The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 27. ller Majesty's steamer,
Sprightly, Master-Commander James P. Moon, arrived
on Wednesday from Holyhead, came into harbour for
coal, and sailed the next day for Woolwich.
Her Majesty's packet brig Linnet, 8, Lieutenant-
Commander Thomas James, arrived on Wednesday
from Falmouth ; when coming into harbour to refit,
and in trying to catch her moorings, she broke her
halser, drove alongside the Calcutta, 84, carried away
her own main boom and other spars, and crushed her
jollyboat.

Her Majesty's brig Espiegle, 12, Commander Fre-
derick A. Campbell, touched at this port on Thursday,
from China, last from Ascension, and sailed again for
Portsmouth, to be paid off.
Her Majesty's transport Adventure sailed yesterday,
with stores for Deptford.
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Her Majesty's frigate Juno, 26, Captain P. Blake,
is ordered home from the Pacific, and is to be paid
off here.

DOCKYARD.— Several divisions of shipwrights have
been actively employed in getting the Scorpion, survey-
ing vessel, ready to proceed to Bermuda. All acting
leading men are in future to have no increase of pay.
Five leading men shipwrights, 25 shipwrights, 2 leading
men joiners, 1 engine maker, 1 leading man caulker, 3
sail makers, and 1 cooper, were examined yesterday by
the surgeon, preparatory for superannuation. The sub-
scribers to tho Lending Library, to which the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty presented 150 volumes
of books, have appointed the following honorary
,fficers:—viz., Mr. John Besley, secretary;, Mr. H. B.
Triscott, treasurer; and Mr. R. T. Gilbert, librarian.
JAN 28.—The steam-sloop Rattler and four others
arrived here this morning, entering the Sound by the
Eastern Channel, between half-past nine and half-past
ten o'clock. They proceeded at once through the Sound
to their appointed moorings in Hamoaze.
Wind westerly, veering occasionally to the northward
and southward, with cold rain and sleet.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 29.—The Janus steam-vessel is now
nearly ready for sea, and the President having arrived
with several other vessels to be paid off, when that takes
place the Janus will hoist the pendant of Lieut. Powell,
who has been appointed to her, and Captain Fitzroy will
hoist his pendant on the Arrogant steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth, about the same time.

The Niger steam-vessel is making ready for sea, and
will be stationed at Devonport as one of the advanced
war steamers.

The Supet b, Captain Purcell, is getting ready for sea
at Portsmouth with all dispatch, and is expected to pro-
ceed to Cork for service on that station, and relieve tho
Ganges, the latter being about to proceed to the Medi-
terranean station.

The firm named in the account of the launch of the
Vulcan stcam•frigate should have been Carter and Bo-
nus, instead of Capper and Bonus.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE PRESIDENT.—
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, arrived at the Nore
on .‘2.aturday from Portsmouth, and saluted the Port-
Admiral. On Sunday she weighed anchor, in leaving
which the paul of the capstan gave way and seriously
hurt 19 of the men who were working it, three of whom
are in a dangerous state. In going into harbour she
missed stays in tacking, and ran into the flag-ship
Ocean, carrying away the jib boom of that ship and her
own flying jib boom ; she ultimately dropped anchor,
which brought her up, but not before she got nearly on
to the dock-yard wall. The Africaine and Fearless
steamers were promptly at her assistance, and got her
to moorings adjacent until she can be navigated to
Chatham to be paid off.
The Espiegle, 12, Commander, F. A. Cambpell, arrived
at the Nore on Sunday afternoon, to be paid oft:
The Formidable, 84, was undocked on Saturday, at
Sheerness, and is being masted.
The Driver steam-sloop, Commander Johnson, arrived
at Plymouth with the convoy of steamers for the re-
served squadron on Saturday night, and left on Sunday
on her return for Portsmouth ; she arrived yesterday
morning with the officers and crews of the respective
vessels.

SPRING ASSIZES.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.
The commission days on this circuit have been ap-
pointed as follows:
Winchester ... ... Thursday, March 1.
Salisbury ... ... ... Thursday, March 8.
Dorchester Tuesday, March 13.
Exeter ... . . Saturday, March 17.
Bodmin ... ... Saturday, March 24.
Taunton ... Saturday, March 31.

METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.

—A meeting was held at the Whittington Club yester-
day to consider the propriety of forming a Metropolitan
Financial Reform Association, to act in unison with the
Financial Reform Association, established at Liverpool
Mr. Phu's' of Notting-
and Manchester. The meeting was convened by a cir-
cularr signed " Francis Place ;" but the chairman, Ma.
.-
Samuel Harrison, had to deplore the unavoidable b
sense of Sir Joshua Walmsley, , and other
leading members of the party. Mr. Searle,
That,
hill, moved the first resolution,
to avert from this country the c from the want of
inflicted in other European
states,
s'art of the people
which have been
a wholesome control ou thep
it is necessary that
over their respective governments, b© adopted by our Go.
the strictest economy
shouldcontinuance of this economy,
when and to secure a evils
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necessary that the 'louse'
when obtained, it is also
~
should be forthwith reformed, until it
of Commons
fit state to exercise complete con-
trolshall be in a he üblic
expenditure of t. .
P money." Other
over the
i a d tbe Association to act - .
resolutions pledged
have 'in unison with
other similar bodies as been,
such or may here-
after In
be, instituted. proposing the fourth resolution,
Mr. Hyde called attention. to the wonderfuleffect th
e
creation of forty shilling freehold *
creation freeholders in South Lanca-
shire had created. Four years a 1.
and a mall' ago they con-
tested South Lancashire and were
ddefeated. The Anti-
Corn-law League set to work
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freeholders, and at the last election not only did tree-
trade principles trium h b
, Lit that triumph did more to
insure the repeal of the corn-laws than all the agitation
which had preceded l '
t- He moved " That it is also
necessary to promote throughout '
the country a well
organised system for increasing the number of forty-
shilling freeholders incounties, and complete atten-
tion to the registration of voters in counties, cities, and
boroughs," Mr. Dyke, of St. Pancras, bore his testi-
mony to the ease with which forty-shilling freeholders
were manufactured, the small sum of two shillings and
sixpence per week being sufficient. A committee was
appointed to carry out the details connected with the
formation of the Association.

STArFORD AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.
—The annual meeting of the members of this society
was held at the Swa❑ Hotel, Stafford, on Saturday last.
Earl St. Vincent, the president occuFird the chair, and
among the gentlemen present were—Mr. C. B. Adder-
ley, M.P.; Major Chetwynd, Mr. Thomas Boultl ce, Mr.
J. Hartbhorne, the Rev. T. Hicken, &c. The report
having been read and approved, Major Chetwynd, in a
short speech, highly eulogistic of the deceased, pro-
posed that the sum of 251. be subscribed out of the funds
of the institution towards the testimonial to the memory
of the late Lord George Bentinck. The motion was
carried unanimously. Earl St. Vincent was reap-
pointed President. The malt-tax was warmly de-
Bounced, and the opposition of the Metropolitan Society
to its continuance supported. The meeting did not last
an hour.

A subscription has been commenced at Norwich,
headed by the Mayor, for a portrait of Jenny Lind, to
be placed in St. Andrew's Hall.