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10 0 June' 73 70 P 70 P 00 10 rol a° 102 Footstep LITERATURE. -------- C.EIRISTABELLE; or, Ang e l Vols. Sh.;l B. By Airs. Robert Cartwright. 3 authcres's remarks In the preface of this work the rl. that it is written in the same spirit, end with the same views, es her former novel of "LPini" endeavoured to show the effects of As she there a 11;;antof religious training on a gifted mind, in th , present tale she has tried to exemplify th e benefits of equal intelligence. It m a y, per hap!, be doubted wnether the life Christabelle ar e th e best ca lc ula te d a t n o d i c m h p a r r e a s c s te t r h o is f moral on the reader, though trials that befall the certainly the numerous unfortunate heroine are sufficient to overwhelm the best regulated mind. The com mencement of the work is descriptive of travels in the East, being written in a very entertaining style, and col 've:ill- 1 g the informati on o f travels in the more hgre , ?.able and i n t eres ti ng f orm o f narra ti v e. 0 1 e a uthoress 11 evid ent l y we l t acqua i n t e d w ith the ancient and m o d ern cities which she describes. Th e following is taken from a voyage up the Nile : No style of art strikes the mind with such deep im pressions of surprise and admiration as that of the an cient Ezyptians. In the remains of early Indian anti quity there is much to surprise, especially in the rock and Cave t emp l es, but little to admire; beauty has no Place beside barbarism. In the finished works of the Greeks, again, there is everythinz to admire; but their ver y Prfterion implies so advanced a state of science, as well as of art, that it rather lessons, or more properly Overcomes the sensation of wonder at anything which so gifted a people could undertake. The arts of Egypt, however, seem to hold a middle place; retaining as they 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 labours of the great Asiatic monarchies with a sense of beauty in form and of dignity in expression which belong ! to bo'ti the period which preceded and to that which fol- • lowed them. i ROBERT BLAKE, ADMIRAL AND GENE RAL AT SEA. By Hepworth Dixon. Chapman and Ball. The naval history of this country during the seventeenth 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 and the volume before us is highly accept able as an authenticated book of reference concerning the 3 wars of th e C ommonwea l t h. Th e c h aracter of lake seems to have been religious in the extreme, b ut,. unlik e many P ur it ans , h e was consc i ent i ous, and f ollowed his strict rules from a sense of duty, and not v isioned of "If aggrandisement. He had, too, an ill-pro and altogether inefficient fleet to contend against the most intrepid and skilful admiral that b oll and ever produced. Nut, as in the present ti me , e d up to the profession, but, like Cromwell, a a ce untry gentl eman , a t the age o f f or ty h e first became statesm an , and shortly afterwards was appointed admiral of the fleet, when he effected the first naval reforms which ever took place in Ragland. Since t he time of th e C rusa d es , w h en Ri c h ar d C our -d e - Lion 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 in the short space of six months humbled the power o f, Italy, and th e w h o l e o f th e Afri can pi ra t es , even to t he Ottoman ports. He was the first sea general who ever conceived the idea of the possibility of a e hiP reducing a land battery. The tactics of this extraordinary man and those of Nelson were the sa me, viz , t o un d er t a k e an d execu t e w h a t o th ers h a d t de emed impracticable, an d t o i ns i s t on t h e indispu -I°lo authority of the British o n th e seas . C romwe ll Placed unbounded confidence in him, always leaving to hi s discretion the choice of following his sug gestions rather than his orders. After his death C harles of the most unpopular and dis g r ace f u l ac t s o f k; harles the Second was to desecrate the tomb, and in sult the remains of the most virtuous and self devoted admiral that ever trod an English deck. Although, evidently prepossessed in favour of his sub ject Mr. Dixon has given a very fair account of the life and a d ventures o f Blake, with reference to divers letters and reports written at the time. A , P °LTECHNIC _INSTITUTION. Lecture Y of a very interesting ctaracter has been in the cinrao of delivery duriz,g the last week upon the ma nufacture oft er..dles et is gone by when i the loss of the Only need a le pp in ily th i e he ho d u a s y e, sage, is likely to alarm or even trouble us—if a needle or perhaps y'l 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 at 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 character, excites considerable interest, as also the means 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 instr uctivesubject is th e i nvention of Mr. Morrell, of (curious enough) has introduced all the Improvements in the making of needles within the last forty years. Flis last for clearing oat the eyes seems to have rendered this muitem in parvo perfect. Tile SWAIN AND HAWKEY AFFAIR.—In conse quence of the evidence given during the recent courts-mar. lal held upon Captain Hawkey ant Lieutenant Swain, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, 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 24th instant, on the opening of the summer assizes for the County of Kent, the notices of action having been served, Lid a nu m b er o f w it nesses subpoenaed to attend the trial. Lieutenant Swain, on receiving notice of the action being c ommenced against him, immediately adopted measures for his defence, and retained three of the most eminent counsel On the Home Circuit, and subpoenaed a large number of Aitnesses ; but af‘er incurring great expense be received no ties on Thursday evening last that the plaintiff had thought Et to countermand the nutice of trial, and the cause, if it is intended ever to try it, cannot be brought forward until the next spring assizes. _ - SPOLIATION AT THE CHANCELLOR OF THE Ex curEquEft's. - Yesterday notice was issued, offering 51. re ward for the discove r y o f part i es who had broken into the vinery of the Right lion. Benjami n Disraeli, M.P., at Ilughendon House, B uc k ', and b esides stealing and carrying off a large quantity of ripe grapes and cucumbers, had thrown open the pit frames and done considerable damage. B.oIrAL COLLEG E OF SURGEONS. —The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations tor the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 2Gth iust. • Messrs. Reginald Bayley Walters, Winchester ; Alfred Hed ger, South-street, West-square, Southwark w ank; T Quitter Salop; Alfred Edmund Ga- Conch; I'olperro, Cornwall; Henry Osborne, Northampton Thomas Brookes, Wnitchurch, briel, Collumpton, Devon; Henry Wm..Yrattenton Brydges New York; Richard HoFking, Marazion,. Cornwall ; J nie ; I\ in. Duffy, Chili, South America; and Henry Sacheverel Edward Schroeder, Australia. VENTILATION OF RAILWAY CARRIAGES.-A plan which appears to be well adapted for introduction during the present weather is proposed, of applying to the roofs of rail way carriages horizontal tubes with bell 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 deflecti ng w i n d ows , com p ose d of ver tical panes of glass, and mounted so as to be capable of being turned in either direction and accommodated to the motion of the train. HARROW ScuooL.—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. Sayer Scholar (to Caius College, Cambridge).—Mr. C. H. Monro. OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE MARBLE ARCII.—POLICE No•ricE.—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 Aroh), Hyde Park : —Metropolitan stage-carriages are to keep to the left, or proper aide, according to the direc tion in which they are going, and must set down their com pany on that side. No metropolitan stage-carriage can be allowed to cross the street or road to take up or set down Passengers. No carriage can be allowed to stop in front of or near to Cumberland-gate, or across the entrance to a street, 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 pereone on horseback or walking to cross the street.— RICIIARD MAYNE, C ommissioner of Police of the Metropolis.—Whitehall, July, 1852 .." This notice, which has just been issued by the Police authorities, has been found to be necessary for the safety and convenience of the public, in consequence of the o mnibuses and public vehicles generally making Cumberland gate a stopping place since the erection of the Marble Arch on that spot, but more Especially on account of the cheap omnibuses 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 future, go a short di stance up the Edgeware-road, and the observance of thesefor regul a ti ons will remedy the inconvenience which has emus time put been experienced in this respect. THE OhIICIDE A BAN WE the body LL.