The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-25 00:00:00

SAINTLY MISREPRESENTATION

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sea.,—May I beg the kindness—the justice of an
opportunity through your journal, to declare, as I now
do in the face of my country, that a speech, reported,
in almost all the London papers, as having been made
by Mr. Colquhoun in the debate on National
Education on Wednesday last, in so far as it
imputes opinions to me hostile to the in-
clusion
of education, of re eisale re
ad
grolisgsio
lu paramount
tai
or tn,
and eaapatnrtn—ioaups m
of now five years published ; and a
e
by me, amounting
(considering the ungenerous advantage of place, re-
ported to have been taken,and that for the second time)
to persecution.
Id the 'lintes and Standard, where the report has
the s•mptOM's of relision, being verbatim the same,
in both, and marli:ng my alleged words with quotation
commas, the passage I complain of runs thus :
Mr. Simpson informed them that children were edu-
cated at the National School, from the ages of 2 to 14.
" The Bible" he said, should not be taught front 2to
14. Masters should be dismissed for meddling with
the subject of revealed religion. I would prohibit the
teacher from any reference, in his lessons, to Christian
doctrine or Christian history. The Bible had
better not be placed in the secular school at all.
Without this, we shall never carry into effect a system
of National Education." These were the sentiments
plainly as owed by Mr. Simpson.
(The quotation commas are disposed as above in the
report.) No, Sir, these words, as collocated for calumnious
effect,
he never
Londoneither s ospo
Papers ken or so written by me.
Only some were
of report
e
port Mr. C. to have
referred to evidence given by me, three
years ago, before
a Committee of Parliament, as the source from which
be quoted.
But I deny that these words are there in the same
offensive collocation. The passage, as reported, is
e
partly invented, and partly culled and patched.together
from various detached parts of a very long evidence;
while not one of numerous explanatory passages is given,
in which I put on the records of Parliament my reite-
rated, pointed, and most anxious opinion that revealed
religion should form a paramount part of education ;
but be transferred from the incompetent secular teacher,
to the'c"npetent religious pastor, This transference
may be disliked, but it was most unjust and injurious
to pass it over in silence.
many other religious professors, even some Reverend
enemies, have quoted me in the same unwarrantable
t one of them fairly!
manner--no Alas ! for the cause
that uses such weapons.
I am, Sir, your obedient and obliged servant,
JAMES SIMPSON.
Northumberland-street, -Edinburgh,
• June 22, 1839.

the same views which I have long ad"'
The Scottish Seceders 400 congregations,
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ecsber:dScotsman of 19th June.

Mr. 13ailey Rose has been appointed Stipendiary
Magistrate fur the Potteries.

