The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-22 00:00:00

S N.) JANUARY o
9

1846,

PRICE SD.

IVII LIVIA 'IV A L L 0 T.
. THE LaNDON..and PROVINUIAL -MILITIA • SUBSTI-
TUTE ASSURAI4.(CE COMPANY.
'(Provisionally Registered.) .
A full Prospectus .of
.-t#his Company will be published on the pro •
mitigation of Uoveriintent • o'rders for proceeding with the Ballot,
'Thu Company will assure sums of 51., and upwards, at proporticin-
ably IoW premiums. •The members will be guaranteed by a Sub-
scribed Capitar,,and a .highly respectable' body of Shareholders, Di-
rectors, and Trustees.
Further itiforniatioii'mny h obtained 'nil' application to the under.
signed; at No. 3, Bond-court, Walbrook:
Letters from the country promptly replied to.
. ',ll2r.arden • JAMES: STEVENS; liinager
WA NTED TO
,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 20.—The Ariel steam vessel, Lieutenant-
COmmander Mudge, ,has arrived at Woolwich, from Dover,
to be paid of and her offieers and 'crew will be transferred
to-morrow to the Onyx steam-vessel, destined for the same
'ger-vice:as the-Arid was lately engaged upon. The Onyx.is
expected to.be the fastest, boat upon the Dover station, her
speed, when tried down,the rivet., being at the rate of 16i
statute miles per hour... • • . •
The Goodwill-arrived.-fronv Deptford on Saturday, and, the
Duck sailed for Chatham on the same lay. •
The Amphion, .I 6 guns, launched at Woolwich Dock-yard
on Wednesday last, was to Weit to the East ludiadocks to-day,
to be fitted With her engines.
PORTSMOUTH, TURSDAY.—An awful gale has been blowing
all night from the south-east, and the sea has been dashing
over the walls of the town, deluging the habitations along
shore: The elemental war has not even yet abated,. and much
damage will, it"-is reared, hi diSeovered to -hate been'sus-
tained by the shipping. The schooner Ann and Elizabeth,
of Fowey, from Cardiff, laden. with• iron, for London, drove
rroai her two anehors at .Spithead last night, about nine
o'clock,. and struck on the Spit-, where she thumped and
sank. The captain and crew were in the rigging
the Whole of the night, until eight _o'clock this
tnorning„ when they
were resceed,.in a state of great exhaus...
tion,--by . -Retiben Maine, Portsmotith iWaterinan. Six hands ( including the captain)_ were-thus;saved:from appa-
rently inevita'6le death. The 'tern of the schooner has since
been
l 4eleody(d,,
inprosdmvpintly every over ~herwashed :out;-' and :th'ei ica:44 making' a clear. breach
: • Messrs. Gareaft gibbon, the agents to
c
tashrseisetaraigancea,ll anadnehsoursc-
and other steres,
theall thatare,
ine' lothes' and. :property
g'b ut
rails, three.
have been lost. The captainwas putting his deSk,
containing.' all his savingr.- into • the long-boat, : which was got•-•out: directly, the--'vemel. struck, when a. heavy:,
sea struck her ancl„smeshed,_4l to pieces, together with the
_diak and itieenteßtgt:*4ickiYqf#,-Aost--- The schooner struck
add less.7;than Ave•minutes. ,The • captain and men-
describe the night as ttuly,awful. Messrs. Garratt and Gib.„
bon have%W•heaVy 'Cutter fieaitlie wreck to endeaveur. to
save whata-possible. orttie Cargo-; and when the weather.
moderates, dockyard lighters will be sent out to endelvour to
,weigh.themreek:. -*() • - The stUdenti of the Royal Naval College will resurr their
professional studies on Thursday. .
-The'Nedtiltis; 10,,Eletitettant-toninianderli'Dowei, earner
,into harbour thil afternoon. W believe she suffered war;
ralderably in the'gale lastnight. . • ' ••
The Grampus, 50, Captain Martin,-C,B; has received orderi
to proceed to Plymouth to complete her complement. . •
The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, remains- at -Spithead ; but
her gallant captain is on Admiralty leave.
- The Scourge steam-bomb-vessel, Commander
,Caffin, -will
leave the basin on Thursday. She will ship..the mortar bed
of the Xtn a to-morrow.,. - .
The Lords'of the Admiralty are expected to visit this port
in a few days. - • . .
The AptilrO troop ship;" Commander Radcliffe, sailed from.
Rio for Monte Video on the .27th. of November, under orders
'front The British Minister at Rio. • '
The Cyclops steam,sloop, Captain Lapidge, arrived at Rio,
with dispatches for the British Minister on the 7th of De-
' cember, when it was ruilioured that the Minister would de-
tain the Cyclops to return to-England in.
The Express, 6, Lieutenant-Conimander Herrick, arrived
at Rio. on the 28th of Novemb-er,. from Falmouth, 'with
mails.

