The Sun. — London, England, 1852-07-28 00:00:00

Taig: SUN LONDON LITE} ATURE. 1 79 7 r A im l ; RE. donna o f CHRISTABELLE; or, Avel Footstep s . By Madame CiltifaA------rt!n"Zisiv:Y:e; jl:slkinnToesw,i-sti:l made her debut ib'rs. Robert Cartwright. 3 Vols. Shoberl. - the French Opera al _ It, the preface of this work t..." 5 ,,, , e , et, tunable, end pleasirg. Sonnambula. Her vocallsni that it is written in the same spirit, authoress remarks here last might in the se , .1 , 1 , of rustic vivacity and :Ind with the same ' throughout was very n k _ , cnne per toe screen," views, r.s her former novel of "Lainia.." the effects of a want . 41 :! i l b i t io h u a s s The duet with Elvino endeavoured to show As she there •The opening cavatine, training on a gifted mind, t tale in the tried to exemplify the benefits of a Pr"en x lo e d c i u o t u e s d. 'uca- ' evinced the same marks of adroit musicianship ; while religious en happiness,wissc hsrn i li t h g e l y m executed. tion on a mind of equal intell•the ornate characteristics of the closing rondo, the hap, be doubted whether thelcce. It may, pet'" f I nopular " Ah non giunge," reminded the hearer of Christabelle are the bestcalculated life and character o i:-rsiani. Madame Chador) acted the part with h. to impress this moral on the reader, thou a icete and feeling. There was a simple and unex trials that befall the g certainly the numerous i7l . sites emphasis in her portrayal of the mental unfortunate heroine are sufficient 1 asset , to overwhelm tl on of toe second act which was very touching. ie best regul't'd ' 4 heelsrnmi e . mencement of the work ' 4 -- ‘‘ tShe WE :g called twice before the curtain at the 1 descriptive of tra. in the East, being ' termination Of the oi.cra, and liberally saluted with written in a very entertaining style, and conve • bouquets. yin(' the information of travels in the more agreeable . ....... 50w............. The authoress and interesting form of n arrative. is evidently well acquainted with the ancient N awl modern c iti es w hi c h s h e describes. The _, follo wing is tak en f rom a voyage up thisile : ~ Au style o f art strikes the mind with such deep im pressiona ofof the an cient. ~..‘ surprise and admiration as that , -NYPtians. In the remains of early Indian anti quity there is much to surprise, especially in the rock and cave temples, but little to admire;: beauty has no Place besid e b ar b ar i sm. I n t he finished works of the Greeks again, these is everything to admire; but their very perfection implies so advanced a state of science, as well as of art, that it rather lessens, or more properly "ere , mes the sensation of wonder at anything which P gifted a people could undertake. Tne arts of Egypt, nowev er , seem to hold a middle plac e ; retainin g as the y do much of the grandeur of the earliest works of civilized man, they excel at the same time in the finish with which those works have been executed; and they combine in a way that no other country can exhibit the sublimity of conception belonging to all the vast labDurs of the great Asiatic monarchies with a sense of beauty in form and of dignity in expression which belong to lawn the period which preceded and to that which fol lowed them." ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The Anna Bolena of Grisi is one of the Diva's greatest and most remarkable personatious, and a few years ago it was in as popular vogue as the Norma or the Semiramide. She played it last night with rill her original force ; and so long as she is here to em body it, so long will the opera keep possession of the stage. Grisi and Anna Bolena are inseparably united ; and to know that the great lyric artist is in undi minished voice and energy is to know that her per. sonation is one of those able and striking portraitures which it seems we are never destined to see rivalled. This fine singer sang last night with all her wonted power, and the brilliancy of her vocalisation in the more florid exigencies of the opening scenes was only equalled by the pathetic intensity of the latter. The Percy of Mario is also a piece of art well known to fame, and needs no further words save that of de light at finding the voice of the gifted tenor so thoroughly restored as it now appears to be. Marini's Enrico was bold, tyrannic, well dressed, well sung, and well acted. Mdlle. Seguin's Smeton, especially the " Deh non voler costriegere," to the animated " Chia pensierosa a tacita," to the harp accompani ment, was nicely vocalised, and her little bits in the subsequent scenes carefully rendered. Mdlle. Bellini, as Jane Seymour, had the suffrages of the audience, and deserved them ; especially in the rather difficult scene with Anna, and in the duetto " Va infilice," was she truly effective ; and also in her scene with the King, wherein she deprecates his anger against the doomed Queen, and his love to herself. The stage effects, choruses, and orchestra were incom parable. His Royal Highness the Duke of Parma honoured the performance with his presence last evening. The Queen's box was occupied by Viscount and Viscountess Crawley, the Hon. Flora Macdonald. the Hon. Mrs. Egerton, Captain Streatfield, and the Hon. G. S. Smy the. Among the fashionable company attending the theatre we re marked the Marquis of Aylesbury, the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl and Countess of Verulaw, the Earl of Hopetown, the Countess of Glengall and the Ladies Margaret and Matilda Butler, the Earl of Dur ham, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull and the Ladies Francis and EdziLetk Hay, the Earl and Countess Craven, the Countess Paulet and Miss Dormer, Viscount Bolingbroke, Viscount and Lady Blanche Dupplin, Viscount Chelsea, Lord Arthur Hay, Viscountess Dun gannon and the Hon. Miss Boyle, Lord Bateman, L a dy Bateman, and the Hon. Misses Hanbury, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lady Pakenhaxn and Miss Pakenham, Lurd Cranstoun, Lady Cosmo Russell, Lady Frederick Ben tinck and party, Lady Caroline Masse and the Misses Masse, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady John So merset and Miss Coniston, Lady Burghersh, Baroness de Gruldsmid and party, Baroness de Sternberg, Lady Abercrombie and party, Sir Compton and Lady Dom vile, Lord Walpole , Sir E. Page Turner, Hon. Ch a rl es Hanbury. oMn..PG" lion. Ashley Ponsonby, Hon. Geor ge George Barrington, Hon. Ritert Lamle Hon. Gerard Ponsonby, Sir Henry Meux, M.P , and Lady Meux, Sir Harry Dagnell, Sir Frederick Trench Sir Robert Peel , M.P. , Sir Henry Webb, & c . , ASTLEY' ROBERT BLAKE, ADMIRAL AND GENE RAL AT SEA. By Hepworth Dixon. Chapman and Hull. The naval history of this country during the aeventeenth century, at which period England, for the first time, became mistress of the seas, under the rule of Cromwell, has been passed over to a great extent by historians, and the volume before us is highly accept able as an authenticated book of reference concerning the wars of the Commonwealth. The character of Blake seems to have been religious in the extreme, but,_ unlik e man y P u rita n s, he was conscientious, and followed his strict rules from a sense of duty, and not of .elf aggrandisement. He had, too, an ill•pro visi?oed and altogether inefficient fleet to contend against the most intrepid and skilful admiral that 11 ulland ever produced. Not, as in the present time, br ed up to the profession, but, like Cromwell, a country gentleman, at the age of forty he first became statesman, and shortly afterwards was appointed reior Ens admiral of the fleet, when he effected the first naval which ever took place in England. Since „.. t h! time of the Crusades, when Richard Cour-de 4-dlon read the southern powers a lesson of the con tempt in which the northern states held their supposed Impregnable strongholds, an English ship of war had not entered the Mediterranean waters. Blake's fleet j n the short space of six months humbled the power 13,, Italy, and the whole of the African pirates, even to the Ottoman ports. He was the first sea general Who ever conceived the idea of the possibility of a 'il) reducing a land battery. The taotics of this tx traordinary man and those of Nelson were the sa me, viz , t o undertake and execute what others had de emed impracticable, and to insist on the indispu table authority of the British on the seas. Cromwell paced unbounded confidence in him, always leaving tq his discretion the choice of following his sug gestions rather than his orders. After his death 0 " of the moat unpopular and disgraceful acts of Charles the Second was to desecrate the tomb, and lasult the remains of the most virtuous and self devoted admiral that ever trod an English deck. although, evidently prepossessed in favour of his " b j e ct, Mr. Dixon has given a very fair account of the life and adventures of Blake, with reference to divers letters and reports written at the time. S RO YAL AMPHI THEATRE. On Monday a " new historical spectacle," called Peter the Great; or, the Storming of Marienbourgh, was produced at this house. The drama strikingly illustrates the successive steps by which Catherine, its true hero, from the position of an humble peasant and slave, ascended end dignified the imperial throne. The first act opens with the storming of Marien bourgh, besieged by Peter, and where Catherine is residing under the care of the pastor, having been preserved from the horrors of the battle field by Peter, under the name of Romanoff. In a prelimi nary contest the Russians are beaten off, leaving Peter behind wounded. The lovers recognise each other, and Catherine assists him to escape. Her com plicity is discovered, and the Governor of Marien bourgh dooms her to be beheaded as an accomplice of spies. The sentence is about to be executed, when the Russians take possession of the town, and Catherine is lifted from the block to be acknowledged as the bride and future Empress of all the Russias. In the second, act the scene is removed to Moscow, where preparations for the marriage and coronation of Catherine are proceeding. The Emperor, however, is surrounded by conspirators, the chief of whom are the Princess Eudocia, the divorced wife of Peter, and Ivan, the Governor of Marienbourgh. The object of the conspiracy is to kill the Czar and Catherine and to place Alexis, supposed to he Peter's son by Eudocia, upon the throne, subject to the rule of his ambitious mother. The conspirators assemble masked for the final settlement of their