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London, England, 1848-12-02 00:00:00

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V O V E is the leading feeling of the human
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H S'AMUEL LAI:TERI', . •
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ofD the University of
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La'Mert on the Infirm ties of Youth and Maturity." There are
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SE AFORD (SUSSEX), TRITRSDAY.--THE LATE
WRECX.—The Swedish vessel wrecked here yesterday
is nearly all to pieces. The poor man who was found
drowned was buried here to-day, and the surviving crew
attended the funeral; the other unfortunate man who lost
his life has not yet been found. One of the sailors states,
the light at Newhaven was mistaken for that at Dover ;
and he thinks the vessel was insured, The remaining
five men were saved by the exertions of the coast-guard,
by means of ropes, conveyed to the poor men With great
difficulty and danger, the sea running very high at the
time. Mr. Abraham Youngs, chief boatman at the
Martell° Tower, Seaford (No. 74), was especially in-
strumental in saving the men, at the risk of much per-
sonal danger to his own life, being at one time quite
lost to the view of his companions amid the fury of the
waves, from the effects of which he is now suffering.
Mr. Youngs has before been presented with three medals
by the Royal Humane Society, in consideration of his
bravery, in saving some lives of his fellow-beings, and
deserves reward for this recent act of benevolence. The
establishment of a "Harbour of Refuge', in Seaford
Bay, would, no doubt, prevent the loss both of life and
property.—Fr,m a Corregpondent.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT SUNDERLAND.
Thomas Greenwood, foreman at the railway wharf,
who was last week wounded on the head by a gun-
shot, fired by the mate of the French ship Pacquelot,
of Gerrone, is now in a hopeful wvy of recovery. The
mate and master of the French vessel are under remand
for final examination before the magistrates —Durhvnt
Advertiser.

A RAILWAY SOLICITOR'S BILL. --The bill of
cha-ges of the late solicitor to one of the southern rail-
way companies, contained 10,000 folios, has occupied
twelve months in the process of taxation, and amounted
to 240,0001.!

Naval Instrtictor—William Johnson, to the Superb.
Midshipman—Edwin Field, to the Orestes, corvette,
at Portsmouth.
Master's Assistant—l. P. E. Clements to the Superb.
Clerk's Assistant—John Thurston to the Superb.
Naval Cadet—T. W. Simeon to the Daphne, corvette,
at Plymouth.
APPOINTMENTS, &0., IN THE RIVER PLATE.

Lieutenants—Henry A. Hollinworth, first lieutenant
of the Grecian sloop, to command the Lizard, steam-
vessel, vice Pearse, sent home. H. F. W. Ingram, of
the Commodore's ship Raleigh, to the Inconstant, 40-
gun frigate, gone to the Pacific station. F. H. Stevens,
of the Inconstant, to the Alecto, steam-sloop. J. B.
Ballard, of the Alecto, to the Raleigh.
Master--Charles H. Dillon, of the Raleigh, to com-
mand the Raneira tender.
Surgeon—Dr. Crawford, of the Naval Hospital, to
the Raleigh, vice West, invalided.
Clerk—Mr. Bright, clerk's assistant, of the Crescent,
receiving ship at Rio, to be secretary's clerk in the
Raleigh.

The Spider, packet, and Alecto, steam-sloop, left Rio
de Janeiro for the River Plate on the 27th of September,
the latter having Mr. Southern (the new ambassador)
and suite on board.

The Inconstant, 40-gun frigate, Captain Sheppard,
arrived from Monte Video on the 28th ult.

On the 4th of October, the heir to the throne of the
Brazils was publicly christened. All the men-of-war in
harbour and forts saluted; and the festivities were kept
up until the 13th and 14th.

Her Majesty's ship Grecian, li guns, Commander
Tindal, sailed on the 7th of October to the southward,
on a cruise.

