The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-16 00:00:00

szeatner.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
rbr:dge and Princess August 4 t.f Cambridge, leave town,
to-morrow morning, to ~'sit the Duke of Devonshire,
at Chatsworth. Their Royal Highnesses sleep at Wel-
ford, and on the fol:owing morning proceed on their
j ,urney. The Dutce of Cambridge goes by railroad to
Derby.
The Marcl'Aioness of Tavistock arrived in town,
yesterday, from Oakley Park, Bedfordshire, to relieve
the Conner -8s of Sandwich, as Lady of the Bed Chamber
to her Majesty. In the afternoon her Ladyship left for
Windr.or Castle.
The Duke Torlonia has made arrangements to
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1-ave Mivart's Hotel, to-day, for Rome. This wealthy
Si tneier has made some considerable purchases during
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his sojourn in this country.
THE ALDERMAN AND THE BURGLAR..--On
Sand iy morning, between the hours of four and five
o'clock, the family of Mr. Alderman Pirie, who are at
pment sojouraiog at. one of the villas in Park-place,
1 Gravesend, were al amed, by the noise of some'person
eadeavouring to effect an entrance into the houte. The
JAlderman, who was one of the first to hear the noise,
instantly got out of bed, and with the assistance of a
i man servant, in a few minutes captured a man in the
ii act of,,k rcing an entry, and Lad him safely lodged in
the statiOb-house in the ma rket-place. In the (
of the morning the wort,- , course
Alderman visited his pH-
soner, who did not bet.pa Olt: slightest smtoms of fear
for the consequences. whicy h must result from p
the situation
in which he had placed himself, but with much willing-
ness told a tale of his sufferings arising from long illness
and the impossibility of his obtaining employment, which
made him lately reckless of the world. Several combining
eircuenstanceg stamped his tale with truth. The Alderman
asked should he be forgiven would he have any objec-
tion to seek that employment abroad which he in vein I
attempted to procure at holne—if so, a vessel in which
he (Alderman Pirie) had some interest, was off the town
(Gravesend) bound for S ydney, and he would send him on
board to make himself is useitil to the Captain as possible,
and that the Captain. •should be furnished with an intro-
duction that would, procure bins employment at Sydney
should his cond..Act on board deserve it. The poor
fellow hailed •:ile boon with gratitude, and the Alder-
man having procured his release from the Resident
Magistrate -of Gravesend, Mr. Justice Oakes, he fol-
lowed up. of good work by sending this object of true
Christi sr. charity to an outfitter to rig him for the I
voyage., which cost him 101. or 121., and he was in a
Pkori time after placed on board the outvvard•bound
v-esse.

An article from Gallicia, in the National, states
that the corn crops in that country have been nearly
dos,froyed by the overflowing of the Vistula and the
Dniester, caused by heavy rains and the melting of
the snow. In some parts the country had the ap-
pearance of a sea. The inhabitants are said to be
almost in a state of famine, bread having risen to four
times its usual price, and the scarcity being increased
by the presence of 30,000 troops near Leopold, for a
review which was to take place on the 25th ult., and
at which the Archduke Francis, brother of the Empe-
ror, and the Archduke Ferdinand d'Este, were to be
present.

