The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

STATE OF GILTSPUR•STREET PRISON.

Alderman SIDNEY, after a speech in which he de-
scribed Giltspur-street Prison to be excessively crowded,
and the prisoners to be in a scandalous state of insubor-
dination, in consequence, he alleged, of the negligence or
incapacity of the City magistracy, moved that the pre-
sent overcrowded state of the house of correction in
Giltspur-street—the want of classification and proper
separation of the prisoners—be taken into consideration,
with the view of applying an early remedy.
Alderman WxLsox repelled the charge against the
City magistrates, and said that Alderman Sidney could
not be aware of the very excellent improvements in pro-
gress in Giltspur-street Prison when he spoke of the
miserable arrangements. lie also contended that, with
the exception of a few profligate persons, the whole of
the inmates were in a complete state of subordination.
Alderman WOOD and Alderman LUCAS also denied
that blame lay at the doors of the magistrates, and that
there were any evidences of insubordination except in
three or four instances, which were by no means to be
wondered at, as there were collected in the prison mul-
titudes of the most abandoned characters to be found in
the metropolis. _ _

There was no opposition at all made to the motion o
Alderman Sidney.—The Court then adjourned.

FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, SATIIIIDAY.—A great quan-
tity of rain has fallen in this district within the last
tew days, which has swollen the rivers, and done
considerable damage to property in their margins.
On Thursday the rain descended in torrents all day,
and yesterday the Tyne, at high water in the afternoon
overflowed its banks for several miles, covering all the
low grounds near Hexham and Newburn, carrying away
the corn produce of several fields in stock, and doing
serious injury to the potatoe and turnip crops. The
quay at Newcastle was covered with water, and the
cellars in the neighbourhood completely inundated.
During the ebb tide the current was so strong as to
carry away several vessels from their moorings, and the
damage done among the shipping in the harbour was
very extensive. The Ocean brig was driven on the Herd
Sands, and the sea is breaking over her in such a manner
that it is feared sbe will become a total wreck. The
David, of Yarmouth, had her mainmast carried away,
and the Dover steamer lost her foremast. The mate of the
Atlantic, of Shields, was killed by the breaking of a warp,
and the Blossom steamer was driven against the Brig John
with such violence as to stave in her quarter, and she was
only kept from sinking with the greatest difficulty, her
funnel being also carried away. It is impossible at present
to enumerate the casualties that have occurred, as the ex-
sent of damage is not yet fully ascertained. The har
bour was a complete scene of confusion from the vessels
adrift ; several wherries were sunk, and indeed it was
impossible for a small boat "to live." The ',ace boat
had a narrow escape, having just got out between two
vessels, when thfy were driven to ,ether with great vio-
lence. A great number of bowsprits have been broken,
and an immense pile of broken warps has been collected
in Young's dockyard by the police, who are protecting it
till claimed by the owners.
The ebb-tide to-day has brought down large quanti-
ties of hay and corn, a cow, several sheep, and a horse,
and from these indications, it is apprehended the da-
mage done in the west, of which only very partial
accounts have been received here, is very great.
The Blaydon station of the New castle and Carlisle
Railway was knee-deep in water ; and the line for
several miles was covert d.

The garden grounds about Hexham are still under
water, and it is feared that the entire potato crop in
those places will be destroyed.

