The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-01 00:00:00

1 4 of a crystal palace ; foreigns might see the broth. sof industry in which we excel ; but as these ot , perforce, left out, we enter into comparison only b thoo arts which do not express the national life. 'Pare token at a disadvantage, therefore, for while ethets send their best, we CUR only send our second best. and yet, on these unequal terms, our vanity has ogi net Anion to be ottilided. on Fridsy evening, ltith, a great banquet was o re n to the President and the forein s ix thmmissioners et the Metropolitan Hotel. About undred per egissat down at the tables, among whom, besides the ?resident and his suite, were the Governors of New ork an d G eo rgia, Baron Gerolt,the Prussian Minis- Count de Sortiges, the French Minister, Chief j u gi c e Oakley. Commodore Shuhrich, Sir Charles IL A . W. Egerton, Senator Chase, ts:c. Lord Llienere was absent on account of illness. When the cloth had been removed, the Chairman, s e dgwick, rose to read the toasts, proposing them thus: to rinse to propose the first toast of the evening, and I o p t r siting to the ebiegatecons conferred on them by ow . ....shied ia coming out the great enterprise in w hich they had engem d, 'marked more particularly the go .st.t.ee 'mind trout the press of the United States, to w k o s they were under the deepest obligations—but to pre •p tonsil.. non of any toast individually would he tow .„,he, but it they were select any one at ought to o 7 t h „e g nehmen who came from the other side of the wen ,. sad who, :Ater all the annoyances they had been s tosted to, had materially assisted them in reaching the post to which the y hail already gained. It had been often te al that the feeling of loyalty Suds no prop .m response on Only of the water, but locked at in its proper sense it as one of the deepest implanted feelings in the human b o dy The eildier is loyal to the el •g—the true•hearted lever to his m istres.—and if the Englishman is loyal to his u s ers. the American is at all times loss' to the Union. lee here here to-night 1..• head that Unio T n— (load and wrote ,' epi g An ...),—and in proposing to you " he Pm hot of of the United States," 1 would add the Anglo Salon ypresswn also, and " Uod bless (Nine cheers.) By the Band—Air, '' Colombia." T t o President then rose sod spoke as follows : Kr. President and Gentlemen—ln re sponding to the eindisseet you have pronounced, my own thoughts, I eon 11n, dwell upon a circumstance which mars, and, so far as I kaow, the only circumstance that does mar the festivities of this joyous occasion. I allude to the illness and ab sence of land Ellesmere. Gratified as we all are thst he gen ie, how much has that gratification been enhanced by fmt t h oe b e ea se not 'lune, but that his family graced stotad honoured the inauguration ot your eshibition by their ▪ nee ye•terday. lam sure I should hardly be excused if !Oen to fail here to refer to a getleenan who has paid hour c ountry,and c untrymen many pleasant compliments s re, 1 have sometimes thought, than we deserved—a I ntl, man who, if his reputation depended merely upon the caltilation of science, would stand at the head of the men e(sci, nee ; but his fame rests u,on a brae...l.r and ampler los +—upon this: that he has himself contribute:l largely to the ear of yodel hennas knowledge. You cannot mis take me. sir; I refer is Sir Charles Lyell. (Loud cheers.) Nis country and ours are now within—eleven days is it ? No, nine days of each other—(A voice: Ten days)—by stassers. As an illunration of what this exhibition was bl k ly to do, 1 was very much lemon seed by what Sir Charles hell himself told me, that an • m , nent inventor and ma. (insist discovered, upon visiting the workshnps of Lowell, that while they accomplished in the working of iron in one boar what it takes us five to perform, yet in the cutting of wood the advantage is just as great in favour of our ma chinery. While we return our grateful sekoowleile.ments to all the governments and nations here represented, I US psi that all the gentlemen here assembled will unite with 11* in the expression of the hope that the only rivalry whisk May ever spring up between them and us shall be the els ',sire of a determined and steady dint to promote the elevation of the race, and peace and good neighbourhood among nations and men. The President sat down amid a perfect storm of cheers. Toasts were then given to the several members of the cabinet, who severally replied. It was again remarked of the banquet, as of the inauguration, that not an allusion was made to the architects, artists, and mechanics who are chiefly con cerned in a festivity of this kind. CHIN A. THE CHINESE AND CHRISTIANITY. PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR. HONG KONG, Hey 21. The insurgents, or patriots —terms which follow our sympathies for the one party . or the other—turn out to be all Christians, genuine iconoclasts, who un veringly destroy all images, whether of pagan deities or Roman catholic saints. Protestant Christians, morally and spiritually ! Whether Christianity is viewed as the means and the esta blishment of a Chinese dynasty the end, or whether Insurgency is the means and the establishment of Christianity, the end it is hard at present to deter mine ; it may be that either is, perhaps both are, made to suit the purpose of the other ; but it is now beyond all doubt that an open profession of Christianity, and the practice of its precepts, form as essential a part of this extraordinary movement against the Tartar race as the determination evinced to overthrow that dynasty, and the establishment of, or rather, the re-enthronement of genuine Chinese. This singular and interesting discovery is attributable to the recent visit of Mr. Meadow., the government in terpreter, to Nanking, and other places in the hands of the rebels. It appears that in consequence of the Taontae of Shanghai, lay means of proclamations, baying given a wide-spread influence to the falsehood that the appearance of British ships of war at Shanghai waste assist the Imperial au horities and in timidate the insurgents, Sir George Bonham re solved to undeceive the latter by not only sending Mr. Meadows into their camp, but himself appearing in a steamer befogs the walls of Nanking. The par of this visit will be gleaned from the follow ing eptof duo ;,;11 111 of an 9 1 ficor /!ho nied the British plenipotentiary Mr. Meadows having returned from his quiet and unpretending expedition up the Yang-tsc-Kiang, and having assured his Excellency Sir George Bonham that the insurgents were not only favourable towards foreigners but professing Christians, Sir George Bon ham determined to proceed in a steamer to Nanking, with the twofold o bjec t of convincing the insurgents of the sutborised character of Mr. Meadows's pre vious visit, and to remove from their minds all doubt as to the neutral position which our rossent had resolved to bold. On April 22nd Sir Bonham Wt Shan •in her Majesty's steamer ermes, and up the Yang-tee-Xing. Oa the second day the steamer grounded, and remained fast until the following morning. Oa the 26th the Hermes paned the Tomb's's fleet, all at anchor, consisting of the schooner Dimas and Boxer, eight Macao loras, and seventeen other craft, all protected by boarding nets against any surprise. On landing at Teutoo Mr. Meadows ascertained from the priests that the insur gentrhad visited the place but a few days previous, and had destroyed the idols in the temples. Indeed, the