The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-05 00:00:00

THREE LAUNCHES AT BLACK

WALL.

Great as was the concourse of persons at Woolwich
on Wednesday, to witness the launch of her Majesty's
ship-Boscavven,.7o guns, the assemblage yesterday at
Blackwell was greater, owing to the novelty of three
fine vessels being launched within one hundred yards
of each other, viz , the Wellesley, East Indiaman,
and Monarch, steam-boat, from Messrs. Green's yard,
and a fine iron steam-boat called the Meteor, from
Messrs. Ravenhill and Miller's, the engineers. The
latter vessel was expressly for the Star Steam-boat
Company. Owing to the fineness of the day, the
scene on the river was very animated. The numer-
ous steam-boats were gaily decorated with their
signal-flags, whilst the yachts'of the Royal Thames
Club, trimmed out in their gayest attire, highly en-
livened the assembled multitude by the many
manures they made in scudding clear of the throng
of craft that covered this part of the Thames. Black-
wall Pier and the Brunswick Wharf were densely
crowded, and Messrs. Green's yard contained one
moving mass of people. On the right of the Welles-
ley was erected a large gallery, for the accommoda-
tion of the more select visitors. Under the bow was
also formed a platform for the christening party ;
whilst on the left, stationed on the Indiaman Monarch
(not the steamer), another fine large East India ship,
which will be completed in the course of next month,
was the band of the Royal Marines, from Woolwich.
Every spot where a sight of the ceremony could
be got was occupied ; and even the Kentish shore,
on the opposite side of the river, was densely
lined with spectators. Two o'clock having arrived,
and being near high water, the order was given to
launch off the Monarch steam-boat, and the work-
men commenced knocking away the few blocks that
held her. In the meantime Mrs. H. Green, accom-
panied by a fashionable party, proceeded to name the
vessel in the usual manner, and, on that being per-
formed, she glided off majestically into her future
element, the company applauding, and the band play-
ing " Rule Britannia. She is a very fine ves•iel,
about 200 tons burden, and is intended for the East
Indies. All eyes were now directed to the "lion" of
the day, and the heavy clank of hammers betokened
that she would soon burst forth from her birth pl ice.
At a quarter past two, Lady Hayes wss escorted to
the bow of the Wellesley, where she performed the
ceremony of christening her, officiating for the Duke
of Wellington, after whom the vessel is named. All
being in readiness, the labourers commenced knock-
ing away the dog shores, and after a minute or two
of suspense, she proCeeded steadily off the slip, with
hundreds of human beings on her decks, the Royal
Marine band playing the national anthem, amidst the
tumultuous cheering of the thousands assembled.
Her figure head is that of the great Duke. She is
1,150 tons burden, 190 feet in length, and 39 feet
beam. The brilliant company, amongst whom were
observed Sir John Pelly ;J. Hume, E-q., M.P. ;
several of the Trinity brethren, Gurney, Esq., W.
Baker, Esq., &c., retired to the Sailors' Home in the
East India-road, and sat down to a sumptuous enter-
tainment, a grand ball taking place in the evening to
celebrate the event. The Meteor was launched just
before the Wellesley. Miss Harmer, a fair daughter
of the ex-Alderman of the City of London, acting
on the occasion in naming her. She will be eighty
horse power, and it is said she will be the fastest
steamer on the river Thames. N itwiihstanding the
immense assemblage of persons, not the slightest ac-
cident occurred.

