The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the 'Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 28.—The Inconstant, 36, Sap-
pho.-16, and Rorer, 16, were at Vera Cruz on the 25th
of October. The Liconstant, it was expected, would
remain some weeks there to collect a freight, having
had permission of the Admiral to do so, for Jamaica and
Barbadots ; in which case she will not be in England
until the first or second week in February. The Sappho
was to remain on the coast until relieved ; the Rover
was to proceed to Jamaica about the middle of November.
The Water Witch, 10, Lieutenant Henry J. Matson,
captured on the 27th of September the Portuguese
schooner Sette de Abril (late Mary Cushing), with 427
slaves, being the third vessel, and 1,131 slaves, during
the four months she has been on the station. The sail-
ing qualities of the Water Witch are said to be extra-
ordinary, beating Captain Symonds's vessels, Wolve-
rine, Dolphin, &c., on every point of sailing.
The Pique, 56, Captain Boxer, is to take on board
four 68-pounder guns, of 65 cwt. each.
The Pantaloon, 10, is expected from Plymouth, with
supernumeraries, and kill have her defects made good
on her arrival.

The Talavera,72, Captain Mends, was to be paid off
today at Plymouth.
The Revenge, 78, Captain the Hon. W. Weide-
grave, arrived at Lisbon, from this port, on the 12th
inst., having lost her main-yard.
The Fantome, 16, Captain Butterfield, and the Phi-
ladelphia American packet, sailed yesterday in com-
pany from the Downs, for this port ; the latter arrived
to-day, and having taken her passengers on board, has
proceeded for New York. The FantoowLarrived 'this
evening : she is destined for the African station, and
will take out supernumeries for the squadron.
The Atalanta, Jersey steam-vessel, arrived from that
island on Sunday, with part of the 16th Regiment on
board, which she disembarked at Gosport.
Official letters received at Madrid from the Consul
at Tarragona give hopes of the probable righting or re-
covery of the Tribune frigate, Captain Williams, re-
cently driven on shore in a storm. The most liberal
assistance to save her has been given by the Spanish
authorities at that port, and gratefully acknowledged by
Captain Williams.
The 25th Regiment embarked at Plymouth on Sa-
turday on board the Pestonjee Bomanjee and Lord
Lynedoch transports, for the Cape of Good Hope, but
are still detained by contrary winds.
We regret to observe the ship Sackville, Captain
Fiddes, from Sierra Leone, with a valuable cargo of
African timber, for this port, consigned to Messrs.
Garratt and Gibbon, having arrived of Penzance on the
19th inst., was blown back in the late easterly gales as
far as Scilly, became waterlogged and sunk ; crew
saved by a French vessel and landed at Falmouth.
The following foreign vessels have this week put into
the Motherbank windbound, viz. :—Norwegian barque
Nordlyset, Arbo, from Dram to Fowcy ; Balgium
barque Angelique, La Roux, from Dunkirk to Marti
nique ; Swedish brig Netunus, Norco, from Gtfle to
Cette ; Russian brig Mathilde, Conschak, from Libau
to Jersey ; Danish ship Frederick the Sixth,. Glad, frsm
Antwerp, for the Mediterranean ;*Bremen barque Leon-
tine, Johansen, from Koteerdean, for St. Übes ; Russian
schooner Catherina Maria, Sanftleben, from Rostock,
for Bordeaux. Also arrived (homeward) on Sunday,
the British barque Mariner, Bartlett, from Quebec, with
timber, for Portsmouth, and went into harbour. On
Monday the brig Courier, Smith, from Calcutta, for
orders, and has since sailed for the eastward.
In Dock—Queen, Prince Regent, Dublin, Warspite,
Andromache, Tweed, Harriet, Emerald tender.
In Basin—Blonde, Madagascar, Magicienne, Victor

Alongside the Jetty--Blenhelm, Boadicea transport.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Royal George, Ex-
cellent, Blenheim, Pique, Boadicea, Raven, Fanny,
Emerald, and Mercury tenders, and Mcssenge steamer.
At Spithead—Fantome.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.—Her Majesty's steamer
Alecto, Lieutenant Andrew Hoseason, sailed on Wed-
nesday for Lisbon, and from thence she will proceed to
the Mediterranean. _

The Rochester; lighter, arrived on Tuesday, with
stores from Woolwich. _ _

In Harbour—lmpregnable, 104, Captain Edon ;
San Josef, 110, Captain Taylor ; Talavera, 74, Capt.
Mends; Nimrod, 20, Com. Barlow; Pylades, 18,
Corn. T. V. Anson ; Carron. steam-vessel ; Roches-
ter, lighter.
At the Island—Pantaloon, 10.
Lieutenant Darke, of her Majesty's ship San Josef

was last week superseded by Lieutenant Wells, and to
show the respect in which he is held by the officers and
men, on his quitting the ship, the rigging was manned,
and all hands gave him three hearty cheers and thcir
best wishes for his speedy promotion.
PROMOTION.—Master—Oliver John Jones, to the
rank of Lieutenant.

APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants—William Lovitt, to
be Agent in the Palmella, transport; Ralph Gore, to
be Agent on board the contract steamer conveying mails
between Alexandria and Beyrout.
Surgeon—A. Heastie, to the Benbow.
Assistant Surgeon—Matthewson Corry, to the Vic-
tory.
Midshipman—J. D. Agnew, to the Melville.
Naval Instructor—Richard Oram, to the Blonde.

Carpenter—James Williams, to the Pique.
MATES APPOINTED CHIEF OFFICERS OF COAST
GUARD.—R. J. Bevians, and J. A. Pritchard ; John
Grandy, from the Harpy, R.C. to the Cambear Station,
at Rye ; John Allen, from the Canaelion, R.C., and J.
Madden,from the Delight, R.C., to Stations in Ireland ;
J. Hire, from the Lapwing, R.C. to the Coast of
Kent ; R. Synge, from the Ranger, R.C. to the Coast
of Durham.
Her Majesty's frigates Blonde, 46, Captain 'l'.
Bouchier, and Pique, 36, Captain Boxer. fitting at
Portsmouth, will be ready for sea on the Ist. Thf!
Blenheim, 72, Captain Sir 'H. Senhouse, Knt. K.C.H.
vrid be ready on the 7th, and the Andromache, now in
dock about the same time.

Her Majesty's ship Racer arrived at Port Royal, Ja-
maica, on the, sth of November, from Barbadocs, in nine
days. The Crocodile arrived at Port Royal, also from
Barbadoes, on the 10th of November. The dates from
Jamaica are to the 22d ult. The Governor in Council
had passed a number of Bills, sent up by the Assembly,
and :natters bad so far progressed in a satisfactory
manner. _ .

Her Majesty's ship Druid, 44, Captain Lord John
Churchill, arrived at Simon's Bay, from this port, Oc-
tober 30.

Her Majesty's ship Revenge, 78, Captain Hon. W.
Waldegrave, arrived at Lisboa, from Portsmouth, De-
cember 11.

Her Majesty's brig Acorn, 16, Com. J. Adams, ar-
rived at the Cape of Good Hope, from the Mauritius,
November 3. The Columbine, 16, Corn. G. Elliot,
arrived at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, from St.
Helena, 23d October.
Her Majesty's brig Brisk, 3, Lieut.-Com. A. Kellett,
arrived at St. Helena, from Banguela, the 12th of No-
vember, bound to the Cape.
Her Majesty's ship Crocodile, 26, Captain A. Milne,
arrived at Jamaica, 'from Barbadoes, on the 10th of
November.

Her Majesty's schooner Pickle, 5, Lieut.-Commander
F. Holland, sailed from Jamaica, November Gth ; the
Spitfire, steam-vessel, 6, on the same day, for St. Tho-
mas ; and the Dee, steamer, 4, Commander J. Sharer,
K.H., on the 11th, on a cruise.

Her Majesty's sloop Racer, 16, Commander G. Byng,
sailed from Jamaica, for Havanna, the 13th November ;
and the Racehorse, 18, Commander the Hon. E. A. J.
Harris, for Bermuda, on the 20th November.
His Majesty's steamer MeErwra, .Lieut. H. C. Gold-
smith, arrived at Gibraltar, from Malta, the Bth De-
cember, and returned the same day. The Horatio,
transport, sailed from Malta for England, the 21st No-
vember.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, DEC. 28

A very full meeting was held this day at the Corn
Exchange Room, in pursuance of a requisition from Mr.
O'Connell, which was to the following effect :

" I request a meeting at the Corn-Exchange Great
Room this day (Saturday), the 28th inst., et half-past
one o'clock precisely, of such of my constituents as are
sensible of the necessity of organiiing the best mode of
giving expression to the determination of the Irish
people to resist by all legal and constitutional means
the designs of the enemies of the independence of the
throne, and of the civil and religious freedom ofthe people.
" DANIEL O'CONNELL, M.P.,
for. the City of Dublin.

" Merrion-square, Dec. 28, 1839."
Mr. O'COnnell concluded an address of considerable
length, by reading the subjoined resolutions, which he
recommended for the adoption of the meeting:—
ht. Resolved—That the Tory faction in England
having proclaime'd ‘Var against the religion and liberties
of the people' Of Ireland, and haVing, by their atrocious
and 'sanguinary 'speeches and actions, shown a satanic
disposition to extinguish the Catholic Church of Ireland
in the blood of her inhabitants, a brutal and wicked
purpose, which we have no doubt many of -that faction
would attempt to effectuate, but that they are restrained
and coerced by the liberality, good sense, public virtue,
as well as private worth and patriotism of our highly
gifted Queen---:whom may GOd loi.g preserve. We,
therefore, deem it a duty' to rally round the Throne of
our Most Gracious Monarch, and for the protection of
the, civil and religicns liberties of the people, • not only
all liberal and enlightened Protestants, but the Catholic
people of Ireland, prelates, peers, priests, gentry, mer-
chants, tradesmen, operatives, labourers, and in short the
universal Irish nation.