water was almost amend with debris of temples, idols, Be. At this place the fort opened fire upon the steamer. Shortly the Taotae's fleet hove in sight, and opened a smart fire upon the stockades, the whole lest engaging in the attack, in the presence of the Hermes, and leaving the insurgents to infer that our steamer had led the attack. Sir George Bonham desired the steamer to move on, which she did, the shots pusiog through her rigging, and some of them striking the hull. Leaving the Teotas's fleet and the south batteries hotly engaged, the Hermes proceeded on towards Nanking, reaching the town before 11 a.m. The batteries opened tboii : fire, bat ceased as soon as two messengers, sent from the ship, reached the shore, explaining the object of the steamer's visit. The Hermes anchored ; her decks were soon crowded by Chinese (insurgents), who ex pressed themselves pleased on learning that the ves sers visit was a peaceful one. Mr. Meadows landed and hada long interview with the Secretary of State and the new or rebel sovereign. Mr. Meadows was excused prostrating himself before the Emperor on explaining that it was not an Englishman's custom to do so. A variety of questions were put to Mr. Meadows, and answered satisfactorily; he was re quested to repeat the Ten Commandments, and was shown a complete translation of the protestant edition of the Bible, which the rebel monarch said was the only holy book in use amongst them. While this piece of diplomacy was going on on shore, on board the steamer was a sort of fair. Hundreds of Chinese, with long hair like Europeans, crowded the decks and paid immoderate prices for any article they could purchase from the officers or crew ; old umbrellas, knives, telescopes, &c., realised Californian prices. Not. the least disposition wu evinced to steal. S.r George Bonham did tot land to see the new monarch, as his doing so would be contrary to the terms of the existing treaty with the imperial government. At one time it would seem that his Excellency contemplated going in an official capacity, but subsequently he changed his mind. The Chinese had made preparations to receive the British plenipotentiary with due (*cre amy, horses and chairs being provided for his Ex- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENIVG, AUGUST 1, 1853. lugs numbees, while thousands of the ishabitaaes joined their bands, all aimed, and every party nezfilitionalf. Shindy after it was known that the rebels were in pos session of the citadel, a party of foreigners proceeded there to see bow matters were being eonducted; after being ad mitted into the city they were allowed to visit the different public buldings without the slightest molestation, and while in the city the chief of the rebel f o rce promised them to stud a guard to protect the foreign bongs against plunder, which it was feared they would be much szpussd to at night. The streets both in and outside the wells are literally crowded with rib,ls, but no sign whatever appears at in jury to a single private house. A large body of rebels patrolled the streets last night, and to-day everything appsan quiet ; most of the shop in this neighbourhood are open and confidence appears returning among the natives, while the foreigners ars at a lose to ee -1 count for the quiet and orderly manner is which the rebels conduct themselves. What arrangements the insurgents are above to make for the government of the place we not know; they say they will offer the governorship to the late Taow-tai, who, as before stated, is very much liked, but it is nut at all likely he will accept it. To-day many of the rebels are being embarked, it is said, for TonF-wa. The ejection of the Tarter authorities from the place has been affccted with very little fighting. We do not suppose the deaths amount to ten and the few wounded we have ' seen appear to have suffered much from the explosion of gunpowder. We hope the order and quiet which at present prevails will continue, and that business will soon be practicable; until, however, the character of those to be entrusted with the government of the place be known, no opinion can be formed as to the security of property in the place. We have had little other events of importance to notice. The battle of the frogs bra happily termi nated at Canton by the French minister apologising for the outrage offered by the French marines to Messrs. Taylor and Still, who were kidnapped on suspicion of being concerned in cutting the rigging of the French flag-staff, and as a protection against further depredation iron chains have taken the place of rope rigging. The screw steamer Larriaton, be longing to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., on her passage front Shanghai to Hong Hong was totally wrecked on the night of May Ist on Turn about Island, near Formosa, passengers and crew (except 31 Lascars) saved. HONO-KONG, Joyir 7. The Malta, with the mails from Europe of the 24th April, arrived this morning, and the bustle in-, cidentai thereto must somewhat restrict my pen for the outgoing mail, which leaves at 2 p.m. this day. Matters here in China are in a strange and excited I state. Business of almost every description is' brought to stand at all the ports open for trade. Even at Canton the utmost alarm prevails; the Tartar, authorities have taken means to secure the city from a surprise. All houses near the walls of the city have been removed, the streets have been barricaded with bags of sand, the military posts have been strengthened, and the place put in a state of defence. Strong apprehensions are entertained that an attack will be made on Canton in course of a few days} i indeed, some demonstration meetings have been held I I by the secret societies, and such is the feeling enter tained towards the Tartar race, that if the work of slaughter was commencel front without, the Chinese within the city would fraternise with them, and not leave a single Tartar alive. The latter appear confi dent that the rebels will not appear before Canton, but it is clear from the fact of many wealthy persons removing their treasures from the city that this con fidence is not general. Governor Sir S. E. Bonham has returned from the northward, leaving his secretary to report progress of events at Shanghai. We have advices from Shanghai so late as the Ist instant, but matters there remain in the same state detailed in my last letter. The insurgents hold their ground, and are busily employed in strengthening their position, in expectation of an attack from the Imperial forces. The translation of the religious books of the insur gents has rapidly progressed under ])r. Medhurst, and several of them will be found printed in the Shanghai and Hongkong journals. MALTA, Jots 24. Her Majesty's ship Carsdoe arrived this morning from the fleet, bringing the despatches which her Majesty's ship Niger brought from Constantinople. We know not what they are, but the reports from the fleet are, that every thing appears peaceable. The Inflexible, in towing a collier, got on shore, inside the Dardanelles, and was slightly damaged. She is now in dock at Constastinopl , . The Retribution and Furious are also at Constantinople. The rest of the fleet are at Besiks Bay. Lord Carlisle is staying on a visit en board her Majesty's ship Britannia. Her Majesty's ship Ardent arrived from the fleet last evening. tut erOtlrt. OSBORNE, 1tm.Y..0. The Queen and Prince with the Royal children were out in the grounds at Osborne yesterday. Sir James Clark arrived from London yesterday and returned this afternoon. JULY 31. