The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

IMPORTANT LETTER FROM LORD JOHN
RUSSELL.

The Cork Examiner of yesterday, in publishing a cor-
respondence in reference to the establishment of a naval
station at Cove, says:—
" A letter, a second letter, has been received by Lord
Bandon from Lord John Russell, in which the most im-
portant announcement is made. It will be sufficient to
lay before the public a sketch of its contents.
" His Lordship states that although the Lords of the
Admiralty have not, as yet, made an official report on
the subject-matter of the memorial emanating from the
late meeting of the inhabitants of the county and city of
Cork, their Lordships have expressed themselves in
favour of making Cove a naval establishment.
. " The establishing of an arsenal was a measure de-
pendent altogether on public policy, and the necessity of
undertaking such a work.
" But the Lords of the Admiralty require depots,
storage for coals, and supplies for steamers ; and their
object in rendering Cove a naval establishment would be
for advantages of that description, and for the prepara-
tion and repair of machinery in connexion with the
steam navy of Great Britain.
" His Lordship further states, that a competent sur-
veyor would be dispatched instantly to ascertain if a
proper site for such depot and establishment could be
had in the harbour of Cork • and that if his report were
favourable, immediate employment would be given in
the rough labour of earthwork and excavation—so much
needed at this moment ; and that such employment
would be given without- waiting for formal plans and
estimates.

" In conclusion, Lord John Russell states that he and
his colleagues are actuated by the strongest feelings of
sympathy for the Irish people under their present dis-
tress, and the sincerest desire to meet the wishes ex-
pressed in the memorial of the inhabitants of the county
and city of Cork." -

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PUBLIC ,WORKS.
The following important circular has been issued :
" Relief Department, Office of Public Works;
September 29th, 1846.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Commissioners to re•
quest you will inform me whether in making your re-
commendation for works in the different baronies of a
district, you formed any calculation of the length of
time the works proposed by you would employ the
people. It is most important that information on this
head should be supplied to the Commissioners, that they
may know how to act.
" At present it is desirable that no more works should
be undertaken than will be sufficient to employ the desti-
tute for three months, before which time (if necessary)
the sessions may. be re-assembled, but there can be no
objection to recommend the commencement of a new
road, the cost for completing which may amount to, say
2,0001., your 'present recommendation being confined to

the ordinary drainage and fencing, leaving the metalling
and bridges for a future time.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, "JOSEPH C. WALKER, Secretary.
" County Surveyor."
THE MAYO DEPUTATION.—The Tyrawley Herald, a
Conservative paper, contains the following :—" The
Mai (pis of Sligo, Lord Lucan, Sir Richard O'Donel,
Colonel Gore, and the High Sheriff, have returned from
London, where they were graciously received by Lord
John Russell. His Lordship expressed much concern
for the people of this country, and freely conversed with
the deputation on the extent of destitution in it, and the
modes best calculated to relieve the existing distress and
prevent its recurrence. In Dublin, also, the deputation
met with every encouragement from the Earl of Besbo-
rough, whose appointment to the government of Ireland
has proved a great blessing. Being an Irishman—
prudent, sympathising, kind, and generous—he has
gained the good wishes of all, which, we trust, his future
conduct will never afford occasion to alter.
A LANDLORD IN CAVAN.

The Weekly Regi.ster contains the following startling
statement. If correct, it is a terrible exhibition at such
a time:—
" A magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of Cavan took
his departure from his splendid mansion a few days past
and scarcely bad his carriage lett the county when his
agent sent a bailiff to the the tenants on the estate, no-
ticing them to pay their'rent. The property in question
consists in general of small farms, whose average extent
is not above six acres, and it is well known through the
county that, though the proprietor has an unencumbered
property, and is a large fundholder, the estate is far
from being in arrear. The poor tenants remonstrated
at the harshness of this proceeding, urging that they
had not threshed their corn, and the potato being now
quite out, they would be obliged to bold over their little
oats to find their families. The trusty minion stated he had
been directed either to seize, putting on keepers at
ss. a day, and a like sum per night, or else to take at a
valuation a quantity of the unthreshed oats equal to the
rent, and stack it at the mansion farm-yard. The latter

expedient has in many cases been resorted to, and the
little corn intended for the support of the unfortunate
small farmer's family is stored within the princely de-
mesne of the landlord. Is this a Christian land, or do
we only profess Christianity 7"
THE RIOTS IN DUNGARVAN.—On Thursday the fol-
lowing persons were committed to the county gaol for
being in the late riots at Dungarvan ; they are to stand
their trial at the :coming quarter-sessions to be held in
Dungarvan this month :—Michael Neil, Michal Brennen,
M. Terry, Pat. Power, Maurice Crotty, Thomas Roache,
David Roache, and William Barron. They were escorted
by a strong body of police, and some of the Scotch Greys
also accompanied them.— Waterford Chronicle.

