The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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rho `Hampshire Iu elegrapit.
Por...T;imouTll, Majesty's steam-vessel
Alban, Mr..-13 Town,, Acting Commander, arrived. to-day
left on the. 17th laal from Ply-
from 1\ r al,
mouth.
The following is a letter from our correspondent :
MALTA, DEC. 17,
1833.—The British men•of-v,--ar ly-
ing here are the Caledonia, with the flag of Sir Josias
ley ; Ceylon,- with the flag of Sir T. Briggs ; Canopus,
Thunderer, Revenge, Edinburgh, Barham, Vernon, wadi
Orestes, With the Mastiff surveying vessel, Hind cutter,
Alban and Pluto steam-vessels, and Sovereign -transnorta
The Alban proceeds to England to-dap. The Revenge,
Vernon, and Barham returned to this port en the 14th,
after a trial of the relative rate of sailing between the two
latter, the restdt of which, which has been:unfavourable to
the Vernon, you will no doubt receive :from your naval cor-
, respondents in this quarter. The Albati arrived hereon
the 10th, from Alexandria, in seven days. The Egyptian
fleet was in harbour, consisting of nine sail of the line, and
Cs many frigates and corvettes. Three Admirals' flags were
flying ; one of which was that of a French officer in the
Pacha's service, who is now called Benson Bey. The
greatest activity was observable in the arsenal, where equip-
ments were going forward on a very extensive scale ; and
although it may be doubtful whether the Arabs can be at
present considered as good seamen, they are at least very
active and powerful men. One of my letters, dated the 2d,
states that the steam-ship Nile Was to start the next morn-
ing with a French officer of rank, Snliman Bey, for Bev-
rout. Mr. Waghern landed from the steam-racket on
Saturday the 28th of November, at Alexandria, and imme-
diately took charge of the mails for -.Bombay, Bengal, Ma..
dras, and Ceylon, and proceeded with all despatch by the
'canal to the Nile, where he arrived before sunset en the
4.19 th. By the last ad ices he had secured a pro Per beat
for Cairo, where in all probability lad would arrive on the
2d of Deeember inst., and then push cn to Suez, a journey
of two days. It was not known whether or not there might
be an Indian steamer in' the Red Sea, but in any case every
expectation was entertained that the mails would be at Bom-
bay in the course of fifty days from Ntalta. An officer of
the Madras Artillery and his Lady jc dned Mr. Waghora
with Out hesitation, so that we may soot i receive a report o
his experiment and plans. It was •Mr . W.'s intention tof
return from Suez to Cairo and Alexand via.'"

The Alban proceeded this evening to Woolwich, we
trust to be paid off, for she is in every respect inferior to
any other steam-vessel employed in his Majesty's service,
and quite unworthy to bear a pennant_ She encountered
severe vveather, and was imminent danger on her passage
home.

The Pandora packet arrived here from Falmouth, on
Wednesday, Came into harbour, and sail ed to-day for Sheer-
ness. Why is thiS, and why is it that Captain SYmond's
shipS are invariably sent to the eastwesd for repairs? It
cannot be, surely, that our dockyard dicers play the Sur-
veyor of the Navy foul, nor can be that; the officers of the
eastern yards are made of more pliable stuff. Is it that
these latter yards are less open to public inspection, from
there mere retired situations ? \\Thatev:?r may be the rea-
son it is nevertheless the fact, and last week the Vestal
passed this port direct for the \Vest Inch es, a circumstance
which has not occurred before with any ship for the last
twenty years from a foreign station ; the order being general
for ships 'returning to. England to proceed to Spithcad,
which is invariably obeyed, unless a cent rary wind obliges
them to go into Plymouth. Report says the Pandora and
Vestal arc both -rotten. The Wanderer, which called in
at. Madeira, is- pronounced by an efficient judje to be a most
uneasy ship. The Linnet, from the exposed state of. her
rudder, recently broke her tiller, while scudding in a heavy
sea, which broaChed her too, fortunately without injury ;
and the Star has been twice spoken with in the centre of
the Atlantic, dismasted by shipping' a sea. We Sincerely
hope she will yet meet with efficient assistance to bring her
to England. ;
The Erebus and Terror, which were fitted to take part

in the expedition for the relief 'of the ice-bound whalers,
have been recalled, the whole of the vessels to which they
were to direct their attention having happily got clear of
the ice. The Cove, under the command of Captain Ross,
will prosecute the brave attempt to afford relief to those on
the west shore, which are not likely to get free.
The Vestal, 2Q, Copt-. Jones, and Racer, 16, Commander

Hope, will touch at, Spithead in a few days from Sheerness
to be paid wages, and proceed to the West Indies.
The Melville, 74 (for the flag of Sir P.• Halkett), will
be commissioned on Tuesday.

