The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-17 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, JULY 16.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W., ligh
breeze and cloudy.
OF;DOVER, JULY 14.—Wonder, Ramsey, Trinidad de Cuba ;
Plenry and Jane, New_York.
DEAL, JULY 15.—Wind W.N.W., fresh, breeze.—Arrd.
Ida, Mauritius; Laura, Bahia; Barbadoes and Sir Walter
Scott, Quebec. Sld. Wilsons, Cape of Good klope ;'New Forest,
Ichaboe ' • Sophie, Valparaiso; Rrightman, Antigua; Coro-
mandel, Quebec.

Porrimioritr, JUry 15.—Wind W., fine:—Acrd. Owen
Gleridower, London, for-Ceila, with loss of toretopmast. SW.
Gladiator, l'srew York.

OFF' FAtmotrfir, JULY 13.—Sir Walter Scott, Quebec.
15.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd: Effort, Wells, Fiavannah.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 15.—Arrd. Emma Zoller, Prowse,
Miramichi.

KILRUSH JULY 12.—Arrd. Marian; Quebec.
SHIELDS, JULY 14.—Arrd. Woodbine, Pictou ; Ralph, Wy-
lam and Ann, Quebec.
BELFAST, JULY 12.—Sld. Spence, Ichaboe.
Exmouni, J tax 12,—Arrd. Talisman, Popham, Miramachi.
LEITH Juur 13.—Arrd. Guave, Smith, Grenada; Hardie
St. Vincent's. ,

STOCKTON, JULY 13.—Sid. Old Rapt, Quebec.
NEwronr JULY 12.—Arrd. Six, and Trune, Miramich
Sld. Creole, St. Thomas's.

PATRUSH, JULY 11 —Arrd. Vernal, St. John's, New
Brunswick • Don, O'Brien, Quebec.
COWES, JULY 15.—Arrd. Cuba, Blanchard, Matanzas, and
sld. for Hamburgh.
OFF THE START, JULY 7.—Valeria, Enorth, Bahia, for
Hamburgh ; Diamond, New York, for Dantzic ; Intrepid,
Wilson, New Orleans, for Hull.
FALMOUTH, JULY 15.—Dawes, Matanzas, for Hamburgh.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 15.—Wind W.S. W.—Put back, Ellen,
for Prince Edward's Island, with foremast sprung.
BRISTOL, 'JULY Nep,. Dobie, Demerara ; Fe-
ronia and Five Sisters, Quebec.
LrvEnPooL, JULY 15.--W. to N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Prince
of Wales, Brown, Barbadoes (20th ult.) ; Casket, Richie,
Jamaica ; Eliza, Snell, Savannah ; Dibdin, Huggin, Quebec ;
Ocean Queen, Newfoundland. Off—Frisk and Pkompt.
Put back; Mansfield, for Africa, leaky. Sld. 9th, Mary Jane,
Mauritius' Chieftain, Quebec; 15th, Joseph Toward, Arica;
Britannia, St. John's, New Brunswick; China, Quebec,.
DUNGAROON, JULY 13.—Arrd.John, M'Grath, and Sophia,
St. John's New Brunswick.
rerra, JULY 14.--Arrd. Erin, M'Kear, Grenada.
HULL,. JULY 15.—W.5.W., light breezes.— Arrd. Venera-
ble, Martin, St. Andrew's. Sld. Evening Star, Quebec.
LYNN JULY 15.—Arrd. Amelia, Brunton, St. John's, New
Brunswick.

YARMOUTH ROADS, JULY 15.--Arrd. Neweastletrader, for
Rouen, leaky, having been in contact with the Venerable, of
Hull.

Conic, Jute 13,—The Gleaner, from'St. Lawrence to Lon-
don, struck an iceberg, 26th ult„during a fog, and was aban-
doned 28th, lat. 45,10 n. 49, crew saved, by the Try Again, ar-
rived' here from Quebec. Arrd. Lady Sale and Sir W. Pot-
tinger, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sir F, B, Read,
Richibucto. - ,
The Duke, Postillin, ashore on the bar of the Mississippi,
12th ult., was towed off 15th, and proceeded.
The Munster Lass, Carew, from Ichaboe to the West In.
dles,,got,ashore on the rocks below Long Bay, 1504 nit.—
crew sated.

:SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
SOUTHAMPTON 'R-ACES---TuEsDA.T,
The Shirley Stakes of' 15 sovs. ettoh, 5 ft, with 30 added;
for two yrs
.old, 7st ;, and three yrs,. 9st 21b;
allowed .31b. winner- to be sold for 1504
Last three-quarters of a mile. (6 Subs.)
itif CaffelEs Gaiety, 3,yrs. ... ..... . . 1
Mr. Deakins's carectactts: 2 yrs., . ; 2
Mr. Payne's Audr. y, 3 yrs ...
The following:were not • placed:--Mr, Treen's Wild
Rose, 2 yrs—Mr. England s Spring-bok, 3 yrs •- and
Mr. Dockeray's Molly MOgg, 3' yrs. Wim by three-
parti-of a length. The winn,T was cla;rned.
The Southampton Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and A ft
only if declared, with 100 added ; the second to save
his stake. One mile and three. a4arters. (22 Subs.,
13 paid.) •
Lord Glenlyon'sßen.y,olo, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ...(Mann) 1
Mr. Greville's Portunmus,-4 yrs,. 6st 71b .„„ 2
mr,.Burton ndlolo,bewahrienoknv,arb6,yyrs. 7st • - - 3
The following also ran ff. Davis's'Gorham-
-,bnry; 4 yrs, Bst 121b;—Oaptain Martyn's Emilian, 5 yrs,
7st—Mr. Oshaldeston'e The Conqueror, 5 yrs, 7st—Mr.
4aynrsc,
46,5 t 21b,
youn
The Maiden Plate of 30 'goy,:„ aided to Sweepstakes of
3 Sovs,,esch; for three yrs old, 7st 21b; fourc Bst 21b;
. five, Bst Sib; ,six and., aged,.9st; mares, &o. allowed
albs. The second to. save his tunic° and receive 51.,
and the. winner to be sold fbr 1001 Heats, once
round and a dis, (Ten Subs.)
Mr. Payne's itudtv, 3 yrs (Esling) 1 3
Mr, Wesley's Miss Luey, 5 yrs
'Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 5 yis.
Mr. Jones's pby Elis, out of Distaff, a yrs' 3 4
Mr. Puller's' hitefoot, aged 5 3
Mr. King's cby Hornsea, out of .Slender's d, 3 yrs 0 6
Mr. Bray's The Midnight Star,.3 yrs 2 dr
Mr. Etwall's Queen of the Chase, ,3. yrs 4 dr
Not run out when the train left.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SLOUGH.—WINDSOR,
MONDAY EviouNG.—Thiaafternoen, shortly after two o'clock
a very destructive fire broke out in the recently-erected man-
sion at Upton Park, near Slotigh, the property of Mr. J. F,
Bedborough, the extensive builder, of New Windsor. As
soon as thelntelligence of the fire reached Windsor two com-
panies of the Scots Fusilier'Guards, under the command of
Colonel Drummond, left Windsor, with the barrack engine,
for the scene of conflagration, followed by the two engines
from the castle, the Windsor and Eton College engines, and
several others from the vicinity; but such was the ascend-
ancy which the flames had obtained, before their arrival, that
all attempts (though there was a plentiful supply of water)
to preserve the property were totally ineffectual, and three
houses were completely gutted, forming, the west-end of Vic-
toria-terrace. We understand the property is insured to the
,amount of 3,0001. (about one-half of its value) in the London
Union Fire Office.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—DoVER, JULY la.—
About one o'clock this afternoon a most melancholy loss of
life occurred in Dover-bay, by the upsetting of a small
pleasure-boat or punt. The party in the boat consisted of
Mrs. Bentley, two of her daughters--one about ten, and the
other eight years of age—a young gentlemen, said to be the
nephew of Mrs. Bentley, but whose name we could not learn,
and the two men who werein charge of the boat, named, we
believe, Fox and Lewisham. The boat was under sail and
tacking about a mile off the land, when she was observed to
upset, there being rather a brisk breeze of wind blowing the
time. On observing the accident, several boats were mime-
diately launched from the beach, but beibre they could get to
the sufferers, a fishing smack that was about half a mile to
windward bore down, and sent her boat to the spot, The
fishermen fortunately picked up Mrs. Bentley and the two
men, Fol and Lewisham ; but the' gentleman and the two
young ladies had disappeared. Tha boatmen saved thorn.
selves by swimming, and it is supposed Mrs. Bentley's
clothes kept her °hove water. • Mrs. Bentley was brought
on shore almost lifeless ; but on being taken to Mr, Marsh's
bathing-house. she was placed in a warm bath, and by the
application of the means reeommended by the Humane So-
ciety, she was fortunately recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Bentley
are strangers here, from Preston (we understand), and have
been living for some time in lodgings, at Nq. $, Stroud-
street. Mr. Bentley was absent from pdirer at the time of
the melancholy event, he having> gone to Folkestone this
morninrby the South,gastern Railway, and was not aware
cif tiffs los till he arrived by train late in the afternoon. The
iiistreeiing occurrence has cast a gloom over the place, and
the beach is even now crowded with persons anxiously in-
quiring respecting it, ) Notle,,of the bodies. have yet been

