The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-25 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING,

THE BATH. ELECTION I
BATa, T EJI:fiDA.Y. —The peilieg for the respective can-
dbates to sui,ply the vacancy in the repreeentAion of
this city occasioned by the elevation of Lord Ashley to
the peerage, comine•wed with spirit at eight o'clock this
morning, and wasmontinued with the same determina-
tion to the close of the poll at four o'oleek. The con-
test, however, though somewhat close, was conducted
with the greatest gocd feeling, and the proceedings
throughout the city were almost entirely devoid of the
noise and disturbance usually found at contested elections.
As will be seen by the statemmt below, t4e contest has
terminated in the election of Captain Scobell, the Liberal
candidate, by a very respectable majority. The state of
the poll was declared every half-hour from the Liberal
committee-room, and, as will be seen by the return be-
low, shoved that Captain Scobell, who took the lead,
kept it throughout the day. Some excitement was
created, however, by the appearance outside Mr. Sutcliffe's
committee-room of several delusive returns, the first of
which stated the numbers at half past 11, tobe Sutcliffe,
775; Scobell, 744. At half-past 12, another return ap-
peared, Sweatt?, 855; Scobell, 845; at 1, Sutcliffe, 895;
Scobell, 880. At half-past 1, when Captain Scobell had .
really a majority of 36, the Conservative return, which
was the last they put out, represented both candidates on
a level-928 each. The following were the returns is-
sued by the Liberal committee, and which' we have good
reason to believe show the correct state of the poll:
Scobell. Sutcliffe.
Half-past eight 165 ' ..... 162
Nine o'clock 2BB
Ten
Eleven - 643
Twelve 785
'
Ono
Two
Three .. 1,047 ..... 976
Close of the poll 1,103 ..... 1,041
At the close of the poll several thousand persons hav-
ing asssmbled in front of Capt. .Scobell's central com-
mittee-room, Westgate-buildings, the gallant captain
and his committee, iu obedience to the calls and cheers
of the multitude, appeared upon a platform erected in
front of the building, and were received with several

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

At six oVock on. I,4outLty evening the Centaur,
Captain Patten, with the fl.:g of Rear-Ad-
miral Faosh,twe,C.B,, steamed into Portsmonth harbour,
and yesterday morning went alngsi.,.!o the yard jet';; to
hod the admiral's luggage, who left for London in the
afternoon, his fillg having been hau!cd down at sung.%
'The Centaur will commence returning stores, &e, to-day
and will probably pay off early next week.
13efeqe leaving the coast the Commander-in• Chief
promoted Second Master William Kiddie, of the Gladi-
otor sterm-frigate, Captain Adams, to the rank of
master, the vacancy haysng occurred by the death of Mr.
Barnes, of th© steam-vessel Firefly. In making this
promotion Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, we are quite sure,
has only anticipated the intentions of the Admiralty.
No socond mater on the list had stronger claims than
Mr. Kiddie, and no officer ever received more handsome
recommendations at -the hands of his captain than did
Mr. Kiddie, from Captain Adams.
Lieutenant George T. Airey, R.N. (1815), a com-
mander in the Indian navy, and who for many years
has commanded the steam-vessel Pluto, in the China
seas, died at Singapore, April 20, in command of the
above ship. _ _ _ _

