The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-21 00:00:00

SOUTH COAST FISHERIES.

Captain PECHELL asked whether the Admiralty
were aware of, and if so, what steps had been
taken to avoid the recurrence of an invasion
of the fishing ground off Worthing, which was occupied
by five French fishing vessels on the 15th, 17th, and
19th May last, with nets, fishing for mackerel?
Mr. WARD said that particular attention had been
paid to this trade. Inquiries had been made, and if any
further difficulties should occur, a case would be sub-
mitted to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to regulate
the subject.

CEMETRIES.
Mr. E. B. ROCHE said, that seeing the Hon. Member
for Leamington in his place, he wished to ask him whe-
ther he meant to bring forward his Bill on the subject of
c ernetries, and whether it was his intention to extend
the Bill to Ireland.
Mr. MACKINNON said he had been assured that the
present Government would consider this question.
Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills.
RAILWAY BILLS (No. IL).
Mr. STRUTT rose to move the order of the day for
the second reading of the Railway Bills ; and seeing
that there was a motion on the paper, he felt that
this was the proper time for him to make his
statement on the subject. So much misconception
had gone abroad that he was satisfied that the time had
arrived when the House and the country should be put
in possession of what was in the Bill, and what was not
in it, in order that no public misconception might arise
upon the subject. He could not conceive that could be
the object of the opposition to this Bill, which was in
fact merely one consisting entirely of detail. The Bill
on this subject, which constituted the general rule was
passed through its second reading, he believed during the
session of 1844,and that too without the slightestoppositon
After some discussion on this reading, the Bill was
suffered to pass into a law. But when it was said that
there had been greater experience at an
after time, and that improvement could be made,
although he was at a loss to conceive how an
amendment could arise from the present motion,
as it at present stood before the House, as there
was nothing that could excuse the companies, an amend-
ment was introduced by an Hon. Member who is now a
Member of the House of Lords. That occurred
during the session of 1845, and the Nobleman
who moved it was Lord Wharneliffe. The object
was, to subject all railway Bills, notwithstanding
any peouliar clauses, to the provisions of future
general Acts. Upon this another nobleman, who was
at that period a Member of that House, had moved
another amendment, which limited the effect of the
clause to the maximum of fares and charges to be
made by companies under the authority of after Acts.
He did not mean to rest the question of this Bill on this
clause so noticed. It had been noticed: to all parties
who were at present complaining, and it was a matter of
astonishment to him how it could be objected
to. In the session of 1846, a Committee
was appointed by both Houses of Parliament,
with a view to suggest some mode of railway legislation.
That committee made a special report, in which
a number of regulations were suggested, which were
adopted in the present Bill. It further recommended
that a distinct department of the Government
should be instituted, for the express purpose
of managing these matters, a similar report was adopted
in the House of Lords, and in consequence of these
reports late last session of Parliament, the Government
brought in a Bill which passed through both Houses of
Parliament without any opposition. It was intended
then that further legislation should take place early
in the next session, but he distinctly denied that Mr.
Gladstone's Act was regarded as a final compact.
By the legislation of the House of Lords last session it
was decided that before any railway company should
enter upon any land for the purpose of surveying it,
they should deposit a certain sum of money as a
security that he should be remunerated for any
damage, and also a certain notice was requested to
be served upon him. There was a local inquiry estab-
lished also which had been the subject of much misap-
prehension in the Hou,,e. The inquiry did not involve
any examination of witnesses and was performed by an
app,,inted officer without much expense to the public or
to the parties. That inqniry would be of service in pre-
venting a long course of legislation before a Committee,
and in some degree it obviated the necessity upon the

Committee of either rejected the Bill or doing an in
justice to the landowner. Formerly when the land-
owner suggested another course of railway, they were
met by the observation, that the company could not
accede to it, as their plans and sections were reported.
That was ob'iated under the present Bill, for if the
company acceled to the request of the landowners, the
company had power to authorise the adoption of the
new line, or if they refused, the landowner had the
power to deposit the plans and sections of his proposed
line and meet them in the Committee.

