The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-10 00:00:00

TWIE SUN, LONDON", TrEURST)AV MORNING, SEPTEIVinFAR io, 1846. 4 0 IT OF THE BOYS\ OF THE ROYAL MILITARY % It :" AND THE CALEDONIAN SCHOOL TO THE tAle,"lf ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. —The boys comprising f ort e schools visited the Gardens yesterday, and, the day d raw anately beina: propitious, the pleasure suffered no pi p e s, The Caledonians were accompanied by their 6 e ,,,j' and highly delighted the sons and daughters of Ca e a, who mustered strongly to welcome them. The a f i e s ea School were accompanied by their band, and 1 , 4 noticed with pleasure the evident improvement and pieces in their execution of the various concerted c art es with which they delighted the vi-itors. They ti ainly reflect great credit on Mr. Lewis, the aster.band -1 The entire attractions of the Gardens, the meg arive..(llt display of fireworks on the water, concluding t n the eruption of Vesuvius, sent the little fellows de- Inteda ame. Bell's Life in London of Sunday next, price Six pence--The..,(lr Great St. Leger and the Doncaster Week „ (gatherings, by Pegasus—Engraving of the Don aster c ap—All the Racing, Aquatic , Cricket, Pedes trianism &c.—Piscatorial Sermo ns, b y E p hemera; with the Mills on Tuesday next ; and on the Sunday follow- Altr Doncaster and its D oin g s, co p iousl y described, with 4 "( rtrait of the Winner of the Great St. Leger. Bell's Life is published in time for all the after noon rEsailways., , BououGn or FINSDURY.—D. C. Moa lan, q, ti narrister appointed to revise the list of voters for the borough of Finsbury, will hold his sittings ut the Court 0 1 the Vice-Chancellor of England, in Lincoln's Inn, on Thursday, the 17th inst. SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM.—A destructive fire took Placa at Piddington on Monday. The out-premises and lome ricks of bay, the property ef Mr. J. Holt, farmer, were destroyed. The fire broke out in a barn which 1. 4 stored with corn. The barn, a burn downcowhouse, shThe eds, 7ca and some ricks o f hay, were t . iagers exerted themselves a dmirabl y , and the dwelling house and some hayricks were saved. The cause of the fire is unknown. Expresses were sent to Bicester and vv otton House for engines. These calls were immedi ately responued to, and both the Biccster and the Duke of Buckingham's engines were dispatched to the scene. It is fe are d that th fire was the act of an incendiary. kr. Holt's stock was not insured. ACCIDENT.—Ort Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. Warburton, son of John Warburton, Esq., of Crinkle, Parsonstown, met with a very serious accident. He had been shooting, and afterwards par took of luncheon at the residence of John Ryall, Esq., at Kilmain, When leaving the house, the gun of a young gentleman named Orr, who was in his rear, by *Zoe means went off, and the contents passed through zar. arburton's thigh. The femoral artery is not cut, but i W t, is left bare for three inches. He now lies in a very precarious state. THE ROYAL YACHT.—If anything could render the sea agreeable to those whose stomachs are always deranged by, the motion of the vessel, the luxurious accommodation of the Victoria and Albert would do so ; -there is a beautiful suite of apartments, so perfect in all their appointments, that, but for certain ivory handles inserted in the walls to hold by when there is any great motion it is almost impossible to fancy yourself on board :hip. All the rooms are hung with chintz,. bed, bed-room, dressing rooms, drawing, dining - ro oms, all chintz ; and it has a very ight and elegant effect. Ex clusion is, however, the " order of the day," and the captain and lady in waiting, &c., are rarely bidden to the royal table. The Queen and Prince always break fast alone in the little house on deck, in which a sliding table is inserted—that is, when his Royal Hig hness can eat any breakfast, which is not always the case. — Chel tenham Looker-on. PalcE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 16 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3 1. 17s. loid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 55 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 75, it follows that gold is 0.78 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 435 Per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on Londo ort being 13 lot, it follows that gold is 0.34 per arer In London than in Hamburgh. IIMOMME•011.1111111......./.•••• SPORTING IN LICHFIELD RACES.—TUESDAY. The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. The second to save his stake. Heats. Two miles. Hon. E. M. Mostyn's Stream, 4 yr 3 Mr. Stubb's Hyacinth , 3 y rs 2 2 , die Mr. Fowler's 01,1 George, 5 yr • The Staffordshire Stakes of 20 soya. each, 10 ft.; and 5 only if declared, &c., with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Mostyn's Camera O bscura, 3 y rs (Kitchener) 1 Mr. Ongley's Roderick ., a g ed .................. ........ . ..... 2 The following also started but were not placed:—Mr. Johnstone's Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs—Mr. Fowler's Baronet, 3 yrs. The Two-year-old Stkes of 10 soya. each, with 50 added •, colts, Bst 71b; fillieas, Bst 41b. Winners extra. Last half mile. Mr. Cep( d eland's Cbeapside .................. . ....... (Marlow) 1 ~ord Warwick's Aliwal ......, ........... 2 Mr. A. W. Hill's fby Plenipo, out of Twilight ............ 3 Mr. Critchley's Atalanta and Mr. Fowler's Ranthos also started, but were not placed. A Gold Cup, by subscription of 10 sous. each. wo utiles. Mr. Osbaldestm's Sorella ........................... ... T walked over Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats. Two miles. w o Mr. J. Day's The Hero , 3 y rs (A. Day) 1 2 dr Mr. Copeland's Arthur , 4 y rs ............... ..• .. Mr. Meeson's Dart , 4 y r s ...... ES.—TUESDAY. ..................... 3 dr ABINGDON RAC Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added. Tile second to save his stake. Two miles 1 . Mr. Ramsbottom's Queen of C yp rus, 4 yr 5...... Mann) Mr. Elwes ns Regalia , 3 yrs ...................................... 2 Mr. Robins's Swectbriar ( 11 b ) 3 y rs . ......................... Mr. Dumble's Rosin the Beau (11 b) 3 yrs ............•..... 4 Mr. Tren's Wild Rose , 4 y rs ........... . ....................... 5 Mr. Menzies' Teetotal ler, a g ed ................................ 6 . Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft; colts; Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. One mile. Mr. Tren's 8uttre55............ Walked over. The Holme Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, fire with 15 added ; three yrs old, Est 131 b ; four, Bst 31b ; Bst 111 b ; six, and aged, 9st 11b. The winner to be sold for 100 sous, if demanded, &c. Lord Barrington ns C arissima, 4 yrs ...(Hutchinson) 1 1 Mr. Robins's Sweetbliar (h b) , 3 yrs .................... 4 2 .... Mr. Pusey ns Zela , 5 y rs ......... ....... ....... ... 2 3 Mr. Palmer ns Etona , 4 y rs ................................. 3 dr The Cup, by Subscription of 10 soya. each. The winner to be sold for 500 soya, if demanded, &c„ and the second to save his stake. About two miles and a half. Mr. Tren's Buttress. 3 y rs 2 Mr. H. Duffield's Milliner , 3 y rs The Town Plate of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each. The second to save his stake; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, &c. ; heats. The Abingdon Course. Mr. Brown's Pretender, 3 yrs ...... — (Thackle) 3 2 1 1 Sir C. Cockerill's Amazon, 3 yrs Mr. Hill's Brunell; 5 yrs ... 5 3 2 dr Mr. Waller's cby Coronation , 3 yrs 2 4 3 Mr. Ramsbottom's cby Hetman Platoff, 3 yrs.. 1 brk down RADCLIFFE RACES.—TUESDAY. The St. Leger, of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. Mr. Clarke's f by Stockport, out of Columbine ...walked over The Manchester Cup, added to a Handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, &c. Mile and three-quarters. (E. Edwards) 1 Sir J. Gerard's •Pantasa ....................... . 2 Mr. Worthington's Hoot on ...................................... The Smyrna Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats, a mile and a half. Mr. Carter's Fair Rosamo nd... ............ .. (Williams) 1 1 Mr. Wood's Maid of Auck l a nd ............................. 3 2 2 dr Mr. Abbott's Delair.e ........ . •••• •"' The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with 20 added. Heats, a mile and a half. Mr. Russell's Grand Seignior ... (Simons) 1 1 2 2 Mr. Thompson's Hudibras 3 3 Mr. ljawson's Sleepy ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES TUESDAY (CONCLUDED?. A Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 1.1 ft, and on y 2 if declared, &c., with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Mr. J. Bentam na Pimento , 5 y rs, 7st 4 0 2 1 1 Mr. Dockeray's Lady Charlotte, Bst 91b ... 2 0 1 3 2 Mr. Smith na Tell, 3 yrs , E st 81b 1 3 4 2 dr Mr. Knowles's The Widow, aged, 7st 91b Mr. Jackson's Syntaxina, aged, Bst 81b First heat won by a head, the second a dead heat between Pimento and Lady Charlotte, the third won on the post by a head, the fourth by two lengths, and the fifth easily by six lengths. , WEDNESDAY. The Gold Cup by Subscription of 5 sovs. each, with 40 addeo , three yrs old; 7st 41b ; four, Bst IMb ; five, 9,t 21b ; sil. and aged, 9st 51b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b • the second to save his stake. Heats , o ne mile and a half.! (5 Subs.) Mr. Booth's Tit-bit, 3 yrs - ... (Planner) 1 1 Mr. Docket ay na Polka, 3 yrs 3 3 Mr. Dorrien's Laird o' Coc k p en, 4 y rs First heat won by a neck, the second by a length. The Railway Plate of 35 sovs , a dded to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each. Once round and a distance. Mr. Nunn's f by Samarcand, out of La Fille mal garde, - 4 yrs, 7st 81b (carried 12st) Count Bathyany's Muster, 3 yrs, sst 131 b Mr. Dixon's Devil - among - t he-Tailors, a g ed, Bst Mr. Drew's Concealment, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (carried Bst 21b) 4 Mr. Messer's Rochester, 3 yrs, Est 91b ; Mr. T. Rolt's Alexa, 3 yrs, 6st 81b, also started but were not placed. Won easy by two lengths. The West Sent Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three vrs old, ist 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, bst 41b ; mai es and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra. The second to receive 5 sovs. from the fund. Heats, once round. (6 Subs.) Mr. Dixon's Devil-among-the-Tailors (llackett) 4 1 t Mr. Hawkes's Prim rose, 2 yrs Mr. Nunn's Dalesman, 9 5 yrs dr. 3 Mr. E. Haworth's Y ork, 4 y rs First heat won cleverly by a length, the second by a neck, and the third by three lengths. The Hunters' Stakes were not run when our account left the course. