The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-08 00:00:00

The Renown, 91, is progressing very fast, every exertion
being made by the master shipwright and the other dock-
yard authorities to have I4er. Vompleted-early- nest year.
She is to be fitted with a screw, and will, when completed,
bo the largest vessel ever turned out of this establishment.
The Racoon, 20, and Charybdes, 20, two of the new class
of steam corvettes, from designs by Sir B. Walker, K.C.8.,
Surveyor of the Navy, have a number of men employed on
board in order to complete them.
The Amphitrite, 26, sailing corvette, lit\uled into dock
yesterday, at Portsmouth, to be fitted as one of the " sta-
tion ships," for tho new Coast-guard arrang4ments.
We are pleased to notice the promotions four deserv-
ing officers Messrs. Allen, Johnson, Wilkinson, and
Molloy—from second masters to the rank of masters;
more particularly the first-named officer, who was in the
President, 50, at the time of the attack on Petropaulovsky,
and who sent home a beautiful and most correct sketch of
the enemy's position, and the attack of the allies and their
discomfiture.

The following appointments were made yesterday at tho
Admiralty :

The Rev. T. E. Gutteres, Chaplain, to the Royal Albert;
C. K. Ord, Assistant• Surgeon, promoted to Surgeon ; John
Rodie, Assistant Surgeon, to the Illustrious ; John Cogan,
Assistant Surgeon, to the Victory ; It. 0. Marcon, Acting
Second Master, to the Fisgard.

About 200 men belonging to the disbanded Foreign Le-
gion are now remaining at Gravesend for conveyance to the
Cape of Good Hope, in a vessel which has been chartered
by the Government for that purpose.
Two mortars of immense size have been received at the
Royal Arsenal, and are to be tested by the usual autho-
rities.

A detachment of the Woolwich division of Royal Ma-
rines has arrived at head-quarters, having been paid off
from the Powerful.

Captain W. Mosse, 26th Cameronians, attached to the
depot companies of that corps at the provisional battalion,
Chatham, having undergone a course of rifle instruction at
the school of musketry, Hythe, in order to qualify himself
as an instructor in musketry, is under orders to proceed to
join the service companies of his regiment stationed at
Bermuda for the purpose of instructing that corps in the
use of the Enfield rifle. Second-class instructor Griffiths
is also under orders to embark with. Captain Mosse.
The battalions of Royal Artillery, with the men com-
posing the mounted corps and riding•house establishment,
exceeding 3,000 men, were yesterday morning drawn up in
lines on the parade ground of the barracks at Woolwich,
and individually received from the hands of Major-General
Sir F. W. Williams tho diploma which should have ac-
companied the distinction conferred upon them by the
Emperor of the French. The General subsequently in-%
spected five companies of artillery under orders for distri-
but on to various home stations.

The following general order has been issued from the
Adjutant-General's office, Dublin. It is dated Oct. 6:—
" His Royal Highness the General Commanding.in-
Chief has been pleased to direct, in conformity with in-
structions from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for
War, that the districts named in the margin (Belfast,
Limerick, and Kilkenny) shall be discontinued as military
commands from the 30th ult. Major-General Sir J. C.
Cnatterton, Bart., and Major-General Gough, C. 8., will
accordingly proceed to Dublin and the encampment on the
Curragh, for the purpose of assuming the command of
their respective brigades.—By command of the General
Commanding.

" W. HILLIER, D.A. A.G for D.A.G."

THE PERVERT M.P. FOR LYMINGTON
CALLED ON TO RESIGN.

The following correspondence has passed between
Mr. Hutchins, M.P. for Lymington, in Hants, and
his constituents, relative to that genstelpetm. a:sl:slrBesc6e.nt
conversion to Roman
,C,Latyhmoilnicgitz
:_
" Sir,—We have been requested to transmit to you
the enclosed requisition, signed by 124 electors of this
borough, calling on you to resign your seat in Parlia-
ment, on the ground of your having, since your return
forthis place, renounced the Protestant faith. We believe
that yours is the only instance ou record of a member of
Parliament retaining his seat after becoming a Roman
Catholic. Painful as such fact is, still we hope you will
yet see the necessity of retiring, so that, however
deeply we may regret the step you have taken, we may
nevertheless find that it does not prevent your acknow-
ledging the justice of the principle.--that a Protestant
constituency ought to be represented by a Protes-
tint representative. We beg to add that, should you
decline to comply wit the request of the requisition, it
will be published, in order that it should be known that
raerieigsioorme
perliencctioprisesofabthovisebtohreoirugpholiwtihocaljruisgthlytiv.alue
We are, sir, your obedient servants,
thethe
irre
" JOHN GRANT.
" W. A. POPLEY.
" ROBT. RIOS.
" EDWARD PEAT.
" DANIEL GOSLING.
" To E. J. HutchinE, EA., M.P."

