The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-10 00:00:00

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from those former supporter* of his, and be2leve me, that a
rupture in the House of Commons will soon be followed by a
rupture of the same part in Liverpool. On this day fort-
night the great Conservatrve party in Liverpool will be scat-
tered to the winds.—(Ch eers.) Next Friday week, when
you meet your fellows-townsmen in the Exchange, you will
not know what to call then.—(Laughter.) You have in.
Liverpool two sections of Conservatives, the moderate Con-
servatives or Peelites, and the Ultras, or what may be called
the Buckingham or Richmondites---(Laughter)—but three-
fourths, or I should perhaps say foul'-fifths of the Conserva-
tives in Liverpool are Peelites.—(Hear, hear.) When Sir R.
Peel introduces his measure, that party will find themselves
in a different position. The moderate Conservatives may
not, perhaps, come round and join us at once, but this is
quite clear, that when Sirßobert Peel introduces his measure
they' will be absolved from all party ties, and they can.bring.
their minds to the discussion of this question on it own merits.
This day fortnight, the merchants of Liverpool will see that
free trade means more trade, and with all the countries of
the globe. Your brokers, too, who have been sometimes ac-
cused of being a little venal, and of following the merchants
rather slavish]}, will be released from their party ties.
Brokers must see that more imports must produce more sales
upon change, and that more sales will produce more busi-
ness to the brokers. Shipowners and builders, also, must see
that the adoption of free trade, requiring the adoption of
more vessels, must bring more vessels to the port;
that mere vessels will, in consequence, be re-
paired there, and that more vessels, too, will be
built there. On these principles the interests of shipowners
and builders must be as completely identified with the cause
of free trade as are the interests of the merchant and the
broker. Again, with regard to labour; does it not appear to
those who have been accustomed to vote only with their
party, that more ships coming into the port will bring more
„,;'ii to the shipwrights, the ship carpenter, the caulkers,
and the smiths?—( Hear, hear.) And not merely those, but
every porter,
every man engaged in manual labour, must see
that his interest,:
are as completely identified as 'those of
the others with this change. Therefore, every man
capable of reason, having an honest desire to arrive
at the truth what released from these bonds of party,
will become as sound a free trader as any one in the room—
(Cheers)--but let us halo no impediment in the way of these
conversions. Let us do as they did in the West Riding of
Yorkshire the other day—throw away the old colours and
adopt the pure white as the et,"kblem of our peaceful and just
cause.-.-(Cheers.) Ido not know what your eolours are. I
think I have heard that one party adopts scarlet. Well, that
is a bloody colour; away with it. some they say adopt the
blue. We will have nothing to do with that, for it is the
colour of the cholera in the potatoes. Let us adopt white as
the colour of the banner of peace, the flag of truce at the
next election. And if, as I venture to prophecy there will,
a dissolution should take place on this bread question, it will
be again as it was in the Reform crisis, when General Gas-
coigne could not get through his canvass, that a protec-
tionist, a pro-corn-law-man, a curry-powder candidate will
not dare to show himself here.—(Enthusiastic cheering, in
the midst of which the Hon. Gentleman sat down.)
Colonel Tisoußsos - and Mr_ :PHORNELY, M.r. thell ad-
dressed the meeting, and the proceedings terminated.

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. g.-It being found more convenient
for the defects of the Bittern to be made good in the
narbour, she was towed in by the Echo steamer, on Wed-
nesday. The dock-yard artificers expect to complete her
next week, when she will be paid, and proceed jo the

coast of Africa.
The Daring brig sailed for Bermuda on Wednesday
afternoon, and is to be attached to the squadron in the
Test Indies, under command of Vice-Admiral Sir F,

Austen.
The Scourge steamer was moved out of dock yester-
day, and the Radler put in her place; she will continue
until the tides will admit of the Rodney being taken in,
which will probably be to•morrow or Monday.
The Alban steamer is to go to Plymouth and Cork on
Monday, taking marines for Ireland.
Mr. Kerley, Master Attendant of Chatham Dock-
yard, and the people who assisted him in navigating
the Janus steamer to this harbour, returned to the
River Medway yesterday in the Emerald and Mercury
tenders. The Janus is of course now in ordinary, and,
until the committee appointed by the Admiralty have
examined her engines, and reported on them, no further
work will be executed in her. The hull of the Janus is,
new, and, should it be considered advisable, other en-
gines could be substituted, or she could be fitted with a
screw. In her present state, there is great prejudice