BORROW, IN T‘VO
;Amounts, the stun of 30/. for one month, and 50/. for two
months. The rate of Interest for the use of the money will be six-
pence per pound per week. Any reasonable amount of property of
well , known value , will be deposited with, any respectable party
'willing to treat with the advertiser.
'Address (letter free) Mr, ¶hompson, 52, Barbican. ,_ .

O. 1,. COVENTRY-.STREET, "'OPPOSITE
the new entrance to Leicester-square.
We co,dlntie to sell' the'First Class' -Conon, • similar to the late
East India Conlpany's True Old :Soucliong.Flavotti, at 4s. 4d. per lb.
This tea baring met with such extraordinary patronage, we can re-
commend It still more 'strongly to families now returning to town for
tke season, being the cheapest Tea ever offered to the public.
.PASSAM, SMITH and (70 , Tea and Coffee pealers.

ASAM TEA.—The' finest flavoured, Ino4t eco-
nomical (on account of its great strength), and the most
dins* Tea to procure in, London ;in a „genuine state, can be ob-
tained at the warehouse of the ASAM TEA COMPANY, No. 11,
Croaked-lane, King William-street; City, or of the authorised agents:
—Wllmott, Italian warehouseman, Qracechurch-street, City ; Wat-
son, confectioner, Upper SG' yukar-strett, Tort Man-square ; John
William Burrows, confectioner,-38, 17pp_er Albany street, 'Regent's
Perk ; Gill, Italian warehouseman, 149, Regent-street ; Oox, jun.,
confectioner, Camberwell ;,111eckley and. Co., confectioners, Rye-
lane, Peckham; Giles, Italian warehouseman, Stockwell-street,
Greenivich.

CAUTION. --Tbe -Liam Tea, is packed, in • coloured "rrapPers, from
two •unces to one pound, with the arms and aedress of the.
Company on the face of tlie wrapper. 'Theirseal 'is also affixed at
eaeh end, without which.. none is genuine, Fine Black, 55.; Best
Ditto, 6s. ; Fine Green, 6s. ; Best Ditto, 75.; Mixed Tea, ss. 4d. per lb.
, ,T.B. A. few Country Agents Wiinted.

The Cruiser, 16, Commander Fanshawe, sailed from Trin-
ecinalee on the 19th of November, for Moulmein.
The Vulture steam-frigate, Oapiain,lPDougall, arrived at
Trincomalee, from Spithead,,on the 22d of November.
An accident happened this morning to one. of the men
in the employ of Mr. Peter Bolt, the contractor for the
works of the new steam basin, &c., in this dockyard, by
which his arm was so dreadfully fractured from one of the
piles falling upon him that it is feared amputation must be
performed. •
The Rodney, 92,( Captain Collier, C. 8., in dock, is now
under the hands of the dockyard officers and artisans, who
have commenced making the alterations in the internal fit-
ments
of the ship already mentioned.

FATAL ACCIDENT. on the SOUTH-

EASTERN RAILWAY.