A meeting of the opponents of the New Poor-law took place
at the Freemasons' Tavern, convened by public advertisement.,
which stated that, at'twelve o'c'ock, Ea'rl Stanhope would take
the Chair. It was long past that hour, however, before any
signs of a chairman appeared, and the impatience of an audi-
ence, neither very numerous nor peculiarly select, often ex-
pressed itself in the usual noisy manner. As i. approached
nearer to one o'clock, these ebullitions became more frequent and
violent. At length, some indiscreet individual, at an unknown
corner of tit^ hall, uncourteously cried out, " Gentlemen; don't
kick up such a row, the Chairman will be here directly ;" which
was' of course the signal fora universal outbreak of laughter and
hooting.. A person then addressed the meeting as to the im-
portance of punctuality, and the absurdity of wasting time,
concluding by proposing that they " suffer it no longer," a
sentiment which was loudly applauded. Another interval suc-
ceeded, diversified by similar occasional episodes. An indi-
vidual again complained of the delay, observing that Noble
Lords should keep time with working men and men of business
as they did with ladies and gentlemen at Exeter Hall.—
( Cheers.) Great symptoms were manifested of a desire to pro-
pose a premature Chairman ; but it was explained that Members
of Parliament would understand that according to the usual cus-
tom it would be twelve for one. Soon after Earl Stanhope arrived,
attended by Lord Teynham, Gen. Johnston, Mr. T. Duncombe,
Mr. Walters (late M.P. for Berkshire ), and some other gentlemen.
His LoRDSHIr was voted into the chair be acclamation. He
said the question was, whether the people would tolerate with-
out the strongest resistance the arbitrary power of those Dicta-
tors, who would by our forefathers never have been endured.—
( Cheers)—whose powers were unconstitutional in their pria-
ciple, anal often cruel aid oapressive in their ()aeration
(Cheers. ) Another question was, whether they would not
insist upon the natural right of Englishmen—the right of self-
government—(Cheers)—the right of expending their own
funds for those objects.and in that manner which they deemed
best.—(Cheers.) Would the working classes—those who were
the most useful class of society—(Cheers)—submit that the
relief which they might require sbould•be dealt out to them at
the tyrannical will of- these. despots; irresponsibly invested as
they were, with such arbitrary powers, by an Act which had
been truly characterized as the most infamous that had ever
disgraced a Christian country ?—(Cheers.) To these. ques-
sions the reply from Englishmen could not fail to be, " We
demand the immediate and total repeal of the New Law."—
( Loud cheering.) lle had ever been a friend to the*poor—
( Immense cheering)—and so -he. would continue, whether
he received greater or less support.—(Continued -cheering. )
Ai to the declared " savings" of this law, it was
a point of little importance—( Hear, hear)—for no paltry saving
could. compensate for injustice to the poor.—( Cheers. ) But
the fact was not that such savings had been really effected ;
for who has not heard of the numerous eases of inhumanity and
cruelty under this law ?—( Hear, hear)—and the savings so
loudly talked of arose from the unu-qial demand for work, owing
to those immense lines of railway which had during recent
years been rapidly intersecting the country in every direction.
He knew also that in some counties—Suffolk among the rest—
though the poor-rates had diminished, the highway-rates had
increased ; for it had been found impossibletodrive the poor into
the bastile, in which the Dictators wished to confine them; and
they had been therefore employed on the high-way.—( Hear,
hear.) It was laid down in the Word of God that the labourer
should receive the first produce of the earth.—(Cheers.) Now
if the working classes had been really represented in the House
of Commons—(Tremendous cheering)—this inhuman law
would never have been passed.—(Cheers.) •In St. George's,
Southwark, the poor-rates had diminished greatly before the
passing of the Act; but since the Act, the poor-rates had in
that, and in numerous other parishes greatly ine,reased. His
Lordship read a letter from Lord Kenyon, apologising for non-
attendance, ant adding that no one could be more hostile to the
Nev, Poor-law Act, or more ready to vote for its total repeal.
The Noble Earl conclude.l-by exhorting those who spoke, not
to embarrass this great subject (which appealed so clearly to
the sympathies of Englishmen) by too minute details—
( Hear, hear)—and by calling upon the meeting to sup-
port him, if necessary, in the preset cation of order.—( Cheers. )
Mr. WILTERS moved the first resolution. Ha said the time
had arrived when the law ought to be at an end, as was origi-
nally intended, but it seemed it was to go on a year longer.
What reason was there to -suppose that the Act would be more
able to support itself a year hence than it was now? The fact
was, that the law could not be maintained unless by the expen-
sive apparatus of the Commissioners. Sir James Graham said
upon the repeal ofathe Corn-laws, that the result of such a
Measure would be, That if rents were reduced 20 per cent. two-
thirds of the landed property in the country would change
hands.--(Laughter, and a cry of " So much the better.")
It was confessed that emigration was-one of the effects of this
law. • Young.women were promised marriage' settlements in
Australia and artisans high wages, plenty of cows, Sze.—( Hear. )
The Report of Lord Durham—most valuable in this respect—
stated that in Canada numbers of settlers failed of success
every year; and that emigration to that colony should have
ceased long ago from this country. Besides the mi-eries of the

