The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-19 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have received tidings from China two days
later than those brought by the Peninsular and
Oriental C9mpany's steamer Pekin, which arrived
there on the 22d ultimo. The intelligence is con-
flnd to an account of the destruction by the Colum-
bine, Fury, and Phlegethon, of the major part of
the piratical fleet under Shap-'ng-tzai, at the en-
trance of the Tonquin River. The Pekin, it will
be recollected, brought us news of the demolition,
near Hong-Kong, of a squadron of piratical vessels,
supposed to form part of the grand fleet under this
redoubtable buccaneer. The intelligence now re-
ceived apprizes us of the completion of the work of
retribution. The pirate chief has himself been fallen
in with, and 58 of his vessels, mounting 1,200 guns,
and manned by 3,000 men, have been totally destroyed
by fire. Shap-'ng-tzai escaped with 6 vessels and
about 400 men.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.—The " great na.

tional movement" in favour of protection terminated
at seven o'clock. Tile following is an account of
what took place yesterday afternoon :
Mr. PEIRCE CREIGII spoke in favour of the resolu-
tion moved by Lord Clements._

Mr. HERCULES ELLIS wished to make one or two
remarks. Tnere was but one feeling in that room—
that was a wish to see how they could rescue them-
selves from local taxation.—(Hear, hear.) If the
Chairman permitted him, he would move an amend-
ment to the effect that the meeting were of opinion
that these taxes should be paid out of the public
treasury.
The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think he could
well put this amendment.
The original resolution was then put and carried.
The Earl of MAYO rose, amid loud cheers, to pro-
pose the next resolution. He said—My Lords and
Gentlemen, after the many speeches you have heard,
and considering the business you hare yet to go
through, I shall not detain you by prefacing the
reading of the resolution by any remarks. It is as
follows :
" That the great resources of Ireland, her agricul-
tural capabilities, her mines, her fisheries, her rnanuflc-
turing advantages, her commercial position, and her
hardy and unemployed population, aro sufficient, if pro-
perly directed, to support all classes if her inhabitants
in comfort in their respective ranks; and that to foster
and encourage the development of these resources is
equally the duty as the intereat of the Imperial Govem-
ment."

I had (continued the Noble Lord), as chairman of
the committt e that brought you here to-day, intended
to take up some part of your time. However, it
would not be now right of me to do so, but there are
one or two subjects which I will ask your permission
to glance at, and nothing more. lam perfectly con-
vinced that in England they are endeavouring to en-
courage as much as possible the system of emigra-
tion.—(Hear, hear.) Now, my lords and gentlemen,
the panacea of my Noble Friend who filled the dike
of Lord-Lieutenant was " Agitate, agitate, agitate ;"
hut now the cry has changed to "Emigrate, emigrate,
emigrate."—(Laughter.) Now, after having devoted
some little attention to the subject, I think the cry
oughQo be " Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate."—(Uear,
hear.) On looking to Mr. Griliith's calculation, 1
find that there are 6,290,000 acres of waste land in
Ireland. Of these 3,007,055 acres may be reclaimed,
1,420,000 acres may be made fit for tillage, and
430,000 acres are capable of arable cultivation.—
(Ulcer, hear.) The Noble L-ird concluded, amid loud
cheers, by proposing the resolution.
Mr. JOHN E'Nrus seconded the resolution, which
was put from the chair, and carried with accla-
lnation.

The Marquis of DROGIIEDA moved the following
resolution :

" That we are satisfied that the welfare of this country
can be most securely based upon a complete identity of
interest between the owner and occupier a land; and
that we are further persuaded that the owners of the
soil will cheerfully assent to any well considered
measure that will really elevate the condition of
the tenant farmer and the labouring population.
That we believe the best interests cf the country
will be secured by measures which, without violating
the rights of property, will give the fall( eneout a;c-
ment to the improving and industrious tenant. And
that to meet the calumnies to which, fo anti-Irish pur-
poses, the Irish landed interest has been E 0 systemati-
cally and unscrupulously assailed, we desire a full wal
Impartial parliamentary inveLtigation into the rel, tton
between landlord and tenat t in this country."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. PEIRCE
CREIGIT, and unanimously adopted by the meeting.
Lord CLARINA moved—

" That the committee already appointed do prepare
petitions to both Houses tf Parliament, grounded on
those resolutions, and that the same be signed by the
chairman on behalf of thii meeting; and ti tv, we deem
it our imperative duty to call upon our reprtsenta•ives
in Parliament to disregard all party consider at ons and
keep aloof from all political combinations that will in-
terfere with the enforcement of those our ju,t demands."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. CHETWODE
and adopted.
Colonel VEREKER proposed the next resolution, as
follows :--

"That while w© feel it would be wrong to antiepate
that our appeal for inquiry and redress shall be disre-
garded, we yi t request the committee &ready named do,
ru such evert, convene another meeting in order to adopt
a petition to our most gracioui Sovereign, praying her
to appeal to the sense of her people by the dissolution of
the prei eat Puliament."
Mr. Bowimis seconded the motion, which was put
from the chair, and adopted with acclamation.
On the motion of G. A. HAMILTON, Esq., M P.,
the Marquis of Downshire left the chair, and the
Marquis of Drogheda was called thereto.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the former
for the admirable manner in which he discharged the
duty of chairman, and the meeting separated at seven
o'clock, P.M.