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 6 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo 8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser 9 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam'e Fancy Boy—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 12 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 14 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun s Cranebrook • 15 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance 30 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Quadruped—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. L. Fox's June—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth 8 to 1 agst Mr. Mostro's Ennui—taken 10 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Bravissimo. AQUATICS. - MATCH BETWEEN W. FORREST AND E. GILLETT FOR 201. ASIDE.—Oa Tuesday this match came off ac cording to arrangement, the distance being from the Halfway House between Woolwich and Greenhithe, to the Dreadnought, opposite Greenwich Hospital. Both men rowed in outriggers, Messrs. Cownden and Went zell being the builders. Neither of the men had ap peared much in public, Gillett having two years since rowe d second for the coat a nd badge, whilst oppo nent, who is a few years older, had appeared for in the last two or three years at t he Thames Regatta, and 1840 won the boat given by the inhabitants of Greenwich. The distance to be contested was about nine miles, and the betting was 5 to 4 on Gillett. At three minutes past one the start was effected in a most beautiful manner, the men being scull and scull for some few seconds, when Forrest gradually drew ahead. Gillett shortly after starting unfortunately unshipped his left hand scull, giving his opponent a further advantage. Having reshipped his scull, he again lay down to his work, but had scarcely taken fifty strokes before the same accident occurred, the boat in which he rowed turning completely over, thus throwing away all chance, though at theperiod of the accident he was evidently gain ing upon his opponent. He was instantly picked up by his galley. Gillett's cousin then got into the boat, when, after having rowed about two miles, he also got a ducking, and narrowly escaped with his life. The winner tJok it easily, occasionally refreshing himself with a " drap," doing the distance in about an hour. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. EIGHTEEN OF MAN cHEsTEB.—ne match was renewed on Friday at Man chester, and during the day there were not fewer than about 9,000 persons present- The weather was again fine, and the play on the part of England of the highest order. All England won in one innings by 31 runs ; 1 the total score being—All Enand, 22; and Min- i m chester, 125 and 72, or 197 in both gl innings. ....--------.-----..—. . REPIMENTATION OF BREC'ON.—III pursuance of a requisition, numerously and respectably signed, L. V. Watkins, Esq., of Pennsyre, has commenced an active canvass of our borough. _Hereford Times. Rossini is at present engaged in composing a grand hmn, the words by the poet Count Marchetti, in com meymoration of the recent a mnesty granted by the Pope to,,the Bolognese. Messrs. Bakers', Beaufort-street, Chelsea, have now in their possession a China sow that has had h te unpre cedented numb er of 60 pigs at three farrows viz., 17, 19, and, lastly , 24, 21 of which and the sow are ' alive and doing well. CHILD DROPPING.—On Tuesday.information was received by the police, that a female infantits unnatural e four days old, had been a bandoned by parent in the passage of the house of No. 19, New-street, Golden-square, in the occupation of Mr. Pennington, a broker. The child was wrapped in an old blanket, is of fair complexion, blue eyes and dark h GROSS IMPOSTURE.--a negro, who at Boston called himself by th e name of Fre and at Fred. Douglas, Louth, Curtis, has been imposing upon the philanthro pic feeling of a number of well-dispmed individuals in those towns. We last week inserted a paragraph giving an account of a lecture in the Mansion Friday ing, crowded meeting, got up at very short notice, listened to soul-harrow iag statements of the sufferings and wrongs of American slaves. On Saturday evening a still larger crowd attended, and great interest was felt on behalf of the supposed Fred. Douglas. Som6 discrepancies be tween his statements and the published account of " F. Douglas" in Chambers's Journal, together with other circumstances, excited suspicion that all was not right and on Sunday morning, the Rev. R. G. Mason, who had come to ,Boston to attend the great temperance festival, seeing the pretender, at once said he was an impostor, as he had conversed with the real Frederick Douglas, and heard m speak in n Coven the garden theatre, theatre, at t he great himortiof World's Temperance Convention. Still he persisted that he was F. D. ; but on Monday morning he de camped, taking the Sleaford-road, and it is said lectured on Monday night at Heckington. At Barton he said his name was John Adams, and that he was born in Liverpool, of black parents ; in his lectures at Boston he gave his native place as South Africa, where he was sold by his parents at twelve years of age. He is a true African, with the flat nose, thick lips, and woolly hair of that race, is about five feet six inches high, slen derly made, had on a blue cloth cap, rusty surtout, and dark trousers.—Cambridge Advertiser. The Lincoln Conservatives state that the agent of Mr. Seely has discovered that their notices of objection were served a day too late, and that consequently they will be inoperative. We understand that the claims and objections are not very numerous.— Cambridge Advertiser. LITERATURE. ON TIIE LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICES-1 their National and Social Advantage s—their Principles and Practice. By Garge J. Sorer. The life offices have long needed such a familiar and useful little work as the pamphlet before us. It is the right key to the mysteries of the actuary, and premising that it also furnishes a list of all the life offices existing at' the commencement of the year, with their tabular charges and divisions, we cannot do better than extract the following epitome of its contents from the " Introduction." " We have endeavoured to show that the field for life assurance has been much enlarged of late; that it will continue to enlarge with the multiplication of the middle or enterprising daises, the progressive advance of the industrious mechanics, and the division of property among the aristocratical orders; that there are no grounds for apprehending, under any possible circum stances, a crash amongst the life offices, as amonght the railroads, or other speculative undertakings, for the busi ness investments of such life offices do not partake of a speculative' character—even a panic in the money world, which brings destruction upon other interests, must benefit the life offices, by raising the value of money, which is their only stock in trade.' That character, or moral standing in the directors and officers is, the chief reliance, as the re• sponsibilities are mainly dependent on the careful and honourable application of the money received as pre miums, and other investments, not merely in the amount of the subscribed or pledged capital, for such capital must be considered only as a collateral security against possible, not probable contingencies—all such probabili ties are, in fact, calculated and included in the charge f or premiums, and the depos its for annuities, &c. That the true life-risk being familiarly known by the pub lished experiences of the old offices, no imposition in that respect could be attempted without immediate ex posure. And in the event of life offices failing to get business, and resolving, in consequence, to close their establishments, the holders of policies therein run little risk, for under such Circumstances the office liabilities would, of course, be comparatively small in amount, and the pledged capital, with the paid-up premiums, would be ample security. Even in the worst case, the failure of a mutual assurance company, whose only property is the subscribed premiums, there could be no considerable loss, except through the possible dishonournd a in disst honesty of the directors and officers, to gu ag which every caution and circumspection previously to embarking in any life office is strongly recommended. Th a t mere class associations or particular business or professional offices, are a departure from the principle on which the mortality tables are founded. as these tables are calculated by the common law of mortality, and the life risk is known to vary in different classes and occupations—that, therefore, the acknow ledged class, or professional offices, must be considered, to a certain extent, as experimental. That it would be wise and prudent for life offices never to raise a question of doubt or difficulty in the case of claims from prema-. ture death, unless justified on the strongest grounds, for, as such chances are an actually recognised risk, and the onus of detecting imposition fairly rests with the office, a failure to establish a fraud would be highly injurious. That nevertheless, as such frauds are often attempted to be practised, and as successful imposition wrongs the honest insurer by affecting his proportion of the profits or participations, if not his real security, every indivi dual concerned in such office is decidedly interested to detect imposition, and to see it exposed and punished when detected. The proprietary, the mutual, and mixed offices are defined, and their relative bearings explained. Accumulative, or deposit assurance, is considered in its practical application, and