The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-30 00:00:00

MOUTH.

The Right Hon. the Earlof Haddington, Admiral
Sir George Cockburn, the Secretary of the Admiralty,
attended by Mr. Woolley, of the private office of the
Admiralty, arrived at the Port Admiral's house in the
dockyard on Tuesday evening. The Right Hon. H.
T. L. Corry joined them early on Wednesday morning,
arriving in the Rocket steamer from Cowes. The Board
of Admiralty proceeded on Wednesday morning to make
their annual inspection of the dockyard, attended by
Captain Brandreth, Director General of Works, Sir W.
Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Beatson, R.E.,
Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, &c. They proceeded to
inspect the Prince Regent, razeeing, the new brigs in
the basin, the Scourge, building ; and they occupied
considerable time in viewing the Royal Frederic, 110,
and Princess Royal, 90, building, on which vessels
the shipwrights are now at work ; they then pro-
ceeded to view the new ships, and the excavations
for the steam basin. After inspecting the other depart-
ments of the yard, the Board, about noon, repaired to
the Admiral's house for refreshment, and at half-
past one embarked in the Admiral's barge with Rear-
Admiral Superintendent Hyde Parker, C. 8., the Admi-
ralty flag flying in the boat, and proceeded up the har-
bour to the Victoria and Albert, the Queen's Royal
yacht, which I vessel was minutely inspected, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence receiving their Lordships,
.and
hoisting the Admiralty flag. The Board then repaired
to the Neptune, 120, advanced ship, to inspect her ma•
gazine and other fittings. The barge then returned to
the Admiral's stairs, and landed some of the party, Lord
Haddington and the Hon. S. Herbert proceeding in
the barge to Spithead, to visit the Collingwood, 80, on
board which ship Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour re-
ceived his visitors, with manned yards, and a salute of 13
guns ; not visiting her officially as a Board of Admiralty,
no Admiralty flag was hoisted. Theparty, afterremaining
on board a considerable time, returned on shore. Lord
Haddington, we are sorry to say, is slightly indisposed,
which prevented his Lordship dining with the Adniiral
Superintendent on Wednesday evening. The other
members of the Board, with the heads of the depart-
ment, availed themselves of the hospitality of the gal-
lant Admiral.

Yesterday morning the Board of Admiralty resumed
their work of inspection, but the Earl of Haddington's
indsiposition prevented his accompanying them in their
tour. They went over the Royal Clarence Victualling-
yard, and the Royal Hoipital at Haslar, and in the
afternoon went off for the Excellent.

The firing of the shells from this ship at the Swiftsure
to try their effect, will not take place for a week or ten
days, in consequence of some bulk-heads and some arti-
cles which are ordered to be cleared out of her.

To-day the Earl of lladdington will hold a levee at
the Royal Naval College, when his Lordship will see
officers who have not attended any levee since August
last. an the evening it it expected the Board will return
to London by railway.
We are sorry to hear that our gallant and worthy
Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Rowley, has been
prevented from attending at his post at the visit of the
Board of Admiralty, by reason of another and very se-
vere attack of his old complaint.

LORD BROUGHAM.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD.
Brougham, August 25, 1844.
SIR, I am again induced to trouble you, with the
design of giving information to the poor debtors still in
prison, and also to those owing larger sums. The former
(small debtors) have nothing to do with the Bankruptcy
Court. They have only to make affidavit of the debt
with the particulars, and get any person in London to
present it to the Judge at chambers. My Learned
and excellent Friend Mr. Justice Maule is most anxious
to give every facility possible to this proceeding, con-
sistently with a correct execution of the Act. If a poor
debtor knows no one in London, which is th; case with
many, led him only send his petition and affidavit to me
at No. 4, Grafton-street, so that I may receive it on or
before Tuesday next, the 3d of September, and I will
undertake to present it.
I have no power of giving the same facilities to those
whose debts are abave 201. The Learned Commissioners
have construed the Act differently from me ; they may
be right, though I am unable to see the grounds of their
decision ; I have, therefore, no means of giving those
debtors the benefit of an attorney's assistance, which I
find some at least of the Commissioners require. It may
also, for anything I know, be quite right for the Com-
missioners to require to be approached only on parch-
ment, moreover, on parchment of a certain size ; but I
recommend debtors in the meantime to comply with this
requisition ; to enable them to do so, I shall here men-
tion that there lies before me a notification from the
Chief Registrar's office to a poor debtor, that he may
obtain the proper form and size by applying at Mr.
Wood's, stationer, Basinghall-street, or, it is added,
" any other stationer who may have them " (the forms).
However, I recommend debtors, that they may be se-
cure, to apply to Mr. Wood.--I have the honour, &c.
BROUGHAM.

