The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 13.—The Thunder, 6, Com-
mander Barnett, arrived yesterday from Bermuda, which
she left on the 20th of June. She has been employed
for the last three years, and a longer previous period, in
surveying the Bahama Islands and the Gulf of Florida,
She will now be paid off.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, was removed from
alongsidethe dockyard jetty to moorings off Cold Har
bour, Gosport, usually occupied by the flag-ship, this
morning. She is completing hands and stores for flag
service at the Nore.

The Collingwood, 80.—This ship has not yet received
sailing orders, although it was in very positive terms
stated by a generally well informed weekly print that
she would sail on Sunday morning last. We believe
there will be some alterations in her appointments, as
we are informed Captain Eden will not go out in her in
consequence of impaired health, and that Commander
Broadhead, who commissioned her, will be posted. Thus
two of the most important offices will have to be filled,
which will necessarily cause some delay in her sailing.
The gallant Admiral, Sir G. Seymour, is on leave. Much
speculation is afloat as to who will be appointed to the
flag captaincy.
The Mercury, tender, Second Master J. Scarlett, re-
turned on Sunday evening from Sheerness and Wool-
wich, with newly entered men for the Collingwood and
Queen.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander W. Tring •
ham, was recalled from the coast of Sussex, where she
had been cruising for some months past, on Saturday
week. She came into harbour last night. Her crew
will be employed forthwith in fitting up the royal yacht
(to which she is tender). Indeed, she is now nearly
stripped, and will be laid up until winter.
The Victoria and Albert royal yacht, Captain Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, having been partially rigged, and
got all her spars and stores on board, was removed this
morning from the basin to moorings in the harbour,
where the crew from the Nautilus joined her. She is
now very rapidly fitting for sea, and will try her engines
and new boilers to-morrow, it is expected.
The Vindictive, 50, was dismasted on Monday, prepa-
ratory to being docked for overhaul and repair.
The Dwarf steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander W.
Chamberlain, is in dock, having her boilers repaired.
She will be in future the tender to the royal yacht, being
peculiarly adapted for that particular service.
The Canton transport is hourly looked for at Spit-
head with the remaining detachments of the 55th Regi-
ment from China. _ _

The Firebrand steam-sloop has been tried out at
Spithead, and her engines and machinery found to
work splendidly. She is now ready for the pendant in
the harbour.
The Lily, 16, is undergoing repair and refit in the
basin, in order to form one of the experimental brig
squadron.
The Hornet, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Miller, left
Nassau for Jamaica on the 14th ult., where she expected
to receive orders to sail homeward and be paid off, hay
ing been nearly five years in commission.
The Nautilus transport, Lieutenant Sanders, agent,
called at Teneriffe on the 11th of July, en route to Rio,
with stores for the squadron.
The works of the new steam basin, in this dockyard,
are progressing very rapidly. Several slips in the earth
have lately taken place, one on Sunday week, which it
was feared would retard the work. Should the present
showery weather continue, further slips are feared.
The Prince Regent, 120, in process of razeeing to a
90-gun ship, is progressing rapidly in her alterations.
It is reported in the dockyard that when she is completed
the Camperdown, 104, will take her place, to undergo
the same beneficial operation.

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GONE TO THE DOGS.
(From Punch.)
The papers have informed us of the death and burial
of Yeos, a greyhound to which her Majesty and Prince
Albert were both " greatly attached." The death of the
beast appears to have been so sudden, that the Queen
suspected foul play, and Mr. Brown, of Windsor, who
is, it seems, the royal dog doctor, was immediately sent
for, that a post mortem examination might take place
immediately. Several of the servants gave evidence at
the inquest. The following extracts will show how
carefully the investigation was conducted.
Sarah Scrub, the scullery-maid, was now brought in,
and cautioned by Mr. Brown that her testimony would
be taken down, and might be used elsewhere against
her. Her examination then proceeded—Knew the dog
Yeas. Saw her last alive poking her nose into a dish of
sweetbreads on the pantry dresser. The dog was allowed
to go everywhere by her Majesty's command, and was
not to be thwarted in anything. The dog was a very
great favourite with the Queen and Prince Albert.
Witness was in the habit of feeding Yeos : gave her a
inßgyoordris pnicrei t sA,
labnedr
t_a t eDi
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yi tohue pnipaekt iet e
him.
pate de foie Bras the day before her death. She seemed
too
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witness
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cisaldist btuintetatlye? too riche by
that fresh butter had
been used.
Prince Albert—Can you aware dat?
Witness—l can.—(Great sensation.)
Dr. Prtetorius, who had been watching the case on the
part of Prince Albert, thought it would be useless to

