The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-28 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM COUNTY MEETING.

On Friday last this meeting took place, pursuant
to advertisement, at Mansfield. From 2,500 to
3,000 persons were assembled, a number of flags
displayed, bearing mottoes indicative of the people's
wishes, and bands of music paraded the streets.—
The High Sheriff (H. Machin, E•q.) was called to
the Chair, and commenced the proceedings of the
day by requesting the Under Sheriff to read the re-
quisition, which was signed by upwards of 100
names; atter which the Chairman requested a pa-
tient hearing for every one who might deliver his
sentiments, and read letters from the county Mem-
bers, apologising for their non-attendance.
G. H. VERNON, Esq., then moved the first reso-
lution. The main object for which they had assem-
bled had, he was happy to say, been attained; and
it must be a source of gratification to every one
present to witness the triumph of the cause they had
so much at heart. The battle had been fought, the
people were victorious, and the Reform Bill must
be carried. lie would now call their attention to
the conduct of the Government to whom the reso-
lution he held in his hand proposed a vote of thanks.
It was rare to see such examples in S!atesmen;
Earl Grey had proved himself indifferent to place
when his character and independence were at stake,
and he never saw a stronger disinclination in any
man to do any thing than in Lord Althorp to re-
sume office. One grand and noble feature in Earl
Grey and his colleagues was, their determining to
.give their undeviating support to any Government
that undertook to carry into effect unmutilated and
unimpaired the great principles of the Bill.—
(Cheers.) Their opponents were willing to come
into place with the Reform Bill, which they had
declared was not wanted ; but could you have trusted
them ?—(" No, no !") Could they have turned out
a skilful work who had riot served an apprenticeship
to the manufacture ? No ; it would have been a
despicable piece of work.
Sir R. SUTTON seconded the resolution.

G. S. FOLJAMBE, Esq. moved the second reso-
lution, expressive of the indignation and contempt
of the meeting to the factious opposition the mea-
sure had received.
WM. BENNETT MARTIN, Esq. said it was through
rotten boroughs that they now laboured under 800
nillins of debt. He believed the King had ever
been an honest Reformer, but great influence had
been used to warp his mind.
Colonel 'WILDMAN—Friends and men of Notting-
hamshire, I mac forward 11195; cordially to join In

,Jie universal acclamation of triumph for the victor\
.ve have achieved. What would have been 6,
consequences if Eal Grey had been entrapped 1)
the wiles of the Anti-Reformers to proceed with tht
!till after Lord Lyndhurst's motion ? A more paltry
and dkaraceful trick is not on record in the annul,
party manoeuvring. Among the French there
a society whose moto is—" Aide toi, le Ceil t'aidera"
—" Be quick to aid yonr,elves, and Heaven wil
',sip your cauFe." Under this motto we hay,
icted, and secured the Bill by the voice of OR
:;ation. The gallant Colonel moved the third reso-
lution, expresing their determination to use every
constitutional means to uhimately secure the Bili,
and calling upon the House of Commons so to do.
W. P. CLAY seconded the resolution.

JonN COKE, E-q., moved the fourth.
THOMAS WAKEFIELD, Esq., declared that, had the
Dike of Weilingt-n token the Reform Bill in hand,
he would only have made " cut up work (f it."

The other resolutions were moved and seconded
by R. Hopper, L.A., and W. P. Clay, Esq. ; and a
congratulatory address voted to Earl Grey, and
ordered to be presented by the county Members.
Three cheers were given for the Earl, and the thanks
of the meeting voted to the Sheriff, when the
meeting separated.

A TRIO.-7VIR. IRVING, MR. OWEN, AND
Miss MACA ULEV. —The gentleman of the " unknown
t:A,gues" has concluded an arranwernent with Mr. Owing
for the use of the Institution in Gray's Inn-lane, at, it is
said, seven guineas per week. Mr. Invisia is to have
rinession of the premises in the morning, and Mr. OWEN
in the evening. O❑ Sunday week, as early as six o'clock,
Mr. IRVING was in attendance, and after enrolling several
members, he gave a lecture. Miss 11inc.% ULM', who pos-
sesses undoubted dramatic talent, has become a convert to
Mr. OWEN'S cooperative system, and holds forth to the
edification of the moral philanthropists.

Extract of a letter from Frankfort, May 18.—
" Alas! what will now be the fate of poor England ? I
get my English paper daily, and it seems as necessary to
roe as my dinner. This is Thursday, and we have already
news down to Saturday night. The fate of the Reform
Bill is looked fortt•ard to with as much interest in Ger-
many as any where, for its decision will naturally influ-
ence the whole Continent—l may say the whole civiliz.d
world. lam anxious now for to•morrow's paper, to see
if WELLINGTON can form a cabinet : may England be pre-
served from a revolution ! we are living in awful times!"

