The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Yesterday being the anniversary
of her Majesty's accession to the throne, all the ships in
commission at this port dressed in colours, and the royal
standard was hoisted on all the Government establishments
in honour of the occasion. At noon a royal salute was fired
from the Platform Battery, and the ships in harbour and at
Spithead. _ .

Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-Chief at
this port, struck his flag onboard the Victory, 104, Captain
Pasco, at sunset last evening, and shifted it to the Excellent
gunnery ship, Captain Chads.
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., superintendent of this
dockyard, returns to his duties on Tuesday at the expiration
of his extended leave. During the Gallant Admiral's absence
the duties of the dockyard have been conducted by Mr.
Fincham, the master shipwright, and not by the master-
attendant, as heretofore.
I Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., proceeded to Cowes yesterday in
the Lightning to pay his respects to her Majesty. The
Gallant Admiral returned about four o'clock, r.m., but we
regret to say, very unwell, and went to bed immediately
after arriving at the Admiralty House. The Gallant Admi-
ral has been considerably fatigued of late in his constant
attendance upon the illustrious visitors who have recently
arrived at this port.
The Fly, 18, Captain F. P. Blackwood, arrived at Spit-
head, on Friday evening, from the East India station, where
she has been engaged during the greater part of the last
four years and upwards in surveying the Torres Straits and
the coasts of the islands in that quarter. She left Sydney
on the 19th of December last, touched at Swan River on the
19th of February ; Adelaide on the 22d of January ; the
Cape, April 15, and St. Helena, the 30th. She has brought
no news, the Prince of Wales, Indianian (which sailed with
her from the Cape) having arrived upwards of a week since
and landed her mails. The Fly fell in with the squadron of
evolution, sixty miles west by north of Scilly. She brought
letter-bags from the following vessels on the Cape station :
—The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral
Dacres, Commander-in -Chief ; the Ringdove, 16, Commander
Sir W. Hoste, Bart. ; the Mutine, 12, Commander Craw-
ford ; and the Thunderbolt steamer, Commander Boyle,
having been in commission since November, 1841, she Nsia
now be paid off, and sailed this evening for Plymouth for that
purpose.
The Kamschatka Russian war-steamer, Captain Fun-
chaund, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday last from
the Mediterranean, left last night for Cronstadt and St.
Petersburgh. Whilst at Southampton the officers and crew
made purchases among the outfitters and others to the
amount of nearly 2,0001., much to the benefit and satis-
faction of the shopkeepers. She paid a visit to the same
place in September last to coal and re• store, and then
also her officers and crew spent large sums of money among
the inhabitants. She is a most formidable war steamer, and
appears to combine all the fighting and sea-worthy qualities
of one. She mounts 12 long 32-pounders on the maindeck,
where she is pierced for 16, the dismounted four she stows in
her hold, two iron 10-inch, and two brass 8-inch calibre guns
on traversing circles on the upper deck, besides boats; guns,
and field-pieces. She is of 2,300 tons, and is propelled by
two engines of 300-horse power each. Her draught of
water, when fully equipped for a long voyage, is 17 feet 6
inches only. She has only one funnel, is a full-rigged ship,
and her complement is 290. She was built in America in
1841, and has been at the service of the Empress of Russia
during her late visit to Italy. She is consequently most
superbly fitted up, and would doubtless give a very good
account of any other war steamer in the world with which
she came in hostile collision. She is undoubtedly the largest
and heaviest mounted steamer afloat.
The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert, was at Barbadoes,
en route for St. Vincent's, on the 12th ult.
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port-au-
Prince on the 14th inst. _ _

