The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Vindictive, 50, Captain
Seymour, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen, K.C.8.,
was paid the usual advance wages yesterday at Spithead.
The Gallant Admiral rehoisted his flag (white at the fore),
this morning, at 11 o'clock, and saluted the Commander-in-
Chief, Admiral Sir C. Rowley, as that officer was absent on
leave when Sir Francis first hoisted his flag. The St. Vincent
turned the salute. The Vindictive is very strongly manned,
very few other than able seamen having been entered. She
sails this evening for the West Indies.
The St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, flag of Admiral Sir
Charles Rowley, Bart., having completed her refit, received
her crew from the Victorious hulk yesterday.
The Britannia, 120, advanced ship, has received new fore
and mizen masts, her old ones having been transhipped on
board the Hibernia, 120, fitting fur the flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir William Parker, Bart., for the command in the Mediter-
ranean.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Stephen, which
sailed on Friday for Sheerness with seamen, was driven back
by the easterly gales, and did not succeed in finally leaving
until yesterday.
The Quail, naval lighter, sailed yesterday for Greenwich,
with the effects of Capt. Sir W. 0. Pell, late Superintendent
of Pembrc.ke Dockyard.
The Wildfire steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander A.
Darby, arrived on Sunday, with volunteers and supernumerary
seamen, and to be docked for repair. She was accordingly
docked yesterday.
The Drake lighter sailed yesterday, with victualling stores
for Chatham and Sheerness.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant.CommanderPretyman,
arrived yesterday from Devonport, with volunteers for the
Rodney and Ilibernia.
Shell practice, from the Excellent gunnery ship, Capt. Sir
Thomas Ilastings, was recommenced upon the Swiftsure hulk
yesterday morning.
DEVONPORT.—The Melampus, 42, just commissioned by
Captain J. N. Campbell, C. 8., was docked on Saturday, to
have her copper cleansed and examined. She will have a
*implement of 320 men.
The Devon navy lighter, Hicks, Master-commanding,
sailed on Friday, with Government stores, for Liverpool and
Holyhead.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman,
arrived on Friday, with seamen from Portsmouth to the ships
Sttiug out here.
Commander W. Cotesworth (1829), recently appointed to
command the Grecian, 16, at this port, has resigned that ap-
pointment, which has been conferred upon Commander A. L.
Montgomery (1838).

NEWMARKET PROTECTION
SOCIETY.
(Abridged from the Cambridge Adve, tiser.)
At a meeting of the above-named society, held on the
11th inst., It. 1). Fyson, Esq., in the chair, a petition to
the House of Commons was agreed upon.
The draft of this petition was forwarded to each of
the county Members, with a request to be informed if
they agreed with the prayer of such petition. Mr.
Eaton said he would agree to any measure for the protec-
tion of the farmer: so would Mr. Allis; but he would
" not take a burden off one shoulder and put it on the
other:" but the Hon. Eliot T. Yorke would not go the
whole hog, and very emphatically demanded proof "to
show that the present low prices of agricultural produce,
and the distress of the farmers, is owing to the measures
of 1842 and 1843." _ .

The result of this reply was a request from the Society
that Mr. Yorke would meet his constituents at New-
market, and enter into some further explanation.
Accordingly, at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, the Hon. E.
T. Yorke, M.P., attended a large meeting of tenant-
farmers which was held at theßutland Arms Inn, and after-
wards by adjournment at the theatre, Newmarket, R.
D. Fyeson, Esq., in the chair.
After the CHAIRMAN had briefly explained the object
of the meeting,
_ _ _

The Hon. E. T. YORKE came forward, and, in a
straightforward manly speech, vindicated his Parlia-
mentary conduct, and cited numerous Parliamentary
statistical documents to prove that the course he had
thought fit to pursue was the right one.
After several other gentlemen had addressed the meet-
ing, all condemnatory of Sir R. Peel's policy, a call was
made upon Mr. Yorke to resign.
Mr. YORE briefly but emphatically said, " I don't
intend to resign."