REVIVALS ONCE MORE.—" Revivalism" has
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made exceedingly little progress here. After a hard
Pt_iek's we pr,ving, and expounding ; ex
honing, warning, and denou-neintr—the missionaries of
the Inovement have turned their faces southward.—
i Aberdeen Herald.
1 ADMIRAL FLEMING.—The friends of the gaf-
f lant Admiral, and he has many in this quarter, will re-
joice to learn that her Majesty has appointed him to
l the high and permanent office of Governor of Green-
with Hospital. The Tories and their scribes are very
much chagrined at this appointment. They are railing
away at it, and at the gallant Admiral, in all sorts of
1 m sods and tenses. Their motives for doing so are ob-
i,vious enough, They are mortified because they have
r not secured the office for one of themselves. They are
enraged because they sec one important appointment
after another felting into the hands of the Whigs, and
-Lied up by liberal and eniightencd men. This, we re-
peat, is the true secret of the Tory rage. Long may it
cont• inue. Long may the W.higs I.llvc patronage in
their'
li.
ay, gift if they dispose of it in the judicious way they
li,
life
edoine in this instance of Admiral Fleming, who all
si,tent loon has been one of the most eminent and con,
Ithe Reformers in the kingdom. We trow that it
tried ancigtr continue long in office, and so reward their
and the church, friends in the army and navy, the law
Tories
leas.—Giarg,
will b as they ought unquestionably to do, the
we:onme small by degrees and beautifully
fiwnzers Gazette.
COLLEGE
OE PItYSICIANS.—It has been
ascertained by philanthropic'
sh legislators, that the highest
high:tttld be
degree of the healing art
to those who can pay exclusively devoted
for the id,a of obtaining
relief. Various degrees of sare, thetefore, esta-
Wished. 'rho highest rank rank
medical practice is a
Fellow of the College of PhysinciTnesdi
this rank, all the usual g,radations 'of Cok
experience required in other professions":
considered unnecessary, but detrimental
not hayedbeenla
be eligible to
ledge and
aotothry.
an are not only
It is requisite that a man should
cary, on pain, we believe, of a heavy fine ; nor a surgeon,
on - ,
On pain of a heavier. All that is required is this-..."Z'
candidate for medical zristoe %icy must have been " edu-
cated " at Oxford or Can, bride. Now, at neither of these
erudite cities is there any ptOlic hospital, infirmary, or
any institution for clinical practice, which will bear the
designation of a medical school ; but they read the
Axioms of Hippocrates, which have been long since
universally exploded by practitioners. Being rendered
competent to take charge of human life by these: equi-
vocal studies, the candidates are examined before the
great authorities, probably without ever having seen a
single dissection, nor, possibly, a single case of small-
pox, measles, or common fever '. The Licentiates of
the College of Physicians may have had regular and
elaborate education and practice in Scotland, Dublin,
or London ; but it is only the Oxford and Cambridge
geutlemeu who can become Yellows—prescribe in letters i
Of geld, and be considered as " pure" physte. 14;as.--The_
7aasii6aabie Phzisibian, by R. 1-1. IL i

The Druid, 42, Captain Lord John Churchill, ar-
rived at Madeira on the 11th of September.
Captain Charles Napier is about to resign the com-
mand of the Powerful, 84, in the Archipelago ; we
regret to find that the state of his health renders it

necessary for him to come to England for medical ad.

The Rattlesnake, troop-ship, sailed for the river on
Tuesday last, and will proceed thence to the Cape of
Good Hope, Mauritiu., and East Indies. It is ex-
pected that she will take out the depot of the 18th Re-
giment. The Sapphire, fitted for the conveyance of
troops, will hoist the vend ,nt in a day or two—report
gives the command of her to Mr. Robert Yule, master
of the 11.1 g-ship Britannia.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
Ca 'rge, Pantaloon, and Messenger and Fearless
to mers.
The Fearless st'am-vessd arrived here this morning,
on her way to Plymouth and Liverpool.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS.—NavaI Instructor and School-
mnster.—J. H. Bond to the Winchester.
Clerk.—W. M. S. Whitetield, (additional) to the
North Star.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants
on Tuesday last :—Mr. Thomas White Purver, of the
Hercules, and Mr. F. C. II _:rhert, of the Howe. Mr.
John Henry Bond, on the bunle day qualified as Naval
Instructor.

(From the Dcvonport Inaepenaene.)
i PLYMOUTH, OCT. 12.-11. M.S. Bombay, 84, having
b en new coppercd, was taker out of dock on Thursday.
i
The Surrey sailed on Wednesday for Sierra Leone,
j for a cargo of timber.
H.M. steam-vessel Merlin, 2, Lieut.-Com. Charles
H. Townley, arrived at this port on Tuesday last, hav-
ing on hoard the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
H I. trool-ship Apollo, Master Corn. A. Kerley,
! saitrd on Wednesday for Pembroke, and from thence to
Cork, to embark troops for the West Indies.
i The Goodwill, lighter, arrived oa Monday, with
stores, from Portsmouth. The Swail, tender, sailed on
Tu,sday, with stores, icr Falmouth.
I In Harnoaze—lmpregnable, 104, Captain Eden ;
San Josef, 110, Captain Tayler ; Wizard, 10, Lieut.-
C wiii. T. F. Birch ; Carron, steam vessel ; and Good-
vi'l, lighter.
In tie Sound—Rerenge, 76, Captain Hon. IV.
IValdegrave ; Rolla. 10. Lieut.. Corn. Hal!.
Mr. J. E. Elliot. son of Mr. Elliot, of the Royal
Hotel, Devonport, is promoted to the rank of Master,
R.N.