The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-18 00:00:00

No. i 7,571,1 LONDON, THURSDAY V Eli lir

STATES'S ROYAL HOTEL
' NEIVCASTLE-OY-YNE, .
CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage and support of Corn
mercial Gentlemen t, the above Hotel, which is most centrally si
tuated. The Commercial-room will be found one of the most com
modious aad suitable, and " en suite," the Hotel, in point of accom
modation, second to none in the North. •

TO HOTEL KEEPERS, &c.—WHITBY.
TO he LET, a new and spacious HOTEL, lately
•
built, at the picturesque Town of WHITBY, commanding
open and magnificent sea and inland views, and most conveniently
situated as regards the noble Pier, the Sands, and the Town.
The House contains handsome Coffee-room, Drawing-room, nu-
merous itting-rooms and Bed-rooms. The Kitchens and Offices are
replete with every convenience.

The a' ore is well worthy the notice of an enterprising person, an
the owners would meet the convenience of an eligible tenant by a,
sistance in furnishing.

Te parties at a distance it may be sufficient to observe nut the
is a direct railway communication to Whitby—that the town is its,
well known as a healthy and delightful watering pine tl
immediate country around is unrivalled for its romantic rides ai
scenery. _ .

One or, two excellent and commodious Lodging-houses, w,
adapted for visitors, And conveniently situated to the foregoing, in:
also be taken from year to year.

For further particulars apply to Messrs. J. and IL Richardson am
Gold, Solicitors, Yotk ; or to Mr. Andrews, Architect, York; or V
Messrs. Walker and Hunter, Solicitors, Whitby.

PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made is a cause COOK v.
WRIGFIT, the Creditorsof MARY ELIZABE PH COOK, late of N 0.2,
Regent's-terrace, City-road, in the county of Middlesex, spinster (who
died on the 3d day of December, 1847), are forthwith to come in

and prove their debts before Sir WILLIAM HORNE, one of the Mas-
ters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane. London; or in default thereof they will be excicded
the benefit of the said Decree.

S. WALTERS, 36, Basinghall•streel
Plaintiff's Solicitor.

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VENEZUELA.
CARACCAS, DEC. 6, 1848.—Our dates from Mara-
caibo are to the 18th ult.. General Custelli, who
commands on behalf of President Monagas, had, on
the 16th ult., beaten with heavy loss the malcontents
f.-om the castles of San Carlos under Colonel Andrade,
an advantage which was counterbalanced by the death
of Colonel Corser, who was killed by a grape-shot
from one of the malcontents' vessels on the lake. Ge-
neral Briceno, who conmands the Constitutional squa-
dron, had pledged himself to force an entrance over
the bar of Maracaibo before the 26th ult., but we are
not quite satisfied :that . the attempt will prove sue
cessful, for the castles of San Carlos have been much
strengthened of late, and vessels have been sunk to in-

terrupt the passage over the bar. Paez has purchased a
corvette of war of the Government of Santo Do-
mingo, while the steamer belonging to Mr. Vespasian
Ellis, formerly United States Charge d'Affaires to
Venezuela, is employed in conveying men enlisted at
Curazao, to enable her to put to sea.
Where Paez and the malcontents procure funds for
such heavy outlays is a mystery.
Paez is still at Curazao, writing thence letters to
all parts of Venezuela, with large offers to those whom
he thinks can and will forward his schemes, which
for the present seems to be limited to keeping the
country in a constant state of alarm, so as to weary
out the people and excite disaffection and outbreaks.
At San Carlos instructions have been intercepted
from him, detailing what his friends should do ;
amongst other things, he strongly recommends the
stoppage of the posts, the spreading of false news,
and the prevention of the meeting of Congress on the
34th proximo.

It is said these-original instructions will be sent to
the Dutch Government in support of the complaints
long since made by the Venezuelan Government, that
under the protection he enjoys at Curazao, Paez is
conspiring against the peace and tranquillity of
Venezuela.

The finances of the country are in a wretched con-
dition, and so long as the Government is forced to
incur the heavy expenses of providing for the pro-
tection of an extensive coast against the appearance
of hostile expeditions got up by Paez and the malcon-
tents in the adjacent colonies, there can be no pros-
pect of a better state of things.
The English bondholders will, as usual, pay the
forfeit.

