The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-26 00:00:00

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The Tsuoton Stakes at Taunton on Monday were ,„7, 0 ' , 0 e-relusion, it w a s th oug h t, for M a d ame ilnar,on Or Sleepin , " Partner ; the consequence was that u. A'cw Odlh2ra wets the only ono sent to lace tuple, the refi t b e i ng frights away. He went for a purpose, for, a ft er a goo d race , h e won ver y cleverly : another specimen of the glorious uncertainty of turf certaiutier. Of the racing a: Radcliffe the ru n nir of Exact is a protnincnt feature; on the first day winning the Two ars oht Stakes easily by two lengths, beatieg, among t)til(r s , Broughton -02e horse of dubious pedigree—who could not live the puce. Yesterday she won the Bury pure. almost as eAily as the preceding race, fr)rn Au s the only cliffe-cm° being that the race was drawn littl e finer, n (l42 'ionday Littl e Davie ins the Wiltnn Cup by a -- ," 1 4 " 1 among others, Lerrywhent. Yesterday t animal wits ttst, Manchester Cup Clever y, heating Mary Nobbltr (who heat him in the furtn " 'Lice) ca , ilv; Mary No:bier running second in th e Wilto n end third in the Mancise,ter Cap. This a tt , t ' i4 " l of 0 tb.trne'a (Little Davie) will be a very useful ko.tne of tilt, small autumnal handicaps; but as his rac e for the Wilton Cup, when there was only a neck between biro and Mary Nolab'er, and the same between 1 1 ) 1 ! sre L9rrywhent, who carried 6st 9 1 b to Little o it's 6:,t, it is evident that Lerrywhent is three or I t r ,Pclunds better than Little lle.vie. races seem to have been the order of the day at Leugh L'awn having had great difficulty in hcenlDg the S tewar d s ' C up f rom B ar b a ta, and only by a .ead. tiAnduloon. previou s to his defeat by Exact, had won e H eaton Park St a k e s with the most luxurious ease hu e n t " lengths ; bei ng a n additional certificate of excel ce in Exact. Th e E o .c, t h e ~n..na Races have furnished one great fact in not j, e rY easy victory of Frantic for the Queen's Plate Auhin "tng having had a chance with him from end to (ad 1. double nearly all the way, and, had his jockey vu, could have gone in alone; and yet he beat some ereditalde platers in the shape of Dame Tattle, Sanita, awl Butterfl ueTrsouhierulti,ite l nt i ly or na s e e, de Stakes were won by Azad, a very who will be heard of satisfactorily in 414 Of the small races at the Newmarket October raeeting. M ' 13ilb errY. receivin g 381b s f or th e y ear f rom Hesse n tour Only just m anage d to w i n b y a very s h ort l engt h ; b e e, conc(cling to Constantine 241bs for the y ear , Shag him cleverly for second place. b ,As I anticipated, Aaron Smith on the Tradesmen's s ate at D erby yesterday; but I did not at all anticipate B„ in g,Weath e rgago in the second place; and, like %V:a fly iu the amber, wonder how the devil he got wiThat there w as some great mistake made in the trials .ohttbette. some time ago is now quite clear; for, what and die her out a good animal after the first ordeal, and ad one after the second, she comes out yesterday Poses the a field of four, all of whom I had, on the to stre n gth of the aforesaid trial, supposed to be superior r • This running has undeceived me on that point. i nli W s i t fine race i n f or the Grand Stan d Pl ate, b etween t h e isv at , e p t Y Don Carlos, and Carinetta, terminated in Other of the first -named by a short half-leng /t th; the r . two made a d ea d h eat of it for second. 0_ tlBmy intention to publish to-morrow a small budge *(4r.ger news.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., 26. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE. Th a in , EGAM RAC 50 ES.—WEDNESDAY. -411 el - p - .rs H ' Plate of soya. (haldicap). Three kr. I , h quarters of a mile. 4; J O Royal Blood, 3 yrs, let 71b (Hiett) 1 ••J 0 • kr , nPS 8 Heroine, 6 yrs, Set 121 b (Fleiman) 2 . eSclit's V entre-a-Terre 4 yrs, 7st ...(Barker) 3 r. " as ° ' a r ' 7 1 101 b ...(Hammond) 0 Mr, ~ ti s armoot, 4 yrs, s ••• Mann) 4r, e t s hur attee Carbuncle, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (G. 0 k 18.1,8rnard's y Isab 3 yrs, 7st (Arthur) 0 Mr, ‘'handler's Prince Rupert, Est 101 b ...(Rickards) 0 l'. ban kr Dary a Freestone, 3 yra, 6st 10lb (Sabin) 0 31 . linfe'l Rage, 2 sst 911) . (Kendall) 0 Mr, Shrana t ' Michaelmas yrs,Maid, sst 71b (Bundy) 0 liettin (1 a tole, „R - -3 to 1 agst Blood Royal, an He ide I,.l.'sge went offwith the lead, which she held to 8 hal l when to the three horses N ice . stance, %viten she gave way . . h e , 4 , 1 1 the j u d ge; f rre Blood Royal winning, after a close half ale a meek ; Heroine beating Ventre-a- e h by aft, r 7 Length. The rider of Michaelmas Maid was t_ rew n lhati P 4 "ing the winning chair, and was a good de a l T he eZ: Rue in 1 min. 17 sec.: ula* tia Charts Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30_ Ildfled two yrs old, 7st; and three, 9st; mares and geldin g allowed 31b; winners extra, and allowances i Itt t d ;cl u-t h '" b e :' se ; F t e h i d e " 7' , kr de maidens; See. T.Y.C. inner to be sold for 200 goys., i (Sabin) 1 6st 611) hit t i , l Y'B Tavistock, Tat 3lb (G. Mann) 2 Ai r. e.llha Anxiety, ' 6st Blb (Hiett) 3 11;4. tteathcote's loholski, 6st 111 b (Arthur) 4 and , i t e tn ,g -- 7 to 4 eget Pride, 5 to 2 each agst Anxiety bs t ,,, `/Latoek, and 3to 1 agst Tobolski. A fine race . wi, 1 7 4 the first two, Pride, who made all the running, The es in 6 Y a neck only. Run in 1 min. 17 sec. 1 0 ,;‘, j , l " o s Plato of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 71b; lade' -3t ; f ive, 9,t 71b; six and eged, 9st 101 b. Two 4,.. GS and distance k r . itreYille's Frantic ; 3 yrs, 7st 71b ......(Flatman) 1 ke. I.4%3l,lle''''' plum.) Tattle, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Hammond) 2 Mr. G ' deer Sana 3 yrs, 7et 71b .... -(H1(31.0 3 Mr, 13 . 0 "-Nirl'j" l ßattering, a- 3 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Kendall) 4 Ile ' '' ''''' a n'e Tie 5 yrs, 10 . ttin g __ n Fly , o, 9 st 7113 (F. Balchin) 5 5 to 1 agst Butterfly, and ke e . 4 ) ll l t t i ikir , , , ,. ' eu to y , t ot o h n er i . iantic, Dame Tattle made all the run rY te e rl e ' mllf- v p the distance, when she was passed flak - irourit: ' :;b u o - won in a canter by a length and a The f u n in 3 min. 5S see add-ediTatnur Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 td 103 t; four, llst 111); five, llst 8 1b; 4. three yr. 0, , e Ist 10tb; the second horse to save Il ia st 11,andma4-d'• l eer to be sold for 250 soya. if de tn'itidtLdk - —a- winner d l a n llowances if to be sold for less. Mr,&c.,. :, -n 6 One mile and a half. ai r. 8 . etnen rid e rs. esp o rwart's 13orde.aux 5 ) is, lOst 101 b (Mr.L.Fox) 1 li t e , 4o why'eßeebeeßu i nn?o. s:yrs, 10st101b(Oaner) 2 lodsbutgh'sliambletontan,lost (Mr.os . baldesto_n) 3 eat , . b le .‘lng--2 to 1 on Bordeaux, who waited on Ham % t naian into the distance, and won in a canter by 1e v-4e lergths. Run in 3 mi n . 2 sec. h -0 v4ham Stak( s of 5 soya, each, with 25 i ad . ded; the „le yrs aids, 7st; four, B s t 41b ; fi ve , 8 3 t 10,b, six te - ;" aced, 9it 1111); mares and geldings allowed 31b; 'ir:lora extre, Horses entered to be sold for '2OO 11:„t• all 31b; 1501. 91b; 1001. 12lb; 801. 161 b; and k,,./., 211 e. Rents, one mile. (5 Subs.) kr . s W h t lliam's Amber Witch, fist 91b (Kendall) 1 1 ~kir. -- T r i"'s Woodlark, (804 7st 51b (Hiett) 2 2 8 1r: lj,j, c "ti'B Gaiety f, (50/.), Get 31b (Rickards) 4 3 Th e Miss Goldsmidt (501) 451,13ib (Steel) 3 4 4._ e first h "ro I t , t ,. was eeat won by a length, and the second by .. lt sy ; jt/ ' FrOd uf : ,i ' ' lO seen from t h e re t urn s that the two first races °at by t '," Very cl ose contests, an d that the sport, eked " at e, was u to the Runnymede average; in tei4netet, however, up was mediocre, the Queen's Plate ptp et g out as 4 41 t'n ver : r ed it weulci be, -nd the other events exci i g d y . great a certainty as almost everybody I nee t - rtest. The weather was delightful, and the attend day s, ,'erebly 200 d, but, compared with previous "grand shoeed marked falline-ofr. , ST. LEGER BETTING. u to 4 agst Stockwell. 12' .."- 1 Daniel O'Rourke (token). 1 1 -- Caraeara, (taken). b l . .2 _.... 1 thel t 1)411 O'R, ""--- Herbirger. b ed 0 ,. - Alike, in the course of the meeting, was ilaiel o,%oabout 1,5001.; 600 to 40 was laid against T. ;I trite and Songqrese. Ile Stew'l44l-)CLIFFE RACES.—TUESDAY. . . 6 "8. Steward Cup of 40 soya., added to a Handicap of P i i % l4 es, e ,. 4 1; lho winner pays 5 sovs. towards !x - 7ser a latile, - \ 44 the second saves his stake. One mile. Mr, i l f',.'tiii , k • t'uso ,Il ' a Lough Bwn 7st 51b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. w , n , I1 a , (Carroll) 2 lir, alter,' is, g nats. 3 yrs. 4st 121 b k; ii arg4av ( rn.) 3 0 bo ! , kid of TeamValley,7st 91b , : ‘, 4; Pr aw son , ,% B , o tbe.ldeston, 7st 121b..-(W• Sharpe),r'.; IC hose ; 4 fie Iteliaa 5 yrs, 7st 91b ......... t.l-1°) 0 '• J re -4 8 Lad y ' 78t 71b ...(Oates) 0 li ctt a . B L , , Jersey, 6 yrs, k ti .i n0tt...._.. olster to Fencer, 5 yrs, 53t 121 0 b( s y s e t e d l e e s ) ton 0 , Ot t b i i to , -..5 0 , ° . ser,,,. r 4 asst Barbata, 3 to 1 agst he s'a se .°- ugh Bawn. Won by a head, same e Itadpi, L .„"ud sad third 4(l ea.""e St. La . o f 5 sovs. each, and 25 ai e , co ts e, Leger S takes ie.'?'be t tn k . Sat 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst 211); the t.t)/ "„ua sold for 100/ , unless entered for less; if Ice l i F ll al : s i o ' n ed 51b; 60t, 9111; 401., 141 b; 301., 211 b; C4ls. b' ( 7 e ne this year, 51b extra. One mile and a , .ula< ) -ss. - - , 4 0 ,, ~-, kr r t i n Se r ,', B u aY and Martin (30/.) ......