The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL MARINE CORPS. —A court-martial is being
held at Woolwich, Colonel Mercer, president, on First
Lieutenant Charles Louis, for being found absent from
his duty last week at Deptford Dockyard, when the
storeship Madras was on fire. We believe it will close
to-day.
It is likely the above circumstance will cause some
alteration to be made in the number of officers appointed
to the guard at Deptford; at present only one captain
and two subalterns have the whole of the duty to per-
form with 150 men, consequently only on a portion of
every third day is the subaltern off duty; and the cap-
tain may be considered to be always on duty. It is said
the authorities will order a field officer in command, with
a proportionate number of subordinate officers, to such
a charge.

It has been a matter of surprise that among the pro-
motions which have lately appeared in the Gazette of
officers belonging to this gallant corps, the name of the
officer who commanded the guard of honour at the em-
barkation of the Emperor of Russia, and who was in-
troduced to his Imperial Majesty, has not appeared. We
hear this officer stands alone, as having received neither
present nor promotion.
The Earl of Haddington and the other Lords of the
Admiralty visited Deptford Dockyard on Tuesday, and
mastered the officers and men belonging to the esta •
blishment.

The Collingwood, 80, Captain H. Eden, bent sails
and crossed topgallant-yards on Tuesday, and it is ex-
pected will leave Portsmouth Harbour for Spithead on
Saturday. She has a very fine set of men on board, to
all appearance, both as respects their physical and
sailor-like qualities. She will be ready for sea on the
25th instant.

The Queen, 110, Coptain Martin, was taken into dock
at Portsmouth, on Monday, all standing, with her
middle and main-deck guns in, and all her stores on
board, under the charge of Mr. Bellamy, the master.
On Tuesday morning her pendant was re-hoisted,
being Commissioned by Lieutenant Robert Hall, of
the Camperdown. She will remain in dock until
some alteration is made in her cabins and other in-
ternal fittings. Her copper is in good condition, it merely
requiring the edges of the sheets to be beaten down. The
commissions of the other officers are not dated. As
soon as the stores of the Camperdown are returned, they
and the crew will be turned over to the Queen, using
the Camperdown for their hulk until the Queen is
out of dock, which will not be until the next spring tides.
The Seaflower, cutter, Lieutenant Commander Robil-
Hard, it has been found, requires extensive repairs. The
shipwrights are at work on her, in the ditch dock, Ports •
mouth.

The Superb, 80, advanced ship, has been taken into
dock to be cleaned.

The Indus, 78, supernumerary advanced ship for
Portsmouth, instead of flip Malabar, was undocked, at
Devonport, on Tuesday morning.
The Terrible, steam-frigate, building at Deptford, is
to hale tubular boilers, and small engines to fitch the
boilers.

The Firefly, surveying steam• vessel, Captain F. W.
Beechy, arrived at Devonport on Tuesday evening, to be
paid advance wages, previously to commencing her sur.
veying duties.
The Lyra, 4, old brig, is to be fitted with jury gear,
at Devonport, and taken to Greatham Creek, by the
Vulcan revenue steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Baker,
where she is to be stationed as a watch-vessel for the
Customs.
SMUGGLING IT DEVONPORT.—The barque Edward,
belonging to Mr. Thomas Restarick, merchant, of this
town, arrived at this port, on Sunday, from Quebec,
with a cargo of timber. On the Custom-house officers
examining her, they discovered nearly 700 cwt. of tobacco
in the forehold. The ship was immediately put under
surveillance of the authorities, and the crew were taken
into custody.
PORTSMOUTH.—Free-mart fair is now in full force,
and is said to be more fully attended than for many
years past. The paying off the Queen and Childers has
made a fine harvest for the fair people.