—The inquest on of John noddingTtwas brought to a conclusion on Monday, at the Bristol Mr. J. B. Griudon. Fromoihal infirmary, by the coroner, e evidence it appeared that the deceased, who died of tetant% had been stabbed with a pitchfork ha the groin ant ar on the sth of July last, in the course, not of an election riot e ah first stated, but of a quarrel between him and George as e .rnnaings.,wh while hay making, about one of the wors). turned a verdict of " M anslaughe s e l t lPg* The jury re against George I- lemmings, who is already in Custody at Bairvell. Law OFFICERS.—In the new N I ,- perform their i 3 a provision requiring the law °Meer: rius Act there duties in person 1t is declared that Wheretrt shall be made he Treasury that to elepear to the said Commissioners of 4 1 2 , j o in t' the officers mentioned omits to perform the :shown" ill Person the said Corntrdisioners, unless it duties' ',oaf temporar fend to their satisfaction ., that such omission arisseasalfiro-m -approve t unavoidable causes, and they shall in writing one tim e et -itch emission for a period not exceeding at any of th' e ° hs, shall, as the c Ise may be, require th; Own use feesdurin due to be received by such officer for his for and paid over time of such omission, to be accounted any salary otherwise f oresaid, or shall cease to a ll ow or pay such omission, due to such oflieer during the time of A FtAIALE Butt), noon, an aged feraule —1 TO DEATll.—Yesterday fore- No. 2, Rose-street, e c i , ho n amed Mary Anderson, residing at attended to by a % , ,,, nan : f aUd who has been invalided and in her room from the stir so me years past, was found dead ignited. It is sup - " e ct% of her bedclothes having posed that voured to procure some tea a --" Poor creature had endea arrival of her assistant, aisae-re e bed. E • Other refreshment before th Engineer Fleemin A e ro 'Vett the lighted match in soon attended, and t h us gfor-tutlen other Crown-street firemen results. The tltCasied wag '7u atelY prevented more serious •• • . ' ''' ;ears of a ge. ; THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY HER MAJEST Y'B THEATRE. Madame Charton, the well-known prima donna of the French Opera at St. James's, made her debut here last night in the Sonnambula. Her vocalism throughout was very sweet, tunable, and pleasing.. The opening cavatina, so full of rustic vivacity and happiness, the melodious " Come per me sereno," was charmingly executed. The duet with Elvino evinced the same marks of adroit musicianship; while the ornate characteristics of the cicsing rondo, the popular " Ah non giunge," reminded the hearer of Persian'. Madame Charton acted the part with naiveté and feeling. There was a simple and unex uggeratei emphasis in her portrayal of the mental agony of the second act which was very touching. She was called twice before the curtain at the termination of the opera, and liberally saluted with bouquets. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCLXXIII. THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT GOODWOOD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Yesterday's races were hard upon the fielders, the favourites wiuning in nearly every instance. The Gratwicke Suites were won very cleverly on the post by Longbow, who however had something 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 rash knocked him over by a head. The Ham Stakes were won, after a very pretty race with Defiance, by the Refraction colt, by nothing more than a head; Phrygia finishing a good third, and my selection, Belgravia, a very curious fourth. Vander decken 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" for that stake. Newminster settled all his opponents easily enough for the Great 300 Soya. Stakes; but from the shaking it gave him 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 Sovs. Stakes with considerable ease, which, of course, determines the route the 300 Sovs. Stakes, and ono or two others in which he is entered, will take. In the spin for the Lavant 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 band 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 Bentinck Memorial, as, with the exception of Elmsthorpo and the Refraction colt, the rest are, either directly, or by lines indirectly, beaten by her. The fields for the races to-morrow, the best day of the week so far as spurt is concerned, are as follow: Goodwood Cup—Teddington, Hernandex, Joe Miller, Frantic, Stilton, Kingston, Little 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 Hervine; and that the place of honour would not improbably be filled by HERVINE OR KINGSTON, Stilton and Teddington occupying the nex two places. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The Anna Bolena of Griei is one of the Diva's greatest and most remarkable personations, and a few years ago it was in as popular vogue as the Norma or the Seeniramide. She played it last night with all 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. Marines Enrico was bold, tyrannic, well dressed, well sung, and well acted. Mdlle. Seguin's Smeton, especially the " Deh ! non voter costringere," to the animated " Chia pensierosa a tacita," to the harp accompani ment, was nice)y vocalised, and her little hits 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 iu 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. Smythe. Among the fashionable company attending the theatre we re marked the M arqu i s o f A y l es b ur y, th e M arquis of Northampton, the Earl and Countess of Verulam, the Earl of Hopetown, the Countess of Glengall and . the Ladies Marg a r e t an d M a tild a B u tler, the Earl of Dur ham, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull and the Ladies Francis and Edzabetit Hey, the Earl and Countess Craven, the Countess Paulet and Miss Dormer, Viscount ailingbroke, Viscount and Lady Blanche Dupplin, Viscount Chelsea, Lord Arthur Hay, Viscountess Dun winnon and the Hon. Miss Boyle, Lord Bateman, Lady Bateman, and the Hon. Misses Banbury, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lady Pakenham and Miss Pakenioara, Lord Cranstoun, Lady Cosmo Russell, Lady Frederick Ben tinck and parry, Lady Caroline Masse and the Misses Masse, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady John So merset and Miss Coniston, Lady Burghersh, Baroness de Goldsmid and party, Baroness do Sternberg, Lady Abercrombie and party, Sir Compton and Lady Dora ville, Lord Walpole, Sir E. Page Turner, Hon. Charles Hanbury, M.P., Hon. Ashl e y P onsonby, Hon. George Hon. Gerard George Barrin g t on, Hon. Ebert Lawley, Ponsonby, Sir Henry Meux, M.P and Lady Meux, Sir Harry D agne l l, Sir Frederick Trench Sir Robert Peel, ALP., Sir H enry Webb, Sze. , lob Soya. Stakes—Harbinger walks over. Bentinck Memorial Stakes—Robbie 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 being a very doubtful starter. 200 Sovs. Stakes—lncense or %bine filly will pro bably walk over. The Second Bentinck Memorial Stakes—Sister to Mountain Deer, Auld Acquaintance, Filbert or Nut book, Sittingbourne, and Refraction colt. The first two places for this race are almost certain to be occu• pied by SITTER TO MOUNTAIN DEER and Refraction colt. Elmstborpe, lam 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 Stakes—Margaret of Anjou, Elinsthorpe, Estrella, Refraction colt, Nicotine. I should say the first and second places will be occupied by Eims Trforum and the Refraction colt, Nicotine close up.—l am, & e . July 28. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES. boas t with all the icicle of English ora once m e the ie dpride yesterday, which fine sport and princely patronage could not fail to ensure. The " House party " this year was unusually rac G e o m od e w et o in o g d ;, a c tand large. His Serene Highness Duke Bernhard of Saxe Weimar, father of Prince Edward, 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 C am _ bridge, attended by the Hon. James Macdonald, aleo honours the Duke and Duchess with his p resence. The party also inclandudes P P ri rince ncess Edward ot Meckl en b urg Strelitz, Prince of Saxe Weimar, Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady a Somerset, Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Marquis o f Exeter, Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of D er b y, Earl tied Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Jersey, Earl of Annesley, Earl of Zetland, Earl of Uxbridge, Baron Brunnow, Lord Enfield, Lord Clifden, Lord Maidstone, Lord -r eekt Man ners, Lord Ribblesdale, Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. Len nox, Lord G. Lennox, Lord H. 