The United States •corvette St. Louis, arrived on the
evening :of_the 13th ult., with the American Minister's
lady and family.
The vessels in harbour at Rio are her Majesty's ships
Inconstant, Crescent, and packet Kestrel; the French
corvette Triumphante; United States frigate Brandy-
wine, bearing their Commodore; the St. Louis corvette,
andl A Ileghanny steamer.
CHATHAM, DEC. I.—The Boscawen, 70 guns, was
taken into dock the early part of the week to have her
cabins and other internal fittings put up, and to be cop-
pered to the ordinary line of watermark; her present
unsightly stern is to be removed, and a new one put in
its place.

The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander Foote, sailed
out of this port to the Little Nore on the 26th ult.
The Phaeton, 50 guns, hunched at Deptford on the
28th ult., was towed into this harbour by the Adder and
Pigmy steam-vessels. The Adder returned to Dept-
ford with the men who assisted to navigate the Phaeton.
The Pigmy remains. The Adder will return to Chat-
ham, and, with the Pigmy, be kept in readiness for
service.
The Acorn, 16 guns, fitting for commission, was put
out of dock on Wednesday last, and the Phaeton was
taken in the same day to have her bottom coppered. On
the water she has a yacht-like appearance, her stern being
much below the level of her bows, but when her masts,
rigging, and stores are all on board, her bows will be
brought down, as her store-rooms and magazines are all
forward. In dock she looks a most magnificent vessel,
and her decks are much more lofty than those of other
ships of the same class.
The shipwrights are busily employed opening the
Vernon, 50 guns, in dock, for the general survey about
to be made of her. Many of her timbers are so rotten
that they scarcely bear being touched with the chisel
and mallet.

The Admiralty have issued circulars to the different
dockyards, that in future the issue to the residences of
the officers in the yards of such articles of furniture as
floorcloths, window-blinds, mats, &c., is to be discon-
tinued, and the houses placed on the same footing as
unfurnished houses belonging to or rented by private in-
dividuals, excepting those of the Admiral Superinten-
dents or Captain-Superintendents of the dockyards, who,
paying a per tentage, their residences are to be supplied
with the same articles of furniture es heretofore.
The Aid, Smallman master, arrived yesterday from
Portsmouth, with stores for this yard. The Rochester,
Sudwicks master, remains loading for Devonport, and
sails to-morrow.

One sergeant and five privates, with two women and
eight children, in charge of Assistant-surgeon A. J.
Dolee, of the medical staff, arrived at Fort Pitt, to be
discharged on pensions. This detachment belonged to
the' St. Helena Regiment, having left that island on the
12th of October, by the ship Childe Harold, Captain
Lilly, a trading vessel from Bombay. Also arrived at
the invalid depot, one sergeant and six privates of the
16th Regiment, from Southampton, likewise to be pen-
sioned off.
WOOLWICH, DEC. I.—The Llewellyn steam-vessel,
under the charge of Mr. Grey, Master-Commander, with
Lieutenant Robertson, assistant to Captain Austin, C. 8.,
having had a new cylinder put in her by her contractors,
Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill, proceeded down the river
yesterday on trial, and answered very satisfactorily,
having made a speed of fifteen knots per hour. She will
shortly be ready to proceed for service as a packet on
the Holyhead station.
The Arrogant frigate, 46 guns, fitted with screw pro-
peller, when brought down from Deptford On Tuesday
last by the Monkey steam-vessel, was cast off when op-
posite Blackwell, and, her auxiliary power being set in
motion, she made very good progress down the river to
Woolwich, her speed being about eight knots per hour.
She answered her helm well, and it was remark'd that
she turned round in a very moderate spaco when bring-
ing up to her moorings in the river.
The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Thomas Hen-
derson, is hourly expected here to be paid off, and the
Niger steam-vessel has been removed to make room
for
Hermes steam-vessel was taken into the basin
her.
The
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yesterday to be refitted.

REPORTED DEATH OF Da. CLAMBERS.—The edi-
tor of the Lancet states, in this day's number, that he
has received intelligence of the death of the above-named
eminent physician.

