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[PRICE SD.

longer be trifled with. Let your voices then be
heard! let your wrongs be beard too ! Tell the
British Minister, whoever he may be, the suffaringe
you have undergone. Point out to him the rashness
which has characterized the recent legislation, and
say, " We. the shipowners of England, whose prostweity
as a class has been centributary to, and co-existent with,
the national greatness of this realm—we have had our
dcarest interests too hastily meddled with, we have been
exposed, without preparation. and almost without notice,
to compete against the world; in this struggle. we feel
the pressure of burdens too heavy for, us to bear; we
implore you to grant us a Parliamervary inviry into
their nature and their remedy.—(Hear, hear.) " We do
not deprecate the struggle, nay, we inter on it proudly
and trustfully, inspirited by the stirrit.g nasm,ries of
the past, end buo2.ed up by the happiest antiopations
of the future; whet men ern do, we chiserfuly exit 'confi-
dently undert.ke; hut, let us feel that the conte-t is lair
us well as necessary, let, us feel that i. ti to be stage 6
under the eye of a Vrovernment which will not ruff r
energies to be clogged with any unntcessary burden.
but which will wi h jealous care secure to us th,
*Loh of that to which alone we are entitled, and . which
alone we require=a. calm and considerate he,tring. We
seek no exclusite favour, we claim no spacial exemptitats
—all we ask is British sympathy, all we demand is Bti-
tith justice."
Tn.- Learned Gentleman resumed his seat amidst en-
thusiastic and tumultuous plaudits, which were spin
and again repeated, the whole assembly at last rising,
and, with-bats in hand, giving him three hearty cheers,
and one cheer more.
A vote of thanks to the cbairrudn, for his able condtict
in the chair, moved by Mr. W. Wight, seconded by Mr.
Reginald Peacock, terminated the proceedings.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE APPOINTMENT OF eta) r. LOCH, C.B.
In answer to some strictures on the appointment of
Captain Loch to the command of the Winchester, our
coutempirary, the Times, who has affected very great,
*but -verrindisereet; is dignatioll at, the appointment of
officers of little service, less standing, but of great family
ha. tho fulluwing:—
" A very unjust attack has been made by some of the
professional papers upon the appointment of Capt. Loch
to the Winchester. We have reason to believe that his
appointment was entirely unsolicited, and as Captain
Loch is one of a well-known Whig family, we are dis-
posal to consider it a•favourable example of the spirit
which is to prevail over the distribution of patronage by
the new Admiralty. Captain Loch commanded the
Alarm in the river St. Juan, for two years, under most
difficult circumstances, and dispfayed in the conduct of a
negotiation with the state of Nicaragua an ability and
discretion which were appropriately rewarded by Lord
Palmersto❑ with the distinction of C.B. We believe
that Captain Loch is a good seamen as well as an able
negotiator, and see no reason to regret that the Ad-
miralty has disregarded the claims of party in his

favour:"

