The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-22 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Immediately on the arrival of her Majesty the yards
of the Salamander, and of the other ships of war in the
offing, were manned. The execution of this beautiful
manoeuvre excited the admiration of all present, and the
sight was picturesque in the extreme. The Trafalgar is
one of the cleanest and most beautiful models ever
launched, and when she is completely rigged, and has all
her stores and guns on board, she will be, if not the very
finest, certainly one of the very finest ships in the navy.
Sir James Gordon, the Deputy-Governor of Greenwich
Hospital, from an early hour in the morning, was present,
and seemed to take vast interest in all the proceedings.
Several of the pensioners of the Hospital were also there,
and the hardy old tars seemed quite to grow young
again -at the inspiriting sight. One of them, a
venerable old man, was close to the bench on
which we were standing when the launch took
place, " Success to the Trafalgar !" shouted the veteran,
in a voice that would have qualified him for boatswain,
and then, as her figure-head (Nelson) emerged from un-
derneath the shed, he added, in a subdued and almost
choking tone, " Ah, poor Nelson !" A tear glistened in
his eye—he dashed it away hurriedly with his cuff, and
then, with the voice of a stenfor, again raised the cry
of " Success to the Trafalgar !" On inquiry we were in-.
formed that he had been one of Nelson's shipmates.
The navy, generally, both officers and men, seemed
highly gratified by her Majesty's presence, which they
appeared to consider as a happy omen for the service.
Her Majesty appeared to take great interest in every-
thing relating to the launch, and frequently turned to
Prince Albert, apparently for the purpose of explaining
to his Royal Highness what was taking place. Her
Majesty was evidently highly gratified at the sponta-
neous bursts of loyalty with which she was everywhere
greeted, and seemed to take pains to coin': forward, so
that all might see her. Judging from what we wit-
nessed yesterday, we should say that her Majesty has
never been so popular as she is at the present moment,—
more popular she never co•ild have been.
In the booth where we were stationed the ladies ap-
peared quite enraptured with her Majesty's urbanity and
condescension. Many tongues involuntarily exclaimel,
"God bless her," as she passed along, and one old w(
e-
ther-beaten naval officer at our elbow exclaimed, " Aye,
that's where a Queen of England ought to be, looking at
her Wcoden Walls." Many of the jolly tars who were
stationed in the Trafalgar when she was launched, (and
among the hundreds of persons who crowded her decks
we saw several ladies), flung up their hats in utter con-
tempt of where they might fall, when they saw her Ma-
jesty actually walking round the gallant ship ; and when
on one eccasion Captain Hornby introduced a lady clad
in deep mourning to the Queen, who was understood to
be the widow of Captain Hewitt, of the ill-fated Fairy, to
whom her Majesty spoke in the kindest and most affable
manner, the cheers and hurras of the crowd were
literally deafening.

ACCELERATION OF THE DUBLIN

MAIL.
The London evening.mail was conveyed, for the first
time, on Tuesday morning, on the Chester and Crewe
and the Birkenhead and Chester Railway, and put
on board the Post-office mail steamer, on the Cheshire
side of the river, a few minutes after six o'clock.
The train whiCh brought the 'mail did not bring any
passengers ; a circumstance of which Lord R. Gros-
venor complained, on Friday evening, in the House of
Commons, his Lordship being then ignorant of the an-
nouncement from the Directors of the Grand Junc-
tion Railway Company, that, on and after to-day,
passengers as well as the mails will be conveyed on the
Chester and Crewe line. We believe that, on Wed-
nesday morning, the steamer, after having taken on
board the London mail, was detained until the mail-
bags brought by the morning train from the north
were conveyed across the river. These bags are, we
understand, brought to this town by the same train
which brings the London evening mail ; so that, if the
steamer is detained for their arrival, where is the
saving of time expected to be gained by conveying the
evening mail by the new route ? Of course, if our state-
ment is correct, either the northern mails must be expe-
dited from the point whence they are run upon the rail-
way on this side the river, or the steamer from the
other side must sail without them, and thus delay letters
and papers from the north one day in their arrival in
Dublin. From conversation with gentlemen practically
acquainted with the small steamers, we learn that the
grand subject of complaint with the passengers has been
the inconvenience caused by having, at certain times of
the tide, to be conveyed to and from the steamers in
small boats, while horses and carriages have been de-
layed for hours in landing and embarking. This
inconvenience arises from the want of a landing
stage or slip on the Liverpoolside of the Mersey; an in-
convenience which is not felt on the Cheshire side, where
the slips run so far out that steamers can come alongside
at any time of the tide. Let the Corporation erect, with-
out delay, a slip with the same capacity opposite George's
Pier, and the Post-office Authorities, there can be little
doubt, will restore the mail-boats to this side. Mean-
while, if the new arrangement has for its object the rapid
conveyance of the mail, rather than of passengers, b:?
tween London and Dublin, could not the Post-office
people run a special train, consisting of an engine and a
carriage, down to Liverpool or Birkenhead? The journey
might be accomplished in seven hours, and the steamers,
instead of leaving the Mersey, after six, might quit it
shortly after four o'clock, and, in average weather, reach
Dublin early in the afternoon. That would, indeed, be
an acceleration worth boasting of, and give great satisfac-
tion to all Ireland.—Liverpool Albion.