DEATH ()F A FLAG OFFICER
Admiral Benjamin W. Page, the junior Admiral ofd the
Blue, died at Ipswich on Friday evening last, at a old
age. He entered the navy in November, 1778, with Rear-
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K.C.8., a personal fi iend of his
faller, and was a midshipman on board the Superb in the ac-
tions with Monsieur de Suffrein in the East Indies, in which
he was twice wounded by the side of his patron. He was
appointed acting lieutenant, in December, 1782, to the Exe-
ter, 64, at Bombay, and came to England with the admiral,
and was paid off in 1783. Lord Howe confirmed him a lieu-
tenant November 20, 1784, and appointed him to the Astrea,
32, Captain Raimer, for the Jamaica station ; returned in 1790,
and were, all hands and officers, appointed to the Monarch, 74.
In December, Lieut. Page was sent in the Minerva, 38, with
Captain R. M. Sutton, to India, and on joining Commodore
Cornwallis, the flag-ship, the Crown, 64, paid off at Portsmouth
in 1792; and in January, 1793, appointed first lieutenant
of the Suffolk, 74, at the request of Captain Raimer. On the
7th of June, having been on a cruise off Cherbourg and the
French coast, the Suffolk was safely taken through the
Needles' Passage to Spithead, being the first seventy.four
ever taken through the Needles; and she continued- a fa-
vourite ship with Lord Howe till the latter part of May'
1794, when Commodore Raimer was sent with her and
others to escort a large convoy to India; and as acting cap-
tain, Lieutenant Page was paid the batta, and after the ear
Lure of Negapatam and Trincomalee was confirmed by the
Admiralty as a Commander to the Hobart, of 18 guns, Sep-
tember 12, 1795; and having conveyed the Bombay. Chins
ships to their home from China, was made Post Captain into
the Orpheus, 32, 1796, on Captain Henry Newcomb's demise,
and received 500 guineas for care of convoy, through the
Admiral, officially. 1798 and 1799 Captain Page was com-
pelled, by had health, to return to England. January,
1800, Earl Spencer appointed him to the Inflexible, 64,
armed en flute, and sent him with sealed orders, and 14
more such ships, to take General Pigot and 5,000 troops
to Gibraltar and Minorca, which they did safely and ra-
pidly, and joined at the blockade and capture of General-
Massena, at Genoa; and the Inflexible carried about 600
French troops from thence to Antibes, and a convoy from
Minorca, Gibraltar, and Lisbon, to England. Earl Spencer
again sent Captain Page with sealed orders to Admiral Lord
Keith, who put part of the 42d Highlanders on board the -
flexible, whence they were landed in Egypt by her boats,with
March 8, 1801; and that ship was sent to Rhodes, &e., f
dispatches for England, and returned to the blockade 0
Alexandria with Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton and_the
squadron. On the surrender of Cairo Captain. Page was
sent to take the 13,556 French troops and followeJs
from Egypt to France. He embarked nearly 600 French
artillerymen, and 12 of their guns, ammunition, Sce., ent
board the Inflexible, and all the others in ships P,,.°
under his orders, for Marseilles, and landed them there. lie
returned to Malta, and thence took General Coote and the
3d Guards to Gibraltar and Spithead, and was paid off in
March, 1802. He was soon after appointed to the Caroline,
36, for the Irish station from Cork; he was sent with sealed
orders in May, 1803, for the East Indies, and arrived there
104 days, taking some French and Duteh vessels, and send'
ing the latter to apprise the Governor of St. Helena of the
renewal of the war in Europe, which enabled him to keep
our ships there for convoy, and to detain some Dutch s'e'",
sell. Admiral Raimer, having gone in quest of Adm.irat
Lanois and the French squadron, which had recently. sailed
from Pondicherry, and Captain Bathurst, in the Terpslch°r„ef
with a few small ships, being left to protect the Bay "t
Bengal and that side of India, Captain Page assumed tlqiii
i
command, escorted the Company's ships for Europe
safety, and luckily captured the General de Caen, of
guns and 200 men, and Les Tres Unis, cf 18 guns aini
140 men, privateers, from Bordeaux, before they had doll
any mischief ; he then took a large convoy of liombaY '11!
European ships to China, and back to India, in safety, 1.3
1804. The merchants of Bengal and of Madras each gel
Captain Page 500 guineas for his exertions and success, ai'
the Admiral appointed him to his flag-ship, the Trident, al!Id
he brought the present Duke of Wellington to England
March, 1805, they took a convoy to St. Helena, leaving A.„
miral Sir Edward Pellew in command of the squadron 1"
India, which Admiral Raimer had held eleven years. Frolll
St. Helena the convoy was 44 sail, the same number as
taken out in 1794, and having seen them all safe into the
Downs, September, 1805, paid off the Trident at Chatl
ourt
,
and received 500 guineas, with official thanks, from the C
of Directors, through the Admiral, fur the care of convoy's._
Lord Mulgrave appoiuted Captain Page to the Sea Fencibles
at Harwich ; and on their being disbanded, Lord Melville ar
pointed Captain Page to the Puissant, 74, at Spithead, vibe!!
he had, with other duties of the port, to sit upon 167 &Ari':
martial, to go weekly to superintend invaliding men froul
Hasler Hospital, examine candidates for lieutenancies, 811:.
proper management of the prison-ships in Porchester,
&c. October, 1815, the Puissant was paid off, and in
Captain Page was promoteno flag-rank, and made a Vice-
Admiral in July, 1830, and Admiral, November 23, 1841.