A novel and highly enterprising speculation
has been entered into by a Company of this city. A lease,
of nineteen years' duration, of Ailsa Craig, has been pro-
cured from the proprietor, Lord CASSIUS, by this CUM.
pany, for the purpose of shooting and fishing.._ A range
or houses, 120 feet in length is about to be erected below
the old Castle, which is 400 feet above the level of the
sea; and these buildings are for purposes connected with
the business of the Company The Orion yacht, well
known in the annals of the Northern Yacht Club races,
has been purchased, and is to be employed in the deep sea
fishing of the Company. Mr. GRANT and twelve masons
have gone to erect the buildings, which are to be com-
posed of stones quarried from the rock. By this specula-
tion the fish and fowl markets of Glasgow and Liverpool
will he supplied with fish of every description, and among
other fowls, with the Solon Goose, by the steamers daily
passing.— Glasgow Chronicle.

The Police, it is said, are about to be ex-
tended to Bromley, Bow, Stratford, and other parts adja-
cent. There will be only nne Inspector at each station-
house, who is to reside near or on the spot, and who will
be relieved by a sergeant, as acting-inspector.
THE REFORM BILL.—It is said that as soon
as the Reform Bill shall have received the Royal Assent,
the victory achieved by the people is to he celebrated on
the same day in every county throughout England, Scot-
land, and Ireland. The festival will comprise a general
feast, processions, illuminations, &c. When the Bill shall
be announced for the third reading, Committees will be
formed in London, and in different provincial towns, to
arrange the details of a grand national jubilee.—Chester
Chronicle.

This town was last week visited by extraor-
dinary swarms of large black flies, similar to those which
may in the summer be seen o❑ putrescent substances in
the meadows. On the Marine Parade, great injury was
done to the fronts of several newly-painted houses, by the
flies settling and sticking by thousands on the work. The
heavy hail storm of yesterday se'nnight had the salutary
effect of dispersing these noxious visitors. On the appear-
ance of the flies the gossips prophesied sickness ; but not-
withstanding, the town remains healthy.—Brighton Her.
ST. AIARYLEBONE.—The Tory interest, or
anti-Reform party, has just met with the most signal de-
feat in the wealthy parish of Marylebone, and which ex-
hibits an additional proof, were it wanting, of the firm de-
termination of all ranks of society to support the cause of
Reform, whether national or local. The result of the
severe contest for the election of vestrymen and auditors,
just ended, (Saturday), under the New Vestries Act,
which, in principle, is the same as the Reform Bill, giving
every householder the right of franchise, is evidence of the
fallen greatness of the once-powerful Tory interest in the
vestry of the parish, which, only two years ago, domineered
over this mighty parish, and, in spite of the protest of a
great part of its 120,000 inhabitants, wrung an enormous
revenue of nearly 200,0001. p. •r annum. The reformers
have at length prevailed, and returned 45 men of their
choice to represent them in vestry, by one of the most
triumphant majorities that the history of elections pre-
sents, and who are pledged to the reform of every abuse in
the expenditure of their immense funds. At the final
close of the poll the numbers were—
For the candidates of the reform interest 2,851! !!
For the old vestry or Tory interest -15!! !
Split votes 325
Thus leaving a clear majority of upwards of 2,000 ! ! !
householders, who came from their houses and personally
voted for the avowed friends and advocates of Reform.
Among the gentlemen returned is Mr. HUMS, Member
for Middlesex.

THE MATRICIDE AT PUTNEY.-SOME
time since, it will be recollected, one of the two daughters
of Mr. CLARKE, residing at Putney, was tried for admi-
nistering poison to her mother, which caused her death.
After trial, however, the Judge made some strong observa-
tions upon the conduct of the husband of the woman, and
implied that he ought to have taken the place of his daugh-
ter, who was acquitted. After the girl's liberation, so great
was the feeling against the family, that Mr. CLARKE
placed her in a convent in France, under a fictitious name,
and secluded himself and remaining daughter at his cot-
tage, in Putney. He shortly after became ill, and was at-
tended by several medical gentlemen till recently, when he
died. It was expected that he would have left some
statement behind him, explaining the real facts of the hor-
rible affair, but such was not the case. His mind appeared
greatly disturbed; and notwithstanding very strong mech•
cine was administered to him to promote sleep, he scarcely
obta'ne i an hour's repose. On one of the gentlemen visiting
him n the morning, and finding that his medicine bad
failed to allay the extreme restlessness of his patient, he
took the liberty of observing that his (Mr. CLARKE'S)
conscience would never let him sleep. Mr. CLARKE de-
sired him to leave the house, and nit to come again. He
expired shortly after. His age was about 50. The re-
maining daughter has taken up her residence with some
relations at Brixton.