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 Molecomb party (Lord March's) con sists cf Col. 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. Fitzclarence, Lord 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. end Lady Pigot, Sir G. Armitage, Hon. 11. Forester, lion. Major Needham, Hon. Capt. Lyon, Hon. J. For. tescue, Hon. L. A. Ellis, Hon. S. Jocelyn, Hon. W. Scarlett, Hon. T. Stonor. Colonel Peel, Colonel Horn by, Messrs. S. Stanley, EL Fitzroy, G. Fitzroy, ed e i k _ lam, C. Sansom, Foljambe, Gratwicke, A. Lumley, D o Burgh, Knightley, &c. &c. The general attendance was very good fora first day, 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.) Mr. Powney's Lemartine, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (A. Day) 1 Mr. Williams's Maria, 3 yrs, fist (Garvey) 2 Mr. Parkinson's Lithograph, 3 yrs, 7st 71b(G. Mann) 3 Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 5 yrs, 7st 10lb ...... (Brice) 0 Mr. Bickham's No Chance, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Goatee) 0 Mr. E. Parr's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 610 ............ (Hiatt) 0 Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (G. E. Sharp) 0 Mr. J. Gill's, cby Birdcatcher, 6st 3lb ...(Itickard s ) 0 Mr. Ingram's Dividend, 3 yrs, Est 31 b (le. Ilarlock) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Lamartine, and 4to 1 agst Maria. The Hecate colt took the lead at starting, followed, after they bad run about one hundred yards, by Sanita and Maria, Lithograph, who got off badly, and Lamar tine bringing up the rear. They came thus t o the half mile post, where the Hecate colt gave ,Tfay, and the run ning was taken up by Sanita, followed by al a • i n Maria Vivandiere, Lithograph, end Lamartine, which order they ran to the distance, where Maria went in front, closely attended by Lithograph, Vivandiere, and L amar. tine; a fine race home terminated by the favourite wi n _ ruing on tho post by a head, Maria beating Te, a Lithog raph by half a length. Run in 2 min. 20 sec. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft, for four Years old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his stake. About throe miles and five furlongs. (11 Subs.) Mr. A. Nichols's Newminster (Templeman) 1 Lord Clifden's Harpsichord ....(F. Butler) 2 Lord Exeter's Phlegethon (Marlow) 3 Lord Exeter's Midas ...... (Norma n) 4 Betting -3 to lon Newminster, and stol on Rarp. sichord. Phlegethon went off with the lead, and rapidly increasing it attar making the turn, lay nearly a die tanco in advance until within three quarters of a mile oe home; Newminster and Harpsichord then began to draw on him, and at the distance ho was beaten. Newininste on his retirement, went on with the running,and r ' w on b y two lengths. Run in 7 min. 20 sec. Fifty Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; two yrs, sst 71b; three yrs, Tat 91b; four yrs, Bst eth, five yrs, Bst 121 b; and age, 9st. The winner sold for 100/., &c. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.) to be Mr. Y. King's Gold Dust, 2 yrs ......... (Bundy) 1 Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, 4 yrs ......... (Bartholom e ; ee 2 ' fir. J. Si. Stanley's Mustang, 2 yr 5......... .(W o li se Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged (F. Butle r ) 3 Duke of Richmond's cby The Emperor .. (G t • 0 • arvey) 0 Mr. Magenis's f by lon, 2 yrs (Haim a See 0 Mr. Morris's Coticula, 4 yrs catish aen) 0 Mr. Hobson's cby Venison, 3 yrs (G. Brown) 0 Mr. Wortley's bg by Ides, 3 yra (G. R. Sharp) 0 Lord Exeter's Pelegethon, 4 yrs ....................... 0 Mr. Bland na fby Annandale, 2 yrs (Kendall) 0 Mr. Pedley's Gavotte, 2 yra Mr. H. Liog's Hernaoine, 2 yrs (T. Sherwood) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Gold Dust, and sto I agst eoti cula; nothing else backed. Gold Dust made nearly a l l the running, and won in a canter by four len gths, v . t. vandiero beating Mustang by nearly half a length. R an in 1 min. 17 sec. The Levant Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra ; th e second horse to save his stake. Half a mile. Mr:Oebaldeston's Sis. to Mountain Deer,Bst 91b (Hiett) 1 Mr. Vickers's Lascelles, Bst 71b (A. Day) q D. of Richmo n d' s Wm. Rufus, Sat 71b (Bartholom ew) ' 3 Lord Exeter's Margaret of Anjou, Bst 31b (Norman) 4 Mr. E. Parrance's Miss Emma, Sat 31b (H. Guater) 0 Mr. Merry'e Valour, Bst 3lb (Charlt on) 0 Mr. J. M. S tan l ey ' s llybla Sst 31b (B u tl er) 0 Mr. Payn e ' s Gl oom y, B st 31b (I'iattnan) o Bottiug-5 to 4 a g s t Sister to Ivlouutain Deer, 5 s Le 2 agit llybla, and 6 to 1 each agst Miss Emma and Wil liam Rutus. Valour, with Lescelles, Hybia, Sister to Hountain Deer, sett! Gloomy laid up, made the running to the distance, where the favourite went in front, was never acerwards caught, and won in a cantor by three Inngths, Lascelies beating William Rufus by a h ead. Rua in 53 sic. the Gratwicke Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, for three yra old; cults, Bst 10th; fillies, Bst Sib; 3 1b and slb allowed, &c,; the second to receive 200 soya., and th e third to sav e his stake. The winner to pay 10 soya. to the jud ge . One m il e an d a half. Lord Derby' L (F. Butler) 1 S ongbow, Bst 711) Sir R. Pigot's Father Thames, Bst 41b ...(A. Day) 2 Lord Ribbiesdale's Nab o b, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 3 Duke of Richmond's Hola kin ' , Bsl 101b.—(Fl atman ) 4 3 King General Ans on ' p u . - eine (car. Set 61o).••(Butler) 0 Lord Eglicton'e Claverhouee Sat 101 b; (Harlow) 0 Duke of Richmond's Red Hind, sit 51b...(J. Green) 0 Betting-7 to 4 eget Father Thames, 3 to 1 each agst La.mg,boW bad Kin g Pepin, and 6 to 1 sg3t any other. ASTLEY'S ROYAL 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 and dignified the imperial throne. The first act opens with the storming of Marien bourgh, besieged by Peter, and w h ere 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 Homanoff. 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 Hussies. 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 be 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 di scomforts the traitors. Iu the third act the coronation takes place, after another attempt of Eudocia to destroy Catherine has been foiled in the palace, and her eon drinks the poison she had intended for the Empress. The con spirators, h owever , re-assemble, and in black masks mingle with th e t h rong who crowd the church of St. Michael t o w it ness the ceremony of the corona tion. As the newly-crowned Empress descends from the alter Eudocia attempts to stab her, but an appa rition of her son stops the blow and her own exist ence 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 Fcn ton looked and acted Catharine with due meekness and gentleness, while the more fiery, haughty, and revengeful spirit of the Tartar princess found an ex cellent representative Mrs. Mor e t on B roo k e. The porthinecripcablaprearcfmtoerrs performer were recalled, supported. The th ree predict for Pet er the a n d we may safely Great a l ong and successful career. The admirable and efficient manner in which extraordinary a the piece was put on the stage, and t smoothness which on Monday characterised of stage-manager, the to his entire di night's performance, reflect the very highest credit firston his b capacity,en committed M r rection. production Lee ler having i n BATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIP- PODIA 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 Great Exhibition as Batty's Hippodrome, Such a magnificent arena for the dis play of equestrian feats was a grand novelty, even in ng description construction, but when we add the enormous and unceas' lug amount of attractive amusement, in variety barn! At the immensehupma which the spirited proprietor has continued to create' without patronage sustain, we need not wonder humblest, from all classes, from the nation' highest to the which the Hippodrome has received, and, we are esh appy interest to add, continues to re ceive. It is, respectabilit Places of resort, situated case most ani conveniently great a suburb of easy ac ,y, opposite Ken sington Gardens. T -..ts vourable, and now that is most fa upon a run of glorious evenminay reasonably reckon month ensuing, we make no I s bin the " f harvest" love that " noble animal the horse,"°at that olks who startling, the graceful, the daring, and and admire the in g , and the wonderful exploits performed by both its rider animal itself, will flock in throng s to and' the proud Our limits will not permit giving theenumeration to various Welocataiotnthia precise season, to the various character of the performan ces . A. rare com pany of male and female equestrians appear in well-devised races, scenes, pigeants, 8 :3 •, giving o partway n ship, for soma exquisite display s o f horseman ship, and feats of grace and agility. Tho gymnastic evolutions, especially the flying calisthenics of the brothers Elliot, and their truly woaderful exploits on the Persian column, constitute a sight per se. The rope dancing, globe walking, lc _I., &c., dE serve notice. But the Royal Stag Hunt, a splendid stag, " and no mistake," being the object of pursuit, forms the pre sent facture of attraction, and the excitem ' , at of the chase — a real one —i s i n d ee d inten,e. Balloo n i ng also forms a festuro two ascents having taken place fr om -I na tne arena du:ieg the past week. Altog ether we heartil con ratulate Mr. Batty oa his well deserved s Y g durin th success, and predict for the Hippodrome g ese - a,on its full share of public patronage. D EATII op-- - trnrE, FOR (-)Lim.ur.