The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-01 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER.

Warwick
Duncas,er .
Eglinton Club 2l Newmarket F. 0.

OCTOBER.

Chester
Yorkshire Union Hunt 6 Newmarket Houghton 25
Wrexham
HOVE

BER.

Worcester Aut

IMO 2

BRAVERY REWARDED.

On the 971;;f beeemb&r, 1850, Captain B,rnard, of
the French ship France et Breiil, on his return voyage
from Rio to Havre, had the good fortune to bring off
from a desert island in the group Martin Vsz, four
British sailors, belonging to the Alert, of London,
who had been, from causes yet unexplained, lett
there without resources for three weeks. O❑
his arrival at llavre, Captain Barnard delivered
the four sailers to her Majesty's Consul, Mr. Fea-
therstonhaugh, who made his Government acquainted
with the meritorious conduct of the captain and his
crew. Yesterday, the Consul, in pursuance of his
instructions, convened the parties at the Hotel of the
Administration of the Marine, and in the presence of
the Commissary-General and of the Commissary
of Maritime Inscriptions, distributed the following
rewards :—A. gratuity of 51. sterling to each of the
French sailors composing the crew of the boat which
brought the Englishmen through the surf from the
island ; and a gratuity of 30s. to the remainder of the
crew, for their uniform kindness in furnishing the
rescued sailors with clothes, and administering to
their comforts. The Consul further announced that
his Government had forwarded to Paris, to be pre-
sented to Captain Bernard and his boat's crew, through
the French Government, the following honorary dis-
tinctions :—To Capt. Bernard, a gold medal, with a va-
luable telescope ; and to each of the sailors in the boat,
a silver medal, each medal having its appropriate
name engraved upon it, with a commemorative in-
scription. Mr. Featherstonhaugh at the same time
offered his cordial congratulations to the worthy cap-
tain and his sailors, and expressed, on the part of her
Britannic Majesty's Government, the satisfaction that
it felt in recompensing acts of humanity of this cha-
racter, and in encouraging those generous sentiments
of brotherhood it is so much the interest of all the
maritime nations of the world to cherish.—Journal du
Ltavre.

NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.
On Friday the second annual meeting of this society
was held at the London Tavern, at which a great num-
ber of its members and others were present.
Sir J. WALMSLEY, M.P., presided, and, in moving the
adoption of the report, said though personally labour-
' ing in connexion with another great cause for the en-
franchisement by legislative enactment of the great mass
of the wealth-producing classes, he was not on that
ao-
count the less happy to find himself identified with the
interests of the Freehold Land Society.—(Cheers.)
And most heartily did he congratulate the members of
this associaion on the rapid progress and high pros-
perity of their affairs, as indicated in the report which
had just been real. Thet the society had advanced to
so prosperous a condition was a proof of the soundness
of the principles on which it was founded, and of the
intrinsic excellence of the objects it had in view. He
thouget they would all agree that without those features
it would have failed to carry with it the confidence and
support of prudential and reflective men. The result,
so tar, had exceeded their most sanguine expecta-
tions, and it was not fortitude that they now needed to
sustain them under difficulties, but wisdom to guide
them in the midst of their SUCCe3.. Th,y. might b.
those who deemed it an inconsistency in the person who
might be labouring for the (abolition of a property qua-
lifiesion and for (he attainment of a freehold vote. To
him, at least, the two movements appeared perfectly in
harmony, as tending to the same great end. The artisan
was now shown that if the franchise was not made easy
of attainment, it was at least made practical, and if the
Government would not allow him a vote as a tax-payer,
he could win it fir hims. If by associated efforts. Those
efforts were resulting in the introduction of a sturdy and
incorruptible body of men to the franchise, and could not
fail to have a most important bearing on the future re-
presentation of the counties. All might aid in the good
work
• Fathers might counsel their sons, each man
might stimulate and encourage his neighbour, and, that
mighty
the
thee mtpueiree,
engine the press carrying their peaceful plans to
every corner of
whenthey mthigehttoifhanirglymaitlildionrseao-f
rea-
sonably hope for
this country
might stand erect as free
men, and each man
might be agile to place his foot upon a rood of earth, the
rightful purchase of his honourabletol
Mr. Comm', M.P., wished to dispell e ain
misrepre-
sentations which prevailed with rutc
rene
er t
to move-
ment. One of their critics had expressed a thisw
ish"
see the interior of a freehold land society.".--(Laug hte to
He could tell that individual there was one to be seenr.)
which would probably inspire his confidence. lie meant
the Church of England Freehold Laud Society, one of
the trustees of which was the Bev. Thomas P. Dale,
Residentiary House, St. Paul's. Every objection that
Could be urged to this society might be with equal pro-
priety urged against hundreds of benevolent building
societies throughout the country. All those attacks on
the freehold land societies were just a repetition of those
that had been made against every movement which had
for its object to give to a body of industrious people op-
portunities of indulging in that which was once thought
to be a luxry only to be enjoyed by their superiors.
Again, those critics had said that this movement was
" going to make land the common attribute of the com-
munity." He dared say they expected next that the
people wanted to be shooting partridges, hares, and
pheasants. It was also said that a poor man would only
get into debt on a hit of land. Well, if he did that, he
would only be following
the example of his betters; and
if that was to be made the reason why people should not

