The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE __. ~, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NE! ',MARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, Wei,, 1852. yachts for the C 2sarcw i tc h Free lland!cap of 25 sow.. ,15 ft. Acceptances to be signified on or before September 13. .I!eowlt_ig.enn,tr ............. 101' oorwli - h er .... 4 9 0 C aribo : ......... 6 8 12 11Ptlitsa!'iortir ............ ;i 8 6 Su rl u b ° h ...... 5 8 6 orough Buck 4 8 5 pri me Black _Minister et or ...... 4 8 4 C0y,............ 3 8 4 ......... 4 8 3 ......... Tracy . Rer, a ll(l 4 8 3 'z ......... 4 8 9 1 ba •• ........ 9 ' 4 ... 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". .. 4 5 6 9 Yea 6 9 Uriel, 6 y , 11:1 4b I' , 4 tq t 141 ; q 1 140 01. ----------- NT ) 1 ' , s tA r , 4 4 St i. - RACES .—WEDNESDAY. •, 4; 1 -1 ' 1. 41 1 ., 4 0 `711 of 10 sov;.. — each, h fc, with 20 added le ti ti t ,„ult ore '. About half a mile. (5 Subs.) 414N. 1 %9 `V 'e p 2 61314 0) , Bat 121 b ......walked over. it 4 ' l le la ' ...... lb . . I t , 4 1 . lb ; 6, of 100 gs.; three years old, Bst 2 , i`,P,4 1 (34 ‘ ,. e, 9 st 91b; six and aged, 9A 11b. Two P ' kt2 l ar i k tkis Mae' • ale, lN'l'''' l'or c d e v ' 5 yrs (G Brown) 4 , 4pi ri _ . l),,i iitti .. mills, 5 yrs (Charlton) 2 1t p , R 1 1 !,,14 1 1!w, T Te . Third, 3 yrs ......(Basharn) 3 tt,..ei,''th , „ „'' ,La al.' gleen. 6 yrs (G. Slmpson) 0 ;4 ti ma n of tho Grove, 4 yrs (F.Marson) 0 'l`' i' 11) t1 . 1. 14 Littl 3 j 7 " (Gunton) 0 'o' 4 R. 4 0 4, - -e ane 6 yrs -.(H Johnson) 0 4 4 1 4 41 k/1 : 5 4 )4 4 Z r e ! by D' on John...(W. Johnson) 0 4 4 4 01tl efit :I. g, ver u e t tl: . and 4 to b I ft i n e gst tb. Priam and S :VI . each. One Tie, f P li p . lin to kile S n ta , a 4 : 3 ( I(s iL ; idTe o s n p) o Y f 5 I'o , 144 t he ur art h u p a (porter. (5 Subs.) 11 forfeits 'pr, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b wa . lked OV . erp k t,, Pt.,,,, with Mr. Inman's Maid of Lul l\ (1 1,ea..„ °It stai 0vq,,„ .. 01l 4 —C : B of 5 SOVS. each, and 20 added, for ,P.qt , lt "'8 A,1 1 ,;" uPwards. One mile. (4 Subs.) 1 , ( Ito Ay r , nh, n q .(Wolls) 1 ..,. q v tlti' s ..., , • •••• yrs. 63t . L let, , ire, .„,. r lorene lllh (Charlton) 2,n. t . _ .cau._,, a e, 7 st _ li l , it11 ) ( ;1 - ,ti b l l i e . i . o t ei n r .j ) ( 3:rs, 9st 51b...(G. Brown) 3 Watson) 4 ( f t 'ln t . thirdtib°n• Vir on . b 2 y } a 'rs n ' e fi ek t c . l - e ( verly; M usi ' I (1 4 i ftil • L el t ,, yp ti tl k k es n , 11;% 1 : 1 4i 4 ,(A1l and 5 s'A's. each, and 20 added. for 110 4 :4 1,7 e wi nn oPwards, tha secor.d to save his N 13‘4041,„1,:. winn er to be sold for 125/ , unless en ' liel4V4',;lowdrifts: One mile. (5 Subs.) 41440,441Etek..eecidy.) (Charlton) 4 1 2 1 4 %dile, Susan, ( 30 0 1 3 3 3 • 65t 91b (300... 3 4 1 2 EETING, 1852. the Cambridgeshire Stakes 5 only if declared on or be- Yra at lb b f by Faugh-a,- Ballsgh, out of Motley Red Hind Young Trouble some 4 6 8 Father Thames Now-or-Never Lady Agnes Poodle 3 6 7 Mims Fanny • 4 6 7 D u l cet a 6 6 Lancaster King Fisher Galvanism .3 6 6 BarcMph 3 6 6 icing Pepin 3 6 6 Deceitful 4 6 5 Phlegm Evarine lonvalsion Sanita Scarecrow Sharavogue 3 6 5 Kate 3 6 5 Kilquade 4 6 4 'Old English Oak 3 6 4 Sackbu Phlagethon 4 6 3 Athena Pallas 3 6 3 Butterfly 3 6 3 _ _ _ IColi-i-Woor 3 6 3 Vermuth Bit of Blue Child of the Mist 3 6 2 Merryman ...... 6 2 Knightof the Shire 3 6 2 Follow-me lads ... 4 6 2 3 6 2 Hyacinth ••••••••• 3 6 1 Ilex f byLqunceston,out of Wedlock Lindrick Sophist ry Benita 3 6 0 La Gazza Ladra 6 6 Cavan Paddy Bird 3 6 0 Atnonia Puritan 'Alfred the Great 3 5 12 Snowdrop Billy Bar 4 5 12 Lady Harriet 3 5 11 Sir John Barley corn l b g by Gladiator,oat of The Abbess 5 5 10 Plot — 3 5 9 Winfred Lady Meanlya Emerystone Teeter 3 5 8 Raney Free 3 5 8 Henrietta Rachetb. 3 5 7 Butterfly 3 5 7 JtiHien 3 5 7 Varmint 3 5 7 Sister to Singapore 3 5 7 Babette Brawn .3 6 5 Cotton Lady 3 5 5 Snarry . 3 5 5 Termagant .... 3 5 4 Dividend 3 5 4 Pancake Jessica Cornelius Peacock Dollond Sabra \ladeline 3 5 2 _ _ Priam the Third... 3 5 1 Isahelln, by Irish Birde . atcher, out of Celeste f by lletman Pla toff, out of Infi delity b f by Laneroo.,t, out ot Jemima 3 4 13 rs, Tom Holtby, 4 Yrs, pay SUN, Mr. Chaprean'a Little Queen, (301.) 2 2 4 dr The first heat was won ez•..ily; the others well con tested. STOURBEIDGE RACES—(CoNcnuDED). The Lacii2i..' Puree of 20 aovs. (Handicap), aided to a Sweepstakes of 2 ,ovs. each (8 Subs), were won by half a length, by Mr. J. Davies'd G. Led, 6 yrs, Bst 71h (Sly) heating Mr. Flinteff's May Day, 6 yrs, Sst 7th, and Mr. Copeland's Director, 3 yrs, Est lib. The Gold Cup Handicap of 10 sous. each, lc ft, and 3 ft only if dcclai ed, with 50 sdded; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (20 Subs., 12 of whom de clared.) Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, 7st '3113 ...(Wells) 1 Lord Caledon s Aaron Smith, 4 yrs, Bst slb Mr. Holdforth's Wilmont, 5 yrs, 84 61b Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 4 Batting-6 to 4 agst Aaron Smith, 3to 1 ag a t Wil mont, and 4 to 1 agst Waterfall. Won by half a length; Aaron Smith a bad third, and Candlewick beaten off. The Fluntf.r - ,.' Stakes of 3 SOV3. each, s.nd 20 arlcl,, , d. Heats. One mile and 71. half. (3 Sot's ) Mr. J ell Iby D:n B>t 11th (Taylor) 1 • Mr. ,T. Bas's Fairing, s : ',4l cl, 114 4 lb Mr. Morgan's Little Lilly, 1 fat 91b. Won cleverly. The Hanley Stakes of 3 soave, each. netts. One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. Leach's gr g Derby, 3 vas, 6,t 41h walked ever ECCLES R ACES.— WEDNE,DAY. The Hurdle Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 15 added, for 3 yrs old, get; four, 10st 21b; five, list; six and aged, list 10113; hall-bred allowed 7165; winners 511)s and Blbs extra; one mile and three quariers (15 Subs.); were won cagily in two heats by Mr. Grimer's Slug gard, 3 yrs. (Turner), beating Mr. Walker's True Girl, 4 yrs, Mr. Powdrell'a Nero, 4 yrs, and Lieut. Croft's Harum &arum, 6 yrs. The Eccles Handicap, of 2 soya, each, and 20 added. One mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Jackson na Augcan, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b... (Fowler) 1 Captain Scott's Day and Martin, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Captain Heywood's Dux bury, 5 yrs, 7st 41b 3 Sister to Fencer, 7st 121 b; Lady Jersey, 84 12lb; Brown Fly, 8.,t; Lady Speedy, 7st 51b, and two others, also ran. Won dewily liy halF a leneh. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXCVIII. WARWICK SEP IT Mir ER MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Two days of next week, Tuesday and Wednes da3 , aro devoted to the autumnal meeting at Warwick. It commences as usual with the Racing Stakes of 5 sous. each), with 25 added, for two yrs old and upwards, seven furlongs, to close and name on Monday evening by seven o'cicck. Tne Foal Stakes will result in a walk ova. for Prince Rupert or the Fama colt. The Leamington Stakes I have already commented upon, therefore it is hardly requisite for me to state more than that I expect to see LADY EVELYN and CLEVE LAND in the first and second places, with Iltrsuta and Storyteller well up. The Castle Park Stakes is a certainty for Fi.ms- THORPE, if they please to run him; in his absence Pre vention and Corybantes may perchance campy the two first places. The Guy Produce Stakes will, in all probability, ter minate in a walk over; but vliethA. this tremendous feat will be accomplished by Purser, Orpheus, or Glenluce, I have not the least idea. _ _ . Wednesday's bill of fare is much better than the pre ceding day's; the first race un the card is that for the Borough Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 50 added, for two yrs old, seven furlongs. Elmsthorpe figures at the top of the handicap at Bst 91b, and Romeo at the other end at 7st. Halfway between these extremities is CHARMING W O MAN, weighted at 7dt 81b; if intended, I should say she could not well lose the race. The Welter Cup, value 100 sous., by subscription of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, mile and a half, is likely to fall to the lot of the owner of Remunerator. _ The County Stakes of 100 sov:., added to a handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, &c.. mile and a half, out of a ra ther large entry will, in all likelihood, be contested by a good field, from whom I select Lough Bawn, Tophana, Gladiole, and Paddy Bird us being the fc : , ost favourably , treated by the handicapper; the last-named three I con sider will fill the first three places in the race. The Warwick Cup of 10 sovs, each, with 100 added, three miles, to my thinking, will fall to the lot of Little Harry or Buckthorn, whichever John Day pleases to start. vv The Great Warwickshire Stakes, one mile and three quarters, will be carried off by HIRSIITA. In answer to H. L, 's first query, Mr. W. Davis, of S ou thampton-street, is not the gen tl eman k nown as th e Leviathan, that prince or betters being always to be found or heard of at the Salisbury Arms, Durham street, Strand. To the second question, he only trans acts business personally and not by correspondence. H. L. can attain his object through one of the regular turf commissioners—Mr. C. Brown, of No. '2. Penton street, Haymarket, for instance, their system being at once the most reasonable and best mode of investment. I am, Sir, yours, Sce, THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Sept. 2. HER MAJESTY'S PROGRESS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Royal party arrived at Cupar Angus at ten minutes past eleven o'clock yesterday, where they par took of some refreshment in the station. They then took carriages, and proceeded by the Spittal of Glenshee, where luncheon was to be served, to Balmoral, which it is expected they will reach about seven o'clock in the evening. COURT CIittCULAR. AUG. 31. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with the Royal Family, attended by the suite, left the Midland Hotel, Derby, at ni ne o'clock. A guard of honour of the 77th Regiment, commanded by Major Steuton, was drawn up in the square, and the ground was kept clear by parties of the Bth Hussars and County and Town Yeomanry. The military arrangements were under the command of Major• General Arbuthnot. He; Majesty and the royal party travelled by the railways that pass through York and Newcastle, at the latter of which towns luncheon wa s provided for her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince, and the Royal Family, and also for the.ladies and gentlemen c ompos i ng her Majesty's suite. Her Majesty arrived at St. Margaret's t empo . rary station, at about a quarter past five, and imme diately proceeded in one of the royal carriages, drawn by four horses, by the Queen's drive to Holy. rood Palace. Her Majesty was received upon the platform, on alighting, by the Sheriff of Edinburgh, INikj or- Gene ral Napier commanding the troops, and the other military and civil authorities. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and Major.. General Arbuthnot had the honour of dining with her Majesty, at Derby, last night. THE STROOD TUNNEL _OF 7HE NORTH ___ KENT RAILWAY. STROOD, Aria. 31.—8 y dint of great exertion, labourers being employed day and night, the permanent way in the Strood tunnel, which was turned up by the fall of a waterspout on Saturday, has been so far restored as to admit of the passage of trains to and from this station. Had the extraordinary visitation happened a minute or so later the train from Gravesend, coutaining some 200 or 300 passengers, must have been exposed to the full fury of the flood, the formidable character of which may be judged of from the circumstance that at one time there was a depth of water of four or five feet. As it is, however, the preservation of the passengers may, to a great extent, be attributed to the prompt action of the driver of the down train. It was going at its usual rate through the first tunnel, and on nearing the " lay by," the open cutting, he saw the rush of water along the line, and the carrying away of the sleepers, metals, &c. He in stantly shut off and reversed his steam, applied the breaks, and was so successful as to bring the train to a stand before it could reach the disturbed ground. A minute inspection of the works had been made, and beyond the damage done to the line, and some portion of the walls, by the action of the water, the solidity of the tunnel is not at all impaired. Shortly after noon on Saturday the rain descend« d in torrents, and a heavy dark cloud which hung over the Neighbouring hills and obscured their summit from view, seemed to break immediately over tt e spot where the " lay by" is situated. The tor rent carried away every thing before it, and swept with tremendous velocity down the shaft. The country for some distance round was fl ,oded to a considerable depth. Some men who were winking in the tunnel had a won derful escape; they heard the rush of water, and by some extraordinary exertion contrived to reach this end. As soon as the disastrous event was telegraphed to Lon doe, the directors made every arrangement the time would allow to carry on the traffic. Numerous vehicles were sent down so as to convey the passengers from Higham station to Stroud by road. On Sunday after noon, however, one line of rails in the tunnel was so far restored as to allow the trains, up and down, to go through, and the road convict anus ware withdrawn. ROYAL NAVAL SCUOsL.—Yesterday a special general meeting of the governors and subscribers to this corporation was held hi the council-room, New-cross, Deptford, to take, into consideration the propriety of autho rising the council to erect a new chapel, contiguous to the school; Sir W. Owen Pell, in the chair. The minutes of the last court having been read and confirmed, the chairman stated the object for which they hAI met. The plans had been prepared, the ground marked out, and the tenders for the erection of the edifice sent in, when they found, upon reverence to their s9licitor, that they could not legally pro ceed without the sanction of a special meeting. Mr. Kitson moved and Mr. Inglis seconded the following resolution:— " That the council of the Royal Naval School be authorised to erect, on such portion of the land and hereditaments now belonging to the Royal Naval Schoo l as the council shallconsider most fit and proper for the purpose , a cha p el con tiguous to the said school ; and to fit up the same with all things necessary and proper for the performance of divine service thiited therein, according to the rites and cere mo nies of the Church of England and Ireland ; of the said scho ol. tor the use of the masters, pupils, officers, and servants pursuant to the p rov i s i ons o f t h e sa id A c t of Parliament , called the 4 Royal Navi,l School Amendment Act, 1551.' The resolution, upon being put, was carried unanimously. The chairman announced amongst. the subscriptions rece ived the building-fund w ere the following sums :-1,0001. from Vice-Admiral Bowles, C. 8., president of the schori; 100 /. from his Grace the Duke of the Patriotic Fund ; 110/. fromi(3ap A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded J. N. ads ed the business es Szc. oof motipg. T E LoNDO SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—A. great deal, as might have been ex pected, hai, been written and raid of the Robert Moore and his emoluments. Tee discovery, or rather the ;public announcement, • that in the nu hlle of this 19:h century there still existed an individuA possessing in private fee a sinecure office worth .9,000/. a year, a rectory worth 1,0001., a second rectory worth another 1,0001., a third producing GOOl., a fourth 1,50/., and a cathedral stall of the most desirable fertility to boot, was en incident well calculated to arrest the attention of the public. Such visions are monsters of the old moral world, and are gazed upon like the gi gantic fossils of a past creation. Mr. Moore, how ever, is pained at his own attractions, and feels hurt, as he expressed to ourselves', at the reflection that he "should have been held up more than others similarly circumstanced to public odium, and made the subject of misrepresentation and exaggeration." Now, though our first considera• tions era doe to the interests of th-s community at hr g , , we should but ill discharge our odic-• if we rendered lees than justice to any vidual. Once more, therefore, with a confident ex pectation that we shall carry widi us the opinions of the public, and with some hopes of extorting the assent even of Mr. Moore himself, we submit his case to a fair and comprehensive review. That our origi nal ranarks did not corvain, substantially speaking, any " misrepresentation" or " exaggeration," has been shown from the corninunications volunteered and authenticated by several competent correspon dents ; indeed, on the whole, Mr. Moore's emoluments have been proved to bear even a larger proportion to his duties than was at first presumed. The circum stances of his position, so far from being " exagge rated," were actually to some extent understated. But it is not to this income in itself, however prodi gious, that exception can be most fairly taken. It is perfectly well understood that Mr. Moore received his four rectories and his cathedral stall from a patron competent to bestow them ; that there wa s th en no legislative provision forbidding this accumula tion of benefices on a single recipient, and, what is more, that custom in those times