The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-25 00:00:00

The Goodwill lighter sailed on Tuesday last, with
stores for Chatham and Sheerness.
Ships in Harbour—Caledonia, 120, Capt. IL
San Josef, 110, Capt. F. W. Burgoyne ; Agincourt,
Capt. H. W. Bruce; Crocodile troop-ship, .Master, Cotn
Thomas Elson ; Philomel, 10, Com. B. J. Sullyent:
Wizard, 10, Lieut. Somerville ; Tartarus steamer, 'jet.
George W. Smith ; Kite steamer, Lieut. Gooch.; L'"-
fiance steam-tug.
Eight convicts arrived from Dorsetshire on Tneed*
and were put on board the Stirling. Castle.
H.M.S. Impregnable, 104, Captain T. Forrest, is ea
be stationed in the Tagus, where the Captain will O-
a Commodore's broad pennant.
Mr. C. Slaughter, son of Captain Williard Slallgeel
K. 11., RN., has been found duly qualified, after:hair:l
passed a creditable examination at the Royesl Savalt,
lege, Portsmouth, for a commission in the Royal .igur4";d
as Second Lieutenant, having been previously instruct
by Mr. Peters, Hobart-street, Stonehouse. •
Chaplain of men-of. war are in future to be anew 0,
in addition to their pay, three-fourths of the all0"11%
given to naval instrnctors, if they will execute the.deti
of instructing the young gentlemen.-
' Mr. Frederick Marryat, Mate, passed for tietillilli.lll
at the Naval College on Tuesday. Air. Thos. It.-I.eg!'j
and Mr. James S. Dowman, have passed at the i‘i
College for commissions in the Royal Marines. e,.
A contract was taken at the Royal Victualling 0
Weevil, on Thursday, the 14th inst. for 9,600' qualle
of wheat, at .675. ed. per quarter.
'e erd,
DeicK-YenD.—Two sawyers belonging to this }'s
rd'
employed cutting a piece of elm, to be used elo
board the Albion, discovered, in the centre of it, 'te.
woodpeckers' nests, containing five eggs.
Major-General the Hon. Henry Murray inspected
reviewed the troops in this garrison for the first time (11),
Wednesday last, the gallant officer having assumed:
command of the Western Circuit on the preceding 34'
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—8 y accounts received fr`b,
New York, we learn that the Warspite, with Lord -MI,
burton on board) arrived off that port on the Ist Ape
and that a steamer had been despatched to tow lien ii.
A New York paper of that date, the latest, has the.
lowing :
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NAVAL MOVEMENTS—THE AFRICAN Seteeee ee ,0„,
'0
The Washington Madisonian says that it "is 1190-'zie
that a squadron of four vessels are to be sent-
coast of Africa, under the command of Capt. Munn'
It was true at one time, whatever the Madisonian Dr;
say to the contrary. Such was the intention of the'LT°-5
vernment : but we suppose the negligence of Couree„.e
and the deficiency of the Treasury have caused a chale
in this good purpose. We trust, however, that the
country will arise in one mass, and call upon Cong;j
to do their duty. In such a case a _squadron ought-a
probably will be sent to the African coast.
TERRIBLE CONFUSION.—AII the West Lima e„
steamers are in an uncomfortable state of confneed;
We do not believe that the great advantages to be ire
rived from these steamers will be realied. All nOlll,
sixes and sevens, and not one of them is in her rlgio
place. In a day two will be due here; and-there is
prospect that either will ever arrive.
a) The Illustrious, 72 (with the flag' of Sir G. Ae---;-10,
Pique, 36; Fair Rosamond, 2, and Spitfire (steam-1'0;e
sailed from Barbadoes on the 10th of March, for
tigua and Jamaica.
The I)ee, West India mail: steam-packet (said? hi:Lyle,
been lost.) left liavannah on the 30th ult., for Seseell-ce
Charleston, New York,' and Halifax, ad would retele
to the same places. She would afterwards bring-he of
the English mails, leaving the West Indies on the 14'
May.
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The Wasp, 16, arrived at Lisbon, from Gibraltorfoe
the sth April, and sailed on the 6th, for England. fito
Daphne arrived at Gibraltar from Smyrna and
ALT„,
April 5. The Benbow arrived at Gibraltar from 311. i
on the 6th April. . ere
The Benbow, Wellesley, Malabar, and Wasp, are lee
ported to be in the Channel, from foreign service ; rl5
wind is this evening westward of south, they Will ,00
be in port.
The Malabar, 72, sailed from Gibraltar for EnglAnd,
on the sth of April.
The Jaseur sailed from Gibraltar for Barcelona
the 3rd of April.
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The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant Paulson, saile4 for
Wtdnesdu-- for Brighton, for the protection 'Ty
Brighton fishermen.
t°'
The Winchester, 50, 'Was tindocked and musters i
day ; all her rigging being fitted, she will be SP'
ready for sea.
The Avon steamer sailed yesterday for Woolwich' e
The Raven cutter arrived to-day ; she will,eeileilleed
night with -supernumerary seamen for Sheerness-
Chatham.
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The Shearwater will proceed from Woolwich on --Tbe
day, to the North Sea, to resume her survey. 00
Geyser will on the same day proceed down the river:.
triTheal her machiner, and also her armame, „il
of
Rhadamanthusy and Styx, at Woolwic nt
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ready next week.
aaud
The Tay, West India Steam-pasket, is to be
fur some trifling repairs.in the Portsmouth Dock/-
on Monday next. e- .a
The Talbot, '26, Captain It F. Stopford, was PI, tee
at Chatham, on the' 15th instant ; and the CleopLie
26, at Sheerness, on Wednesday last. They have ;
been re-commissioned, the former by Captain Wiloe
the latter by Captain Sir T. Thompson, Bart., anda-tee
ordered to be brought forward with all despatch for
coast of Africa. 00
The Ganges, 84, was paid off' at Sheerness,
Tuesday.
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The resistance, troop ship, Commander Patey, errl'er
to-day from Plymouth, to embark the St. Helen'
giment.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, 11011
George, Winchester, Volcano and Echo
Raven (cutter). (steamers)'.

