The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

DECEMBER 21, 1855.
M.IRYLEBONE POOR-LAW INQUIRY.

Yest erday Mr. T. W. Austin, the Inspector from the
Poor-law Board, resumed his official inquiry into the
circumstances attending the death of the infant son of
Garret Walsh.

Walsh was again under examination for several hours,
and gave his evidence very much in the manner he had
done on the Saturday previous. He flatly refused to
answer the questions of Mr. Russell, Mr. Poland, Mr.
Carr, and other gentlemen. He said too, that he would
answer no more questions about meal tickets. He was
there to give evidence about the death of his child, which
Mr. Messer and the poor-law board had been the cause
of. The witness was supported by Mr. Peter M`Dougal,
the chartist lecturer, who insisted upon Walsh's having
fair play, and upon his own right, as a ratepayer, to in-
terfere. Walsh finished his evidence by declaring that
no one had prompted him at any time what to say. He
knew his own course and could hear what was said as
well as other people. He saw the newspapers, although
he did live in the workhouse.
Mr. James John Messer was next examined, and
stated that he had the general superintendence of the
out-door poor relief, and the first application of 'Walsh
for relief was on the Ist of September, when he had an
order for a 41b. loaf on that day. It was an "emergent"
order, given on the instant and without any inquiry
whatever. The relief was also to be immediate. On
the 9th of September the wife applied fur a midwife's
order and relief at 14, Gee's-court. It then came under
Mr. Beautron, the superintending inspector, who in-
quired into the case, and relief was granted. (Mr.
Messer here produced the usual entries in the books.)
Witness gave his verbal approbation. Such things never
came before the board unless in an abstract form.
Walsh had relief in food on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, IStb,
and2lst of September, which was the last he had in
that way. _ _

Mr. b eautron said that on the ISth of November he
was applied to by Walsh for bread, and took him down
to the baker's, where it was ascertained that he had
already received his allowance up to the following Mon-
day. They both then came away, but witness called
afterwards the same day at the shop, and told the young
woman if Walsh called again to let him have some bread,
as witness thought he might want it. Walsh called, and
had two loaves.

By Mr. Austin—Witness has the power to order
bread on his own authority, and when he does so he
always makes a memorandum, but does not enter it an
any book. The two loaves were nothing more than
what the guardians had already ordered, but Walsh's
name had not been put on the renewed list for them.
The inquiry was then adjourned until this morning.

317:. ALBERT SMITH.

( Front the Weekly Dispatch. )

