The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-05 00:00:00

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OCTOBER 5, 1848.
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Harpy, st. v., 1845, Lieut.-Com. J. W. Tomlinson, 1826,
S.E. Coast of America
Hastings, 72, Rear-Adm. Sir F. A. Collier, Captain J. W.
Morgan, 1816, East Indies
Havannah, 19, Capt. J. E. Erskine, 1838, New Zealand
Helena, 16, Corn. De Courcy, 1842, North Americaand West
Indies
Herald, 22, 1823, surv., Capt. H. Kellett., C. 8., 1842, Pacific
Hercules, 12, :Vast.-Com. R. Fulton, 1814, particular service
Hermes, st. v., 1835, Mast.-Corn. Martin, particular service
Heroine, 8, 1841; Corn. C. Edmunds, 1841, Coast of Africa
Hibernia, 104, 1804, Vice-Ad. Sir W. Parker, Bt., G. C. 8.,
Capt. C. Wise, 1847, Mediterranean
Hound, 8, 1846, Com. G. H. Wood, , 1846 North America and
West Indies
Howe, 120, 1815, Capt. Sir James Stirling, 1818, Medi-
terranean
Hydra, 6, st., Com. G. Skipwith, 1842, South East Coast of
America
Illustrious, 72, depot-ship, Rear-Adm. Prescott, C. 8., Capt.
R. A. Yates, 1827, Portsmouth
Imaum, 72, Commod. T. Bennett, rec. ship, Jamaica
Inconstant, 36, Capt. John Shepherd, 1840, Pacific
Inflexible, st. v., 1845, Corn. J. C. Hoseason, East Indies
Investigator, disc.-ship, Capt. E. J. Bird, 1843, Woolwich
Juno, 26, 1844, Capt. P. 1. Blake, 1841, Pacific
Kestrel, brig, Lieut.-Com. H. Baker, 1846, South East Coast
of America
Kite, st.-v., Bermuda
Lightning, 3, st.-v., 1823, Mast.-Com, Petley, 1844, Ports-
mouth
Lizard, st., 1844, Lieut.-Com. W. A. R. Pearse (act.), S. E.
Coast of America
Locust, 3, st.-v., 1840, Lieut.-Com. E. R. Power, 1839, Me-
diterranean
Lucifer, at .v., 1825, Lieut.-Com. E. A. T. Lloyd, Devonport
Mariner, 12, Com. C. M. Mathison, 1843, East Indies
Mastiff, stir. v., 1813, Com. A. B. Becher, 1841, Orkney Islands
Meander, 44, Capt. Hon. H.*Keppel, 1837, East Indies
Medea, st.-v., 1833, Com. T. H. Mason, 1841, East Indies
Medina, 2, st.-y., 1840, Mast.-Com. W. Smithett (act.),
Woolwich
Medusa, 2, st.-v., 1839, Lieskt.-Com. J. 0. Bathurst 1838,
Mediterranean
Melacnpus, 42, Capt. J. N. Campbell, C. 8., 1827, East Indies
Merlin, at. 1839, Lieut.-Com. J. H. Turner 1825, Alediter-
ranean
Meteor, 3, st., 1824, Lieut.-Com. G. Battler, (Com.) 1846,
Mediterranean
Minden, 20, at. sh Master J. Mitchell, 1827, China
Minos, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. J. Harper (act), 1845, Lake Erie
Aitiloonhkaewyk,,aLt.i.evu.t:-SCeocm.A.
IFas.teCr.
Maine, 12, Corn. Palmer, Mediterranean
WHe.rßberrytanltB,4W4,oLoalwkeichHuron
Myrmidon, Bt.-v.. tender to Ganges, Lieut.-Corn. J. H. Sel-
wyn, 1841, Sheerness
_ _

Myrtle, st., Mast.-Com. Balliston' 1815, Portsmouth
Naiad, 42, sto. sh., 1797, Mast.-Com. W. L. Browne, 1831,
Valparaiso

Nautilus, 6, 1830, Lieut.-Com. Veitch (exercising brig for
apprentices), Devonport
Nereus, 42, store depot, 1821, Mas.-Com. F. W. Bateman,
1837, Valparaiso
Nimrod, 18, 1828, Coro. Belgrave (act.), Cape of Good Hope
Oberon, st.-v., Lieut.-Coro. G. J. Gardner, 1815, Mediter-
ranean

Ocean, 80, 1805, Vice-Adm. Hen. G. Elliot, C. 8., Capt. G.
Elliot, 18.10,Sheerness

