The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1851 4ro ... 1,547 ... ... 232 ... 29 1850 272 ... 7:i7 ... ~. 142 ... -_.. 1849.... 259 ... 604 ... ... 195 ... 1848... 526 ... 777 ... ... 92 The imports of foreign stock into the United King dom during the first two months of 1850, 1851, and 1852, were thus:— -_--_, 1850. 1851. 1852. Oxen Cows Calves Sheep ....... 3,375 Lambs 1 11 Pigs The general condition of the stock imported this year has not exhibited huy signs of improvement; but we un. derstand that numbers of very superior Beasts, Sheep, and Calves will be forwarded frcm Holland within the next three cr four months. The heavy losses sustained by the Pigs hitherto shipped to this market will, no doubt, tend to check shipments in future. Our market, to-day, exhibited but moderate supplies of foreign stock, in, for the most part, middling condition. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of Beasts fresh up this morning were much smaller than those reported on Monday last; nevertheless, they were extensive, the time of year considered, and in full average condition. Tho attendance of both t ow „ and country butchers being small, and gate and Leadenhall extensively supplied, the Beef trade was in a very inactive state, at last week's decline in the quotations. The extreme value of the best Scots was as 4d per 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. The Bullock arrivals from Norfolk, Sira, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, amounted to 2,160 Short -horns and Seots; from other parts of England 700 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c., and from Scotland 500 horned and polled Scots, mostly per railway. Notwithstanding that the numbers of Sheep were on the deciease, the demand for that description of stock was inactive, though some what firmer than OR this day se'unight. In the curren cies of each breed no change took place; but we must observe that the top figure for Downs in the wool was 4s 2d, out of the wool 3s 6d per 81bs. At leas: two thirds of the Sheep were shorn. From the Isle of Wight 80 Lambs came to hand, and which sold at from 4s 8d to 5s per 8%8. Prime Down qualities reaFzed from 5s 6d to 6s par Btbs, with a moderate inquiry. P rime small Calves sold at late rates. All other kinds of Veal were very slow in sale, yet we cannot call them lower. The Pork trade was very dull, at prices barely equal to those of Monday last. Per Ma. to slat the offal. . a. d. Inferior Beasts... .. 2 d 2 to 2 4 second quality .... 2 6 210 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots •• •••• 3 2 3 4 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto .. 310 4 2 Stickling Calves • .-19 0 25 0 Lambs ........ 4 8 6 e s. d. to s. d Enferior Sheep • . . 2 6 2 8 Second qual. Sheep 210 3 4 Coarse-woolledditte3 6 3 8 Southdown Wether 310 4 2 Ditte out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs • • 2 6 3 6 Small Porters 3 8 310 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 - -- - TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. f Sheep. I Calves. I Pim 2,•.68 I , 22,631 178 I 410 FOREIGN SUPPLY. lo7lads. I Sh eep . I Calvos. I P c.a. 3 740 140 14 A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 7, 1851, and this day, Monday, April .5, 1852. Per Sibs., to sink the dials. April 7, 1851. Apr. 5,1852. Coarse and inferior Be as t s s. d. s. d. s. d. 2 6to 2 8 2 d. s. 2 to 2 4 Second quality ditto ... ... 210 30 2 6 210 Prime large Oxen 3 2 3 6 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, is c. ... 3 6 3 8 3 2 3 4 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 3 6 3 8 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto ... 310 4 22 10 3 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 4 4 4 6 3 6 3 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 4 6 4 83 10 4 2 Lambs._ ... 5 0 6 014 8 6 0 Large coarse Calves ... 3 4 3 8 3 0 3 8 Prime sm a ll di t t o ... ..• ... 310 4 03 10 4 2 Large Hogs .. 3 0 3E 2 6 3 6 Small Porkers ... ... 3 8 4 0 3 8 310 Beasts ... 4,110 3,368 Sheep and Lambs .. ... 23,110 22,630 Calves ... ▪ ... 130 178 Pigs . • . . 460 410 SUPPLIES ON SALE, • APRIL 8, 1850. _Beasts, 3,795 ; Sheep and Lambs, 23,950; Calves, 111; Pigs, 250. APRIL 9, , 1849. Bea.sts, 2,728; Sheep and Lambs, 18,390; Calves, 103 ; Pigs, 200. NEIVGATZ ADTD LEILDEZTIELLE.T. The supplies of each kind of Meat on sale in these markets being unusually large for the time of year, and in excellent condition, the general demand is heavy, on the following terms.— At per stone by the Carcase. 3. d. to 3. d. II Beef, Inferior...—. 110 2 2 StEntton,inferior .. d. . middling 4 2 6 •• •• 2 4 2 6 raiddling— 8 3 0 2 primelarge .. 2 6 2 8 prinae •• 3 2 3 4 prime small 210 3 0 1 Pork, large.... •• 2 4 210 Veil • • ....... ..• .. 5 0 4 0 small •• •• •• •• 3 0 3 8 Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH AND SPITZ.LIPIELDS. Daring last week very large supplies of Potatoes came fresh to hand, coastwise and by railway, in excellent condition. The imports were 66 tons from Nantes, and a few barrels from Ireland. Tho demand continues heavy, and late rates are with difficulty supported. Per . Per rorksh. Regents. 60s to Ton 80s Kentish Red Kid. —s to Ton. Ditto Shaws —8 to s Cambridge Lincoln. and Wis- Kent Regents-- 6Us to 75s beach ......... 50s to 65s Essex Regents 6os to 75s Scotch Regents.. 60s to 70s, Essex Shaws —8 to —a Perth Cups .... 60s to 64 Kent Shaws Forfarahire ditt o . 5 58 to 60silient & Essx. Mid. — s to — s Common Whites. — s to —s;French sos Neweastle & B er - iDutch Whites.., —a —8 to to — a wick Rege nts .. —s to —a Chats DOROUGR HOP NIARZEET. There is a moderate business doing in the best quell. ties of new Hops, at fully last week's p r i ces . I n a ll other ki n d s very little is passing. Since our last report 6 bales have arrived from Dunkirk. Sussex Pockets, Si 12s to 6163 per cwt; Weald of Kents, 616 s to 71; Mid and East Kent, 61 108 to 121; Yearlings, 3/ 10s to 5/ 10s; Old olds, 112 s to 211 Os. • AN AUTHOR. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD ALINES. We have received letters and papers from Sydney down to the 18th of December. The following is an extract from a letter received by this arrival:— " The precious metal arrives in daily increasing quan tities, and the estimated export has risen from 1,000,0001. to 3,000,0004 per annum. Thero is no end to the gold; and, as far as I have been able to ascertain from personal communication with diggers of various degree, the labour is by no means so tremendous as some would make it out. `• Commercial affairs are going on easily. The har vest is magnificent. Wages are not extravagantly high, and I do not see any prospect of famine for some time to come. " I du not venture to prognosticate the probable state of the markets. 'We are completely in the dark. I have it, however, from good authority, that in the early part of the year the probable heavy shipments of goods on speculation will have the effect of creating a glut; and it would be well it' a large degree of caution were exercised in making consignments< " The Vimiera brought us the first return wave' of the gold news from you; and we ar e l oo ki ng out w ith in tense curiosity f or the rst Times' leader on the subject of our great discovery." In reference to the Victoria Gold Fields, the Sydney Morning .Herald, of December 18th, says : We sieve received, by the Emma, Melbourne papers to the 10th instant. The Melbourne Morning Herald of that date says—' Letters were received in town yester day from the Police Magistrate at Gipps Land, stating that the whole dividing range between Sydney and Vic toria, and known as the Snowy Mountains, for 200 miles in extent, is one vast gold field. There was up wards of a ton and a half of gold in Mr. Commissioner Powlett's tent, waiting for the escort, up to Saturday last, and it is expected that to-day's escort from the Mount will not be able to bring down one half the quantity offered. It is intended to increase the military force here to 100 men.'" OOL. No cha nge can be notic W ed in the general features con nected with this market. The supplies of Wool are small, yet the demand is heavy, at late rates. Last week's imports were 128 bales from Seville, 51 from Callao, 2 from Leghorn, 38 from liamburgb, 11 from the Cape, 49 from Madras, and 54 from Canstantinople. TAX.LOVir. Notwithstandi ng that the delivery last week was only 1,198 casks, and that, consequently, only a limited business is doing, prices are fully supported. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spo; is quoted at 3536 d to 35s 9d per owl. For forward delivery next to nothing is passing. Town Tallow, 35s per cwt. net cash; rough fat, 2s Per Blbs, 1848. 1849. . 1850. 1851. I 1842. Stock this day ••, • • 6,565 28,049 30,558 6,281 I 42,882 Plies of Y. C. •• .. 39s 6d t0 3 3 65 75 9 0 d d 40a 0d jo t0 35 3 5 55 %1 i I to s2 s s 2st t 039 Delivery last week .. 1 , 161 89 0 1,623 1,296 1,198 Ditto from June 1.... 90795 87, 766 83,180 04, 08 3 94,724 Arrivals last week -. 1 , 378 1470 73 1 ,'269 275 Ditto from June 1 ... 88,181 108,282 88,267 91,845 101,072 Price of Town .• •... 54s Od 41s 65 , 383 Od 41s 6d 388 Od ~.......-____...--- CRIMINA T. r , an. TT 1711171 //T.!, rCi - w, . CAPITAL C 01V V' C lONS. 