THE ULSTER ROMAN CATHOLIC MEMORIAL.

A deputation appointed to present the memorial of
the Roman Catholics of Ulster, praying fur the super-
session of the Castlewellan magistrates, waited on
the Lord-Lieutenant at one o'clock yesterday. It
was accompanied by the Right lion. the Lord Mayor
of Dublin, who introduced the deputation. The Lord
Mayor, after a few brief observations, introduced the
deputation individually, consisting of Mr. Arthur
Close, barrister, Dr. Ileburne, Messrs. Maguire,
Lennon, and O'Hara, Mr. James M{4-ournn, barris-
ter, who, as secretary, read the memorial, containing
signatures amounting to upwards of 62,0001., in-
cluding 165 Roman Catholic clergymen. his Ex-
cellency then read the following reply :
" Uentlemen,—l have attentively considered the me-
morial which you have now presented, and a copy of
which had been already forwarded to me.
" Although I am fully sensible how important it is
that in the administration f justice, distinctions of
creed and party should be unknown, yet I do not feel
th,tt I can properly reconambrid to ie Lord Chancellor
the prayer of your memorial, viz.--‘ To superlele in the
Commission of the Pear° certain magistrates who, at
P, t'y Sessions lirld in Castlewellan on the 9th of Oc-
tober last, roils( d to take informations against psrties
proved to rave formed a portion of an avow oily illegal
assembly.'

" It does not appear thtt any of the magistrates whose
ernoval is desired tool( part or were personally impli-
cated in the transactions which funned the subject ( f the
iov,stigation Lt the petty a, scions referred to. When
assemble,', however, they did decide net to meive
itiformstions against persons who wire alleged to have
formed poqi9n of an assembly which, in the opinion
f the Comecissioner, Mr. Berwick, and the Attorney-
General, was illegal ; but I canuct consider that the
fused of tl.o mv,isitroo: to act en that view of the
law (however correct) utfords just grounds for sure,-
sailing them in the commission el* the ream It
has been the practxe of the Government in this country
to afTord legal aJvice to the loeal magistracy in the dis-
charge ( f their duties; butit is not to be supposed, nor
tau it be justly contended, that the opinion thus given is
binding on the magistrate v lio receives it, although oh-
taiLe
riat his instance. lle is f(ee to act on his own
judgment and reeponsibility. The law and the consti-
' tOtion have Confided to him this power, and he 6119U1d,

not he removed from the Commisijon merely upon the
ground that 11,:‘ &clines to abide by the opinion cf
14;11 ("friar of the Crown.

It is unnecessary for me to state how deeply I have
deporcrl the Ismenta.bl,3 occurrences of the last 12th,
July, which were attended with-such. fatal consequences,
anti I can assure you chf,t her Majesty's Government
fully recognises tLe necessity of putt::ng an end to those
ri, al party displays, which tend to keep continually
alive feelings of animosity and ill-will between her Ma-
jesty's subjects of Wirt:rent religious persuasions."
NATIONAL BOARD OF EIMJCATION.—It is stated
that Mr. James L. OTerrall, brother of the Governor
of INElta, has been appointed the second salaried
Commissioner of the National Board of Education.
The salary fur each of the resident Commissioners is
1,0001. per annum.

! SPORTING !INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANOLIESTER.—FRIDAY.
LIYERPOL STEEPLECUASE.— 140 to IS agst Knight
of Gwynrie (t). 15 to 1 egst Rattrap (t), 16 to I agst
Peter (t), noo to 25 agst Fanny Grey (t), 150
to 6 :Igst Rory be Aisy (t),
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Nothing done worth
quoting.
CUESTER Cur.-25 to 1 agst Glum (taken to all
the money that could be got on), 25 to 1 agst Peep-
o'-,?ay Boy (uffd), 25 to 1 ngst Whim colt (011 d) 25 to
1 sigt Miss Ann (30 to 1 taken ,fredy). 33 to 1 agtt
Lady Evelyn 40 to 1 agst Fugle•man (t). Nothing in
any force t.xcept Glauca and Miss Ann.
DERBY.-9 to 1 agst Bolingbroke, 10 to 1 agst Ghillie
Callum, 13 to 1 agst Knight of Avoid (t), 16 to 1 agst
Voltigeur (t), 16 to 1 ngst The Italian, 27 to 1 agct
3iavors (tike 30 to 1), 1,00") to 15 east Sir Charley.
lIUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Sltvlbri-10. Tues.,
Red House ; Thurs., Copgrove; Sat., Skipsvith-bridge
—lOl.