NOVELTIES IN LlTERATURE.—Notwith-
standing the prevalent opinion, that a state of political ex-
citement is inauspicious to the interests of literature, it does
not appear to have the least effect in les'ening the number
Crayon's) New Sketch Book, a worthy companion to his
of works during the present season. Within the last fort-
night alone have appeared three books, which are com-
manding attention in a very unusual degree. We should
perhaps give the first place to Mr. Invista's (Geoffrey
former series and replete with similar beauties ; next
comes the piquant new story of Lord MULORAVE, called
" The Contrast," which is no doubt already in every
body's hand ; and the third is a novel from the pen of Mr.
LISTER, the well•known author of ,6 Granby," entitled
"Arlington," which, independently
of its superior attractions
as a work of fiction, must be considered a most pleasant and
sarcastic book on society, evincing a deep knowledge of
•• ni my-coloured life," unusual sagacity in unfolding the
aims aid purposes of men, and not a little of that ever wel-
-1 come mu, called the dramatic.

The debates in Parliament during the pas•
week, particularly in the House of Lords on ,
Thursday and Friday last, contain materials fot
one of the most interesting pages in the history
of this country. In an especial manner, the
speech of the Duke of NS ellington calls for par-
ticular attention ; for although assuming hi:-
statement to be all true, it does not amount to
an acknowledgement that he consented to aid in
the formation of a Ministry to pass the whole
Reform Bill as it stands, yet it contains an une-
quivocal admission that he was willing to assist
in passing a large measure of Reform (a very
vague phrase certainly) ; and this, we maintain,
involves as completeu dereliction of his no-Re-
form principles as if he had consented to the
whole Bill—it imports a practical abandonment
of his principles, and necessarily infers all that is
characteristic of personal and political apostasy.
But let us take his own words. Having been
called on by Lord Lyndhurst to ascertain if there
were any means for forming a Ministry " on the
principle of carrying an extensive Reform in the
representation of the people"—and having found
that a number of his friends were not unwilling
to form an administration founded on such a
principle, and with the positive view of resist-
ance to the advice given by Earl Grey to create
Peers, his advice, he says, " was not to re-ap-
point his late Ministry, nor was it to appoint
myself." " I advised him to seek the assistance '
of other persons to fill the high situations in the
state—expressing myself willing to give his Ma-
jesty all assistance, whether in office or out of
office, to enable his Majesty to form an adminis-
tration to resist the advice which had been given
to him ; and I stated Ow I was ready to serve
his Majesty in any or in no capacity, so as best
to assist him in carrying oti a government to re-
sist the advice which had been git,en him by his •
late Ministers ;" which was, " to create a suffi-
cient number of Peers to enable them to carry
their measure through the House—to force it
through the House."
Let us next advert to some other statements
essential to the case. His Grace informs us
that his Majesty " insisted that some extensive
measure of reform should be carried;" and
that he himself " always was of opinion, and is
of opinion, that this measure of Reform is un-
necessary, and will prove most injurious to the
country ;" and yet, because forsooth the King
was left alone"—because a creation of Peers
would (in his fancy) lead to the immediate
overthrow of one branch of the Legislature, and
involve the destruction of the Constitution by
the destruction of the independence of the House
of Lords, his Grace was willing to take any
office or no office, in order to prevent a creation
of Peers for carrying it through that House !
Here, then, we have in the most authentic
form the elements of a question in political ethics
which is well deserving of serious considera:on.
The Duke of Wellington avows his undimi-
nished abhorrence of Reform as ruinous to the
country ; nevertheless, he consented to lend him-
self to such a measure, in order to resist the
other, and, in his opinion, the greater evil. Now
we put it fairly to any man whether this fur-
nishes any apology for the Duke. By his own
hypothesis, Reform—a large measure or a
small measure—will ruin the country and
subvert the Constitution, and this is just
the same result which he anticipates from
the creation ; so that, supposing his asser-
tions on the latter topic to be well founded, as
they are the very reverse, he places himself in
this dilemma, that whether the Reform Bill pass,
or the Peers be created, the same ruinous conse-
quences will follow ; for with all his perspicacity
he has not shown what difference there is be-
twixt that ruin of the Constitution which is to be
the effect of Reform, and that which will flow
from a creation. According to his Grace, ruin
to the Constitution is to be the result of both or
of either—so that, by consenting to Reform in
any measure or degree, he consents to that ruin
just as effectually as if he consented to the
creation too. This pretext is therefore a great
deal too shallow and sophistical to furnish any
defence against the charge of inconsistency, if
apostasy be too harsh a term ; and the only way
in which his Grace could be acquitted from the
imputation of irreconcilable inconsistency of
principle and conduct, would have been to say,
that being conscientiously of opinion that Reform
in the representation of the Commons would
subvert the Constitution, he could riot participate
in any measures by which, directly or indirectly,
such a Reform might be effected. To accede to
ably such scheme in order to defeat another and
collateral and imaginary evil, does not mend the
matter one whit—for by hypothesis both measures
tend to the same result, and terminate in the