ANOTHER FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—It is
again our melancholy duty to record another fatal acci-
dent upon the railway, which occurred about nightfall
on Thursday last. The sufferer in this instance wat-
named John Archer, a native of Norfolk, but better
known in company of his fellow-workmen under the
cognomen of " Seedy Jack." At the time above stated
he was in the act of detaching some heavily laden earth
waggons on the incline on the Kendal and Windermere
line, in the immediate vicinity of Parkside. Having
placed himself between the buffers in order to
unloosen the chain, the waggons unexpectedly moved
forward, dreadfully crushing his abdomen and the small
of his back as the buffers came in contact. He was im
mediately removed from this dangerous position, but
alas! he had received the stroke of death. On being
conveyed to his lodgings in Allhallows-lane, Mr. Brum
well, surgeon, was in attendance, but his aid was abor-
tive. The deceased is represented to have been a young
man of higher moral bearing than is usually found in the
ranks of railway labourers, and in some instances, it is
said, his piety was exemplary when those around were
giving utterance to language below Christian notice.—
Kendal Illercu,
.y.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO MAJOR BEVAN.—We have
this day to record another of those melancholy gun ac-
cidents arising from the want of sufficient caution with
regard to loaded fire-arms. On Wednesday evening, as
Major Bevan, of this city, was returning from a shoot-
ing excursion on a car with three other gentlemen near
his father-in-law's, Mr. Brew, of Wildbrooke, county of
Clare, he had his loaded fowling-piece with the butt end
resting on the footboard, and the barrels between his
legs, while he was smoking a cigar. By some accident
or other the fowling-piece was slipping off the car, and
he stooped forward to snatch it, when the hammer,
which was unfortunately down, coming in contact with
the footboard, one of the barrels exploded, and the con-
tents passed upwards into the cavity of the chest, carry-
ing away a portion of the heart, and proceeding between
the sternum and lungs, came out under the windpipe,
and entering again under the chin went through the
head. He had only time to say " Stop ; 0 God ! lam
shot," and falling forward he vomited a quantity of
blood, and immediately expired without a groan. The
remains were conveyed to Mr. Brew's. Here was a
veteran soldier who had been 30 years in India, escaped
all the chances of battle, and well knew the use of fire-
arms, yet now, in the evening of his days, fell from want
of caution by his own hand. He is the author of a very
interesting work "Field Sports in India."..—Limerick
Repot ter.

NAT-1-<---YELLI, IN GENCE.V
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
PORTSMOT3TH, Our. 3.—By the arrival of the Maria
Soames transport, Lieutenant Boys, agent ; Mr. William
King, master, which anchored at Spithead yesterday
afternoon, we have advices from Simon's Bay 14 days
later than those last received (to the 21st of Jul}) from
that port..
Her dates are, from Colombo, 10th of February;
Trincomalee, 12th of March; Mauritius, 22d of June;
Cape of Good Hope, August 4; St. Helena, August
20; and Ascension August 29.
She reports affairs at the Cape to be rapidly pro-
gressing towards the restoration of tranquillity. The
arrival of the 45th Regiment, from the River
Plate, in the Resistance troop-ship, Captain Patey, (41
the Ist of August, would reinforce Sir Peregrine Mait-
land most materially, and serve to relieve some of the
Burgher forces, more especially as the 73d were also
expected at the Cape in a week in the Apollo, from
Monte Video. The 45th were detained at Cape Town
by the Acting-Governor until clothing could be pro-
cured for them, their long absence from England and
rough work in the River Plate having made them pre-
sent a very sorry appearance. As soon as they could be
equipped they were to be sent to the frontier.
Sir Peregrine Maitland, the Governor, was on the
frontier well supported; the Kafirs had retreated before
him, but he expected to come up with them in about
forty-eight hours.
The inhabitants of the towns and commercial districts
had recovered from their alarm, and business was pro-
gressing towards a healthy re-establishment. Provisions
were also somewhat more reasonable than they were by
the last advises.
Commander Inglefield, late flag lieutenant to his
father Rear-Admiral Inglefield, Commander-in-Chief in
the River Plate, and promoted for his gallantry in the
action of Obliged°, proceeded to the Cape in the Resist-
ance, as did Commander Boyle, appointed to command
the Thunderbolt steam-sloop, vice Broke, promoted.
The intelligence from the Cape, by the Maria Soames,
does not confirm the report of the death of Commander
Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart., of the Helena sloop.
That officer's death was merely " reported " when the
Maria Soames left. The crew and officers of the Helena
had, however, been very ill, and but few able to do duty.
The Conway, 26, Captain Kelly, was reported to be in a
similar unfortunate state.
Rear-Admiral Dacres had summoned all his squadron
to join him at the Mauritius, intending to make a dis-
play at Madagascar. The following are the forces thus
summoned;—The Conway, 26, Captain Kelly; the Cleo-
patra, 26, Captain Wyvil ; the Helena, 16, Commander
Sii' Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart.; the Snake, 16, Com-
mander Brown ; the Childers, 12, Commander Pitman
(which sailed on the 4th of August, en route for Sydney);
and the Thunderbolt steam-sloop, under the temporary
command of Flag-Lieutenant Belgrave, of the President,
50, Captain Stanley.
Commander Gambier, in the Sappho, 16, was left at
Simon's Bay, as senior officer.
The French had assembled a force of 1,500 troops on
an island about 180 miles north of Madagascar, prepara-
tory, it was expected, to some aggressive operations
• against that island.
There was no man-of-war at St. Helena at the above
date.

