The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-13 00:00:00

plattooS t MA ° ;eh of I.,perB: eSS 13115 o ppOrtt inea at r than ° Poll ass °f y 10,°:_„10 statere eil 4ll " 1 fair cool bog [o l eo, i' o ; s 121 1. 0 price eds, 1169 ' f° er coy Mr. s 4ll' L ig wee k f/ Iner°l2sl 110 nor Oti The % I r • , e cted, C t hv o lan tod. t done of° i n goeu - r ol wee 1 1,00 ig, as " Pri o o ad the nor e s housA there "ilto close 0 eb 6 5 of d„ bo a and 0" fion• wr atherAt stat ioP . : ol s rehe: v i The e n ? conse_ A l* nplor Th" t exc great 13 ,,,f, , ar tha t r a mo t e iraproy,el L ther e :0 1 le, ani o ll s h a ll slack, b t report e i Iproye" - , 5 pa t te.-. 0 , Plain and de pi° or 13 pt / past• ar , Ln in , aason ih r f; pare fot a rivg t o are ge Ari o, and " The in:pen or tbf l ", i li we 9' not" / r l-7Vefl tensil; er y J l Is et _ d i' t adlv. WAR IN KAFFIRLAND. (From the Herald.) We have just received Cape o!' Good Hope papers to the 16th of May inclusiv from which we regret to . learn that the Kaffirs continued their depredations, though with but partial success. The settlers have neither security for their cattle nor for their lives ; and it is melancholy to think of the deplorable condition to Which they are reduced for want of a pOwerful force to drive the Kaffir tribes beyond the boundary, or at least to keep them in complete cheek. Some sharp skirmishes had taken place between the British troops and the el lenlY, in several of which the latter were valiantly re pulsed• Very little loss of life was sustained in these several affairs, but the destruction of property was im mense• We subjoin details : \Min the Supplement to the South African ammercial Advertiser of May 13.) Cape Town, May 14. T he Frontier Post arrived this morning. A G overnmen t notice, dated Graham's Town, 7th May, gives an outline of .:,ents up to th a t d a t e . Th e ou tp os t s , v ill ages, " , have in many instances been relieved, supplied with a mmunition, or with such reinforcements as could be spared, And no marked action has taken place on either side. The ` 4l3 vernor is waiting for reinforcements, and till these shall arrive, cattle, fl oc k s , ari d i so l a t e d h ouses are expose d to t h e destructive enemy. Every public officer, as well as every c olonists, is now aware of the urgency of the demand for re . day Tforcements on the frontier, and all are doing their duty by and by night. It does not yet appear that the Tambookies have joined, .and expectations are entertained that they will not all join. The Kaffirs are still only in small part es, within the ( 1Y• Wherever met or Feen they have been dispersed, or .estroyed. All that is wanting on the side of the colonists is or ganisation." From Block Drift, Fort Beaufort, and Somerset, and from t he fort and posts of Kat River, there is no intelligence of 111°I netit. Attacks of small parties of Kaffirs, always repulsed With loss to the enemy, and scarcely any loss of li:e to the col onists, but with great loss of property, continue from day 7 ( lay. And such will prok;ably are befairly the co in ndha nd ition . of the whole ' ro ttier till the Bargher levies - t The most important announcement brought by this post is appointment of Sir A. Stockenstrom to command the t o rth-western levies, and probably to come down on Kaffir 'alid from that quarter, when the tbrces enter it on the r;ght of the mountains. Besides the intelligence given below, letters f om Graham's th "rn, written at eleven o'clock on Saturday night, mention trlat at Colonel Richardson had arrived from Fort Peddle, and he had a gallant affair with the enemy at Trompetters' rift. ; The following is from the Extra of the Graham's Town "Arad of May 2, which reached Cape Town at half- past "inat.eloi'sclock on 'Sunday last, the 10th instant, and brings down • - ` l "gence to Tuesday, May 5 . c 0 I'v OF COMMUNICATION FROM COLONEL 50ME12 .. 5E n T . ,... M`Lueltie's, Kareiga, Sunday, .m.. 3 „. s of about ' am here surrounded by Kstlirs, and I only . arrived here • !).71 Friday night, just in time to save ;2tirteen families assembled here, and at Dell i s td children, at !;!isouga, and offive hundred people, wotnen a the l ' iv f e arm on the • leeopolis, who had fired a -a their last round of aminnui tion. I had a good flol m' with the Kaffirs this morning in the Cowie bush, and have given them a famous dressing. They came out to fight • two dense kloofs. I got a good position for the gun, and diss us in two bodies, from the points of mounted my men and sent themin the bush, and after half an hour's fighting we drove them off and silenced their fire, • killing several. • "them. We got on e gun and ammunition from My object i n sending no more than what I h: :vein . Holy the i s for eu c a h m e sn? havingmun itio n . I have distributed all I have to the farmers,'Hal I have p given 400 rounds to the school (Theopolis) people, liCtifE acid is in fact nothing. The Airs have taken about 5.000 head of cattle from this and theii school. The latter still retain abOut 1,200 head, but I :a° 'obliged to reinforce them last night with 30 men, or they tstaa,l4 all have been destroyed. I can do nothing without I men. •I am much vexed that neither Mr. Salts Doitile p a rty I detached to Salem have joined me. ilt cripples me entirely, and I doubt if I can save those n e° P l 4 ,yet, if the force do not join me. The Kaffirs are t i r ning and destroying every farm, and all the oat-hay, and h i People are so worked that I cannot prevent it. I cannot b l e any communication with Bathurst. The whole Kowie • a:h from Woest's Hill to the mouth of the Kowie is full of ,firs: I beg you will write to the Lieutenant-Governor, a 11 ,,' acquaint him that unless he send the Cape Mounted t) :Lies, as well as the cavalry, to cross at Kaffir Drift, and "at as soon asßathurst country must be de °flite., possible, the Bath eed. I cannot help them, unless I have 500 men instead • 14 V 40 . If I hold the country, it is as much as I can pos here, would have LY do. If I had not come every house - ve,n , destroyed, and every man, woman, ad child murdered. t „, Ane ,i, following is a copy of Col. Somerset's official dispatch - ''"e Civil Commissioner of Albany : M‘Luckie's Farm, Kareiga River, May 4. shiTre--Ilaving moved with the troops under my orders to u„:Part of Albany on the Ist inst., in order to afford pro a__"(4). to the inhabitants against the attacks of the Kaffir s - , 1 7 , „ and knowing your anxiety, as well as that of the tha t for their welfare, I feel it necessary to acquaint you 4" I arrived here about seven o'clock P.si. on the Ist inst. t ax s i 'ig observed on my route that the whole of the Kowie 4 4 was thickly infested with Kaffirs, I moved a patrol th e y on the mo rn i ng o f t h e 2 d i nst. to Mr. Dell ' s f arm on I{,, g ,.„ souga, where I found several families collected in a their tattle, amounting to about 2,000 head, and the people 1 ,, susted from fatir-rue with watching. Learning that the ;71'le at Theopolis were in great distress from want of Lirlunition, I communicated with that station from Mr. C"; in a short time Mr. Taylor, the minister, came over 4 „. 1 .1ie and acquainted me that his station had been ettkidd several nights successively, that his people were that:!' 4?, :without and quite exhausted ; i„,, ammunition, Without . , h ope, aentld assist them that night they were Must fall a sacrifice that there were 500 persons who Would attack them to the Kaffirs, who had stated they and 12 men of C.Ma.e.that night. lo • I detached a sergeant with 100 rounds of ani With Mr. 'Taylor, anti I supplied hint also left at Mr. Dell's amunition as an immediate help. 1 party to_ elit for the night. klavin th I sled some relief to that autfering people I rout. us af or - nightfall I sent of 12 burghers, as a relief to det I f ned home, and at s „, ac mien. of 20 more C.M.R. to Theopolis, under , thu g Harvey, with a further supply of ammunition, and iL i s t_s secured these people for the night. At daybreak yester- C o i' Morning I was fortunate enough to fall in with a large tae f Kaffirs, who appeared to have established themselves Tout Kowie Bush, and attacked them with the troops and O;- ls '. 1 ed them severely, which I hope will keep them quiet e ,,,,, s a s 'taY pr two. I hen proceeded to Theopolis, anti has7ing io'onaalunicated with , that station, I arranged with the mis to bring them all up here this day. I hope to forward 10thoe_ir7amilies to. Graham's Town at an early hour to-morrow • 4 j_ll.l4K, together with some other families, who are here in , all ofdestitution ; the whole of their property, house:, and a s ,.; 4 eY possess, having been set on fire by the Kaffirs as t, - ;`,' as they sew the troops advancing. These latter I beg to 'Lee-Minuend tO the Government to be put on rations, and 4 1 ,!1ve some lodgings allotted to them. th e ! a ! tro ops under my command having been detached by t Lie utenant -Governor for the pr o t ec ti on o f t hi s part of the he t ry, have been, un d er Providence, the means of saving trt,valuable lives of several helpless families ; had they ar th e d forty-eight hou rs l a t er a ll must have fallen a sacrifice t o 7.. these ruthless savages, w h o were on l y wa i t i ng to complete e irs Work of destruction (by mur d er i ng t h e h e l p l ess f am il ies rchildren) to occupy and establi s h th emse l ves i n th e i r uses • and having been defeat e d i n t hi s - b y t h e opportune , Ival'of the troops, they set fire to the b u ildi ngs , h a y s t ac k s . Ball their property. they Mr. M'Luckie's about 1,800 ' 4 d off,from Mr. of cattle have been carried Dell's about t... 7 ), from Theopolis about 1,200, besides the total destruc t 71. (4 almost all their , hay crops. i ll 4 now only remains for me to express my admiration at Iq ets . ll llant stand that has been made by the inhabitants ItZlor the protection of their families, althoug 1 sur 14;oed by hundreds of the savage enemy ; they have stood ittieta like men. And although seeing their prverty aitt - e °3 'etl, their homesteads in flames, and their all at the (es," °f these barbarians, have never flinched, but have ter::*ith a cheerful countenance) supported their charac 'N ',.° 11 and Britons in defence of all most dear to them, i t " u s,eY had not done so, the assistance the troops have it !.. 4"te to afford would have come to late. , %.l a hti4 l4l ,, ~,ttitich indebted to Messrs. Fuller and Ferreira, of '11ii . 6 , 114 4 . t .- 13 ,'' . 