Odin, st:- v., 1.846, Capt. Hon. F. T. Pelham, 1840, Mediter-
ranean

Onyx, at.-v.,1843, Lieut.-Com. G. Raymond, 1815, Woolwich
Pandora, 6, 1833, Lieut.-Com. James Wood (a), 1841, Pacific
Pantaloon, 8, 1631, Com. L. D. T. Prevost, 1845, Coast of
Africa

Penelope, st.-v., 1829, Commodore Sir C. Hotham, K.C.8.,
Capt. L. T. Jones, 1840, Coast of Africa

Perseus, rec. sh., 1812, Lieut.-Com. Greet, 1840, off the
Tower
Philomel, 8, 1842, Corn. W. C. Wood, 1841, Coast of Africa
Pike, 1, st., Lieut.. Com. A. Boyter, 1815, Portpatrick
Pilot, 16, 1838, Corn. E. M. Lyons, 1846, East Indies
Plover, Lieut.• Corn. T. E. L. Moore, 1848, Pacific
Pluto, 3, 1831, Lieut.-Com. R. M'Kinlay Richardson, Coast
of Africa
Poictiers, 72, 1809, Capt.-Sup. Sir T. Bourchier, K.C.8.,
1827, Chatham
Polyphemus, 3, st., 1839, Corn. M'Cleverty, 1842, Mediter-
ranean

Porcupine, st.-v., 1844, Lieut.-Com. E. F. Roberts, 1841, Me-
diterranean
Powerful, 84, Capt. Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., 1824, Ports-
mouth
President, 50, 1830, Rear-Adm. Dacres, Capt. W. P. Stan-
ley, 1838, Cape of Good Hope
Princess Alice, 1844, Lieut.-Com. T. S. Scriven, Dover
Prince Regent, 92, Capt. W. F. Martin, 1824, summer squa-
dron
Queen, 110, 1839, Capt. H. W. Bruce, 1821, Mediter-

memo
Racer, 16, 1833, Lieut.-Com."Bacon, Lisbon
Raleigh, 50, 1845, Com. Sir T, Herbert, 1822, S. E. Coast of

America
Ranger, 8, 1835, Corn. C. F. Newland, 1847, Coast of Africa
Rapid, 8, 1840, Corn. E. Dixon, 1841, Coast of Africa
Rattlesnake, 2, 1822, surv...v., Capt. 0. Stanley, 1844, East

. . . .
Indies
Redwing, st. v., 1834, Corn. T. Bevis, 1829, Liverpool
Reynard, 6, st., Com. P. Cracroft, summer squadron
Rhadamanthus, 4, at., 1832, Mast.-Corn. J. Aylen, 1812,

part. service
Rifleman, st., Lieut.. Corn. S. S. L. Crofton, 1842, Ireland

Ringdore, 190833, Cop. E. A. Inglefield, 1845, 14:".1t India
Rodney, 92, 1833, Capt. Edvird Collier, R.. lk.u.

Hope

Royalist, 1839, Lieut.-Com. D. McD. Gordon, 1845, East
Indies
Royal Sovereign, yacht, 1804, Capt.-Sup. G. T. Falcon, 1813,
Ss
tt
. .Pvce biemonkbt
1815. Li R
t. - Ceoamr_.
SirS c
y ma. Napier,s, 1816, Lit v. ecr.pi3ool
Capt. S. C. Dacres, 1840, summer squadron
Sampson, at.-frigate, 1844, Capt. T. Henderson, 1840, Pacific
San Josef, 110, Ordinary guard-ship, Adm. Sir W. H.
Gage, Capt. Sir H. J. Leeke, K. H., 1826, Devonport
Scourge' 2, st.-sloop, 1844, Com. H. E. Wingrove, 1846, Ha-
lifax, N. S.
Scout, 14, 1832, Corn. F. E. Johnstone, East Indies

Sealark, 8, Corn. W. B. Monypenny, 1841, Coast of Africa
Seringapatam, store-ship, Master-Corn. J. P. Russell, Cape
of Good Hone
Sharpshooter, 4, st., Lieut. -Corn. J. C. Bailey, 1844, Wool.
with
Shearwater, 3, st.-v., 1826, Lieut.-Com. Tumour, 1842,
Ireland
Sidon, st.-fri., 1846, Capt. W. H. Henderson, 1838, Medi-
terranean
Siren, 16, 1841, Corn. T. Chaloner, 1845, Coast of Africa
Southampton, 50, Rear-Adrr, Reynolds, C. 8., Capt. N. Cory,
1840, Chatham
Spartan, 26, 1841, Capt. T. M. C. Symonds, 1841, Mediter-
ranean