We regret to state that 'a fatal accident,"by which one in-
dividual losthialife andannther was 'much injured, occurred
on Monday night, or rather between twelve and one o'clock
on Tuesday morning.. 'On .the arrival of the luggage train
from Dover, at the bridge which crosses a river about a mile
from Tonbridge, one of the abutments, owing, it is supposed,
to the overflowing of the Water and_higb wind which pre-
vailed at the time, gave way, and as soon as the, engine en-
tered upon the bridge; one of the iliche,s• fell and the
engine, tender, and two of the luggage waggons, together
with the efigine-driver and stoker (tirothers), of the name of
Doyle, were precipitated into the water. There were se-
veral other luggage carriages attached to the train, but
they were not injured. The deceased was a young man
about twenty-seven years of age, and bore a most respect-
able character. At the time the accident happened the train
was proceeding at a moderate rate.. The stoker is severely
hurt, but not considered dangerously. The French mail,
which ought to have been at the terminus at London-bridge
yesterday morning at five o'clock, in consequence of the acci-
dent did not arrive until ;eleven o'clock. The downward
trains left 'London on,Tuesday morning at the usual time,
planks having been placed across the bridge on which 'pas-
sengers and could be safely conveyed over the river,
where another train vra;i.in iyaitingp receive . theni: Up to
the time the latest intelligence was, received, the engine,
' tender 'kid' two luggage waggons remained• in the water,
and therefore the extent o(the injury and loss of property
cannot at present be ascertained.
We hear that when the-two unfortunate men were thrown
into the water, one of the brothers, by hill intrepidity rescued
the other from a Watery grave ; but. he was.so dreadfully in-
jured and exhausted, that he died on the bank of the river
_kfaunciivithwicinyvtfliK,Absstelion, The body of the
was otherwise injured. There were fortunately no passengers,
and the two brothers are the only per Sons injured.
On Tuesday afternoon the bridge was so far repaired that the
trains Were able to pass Without interruption.

STRIKING"—FEATURE IN THE
-SPORTING .317 ORLD.
A "new black" has recently arrived from America, of the
of W. Perry, from-Annapolis, in-Nova Scotia, anxious
to acquire pugilistic fame, and has 'thrown up' his hat in the
P.R. as a regular-tone-of-defianee. - But, nevertheless, he has
not come to quarrel about the,Oregon territory, the annexa-
tion Of the Texas, the repeal of the corn-laws, or_ the opening
of the ports, but ultimately' to decide whether the Champion-
ship shall belong to the New .or the Old World. Johnny
Broome held out his hand to the man of colour, saying,
"Welcome, my-boy; country or colour are all the same to us
Englishmen ; we only want good, uns ; and if you can show
us that quality, you shall rot want for patrons." Perry is a
fine-looking young. man,. and stands 6ftl Itin. in height,
weighing rather more than I,.stinie.. His nob has
nothing ferocious attached ,to it. ',His face rather
pleasing than otherivise. He had heard Of the battles of the
late brave, high-couraged Molineux., and he resolved to
tread 'in hit steps, if poisible, and be on the gui vine to
get at the stop'of. the treein the P.R. The • challenge from
Perry was not suffered to, lie on the table; but. Burton, from
weighing something more thin 12 stone, and said
to possess good milling dualities, made a match with, the
black for 151. a side, which came off yesterday. ,"It was
to be a quiet day," the Fancy observed, and the patrons of
boxing steamed it dowilold Father Thames on the sly to-
gether in perfect harmony, and as to the name of the
place, mum was the order of the day—but the boxers
were to land it the first convenient spot which
offered itself to prevent the interference of the beaks and the
blue bottles. The office was to be• ready—quick, and to
go to work without 'lost of time. ',They, landed before they
came to Gravesend, and the men appeared in the ring "with
the utmost alacrity. The black looked like a dangerous oppo-
nent, with a potent arm capablo of doing masterly execution,
and the winning man. He smiled at Burton with confidence,
showed no hesitation on his part, and seemed "eager for the
fray," and soon showed himself a. troublesome customer.
"fle'llto," Said Johnny Broome. I 'never saw Molineux ;
but, his parallel ' I think is in the . ring to day, and
he shall be matched with some of the "Big Ones yet."
The black took thF lead-1n greatatyle, and kept it; nobbing
his opponent with ease; and the first eight minutes convinced
the spectators how the'baftle must termitiate, and in twenty
minutes. Burton was so punished, and had not the slightest
chance in his favour, when the Nita was declared the con-
queror. He appeared at Johnny Broome's last night, with-
out the least appearance that he had been ..exhibitting
prowess in the ring. -Penh is sure to prove a teazer a f
of the "Big Ones," and Gaunt, Tess Parker, .&c.,
must look out.