same catastrophies.
But a subsidiary and most romantic nostrum
is superadded to this fine-spun vindication. His
loyalty to Majesty was so devoted and chivalrous,
that if he had not agreed to sacrifice all his own
convictions as to right and wrong, if he had said
" I cannot assist you in this affair," he would
have been ashamed to show his face on the
street. This trumpery is applauded to the echo
by divers noble Lords as exceedingly heroical.—
But to us, and we are sure to the great bulk of
the nation, it appears as a hollow humbug, cal-
culated to serve as a dirty veil thrown over the
real feelings which have laid all the principles of
our high Tories prostrate in the dust. This
abject and avowed Toryism, in all its ancient and
unrectified grossness, is utterly repugnant to the
principless of British honour and British liberty.
It is the ruling passion in the court of the Czar,
or the Grand Turk, or at Vienna, and the court
of Don Miguel ; but it is incompatible with the
genius of public and personal morality, and it
is here now blasted for ever.
We do not thus scrutinize the Duke of Wel-
lington's explanation without feelings of a pain-
ful kind ; for we cannot banish from our memory
and heart the sentiments which we cherished to-
wards him up to the hour when, on a similar oc-
casion, he adopted the doctrine of expediency
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leads him to consider obedience to kings, and
generals, and prime ministers, as the first duty
and the most heroical of virtues ; and we wit-
, tingly advert to this as a palliation of his error :
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the ravings of Lord Mansfield, Lord Car,arvon,
! and the rest of the set ; but there is one per-
vading error running through the whole of them,
which cannot fail to strike every discerning
reader. They are .perpetually talking of the
independence of the House of Lords—of that
independence being invaded, were any addition
!o be made to the Peerage—and of the whole
British Constitution being subverted were such a
creation to take place. Now, this is all sheer
nonsense. The House of Peers is not an inde-
pendent branch of the legislature. It is not a
self-created and self-existent bor-31, deriving its
powers and priNileges from DHile riL4,l:t, or any
other fantastical origin. It is an emanation of
the Royal prerogative, from whence alone it de-
rives its jurisdiction and its vitality ; and if it
were to assume a power of controlling that prero-
rogative, so as to prevent the constitutional ex-
ercise of it at present and in future, as it has been
exercised in times past, it would then be in the
strictest sense an usurping oligarchy ; and such
a doctrine as we now hear preached about
the independence of the House of Lords is nei-
ther more nor less than an assertion that the
whole power of the state is vested in the House
of Lords. It is just as constitutional for the
King to add to the Peerage when it mounts
the high horse and puts on airs of absolute
independence, as it is for him to dissolve the
House of Commons when its acts are of such a
nature as completely to obstruct the movements
of the whole political machinery of our govern-
ment ; and though any large addition to the
Peerage to carry a ParliPmentary measure is to
be deprecated, yet if no other constitutional
means exist for putting an end to existing
collision betwixt the te..o Houses of Parliament
on a Bill which is calculated to restrain the
usurpations of the Peerage, and to confirm the
just rights of the people, there cannot be a doubt
that such an addition as may he requkle for this
purpose is equally constitutional and wise.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 26.—Th, I i eor sftam-ves-
sel, Lieut. Symonds, arrived onWednesday from the
Mediterranean ; she sailed from Corfu on the 29th
ak.; Malta the 3d inst., Gibraltar the Ilth, and
Cadiz on the 15th inst. The Right Hon. Sir F.
Adam, late Governor of the lonian islands, recently
appointed to the command of the Forces in India,
came home passenger. She left at Malta the Alfred,
52, Capt. Maunsell ; Actsrian, 28, Capt. F. W.
Grey ; and Scylla, 18, Commander Hon. Geo.
Grey. The Procris, 10, Commander Talbot, sailed
for England from Malta, on the 29th ult. ; the
Raleigh, 18, Commander Hawkins, sailed thence on
the 22d ult., and the Prince Regent transpi,rt,
Lieut. Binstead, agent, on the Bth ult.. for Corfu.
The Belvidera, 42, Gipt. Hon. R. S. Dundas, and
Rapid, 10, Commander Swinburne, were at Napoli;
whence the St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Sehhoute,
with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Hothain,
sailed for Malta on the 3d ult. The Madega•car,
42, Capt. Lyons, was on the Syrian coast; the
tiai ham, 52, Captain Pigot, was at Constantinople;
the Philomel, 10, Commander W. Smith, was on
the coast of Spain ; the Pelican, 18, Commander
Gape, and the Cordelia were at C,nfu. Count Capo
d'lstrias had been expelled by the Rumeliots from
the Government of the Greek Islands, arid was
landed from a Russian man-of-war on the 24th ult.
at Corfu. To preserve order in that quarter it was
necessary to land seamen and marines; quietude
however had been restored upon the departure of
Capo d'lstrias ; the Meteor sailed to the eastward
yesterday.
The Melville, 74, Capt. Hart, with the tllg, of
Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore, arrived at the C,:pc
of Good Hope, on its route to India, on the 22d
March.

The Pallas arrived at Antigua, from Barbados,
on the Sth of April. The Barracouta packet ar-
rived at Jamaica, from Falmouth, the 24th, and
the Hope packet at Vera Cruz, on 21st of March.
The Tyne arrived at Bahia, from Pernambuco, on
22d March, and sailed on 24th for Rio Janeiro.
l'he Duke of Marlborough packet arrived at Lis-
bon, from Falmouth, on 12th instant. The Fire-
brand steamer arrived at Gibraltar, from Falmouth
and Cadiz, on the 11th instant, and proceeded on
the 13th for the Mediterranean.

