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London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

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. That the monthly allow ace -to the men not 94,- - •
~--their growing wages, be limited to j2s., per plotith,. A
--' 11. That thei police on board her ..Majesty's ships. he
put on a better footing. ' • • L • ~ ' . . ;•.• 12. That the' seamen and merinea• shall be at Ilberty.l ,
~- ,to make ft larger allotment for the mainteuance?oithatir. - . • !rah:idles. viz., IL- h.' 61. per month for an alula.seentan.'—, ' 13. That the Admiralty., cireufar jo the fleet ~- of ;the .;Ist July,- 1846, respecting proilcions, 'be b?4uglitmuder; ~ ~ review, fir the purpose of a more satibfactoryadjustinent ." " '
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of the scale.' ' ' ' i , , . •
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14. Thst the DroPpited-ineefureAakelttur ii e, .
.'o,;(feet '',.-: '
sit regards,all officers; end all.fututo entries;, antih aa, •- ' rep,oards' ships in
.commission, their-Lerdshipax fi x otkien- 1 --.,. "'
venient day for carrYing the measure.
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men-nowin ithe,uavy should, in the nieaffitiine,,fitsiwibe - '' - --.
i'entien of taking advantage of the proposecl•eonapbniation; "
'..40,.. the committee clainot close their-report:on:the its- ~, .:.,..
portant qtiestiOns-referred to their consideration without • •
expressing their hope', and confid,?tir etzentittion, that
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,the, measures thei haVe'pl'iipoSql %Oil. IRts ill?t01"e044; 9.,-,
Op, eredit of tte Britishnavy, and 'tindl .to fulfil ',heir
Lordships' anxious desire to promote the best int,ireats
ot'the seamen. '• , ' .. .. - • • •
Piteroun ALLOWANCE OF. GROG AND COMI'ENRATION :
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Admirals, ' captains, lieutenants, and wardroom .offi-
. cors, hall present'allowance;. compencation,nit: -.. .. .: .
'ltlet,2s, assistatr.-,mrgeone. second mastera,- and clerks, •
ihalf.presentallowance; compensation, asvings price. - •,'
..,MidshiPa ni tan, arer's- assists/it?' Cli;rk',l
.41.a'.itent.,-aed e: - ...•
boyi of Ist class, uo a!lowance except' fly tile SPeitrll.. „
rection of the captain; compeasation, savings. prioe.
CiVe's, stud boys of 2d class, nil; •conipbtsation, iat•.' legs price.
tVareaut officers, junior engireerr, petty of6cm!, able
seamen, and others of that c'ass, ordinary:seamen, n,-
conielisior f. R
el officers and privates of Marines, half
present allowance; compensation, 3s. 6d, per Man-per
slender month-
&cond.:class ordinary 'seamen, landsmen. and ethers of, •
thatrelass, half present allowance; compensation, 2,.-8d.,.
per man per calendar month. -
We are, Sir,
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Your most obedient humble eervatte,
T. BYAM MARTIN, Admiral of the Fleet, '
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CRARZES ADAM, Admiral, Governor o' Green-
wieh hospital, late Commander-in-Chief in the
• ' Wert Indies.
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• Tiros. COCYTRANE, Vice-Admiral,'- •
'ln-Cll4f in the East Indies.
'G. SEYMOUR, Rear- Admiral, late Commander-in- ;
Chief in the Pdcific,
EDWARD • COLLIER, late Captain cf k r Majody'S ship Liodn.y. - - --- - - --- ----- - --- -
ARMAR .LOWRY CORRT, late Captain of her Ma-
ji-sty's chip Sucerb.
T. HERBERT, late Commodore and Commander-in-
Chief in South America.
11. D. CHADS, Cap:Rill of her Majcaty's ship
Excellent.
Chas. Hoziram, !ate Commodore and Comtnande:-.
in-Chief on the coast of Africa.
IV. 11. BENDERSDN, Captain of her Majesty's ship
B'enheito.
JOIIN KINGCOME, late Captain of her M jesty's
ship Bella.isle,
To the Secretary of the Admiralty.