passage out, there were the horrors of the workhouse at hone,
and the agonies of separation from wife and children.—( Hear,
hear.) ,By the law of God, every man, unable to work, or
unable to procure work, was entitled to support out of the na-
tional funds. In the early period of our history, when monas-
teries were established, charity to the poor was constantly prac-
tised, but when they were abolished by Henry VIII., and the
land given to great families—(Cheers)—the estates were no
longer subject to these charges. Hence arose the necessity for
the statute of Elizabeth.—( Hear, hear.) If the rights of the
poor were invaded, the property of the rich would not long be
safe.—( Hear, hear.) The evils of poverty were afflicting
enough, without being aggravated by unjust deprivations.—
( Hear.) With retard to the administration of the Commis-
sioners, it had come to his knowledge that a clergyman had been
advertised for, to superintend a large workhouse, at a salary of
• 751. a year. The evidence on which the Act had been founded
. •
had been in many respects utterly delusive, and the inquiry
which it was pretended had taken place into the operation of
the Act, had been most partially conducted. The Hon. Oen-
-0,w... finished by moving a resolution.to the effect that ample
experience af. the New Poor-law bad proved that it was un-
Christian and inhume., beeauso it subjected the poor to an ir-
responsible tyranny, and unjustly assumed that they could
always find work, and that when they had work their wages
e sufficient.—(Cheers.)
Lord TEYNHA3I seconded the resolution. He would not
trouble the meeting with entering into details, or inquiring
whether money had been, or could be saved, or rates diminished
under the New Poor-law—that was but a small matter. The
question was whether they were to have the Bill repealed or
not?—( Hear, hear.) Who had passed the Bill ? Was it net
the Parliament.—( Hear, heat.) How could they hope there-
fore ever to get it repealed until by the resolution and energies
of the people, the people were fully represented in Parliament.
Tremendous cheering.) He could not imagine how the
Legislature could think of so degrading and insulting the
peasants of England by such a Bill, when they could not tell
how soon 500,000 men, as in the days of Napoleon, might en-
deavour tp invade England.—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Lard
concluded by saving, that the people of England must petition
against the Bill; for if it was agreed to for another five years
they would never get it repealed.—(Cries of " No petitiAus,"
and•cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN then rose to put the resolution, but war in-
terrupted by a person rising in the body 'of the meeting, who
gave the name of
WEBB, and who stated that he wished to move
that certain words be added to the resolution, so as to give it a
practical elTect, for he was a practical man.—( Cheers.) There
was very little use in writing or talking—(Cheers)---they must
actH(Cheers.) How was the Reform 11111 carried? Not by
petitioning, bat by a universal commotion through the coun-
try.-Cheers.) The words he wished to be added to the
resoletton were, " And that th;s meeting are of opinion that
while Parliamentrepresents exclusively the wealthy classes, the
New Poor Law Act will neither be repealed nor amended, nor
any other law be made for the benefit of the producing classes,
unless the people resolve to pay neither rates nor taxes, directly
or indirectly, except. when demanded at the point of the bayonet ;
and to this course this meeting is hereby pledged as an example
to the country to do likewise."—( Some persons here com-
menced hissing, but those hisses Were immediately drowned by
the vociferous cheering of the working men present.)
Lord TEYNHAM thought the better way would be to allow
the resolution to be carried, and those additional words to be
moved as a separate resolution.—( Shouts of " No, no," " Go
on Webb.")

