The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

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THOMAS HOOD'S GRAVE.—At a General
Meeting of the Subscribers to the HOOD MEMORIAL, held
Dec. 2d, at the Whittington Club, it was resolved that the Subset ip-
tion List be CLOSED on the Ist of February, 1853, and
Miss ELIZA COOK,
Ma. MURDO YOUNG, and
MR. JOHN WATKINS,
were appointed Trustees to the Fund.
The amounts subscribed are deposited at interest in the London
and Commercial Bank.
Contribations are received -by Mr. William Strudwicke, at the
Whittington Club, Strand ; by Miss Eliza Cook, Treasurer, 54,
Great Ormonde-street, Bloomsbury; and by Mr. John Watkins,
Hon. Sec., 34, Parliament-street.
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John Macgregor, Esq., M.P .•• • •. 5 0 0
Arnold Rogers, Esq.
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nal. JOAN WATKINS, Hon. See.

EMIGRATION.—Sir P. Earp, in his new work on the
"Gold Colonies of Australia," after describing the
various classes who would find it expedient to emigrate,
says, " Another class of persons is much wanted in
Australia, and it is a class with which England is but
too well furnished, viz., females. The disproportion of
the sexes, though much has been done of late to remedy
it, is still very great ; and if taken out
,under parental
protection, or under the auspices of the London Com-
mittees for the purpose of female emigration, too many
females can scarcely be sent. Much will, however, de-
pend on themselves. Australian squatters and gold-
hunters are well to do in the world, and have
abundant means of creating desirable homes, but they
have no discrimination as to what is wanted to make
a home desirable. Industrious young women, even
though with little pretension to beauty, would not be
long in finding such homes ; but fine ladies, possessing
nothing beyond the trash accomplishments which in
England are thought so much of, would not only not
succeed in forming favourable alliances, but would run
great risk of the lowest social degradation. Young
women who contemplate emigrating, should, however,
remember that the settlers require industrious, domesti-
cated wives ; and that they are sufficiently acute not to
take any other. Useless fine ladies are completely out
of place in Australia ; they are not likely to marry ;
the number already in the colonies for educational
purposes is already overdone, they will not con-
descend to become servants, and they cannot get back
to England. For the introduction of industrious,
unpretending gilrs, whether as wives or servants, there
is scarcely any limit. The step, however, is a serious
one, and cannot be recalled—once made, it must result
in great good or great evil—there is nothing interme-
diate. The home, whenever found, will be a plentiful
one, but it will be an industrious one. Indeed, without
constant occupation, the life of a woman in the interior
of Australia would be insupportable. Shut out from the
world, without other amusement than that arising from
her duto to her home, industry would become to her a
necessary of life. Such a life of solitude has, however,
one great advantage—a few years only are requisite to
accumulate a sufficient to spend the remainder of life in
the comforts of society."
tioCnofzrooNmuL the parent "BU RIEIN "BURRING."—Another
hasArnothermatdheieivtis appshimeaproartneae-
inth
weCaisty of Melbourne within the last week, which is
htnhuoetheciintg,less than a system of burking." A new ar-
rival
Americanwhp ea snsti nwg o
fellowsthrough
rushing one o f
towardst h e narrow
hi
ms,t streets t s o f
sud-
denly felt a huge plaister extending its clammy folds
over his face. Being an active man, and armed with a
g y
tempt, made upon lin
accomplishingdagger,the
their foul purpose,--Melbourne

NAVAL INTELLIGIBNCE.

