The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURi)AY_EVENING, JULY 4, 1846.,

health of " Mehemet Ali and Prosperity to Egypt," which
was received with loud cheering.)
' IBRAHIM PACHA again, through the medium of his inter •
preter, returned thanks. It had always, he said, been the
anxious wish of the present Pacha of Egypt to cultivate the
most friendly relations with England, and it would be a source
of the greatest gratification that his motives were appreciated
by so important a section of .t 1 e British people as were then
represented in that room.---(Applause.)
Mr. Ross, M.P., then in a brief, but very effective speech
proposed, " The Sultan Abdul Meshid," which was drank
with cheers.
The Turkish CHARGE D'AFrAntEs returned thanks.
The next toast was "The Army and Navy."
Captain VivIAN returned thanks fur the army, and an
officer, whose name did not reach us, for the navy.
The CHAIR3IAN said, the next toast was one of some diffi-
culty to propose. It was, "Her Majesty's Ministers."—
(Cheers.) , The toast was difficult, because he was really
uncertain who were to be called her Majesty's Ministers;
however, he would leave it to the company to decide. and
merely propose, "Her Majesty's Ministers."—(Loud cheers.)
Lord PeranEaszort then rose, and was received with loud
cheers. He said, that if his Gallant Friend had felt a diffi-
cultrin knowing which Ministry was in existence that even-
ing, he must feel come diffichltv in returning thanks, for the
arinistry to which he belonged was scarcely a day old; and
could scarcely as vet be supposed, at so early an age, to have
began to speak. But by the end of the week he hoped they
would have the faculty of speech conferred upon them, and
they would then also begin to walk.—(Cheers.) It would be
for the Liberal party to see how they walked, and he hoped
they would be found to walk straight.—(Laughter and
cheers.) It would be out of place on this uccasion to dis-
cuss late events, but he could not refrain from saying that
it must be highly gratifying to the Government and to the
whole of the Liberal party to see that those doctrines of
commercial improvement, fir the maintenance of which,
five years ago, they had beeen deprived of power, have since,
upon reflection and experience, and by sincere conviction,
been adopted by those who then opposed them— (Loud cries
of "Hear, hear,")—and that thus even their former oppo-
nents have acknowledged that they all along have been right.
—(Hear, hear.) He was not expected, he was sure. to
give what in the phraseology of the day would be called a
programme of the measures of the new Government—(A
laugh )—but they might be assured that the new Ministers
would continue to be actuated by that spirit of progressive
improvement which had hitherto obtained for them the
confidence of the Liberal party, and he hoped that that
party would give the Government a cordial and effective
support as long as they should continue to deserve it.
Mr. WARD then, in a speech which produced consider-
able effect, proposed, "The Lord-Lieutenant, and Prospe-
rity to Ireland.'—(The toast was received with loud ap-

