The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-24 00:00:00

S N 7 DECEMBER 24, 1847.

Avery was made, as be says, from a spar off the
boom, and worked like a steer-oar, in a semicircular
socket cut in the taffrail. It had two chain guys
from the mizen chains, and two 5-inch rope guys
leading through the aftermost ports on each side to
the capstan, by which it was turned ; but, as Captain
Avery relates, the gear did not hold, and he was
compelled to cut away this rudder altogether.
The last rudder made by the salvors was constructed
of a spare topmast, having 13 feet inside the ship, and
about 33 feet outside, at the end of which was a
subspar 15 feet long from the tallant that fianehed off
nearly 4 feet in all from the outer end of the topmast.
Favourably for them, when the Danes came on
board, they found the cabins ar,d euddy berths aft
entirely cleared away by the vessel's first visitors.
Instead, therefore, of shipping their rudder over the
taffrail, they cut a hole through the stern of the
poop, a position much more powerful for steering the
ship, being— say 8 feet nearer the water's edge, and
at the same time more in board. They then inge-
niously removed the wheel from abaft the mizen on
the poop deck to before the mizen on the main deck,
and worked their rudder by teakles carried from
either side of the ship to the barrel of the wheel—
the legitimate instrument for the purpose. To allow
space for the upward play of the inner end of the
rudder they cut a hole in the poop deck, twenty feet
from side to side, and ten feet fore and aft. In all
their early operations the Danes, probably, had more
favourable weather than the original crew; still it
seems unfortunate that so valuable a ship and cargo
should have been abandoned by a full complement of
Englishmen and recovered by a handful of Danes.
The Committee of Privy Council for Trade, fol-
lowing the example of other European nations, have
established boards of examiners, through whom
masters and mates, voluntarily applying, may pro-
cure certificates of qualification. The form of ap-
plication concludes by declaring, that the applicant
subjects himself to the withdrawal of his certificate
under the regulations of the examiners. Few officers
have yet obtained certificates. If Captain Avery
and 'his chief mate have done so, they can now place
their case in the hands of a properly constituted
tribunal, and receive an award which would be likely
to satisfy the public.
It is understood that Captain Avery is a consider-
able loser by the Lady Kennaway, on board which
he had a private venture and valuable outfit. With
reference to the crew, it is to be feared that the Lady
Kennaway is far from being the only British ship
with a disorganized crew on board; but this is a
subject requiring the profound attention of the Le
gislature.

POSTAL CONVENTION WITH

FRANCE.

We have already given the heads of the convention
between her Majesty and the King of the French,
for the establishment of two daily mails between
Great Britain and France, which was signed at Lon-
don, Dec. 8. 1847. The following is a copy of the
document itself, as presented to both Houses of Par-
liament by command of her Majesty. The ratifica-
tions were exchanged at London, Dec. 20 :
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the King
of the. French, being desirous of giving additional
facilities to the communications between the two
countries, and of securing that important object by
means of a new convention, have named as their ple-
nipotentiaries for this purpose—that is to say, her
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Henry
John Viscount Palmerston, Baron Temple, a Peer of
Ireland, a member of her Britannic Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath, and her Britannic Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; and the Right
Hon. Ulick John Marquis and Earl of Clanricarde,
and Baron Dunkellin in Ireland, Baron Somerhill of
the United Kingdom, a Peer of the United Kingdom,
a Member of her Britannic Majesty's Most Honour.
able Privy Council, Knight of the Most Illustrious
Order of St. Patrick, Lord-Lieutenant of the county
of Galway, Vice-Admiral of the coast of Connaught,
Colonel of the Galway Militia, her Britannic Majesty's
Postmaster-General.

And his Majesty the King of the French, the Sieur
Charles Leonce Achille Victor, Duke de Broglie, a
Peer of France, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of
the Legion of Honour, his Ambassador Extraordinary
to her Britannic Majesty ;
Who, after having communicated to each other
their respective full powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon and concluded the following

[PRICE SD.