Spider, 6, Lient.-Com. C. Haydon, 1810, S.E. C. of America
Spitfire, st.-v., 1845, Lieut.-Com. J. 0. Wiles, 184 t,
Mediterranean

Sprightly, st , 1823, Lieut.-Com. E. K. Barnard, 1841, Ireland
Spy, 3, 1841, Lieut. G. Western, 1837, Coast of Africa
Star, 8, Corn. F. L. A. Selwyn, 1847, Coast of Africa
Stromboli, 6, 1835, Corn. Lord A. W. Beauclerk, 1816,
summer squadron
Styx, 6, st.-Y., 1841, Com. H. Chads, 1835, Woolwich
Superb, 80, 1842, Capt. A. L. Corry, 1821, Mediterranean
Tartarus, st. -v., 1831, Lieut.-Com. Sir G. Webster, Bt.,
1840, Mediterranean

Terrible, st.-v., 1845, Capt. W. Ramsay, 1838, Mediterranean
Terror, 7, 1813, Capt. F. R. M. Crozier, 1841, Arctic Expe.
dition

Thetis, 40, 1846, Capt. H. J. Codrington, C. 8., 1836, Medi-
terranean

Torch, et.• v., 1846, Lieut.-Com. G. Morris, 1823, particu-
lar service

Tortoise, 12, guard-ship, Capt. F. Hutton, 1844, Ascension
Trident, 6, st., Lieut.-Com. R. H. Risk, 1844, Cork
Trincomalee, 24, 1819, Capt. R. L. Warren, 1839, North
America and West Indies

Triton, Lieut.-Com. J. P. Glinn, 1842, Malta
Tweed, 18, Corn. Lord F. Russell, 1837, Rio de Janeiro
Vanguard, 80, 1836, Capt. G. F. Rich 1823, Mediterranean
Vengeance, &I, 1824, Capt. S. Lushington, 1529, Mediter-
ranean

Vernon, 50, 1832, Capt. J. C. Fitzgerald, 1841, East Indies.
Victoria and Albert, yacht, 1843, Capt. Lord A. Fitzclarence
G.C.H., 1821, Portsmouth

Victory, 101,176, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bt., Capt. C. Eden,
_lB4l, Portsmouth

Violet, st.-pt., Mast.-Cam. R. Sherlock (act.), Dover
Viper, 6, 1831, Lieut.-Com. E. G. Hore, 1846, North
America and West Indies
Virago, 6, st.-v., 1843, Com,. Harris, 1841. Sheerness
Vivid, st.-pt., Mast.-Com. LukeqSimithett (act. ), Deptford
Vixen, st..v., 1840, Corn. R. Jenner, 1847, North America
and West Indies

Volage, 26, 1825, surveying Mediterranean
Volcano, 2, st., 1836, Lieut.-Com. J. H. Crang, 1840, Me-
diterranean.
Wanderer, 12, 1835, Com.. F. B. Montresor, 1842, Coast of

Africa
Waterwitch, 8, Com. R. R. Quin, 1846, Devonport
Wellesley, 72, Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald ; Capt.
G. Goldsmith, 1842, North America and West Indies
Wellington, 72, Capt. D. Price, 1815, Sheerness
Wildfire, 1, st.-v., 1826, Sec. Master G. Brockman, Sheerness
Zephyr, st., 1827, Lieut.-Corn. C. P. Ladd, 1815, Ireland
HER MAJESTY'S PACKET BRIGS AT FALMOUTH.
Crane, 1839, Lieut.-Corn. J. Parsons, 1815
Linnet, 1835, Lieut.-Com. T. James, 1821
Penguin, 1838, Lieut.-Com. W. Swainson, 1815
Peterel, 1838, Lieut.-Cons. T. Creser, 1826
Seagull, 1832, Lieut.-Com. James Smail, 1825
Express, 1835, Lieut.-Com.W. Lory, 1821.

- •
:FRENCH BENEVOLENT A meeting of
the members and well-wishers of this society was held
last night at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration a proposal made by the
committee for reducing the member's subscription from
11. Is. to 55., and the committeemen's subscription from
51. to 21. M. Vouillon (the president) took the chair at
a quarter past eight, and in a brief speech explained to
his countrymen the objects of the present meeting,
which appeared to be generally approved of by the
meeting. After the president had concluded, some per..
son announcing himself to be an " ouvrier,” made a
speech wherein he professed sentiments of universal
benevolence, fraternity, equality, and he ended by pro-
posin
• g that each subscribing member should have a vote
(for what purpose was not explained), and that the sub-
scription for committee-men should be 1/., instead of 21.
Another French gentleman made some observations on
this proposition, and the meeting broke up into separate
knots of debaters without having, at half-past nine
o'clock, come to any conclusion respecting the matter in
question.
TIIE VACANT SEAT AT LYNN.—We are requested
to state that Mr. G. F. Young, late Member for Tyne-
mouth, has been requested to offer himself as a can-
didate to fill the vacancy in the representation of King's
Lynn, caused by the death of the lamented Lord George
Bentinck. The application to Mr. Young has been
made by merchants, shipowners, and others, who are
averse to the repeal of the navigation-laws. We are
also informed that the entire interest of the Duke of
Portland will be given to Mr. Young upon the ensuing
tleetiollt

