The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-31 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Vice-Admirals Sir Francis W. Austen, K.C.B.
(1838), to the chief command on the West Indian and
North American station, vice Sir Charles Adam, L.C.8.,
period of service expired ; Sir Francis will huist his
flag (white at the fore) on board the Vindictive, 50. Sir
William Parker, G.C.8., to the chief command in the
Mediterranean, vice Sir E. W. C. H. Owen; Sir William
will hoist his flag (blue at the fore) on board the
Monarch, 84.

Commanders—W. F. Austen, to the Vindictive ; J.
Simpson (1540), to the Rolla.
Lieutenants—H. Eden, 1837, from the Eagle to com-
mand the Locust ; W. F. Burnett, 1835, to the Eagle,
vice Eden ; L. P. Burrell, 1840, to the Amazon ; J. I'.
Branch and 11. M. Tyldea, to the Lily ; L. B. Mackin-
non, 1842, to the Superb ; W. J. A. Heath, additional;
to the Illustrious ; C. M'Kenzie, 1799, to Greenwich
Hospital ; W. Amphlett, to the Actreon ; C. J. Walton,
to the Excellent; 11. Austen (to be flag to Vice-Admiral
Sir F. W. Austen, his father), to the Vindictive ; J.
Stephen, 1815, re-appointed to the Raven cutter ; G.
Morris, 1823, re-appointed to the Skylark ; E. J. L.
Cooper, 1841, to the Flying Fish.
Masters—G. Moore, 1844, to the Daring, vice Strudee;
J. Roberts, 1813, additional, to the Royal Sovereign; F.
A. Niblett, 1842, to the Fantome ; R. S. Rundle, to the
Comus; J. L. Wilkinson, to the Devastation ; and J. E.
Petley, to the Styx.
Surgeons—J. Vaughan, 1841, to the Fantome; R. D.
Mason, to the Actmon ; W. H. Baynes, to the Persian ;
J. Steil!, to the Lily ; J. Atchison, to the Ranger ; R. J.
B. Chambers, to the Rattler ; H. H. Hammond, to the
Racehorse.

Paymasters and Pursers—J. Marten, to the Comus ;
J. W. Maddock, to the Persian ; F. Mundy, to the
Rattler, vice Tait ; C. J. J. Brown, to the Ranger; G. E.
Ricketts, to the Waterwitch.

Assistant-Surgeons—C. Tait, 1837, James Harvey,
and C. Crandell, to the Superb ; W. M'Dermott, M.D.,
1640, to the Actaeon ; J. Acton, to the Persian ; J. Bo-
land, to the Racehorse ; J. Irwin, to the Lily ; W. P.
Cook, to the Ocean ; R. Hayward, to the Locust; J. A.
Anderson (acting), to the Persian ; G. G Simpson
(acting), to the Fantorne ; P. Wolridge (acting), to the
Cruizer, vice Tait ; J. Wade (b), to Haslar Hospital ;
J. D. Cronnin, to the Rattler; C. G. A. M'Culloch, to the
Acorn ; J. Forbes (d), to the Comus.
Second Masters—R. Walker, to the Firebrand, vice
Thomas, to the Superb ; C. Grigg. to the Locust.
Mates—A. M'Naghten and F. W. Smith, to the Su-
perb ; F. B. Quin, to the Osprey ; C. Cerjat, to tho
Firebrand.

Clerks—C. Lyne (in charge), to the Locust ; S. L.
Wright, to the Rattler ; J. Retallick, to the Firebrand ;
H. B. Retallick, to the Amazon ; J. Jones, to the St.
Vincent, vice Lyne ; J. Burlace, to the Port Admiral's-
office, Portsmouth.

Naval Instructor—T. Eastman (1836), to the Superb.

ROYAL MARINES.

Second Lieutenant E. A. Wylde, to be first, vice J
L. Brairner, to ball-pay.

COAST GUARD.

Lieut. W. Coles (1838), to command a station ; Mr.
T. B. Glover, removed from Sutton to Saltfleet station,
♦ice Brouncker, R.N., to Staiths.

RIOTS IN MONTREAL-ANOTHER

MAN SHOT.

(From a Montreal Paper.)
We briefly announced in our last number the death
of one man (Finnell) from the effects of a pistol-shot
received on Friday night. Great excitement pre
vailed on Saturday and Sunday, in the immediate
neighbourhood of his residence, and the municipal
elections on Monday appear to have increased it
throughout the city. After recording the circum-
stances attending the death of Finnell, the Gazette of
Tuesday gives the following account of the proceed-
ings on Monday, which corroborates our own Cor-
respondent's letter :