designs, when Peter receives information of the whole, breaks in upon their deliberations, is surrounded by them and on the point of being assassinated, when Catherine, by a coup de theatre, saves him, and discomforts the traitors. In the third act the coronation takes place, after another attempt of Eudocia to destroy Catherine has been foiled in the palace, and her son drinks the poison she had intended for the Empress. The con. spirators, however, re-assemble, and in black masks mingle with the throng who crowd the church of St. Michael to witness the ceremony of the corona. tion. As the newly-crowned Empress descends from the altar Eudocia attempts to stab her, but an appa rition of her son stops the blow and her own exist once at the same moment. Ivan and the other conspirators are also foiled, and the piece ends with a grand tableaux. From this brief sketch of the story, it will be seen that it fur nishes abundant opportunities for display and spec tacle, of which the manager has freely availed him self. The whole of the resources of Astley's have been called into play with a peculiarly felicitous re sult. The scenery is capitally painted, and the spec tacles were full of the rich, varied, and picturesque effects which Astley's alone can produce by the use of its trained steeds, equestrians, and carriages. Mr. Ryder, of the Princess's Theatre, performed the part of Peter with dignity, energy, and effect. Miss Fen ceevneenngterf e u p l ton look e d an d acted Catharine with due meekness andr g e ntleness, while th e more fi ery , h aug ht y, an d res spirit ent a o t v ein the Tartar Mrs. pri Moretonnces s froounken dan Theex principal perforine7s e w re ere w r e e li ca other ch aracters s l l u e pci and rt e ported. e m T h a y e s t a h f e r e l y e Great a lon and successful career. The admirable and ef f icient: h m e a e nla t er in d predict for Peter th e i r s inr extraordinary which the piece was put on the stage, and of stage-manager, the smoothness which on Monday character night's performance, reflect the very highest credit firston M pro r d having been committed to his entire di uLcetciuleurcq in his capacity di rection. - --- P OLYTECHNIC . INSTITUTIOIV: A lecture o f a very interesting c h a racter has been in the course of delivery during the last week upon the ma nufacture of needles. Happily the day is gone by when the loss of the only needl e i n t h e house, or perhaps vil lage, is likely to a l arm or even trouble us —if a needle is wanted, it is at once to be had, and hence we never trouble ourselves to ascertain how it is made, or where it comes from. Few arc there who will not be surprised ut the amount of labour required in its production, no less than sixty-seven separate operations being necessary to its perfection. The pointing , from its hazardous and deadly c h aracter, excites considerable ' interest, as also the 'Leans which have been employed to ameliorate the condition of this unfortunate class of our fellow-creatures. The machinery used at the Polytechnic to illustrate this instructive subject is the invention of Mr. Morrell, of Studley, who (curious enough) has introduced all the i mprovements in the making of needles within the last forty years. His lest for clearing ont the eyes seems to have rendered this muttum in parvo perfect. T. HE SWAIN AND HAWKEY AFFAIR.—In come ey of the evidence given during the recent courts-mar. Whl d upon C tin awke and Swain, of the with division pta H of Royal Marines, Lieutenant Captain Hawkey de cided upon proceeding against Lieutenant Swain in a civil action for damages, and it was originally intended that the case should have come on at Maidstone on Saturday, the 24tb instant, on the opening of the summer assizes for the county of Kent, the notices of action having been served, ~ 1 1. (1 a numb er o f witnesses eubpcenaed to attend the trial. lieutenant Swain, on receiving notice of the action being e ,.. ° Tlmenced against him , im mediatel y ado p ted measures f or his defence, and retained three of the most eminent counsel ( 4 1 the Heine Circuit, and subpoenaed a large number of w itnesses ; but after incurring great expense he received no tics on Thursday evening last that the plaintiff had thought lit to countermand the notice of trial, and the cause, if it is intended ever to try it, cannot be brought forward until the asst spring assizes. SPuLIATION AT THE CHANCELLOR 01! THE Ex caNuEa's. Yesterday notice was issued, offering 51. re ward for the discovery of parties who had broken into the vinery of the Right Hun. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., at liug,hendon Home, Backe, and besides stealing and carrying off a large quantity of ripe grapes nod cucumbers, had thrown open the pit frames and done considerable damage. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SU RGEoNa.—The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the , college at a meeting of the Court of \ l v ! . .m a a lt in er in , e \ r ‘ s ,i o n a ch the 26th Alfred inst.:— Messrs.lied- Reginald Bayley ger, South-street, West-square, Southwark; Thomas Quiller Couch, Polperro, Cornwall; Henry Osborne, Prittenton Br Thomas Brookes, Whitchurch,' Salop; Alfred Edmundampton briel, Collumpton, Devon ; Henry Wm. New Y o rk ; Richard Husking, Marazion, Cornwall ; dames Wm. Duffy, Chili, South America; and Henry Sacheverel Edward Schroeder, Australia. VENTILATION OF RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—A plan Which appears to be well adapted tor introduction during the present weather is proposed, of applying to the roofs of rail way carriages horizontal tubes with belt mouths, arranged to catch the air while the train is in motion, and direct it into the interior, the current of air being divided into streams by Passing through wire gauze screens, and outward currents of air being produced by deflecting windows, composed of ver tical panes of glass, and mounted so as to be capable of being tamed in either direction and accommodated LO the motion of the train. ILIRROW Scnoor.—The following gentlemen were on Saturday elected scholars on the Spencer, Neeld, and Sayer foundations respectively :—Spencer Scholar—Mr. J. W. Hozier. Neeld Scholar—Mr. A. M. Curteis. Saver Scholar (to Caius Collega,Cambridge).—Mr. C. 11. Morro. OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE MARBLE ARCEL—POLICE Nortcic.—The following notice has been issued by the Com missioners of Police :—" Regulations to prevent obstructions in the streets and thoroughfares and Cumberland-gate (the Marble Arch), llvde Park : —Metropolitan stage-carriages are to keep to the left, or proper side, according to the direc tion in which they are going, and muststsaeLdcoawrntia6the can be . eirc,m. \ Pany on that side. o metropolitan allowed to cross the street or road to take . up or set down ease augers. No carriage can be allowed to stop in front of or near to Cumberland-gate , or across the entrance to a atreet or at any place where an obstruction of the thorough fare may be caused. All drivers of carriages are to go slowly or stop when required by the police, to allow persons on horseb ac k or wa lki n g to cross the street.— RR. HAM) MAINE, .?murnissioner of Police of the Metropolis. — Whit ehall, July, • ,8 5 . 2." This notice, which has just been issued by the the Police authorities, has been found to be necessary forot the ' lf iitY and convenience of the public , in conseqt,ienc o mnibuses and public vehicles generally making (, tiiubee Archrland gate a stoppi ng pl ace s i nce th e erection of the Marble on that spot, but more especially on account of the cheap ( mMibuses started on the road making this point the end of their journey westward, and thereby causing a great deal of confusion and inconvenience. They will, in tuture, go a short di stance up the Edgeware-road, and the observance of these regulations will remedy the inconvenience which has tor some time past been experienced in this respect. THE HOMICIDE AT BAN WELL.—TiIe inquest on the body of John Gadding was brought to a conclusion on Monday, at th e Bristol Royal Infirmary, by the coroner, Mr. J. B. Grind on . From the evideceit appeared that the deceased, who died of tetanus, hoandthbeen stabbed with . a pitchfork in the groin an i ar the course, not of an election riot, as ti e ti s ri f it b s o t f at j e n d quarrel between him and George , y h l u a t st, of il a i snaking, about one of the women asse•mlllingg' while hay- The jury re turned a verdict of " Manslaughtelsrt!Pg. at BanNavgetinst George l iernmings, who is already in custody Law OFFloEn9.—lu the new Nisi It'oriun Act there rm their i 3 a provision requiring the law officers duties in person. It is declared that where it 'hiet,arhrlerel:sbdueur ti that t '''' appear to the said Commissioners of the any of the officers mentioned omits to perform `''l 3 °f&A in person the said Commissioners, unless it sl f a . a le 4 of. :wn to their satisfaction that such omission arises ' from _a_ , T v rary and unavoidable causes, and they *ball in writingrn iPi,roti..ineoFf:irsuch omission for a period not exceeding at a ny (ma US soef dtitiith3, shall, as the case may be, require the dile to be received by such ot4cer for hi s for and aprayido d e e r ? e title of such omission, to be accounted any such omission. ?s afor esa id , or 'shall cease to allow or p a y wiac due to such officer during the time of A FJeMLLS 13 noon, an aged fem a l e, -- TO DEATu.