BIRMINGHAM ELECTION. to
MONDAY EVENING.—To-day this Tory triumph hag
finally completed.
THE DECLARATION OF THE POLL
At ten o'clock the Mayor and official authorities'ame ,t it
in the Town-hall, to open and cast up tbo poll-books, At
was twelve o'clock before they had completed that tsost hsj
this hour several thousands, electors and non-elEcto
on
assembled in the hall. Mr. Sturge and Mr. Spoc !`ctice
making their appearance, were received by their.roy
friends with loud cheers; and, indeed, the greatest n the
and good humour seemed to prevail throughout. Vri_endetce
side galleries was reserved for ladies, of whom the atte
was rather numerous. Order haying duty roclainlea%.tbs
The MAYOR said it was now histo ann()urm
numberi, which were—
Spooner 2495
Scholefield
Sturge
It was his duty, therefore, to d!cl.ire Richard Spoohi. 13. erl9lls:
duly elected to serve in Parliaaaeut f w the borol!gb°
mingham.—(Cheers.) elect°
Mr. SPOONER then briefly addressed the- , fie/
thanking those in warm terms who had honoured 110„,005,
their support. He went, he said, to the House of Vonl` Os
"
not to serve any party, nor to truckle to any Miniitp:;s op
the other hand-he did not go there through any fati°oolent
position ; but he would uphold the present Ge o,
where he conscientiously could, though he would ppog
sou
them whenever he had equal reason for opposition• ligode
that he should never on any occasion unnecessarily tot
himself on the attention of the House of Commons; b.:, that
on all questions of importance, when it was necegs%der
the voice of Birmingham should be heard, he woqiurrhog4
your to give effect to it to the best of his ability tereti
returned by the electors, he would never forget the %wed
of the non-electors, and any subject which they suuooo
to his consideration should receive from him as aln'•
amount of attention as though it were submitted to
some of his most influential supporters.—(Cheers.)
Mr. STURGE also addressed the electors. - ft( r
After voting thanks to the Mayor, which was blie,do'
knowledged by that officer, who observed that ther
mour and good feeling evinced by the men of Biriniir
on this occasion deserved the highest praise, the meet-
parated.

