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TO THE COACUM KERS OF GREAT
BRITAIN.

Gentlemen.
I am requested by the colvihmakers of this district to call yen
attention to a subject of vital importance to the interest of your
'rude, and I earnestly appeal to your sense of sell-interest net to
allow my tit servations to tall upon you unheeded. The present con-
dition of the trade I need s iareely refer to, for I know you are all
too painfully familiar with its exiraordinary depression ; but Be
time has arrived when, if some stromous exertions be not made
to improve it, there are few ttmong you who will be able to main-
tain even your present position, and the majority trill follow
profitlesr; oamutton. The cause of this severe deer scion, I need
scarcely say, is the working of the unfair and impolitic tax
upon carriages and its exemptions ; by the introduction of low-
pr:eed vehicles, to evade the tax, your tr.ide is rub:ed and the re•
venue impaired, the working-classes find their labour cart:tiled, and
the public are unjustly depriv,l of the comforts of a convenient
equipage.
To remove your present difilenities, netefore, let me implore you,
not to pray fir the ai I of I lercules, but by well-timed anal energetic
measures make the subleet known in the proper quarter ; tor I titre
as‘ert that such knowledge alone ought to be suilicient to ensure its
redress. You must not expect assistance from the press, tor the
subject is not sufficiently popular, and tor the seine reason you
must not hope that the Governmelit will take the initiative. But
of this I ant sure, it your case is rep esented to the Treasury, with
its own simple a,d unvat nished facts, it trill be easily u,derstotal :
and if once understood, I connot see how, either in wittlum or jus-
tice, an enlightened Legislature can refuse to amend this mis- ,
chievous and absurd enactment. I have recently published a small
pamphlet in which I have stated my views upon this subject, since
which I have received communications from various parts of the

country, whereby I learn my opinion accords wit only with that
of the trade, bat also of many coannissioners and surveyors of
assessed taxes. Those of the trade who have not already received
my pamphlet shall, upon application, have one forwarded to their
address. In the pamphlet referred to I have sufficiently exposed
the working of the carriage tax. raid the paltry shifts and evasions
we are so o'ten compelled to practice in collusion with our cus-
tomers ; but the range of a little pampldet, published anonymously,
and distributed gratuitously, must necessarily be limited ; the trade
in this district therefore, fully acquiescing Dr my views, have re-
, quested me thus to appeal to the trade of Great Britain, and to
suggest the follow nn proposal.
Let a memorial, extilainlng your position, and representing the mis-
chievr us working of the carriage tax upon your trade, be sent from
each district i Great Britain to the treasury, and if necessary
afterwards to the House of Commons; let it be signed by both the
masters, workmen, and ethers Interested i. iii question ; and in
the mean time, as many of you, in your ordinary business, have co,
portunities of pars real ovinmunications with the Members of your
different countie, and towns, use your utmost endeavours to call
their attention to the subject, which is all that is necessary to make
it understood. The adoption of the proposition I have elsewhere
made would entail no loss, but create an actual increase to the re-
venue. ' If, then, you can also prove to the satisfaction of the t rea-
Fury that the modification of rhis tax would improve your trade and
largely inc,case the employment of the working classes, besides ex-
tending the luxuries of others, what possible objections o-- armment
could be brought forward by the Legislature to refuse your just and
most reasonable petition ?

I remain, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
HENRY BURNUP.
(On bealf of the Coachmalters of Northumbenaud, Durham,
and Cumberland.)
Neweastle.o on-Tyne, Dec. 4, 1850.