" Gentlernen,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 25th ult., which accompanied a requi-
sition from some of the electors of Lymington, calling
upon me to resign my seat in Parliament. The cover
was addressed to Euston,' instead sf Eaton-square ;'
so that it did not come into my hands until yesterday
afternoon. It will take me, some time to go over the
signatures, in order to ascertain who the parties are
who have signed the requisition. I wall lose no time,
however, in doing so, and will then send an answer to it,
which, of course, must also be made public, You are in
error in stating that mine is the only instance of a mem-
ber of Parliament retaining his seat after becoming a
Catholic. You desire me to acknowledge the justice of
the principle tbat a Protestant constituency ought to
be represented by a Protestant representative.' In my
opinion a member is sent to Parliament to represent the
political principles, and not the religious opinions, of his
cGnstituents ; nor have I heard that the religious opi•
nions of those Catholics who have represented English
constituencies, or those of the Protestants who have re-
presented Irish ones, have prevented them from doing
their duty to those hose political interests they were
sent to Parliament to serve.—l am, gentlemen, your
faithful anti obedient servant,

"E. "Loseley Park, Guildford, Oct. 1,18 J.
56." HUTCHINS.

"Gentlemen,—l have now had an opportunity of
tice b
no more fully considering the subject brought under my
y your letter cf the 25th ult., and the memorial
which accompanied it. Six months ago, on joining the
Catholic Church, I placed myself in communication
with my supporters, tendering thorn my resignation.
Had I found that any considerable number were of
opinion that I ought to resign, I was prepared at once
to have taken that step ; but, on the contrary, I was
strongly urged to retain my seat. The requisition which
you have sent me comes at the end of six months,
alter having been five months at least in the course
of signature. It is painful to me to incur the disappro-
bation of any Portion of
my constituents ; but as I per-
ceive that of the 124 names as appended there are only
32 out of 158 who voted for me at the last election, I
feel that I am better fulfilling my duty by retaining my
seat.
—I am, gentlemen, your very faithful and obedient
,
"Loseley Park, Guildford "E, J. HUTCHINS.
, Oct. 3, 1853.

total visitors, 3,466.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—
ditto October 7.—Admissions on payment, 3,229 ; ditto by
season tickets, 237 ;
THE HEAVY RAINS OP SATCEDAY.—In consequence
of the hFavy rains which fell during the whole of Satur-
day and Sunday, the rivers and canals in Sheffield and
thu neighbourhood were considerably swollen. A small
boiler used by Mr. Ingleson, tobacco manufacturer,
\Vaingate, which stood near to Lady's-bridge, was wash-
ed away. The brickwork foundation was seriously in•
jured lly the last flood a few weeks ago, and on Satur-
day night it gave way and ihn boiler was floated down
the stream. Two pieces of timber which were placed
under Ball-street bridge as a temporary support in place
of the pier which was washed away by the last great
flood !were removed from their place, but were not
carried a way.-841014 Tinto,