_
Unfortunately for our Contemporary's compliment to
the present Board of Admiralty, we believe that Cap-
tain Loch's appointment was made by the Duke of
Northumberland as a point of delicacy towards his pre-
decessor, who, it is said, would have given the Winches-
ter to Captain Loch had he remains d in office another
week. Captain Loch, it is true, is allowed to be a good
seaman, and may be an able negotiator, but the navy
have yet to discover the superior qualifications he pos.
sessss, and the distinguished services he has rendered,
to justify his rapid promotion in time of peace when
thousands of war officers could not obtain even employ-
ment, and which entitled him to the C. 8., when scores
of offiJers on the list had not only ten times as many
claims for the decoration for brilliant, dashing, and dis•
crest services against the enemy. Moreover, Captain
Loch has already served one term of commission to-
wards making himself eligitle tor his active fl.ig rank,
whereas no less than 50 captains, made in the same year
in which Captain Loch was prercored— to say nothing
of scores of deserving senior officers—have not had the
charm-, of a single day's employment as captain. The
compliments, therefore, of our contemporary on the
First Lord's impartiality, are inconsistent with his pre-
,ended advocacy of the claims of old meritorious and
distinguished but tffiuient officers, as they are at the ex-
pense of the Noble Duke's well-known appreciation of
the services of the gallant profession of which he is now
happily the h-ad .
The unfairness—we may say injustice—of such rail-
road promotions as those by which Captain Loch reached
his post rank and his standing in the list, is made evident
in the following remarks in the Standard of last night.
Our contemporary says:—
" The present Board of Admiralty will, no doubt, en-
deavour to redress as many grievances as their power
may enable them, and there are some cases of hardship
which ate well worthy of consideration. Many past
cepasine of 15 ycare' standing and upwards entert d the
service ti,fa:r a me who, of only of 11 years' standing us
captains, had their lieutenant's commission; thus many
atih oily 25 or 28 tears' service are senior officers to
those who have been 40 years in the navy, and distill-
guiaheri themselves in the Late war us lieut. nantt, but,
for want of interest; were late in obtaining their commis-
sion as captain. These older officers, but younger cap-
tains, are told, on applying for consideration, that they
do not stand high enough on the captains' list, and thus
an app intment is bestowed on one 15 years the junior,
and who has no good service to plead. This is sorely
telt by the old and meritorious officers."
Captain Loch's case is a very appropriate illuatrat.on
of the Standard's statement. Captaia Loch was pro-
moted to the rank of captain in 1841. Of the thirteen
officers promoted to the rank of captain in 1851—
that is, ten years later—no less than six were senior
to him as lieutenants; and of the officers promoted
in the same year as Captain Loch, no less
than 50 were lieutenants before Captain Loch even en-
tered the Royal Navy, If the above is all the defence
or excuse our contemporary can offer for the ex-First
Lord of the Admiralty's nomination of Captain Loch,
that gallant and distinguished officer may truly exclaim,
"Save me from my friendsl"—Morning Herald.
Commander Albert Hesseltine (1845) has been se-
lected by the Duke of Northumberland to command the
Britomart, 8, to be commissioned at Devonport. The
selection of this officer for employment reflects credit
upon the Noble First Lord. Dorms of officers, junior
to Commander Hesseltine, have been employed, and not
a few of them promoted, whilst this officer has not
hitherto had a chance of a command. The Duke has
evidently selected him on account of his standing and
good services. He must have entered the navy about
the year 1825 (before Captain Loch,, by the way)—
passed his examination in 1832—served five years as a
mate, and, as a lieutenant, served in the Electra, 18,
South American station; as first of' the Grecian, 16;
then as first of Commodore Sullivan's frigate Stag, 46;
then the Sappho, 16, Cape; and Conway, 26, on the
same station, when he was made a commander at the
general promotion of 1846. In the early part of his
career, we are told, be served in the Andromeda frigate
in the East Indies, and was frequently engaged in her
boats against the Malacca pirates.
Commander Barnard and the officers of the Vesuvius,
steam-sloop, on their arrival at Portsmouth found their
commissions appointing them to the Vixen, 6, steam-
sloop, for service on the Brazils station.
Clerk—H. W. M. Arnold has been appointed to the
Winchester, 50, at Portsmouth.
Clerk's Assistant—H. W. D. Shanks to the leupregna-
ble flag ship, Devonport.
Gunner—Richard Page, of the Spiteful steam-sloop,
has been confirmed.
Commodore Martin's flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90,
Captain Harris, is on her way from (her to Spit-
head, to be " paid down," and for crew to have a
fortnight's holiday.
Leander, 50, Captain S. C. Dacres, is hourly expected
at Devonport, having lett Queenstown for Devouport on
Saturday last.
Vivid Diver steam packet, Master Commander &al-
thea, will not have h,rr defects repaired before the mid-
dle of next month, at Woolwich.
DEFENCES OF SPITIIEAD.—The engineer officers went
out again on Tuesday to examine the site for the intended
fort on what is termed No Man's Land, near Spithead,
to ascertain the nature of the ground, and whether the
soil is of that character that would be fit for the
o decide
battery intended, and at what depth they g
tor a foundation. They commenced b. on
ring
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESD e troop.
ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw, sailed to-da'
v with
-
naval stores for Devonport and Cork, Sh
into a good offing by the steam-tag.
-0 was towed
The Rodney, 92, Captain C. Graham, C.B
ordered to prepare for sea, and will s has lreit:
go to pithead 111.
few days. Her crew were exercised this m
sending up and down topgallant masts and crossingornin lin
op-
liallant and royal yards. She will be
ready to go out to
tapithead on bending sails.
The Sprightly steam-tender, Acting Muter"n-
mender George Allen sailed ' • h supe-
numeraries for the east Hard. this evening with
Commander
The compasses of the Vixen, steam-sloop,
-Barnard, have been adjusted to d
The Arethusa, 50, Captain • .Symonds,a-has completed her
refit, and is again ready for se
The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell,e. robably come
wit and
he
into harbour on the Rodney going out, and take up t l p
moorings vacated by her.
Erskine, Second-Lieute-
ROYAL MARINES —Captain —r_s
and 63 privates,
nant Gill, two sergeants, two corport btiemr majesty's ship
embarked this afternoon on board
Winchester, for service in that
y ship.Heblideity's brig Racer,
PLYMOUTH, Mediterranean, an-
-12, CommanderWl3ELNdEors,Afre
eftsrneon, and saluted
chored in the Sound yesterday
the Port Admiral. She sailed from Malta on the 7th of
March, and on the 9th spoke her Majesty's ship Bri-
tannia, Captain Goldsmith, with the flag of Rear-
Admiral Pandas, all well. The Racer passed through
the Gut of Gibraltar on the 17th, and made the passage
to the Sound in six days. She is to be paid off at this
port.
The Albion, 90, the Indefatigable, 50, and Encounter,
steam-vessel,
were at Malta on the 7th, preparing to sail;
destination unknown.
The Queen was to leave for England on the 15th.
The Racer will be inspected to-day, when she will go up
harbour to be paid off.
The frigate Vesuvius, Captain• Barnard, returned on
Monday into the Sound, from a cruise in the Channel,
so relieve the honward-bound.