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, attended by On "doubloons of Ely and the Hon. Mary Seymour, drove out yesterday afternoon is an open carriage. Col.' Bouverie attended on horseback. Prince Albert and the Prams of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, rode on horseback. The ltev. H. G. Liddell, Head Muter of Westminster, arrived yesterday evening, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Robins, and Mr. Clowes (Equity and Law Insurance Company), and Mr. Bigg Mr. binedley, Mr. Lyon, and Mr. Dial. (Law Fire Insurance Company), had an interview on Saturday with Sir William Moleswortb, at the Office of Weeks and Public Buildings, in Whitehall•place. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial• ernes from the Governors of the Cape of God Hope, the Mauritius, Labuan, St. Helena, Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian .Islands. Despatches were seat en Saturday to the Governors of the Gold Coast, the Gambia, and Siam Leona. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, I Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. The ministers Pr: seat were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John line al', Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Mar46l! of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Claren:..m. the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Ent:henna:. Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hod Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat four hours. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—The last rumour states that Parliament will be prorogued by the Queen in person on the 18th, or at farthest, on the 20th August. RUMOURED ACCIDENT TO TILE EARL OF ABER. (Globe) are happy to announce that there is no Math in a paragraph which appeared in a morning con temporary. The noble premier is in excellent health, and hong with no accident whatever. 'MATH OF THE CO'JNTESIIe OF MINTO.—We regret *bon to announce the demise of the Countess of Benito, mtiell melancholy event took place at Nervi, in Piedmont, ea the 22nd instant. Her last moments were peaceful, and free from pain. Her ladyship, who was the eldest daughter of Patrick Brydone, was married to Lord Minto in 1806, and was the mother of Lady John Russell. APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Louis Henry Meurant is appointed Resident Magistrate of Stockenstrom District, in the division of Fort Beaufort, Cape of Good ilope.—Mr. J. Macleroy is appointed Registrar of Deeds at Natal, in South Africa.—Mr. John Bird is appointed Chief Clerk in the Office of the Colonial Secretary, and Clerk of the Coun cil at Natal, in South Africa. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONB.—The following Reatiemeh basing undergone the necessary examinations ror the diploma *sic admitted members of the college at, the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 29th Messrs. Henry Rut, Sydney, Boot h Austra lia; Noble, Linton, Herefordshire; Joun yarei, al!hShemaeldsweJ, Middlesex ; and Edward Prentice, North W. THE ASTLEY COOPER PRIZE.—This pOze df 30 01 r founded by the late Sir Arley Cooper, Bart., has Sea t 30 001 r awarded by the surgeons of Guy's Hospital to Mr. Henry Gray, F.R.S . of Wilton-street, Grosvenor square, to. nni essay en the Structure and Functions of the Human Sole 00. THE RAJAH BROOKE IN.sulux.—Our Singapore' correspondent writes : —Sir James Broolsa arrived here by the last mail steamer from Europe, and has departed for Sarawak and Bruri, for the purpose, it is said, of getting up hie defence for the commission of inquiry which miaisters have ordered into his conduct and proceedings. DEATH OF A LADY AT TILE HOUSES OF PARLlA sezrer.—On Saturdly afternoon, between 1 and 2 o'clock, an elderly lady named Sadler, residing in Ebury - stre e t , Pimlico, having gone with ber daughter and another young lady to see the Houses of Parliament, was proceeding up the steps leading into St. Stephen's-hall, when another party of vi.iters, who had passed on before, ineautiou , ly allowed the heavy doors to awing back, and Mrs. Steller being in advance of her party, was thrown down the steps with great violence, the posterior part of the skull striking the marble pavement. The police in attendance picked her up, and some ladies who witnessed the accident applied such means as were at hand, but without effect. She was immediately removed in a cab to the Westmiuster Hospital, where she was promptly attended by the house surgeon, but the unfortunate lady bad ceased to exist. The body re ' mains at the hospital for tho coroner's inquest. ALLEGED CD:ILD•MURGER AND BURNING of TUE BODY. On Saturday, the 'e,:tention of Mr. Ingham, the presiding magistrate at the IChames police-court, was called to a charge entered on one os the police sheets against Sarah Eiepman, a Jewess, of No. 32. Cable-street, Well• close•square, for wilfully concealing the birth of an illegi- timate child, and destroying the body thereof by fire. Police Serjeant Foay, No. 7 0, an officer of the detective force, said, the prisoner was only delivered of the infant on Friday, and that she afterwards burnt it ; and he found a portion of the remains is the fire-place in her parlour. He took the woman into custody on Friday evening, and, by direVion of a surgeon, who examined the charred remains of the infant, he conveyed her to the delivery ward of St. George's workhouse, in o.d Oravel•lane, St. Oeorge's•in• the-East. The woman was in a very weakly condition, and it would be some time before sho would be in a fit state to appear. . _ Mr. Ingham marked off the police-sheet "sent to the workhouse," and directed Foay to bring the woman before him on her recovery, and collect the necessary evidence. The prisoner Liepman is the widow of • Jew, and the mother of three legitimate children. For many years past she has dealt in old clothes and kept • " dolly-shop." Her neighbours had lately observed her altered condition, sod suspected the cause, but on being taxed with it by her acquaintauces she stoutly denied it. Her only servant and attendant was a poor Irish girl, named Bridget Toomly. On Friday morning, Dirs. Liepman appeared in much pain, and occasionally groaned heavily. Iler servant proposed to call in • doctor, but she refused to receive the visits of a medical attendant. in the course of the day she frequently sent her servant out on frivolous errand.,, and appeared very uneasy. About 9 o'clock at night, Mrs. Liepman again sent her servant out upon an errand. The girl returned sooner than ha mistress expected, end upon entering the parlour, was horror strut* at observing the head of • child roarkting on the top of the fire. Her mistress, who was greatly agitated, begged of the girl not to divulge what she had seen, end offered to give her half • sovereign to keep the secret. 