On Monday evening a public meeting was convened
at the Town•hall, Brighton, for the purpose of promot-
ing the union of the Danubian Principalities. There
was a numerous attendance, among those on the plat
form tieing Mr. Hallett (the ifayor of Brighton), in the
chair, Mr. W. Scholefield, M.P., Signor Bratiano, late
member of the Government of Wallachia, Dr. Ruge, and
several foreigners •and influential residents of Brighton
an+ the neighbourbood.
The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by briefly
stating the object for which the meeting bad been called.
He Paid he was strongly convinced of the desirability of
uniting the Principalities,. becaupe he believed that was
the only means of preventing a recurrence of the war in
which this country had recently been engaged, and that
if the people of Moldavia and Wallachia lost their hide-
pendenoe and freedom as a nation, either through the
cajolery of Austria or the chicanery of Russia, it would
not be long before the great Powers of Europe would be
engaged in another struggle. (Hear.)
Letters were here read from several members of Par-
liament who had been invited to attend the meeting.
Among others one was received from Mr. Roebuck,
who, after regretting his inability to take part ni,the
proceedings, said
"It is my earnest wish that the influence of England
may be used in support of freedom and good government
in the Principalities; and I am delighted to find that
the public are beginning to take.an- interest in the des-
times of those countries. They might be made a means
of checking the spirit of despotism which is supported
by Russia, Austria, and Tnekeyeoevlepettdene-antt
poorie---eotacect • beYtiteen 'those empires would, if
supported by England, greatly aid the advance of
civilisation in the E;st, and go far to cob. the am-
bition of Russia and Austria. My only hope ofjustice
to the Principalities is in England. Every other nation
that has any influence upon their well-being is an enemy
to freedom and liberal institutions. But the Govern.
ment of England is, I fear, too much controlled by the
despotic Governments of Europe to permit the power of
England to be employed, as it ought to be employed in
the negotiations which are now taking place with re-
spect to the Principalities. The people of England,
however, may compel their Government to act wisely.
The expression of public opinion in meetings like the one
contemplated at Brighton i 8 the! legitimate mode of
bringing that opinion to bear upon the Government, and
that your meeting may be a successful one is my hearty
wish."

