The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-24 00:00:00

MALTA.

SEPT. 10.—We have much pleasure in hearing that that
very wise and political principle—of showiny our ships in the
ports of the Mediterranean—is beginning to be thorougLly
carried out by Sir John Ommarmey. We cannot say that
this has been sufficiently attended to ; indeed, we may say
much neglected. We were exceedingly annoyed, some time
ago, when a line-of-battle ship was sent by the Admiral on the
station, to visit a large port in the Mediterranean, where a
Bri•ish ship had not been seen for sears, to find that the worst
and most ill-quipped vessel of all the fleet, had been dispatched.
To mention names would be invidious.

The Powerful may be hourly looked for from the coast of
Syria. On her arrival the Admiral will transfer his flag, and
the Britannia will immediately go home. We understand that
numerous followers will go over with the , Admiral to the
Powerful.

The Hastings may also be expected every hour from England.
We may soon expect a rendezvous of the whole British
squadron in ➢lalta as the winter approaches.
The Indus, 78, Capt. Sir James Stirling, Knight, arrived
in port on the morning of the 7th instant, direct from Ports-
mouth, which she left on the 4th ult.

Tha Vanguard, 80, Capt. Sir David Dunn, Knt., arrived
here on the ith inst. from Suda, in Candia, which island she
left on the 28th ult. We hear also that the Benbow had left
Suda for Malta.

The Carysfort arrived this afternoon. The Daphne left
Smyrna on the 25th ult. f,r a short cruise. The Magicienne is to
leave Constantinople immediately for this port, bringing Lord
Ponsonby's heavy baggage. The yachts of Lords Desart and
Ilauelagh were lying in the Dardanelles on the 28th ult. wait-
ing for a fair wind. The Dido arrived at Portsmouth on the
17th ult., and was ordered to be paid off.

DINNER TO LORD HO WICK, M.P.

The dinner to Lord Howick, the newly-elected Member for
Sunderland, took place on Monday, in the spacious hall of the
Athenaeum. The number of` gentlemen that sat down was
about 250. Walker Featherstonhaugh, Esq., the proposer of
the Noble Lord, occupied the Chair. Dr. Brown, of Sunder-
land, and William Bell, Esq., of Ford House, officiated as
Vice-Chairman. On the right of the Chairman sat Lord
Howick, Mr. Hutton Chaytor (son of Sir William Chaytor,
Bart.) as the seconder of his Lordship, Henry Mitcalfe, Esq.,
M.P., for Tynemouth, R. Fenwick, Esq., Joseph Simpson,
Alderman Losh, of Newcastle, and Captain Bowlby : on his
left W. Hutt, Esq. M.P. for Gateshead, John Ridley, Esq.,
Mayor of Newcastle, J. T. Wawn, Esq., M.P. for South
Shields, 0. H. Ramsay, Esq., of Derwent Villa, Captain
Burn, and Bernard Ogden, Esq.
Lord Bowies, when his health had been enthusiastically
drunk, spoke at considerable length, arid, in the course of his
speech, observed, that although the country (he would not in-
quire under what influences) had returned a verdict, in the late
general election, adverse to free trade, he had no gloomy ap.
prehensions of the ultimate issue of the great cause in which
they were embarked. How could he, when he looked around
him? When lie first entered upon public life, free trade could
not be named on the Wear or the Tyne without reproba-
tion. But now Gateshead (the Southwark of Newcastle)
Was represented by his friend Mr. Hutt, whom he
had the pleasure of seeing on the Chairman's left Tyne-
mouth was represented by another Honourable Gentle-
man, now present (Mr. Metcalf); and South Shields by a
third, ( Mr. Wawn). Newcastle and Sunderland were left
divided at the close of the general election ; but in the late
election, the important commercial town of Sunderland—a
port dependent for its prosperity on its shipping and commerce
—had triumphantly declared it,elf to be wholly in favour of
free-trade. Thus, of the six Members sent to Parliament from
the Tyne and the Wear, five were unfriendly to monopolies
and restrictions. He re:wated, therefore, that after witness-
ing so great a change in public opinion in the short period of
his political life, it was impo,siblc he could despair of ultimate
su!cess. Lord Howick proceeded to speak in terms of high
admiration of the conduct of Mr. Binris, and his Chartist
friends, in the past contest, and said that their honourable
rejection of the proffereJ alliance of the Tories, and of their
bribe, afforded evidence of the sincerity and single-minded-
ness with which they advocated the Charter. But while he
applauded their pui ity, and did homage to their sincerity
cf purpose, he differed from the
.policy which they pur-
sued, no less than from the opinions which they enter-
tained; and he regretted that a man like Mr. Minns, whose
abilities, as evinced on the hustings, were of no common
order, should not have taken a more practical course.
It must be evident, he thought, to every calm observer,
that the times were unfavourable to further constitutional
changes. The public mind could not at present be agitated
upon that subject with practical effect. The most hopeful
questions, in the present day, were free trade and national
education, and to these should all Reformers bend their
energies. He hoped that such men as Mr. Binus would not,
stand aloof, but that Reformers would all unite for the at-
tainment of practical measures. When these were attained....
when the physical condition of the people was raised by free
trade, and their intellectual and moral condition by national
education—then, though he might still be found to differ
from Mr. Binns en constitutional questions, there could be no
doubt that the measures advocated by that gentleman would
occupy a much more favourable position. His Lordship went
on so say, that he would go to Parliament prepared to support
all measures that were, in his opinion, for the benefit of
the country, by whomsoever they might be introduced.
He would give no factious Opposition to the new Go•
vernment; he did not think that any immediate effort
fir its overthrow was desirable. But he saw great ad-
vantages in a watchful and powerful opposition, which
would hold the new Administration in check while it remained
in office, and be prepared to form a new government whenever
the country might reverse its verdict. In Sir Robert Peel he
could have no confidence. He could have no reliance on one
who, as a Minister, and as a Statesman, had given so many
striking proofs of his want of sagacity and foresight. The
Noble Lord reviewed the history of Sir Robert Peel, and con-
cluded an effective speech amidst loud cheers.
Mr. Hutt, Mr. Mitcalfe, Mr. Wawn, Mr. B. Ogden, Mr.
Alderman W. H. Brockett, Mr. H. Morton, Mr. A. J. Moore,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Hindmarsh, Lieutenant Leech, and other
gentlemen, addressed the company ; and at ten o'clock the
Chairman vacated his seat, and retired with his Lordship from
the hall.

