The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain Richard Meredith (1837) died on the 13th
inst. at Torquay, in the 61st year of his age. This gal-
lant officer served 21 years on full pay from his first
entry in 1799. He was in the Phcebe, 44, in February,
1800, at the capture of the French frigate Africaine, 44,
with 715 crew and troops, in which, after a close night-
action of two hours, the enemy lost 200 killed and 143
wounded, and the British 1 killed and 12 wounded, out
of a crew of 239. He was also present at Trafalgar, and
was sent to take possession of the Spanish 74 gun ship
Monarca, but that ship having grounded, Mr. Mere-
dith and his prize crew (39) were taken off by the Le-
viathan. He was in the Endymion, 40, with Captain
(now Admiral Sir B.) Capel, in the expedition to the
Dardanelles, and was made a lieutenant August 15,
1806. He was in the Vulture sloop at the reduction of
Copenhagen, in 1807; and on his passage home, in
charge of a prize, the 18-gun brig Nyd Elven, mounting
only four guns. with a crew of 22 men, and laden with
stoles, beat off a privateer, after a night. action of 45
minutes, off the Dogger Bank. When attached to the
Implacable, 74, in 1810, he had charge of the gun-boats
at the defence of Cadiz for six weeks, and was obliged
to invalid from the Sybille in consequence of a block
having fallen on his head. He was made a commander
in 1824, served in the Northumberland, Spartiate, and
Cambridge, and returned from the Pacific with dis-
patches, over the Isthmus of Panama. His last com-
mand was of the Pelorus, 16, on the coast of Africa.
Lieutenant William Swainson (1815), died a few days
since at Killiney, near Dublin. aged 47. He entered
the navy in June, 1807, and in the Pomone. 38, assisted
at the destruction of the national brig L'Etourdie, 18
guns and 200 men; and was employed in Pomone's boats
May 1, 1811, in a gallant action of an hour and a half,
in Sagone Bay, in which the Pomone, in company with
the Unite, 36, and Scout, 18, destroyed the two armed
ships, Giraffe and Nourrice, each mounting from 20 to
30 guns, and defended by a five-gun battery, a martello
tower, and a body of 200 regular troops. He was
wrecked in the Pomone, and next served in the Gram-
pus, 50, off Cadiz. He was in the Dragon, 74, and took
part in the operations on the coast of North America,
including a successful expedition to Penobscot; and in
the Devastation, bomb-ship, was present at the capture
of St. Mary's, the frontier town of the state of Georgia,
in 1815. He was made a lieutenant on the 18th of June,
and was employed, from 1830 to 1834, as a supernume-
rary in the Cockburn, 8, schooner, Lieutenant (now
Commander) Charles Holbrook commanding, on the
lakes of Canada; and lastly in command of the Penguin,
Falmouth packet-brig, until November, 1848.
Lieutenant William Hamilton Murray (1815) died at
Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., in the 62d year of his age.
He had served only eleven years afloat, but that period
was during the war, in which he saw some distinguished
service. O'Byrne says:—" This officer entered the navy
in April, 1804, as first class volunteer, on board La
Chiffoniw, 36, in which ship, in company with the Fal-
con sloop; Clinker gun-brig; and Frances, armed cutter,
he assisted at the destruction of a division of the French
flotilla, consisting of two corvettes and 15 gun-vessels,
carrying in all 51 guns. In the Resistance, 38, he wit-
nessed the capture of the French 80-gun ship, Marengo.
and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule. On the 2d November,
1811, he participated in the gallant capture and destruc-
tion alO gun-boats and 22 richly-laden feluccas. He
next contributed, June 27, 1812, to the destruction of a
French convoy, and of the Batteries at Langeulia and
Alassio--was also present, August 17, in the same year,
in a spirited skirmish with a powerful Neapolitan
squadron in the Bay of Naples—and, in 1813-14, wit-
nessed the capture of Port d'Anzo, and the operations
against Leghorn and Genoa. .He then took up a com-
mission, bearing date February 4, 1815, and was not
afterwards afloat."