we conclude with a glance at the.progress and peculiarities of the existing offices." GILBERT'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY. N. /X. This extraordinary publication proceeds with all ,s original ability —extraordinary both in extent of iformation, neatness of typography and moderation THE POOR-LAW AND WAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN. Sin,—You have with great liberality from time to time allowed me a space in your journal when the spirit has moved me to write upon important subjects. I am induced to offer a few observations on the above, trusting they may be deemed worthy of a like indulgence. I fear that _ the sad disclosures on the Andover Committee may lead the nation into trouble, by turning,the current of sympathy into a demand for the old vicious system of out- door relief, with all its concomitant evils. The principle upon which the old poor law was enacted was, to find, or rather to make work for the able and willing who could not otherwise find employ ment. In the course of its workings out-door relief became a most serious and alarming evil, so alarming as to threaten the very source of relief, by swallowing it all up. I need not for a moment dwell upon the frightful miseries and crimes of the old law, how unprincipled farmers, &c., took advantage of it, and made the rates pay half their wages, while the pauper was trampled upon in every way that human caprice and depravity could devise. To correct the monster evils of the old poor-law, and to better the condition of the poor, the New Poor-law Amendment Bill was enacted. How, it has operated it needs no aid of mine to depict, but if anything can sully a nation's honour, the manner in which the poor of England have been treated does so in a - serious degree. Why is this? Is it from a deliberate intention of the supporters of the new poor-law to " grind the faces of the poor?" I question it much if even the Times, in its sober moments, would assert that Russell and Peel, that Hume and Brostgham, with a host of other good men and true, did deliberately combine in order to crush the poor or save the rates. That there was no such criminal intention I do really believe—in how far blame and censure lies, for experimentalising in the dark, and causing so much misery, I am not able to judge; I leave that to others, while I, as powerfully as I can, endeavour to call public attention to the moral of the case, to see if we cannot gain instruction from the past, and so lessen, as far as possible, the amount of future misery. The promoters of the new poor-law imagined that it would be au easy matter to keep the unemployed poor out of the market by keeping them in the workhouse. By doing this they thought to lessen competition, or, rather, to remove morbid competition from the labour market. By doing so they trusted that wages would advance, that happiness would increase, and that ulti mately they would meet with fame, and all manner of grand things, from a once mistaken but now convinced nation. They have, however failed in this ; and now comes the question as to how and why they have failed? Could we discover this even the new poor-law had not been passed in vain. The new poor-law is, to a great extent, founded on the science of political economy. Now, one of the most clear points admitted by the whole school of economists is, that the average rate of wages is governed by the com parative amount of capital to population ; consequently they imagine that if they can but increase the re lative quantity of capital to population, all further care of the labourer may in a measure cease, as, undert such circumstances, his wages will naturally rise in jus proportion, &c. &c. With this theory full in my mind—with a great fear of the deceptiveness of facts, so far as I have been able to watch them—l have, after a seven years' anxious study, and as long a period being actively mixed up with wages receivers and their trade societies, been more and more convinced that the comparative amount of capital does not regulate wages—that it influences wages, but does not regulate them. I fear that I am not able to point out the importance of this point, but I am sure it is vital. Inded, I believe on the clearing up of the principle whic e h regulates wages rests the only hope of ever having a proper poor-law. Wages apparently rise and f ill in the market just not proportion to demand an d supply, but really they do so in the same ratio. A slight depression in trade serves to reduce wages, which frequently become fixed for long periods at low rates, although demand mean time may be much brisker than before their fall. This I know to be practically the case. Theory, I know, treats practice as an ignorant brother ; but when theory her self is at fault it is not wise to despise practice. Sir, I believe one leading error of the new poor-law to be—that it tries to better the mental and physical condi tion of the poor by depressing those who are in the workhouse, in place of endeavouring to elevate the condition of those who are out of the workhouse. This elevation cannot be accomplished without a full under standing of the principle which regulates wages. I fear that your space cannot concede greater length. I' have, however, mooted the subject, and should you approve of my endeavour, I shall try and complete the case in another lametter. I , Sir, most respectfully, A TIN PLATE WORKER. 30, Kingsg,ate- street, Holborn. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NOT. TINGHAM AND LINCOLN RAILWAY. On Monday last a fatal accident occurred on the Not tingham and Lincoln Railway, at Gonalstone, a distance of eight or nine miles from Nottingham. At twelve o'clock the train left the station at Nottingham for Lin coln, and proceeded as usual till reaching that portion of the line near the village of Gonalstone, when a spring underneath the fore part of the engine snapped, and caused the engine to oscillate and jump up and down in a fearful manner. The engine driver in a moment of time slant off the steam, and at the next instant he was precipitated head foremost off the engine upon the ground. The stoker, a young man of the name of Henry Glover, unable to keep his feet, fell and was -aught between the tender and the engine, upon the upper part of both h is thi g hs. Here he was fixed, and could not extricate himself, the engine and tender at the sa me time being whirled o ff the raj 4, and as it were actually doubled up ; but owing to the chain attaching them to the engine suddenly breaking, and there being two or three trucks and a lugga va ge n between the en gine , and the passeng er carriages, the mischief did not extend to the passengers, and the train came to 'a stand without any other individual sustaininghrie damage. cries The alarm was almost u n p recedented ; the shrieks and of the passengers rent the air, and were heard many hun dred yards distant ; diirectly afterwards numbers were seen running in all directions across the fields for safety, and they could not be induced to go near the train again. The poor unfortu nate stoker could not be removed from , his awful situation by h u man strength, and hors obtained from Gonalstone to separate the engine and tender to set him at liberty. He r emained in this de plorable condition for more than a quarter of an hour ; some of the passengers think half an hour must have elapsed from the first moment of the a ccident to the time when he was removed. Many of the passengers re turned to Nottingham on foot, and would not venture again in the train. The stoker was conveyed to the General Hospital, with his thigh bones protruding, and with the flesh dreadfully crushed. On leaving his engine-driver, the dying man shook hands and bade him farewell. On arriving at the infirmary, at half-past two o'clock, it was found that the injury was so close to his boy hat amutation was impossible. He only sur- viv d ed t a few ho p urs. He was twen ty- s ix years of age, and has left a wife, but no family. - The fatal accident which occurred on this railway has brought to light circumstances clearly showing that there is a very culpable degree of negligence in the management of this line, which ought to be forthwith inquired into. At seven o'clock on Tuesday morning a train left Nottingham for Lincoln, and on approaching the Burton Joyce Station, a passenger happened to look out of a carriage window, and seeing a smoke before, out rising as if from somethin g u p on the line, he cried and gave an alarm to the engine man. who h instantly s hut off the steam and put on the break ; ad he not succeeded at that very moment in stopping the engin( the train would have gone smash upon an engine tha had been carelessly left upon the line. It is said the man who acted in this reckless manner has been re ported, and an inquiry will take place. Passengers, however, do not feel safe, as more than one instance has occurred where the gates across the line- have not been opened in time, and the engine dashing through has smashed them to pieces. We have heard repeated com plaints that it is very seldom the requisite signals are -iven upon leaving a station after stopping for a time. SYDNEY.