The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-23 00:00:00

COAST GUARD.

Removals—Lieutenant J. Heins, from Boirsand to Stone-
house-point station, vice Bellamy, to the Caledonia; Lieut.
J. Coleman (b), from Frazerburgh to Leham-harbour sta-
tion, vice Dangerfield, deceased ; Lieut. H. Atkinson, from
Portsmouth harbour, to Pray le station, vice
previously removed ; Lieut. J. W. Brown, from Little-
hampton to Portsmouth harbour station, vice Atkinson ;
Lieut. E. Bernard, from Elmer to Littlehampton station, vice
Brown.
WOOLWICH, JUNE 24.—The Recruit, iron brig of war, was
towed to Sheerness on Wednesday by the Monkey steam-
vessel.
The Black Eagle. steam-vessel, Maf.ter,Commiin6r S. B.
Cook, returned from Woolwich to Ostend on Wediiesda.!-,
having landed her Majesty the Queen Dowager at that port.
The Father Mattiew, hired freight ship, embarked thir-
teen mei; of the Royal Artillery, under the charge of Cam
Ormsby, at the Royal Arsenal this morning, for a passage t°
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Bull Dog stearri- vessel will proceed to Chatham early
next week, to be made ready for sea.
The Adventure transport-ship is loading at Woolwich for
D,:vonport.
The Trident steam-vessel is expected to be commissioned
immediately.
Lieut.-Colonel Vaughan Arbuckle, of the Royal Artillery,
returned to England in the Forth mail steam-packet.
The Fairy and Nymph st, am-packets proceeded this morn-
ing from the Woolwich company's station to the terminus of
the Southampton Railway at Vauxhall, to bring the men of
the Woolwich division lately serving in Ireland under Lieut.-
Colonel Burton to head-quarters.

THE SIIIIIEVALTY.—We understaed that a requiej
lion, signed by upwards of 500 of the most respectable in ens
be.s of the Livery, has been presented to Rsbert
Kennard, Esq., of Upper Thames-street, the wealthy iron;
merchant, requestieg him to allow himself to be placed i.
nomination for the office of Sheriff for the ensuing year and
that Mr. Kennard has signified his consent.
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FRIEND TO TEE POOR.—The gentleman who has
been instrumental in exposing the harsh and cruel conduct
exercised towards the agricultural labourers by their Ines:
tern, in Wilts, Hants, and other counties, having given great
offence to some who are guilty of what he charged Ahem_
with, they therefore sought every means to be revenged
the reporter. Hearing he had imprudently 12,e6orne answer-
able for the debt of another person to the amount of 25.1 e
several waited upon the creditor, to induce hinuto sue for tne
amount, which he at length consented to do, getting joy;
men!, the debt and costs amounting to more than 401., °
which sum he (the poor man's friend) has been taken in eX:
ecution, and committed to the county prison, Winchester,
where lie now is. His income being very limited, and had
ing a motherless family of six children, he is unable to (Ill;
charge the debt. We trust the generous and feeling public
will not suffer one with so noble a spirit, and who has don
much good to the poor and oppressed, to remain long lees"'
cerated for so comparatively small a sum.--(From a Corres-
pondent.)
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADV.---
The Society of Guardians fur the Protection of Trade cele-
brated their anniversary festival in the usual manner on
Saturday, at the Loudon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The
chair was taken at half-past six o'clock, by the Lord aityor.
There were present, besides the members of the society resi-
dent or trading in the metropolis, Mr. J. Reay, the secretary
of the Liverpool Guardian Society,ocieties • Mr. Leeks, the ; the secretaries of the
S
Brighton and Greenwich Goardi'S°
metropolitan secretary ; Mr. Brewster, and other gentlemen
ge, assisted by blessrs.
acted connected
. The usual loyal and
st
toast-master,
intrade e
r,aiardu
dcotnhren:
musical
musical
pursuits.arrangemMern.
arrangements
sliwirre
with the honours, the
Runednenrie,
jeoile.)},management.n
national toasts having
been drunk •
•
Lord .1%1;:yor addressed the company in
formed, support of the -object
was
for which the society Mr. Leeks follewed his
Lordship, and showed the advantages already accrued to the
persons in trade by the
public and to pexertions of the society
detect •
to prevent andswindlers. Mr. Keay
spoke to the
same purpose, eed stated the success of the p-rovinciaksoeie-
ties. Mr. Brewster then .proposed the health
the Lord
Mayor, which vas drunk with cheers • and h. •
ing returned thanks,_ the compan • his Lordship u
y shortly atteewards broke P•
ESCAPE OF A DEBTOR.—Betweenhours of tw°
the
and three o'clock on Sat dut ay morning, select few were
standing at the corner of C .js
a
rsitor-e
tree their at ten t ion
suddenly aroused by a heavytl fall
almost at the same instanttvon the pavement, and_
.a m.an was perceived hastu,y..
gathering himself up, and with...•the speed of an antelei°,
starting off •
in the direction orrook's-court. The cause of
the sudden interruption to this generally peaceful hour o
morn soon became apparent, as upon looking up at the MIA
floor window of the house, No. 4, • Cursitor street (thel
establishment of Mr. Sloman, the sheriffs officer), It
perfectly plain that a prisoner had effected his escape there-
from, by displacing one of the iron harm, and dropping from
the sill of the window into the street. He was no soon
down than he gained his equilibrium, and before the ob-
servers had recovered from their surprise, he was wholly lost
sight of. It is sta.ed that the amount is very considerable,
but which, however, tee creditor can now recover of the
worthy sheriff: --Sunday Times. •
TEE CONVICT ::AuDEß.—From voluninoua letters
and papers recently received from Barber, now in Nerfolk
island under sentence for the will fiirgeries, it appears that
he still ardently clings to the hope of ultimately establishing
his innocence and obtaining emancipation. He appears to
have used the most unremitting exertions for such ()Wets'
and has succeeded in exciting much sympathy; and et
en-
listing in his favour clergymen, magistrates, military efliecr—
and other persons of rank and influence, through whore in-
vestigations have been conducted, and certificates given tic
claratory of their conviction of his innocence, the particulo,
of which have been transmitted to Sir James Graham, with
a view to obtaLing an official investigation.
LORD WIA..LIASI that the Dul-e
of Ledford has received favourable acce'Srits from Genoa q-•
lative to the illness of his brother, Lor.4 Russell.
had been pronpunod gut of danger.