The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER

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ASSURANCE COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--A paragraph having appeared in your Paper ,
stating that the London and Westminster Assurance
Company bad used the name of the Marquis of West-
minster without his authority, I have the honour to for-
ward to you a letter from his Lordship on the subject_
contradicting the paragraph ; and I beg that you will,
agreeably to his Lordship's wish, and in justice to the
gentlemen connected with the Company, give cqua
publicity to the contradiction as you did to the :tate-
' merit alluded to.—l remain, Sir,
FRANCIS EWART, Secretary.
London and Westminster Assurance
Company, April 2S.

Eaton Hall, April 27,1841.

SIR; I •
find there has been some great mistake
about the formation of the Society of which you arc
the secretary, and that I had some tirae time ago be-
come patron of •t. I very much regret the mifttke,
and should be gihd to have the paragraph (authorised
by me) met as soon as possible by this explanation.—l
am, Sir, your obedient servant,
WESTMINSTER.
Francis Divert, Esq., Secretary.

DISCUSSION ON SOCIALIS7&

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR—I perceive in The Sun of this evening a letter
signed " Benjamin Swallow," who, dreading the effect
of an advertisement in approbation of Socialism, or-
dered to be inserted in The Sun and other leading
journals, by a large majority of a crowded meeting,
held on Friday last at the Colloscum, has addressed
you, striving to depreciate importance of the ma-
jority's decision.
Mr. Swallow asserts it is unfair to put such a qu.es-
persm, being
tion to, a meeting composed, the greater I;tart, of Social-
c„,,ald go being
nothing and that the voice of such an assembly
nothing ; the clamours of a for thousand
no criterion by which the human race should be govern, d.
As you have given publicity to Mr. Swallow's mis. 4
statement, I trust to your impartiality to be allowed as
reply. The assertion is a mixture of truth and error ;
at the commencement of the discussion the majority
were greatly averse to socialism, but notwitlictanding
the misrepresentation and calumnies of Mr. BriadleY,
the explanations of Mr. Lloyd Jones had the effect of
rapidly decreasing Mr. Brindley's majority every night.
Tne meeting was held in a place too remotes for
many of the members of the Metropolitan Social
Branches to attend ; those of the nearest Branch, num-
bering only about 730, alone being present in any consi-
siderable force. The majority, therefore, that Mr.
Swallow speaks of; were the new adherents gained to
us through the discussion ; and if Mr. S's'allow can add
to our body the thousands whose opinions were so
changed as to become friands instead of opponents, I
am much obliged for the valuable present. If Mr.
Brindley will accept the challenge of Mrs. Martin, it
will add to the favour.
The voice of an assembly of only a few thousand indi-
viduals, uttering their feelings of approval of a system
that most of them had assembled to condemn, is a very
lair criterion of the truth or error of the new system of
society. We have for years solicited the attention of
Parliament, and courted fair and open discussion of our
principles, and ever found such opponents as Mr.
Brindley, and such advertisers as Mr. Swallow, most
efficacious in adding to our strength ; and if they will
kindly continue their agitation against us, we shall at no
remote period establish those principles by which crime,
misery, poverty, and sorrow shall be banished for ever
from the land, and men shall enjoy that state of happi-
ness which can only be known to the uncorrupted
heart.—l am your obedient servant,
It. E. N. BAILY, Sec.
Board-room, Branch A. Universal Community
Society of Rational Religionists, May 1, 1841.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire _lndependent )
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bellerophon, Implacable,
Edinburgh, and Haitings, are ordered home from the Me-
diterranean.
The Polyphemus steamer will proceed to-day for South-
ampton to have her engines inspected by Mr. Brunel,
and to receive Captain Brandrith, R. E., and Mr. Scamp,
of Woolwich Yard. She will then go to Plymouth and
Malta, taking supernumeries for the squadron.
Orders have been received to expedite the building of
the Thunderbolt steamer, recently laid down in this dock-
yard, upon the lines of the Driver, and the greatest ex-
ertions are now being made in order to launch her during
the ensuing summer.
The Imaum, under repair in one of the docks in this
yard, is ordered to be reserved for harbour duty. She will,
therefore, shortly be fitted as a receivisg ship, in the room
of the Blake, or, Swiftsure ; these vessels being greatly
decayed. It will be in the recollection of our readtri that
the Imaum is the ship presented to his late Majesty
William IV., by the Imaum of Muscat.
Commodore Sir Charles Napier arrived at his ser.t at
Horndean on Monday last ; and on Wednesday the eccen-
tric but gallant old sailor, was seen steering" with his
accustomed nerve and sang froid, a four-in-hand on Sober-
ton racecourse. Although " King Time" has not altoge-
ther spared him, be appeared to be in excellent health
and spirits.
The QUEEN'S BIRTIIDAY.—Orders arc received nt this
