The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

.(From the Brighton Gazette.)
Powremowru.—Vanguard, 84, Capt. Sir T. Fellowes, was
at Malta, re-fitting for the trip to England, on the 16th
February, and was to sail on the 24th, via Gibraltar and
Lisbon. She was shortly to be followed by the Rodney,
92, Commodore Parker, and Asia, 84, Captain Fisher.
The former is to come into this harbour to be paid off. The
Rodney t oes to Plymouth for the same purpose, and the
Asia to Sheerness. Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart.,
is in temporary command of the feet at Vourla, with his
flag in the Benbow, 72.
It is reported that Sir William Parker, one of the Lords
of the Admiralty, is to succeed to the command at Sheer-
ness.

The Revenge, 78, Captain Waldegrave, was in the
Tagus on the 20th February, waiting a new capstan from
Ragland, when she was to go on to Malta, to supply the
place of the Asia, 84, ordered home.
The Blonde, 46, Captain l3ourchier, received her des-
patches in Plymouth Sound on Sunday, and forthwith
sailed for the East Indies and China, to touch at Mddeira
and the Cape of Good Hope. The Pyladea, 18, Com-
mander Anson, for the same destination, proceeded shortly
afterwards.

The Magieienne, 24, Captain Burnett; Pique, 36,
Captain Boxer ; and Andromache, 26, Captain Baynes,
are the only ships in course of equipment in this harbour ;
the former goes to the Mediterranean to supply the place
of the Tribune, 24, and the latter to the East Indies. The
Rque, it is believed, will take the new Admiral to the
Cape of Good Elope.
The Stromboli, new steamer, is hourly expected from
ti .; Clyde, in ch irge of Mr. Hendersen, on her way to
,Woola ich to be commissioned.

The tender brig Pantaloon, 10, Lieutenant Tryon, is
gone to the eastward vi;th seamen for the Cambridge,
fitting out at Sheerne!s.

The war steam-ship C) clops, Capt. Austin, has pro-
cwded to Cork with the depot of the 24th regiment from
this garrison, and will return with the depot of the 61st
regiment, after which she will go to Lisbon, Gibraltar,
and the Mediterranean, to be attached to Sir Robert Stop-
ford's fleet.
The Jupiter troop-ship, Mr. Fulton, master, left Si-
mon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the 22d Decernhcr,
for St. Helena and England, having on hoard the filar
regiment from Coylon Tno Druid, 46, Cant. Lord J.
Churchill, and Columbine. 19, Commander Elliot, also
loft the Cape on the 6... h November, the former for New
Z,aland, and the latter fur Ascension.
At Spithead--No vessel of war.
In Harbour—Britannia and Victory, flag ships, Exeel-
lent, Royal George yacht, Pique, Nlagicienne, Andro-
mache, Messenger steamer, Raven, and flag tenders.

DEATH OF OIR CHARLES WYNDHANI BUR-
DETT.—We have to announce the demise of Sir Charles Bur-
dett, Bart., which took place at Colombo, in Ceylon, in the
early part of December last. Sir Charles was the fifth Baro-
net, and a Colonel in the army. He was in his 68th year,
and, dying without issue, is succeeded in his title and estates
by his nephew, Charles Wentworth Burdett, Esq., the present
and sixth Baronet.

THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR TRAGI-
CALLY ILLUSTRATED.—" A tragical event occurred ashort.
time ago," says Cie Quotidienne, " at the theatre of
.Lucca,
during the performance of Lucia di Lammermoor. A rivalry
had been for some time existing between two of the performei ,
and a dad had even taken place, but they had been apparently
reconciled. In the second act of the opera, however, during
the combat, their former animosity revived as they thrust at
each other, and the stage fight became a regu:ar duel, the
public in the meantime applauding their earnestness without
suspecting its cause. Suddenly the actor who was performing
the part of Ravenswood uttered a dreadful cry, for he had re-
teived a wound in the breast, and then fell (lead udon the stage.
The other actor was immediately arrested. The company, un-
willing to appear again after this melancholy event, broke up on
' the following day, and the theatre remain; closed."
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY,
MALcx 2 —We have had to-day a ver dull mark, th
business (lone has been extremely limited, y and at priceset some-
e what lower. The flannel weavers, at present, are in low cir-
cumstances on account of the increased scarcity of work.
Within due
menth there have
woo been several failures emong the
small manufacturers. the market there is no chancre
to report.
Mr. Parkinson, bookseller, Bradford, when in
London about five years ago, was robbed of his watch, and last
week, whilst at York, he strolled accidentally into an auction
mart for the sale of unredeemed pledges, where the identical
'watch was submitted to auction, and he again became the par-
chaser.—Leeds Intelligence?.

