The Sun. — 1852-03-25 (London, England)

HENLEY'S NEW BILL ABOUT SEAMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,—The announcement of Mr. Heeley, last night, renders it necessary to call public attention at once to the acts of the Government, before further mischief is done. Mr. Henley has brought in a Bill to anthorise negotiations with foreign states for the giving up of dete-rters. This places a sailor who deserts on a level with a murderer or felon. The United States will never sanction such an Act, for it would infringe on the right of search, and ulti mately lead to war. No nation gives up deserters at present—lib,,ral England is to set an example. One of the causes which led to the last war with the United States was ;the searchi-g 01 ships of the United States navy for deserters from the King's service. Three men from the Melampos en i oot from the Halifax deserted and joined the United States frigate Chesapeake; Admiral Berkeley ordered Captain Humphreys, of the Leopard, whenever the Chesapeake should put to sea to prixecd in the ()fling, demand the merz, and, if refused, to " proceed and search for the same?' Commodore Barrow, of the Chesapeake, refused to give up th men to the British frigate; the consequence was, that Captain Humphre) s proceeded to hostilities. After a was Ipaid short_e engagement the Chesapeake struck hi .r colours, the dtakseerters were given up, Captain Humphreys refused to breast of possession of the United States frigates, and thus that country, and the b thatand lasting complaint, which rankled in the Americans, caused a•deep sensation in about bringing This took afterwards principally assisted in deplorable war between the two nations.d of December,Pii:ethoenthe 22d cf June, 1807; on the vernment laid au ember *0 game on all vessels then in the ports year, the American Goof the United States.—Yours, 011113, London, March 24.  T. M.  RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF, The Spring edition of this indispensable racing companion has just made its appearance, and will receive its usual heart welcome from the sporting world. if in the present year hearts' no new feature of arrangement or decoration, it at alir events retains all its old characteristics of perfect correctness of information and facility of reference. Of a work so well known and so justly appreciated further praise is unn ecessa• y. HUNGERFORD HALL —Mr. W. ROSSI, the wellknown comic vocalist. gave an entertainment last night in the large theatre of Hungerford Hall to a large and exceedingly merry audience. And well might they laugh, for a more laughable character than Mr. Ross, when delivering his comic songs, can scarcely be conceived. But his exertions to make fun are not entirely confined to singing; he with great success delivers a " black lecture on phrenology" in genuine negro style. From his observations, however, the audience were not likely to derive any great addition to their present stock of information on such an abstruse subject ; indeed the lecturer had no such object in view, for he emphatically declared that " the more they studied the less they knew about it," a perfectly true remark. This lecture is well worthy of being heard, as are also the vocal and instrumental efforts of his little daughter, Miss Links Ross. He repeats the entertainment, it is unihrstood, on Saturday.