From Ascension, however, the news is good; dysen-
tery, which had so long prevailed in the island, was
rapidly declining; indeed, the island might be said to be
generally healthy.
The squadron on the coast of Africa was thus distri-
buted on the 29th of August:—
The Actaeon, 26, Captain Mansel, senior officer, who
had arrived a few days prior from Sierra Leone and the
Gallines; the Tortoise store and guard-ship, Corn-
mender Morrell, and the Cygnet, 6, Commander Mon-
tresor (who had superseded Commander Layton), were
at Ascension; the Cygnet in such an unserviceable state
that it was expected a survey would send her to Eng-
land.

The Bittern, 16, Commander Hope, had gone to the
sonthern division of the station.
The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, was off Ka-
benda.
The Wasp, 16, Commander Ussher' was hourly ex-
pected at Ascension on her way to England, to be
paid off.
The Kingfisher, 12, Commander Horton, was at
Loango.
The Espoir, 10, Commander Hand, was off Benguela,
at which place she relieved the Cygnet.
The Favourite, 18, Commander Murray, had gone to
the River Pougas.
The Ferret, 8, Commander Sprigg, was at Sea-bar.
The Lily, 16, Commander Newton, was`at the Pougas.
The Rapid, 10, Commander Galwey, was at Benguela.
The Alert, 6, Commander Ellis, was at the Gallinas.
The Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres, had just pre-
viously left Cape Mount on acruise.
The Star, 16, Commander Hockin, was at Sestos.
The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Young; the
Flying Fish, 12, Commander Dyke; and the Ranger,
6, Commander Anderson, were cruising in the Bights of
Benin.
The Styx steam-sloop was healthy, and was on a
cruise under her new commander, Chads.
The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander West, was on a
cruise. She had lost two of her officers, the master and
gunner ; the former, Mr. Fox, from coup de soleil, and
the latter, Mr. Davidson, from imprudently remaining
in his wet clothes after being overboard.
The Rolla, 10, Commander Simpson, was at the Cape
de Verde Islands.
The Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglas ; the Pro-
metheus steam-sloop, Commander Hay ; the Sealark, 10,
Commandor Gooch ; the. Wanderer, 16, Commander
Somerville ; and the Water Witch, 8, Commander
Birch, are cruising about in search of slavers.
The Contest, 12, Commander M`Murdo, had not ar-
rived on the station from England.
The following officers came home in the Maria
SoaMes : Major Wortham, Royal Engineers, and
family ; Commander Inglefield, RN. ; Commander
Layton, R.N. ; Dr. Sloggett, late of the Penelope, in
charge of the invalids from the coast of Africa squa-
dron ; Dr. and Mrs. Eager and family ; Dr. and Mrs.
Bynoe ; Mr. Kemp, second master of the Actaeon, in-
valided. She also brought 37 invalids of the 99th Light
Infantry from Ceylon, and 23 invalids from the squadron
on the coast of Africa. Four deaths occurred on the
passage home from natural causes. This is the trans-
port which encountered a severe hurricane in her pas-
sage from Colombo to the Mauritius, with part of the
90th Regiment on board, when a melancholy loss of life
among the troops took place. She would have foundered
on that occasion but for the most praiseworthy exertions
of the soldiers, who completely wore out the pumps by
their exertions to keep the ship afloat.
Lieutenant V. 0. Inglefield, of the Vernon (acting),
had been appointed Third Lieutenant of the Comns, in
the Parana, vice Brickdale, killed in action.
A court-martial is ordered to assemble to-morrow
morning, at nine o'clock, on board the Victory, to try
First Lieutenant Charles G. Crawley, of the Avenger
steam-frigate, for an offence, the penalty for the convic-
tion upon which is, according to the 29th Article of
War, nothing short of death.
The Windermere, from Van Diemen's Land, arrived
from the River yesterday, and to•day embarked Captain
Sir William Denison, Royal Engineers, the newly-ap-
pointed Governor of the above settlement, family, and
suite.

