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

Conservative party, I may refer to my conduct in Par-
liament during 11 years, spent wholly and heartily in
your service to the best of my ability. I was
while the Boman Catholic body acted the part of good
subjects, that they should enjoy their share of national
revenues; now that they have allowed foreign intrigue
to mix and tamper with their allegiance, I am for with-
holding from them the means which they have unfairly
used, tied I would take all care to guard the religion of
this Protestant country alike from their overt pretensions
and from their insidious influence.
I have applied myself: much to the great and vital
4ueitions 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 clams, the control of Crown influence,
and reduction Of national taxation, seem to me to be all
implicated in this one great deperment of- national en•
terprise. and all, by its present neglect and grievous
mmeaminiEtration, daegerauely hazarded.
"I may. mention to you, with a pride in which _you
will share, that my attention to that tubject has been re-
cognized by. Lord Derby in his offer to me of the Secre-
taryship of the Board of Control in his Government
u offer which I only declined because I thought that I
could proseeute my former labours more efficiently out
of (Alice, while I could afford him equally effectual inde-
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 country 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 stay will be to understand, maintain, aad perfect
the Constitution of the country, carefully and cautiously
adapting it to the varying circumstances and wishes of
the people. If this renewed avowal of my principles,
their special application to present measures, meets with
your approbation, I shall be proud of a continuance of
your confidence.
"If any considerable number of my oldsupporters
should express dissatisfaction with this statement, lam
the last man to be ambitious of serving my own party
without their entire confidence, of or
gaining temporary
and
support for a special purpose from the opposite party,
with whose
theege hneroanlour to b
principles I disagree.
, I have e
yeti;
faithful and obedient
Servant,
." C. B. ADDERLEY."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—This morning, at half-
past nine o'clock, Rear-Admiral the Duke of Nor-
thumberland, accompanied by Commodore Sir T.
Herbert, K.C.8., Fourth Lord of the Admiralty;
Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent; and Captain
the Hon. F. 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-Admiaal, and Commodore
Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Chads, 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.
s 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 door of his hotel, no guard of honour
ashore has been paraded; but the respect, homage,
and importance attendant upou 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.

Captain Milne, the junior member of the Admiralty,
While thenukeand- party were gone to Spithead,
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-sloap, 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
at half-past one, where their colleagues, Captaiu
Milne and Sir Baldwin Walker (who had been on
board the Winchester, 50
the St. Vincent, 100, in the course of their visit to
the dockyard) joined them, and gave audiences to a few officers. , Captain Loch, C. 8., and

and Sir Thomas Herbetarbtneavipsituekde
About four o'clock
Sailors' Northumberland
Hoin e i
in
theef
Queen-street, Portsea, were shown the internal
economy of that establishm
John-
ston, the superintendent. Theyent by Commander
victual-
ling department, went into the inspected the
much pleased with the accounts, and were so
working of the whole that rficial arrangements and
proval and countenance of sls Grace, to show his
praise-
worthyap-
institution, informedu a national and
should give the Home 200/, Captain Johnston he
Captain Milne, the
the
Junior Lord, also went over
Lord had left, accompanied by Home after the First
Ap-
lin, and examined every part, with the whole of
Flag-Lieutenant Ap-
which he expressed hials
Stafford, ALP., the Secretary of the Admiralty,
cif highly pleased. Mr.
"r
visited the Sailors' Home
embarking for Plymouth a few days since, prior to
gratification. , and also expressed his
Last night the First Lord's dinner party cora-
prised Admiral Sir ThomasCommander-in-Chief of -the Briggs, G.C.M.G., the
Superintendent Prescott, C,3. Port; Rear-Admiral
; Commodore Martin,
Colonel Commandant Menzies,
Flag-
Lieutenant Pasley, and Fie i S,H,, R.M.,
This evening the First Flag-Lieutenant Aplin.
Sir Thomas Briggs, Rear..Ald entertains Admiral
Com-
modore Sir Thomas Herberte Commodore Martin,
miral Prescott,
Captain Sir Edward Parry; Colonel Menzies, Cap-
tain Milne, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, and all
the captains and commander
head and in Portsmouth barbs of the ships at Spit-
Our
The Simoom, 16, Captain rii '
ngcome, iron screw
steam-frigate, embarks at
this
port one officer and
82 men of the 20th Regiment
• two officers and 82
men of the 23d, two officer, and 42 men of the
54tb, with whom she proceeds on
Saturday or Sun-
day for Queenstown, and enibark
52 men of the 66th, and one 0,,,, 8 two officers and
the 71st, also four soldiers' wives cer
and and 92 men of
whom she sails thence for Quebec direct,children, with
to Spithead with other troops, and returns
The Highflyer, 25, screw steam-frigate, Captain
Matson, arrived at Spithead this
morning
from Wool-
wich, and saluted. After removing
shell she came into harbour. g her powder and
She
was inspected
this afternoon in the harbour by, Captain Milne and
Sir Baldvvin Walker.
The Basilisk steam-sloop, Commander Gardiner,
pro tern., did not anchor at Spithead last evening, but
; sh
proceeded directly for Greenhithe e took in a ton
of pemican from the Clarence victualling-yard that
had been prepared for Captain Beatson's expedition.
The Winchester was taken out of dock and is
further fitting in the basin.
The Fire Queen, iron 9 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 viher
has been rubbed off by collision. The patcheseit
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. Scot' 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.
First. Lieutenant Julius Roberts, a highly talented
young officer of the Artillery Companies of Roy al
MarineP, is at present in London, prosecuting very
important experiments with the view to improvements
with the azimuth compass.
The number of troops in the garrison thi •
s day
amounts to 4,600.
PLYMOIJTH, Arm 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 • • h
i , supplied with the necessary quantity
OA coal. She, drew charts for the Channel and Ziorth