The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL.
Sir C. NA.PIER said that as Sir Be Lucy Evans had a
motion for the appointment of a commission, consisting
civilians and military and naval officers, which was to be
brought:forward that evening; he thought it would be more
convenient if his motion for a commission to inquire into
the management of Greenwich Hospital was postponed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
hoped the hon. and gallant member would postpone his
motion, and that course, he assured him, would be for his
(Sir C. Napier s) interest and the convenience of the house.
Sir C. NAPIER consented to postpone his motion.
THE DISTURBANCES ON BOARD HER
MAJESTY'S SHIPS.
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Lord C. PAGET said that the Admiralty were desirous
of giving full information on this subject, and he had re-
ceived reports from the officers commanding the vessels
in question, from which it appeared that though some dis-
content was expressed in consequence of the sailors not
obtaining leave to go on shore, there was no ground for
any apprehension, as order was now-restored. The noble
lord read the reports in confirmation of this statement.
THE 'CAPTAIN OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
In reply to an Horst. MEMEER,
Lord C. PAGET declined giving the name of the
commander of the vessel in question, on board of
which it was stated that flogging had been resorted
to in an improper manner. The gentleman in ques
tion was an old and meritorious officer, and it would
be most unfair to parade his name before the public.
If they desired to maintain the efficiency of the naval ser-
vice, they Must also maintain its discipline, and therefore
flogging could not at present be abolished. No doubt, how-
ever, it would eventually die a,natural death, and it would
not be wise to strangle it.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that the name of the officer alluded
to was Captain Basely, who denied that his conduct was
open to censure.
After some further
committee
the subject dropped.
SUPLY.
The house then went into committee of supply.
On the vote of £93,924, for the department of science
and art,
Mr. CONINGHAM moved that the vote for the
National Gallery of £15,985 be reduced by £650, charged
as travelling expenses.
After a few remarks by hon. members as to the removal
of the site of the National Gallery to Kensington Gore,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
whatever rumours might be current on the subject, no step
had been taken for the removal of the site of the National
Gallery, and the Government had given no grounds for
these rumours. He thought nothing would be effected by
striking the item out of the estimates unless they ap-
pointed a commission to inquire into the subject.
[LEFT SITTING.]

01-CLONE IN THE ARABIAN

The following is an extract from a journal kept
by Charles William O'Kelly, third_ officer of the
ship Typhoon, on her passage fre
dm Aden to Bom-
l-ay, lat. 1.5.30 deg. N., long.. 6.3 deg. E. :—" On the
morning of the 3d of June, from various indications
best known to experienced men, the captain
judged that it was going to blow great guns,' as
he graphically expressed it, and accordingly orders
were issued to make everything awn secure. Pre-
vious to this royal yards, studdingsail booms, and
flyingjib boom, were all sent down, and the ship
was hove to under a closereefed maintopsail. In
compliance with the above order all the other sails
were well lashed round their respective yards
with preventive gaskets ; spars, boats, and all
things likely to move well-'secured; hatches bat-
tened down, &c. About seven a.m, the wind in-
creased to a terrific gale, and in the same pro-
portion did the squalls and rain increase in fre-
quency and, fierceness. A little after eight a.m.
the wind, which previous to this seemed
to be travelling all round the compass, sud-
denly shifted to the S.W., and a cyclone in all
its fury struck the ship. Which lay over with her
lee bulwarks in the water. The maintopsail held
on about 10 or 15 minutes, when the truss-bolt of
the yard snapt like a carrot, though of wrought
iron Lnd about four inches in diameter. The sail
flew into ribands and great pieces of canvas went
flying to leeward. The weather topsail sheet drew
the eyebolt out of the deck, carrying with it one
half of the belaying rail, and unshipping the crank
wheels that work ~he main pumps. " This ! this
was the unkindest cut of all," for had she sprung a
leak—as all things warranted the supposition that
such a misfortune would take place—we should
have been half full of water before the pumps could
have been made available for active service. How-
ever, on the carpenter sounding, there was
no water, or so little that it was of no con-
sequence, 91 a.m.—All things were now in a
critical state, some of the beams in the cabin were
broken, the ship working and groaning in a fright-
ful state. About 10 a.m. the cyclone struck her
again, laying her over till two or three feet of her
deck were in the water. Consternation was now
depicted on every countenance. Maintopsail yardadrift, sail in ribands, foretopsail and cross-jack
blown out of the gaskets, the mainmast bending like
a whipsaw, with some of the weather rigging
carried away, rendering it utterly impossible for
the men just then to go aloft. The rain beating
on every exposed part like hail stones, causing
acute pain, the roaring of the mountainous
seas breaking round us, the gushing of the
wind and rain, the loud peals of thunder,
the vivid flashes of lightning, the flapping of
the torn canvas, the shouting, of the officers and the
cries of the Hindoo passengers, all blending together
in one bewildering chaos, rendered it a scene awfully
sublime in its nature, but most painfully startling
in its effect. By this time tne carpenters had made
a temporary fixture for the pump, and were stand-
ing by axe in hand to cut away the masts, and some
of the crew had lashed themselves to the weather
bulwarks. 12 o'clock.—Captain Faulkner en-
couragt d the crew by telling them that he thought
we had got the worst, and giving them a glass of
grog. They then got some dinner. After dinner
the men went aloft, cutting away the torn 'canvas
to ease her a bit, and endeavouring to secure the
topsail yard. Found that the trap band had sawed
into the topmast, rendering it completely useless
for future service, and that the topmast rigging
was all chafed and cut. However, the yard was
secured as well as it was possible to do under the
circumstances, and a tackle got on the mainmast,
&c. By this time the wind had visibly decreased,
though it was still blowing hard, with a tremendous
sea. Lay to all night, and in the morning squared
away, and ran under a reefed foresail, all our other
sails having been blown to ribands. The carpenter
reports foreyard gone, copper atarted, and no doubt
other damages will appear when the weather will
permit a thorough examination. In the monotony
of seafaring life, a trivial occurrence often takes the
attention of even a casual observer, and what would
seem commonplace and unworthy of notice to a
landsman, is often fraught with imminent fore-
bodings to the experienced sailor. Thus, previous
to this cyclone coming on, there seemed some-
thing inexplicably strange in the appearance of
nature. Heavy dark masses of clouds stumbled
and rolled about in dire confusion, a calm fell
suddenly, and the air became thick and heavy,
causing a difficulty in respiration. The sea, imi-
tating the clouds, rose in crested masses. The ship
wing, completely
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boifrbdesauetriofwuldbeuat butter-
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HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to, and the bills were read a third
time :—Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway,
Mountsorrel Railway, Somerset Central Railway, Vale of
Llangollen Railway (by opposing party), Wear Navi-
gation and Sunderland Docks, Wirral Water, Lon-
don and North-Western Railway (Denton to Staly-
bridge), Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey
Branch, &c.), Dublin and Wicklow Railway. Sunderland
Dock (Nt.. 2), Eastbourne Water, Midland Great Western
Railway (,f Ireland (Sligo Extension), Tottenham and
Edmonton Gas, and North Staffordshire Railway. 1111
The following bills were read a second time :—Earl of
Kintore's Estate,' and Liverpool Sanitary Amendment.
SUPPLY.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. LAING said he hoped that hon. members who had
motions on the paper would postpone them until the even-
ing sitting at six o'clock.
In answer to Sir H. WILLOUGIIRY,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
would not be necessary to move the second reading of the
Income-tax this evening.
Some hon. members expressed their readiness to accede
to the suggestion of the hon. gentleman the Secretary of
the Treasury._