The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-06 00:00:00

Several questions had been handed up in writing, but any
interest they might under other circumstances have excited
was entirely absorbed in the discussion which took place
between the candidates. The questions were not further
pressed, and the assemblage immediately separated.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE COAST OF AFRICA.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Siren, 16, Com-
mander Chaloner, arrived this afternoon from the above
station. She left St. Paul de Loando on the Ist of Oc-
tober, St. Helena the 19th, Ascension the 25th, and
Sierra Leone !Nov. 7. The squadron was distributed
thus at the latest dates :—The Penelope and Philomel
at St. Paul do Loando ; the Amphitrite in the Bights ;
the Tortoise at Ascension; the Alert left Sierra Leone
on the sth of November for the Gambia; the Bittern
off Loango and Mayumba; the Bonetta in search of the
Commodore; the Britomart cruising between Cape
Mayumba and the river Settee; the Contest off Ben-
guela; the Cygnet in the Bights; the Dart cruising off
Ambrize; the
.Dolphin in the Bights; the Favourite
gone to Loango with provisions for the Bittern; the
Pantaloon, from England, in search of the Commodore;
the Ranger, recovered, and gone under sale in search of
the Co amedore to report herself all safe; the Rapid
left Congo on the 16th of October, to go northward ;
the Star in the Bights; the Wanderer off Cape
Lopez ; the Blazer en route to St. Paul de
Loando ; the Cyclops left Sierra Leone, Nov. 6,
for Ascension; the Firefly in the Bights; the Grappler,
in Elephant Bay; the Pluto up the river Congo; the.
Snap tender, en route to Ascension ; the Sealark and
Adelaide sailed from Sierra Leone on the' 7th of Isto-
vember, the latter en route to Port Adelaide; the Water.
witch cruising off the Gallinas. Commander Rutherford
has invalided from the Commodore's vessel, and gone to
St. Helena to recruit, and First Lieutenant Charles B.
Bailey was made Acting Commander of her. The slave
trade was very brisk. The Siren, since she has been on
the coast (for the last twelve months cruising off the river
Settee), has captured two prizes herself and shares for
two others. The Penelope, Siren, and Bittern, were
lying at anchor in Mayumba-bay on the sth of August,
when a vessel was sighted becalmed • the Penelope got
up her steam, went out, and presently made capture of
the celebrated slaver Polka, a fine brigantine fitted for
the traffic, and baying twenty-four slaves on board at the
time. The Britomart has taken two—one empty and
one having 425 slaves on board. The Dart has taken
one empty prize since the last mail. The Philomel, which
lay outside of St. Paul de Loando on the Ist of October,
reported the Grappler having taken another prize a day
or two before, which she had destroyed in Elephant-
bay. The Kingfisher Lad not arrived on the coast. The
Siren has lately been very healthy. She lost a man
named Richard Sapper, a supernumerary from the Phi-
lomel, yesterday, in a heavy gale; he fell overboard and
although every means which could safely be adopted for
his rescue were put in practice, he was lost. Another
man, a sailmaker, from the TortoLce, died on the passage.
The Island of Ascension was exceedingly healthy, and
it was computed that there was a three years' ample sup-
ply of good water; all the turtle ponds were full, and
vegetation and food for the flocks plentiful.
The Siren was commissioned on the 9th of May, 1845.
She has been ordered to land her pay books, supernume-
raries, and sick, and proceed to Sheerness to be paid off.
The Prince Regent, 92, Captain W. F. Martin, has
been ordered to take on board among many other sup-
plies for Sir William Parker's squadron, a number of
seamen, gunners, and gunners' mates from the Excel-
lent, to the number of 25 in all.
Wind, west; strong breeze and squally.
TV oor.wrca, DEC. s.—Captain Lord John Hay, aa,
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and Mr. Lloyd,
Chief Engineer of Steam Machinery at the Admiralty,
visited Woolwich Dockyard on Saturday, and remained
some time on board the Arrogant, 46-gun frigate, ex-
amining the machinery fitted by the Messrs. Penn in
that vessel for working her auxiliary screw propeller.
She is now taking her guns and stores of various kinds
on board, and will shortly have her sea-going speed
fairly tested.
The Samson steam-frigate, Captain T. Henderson,
arrived at Woolwich on Saturday afternoon to be paid
off, and commenced taking down her topgallants and
rigging to-day.
Mr. Field, senior inspector of police at Woolwich
Dockyard, has been promoted to be.senior inspector of
the detective force of the metropolis, and left on Satur-
day last for that duty. Mr. Macgill, second inspector,
has been promoted to first inspector; and to have the
charge at Deptford Dockyard; and Ifr.Feltham returns
as senior inspector at Woolwich Dockyard.