". The next day (Monday) was the day of the mu-
nicipal elections, and that event did not tend to allay
the excitement. We may as well observe that all the
interest of the day centred in the Queen's Ward. In
the St. Lawrence Ward Mr. Glennon was returned ;
in St. Mary's, Mr. Garrie ; in Centre, Mr. Footner ;
in West, Mr. Lyman—all on the Conservative inte-
rest, and with little or no opposition ; and in East
Ward, Mr. Perrin on the other interest. In Queen's
Ward, Mr. Routh was the Conservative candidate,
and was opposed by Mr. J. E. Mills. The cliturb-
ance commenced almost as soon as the poll was
opened. A body of Irish labourers took possession
of the front of the polling place, which was merely a
window in a house. They were charged by a num-
ber of the other party on horseback and on foot, and
driven back. Some severe injuries were received on
both sides. But two or three shots, some say more,
were fired into the streets and from windows of
houses in the neighbourhood. By these one man
was wounded rather severely, but it is hoped not
dangerously, in the neck, and one or two others it is
said, but of that we are not so sure, slightly.
This was, as nearly as we can make out, about
ten o'clock ; and a detachment of artillery having
been called out and stationed near the poll, every-
thing went on pretty quietly, and the polling was
rapid, Mr. Mills leading.
About one o'clock Mr. Routh's voters mustered
strong, and Mr. Mills's seemed exhausted, for, in the
course of the next hour the former shot rapidly a-bead,
and continued to do so until the close of the poll, when
we believe his majority was 101.
It was towards three o'clock, we believe, that a
most shocking affair occurred. We had quitted the
polling place at two, after giving our own vote,
without any obstacle except the presence of a not
at all ill-humoured crowd of persons with the
same object. No one could have the least suspicion
of the terrible scene about to take place. After seine
experience of election riots and of the difficul-
ties of giving a consistent account of them, we must
say that we never met with one in which the accounts
were so conflicting and at variance in material facts.
To write a party account, a mere one-sided invention,
would be very easy, but to state the mere truth and
nothing more is a very difficult matter. So far as
we can learn, an opinion prevailed that a house, occu-
pied by a person named Brennan, and from which it
was said shots had been fired, contained persons
pledged, and armed for the purpose, to take " blood
for blood" for the death of Finnell. In this excited
state of feeling shots were fired from that house' and
one near it, on the Constitutional party, and two of
these took effect, one wounding a young gentleman
very severely in the back. This led to an attack on the
houses, which were defended by a numerous body of
men, principally, we are informed, canallers, and armed
with fire. arms. Several shots were fired, one of which
took fatal effect on the person of a young man named
Johnson, son of Mr. Johnson, cabinet-maker, Great
St. James's-street. He was shot with two balls,
which entered each side of the chest, and killed him
almost instantaneously. The noise of the conflict
brought the military to the spot, and the persons
within continuing to fire, several volleys of musketry
were fired into the two houses, and the soldiers
charging took prisoners all who occupied them. These
having taken their post in the cellar had escaped
the musket balls. We are told (though for this fact
we do not vouch, but we state it as it comes to us
from a credible source), that among them are several
of the witnesses on the inquest on Finnell and a near
relation.

" With this sad affair the day closed. Mr. Johnson
has left a widow and three children. Finnell has also
left a widow and young family. A grate question
arises—what is to be done ? It is impossible that
such a state of society as now exists in Montreal can
continue."

A private letter from Montreal says :
"Never did I witness such a scene as yesterday
presented, and, for the credit of my country, I pray
never to see the like again. The municipal election
for Queen's Ward was going on, and hundreds of
canallers abandoned their works and came into town
to carry the election of their candidate, J. E. Mills,
by force. They were well armed with fire-
arms, bludgeons, and stones, and took possession
of the polls. The several L.P.S.' associations came
down, both horse and foot, and drove them, after a
desperate fight, from the ground, and along the
neighbouring streets. I heard pistol shots firing in
all directions, and the L. P. S.'s,' on returning,
showed marks of the deadly nature of the struggle.
I saw a fine young man, a son of H. Griffin, Esq.,
notary public, most awfully injured by blows on the
face and head, and another poor fellow was shot
through the neck, and has since died. A youth, of
the name of Johnston, was fired at from a house, and
killed on the spot and when the 93d attacked t}`,-.
building, its inmates had the hardihood to_ f; e upon
them. They were all taliell r:1:;.7,-oners, and although
none were killed., Some showed most ghastly tokens
of the rough handling the enraged troops gave them."

IRTHS.
At Woolwich, on Christmas-day, the lady of Captain Mit.
chell, Royal Artillery, of a daughter.
On tile 26th of December, at the Rectory, Donington-ow
Baine, Lincolnshire, the lady of the Rev. Alexander Patalir
M.A., of a son.
On December 27, the lady of the Rev. Thomas Arct
Houblon, of a daughter.
On December 27, at Buckland Court, near Reigate, th°
lady of the Rey. Henry S. Eyre, of twin sons.
On December 28, at Portobello, the lady of Captain Suli-
van, Scots Greys, of a daughter.
On Decerwier 28, at Ililgay Rectory, Norfolk, the wife of
the Rey. William J. Parkes, of a son.
On December 29, at East Mailing, Kent, the wife of Henri
Smith, Esq., of a daughter.
On December SO, at Gloucester House, Kew, Mrs. Nen..
megen, of a son.

MA RRLED.
On December 28, Mr. J. L. Smith, to Sophia, younge9l
daughter of Henry Banner, Esq., of Cripplegate.
On December 28, at All Sainte'; Norwood, Surrey, Jame(
Livermore, Esq., of Norwood, ti tNideSt survivil
daughter f Thomas Pascall, Esq., of Rose Cottage, Norwcw",,

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24, at Dalston, Hannah, relict ~' Charlo
Hutchins, Esq.
On December 25, at Wadhurst Vicarage, Sussex, t.. Pc".
Frederic Gardiner, A.M., Rector of Llanyetherine, county cf
Monmouth.
On December 26, at Hampstead, Howell Davies, Esq., late
of Noble-street, City, aged 84.
On December 27, 3lrs. Smithers, of Doughty-street, Meek..
lenburgh-square, aged 81.
On December 27, at Bath, Richard flippisl— :,-Ileaut LC.v,
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On December 28, Anne, the 7:iit ot Mr. Christopher Rarr•
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The Duke of 13eaufort is, we are happy to say,
gradually recovering from the attack of gout under
which his Grace has been suffering during the past
week. The Noble Duke still remains at Hampton
Court, but we believe the family will leave that place 1,
for Badminton in the event of his Grace's health PP. r-eon: printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of
mittin4 it. - No. 112. S d, Printer, et The Sun Office, No. 112,
Strand, Preciail, of the Savoy, in the County ef
Middlesasclay, Dicember 31, 1844.