port for celebrating her Majesty's birthday, on the 21st
of May, in the present year, instead of the 28th as here-
tofore.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bonetta brigantine, Lieut.
Austin, arrived on Saturday from Sheerness, and sailed on
Wednesday, for the coast of Africa.
The Cockatrice, schooner, Lieut. Oxenham, arrived on
Wednesday from Chatham, destined for South America.
This vessel will doubtless be detained to convey to Rio
Janeiro the decision which our House of Commons, in
justice both to this nation and the Brazilian Empire, must
come to, on Mondry night next, with regard to the Sugar
Duties, To Brazils it will be a matter of great import-
ance, but as regards our manufactures it is a matter ot
still
greater consequence.
The Albert, Captain Trotter, and Wilberforce, Com-
mander Allen (iron steam vessels) sailed on Tuesday for
Plymouth, and the Bonny River, on their way to explore
the Niger River. At Spithead the Albert steamed round
the ships, and, as a compliment, they manned yards, and
gave her three cheers.
Her Majesty's packet Lyra has arrived et Falmouth
from Cape Henri, St. Domingo, March 29, furnishing
Jamaica dates to the 23d, and from St. Thomas's to the
24th. Her passengers were H. H. Anderson, Esq., from
Trinidad, and N. Joseph and Patrick Morgan, Esq., from
Jamaica, with Mr. Samuel Browne, R.N. The follow-
ing naval medical changes bad occurred in the West Inc
: ...Mr. Bayne, vice Stoddart, deceased, to the
Jamaica Hospital ; Mr. Morley, to the Victor; and Mr.
Duke, vice Thompson, to the Sappho.
The Success bulk bas been again taken to Spithead,
preparatory to the resumption of operations on the wreck
of the Royal George. Colonel Pasley to-day engeged 3.5
pensioners to assist him, giving a preference to such as
served with him last year. The sappers and divers are oa
their way from Chatham in a steamer.
A report has been propagated, but we cannot trace it to
any authority, that toe Beagle surveying vessel has beers
lost. We do sot believe it. The last letter from bear
was dated August 2, from Timor, and it mentions that a
report had prevailed to the above effect ; at that time Eh o
was then watering and collecting provisions, and jntendei
to go round the west side ot New South Wales, and call
at Swan River, and thence to Sydney, where she ex-
pected to be in December.
The Polyphemus steamer saled to-day for Southamp
ton, with Mr. Brunel on board, who is to ascertain, by ex-
amination, if a similar vessel is adapted to be fisted
with
the Archirnedian screw At Southampton she will take
on board the Surveyor-General of the Navy, Sir forWillia
m
Symonda, and Captain Brandreth, Civil Engin
pureerp e
Naval matters, and convey them to Malta, for the
docks
of seeing to the efficient construction of a repairing
at that place.
The Fair Rosamond, fitting in this harbour, is destined
for the coast of Africa;
Stone,
The Harpy revenue cutter, Lieutenant G. Drew, R.N.
Commander, seized on the 261.11 ult., near the Mc v
off Gull), 112 half-ankers of forego spirits, sunk only the
night before. pe on leave of ab..
The Hon. Admiral Bouverie is e
be Avon ste siner,
sence ; be proceeded on Wednesdayk.Lieut. Pritchard, to Plymouth and C'r
.r interment in the
The remains of Admiral Sir Laurence in sted are
fi
hourly expected from Plymouth,
arclo
family vault in Gosport Cbartel-Y
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, APAIL AC3III, 16,
Commander J. Adams, having bad her damages repaired.
which she sustained by striking on a rock in the Wost
Indies, was talsca out of dock on Friday last, and wili
soon be ready return to her station...-The Mercuri,
Cher return to Portsmouth on Monday last.
tender, sailed on
—The Avon, steamer, Lieut. Pritchard returned to this
,
port from Portsmouth, on Wednesday.-0a Wednesdaypoeamer,
the ,
Albert, steamer, Captain Trotter, and W:therforce,
mmander W. Allen, arrived from Poit,moutii,
and i
steaer, Co
will proceed for the Niger on Se-
mt
is expected they
turday or Sunday. La 11.ttle Alliance, transport, Lieu-
„neat Denston, agent, sailed for China on Thursday.
Lieu-
tenant
In Harbour--Caledonia,Josef, San Cjrnwallis, Acorn,
Avon, Wilberforce, Albert, and Carron steamers.
In the Souitd—lmpregnable and Belleisle.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PR""l"S.—Lictitenant—Nlr. Wm. Henry Bridge,
Mate of the Indus (1830), to the rank of Lieutenant.
APPOINTMENTS--:llester and Pilot—Charles A. Cole,
to the
Acorn, vice Frampton.
Assistant-Surgeon—T. F. Henry, to the Caledonia.
Chaplain—Rev. J. A. Burrough, from the Impreg-
nable, to the Cornwallis.
2:Mates—Philip Hudson, to the Caledonia ; R. L. Cur-
tis, to the gleen; C. E. Jackson, to the Cornwallis ;
E.
J. Voules, to the Fair Rosamond; F. D. Rich, t, the
Herald.
Midshipman—J. E. Parish, to the Indus.
Volunteer Ist CL:;s—A. Breen, to the Cornwallis.
Second Master—John Willi-, to the (-Amato.
Gunners—Joseph Woodman, to the Acorn ; David
Veleree, to Cocka,rice ; William Wicks, to Nautilus.
Mr W. H. M` Michael, to the Excellent, to qualify for
1 Neva' Instructor.

We hear that the Earl of Cardigan is up to be
ballottcd for at the Senior Uni.ed Service Club on Tues-
day text, We are well informed as to the influences se
in motion to procure the admission of this unfortunate
person; but for the present we abstain from more pointedly
alluding to them—Sunday Paper.