It is now understood the rear-admirals, the superin-
tendents at the several principal ports, will in future
hoist their flags on broad serviceable line-of-battle ships,
which will be a most desirable arrangement. Such a
ship as the Illustrious is just as much expense to the
country in her rigging and other et eeteras as a sea-
going ship would be.
Commodore Lambert arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday, and hoisted his pendant on board the Fox,
42, fitting in the basin. She is being rigged by the
dockyard.
The commander of the steam-vessel Lucifer, Lieut.
E. A. T. Lloyd, having had leave of absence granted to
him to the 11th of August, Lieut. George M. Jackson
(1845), of the flag-ship Ajax, has been appointed by
the Commander-in-Chief at Cork to the temporary
command. The Lucifer is at the Isle of Man, for the
protection of the fisheries.
The Amphitrite, 25, Captain J. Macdougall, arrived
at Spithead on Saturday morning, when she saluted the
flag of the Commander-in-Chief. She has brought on
freight about one million and a half of silver on mer-
chants' account, which is consigned to Messrs. Shaw and
Maxwell, of London, the navy wine-merchants. The
Amphitrite shipped the treasure at Manzanilla, and took
it to Valparaiso, which place she left on the Ist of May.
She made the passage round Cape Horn to Rio in
thirty-six days, and the passage from Rio to Portsmouth
in forty-one days. She was inspected at Spithead on
Saturday afternoon, and went into harbour the same
evening. She will land her freight this day, when it
will be conveyed to the. Bank of England, by Mr. H.
Robertson, a the firm of Shaw and Maxwell. When
the Amphitrite left Valparaiso the Driver, steam-sloop,
Commander Johnson, had just arrived from San Fran-
cisco, with 200,000 dollars on board. The Asia, 84,
wish Rear-Admiral Hornby's flag on board, was at Cen-
tral America, and was expected at Valparaiso; but later
dates have been received via the West Indies.

Captain Macdougall joined the Amphitrite in
February from the Asia. He shares the freight with
the first lieutenant, Walker, who had charge of the
Amphitrite for a short time, and gets a small proportion.
At Rio, on shore, the sickness had subsided, and no
further apprehensions were entertained; but it still lin-
gered amongst the merchant vessels in that harbour.
The Admiral, and officers, and crew of the Southamp-
ton, 50, were all well; she sailed from Rio, on a cruise,
on the 9th ult. The Crane packet also sailed from Rio for
England on the 9th instant; and the Kestrel was to sail
the day after the Amphitrite for the River Plate.
The Amphitrite has had a fine-weather passage home.
On the 23d of June, in lat. 9 30 N., spoke the ship
Vicar of Bray; and on the 10th inst., in lat. 48 12 N.,
long. 10 W., the ship Monarch. It is supposed the
Amphitrite will pay off at Portsmouth. She was com-
missioned at that port, after receiving a new bow on
Mr. White's plan, in July, 1847, by the late Captain
Rodney Eden, who took her to the coast of Africa, and
after remaining there about two years, proceeded to the
Pacific station, where that much beloved officer died.
From the reports we have seen of the Amphitrite, she
must have been a " happy ship;" and from the Navy
List it would appear that all her principal officers, with
the exception of the captain, who was promoted to the
death vacancy, are those who left England in her.
Lieutenant Godfrey Taylor, promoted from the Cham-
pion, 14, and a few invalids, have come home in the Am-
phitrite.

- Cygnet, 8, Commander White, fitting at Devonport,
is not to wait for the monthly mail to the coast of Africa,
but as soon as she is ready is to proceed to Sierra Leone
and Ascension, and follow the orders of Commodore
Fanshawe, C.B.

Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir H. M. Blackwood, Bart.,
has stripped her mainmast preparatory to its being taken
out. We before stated that her copper is in a bad state,
and it depends on the condition of the ship whether she
will be further fitted. It she requires much repair the
captain and officers will be turned over to another vessel,
probably the Collingwood, 80.
TENDERS TO FLAG SHIPS ON FOREIGN STATIONS.—We
perceive that the Admiralty are extending the practice of
appointing small vessels to act as tenders to flag-ships on
foreign stations. Thus they have recently sent out the
Dart, 3, brigantine, as tender to the Castor, 36, flag-ship
at the Cape; the Jackal, iron steam-vessel, to act as a ten-
der to the flag-ship on the coast of Africa; the Harpy,
iron steam-vessel, they have appointed to act as tender
to the Southampton, 50, flag-ship, on the south-east
coast of America; the Netley, cutter, they have sent to
Bermuda, to act as tender to the Wellesley, 72, flag-ship
on that station; and now they have ordered the Alban,
steamer, at Sheerness, to be sent ont to Jamaica, to act
as tender to the Commodore's ship 'maim. The Alban
is to have a complement of 27 officers and men, who are
to be borne upon the establishment of the Imaum for
service in the Alban. These tenders are, and will be,
most useful for teaching officers and men of depots or
stationary flag-ships, their seamanship duties. The
Alban has been commissioned at Sheerness by Mr. Ald-
rich, second master, for Lieutenant Crawford, who is to
command her.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Fox, 42, was commis-
sioned yesterday as the Commodore's ship for the East
India station. She is to have a complement of 310 men.
The Retribution steam-frigate arrived here from the
eastward this morning, to be fitted up for the first class
of the steam squadron in reserve.