(Aldcroft) 1 /4 ' u aai ; 4'4 r eady Hesketh (30/0 O t 'ia 4 11 2 1, 4 by h a l f : E nchantress (301.) (Wells) 3 ......... (Cerro ) t) Pr e O, kegth. The winner sold for 58 guincae. Sir h u tlandicap of 5 revs. each, and 25 added. Ono k r :a k llnt Tile and a dis. (12 Subs.) i _kr. ~l i kit bS t i 8 I magination, 4 yrs, bat 81b (Neale) 1 ale s i feree, - 8 Rvadne, 3 yrs, E s t 131 b ...(Aldcroft) 2 k r‘ ',lit % .n4ton's Rachetee, 3 yrs, Sat 51b (Carroll) 3 44 . '. ()Zee o, baldeston, Bst sth .. (W. Sharpe) 0 Cee °fl aw -ril es The Cutler, 4 yrs, 7st 41b(Osborne) 0 et 0 - a , . . h • Qeote, „, 'm. 6 yra, Est 12Ib (Astel) 0 t e4 e ttie it , 1 sly, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Wells) 0 I+ ; 1 to i s `' to 4 agst Rachet6e, 5 to 2 sgst Osbaldea- W r iatl e agBt Evadne, sto 1 eget Cauriri. Won by i c i l S ellin g a , Itriree y r ,"lkt2s of 3 soy. each, and 20 added, for t6O ;aged, ;ag ed, e n td, ist 121 b; four, 9st; . five, 9st 71b; six 11 *4 , 04 ' , t 1 01 b; mares and geldings allowed 3ib; e l ''' al NO to be sold for 1201., if entered for 1001. al- A.C ) : 41 . a l eri?" 801 ,101 b; for 60/, 141 b; for 40/, 2 llb; "10 ‘ 7,tnil,,, '.; The second saves his stake. Heats. Al t „" iilk„;" 8 quarter. (5 Subs.) k r '„_it,,,,,, - Alma, 5 yrs (30e)...(Charlton) 5 1 1 14 ' nrak• - `, - 8 Cripo, K ate s c o / ) ..(Carroll) 4 2 2 )4:: Ji , l ll Z, ", May blossom, (4 ' o/ . . ( Wells) 1 3 3 T1k 0 ,, 14 8 bnXbUrY, 5 yrs (301.) (Curse) 2 0 dr rson' Ruse, 4 yrs (30/.) (Aldcroft) 3 0 dr ti l , 13 Won by a head. I s e ,, ury pure e WEDNESDAY. t;) i ll ' Eke) ; re Of 301., added to a sweepstakes 0 9 f Bt s ; 1 4 8 a " geld'two yrs old, 7st, and three yrs, 50 _. Itr. eatt.botititobiliocrilti,rtis k o Ys Etr, 31,..1ngs allowed 3ib ; winners of a clear a l I h nlay, 51 ' , two, or the Two years old Stakes 0 )4 . ree. q , la 0 two, The Second saves his stake. Audubon,t9f aExact, mile. 22 Yir(B3B '' . t . l . b .. 3. ( ) Oalsorne. jun.) 1 ug.....3 01. .... ..... .... t nu EZ%ala NY ou by a neck. : (Carroll) 2 SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1852, The Maincheater Cup of 501., added to a handicap cf 10 soya. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared; the winner to pay 10 sons. towards expenses, and thi-i st.cind to save his stake. One mile and three-quarters. (20 Subs., 11 paid.) Mr. Bothwell's Lorry Whent, 3 yr 3, 6;t 91h(Aldcroft) 1 Mr. James na Sister to Fencer, 5 yrs, 63t51b (Voile) 2 Mr. W. Phillips's , iary Nobbler, aged, Est 61b (Hall) 3 Mr. Worthington's Biehet'63, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Carroll) 4 • Mr. Henderson's Crabby, aged, Est 91b ...(Morton) 5 Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 6 yrs, Bst (Osborne) 6 Betting-6 to 4 egst Mary Nobbler, 2to 1 apt Lorry Whent, 5 to 1 agst Sister to Fencer, 5 to 1 agbt Crabb, and sto 1 agat Alp. Won by a neck; two lengths be tween second and third. The Scurry Stakes of 3 soya. c ach, and 20 added. Three quarters of a mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Chilton's Audubon, 2 yrs, bit (Carroll) 1 Mr. Walker's Alma, 5 yrs, B,t 21b Mr. Williins's May-Blossom, 3 yrs, fist 70) (Alderoft), Captain Scott's Day and Martin, 7st 41b (Osborne), and Mr. Saxon's Cauriri, Bat 51b, also ran. Won by two lengths. _ _ DERBY RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Produce Stak,-8 of 10 SOW. each, and 50 added; colts Bst 71b, fil ies and geldings Bst 31b. Ono mile and a half. (16 :-iubs.) Mr. IL E ch f Bal7etto, B,t ...(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. W. Jepson's Bess of Hardwicic, Bst (W. Sharpe) 2 Mr. G. Barton's Bethgelert, Bst 41b (G. 021 et) Mr. John Scott's Dun Carlos, Bst 41b (Elarrisoa) 0 Mr. Copeland's Director, Bst 71b ... . ..(Marlow) 0 Betting—Even on Bothgclert, an d 3 to 1 each apt all the others. Won by a head after a lino race with three; half a length between second and third. The Grand Stakes of .5 ECM. each, and 40 added, for three yrs old and upwards. Ono mile and a half. (3 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Infidelity f, sst 91b (Ashmall) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Carinetta, 3 yrs, sst 51h (50/.) (Wells) 0 Mr. J. Scott's Don Carlos, sst 51b (501) (Sherwood) 0 7to 4 on the filly. Won by a head; a dead heat for second place. The winner was sold for 105 guineas. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 soya,, added to a handi cap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; the winner to pay 20 soya. expenses, and the second to save his sake. Two miles. (26 Subs., 15 of whom declared.) Lord Calcdon's Aaron Smith, 7st Sib . (W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. T. Part'a Weathergage, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Charlton) 2 Mr. R. E. Oliver's Sir Rowland Trenchard, 7st 71b.. 3 Mr. T. Parr's Carinetta, 3 yrs, 6st 9 1 b (Wells) 0 Mr. Drinkald's Snarry, 3 yrs, sst 6lb (T. Sherwood) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Weathergage, 2to 1 agast Snarry, 3 to 1 agst Aaron Smith, and 4 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard. Won cleverly by half a length, Sir Rowland Trenchard a bad third, and Carinetta beaten off. The Maiden:Plato of 30 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous. each, for three yrs old and upwards, about one mile and a half (4 Subs.), was won easily in two beats by Mr. Coates's Hated, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Charlton), beating Lord Chesterfield's Bihar, 3 yrs, 7st (Ashmall), Doctor Buck, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (West), and The Drag, 5 yrs, Bst 6lb (White). TAUNTON RACES.—Frasr DAY. The Taunton Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 30 soya. added. One mile and a half. (11 Subs.) Mr. G. Drewe's Odiham, 4 yrs, Bst (G. Knight) 1 Mr. Crossing's Madame Wharton, 4 yrs, 8s 51b 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, Bst 71b... (Yates) 3 Won by half a length. The Ladies' Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, for three years old and upwards, once round and a dis (3 Subs.), was won in two heats by Mr. Elwes's John of Berwick, 5 yrs, got 51b, beating Surge, 7st 81b, and Fazeley. 9st 101 b. The Innkeepers' Plate of 20 sows. and a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, were won cleverly in two heats by Sleeping Partner, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Yates), beating s Phan tom and John of Berwick. A Handicap of 2 soya. each; and 15 soya. added; one mile and a half, was won by Mr. Cathie's Surge, 7st 71b, beating Madam Wharton, Bst 101 b, and Cingari, 7at 101 b. ROYAL IRISH AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION IN KILLARNEY. We have often referred with admiration to the perse• vering and successful exertions of the Royal Agricul tural Society, and of the Rayal Dublin Society also, during all the distress and difficulties of the past eight years. Their annual exhibitions—latterly fully equal to any similar displays in England or Scotland—have given a decided impulse to agricultural enterprise. The recent exhibition in Galway, under the auspices of the former society, ailorded most gratifyicg evidence of steady improvement in Connaught, which had been not very long since in a state of utter prostration. We are happy in being enabled to announce that the next annual exhibition of the Agricultural Society will take place in Killarney. and that wo can con gratulate our friends in Kerry and the adjoining counties upon an arrangement calculated to confer so much advantage upon that part of the country. The necessary preliminary steps for effecting that object were taken, before the close of the Galway Exhibition, by Mr. Ilene Mahony, with the earnest co-operation of that sterling friend of Ireland, Mr. William Dargan, who has generously volunteered to give the necessary indem nity to the society, on his own account for 5001. But we are confident that the gentlemen of Kerry will gratefully and thankfully decline his offer, which, however, has se cured the holding of the Cattle Show for 1853 in Kil larney. We have learned that Mr. St. John Jeffreys, of Blarney Castle, although he has not an acre in Kerry, has joined Mr. Mahony in tendering his subscription to wards the indemnity fund of 500/. In short, the matter is settled, and it only now remains to adopt all needful measures for rendering it completely successful. We have some reason to believe that the Queen and Royal Family contemplate a visit to this city curing the Great Exhibition of 1853, which owes its origin to the public spit it and munificent enterprise of Mr. Dugan. From the Irish capital her Maje s t y and her illustrious consort might proceed, by the rail way constructed by him, to visit the far-famed scenery of Killarney, at the opportune period of the Cattl e Sh ow. This would in• deed b e a ro yal progres s , t h e very an ticipation of which would cheer the hearts of her M°.lesty's to and y devoted subjects in this porti on o f h er realm. The Irish and English Yacht Club s wou ld h ave it in their power to contribute to the usefulness and glory of the event by having their Regattas for 1853 at Bantry Bay and at the Kenmaro River. This is a subject in which our hopes and feelings aro deeply engaged; and, because we see the prospect of great advantages for the country, we ear nestly urge the necessity and duty of prompt and cordial co-operation, on the part of all who have the means of promoting the grand object we seek to accomplish. When our gracious Sovereign paid her first visit to Ireland, the country was but struggling out of the diffi culties of a terrible famine. That period of disaster has passed away; and with the brighter prospects that now open upon us, we would hail with joy the second advent of our beloved Queen, to receive renewed pledges of affectionate loyalty from her Irish subjects.—Dub lin Evening Post. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GRIAT NORTHERN RA ILWAY..