Sir Tatton Sykes' hds., Wed., halfway between Stam-
ford-bridge and Gate. Helmsley; Fri., Pluckham-101.
Holdorness lids., Tues., Londesbro'-avenue; Thurs.,
Burton Constable; Ffi., Resale Tull-bar; Sat., Brandet-
burton-101.
Sinningtou hds., Tues., Hovingham ; Fri., Tylast-
bridge-10.
Hurworth hds., Tues., Enter-common; Sat., Kennels
—4.tsin H. Lewis's hds ,
Tues., Dishforth; Thurs.,
Cowsby Mill; Sat., Harkey Hall-11.
Mr. Hildyard's harm, Mon., Stainton-vale; Fri.,
Sunny-cross-10i.
Hambleton hds , Tues., Limekiln Rouse; Fri., Hone-
hill-10.
Stockton and Billinghara harry., Tues., Elton; Sat.,
.tince Carew-10.i.
Durham county lids., Mon., Grindon Chapel; Wed.,
Hare and Hounds; Fri., Woodham-10i.
Morpe th blurs., Tues., Clifton ; Fri., Widdington
—lO.
Dumfriesshire lids., Tues., Rockball; Fri., Hodhair-
bridge-101.
Suffolk hds., Mon., Chedburgh Hall; Fri., Rushbrooke
Hall-10i.
West Norfolk harry., Mor., Great Massingham (a
deer); Fri., Guist (a deer)-11.
Beiale heir., Mon., Watlass; Wed., Pickhill ; Fri,
Kiplin-10i.
Eamont harry.; Mon., Lazonby; Wed., Calthwaite;
S4t., Bull's Head, Plumpton-104.
Sir Henry Seale's hds., Tues., Hember Post; Thu.,
Ogveell.
Mr. Morgan's hds , Mon., -Duuterton; Thurs., Deer
Park-10i
Whitehaven harm, Tues., Water-end, Lowesviater.
Mr. Marshall's hdr., Moe., Tetcott Village; Thurs.,
Leffincolt Shop-10i.
Tiverton lids., Mon.. Sanarford Peverell Village;
Wed., Warnicombe, near Tiverton; Sat., Oakferd-
bridge-10i.
Ct• e ;hire lids., Mon., Tivenlow Hall; Wed., Marbury ;
Thurs., Appleton; Sat., Booth's 0 )elisk-10i.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., the first open day at the
kennel-11.
North Staffordshire bds., Mon., Stoke Heath; Wed.,
Hilo( tt Hall; Fri., Walzberton Lodge, Doddington-10f.
Pvtchley hds., the first ()rag day at the kennel-10.
Atherstone hda., Mon., Red Lion, Appleby; Wed.,
Hampton Coppice; Fri., Coombe; Sat., Harris Bridge
—lO
eyth
Gate; Fri., Long-
boroughßMroune.; n ;Gr Sat.,ea t DTi tecwh 1e; yN.Ved"
Mr. P.,well's hds., Tues., Plough and Harrow; Fri.,
Llanboidy-10
Shon Quilt lids., Tues., Rhydienon; Fri., Cenv.ffren

-11.
Tiryside hdr., Tues., Llechryd Bridge; Fri., Dolhaid
House-10.
Llanelly hdr., )for., Pcmbrey house; Fri., Kidwelly
—lO.
F. B. hde., the first hunting day at the kennel.
Baron Rothschild's stag lfdF., Mor., Oving ; ThurE.,
Hulcott-11.
Mr. Trelawny's Hs, the first open day, at the kennel
—loi.

RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS.
(From Eliza Cook's Journal.)
TRY AGAIN.
King Bruce c..f Scotland flung himself down
In a lonely mood to tlink;
'Tis t•ue he was monarch, and wore a crown,
But his he art was beginning to :link.
For he had bc•cn trying to do a great deed,
To make his people glad,
lie lic.d tried and tried, but couldn't succeed,
And so he bemire quite sid.
He flung himself down in low despair,
As grieved as man could be;
And aster a while as he pondered there,
I'll give it all up," said he.
Now just at the moment a spider droppY,
With its silken cobweb clue,
And the king in the midst of his thinking st(spp'd
To see what tho spider would do.
'Te as a long way up to the ceiling dome,
And it hung by a rope so fine,
That how it would get to its cobweb home,
King Bruce could not divine.
It soon tegan to cling and crawl
Straight up with strong endeavour,
But down it came with a slippery sprawl,
As near to the ground as ever.

Up, up it ran, not a second it stayed,
To utter the least complaint,
Till it fell still lower, and there it laid,
A little dizzy and taint.
Its head grew steady—again it went,
And travelled a half-yard higher,
'Twas a delicate thresd it had to tread,
And a road where its feet would tire.
Again it f!ll and swung below,
But again it quick mounted,
Till up and dowr, now fast, now slow,
Niue brave att‘mlts were counted.
" Sure," cried the Ring, " that fiolish thing
Will strive no more to climb,
When it toils so hard t) reach and cling,
And tumbles every time."

But up the insect went once more,
Ah me, 'tis an anxious minute,
He's only a foot from his cobweb door,
Oh, say will he lose or win it!
Steldily, steadily, inch by inch,
Higher and higher he got,
And a bold little run at the very last pinch
Put him into his native spot.
" Bravo, bi avo " t'-e King cried out,
"All honour to those who try,
Ti e spider up there defied despair,
He conquered, and why shouldn't I ?”
And Bruce c f Scotland braced his mind,
Ar d gossips tell the tale,
That he tied once more as he tried before,
And that time did not fail.
Pay goodly heed, all yea ho read,
And ben are ( f saying, " I can't,"
Tis a coos artily word, and apt to lead
To Idleness, Folly, and Want.
Whenever yon find your heart despair
Of doing some goodly thing, Con ON 07 this strain, try bravely again,
And remember the SpiJer and hing I
ELIZA COOK.