THE WARDMOTES.
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
(New Candidates are distinguished by an *.)
BILLINGSGATE (8 MEMBERS).—The poll for this
ward was re-opened at three o'clock yesterday after-
noon, and finally closed at four, when Mr. Alderman
Sidney, M.P., announced the numbers to be as fol-
low :—Curling (deputy), 107 ; Williams, 108 ; Ro-
berts, 107; Bower, 105 ; Philipps, 104; Barnes, 104;
Knit!, 101 ; *Causton, 68 ; Piper, 57.
The worthy Alderman having declared the first
eight gentlemen duly elected, the candidates severally
returned thanks, and the proceedings terminated with
a vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman Sidney.
COLEMAN-STREET
.(8).
The poll for this ward re-opened at noon yesterday,
and finally closed at two o'clock, when Mr. Alderman
W. Hunter declared the numbers as follow :—Allan
(deputy), 153; *Webster, 151 ; Davies, 149; Hale,
148 ; Hall, 145 ; Bracher, 137; Perkins, 129 ; John-
sm, 100 ; *Valiance, 92.
The worthy Alderman having declared the first
eight gentlemen duly elected,
Mr. Deputy Allan, Mr. Davies, Mr. Hale, Mr.
Hall, Mr. Bracher, and Mr. Perkins successively re-
turned thanks, each of them taking opportunity to
deny having authorised, either directly or indirectly,
the circulation of a card issued that morning, on
which the names of only eight candidates were in-
scribed, the name of Mr. Valiance, one of the new can-
didates, being excluded, and that of Mr. Johnson ob
taming undue prominence.
Mr. JOHNSON said, the position he held on the poll
was very gratifying to his feelings, and justified the
opinion he had always entertained of the good sense
of the inhabitants of the ward of Coleman-street.—
(A laugh.) He ridiculed the objection taken by Mr.
Valiance to an election card, and said that if any of
his friends had been instrumental in issuing it, all
he could say was, he was very much obliged to
them fur having done so. Having been their inde-
pendent representative for twelve years, and having
served all the parochial offices in the ward, had the
election gone otherwise he should have felt a
natural disappointment, and he congratulated the
wardmote that he had been spared any such painful
impression.
Mr. WEBSTER, the successful new candidate, said
the proud position in which he had been placed on
the poll would never be effaced from his memory,
and he hoped when he came before the wardmote
next year his conduct would be found to justify the
confidence reposed in him by his fellow-citizens.
Mr. VALLANCE regretted that he could not preface
his speech as the other candidates had done. Their
duty had been a pleasing one—his was precisely the
reverse. He begged, however, to express his heart-
felt and sincere thanks to those ninety-two gentlemen
who had voted for him. He denied, on his honour as
a gentleman, that any person had canvassed for him
unfairly, but he did contend that unfair influence had
been exercised against him. His name had been
placed at the bottom of the list of candidates. The
three sons of the worthy Alderman had voted against
him—(Laughter and uproar)—political influence had
been excited—he had been called a " noisy Radical "
—and, lastly, the names of other candidates had been
unfairly used to prejudice his interests.—(Uproar.)
After making some personal remarks on Mr. Johnson,
Mr. Valiance said defeat was a new thing to him,
and he therefore honestly confesssd that he retired
from the contest under feelings of great pain and an-
noyance.
Mr. J. R. HUNTER protested against the doctrine
attempted to be laid down—that the honest exercise
of his franchise was at all unfair to Air. Vallanc9.
When canvassed by that gentleman he had distinctly
told him that he could not vote for him.—(Hear.)
Mr. VALLANCE said, he understood Mr. Hunter's
promise to have been, that he would not " interfere."
Mr. W. HUNTER, another son of the alderman, also
protested against the insinuations thrown out by Mr,
Valiance, and contended that he had a perfect right
to vote for whom he pleased.
A vote of thanks having been passed to the mem
hers of the Common Council for their services during
the past year.
Mr. Deputy ALLAN returned thanks, and proposed
a complimentary vote to the presiding alderman for
the able manner in which he invariably performed the
duties of his office, and for the impartial manner in
which he had conducted the proceedings of the ward.;
mote.

The motion having been seconded, was passed by
acclamation.
The worthy ALDERMAN, in returning thanks, said,
he trusted the character which he had maintained
during a forty years' residence within 100 yards of
the spot where they were assembled, would acquk
him in all their minds of having acted unfairly tom
wards any party.—(Hear.) The manner in which Mr;
Vallance's name had been placed before the voter'
was similar to that adopted, he believed, at all other
elections, but the moment that gentleman objected to,
it he had great pleasure in causing it to be altered.:
(Hear.) Ifjhe had committed any fault at all it wasi
certainly an error of judgment, and not of intention:
He felt too strongly the high importance of liberty of
opinion to do anything which might be construed into,
unfairness towards any individual.—(Hear, hear.)"
With regard to his sons he begged to be allowed to say,
one word. He had exercised no influence whatever.
over them. They had voted in accordance with their;
own feelings, and he believed they were altogether
i
incapable of deviating from the principles of fair andl
honourable conduct towards their fellow-citizens.

With these remarks, he begged again to thank them
for the kind manner in which they had acknowledged
his services.

After a few words from Mr. Valiance, who said he
did not mean to impute any unfair conduct to the
alderman personally, the proceedings-terminated, and
the wardmote broke up.

FARRINGDON WITHOUT (16).
The poll for this ward re-opened yesterday at twelve
o'clock at the Court-house in the Old Bailey. At
two o'clock it finally closed, when Alderman Sir
James Duke declared the numbers to be as follows :
Mr. Obbard (deputy) 337 *Mr. Bates . 278
Bedford (deputy) 329, —R. Taylor ... 275
Williams ... 315' Hodgson.. .. 271
Anderton .. 311 Lias 269
- Isherwood.. ... 297 Turner 265
—G. Walter ... 290 * —Lees .. 264
Barnard ... 282 Fox... • 962
Edkins 2811 *—Galloway ... 182
Buckmaster .. 279 Prendergast .. 135
The worth Alderman declared the first 16 gentle-
men duly elected.
The subsequent proceedings of this wardmote were
conducted as usual with very little observance of
order or regularity. In the first place, up jumped a
gentleman, one of the deputies, to return thanks for
himself and an absent friend, also a successful candi-
date. Then came a vote of condolence to the
family of the late Mr. Burn, which was unanimously
agreed to. A gentleman in the body of the court
next rose to propose a vote of thanks to Mr. Ander-
ton as a mark of approval of his recent conduct in
the Court of Common Council, in moving the adop-
tion of a petition praying for the removal of the civic
disabilities of the Jews. A suggestion that the other
members of the council who had supported the reso-
lution referred to should be included in the vote of
thanks, was agreed to by the mover. This proposal
gave rise to a lengthened discussion, in the course
of which several of the speakers indulged in per-
sonalities. _