The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-18 00:00:00

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TO EDWARD WILSON, ESQ., OF
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
ABBOT HALL, KENDAL. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
Sut,—Amongst the " clear and able" speeches delivered PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 16.—The Tortoise store-ship, Corn.
at the recent meeting held at Shap in favour ofprotection to Finlaison, arrived yesterday from the Nore, on her way to
agriculture, your's appears to have been conspicnous. To Ascension, whither she proceeds to-morrow, with 400 tons of
some of the statements arid apparent discrepancies contained --coal on board, and 300 tons of other-stores, together with a
in that speech, as it appears in the report of the Morning number of officers, for the coast of Africa. She will call at
Herald, permit me to call your attention. Plymouth. A. Kerley, Esq., one of the Master Attendants at
In the endeavotir to prcve the inferiority of the manufae- ' Chatham, with a party of riggers, are on board the Tortoise,
turfing interest as compared with the agricultural, you repre- for the purpose of conveying the Forte to Deptford, where
seated the annual value of the exports of manufactures from some of her ribs and trucks will be useful in the Dockyard
this country as 40,000,0004, and in giving this estimate you supplies.
assured your audience that you quoted from the " best au- The Prometheus steamer, which sustained an injury to
thorities." Having proved to your own satisfaction what her steam-boilers, on her passage to the coast of Africa, is to
you wished to establish by this quotation, you proceeded to come to this port to be repaired. Mr. Seaward, the engineer,
" address yourself to the arguments of the Leaguers." In so will meet her to superintend her re-equipment.
doing, you stated that in 1833, 1834, and 1835, the annual The Ringdove, 18, Commander Sir W. Dan, is ordered
!
value of the exports of manufactures amounted to 86,000,000 L, , from the West Indies, to assist in the blockade o ielf
the coast of
and in 1829, 1830, and 1831, (quoted by you as a period when Africa.
the exports were unusually small), they amounted to The Surge, for Hong-Bong, the Pekin, for Madras, and
66,000,000/. It seems puzzling to ordinary minds, that if the the Gladiator, for New York, all sailed this morning, from,
exports, according to the " best authorities," are upon an Spithead.
average but 40,000,0004, they should amount to 66,000,0001. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Victoria and
in a series of years, when they were admitted to be less than Albert, Fearless, Black Eagle, and Echo steamers and Nau-
usual. Nevertheless, absurd as this statement may appear, tilus.
it is certainly quite in accordance with the rules of monopolist At Spithead—None.
logic ; for to affirm that 66,000,0001. of manufactures can be DEVONPORT, MARCH 15.—The Hamoaze and the Good-
sent from England in periods of diminished exports, when the will lighters arrived from Chatham with stores last Thurs-
ordinary average is only 40,000,0001., is not a whit more ir- day. The Lucifer steamer, Commander G. A. Fraser, arrived
rational than saying, as the monopolists do, that the people of from Woolwich on Friday, was paid in advance on Monday,
this country obtain more food out of a steal' supply than they. and sailed on Thursday, to survey the coast of Ireland. The
would do out of a large one. Every ote, however, does not Rochester lighter sailed on Saturday with stores for Ports-
reason in this way, and if you will condescend to reconcile mouth. The Atna, 6, Lieutenant C. G. Butler, was paid oft'
the apparent discrepancy in your figures, yen will confer a on Monday; and the Prometheus steamer, Lieutenant Pasco,
benefit on those who still reckon oaceording to Cocker." arrived on Monday, with both her boilers unserviceable, one
From figures of 4rithmetic you proceed to figures of speech; Of, which was damaged before she. reached Madeira, where
Agriculture and manufactures, you declared, " were as mirep /slap renuilnedzix days, and the other rendered unserviceable
united together as the Siamese twins, by a ligamentit t soon after she 'left oil her return to this port. The Nettly
could not be moved without great injury, to both." _lclioulit tender sailed with stores for Falmouth on kWednesday ; and
probably be difficult to id a siiifilitUde more trulylliherip- the Aid lighter with stores for Woolwich. The Dee steamer,
tiva of the aPercltin of the corn-laws. The Siamese twins Mr. T. Laen, Master, arrived from Portsmouth on Thursday.
had each all the Paculties and capabilities requisite for their In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, America, Larne, Dee, Ownindividual comfort, and needful to make them mutually and Confiance steamers.
a benefit to each ether, but, unfortunately, they were bound In Barnpool—Prometheus steamer.
tegatim by an unnatural, a monstrous ligament, which de- PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
stroyed their liberty of action, limited their usefulness, and PROMOTIONS. even made them to a great extent a curse to each other. Commander—W. A. Willis (1835), of the Frolic, to the
Now, the corn-law is the artificial ligament which binds the rank of Captain.