—Yesterday fore- No. 2, Rose-street. Sub: araecl Lary Anderson, residing at ignibtel ror2rozpotsheedn :attended to by a wom , and who Lai been invalided and voured to procure some te a- " Po ti c e r r creaturebedclothes ef v f :E r i t ° 3 :7 o /:ears past, vies found dead ~ rre ival of her r,r,6l, s t ant. anador other iefreshment before the ti cl. Engineer Fleahaing and b' had havinge n dea -5 attended, and thus fortu the lighted Match in results, The decoandiva47onately 6i-her Crown-street aremen ~..._ Prevented more serious ""ul 9f age, . BATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIP- YODIt OME. Amongst the various places of public amusement none has held such enduring popularity since it burst upon the world at the ever memorable epoch of the inauguration of the Gnat Exhibition as Batty's Hippodrome. Such a magnificent arena for the dis play of equestrian feats was a grand novelty, even in conntruction, but when we add the enormous and t o create l ticn , baffimg des cr i unceasing amountof attractive amusement, in variety t whitand h sustain,the s p w ir e it n ed eed proprietor not vv ue hasde wonder Continued we are humblest,h at the immense highe6t to the Paa ge from all classes, from the which the Hippodrome has It is, without appy received, and, one of the most interes to add, continues to re ceive.question,z at this precise season, in in_ places of resort, situated we e oc m ation most conveniently respectability, suburb of easy ac cess and great l opposite Ken sington Gardens. I ts run '"id onfogwlorthioauts eveninay reasiosnabinlyostreckfoan ,nsuing, w e make no h d e g o r s u se b i t n that folks who the "harvest" v i nu o po u on r nt a .a b a le e and the admire the love that " noble animal the giving enumerairedrome. startling, the graceful, the daring, the wonderful exploits performed by both its rider animal itself, will flock in throngs to the a ll d. the proud hors n e g ma n Our limits will not permit vari,us character of the performances. A rare to the com pany of male and female equestrians appea rg i inv r iv e arious well-devised rac9s, scenes, p.geants, g m op portunity for some exquisite displays of ship, and feats of grace and agility. The gy ,„ astic :, evolutions, especially the flying calisthenics of the brothers Elliot, and their truly wonderful exploits on the Persian column, constitute a sight per se. The rope dancing, globe walking, &c., &c., &serve notice. But the Royal Stag Hunt, a splendid stag, " and no mistake," being the otject of pursuit, forms the pre sent feature of attraction, and the excitement of the chase— a re a l o n e—is indeed intense. Ballooning also thefot'ms a feature, two ascents having taken place from arena during the past week. Altogether we heartily cong ra tulat e Mr. Batty on his well deserved success, and predict for the Hippodroir P the season its full share of public patronage. during DEATH or Tug CONSERVATIVE MEMBER FOR OLDUAM.—latell i gence of the somew h a t sudden demise o f .John pantuft, a Member of the late, and also of the new, arhareent for the borough of Oldham, reached that town yesterday to spend some clays at his co4try-housp, Frodsham, Cheshire, afternoon. The Lion. Gentleman had gone after only two days' gineflib where hp was seized with English cholera, and died at 140 L. yeeterclab - SPORTING NOTES. THE F No. CGLXXII I. FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT C:OODWOOD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin ,— Yesterdey's races w,re held upon the fielders, the favourites winning in nearly every instance. The Grativicke Siskes were won very cleverly on the post by Longbow, who howev e r h a d somet hi ng in him to spare. The Father Thames party were very confident about winning, their horse making the running to the last stride or two, when Longbow's rush knocked him over by a head. The Ham Stakes were won, water a very pretty race with Defiance, by the Refraction colt, by nothing more than a head; Phrygia fieishing a good third, and my selection, 12elgravia, a very curious fourth. Vander thicken cut a very miserable figure, his condition being anything but bright. Phrygia will probably run well for the Nursery stakes. Belgravia's chance is, of course, " out fur that stoke. Newminste.r settled all his opponents easily enough for the Great 30u Sovs. S!akes ; but from the shaking it gave hint his appearance is more than doubtful for the Cup. Harpsichord finished second to the Leger winner; Phlegethon, who made the major part of the running, a bad third; and Midas, dead amiss, and whom my accounts reported would be left at home, was a wretched fourth and last, having had no chance of bet tering his position in any part of the race. Stockwell beat Harbinger for the 50 Soya. Stakes Wi'll considerable ease, which, of course, determines the route the 300 Sovs. Stakes, and one or two others in which he is entered, will take. In the spin for the Levant Stakes, Hybla, the clever winner of the New Stakes at Ascot, was beaten so early and so easily, that I fancy Mr. Payne's sale of her will be a first-rate speculation. That splendid filly Sister to Mountain Deer had the race in hand all the way, win ning in a canter from Lascelles, the Duke of Richmond's William Rufus, and several others of no account what ever. This race, of course, determines the fate of the Second &ntinck Memt , rial, as, with the exception of Elnesthorpe and the Refraction colt, the rest are, either directly, or by lines indirectly, beaten by her. The fields tor the races to-morrow, the best day of the week so far as sport is concerned, are as follow: Goodwood Cup—Teddington, Hernandez, Joe Miller, Frantic, Stilton, Kingston, Littlo Harry, Hervine, and Lady Harriet. Newminster doubtful. There may be a slight addition to this list, but that is improbable. My remarks of Saturday last I shall stand by; they were to the effect that the race would lie entirely with Tedding ton, Stilton, Kingston, and flervine; and that the place of honour would not improbably be filled by HERYINE OR KINGSTON, Stilton and Teddiugton occupying the next two places. 100 Sovs. Stakes—harbinger walks over. Bentiack Memorial Stakes—ilobbie Noble, Long bow, Harbinger, and perhaps Maidstone and the Nabob. As I have placed them, so I expect they will catch Mr. Clark's eye. The Racing Stakes—Stockwell, Caracara, Father Thames, Lucio, and Sackbut. The Sussex Stakes—Defiance, I believe, walks over, Sir R. Pigott's filly b e i ng a very doubtful starter. 200 Sovs. Stakes—lncense or Balline filly will pro bably walk over. The Second Bentinek • Memorial Stakes—Sister to Mountain Deer, Auld Acquaintance, Filbert or Nut hook, Sittingbourne, and Refraction colt. The first two places for this race are almost certain to be ocFli• pied by SISTER TO MOUNTAIN DEER and Refraction colt. Elmsthorpe, I eta given to understand, will be reserved for the Molecomb. 50 Soya. Stakes —Starters very doubtful, depending much on previous races, but will bo selected from Am brose, Frantic, Kingston, and Hobble Noble. Molecomb Si akes—Margaret of Anjou, Elmathorpe, Estrella, Refraction colt, Nicotine. I shoutd say the first and second places will be occupied by EUISTLIORPE and July the H Refraction colt, Nicotine p N s ico iu ti i ne lo close,E H up.— E l 28. SPORTING INTELLIGENC E, GOOD WOOD RACES. Goodwood, at once the pride and boast of English race meetings, commenced yesterday, with all the eclat which fine sport and princely patronage could not fail to ensure. The " House party " this year was unusually large. His Serene Highness Duke 13,, ruha r d of Saxe Weimar, father of Prince Edwatd, arrived from Germany on Monday, and will be the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond during the race week. His Royal Highness the Duke of bridge, attended by the Hoc. J!ames. Macdonald, also honours the Duke and Dachess with his pre sence The party also includes Prince George of M ecklenburg Strelitz, Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady H. Somerset' Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Marquis of Exeter' Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Derb y ' Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Jersey' Earl of Annesloy, Earl of Zetland, Earl b'f Uxbridge, Baron Brunnow, Lord Enfield, Lord Clifden, Lord Maidstone, Lord John Man ners, Lord Ribblesdale, Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. Len nox, Lord G. Lennox, Lord U. Lennox, Hon. Gen. and Mrs. Anson, Hon. Captain hay, Hon. F. Lawley, Hon. Francis Villiers, Hon. Col. Forester, Mr. and Lady S. Des Veaux, and Mrs. J. Stanley, Col, Peel, Mr. P. Wil liams, Captain Pettat, Mr. Greville, Mr. Payne, Mr. Talbot; and the Molecomh party (Lord March's) con sists of Cul. Newton, Col. Cox, Hon. Major Pitt, and Mr. Milner. Besides the above distinguished personages, there were present the Marquis of Waterford, Marquis of Drogheda, Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Countess of Desert, Lord and Lady New port, Lord A. Fitzelarence, Lard Forester, Lord Tor rington, Lord Foley, Lord Andover, Lord R. P. Clinton, Lord Paget, Lord F. Fitzroy, Lord J. Fitzroy, Lord Stanhope, Lord J. Scott, Lord Exmouth, Sir R. and Lady Pigot, Sir G. Armitage, Hon. H. Forester, lion. Major Needham, Hon. Capt. Lyon, Hon. J. For tescue, Hon. L. A. Ellis, lion. S. Jocelyn, Hon. W. Scarlett, Hon. T. Stoner. Colonel Peel, Colonel Horn by, Messrs. S. Stanley, H. Fitzroy, G. Fitzroy, Meik lam, C. SILISOW, Foljambe, Grutwicke, A. Lumley, D e general attendanc e was very go od f or a f i rst dßauyTr,ghahen Knightley, &c. &c. and the weather, until just before the start for the Gratwicke, when a slight shower fell, favourable in the extreme. The following is a return of the day's sport:— The Craven Stakes (handicap), of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. One mile and a quarter. (13 Subs.) , Maria. Mr. Powney's Lamartine, 4 yis, Est 61b (A.Day) Mr. Williams's Maria, 3 yrs, Est (Garvey) 2 Mr. Parkinson's Lithograph, 3 yrs, 7st 71b(U. Mann) 3 Y. King's Narcissus, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Brice) 0 Mr. Biekham's No Chance, 4 yrs, ist 71b (J. Goater) 0 Mr. E. Parr's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 6lb 4 yrs, 7st 31b (G. E (Hiatt) (()) Mr. d st 4 a t r ot starting, ga followedst j J a . (1 (171 : : N c ri b v y 'in ft i r e ti r c e a ' tcner, Est 31h ...(Rickards) 0 at Mr. lugram's Dividend, 3 yrs, Est 3lb (R. Harlock) 0 after they had run about one hundred yards, Sanita and Maria, Lithograph, who got off badly, a n d Lamar. ' B r e h t e ti fi ng e — ca 3 re to co l lt ag t s o t ok l" t w he ar l ti e n a e d tine bringing up the rear. They came thus to the half mile post, where the Hecate cult gave way, and the run fling was taken up by Sancta, followed by Z arin Vivandiere, Lithograph, and Lamartine, iu which order they ran to the distance, where Maria went in front, closely attended by Lithograph, Vivandiere, and La mar . tine; a fine race home terminated by the favourite la t h . fling on the post by a head, Maria beating Lithograph by half a length. Run in 2 miu. 20 sec. Sweepstakes of 300 suits. each, h ft, fts: four years old, colts, Est 71h; fillies, 8s; 2,b; the second to save his stake. About three miles and five furlongs. (11 Subs.) Mr. A. Nichols's Newminster (Templernan) 1 Lord Clifden's ....