—lntaligenee of the somewhat sudden demise of TRn CONSERVATIVE 1V1E..--- „ Mr. John Daucuft, a Member of the late, and also of the new, Parliament for t h e borough of Oldham, reached that town yesterday afternoon. Tne Hon. Gentleman had gone to spend ~:onte days at his country-house, Frodsham, Cheshire, where he was seized With English cholera, and died at 9 Qi-1 1...vy rakt. yesterday, afte r o n l y two days' illness. The race, which was del a y e d near l y a quar ter of an hour by Red Hind's restiveness at the post, w a , s ,.ea_ - tirely between Father Thames and Longbow, the letter, who took the second place from Nabob half a mile mo home, joining the favourite at the distance, effort a few strides fro: home, and winning by a head; Nabob a bad third. Run in 2 min. 44 sees. yrs old The Ham Stakes of 100 sovs, each, h ft; for two y , c colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 71b. Those on % t . mares, or got by stallions that never produced a win ner making his of 100 sovs,, allowed 31b; if both 61b; the , second to receive 200 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.L. Dk of Rich mon d' s Refraction c, Bst 71b (Templetnan) 1_ Mr. Drew' s D e fi ance, Bst 41b (Whitehouse) z Gen. Anso n ' a P otentia c, Bst 101 b (F, Butler) 0 Mr. Blake's Belgravia, Bst 41b (A. Day) 0 Lord Derby's Hobbyhorse, Bst 711)......(J Lord Eglinton's Vandercleckon, Bst 101 b 01ftriew) Lord Exeter's Phrygitt, Bst bib (Norman) 0 ) 0 Lord Glaspw's Miss Sarah f, Bst 41h...(Charlt", 0 Mr Mare's Kitty of Coleraine f,Bst 71b(Ihrtholomew) ~ Mr Payne's War-whoop, g a t thib........,(Flatman) 0 u Lord Ribblesdale's Talfourd, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 4 Bettin.7.-7 to 2 each agst Belgravia and Defiance, , to,l agstbßefraction colt. 6 to 1 apt Vanderdecken, and 6to 1 agst Talfourd. The lot got away in a line, and with the exception of the Potentia colt and Vander decken, who were beaten early, ran in close array to themes) 0 0 the distance, where the Refraction colt took up the running, and, after a very close race with Defiance, winning by a head. Phrygia, Belgravia, and Mr. Mare's filly close up. Run in 1 min. 19 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old. One mile and a half. Lord Exeter's Stockwell ............... (Norman) 1 Duke of Richmond's Ilarhinge; ... . (Flatman) 2 Even betting. Stockwell made all the running, and won by a length and rt halt; Run in 2 m i n . 43 secs. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWGOD STAKES. 8 to 1 agst -Haricot Bto 1 eget Surprise (t) 14 to 1 agst Don Pedro 10 to 1 agst Musician f 12 to agst Chief ‘ 1 ) 16 to 1 agst Weathergage GOODWOOD 10 to 1 agst Bushranger (t) 1 25 to 1 agst Cockcrow 12 to 1 agst Cariboo (t) i Lucid is scratched. 5 to 2 agat Stilton 8 to 1 agat Teddingien (0 7to 2 agst Kingston 17 to 1 agst Hervine 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 fin' Justice mense; there are 58 in the Stewards' Cup, 60 in the Dake of Richmond's Plate, 19 in the Queen's Plate, 37 in the 501. Handicap Plate, end 11 in the Anglesey. The smaller stakes have also filled well. The French mare, Ilervine, arrived on Saturday last, h av i ng had an excsllent passage. GOODWOOD WEDNESDA Y M ORNING , LATEST BETTING. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GOODWOOD STAKES. Bto 1 agst Haricot (t) 12 to 1 agst Don Pedro Bto 1 agst Surprise (t) 15 to 1 agat Cariboo 10 to 1 agst Musician 20 to 1 agst Cockcrow 10 to 1 agst 13ushranger (t) 20 to 1 agat Follow-me 12 to 1 agst Weathergage I Lads (t) THE CUP. No change. 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 aide, forming the site of the old domestic Dikes, 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 Arman!'s patent metallic l ava. The design has in the centre a prismatic star, from which radiates a variety of figures and floral emblems in numerous, brilliant, and tastefully-arranged colours. Th e whole of the works are being constructed by Messrs. C u bi tt, and progress towards completion. With regard to the buildings adjoin ing the road, it may be mentioned that they 7;i'd comprise a most magnificent and spacious ball-room, with attached re freshment and ante-rooms, beneath which will be kitchens and other domestic offices. BERLIN THEATRICALS.—MadIIe. Rachel, who went to Berlin at the express invitation of the Empress of Rassia, has been performing to empty houses. Miss Wagner has made her appearance at Hamburgh, and is engaged to sing at Breslaw till her leave of absence from Berlin expires. It was lately reported that she had petitioned the King of Prussia to pay the costs of her discreditable law-suit i n London, which, howeve r , hi s M ajesty is not likely to d o , be cause the act would be v ery unfavourably regarde d by the Austrian public. TUE CITY RAILWA Y TERMINUS. paying a visit to Lord Derby }la.?. signified his intention of Charles Pear to the City for the purpose of examining Mr. t the City, son's plans for bringing a railway into the heart 0 Thu Noble in the neighbourhood of Farringdon-street . but it Will Premier has not yet fixed the day for his visit, __ Lord John Hassell, the —We understand moat probably be early next weak. , ex-Premier, has already inspected theepfawnistb the idea, and highly p_eas d and expressed himself 1 d to carry it out. —Ad with the mode in which it is pr • opose- more than once, WORLD.--One or rertiser. f in T e rin the world, is noW TIM LONGEST TUNNEL It is situated in Hungary, River Gran, not far front the longest, it not the longes o , t . chemnitzer Hill; it is two 1 It drain i a n nd a forward lead s fr om state th e o of shoresc o fn p in ft t i hte n hse Zarnowitz, to the minesll ten p E u n rp g o l i s s e h, o f m a il e c s b l u o n n t geographical, or about accumulating in the works, and of a railway ' off the water m the mines to the river. the pro from tended to answer the double to transport SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, ELOPEMENT FROM LIVERPOOL. TIMES.—The chief business of the new Parliament LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—During the past few days was very si gn ifi can tl y i n di ca t e d i n a sketch whi c h we the conversation of nearly all classes her e h as been Con yesterday p u bli s h e d o f t h e actua l " R e p resen t a ti on of i t i ned to an elopement which has just t a k en place, and . life of the P eo pl e i n t h e House of Commons. " Th e d eta i ls of which, from the relative position in of the lady and this very matter-of-feet statement w ere founded o n th e I gentleman, has caused no little gossip, particularly in unimpeachable authority of the last census returns, and those places " where merchants most do co ngregate. " gathered more immediately from a Parliamentary paper The gentleman is a married man, with a family. Th © procured by th at f at h er of representative reform, Mr. lady is a handsome young widow, well known as the Joseph Hume. Of the general results of the demonstra- Proprietress of one of the leading hotels in the imme tion we n ee d only say that they make it almost imps- diate vicinity of the Exchange. Her patronymic will Bible to believe that the "Representation of the People" b © rec ogn i se d b y those who remem b er rea di ng in the could have really undergone a thorough reform within newspapers about ten months ago the facts connected twenty short years, and with a p ro f esse d v i ew t o finality with a fatal accid ent w hi c h h a pp e ned on the B oo tl e - and permanence. Substantially the existing state of road, near this town, to a highly-respectable hotel- i things appears little better than that of 1829. That keeper whilst returning home on horseback from leis seats