—The intermediate accounts from Sydney state, that the inhabitants in the interior had been vi sited by a bushranger, named Wilson. and a gang of six associates, whose exploits had rendered them quite notorious. One of their excursions to a place called Darling Downs is thus described in the letters re ceived from Moreton Bay :—" They visited a station, formerly occupied by a Mr. Gordon, but now taken up by the Messrs. Hay. The party inside the dwelling-house , who were just finishing dinner at dusk, were taken all a-back by seeing half a dozen mus kets and pistols presented at their heads, with a polite request from the gentlemen of the road to sit still until they performed a few necessary operations in their line. To the credit of the fellows, they conducted themselves in a quiet orderly manner, taking the gentlemen's word of honour that none of the desks or boxes contained money. One of the gentlemen (Mr. Leslie) had his watch returned, and his horse was politely placed at his service. After remaining some hours at the house, and handing a glass of grog round, they went off, taking with them a small supply of rations, which they weighed out, some double-barreled fowlingpieces, and three horses, leaving a couple of fowlingpieces behind them. Singular to say, Wilson handed over to Mr. Leslie 331., which he stated he had taken from a poor man in the New England district, and giving his reasons for having taken that sum from the man, merely said he had refused him a feed when he called at his hut. I need not say the mounted police are on their track ; theiraatrtarrived ie, : ec., visit, a t p areses Drogheda bcisfleouoffioitn. but from the known game qualities of the fellows, I fear they will not submit to be taken quietly. Their proceedinas since coming into the Downs have the com plete air of romance, being conducted quite in the Claude du Val style of marauders. They threatened, while at the M.ssrs. Hay's station, to visit one or two gentlemen for the purpose of punishing them for some particular acts which had not met with their approbation; but from the hue and cry . raised, little danger is pprehended from prepared fur their contemplated OPENING OF A NEW TRAFFIC WITH IRELAND, — IMPORTATION OF SHEEP.—The Fair Trader steamer g onThursday with a cargo of no p, direct from the island of Mull, which we understand is a very about one half breeding ewes, the feeding. Such an importation as t kr e a new feature in the live stock deservinghr of consideration by landed pro -1 Scotland.fittehrns i s t t oe h n, remaindere a emo n ,nn ds l et , oiwi 6 Ttsn e uesh O tt i This s: s pro prietors and stocktnasters here. The cargo belongs to Messrs. Adams and Banks, of Liverpool., who have the merit of being the pi esent movers in this new, and we trust we may pronounce, proMising traffic between the Scottish isles and . this country.--Dublin .Freenian's journal. FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. SITTING OF AUGUST 31. A communication was made respecting an extraordi nary improvement in the boring of artesian wells, by M. Fauvelle. The process has hitherto been one of great time, and consequently of great expense, for it was necessary, after boring for a few inches , to draw up the instrument, in order to clear away the earth, stones, Sec., through which it had pierced. By M. Fauvelle's pro oess the boring is never interrupted, for the instrument clears itself, and continues its course of perforation. This is effected by an injection of water through a hol low tube, so contrived as to cause a powerful rush under the borer, and clear away the accumulated contents by driving them to the surface. The injection is producel by a force pump, worked simultaneously with the instrument of perforation. Our readers must conceive at once that the labour of boring is greatly accelerated by this process, for not only is it unnecessary to discon nect the borer from time to time, in order to clear it, hut the cutting point is kept continually free. The account given of the success of this new invention would be regarded as fabulous, if it were not well a uthenticated. We are assured that, at Perpignan, M. Fauvelle bored, in the presence of M. Ara o, to a depth of 170 m etres, for an artesian well, in the short space of 15 days; whereas workmen have been engaged in the same town in making an artesian well of the same depth for a period of 11 months, and their labours have not yet been com pleted. This is certainly one of the most valuable dis coveries of the present age, for it will enable priva'e persons to make artesian wells at even a smaller expense than common wells, and to go to such a depth as to obtain pure water for domestic purposes. We hope to see the ex periment repeated in Paris, and that too upon an extensive scale. There were several papers on astronomy commu nicated to the Academy at this sitting. One was from. M. de Gasparis, containing two equations on the orbits of comets and planets; another was from M. Leverrier, on the probable situation of the planet which produces such anomalies in the motions of Uranus; and another from M. Faye, producing new means of observation every ten years, in order to arrive with more certainty at the relative positions of the celestial bodies. Notice was given by the Government of an intended expedition by Lieutenant Tardy de Montravel, to the Amazon river, and its branches, with the steamer Alecton and the Astrolabe corvette, and inviting this learned and scientific body to prepare a programe, with a view to facilitate the researches which M. de Montravel is charged to make. A paper was received from M. Daubree, on the subject of the gold that is found in the bed of the Rhine. This gentleman had already ex pressed an opinion that the gold came originally from the crystalline scoistous rocks of the Alps, and now communicates a series of experiments to prove that his conjecture was right. Some time ago an interesting paper was received from M. Rossell, on the diseases caused by the phosphoric vapours of manufactories of phosphorus and chemical matches. M. Dupassier, in a communication which was this day read to the Academy, doubts the correctness of the facts stated by M. Rous sel, but he deals rather with hypotheses than with po sitive facts, in opposition to the statement of M. Rossel. Several communications were received from the de partments of the Loiret, Calvados, Seine•et Oise, &c., announcing that the disease which attacked the potatoes last year has again manifested itself, although to a more limited extent. Some of the members of the Academy expressed a wish that experiments should be made as to the means of exchanging the nature of the soil in which potatoes are grown, so as to remove the origin of the dis ease. We do not know how this is to be effected, and think that if there had been any prospect of eradicating the disease by changing the nature of the soil, the attempt would have been made this year by (The at least of the philanthropic gentlemen farmers who are so numerous in England. As we see, however, by a letter in a London journal, that the truly illustrious chief of the French nation is about to convert a large portion of one of his estates in Normandy into a model farm, we would take the liberty of recommending to him a series of experi ments on this truly important subject, as regards the welfare of the human race. The French owe much to Parmentier for the introduction of the potato as a ge neral article of food in France ; but still more will they be indebted to their Sovereign, if he will turn his atten tion to the means of checking a malady, which threatens to deprive millions of a cheap and wholesome food. STAGE COSTUME. John Kemble is supposed to be the first actor who rescued the stage from the monotony of uniformity of costume. That celebrated tragedian did much to reform the bad taste which prevailed in dressing dramatic cha racters; but the great revolution in stage costume was commenced by a celebrated French actress, Mdlle. Clairon. The particulars of that event are not generally known. The first representation of Voltaires's Orphe lin de la Chine was in the month of August, 1755. A mania for Chinese silks, articles of furniture, and Asiatic productions, had made the costumes of the Celestial Empire so popular, that it seemed almost impossible to appear on the stage as Mandarins, dressed in French costume. Joseph V er net had made an exhibition of a great variety of foreign costumes which be had painted at the ports of Marseilles and Toulon. Thesethen were muc ed in h admired. The friends of Voltaire, who liv Geneva, engaged that painter to design for the new tragedy, costumes which at least might prevent the French from laughing at the absurdity of Tarisian dresses. Ver net complied with the demand, and Mademoiselle Che .lairon, who played the part of Hanle, appeared for tfirst time with some alteration of the old costume. The stage presented a superb palace of the Corinthian order, capitals crowned with Acanthus leaves, and Mandarins in Chinese dresses. The attempt, however, was not perfect ; but another experiment made the next year, was decisive. Mademoiselle Clairon was engaged for several representations at Marseilles, at the time Marshal Richelieu landed, covered with laurels from Mahon. On the day the conqueror went to the theatre she stood on the staircase and complimented him, in the costume of Alzire, viz., a fine silk robe, with a sun on ber bosom worked in gold, and a small circular basket filled with jonquil 3. The next night she played Zaire in a dress perfectly ridiculous, and was stabbed under a French canopy. Her embar rassment under an enormous court dress of gold and silver stuff, made every one laugh. The same night she supped, according to custom, with the Duke de Villars, Governor of the province. She was placed at table by the side of a Greek lady, whom M. Guys, a rich mer chant (the author of " Travels in Italy and Greece"), had married in Constantinople. After bestowing the praises which were merited, the lady expressed her re gret that she had not chosen for the part of Zaire one of the Greek dresses which the lady had brought from her country. The actress was struck by the idea ; and, as she had to play t he p art a second time, Madame Guys not only sent her one of her Constanti nople dresses, but assisted in dressing her. The pub lic applauded ' this novelty with transport, and Madame Guys took the occasion to present Mademoiselle Clai ron a complete Oriental suit, of which a magnificent pelisse made part. On her return to Paris, Made moiselle Clairon in every instance wore an appropriate drdss ; and the good sense which marked her conduct produced a reform which became general among the performers of both sexes. Powder, masks, court dresses, and a thousand ridiculous things used on the stage, were banished from tragic costume ; in short, 'the heroines of Greece and Rome, the Queens of Carthage and Babylon, the savages of Peru and Scandinavia, ceased to be mixed up with things in the Almanach des Modes. Posterity will long remember the services Mdlle. Clairon rendered to the theatrical art by the abolition of fancy costume, which confounded in one common masquerade persons of all times and all countries. We no longer see in such pieces as Cinna or Andromaque actors clad as courtiers of Louis XIV., t or actresses dressed as mistresses of Louis XV. We have experienced another week of the most splendid weather, which has proved alike beneficial to the latter harvest, and to the operations going on in the hop plantations, the picking, which has become general, having been pursued in this, and the adjoining county of Kent, without interruption, no rain having fallen to impede the progress of the many thousands of persons, men, women, and children, employed in the various hop gardens. During the week past, considerable quantities of hops were forwarded from the eastern part of this county by the Hastings Railway, viii Lewes, for the London market, and we make no doubt, as the season advances, the growers will avail themselves to a greater extent of this desirable and rapid mode of transit for their hops to the tnetropolitan factors.