LOSS OF THE MATILDA AND THE
ADDINGHAM.
" Foreign-office, July 17, 1844.
" SIR,—I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
transmit to you,i for the information of the Chairman
and Committee at Lloyd's, copies of two dispatches from
her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in
Chili, reporting the wreck of the British ships Matilda
and Addingham.—l am, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " CANNING.
" To William Dobson, Esq., &c. &c., Lloyd's."
" Santiago, Jan. 3, 1844.
" MY LORD,—lnclosed is the copy of the declaration
of the Master of the British merchant brig Matilda,
having relation to the wreck of that vessel in the Archi-
pelago of Guaticas in the month of October last. The
said declaration, taken before the Intendent of the Pro-
vince of Chili, has been conveyed to me by the Minister
of State for Foreign Affairs.—l have, &c.
(Signed) " JOHN WALPOLE.
" The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., &c. &c."
The declaration of Captain George Dawson, of the
brig Matilda, above referred to is to the effect, that on the
4th of last October he sailed from Valparaiso, bound for
Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, with a cargo of wheat
and Brazil wood ; that 16 days after, in lat. 42 5 S.,
lon. 77 40 44 W., she was struck by a heavy sea, which
carried away the galley, all the water casks on deck, the
boat, and one side of her upper works, from which ac-
cident the vessel began to leak ; that the pumps became
choaked with the wheat that was stowed in bulk ; and
that the crew, under the circumstances, informed' him,
that unless he at once made for the nearest coast,
they would take possession of the -vessel, and save
their lives at all risks. That after this intimation he
continued his course for half an hour, but seeing that the
water was increasing, and that his officers were of the
same opinion as the sailors, he steered for the nearest
land, and immediately began throwing cargo overboard;
that when the vessel was lightened by this expedient
they discovered that the head of a plank had been
started. In forty-four hours after bearing up they an-
chored in the Guaiticas ; that the vessel remained about
eight days waterlogged, when she foundered altogether,
on account of the heavy gales which they experienced.
They afterwards came to this port in a boat belonging
to the captain, bringing with them of what belonged to
the vessel, her long-boat and three sails, one of which
the sailors cut up for clothes, and they sold the othea
two, together with the long-boat, to support themselves,
and to pay the freight of a vessel which brought them
from Guaiticas to this city.
" Santiago, Jan. 17, 1844.
" Sir,—l have received from her Majesty's Consul at
Valparaiso, the copy of a note addressed to him by the
French Acting Consul at that port, of which I have the
honour to enclose a copy.
" This document covers the report of the master of a
French whaling vessel, Le Fleuris, du Havre, wrecked
during the month of November last, in the Straits of
Magellan, in which is mentioned the discovery of the
hull of a British vessel, the L'Adelingham (probably the
Addingham), T. E. Robson, master, which cleared out
from Newcastle on the 28th of June, laden with coals
for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, and empty
bottles, and had not since been heard of, which bore
every appearance of having been the victim of the igni-
tion of the cargo.
" This vessel was lying in a small bay within these
Straits, without the vestige of a human being on board.
The crew supposed to have saved themselves on some
part of the neighbouring land.—l have, &c.
(Signed) " JOHN WALPOLE.
" John Bidlewell, Esq."

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROII3OIII
RAILWAY.—A protracted inquiry took place on Thursday be-
fore Mr. Joseph Payne, the Deputy-Coroner, in the Board-
room of Guy's Hospital, touching the death of Benjamin Cat,
termole, aged 33 years. It appeared from the evidence of
several witnesses, that on Sunday afternoon last deceased
entered one of the third-class carriages at Croydon, for Lon-
don ; he was quite sober, .and made himself very familiar
with the other passengers. While proceeding towards town,
when the train had reached the Jolly Sailor, he suddenly
made an effort to sit on the top of the back part of the car-
riage, when he overbalanced himself, and fell between the
coupling-irons and the chain on to the rails, Iyhen the whole
of the train, which was going at full speed, passed over his
beclsy. 'Verdict—Accidental PeSll.,