MatilifaCtllreS to the agriculture of this country. The two Commanders--C. Thruston and C. Tayler (both of 1812),
interests are not rivals, but brethren; and they might dwelt to the list of retired Captains.
together in brotherly affection, mutually contributing to each Lieutenant—James Cannon, to be Acting Commander of
ether's welfare, but unfortunately their freedom is restrained, the Queen.
their mutual utility diminished, and their prosperity de- Mate—John F. C. Hamilton (1843), of the St. Vincent
stroyed, by the unnatural link which selfishness has fastened (for services in China), to the rank of Lieutenant.
on them. _
APPOINTMENTS.
Of the various extraordinary assertions with which your Conunander—ll. N. Denham, 1835 (additional) to the
speech abounded, the one which excited my astonishment Royal Sovereign yacht, at Pembroke, for surveying or tidal
the most, was the declaration that there was not a single engineering.
thing in which yon then stood but could be got 40 per cent. Lieutenants—George Marriott (from the Formidable),
cheaper on the. Continent. I would not, on any account, Frederick Robinson, and Walter J. Pollard (additional), to
deny this allegation; but I must confess that I had it ins- the Penelope; Thomas Davies (b), -to the America; Wm.
possible to conjecture in what you could then be standing. Morris, to the Tortoise ;
A. Woodley, from the. Growler to
oats, hats, stockings, linens, cottons, and even hoots and the Gorgon, vice Story, coming home in the Pearl ; J. W.
ihoes, and all the various articles ordinarily used for clothing Whyte, to the Ringdove.
in civilised life, are actually made cheaper in this country Mates—Chas. H. Young, to the PrometheAs iIL Ilain.
than abroad, It is quite clear, then, that if your statement bridge, to the St. Vincent; J. J. 0. F, Carmichael, to the
Was true that you were standing in none of these. You Excellent.
must truly have presented an extraordinary appearance be- Midshipman—J, INlaitland, from the St. Vincent to the,
fore the " numerous and highly respectable assemblage" at Lucifer, ~. Shap, and I would recommend that, provided 7011 r speech ignlers' Assistants--Frank Inglis, from the Victory to the
be printed as an Anti-LeaM tract, your p.ortrait (fol the Dee; T. R. Collingwood, to the Victory.
benefit of those who had not an opportitnlty of witnessing Assistant-Surgeon—J. D. Hooker (additional), to the
the figure you emit should 'appear at the top, with this in- William and Mary, for special service.
wrintion " Edward Wilson, Esq., of Abbot Hall, as he ap- Mr. W. F, Tarrant (late of the Beagle), passed his exami-
peered When be delivered his celebrated speech at Shop." It nation for a Master, R.N., on Tuesday, at the Trinity-house,
Is, however, clear that you wished to impresa upon your
aglow the beef that you
manufactufers cannot dam-
llPte ill romp. For whet purpose, then, do foreigners
1[11P948 the heavy protective duties to which you made allu-
sion? You refer 'to the Prusso-Germanic League; pray ex-
plain why it is that every article coining from England; is
charged 50 per cent. (as you affirmed), if op the Ofantinent
they can manufacture 40 per cent. cheaper than ourselves.
livery quarter of corn ybu stated, imported from abroad dis-
placed the same quantity at home—this would be true if all
the people were fully fed, but the fact is, that many millions
of our fellew,stibijeets pre constantly -in # state 'of partial
starvation.

ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
WOBURN, Mancn ciffuire du cceur, followed by a
somewhat romantic adventure, forms the topic of much
sprightly gossip amongst the tea-table coteries of this neigh..
bourhood, to whom anything worthy the name of an elope -
ment is, m these days of common-piece Bib, perfectly excit-
ing. The facts, so far as I can learn, are these :—On Tuesday
' last, Miss Frances, sieeond daughter of Mr. Gascoigne, of
Brickmore.house, which is within a short distance of this
place, suddenly disappeared from home, to the great alarm cif
her relatives and friends, who immediately commented an
investigation, the result of which was, that the young lady
was found to have placid herself under the protection of Mr,
William Thomas Gawthorn, solicitor, who is the eldest son Of
the late Rev. T. H. Gawthorn, rector of Morstan Mortaine,
in this county. How long the intiinaCY PAY have subsisted
• is not ascertained, but, as *mpg lady is entitled, on attain-
ing her majority, to A large property, it seems that the dis.
posal of her h4.oa was with her friends an object of some
solir,itude; but, in the true spirit of female independence,
she resolved to choose for herself in this all-important
step. Upon the common pretence of going out fbr a walk,
she met Mr. Gawthorn by appointment in the vicinity of her
paternal home: end walked from thence to Little Brickhili,
distance of four miles, where a post-chaise was PAWITedr
which whirled them off to Tring, and, securing places in the
railway carriage, they arrived in ligndon the same evening.
Mr. Gawthorn having friends in London, all the preliminary
arrangements had hags raecle; and on the following morn-
ing, at st. Lnke's Church, the fugitives received the nuptial
benediction. A marriage so contracted is, perhaps, no very
unusual occurrence ; but the sequel to the bridal happens to
be rather singular. When the bridegroom felt sure of his
prize, he dispatched a Mission to a younger brother, re
siding at liiiigniont, with authority to acquaint Mr. Gas-
igne that Miss Fanny had become Mrs. Gawthorn, and
only waited permission to offer her dutiful respects to her
family in that character. The younger Mr. GawthOrn, en-
tertaining a penchant for Miss Gascoigne, his later-in-
law's elder sister, readily accepted the office of
mediator. He requested an interview, which was perem-
torily TQfg4 theso-ascoigues probably having no wish for
a quadropie alliance. The young gentleman protested that
such cruelty would be the death of him—hl swore that he
would incontinently make away With himself. Fathers,
it is said, have flinty hearts.,--peither threat nor entreaty was
of any avail. Stung wiid such indignity, he drew g pistol
front his hosoni and fired it—in the air! Even this proof of
devotion made no impression on the callous feeling of his
lady love's relatives. Another murderous weapon was drawn
forth, and flourished in AVM of the windows. Still there was
no symptom of compunction exhibited. Another moment,
and a loud report told that the deed was done. These suc-
cessive discharges of fire-arms brought to the spot some of
the inmates of a neighbouring cottage. The young gentle-
man was found lying on the grOilliti writhing in agony, and
though not dYing; Yet much more seriously wounded than he
had probably int.e.nded. The ball had passed, not through
his head or his heart, but through his leg! The effusion of
blood was so considerable, that the persons who came to his
aid procured the assistance of Mr. Parker, surgeon, of Wo-
burn, who having dressed the wound, the young gentleman
was taken home to Ridgmont, where he new lies in a very
precarious state. The elder brother and his bride are sup-
posed to be keeping the honeymoon in LOodon ; but it is re-
ported that the lady's friends have determined to take legal
proceedings, in order to set aside the marriage, as she happens ,
to be under ago, and heiress to a large fortune.

an extra supply of fbod were admitted it would
.i.?%,tf..tt:ilit9:climeaspsviret:rtn4bo4ewncostnuhffiseuyemiedenodt bacyr tplh(rl:uoss en
under
rh o wircliamickdanfeoerstchoonse_
nonoc
ent—every quarter of corn
would nave to he paid fbr directly or Indirectly in manufac-
tures; this would Set to work those who are now unemployed,
and who, in consequence of their condition, so far from being
customers to the British farmers, are as paupers mere
burthens on the country.