LONDON:
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1840.

In the Lords no less than 203 petitions were pre-
sented from Warwickshire, greatly to the delight of the
Duke of RICHMOND and other Corn-law-loving Lords
who greatly need petitions, though they be sent by their
own vassals at their dictation to keep them in coun-

tenance.
Several petitions were presented from Scotland on
the subject of non-intrusion, and the Earl of ABER-
DEEN'S speech may be consulted to learn all the varie-
ties of the newly-discovered species of non-intrusionists.
The Noble Earl enumerated four varieties, and
observed that the Noble Viscount (MELisouRNE) would
have a most difficult task to satisfy them all.
He therefore recommended the Noble Viscount to be
very cautious in his proceedings. The measure to be
brought in must be drawn up with great discretion,
and must be dictated by honesty of purpose. The
Lords did no other business than receive petitions.
In the Commons, the Nottingham Gas Bill was lost
by a majority of one only.
Mr. ORD brought up the Report of the General
Committee on Election Petitions, which appears to
have got over its difficulty in the Ludlow case by fixing
Monday the 6th of April to elect the members of the
deciding Committee from Panel No. 1.
Mr. FITZROY inquired why the postage from Calais
to Dover, or Dover to Calais, was 101, when
the postage from London to Dover was only a penny,
and was informed that the former was regulated by
treaty, and the Government wishes to negotiate another
treaty on the subject in order to lower the rate.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET brought under the
notice of the House the conduct of the Ministers in
having appointed Mr. STEVENSON a Commissioner of
Excise, with a salary of 1,200/. a year, while he was a
Commissioner of Arbitration with a salary of 1,000/. a
year, which salary he continued to enjoy. He moved
for returns to elucidate this, as he called it, job.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted the
fact, but explained that the salary of the Commissioners
of Arbitration was dependent on the Commissioners re-
porting the accomplishment of their labours, that Mr.
STEVENSON had offered to close the business without
any further salary, but that he was considered deserving
of it, and therefore it had been given to him. He
quoted several instances, sonic of them rather curious,
of Commissioners of Excise holdin, during the Tory
Admirii:•:tration, other lucrative offices.
Mr. GOULBURN thought the explanation not satis-
factory,and the defence, which consisted in recriminating
that the Turks had done the sonic thing, not satisfactory.
Mr. HustE said the returns should be before the
House, before it formed an opinion. The Whigs were
not justified by what the Tories had done, and what
had transpired, showed him that four Commissioners
of Excise and six of the Customs, could be dispensed
.aiLh. At the Board of Stamps, an annual document,
which required the signature of three Commissioners, lay
unsigned for three years, because three Commissioners
could not be got together to sign it. People with high
salaries for performing little duties, would do nothing.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL explained that the Commission
of Arbitration had nearly got through its business be-
fore Mr. STEVENSON was appointed to the Excise. He
did not look on it therefore as the holding of two oflieus
by the same person. He bore testimony to the Com-
missioners of Excise and Customs endangering their
healthNN by their over zeal, in attending to their duties.
threieactrinirthlniossteogcetlemen who have imposed on the kind-
!rsse, will laugh at the credulity of the Noble Lord.
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the punishment of death for sheep-stealing had
tended to diminish that crime, that to abolish it for
the crime of murder would have the same effect. He
thought it was efficacious in preventing that crime, and
was not, as in the case of GREENACRE, repugnant to
the public feelings. He doubted whether executions,
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