Mr. Albert Sinith and the Editor of The Sun.—Mr.
Albert Smith, who daily exhibits his monster picture of
Mont Blanc at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, has re-
ceived such a castigation at the hands of the Editor of
The Sun, that a long time must elapse ere he can get
rid of the-soreness it has caused. Some time ago, it will
be remembered, Mr. Charles Mathews, of the Lyceum
Theatre, finding that a piece which had been produced
at his house nightly attracted large audiences, felt, for
the first time, the inconvenience of allowing the press
to write orders, and, without much ceremony, cut off
the ancient privilege, to the great dissatisfaction of order
hunters. Mr. Albert Smith, whose name, of course,
must be obtruded upon the public in some shape or
other, interfered in the matter, wrote letters to .the
journals approving and applauding Mr. Mathews's re-
solve, and, of course, announcing his determination to
pursue the same course. The press cared as much for
Albert Smith as Charles Mathews, and left the two gen-
tlemen to act as they pleased. Mr. Webster then with-
drew the privilege from the Haymarket, and published
a list of the journals to whom it had been accorded, with
the number of "orders" that had been presented within
a given period. The nines, finding the privilege had
not been abused by the editor, printed Mr. Webster's
list, omitting to mention that, although the editor had
not trespassed upon the order system, others connected
with the establishment had applied for and obtained, at
the hands of Mr. Webster, more "private boxes" than
all the rest of the newspapers together. It is a well-
known fact that many individuals on tie Times were
favoured to as extraordinary degree. It was here
thought that the whole affair would have ended ; but
a trifling snarl from the Editor of The Sun last week
drew down upon him the well-known Albert, who
expressed his indignation that he should have been
accused of discourtesy to the press, seeing that he had
always been largely indebted to it. The Sun was not to
be drawn away from its game by any palaver, and dis-
tinctly told Albert Smith that the press had been the
means of calling attention to his exhibition, and exalting
it in public estimation ; that, when Mr. Smith found his
room inconveniently crowded,liinegcpuuti)oliffc
;thaend" flozrrteh.
estate" to make room for the pay
over, The Sun introduced an affair by no means:credit-
able to Mr. Smith. It was this, that one of Mr. Smith's
employes tempted a clerk at The Sun office, without the
knowledge of the* editor or proprietor, to insert a puff
paragraph respecting the picture of Mont Blanc, for the
paltry bribe of a few advertisements. This charge proved
too much for Mr. Smith, who flew into a violent rage,
and bounding at a leap to his writing-desk, at the further
end of the room, penned al otter to The Sun, in which he
gave an indignant denial to the statement. Rushing to
the glass, brushing up his moustache, and thrusting his
fingers through and through his flowing beard, to make
himself look as wild as possible, he next examined his
duelling-pistols, his conical and spherical bullets, and
made every preparation for a hostile combat. Then he
supervised his note, conned over the word " indignant,"
and not deeming it too harsh an expression, folded the
missive, and forthwith sent it away. The editor of The
Sun looked calmly upon it, and instead of sending a
challenge, published it in his journal, leaving the pubic
to draw their own conclusions in the matter. We, as
journalists, have calmly reviewed the question at issue,
and our opinion is, that the editor of The Sun has got by
far the best of it. Of all men, Mr. Smith should have
been the last to attack the press. He has been honoured
by it, praised by it ad nauseurn, when he ought to have
been attacked, and has been hallooed on sometimes in a
course which, if it had been pursued by another indi-
vidual, might have been his downfall. Who is there who
does not recollect his "Ballet Girl" and other similar
rubbish, which the booksellers in Holywell-street found
it to their advantage to retail ?

.NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.

Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P., First Lord of the
Admiralty, arrived at this port this morning i❑ the steam-
yacht Fire Queen, Master-Commander Paul, from an
official visit to her Majesty at Osborne. Re was re-
ceived on lauding at the King's-stairs, by Captain Lord
Clarence Paget, Captain Crispin, Master-Attendant Un-
derwood, Mr. Murray, Superintendent Engineer, and
other officers of the dockyard. After a glance at the
progress made in preparing for sea the Princess Royal,
screw, 91, Sir James proceeded to the Admiral Superin-
tendent's office, where Rear-Admiral Berkeley, Sir Bald-
win Walker, Mr. Watts, and other Admiralty represen-
tatives were present. A discussion with the chief officers
of the dockyard took place here, which lasted until a
quarter to three o'clock (Sir James arrived about 11),
when the First Lord returned in the Fire Queen to Os-
borne, en, route to London.

The Princess Charlotte, 104, advanced ship, having
been overhauled, caulked, and painted, came out of dock
into the fitting basin this afternoon.
The Princess Royal, 91, screw, Captain Lord Clarence
Paget, is well forward in her rig. She has topgallant-
masts up and fidded, topsailyards crossed, and lower
yards in course of slinging. She has picked up a good
number of able seamen, too, her noble commander having
a good name in the service.

The Esho tug, Master and Pilot, Harding, shipped up-
wards of 60 convicts this morning from the depots here,
and put them on board the Seapark prison ship, at Spit-
head, for transportation to Freemantle.
The Fairy and the Elfin, Royal yachts, run alternately
to Cowes in attendance upon the Court, who will remove
to Windsor on Thursday, via Southampton if the weather
is foul, and via Gosport if fair.
The Victory, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B will
be paid off on the 30th inst., and re-commissioned. If
the vacancy we spoke of lately is made Captain Chads
will leave the Excellent on attaining his flag, and Sir
Thomas Maitland will take his place, when, we believe,
Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay will be appointed
Flag-Captain to the Victory.
The Tyne, store-ship, Master Commander Tucker,
came into harbour this morning from Spithead, and
hauled alongside the dockyard jetty to land three boats
for the dockyard, and take in stores for Ascension and
Rio.