The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Johnston, arrived at Westport, Ireland, on the 30th ult.,
from Galway. She landed from her boats ten boxes of
specie, each containing 5001. sterling, to assist in the
relief of the prevailing distress.
The invalids brought by the Maria Scames were put
on board the Victory to-day.
The Rochester navy lighter sailed yesterday for Devon-
port with stores.
The Lively navy lighter sailed yesterday with stores
for Woolwich.
The Drake navy lighter arrived to-day from Sheer-
ness and Chatham with stores.
WooLwicli, OCT. 4.—The Black Eagle steam-vessel,
Master Commander S. B. Cook, after landing her Royal
Highness the Princess William of Prussia at Rotterdam,
proceeded to Ostend to convey the Princess of Saxe
Weimar to England, and her Serene Highness arrived at
Woolwich Dockyard at half past one o'clock P.M. to-day.
Die state of the tide being favourable, the Elack Eggle
-teamer was enabled to come alongside the wharf wall,
and her Serene Highness was received and conducted on
shore by Captain Henderson, C. 8., of her Majesty's
steam frigate Sidon, and Commander Smith, of the Wil-
liam and Mary yacht. One of the Queen Dowager's
royal carriages was in waiting in the dockyard, with
several members of her Majesty the Queen Dowager's
suite, in other carriages, to attend her Serene Highness
to Marlborough House.
The Scourge bomb steam-vessel, Commander Caffin,
is to be taken into the basin at Woolwich, to have some
defects made good, which will occupy thd workmen four
or five days. She will then proceed to Chatham, and
embark the depot of the 46th Regiment at that port,
and convey them to Guernsey, where they are to be
stationed. The Scourge will embark the depot of the
27th Regiment at Guernsey, and convey them to Ports-
mouth.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Dunlop, will leave Woolwich to-morrow for Portsmouth,
where she will be paid in advance.
The Blenheim, 72 guns, fitting as a block ship, will
have her machinery, constructed by Messrs. Seaward and
Capel, put on board to-morrow in the East India Dock,
where she is at present. She will be taken out ofdo the
dock on the following day (Tuesday), and towe t
Wigram and Co's establishment, to be fitted with her
screw propeller and have the other necessary alterations
,
completed.

n has toffe
MicuLAFT.'s Mot:am—lt is rumoured among
the diM,rent
that our most cjgrrcaciesiooufs strndiebtyeloinvetdheSowveesrtei f this county,re
offered
55,000 E for
St Michaels Mount, but that the sum asked
is 75,000/. Western Times.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR MATTIIEWSON AND COOKE.—To
British citizens who stand not in awe of military des-
.
potism, it remains to rescue Matthewson from a repitition
~t• that horrible outrage of which his person still bears
the indelible marks, by purchasing his discharge. We
perceive that a subscription has already been set on foot
for that purpose, coupling with it, also, the purchase of
the discharge of private Cooke. The fund required is
501. ; and though contributions have already been re-
ceived by the Treasurer, Mr. G. Walter, the Blue Posts,
Shoe-lane, Fleet-street, the sum realised isyet inadequate
for the benevolent, humane, and Christian purpose c-n-
-templated. The case admits of no delay— a few hours
and the ladder may be fixed to receive the manacled form
of the victim—the trumpets may again sound for
"punishment"—the cats may again be in the hands of
the farriers—the lash may again do its work, and the
remains of Matthewson be laid along with those of his
late comrade White in the depths of their nlother earth.
Let not a moment then be lost in affording the means,
trifling as they are, for rescuing another victim from the
calendu of military pimislimenta.—sunduy paper.