The Harpy, 10; has been CoMmissioned at Plymouth.
The Seaflower cutter, Lient. Roche, sailed on Thursday

a cruise

The Bristol freigllt-slip arrived on Thursday, having
detachments of the sth, 42d, and 92d Regiments on board.
-She came into harbour to •embark naval stores for Malta. -

• Admiral Sir Philip Durham, G.C.B. (M.P. for Devizes);
is appointed to succeed to the command at this. port, when
Sir Thomas Williams strikes his flag, in April next. Cap-
tain Deans Pandas will be the Flag-Captain, Lieut. Eliott
(of the Actmon) Fla-g-Lieutepant, and Mr. Edye the Se-
cretary to Sir Philip.
Captain Caron, R.N., C. 8., bas been appointed Superin-
tendant of the Police Force at Bath. at a salary of 00/. a
year. His competitors were Captain Marsh, Lieut. Schom-
bergh, R.N., and Mr. Passmore.
APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Edward Thorne, Purser, to the
Cruiser ; Mr. H. H. N. Mottley., Mate, to the Seaflowcr ;
Mr. Charles Henry Fuller, Surgeon, late of the Fly, to
the Cove ; Mr. George Doak, Assistant-Surgeon to the
Melville.

Ships in the Harbour—Britannia, Royal George, Ex-
cellent. _ _

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(From the Deronport Telegraph.)
PLYMOUTH, JAN. IG.—His Majesty's ship Melville, 74,
was undocked yesterday and is to be immediately commis-
sioned for the flag of Sir-Peter Halket.
The Captivity, (late Bellerophon), 74, and remarkable
as the ship which brought Napoleon Bonaparte to England,
and the Carnation and Elk sloops, will be sold out of the
service in the ensuing week.
Mr. Edward Thorn, Purser, is appointed to the Cruizer,
to go out in the Racer.'
The Swallow packet was paid off on ThUrsday. The
Alban (steamer) proceeded for Portsmouth yesterday.
Mr. E. Codd (Britannia) is promoted to the. rank of
Lieutenant ; Lieutenant G. A. Seymour is appointed to
the President.; Lieutenants Matthias of the Caledonia, and
Bedford, of the Jaseur, came home in the last Mediterra-
nean packet, Lieutenant Stanley, of the Caledonia, Lieu-
tenant Abbot, of the Thunderer, Lieutenants Tinling and
flukey, of the Orestes, and 111 r. Hayne, Master of the
Caledonia, arc on the way to England, having been inva-
lided; Lieutenant Russell, from the Hastings, to the Ja-
sent. ; Lieutenant Christian, to the Tyne ; Lieutenant
Curry, R.M., from the Volage to the Caledonia ; Mr.
Dunlon, Surgeon, from the Jaseur to the Childers ; Mr.
B. Sammut, Surgeon, to the Jasehr ; Mr. Wakeham, Clerk,
to be acting Purser of the Volage.
Remaining in Hamoaze.—The Royal Adelaide.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
The Alban left Malta on the 17th of December, with
dispatches for the Secretary of State from Lord Ponsonby,
the Ambassador at Constantinople. Two days after leaving
Malta, she experienced a heavy gale of wind from the west-
ward, with thick hazy weather : they then disconnected the
machinery, and hove to, the gale continuing for five days.
In consequence of the bad weather, the fuel ran short,
which obliged the Alban. to proceed to Algiers to procure
a supply of coals. The authorities of that place behaved
with great civility ; they are at present employed in en,
larging the mole. After obtaining a • supply of coal, the
Alban proceeded to Gibraltar, and filled up the coal boxes
there. The garrison and town were very healthy. After
leavint, Gibraltar the Alban experienced a heavy gale from
the and in consequence of the:vessel stowing only
four days coals in her bOxes, she was obliged to take four
days coals on deck, which weight,being high made her roll
very heavily and ship nearly, every sca, and thus placed the
crew in great danger. They'Were obliged to throw 240
bags of coal-overboard, and was in consequence- compelled
•to make.. her way for Lisbon for a fresh supply of fuel.
Left in the Tagus,. H.M.S. Hastings, Camelion, Espoir,
Lark, Viper, with the American steamer Potoniac, John
Adams, and another Corvette, and a French brig of war.
The Alban brought home a superb snuff-box as a present
from the Grand Sultan to his Majesty, estimated to be
worth six thousand pounds sterling, which was yesterday
deposited in the Custom-house, and will he forwarded to
the King on the arrival of a Treasury minute to that effect,
Mr. Galloway, the engineer, who. is in the service of the
Pacha oi Egypt, and is distinguished in that country as a
Bashaw of three tails, an honour never before enjoyed by
an Englishman, is to be allowed, to inspect this Dock Yard,
when he will proceed to take drawings of the requisite ma-
chines y for constructing a dry dock at Alexandria.
The last accounts from Malta,ls6te the Russian Naval
Force in the Levant to consist of 'six sail of the line,
mounting 88 guns each ; four frigates of 56 guns each, and
two brigs. .The Turkish. Feet, effective for sea, amounts to
eight powerful two deckers, and five heavy frigates, whichwere lying in the noSphorpus, quite ready for active ser
vice, oil the 27.6 November.

