The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTSELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY).
KELSO RACES.—FnmaY.
The Marchmont Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, with 50 added,
for two and three yrs old ; two yis old colts, 7st ; three,
9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra. Three
quarters of a mile.
Mr. W. R. Ramsay's br g Mid-Lothian, 3 yrs (Lye) 1
Mr. Wauchope na The Leader, 2 yrs 2
Mr. A. D. Campbell na c by Doctor, 2 yrs
A Forced Handicap of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, with 50 added.
Two miles.
Mr. Merry's b c Pilot, 3 yrs (Sim) 1
Mr. W. H. Johnston's br c Milden, 3 yrs ... 2
Mr. Merry's ch f Badinage, 3 yrs
Mr. Cook's b m The Shadow, aged—Mr. Merry's br c
Whinstone, 3 yrs—and Captain Potts's Northumberland,
4 yrs, also started, but were not placed.
Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, with 35 added. The winner to
be sold for 200/., if demanded, &c.; if to be sold for 150/.
allowed 71bs ; for 100/., 141bs; for 80/., 181bs; for 50/.,
211bs. Once round.
Mr. T. Walker's br g Attorney-General, 5 yrs (6R) 1
Mr. Campbell's b g Waverley, aged (501.)
The following were not placed :—Mr. Benson's b m
Eleanor, 5 vi s (801.)—Mr. J. Brown's b f Terena, 4 yrs (50/.)
—Mr. Wauchope nd f by Inheritor, 3 yrs (50/.)—Mr. Morris's
br f Mesineria, 3 yrs (100/.)—Mr. J. Rodger's b g Ravens-
worth, 5 vrs, (50/) and Mr. Merry's b c Pilot, 3 yrs (150/.)
Sweepstakes of 2 SON'S. each, with a purse added, for horses,
the property of farmers; three yrs old, lost 21b; four,
list 21b; five, list 121 b; six and aged, 12:4 41b. Thorough
bred allowed 71b extra. Heats a mile and a half.
Mr. Henderson's br g Speculation, 6 yrs ......... 1 0 0 1
Mr. Usher's b m Ichaboe, aged 0 0 1 2
Mr. J. Laing's br g Sauceboy, aged
Mr. J. Brown's eh g Charlie, aged
Mr. G. Todd's na Rebecca, 6 yrs 0 0 0 0
Mr. J. Fawcus's b m by Malcolm, out of Locks-
ley's dam, 4 yrs
Mr. G. Stenhouse's b g Saladin, 5 yrs ..

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BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE ABRAM JOSEI'HS.
In this case the insolvent, who had carried on business at
Stratford, Essex, as a clothier, came up for his interim order.
He was opposed by a creditor in person, on the ground that
he had fraudulently removed his property.
The icsolvent, in his examination, stated that his furniture
was only worth 151., and his stock in trade only 91. 155., and
that the whole of it was still on the premises to which he had
removed. He admitted that it was requisite for a van to be
employed twice for the removal, and laughed at the opposing
creditor asserting that more had been removed than could be
found.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said it was very inconvenient
to bear a case twice over; proof should be adduced at the
present time.
The opposing creditor said that be was not prepared, but
on insolvent coming up again the carman should attend.
Adjourned till the 20th October.

SOUTH 117ARWIt 'KSHIRE ELEC-
TION.
WARWICK, SUNDAY.— lir. Bolton King has addressed
the electors of the southern division of tea; county, and
commenced his canvass with considGrAh4 success. He is
now, it is said, to be opposed by Lord Brook, who is on
the continent, and for whom his friends have undertaken
to issue an address. Yesterday morning, his agents pro-
ceeded to obtain signatures to the following requisi-
tion :—" To the Lord Brook—We, the undersigned free-
holclers and other electors of the southern division of the
county of Warwick, requert you to allow yourself to be
Froposed as a candidate to fill the vacancy in the repre-
sentation of this division, occasioned by the death of Sir
John Mordaunt. We entertain so high an opinion of
your Lordship's constitutional, honourable, and inde-
pendent principles, and of your zeal and anxiety for the
prosperity of the agricultural interest, that we feel con-
fident the high and important trust we are
anxious to repose in you cannot be placed in
safer hands. Oct. 4, 1845." In the course of
the day, however, Mr. Bolton King arrived in
the town, and, it was said, commenced canvassing the
electors, when it was deemed advisable by Lord Brook's
supporters not to wait the result of an answer to the
above requisition, and they forthwith issued the follow-
ing address :
"TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF
THE COUNTY OF WARWICK.

" The Committee for conducting the election of Lord
Brook have authority to state that his Lordship is a candi-
date for the honour of representing the Southern Di-
vision of the county of Warwick in Parliament, to till
the vacancy caused by the deeply-lamented-death of Sir
Mordaunt.