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CHA,',GE OF FRIGHTFUL CHUELTi
AGAINST MR. SLOANE.
George Sloane, Esq., a special pleader, of 6. Pump-
court, Temple, appeared on Saturday before Alderman
Liuniphery, at the Police-office, Guildhall, on a sum•
mons, to answer the following serious charger—
Mr. Chaisson who appeared on behalf of the defen-
dant, was invited te a seat on the bench, and defendant
was accommodated with a chair in the centre of the
court, which place he meirektinel unmoved during the
whole examination, which was of such a nature as to
elicit, in spite of the stf erts of the officers, strong marks
les than from the auditory, and in one-instance
HofpdeiliP
perfect ;ell of execration and disgust. It may he in
the recoil,- etion of the public that during the course of
the week an applieatien was made at this court before
Alderman ilumphery, by a Mr. Fenn, the secretary to
the Rays.' Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, and a Mr.
Phillimore, a barrister, residing at 6, Pump-coure, Tem-
ple, for a summons against Mr. George Sloane, a speeiel
pleader, occupying chambers in the same house, for
sundry assaults and a series of acts of cruelty to a female
servant in his employ.
The statement made by these gentlemen would of it
self have been sufficient to warrant the alderman, with-
out any further testimony, in granting a summons. but
the evidence of Dr. M treden, the surgeon to the Royal
Free Hospitalovent to show that an atrocious system of
torment must have been necessary to have reduced the
unfortunate girl to the deplorable state in which he
found her. It appeared from the statement then made,
that Mr. Sloane had in his service a girl named Jane
Wilbred, whom he procured about two years ago from
the West London Union, During the first five or six
months the girl was treated with tolerable kindness,- but
after that period a system of cruelty was resorted to,
the particulars of which almost exceed crelibility. By
these means she was reduced to a perfect skeleton, and
almost unable to walk about. While in that state she
was noticed by two gentlemen who occupied chambers
in tho same house, named respectively Phillimore and
Fry. Through the instrumentality of these gentle-
men she was removed from Mr. Sloane's care,
and a medical gentleman was called in, who thought
her life in such danger from the treatment
she had undergone, that he directed her int'•
mediate removal to the Royal Free Hospital,
and took steps, in conjunction with bar, Phillimore and
Mr. Fry, to bring this unparalleled case under the cog-
nizance of the civil magistrates. As it was uncertain
when the girl would be able to bear an examination, it
was not known when the case would come on; but,
nevertheless, upon the mere chance the court was
crowded to excess. The girl was brought from the hos-
pital in a cab, and remained in the alderman's private
room until called upon to give evidence.
Tho following evidence was then gone into:—
John Stevens said—l am clerk to Mr. Phillimore. I
have seen defendant's servant several times in Pump-
court, Temple. I first saw her about the end of last
March, or the beginning of April. She appeared to be
in a very emaciated state, and excessively
weak. I have
seen her at intervals since, and during the term time about
the house, 6, Pump-court, Temple. She never spoke to
me. I asked her on one occasion bow she felt, but she ,
returned me no answer. Oa Friday week last I saw her
with her hand on her stomach, holding it up. She was
on the staircase at the time, and was coming down with
an empty can in her hand. As she appeared very ill,
I again asked her how she was, but I received no
answer. On the following day (Saturday) I saw her
again in the evening in Mr. Paillimore's room. Defen-
dent was present at the time, having just brought the
girl down. Tne first question put to her was requiring
to know if she was hungry. Defeudant lett the room.
He was not present ut the conversation that followed.
I obtained some food, and placed it before her, and she
was soon after given over to the care of the laundress
of the chambers, Mrs. Bell. I have since seen her at Mrs.
Bell's residence, at 20, Cursitor-street. She then appeared
in the same emaciated condition I had before noticed
her in, only very much weaker.
John George Phillimore, Esq., a barrister, said—l
live in the same house as the defendant in Pump-court,
Temple. In consequence of information I went to Mr.
Fry, and, after some conversation with him, we resolved
to see defendant, and require an explanation. Mr. Fry
accordingly went up to defendant's chambers, which are
above mine, and in a few minutes returned with de-
fendant. I addressed him in the presence of Mr. Fry,
and told him it was extremely disagreeable to speak
to a person in his station upon such a subject as
that I was about to mention. I informed him that
from certain statements I had heard I must insist
upon it that the female servant then with him should
be delivered into my custody, and tha; if he
refused to do so ho must take the consequences.
lie asked me what specific charge there was to make
against him. I told him that of having half-
starved the child, and of beating her cruelly. I believe
I told him at the same time that I had only heard the
charge about half an hour previous. Defendant said,
" If I give the child up it will seem like admitting the
truth of the charge." I said I would not consider it any
admission, and that I would prevent my clerk and those
around mo from making any immediate charge against
him. I told him I was resolved the girl should be given
into my care, and that I would not leave the Temple