THE BISHOP AND PARSON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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up the gauntlet which the Rev. Gentleman had thrown down,
and the public are to be amused by a religious discussion about
Articles of Faith, which are subscribed to much snore fre-
quently than they are believed.
It Las been said, that " he who sits in a glass-house should
beware of throwing stones ;" and in like manner ought an
English Bishop to beware of raising a controversy upon the
antiquated Articles and Canons of our Act of Parliament reli-
gion. Every prudent Churchman had rather let error take
deeper root from year to year, than risk the consequences of an
attempt to amend by assembling a Convocation for despatch of
business. With a silent Convocation, heresy, perjury, negli..
pence, and their numerous kindred, cannot be corrected ; and
it being well known, both at Lambeth and at Bishopstherpe,
that an attempt at religious Reform would in:rease the evils
instead of removing them, no attention is now paid to anything
but the temporalities of the Church.
The Bishop of Exeter, however, is about to try his hand
with a matter which the rest e the Episcopal Bench have
shrunk from with fear and alarm. " May God give him a
good deliverance," as says the Sergeant of the Court when a
Peer of the realm is to be tried on a capital charge ; but I
augur otherwise : for let an inquiry into Church of Englandism
be once begun by authority, and who will be able to say where
it is to end, or in what it will end? The Bishop, then, may
turn out perchance to be nothing else but a puppet in the
hands of an invisible agent, who for sonic very wise reasons
may select him as the instrument for giving a practical illus-
tration of that well-known adage, ," Quem Deus cult perdere
prius dementat."

THE MURDER AT DEPTFORD.
Wednesday Rickard Eustace and Mary Ann .17azzard, who
stand charged with the wilful murder of Wm. Rickworth alias
Hazzard, husband of the female prisoner, were brought before
Mr. Grove for further examination. The prisoners were much
altered in their appearance. The female prisoner nearly faint-
ed several times during the case, and was obliged to sit down.
Eustace also appeared to feel the awful situation in which he
was placed.
Elizabeth Middleton, upon being sworn, repeated the evi-
dence she had given before the Coroner, and in addition, stated
that upon getting to Erith, on Monday, they all went to a
public-house. Eustace would not go in, because he said
he did not wish to quarrel with deceased. The female pri-
soner wished to stop at Erith, but the deceased would not,
and abused her very much. She did not return it., but only
wished him to be quiet. The deceased was very jealous of
Eustace. After the female prisoner was struck by deceased
and fell out of the boat he did not attempt to save her. The
deceased was very tipsy, and pretended not to know what he
was doing. Eustace struck him in the face about 10 minutes
after the female was got out of the river. This witness was
under examination one hour and a half.
Mr. Atkins, surgeon, was re-called, and said that in the
state in which the deceased was from continual drunkenness, a
much lighter blow than appearances indicated he had received
would be sufficient to cause death. The blows which had
proved so serious were not of a recent date.
Mr. GnovE said that was a most important fact.
Two witnesses, named Watts and Taylor, spoke of the re-
peated acts of violence and threats used towards the deceased
by the prisoners.
This being all the evidence,
Mr. GaovE said (after going through it very minutely) he The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieu-
could see no part of it that could in the least prove the serious 'tic
to be a Naval
charge of wilful murder with which the prisoners stood charged. iilliiagnita ForVerick J. F. lienslow,sor Wind, vice Lieutenant W. Junes, RN.,
The evidence of the medical gentleman proved that the deceased
had died from violence, but that the prisoners had committed it ; deceased.