You wind up your intelligent harangue with the Mowing
quoNtions from the President of the United States of
America, thing could be so foolish—nothing so injurious
PIN beset the interest of a country, as to cease to give en-
couragement to the interests of agriculture, and not to grow
its own corn for the consumption of its own inhabitants." To
cease to encourage agriculture le folly indeed, and I for one
denounce the corn-law, because it discourages that necessary
pursuit. The object of the corn-law, and the object of agri- .
culture' are diametrically opposed; "agriculture is an inven-
tion to have coin, the corn-law is a device Bot to lithe it." It
is folly you say, in ft C.opy try not to grow its WA corn for the
POPSllillptiOtl Of its own inhabitants, Let me ask who wishes
the agriculturists of this country not to grow corn ? Certainly
not the free-traders; they say that the capabilities of the soil
are not made the most of, and are ever urging the necessity
of producing more. What the free traders alfirin is this, that
it is folly
inhabitants of this country of food by a cunning in-
strument called a corn-law..—Yours, eze. TARSUS.
London, March 14, 1844.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM TUE MORNING parpfA OF TIAIs PAY.
ADVERTISER,,--We hope that the numerous subjects
which press on the attention of Government, will not with-
draw that Attention from the report which was made during
the last session, on the subject of shipwrecks. Sir gobert
Peel, in reply to the question lately put by Mr, Rice, with
reference to harbours of range, referred to the Report of the
Committee 43 a Platleet now under the consideration of the
Government, and one which will lead to the adoption of
some measures of a remedial character. The parties to whose
attention this important subject is referred, ought pot to
allow a single day to he lost in bringing. a measure into
Parliament founded on the very ample Materials with which
they are now furnished. Shipwrecks, and the consequent
lots of human life, have, of late years, occurred with a fre-
quency so alarming as to produce a very general conviction
that our marine arrangements 40n411a a C-4Yetnl scrutiny,
and will admit of great improvements. From our insular
position, our populousness, and the advanced state of our ci-
vilization, we are necessarily a maritime nation, and must
expect to pay our tribute (alas! how
_precious), to the sea.
It is unreasonable to hope that the highest improvements in
naval architecture and the utmost skill of seamanship would
in every case bring " the good ship safe to land." Should
science have published all her discoveries, and prudence have
furnished all her precautions, and benevolence Kaye pontri-
buted all her treasures, the sea we-elq still be the scene
Whepe 1400110 elements conflicting rise
Andliivless surges swell against the skies;
Till hope expires, and peril and dismay
Wave their black ensigns OR the watery way."
Those who traverse the uncertain element must always sail
" within an inch of eternity," and we shall ever have among
us widows and orphans, to mourn over " those who go down
to the sea, and do business in great waters," Still, however,
it is imperative on the Legislature to ascertain whether, by
the adoption of various nautical Improvements, it may not be
possible to effect a great diminution of the fatal calamities to
which our marine population are exposed. If, upon inquiry,
it should be proved that by a culpable parsimony, vessels
that ought to be broken up are sent to sea,,,that the govern-
ment of ship is left to inexperience or intemperance—that
the duty of anticipating and preparing for the worst is
frequently neglected, and that it is quite possible to re-
duce the number of wrecks to a mere fraction of their
present amount, then the necessity of immediate, wise,
and efficient legislation on the subject will be demonstrated.
There is scaroely any subject which has a stronger claim on
the attention of a British Senate than the state of its marine.
Our Monarch is the Ocean Queen, whose island kingdom is
enriched as much by the exotics wafted to her shores as by
the produce of her own domain. Our country is eminently,
commercial, the British flag floats on every sea, our cornu-
copia is filled with the friths of every clime, our mansions
are adorned with the treasures of the most distant lands,
while their owners are attired and decorated in the silks, and
furs, the jewels and gold, to collect which our commerce
must range between both the Indies and both the Poles. The
wealth of many of our great commoners is derived wholly
from the shipping interest, while not a few of the noble
"Order" wear their coronets in virtue of the naval skill and
prowess of their ancestors. Attention to the security of
those noble and hardy men whose lives are spent in the
maintenance of our prosperity, is obviously one of the first
duties of a British Parliament.

MONEY MARKET gild CITY NEWS.