V.a;

IVIATRIMONIAL ADVERTISE-
MENTS.
From the Morning Post we extract a Mims
morceau that is not withotit its instructive hear--
ing on the question of social refinethent and moral
propriety among one class, at least, of the commit-
nity. The class is that whose " sayings and doings'
our Contemporary expressly records, in that well
known department of his journal which is devoted: to
" the Fashionable World." We have ever Mt a su-
preme indifference about the festive occupations, the
domestic engagements, and the appearances - and dis-
appearances of these very obtrusive "people of qualit"
whose goings out and comings in—their whereabouts
and their routine of movements—are chronicled with
a tedious minuteness in the inverse ratio of their Im-
portance. To the daily business of men, living in s
period of European peace indeed, but not the less-of
extreme political excitability, the announcements of
three Honourable Misses 1-I—, or of as many I,tnail
Princes, each with a whole contingent of long andun.
pronounceable titles to his foreign back, having taken
an airing, or taken fright; or honoured the Ojibbe-
way Indians, or the Thames Tunnel, or the ancient
Dowager Countess of , with a visit ; or fifteen
artists with last sittings for the one-and-twentieth
portrait which has been painted of each of them ;—are
matters utterly impertinent. Nevertheless, since there
are, undoubtedly, those who take an interest in such
"intelligence," nobody else has any right t., find fault
with its being thus communicated. But we hope, iii:
future, that the intelligence in question will be con-
fined to its legitimate daily promenade among the
well accustomed parterres appropriated to the "HAUT
TON" in the shape of " Court Circulars," or " from
authority" paragraphs; and not be suffered to break,
into the sober, pedestrian. like inclosures, within
which steady, quiet advertisements are ordinarily,
congregated. Yet it was from such a position, struck
• by the evident symptoms it presented of having. lost
t its way, and being located in some wrong domicile,
• that we found—and have hastened to extricate—the
" illustrious stranger" of the following interesting

notice :
" MATRIMONT.—A Young Nobleman, with large expectsi-
tions, and at present with a moderate income, wishes, throttgli
the present medium of an advertisement, to meet with A
Lady of fortune, who would be elevated t o a high rank, and
also meet with a young and kind partner for life. Letters
addressed, pre-paid, to Coronet, 43, Upper Berkeley-;street,
Connaught-square, will meet with immediate attention."
Undoubtedly this is a business-like way of pro-.
posing to do business ; and, as men of business our-
selves, we must not object to the announcement -on
that account. Nor are we at liberty to attach any
imputation to it, simply on the ground that it iirct.,
ceeds from some (very) " young nobleman." For
though we shall never be the apologists of the sins
against good sense and morality (neither few nor far
between) which are unhappily brought home, with
the experience of almost every week, to some titled
offender or other, we have a respect for aristocracy as
an institution. We are content, too, to accept the
doctrine of our prerogative lawyers—" that the Crown
is the fountain of honour," for it is a good proposition
—in the abstract. But we have almost as grave
doubts of the decorum with which this derivative
source professes to communicate td the future
fortunate lady of so " young and kind a partner for
life," the same degree of distinction which his own
ancestors had derived from the original " fountain :of
honour ;" as w e entertain of the delicacy of his public
proclamation of a certain "reward" to be paid.to any
lady of fortune disposed to hand it over to a young
nobleman ; to wit, the condition of securing her the
rare felicity of being married to him, and•acquiring
at once a title (! !) and "a young and kind partner
for life."
As for the " title," any lady of fortune who' closes
with such a proposal will most unquestionably secure
one that is already conceded to many others, nienr
bers of his "order," besides the "CORONET whO
advertising for her. She will take rank among that
interesting community whom men call "fools,": be-
yond all possibility of doubt. But we would fain
hope that some of the fair correspondents who may
be caught by such an advertisement as thia--4f _they
don't discover " Collo/ire' to be a mere idea, the
phantom of some pocketbook-frontispiece-exquisite,
having no real existence—if they don't find the whole
affair (in spite of the "genuine address" and. matter-
of-fact-like directions to obtain " tickets to view, and
further particulars," as the house agents have it) to
prove a mere hoax ;—we would fain hope that they
will enlighten the world on a topic of so much sr-
nising curiosity as the identity of the advertising
nobleman.

