The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Janus steam-sloop, on the
• design of Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, went out
yesterday morning with her noble designer on board, also
Commander Caffin, of the Scourge, and Mr. Taplin, machinist
of this dockyard, to make another trial of her engines upon
the rotatory principle. She left the jetty at a quarter before
ten o'clock, and proceeded slowly out of harbour under steam,
but not with her full power on. The Rattler, screw steam-
sloop, Commander Smith, followed soon after, to attend upon
her in case of accident. The Janus was lightened of every-
thing which could safely be dispensed with, consequently
her draught of water was so reduced, that she was enabled
to cut across the Spit bank, which. shortened the distance
considerably in making out; whereas the Rattler, although
going at but little more than half speed, and compelled to
round the anchorage of Spithead, gained so quickly upon the
Janus, that she gave her the go-by at the Lazaretto
off the Motherbank, where :soon after the Janus was com-
pelled to lie to to screw up some of her machinery, which bad become deranged. Both vessels then steamed on
for Southampton, where they moored for a short time, and
then started on their return. The Janus, however, met with
her usual luck, and broke the chain of her starboard wheel
on coming Cowl' the Southampton: Water, which compelled
her to relinquish working the engine on that side the vessel,
and hoist sail to assist her on her way home. She came into
harbour about six o'clock, and the Rattler about half-an-
hour before her. On this trip the greatest speed made by the
anus was 6 and 6 knots. She started with 11 revolutions,
which increased to 16 per minute. tier speed under steam
alone was 6 and 6. The result of the trial has proved that
the Janus cannot be worked upon the rotatory principle
safely at present, nor long without disarrangement of the
machinery. 'She is, of course, now hors du combat.
The Retribution.. steam-frigate, Captain Lushington,
is
being fitted with a connecting-beam to strengthen her paddle-
boxes. She will be ready fur sea in a few days. She has 520
tons of coal in her bunkers.

The Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland, arrived at Madeira,
from Spithead, on the 31st of December, en route to join the
squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, Commander •
in-Chief on the West India and North American station. A
private letter, dated " Madeira, Jan. 4," says, "We arrived
here on the 31st of December. We experienced a most
awful gale in the Boy of Biscay, which lasted three days, which we weathered in most unprecedented style, not strain-
ing a timber, nor carrying away any portion of our gear,
which, considering this is the first trip of our craft, is very much to the credit of that much maligned officer, the Sur-
veyor of the Navy, on whose design I believe we were
constructed. No casualty of any kind happened, which is
more than astonishing, considering the terrific weather we
encountered. We are very easy in a sea, and in all other
respects a most excellent ship. We sail to-morrow, the sth,
for Bermuda, to relieve, it is said, the Eurydice, 26, Captain
G. Elliot, whose time expired in February. We are all well
on board."

The Lizard steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Tylden,
arrived at Madeira from this port on the 15th of January, and
sailed again on the 20th for Rio, en route to the Pacific.
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, arrived at Madeira
on the 26th ult., and sailed on the 29th for Bermuda.
The Alecto steam-sloop, Commander Austen, on her way
to join the squadron in the River Plate, under Rear-Admiral
Englefield, was spoken on the 11th ult., in lat. 12 51 S.,
long. 32 W.
The Fanny, yacht of the Commander-in-Chief Admiral
Sir Charles Ogle, .Bart., is in the Camber, fitting with a new
deck.
WEDNzsDA.Y.—The Janus, having adjusted her "wrongs,"
left the harbour this morning about nine o'clock to make
another trial, it being asserted, that if she can make 20 revo-
lutions per minute she will succeed. The Rattler again at.,
tended her.
The Fairy, royal yacht, Master-Commander R. W. Roberts,
went out this morning and down to Cowes to try the vessel
and screw. The, whole of the arrangements for her Majesty's
reception on Friday have been made by Master-Commander
Roberts, and the Admiralty have been pleased to- express,
through Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-
Chief, their unqualified approbation.
The Semarang, 26, Captain S:r Edward Belcher, arrived at
Manilla on the sth of December from China. She brought
the crew and part of the treasure (80,000 dollars) of the
Bremen brig Expi ess, bound from Mazatlan for China, but
wrecked at the'port of Mauanivv in a gale on October 9.
The Sapphire troop-ship, Master• Commander Fittock,
arrived at Singapore from Calcutta on the 29th of December,
and sailed on the 31st for Hong-Kong.
The Serpent, 16, Commander Neville, arrived at Singapore
from Moulmein on the 29th of December, and sailed on the
6th ult. for England, to be paid off.
The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Gifford, arrived at
Hong-Kong from Macao on the 6th of December.