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several d'sesirCabr imlßrovellmesnPtisTaiLre.
in the densely populated neighbourhood of King's Col-
lege Hospital, at the instance of the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests, and the new institution about to be
erected instead of the present limited one in Portugal-
street. At the recent quarterly court of King's College
Hospital it was observed that the intended
new street
would,
in all probability, require the removal of the
houses in Clement's.lu and an opportunity having
offered, the committee secured the advantages of having
a frontage both in Carey-street and the proposed new
thoroughfare, by purchasing the whole for 7,500 L
MURDER IN A LUNATIC ASYLIIM.—A melancholy
occurrence took place on Monday morning, in the pri-
vate lunatic asylum kept by Dr. Brigstock at Derby.
One of the inmates, a youth of respectable connexions,
and who was considered rather as a harmless idiot than
a madman, was allowed to sleep with another inmate
named Tomlinson without any keeper in the room. On
Monday morning Tomlinson was discovered murdered
by his companion, who had inflicted several dreadful
wounds on him with a board taken from the bed. An
inquest was held, and a verdict of " Wilful Murder" re-
turned; the unfortunate lunatic being taken off a pri..
Boner to the county gaol.

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CATTLE FROM THE CAPE.—A consignment of some
sheep has just taken place from the Cape of Good Hope
by the Childe Harold, which has arrived in the docks
from that place, en route from Bombay. We are not
aware of any previous arrival of live cattle from the
Cape of Good HopP, the produce of that colony, and
regularly consigned to a party in this country, as in the
present instance, and the importation is of considerable
interest.

Lear
La accordance with the principles figs
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eh.—(Cries of "Yes, yes.") giownve
Well, now we understand,
and the :epo.fters will take down what has been said to-day.
Remember tu
, respectable Roman Catholics, remember that
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' every one of yet,
.if you are to have money for your schools
according to our (de Mr. Denison, it is to be on the b.!con-
dition that yon teach you,: children according to the princi-
ples of the Church of Engfano. --(Loud cries of " Hear.") I
am glad our friend has shown him.'elf in his true oolours.—
(Cheers.) lam glad he has taken tio.7" the white flag and
hoisted the blue.—(Loud cheering.) Wn;:s, listen ! You
who thought you were going to vote for a re...'n who, to a
certain extent, snpported religious liberty.—(Flei, hear.)
He tells you plainly and fully he will vote for assistance to
no sort of schools of one denomination or other unless t,; °S'
will abandon their principles and teach those of the Church
of England.—(Cries of " Capital," " Excellent," and loud
',.-_heers.) Gentlemen, I have a question to answer which has
been `anded to me, as I said before, in writing. It is—
:Will for a national system of secular education
entirely free from all religious dogmas." Gentlemen, I
will tell yon why r N-Font. I consider religion an essential
part of education. A man is *perfectly educated who has
;Would deprecate any not been religiously educated.
Go-
vernment supporting any system of eu:: cation in which reli-
giontious principles,
was left out.; therefore, on coneelen:
should think it right to vote against such s measure. One
word more about free trade. Our friend on the other side
spoke of somebody who had got more free trade than
they liked. I am sure it is not L—(Loud cheers.) I do
not think it is you.—(Laughter, and cries of " No, no, he
doesn't know what he's talking about.") From whA he
said I am almost convinced it is himself.—(Laughter.)
Mr. DEMSON—WeII, Sir Culling, have you done ?
Sir Cumatta—My Hon. Opponent asks me if I have done.
It is almost time I had, for I think I have done for him.—
(Laughter and cheers.) I am sure I shall have the sup-
port of every man who does not mean to have a thorough
Tory to represent him. My opponent is a most respectable
man and an excellent magistrate I have no doubt ; but he
always was a Tory, is a Tory, and always will be a Tory:
Mr. DENlSoN—Gentlemen—(Groans and interruption from
the crowd below)—you will ' permit me to have one word
before I;pull off myhat. My friend sayshe his not had enough
of free trade. I should have thought he had.—(Laughter.)
I know no particular gentleman here who complains of •
free trade, but I have met persons who have. For myself,
I have nothing to do with it, anti I have no right to
plaiu, for lam not a manufacturer. But as far as the Chan."--:
cellor of the Exchequer can go with safety in the reduction
of duties, and such reduction will enable him to believe that
he can get more money into the Exchequer, so far I will
go with him.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I have other
places to go to, and therefore I will not detain you. When
the day of nomination arrives I shall be at my post, and
when it does I trust I shall have the honour of being'
tour Member, whether my colour be blue or white.—
(Laughter.) If my Hon. Friend thinks that from this
change of colour my politics are changed, he is mistaken;
neither is my regard for my colour or my principles changed.
The reason, as I believe, that white was adopted instead of
blue was simply because to many parties it was thought to
be less offensive—(" Hear, hear,' from the Liberals)—and
when all is said and done, I may add that if my friend was
to adopt a white favour instead of an orange one, it would
be quite as likely to ensure his election.—(Laughter.)
Those whose colour he has adopted will not have him. He
knows they will vote for me, and he winces under the im-
pression that whether he bids high or bids low they will not
have him.—(Cheers and hisses.)
Immediately Mr. Denison had concluded his speech, the
Tories began to move off, when it was suggested by Sir
Culling that they should remain till a vote was taken.
They, however, only moved the more rapidly, and therefore
one of Sir Culling's friends immediately called for a show
of bands in his favour. Every hand appeared to be upraised,
this manifestation being followed by great cheering, whilst at
the same moment the Tories were to be seen hurrying out
of the yard in all directions as fast as their legs could carry
them.