IRISH RAILWAYS AND THE POST-OFFICF.—In the
spring of the year 1848 it will be remembered that a re-
ference took place between the Gr.( at Southern-Western
Pailway Company (Ireland) and the Post-office, as to
the rates which the railway company were to receive fir
the conveyance of the mails. The arbitrators were, on
the part of the railway company, Mr. Wyndham Hard-
ing; on the part of the Post-office, Captain Williams,
RE.; the umpire being Mr. Manley, Q C.; and a
strange difference then appeared between the sum
offered by the Post-office and that awarded by the um-
pire: the avtrage rate per mile offered by Capt. Williams
on the part of the Post-office being only Is. per mile, while
the rate awarded by Mr. Harding to the railway
c'irnpany was 3s. 6d. per mile; and the rates finally
awarded by the umpire were
..3s. 2d. I et' mile, tiereby
virtually ratifying Mr. Harding's award. It was sup-
posed that both parties would be bound by this award
for three years; but the Post-office having on a tech-
nical point succeedel in re-opening the question, on the
extension of the railway to Cork, the matter has been
again referred to arbitration, Mr. Wyndham Harding
again acting for the company, Captain Williams f the
Post-office, but Mr. Henn, Q.C., being in this case um-
pire, The result has again been that a very much
larger sum has been awarded to the railway, company
than the Post- ffice offered. The offer of the Post-office
for the 200 miles (Dublin to Carlow and Cork) over
which the mails are conseyed four times daily on the
railway war, it appear?, at the rate (120,0741. per arum;
Mr. Ilardieg's award was 51,100 L per annum; the um-
pire (
PERVERT TO ROME.--Letters from Rome of the
~,ici„te of the Holyigivarratt,i(ant
(tlr
Afi;ist
fir al award 40,1481.
sth ina., announce, tLat on the previous , Cardinal
(P)fiDreedv ontoshitri ee,
Pt trizi, View-General of the Popeiicree
church of the N
c f.Aleinoucnat,Jeantdliicsul,l,uarn,retloatirveeckiifvethtehDp
who.erebrEc. dt? e Catholic fa:th. Aft. r ere cercmon)
the Cardi:lal administered to her the sacrament of con-
firmation. Princess Bo:ghese acted as godmother to
the new convert.
SLIPPING IN FROSTY. WEATHER.---It is important
to know that by heating iron filings, rough emery
powder, &c., on a shovel over the fire, and then gently
standing upon the same, so as to imbed the grains into
grata percha sole:, a roughness c f Cut face will 1):, ac-
quired which will afford the utmost protection even on
the moat slippery roads.

UNIVERSIT Y INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JAN. 18.—Dean Ireland's Professor of
the Exegesis of Holy Scripture proposes to begin his
lectures for this term at the Clarendon, on Tuesday,
the sth cf February, at one o'clock.
These lectures are open to members of the Univer-.
site, who have passed the examination for the degree
of B.A. ; and those who desire to attend them are
requested to leave their names at the Professor's
house, Oriel College, on Saturday or Monday, the 2d
or 4th of February.
CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 18.—The Norrisian Professor
of Divinity gives notice that his lectures in Lent
Term, 1850, will commence on Tuesday, January
29, at one o'clock, and will be continued at the same
hour on Tuesday:, Thursdays, and Saturdays, through -
out the remainder of the term.
There will be accommodation in the lecture.room
only f,r these graduates and senior and junior Sophs
who may have given notice to the Professor of their
desire to attend the lectures. Freshmen will have to
def their attendance until a future term.
VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN NEXT

MICHEALMAS TEEM.
On Tuesday, the 15th Octcbcr next, and the suc-
ceeding days, there will be an examination in the
following subjects :
The Greek Testament ;
The Epistles of Clemens Romanus;
Eccle,iastical llstery ;
The Articles of Religion.; and
The Liturgy cf the Church of England ;
which examination will be open to all students ye ho
have at any time been admitt2d ad respondendum
qucestio?li ; or who can produce certificates from the
it,gius Professor cf Civil Law, or his deputy, of
having performed the exercises required fur the
degree of bachelor of that faculty.
The names of those students who shall pass this ex-
amination to the satisfaction of the examiners will be '
published in alphabetical order, and registered in the
usual manner.
Immediately after this examination there will be an
examination in the book of Ruth, and the first 17
chapters of the first book of Samuel, for such students
as, having undergone the former examination, shall
offer themselves for this; and the names of the per-
sons who having passed the former shall pass this
examination to the satisfaction of the examiner, will
be published also and registered in the manner
already described.
Persons desirous of presenting themselves at these
examinations must signify their intention of so doing
on or before the 10th of October nex', by a letter
addressed to each of the examiners, who are the
Regius Professor of Divinity, the Margaret Professor
of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Hebrew.

APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.
We are enabled to announce that the preliminaries
are arranged for the marriage of Lady Harriet Cock,
second daughter of the Earl and Countess Somers,
and Mr. Wake Prosser, M.P. We are informed that
the nuptial ceremony will take place about Easter.
We have to announce the approaching marriage of
Mr. Johnstone, eldest son of Sir John B. Johnstone,
Bart., M.P., and grandson of the late Archbishop of
York, with Miss Mills, eldest daughter of Mr.
Charles Mills, of Camelford-house, the wealthy
banker.

The marriage of Lieutenant the Hon. Philip Sidney,
of the Royal Horse Guards, eldest son of Lord lie
Lisle, and grandson of the late King William IV.,
and Miss Foulis, only daughter and heiress of the
late Sir William Foulis, Bart., and Lady Foulis, will
be solemnised towards the close of the ensuing month.
The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman intends to sell out
of the Blues prior to his marriage.
We understand the intended marriage of Lady
Olivia Montagu, only daughter of the Duke of Man-
chester, with Lord Ossulton, M.P., eldest son of the
E irl Countess of Tankerville, will not be solemnised
before March. It is not yet positively settled whether
the ceremony is to take place in town or at Kimbol-
ton Castle, the ducal seat in Huntingdonshire.
According to present arrangements, the marriage
of M'ss Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and
Wells and Lady Harriet Bigot, and the Hon. G. T.
Orlando Bridgeman, son of the Earl of Bradford, will
take place in the course of next month.

THE HOTTINGTJER.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
All hope of the safety of this ship is at an end. The
following letter was received here to-day
" Dublin, 17th of January, 1850.
" Gentlemen,—Your esteemed favour of yesterday's
date came to hand. I regret to say I cannot give you
any hope as to the safety of Captain Burnley, as by a
letter received from Arklow this morning, I find that
but one man was saved, a sailor ; all the others, it is pre-
sumed, were lost. The poor fellow saved is in a most
deplorable state, and had lost his reason ; but when
Mr. Walsh saiv him he was coming round, and he
hoped would finally recover. It' he does he will be
able to give more detailed il.firmation of the circum-
stances of this very sad affair.
" I am happy to say Captain Barsiey's son is safe,
and your directions, respecting him shall be attended
to; he Las not, however, come to town as yet. Mr.
Walsh will likely see him at Arklow. When the
vessel first struck Captain B. sent his son and some
rasengers ashore; this was more to the southward
than where he was finally lost.
" Poor Captain B. would not desert Ms rt sue!, and
when 7,he came off he followed the steamer to the
north, hoping to get past the banks, when he could
have run her ashore on the main land ; but as far as I
can learn the vessel became unmanageable, and was
driven on the banks. This I have learned from the
men that were sent with the life-boat to the Rose
steamer. Any further information that may reach
me I will at once communicate to you.—l am, &c.,
" JOHN WALSH,
" Per Pro HENRY WALSH. •
" Messrs. Fielden Brothers, Liverpool."