To be had at all the Libraries.
NEW NOVE L S,
BY POPULAR AUTHORS,
JUST PUBLISHED IY MR. COLBURN.
The ROMAN TRAITOR. By H. W. HERBERT, Esq., Author
Of " Oliver Cromwell"

T "

11.
MARSTON ; or, The Soldier and Statesman. By the Author of
I• Salathiel."

It I.
GREAT TOM of OXFORD. the Author of •`Peter Priggins."
IV.
LEONTINE ; or, The Court of Louis XT. By Mrs. MABERLY.
V.
LOST AND WON ; or, The Love Test. By the Author of "The
Maid's Husband."

VI.
ADVENTURES of CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN. By W. H. MAX-
WELL, Esq.. Author of " Stories of Waterloo."
VII.
The CITIZEN of PRAGUE. Edited by MARY HOWITT.
VIII.
The WILD IRISH GIRL. By Lady MORGAN. With a ntw
Preface and Notes. Complete for 65., with Portrait, forming the
New Volume of " Colburn's Standard Novels."
Also just Ready,
P MEN OF CAPITAL. By Mrs. GORE, Authoress of " The
Bant• 's Wife," &c. 3 vols.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street.

SIR RP_HARD BONNYCASTLE'S NEW WORK.
Now ready, in 2 vols., price 21s. bound,
CANADA AND THE CANADIANS
In 1846.
By Sir RICHARD BO NNYCASTLE, Knt.,
Llent.-Colonel Royal Engineers, and Militia of Canada West.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

ALBERT snrrirs NE N STORY.
Now ready, and may bad of a!1 Booksellers, price One Shilling,
(to be completed in Twelve Numbers), with Two Illustrations,
by Leech, Part 11. of
THE STRUGGLES AND ADVENTURES OF
CHRISTOPtIER T APPPOLE,
IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A
WIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD.
By ALBERT SMITH,

Author of " The Adventures of Mr. Ledhury," " The Scattergood
Family," " The Marchioness of Brinvilliers,"
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.

MESSItS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
Friends and the Public for their continued support and patroeage,
and to annoinice that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Bte.,
take place every TDEIDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
requested to be addressed.
All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day
previous to their being offered; and advices of results will be
forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme-
diately disposed of according to instructions.
Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London.

TH' ' E ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING
Wlll be perfo ait
the grand Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
Count Arnbeirti; r. Borradi ; Florestein, Mr. Harley; Thaddeus,
Mr. W. Harriso • Devilshoof, Mr. Stretton ; Queen of the Gipsies,
Mrs. Hughes ; Arline, Miss Rainfortli.
To conclude with a new Ballet, In two acts, entitled THE
OFFSPRING OF FLOWERS. In which Messrs. Howell, Bretin,
Theodore, Mdlle. Fabbri, Madame Theodore, and 3ldlle. Adele will
perform.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed Colman"s Comedy of THE POOR GENTLE-
MAN. Sir R. Bramble, Mr. W. Farren ; Frederick, Mr. Hudson ;
Lieut. Worthington, Mr. Stuart ; Dr. 011apod, Mr. Webster ; Stephen
Harrowby, Mr. Buckstone ; Humphrey Dobbins, Mr. Rogers; Miss
Lucretia Mactab, Mrs. Glover ; Emily Worthington, Miss Forte-scue.
During the evening the Band will perform the Overture to
" ZamPa," the " 31asken Bilden," and the " Musketeers" Quadrille.
After which a new Farce, called THE FORTUNE HUNTER ;
or, A Morning at Margate. Captain Mountgarret, Mr. Hudson ;
Griffin, Mr. Tilbury ; Bompas, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Griffin, Mrs.
W. Clifford.
To conclude with the Comic Drama, called A CABINET QUES-
TION. Characters by Messrs. Brindal, Tilbury, Buckatone, Miss
Telbin, and Miss J. Bennett.
Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of
Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
The New Grand Fairy Burlesque Extravagance, entitled " The
Magic Horn," having been, on each occasion of its representation,
received throughout with the most cordial marks of approbation
and delight by crowded and fashionable audiences, is, in conse-
quence, respectfully announced for repetition every Evening until
further notice.