MONUMENT TO THE LATE EARL

OF DURHAM.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY.--The foun-
dation-stone of the monument to be erected on Pensher
hill, in the county of Durham, to the memory of the late
Earl of Durham, was this day laid with masonic honours,
amidst an immense concourse of spectators assembled
from all parts of the adjoining district.
In a field on the south side of the hill a large pavilion
was erected for the accommodation of the masons, and
here a provincial grand lodge was opened by the Earl of
Zetland, the worshipful Grand Master. After the usual
ceremonies, the masonic brethren formed into procession,
with a band of music in front, and proceeded by a wind-
ing path to the summit of the hill.
All having been arranged, the foundation-stone was
elevated a little by means of a winch placed for the pur-
pose, and the lower half (it being divided into two)
having been adjusted, the Grand Secretary read aloud
the inscription, engraven on a brass plate, intended to
inclose a cavity which had been formed in the stone, as
follows :

" This stone was laid by the Earl of Zetland, Grand
Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of England,
assisted by the brethren of the province of Durham and
Northumberland, on the 28th of August, 1844, being the
foundation-stone of a monument to be erected to the
m,

Lemory of John George Earl of Durham, who, after
representing the county of Durham in Parliament for
fifteen years, was raised to the peerage, and subsequently
held the offices of Lord Privy Seal, Ambassador Extra-
ordinary and Minister at St. Petersburgh, and Governor-
General of Canada. He died on the 28th of July, 1840,
in the 49th year of his age. This monument is erected
by the private subscriptions of his fellow-countrymen,
admirers of his public principles and exemplary private
virtues."

The ceremonies usual on such occasions having been
completed, the Rev. Robert Green, of Newcastle, the
Provincial Grand Chaplain, offered up an appropriate
prayer, which closed the interesting proceedings of
the day.

SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPTAIN FISHER, SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SHEERNESS DOCK-YARD.—OR Wednesday,
about noon, Captain Fisher, for many years Captain-
Superintendent of the royal dock-yard, Sheerness, and
who had previously been in his accustomed good state of
health, was suddenly attacked by paralysis. Medical
aid was promptly in-attendance, but notwithstanding the
best advice end assistance were given, the unfortunate
gentleman expired a few minutes before four o'clock in
the afternoon. When Captain Fisher was attacked, he
was superintending the docking of one of tho advanced
ships selected to be brought forward for commission.
Captain Fisher has left a numerous family to bewailihis
premature death, which is generally regretted by a wide
circle of friends and acquaintances.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert left the Castle this morning at seven
o'clock for the Farnborough station of the South
Western Railway, en route to Osborne House, Is'e of
Wright. The Prince was attended by Colonel Wylde
and Mr. G. E. Anson. His Royal Highness is ex-
pected to return this evening, travelling by the same
route, to dinner.

The Queen walked in the pleasure-grounds of the
Castle this forenoon, atttended by the Viscountess
Canning, Lady in Waiting.
The Royal Family were taken for their accustomed
pony exercise this morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by the
Royal Family, and attended by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton, took an airing in a pony carriage. The
Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry in Waiting, was in
attendance on horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Majesty at the Castle to-day.
The Lady Caroline Somers Cocks and the lion.
Miss Devereux, the Maids of Honour in Waiting on
the Queen, arrived at the Castle this afternoon.

'he Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday
morning from his residence at Kew. His Royal
Highness honoured the Water Colour Exhibition, in
Suffolk -street, Pall-mall East, with a visit, and in the
evening left Cambridge House on his return to Kew.
Count de Jarnac, French Charge d'Affaires, trans-
acted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.

VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
PRINCE ALBERT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29.—This morning his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Mr. G. E.
Anson, Private Secretary to his Royal Highness ;
Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting ; and two servants
of the Royal Household, arrived at the Gosport terminus
of the South-Western Railway at 18 minutes to eleven
o'clock, in a special train, which left the Farnborough
station at 12 minutes to nine o'clock. The special train
was accompanied as far as Farnborough station by Mr.
Chaplin, the chairman of the South-Western Railway
Company, and by Mr. C. Stovin, the general manager ;
Messrs. Martin and Gouch, engineers ; and several
others of the principal officers of the South-Western
Railway. The visit of his Royal Highness was strictly
private ; not an individual, excepting the officers of the
railway, was in waiting at the terminus to receive his
Royal Highness; who, with the few attendants, ap-
peared in private dress, and totally unaccompanied by
any outward insignia of royalty. His Royal Highness
walked, without loss of time, accompanied by his attend-
ants, to the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard, a short
distance from the railway terminus, where the august
party was received by the Captain Superintendent of
that establishment, Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8.,
superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, and the members
of the Hon. Board of Admiralty, now on their annual visit of
inspection to this port. The barge of Rear-Admiral
Hyde Parker was in waiting at the stairs of the Royal
Clarence-yard to receive the royal visitor; into this he
stepped, and, accompanied by his suite, was speedily
alongside the Admiralty steam-vessel Black Eagle, Mr.
S. B. Cook, Master-commanding, which arrived from
Woolwich in the night, and was moored in the harbour
with her steam up, all ready at a moment's warning.
Immediately on the embarkation of his Royal Highness
a royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the several ships
in harbour, which hoisted the royal standard, and
manned their yards, but so unlooked for was the visit,
that no one knew to whom the honour was paid, but all
supposed to the Lords of the Admiralty. The royal
standard floated from the mast-head of the Black Eagle,
which went out of harbour without a moment's delay.
On passing the Platform Battery no salute was fired;
but on nearing the Collingwood the royal standard was
run up to the main, the yards manned, a salute of 21
guns fired, and three hearty cheers, heard high above
the roar, greeted the splendid vessel and her noble
freight. In twenty minutes after his Royal Highness
landed at Cowes; but further than that his Royal High-
ness's visit relates to the approaching residence of her
Majesty at the Isle of Wight, and that he had come to
conclude the necessary arrangements for her Majesty's
reception, we were unable to ascertain, the visit and
negotiations being strictly private. The Prince left
the island about twenty minutes to three o'clock
on his return to the railway station, where the
train which conveyed his Royal Highness was
ordered to be in readiness by four. Vast numbers of
respectable persons assembled on the pier at Hyde, to
witness the return of the royal party, and every glass
was in requisition, and pointed to the general object
of interest. Oa leaving Ryde, the Black Eagle was
steered alongside the Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart,
when his Royal Highness went on board, accompanied
by Colonel Wylde and Mr. Anson, and inspected the
internal fittings of that noble ship. His Royal High-
ness was received on the quarter-deck by Rear-Admiral
Sir George Seymour, whose flag she carries, Captain
Smart, Commander Broadhead, and a distinguished
party of officers and ladies. His Royal Highness par-
took of refreshment, and at twenty-five minutes to
four re-embarked on board the Black Eagle. On leaving
the Collingwood, the yards were again manned, and a
royal salute again fired. On nearing Portsmouth, the
inhabitants, having become acquainted with the visit of
his Royal Highness, crowded the walls, anxious to gain
a glimpse, if not of his Royal Highness, of the beautiful
vessel which carried him, and being at the part of the
day when the streets are generally crowded, the spec-
tacle was most enlivening, thousands of spectators
having assembled. This time the Platform Battery
poured forth a salute of 21 guns, the royal standard
floated from the King's bastion, and the scene was one
of the most enlivening description. The steamer passed
up the harbour at a quarter past four o'clock, and was
saluted with 21 guns from the Victory, Queen, and Ex-
cellent, with yards manned.
On arrival the Prince disembarked at the Royal Cla-
rence-yard, and at a few minutes before five o'clock re-
entered the train for Windsor.