The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-29 00:00:00

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DEVONPORT

Devonpert Independent Office, Tuesday,
Nov. 27, 1838—Nine P.M.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—The Inconstant frigate, Captain Pring, arrived
here at one o'clock this morning, and is anchored inside the
western end of the Breakwater. She has encountered a
severe hurricane for the last two or three days, and so
terrific has been the weather that it has been found quite
impossible to land the Earl of Durham and suite, up to
this hour. During the whole of this day (Tuesday) the
Admiral's tender, the Sylph, and the Queen's Harbour-
master's yacht have been in readiness ; both have been se-
veral times round the Inconstant, but the swell was so
heavy that all attempts to effect the landing of the Noble
Earl and suite have been unavailing, and he must remain
on board till to-morrow (Wednesday), the 28th. The
weather is now somewhat abated, and it is expected that
his Excellency will land, in the morning, at the Admiral's
Stairs, Devonport. Every preparation has been made by
the Admiral (Lord Amelius Beauclerk) to do honour to
the Noble Earl. It is expected that his Lordship and the
Countess of Durham will go to the Government House, as
apartments have been ordered to be fitted for their recep-
tion, by General and Mrs. Ellice, relatives of the Coun-
tess. Notwithstanding the dreadful weather the batteries
have been crowded with persons anxious to catch a glimpse
of the distinguished party.

A public meeting was convened, at the Devonport
Guildhall, by the Mayor, C. Jupe, Esq., in pursuance of
a numerously signed requisition ; and an address is to be
presented to his Lordship, on landing, to-morrow morning.
It is supposed he will receive the Mayor and Deputation at
the Government House.

It is said that his Lordship will set off immediately for
London, but that. the Countess will remain with her rela-
tives a day or two, Mrs. General Ellice, and Lady Eliza-
beth Bulteel. It is expected he will land under salutes
from the ships and batteries.
The beautiful frigate, the Inconstant, was brought round
the Breakwater, during the hurricane, in a masterly and
seamanlike style. She made hnr passage in twenty-five
days from-Quebec, eighteen from the land. The Canadas:,
were in a very disturbed state. Lord Durham was ex-
ceedingly popular, and his resignation was much deplored.
Her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, Captain Hobson, has
just arrived from the East Indies, and anchored in the
Sound, near the Inconstant. Our town has been in a
bustle. It has been blowing a terrific gale, and raining all.
day. The Inconstant may be seen from the shore rolling
dreadfully.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28-, 11 A.lll.
SER—The gale continues so very boisterous, that Lord
Durham and suite are still prevented from landing. It has
increased so much in violence, that it was with difficulty I
could stand on the battery : since the hurricane of 1815, I
never remember any thing like it. There appears no
chance whatever of his Lordship reaching the shore to-day.
Last night it abated a little, and Captain Villiers, Aid-de-
camp to the Noble Earl, landed in the Sylph tender, and is
now at General Ellice's : he cannot get off to the ship.
The people here are very anxious to see his Lordship ; and
are continually passing to and from Mount Wise. Ido not
think he can land till to-morrow (Thursday.) Charles
Buller, Esq., M.P., the Public Secretary, was to leave
New York on the 20th November, for England. The
weather is so foggy that I could scarcely see the Inconstant.
Never was the utility of the Breakwater so apparent as at
this moment. Although the storm is raging, the Inconstant
and numerous ships are riding in safety..
The Tweed, 20, Hon. Captain F. T. Pelham, has this
moment arrived from the north coast of Spain. It is
quite impossible to gain any news from her, or reach her.

LECTURE ON THE NATIONAL LOAN

FUND ASSURANCE COMPANY.

