The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 15.—There is one circumstance
connected with the manning the experimental brigs at
this port which is far from creditable to the officers
commissioning them ; it is this—at the bottom of one
or two of the placards advertising for seamen and
petty officers are these words, " None but the best
need apply." Now, the " best" in this instance means
the well-clothed, well-fed, and well-looking fellow. We
protest against such unmanly and unfeeling conduct
as the above restriction exhibits on ihe part of the
officers of the brigs referred to. If they have the
common use of their eyesight, they cannot fail to have
perceived that in consequence of the shameful delay in
commissioning the experimental squadron, hundreds of
the " best" seamen have been in a starving condition ;
they have parted with their clothes and everything else
convertible into money to enable them to subsist until
the Admiralty thought proper to be awakened by the
voice of public opinion from the stupor into which
they had fallen, and the honest tars are now turned
back and insulted with " None but the best need
apply." We are glad, however, to observe, that the
best" officers have not the insulting sentence on their
placards, and are entering fine men and good seamen
much faster than the officers referred to. About the
20th it is expected the squadron will be ready for sea.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, will leave the har-
bour for Spithead to-morrow.
The Espoir, 10, Commander A. Morrell, arrived at
Ascension on the 13th of July from the Bights of Benin.
The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Commodore Jone 3,
has left Ascension on a cruise.

The Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, was at Ascension
on the 15th of July, at which date the Ferret, 6, Com-
mander Oake, was hourly expected, to join hertin a
cruise off the Bights.
The Growler, steam-sloop, Commander Buckle, left
Ascension on the 16th July for SierraiLeone.
The Wasp, 16, Commander Ussher, sailed from As-
cension on the 11th of July for the Cameroons.
The Heroine, 6, Lieutenant Foote, was at St. Helena
on the 6th of July.
The Dido, 18, Captain the Hon. 11. Keppel, left Sin-
gapore for Borneo on the 15th of May, accompanied by
the Harlequin, 16, Commander the Hon. G. F. Hastings,
for the same destination.
The Vixen, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Giffard, left
Hong-Kong for Trincomalee on the 7th of June, carry-
ing dispatches for Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker.
The Cambrian, 36, Commodore Chaos, left Hong-Kong
for Singapore on the 16th of June.
The Sapphire, 22, troop-ship, Master-Commander J.
R. Fittock, sailed on the 31st of May from Trincomalee
for Singapore, en route to Hong-Kong.
The Nimrod, 20, Commander Glasse, arrived at Bom-
bay from Trincomalee on the 18th of June.
The Driver, steam-vessel, Commander Hayes, arrived
at Bombay from Hong-Kong on the 29th of July.
The Castor, 36, Captain Graham; the Spiteful, steam-
sloop, Commander Maitland ; the Pelican, 16, Com-
mander P. Justice ; the Agincourt, 72, Captain 11.
Bruce, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane ; the
Dido, 18, Captain Keppell ; the Wolverine, 16, Com-
mander Brown ; the Wolf, 18, Commander Vyner; and
the Minden, 20, Captain Quin, were at Hong-Kong on
the 20th of June.
The Swiftsure hulk is moored in Portchesler Lake, at
the distance of about a mile from the Excellent, for the
trial of the effect of Captain Norton's shells, which will
take place on Thursday next.
In Harbour—The Queen, Victory, Excellent, Osprey,
Daring, Pantaloon, Flying Fish, Waterwitch, Nautilus,
and the Firebrand, Echo, and Dwarf steam-vessels.
In Dock—The t'rince Regent, Bellerophon, Vindic-
tive, Athol, Sylvia, and Scourge.
At Spithead—:None.
DEVONPORT, SEPT. 13.—The Flora, 36, was launched
on Wednesday, Miss Cochrane, niece of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, Sir D. Milne, named her ; she will be
ducked for coppering to-morrow.
The Lords of the Admiralty, comprising the Earl of
Haddington, Admiral Sir G. Cockburn, Rear-Admiral
Bowles, and the lion. H. T. L. Corry ; accompanied by
Captain Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy ; the Hon.
Sydney Herbert, First :secretary to the Admiralty ; and
Captain Brandreth, Royal Engineers, director of engi-
neering and architectural works, are expected to com-
mence their annual inspection of this port and depii:s
this day.