'the girl, however, left the hove almost itllolt dively, and communicated what she had seen to some ac quaintance. The police were iinmedistely apprised of the affricand Sergt. Foay proceeded to the house,where on enter ing the parlour, he discovered the head and other parts of the body of a child partially consumed on the fire. Several pieces of human flesh adhered to the coals. Foay lost no time in collecting the remains of the iufant. The bead was burnt toe cinder, but the features can be distinctly traced, and some portions of the skull are perfect. the small pieces of flesh adhering to the half-burnt coals would not weigh more than three or four ounces. Two pieces of the child's skull were found on the hearth-stone below the grate. Dr. Ryan, a medical gentleman, residing in Leman-street, Whitecha uel, was sent for, who pronounced the head to be that of • child, and upon an examination of the woman Liepman, discovered that she bad recently been delivered of a child. Foay immediately took the mother into custody, and, in consequence of her weak state, she was conveyed in a cart to the workhouse. The cart bed no sooner drawn up at the door of the prisoner's house than an eager desire was manifested by a mob of 400 or 500 yersons to take summary vengeance on the woman ; and she was no sooner brought out of the hours by the officers than a loud yell was set up by the people, and stones, bricks, and other missiles were thrown, and she would, doubtless, have been sacrificed to the fury of her neighbours, if the police had not zealously exerted them selves to save her. A large stone, thrown at the womse, struck Sergeant Foay on the head, and inflicted a severe contusion. The cart drove off amidst the groans and exe crations of the bystanders. On Sergeant Foay acquainting her with the tact that she was charged with the wilful mur der of her child, and destroying the body by burning it, she made no reply, but soon afterwards said to him that she was tired of her life. It appears that about nine o'clock in the morning the cries of a child were heard in the prisoner's room, and it is supposed that she gave birth to the infant about that time, and afterwards murdered it and Placed the body on the fire, with tho view of consuming it, and destroying, if possible, all evidence of her guilt. Dr. Ryan, on being called in on Friday night, said he was of opinion that she had been delivered of a Guild about twelve homes previously. celleney and suite. The Chinese retinue awaited the arrival of the foreign guests from ten o'clock until noon, when, seeing no chance of his Excellency landing, the retinue retired. At one o'clock a depu tation, consisting of Mr. Meadows, Captain Fish bourne, and two others, landed to express an apology for the apparent neglect, which was accepted. The following day was spent in negotiating with the new rulers. On May let the Hermes took her de parture, proceeding beyond Nanking, until they were fired into by a fleet of junks, nod a Mandarin boarded the steamer and demanded their business. lle was informed that we _were neutral, and Captain Fishbourne assured him that unless the juoke' fire ceased the steamer's guns would silence them. The Hermes was no sooner prepared for action than the firing ceased. On passingehin-Kcang too the Hermes was tired at, and returned the fire . . until she passed the stockades. Fur this outrage on a neutral vessel, a letter subsequently sent on board apologised, the firing being a mistake on the parts of the troops before the General could apprise them of our friendly intentions. All on board the Hermes speak in terms or great satisfaction of the insurgents, who invariably saluted them as "brothers,' and treated them with the utmost cordiality. The idols were everywhere destroyed. Opium is strictly pro hibited, and all other intoxicating drugs and spirits, whilst foreigners are protected and foreign trade in cited and encouraged. The Hong-Kong journals express great surprise at the extraordinary news, and do not venture to im peach or doubt its correctness. The Register has evidently nut yet struck its flag, but continues to maintain that the rebels are robbers, and their revo lution scarcely likely to succeed. The Fi lend if China, OR the other hand, regards the movement with pleasure, and deems tho success of the p atriots cer tain. On this subject the Friend says, the Hermes found at Nanking an army to number bO,OOO men, well equipped, and from what was seen of them, in a state of very proper discipline—officers paying nightly visits to out-lying pickets, roll calls, and all the formula of regularly drilled troops. But the most singular circumstance connected with them is their loud demand to be considered worshippers of --- -- the triune Jehovah — determined iconoclasts.. --- some of their chiefs were professing Christians we know; but to Bnd such a spirit animating so many exceeds all that ever could have been conceived." The China Mail believes "the accounts of the religious furor which actuates the rebel army to be ridiculously high coloured ; but that it does exist too certuin extent there is no reason to doubt ; and may in some measure be accounted for by one or more of their leaders having been fur some time under the instruction of foreign mis sionaries." The North China Herald, published at Shanghae, views the recent movement with great satisfaction, as opening China to Christianity and its ports. to mercantile adventure. The Herald tarnishes lie following highly interesting particulars of the leaders of the civil war, their opinions, &c.:— The insurgents are Christians of the protestant form of worship, and anti-idolators of the strictest order. They acknowledge but One God, the 11 ly Father, the Allwise, Allpowerful, and Omnipresent Creator of the world; with him, Jesus Christ, as the Saviour of M oikind; a'cd also the Holy Spirit, as the last of the Three Persons abbe Trinity. Their chief on earth is a person known a. Tee p leg want, the Prince of Peace," to whom a kind of divine origin and mission is ascribed. Far, however, from claiming adoration, be forbids in an edict the application to himself of the terms "Supreme," "Holy," and others, hitherto constantly assumed by the Emperors of China ; but which he declined receiving, on the ground that they due to God alone. Their morel code, the insurgents call the " Ilea. reply Rules," which on examination proved to be the Ten Commandments. The observance of these is strictly en forced by the leaden of the movement, chiefly Favrangse men, who are not merely formal professors of a religious system, but practical and spiritual Christians, deeply in fluenced by the belief that God is always with them. The hanlehips they have suffered, end the dangers they have innund, are punishments and trials of their Heavenly Father; the successes they have achieved are instances of his grace. in conversation, they " bore " the more worldly minded by constant recurrence to that special attention of the Almighty of which they believe themselves to he the objects. With proud humility, and with the glistening eyes of gratitude, they point beck to the fact that at the beginning of their enterprise, some four years ego, they numbered but one or two hundred, and that, except for the direct help of their Heavenly Father, they never could have done what they have done. H.M. sloop Lily has arrived here with four days later advice, front Shanghai, but they contain no thing. of political importauce, beyond the tact that all remained quiet at that city. By the ship Hero of the Nile, from Amoy, May 19, we have received details of the capture of that important trading port by the insurgents, by a move ment at once sudden and effective. For some days prio: to the capture, rumours were current that an attack was contemplated, and these rumours assumedl so reale character, that on May 14, Mr. Backhouse, the British Vice-Consul, on information he had re ceived from the Chinese authorities, sent a circular to the British community stating that a body of 3,000 insurgents were within 30 miles of the city, and re questing merchants to provide for the safety of their treasure and property. All due precautions were taken by the foreign community. At Amoy, the greater part of the native inhabitants are members of the Triad Society, the peculiar tenets of which are not distinctly known. On the 18th of May, the in surgents appeared, and carried the town. The par ticulars are so fully and correctly given in the fol lowing letter from a commercial house at Amoy, that we need not offer any comment—the intelligence may be relied on AMOY MAT 19, 1833. For several days past business has Mo o completely at an mi. Oa tits :It inst. the am hies notified the English ennui of the soar approach of MAO 3,600 rebels, who, on that day, it became known bad invested Hai-Tens, a walled town, aboet 12 miles up the Chang-Chow river, and be headed the chief mandarin of the place. Various rumours, as to the direction which the rebels would take, went about, and it appeared most probable that they Chew, and aot wale hem at one., where they ght fear would po rno Chang ** opposition of hake:: vessel. 