(F. Butler) 2 Lord Exeter's Phlegethon (Marlow) 3 Lord Exeter's Midas (Norman) 4 . Betting-3 to lon Newminster, and stol on Harp. sichord. Phlegethon went off with the lead, and rapidly increasing it atter making the turn, lay nearly a dis tance in advance until within three quarters of a mile of home; Newminster and Harpsichord then began to draw on him, and at the distance he was beaten. Newminster, on his retirement, went on with the running, and won by two lengths. Run in 7 min. 20 sec. Fifty Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each; two yrs, sst 71h; three yrs, 7sc 91b; four yrs, Est 41b; five yrs, Sat 12lb; and aged, gat. The winner to b e sold for lOU, &c. (13 Subs.) yrs Mr. Y. King's Gold D ust, 2 y ..............(B un d y ) 1 Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mustang, 2 yrs ..((Fells) 3 Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged (F. Butler) 0 Duke of Richmond's cby The Emperor ...(Garvey) o Mr. Magenis's f by lon, 2 yrs (Umpage) Mr. Morris's Coticule, 4 yrs (Basha ia ) 0 Mr. Hobson's cby Venison, 3 yrs (G. Brow n ) 0 Mr. Wortley's bg by Idas, 3y ra (G. E. Sharp) 0 Lord Exeter's Pniegethou, 4 yrs Mr. Bland na fby Annandale, 2 yrs (Kendall) 0 Mr. Pedley's Gavotte, 2 yrs (Castleman) 0 Mr. H. Ling'a Hermoine, 2 yrs (T. Sherwood) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Gold Dust, and sto 1 agat Uoti. cula; nothing else backed. Gold Dust made nearly a l l the running, and won in a canter by four length s , v- t. vandiere beating Mustang by nearly halt a length. R un in 1 min. 17 sec. Tye Lavant Stakes of 50 sovs. etch, 30 ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra; the second horse to save his stake. Half a mile. Mr.Osbaldeston's Sis. to Mountain Deer,B at 91b (Hiatt) 1 Mr. Vickers's Lascelles, Sat 71b (A. Day) 2 D. of Richmond's Wm. Rufus, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3 Lord Exeter's Margaret of Anjou, Bat 31b (Norman) 4 Mr. E. Farrance's Miss Emma, Bst 31b (H. Goater) 0 Mr. Merry's Valour, Sat 31b (Charlton) 0 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Hybla, Bst 31b ............(Butler) 0 Mr. Payne's Gloomy, Bst 31b (Mittman) 0 Betting -5 to 4 agst Sister to Mountain Deer, sto 2 agst Hybla; and 6 to 1 each agat Miss Emma and Wil.. ii "a 'tutus. Valour, with Liscellra, Hybla, Sister t o Mountain Doer, and Gloomy laid up, made the running to she distance, where the favourite went in front, W as never afterwards caught, and won in a cantor by three lengths, Lascelies beating Willi a m Rufus by a head. Run in 53 sec. The Gratwieke Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three S r ' ii old; colt s , B st 10 1 b; fi l li es , B s t 51b; 31b and 5113 "" eci t 84,1 ; the second to receive 200 sovs., and the third to save his stake. The winner to pay 10 soya. to the judge. One mile and a half. Lord Derby's L ongbow, Bst 711) (F. Butler) Sir R. Pigot's Feiner Thames Bst 41b Day) 2 Lord Ribblesdale's Nabob, 85t. , 10/b (Roger.) 3 Duke of Richnitona's Houlakiu, Bst 10.b...(Flattnaa) 4 General Anson's Itlng Pepin (car. fist 61b)...(3ut1er) Lord Eglintou's Claverhouse, Bst 101 b. (Marlow) 0 Duke of Richmond's Red Wad, B,t 51b...(J. Gieen) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Vather Thames, 3 to 1 each egst Longbow and if.wE Pepin, a n d 6 to 1 agst any other. WZDN.ESDAY The race, which was d e l ayed nearly a goiter of_a_n . hcur by Red Hind's restivene,as at the post,w°e la B ;e u r , tirely between Father Th ames and Longbow, tli who t oo k the second place frorn Nabob half a mite tr o .; home, jokiog the f avour i te at the clistmcz", makin g his Effort a few strides frogs hotze, and wtuniog by a bead; Nabob a bar/ third. R‘Ati in 2 min. 4-1 secs, n yrs old The Ham Stake s of 100 sovs. c--qq), h Id for tw o ~ 0 , colts, Bst, 101 b; and fiiiies, Bst 71b. Those out n r . mares, or got by stallions that never produced a ner of 100 a Ns., allowed 31b ; if both, 61b; the secondto receive 200 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. n) 1 Dk of Richmond's Refraction e, Bst 71b (Templema 2 Mr. Drew's Defiance, Bst 41b ........... (Whitehouse) Gen. Anson'3 Potentia C, Bst 101 b . Mr. Blake's Belgravia, Bst 41b (a. D a y) 0 1 , ) 0 Lord D';irby's Hobbyhorse, Bst 7lb (J. 1 1. -° , - e „,,7-," (F. Butler) 0 Lord Eglintou's Vauderdecken, Bst 101b...(Nit'n''' . 0 0 Lord Exeter's Phrygia, Bst lib (Norman) Lord Glee nom,' Miss Sarah f, Bst 41b (Charltoe) 0 Mr Mare's Kitty of Coleraine f,Bst 71b(Bsrtholornew) 0 Mr Payne's War-whoop, st bib (Flatman) 0 Lord Ri'oblesdale's Talfourd, Bst 101b......(Regers) 0 Betting. -7 to 2 each agst Be lgravia and Defiance, 4 to 1 agst Refraction colt, 6to 1 egst an in and 6to 1 agst Tulfourd. The lot got away in a line, and! with the exception of the Potentia. colt and :Vander decken, who were be ton a early, ran in close array to the distance, where the Refraction colt took up the ruuniug, and, after a very clos e rac e with Defiance, fill winning y b a head. Phrygia, E' - elgravia, and Mr. Mare's y close up. R an i n 1 min. 19 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, for 3 yrs old. One mile Lord Exeter's and a h u lf . Stockwill (Norman) 1 Duke of Ricbeaond's Harbinger:: .......... .(Flatman) 2 Even betting. Stockwell made all the running, and won by a length and a half. Run in 2 min. 43 secs. LATEST BETTING ON GOODWOOD ST THE COURSE. 8 to 1 agst Hari co t AXES. 8 to 1 agst Surp r i se (t) 1 2 to 1 agst Chi ef J ust i ce 10 to 1 agst 1 4 to 1 agst D on P edro Mu sician (t) to 1 agst Weathergage 10 to 1 agst Bushranger (t) 125 to 1 tint Cockcrow 12 to 1 agst Cariboo (t) Lucio is scratched. • ' 5 to 2 agst Stilton GOODWoo D car. 7 to 2 agst Kin gs t on 8 to 1 agst Teddington (t) 17 CO 1 agst Heroine 6to 1 agst Little Harry 25 to 1 agst Newminster The entries for the Cups and Plates, made on Monday night, for the Wednesday and following days, are iin mense; there are 58 in the Stewarda' Cup, 60 in the Duke of Richmond's Plate, 19 in the Queen's Plate, 37 in the 501. Handicap Plate, and 11 in the Anglesey. The smaller stakes have also, filled well. The French mare, Heroine, arrived on Saturday last, h av i ng had au excellent passage. GOODWOOD, WEnzvEsnAir LATES T BETTING. MORNING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GOODWOOD STAKES. Bto 1 agst Haricot (t) 12 to 1 agst p Don Pedro Btol at Surprise (t) 15 to 1 agat C ar ib oo 10 to 1 agst Musicia n p.. 0 to lar Cockcrow gat 10 to 1 agst Bushr anger (t) 20 to 1 apt F 12 to 1 agst Weathergage I Lads (t)ollow-me- THE CUP. No chaige. ..--._ COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took their usual earl- ./ walk yesterday morning. The Earl of Mr.dmesbury, Secretary of State for Fo reign AffAirs; Viscount Stratford de Redclitre, and Lord Howden, arrived from London at half-past one o'clock, The Earl of Malmesbury had an audience of the Queen. were Visco unt Stratford de Redeliffa and Lord Bowden presented to her Majesty by the Earl of Mainaes bury, on their return from abroad, and also had audiences. The R la' dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Caroline Murray, Lord and Lady Downes, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Phipps, the Hon. Colonel Liddel, and Mr. Gibbs. His Serene Highness Prince Charles of Hobenloho Langenbourg arrived in town yesterday morning, and nfter visiting the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Hall, and exhibition of the Royal Academy, returned to Frogmoro in the afternoon. Mr. M‘Gill, of Montreal, had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial -office. - - THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS FOR IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: Sia,—As one of the very many persons to whom the perusal of the letter of the Master of the Rolls for Ireland, which appeared in The Times of Wednesday, the 14th inst., has given, and must always afford the most sincere and thrilling gratification, and in which is enunciated the lofty power and noble principle worthy of a Man s fi e ld , or an Erskine, or a Hale, when he said, " I did not vote at the election of Messrs. Grogan and Vance, because I am of opinion it is better that those, to whom the administration of justice h intrusted, should not take part in politics," —perhaps I may be p e r m itt e d , through your kind indulgence, to relate a forensic anecdote in connexion with him, whilst he was Attorney-General for Ireland, of a kindred spirit with those principles and illustrative of the high sense of honour, which throughout a laborious but brilliant and truly successful career at the bar, that dignitary of the law was pre-eminently distinguished. He held a brief in the cause of Batchelor v. Boyle, there were several thousand pound s pending the issue, and, as may be expected, the brief was rather volu minous; the fee thi r t y guineas. The Attorney- General had read and noted his brief thoroughly, as appeared upon the many c onsultation s in the pr ogress to a h ear i ng , an d no doubt made himself ma ster of the case. He was th en i n Parliament. The cause was in the list for hearing several day s , during wh ich he attended in court to make his statement when the case would be called on. At length, finding that it was not likely to be on for a day or two, and that he was obliged to attend his Parliame n tary duties in Lond on , h e sen t f or the solicitor of his client, told him how he was circumstanced, and expressed a desire to return the fee. The solicitor, rather asto nished at the idea of counsel returning a fee, re plied, Mr. Att orney -G eneral, I am aware that you have read and noted y o ur brief , and h ave lost your time in waiting to make your statement as leading counsel, and I cannot think of taking back the fee, and then hastily withdrew. The Attornor" General then sent a brother barrister to the s olicitor to say, th a t if h e did not take back the fee he would have it left at his house. The solicitor was constrained to wait upon him ; and the Attorney. General address ing him said—" Sir, from the day I was called to the bar to this hour I have acted upon this rule, never to retain a fee I did not fully earn —it is tru e I have rea d my brief and lost some time in waiting for the case to come on, but I h ave not made my statement, and therefore have not fully earned my fee, and then suiting th e ac ti on to the word,' gave back the thirty guineas to the solicitor." One word of comment on such high-mindedness as this wo u ld b e as va i n as the effort " to pa i n t the 113 " or gild refin e d go ld." I sh' , ll leav e it and his " letter to win the admiration of all who would seek the pure fountain o f h onour i n the advocate and spotless " a tegrity in the judge. 