The Santa Cruz, n Danish man-of-war brig, of

14 guns, put in here yesterday to water, from-Co-
penhagen, on her way to St. Lucia, where she is
to be stationed for the space of twelve months.
She saluted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief
(Sir Thomas Foley) this morning, which was ac-
knowledged by the return of the same number of
guns from the Victory.
Arrived this afternoon the Hermes steamer, Lieut.
Bastard, from the River; she will proceed in a few
days to Plymouth and Falmouth, and ►ill take the
mail on the Bth of June to the Mediterranean.

The Stanmer packet, Captain Sutton, arrived at
Falmouth on Tuesday morning from Lisbon ; left
there on the 14th. Nothing new of importance by
her. Commercial affairs and busine•s of all kinds
continued at a stand. The troops being much in
arrears of pay, began to be very discontented, and
the militia are anxious ►o be allowed to return to

their families and friends. Don Miguel had made
great efforts to get a fleet ready for sea, but had not
been able to succeed, from the miserable state awl
condition of the ships. A Portuguese vessel was at
anchor in the Tagus, having on board 400 state pri-
soners almost in a state of starvation, and about to
sail for Angola.
The Arab transport, Lieutenant Harris, will take
detachments from Plymouth, for the garrisons at
the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and Ceylon,
and bring home invalids from those places.
At Spithead—Donegal and 'Mulish brig of war.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal G?orge, Briton, Bea-
con, Excellent, Pantaloon, Mastiff, Homes, Cracker,
Emerald.

(From the Devonport Tele9raph.)

PLYMOUTH, MAY 26.—11 is Majesty's ship Cale-
donia, 120, Captain liiDyer, sailed on Thursday for
Lisbon, after embarking six officers and one hun-
dred marines. The Romney, troop snip, is to follow
immediately on the arrival of the Talavera, 74,
Captain Brown, from Portsmouth, which was to
leave that port yesterday, with a detachment of one
hundred marines, arid one hundred of the marine ar-
tillery, with five field pieces, rockets, &c. under the
command of Major Lawrence, which will be trans-
ferred to the Romney. The Britannia, 120, is also
to sail from Portsmouth for the same destination,
with two hundred marines. The whole of the ma-
rine corps will be under the command of Colonel
Adair, C.B. On the arrival of this force, Vice Ad-
miral Parker, with the British ships already at Lis-
bon, will come out of port, and the united squadron
,vill remain outside the Bar, to be ready to protect

English interests and enforce a strict neutrality from
Spain, during the contest between the brothers for
the throne of Portugal.

The Conway, 28, Captain Eden, is expected here
!ally from Portsmouth, on her way to the West
Indies, and Lords Mu!grave and Seaford will em-
hark in her from this port.
Detachments of the 98th it,giment, and Sappers
Athid'a hdiners,
transport, "i
will
loer rtt)hbearkmoatutcri.lilouisl Monday,R e, boardtiaie, the
11
The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieutenant Lmi,Eit,irteannapn,t
trrived at Falmouth on Tuesday, from the Mediter-
; left Gibraltar on the 14th instant, and
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—town,

Sir VV. Eden, Captain Martin, R. N. The Me-
teor•. proceeded the same day for Portsmouth.
The Pike schooner sailed on Sunday, for thfl
Cove of Cork. The Leveret, 10, sailed on Wed 4
ncsday, for the Western Islands. His Maiesty'i
packet Zephyr, Lieutenant Church, being found de:
ft (Nitre, was paid off on Tuesday, and the Timis
recommissioned in her stead. The Racehorse arrived
at Halifax from Barbados and Bermuda, 22d April.
Remaining in Hamoaze—San Josef, Trincul,i,
Nimrod, Jupiter, Sheldrake and Thais packeti, and
Arab transport.
In the Sound—Romney.
(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 26.—The Defence, Reve-,
flue cutter, arrived yesterday from Hastings, with a
smuggler, whom she lodged on board his Majesty's
ship Victory, convicted to serve five years in his
Majesty's Navy.

His Majesty's ship Conway, 28, Captain Henry
Eden (fitted for the reception of Earl "t.tulgrave,
appointed Governor of Jamaica) sailed for that
destination on Friday, vita Plymouth, where his
Lordship and suite will embark on board her.