gave its compli mentary sanction to what law allowed. Fifty years ago such a disposal of church patronage would have induced a man, not so much to impugn the pro ceedings of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as to re gret that he himself had not an Archbishop of Can terbury for his father. No person proposes that Mr. Moore should be disturbed in his possessions. As far as these enormous church revenues are concerned, we do but point a moral for the benefit of the present age by contrasting the past, and make one further in quiry respecting the uses to which such profits have been turned. , Considering the notorious requirements of morality and religion, Mr. Moore himself cannot maintain that the distribution of patronage by which he has so largely benefited is intrinsically creditable or proper: It now stands condemned, indeed, not only by the enlightenment of opinion but by the solemn decrees of law, and no Archbishop of Canterbury can in future do what Archbishops of Canterbury have done. Mr. Moore cannot with any justice complain that a position from which he derives such substan tial advantage, denounced as it is by law and reason, should carry with it a certain odium. A clergyman permitted to retain four rectories and a stall, in addi tion to a gigantic sinecure, must be content to balance his pecuniary receipts against his public reputation. Pluralists know their bargains, and if they dislike the invidiousness attached to their gains they have always the option of resigning them. As regards, too, the uses of this revenue, Mr. Moore is fairly ex posed to the verdict of opinion. Rightly or wrongly, he enjoys many annual thousands of church property, and it; as has been alleged, his liberality in promoting church interests has been disproportioned to his means, no person can say that public censure has been here misplaced. The case of the benefices, therefore, lies in a very small compass. They were legally Con• ferred, and nobody purposes to resume them, but as law, admissibl e by an Archbishop, they have not been generously employed, there was room for animadversion ; and so flagrant an examp l e ofwhat erm tolerableis s ib l e by b public opinion, by was matter of proper comme n t fo r instruction and wasonce held andp warning. But the question of the registr ars hi p w ill prove, we trust, to be something differe n t. Th e office, Mr. Moore tells us, is a" patent office of great antiquity," and has " always been executed by de puty." But was a vicarious source of rem unerat i on also provided for these vicarious registrars ? Mr. Moore expressed himself anxious that the public should be rightly informed respecting the emolu ments and duties of this important office, but they are at fault still. We can understand the discharge of duties by deputy as a common though by no means desirable practice, but surely it is a necessary condition even of this liberal arrangement that a deputy should be provided by the principal, and the duties discharged. Very many of Mr. Moore's spi ritual functions must needs be performed by deputies, but they are performed, we presume, nevertheless, and at his expense. The:Archbishop of the province, we may safely conclude, takes good care that the paro chial ministrations of Hunton, Latchington, Eynes ford, and llollingbourne shall be severally and suffi ciently maintained, although there is but one incum bent between them. If the Church services were neglected his Grace would promptly apply to the "Principal," and it is exactly that which has occurred in the office of Principal Registrar in Doctors' Commons. The work is likely to be sus pended and the business to remain undone. We call, therefore, on the " Principal," not indeed to perform his duties, if prescription excuses him, but to provide those who shall duly perform.them in his behalf. Does Mr. Moore mean to allege that b y the constitution of his appointment he is wholly and totally exempted from any obligation whatever t o secu re the execution of its duties ? Is the Principal Registrar of Wills, being in receipt of 9,0001. a-year, an officer without any connexion with the registra tion of wills at all ? If this is the fact, there is no help for it at present, but we can hardly conceive it to be so. In this view of the case, Archbishops o f Canterbury would be invested with the official privi lege of quartering • their sons or nephews on the public for ever without the smallest consideration given or obtainable. They would in fact exercise in every generation, as regarded the Wills-office, the power which Parliament once exercised as regarded the Post office, by ordaining that the Dukes of Marlborough should receive a large stipend from the profits of that department. If we rightly. apprehend Mr. Moore's exculpation of himself , a Principal Registrar is no more obliged to see that wills are registered than a Duke of Marlborough to see that letters are properly distributed. Even the Marlborough pension is not very graciously contemplated in the House of Com mons, but here we at least commemorate the salva tion of E urope f ro m temporary subjection. A p re l ate of th e Ch urc h, h ow ever, can, it seems , do just as mu c h for a son, a ne ph e w, or a nominee—and without a Bien beim. But we do most fervently trust that this m ay not prove to be the nature of the office in question. We hope it may be discovered that the Principal Registrar," though exempted from personal duties, is bound to provid e pr o per deputies for the discharge of his nominal obligations. With the bestowal of the place it is too late to quarrel. Mr. Moore holds it lawfully, a n d th a t i s enoug h. Neither is it yet com petent to us to save the public from payments which are probably three times as large as the best per formance of the work can require. We must take these things as they are, but we shall not be thought unreasonable in expecting that wills should be securely kept and register e d at th e ex p en se of the officer who receives for keeping and registering wills a very great deal more than such custody and registration would naturally cost. We do not complain of Mr. Moore for being Principal Registrar, for doing nothing in that capacity, or for pocketing a large sum in respect of this inactivity; but we complain that when so much is paid for executing the duty those who exe cute it should not be paid at all. We complain, as Archbishop Sumner would complain if Latchington Church were likely to be shut up for want of an offi ciating minister; and though nobody in this country would interfere with the vested rights of an indi vidual, we do think the satisfaction of the kingdom would be universal if Mr. Moore could be proved lawfully hound to provide proper deputies out of re ceipts amply large enough to enric h deputies and principal together. '2, ;3 MUSICAL CHIT-CHAT.—A. correspondent, whose attention has been drawn to the remarks made upon the former and recent improvements in pianos by Mr. James Stewart, inquires, ".If Mr. Stewart has been the patentee of so many inventions, where are such inventions now; and if they be worthy of anything, why were they not represented at the Great Exhibition?" Mr. Stewart has taken out sown distinct patents—besides the one in America which gave the origin to the square pianofortes with the check—all of which embrace most important improvements, and are looked upen as peculiarly consecutive and progressive in , rendering the piano more and more perfect. Mr. Stewart 's patents were represented through the eminent house of Collard, but his name was not given in as their inventor. The last inven tions of Mr. Stewart are his own property, and they as far surpass those which have gone before as each of those ex ceeded its predece sor —a fact which the musical public who have visited the new works of Mr. Stewart, in the Old St. Pancras-road, most frankly and cheerfully admit.—Standard. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE SHREWSBURY AND IhetteeFonD RAILWAY.—On Tuesday last an accident oc curred at the Craven Arms station, on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Rail wa y, t o a pos tman, named Jelin Mayo. It appears that the unfortunate man is a waggon shunter at the station just named, and when the accident o ccurred Ir wasin the act of s h un ti ng a s i n gle waggon, with a horse, .! from off the main line en to a siding, 'After lie had un hooked the horse he ran t o th e peints to turn the wagg o n on to the siding, when his foot got jammed between the points, and no one bei ng near to stop th e waggon, he was l waggon. tpraasinsedfroonvielrA ) t hishe waslegs. placed in the guard's ' van, and conve y e d to Shrewsbury; end when . the train teached th e l atter town , he was placed on a stretcher and borne off t o t h e S a l op Infirmary. On examination, it was found th a t his right leg was broken and fractured in several places, and his- left leg v ery severely bruised. It is believed that amp utat i on o f the right leg at least will be ilecoaary. EVENIN G SEPTEME E 2, AMERICA. [A summary of the follo w i n g appeared in our paper of yesterday.l LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDIY. —By the United States steam-ship Pacific, N ye, commander, we h ave advices from New York t o the 21st ult. Sh e h as brought 600,000 dollars in specie on freight. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Baltimore, August 20, communicates the particulars of a shocking steam boat catastrophe which occurred on Lake Erie, near Buffalo, on the morning of that day. It appears that at about two o'clock the steamer Atlantic, belonging to Messrs. Ward, came into collision with the pro peller Ogdensburg. A dense fog prevailed at the time, and, as the numerous passengers on board the Atlantic, composed chiefly of Norwegian emigrants, were unable to see the exact nature of their danger, they were greatly alarmed, and several leaped over board. The captain endeavoured to restore confi dence, and the steamer kept on her course, the officers hoping to be able to reach port, although the boat was leaking badly : the water, however, gained rapidly on thorn, deeipite the efforts of the crew, en.l by the time t h e y h a d proceeded about two miles from the spot w h ere the collision took place, it was found that th e vessel WAS rapidly sink ing, the fires in the engine-room being extinguished by the water. The emigrants, who could not under stand a word spoken to them, by their cries and ter ror added to the horror of the scene. The cabin pas sengers, and all who could be made to understand, were exhorted by the captain and officers to remain in the cabin, and provide themselves with chairs, Bet te is, beds, &c., all of which were patent life-preservers and would buoy them up in the water. Numbers, however, unheeding or not u nderstanding the advice given them, rushed overboard to certain death. At about half-past two o'clock, atnidst the wild shrieks of the passengers, the steamer settled and sank. The propeller had kept in the wake of the Atlantic, and those on board her did all in their power to preserve the lives of the hundreds of human beings who were now seen struggling in the water. The fog was a sad hindrance to their efforts, but about 150 were rescued. The last persons taken from the boat were Mr. Given, clerk of e the boat, and Mr. Buell, first engineer. The steamer had then passengers, were clinging to a rope attached to a sunk fl3at all ing but mastherans t a e r n t , h and e wreck, being up to their shoulders in water. As soon as the shrieks of the drowning passengers were hushed the voice of a papa s was here he would hold me little boy was heard,. and it was,,tiohehn, Ifircsatnd,tishcoolvderoend that a child, about eight years old, was also clinging to a rope a short distance off. The little fellow, Illinois, a fine much u l A t o longermhainml sf If re powerful fellow, immediately moved a long rope, and seized the boy as he was about to sink. He held on for some time, and called out to Given to come to his relief, as he was nearly exhausted by the weight. Givan made an attempt to reach him, but in vai n . A t that moment the boat of the propeller, loaded to the water's edge with rescued passengers, passed, and Given hailed them, and entreated them to save the boy. Mr. Blodgett, first m a t e o f th e Atlantic, W h o was on board, jumped out, and swam to the rope, took the boy off; and r e t urne d t o th e b oat . H e was thus saved. The little fellow was with his uncle, who was drowned. The next boat from the propeller took off the clerk:, first engineer, and the Illinois passenger. The rescued pass engers we r e c onveyed to Erie, where on landing th e y assem bl e d t oge th er f or the purpose of returnin g th an k s t o G o d f or th e i r deliverance. It was stated that about 200 persons, composed chiefly of poor emigrants, had perished. Among the list of missing is the name of Mrs. Cornwell, sister of Elihu Burritt. The St. John's, New Brunswick, papers state that the Bay of Fundy has been completely cleared of American fishermen. A rumour was current at Halifax that her Majesty's steamer Devastation had taken four prizss in Charlottetown. A letter from Boston says that Commodore Perry would return to New York with the steam-frigate Mississippi in time to leave for Japan on the Ist of September. • The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Washington on the 20th, states that the Committee on Foreign Relations did not consider that they were called upon to take any step towards a settlement of the fisheries question, believ ing it to be the duty of the President to take the initiative, and, after the example of General Wash ington, lay his views before Congress, and ask for advice. "In such event," says the Herald's cor respondent— ., It is highly probable the British Government would early become acquainted with our ultimatum. In any event, unless the British Government disavows an inten tion of forcing her construction of the treaty by an armed force, retaliatory duties will be imposed. The official advices received by the last steamer by Mr. Crampton, it is stated upon what I deem good autho- HI, confirm the opinion that the British Government are determined to press the offensive construction of the treaty, as interpreted by the Crown officers, and upheld upon all occasions by the Ettri of Derby, while Lord Stanley. The English Government will not listen to any negotiation for opening the fisheries, unless such negotiations also embrace the whole subject of reciprocal trade with all the provinces. That Congress in its pre sent condition, excited by a British fleet on our northern bDrders, and called upon to make concessions almost under duress, will consent to such negotiations, is out of the question. The fish difficulty must be settled by itself before any reciprocity measures for Canada will b listened to. It is the opinion of many leading and distinguished men hero that if England persists in car rying out the offensive attitude which it is on good authority believed she has determined upon, by forcing the headland construction of the treaty, serious difficul ties must arise. When tho subject comes up again in the Senate it will be seen that recent information has greatly embittered the feelings of that body. must back out. England THE I'URKISff LOAN. With regard to the Turki s h loan, the subjo i ne d statement of the revenue and expenditure of the country is understood to comprise the information furnished to the contractors when it was arranged to issue the present proposals on the stock-markets of Paris and London. Looking at the position which Turkey occupies among the Go vernments of Euro p e , together with th e f act t h at she has no public debt, that her politi ca l an d fi nancial honour will certainly bear a comparison with that of other Powers, and that, as respects the, absence of a cons titutional system, she is o n ly i n th e same position as her neigh bours, there seem s no reason to regard the new stock otherwise than as entitl e d to rank favourably with the general run of foreign l oans. The smallness of the amount is of course an i mportant element in this consideration, and anoth er c i rcumstance calculated to impart confidence consists in the subscription taking place at Paris as well as in Londo n , and its being thus divided between th e people of the two States upon wh om T ur k e y i s most entitled to rely. At the same time it is necessary to remark, in connexion with the following document, that an exact transl a tion of the firman of the 10th of June authorizing tne loan should also be furnished to the public : " The budget of the Turkish Empire shows a revenge of 750,0 00,000 Turkish piastres —say 7,000,0001: an d about an equal expenditure. The r evenue is derived thus:— pi as tres. Tax on produce of land ... ... 220,000,000 Personal tax on subj . eets n — o ' t Mu.s.s.tilma— "' 920 000,000 Income-tax . __ I nA 1:18 Custom s 85,000,000 Tribute frora 'Egypt p . i • 7.: ... • .... 30,000,000 Tribute from the rincipalities of — the 113,:5.- An o 00 nube ( Wallachia ' , Moldavia, and Servia) 5,--- ' ° Diffe - rent Indirect taxes, patents, stamps, 000 excise, tolls, post-office, mines, &a. ... 150,000, ______ •G• 750 000,000 , 40,000,01 n, The SuAltaPPn Icii:i7lteistainotin•t• ..*: ..... 75'400,000 , r s o " The expenditure consitts of-- 000 000 Civil list of the Dowager Sultana and of . 8' 0 000 • • the Sultana's married sisters .. • • 300,00 , Army 000 Navy War stock, ammuntion, artillery, engi . • neerin g fortifications ••• ••• ..