The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-03 00:00:00

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id to the cause, net only of
rringy.stic„fiwersiteeepeati;--eifilizStion. The Corporation
Bill is no minor matter—it is one of heart-stirring interest-
-of great and permanent importance. It may not equal,
in these respects, the Reform Act itself ; but—wisely con-
sidered in all its bearings, both present and future
judiciously viewed as the great destroyer of innumerable
and long tolerated abuses, and the source of future pu•
rity, freedom, independence, and self-government—it is
scarcely its inferior. It is the key-stone of the arch
of Reform, which, when duly wedged into it, will enable
it to defy all its assailants—and hence the necessity,
on the one hand, of giving this additional source of
strength to the Reform Act, and the rage and do.
spairing frenzy of the Tories, lest they should, by its being
passed into a law, be driven from out of their last strong-
hold of corruption. " Up," therefore, " unto the breach,"
Reformers, and let no time be lost! We call upon the
City to be up and stirring—we call upon all the metrepo-
Titan boroughs to lend their aid—we stretch forth our hands
to Manchester, to Liverpool, to Leeds, to Glasgow, to
Edinburgh—to Aberdeen—and to all Ireland, and implore
dl to meet—to resolve—to petition, and to convince the
refractory and anti-reforming party in the House of Piers,
by the number of their meetings, the energy of their de-
clarations, and the union of their resolves, that thpy •
will have the Corporation Bill, entire a".".1 unmutilated,
and that the safety of " hered;',try wisdom," as part
and parcel of the
nsured by Ens-'
.1 Constitution, is only to be
,estv, "•iooth -and speedy passage to Ins Ma-
' • --at and sanction. God forbid that their Lord-
.hips should not listen to these timely remonstrances ; •
for—were they to be passed over unheeded, there is no -
knowing to what such a suicidal resolve might lead ! Since
writing the above, we have received with pleasure the in-
formation that the City is up and stirring. A meeting of
the inhabitants of Westminster is also to be held to-mor-
row evening at the British Hotel, to petition the Lords in
Favour of the 'Municipal Reform -Bill. Every Reformer
should attend. Westminster will no doubt do its duty.
The Metropolitan Boroughs are also active in the move-
ment ; and similar intelligence'lomes to us from Manches-
ter, Liverpool, Leeds, and other parts of the country.
Petition, petition, should be the watch-cry from one end
of the kingdom to the other. It is the only mode of car-
rying the Bill, and preserving tranquillity. Every means
should be tried, 1,.411;.>r than
.appeal to`s'-•final measures."
- 174\ • •1- i..larctanil explain at the meet-
ing at the British Coffee-house, this evening, his motives
for takiiig the command of the army destined for. Spain.—
Morning Advertiser.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the the Hainp;hire Telegraph.)
PonTsmouru, AUGUST I.—The London Merchae.;, steam r
sailed yesterday morning for San Sebastian, wit.l,l about 220
recruits, for the Spanish Queen's service, unr!.,r the command
of Colonel Kinloch. This vessel was '.etained some hours,
from the authorities here having found it necessary to search
her for deserters from the garrison; several choice spirits,
either anxious to put themselves up as targets for the Carlists
to fire at, tired of pipe-clay and garrison drill, or seduced by
the noble bounty of 405., which will procure them so many
katications in Spain, endeavoured to secrete themselves and
get away. The first party which made this essay consisted of
a corporal and seven privates of the 87th Regiment, who, with
their arms and accoutrements, marched out of barracks to le
drilled out of Southsea Common, and embarked from thence
on Tuesday last ; , they were speedily traced and made priso-
ners. On the following night, nine of the privates of the 73d,
and two of the 97th, divesting themselves of all their military
clothing, and putting on smock-frocks, and the air of unprac-
tised countrymen, contrived to get away from their barracks,
and entered themselves in the liberal cause, on the very eve of
the departure of the steamer ; but on an alarm being given to
the flag-ship, the steamer was detained and searched, and all
fie men were eventually recovered, except two of the 73d ;
who, it is believed, are not gone to Spain. A General Court-
martial is ordered to be assembled on Monday next, for the
trial of the offenders, and whatever may be their punishment,
expulsion from the army should be part of it ; as British sol-
diers they are worthless and degraded, and ought to be no
longer enrolled with their honest and honourable comrades.
This occurrence has given rise to the following letter, ad-
dressed by order of Lieutenant-General Evans to Major Hicks,
the commanding officer of the depot for recruits in Donna
Isabella's cause

" 5, Strand, July 30.
Sir,—lt having come to the knowledge of the Lieutenant-
General, that soldiers of the Portsmouth garrison have been
received on board the hulks as recruits for her Catholic Ma-
j,..‘sty's service, I have to call your attention to the circumstance,
and am further directed to acquaint you that the Lieutenant-
General cannot sufficiently express his surprise that an officer
of your standing could knowingly have countenanced a mea-
sure so unjustifiable as that of withdrawing a soldier from his
Britannic Majest)'s service.
" On the receipt of this you will instantly deliver to the au-
thorities any soldiers whom you may have in your muster-roll,
and you are henceforth ordered to exercise the most vigilant
attention that no such subjects be received, as the Lieutenant-
General is resolved to bring any officer or non commissioned
dicer before a general court-martial who is guilty of disobey-
'lig this most 'positive oom:nand.
" I have, S c.,
"(Signed by command),
"J. G. LE MA RCHAN r, Adjutant-General.
" To Major Hicks, commanding the Swiftsure hulk."
The Samarang, 28, and Harrier, 18, at this port, are ordered
to be brought forward for commission.