ROMAN CATHOLICENDOWMEN T.
Last night a numerous meeting of persons opposed
to the endowment of the Roman Catholic religion and
religious establishments generally, was held at Fins-
bury Chapel.
Mr. E. MIALL was called to the chair, and ex-
plained the objects of the meeting. They had met
there that evening not to oppose any particular form of
religion, but to protest against the endowment of any:
They wanted protection for all, but payment for none.
The present meeting would have been held even if
they had not before their eyes that project which had
been of late so much alluded to. This was the first
of a series of six or seven meetings which would be
held within the precincts of the metropolis. It was
the commencement of their autumnal and winter
campaign. They should exert themselves to make
converts to their opinion. It was impossible to con-
template the events which were taking place throug-
out Europe without coming to the conclusion that the
principle of a state church was losing ground. The
National Assembly at Frankfort had come to the conclu-
sion that there should be no state church. In Italy the
voluntary principle was, perhaps, more developed.
The whole tendency of the movement in that part of
Europe was to deprive the civil magistrate of all in-
terference in church matters. Of France he could
not speak so favourably. In their own country every
one must have seen how the Whigs—the Liberal
Whigs—the friends of civil and religious freedom,
treated the question.—(Hear, hear.) They all knew
how their Liberal statesmen had belied all their former
professions.—(Hear, hear.) They had of late been
forming establishments in their colonies, and were
creating bishops who were, forsooth, to be of no ex-
pense to the country.—(Laughter.) They had heard
something of the Established Church in Ireland.
That, establishment was not generally considered to
promete the peace and welfare of the people.—(Hear,
hear.) Yet the way that Lord John Russell would
cure the mischief was by creating a second endowed
church by the side of the Established Church. That
was the general belief in the clubs, and even in
Parliament. The question was, would they wait till
the thing was formally proposed ? He would
advise them to prepare now.—(Cheers.) They would
lose nothing by preparation, even if Lord John Rus-
sell did not make the proposition. They did not op-
pose this project because of their opposition to the
doctrines and discipline of the Roman Catholic
Church. He was unquestionably of opinion that, if
there was to be an endowed church in Ireland, that
Church ought to be the Roman Catholic Church.—
(Hear.) But he contended that there should be no
endowment for any church, and that was the princi-
ple which they were met there to contend for.—
(Hear, hear.) He looked forward to the time when
the civil rulers would leave the Church uncontami-
nated by their touch. If they did so, he would not be
afraid to leave the Church and religion to their own
spiritual vitality.—(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. J. GORDON proposed the following reso-
lution :—" That this meeting, having the profoundest
conviction of the evils resulting from legislating by
the civil Government in matters of religion, rejoice in
the evident tendency of public events both in this
country and the continent to hasten the downfal of
ecclesiastical establishments." Having first addressed
himself to the religious aspect of the question, the
speaker censured at some length the conduct of the
Government in the matter. He did not think that
the endowment of a second church in Ireland-.would
add to the peace of that country. He had no inten-
tion of speaking favourably of the events which had
lately taken place in Ireland, but he belived that the
people there were abandoned and betrayed by the
priests.
The Rev. Dr. MASSEY seconded the resolution.
Mr. R. TAYLOR said that there was a large portion
of the population who, he feared, possessed very little
of the religious sentiment. He thought that, for
their sakes, the entire abolition of those religious es-
tablishments which had been founded by the piety of
their ancestors, would be an evil. He agreed in a
great deal of what had been said, but he could not
believe it wrong that the State should contribute to
the support of religion. So far he dissented from the
resolution.
The resolution was then put and carried.
The Rev. J. BURNETT moved a resolution pledging
the meeting to oppose the endowment of the Roman
Catholic priesthood. That they regarded
_such a
project as an attempt to pexpethate the etltte.?ce of
the present by the 'creationl)l;a _new_.t.gelneiagtis..4l
paying thee-teactiers of all religious creeds. '`fiat suai
a measure was not demanded by the people of Ireland
and that they looked upon it with well merited suspi-
cion ; that in place of doing justice to Ireland, it would
throw a veil over glaring wrongs, and prolong the
ascendancy of a narrow section to whose neglect of
duty the present miseries of Ireland might be mainly
traced. He said that if religion came from Heaven
the first proof of its divinity was that it should sup-
port itself.—(Hear, hear.) He could not understand
a Church that boasted of being built on a rock, and
as being one against which the gates of Hell should
not prevail, coming to the State and saying, " Help
me, for I cannot maintain myself."—(llear, hear.)
A gentleman who preceded him had alluded to the
Whigs, and said that they violated their promises.
Now, the Whigs never said that they would give up
the Church Establishment. All they did was to pre-
vent the Established Church from treating the Dis-
senters so badly as they used to do. They did
not wish to prevent the Church Establish-
ment from robbing the pockets of the Dis-
senters, but only they must do it in the gentlest
manner.—(Laughter.) They cut down ten of the
bishops, but they kept the revenue of those bishops, as
if it was to the bishops, and not to the money that
they objected.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that they
would do no good to Ireland by endowing a second
church in that country. What Ireland wanted was
to be let alone, to allow her to develop her own re-
sources.—(Hear, hear.) He did not join in the cry
of No Popery. He believed that that cry was at best
a mistake. His cry was not aNo Popery one, but a
no-payment-to-any-church cry.—(Hear, hear.) On
this question he had none of the heated feelings of
the theological controversialist, nor the penurious-
ness of the political economist. He was actuated
solely by a strong conviction of the evils of a state
church, and that it would not contribute to the peace
of Irelaud.—(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. A. REID seconded the resolution, which
was carried.
A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and
the meeting separated;