The President expressed the high sense which he
entertained of the value of Dr. Robinson's discovery, as
to the effect which may be produced by the application
of the electric current to platina wire; and observed that
the society must feel deeply indebted to the Rev. Gen-
tleman for the valuable and interesting information
which he had afforded them on that point, and also with
regard to the nature of the nebula, as shown by Lord
Rosse's telescope.
RIOT AND AFFRAY, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.
On the night of the 21st instant a party of idle fellows
went into Robert Service's public-house, at Rashee, near
Ballyclare, and commenced to play cards. The owner
of the house hearing of it, went into the room and
ordered them out, but they did not go. Service,
having to attend at his bar, left them ; and, in the
meantime, Robert 31‘Meeltan and two others (uncon-
nected with the former party) came into the room, and
almost immediately a fight commenced (the cause of
which is unknown), which so far ended in the former
party being beat out of the room, and to the road ;
but in about ten minutes returned with a strong
reinforcement, and attacked the house with stones.
Unfortunately, however, M'Meekan and his friends went
out, and were instantly assailed by the mob, who had,
in the mean time, armed themselves with dangerous wea-
pons. M'Meekan's two friends were knocked down; but
the poor fellow himself was so brutally beaten and in-
jured, having received twelve cuts in his head, and his
skull fractured with a shoemaker's hammer, that he was
left for dead upon the road. It would appear that he
was the principal object of their revenge; for, as soon as
he fell, the mob dispersed. M'Meekan was then conveyed
in a state of insensibility to a neighbouring house, where
medical attendance was procured for him, but of no avail.
He lingered till Monday, 27th, when death put an end to
his; sufferings. On Tuesday an inquest was held on the
body, by Alexander Markham, Esq., coroner, and a
jury, when, after a patient and searcaing inquiry, the
following verdict was returned, viz.:—'• That Robert
M•Meekan's death was caused in consequence of blows
which he received in the head with ;dangerous weapons,
in a riot and affray at Rashee, on the night of the 21st
of November instant, which fractured his skull and
caused compression of the brain, said blows having been
inflicted by Robert Hunter, Samuel Todd, Robert Wilson,
and Samuel Todd ; and that William Buchannan and
Robert Finlay were aiding and assisting, and taking
part in said riot and affray." One of the witnesses
proved that he saw one of the Samuel Todds (Tom's
Sam) striking some person furiously with a shoemaker's
hammer, who, he has no doubt, was the deceased, and
that he sprung in and took the hammer from him,
which is now in the custody of the police ; and another
proved that he (Todd) came into her house just before
the hurry" commenced on the road, and took a shoe-
maker's hammer away with him. This same Todd and
Robert Wilson had been arrested by the constabulary of
Ballyclare, under a warrant from J. Smyth, Esq., J.P.,
and were fully committed to Carrickfergus :gaol by the
Coroner, to abide their trial at the next assizes ; and it
is hoped that all the others concerned in this disgraceful
outrage will be made amenable, as warrants have been
issued for their apprehension. M'Meekan was the son
of a respectable nurseryman of that name near Doagh,
and was a sober, well-conducted, industrious young man,
only 22 years of age.-IVotthern Whig.