EXHIBITION or 1851.--We understand that the
Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have
commenced the subscription for carrying out the ex-
hibition of the works of industry of all nations—her
Maj, sty by giving 1,0001., and the Prince 500/.
POISONING A RAILWAY PASSENGER.—We have bad
detailed the following particulars of a ease of poisoning
and robbery of a railway passenger, which took place a
f*,v weeks ago:—lt appears that on the day before
Christmas day a young man named George Lamtert,
who resides near Sheffield, was on his way to pay a visit
to a relative who resides in this town. When at the
Masborough-station he was accosted by some men, who
gave him a lozenge, and said, that as he was coming to
Doncaster they would all travel together. They ac-
cordingly got him into a carriage along with them, and
at the same thin gave him another lozenge to suck.
He, however, put it into his pocket, and did not make
any further use of it. lie then gradually became
unconscious, and remembered :nothing but that he at
one time heard a cry Liverpool." At length he
was seized at a station some distance beyond that town,
and was dragged out by the porters under a supposition
that he was intoxicated. Here he was charged ss. for
extra flt7e; but to his surprise, he found that he had
b. ea robbed of every farthing of his money, amounting
to nearly 5/. He was about to be locked up, but a gcn-
thman who saw the proceedings hal compassion on him,
paid his fare, and took him to his own house where the
young man was put to bed and confined to his chamber
for about a week, snffering from the effects of the drug
which had been administered to him, and his friends in
the meantime quite unconscious of what had become of
him. The medical gentlemen who attended him stated
that if be had sucked the second lozenge, his life woull
have been in great danger. As it was, he had some
difficulty in preserving his eyesight. When sufficiently
recovered, the kind gentleman who had friended him
supplied him with money to pay his journey home, and
thus he was restored to his friends. It is only right to
observe that the young man is a person (I' steady and
sober habits, and that there is no ground whatever for
supposing that he was in a state of intoxication, except
from the effects of the thugs administered to him,—
Doncaster Gazette.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening an.
accident occurred on the East Lancashire Railway under
the following circumstances :—A teal train started from
the siding near Openshaw Fold, between Radcliffe and
Bury, shortly after the train had pissed which lesves
Manchester for Bury at ten minutes before six o'clock.
There was no guard accompanying the coal trair, and
when it arrived at Bury the person who had the
management (ft.-to train discovered that ho had lost bur
waggons on the way. In the m antime a passenger
train left Bury for Manchester, and when it arrived at
the place where the oral trai❑ had crossed the line it
came in contact with the four waggons, and broke them
to shivers. There was only three persons injured, and
we are happy to say that the injuries aro not likely to
prove very serious. The train that left Manchester for
Preston at seven o'clock was delayed about 25 minutes
in consequence of the waggons and coals having to be
removed out of the way. The passenger train which
came in collision with the coal train returned to Bury
with the passengers, and it was about eight o'clock be-
fore they could proceed again on their journey.
THE BRIGHTON PAVILION. Our readers are
aware of the opposition manifested on the part of a
portion of the inhabitants if Brighton to the proposed
purcba'e of the Pavilion; and we understand that peti
lions and counter-petitions on the subject aro in course
of signatuse, much excitor:eat pi evening. The pur-
chase party, in order to show the inhabitants the eature
of the property for which they are called upon to tax
themselves, obtained from Mr. Mylne, ( f the Woods
and Forests, permission to throw the Palace open for
inspection for one week, and the result has bsen that
thausands have availed themselves of this opportunity of
insresting the Palace of George IV. Enough still re-
mains to show the taste of the proj, ctor of this unique
structure—unique both as regards its external features
and its internal arrangements; but the removal of
stoves, rca!b!e mantel pieces, pittares, mirrors, tapestry,
and fittings of all kind-, which have been sent to Os-
borne, has been most complete. Note ithstaoding thii
drawback, however, the inspection has been suffieier t
to
show the opposers of the purchase the folly of their
course, sal little doubt remains that the Palace and the
beautiful grounds will be preserved for the use and en-
isyrnent of the town and its visitors. In fact, the with-
drawal of the opposition entirely is spoken of as a pro-
bable event.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN T.t.IT.-We regret to announce
the death of Captain Robert Tait (1827), on the re-
tired list of 1846. Ccptain Tait was fif h son of
William Tait, Eq., of Pirn, county Midlothian,
where his family, originally from coun:y Peebles, has
been seated for many generations. He was fifty-
seven years of age, and had served afloat nineteen
years. According to O'Byrne's Biography he en-
tered the navy December 9, 1806, as ordinary, on
board the Renown, 74, in which ship (he attained the
rating of midshipman in July, 1807) he served off
L'Orient until the early part of 1808, and then Fre-
ceeded in pursuit of a French squadron to the Medi-
terranean, where he assisted at the blockade of Tou-
lon, and united in October, 1809, in the pursuit which
led to the self-destructien, near Cape Cette, of the
ships of the line Rebuste and Lion. In the Scipion,
74, he accompanied the exFedition against Java, end
took part, as mate of the signal-, in the gyrations
connected .with the reduction of that island. Was
advanced to the rank of lieutenant December 13,
1813. His next appointments were to the Amphion,
32, Euphrates and Tagus frigates (the latter com-
manded by the present Rear-Admiral Dundas), Al-
- 74, and Glasgow, 50, all in tie Mediterranean ;
where he was promoted, Dec. 7, 1819, to the L ;me,
20, which vessel he brought home and paid off in Oc-
tober, 1842. Obtaining command, March 30, 1826,
of ie Heron, 18, he went out in the fol-
lowing August to the Brazils, v. here, in March,
1827, he was appointed acting captain of the Volage,
28, then in the Pacific,,on which station he was after-
wards fur eight months senior officer. As he had,
however, been nrornetcal to post rank in England
April 17, 1827, 'Captain Tai', in Fthruary, 1828, was
superseded from the Volage, and returned home is
passenger in the Blossom, 24, Captain Frederick Wil-
liam Beechy. He was next, in October, 1832, selected
by . the late Sir Michael Seymour to command his
flag-ship the Spartiate, 76, in South America, where,
from the death of Sir Michael Seymour, in July,
1834, until the arrival in the ensuing December of
his successor, Sir Graham Eden Hainond, we find him
discharging the duties of senior officer (having re-
turned to England in the meantime), he accepted the
appointment of Flag Captain to Sir G. Hamond ; and
in July, 1836, sailed in the Imogene, 28, for Rio de
Janeiro; and remained in the Dublin, 50, until paid
off on his return home in May, 1838. This was his
last appointment. Captain Tait married, in March,
1819, Lucy Matilda Margaret, daughter of Dr. John
Allen, surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at
Malta, by whom he has issue, 11 children.
DEATH OF MR. SECRETARY WALLER.-Edward
Waller (paymaster and purser of 1845), a very much
respected and clever officer, died on Wednesday
morning at Stakeshill Cottage, Purbrook, aged 47,
deeply regretted. He served as secretary to Sir John
Ommaney, K.C.8., when Commander-in-Chief in the
Tagus, in the temporary command-in-chief of the
Mediterranean station; afterwards with Rear-Admi-
ral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commander in the East
Indies for upwards of five years, and shared in all the
operations carried on at Borneo. His last appoint-
ment was Secretary to Rear-Admiral B. Reynolds,
C. 8., Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good
Hope station, whence he was compelled by ill health
to invalid home in her Majesty's steamer Inflexible.
Long service in India and China broke up his consti
tution.
TRIALS OF THE TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM
FRIGATES.

