The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-20 00:00:00

LIGHT GOLD.

We are surprised to learn that a large quantity of
light sovereigns were issued from the Pay-office in
Portsmouth Dockyard (and we presume the same has
been done at other places) since the proclamation was
published respecting this portion of our currency. As
almost all, if not all, the payments made at this place are
for wages, we think that something should be done to
prevent the further issue of any except such as are of
the legal weight. We have heard of one tradesman in
the neighbourhood of the Dockyard, who has been
much in the habit of giving change, who will lose con-
siderably by the number now in his hauds, nearly all •f
which were paid as wages from the Navy Pay-office.
Surely this must be the result of oversight. The Go-
vernment are bound to prevent the issue of any money
by their servants but such as is of full value. We hope
this notice will have the effect of stopping the evil corn.
plained of. The parties receiving money at the Pay-
office have no means of proving its weight at the time of
receiving it, neither can they change any part of it after
having left the office.—Hampshire Independent.
Some tradesmen arc still deducting 3d. for evey grain
deficient. This is evidently unjust. There are 245 half
grains in a sovereign of the current weight, and as a so-
vereign is equal in value to 240 pence, the tradesmen who
buys gold at a penny the half-grain must gain five pence
if he can buy as many grains as amount in value to a
sovereign.—Lancaster Guardian.

The proclamation respecting ..old has, durinz the last
week, prmduced a most unsatisfactory' relation between
the payer and receiver The injustice of nicking the
present holders of gold the losers of sixpence per pound,
as the consequence of years of depreciation, is keenly
felt, and prove_: great mismanagement at head-quarters.
—Benda 1111erc ury.

NATIONAL DISTRESS-MEETING
OF DEPUTIES IN LONDON.

The daily increasing sufferings of the people, the har-
rowing details of which are given in every page of our
present number, cannot much longer be left without a
remedy. Parliament is dragging on apparently in utter
forgetfulness that multitudes are perishing for want of
food. The Premier has already hinted at a prorogation.
This must not be allowed without another, and a stre-
nuous effort to bring the Legislature to a sense of its
duty. What is to be done ? The Council of the League
have resolved upon calliug a Special General Meeting o;
Deputies, to be held in London immediately. The day
fixed upon is Monday, the 27th June—the place of meet
ing, Brown's hotel, Palace •yard.
To this step we have been urged, not only by the,
necessity of the case, but by numerous and pressilig
communications from our friends in ell parts of the
country. We, therefore, earnestly entreat all the Anti-
Corn-law Associations, and every friend of free trade
throughout the kingdom, to be prompt and enQrgetic in
rendering their support to this movement, and in ap-
pointing deputies to the meeting. The country cannot
brook the delay of eight months which must elapse
before another session of the Legislature. The question
of free trade in food must—shall be re-opened before
Parliament separates. The peace of the country re-
(mires it. The lives and interests of millions are tremb-
ling in the balance—it is for our friends to say which
way the beam shall incline.—Anti-Bread Tar Circular.