until she was. lie then left the room, saying, " I will
bring her to you, and if she chooses to stay with you, of
course I cannot help it. He thou went upstairs, ac-
companied by Mr. Fry, and in a few minutes returned
with the girl. I took her by the hand and led her ieeto
my room. My clerk was then prevent, and I believe the
Temple porter also. Defendant was ab ut to follow, but
I prevented him, observing that if there W 43 any truth
in the charge, his presence might intimidate her, and
prevent her from telling the truth, and I would there-
fore see her and judge for myself. Defendant siid, " I
did not mean that," and immediately retired into Mr.
Fry's room, and I went into mine, I sent for sum,.
f,i,d for the unfortunate creature, and then went to
the defendant, and told him that he should
not have the girl again, but that she should be
placed under the care of the laundress until she was so
far convalescent as to be enabled te return to the union.
Defendant made some objection to this proceeding, but
at length gave way, and le.fe, the room directly after. I
then went back to the girl, and seat for my laundress,
and gave her the necessary directions for the disposal of
the girl. I was going away, when my attention was nr.
rested by a knocking at the door, and the next minute
the defendant made his appearance again, and said his
wife was determined that the girl should not remain
with me, for ill as she was, she would get up and take
the girl to the workhouse, in company with my clerk.
I said that could not be, for that I could not allow the
girl to leave my custody, as I was now responsible for
her. On the Monday, if she was in a fit state, I would
see about taking her back to the workhouse, but in the
meantime she should remain as she was. The defendant
then withdrew, leaving the girl in my care, and I sent
her to my laundress. On the Monday, when I arrived at
the chambers, I thought it right that a physician should
be called in. I saw Mr. Fry, and we agreed that Dr.
Marsden should bo sent for, which was accordingly
done, and he visited the girl, the result of which I com-
municate i to Mr. Sloane, and received a written reply,
to which I answered that I could hold no communication
with Mr. Sloane, and I was determined that the girl
should not go back to the workhouse again. When de-
fendant heard that Dr. Marsden hod seen the girl he
said he would do anything to assist her.
Mr. Stevens was recalled, and stated that Mr. Sloane
had offered to give his carte blanche for any expenses in-
curred by the removal of the girl.
Mr. Phillimore continued—When I first saw the girl
she was in a frightful state of emaciation. Her clothes
were wretched, and altogether presented the appearance
of the most squalid misery. She ate the food I placed
before her with great avidity.
Mr. A. A, Fry, a barrister, living in the same place,
corroborated this evidence.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, the laundress to the chambers in
Pump-court, said I saw the girl about a year and a half
ago. To the best of my belief she appeared then in a
good state of health, being fat and in good condition.
I saw her at many intervals since, but never haft any
communication with her until last Christmas, when I
remarked a large sore upon her elbow. I asked her
what was the matter, to which she replied that her
master had struck her with a broom.
Mr. Clarkson here objected to any conversations at
which defendant was not present being repeated here.
Witness continued—l saw her frequently since, and
she appeared to be gradually wasting away, and losing
her colour. I never gave her anything to eat. I cannot
say the last time I saw her, but I believe it was about a
week previous to her being given into my care. I in-
formed Mr. Stevens of what I had seen, and on Saturday
last I received the girl into my care, and I took her
home, washed her, and put her to bed, I gave her
some bread and meat, and porter. I founi she was in a
very filthy condition; her gown was very dirty, and
likewise her person. While I was washing her back I
observed several marks between the shoulders. They
were severe bruises. I asked her what was the matter,
and she said she had been beaten.—(Sensation.) There
was no vermin about her. I also observed that her
bones were almost coming through her akin, and she
could not held herself uptight from weakness. Mir
garments were all in .4 very dirty condition. She re-
mained at my house, 20. Cursitur street, until Tuesday,
when she was removed in a cab, and I went with her to
the hospital, At first she appeared to improve; but
although I gave her very little food it seemed too much
lbr her weak stomach. Dr. Marsden, ace,empenissi
snother medical gentleman, examined the girl at my
house on Monday.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cinrlisen—l have seen her
often carrying water, and she has occasionally cells•
pained to me. On one occasion she seemed. very ill
when I met her in the stairs. This was since lest, elitist-
was. I mentioned it to Mr. Fry.
Francis Lindsey, a lio/e boy, was then put into the
teitness-box, but his evidence tieing totally irrelevant,
efter a few questions, he was ordered to stand down,
Jane Lindsey, the mother of the last witness, seid—l
have seen the girl. Jane Wilbred, repeatedly. On Friday
week last I met her, and she seemed quite exhausted,
which she said arose from want of foad, not haviies tasted
meat fur a fortnight. I gave her nothing because I
was
afraid. -
Alderman llucaphery (indignantly) might at
least have given' her some food.
Witness—Mie. Sloane was on the stairs, and if I had
spoken 0 the girl Mrs. Sloano would have beaten her.