The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain Hope,
C. 8., only completed her coaling on Thursday, having
now on board 565 tone. She went out of harbour at
about half-past eleven o'clock (closely followed by
the Sidon—the latter, however, failed to come up
with her). Sbe ran along the measured mile in
Stoke's Bay twice, and then anchored at Spithead to
take her powder and live shells on board. She takes
out a great number of aupernumerary seamen, some
marine-artillery men, and some stores fir the Lisbon
squadron. She is ordered to proceed to Devonpurt
after two o'clock, r.m., on Sunday. At the latter
port she will be paid in advance, and will sail with
file Indefatigable for Lisbon.

The Sidon, steam-frigate, having completed her
coals alongside the yard jetty, was again taken out
for trial to the measured mile in Stoke 's Bay yester-
day, by Commander Stevens and Mr. Allen, of the
Blenheim. She went out at half-past eleven, pre-
ceded by the Terrible about ten minutes. Something
like a chase took place, but the Sidon, although she
appeared to slightly overhaul the Terrible, could not
come up with her. When the Sidon went out on her

trial on Wedneiday last she drew at starting 16 feet
4 inches; aft, 16 feet 3 inches. At her return, fi om
having altered her trim by shifting guns, she drew
forward 16 feet 2 inches; aft, 16 feet. Yesterdgy
when she left the harbour her draught was 17 feet
9 inches forward and aft, or an even keel, being
deeper to-Jay than she was on Wednesday by 1 foot
7 inches. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, Captain
Chad-, and a strong muster of naval officers wunt out
again in the Sidon to-day.
Not having the opportunity of Ling present at
either of the trials, a contemporary has kindly
favoured us with the f.llowing result :-
Ist mile. Knots. 2d mile. Knots. Mean.
Terrible ....... 6m. 3e. 9.917 ... Cm. 30s. 9.210 9:,73
Sidon . ...... Bs. 9.873 ... Gm. 325. 9.184 .. 9.528
Thus making the Sidon's speed a shade inferior to
that of the Terrible. The Sidon, however, had four
more runs, and arrived at an average speed of some-
thing less than nine /mots and a quarter per hour.—
Herald.

Tun TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM-FRI9LtTLS._
These first-rate steamers went out togctlwr yester-
day morning from Portsmouth Harbour to Spithcad,
to try rates of steaming. Commander J. A. Stevens,
of the Blenheim, and a navigating party from that
ship, took out the Sidon ; and Captain Hope, C. 8.,
of course, commanded the Terrible. The latter only
made two runs at the measured mile in the Solent,
the first of which she accomplished in 6 min. 3 secs.,
which gave a speed of 9.917 knots ; and the second in
6 min. 30 secs., which gave a speed cf 9.230 knots,
corresponding with the two first runs of the Sidon,
which were accomplished in 6 min. 8 secs., and 6 mir.
32 secs , giving a respective rate of speed of 9.783
knots, 9.183 knots. The latter made four runs along
the cruise, and arrived at an average speed of some-
thing less than 9i knots per hour, after which she
came into harbour. Sir Charles Napier, Captains
Jones, Chads, and Caffin ; Commander Stevens,
Messrs. Macdonald, Murray, Allen, Brown, Ozzard,
and other naval and engineer officers, were on board
the ship during her trial.—Chronicle.
The Admiralty have been engaged for several
weeks past, at Somerset House, in "reference to the
estimates in course of preparation for the ensuing
official year."
Rear-Admiral Austen, C. 8., as we anticipated, has
selected his nephew, Captain Austen, as his flag-cap-
tain. The Hastings, 72, will be continued as the
flag-ship, and the Gallant Admiral will proceed over-
land to India next month. He will most likely re-
ceive his commission, and formally hoist his flag on
board the Fisgard, at Woolwich, and strike it again
this day.
The Trafalgar, 120, at Sheerness, is ordered to be
got ready for commission, and the dockyard officers
are to report as to how long it will take to get her
ready in every respect.
The Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, when ready
at Sheerness, is ordered to proceed to Devonport to be
paid advance, previously to sailing for Lisbon.
The Northumberland (old), 74, towed to Deptford
and ordered to be broken up, is now to be advertised
for sale, instead of being taken to pieces by the dock-
yard. We presume she is not worth the expense of
breaking up.
The Arethuse, 50, at Devonport, will most likely
have the pendant hoisted on Monday, Captain T. E.
Symonds, the son of the ex-surveyor, being appointed
to the command.

The Fox, 42, in dock at Portsmouth, is ordered to
be reported as to her state of forwardness for com-
mission. She will not come out of dock for three

months.

The Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8., and the
Investigator, Commander A.l'Clure, will be out Of the
hands of the dockyard at Devonport this day. They
are to proceed to Cape Virgin, so as to give them
ample time to arrive at Behring's Straits in July
next.

The Ajax, 60, screw two-decker, is rigging along-
side Portsmouth yard, under the sheers. Her lower
riggings, tops, and caps are over the mastheads.
The Niger, screw -sloop, at Woolwich, was com-
pleted in the engineer department on the 29th Dec.,
but shipwright's defects will detain her until the 6th
February.