Irswicu CORPOR ATI 0 N.---The rump of the
Wellington Club faction have succeeded, for a few 'days, in
delayingthe business of the New Corporation. Well may
tber 4'lwet/We portion of the• Tory party deny all partici-
pation in this proceeding, which must involve its abettors
in everlasting disgrace. The members of the- Corporation
assembled on Wednesday last, at twelve o'clock , and the '-
Council Chamber was crowded by parsons. anxious to know
what course would he adopted, in consequence of the pro- •
ceedings pending in the Court of King's Bench to remove
the Mayor.-3u.ffolk Chronicle.

SPTLRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

It gives us great pleasure to be able to state that the
three unfortunate glee-singers committed by Mr. Laing,
g Hatton-garden, to the House of Correction, are now
at liberty. The following letter on the subject was re-
ceived on Saturday evening
Saturday Evening, Jan. 16, 1836, Cumb-terrace.
" Sir,—l have the pleasure to inform you, that Lord John
Russell having considered the statement made by you on the
case of Evans, Martin, and Hurd, with the Report of tho
convicting Magistrate, has given directions for their discharge.
" I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
g, J. PHILLIPS."

" Barber Beaumont, Esq."
These three men had been ordered to the treadmill,
and they came from the wheel to the gentleman who
kindly interested himself in their behalf, in the degrad-
ing prison-dress. They are well behaved and appa-
rently educated men, and they were utterly unconscious
of having given any offence. None of them had ever
been in custody before, or even in a station-house.
There was no crowd about them at the time they were
taken up, so that there was not the pretext of any ob-
struction to the public. They were taken first to the
Mendicity Society-house, in Red Lion-square, then to
the station-house, St. Giles's, and then to the police-
office, Hatton-garden. The Mendicity Society, which
is supported by public subscription, owes an apology of
some sort to the community for the misconduct of
its servants. It ought to state what steps have
been adopted with regard to these servants, that
the public may feel assured there will not
be a repetition of the offence, and that a
meritorious institution may not suffer in general esti-
mation, from the fault of its functionaries. We sup-
ported the Mendicity Society when attempts were made
to run it down, some years ago, being persuaded
that some such institution is of the greatest use in a
metropolis like this, which swarms with worthless im-
postors, who extort from :benevolence what ought to be
sacred to deserving povemy. It is indeed difficult to
conceive a greater nuisani ee than the persecution in the
streets from clamorous ho :ggars some years ago. But
if the Mendicity Society allow its servants to excite
the hostile feelings of the people against it by imper-
tinent interference with ;their innocent pleasures, it will
defeat the object of the institution, by drying up the
source of its existence. After the decisive step taken
by the Noble Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, the Society ought not to hesitate as to the
course it ought to pursue . The public are greatly in-
debted to Mr. Barber Beaumont for his -prompt and ef-
fectual interference on ..behalf of the suffering glee-
singers. There is more me rit in such an interference than
the public may be perlaaps aware of. It is one of
the evils of our unpaid system, that there is a sort of
esprit de corps among jaastices of peace, by which they
support each other against the community. This
shows itself in many \rays, to the great injury of the
public. There is asort of understanding, for instance,
that one Magistrate shall not interfere with the con-
viction of another Magistrate, however improper it
may have been, and am ay Justice who, from a feeling of
humanity, or hatred ,af oppression and injustice, is in-
duced to disregard ale rule, is sure to be visited by the
displeasure of his brethren. Not only do l‘lagistrates
refuse to interfere with the convictions of each other
(this was exemplified the other day only, in the case
of the conviction of an actor), but we have known
repeated instances of fruitless applications to all the
Magistrates of a neighbourhood for redress, every one
refusing to act in a case because the Justice to whom
application was first made had from particular motives
declined to attend to it. Understandings of this kind
are very injurious, as the protection of the whole
body is thrown round its least deserving members.
Justices of Peace in England possess enormous
discretionary power ; and we have seen how op-
pressively that power may be exercised. Imprison-
ment for a number of weeks in a House of Correction,
with the aggravation of appearing in a degrading
prison-dress, and submitting to the discipline of the
tread-mill with the most worthless characters, must to