Midshipman Mr. Coventry, of the Wolverine, 12, on
the coast of Africa, died in charge of a prize.
Columbia steam surveying-vessel, Commander Short-
land, left Halifax, May 29, for the Bay of Fundy, to
resume surveying operations.
Hogue, 60, steam-ship, Captain Macdougal, left
Queenstown on Sunday evening, to join Commodore
Martin's squadron at Lisbon.
Heroine, 8, Commander Marsh, may be expected home
from the coast in a few days, she having sailed from
Ascension for England fourteen days before the Cen-
taur; but the latter vessel made her passage home chiefly
under steam.
Retribution, Captain Warden, and Sidon, Commander
Gardner, steam-frigates, both bent sails on Monday
evening; the former vessel is all ready for sea. The
Sidon has still a quantity of provisions to receive on
board. It is now said their services will not be required
before Saturday next, and in the interim (on Thursday)
the Sidon will be docked, to have her copper cleaned,
although her crew were " bogging" her on Monday.
Rhadamanthus steam-transport, for the Cape, Master-
Commander Belem, arrived at Ascension from England,
May 22, and left for her destination.
Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones, had
returned to Ascension, from St. Helena, instead of pro-
ceeding to the Cape; as stated, and left for the Bights,
taking the station of the Gladiator the first week in May.
Sappho, 12, Commander Hon. A. Cochrane, left Hali-
fax for Newfoundland, May 30.
COMMODORE MARTIN'S SQUADRON.-The Commander-
in-Chief, in his flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90, Captain
Harris, was at Lisbon on the 19th, with his frigate
squadron. On the previous Sunday he ordered the
Dauntless screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, to get up her
steam and be ready to leave for England, with the bro-
ther to the King of Portugal and suite for England; but
the Prince having postponed his departure, the Dauntless
was ordered to be in readiness last Sunday for the same
purpose. All in the squadron were quite well. There
was not much exercise going on.
Leander, 50, Captain Dacros, has been out on a cruise
by herself, for the purpose of exercising her guns; and
Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, was sent away on the
17th on a similar service. The Encounter, 14, screw-
corvette, was at Cadiz. The Janus steam-vessel, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Powell, had returned to Gibraltar.
The French fleet of four sail of the line, under the
command of a vice and a rear-admiral, was expected at
Lisbon.
CHATHAM DOCKYARD,-The following workmen have
been superannuated from this dockyard :-George Phil-
lips, furnace-man at metal mills; Johu Bead, Robert
Featherby, Wm. Savage, Wm. Peacock, Thomas 'lapis,
ropemakers; and Mr. Booth, sailmaker-on 24/. per
annum each.
Woonwacie, JUNE 24.-The Right. Hon. Sir Francis
T. Baring held a levee at the Admiralty to-day, and it
was attended by the following officers: -
Captains-G. R. Munday (1837), F. D. Hastings
(1840), William B. Dobson (1841), Hon. Edward Thorn-
ton Wodehouse (1841), Woodford J. Williams (1841),
Sir Robert Hagan (1843), Charles Keele (1843), W.
Clark (1847), and James Anderson (1849), Lieutenant-
Cotonel Ellis, C. 8., Royal Marines.
Commanders-Arthur Morrell (1823), Felix Edwin
(1835), P. B. Stewart (1841), Edward Collier (1845),
William Hoseason (1846), J. T. W. French (1847), G.
J. Napier (1849), J. H. Bridges (1850), G. F. West-
brook (1851), and P. Saumaurtz (1851).
Lieutenants-F. Cutler (1812), Henry P. Dicken
(1815), James Smale (1825), T. A. Butler (1827),
Samuel Richardson (1828), and G. H. H. Greathead
(1846).
Paymaster and Purser-James Pinhorn (1831).
Rear-Admiral-J. W. D, Dundas, C. 8., held a levee
to-day, which was attended by the following officers:-
Rear-Admiral-Thomas E. Symonde.
Captains-George St. V. King (1841), W. J. Wil-
liams (1841), and Frederick Warden (1845), Com-
mander of the Retribution steam-frigate.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey, Royal Marines.
Commanders-J. T. W. French (1847), L. Robert
(1849), and G. F. Westbrook (1851).
Lieutenants-Charles Friend (1812), Henry P.
Dicken (1815), Edward Le Mesurier (1815). H. J.
Johnston (1818), H. F. W. Ingram (1845), G. H. H.
Greathead (1846), Richard Dawkins (1848), and
Arthur M. Brock (1850).
Master-James Penn (1841).
Midshipman-W. Kelso.
Clerk-George B. Eccles (1851).