2d. Re'solvcd—That in order to exhibit the strength
and determination of the people of Ireland to defend the
throne and their constitutional rights, by all peaceable, le-
gal,"and constitutional means, we recommend that eveiy
county, city, parish, and town should meet as speedily
as possible, should address both Houses of Parliament
in the strongest and most emphatic language consistent
with respect, and should pledge to the support of the
royal prerogative and public liberties, their lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honours.

3d. Resolved—That for the purpose of carrying
into effect the foregoing resolutions, a Committee he
forthwith appointed to meet from day to day, until they
have digested and published a plan of a general, but
legal, and constitutional organization of the Irish people.
4th. That it be recommended to such Commitee to
take into consideration the formation of " An Associa-
tion," to be denominated, " The Friends of the Quecu
and Irish Protection Society."

sth. That we also recommend to the said Committee
to examine and consider whether, without violating the
law, a general meeting of deputies, to be elected in
every county, city, Rnd town in Ireland, may not be
held in the city of Dublin, in order to express in the
most authentic and authoritative manner the sentiments
and determination of the Irish people, and that such
Committee do report and publish its opinion wheal( r
such a congress would or not be legal, as in case tLe
election or meeting of such an assemblage should be cot -
trary to any existing law, the idea of calling the same
together should be totally abandoned.
After reading these resolutions, Mr. O'CONNELL
said he intended to propose a Society, to be culled

" The Friends of the Queen, and Protection Society of
Ireland",--and if found to be legal, it would send
delegates from every city, town, and parish in
Ireland. Those delegates could not meet to petition
Parliament, nor to address the Queen, but they could
meet to petition the British nation. He would not rest
satisfied till be had the entire of Ireland with him, and
when he had, they would hear no more of the Earl of
Bradford, and Broughton the Sheriff. " For the present
I will say nothing of the Catholic declaration which has
been spoken of, as I understand the subject has been
taken up in another quarter. I will certainly sign it—
but this I do say, that it meat not be a milk-and-water
document—although temperate in other respects, I
must have it sufficiently strong And forcible to convey
our feelings." Mr. O'Connell concluded by reading a
return of the registry up to half-pest two o'clock, when
there were registered for the Liberals 20-10 of which
were new registries ; for the Tories none.
The resolutions were then respectively moved, se-
conded, and adopted, and afterwards a Committee was
formed. The meeting broke up with three cheers for
the Queen, Lord Ebrington, the Registry, and Mr.
O'Connell.
SEIZURE OF FLOUR AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.—
Yesterday a. seizure was made at the Custom-House,
of two hundred sacks of flour, imported from London,
on suspicion that it was foreign.
It appears that, under the existing law, foreign flour
imported into Ireland, under any circumstances, is
liable to confiscation, and the importers arc subject to a
heavy penalty.
Some effort has, we find, been made in Belfast to
procure a suspension of this absurd and most mischiev-
ous law.—Duolin Evening Post.
DINNER TO MR. O'ComiELL.---We are happy to
learn that arrangements are in progress for a public
dinner to Mr. O'Connell, previous to the re-assembling
of Parliament.—lbid.

MORE TROOPS FOR ENGLAND.—The military steam-
boat contractors (St. George Company) have received
sudden orders to get ready two steam vessels to sail from
Dublin this night with troops for Bristol. In consequence,
the Express and Ballinasloe steamers ere now Iyingat our
quay ready to take on board one of the regiments forming
part of this garrison. This sudden order has been occa-
sioned by the approaching trials of the Welsh Chartists,
and the conscquent fears of a fresh outbreak. Here is
another most gratifying proof of the perfect t-anquillity
and the general loyalty of the Irish people.
THREE o'CLocx.—The 19th regiment of infantry
has just marched down to the quays, and are now em-
barking, and will sail this evening's tide.—lbid.

DEATH OF VISCOUNT LASCELLES.—We
have to announce the death of Viscount Lascelles, eldest
son of the Earl and Countess of Harewood, which
melancholy event took place on the 17th instant, at
Munich. Edward Viscount Lascelles was born the
18th of July, 1796, and married, in 1821, Miss Louisa
Rowley, who is deceased. The title descends to the
Hon. Henry ',ascetics, second son of the Earl of Hare-
wood,who married in 1823 Lady Louisa Thynne, second
daughter of the second Marquis of Bath. The funeral
of the deceased will take place in Germany.
William Watts, Esq., of Hanslope, hss buitt
and endowed at his sole expense a school in that parish
for the education of the poor children in clic doctrines
of the Church of England. The school is made to con-
tain 200 boys and girls.—Aylesbury .11r4u1s,