a deserving man, who has never done anything by
which he has fotfeited self-respect, a most horrible pu-
nizhrnent. It is therefore of the greatest importance
to the humble classes, who are peculiarly exposed to
the risk of suffering from this discretionary power, that
the Home Secretary should exercise a vigilant control
over magistrates. During the Tory reign it.was the
fashion to protect magistrates in all their doings, and
no man is improved by the possession of uncontrolled
el:,scretionary power. The supercilious apathy shown
Le the Tories in power, when complaints were made to
them of the cruel wrongs suffered by their inferiors, is
matter of notoriety. How different the conduct of the
-present Administration ! Lord John Russell feels that
he is responsible for the due discharge of the duties
of his office. He feels that the people of Eno--
land are entitled to approach him with complaints of
oppression from those whose conduct it is his duty to
superintend. In this case, there appeared to him
sufficient grounds for calling on Mr. Laing for ex-
planation. Mr. Laing accordingly reported to his
Lordship, and the result is the instant liberation of the
three men, consequently the ccndemnation of Mr.
Laing's conviction. This course has uniformly been
pursued by the present Government in Ireland, and
the consequence is a visible improvement of the ma-
gistracy. Every Justice of Peace feels that there is
an eye on him, and he is careful how he acts.
On complaint of misconduct, the magistrate is called
en to report, and in several instances the report has
been followed by striking the magistrate's name from
the Commission. We are grateful for a change from
which the people have already benefited much. In
the mean time we are not sorry to learn that this case, and
the whole subject of interference with the harmless
amusements of the people is to be brought before Par-
liament soon after its meeting.—Morning Chronicle.
With the understood sanction of the Whiff-Radical
Government, Mr. Daniel O'Connell proceeded' through
the northern counties, denouncing the measures of the
House of Lords, and threatening the Peers with an-
nihilation. Certainly not without the sanction of the
Whig Ministers did Sir John Campbell, their Attor-
ney-General, re-echo the denunciations of Mr. Daniel
O'Connell, and imply at least, if not express, the same
threats of national vengeance against the Upper House
of Parliament. Some of the most prominent charges
against the Peers have been, to the present hour, the
incompetency of many of the persons selected for the
Peerage to execute the functions of legislators or
judges—the mischief of the Peerage descending to
those who were not possessed of hereditary fortune
equal to the maintenance of their rank, without spung-
ing upon the public purse—and the preposterous ab-
surdity of permitting men to succeed by inheritance to
the legislative and judicial office. The first and second
of the above complaints go merely to an abuse of the
prerogative of creating Peers. The third applies to the
existence of an hereditary Peerage, under any circum-
stances. It will strike everybody as not a little curious,
that if there could be imagined a creation of nobility more
liable than any other to those objections which have
been brought from Whig-Radical quarters against the
notorious abuse of the King's prerogative in the choice
of persons for introduction to the peerage, it would be
this which confident rumour assigns to the family of
Sir John Campbell. Had the learned and able Attor-
ney-General himself been the individual elevated to
the House of Lords, as an usual accompaniment to
any high professional promotion, few critics would have
murmured at either branch of the proceeding on the
scare of the Attorney-General's personal unfitness for
the bench, the woolsack, or the peerage. But it is
not Sir John Campbell who has been created a Peer.
To obviate the charge of abusing the prerogative by
the promotion of commoners who are incapable of
exercising a sound opinion as law-makers or judges,
his Majesty's Whig-Radical Ministers pass by the
Learned Gentleman, however well qualified for either
of those difficult functions, and nominate his Lady !
to fulfil them in his stead. So, with regard to fortune,
they limit this peerage to the sons of one who, being
yet not much beyond middle age, cannot by possi-
bility have ensured to his descendants a fortune suffi-
cient for the becoming support of a nobleman, or for
their exemption from the consequences of a similar
contingency to that which befell Lord Gifford in the
prime of life. There are, at the same time, other cir-
cumstances to be considered. No Whig-Radical, in
or out of office, will now have the courage to deny,
. , D mpbell did really resign his Attorney-
,
ei!-' _ !J. • earing of the promotions of Sir C.
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