CABINET COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.)—The Ministers
assembled in Council this afternoon at two o'clock, at the
Foreign-office. There were present the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Lord John Russell (who arrived in town this morn-
ing from Pembroke Lodge), the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Carlisle, Earl Grey, the Earl
of Minto, Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, Sir John
Cans Hobhouse, Sir Francis T. Baring, the. Right Hon. Fox
'Hanle, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Ministers
were in deliberation when we went to press.
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Venice, 2 Nolo., 21s.

SUDDEN DEATn.—An awful instance of sudden
death occurred on Saturday morning in Norfolk-road, St.
John's Wood. A lady (Miss Smith) arrived there the night
before on a short visit. She had been in a weak state of
health for the last three weeks, but retired to rest in better
spirits than she had enjoyed for some time previous. Oa
going to her room early in the morning, Mrs. Laplume
found her at the side of her bed, with her arms folded and
on her knees, apparently in the act of prayer; but she
quickly discovered that life was extinct, although the body
was quite warm. Medical aid was sent for, but in vain. It
is supposed that she had got out of bed to take her usual
camphor mixture. _ _

'Messrs. Fox and Henderson had an interview with the
committee. The committee sat four hours.

GRAND BANQUET TO LORD
PA LIIIE Et ST ON,
BY
THE MENIIIERS OF THE REFORM CLUB.
On SAtur,lay evening the members of the Reform Club
entyrtairicd Lord Palmerston to a grand banquet at their
club-house in Pall-mull, to celebrate the triumhant ma-
jority by which his foreign policy was recenp tly vindi-
cated in the House of Commons. In consequence of the
limited accommodation in the clab•house, the number of
guests was strictly limited to the first 200 noblemen and
gentlemen who had signed the requisition inviting the
Noble Lord to a public dinner. The tables were laid
is
the coffee-room, a long, narrow apartment with enlarged
ends, at the back of the ball, and much ingenuity "i
displayed in arranging the tables so as to afford sitting
room to even the prescribed number of guests. The
principal table was placed in the centre of the room, 81
as to afford all prtsent the best chance of seeing 110,°
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hearing the proceedings. The dinner, wines, and l
the details of the banquet were under the direction of,
and provided by, Mr. Bathe, of the London Tavern,
who evinced himself a worthy successor of the immortal
Soyer, in the artistic skill, accessories, and decorations
of the entertainment. The tables were profusely loaded
with vases, tazz,s, &c., in which were displayed a variety
of fruits and rare exotics; and the large candelabra were
also filled with waxlights and flowers.
'The bill of fare, or carte de diner, was as followc—
BILL OF FARE.
PREMIER SERVICE.
Tortue Claire. Tortue a l'anglaiss.
ENTREES DE TORTUE.

Calipee a la tinanciere.
Kari de tortue a Lindienne. Pate de tortue en matelotte.
Vol-au-vent de tortue au gras.
Pate de tortue au yin de champagne.
Pate de tortue a be Villeroi.
POISSON.
Turbots bouillis a la sauce de
homard.
Trenches de saumon en matelotte.
Saint Saint Pierre's a la cardinal.
Matelottes de soles a la Plessy. Eperlans Frits.
de
Sauté de merlons aux gratin. Rougets a l'italieune•
Saumon pique a la financiers.
lo'ster
ENTREES.
Filets de levrauts pique a la poivrade.
Epigramme d'agneaux a. la puree de pois verts.
Supreme de volaille d recarlotte. Cailles i Ia
roy
Poules de bruyere a la bohemienne.
Filets de veraison piques aux haricots reds. ,
Quencelles de volaille a la Ris de veau pique 1 LA
Toulouse. NapolitaiDe.
Carbonardes de mouton pique a la Nivernaise.
Noix de veau piques I l'arlequiu.
RELEVE.
Chapons a la Godord.
Chapons I la napolitaine.
Quartiers d'agneau pique a la saucePauetxitcPorcolemtsbrreles
Petits poulets braise a l'indienne.
Cot 6 de bceuf a Ia macedoine. Oisons
Poulardes braise a la jardiniere.
1 la chipolita.
ti.
Hanches de venaison roti. Selles de mouton ra
Pate chaud a la finensiere.
BUFFET.
Potage la printaniere.
Jambons de Wesphalie aux haricots verts. .4.
Langue de bceuf aux epinards. Petits !Wad de housto
Legumes. Tourtes de pommel.
Kari de homard aux ris.
SECONDE SERVICE.
ROT.
Levrauts. Coys de bruyere.
Dindonneaux piques. Calls.
INTREMETS.
Salade a la russe.
Concombres farci tt la maitre d'hotel.
Salade a la hollandaise.de
Aspic de cretes et roqnons de coq, garni d'
volaille.
Gelee aux fraises. Gelee de cerises.
Gelee de noyau. Gelee en macedoine,' °Gueeinel;eitiaanils:;°lttel
Creme de Curcao.
Pain de framboise. Creme aux fraiess•
Suedoise d'ananas. Suedoise de &bee' tips.
p
Gateaux a. la Victoria. Petits gateux ala LA`—
Tartelettes de cerises. Tartelettes de groseilles.
Plans de fruit. „tale.
'Vol-au-vent de peches. Fanchonnettes Is '-
Tartelettes d'apricots.
Gateaux napolitains. Petits choux I lad'Art'iti"
RELEVE DE ROT.