" Is he a peer of the realm f—we shall be all dying
to know ;"—such, we can almost fancy, is the excler
illation we hear from some of our lady readers. "hid
what is his present moderate income ?" It le
to be feared an income of extreme tenuity, seeing
that letters, " to meet with attention," must " be
prepaid." Ali! what an age do we live in,, when
the economising spirit of RowLAND HILL, roaming
up and down the earth like the evil genius of 'Valet'
tine and love-letter writers, thus denounces, before.,
hand, unpaid billets-doux! These -missives, fraught
with all their delicious confessions—their acknovP
lodgements of "an invincible interest and preposses'
lion" in favour of the noble advertiser, though
known, &c. &c., will meet with no attention if their
several penny charges be not first defrayed. Not t°
be prepaid, in short, will be a double enormity; es S
would entail a double postage—two pennies instead o,t,
one per billet ! But there is some comfort in this stv,
pulated course. It speaks well for the frugality and
forecast of the "young nobleman," who is about 0_
realise the pictured felicities of Wiroluis " Pena 7
Wedding." That he is at present worth a "moderato
income," may be sufficient excuse, too, for his selias
apprehensions of being made insolvent, without pre'
viou.ly bargaining for prepayment of the 1,000 lettell
per diem, which, at least, the faint and weary pest'
men, in whose district, unhappily for them, "No- 41'
Upper Berkeley-street, Connaught-square" is .situatee4
will have daily to deliver at the door of " Conosor.-
.
" CORONET" is, however, a man "of large expect'
tions"—and of Irish connexions, too, we will TO'
ture to wager. For he not only reckons on meet
with a lady of fortune, who, in return for presenting
him with it, will be elevated to his own rank, Valle
undertakes to prove to her " a young and kind Farb:"
ner for life." So that if they are to livelogetbef
for sixty years from this time, the lady may be
pared to address him in the words of Tom Moos
ballad—

"Thou wilt still be young to me!"
If his other " expectations" are as large as thi.olls
advertisement does not overrate them. But the oil
chief is, the extent of " moderate-incomed" genra
men's. " expectations" is too often the only real'si
property they ever carry with them. Serioualo
speaking, it is long since we have seen anything d
disparaging to the rank and dignity of a • q 1.00117,
nobleman,' as this " public tender" for a•wife with „
fortune. The follies of some of the rakish, profiler;
Lords, which Courts of Law and justice haVe rece
from time to time exposed, have been bad'and. ai"io
enough. But still they were little more than viciTio
excesses, naturally consequent on the pursuits (0
prodigal and reckless career of personal extra/t,
gance, carrying with them their own penal and Pe .
sonal consequences. They did not infer that Juili
delinquents would have been content to barter, ,"",
public roup"—for the consideration of "a wife wit' n,
fortune," the participation of their titles and cop
nexions, their own acceptation probably, in soci.„e"ii;
and the best interests of their future progeny. iv
" CORONET" thinks it unnecessary to stipulate t•
education, accomplishments, amiable manners, Ira
ability, unblemished character, or even you
ability, in his bride. She must have a fortune--rd
yet that is not all; she—must prepay her letterje,
reply. Among all the precedents of forfeiture,l
gradation, and decay adduced in the huge blue n'oe
"On the Dignity of a Peer," we have met with;
such case of moral or social destitution as a '
advertising for a lady of fortune.

