The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-28 00:00:00

ARRIVALS.

July 20. Arrow Cutter, Thomas Chamberlaine, Esq ,
from Southampton ; Resolution Schooner, Duke of
Rutland, from Brest.
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21. Destiny Schooner, William Weld, Esq., from
Portsmouth ; Osprey Cutter, John Petre, Esq., from
Portsmouth ; Stormfinch Cutter, Lieutenant-Colonel
Bowers, from Poole ; Talisman Cutter, Captain H. N.
Smith, R. E., London ; Gauntht Cutter, William
Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate.
23. Esin,,Talda Schooner, J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., from
Brest and Piymouth ; Gondola Cutter, W. H. Wode-
house, Esq., from London.
25. Femande Schooner, Major M. Martin, from Hyde.
SAILINGS.

July 21. Sapphire Schooner, Right Hon. Thomas M.
Gibson, to the Westward.

26. Resolution Schooner, Duke of Rutland, from
Cherbourg ; Destiny Schooner, William Weld, E.g.,
from Cherburg ; Duchess Yawl, Viscount Somerton,
from London.

YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—C-ipsey Queen, Maud, Esmeralda, For-
nande, Brilliant, Sybyl, Enchantress.

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Cutters—Alarm, Dryad, Elizabeth, Osprey, Gauntlet,
Turquoise, Stormfincb, Sultana, Aurora, Arrow, Gon-
dola, Cygnet, Talisman, Spider.
Yawl—Water Lily.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
The Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of Wilton, the
Earl of Fitzhardinge, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Spencer
de Horsey, Esq., and a number of other fashionables,
are expected to arrive at Cowes early next week for
the yachting season.
The Commodore is expected in his yacht on Mon-
day next.
Lady Littleton has taken Oakfield Lodge, the residence
of Lady Harriet Paget ; Sir Horace Seymour has taken
Belmore House.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, FRIDAY.

The Queen and Prince and the younger members of
the Royal Family walked and rode at an early hour this
morning in Osborne Park and Grounds.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied by
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by the Countess
of Charlemont, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen,
the Equerries in Waiting, and Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, went yesterday to the bazaar at St. Clair, held
for the benefit of the County and Isle of Wight In-
firmary.
Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. Phipps were included in
the royal dinner party yesterday.
The Chevalier Bunsen left Osborne this morning for
London.

His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg Strelitz left town on Thursday evening for
the Continent.
The Committee on Education of the Lords of her
Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon, at the Council-office. The
Lords present were—the Lord President, the Eatl of
Minto, and the Earl of Carlisle.

A deputation, consisting of the following noblemen
and gentlemen, had an interview yesterday with Lord
John Russell on the subject of steam navigation with
Australia:—Earl Talbot, Lord Naas, M.P., Mr. Adderly,
M.P., llon. A. Petre, Mr. Mark Boyd, Hon. Mr. Tolle-
mache, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Baron Meyer Roths-
child, Hon. F. Scott, M.P., Mr. Mangles, M.P., Mr. De
Salis, Mr. Logan, Mr. Duncan, M.P., and Mr. Todd.
Mr. Capreol, from Canada, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday. Mr. July de Lotbiniere had also an in-
terview with his Lordship yesterday at the Colonial-
office.
The Solicitor-General had an interview with the
Commissioners of Railways yesterday. Mr. Swift had
also an interview with the Commissioners yesterday ut
their office in the Board of Trade.

BRITISH AND IRISH FISHERY, &c.
THE " CAPTAIN'S" REPLY TO THE FISHERMEN OF THE

THAMES ♦ND MEDWAY.

In answer to your representations, touching the dis-
persal of the river fish in the Medway, through the con-
tinual peals of artillery which took place last week at
the sham-siege operations at CHATHAM, is a subject of
serious consideration to your locality, &c.; and, al-
though forming a manifest grievance, is also, pardon
me, an important precedent, in a national point of view,
for avoidnace in future. The fable of the frogs is truly
applicable, namely :—" What's fun to you (soldiers), is
death to us" (fishermen)—as out of evil comes good.
Without doubt, the agitation given to the air by the in-
cessant thundering of cannons for several hours, rever-
berating, by a series of aerial undulating concussions on
the marsh-lands, must have produced the disastrous
effect spoken of, in such wise as to occasion by the
agitation of the air an 1 water, the premature " scattering
of tne spawn" of certain of the finny tribes; and with
attendant paralysis of the dorsal and pectoral efforts of
the smaller fry—as not to enable them to stem the ebb-
tidal current, which reasonably accounts, in my mind,
for the shoals of dead fish the following day nt the Norc,
and other places.
The sth and Gth of William IV., c. 63, for " thr
uniformity of justice to all," under which the under-
signed can act as Justice of the Peace, brings still into
force the benevolent laws of Edward 111. ittid Itiehatd
11. to meet these indiscreet " deeds" for foreign traffic—
under the 9th and 10th sections of the river fishery ob-
struction clauses—namely, " no obstructions to the river
Eheries between the first of May and last of August—
nor any other thing, by beat of drum—a swan-hopping
assumption upon the Thames fishery, above Teddington
and toward Henley, to drive away the fish, if the "gent"
does not fork out money enough, in the neighbourhood
of garrisons," Woolwich Marshes, &c.
(Sign( d) CHARLES HENRY ACKEISLEY,
Admiralty-Flag, Navy List; in the Commission
of the Peace, Ist Jan., 1837, for Worcester
and Middlesex; Conservancy of Rivers, &c.