—Sussex Advertiser A Brussels letter of the sth inst. states that Don Henry, who has for some time been living incognito at Ostend, undor the title of Count d'Ares of Madrid, has just pa. ,seeded to Ghent, accompanied by his aide-de gamy, M. Calvet. A RAILWAY SMOKING SALOON.—Within the last , few days a novelty has been introduced on the Eastern Counties Railway in the running of a very handsome carriage, termed a smoking or excursion saloon, which, from its elegant and peculiar construction, has excited much interest. In size and form of build it much re. sembles the royalcarriages on the Great Western, South- Western, and other rilwa) s. 'l he peculiarity of a por tion of the Cambridge and Newmarket traffic suggested to the company the formation of such a description of carriage, and which certainly reflects great credit on the skill of its manufacturer. Its extreme length is 40 feet, the body about 30 feet, the ends being converted into a kind of open loung e. It runs on six wheels, which are fitted with Adams's patent bow springs. The internal decorations are of the most recherche description. The seats extend the full length of the sides, and are handsomely covered with m orocco leather. A highly polished mahogany table occupies the centre, the entire fitted with self -balancing lamps. The sides are lighted by eight plate glass windows of unusual size, while the ends are fitted up with four_ plates of looking-glass. Its drapery is com posed of bright crimson silk, formed in very grace ful design. The roof presents an exceedingly chaste appearance. The . ground-work is painted white, the mouldings being gilt, The general furniture is of richly carved polished mahogany. The exterior is painted a deep rnarone colour, ornamented with gold etchings, and emblazined with the company's ciphers. It was manu factured by Mr. Adams, the company's carriage builder, at Fairfield Works, Bow. It was launched on Friday last, when Mr. Hudson, M.P., and a large party of tr:e directors and friends, proceeded in it to Ipswich to a grand entertainment at the seat of Mr. Bagshawe, the late Member for Ipswich. Its easy movement was a sub ject of much praise. Several others on the same style are in a forward state for the company. They will be attached to all the fast trains to and from Cambridge, passengers using them paying first-class fare. The com pany are having first class excursionist carriages made of extraordinary length, similar to those employed on the foreign lines, capable of holding 130 passengers each. They will first be used on the North Woolwich line, which is rapidly approaching completion. THE HOPS IN KENT. MAIDSTONE. —The hops have been doing well during the last week. They are now cording fast to perfection. Many planters began picking too early. They are nem beginning to weigh well, and will be better still in a few days, the weather very favourable for them. The) fully meet the expectation 'of the planters in quantity, but the weight generally disappoints them. GOUDEIIIRST.—We are progressing very fast with our picking, and according to the number of bushels the general complaint is that of their weighing very light, but the samples are fine and the quality good. ROLVENDEN.—Picking is rapidly progressing, and though them is some complaint respecting the weight, we hope not to be disappointed in our previous estimate. BRENCHLEY.—Those planters who have begun picking are much disappointed in weight, while others. give time for their hops to mature, and have not yet begun. In general it re quires from 120 to 150 bushels to the pocket of 1 cwt. 2 qrs. SEAL AND IGHTHAl4L—Picking partially commenced last week in this neighbourhood, and was quite general yesterday. Where they have begun, there is a great complaint of the hops weighing badly, requiring from 90 to 100 bushels to the cwt., and it can only be attributed to their being such an extraordinary size. CRANDROOL—There are some iew growers in this locality complain rather of the hops being light, but we find generally they realize expectations. TIINBRIDGE.—Hop picking has commenced in this neighbourhood, and will be general this week. Farmers complain that they come very light to the scale. The improvement during the last seven or eight weeks has b ee n wonderfu'. In places where it was thought there would be nothing, there are now six and seven cwt. per acre.—Maidstone Gazette of yesterday. HYMENEAL ADVERTISEMENTS. The Manchester Guardian has lately had a number of advertisements from parties panting for partners in the conjugal state—individuals evidently who had tried the usual modes of procuring wives without success, and to whom advertising in the public prints has become a dernier ;resort. Some of these advertisements have been remarkable for their coolness, the pennyless speculator insisting that the honour of his hand was not to be purchased at less than a few hundreds a year; while others have exhibited a remarkable degree of modesty, the advertiser gently intimating (in spite, doubtless, of a bald, skull, a crooked back, a snub nos e, and ati oval p air of ligs), that he was " rather prepossessing in his ap pearance." If newspaper proprietors could adopt the b rule of s. compelling each party who thus introduces him self to the compassionate attention of the fair sex to permit a faithful portrait of himself to accompany his advertisement, and also to make a deposit of a sufficient sum of money or a sufficient number of title-deeds to guarantee his ability to keep a wife, we warrant the number of these advertising spouse-seekers would be enormously diminished. The following advertisement, which appears in the Guardian of Wednesday last, is a decided improvement upon any we have yet seen. It is so disinterested, so modest, and so argumentative, that it can scarcely fail to bring brides by dozens through the post:— " MATRIMONY.—A gentleman of good education ant character, a native of Lancashire, and for some years past resident in Manchester, 35 years of age, and pos sessing an income of upwards of 2001. a year, wishes to meet with a lady about his own age, or a few years younger, suitable for a partner for lite. It is necessary that she should have property producing something like the same amount of income, which, however, would be settled upon herself, with a jointure of 2,000/. or 3,000/. besides. The advertiser is no fortune-hunter, but perfectly independent as a bachelor ; and though de• serous of changing his condition, would prefer remaining as he is to marrying on his own income alone, which is of a permanent though not a rapidly-increasing character. This explanation is sufficient, he thinks, to account for the adoption of this mode of seeking the attainment of his object, preferring a business-like way of proceeding in a pure matter of business, to the more usual course of first paying addresses, in ignorance of, or on mere sur mise of the lady's pecuniary means or prospects, and afterwa-ds coming to the consideration of the business part of the subject—a course liable to serious objections, and frequently ending in disappointment. So far from being mercenary in his views, the advertiser is of a gene rous disposition, and more prone to dispose of money for public and benevolent purposes than either to hoard or lavish it selfishly. Being of quiet and domestic habits, and fonder of comfort than show, the qualities he would prize in a wife would rather be those which please at home than those which shine abroad; and next to the accomplishments of a good housewife, he would value that of a tolerable proficiency in music, as most conducive to domestic pleasures. Congeniality, at least, if not complete identity of religious views,he considers essential ; himself holding firmly the doctrines of Protestant evan gelical dissent. Though no bigot, but respecting the conscientious belief of all, he would not unite himself with one entertaining opinions the contrary of these. In personal appearance and manners he hopes he would not be considered repulsive, nor does he look for perfec tion in these respects; but good health and freedom from all taint of hereditary complaint are essential. It is hoped that no one whose eye this advertisement may meet, and to whom it may be fairly applicable, will be deterred from considerations of delicacy or timidity, since a moment's reflection will show that in a majority of cases marriages are contracted with less knowledge of each other's feelings and dispositions than can be ob tained in this way, followed by a personal interview, with a mutual determination to come to a frank expla nation end interchange of opinion. In the lottery of matrimony, a prize may be drawn by this means as well as by the mode sanctioned by custom. The advertiser will satisfy every inquiry as to his character, history, connexions, means, &c., and will require full informa tion on these points in return. Any communication addressed to —, London, will be immediately for warded to the advertiser in Manchester." The adver tiser is uncommonly scrupulous about religious opinions, nearly as much so, indeed, as he is shout the pec,uniary capabilities of his fair victim. Nevertheless, if a Aiello metan, with 4001. a year. and a Christian with 501. only s h ou ld apply simultaneously , we have a shrewd guess which beauty the evangelical gentleman would accept. — Liverpool Standard. • A SLAVE S TORY. A