The Iris, 26, Captain Mundy, arrived at Calcutta from
Madras on the 29th of April.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander M'Donnel,
having reprovisioned and stored, sailed to resume her sta-
tion off Brighton this afternoon.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliott, has her topgallant
masts fidded ; nearly all her stores on board, and only
wants four petty officers and six able seamen to be ready
for sea. The smartness and efficiency of this crew, and
their experienced officers, was pointedly shown on Friday,
on the arrival of her Majesty, when they manned yards (al-
though not compelled to do so) in a style impossible to be
surpassed, being the only ship at the port besides the Vic-
tory that did so.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—W. Lane, J. H. Moore, and J. H. Bellamy,
to the Caledonia, for service in Plymouth Ordinary ; G, C.
Fowler, W. E. A Gordon, and H. D. Blanckley, to the In-
flexible ; W. C. Geary, to the Contest; J. A. Mends, to the
Trafalgar ; S. Fowell (additional), to the Avenger ; J. F.
Arnold to the Ocean ; H. V. Haggett, and H. Croft, to the
Crocodile ; R. C. White, to the Spartan ; J. W. Finch (1826),
to the Victory.
Masters—T. Hart, to the Inflexible • T. Arundel, to the
Contest; J. S. Pritchard, to the Brilliant.
Paymasters and Pursers—A Gilbert, acting, to the Con-
test ; J. C. Alldridge, to the Inflexible.
Mate—R T. Tuffnell, to the Constance.
Second Master—H. Hutchings, to the Ardent.
Naval Instructor—F. Curshaw, to the Brilliant.
Midshipmen—J. Packwood, to the Rodney; H. R. Baker,
to the Spartan.
Masters' Assistants—E. Goss, to the Constance ; J. M.
Hockley, to the Canopus. -
Naval Cadets—J. Blackler and J. B. Dodd, to the Spar-
tan ; It. B. North, to the Crocodile ; A. Daniel, to the Queen ;
G. T. Drake, to the Eurydice.
COAST GUARD.
Removals—Lieutenant J. Heins from Boirsand to Stone-
house-point station, vice Bellamy, the Caledonia; Lieut.
J. Coleman (b), from Frazerburgh to Leham-harbour sta-
tion, vice Dangerfleld, deceased ; Lieut. H. Atkinson, from
Portsmouth harbour, to Prawle station, vice Hippisley,
previously removed ; Lieut. J. W. Brown, from Little-
hampton to Portsmouth harbour station, vice Atkinson ;
Lieut. E. Bernard, from Elmer to Littlehampton station, vice
Brown.
Woot.wictt, JUNE 24.—The Recruit, iron brig of war, was
towed to Sheerness on Wednesday by the Monkey steam-
vessel.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander S. B.
Cook, returned from Woolwich to Ostend on Wednesday,
haring landed her Majesty the Queen Dowager at that port.
The Father Mathew, hired freight ship, embarked thir-
teen men of the Royal Artillery, under the charge of Captain
Ormsby, at the Royal Arsenal this morning, for a passage to
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The lull Dog steam-vessel will proceed to Chatham early
next week, to be made ready for sea.
The Adventure transport-ship is loading at Woolwich for
Devonport.
The Trident steam• vessel is expected to be commissioned
immediately.
Lieut.-Colonel Vaughan Arbuckle, of the Royal Artillery,
returned to England in the Forth mail steam-packet.
The Fairy and Nymph steam-packets proceeded this morn-
ing from the Woolwich company's station to the terminus of
the Southampton Railway at Vauxhall, to bring the men of
the Woolwich division lately serving in Ireland under Lieut.-
Colonel Burton to head-quarters.

DEPARTURE OF IBRAHIM PACHA

FOR IRELAND.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.—HIS Highness Ibra-
him Pacha, accompanied by his attendants, arrived here last
night by special train from Manchester, and immediately
drove to the Adelphi Hotel, where apartments had been pre-
viously prepared for his reception. He was up at an early
hour this morning, set out shortly after seven o'clock, and
drove along the docks for the purpose of seeing the shipping
on the river. He also inspected in his progress one of the
British and North American mail steam-ships, and other
vessels. His worship the Mayor joined his Highness in his
state carriage at the Princess Pier, and accompanied him to
the Adelphi, whither they returned about ten o'clock to
take refreshments. During the day he drove out and visited
some of the leading establishments in town, and sailed for
Belfast at eight P.ei. in the new steam-ship Windsor.