7 l am, Sir &c. BARRISTER' Gray's Inn, July, 1852. Tw U tE\T O ME I L , ETION 01' T HE SUBMARINE T ELE GRAna BE ORTPATRICK AND DON AGIIADBE.— O rI Saturday " the a ' ()the final fetter," as it has been facetiously called, or, in also rbevrords, the "cable of international concord," as it to , )0 en termed, was sunk and successfully brought home 1.1.11 rtpatrick on the Scottish coast, thereby conapleting tan submarine line of electric communication from Th nagba ee f ,ebetween Ireland, Seotland, and England. The o perations 1 forlu expedition which were prudently suspended last woeeo. tinned more favourable tides, were resumed on Friday, without interruption throughout the whole d the We was' On the evening of which dav, by ten o'clock , t•-• cable day, O the evening of which day, ly ten OC but as no de. or _Sdactur ...s securelyc anchored on the Scottish coast; but as no aye ykueitl traonneeted with the operations of the tion nspired, it is impossible to know how the c(nbout s vorks. The additional length of cable sunk was a d, flakingfourteen a distance of 21 miles between the two c°aats 'd d differen ce of . 44 miles over the route between Ilowth. ' rt., cable I placed e at Portpatrick will be immediately in connexionh 3 , 'e Y wires at D umfries, with the Electric Telegraph Bolyhea un Corn'an will be ultimate', and it is understood that both compa n ies wires f r o m _ Y connected with one another. T he • a trench D umfries o to Portpatrick run subterraneous l Y i n h w h i t , a . foot and a quarter, through Stranraer, Genoc 9 „ soma e g Z, Newton Stewart, and New Galloway; and fr"nic"arried . ee, on the opposite coast, they will ultimately be t to Dublin, Belfast, the north of Ireland, a nd all its principal ? w t 9e, where the post-offices will be used for telegraph sta ions, the proposed systembeing intended eventually to embrace the whole of Ireland. ..1..4.10 DEAT H OF M R . ScßOP E ._Wnilliam Scrope—author of t wo good b oo k s, " Days of Deer Stalking" and "Days and N ights of Salmon Fi ' shin ," known by these as the iliaulais of Newcastle of the r g en of Charles I. was by his work on know little of any horsemanshi to readers who other books —died en Tuesday last at his house in Bel grav°' square, in the eight -first year of his age. Mr. Scrope was the last male re e y t tive of the famous family of his name seated at Cast!© Combs, in Wiltshire —of which they Possessed the manor and estate s as early as the reign of Ed ward 111—aud boasting amon i ts historical worthies the name of Lord Scrope, of Boltong, Lor d Chancellor of England in the reign of Riehard 11. Mr. Scrope was proud of his descent, but prouder we believe, of his skill with the g un and rod, and, what is more to our liking , j ustly proud of his eclassical attainments and of his skill w ith the pencil. Hie books above -named 0 accessories of importance to that class of literature to arc which Walton's " Angler" and Davy's 46 s attnoni,, had an eye alive to the a belong, for Mr. Scro p e varieti co mmunicating to his es of nature and a skill in readers What he had ' seen and what he knew. With his Pencill he was, we think, not so good; and his pictures in spite of the touches which the late William Simson would frequently throw into them, are inferior to those of his fellow amateur, the late Beaumont. It may be well to Sir Geor add that Mr married in early life to Emma, Scrope was , 4 aur'hte . l e e Long, the youngest e r and heiress of Mr. Char ray , in lit fl) COtt . W brother of Sir James Long, o shire, by Tilney child, Emma, married in , c,,, whom he had an only c brother to the late 104 1 to m r , G P I t Thompson, . Lord s • eoe ou et took the name and arms ydenhamh reupon _., of Sere ' -who t e Thomson. Mr. Scrope was an Pe, in lieu of those of active a over-active—director of the British _some artists have said n Institution.-44theme am. - ANGr,s° IN IRELAND. --The angling on the Moy • - rwer has been better year then ever. Major Banbury and M r G o - this n an average, seven salmon a day . ran have killed, o and Captain Lees killed forty- Qi „,. ,and, Mr. G A Pollock • ..***. salmon in .A. * former gentleman having taken f three days, the -wentv 9 - el rod in WO days.— Irestmeath indepe n d„d - 'WO ash to his os . JULY 28, 185 2 •el lh leP.:T.l . of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIME - a —The chief business of the new. Parliament was very significantly indicated in a sketch which we yesterday published of the actual " Representation of the People in the House of Commons." The details of this very matter-of-fact statement were founded on the ueimpeauhuble authority of the last census returns, and gathered more immediately from a Parliamentary paper procured by that father of representative reform, Mr. Joseph Hume. Of the general results of the demonstra tion we need only say that thee- make it almost impos sible to believe that the "Representation of the People" could have really undergone a thorough reform within twenty short years, and with a professed view to finality and permanence. Substantially the existing state of things appears little bettor than that of 1829. That seats in Parliament, are still bought and sold for Lard meaty ,in a regu l ar market i i be yond all question, after the recent inquisition T t la aStL littleAiblono'leatndbortehueghl:eawn. d s is ti e l l l ° lsietrievelyacton i dt b i conducive to the vitality of our constitution we learn very easily from the late Ministerial successes, while as to the inequalities and anomalies" which formrd the great arguments of Brougham and l'elacauluy, it would be hard to conceive any sysem more apparently monstrous than that exemplified in the tables before us. If numbers are taken as a basis of computation, we find 13 towns with a 2 a o meal- , 1 8 e 0 r 8 t , ow re n t s u , i w n i in th g an eggeate populaiis u of 5 0 4 t 1 bets cu re arliament; and 13 aggre gate of 196,667 inhabitants, returning none. If property is to form the groundwork of the estimate, we observe that Honiton is rated exactly as high as Li verpool or Westminster, and twice as high as Salford; while, if respectability is to constitute any claim to the franchise, though Harwich i s credited with two. We need we are constrained to remark th a t D oncaster returns no not me pursue mber' these contrasts any further. They have been illustrated of late by a fair abundance of exposition and transfer of th e f our forfeited franchises, c omment, and even Mr. Disraeli hi mself, when pro posing compelled pelled to enlarge upon the extraordieary anomalies of the existing arrangements. Where, than, beyond the natural perplexities of exact adjustment, lies the difficulty of reform? To dismiss circumlocution and that a grapple with the question at once, we may say party is anxious to preserve what is termed the of "interests;" • that is, to maintain f representation as shall debar the such a system ° to be d manu facturing classes, supposeda more decided e la x r i g st e ing balance. r ed ocratical in their views, from obtaining preponderance r ie f or thust e pre sent, over the agricultural class_e m s, i c tt o i n e ce , i h v ' e e d w to be aristocra tical and Conservative. 0 any discuss i et a a of the abstract g principle loss to see how the anomalies po pounded, we are b a . be justified on any theory, even of pure Granting that manufactures, as opposed d towns as contrasted with counties, Conservatism.befo r e to agriculture, an ta rather of progress than security, supply the elements uscan m p t ien, which must itself be re yet even this ualification, will not explain or distribution of Parliamentary warrant places like Birkenhead or Staleybridge seats. Perhaps a s politically formidable, but why locked upon may be ueirvreadntwitthhe sc'litaes present slg such nufa eurin com munitiesf Leamington, Gravesend, or Rams as those () ant), too, such unexceptionable dis trictsgate? Why condemn, Newington, and Chelsea—districts exclude from representation unma c g literally partitioned? into residences of thriving and sue as Fulham, Why should Rutlandahire, v,ith a i oessful proprie tor m, population of 22,963 vi inhabitants, return two members, with just double the number, and the Isle of the representation? Surely there is no i n which on© of these two latter con sense deemed more "respectable" than the imaginable enjoy jus jest halt' Stituennies ca rl t t r i va l . interests" alluded to are so far resented through the knights of the r9etehoegrnisAedgaininOur constitutional theory that agricultureis presumed to be rep tb rough the burgesses of the towns. shires, and trade except our most Conservative Chan cellorosed to transfer to the counties himself, h , or conversely, it is hard to see But, as nobody, except prop the franchises of towps interests„ can be improperly af fectedhow the "balance of re-arrangement of the town seats among by a Tpsose the metamorphosis of four ;Pour county seats, for the express agricultural influence at a period augmenting purposethemselves. borough e le ats - into ii t - 0 r augmentation was notoriously in precedent of audacity which will favour of trade, was °future discussions. But how are when the demand for not be lost sight os -a agri c ulture or Conservatism af fectedttic 12,000 inh a bi tants of the interests b y s withholding t o b i b . o eitherldtng from eit boroughs that and o D f on u ca o s n te i r to a n? privilege conceded Protectionists s ti c kl e so ed to the 3,000 inhabit ants strongly fur the the non•entraechisement o former constituencies ace of those who a re a l ready represented in so manageable as to b e in reality at the service Members for the c oun t y ? This, we suspect, s should f l a t g o o f smallhes? Is thil som ething very like the s i mp l e truth; but how the tprinciple can be defend e d i t i s not easy to conjecti r e If the transfer o f t h e franchise from places like Marlborough or Woodsto c k to places like Birkn head or Haminersmith is des cr ib e d as unduly depreciating e the agricultural or territ or i a l in terests, this canbut plain confession th a t be nothing a the interests in question h have extended themselves be yonderes, and encroached upon ground their proper sp which, by the original theory of the constitution , per tains to interests of another kind. If knights are to be knights, let burgesses be burgesses—one class repre senting land, and the other commerce; but to say that commerce should be controlled for the