9Wn for their assistance in patrolling and in til l e lObin,nlis ' sionaries and their families. There is yet in ~'"aWie "'one • several more families on the right bank of 11 - 0 1: 1 4 =a lt o - j e t require rotection, hundreds of Kaffirs being ance of 20 miles. But I . cannot II 'kit a n t e hush for a (hi! --stb il any i hope that I can cross over into the M e rat t li l?lmediate _ . . b eatti e ~_strict, either to atlord. protection or to intercept to Kaffirland. Pro ,,ably ts ' , oat the Kaffirs are dng isl , irok Dge Lit:at-Governor will see lit to &lath the cavalry I 'art p e ~ 4 recia, st re to that district. • 'Patch to 11 ,, , t t ?tsu will communicate the coute him so l'essad for ta - 'non* the Lieutenant-Governor, ita tits of this I am, Ik e u le that 1 cannot forward a dispatch to . .1 T he Civil Com •mis 11. SOMERSET, Comm. Field Force. sioner of Albany, &c., Graharn'a Town' tss (FrOm the Graha;T=--s Town Journal, May 9.) ii_,s•ae followin 4atter before g particulars of a spirited affair are given in a ore us, dated 4 A 4 d "t he nlorni " KLuckie's, May 6. f et,leh ni _ . lig of the sth inst., Colonel Somerset, with Fit-- - . ent ot his force of GO men and a field piece, moved tonhtl:s.tosition at M‘Luckie's to the mouth of the Kowie, • t Slt sn ' i d lit ri Of the post held b ' y C N V. : 4 Out twelve miles fo Mr . rpose of ascertaining the \V Cock. and if necessary city 1 , ng him assistance. On nearing the point on which es ere in _ tattle i arching the detachment observed a law drove '? i ttere ) , o _, ,I 1 the possession of a considerable body of the t el ,r_at Who were so near the edge of the Kowie bush, "aoa t 1 7 0 110 a dash was instantly made at them, only l a th e b `9 head were recaptured, the Kaffirs taking shelter ‘'6;?1°1151 fib, with the loss of two men and many wounded. -- matat„,Merset, on reaching Mr. Cock's dwelling-house, tile i • on a commanding height overlooking the mouth of - ‘ e r l about hour before ... tu, , earned that an e his arrival the Q(44 M force--the number being estimated at from 4to ite ls w ate ll4l ted down upon the cattle as they were being driven Ls 'ard. r f s' h d ,thve in the cattle guard, and captured the whole -",elte ,andr-u body of Kaffirs were mostly armed with fire : 'hire, 4 7, .kept up an incessant fire, which was spiritedly 'e'rer. "s` L'Y the little garrison with a loss to the Ka firs of L c 41 kit iti. _ ed and wounded,—a small cannon at the building ..,,,,A iTell i n „ s erved and doing good execution. It was here the 4ttlel'alvie. "f ts - ed that almost the entire country on the left bank been laid waste and burnt, had end pigs s u atts. c . , carried off, poultry destroyed, mete ' , lve in their sty The Kaffirs fought with great • 4 2 1 (1, cotalion, and rnu - s e t s. have suffered , a great loss in killed r'gore are eleven or twelve bodies were seen, but many . i,.., led' to have fallen. The foilowlo . g morning ..tin,„ .perating upon the kloofs in this locality, 4 tAeaVY lisittAwaS heard at the camp at M`Luckie's, and the lotb.„, ment instantly , - -Nth t lie enem t v, taking advantage of their absence,. had _ i si lo ._ . .. Hirt t laus, - "'t 4 the Post - ill 4 d- gall ' with great spirit, hilt ivzfit Edit with un , te ‘ N ,at. .T. d , Itie troops hal by Ensigns Harvey and Caw - , o.e atiCers repulsed the enemy st, g , eli • t hick th ‘ uad driven a strong Isssly of them into a ktoof in - , t tql el ent V . , were hemmed in. On iseemg joined by the de els . s , tI , VMS insasediately resolved to issiLeiv atm into NI • '"ohgboid .. 144Isting of h • Asssordingly dismounting. tisa troops, s t ., e Cape M . allel*° 4 Gu osisted Ri fl es, and a few of the I r tta tai 11l ssi i i ti l l ' -u st under Caotata nogg, entered the bush, , lst;,_ tied , ~,__ ~ a murderous Cobaiet swiss S:or some time main ante;"•ett,:tval cconbstants bring so ,olose i`s7t in several AZ, Or ~,,.?°*d.sr of the Kaffir guns Lernt the tis'slitl, and ttis +ic r li. v i ill'i.,_lensva .Lieutenant Bisset had his han.i. siitsistly satZ te l a nju ry 4 l,l l,6 3 k. b u t we ,sre.happy to say sustained no t 't to t deSperat' 4 111 "'. are ""; ( P have fousht with the flies A L s s Pon t.ie re,,, t _ Way 0 ( °.n. and it was not until the field-piece was P"siiion tl t ites e Ali o j, u ,14 th e ellerny was completely ttoo 44 . .. , our s are iiiii , ) , wn of their to inm ta e v r 7 2.6 lost hein i g o ss . ssie hl tl t. etf; a a n4 l6 , : i ti aa litany v ille bush by Ivounded being dragged off the t4eir comrades, it appearing to be the THE SUN, MONDAY E-VENING, Jrldir 13, 1t446. Invarie'ble object of the enemy in all his encounters, to COT!. j SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ceal, if possible, the loss he sustains. On our side the loss TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. has been comparatively trifli ngly —one dan—amounting gerous only ly. to four men—three of them wo u nd e d bad The Sr - In—Havinglaid here the St. Leger animals, I willthe pretensions of the second, M Cape Mounted Rifles, both officers and men, distieguished bard, and worst cies of themselves by that wonted courage and activity which has wind up by reyie the "crates," composing what earned for them, throughout this trying campaign, the high . may be truly termed th e "fir s t c l ass ." They are only character et' brave men and good soldiers. The small party six in number, but each one is more formidable than any of the 7th Dragoon Guard 9, under Cept. Hegg, also behaved ten of the other classes. First and foremost is the well in this bush tight big, a kind of warfare very foreign to- " Premier". (it the betting list — that to which they have teen trained." M - SIR 'TATTON SYKES . by Melbourne, out of Vitellius's We have an account of a spirited affair in 'which a trader, named Murray, now Kaffir interpreter, with a few of the dam, who Won the iwo Thousand Guineas Stakes, easily defea , inne :he imffed-up crack Tom Tullock and Cape Corpe, and a party of Fingoes, made a dash upon a the Marquis of Exeter's ame nag St. Demetri, for which herd of cattle, in the possession of the Kaffirs, near Fort Peddie, and succeeded, besie es killing two or three of the pertormance he was immediately g elevated to the ranko second favourite for the Derby, and, upon the enemy, in capturing 500 h ea d Information received retire to-day that the Leger of C. Buckner, on the Bushman's talent of Sting, took the premiership; but immediately River had been attacked by th e Kaffirs, and who succeeded preceding the Epsom week was knocked out of his po in getting off with about GOO head of cattle. The attack was sition in the betting, and peppered most unmercifully— made just at the close of the day, the K . /ars rushing down somewhat to the astonishment of his owner and the in great force amongst the cattle. An Englishman, named b ac k ers of the stable. Several rumours were afloat. .Middleton, was shot dead in this affair, and Mr. Buckner ie One, that he went queer; another, that he pulled up said to be wounded. lame after a gallop; but in this instance I am inclined to TWELVE o'Ceocie.—Received this moment the following I think that " rumour" was entirely out, for I am cer from the Beaufort division : tain, that when Sir Tatton made his appearance on the Downs, he was everything his friends could wish; his doings there made noise enough; many say that Bill Scott, through exhaustion, lost the race. I all not of the number. I have no doubt he was exhausted, but Pyrrhus's game blood " told." From the, distance to the winning-post, every stride the latter took brought him nearer to the front. In spite of all that Scott could do, he could not keep ahead of Pyrrhus, the latter winning beautifully in the last five strides by a neck. Now, taking these performances of Sir Tatton into con sideration, it is very evident he must not be "potted" against, abhough at his present price he is not worth backing. The Derby was a jumble among several of the animals, aed it will not do to rest entirely on the deci ion of that race as a proof of the merits of Fancy Boy, Sting, and one or two other starters. lam not at all certain that the redoubtable Sir Tatton can beat either Fancy Boy, Sting, or Grimston, and until he beats one of this trio I shall not be convinced of his capability of winning the St. Leger. STING, by Slane, out of Echo, the Derby " Premier" for eleven months out of the twelve, who won his two year old races easily, beating all sorts of fields—good, bad, and indifferent—the horse who had great odds laid against his even being second, so sure at that time were his backers of his victorious march over the Derby course. What a tale time has told. The once mighty "crack" (as I predicted some three or four weeks pre vious to the Derby day) was literally nowhere. It has been asserted that he was severely dosed—in sporting parlance, nobbled; but, whether he was or not, his chance was entirely out at the turn, from being thrown out of his stride, and from being forced to go outside his horses. These accidents settled his chance for the Derby, and made him an outsider for the Leger. At his present odds, 40 and 50 to 1, he is well worth back ing, and of all outsiders the most formidable. He will finish in the front, if he does nothing more. It is not improbable you may have a taste of his quality at York, in the Great Yorkshire Stakes. All I have to say about him in conclusion is, keep him on the right side of your "book," which advice, if you take it, I'd pledge my word you will not repent the so doing. BROCARDO, by Touchstone, out of Brocado —a true son of Touchstone—possessing his sire's strength and speed, and game to the back-bone. He has only started fur one race, and that one was the Derby, when he run a very good third. Had either he or Sting, won the settling would have been awful—it would have swamped one-third of the ring. Upon the strength of his solitary trial and blood, he was backed to win an enormous sum. He has numerous friends for the Leger, who fancy he can beat anything. I think otherwise. PYRRHUS THE FIRST, by Epirus, out of Fortress. This stout nag of Mr. Gulley's, out of one of the best brood mares in England, made his debut by winning the Newmarket Stakes, beating 'lago by half a length—a performance, in the opinion of the ring, of so little con sequence that he was priced at 33 to 1 for the Derby, but at the very last he came with a rush, and left off se cond favourite, Bto 1 being readily taken. His winning the first race in the world proves his quality ; the finish was the most superb piece of racing, both on the part of man and horse, that I ever had the pleasure of seeing. Since then he has only been in public once, and then he walked over for a Foal Stakes, at Winchester, thus having won all the races he has ever started for. GRIMSTON. by Verulam, out of Morsel—the fastest three year old for a distance that can be found ; his victories at Ascot and Newcastle elevated him to the rank of a favourite. If he is up to the mark at Doncaster they will have some difficulty in stalling him off. FANCY BOY, by Tomboy, out of Muleteer's dam, the " Pet of the Prophets" for the Derby, and the first fa vourite in the ring, was so awfully knocked about before starting, and in the race, that his running for that event cannot be taken as a criterion of what he can do ; the same may be said of his running for the North Derby Stakes at Newcastle, where he was down twice, or he would most assuredly have won. My opinion of him is that he will be placed for the St. Leger, and at his price, 20 to, 1, ought to b e b ac k e d f or a good sum. The in juries he received at Newcastle are not of such a serious nature as were at first supposed. To conclude my St. Lager remarks, I will name ten animals, from which I firmly believe the winner will spring, viz., Comoush, Fancy Boy, Dolo, Grimston, Brocardo, lago, Sting, Pyrrhus the First, Joinville, and Sir Tatton Sykes ; and if I were obliged to take but five to produce the winner, I should name Comoush, Fancy Boy, Sting, Pyrrhus, and Grimston. The Liverpool meeting commences on Wednesday with the Bickerstaffe Stakes, which lago or Joinville will win. The Produce Stakes to Danceaw a y, if she goes, otherwise Louis Philippe. The Sefton Stakes to Danceaway or Thalia, the latter for choice. The Mersey Stakes will have a field of seven, or there abouts, viz., Glentilt, Cassandra colt, Eryx, Maid