FRIEND TO THE POOR.---The gentleman who has
been instrumental in exposing the harsh and cruel conduct
exercised towards the agricultural labourers by their mas-
ters, in Wilts, Hants, and other counties, having given great
offence to some who are guilty of what he charged them
with, they therefore sought every means to be revenged upon
the reporter. Hearing he had imprudently become answer-
able for the debt of another person to the amount of 251.,
several waited upon the creditor, to induce him to sue for the
amount, which he at length consented to do, getting judg-
ment, the debt and costs amounting to more than 401., for
which sum he (the poor man's friend) has been taken in ex-
ecution, and committed to the county prison, Winchester,
where he now is. His income being very limited, and hay-
a otherless family of six children, he is unable to dis-
,l ichn-aragemthe debt. We trust the generous and feeling public
will not suffer one with so noble a spirit, and who has done
much good to the poor and oppressed, to remain long incar-
cerated for so comparatively small a sum.—(From a Cams-
pendent.)
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADE.—
The Society of Guardians for the Protection of Trade cele-
brated their anniversary festival in the usual manner on
Saturday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The
chair was taken at half-past six o'clock, by the Lord Mayor.
There were present, besides the members of the society resi-
dent or trading in the metropolis, Mr. J. Reay, the secretary
of the Liverpool Guardian Society ; the secretaries of the
Brighton and Greenwich Guardian Societies; Mr. Leeks, the
metropolitan secretary ; Mr. Brewster, and other gentlemen
connected with trade and commercial pursuits. Mr. Higgs
acted as toast-master, and the musical arrangements were
under the management of Mr. G. Genge, assisted by Messrs.
Rennie, Jolley, F. Smith, and Moody. The usual loyal and
national toasts having been drunk with the honours, the
Lord Mayor addressed the company in support of the bject
for which the society was formed. Mr. Leeks followed his
Lordship, and showed the advantages already accrued to the
public and to persons in trade by the exertions of the society
anhaehalitshLoo
to prevent and detect swindlers. Mr. Reay spoke to the
Lordship
the
hi.p Lord
Mayor.,
same purpose, and stated the success of the provincial socie-
tiesy.or,M,
wr.hßicrhewwsatserdrtunheknwpirtohpochsee
proposed the
; the
hav-
ing returned thanks, the company shortly afterwards broke up.
PACAPE OF A DEBTOR. B t
e ween the hours of two
and three o'clock on Saturday m • morning, as a select few were
standing at the corner of Cursitor-street, their attention was
sueldenly aroused by a heavy fall upon the pavement, and
aln most at the same instant a man was perceived hastily
gathering himself up, and with the speed of an antelope
stooling off in the direction of Took's-court. The causeor of
of
the sudden interruption to this generally peaceful hour
morn soon became apparent, as upon looking up
g Pat the first
Cu
licit )r window of the house, Ne.
sheriffs officer), it was
per fectly plain that a prison
ito street (the
sheriffs
est ablishment of Mr. Sloman, the
er haa effected his escape there-
the iron bars, and dropping from
from n, by displacing one of
street. He was no sooner
the
the gill of the window into .
equilibrium, and before
the ob-
serveßSdown. than he gained
his
their surprise, he was wholly
had recovered from lost
that the amount is very
sight of. It is statedconsiderable,
but -which, howev the creditor can now recover of the
er, _
T.
worthy sheriff.—Sunday Imes.
THE CONVICT BARBER.—From voluminous letters
an d papers recently received from Barber, now in Norfolk
Island under sentence for the will forgeries, it appears that
he Atill ardently clings to the hope of ultimately establishing
his innocence and obtaining emancipation. He appears to
have used the most unremitting exertions for such objects,
and. has succeeded in exciting much sympathy, and of en-
listing in his favour clergymen, magistrates, military officers,
and other persons of rank and \ influence, through whom in-
vestigations have been conducted, and Certificates given de-
elsxs.tory of their conviction of his innocence, the particulars
of which have been transmitted to Sir James Graham, with
a view to obtaining an official investigation.
I THE POTATO DISEASE.—We have now lying before
ug a sample of new potatoes, grown near Knutsford, which
• 'iibit the very worst form of the prevalent disease; and
\
ex- ‘atement made to us respecting them is,
the St. f
week bl/4 that about a
was not the slightest
- ore they were taken up there
appearanck. •
" of disease in the field ; and that at the present
*'o cro is affected.—Manchester Guardian.
time the enti. .lent RUSSELL.—ti'l'e hear that the Duke
LORD NVIT., •
nfavourable accounts from Genoa re-
of Bedford has re, his brother, Lord William Russell. He
lative to the illness a out of "lager.
had been PriXl"4"