ft °
The Norman Times says :—" In the early 1:41011
the week a number of hands who are thrown Gut of slur
ment at the fabriques on the Deville, Maromrne, ant,%rero'
launey-road, near Rouen, assembleil in groups ill %JO
places about Maromme and Devil ,le and demanded to be tho
on to work at the railway works just commenced in 'O3O
neighbourhood. They expressed much dissatisfaction_orp
Englishmen should be employed while they were out of .:4 to
An officer of gendarmerie was sent to them with oneets
have them dispersed, and since that nothing more h01..,e6'
heard of their complaints. It would only be right tor: 1:01$
tion here, that these men, from their previous habits. },llO
the kind of men whom a contractor would employ
peculiar description of labour; and, therefore, suPrlidet"
sufficient quantity of labour could be afforded, whie „too'
cannot at present, no blame could be attached to a
tor for not employing them. The place where the n'ptir.
faction exists bears a strong resemblance, front the „.
of its fabrics, and the description of its population'
environs of Manchester; and the fact that the PO well
cannot be kept in full employment by the manufuc.hrobt
affords a curious and instructive commentary to tbe_rep.o`
which has been held out by some of the Manchester pi „et
emigrating to this country, if Parliament should inowu'oric
protecting the helpless women and children who
the they •
their mills, from the grinding oppression to which .
now subjected."
BERLIN, MARCH 17.—1 t is said that the Prrtio:o4,
Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, who has been her° 100,T,
days past, has, at the request of our King and the
Brunswick, declared himself ready to offer his Pers°nAbont t
tion to the King of Hanover, in the differences
levying of the duties on the frontier. CE 0$
MOLIERE AND THE DOCTORS, AND Tlig • .1
Pill tt
PAID FOR HIS WANT OF FAlTH.—Moliere made a
,
physic and physicians. Had he followed the gene' It sow,.
received from his medical attendants, however: tie fis
have been better for him—if longer life be a good.
,he isbowo
recommended to give up playing, inasmuch as
o ds
was too great for his chest ; he was advised to ;.‘,..10 reo
milk diet, inasmuch as it agreed with him ; beart.ol6,4
ticularly counselled to live apart from his wife,e reca:ar,
coquette, of whom he was nevertheless ex_trinnlfin
He gave no heed to these wise hygienic andpl;roy y
Lions, and died at fifty-one, of an attack of . ru'ulace 17S,
plexy, which in all human probability, might have r"
warded off for an indefinite length of time, or never
curved at all.--Loner Medical Gazette.