The Sinbad lighter arrived today with stores for this
dockyard. In making her way•for the harbour channel
in the thick haze, she got ashore on the Noman Sand,
when her rudder unshipped. The Echo towed her into
port.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20.
The Berpiada Royal Gazette of the 22d ult. announces
the arrival on the 17th of her Majesty's steamer Devas-
tation in four days from Halifax, with his Excellency
Governor Elliott, who was met on landing by Major
Oakley, 56th Regiment, Acting Governor. It is stated
that on the 21st November there were no cases of yellow
fever at St. George's, and the epidemic appears to be
subsiding throughout the island. Miss Fanny Jervis,
14, daughter of Captain Jervis, R.N., died of yellow
fever at Clarence-hill on the 21st of November. Capt.
Jervis bad 'previously lost an elder daughter from the
same cause. Orders for the 56th Regiment to return to
England were received by the Devastation. The 44th,
from Gibraltar, will proceed to Bermuda. The inhabi-
tants of the island take every opportunity of emigrating
to Melbourne by any passenger-ships which casually
touch there.

Letters, dated October 30, have been received from
the Portland, 50, Captain H. Chads. The Thetis, 3S,
Captain Kuper, sailed on the 10th, and the Serpent, 12,
Commander E. Weber, on the 13th of September, both
for England. The Portland would probably sail about
the middle of January, when she is expected to be re-
lieved by the President, 50, Captain R. Burridge.
Her Majesty's screw sloop Rifleman, 8, Lieutenant-
Commander H. Christian, which left Portsmouth yes-
terday, arrived in the Sound this morning ; she is bound
to South America.

his Netherlands Majesty's steam-ship Hekla, 9, Com-
mander P. Van Welderen, of 250-horse power and 100
men, put in this morning for coal. She left Batavia on
July 16, and Simon's-bay Oct. 24, and is bound to Hel-
voetsluys.
Her Majesty's screw-ship Rifleman, 8, Lieutenant-
Commander H. Christian, which put back this morning,
encountered severe weather in the Bay of Biscay. She
has lost her cutter, and has incurred other damage.
The Royal'George, 120, screw, and Sidon, 22, paddle,
both from Sheerness, entered the Sound this evening.
Arrived to-day—The steam-vessel Peninsula, Captain
Hall, belonging to the Spanish and Portuguese Screw
Company, film London, for Cadiz, with bilge pipes
choked ; the Medallion, M'Clintock, from New York,
with wheat and flour, for London, and the ship Palmer-
ston, Keay, from Moulmein, with timber, for Cowes for
orders ; she reports the General Screw Company's steam-
ship Hydaspes going into Table Bay on the 26th of Oc-
tober. The merchant ship Tartar, Captain Davies,
which left Sydney on the 28th of August, and rounded
Cape Horn on the 7th of October, entered the Sound
this afternoon ; she is laden with wool, hides, and tal-
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spoke the Vernon, one of Green's ships ; Dec. 1, the
Scotch ship Tamaric and the French brig Talisman, for
Havre • Dec. 10, off the Western Islands, saw a three-
masteddouble-funneled steamer, bound ; Dec. 13, passed
the waterlogged brig Clarence, of St. John's, New
Brunswick, foremast and bowsprit standing, and decks
swept ; and the brig Sobraon, from Calabar for Liver-
pool.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 20.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander—Edward B. Rice (1850), to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich dockyard.
Masters—John J. Ball (1843), borne on the books of
the Blenheim, 60, screw tearn-guardship, for service in
the Dragon paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the Blenheim,
vice Roberts, to the Cyclops steam-frigate ; Benjamin
Renaud (1845), additional in the Horatio screw steam-
guardship at Sheerness, to the Dragon, vice Ball.
Zioaiswteirc-hCo yesterday.
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arrived at Woolwich to-day.

GALE IN THE IRISH CHANNEL.—A very heavy gale
has been blowing in the Irish Channel for the last three
days, in consequence of which the mails between
England and Ireland are greatly delayed. A sloop in
Kingstown Harbour, laden with grain, was driven
against a brig, and the latter went down from the force
of the collision. A. ship's long boat was seen by one of
the Dublin steamers in the Channel, and is supposed to
belong to some vessel that has been wrecked during the
storm.