His Majesty's steam-vessel Meteor; Li eu t. Sy mons,
came in from Falmouth on Wednesday on her way
to Woolwich, and en the following morning ern-
balked the marines, &c., ordered to proceed in the
.13ritannia and Talavera, and conveyed them on
board those ships. The Meteor proceeded for
Woolwich on Friday,
His Majesty's steam-vessel Hermes, Lieut. A.
Kennedy, arrived yesterday from the eastward, as
well as his Majesty's cutter Cracker, Lieut. J. P.
Roepel, from Jersey, and the Etnerald, tender to
the Royal George yacht, from Poole.
His Majesty's ship triton, 46, Capt. .1. D.
Matkland, CB, (having been docked and refitted)
will, weather permitting, go out of harbour on Tues-
day, and is shortly expected to return to Lisbon.
Orders were received on Tuesday for His Ma-
jesty's ship Britannia, 120, Capt. Rainer, C.B. and
Talavera, 74, Capt. Thomas Brown, to hold them-
selves in readiness to proceed to sea. Derachment•
of marines and marine artillerymen (300 in num-
ber) with several guns and a considerable quantity
of ordnance stores (which are more particularly
enumerated elsewhere) were embarked on board
these .hips early on Thursday morning, and on the
following day, both ships sailed: the former for Lis-
bon, and the latter for Plymouth. The Talavera
will return to Spithead in a few days.
His Majesty's ship Caledonia, 120, Capt. Hil-
lyer, C.B. and Romney, troop ship, are, we hear,
ordered to sail immediately from Plymouth for Lis-
bon, with a strong detachment of marines, and a
4.onAderable quantity of ordnance stores for the
evice of the squadron in the Tagus.
A number of vessels belonging to the Royal
Yacht Club were cruising at Spithead yesterday.
A very fine American ship, the South Carolina,
will leave this port in a few days with passengers
for new Bedford and New York.

The Danish man-of-war Smsta Cruz, 12 guns,
commanded by Captain Mynheer Braaz, put in here
on Friday from Copenhagen, on her way to the
West Indies. She saluted the flag of our Com-
mander-in. Chief on the following day, which was
returned with an equal number of guns, and will
proceed to her destination this day.
The Spartiate, 76, has been hauled down for the
purpose of being housed over and placed in a state
s:of ordinary at this port.
The Stentor transport, Lieut. Barber, Agent,
arrived on Wednesday from Gibraltar, with sundry
detachments under the charge of Car. J. Jenkins,
of the 12th Foot. She brings passengers Lieut. J.
Munro, 60th Foot, and Lieut. S W. Wybrants,
67th Feot. She sailed yesterday for Woolwich
with ordnance stores.

The Hope transport, Lieut. Ryder, Agent, sailed
on Friday for Chatham, with sundry detachments
received from the Stentor transport.
The Orestes trahsport, Lieut. Garrett, Agent,
sailed from Cork on the 15th inst. with sundry de-
tachments and Government stores for Quebec.
The William Harris transport, Lieut. Stevens,
Agent, is fitting in the river for Halifax, as is also
the Leonidas transport, Lieut. Wolr4e, Agent, for
Bermuda.

At Spithead—Donegal and the Danish brig-of-
war Santa Cruz.

In Harbour— Victory, Royal George, Briton,
Beacon, Pantaloon, Mastiff, Excellent, Hermes,
Cracker, and Emerald.
The Egmont, 74, was undocked on the 11th, and
the Blonde, 46, was taken ir:to the same dock on
the same day. The Briton, 46, was undocked on
the 16th, and the Beacon (late Meteor), was
docked on the rith.

The progress of the Neptune, HO, building in
this Dock-yard, and which would hare been ready
for launching in the course of the present summer,
has been stopped by an order from the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty.
The Rosario, 10, Ontario, 18, and Shcarwater,
10, are ordered to be sold out of the service.
PROSIoTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—The lion.
G.H. Ktnnaird, Mate of the Royal George ) achy, is
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant ; Mr. R. D.
Mitchell is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of his
Majesty's surveying vessel Mastiff; M. T. Brenan is
appointed Supernumerary Assistant-Surgeon of hi,
Majesty's ship Victory ; Commander W. Usher-
wood is appointed Inspecting Commander of the
Coast Guard Service on the Grimsby Station ;
Mr. David Deis is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of
his Majesty's ship Britannia. vice Folds: Mr. Jehti
S. Pritchard is appointed Second Master of his
Majesty's ship S ipphire; Mr. Benjamin Wickham
late Clerk of his Majesty's surveying-vessel Meteor,
appointed to his Majesty's ship Madagascar; Mr.
W. R. Payne, Mate, is appointed to his Majesty's
ship Excellent.
Vice-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, K.C.B
(whose flag was flying on hoard his Niujesty's ship
Britannia), will, on his return from London, hoist
the same on board his Majesty's ship Donegal, 76,
Captain John Dick, now at Spithead.
Among the following Admirals who have at dif-
ferent times been named to us as likely to succeed
to the Smith American command, viz. Rear Admi-
rals Parker, Sir Frederick Maitland, Patrick Camp-
bell, Charles Adam, and Sir Graham Hammond, we
think we are enabled at last to state correctly that
the choice will fall on the first named &ices, now
commanding in the Tagus, whose flag is flying it.
his Majesty's ship Asia, 84,, and that his Majesty's
•hip Vernon, 30, will be the ship to relieve his
Majesty's ship Warspite, 76, at Rio dejaneiro.
The reporr, to which we smut- time since alluded,
viz.—thar, on the passing of the Naval Consolida-
tion Bitl, the charge of the Dock-yards and Ordina-
ries will be confided to the Commanders-in-Chief at
the ports, was, we believe, perfectly correct, sach
being, we understand, the present intention. The
sptains (Commissioners) and some other officers,
to what extent we are tot exactly aware, will be
discontinued. The Captains of the Ordinaries will
also, we hear, be reduced, but the four Lieutenants
at each of the Ordinaries at Sheerness, Portsmouth,
and Plymouth, and the two Lieutenants of the 01-
dinary at Chatham, will be continut d.
Vice-Admiral Sir J. P.Beresford, Bart., K.O 8.,
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, struck his flag on
board his Majesty's ship Ocean, at Sheerness, 01,
Thursday last, arid proceeded on leave of absence.
Captain .'Chambers, of that ship, as Senior Officer at
that parr, hoisted a broad pendant, which will con-
tinue flyrrig until the Admiral's return.
Lieutenant W. Allen is appointed to command
the steam•vessel which is to convey the Messrs.
Landers, the African travellers, on a further explor-
ing expedition to the interior of Africa.