The Right Hoyt. and Airs..W. Ewart Gladstone
entertained at dinner on Tuesday evening, at the Right Hon.
Gentleman's, mansion ,Carlton House• terrace, the Bishop of
Jamaica ; Mr. Alexander Wood, of the Emigration-olke;
Mr. Steveas, of the Colonial-office; and other gentlemen
connected with that department; Mr. Bonham, late of the
Ordnance; Dr. Phillimore, and others. Covers were laid
for sixteen.

INCREASE OP SHIPPING, IN THE WEST 'INDIA
•DoCK.—The amount of shipping in the West India Dock,
according to the rotation furinshed for_the.last year, com-
mencing in January, and ending in December, 1845, was no*
less than 1,307, being considerably above the amount from
the opening in 1802. The amount is expected to be eonsi,
derably increased u soon,4trliliecborunantc.hes linhellofbe,raipoty.
communicating with 'the
Pleti.LUtil'tlTY CitimutiioßD' ana
extraer-
. .
dinary fact,' that with a population of between seven and
eight thousand personsin,Chelmsford, there has not been a
death registered in the pariah for a month.—Essexiferaid•
No WAlt 'Whit -AMERICA:--A -Yankee skipper,
who arrived at Liverpool a few days'ago, on being asked by
a Liverpool merchant, if there ,WllB to be a war between
England_ and the 'United States, replied—" Can't guess. We
an't-got no navy We • an'tlgot no - army;- and. I'll be if
we've got credit .nowhere.. One thing's certain, if there is
a war, our whalers will all be picked up; and New York,
and Boston, and perhaps Washington, will be. smoked out;
but, never mind, I feel my dander getting up, and see if
I can't do the Britishers; let them take care of their seventy-
fours."

THE EXPLOSION OP FIRE-DAMP IN MONMOUTH-
SHIRE;,—NEWPOET, SATURDAY EVENINOO-,NOVRithatanding
the vigour with which the search has been carried on for the
missing bodies, iveare sorry to say that up to a late hour this
afternoon,but two have been discovered, which- make thirty
in all broughtput deal.,,. There are.. five more, in, the pit,
whose fate is placid beyond' the reach of hope or '-succour.
At ten o'clock yesterday, the jirry, Who had been.empanneled_
to inquire. into: the,;cirOuinslanM...4l4is frightful .disaster,
assembled at the Albert Inn, .Risca., The, Coroner, Mr.
William 'l3rewet, 'pinned 'the proceedings' '-an ela7
borate' detail, 'Of the distressing' oceurrence, . and in
an impteaskve manner pointed . out to, the jury the
feiPor,fibilitY Which 'rested UPOUAltem in 'the inves-
tigatiOn 'Ofqt • subjeelf- so tailifullyitYiporiant arthat, Which
they, we**about, entering upon. Mr. John G..Phillpotls and
Air. Owen, Solicitors, appeared' to Witch
,the proceedings on
behalf Of ihe relatiVes offaeveral of ;the ill-fated-sufferers,
and ,thiring the:examination of the witnesses took a prominent
part in, eliciting evidence, which would tend-to explain tb,e;
cause of the accident. 'Thb inquiry lasted for eeretr bodrs,
during which time foiir witnesses were ex.arnioed, Whose to*--,
tiinony was •exceedingly conflicting. The ,inquisiticintil:Y):
then adjournod to the- 4th of Februry, in order to
time for an inspection of the sad 'scene adeath bi,.a mineral
ffigveyor, whoqq,report, would be sll,binatt,"l to th• e Jug•