The net; ship Windsor, Captain Henning, direct for Cal-
cutta, will sail from Spithead early to-morrow morning. The
following is a list of her passengers :---R. P. Nisbet, Esq.,
Mrs. Nisbet, Miss Nisbet, Company's Civil Service; Mrs.
Dr. Thomson, Colonel Raper, Captain and Mrs. Gardner,
Captain and Mrs. Simpson, Dr. and Mrs. Nisbet, Company's
Military service; two Misses Duncan; Mr. Ludur and Mr.
Turnbull, writers; Mr. Shuttleworth and Mr. Brooke, cadets;
and Mr. Harley.
The Lord Hungerford, Captain Farquharson, arrived on
Sunday from London for Bengal, and sailed on Thursday.
'The Eagle, Captain Paterson, from London for the Cape and
Mauritius, arrived on Wednesday, and sailed the following
day. The British Sovereign, from London for Sydney, ar-
rived to-day.
The British Sovereign is at Spithead, with emigrants for
Sydney, New South Wales. Captain Barney, of the Royal
Engineers, and Mr. Rogers, chief of the Ordnance Depart-
ment there, take passage in her. She will sail on Tuesday

In tl,e Harbour—The Victory, Royal George, Excellent,
andMagicienne.

Captain James NVbittley Dundas, R.N., is appointed Go-
vernor of Bermuda.

It has been said that our men of war are now insufficiently
manned. The following account of the war (1811) and peace
complements of ships of all ratings, will show that such is not
the case, more particularly when it is recollected that the first
and second class boys are now of a larger stature than formerly,
and that ships on foreign stations arc allowed to enter men of
all ratings to keep up their complements ; and it will sufficiently
appear that the men-of-war are in as effective a state as they
ever were, excepting such anomalies in the shape of frigates
as the Vernon, Barham, Castor, and Pique, who, with their
tonnage doubled, their guns increased in weight, and yards,
masts, blocks, rigging, and sails of first and second rates, are
still manned with the complements of the old six-and-thirties
and the old fifties. A ship's company should bean in number
a certain proportion to the weight of her broadside, and the
size of her mainyard _

War. Peace
Rate or Corn. Coin.
Guns. 1811 lals
Ist 8 J 790

Ships.
Hibernia

Canopus
Gauges, &c IBi
Doorgal I 3d
Spartiate
Revenge 78
Edinburgh 74
Endynnon 5O

C 493 630

634 570
590 51'0
590 55)
3,7 W 4

Forte .
Undaunted Sth
Hussar

2SI. 'Z.75

Dryad i 3th as t 260
Bel videra
Actmon - 1;56002 Tons, and only rated 22. Se-
Barbette
Crocodile 2S -- 160 501 / Tons. Many of this class
Crocodile ...... .........2 153 -- 5365 rated'22 guns.
Scylla
Scylla
____l Same brig, but reduced two tons.
Cretan 16 99 Armed as :•cylla is now.
Brisk
Bold llO 49 30 Commanded by Lieutenants.
I'l he widows men are here deducted from the war complements.

SINGULAR AFFAIR.—Some time ago a Noble
Lord wished to have his acceptances cashed, and accordingly
entrusted several bills, to the amount, it is said, of some thou-
sands, to a Mr. —, in Leicester-square, to get negociated.
The transaction was not arranged to his Lordship's satisfac-
tion, and accordingly application was made for the return of
the bills. The request was unsuccessful, and, as one of them,
for 1,0001., became due yesterday, at Messrs. Hammersleys,
bankers, Pall-mall, the Noble Acceptor consulted a legal
friend in New Inn. It was agreed to take the opinion of Sir
Frederick Roe on the subject ; and, on consulting that Ma-
gistrate, it is reported, certain advice was given, which was
subsequently acted upon. The plan adopted to get possession,
of the bill was as follows :—A clerk of the Noble Lord's at-
torney was to be in waiting at Messrs. Hammersleys', and,
when the bill was presented for payment, to go forward, seize
it, and put it in his pocket. About ten o'clock on Saturday
Mr. —'s clerk presented the bill at the banking-house, and,
as soon as one of the cashiers took the bill to examine it, the
solicitor's clerk came forward, got possession of it, and put it
into his pocket. The presenter demanded its restoration, and,
on being refused, went out and informed his employer, Mr.
who was apparently waiting in the vicinity. Mr.
went into the banking-house, and demanded either the bill or
the money. The solicitor's clerk declared his determination
of retaining possession of the bill at all hazards, and ultimately
a police-otfieer was sent for. Mr. said he should bold
Messrs. Harnmersley respotslble for the amount, as the bill
had been taken wbil in the possession of one of their clerks.
Ultimately
on.
said h
clerk was requested to walk to a police-office,
IN -, 11 .1. 0 .
his way, an inquiry was made as to who the
party was who intended to prefer a charge. rg
should not, and, on returning to eM
banking-houser.--Messrie..
the
Flshortlyarnmerslcy said they would not. The clerk,
llerkN,fi.
therefore, was
liberated, and retained possession of
afterwards left the banking-house, declaring his determination
obtain to take steps to payment of the bill, as he could prove i‘
came legally into ins possession.— Obsener,