A letter from Toulouse conveys the following
particulars relating to the late fiery metecr seen on the 3d inst.,
as having been communicated by the Director of the Obser-
vatory of that place. "It was apparent at the Observatory
at the same time as at Montpellier, and was also seen by
General Lejeune, who was on horseback, during the space of
time that he rode about 50 yards. These circumstances
prove that it was from a great height above the earth, and
allows a belief that it must have descended near, but not
touching our planet. It was for a long time believed that
these meteors were produced within our own atmosphere,
but their periodical appearance, which now seems to be fully
established, has for some time led towards a belief that they
are small planets, like the earth, regularly circulating round
the sun. Another bolide, or globe of fire, passed on the 9th
inst. at 1,421,122 metres from the earth's surface. Its relative
velocity of motion round our sphere was 37,330 metres (rather
more than nine leagues) a second, and its absolute swiftness
in the space greater than that of the earth by 40,902 metres
(a little more than 10 leagues) a second. Consequently, at
the moment of its greatest brilliancy, it must have been far
beyond our atmosphere, which does not extend to above
100,000 metres in vertical height."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
The Boyne transport, Lieut. George Young age/
arrived on Thursday from Gibraltar, with naval and
military invalids, under charge of Mr. Lardner, surgeou
of the Jaseur sloop of war, and returned ordnance
stores, as guns of increased calibre are being
Mounted
in that garrison, where the repairs of the fortifications
had commenced. The American squadron had left tb
vicinity of Gibraltar ; but whether it had gone home or
to the coast of Africa, was not known. The Formidable!
84, Capt. Sir C. Sullivan, was about to cruise on the
east coast of Spain.
• The Danish corvette Flora, of 20 guns, Capt. Pale:
der, arrived at Cowes on Wednesday, from Lisl"neo
her route to Copenhagen. She has on board onotabo
Captain in the Danish service, a scientific offiecri Woo
acts as tutor to a host of young gentlemen, wh0,.0
bringing up for the service, no less than 42 of wotb,,o
came up yesterday morning to pay their respects W
Port Admiral, and to visit the flag-ship St. Vinctiot„,..,
'The Scylla, 18, Commander Sharp, arrived at Ils"“
on the 20th May; the Sappho, 18, Commander Parr 4
lett Halifax, for Quebec, with specie for the troops/ ar
the same date.
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The Pique, 36, was re-commissioned on Tuesday,
Capt. Forbes.
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The Beagle, surveying ship, Capt. Stokes, 7
Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th Janina,' it for
The freight ship Athenian, Mann, with provii°l3"
the China fleet, sailed on Monday last.
The Pluto steamer was paid off at Woolwich yesS
The ship George Fyfe, for New Zealand, is 11e''''
head, and will sail in a day or two.
The Madagascar, Weller, Essex, Brewer, and aer
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phalus, Bell, for Madras and Bengal, lett Spithew
Thursday.
The St. James, Sebor, New York packet, will Ilsi/411
Monday.
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The Calcutta, arrived this evening, from Van
Ai $
men's Land, sailed the 10th of February, out 1284 o;
Captain Ross, with the Terror and Erebus, took his o,
departure fur the South Pole, from New Zealand, i° .
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tuber last, and nothing has since been heard of !Jr op.
pedition. They were all well and in high spin"!
leaving New Zealand.
The Gladiator, New York packet, Captain Brin
arrived tnis evening ; she left the States on the 221'',1
The Mary Anne, trom Madras, anchored at St. or--;.
this evening.
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The Plantagenet, John Domett, arrived off the isle
Wight this afternoon, from Calcutta, the 3d Feb.' "-
the Cape of Good Hope 10th April.
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Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, being about to 0
the whole of his station, will start to-morrow i",
Fanny for Jersey.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16.—The Diligence, traditillt
sailed on Sunday for Woolwich and Deptford'air
stores, and the Devon, lighter, with stores for •Lot
broke. The Stork, 6, was commissioned by LieuTro,
C. G. Butler, on the same day. The Star, pttil
Lieut. T. Creser, arrived on Tuesday from Falolle
and came into harbour to be paid off. The Neal' w
der, arrived from Liverpool yesterday, with newly. 0,
men ; and the Gypsey, tender, from Sheerness, $1,1.,i
foil
pernumeraries. Sailed the Adventure, transports."'
stores, for Portsmouth. Wolf, 18, was yesterday,`
missioned by Commander C. 0. Hayes. The A 4!:.
50, was masted, and 1, ill shortly be commissionea,
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Wolf, Star, i 77-
mel, Atna, and Confiance steamer. ,
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

