The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-03 00:00:00

SAILING S.

26th.—Arrow cutter, Lord Godolphin, for Exmouth.
29th.—Kestrel yawl, Commodore the Earl of Yarbo-
rough, on a cruise to the eastward. Light breeze W. S. W.
and fine.

YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.

Schooners—Norna, Brilliant, Ariel, Hawk.

Cutters—Ariel, Nautilus, Ann, Alarm, Lord of the
Isles, Hebe, Emerald, Albatross, Petrel, Forest Fly,
Phebe, Aurora, Elizabeth, Cynthia, Adelaide, Rowena,
Amazon, Ganymcde, Midge, Fanny.

The Earl of Durham has removed from Earl de Grey's
to the Earl of Belfast's villa. His Lordship continues to
improve in health ; though it is but slowly, we hope surely ;
he has this week purchased a yacht of John Leveson
Gower, Esq. (the Aibatros, of 75 tons). His Lordship's
brother, Mr. E. Lambton, and the Hon. Captain Grey
are at the villa.
INCREASE IN THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.—On
board the Brilliant, 393 tons, the lady of G. H. Ackers,
Esq., of a daughter—" a sailor from her earliest youth."
The visitors to this watering place have this week had
a series of pleasing treats, three beautiful vessels having
been launched.
On Tuesday was launched from the yard of Mr. Charles
Ratsey the schooner Island Queen, of 254 tons. This
splendid vessel glided into her native element in the pre-
sence of thousands of spectators, the Marine Band playing.
" Rule Britannia," and salutes were fired from the batte-
ries. After the launch her spirited proprietors, Messrs.
Way, Mera, and Ball, entertained 150 of the elite of the
Island to a grand dejeuncr a la fourchette, in the mould
loft of the builder, which was most tastefully fitted up on
the occasion. Queen Victoria's health was drank with
the most deafening cheers, and a Royal salute, fired on this
interesting occasion, testified the loyalty of the inhabitants
of this island. This noble ship was christened by i%liss
Caroline Way.
The Arid, Royal Yacht Squadron cutter, of 72 tons,
Earl of Coventry owner, was launched from the same
yard the Ist of July ; and this day The Little Wonder, a
beautiful schooner, kissed the ocean from White's yard.

THE GRAND tANCY CALEDO
NIAN DRESS BALL.

The grand annual ball, for the benefit of the Scottish
Hospital and Caledonian Asylum, tcok place, last
night, at Willis's Rooms, King street, St. James's. The
company began to arrive about ten o'clock, and continued
to pour in, without intermission, till nearly twelve o'clock,
when the rooms were crowded to excess. The children
attached to the Caledonian Asylum in the course of
the evening were introduced into the ball-room. They
were attired in the Highland garb, and their romantic
and ',:ealthy: appearance elicited frequent expressions of
admiration from the fashionable assemblage by which they
• Dancing commenced about eleven
were surrounden. with great spirit till near three
o'clock, and was kept up ~ands were • attend-
o'clock. Collinet's and Taylor's a, • ~
or the absence
settee. On the whole, with the exceptma
was at-
of the members of the Royal family, the be,. • .
qa
,
tended with fully as much eclat as on former encase._
Among the distineuished individuals present were--
The Duchess of Inverness, the Duchess Dowager of
Richmond, the Duchess of Roxburghe, the Countess cif
Surrey, Lady Elizabeth Drummond, Prince Louis Nape-
leon, the Prince and Princess of Capira, the Ceuntess of
Kinnoul, the Countess of March, the Countess of Rose
bery, the Countess of Powis, the Countess of Camper-
down, Lord Clive, Earl Powis, the Hon. W. Fraser, Sir
Charles Morgan, Bart., Sir Trayton Drake, Lady Eliot
Drake, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Jane Charteris, Lady
Elizabeth Charteris, the Hon. Mrs. Tollemache, Lady
C. Herbert, Lady Louise Primrose, Lady A. Primrose,
Lady Elizabeth Elliot, Lord Saltoun, Lady Ratcliffe, Ge-
neral Dickson, Misses Dickson, Lord Blantyre, Lady Blanes
tyre, Lady Elizabeth Gore, Lady Emily Gore, Sir Archi-
bald M'Oonald, lion. Mr. Duncombe, Lady Graham,
the Countess of Craven, Sir Mint° Farquhar, Lady
Farquhar, Lord Willoughby, Lady Elizabeth Camp-
bell, Lady Caroline Campbell, the Countess laletaza,
Lord Emlyn, Viscount Persigney, Colonel M'Donald,
Miss Barieg, Lord liodiley, the lion. Augustus Vil-
liers) the Hon. William Drummond, Lord James Steuart,
Colonel Cameron, Lard Henry Russell, Captain Mac- ,
querrie, Lady Johnston, Lady Katherine Stewart, Sir
Alexander Johnston, Hon. C. H. Maynard, Sir Ro-
beet Jordon, Sir Duncan M'Dougall, the Chief
of Clanronald, Colonel M'Donald, Sir E. Disbrowe,
Lady Dishroterr, It iron Letaeltern, John Martin, Esq.,
M. P., Sir Robert Campbell, Lady Campbell, Colonel
Powell, the Dueheea of Richmond, Lady Floyd, Sir John
Paul, Lady Surrey, the Hon. Catherine Stuart, the Mar-
quis of Douglas, Lady Mary Christopher, Lord Newport,
Lord Somerton, Count Maurice Grasswick, Baron Dims-
dale, Baroness Dimsdale, the Hon. Fox Strangways, Sir
William Gordon Cumming, Lady Gordon Cumming,
Mons. le Baron de Bode, Colonel Latour, the Hon. Oli-
phant Murray, Lord Walsin!-,rham, Mrs. Walpole, Vis-
countess Dungannon, Baron .'alunchausen, Lady Paul, Sir
Thomas Reynell, Lady E. Reynell, Sir R. F. Russell,
Lady Frankland Russell, Lady Blackett, Sir Arthur Far-
quhar, Captain Dallas, Mr. Stevenson, Miss Stevenson,
Sir Charles Dalbiac, Sir George Murray, Miss Murray,
Sir F. Madden, Lady NI-alden, Miss Burdett Coutta,
Miss Meceditie, Sir John Campholl, Lady Campbell, &c.

