The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-27 00:00:00

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(Prom the frumps/tire. Titerrap4.)
Pateraworre, JtINS 25.—The Lady Mary W.eOC. =-
tired at Southampton, last night, from Lisbor.
The Albatross, 16, Commander R. Yorke, is to prorxrci
to the North American anti West India station. She will
sail for Bermuda direct. Lieut. Crozier,who is appeintei
to command the Sydenham steam vessel. on the Lakes of
Cr.nwls and the crew of that vessel, which he is entering
here, will take passage in the Albatross to Bermuda. She
will proceed the second week in July.
The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, and the 'falba,
26, Captain Sir Thomas Thompson, Bart., are ordered try
this port, fro:u Chatham. The former ship is (I,Ained for
China. She will take out Gen. Sir W. Gomm so the
Mauritius.
The Satellite., le, Commander Gambier, is tinder
orders for the Pacific- She wilt pro.n:ed about the or
4th of July. A party of Marines are ordo-r,d to emba,it
in her, fro`ni this diliz,ign, fur IZr.3r-Adipinal Thomaeg
flag-ship.
The Aeon steam-vessel, Lieutenant By ng, fs com •
missioned for the Jamaica station.
The Prince Regent, transport, is ordere4 here to ttke
recruits and stores to Canada.
The Black Eagle, steam-vessel, proceeded &an Wool-
wich, on Thursday,teto convey Count Mensdorf and family
to Ostend.
The Alban, steam-vessel, having embarked S:NPRorA
and miners, for Gibraltar, left Woelwieh, on ThurC4B7,
for this port, with chronometers, on her way.
The Geyser, steam frigate, Commander Carpent4V,
will leave Woolwich in a few days.
The Columbia, Avon, and Dee, steamers, are fitting
for sea at Woolwich, and are nearly manned.'
The Star, Lieutenant Thomas Creser, was paid off into
ordinary, at Plymouth, on Tuesday.
The Wanderer, yacht, B. Boyd, Esq., arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope, on the 641 of April last, from Mu
Janeiro.
It appears that the Vesuvius steam frigate, Com-
mander Ommanney, which arrived at Marseille/3 on
Monday last, brought only an Indian despatch for the
Government. We learn by the Sud that she brought
neither papers or letters for any private persork, either
from Bombay, Alexandria, or Malta.
An order has issued from the Admiralty for a captain
from each of the four divisions of Royal,Marines to re-
pair on board the Excellent, for the purpose of qualifying.
themselves to give instructions in gunnery practice to
their respective divisions.
The Orestes and Seringapatam, East Indiamen,
ar-
rived yesterday from the River.
The St. James, Capt. Sebor, sailed on Wednesday, fur New York, full of passengers.
The Marquis of Hastings, convict ship, arrived yeeter-
day from the Downs, to take on board prisoners for Van
Dieman's Land, from the hulks.
The Christopherßansom, freight-ship, sailed on Wed-
nesday, for Chula, with provisions for the fleet and land
forces.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Boyd
George, Pique, Satellite, Albatross, Sylvia, and Soho-
(steamer).
At Spithead—Adventure (naval transport). Marquis
of Hastings (convict ship), Seringapatam and Orestes.
(East Indiamen).
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.—Lieutenant—James A. Stevens (Su-
perintendent of the Packet Service, at Weymouth) to the
rank of Commander.

Master's Assistant—Wm. Bryant, of Black Back, to
be Second Master, in charge of the Monkey.
Mates—Charles John Brickdale, of the Excellent (for
passing the best half-yearly examination at the Royal.
Naval College), and J. Dunbar, to the rani of Lieu-
tenant

APPOINTMENTS.—Commander —R. 11. Fleming (1 8 14)
to Packet Service, Weymouth.
Lieutenants—W. P. Crozier, to command the Sydea•
ham steam-vessel on the Lakes of Canada ; Wm. Mott-
-ley, to the Thunder ; R. A. B. Scott, to the Dublin
IL W. Hire (additional), to the Queen ; IL Davis, to,
he Satellite:; D. McKenzie, to the Dublin.
Second Masters—John James Brown, to the Philomel ;
D. Roberts (Acting) to the Victory, for service of the
Dasher G.
, • B. F. Swaine, to the Avon.

Master's AssistantG. Brookman, to the Black Eagle.
Surgeons—H. F. Osman, M.D., to the Wolf ; Samuel
Donnelly, to the Phoenix.
Assistant Surgeons—John Henderson, to the Alban ;
J. Mitchell, from the Albatross to the Sydenham ;
Cullenv to the Albatross ; James Peters, late of Plato,
to the Dee ; Mr. Lowery, to the Avon.
Chaplain—Rev. J. Marshall, to the Pique.
Mates—E. K. E. Wright, to the Atna ;H. Pareom.
to the Thalia ; A. Luckraft, to the Excellent.
Midshipmen—F. R. Hawkins, E. W. Bridge, F. J.
Partridge, Hon. H. Morton, and H. G. H. Mildmay, to
the Pique ; Maxwell Fox, of the Columbia, to the
Philomel.

Volunteers Ist Class—John Burgess, J. Mitchell, and
Fairholm, to the Pique.
Clerks—A. Wood, and J. H. Jewell (additional), ti
the Pique.
Naval Instructor—G. Foster, to the Pique.
First Class Engineer—W. Shaw, to the Sydenham.
Second ditto—Ralph King, to the Sydenham. • •
Third ditto—Thomas Davis, to the Sydenham.
Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant G.
Logan, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Robert Gordon,
retired on full pay ; First Lieutenant John Wade, to be
Adjutant, vice Logan, promoted ; Second Lieutenant G.
G. Alexander, to be First Lieutenant, vice Wade, ap.
pointed Adjutant.