General Soublette has arrived as Santa-Martha,
some say to rejoin Paez ; others, in order to solicit
a pardon from the Government.

INEQUALITIES IN THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY RATE.
—ln October last a select committee of the Middlesex
Justices was. appointed to consider whether any means
existed for remedying inequalities in the assessment of
the county rate, arising from obvious errors in any ex-
isting rate or occasional changes in the local circum-
stances of particular parishes, without incurring the
trouble and expense of a general revision of the paro-
chial rentals throughout the county. This committee was
appointed mainly in consequence of urgent representa-
tions from the parishes of St. James, Westminster, and
Uxbridge. The report, which was presented to the
sessions on Monday last, was issued yesterday, and it
states that no means exist by which the inequalities
complained of may be remedied. Legislative inter-
ference, the committee say, will be required to remove
the difficulty effectually; and, under present circum-
stances, tlie most satisfactory course would be, to give
permanence to a committee appointed under the Bth and
9th Viet., to enable them from time to time to vary the
assessment, and to give to parishes whose assessment
should be proposed to be increased, a right to be heard
before the committee, and to appeal to the sessions. If
it should be determined to approach the le ,islature upon
the subject, the committee recommend efforts to be also
made to repeal that part of the Parochial Assessment
Act by which a deduction of the annual average cost of
repairs and insurance is allowed to be made from the
gross estimated rental, in order to fix the rateable value,
a deduction for which they say no sound principle can be
urged, whilst it is an element of injustice and discord
between. parishes. This report will be taken into con-
sideration by the full court upon an early day.
DEATH OF TUE HON. MRS. PRITTIR, OF Con-,
YILLE.—We regret having to announce the demise of
the Hon. Mrs. Prittie, on the 15th instant, at Corvine, in
the county of Tipperary, the seat of her husband, the
Hon. Francis Aldborough Prittie, heir presumptive to
Baron Dunally, of Kilboy. This amiable lady was mar-
ried on the 16th of June, 1803, to Mr. Prittie, and was
much beloved by all coming within the circle of her
acquaintance. Her demise is a source of much regret
to all families and classes in this extensive county. tier
remains have been interred in the family vault at Kilboy.
All the gentry and, people residing for miles around the
route of the cortege, joined it, and accompanied it to
Kilboy. At Roscrea and Nenagli the shops; were all
shut, and business entirely suspended when the intelli-
gence of her death was promulgated. Many families
will be placed in mourning by this melancholy event;
amongst them we may name Lord Dunally, Lord Lis-
more, Hon. Cornelius O'Callaghan, John Bagwell, Esq.,
karsolci; 11. Prittie, Esq., Colonel Maberly, &c.
GOLD DUST, OH ! DUST !—The newspapers are
already beginning to enjoy, by anticipation, some of the
Californian gold, in the shape of the money spent in
advertisements arising out of the great discovery. We
shall soon have whole columns of Californian mining
schemes, Californian shipping companies, and Califor-
nian conveyance associations, to say nothing of the im-
plements for digging gold, and machinei for washing it.
We heard of au old woman the other day who had for-
merly been a laundress—one of those plebeian mothers
whose expected sale of her mangle bad been the subject
of popular inquiry—and who drew up an advertisement
announcing that "Having no further use for her washing-
tub, she should be happy to part with it to any one in-
tending to go out on a gold-washing expedition to Cali-
fornia." Already has an order arrived at Birmingham
for ten thousand shovels to dig up the gold; for it is
generally understood that in the game of fortune now
being played in California spades will be trumps, and any
one who has not a spade in his hand will have very little
chance of winning. A celebrated tin-warehouse is
beginning to advertise " Dust-pans for the collection of
gold dust;" and it is evident that a good deal of this
dust has already found its way into the eyes of the public
in England, as well as in America.—Punch.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.—The Mastership of
Christ's College, in this University, which was recently
resigned by the Right Rev. Dr. Graham, appointed to
the Bishopric of Chester, has been conferred on the Rev.
Joseph Shaw, 8.D., Senior Fellow, and formerly Tutor
of the College.
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NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
