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present during the proceedings, with+sciaers
as if anxious to address the meeting.
A Mr. Loyd Jones having been voted to the chair,
Mr. OWEN addressed a few observations to the
remnant of the meeting, declaring that he had come
forward not to oppose but to support the League.
As an old manufacturer—as a politiczi economist—
as an old friend of the working classes, he had no
hesitation in saying that almost all the pecuniary
difficulties of the country bad arisen from. gold having
been made the only legal tender. They had heard a
great deal that night about capital and `money; he
wished some of the speakers had told them -what they
proposed to substitute for gold. In his opinion a
currency ought to increase as wealth increased, and
diminish as it diminished, and should in itself be un-
changeable in value.—(A voice—An impossibility.)
Gold did none of these things. It did not increase as
wealth increased—diminish as it diminished ; and it
was continually changing in value. It was a great
mistake, therefore, to make gold the circulating
medium. A future opportunity would arise for dis-
cussing the question fully. He might at present
state that he thought the nation ought to be the sole
banking company, and that their notes ought to be
secured on all the sources of wealth and property of
the empire.—(Hear) Thus without any difficulty
their notes would be increased as the wealth of the
country increased—diminished as it diminished; they
would be unchangeable in value, and they would be
secured on the whole property of the British,
empire.
The meeting then separated.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 13.—8 y the arrival of the Re-
cruit we are enabled to continue our details of the
movements of Sir Charles Napier's squadron from the
last date—the 29th of September.
" Sept. 30.—The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushing-
ton, was inspected by Sir Charles this day. She
passed:muster well, and after a four hours' visit the
Admiral gave her captain and officers great credit for
the state of the ship, and the efficiency and good state
of discipline of her crew, especially with regard to
gunnery.
" Oct. I.—The squadron exercised shifting topsail
yards. From the time the order was given until the
yards were shifted and the topsails at the mast head,
the manoeuvre was performed by the respective ships
in the following time :—Caledonia, 22 minutes ;
Queen, 34 minutes; St. Vincent, 37 minutes; Ven-
geance, 40 minutes.

- " Oct. 2.—The packet arrived to-day from Eng-
land. From the intelligence she is the bearer of from
head-quarters, it is conjectured that the squadron will
not be broken up before the middle of November.
The Trincomalee, 25, Captain R. L. Warren, and the
Amphitrite, 25, Captain S. Eden, also arrived this day
from Spithead and placed themselves under the orders
of Sir Charles Napier for trial. They are fine-looking
ships of their class.

a Oct. 3 (Sunday).—No movements.
" Oct. 4.—The recruit is ordered to England. The
Albion, 90, Captain Fremantle, is expected here
(Lisbon) daily from the Mediterranean, to join our
squadron, and try her sailing and other qualities with
the Queen, the Canopus, and the Vengeance, after
which it is expected that the latter will proceed to
the Mediterranean. The marines and small-arm men
of the whole squadron were to have been landed to-
day for show and exercise ashore, but the bad state of
the weather has prevented the landing. The weather
is breaking up : for the last two days we have had
incessant rain.

" The squadron will proceed to sea again on,
Wednesday.
" The Sidon steam-frigate,' Captain Henderson,
C. 8., will leave for England on the 13th, as ordered.
" Lieutenants Hawkey (Vengeance), and Hopkins
(Odin), are invalided."

The Hermes steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commanding
W. H. Bridge (acting), sailed last evening, taking
supernumeraries for the eastward, to be paid off.
The Recruit, 12, Commander A. Slade, sailed last
evening to join the Amphion, 36, Captain W. J.
Williams, and cruise for a week, and then return to
this port. If this cruise be intended as an experimen-
tal trial, it is a very unfair one, the Amphion being
perfectly clean, while the starboard side of the Re-
cruit's bottom is thickly covered with a growth of
weeds and barnacles nearly four inches in length.
The. Vixen steam-sloop, Commander A. P. Ryder,
embarked the Duke and Duchess of Palmella and
suite, and Mr. Percy Doyle and staff, to-day, and
sailed this afternoon for Lisbon. She took 20 second-
class boys to join Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's
squadron.