planse.)
Mr. SHELL—It is a source to me of the greatest gratifi-
cation that the sentiment propOsed by my Honourable Friend,
Mr. Ward, should have been received with such genuine
enthusiasm in the presence of your illustrious guest—the
son of that great man who has been justly called this even-
ing " the great Oriental Reformer," and of whom it may
perhaps, without exaggeration, be said, that his mind
has been the auxiliary of the Nile, and that he has
helped the great river in fertilizing the desert. It is
right that this eminent stranger—that the world, indeed,
should know that Englishmen have begun to feel a deep
sympathy for Ireland. The Lord-Lieutenant, the head of
the house of Ponsonby, which was always true to the cause
of civil and religious liberty—has been justly associated with
the prosperity of Ireland. That prosperity, which was re-
cently so little the object of hope, has become one of glorious
and almost assured expectancy, and we confide in what we
had hardly ventured to conjecture. Forty .six years have
elapsed since the union, and during those forty-six years,
however ponderous the fetters that were fabricated for Ire-
land by the Minister, the Parliament, with a disastrous
alacrity, hastened to put them on. But a new order of
things has, thank God, commenced ; the monotony of op-
pression has been interrupted, and for the first, and, I may
add, for the last time, a measure of coercion has been thrown
out.—(Loud cheers.) A general persuasion is spreading
through the country that it is not by force that the govern-
ment of Ireland can be carried on. Conciliation is indis-
pensable ; and it must be of a large, a liberal, comprehensive
character. It mast consist of concessions flowing out of the
deep and abundant fountain of justice, instead of being drop
by drop from the inglorious sense of English necessity.
sordidly and ignominiously squeezed out.—(Cheers.) The
Minister for whom the pacification of Ireland was reserved,
must grasp the whole mass of Irish grievance at once,
instead of touching the details with a timorous and tentative
hand. The true and perfect pacification of Ireland,
founded upon complete justice, is the last great
thing which it is left to a British Minister to accompli-h.
To the attainment of this great purpose, every man of
name and mark should lift his aim—to this object the
statesman to whom reference has been made in the course
of this evening should direct his undivided aspirations.
My Gallant Friend, the Chairman, has spoken of Sir Robert
Peel in the language of commendation—any excess of
eulogium in an epitaph can scarce be blamed ; and I must
acknowledge that the testamentary declaration of Sir R.
Peel, that Ireland must be governed upon the principles of
unqualified equality, deserves the highest commendation.
Although out of office, he cannot be stripped of the power
of doing great good, or great mischief, which great abilities
confer ; and he has the opportunity of doing most signal
benefits to Ireland. He has been /recently made the sub-
ject of grave, and I willingly believe of unfounded, imputa-
tion. It has been said that he has been consumed by such
an avarice of praise, that he will not accept a mere divi-
dend of renown, nor take any part in the performance of a
great action, unless all its glory shall be in entirety his own.
Let him confute the men who speak thus of him. Let him
prove that he possesses the magnanimity by which the
Minister of a high-minded people ought to be distinguished,
by becoming the auxiliary of the statesman who is now at
the head of her Majesty's Government—who never for a
moment swerved from the interests of Ireland—who was
faithful to her when fidelity to her was almost fatal to him-
self—and who, in recompense for his undeviating adherence
to her cause in every political vicissitude, will, I trust,
derive from his services to Ireland a renown which shall
add nobility to a house already sacred to liberty, and, how-
ever great it be already in the annals of England, still with
new lustre illuminate his name.
The Right Hon. Gentleman immediately rose, and in a
complimentary speech proposed the health of Sir Charles
Napier. As soon as the applause had ceased, the Gallant
Officer returned thanks, and after some further toasts were
proposed. his Highness Ibrahim Pacha, who seemed highly
gratified with the proceedings of the evening, retired to the
drawing-room and partook of coffee. Several of the ladies,
who had remained during the evening, were presented to his
Highness, who, shortly after eleven o'clock, with his suite,
closed his visit, and left for Mivart's.
His Highness expressed his obligations to the members of
the Reform Club for the magnificent entertainment they had
given him.
M. Nubar communicated the Pacha's grateful sentiments
as interpreter.
His Highness will dine this evening with the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—A meeting of the friends and sup-
porters of Mr. Brown was held at Eastwood's Hotel, at
twelve o'clock this day. There was a considerable attend-
ance of the leading merchants and gentlemen resident in
the Liverpool polling district, in favour of the claims of
the honourable candidate. At about half-past twelve R.
Ellison Harvey, Esq., was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that on other occasions when they
met in that room their first business was to select a candi-
date, happily on the present they were provided with one,
and the object of their meeting was to secure his return.
They had cause to rejoice at the promotion of Lord Francis
Egerton, but would have more by the return of Mr. Brown.
He would advise strenuous exertions on the part of all in-
terested in the cause of free trade, arid to make such arrange-
ments as would render it impossible for them to be taken
by surprise, should these be, what he did not expect, a
contest. He would be happy to hear any observation or re-
s lotion which gentlemen were prepared to propose to the
meeting.
WILLIAM RATIIBONE, Esq., moved the first resolution.
He said that as he was one of those gentlemen who had
convened that meeting, he would propose the first resolution
which was to the following effect:—"That this meeting
pledges itself to use every constitutional means to secure
the return of William Brown, Esq , as representative in
Parliament for the southern division of the county of Lan-
caster."
The resolution, having been seconded by Mr. HOLMES,
passed unanimously.
Mr. BLACKBURNE proposed the thanks of the meeting to
Mr. Brown, for his promptitude in accepting the invitation
of the electors who had signed the requisition presented to
him a few days ago. South Lancashire was not like almost
any other county in England ; it was a kind [of extensive
borough, whose people were mostly engaged in manufac-
turing and commercial pursuits. The representative of
such a population, therefore, required to be a representative
of extensive knowledge on these great subjects. Here Mr.
Blackburne spoke in very commendatory terms of Mr.
Brown's talents and commercial knowledge.
Mr. HOLLAND, in a few words, seconded the resolution,
which passed unanimously.
Mr. RAWLINS then rose for the purpose of proposing a
chairman of the committee for conducting the election in
the Liverpool polling district. In doing so he remarked
that as it was desirable to have a free-trade candidate, it
was as important to have the committee free-traders also ;
and that the comtnittee have for Pts president a gentleman,
who was not only a free trader in principle but in prac-
tice. lie would therefore propose one whose whole heart
and soul was bound up in that question, one whose name
was indis,olubly connected with the cause, W. Rathbone,
Esq.—( Loud cheers.)
Mr. RATHDONE stated that he had made up his mind
not to act as chairman, and concluded a short but spirited
speech by proposing as an amendment " That R. E. Harvey,
Esq., be the chairman of the Liverpool committee for con-
ducting the election of Mr. Brown.
The CHAIRMAN suggested Mr. William
,Earle, but there
were cries for Mr. Harvey, upon which
Mr. RATHBONE called for a show of hands on his amend-
ment, which appeared in its favour.
Subsequently it was agreed to request Mr. Bracken to act
as chairman, or, in case of his refusal, to try and secure
the services of Mr. Joseph East. A committee was then ap-
pointed, consisting of the following gentlemen :—John Pen-
nington, L. Heywortb, T. Blackburn, James Mulleneux, J.
Walthew, J. T. Crook, C. E. Rawlins, jun., James Sharp,
Samuel Bullet', James Crossfield, W. M'Kee, W. H. L.
Syers, Simmons, Samuel Thornely, T. Blackburn, jun.,
W. F. Sim, C. Robertson, W. H. Darby, Charles Tayleur,
John Tayleur, R. E. Harvey, W. Earle, S. T. Hobson,
Thomas Booth, Dr. Bradley, J. Tomkinson, James Stitt,
Samuel Stitt, J. D. Thornely, W. Robinson, James Aikin,
John Aikin, Hugh Hornby, W. M'Gregor, F. Pennington,
D. M'Viccar, James Macrea, Morrish, James Mellor,
James C. Ewart, Charles Holland, Vincent Higgins, Isaac
B. Cooke, Eyre Evans, G. L. Cox, R. V. Yates, George
Maxwell, Christopher Bawdon, John Finch, jun., C. E.
Rawlins, Thomas Urquhart, Thomas Jevons, James Ryley,
Timothy Jevons, James Harvey, William Jevons, Samuel
Blackburn, Edward Finch, James Braucker, R. W. Ronald,
James Lewin, William Rathbone, George Holt, Thomas
Haigh, Thos Wylie, A. C. Jeffrey, J. R. Jeffery, W. Thorn •
hill Joseph Appleby, Owen Williams, Wm. Balderston, Rd.
Bright, George Woods, James Rawdon, Charles G. Cowie,
Edward Bretherton, Joshua Heap, David Maclellan, Thomas
Rotlick, W. Rathbone, jun., Andrew Melly, Henry Itomilly,
Thomas Hibbert, Wylie, Thomas Bolton, William
Thornely, John Holt, William Wood, S. S. Gair, James
Damson, William Brancker, James Rushton (with power to
add to their number).