PROMOTIONS.
Assistant Surgeons--Mr. W. D. Wilkes, to the.?
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of Surgeon.
APPOINTMENTS. •
Captain—Henry Forbes, to the Pique.
Lieutenants—G. E. Patey, and R. B. Harvey, AiOH4
Wolf ; J. McDougall, E. H. Kennett, T. Hedera
H. Western, and H. M. Baker, to the Pique; P -
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Byng, to command the Avon steam vessel.
Master—Henry Paul, to the Wolf.
Acting Master—George Filmer, to the Pique.
Surgeons—W. Folds, to the Pique ; John Edwate7
the Excellent.
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Assistant Surgeons—R. J. Scott, to the San
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A. D. Milne, to the Pique ; T. R. Pickthorne,„
St. Vinceut ; G. M. McClure, to the Excellent.. • AlO
Pursers—Stephen Rains, to the Wolf ; John. Ws7
the Pique.
Chaplain—Rev. W. R. Payne, to the San Josef. V
Clerk-in- Charge—J. C. Aldridge, from the Dew
the Avon.
Volunteers Ist Class—B. C. Pym, io the Scylvie
Mitchell, to the Pique ; A Campbell, to the Verees-O
Royal Marines—Lieutenants Steele and Davies, 01
Pique.
Mr. John C. Sabben, Assistant-Surgeon, is aptoo4
Assistant-Surgeon of Portsmouth Dock-yard, vice P;'
promoted.
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—COMitIIO, liarletta. to Liii,
(out 80 days), 14th inst., off Cape Clear, N.W. by ,
miles ; Trio, Malta to Gloucester, Jane Day, by toP.
(cutter), arrived at Falmouth ; barque Mary, for
April 21, lat. 16, S., lon. 26, W. ; Mary and Jane, 1/4
to Liverpool, 4th inst., lat. 22, by the Derwent, array,
Penzance ; Bremen barque, No. 34, bound west, 28th
lat. 42, lon. 31, by the Marianne, arrived at Falmouth ;
.nires
Liverpool to Mauritius, 6th inst., lat. 4.5, ion. 14; I.'''''
Dobbin, Bth, lat. 48, lon. 12, by the Skipton, arrived IL!
' mouth • Vixen, London to St. Helena, Oct. 9, lat. 4..„,7.'
9, by the Sham, arrived at Falmcuth ; Cygnet of YO
(10 days without meat), by the Pegasus.
LIGHT HOUSES ON THE COAST OF SWEDE
Swedish and Norwegian General Cot
17, St. Helen's-place, June 18, 'in
Sir,—l beg leave to inform you that the Royal NoriL
at Stockholm, by ordinance, bearing date the 15th Aprilt: ).
has commanded that the following alterations be ',little P' ..
under-mentioned light-houses on the coast of Sweden.
Ist. Falsterbo Light-house is intended to be changed'
an open coal light, as at present, to a Lentille light of iP;
cond class, with stationary flame ; in consequence when;
tower will undergo considerable alterations, to be corm
as soon as possible this year ; during whieh time, ariP4
the new light can he exhibited, which is expected tolateet
on the Ist of July, 1843, the light will be inaintai.,l3v.
means of a large lantern, to be fixed as high as possilxe
the tower, but which cannot, however, be expected to II . •
intensity the power of the former coal 'light. IA
2d. The Kullen Lighthouse will likewise be altered •
Lentille light of the second class, with stationary 1110*
its tower will consequently partly be pulled down and :
During the time occupied in the repairs, which will ts:. 0
menced during the present year, the new light 4. '
if
ren.oved from the tower to a rock situated close thrtf,4, ,
nearly equal height, alter which the coal light Willi" ~,
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present be maintained.
3d. In consequence of his Majesty's gracious eniA '
it is intended to commence this year the erection, of A
house, seventy feet high, at Momps Tange, one mile ~,, ,
the town of Falkenburg, and on the coast of Holland, ''-'
Cattegat, where a revolving light will be placed, whieho OW'
11$1.
ever, with regard to the time occupied in making the re4ll
tiun, and in the intensity of the light, will be quite diffe,ls_,,,,
the light announced to „be exhibited at Anbalt on theutt4'7
March this year.
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4th. During the present year the coal (light at Svate. '
near the Sea of Aland, will be changed to a stational
having eclipses at intervals. During the time rein - sit:'
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the alterations and repairs of the tower, the li'
tained by means of a lantern.
sth. The time when the above alteration:
will, in due course, be made public.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obe,
To the Secretary, Lloyd's. CHAR'