of Motherwell, Wolverton, Meeanee, and Miles's Boy. Out of these two are dark. One of the latter (Meeanee) and Glentilt I select for my champions. The match between Lor f Stanley's Ahdiel, Set 71h, and Lord Glasgow's Canada filly, Bst 41b, will be won I should say by the former. On Thursday Lord Stanley's Meeanee will easily de feat Lord Glasgow's filly, by Sir Hercules, out of Deer slayer's dam. His Lordship of Glasgow's bad luck has stuck to him for so many years that it has become a settled thing to back his rivals, no matter who or what they are, and in this instance I shall not deviate from the beaten track. The Foal Stakes will be won by lago, Inglewood or Ironstone pla) ing second fiddle. The Derby Handicap will have a good field, probably ten or twelve, with Burlesque, Gannet, or the Marquis of Conyngham for winner. The Liverpool Cup has thirty acceptances out of ninety-nine nominations, and fifteen may be expected to show, viz. : —Mendicant, Intrepid, Highwayman, My Mary, Poynton, The Baron, Rowena, Satyr, Plaudit, As you like it, Inheritress, Yardley, The Conjuror. Robin Burns, Roper's Daughter. From the above lot I select Mendicant, 7st ; Rowena, 7st 81b ; Plaudit, 6st 61b ; and Inheritress, Bst 71b, as the best, both on paper and in the field, at their weights. Inheritress cannot be overweighted, considering that she is 6 years old ; neither can Rowena ; but as to Plaudit and Mendi cant, the case is differer.t. The former is a slow affair, receiving a year and 81bs from the latter, who, conse quently, stands at a great disadvantage; yet, notwith standing her weight, I shall look to Mendicant or Rowena for winner; and in the event of these missing the mark, to Inheritress. With the trio, I'll lay odds v'in safe. Botha's Post, May 5. The Kaffirs passed within two miles of this post at day light this morning, driving flocks of sheep and young lambs, to the number of about 10,000, from the colony, right over the mountains in the direction of Wiltshire. We succeeded in capturing about 800 during the forenoon. It seas a heart-rending sight to see the beautiful flocirs driven by the infatuated wretches right in front of the mili tary frost, and yet so weak is this deta cbment that we scarce dare leave the boundary stones of the fort, far less attempt to give chase when we see .the stock of the ct lonists pouring into Kaffirland. As it now iz, all we can de with saftety is to preserve our lives, and keep the position we hold. Information has come. in a letter addressed by M. R. Ayliff tt the Rev. W. Shaw, that the Kaffirs, about 300 strong, attacked the merino flocks of Mr. J. Howse, while in the field on Thursday last. The account states, that on the Kaffirs opening- their fire a party of Dutch boers, mounted, immediately fled. Mr. Ayliff dispatched a party of 16 of his men, chiefly persons of colour, who maintained a fight for some time, but who were overcome, leaving three of their number dead on the field. The engagement took place within sight of the fine pre mises of Leeuw Fontein. Five Kaffirs were killed. 141 r. Ayliffwrites—" The Kaffirs have now taken from here, from myself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Oats, 380 head of caulk, 7 horns, and 17,000 sheep." Abo u t one h u nd re d p eo pl e , includiOg Burghers, are dependant upcn Mr. Ayliff for focd, and he has not a sheep left tc kill. We have further accounts from the N.E. boundary, the purport of which is, that the Tambookies have not .yhet joined in the war, and it i s confidently affirmed that Umti rare (Umtikaka) will not join in the confederacy. The in tentions of the other principal chief, Mapassa, are doubttitil, but as he is uncle to Sandilli, it i s th oug ht th a t h e w ill jo4t the hostile party. Kreli, it is affirmed, has already committed himself, and the Europeans in this country are in great alarm, and entreating help to assist them in getting into the colony. There are ito fewer than 58 white persons now there exposed to the must imminent danger. Information came in this morning from Fort Peddle of sin affair with the enemy, which the safety cf the country re quires us to pronounce as one of the most discreditable it has yet been our painful duty to record. The details, as collected by us. after very careful inquiry, appear to be as follows : On the Ist instant, the Fingoes being attacked near the Beka station by Pato's Kaffirs, an alarm was given at Fort Peddie, and the troops were immediately placed under arms. Our journal on Saturday closed its accounts from hence exactly at this point. It now appears that a force was ordered from Fort Peddie to the scene of action, consisting of two troops of the 7th D. (1., a small party of the Cape Mounted Rifles, two fie.d pieces under Lieutenants Hill and King, a detach ment of about 60 of the 91st, under Capt. Campbell, and a few mounted burghers. The alarm was given at half-past 12, and yet these troops only moved from Fort Feddie, under the com mand of Col. Richardson, 7th D. G., at half-past two o'clock, the distance to march being about five miles, and which was done within an hour and a half, consequently reaching the spot on which they halted about four o'clock r. M. This point is a round hill, abutting in a fine open ridge, sprinkled with low thorn bushes, being upon the whole a very favourable position for the movements of cavalry. The detachment of the 91st had been directed to make a little detour, and one of the guns was halted about a mile in the rear. On reach ing the top of the ridge the Kaffirs were seen in great force along the opposite valley, in which is situated the Missionary Institution, called the Beka Station. The enemy, on seeing our troops on the height, instead of retreating, with unparal lelc audacity made a signal by waving a kaross, when in stantly, in the face of the troops, the village or station was fired. They then moved boldly forward in the high road, and advanced in force to confront them. In the meantime, however, the gun had got into position, and a few shells were thrown, the first three doing no execution, but the latter, fired by Lieutenant Hill, killing, it is said, some twenty or thirty Kaffirs. Nothing daunted by this the enemy moved steadily forward along the high road. On see ing this Lieutenunt Colonel Richardson, instead of dashing forward, ordered the bugle to sound a retreat, and without firing a carbine, the troops were actually wheeled round, and retired at a brisk pace to Port Peddle! So peremptory was this order to retreat, that time was not given for the discharge of the field piece, though actually shotted, and though, as affirmed, tl:e officer in charge of it entreated he might be permitted to fire. The civilians were anxious, and also the Cape Corps, to engage the enemy, and it now remains for the officer commanding this force to show wherefore he withdrew to the shelter of a fort, when so favourable an opportunity was presented for crippling, or, as Colonel Hare would say, for "striking a heavy blow" u•)on the enemy. We call for inquiry into this affair—for rigid, sealching inquiry. The facts, as we have stated them, are, as we are reluctantly compelled to believe, after the most careful inquiry, substantially correct ; and if this be so, then in what a painful position does it place those on whom rests the responsibility of this retrograde movement. Lay bare the strong points of the case and they are these :—A body of about 200 British troops, chiefly cavalry, with two field pieces --with 300 armed Fingoes in their immediate vicinity, and who had single-handed maintained a long engagement with the enemy, with the strongest fortress on the frontier only Ave miles in the rear, and a body of five hundred more Fingoes immediately at hand, the road perfectly unobstructed ; and vet, despite of all these favourable circumstances, a strong body of cavalry, well mounted, and whose bounden duty it is to defend this part of the Queen's dominions, retired before a horde of savages, and that at the very moment they were about to rush into and lay waste the colony. We repeat that in all its circumstances this is one of the most deplorable affairs we have yet had to record, as well as one of the severest blows the colony at this eventful crisis has yet received. That such is the fact is seen by the subsequent proceedings of the very savages, before whom this body of British troops were made thus to retire. The Kaffirs, it is said, immediately dispatched messages to the neighbouring chiefs, boasting they bad driven the Dragoons before them with so much precipitation that they rode one upon another, and had even killed their dogs in their hurry to escape. The public look to Sir Pere grine Maitland, as he values the lives of the inhabitants of this frontier, which are now in imminent peril, to deal with this affair upon ite own merits. We shall not attempt to make conjecture in order to ac count for this extraordinary forbearance towards the enemy. We have had it intimated to us that Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson, in thus retreating, only acted in accordance with the peremptory orders received by him from Lieut-Colonel Lindsay, 91st Regiment. IRELAND. THE ORANGE ANNIVERSARIES. DUBLIN, JULY 10.—The preparations to commemorate the approaching anniversary of the battle of Aughrim appears to be general in the province of Ulster, and serious appre liensions of disturbance are entertained the peaceably dis- posed inhabitants of the north—Protestant as well as Roman Catholic. The evil tendency of these political gatherings was forcibly depicted by Mr. Justice Crampton, in opening the commission at Armagh on Wednesday last. " There is on the calendars," observed his Lordship, " one case upon which I think it right to offer you some observa tions. It has occurred during the course of the past month. It is a ca , e of riot, in which a considerable number of persons are implicated. It is a riot which, I fear, has grown out of party spirit, and, indeed, perhaps I might say, out of what is often called religious differences; although I must say that I much doubt the propriety of the application, and that I think they would be more appropriately termed anti- Christian disputes, because I believe it is not, it can not be, from the root of religion that such bitter fruits arise. It is not in the nature of things th a t s uc h s h ou ld be the case. The spirit of the Christian religion, which we all in common profess, would, on the other hand, inculcate peace and brotherly love in all and towards all. We may, no doubt, in discharging the good offices which come in our way, prefer those who are Members of our own household of Him, sYmpathy ; but we faith, and to w h om we are bound b wdboom auto we all should recollect, also, the pre cep t o f ac knowledge as our Head a n d our Master, •o as we would wish they should d o unto us; ' and that mtheir.: spirit is within us it should be our aim to demonstrate as much as possible. We should strive to restrain oursek , es, and others, from all demonstrations of a different spirit. The species of party demonstrations, to which I have re• ferred, are essentially selfish. They are entirely selfish, inaimgch as they do not spring from love, they do not lead to love, they are of the spirit of evil ; they tend only to opposition, and to the creation o f dissension, to strife, to bloodshed , and to murder. Ido sincerel y trust, that the peasantry of this country, and the