Mr. Clarkson objected to this witness's evidence, as it
did not concern the defendant.
Dr. Wm. Marsden, surgeon to the Royal Free Hos-
pital. s lid--I saw the girl at the house of the laundress
on Monde), evening last, at Mr. Pnillimore's request.
She was then in a most exhausted condition, the pulse
scarcely pereeptible, the extremities vette cold and livid;
the respiratiou was feeble, and she was almost unable to
speak. It was with difficulty that I got her to answer
my questions ut all. I mile a care'Ul examination of
her, and came to the conclusina that there was no dis•
ease existine. It was a else resulting entirely from want,
td• food.—(Great sensation.) Such must have been the
case fer many months, otherwise the girl never could have
been in such an attenuated and low condition as she was
when 1 first raw her. I ordered home light and nutriti-
ous food to be given her in very moderate quantities,
and advised her immediate removal to some hospital.
She was taken to the Royal Free Hospital, in the Gray's
lon road, on the following morning. But previous to
her r,- moval, kuowing that some further steps roust be
token in the matter, I eent the physician of the hospital
(Dr. Heeld) to see her. Ile did se, and sent me the
to:lowing note—
Mr. Clarkson objected to the note being read.
Dr. Marsden continued—l did not find it necessary
to give her any medicines beyond a slight dose of castor
oil. When she arrived at the hospital she was in much
the same state as when I saw her on the preceding day.
I ordered a continuance of light food to be administered
in very small (primates. Her pulse is now bettor. The
discolouration and coldness of the extremities is in
some degree subsiding, and I consider her to be slowly
rallying. lam quite satisfied that, if it had not been
for the interference of Mr. Phillimore anti Mr. Fry,
she must have died. She could not have existed in that
stats many days longer.—(Great sensation.) It was en-
tirely owing to want of food and warmth. There were
marks of violence on various pars of her body, particu-
larly about the neck and shoulders. They had not been
ielflicted by anything very hard, such as a stick, for if
that hal been used the bones must have been broken, as
there was nothing to interpose between the skin and
bone.—(Sensation.) I have been in the constant habit,
during the last twenty years, of seeing cases of extreme
distress, in many of which the pirties have died a few
hours ufter their admission into the hospital, but I never
saw a case at all approaching the appearance presented
by that girl. I could not have believed that a person
could be so reduced and live. She was certainly the
most perfect living skeleton I had ever seen in the course
of my life.
Alderman Humphery said it would now be necessary
r that the girl should be brought forward. Two of the
officers of the court accordingly went out, and returned
carrying a chair, in which the girl was placed. Words
would fail to convey an adequate idea of the impression
which her appearance produced upon the court. A
deep groan seemed to break from every person present
involuntarily. She was, as far as it was possible to judge
in her then wasted and famished condition, a rather mild
and good-lolling girl. She was placed in an easy chair,
and supported on pillows, and during the whole course
of her examination, it was almost impossible to perceive
that she was living, but for the motion of her eyes and
lips. She was placed by the side of the presiding
alderman, who laud to put his ear close to her mouth to
catch the feeble accents which she uttered with great
difficulty, and at long intervals. Having repeated the
form of oath, and kissed the book which was placed to
her lips, she commenced her truly heartrending tale,
the like of which perhaps was never heard, even in a
court of justice. It will be necessary to state that her
replies to the questions only reached the ear of the