LISBON, JAN. 9.—The St. Vincent, 120, flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. ; Prince
Regent, 92, Captain Martin ; Powerful, 84, Captain
the Hon. R. S. Dundas ; Orestes, 14, Commander
Hawkes ; Reynarcl, 12 (auxiliary screw), Commander
Cracroft ; and Rifleman, 4, Lieutenant-Commander
Crofton, made their appearance off this place on the
4th inst., and came into the river, the St. Vincent
leading. When off Belem she hove to to communi•
cate, and saluted the Portuguese flag, then proceeded
to the anchorage off Packet-stairs, where all the ves-
sels took up their anchorage, the Prince Regent re-
markably well. They had not been long at anchor,
when the quarantine flags were hoisted. The Strom-
boli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. Beauclerk,
which vessel had parted company some time previous
arrived on the 2d, when she was placed in quaran-
tine. *lt was arranged by the authorities for her to
communicate that intelligence to the Commander-in-
Chief before anchoring, but she failed in doing so.
The small craft, Orestes, Reynard, and Rifleman,
after being moored, were ordered to Belem to ride
out quarantine three days, exclusive of the day of
arrival.
The Powerful excelled in. sailing the St. Vincent
and Prince Regent immediately on starting, and
showed her superiority particularly in a fresh breeze.
The squadron, on starting, kept together remark-
ably well, and on the 21st of December a trial of
sailing was made. The Reynard and Plumper were
started by signal, and made all sail two points free,
with a swell under the lee bow, rate about seven
knots per hour, and after five hours' sailing they
both acknowledged themselves equal. The Plumper
appeared the stiffest, carrying whole topsails, whilst
the Reynard had a reef in. They were both well
handled, and appeared very efficient vessels, being a
great improvement on the old brigs, having the ad-
vantage of the auxiliary screw in calm or foul
weather.
Soon after the Plumper and Reynard had started
signal was made for the Prince Regent, Powerful,
and Orestes to try rate of sailing in the same manner
as the former vessels. The superiority of the Powerful
was soon apparent, the Prince Regent was very smart
in making sail, but the Orestes, an old corvette,
astonished everybody, sailing nearly equal to the
Powerful. At the end of the trial of three hours the
Prince Regent acknowledged that the Powerful had
beaten her two miles, which the Powerful confirmed;
the Orestes made the signal, " Beat Prince Regent
two miles." They all carried plain sail and foretop-
mast studding sails ; rate seven to eight knots. The
St. Vincent was not tried.
The next day the Plumper, Reynard, and Riflemah
were ordered to get up steam, and try the rate of
sailing and steaming; wind abeam; swell on the lee
bow, when the Rifleman beat about one mile in seven ;
the Reynard next, and Plumper last. The Powerful
made signal, "Maintopmast complaining, and rigging
requires setting up," when the trial was annulled.
The Powerful heat the Prince Regent three-quarters
of a mile ; rate seven or eight knots ; the Prince
Regent much the-stiffest.
The Orestes, Plumper,
Reynard, and Rifleman
started, but on snaking sail the former carried away
her dolphin-striker, and did not carry jib ; they were
otherwise under plain sail on a wind, with one reef
in the topsails ; swell under the lee bow ; rate seven
to eight knots. After three hours' trial the Plumper
carried away foretopmast and maintopgallantmast,
when the trial was annulled. The Reynard had
beaten the whole, as she signalled " Beat Plumper 900
yards, and Orestes 200 yards." The Rifleman was
much to leeward ; she does not appear so well adapted
for sailing on a wind as the other vessels. The
Plumper got her foretopmast up during the night,
Although it was blowing a fresh gale from the
southward.
The squadron were all in company on the evening
of the 31st, but at day light of the new year the only
vessels together were the St. Vincent, Prince Regent,
and the Reynard ; it had been.blowing fresh and very
hazy, which would account for their separating. They
did not join company until they were at the entrance
of the Tagus on the 4th instant, and then the Plumper
was not to be seen.
The Stromboli has had a narrow escape from de-
struction. The day after she parted company with
the squadron, during the continuous severe weather
experienced, her coals became heated and fired, igni-
tion from spontaneous combustion having taken place.
The consequences might have been terrible to relate,
but for the zeal of her able commander (Lord Aurelius
Beauclerk), who being in the habit of repeatedly
testing the temperature in the coal bunkers, on re-
moving the coals from the surface the burning mass
beneath presented itself, and, by the timely exertions
of the officers and crew, were soon thrown overboard.