rounds of applause.
Captain 6COSELL, in addressing those assembled, said
the victory was gained, and the Liberals bad obtained a
good majority over the Tories of Bath.--(Loud cheers.)
But whilst they rejoiced in their own success, they
would not exult over the fallen.—(Hear,) The victory
was not his (Captain Scobell's), but theirs—the Liberals
of Bath; and they had won it in an independent,
straightforward way, that he believed would set an ex-
ample to all England.—(Cheers.) Captain Scobell, in
conclusion, proposed three cheers for the independent
representation of Bath, which were given with the
greatest zeal.
W. Hunt, EFq., G. Norman, Esq., T. W. Saunders,
Esq., and Sir John Hare, having also congratulated the
Liberals upon their :success, the meeting broke 'up.
The official declaration of the poll will be made at the
hustings to-morrow (this day).

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.)
Moeday the 26th, the Ecclesiastical Titles
Assumption Bill was proceeded with in Committee.
Mr. Walpole's proposed amendments, directed against
" a certain Brief, Rescript, or Letters Apostolical pur-
porting to have been given at Rome" which " hath re-
cently pretended to constitute within this Realm, Ste.,"
and " purporting to constitute within this Realm, con-
trary to the laws and customs thereof, a hierarchy of
Bishops named from sees, and with titles derived from
places within this Realm," were negatived by 140 to 131,
and 141 to 117. The Prime Minister urged that there
was no necessity for introducing matter grating to the
Catholic Members of the House, by which no absolute
040 or change in-the law was to be produced. One
re4ult, however, of these closely-run divisions, is to show
it is not for want of power the Government restricts its

measures.
The Oath of Abjuration (Jews) Bill was then con-
sidered in Committee, and reported without amendment;
to be read a third time on Frcity. It was impossible to
avoid the impression, that the opponents of the Bill took
a based tow. The Bill is of only one clause; which
dispenses with the words "on the true faith of a
Christian." Considering that the House has allowed,
and dire,..ted, that into the hands of a declared Jew pre-
senting himself as elected there shall be put a copy of.
the Old Testament, it is difficult to conceal a regret that
the Bill did not Ore advantage
.of this notable circum-
stance, to enact that the candidate should swear " on the
true faith of a believer in the book put into my hand."
There is something so immeasurably stultifying, in first
putting a book into a man's hand because it is the book
he believes in, and then telling him he must swear upon
his true faith in something else, that it is to be hoped the
good sense of ten-pound voters and Operative consti-
tuents will pass such comments on it at the next election,
as will put an end to such a folly.
An election is at this moment pending, in which a
Jew of high standing and reputation, who has already
filled eminent City offices, is a candidate. It is needless
to add, that the general Liberal cause would be greatly
aided by his being returned to Parliament, on the simple
principle which makes a smith hit a new blow on the
same place.
On Tuesday the House met at twelve for the purpose
of passing the Smithfield Market Removal Bill. So that
you may hope to be able to come up from Bradford
without being compassed with fat bulls of Basan in the
streets. It is only a day or two since I found myself
unexpectedly encompassed by three at the corner of
Parliament-street, and felt particular obligation to one
of them, with a forehead like an elephant's and a ring
like a kedge anchor's in his nose, for his gentlemanlike
behaviour when ho found me stopping the way between
his horns.
On the same evening the question of the Savings' Banks
defalcations was brought before the House, and lost
only by a majority of 63 to 56. The question is simply
one of agency. Did the contributors or did they not,
pay their money over the Government's counter? The
Government plead that it was stolen between the
counter and their strong box. The question therefore is,
not whether the Government say so, but whether the
counter was not by all the rules of business theirs.
I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, Jane 25, 1851.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
The numbers who visited the Crystal Palace yester-
day were as great as on the most successful day since it
opened. They were as follows, at the different hours
mentioned:-
11 o'clock 21,731
12 o'clock 41,668
1 o'clock 52,241
2 o'clock 58,558
5 o'clock
Before the place was closed the number exceeded
70,000, and the receipts were—
Season tickets £ 15 15 0
At the doors .. 3,186 12 0