* 30,000,000 Maintenance of the different offices of ad' 000000 minist ration *** 80 19 5 ' , ••• • ••• Foreign affairs, •• ambassadors, consulates, 10,000,000 • no tation of th e •• Treasury for works of public service, roads and ways, ecooll" 10,000,000 ragernent of agriculture, Bzo. ••• ''. ExPenscs of di ff erent kinds, such as a grant to the Administration of the Mosques for the maintenance of the es tablihtimenta dependent thereon, ennui ties, and pensions 84 000 100 ... , , tribute 750,000,000 " The t • late arrangement h as ' 3l Egypt been increased by the with Abbas p uha ngement made by the Sultan per anntlal. from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 Turkish piastres ‘ Tork.,, 1-, and p ''' sscase " 85 a population of more tha n 30,000,000 , time.ols a ri(!h and f er til e t e rritory more than three in extent t h an France. " Fr a'ger o oa this state of its budget, garded which may be re. f s b a i as balanced correct, the revenue of Turkey with the by h a e exception of its expenditur©. It has no public debt, 170 000 000 T paper circulation, amounting to ; ': ' Turkish piastres (about 1,600,0001.), bear .rig niterst; and bear that thi s a few months since lotion bN 7PaPer-tniThe Y exist only till this should be withdrawn from circa ' me ans of a special tax, to object is attai d lected. ne , and which is uow being regularly col " As has been announced in the public journalr, a first step hs. 3 a „,, - be en alre a d y made i n th e withdrawal of th a w' money, callin g i n a b out 4,0 00,0001. worth, which s publicly this, Turkey ha s a floating burnt in the presence of the Sultan. Besides buyo,ool which i I` , 00 • debt of about 10,000,0001. or it s f t owes tothe contractor.. from whom or delivery the European pro ducts necessary for i a army and n a ,, y, &c. _ " The precedingdata &redrawn from the best sources; but it is, a s taa.y be e as il y un d ers tood, impossible to gua rantee their being r i gorously correc t. " Iu a political poiot of view, Turkey, by the treaties of 1841, forms part of the European Alliance. Its pre servaqun, its independence, and its entirety are indis pensable to the maintenance of the equilibrium of Eu rope, and every event that has ccourred during tho last twenty ycers incontestably establishes that Europe in every re.pect regerds it in that 1i ht." Ships in Harbaur—The Waterloo, 120, with the ? broad pendant at the main of Commodore the Hon. Montagu Stopford ; Monarch, 84, Captain C. Hope, Superintendent of aia Dockyard ; London, 90, ad ' vFinced ship, Captain G. R. Mundy ; Meander, 44, Co.tramodore Charles Talbot; Megwea, 6, steam troop ship, Commander J. Johnson ; Horatio, 22, screw steam guard-ship, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie; Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, and Cyclops, 6, stearn.sloop, advanced steamers of the first division of reserve squadron sandil and Lizard, steam tenders to the Waterloo Monarch ; Thames and Hart yachts. -In the Fitting Basin—The Achille, 76; Hawke, 72 ; Bittern, 12, Commander Vansittart, fitting for foreign service. In Dock—The Howe, 120 ; Ganges, 84 ; Ttihune, :30, screw steam-frigat e , on the north slip, ready for launching. WooCwlcu, SEPT, numb2r of first-class bays, 17 years of ege, who hive served fit se;;; or in now b.-3 entered on bourd the Fisgard ship at ‘Vool for service in the It!-,val Th e Trident steatn-vesstl, Lieutenant R. B. Har vey, built of was payed übout three or four mond - imago on the outsido of her bottom with iqr.liav's composition on one side, and Mr. Bochin's composi tion on the other. On being t4ici, into dock here to have her bottom examined, Mr. Hay' s composit i on was fund in such good condition compared with the other, that the Admiralty have ordereqi both sides of the bottom of the vessel to be payed with his composi tion previous to her departure for service on the Bra zilian station. WESTAIINST.ER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. The third annual meeting was held on Tuesday evening, et St. Martin's llall, Long-acre, P. E. .rnea, Esq., in the chair. on account of his having Dar s • G. Huggett, the secretary, read a letter from Mr. c. L us • lungton, resigning the office of President, Shelley, minster. Cox, Sir J. ceased to represent West- On the motion of sh Mr. Colvill, seconded by Mr. President. Bart., M.P., was elected The third an nua l report of the committee, as read by the Secret ary , statsd " The lapse of a no ther twelvemonth si nce the last Society, imp oses upon your annual mee ti ng o f th e committ ee presenting to the members the co the duty of nTelei:7,neembers will upon the affairs of the Societ third yearly report pecuniary advantages of the socie s t be gratified to know filet the ar beyond the promoters,. and d d nnt.l of Free are steadily being realized to an extyent havef mboereanl, T m h o e st g s e a n n e g r u al in m e o expectations hoef multiplicationits original holders has been, from the beginning en tirely progressive; and your committe l gratification of being enabled to state thate havew th the Pn West minster Society conti nues t o h o ld a foremost' among the numerous a ssoc i at i ons engaged in thisons at i t s o e n The history of the society during the past year is most satisfactory, as is evidenced by the fact of their being 1,411 shares now in existence, exclusive of those taken up on the Kent Town Estate, Moulsey, the Holmsdale Estate, Reigate, and the Long Ditton Estate. The members will also find another satis factory proof of the continued popularity and effi cient working of the society in the large sum sub scribed, the receipts for the past year amounting to 6,685/. 15s. 3d., making the total receipts from the establishment of the society 15,6101. 4s. Bd. The estates which have now been acquired in addition to the East Moulsey and Reigate properties (already reported) are purchasers in Long Ditton, Kilburn, and Reading. The Reigate and Long Ditton Estates have been allotted since the committee's last report. With regard to the Kilburn Park Estate, un doubtedly one of the most desirable building sites in the vicinity of London, the committee beg to state that the contract for the sewers has been entered into, and they are now in course of construction, upon the completion of which the roads will be immediately proceeded with. The allotting of this eitate will take place as soon as the contract for the roads has been accepted. The arrangements for the distribu tion of the Reading purchase are also being proceeded with, and will be completed next after the allotment of the Kilburn Park property. The committee were influenced in the Reading purchase by their desire to consult the wishes and interests of the provincial members; and the ready attention which your com mittee have always felt it to be their duty to pay to the reasonable suggestions of the distant subscribers, as well as of those residing in the metropolis, has been, they are glad to say, one of the causes of the society's present popularity. With the view of en. suring a permanent value to the allotments the com mittee have always adhered strictly to the principle of securing to the members land suited to building pur poses ; and have the satisfaction to know that every one of the purchases (being eligible building sites) are daily increasing in value. Your committee de sire to express their continued confidence in the sys tem of rotation and non-payment of interest, as adopted by this society, and have much gratification in referring the members, as the result of that system, to the following rates of premium obtained on shares Atanding next in order of allotment, showing an ave rage profit of nearly one hundred per cent. on the capital invested—viz., Kent Town Estate from 31. to 5/, Holmsdale Estate from 3/. to 71, Long Ditton Estate from 31. to 51., and Kilburn Estate from 71. to 121. 