MEETING OF MR. DENISON'S METROPOLITAN
FRlENDS.—Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a meet-
ing of gentlemen, friendly to Mr. Denison, and having
votes in the West Riding, was held in the British Hotel,
Cockspur-street, for the purpose of adopting measures to
canvass the electors resident in the metropolis. The
Hon. Mr. Stuart Wortley, M.P., was called to the chair.
Among the gentlemen present were Sir George Armi-
tage, Mr. Hardy, son of Mr. Hardy, late M.P., and a
number of barristers connected with some of the leading
families in Yorkshire. The room was crowded. Reso-
lutions were proposed, and adopted, recognising the fit-
ness of Mr. Denison to represent the West. Riding, and
pledging the meeting to use every effort in their power
to promote his election. A committee was formed for
conducting the Hon. Candidate's election, so far as re-
garded those constituents of the West Riding who are
resident in London, and ten or twelve gentlemen, among
whom were several barristers, volunteered their services
to make a personal canvass of the electors. A
scription was also opened to defray the expenses of Mr.
enisondown's elect
hision, which the Hon. ChairmanD
was
t a headedby
p ttin utting name for 50/. About 2001. sub-
scribed on the instant, and it was announced
tha
similar subscription had been begun in Sheffield, which,
in less than an hour, exceeded the sum of 5001. The
meeting lasted till four o'clock, when a vote of thanks
broke .
WEST RIDING ELECTION.—The deputation ap-
pointed by the Leeds meeting, on Wednesday, having
waited upon the committee of Sir Culling Eardley
Eardley, to suggest, according to their commission, that
the Hon. Baronet should be withdrawn from the contest,
to make way for Mr. Roebuck, but the committee de-
clined to accede to the request of the meeting. The
friends of Mr. Roebuck have, however, dispatched their
requisition to that gentleman, inviting him to become a
candidate; but it is not expected that Mr. Roebuck will
comply with their wishes. 'The requisition was not very
numerously signed. Sir C. Eardley and Mr. Denison
visited Wakefield yesterday, and addressed the electors,
the Hon. Baronet being introduced by Mr. Bright, M.P.
PROCLAMATION• OF THE WRIT FOR THE WEST
RIDING ELECTION.—On Thursday afternoon Mr. Dodg-
son, Sheriffs officer, received the writ for the election of
a Member for the West Riding, and, according to custom,
proclaimed the document froth the Market-cross at
Wakefield. The nomination is fixed for Monday, the
11th Dec., and the polling to take place on Thursday
and Friday, the 14th and 15th inst.—Leeds Mercury.
Strawberries -and violet's are now growing in , the
open air, in the garden of H. S. Powell, •
Esq., Strange-
ways-terrace, Dutch—Plymouth Journal.

" Monte Video, Sept. 15.
" Baron Picolet, the Sardinian charg6-d'affaires and
consul-general at Buenos Ayres, has received his pass-
port, and will leave that place very shortly, or as soon
as he can settle his numerous affairs there, after a resi-
dence of nearly twenty years, during the latter fifteen of
which he has been in the above capacity. Great commo-
tion has been raised, particularly in commercial circles,
by this extraordinary act of Rubas. The reasons given
by him for this step are very equivocal. They are pub-
lished in the Gaceta Mercantil, a copy of which I, unfor-
tunately, did not think of procuring, but for which I
substitute the Comercio de la Plata of the 14th inst.,
herewith, in which are all the particulars. As far as I
can see they areas follows:

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" On Baron Picolet receiving instructions from. his
Government to hoist the new Italian flag ho ac-
quainted the Government of the fact, and stated
that he would display it on the Sunday following the
communication from the consulate. On the Satur-
day morning the Italian subjects requested the Baron
to ask permission that they also might be dilowed
to display the flag to commemorate the event, which
be accorningly did, by applying personally to M. Arana,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who said he believed there
would be no objection, but advised the Baron to see the
yt:fe do policia on the subject, as it properly belonged to
his department ; this he also did, and was told that be
(the chief of police) did not know any reason why they
should not, but as he was then on the point of going to
to the Governor's residence, he would ask Hoses, and
let the Baron know the result on his return. The Baron
apparently gave the Italian subjects the permission re-
quested, telling them the circumstances, and that he be-
lieved all would begight. About ten P.M. the chief of
police called on the Baron, on his return from Roses,
and ea,quainted him that he had had no time to•nsk the
Governor the question, and wished him to tell the Italian
subjects not to make the display in question. The Baron
said he could not do so, as the night was too tar advanced.
The chief then said that the police would have instruc-
tions to acquaint the people of the fact on their
hoisting their flag in the morning. Accord-
ingly, at daylight the following morning, when
the klialians were on the point of hoisting the
new flag they were told to desist, which they did, with-
out any disturbance taking place. A few days after-
wards the Baron Ficelet met the chief of police in the
street, and a very animated conversation, or rather dis-
pute, ensued (in regard to which the Baron, to all ap-
pearances, was in the wrong, as a street was certainly no
place fur two public men to dispute on subjects con-
nected with the Government), high words followed, and
the result was that the affair was reported by the chief of
police to the Government, and the Baron received his
conge...