At Spithead—Resistance. Wit
A detachmek ofßoyal Marines, consisting of tiOtir„or
Hawkins and Lieutenant Henry Varlo, and I°' to'
commissioned officers, and privates, were to eraha,/, for
day on board the Lightning steamer, at Wo011"-:,ity
conveyance to Plymouth, where they will join tile vll
court, to reinforce this part of our force irt Chifia„. t
is said that Lieut.-Colonel Burton will also p", iU
the Agincourt, to take the command of the 31ar'11-
that quarter.
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PLYMOUTH, TRURSDAY, APRIL rrh for
last, the Spy, 3, Lieut. Corn. J. M. Pot bury, wile:
Liverpool ; and the Alban steamer, Mr. King, 11100
with provisions and water, to supply any vessels ty
may require assistance, detained at the entrance:4OP
Channel by the continued easterly winds.-011. •"*"tef,
the Resistance troop-ship, 42, Commander C• hel•
was towed in the Sound by the Kite steamer
paid wages in advance, and sailed for Porto:o4oe
19th, to embark troops for the East Indies:l' er
following day sailed the Scylla, 16, Command
Sharpe, for Halifax ; she is to wait at the entrance -0
rV
Channel a few days, to supply any ships that 1130:04
want of provisions and water, detained by the ed
winds. Sailed the Netly tender, for Cork ; lyr
the
Kite steamer, Lieut. Commander T. L. Gooch, o,
coast of Africa. The Wizard, 10, Lieut. Conl.a olfr
J. B. Somerville, came into harbour to be Pf‘i, CO;
On Sunday, arrived the Avon steamer, Lie°"teso-
mander C. Jenkins, from Milford ; and Confiance!r to be
from Woolwich. The 'Etna, 6, came into harlP,utoodiff.
paid off: Sailed the Raven cutter, and Euler:00814Z;
for Portsmouth.-J are informed, by letter rof
from Malta, that Captain Sir Samuel Robero,attolT
Calcutta, is dangerously ill from two paralYtieviriig"
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Agincourt,
Crocodile, Philomel, Atha, and Confiance. v ,
APPOINTMENTS.—Captains—Christopher tlo the
the Cleopatra ; Sir Thomas Thompson, Bart.,
Talbot.
Commander—Silas T. Hood, to the Caledoni,l;,no, 4°,
Lieutenants—P. L. Barnard (from the Exce2
the Cleopatra; Thomas Hodgkinson (from %JOT;
lent), to the Talbot; H. C. Harston, to the •&/ to tP,,,
St. Leger Aldworth, to the Rodney; W. netit.itiona',/,.;
Sylvia; W. 1). Carroll, to the Winchester (ai„-,„iq,„:
for Squadron at Cape of Good Hope; J. M• 1%•
the C'aledonia; Robert Willcox, to the Indus' John
t,
Symons and E. K. Barnard, to the soper,
Hancock (a), to the Victory, vice Pennefatilsloii, 1004
seded; George Raymond, to the Atha, vice Wl:joes
meted; C. F. Dawson, to the Camperdo"; ,bdis. r
Macdonald, from the Coast Guard to the Chard)
nia 11.
Masters—James Underwood, to the Cale,:e hearse'
Ellis, late of the Wizard, to the Grecian, v'
decease.
Matesd—C. J. P. Glinn, to the Camperdon3);ol,F;leas,der;
Marryat, to the Cambrian ; the lion. Mark
W. B. G. Johnson, to the Scylla.
Assistant-surgeon—A. Murray, to the to the •
re
Volunteers, First class—Robert Low* winchestel•,.
non ; Thomas Geer (supernumerary), to the
F.'
Thomas Leah, to the Spartan.
E.
chester ;
Clerks—A. Witehouse, to the beam owl
" • -
Stow 'in change) to the Spider ; T.
A..A.Speck (additional), to the. Ocean' the Catobri.
Naval Instructor—Charles Oxbourne, to - •
Coast Guard—Lieut. James Loveless.

