The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-17 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 11130.

and three dock-yard lighters, with seamen from the
Caledonia, 120, Kent, 76, and Ordinary, are to
proceed immediately to Milford, for the purpose of
navigating the Dreadnought, 104, from that port
to the River Thames, that ship having been lent as
an hospital ship to the Society for the relief of dis-
tressed seamen.

Captain Powell, R.M. is appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Melville.
The following midshipmen passed their examina-
tion for Lieutenants, at the Naval College, this week :
Mr. M. Arrindell, late Hecht; Thomas Burnett,
late Sybille ' • James R. Dacres, Undaunted; John
William Hotham, T. W. Anson, C. D. O'Brien,
Caledonia ; John Gedge, Dryad ; W. W. Cham-
bers, J. Lowry, late Arachne ; J. R. Engledue,
Galatea; Lockyer, late Forte; A. S. Booth,
Pelican; J. Handford, late Carnation; H. G. Shute,
Alligator; W. T. Evans, Columbine: Lord Cla-
rence Paget, late Pelorus; Hon. Edward Plunkett,
D. Tuckey, J. H. Murray, St Vincent ; C. F.
Collett, Blossom; J. J. Robinson, Dryad; J. J.
C. H. Tracey, late Espeigle ; C. Ludlow, Etna.
Commander Smith, R.N., of the Excellent, in
ordinary,. at this port, has received orders from
the Adnnralty to report en the merits of an instru-
ment, the invention of the carpenter of his Ma-
jesty's ship Maser, for concentrating the fire of a
whole'broedside on the same level, and from the
accounts which have reached us, it is likely to an-
swer the purpose intended,
Prince Frederick of Prussia will pay a visit to
this port and garrison on Monday next.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
been
pleased to reinstate Lieut. Jones, late Com-
mander of the Vigilant cutter, in his rank as Lieu-
tenant of the Royal Navy.
His Majesty's ship Druid arrived at Pernambuco
from Plymouth May 14. The Volage sailed from
Pernambuco for Bahia June 15. The Hope ar-
rived at Rio Janeiro from Falmouth June 13, and
sailed for Buenos Ayres 16th ditto. The Druid
arrived at Rio June 17. The Blanche arrived at
Madeira from Plymouth June 27, and *ailed the
30th for the West Indies. The Conflict sailed
from Madeira for Africa 16th June. The Shannon,
from Carthagena, arrived at Jamaica 14th June; •
Monkey and Kangaroo, from a cruize, 17th ; Sla-
ney, from St. Jago, 18th ditto. The North Star
sailed from Jamaica for Havannah 13th June; Ica-
rus, for St. Jago de Cuba, 24th ; Slaney, for a
cruise, 22d. The Crocodile arrived at Van Die-
men's Land from Sydney 26th February. The
Ranger arrived at Trinidad from Barbadoes 7th June.
The new frigate Seahorse arrived from Pembroke
yard on Monday.
In Ilamoaze—Caledonia, Kent, Dryad, Royalist,
Bramble, Industry tender, Messenger and Carron
steamers.

At the Island—Vigilant.—Devonport TelegraA

SOUTHWARK ELECTION DINNER.

Yesterday evening about 200 gentlemen, friends
of John Rawlinson Harris, Esq., assembled at the
Horns Tavern, Kennington, to celebrate the election
of that gentleman for the borough of Southwark.—
Mr. Mims took the chair.

Mr. Charles Barclay, late Member for Dundalk,
sent a message regretting his inability to attend;
and Mr. Edward Polhill (one of the stewards), the
unsuccessful candidate for the representation of the
Borough at the last election, also sent a written
apology for his absence.

