The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-29 00:00:00

'OR WAR

The Goliath, 80 guns, now at Chatham, is ordered to be
sent here to be brought for immediate commission.
The Superb, 80 guns, now at Chatham, is also ordered
here to be fitted for commission with all possible despatch.
The Melampus frigate, storeship, has arrived here from
Woolwich. Her crew (seamen riggers) have been returned
to this and Chatham yards, and she is for the present laid
up at her moorings on the west shore.

OOLWIC H, H 28.
Three additional horse transport ships arriMARC
ved at Wool-
wich to-day from Deptford, and No. 10 was at once taken
into the basin. The others will be taken in to-morrow.
No. 10 is named the Endendale, and being a fine large ship,
60 horses of CAptain Fitzmayer's grey horse battery left
the garrison at 2 p.m., and wore embarked in the afternoon.
The remaining horses of the battery will be embarked to.
morrow.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants.-:Robert D. Stupart (1840), additional, to
the Vestal, 26, on the North America and West Indies
station; Charles G. Crawley (1838), Alfred Young (1842),
Maurice Jones (1846), to the Vestal ; James M. Bruce
(1852), from the Inflexible, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, in
the Black Sea, to be Flag Lieutenant of the Winchester, 50,
flagship on the East Indies station ; William E. Fisher
(1845), to the Desperate, 8, screw steamship, at Ports-
mouth ; John At Jackson (1846), to the Horatio, 24,
screw steam-ship, at Sheerness.
Second Master Michael C. Raymond (1849), from the
Ajax, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Advice,
paddle-wheel steam-vessel, tender to the flag-ship Conway
at Cork.
Clerks—Howard E. L. P. Bailey (Paymaster of 1854),
to the Belleisle, hospital ship for the Baltic fleet ; Thomas
H. 0. Mitchell (1851), from the Prince Regent, 90, to the
Hecla paddle-wheel steam-sloop, for service with the Baltic
fleet.

Clerks'-Assistant Arthur Isbell, to the Conflict steam•
sloop.
Naval Cadet Hon. Montolien Fox Murray,'first appoint.
ment.

SETTLING "ROUND ROBINS."—We are glad to hear that
the Admiralty have taken the most effectual method for
settling the "round robin" practice in the Desperate, 8,
screw, at Spithead —a practice so subversive of all disci-
pline. Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., has
most patiently and most impartially investigated the alle-
gations and the causes of them, and one of the rrsults is,
that Captain Chambers retires from the command of the
ship. Reports at the clubs give the vacancy to Captain
D'Eyncourt De Conroy (the gallant officer who, in the
Charybdis, 3, engaged six vessels of war, each of equal force,
and sunk three of them); and C. F. A. Shadwell, C. 8.; but
the first-named appears to be the favourite.

THE ALLEGED TRAFFIC 111 r SITUATIONS BY
THE IRISH REPRESENTATIVES.

