The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

Conservative party, I may refer to my conduct in Par-
liument during 11 years, spent wholly and heartily in
your service to the best of my ability.
I was willing,
while the R. an Catholic body ected the part of good
subjects, that they should enjoy their share of national
revenues; now that they have allowed foreign intrigue
man
to mix and tamper with their allegiance, I am for with-
holding from them the means which they have unfairly
used, and I would take all care to.guarel the religion of
this Protest
-a3t "PabtrY a.like from their overt PretenaiOns
and -from- their inaichous influence. - •
" I have 'applied myself much to the greet and vital
questions of National Education, of Poor-laws, and of
Penal Administration, and still more to a question in
which, as I have increasingly studied it, I have felt
more and more convinced your principal interests are at
this moment involved—I mean that of Colonization.
The power of Great Britain as a first-rate nation, the
extension of our commerce, the welfare and independence
of the working classes,
the control of Crown influence,
and reduction of national taxation; seem to me to be all
implicated in thin one great department of national en,
terprise, and all, by its present neglect and grieve-us
maladministration, dangerously hazarded.
" I may mention to you, with a pride in which you
will share, that my attention to that subject has been,re-
eegniz.ed by Lord Derby in his offer to me of the Secre-
taryship of the Board of Control in his Government—
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offer which I only declined because I thought that I
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pendent support.
"But far above all
these details of subjects are the'
great principles which separate one class of politicians
from the other—the Conservative from the Democratic.
In a free ceuntry like this, I bow to the wishes of the
community, as I have just expressed a readiness to do
in one great instance; but I will never consent to any
tampering with the institutions of the land, to pander to
popular caprice, or to indulge in theoretic experiments,
or to trade in the rise and tall of excited expectations.
My study will be to understand. maintain, aad perfect
the Constitution of the country, carefully and cautiously
adapting it to the varying
the people. If this renewed avowal of my principles, and
their special application to present measures, meets with
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your approbation, I shall .
proud of a continuance of
your confidence. circumstances and wishes of
"If any considerable number of ray old supporters
should express dissatisfection with this statement, lam
the last man to be ambitious of serving my own party
without their entire confidence, or of gaining temporary
support for a special purposefrom the opposite party,
with whose general principles I disagree.
"I have the honour to be your faithful and obedient
servant,
" C. B. ADDERLEY."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—This morning, at ha,
past nine o'clock, Rear-Admiral the Duke of Nor.
Herbert, K.C.8., Fourth Lord of the Admiralty;
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and Captain
the Hon. P. T. Pelham, private secretary to his Grace
the _First Lord, left their hotel and embarked at the
town Sallyport-stairs in the Admiralty barge, which
was steered by Lieut. Mason (first of the Victory,
who was appointed Admiralty Flag Lieutenant for
the occasion), to the Black Eagle steam yacht, lying
off the stairs, and which vessel got under weigh im-
mediately for the fleet at Spithead. The First Lord
wore his uniform of Rear-Admiral, and Commodore
Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Chad:, and Captain
Pelham were also in full uniform—a novelty in con-
nexion with Admiralty officials and their port visits
which the inhabitants and the service took ample
cognizance of. This was considered as it should be.
it added no dignity or importance to the visit of for-
mer Lords of the naval administration of the
country to see a party of gentlemen in very mediocre
garments perambulating the dockyards and in-
specting ships, attended by the chief officers of the
port and arsenal in full state livery, who looked much
more like the Lords than the Commissioners did.
Hitherto, also, when former Boards have come down
to this or other ports, their presence has been notified
by salutes at arrival, salute at the flag being hoisted,
salute at visiting a ship, salute at leaving her, salute
at going away from the port, and so on ad nauseam.
" Fire away ! Here we are," said their Lordships'
gunpowder heralds, and so their visits added at least
one item to the deadweight of the navy estimates.
To-day, on the perambulations and embarkations of
the Duke of Northumberland, no powder has been
wasted ; no flag was hoisted, no sentry has been
posted at the Soor of his hotel, no guard of honour
ashore has been paraded; but the respect, homage,
and importance attendant upon the visit were none
the less. A First Lord of the Admiralty has not
been seen in a naval costume since the days of the
Duke of Clarence ; and although every successive
Board has had five or six naval members in it, we
never saw one in uniform on a visit of this kind till
to-day. We have been requested in many quarters
to mention the fact.—Times.
While the Duke and party were gone to Spithead,
Captain Milne, the junior member of the Admiralty,
and Captain Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., &c.,
the surveyor of the navy, went over the dockyard, and
transacted business with the Rear-Admiral Superin-
tendent and the officers of the executive of the ship-
building department.
The First Lord and party went first on board the
Prince Regent, 90, at Spithead. Commodore Martin
received them with all honours, and conducted them
over the ship (no yards were manned, or other dan-
gerous pomp observed), on board which they remained
two hours, exercising the crew at general quarters,
firing a few rounds of grape to try the range, &c.
The Simoom iron screw steam troop frigate, Cap
tain Kingcome, was next inspected, and then the
-
Vixen steam-aloa
PI Commander" Barnard, and the
board on leaving her re-embarked in their barge for
the Black Eagle,
which brought them to the har-
bour's mouth, and landed them at the Sallyport-
stairs, whence they walked to their hotel to luncheon
-and Sir Baldwin Walker (who had been on
board the Winch
atte lf past One,
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Milne
the St. Vincent, 100, in the course of their visit to
the dockyard) joined them, and
few officers. gave audiences to a