The night Hon. the First Lord• of tine Admiralty re-
turned to Whitehall again yesterday tramming, and we
believe went down to the Castle oiled, more last night.
Some important national business, in -which the Admi-
ralty departrnentis prominently intertsted, is evidently
on the taxis, . • •
Captain William A. Willis `(184.4), who was despe-
rately wounded on the coast of Africa by a band of slave-
dealers' assassins, when in command of the Frolic, 16,
has been appointed, by the Colonial-office, Emigration
Agent at the port of Sligo.
Captain C. F. Hillyar, promoted last year for his gal-
lantry at the attack at Lagos, has 4en appointed to
study steam at the factory, Woolwich,.
Commander W. M. J. Pasco (i 846), son of Rear-
Admiral Pasco (Nelson's flag-lieutnant at Trafalgar),
late inspecting commander in the coast-guard, has also
been appointed to study steam at the factory, Woolwich.
Lieutenant Charles Turner (1815), of the Turnchapel
coast-guard station, near Plymouth, 1 ' s been promoted
Ito the rank of Commander. He en red the navy in
1808, and was in the Diligent, 14, in
er, gallant action
with a French brig of 20 guns, off Sci ly, for two hours
and 40 minutes, when the latter made ff. He was pro-
moted in December, 1815 ; served in he Ramilics 74,
coast-blockade ship, for nearly five yea , and since 'lBB3
has served in the coast-guard. M.
Lieutenant Charles Goldsmith ' (1825) has also been
promoted to the rank of Commander. Commander Gold-
smith entered the navy in 1806, passed his examination
in 1814, and was made a lieutenant Jai 10, 1825. Ever
since this date he has been employed ill command of a
revenue vessel, and has been promoted frees the command
of the Wellington.
Lieutenant John Pollard (1806) has liecn appointed to
Greenwich Hospital establishment, tice:Casey, deceased.
A short time since, when this officer was selected for the
nsionwo-foulGdrbeeenswuipeehrfl, wuoeugsatvoQ-reupwitt them ; but we
epitionwof his ser-
vices.ont -pe
It
may remind our readers that he is tho only officer left
alive of those who had been originally stationed in the
poop of the Victory in the battle of Trafidgar, and it was
supposed that it was he who shot the man who killed
Nelson. He is one of the most neglected officers in the
navy, and his appointment to Greenwich reflects the
greatest credit on those who selected him.
The officer selected to fill up the other vacancy in the
establishment of Greenwich Hospital—that made by the
death of poor Lieut. Fitton—is Lieut, Wm. V. Lee
(1827). This officer, the son of an old lieutenant, entered
the navy so late as 1821. He was promoted from mate
of the Hind cutter for his gallantry at Navarino. He
lost a leg in that action, and is in receipt of a pension for
the loss. Since his promotion he has served in harbour,
at a semaphore, or as Admiralty agent in the contract
mail service. We cannot commend this selection. We
could point out many much older lieutenants on the list
whose gallant deeds and services in the war have been
neglected, men who are burdened with heavy family en-
cumbrances, whose turn ought to have been served be-
fore that of Lieut, Lee—men who entered the service
before Lient Lee was born. We must confess we do
not like this uneven system of making one good and one
questionable selection when opportunities are afforded
of doing justice in both cases to old officers of meritori-
ous services. There can be no "give and take "in
matters of this kind, when the claims of officers are un-
mistakeable. By the selection of a lieutenant of 1827
great and positive injustice has been done to officers
whose seniority ranges from 1796 upwards. It is even-
handed justice, and consistent appreciation of standing
and service, that will gain for the Board of Admiralty
the gratitude of all ranks of the navy, and the respect of
the public generally.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.
The ships at this port are now manned, with the ex-
ception of the London, 90, which wants about 300.
The Phaeton, 50, Captain George Elliot, sailed from
St. Helen's last night for Sheerness, to be paid off.
The Simoom, 18, screw steam-frigate' Captain King-
come, left Spithead this morning for Queenstown, en
route to the Mediterranean, carrying reliefs, and specie
for the commissariat.

The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., was
towed into harbour from Spithead this afternoon.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell,
sailed from Spithead this afternoon for Devonport, to be
paid down and refitted.

The Vesuvius, 6, paddle-sloop, was taken out to-day
by Captain Henderson, of the steam department, to test
her machinery.
The Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship, Captain Hender-
son, C. 8., hauled out of dock to the fitting basin this
afternoon ; and the Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain
Francis Scott, went into the vacant dock, to have her
bottom examined.

The Basilisk, 6, wheel steam-sloop, Commander the
Hon. F. Egerton, went out of harbour. to prove her
machinery at the measured mile, at Stoke's. Bay. On
her return she took in tow the Rodney, 90, Captain C.
Graham, and with the assistance the of Esto, steam-tug,
came into harbour at 3.30 p.m., and If ilongside the
Blake, receiving hulk. '
The Odin, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Fr Scott, was
placed in the angle dock, vacated by the helm.
The Belvidere, receiving hulk, hs.vin been caulked,
repainted, &c., has hauled out of the btsin, and taken
up moorings of the Gosport shore.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 14.
Captain Hyde Parker (1853) of the Firebrand steam-
frigate, late of the Cruiser, screw brig, is now the senior
officer here, and doing duty as such in the absence of
Commodore Eden and all officers senior to him—a truism,
certainly, but a most remarkable one.
The Resistance, troop-ship, Master Commander Brad-
shaw' is now shipping stores. The leave of the crew ex-
pired on the 13th.

- The Janus, steam-sloop, is ordered to be fitted and
employed as a tug at Portsmouth.