carry the criminal part of the matter further. He (Dr.
Prietorius) would candidly admit he had no stronger
evidence to offer. _ _ _

Mr. Brown—Then I suppose, Doctor, you withdraw
from the inquiry ?
Dr. Prmtorius—Certainly, unless you think there is
enough for a remand. In the case of the Marquise de
Brinvilliers, which a good deal resembles the present, a
remand was allowed. Or to come to later times, if we
are guided by the rule in the prosecution of Madame
Laffarge—
Mr. Brown (interrupting)—No, Doctor, I think we
must not do that.
The surgeon then, assuming the office of Coroner,
proceeded to sum up as follows :—This affair was appa-
rently involved in a good deal of doubt, until this in-
quisition was held. The deceased (weeping) might have
been poisoned, or might not, and here the difficulty
comes in to determine whether he was or wasn't. On a
post mortem examination, there was a good deal of
vascular inflammation about the coats of the nose, and I
have no doubt the affair of the sweetbread, which was
possibly very highly peppered, had something to do with
these appearances. The pulse had, of course, stopped ;
but, as far as I could judge from circumstances, I should
say it had been pretty regular. The ears were perfectly
healthy, and the tail appeared to have beet' recently
wagged, showing that there could have been nothing
very wrong in that quarter. The conclusion at which
I arrive is, that Yeos came to his death from old age, or,
rather, by the lapse of time ; and a deodand is therefore
imposed on the kitchen clock, which was rather fast on
the day of the dog's death, and might have accelerated
his demise.
This verdict having been regularly entered, the in-
quest was broken up, and the scullery-maid set at liberty

SEIZURE OF ANOTHER ILLICIT ►STILL.--Illicit dis-
tillation is at present carried on in the metropolis to a
greater extent than ever, and in addition to several
seizures that have been effected within these few days,
information has been received that several were in opera-
tion in the neighbourhood of Bethnal-green, and, ac-
cordingly, Kay and Parzeter, two officers of the Excise,
aided by two constables of the H division, proceeded
about noon on Tuesday last to the premises Nos. 9, 10,
and 11, Temple-terrace, Bethnal-green, said to be occu-
pied by John Peake. Entrance could only be ef-
fected at No. 11, when they passed into the yard and
over the walls to No. 9, where a private still was dis-
covered in full work. It was fully charged with molasses
wash; there were several backs filled with wort ;
quantity of casks containing spirits, some molasses, with
the usual apparatus and utensils necessary to carry on
a considerable trade in spirits. The whole of these
were seized, and two lads who were discovered on the
premises fled, but having been ultimately found con-
cealed in two adjoining houses, were captured and con-
veyed to the station-house. Vans were procured for the
purpose of removing the articles, when a mob assembled
and endeavoured to prevent the removal, by assailing
the officers with mud, brick-bats, stones, &c. The officers
exhibited their fire-arms, and a pistol was discharged
over the heads of the assailants, but to no purpose, and
they were compelled to remove the prize in the midst of
repeated volleys of missiles, and succeeded in conveying
it in safety to the Excise warehouse in Old Broad-street.
The Excise-officers escaped without any personal injury;
their clothes, however, were woefully bespattered with
mud and dirt. The police were less fortunate, as con-
stable 49 H was violently struck on the hat with a brick-
bat,:by which it was broken through, and his head rather
severely wounded.