'he Spring Assiz2s haEe beeu attended with a more ,hen usual number of capital convictions. W. Kalabergo at Oxford, Anthony Turner at Derby, and Eliza Pin kard at Northampton have already suffered the extreme penalty of the law. Sarah French, for poisoning her husband, is left for execution on • Saturday at Lewes. There were no less than three capital convictions for murder at Bury St. Edmunds. W. Rollinson for poisoning is no less than eighty-three years old. There has been no application on his behalf, and the Secretary of State does not interfere with the law taking its course unless in the case of applica tion and grounds for interference. W. Baldry for poisoning his wife was convicted, but Lord Campbell has put off his execution until the Bth of May—the last day of term—in order to take the opinion of the judges on a point of law raised in his favour. The third is John Micklcburgb, the farmer, who stabbed his female ser vant at a fair in a fit of jealousy. Although not de clared irresponsible for his acts, there is still enough ground for inquiry into his general eccentricity, which, coupled with the heat and suddenness of the act, has caused inquiries to he instituted into his state of mind. The case of John Keane, convicted at Kingston, for throwing the child of his wife down a deep well at Albury, is very peculiar. The case made in his favour is, that he was convicted upon evidence which i w te is iti o ani nly admissible because his wife (who was aequilited of the crime) was joined with him in the indictment. Abel Ovens and his paramour, Eliza Dower, were convicted at Monmouthshire for the murder of their il raettreihild. It is likely that the woman may ob eve, as not having actually committed the eanai posed to be under the influence of the man. acreit, grieve ensd •,T aup at Wi n Ayers, who had received a fortnight's w re sparedhich h°4"in:erthe: lie,vaerrey respiteci.Their,unsatisfactory e v li i v d e e s n cwe will l po b n e Wiii.irrieted. The commuted punishment, —Sunday P aper. be subjected, is not yet settled. APPOINTMENTS, William Patrick Talbot, brother of Earl Zlbot to Lord Derby, in the plealuceci-oaT c a p e p le o e in ei te t d h p e ri li va e t e e . se E c d re w t a a r ry d eating in that capacity to the conjunction with Wilbraham, and is now Treasury. Mr. Horatio Hame nd, „C.: Stronge, of the Premier, in Malmesbury at the Foreign-offi ce , i s i t=lB writer to Lord Consul at Granville, in the place o r r r. litiel her Majesty's ceased. Mr. Bridges Taylor, of the Forei,ZuL:cbull, ssP de pointed precis writer in the place of Mr,li anion rce, i - Paper. WALWOETII LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC T yr TioN.—A second drawing-room entertainment will b e 11sT e q,. /j er ,7 on Wednesday evening next, at the Institution, by J. L. Toole. It will be, no doubt, as well attended as the for rner one, which gave unqualified satisfaction to the audience. The programme is attractive, and capitally selected. a notification to that effect having been received from the Secretary of State by crimi nals Eyres and Kemish are reprieved, Tan ROMSEY IlluanEE.—The condemned the Winchester Gaol authorities on Thursday morning. The respite is a general one, viz., during her Majesty's pleasure. INIINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD CO UR T. The April sessions of the Central Criminal Court were opened this morning by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. Air Alderman XOOl3, the Recorder, the Sheriffs and tri oe • The ealv.Sheriffs, and other civic functionari es . The Racoendar contains a list of 145 prisoners for t r i a l. said, as th e Il i bEit, in hie address to the grand jury, hawal between , the last and the pre forsent sessions trial were rtthrt? longer than usual, the prisoners rtet,a excess of the ordinary number; but he was hap py numerous y, that though the cases in the calendar were investig at ion n d would occupy, a consider mthaserse was not able time in murder, and that the grea; one charge of comparatively, of a very serious 0 the cases were not, only two cases to which he tzharacter. There were make special reference. The fireotught it necessary to manslaughter against a yowl involved a charge of indicted for having caused g t h e lna c• Ile was woman; and it undoubtedly a— ppeared tfleath of a positions that he bad struck h er a _r_om the d e - The question for the jury to decide wa s v Whtitttaent blow. death. She died shortly after the blow she ca used her on examination afterwards it was fou n d g iv en,. but was liable to death from very slight causes in was f disease, and that the state of her health contributed e t o the fatal result, yet by the law there was sufficient evidence to support an indictment if the violence eon ,_ m ilted, though not of itself sufficient to cause death, accelerated death, and was the proximate cause of it. The next case was a charge of misdemeanour against a young woman for concealing the birth of her child. In order to establish that charge they must be satisfied that something was done by her for the p urpose of burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of the child in order to conceal its birth. It. appeared from the depositions that she was delivered to kn ow circumstances which rendered her hardly able to ot!' what passel If the child was merely left with out._ assistance at the time , owing to her want of know ledge, or to her not - ' giving information, that would not be sufficient t then remit ted o make out the charge. The Recorder the ' ' j ury to the discharge of their duties ~....._ --__----_________,_____ _______________ "11-1 1thL .ESE X SESSIONS. (Before (T HIS DAY.) After a short recaathe ASSIST ANT -J UDGE.) sittings this morni4 the Court resumed its ordinary Quarter Sessions were ogee Crkenwell, when the April named in the calendar r" There are 7220 risoners large upon bail , esidos several wh are at William 111 4 Gowan, a res 43, being co nv i c t e d of embezPzelei ttble-looking man, aged two shillings and three shilling e s :' th e several sums o f and on acc oun t o f hi s master and reetee*lved by him for Whittome, of No. 4, Liverp4 c yer, Air. James was sentenced to nine months' in3prisoti-izroetad bookseller, 5 .ARLBRO'-STREET—(THis nay.) OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCESseh Lawrence, a well-dressed young man, residicg at N o . 1 4 _ Buckingham-street, Fitzroy -square, was placed at the 3 bar charged w i t h having been concerned with h ther, not i n custody, in obtaining from Mr. Johnis bra © Clot, Bad- Clot, watchmaker, Greek -street, Soho, six gold watches, value 501., by false and fraudulent pretences. Air. Fisher, from the office of Mr. Dod, solicitor to the London Association for the Protection of Trade, John -street, Oxford-street, appeared for the prosecution. Tho prosecutor stated that on the 20th of March last the prisoner, who said his name was Lawrence, called at his house acd said he wanted some watches to show to a Customer. Witness asked him where he was to send them. The defeuclut NW to $9, 14, Bedford -street, CO' DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL C. J. C. DAVIDCON, BENGAL ARMY. — Lieut.-Colonel Davidson, who had served many years iu India, and SiIICO 1841 had been on the retired list Of the B3ngal establishment , died Mon the 31st ultimo. Lieut.-Colonel Davidson had received the Company's silver medal for his services at the siege and storm of 13hurtpore in 1826. DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONE L PENNING, 3D MA bans CAVALRY.—Lieut.-Colonel Penning, commanding the h Feb. last. 3,1 6t Madras Light Cavalry Regim en t, di ed at Bellary on the 1 On W e d nes d a y n i g ht Ri c h ard Butler, a collier, liv wa ing at Ince, was killed by an explo s i on o f foul air, wh i lst he s ' at work at the bottom of a pit, called the Davey Pit, forming Part of th e Haigh Collie r y, b elonging to the Earl of fOrd and Baletirreil..-Nancliater Guardian., The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is as i vent-garden. Knowing that a Mr. Lawrence, a dealer in under:-- 1 watches, resided there, and that he was a highly repeet lable tradesman, witness sent a dozen gold watches .by 1 his clerk for inspection. Six of the watches were Le turned, but witness had not seen the othnrs sieve, William Owen, clerk to the prosecutor, said--eOn the 20th of March he was sent to 14, Bedford-street, Co vent-garden, with 12 watches, and saw the prisoner' there in the passage. Witness told him he had brought the watches from Mr. Baddelet, when he said," Oh, its all right," and held out his bend for them. Witness said he had brought 12 for him to select from, and he believed he (defendant) only wanted four. The pri cisouuirecrd, rebpulitedif he he did not kn o w w h at t h e customer re (witness) would come with him toliii brother he would know what would suit the party. , Wit in-ss then aceempunied the prison e r t o th e corner ef s Re"dei's-eourt, where he saw a person, w ho m th e pri the enor said was* his brother, and to whom be told nature of his errand. ' The prisoner's brother , sa'd, "It is no use going byck agein, come into my auctioneer's, end I will look at the watches." They thee went into the counting-house, and the prisoner's brother selected, by the advice of the pri soner, six gold watches, and said ho would call upon Mr. Baddelke either that evening or the following Mon day mornin g . N e i t h er of there called, and on the 22d of the same month he called at Bedford-street to;inquire about the v./etches, but got no answer. Coffee, 31 E, raid in conseqtence of information he received he went yesterday afternocn to No. 14, Buck ingham-street, Fitzroy-square, where he had ascer tained the prisoner and his brother were lodg ing. On going upstairs into the first-floor room he saw the prisoner, and at once told him the nature of his errand, and took him 1 into custody. On their way to the station, the prisoner said witness was labouring under a mistake. Witness subsequently went and searched the prisoner's apart ment, and found twelve duplicates referring to gold watches and plate. One of the watches was pledged on the 20th of March for 41. 