Babas i la polonaise.
Babas en surprise. Pudding a la Chest
Pudding It la Princess. Creme parisenne glacee au r
Soufilis au citron. Fondus au fromage• „lock,
The company began to assemble about seven o o_Lriirid
and remained in the large central hall until the tirithif•
of the distinguished guest, Lord Palmerston, itst... hail
past seven. The Noble Lord was, on entering o'4 of
greeted with loud and enthusiastic cheering, the b5I;10..
the Coldstream Guards, under the direction of Mr. uhaii,
frey, which was stationed in the centre of theeeeded
playing a grand march. The company then pro!.ipti
to the dining-room. The chair was filled by 1"
so
nn
Bernal Osborne, Esq., M.P. for Middlesex; and es
Prof
as the cloth was removed grace was sung by the Pre.' ha
sional gentlemen. The following is a list of tilt*, '1
were present on this occasion :
The Chairman Sir It. W. Clayton
Lord Palmerston J. H. Riches
Lord Sudeley - P. Finch
Lord James Stuart,M.P. n. Love
Lord Ebrington, M.P. J. R. Gardiner
Right Honourable C. D'Eyn- T. L. Murray
court, M.P. Captain Maher
Sir Charles Napier S. Amory
Lord Marcus Hill, M.P. J. Montgomery
R. T. Blewitt, M.P. J. Coppock
Colonel Freestun, M.P. W. Ford
James Matheson, M.P. 11. I. Cameron
A. Shafto Adair, AI.P. Robert Dickson
Baron Rothschild, M.P. W. Sim
Sir M. Cholmondeley, M.P. R. Cassidy
Sir Henry Welat, Bart. B. Hawes, M.P.
Sir Geo.ge Strickland, Bart., W. S. Potter
M.P. A. Barker
H. W Tancred, M.P. D. Salmons
Maurice O'Connell, M.P. 11. Perkins
M. Bass, M.P. W. Krantler
Ralph Etwall, 31. P. 11. Dann
Joseph Locke, ALP. C. Noggins
William Collins, M.P. J. A. Chowne
Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart. Sir J. Easthope, Bart
M.P. J. H. Browne
Sir. De Lacy Evans, M.P. Joseph Smith (Oaks)
The Attorney-General, ALP. J. A. Hardcastle, M.
Hon. W. Cowper, M.P. B. Coombe
Lord Camoys Charles Lee
The Solicitor-General, M.P. J. L. Clayton
E. K. Tennison, M.P. S. Dunning
Sir It. Price, Bart., M.P. T. N. Allen
Hon. C. Cl,ments, ALP. E. Kinnersley
W. M. Thackeray A. Robinson ,
P. Mahony J. Locke
W. Greig Captain Mereweather
A. Hastie, M.P. Joseph Hardcastle
A. Panizzi W. Finneley
J. Pilkington, M.P. J. H. Mills
W. Brown, AI P. B. E. Kennedy
J. Dillon Mardo Young
A. Matheson, M.P.
Col. Salwey, M.P.
T. C. Grainger, M.P. wR. Listerev. Horace
o Jas.
Hutchinsonrace C ho 1 m o n d e 1 of
Mr. Sergeant Murphy G. Fielder
W. Jackson, M.P. C. Richardson
Josiah Parkes S. Laing
J. O'Brien, M.P. J. H. Dillon
Sir J. Walmsley, Bt., M.P. A. Hudson
W. Williams E. W. Lowes
W. Coulson J. D. Sympson
Robert Hollond, M.P. J. N. Forster
C. Romilly H. Vyse
J. T. Wawn, M.P. H. Hibbert
D. Morris, M.P. Thomas Muir
AI. Forster, M.P. T. N. Farquhar
J. M'Gregor, ALP. S. Thorowgood
N. Macdonald C. Santa Maria
J. I'. Somers, M.P. John Robertson
J. Williams, M. I'. It. E. Norman •
T. Wakley, M.P. N. Lockyer
Lord D. C. Stuart, 31. P. Gordon Gyle