10i. The plots themselves, after allotment, have obtained the following premiums :—Kent Town Estate from 71. to 211., Holmsdale Estate from Si. to 101, and Long Ditton Estate from 31/. to 64/ The number of voters, in respect of property obtained through this society, is increasing ; and must con tinue annu a ll y to increase. In addition to the fifty two members who have had the opportunity of voting at the late West Surrey elect i on , there are this year placed on the li s t of voters, and unobjected to, four teen of our members for the Kent Town property , and eleven for th e H o l ms d a l e Estate. The committee feel that the fullest information should be rendered to the society, and have therefore, is addition to the balance-sheet, now in the hands of the members thought it desirable to present them an abstract of accounts between the vendors and the allottees on the estates. The committee think it unnecessary to say much on the political results obtained by the sociefy ; the recent elections have made patent to the whole d world the important part Freehold Lan d Societies are to play in the future parliam entar y hi story of the kingdom. At this time, when it is the general impression that a large extension of the constitutional right of participating in the return of Members to the House of Commons will not be long delayed, it would seem to be deservedly a subject of honest pride that while others may obtain the privilege of the franchise by the tardy concession of an unwilling Legislature, the members of the Land Societies have achieved unaided, save by their own united efforts, that position to which their intelligence, their unre mitting industry, their forethought and self-denial, show their incontrovertible title ; and all men, of whatever shade of political opinion, cannot but yield to the conviction, that the best interest of the country are concerned in developing the freehold land move ment. The report was unanimously adopted, and a vote of ',hanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. STREET ARCEUTECTURE.—At the corner of Regent and Beak-streets a bold and successful att empttogiv of e the va riety to oar external architecture by the aid of co l our has just been accomplished. The colours are bla c k, gold, and carmine, which, assisted by the all-pervading yellow sun's rays or the azure grey of the atmosphere, are h brought p into agreeable and harmonious combination. T Futvo t y h e e , oo to oh w as ho t m e e th m e h e e s u t h l m is e h h m ts en t t othe belongs,shh have not con nedfa g a e d e l a e l s o s n r s e but have carried them to a great depth down Beak -street, additional houses having been incorporated The style of the architecture itselfz,isiamxture, but displays considerable taste on the part of and Co. The trade to b e carried on is r a s l . rao st a Laugh h e e r w , D o h w e y e i r, *his *his country, and includes articles of jewellery, &c., from the ralue of many hundreds down to a few francs, comprising, indeed, the finest specimeanseof the art manufacture of all na - , which Commission.—Observer. omm r i e ss c i e h i n v . e_d o th b the especial L o a? e s s , t s y e v a e h r d a lof the Royal A fortnight b ac k mention was made of the arri val e r e r sp r e o . notice z of the screw -steamer Tamaulipas at St. Thomas's from Li ve l: " er pool, in twenty days and a half, she having occupied ' three days more than the new West India Magdalena in her run home, with favonrabfe7,4lthsertairanomd that port. This vessel has just returned to Liver pool,ntire voyage &xperience has, therefore, been furnished of an passage to St. out and home. It appears that on her nd that the run Thomas's she encountered bad weather , might have been accomplished in eighteen days. She has now made the PasS 1 - ag two days detention Ifc achng Tampico in twenty-six days, receive cargo, thus making the l o n 8 Liverpoola d oof t twenty from at Havannah to coal and to fe 50 th , e coo pas d sa o g il e ar f s rom in brought sailing from Tampico twenty Havannah nineteen a._ day a this sum, it is said, would have freight from Tampico, that specie was subjected to a higher had been circulated by the Temaulipas than by the mail rate of insurance ss of the experiment has caused the ship She r as been much increased buantforthe influence of reports which steamers. The s_ that similar vessels are likely to be put upon it is understood f this competition on the part of a private The fact o to be advertised fourcaa second voyage on the 11. th instant, and the line. firm being even attempted, in the face of a company subsidize .might by this time have d for ele ven years with 270,0001. per annum, accomplishedfur nisheson thelndia Nest route if the bounty been n i s h es a striking suggestion of what system had n ot been in operation. TELEGRAPH BETWEEN DUBLIN AND CORK.—The Cork Examiner says—" We have been informed, upon the 1 best authority, that a line of telegraph will be completed in the course of the next three months between Dublin and Cork, thus bringing the south of Ireland throughout the length of the Great Southern and Western Railway, i n com munication with Dublin, and, by sub-marine telegraph, wit), London, also with Glasgow, through the submarine telegraph between Portpatrick and Donaghadee. CLOSING OF TUE NATIONAL AND VERNON GAL LERIES.—Notice was issued yesterday at the National Gal. lery, Trafalgar•square, and the Vernon Gallery, Marl borough-house, St. James's, that both these fine collections of:paintings will be closed to the public during the vaca tion, which commences on Saturday, the 11th inst., and will be re-opened to visitors on Monday, the 25 t h of October next, when they will be admitted, as usual, grat i s , on Mea -1 days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays , and Thursdays. URSDA Y NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lieutenants —George R.APPOINTMENT% Keene, to the Electra ; Francis G - .lton, to the Megmra; Joseph Day man and Henry G. Simpson, to the Meander, ad ditional for surveying service; John 0. Freeland, to the Dasher. Masters—James Rusden, to the Electra ; James Bowler, to the Mngicienne. Mates--C. A. J. Heysham, to the Niger; Louis Geneste, to the Termagent. Midshipmen—Charles Smith, to the Hogue; J. M. Wilson, to the Excellent. Master's Aaiistant—G. Patt.rson, to the Electra. Clerk—G. W. S. Hire, to the Termagant. Naval Gidets—Thornai Middock, D. A . Slanlav, an d H. St. Leger Palliser, tint appuintrneats to the service. Gunners—William S'anton, to the Electra ; Ben jamin Cudlip, to the Megxra. Carpenter—Williatu Grunsell, totitnheoor Electra. Boatswain—John Co o k e , t o the s His Grace the Duke of Northumberland and se veral other members of the board are still absent from their official duties. His Grace is dispensing th e h„ pitalities of his princely residenc e , Al nwick Castle, to a numerous body of visitors. Captain Milne may be expected at Whitehall in about ten days. Yesterday afternoon between 200 and 300 of the boys now being educated at the Nautical School, Greenwich, visited the Admiralty. They were headed by their excellent band, who performed in a most creditable manner several pieces of music. The bays marched into the Admiralty -yard, and were in spected by Rear-Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby and other officials. The committee now sitting for the purpose of in quiring into the best mode for manning the navy, we re also present, and the gallant chairman, Admiral Sir William Parker, seemed to take a lively interest in noticing the appearance of these, the future defen ders of England's best bulwarks, her wooden walls. Commander Cator, who commanded the Intrepid, screw-steamer, on the late Arctic Expedition, and has recently been serving as inspecting commander of the coast guard at Aberdeen, has been appointed con servator of the River Humber. We believe Com mander Cator possesses considerable local knowledge of the river, having been brought up on its banks. We understand that the object of Mr. Mark Boyd's visit to the Admiralty on Tuesday last, was to call the attention of their Lordships to the fact that up to this moment no man-of-war has as yet been sent to ascertain the fate of his missing brother, Mr. Benjamin Boyd. We believe we can state, with some degree of certainty, that as far back as January last dispatches were sent to Captain Sir Everard Home, the senior officer on the New South Wales station, ordering him to detach the Bramble from his squadron on this es pecial duty, and we therefore trust, if Sir Everard has carried out his orders (and of which we have no doubt), that by the end of the year we shall have his report on this distresstng case.—Herald. Hound will pay off on Saturday. Magicienne is ordered to be placed in ordinary as a reserve steamer of the first class. Valorous, steam -frigate, will be ready to be placed n the steam reserve in the course of a few days. Brisk screw-steamer is being prepared for service with all possible dispatch. Devon lighter, which arrived on Sund a y, i s now loading with victualling stores for Queenstown. Equestrian convict ship, having 294 convicts on board, 60 of whom have embarked at the port from the prisons at Dartmoor, sailed yesterday for Hobart Town. Meander, 44, Commodore Talbot, left Chatham for Sheerness on Tuesday, where she will receive her powder and adjust her compasses, before proceeding further. Daring, 12, was put out of dock on Monday, and had her masts put on board, and was warped to the Hussar hulk, to fit for sea. Her commander has no' yet joined her. Wellesley, 72, was put out of dock on Tuesday, in order to make room for the Hercules store-ship, which is to be docked and fitted for the conveyance of emi grants to Australia. Kangaroo brig, 12, was launched from Chatham dockyard on Tuesday. The ceremony of christening was performed by the lady of Colonel Beresford, coMmandant of the garrison. pORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Rear-Admiral Su perintendent 11. Prescott embarked on board the Fire Queen steamer, Master C om mander Paul, th is morn ing, and proceeded to Southampton, where the gallant and worthy admiral intends to reside when he leaves the dockyard on the Ist of October. The Inflexible steam-sloop, Commander Woolridge, is having her compasses adjusted at the moorings off the dockyard steps ; she *ill probably go to Spithead to-morrow. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert has gone up to her winter moorings, and is returning stores; her crew will turn over on Tuesday next to the Royal George. The Elfin and Fairy will alternately remain at Cowes to attend on Lady Caroline Barrington and the two Princesses ; the Elfin is off Osborne at pre sent, but the Fairy relieves her to-morrow. • ON DIT.—It is now stated that Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence will be advanced in rank to a cornmodoreship of the first class, and that Commander Crispin will be promoted to be captain of ,the royal yacht, and that Mr. Scaif will be the commodore's secretary. Niger, screw - steam-sloop, Captain Heath, was taken out of dock into the basin this morning, where she will be rigged and prepared for sea. Termagant, screw frigate, was commissioned yes terday by Captain Giffard. Electra, Is, will be commissioned by Commander Morris this evening or to-morrow morning. Com mander Morris is at Portsmouth, the Electra is along side the jetty, and there are men enough waiting for her to man her. Simoom, Captain Ringcome, returned into Ports mouth last evening, her machinery having proved all right. She has gone alongside the coal depllt to fill up her fuel. The Arrogant, 45, Captain Robinson ; the Daunt less, 24, Captain Halstead; the Highflyer, 21, Cap tain Matson; and the Encounter, 14, Captain Gor don; returned to Spithead this afternoon from the Mediterranean. They came in through the Needles Passage, and came in sight from this port at 1.30 P.M., when they were rounding Egypt Point, Cowes. The three first named were under steam, and all plain sail ,to royals, and the Encounter under topsails and topgallant sails and steam. The Arrogant was first, Encounter second, Highflyer third, and Dauntless last ; the first coming to an anchor at Spithead at 3.20 P.m., the second at 3.25, the third at 3.45, and the last at 3 55. The Argus, advanced steam-sloop, arrived this morning from Plymouth with seamen and marines paid off from the Hogue, Colonel Menzies, Commandant of this division of Royal Marines, is at present in command of this garrison and district, during the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor (Major-General Simpson) on leave. PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty's screw steam-blockahip La Hogue was paid off ya3terday. She will be re-commissioned to-day by Captain Ramsay, chief of the steam reserve. The steam-vessel Argus sailed yesterday for Portsmouth with seamen and marines paid off from La Hogue. The splendid new ship Anglesey, launched in the Thames by Mr. Richard Green on the 17th of July, sailed from the Sound this morning with 130 second and third class and 35 first class passengers for Port Philip sad Sydney. The appearance of the Anglesey while at anchor in this roadstead hasexcited universal admiration; and those who have inspected her interior accommodations are equally well pleased. Her owner, who was here in his yacht, has, with the assistance of Mr. J. B. Wilcocks, the agent, made ample provision for the welfare of the passengers. The Blackwell, belonging to the same proprietor, made the passage home from Sydney in 88 days. During her stay in the colonies she was, from her excellent sailing qua. lities, quite a show ship; and the Anglesey is built to beat her. The dimensions of the Anglesey are 210 feet long by 35 broad, the length being six times the breadth. Her owner is now constructing a s hi p the length of which will be seven times the breadth ; and she is expected to surpass the Anglesey. It has lately been discovered that length gives more stability to ships than breadth, and the contrary view is now becoming exploded. The quickest passage from Labrador on record here has just been made by the schooner Melina, Captain Pinkhum. She is laden with fish and oil, and has crossed the Atlantic in twelve days, having been in fair wind all the way, being under square sails until they reached the Ram Head. The schooner was built by Mr. Gent, of Plymouth. SHEERNESS, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty's iron screw steam troopship Megmra, 6, Commander J. Johnson, hauled out of the fitting basin on Monday, and forthwith got up her steam, processing es far as , the Mouse, for the purpose of trying her enginesana machinery, which wo r k e d we ll. She returned in to harbour a t 4 rm . M r. Willi am G. Crowldieeri_ t o h e s. senior lieutenant, died on Monday, atlUelvi pital, Ch a th am , a f ter a s h ort b u t se vere illness. Her M a j esty ' s steam - vesse l Af r ican, Second Master Gil), wa s di spatc h ed to Ch at h a m at 8 A.M. yes t e rday morning Her Majesty's ship Meander, 44, Commodore Charles Talbot, arrived here y e sterday, having been towed from Gilli ng h am by the Adder and African steamers. TITLE RIFLED MUSKET. TO THE EDITOR. OF TFIE TIMES. Q . "Irl—My attention has been dr awn t o a l e tt er from Sir Charles 8: law, i n t h e Ti mes o f t h e 28th of August, f llowin which contain:_;, emong others., tit g rem ar k s. He is criticising an article the Quarterly R eview, of which I am the writer : ) o "tip it is evident that the reviewer is nut only an officer who has minutely studied hi s p ro f ess i o n, but has also seen much service itsthe field, one of his assertions must n o t b e passed over , ' t!-tt the Mir.i rifle h as no blank-pc,int range wh " tever: This old and experienced officer makes the fol lowing alarming remark:—` Consider w h at t h e comp a quences will be when a regiment armed with the Minie rifle is press e d upon b y a lino of infantry wedding roved plain-bor e muskets ; t h e former giving their fire im pagerly, perhaps accurately, will be astonished to find that the nearer the enemy approach the less fatal their volleys become, while the latter, encouraged by the im inanity from danger whlch tb,y ,-xpertei,c, will fir s t g tl thhite the riflemen wi t h a t!lifii,cba.rge,'tben level their bayonets, and sweep ;row ibe field: and so it will is,' wtteli e,.vtdry Lit up:in ;-eir.re, of wi t i o n t h e though very c: ,, ,traitiv,, uci yards, is even unexitain tNithin these :tulips than beyond th*m; sue i q izrsi e ill al certainly Co broken as they use atiaclteu." Your correspondent evidently does not understand the casLi with which he is dealing; otherwise he would not have impunged the accuracy of a state ment which carried conviction to the minds of the hiand led to a care f u l sighted, and rectification of that and other d e t ec t s i u revision.6Liest military oftbe principle auth°Ti je oft l which the rifle was its construction. Perhaps, however, others of your readers will be better able to appreciate the importance of my sug gestion after they shall have perused the paper herein enclosed. It is from the pen of one of (he most ac complished and scientific officers in the army, and was drawn up so long as March last ; I did not, there fore, speak in April out of book : " The aim taken over the fixed and lowest sight of the Minii musket gives a range of 200 yards; and this is believed by many of the unlearned, end by others who should know bettor, to be the point-blank range. This is not so. The lines of sight taken over the upper surface, through the notch on that fixture, gives to the axis of the musket an elevation of 58 min. 37 sec. iu round numbers 1 deg. This produces a range of 200 yards to the point at which the trajectory intersects a second time the line of sight, and consequently the iu different degr ees , hi gher than t h at out all the sp ace comprehended between trajectory s e e ctht t or s- ro i y o ugi p hs' points. Thus, while elaborate pains are taken to sight' the rifle-musket from 200 to 900 yards, there is no sight by which to regulate the firing within that distance—no point-blank ki;ght, nor anything ap proximating to direct aiming and direct horizontal firing. " Having laid down accurately, with the requisite ele ments, the trajectory of the shot at