- (Miles in work, 2851 Return of Traffic for the Week ending Aug. 15, 1852: Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £8,490 12 7 Merchandise and minerals ... 5,274' 1 2 Cattle ... ... 308 9 8 Total .. £14,073 3 5 Corresponding week, 1851 (2411 miles): — Passengers, parcels, &c. £10,553 19 2 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 4,229 8 3 --- Total ... ...£14,783 7 5 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Aug. 22. £21,137 14 11 Corresponding week in last. year (260 miles open) .. ...£19,128 7 8 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAu.wer.—Traffics for the week ending Aug. 22: RAILIVAL Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £3,397 14 4 Goods ... ._ ••• ... 670 12 11 as, I'IRET of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. oee of the Western States of Arne fie-, before civilization tied entirely conquered nature, considerable annoyance was experienced from the multitude and ferocity of the indigenous bear:, and to such a pitch did the evil arise that it was taken under the immediate cognizance of the local Govt rn ment. 'With the view of acc..lerating the extinction of this troublesome tribe, these authorities recurred to the ingenious and highly p-pular machinery of " bounties"—that i 3 to say, they promised to pay from the common tree , ury a certain sum for every bear's head that was produced. To be sure, it was already the interest of every man to lend his best aid to the extirpation of a plague from which he, as well as all the rest, was suffering; aryl, if the work properly pertained to the people, it could hardly be requisite to pay the people fur doing it. However, the terms were published, and the coffers of the State were pledged to a fixed premium upon slaughtered bears. The new pursuit thus opened was followed with ala crity by a good many woodsmen, but to none did it appear so profitable as to a certain citizen, highly dis tinguished for his intelligence, but not hitherto re markable for excellence in sportsmanship. At last the steady and increasing supply of bears' heads from this quarter attractt d some close inquiry, when it was discovered that the producer had been privately breeding the animals to a very large extent. The " bounty" awarded by the State was sufficient to render bears a profitable agricultural stock, and was accordingly made instrumental in perpetuating the identical race it was designed to extinguish. On the practice being denounced as unlawful, and the pre miums being withdrawn from this home manufacture, the proprietor, it is said, at once turned his whole stock into the woods, and thus supplied the neighbour hood with rather more hears, upon the whole, tban they had enjoyed before the first experiment of "bounties." Whether this story is either very true or only very well imagined we are not much con cerned to decide, but if any reader is inclined to dis miss the former supposition as intrinsically we can help him to a fact of the present day which is very little behind the American anecdote. The French Government pays a " bounty" upon the cap ture of herrings, not, indeed, with a desire to sweep the sea of these savoury little creatures, but with the " higher aim," as it is termed, of fostering a hardy school of mariners. It appears that these prize scholars repair to the British shores to fish but, as the work comes by no means .so naturally to them as it does to us, they are in the habit of pur chasing herrings from our Scarborough and Yar mouth sailors, and presenting them for payment as their own proper and original produce. So noto rious has the practice become, that overseers are now appointed to secure the Government in fair play ; and at this very moment a fine French steamer of war, with a couple of tenders, is stationed off Shields—not to protect, as Mr. Webster would express it, " the hook and line, bob and sinker" of these honest fisher men, but to keep a watch over their doings, and see that they perform the part for which they are paid. On the whole bargain, therefore, the French Govern ment first pays a gratuitous " bounty" on the take of fish, which are not taken by the alleged takers • next, provides an encouragement extraordinary for the very rivals which it is aiming to surpass; and, finally, in order to stop the cheat, is obliged to find men-of-war to prevent its own traders from defrauding its own exchequer. A more delightful illustration of Pro tection it would be hard to find. This is the species of favour for which our North Ame rican colonies have recently been petitioning. It is said that their fishermen ought to have " boun ties ;" that is to say, that, over and above the natural inducements to take fish for sale, there should be a special premium on every cod's head and shoulders, contingencyol of mariner s " t o of w a r. Now, it should be understood — if, indeed, there can payable by the State. Nothing less, it is declared, will put the colonists on a level with the Americans, whichand maintain a w i n e t ai n must that resort in the "hardy school be any misconceptions after the late discussion of the subject—that the fisheries lie off our own coasts, and not off the coasts of our neighbours ; that three miles' space, measured from the shore, is secured to us abs solutely : and that to the more distant grounds of the north we are many leagues nearer than the Ameri cans. The consequence of these advantages is that our fishermen can employ a smaller class of vessels than their rivals, and thereby start with a less expen sive outfit. The best fishing grounds lie at their very doors, and they can use light manageable nets with great effect. It was urged, too, by Mr. Everett, in his note to Lord Aberdeen, that all the rough materials of the trade—such as timber and iron, canvass and cordage, hooks and lines—were cheaper in the colonies than the States, and that the former were notoriously favoured in all facilities for salting and curing. It was in consideration, in deed, of the superiority thus enjoyed by the colonists that the protective duties of the States were instituted —an arrangement by which the Americans are sad dled with a halfpenny a pound on all the fish they consume for the satisfaction of going out to fetch it themselves instead of having it brought to their doors. Now, with the views of the United States Government in this respect we will not at present concern our selves. They have made it a duty not only to purvey fish, but to create fishermen, and fishermen have been forthcoming. On the other hand our colonies, it is said, are being fast excluded from their natural avocations under the operations of the system thus artificially maintained, and it is proposed accordingly to set them on their feet again by taking a leaf out of the Ameri can book, and protecting our seamen as well as theirs. But, we ask, where is this competition to stop ? We ma y describe the whole rivalry as a race for the working of the fisheries. The fish require men to take them, and there is a struggle between two States which shall supply these men. The British colonies have the precedence of natural superiority, which the Americans encounter by artificial encouragements on the other side. These encouragements it i s proposed again to counterbalance by colo n i a l bounties, in which event the Americans must tither increase their own protection or retire from the field. They are not very likely to adopt the hit ter alternative, so that the only discernible result is a race of folly which would end in making a dish of salt fish about as costly as a haunch of New Forest venison—a joint estimated, we believe, all forest charges included, at the value of 130 guineas, or thereabouts. But the experience of commerce is now sufficient to prove that- these artificial arrange ments are never desirable. If our colonies, with all their inalienable adventages of situation and produce, cannot find encouragement enough in the ordinary way of trade to practise fishing, the conclusion is, not that fishing should be made still more attractive by pecuniary bounties, but that some other calling must supersede it. We need hardly say, however, th at such an event is utterly improbable. No doubt the colonists would be glade of a bounty, but they are not likely to fail for want of it. The Yarmouth boatmen would still be the best herring fishers, even if Holland or Denmark gave a premium of a shilling on every fish. lIERALD.