Mr. WEBB proceeded. No good was done in Parliament for 1
the people. Nothing was going on there but contests between .
Whigs and Tories. Upon any day that a question was likely to
be brought forward in any way concerning the people, there
was no House, or otherwise there were very few present—
(Cheers)—but they could come down in scores to pass the
Police Bill—(Hisses)—and the whole of last week was con-
sumed hi discussing a paltry vote of 30,0001., which was to go
towards educating the people ; while they could consent at
once, without the least opposition, to a vote of 70,000/. for the
erection of stables at Windsor.—( Loud cheers and hisses.) If
the Queen w.4ited exercise, he would tell her how she iiight
get more exercise for sevenpence than for 70,000/. Let her
send one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber, whom she was so
fond of, to a toy-shop, and buy a sixpenny skipping-rope—'he
other penny would buy a birch.—('Tumultuous cheering and
hisses.) He had always advocated the cause of the Monarchy—
( Laughter)—and at one of the Mary! bone Democrats' meet-
ings last week he had supported the Monarchy ; but he, with
all humility, would tell her Majesty, through the Press,
that the people would not be trampled on, and would not
see their money squandered away without expressing their
indignation.—( Loud cheers.) In Marylebone the rates
had been reduced 'from 4s. 4d. to Is. I Id. • they had no New
Poor Law there,—(Cheers.) lie hoped they would set an ex-
ample to the whole country, by agreeing to add the words of the
resolution whirl. he had moved.—( Cheers. )
' A Wounixe Max, who gave the name of Williams, se-
conded the Amendment. lie could tell the meeting of a plan
by which they might put down the New Poor Law in six weeks
Without petitioning or arguing.—( Hear, hear.) But was this
the only law they
wanted to get rid of?—(Loud cries of Hear,
hear.) Who would encourage the New Poor Law ? The middle
classes. Ile did not condemn the whole of the middle classes—
some of them had pity for the poor, but the majority of them
had not, and unless the working classes took the affair in their
own hands, they would continue to be oppressed. For the last
week he had not had fourteen hours to himself, and yet, with
all his toil, he had only earned 235. with which to support a
wife and family ; what could he save out of that for old age? In
4 parish of Shareditch, the New Poor Law Act had not been
suffered to enter. In Bishopsgate and Bethnal Green it had bent
adopted. IST,4W his advice was, let them deal with and sepport
only those shopkeepers who lived in the parish of Sho, editch.
—( Great cheering). But they must have Universal Suffrage ;
for that was the stopping-stone to the liberty of the working-
man. When a tax was imposed on the middle classes they did
not join with the working men to get it repealed, but they re-
duced the wages of the working man.—( Hear, hear). Was
that to be endured?—(Cries of No, no.) If Mr. Waklcy, the
Coroner, was there, he would ask him whether it was their duty
to starve, if they could not get employment or money, when they
saw food within their reach?—(Hear, hear.) If they allow Ai
themselves to starve they committed suicide, and suicide was
a,;ainst the laws of God.—(Cheers:) Yet twelve of the middle
classes would sit down at an inque t and cry, although this peer
man died of starvation in the streets, yet we must return a ver-
' diet of " Died by the visitation of God."_ He would tell them
to stop their mouths before they ga:e such a verdict, and not
blaspheme the Alm iglity. —( Cheers.) If they must let their gr'e-
vances be known, let it be done in the shape of a demand, awl
he hoped the people would show themselves determined to have •
liberty even if they shed their heart's blood.—(Tumultuous
cheering.)
Mr. FIELnEsr, M.P., io addressing the meeting observed,
that if they adopted the amendment they would do injustice to
themselves, and do ' a great deal to retard the acquire-
ment of Universal Suffrage.—(Hear, near, and No, no.) That
meeting had been convened for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the Poor LaW AmenctMent Act—an Act that struck
1 at the poor man, and they now saw Tories and Radicals on the

APERsoN in the body of the Meeting—How many would
you get to vote with you in the House of Commons ?
FIELP.EN replied that he brought forward a motion in
the House of CommonS for the repeal of the Act, and there
were seventeen besides the tellers in favour of his motion.--
(Laughter.) That only showed that the House of Commons
wanted mending—(Cheers)—and if they sent up petitions f,.r
the repeal of the Act, those petitions condemned the Parlia-
ment that passed it in the most emphatic manner. Let them
pass their resolutions for Univers-al Suffrage and Vote by Ballot
at proper meetings.
Mr. WEBB said his amendment did not go to Universal
Suffrage.
Thr CHAIRMAN said the amendment entertained the question
of thixepresentation.—( Cries of "So it ought.") He did
not say it ought not—(Laughter)—but he thought it was not
orly competent hut unquestionably requisite, the amendment
having introduced it, for Mr. -Fielders, if he thought Koper, to
enter upon that or any other subject connected with the repre-
sentation.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. FIELnEx proceeded—Again the amendment went so
for as to pledge them to pay neither rates nor taxes. Why,
many ge'itlcinen might say that was illegal.—( Hear, hear,
hear.) He would go any length wall the' working men
in endeavouring to put them in that independent state
they wished—is long as they confined themselves
to legal and constitutional means ; but if he were
asked to advocate violence and anarchy, he must at once with-
draw himself from them.—( Hear, hear.) His opinion was
they would stand but a very small chance indeed by such
means.—(Cries of No, no.) He; was only giving them his
opinion, and they might take it at what it was worth, which
was perhaps nothing.—( A laugh.) However, he thought
they would do more by petitioning the Ilouse of Commons.—
(Cries of ". No more petitions.")
Mr. HETHMUNGTON could rot agree with the amendment
proposed as it was at such a meeting-4 Cheers. ) No doubt,
individually, they had a perfect right to act upon the suggestion
contained in the amendment, but as a meeting they could not
countenance it without rendering themselves liable to the law.
It was in vain to expect any amelioration in the condition of
the people from the present House of' Commons. There was a
majority of the. Members against the people on the Corn-law
question—a large majority •of them were against them on the
Ballot. The resolution before the meeting was excellent in its
kind, and he trusted it would be carried., Time proposer of the
amendment might propose it as a substantive resolution if he
pleosed, but he trusted he ovuold withdraw it as an amendment,
fur it roust hurt their cause.