Mr: M. D. SCOTT, in proposing the first resolution,
congratulated the people of Brighton on being the first
to raise their voice in favour of an oppressed, but gal.
lant people, and trusted that the feeling manifested in
that town would spread throughout the country, and
have its due effect on her Majesty's Ministers. It
would be recollected that the situation of the Danubian
Principalities gave rise to• considerable discussion at the
Paris Conferences, and that the union of Moldavia and
Wallachia was recommended • chiefly upon the ground
that Russia had always made her attacks upon Turkey
through those Principalities. He believed that their
union and erection into an independent hereditary mon-
archy would effectually curb the designs of Russia upon
Turkey ; and he had therefore great pleasure in propos-
ing the following-resolution':—
"That this meeting is in, favour of the union of Mol-
davia and Wallachia, in order to erect the Roumain
people into a free, powerful, and self-governing nation,
as the best barrier against Austria and Russia ; and
that this meeting expresses its earnest hope that the
Government of England will, in conjunction with
France, insist upon the fulfilment of the resolutions of
the Paris Conference, in order to satisfy the just ex-
pectations of the Roumain people as to their internal
government."
Mr. A. DODSON, in seconding the resolution, gave, at
considerable length, a history of the Danubian Princi-
palities, and urged as a(rasson in favour of a union that,
when once united, instead of the Sultan's empire being.
weakened, it would be strengthened, and fewer open-
ings would be afforded for foreign intrigue. By consti-
tuting them a selegovercing.. Power, tributary to the
Porte, by opening the trade of the Danube to all nations,
and by permitting the free circulation of Western litera-
ture, he believed that a most effectual barrier would be
established to Austrian or Russian agression.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., next addressed the meeting.
Re said he had no connexion with the constituency of
Brighton, either locally or politically, which could give
him any ostensible claim upon their notice, liut the in-
terest be felt in the, subject which formed the object of
discussion, and a desire to do all he could to promote the
union. of Moldavia and Wallachia, had induced him to
take part in the proceedings. Of course, the first step
in such a movement as this was to disseminate as widely
and thoroughly as possible all the facts connected with
the subject. Unfortunately, but too little was known
in this country of the circumstances of Moldavia and
Wallachia. In addressing ua audience in England upon
the state of Poland, Italy, or Hungary, sympathy was
at once enlisted, became the people understood the ques-
tion ; but when any reference was made to Moldavia and
Wallachia the subject was Almost unknown, and many
difficulties had to be contended with. Fortunately, the
speeches which had been already delivered enabled the
audience he was addressing to form a' better opinion of
the c mdition of the Principalities than the majority of the
people of this country at present possessed. Upotrthe
borders of Russia, Turkey, and Austria lay a country
nearly as large as Great Britain, rich in natural resources,
and containing a population of 5,000,000, of Western ori-
gin and lineisee, aspiring after Western civilisation and
western liberty, and possessing rights and privileges of the
highest value, in favour of which rights and privileges, bt •
ing now in danger, they appealed to England for aid and
protection. The chief of their rights was, of course, that
of national independence. A short time ago we were
too apt to consider the question of Moldavia—and he
must confess that a short time ago he was ignorant of
the question, as, no doubt, most of those present were—
too apt, be repeated, to consider the question of Mol-
davia and Wallachia, as if it were encumbered by the
sovereignty of Turkey. No opinion could be more
erroneous. Turkey had not the shadow of a claim of
sovereignty over the Principalities. But she had what
was called a claim of suzerainty, a tribute paid by the
Principalities for the protection afforded to them by
Tut key, in case those Principalities were attacked by a
tlerd party ; but she was not entitled to a sovereignty
over them. This was the extent of her claim. The
hon. gentleman hero referred to an old treaty, professing
to give a view of the Principalities, vrbioh he said had
been clearly definer'. In order to prove the truth of
this assertion, be would read one or two of the articles
of a treaty between Turkey and Wallachia, which, al-
thoulli an old document, for it dated from the 16th cen-
tury, had never yet been abrogated, and therefore its
provisions were as valid as they were when they were
originally framed. The first article said :—" The Sultan
consents and engages, for himself and his succession, to
protect Wallachia, and to defend her against all enemies,
without exacting anything bnt a supremacy over the
sovereignty of this Principality, for which the voivodes
shall be bound to pay to the Sublime Porte a tribute of
10,000 ducats." That article established the suzerainty
of Turkey over Wallachia. The second said :—" The
Sublime Porte will interfere in no way in the local ad•
ministration of the said Principality, and no Turk shall
be permitted to come into Wallachia without justifiable
motive." The fifth article was as follows :—" The Wal-
lachian nation (a very remarkable expression) shall con-
tinue to enjoy the free exercise of its own laws, and the
voivodes shall have the power of life and death over their
subjects, as well as the right to make peace or war
witnout being liable by one of their acts to any sort of
iesponsibility to the Sublime Porte," (Hear, hear.)
He believed that it was impossible for the rights and
privileges of any nation to be better defined than in
that treaty ; and yet the Principalities were now ocon-
pied by an Austrian soldiery, and Turkey, after having
assumed a power which never belonged to her, of con-
voking a "divan ad hoc," bad completed her mischiev-
ous conduct by putting an end to the liberty of the
press. (Hear.) He would ask whether the people of this
country, who were parties to the treaty of Paris, would
consent to such a complete abnegation of the rights of a
nation. He sincerely believed that they would not, and
he also believed that the time had now arrived for
speaking out upon the subject. At the present moment
the question was under discussion by the pleuipotest-
tiaries of Europe. Such an occasion might not arise
again, and he hoped it would not be allowed to pass
without the fact being strongly enforced upon the Go-
vernment that the people of England felt an interest in
the question, and desired the Government to respect
and act upon that feeling. They •did not ask the
Government to interfere in the affairs of the Principe-
!hies, or to effect any special reforms, or to lay down a
new constitution ; but all they desired was that Moldavia
free and h in the way of making them
thought that if the Govern-
e
and Wallachia should be left free and unfettered to
manage their own internal affairs. No doubt, there
eign ht o
might be
unfettered,fEngland
many
b
difficulties
andthose of other countries were
ho n u
t
ilisre" eadilea they might relieve those difficulties by
now absent from the Principalities
returnt the
asoertain the real opinion of the people of
to
permittingo sl
those states. If he understood rightly what their views
were, they desired, in the first place, a union between
Moldavia and Wallachia, and, secondly, that that union
should be constituted under an hereditary monarchy.
He should rejoice it it were true that such was the wish
of the people of the Principalities, because he could not
doubt for a moment that the union of Moldavia and
Wallachia would increase their strength, solidity, and
influence ; and he was sure that if they adopted the form
of an hereditary limited monarchy they would adopt that
form of government !which was the best that human
wisdom had yet devise] for conducting the affairs of a
free country. But whether the people of the Principa-
lities decided for a union or not,—whether they decided
for an hereditary monarchy or not,--he, for one, only
asked that there should be no interference of any kied
with their wishes,—that neither Austria, Russia, nor
Turkey, nor even France or England, Should be permitted
to say to them that they should have any other form of
government than that which they themselves desired. He
believed that if the people of this country allowed the
present opportunity to pass they would miss one of the
very best results which the war had brought about. The
object Tithe-war was to protect Turkey against Russia;
and what proteotioa could be better than that which.