in Parliament aro still bought and sold country-house at Bootle. The gentleman is one of the f on wealthiest of th e " merchant princes " of L i verpoo l , and Y uestion after the r ecen t inquisition or dh ard money in a r egu l ar market i s b e - a partner in on e o f the leading firms in the town. at St. Alban q ' s and' all . the new disclosures atqDerb Luxuriating in th e supera b undance of th i s wor ld' s y. That little p oc k et boroughs are still actively conducive goods, he seine time ag o add e d to his dis to the vitality o f our constitution we learn very easily tinctive position as an inf l uent i al B s i t i t h mer from the late Ministerial successes, while as to the chant the character of " lord an d m aster" of " inequaliti es and anomalies " which formed the great an " old ancestral hull" in a neighbouring county, arguments of Brougham and Macaulay, it would be hard which had formerly been the residence of a branch of to conceive any system more apparently monstrous than one of the most ancient families in Eng laud. A few that exemplified in the tables before us. If numbers are years ago the head of the ancient family alluded to was taken as a basis of computation, we find 13 towns with compelled to dispose of the whole of his patrimonial an aggregate population of 54,808, returning 20 mem- estates and " lowly halls." The pri ncipa l f am il y seat bers to Parliament ; and 13 other towns, with an aggro- (which commands a beautiful view o f t h e estuary of the ga t e o f 198,667 i nhabitants, returning none. If property- Mersey), together with its extensive demesne, was pur ls to form the ground work of the estimate, we observe chased by the wealthiest banker in Liverpool, whilst a that Honiton is rat e d exactly as high as Liverpool or neighbouring mansion, with its broad acres, scarcely Westminster, and twice as high as Salford; while, if interior to the before-ni.med, became the property of the respectability is to constitute any claim to the franchise gentleman who is the subject of this narrative. H e we are constrained to re mar k that Doncaster returns no ' member, though Harwich is credited with two. We ' need married the daughter of his late, and .rater to his pre sent partner, tae fruit of such marriage being four not pursue these contrasts any further. They have been children, with the prospect of a fifth. The marriage illustrated of late by a fair abundance of exposition and took place under unusually limy circumstances. The _omment, and even Mr. Disraeli hinfielf, when pro- father of the bride, who was then an alderman of Li posing' a transfer of the four forfeited franchises, verpool, is said to have settled upon his daughter the the extraordinary was compelled to . enlarge upon sum of 30,0001., whilst the bridegroom made a settle anomalies of the existinlg arrangements. Where, then, meat upon her of 10,0001, beyond the natural_ perplexities of exact adjustment, li es Such are the circumstances, so far as the hero of this the difficulty of reform ? To dismiss circumlocution and story is concerned, and it only remains to remark, as grapple w ith the One' lOR at once, we m a y s a y th at a regards the heroine, before narrating the flight of the l arge party is anxious to preserve what is ter me d th e fugitives, that she is reported to be an exceedingly fa- that is, to maintain ex i s ti n g balance of " reserve &mating personage, the mother of two interesting h a sys t em of representation as shall debar the menu- children, and that she left her home on this occasion in sue Possession of no less a sum than 3,000/. featuring classes, s . upposed to be democratical in their P views, from obtainingamore decided preponderance It appears that the fugitives left Liverpool on Tiles aver t h e agricultural. classe s, O m i tt i ng, however, to be aristocra- day morning last, by th e f our o ' c l oc k early mail, for uservativ:f the abst however, for the pre- London. The lady left her hotel so/us, and (no doubt tical and Co sent, w discussion a abstract principle thus pro- by previous appointment) met the gentleman at the loss to see how the anomalies railway station. They were seen to enter the same bejustified pounded , any on any theory , even f before us can . o pur e carriage, and it has since been ascertained from the that Grantingmanufactures, as opposed Officials in Conservatism. charge of the train that thus in company they and towns as contrasted with ceu t* travelled to agriculture, n ies,A to . London.. the e lements rather of progress than security,letter is said to have been received from the gen supply which must itself be re- denten on this assu P . Saturday, bearing the Folkes t k etone pos mar ; yet even me qualification, will not explain or whilst still mor e ceived with so present distribution of Parliamentary meats previously m c a lroborative proofa of the arrange warrant the places like Birkenhead or Staleybridge vered in the course of between the, parties were disco seats. Perhaps upon as politically formidable, but why The gentleman, whyoesse terday. may be locked representation such unmanufacturing com- stated to amount to 4,0001 oasnnwal income is variously exclude from f L • t Gravesend, or Rams_ interest in the Liverpool * h r ,000/., independently of his those o taming on, munities as ndemn, too, such unexceptionable dis- with him upwards of 12., 00 es o u l se, isgaid to have taken gate? Why oo Kensington, and Chelsea—districts 3,000 Z, will for some time provide. Which, with the lady's the n ways and means" tricts as Fulham, into residences of thriving and sue- for their continental eeteursion. It is literally partitionedproprietors ? Why should Rutlandahire , with a member of the legal, profession has beuenndedtood h that a cessful 22953 inhabitants, return two members, search of the gentleman, with the view of arrange andsoinaspeateed in population of , meat being made, with regard to the with ' double the family. It is car the half the representation? Surely there is no rently rumouretl that steps will be taken for procuring a enjoy jot sense in which ono of these two latter con- divorce, and it is not unlikely that the affair will be the imaginable be deemed more "respectable" than the means of calling into requisition the services of the P ,en recognisedstituencies can be rival "interests" alluded to are so far tlemen of the long robe. other? Again, the theory that agriculture • r constitutional - presumed— in ou represented through the knights of the to be trade through the burgesses of the towns. shires, and except our most Conservative Chan cellorßat, as nobody, has proposed to transfer to the • counties himself, towns, or conversely, it is hard to sea how franchises of .uterestsg be a "balance of I can improperly af fectedbow thet f the to -arrangensen o e elan seats among by are .e the m t h ' ' e amorp ems of four To Pre e ' themselves. . to tour county seats, for the express borough seats in in eatiag agricultural influence at a period purpose of aug augmentation was not or i ous l y in when the demand for favour of trade, was a precedent of aud ac i ty which will o f in future discussions. B ut how aro not be lost sight the interests of either agriculture or Co nservat i sm .af fected by withhoidng from the 12,000 i n h a bi tants of I privilege conceded to the 3,000 inhabitants Doncaster a v hv should Protectionists stickle so of Honiton? preservationby of small boroughs and strongly for the Is I 't that th e non-enfranchisemeut of large ones? I so manageabl e f ormer constituencies are those who 2s to be the service of in reality at Members for the . . the county? represented in t is something very like the simple This, we suspect, principle can be defended it • truth; but how the If the ()electors.transfer of the to c.., not easy like Marlborough or Woodstock franchise from places . Eke Birkenhead or Hammersmithis described to places i depreciating the agricultural or territorial in terests,as unduly this can be nothing but a plain confession that the interests in question have extended themsel ves be yond proper spheres, and encroached upon ground their 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 ()flu te i s as great a violation of principle us any contained in the charters of pure Radicalism. We are mistaken, however, it' this fundamental proposition of balancing interests will prove in the long run to be practically defensible. We cannot well see how any ,V. interest" of a co un t r y 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 alter*" the respective weights of classes in the social scale, it was necessary to devise some expedients for neutralising the effects of this change in electoral proceedings. We can