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recommendation_that he could manage to
litinenl in case of a dissolution
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The Tprilm' EcipiaßlsiSal",OiceV-IpNriCricliApaLls.CoOfLthLeEGue? colleges
are new assembled in Dublin, ter the purpose of ap-
pointing professors and shaping- the statutes for the govern-
ment Df Ihe colleges. The principals are—Dr. Kane, Cork;
Rev. Dr. Kirwan, Galway; and Rey. Dr. Henry, BellaA.
The'vice-principals are—Mr. Berwick, Galway; Dr. Ryall,
Cork; and Dr. Andrews, Belfast., The duty. of selecting
professors and shaping the statutes is vested in the principals
and vice-principals alone, and the statcment-tbat a board was
to be appointed for the purpose is totally unfounded.
- - REPEAL ASSOQIATION...
The weekly meeting of the Asiociation held this day was
most numerously attended, in anticipation of hearing what
determination had keen. Arrived at by the Repeal members,
wha metthis morning in the- committee-room of 'the Asso-
ciation, at the suggestion of Mr. O'Connell. At one o'clock_
thellonourable Gentleman entered the hall, and moved that
Daniel Callaghan, Esq., M.P. lbr Cork, take the chair.
The CliAinkAN expressed the gratitu le he felt in being
called upon to preside over the nieeting of the Association on
his first appearanCe in*Conciliation all. It gave him the
greatest satisfaction to witness such au assemblage of re-
pealers, and for his part he could sincerely declare,As the re-
sult of- observation, reflection, and. conviction, that he be-
lieved Ireland -could never nit in the position she ought to
occupy without- A 'domestic- legislature: In his opinion, it
was useless to look to England for amelloratinn, "and in their
own exertions alone could they hope for redress.
Mr. O'CoisCELL-announced his intention of starting his
:youngest son,elllr. Daniel O'Connell, jun., f.,r Dundalk at the
next election, and he felt sure that he being a namesake of
his oivr.,.would not tarnish him in the eyes of the repealere
of that town. He would therefore Move that the ASsociation
do recommend Daniel O'Connell, jun., to the special consi-
deration of, the repealers of the 'town of Dundslk.
The motion-was then put-and carried.
MEETING .OF-REPEAL MEMBERS.
O'Cosnsira; said that the repeal Alembets had not met
so 'numerously as might hive been expected, iii consequence
of the dinner to the members for Limerick city and county,
which was to take place on Wednesday. Five Members were
thus necessarily absent.' At the time that he suggested the
propriety of calling the meeting in question, it was his opinion
' that the debate on-the corn-laws would take place on Thurs-
day, hut he had since been informed that no important busi-
ness could come before the House of Commons till Monday
next.: Under- these circumstances he considered it more desir-
able to postpone•till Friday next the meeting of the Irish
lishemoalr 7,ssaenthdbtlleita,tinßstaeadey
diocs m
Hotel,eetin in b
g in Conciliation
hopeciliati thatonlla
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someahey
Irish representatives, Who might have an objection to come
here,- might--be induced to meet them on more neutral
gTQund. He expressed his conviction that it was the duty
'of every Member of Parliament to attend in the House of
Commons on the opening of the session, that he might
learn what . were the intentions •of the • Government.
`The approaching famine and pestilence, and the duty of
Buurs to
rglngonavtthrte Gtohveernemalaanuititt:,:er tetencdeessreidty
hiscf adoptingpreee m
moree a -
n necessary' in the House of 43oinniOns than in Conciliation
hall.
mTheeetingtobeheld o
matter, however,n F
wroiudla, whendybem
threfey wouldullycotl havesidc:redat the
the assistance of several gentlemen--in whom the Irish people
reposed unlimited confidence. The great- object he bad in
view in calling the proposed meeting was to meet, if possible,
the overtures of the _Evening Mail for the formation of a na-
tional party. The Honourable Gentleman then read an ar-
ticle which appeared in a late number of that journal, headed
" Divide et it:were," recommending the object he had ad-
verted to. To mark his opinion of the sentiments contained
in it, I* would move its insertion on the minutes in perpetuam
rei memoriam.
After brief speeches from other members, •
Mr..O'Coxissaa. said another reason why he intended going
to Parliament was to see what England intended to do with the
foreign relations. It was idle to conceal the fact that America
had virtually declared war against England. The reports of
the debates in the American. Senate, Pled him with apprehen-
sions—the Message of the President itself was mildnesS in com-
parison with them. The Honourable Gentleman then pro-
ceeded to urge on the Government the necessity of conciliatin g
Ireland if they expected her co-operation in the coming
struggle.
At the termination of the proceedings the rent for the week
was announced to be 367/. 3s. 2d.
The meeting then adjourned.