alderman, who stooped over her for that purpose, and he
in turn, repeated them to Mr. Wood, the chief clerk, in
a loud voice, that the reporters might hear. For the
sake of brevity, we give her statement precisely in her
own words, as it reached the court.
Jane Wilbred said—l am going on for eighteen. I
recollect being in the West London Union. On the 19th
of July, going on for two years ago, I left it to go to
Mr. Sloane's. I recollect that Mrs. Sloane came to the
union for me. Mrs. Sloane agreed to take me into her
service. I never received any wages. Mr. Parker, the
governor of the West London Union, went with me to
Mr. Sloene's. It was at 6, Pump-court, Temple, where
I went to. 1 did all the work. I bad none of the cook-
ing to do. I had to clean the offices, make the beds, run
of errands, and alsO to wash the clothes belonging to Mr.
and Mrs. Sloane and these of a young lady living with
Mr. Sloane, as well as my own. I had to wash gene-
rally once a week, but sometimes once a fortnight. I had
only ono bed to make, for the young lady used to take a
sofa into one of the sitting rooms and sleep there. She
was living there all the time I was in Mr. Sloane's ser-
vice. I had my bed-room. It was a little room between
the young lady's and that of Mr. Sloane. I had.to sleep
on a mattress placed on a bedstead. There were clothes
upon it. At first they treated me pretty well, but after
three months they took away the pillow, and I had to
use my own clothes instead. At first I had a blanket,
counterpane, and sheet, but they took away the blanket,
and I had only the sheet and counterpane. It was Mrs.
Sloane did this.
Mr. Clarkson said it was quite clear that defendant
had nothing to do with it, and that evidence ought not
to be taken against him.
The Alderman thought otherwise. Mrs. Sloane was
supposed to net under his guidance, therefore the defen-
dant was answerable for her c.nduet.
Jane Wilbred continued—l used to get bread and
dripping and coffee for bNyilcfast, and meat and potatoes
fur dinner, and also tea and bread and butter in the
evening. That was only at first. A few months after-
wurds they gave nee only a little bit of bread and mus-
tard for breakfast, with coffee end earraway seeds. It
was often eleven, twelv,, and sometimes one o'clock in
the day before I got even that, and and I never had
anything before that time, though I rose to my work as
early as six o'clock in the morning. There was a cub-
board where they kept the bread. I never could get to
it, but if I could find pieces of bread left out I used to
eat them. I had only for my dinner a little bread and
broth, with a quantity of mustard in it. When there
was not mustard they gave pepper in such quantities
that it used to burn my mouth. The last time
I had meet was about a month before Mr. Philli-
more saw me ; than I had a little beef, but not nearly so
much as I could eat. It was generally six or seven
o'clock in the evening before ever I got my dinner,
sometimes before and sometimes after Mr. and Mrs.
Sloane dined. I used then to have for tea a little bread,
and pepper or mustard, but they would not allow me
anything to drink with it. I was not even allowed to
take any water. I could not get at it without Mrs.
Sloane seeing me, and she would beat me if I attempted
it. Mrs. Sloane used often to beat me. She has fre-
quently beaten me because I have worn the sleeves of
my shift en my arms in the morning while I was doing
my work, contrary to her orders. I used to wear them
over my arms because I was so cold. That happened
nearly every morning. I was beaten besides that, be-
cause when Mrs. Sloane had gone out and boiled some
meat for her cat, when the meat was boiled and the cat
had the meat, the water it was boiled in eves put in a
basin, she accused nee of drinking a little of the water. I
said I had nut, but she beat me very much for it.—(Great
sensation.) Mr. Sloane was often present when ;I was
beats-n.

