The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-17 00:00:00

the electors to be in his favour, he should proceed on
Monday with his canvass.
The Hon. W. O. STANLEY addressed a numerous body
of the electors at the Royal Hotel On Monday evening.
it, the coarse of his address Mr. Stanley explained that
he anpesred bet Ore them because he had been requested
to otTer himself as a candidate on the Liberal interest by
an influential portion of that interest who declined having
anything whatever to do with the son of the late Attor-
ney-General. He (Mr. Stanley) was determined, how-
ever, not to remain iu the field with a second Liberal
candidate, or Mr. Egerton (the Conservative) would in
all probability be returned. He suggested that some steps
should be taken for ascertaining whether himself or Mr.
Jervis was the most acceptable to the constituency,
pledging himself to retire if he had not a decided majo-
rity in his favour, and expressing a hope that Mr. Jervis
would do the same if he was nut the most acceptable
candidate. After briefly stating his political principles,
he concluded by intimating his determination not to
peril the Liberal cause by announcing himself as a can-
didate.
The meeting was then addressed by Mr. W. Jackson,
M.P , Mr. Wardell, banker, and Mr. Rosson, all of whom
vehemently maintained that Mr. Stanley was the abler
and the baiter man, that he had the confidence of the
great body of the Liberal electors, and that Mr. Jervis
was bound to retire.
The question was then put to the meeting whether
Mr. Stanley or Mr. Jervis should be their candidate, and
the former was adopted by an overwhelming majority.
The meeting was then dissolved, but the result seems to
have so tar satisfied Mr. Jervis and his friends that ho
must necessarily withdraw, that at noon yesterday Mr.
Jervis's formal resignation appeared. The contest now
lies between Mr. Stanley and Mr. Egerton. Both parties
are exerting themselves to the utmost, and a spirited
struggle is anticipated. Mr. Egerton was to address a
meeting of the electors last evening..

NAVAL INTELLIGEL,

Commander Peelle Hart Dyke, appointed to corn-
mend the Inflexible steam-sloop, at Woolwich, is the
officer who commanded the Flying Fish, 12, on the
coast of Africa, at the time of the arrival there of the
Portuguese prisoners, Count Bomlim and Co., and was
superseded. He entered the service in November, 1818;
passed his examination in 1826, was promoted in 1831,
and attained his present rank in 1844. He succeeded
Captain Harris (then commander) in the command of
the Flying Fish, and in the most flattering terms was
reported by his relative, Sir Charles klotham, the
then commodore on the coast of Africa, to have sur-
passed even Captain Harris (one of the best officers
in the navy) in the condition, order, and discipline of
the sloop.
Commander George Butler (1846), died on the 12th
instant, in the 60th year of his age. He went to sea in
1804, as third-class boy, with Captain (afterwards Ad-
miral) Matson, in the Venus, and assisted at the cap-
ture of L'Hirondelle, privateer, 16 guns, 90 men. As
midshipman of the Africaine, 44, in 1810, he was in
the desperate engagement of that frigate with the
French frigates Astree, 44, and Iphigonia, 42, when
she was taken, after two hours and a half fighting ;
the captain (Corbett) having been mortally
wounded, and the other casualties having been 48
killed and 113 wounded. Mr. Butler was promoted t)
the rank of lieutenant, December 10, 1810. He com-
manded the boats of the Barracouta, 18, in cutting out
several piratical proas from the coast of Java, and in
the Doris assisted in the reduction of the island. He
' served long and often as a lieutenant, and was at
length promoted whilst in command of the Meteor
steamer, which vessel he paid off last year from the
Mediterranean.
Arachne, 18, has been docked at Devonport to be re-
paired. She is a new ship.
African steam-tender arrived at Devonport, on Mon-
day with supernumaries for the Howe, at Sheerness,
and returned.
Howe, Captain Sir James Stirling, 120, paid off on
Friday at Sheerness, had eight of her men pensioned
with from 20/. to 251. per annum. and two shipmates
received good-service medals.
St. George, 120, at Devonport, is to be brought for-
ward for commission at this port as ordinary guard-ship.
She is to have her own lower masts and yards, but above
them to be jury gear. When ready, the officers and men
in the Agincourt will be turned over to her, and the
Agincourt placed in ordinary.
Sprightly steam-tender Master-Commander Allen,
arrived at Devonport, on Friday, with supernumeraries
from Portsmouth, and sailed again the same evening.
Mr. Thompson, late master of the Victory, took a
passage in the Sprightly, and has taken up his appoint-
ment as harbour-master at Plymouth, vice Walker. The
Sprightly arrived with supernumeraries on Sunday even-
ing, and sailed again on Monday morning.
Diligence transport, Charles C. Mitchell, arrived this
morning from Deptford, was to fill up with stores for
Bermuda.
Volcano steam-vessel is being fitted at Deptford with
the steering apparatus invented by Captain H. Mangles
Denham, R.N., F.E.S., which has for its object the steer-
ing a ship when on tire abaft, or when her rudder-head,
tiller, or wheel may be disabled in a gale of wind, or by
shot iu battle.
DOCKYARD SUPERANNUATIONS (DEVONPORT). —J.
fiarri), John Driscoll, and John Frayne, 201. per annum
each; John Billett and Stephen Sanders, hoymen, 161.
per annum each; Thomas Best, labourer, 10/. per annum;
Mary Foster, colour woman, a gratuity of three months'
wages.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The -Vixen steam-sloop,
Commander Jenner, arrived at Spithead this morning,
from the West Indies (29 days from the Havannah),
last from Plyin,aith, %viler° she put in on Saturday, and
landed her papers, &c. She was inspected this afternoon
by Captain Blackwood, of the Victory, for the Coalman-
aad exercised in gunnery by Captain
Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent. It is almost needless to
add, her gunnery was highly approved, Captain Jenner
having been promoted from the Excellent (First Lieu-
tenant.)
The Fox, 42, is being rigged in the basin for C3lll-
-
Iler Majesty and the Court are expected here on
Thursday cu route to Osborne, although no official inti-
mation has been received to that effect. The Victoria
and Albert is ordered from Gibraltar with all dispatch
to attend upon her Majesty in her autumnal excursion.
Tile Fairy, Muter-Commander Welch, and the Elfin,
Acting Master-Commander 13alliston, are quite ready for

the Royal service.
The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Macdougall, is daily ex-
pected at Spithead from the Pacific, with freight on mer-
chants' account.
The Niger steam-sloop, Commander Heath, hoisted
the pennant of commission at 3 P.M. to-day.
The Northumberland, New York line-of-packet ship,
arrived at Spithead last evening, and sailed this evening
for America.