(From the Augsburg Gazette.)
BOURGES, JUNE 1.—.1 have just learnt with the utmost
indignation, but without surprise, from an authentic source,
that the French Government pretended to be in possession
of the proofs of a project which might have been conceived
without my assent, and which had for its object to poison
the Queen Christine. filso read in the Journal du Cher
an article, in which is mooted an analogous project whick
was to be directed against tho Queen Isabella and her
sister. My actions demcnstrate the falsity of that shame-
ful accusation. The first decree, which I published at
Villareal, in Portugal, January 24th, 1834, is to the fol-
lowing effect :—Art. 1. " That in case the Queen Chris-
tine should fall into the hands of my faithful defenders they
were totresit her with the greatest respect." Besides, all the
Generals who have had the command of the expeditions,
have received orders from myself to treat with the utmost
regard and the most profound respect Christine and her
children, or Francisco Antonio and his family, in case they
were made prisoners. Such is the conduct which honour
and duty prescribed to sue, and which is a consolation to
me at the present time, in the vnidst of the calumnies of
which I am the object ; and the more so, as I am well
aware of the orders which the Christino Generals had re-
ceived in case one of my family had fallen into the hands
of my enemies. Up to the present moment the most in-
veterate enemies, who are less the enemies of my person
thin those of the principle of legitimacy, had respected the
religious and moral principles with which I nas animated.
They even availed themselves of the same to spread ridi-
cule upon the pretended exaggeration with which I put
them in force. It was necessary for a pretended favourite
of the revolution in France (M. Thiers) to take the reins of
Government, in order that the Lst harriers still respectt d
by others might be overcome.
The object of such an odious calumny can be but for the
purpose of showing one off to Europe as a criminal, in
order to conceal from me the project of inearccrating me
in a fortress together with my family, and not to pre-
vent the execution of a plan which has never been in
existence. lamto be deprived of the last means of
communication with the loyal Spaniards who have re-
mained faithful to me, and with the Powers who endea-
vour to- maintain order and peace in Europe; for the
cruel captivity in which I am languishing for the se-
cond time in France, and which is more intolerabre and
more unjust_ than the first, although both arose from
the same source, is not sufficient for them. Such are
the effects of the indifference and apathy with which the
Powers who style themselves Conservatives have looked
upon the decadence of a legitimate King, a victim of the
blackest treason which has been imagined, executed, and
rewarded by the patrons of every revolution.
Such has been the reward for six years' privations, dan-
gers, battles, and victories, and the reward of salutary
warnings given to the revolutionary p irty of all nations in
the general interest. This fresh attempt of the revolution
will not be the last against me, for it is well aware that
I cannot compromise with its principles, even were the
Powers not to see in my cause the counterpart of their
own, and in my person that of other monarchs. If they
think they ought to refuse me the assistance and protection
which I demand, nothing in the world will instigate me to
barter with the principles of the revolution, and to make
the slightest concession of my rights. In the mean time,
in order to destroy the very shadow of the accusation, by
the aid of which my religious sentiments and principles
are to be tarnished, I think it becomes my duty to give a
public and complete refutation to the odious calumny
which the French Government has branded me with. In
consequence, my Royal will is, that the contents of this
letter, written by myself, be immediately communicated to
the Cabinets with which you have relations, and that you
give it every publicity at your disposal.
CARLOS QUINTO.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

(From the Morning Chronicic)