The committee met yesterday, soon after twelve o'clock.
After several witnesses had been examined,
Mr. Keogh rose, and said he wished to produce docu-
ments that had passed from him to Colonel Smith, and
also to be examined as to the whole of these cha, and
especially so after the last question from a membrger esof the
committee.
The room was ordered to be cleared. Upon re-ad-
mission,
The Chairman (addressing Mr. Keogh) said that if he
thought it necessary to make any statement, the committee
were ready to hear it.
Mr. Keogh said he understood the charges against him
to be these—that in consequence of his relation with the
borough of Athlone he had entered into a corrupt agree-
ment with Colonel Smith to obtain for him, or a relative,
a stipendiary magistracy, the terms of that compromise
or bargain for a magistracy or place being that he
should receive 1,0001. in bills drawn on Colonel Smith ;
that those bills were allowed to be frequently pro-
tested, and were left by him (Mr. Keogh) to be paid by
Colonel Smith himself, who had been ruined thereby, and
eventually fled to America. It was then alleged that as
he had failed to obtain the place for the father, that all
matters were broken up, but subsequently a second nego-
tiation was entered into, in virtue of which he (Mr Keogh)
obtained for his son an appointment in the Excise. As to
the latter portion of the charge, it had been disproved by
the evidence Hof Mr. Lambert Smith, who stated to the
committee that he obtained the appointment in 1845, and,
therefore, he could only make a passing remark upon it.
When he had been examined he (Mr. Keogh) saw him, and
requested him to go to Bristol, and to bring over every
letter, document, or communication that he had had with
Colonel Smith; and accordingly Mr. Lambert Smith at
once proceeded to Clifton, from whence he returned on
Monday morning, when he placed in his (Mr. Keogh's)
hands the entire correspondence, which he was now pre-
pared to lay before the committee. He might say that every
letter had an envelope, and every letter had a post-mark.
He might say that he did not know of Mr. Smith's appoint-
ment, and at the time it took place he had no political
influence to obtain an appointment for him or any one
else. He would now beg to lay before the committee two
original letters, conferring the appointment on Mr. Smith,
both of which were signed by Sir John Young, who was
then in Sir R. Peel's Ministry. They were respectively
dated the 6th and 12th December, 1845. [The hon. and
learned gentleman then read the letters, one requesting
him to send certain documents, and the other announcing
to Mr. Smith his appointment.] Therefore, as regarded
that appointment, he could state most distinctly and em-
phatically that neither directly nor indirectly had he had
connection with it in any respect, nor did he know then
any more of Sir John Young than he did of any other per-
son whom he had never seen. From 1842 he had been con-
nected with Athlone and that district of the country, and
used to act as the solicitor to the Conservative party for the
registry, under Sir John Beresford, whose ideas of contest-
ing Athlone were altered, as he was looked upon as quite
out of the field; and it was not until 1847 that it was sug-
gested that he (Mr. Keogh) should offer himself for Athlone,
as the Conservative party were strong there on the free-
trade policy of Sir Robert Peel, and in this view it was
agreed that the Conservative party should support him,
and the state of the registry did not allow of their bringing
forward any candidate opposed to that policy. That
was the first time he consented to come forward as a can-
didate for the borough of Athlone. He was then acquainted
with Colonel Smith, who took a prominent part at the
election for the borough, and from what was said by Co-
lonel Smith, the expenses were to be borne partly by him-
self and the gentleman whose name had been mentioned in
the course of the investigation. He (Mr. Keogh) came to
London when he had communications from Colonel Smith,
stating that an arrangement had been made that if he
would stand for Athlone, he (Colonel Smith) could assure
him that he would have the assistance of Conservative
gentlemen in carrying on the contest. He accordingly did
go, and although he had some pecuniary assistance, he
found before he had been there long that the expenses of
continuing the contest were altogether greater than he had
anticipated, and the assistance far less than he contem-
plated; and it became necessary to consider, being now in-
volved in the contest, how it was to be carried on. He
was involved in it, and it was scarcely necessary to say,
was anxious to secure the seat for Athlone for the Con-
servative party. He had three conducting agents, each of
whom was receiving 100 guineas, and yet these agents
were not voters, and they increased expenses; but it
was said by one person, " You will not get on with-
out Mr. So-and-So," and he was foolish enough to listen to
them until he had between 70 and oof those persons to
pay. He was, in consequence of the increased expenses,
not enabled to go on with the contest without other means,
and as Colonel Smith was anxious that he should go on,
and as he had ample credit at the bank at Athlone, Colonel
Smith suggested that either by drawing on himself (Mr.
Keogh) or on Colonel Smith, the necessary funds could be
supplied. Accordingly, Colonel Smith drew on him (Mr.
Keogh) to the extent of 6001., as he could show by docu-
ments that were then in his possession ; but he was not cer-
tain of the exact way in which those bills were originally
drawn. The election did not take place until August 16,
but the contest had been going on from the Bth or 9th of
July, during which time Mr. Collett and Mr. Hawes, who
had been unseated for Lambeth, became candidates, and
afterwards retired. At the last moment a gentleman of
considerable influence in the town, a distiller, appeared as
a candidate, and it was with him that the contest for the
election took place, and which resulted in his (3lr. Keogh's)
favour by a majority of six only. [Mr. Keogh here read a
vast number of letters that had passed between himself and
Colonel Smith on monetary transactions, hut evidently
Atrengthening his assertions as to the motley being ad.
vanced for the Purposes stated, which had since been re-
paid.] Shortly before Colonel smith's departure for