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• . TilE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL -53 1844.
CHINA. ! LIST OF HER MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES TN CHINA. '
THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING APRIL 5, 1844. .
~,,,W,-e have intelligence from Hong-Kong to the 3d Agincourt, 72, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
1.,' danualy, The ----"0"--
.., island h sickness so long prevalent on the Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.B. No. 1.-An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of April, 1843, and sth of April, 1844, showing the Increase
il t_ , act not entirely disappeared ; indeed, it has Cambrian, 36, Captain H. Ducie Chads, C.B. or Decrease on each head thereof.
"mr°oanen out afresh on the south side of the island Castor, 36, Captain Charles Graham.
1- '
trat gst the garrison there stationed. Nevertheless, Dido, 18, Captain Hon. H. Keppel. . QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR . Year ended April 5. Quarter ended April 5.
orthe in , ended ended e
11 . ' for their mercantile establishments were arranging Pelican, 16, Commander P. Justice. Jl/77------ 15 A ril 5 "July 5, Oct. 10, i Jan 5 April April 5,
July 5, Oct. 10, 1 Jan. 5, Afri , .843 ,
~ removal thither from Alticao. Minden, hospital ship, Captain :Michael Quin. 1842 1811 i 18,43 1843 184 3 I 18.44 ' 1811 ' 1844 Increase. Decrease. Increase, Decrease.
tO lier Ma: , . Customs :,- --r--, ----. - -
b„„_ , ' jesty s ship Castor arrived on the 27th Samarang, surveying vessel, Captain Sir E. Belcher, Consolidated Duties ... 3,120,605 4,647,472 ' 3,274,000 3,193,56 - 3,321,473 4,276,151 3,674,421 3,529,551 - - - - -
I. '''t Ibber h
R ) avin on board Major- General &Aguilar, K.C.B. Sugar Duty to Consoli-
vt u 0 sti.,- , dated Fund - - 262,546 - 1,252,733 - - 420.796 - - - - -
britis, 'veeeilS Lord Saltoun in command of the Plover, surveying vessel, Captain Richard Collin- Ditto to Supplies - 1,296,505 940,089 763,405 - - 1,253,357 1,092,544 654,100 - - - -
S. ti for •
" t Made of forces in China. A commencement had been son, C.B. - ---
Total Customs -
4„,
t 51,698,379 1,631,480 1,561,751 1,593,126 6,484,739 1,659,010 1,650,366 1,5T3,653 1,4'39,011 6 472,0 tO Stamps -
tit yea:_`,fla at 'Victoria from tai northern end of the Childers, 16, Commander G. G. Wellesley.
1l and w* Stamps...
Taxes 2,059- 39 177,437 1,8,96,163 142,695 4,265,537 1,98 4,831 194,104! 1,968,4457 144,685 4,192,473 Taxes
Tax 73,064 1,987
1, with cargoes of camphor amounting to about Wolf, 18, Commander Arthur Vyner. Property Tax •313,844 257,212 1.885,232 2,456,248 861,709 .2,047,904 454,415 1,992,859 5,356,887 Property -
n. orue Piculs. I
'he crew represent the place whence Wolverine, 16, Acting Commander 11. G. Morris. Post Crown oftoaen d s 154,000 168,000 141,008 144,000 607,000 145,000 160,00 i 143,000 174,000 622,000 Post Office ...1 15,000 :0,000
30,000 12,500 40,000 35.000 117,500 32,500 :0,000 30,0 0 65,400 147,500 ~Crown Lands I 30,000
s Y aom 30,000
of tam_ ~eas an extensive and flourishing town, Young Hebe, surveying schooner.
eci da - Miscellaneous 213,757 20,924 .21,537 541,556 797,774 1,063,524 17,744 11,917 41,292 1,134,477 Miscellaneous i 336,703 500,264
and p matam, containing 20,000 inhabitants, Driver, steam-vessel, Commander C. 0. Hayes.
of ampl supplied Total Ordinary Revenue 11,467,666 11,994,197 11,143,763 10,329,522 44,934,148 13,33303 13,586,172 11,829,581 10,513,983 49,263,629 Total ...l 4,415,241 85,763 685,725 500,264
BM gum. ..Y with sugar and rice from the Vixen, steam-vessel.
,rhunuing district. Proserpina, steam-vessel, Commander Hough. Imprest Moneys, &c 267,530 111,070 107,697 16,907 50),6,4 1
67,190
•34,:305 50,136 54,244 205,865 Imp. Moneys I , 296,739 37,337 -
n. Repayments of Advances 14,2,552 180,211 235,247 124,018 642,059 138,207 230,932 332,060 226,281 9-27,483 Rep. of Adv...l -85,425 ...... 102,2,36
De,, LPlenipotentiary, in ft notification published Medusa, steam-vessel, Commander Hewitt. -- -,--
en Total Income ... 11,837,748 12,28.5,478 11,406,10'7 10,469,477 I 46,078,810 13,539,250 13,851,409 12,211,777 10,794,511 50,396,977 Total ...' 4,700,669 382,502 625,298 500,264
,e- . pitti
biz,
theground Companies Dutch and Greek factories in Fittock. Amount applied to Con- 6,9E0,776 9,047,560 6,860,0 A 9,760,269 32,645,659 6,412,506 10,523,636 7,859,893 7,625,972 32,462,007
solidated Fund co, f Deduct De. ~, ~.
383'-' t crease r Deduct
ws"'-= / Decrease.
the
_ s ) has been secured on a lease of 2.5 years, for -
err ueof th • . Ditto, as Advances 230,622 173,627 ...... 141,378 154,627 191,501 140,000 i:91,501 240,000 863,002
the e British authorities, but that so•much as GREECE. Ditto, as Ways & Means Increase on .„- o, r Increase on
buircrvvolll(l not require would be portioned out into of the Year 4,626,350 3,064,291 4,626,053 '567,1330 12,884,524 6,905,273 3,187,773 4,060,383 2,918,539 17,0'71,968 4,318,167 the Year. '''' lithe Quarter
ire , We learn from our Athens letter of the 21st ult.,
1.., Yig lots. unrl..• ... ..-....1 - -1., -1, -...,- c...... 4. IN bra It_ _a.T7 • 11,, ,- -1 L. - -11--
,-,3 44-,. finn.titiititan