The Blenheim transport, Lieutenant E. Ward,
agent, came into the harbour this morning to refit.
Captain J. H. Plumridge, of the Cambrian, hoisted
his broad pendant (blue at the main), as a Commo-
dore of the second-class, this morning at daylight.
The Birkenhead steam vessel, Commander A. 11,
Ingram, was taken into the basin yesterday.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 13. —The crew of the Acheron
steam- vessel, Lieutenant Commander Dunlap, recently
serving in the Tartarus steam-vessel, were paid off to-
day at Woolwich, and a number of the men have
stated their intention of again serving in the Tarta-
rus, commissioned on Monday last by Lieutenant Sir
Godfrey IVebster, Bart., who has the command of the
vessel. The Tartarus is refitting, and will soon be
ready for service.
The Monkey steam-vessel left Woolwich at
half past one o'clock for the Commercial Dock,
Deptford, in case her services should have
been again required to aid in the launch of the
Banshee, Holyhead mail steam-packet, built by Mr.
Thompson, but the arrangements for the launch were
so effectually made to-day that in a few minutes after
the signal was given the launch took place with the
greatest ease, and the Banshee glided into the water
in fine style amidst the enthusiastic and often re-
peated cheers of the numerous spectators, many of
whom had been present during the three days on each
of which the launch was expected to take place. The
Banshee looks remarkably well on the water, and
when launched her draught of water was five feet at
the bows. The Monkey steam-vessel took her in tow
to Messrs. Seaward's, at Limehouse, to have her
boilers put on board, and she will then be taken to
Messrs. Penn's establishment, to have her engines of
350 horse-power fitted in their proper places previous
to the trial of her capabilities for speed. In addition
to being riband bound, which prevented the launch
being effected on the first day, the ways appear to
have sunk in one place where the ground was soft and
raised the other end. The vessel is now fortunately
launched and perfectly free from injury in every re-
spect, and her entire appearance reflects great credit
on both her designer and builder.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 12.—Her Majesty's frigate
America, 50, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, was in-
spected in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning by
Port-Admiral Sir John West. The crew were
exercised at the guns, and went through. their evolu-
tions in a creditable manner, having hit the target,
which was placed towards Mount Edgecumbe, on
almost every trial. In the evening under easy can-
vass she left the Sound, and entered Barnpool, whence
she was towed by a tug steamer into Hamoaze.
Last night a fire occurred at the Gun-wharf, which
broke out in the carpenters' shop, but was soon extin-
guished by the Government engines near.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Amphion, Captain
Woodford J. Williams, arrived this morning from
Portsmouth.

Her Majesty's transport steam-vessel Alban, Master-
Commander Manser Bradshaw, came in this morning,
and went up Hamoaze.
Her Majesty's sloop Arab, 16, Commander W.
Morris, is outside the harbour.

------,-- - _
SHIPWRECK AT KElSS.—lnformation reached Wick
on Thursday morning that a large brig had been driven
ashore in the neighbourhood of the old castle of Keiss,
a distance of eight miles to the northward of this place.
As it was reported that the men were clinging to the
wreck, and as there was a strong gale from the E.S.E.,
accompanied by a tremendous sea, the utmost fears were
excited for their safety. On reaching the spot the brig
was found lying a small distance to the northward of the
old castle, the sea dashing against her with fearful vio-
lence. A large crowd of people had assembled, many of
them from Wick, to render assistance to the poor fellows
who were placed in such imminent danger. Mr. Brem-
ner, civil engineer, had previously arrived, and had, as
usual, been exerting himself to rescue the crew. A rope
communication had been effected between the vessel and
the shore, and by means of a sliding apparatus, similar
to that of Manby, preparations were being made to take
stating, was accomplished in the most efficient manner.
The first who was conveyed to land was an old man,
Lowson by name, belonging to Dundee, who had been
washed from the rigging, and was so exhausted that the
crew had to tie him into the cradle. On being landed
ho and the others were conveyed to the hospitable abode
of Mr. Iverach, where every attention was paid to them
all. The poor old man soon after died. The rest of the
crew soon recovered their exhaustion. The vessel is the
Warrior of Montrose, Captain Mcarns, from Riga to
Liverpool, with a cargo of railway sleepers ; and is
likely to become a total wreck. It is understood that
both ship and cargo are insured.—John o' Groat Journal.
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—FOrty•Six young
men, recruits lately joined at the head-quarters of the
Royal Sappers and Miners, left Woolwich on Friday last
for Chatham, to acquire a knowledge of fortification and
construction of field works; and sixty-two men of the
same corps, who had completed their course of instruc-
tion, left Chatham on the same day for Woolwich, to hold
themselves in readiness to embark in the course of the
present month for foreign service, Captain Ogle's (the
3d) company being about to proceed to Corfu, to relKtve
Captain Chapman's company at that station since
January, 1842. Fifty-four men in detachments will also
proceed during the present month to Gibraltar, to
augment Captain Skyring's (2d) company, and Captain
Hutchinson's (11th) company, both doing duty at that
station.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer duly received the
second half a Bank of England note for 1001., remitted,
to him on account of unpaid taxes,