" His Lordship's attachment to the institutions of the
country, and his support of Conservative principles are
well known ; and the Committee are authorised to state
most distinctly and unequivocally, that his Lordship will
give his most cordial support to any just measures for
the relief of the agricultural interest, whether brought
forward by the Government or not.
"Comtaittee-ro,m, Warwick Arms, Oct. 4, 1845."
Since the appearance of this document, which took
place late last night, nothing further in connexion with
his Lordship has been heard, while On the other band
Mr. King's friends are in the most confident hopes of
success. It is rurnewred by the Conservatives that the
Hon. Gentleman will not stand a contest, but retire, now
that Lord Brook is fairly put forward. We do not believe
he wilt retire, and if he does it will only be from a pru-
dent desire to avoid a contest which must, ere long, be
resumed under far more exciting and irnprtant circum-
stances. The following is the address issued by Mr.
King :

TO TIIE ELECTORS OF T;IE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE

COUNTY OF WARWICK.
" Gentlemen,—The greatly-to-be-lamented death of
Sir John Mordaunt having caused a vacancy in the re-
presentation of •this division of the county, I offer myself
as a candidate for the honourable and important situa-
tion of representing you in Parliament.
" If you should think fit to elect me, it will be my
earnest endeavour honestly and independently to dis-
charge the great trust placed in my hands, and most
especially to support the interests of the landowners,
farmers, tradesmen, and labourers of this agricultural
division of the county. Both in public and private life,
it has been my constant aim to support these interests by
advocating sufficient protection for agricultural produce,
and by opposing every extravagant and unnecessary ex-
penditure of public money, as the only means of reduc-
ing those general and local taxes which press so heavily
on the tradesman and cccupier of land.
" To the measures of the present head of the Govern-
ment I do not promise uniform support or constant oppo-
sition; they have been too contradictory and uncertain
to enable me to form any opinion of what they will be
for the future. But I will uphold all measures calculated
to promote the public good, and oppose all such as would
tend in any respect to injure our laws and constitution,
or to lessen our civil and religious liberty.—l have the
honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant,
" BOLTON KING.

Umberslade, October 3, 1845."

HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER
ECLAIR.

A report, of which the following is an outline, was
made to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, on
Friday, by Sir William Pym, Superintendent •General of
quarantine, and Mr. Arnott, of the Middlesex Hospital.
These gentlemen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday
last. The Eclair, it will be remembered, reached the
Motherbank on Sunday evening. She had been immu•
dialely reported to the Custom-house authorities, which
are always the first informed of such matters, and the
channel of communication with the Privy Council, as
having on board a most malignant fever. 'I hat circum-
stance was, in due course, communicated to the Privy
Council, and in consequence of its order Sir Wm. Pym
and Mr. Arnott proceeded on Tuesday morning to
Portsmouth. They immediately repaired alongside
the Eclair, accompanied by the quarantine officers,
and made the most minute inquiries into the con-
dition of the ship and the crew. From them it
resulted that the crew had been suffering from
a mcst malignant fever, with black vomit, since
the 23d of July, when the steamer sailed from Sierra
Leone. On leaving that place she proceeded both to
Gambia and Goree; but the French authorities of the
latter Pace would not evt n allow any communication to
be had with her, and she left immediately for Buona
Vista, one of the Cape de Verd islands. Here the whole
ship's company was landed, all the stores taken out, as
well as the water tanks, and the ship was thoroughly
cleansed, 1 urnigated, and whitewashed. But '3l of the
officers and crew having died on shore in less than three
weeks, it was determined, after an investigation by the
medical officers of .the Eclair and the Growler, which
was at Buona,Vista, that she should proceed imme-
diately to England. Before leaving Buona Vista, Mr.
M'Clure, a surgeon of the navy, who was passenger on
board the Growler, with seven seamen of that vessel,
nobly volunteered their services on board the Eclair ;
and Mr. M'Clure, it is to be regretted, fell a victim
to his devotion to the public service. After leaving
Buona Vista the fever did not abate, as might have
been expected, when the vet sel approached a more
temperate climate. On the contrary, before she
reached Madeira, Captain Estcourt and Mr. M'Clure
both died, and one of the seamen who had volunteered
from the Growler was attacked with the disease. At
Madeira the authorities would allow of no communica-
tion from the Eclair, though they permitted Mr. Ber-
nard, a naval surgeon, and two seamen, who volunteered
their services, to embark on board of her. Mr. Bernard
and the assistant-surgeon of the Eclair, Mr. Coffy, still
remain on board the vessel at Stangate Creek. After
leaving Madeira the disease continued as bad as ever.
From the time of her leaving Buona Vista till she ar-
rived in England, she lost at the rate of almost one man
per day. Two deaths occurred after her arrival at the
Motherbank within the space of thirty-six hours, which
elapsed before she was visited by the medical gentlemen
mentioned above, and one fresh ate of fever appeared
on the 20th. Considering these et umstances, and par-
ticularly the fact that the fever still , revailed on board,
it was thought necessary that the ship should be kept
in quarantine, but that every means should be taken
to provide for the wants and recovery of the men.
She was accordingly immediately ordered t• Stangate
Creek, the usual quarantine station, and two hulks were
placed at the service of her crew. Into one of them
those who had not had the fever were removed, and on
board the other those who had been attacked and had
recovered were placed. Fresh bedding and fresh provi-
sions, and everything which it was supposed could con-
tribute to the recovery or the comfort of the crew, were
immediately supplied. Indeed, everything of that kind
which was needed was sent to them at Portsmouth. Be-
tween the 30th ult., when she was visited at Portsmouth,
aril Friday, the date of the report, three more deaths
had taken place ; but as no fresh case of fever had oc-
curred subsequent to the 29th, and there were only two
patients confined to their hammocks, it was hoped
that the progress of the disease was arrested. Besides
these two, there were eleven of the crew convalescent,
the remainder having either wholly escaped the fever, or
had the disease aid recovered. It is singular that of the
forty-three Kroonaen, taken on board at different periods,
and still on board the Eclair, not one was ever affected
by the disease.

The Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliot, and the Per-
sian, 16, Commander Coryton, were at Vera Cruz on
the Ist ult.
The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Commodore Jones,
and the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, were at Ascension
on the 12th of August. Lieutenant William Mattley,
of the Wasp, 17, died at Ascension on the 13th of July
of fever on board the Penelope, whilst on his passage to
rejoin the Wasp, after having taken to Sierra Leone a
slave brig captured by her. The gallant officer had
once before been attacked by the coast fever. He was a
brave young officer, aged twenty-seven, and highly re-
spected in the service. His loss is deeply regretted by
all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, by his
brother officers especially. His remains were interred
at the Island of Ascension with full honours, naval and
military. The gallant deceased was the son of Mr.
George Henry Alattley, of Portsmouth, editor of the
Hampshire Telegraph newspaper.
DEvoseouT.—The following are the principal dime n-
sions of the Creole, 26, on the design of the Committee
of the School of Naval Architecture, launched at this
dockyard on W'dnesdsy ft. in.
Length between perpendiculars
Length of keel for tonnage lO7 0
Breadth, extreme 4O 71
Breadrh for tonnage -
Breadth, moulded 39 74
Depth of hold
10 Eti-
Draught of water, fore
Draught of water, aft
Tonnage, 922 91-94.
The St. George, 120, advance ship, was docked on
Friday, to be completed.
The Forth, 44, v. as docked on Friday, to be fitted as a
steam guard-ship at this port.
PROMOTION.

Lieutenant—J. Poate to be retired Commander, under
order in Council of 1816.
APPOINTMENTS.

Admiral—Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., to be Commander.
in-Chi. fat Portsmouth, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Row-
ley, retired from ill health.
Lieutenants—C. E. Rowley, to be Flag to Sir Charles
Ogle ; S. P. Pritchard, to the Penelope ; C. 11. Beddoes,
to the Albion ; G. R. Wolridge and R. Jenner, to the
Excellent ; W. H. Moore, to the Caledonia, vice Jen-
kins, perio of service expired ; W. Moorsom, to the
Rodney ; J. W. Dorville, to the Juno; 'l'. J. Smythe, to
the Rattler; E. W . Ward, to be agent for mails.
Secre:ary—Mr. Richard Haig (1813), late Secretary
to Admiral Rowley, to be Secretary to Admiral Ogle,
the Cornmander-in-Chief at Portsmouth.
Chaplain—Rev. J. Walsh, D.D., to Pembroke dock-
yard.
Paymaster and Purser—J. R. Bluett, to the King-
fisher.

Second Masters—J. Thou as (A), to the Amazon; N.
Roberts, to the Porcupine.
Mates—A. W. A. Hood, of the President, H. D. Selby,
and R. H. Hallowes, to the Excellent.
Midshipman—H. M. Elliott, to the Juno.
Mr. W. Scamp, late of Malta, is appointed Chief As-
sistant to Captain Brandreth, R.E., in the Department
of Engineering and Architectural Works, Somerset-
house.

Mr. J. Edwards is Appointed Acting Inspector of
Shipwrights at Pembrcke dockyard.
Mr. J. R. Stookey is appointed draughtsman in the
Master Shipwrights' department at Portsmouth.