0a tits the, °Phial ,setts ships were, at the request of the English cons.: l . moved late the inner harbour, to be la readiness to protect more effectually the 'widgets, atom of whom sent their valuables ea hoard ; yet many were loth to believe that the saheb moldiness to this,while 061111 even doubted the esiseieseet say organised rebel force in this neighbourhood, supposing the men spoken of to be bands of thieves, of whom large numbers are always on the river. On the 'yetis, of W 17th it was suddenly reported that during the night 1,000 to 3,000 rebels would arrive ; the shops were all detail earlier than usual, and the liai-kwan and liai-fang, it was afterwards found out, with their dependents, left thee ellen. That such a force could be conveyed down the river si eameditiously appeared incredible, and few, if any, believed the landing would take place ; and at the same time it was said the Taow-kai, who has been at Chia-Chow for Mlle weeks, would arrive during the eight with 1,000 men, eed that if he reached first, the entry of the rebels into the d would he &satiated, and, probably, as the Taow hal is Trey popular with the natives, a compromise would have bees come to. Much anxiety prevailed all night, every one is the town seemed to be awake ; till halt-past 4 o'clock am, of the 16th all remained qtriet ; but about that time large mambos of boats, of all descriptions and rises, bearing red 6.p and filled with men, were descried approschisg cash extremity of the town. The Chinese admiral got his fleet under weigh, and kept up an ineffective fire on the boats, but whether owing to the want of wind or inclination, the junks kept a good distance off, so the landing of the rebels was ahead unopposed ; the first boats could scarcely bevel egmbed the shore, when it became evident that 'steely all the wharf *wadies, boatmen. policemen, and labourers of Amoy belonged to the rebel army, and only waited the arrival of the leader to appou sueh. The public offices is the suburbs were immediately brol:r °Pent and sacked; oloe, sae or two of them were burned, but thi, da, ,7 0 " d wa y of destroying them was not, we are happy to say, es:., gave in the outskirts. The destruction of the C y estent bowie from its proximity to the foreign hong, was a scene of Merest to the inhabitants of the latter, and the systematic) manner in which it and the residence of the Custom-house 'bre& were sacked, without the slightest injury being offered to any of the neighbouring houris, attracted much notice; the work being performed by men soparen-ly (tithe lowest order, armed with knives, spears, and matchlocks, ' and whose appearance would justify the belief that they were an infuriated mob let loose for the purpose of destroy ing the town; yet they carefully avoided any injury to private houses, showing that some most dila, nt system of control is kept up by the society. The Taow-tae did not arrive; and though the city con tinued to hold out, the natives seemed to doubt its submission to the rebels ; it appears besides many members of the society were introduced previously into the city; the garri.oe had nearly all joined the society, end only waited a favourable occasion to open the gates mud admit the rebel force. A slack desultory tire was kept up till about noon, when it became quiet ; probably fatigue and hunger dictated the propriety of a short truce. An hour er two later, the gar rison opened the gates, and allowed the rebels to enter un molested, joining wi•h them, so that the mandarins were quite helpless; but no desire to capture them seems to have existed, for while the four gates were thrown open, only by three did the rebels enter, the fourth being left purposely to facilitate the escape of any whi wished, a pri ♦ilege they all availed themselves of. About this time the admiral, with moat of his junks, retreated round the island to sea, and has not since returned. Several of the junks he left behind have been burnt. The rebels from the mainland continued to pour in in DiZLORABLE SUICIDE AT CARMARTgEN NAVAL. E SPITHEAD FLEET. JULY 31.—The promised r ev i ew o f has not yet had any day authentically ...h it is to come off. A l arge amount PoRTSMOO TIIII, A painful gala*. km been produced in this town, during the hurt two days (mays the Leicester Journal) the fleet at Spithei e t by the news of the sudden death of Mr. W. S. Harris, i cotton winder, end a town councillor of this borougi.. The i named es that on wht particulars of She melancholy event were not known to Any lof curiosity, and indeed elinie,r, exists in famine to it, m person in Leicester on Thunday afternoon, the information . and, it is hoped as *eon as tier aientyll arrangements an d thorough return of health will •dinit ef its being done, that which had reached here being very brief, sad of a ver y a specific day may be mentioned . v at it to take piece. De general nature. All that was known was that Mr. Harris n umbers and force had n be t a' equalled in time of left home on Monday, end a letter written et Rugby was peace, whilst its character—we refer to the preponderates received from him on Tuesday morning. The contents of of steam in its ennstitueion—is entirely o new one. A this letter caused great uneasiness on the pert of his friends, review - of such a fleet will therefore he a novelty of the most and persons were despatched in quest of him. On Wed- imposing, as well es interesting character, end it is hoped tindery morning another letter was received, from which it that due notice of its taking place will be given. Large as appeared that be had arrived at Carmarthen, in South the fleet however already is, it is being, an l is further to Wales, and the game day a telegraphic message was received be, as has before been stated, considerably augmented. horn the same place, ennounciug that he had been found The Agamemnon, 91, screw lire-of-bettle ship dead in bed. The sad intelligence has caused the greatest went out a harbour, and rejoined it no Friday pain to the relatives, and to a large circle of friends and night, going out under steam and with a strong acquaintances. south-westerly wind in most beautiful style. The Queen, The further development of this narrative is thus given in the Carmarthen Journal:—" A gentleman arrived at the 116, Captain F. T. Michell, is to have her newly entered. Boar's Head by the last train on Tuesday night, and seated men paid wages to-morrow, and to sail (ruin Plymouth soon himself in the commercial room. He was • perfect stranger I after, to join the fleet, as is also the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw two decker •' whilst the Blenheim, 60, screw steam but represented himself as a commercial man; he joine d ship, Captain W. H. Henderson, is expected on Monday, or in the general convenation, talked coherently, end nothing following day, from the Irish coast. The Neptune, 120, is , peculiar was noticed in his demeanour. In two or three also to go out of this harbour, together with three or four I Flours he retired, having taken no other reneshment than smaller vessels. The Waterloo, 120, end the Tribune, a couple of glasses of grog, and directed the chamber•maid 30, screw frigate, are coming round from Sheernen. to call him at half-past eight on the following morning. This In short all the available ships on the hose station are to the chamber-maid did, but no answer being. returned to swell up this formidable fleet. The ships at present at her repeated calls, she gave the alarm. Mr. Morgan, the anchor at Spithead are the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw ; landle.d, then knocked at the deceased's door, but being Agamemnon, 91, screw; Prince Regent, 90, flag of Rear stillAdmiral Corry ; London, 90 ; Hogue, 60, screw; Edits unsuccessful, he and a commercial gentleman who slept in the adjoining room, then entered, and found the de- burgh, 58, screw ; Ajas, of, screw; Imperieuse, 50, screw; ceased on his back in bed, with life utterly extinct. On the Arrogant, 46, screw ; Amphion, 34, screw ; Ilighflyer, 21, dressing-table was fined a small phial labelled ` Poison," screw; Sidon, 22, paddle ; Encounter, 14, screw ; Odin, 14, paddle; Leopard, 12, paddle; Vesuvius, 6, paddle; Ban which had recently contained prussic acid, and in bed, shoe, 2, paddle ; the Prussian frigate Onion, 46, end alengeide of the deceased, a ears tumbler. A surgeon was Immediately sent tor, but to no purpose, as the vital corvette of the sa me nations, Amazon, still remain et Spit spark had fled some time." bead. After they have refitted at this port, it is under- Au etood that they proceed to the Moorish coast, to demand inqui st was held yesterday evening, at the Town- stood fur an insult offered to the Prussian Nag. In hall. The jury returned as their verdict " That the de such • fleet, accidents will of course occasionally occur. ceased died from the effects of prussic acid, taken while in , a state of temporary insanity." We have already had to record two or three, end have now to state that one of a very serious character cccurred on board the Duke of Wellington, on Friday morning. The crew were sending up her maintopgallant mast, when by some accident it fell on deck with terrific force, breaking quite through it. Five men were most seriously wounded by the ropes in connexion with the falling spar fie ing up wards through the velocity of its fall. One had both legs broken, and was otherwise seriously injured ; whilst others received dreadful wounds in various parts of the body. On board the Ercounter a man fell from aloft, and was killed instantaneously. Large numbers of visitors of all classes visit the port for the purpose of inspecting the ships; to day, about 500 cause down from London by the South Western Company's cheap excursion train, taking the steamer at the piers, and running by the fleet, having five or six hours to spare in the Isle of Wight. IRELAND. DURLI/f. JULY 29. The attendance at the Great Industrial Exhibition yesterday exceeded 10,000. Her Excellency the Countess of St. Germans, accompanied by the ladies Cornwallis, honoured the Exhibition with a visit; and among the distinguished visitors were the Mar quis of Waterford, the Marquis of Westmeath, Lord Elliott, Lord St. Lawrence, the Countess of Clan carty, &c. H.M.S. Blenheim left her mornings at Kingstown yesterday, bound for Spithead, to the no small regret of the fashionable crowds who visit the former loca lity, and from whom the gallant and courteous bear ing of the captain and officers had won general esteem. The action against the Nation newspaper for a libel on the Michelstown Board of Guardians tenni nated yesterday at the Cork assizes in the withdrawal on the part of the defendant of the pleas of justifica tion, after several witnesses had been examined. Counsel on behalf of the guardians expressed them selves satisfied with this course, defendant paying the costs incurred. The prosecution of the ltev. Mr. M'Carron, Roman catholic priest, at the Londonderry Assizes, for in stigating soldiers of the 31th Regimebt to disobey the command of their officer, ended in a verdict of " not guilty." The learned judge left it to the jury to say whether the words of the priest in telling the soldiers to remain in the chapel after they had been ordered out by their officer, amounted to an instiga tion to disobedience, or whether he merely intimated that he would discontinue the discourse which had given offence, and thus remove the cause for their withdrawing. The jury put this latter construction on the words, and acquitted the traverser. The trial of the Rev. Mr. Campbell, Roman catholic curate, for celebrating an illegal marriage, was postponed. The potato blight has just made its appearance in some parts of the county of Clare, but not to any extent that as yet gives alarm. The Tyrawly Herald states that Mr. John Hanley, who came over from London to contest the borough of Sligo on ultra protestant principles, at the late election, is at present in jail in that town for his hotel expenses. Mr. Hanley states that he only wishes to resist an overcharge, and be preferred going to prison rather than submit. FATAL ACCIDENT AT TRE FOIVERSCOURT WATtRFALL. Only yesterday we (Manchester Guardian) re ceivedintelligence of a fatal accident, which occurred at the celebrated Powerscourt Waterfall, in the demesne of Lord Cutlereagh, county Wicklow, Ireland, on Saturday week, the 16th instant. Two friends. Mr. James Rostern, gingham and lustre manufacturer, of Cannon-street, in this city (and whose mill is at Radcliffe), and Mr. Reuben Levy, tailor and draper, of 51, Shudebill, Manchester, started together, on a tour of pleasure in Ireland. They reached Dublin on Wednesday, the 13th instant, and after visiting the Exhibition, and spending that and tho two following days in that city, they started on the usual tour in Wicklow,_ on the morning of Saturday the 23rd, proceed ing via Kingstown and Bray to Enniskerry, the Dsrgle, and the Powerseourt Waterfall. The last, which is in the grounds of Powencourt, is cnly open to the public generally on Monday,. Tuisday , and Wednesday, but may be seen on the other three working-days by private cards, and these the friends procured at Bray. They reached the waterfall early in the afternoon, and about two o'clock Mr. Rosters) began to climb the rxks on the south side of the fall, entirely against the wish of his friend, who remon strated with him on the impropriety . of his doing so. When he had got op some distance, it is supposed about )111 feet, he sat down and smoked a cigar ; after which he hew to return, singing, and apparently in joke he took off his lied threw it down, upon which Mr. Levy, who was lying oft ithe bank, stood up for the purpose of getting it, as it was blown towards the stream by a sudden gust of wind,and on getting to the reek at the foot of the fall, the first thing he beheld, to his great horror, was the mangled and lifeless body of Mr. Raters) at his feet. It is supposed that in at tempting to get to the edge of the cliff for the purpose of pet ting a view down, he overbalanced himeelf,fell on the under ledge of the