•
ROYAL COMMISSION OF rio
ARTS.
The following is a copy of the circular addressed.ot°o
of the artists selected by her Majesty's Commis's' 0001
execute certain designs for the decoration of the 031 odi4'
of Parliament. The document is in itself so clear soot
telligible as to render further explanation of the subiec
unnecessary :-
15
" Whitehall, Jaoir
"Sir,—l have to acquaint you that her Majesty's',Coor
sinners on the Fine Arts, with the sanction of the Lord .0
0
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, have resolved
sa
arched compartments in the House of Lords, each nleoc.Di
9 feet 3 inches wide, by 16 feet high to the point of
oets`f
shall be decorated with fresco paintings ; that the sole
such fresco paintings shall be illustrative of the fune i,dso
the House of Lords and of the relation in which it !tafte;:o
the Sovereign; that the subjects of three of the 80i'00
paintings shall be personifications or abstract represfinhat
of religion, justice, and the spirit of chivalry; and ;ot!
three remaining subjects corresponding with such I'o the
tions, and expressing the relation of the Sovereign t the
Church, to the law, and, as the timntain of honeur,lo4
State, shall be—the Baptism of Ethelbert; Prince „r Gyp
afterwards Henry V., acknowledging the authority
Justice Gascoigne; and Edward the Black Prince
the Order of the Garter from Edward 111, .ger/
Comm; Si-
" I have further to acquaint you that the .'''6o`
have resolved, with the sanction of the Loris Con'arl'ec ~
Oil
of her Majesty's Treasury, to empley six artists, ae'jost'i
the Commissioners from the present exhibitors in Wes` o,o'
Hall, to prepare designs for the subjects abovementinathe
that the Commissioners have selected you as one of t 4
artists to be so employed, under the fidlowing „ 5
" You are requested to prepare a cartoon, 'wing, a 00;
for one of the aforesaid sultjects. The size of the calif
to be nine feet three inches wide, by sixteen feet hi=i'
point of the arch, and ten feet three niches 111
springing. of the arch (outlines in lithography,
form of the arch in the compartments referred to,'
obtained in the architect's office, New Palace-yaruPt is
are further required to prepare a coloured sketch, I'° ntO
than eighteen inches in its shortest dimension, of the 004
design represented in your cartoon. and a spechnen 0t
painting, no less than three feet in its shortest tilt-nen°
presenting a part of the design in the fiat proportion.
during„ 1009,
" You are requested to sent in such, cartoon, cf
sketch, and specimen of fresco painting, during
week in June, 1845, for exhibition. to Westminster ils: ,
d
" You are to be re nuneratel for the works aforesaid em
the sum of 4001.; but the Coinmissienres do not Uilia;o
selves to employ you finally on the fresco paintings
04
House of Lords.
"I have further to acquaint you that the six sub)
distributed among the six artists as follows :
"The subject of Religion is given to Mr. Horsley'.
"The subject of Justice is given to Mr. Thomas.
" The subject of Chivalry is given to Mr. Maclise• to
" The subject of the Baptism of Ethelbert is given
Dyce.
"The subject of Prince Henry, afterwards ne";,.o' eir
acknowledging the authority of Chief Justice Gase°'
given-to Mr. Redgrave.
I e
"The subject of Edward the Black Prince receil,
Order of the Garter from Edward 111. is given to 311% he
"I have further to acquaint you that although to
subjects are required to be undertaken by and among mt 5!„
artists, the artists are at liberty to exchange subi!c-for°''.;
that although the commissi in given to each artist is -or,
only of the aforesaid subjects, each artist is at liberty t!,bien
any other of the said subjects, in addition to the one s'
which he is commissioned to undertake.
or,OPetr
"I have further to acquaint you that anera f
tion is invited among artists for designs for the UM; 00
jects, to be prepared by the time before specified; and D•
ti'
the six commissioned artists are not allowed to be colt
tors for the premiums offered for such desig.es,
"I am, Sir, voq obedient servant,
"C. EASTLAKE, Secretin, tiff
It will be observed from the last paragraph of this '„,"
that a rf
general competition is invited, and as an enctl'?
ment to artists who have not been selected, the 09"-0,
sionera offer three premiums of 2004 each for the best `es'
jects produced. Thus another exhibition, doubtless 1;0
ceeding in interest either of those already opened, Will
place in the summer of next year.

p
POST-OFFICE MISREGUI.Ar.IOS
WITH VOTERS' CLAIMS.
• TO THE
.EDITOR OF THE SUItLil
SlR,—Last year Mr. Aglionby, M.P., at my sug6o.
complained of the Post-office authorities not being 1),;;3101
to stamp notices of claims for voters, and on two „' ,
raised a discussion with Sir James Graham in the o„,°-,tli' Commons, complaining that the Post-office did not 11:`'
arrangements the law required.
far,"l4l
To-day I applied at the General Post-office, St. I%A„h
le-Grand, at the money-order office, conformable
statute 6 and 7 Iltoria. cap. 18, to get thirty, e
„it"
stamped. I wt:i first sent to the Inner-office, from Wet-beetl`;.
No. lin Lobby, from thence to two doors off, from off,'
to the end of the passage, from thence to the Secr!,do,,,
office, where I was detained a quarter of an hour, (LP, tir, then informed that Mr. Smith was the only Pers°to
understood the matter, I must see him on returning oba.
lobby again. I inquired for Mr. Smith, and was askeucli
Mr, Smith? Seeing the absurdity of inquiring for sutios
name in such a large public bailding, I presented the n°oo
at the place they receive paid letters at My notices,oo
returned, with the answer that only three could be:4oo
there, as the remainder belonged to the local post. '136 01
0
time it was past four o'clock, and on my presenting ti or
the other office, I was told that it was now too late,
bring them before tour o'clock; and they refused to
them.
.3,
Should this impediment be thrown in the way of chits't
is it possible for strangers ignorant of the minutke d
tration matters to make a legal claim?seft.
,
The only inference to be drawn is, that it is done t 0,10.,
the present Tory Government party.—Your obedient 545,
W. H. JAI'

Middlesex Reform Registration-office,
15, Brid.:e-atreet, Blackfriar, July 15.

ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK

- - -
COMPANY. lder°
The general half-yearly meeting of the Shareh;orr
and Proprietors in this Company, was held at the
oil,
house, Tower-hill, yesterday, Mr Tooke, in the Cht4eo
Aft-r some prelimihary routine business had 4,
gone through, a dividend of 2f per cent, for the 'V
year, ending June 30, last, was declared payable eljor
after the 22d instant ; the amount of income-ts.
able thereon to be defrayed by the Company. I r col
A ballot was then taken for the election of Direetevep
the ensuing year, when the present members of theu
tion were unanimously re-elected. In consequence °f ite
Act of Incorporation only requiring a statement °frhocounts to be submitted once a year--namely, t
January meeting—no formal report was read, m r
ere
Chairman stated that the affairs of the Company weer
a most prosperous and flourishing condition. 11.,te 15i
vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors, and '0
ocer
John Hall, the Secretary to the Company, for the Sint
fu I management of the interests committed to his
the meeting separated.

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY. M?
a quarterly general court of the subscribers to this ine";oos was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. Jaynes's," V'
Admiral Maugin in the chair, supported by
Radstook, &c. After some introductory remarks fre'- rtr
chairman Captain Dickson, the secretary read the quits
statement of receipts and disbursements, from wilicilbSt
peared that the total funds during the period were, 0,
19s. 2d. Deducting the expenditure. a balance of 7981 'berg°
remained. The secretary next read a letter from Sir
foir'
Cockburn, Bart., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, °Poreisti
ing of the manner in which the printed report of the the
had been compiled. Several other letters connected wit ,
affairs of the Society, but of no public importance, wer-essol,
read and placed on the minutes. One it may be nencoeeel
to state, was forwarded by the Governor of the '4,.,30
Bench Prison, stating that two ladies, the daughters f'on re
officers, who had been detained therein for debt, had aeotiee,l3
leased through the benevolence- of her Majesty the ,:entll4
Dowager, and assistance from the funds had cousetiee,',"
been dispensed with. A vacancy in the list of vice-Prtotiew,
was next announced, and Lord Radstock was unetwi:tese,
appointed to that office in the room of &diniral Sir Quty 19,
Boyle, deceased. Captain Dickson said that the Soelef
e
also lost a very munificent supporter by the decease the
miral Jahleel Brenton, and a resolution expressive
feeling of the members was unanimously siclopte.& ~
idela
cases for-relief, amounting to about 80, were then ean'ics le;
and the sum of 5001, was distributed. A vote of than ao
then unanimously passed to the chairman, who, has'
tgr-
knowledged it, dissolved the meeting.
Sun 0
CRICKET. —SUSSEX v. KENT.—The 0 (),t
(I.ly contained an account of this match up to five oi; (074
Friday evening, when the game stood thus I‘_.°,4
innings). 147 runs; Sussex (first innings), 215 rah'' an
Esq., fo commenceAl their second innings with W. Wynn, „9 be „,0
lA. Bennett, Esq., who scored upwards of thirty rt Pi,
they were parted. Adams also ran up the score b:t fat tb,
play, and 111 r. A. Wynn was also very successful, bt disph't
juncture G. Picknell commenced bowling, and a finer
we never saw. Pilch and Adams were put hors " jengtiai
and completely driven over their wickets, and at
~ o__ver
after playing in the most scientific manner
" overs," Pilch tipped the ball into his wicket. A-Tvate
ever, made a very fine innings, which did not term oppoi
Saturday, between one and two o'clock, and put tu see°l3_,4
nents in upon 108 runs. But before Sussex went in otaeomi;
time, there was a considerable fall of rain. They
their second innings about half-past four o'c'"llippeyie
considerable disadvantage, the ground being verY,_ of t a
and by seven o'clock the same evening the veb°lot
eleven were put out for 99 runs, Kent winning this &se
interesting match by 9 runs, that this yea "
counties may cry " suits" with each other..