—" There is no doubt," says the Times of yesterday, " that the correct principle of taxation is, that every one should contribute to the yearly ex penditure of the country in a fixed proportion to the amount of property in his possession during that year ;" and he informs us that he is supported in this opinion by Mr. Farr, in his evidence before the Select Committee of the House- of Commons. We take leave to differ from these high authorities, and shall briefly state our reasons for so doing. A man may possess property in land, houses, shipping, or rail ways, and yet the produce of such property forms the incomes of many individuals besides himself; and, therefore, to tax him because he is the possessor, and allow all these others to escape taxation, would simply be a gross injustice. " Let the tax,' says our contem porary, " be levied on the value; of the property, no matter what they may be, the land in fee, a post in Somerset House, the Treasury, skill in healing human disorders, or in playing on the fiddle." We ask what is the property " in possession" of the man whose income is derived from " playing on the fiddle," or from hi s " skill in healing human disorders?" What is the pro perty "in possession" of a man with an income of 1,0001. a year in Consols ? and what the property ia i n possession of another who "has the reversion of rents of 1,0001. a year after the death of another party?" Again, how are we to ascertain the "capitalised value of industrial incomes, called inherent property," w h en these incomes may become doubled in real v a l ue, although their nominal amount in pounds sterling re mains the same ? How repeatedly have we been told by the Times that the pound sterling has double the purchasing power now to what it possessed twenty years ago? And another alleged high authority on such subjects, the editor of the Economist, admitted some short time back that an income of 8001. a year now was equal to more than 1,0001. a year in 1820; and in this we perfectly agree. If, therefore, by Legislative enactments, you compel the labouring classes, who produce all our material wealth, to part with twice as much of their labour, or the produce of that labour, to provide the pound sterling wherewith to pay the professional man or tax-gatherer on behalf of the fundholder, aid yet estimate the " capitalised value of their inherent property" (we like the phrase) by a common rule, and tax them accordingly, would there not be good reason to com plain of injustice and fraud, greater even than can betel any class under the existing system, bad as it may be? The really true and equitable principle of taxation is, that every member of a community should contribute to the public ex penditure of the country in proportion to the amount of national produce or income annually received by him. The Times has altogether failed to fathom the depths of this most important subject, and to enable us to reach the bottom we must first ascertain the source of all incomes ; and if we admit this to be the so il of this country and its dependencies, and the in- ! dustry of our peopl e emp l oyed thereon, or on pro d uce I obtained in exchange for our own, it will at once be seen that every uteri's income cansists of a portion of I the produce of the nation. And as the public revenue must be derived from the tame source, and is only a portion of the na ti ona l pro - lace or income made over to the state by the members of the community at large, and who would otherwise retain such portion for their own benefit, it follows indisputably, that, in a perfectly equitable system of taxation, each indi vidual should give up to the state a portion of the national pr o d uce f orming his income proport i onate t') the w h o l e amount of that produce or income received b y hi m. The man with 1,000 1. a year from la n d e d property or Consols has not, strictly speakin g , an i ncome to this extent. If he pays his lawyer and doctor 50/. ea c h, an d o th e r persons 20/. annually, out o f i t, for services rendered, this i portion of their professional incomes is derived from the same source as hi s own, and the produce of 4,0001. out o f the 33,3331. o f hi s Consols is the " capitalised value " of this porti on o f their incomes. And to charge the nominal pos sessor of this sum a certain tax uponthis 4,0001. in Consols, and allow th e p ar ties to whom the iuterest upon it is eventually paid to escape, wou ld, i n our humble opi n i on, be trIOSt 116 ust. " Let every man contribut e i n proportion to the amount of value in his p ossess i on, " says our contemporary . But there could scarcely be a more false and fatal m e th o d o f taxation adopted. The land owner, or shipowner, or railway owner may be in possession of real property ; but if, as shown above, they annually transfer a large portion of the produce of such property to make up the in comes of professional 'ne n , i n return f o r services rendered, on wh a t possible plea should the man in possession be t axe d , and the others, though de riving their i ncomes from the same source, escape? Oh ! hut, says our contemporary, 11 The 1/. paid to Dr. Chambers or Si r B, Brodie is a simple 11., while 11. from land e d estates or the funds repre sents 301. besides it se lf . " But will not this 11., when paid to the physician, represent just as much the 30/. whence it is d er i ve d as when it remains in the other's pocket? But, repeats s co t m h e e fro his „ writer,- the merchant and man u f acturer "must insure against the dropping in of hii own life, " But all men are equally mortal, and if th e land or railway pro prietor leaves to his son an i sessed property," do not th e mercantile men, the shopkeepers, the solicitors, th e auctioneers, bequeath in their flourishing and profit a b le business just as safe and good an inheritanc e ? Are there no risks in pos land, shipping, or railways---no risks in being a bond holder in a debt of 800,000,0001. sterling ? Is the income therefrom so much more secure than that of the cotton spinner, whose " property in possession" may not be valued at 20,0001., and yet may yield him an income of 2,0001. yearly ? All a d m it th e evil and injusti ce o f th e existing incom e -t ax , b u t th e "great diffi cu lty o f providing a suitabl e remedy," and which th e 7i mes so readily admits, rem much unmoved as before our contemporary under took the task of removing it. We think abolition the safest and best mode of dealing with all such inquisi torial taxes. EXCURSION TRAINS. A speedy alteration must be made in the system of excursion trains, or it will become totally impossible to pees along any of the great lines with a reasonable amount of safety. What are passengers to do? If the danger only menaced those who travelled by these ex cursion trains, we should have an easy remedy; but the fact is that an excursion train is somewhat in the nature of a cannon ball, which sweeps the surfac e of the line at uncertain intervals, and which does not invariably share the destruction it scatters around it on its progress. Perhaps it would be the safest thing a passenger could do to take his place about the centre of an excursion train. The train by which he travels will probably run into some others which may be waiting at the various stations along the line, but that will only affect the pas sengers in the first two or three carriages. It will also, in all probability, be run into by other trains, but then the passengers in the last two or three carriages will be the victims of that mishap. Meanwhile, the circumspect traveller will sit calmly i n th e m id st of the ruin around him, with his lint and diachylon ready for application, and perorate at his case rgainst the imprudence of those who have availed themselves of the regular conveyances on lines which are travelled over by excur sion trains. The system is an outrageous one, and from every point of view from which it may be regarded is obnoxious to the reproach of fraud and of a wilful dis regard of human life. If the companies can afford to carry passengers at these reduced fares, why do they not give every traveller along the line the benefit of the reduction in price? We say if they can afford to do it —that is, to carry out the operation with perfect see unity to the passengers; for it is a highly criminal act to run more trains along any flue of railway than the staff of the company can properly and efficiently manage. Now, the method by which these excursion trains are run at so very reduced a scale of fares is simply this:— a particular company engages as many servants as may be requisite for carrying on its regular business. There is just as much to do upon any line of railway as the re gular servants of the company can accomplish with reasonable security against accident. Suddenly the thought strikes some sharp-witted member of the board that, as there is still the perma nent way, the unemployed carriages and loco- motives, and the clerks, porters, and servants of the company, it would be a very bright idea to send an additional number of trains along the line at reduced fare>,. The mere existence of a discraparcy between the regular and the fortuitous fare will be sufficient to attract the public. Who would noto to Manchester and back, or to Bath and b ac k for ss. g ? If there were no other inducement, it wou l d bo enough that the toll was so preposterously s ma ll. All that the company c are for is that the receipts sh ou ld cover the costs of the journey and tae deterio ra ti on of the rolling stock, and leave something of a mar g i n over. All that remains is net profit—gained. n o d au b !, at imminent risk of life an d limb to the public—but st i ll it is gained. Accidents may occur now and then —and just now they are oc - earring with frightful f req uency —but it is pract icall y found that the impulse which prompts passeng ers to avail themselves of th ese cheap trains is a continuous one, while the terror caused by a railway .t ra gedy . is transitory in its effect, a n d does not materially affect receipts. h whic Tho frightful accident a t the Bolton station, we recorded yest e rd a y, i s a Ver y fair in s tance of the coli . sequences w hi c h resu l t f rom running excursion t r ains in so very w an t on a manner. The details of the stor y are given in a v er y f ew words. The 5.30 train from Liver .At Bolton pool was du o a t B o l ton at 7.20, but in consequeece of gross mismanage ment was tteo hours late. the passengers by this train had to be sorted out—som e i were going to M anc h ester, some to Yorkshire —fur i t just on the other side of Bolton that the line branches into two. Late as t hi s train arrived at Bolton, it went away, proportion a t e l y , still later. The carriages bad lost in separating the Yorkshire from the been indiscriminately packed, and twenty: minute' were passengers. " Only those persons," writes our ta.corres pondent, " who have seen the Bolton and rrestuu :er- Lion% and have observed how far short they are of en of rants, and not only deficient in number, but iii fnil the right stamp, can form an idea of the disgrace: train con fusion which such a scene presents." While tb still of which we have just spoken was s tanding train there came up a second train —an excursion train from Liverpool—with 36 carriages. We