rock, some 20 or 30 feet below where he had been standing; that his head aiming in contact with this shelf of rock, his skull was fractured, and from thence he was dashed to the bottom, and was killed instantane ously. An inquest was held on the body on the following Mon day, before Robert Hudson, Esq., one of the coroners of the county, and a respectable jury, when the facts as already detailed having been stated by Mr. Levy the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Mr. Levy also stated on his examination that he did not even hear a shout or moan from the deceased, or had he the slightest knowledge of his falling until he beheld the lifeless body on the rocks at the base of the fall. Mr. Levy informs us, that there had been • great deal of rain in the morning ; but that at the time of the catastrophe, the sun had broken out, and was shining. The day was not particularly windy, though high up on the rock, which flank the waterfall sudden gusts are frequently experienced, one of which might have proved fatal to Mr. Rostern. FLOGGITIO AT THE PORTMAN-STREET BARRACK,. —On Saturday a soldier was Sagged at the Portman-street barracks, in tbr presence of Colonel Angersteio, and other officers belonging to the second battalion of Grenadier Guards. A private soldier named Lancaster, 20 years of snot bill, as amended, was printed. The title ill altered to THE NEW CAB BILL.—OR Saturday' the govern age, spoke disrespattfally to one of the lance corporals, who reported him to the commanding officer. Lancaster was An Act to reduce the duties payabbt in resrect of hack- subse quently tried by revert - mortal, and wee sentenced to laws relating to the term of punishment which he considered greater is pee aerearrisges used in the metropolis, and to emend the portion than the offense he "Ad committed. Ile wee eat duties in respect of metropolitan s granting of licenses and payment of being removed from the court when he encountered hie t a g, is d hack:m . 4w . prosecutor, struck him a blew, and felled him to the nage*, and to make provision as to the charge for t`» hire and. For this offense,he was further sentenced to se mg ice 30 lashes on his back, and, in addition, to be tiamil of hackney-eaniages in certain eases." The new classes eased in the House of Chrrectgai for t ur mantle. The are the 13th and 14th. One shilling a mar :s to be paid arm part of the sentence was carvied effect ea Saturday, miles from Charing-cress, if a carriage Be discharged for every mile beyond the circumference of weirdo of fear in She usese'hiteheo of the barracks, where the halberds received died. and on Lancaster being d imly tied therete,..ho beyond such circumference. When more than taro person, hi w thi l lfiV it irtlOdrlasumbeureftrowmainsgeee drummers , , noc sa ti d, til t m i i T are conveyed in a hackney-carriage drawn brine horse Gd. Restaged the fleet dose. On beintr released, Lancesteeealled I in addition to the fare to be paid for melt perms , above two out aa loud as he could, "-Bravo r I hem stook it like a I I for the whole hiring. man." Ills gnat mat woe then thrown over him, and he THE FIRST FUNERAL AT TUZ CHASM. EN - was marched et to the hospital, 'whine his back heeled. COLLiaION ON•THE L.INDON taIDINORTII-WISTURN. CAMP/lIIIIT.—The funeral of the A ce d man whahas died at a ... I the Camp took place on Thursday Wt. The dimmed was • private of the Bth Human, and had been 22 ran in the service. lie died of bronchitis on Tuinelel '. Re awl :NAT.—Jan accident of en slimming charade, eiscurreit on the London and North-Western Railway,. am r the ,_ Weedon station, oa Fridoe night . Tae express teal a, due w as ''' at Kaston-scparo - at 25 minutoo past 11 o'doela y. , st., left ter red in the churchyard at Chertsey. the north at the maid bane, sash peseeeded ea. its journey MURDER AND SUICIDE ON THE BIG 11 &MS.— . OS towards Leadon, w ithont mooting with imp tits tructiou. . floturday, the following tragical enoterese e ea board the *mil it had. arrived sear Wee on, when antlenly the British ship Countess of Wilton_Hringr,sc eater, while on engine-denor espied a 'Angara resin in advance of hire, but i a voyage to Liverpool from Shanghai s •as reported at as too shoot ta distance to enobbe him to stap the elev.'s Ll old's. The Countess of Wilton left 24;ein chei an the 21th train in ssuliciaat tiros to prevent a collisioa, at id the come of April ; and, on the 17th of My, en es ptain gave some vocnce was that the express passenger trans ran into the orde rto the mate. Vol some or or olle er he thought At luggage Vann, demeelshid two or three of the luggage-vans, to ditches the older, and, high WON& el liming, the mate Na na ent Wool: several of the passeage. 3. The broken armed. himself with • tut's'', and ree« lon One coptain,l/11/ ocat.tered over the metals, and ell traffic on that whim Ao murdered with the weapon . Tb a crew then ea•ortion of Mt e line was for a time suspends , d. A number of I deavonaid to seize the mate; laser seeing the movement of men being vent to the spot went to work , and succeeded in the men, he inwaediately ye-sped osterboan 1, and be was clearing al e line of all obstruction, htot the train, which „not seen a ft erwardo ought to 1 ieve reachcd London at 11.2.; p,m , did not arrive 0 F FICE, JULY, lark ,. —Min at money on' ee ( Aces w ill be NEN% MONEY ORDER coo POST- until 42 ED` .v Anil Just R.—The Utiteed Staten have just d a.m. on Saturday morning. a poled at the undennent Aosed platc,, on the respective eonte.buted ltdO dollars to the sa'oecription list for rathine Waterford, August 6 . Scotland - -Kirkintillock, Lana*, MW. CONTRACT STEANIEits.—Sir James Graham ,lartint.ton, Cumborlar ,a . August 1. Ireland—Bonmahon, vraination. dates turned : Raglan A- -Handermi , Susses, August 1 ; a emolument in London to the Memory of the discoverer ot August 3 ; hew Cl allows . .1".. icudbright, August 20. on Thursday announced Sint the Board of Admiralty has Llandllo and Liar .gadoele, hate co g been reduced to sub. given a general notice to all companies under contract for , offic...ll tinder Cum artheo, are now served (as respects r4O- the conveyance of mails that the contracts will hencefotth 14. •••• advicv .) Man that , dlace. be enforced with more rigour than hetetefote. y or,•. CONDEMNED CONVICTS. Sarah Baker, who was sentenced to death at the last Stafford assizes fur the murder of her child, and who, on account of the deplorable and pitiable circumstances of her case and condition, was strongly recommended to mercy by the jury, has been respited during her Majesty's pleasure, with a view to a commuta tion of the capital punishment to transportation for life. On Saturday morning the governor of Lewes jail received a warrant from the office of the Secretary of State for the execution of Caroline Sherwood, who was convieted at the late assizes for the murder of her child. The execution is ordered to take place ea the 9th of August. Oa the announce- meat beiog made to the convict she fell down in a state of insensibility, and did not ri cover for some time. Will no elfin be made to save this wretched woman from the hangman ? John Roberts, who was left for execution at the recent Cameron assists by Lord Campbell, for the murder of a youth on a mountain near Conway by shooting him through the head, has made a confession of his guilt. He declares that he had no previous determination to destroy the lad, and that the murderous idea only mime into his head when they reached the mountain. The execution is fixed for Wednesday, the 10th inst. The extreme penalty of the law is to be carried into cfftct, on the 13th instant, on William Flack, who was convicted on Thursday at the Ipswich assists of the mur der of Maria Steggles, the aged housekeeper of Becton rec tory. The convict, who is only IS years of age, appears but little concerned at his approaching fate. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. SCHWABE, OF MANCHESTER. The remains of the late Mr. Belie Schwabe, of Manchester, were interred in the grounds of Harpurhey Cemetery on Saturday morning. The friends of the de- ceased gentleman had consented, au the solicitation of the authorities of the city, to allow the funeral to partake somewhat of a public character, and a great number of people availed themselves of the permission to join the pro. cession in which the body was bora* from Mr. Schwabe'. late residence at Crampoon to the grave. The Mayors of Manchester and Silford, and deputations from the Man chester School of Design, Royal Institution, Athenmom, and other public institutions, were present, and a line of more than 40 private carriages formed port of the funeral cortege. Mr. Schwabe was a native of Oldenburg, where he wail born at the commencement of the century, but removed to Gl asg ow soon after the close of the say, and la 1832 became a resident • Manchester. As a manufacturer and merchant he was ' , a tonal successful, and aeluired considerable wealth, • liberal nortion of which he iievoted to aiding the `harm sad etheri.."tit4tima s.""'• of the city. He was, ansoo gr liberal eat contribu tor movemla.t to the fans. of tit:' Anti-Corn-law Low ,and subsequently to the Great Ex hibition in Loaded: After the free-trade movement bad been crowned with nee."4 he accompanied Mr. Cobden, ALP., on his „ o „ t t oon t o i lou r, His lose will be deeply lelt at Manchester, where hie Many social gash:ie., in addition to h i s great hospitality sail o h nr osble liberality, had en circle o r ite highest and worthiest deared him to a larg e chinas. • SPORTING. INTELLIGEN BRIGHT(); WIWILTS for the Nuas . at. lb. Bribery 8 7 Sine quo Non 8 3 Jack Frost CCE EXTRA. X RACES. MY ST►ILLS. T.Y.C. it. lb. Winkfield 8 0 Worthless 8 0 Student 7 p Kennyside Hero 7 10 I Twinkle Village Lau 7 7 Mouser 7 6 Woodyestas.... Epansinosdas Royalist Clio Victorine Uncleared Vingt-un 41 Adelaide Barquine 7 0 Bracken 0 Joan of Are 6 13 Margaretta ; I Cyrus Jovial St. Blieso 6 10 1 Bonnie Baku ... Brigadier 6 7 Kitty Cloves. Health Blanche filly Beauty WEIGHTS for the GRAND STAND PLATE. Age at. lb. Age et. lb. Hungerforel .... 5 9 5 Convulsion 4 7 0 Nabob 4 812 Rhingrave Pharos 8 8 7 lteverlae 3 613 Bushranger .... 6 713 Sandhurst Jonvence 3 712 Lambay Snowdon Dunhill 3 710 Allington Herbert Zephyr William Ruins 3 7 4 May fly WEIGHTS for the MARINE PLATE. T Y.C. Age at lb Age et lb Ephesus 5 9 4 Catspaw Daniel O'Rourke 4 810 Rhingrave Frantic Conmore 4 8 3 ! Puritan Faux Pas Kilmrny 6 8 0 Henrietta 'Utopian Richmond 4 7 10 1 Snarry 4 6 7 Eulogist Lascelles 3 7 9 Ouse& 3 610 Sanita 4 7 8 1 Hellot 5 610 Lapidiat Sextue 3 7 7 Madame Lundeen 3 6 6 Preslaw Tamerlane 3 7 6 Appleton Trousseau Thornhill ....aged 7 21 Young Norval Dulcet aged 7 2 WEIGHTS for the Age st lb Vermuth Ephesus 5 9 4 Adige PAVILION PLATS. Daniel O'Rourke 4 8 10 Nabob 4 8 10 Frantic Conmore 4 8 4 Rataplan 3 8 0 Richmond Eulogist 3 7 6 Lascelles 3 7 6 Homebrewed 4 7 4 Preslaw Troussrau Milesian 3 7 3 Dulcet aged 7 3 Age at lb Sanita 4 7 3 Hirauta Puritan Hambleteniau Snarry 4 6 9 Rhingrave Spark Catspaw 3 7 8 Status 3 7 5 Tamerlane Golden Plover Dagobert Madame Landeau 3 6 7 Ketty Darling Bracelet CRICKET. SHEFFIELD W. YORKSHIRE.—A spirited game at cricket, for 601. a side, was terminated on Saturday after noon on the Victoria ground at Leeds. The competitors were 11 Sheffield players against 11 of the Leeds, Bradford, and York players. After a contest of three day* the game was won by the Sheffield men. In their first Innings, the Leeds, Bradford, and York players scored 63, and in the second 93. The Sheffield in their first innings scored 93, and won in the second innings with four wickets to fall. ETON V. WINCHESTER.—This match was eon mencid on Saturday, and when the stumps were drawl the game stood thus—Winchester, first innings, 126; "Am, 4 wickets down, 41. HARROW V. Eros.—This match was brought to a dose on Saturday in favour of the Harrovian* by 3 wickets. Score—Etoa, first inniegs, 59; second innings, 79. Harrow, first innings, 53; second innings, 85. DRAMA. GERMAN PLAYS—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE: The last performanee of this mason, by the Oer— man company, at the St. James's, took place on Saturday e vening. The play was Wiftiani: Ten, which was admi— rably acted, and warmly applauded. Herr Emil Dewiest,. in particular, had an eatbusiaatie reception, most justly duo to a performer who has not his supesior on any stage is Eutipe. Two successful mason, have shown that ?Cm. Mitchell, in making. the experiment of • German' company, has not sversesXmared the taste for this German drama among the Eng:ish public ~ snit as. the knowledge of the language and literatures of that country are daily increasing, we been- no IMAM that German plays wsu.now become sregular,rertton of the eneertabseents of esetiesson. No ether foreiga•stage is so cosgeniel to &with tastes, feelings, and lubitr, el the German. Our gloat marks haw served the German dreetatiets for mcdeis s .both in form and substance. Sbaks pears may almost be smiled a Garms n. as well as as Eng lish classic : his place, ia their Gorman dritss„ are familiar, net to literati oadp, but to the peopy.e; sad even English catisima finds. that they goes wonderfully little of their original strength and boar ,ty. This has been men in the ease of Hamlet as .d Othello, which have been. among the most 'acetate . ' performances of this swoon ; and we think that these and other playa of Shakspearo am peculiarly ints d for representation at our German theses. The kaosled ge of the play assists an in:- verfect knowledge of the Isar* age ; and the psrforni a lesson as well as an entertaX iment. Many persons, ance is with a very limited knowledge of German, have derived as great delight from Devrient's may nificent Hamlet as they could have donehorn y actor u n our own stage. Some critics, we o b s erve, ha an ve objected to these German performances of Shakspeare, on the gran ad that the actors, unacquainted with the English traJitio n s, do not make the accustomed points, and thus disapp dint the spectator. This, we con fes was tus rather a source of pleasure. We have too s, o much regard fe r tradition, or, in other words, conventionalism, in our performances, both dramatic and musical. Yon will hear a great foreign vocalist sing an sir in The Aler,iah with the purest taste, the utmost beauty and rapt ession. lint thil does not satisfy our thorough paced critics—it is very fine, but not Mode /ion—the 51 3 fre r does not know the traditions. In like manner Ilson'ie a-e disappointed if our Hamlets, and 0 hellos. an A Macbeth', overlook some point made by licmble, or Kean, or blacrtiaity. We own that the very absence o f some of these English conven tionalitiss g ave, to our feehr,g, as agreeable freshness to the Gsrman acting, and enb anted the 'ilea preduced by German simplicity and earaes',aess. NV e trust that Mr. Mitchell will he induced by his seems not. only to resume these interesting performances, but to bring back the same individuals to wheat talents hie sweets his been owing. lis