The -Royal Adelaide, 104, advanced ship, was taken
out of dock yesterday for masting.
The Bombay, 84, has been masted, and shipped her
bowsprit.
The Camel, naval lighter, arrived from Pembroke on
Sunday, with stores, and left on Tuesday, for Falmouth,
with a detachment of the 44th, to relieve those on duty
at Pendennis Castle. She returned on Wednesday.
In Harbour—The San Josef, Conflance, steamer, and
Adventurer, navy transport.
In the Sound—St. Vincent, flag-ship.
SHEP.RNESS, SEPT. 13.—The three experimental
brigs at Chatham, the Mutine, Espiegle, and Cruiser,
will sail fur Portsmouth on Monday.
The timbers for the Fury, a first-class steam-
frigate, are now being laid down in the dock lately oc-
cupied by the Amazon. The following are her proper
dimensions and tonnage : Feet Inches.
Length between perpendiculars
Keel for tonnage
Breadth for extreme 36 0
Moulded breadth
Depth in hold

Tonnage, 1,123 62-94.
The Comet steam-vessel, Commander Pretyman, ar-
rived yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth, bringing
newly -entered men for the experimental brigs Mutine,
Espiegle, and Cruiser, up the harbour.
Mr. Peden, clerk in the storekeeper's office in this
dockyard, is appointed senior clerk in the same depart-
unlit at the Deptford establishment, the clerkship in this
yard being filled up by Mr. Robertson.
We were giving too much credit to the scheme of en-
tering men in the dockyards for " general service," when
we stated some days since, in enumerating the hands
who had entered the respective yards, that we believed
not nearly ,o many as fifty had entered tills dockyard.
Not one has offered.

Mr. T. Balcombe, of Rochester, is appointed clerk of
the third class in the Master Builder's otlice in Chatham
dockyard, vice Woods, promoted to the second class at
Woolwich.

Mr. F. A. Cumberland, draughtsman in the Director
of Works' department, Chatham, is appointed clerk and
draughtsman in the same department at Portsmouth.
Superannuations at Chatham Dockyard.—Thomas
Howard, third leading-hand of storehouses, is superan•
nuated on a pension of 45/. 10s. per annum ; and John
Crowhurst, shipwright, on a pension of 201 por annum.
In Dock—Herald, Vernon, and Beagle.
In Harbour—Ocean and Africaine.
In the Basin—Monarch, Vulture, Amazon, London,
and Crocodile.

AT CHATHAM.—Poictiers, Cruiser, Mutine, Espiegle,
and Thunder.

PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenant—J. C. Hoseason, to be commander.
Assistant-Surgeon—R. W. Clarke, to the rank of
Surgeon.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commanders—W. J. Clifford, to the Wolverine ; C.
Frazer, additional, t) the Royal Sovereign, for packet
service at Holyhead, vice Kains, period of service expired.
Lieutenants—G. B. Dewey and L.IR. Fitzwaurice, to
the Espiegle ; llon. F. Curzon and the Hon. T. A.
Pakenham, to the Ilutine ; R. C. Kevern and E. T.
Hiude, to the Cruiser ; M. H. Rodney, to the Cruiser ;
R. Studdart, W. R. Rolland, and F. C. Herbert, to the
Daring ; D. Reid, to the Pantaloon ; W. E. A. Gordon
and B. Sharpe, to the Firebrand ; W. A. R. Pearse and
W. A. Freese, to the Osprey ; J. A. St. Leger, H. J.
Robins, and G. Kerr, to the Flying Fish ; P. W. Co-
ventry and L. de T. Prevost, to the Waterwitch ; T. E.
L. Moore, additional to the Winchester.
Masters—J. Hill (acting) to the Osprey; T. C. Pullen,
to the Flying Fish ; H. Harper, to the Waterwitch ; F.
R. Sturdee, to the Daring ; J. T. Russell, to the Fire-
brand ; J. T. Crout, acting to the Pantaloon ; F. Cole,
acting to the Osprey ; R. G. Wills, to the Spartan.
Mates—R. W. Courtenay, to the Osprey ; J. A. L.
Wharton, to the Flying Fish ; C. D. B. Kennedy and
C. Wake, to the Daring ; J. S. Mann, to the Panta-
loon ; 11. M. Burroughs and J. G. West, to the Fire-
brand ; IV. A. R. Lee, to the Hecla ; W. G. Mansfield,
to the Queen.