should, perhaps, havethe first Manchester have said that there were also 3G carriages in t came train. While these two were standing there, neat came and luggag e trains aro not often deficient in arrivedleng a fourth up a luggage train (from Liverpool to Manelsestteb? general powers of obstructiveness. Then to train. This was an excursion train from Fleetwoodfifth— Manchester, with 25 carriag es . Then came a s irgt b. luggage train laden with timber, and of enormous line, It is said that these five trains occupied a mile of h render which was hopelessly blocked up. As though 0 aem e. the situation of the unfortunate passengera ine_r_,B aloof li ng) it appears that the line for this mile exte eu series of a curve which is well nigh covered in with ° dark. small bridges and tunnels. The night was veryt a pl ace or in At the distance of a mi'e from Belton, and t a male , and called Btillfield, stands the cabin of a poin 250 yards beyond this cabin a signal post e . _ d extended mous length of trains we have desorib the cabin from the station to midway between re in this and the signal post. When matters Vlllt a sixth Position, and all five trains at a atanda from Liver train—the regular late passenger t r l i i The points pool to Manchester—came up at tell sPe • in order to man Should have shown the light signa l, but he had quietly walked away from his post a h t n a tn e l g check the speed of the advataneg tram, aarter to 9 The error it was now nearer 10 than 9*---1" been the or guished the signal light, as anpears to " a c hing extraordinary dinary practice when there was not of the advancing in the condition of the line. The driver until he arrived at first extin the signal post —a distance of only train did not sight the obstruction with frightful last carriage, into which his train ra d to pieces, and violence. the train which was run into e . Three carriages were smashed that " may be considered a most fortunate circumstance luggage train to speak eta laden with timber, or we should have lla not more far more terrible catastrophe. Providentially,fifteen persons re than on © life is in serious clang"' ba t alarming deecrip ceived wounds and inuries of a m and from the Lion. From the nature of the accident,em train was speed at which the Liverpool and ess our wonder travelling, we scarcely know how to expresserin finitely not that the consequences of the collision were morn severe. accident, obviously The immediate cause of the i ntsman from his enough, was the absence of the. P°al on an evening post and the withdrawal of the signs] the line. Thu e hen tuch wild confusion existed upon quitted his station un wretched man, who seems to have stupidity and fatigue, dc r the influence of a combination or rsatter the committed suicide about a couple of hours of his occidentsharp oceur:ed, so nothing more can be 8 0 may every now the matter. 7he best arranged sehem through the miscon duct then fail in producing its effect .. the duct or carelessness of individuals; but in . case of the now speaking it is the railway company of which we are long as they eon whole system which is in fault. s s efficient or defective tinue to work their line with an ' l3 - over again. The staff, accidents will occur over and n, n e d neglect may best evidence of their misenanagensee culaoked up, as it be found in that long mile of railway, choked of overdue luggage WAS on Monday night, with a series that should be and excursion trains. The first remedy change in the applied is rho introduction of an f extensive should not be system of excursion trains, if, indeed, they abolished altogether. Let the regular fates be lowered. was on l y 1 dayards from the --- so that passengers may go upon whtt excursions they will by the regular truins, and 19t the reguisr b us i ne of t.he lines be' conclueA without icter:cption. Tbat will constitute our best security rgiinst der ger.-- Tinics. NAVAL ILVIII.LLII-th.NCE. His Grego the Duke of Northumberland has left the Admiralty for Alnwiel: Castle, Northumberland, to co tertaia the members of the Aramelogical Institute. APPOINTMENTS. Commander Edward Wechy Vensittart (1849), pro moted from the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, ha, :ivy, nsn b ni o e hhos e leott, n Bees d3wreh a e7a p ae,fsss p rs aeos o n, declined from appointed er. in t cocn e nftli nc d ihtntii h, er t t hdecc o l di srto t ehe i r t i oeon e mpfaud e plu o t espi command t,t2hi m n. aatsmn Commander Ade in nso lieutenantat f .t a: , t h ocl e if eoouttm ß fhht et ne i eh t n t iaci e asit i r noeid n itrnea, , n.rgv.p l civ 2 sra ~ 1 ",1 wit,: a pils t ,., Douglas (1851), son-in-law of Sir W. Parker, and pro moted , t adr during or e i n nh t gi e entered at e hp d ep t oo h il e :l:6t n rr:a a l : v 2Si y :rtni i ts i te t ofo l un B lll 3 t osi l l t,e:trpaconicTaa.ssatetidyoooafhpci. yacht, tk:ani hei a a i it i i , n l, E l t rlb t l i ec. t rt i r, n tie. he served ashero at arc capture of the Woosung Wee- B 6 o acting omndasAt'learsoterrath—!Rle47:arAdl:Ausland (184") former] • Ss A ie) . c' apprentices' icaster 18 t 4 en 7) (1 , tr o , f I:1: v o o A n i p e o g r m t, r4 s ,o the Sromboli 6, csbelrecorrukegt oahrftyth'hsoemc actingt ai n nia, 104. and late of ; i n,: Ncutil2 screw troop-ship, - , Gordon C. Sinclair to the Wasp stote M itt9thm a ied sl sr e llio r iar'"u l inpi A :4ltu s : : : l : : t v i di n cre t ° — nlVl C ( :A l artir:lsleal:Bv:. alttilr:stonittlauethlllnupre;:- nalbkisesitlaitagnsthipEoDginvettrJt.oseph Williams, to the In flexible, 6, steam-sloop, Portsmouth. Nava Cadet—Hugh 13. Hamme:sley, to the San e Pareil, 81, screw-ship, Davonport. Gunner—William Dick, to the Darirg, 12, fitting at Chatham. ARRIVAL FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA.—Hound, 8, Commander Robert Hall (acting), arrived at Spithead on Tuesday night from the coast of Africa. She left Ascension the 19th July, consequently has been 37 days on her passage, not touching at Sierra Leone. She has been out two years and eight months, and has been very healthy, but has only taken one prize, and captured Some slaves. She has come recently from Princes Island. There was nothing doing on the coast when the Hound left, and no capture made. The Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Tyster, with Rear -Admiral Bruce, was at Ascension; and the Athol store-ship, Lieut. Commander Pearse, all well; and the island and ships of the squadron all healthy. The Hound has office Mr. 0 f Robert the B Penelope;o ee, principal ir. E . clerk G . Pearce, r t s h e e , Athol; and about nine or ten seamen, in valids;Dolphin 3, commander of the Penelope, who superseded Cap Hillyar, on promotion; and Lieut. Mr. Henry Temple, late commander of the Gt. B. Puddicombe, R.M., from the Tortoise guard-ship. The Hound spoke the Trincomalee, 24, Captain W. Howston, on e the 22d, in the Channel, and likewise s teamer, bearing a pendant, but she mad e Hound has been command ° no number. The under the f Acting Commander Robert Hall for the last fourteen passed a large months, and appears to be in excellent order, and re markablymorn- ing, and will be mustered r clean. She got andout her boats yesterday is the next vessel home. Then the ro meDthoelupshiaTea3m,-sloop, Commander Foote. The latter vessel had been very unhealthy, from lying at anchor so long in the Congo, but her crew were recovering. orreeliTalbot, Commodore he ne w l y ,A tt , y p p v ioliin at t e d t h C e o mc Cape, d h e a r s the will be ready for sea by the 4 th September, when she r i n e -tCCu Meander,rohnTeemdf Commodore dorom 44,1 e a v i n e o G f absence, dlie g h am an d Reach h a s. Thejoined Meander , will proceed to Portsmouth, and be paid advance, pre paratory to leaving for her destination. w comma believe, n d o f L e l i n e e W e a f s p t , h l e 4 y , ! D e u r : g w e - s s t l o e o e p m , a . t C o mmander Lord John Hay, who has recently be en in August, 1827, bec ame a li eutenant in a d m Wp a a p l o n e oo d: ln e w w t r ie s a cd s h o t, n o b i e t t:1 11; n e e list. H e is son of th e M arqu i s o f T we e d - his late uncle, Rear-Admiral Lord John tieutenant to superintendent of Devonpert Dockyard, and ri ate Greenock, now at 1846, and commander in August, 1851. He was flag- Woolwich, was sold last week to the Australian Mail built at an en Company. This ship was9.She w H a a T s y b ' e w promoted h i when n by Scott and Sinclair in 184 is of 1,413 tons, and had machinery of 565-horse power ; but, like originally legmra, and other iron screws, the Simoom, Vulcan, A could it was found on trial that she not carry her she was . taken into Woolwich, ma chinery and the proper armament and stores . of a accordinglyman of-war, dock since the 4th of March, s o c ti re h w i s decease.steam-t' g having be tried down river on been n es substituted . for her too heavylori gwo i f hn - w ea : e e r y a , esa a mhc n hea d ilnlbeearrsye.bn eg Sa turdsy, to ascertain the working state of her engines. Orders have recently been issued to prepare the Ter magant, 24, designed by Mr. Joseph White, of Cowes, has been kept in the back ground, although she is one of the few full screw-frigate, for commission. This ship, full powered screw-ships we have in the service, having en gines of 620-horse power, by Seaward, to 1,547 tons. It is high time that she should have a good turn at sea, in order to prove the economy and advantage, or otherwise, She is to of a vessel with so much horse-power to tonnage, and to ascertain whe:her it would not be advisable to give her, as they have done most of the others built at the same time, less heavy machinery. THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. We have stated that Rear-Admiral Deans Dandas, C. 8., with his fleet, left Gibraltar for Vourla, on the 16th inst. Oo the 10th 1,000 marines were landed for shore exercise, and on the 11th a body of 1,200 seamen, small-arm men, and twelve guns were landed, and were exercised on the neutral ground, in the presence of the Military Governor, General Sir R. Gardiner and staff. The seamen went through the field movements with the utmost credit, and the whole sight is described as one of which an Englishman might justly be proud. All went off exceedinwy well; • the firing was good, and not a man straggled or was intoxicated. At twelve o'clock at noon the entire force was embarked on board their respective ships, and were at their dinners. The Mediterranean squadron, we hear from all quarters, is a credit to the country, and what is more, the efficient force is a con tented and happy one. Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, left Gibraltar, on the 11th, for Algiers, thence to Malta. Spiteful, 6, steam sloop, Commander G. Parker, and Antelope, 3, steam vessel, Lieutenant Commander C.H. Young, were sent on a visit from Gibraltar to the Riff Coast, to show the pirates that the y were looked after. THE FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.—The Frenh experimental squadron anchored before Naples on the 12th. The Icing invited, on th e 15 t h, the officers to a grand dinne r on board the Neapolitan steamer the Tan crede. On the 17th another dinner was given to the French by the Neapolitan officers in the arsenal; and on the 22d Admiral de la Susse was to give a grand ball on board the Ville de Paris. The screw squadron Arrogant, 46, Captain R. S. Ro binson; Highffyer, 21, Captain Matson; Dauntless, 33, Captain Halsted, and Encounter, 14. Captain Gordon, have not yet been reported. The squadron left Gibraltar on the 11th inst. At the request of Captain Henderson, C. 8., of the Blenheim, 58, screw-ship, that vessel will proceed to sea on a cruize for three weeks or a month, to exercise her crew in seamanship and gunnery. The crew of the Blenheim are now complete, as the officers and seamen lately employed in the Odin have returned to her. The band of tho Portsmouth division of Royal Marines went to Osborne yesterday afternoon to be ready to per form in tho grounds this day, in honour of the anniver sary of Prince Albert's birthday. The destination of the Bittern, 14, Commander Van sittart, fitting at Sheerness, is to the East Indies st a ti on as soon as she is ready. Sho is to have a complement of 30 officers and men. The destination of the Daring, 12, Commander Lacon, fitting at Chatham, is the North America ai.d West Indies station. She relieves the Sappho, 12, Commander tho Hon. A. Cochrane. The Daring's complement is to ho 130 cflieers and men instead of 125. Devonport Harbour at present has a gallant appear ance. There are the Impregnabte, 78. flsg-ship; St. George, 120; Hogue, 60, screw-ship ; Edi n b urg h, 56, screw-ship; Sans Pareil, 81, screw-ship; and 21a gicienne, steam-frigate, besides the smaller craft. Archer, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, is ordered from Lisbon to Portsmouth ou the arrival there of the Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, now en route. Barraeouts, 6, steam-sloop, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, remains a short time at Madeira for the pro tection of British interests, before she returns to Spithead. Brisk, steam-sloop, will be completed for the reserved squadron at Devonport, by the 30th. Dasher, 3, steam-vessel, Commander Lofebre, having had her defects completed, has proceeded from Ports mouth to tbo Channel station. Electra, 14, at Portsmouth, is ordered to have her do feots made good for service at sea. Geysor, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, is ordered to Dcvonport from Galway, where she has been protect ing the fisheries, to refit for foreign service. Gladiator, 6, steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, is ordered to be repaired for further service. Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain lII•Dougall, will be paid off at Devonport, on the 2d of September. Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wooldrige, is now complete for service at Portsmouth. Lightning steam-tender, Master Commander Allen, at Woolwich, has been ordered to the coast of Northum berland, with a new lifeboat. Medina, 3, steam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Ba thurst, was paid off at Woolwich, from the Mediterra nean packet service, yesterday. Megwva, screw troopship, Commander J. 0. John -1 e ard w : b S e hco m p le tedtake b 2 y o t O ll troop s ciek dockyard % y V i e l s i John son, wus reody to come out of dock at Sheerness, yes wteeredkaya.fteSr: 4;h e of September, and all rPody for SKI within a Indies, Miranda, new steam-sloop, just arrived at Sheerness from the Clyde, has' been ordered t ) proceed to Le,th, pith stores to be rent to the Last Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander G. L. licathp will be wady to come out of dock at Portsmouth by tne Ist of September, arid will bo ready for sea by the 7 tb. at Odin, 12, steam-fri ga t e, was complete f or sea aVITh Portsmouth, yesterday, left the Resistance troop-shin, Co m mander Bradsha w ' a rtillery river on Tuesday, f or Gib ra l tar an d hZalta, With h store s troops and stores. Sh e returns to the river wit and the relieved artillery compani"• T. Jones, pro- Sampson steam -frigate . , While P ou t through the ceeded t o sea from Spilliead, goin g She is gone Needl es passage, at ono o'clock yesterday ' to Gibraltar. Savage old brig is fitting at Davenport for a chain. lighter for Malts. Kingco nae Sbalootn, for lO, iron screw frigate, Captain Saturday, will be complete sea at Port,smou! by She Will be tried this day. Trident stern•vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Harvey, wiil be complett,d et Woolwich this day. 6ho is to be paid odvoece wagea. Portsmouth. Tyre store•sliip, Master-Commander Wellington, will be ready to leave Woolwich with stores for Ascension and llio by the Ist of Sep:eaiber. Valorou_ss cam-ship, will be completed for the reserve squadron et Devonpert on the 31st. Vestal, 24, Captain C. B. Hamilton, at Spitbcad, is fully m r.nneJ. Rear-Admiral-Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., piid her crew advance wages yestc•rday, and she will probably sail on Saturday for Halifax. Captain - Hamilton, we are glad to hear, is better. Vivid steara-packet, Mas!f!r-Commander Luke Srei thett, arrived at Portsmouth 'yesterday afternoon, and wont into harbour to coal; she will go to Cowes this day, to embark the carrico.es and suite of the Grand Duchess Of Russia for Dover. 6 Wasp, 14, screw -sloop, Commander Lord John Hay, will be completed at Woolwich by the middle of next month. Widgeon steam-v . 03301 has arrived at Devonprt, from Woolwich znd Portsmouth, cn. route to Pembroke, to be employed es e. tog tend er , i n Le n of tim Proiperu. DEVoNPORT, AUGUST 24 . — Equestrian, convict-ship, arrived tn Monday, end communic a t e d w i t h th e autho rities at DJ:tmoor, from which place she svill complete her cottp!ent, previous to sailin g for Hobart Town. WooLwicd. AUGUST '2s.—The Trid en t steam s l oo p, Licutonant-Commauder .11a . rvey. will l eave Woolwich at sn early hour to-morrow tor Grvenhitt ie , to h ave h er compar,scs ...djusteal by Captain Johnson, and i 11 then proceed to Plymouth, and thcaco to her dvaination. The Medusl. s-ecta-vesel, Lieutenant-Commander John 0. Bathurst, was paid off at this port to-day, The The steam-vessel cent down the river ynsteratty at six o'clock A M., in charge of Lieutennt Rob ertson, and returned at five P.M., having been employed a ll d ay in trying her engines, which were found to work. well. ASSIZE INTELL/GENCE. NORTH. ERN CLEColT.—Liverpool, Aug. 19 CROSDIK V. YOUNG. This was an action brought by Ur. Crosbie, tailor and draper of Stafford, against the proprietor of The Sun, for a lib el. The defendant pleaded that hedis closed the author of the libel, and gave up the manu script, in satisfaction of the cause of action. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS, counsel for the plaintiff, stated that an arrangement in this case had been come to on both sides to withdraw a juror. Mr. WATsois, Q.C., for the defendant, said, this action is brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Crosbie, against Mr. Young, who ie the editor and publisher of The Sun newspaper, under the following circumstances:— A gentleman brought to Ifr. Young a report of a trial which took place in Staffordshire, and on the full assurance that this report was copied from the Staffordshire Advertiser, and that it was a correct report, it got into the newspaper. In a few das y afterwards an appli ca ti on was made to Mr. when he found h e h a d b een imposed upon Young, fore gave up th e name of the author; ' and there and be w ou ld have inserted anythi ng i n his newspaper to remov e any imputation from th e character of Mr. Crosbie. He believes there is n o t ru th whatever in the state ment made against Mr. Crosbie. We have, in Mr. Young, a gentleman of influence and character. Mr. Young has conducted The Sun for many years with the greatest respectability, and he regrets that such a thing should have got into his newspaper. He was imposed upon by a person whom at present I shall not name. Mr. Sergeant Mums—The only object which my client, Mr. Crosbie, has in corning here is, being a tradesman, depending on his reputation for his well being in society, he wishes to set himself right with the public and with his customers. Mr. Watson has done only what is right in withdrawing the imputa tion from Mr. Crosbie, and expressing regret. Mr. Young, no doubt, bas been imposed upon, and the re port in his newspaper was a pure fabrication, without the slightest shadow of foundation. Mr. WATSON—We have made inquiries, and we find Mr. Crosbie to be a very highly respectable man, and Mr. Young is very sorry. Mr. Young gave him every assistance to obtain redress from the author. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 25. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE GREEN. The bankrupt in this case was described as a wholesale stationer and paper-maker, of Bread-street bill, and of Postford Mills, Surrey. Ills debts are, to unsecured creditors, 1,9081. ; to those holding se curity, 5,4991.; estimated assets, 1,5301. Mr. LINKLATER said he understood the assignees required further time to examine the accounts. On the part of the bankrupt he would consent to an ad journment for a month. Adjourned accordingly. IN RE KFLLY. Charles Louis Kelly, grocer of Woolwich, applied for his certificate. His debts were 1,300/. ; assets, 764/. ; profits, 848/. ; losses, 486/. ; earnses, 9841. Mr. LINKLATER supported ; Mr. SA.NDON, for the assignees, offered no opposition ; and his honour granted a second-class certificate. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Aug. 25. (Before Mr. William ) Thomas James Holloway, a respectable-looking lad, 17 years of agy, was indicted for stealing a cloth coat, value 61 10.., the property of Capt. Win. Shepheard, R.N., his master. Mr. Payne appeared for the prisoner. The material facts of the case were these. The prisoner had been for some months in the employ of the prosecutor, who formerly resided at Woodbine cottage, Eslinr, and latterly at 102, Jerinyn-street, as messen g er and general servant, and it was part of his duty to convey articles to and from the Saner United Service Club, of which the prosecutor is a member. 00 the 22 , 1 of July he went to the club, and from a port manteau or carpet-bag which was lying in the ball, and whi c h b e l onged to Captain Shepheard, he took a ne w Coat, just sent from the tailor's, and valued at Gl. 10., and went away w ith it. On the same day he pledged it f or 11., and on the 28th he was given into custody. Captain Shepheard raid the portmanteau from which the coat was taken was at the time, if be might borrow a phrase or e xpression from his Learned Friend on the right (Mr. Payne), in transitu.— (Laughter.) When the coat was taken there was pinned to it an artificial sprig of myrtle, furnished to him by a sweet young lady in the Burlington-arcade. (The coat was produced.) Why, said the Captain (in answer to an inquiry whether he could identify the coat), here is the very pin put in by the young lady herself; but the myrtle is not here. Oh, yes, the coat is mine. My Lord, she is a very pretty young lady, but married.—(Loud laughter.) Mr. PAYNE—Mad! Why then there's a good pair of you. The Captain—Who said she was mad ? I said she was married, Sir. God forbid that I should say she was mad. Oh ne, she's not mad.—(Laughter.) Mr. PAYNE—WeII, captain, you borrowed the phrase in transitu ; now, are you yourself not always in a state of transilu? The Captain—No, I am not always in transitu. I wish I was. Mr. PAYNE—Why you are never more than a fortnight without being in transitu to a station-house. The Captaia—Yes I am, if they let me alone. Mr. PAYNE—Are you not very often at station. houses ? The Captain—Yes, indeed, I am ; but that's , not transitu—that's durance, you know.—(Laughter.) 1 , I wish y ou t o k now that no man ever y e t shook tilt, imperturb a bility of my good humour, and therefore. m you had better not try it now. But y ou -- may, yes d try; o— and you will see.—(Laughter.) I've given you warning, you know. Mr. PAYNE—WeII, are you not the celebrated Captain Shepheard who figures to often at the police courts ? The Captain—Yes, I am ; eta not responsible for all themenonsense they put in but recollect I the papers about me. Allow seen the Morning herald of t I have not.o-d to ask if you have Mr. PAYNE—No, aY ?—(Laughter.) then, I wish you had, for it The Captain—Well, contains in a letter of mine, a complete refutati^n. It does indeed. Mr. PAYNE--Were ' stabbing a man with you not fined at Brentford for I was fined 103, b th a fork ? Captain—Yes, I was. Mr. PAYNE .3 7 e magistrates. were you not ? And confined, too b the magistrates, The C ' Ca ta —no. You t that well enough. by the I was confined by the police, no magistrates. The lo3. ; fined me but very improperly,P 1 ii, too, I Y know you know th y at.—(Laughter.) for °Be d him de- Mr. PAYNE—A n d t h en you amain twinin g a portmanteau, and he proved y:_11. money ? Th e C apta in—Yes; that wars 0 owed him witness the Mr. PAYNE—A n d you produced was sent lady w i t h the lovely f oo t, the ehoP o e u , a nted the ma to China as a mo d e l, and which Y( " Loud laughter)— gistrate to look at, but berg a u_ the Exhibition foot,, ps "" 0 ? The Captain— vvith glee)-01), my friend, That is precisely sc. ( gistrate would have be en b a d how delighted th h e vi ll a- bad seen it. You would no t have laughed at c he seen it ! I wis h you I'm hanged if you w ou ld. Mr. PAyNE--13 u t you used to shoot arrows into her F The ap tai n—Ab, s sbe said.— leg, did yo u not made use of an C expression too indelicate to (lie here a nd excused hitir,elf for usin it be repeated, a common p hrasep curing the Cot!rt that it was technical in the p rofession he bs longed to.) Mr. . / , A) .„ E _And you rimused yourself sometime s Captainsometimes by biting off tails.—(Lsughter.) The --I triEd the thing once on a puppy, but did not succeed. No, I did not succeed, so I did not try the e xperiment again. Mr. PAYNE—And you used also to pull flowers of other people' s gar d ens ? Th e Captai 1-011 out , yes, hollyhocks—it was only hollyhocks. Mr. PAYNE—And you were taken before a m g i s trate for b eat i ng two b oys , an d fi ne d The Led ;and Captain a ° --- —Yes ; I was f i ne d 5 1. I was, in locked up . B ut, as you as k t h e question, l i must ex plain th e c i rcumstances . I was fi ned 51. a Saturday, a n d I had but 21. 2 . and as I couldwa not ge n t h- o fi the 3/. on t h e S un day, why, I was i n C o l db at !ids till Mond a y. I summoned the officers for what they t bad done, and shall again most certainly. I've the whole thing before her Maj esty ' s Secretary for the 1.7191ne Department, itild shall bays the offiCeza pp rgain assuredly, though • the tnngts. 4. rate I,, properly, us you know (winking at the Lie.irned Couu-0,:3) &Ls. nr , :, , ed the summons. Mr. PAYNE—ADd you " then the wind is southerly I know a hawk irc.n c handsaw—ahem, Shakspeare." The do you never quote Shalcspesre ? I beg your paHen, '4llm ycu do you should quote correctly. Just tura to ftalrlet, and see what he says on the zubj,ot of the reutherly wind, and 'hawks and handsows, tr , tl you will ye you are wrong in ycur quotation. A.benai I've a witness here to prove it. Mr. PAYNE—What, the Indy with he lovely foot, who used to live with you as your wife ? The Cop tain— ee to Net the same. It i s a lady, ththough; would you like s her Mr. PAYNE—NO, thank yott, Cnptaiu. How many times have you been locked up is st::.tion-houses ? The Captain—Which station_ was,-? you k n o w I must 14e particul ar in answering that question, as I'm on oath. Let me see—twic e :it Vine street once at Westminster. Now, mind, I give you this infbrrna tion gratuitously; it has not yet zTveared it. the papers.—(Laughter.) It was once for throwing au oyster-shell through a fanlight. Mr. PAYNE—Were you ever in a lunatic asylum ? (to the Coart)--My Lord, to that pies- C very discursive answer, if I am t o The tjan IC a m p i t t a s i t n give a answer it at all. If it can be considered a. - sc such a question lizs anything to do with the case, 1 will reply % jib pleasure; but I must go on at length if I once begir. Mr. PAYNE — Oh, very well, I will not press it. Tbe Captain—Well, I'm sorry for it. I wig had. Inansve rto (Al further questions the gAlant Captain said he had never had conversation of a loose, immoral kind with the prisoner. He might have asked him to pay a cabman for him, as any gentleman might desire his servant to do, but he had never asked him t o p ay for hi s dinners. He was not in the habit of carrying money about with him, beeause the last time he did he was robbed of sixteen sovereigns, and now he car ried not more than as many shillings. As to the state of his mind, be could refer to Sir W. Burnet, Dr. Richardson, and Dr. Anderson. He had said he should like to have the prisoner transported, but it was all out of kindness to him—(A laugh—as be (the Captain) had influential friends at the antipodes who would take care of him and bring him on in the world, while if he went to the House of Correction he would be corrupted and ruined. Mr, PAYNE, in his address to the jury, urged that the prisoner had no intention of stealing the coat. The act of pledging was not necessarily an act of theft; the prisoner had not sold the coat, and by doing so placed it out of his power to restor e it to the owner; but he had thought, from the intimate teras on which he had been with Captain Shepheard, al though he was his master, that he might take the coat and raise upon it a small sum—it was pawned for about one seventh of its value—to enable him to go into the country to see his sister. It was a dangerous prin ciple to lay down with regard to servants ; but, con sidering the extraordinary conduct of the captain, who he thought was crack-brained, and as mad as a March hare, and *he terms of familiarity be had been on with the prisoner, who asserted that he bad had repeatedly to pay for the captain's dinners, it might reasonably be inferred that he had no intention tl of actually stealin g th e coat. Mr. Oakley, a partner in the house of Fortnum and Mason, gave the prisoner a good character for honesty. The prisoner had been five years in the emp loy of the leftan u d after ra a his own lor tu accord.cons firm, and a consultation, acquitted the prisoner. The prosecutor then went to Ur. Payne dially shook him by the hand, laughing and con considerable mirth among the he c artily. He saying to " his learned friend," " Ah, rn ;us e sel by Diddler, have you such a thing as halfsa-crown about sou?" INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE. The following is the basis of a proposed arrange ment with respect to a reform in the present systeie of international postage, which has been issued in a circular under the sanction of the association recently formed at the Society of Arts. As it is essential that the postal revenue should be divided in fair proper.. tion between the contracting parties, and as it is de sirable that each country should be allowed to use its own coins, weights, and measures, in the collection of that revenue : " To satisfy these conditions," says the circular," the following plan is proposed. Let a postal union to farmed between as many countries as possible, on the following simple ground.:— " 1. Each country shalt fix a rate of foreign postage at its own discretion, provided that rate be uniform to every country in the proposed postal union, and every part of that country; and that rate shall be prepaid in all cases. " 2. Each country shall envige to receive, transmit, or delivn to its address, free of any charge whatever, any letter parsing to it free from the post-oilices of Mc other subcribing couritries. 