I3UDE LIGHT IN TILE HOUSE OF C,
report of the Committee of the House of
Bude-light, has Just been printed. It al
Gurney has been constantly engaged in th
House since the early part of 1839 to the pi
out any remuneration, this question having bee•
to be left to a vote of the House, and that his
is termed the atmospheric Bude-light, and •
describes to be " a cheap, beautiful, and effi
lighting," is now osed in every part of the •
Commons and offices, and is recommended by t
be applied to the future houses of Parliament.
called before them some of the most scientific
who added their "conclusive evidence" as
success of Mr. Gurney's plan, and this not mere,
to the Houses of Parliament, but with respect
ings and churches now lighted by the system
elsewhere. As to the expense, the Commix
" the saving during the time that Mr.
plan has been in operation, has been
464/. 95. per annum ; but this affords
the saving which will accrue if Mr.
tern be applied to all the Parliament
As to the general saving effected by the use of
Bude-light, as compared with any other plan
sidered it to be one half, Professor Wheatstone
one half, Mr. Gurney 46 to 48 per cent., and
mate that of Dr. Arnot, placed it in the r,
There is some interesting evide:ice respeetin
light at the crossing in Wat,.,rloo-place. It
expense of the light in W,,,terioq_place is abou,
the power of it, by tht measurement of scient
equal to forty-five corr,mon street lamps. It i
apparatus ni-cessar:; for the lamp and for purifying theol'
very simple and ir4expensive. The evidence gives the eftsci,
rative cost of Fight from different sources, the riceheece r
being taken f,•om the average of the last two year:, 'YebesPie.
appears tha%, the atmospheric dude-light is one hall 00 a'te:
than ges. more than two-thirds cheaper than cosd-dr°_,
that is one-fifth the cost of sperm oil, one-ninth thatthe col,;r
pos'Aion candles, and one-eleventh that of wax. As 50 wed te,
pr,rative quantity of heat given by the different lights e osah°o
Domestic purposes, it is stated that the heat from t half t:o,
pheric Bude is less than that from oil, and less thalleglr
from coal gas. The whole of the evidence is ozeeem
teresting.

BIRTHS. Ay of r
On the 14th inst., at Hanwell, Middlesex, the
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Rev.
On t J.ton, of a daughter.
he 16th inst., at Leamington, the lady of C. 13/'
sof,
bald, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Glazeley, Salop, the wife of Os
J. W. Bromley', M.A., of a son.
On the 18th inst., Mrs. W. Storrs Fry, of a datightero.f
On the 18th inst., at Hillingdon, Middlesex, thelacif
Garratt, jun., Esq., of a son.

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MARRIED. fies' he ,
On the 9th inst., at Westend Chuich, near B°%-ter °it" 11
1 0 lir
William Roberts Worsley, Esq., to Mary, only (Wig-
Rev. John Fowler, of Harefield, Southampton. .„ y o',ll' e,i
On the 14th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, the II.; JOny
Torkington, to Anna, second daughter of the ~,'" ° sod - .° ~'
iin,,
Powell, Esq., of Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-field's'
d,,1t.. Clapton House Hackney. j3re 0 ,
On the 15th jest., at Framfield, Sussex, J. B even tite
Esq., of Rakeengrany, Wicklow, Ireland, to 'Maris' y°
daughter of A. Donavan, Esq of Framfield-e,ark ' 4
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DIED. foroerlY
On the 1 lth inst., at Brussels, M. Hoper, Esq'' SOO
Old Burlington-street, London, aged 80. Co 110' se
On the 11th inst., at Blackheath, Kent, Henry
of It Harvey, Esq., of St. Day, Cornwall, aged tertoV•_jv
On the 16th inst., Miss JanFraTh, late of HO faro"'
Oa the 16th inst., at Mitcham, S. Adams,
Totnes, Devon, and late barrack-master at Noun& ,
agocibo
On the 16th lost., at Old 'Change, Mrs. Thei°°_,....lloo

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