sake of land is as great a violation of principle as any contained in the charters of pure Radicalism. Wo are mistaken, however, if this fundamental proposition of IN,balaneing interests will , prove in the long run to be practically defensible. o cannot well see bow any " interest" of a country can claim to be represented otherwise than according to its true weight. The preponderance once pertained to the territorial interest, and was proportionately acknow ledged. If the course of events has tended to reverse the balance, this result may be a subject of regret, but it is worse than useless to disguise or evade it. To maintain that a declining interest should be unduly favoured, or a rising interest unduly depre ciated, in order that a fictitious equilibrium may be preserved between things no longer balanced, will lead to insurmountable difficulties of legislation, and inter minable absurdities of conclusion. Lord John Russell seemed to assert the other day, that though the strides of population, education, and trade had wholly altered the respective weights of classes in the social scale, it wa s necessary to devise some expedients for neutralising the effects of this change in electoral proceedings. We can understand the persuasions under which his Lord shit) Was speaking, but we should be curious to bear how, upon such principles, he would justify the dis franchisement of Old Sarum or Gatton. If the mani festations of a certain social state are to be preserved by artificial laws after the state itself has passed „ w ay, the Whigs of 1832 were greatly in the wrong. sve confess, for ourselves, that while we see end less trouble in any evasion of the truth, we can discern no danger whatever in its recognition. Possibly, a 51. householder may bo less considerate than a 101. householder, though that remains to be proved; but why should a 101. householder be less Conservative in a large and thriving community than in a decayed and stagnant borough? A hundred electors at Doncaster must surely be as trustworthy as a hundred electors, with the same qualifications, at Honiton. Nobody can deny that in the original distribution of the franchise the selection of boroughs Was regulated by their wealth, population, and consequence, nor do wo see how any Conservatives should be offended at the proposal to revise the list by the ancient rules. If 186 English boroughs are to re turn Members, in a certain proportion to Parlia ment, it is surely plain that those boroughs ought to be the most considerable in the kingdom, and that, according to their consideration, they return one Member or two. If any of them, through the natural vicissitudes of fortune, have so de clined from their former condition as to fall under the influence of other than their own burgesses, there can be nothing unconstitutional in holding these to have lost their right. We are not, indeed, without an opinion that, if a r e vi s i on o f th ese c l a i ms was periodi cally instituted in th e or di nary course o f l eg i s l a tion, it would be advantageous to the State. At present we are so impressed (in s o me r e sp ec t s most fortunately) with the sanctity of existing arrangements, resto ration wears the aspect of revolution, and an Ithat adjustmentseven dictated by the commonest maxims of sense pru dence are resisted as the approaches of anarchy and de- struction. The true danger, however, lieshi theitbnerintheir oppo site direction, for the English p representative institutions or elsewhere, ere w ,w ' ill never tole rate the substitution of fiction for truth, or sham for reality. IMPROVEMENTS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—In addition to the extension and improvements of Buckingham Palace on the northern and eastern sides, the greater portion of the area on the south side, forming the site of the old domestic offices, and that part of the Pimlico road which has been added to the Palace grounds, are now being covered with an extensive range of buildings, stretching from the riding-house nearly to the park gates. The Palace gardens have for the most part been re-embellished, and numerous ornamental decorations have been added, amongst which the most conspicuous is a beautiful and tasteful alcove, intended for the special use of her Majesty and Royal Consort. It is of an octagonal form, 18 feet in diameter; the flooring of which is laid with Orsi and Armani's patent metallic lava. The design has in the centre a prismatic star, from whi c h radiates a variety of figures and floral emblems in numerous, brilliant, and tastefully •arranged col ours. The whole of the works are being constructed by M essrs. Cubitt, and progress towards completion. With regar d to the buil dings adjoin ing the road, it may be mentio ned that they will comp r i se a most magnificent and spacious ball-room, with attached re freshment and ante-rooms, beneath which will be kitchens and other domestic, offices. BERLIN DIEATRICALS.—MadIIe. Rachel, who went n i g t to Berlin at the express invitation 'of the Empress of Russia, has been performing to em p t y h ouses. Miss Wagner has , made her appearance a t Ilambur gh , and is engaged to sink at Brealaw till her leave of absence from Berlin expires.i was lately reported that she had petitioned the ng of his Majesty is notd b Prussia to pay the costs of her discreditable law-suit in likely to o, e cLaounsdeotTewaheitc wouldh , however,be very unfavourably regarded by the Austrian public._ • THE CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS.—We understand that Lord Derby has signified his intention of paying a visit to the City for the purpose of exami n i ng Mr. Charles Pear son's plans for bringing a railway int o th e h e art of the City, in the neighbourhood of Farringclon-street. The No ble Premier has not yct fixed the day for his visit, but it will most probably be early next week. Lord John Russell, the ex-Premier, has already inspected the plans more than once, and expressed himself highly pleased with the idea, and with the mode in which it is proposed to carry it out.—Ad vertiser. THE LONGEST TUNNEL IN THE WOELD. — One of the longest, if not the longest, tunnel in the world, is now in a forward state of completion. It is situated in Hungary, and leads from the shores of the River Gran, not far from Zarnowitz, to the mines in the Scheinuitzer Hills; it is two geographical, or about ten .English, miles long. It is in tended to answer the double purpose of a channel to drain ofi the water accumulating in the works, and of a railway to transport the ore from the mines to the river. ELOPENENT FR0.711 LIVERPOOL, LivErtPooL, TUEsoilr.—During the past few days the conversation of nearly all classes here has been cen fined to an elopement which has just taken place, and which, from the relative position in life of the lady and gentleman, has caused no hole gossip, particularly in those places " where merchants moat do congregate." The gentleman is a married men, with a family. Th e lady is a handsome young widow, well known as the proprietress of one of the leading hotels in the imme diate vicinity of the Exchange. Her patronymic will bo recognised by those who remember reading in the newspapers about ten months ago the facts connected with a fatal accident which happened on the Bootle road, near this town, to a highly-respectable hotel keeper whilst returning home on horseback from his country-house et Bootle. The gentleman is one of the wealthiest of the " merchant princes" of Liverpool, and a partner in one of the leading firms in the town. Luxuriating in the superabundance of this world's goods, he some time ago added to his dis tinctive position as an ialuentiel British met ' chant the character of " lord and unieter" ut an " old ancestral hull" in a neighbouring county, which had formerly . been the residence of a branch of cue of the most ancient families in England. A few years sign this head of the ancient family alluded to wad compelled to dispose of the whole of his patrimonial estates and " lordly hulls." The princip a l f am il y seat (which commands a beautiful view of the estuary of the Mersey), together with its extensive demesne, was par chased by the wealthiest balker in Liverpool, whilst a neighbouring mansion, with its broad acres, scarcely interior to the before-named, became the property of the gentleman who is the subject of this narrative. He married the daughter of his late, and sister to his pre sent partner, the fruit of such marriage being tour children, with the prospect of a fifth. The marriage took place under unusually happy circumstances. The father of the bride, who was then an alderman of Li verpool, is said to have settled upon his daughter the sum of 3 0,0001., whilst the bridegroom made a settle ment upon her of 10,0001. Such are the circumstances, so far as the hero of this story is concerned, and it only remains to remark, as regards the heroine, before narrating the flight of the fugitives, that she is reported to be an exceedingly fa scinating personage, the mother of two interesting children, and that she lett her home on this occasion in possession of no less a sum than 3,0001. It appears that the fugitives lett Liverpool on Tues day morning last, by the four o'clock early mail, for London. The lady left her hotel soles, and (no doubt by previous appointment) met the gentleman at the railway station. They were seen to enter the same carriage, and it h as S i nce b een ascertained from the officials in charge of the train that thus in company they travelled to London. A letter is said to have been received from the gen tleman on Saturday, bearing the Folkestone postmark; whilst still more corroborative proofs of the arrange ments previou s ly wa d e between the parties were disco vered in the course of yesterday. The gentleman, whose annual income is variously stated to amount to 4,0001. or 5,0001,, independently of his interest in the Liv er p oo l house,is said to have taken with him upwards of 12,000/, which, with t h e l ady ' s 3,000 L, will for some ti me provide . the " ways and " for their continental ex curs i on. It is uncierstoodmtthaantsa member of the legal profession has . been dispatched in search of the gentleman, with the view of some arrange ment being made with regard to the family. It is cur rently rumoured that steps will be taken for procuring- a divorce, and it is not unlikely that the affair will be the means of calling into requisition the services or the gen tlemen of the long