that lowest sight, I made some important experiments, three days ago, i n a private shooting groun d, t o t r y the accuracy of my cal firmed. °illations an d conclusions, and found them tally con distant" Mirtiti musket was ca r e f u lly laid upon a steady shooting-sta n d, b y a i m taken over the f i xed an d l owest sight, shot hit correctly inthe same horizontal a average of many r ounds,inches over the point aimed at, 2 feet 4 s t oplilnaen,e,bulot,oo,n'aradna Thus, infantry armed • h these muskets, firing upon as enemy advancing Within wlt 200 yards—a ush of lowest line of aim, tire far"lntrY—w°uld' cavalry, or a charge of ine the chest of a • t c h o e m a p i r m i s e w d h b e e n t w t the a trajectorytn e first is a n h too high. A shot aimed at min at 100 yards' highest deviation from considerably over his head. The distance fi w ri o n u g ld by pa th ss e verges more or less from the aim' is Sifeet, and di-. se l g e nd in tersetion of not removed, would by th t ts he dterafejeeztortye. throughout the space only corrective remedyothrelineo f aim m or be the individual intelligence, skill, tact, and ' cool PS of soldiets so armed to be aware of this coolness de fect of their weapons, and so allowing for it by aiming lower and lower, as the enemy comes on withal 200 yards up to a certain point, and then reverse the pro cess. At 150 yards it would be necessary to aim at the knee to hit the chest, and at 100 yards to aim at A little above the ancle ! This will never do. The fire sight should be reduced to give 100 yards range (a dispart sight placed on the muzzle of a musket is ex tremely objectionable), and the elevation then carried on to the folding sight. Thus, commencing at 100 yards, the range would be so near the point-blank power of the musket as to serve with considerable and sufficient pre cision for all the petite distances,' so that the shot will hit nearly the point aimed at, unless, by the mal-adrasse of the tireur, it miss. But, with the present Minis rifle, the tiregr, firing adroitly. according to the fixed sight, will be sure to miss at 100 yards a man at whose chest he has accurately aimed! " The most important faculty of a musket, for the ser vice of the infantry of the line id particular, is for direct horizontal firing in close action, but by this defect the Minif rifle musket is rather adapted to distant firing than to close action, and the fire of infantry thus armed would, at that most critical moment which requires direct horizontal firing to be poured in with well-regu lated precision, and upon which the issue of the battle will depend at that important and decisive moment when the rush cr charge is making, the error is greatest, its existence unknown, its aniouut uncertain, and the rationale of it incomprehensible to any but well-trained, intelligent, and well•icstruoted men; and the serious consequences of this defect rosy therefore be greatly ap prehended." Permit me to add, that the question as to the best method of arming our infantry is still unsettled. We have, as yet, neither a good rifle nor a good musket ; nor can we ever hope to combine in one implement qualities so essentially incongruous as those that ap pertain to each. The Miniti firelock will certainly not keep its ground in the end. It is bad both as a musket and as a rifle; but we are in the right direc tion, and with so energetic a Muter-General as Lord Hardinge to go before us, I have no doubt that we shall, in due time, reach something like the point at which we are aiming. Your most obedient servant, A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE " QUARTERLY REVIEW." --- IMPROVEMENT in GAS MANUFACTURE. We have occasionally pointed attention to the hydro carbons and their singular combinations and changes as a hopeful source of those improvements and that cheapen ing of gas manufacture which we have long anticipated. The vegetable and animal creation teem with hydrocar bonaceous products, which we yet hope to see turned to public profit in this way without either waste or nuisance, and with increased convenience as well as economy. One of the most recent attempts to realise these pleasant prospects appears to consist in the composition of an artificial fluid or oil easily convertible into illuminative gas, by combining palm oil with Canada balsam and caoutchouc in distillation in such a way as to leave no residuum that is not also resolvable into the same vegetable oil in new distillation. Much cheaper and more abundant ingredients, however, will doubtless yet be found to be easily combinable into the requisite fluid or solid form th at will yield pure gas with facility. tg is known, fur instance, that linseed oil and cotton kiT e o in certain circumstances, such a tendency to comb i n e th at they not only do so, but burst into flame sP`.7.. abundant ingredients such as these, and say turpentine, ncoal, be taneously. Might not some hopeful experimente, i' b e mod resin, tar, bitumen, cannel, and even common gone into, and the requisite mean fluilder that __.), dared readily and cheaply got? It is probab ." will assume or more hydro -carbons distilled in a more distinct andthat soma of two so distilled. Is is quits possible, may thus be of the more insoluble, suen fluois d form by means of an form than ding in association with e readily convertible in p to enn th a e nent intermediate hydro-carbon sone,Builder. highly hydrogenous (2.1v22 ...... ._____..-- intermediate commontoo, TRANSFER BOOKS AT THE BANK OF ENGLANII AND SOUTH SEA HousE.—Notice was issued yesterday at the Bank of England thattransfer books for the under• toines,theltilgwliOutgh dates, of viz.:.—Bank z o b . 7 — n ß ex an t, k w s il t l oe t f isln r h o eu m ntt iao F nnd r e i d d o a pa y, nesudbi • 10 C u e e a n t y A , t u h u e u l i t 9 i t e h s o f fr O u e m - Tinhsrte.e,filld-Wa-ednesday, the 20th of October ; /te tthobeero;th dueed Three per Cent. Annuities, from Thursday, the 9th • inst., till Tuesday, the 1 9th of October ; Long Annuities. from Friday, lirivilundrTuasuiydte:arytdh,afetyuhr;eot httleetrhmilin,snstsetht.:,oytftieli l eb e fsre s de d ruJa a y v i:st th hohuue e rts l l 9 9a t sty h he,a o otH f fh O cleo u c c9 t stot e ett i i b ro s sni r t ! , --The trensfer books for South Sea Annuities will be closed ber next. Last CAPT URE O IL r nA FLY i ng,aslNMGr.}lsn A John Pollard, TB A o of K ie? Leighton terrace, n - terrace, near Bacuy, was strolling on the shore of Black. pool, he was surprised to meet with . a strange fish, which had been left on the beach by the tide receding from it. He went towards it, when it made an attempt to fly at him. He then called to some persons near him for assistance, and soon afterwards captured the monster. It was found to ue a flying-fish, with four wings and two feet, and measure(' 54 inches in length and 25 inches in breadth. Mr. Duke, of the New Inn, intends to have it preserved.—Preston Chronicle. AN EARTHQUAKE AT SEA. —The following is a n extract from the log of the Tropic, arrived in the Downs* - : " On the 17th July, at 7 . 2 0 A.M., being then 70 deg. wen " from Jamaica, a severe shock of an earthquake, co ntintlM nearly two minut es , th e water being quite smooth and n1;1 very light, ship going 2 1 /, miles per hour, and steering /prat by north, when t h e shock commenced on port quarters ship progressing forward, ended on the starboard bow; four' had then lost her way, and the watch below ran containing of the forecastle, declaring the iron tanks (each con:: hundred gallons of water) were dancin in the ' along going While the horrid rumbling noise continuedwas that of a under the bottom, the sensation on deck was a few minutes ship tearing over rocks at a violent rate; in I water, at three the ship was quietly gliding through t miles per hour." Vellore —The ship EMIGRATION FROM BRlsTol freighted with a large has left this port for Melhournoe; f the all-absorbing old fen decka. number of passengers and car usensation in the city. Thoa departure occasioned qu i t e diggings. The passengers n a crowded down to the Cumber - sands of persons of all gra de s asteam-tug towing her down the cargo for nearly 300, and Weir land-basin to see her passedstartialong amid the cheers of the as river Avon. She w horn there were 7,000 or 8,000 pm sembled spectators, is is being made by the authorities to Bristol, and an i s _ of taking place to a large extent from f Government to its being made a pp i emigrants, on the grat _ for the departure I Government trolly situated for South Wales and t r that it ism ost Gen west of England. yesterday, and Colchester arrived in town yes obtainspre sent. t Emigration t the sanc t sanction _ Lord , roprod to Eidbroo e la the atteraonn. transacted business k at .theßoard of Tra de. I