The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-19 00:00:00

NAVAL IN !:;i1 1` I

(FROM 005 OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
the v. smotrrn, MAI" I S.—ln Harbour—The Britannia, 120, flag ship;
thr!l,; story, 104, ordinary guard ship; the Excellent, gunnery ship;
41)11 An_taluon, 10, and the tenders Fanny, Emerald, and Gossamer;
/44,' ow cutter.
rock—The
Termagant brig, for the Coast of Africa.
At Royal George yacht.
SPithearl—The Dublin, 50, and Modesto, 16
12th"lvaLs, SAILINGS, &C. DURING TIIE WEEK.—On Saturday, the
lb:' arrived the Lightning steam vessel, from the eastward, and sailed
84rue day for Pi mouth Sailed also the Medea steam vessel, with
rrernainder of the 24th •Regiment for Canada; and the Bellerophon,
the /1°: Plymouth and the Mediterranean, the latter having first saluted
train Of ':ne Commander-in-Chief. On Sunday sailed the Maitland
,reilo!r)re for the eastward, with invalids, &c. On Monday, the 14th,
%li, the Crilizer, 16, for the Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies.
taire'esdaY, the Commander-in-Chief mustered his flag ship the Bri-
tho '4, 120. On Thursday, the 17th, arrived the Dublin, 50, bearing
Are lag of Vice-Admiral Sir G. E. Hammond, Bart., from South
The ca' having been at anchor off Yarn-mu:li, in the Isle of Wight.
`outeG"ant Admiral struck his flag at sunset, and proceeded direct to
Oe „
birth 1 htirsday being the day for the celebration of her Majesty's
The ~*(1?•Y; the ships in 'harbour arid at Spithead fired a Royal. salute.
eoro;oelleral commanding the district reviewed the troops on Southse.a-
bior ; and in the evening both he and the Admiral Commander in-
-4,,g4ve dinners to the officers of their respective departments.
the Allan Percy, son of the Hun. Josceline Percy, late ( aptain of
serseel"Pus, has passed the usual examination for admission into the
the first and received his appointment to the Melville, as Volunteer of
Class.
The bublin is ordered into harbour, and will be paid off at this port.
her to e Herald, 28, will be commissioned next week, and report gives
es.eLord George I'aulet.
Terl.'llb.l, Termagant gun-brig, now in basin, has had her masts taken out
ilicle,l'urPhse of bringing them nearer together, it having been eon.
coor:,lthat the space between the fore and main-masts, and which of
sails t tr•eltides the main body of the vessel, was too great to allow her
have that power on her which a vessel of her build requires.
Died
bridge at her late abode, in New-square, Cam-
et Friday evening the 4th instant, at the protracted age. of
144tt'ree; with the perfect retention o strong inellectu al facuies,
kopri ;eabetb Carter field, the foundef r, and, upt to her death,lt sole
erriebr`.°r of the Huntingdon, Brdford, and Peterborough Gazette and
virtur, Independent Press, and who to a spotless life of domestic
exetr,"e) Christian charity, and parental solicitude, happily united those
their l'arY traits of female charx•ter, which are seen most to adorn, by
IVo )
i modest dignity and good sense our English family circles
hrieto':r'elY abstain in this place from any allusion to the new pro.
keno j 1) of the above Journal. Suffice it, the surviving children and
upder','idren, of the late proprietor, have become its sole owners—.but
tk_.Li..%rfcurns
uture
tances the mast painful to their feelings, if not detrimental
prospects.—Country Paper.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)

(From our Second Edition (~ '

_..ass :vlght.)

isEDFORD.
The Comm"' Mei at eleven o'clock, when Mr. AusttV Cbjsetted
to
the vole of William Smith, a cooper, residing in 01'0 Filars-Walk, on
the ground that he was not on the rCgrster, and that he personated an
elector of the same name, a currier, living in the same street.
Mr. Ezra Eagles deposed that he kne.v the voter objected to, who was
a lodger in his father's house, and did not possess the qualification.
Mi. Sergeant Luntow cross-examined the witness at great length.
The vote of William Smith was eventually struck off, whereby the
sitting Member was placed in a majority of one.
The vote of Thomas BaWrson was then objected to by Mr, Serjeant
Ludlow for the petitioners, but was declared by the Committee to he
a good vote.

The vote of James Robinson was next objected to on the same side,
but the Committee had not decided when It was annonnced that the
Sps,,,:ker was at prayers.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, M•Y la

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock.
Several Private Bills were brought up from the Commons.
Lord Brougham was observed to enter the House shortly afterwards.
His Lordship was greeted by several Noble Lords on the Opposition side
of the House as he proceeded to take his seat.
GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH RAILWAY.

Lord HADDINGTON presented several petitions in favour of the
Glasgow and Edinburgh Railway.
POOR LAWS (IRELAND).

Lord STRAFFORD presented a petition from Londonderry, not
against the Poor Laws for Ireland, but against the present Bill.
NEGRO EMANCIPATION.

Lord SLIGO presented pe:iticns from Preston, Northumberland,
Sheffield, from the Assemblies of several Dissenting Chapels in Bir.
mingham, and several other places, in favour of Negro Emancipation.

POOR LAWS IRELAND

Lord RODEN' presented petitions from Armagh, and from the Cor_
poration of Weavers in Dublin against the Poor Law Bill.

The Marquis of HEADFORD presented petitions from Cavan to the
same effect.

Earl ALBEMARLE presented a petition in favour of the abolition of
Negro Slavery,

The Marquis of CLEVELAND presented a petition to the like effect.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

Lord BROUGHAM seeing his Noble and Learned Friend (Lynd.
burst) in his place, begged to ask him when it was his intention
Iro.luce his Imprisonment for Debt Bill.—(A laugh.)
Lord LYNDHURST said that he was not a -
Bill of his on their Lordships' table, but that there whs any
which wou!d shortly be laid bey “er Majesty's Ministers had ono
Lord BROUGHAN,
..,re the House.
Noble Friend
said he knew very well that he and his
tut It'a on the woolsack had a Bill on this subject,
,foble and Learned Friend (Lord Lyndhurst) had left
n'e...ey the word " Whereas" in that Bill remaining, and he now wished
to know when the fosterfather intended to introduce his nursling before
that House.

Lord LYNDHURST replied, that he hid had the assistance of
the Master of the Rolls, and that in the course of a few days, the Bill
would be before their Lordships.
The LORD CHANCELLOR begged to state, that he considered
that very great alterations and improvements had been intro_
duced in the Bill, but in the main part it had not been very
materially altered. The Committee on the Bill had met this day,
and had adjourned till Tuesday next, for the purpose of giving
tho Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham) an opportunity of going
through its details.