(LTMT SPEAKING.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSZIOUTII, SUNDAY.—This day being the anni-
versary of her Majesty's accession to the throne, the
Howe and St. Vincent, at Spithead, dressed in colours,
and at one o'clock royal salutes were fired by the Vic-
tory, Vengeance, and Excellent, in harbour, the Plat-
form Battery, and the ships at Spithead.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, being or-
dered some alterations in her magazines, &c., will be
necessarily detained in harbour some time longer to
complete them. Commander Oldham joined this ship
yesterday, and her First-Lieutenant, Mr. Rogers, joined
the St. Vincent, as first, also yesterday. This evening
the latter gentleman was entertained by his late brother
officers on board the Vengeance at a sumptuous dinner,
at which Captain Lushington honoured his officers with
his company.
Intelligence from the squadron on the Cape of Good
Hope station states that the Governor, Sir Henry Pot-
tinger, and Sir George Berkeley, were at Fort Peddie
on the 7th of April, the latter preparing for a forward
movement. The mouth of the Buffalo river was to be
converted into a port, and an officer of engineers had
been appointed to trace out a field work there. A ru-
mour was afloat that Pato had tendered his submission,
but that it could only be accepted on his unconditional
surrender. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of
Rear-Admiral Deems, Commander-in-Chief, was in
Simon's Bay on the 7th of April. The Eurydice, 26,
Captain Anson, bad left for Calcutta. Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Napier has returned to England.
By the same advices we have intelligence from the
Island of Ascension to the 29th of April, at which date
the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of
Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., Commander-
in Chief ; the Actwou, 26, Captain Mansel; the Larne,
18, Commander Brisbane; the Lily, 16, Commander
Newton; the Favourite, 18, Commander Murray; the
Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglass; the Albatross,
16, Commander Farquhar; and the Tortoise, store and
guard ship, Captain Hutton, were lying there. Courts-
martial were pending, of which Captain Manse! was pre-
sident, on a paymaster and purser, and other officers and
men, for alleged drunkenness. The island and squadron
are healthy.
The Lively was under orders for England, yid Sierra
Leone; the Albatross, for the Bight- of Benin ; the
Larne, for Spithead, direct in a few days; the Pataloon,
for the West Indies; the Favourite, for the South Coast;
and the Snap cutter, with victualling stores, for the
Bight. A few rollers had of late set in, and on the 27th
a boat was swamped and a seaman drowned.
We regret to state that in manning the yards on board
the Howe, on the return of the royal party in the Fairy,
yesterday, a young man named Patten, who was endea-
vouring to shin up the maintopgallaut mast for the pur-
pose of manning the royal yard, lost his hold and fell
into the water, striking the yards below, and finally the
malnchains in his fall. He sunk instantly like a stone,
and was never seen afterwards, as we are informed.
The Seaflower cutter, Commander H. Damaresq, ar-
rived at-sunset on Friday, from cruising off the coasts
of Kent and Sussex, for the protection of the mackerel
fishery.

Bettr-Admiral Superintendent IT. Parker, C. 8., re
turned from leave yesterday afternoon, and his flag was
re-hoisted on board the Excellent in the evening.
The Echo was undocked again and removed from the
basin yesterday afternoon.
The following are the appointments for the past
week :

Lieutenants—R. T. Bedford, to Victoria and Allier
Royal yacht ; R. C. Whyte, to Vengeance ; J. 0. Ba
thurst, to Vixen ; A. Hamilton, to be Flag-Lieutenan
to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier ; G. B. Jeffreys, to Ex-
cellent, vice Hamilton.

Masters—G. Fulmer, to command the Kite ; J. D,
Pasco, to the Coast Guard.

Surgeon—H. Jamieson, to the San Josef.
Second Master— C. Burney, to the Kite.
Mates—F. J. D. D'Aguilar, to the Caledonia ; F.
Moresby, P. Chase, and H. B. Oldfield, to the Victoria
and' Albert yacht.

Assistant-Surgeons—D. Carter, to the Victory ; H,
Slade, to the Caledonia ; H. Crocker, to the Seringapa-
tarn convict ship ; E. Pearce, to the Cherokee ; F. Fre-
wan, to the Minos steam-vessels, on the Lakes of Canada.
Clerks---J. A. Messum, in charge, to the Acheron;
Gray, to the St. Vincent.

Midshiptnen—p. Blakeston, to the Howe; A. Neale,
to the Excellent.

Naval Cadet--C. H. Bramwell, to the Dragon.
Master's Assistants—R. D. Connor, to the Growler
J. G. Budd, to the Kite.

Royal Marines—Second Lieutenants G. Bazalgette, E.
M'Cullum, and T. Potts, to the Plymouth division.
Coast Guard.—Appointments—Mr. J. T. Page (late
mate RN.) to be in command of a station; Lieutenant
H. Cox, RN., to be in command of a station. Removals
—Lieutenant C. G. Clark, R.N., from Grand Redoubt to
Kingsdown, vice Lieutenant S. Merrish, R.N.; Mr. J.
Maude, from Khoelcadoon to Ballycroneen, vice Mr. J.
Harry; Mr. J. Harry, from Ballycroneen to Khocka-
doon, vice Mr. J. Maude.

THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
—MEETING OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'S COM-
MITTEE.
On Friday night, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the
general committee conducting the election of Mr. C.
Lushington, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Strand,
at which the question of a friendly ballot was taken into
consideration, to ascertain the position of the two can-
didates, Mr. C. Lushington and Mr. C. Cochrane, and
on the usual business ; H. G. Robinson, Esq., of Half-
Moon-street, in the chair.
Mr. G. HUGGETT, the secretary, produced the result
of the canvass for the parish of St. Paul, Covent-
garden, which shows the numbers to be 92 for General
Sir De Lacy Evans ; 76 for Mr. C. Lushington ; and
28 for Mr. C. Cochrane. A return which, he stated was
highly favourable.
Mr. PRUUT then having observed, that since the last
meeting of the committee three meetings had been held,
in St. Margaret and St. John's, in St. Martin's, and St.
Paul's, said that great progress had been made in the
canvass, which it was highly necessary should be corn-
pleted.—(Hear, hear.) He remarked that they had that
evening a highly important matter to be brought before
the committee. He alluded to a proposition which had
been made by Mr. C. Lushington, that some means
should be adopted in order to ascertain the opinion of the
constituency in reference to the candidates ; and
there was a proposition on his part (that
having been made at the meeting held in the
parishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, and which had
since been renewed in a letter, which he had forwarded
to Mr. Huggett, that a friendly ballot should be had
recourse to, in order that it might be decided who had
the majority of promises, his (Mr. C. Lushington's)
desire being not to divide the Liberal interest.—(Hear.)
The sub-committee had entered into a consideration of
the question, but it was one of so much importance that
they thought it their duty to submit it to the general
committee.—(Hear.) Mr. Prout proceeded to read the
letter of Mr. C. Lushington, and stated that there were
many reasons for declining any communication on the
subject, either with Mr. C. Cochrane or his committee.
—(Hear.) In the first place, they did not know of any
committee to which any appeal could be made.—
(Hear.) It was absolutely necessar to know who were
the persons they had to deal with
(Hear.) He was
unable to mention any name of any standing belonging
to Mr. C. Cochrane's committee. The names of the
bgeeenntl epmr
iennt
efdo r min g
and
wAr e
were before
.
world.
. committee They
all honourable men, and of high character.—(Hear.)
There was, however, another question, and that is the
character of Mr. C. Cochrane, and it was a question whether
if they entered into a communication with him they
would not either be bringing themselves down to a level
with him or elevate him to the standard they held in
society, and whether they would not be degrading the
constituency of Westminster in the opinion of all the
other boroughs of the kingdom.—(Hear.) A document
had been prpplarod by the 5111b-00Wrilittee' which he would
lay before the general committee. Mr. I-rout then, read
the document, which, after introducing the reasons why
the subject had been proposed, stated why it could not
be entertained. It then referred to the :history of Mr.
C. Cochrane, whose real name was stated to be Charles
Sutton, otherwise Don Juan De Vega, the Spanish
minstrel, and then Charles Cochrane.
Mr. KETTERICK said, that unless they wanted to dis-
grace themselves in the eyes of the kingdom, after the
exposé that had been just made in the document now
read, it was impossible for the committee to listen to
the propositon for a friendly ballot.—(Loud cries of
" Hear.") How could Westminster, which bad always
been the most prominent for being represented by men
of high character and enlightened understandiug, allow
themselves to be represented by a person who stands
before the world in the position of Mr. C. Cochrane?
Mr. CADOGAN observed, that if they agreed to any
friendly ballot, they would not only disgrace Mr. Lush-
ington, but themselves and the constituency of West-
minster.—(Hear.) They knew nothing of Mr. C. Coch-
rane's committee, who, it would appear, were afraid to
have their names before the world.
Mr. POUNCY thought they should look at the question
dispassionately, without regard to the merits or demerits
of any other candidate; their object was to secure the
return of Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Lushington, and
he thought—although from the absence of any known
committee composed of gentlemen of independence and
respectability on the part of Mr. Cochrane, they were
unable at present to propose any arrangements for the
ballot—still if it subsequently appeared that Mr. Coch-
rane really had among his supporters gentlemen whose
known character would be a guarantee for the fair con
duct of the ballot, gentlemen in whom the constituency
would have confidence, he did not think it would then
be advisable to decline making such a proposition.
The CHAIRMAN said he thought that the document
read stated that OCO of the reasons was, that Mr.
Cochrane had no committee at all, and when the period
arrived that he had got a respectable one, Mr. Pouncy's
observations would be entitled to every consideration
from the committee.
Mr. TYRRELL and Mr. GEE,:IN addressed the chair,
when

Mr. CADOGAN moved, fled Mr. KETTRICK seconded
the following resolution :—" Tb at the document now read
be referred )-i'.lek to the sub committee for the purpose of
receiving and publisaing it."
The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Measures were then adopted to complete the canvass,
after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting seperated at a late hour.

CAMBRIDGE INSTALLATION.
(From the Cambridge Chron'ele.)
Before we write a line of our own upon the subject of
the approaching Installation, we must lay before our
readers a document issued by the Vice-Chancellor, for
the regulation of admission to the Senate-house on Mon-
day and Tuesday :
For the maintenance of order at the approaching corn.
mencement, and with the view of accommodating as
many persons as the Senate-house will contain, the
Vice-Chancellor considers it necessary to publish
the following