TIMES.—The reduction of the Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. naturally afibcts, either directly or indirectly, nearly
all the operations of the money market, and among these
maybe mentioned the value of terminable annuities issued by
the National Debt-office. It has been obvious to those who
are acquainted with the true value of securities of this
description, that the rate fixed by the Government must
render them shortly a subject of demand among those who
are seeking to invest their capital to the best advantage. A
small party of private capitalists have theretbre, it is said,
formed a junction for the purpose of buying up the whole
quantity of such annuities which the Government is autho-
rised to create, and hence private individuals wishing to
bestow their capital in that manner will have to go to these
parties, if it is an absolute condition with them to ob-
tain Government security. This would appear at first
view to he something like an unfair advantage to be
taken of the public generally, but it may be observed
that the expectation which led to these purchase' may
not be realised, and further, that the exacting too high terms
would have the effect of driving the purchasers of annuities
to the annuity companies, some of which may be said to enjoy
a degree of credit nearly equal to that of Government itself.
Hence the speculation can do no great harm, and is only
mentioned to show the sagacity and speculative disposition
which is always at work in the money market.
Some statements having got into circulation respecting
certain meetings of private bankers, indicating a disposition
to force, if possible, some declaration from Sir Peel as to
the course he intends to take in reference to the currency, it
is proper to state that these are at present altogether prema•
ture. Something of the kind is certainly in progress, which
has as yet led to no visible result ; but it is understood that
a deputation from the private bankers were to have an Inter-
view to-day with the Prime Minister; of which nothing has
yet transpired.
The Bankers' Circulor states that some of the Scotch banks
have giYell their adhesion to the projectsaid to be entertained
by Sire. Peel of establishing a sole bank of issue,

TIMES.—We will not here enter upon the proposed re,
rnedies for duelling. Yet we cannot avoid an observation on
one or two of them. One of Mr. Turner's correspondents
proposes that any parson who had been engaged in a duel,
either as principal or second, " should be considered ineligible
to hold any office in the army, navy, Colonial, Foreign,
Home Department, Horse Guards, Admiralty and (Mr.
Turner thought the writer said most wisely) the Privy Coun-
cil," The bench of Bishops and that of the judges, are the
only objects to which the ambition of the duellist is still to
be allowed to aspire; This, we presume, is an oversight i
but supposing it amended, there is, it nanat be allowed,
nothing intrinsically and eternally absurd in the suggestion—
nothing that would not be enforced when a high moral tone
pervaded the whole of society. But it must also be ad-
mitted, that in England, and in the present state of the
English nation, to dream for the 14.4100 instant of
the practicability of such a scheme, shows an en-
thusii.ui which, laudable as it is, must have long
taken leave of discretion. We are glad, however,
that there are people in the world to make such iler.
mends. Men often accomplish what is difftcnit by attempting
what is flatly itliPeelhlei PPSII theFollghTgaing projectors
are the
'principles ps. rcfprm, tiy an uncompromising use of
sterling principles they hack and hew the public mind into
a state which renders practicable a measure of WI royeinent
which nobody before them would have drearnt of., c sngges,
fici
tion of Mr. Turner's correspondent is en excessive y valuable
one.---not, however, to be enacted, but to be looked at. Another
proposal, imported from Switzerland, has not, we think, the
same merit, and is not ill dealt with by Sir Robert Peel, It
is suggested that the survivor in an affair of honor should
be saddled with the debts of the Men whom he kills. The
operation of this enactment would be somewhat grotesque.
Let us conceive, with Sir Robert, the re-appearance of that
happily extinct animal, a professed duellist. Concelye
the principles on which, from a mere Tegard to -lug
pocket, he would find himself ehligeiol to teen his amuse-
ment. Conceive him. wandering throug the Exchange
to pick out fo his victims, as a butcher does his sheep,
the fattest and most responsible of our City merchant§,
avoiding, " cane pejus et angue," the lean !mil embarrassed
debtor. Conceive the sudden immonity froin insult enjoy-
able by a banker OO •P solvency was " blown upon," and
the shield of triple brass, invisible but insurmountable, behind
which the proclaimed swindler, with debts enough to sink a
frigate, would be enabled to insult and defy the world. Mr.