ROSSINI AND DUPREZ.
We extract from the France Musicale a correspondence
between these great artists:—

DUPREZ TO ROSSINI.
"My dear and illustrious Master,—To you am I indebted
for my earliest and deepest musical impressions; to you
also do I owe a part of my success, owing to the powerful
in-
fluence of your works. Would it be taken as a proof of my
Just finished on 4 The
the dedication of a Treatise that 1 haivseji
admiration, and of my gratitude,
Art of Singing?' - My claims to publish h such a work, and to
ill begged you to accept
the school of my excellent master, Choron ;
pursued at
' exercise of my profession at the principal
offer it to you, are :—ten years of vocal and musical study,
Theatrestwecnstryears
of Europe, and the constant observation of
lyrics
ejvarious talents that I have heard during my career. My
work is doubtless still very imperfect; I may be only a
singer, and, perhaps, little or nothing as a composer. If you
wish It, then, I will forward you what may interest you,
perhaps, in my work, and I should regard as the highest
favour, my der master, any observations or corrections that
you might be so kind as to make. Honour me, I beg, with a
reply, and believe in all my sentiments of admiration.
" Paris, Dec. 26, 1845."
" G. DUPREZ.
" ROSSINI TO DUPREZ.
~ Dear Friend,—l accept with delight the dedication that
you have been kind enough to offer me of your new method
of singing; a method which will be worthy of its author.
When one sings as you sing, good lessons are unavoidable.
You have undertaken a great work. I am sure that your
efforts will be rewarded by the unanimity with which your
new doctrines will be received. Accept the sentiments of
gratitude of him who loves to call himself your admirer and
friend,
" G. ROSSINI.
" Bologna, Feb. 5, 1846."