slave girl belonging to the Ron. C. James Faulkner, of Virginia, recently accompanied him and his family to the Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, where she was of course free. Some of her own colour persuaded her to quit her master and mistress, and escape with them to freedom. (They seem to have supposed that she must run and hide, whereas she was free without this, having been brought into a free state by her master, and could not have been legally held in slavery another moment.) She went off with her new friends a dozen miles, but her heart misgave her on finding herself entirely among strangers, and with a rather gloomy prospect before her. Freedom to a poor, ignorant woman, among entire strangers, and with no probable means of getting a living but the hardest and meanest drudgery, was not the blessed' thing Fancy had painted it. She resolved to return to her ever kind master and mis tress, and actually took her way to them on foot and alone in the dark, and arrived at their lodgings about midnight, way-worn indeed but right happy to be once more with those who loved and had ever cherished and befriended her. Mr. Faulkner told her she was welcome to her liberty, and should have money to go where she chose, but she rejected all such proffers, and begged only to be received back into her old station. This is by no means a singular case. Thousands have seen Mr. Clay's black servant Charles, who has ac companied him not only in repeated journeys through portions of the free states, but for hundreds of miles through Canada. Some one spoke to Mr. Clay, at Niagara, of the danger that this servant would desert him to Canada; but he answered that if he chose to do so he might and welcome, whether on one side of the Niagara or the other. Charles is au intelligent, shrewd man, and we presume he loves liberty ; but he did not find that sort of liberty enjoyed by men of his colour -in free states very inviting, ands e chose to stay where he was sure of kind treatment nd a perpetual home. Yet the abolition papers have recently given columns to the tale of a runaway slave from Ashland, named Lewis Richardson, who complains of great cruelty from Mr. Clay's overseer, in being whipped for disobedience of orders. Half a doz en of the neigh united with the overseer in refuting these ca lumnies, showing that Lewis had been an exceed ingly vicious and troublesome fellow for years, had been forbidden to set foot on sundry plantations for misconduct, and has grossly exaggerated the whipping he received, and misrepresented the whole affair. It ap pears further that after Lewis had run away a man wrote Mr. Clay from Ohio that he could be apprehended and sent back; but Mr. Clay replied, " By no means; I am very glad to be rid of him." But to return more espe cially to the recent occurrence at Bedford Sprin g s, though these two together best illustrate the thought we would impress on the reader's mind— to wit : that of the entire practicability the perfect facility of emancipation. The mass of the southern people are deceived on this point. They speak and seem to think of emancipation as if it would not only derange but destroy southern cultivation, uproot every thing precious or pleasureable about them, and speedily involve the whole country in conflagration, rapine, and passacre. But nothing like this would be the case. The actual change any way would be in finitely less than they i m agine. Their good s ervants would remain with them and in good part be servants still, receiving wages indeed, but earn ing them as well, by the exercise of a skill, diligence, and intelligence which a slave forbidden to read and write can never acquire. They would raise cotton as cheap as now, and, if not so much of it, their crop would bring as much in the aggregate as at present. A more diversified, and therefore more profitable industry would soon be exhibit ed. Lands would rise in value everywhere,and all that they paid for wages and schools would be more than saved is the increased efficiency and experience of their la bourers, and in the diminished cost of whips, police, negro-dogs, man-hunters, &e. The best servants and the best treated would stay where they are, and if the idle and the vicious should in part wander off into the Northern States, the South surely would not be the loser. Why will they not cousider these things ? What need of slavery to retain such servants as Mr. Faulkner's? What wisdom or profit in it to retain such as Lewis Richardson ?—New York Tribune. ___--- , A correspondent writes from Rome, 25th ult., in the Augsburgh Gazelle —"Deputations are daily arriving from different parts of the Itiman states, with addresses of thanks to the Pope for the amnesty, The Bolognese have addressed a letter to the Romans, thanking them fur their symp:thy on this occasion. Copies of this letter, finely written on parchment, have been distri buted to the hight_st members of the clergy, the Roman Princes, and several savans and artists. Rossini is en gaged to compose the music of a hymn, written by Count biarehetti, in commemoration of the amnesty." t s er COURT CIRCULAR. b to: I1G Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, N th _ Yesterday m orn i ng for Cashiobury Park , g .er lie residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowag er. ttil 6 °5 14 Highness the Princess of Prussia, accom ,of al! Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the 4Jeobigh, and the ladies and gentlemen of her ' 0 44 41°° k of a dejeuner in the Tower of London on 0 14 , h r _ Moon, on the return of her Royal Highness Th e tneursion on the Thames. hZ I of Elgin had an interview with Earl Grey L ti t iat the Colonial-office. Ity e irt Hon. Sir George Grey left town cn Tees- N ee g , on a visit to the Hon. Loece King, at his tedi i t Wobura, Chertsey. ts4l ctip ar l nt agii has left Farrance's Hotel, ror her se.:,t, Windsor. $ k 4 ,2 1 1 N CESS'S THEATRE. Lele 9 Z co m ic drama in three acts intitled Lo ve ' s r 1 41 4 1 ". Was Produced here last night. The scen e is 4: 41 .„. 0 petty s t a te o f w hi c h the Princess Blanche Pi,l 4 6 V eStrlS) is sovereign. She has been broug ht '4relite:livent, and on th e d e ath of her uncle leaves th e `" a throne. She brings with her sundry of 1 1, "r a Panions ke es , among others Alice (Mrs. H. Hughes). V' o ll is announced to her by Arthur de Solberg er ei , a: 4 , t hPw's), confidential secretary bf the late so th41:011 ;4 1 :2 11 0 has been recommended . to her by him as et kze in . she can depend to guide her safely through aC pej B l , () ,f i ntrigue which will beset her path. She Ne s ; ' i n her private secretary, and falls des 'n love with him. But Arthur, who has AVc r tt ; ea rned of sharing his sovereign's throne, loves a, re ti hi s l ove is returned. The lovers, however , Na"' °PPortuniti es o f see ing each other, and Alice ears 2 a telegraphic method of communication, so as N alla private conversation even in public—to .. 'N, I at she says while playin. with her fail is ad- Personally to Arthur • and all that he says 4 li: v ' a „Ying with his glove is 'addressed personally to Arthur is delighted with " Love's Telegraph," i a r 'nearsal of the g " Telegraph" is most amusing. Pleop Fen Pumpernickel (Mr. Compton), a formal old . lei t i ; 141 agines that the Princess is in love with him, I,ltit erefore watches Arthur narrowly, and endeavours 1 44 1 Mv . ent him; and Maguerite (Miss E. Stanley), the t h' g 3 ni e ce, a spiteful diplomatist in petticoats, makes . ttiziuisaron her tool in carrying out her political in "l t • The ministers 'wish to form a royal alliance, I 'N ° marry her to the Prince of Heinalt (Mr. J. 1 / 4 4). it so happens that the Prince, who is Arthur as Count Theodore, an old college of A tn 7) is at the court of the Princess as t he friend it 41; r, and i s ma de the confident of Arthur' s love 41 sl, The Princess suspects Art hur loves some 'tete ) she knows not who, and makes Alice her confi 8 ° that a ll her plots for discovering her 1 44 1 h itro immediately counterplotted. At length, she discloses to Arthur her love for 4 ,tth,‘ Tl UE'r the pretence of dictating a letter to . him, t th - ,sl,Tne time ordering another letter to be wrt written Prince of Heinalt, giving him his dismissal. ;Itirßi . 1 16,-, 7 ,,es to the Prince the letter of love intended .. , a and the Princess is sun rived at receiving ~4 4 1,,,"e Prince, whose disguise has been discovered, a 4 14.„ ati( in of ' ardent attachment. In the meantime ttati'", er ite has discovered the secret of " Love's TelF t4e f i and communicates it to the Princess, who in N er , r % t moments of the agony of " despised love," 'er,"' -r thuf to be arrested, and Alice to return to 4rth- mi eet. She, h owe ver, has an interview with h erself' til. an d , determing to sacrifice love to reason, un i tes Th e to the Prince and permits Arthur to wed Alice. tit iee ., was admirably acted throughout. . Compton, - o ,, aren was quaint and very amusing. Miss I L l ttig 4 r , ° , tan iej, as Marguerite. acted the spiteful clever b r tt t „ - , e to the life ; and Charles Mathews, as the was admirable. Madame Vestris, as . the 4e ( the later scenes, came outin quite a new line. lug 1441.ngling dignity and pathos in her manner of order- O c e from her presence, on discovering that she , °4 ll, r b riv al, was true tragedy ; and then, when Alice ; 1111 1c. t i: n ees implored her pardon, the princess . was ,"sla 1.;r ; , the woman—the wow!) whose affections wtiae'gated—and the audience paid homage to her QaveM adame i e ss to nature by their tears. We never t eas Vestris credit for the poss ession of the n she exhibited in this scene. In this try `graiea Mrs. H. Hughes acted up to Madame Vestris le r Y. We never saw this lady to greater advgn- Pro ws There are few actresses on the stage who canap- Pik e . ' her in those intensly sentimental parts. The the t was excellently well acted and admirably put upon 4 tb t !