The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-30 00:00:00

THE FRENCH ADDRESS.

The report laid on the table at the last meeting of the
Council, recommended " that the Lord Mayor and Cor-
poration should proceed to France to present the address
adopted by the Council to the Republic of the country,
congratula,ing them upon their late glorious struggles
in the cause of libzrty,' having been read by the town

clerk,
Mr. O'CoNNELL, M.P., moved its adoption, which was
seconded.
The LORD MAYOR said any gentleman who chose
might go, but it.would not be convenient for him to go.—
(Ileac, hear.)
After a long discussion on the subject, the report was
adopted, and his Lordship was allowed a fortnight to
make up his mind.
The Council then separated.

LLOYD'S.—A general meeting of the members of
Lloyd's was held yesterday, Mr. G. R. Robinson, M.P.,
in the chair, for the purpose of receiving the half-yearly
report of the committee; after which the following votes
were unanimously passed:-51. to the widow ot John
McDonald, who lost his life in attempting to rescue the
crew ot the Pearl of Nairn, wrecked at Banff in a gale
on the 17th of November last; 20/, being 10Z each, to
the widows of two fishermen (leaving families) who lost
their lives in the attempt to save the crew of the Llan
Rumney, of Hull, wrecked on Ship Ledge, Isle of
NVight, on the 30th of December last; 51. to a surviving
fisherman who accompanied them, and 10/. to Lieutenant
Bulley's crew and the people who assisted in launching
the boat employed on that occasion; 31. 3s. to Robert
Williamson, fisherman, as a reward for his meritorious
exertions in assisting to save the crew of the Britannia,
of Ardrossan, wrecked near Thurso, on the 22d of August
last. Mr. Robinson, in alluding to the vote of 101. to the
boat's crew of Lieutenant Bulley, called attention to the
gallant and meritorious services of that officer, not only
in the case of the Llan Rumney, but also on several
other occasions, by which he had been enabled to save
no less than 48 persons from drowning, in consequence
of the wreck of their vessels. He regretted, that as
Lloyd's had on a former occasion presented Lieutenant
Bulley with the honorary silver medal, they could not,
other than verbally, further evince their sentiments in his
favour; but he hoped that his gallant conduct would be
remembered by the Admiralty. The following is a
statement of the services of Lieutenant J. Bulley, and
his boat's crew of the Coast Guard station at Atherfield,
Isle of Wight, in rescuing the crew of the barque Llan
Rumney, of Hull, 14 in number (including one fisher-
man), which ran on a very dangerous reef of rocks
called Ship's Ledge, near Brixton, Isle of Wight:—
On the morning of the 30th day of December last,
during a fresh gale, and dark thick rainy weather,
Lieutenant Bulky with his men, eight in number,
proceeded in haste to the spot, taking Domett's
rockets. From the violence of the surf and being nearly
high water, no boat could be launched, a distance of
about three miles, and at daylight fired the first rocket,
which did not reach by nearly 50 yards; a second was
fired with the same result, the ship being too far off—
about three cables' length or more. Lieutenant Bulley
took his crew back to the station, launched his boat
through a heavy surf, under shelter of the Atherfield
Rocks. A fisherman's boat, large ',and buoyant, with
three old and experienced fishermen, preceded him about
twenty minutes, went directly alongside the stranded
vessel, and was immediately turned end over by the
violence of the sea, and two poor men drowned, named
William Wearn, leaving a wife and five children de-
pending, and John Heal, leaving a wife and iva small
children also depending. The third man was hauled
on board the ship. Lieutenant Bailey (after endeavour-
ing to find the poor lost fishermen) pulled near the ship,
but was only enabled to rescue five men, being driven
from the vessel through the violence of the surf ; those
he safely landed, and proceeded a seconl time, and pro-
videntially succeeded in taking off the remainder of the
crew, including the captain and the fisherman.
OPENING OF QUEEN'S COLLE ON, LONDON.—Yes-
terday the new college, which has been established
under the sanction of her Majesty, for the instruction of
ladies, on the plan pursued in onr national universities,
was formally opened in the presence of a largo number
of distinguished persons, who have liberally contributed
to its formation. It will be remembered that two or
three years since an institution, having for its object the
assistance of governesses in temporary difficulty, was set
on foot, and was warmly supported by many of our
principal nobility. The institution was productive of
such beneficial results, and the encouraging facts that
were brought under the notice of the committee, sug-
gested the idea of a college, upon an extensive scale, for
the education of governesses and such other ladies as
might feel disposed to avail. themselves of its advantages;
and hence the establishment ot Queen's College, which
was yesterday inaugurated.
REPEAL OF THE ITNION.—Mr. John O'Connell's
notice, given on Tuesday, in the House of Coureons,
was to the effect that on Tuesday, the llth of April, he
will move the adoption of the following resolution:—
" That in order to promote and secure the essential in-
terests of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland,
and to consolidate the strength and resources of the em-
pire, it is expedient that the Legislative Union between
the said kingdoms shall be forthwith repealed; and that
accordingly, leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal
the said Legislative Union, and to enable her Majesty
to summon her Parliament of Ireland."
EMBLEM FOR IRELAND.—Different nations bare
their different representatives, derived from the animal
creation. There is the British Lion, the Austrian Eagle,
the Gallic Cock. The emblem of Ireland ought to be
the flymna, the creature—according to Wombwell 's
natural history—" wot kindness cannot conciliate, nor
hunger utine,"—Punch ,