artisans, may feel the of exercise on the advice of those gentlemen who leadership over them, who reside among shouldpropr propriety e 3; cracting t t ic them, and who ever prove themselves their best friends and protectors, and that they will open their eyes to the absur dity as wcll as the sinfulness of such preposterous practices. I trust they will abstain from every species of party proces sions, or displays calculated to excite opposition. If there be past events, either of a religious or of a secular nature, the anniversaries of which may seem to some to be fit subjects for celebration, i n the way of joy and merrim en t, l e t th em b e ce lebrated as it becomes Novel subjects and as becomes Christian men—men desirous to observe and respect the law of the land, aro! that Christian law which all of us profess to follow and to obey. Por my own part I would earnestly inculcate on all, that they should'abstain upon this, as upon all occasions, from any public or irritating display 6f their particular opinions, doc trines, and sentiments, calculated to excite a n i mos i ty , or t o lead to breaches of the peace. I would call upon all to abstain from every manner of provoking or insulting lan guage to their neighbours, and from the exhibition of all party symbols and party badges of every description ; to put forward n o thi ng h av i ng the name o f par t y a tt ac h e d to i t, and to mak e it theirrule of life to give offence to none. lam convinced, th at, i f ties adir,onitions, itelwheo Interests. and consulted th the hatable igndleveid, people of this country knew their own ut they would attend to these they are, in the spit' they adhered re their loyalty, and respected the law of the now offers them .it ; e a f n i d ea t e n e si ' t, b i s ; land, and the Christian 1. it would do more to preserve the peace of the country, se 4wl gssity, than would even numerous ld regin;ents of soldiers, or be that these obss rvations are not in place, be devised ' it illaY case to which I just nu referred; t, but, as far as regents the may not be amiss to impress on tile i4tra e t t: s zer th o e r not it ti;a: ppasantry, and upon all class es , their Importan ce, say this, 4e,,:::4:ge. I have heard of threatenings having been made, of getting L4p manifestations of the kind; and I will only say, to such as is k r,';eten to join in them, that they should not do so, that they are tke.b,;.;,cmir ig .. that they are 4140E4 ; it is not for me to say now that they are ill ega l , but thsy a ;e unconstitutional in spirit and also un-ch r i st i an. On etfieF 1 , 44 xlp man must, indeed, act absuidlY; he must be weak, Its mas t 1, lei d 1 yit ? could be tempted to loin in them, zifter ail the lesims wVOI 44,., 7 9 been written, f. ,f the eotaitry? 44 : chS4F4 and 1 0 , in the history is equal folly and nod foolic,ii pi,;;;Il a man must be, who would ness, and wiek,etiess displayed by any OL attempt to off'er him .oi-icesition." On Friday, the Knowsley Dinner Stakes to the Peri colt. For the Liverpool St. Leger, six or seven will be brought to the post, including Dolo, Brother to Sir Henry, and Brother to Millipede. Fancy Boy's start ing is of course very doubtful—it is hardly possible that he has recovered from his shaking at Newcastle, and if he does go he will win ; otherwise Doh), brother to Sir Henry second. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Saturday evening. MUSEREAD.—As a boy employed to keep birds from a wheat-field adjoining Moor Brake, was amusin g hi mse lf by firing a -small cannon , t h e f urze t ook fire and burnt inces santly for several days. Nearly the whole of it was de stroyed, as well as potatoes in an adjoining field. Fears were entertained for the safety of the dwelling-house and barns, but the late rains have extinguished the fire.—Somerset County Gazette. ANTHER HORRIBLE SUICIDE AT NoTTINGrIASI.— The Nottingham Guardian of Friday mentions the follow ing terrible case of suicide in Nottingham, which oc curred last week :—Scarcely was the excitement allayed occasioned by the recent double suicide in Nottingham, than another man was discovered in the fields at Holme Pierre pont, near Nottingham, hanging in a holly bush, and who has since been identified as a person of the name of Mellows, a huckster, who was in the habit of attending Nottingham, market with vegetables. The deceased had been missed some days, and the body when discovered was in a most dreadful decomposed state, which would induce a belief that he had been dead some time. The discovery was first made by a lad, who was looking in the holly for bird's nests, when lie saw the body of a man suspended by the neck. The Coroner, C. S. Swann, Esq., wes immediately made acquainted with the circumstance, when an inquest was held on the body, at the Fox and Crown, Holme Pier pont, at which the following evidence was adduced : Samuel Richmond, a lad of fourteen years of age, on being sworn, deposed that he resides at Radcliffe, and works for Mr. Joseph Burgess, at Holme Pierrepont. On Friday witness was sent to the stackyard to fetch some rakes, and in going there he went over the lawn, in front of Earl Danvers' Hall, and saw a sparrow fly into the holly bush on the lawn. Witness went to the bush, thinking there might be a nest, when lie saw the deceased hanging in the middle of the bush. At first he thought deceased was "skulking." Witness consequently shouted to a man in the road, and asked him to come and see if there was not a man hanging. The man came to his assistance, and they then discovered that the deceased was suspended from a bough in the holly bush by a handkerchief. He was quite dead. His toes and one knee touched the ground. The man cut the deceased down. His face appeared much swollen and flyblown, and his hands were very black. He was dressed, except his hat, which lay by the side of him. From the situation in which he was discovered lie could not have have been easily seen by persons walking past the bush, Deceased was placed on the lawn, after which witness went to his work. Other wit. nesses were called; who stated that the deceased had ex— hibited signs of mental derangement when he was last seen alive; and it further appeared that he was a very drunken character. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." DANGEROUS BUILDING IN WYcil-STREET.—The of ficial refereez under the Metropolitan Building Act, having received notice that ths louse No. 17, Wyche street, Strand, was in a dangeroui and ruinous condition, proceeded under the 40th, 41st, and 42d section of the'above Act. The eeF7 tl4chte of the district surveyor fully bearing out the infornfa tfili'enaicitiicnc4wviZ secured given 6 to the owner and occupier, that unless Within fouTteen days, the overseers of rwrla would proceed to 141 down p 0 shove tip for the expense to be borne by the $414 a safety of the puutZ .all, the material of 04 house. This was the first case under these scctioas, M4WPRESTER ATI:MY/XI:TM .SOIREE.—The Eight Hon. Lalor Sheil, Esq., M.P., has accepted the invitation of the .4iNctors to be present to the approaching soirée. should, upon leaving England, carry with kim the recoi -1 lections of all the kindness he had received, but more . particularly fir the attention paid to him by the first city in the orld.—(Hear, hear.) The LORD MAYOR again rose and said that, after the manner in which the company had received the name of his distinguished guest, be must call upon them to do honour and give proof of the regard they had for his illustrious father, Mehemet Ali. That illustrious -..sovereign-h a d ga i ne d t h e confidence and esteem of the British nation, not merely for the march he had made in the cause of civilisation, but for the facilities which he had afforded the commerce of this country to communi cate more rapidly with our possessions in the East. He called upon the company to evince that confidence and esteem by joining him in drinking the health of his Highness Mehemet Ali.—(Great cheering.) The PACHA replied by expressing his desire to state that the manner in which the name of his father had been introduced had caused him the deepest sensations of gratitude, and to assure the compapy that his father was most anxious to continue those relations of amity which were so essential to the mutual interests of both countries. (Cheers.) Ihe LORD MAYOR, in proposing " The health of Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Ministers," said that, as he had very recently had the honour of receiving the Noble Lord's predecessors as guests in that hall, he hoped, before he quitted the civic chair, to have the ho nour of receiving and entertaining the Noble Lord and his colleag ues . As chief m ag i s t ra t e h e was b oun d to keep aloot from politics, and to receive with a hearty welcome those whom it might please the monarch to call to her councils. (Loud cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL rose and was received with great applause. He said that he rose to return thanks, in the name of his colleagues and himself, for the great honour which had just been conferred upon them. Having so lately accepted office from his gracious Sovereign, he could only sal- that it would be their endeavour to pre serve the institutions, to maintain the honour, and to give free scope to the energies of this great country.—(Loud cheers.) The task so imposed upon them they should endeavour to the letter to perform, but all they could at present ask from their fellow-countrymen was not to trust them with their confidence, but to confide to them some degree of patience until they should have a fitting opportunity of developing the plans by which they sought to achieve the objects which he bad stated.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord proceeded to ob erve upon the presence of the illustrious guest of the Lord Mayor, and to express his conviction that what Ibrahim Pacha had beheld upon the banks of the Thames would not be without producing beneficial re sults on the banks of the Nile.—(Cheers.) The Noble , Lord concluded by proposing " The health of the Lord Mayor." _ Several toasts adapted to the occasion were then drunk, and the highest degree of hilarity prevailed. Mr. Harker, the toast-master, performed his duties in a very effective manner. COURT CIRCULAR The Queen and Prince Albert,' and the ladies and gentlemt-n of the Court, attended Divine service yester day mor n i ng, in Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The Bishop of Oxford officiated. Her 'Majesty- and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wali , s and :he Princess Royal, took a car riage airing on Saturday afternoon. The Bishop of Oxford arrived.' at-Oiborne House on. Saturday_ eyening,.-and: had-tho,4lonour of joining the royal circle. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Con sort took an early walk. The Royal children took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday and on Saturday in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday afternoon in Westminster Abbey. The Rev. Mr. Lepton preached the sermon. The musical service was Attwood's in F. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary attended Divine ser vice yesterday morning in St. Michael's Church, Brompton. Baroness Ahlefeldt was in waiting on the Royal Duchess. Their Royal Highness-es the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge licnoured the Italian Opera with their pre sence on Saturday evening. A Cabinet Council, the first of the new Ministry, was held at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at the offi cial residence of Lord John Russell, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Mint., Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, Sir John Hobhouse, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Auckland, Lard Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, Earl of Clarendon, Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. H. Labou chere. The Council sat two hours and a half. A deputation from the City had an interview with Viscount Morpeth on Saturday, at the office of the Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. The deputa tion consisted of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Hale, Mr. Harri son, and the City RemenArancer. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of New Zealand. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, returned to town on Saturday morning. The Right Hon. Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, arrived in town on Saturday morning, from Halifax. The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir Frederick Trench, attenilled the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. W. Capel. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. J. C. Haden, the lessons by the Rev. G. Repton, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The Sermon was preached by the Dean of Hereford. The Anthem was, " 3 give thanks" (Greene). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The Duke and Duchess of Bea;tort, the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquises of Win chester and Ormonde, the Earl and Countess St. Ger mans, Lords Bandon, St. Germans, Spencer, Wilton, Ingestre, and Templemore, were among the nobility present. QUEEN'S THEATRE, TOTTEN- HAM-STREET. The Queen's Theatre, Tottenham-street, which has been, during a short recess, entirely redecorated in the same style in which it was fitted up some years since, when the French company performed here, was opened on Saturday night for a short season, by Mr. Abington, the new lessee of the Richmond Theatre, with the newly engaged Richmond company. Great allowances must, of course, be made in judging of the first performance of a company collected from all parts of the kingdom, and alike unused to their audience and to each other. The play chosen for the opening was Shakspere's As You Like It, and the following was the cast : Duke V Mr. Barton. Amiens Mr. H. Deval. Jaques Mr. T. H. Lacy. Duke Frederick . . Mr. R. Lockwood. Orlando Adam Touchstone Rosalind ... Celia Miss Huddart. Phoebe Audrey Mrs. Selby. The Rosalind of Miss Clara Seyton was a chaste, correct, and lady-like performance. In the scenes in the forest, she exhibited an admirably subdued spirit of fun. The " svvashing and the martial outside" was well put on, yet ever and anon the woman's fears and woman's tenderness could not remain hidden in the heart, but would, spite of every effort, make themselves manifest. This is undoubtedly the true idea of the part, and very tastefully was it deve loped by Miss Seyton. Her declamation was beautiful, and she gave the cuckoo song with an archness and a coquetry, that won for her an unanimous encore. She was called for at the conclusion, and the enthusiastic applause of a crowded house, and showers of bouquets rewarded ". her ixertions. - She was excellently suppgrted by Miss Huddart as Celia. This young lady is ; a very promising actress. Mr. T. H. Lacy entirely mistakes the part of Jaques, and makes Min •‘ the wild Boar of Ardennes, the tierce brigand," instead of the contemplative philosopher. There is " stuff" about Mr. Lacy out of which to make a good actor, but he must not only learn, but " unlearn," much before he can become so—more especially must he unlearn his tendency towards what old Richard-on used to admire as " bould speaking." Emery, as Touchstone,' was quain% dry, and humourous ; and Mrs. Selby,. dressed and acted Audrey admirably. The scenery was. good, and the piece was well put on the stage. The National Anthem was sung at the conclusion of the play ; and the farce of Ask no Questions concluded the evening's amusements. The house was exceedingly well attended at the beginning of the evening, and before the conclusion of the play it was crowded. --- THE LORD MAYOR'S GRAND EN TERTAINMENT TO IBRAHIM PACHA. On Saturday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid enter tainment to his Highness Ibrahim Pacha at the Man sion-house. There were present upwards of 140 of the principal commercial men of the city of London, who were invited by the hospitable chief magistrate to meet his illustrious guest. The Premier of England with much gratification accepted an invitation from his Lord ship to meet the Prince. At twenty minutes past seven o'clock his Highness's name was announced at the en trance gates of the Mansion •house, and the Lord Mayor, attended by the sword-bearer, mace-bearer, and other officers of the household, proceeded from the drawing room to the great door of the hall, and received the Prince with the necessary form. Soon afterwards the company moved from the drawing room to the Egyptian Hall, in which Messrs. Ring and Brymer had prepared a sumptuous dinner. The band of the Coldstream Guards attended in the hall, and played with uncommon spirit. The following is a list of the company : His Highness Ibrahim Pacha, Lord John Russell, M. Nuber, interpreter to his Highness ; his Excellency Sami Pasha, Edib Effendi, M. Zorab, Right Hon. Sir T. Fre mantle, Right Hon. E. Stanley, M.P.,Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart., Sir J. 11. Pelley, Bart., Sir G. Larpent, Bart., Sir E. Buxton, Bart., Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., M. Bon fort, secretary to the Pacha ' • Major Dickson, J. Master man, Esq., M.P., T. Bari ng , Esq., M.P., H. Broadwood, Esq., M.P., J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P., C. B. Baldwin, Esq., M.P., C. Russell, Esq., M.P., B. Hawes, Esq., aa.r,, G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., Captain S. H. Dillon, R.N., Captain Lockie, the Governor and Deputy Gover nor of the Bank cf England, Baron De Rothschild, Baron Charles De Rothschild, Baron M. N. De Rothschild, Jones Loyd, Esq., Abel Smith, Esq., Charles Bar c l a y, Esq., G. H. Foster, Esq., T. Poynder, Esq., G. Rouge mont, Esq., S. C. Whitbread, Esq., J. Cattley, Esq., J. Hankey, Esq., Edward Harman, Esq., David Salomons, Esq. (late Sheriff), Rowland Hill, Esq., Majoribanks, Esq., Bonomy , Dobree, Esq., T. S. Coals, Esq., 0. Hanbury, Esq.,"Robart Hanbury, Esq., A. Farquhar, Esq., J. S. Brickvvood, Esq., J. L. Lemme, Esq., Andrew Caldicot, Esq., W. Shadbolt, Esq., A. L. Gower, Esq., Frederick Huth, Esq., F. Lloyd, E:q., George Palmer, Esq , W. Lyall, Esq., Thomas Chap man, Esq., Pedro de Zulueta, Esq., M. Z u l ue t a , E sq. , , Alderman Sir Claudius Stephen Hu n t er , B aronet, de r nia n Fb Alderman Thompson, arerot M.P., Alderman H ump h rey, M.P., A h erAlderman Si r J ames Carroll Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., Alderman Musgrove, Alderman Hooper, Alderman Farncomb, Alderman Hunter, Alderman Challis, Alderman Hughes Hughes, Alderman Sidney, Alderman Moon, Mr. Sheriff Laurie, B. W. Kennard, Esq., sheriff elect ; M essrs. R . 11. rigeon, Ralph, Price, Baggaley, Bentley, W. Johnson (brother of the Lord Mayor) ; the Rev. C. Farebrother (chaplain to the Lord Mayor) ; Messrs. R. L. Jones, W. Langrish, (on a visit to the Lord M ayor) ; W. Evans, J. L. Seayer, Charles France, Th omas F rance, W. Hitchins, Edward Goldsmid, A. Howard, Jolla Wood, Deputy Brown, W. Gladston e , &e., &e. Theevening, o t e h n at olr "Herost the Majesty the Q ueen Victoria, " said its reception, by the company; rising, and with the Loan evein proposing the fi rst toast of honours, would be the only instance in which he should ask for a similar compliment to be paid to any other toast on his list, with one exception. I now, my Lords and Gentlemen, therefore, beg leave to propose, with all the honours, " Our most amiable and excellent Queen Victoria." • The toast was drunk wit h great enthusi asm . The toast of "The Roy al Famil y" having b een d run k. His LORDSHIP then rose an d said, that t h e opportu gnaiteystaffaosrdheisd hHimighthneisssda of receivi ng so distinguished a Ibrahim " Pacha, h a d contr ib ute d to him the highest pleasure and gratification that had occurred to him since he had the honour o f pres idi ng at the Mansion- house of the city of Londo n . H e was con fident that th e res ult of his Highn ess ' s visit to this coun try would be conducive not only to the commercial in terests of the nation over which the illustrious Prince must one day rule, but also to the prosperity and welfare of Great B r i ta i n . With these sentiments he bagged to propose Th e h ea lth of his Highness Ib ra hi m Pac h a. " The toast was drunk amidst loud accl amat i ons . IBRAHIM PecnA rose and co mmunicated with great earnestness for some time with his interp re t er , w h o , in French, addr esse d the Lord Mayor a n d company to t h e followin g e ff ect: —H e said, that by th e command of h i s Excellency, he had to attempt to convey to the company his Excellency's desire to express that, although he had been generally received by all classes in this great coun try with the most marked feeling, h e h a d not ex perienced reception more agreeable to him than that - *such hsd neer; affercipsl to Mtn on this occasion hy the Lord Mayor, the m agistrates, and the chief merchants of this great metropolitan city; and that hi s Excellency LITERATURE. BENTLEYS MODERN LITERATURE. Fart I. Walpole 's Letters. Every one who is accustomed to observe the move• ments of the publishing world, and particularly of late years, must inevitably have remarked the wonderful facilities which are being afforded for the accumulation of libraries, at a cost singularly inferior to the intrinsic and original value of the reprinted works. Publishers, indeed, have emulated each other in co-operating with the advancement of enlightenment ; they have competed with one another (we trust, to their own ulterior advan tage, and unquestionably to the advantage of the com munity), in producing a superior literature at an infe rior price. For this admirable competition, the intel lectual Imbursement of the purchaser might be taken as the maximum, and his pecuniary disbursement as the minimum. Nevertheless, it cannot possibly have escaped observation that, whereas the first idea of this literary movement was excellent to a degree, that idea has been, during the course of its development, very materially deteriorated. With a decrease in charge there have crept in many unwelcome, and, occasionally, many un sightly accompaniments—crowded letter-press, inferior paper, small type, careless printing, and a variety of similar blemishes. We might indeed, did we wish so to do, enumerate divers other blemishes of a still more egregious character, such for example, as the republi cation of works very little short of being absolutely worthless, and others of rather demoralising ten dencies. Still, from the actual benefit which bas accrued to the reading public through this enterprising spirit, we shall abstain from particularising the alloy of disadvantages which has associated itself with that benefit. Without appearing