Mr. W. Jenkitiq, son of Mr. Jenkins, of this
Dock-yard, is appointe, Private Secretary to the
Commissioners of the Navy.
Several superannuations and other changes are
about to take place in the Dock-yards, consequent
on, or connec'ed with, the Navy Civil Department
Bill for the consolidation of the Admiralty, Naval,
and Victualling boards. Mr. Brown, Master At-
tendant at Sheerness, is about to retire after a fai h-
ini and active servitude of upwards of half a centary,

and Mr. Mikain, storekeeper at Woolwich, will al-o,
it is said, retire, after a long and honourable service .
Nit Gaze, late Master Attendant at this Dock-yard,
•*tom the quarantine service at Leith, is reported as
I,.ine about :r, succeed Mr. Brown,. as Master At-
tendant at Sheerness.. •

Major-General :Sr: James !Cockburn, Bart. and
K.C.H. insreetOr‘trieneral of Royal Marines, ar-
rived here on Monday last, and commenced his an-
nual inspection of this division on the following
morning, by minutely inspecting every man in heavy
marching order, and examining the kits of two mei
in every company promiscuously chosen, in order to
Ascertain if they were properly furnished with every
requisite of clothing, and on Wednesday morning,
at ten o'clock, the Major-General inspected the Ma-
rines on Southsea Common, in brigade order. Th,
brigade, commanded by Colonel S.r Richard Wil-
liams, K.C.B. consisted of two battalions, which
executed a variety of movements in such a manner
as to elicit the following tompliinentary testimony
of the Generals; approbation in the public orders,
v.z. :—" The Major-General has much satisfaction
in communicating to the officers, non-commissioned
officers, and privates, hi• entire approbation of the
soldier-like appearance and eorrt a movements of the
brigade this morning ; and he particularly desires to
notice the accuracy of the formations in line, arid the
steadiness of the men under arms."

On Thursday morning, at six o'clock, the fol-
lowing officer', non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates of the itoyal Marines, and Royal Marine Ar-
tillery companies, embarked on board his Majesty's
ships Talavera and Britannia, under the immediate
directions of Major-General Sir James Cockburn,
Inspector-General of Royal Marines, viz.—Royal
Marines, Captain Clements,Lieutenants Griffin and
E. Rea, and 200 rank and file; Royal Marine Ar-
tillery Companies, Brevet Major I'. L. Lawrence,
First Lieutenants, F. Spry, and J. B. Castieu, Se-
cond Lieutenants, J. Fraser and T. Holloway, and
90 rank and file. The embarkation took place from
the Dock-yard, and on leaving the shore the troops
gave three hearty cheers, which were returned by
the Major-General and a numerous assemblage who,
even at that early hour, were present to witness the
embarkation. They took with them four guns and
a brigade of rockets. Never did a finer body of men
quit the shores of England, and there is no doubt
they will render a good account of their services on
their return. The particular nature of the service
on which they are sent is not positively known, but
Hs it is certain they have orders to join Admiral
Parker, there is little doubt that Don Miguel will
very soon be made acquainied with the object of
their mission. It is to be regretted that, since the
embarkation, the number of that efficient corps, the
Royal Marine Artillery left in this garrison, are re-
duced to thirty, the late reduction having left but
two companies for all services. The whole of the
above detachments have merely taken a passage in
the Talavera and Britannia to join the Romney
troop ship, at Plymouth, where they will be joined
by another detachment of about 200 more from that
Division, the whole to form a battalion under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel T. Adair, C.B.
The following are the names of the Officers from
the Plymouth Division ;—Captains R. Kellow,
Wm. Baker, and Ja.9. Cottell. First Lieutenants
Delacombe and Palliser, and Second Lieutenant
Blest, who will embark with the detachment from
that port on board H.M.S. Ctledonia.
Captain Symonds was in attendance at Sheerness
Dock-yard last week, in order w give directions
relative to laying down the Vestal, 28, to be built
on his plan.