„ -40, and to the artists and the manager it is in it 4a taainly f or it s su ccess. It, however , stands y nuch Naelc," of et ensation ; the dial o g ue is s p un out un make ," n a° l 3 , , and there is no rep artee to relieve 4. This sari t he pie ce d ra g somewhat, particu larl y in the P i eee le 2n, ene s. If the scissors are used jud iciousl y the have a run. WEs•T MINSTER-BRIDGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU N. stenllk,--Like all the rest of the world (a bout Westmin alt4 I have been observing the old bridge. It is not tb~ h to the credit of engineering science, to find t G) ti 'et's, around which coffer-dams have lately been !tracted, and extensive repairs done, should now be 1 14 ,, i ng ; it would seem as if they had been weakened, 4:tad of strengthened. However, if there be a sink eaVf the foundations which cannot be repaired, what be the cause of such sinking ? We are told that be i.vath the chalk,v.hieh supports the London clay there . trater, and that has been drawn up lately by the ap plication of engines to artesian wells. There is an in qpce stated of a well at o ne o f the brewer i es, t h e water 5, which sank sixty or seventy feet 'otne other deep well. NOW w , , after the opening o f ater is competent to sup- Den anything it may have resting u pon it, and to with jaw such supported.aw such supp)rt, would be to induce the yielti e nE o o n f d th on l r alk or clay s o su pported. Let us elan thinner th..ai u sual at Westminster-bridge,Po e t r-blti t ge, and the chalk also. I s h ou ld like to know t he difference of th i , so. ekness at Westminster -bridge and at Trafalgar-square i ft %t is, the depth to artesian - well ian.well water. Suppose, ;u a u e l'eat, the clay and chalk thinner thereabout, and the bridge must sink (rSoPorting water withdrawn, ni tl i ha ll , a by and by the new INlvohuysetsheof Parliament may to ), nor could the greatest engineer have found means Prevent it, with or without a coffer - dam.. That an th raen se quantity of a peculiar water is being pumped j a r , at various places not far from Westminster -bridge , I , ep 'l notorious fact. Has this pumping produced any uliar effect ? It is a queition of some importance. it B ,P s ce should be found below the cla y and chalk, 1 4 (1 ,t ' toe said clay and chalk be perfora ted in the river's b i ,' w hy the river might run into it. Then, what would i t) k roe of th e nav igation ? for h ave no, better means than the vehicle of y our paper °g t h t hecircul a ti o n of these crude thoughts , which, now F find - days re past, and Parliament a ament up, may possibly S Pace.—Yours, A. F. IRELAND. THE WHIG REPEAL COMPACT. DuzLni SEPT. 7.-The attention of the gentlemen , young and old, composing or lately composing the war party in the Repeal Association, is respectfully solicited to the annexed paragraph from the Mail of this even- tags— " His Excellency the Lord Lieut enant, re p resentative of our Most Gracious Sovereign, has made a special party of kindred spirits to do honour to the man whom Lord John Russell and the Ministers honour—Daniel O'Connell, the agitator. A grand banquet is to be given to the demagogue by Lord Besboroegh on Thurs ?ay aext, in commemoration of his abandonment of repelOa and Mr. George Roe and other anti-repeal Whigs have been invited to meet the Liberator (!) on the auspicious occasion. The Premier and the Viceroy are playing their game well—Dan, too, is looking cautiously to the main chance; but Heaven help the poor dupes and gulls throughout the country who still permit themselves to be cheated into the belief that repeal is .not cast to the winds by their treacherous leader." REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting or the members of this Association was held to-day in the Conciliationshall. . There was a telerably large attendance in the body of the building, but the members' Letts, and the sears ap propriated to ladies, were almost deserted. At one . o'clock, Mr. O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Nicholas Maher, M.P., Alderman O'Brien, M.P., Captain Broderick, and Messrs. Clements, Steele, Fitzpatrick, ()'Dowd, and other members of the committee, entered the meeting, and met with their customary reception. Upon the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the chair was taken by Mr. Charles O'Connell. • The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting at some length to show that in his county, the county Clare, there were no " Young Ireland" men, and that all repealers there were svpporters of the moral force doctrines of the Libe rator, his illustrious namesake.—(Hear, hear.) The Learned Get tleman also stated that the Roman Catholic bishops and clergy were the warm advocates of peace able agitation iu that ccunty, and expressed it as his opinion that the speeches deliveree by the seceders from the Association had, before they left, given expression to sentiments which he believed not only to be bloody, but treasonable.—(Cheers.) Mr. STEELE gave his testimony to the extraordinary patriotism of the " county Clare boys," and said it was all owing to the exertions of their respected chair man.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL said that a word had fallen from Mr. Charles O'Connell which he wished to have corrected, for he was sure it was unintentional inaccuracy.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated that treasonable language had been used in that hall by some of the;" Young Ireland" party. Now he (Mr. O'Connell) never heard treason able language used in that ball. The CHAIRMAN (interrupting)—l said used by them " out " of the hall.—(Hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL—Then you are perfectly right—l misunderstood you.—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentle-‘ man then handed Captain Broderick an address from the corporation of Waterford, presented to him a few days since, approving of his moral force doctrines, and asked leave to read it. He said he did not ask to have it read from any feeling of private vanity, but in order to let the world know what were really the feelings of the people of Ireland as regarded the policy he was pur suing.—(Hear, hear.) Captain Broderick having read the address, Mr. O'CONNELL moved its insertion on the minutes, and said he was proud of a document of such a nature coming from so respectable a body as the corporation of Waterford.—(Cheers.) Mr. MAHER seconded the motion as a " peaceable man."—(Laughter.) The resolution having passed, Mr. O'CoNeteer, stated, that the Bishop of Waterford and the clergy under him, he was h-ippy to say, agreed with the laity; and he read the following resolutions adopted by them on the subject. " Resolved—That we are unshaken in our long maintained conviction of the necessity of a domestic Legislature for the peace and prosperity of the Irish nation, and that we are determined to adopt every legal means consistent with religion, and with our sacred pro fession, for obtaining it, no matter what party possess the government of the country, or what other measures they propose, or promises they hold forth. " Resolved—That we believe the principal means to so desirable an end is union in mind and effort with O'Connell, whom alone we acknowledge as our guide and leader in all the political concerns of Ireland, and in whose fervent attachment to - our holy religion, wisdom, integrity, and disinterested love of country, we have a most thorough and unreserved confidence. " Resolved—That certain opinions put forth in the avowed organ of a party, denominated the ' Young Ire land' party, have a tendency to infuse into the repeal agitation a spirit with which we caunot sympathise; that we are sincere and uncompromising professors of the doctrine of moral force, and have joined the Associa tion on the faith of this doctrine being its foundation, and shall remain members of it so long only as it con tinues to be so. ' " Resolved—That we tender our gratitude and praise to Mr. John O'Connell, for the prudence and energy which he displayed in the meetings of the Association on the 27th and 28th of July, and on the many other occasions that he has shown himself worthy of his coun try and of the name he bears. " Resolved—That our warm thanks are due to our venerated bishop, for convening and presiding over this meeting, and that he is requested to transmit the fore going resolutions to the Liberator." These resolutions were also entered on the minutes, after which Captain BRODERICK', at Mr. O'Cotlnell's request, read the following document from the Bishop of Cloghtr, ap proving of the course pursued by the Association in opposition to Mr. William S. O'Brh n and his party:— " Clogher, Sept. 5. "My dear Mr. O'Connell,—lt affords me the greatest pleasure to have to forward to you the accompanying resolutions, which, within the last few days, have been unanimously adopted by the clergy in their conferences, over which I have had the honour or presiding. On the subjects to which they have reference, I have good rea son to know that these resolutions not only speak my own opinions, and the opinions of the clergy, but also the opinions and feelings of the whole body of our people in this part of Ireland, who, having always placed them selves under your peaceful guidance, see now more than ever the necessity of adhering with unshaken fidelity to the principles of peace and order in which you have §o long and so successfully laboured to promote the true interests and happiness of all classes of the community. I constantly pray that the Almighty God may long pre serve you to promote these important objects, and bestow i his ckoicest blessings upon you in this life and in the life to come.