10s., and another on the 22d for a similar amount, and two ethers on the 22d for 111. These watches had been identified by the prosecutor as his property. Mr. Wolff having addressed the court for the prisoner, the latter was remanded till Thursday next. HE BOOKSELLING QUESTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SiF, — Srmewhat more than a year since I published a work of which the advertised price is 12s. I have now before me an account up to Christmas last, wherein I find myself credited a with the copies sold at the rate of Bs. 6d. each. The trade custom of giving 25 for the f. rice of 24 reduces this to some what less than Bs. 2d, Further, my publisher deducts ten per cent. commission for all sales he makes in my behalf; so that ultimately the net sum per copy payable to me becomes 7s. 4d. Out of this 7s. 4d. per copy I have to pay for the composition, printing, paper, and binding; for the advertising, which threatens to reach 50/.; and for the 30 odd copies sent to the na• tional libraries, newspapers, and reviews. The result is that, though of its kind the book has been a very suc cessful one, my account up to Christmas last shows a. balance of 80/. against me. Possibly in eighteen months hence the work will have paid its expenses, and I am even not without hope that it will leave me some 104 in pocket as a reward for my two years' toil. Should it do so, however, I shall be unusually fortu nate; for my publisher tells me that the great majority of works having, like mine, a philosophical character, entail loss, Now, with all their skill in mystification, the Book sellers' Association will find it difficult to show that out of a selling price of Its. the proportion set aside to pay for printing, raper, binding, advertising', gratuitous copies, and author, should be 7s. 40., while 45. Bd. may reasonably be charged for conveyance to the reader. In these days of chesp carriage 60 per cent. for cost of production, and 40 per cent, for porterage, is a some what anomalous division. Mr. Murray says it is in great measure an authors' question. Ile is right, and authors win prove much less intelligent than I take them to be if they do not see how immensely their own interests, as well as those of the public, would be served by a diminution of these exorbitant trade profits. Let any one refer to " Porter's Pro g r ess o f t h e Nation," and there note the many cases in which a small reduction of price has been followed by a great increase of consumption, and he cannot avoid the inference that a2O per cent, decrease in the vendor's charge for a book would cause a much more than proportionate increase in its sale; and as this decrease would be in the cost of agency, and not in the author's price, the extra sale would be so much clear profit to him. Books that now entail loss. would pay their expenses, and books that now, only pay their expenses would bring something e like a reasonable remuneration. Should the publishers and booksellers persist in their restrictive pclicy, which is injurious, not only to authors and the public, but, I believe, in the long run, even to themselves, I think that as a matter of business authors will be justified in decining to publish with any who belong to the combination.--I am, &e., THE MAGAZINES, &c. BLACKWOOD. After. a, .perusal of the first article in the April number of Blackwood—an impassioned eulogium on the Noble Earl, at present, the leader of her Majesty's Government—we turn, as to a more than ever agree able relaxation, to the latest instalment of the "nova' of Sir Bulwer Lytton, the alter ego of Pisistratus. No less than fifteen chapters —and some of them lengthy end elaborated—aid this month in the deve lopment of the narrative, and wonderfully developed it is ! Bringing one to the very brink of a cluster of crises—Poor Audley Egerton ruined and trem bling, we fear, on the verge of a sudden death— Frank Hazeldean, betrothed to Beatrice, after having paid off her debts (and his own) by a post obit to Baron Levy on the Casino—Count di Peschiera on the track of the daughter of Dr. Riccabocca—Leonard and Helen, Violante and Harley L'Estrange playing more than ever at " cross purposes" with each other in the depths of their 'pure but bewildered affections —and Randal Leslie, " the type of perverted intel lect," "that pale face all intellect, and that spare form all nerve," on the eve of either the most complete and dezzling success, or of the most painfully and dis astrously ignominious exposure of his machinations, In recounting his story the poet-novelist corn• mimes, at stray intervals, rare intervals, renderir these charming from their abrupt insulation, with ins renders—as in that moment when he explains to them and to'himself the mysterious difficulty of thinking. In the united qualities of ease and mellowness of "style"—this his most recent, and in other respects his most comprehensive, work (both as to intricacy of plot, and diversity of character) may perhaps be regarded as the masterpiece among his prose compositions. After a criticism on "American .INlititary Reconnoissances" we have the commencement of what—judging from the first delightful portion— promises to be a glorious aeries of papers, hight " Our London Commissioner." From its beginning to its conclusion the article is sparkling with the most genial humour—at times merging into hilarity almost boisterous. The writer, whoever he may be, sets out in a mood of the wildest animal spirits, for which we unaffectedly proffer, him our acknowledgements, seeing that in the perusal we have found his merri ment contagious. During this present month of April we can conscientiously recommend this contri bution as a " very likely" antidote for a fit of the mmgrims. The defence of the stage, as demoralizing in its tendencies, does honour to the pages of dear old Maga, and nothing can be more pleasantly extrava gant than the burlesque apostrophe to the murderers, swindlers, forgers, and footpads recognised among the audience in the little theatre in the Haymarket. We shall rejoice to meet once more the jovial visage of the Blackwood Commissioner. Besides a deserved encomium on "The Mother's Legacy to her Unborn Child," the magazine of magazines contains a couple of political articles not before particularized, one re lating to, the "Commercial Disasters of 1851," and the other to " The Appeal to the Country." A.INSWOR7'H. Grimly attractive as ever —after the fashion of the '" Corsican Brothers"—" The Lancashire Witches" advances in the plot by those two chapters respectively entitled " The Phantom Monk" and "One o'Clock." Another collection of " Sbakspereana" constitutes the next contribution, and the magazine is further adorned with a continu ation of " Tbe Confederates." In lieu of his custom ary chapter of" Hester Somerton," Nicholas Michell favours us with Sonia trite verses on "Napoleon Bo naparte.", Some very elegant and charming stanzas by E. B. M. K,, entitled " Songs of the Flower Spirits" lend a seasonable grace to the pages of Ains worth, sprinkling over them i n t urns—snowdrops crocuses—violets,primroHs— bluebells cowslips We sballbope to find an early opportunity for quoting. tiles& stanzas ouraelves. Ellis Yore has a contribu tion called- " The Snow King," Joseph Anthony has sonic " Rough Notes from hi:; Diary," and we are presented, besides other amusing articles, with the Chronicles of Baron von Gobble," by Bentham Fon blauque. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. The chief articles in the present number are " Life in St. l'etersburgh," an interesting account of sport ing, adventures on the Cape frontier, and " The Guardsman's last Campaign." There are also " R e . collections of Services in Spain and Portugal,': and " Ten Days' Kangarooing," besides other sketches. BLEAK 110 USE, No. 11. By Charles Dickens. Guided by the charming and loveable Esther Summerson, we have at length veritably reached Bleak house, situated near St. Albans, and from the first the main object of our destination. Bafore effecting this Hegira, however, from the town resi dence of Mrs. Jellyby, the reader is made acquainted with a few more of the discomforts resulting from her want of hausewifery—the poor children tumbling about all day "notching memoranda of their acci dents in their legs, which were perfect little calendars of distress," and Peepy straying off to Newgate market, whence he is brought back ultimately by a policeman. Before leaving London, moreover, Esther, Ade, and Richard, accompanied early in the morning by Caddy before she gets once more into "a state of ink," are introduced by the Little Old Lady (a real sketch from the life as every frequenter of the Court of Chancery well knows) into her apartment —a garret over the old rag and bone store shop of Drool[, otherwise known as the Lord Chan cellor. With his horrid fiend of a cat the said lirook start s ou t o f the canvass like a di rty effigy of Dr. D ee , or .a sort o f a F r i ar Buegay turned into a tatteraemalion—even to the last glimpse of him, when they saw hini "standing at bis shop-door, in his spectacles, looking- after us, with his cat upon his shoulder and her tail sticking up on one side of his hairy cap, like a tall feather." Bleak House proves to be an old-fashioned mansion, with a host, who, con sidering all his good qualities, is, in another sense, "a host in himself'—the hero of the plum-cake, cousin John, otherwise Me. Jarndyce. Another character, sketched off with a masterly baud, is Harold Skim pole—whose arrest for debt is one of the most amusing incidents in -the number, presenting to him the delightful alternative of gaol or— Coavinses ! What was the least meritorious portion of the first number of Bleak Rouse is the most admirable in the second, namely, the chapter (and here we drop