THE RESTORATION OF LIEUT. ENGLEDUE.
TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.
SlR,—Considerable satisfaction was caused in naval
circles here at the announcement in your columns of the
restoration to the navy list of that -very able man M. r.
Engledue. I can speak of him from experience, having
on more than one occasion witnessed his zeal in the ser-
vice, as also the efficient manner in which he conducted
the drills of the various ships' companies brought under
his tuition. I was not in the least surprised to see him
resign his commission on being appointed one of the
junior lieutenants of a line-of-battle ship, when he knew
that his talents would be properly appreciated by a com-
pany with a fleet only second to that of the Royal Navy.
I trust that Lieut. Engledue will not be doomed to re-
main long in his present rank, but that the pleasing
task of pushing him on in his profession will devolve
upon Sir James Graham ; and I can only say that his
good fortune will not be envied by those amongst his
brother officers who have not been equallj distinguished,
and certainly not by me.

A LIEUTENANT OF 1840.
Portsmouth, Jan. 13, 1853.

Two MEN BURIED Aram—A terrible and fata
catastrophe has just occurred in the town of Brampton,
Cumberland. Two men were buried alive ; one named
George Pringle, from Carlisle, and the other Geo. Taylor,
a Brampton man. They were engaged on Monday
afternoon in re-sinking an old well at Brampton work-
house, and when at the depth of about five and twenty
feet below the surface the whole of the earth rushed in
from the sides and top upon the two poor fellows who
were working at the bottom. This was about a quarter
to three on Monday afternoon. The alarm was imme-
diately given ; crowds rushed to the spot, and, hopeless
as the case looked, preparations were immediately com-
menced to dig the men out. About midnight, and long
after all hope had been given up of getting either of
the men out alive, the most intense excitement was pro-
duced by the workmen, who were digging their way
though what appeared a bank of solid earth, declaring
that they could hear a voice some depth below. The
men, many of whom were Taylor's fellow-workmen and
companions, gave a loud cheer, which was caught up
and repeated by the crowd outside. They reached a
depth of about twenty feet by four o'clock on Tuesday
morning, and came upon Pringle, who walked out almost
without assistance, and came up the ladder to the top,
looNing very pale and frightened, but declaring that
he was unhurt. He could give no account of Taylor,
except that when the rush of earth came he (Taylor) was
higher up the shaft and nearer the top than Pringle, who
heard nothing afterwards except a kind of groaning for
about five minutes. Pringle was consigned to the medi-
cal men and put to bed, having been upwards of 13 hours
embedded in the damp earth. Cold was the only thing he
complained of. He had experienced no difficulty, he said,
in " getting breathed," which was most strange, and he
had heard all the proceedings from the first of the men
employed in extricating him. The workmen again set
to, and laboured away with the most resolute will, in the
hope of rescuing Taylor, who, as compared with Pringle,
was a very strong man. It was not till two o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon that they came upon his body, stark
and stiff, and head downwards, almost at the bottom of
the well, and embedded in wet sand. Re had been long
dead. An inquest was held on Tuesday evening, before
Mr. Carrick, coroner, and a verdict of "Accidental death"
returned.

REPORTED INCARCERATION OF THE REV. MR. MAC-
DONALD OF BLAIRGOWRIE-For the last few days, a
report has been in general circulation, that a townsman
of our own, the Rev. Mr. Macdonald, the Free Church
minister of Blairgowrie, had been apprehended in Rome.
while engaged in distributing tracts in " the Eternal
City," and subsequently lodged in the cells of the Inqui-
sition. We are in a position to state, that the report is
so far incorrect, or, at all events, premature, inasmuch
as the last advices received from the rev. gentleman
were dated from Leghorn, in Tuscany, and that these
make no mention of any apprehension such as that
alluded to. Mr. Macdonald, we may state, has for a
considerable time past been in delicate health ; and
hence the tour he is making on the continent.—Perth
Constitutional.

MEETING or SHIPWRIGHTS.—A general meeting of the
shipwrights of Woolwich Dockyard took place at the
Town-hall, Woolwich, on the evening of Tuesday last,
for the purpose of memorialising the Lords of the Admi-
ralty for an advance of wages.

LAW -LN TELLIGENCE.