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TOTNES ELECTION.'
(peoat A CORRESPONDENT.)
TOTNES, S &TURDAY EVENING.—The Right lion.
Lord Seymour, Chief Commissioner of Woods end
Forests, has this day been re-elected for the hough
of Totnes without opposition, nearly all the different
sections of politicians in the borough having volun-
teered their support to his Lordship. On Wednesday
evening last the Conservatives held a meeting at the
Seven Stars Hotel, when it was unanimously resolved
that the support of that party should be given to Lord
Seymour, in the event of a contest from the extreme
Radical party, from which circumstance it May .be in-
ferred that Protectionist principles are not in the
ascendancy here.
Shortly efter eleven o'clock a procession of about
200 of tho most influential electors .of Totnes and
Bridgetown (preceded by the excellent • brass band);
started from the Seymour Hotel for the hustings,
which were erected on the Plains; .when; the- usual
preitninaries having heen gone through, '
'The Matron (William Bowden, ESq.) briefly ad-
dressed the meeting, to the effect that in pursuance of
a precept which had just been read, a burgess was to
be elected to serve in Parliament for' this borough,
and he hoped that a fair and impartial hearing would
be given to every elector and candidate who might
that day address them.
Three cheers having been given for the Mayor, ,
G. S. Cani, Esq., of Follaton, thenstood forward to
I propose Lord Seymour. - Hue said—Mr. Mayor and
profiler Electors,—Often as it has been my pleasing
task to propoSe a 'candidate for your suffrages in the
person of the. Noble Lord who is again desirous of
receiving your support; I have never felt so much
pleasure as on the present occasion, because his
ship has been very lately appointed to an office in the
Government of the greatest honour and responsibility,
—the more honourable to him from itshaving been con-
ferred without any solicitation on his part. The office
of Chief Commissioner of Woods acid Forests, is one 'of
so much importance that he would not have been ap-
pointed to it was he not entitled to the entire con-
fidence of the Government ; it was an office for which
his great talents well qualified him. Gentlemen, you
have hitherto nobly done your duty, and Lord Sey.
mour has well repaid you for the confidence you have
so often and so long reposed in him. .1 will not
further trespass on your time, but assure you, gen-
tlemen; I feel it a high honour to propose for re-elec-
tion the Right Hon. Lord Seymour.—(Cheers.)
E. .Luscostne, E. 1., (91derman),_ seconded the
nomination.
The Mavoe, having twice asked if any elector had
another candidate to propOse, after-ii -eloort 'Fiume de-
dared
Edward Adolphus Seymour, Commonly called
Lord Seymour, duly elected to serve, as-a burgess in
rarliatitent for the borough of Totnes.—(Cheers.)
Lord SeYmourt then came' forward to' thank
.the
electors, and was' received with great cheering. He
said—l tear many now present are much disappointed,
fqr, from the, placard that has been 'issued,. they
might have been* led to expect a novelty that -flay
in the shape of a candidate • on " true Reform"
principles. 'What those principles are .LI do not
know.-. But if true reform means universal suffrage,
lat once tell you that I 'am not in favour of it.
Look at France, and see how universal suffrage has
worked there. Has she benefited by the violent re-
volutionary Changes which have ben brought to pass?
or, may I not with truth 'say, her position and
the trade of her country' has been injured
thereby. But the novelty that was promised has not
been produced here to-day ; I can only imagine,
thert fore, that the " true Reform" candidate is to
be kept in the dark until next year, when, as they
all probably knew, they were to have a great exhibi-
tion of works of art, &t.., the produce of all nations,
and no doubt that extraordinary candidate would,
then excite the envy of the world.—(Great laughter.)
France would see 'what England could produce in the
shape of an universal suffrage. member, whilst he
would be the laughing-stock of Italy, and even Ame-
rica would not be able to recognise Eriglanefas pat—
tern •member. All the world would laugh at us for
departing from our old established constitution, which .
has, justly been for ages the pride and envy of the
civilized world.—(Bear.) I strongly suspect,
however, that the party who has issued that placard,
is not' so anxious for the five points of the charter
as for.the fees he would receive AS an election agent,
and all he wanted was opposition.----(Laughter.) Gen-
tlemen, I will not vote for change merely for change
sake. I consider that the House of Commons should-be
compesed'of men of merit and of some position ice
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the country, and by such men alone ought great
changes in our constitution to be effected.—(Hear,
hear) But, gentlemen, let me tell you, the present
Grovernment and the Parliament are unfettered to'
any system, and lam firmly persuaded, if the country
should declare for an extension of the suffrage, the
Government would be willing to" forolio e a whole-
some measure of further referm,-..suld grant such
timely concessions' as, whilst the franchise ,would be
possessed by a larger number of the people, would
tend at the same time to preserve and strengthen the
jriStitutions of the country.—(Loud,pbeers4 Gen-
tlemen, having . fully explained
.to you my. views on
ether political subjects at the meeting of electoral
the Guildhall a few days since, I think I need :cp.,
now further detain you. But if'
eriahes•explanation On any subject, I arniquile,l
willd
any ;eleFtoxte's.tylt
tnanswer any questions whatsoever.
con-
duct are complaints to be,ma_AdeP p 4
a far more
difet .as your
,representative, it would., be4,__
manly to appear here' face to face.
.torYl.3.lmin
Th
to
write' letters of abuse to the prOvincr 1
the eleadtporiZ and con!
Noble Lord cordially thanked
eluded amidst loud cheers.
On the motion of Lord siomoutt a vote of thanks
and the proceedings (which
was given to the Mayor,
were throughout of the, most orderly descriptiOn)
terminated.

thehg e
ri
port,mrnt e aart l
considerable
INCREASE or Srirrtsyo,,AucTnt SIIIELDS. Though the
the towns
first quarter of the year has not yet expired, no less than 46
Shields4oeoroa
btsincetaorNttehowet
making an increase of
Ypreesyseiolsush
Year's PaY,
ships that have recently
bweheinc
purchasedh
transferred front the port of New-
people, the remainder consisting
ec). fa s
tle„ vessels.a r.
s: °tnl'nteeoan'vobtal cgd1::::;0. isaele:ll beenlstdsh:iadmat no
immense
ense accession of tannage to the
raiseip,or retly,cetoilllet
iiaruc eu
months,si ittot
corresponding
ratio to that of the labt
peopleof Shields will soon be able to
illa respording
nei establishment to a second-class port
Sunderland lierald.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ROBBERY.-A few
evenings since, a daring attempt at highway robbery and
murder was perpetrated in the neighbourhood of Tetsworth.
Mr. Little, tea-dealer, was travelling on business in that lo-
cality in a one-horse chaise, and about eight o'clock at night
he was attacked by two fellows, one of whom seized his
horse's head, and the other attempted to pull loin out of his
vebiee. Mr. Little, at the same instant, struck his horse a
blow with the whip, which caused it to spring forward
with a force which knocked down the man in front. The
follow beldnd Mr. Little then fired at, him, but forth-
dately without doing him any injury, and he succeeded in
making his escape item these unpleseant "brethren c.f ►he
road." ' " • •

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