again from the " autobiogra phical") relating to the Dedlocks. The subjoined passages are altogether too admirable in their truth fulness to nature not to be transcribed as demonstrat ing anew the keen perception of the humorous in our indomparable " Bee " He writes:— " There may be some motions of fancy among the lower animals at Chesney %Vold. The horses in the stables—the long .stables in a barren, red-brick court yard, where there is a great bell in a turret, and a clock with a large face, which the pigeons who live near it, and who love, to perch upon its shoulders, seem to be always consulting —they may contemplate some mental pictures of fine weather, on occasions, and may be better artists at thcm than the grooms. The old roan, so famous for cross-country work, turning his large eye ball to the grated window near his rack, may remember the fresh leaves that glisten there at other times, and the scents that stream in, and may have a fine run with the hounds, while tho human helper, clearing out the next stall, never stirs beyond his pitchfork and birch broom. The grey, whose place is opposite the door, and who, with en impatient rattle of his halter, pricks his ears and turns his head so wistfully when it is opened, and to whom the opener says, Woa grey, then, steady! Noabody wants you to-clay!' may know it quite as well as the man. The whole seemingly monotonous and un companionable half-dcz2n, stabled together, may pass the long wet 'hours, when the door is shut, in livelier communication than is held in the servants' hall, or at the Dedlock Arnas;—or may even beguile the time by improving (perhaps corrupting) the pony in the loose box in the corner. " So, the . mastiff, - dozing in his kennel, in the court yard, with his large head on his paws, may think of the hot sunshine, when the shadows of the stable-buildings tire his patience out by changing, and leave him, at one time of the day, no broader refuge than the shadow of his own house, where he sits on end, panting-and growl ing short, and very much wanting something to worry, besides himself and his chain. So, now, half-waking and all-winking, he easy recal the house full of company, the coach-houses full of vehicles ' the stables f u ll o f horses, and the outb u ildi ngs full of attendants upon horses, until he is undecided about the present, and comes forth to see how it is. Then, with that impatient shake of himself, he may growl, in the spirit, Raie, rain, rain! Nothing but rain—and no family here!' as he goes in again, and lies down w ith a g l oomy yawn. " So with the dogs in the kennel-buildings across the park, who have their restless fits, and whose doleful voices, when the wind has been very obstinate, have even made it known in the house itself: up stairs, down stairs, and in my lady's chamber. They may hunt the whole countrY-side, while the rain-drops are pattering . t r r i t t e v y a round thei r i nact i v i ty . S o the rabbits with their self betraying ta il s, fr i zking in and out of holes at roots of trees,f may b e li v el y w i th i deas of the breezy days when ir t ee ears are blown about or of thos inte rest when there ar e sweet •, e seasons of young pl an t s to gnaw. a h s e e u in the poultry-yard, always t rou bl e d w i th a g cent of (probably Christmas), may be reminis ummer-moraing wrongfully taken from w h-i h m e ' re w t h h ehan e r n e . hes goose, whomsatyoogpasbtlpaoarilst was go a t i b nto the lane emong the felled trees, ground. the e n 1 1 d e and barley. The discontented under f the old gateway, twenty ,viihwe only knew it, a waddling feet high, preference for Weather n the gateway casts its b f e a . n a cy lit o t t l h e e a r- t " Be this as it may, there . , is not mach echoing p l ace , a long May, and little noise in that old usually leads off to ghosts end mystery. to Watt A ghost story told ...and Rosa by the house he keeper old Mrs. It shadowan y wing odd s r orminnogrnt at teg, ouneewell Our accjuaintance of the last number, Mr. Guppy—clerk to henge—being Chesney away on "an out" from town, goes over the house at startled evidently by the rsemblance lock. Unimportant thopgh the visit of air. Guppy s'bsnlaenYc W e tO ld Es a th n e d r is of the portrait of L ady Ded- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY Li'VENING, APRIL 5 5 185:2. may seem as an incident in the narrative, we have a presentiment that it will aid in the elucidation of the plot by discovering Esther to be the daughter of Lady Dedlock, just as we feel certain that the myste rious male lodger at Brook's will be found to be Tom Jarndyce, who attempted self-destruction. The illus., trations by Phiz are, as usual, excellent. I Harriott (late Jessie), 6 yrs—Mariana (own sister to Worcester), 3 yra—pluck, 3 yrs—lris, 4 yrs—Ba ccana- I Han, aged Vatican, 6 yrs Xenophon, 3 yrs Coral, 3 yrs—Frantic, 3 yrs—Stapleton, 3 yrs— C by Venison, out of Passion, 3 yrs—Domino, 3 yrs— Marchioness, 6 yrs—lraeunclus, 4 yrs—Plumstcad, 3 yrs —Edward of York, 4 yrs—Forester,6 yrs—Croupier, 4 yrs —F by Lanercost, out of Cytherea, 3 yrs—Huugerford, 4 yrs—lngratitude, 4 yrs—Ethelwolf, 3 yrs—Adine, 3 yrs —Buckthorn, 3 yrs—Don Pedro, 4 yrs—Hampton, 3 yrs—Yellow Boy, 3 yrs -- Bushranger, 5 yrs—Ella, 4 yrs —The Sutler, 3 yrs—Heroine, 6 yrs—Miss Bundy, 3 yrs —Miss Ann, 3 yrs—lanthe, 4 yrs—Tonic, 4 yrs—Gay lass, 4 yrs—Aitchbone, S yrs—Fauxpas, 4 yrs—Scare crow, 3 yrs. The Foreign Visitors' Plate of 100 soya. Three-quarters of a mile. Merry Peal, 4 yrs; Scrprise, 3 yrs; Marriott (late Jessie), 6 yrs; Lady in Waiting, 3 yrs; Forester, 6 yrs; Dulcet, aged; Bilberry, 3 yrs; Yellow Boy, 3 yrs; The Rogue, 4 yrs; Knight of the Thistle, 4 yrs; Coticula, 4 yrs; Iris, 4 yrs; Sprig of Shillelah, 3 yrs; Dividend, 3 yrs; Longinus, 5 yrs; Butt , rfly, 3 yrs; Robert, 3 yrs.; Heroine, 6 yrs; Croupier, 4 yrs; fby Lmiercost, out of Cytherea, 3 yrn; c by Venison, out of Passion, 3 yrs; Irscundus, 4 yrs; Mariana, 3 yrs; Leybourne, 4 yrs; Captions, 3 yrs; Linthe, 4 3 rs; Tonic, 4 yrs; Xenophon, 3 yrs; Fauxpas, 4 yrs; Narcissus, 5 yrs; happy Joe, 3 yrs; Scavenger, 6 yrs; Catalpa, 4 yrs; Father Thames, 3 yrs; Hareifoot, 4 yrs; Follow me-Lads, 4 yrs; Staple- ton, 3,yrs; flungcrtotd, 4 yrs; Joe-o'. Sot, aged; Buck thorn, HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Earl Fizwil:iani's lids,, Thursday, 13ulviiek ; Satan day, Apthorpe-10. The Cleveland hds., Thursday, Clephow-10. The South Devon lids., Thurs., Afton Brook, Berry. Mr. Trelawney's lids., Thurs., Wadham-14 The Durham County lids., Thurs., Elm Park-10i. The Carmarthenshire Itch., Thurs., C onw ill -10. The Tivyside lids., Thurs., Ponrarsally-10. The Llanelly hds., Fri., Pembrey House-8. Sir W. W. Wynn's lids., Thurs., Llangedwin. The Tredegar hds., Thurs., Penyland Gate-10i. Mr. Wheble's lids., to-morrow, Hampstead Norris; Wed., Finchampstead Ridges; Sat., Pinge Wood -11. The H. H. hds., Tours., Brandean Common; Sat., Farleigh House -11. EXTENSION OF INTERCOURSE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND. We understand that the most extensive arrangements are in progress to increase the faciliti©s for travelling in Ireland during the ensuing season, and to encourage the visits of strangers from all quarters to the remote and romantic regions of the West. For this purpose the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, have entered into cummuuicationwith the different leading lines in both countries, and the directors are determined to carry cut the pla❑ upon, a most liberal and extensive scale. We think all parties will agree, that there is nothing more calculated to rouse the dormant energies of this country and develop its resources, than by thus uniting both countries cordially and practically together in such a desirable project. We believe that it is in contemplation to issue return excursion tickets to lst and 2d class passengers in ail the leading towns in England and Scotland, returnable at the end of one month, and upon the most moderate terms. On the arrival of the tourists in Dublin they will be enabled to proceed by the following routes, with the option of stopping when and where they please, and of joining the lines again at any point they may deem con venient; while ample accommodation will be provided for them not only directly along the line itself, but also to visit the different districts it passes through, either in the way of business or amusement. It is proposed that tourists should go in the first in stance from Dublin to Cork, and, after visiting the scenery of that delightful neighbourhood, proceed by rail to Bandon, and then to Bantry, taking in all the beautiful scenery of the south and west, and opening the vast resources of that important district, in which the agricultural, mineral, and marine resources of Ire land now lie comparatively dormant, for want of that very system of internal traffic, which it is the object of these companies to promote. From Bantry the route will lie through the magnifi cent scenery of Glengariff and Kenmore to Killarney, thence to Mallow, and back to Dublin. The second route is from Dublin to Galway, and then west by Oughterard to Clifden, and by Connemara and the Killeries to Westport, and back by Castlebar and Tuam, &et., to Dublin. Tourists can, if necessary, extend their routes to Ballycroy and Erris, and home by those vast tracts of fertile and uncultivated lands around the Nephin, to Ballina, Roscommon, and Long ford, through some of the richest but moat deserted tracts in Ireland. In addition to the above special excursion tickets will be issued to the county of Wicklow, and also to the Giant's Causeway from Dublin, whereby the beauties, as well as the resources, of Ireland will be suddenly opened to the world at large, upon a scale of accommo dation and at a rate of price that will astonish the na tives. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED dN lIIONDAYB AND WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,--On Wednesday 31st March the debate was on Tenant Right (Ireland). The speeches against the Second Reading of Mr. Sharman Crawford's Bill pointed strongly to the fact, that there was a good deal to be said upon the other side. There is nothing by which the use f ul science of Political Economy (which has somewh ere b een called the mathematics of grown gentlemen) has been so much injured, as by throwing out pompous enunciations of leading principles, which may be true enough in all cases where reason to the contrary is not established. One of these Brands mots, as the French call them, is that everything should be settled by contract between parties, and that if it is not so settled, the parties have only themselves to bleme. Now this is partially true, and partially not. There is no doubt that the power of making contracts should be left free and open; and where a contract has not been made, a strong case must be made out for the necessity of legislative interference. No man doubts that to leave the parties to the conse quences, is in general the easiest, mode of dealing with the subjf ct. But the question is, whether there are cases where the easiest mode is not the beat, and where it is fur the public welfare that the Government should take other methods to reduce the evil. Iu Ireiand, the great complaint is, that from some causes cr other, the lend is not cultivated as it ought to be. The fault may be in the landlords, or the fault may be in the tenants; but in one way or other, the thine is not done, and no good is to be gained by preach ing upon the benefits of forethought and managing after the English model or the Scotch. Whatever may be the national eirtues of Ireland, forethought is not the one which has ever been claimed as peculiarly developed. Irish landlords in general are not makers of fortunes, but spenders. They have not money to spare for im provements upon their land; and the general fact is, not only that they spare none for improvements, bat that the expenses from time to time demanded for keep ing the estate in its actual condition, are found by the tenant rather than by the landlord. Your spruce poli tical economist will say, this ought to be remembered by the tenant in agreeing for the rent. But Irish tenants are not apt to remember what has not yet come to pass, and the occurrence of which is viewed through all the uncertainty attendant upon distance. And to such a length has this gone, that in Ulster it appears a kind of home-made law has sprung up upon the subject, not re cognized by the courts, and thereby only the more strongly proved to be an effort for the general weal. A tribunal of it is not distinctly stated what, giving its decisions it is not stated where, and acting upon rules the nature of which is equally non-descript, goes on enforcing certain modes of compensation to the tenant, for what he has laid oat upon the land in the shape of what there appears a disposition to characterize as " unexhausted improvements; and this, so far at least as appears, with a degree of general consent which prevents resistance to what any man might re sist if he thought worth while. It has never been stated that tenant right in Ulster is enforced by musquet balls from behind a hedge; and it would cer tainly have been so stated, if anything of the kind could be established. The question therefore is, whether Tenant Right in Ulster is not on effort of nature to diminish an evil, and whether as such it ought not to be recognized by the State physicians, and possibly both recognized and ex tended. The question is, whether Irishmen, for want of law, have not been a law to themselves ; and whether their handiwork is not worth looking at, like that of bees and beavers and other non-professional architects. The Government promises to recognize the principle of compensation for " unexhausted improvements." In this there may be many difficulties; but if things were given over for difficulties, the world would not be carried for ward. What is to be an " unexhausted improvement." and how is the tenant's claim for it to be measured? If a farm-house is built by the tenant, he may at all events have the right of carrying it away. But how if instead of a house it is a drainage? The best resource which occurs upon view, is to stick as close as can be done to what has established itself in Ulster. It may not in clude everything; but it will be a gain if it includes something. There is an evil in Ireland, and the object is to mend it by law, as in some places it appears to have mended itself without law. On Thursday Ist April, on the motion for inquiry into Bribery at Harwich, was some curious sparring on the part of the Government, on the subject of the rights of minorities. It is natural that a Government which is avowedly governing by minorities, should have a theory upon this subject. And the theory apparently is, that when they the Government are in a minority, it is to count as a majority; but when anybody else is in a minority, the minority is to give away. This theory wants examining; it is desirable to know how far it is to go, and where it is to end. Is it intended to propose, for example, that because a minority, or some minority, is a minority, therefore justice and right demand that its power of voting should be increased in the inverse pro portion? If a certain opinion be the opinion of, for in stance, one-third7of the whole community or of that part of it to whom the right of having an effective opinion is conceded, is the doctrine, that to make all right this third ought to be divided into voting parcels, each containing half the numbers of the others, and con sequently bringing their power to that equality which is stated to be simple justice to a minority of citizens? If this is not precisely the proposition of the Government, it is something very like it. The times are favourable to the examination of the question, with a view to ex actly knowing where it is to end. It is characteristic of the time, that the motion for inquiry into Harwich was negatived by 137 to 95. It is but fair that poor persecuted abuses should have a breathing-time sometimes. On Friday this was followed up by voting a new writ for Harwich without a division. It is a strange thing that men cannot either let a thing alone, or else divide and let it be seen who is who. Surely nothing can be gained, by proclaiming desire and then declining a test of power. The truth is that the Liberal party is beaten at all ends, till the constituencies recover it. It has quarrellel and threatened, and talked; but it has not had the wit to keep out its opponents, and now it must wait till somebody comes to help it. And the only way to ma k e anybody come, will be for the liberal aris tmhoest efficientoombined bo r d a y ti; tohfe field , to take discipline and toor numbersaris tocracy, w are ho another " step into the right," and bring the people 0110% more to their side. tihue _ I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. Blackheath, sth April, 1852. DISCOVERY OF A NE IV PLANE 7. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. GaspariB, of th e R oyal Observatory Sir,—l, have recei v ed this mornitig a lett er f rom de at o ureing his di scovery of another small lanet I , t h e evening of Ma rc h 17. The following are p o N Pr a o p f i e e s y s , or an n ...... its observed places: Mean time Napes. nation. Ascension. DeeNlionratthion. h. m, 8 . h. m a d March 17, at 9 52 33 n ~ • • eg. March 20, at 9 25 27 March 19, at 8 20 19 an object which I enteredtu Th e planet is stated to be of between the 10th and 11 I have little doubt th a t f 37 56.7 12 61 20 956 54.2 12 58 19 56 21.2 13 1 41 p m o a n g magnitude. t ude. equal in brightness to a star _ t his planet is identical with chart for the 10th hour of right a scension R. A. lob. __32 m on th e 29 t h o f January last in . 405., and north declination 8 deg. 59 Min., and noted as of the 1 hmagnitude. This It chart was placed in I did n the engraver's b an d s soon a f ter, b ut ot receive a proof unt il M arch 18. On the even ing of that day I m i ssed the above object and imme diately commenceed an examination of the heavens in the Vicinity of the bright star Regulus, where I ex pected to find what I felt certain was a new planet; in fact, I expressed my conviction of having seen one to Mr. Bishop on March 19. My search has been sadly interrupted by thick weather and moonlight; but on the 29th ult. I find I entered a star of the 11th mag nitude in R.A. 9h. 56m. 305., north declination 13 deg. 4 min., which agrees so closely with the above observation by Dr. de Gasparis on the same night that it appears highly probable this was really the new planet. I have waited for the absence of moonlight to renew my search, which, in a week or two longer, could hardly hav e failed to lead to the re-discovery of the missing star. I mention the above facts without intending to inter fere in the slightest degree with the claim of my friend Professor Dr. de Gasparis to the honours of this dis covery, but simply to show your readers that, had not circumstances occurred to prevent it, which were be yond my control, I should have been able to add this also to our list of English planets. Future calculations will prove whether I am right in identifying our missing star with the planet of Gasparis. I entertain very little doubt of it myself. During the last four years several other planets have escaped me through long continuance of cloudy weather. These remain to be re-discovered. Yours very respectfully, __ - J. R. HIND. Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's-park, April 3. FALSE CHARACTERS.—At the Marlborough-street gain the situa- Police-conrt, on Thursday, a notorious giver of false charac faarltsleettcht; ters to servants, who assumes the title of Mrs. Colonel Aus tin, was convicted of having given a false character to Eliza beth Bartlett to a lady named Smith, residing in Percy street, Tottenham-court-road. The Servant# Royal Provi.. dent and Benevolent Society were the promoters of the . pro.. the ceedings against the woman Aust or Austin, and against servant Elizabeth Bartlett, who attempted to of f f a B cha racter. oi situa tion e o r . f cook Mrs. in s hits. ith pro Smith's ved f a them Smith. of her situation situation and the reference to the pretended Airs. Col i a ly pp b lrea ni ti e o a n ns nel Austin. She went to Mrs. Colonel Austin, and rece ived .. an excellent character of Bartlett, who was stated lived in her service for the last two years Airs. Smith have however, did not engage Bartlett,. in . conseqc:iencers, mation received from the detective . police, wi i enter Mrs. Aust's house, Ivo. 2, Vi ncent-plac had seen her followed her to her residence to make her e, and who had the imposition. Mrs. Bentley, of south acquainted with forward, and said Bartlett had receuti l ived in came by means of a false character given Ylived in her service conviction was proved against Aust • by Aust. A former remarking that the law was b , and Mr. Bingham, after sidering the offences to which yno means too severe conai racters led, inflicted the full the system of giving false cba imprisonment. penalty of 201., or three months' DREADFUL MURDER.-. 03 Friday morning about nine o'clock , as a man in the employment of Mr. Townsend• at his farm at liallymack, was driving out some cattle, he found at the field -gate the body of a woman, with a dreadful fracture on the forehead. The woman is a stranger, very poor-looking, and aving the appearance of a s trolling hawker. She had a l it le purse round her neck, which was open—the contents, if any, having been abstract ed. A man and his wife are arrested on very strong suspicion. Marks of blood were tracked to their house, about 250 yards dis tant, and in a room blood was Auld, covered over witb straw.--,Eilkcnny Journal. SPORTING NOTES. Na. CXCVIII. THE EPSOM RACING : ITS EFFECT ON THE FUTURE ; WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP. FRASER. The present number commences with an article on the Colleges of Oxford. It gives an account of their founders, their regulations, and the various alterations which have taken place in them, contrasting forcibly " the modern and the rnedimval Oxford?' " Pre served Meats" strongly advocates the importation of food from those countries where it is most plentiful. cha racters in th m a The notice of Lord Holland's " Memoirs of the c W on h t i a g intn g Party" is one of the most interesting articles, of the sketchesa t n w y ,ork. , , H o y f p t a h t e i e m ; o o s r t Newprominent Foes withch a an Old Face," by the author of the " Saints' Tra to terminate gedh" ig continued; and the " History Hungarian War" advances to its conclusion. It is with the present vo l ume o f the mnga z i ne . An " A na l ysis of .the Pbtethon of Euripides" wil' ~ prove attractive to the studious. 7 - - 1g C "Pictu res of my Barrack Life, " OLI3 un.N's NEW MONTHLY. is a very amusing sketch ; it d escribes the adventures of a German solder. ' Young Sam Hall's. Heart Aches, and Hor i es " , is a very ludicrous story, which will doubt less prove entertaining to many ; it here cor n . pletes the twenty- second chapter. There is likewise a very long dissertation on the curiosities of Arctic Travel, and a story of Danish literature; also an article on Thomas Moore. The following Til lr EY wa D: a eß d E ay D verses by J. E. Car penter, are pl eas i ng:— i " The ll u E e lt ar il ly " sp w rin: TH y decked h er b row with flowers, They brough t them from the bowers, Where the viol ets l ove to cl i ng. The blossoms on h er f eatures FLOWERS. Seemed to envy her her pride, Though the fairest gift of nature's, Was the fittest for a bride. " The bridal flowers soon faded, Though the bride seemed fair and gay, Her brow no sorrow shaded When the wreath had died away. But all earth's human flowers, Must fade as Heaven decrees, And the fairest gem of ours Fell beneath the autumn breeze. " They bore her gently, lightly, The snow was on the ground, Its feathered flakes fell brightly Upon the little mound. But when the woodland bowers, With early blooms were spread, They sought the same wild flowers, And strewed them o'er her bed." ______ BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY The present number .contains an account of the 71i A st n o g ry lo taken from " Bancroft's -Saxons Me moirs of Count de la . M . arck," volution ;" some " a very interesting de scription of a " Visit to Bsalbee," the Batouth of Solomon ; there is likewise a reminiscence of Thomas Moore, which must gratify all who desire a tribute to be paid to the memory of departed worth. Some remarks are made on the wo r k on Nicaragua, by Mr. Sq u i re , i n which the author is severely censured for his endeavours to excite discord and to incul cate ill-will against England. THE GENTLEMAN'S. The first article here met with attempts to eluci of Anglo-Si on , a t erm w da h t i e ch th i e s m sa y irt e o ri b o e us w m ho e l a l n y istn a g “ modern innovation and " Uirick V on H ut h en " a t a h p er r e ac i t s ic e a n i te b rt l a u in nd in er g .' i 'nfolnntion of th e Di et of W orms, o and the confused state of affairs at that period ; is conclusion, it is remarked that " Germany, alas ! has ever been the fertile mother of inventions, ideas, and movements, from which the whole world has profited but herself." The remaining subjects possess the usual merit which pervades the pages of this maga zine. DUBLIN. — In this month's number the most interesting chap ter is entitled " Recollections of M oore, " i n w hi ch a brief and f ee li ng sketch of his life together w ith many anecdotes of th e b ar d are given, concluding with a hope, although it must be a deep disappointment to his countrymen that the ashes of Moore should not rest in the land of his birth, that they will not permit themselves to suffer the national dis grace that no memorial of him should exist. An account of Sir John Richardson's Arctic boat ex pedition giving a concise summary of his journey through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea ; a lively description of a trip to Tory Island, a primitive fishing island of the wild coast of Donegal, and Chesney on artillery and firearms, are its principal features. -- NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL. The chief part of this magazine consists of accounts of recent pat ents, of which that of Mr. J. S. John for registering the velocity of ships, and Newton's for improvements in cutting files, are the chief. The article entitled " Scientific Notices" treats, among other subjects of interest, of the reaping and mow . ing machines in th e G reat Exhibition, and phil ospphical instruments and processes. There are three plates illustrating the Patents. IV I S CELLANEOUS. The Sportsman of this month contains two engrav ings, one of a group of rabbits entitled " A Family Circle," and the other of " Copenhagen," the Duke o f Wellington's favourite charger, which was ridden by him at Waterloo. There is a variety of sketches and tales relating to horses and hounds. The Farmers' Illagazine presents a number of use oariseoCooper. There are ful subjects to those engaged in agriculture. "Meteorological Diary." The most interestinv article in the Eclectic Review is devoted to the works a " Calendar of Horticulture," and a vale's "Imperial Romp," " Golden o T f h F er e e ni i m s and Longfellow's no ti ce s of Merri- Legend." The Ladies' Companion has its usual variety of light and amusing tales. The " Work table," the " Child's Corner," and t h e “Conserva tory" occupy their customary place. Le Follet has its usual graceful plates, and a lively sketch entitled " Nonsense." Part 111. of the Illustrated Exhibitor contains an "account of Ancient Nineveh," and a " Visit to a Sugar Refinery," among many engrav ings of celebrated Paintings.' The Story of a Feather, and Mr. Sponge's S porting Tour,' are continued. Among the contents of the British Journal may be noticed " South Af r i can Incidents, " and " Modern Magic." THE ART JOURNAL. -1(1----i7Es' ARTS. Canova's "quisite impersonation in marble of the goddess Ilene is represented in the April number of the Art Journal, by the pencil of Roffe, and the graver of Mote; W hi le the. subj ec t s se l ec t e d from the Vernon Collection are first, Newton's picture dwasem en t," and N. iiller's of "Rest in the •al ' P aul Potter—prince among cattle painters, from C u _ i D of es t e h r e t." The glori ous he to Landseer—is descrbed to us in the course of the current instalment of this deservedly popular, because intelligent and enterprising lished with a sketch of his handsome face, and copies periodical—the narrative embel from some of his most celebrated compositions. As another example of the incom of his career being parable Moritz Retzscb, ing . Kenny Meadows-like grou titled " The there is given, moreover, a t Young Mother." The rest of th e e number, both Page 125, a very charm literary and pictorial, is more or less worthy of the Art Journal's reputation. StehyemEouarr.l His Royal Highness t he r Majesty the Queen per e a on Saturday evening. Anna attended the per- Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by f and o r m ß a hO n iYs c e A s RL a o I t ra t bIAeLRAoNI HighnessPß 4. 