The Hermes, 9, steam-sloop, Commander G. E.
Tfishbourne, will be completed by the shipwrights at
Woolwich by the 28th.
The Ariel,pld-steamer, at Woolwich, has been lent
to the proprietors of Haig's smoke-consuming appa-
ratus' f at experimental purposes, for three months
from the 11th of January.
The Myrtle, steam-tender, Master-Commander
Bradder, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning,
from Plymouth, with supernumeraries, h.r the east-
ward..il
She will proceed on to Sheerness, and will
return to Portsmouth.
o The Sprightly, Master-Commander Allen, the new
tender at Portsmouth, was to have gone t
Devon-
port with supernumeraries, but they have been put
on board the Terrible for a passage.
PRESERVATION OF IRON VESSELS.—We understand
that Mr. Peacocks composition f or the preservation
of iron 'sibottoms, as now applied by order of the
AllniiraltYip ta t') the Vulcan, new screw steam-frigate, at
Chatham, has been eminently successful with the
Peninsula and Oriental Steam Company's iron vessels.
EXPENSIVE SYSTEM OF COALING AT PORTSMOUTH.
—lllO Terrible was two days and nights alongside
the Malabar, coaling, which process has not been
much expedited by the mechanism, railways, and
tomfooleries, that have coat so much money, and
with which this ship has been fitted. The money

I expended on her would have sufficed to have built a
1 good pier and wharf—with sufficient room for i stack-
i
Ing quantities of coal—at the entrance of the Cla•
' 1 recce Creek, where there is sufficient water for large
ships. A wharf at this point has long been talked of,
and it is high time it was built. All vessels in a
hurry are now obliged to come alongside the yard
jetty to coal, and the coal as it is at present stacked
about the jetties is a great nuisance to the dockyard.
The Sidon came alongside the yard on Thursday, and
took on board as much in twelve hours as she would
have done alongside the Malabar in three days.
DOCKYARD.-Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright
toofwP.northtsis m
dayou by thDfohe Admiraltyckyar
d,has. been summoned to
The pupils of the Central Mathematical Dockyard
School at Portsmouth resume their studies to-day.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. U.—The Enterprise, Captain
Collinson, laboured and strained so much in the very
severe easterly gale of Monday that it has become ne-
cessary to caulk her topsides. On board the Enter-
prise and the Investigator the crews have been busily
engaged while in the Sound in re-stowing the ship's
holds. Large quantities of preserved meat, which
have arrived from London, have been sent off; and
from the Gun-wharf, at Devonport, some carronades,
muskets, and shot have been forwarded. At the
smithy in the Dockyard the men are !nuking, with
all speed, some strong iron gins, which are to be fixed
in the ships' bows for the better penetrating the ice.
Aof religious and other book, in various
lgua n from the central societies in London, have
ae quantitys ,
been pieced in charge a the officers ( f the ships.
The expedition will not leave until Monday or Tues-
day ; the crew are all cheerful, and in good spirits.
Her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable, 50, Captain
Smart, was yesterday towed by the Fearless and
Confiance steam-vessels from Barnpool into the Sound.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle sailed yester-
day for Portsmouth with supernumeraries.
Wind—North-west; light air.
CHATHAM, JAN. 18.—The Vulcan steam-frigate
was put out of dock on the 16th inst., and was on
Thursday towed to Sheerness by the African and
Adder steam-vessels. The Vulcan will remain at that
port until required for service.
In consequence of an entry for apprentices in
this yard, nearly sixty candidates have been ex-
amined as to their scholastic attainments and phy-
sical fitness by the schoolmasters and others. The
result of such examination has been forwarded to
the Admiralty, but owing to an Admiralty order
received, the number of apprentices as shipwrights
in this yard is only to be seven, instead of eleven,
in consequence of the numbers in the different
yards being over the establishment. There are to
be entered two apprentices to ropemakers—a class
of workmen who have not had apprentices for many
years.

Arrived, the Duck naval lighter, Savage master,
with stores from Portsmouth ; and the Drake, naval
lighter, Blakeney master, remains loading for Ports-
mouth ; and the Goodwill, Pledge master, is alongside
the dockyard, loading with stores.
Patrick Gartlen, a sergeant of the Bth Foot, who
was triEd by a court-martial last week, was sentenced
to imprisonment, with hard labour, in the milltary
prison, Fort Clarence, and to be reduced to the rank
of a private soldier, for absenting himself from his
duty as clerk in the Brigade-office, and for receiving
351. Os. Bd. from the Pay-office, and denying it, and
for carrying away 321. 149. 2d. public money.

APPOINTMENT.
WOOLWICIT, JAN. 18 —Second-Master James
Plummer to the Castor, 36, Cape of Good Hope.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander
William Bryant, left Woolwich yesterday morning
for Sheerness, and conveyed to the latter port several
of the recently discharged operatives from the factory
at Woolwich, who have been appointed to permanent
situations at Sheerness. There were several of the
men borne on the books at Woolwich dockyard lent
to Sheerness, but they have now returned to Wool-
wich, and permanent hands are employed instead.
Mr. Forbes, smith at Woolwich dockyard, has re-
ceived his appointment as foreman of smiths at Sheer-
ness dockyard.
Commodore Henry Eden returns to Woolwich on
Wednesday next, to resume his duty as Superintend-
ent of this dockyard.