COMPULSORY MILITARY
SERVICE.
PUBLIC MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.-IVhen it became known in
Birmingham that Government intended to re-organise the
militia, balloting clubs were immediately set on foot, and a
very strong feeling against the proposal soon discovered
itself. The Peace Association considered it necessary that
a public meeting should be held on the subject, and, having
applied for the use of the Town-hall for the occasion, were
gratified to find it placed at their disposal free of Charge.
The meeting was then fixed to be held on the evening of the
20th, its objects being thus defined, "to petition Parliament
against the proposal to call out the militia, and in favour of
introducing an arbitration clause in our treaties with foreign
powers."
At half-past. six o'clock this evening the ball was opened,
and soon after great numbers were in attendance, the plat-
form being oceupied by mort et our influential' townsmen,
the side galleries by ladies, and the body of the building by
working men. •
The chair having been taken by the Rev. Thos. Morgan,
a few pertinent observations were made, after which the
following rest/intim& were • parsed. The leading speakeiv
were Joseph Sturge, Esq., Rev. Thomas , Swan, Rev. P.
Lebree, Rev. John Burnet, of London. • ;
".1. That while there is a large and increasing number of
our fella** .countrymen who hold the opinion that war in
every shape-U contrary. to the spirit and precepts of the
Gospel, this meeti"g declares its conviction that the people
in general are opposed to military establishments, both as a
vast unnewssary expense, and as a great moral injury to
the nation.

"2. That the measures contemplated. by Government for
enrolling the militia have created both surprise- and alarm.
and this ins Aing protests against them for these reasons :
Because a .studini army in time of peace is repugnant to
aii7t atii` tee 'mil; tilt' lir ill rrVel3l4sl3b secPthiPkillifetral

justice on the working classes, inasmuch as wile the
wealthy. may provide a substitute, the' poor man has no
alternative but the gaol, or else to forsake his family and the
pursuits of honest industry for an irksome and demoralising
servitude. Because the infliction of imprisonment, or the
seizure of goods, will be an act of grievous oppression to
_those who, as a matter of conscience, can neither submit to
personal service in the militia, tiortoparties to. providing a
substitute: Lastly, because at a time when the principles
of peace are so much more widely recognised than in former
years, and the nation is anticipating the extension ,and esta-
blishment of friendly commetmal relations all over the world.
any measnre is to be deprecated which would withdraw a
large body of men from the occupations of productive in-
dustry, especially to learn the arts of war and destruction.
" That Parliament be petitioned to authorise the insertion
of a clause in all treaties with foreign Powers, binding the
respective parties, in case of any dispute, to submit it to the
arbitration of some neutral Power." .

FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES. - The working classes
here have had a meeting, at which it was resolved to petition
Parliament on behalf of Frost, Williams, and Jones, the
Chartist convicts. Arrangements are also in progress for
memorialising the Crown for their pardon ; and we under-
gaud that Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. William Scholefield, and
some other influential gentlemen have been applied to, to
present the memorial to Sir James Graham, Bart. They
are quite ready to comply .with this request.