1 I - Italian rin cOe Hon rv. erulam, Lord Colvilte, Eleanor Stanley, the the Marchioness of Ely, the a H n o d n C B o l e o a n t e r l i c eFrancis g , Duke of Cambridge also honoured the theatre with his pre stheneacetr.e fashionable Duke of Montrose and the Ladies C om attending the Graham, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl of Dur ham, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Exmouth, Lord Henry we A r m e o m n a g rke th d e th Gordon Lennox, M.P., Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Baron Paravacini, Baron Steinberg, Lad Hon. John Fortescue, M.P., Hen. Y Talfourd a n d p ar t y, Frederic B yron, H on. Thomas Stonor, Sir William and Lady Molesworth and James,Ferguson, er, Sir Lady Henry Webb nson,, Sir G eorge Armytage, Si r Joh Sir Robert and Lady Carden and the Misses Carden, Sir John Lowther Hon. Leopold Aga r Ellis, Hon. Harry Gr e , Russell, M.P. Colonel Blanc, Colonel Crombie, gon. E. S. Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Captain and Mrs. 'Villiers Hatton, Mr. Alfred Montgomery, the Misses Burgoyne Captain De Bathe, Captain Sherson, Mr. H. Greville, ' Dlr. Gregory, Captain and Mrs. Herbert, Captain Hoth Major Ga ,, e, Mrs. Ellis and the Misses Ellis, and the Ho n. Miss Bia l e Mr. A. 11. Thistlethwayte, Captain and Mrs. Leyland, Mr. Strachey, Mr. St. Leger Glyn, Mr. Bulteel, Mr. Augustus Lumley, Major Martyr', Colonel Tyrwhitt, Air. C. Mills, Sir C. Hothaw, Mr. H. Webster, Mr. Rowland Errington,&c. COAIMISAON OF' LUNACY.-00 Saturday a com m i s . i Sion was proceeded with at the Eagle and Child Tave r n, Forestfall, to inquire into the state of mind of Thomas Pear son, Esq., aged 55, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Upton . West Ham. The commission was sued out by Mr. Batton, an old friend of the lunatic, there being no relatives. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Pearson had had a fit of apoplexy in 1841, which had produced unsoundness of mind, from which he had never recovered. The insanity showed and itselfdelusions. in his incoherency o to fancy laua hims ge, elf exttheraorDinudary habits, like of Wel lington, and spent his nights in singing loudly, arid occasion ally in tearing up his clothes. He was wholly ignorant as to his property. The jury returned a verdict, dating the un soundness of mind from the 30th April, 1841. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICA.--The Royal Mail steam- shin America, Captain Leitch, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday-, a little after eleven o'clock, A. AL , for Halifax i and Boston, with the usual paitilo, 70 Passengers, and a fun cargo. respect treated s R aw T vitsh O hreya T mfir H oee E etmr 001 .E nr ekeDiaibtlellaTynsOycoßwl were r predictions k a l ' n, T ; fb Thursday, rois S nod U a t yb/ every a e s uo s uh variousue r, stakes at issue were realized above the average, having been successful enough to select the winner in three in stances out of five, including the principal stake, the Great Metropolitan. 1 The Trial Stakes, as usual, commenced the sport, for which all the entries bar one (Harp) went to the post. The race is easily described; Puritan going off with a strong lead, making nearly all the running, but being eventually b ea t en rat h er cleverly by half a length by Stapleto n; H arr i er was a moderate third, but Cnmus, Blood Royal, llungerford and Lady Alice were disposed of before they reached the commencement of the stand railing. The winner, Stapleton, is the property of Mr. Way, who brad him, and is by Slane out of Chamoia, by Venison. He has only three engagements at the present time (the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, and Grand Duke Miehacl Stakes), not one of which he is likely to bo successful in. toi the spi n f or the City and Suburban the Prime Minister cut out the work to the mile. post, where But terfly headed him and carried on the running to the end, weoning with some ease from Lathe by a length, the Italian managing to scramble into a bad third piece, and the two favourites, Mary Ann and Surprise, finishing fourth and fifth; the, rest were in a heap in the imme diate rear of the last-named two. Butterfly is eneaged in the Deo Stakes at Chester; which she stands no L c h i vaerrepeo of f l, i h n e n r i e n g s e i n s n i d n m i ch n t the about LaLc e as s h a i m re e d Oe iitg s re a e- t able predicament. The Two Years Old Stakes attracted to the post a field of seven, all of which with the exception of ono were dark to the p u bli c . T he exception was the winner, the sister to Iracundus, who, before starting, played off some of her Northampton tricks, kicking furiously and dislodging Alfred Day from his seat; Day managed, however, to get her off quietly after a great deal of trouble. Th e E ste ll e f i lly was off first, with the winner in close attendance, these two had the whole of the race to themselves to within the distance, where Sister to Iracundus, with Gold Dust in waiting, passed the Estelle filly, and so ended the race. The feminine relative of Iracundus winning, with some difficulty, from Gold Dust by a head; the Estelle filly was a good third, and Pantomime a moderate fourth. Anxiety, Blondel, Deerhound, and Gloomy were where they will be found in their future two-years-old engagements, that is no where. The winner is a fractious, fine racing -like look ing animal, and for short distances will always be found to be dangerous. S he is by 'Thistlewhipper, out o f Passion. Gold Dust by D u l c i mer, out of D ubin, is in most respects gifted with similar qualities to the animal I have just descanted on, for he will be found to be a respectable handicap hor se f or moderate distances. I deduce this opinion from his build. The Estelle filly and Pantomime will figure much more respectably towards the close of the season, than they did on Thursday; they are both improving animals. My judgment on the Great Metropolitan Stakes, was borne out pretty nearly to the letter. In my analysis of the Handicap, published on the 4:h of Februery. I re marked about Dawson's horses. "Baby and Murk Tapley at 7st 8/b each, I hardly know what to make of them ; they have neither been in very magnificent condition for some time past, bet as Dawson is generally considered a troublesome per son for this event, no doubt, if neither of these can accomplish the trick, his favourite colt by Cotherstone, out of Wryiteck, may do the d ee d of note," and in the summing up to the analysis I took the first and second horses to finish forward, and Stilton, one of three, to win. In my remarks on this stake on the 30th ultimo, I observed that Stilton would be about the bull's eye, and, coupled with Kate, would occupy two out of the four foremost places; and in drawing my remarks to a conclusion said that Back biter was the best of the heavies—as the race proved him to be; Officious and Kick up-the-Dust of the me diums —the former was so; and that Kate and Stilton were the mo s t super i or among the feathery division; and I placed Stilton first, with Officious, Kate, and Back biter in the second, third, and fourth places. Kick-up the-Dust I say nothing about, for somehow or other she was out of the race soon after turning Tattenham corner. This Metropolitan is very much like a repeti tion of that which occurred five years ago; Kate, in imita tion of the Brother to Stitch of that day, cut out all the work at a stiffish pace to the distance, where Joe Miller, with the winner in attendance, took it up to th e stand; the favo ur i te , lik e Clermont, here joined him, im mediately after headed him, and won, with something to spare, by a length; Officious, Kate, and Backtdter fol lowing one another in, in the exact order in which I placed them. Stilton is engaged in the Derby Trial Plate at York, for which I scarcely imagine ho will be pulled out, the same remarks will apply to the Chester field Stakes at Chester, as his engagement in the Cup at that ancient city is so much more impzrtant than the two preceding. The second hcrse, Joe Miller, is likewise in the Chester Cup, together with Kate. Stilton figures at 4st 121 b, with 101bs extra for winning the Metropolitan, making sst 81b. Joe Miller and Kate have the same weight, 4st 101 b. Joe Miller's owner entertains a very high opinion of Joe's chance, and considers that Kato at the same weight, or Stilton at the difference of a dozen pounds, are not a match for his horse. The D4W sonians, however, are equally confident that the raking stride of Stilton will tell most surely and effectually upon the chances of all the light weights, Joe Miller, Kate, and Scarecrow included: but as I shall devote a portion of next week to my analysis of the Chester Cup, I need say no moro here. THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP this year is fully up to the average, having obtained thirty-five acceptauces, and is rendered a little more in teresting than usual by the animals entered fur it. ALEC TAYLOR has only one nag in the stake, the Derby winner of last year, who, at 9st, possesses as much chance E a s s suaKe dni weight respectableto en t m aerrri a re; s y c t,h u aae l minnsde the no gn member th e n o e f i t h i n e s t f e l i n n s s f e e c w i t s Aphrodite, Payment, a n d I ngratitude. The first named iI am afraid, h as too he d ;hird is a light -weighted bad one. KENT has a couple, Hernandez and Officious; the former at Bst 21b, and the latter at Bst 81b. I should prefer the latter, n otwithstanding she has to carry five pounds more than her Metropolitan weight. COJPER has a solitary nomination of Lord Ribbleedale's, Hardinge, who at 7st Blb ought to run forward. PERCY'S batch numbers threethe Grand Duke at 7st 51b, Odessus at sst 121 b, and Constantine at