When made up is I From what
PLACES. GeneralPoct-office port die-
When
London. patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Dec. 5 .. Liverpool Dec. 1
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Dec. 9 .. ..ILiverpool Dec. 4
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Dec. 3 .. 'Southampt. Dec. 11
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plynionth Dec. 3
Alexandria* ........ N 191.1 & 30th of mo. Dover .. Nov. 28
Belgium .• .. •• N Daily . • .. ..IDover .. Daily
Brazil .. . M 9th of the month ISouthampt. Dec. 16
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ,Southampt. Dec. 16
California(viaChagres) M 2d & 17th of month ' Bouthampt. Dec. 5
Cape of Good hope N 14th of month iPlymouth• • Dec. 3
Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th ef molDover .. Nov. 30
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. ISouthampt. Dec. 5
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri.;Southampt. Ti. TA. Sat
('bill kg 17th .f thn rnantii ,Annth.mot Deo 20
France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover
Greece' • • .. N 7th 17th 27th of molDover .. Nov. 30
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat.
Holland • • .. M Wednes. & Satur.lLonden Men. Thur.
Honduras . N 17th of the month'Southampt. Dec 11
Ireland .. ••M & N Twice daily .. I Holyhead .. Twicedally
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the montoouthanapt. Dec. 24
India (via Marseilles) N sth& 21th efmonth Dover Dec: 2
Mediterranean (via I
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Sonthampt. Dec. 24
Mediterranean (via I
Marseilles) N Bth&24thofmontb Dover .. Dec. 2
Mexico • • .. M2d of the menth—lSouthampt. Dec. 5
Madeira • • •• 111 9th of the month ,Southampt. Dec. 16
Malta* •• • • 1 7&th3,lo7tthho,lf9mo,27thth Dover Nov. 30
Naples' Nisth 15th 25th ofrao Dover . • Dec. 2
Papal States' .Nisth 15th 25th of molDover .. Dec. 2
Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of moSouthampt. Dec. 6
Peru •.I Mll7th of the month Siouthampt. Dec.:2o
N,sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • . (Dec. 2
West Indies .. Mll7th of the month iSonthampt. !Dec. 20

Naples* N
Papal States* .. N
Peninsular.. • • ..
Peru ••
Tuscany* ••
West Indies .. MI
West Indies (except I
Havanna & Nassau) Ml2d of the month .. iSouthampt., Dec. 5
• The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are conveyed by
French packet viol Marseilles.
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, via the United States
are now despatched and due by every American packer
The direct Ilavre mail from London via Southampton during this
mouth will bo made up three times a week only, instead of daily.