The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-20 00:00:00

IN RE HENRY RUSSELL.

This was a petition on behalf of the applicant, to receive an
insolvent's certificate. He had been an officer in the navy, and he
attributed his insolvency to the fact of having been engaged in
betting transactions, which eventually turned out unfortunately,
He had lost as much as 4501., he stated, in one day, and for
which he had given his acceptance. The total amount of
his debts, Including the sum of 450/. just alluded to, the
amount for which no consideration was received, was 8501.
He was willing to allocate a certain portion of his half-pay to
the liquidation of all his bona fide debts ; and which offer be
made to those creditors to whom he considered himself justly in-
debted, but they refused the proposition in expectation that his
lather, who was a very wealthy man, and had before paid his
debts, would again relieve him from his difficulties. He refused
to honour those acceptances which he had undertaken on account
of betting transactions, and in consequence of so doing, he was
now compelled to appeal to the Court. He stated in his schedule
that the only assets he had available, after his excepted articles,
was his pension, or half-pay, as Lieutenant in the navy.
After a short examination the case was eventually adjourned to
this day month.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 20.—Wind fresh Northerly breeze, and fine.
DEAL, JAN. 19.—Wind A.M., W. ; F.M., W.N.W., by
W., fresh.—Arrd. Janet Willis, Willis, Demerara ; Woo:sing-
ton, Johnson, Antigua; Enterprise, St. John's.
SWANSEA, JAN. 18.—Arrd. Arrieta, Ellis, Cuba.
- PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Sophia,
London for Madras.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Ann, London for Whitehaven, with loss of bowsprit, foretop-
mast, &c., having been in contact with a brig 17th instant off
the Longships.
BRISTOL, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Atalanta, Newfoundland.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JAN. 19.—The Eclipse,
Scott, which put in here with damage, has been surveyed, and
proceeded fur Lymington, for repairs.
SHIELDS, JAN. 18.—The Hercules, of Aberdeen, which
was on shore on the Herd 13th inst., was attempted to be got
off without success, and is expected to become a wreck.
STORNOWAY, JAN. 10.—The cargo of the Theodore
Henrich, from Riga to London, which put in here Ist inst.
leaky, has discharged her cargo in a damaged state, and will be
laid on the beach to repair.
LivEarooL, JAN. 19—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Bra-
zilian, Goble, Bahia (2d ult. ) ; Bornholm, Thompson, New
Orleans ; Sarah Arsilia, Butman, Savannah ; Corsair, Daly,
Halifax. Put back Ellen Clare, Hayti; Norval, New found-
land.

OFF CORK, JAN. 15.—Echo, Dunlop, Berbice for Liver-
pool. 17. The St. John, from Liverpool to Newfoundland,
which put in here 10th inst., will discharge her cargo.
HULL, JAN. 19.—Wind, moderate.—Sld. Ockbrook, New
Orleans.

YARMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Wansbeck, London for
Shields, leaky, having:been on the ShipiA ash.
GRAVESEND, JAN. 19.—Arrd. General Durham, Calcutta;
Alert, Hemosand ; Amphitrite, Antwerp ; Scotus, Guernsey.
Sid. Governor M'Lean, Cape Coast Castle.

INCREASE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT BY THE
CnAwoe IN CURRENCY.—A Correspondent has favoured us with the
following calculation, by which it will be found that the redoubted
•` farmers' friend," Sir Robert Peel, has contrived to nearly treble
the amount of the debt, owing by his said friends, to the owners
of the 800,000,0001. of property sunk in the public securities :---
There were given, on an average, for the Three per Cents. 561. of
the paper money, which, with corn, if worth I Os. per bushel, were
112 bushels of corn. During the past year the said Three per
Cents. have averaged in the public market 971., or with corn dur-
ing the same period, averaging Os. per bushel, 323 bushels of corn.
For this increase in their burden, and decrease in the value of
their produce, the farmers are principally indebted to Sir Robert
Peel's Currency Bill of 1819, and his grand financial measures of
1842. Well may the poor farmers say, " Save us from our
friends."

IMPROVEMENTS IN PIMLICO.--The demolition of
the White Horse public-house, belonging to the Crown, has been
deferred until next month, in order that the magistrates' license
may be obtained for another house in Stafford.row. It is under-
stood that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests will cause a
shrubbery to be planted on the site of the White Horse and ad-
joining mews; the space thus obtained is not to be thrown into the
road. The house at present impedes the view from the Royal Swiss
Cottage, in Buckingham-gardens, of St. James's. park.

VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT LEWIS FITZ. GERALD,
K.C.H.—Another flag-officer is removed from the Navy List, by
the death of Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Robert Lewis Fits.
Gerald, Knight, K.C.H., which took place at Bath, on Wednesday
last, in the 69th year of his age. Sir Robert entered the Royal
Navy in March, 1786, was made a Lieutenant 21st of February,
1794, and in that rank was on board the London, and took part its
Lord Bridport's action off L'Orient in 1795. He was made a Com-
mander on the I 3th of February, 1797, and was promoted to his
post rank on the 24th of Dec., 1798, for his gallantry when in
command of the Vesuvius bomb, in which he assisted at the born.
bardment of Havre, and in the destruction of the French frigate
Confiante, of 36 guns, in that year. He obtained his flag pro.
motion as Rear-Admiral on the 2d of June, 1825, and as Vice-
Admiral on the 12th of November, 1840. He was nominated a
K.C.H. on the 18th of January, 1835. Sir Robert was on the
half-pay of a Rear-Admiral.

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE, OF KING WILLIAM'S
COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN.—I have this moment received in-
formation from the Very Rev. the Principal of the College,
of this lamentable occurrence, which took place on Sunday
morning, between two and three o'clock. The whole of this
splendid and extensive building has been totally destroyed
with the exception of the Vice-Principal's house. There were
about sixty boys sleeping within the college at the time, who
who were obliged to escape in their night-shirts, but I am happy
to say that not a single accident occurred. The building is
insured in the Sun-office, also the Principal's property, the
more valuable part of which is saved, though a large quantity
has unfortunately been destroyed. For the present the boys
are billetted at the masters' houses and with different neigh-
bours. The Principal, the Rev. R. Dixon, has been kindly
afforded shelter with his family in the house of the Governor.
Rooms near at hand have been engaged by the Principal, and
the school was to commence again on Thursday last. The
Principal's lady was happily, at the time the time the fire took
place, at Donglas, where she has been for a short time under
medical treatment for id-health. The walls of the college are
standing, and not much injured. The cause of the fire is attri-
buted to accident, as far as at present known.—Correspondent
of a Morning Paper.
James Mathe-on, Esq., M.P. for Achliurton. has
vurelia.d from the Seatorth family the islam,d .1 Lewis, one of tii:
largest islands in the Hebrides, with a population of 15,000, and
included In the county of Ross. The purchase money was 180.0001.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Captain Nicholas Lockyer,
C. 8., was towed into the Sound on Monday, by the Confiance.
Captain Sir William S 3 moods, Surveyor of the Navy,-her
talented constructor, was on board, and she at once proceeded
on a short experimental trip, to try her sailing qualities. She
stood across with the wind free; hauled on the wind, and they
then got nine knots and a half out of her. In returning she
made one or two tacks, when it fell calm ; the sails were then
furled in good style, and the steamer towed her in. We under-
stand the Surveyor was much pleased with her, and with the
seaman-like manner in which she was managed by her officers
and crew.

Her Majesty's ship Vestal, '26, Captain Charles Talbot, with
the Honourable R. Pakenhatn and suite on board, sailed on
Tuesday for New York. The crea- was paid advance of wages
on the previous day.
Her „Illajesty's sloop Larne, 18, Commander J. W. D. Bris-
bane, arrived on Sunday, from Sheerness.
Her Majesty's troop-ship Resistance, Commander Charles J.
E. Patey, arrived on Saturday last, from the Cove of Cork, and
was towed into harbour on Monday, by the Confiance, steam-
vessel, to refit.

Her Majesty's brig Hyacinth, 18, Commodore Scott, has
had her lower masts shortened, and is now quite ready for sea.
The ship is waiting the arrival here of Mr. Macauley, a
member of the Portuguese Slave Commission, who will take
passage in her to Bona Vista, after which the ship will proceed
to the West Indies. Sir Wm. Symonds, the Surveyor of the
Navy, visited the Hyacinth'on Monday, and expressed a favour-
able opinion of the alterations which have been made in her
spars. She was warped to her saEirig moorings on Tuesday.
Her I`,lajesty's steamer Alban, Lieut. J. Jeayes, arrived on
Wednesday, from Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's brigs Acorn and Persian, having been re-
paired, were undocked on Monday last.
Her Majesty's ship Actncn, 26, and the Ranger, 6, packet,
were taken into dock on Wednesday ; the former to undergo
some repairs, and the latter :to be converted into a 10• gun
brig, similar to the Alert and Star.

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Her Majesty's ship, Druid, 44, is to be fitted as a tempo-
rary coal-vessel. On Tuesday the. Confiance towed her down
to the moorings lately occupied by the Caledonia.
The Hamoaze, a new lighter, was launched on Wednesday
last. Her bottom has been covered with Jeffery's patent cont..'
position, as a substitute for copper.
DOCK-YARD.—Mr. Churchward, Foreman of Works, has
been placed in the same rank with Foreman of the Yard, with
a similar salary of 2501. per annum.
Twenty-five shipwright apprentices were entered in this
establishment on Tuesday ; they were selected chiefly from the
sons of old and deserving artisans and orphans.