Sit 101 b. Odes sus is said to be the pick of the stable for this stake, the Grand Duke being reserivteids notfor itihkeeiC;ehsotewre, however, to Con e eritine for future engagements. OSBORNE'S couple, The Proctor, 7st 51b, and . Lady Agnes, est 21b, may s tr i L fr a ir d t y h A th g e ne w s i . " D er ß ; EWlTT has Merry Peal, who of course will be nowhere. SHEPPARD has Tom Maltby and the Sally Warfoot colt; at the present moment it is dubious if either wall go to the post. STenneeto has Knook Knoll and Harcsfoot, the former is the best, but neither very likely to do the deed. HARLOCx has a couple of Lord Exeter's, Tophana and the Mountain Flower; both may run, bat I imagine Tophana will prove the best of the pair, and if she is not the first will be somewhere near the mark. MARTIN has Batson's Abticrhaman, which will be beaten into fits. YOUNG STEPHENSON has a trio of Lord Clifden's, Harpsichord, Poodle, and Royalty; the first named is of no account, the second at sst 91b, if he runs will be dan gerous, but I presume, with the Chester Cup so near at hand, ho will be reserved for that. Royalty will pro bably be the starter on the occasion. ARMSTRONG con siders ho has a very good chance with his Coryphee, and I think so too. WILLIAM DAY has Old Rowley, who at sst 101 b, if he runs, it will be to be beaten. JOHN DAY has Sir R. Pigott's Father Thames in preparation, of whom I know nothing. ROGERS has a couple, The Old Lad and Pluck, neither good enough to do any think here. DILLY has the Little Savage, who has shown good running before, and will probably do so again. FRENCH has that wretched animal called the Delia colt, who must be beaten if he runs. ROLPH has Bardolph in active preparation, and anticipates a victory for his animal, Lord Glasgow's Caracara, I am afraid, will be nowhere. Mr. Clarke's Plumstead will finish forward, as also will Mr. Williams's Maria. Mr. Drinkald's Snarry will be nowhere. To bring my remarks to a conclusion, I may observe that Tophana, C or yph ee , t h e Little Savage, or f d re C m lif w de h n i ' e a h Po t o h d e le, w i ier if he starts, will arise; l and, were sure of their starti ng , I s h ou ld ta k e TOPIIA.NA and LITTLE SAVAGE for c h o i ce . u and i n te t t I am, Sir, yours, &c., formß ard o the p h THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. ,pril 5, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING 1852. TUESDAY. Handicap for the Somerset Stakes of 25 soya. each, 1 5 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the 20th of April. Two miles and a die. If the hig hest weight accepting is under Bst 7th, it will be raised to that , and the others in proportion. 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Madame Wharton 4 6 7 , Q uep 0 ,-* 4 E n of Spain 3 4 0 EPSOM SUMMER ME Nomination for the Great Exhi• TING, 1852. bition Plate of 100,so (Handicap.) Men' D lOll 4 Y=s— Bilberry, 3yre....surp r i" 3 yz,e,.., Having thus given a very brief sketch of the pro posed project, we beg to call the attention of our country friends to the subject, and to point out to the holders of land, as well as to those who are on the look out for it, the vast field of operations thus opened to their view. To the capitalist and tenant farmers in England and Scotland, anxious to break ground in Ireland, do we direct our special attention, and call upon them to be, prepared to take advantage of the move during the ensuing season. Hitherto, we know they have been de terred from the difficulties that beset their path, in poking their way through the remote districts of the south and west, and that many of them have returned in despair for this very reason ; but now here is a holy alliance of the most influential and important bodies in the three kingdoms, to place their vast machinery at their command, and to enable them to visit every part of Ireland, upon terms, and under circumstances, such as were never contemplated or conceived before. For example, a capitalist or large tenant-farmer, from England or Scotland, anxious to invest his capital, his industry, and skill in the legitimate and untrammelled cultivation of the laud, can purchase an "Irish tonrist ticket," as it is called, for 5/., or for 61., according to the class he wishes to travel in, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Car • lisle, Hull, Bermingham, London, &c. On his arrival in Dublin he will be enabled to make the necessary in quiries, at his leisure, as to what routes he will pursue, and where he will seek to direct his enterprise. Having acquired the necessary information from an office specially established for the purpose, he will resume his journey, and be carried d own , w i t h out trouble or an noyance, to within a few miles of his destination; and whether his inclination leads him to the mountains of Kerry and Iveragh, the fertile banks of the Shannon, or the wild and more remote, but not less interesting, plains of Connaught and the far West, it is all the same, fur he carries a little ticket in his pocket, and as long as he keeps that safe, it will frank him, like a talieman, wherever be goes, and will bring him back at the end of a month safe and sound to the very spot he started from. In feet, we cannot possibly exaggerate the importance of this movement, we regard it as the most fortunate event that could occur, and the one best calculated to solve our present difficulties, and to get this country out of the fix it is in. For it is not by bungling or party legislation that it can be done, but by the energy and active co-operation of the master minds who built the Tubular-bridge, with their kindred brethren in Ireland; and we are delighted to see that the former are not going to stop e ith er at Bangor or at Holyhea d, b u. t e D determined to push th e i r li ne on pract i ca lly to bl 2 so as to unit e an d to co-operate with that gre at arute. n riitl system of traffic, which is now nearly matured Ireland. We shall return to the subject, for it is one of deep and vital interest, and, i n th e meantime, we con ju re . our country friends to second the railway companies in their noble endeavours to open the wide fields of profit a bl e investment now before them, and pract ically to develop the vast resources of this country. By making a good beginning now, we lay the foundation for a system of international intercourse and traffic, from w hi ch the happiest results must follow. --Ir i sh Farmers' Gazette. THE EVEN ----- w ---=- A -71,ERS' ST.RIKE, ee k that steps were being taken, resolution agreed to at a . full l i t e th u l e of the Amalgamated Society, i a I e t o w n a fo s r s m ta i t ty e d bout a reconciliation between the towards bringing borfitnhgeineg a_joying engineers ; unhappily, how ,: oert an d g ein s F o far, have proved abortive. o p erat ive ve step , Although no formal application, by means document, has been made by the London members o f the executive council of the Amalgamated that, Central Committee of the Associated Em ployers, individual members of the latter body have been a ppealed to by the former, with a view to enlist their l•eft once in the ca use of an amicable adjustment of the dispute, but, unfortunately, without having produced any satisfactory result • and, indeed, it would appear, from the tenor of the illanchester employers' reply, that a satisfactory settlement of the question is all but hope less, inasmuch as the men, as a body, although they have made the first overtures towards peace, cannot be expected to surrender unconditionally to the employers' terms. The principal reliance of the operative appears to be upon the support of the trades generally —a sup port, however, which is not at present so encouraging in extent as to warrant very sanguine hopes of ultimate triumph on the part of the men. The engineers, on Saturday, received their twelfth week's strike pay at the reduced rate—viz., 10s. each for society and non-society men ; but even this sum they will find some difficulty in inaintuining unless the trades come forward with more energetic assistance. EXPLOSION AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--On Saturday an explosion of an engine occurred on the line of the Great Western Rail way, and, though occasioning serious damage to person and property, was providentially unattended with loss of Jite It appears that about three o'clock in the morning, on a goods train, consisting of 38 trucks, arriving at Bull's-bridge, near the Southall station, the boiler of the engine suddenly burst with a terrific report, by the force of which the funnel and dome were shattered to pieces. The engine -driver, named Taylor, w as t h rown several feet into the air, then falling on the tram-road • while the fireman was precipitated about three yards on to the embankment. Taylor was lying insensible, and was conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital, Pad dington; his face, neck, and head were frightfully disfigured from having been scalded by the steam. Every attention was paid him, and yesterday afternoon he was progressing favourably. THE NEWPORT OLD BANK.—on Monday, at the Bristol District. Court of Bankruptcy, the bankrupts cam e aftere up on their l as t a dj ourne d exam i nat i on, w hi c h they p assed, some inquiries had b een i ns tit u t e d r elative to their dealings Bank, and the with the Newport and C a e r leon Savings granted, Abercaurn and Gwyther Colliery. The were now creditors to the amount o t f bank, it was shown, ) 4 51. H i s intimated that, before the certifica e ul 9uestion would aris e a s to their dealings with the colliery, ; a Honour and full o report be of it was eventually agreed upon that a t he pre sent position and prospects of the colliery company should be lrrud Infpro the ma, , I