In reference to an account we lately gave in our
Paper as to the bad treatment experienced by Some
English boys under the charge of De Bree, the school-
master, at La Capelle, near Boulogne, we are gratified
in being able to state that Lord Palmerston, on hearing
of what occurred, instantly took up the matter with
great spirit, and sent for Mr. Hamilton, the English
Consul, who happened to be in London, and directed
him to make an investigation into all the circumstances.
The boys have been all removed, and it is supposed
there will be a prosecution on the part of the French
authorities against De Bree for opening an establish-
ment without a Govermiaent license ; and the house has
been shut up.
SINGULAR APPEARANCE OF THE RIVER.
—Yesterday morning between eleven and twelve o'clock a
very ludicrous and rather painful sight presented itself
on the river between Westminster and Blackfriars-
bridges. From the prevalence of a very strong
westerly wind the tide ebbed with unusual strength,
and near Waterloo-bridge the river was almost ford-
able. Many of the large Woolwich steamers, freighted
with holiday folks anxious to witness the launch of the
Trafalgar, were unable to get away at all, and those
who did had to bring up before reaching Waterloo-
bridge. Below this bridge three of the large red-
funnel steamers were aground—one off the square
shot tower on the Surrey shore, and two on the
Middlesex side. Some of the small boats were no
better off. The Twilight was aground, literally crammed
with passengers, at the foot of Waterloo-bridge stairs:
A Richmond steamer also got ashore at the same time.
It was a most painful sight to witness the small boats. RO
overloaded ; it was said that some of them intended to pro-
ceed to Woolwich : if so, such penning of human life
cannot be too strongly reprehended.
A Company is in the course of formation at
Hull for the establishment of a trade with the South Sea
Islands,

REPRESENTATION OF MARYLE.

80.. NE.

Yesterday a general meeting of the United Committee
of Reformers for securing the return of Sir Benjamin
Hall and Sir Charles Napier, was held at the Cafe Co-
losseum. There was a very full attendance of the mem-
bers, and Sir B. Hall, on entering the room, was loudly
cheered. Three cheers were given for the absent Com-
modore, Sir C. Napier, who was at Woolwich, attending
the launch of the Trafalgar.
Mr. DANIEL was unanimously voted to the chair. He
said that though they met as a Committee, yet their
more immediate object was to promote the election of the
two Liberal candidates.—(Applause.) The occasion was
one of no common importance, and it behoved every Re-
former to put forth his utmost strength, and by united
and vigorous exertion there could be no doubt of the
triumphant success of the cause in which they were
engaged.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. IvimEv read the minutes of the last meeting of the
Committee, approVing of the proceedings taken by the
Sub-Committee, in respect to the ballot at the Colosseum.
The next business of the meeting was to consult re-
specting measures by which the election of the Liberal
candidates might be still more firmly secured.—(Hear.)
Mr. BACON said that a letter had been published in one
of the Liberal newspapers, accusing the Reformers of
supineness.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) They did not
merit the reproach. Their accuser ought to have known,
that, until after the determination of the disputed claims
to the Reformers' suffrages, the exertions of the whole
body was paralyzed.—(Hear, hear.) SinCe the happy
settlement of that dispute, they had gone on actively
and successfully. There had been a cordial reconciliation
of all the true Reformers—(Hear, hear)—and as for the
others, it was of very little importance whether they
proceeded to do the work of the Tories in the disguise
of Radicals—(Cheers)—or went over at once and openly
to the ranks of the enemy.—(Cheers.) For his part, he
would rather know at once the real character of the per-
sons he had to deal with.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir B. HALL hoped that those of the friends of Mr.
Young, who still felt naturally annoyed at their disap-
pointment, would see reason to unite with their fellow
Reformers for the general cause.—(Hear, hear.) He
(Sir Benjamin Hall) had had a good deal of expe-
rience in electioneering matters, and, as far as
the canvass had gone, nothing could be more
satisfactory. In Paddington, which was the stronghold
of the Tories, he had every reason to think that the Li-
berals would have a very great majority.—(Hear, hear.)
He was not a bad judge in those matters, for, before the
last election, he told. Mr. Ovendon and Mr. Ivimy, who
were now both present, the number which each of the
five candidates would poll within forty-seven.—(Hear,
hear, and laughter.) Their opponents might boast ; but
he had little doubt that he and Sir C. Napier would be
retuined by a very considerable majority.—(Cheers.) He
understood that some of his own friends were disposed
to give him plumpers. He hoped they would do no such
thing. All he wished was to secure the election
of a man with whom he could work—(Loud
cheering)—for nothing could be more fatiguing or an-
noying than his situation for tLe last four years,
being, like a spaniel, coupled with one who pulled the
other way.—(Hear, and a laugh.) He had no doubt of
the election ; but yet it was necessary that every one
should use his utmost power to • assist the canvassers in
every direction.—(Hear, hear.) There was no time to
be lost, as the election was likely to take place on Tues-
day next.—(Hear, hear.) The Tories were very active ;
and, indeed, nothing could exceed the intimidation which
they had employed ; besides, the influential canvass of
their ladies—(A laugh)—who would be much better
employed at home, than meddling in election matters.
Mr. COUNE, of the Kentish Town Committee, stated
that in his district the whole number of electors on the
registry was 245, out of them 148 had already promised
Hall. and Napier, whereas at the last election the Libe-
rals'polled, no more than 67.—(Hear, hear.) The can-
vass was not yet completed, and a still greater majority
might safely be calculated upon in that district.
After the dispatch of routine business, and thanks
voted to the Chairman, the Committee separated.