FRENCH VERSION of the AFFAIRS

OF OTAHEITE.

The Journal des Debuts has published the follow-
ing, as the best account the French can give of their
attack on Mr. Pritchard : _ _ _

" At the first occupation of Otaheite, the governor
and the military and civil employes of the new colony,
imagined that the whole population of the island was
entirely devoted to the French, and that our being
established in their country afforded them pleasure. A
month and a half ago events happened which show that
the taste for the French was far from being general,
and that the English missionaries preserved enough
of influence over the inhabitants of the distant bays
to caws serious embarrassment to the French au-
thorities. During the first months of our occupation
we found plenty of cattle, pigs, and fowls, &c., to
buy, so that the ships and the troops had almost
always fresh meat. This abundance soon dimi-
nished, and contractors had great difficulty in furnish-
ing supplies. Cattle became more and more scarce.
The reason given was that the island could not supply
so many additional inhabitants. The agents of the
police were then sent to the country, and they disco-
vered that the proprietors of cattle had created a fic-
titious scarcity to disgust the French with 0 taheite, and
to disguise the resources of the country. All the
cattle had been carried to the interior, among the
mountains, where they wandered in flocks. The
natives refused to tell who the owners of the flocks
were. On this information, the Governor, in order
to upset the plot, published a proclamation on
the 11th of January, ordering the proprietors to
make a declaration of the quantity and sort of cattle
they possessed, and failing any such declaration they
were to be considered as renouncing their right to
property. The step appeared violent, and the anti-
French party was in commotion, but the inhabi-
tants of Papeiti submitted without hesitation. In
the distant bays, however, the predications of the
missionaries roused the people to revoAt. The procla-
mation of the Governor was trodden under foot, and
they declared that they would not submit. The
Governor then sent to the chiefs, calling on them
to return to their duty ; but they refused,
and answered with threats. A strong armed
detachment was then sent to the place, and
four of the chiefs were arrested and sent on board
' the corvette Ambuscade. In the meantime the
police arrested a messenger, who was the bearer
of a mission which compromised Queen Pomare
and indirectly Mr. Pritchard, the English Consul, her
intimate councillor. The whole plot about the cattle
was there set forth, and resistance was encouraged,
under the guise of counselling pardon. When Queen
Pomare discovered that her intrigues were discovered,
she ran frightened to the house of her neighbour, the
English Consul, and after a short interview it was
decided that she should go on board the Basilisk, an
English sloop of war, which was placed on the station
since the release of the Dublin, which left on the 17th
of January, and place herself under British protec-
tion. This happened on the 31st of January. Her
whole family followed her. On the Ist February the
Governor sent the head of his staff, M. Malmanche,
to inform the English commander that the French
Government would consider the landing of the ex-
Queen Pomare on any part of the Society Islands as
an act of hostility. But the captivity of the chiefs
of Mataria did not intimidate the people of Tairabou,
another populous bay, from braving the authority of
the Governor. An English steamer arrived on the
18th at Papeiti. The following day numerous equally
false as absurd reports were spread. Some English
were arrested ,for having spread false reports like
these—that a letter had been written to Queen
Pomare by the commander of an English naval
station in the Pacific, consoling her and announcing
the immediate arrival of a fleet to re-establish her on
her throne. It was thus, that by keeping up the hopes
of the Queen and her partisans, the chiefs of Tairabou
were drawn into rebellion. They threatened the
Governor's messengers, and said they would obey no
orders but those of their Queen Pomare. This de-
claration was made before an English missionary,
and the deference the chief showed him proved that
he was the author of the manifestation. The French
were prevented from showing themselves in the bay.
The Governor answered the bravado by ordering two
block-houses to be built on two heights which com-
mand Papeiti. Six hundred men worked at the
block-house night and day, and on the third day
they were finished. The following order appeared on
the 20th of February :
" French Establishment of Oceania.