EXPENSE OF PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.-.-" The
Second Report from the Select Committee on Printing,"
just issued, contains some curious particulars as to the
expenses of Parliamentary printing, and the savings
which it is intended shall be attempted. The first re-
duction proposed by the Committee is in the number
printed and in the binding. a saving of 4001. a year
being anticipated with respect to the latter alone. The
report also suggests that all "incidental printing"
should no longer be executed without a direct order
.from the speaker. "The reports of commissioners and
papers, presented by command," form a large branch of
printing,:over which neither House exercises control In
1845, the printing of those documents cost 27,474/. ; in
1844, 33,1031.; in 1846, 36,6491. The Committee re-
commends that in future some control should be exercised
over this unlimited power of printing, both as to the
number of copies and the quantity of matter sent to
press; and they propose that in future, where, practi-
cable, reports only of commissioners shall be printed
for delivery to the House, without a special notice; the
MSS. of evidence, &c., to be deposited in the library of
either House, or elsewhere, for general use. The Com-
mittee which sat in 1846 reported that to the end of the
session of 1645 a saving of 7,100/. had been effected by
printing papers in an abstracted form; and since that
date, a further saving, the present report states, has
been effected in the sessions 1846 and 1847 of 12,8641.;
making since the date when this plan was first tried a
saving of 19,9641. The returns do not state what has
been the actual cost of printing for the sessions of 1846,
1847, or 1848. In 1845, however, it appears it was
43,1731. 6s. 4d., a sum considerably above that of any
year since 1838, when it amounted to 45,4341., and in
1837 it was 48,127 L, and in 1836, 49,288/. The number
of Parliamentary papers printed in 1846 was 724; in
1847, 757. The sums paid for warehouse room for the
copies kept in store were in these two years 6221.
and 6611.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.—
Anticipations of the Cesarewitch Stakes, and other im-
portants of the coming week,
.by Pegasus, :in Bell's Life
in London, of Saturday next, October 8, with all the
sporting and miscellaneous intelligence of the week.
Bell's Life, price 6d., is regularly published in time for
the newspaper agents to send by all the Saturday mid-
day railways. The sale of Bell's Life exceeds 27,000.
NARROW EscAPE.—On Saturday forenoon, as a
lad, in the service of a hotel in this city, was proceeding
up Leith-street with some luggage on his back, belong-
ing to a gentleman who preceded him a few yards, on his
way to the railway station at Waverly-bridge, a pistol
suddenly exploded within a trunk, which so terrified the
lad that be hastily threw it down. The noise of the
explosion attracted a considerable crowd, to which the
gentleman explained that he had a pair of pistols in the
trunk, the charges of which he thought he had with-
drawn, when he was allowed to proceed on his way.
A few minutes afterwards a lead ball was found against
the wall below the window of a jeweller's shop, which
had been completely flattened by the force of the explo-
sion, but had fortunately missed the passengers who
usually throng that thoroughfare, as well as the lad who
carried the tranke...Edinburg4 Ativertiich