The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

We read in the Dibats—" Accounts have been
received from Tahiti to the 24th June ; they mention
the arrival of the squadron under the command of
Captain Page, and his installation as Governor at
Papeiti. The Moselle, with the three political pri-
soners of Lyons, MM. Gent, Ode, and Longomazino,
arrived at:Nouka-Hiva on the 2d. Captain Page found
at Tai-o-Hai, in Nouka-Hiva, the remnants of the
establishment which had been founded there some years
since by the French, but which had been abandoned
for the last three years. Every thing will therefore
have to be done for the accommodation of the above
transported men and their families. It will be neces-
sary to construct a house for each of them, and to
secure the proper surveillance over them. During
their voyage the convicts kept much aloof from each
other, but en one or two occasions their quarrels ren-
dered the interference of the captain of the Moselle
necessary; the remainder of the time they scarcely
exchanged a word, and it is probable that the same
coolness will continue when they have tahen posses-
sion of their houses on shore. The country is fine,
and the soil admirably rich; the bay forms
almost a circle surrounded by high mountains,
but which, however, are not inaccessible, as has
been long supposed. Captain Page, on arriving
at Papeiti, received the direction of affairs from the
hands of Commandant Bonard, who has returned to
France by the Thisbe. At the moment when the
new Governor landed, his ship, the Artemise, fired
a salute of 15 guns, and another salute of the same
number was fired on his entering his residence.
Commandant Bonard, his predecessor, was there
to receive him, and presented to him the foreign
consuls, the civil and military officers, &c. On
the same day, the new Governor went to the re-
sidence of Queen Pomare. Her Majesty received
him in la salon, furnished completely in the Euro.
peen style ; her husband, and all her family were
present. The Governor handed her a letter from the
Prince President, a magnificent ring, with the arms
of the Prince, and some rich presents for herself
and her children. The Queen both understands
French and English, but she only speaks her own
language; the conversation is therefore carried on
by means of an interpreter. Two days afterwards
she returned the visit of the Governor, accompanied
by her husband. The Queen was dressed in a blouse
of black satin, embroidered with coloured silk ; she
had a rice straw bonnet profusely ornamented with
roses, and the other parts of her attire added to the
strange appearance of the dress and the bonnet. The
King is a tall muscular man of colossal strength;
he had a coat of blue velvet, embroidered with gold,
white casbmire trowsers with gold bands, a very
handsome sabre, white gloves, and red slippers, and
he had on his head an enormous drum-major's cap
surmounted by a feather, which rivalled in height the
cocoa-nut trees round the house. The persons who
accompanied the Queen were far from being so well
dressed ; many of them only wore a garment indis-
pensable for decency sake. The Queen has a daughter
about 16 years of age, who is pretty and intelligent."

WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND
SOCIg TY.

THE LATE DISFRANCEIISINGDECISION

Owing to the recent extraordinary decisions of Mr.
Shad well, the revising teirrister for tviii ilesex, whereby
great numbers of the Freehold L Society voters
have been di-frauchis,d, the members of these bodies
have determined on :eking steps with I view to re-
dress the injury done them. A public meeting took
place in connexion with the Westminster Society at
the School-rooms, New Church-street, Paddington,
at which the subject was mooted. Thomas Pitts, Esq.,
presided, and stated that, owing to the great increase
in the members of the society, it would be necessary,
for those who had hitherto transmitted their subscrip-
tions through him to appoint an agent for that
purpose.
Mr. GEORGE HUGGETT, the secretary, gave a de-
tailed explanation of the principles and operations of
the society, and stated the progress it had made. In
the course of three years five estates had been pur-
chased, containing in all about 72 acres ; the total
receipts from the establishment of the society had
been 15,6101. On each estate, the shares entitled
thereto had risen to a considerable premium on allot-
ment. In reference to the recent decision of Mr.
Shad well, declaring that a plot of land did not confer
the franchise, unless it had cost 501., it was to be re-
gretted that this being a question of fact, and not of
law, there was no appeal from his decision to the Court
of Common Pleas; but it was hoped that something
more effectual would be done. It was astonishing
that the Learned Gentleman should display such igno-
rance of the value of property as to adopt the arbi•
trary rule which he had laid down, and which was
ridiculous in the eyes of practical men. Every one
knew how rapidly property increased in value in the
neighbourhood of London, and that without any re-
ference to the price originally paid for it. He knew
a gentleman who, fourteen years ago, bad bought a
small freehold by auction for 20/. ; within six months
of the purchase it was let for 141. a year, and had been
so let ever since. In the last year this society had
bought nine acres of land at Kilburn at 5401. per acre.
Afew months after they wished to extend their purchase,
and add four or five acres of the adjoining land of pre-
cisely the same value, but so greatly had the value of
the property increased in that short interval that the
price then demanded was 1,0001. per acre. Belgrave-
square, a few years ago, was let to a market gardener,
and the value of the land was then about 300/. an
acre ; now it was not short of 30,0001. On the East
Moulsey estate of that society, an allotment which
had cost 231. 103. had been let for ever on a chief-rent
of 703. a year; and there was no doubt, if that chief-
rent was put up at Garraway's to-morrow, it would
fetch 100/.—(Hear, hear.) He suggested that the
extraordinary course pursued by Mr. Shad well should
be set forth in a memorial to the Lord Chief Justice
of the Queen's Bench, with whom the appointment of
the revising barristers rested, requesting his Lordship
to discontinue the appointment of the Learned Gen-
tleman.
A resolution for carrying out the recommendation
of the chairman was proposed and agreed to, and at
the close of the proceedings a number of new mem-
bers were enrolled.