" In the name of the King of the French. The Go-
vernor of the French possessions to the people of Ota-
heite.
" Tannin, Kaheanu, Potowai, and Tereitane refused
to listen to my words of peace ; in consequence I declare
them rebels.

" Their goods shall be put under sequestration.
Eight days are given them to make their submission.
The district affording them refuge shall be laid under
contribution, which shall be fixed according to the im-
portance of the district.
" Let the persons friendly to peace and the laws re-
main tranquil under the protection of France. The se
verity of the law shall reach the guilty.

" • BRUAT.

" Done at Papeiti, 17th February, 1844.'
" The Phaeton was appointed to go and receive the
submission of the four rebels, or to arrest them ; but
on its arrival at the bay of Tairabou, the people de-
clared that they would not only shelter, but defend
the chiefs and their property. The Phaeton not being
sufficiently strong to occupy the place returned, and
the corvette L'Ambuscade was met with a company
of voltigeurs, and one of marine artillery, to arrest
the chiefs by force of arms. They went on the 27th
of February. The Governor and the commander of
the marines have also gone. Tairabou is at a dis-
tance of fourteen leagues from Papeita. Letters of
February inform us that the people are flying to the
mountains. They are constructing block-houses in
this bay also, so that they cannot return without sub-
mitting. The last news from Nuke Hiva (Marquesas
Islands), are of the 14th of February. Every one
wishes to leave it to fight for Otaheite. Otaheite is
the object of every one's desires.
" MANCH 18.--Papeiti is in a state of siege since the
3d March. The natives assembled in our mountains
threaten our establishments. Mr. Pritchard, the Eng-
lish Consul and missionary, and the interested friend
of Queen Pomare, is the principal instigator of these
troubles. On the night of the 2d and 3d March, a
French sentinel having been attacked and disarmed
by the natives, they were pursued, and one only was
taken. In his examinations, having compromised
Mr. Pritchard, that person was arrested at once and
conducted to the block-house. The natives have de-
serted their villages, and are in the hills ready to at-
tack our establishments. Till now there has been no

engagement. We understand that the Otahetians really
expect the arrival of an English admiral with a squa-
dron, who is to expel the French, and to re- establish
Queen Pomare, according to the promises of Mr.
Pritchard and his colleagues. The captain of the
English steamer on the station has obtained the re-
lease of Pritchard, on giving his word of honour that
he would not land the prisoner on any of the Society
Islands. Queen Pomare is still on board the Basi-
lisk, expecting very firmly the arrival of the liberat-
ing squadron. However absurd these rumours may
be, those who have circulated them are very culpable,
were it only for the troubles that have already taken
place. What will be the consequence no one knows.
It is certain that the natives engaged with adven-
turers of all nations, and deserters from whalers, are
still assembled. The English convicts, with which the
islands are infested, are the most dangerous of the
disturbers. The corvette L'Ambuscade is still at
Tairabou, which is deserted by the natives, and we
are building forts there. If the intrigues of the Eng-
lish missionaries do not drive us from the country,
they at all events embarrass our operations. Our
dear friends on the other side of the Straits are very
troublesome people.
"MARCH 21.—A deputation from the islands of
Morea, Eimeo, and the two bays of Otaheite, have
arrived to express the devotion of these countries to
the French, and that they were entire strangers to the
troubles which have taken place. They have brought
a number of presents for the Governor. The island
of Mores is one of the best that has submitted to the
French. Almost all Pomare's property is there. On
leaving this the Queen has yielded to the councils of
some of her family, who have inspired her with doubt
as to the intentions of the English. Her intimate
councillor, Mr. Pritchard, was no longer with her to
rouse her energy to resistance. She sent a female
embassy to the Governor to arrange this affair. M.
Bruat would make no condition. He offers to receive
Pomare a merci, but promises nothing. It is not
known if the Queen will resign herself to this step, but it
it generally expected she will, so that we are on the eve
of the re-establishment of general peace. The de-
parture of Pritchard will not be without its fruits.
We understand that the Gambier Islands, where the
labours of the French missionaries have been crowned
with much success, are to be added to the French
possessions in the Pacific. The trio-coloured flag is
raised there. The people demand a garrison of
French soldiers. The sixth company of marine in-
fantry is to be sent there as soon as quiet is established
in Otaheite. Is this new occupation opportune ? In
the meantime, an English corvette which is stationed
at the Sandwich Islands is looking for a pretext to
take possession of that group, which is more im-
portant than the Marquesas, the
_Society, and the
Gambier Islands altogethtr."
The paragraph dated March 26, has already ap-
ared.