Mr.- STIRLING begyrd'to say merely one word. He denied
that the object of the West London Democratic Society vviis
rebellion. They went for the principles contained in the People's
Charter, and nothing further.
Mr. LEBLOND said all the evils which lowered over the
people, originated in the want of a fall, lair, and free representa-
tton in Parliament. The Poor-law Amendment Bill was
Sin-
troduced, in. his opinion, for the purpose of lowering the con-
dition of the working classes—for the purpose of reducing the
working classes for the benefit of the classes above them. The
moment was at hand when the millions would no longer be
trampled upon ; the time had nearly arrived when the statute
book ought to be burned.—(Laughter.) The people must
raise themselves upon the ashes of that book.—( Laughter. )
Let them take an example from' the hard-working bees ; they
transported only the drones of their society. Many attemp's
had been made to delude the people from the object of their
desire. The Cornlaw question, and many others had been
got up for the purpose of leading the people from the
Charter. He cordially supported the amendment.

Earl STAN HOVE put it to the meeting whether they were
aware of the consequences of their.carrying the amendment.
It was illegal, and he cited the case of Mr. Murphy against
Church-rates as a case in point. That gentleman was in-
dicted for a conspiracy, and so would every one at that meeting
be liable to the same fate if the amendment was carried. If
the meeting determined that the amendment should be put, it
would be his duty to withdraw.

Mr. WEBB attempted to address the meeting, but was met
by loud cries of " Withdraw, withdraw."
The Seconder of the amendment gave it up, and the Noble
Chairman then declared it to have fallen to the ground amidst
loud cheers.

The original Resoltition was then put mid carried unani-
mously.
Mr. THOMAS said, that meeting was not convened for the
purpose of considering the question of Universal Suffrage, but
for the purpose of doing all in their power to oppose the New
Poor Law. He called the attention of the meeting to some Bills
which were now before Parliament, which would greatly tend to
abridge the rights of rate-payers, and unless that meeting una-
nimously opposed them, their rights and privileges would be
deeply invaded. He moved a resolution to the effect that the
Poor-law had been the occasion of much misery to the unfor •
tunate poor, and t. f great injustice to the rate-payer. He
trusted that every one present would oppose any candidate for
Parliament who would not pledge himself to oppose the bastile
laws.
Mr. WELLS seconded the motion.

After sane confusion the resolution was put and carried.
Mr. J. DA v moved that a petition, founded upon the resolu-
tions, be presented to the House of Lords by Earl Stanhope,
and to the Ilouse of Commons by Mr. T. Duocombc.
Mr. Boxia seconded the motion, which was carried.

Mr. T. I)UNCO3I HE said he had been honoured by an invita-
tion from the Comm;ttee of the Anti-Poor-law Society, and
attended in consequence to learn what was the opinion of those
of his constituents who attended the meeting. He would with
pleasure present their petition, and would support it to the
utmost extent that the forms of the House would allow.
He promised them that he would do all in his power to
oppose the granting of the renewed power to the Poor-
law Commissioners, for if they got a renewal of three years
it would extend to 30, perhaps to 300 years—there would be
no end to them if it was not opposed at first. lie was decidedly
opposed to the centralizing system—they might as well have
three Lord Mayors in London, and 30 itinerant Aldermen—
' (Laughter)—to administer the Corporation Law as have the
three Poor-law Commissioners. • He would be most happy to
convey their sentiments to Parliament, acid support their wishes
with all his power. . -
General Joenvsox said it would give him much pleasure to
second his Hon. Friend Mr. Duncombe in carrying out the
wishes of the meeting. Had the hour been earlier he would
have trespassed more at length ; as it was then late he would
not detain them.

Mr. PERCEvAL moved that the petition be presented to her
Majesty in the form of an address.