robe. WRECKERS at the 1110 UTH of the THAMES, A most determined attack by wreckers at the mouth of the Thames, within sight of her Majesty's squadron at Sheerness, was communicated at Lloyd's yesterday afternoon, the circumstances of which created no trifling astonishment. It appears that on Saturday night, be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the schooner lianown, Mr. Kinnear, master, bound to London from Alloa, in the north, laden with a miscellaneous cargo, from some unfortunate circumstance went ashore on the Nore sand, and in consequence of the strong wind which prevailed she settled down and filled. The master, apprehensive of danger, took to the boat with his crew and made for Sheerness, where they landed at four o'clock on Sunday morning. The weather sub s( quently moderating ; the mate, with two of his men and a boat's crew, went off to the wreck, and on reach • lug it they found it had been taken possession of by the chief boatmen of the Shoeburyness Coast Guard Sta tion. The mate producing the register, and satisfying the revenue officers,, they delivered the wreck up to his charge, and left. The mate then with his men pro ceeded to unbend the sails, and prepared to lighten the vessel, a craft having been engaged to come off to her and take wha'4 stores could be got from her. They hud been so engaged some time, when ten or twelve boats, belonging to Southend it is said, manned by a large number of men, came alongside, and under the plea of rendering the schooner assistance, boarded her. A few moments of their work sufficed to show the character of their intentions. The mate remonstrated with them, but to little avail, the fellows produced their axes and commenced cutting away right and left, The mate again reasoned with them, as their operations would tend to destroy all means of getting her off. They, however, heeded none of his remonstrance; they told the officer and his hands to take carp of themselves, and fearing the anger of the wreckers, they took to the taifrail out of the way us much ua possitAo cif the rang. Intelligence of the attack reaching the ears of the Admiral at Sheerness, the African steam• vessel, under the command of Lieutenant Bullock, with a body of Marines on board, was instantly dispatched to the scene. The appearance of the steamer instantly alarmedi the wreckers, who made a precipitate rush to the Essex shore ire their boats. A swan chase ensued, and we understand that two of the boats were captured with some of the stores which had been removed from the wreck, and which were delivered over to the receiver of droits. The African continued by the schooner for some time, and it being thought that the boatmen would not venture to renew the attack she returned to Sheerness. Tho fellows, however, sharp look-out upon the movem ents of the kept a Government steamer, and evidently were determined not to b e easily odt o and depriv e d o f t h e i r plunder. Oa the lido going leaving th e vessel, they aga in hastened to thet o masts her as a n n ts and make short wor k o f it, et once ..., resumed the pillage. This second and more daring visit immediately suggested the sending d out o s f , : i3 m d o t r h e e s iv tro d n d g_ force to repel th e ir infamous proce e ul fire steamer was without loss of t i m e g dispatched. At Wildfire had not the time of this being forwarded the returned, nor was the result of her cruise known. SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDE.NT. NOTTINGHAM, TUESDAY, —A shocking aectdent oc curred this morning, at the pits of the Right from Lo Middleton, at Old Radford, about two miles from Not tingham, the particulars of which are as follo7 It appears that about half-past nine o'clock this morn- It four of the colliers, who had been working in the William Banner, pit as usual, :named William Bonsor, John Husbands, and William Robinson, entered the cage (a sort of hamper, used for the purpose of drawing up and letting down the men), to be taken to the top of the pit. Everything appeared secure. When, however, they bad reached a height of between 40 and 50 feet, the rope to which the cage was attached suddenly snapped, end the whole of the un fortunate men were hurled with fearful violence to the bottom of the pit. Assistance was immediately render ed b y those at work in the pit, and a message was i nstantly dispatched to Dr. Williams, of Nottingham. It was, however, an hour befero all the uufortunato fellows co uld be got out. William Robinson was removed to the village o f w o h lalon, close by, in a most precarious state, having re ceived severe bruises all over his person. Banner was also shockingly bruised, and was ta ken to tho Notting ham General Infirmary. Husba nds and Bonsor were taken to their homes near the pits. All the men married, and have families. Robinsonremains in finson are critical position, his recovery being very doubtful. a most The pit is 67 yards deep, and no accident of a similar nature has occurred there for upwards of 20 years. ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE AND SUICIDE.--OCI Sun day morning the inhabitants of W yndham-road, Camber well, were aroused from their beds by loud cries of " mur der," which were found to issue from a house in Mayo's buildings, Thomas-street. Shortly afterwards a man, almost in a state of nudity, issued from the house and ran rapidly towards the Camberwell -road, ,followed by some of the neighbours and police, whom he succeeded in eluding. 13 P" returning to the house they discovered a young man named John Kendrick, aged 21, lying upon the floor perfectly in; sensible. Mr. J. S. Flower, surgeon to the P division of police, was sent for, and upon examination discovered.t at the left ear was nearly severed, and a wound on the let c l P ont . the back, by which that portion of the skull w laid pletely bare, and several blood vessels divided. n timed with four inches in length. The poor yeling o l l r a er, with his parents, and a few days since a hi:lobe Town. vas entire Richard Kendrick, aged: 19, returned crop , jag . v on t o s p a- The latter had upbraided his brother with nasal seen was last rents, and a violent quarrel arose. The posed to have com seen near the Surrey Canal, and he is sup . , 01 . snor e hours mitted suicide. The water was dragged for ' but his body has not yet been di s covered. Saturday the THE MURDER, NEAR BA"c7afewed to the brutal o prisoner, Christopher Smith, * rine, n ear Bath, in December murder of George Bush, at Pris,faion at the County last, was was brought up for exam r :l wr y !laggard and dejected, trates' Office, Bath. Lie ap peared c onfession. Several witnesses and persisted in the truth o f to h e facts already published, some the desirability or otherwise of having given evidence as conversation took p.la nv , when the prisoner said, " Gentle. calling further testun ? men, there is en.oteiihet:eavlkence to hang twenty without any -n caution, the prisoner was asked if he snore After the usual toes hould not be committed. He had anything to v nothing y," and then signed his name replied, " I ha nt e handwriting. The prisoner was then fully in an excellent committed t o take his trial at the nex t S omerset Assizes on the c h arge of wilful murder. BELFAST, JULY 23 . — Yarns—Since the resumption of full work stocks are rather upon the increase, and the same unsatisfactory state of the weaving trade so frequently no ticed, in the scanty supply of hands, continues to operate on this and all other branches. Prices are stationary, at former rates. Brown Linens in Country Markets—On the 17th inst., at Ballymena, there was a considerable _falling off in the supply, and goods could not be purchased on as favourable terms as in the preceding week; all lots were well cleared off. At Armagh the supply was also smaller, and the de mand was active both for roughs and Holland; prices tend elowly upwards, but any material advance would check the demand. Moneymore market being small, and the inquiry active, goods went off at an eighth of a penny to a farthing advance. Lurgan was scantily supplied, and prices were slightly on the advance. With manufacturers the difficulty in obtaining weavers and the advance on wages are much complained of, as prices are unchanged. Stocks of most sorts of goods are moderate, and the demand fair. White Linens—No change. Foreign markets, with a few excep tions, continue dull. Havanuah has rather improved by last advises. '. VaVENING-, 2 ..4-- ea RE POn 7' OF Tl 7 E NA ['el L (! 0 M MISSION:I ,. '. 7. N't ON TILE STATE OF THE FRL I NCIL, ' NAVY. ••• * p :4 ~. The Sitseeie contain s th e following:— - . l se'e ,.ll 4;. .e, - " " When the revoluti on o f D ecember 2 brokitKegt, s Hon. M. lief:sure had only terminated the portion *us repsto, rel save to the materiel or the fleet. This report was read to the commission, in the sitting of the Bth, 13th. and 16th of November, 1851. Political events havin g rut an end to the commission, M. Dufaure has not dra wn u p, or , at l east, bus not presented to the Government, the other three parts of his report relative to the naval personnel, the administration, and accounts. We have obtained one of the rare sailing ii ng to vessels 1 s a 0 f t copies of th e pr i nted part of this able document, and summary hefleet o a f ec i o t rd t i o ng " to r readers.wo will endeavour The the return annex _ed to the budget of 1352, are 214 in number, thus dtvididt—shoat fitted out, 70; in conon:s- Sian tie port, 30 ;in ordinary, 114. In this number must tie placed in the first rang the vessels which must be considered instruments of war—men of war, fri gates, and corvettes. We have afloat 26 men of war, 37 frigates, 11 corvettes. The question is to know what these vessels are worth in war? Let us first speak of wen of war. racy are 26 in number; but, utter the most scrupulous investigating, only 12 have been found Et tor combat at sea; the 14 others could only be empleeed to protect the coast and close the road steeds. The report even says that it might happen, as in, 1836, that our officers would hesitate to accept the com mand of ouch machines. An average duration of twenty years is ascribed to a man of war; it is, therefore, es sential to know the age of ours. Amongst our six men of war of the first rank, three, aged more than 30 years, have already undergone at least one thorough (repair; the other three are of recent construction. The oldest of our four men of war of the second rank is only 15 years. Out of the ten men