—l have the honour to be, my dear Mr. O'Connell, your most faithful and most obliged humble servant, \ " f C. MACNALLY." "DIOCESE s Ol , CLOGHEit. " On the 27th and 31st ult., and on the Ist and 2d of this present month of September, the following re solutions were unanimously adopted in the Clogher, En niskillen, Clones, and Monaghan districts, by the clergy assembled in conference; the bishop presiding:— "' 1. Resolved unanimously—That we deem it cur duty, at this particular juncture, to express our warmest approbation of the principles on which the righful claims of Ireland are advocated by our beloved Liberator, Mr. Daniel O'Connell, who possesses now, as he has always possessed, our fullest and entire confidence; and that we are determined to co-operate with our people in supporting him in his exertions to obtain for Ireland a restoration of all her rights, and more especially of domestic lk gis lation, by purely peaceable and constitutional means— the only means which he ever contemplated or we could sanction. " ' Resolved unanimously—That we likewise deem it our duty, at this time, not merely to offer to Mr. John O'Connell, the worthy son of the Liberator, the warmest expression of our gratitude and thanks for the zeal and ability, and uniform integrity of purpose, with which, since his first appearance in public life, he has - on all occasions advocated the true interests of Ireland; but also to express the joy with which we behold him sustaining the peaceable and constitutional views of his illustrious father, and walking in every respect in his footsteps, creating thereby a well-founded hope that the name of O'Connell will long be a bond of union and strength to all who desire the peace and happiness of the people. " 3. Resolved unanimously—That we have seen with pain and disappointment the late session of the Imperial Parliament come to a close without the repeal, or even a change or modification, of the odious Bequests Act and Irreligious Colleges Bill, measures which were adopted, and which have been partly carried into opera tion, in utter disregard of the feelings and opinions of the great body of the Catholic bishops, clergy, and people of Ireland; and that we, therefore, most earnestly entreat the liberal constituencies of Ireland, at the next general election, to instruct their representatives to prevent, so far as they can, all improper legislative in terference in the concerns of our holy religion, and, above all things, to guard us against the mockery of having offered to us as boons measures which involve the compromise of the dearest interests of religion, and fill the minds of the Catholic people of Ireland with disgust and abhorrence. " , 4. Resolved unanimously—That, notwithstanding our anxiety for the diffusion of knowledge, we can never give our co-operation and support to any system of educa tion intended for our people, in which the authority of their pastors will not be fully recognised, and that no system of education can or ought to give confidence and satisfaction to the Catholic people of Ireland, which will not be based on Catholic principles, and placed under Catholic control. " C. M'NALLY, " ' FRANCIS MAGUIRE, Sec.' " Besides the subjects comprised in our resolutions, some matters of the utmost importance . regarding the national system of education, engaged our mot serious attention at our meetings ; and, although in obedience to the instructions of the Sacred Congregation, we ab stain from publishing any resolution or discussion thereon, it may be right to state, that it is the unanimous prayer of the clergy that the archbishops and bishops of Ireland would, at their next general meeting, take the whole subject into their consideration, with the view of enforcicg the conditions and recommendations on which the national system of, education has been tolerated by the Holy See." Mr. O'CoNNELL moved this document's insertion on the minutes, and alluded to the separation with the " Young Ireland" party. He said that the first difference with them arose on the question of education; and he differed with them on the subject of the infidel Colleges Bill, because the heads of the Holy Church, of which he was an unworthy member, disapproved of it, and lie never attempted to disagree with aunt, for he knew that they could not be wrong—and the propriety of the protest against that measure was fully borne out by the news they had lately received from Reme.—(Hear, bear.) ssed. Mr. ciaamtas.seconded the motion, which was pa of price, GILBERT'S MODERRLDATLAS OF THE WO. N P A art V. This serial is one of those aptly dedicated to the million. It will afford endless instruction as an ac curate geographical reference, and endless amuse ment to those who relish imaginary travelling. LOWE'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. A most suggestive subject is selected for the opening paper to this month's magazine—" Chris tianity and Railways." At first the title might be regarded as a forced antithesis, but intrinsically the article is one of the deepest importance. It will be perused with interest, as will most of the other con tributions. ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Part V. This splendid series of engravings, copied from the canvass of eminent masters by the needles of eminent engravers, is not merely as excellent as upon its commencement, but is infinitely more merito rious. " The Jew's Harp," by Sir David Wilkie, is capital. The cross hatching is clear and neat, and the effect of the whole true to the original. The player looks the vibrations of the harp's tongue ! A most interesting picture of Napoleon in the prison of Nice, 1794, follows. It is a clever representation of not the least singular or romantic , incident in the histdry of the greatest of men. " Going to the Ferry," by \Vouvermans, is an engraving worthy of accompanying the two preceding ones ; the original painting is too notoriously admirable to require any commendation. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Fart VII. With this seventh part concludes the first volume of this admirable periodical. The public will cherish such an intellectual weekly organ, if it can discri minate—which we believe. To the eminent writers, the accomplished editor, and the enterprising pub lisher, we tender our congratulations on the prosecu tion of their " labour of love" so far, and our ac knowledgments for the pleasure and information they have afforded us in so doing. TIME TABLES, ON A NEW AND SIMPLI FIED PLAN. By Thomas Reader. These tables show by inspection, without any cal culation, the number of days from any given day in the year to any other day, and will therefore won derfully facilitate all operations connected with the discounting of bills, and the calculation of interest on banking and current accounts; and from their simplicity of arrangement, facility of reference, and extensive applicability, cannot but be of the greatest service in all cases where calculations of time are re quired. Indeed, no counting-house can be considered as completely furnished if these tables are not to be found on its shelves. KNIGHT'S MONTHLY VOLUME. Part 111. This part consists of a reprint of Lord Brougham's two celebrated discourses ; the first, on the Objects, Advantages, and Ple asures of Science, which was originally published as the introducy treatise to the the " Library of Useful Knowledg tor e ;" the second, on Objects, Pleasures and Advantages of Political Know ledge, which was published at a later period in an in troductory treatise to Lord Brougham's " Political Philosophy." state. MAILS FOR NEW YORK AND SOUTH AMERICA. Tuesday a notice was issued at the General Post Office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, that the Great Western would convey a mail for New York rid Liverpool on the 12th instant, and that the Antelope (O'Brien) steamer would carry out mails for Bahia, Pernambuco, and Rio Janeiro via Liverpool on the 10th inst. The Court of Assizes for the Ardreche was en gaged on the 28th and 29th ult. on the trial of M. Closet, late mayor of St. Felicien, up . 0n.17 charges of forgery, and 23 charges of peculation in the exercise of his offi cial functions, although he possessed a fortune estimated at upwards of 200,000 f. Twenty-one witnesses were examined, of whom only eight were called for the de fence. The jury acquitted him of forgery, but found him guilty on the charges for peculation, with extenuat ing circumstances. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and to remain for three plus more de prived of his civic rights.—Paris paper. MURDER IN BELGIUM.—A murder, attended with singular circumstatuces, took place in the night of Sun day last, at the hotel of the Red Lion at Tirlemont (Belgium). The host and hostess were alone, and, having finished the business of the day, were about re tiring to Teri when a neighbour demanded admission, and on enteng said that he had come to spend with them some of the profits of his business. T wihnee three sat down to table and commenced drinking . Their sitting, enlivened by jokes and cheerful conversation, was kept up until a late lwur. .About half-past one they all began to complain of drowsiness. The landlady retired into an adjoining chamber and w as soon as observi leep. After taking a concluding glass, the visitor, ng it was then too late to return to his own house, pro posed to pass the re main der of the tke land nigh t lord wh w ould noere he was t in a chair. This, however, allow, saying that he would go upstairs and fetch a mattress for him. While he was a bsent for this purpose the man went into the room where hich the hostes s was asleep, and, passing a he had made a noose over her neck, su ead. ddenly pulled it tight and left her, as he imagined, d He then re-entered the room where they had been drink ing just as the husband returned. The mattress was arranged, when the man proposed that the landlord should also lie down on it for the night, as in all proba bility his wife was fast asleep, and it was a pity to dis turb her. This proposition was unfortunately assented to. The landlord, overpowed by his potations, was soon asleep. Then the man rose and attempted to strangle him in the same manner as he had before adopted to wards his wife. A desperate struggle ensued, but in the end the assassin gained the mastery, and his victim lay . dead at his feet. He next took a light, and going up stairs took away about 900 f. in money. He then eft the house, closing the door after him. In the morning the inhabitants finding the house remained closed, be came alarmed, and calling for the aid of the police, the door was forced, when the bodies were found as above described. The poor woman was still alive, and by the aid of restoratives recovered sufficiently to state what had occurred, and to declare the author of the crime to be a neighbour, named Charles Verbeist, a tobacconist. He was immediately arrested and sent, to prison, deny in however, any connexion with either the murder or deny the e robbery. The woman remains in a most dangerous e „