Turner probably conceiyo that Iwo the improved law no
man could well b found daring enough to challenge his
wimpy without an examination of his banker's balance.,
This would doubtless be a discouragement to gentlemiiiily
" satisfaction." But still let him reoolleet that there is
another side to the valestion, and-imagine the enthusiasm
with vhipli a generou's Insolvent would court death at thes
lianas of a Baring or a Rothschild from a dors/tett sense ot
duty to his creditors. But we will quit the subject, lest our
observations should at its a discouragement to the fertile
imaginations of our allies. Let them go on inventing. They
Vvill'often lie wioiig, httt Peyer mind
~! ;NU ji Akl 0 piagno
vita labore debit mortalibuss,,
They will be right at last, and then they will find their
reward.

TIIE MARQUIS OF NoniliAltfrtole's SOIEEE.—The
Marquis of Northsmp4oo, as President of the Royal Society,
held his 0144 ei.weersazione on Saturday night, at his man-
sion in Piccadilly. It was the fullest meeting this season,
above 500 Fellows of the Royal Society and visitors being
present. We are happy to say the Noble President was suffi-
ciently recovered from his recent indisposition to be able per-
sonally to welcome his numerous friends. The assembly was
somewhat enlivened by the presence of a great ;pally Mem-
bers of Parliament coming from the Speaker's levee in their
uniforms and Court drengs, By the
o'clock the rooms
were crowded, and in consequence of the heat occasioned by
the 11w-oilers thronging the apartments, the Noble President
was obliged to retire. In the several apartments the tables,
as usual, presented numberless objects of interest in different
branches of science and art,
The Right fion, the Speaker of the House of
commons ii4ld his third and last sessional levee on Satiway
Mining, at his residence in Eaton-square, The Marquis of
ep
ay numberstheir
Lansdowne, Sir William Gossett, and Sir H. Duckmfield
reosfpMectesnitboetrsheoirf
were among thvpoi;ml
the of sicitilitt"enddeldatt
ifon: President.
Parties in London, Wlio are thoroughly acquainted
with all that concerns the Spanish Treasury Bonds, appear
to doubt the COITOCtiIe4 of the opinion expressed in the
Madrid l&ttere, gukt a new creation of Three per Cent. Stook
will he necessary to satisfy the claims of the headers, or at
any rate to thinf that if such creation does take place, it
will be to such a small amount as to be of no practical im-
portance. The reaso
Pg on which they found this view of the
case. appear PAW enough. In the first place the hailers of
lleAsuV Bonds were always entitled to change the bonds
into Three per Cent Stock at par hefore the present arrange-
ment, and therefore the additional creation could only refer
to 111/. of the 2111. they are now to receive. In the sand
place, it is said that in Paris there is a quantity of active
Qoupons which never have been converted, and hence the
stock intended to meet them is probably still in existence
unappropriated. As for ariy notion that the Treasury bond-
holders have TeWifed an unfair advantage bythe late ar-
rangel,,,,,at, that is entirely fallacious. They held a Five per
tient. Bond, with a redemption cltilot3l and arrears of interest
due upon it from the year IsB6. Without any consideration
whatever, they have agreed to give up their redemption
clause. to widen They attached great importance, and also
the arrears of interest from 18313 to 1840. For the other
arrears of interest they receive stock to the nominal amount
of 451., and for the principal of 100/. they receive 168/. 13s.
4d., which is only such an increase of capital as to yield at
three per cent. as much as WM would at five per cent.
They have thus, far from gaining any new advantage, given
up advantages they clearly possessed; and as for the increase
of capital, that can scarcely be taken into consideration, as
the stock is irredeemable.—Times,
DEATH OF MA.TOR.GENERAL SIR OCTAVIUS
CAREY, K.C.H,--We have to announce the death of the above
gallant (Geer, commanding the Cork district, or, 'Wednesday
1.0, in his Nth year. He was of Norman descent, the family
having come to England with William the Conqueror. Mar-.
ried, 1818, daughter ofll. P. Le Marchant, Esq., of Guernsey ;
entered, arwy in 1801, as Cornet in the 18ib Dragoons,
and attained the rank of Majok_iieueral, 10th January,
1'837 ; created a It eiglit- CUnamiinder of the Guelphic Order,
1835, awil l‘night Baelielor, 1830. A vacancy occurs on thq
itafiulrelind by his demise.

We illickstaPti the the enlistment for the super-
nitilicmies, which the exigencies of the service induced the
Government to propose adding to our cavalry regiments, had
been ordered to be discontinued,—Observer.