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WESTMINSTER LOAN
adding a '
Savings':an‘
[ADVERTISEMENT.)
AND„
O''.
iNvEsTkr, ,
Opinion JkftllNthTeiSlTns
of Sir William Webbe Follet, her Majesty's ' _t the,
General, and Samuel Wells,'
Legalitym. ~
Westminster Loan and Investment Joint-Stock cove,
QUESTIoNS. OtitCuNtione.o7A4 tate,.
iNsiVIAS.
Pr"'
Whetherthe Constitution
there is anything in We consider there it sT_
..,,,,
and objects of vision in any statute which rig
the Westminster Loan and In-events the Westminster
sre],
vestment Joint-StockCompany,!and Investment Joint' the
as stated in the Company's pro-'Companyfrons carryixe op-mbe,,
speetus herewith sent, which business of a Savings""- ,oi
would be in Law an objection,'as stated in the prospectUS,
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cr impediment to the Corn-from their using the tianie,Prc":.
pany's having, and earring odvided the public are not inike
the business of a Savings'remotest degree mi. Jed, ",...00
Bank, as sated in this case,lDepositors induced to
: "
and in said prospectus, and bYtthe Savings' Bank of the CO.ll
11,
and under the tame" Savings'pany is established and Write!
Bank ?" on under the sanction orlft":
cap,'''
rantee of Goactnniont , a
react' by the 9 Geo. IV"IV"tr
92, sec. 57, or any other scat U
relative to Loan Societies o
Savings' Ba '9nks. 710..
i We also consider there iv ~
provision in the 9th Geo' the.
Company eap. 92, which costrvLs i:',4
Company to enroll thetoei. at-
laccording to the directions . t
ithe said Act.

Whether there is anything in
the letter or sprit of the statute
9 Geo. IV., cap. 92, or of any;
other statute or law by which,''
the Westminster Loan and In-,
vestment Joint-Stock Company)
so constituted and'operating, as,
aforesaid, might bo compelled
to enroll themselves, or other-
wise conform to, and become
subject to the provisions of the
said statute of the 9 Geo. 1V.,1
cap. 92—cr any other statute cri
law.

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i(Signed) :' • ,ti;
FoLtETit 40?
SASIL. W.ELLS."/"r,
11.11 (to
mosfseeptical will be convince
3tock Savings' Bank.

After reading the above the
of the " Legality " of a Joint•