Surgeons—J. Stewart, to the Osprey ;H. R. Banks,
to the Flying Fish ; J. Douglas, M.D., to the Water-
witch ; W. Robertson. to the Pantaloon •, D. J. Coulter,
to the Firebrand ; O'Neill Ferguson, to the Daring ; Dr.
31' William, to the Hyderabad convict-ship, for Van
Dieman's Land.

Pay masters and Pursers—G. li. Mowbray, to the
Daring ; 11. M. Sadler, acting, to the Pantaloon ; J.
Cole, to the Osprey ; C. Fielon, to the Flying Fsh ;
W. Weaver, to the Waterwitch ; J. Prance, to the Fire-
brand.

Second Masters—J. Thomas, to the Firebrand; W. F.
Haines, to the Raven.
Assistant-Surgeons—D. Russell, to the Victory; G. J.
Willes (acting), to the Firebrand.
Masters' Assistants—A. Brown, to the Daring; A. C.
Raven, to the Pantaloon; E. B. Jackson, to the Osprey;
C. S. F. ChatfiAd,.to the Flying Fish; J. M'Clune, to the
Waterwitch; J. Riddle, to the Firebrand; M. Nethen,
to the Victory.
Engineer—E. Boulton, second to the Dwarf, vice
Jeffrey.
Twee Clerdal k in Cecea seharged. H.
Hastings, to the Sparrow, vice
e, d
Clerks—J. 11. Poole, to the Firebrand; A. Lew, to the
Pantaloon ; W. C. Brown, to the Daring.
Midshipmen—W. S. Jerdan and F. Peel, to the Water_
witch ; J. Boileau and A. K. Fox, to the Daring ; c,
Hall, and W. Page, to the Pantaloon; W. Rawlings, to
the Cruiser; A. Stirling and C. H. Simpson, to the Fire-
brand; IT. Rogers, to the Mutine.
Naval Cadets—C. Grant, to the Firefly; M. Porter
and L. Geveste, to the Osprey ; J. Jenkins and C. L.
Grant, to the Flying Fish;. G. Bell and R. Carter, to
the
,Daring ; T. 0. Handheld and R. IL Roe, to the
Firebrand.

COAST GUARD.
Appointment—Lieutenant R. O'Brien, to the station
at Langley Fort, vice Strettell.
Removal—Lieutenant W. Strettell, from Langley
Fort, to Newhaven Harbour station, vice Brown, super-
seded.

DEATH OF CAPT. BASIL HALL.—We regret that we
have to announce the death of this gallant officer, which
took place on Wednesday last at Hasler Hospital, after
ti protracted illness, in the fifty-sixth year of his age.
Capt. Basil Hall was not only distinguished in the ser-
vice as an able, enterprising, and meritorious officer, who
had the entire good of his profession at heart, and who
lost no opportk.iity of forwarding its improvement is
every way that his inquiring and discerning mind en-
abled him to do, but he was also known in the world of
literature, of which he formed a distinguished ornament.
In his early life, in the command of a small vessel, in an
unknown sea, he rendered conspicuously interesting a
dreary voyage to the north part of China, and the coast

of Corea, by the publication of a lively, intelligent, and
scientific account of a new people inhabiting the Loo
Choo Islands. Since then his industrious and active
habits have never allowed him to visit a scene without
recording its novelties, peculiarities, and politics ; and
we have thus before the world his opinion and descrip-
tion of both South and North America. His various
nautical tales, told under the name of fragments, of
which several series have been published, prove the play-
fulness of his mind, and the extent of hs observation.
We have to record the death of another naval officer,
retired Commander Joseph Hellard, who died at Ports-
mouth on Saturday. This gallant officer has been in
service nearly seventy years. He was midshipman in
the Berwick in the action with the French and Dutch
fleets in 1778 and 1781 ; was mate of the Barfleur in
Lord Howe's action • was Lieutenant of the Veteran, at
Camperdown, with Lord Duncan ; was Senior Lieute-
nant of the same ship at Copenhagen • was in the Leda,
in the numerous actions with the Boulogne flotilla, in
1804, and at the capture of the Cape.