Mi:Stiou. (one of the stewards proposed " The
health of their newly-elected Representative (Mr.
Harris)," amidst long and continued cheering. He
congratulated the electors in having at length broken
their fetters. They had vindicated themselves from
the stigma usually attached to a close borough, in
having selected a man for their representative who
had declared himself an enemy to all jobs, and a
warm friend to the liberty of the Press.—(Loud and
long-continued cheering.)—They need not now send
the communications of their wrongs to Long's or
any other Hotel at the West end of the town they
had a Member who resided amongst them. He was
certainly, in political life, an untried man, but ire
those parochial offices in which he had been tried
he had not been found wanting.—(Cheering.)—H,
concluded by congratulating the 1,664, electors who
had returned Mr. }Tanis, by selecting a man of
their own choice.

The CHAIRMAN then rose to acknowledge the
compliment paid him, and spoke to the following
effect :--" Gentlemen, there is no gratification in the
world, in my opinion, equal to the approbation of
our fellow-citizens. The triumphant numbers you
polled, and the kind reception I met with on Thurs.
day la,t, in my chairing through the Borough, and
the numerous assembly by which I am greeted, I
was little prepared, and shall tins iy nothing I have
said at the hustings, for the information of those
gentlemen who had an opportunity of hearing
my sentiments at that place; and I once more de-
clare that I um a reformer, but not a visionary or an
enthusiastic one ; the reform I ask is that which
would add to the security of the rich and the hap.
piness of the poor. 1 wish that the elective fran-
chise may be extended all over the kingdom, that so
many others may exercise the privileges which are
enjoyed by the electors of Southwark. It will be
my earnest desire to do away with all rotten
boroughs—(lmmense applause)—and to extend the
right of suffrage to all the great towns and cities in
the kingdom. I also take this opportunity of de-
: daring my utter abhorreOce of the slave trade, and
of announcing my endeavours to remove that blot
from the civilised world. Gentlemen, Ido not say
I will accomplish that object; but being a man of
no party but that of the good of the country, I
shall support measures of this kind, come front what
side they may ; and when I surrender your elective
franchise, I hope I shall surrender it pure and un-
sullied, as I received it from your hands. I um called
from private into public life; but as I have found
the path of rectitude easy in private life, I hope I
may not find it difficult to pursue the same course
in public life.—(Applattse.)—lndeed, itt the event
of may feeling any difficulty as to the vote I may
give on any question in the House of Commons,
shall consider it my duty to call you together, in
order to obtain your opinions upon the subject.
Before I conclude I shall advert to one more topic
applicable to the cause for which we are assembled.
I fully acquit the unsuccessful candidate and his
Committee of having authorised the circulation of
that malevolent placard which was stuck up in the
dead of the night ; for no man possessing the feel.
leg of a man, and envying another's succese, would
have acted such a part. Acquitting most fully, as I
do, the unsuccessful candidate from any participation
in this proceeding, I conclude by drinking, from
the bottom of my soul, the healths individually and
collectively, of the " Electors of the Borough of
Southwark."

The next toast given by the Chairman Was " Lau-
:enlnt-Geneva! Sir Robert

Mr. ManoN (Mr. Harris's assessor), in returning
his acknowkdgments on behalf of Sir Robert Wil-
son, described the Gallant Member's progress
tkrongh the Borough an Thursday last us that of a
victorious General returning from a conqueste—,
There were few fair faces that did not look down
upon him with satisfaction in the course of that day.
It was perfectly a jubilee—a holyday given to hull'
piness and freedom. Mr. Motion concluded by pro-
posing the 'widths of the ," District Committees.
Mr. IlEsTot, in returning his acknowledgments,
disclaimed the appellation of radicals, The electors

of Southwark were independent men, and whilst the
King obeyed the Constitution, they would implici►ly
obey him.—(Applause.)
Many other appropriate toasts were drank, and
the hilarity of the evening was kept up to a late hour.
The room was decorated with flags and banners
containing devices of Mr. Harris's success, tastefully
painted by Turner. Facing the chair was a splendid:
transparent banner with 1664, the number of Mr.
Harris's electors, and on the right was an orange
and blue flag, with the words "Freedom of the
Press."