The-motion met with much opposition, and was lost upon a
show of hands. Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chair-
man, which hiving been acknowledged, the meeting separated
at half-past six o'clock.

CARLO W ELECTION COMMITTEE

The Committee met yesterday at eleven o'clock, and
again proceeded with the vote of John Ca-penter, which has
already occupied their :Ittention two days, and was not dce:ded
at the usual hour of adjournment.

FINDING QF THE 'WHOLE OF THE BODIES.--I 1 was erro-
neously stated in the Sunday papers that eleven lives Lad
been lost on Thursday night at Chelsea; the fact ia, though
a very melancholy one, that seven was the number drowned,
five who were in the perry of Mr. Woolley, viz., that gen-
e:man, Y'r. Rush, Mr Lamb, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Graham,
and in the other boat Mr Fry ai d Mr. Griffiths. Ti.e
body of Mr. Woolley was found on the shore near the Red
House, and that of Mr. Bruce on Sunday morning, nearly
opposite to it in the middle of the river. Mr. Fry's body
was found on Sunday night off the Horseferry, Milbank;
on the same evening the body of Mr. Griffiths was teen
floating off Lambeth stairs, and immediately taken en
shore. Though the boles had been hut a comparatively
short time in the water they are greatly discoloured. The
inquests on the bodies of Mr. Woolley, Mr. Bruce, and
Mr. Griffiths will be held this day:
INQUEST UPON Two OTHER OF TIIE BODIES —Yester-
day an inquisition was taken before Mr. Wekley and a
respectable Jury, at the Swan Tavern, Paradise-walk,
Chelsea, on the body of Mr. John Lamb, dressing case-
maker, aged 26, of Cockspur-street, Pall mall, who was
one of the ill-fated party of gentlemen that were drowned
on Thursday evening last. Mr. Henry Heal', of No. 1,
Vine Cottage, Thistle-grove, Old Brompton, a clerk in
the County ire Office, stated that be knew the deceased
About a quarter to ten o'clock, on Thursday evening, be
left Putney in a boat, with the deceased and fout others,
to come to Chelsea. The deceased did not row, but sat on
witness's right. All the party were perfectly sober, and
Mr. Bruce, a very heavy gentleman, was sitting behind the
seat in the stern. The boat went very well until they
reached Battersea-bridge' when, after about seven strokes
had been pulled through the bridge, there was such a
noise of the rus.ling of the water that witness called out—
"ls this a steamer coming." Mr. Bruce immediately
afterwards exclaimed, " The-boat is filling at the stern," at
the same time standing up. Several of the party re-
requested Mr. Bruce to sit down, and he did, but shortly
after rose again, and the water rushed into the boat in an
oblique direction, and almost instantly sunk. Witness
who was saved by clinging to the boat, did not see the
body of the deceased until after it Was brought to tire above
Ileum The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally'
drowned." An inquest was held upon another of the
bodies, before Mr. Higgs, at the 1.3,-own Bear, Alilblok,
las evenins, and a sim ler verdict was returned.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hanwhire Telegraph.)

.
PORTSMOUTii, JUNE 22.--The Boadicea tra,.sport, Lieu!.
Ward agent, arrived this morning, from Be, wlicnce
she saitecton the 21st May. She has brAight home 150
convicts, and a few military invalids, under the charge of
'Captain—Lindsay, of the Royal Artillery. The Mad,
gasear frigate and Smike brig, were lying at Bermuda ;
the former had arrived-there a few days ia-r•viondy, 'from
Vera C, uz, with freight on board, for the Commissariat,
and was about to proceed will freight for the Corcruissa.
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Commander-in-Chief, Sir Thomas Harvey, sailed for
Halifax, with his flag on board the Inconstant, on the 14th
May ; Commodore Douglas, with his brood pennant on
board the Modeste, on the 11th May, furo Jamaicaata
the Crocodile, on the same day, for Newfoundland.
The Blenheim, 72, Captain Sir Henry Senhouse,
K. C. H., is advancing fast in her equipment, at Sheerness,
but wants nelrly 200 men to complete: She will pro-
bably be sent shortly to one of the Scotch ports for sea-
men. The WinehUster, •lyirg -at the Nore, is deficient
about 90 men; she was paid on Thursday, and was to
sail yesterday, for the Downs and Spithead. She will
bring to this pert a detachment cf marines, to relieve the
party now at Pembroke; whither, we believe, the Hydra
will convey them. The Camperdown is ordered to -be
taken into deck, at Sheerness, immediately.
The Avon steamer, Mr. John King master, arrived on
Sunday from Sheerness with the remainder of the 821
depot, which landed on Monday. On Tuesday she em-
barked a detachment of the 60th (Rifles), and sailed for
Cork, whence she returned this evening.
The Edinburgh, 74, Captain Henderson, is hourly ex-
pected at Soithead.
The Bentoow, 72, anchored in the Downs on Tuesday,
where she received a North Sea pilot.
The Columbine, 16, Commander Elliot, sailed from
Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, to the West Coast, on
the 15th April.
The Seaflower cutter, Lieutenant Robilliard, arrived on
Wednesday from Jersey.
The Gorgon, steam frigate has been commissioned at
Sheerness.