HAMBURGL and FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 18.—lche Chamber continued to-day the
general debate on the sugar (I:iestion. Several petitions were
presented, brought by the railN;ay from Ghent by way of
Alost. _

The Impartial of Bruges affirms thht the accouicts which
some have thought fit to publish, respecting the re-Appear-
ance of the disease in the• potatoes, are entifttly false ;' that
on the contrary, they are in excellent condition, and Nkve,
not yet suffered by the drought. The wheat promises tan-
abundant crop, and the rye an average crop. The blight
which has attacked the rye will do but little mischief. The
ears are fine and full, but it is thought that the produce will
bs one-third less than last year. On the other hand, a letter
from Dixmucie says, that the drought threatens serious injury
to the potatoes, and causes serious apprehensions for the dis-
trict. The wheat and rye, autumn crops, they are already
cutting, and the colza, the produce of which is greater than
was ever known.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 19.—The Chamber continued the general
debate on the sugar question, which was closed with a great
majority in its favour. 'lle Chamber then proceeded to
the discussion of Art. 1 and the amendments that have been
proposed ; but, before the debate on Art. I was concluded.
the Chamber was counted, and there not being a svllleient
number of Members present, the debate was adjOurned-
Our readers may have observed how much the project of law
on secondary instruction has lost its interest since the
amendments of the Government have been known. At first,
the Opposition journals proved something to blame, but they
expressed themselves with hesitation, and now they are'
silent. The controversy is dead—absolutely dead. A Freueh
journal, the liberalism of which is not to be sus-
pected, speaks as follows cf the project of the Go-
vernment :—" We have before us the article of the
project of law on oecondary instruction, which M. De Thieux,
Minister of the Interior, presented to the central section of
the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. This project
is called hypocritical by an opposition that seems to us to
have in view persons rather than principles. If we may
otiuerd
believe the Cowrie). d'Anvers, the Governmen' has decided
otlfiaFtr inan
egee,ne ralGermany, passportsand shall
Holland,not baendretvai required at
the
p.oth4c for os
hn
confine itself to expelling from the territory vagabOnds who
tizraigvholtleern, endanger the
to
Bpeul
gbiluicmr
mfeat3y,.henTcehfuosrthanspharoentOinrasbelue,
the trouble of providing himself with a passport, which a
dishonest traveller always obtains without difficulty. Al -
plications have been made to Messrs. Guizot and Duchat,4
to obtain reciprocity on their entrance into France.
St. Schuld rlBC3eon, t
PRUSSIANseh FUNDS.—BEaLtx, Jun It.
Pruss. English Bonds,33peßills. Money.
Foreign Exchanges.
Exchange on London, .Z 1 Sterilu,g, 6 24% 6 24%
Ilamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149% 149%
Paris, 300 ft., 2 Months ..... 79' 79 2-3
—Universal Prussian Gazette, June 12.
4 per e. 1.1 :• : 9_6% 95,g,