The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGNCE.

The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Frederick Bullock,
left Woolwich on Sunday for the DOVns.
The Aid left Woolwich on Monday for Chatham.
The Carron steam-vessel sailed from Woolwich on
Tuesday for Portsmouth, and on her arrival at the lat-
ter port a crew will be put into her from the Illustrious,
and she will then proceed direct to Bermuda, tt; be em-
ployed as a tender to the Pique, flag-ship of Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Charles Adam, and the other vessels under
his command.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Fre-
derick Chevalier Syer, left Chatham for Woolwich on
Tuesday, with a detachment of Royal Marines, under
the command of Lieutenant Elliott (and not Lieutenant
Wood. as formerly stated). The Comet has since been
ordered to proceed to the Downs, to tow the Abercrom-
bie Robinson, No. 1 troop-ship, with the 2d battalion of
the Rifle Brigade on board, through that dangerous navi-
gation into the English Channel.
The Vixen, Commander Henry Boyce, arrived yes-
terday at Woolwich, from Chatham, to be immediately
fitted for sea. _ _

The Devastation steam-vessel, recently launched at
the Woolwich Dock-yard, has been ordered to be com-
missioned, and the following Officers have been appointed
to her .—CommanderHastings Reginald Henry (from
the Styx), Lieutenant Percy Parkhurst, Mr. J. H. Ash-
ton, Master, and Mr. J. Millingham, Purser.
The Meteor steam-vessel.—Commander M. Atwell
Slater (acting), during the absence on leave of Comman-
der Waugh.
The Rhadamantlius steam-vessel.—C. D. Steele has
been appointed Assistant-Surgeon.
The Dasher steam-vessel. —Mr. 'William Robert has
been appointed Second Master.
The Styx steam-vessel.—Captain A. T. E. Vidal has
been appointed to the command, vice Henry.
Joseph Prowse has been appointed Inspector of Ship-
wrights at Woolwich Dockyard, vice Canham, deceased.

THE TORY SPEECH.—Sir Robert Peel ex-
plained his intentions last night in the House of Com-
mons. We are indebted to the diligence of The Sun
for the report which we publish this day of a speech
delivered not 18 hours since, and nearly 200 miles away.
The speech is sufficiently meagre. He is for staving off
the exposition of Ministerial views till next Session. We
hope the country will not submit to this.— Western Times.
PUNISHMENT FOR A HUSBAND BEATING
HIS WIFE.—On Thursday last, in the neighbourhood
of Brecon, a number of labouring men were seen carry-
ing a man on a ladder, having tied his arms and legs so
fast that he was unable to move. It appeared that the
unhappy individual had been caught beating his wife,
when the neighbours immediately laid hold of him and
proceeded to tie and carry him as above stated ; nor
did they " release and let him go" until they had gone
about three miles and collected a vast number together
to witness the novel sight.
FATAL FIGHT.—A fight between two men
took place on Tuesday afternoon last, near the Newcastle
and Carlisle Railway station ; and it is lamentable to
add that the death of one of them has been the conse-
quence. The combatants were Richard Robson and John
Maclean, both equal. weights, in the employment of
Messrs Abbott and Co., of Gateshead. They had fought
for a considerable time, and on the arrival of the police
about half-past two o'clock, Maclean was lying on his
back in an insensible state. The unfortunate man was
placed in a boat and conveyed to his parents' house in
I'ipewellgate, G ateshead, where he lingered until half-
past eight o'clock, and then expired. Robson was ap-
prehended in the Close in the course of the evening.
The seconds have not yet been apprehended. Maclean
having died in Gateshead, the duty of investigating the
• matter rests with the authorities of the county of
Durham.—Durham Chronicle.

--„1,,
HE TOILING MILLIONS.—" Fancy," says
Thomas Carlyle, a Conservative, in his " French Reco-
lution,"—" Fancy," says he, " some five full grown mil-
lions of gaunt figures, with their haggard faces, starting
up to ask, as in forest roarings, their washed upper
classes, after long unreviewed centuries, virtually this
question ,—' How have ye treated us—how have ye
taught us, fed us, and led us, while we toiled for you?'
The answer can be read in flames over the nightly summer
sky. This is the feeding and leading we have had of
you : Emptiness—of pocket, of stomach, of head, and of
heart. Behold there is nothing in us—nothing but what
nature gives her wild children of the desert—ferocity
and appetite, strength grounded on hunger. Did ye
mark among your Rights of Man, that man was not to
die of starvation while there was bread reaped by him?
It is among the Rights of Man."

SIR R. PEEL- AND LORD LONDONDERRY.-
A Correspondent has sent us the following :—" The
reason why the Marquis of Londonderry declined to ac-
cept the appointment of Ambassador to Vienna, was the
refusal of Sir Robert Peel to give the Noble Marquis's
son (Lord Castlereagh) the situation of Under-Secretary
for the Foreign Department. The most urgent entrea-
ties were, we understand, used with the Right Hon.
Baronet to afford the young nob!eman an opportunity
of his making his way in public life,' but without effect.
The Premier was inexorable, and hence the Noble Mar-
quis, in a fit of virtuous indignation at the insensibility
of Sir Robert to ' the claims which the Londonderry
family have on the Conservatives,' abruptly quitted the
presence of the Premier, and hurried off to the north in
the next railway train from Euston station. Sir Robert,
we presume, thought that to expect the son should obtain
the situation of Under-Secretary for the Foreign De-
tartment, after offering the sire so valuable an appoint-
ment, " was really too bad.' " Observer.
PRO VIDENTIAL ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

—On Monday last the daughters of Mr. Tobias Bourke,
Justice of the Peace, of Woodville, in this county, were
bathing at the baths near the town of 'Westport, when,
unfortunately, one of them went beyond her depth, and
the tide being on the return, she was carried out a con-
siderable distance. Fortunately Captain Fitzgerald Hig-
gins was in the act of driving by at the moment, when
one of the Misses Bourke ran out on the road, imploring
help, and he immediately leaped from his carriage,
rushed into the baths, and in the most courageous and
heroic manner, at once plunged into the water. After
swimming a short distance, Captain Higgins reached the
young lady, who had then sunk for the third time ; he
pulled her to the top of the water, and was in the act of
drawing her towards the shore, when she caught him by
the arm, to which she clung so closely that he was un-
able to use it, and hampered as he was by his dress (not
having had time even to take off his boots or any of bst
clothes previous to rushing into the water), they were
both for some time in imminent danger. fle at length,
however, succeeded with his fair burden in reaching the
shore.—Castlebar.Telegraph.