Mr. Clarkson here again objected that the evidence
did not in any way implicate the defendant.
Alderman flumpbery said that what the girl had just
told him implicated Mr. Sloane in the highest degree.
(It will he necessary, although extremely disgusting.
to use the girl's own words.)
Jane Wilbred continued—My mistress (Mrs. Sloane)
said once tt) me that I must eat some of toy own dirt
(excrement). I said I would not, and was determined not
to do so. She called Mr. Sloane, and he came and held
me while she forced some of the dirt down my throat.
(The whole of the persons wsembled in court hero burst
into a loud and long-continued yell of indignation against
the defendant, nor did the officers of the court make the
least attempt to repress this expression of feeling, so
much did every one, even to the alderman on the bench,
appear to share the feeling of abhorrence which these
disclosures produced.)

Alderman Humphery here, in an under-tone, said that
he did ❑ot think his feelings would allow him to continue
such an exatnination any longer.

The witness, however, con7inuod—Mr. Sloane beat me
the first thing in the morning. He used to ask me if I
had enough to eat, and I used to answer " Yes." I did
not complain, because I thought I could w‘t get any more
from them than what they gave me. I did not think of
going to the union to complain, because I did not know
where it was. The young lady used to cook for Mr. and
Mrs. Sloane. They used to have sometimes roast and at
other times boiled beef. I used to wait at table, though
they did not give me anything to eat then. After dinner
the meat used to be put away in a cupboard in the sitting-
room, and I was not allowed to go into that room unless
Mrs. Sloane or the young lady was with me.
Alderman Humphery, through whom all these
answers bad comb, here said that witness had said some-
thing about an hospital, bat he could not catch sufficient
to understand it. The witness had for some time spoken
with increp..-ang difficulty, and it was evident she was be-
coming exhausted by the length of the examination.
Mr. Clarkacn rose to cross-examine, and said, " When
did Mr. Sloane beat you?"
After a long interval, the witness whispered to the
Alderman, " Mr. :Sloane beat me about a month ago."
After replying to this t,ho appeared to fall asleep, and
became perA•ctly unconscious.

Dr. garaden,who had been attentively watching the
unfortuna,ta up 7 •ara, ioe, beta rose, and ; said
the cross-eNamination must be instantly discontinued, as
in the present eJniitiGn of the girl she could not pos-
sibly sustain it any longer.

air. Cla•kaon, ye ho throughout the case behaved with
great f« cling, here said, that under the present painful
circum,,t:,rnees, he would willingly forbear purling any
further questions in the present state of the unfortunate
witneev. He believed that when the csee came to he
further investigated it would present a different aspsct
than that which it now appeared to woar. His client
was willing that every it,quiry should be made.
Alderman Ilumphery (with emphasis)—There shall
indeed be another inquiry, and Mrs. Sloane must also
appear to answer this serious charge.
In answer to a question as to whether he would take
fail, the Alderman said be could not at that moment de-
termine. It was not improbable (though he hoped
that such would not be the case) but that the unfortu-
nate girl might die in the interim. Bail was, however,