of war of the third rank, five, aged above 20 years, have undergone thorough repairs; the other five are not old. As to the six men of war of th© fourth rank, five have been thoroughly re paired, and although the least aged is only IS years, all are considered as unfit for war or distant voyages. The commission thinks it right in consequence to declare that, though materially exact, the list of our navy is not the less a fiction. The truth is, that out of the 26 men of war, 8 are armed and fit for war; that 4 may receive the same destination; and that the rest ate at best only calculated to give France an imprudent confidence in her maritime power. We are, thank God, better off as regards frigates and corvettes. The frigates afloat are 37 in number, and only 8 of them have been eon 'eructed more than 20 years. Six frigates are armed, 14 are in commission de port, and 17 are in ordinary. Oat of 11 corvettes, 8 are fitted out, 3 in ordinary; only• 1 of them, a very old one, has been thoroughly repaired, and that was in 1844. As to the 103 small vessels, the com mission condemns most of them to be sold. If we were to follow the order of the report, we should have to speak here of the situation of oar present steam fleet, but we shall proceed to say at once how the commission proposes that the fleet shall be composed:—Men of war afloat, 30, some of them provided with auxiliary ma chines, others with machines which would enable great speed to be obtained; men of war on the stocks, 15— total, 45. If the 30 men of war afloat were to be fitted out, the number of the crews would be 26,160 men; , 39,240 w ou ld b e requ i re d to man t h e 43 m en of wars ' but it will be understood that such a provi sion is not absolutely necessary. The commission leaves to the executive government to fix the number of men of . war of different rates ; and it is by taking the average 'of the crews that it arrives at the amount we have given. The crew of a man of war of the first rate is 1,087; of a wan of war of the second rate, 91 s;ofthe O. .„ and of the fourth, 675. These four sets of figures give an average of 872. Although the commission does not pretend to impo se on t h e Government itsv:iews as to the merits of men of war of . different rates expresses the opinion th at the man of, it warof very clearly the first class is the best for war ; th at the manof the second rate, of 1 00 guns, ha s not answered expectations of the constructors; and t h at those of the expectations of the Constructors; and that those of the third and fourth rates possess remarkable qualities. In the effective• proposed for the fleet, we cou nt, fi rst, 20 fast-sailing frigates, of which 14 are afloat, an d 6 on the stocks; next, thirty frigates, all afloat, provided with an auxiliary screw, and capable of carrying s i x months' provisions; 50 corvettes, also all afloat, some fast-sailing and others with an auxiliary screw; 20 large transports afloat, with paddle-wheels or screws; and lastly, 80 advice vessels, all afloat. This would make a total of 235, instead of 328, existing in the preceding reguletion • sof the effective. It is needless to add that in making for these different sorts of vessels the calcu lations established for the crews of men of war, the commission declares that France possesses a suffi cient naval personnel to man her fleet, even if it were afloat. The crews of our 235 war vessels would consist of 87,440 men. In a time of peace the fleet would be manned by 27,064 sailors. Tho following would bo the composition of the fleet:—Experimental squadron -10 men of war, 3 frigates, 3 corvettes, 4 advice vessels; crews, 11,382 men. Stations for the pro tection of our commerce-6 frigates, 11 cor vettes, 2 steamers of 450-horse power, 27 advice vessels; crews, 8,700 men. Voyages of circumnoviga tion-5 frigates, 5 corvettes; 3,500 men. Interior ser vice of the colonies-15 advice-vessels, manned by 600 men. Service of the five naval ports-5 steamers of 450-horse power, 22 advice vessels, 2,331 men ; gunnery frigate, 321 men; 1 corvette for a naval school, 230 men—total, 10 men of war, 15 frigates, 20 cor vettes, 7 ateamers of 450-horse power, 68 advice-ves sels, with crows of 27,064 men. On the subject of the experimental squadron, we shall ask permission to express a doubt. The report states, with reason, that in time of peace, and when there is nothing to induce the Government to have under its hand all its forces united, it is proper to keep up two experimental squadrons, in order to accustom our sailors to the diffi culties of the navigation in the Channel, the North Sea, and, we will add, the Baltic. In this arrange ment, there would be an advantage to which th e repor, does not allude—that of keeping two vice admirals at sea. Out of the ten now in the service t wo the prefectures of Brest and Toulon, one Com mands at the Council of the Admiralty, and fou r are neces sarily en disponthat ..... te ~ Would it i not be a great advan tage to have two vice-admirals at sea instead of one? This is a question which we respectfully submit to the commission. According to the present system of naval evolutions it would be impossible to divide 10 sail of the line, 3 frigates, and 3 oorvettes into two squadrons. The system of mateeuvring might be changed, but the commission makes no mention of it. It appears to us, therefore, that it would Ile° better to decide that the ex perimental squadron should be composed of 12 sale..of the-line, 4 frigates, and G smaller vessels, to be divided in case of need into two squadrons, each having at its head a vice -admiral, with a rear-admiral under him. The expense would not be a million a year more, and the importance in the event of war would be very great. We have great interests at stake in the Mediterranean; but these interests are, in ordinary cases, protected by our squadron in the Levant, and we do not very clearly see why our experimental squadron of 12 sail of the line, divided into two squadrons, should not every . year assemble iu the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, in order to give our admirals an opportunity of acquiring experience in commanding during a naval combat on a large scale, but we regret to say that the commission does not express itself in an explicit manner. W• insist, however, on the necessity of fixing the stfe a ctiVa strength of o ur exper i mental squa d ron, so that it can be divided exactly into three, according to the presen system of naval evolutions. We now com e to that pert of the r e p ort re l ative to the trans f or mation pi t he fleet, why we have and it will we hope be readily understood resent steam delayed until this moment to speak of onfi s t: in la., f t re fleet, which, by the progress of the utility of which we ductel to a transport fleet, gut t e look at the comparison i are far from denying when betweenw the expedition to established by the reportte 1 0010 in 1849. It was ne- Algiers in 1830 and that i rs 35,000 men, 3,800 horses, cessary to convey to Algiers 35,000 for that force. For this and the materiel nee employed 130 ships of war, 140 operation they© w2ertransports. The expense amounted gun-boats, and 4 . 3; 39. _ In the expedition to Rome it was to about 12 mac , convey neces sa ry to c ° h o rses, w i th t o Civita Vecchia 30,127 men, and 3 •the a ll the materiel for the siege of Rome. ,019 Th e operation executed in one-sixth of the time of t h a t of . was rs a nd cost only 1,300,000 f. The port of Toulon only A igle ;employed in this service 9 steamers of 450 t. each, which made altogether 32 voyages, horse - power of 400 , steam er one and one of 600-horse power, which was pro. voyages, • • the Mediterranean °ce d i ng to Jain squadron off Naples, ' true that steamers, whether worked by paddles It i• or screw, have not sufficient room for their machines, their fuel, and the stores necessary for a distant expeditio But if we had to maintain a great nava l war, it i a. 3 pro. battle that we should not have to transport large of troops to distant point s . W e now come to the ques tion of the changes which are tasking in ou r fi will be seen that with ou t preten d ing to have S olv ed 'et. e' It very difficulty, the commission consider the problem of the use of steam for ships of war, and the combination of steam and sails, as solved by the ado t . M. Laur e n c i n , comman di ng the mo p ha d n of the screw. or, the l a r ge st paddle-steamer ever fitted out i n the French navy, gave the reasons to the commission, which, previous to the introduction of the screw, ha d prevented the application of steam to our large ships of war. 'We did all we possibly could,' said M. Laurencin, 'to protect the en gine of the Mogador; we surrounded it with coal hutches, but the vessel was still very vulnerable, and such must always be the case with vessels having their en gines above water.' In fact, it has never been the weight of the machine, the boilers and the coal, which before . th e e adoption of the screw has prevented steam from . 139 11 zu L IF.. adapted to our large ships of war. The obstacltehelyplawtne: impossibility of preserving to largo vessels heels half under of fighting, by attaching to their side d s s w bora water, and water, moved by a machine Pladceto pieces by the first consequently exposed to be knocke d. The screw and the broadside from a large sailing Yeller water, and leaving machine which works it beinas e u r n 1 working her guns the the sides of the vessel free The only thing to deter transformation becomes fa e s a gt;iling vessels and the number 1 mice is, the numberof motive power, that a of battle of those with auxiliarocm ot The establishmentline of' these two should be composed e ,_ r _ f war was no longer anything kinds et large vS,saisalneouy, with the exception of the modi ficationsbut a qaestiodne of red ne cessary by the progress of naval lo• rendered hereport sums up as follows its advice es cornotion. The be done relative to the war fieet:-- , .' Not eh; t o to what ought building any ship of the line before a dee-- to COM ail j the two systems has been made; to apply to sivo tria l ile torin an advanced state on the stooks an vessels - ja - epower , requiringleast possible al motive auxiliary lay down the kee l s her hull; to im me di ate l y ter ation in moved by weir of frigates and corvettes, capable, when ~: _ of going from 10 to 11 knots an hour."' power W a~ ~ 41V - 40 . . 1,0 ../. KO . 0 $ .0 s ... o ~. °'‘f 4 0 9% , 11# ••• 5 ,#. 5 I 1► 41: itt