66 Li other words, each country chall /cry a revenue on letters otittrfir6s, nuns Ott letters ice ard o . " each country would collect its own revenue in its Own Coin, wiiject to its own regulations; uniformi [ y and simplicity would be secured as fur as they arc prac tically to the Inhabitants of a country, an d revs would conic of Indeed no Government wcald enter into such an arrangement dint did so.: reeeva sa the' advantage of cbesp pistnge, and no ceunky would very long charge its cirz,ns touch more for the e atriugo of 5 letter than a strong, r would have to pay for Ulu/ reply to that letter, when the service remlcred is pre cisely the same." S - uch a plan as this requires only time and th e earnest co-operation of a f ew men to enlist the publi c , and after the public the Legislature, and after tho Legislature the Government, in favour of its prin ciple, if not of its details. The principle being ua ce concedes, the details will soon shepe themselves to the general convenience; and we cannot bring our selves to doubt hut that, sooner or later, the postage of the whole world will he Proportionately as cbcap as that of Great Britain. Public opinion difregs as to the policy of some movetnents which call th emse l ves by the name of peace ; but this is a peace movement about which there can be no difference, and which is certain to unite in its support as soon as it is suffi ciently known and proved to be practicable, men of all countries, all classes of life, and all shades of opi nion.—illustrated Lowion News. COURT CIRC ii LAIR. Her Ma GSI3ORNE, WEDNESDAY. Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by t h e Earl and Cuuntess of Derby. and o attended by the Countess of D esar t an d the ....11,,n. aary Sey mour, drove over to C 4r i s brooke u 1 ,6 I. ' l e yesterday afernoon. Colonel Buuverie was in attendance on d their included The royal dinner party yesterday l ei bridge ntrd Royal Highnesses the Duchess of t C e e i rD of Derby, Princess Mary, the El4.irl and e" 13 11 Aro ' /lees Spetb, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney'ck. horseback. Lady Suffield, and Baron Kues,:be the Cambridge University Commi▪ ssion had i t i meeting yesterday at the c aleial residence of th e irst Lord of the Treasury, n Davvning•street. Present—The Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ev Professor Sedgwiek, and the Lev • 11• (secretary). pßiNcred COWES,(4IF : LB:::. —7.-=---; e u d s B-:.'sß froth vi- 4.: H. : Dc o I : YOR :3 —FE r Cs o TPO a : d l-1 : 111' al . Dr i E l T r : : : VA.I) ) ll j in, theTG i . yachts wil l -I3 Th e y will be brilliantly lightud up of Odb" ne ,:d a gland display of fireworks macie front c Biog ., u " - 1 Marine band arrived at Cowes this Ve nu , Ito) u them ' Tomorrow will bo a grand day at the Pa lace ' isi JEsTY'S ANNUAL RUSTIC FETE .111%Th A „ IN HONOUR PRINCE sILBERT'S BIRTHDAY.—On SlttUrday IleXt °F gathering will take place of the (2, , , , O d a annual tradesmen, servants, and tenants, and .eeti 3 their funailies, the I sailors from the yachts, the labourers on the farms, in i nr2jors3to.'hial the aftero"n" rra f a ct, of all parties connected with her Majesty '6 establish meet p j L u i o n jumpin g n o g and throwing ma t c h es, and all other d meet at o.borne, wh en t h ey w i ll ,enj,y the inse l vea each after his own styl e . Th ere w i ll be runnien,gei, rustic games and sporti—her 'Majesty, l g be t r b t e , and the Roy a l c hild ren being present, ani:i'Ll:Te A osiri sport as much as the rustics or tne sailors. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury leave nod the E ar l and Countess Grantham H ouse on F r id ay, Grove 'louse for the season of Wilton and family leave on Monday next. --..............••••••••• The children of the Royal Military Asylum, Chel sea,, with their milit ary band, visited " Wyld's GreatG . ibbe,l in Leicester-squa re, yesterday forenoon. The boys were s very much gratified with their treat, and since the new Ytem of education has been adopted the children fa miliar with every " who has quarter of the globe," the constant care of the head-master Mr. 2114 e of youth. written some valuable works upon the educa tion . it II ithin the last The little soldiers looked remarkably , welt have been whichd few years their diet, health, and education have seemedhas bean d ihe band pro perly attendLcl to, which formerly w p ere rk u to cheer their com played some lively airs through the rades on ‘• Id all quarters of the glue,"through the ranks, indi a pleasing couuttnance to be sees which cawed many l ber they would see the ori eating, no doubt, some day . mat spot—when they Queen and country. were f o n r foreign climes defending their i NATIONAL 01/FH Grr:Ls' IlomE.—A meeting was held at the LectureA Ball, a ll, Richmond, en Th ursday last, on behalf of the National Orphan Girls' H ome at [lana ;mote the interest s o f the society, and to bring its claims , rnor r e i prominently b e f ore the notice of the public. Mr. W. i inter occupied the c h a i r, and briefly common, in order to p opened the proceedings. s. There were many other charities, he said, in the n eighbourhood, but th e Orphans' Home had p ecu liar claims upon their sympathies. Several monitions furtherance of the objects of the charity. ted by the Revs. F. Brown, Harry Dupuis, or which were T. `c,. r. Hough, P 'l'. Jackson' Christopher. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed A. to the amount were pass_edsumnp duringwhich b ' . ~,, a sa scription eedin, , the proc d'n 100/ from AI and Mrs. Woods, of Pur r-. Pyne, A. Wilkinson, and ri°lsl —inclu I g • Ir. , I ,L's • lnn, 5!. from Lord D. Stilart, Da., u r , Fayutcr—lias PALIQUcVd. and 101, from Total .. ... ... £4,068 7 3 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ... ••• ••• £46L 0 2 TOTAL. Passengers, parcels, &c. ---- ... .£3, 1 ,56 14 6 Goods ... ... ... ... 670 12 11 Total ... ... £4,529 7 5 Corresponding week last year ... 5,060 1 2 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAL—Traffic for the Week ending Aug 22, 1852 : • Passengers (23,203), parcels, horses ' and carriages ..„ ...X1,913 13 7 Goods, cattle, &c. 821 10 0 Total .. 2,738 3 7 Corresponding week in last year... 2,346 1 2 Perth, Aug. 25, 1852. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.--(20 miles open)—Return of Traffic for the week ending Aug. 21, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £156 12 10 Merchandise, cattle ,&c.... ... 25 2 1 Total £lBl 14 11 Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) :-- Passengers, parcels, &c. 35 3 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 0 1 3 Total .. ... ... £35 4 4 CHILD MURDER.—Last night considerable excite- ment prevailed in the neighbourhood of the Adelphi in con sequence of the discovery of the body of a fine female infant, by a young magi of the name of William Busby, on the roof of the stables belonging to Mr. Pugh, of Salisbury Wharf, Adelpbi. Police-constable 129 F, who, on his ar r i va l, sa i d he had not seen any one in the Adelphi• terrace during the time he was on duty there, conveyed the body in a wrapper to St. Martin's workhouse, and left it in charge of the officer of that place. On eNamination of the body of the child several marks were discovered which leaves little doubt that the in fant met its death from violence.. DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER RAILWA Y (RE:soNaToN's LINE) —At a meeting recently held before the Master in Chancery (Senior) in the above matter, his Hono ur after some inquiries, directed the official manager, Mr. Turquand, of Old J ewr y Chambers, to return 6s. 3.1. to the seriph o ld ers. Thi s or d er Mr. Turquand is at presentcarrying imme diately , so that the shareholders into effect should present their scrip at his office. active progress I FR EEivi ARMAGH. — The freemasons in Armagh city IN eitY lv a o n a d h county are resolved that the . which some of shall have a mystic craft Masonic Hall. in guished member ocf"ntlri Worthy home in that city. Arrangements are in themor the erection of a ball for the brethren, are desirous to designate the Eglinton Mr. Ross Moore, i81;i went to the Viceroy, who is a distin craft. The Member for the borough, the project in question. himself a been arranged, and liberal Mason—most favourable to Forms and other preliminaries have quarters are already muisecis subscriptions from influential T I-1 E 10 014 Jul 2 68 11 , cLog l f !p. ‘;3;; 'g.) ,cIY , 0 510. , 1 '; of t b fi I'l°l 19814. rf..0., VA 13 eoh yl -101