"M. Bung 6, the Dutch consul, has also got himself
into a scrape, but the particulars are so uncertain and
vary so much that I shall refrain from making any allu-
sion to them. The results were expected to be the same
as the Baron's; in fact, I believe Bosas says that he does
not wish any ministers or consuls at Buenos Ayres, but
can do very well without them. * * •

" The most shocking atrocity of modern times is the
O'Gorman business, the facts being, as nearly as I can
understand, as follow:

" A Roman Catholic priest was in the habit of visiting
a family named O'Gorman, father and two daughters.
With one of the latter, it appears, be was much smitten,
and at last persuaded her to elope with him. He sue-
.ceeded in getting out of Buenos Ayres to Entrerios,
where they lived together, with the intention of crossing
the country to Rio de Janeiro as soon as possible. The
priest of the place they were in (an Irishman) suspecting
them from the retired way in which they lived, betrayed
them to one of the innumerable parties that were in
search of them: they were brought to Buenos Ayres,
and then shot in the Campamento, without trial, and ict
cold blood. The lady was 8f months in the family way •
the child was alive after the mother was shot, and at her
request before death was christened. Of the firing
party (twelve or sixteen men) drawn up to shoot them
(some of Rosas's bloody gang), five or six could not pull
the trigger, and are to be shot for not doing their duty.
Such an act of cold-blooded murder needs no comment.
Even his Gauchas murmured at the deed, and in my
opinion the fall of the tyrant Rosas may be dated from
that period."

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.—
At a special meeting of the Committee of the above
society, held •at the office, 90, Farringdon-street, on
Friday, the Ist instant, Mr. George Bennett in the
chair,: a ballot took place for the election of a successor
to Mr. Bennett, whose period of office will expire at the
general annual meeting. Three gentlemen were eligible,
but Mr. Mitchell having declined being put in nomina-
tion, the contest was between Mr. Harris and Mr. Ire-
land, when the majority of votes having been found to
be in favour of Mr. Charles Ireland, Falcon-tavern,
Fetter-lane, Fleet•street, he was declared duly elected
Chairman of the Society for the ensuing year. A second
ballot was taken for the electing of three trustees, IA liett
of Mr. Ireland (elevated to the chair) and Messrs. Mit-
chell and Harris, who retire, when the following gen-
tlemen were declared unanimously elected trustees of
the society:—Mr. Thomas Winterbotham, Virginia-
terrace, Great Dover-road; Mr. John Higgins, Fore-
street, Lambeth; and Mr. George Bishop, of Charles-
street, Westminster.
REPORTED IMPENDING SECESSION. —A strange
rumour has reached us, and which is said to have its
source in Exeter College, that the public will probably
soon hear of the secession from the Church of England
to Popery, of a Kentish vicar, related to a member of
the bench of bishops; but whose name we do not feel
justified in publishing in connexion with a mere report.
—Correspondent of the Church and State Gazette.
NEW WRIT FOR THE BOROUGH OF KING'S LYNN.

—The Gazette of last night contains a notification from
the Speaker of the House of Commons that, at the wad
of fourteen days, he shall issue his warrant to the Clerk
of the Crown to make out a new writ for the election of
a new Member for the borough of King's Lynn, in the
room of Lord G. Beatinck, deceased.
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Ripon, has produced this season six large oranges, the
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and what is more remarkable, they have attained this
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