A fresh gale sprang up from the S.S.W. on the
night of the 31st ult., which continued until the 2d
instant, when it was moderate from the west, which
enabled the squadron to get to the rock of Lisbon.
On the sth the Powerferful shifted her mainmast,
and the St. Vincent her mizentopmast. The St.
Vincent carried away a foretopsailyard during the
cruise. The other vessels do not appear to have
suffered, except the Rifleman, whose starboard-how
upper works are all stove in; she pitches very heavily.
The squadron are all refitting.
On Sunday, the 7th, the Plumper and Stromboli
arrived. The Stromboli went out to look for her. -
The Harlequin, 12, is lying here ; her commander
(Seymour) takes command, when the squadron will
have pratique. They remain until the arrival of the
next mail from England (13th), and then proceed to
Gibraltar.
More immediately in reference to the trial between
the screw-steamers we are favoured with the following
scientific and interesting dissertation :
" TRIALS MADE BY THE NEW AUXILIARY SCREW-
BRIGS PLUMPER AND REYNARD, WITH THE RI-
FLEMAN, AND THE ORESTES, 16-GUN CORVETTE.
" The first trial was between the Plumper and
Reynard only, under sail alone, with a head sea; the
wind, which was nearly abeam, being moderate, but
varying in force. All plain sail, gaffsail, and studding-
sails were set. The log showed at different times a
speed of 8,7, and 6 knots. The trial began at 9h.
15m. A.M., and continued till 2h. P.M. when the ques-
tion, ' Who beat?' was signalled; and the answer
from the two vessels was, ' Equal.' In this trial, and
those which followed, the Plumper was under the
disadvantage of being unable to use her mainsail to
full effect, owing to the funnel having been misplaced
—a loss which made the two vessels unequal.
"The second trial included the Rifleman with
these vessels, and was performed with the united force
of the wind and steam, the wind being abeam, in
chase of the Admiral. In Ih. 10m. the Rifleman and
Reynard (the former a little ahead) came up with the
Admiral, and the Plumper was about 600 yards
astern ; speed between seven and eight knots. In
this trial, in addition to the defective set of the main-
sail of the Plumper, her screw having too great a
pitch, had 32 revolutions, and the engines 13 revolu-
tions in a minute less than the steam supplied power
for ; and as the screw could not absorb the power that
was generated, there was no slip, and of course the
other vessels had the advantage of her in speed, whilst
the manner in which she cleared the water abaft was
entirely satisfactory.
" In a third trial under sail only, beginning with
a moderate breeze, on a wind, the Orestes took part
with the other three. The Rifleman and the Reynard
gained on the Plumper. But in about two hours the
breeze freshened, and this vessel began then to re-
trieve her loss. Before, however, she had time to
accomplish this object the foretopmast and maintop-
g necessary shipsto sea
pre-
parations; the rigging, consisting of new rope,
gallantrnast were carried away, as those of the Rey-
nerd were in her first trial. The Reynard was then
about 300 yards to windward. This is one exempli-
ficationwithoat
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stretched of course, and ought to have been set up
before the vessel left England, but she was ordered
out of port without time being allowed to stretch the
rigging sufficiently.
" The two auxiliary screw vessels could always
work round the St. Vincent, allowing to the first-
rate considerable sail; but, with their present power
of sail, they are not fit to compete in sailing with the
16 gun corvette.
" The Admiral has received from the officers of the
Plumper a report that she is the easiest ship they ever
served in, and that in a heavy sea (such as may be
styled a ' Cape sea'). In scudding her motions of
rolling are so easy, as well as her pitching is, that
they would not hinder the fighting of her guns. She
is very stiff under sail; and it is considered in the
fleet that she is superior to the Reynard in a sea."
THE ESPIEGLE, 10, COMMANDER CAMPBELL.—
" EStialUS" is informed thet the Espiegle sailed from
Hong Kong for the Mauritius on the 30th of August.
en route for England, and was not to call at the Cape.
We expect her at Spithead hourly. Although she
appears to be making a long passage, we doubt not
but she will give a satisfactory account of the cause.
Wind, W.S.W., fresh breezes, and thick, hazy
weather, with rain.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Yesterday the French brig
of war Pylades, 22, Captain Piranneau, arrived here
from Martinique, bound to Brest. This morning she
honoured the British flag by a royal salute of 21 guns,
which was duly acknowledged from the saluting
battery of the citadel. She then complimented the