SCIENCE.-The discovery of a stream of electricity in
a jet of steam has attracted many in the endeavour to detect
its preaence and influence elsewhere. In several experiments
recently gone into upon a variety of woollens, the fabric
made from the Alpaca exhibited the presence of electricity
in a remarkable degree. The healthful nature of the Llama
cloth, beiutr partly hair and partly wool, may thus be ac•
ccuntecl for, ansl the Si rt,ni; recoininendati( ns issued by its
introducers and manufacturers, the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-
street, may be the tnore read upon.
Mr. Baillie Cochrane had an interview with Mr. Se-
cretary Gladstone yesterday, at the Colouial-eifice.

PARLIATtIEVP.ARY BUSINESS.
(From the rotes and F roeea lings of the House of Commons.)
JDK-T, JULY 3.
STANDING OILDE,RS' COMMITTEE.
The following Resulu tiOns were reported from the above
Committee
1. That, in the case of the South-Eastern Railway (from
the Greenwich Railway' to Chart, near Ashford, with
Branches to Tunbridge an td Riverhead) Bill, amendments on
third reading, the amends Dents are of such a nature as ought
not to be adopted at that step).
2. That, in the case of the Kennington-lane, &c., Light-
ing, &c., Bill, amendments- on third reading, the amend-
ments are of such a nature as may be adopted if the louse
shall think tit.
3. That, in the case of thft Australian Agricultural Com-
pany petition, the srandinz orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be, -permitted to proceed with their
Bill, on inserting the notice a n the Gazette for three succes-
sive weeks, and that the Co trunittee on the Bill do examine,
in the tirst place, how far su eh. order has been complied with,
and do report the same to tl to House on the report of the Bill.
Third resolutL n agreed to. --Report to lie on the table.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.

Mr. W. R Broad, seniority August 1, 1832 ; promoted to
Lieutenant July 3, 1846. Has had four years and one
month's, service afloat, and long and good service in the Coast
Guard.

Mr. John C. Hughes, seniority June 5, 1833 ; promoted to
Lieutenant July 3, 1846. Has had two years and six months'
service afloat as mate, and strongly recommended for his long
service in the Coast Guard.

Mr. Walter W. Morris, seniority June 13, 1834 ; promoted
to Lieutenant July 3, 1846. Has hid three years and eight
months' service afloat as mate, and highly recommended
fur his long service in the Coast Guard.
Lieutenant Lord Frederick Kerr, seniority October 21,
1840 ; promoted to be Commander July 3, 1846. Was Mid-
shipman of Princess Charlotte during the operations on the
coast of Syria, and was promoted into the Gordon steam
vessel, in whice vessel he served at the bombardment of St.
Jean d'Acre. He subseqaently served in the Thunderbolt,
on the Cape station, when that vessel captured three slave
vessels in one night, with 1,300 slaves on board. Afterwards
joined the Winchester in April, 1844, and was lately paid off
in that ship ; the latter part of the time he was Senior Lieu-
tenant.