THE BRUTAL LASH. FIFO
NOBLE SENTIMENTS IN REFERENCE THERE

OF LORD METCALF.

(From the Indian News.)
It gives us great pain to observe from the Indian
nals that the opinion of many " practical men" is iu
your of the re-introduction of the lash into the native anTO
be 3
This, should it take place, will, in our judgments
fatal error. The doctrine that the lash has become nio
cessary is founded on a misconception which ought n°te,ii,„
exist among persons making any pretensions to int
gence ; for the late instances of discontent and insuhnL
dination have been much less important, and can be nr;
clearly traced to improper treatment of the arm'', t by
those which occurred before flogging was abolished
Lord William Bentinck. This opinion of the pract%
man referred to is worth no more than the opintwbo
of other practical men, that the Indians, who make
bravest soldiers in the world, are cowards by
that the Indians who overthrew the Mogul despotism, .0)",
who have repeatedly beat off the British with equal 01.11..
hers, are incapable of organising. of themselves, eved
cleat military force; and that the Indians, who in Olio
mas-es are gallant, faithful, and honourable, are in 'so
life a race of liars, thieves, and scoundrels. These,.
ancient prejudices which are fast vanishing before the
of modern knowledge, and which, in all probability. the
naturei d
have no existence at &1 in the next generation ; but,ill3
meantime, unfortunately, in the question of the lash, In at
the opinion of the veterans, with the Duke of Welling p°

their head, which will be taken.
This painful subject has been suggested to us hY the f°11:1
lowing paragraph in a letter to a private friend from Lc'
I 3lttalf, a practicaldeplore
man of another stamp :
" exceed the contemplatedre-introduet-°, „.
flogging into the Indian Native Army, and have alwaP".:t-ij
garded Lord William Bentinck's abolition of that 1.!.`
punishment as reflecting high honour on his administratioiv,
If I had the power, I would abolish it in the British 311_%.,
notwithstanding th high authority in favour of its coati"
ante." aboli
In the British army it unhappily exists, and its ter
tion, if no adequate substitute could be found, might,-
ought we know, occasion some disorder among thesetheir
dividuals whose minds have been brutified
a'
backs scored by the whip ; but the Indians are joir
sent restrained by military honour—by " fidelity to re-
salt"—and this cannot co-exist with the lash. The belotis
ventive of insubordination among them is just and jud_A.
treatment by the local government and officers in colonlant
It is but fair to add, that private accounts mention,!:oTo
the contemplated brutalisation of a body of men to
England owes a debt that ought to be requited oth'r
than by the lash, had been suspended or given up.