COUNTRY BANK ISSUES.
The London Gazette, of Tuesday evening, contains the
following returns under the new " Act to make further
Provision relative to the Returns to be made by Banks
of the amount of their Circulation." The period is twelve
weeks prior to the 27th April last, and the average
amount in each case is certified by two of her Majesty's
Commissioners of Stamps :
Cardiff Bank, at Cardiff.—W. Towgood and J.
Y. Towgood . £7,001
Carmarthen Bank, at Carmarthen.—T. C. Morris
and W. Morris 23,597
Colchester Bank, at Colchester.—G. Round, J
W. E. Green, and Josh. Pattison 25,082
Cornish Bank, at Truro, Falmouth, and Redrutli
—W. Tweedy, J. Williams, W. M. Tweedy, M
Williams, R. Tweedy, and J. M. Williams 49,869
Derby Bank.—William and Samuel Evans 13,332
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes.—Hugb-s,
Locke, Olivier, and Saunders .. 20,674
Dorchester Old Bank, Dorchester, Weymouth,
Lyme Regis, and Bridport.—R. Williams, R.
Williams, jun., and H. Williams 48,807
East Riding Bank, at Beverley, Pickering, Malton,
and Great Driffield.—Bower, Hutton, Hall, and
Hutton 53,392
Exeter City Bank, Exeter.—Milford, Snow, and
Splatt
Faversham Bank.—Hilton, Rigdon, and Jones
Farnham Bank.—John and James Knight 14,202
Godalming Bank.—Mellersh and Keen
Grantham Bank. Hardy, Walkington, and
Hardy
Grantham and Felkingham Bank.—Kewney and
King 19,401
Guildford Bank, Guildford.—W. Haydon, Thos.
Haydon, Jos. Haydon, and Saml. Haydon 14,524
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford.—
Matthews' Phillips, and Matthews 22,3:4
Huntingdon Town and Country Bank at Hunting-
don, St. Ive's, and St. Neot's.—G. Rust, D.
Veasey, and C. Veasey 56,591
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich.—Bacon, Cobbold, Red-
well, and Cobbold 21,901
Leeds Union Bask, Leeds.—Brown, J. Janson,
Barr, Whittaker, and E. Janson 37,459
Lichfield Bank, Lichfield.—J. Palmer and R.
Green 22,786
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middleton,
Chatterton, and Craddock 7,359
Manningtree Bank.—T. Nunn, C. Nunu, and T
Nunn, jun.
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old
Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marlborough
Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hunger-
ford Bank, at Marlborough and Hungerford.—
W. Tanner and G. H. Pinckney 19,073
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly.—Lewis Williams 10,906
Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Lud-
low Bank, at Shrewsbury, Ludlow, and Elles-
mere.—T. Eyton, C. Campbell, W. Bayley, J.
Rocke, T. C. Eyton, and W. H. Bayley 43,191
Stamford and Rutland Bank, at Stamford, Up-
pingham, and Oakham.—Charlotte Ann Eaton,
Edward Cayley, and Robert Nicholson ;3l,858
Shaftesbury Bank, at Shaftesbury and Hinden.—
W. B. Brodie and Thos. King
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, at Shrewsbury
and Welshpool.—P. Beck, G. R. Downward,
J. Scarth, and T. Beck 25,336
Stafford Old Bank, at Stafford.—J. G. Salt, T. Salt,
and J. H. Webb