At the examination of Marine Cadets at the Naval
College, Messrs. J. W. Williams, 11. S. Buck, T. Y.
Cooke, and L. S. Reeves, were declared qualititd for
Commissions in the Corps ; Mr. A. Salkeld has passed
for Naval Instructor ; and Mr. F. B. Quin, for Lieute-
nant.

RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN
SCOTLAND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sta,--,Having had occasion to do duty last, Sallbath
for a brother clergyman, about twenty miles wer.,t from.
Edinburgh, I took the benefit of the railway con.
veyance on the Saturday evening previous. Iki,,
obliged to be in town again on Sabbath night I 70.
turned by the same mode of conveyance. I de'._mined to ascertain if really there was so much, &b.
• bath desecration as had been represented wou'od re-
sult from the establishment of a morning- and
evening train between this city and Glasgow-. As to
anything like Sabbath desecration, I saw no approach
to it ; I saw no fighting, I heard no swearing ; I did
not see a disorderly or intemperate ',Jerson on thee
train, or standing at any of the different stations we
passed. The greatest possible deCorum and strkt
moral propriety was observed by every passenger, and
all seemed to be deeply impressed that , it was the.
Lord's Day.
The number of passengers might exceed a hu n.
died. All were well-dressed, respectable, *and
sedate-looking people ; several had Bibles, and ,
doubt, had left Edinburgh by the morning train, srwent*
an hour or two with their country friends, atter jded
divine worship, and returned home in the el, fling.
At Falkirk, Linlithgow, Ratho, and the other inter-
vening stations, there was no bustle, no
post" ang and
or
pressing. to obtain admission into the diftke
of carriages—all was done decently and in nt classes
der. The servants of the Company arc, seer
*jingly, quiet,
*sober, and obliging people, and appear u anxious to con-
sult the convenience and cora.fort of the pa.s.sen .
Had any unseemly condoct, or anyrt.ing like a for.
getfulness of the gabkath been martifested, I have no doubt it would at once have been cjbeeked by the e-
xpectable persons who have overs:ight of the difibrent
stations. There was, however, no occasion to having
recourse to such measures. The people seemed to be
governed by Christian principle, and to remember
that it was the Sabbath Day.
Trusting you will give tlre-s'oove outline of facts s
place on Monday in your widely-circulated and liberal
Paper, I am, Sir, your obedient Servant..
Mnburgh, June 15 A CLERGY-11AX
POOR-LAW OF ANCIENT RO3I:E
Bread and the spectaktle of the gladiators (pa .
wem ee
circenses) the population of Rome demanded
otheir
Emperor. It was whr.t the best omitted not to grant,
and what the severe :t durst not refuse. Tb e disti-
bution of free bread, of corn gratis to the people, was
restricted at first by Augustus, but rose again even
in his time ; that such a distribution took place
to two hundred thousand persons. Tiberius, who,
by the abolition of the Comitia, blott ed oat
the last semblance of the people's poli'dcal fluence—Tiberius, who sternly refused in '‘he Sena'a
to continue the benificence of Augusta,s towards a
representative of the noble Hortensian, family, %auk
with many ehildren in the extreme
'of destitation,
saying, "If every sort of beggar were to come here
and ask for money for his childre'i's sake, it were
impossible that each should be '2,at,..sfied, but the State:
would be saeriticer—Tiberi'as, vshose tyranny other-.
wise defied everything, durst not defy the indignation
of the people in the ther.tres mon the occasion of fin
omitted distribution of corn,. He gave mare than
Augustus. A ticket of tin entitled the bearer
to his portion at these distributions. Such ticketst:
were given out first for a month, then for a quarter,
a.fterw2,rds for life, finally, they went by win
for inheritance. This was Rome's relief of
the poor. Moreover, all Rome enjoyed 44
benefit of a reduced p_rifle of corn, the deficit v
D tel
covered by the State :easurv. Trajan institu
separate free bread for five thousand children iud '-
caused their names to be engraven on plates, nf
copper. Encouraged by- hi-m, such institutions sprung
•
up in many Italian cities ; his friend, the younger.
iilladio3,ri,anfoauni:idedthe oAnieltohnirriseeslfineart
eashied thelinuemxir"r
athneseestainbliisthuntiloennst korfre,l4.iftiqg'.
Augustus for dPisciuOurnievlingt4;
whence the pow: were allowed to borrow at the rf..ts
of four per
•A later Emperor founded an es-
tablishmeot for the purchase of shares in property' fur
the poor, and the loans to be aduall ff V
A
pal o . one.
modus, s'on of the virtuous hlarcus Aurelius, so 'la,
like hiss father, institutedgreat corn waret ouse •
Roir4e, to provide against at scarcity which some.
Egyptian
Roles arose when the corn-fleet failed to e"
rive. ty
Septimus Sevtxas extended this warehousimf
to
ate many years' advance, according to Rome es 's ti.
mate yearly want ; and from this estimate one is led
gratis amounted to 600,000 persons, though a
good
to conclude that the distributions which were
mad*
deal of corn distributed as wages seemed to be here in-
eluded.—Translation of Geiber's Poor•lare.