The Dasher steamer, arrived on Thursday from Wey-
mouth, with general service men, and returned yesterday.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Bip\einrocoerd,thon)c
Pere-
grinet t‘t
hPePß°llo3lreenlnih:eNiaTm:.d. —Commander.—John
Lieutenants—Samuel
Charlesnaa%Adtes.
charge of mails on board contract steam vessels, between
ajt
cm°hlll,lne to be Agents i
Liverpool and Kingston; W. B. Strugnell, to the Sema-
phore station, at Esher; George Clarke Mends, and
Edward Charles Smith, to the Blenheim. Surgeon—
James E. Goodridgc, to Clio, vice Muirhead's appoint-
ment cancelled. Master—W. Hornby Thompson, to the
Blenheim. Surgeon—John Mein, to the Blenheim.
Chaplain—Rev. George Cooper, to the Blenheim. Pur-
ser—R. W. Whichelo, to the Blenheim. Assistant Sur-
geon—W. P. Comining, M.D., to the Bknheini.
shipmen—Hon. Oliver Lambert, to the Benbow ; C.
Cerjat, to the Clio. Vol. Ist. Class—Frederick Frank-
land, to the Revenge. Naval Instructors and School.
masters—George Jackson, to the Revenge ; Win. Searle,
to the Druid; G. F. Parker, to the Blenheim.
Roy Al. NlAittNEs.—Captain James Whitcomb, and Se-
cond Lieutenants. George W. Whiting and Richard Far-
mar, to the Blenheim ; Capt. Doman, of the Portsmouth
Division, is orderea to join the divisioa at Pembroke.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)
•
Lisao.N,,JUNE 17.—The Harmony, Bursor, from hence
to Figueira,,in getting under weigh 15th iust., got foul of
Porto St. Sa, Quinita de Visuvis, the latter lost foremast,
foretop mast, and damaged bulwarks, paddle-box, &c.,
the former lost her boom, hulwarkF, &c.
CLYDE, JUNE 21.—The Four Brother ,Jarvis, from hence
to Leith, in going down the firer grounded en an anchor
which went through her bottom, and must diEcliarge her
cargo.
HOLYHEAD, JUNE 22.—A bottle, with er.e.following, was
picked up yciterday at the back of the Read :—" The
Arcadra, off the coast of Ireland, 01 well, with a nice
breeze, but in great confusion, April 13, 1839."

VESSF,LS SPOKEN WlTlL—licnry, New !Lifland to
England, 19 tilt , lat. 11, long. 21, by. her M"je6ty's ship
arrived at . Portsmouth; Christiana, of Shields,
bound to Quebec, 15;11 ult., lat. 43, long 47; Ann and
Mary, of Dublin, bound to Quebec, 10, lat. 43, lung. 50.
Cambridge, Liverpool, to New York, 8 inst., lat. 49,
long 45 ; Calcutta, of London, 20, lat. 49, long. I', 1)v
the Petrel (packet), arrived at Falmouth ; Robert `Vat(,
Savannah to Liverplol, 3d i u t., lat. 41, Lug. 53 ; Otto.
man, Lai.,Yrcen. Attona. to Rio Janeiro, 21 Ap.il, lat. 15,
S., long. 84, W., by the Daniel, arrived.at Gibraltar.