invidious, however, it must be acknowledged that a want has still continued to exist for the issuing of a periodical collection of literary pro ductions, which should comprise as many merits as were compatible with, or could well be desired in, the present state of civilisation. That want has been experienced by all lovers of literature, and that want seems to be satis fed by the library of modern literature just commenced by Mr. Bentley. We are not anticipating a result merely from the assertions and promises of a prospectus —we are commenting upon the substantial commence ment of the publication. Not only is there intrinsic beauty in the present collection, but extrinsic beauty likewise. From the various productions that are already advertised as forthcoming, we are rejoiced to recognise that great fastidiousness of selection is combined with a very agreeable variety. Paris's biography of Sir Humphrey Davy, is to contrast with Conolly's Overland Journey to India ; Coxe's Columbia River with Charles Matthews's Memoirs ; Marryatt's Diary in America with Murray's Travels in North America. Assuredly that catalogue alone gives promise of valuable, interest ing, and diversified literature ! We are delighted to en counter, at the very outset of this enterprise, those most delightful fragments of gossip, the miscellaneous letters of the renowned Horace Walpole. A book of more singular fascination could hardly have been chosen, as the pioneer to the attention of the readers of " Modern Literature," for those epistles of the hero of Strawberry Hill sparkle with animation—they are redolent of the eccentric and not unpleasing mannerisms of their writer; they are absolutely teeming with anecdotes of memor able personages, and reminiscences of an eventful epoch. What Aubrey had previously been in the way of prudery and simplicity, Walpole proved himself in the way of elegant flippancy and scholarly ostentation. Both of them, though after fashions diametrically opposed to each other, formed the true literary daguerreotypes of their generation. Never did garrulity display itself to greater advantage than in the first fragments of Sir Horace's " Reminiscences ;" there is an air about them so peculiarly naive as to ensure for them the good natured sympathies of the peruser, however churlish hi s disposition might naturally be ; and their descriptions are, moreover, so fraught with particularities, as to con vince us of their authenticity, while those particularities are occasionally so unexpected, and occasionally so hu mourous, as to render the narrative marvellously piquant and engaging. How truthful, for example, is that in cidental sketch of the personal appearance of George L, when beheld by our virtuoso, in his sixth year : the rencounter in that anti chamber at St. James's starts before us in colouring as vivid as the disentombed frescoes of Pompeii before Sir William Gell—the inqui sitive little child-courtier—the pale, elderly, middle sized gentleman, clad from top to toe in sombre brown, even to his stockings and his tye-wig, and who proves, after all to be the Anglo-German monarch—every cir cumstance of that brief but amusing interview, is de lineated with an exceeding vivacity, insomuch that it almost rises into the dignity of an historical occurrence. In selecting these pleasant letters by that celebrated son of a celebrated father, as the introductory portions of his serial, we conceive that Mr. Bentley has acted with discrimination. He has presented the public with a work of historical importance, and, nevertheless ; overflowing with amusement. Such a collection as this " Modern Literature" will be welcomed with avidity by the world of readers ; rendering standard publications accessible even to those of very limited incomes, and yet doing so without either internal or external deterio ration of the works. With elegance and distinctness of typography, good paper, and embellished with admirable steel-plate engravings, the collection, if persisted in, will tend to the decoration of the choicest libraries. Ac• cording to the plan traced out by this scheme, the sub scribers will periodically possess themselves of the mas ter-pieces in History, Biography, Voyages, Travels, and Adventures. As likely to disseminate still further the spirit of true enlightenment, and as likely to divert the popular attention from frivolous and ephemeral to substantial and instructive compositions, this series of " Modern Literature " has engaged our most cordial sympathies. MURRAY'S HOME AND COLONIAL LIBRARY. No. XXXIV. Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan. By the Rev. G. R. Gleig. Now that our gallant Sale is no more, having fallen gloriously on the banks of the Stalij, this narrative of his famous deeds in Afghanistan, and of the defence of Jellalabad, will be devoured with avidity by every Englishman worthy of the title. It forms another chapter in the records of the prowess of British soldiers, and the heroism of British captains. India has, during a miserably protracted period, been to England what Algeria is at present to France. May we not hope that Sobraon will be the last of those sanguinary battles which have imparted at once so much glory and so much 'invidious renown to our dominions over those noble regions, and that in recurring to the feats of arms in that quarter of the globe, we may henceforth do so with feelings of subdued exultation, or of alleviated regret, from a knowledge that a peaceful Government has pre dominated over brutal violence ? Splendid as have ndo achievements fs ir Harry o Smith,f S r i o n b o e r u t r Sale Asi a, t o i c f possessions, Si been r yv t i h il e i rn m i N l i i t t o a ti r ts, y a impossible to peruse the narrative of those achievements without regret at the woes and anguish by which alone they have been realised. Though the laurels of victory have been verdant and plentiful, they have reeked with " the stench of the battle field," their leaves have been dabbled with the blood of man. Still, as these catastrophes and triumphs are among the bygones, a dispassionate account of them is of the utmost importance, and such a dispassionate account of the campaign of Afghanistan is the present, by Mr. Gleig. By publishing this volume Mr. Murray has paid an appropriate tribute to the memory of Sir Robert Sale. THE CABINET HIS7'ORY OF ENGLAND. Vol. XVIII. By Charles 211trarlane. The struggle between Great Britain and her Ameri can possessions—that great struggle which brought to the former nothing but an increase of national debt and co lonial debility, while it conduced to the formation of the latter into a vast independent empire—is treated upon in the present volume of this valuable series. Remarkable for lucidity of narration, it at the same time rec''' events in a manner singularly disnass; ,, --- • t.e. ,__-0 dart Grey, as principal Secretary of State for the Co lonial Department, has appointed the Hon. Capt. Grey to be his private eecrcta7,—Observer. 6 MELANCHOLY CATASTR P if E ON THE GREAT FRENCH NORTHERN RAIL. ROAD. We lay before our readers the following details of this me lancholy affair, as published in the Paris journals of Friday and Saturday, or which had become known in the French capital up to post hour on Saturday. • The National of Friday gives the following on the anthna city` of a tiSrson who - was at the scene of the acciden' had 'gathe - ted -his information from persons who witnessed it':— " The train consisted of twenty-four carriages, and was drawn by two locomotives. At five minutes past three the train - was in front of the village .of .Fampoux.and near Rceux, where there is an embankment near a deep lake over a peat bog. At this point the rails were either disjoined or dis 'placed, or binken: The first loconiotive, however, got over them, -- but the second entered the sand without going com pletely off tharailS. The violence - of the shock, from this sudden stoppage, was such that the chain which united the carriages to each other was snapped like glass, not precisely close to the locomotive, but at the fifth or sixth carriage. The carriages thus detached , were thrown into the marsh. The first was literally broken to pieces, others were upset and submerged. Yesterday there were nine carriages lying on the embankment where they had stopped after the first im pulsion bad ceased. Nobody can know exactly the number of passengers killed or drowned. The water i 3 very deep at this spot. The company admits that 11 dead bodies have been removed. The person from whom we had our information, heard on - the spot, that up to yesterday it was ascertained that there were 17 killed. The Liberal of Douai states the number to be 20. As to the number of wounded, one account gives 15. At Douai and Arras, however, it was said that 50 persons. had been wounded, which is not impossible, as 15 carriages ran off the rails, and we may suppose that most of the p assengers i n them received more or less injury. It is impossible to conceive the alarm and anxiety that were felt at the different stations towards Bel gium at the non-arrival of the train. The delay was the subject of general conversation of the crowd who had assem bled at the stations. When the-report of the accident had spread there was a concert of imprecations against the com pany. It was said that they were not provided with materiel, that their personnel was without experience, and that the whole service had been carried on in a shameful manner. It was added that in many parts of the line it was easy to sea-that the earth had sunk, and the directors were bitterly reproached for having opened the line without having taken proper precautions for the safety of the public. So great, indeed, was the indignation, that it was found necessary to order the troops at Arras, Douai, and Valenciennes, to enter the different stations to prevent serious disturbance. Car riages had been sent for to Douai, but there were none there, and it was found necessary to borrow from Valenciennes those belonging to Belgium. When it was known that linen, lint, and surgical instruments had also been sent for, the emotion became general. General Oudinot and his wife were in the train, but quite at the end, in their private car riage, and they experienced no injury. It is said that one of their men servants was precipitated into the water, and saved himself by swimming. M. Lestiboudois, the Deputy for Lille, was in one of the submerged waggons, but he saveu himself by swimming, and had only his wrist put out of joint." 