The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

abo we the Ni-alue of the fish, inasmuch as the water
did not "'run through or be in the land adjoining
or belonging to the dwelling-house of the person
being the owner of the said water." It was
therefore clearly wrong of Mr. BAGSHAWE to at-
teual pt to infliot injuries so far beyond the extent of
the -punishment. authorised bylaw ; and through his
own culpable ras,hness he met his death, and his coun-
try has to deplore the loss of a fine, high-spirited
gentleman. We trust that other game-preservers
may derive a profitable lesson from this melan-
choly event--that they may strive to act legally
themselves while endeavouring to make others re-
spect the law. Not an assizes takes place that
Judges do not deprecate, in the strongest terms,
the employment of ferocious dogs and formidable
weapons by gamekeepers, matters which stimulate
the poachers to resistance. They—the poachers
—are bound, under a heavy penalty, not to re-
sist their lawful apprehension, but there is no law
to compel them to submit to be torn by a savage
beast, or to submit to a beating from those ap-
pointed to preserve game or fish a d to capture
trespassers.

GUN-B 0 A T S.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In The Sun of the 22d ult., a letter appeared
headed "Gun-Boats," signed "Nauticus," censuring the
Times for not sooner advocating gun-boats of lighter
draught of water being sent into the Danube, when one
Pruth, or one Nix or Salamander would now destroy,
without much trouble, or without any risk, the whole
Russian flotilla in the Danube, and secure to the allies
the command of the river for good, and such a
vessel need not have waited for the clearing of the
Sulina mouth of the Danube. The following may, per-
haps, show that the Times has (as usual) been with the
Government in not acting on, or advocating any mea-
sures which would be of service to the Turkish empire,
by crippling Russia, and tending to insure the imme-
diate tranquillity of Europe.
More than four months since the Admiralty declined
the means offered, giving them the exclusive and un-
control,ed command of the Danube, by lifting any num-
ber of screw steam-frigates, not only over the bar at the
mouth, but also over any shoal they might meet with in
the river, thereby preventing the Russians bridging or
crossing the river.
4. patented invention for lifting vessels of any size or
force was submitted to the Admiralty, without stipula-
tion, or any remuneration of gain whatever, and in-
spected by officers named by them at Greenhithe, where
a steamer of 200 tons, deeply laden for the occasion, of
twenty feet beam, was lifted to half her draught of water,
and a remark made by the naval officers then on board,
that the same buoyant power, • if applied .to H.M.S.
Archer (steam-screw-frigate, laying there) would have
lifted her eight feet ; and I find on inquiry, 'that offers
have been made to lift any ship. of war to half her
draught of water. Competent judges and naval officers
have expressed their convictieu of the excellence of the
apparatus as to strength, durabilityyand even in passing
an enemy's battery, their effectiveness. Yet, as the
Times has not advocated the subject it is not adopted.
From the building of such useless gun-boats as the Ad-
miralty are now doing, it is questionable whether the
Governmont are really sincere in wishing to obtain the
command of the Danube. We must now wait until
the Admiralty ..gave done amusing themselves by build-
ing suitable gun-!loats, or allow Lieutenant Glynn,
with his party of blue-jackets, to fit out a few crazy old
crafts, such as they may find on the Danube, as gun-
boats, no match for the Russian flotilla, or in one month
from this time have, by the means referred to, three or
four British screw-steam-frigates in the Danube, and
also lift and bring away the wreck of the Tiger from
Odessa.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
NAUTICUS, Senior.

NO TREACHEROUS GARBLING OF OUR
ADMIRALS' LETTERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVIL
SIR,—Your Saturday's article on this subject hits the
right nail on the head. Pray, do not lose an hour in
calling on some sturdy and independent M.P. to de-
mand-categorically of Admiral Berkeley, firstly, whether
he read entire letters, or only extracts of letters, from
the Admirals in the Baltic, as to the impregnability of
Cronstadt, Sweaborg, &c.? and, secondly, if he only
read extracts, whether such extracts were not torn away
from contexts, which contained suggestions how these
Russian strongholds might be proved, by proper assault
and scientific handling, pregnable? At times like these
it is perfect treason to the cause of England, Turkey,
Europe, and civilisation itself, to publish such opinions,
e yen if ungarbled, as they can only tend to the sole
benefit and exultation of our enemy ; but if garbled,
and auppressing further information as to the pregna-
bility, by gun-boats and land forces, or other means, of
those fortresses, &c., impregnable only to the fleets as
constituted at the time the letters were written, the ini-
quity of the course adopted is worthy of the pillory and
the cart's tail.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
NO ABERDEEN GARBLER,
Brighton, July 30, 1854.