(From the Sheffield Mercury.)
On Thursday evening, the Rev. W. T. Butler, M.A.,
Rector of St. Nicholas, Nottingham, delivered a Lecture
before the members of the Sheffield Mechanics' Institution
—the public also being gratuitously admitted on the occa-
sion—in Surrey-street Chapel, "on the advantages offered
to the industrious classes by the system of Deferred An-
nuities, proposed by the statute of 3d William IV., cap. 15;
aod also by the National Loan Fund Assurance Company."
The Lecturer was introduced to the audience by Dr. Hol-
land, who observed that the Rev. Gentleman, he believed,
had paid very great attention to the subject on which he
was about to address them. Mr. Butler having premised,
that he was totally unconnected with the National Loan
Fund Company, not being a shareholder of even the smallest
amount, and that his sole object was to do good, proceeded
to point out the disadvantageous manner in which the in-
dustrious classes usually invest their savings. The three
most common methods resorted to by them at the present
day are the Friendly Societies, the Savings' Banks, and the
Money Clubs. The first of these the Rev. Gentleman con-
sidered objectionable in a variety of ways : a great portion
of their funds are spent at the public-houses, in periodical
drinking and feasting, thereby creating fresh demands upon
their resources, mad promoting evil under the name of
good. An individual may, moreover, pay his money into u
Friendly Society, without ever receiving one farthing from
its funds ; the steady and industrious frequently have to sup-
port the profligate and idle, whose debauchery and dissipa-
tion bring on disease and premature death. By the system
of Deferred Annuities, however, those who die early are the
lcsers, and thus a reward is held out to sobriety, industry,
and virtue. The Savings' Bank, though a safe place of de-
posit for rsminavllesstanevienugts,fudroetshneostpautretheeapsitaaml eetfimteheaffhotdrdusa
profitable -
trious ; nor does it offer any advantages in the important
particular of making a provision for old age. The Money
Clubs the Lecturer regards as great pests and curses to any
community in which they may exist. By far the most pro-
fitable and judicious mode of employing the savings of the
labouring class, he considered, is afforded in the purchase
of Deferred Annuities, upon the plan- offered by the Na-
tional Loan Fund Assurance Company, the terms of which
may be found in its printed prospectuses. In discussing
this plan, and entering at length into its details, the Rev.
Gentleman pointed out, in an exceedingly clear and intelli-
gible manner, the reasons why he regarded it as being supe-
rior to every other. The system of Government Annuities
he considered a judicious one in many respects, but yet in-
ferior on the whole to that of the National Loan Fund Com-
pany, In the courseud p rp,
eotfi
ehaihs remarks,
of the industrious
t
classes,
the propriety a
of both sexes, laying up early in life suffi:!ient for the pur-
chase of such an annuity as would protect them from want
in the decline of life. By so doing, they would abolish, in
a great measure, the necessity for Poor's-rates. The sub-
ject, in his opinion, was also deserving of the attention of
the middle as well as the lower classes of society. A
number of instances were related by the lecturer of the
great benefits which individuals have experienced by the
employment of their savings in the purchase of Deferred
Annuities ; and of the serious privations entailed upon
others, who had neglected to employ their money in the time
of health and prosperity, in the same judicious manner.
When the Rev. Gentleman had concluded, Dr. Holland
proposed a vote of thanks to him, for his excellent lecture ;
and the motion having been seconded by Mr. Hinde, was
carried by acclamation.

The iron bedstead used by Napoleon during many
of his campaigns, and on which the Emperor placed the
Duke de Montebello after he had received his mortal
wound, was purchased the other day at the sale of the lat e
M. Boutelot, for 2,000 francs.
On Tuesday last a young man of respectable con-
nections, named Friend, expired at his residence in Hill-
street, Finsbury, under the following melancholy circum-
stances :--On Thursday last the deceased made a deter-
mined attempt at self-destruction by hanging himself, but
before life was extinct he was discovered, and cut down
by a friend,. who, however, in his eagerness to save him, let
him fall heavily on the floor, whereby he received a severe
contusion on the head. He lingered in a hopeless state
until the above-named day, when death terminated his suf-
ferings. Twice before, within a short period, he had
made similar attempts by cutting his throat ; and it ap-
peared that he was prompted to his desperate design by
a disappointment in love, a young woman to whom he was
much attached having discarded him in consequence of
some irregularities on his part, bet, as he supposed, from
the preference she entertained for a more favoured
suitor.

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poaRpaT?!IE„ CHAe SkuilliesdTasn.o—th'e,r
mWanti.a”t w„ alss
that very wicked ?" " Dreadfully, desperately wicked I an
outrage upon all laws, human and divine." ~ And what are
'hey going to do with him ?" " My dear you don't under-
stand—it is necessary to punish crimes, and hold up the fate
othe criminal as an example and a warning." " I know
I am very stupid : but what I can't understand is, that you
punish crime, and warn others against it, but committing the
same crime yourself." ~ That is different as regards indivi-
duals and communities. To kill a man according to law is
an act
throughout the world good?" " No." " By what standard
of justice, and not murder." " Then are all laws
do they try them ?" "By the law of God, written in the
human heart, and in the Ten Commandments." ~ Did you
say that killing a man was an outrage upon the divine law ?"
' Don't be troublesome, my dear."
Yesterday morning, the driver of
331, belonging Mr. C ' •in of intoxica-
tion,
to 'r. ,^ hile a state
_.ow. w
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d from his seat, and severely injure
1.1-,,e cabriolet, No.
r.onpltate
On his head. The horse and cab were taken to the green-
yard, and the driver, after being attended to by a medical
gentleman and restored, was examined at Hatton-garden,
and convicted in the penalty of 10s., and in default of pay-
ment Committed to prison.