against the Janus.
The officers selected to revise the rigging-warrants
sGtr.avntinacenndt,Mvvr.
iElllisaomn,rtuhredmo,asEtesqr.o, ffihrsetr
of her Majesty's ships consist of Captain Sir Richard
dant of this dock-yard, and Mr. Flinn, the master of the
masterMajes t 3' 'as t st
eh ni 13-
Victory. They commenced the duty yesterday on
board the Rodney, when she crossed royal yards, aad
had all her running and other rigging in their placer. A.
vessel of every class will be brought forward, and have.
the rigging warrant revised.
A trial has been made this week by Captain Chads,
of the Excellent, of a method to break, or displace, a
boom placed across a creek or harbour. Instead of the
tedious and hazardous plan now generally adopted, of
sending boats under cover of a heavy fire from the ship
(and in some instances not even with that), to cut it
away with axes, &c., as was the case recently at Borneo.,
it is proposed to fix a breaker, or iron cask, to the boom,
with a charge of about 25 or 301bs. of powder, having
a proper fuze attached, and endeavour to blow it free of
the passage. Yesterday a spare mast being obtained,.
and chained to a floating buoy in the Channel, near the
Excellent, a breaker, filled with powder, was made fast
on it, a fuze lighted ; in about eight or ten minutes,
allowing sufficient time for the boats to get clear, the
explosion took place, and large masses of the piece
of timber, of from six to ten feet in length, were
torn off. Of course the parties, not being under
fire of an enemy, had no risk to encounter. The
time occupied in fixing the charge was only a
minute or two ; and, from this trial, it is evident the
plan is a good one, and may, if adopted, be the means of
saving many lives in future operations where a boom, or.
obstruction to the passage of armed boats up a river, is
to be removed in face of an enemy. At Borneo, the
other day, some hours elapsed before the boom which
the pirates had placed across the river could be dis-
placed, and Mr. Gibbard, mate, and some seamen, were
killed while doing it. Next week there will be some
more experimental firing from the Excellent. The fun-
nel of a steam-vessel is ordered to be fitted on a floating
stage, secured by iron chains in the usual way, for the
purpose of ascertaining what effect, and how soon, the
firing of shot or shells may have on it; the stage will
be anchored at a regular distance from the Excellent,
and then practised at. As this has never yet been tried,
it has, on the suggestion of Captain Chads, been or-
dered, and the Admiralty have caused an old steamer's
funnel to be sent from Woolwich fer that purpose.
Commander R. S. Hewlett, late gunnery lieutenant of
the Illustrious is appointed commander of the Excellent,
in place of Captain Begot, promoted.
Letters have been received from her Majesty's brig
Kingfisher, from Teneriffe, dated the Bth of December.
She had a very wet and bad passage out. It was in-
tended to call at Madeira, but the tempestuous state of
the weather would not admit of Commander Brown
going in. The Kingfisher was to sail on the 9th of De-
cember, and the officers hoped -to get to the Island of
Ascension by Christmas-day.
The enlargement of the new steam basin at the north
part of the dockyard having been approved, the neces-
sary orders from the Admiralty have this week been is-
sued, and the work will be carried into operation with-
out loss of time. The place called the Buildings has
been cleared of all the erections, and now belongs to the
Crown. The basin and east sea wall are to be extended
300 feet. Two additional docks are to be made on the
east side of the basin, capable of holding the largest sized
steamers; on the west side there is a double dock in a
' forward state, one entrance being from the harbour,
and the other from the steam basin. At the
north angle of the dockyard a fifth new dock ia
toAbheairnd.,
to be made, instead of a building slip, and!
this will open direct from the harbour. The contractor.
Mr. Peter Rolte, has now about 500 mechanics and la-
bourers at work on this great undertaking, and as the
or landing place, for the use of the inhabitants of the
season advances will takteeryonanadbemnat
town, will be formed to the eastward ?f the dockyard,
g2aoz oi
nme oarree.
and as Frederick's 13s"
ard, another battery will be made, to
eluded in the dock,'
es on either side, and in front.
command the approach
The west and south walls of the basin are already biailt.
up a considerable height, and about 150 masons are ord-
cupled on them.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 9.—The Grampus, 50 guns, Capt.-
H. B. Martin,
having grounded every low water, at her
moorings opposite the Woolwich Dockyard, is to have
her bottom examined at Greenhithe, on Saturday, by the
divers from the flag-ship at Sheerness.
The Polyphemus steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Spark, was paid off on Tuesday ; and the Black Eagle
steam-vessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook, and the
Lightning, Master-Commander Brockman, were paid,
wages on the same day, to the 30th of June ast.
APPOINTMENTS.
To the Gladiator—Lieutenant George Webster.
To the Phoenix—Assistant-Surgeon R. Galen, M.D.,
confirmed; Richard Hire, clerk.
To the Grampus—W. L. Pemberton, naval cadet.
To the Harpy steam-vessel—W. L. Summit, master's
assistant.
To the Terrible steam-frigate--Mr. Charles Keys,
gunner, vice Houghton.
To the Dasher steam-vessel—William Pitt, third
engineer, vice Eyres, promoted. ,
The Emma Eugene, hired convict ship, was brought
down from Deptford on Thursday, to moorings off the
Royal Arsenal, to take on board female convicts for
Hobart Town.
CHATHAM, JAN. 9.—The Scout, 16 guns, was com-
missioned on the Bth inst., by Commander William
Loring hoisting his pendant. She is to have a comple-
ment of 130 men and officers. Lieutenant W. H. Alcock,
from the Canopus, 80 guns, at Portsmouth, is appointed .
to this ship. The Raleigh, 50 guns, fitting in dock as
an advanced ship, has had an additional number of.
hands put on her this week, to complete her as soon as
possible.

_ . .
gret to
DEATH OF MR. JAMES DEWAB.--We re
at his residence yesterday
announce the death of this eminent musician,
Lexpinreids
loss will be severely felt by mthoemproin
b has been an especial
I ssiton of which he was
so-foehryetthheeirpubrlailfwuilthhawrinhoo:,
favourite.
His arrangement melodies will long be cherished
tuhseic'geeenuine spirit of nationality for which
for
ornament,o f forty
national overtures and Yame:audrecal'iiof some of our finest
by
ynd
fm"mhe associated; and although others may
d Mr. D ' lk.
are so dlsting u 1 s h e . De war's ar s Ind and unassuming
they
manner won for him the universal respect and esteem of all _
ehs
jewmipt
with
i loverscwi t:
those
be found occupying a more prominent position in the musical
circles, we may confidently assert that no one has done more
for Scottish music than Mr. Dewar.—Caledonian Mercury of
Monday.
SCILLY.—On Sunday, the 4th instant,‘:the French
brig Leoni, from Charente, laden with brandy, for Liverpool,
in beating up St. Mary's Sound, missed stays, and went on
shore on St. Agnes, where her masts were cut away, and the
following tide she was got off, making but little water, and
will be towed in to-day (Monday) if the weather keeps fine.
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