Motion made, and Question proposed, " That it be an In-
struction to the Secret Committee on the Post-office, that
they do allow Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, Esq., Member for
the Borough of Finsbury, to attend before the said Com-
mittee, and produce and examine witnesses in support of the
Petitions of Joseph Mazzini and others, and of Charles Stolz-
man, referred to the said Committee :" The House divided :
MINORITY—AYES, 51.
Aglionby H. A. Guest, Sir John Plumridge, Captain
Aldam, W. Hastie, Archibald Power, James
Archbold, Robert Hawes, B. Prot heroe, Edward
Barnard, E. G. Hill, Lord"slarcus Ramsbottom, J
Bellew, R. M. Horsman,-Edward Rawdon, J. D.
Bowring, Dr. Martin, John Scott, Robert
Brotherton, J. Mitcalfe Henry Shell, R. L.
Busteild, W. alitched, T. A. Somerville, Sir W.
Chapman, B. Morris, David Towneley, John
Collett, John Morrison James Villiers, Charles r.
Denison, W. J. Murphy, F. S. Wakley, Thomas
Deunistoun, J. Napier, Sir Charles Wawn, John T.
Duncan, George ' O'Brien, J. Williams, W.
Elphinstone, Howard O'Connell, M. J. Wyse, Thomas
Forster, Matthew O'Ferrall, R. More
Gibson, T. M. Oswald, James TELLERS.
Gill, Thomas Pattison, James Duncombe, T. S.
Gore, Robert Pechell, Captain Hume, Joseph

MAJORITY—NOES, 141.
Acland, Sir Thomas Eliot, Lord Lyall, George
Adderley, C. B. Entwisle, William M'Geachy, F. A.
Ainsworth,Peter Escott, Bichkam Mackinnon, W. A.
Albx, Jshn Peter Estcourt, T. G. B. Marsham, Viscount
Antrobus, Edmund Farnham, E. B. Masterman, John
Archdall. Captain I- eilden, W. Meynell, Captain
Ashley, Lord Flower, Sir James Mildmay, St. John H
Raillie, Colonel H. Forbes,William Morgan, Octavius
Baring, W. B. Forman, T. S. Neeld, John
Baring. F. T. • Fremantle, Sir T. Newport, Viscount
Barneby, J. Fuller, Augustns E. Newry, Viscount
Batesou, Robert Gardner, J. D. Nicholl, J.
Beckett, W. Gaskell, James Milnes O'Brien, A. Stafford
Beresford, Major Gladstone, W. K Packe, C. W.
Bodkin, W. H. Gordon, Captain Palmer, R.
Boldero, Henry G. Gore, Montague Peel, Sir Robert
Borthwick, Peter Gore, W. 0. Pennant, Colonel
Betfield, Beriah Goulburn, H. Ptumptre, J. P.
Bowles, Admiral Graham, Sir James Pollington, Viscount
Bramston, T. W. Granby, Marquis Powell, Colonel
Brisco, M. Greene, T. Praed, William T.
Bruce, Lord Ernest Gregory, W. H. Pringle, A.
Bruges, W. H. L. Grogan, Edward Reid, Sir J. R.
Buckley, Edmund Hamilton, C. J. B. Repton, George J.
Bunbury, Thomas Hamilton, J. H. Richards, Richard
Burroughes, ii. N. Hamilton, Lord C. Round, John
Cardwell, Edward Hardy, John Rushbrooke,Colonel
Cavendish. Hon. C. Harris, EA. J. Sheppard, Thomas
Chelsea, Lord Hayes, Sir E. Sibthorp, Colonel
Christopher, R. A. Heneage, G, W. Smith,Rt.Hon. T.B. C
Clive, Viscount Herbert, Sydney Smyth, Sir G. H
Clive, R. H. Hervey, Lord Alfred Somerset, Lord G,
Cockburn, Sir G. Hodgson, Richard Spooner, Richard
Colborne, W. Ridley Hogg, J. W. Stuart, Lord J.
Cole, Hon. H. A. Hope, Charles Stuart, H.
Collett, W. Bickford Hope, G, W. Sturt, Henry Charles
Corry, Henry Houldsworth, T. Sutton, Hon. H. M
Darner, Hon. Dawson •-inwick. Lord Tennent, J. E.
Darby, George Irving, John Thesiger, F.
Denison, E. Beckett Jermyn. Earl Trench, Sir F.
Dickinson, F. H. Jocelyn, Viscount Trotter, John-
Douglas, Sir H. Johnstone, Sir John Verner, Colonel
Dougla,, Sir C. Jones, Captain Vernon, Granville
Douglas, J. D. Knatchbull, Sir E. Wodehouse, Eihnone
East, J. Buller Lefroy, Anthony Wortley, Hon. Jn. S.
Eastnor, Viscount Lennox, Lord A. TELLERS.
Ebrington, Viscount Lincoln, Earl of Young, John
Egerton, W. 1. Lockhart, William Baring, Henry

POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Clause (And be it further Enacted, That the Commis-
sioners shall not be empowered to enforce indiscriminate sepa-
ration between man and wife, and that in no instance shall
they sanction or allow separation when the application for re-
lief shall be substantiated as arising from positive inability to
obtain work, or from physical infirmity, and not from idleness,
vice, or crime) brought up and read a first time :—Question
put, " That the Clause be react a second time :" The Com-
mittee divided :

MINORITY-AYES, 6.
Berkeley, C. Dodd, George TELLERS.
Colborne, N. R. W. Duff; James Ymke, R. H.
Colvile, C. Robert Morris, David Pechell, Captain

MAJORITY-NOES, 96.

Clause (And be it Enacted, That in the case of any person
being a widow, who shall have a legitimate child or children
dependent upon her for support, and no illegitimate child born
after the commencement of her widowhood, it shall be lawful
for the Guardians of the union or parish to which such widow
or widows may have become chargeable, to grant relief if they
shall see St to such widow or widows, although not residing
within the union or parish in which she or they may have a
legal settlement) brought up and read a first time :—Question
put, " That the Clause be read a second time :" The Com-
mittee divided :

MAJORITY—AYES, 49.
Actand, Sir T.'D. Fuller, A.' E. Ogle, S. C. H.
Aldam, William Hamilton,- C. J. Pechell, Captain
Allix, John Peter Henley, J. W.
Rolleston, Colonel
Pramston T. W. Hervey, Lord A. Round, John
Brocklehurst, J. Hodgson, R. Rushbrooke, Colonel
Brotheiton, Joseph Hussey, Ambrose Sibthorp, Colonel
Bruges, W. H. L. M`Geachy, F. A. Spooner, Richard
Clive, Viscount Masterman, John Tancred, Henry W
Colvile, Charles R. Milnes, Richard Wakley, Thomas
Darby, George Mitcalfe, Henry Wawn, J. T.
D'Eyncourt, I'. C. Morris, David Wodehouse, Hon. E
Dickinson, F. H. Mundy, E. M. Worsley, rd
Douglas, J. D. S. Muntz, G. F. Wortley, Hon. Jn. S
Duncombe, T. S. Newry, Lord Yorke, Redhead
Egerton, W. T. O'Brien, A. S TELLERS.
Farnham, E. B. O'Brien, J. Burreughes, H.
Fleetwood, Sir P. O'Connell, M. J. Bankes, George

MINORITY—NOES, 48.
Baring, W. B. Gladstone, W. E. Mitchell, T. A.
Bodkin, W. H. Gordon, Hon. W. Nichol', John
Boldero, H George Goulburn, Henry Peel, Sir Rob-rt
Buller, C. Graham, Sir James Peel, Jonathan
Cavendish, Hon. G. Granby, Marquis of Ponsonby, C. F. A. C
Childers, J. W. Harris, E. A. J, Pringle, Alexander
Clerk, Sir George Hawes, B. Scott, H.
Clive, R. H. Herbert, Hon. S. Smith, T. B. C.
Cripps, W. Hope, G. W. Somerset, Lord G.
Darner Colonel Jermyn, Lord Sutton, Hon. H. M
Eliot, Lord h.natchbull, Sir E. Thesiger, F.
Estcourt, T. G. B. Law, Hon. C. E. Trench, Sir Frederick
Forbes, W. Lemon, Sir C. Trotter, John
Forger, Matthew Lincoln, Earl of Walsh, Sir J.
Fremantle, Sir T. Lyall, George TELLERS.
Gaskell, James M. Marsham Viscount Young, John
Gill, Thomas Martin, John Lennox, Lord A.