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economy of that establishment Duke of Northumberland
advisited the Sailors' home in
ment by Commander John-
much pleased with the were shown the internal
superintendent.o'clock the
They inspected the victual-
working of the whole that
and countenance
ling department, went into the accounts, and were so
beneficial arrangements and
of
ft his Grace, to show his ap-
proval Plymouth, institution, informedsuch a national and praise-
worthyshould give the Horne Captain Johnston he
Ap-
lin, and examined everyled
aalseeco%repriatn°.v-eorotlbe Home after the First
Captain Milne, the
Junior Lord,
by Flag-Lieutenant Ap-
Lord had left,
which he expressed lofrdh,sighdliynnperleapsaerdt.y
part, with the whole of
visited the Sailors'
Stafford, M.P.,the
noeeretary of the Admiralty,
a few days since, prior to
Last night the FirSsittns
embarking for
gratification. and also expressed his
com-
prised Admiral Sir Thomas 111..
Commander-in-Chief of the Briggs, G.C.M.G., the
Superintendent Prescott, C Port; Rear-Admiral
Colonel Commandant .B. ; Commodore Martin,
Pasley, and Menzies,pi K. 11., R.M., Flag-
Lieutenant This evening the Firstat Lieutenant Aplin.
Sir Thomas Briggs, Rear-Admiralord entertains Admiral
Com-
modore Sir Thomas Herbert Prescott,
Captain Sir Edward Parry, Commodore Martin,
Cap-
tain Milne, Captain Sir li,,Colonel Menzies,
dwin Walker, and all
the captains and commandersal
Spit-
head and in Portsmouth . of the ships at Spit-
harbou
The Simoom, 16, Captain a I'.
steam-frigate, embarks at
thiliingcome, iron screw
82 men of the 20th Regime f. Port officerscer and
men of the 231, two officeria" two and 82
and 42 men of the
54th, with whom she proceesd
Sun-
day for Queenstown, and son Saturday or
embarks two officers and
52 men of the 66th, and one
the 71st, also four soldiers' wivnfficer and 92 men of
whom she sails thence for quehes and children, with
to Spithead with other troops,
ee direct, and returns
The Highflyer, 25, screw steam-frigate, Captain
Matson, arrived at Spithead this morning from Wool-
wich, and saluted. After removin
shell she came into harbour. ; her powder and
this afternoon in the harbour by captain Milne and She was inspected
Sir Baldwin Walker.
The Basilisk steam-sloop, Commander Gardiner,
pro tem., did not anchor at Spithead last
proceeded directly for Greenhithe ; she
evening, but
e took in a ton
of pemican from the Clarence victualling-yard that
had been prepared for Captain 13eatann,
s expedition.
, The Winchester was taken out of dock and is
further fitting in the basin.
The Fire Queen, iron steam-vessel, has been payed
over with Mr. Hay's composition.
The Fairy royal yacht, when taken into the dock
on Monday, was found to be very Clean The com-
position on her is firm and hard, and it :
is only found
necessary to pay over a few small patches where it
has been rubbed off by collision. The patches placed
experimentally on the bottom of the Elfin have had the
effect of preventing the growth of weeds on her
copper.
Her Majesty's ship Neptune, 120, Capt. Scott, has
shipped her upper deck armament, and has been
ordered to ship her proper topmasts and spars.
The Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson, Was hauled
under the shears to-day to receive her foremast. She
will proceed with her refit now her crew
has returned
from leave.

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Artillery Companies of Royal
Marines, is at present in London, prosecuting very
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of
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Roberts, a highly talented
important experiments with the view to improvements
with the azimuth compass.
The number of troops in the garrison this day
amounts to 4,600.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14 —The Desperate steamer,
one of the reserve, had orders on Monday to prepare
for sea. She was immediately placed alongside the
coal depot, and supplied with the necessary quantity
of coal. She drew charts for the Channel And North ,