understand the persuasions under which his Lord ship was speaking, but we should be curious to hear how, upon such principles, he would justify the dis franchisement of Old Saruin or Gatton. If the mani festations of a certain social state are to be preserved by artificial laws after the state itself has passed away, the Whigs of 1832 were greatly in the wrong. We 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 ta. householder may be less considerate than a 101. householder, though that remains to be proved; but why should a 101. householder be less Conservative in a largo 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 we 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 revision of these claims was periodi cally instituted in the ordinary course of legislation, it would bp advantageous to the State. At present we are so impressed (in some respects most fortunately) with the sanctity of existing arrangements, that even resto ration wears the aspect of revolution, and adjustments dictated by the commonest maxims of sense tine pru dence are resisted as the approaches of anarchy and de struction. Tho true danger, however, lies in the oppo site direction, for the English people, whether in their representative institutions or elsewhere, will never tole rate the substitution of fiction for truth, or sham for reality. WRECKERS at the MOUTH of the THA3IES, A moat determined attack by wreckers at the mouth of the Thames, within sight of her Majesty's squadren at Sheerness, was communicated at Lloya'a yesterday afternoon, the circumstances ef which created no trifling astonishment. It appears that on Saturday night, be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the schooner i:cnewn, Mr. Kinnear, master, bound to London from Alloa, in the north, laden with a miscellaneous cargo, from some unfortunate circumstance went ashore en 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 sequently moderating, the mate, with two of his men and a boat's crew, went off to the wreck, and on reach ing it they found it had been taken possession of by the chief boatmen of the , :ihoebnrynese Coast Guard Sta tion. The mato producing the register, and satisfying the revenue officere charge, and left. e: they delivered the wreck up to his The mate then with his men pro• ceeded to unbend the sails, and prepared to lighten the vessel, a craft baying b een engage d t o come off to her and take what stores could be got from her. They had been so engaged sonic 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 prodaced 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 care of themselves, and fearing the anger of the wreckers, they took to the taffrail out of the way as much as possible of the gang. Intelligence of the attack reaching the ears of the Admiral at Sheerness, the African steam-vessel, under the coremand of Lieutenant Bullock, with a body of Marines on board, was instantly dispatched to the scene. The appearance of the steamer instantly alarmeclA the wreckers, who made a precipitate rush to the Essex shore in their boats. A smart chase ensued,, a nd we understand th at two o f th e 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 fot: some time, and it being thought that the boatmen would not venture to renew the attack she returned to Sheerness. The fellows, however, kept a sharp look-out upon the movements of the Government steamer, and evidently were determined thetid not to be easily d depri ve d o f their p lunder. leaving th e vesse l, they againOa hastened ° t g o ol h ng er o a n ntrto make short wor k of it, at once cut down the m as t s an d resumed the pillage. This second ..n out of a more strong and more daring v i s it immediately suggested the sen d g the Wildfire had not force to repel their infamous proceedings, eedmine dispatched. A t gs, and the Wild fire steamer was without I° 6B the time of this being forwarded i returned, nor WAS the result of bee cruise known. SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT. NOTTINGHAM, TIIESDAY.--A shocking accident oc curred this rsorniug, at the pits of the Right lion. Lord Middleton, at Old Radford, about two miles from Not tingham, the particulars of which are as follow: It appears then about half-post nine o'clock this morn ing four of the colliers, who ba d been working in the pit as usual, :named William Bono or, William Banner, John Husbands,, and William Robinson, entered the cage (a sort of hamper, used for the purp ose of drawing up and letting d own the men ), to be taken to the top of the pit. Everything appeared .enure. When, however, they had r eac h e d a h e i g ht of between 40 and 50 fe e t, the rope to whi c h th e cage was attached suddenly snapped, :and the whole of the unfortunate men were hurled with fearful violence to the bottom of the pit. Assistance was immediately rend ered by thos e a t work in the pit, an d a message was i nstantly dispatched t o Dr. William s , o f N o tti ng ham. It was, however, an ho ur before all the unfortunate fellows could be got out. William Robinson was removed to the village laton, close by, in a most precarious state of re ceivedWol- severe bruises all over his person, Banner Living also shockingly bruised, and was taken to was ham General Infirmary. Husbands and the Notting taken to their homes near the pits. *- Al Bonsor were . married,. and have families. Robinson All m°1:1 are critical position„ his recovery being remai ns i n a most Thu pit is 67 yards deep, andno very doubtful. nature has occurred there for upw accident ol a . similar ards of 2 0 years. ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE AND BUICIDE--On Sun. day morning the. inhabitants of Wyndha-oad, Camber well, were aroused from their beds by loud cries of ,s mur der," which were found to issue from a house in Mayo's: buildings, Thorium -street. Shortly afterwards a man, Owl" in a state, of nudity, is sue d from the house and ran rapidly towards the Camberwell -road, [followed by souse ni,.,' Fie neighbours and Police , whom he succeeded in eluding. Up on d a name returning to the house they discovered a young m i e n c tly le John Kendrick, aged 21, lying upon the floor Pe!; :vision of sensible. Air. .T. S. Flower, surgeon to the "` is l e ' overed that police, was sent for, and upon examination d _.. t h e scalp at the left ear was nearly severed, and a wound on the laid the back, by whf'.ch that portion of the sk ull w as Th e entire com pletely bare, and several blood vessels cu young man residedarned wound four inches in length. The po i o n r e a brother ; r ”own. with his parents, and a few days s Richard Kendrick, aged 19, retur ne dt li v i n g on his other is l a s t assailant was pa- The latter had upbraided t his brother The from Hoba t °s l to have corn rents, and a viollent quarrel 1 arose . tj he is " PP - f or ec several hours seen near the S arrey Cara,' and dragged mitted suicide. The wat er discovered. but his body has b e en BATH.- 011 Saturday the not yet THE MURDER " Alg : b, who confessed to the brutal near Bath, in December prisoner, Christopber the M . o ranun aio County agis. murder of ape Bu sh, for last, was brougl at up for a ppeared very haggard and dejected, amtarria.tont,. a at 1 ,--, ~, I all. o f his confession. Several witnesses th trates inn • L , thotru and persisted a •_,,, enas o f the facts already published, some having t r o, esurnoenyas, to the desirability or otherwise of l k place given vi. when the prisoner said, " Gentle. c onversation calling furthe r C -- s e e ,„ ug h evidence to hang twenty without any th e usual caution, the prisoner was asked if he men, there more." , Af;er thing t - c) say why he should not be committed. He had 1 3 nothing to say," and then signed his name r e P he ' client; loandwriting. The prisoner was then fully . rt an e xc Committed to take his trial at the next Somerset Assizes on the charge 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 scality 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 serupply, and goods could not be purchased on as favourable tms as in the preceding week; all lots were well cleared off. At Armagh the supply was also smaller, and the de mand was actirve both for roughs and Holland ; prices tend slowly upwards,. but any material advance would check the demand. Monaymore market being small, and the inquiry active, goodi went off at an eighth of a penny to a farthing advance. iLurgan 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 tof, as prices are unchanged. Stocks of most sorts of good s are moderate, and the demand fair. lvu'; Linens—No k thange. Foreign markets, with a few 4),. improved excep tions, confirm* dull. Havaunah has rather last advices. REPORT OF THE NAVAL