WRECK OF A SCHOONER OFF
BRIGHTON.
On Monday evening our mariners observed a soli-
tary vessel tossing about in the offing. The weather
was very rough at the time, the wind blew from the
south-west, the sea rode mountains high, and
.a heavy
rain was falling. It was difficult to discern the
nature of the ship thus exposed to the fury of the
elements; but it was evident that she was driving
before the wind, apparently beyond control,
and as if, to adopt: the technical phrase-
ology of one of the spectators, " she would
neither wear nor stay, scud nor lay to." As the
evening came on, either by some effort trade on
board, or by reason of the shifting of the wind, the
strange craft shifted her course, and was seen making
for our shore. As she drew nearer it was seen that
she was a schooner of some 150 tons burden, and that
her sails were all torn, and hanging in tatters from her
masts. The direction she was now taking brought
her off Blackrook, and as she drove swiftly in she soon
got among the rocks, and being dashed about by
wind and wave, sustained such injuries that it was
evident she must soon become a wreck. Under these
circumstances the Coast Guardsmen at the Blackrook
station bestirred themselves to render what assistance
they might. Lieutenant Pratt had the rocket ap-
paratus got ready with a view of throwing out a
rope to the crew; but while that was preparing, the
vessel was driven still nearer to the shore, and it was
thought practicable to send out a boat. A small
life-boat was accordingly dispatched with five hands
to work her ; and, though the state of the sea ren-
dered the attempt perilous, the crew succeeded in
reaching the ill-fated vessel. She proved to be the
Honoria of Dover, the property of Mr. S. Lathan,
banker of that town, and on her way from Caen to
London, with a cargo of stone. There was on board
the captain, whose name is Coburg, and three seamen.
The aft-part of the vessel was stove in, ani the bull
was otherwise injured ; the cabin, containing the
clothes and other property of the crew, was entirely
carried away. The sufferers, who were much ex-
hausted by their endeavours to save the ship, were
taken into the life-boat and brought safely ashore,
where comfortable quarters wore provided for them in
the workhouse. The vessel was, of course, abandoned,
and it was expected that it would go to pieces in the
night ; but she drifted still further to the shore, and the
battered hull was to be seen on the rocks all day yes-
terday in much the same condition as when the crew
left her. The captain's explanation of the cause of the
wreck is, that when out at sea the wind split his sails
into ribands, and being unable to make way against
the wind he was obliged to give up his control of the
borne a
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ship and drift with her. But for the slight change in
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SEABORNE MAILS.
[IC signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office
by the alght—and M by the morning—dispatch.