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 28.
The three-decker St. George, 121, Captain Eyres, C. 8.,
and the Prince Regent, 90, Captain H. Smith, C.B.(sailihg
ships), received orders yesterday afternoon to prepare for
sailing at a moment's warning, and had commenced pre-
parationsfor weighing just after the close of yesterday's
despatch, but they moored again for the night. The St.
George, attended by the Hecla, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, left
Spithead this forenoon for the Baltic. Such was the haste
to get these ships away that the crew of the latter went
without their advance, which was ordered to be paid them
to-day. The St. George and Prince Regent are about 500
short of the complement between them, but their numbers
will be made up as seamen fall in from the sources we
pointed out in our Sunday's report. The Prince Regent is
being paid advance to-day, and shipping stores for the fleet
in the Baltic, with which she will sail, we believe, this
evening. The Magicienne, 16, paddle frigate, Captain
Fisher, will most probably attend upon her; she has her
steam up, and all rea ly.
The James Watt, 91 (screw), Captain George Elliot, ar-
rived at Spithead this morning from Devonport, em route
to the Baltic. We believe she has disclosed a few defects
on the passage, which she will repair in a day or two, and
then sail to join Sir Charles Napier. She is a remarkably
handsome ship, and appears to be efficiently manned.
The St. Vincent, 101, sailing three-decker, Captain E.
H. Scott, fitting out ostensibly as the ordinary depot ship
in this harbour, is being so thoroughly equipped for sea
that we have no doubt she will be sent to reinforce Sir
Charles Napier when she has got a crew of 9JO. The Wa-
terloo, 121, flag-ship at Sheerness, will, we believe, not be
kept in reserve, but will be sent to the Baltic.
The James Watt, Magicienne, and Desperate were the
only ships at Spithead at 6 o'clock to-night, and the St.
Vincent in harbour, and the Colossus, 80, in dock fitting
for screw machinery, are the only ships now left fitting for
the war service. The Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, is ex-
pected to be recommissioned very shortly, and the trans-
port Resistance is also getting forward.
The Menelaus (44), lazaretto ship, has been towed from
the Motherbank into this harbour to-day—it is reported to
be fitted as a second hospital-ship for the Baltic.
The new 30-gun screw-frigate Curacoa, to be launched
at Pembroke on the 27th proximo, is ordered round to this
port, to be fitted for commission for the war service with
the utmost expedition. Jury rigging is being got ready for
her here ; and a riggers crew will go hence to rig and navi-
gate her to this port.
The Sphinx, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, in this basin,
will be the next paddle-wheel commissioned, we expect, as
a large party of artificers are employed upon her.
The Prince Regent is now (6 p.m.) under way for the
Downs.

SHEERNESS, MAROR 28.
The Driver, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane, left here this day
at 3 p.m. for Harwich and other ports on the east coast
of England, to call for seamen who have volunteered
for the navy. After completing her complement of blue
jackets, she will proceed to the Baltic.
The Rosamond, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-slOop, Com-
mander George Wodehouse, also left here this day at noon.
She will call at the different ports on the east coast of Eng-
land to receive on board volunteers waiting her arrival. A
number of first-rate merchant seamen at the northern ports
are now volunteering for general service in the navy, all
anxious to join ships destined for the Baltic and the Black
Sea.