- - -
_ — Ball,
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WooLWlCll.—Henri viss
a drummer attached to the band of the Roy-al Marines,nier,
was drowned on Saturday evening, near Charlton ro,e
Woolwich ; and the body was first observed by one Sara
convicts employed at the west end of Woolwich doe ~oe'S
yesterday forenoon, and taken charge of, that a '-")—d lea
inquest might be held upon it. It appears the boy
_VI the
his residence, in Frances-street, Woolwich, to procee'' °ibis
last boat up the river from Charlton pier, to join somed tlie
companions; and he was observed in the fore part :joie'
vessel, by a female passenger, playing with a roPek over"
diately after leaving the pier, and while doing so oestiae-
balanced himself, and fell into the river. The female :stile"
diately acquainted the Captain of the Niobe WoOs,eol
steam packet of the circumstance, and he backed the. a's;
and remained near the spot for about ten or fifteen Unfit or
but the body did not rise to the surface, which renders miler
bable that the deceased had been stunned in passing
the paddle-wheels. steamer'
AMSTERDAM, OCT. 3.—The English 5 gar
lingen and London, was towed back to the Held
Rapid, which recently commenced running betweelion the
dery f water
29th ult., in a damaged condition, and with six feet !),.ti 01
in the hold. It had on board 75 cows, 15 of wil:'e Te.xe
drowned or otherwise killed. The last arrivals at he clots
were the Thomas and Joseph, from Newcastle; te, (rote
Dorothea, the Paragon, the Shencliffe, and the Isir The
Sunderland; and the Jantina Hendrika, from IlenaptiP
number of passengers on the so-called Dutch receipts
-
for the month of September, was 67,264. Theannoonce
of this
amounted to 69,411 florins. The Hague papers s
the sudden death of Herr C. de Border, COraniand etTio gig'
order of the Dutch Lion, and Attorney-General in
Council of the Netherlands. r
held
• r was
BRAINTREE FAlR.—This important fair unp,Y of
.
on Thursday and Friday last, and as respects the s tVe se-
stock of most descriptions, and the business don table ehr
counts that have reached us are of the most
f°atllesuPP;
ratter. The number of sheep and lambs exceeded
there 'vibe
of any forer average nearly 20,000 being yenneo;. ,
fa
to,
also a fair number of bullocks in the falrAt. ho r?....
there was a full supply, including
whole were in very excellent condition.
,_`-:, ttornu,:
than usual of very superior cart colts. The
e3ociallv 'it,
a larbetiteodan%
too, of respectable buyers was numerous,
celeP at '1,13c/i
Thursday, and large purchases were mai ,_ con the
indeed at considerably advanu.d rates, wh.°O)aoio otl bile,
favourably with the low prices produced by the 140,00111_0,
tariff in 1842. Friday morning was wet and L" of btlej,
and consequently there was a smaller attendainointao4,o
but still the rates of the previous day were e,sacted• f. ir,
and a considerable deal of business was tre- at this
than
,apply of hops, generally an important featureeinager.telvg
was, owing to the backwarkness of the seaso4,llo. not
~,° art.
was ever seen there before; in fact, the Pich_dqo this tau
over very few could be bagged in time W se4
T.,et. ewt-fopi-
For those that were pitched, from 8/. Ss. many' 'being ° of
asked, bat few sales were effected at this rate,frou sotiSese
nion, notwithstanding the unfavourable report that that. bola
the large hop- growing districts of the kingrst fairrig of
prices will not be maintained. This was the
d the l'al'' there
since the alterations at the Hyde Farm, ani.nt state 9 t the
the new arrangements; and a correspoeut"
were complaints amongst some of the large.dse_al„eorbs ttO1103inlio;
space purchased and fenced in for the stock ioTt'las do_neled,
fined, for should the fair increase at the Jr 211 v ere„,,or
the last twenty years, it will soon be I tewl'as"taucare'oed
The space allotted to the horses, he saYs,', e is °lore 4
plained of as insufficient; and he adds, a 'ePti-rebasel!,dtogg•
that the new proprietors of the manor writ P,,,i by ball .„ate
the ground for the purpose before it is oceel"notr far '-
which would render the enlargement of to'
•%lA'rrecilinAeTsra;.l_ll. sc. F' -I:Es'
,„,vioiog
difficult and expensive.—Essex Herald.
ja the Yl'aric.,
whe 1•••_or
BthaivsbaoLrEourgßhotortookupGlaaceßoanG
for
hall, before J. Wharton, Esq., the barr_i..atg.. silvestsioa:...,
very ably supported the Liberals, and
lli.t.
a the resi' hoil,e-
the Tories. The following is the resu ~. Libera ii,..--•
Liberal freemen struck off, 3, • Tory ditto_
.;,elrei gal
holders struck off, 4; Tory 'ditto, 10.-441 f til°
ult °
Hull Advertiser. --The res -elti it- .0
NORTH CHESHIRE REVISION. 1 ,rneciesh id lit
county revision in Macclesfield is, that. J.: ~--701,1, '6l,„o'"'l, to
ectelclev
the League has established 105 claims, n 'ii obi ' .fie
Bollin-fee 12. The Conservatives made o.___2l/,
county voters in the borough, and sustained ' are
Far tif
Courier. __Both P, ;, sires„,
REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN.
...,„;011, • to
but stio'-• gb to tto
still actively canvassing the electors,
the borough reserlo
known of the state of political iiifeeling,__sso,t, paertY_ed,
_„
it almost certain, that unless Mr. Thi .1,111,e_. be r ti.ooo
elector.'
enormous bribery, Captain Lindsayhaitm' e
sorne 0. beg will :P:
seems to be generally understood, t. a that b thing` °•
are hanging back in the expectatia 0
~,,. aoo, blo
offered, as if any man in his sEnses say b
fool enoilg-- to ett:
iniquity of such a course) would bekt,sui ~
More .A•
self into a Parliament that has little
live.—Nanchester Courier.