• EQ Ur.CY COURTS:—JArr..I4.
(Brifore the Lord Chancellor.) •
RE E'4.IIIIA.RINE OIIMXING.L-IN LUNACY. •
In this "zase, which on former occasions, excited .so
much att„tiein,
The. +Solicitor-General (with whom was Mr. Southgate)
stat.,ed, m consequence of a suggestion from the court, an
arrangement had been made between the 'different par,
ties, of which the following were the terms,. viz., that a
petition be presented, praying for an order for a super-
sedeas of the commission, and alSo that a petition
should be presented on behalf of Mrs: Cumming, pray-
ing that Messrs. Robinson and Haynes' costs should be
taxed ; that the next of kin having agreed to the
supersedeas, Messrs. Robinson and Hanes should un-
dertake to furnish Mrs. Cumming's solicitor with full
accounts ; that there should be a.: reference •.to the
Master; to inquire what property -Mrs. Cumming was
possessed of in August, 184 G, the, time when the
lunacy was alleged to have begun ' • that' a medical at-
tendant should 'be named: by Mrs. Cumming to attend
her, who 'should be subject to inquiries from the next
of lan ; that the costs of the commission should be ascer-
tained and .taxed as between solicitor and client ; that
the costs as certified should be secured by -a ntm•tgage on
Mrs. Cumming's property, but which was not to come
into operation until after her death ; that Mrs. Cum-
ming's income should be secured at 4001. a year, exclu-
sive of a residence ; that all mortgages, 'debt;, an,d liabi-
lities of Mrs. CUmtning shOuld be: forthwith paid ; and,
lastly, that'at.Mrs. Cumming's .dea th her property should .
go in equal shares to Mrs. Hineks and Mrs. Cooper; her
daughters, and the next of kin, and failing them, or either
of them, to their children.

Subject,to this arrangement two petitions had been
Presented for carrying it into effect, another petitfon had
been presented which would have the effect of nullifying
the arrangement altogether, and unless it was withdrawn,
all that had been done would. be ineffectual, and all that
could now be asked would be an extension of the time
for trying the trayerse,whicl2 had been directed.
The Court was urged to sanction the arrangement.
Mr. Follett and Mr. Morris, for the next of kin, did
not oppose it.

Th; Lord Chancellor said that a supersedeas could
only be granted when a lunatic was proved to be no
longer of unsound mind, and when that was the case the
party could make any arrangement for himself. The
present was in truth a suggestion that the lunatic was
not an object of a supersede* but that if the Court
would supersede the commission, something would be
done by way of boon, which would be of equal force for
her protection as a commission. That was entirely out
of the ordinary course, and he must refuse the petition.
Mrs. Cumming being in attendance, his lordship pro-
ceeded to have an interview with her in his private room.
On his return,

The Lord Chancellor said that he would do nothing in
the case but extend the time for trying the traverse.
There appeared to be no change in 3/frs. Cumming's
condition, and the traverse must be tried. She was
most anxious that it should be tried as soon as possible.
It was then arranged that the time for trying the tra-
verse should be extended to six months, with leave to the
Attorney-General to apply to fix the time in a fortnight.

BAIL COURT.—JAN. 14.
:sittings at Nisi Prius.—Before Mr. Sustice Erie and

...
Common Juries.) ..
DANSEY V. RICHARDSON.--ACTION TO RECOVER THE
VALUE OP STOLEN PROPERTY.
This was an action to recover the value of a dressing-
case and box, with their contents, belonging to the plain-
tiff, which were stolen from the defendant's house by
reason of his alleged negligence.
Mr. Chambers and Mr. Pearson appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Bramwell for the defendant. •
I It appeared that the defendant kept a boarding-house
in Weymouth-street, Portland-place, where the plaintiff
went to reside on her arrival from Paris, 'and remained
there for some. days, when she was about, to start for
Dover. Her box and dressing-case were brought down
stairs and placed in the hall, and during the temporary
absence of the servants the defendant saw a man, whom
she supposed to be a cabman, going out of the house with
the plaintiff's box and dressinz-case under his arm. She went •to the door and- discovered him running away,
upon. which she sent for the police, but the property was
never recovered. Defendant, then stated that she had
repeatedly warned her servants not to leave the door
ajar, and said she was afraid she would be a loser by it.
The plaintiff stated that the'box contained 1301. worth
of-money and jewellery.
The defence was that the krobbery had taken place in
consequence of the plaintiff's .neghgenc,, who had the
box tak6n into the hall; and then sent the servants out
on messages for her. Knoiving the value of the contents,
the. plaintiff should 'have' sent the boxeto the dining-
room. or some plane 6f. security. J It was :'so alleged thAt
the plaintiff only claimed 751. in the first instance.
Verdict for the defendant.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—JAN. 14.
(Before the Chief Commissioner.)
IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES ABRAHAM PARKER.
This insolvent, described as a gentleman, who had
been connected with the turf, applied to be discharged
under the act. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Dowse appeared
to oppose for some creditors at Doncaster.
The case was originally before the court on Friday
last, when an application was made on the part of the
opposing creditors that it might be adjourned for the
attendance of Mr. Concanlian, from Lincoln's-inn, to
whom the insolvent had given a bill of sale of ten race
horses he possessed. The bill of sale was given within
three months of the petition, and it was admitted that
the arrest was a friendly proceeding in order to benefit
the estate. The case was adjourned to the present occa-
sion, and the party was not in attendance, the insolvent
declaring that he had no means to bring him up from
the country.
Mr. Dowse objected to the case being heard without
the party from the country.
The insolvent said he had paid for his own arrest in
order to defeat the bill of sale, and had come from France.
Mr. Dowse remarked that the insolvent's wife had an
income of upwards of 3001. a year, and it was proved
that within a few days of the last examination he had
received 251.
The Chief Commissioner observed that the creditors
would perhaps not press the case, if there was nothing
material in it.
Mr. Dowse said the creditors were most anxious to
know what had become of 1,3001. worth of ptoperty.
The court ordered an adjournment.