Does the Duke of Wellington wish to see the ezperi_
ment of the union fail ? Does he wish to see the Canadas
torn by internal distractions, convulsed by recollections of
old animosities, ruined by the continuance of precarious
uncertainty ; and finally, forced reluctantly to abandon
their cherished feelings of loyalty and attachment to the
mother country, and to throw themselves for safety and
protection into the arms of their Rcpublicat► neigh-
bours ? We do not believe that he does. We recol-
lect too many instances in which the Noble Duke has
risen superior to the contracted views of party, to
allow us for a moment to suppose that he would
stoop to imitate the eonsluct which be himself a few
short weeks ago so indignantly reprobated, and sacri-
fice, like Sir James Graham and his associates upon
the China question, the most important into-rests of his
country to the paltry desire of annoying and embarrassing
a hostile Ministry. And yet with pain we are obliged to
say, that if his object had been to forward the views of Pa-
pineal' and Mackenzie, and to endanger the connection of
Canada with the mother country, he could not have done
so more effectually than by his speech of Tuesday night.
Let any reasonable man consider what the effect of that
speech, and of the still more violent and inflammatory ha-
rangue of Lord Ellenborough, must be in a cou►iitry like
Canada, where every word and expression is sure to be
carefully canvassed.
(From the Times.)

It is anxiously hoped by persons resident on the spot,
that the proper officers—viz., either the Board of Ord-
nance, or the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, may
be prevailed upon by a sense of humanity, if not of orcial
duty, to examine into the condition of the cavalry bar-
racks at Knightsbridge, with a view to some abatement of
the nuisances which they have long inflicted upon that po-
pulous neighbourhood. The evils complained of are said to
arise from the total absence of all effectual sewers and drain-
ages, the frequent-everflowing:of the privies and cessnols,
and the consequent saturation of the surrounding atmo-
sphere with noxious and pestilential smells, which fact
cannot indeed fail to be familiar to every one who is in
the habit of walking or driving along the road, from
the floor-cloth factory down to the half-mile stout, and
still more so, to the occupants of the row of houses be-
tween the gate of Trevor. square and the corner near tbo
coach stand. We learn on the best authority, that at
times this grievance to the inhabitants of Knightsbridge
has been quite intolerable, and from the nature of
things it admits of no remedy, but either the construction
of a complete main sewer, which, shall carry off the
whole mass of impurities by communication with the sewers
of Brompton, or the removal of the entire range of bar-
racks from Hyde Park to some more appropriate site.
(From the Morning Post.)
Our present feeble and ineffective Government, and
those who belong to it, haVing nothing to say in behalf of
a Ministerial policy which the nation does not a: once
scout as false and ridiculous, are constantly employed in
the more congenial employment of picking at some sup-
posed flaw in the Tory opposition. The last grand dis-
covery is that of disunion in the Tory party. It is al-
leged that the leaders of this party are not agreed among
themselves. Supposing this were true, what then? Is
it a matter for Government to be concerned about ?
Has Government nothing batter to do than to watch
the opposition, and to make a noise about what it pre-
tends to have discovered in the Opposition camp? We
have often heard it said of late years that the party called
the Conservative Opposition is, in respect of all great ar-
rangements, the real Government of the country. The
Ministerial party would appear to be desirous of confirm-
ing this opinion, by the zeal with which they take up the
work of Opposition. If the Opposition can show that the
managers of Government differ among themselves, they
gain n great point, because they show that the Govern-
ment cannot be properly carried on. But if the Govern-
ment show that the leaders of the Opposition differ among
themselves, they show nothing of importance, because it
is not necessary to opposition that the persons opposing
should be of one mind.

(From the Morning Herald.)
Lord Brougham presented, last night, is the House of
Lords, a petition of a somewhat remarkable character. It
had reference to the unseemly feuds that now agitate the
Church of Scotland ; and the petitioners (eighteen or
twenty thousand in number) while they asserted, along
with the majority of the General Assembly, all the more
offensive doctrines and pretensions of that body, yet
denied altogether the right of the General Assembly to
place itself in opposition to the law by which alone the
Church cf Scotland is rendered an Established Church..
The petitioners, in short, are not merely Dissenters ; they
arc upholders of the wildest tenets of the " velanta-
ries." They adopt all the absurd pretensions of the " eon-
intrusionists ;" but they deny the right of the church of
Scotland—in so far as that church is the mere creature of
law—to resist the law as expounded by the competent
tribunals. These facts are highly instructive. They
prove that the church of Scotland is aiming at objects in-
compatible with each other. They prove that in the
seemingly lowest deep of Dissent, a lower deep still may
always be discovered. They prove, that if the members cf
the General Assembly will ran a race of absurdity with
the most fanatical of the assertors of the " voluntary prin-
ciple," these churchmen ought, in common consistency, to
become, in the first instance, separatists from the State.