)11.-
the
UT

We learn from our Athens letter of the 21st ult.,
that King Otho had finally accepted the Constitution
on the 16th, and was expected to take the oath to ob-
serve it on the 24th.
On the 11th, the day after our last account, his
Majesty had submitted to the National Assembly his
objections to several articles of the Constitution.
The following is the King's note :
" I have examined with care the project of Consti-
tution, given me some days back by a deputation
from the Assembly. I hasten to submit to the Pre-
sident my observations, in order that they may be
communicated to the National Assembly. In order
to obviate Article 20 from being falsely interpreted, as
a limitation of the right of the Crown, I would pro-
pose to modify it thus :
" The executive-power belongs to the King, who
exercises it by responsible Ministers, appointed by
him.
" I also propose to modify Article 21, so that the
relation of the different powers be expressed without
derogating from the independence of the tribunals.
"Instead of saying Justice emanates from the
King, and is administered by judges of his appoint-
ment,' I would say The judicial power emanates
from the King. It is administered by the tribunals;
sentences are executed in the name of the King.'
" Art. 23 declares that no Act is valid, unless
countersigned by a Minister, but declares, that in
case of a total change of Ministry, and of no Minis-
ter consenting to sign the ordonnance appointing new
Ministers, the signature of the new Prime Minister
suffices. I would propose, that there should be no
need of the King's ordonnance, dismissing old Minis-
ters and appointing new, being countersigned.
"In Article 25, the words which personally en-
gage the Greeks,' to be omitted, as limiting the
King's treaty-making power.
"In Article 27, relative to the King's power to
appoint and revoke public servants, the word dis-
miss' to be added, and to be worded, The King ap-
points to all offices, except in cases otherwise pro-
vided by the law.
"In Article 32, the Royal right of amnesty to be
added.

INCOME.

No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth April, 1843, and the sth April, 1844.

Customs.—Congoliciated Duties
Sugar applicable to the
Consolidated Fund

Quarters ended April 5.

Total Customs

Excise
Stamps
Taxes
Prope ty Tax
Post Office
Crown Lands
Miscellaneous
Produce of Silver from China
Imprest and other Monies
Repayment of Advance.

3,193,586

262,M6

3,451,132
1,757,261
1;593,126
142,698
1,885,232
141,000
35,000

511;406
16,9.17
124,018

Ugh
h
and
ttera
reet,

9,725,965

To Cash brought to this Account to
be applied to pay of Deficiency Bills

100,000

9,825,965

THE QUARTER'S RE

5,529,551

irifig
rtner

alosed
ecure
nein-

" Article 35 to be modified so as that the civil list
may be fixed for at least ten years.
" An addition to be made to the Royal oath, swear-
ing to protect the dominant religion, to maintain the
Constitution, national independence, and integrity of
the territory. I respect the religious sentiment
which suggested to the Assembly the wish that the
heir to the throne should be of the Greek persua-
sion. I accept, all that I can do, this clause for my
descendants."

420,796

3,950.347
1,867,586
1,6:19,011

'14085
1,992,8L9
174,000
5,000
41,02

54,244
226,284

Quarters ended April 5.

3,534,666
1,319,618 '
31,Z9

3,53'2,232
1,324,273
9,392
360,8'24
97,597
376,909
240,000

97,422
:370,503
141,378

10,155,308

5,941,229
4,214,079

10,11%203

10,155,308

EN UE

5,262,868

2,918,539
4,:114,079

1,297,510

3,967,318