ultimately accepted, and Mr. Sloane was bound over,
himself in 200/., and two sut cities in 1004 each, to appear
and answer the charge next week.
During the foregoing examination stimulants were
found necessary to be administered to the girl, to keep
her from f.inting; and at the close of the proceedings
,he wa.3 Conveyed back to the hoqital in a cab, under the
care of Mr. Robertson, the house surge-on.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
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of Africa ; Samuel Twyford (1849), to the Penguin, 6,
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to be re-commissioned at D-vonport.
uMi:a :youth, v piaster—John
oihene (1841), to the Phaeton, 50, at
Prt
Acting Masters—Henry Hutchings (second master of
1343). to the Voleeno; W. B. Edwards (second master
of 1844), of the St. George, 120, to the Penguin.
Acting Payteasters—Winiam J. Jenkins (clerk of
1843), late in charge of the Porcupine steam-vessel, end
formerly of the Myrmidon, Crocodile, Minden (in
Chins) and of the Eclair before paid off; to the Penguin;
C. E. P. Hall (1842), to the Volcano.
Clerks—Thomas Waterfield, to the Volcano; T. R.
Dennis, to the Penguin.
Midshipman—C. A. J. Heysham, to the Impregnable
flag-ship, Devonport.
Masters' Assistants—H. S. Brodie, to the Penguin; J.
H. Kerr, to the Victory, supernumerary for disposal.
Naval Cadets—R. K. Scott, to the Victory flag-ship,
Portsmouth; W. 11. Elton, to the Impregnable.
Gunner—David Horn, to the Volcano.
COAST GUARD.—Lieutenants—W. Lyons, command-
ing the Glenarn station, to be inspecting lieutenant of the
Keels Achill district, vice Mr. T. Lambe Wood, de-
ceased; J. W. Bedford, from Mouth of Boyne to Ku--
lough station, vice Mr. George Stovin, second master,
removing to Mouth of Boyne, vice Bedford.
The new commander of the Penguin, late Brazil
packet brig, and just paid off at Devonport, we believe
will be Commander Thomas Etheridge, 1848.
The Steward of Greenwich Hospital, Paymaster
Thomas F. Jessop (1797), died on Friday last, aged 72.
This veteran officer was purser of the Diane, in the ex-
pedition to Egypt in 1801, of the Northumberland at Si.
Domingo, and of the Ramifies in the operations on the
coast of America in 1813, 1814, and 1815. He held the
appointment at Greenwich from April 16, 1834, and was
generally respected and esteemed throughout the esta-
blishment. The salary of the appointment is 5001., with
apartments, &c., and it is reported that Mr. John
Elliott, one of the senior and most distinguished pa) -
masters in the service, now storekeeper at the Victual-
hog-yard, Deptford, will succeed to the vacancy. This
officer has seen a great. deal of war service, and has
four medals for his gallantry. He is brother of that
highly-distinguished officer, the late Captain Sir W.
Elliott, and in the course of his career, we find by
Allen's New Navy List," served as midshipman in the
Mars, 84, at the desperate capture or the Hercule, in
1798; was clerk of the Russell, at Copenhagen; purser
of the Elk, in action with a Spanish flotilla off Cant's-
gene, on the Spanish Main, in 1805; and of Arethuaa,
at the taking of Curagoa, in 1807; was officially men-
tioned for services in the Arethusa's boats on the north
coast of Spain, particularly at the destruction of the
batteries, &c., of Baguio, in 1809. Whilst performing
the duty of a lieutenant, this officer has been repeat-
edly and most creditably engaged in cutting-out ser-
vices, &c.
Many are named for Mr. Elliott's vacancy, and
among them we may prominently mention Mr. Tris-
cott, who has served with much satisfaction for a Log
period, on foreign stations, and was late agent vic-
tualler at Bermuda, but who has been transferred to
Plymouth Victualling-yard ; and Mr. Ede, assistant-
storekeeper at Deptford.
THE INC,,NSTANT.—COURT OF INQUIRY.—DIEVON-
PORT, FRIDAY.—The Court of Inquiry on the Naval In-
structor is still progressing, on board the Impr. pueblo
flag-ship, with what result is not known. The 'peon-
scant will be paid off to-morrow.
Geyser, 6, steam-sloop ,Commander Tatham, arrived at
Madeira from Devonport, Nov. 19, and left the next day
for the Brazils.
Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliott, was taken out of the
Angle Dock on Saturday, and will go out of the basin
alongside her hulk to-day. She is rigging fast, and has
already her topgallant masts pointed tureugh the caps.
She has a novel invention (we believe French) for set-
ting up her lower rigging. She has no dead eyes, her
shrouds are turned round a smallish thimble, with a
large score, and instead of rope she has iron plates for
lanyards ; the lanyard (or substitute) is in two pieces,
the upper half, Last to the shroud thimble, has two
sides, or is what may be called a long jaw, the lower
piece fast to the chain-plate is a single piece, b nth have
corresponding holes, and when the shroud is tiught
short bolt is put through the holes and secure, both
pieces together. The rigging is set up in a very simple
and ingenious manner ; a strong arm of iron is hooked
to the chain-plate, and a short powerful lever, which is
worked with a c,,ruteon c:ckle, when one shroud is

up this iron lever, Sce., is shifted to the next shroud.
These iron lanyards look light ' • they are supposed to be
capable of bearing a strain t qual to about 15 or 20 tons.
One was tried last week, and a strain equal to 36 tons
put on, when the shroud broke, and Irvin the jar of the
shroud breaking the plate brukv.
The Sprightly, stesm tender, Mecer-Comminder
Allen, arm-cid at Portsmouth, from Dovonport, on Sun-
da) afternoon.

PORTsMOCTII. STINDAY.—The Amphitrite, 24, will be
rernov, d from dock on Weduesdly, retitivii fur re-
commission.

The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, Commander in-
Chief on the Cape ,Pf Good Hope station, was in Table
Bay on the 6th of Octet). r from the M zambique.
Captain Ge.,rge Woulcombe (1830) has accepted the
retirement of 18s. per diem.
A letter from the Sharpshooter iron serew-slop,
Lieutenant-Commander Bailey, dated Rio, September
the 20th, states that while lying at anchor off the blend
of Francisco, about 200 miles to the northward of Rio,
she observed a suspicions sail in rho ffing, to which she
gave chase, and in two hours boarded, wrien she proved
to be the Amelia, a brnail cutter, fitted for the slave trade,
with 74 human beings et board, all or whom were chil.
dren averaging from eic,ht to nine years of age, whom
she shipped at Elephant Bay, having previously marched
them 19 miles for embarkation! Twenty of these poor
creatures died on the passage, and many others were in a
dying state when captered, owing to want or good water
and wholesome food, both which necessaries she had run
out of several days prior to her capture. This is the
fifth prize made by the Sharpshooter since she has been
on the statidn—scarcely three months.