I remain, Mr. Editor, your's most obediently,
London, Sept. 21. Q. IN A CORNER.

FUNDING of EXCHEQUER BILLS.
The following answer has been returned by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer to parties who had applied to
him respecting the proposal for funding Exchequer
Bills : _ _

—•••V
•
" Downing-street, Sept. 22, 1841.
" Sir—l have had the honour of receiving your letter,
in which you state that a doubt exists in the minds of
many persons whether, under the proposal for funding
Exchequer Bills, of which notice has been given at the
Bank, it will be competent to subscribers to make half
the deposit in money ; and to acquaint you that parties
are at liberty to make half the deposit in money it they
should prefer that course, or if after having made a de-
posit entirely in Exchequer Bills they should be disposed
to pay the whole of any subsequent instalment in money,
they will be at liberty to do so on the terms specified
in the original notice, provided the whole amount of
money paid does not exceed one-half of the whole sum
subscribed for.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
•' lIENRY GOULBURN."

MORNING S I YiNr

ANCIENT RECORDS of the CITY•
Within the last week has been exhibited in the Town
Clerk '-office one of the contracts between Charles I. and the
City of London, found amongst the ancient records in the
muniment-room at Guildhall, where authorised persons are
now da ly examining and arranging the parchments and other
documents for such a series of years mixed up together in
confusion in the various depositaries. The record alluded to
is dated May 29, 1628, and is a contract between the Crown
and the Mayor, commonalty, and citizens of London, and con-
veys, in consideration of divers great sums of money lent to
the King and his father, an assignment of certain lands, tene-
ments, and hereditaments, amounting in annual value to the
sum of 12,41-;6t. 6s. 6d. The impression of the unfortunate
King's seal upon the wax, close to which is his name written
in a bold hand, is in an extremely perfect state. On the
one side his Majesty is represented on horseback, and his
greyhound keeping up with him, and in the distance are
seen 01l London-bridge, with the houses on each side, and
old St. Paul's• Cathedral, which was burnt down in the suc-
ceeding reign. On the other side the King is represented
in his robes on the throne, with the sceptre, supported
by lions with flags. The contract is signed by the fol-
h,wing individuals, whose seals are appended to the parch-
ment o,i each side of the. King's :—The Rev. Father in God
George Lord Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Right Hon.
Thomas Lord Coventry, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of
England ; James, Earl of Marlborough, Lord High Treasurer
of England ; Henry Earl of Manchester, Lord President of
the Privy Council; George Duke of Btickingham, Lord High
Admiral of England; William Earl of Pembroke, Lord
Steward of his Majesty's Household; Philip Earl of Mont-
gomery, Lord Chamberlain to his Majesty, and many other of
the Ki. g's Counsellors and Bishops.
Some of the land thus conveyed is in Enfield, in the county of
Middl, s •x, and some in East Greenwich, in the county of
Kent, nett was sold by the citizens, it is believed, in the fol-
lowing reign. The only land consigned to the citizens of Lon-
don by Charles 1., now in their possession, is what is called
,the Conduit Mead Estate, in Bond-street and its vicinity.

spowr ING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
THE CESAREWITCR STAKES.
9 to 1 agst Mr. Goodman's Orelia
10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Welfare
12 to 1 asst Mr. Bell's The Squire
16 to l agst Lord Palmerston's Iliona—taken
20 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—taken.
THE DERBY.
Offers to take 5 to 1 about Scott's lot, and to lay 16 to 1 agst
Lord Westminster's two; 18 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's
Attila, taken ; 25 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Pbcenia,
taken ; and 25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Lord of Holderness,
take 30 to 1.
The teport that Lord Westminster had taken his horses from
Scott's and placed them under the care of John Osborne, proves
to be correct—they are now at Eaton. Those, therefore, who
bet against or back Scott's lot, will bear in mind that Auckland
and Wiliam de Fortibus are no longer members of it.
The room yesterday wai thinly attended, and betting flat in
the extreme.

OSIVESTRY RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Cup of 501., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each. Mile
and a half.
Mr. Price's Prince Albert, 4 yrs (Cartwright) 1
Mr. Horuby's Champagne, 4 yrs
Mr. l opeland's Chantilly, b yrs, and Mr. Clarke's The Mar-
quis were not placed.

The Shropshiie Stakes of 20 sous. each, h ft, with 50 added.
Heats.

Mr. Price's Lady Abbess, 5 yrs (Cartwright) 1 1
Mr. Smith's The Maid, 4 yrs
Mr. Kinchant nd. bg by The Earl, 4 yrs .. .......
The No th Shropshire County Members' Plate of 501., added
to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, h ft. Mile and a half heats.
Mr. Bo%ver's Lady Grove, 4 yrs (Marlow) 1 1
Mr. Saunders' Kitty Cockle, aged ...
Mr. Browne's Talebearer, aged
The Cavalry Officers' Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, and
25 adds d, were won in two heats by Mr. Jones' Dediamus.