July 27, 1849.
• Bearer of " the medal " for the safety-rods to whale-
fishing boats, 1827 ; author of the " Thames Navigation,"
1831; the Inchiridion Dial, 1838 ; the Segmental Sector of
Euclid, Book V., for Practical Arithmetic, as adjunct to
Mental Calculation, 1840 ; and projector of the Oxygenic
Lamp, for Animal 1-en/de-resuscitation (as used in Cholera,
tcc., at the resce-aurr-ian dry-heat baths of Titus, A. D. 79),
at the town of iescreuv-u s Pompeii. in Italy.

THE FINSBURY AND SHOREDITCH BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTION.—The foundation festival of this charity
was held, on Wednesday last, at the King's Head
Tavern, Poultry, H. F. Richardson, &et, F.L.S.,
the chair. At six o'clock the company sat down to
an excellent dinner, furnished in Mr. lileadon's best
style ; and after the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the
chairman proposed " prosperity to the Institution," and,
in a most able and energetic address, stated the nature
and objects of the charity, which, although of such
brief existence (having only been founded this year),

had yet placed ;aged and necessitous persons upon its
funds. The chairman particularly adverted to the fact
of the society possessing a feature peculiarly its own,
viz., the affording medical attendance, with medicines,
to the pensioners, at their places of abode, together with
additional pecuniary aid, in case of sickness, a measure
which had been adopted by the directors, at the sugges-
tion of the secretary, and which he, the chairman, con-
sidered rendered the charity perfect. The announce-
ment, by the chairman, that the Earl of Carlisle had
kindly consented to preside at the next festival was
received with great applause; and, after congratulating
the committee and cfficers of the society upon the success
which had attended their praiseworthy efforts, the
chairman concluded with an earnest and eloquent appeal
on behalf of the Institution, wbich was liberally respon-
ded to by the gentlemen present. Mr. Vine, the secre-
tary, read the subscription list, which included the
names of the Marquis of Bristol, the Earls Denbigh and
Carlisle, Viscount Scaham, the Bishops of Durham and
Llandaff, Sir James Flower, Bart., Alderman Sir John
Pirie, Bart., T. S. Duncombe, Eeq , .M.P.,
William
Ewart, Esq., M.P., Charles Horre, Esq , John La-
bouchere, Esq., Charles Dixon, Esq., &c. &c. Some
excellent singing, by Messrs. Martin, Bruton, &c., con••
tributed greatly to promote the enjoyment and hilarity
of the evening, and the company separated at a late
hour, much gratified by the entertainment.
DARLEY MAIN COLLIERY AGAIN.—On Tuesday
morning, about eight o'clock, an ignition of the fire-
damp took place, which caused the workpeople to be so
much alarmed that they left their work. But happily
the gas was not in such a body as to cause an explosion.
The colliers returned to their work in a short time.
Although no damage was done, much alarm was exhi•
bited in Barnsley by the relatives and friends of those
employed in that pit.
SANGUINARY AND UNSUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT
WITH A SLAVER.—A gentleman just arrived from Sierra
Leone, has given us the following account of a sangui-
nary engagement which took place on the lit of May
last, on the coast of Africa:—" Whilst the Alert brig,
Commander H. Dunlop, was lying off the Gallinas, a
slaving felucca, mounting six guns, and carrying sixty
men, was perceived, and the boats of the ship Were sent
in chase. On nearing the slaver the boats made g
lent attack, but they were met by a determoifnebdoarredsiinsgt-
anee, and were beaten off whilst in toile actthe Alert, Mr.
Mr. Shaw, the second lieutenant
Henry Droop Sanders, who ha
killedg,
eand six or seven
of the first gig, and
several men, officer thought it prudent to
wounded, the Cloanviimnganndbi,enen
ggthen live miles from the ship.
retire for assistance,
upe,ltthe felucca escaped before a fur-
A breeze springing
then attack could be invade, but a shat'p
was lo
the
ukoutm
kept on board the Alert. Mr. Saunders
of G. W. Sanders, of the Rolls, and of Barnes,
ssoull rroy,
Esq.__
Nautical Standard.
THE QeEEN's VISIT TO GLASGOW .—Agreeably
greeably to
advertisement, a meeting of the members of the Western
Club, most numerously attended, was held in the club-
rooms yesterday (Wednesday), the Duke of Hamilton
in the chair. The unanimous resolution come to by the
meeting was to place their magnificent building at the
disposal of the Lord Provost and magistrates, for the
accommodation of her Majesty during the approaching
royal visit. As it is understood that the present delioate
health of the Duchess of Hamilton will preclude the
idea of her Majesty occupying Hamilton Palace, the pro-
bability is, if the Queen does not stay at Erskine House,
that her Majesty will rest for the night at the Western
Club. Preliminary meetings have been held by the ma-
gistrates in reference to the Queen's visit, but nothing
definite, we believe, has yet been arranged.—North
Oritifla Otai4