IRELAND.

VISIT OF MR. O'CONNELL TO DERRY-

NANE.

DUBLIN, SETT. 14.—Mr. O'Connell intends to make
his annual visit to Derrynane Abbey, and is to leave
Dublin on next Tuesday week for his celebrated
mountain home. Several invitations to provincial
dinners have been received by Mr. O'Connell, but
most of them are to be delayed until the return of
the Hon. Gentleman from Kerry.
POPU GAR REJOICINGS.

In the most remote districts the liberation of Mr.
O'Connell was celebrated by public rejoicings. A
letter from Killaloe gives an account of illuminations
in all the towns and villages in the county of Clare.
The entire country has been one scene of rejoicing
for the triumph of O'Connell over the Tory Govern-
ment.

MEETING OF THE CORPORATION.-AD-
DRESS TO MR. O'CONNELL.

A special meeting of the Corporation was held this
day in the City Assembly House, for the purpose of
transacting a variety of business, and also for the
disposal of several motions, the only one interesting
being an address of congratulation to Mr. O'Connell
on his liberation from his " unjust captivity." The
Lord Mayor presided.
After the disposal of the routine business, Mr. J.
REILLY, T.C., rose in pursuance of notice to move the
adoption of an address of congratulation to Mr.
O'Connell. He read the following address :

" TO DANIEL O'CONNELL, ESQ., M.P.
" Address of the Honourable the Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, and Burgesses of Dublin.
" Revered Sir,—We, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Burgesses of Dublin, remind you that when, for
your great virtue and indomitable perseverance in the
cause of liberty all over the world, and your parti-
cular devotedness to that cause in relation to your
native land, you became an object of persecution and
injustice, we approached your prison-house to offer
you our condolence, and prove that those for whose
good your entire life was one of toil, were not un-
grateful in the days of your trial and suffering.
" We pledged ourselves that when the day of your
captivity should have passed away you should find us
at your prison gates, once more to place you at the
head of the people, to lead them on in your peaceable
and moral atrugle for the redemption of your country.
An all-ruling Providence, in his Divine dispensations,
has been pleased to shorten the term of your im r -
sonment, and, in your person, has- g' to
justice, and restored you, unconquered, to free om, so
that you may, by moral means,lteach the people how to
deserve liberty and achieve it.
" We, therefore, beg to approach you on this auspi-
cious occasion, and congratulate you on the victory
you have obtained—of victory, which, while it has
given you once more to us, must inspire the people
with a reverence for the law, and prove to them that,
by following your often-repeated injunction, violate
no law,' they can annihilate the power to persecute,
and enable you to lead them into the temple of the
ancient but reformed constitution of Ireland.

"In the hour of your captivity we condoled with
you—in the hour of your victorious liberation we re-
joice, and we indulge the firm belief, and fond hope,
that the day is not far distant when we shall again
address you on the Consummation of your labours—
the restoration to Ireland of her Parliament."

Mr. REILLY then said, he was sure the Corporation
would adopt with a sincere and heartfelt satisfaction
the address he had the honour of submitting to the
assembly. When all Ireland was coming forward to
express their delight at the victory which had been
obtained over fraud and injustice, it would ill become
the reformed Corporation of Dublin to remain quies-
cent.—(Hear, hear.)
Town Councillor APLOUGHLIN seconded the mo-
tion, and then proceeded to pass a high eulogium on
the continuous exertions of Mr. O'Connell in endea-
vouring to achieve the amelioration of his country.
Town Councillor KIRWAN supported the adoption
of the address.

Town Councillor LOUGHMAN, in tendering his con-
currence with the subject before the assembly, dwelt
on the injustice which had been perpetrated on Mr.
O'Connell, and declared his opinion that in his person
the purity of trial by jury was vindicated.
Town Councillor STAUNTON concurred in all that
had been said by the previous speakers, both with re-
gard to the vindication of trial by jury and the
doubtful state of the criminal law, and declared his
conviction that it was of the utmost importance that
the " monster meetings" should have been legalised.
Mr. REILLY begged leave to move, before the ques-
tion was put, that the address be engrossed, and en
early day be appointed for its presentation. It was
arranged that Wednesday next should be fixed upon.
The LORD MAYOR then put the question, which
passed unanimously.
The meeting then separated.