The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-17 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

The Open Steeplechase Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. eccb
5 ft, and 70 added, four miles, were won by Mr. Stoke
Baptist, 12st 101 b (T. Davies), beating Maid of LOS
renny, 10. t 101 b; Charity, llst 41b ; Kate, 9st 81b; /3°'
Davy, lOst 101 b.
The Carmarthenshire Handicap of 10 soya. each'
h ft, and 50 added, four miles, was won by Mr. Stokes°
Baptist, 12st 101 b, beating Maid of Lawrenny, lOst 5113'
Esmeralda, and Charity.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Her Majesty's stag hds., Mon., Twyford Station;
Thurs., Bedfont Toll-gate; Sat. Iver Heath—ll.
Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon., Scroohy Inn; Wed., San",
beck Park; Fri., Rossington Bridge-10f.
Duke of I3eaufort's hds., Mon., North Wraxall; Wed'
Silkwood ; Thurs., Darmtsey Turnpike; Sat., ClijrshsW
oi.

Suffolk hds., Mon., Kirtling Tower; Thurs., Rol'
brook Hall; Sat., Bunbury Arms, Barton-10i.
Essex Union lads., Wed., Mayland Hall; Sat., Raleigh'
street.

Southdown hds., Mon., Folkington Cross Roads; F 1.14
Laughton Pound-10i.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Pateham; Wed., Thunder
Barrow.

Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thum"
Tye-10i.
Crawley and Horsham hds., Mon., the Star, Horsho°
Common; Fri., Slinfold Village—lo.

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The members of tit
society celebrated their anniversary last evening, at,
opt
Thatched House Tavern. Sir Charles Lyell, the ported
for the ensuing year, occupied the chair, and was nsppor.
by upwards of seventy members and friends of the society;
Upon the chairman's right sat his Grace the A.rehbdalloP.
Canterbury and Sir Robert Peel, Bart.,
were his Excellency the Belgian Minister sail the Marquis et
Breadalbane. The following were also present at the bag:
quet :—The Earl of Enniskillen, the Dean of Westminster:
Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Henry de la Beebe, hillier
and upon.. his ietc,
General Sir W. Morison, Major-General Sir Charles nave"'
Sir E. Ryan, Sir Frankland Lewis, Sir Charles Lemon
Mr. Loch, M.P., Mr. Headlam, M.P.. Mr. Bunbury:
Colonel Reid, M.P., Captain Lyall, Professors -1.3005,,e'p;
Henslow, Playfair, Owen, Sedgwick, and numerous 0tm,1,-•
gentlemen. Among the speakers of the evening were---;d3
Lord Primate, whose name was coupled with the
Museum, and Sir Robert Peel, to whom Sir Charles 11,1",,
particularly referred in connexion with the Hunterian
seum, and the newly founded Museum of Practical Gieolobili
THE GUARDIANS OF CHELSEA AND THEIR POI; t
CHILDREN AT TO•TING. —Unable to procure pram ise",,ag°o
the reception of their children now at Tooting, the gilAru"--
of Chelsea have been obliged to have recourse to the e%Pe.„
dient of placing their children in the houses of different Per
sons in the parish, being rate-payers, at the rate of 4s. °I
or ss. per child per week, till a suitable building can be t°1111.,„0
and other arrangements made. This step was resolved lir
at the meeting of the guardians on Wednesday last.
GOTTA PERCHA.—The vessel Belhaven, arrf,79/
from Singapore, has brought the large quantity of 10,;94
blocks and 39 packages of this peculiar article of mercer
dise, which is now made serviceable for so many purPos;ble
addition to those to which it was at first considered cap,
of being appropriated, including picture frames and sz:l
mense variety of articles for domestic and ornamentarta"
According to the census of 1841, quoted
pub
Roman Catholic correspondent of the Dublin Evening iy,
out of a population of 1,418,859, there are in CohniWayr,
which enjoys the superintendence of the Most Rev•:„,01
M'Hale, the arch-foe of " Godless colleges " and nat'",.,:te,
education, 885,463 persons who can neither read nor -
and 142,636 more who can o read.
C
DEATH OF CAPTAIN NORMAN CAMPBELL, - •
OI THY MELAMPUS.—We have to record the demise of tmo
distinguished officer, who expired on the 12th ultlitot
Cairo, in Egypt, on his return to England. The gs'-eir
officer entered the service as midshipman about
,theig2o,
1798, in 1807 he received the rank of lieutenant; la rang
that of commander. In 1827 he was advanced to thethe r_
of p yost-captain. He latterl held the command of .115
lampus. In 1809 he was lieutenant of the Dreadnought,!T:
commanded two of her boats in the rencontre under Wof
,
chelle. He was lieutenant of the Astrea at the capture f
the French frigates Renommee and Nereide. He was serli°o
lieutenant of the Liverpool, and commanded the seameli.:o
the attack on the pirates at Vas-al-Khyma, in the P03%4
Gulf, in 1819. Ho was commander of the Albion at tPe,
battle of Navarino, where lie was wounded. For his serviej
at the latter he received the knighthood of the Redeemer
Greece.

NAVAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.—To i' ni
liament has just been presented " a copy of an account °°
the naval receipts and expenditure for the year ended t,"i,
31st day of March, 1848, prepared and transmitted to we,
Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts, in pursulTio
of the Act 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 92, and the report
Commissioners of Audit thereon." It hence appears no
the sums voted by Parliament for naval services for the
year 1847-48 amounted to 7,737,1981. The total exile 451•
ture amounted to the sum of 8,060,985/., whereof 1,606e.,,,5;
was appropriated to the wages of seamen and nnari"tee
737,7661. to the victualling of the same; 148,2181. to 04
Admiralty-office ; 8,8041. to the General Register 114;
Record-office of Seamen ; 55,535/. to the scientific bran 1J
139,8321. to her Majesty's establishment at home; 26,510,,
to the same abroad ; 883,6201. to the wages of workmen,
.„8;
employed in her Majesty's establishments at h°''ll,
42,858/. to the workmen employed in her Majesty's theestabll/
.
ments abroad ; 1,474,8901. to naval stores, &c, for ei
building and repairs of ships, docks, &c. ; 596,5801. to 00,
works, improvements, and repairs in the yards, &c.; 3°?, 40'
to medicines and medical stores; and 77,935/. to misceo.o
ous services. Then come the navy non-effective serclvo,,
which entail an expense on the nation of 1,373,34414 yO,l
737,6861. for the half-pay of officers of the goo,
and Royal Marines ; 487.207/. military pensions and
luxes. The conveyance of troops entailed an exPerl'fol
243,758/. ; the convict service 48,4691., and the Post"°.to
department, contract packet service, 566,165/. Most o'of
items present an excess over the estimate, or sum
the "reasons" for which are "explained" in official
notations.

BIRTHS'. g°
i:i
On the 13th inst., at Heanton Satchville, Devon, the
Hon. Lady Clinton, of a daughter. 40
At Malta, on the 29th ult., the Hon. Mrs. Lambert Bal
of a daughter. 1,01
On the 12th inst., at Priestlands, near Lymington, the
of G. E. Clarke, Esq., of a daughter. ilii'
On the 13th inst., at Hastings, the wife of H. St• gfla
• .--
Esq., of a son.
if e of
On the 13th inst., at Upper Stamford-street, the il
Mr. R. B. Swinscow, of a daughter. "lel('
On the 15th inst., at Camden-road-villas, Camde 0
town, the wife of F. Perigal, Esq., of a son. of
On the 15th inst., the wife of Charles Mayhew, 944
Argyll-street, of a son.
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MARRIED. 0 di,
On the 14th inst., at the Catholic Church, St. Johtfl....—t,°,
Robert T. Gerard, Esq., brother of Sir John Gerard, 1 4",,-sce,.'
Harriet Clifton, daughter of E. Clifton, Esq Dorset."sq:
I§On the 14th inst., at Boldon, Robert S.'Newall„ ,I,leo
Bensham-lodge, Gateshead-upon-Tyne, to Mary, Yitreti
daughter of Hugh Lee Pattison, Esq., of Scots-house,. •e"
of Durham.
DIED.
On the 14th inst., the Hon. Mrs. Cavendish Bradfill°'
the advanced age of 91.
On the 12th ult., at Cairo, on his return to England,.
thin John N. Campbell, C. 8., of H.M.S. Melatnpus- 14,134
On the Bth inst., at Newmanswalls, near Montrose,
Alexander R. Tailyour, Esq., of Borrowfield, aged 75'
At Richmond-terrace, Barnsbury, on the 12th inst''-bill'
Frederic, eldest son of W. Fenton, Esq., of Mule", tile
On the 13th inst., at Connaught-terrace, aged 34
wife of W. Lonergan, Esq. a 73'
On the 13th just., at Easteheap, Mr. H. Jerard, age
On the 14th inst., Edward Spencer, Esq., of Brun
parade, I'entonville, aged 49. 131 os
On the Bth inst., at Thurloe-place, Hackney-read'
Mariana Norman, daughter of the late A. Norman,
,1, 0,
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