'The Epoque states, from information received on Thurs day, that the number,of persons killed was sixteen. The Gazette des Tribunaux' gives the following account of the accident:— " At a quarter past two the train had passed Arras, and was apppaching the station at Rceux. At this place the road is over an 6mbankriient about seven metres (22 feet English) in height, and is in the midst of the peat grounds which abound in this part of the country. On each side of the road are deep marshes, full of stagnant water. The loco motives, • followed by their tenders and waggons, passed _freely over, but all at once a--sudden shifting of the rail threw the baggage waggon off the line, The first carriage was upset, and remained • suspended over, the bank; the other carriages struck against it, and were falling one after the other into the water, but one of the chains that connected the carriages broke, and the remainder of the train remained on the road. Some of the waggons thrown off the road disappeared in the water; others that were upset nearer the - batik were half in the water with their wheels in the air. Amongst the passengers who escaped, all whe,were not paralysed with fright hastened to the assistance of the persons who had fallen into the water. Admirable traits of courage and devotedness are recounted.. M. Lestiboudois, the Deputy] for Lille, who was in one of the last carriages of the train, plunged into the water six times at the peril of his . life, and brought out one of the passengers who was on the point of perishing. A man in the service of the company, named Carre, at the sight of the danger jumped into the water and swam away to avoid the carriages, which were falling into it; but en hearing the cries of the sufferers be returned, and plunging several times saved five lives. The number of persons killed or drowned is not yet known, but we are assured that three of the rail road carriages, ands messageries diligence called Les Picardes, had completely disappeared in the water." The Debuts says :—" The private carriages of the Princess de Ligne, wife of the Belgian Ambassador, of Madame la Alarechalle Lauristan, and of General Oudinot, which were immediately behind the locomotives, were completely pre serVed. The water'on the peat ground, where the carriages were thrown over, is several feet in depth, and this caused the death of some persons by drowning. The Minister of Public Works immediately sent off to Fampoux M. Fris.sard, inspector of ponts-et-chaussees, and charged with the dire°. uon of the Northern Railroad." The Patrie of Friday evening states that the number of carriages forced off the rail by the shock was thirteen, and that eight of them and a luggage waggon were precipated into the water, which is of considerable depth at this spot, the extraction 01 the peat having 'been carried down very low. "At the date of the last account (says this journal) the Lalfitte diligence was still at the bottom with its *sett, gers. The number of dead known was fourteen—viz., the Aide de-camp of General Ondinot,-Madame Demeldes, of 'Armen tieres; Marie FlammVet Bonchain^, Mademoiselle Leguay, of Fampoux ; Dr. Lecomte, of Isselle ; Bourgeois and De guen, soldiers: Tabery and Picard, two boys, one taken up at Arras, the other at.Creil ; a person earned Lefevre, of Roceincourt nun and a child,. wbose names are unknown, and two persons aiose &dies had been seen in the water, bet had not been taken out." In a subsequent article tha Petrie says that it is assured by a person who was in the train, that the number of killed exceeds thirty-five, amongst whom were two of the conductors. A correspondent writes :—" The Procureur-General and the First President of the Cour Royale of Douai proceeded on Thursday to the scene of the accident, and commenced a rigid investigation into the circumstances. The portion of the road having been made by the state,, the only just complaint that can be brought against the railroad . company, is ..for not having examined with greater care an embankment made over ground of such little solidity." In an account given by the Independence of Brussels of Thursday, we read : " Mere than three hours elapsed before assistance arrived. The peasants of the environs looked on with astonishment, and the, wounded passengers could hardly obtain water to. wash their wounds. A sad scene presented itself to the spec. raters. Young females who had been in their holiday dresses were taken out bleeding and covered with mud. Some victims, had their heads separated from their bodies ; others, with broken limbs, were lying by the sides of the road. An aide-de-camp of General Oudinot was on the edge of the pond, his loins and three ribs broken, and praying for, death. An Englishman, who was travelling with his family, had an arm broken in three places, but notwithstanding his sufferings he would not confess to his wife that he was wounded. At the end of the train were nine private car riages, in which were the Princess de Ligne and her four children, the two daughters of the Polish General Skrzynecki, in the Belgian service, and a Russian lady. The three last immediately opened their trunks and placed all their linen at the service of the woundad, at the same time giving to them their personal aid." The Northern Railroad Company have published the fbl lowing report from the sub-inspector who accompanied the train, dated Fampoux, July 10, five A.M. t— " As you have seen, by my short letter of yesterday, the train ran off the rails on the Bth, at five minutes nest three, at a distance of eight kilometres (two leagues) from Arras, when going at a very moderate rate, as acknowledged by several passengers, whose names I have. Of 28 carriages, la were precipitated into a deep peat pit, having eight feet of water. Although the first locomotive cli4 net go off the rail, and .the second so little that the fourgon (baggage waggon) No. 1,002, which followed, remained on the rails, the running off commenced with the twn next carriages. These two waggons were first detached from the train, and fell into the water, where they now lie crushed by the three diligences which followed them. The weight of these dili gences seems to have dragged the other carriages Off the rails. There are, therefore, piled up, and wholly or partially de stroyed, eight carriages. The fifteen carriages at the tail of the train, and the fourgon at the head after the locomotives, escaped the accident. We have now to deplore thirteen known deaths. The following are the names that we have been able to obtain. (Here the report gives the same hst as the Patrie, omitting the' aide-de-camp of General Oudinot): —Wounded—Madame Pleard, of Montalaire, the shoulder broken, and severs contusions on the bead; Madame Braine, wife of a notary at Arras, contusions; the Aide-decamp of General Oudillon (since dead), M. Deguay, chef d'escadron, seriously wounded ; an Englishman and his wife, at the Ifeitel de Flandre, at Douai, the husband in the arm, - the wife contusions; M. Grapinet, a late-dealer of Paris; another Englishman, at the }lCitel de Flandre, at ' Douai. The Cour Royale of Donal has taken up the affair, An examining counseller and M. Besche have interrogated me; he is partly convinced, as far as we can judge, that the company is perfectly innocent of this unhappy event. In addition to the two conductors killed, we have no person in the employment injured, The rest behaVed perfectly well, and one of them nal:ll2d Hocq, saved eight persons by swim ming. I have also to praise the excellent co-operation of M. Haillot. We had in this unfortunate train the Princess de Ligne and her four ohildren ; the Marquise de Lauristan ; Marshal Salagne (Portuguese); M. Lestiboudois, Deputy; and General Oudinot, miraculously saved, for his carriage was crushed under the diligence, and his aid-de-camp has since died of his wounds. We do not appear to have had more than four or five persons severely wounded.rras and EighteenDouai ; carriages have been al rea dy di sp at c h e d to these have not suffered, but • ouai, dated J u l y ot4ers-are in a deplorable state." D Another report t o the company,from 10, says:— "The accident which has just occurred is, in fact, etccj_ ing grave, though not so much so as we feared from what we heard on the way. The train went off the rails at Fam poux, near the station of Rceux. The second waggon went off the rails, no one knows why; the others, to the number of 13 or 14, followed it, and fell down a high embankment into the bed of an old peat bog, where thero were ten feet of water. The others remained above. The chain of the second waggon which had gone off the rails, no doubt in breaking, slightly drew the second locomotive of the train off the rail; the first remained on the way. There have been 14 victims, two of whom aro conductors; nine persons whose names are known ; two whom it has been impossible as yet to extricate from the interior of a diligence; Guerin, and a child since dead from its hurts. The greater number were drowned in a carriage which was submerged. Some were crushed, and amongst the rest a conductor who had been at Massagran. The other passengers escaped by breaking the glass of the doors. A great number were so much disturbed in mind that they got out on the bog side, but the most of them saved themselves or were saved by others. A conduc tor named Hocq saved seven or eight persons. The men in the employment of the company displayed much in telligence. Haillot arid 141. Hovelt directed everything; the latter did not cjuit his train, The circulation has not been interrupted. Uhe Cour Royale of Douai has taken the matter up, and since yesterday persons have been employed in inquiring judicially into the matter, The magistrates who have commenced the iuvestigation have as yet dis• covered nothing to involve the responsibility of the company. M. Busche and "Barranit are on the spot directing the work men with the greatest zeal; they cannot say anything as tf , the cause of the accident."—(The other reports r:lke the same facts). A Douai journal states the :"..:. tagrenee, who returned lately from ".., - o . oassy in China, was in the train, but injury. The Princess Czartorisky is also said to have been a passenger. The Courrier Francais, of Friday, in a stop press, dated one in the morning, gives an account of another accident on this road, and at the same spot, Thurs day. It says : " We stop the press to communicate to the public the fol lowing facts, the full authenticity of which we guarantee 4 As" , ---47: . i„; : ,•, ; ,,, 0 ~ :t, ._ ,~`~ 4 - • a. , Yesterday aftevnooneie isal;4l4ll'ti=l4i. • two - t h , Bruseels - , r which r left at half past, sevei444reketpel44lllll) 'making the usual signals at the very; speiern)eftqleeeeit trophe of Wednesday took place. The rails 'eke.l l :o'ok had to pass were encumbered with cranes that had beeti - u to take the remains of the waggons out of the water. The train , being at fug speed broke these cranes, andthe pieces _lj:ilia:the soldiers and workmen who were on the bank w ith a.. ..uielenc-e, that sixteen.--of -them ei , ere-eneore or less wounded... Ode had his thigh broken. A friend of ours, who came from Brussels by this train, saw him carried away." The following has since been sent round to the journals by the company:— " Thee•epresentative of the board of directors, who arrived last night by the nine o'clock train, has confirmed.the details transmitted in the morning to thecompany. Thenumber of dead. is 14, and that of the wounded 10, two of wliom griev ously. The death of an aide-de-camp of General Oudinot was erroneously stated. (His wounds are, however, exceed ingly severe.) The passengers of the train which went off the raildSpeak in high terms of the devotedness of the men belongirig to the company. The board of directors is pleased to publicly render homage to the conduct of these men. It has raised to the grade of inspector of the first chase M..Hovell, sub-inspector, who after having been himself precipitated into the water, and obliged to escape by swim bad sufficient coolness to organise all the help de manded,by the circumstances, and did not quit. his train before all the carriages were raised up. The conductor, Hocq, who •saved . eight pete.iins,. has been named chef de convoi. M. Haillot, head of the service at Dodai, and M. tulier, in a similar situation at Arras, manifested the greatest intelligence in these sad circumstances. Two of the engineers of the Company'are on the spot to examine into, conjointly with the--engineers of the Government, the causes of the accident"- - ELECTION MOVEMENTS. MANCHESTER. All remains as quiet in this city as the most ardent lover of peace-could desire. The Right Honourable Gentleman the Vie , ,PreSident of the Board •of Trade, .has addressed himself to a very large .body of the electors ; but beyond that, ai not the slightest show of opposition was made, nothing the least exciting has been done. The nomination (no doubt the election a!so), is fixed for Monday, the'l3th, when Mr. M. Gibson will be returned. • • LICHFIELD. No doubt whatever is made of the re-election- of Lord Alfred Paget, as no opposition bas been started. The nomi nation is, we believe, appointed for Wednesday, the 15th instant. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. No opposition to the return of Colonel Anson, who has accepted the office of Clerk of the Ordnance, has been spoken of, and his return is undoubted. The election will take place on the 17th, at Lichfield. THE WEST RIDING. Lord Morpeth stands unopposed —even Mr. Ferrand has not the'teinerifyto speak of contesting the election with the West Riding's own. The nomination is fixed for the 18th inst., at Wakefield, when of course Lord Morpeth, the new Chief -Conimissioner of Woods and Forests, will be returned. SOUTH LANCASHIRE. ,Mr. William Brown will not be opposed in contesting the seat rendered vacant by the raising of Lord Francis Egerton to the Upper House as Lord Ellesmere. The free-traders of South Lancashire will return him as the colleague of Mr. Entwisle. The nomination is fixed for the 21st inst., at Newton. OXFORD. In consequence of Mr.. Maclean, the Member 'for Oxford, having been made a bankrupt, that city has virtually but one Member to represent it. Under these circumstances it is ex pected that should not Mr. Maclean resign the important trust, confided to' him i m medi ately, a meeting of the electors Ivill be field for the purpose of requesting him to do so. Great dissatisfaction is felt by the Conservative party at the humi liating position they are placed in, and we have no doubt but that the greater portion of them will join the Libeials in call ing upon the Honourable Gentleman to resign ; in the event of his doing so, it is rumoured that a requisition will be pre sented to a gentleman residing at Oxford, who from his thorough .business habits and general intelligence, has long been thought by a portion of the constituency a- proper per. son to represent this ancient borough. ' 'PLYMOUTH. ' RETURN OF LORD EBRINGTON, SATURDAY • NIGHT.—The polling eommenr,ed this morn ing, Lord Ebrington led from the first, ant hour after hour increased his majority, At the close of the poll the num bers were— Ebrington Vincent 716 188 PERTH. RETURN OF MR. FOX MAULE. PFCRTII, JOLT 11, 1846.-llr. Fox Maule was to-day re elected for the borough of Perth without apposition. A. D: GrtriG, EN-, proposed, and Bailie CLuNiz seconded the nomination. Mr. Fox MAULS then shortly addressed the electors, assuring them of the intentions of the Government with which he was connected to persevere in the footsteps of com mercial and general reform. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO 111I9g SPANKIFI—Last night, soon after eleven o'clock, much alarm was occasioned in the'vicinity of Russell-square by the sudden, appearance of fire in the residence of Mrs. Spankie, widow of the late Mr. Sergeant Spankie . ,. It appears that Miss Spankie, in ascending the steireaso for the purpose of going to bed, set fire to her des, In consequente of a lighted candle having been left by. one of the se; cants on the middle landing. The young lady shouted, 4 , Fire !" and then ran into the draw ing-room, the flames at the time mounting over her head. In pasting round the room the muslin window -curtains also became. ignited, and for some. time it was feared that the building would have been destroyed. The butler promptly rushed into the apartment, threw his young mistress down, and rolled her in the hearth rug, fortunately extinguishing the fire: It is needless to state that Miss Spaukie was severely burnt. She was put to bed, and a medical gentle.. man sent for. The fire in the drawing-room was extinguished by the servants. MEETING OF InoNMASTERR AT DUDLEY.—DUDLEY, SATURDAY.—This evening the last of the quarterly meetings of masters in this district took place at Smith's Hotel, in this town, at which the prices agreed to at Birmingham were confirmed. The iron trade of this district is now in a very prosperous state, and is likely to continue so for some length of time., Many heavy orders have been given during the week at.the.various meetings, which have been held for iron, particularly for pig, for which kind alone orders were received, for about 25,000 tons. Under these circumstances no reduc tion may be expected for the present. SUPPOSED RAPE AND MURDER —On Sunday morn ing last, a girl about eighteen years of age, named Catherine Hindmarch, was found at the foot of the cliff called the Gill Banks, en the river Wear, near Sunderland. She was in an insensible state, and was removed to the Infirmary, where she lingered until Monday: It Would appear th a t h er person had been violated, an d it is • conjectured that she had after wards been thrown ever the rock. A man employed at the Derwent Iron Works was seen last in her company at a late hour the previous night. An inquest was held on the body during Friday and Saturday, - 4nd a great deal of evid ence was gone into ; b u t notwithstanding the grounds for sus picion, the crime could not be traced with certainty to any particular party. The jury found a verdict of " Wilful mur der against some person 6r persons unknown." FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—OH Saturday 'Mr. Bedford held an inquest at SL George's Hospital, on Ws body of James Bennett, aged 50, a labourer, living at 'Fulham. Sarah Bennett, wife of deceased, stated, that at eight.o'clock on the morning of the 17th tilt. she was called by a police man to her husband, who was then lying in a garden by the road-side, in Crown-lane % Fulham; he complained of a pain in the lowefpart of the stomach, and, on being taken home, he was seen by a surgeon, and removed to the hospital on the following day, when he said he had received the injury from a man who was coming out of the Crown. He thought it would end in death, but seemed quite resigned. Jeremi a h Plaster, labourer, was next examined. He knew a man named. Gibbs, and had worked with him. Was present on the night in question, and heard the deceased cry out, " He has kicked me." Gibbs was an experienced fighter, and had a peculiar knack of butting with his head, which he did re peatedly against the deceased's belly. Police -constable 89, of the V division, gave confirmatory evidence, and said that the man Gibbs had absconded, and nothing whatever could be, heard of him. The jury at length returned a verdict of Man slaughter against John Gibbs. O F . L isoaat Saturday a o : m o P r i n a i n E g o N I a s s t FRO th ezne M r: r ult um T e o ro A u? N a T in w at E e ß u P ri of that useful bi rd, th beautifule carrier pir g e l o tt n, o was ll o gr iee ti s tifi th e a d n in g7 th a e highest degree by, the those feathered mcssenghee bir d s, r messenger s n wthheicdhecakreotfhteheproMpeorntayrcohf steamer at this port. i several fanciers at Antwerp, were brought over in the Mo narch for the purpose of deciding by their return flight the , distribution of certain prizes as arranged by the association of proprietors. The birds were let out of the baskets, in which they bad been carefully tended, precisely at seven o'clock, and immediately rose nearly perpendicularly to a considerable elevation, when, after taking their customary circuits of observation, they went off in an apparent direction for their native soil. The Monarch, which proceeded on an a d fte b rw . a t rd h a e for Antwerp, returned yesterday (Thursday), ) kindness of Captain Main we have been favoured with the following results of the aerial voyage. Thirteen of the birds reached Antwerp at two o'clock on the same day, having traversed a distance of from 280 to 300 miles in seven hours. Twenty-seven reached the city at seven o'clock on Sunday morning, and the whole of the remainder arrived safe on the same afternoon. The extreme heat of the weather is sup. posed to have caused the stragglers to alight on reaching terra Anna, or the probability is that all would have reached their respective cotes on Saturday. The principal prize wait gained bEM. Vanden Broolt.—Hull Packet. THE LiORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The last fete Ind flower show of the Horticultural Society took place, in their garden at Turnhann green, on Saturday. In addition to the promenade in the grounds of the Society, the company were permitted, by the kindness of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, to extend their perambulations through the splendid walks and conservatories of the garden and park of Chiswick House. The assemblage of persons of rank and fashion was very .numercals, including almost all the rank And beauty of the famiiies now in the metropolis. The Duke of Devonshire received hp Highness Ibrahim Pacha in his grounds shortly after five o'clock ; the Egyptian; Prince, was plainlyattired, and came in a very private manner acoomp.anied by only one member of his suit. He ap peared highly delighted with the 'gay scene around him, and put many questions to the meinbers of the council. A splendid tent, in the oriental style, purposely manufactured, for the occasion by Mr. B: Edgingten, of the Borough, was erected in the gardens for the accommodation of the illustri-. ous visitor, and in it was arranged ottomans, &c., in the eastern manner. The flowers, plants, and fruits were era ranged beneath tents, sent from the same manufactory ; they were extremely fine, and for the time of year unsur passable; the pines, in particular, were of the highest carder, and the best cultivation. There were some extremely raae plants from South America, an almost endless variety of roses and Cape heaths, and, in short, a collection matchless for beauty and rarity. Five military bands were in attendance. The band. of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, the band of the Horse: Guards, the band of the Coldstream Guards, the bands of the. Artillery, and the band of the S a pp ers an d Miners. TIC, played alternately hese selections of music from the great masters; two being placed in th© gardens of the Duke of Devo - nshire,, and three in the gardens of the Society. The arrangements we're altogether excellent, and it will be proper to commends the activity and efficacy of the police, who performed their somewhat arduous 'task with good temper and firmness united. The competition was a showy one, and it was witht some difficulty that the judges, came to their conduit* as to respective merits. REPEAL IS OF THE COIN LAWS:—In spite of Malt rAmall of the corn-laws, the:estates of the late Philip Dyke: - Esq.. at Roydon and Bressingham, were sold by auction at piss, on Friday last by Mr. Rix, at thirty-four fe'ars' purchase, Wit full annual rental,— Suffolk Chronic: h as left town for Ryder e. Mr. Bedworth Lanabton, AL); . * Lao of Wight. /1 _ /, 1