COMMISSION ON YT HE STATE OF THE FRENCH N The Siekie contains the following:— " When the revolution of December 2 broke out, the Hon. M. Dufaure had only terminated tee portion of his report relative to the materiel of the fleet. This report wes read to the commission, in the sitting of the Bth, 13th, and 16th of November, 1831. Political events having put an end to the commission M. Dufaure has net drawn up, or, at leas:, Gevernnaentpresented has not to the , the other three parts of his report relative to the naval personnel, the administration, and accounts. We have obtained one of the rare copies of the printed part of this able document, and we will endeavour togive a summary readers. The exiling of it to our g vessels of the fleet according to the return annexed to the- budget of 185 9 are 9 14 in number, th us divided: —afloat lilted out "" - son de p or t , 30 ; in ordinary, 114 , '0; in ccmicii.s. In this number Iciest be plac e d i n the first ae! the' vessels which must be considered instruments of w men of war, !ri otes, and corvett es . We have afloat 26 men of war, 37 frigates, 11 corvettes. The question is to kn ow what these vessels are worth in war Let us first speak of men of war. They are 26 in number; investigation, only h h a u v t e , after the most scrupulous found fit for combat at s ea; t h e 14 others only could nl n be employed to protect the co ast and close the road steads. The report even says that it might happen, as in 1836, that our officers would hesitate to accept the com mand of such 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 cur 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 l 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 tho fourth rank, five have been thoroughly re paired, and although the least aged is only 18 years, all arc 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 mot the less a fiction. The truth is, that out of the 26 men of war, 8 aro armed and fit for war; that 4 may receive the same destination; and that the rest are 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 theca have been con structed more than 20 years. Six frigates are armed, 14 are in commission de port, and 17 are in ordinary. Out of 11 corvettes, 8 are fitted oat, 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 tho 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 would be required to man the 45 men of war; 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 o f war of different rates ; and it i t is by taking the aver ag e of the crews that arrives at the amount we have given. The crew of a man of war of the first rate is 1,087; of a man of war of the second rase, and of th e f ourth, 675. The 915; of the third, 810; These four sets of figures give an average of 872. Although the co mm i ss i on d oes no t pretend to imp ose on the Government its views as to the different merits of m en o f war of rates, it very clearly expresses the opinion that the man of war of the first class is the best for war ; that h the second rate, of 10 0 guns, has of war of irn te no lna a n nswered the expectations of the constructors;d t hathose of the third and fourth rates pos sess remarke d In the effective proposed for th e fl eet, we co unt e g n i t ali g ties t . 20 fast-sailing frigates, of which 14 aarc;aflo,-C" and 6, on the stocks; next, thirty frigates, all afleat, provided with an aux iliary screw, and capable of carrying six months' provisions; 50 corvettes, also all afloat, aonie fast-sailing and others with an auxiliary screw ; 20 large transports afloat, with paddle-wheels or screws; and lastly, 80 advice vessels, all ailoat. This would make a total of 235, instead of 328, existing in the preceding regulations of 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. The following would be the composition of the fleet:—Experimental squadron -10 men of war, 3 frigates, 3 corvettes, 4 advice vessels; crows, 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 circumnaviga tion-5 frigates, 5 corvette?; 3,500 men. Interior ser vice of the colonies-15 advice-vessels, manned by GOO 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 steamers of 450-horse power, 68 advice-ves sels, with crews 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 the report does not allude—that of keeping two vice admirals at sea. Oat of the ten now in the service two occupy the prefectures of Brost and T ou l on , one Com mands the experimental squadron now at sea, three sit at the Council of the Admiralty, and four are neces sarily en elivonibiliti. Would it 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 wculd be impossible to divide 10 sail of the line, 3 frigates, and 3 corvettes into two ECIUSLITCHIE. The system of manesavring might be changed, but the commission makes no mention of it. It appears to us, therefore, that it would be better to decide that the ex perimental squadron should be composed of 12 sale. of the-line, 4 frigates, and 6 smaller vessels, to be divided in ease 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 s quadron of 12 sail of the line, divided into t wo squadrons, should not every year assemble in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, in order to give o ur a d m i rals an opportunity of acquiring experience i n commanding during a naval combat on a large scale, but we regret to say that the commission e eines not express itself in an explicit mal:enerffec:ive insist, however, on the necessity of flxing_t _ .e. can be strength of our experimental squadron, so that it the present divided exactly into throe, according i comp to that part system of naval evolutions. We transformation°w of the fleet, of the report relative to tbe . and it will we hope be understood why we have read t ily pea of our present steam delayed until this momentsso_t is, in fact, re duced' fleet which, by the prqg ee rf , °' science, , but the utility of which we ' to a transport fl 4 are far from denying when wo look at the comparison established the re p o rt between the expedition to Y Algiers in 1810 Ind that to Rome in 1849. It was ne cessary to convey to Algiers 35,000 men, 3,800 horses, and the n a ccessary for that force. For this riii operation there were employed 130 ships of war, 140 gun.boat , , a n d 432 transports. The expense amounted to 12 millions. In the expedition to Rome it WAS abaut necessa ry to convey to Civits Vecchia 30,127 men, an d 3,019 horses, with all the materiel for the siege of Borne. Th e opera tion was executed in one-sixth of th e t i me of that or Algiers, and cost only 1,300,000 f. Th e port of Toulon only employed in this service 9 steam ers of 450 horse-power each, which made altogether 32 voyages, one steamer of ,400 horse-power, which made two voyages, and one of 600-horse power, whe h was pro ceeding to join the Mediterranean squadron cff Naples. It is true that steamers, whether worked by a _ par l . l le3 . or screw, have not sufficient room for their machines, their fuel, and the stores necessary for a distantth a e xpedition. Bat if we had to m a i n t a i n a great naval war, it is pro bable that we should not have to transport large azases We u of troops to di s t an t po i nts. new come to „the ques- tion of the changes which are making t 1 1 1 1 1 our tliiit. , -.lt will be se en t h at w i thout pretendin o solved ever difficulty, the commission considert e ave use of steam f or s hi ps of war, and problem of the the h combination of steam and sails, as so l ved by the adoption of ii t l h e e l s a c r ee e w st . M. Laurencin, commiteding th e paddle - steamer aver fitted out i n the I . 