Total receipts

COURT CIRCULAR.
Tho Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (Wed-
nesday), at Buckingham Palace. Summonses were
issued yesterday to the Ministers and officers of State.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, accom-
panied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, with
their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the Count
de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium,
went to the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all
Nations, at an early hour yesterday morning, arriving
there ut halt-past nine o'clock. The Royal suite con-
sisted of the Viscountess Canning, Madame de Montan-
clos., General Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de
Moerkerke, and Count Albert de Briey. The Queen,
the Prince, and the King of the Belgians remained at
the Exhibition till eleven o'clock, and then returned to
Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales and Prince Alfred also visited the Exhibition
yesterday forenoon, attended by Mr. Birch.
The Countess of Neuilly and the Duke de Nemours
visited his Majesty the King of the Belgians yesterday,
at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince
Gustavus of Wass also paid a visit to the King of the
Belgians yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, and the
Princesses Alice and Helena, took an airing in an open
carriage and four yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday afternoon, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal
suite consisted of Viscountess Canning, Hon. Mary
Seymour. the Earl of Morley, General Wemyss, and
Colonel Bouverie.
Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace on Monday evening, after dinner, and performed
the following selection:—
Overture, " Pie aux Clercs,"
Pas de Schal, Scene Danse "La Bays-
dere,"
Turkish March, " Ruins of Athens," Beethoven.
The Earl of Morley has relieved Lord Camoys in his
duties as Lord in Waiting to her Majesty, and Mr. R.
Ormsby Gore has relieved Colonel the Hon. A. Nelson
Hood in his (hales as Groom in Waiting to the Queen.
The Duke de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence, Clarence
llouse, St. James's.
A deputation from the Birkenhead Dock Company,
consisting of Mr. Bailey (chairman), Mr. Laird, Mr.
Abernethy (engineer), and Mr. Hull (solicitor), had an
interview yesterday with Lord Seymour, at the office of
her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests,
Whitehall-place.
Mr. Croal, from Demerara, had an interview with Earl
Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-otiice.
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Wardle, Brodrick,
and Barnett (members of the Town Council of Maccles-
field), and Mr. Colville (Deputy Town Clerk of that
borough), had an interview yesterday with the General
Board of Health at their office, Whitehall. The depu-
tation were introduced by Mr. Tatton Egerton, M.P.,
and Mr. J. Wilson Patten, M.I?.

REMOVAL OF TIIB COURT TO OSBORNE:The
Queen and Prin -e Albert, accompanied by his Majesty the
King of the Belgians, and some of his family, attended by
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, are expected to arrive
at Osborne House on Saturday next. The royal 3 achts in
charge of Captain Crispin are expected to move down the
Harbour at Portsmouth on Friday. to be in readiness to con-
vey the august party across the Solent, and to attend on
them during their sojourn at Osborne. As we have before
stated, Captain Crispin, with the whole of the officers, the
engineers, seamen, marines, and boys belonging to the royal
yacht establishment, proceed by a special South-Western
k train (expressly ordered for their accommodation by her Ma-
jesty) at six A.M. this day for London, returning again to
Portsmouth late in the evening.

THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE',FIRE.
Even up to a late hour last night, so great was the
fire in the ruins, that at intervals it illuminated the dis-
trict, and led many to suppose that a fresh outbreak had
occurred. Every precaution had been taken. The
floating engines and many of the land ones are detained
ready to act in case of any emergency.
The returns made by the surveyors and agents of the
different insurance companies of their respective losses
and other details regardicg the buildings and property
consumed furnish the following interesting particulars,
and, at the same time, supplies an accurate amount of
the total losses.
The pile of warehouses destroyed occupied a fron-
tage of between three hundred and four hundred feet
in Montague-close, each extending backwards seventy
or eighty feet, to within a few yards of the walls of St.
Saviour's Church. More massive brick and stone build-
ings were not to be Lund in the metropolis, and, with
the exception of the dock warehouses, were the
largest. Each were divided by party walls two feet
thick, and the different stores being supported by im-
mense iron girders or pillars. The three consumed can-
not be rebuilt under a sum of 35,0001. This loss will fall
on the Sun Fire Office. Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop
factors, of Hibernia Chambers, London-bridge, rented
the upper stores of A warehouse. Several thousand
pockets of hops were in the stores. All was destroyed;
insured in the Royal Exchange. Nos. 2,3, and 4 stereo
of the same warehouse were occupied by Mr. Hollings-
worth, of Turkey INlills, near Maidstone, paper manu-
facturer. Some 15,000 or 16,000 bales of linen regi
filed
the floor.:. It is expected the whole were consumed. Mr.
Hulling worth was insured in the Kent and West of Eng-
land Offices for 9,000/. No. 1 (same warehouse), Mr.
Hewett, cheese factor; contents of store supposed to b 3
destroyed; insuranceateknown. Cellars beneath occupied
as stores by Messrs. Allan and Anderson, provisionaner-
chants. 'lto late of these contents at present un-
known; the property is amply covered by insurances.
Warehouse B—Stores Nos. 7,8, and 9, of Messrs.
Kitchen and Thornton, hop-factors, each contained a
heavy stock of hops, number of pockets at present un-
known. All destroyed. Insured. Stores, Nos. 10, 11,
and 12. Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop-factors, filled
with hops. Destroyed. They were insured in the
Royal Exchange office. Other merchants, whose names
have not as yet transpired, had property in store in
other parts of this warehouse. Like the others, every-
thing was burned. The goods wore insured for 7,8001.
in several offices. Cellars also were occupied by Messrs.
Allan and Anderson, as stores, and wae loaded with all
kinds of provisions. It is impossible to penetrate teem,
consequently the fate of the goods, as in the other cel-
lars, is unknown. Insured.
Warehouse ll—The whole of the stores throughout
this building were rented by Messrs. Wigan and Co.,
the hop-factors. Between 16,000 and 17,000 pockets of
hops were stowed away. A great many were saved,
but the chief bulk of the stock was consumed in the
building. Numerous merchants had hops deposited in
Messrs. Wigan's care; some are known to be insures,
others are not. Messrs. Wigan were insured.
Warehouse C—This building sustained very little in-
jury. The contents of the different stores, valued at
nearly 50,0001., were got out in safety.
The Bridge House Hotel received much greater da-
mage than represented. Every apartment in the build-
ing was saturated with water. The contents were in-
sured for 3,5001.
The principal sufferers appear to be the firm of
Messrs. Wigan and Co. Their property was insured for
60,0001.
As far as can be ascertained the offices interested in
the losses are the following, and to about the extent—
Sun fire-office, 50,0001.; Royal Exchange, 30,0001.;
Guardian, 20,0001. ; Union, 10,0001. ; other offices,
10,000/.
Some days must necessarily transpire before the
exact amount of losses can be accurately ascertained.
According to the present estimates they can be little
short of 150,0001.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Isaac Solemons, a member of the Jewish fraternity,
was placed at the bar before Alderman Farebrother,
charged with being uulawfully it possession of various
articles of silver plate, alleged to have been stolen.
John Charles Walker said—l am an apprentice to
Mr. Sirrell, the gold and silver refiner of Barbican.