L. Heywortb, M.P. J. S. Stock
It. M. Bellew, M.P. C. P. Roney
J. A. Yates J. G. Tayler
J. Auldjo W. D. Cooper
D. T. Bishoff W. Neve
A. H. M. James P. Hughes
Sir J. M'Taggart, Bart., M.P. Robert Bell
Captain Ricketts J. P. Fearson
R. Greaves F. H. Goldsmid
J. T. Travers W. M'Kenzie
James Clay, M.P. J. APCleod
Dr. Elmore Jas. Smith (Uxbridge)
G. P. Edwards D. M. Davidson
R. Perfect T. C. Banfield
J. B. Carter H. S. Tremenbeere
G. Prime W. G. Thompson
E. E. Crowe W. Williams
John Ball J. H. Palmer
Captain P. Jones C. Szulczewski
H. Ingram A. Goldsmid, jun.
F. Scully, M.P. S. llarford
G. D'Eyncourt A. Robertson
J. E. Blunt W. Heathcote
B. M. Willcox M.P. H. Martineau
J. B. Hobhouse, M.P. J. P. Ley
J. Sadleir, M.P. H. Shield
L. B. Foster 13. Oliveira
E. M'Swiney W. M. Sowton
A. Symons A. Travers
E. James J. Reads
I. C. Moice. J. R. Todd
T. Phinn F. Vilmet
R. Smith C. S. Thomas
Sir John Mare M. Uzielli
H. Marshall A. K. Watson OlB5
While the dinner was proceeding the followl Cold'
tion of music was performed by the band of 1;er"
stream Guards, under the direction of Mr. Ged 1000'
Overture, "Leonora" ... ... ... Beet
Valse et Galop de Fascination (Alma) ..• C4Btli• ,
Cavatina, " Beaute divine enchantressee'' erbee°
(Les Huguenots)... Bf q` ... ... . .0.
Quadrille, " The Hibernian" ... .. • Jubl
Meier bear'
. Fantasia, "Le Prophete" ... .. . . .
Valse d'Amour ...
Introduction and Aria, " Cujus Animam" • •
(Stabat Mater) ... . ... .. n°55111.
Polka, Victoria Regis (Lily) ... .. (3°°ter.t•
Selection, " Figaro" ..; Dias•,
Sturm, Marsch Galop .. ... , Plise',ocl 11/.
The hstory of this dinner is at once curious ' aft
structive. It is now an admitted fact, that sherfntilloonli
the last French Revolution, when what is C 0.701 Ps;
called " reaction" had set in all over contine;op b:r
rope, Lord Palmerston became, to use a Or°, 0 i,.0,
expressive phrase, " a marked man." He "'AP,
as his department was concerned, viz., Foreig/he 04;
the independent Minister of a freepeople; gilju rtil°-(1
to uti
moreover, the most feared antagonist of test
h•ch ' 0,
policy and of those unscrupulous politicians lv,isi cc
cost the late King of the French the loss of
0.01
and had caused the expatriation of his fau3tloolitiot,
were grave offences in the eyes of despotism and jonte it
chicanery, in the eyes of the Metternichs, the
r'imoller,
fels, the Guizote, and the Thierses; and sech° mitustod
was resolved to get rid of him as an Beglis eadill to
It was his crime that he had acknowledged, r his or re..
frankly, the French Republic, in 1848; it was Os Pdlf
that the cruel and perjured King of Naf laerailer oil
10
vented from wholly devastating Sicily ".1,0 tbil"oo‘ -,
slaughtering its inhabitants; it was his e" ~....Wilt 00
sympathy for Hungary—that land of hello. sll°.r:ile
suppressed in British bosoms; it was his e A_ of 4""
butcheries of Windischgrats, now disgrace'