When made up is ; From what
PLACES. General Post-office, port die- When
London: j patched. due.
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America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 8 .. Liverpool .. Oct. 11
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 22 .. I.• Liverpool .. Oct. 13
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Oct. 15 .. Southampt. Arrived
Australia (via South-
ampton)(vi2oth ofeachn, onth; Southampt. Oct. 24
Ditto Marseilles) N,24th of each month , Dover .. Oct. 17
Ditto, via C. of G.llopo Ni2d& 14th each mo.,Plymouth.. Nov. ;10
........ Nll9th & 30th of mod Dover Oct. 18
Africa (West coast)• • N 140 oi the month 'Plymouth
NlDaily • • .. ,Dover .. Daily
Bra it
Brazil .• .. 1.1,9 th of the month ,Southampt. Oct. 12
M 9th of the month 'Southampt. Oct. 12
cS
aui Buenos
AYra(vaiasChagres)2l 2d & 17th of monthiSouthampt. Oct. 16
Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of the month,Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Cape de Verds Nl2d of the month —lPlymouth. • Sept. 26
Constantinople* .. • N i7th 17th 27th et mo Dover .. Oct. 20
Central America M2d & 17th of men. (Southampt. Oct. 16
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & FrLlSoutkampt. Tu. Th. Sat
Chili .. •• Ml2d & 17th of mnth Southampt. Oct. 19
France .. t kr, Twice daily 'Dover • • Twicodaily
Greece* Nl7th 17th 27th of mo I Dover .. Oct. 16
HamburghNjTuesday & Friday !London .. Tees. Sat.
Holland .. • • .. DiWednes. & Satar.lLondon SuR. Thuu
Honduras .. . 1,1,17 th of the month ,Southampt. Oct. 16
Ireland • • .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicedally
India(via Southamp.) M,2oth of the month Southampt. Oct. 24
India (via Marseilles) NiBth&24th efmonth'Dover • • Oct. 19
India, via C. of G. Hope Nll4th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 26
Mauritius .. • . 2714th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 26
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. Mi2Oth of the month Southampt. Oct. 24
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) 24th of month Dover ..Oct. 19
Mexico Mi2d of the month.. Southampt. 'lst ea. mo.
Madeira • • Mi9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta* Dover Oct. 18
30th of month
Naples* .. Nlsth 15th 25tb ofme Dover Oct. 12
Papal States., N 'sth 15th25th ef mo Dover .. ,Oct. 12
Peninsula M 7thl7th27thef mo Southampt. ,Oct. 16
Peru 2d & 17th of mnth Southampt. Oct. 16
Tuscany* .. N sth 15th25th of mo Dover •• lOct. 12
West Indies 21,1 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16:
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt.
* Thu mails to those countries thus marked (*) aro conveyed by
French Dact et via Marseilles.

12d of the month .. iSonthampt.l
ountriea thus marked (*) aro conveyed by

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.

-
Yesterday the theological department of this institu-
tion was opened for the winter session, and a large
number of students were admitted.
The candidates for admission were examined in Greek
and Latin classics, the historical Scriptures in English,
Bishop Nicholson's Exposition of the Church Catechism,
and other works. The course of instruction in this de-
partment is to embrace the evidences of natural and re-
vealed religion, the Holy Scriptures in the original lan-
guages, the Thirty-nine Articles, the Book of Common
Prayer, ecclesiastical history ancient and
.modern, the
theory and practice of, the pastoral :office, including
the reading of the Liturgy and the composition and de-
livery of sermons. Measures are also taken for pro-
viding the students with the opportunity of acting as
district visitors under the parochial clergy, as also for
enabling them to become practically acquainted with the
beat methods of conducting schools.
The Ray. Alexander M.‘Caul, D.D., rector of St.
Magnus the Martyr, London-bridge; the Rev. Frede-
rick Denison Maurice, M.A., chaplain of Lincoln's Inn;
and the Rev. Richard Chevenix Trench, M.A., chaplain
to the Bishop of Oxford, are to act as professors of di-
vinity during the present term; and the following gen
tlemen will be the lecturers l'he Rev. E. H. Plumptre,
M.A., Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford; the Rev.
Michael Biggs, M.A., lecturer of St. Anne's, Black-
friars; and the Rev. J. B. M`Caul, curate of St. Magnus
the Martyr.
A class for theological candidates has also been
opened under the superintendence of the Rev. M. Biggs
and the Rov. J. B. M'Caul. The two archbishops and
twenty-four bishops have consented to receive as can-
didates for holy orders students who have passed
through the theological departments of this college,
dispensing with the customary degree at Oxford or
Catabaidge.

CHEAPNESS IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY.-
Hitherto large sums have been charged for engrossing and
cc dying bills filed in the Court of Chancery, in lieu of which
printed bills are to be delivered, and by one of the new rules
a considerable reduction is effected. It is ordered that " the
payment to be made by the defendant to the plaintiff for
printed copies of the bill or claim shall be at the rate of one
halfpenny per folio."