Yesterday morning the prisoner called at our shop, and
without saying a word to any one, he put into the scale
the property produced. Having received information
that a burglary had been committed in a house in
Broad-street-buildings, on the previous night, I informed
Mr. Sirrell of the circumstance, and he advised me to
call in a constable and give the prisoner into custody.
I went to the door for that purpose, when prisoner di-
vining my object, rushed past me into the street, and
tried to make his escape, and finding I pursued him, he
turned round, and returned with me to the shop. I
compared the articles with those described in the in-
formation, and found they tallied in every respect. When
prisoner first stopped he clasped his hands, and said
"Oh: pray don't." He did not ask any price for them;
thimble,
pair
o.
but they would not have been worth more than 10/, as
old silver. I have known prisoner as a customer at our
shop. •
Alderman FAREBRGTHER—To buy?
aanladtethe
Witness—No, sir, he brought us old silver to sell.
Mr. Jenkin Elwin, 20, Broad-street-building
as a
r o silversur-
geon,
n y
said, the articles produced, consisting of a ni.;,
csuangsatriotohnogied
ebrr,okanend,
the
ecatdodpyosf paoo a
smellingtli
property.enOinatoSubnydsaoymneigphatAiaets, hour, my house
above things
taken from various desks and drawers.
Some of the
articles I saw safe at seven o'clock in
the evening, and
others were put away about a
EXPECTED SCOTTISH FANCY DUESS BALL IN THE Alderman ~, week :ego by Mrs Nlwin•
.n AREBROTHER--Ti t: ~ '
Crre.—Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Lord James
Elwin, for she will be lee, rye Luau want Mrs.
Stuart, Sir Duncan APDongall, Mr. G. Moffat, M.P., Mr.
Fuller, 152, a material witness.
C. Guthrie, Mr. P. F. Robertson, Mr. W. liallas, Mr. T. took the prisoner into custody.
M•Gregor, Mr. D. Dewar, and Major'Adair, introduced by Mr. William Whitcher, 50, seids—l was called in to exa-
Sheriff Hodgkinson, waited upon the Lord Mayor, to ask for I mine the premises by Mr. Elwin.l found several desks
the use of the Guildhall, after the visit of her Majesty, for broken open in several
a grand fancy dress and Highland ball, for the benefit of the kitchen I saw that rooms,
the house had been entered by the
Scottish Hospital and Caledonian Asylum. The Scottish window in the back
kitchen. I then examined
Hospital is for the relief of aged and destitute residents in premises,found that the iron bars of the window
London; the Caledonian Asylum is fa• the maintenance and had been aid
education of the orphans of sailors and soldiers who have ,wrenched away, andthere were footsteps of two
been killed or disabled in the service, and of Scottish parents persons having passed tram ter wall in Bloomfield-
resident in London. street, over %hick' they must have climbed to the window
Tus DIME OP NEWCASTLE'S ESTATE OF lIAPOD. in the kitchen. One of the desks in the surgery had
—Yesterday Messrs. D. Smith and Son put up to auction, at been forced open, and 6/. 10s. in gold and silver ab-
the Auction Mart, the extensive domain and estate of stractc d.
Hafed, tbe prope,ty and occasional residence of the late l Mr. Elwin—l put the money in the desk just before
Duke of Newcastle. It compriied about 14,000 acre=, and
I went out on Sunday evening. I never put money in
was situated between Shrewsbury, Rhayader, and Abery 1 that desk before.
with, being about twelve miles distant nom the latter - St- , FARM:MOTHER—It will ba necessary to re-
town , Alderman
the lot, alter a prolonged competition, was knocked down. mend this case to make some inquiry about the p I.
for 105,00 t./. The Messrs. Smith sold another soner. Did you search the nrisoner's house ofa - r
which was situated near Hemel Hempstead, andproperty,
152 —'Yes your Worship• b I
comprised Fuller, but found nothing
7
a farm with about 90 acres in the highest state of cultivation. wrong, as I.rison'er sent there 13-f! u ore me. On sEarchier,
It went for 7,000!., but this was also under
FATAL ACCIDENT. E •
x4TER, JUNE 21. —On found a new artillery jacket, with all thegold lace '
s I
and
Monday evening two fizhermen of ross
Stareh marks, denoting the rank of the
, named Pep- oterwearer to be that
e
perell and Clements, ere drowned while making round the of a sergeant.
Start. A squall upset the boat, and before assistance arrived Alderman FAREDROTHER—I suppose you bought ant
they were lost. Clements hat left a wife and Ave children to in the way of old clothes? Prisoner —I b
deplore his low ougut that of