BLOOD BOUNDS.—The following feat was performed
on Wednesday morning :—Mr. Bellow, of Adderbury, had
a sheep at turnips doing amiss, so he ordered a butcher and a
labourer to kill it in the field at midnight, and each take a
clean shoulder in baskets, (leaving all the rest), and start for
a round of three miles of most intricate ground, Mr. Bellow
not knowing one foot of the track. The men started with the
clean mutton at half-past one in the morning. Mr. Bellow at
half-past eight took his blood hounds to the carcase, at which
they smelt, but did not attempt to eat, instantly throwing up
their noses, giving tongue, and away they went, running
through a lot of men who were planting trees, across a turnip
field, through a pen of sheep, and then through a herd of cattle;
they now mended their pace, until it became smart running,
and ran into the mutton at half-past nine, when the hounds
. were rewarded with the meat, and they then showed great
eagerness to be off again. Mr. Bellow, at the moment, not
knowing what it meant, called them in. The fact turned
out that the butcher they had been hunting• having left the
meat, had gone a mile elsewhere to kill a pig, and the
hounds were on the trail. It will be seen that the hounds
were not put on till eight hours after the meat was removed,
and yet they made a splendid and sure run. Is sheep steal-
ing a safe speculation ?—Banbury Guardian.
THREATENED FAMINE ON TEE WESTERN COAST.—
We regret to have to state that we have received various com-
munications frem parties in whole veracity every coutidence
'
can be placed, representing that there exist the most appall leg
prospects of a . c .ern...ie in a few weeks, at farthest, with regard
mhena
Galway, particularly in the district o
All hope of a' extending
from
to a large portion of the populatiofn
Goofmt . Western Coast of
Costello Lodge to Lettermulten, productive herring
going the roan
fishery on the Connemara .oeast hats,for the present Season, passed
expectations formed that by the winter's flshery the
away, and the
that the Hon. Member for Stockport has had
people would have, in some measure, been enabled to bear the ex-
tensive loss which they have incurred by the potato disease, have
.ToAiipitaedia—gGraa/pethyryhrt:tsireZ
a relapse "at his residence in Connaught-place ;'' Mr. CObsi
beenm cao.meploeSteDlyEdifi
not live there, axd is gradually improving in health at Xer ea does
of the papers implying
Sir George Clerk, it is stated, will Dr, cepir°c4:
diately to Calcutta. Major.cieneral Sir Geo • ' '--
-me-
the
Council on eoeount ofhis health. George Pollock retires from
THE ELECTRIC GIRL.- The
by the Paris Academy of Sciences to Commission appointed
pheno-
menon, report in the sitting of the 23d
inst.,
this curious snit had beau obtaued, the - nst., that no satisfactory re-
C Alin being s
u hown by non presence of electricity in Ante/ague
nation ls *,bout to be made.
e of the tests employed. Another exam!.
The Marchioness of Londonderry h
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A DILL TO REGULATE IJINT STOCK BANKS IN SCOTLAND AND LAND.
(Note.—The word'sprinted in Italics are prOposed to le inoc y
serted in the Committee.)
- Whereas, an Act was passed in the sixth year of the reign
of Her Majesty, intituled, "An Act to regulate Joint Stock
Banks in England ;" and it is expedient to extend the 1 re-
visions of the said Act to Scotland and Ireland; Be it enacted
by the. Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the':-.d. vice
and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Correa. isne
in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority
of the same, that all the provisions.of the said Act (except ail
hereinafter excepted) shall extend to Scotland and Irelands
and to every Company or more than Six persons, who shall
carry on the trade or business of Bankers in Scotland or iris
land after the passing of this Act, as if the first recited Act
were herein re-enacted, with the substitution of the words
"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," instead of
the word" England," wherever the same is found in the said
Act : Provided al ways, that nothing herein contained
shall extend to apply toSectland or Ireland so much of the
said recites Act as declares what Companies shall be
trading o‘o:apanies within the provisions of am Act passed
in
the eighth ear of the reign of liar Majesty, imitated., " Ass Act tor facilitating the winding up the Affairs of Joint Stock
Companies to meet their Pecuniary Engagements:" Prov Wed
also, that where, by the first-recited Act certain enactments are made with reference to agreements or covenants of to-
partnership entered into on or before the sixth day of May
next, before the passing of the said Act, and Companies care
rying on or established for the purpose of carrying on the
trade or business of bankers in England, on or before the
said sixth day of May, the same enactments shall be ex.
tended and deemed to apply to Scotland and Ireland, to
agreements or covenants of co-partnership, entered into .on cr
before the eighteenth day of July, last, past. and Companies
carrying on or estabiishe'd for the purpose of carrying on tl,s
trade or business of bankers in Scotland or Ireland on or be.
fore the 'said eighteenth day of,July.
And be it declared and enacted, that nothing herein, or its
the first recited Act contained, shall be held to preclude any
creditor of any such Company in Scotland from any remedy
or proceeding now eornpetent to such creditor by the law of
Scotland . against such • Company or the partners
thereof, or the property, funds or
,effects of
such Company or of the 'partners thereof, or to
preclude any partner of any such Company in Scotland from
any remedy or proceeding now competent to such partner
by the law of Scotland against such Company or any of the
other partners thereof, or against the property, funds or effects
of such Company or, partners.
And be it enacted, that the following words and expressions
in the first-recited Act shall have in Scotland the several
meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something
in the subject-matter or context repugnant to such construe..
Lion;
(that is to say) the expression " Copy of the Register
of such marriage or other particulars of the celebration theres
of," shall be held to include all legal evidence of such mar.
siage ; the expression "Probate of the will or letters of ad.
ministration, or an official extract therefrom," Shall be held
to include the will itself, or an official extract therefrom, or
confirmation of an official extract therefrom • the expression
"Committee of such idiot or lunatic" shall beheld to include
any curator or other person having by lawful authority tho
right to receive the funds of such idiot or lunatic.
And be it enacted, that this Act may be amended
or repealed by any Act to be passed during this session
Parliament.