The Hercules, 72, store ship, Master-Commander
Fulton, arrived this morning from Vie Mediterranean,
Sbe sailed from Gibraltar on the 29th ult. Mrs. Las-
celles (widow of the late Lieutenant- Colonel Lascelles,
of the 66th) and family came home passengers from
Gibraltar iu the Hercules, which awaits orders to pro-
coed t, the eastward.

'rho Sprightly steam• tender arrived this afternoon
from Devunport, with seamen and marines belonging to
this portpAid off from the Inconstant.

Tbe Penguin, 6, is ordered to be commissioned at
Devonport, by Lieutenant Samuel Twyford.
The IVaterwitch and the Cyclops are hourly expected
at this port, from the coast of Africa. Tre former h•ft
St. llclena on the 18th ult., to collect the mail for
England.

PLY MOUTH, DEC. 7.—The crew of her Majesty's ship
St. George were paid off on Thursday in anticipation of
the new regulations, which come into operation on the
Ist of January next.
Her Majesty's brig Harlequin, 12, Commander Wil-
mot, is appointed to go out of harbour to-day and to sail
on the 10th inst. with the mails for the coast of Africa,
touching at Madeira.
The Calliope, 26, was commissioned on Tuesday by
Lieutenant Marcus F. Brownrigg, Flag Lieutenant to
Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, for Captain Sir
James Everard Home, and is to have a complement of
195 officers and men.

The Astrea siore.ship at Falmouth is to be brought
hero and paid off.
The merchant barque B. B. Greece, Captain Miller,
from the Mauritius the 29th of September, was off this
port on Friday, the 6th iust., and landed passengers—
Lieutenant-Colonel U. L. Sheeting and Captain H. F.
Strange, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant F. W. Le Strange
and Lieutenant W. R. C. Potter, sth Fusiliers; and ad-
ditional Lieutenant Charles W. Russell and Mr. Wilson,
invalided from her Majesty's frigate Castor, 36, Camme•
dere Wyvil, Gatimander W. 11. Bunce.
The Castor arrived at the Mauritius on the 19th of
September. There was great sickness ou the Mozam-
bique coast, and as many as 117 had been on the list on
board the Castor. At the time of the departure 22 had
died and 90 were on the list.
The Greene did not touch at the Cape of Good Hope.
At St. Helena, on the let of November, were Mr.
Rowe, of her Majesty's steam-vessel Rattler, and Mr.
Davis, R.N. both in charge of prize slave ships.
Off the Western Islands spoke the brig Eliza Robson,
from Buenos Ayres for London.
The barque David Malcolm, Captain Smith, five and
a half months from Manilla, and two months from
the Cape of Goo] Hope, was off Plymouth on the 6th
instant.

Hi Imperial Ilajcsty's corvette Olivouz3, 26, Com-
mander Jean Souticholf, for Rio Janeiro, left the Sound
on Friday. During her stay here the officers have been
frequently ashore, and Lave visited and inspected the
dockyard and other public establishments.
The screw steam-ship Bosphorw, Captain Hall, the
first of the contract mail packets for the Cape of Good
Hope, is appointed to arrive here on Friday next, the
13th inxt., and to sail for her destination on Sunday, the
15th inst.

l'he emigrant ship Mount Stewart Elphinstone, Cap-
tain Loney, sailed with passengers for Adelaide and Port
Pinlip on Thursday.
Tla,, trawl sloop Mary, R. Wells master, belonging to
Mr. Samuel D.) er, of this port, while trolling for run off
tho harbour on Thursday morning, at half-plat .eight
o'clock, was run into by an American steam-packet from
New York, said to be the Warring
q uarter, knocked off
ton or Washington,:
The steamer took the sloop on her
part of her taffrail, and broke or carried awaY ster.e
a.
.n
timbers, knees, ledges, chucks, upper
planking of the
stern, and goose-neck of main boona,split and ter° main-
sail, sail, broke a mein-sheet, And cut her rigging, &c. The