accomplish it,
economy and retrenchment in every department of the
State. (Hear.) The loss of such a man could not be
oo much deplored. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK, M.P., said he felt very deeply in this
matter ; but it was not from personal motives that he
came forward to advocate the erection of a teetimonia
to the memory of that great man whose loss they all
deplored. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hume was a reformer,
when reform was not fashionable. He preached re.
trenchment, and with success, in an unreformed House
of Commons. (gear, hear.)He persevered in contend.
ing for economy and reform in the face of enormous diffi.
culties, and he obtained power in the Rouse of Com-
mons without practising any of the arts 'of the House
of Commons, and he (Mr. Roebuck) knew that House
well. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Mime, by courage
and determination, obtained power in the House of Com-
mons through the support he received from the people. I
was now fashionable to speak considerately of the people,
but Mr. Hume was their friend when it was not the
fashion to be so. (Hear, bear.) Yet he failed not to
oppose the working men when he felt they were in the
wrong ; and he equally supported masters and men as
he believed them to be in the right. The hon. gentle.
man concluded by saying he gave his cordial support to
the resolution. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. W. WILLIAMS, M.P., bore testimony, as his
honourable friends had done, to the great services Mr.
Hume had rendered to the country.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. SANGER moved the second resolution, for setting
on foot a subscription for carrying out the object of the
meeting, and briefly eulogised the public conduct of Mr.
Hume.

Mr. BARNETT seconded the resolution, which WAS
carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN announced a number of subscriptions
which amounted to 1401., and the proceedings termi-
nated.