The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-15 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander—Thomas Rodney Eden, to the Persian,
vice Quin, deceased.
Lieutenants—Robert Tucker, to the Ocean ; James
Banks West, to the Powerful, from Beacon.

Chaplain—M. Beebee, to the living of Simonburn.
N ival Instructor and Schoolmaster—Wm. Johnson,
to Monarch.

Additional Acting 'Assistant•Surgeons—Mr. W. R.
E. Smart, Mr. Henry Willan, Mr. T. C. Miller, Dr.
W. Scott, to the Melville ; Mr. P. Porter, to the
Queen.
Mate—Mr. F. D. Riche, to the Queen.

Clerk—Mr. James M. Lewcay, to the Britannia,
vice Miller, appointed Admiralty Clerk of the same ship.
Volunteer First Class—Mr. J. M'Kenzie Fraser, to
the Rodney.
Gunner—Joseph Connor, to India, via Stow, unfit.
Coast Guard—Commander George Bissett, from
Dundalk to Fowey ; Lieutenant Henry A. Finucane,
to be Chief Officer ; Mr. W. C. Forsyth, Chief Officer
of Selsey Station, to Kingston, near Littlehamptoo,
vice Lieutenant Parry, removed to South Yarmouth,
Isle of Wight.
The following gentlemen passed for Lieutenants on
the 9th instant, at the Royal Naval College :—Thomas
Anson, W. P. S. Morton, Alexander Duff Gordon,
H. N. Burroughs, and F. D. Riche.
Mr. W. Johnson passed his examination on the 9th
instant, at the Royal Naval College, for Naval Instruc-
tor and Schoolmaster.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 11.—The Lizard steam-vessel ar-
rived from Woolwich and Portsmouth on Saturday, on
her way to the Mediterannean. She is now having
some defects repaired, and when finished will proceed
on her voyage.—The Impregnable, 104, in the gale of
last Saturday, parted one of her chain cables and drifted
some distance. Other anchors were let go which
brought her up. The Diligence, transport, sailed with
stores for Pembroke on Wednesday. The Royal Wil-
liam, 120, was taken into the North new Dock on Mon-
day, to have her bottom cleaned. The Comet, steam
vessel, sailed on Tuesday.
In the Sound—lmpregnable, Belleisle, Iris.
In Hamoaze—Caledonia, San Josef, Sylph and Net-
ley tenders, Lizard, Pluto, and Carron, steam vessels ;
Duck and Tortoise lighters.

(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Ths Asia is on her way to
this port from the Mediterranean, and Pique will follow
almost immediately.
Tho Pelican, Captain Napier, still remains at Spit-
head, being unable to proceed to her station from want
of petty officers and able seamen.
The Don Quixote, Captain Seblote, arrived on Mon-
day last from Cape Hayti, last from Falmouth, bound
to Bremen.

The Formic, Ingersoll, arrived on Tuesday last from
Hamburgh and came into harbour from the Mother-
bank, with loss of anchor and about ten fathom of hemp
cable.

The Frederick, Mitchell, arrived on Friday last from
Rouen, with windlass broke and other damages.

The L;zard steamer, Lieut. Estcourt, sailed on
Saturday last for Plymouth, Falmouth, Gibraltar, and
Malta, taking despatches for the Admiral and supernu-
meraries for the squadron. Commander St. Leger Can-
non, appointed to the Calcutta, took passage in hcr.
We are glad to find that the subscriptions for the
widows and children of the crew of tho Fairy, exceed
1,0001, and that further sums are daily being received.
The Monarch, 84, Capt. S. Chambers, has been re-
ported ready for sea, and may be expected at Spithead
about the latter end of next week. It is uncertain
whether or not she proceeds direct to the Mediterra-
nean or will be one of the reserve squadron, which con-
sists at present of the Camperdown, 110 ; Impregnable,
110 ; Indus, 84 ; Bellcisle, 72 ; and Vernon, 50.
The Indus, 84, and Tweed, 20, remain in the har-
bour, the latter awaiting Admiralty orders.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM TIIE I.IOItNING PAPERS OF TIIIS DAY.
(From the Morning Chronicle.)
The time is fast approaching which will put to the test
the sincerity of Lord Stanley and the Tory party, and
place the real nature of their Irish policy beyond the
pessitility of doubt. The charge against Lord Stanley
is this—that his Registration Bill is an insidious mea-
sure ; that under the ostensible object of providing a re-
medy against certain admitted abuses in the present system
of Irish r,gistration, it has two real objects in view, which
its author is afraid to avow. The first, to cripple the strength
of Liberal Ireland ; the second, to obtain a party triumph
over Ministers. This charge Lord Stanley and his sup-
porters have constantly denied. They have indignantly
protested against the imputation of being swayed by party
motives or by hostility to Ireland. They have over and
over again, and in the most solemn manner, assured the
country that they were actuated by no other motives than
those which they avowed ; viz., a disinterested desire to
repress fraud and to discourage perjury. Tho second
reading of Lord Morpeth's Bill will put these professions
to the test. If the prevention of fraud and perjury is the
real object, the Tories will, as a matter of course, gladly
vote,for a Bill which effectually provides against the pos-
sibility of doubt or evasion respecting the franchise. If,
on the other hand, their real objects arc those im-
puted to them by their opponents it is more than pro-
bable that they will . pitch Lord' Stanley's measure
against Lord r Morpeth's, and fight the great
party fight of the Session upon the ground of Irish
registration. This is evident when we consider the real
point at issue batwt en the two bills. The imperfect defi-
nition of the franchise in the Irish Reform Act is the
admitted source of the evil wich it is sought to re-
medy The words " benefice' interest of the yearly
volue of 101.," admit of two constructions. One of
them would have the practical effect of narrowing
the already meagre constituencies of Ireland to en
extent which would virtually throw three-fourths of
the representation into the hands of the Orange aris-
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tocracy—a result which, it is admitted, is contrary
to the spirit of the Catholic Emancipation Act, and
contrary to the avowed expectation and intention
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