COLONIAL PENNY POSTAGE.—The Council of the
Colonial and International Postage Association has come
to the following resolution upon the important question
of our colonial postage :—" That the first object of the
association is to extend the system of uniform penny
postage, already in operation between the United King-
dom and the Channel Islands, to the whole of the
British colonies and possessions. The total amount of
postal revenue derived from all the colonies does not ex-
ceed 200,0001. a year. The whole, obviously, could not
be sacrificed by the measure proposed, but it would be
sound national policy to abandon even the whole to pro-
mote in so eminent a degree the commerce, education,
freedom of communication, and friendly relations be-
tween the colonies and the mother country." The
?mount of revenue derived from the colonies is extracted
from a MS. obligingly furnished by the Postmaster-
General at the request of the council of the above asso-
ciation. In this return the income from tra,nsmarine
colonial postage by each line of packets stands as fol-
lows :—French mail, 16,0161.; Belgian, 6301.; Prussian,
1,6361.; Dutch, 7661.; Hamburgh, 1,5481.; American,
83,2371.; West Indian, 23,8841.; Cape, 5,1151.; Penin-
sular, 3,627/.; Indian, 42,6051.; do. vi 2 Marseilles,
86,4131.; Sydney, &e., 5,730/.; African, 3831.; Inter-
colonial, 15,0161.; Red Sea, 6,4051. Total, 193,0111.
DERBY ELECTION.—About seventy Speaker's war-
rants have already been served upon the friends and
supporters of Mr. Horsfall, who are charged with
being concerned in the illegal proceedings at the last
election for this borough. We understand that in con-
sequence of the disclosures before the Committe of the
House of Commons, that Mr. Frail was in receipt of
a, salary of 3001: a-year from W.B. ; the Surveyor of
Taxes for the Shrewsbury district has surcharged Frail
for income tax, which he has never paid before. Frail's
friend and patron, the major, has thus unearthed a wary
fox, which has been bagged by the lynx-eyed Surveyor
of Taxes.
JEWISH FEMALE EMIGRATION.—FemaIe emigrants of
the Jewish persuasion would have all the advantages,
and few of the disadvantages, of other people. There is
a bond of union among them so strong, that although
some threads may become unravelled, its main strength
remains unimpaired. Soon as a female emigrant arrives
among them, they sally forth to welcome her, give her a
hospital reception, emulate each other in the desire of
making her comfortable, and seek employment for her
that may prove ultimately advantageous. The feeling of
the Hebrew becomes not stunted by the desire of gain, as
Charles Dickens would fain make the world believe ; but on
the contrary, while he is labouring with fixed industry, to
earn an independence, all the gentler feelings are excited,
quickened, and called into active benevolence whenever
occasion requires. We should be sorry to hear that the
thirst for gold had effaced one kind sympathy from his
heart, or that he had not carried from the shores of
Britain that universal and lofty charity so distinguishing
his brethren in this peaceful isle. But we understand
and appreciate qualities of the Jewish heart too well to
imagine for a moment that Mammon could for long de=
throne any one of the nobler attributes of his being. So
in this respect the Jewish female emigrant will find
herself better placed than the female of any other deno-
mination. What, then, should hinder the humble
though respectable Jewish female of our metropolis, indus-
triously inclined, but who is a burden to parents that
have a difficulty in raising means sufficient to support a
large family—from emigrating to a colony where there
is so little doubt of success attending her efforts ? The
reports received from females sent out by the society
headed by Mrs. Chisholm, and which may be fully relied
on, are most interesting and satisfactory. Already have
many of them sent remittances to those relatives they
left behind in impoverished circumstances , and to who
m
as know such remittances will be useful, and received
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