The story about the Duke of SUSSEX having
hues forbidden the Royal Palace by the KING is altogether
untrue, although the late difference of opinion between the
i!lus'rious parties has, it is understood, produced a cool-
ness, which we have no doubt, however, will be of a very
Nhort duration.— Windsor Express.

The name of WELLINGTON is no longer seen
attached to articles for sale. Every thing Chat bore the
name, has been changed. Wellington-boots are now called
Reform boots.

TIIE DUKE OF DEVONSIIIRE.-The splen-
dour of the Dake of DEVONSHIRE'S dress at the QuEeN's
1,411 attracted universal admiration. The diamond, worn
by his Grace, in his various orders and Chamberlain's key,
are said to be of unrivalled water; and he is known to be
one of the best judges in the kingdom of gems of every
description. In the library at Chatsworth is a copy of an
unique edition of Camoems, printed and presented to the
Duke by the Chevalier DE SouzA, formerly Ambassador
from the Court of Lisbon to this country. To mark his
appreciation of the gift, the Duke of DEVONSHIRE caused it
to be bound in velvet, with his iuilials and coronet in
diamonds on the coven—Court Journal.

It may be recollected that the following para-
graph appeared in the Morning Post immediately prior to
the Duke of WELLING-rots's imprud,nt speech about Re-
form :—" You are going to give a grand dinner—now,
recollect, this will be the last dinner you will ever give" ! !
These were the contents of an anonymous letter, ad-
dressed to the Duke, who, in his usual fearless manner,
left it open on the table for inspection. His Grace thought
it meant assassinating : a different interpretation was af-
terwards civen to it.— Windsor Express.

Many persons must remember the abuse which
was heaped upon Sir FKANCIS BURDETT for having, at
one of the Palace-yard meetings, spoken of the House of
CorrittlOD as •‘ the room over the way." Strange to say,
the very s nue persons, who were thus scandalized by the
iLliourabie Baronet's non-conservative expression, now
rloon,.lves apply the very same designation to the House
of Lords.

Prince CZARTORYSKI, the late President of
the Constitutional Government in Poland, wbo is now
re almost without tortune, h,d a revenue of upwards
of '70,0001. per annum in his own country. His mother,
who is 90 years of age, is also a refugee, but she h is still
hopes of again revisiting Poland, and enjoying, in her last
moments, the sweets of national liberty.

In the last riots occasioned by the resignation
of Ministers, the Matquess of L--- is said to ba,e
disarmed two Reformers himself. The weapons he suc-
ceeded in wresting limn them were four potatoes and two
cabbage-stalks. He has deposited them as a trophy in
his armoury.—The Parrott,

TALES OF THE EARLY AGES.—The dra-
matic power and picturesque cireumstince developed in
this new work, by the author of" Brambletye House," i•
every where recognised, and several pieces for theatrical
representation are, we hear, now being taken from its
pages. One (from the story of Olaf and Brynbilda) has
already been brought forward with great success at Astley's

The beautiful and fashionable Miss L— was
lately en a visit to the splendid seat of her Nob!e relation,
Lord G—. Among other tonish acquirements the
lady had adopted that of very late rising, which, not ac-
cording with the economy of his Lordship's establishment,
occasioned ber constant absence at the family breakfast
table. One morning, however, she very unexpectedly
made her appearance as the meal was commencing. His
Lordship, on perceiving her, after a very slight salutation,
took out his tablets, and commenced writing in them.
Miss L. play fully advanced to him, and said " My Lord,
I know that memorandum concerns me, I must know
what it is." Lord G. immediately handed her the tablet,
in which she read the following :—" April 12. Ver's
is now a morning star."

A silver cup, beautifully embossed, after a
design by STANFIELD, will be presented to Mr. YOUNG,
the actor, by the performers of Drury-lane Theatre, on
the evening of his retirement from the Stage, in the Green
Room at Covent•garden.

KEAN is gathering strength daily at his villa
at Richmond. He will act twice a week for six weeks at
the Haymarket Theatre, at one hundred pounds per week ;
four nights at Windsor during the Ascot Heath races; and
at the expiration of his Haymarket engagement will open
his theatre at Richmond for the summer season, occasion-
ally performing himself.

An elopement, which occasions much gossip,
took place last week from the northern part of this county.
The parties are a clergyman, of an amiable and highly re-
spected family, and the daughter of a D.D. Toey were
overtaken at Gloucester, and a very sentimental scene oc-
curred in one of the streets of that city, which attracted a
large crowd. The young lady, we are told, clung to her
lover ; her papa entreated, but in vain ; he then insisted,
and was about to use force—the crowd enlisted in the
lover's behalf—the young lady fainted—some expostu a-
tion took place on her recovery, and she ultimately ac-
companied her father to hie residence.--Devizes Gazette.