'ren r ch navy, gave g the reasons to the commission, which, previOus. to the introduction of th e screw, had prevented the application of steam to our l arge ships of war. ,We did all we possibly could,' said M. Laurencin, ' to p ro t e ct the en gine of the M ogador; we surrounded i t with coal ' hutches, but the vessel was still very vu l nera ble, and such m us t a l ways be t'so case with vessels having. thce r r ig e h n . s en gines above wat e r.' I n f act , it h as never beenbefore i: aright the of the machiee, the boilers ard the coa a 1 adoption GI the screw has prevent i ed e steam Wh ich from being obi:aclo lay in the adapted to o ur l arge s hip s of war. The vessels their power impussibiiity of preserving to large sides wheels half under of fighting, by attaching to a th e llacci above water, and water, moved by a a be eh i l knocked v c e k s : e d i. to T p h i e ec b e e s 7e b n y the d first consequently exposed machine broadside from a large sailing machine which works it being . under water, and leaving easy.free for Working her guns, the The only the sides of the vessel free thing to deter transformation becom,,t. e fast sailing vessels and the number mine is, the numb r( motive powe r,line - that a or t h at . tle of those with auxili_at o l The establishment of these two should be eumPo cd f " sear was nu longer buy! Ing kinds of large vessel s of • n of money, with the exception of the modi fications a question rendered necessary by the progress of nasal 10. fictitious advice as toe The report sums up as follows its , come • *to be done relaive to the war fleet:— Not . what ought to Cel• to commence building a n y ship of the line before a d s i va t r ial of the two systems has been made; to apply to vessels afloat or in a u a d vanced state on the sto clai an aux iliary motive p ower, requir i ng t h e least passible al teration in her h u ll ; to immod i ais l Y lay down the keels of frigates and corvettes, ca pable, when moved . by screw power of going f rom 10 to 11 knots an hour. ' COURT CIRCULAR. Her OSBORNE,TUESDAY. Majesty and his Royal Highness Princ e Alb er t took their usual early walk yesterday morning. The Earl of Malmesbury, Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs; Viscount Stratford de Redeliffe, and Lord Howden, arrived from London at half-past one o'clock. The Earl of Malmesbury had an audience of the Queen. Viscount Stratford do Radcliffe and Lord Bowden were presented to her Majesty by the Earl of Malmes bury, on their return from abroad, and also had audiences. The Royal 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 Hohenlohe Langenbourg arrived in town yesterday morning, and after visiting the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Hall, and exhibition of the Royal Academy, returned to Frogmoro in the afternoon. Mr. M'Crill, of Montreal, had an interview with Sir John Peking ton yesterday, at the Colonial -office. THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS FOR IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As one of the very many persons to whom the perusal of the letter ofahe 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 Mansfield, or an Erskine, or a Hale, when he said, " I did no t vote at the election of iessrs. Grogan and Vance, because I am of opinion it is better that those, to whom the administration of justice is intrusted, should not take part in politics," —perhaps I may be permitted, 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 pounds pending the issue, and, as may be expected, the brief was rather volu minous; the fee thirty guineas. The Attorney- General had read and noted his brief thoroughly, as appeared upon the many consultations in the progress theto a eas h e. eariHnge, wasen and no in Parliament. e doubt made ebeimt.self m aster of The cause was in the list for h ear i ng several days, during wh i ch he attended in c our t to make his statement w hen the case would be call e d on. At length, finding that i t was not likely to b e on for a day or two, a nd that he was obliged to att en d his P ar li amen t a ry duties in. London, he sent f or t h e solicitor of his client, to l d him how he was c i rcumstanced, and expresse d a desire to return the f ee. The solicitor, rather asto nished at the ide a o f counsel returnin a fee, repli ed, aware g that Mr. Attorney-Gen era l , I am you have read and noted your b r i ef, and have lost your time in waiting to mak e your statement as leading h acannoti t h think w . of taking Tile A ts.ool Attorney solicitor i o th o e un fe se e l , , and an t d he n I General then sent a b rot h er barrister to the to say, that if h e did not take back the fee he wou ld have it left at his h ouse. The solicitor was constraine d to wait upon him; fh and --- the Attorney-General addrc t s he ing him said—" Sir, from th e day to I w as called t° bar to this hour I h ave acted upon this rule, n ever retain a fee I did no t f ully earn —it is true I have read to my brief and l o st some time in waiting f o r the !rocome on, but I h ave not made my state therefore hav e no t f ully earned my fee, and 03,„ 'suiting the acti on t o t h e word,' gave back the th i rty guineas to the solicitor." as One word of com ment on such high-mindedness lfitly or 11"37 this would be as vain as the effort "to paint d his letter or gild refined gold." I shall leave it ah - t h e pure to win the admiration of all who would seek fountain of hon our i n the advocate an d spotless 'legrity in the judge.—l am, Si r &c. TER. 13 AVIUS Gray's Inn, July, 1852. COMPLETION OF THE SUBMARINE TEL R E. TITRES PORTPATILICX AND ,ONAGHADEL. On Saturgay " the final fetter," as it has been facetiou n sly_g -I , other words, the " cable of international it has also been termed, was sunk andfeo cal" ” le as d, or, in to Portpatrick, on the Scottish thereby successfully completing the submarine line of electric communicationcoat, from p on aghadee brought home Ir. between Ireland, Scotland, and England, Th the • e d d last week con for operations of expedition, which were prudently susPen-eand ..more favourable tides, were resumed on FridaY, ttnned without interruption thron bout the whole of Satur ___a a y, on the evening of which da g , by ten o'clock, the cable tails securely anchored on the Scyottish coast ; but as no de. Yetconnected with the operations of the expedition have t transpired, it is impossible to know bow the communica tion works. The additional length of cable sunk was about fourteen miles, seven of it having been previonslY submerged, maki ng a • ditfere distance of 21 miles between the two coasts, or a T , O nce of 44. miles over the route between Holyhead and li n l wth. The cable at Portpatrick will be i m mediately placed i.,. connexion with the Electric will be D umfries, and it is understood that both companies Telegraph Company's wires at Dumfries connected with one another. The wires from to Portpatrick subterraneously in a trench of a foot and crook, Newton St e, t roug and from Dona- Stewart, qu P art r e h run h Stranraer, Genoch, Whit crook, on the Opposite coast, they will enrt, and New Galloway ; ultimately be carried to Dublin, Belfast ' , the northof Ireland' and all its principal towns, where the o toffices will be used for telegraph stations, the proposed s sy - stem being intended eventually to embrace the whole of Ireland. DEATII OF MR. SCROPE.—WiIIiam Serope—author of two good books, " Days of Deer Stalking,' and " Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing," known by these as the know little of any . Marquis of Newcastle of the reign of Charles I. was by his work on horsemanship to readers who other books —died on Tuesday lasL at his house in Bel rave -square, in the eighty-first year of his age. Mr. Scrope was the last male representative of the famous family of his name seated e..t Castle Combe, in Wiltshire —of whi c h th ey P os sessed the ma n o r and estate as early as the reign of Ed ward 111 —aud boasting among its historical worthies the name of Lord S Tope, of Bolton, Lord Chancellor of England in the r e i gn of Richard 11 . Mr. Scrope was proud of his descent, but prouder, we believe, of his skill with the gun aud rod, and, our g, j proud his what is moe to cl assical attainments and o f his skill likin with the pencil. of His boelcs above-named are accessories of importanc e t o t h at class of lit erature to w hi c h IValton's " Angler" and Davy's " Scilmonia" belong. fir Mr. Scrop e had an e y e alive to the va rieties of n a t ure , and a skill in communicating to his ictures in re aders what he had seen ald w hat he knew. With his pencil he w as , we think, not so good ;. and his p spite of th e touches which the late William Sirnson would frequentl y t h row i n t o them, are inferior t o those of his fell ow am ateur, the late Sir George Beaumont. It may be well t o add that Mr. Scrop ss e was married in earl y life to Emma, le da ughter and I • - of Mr. Charles Long, the youngest ire brothe r o f S ir James Tilney Long, of Draycott, in Wilt shire, by whom he had an only child, Emma, married in 1821 to Mr. George Poulett Thompson, brother to the late Lora Sydenham —who thereupon took the name and arms of Scrope, in lieu el those of Thomson. Mr. Scrope was an active —some artiste have said an over-active—director of the British Institution.—Atllenrum. ANGLIN G IN IRELAND.—The angling on the m o , unbu river h ay been better this yea r then ever. Maj or B ' ry and Mr. Gowran have killed, on an average, seven salmon a day e and Mr. G. A. Pollock a n d C a p tain Lees killed forty. !ix salmon in three days, the former gentleman having taken twenty tw fish to his own rod in two dap.— Westmeath ZnaePendent - - ° , 034 41 64 67! 4814• AY' ) 1805n1 r . pot; r0).30' 4 Net ore sde o ' ;Jog° o° l6 !fel Or- r f 'l '