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latter, and of the trade and barter between the English mer chants and the independent inhabi!ants of the Caucasus. Under these circumstances, what is there to come un der the consideration of the Court suggested by Lord Palmerston ? A vessel of the English nation, under the English flag, and under the protection of the English laws, carries on a traffic, with the independent inhabitants of the coast, is seized by a power at peace with England, and conveyed to a Russian port. The ship and lading are considered as lawful prizes, the crew are detained in custody, and, after some delay, are taken to Constanti nople, and there set at liberty. If this be the:state of the matter, what is there to inquire into ? Certainly nothing which is unknown- to the opposing party ; but this will be disputed. Russia declares herself in possession of the land, and treats the coast of it as her own property. Whoever lands upon this coast lands in Russia, who has established her custom-houses and her quarantine upon the different stations. Whoever breaks through these offends against the laWs of Russia ; and, bein g guilty, has no right to expect any grace. This is the Russian view of the question. The consideration of the rights of na tions presents itself in answer to any objections raised by the either side. It is of importance, however, to the rest of Europe, that the principles put forward by Eng land should be closely determined ; and her rights, if she possesses any in this matter, protected from the inter pretation put upon them by the opposing party. For her there exists but one tribunal to which to submit the ques tion, and that is the tribunal of the assembled Judges of the Crown. These twelve Judges form the Grand Council of the Crown in all juridical and public questions. Be fore this Council the Solicitor-General will be instructed to lay the various diplomatic notes and documents con nected with this transaction, together with the treaties and the exceptions to them, with all the geographical, statistical, and other details necessary to the due understanding of this important subject, and the formation of a correct and im partial judgment. Whatever they conclude will not be a decision between Russia and England, or the expression of a tribunal by whose decision Russia has consented to abide, but an opinion upon English law for the satisfaction of the Ministers of the Crown, by the highest and purest legal authorities in the realm, in case that the question of peace or war between Russia and England should ever come to be discussed before Parliament. What steps England would deem it advisable to take should the opinion of the Judges be in accordance with the view taken by the Mi nistry, we will not anticipate ; but we must observe, that it is England oaly who can determine whether peace or war is to be the result of the question. Great interests are at stake on the issue—for two great nations, the most powerful in the world. The first cannon fired in such a war would shake both empires, not only in their exterior but their interior ; and, after a twenty years' peace, draw all Europe into the vortex of war. The case of the l'lren is the symptom of a state of things, the mischievous agitation of which will be felt from the Ganges to the North Sea, and from the Tagus to the wall of China. While upon both sides there is so much to be feared from a hasty or pee judiced decision, there is again much to be hoped that no means will he left untried by either to prevent an unfavour able termination to this unhappy dispute. England bas ap peeled to her highest tribunal upon this grand question of international law, and Russia has answered the appeal by a quiet exposition of all the facts. The latest French and English journals inform us that an lonian vessel, called the Sun Nicole, bearing the English flag, and comity/ Gem Samsun on the Tureo-Asiatic coast of the Black Sea, had been seized by the officers for contravention of the custom-hence regulations. A Sardinian trabacolo, the JVlgria Felipe, and an Austrian geolette from Ragusa trading with Varna, had been seized on the open sea by Russian vessels, and compelled to return. New vessels of war had also been launched from Nicolajew to protect the pretensions and support the precautions of Russia. If this ieformation be correct, it would appear filet Russia has taken de ,facto possession of the Black Sea, while England is deliberating upon her right to a narrow slip of the coast of the mountainous and pour Abascia. It appears by this, that Ressia alone knows her own will, and is mistress of her GW3 motives. Ti,c embarrassment cause] by the affair of the Vixen may, after all, not be so great at the Court of St. J.enes'. as is imagined at St. Petersburg, and es the Abbe de la Mennais, in his journal Le Monde, also seems to heliere, when he says that En:4lam] has lost the sense of her own dignity, and is falling into decay. Whether, as the Learned Abbe maintains, Pitt wculd, in circumstances si milar to those of the Vixen, have had recourse to the sword at: once, without taking the opinion of the legists, may just as reasonably be bilked as the assertion that • Lord Pal merston will not end therewith. PARIS. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN THE, CIIA - :viPS DE MARS ON WEDNESDAY. (From the French Papers.) The following are details of the diti-essing events which occupy the minds of nearly every person in Paris, toge ther with some affecting circumstances attending them. In ,K der to divide the crowd, it was arranged that there should he objects of attraction at various points at the same time ; namely-, at the Barriere du Troia, the Tui leries, the Champs Elysees, and the Champ de Mars. At the same time every possible precaution was taken by the authorities to prevent accidents. A little before 11 o'clock the crowd which filled the Champ de Mars, after having been gratified with the warlike spectacle which was presented to them, suddenly began to press towards one of the iron gates, near the Ecole Militaire, and at length the crush became so severe, that a woman fainted. This induced those who were around to fall hack to give her room and air ; and thus a revulsion or stoppage was caused, which produced the unhappy consequences we are about to relate. Twenty-three persons were suffocated. Twelve, who were injured, and one of them very severely, were carried to the Military Hospital at Gros Caillou, where every possible attention and care was paid to them. The moment a knowledge of what had happened reached the Prefect of Police he went in person to the hospital and offered the sufferers every relief and consolation. The bo dies of those who were dead were not marked with any wounds or contusions, and it was fully ascertained that their deaths were occasioned by suffocation alone. At an early hoar yesterday the Ministers met in Council at the resi •'ence of Count Mole, whence they soon afterwards pro wled to the Tuileries, where they had an affecting and interview with the King and the Royal Family. His Majesty and the Prince Royal, on receiving the disastrous ntelligence, shed tears, and the first wish that they ex pressed was that the fetes should be at least suspended. The decision upon this point rested with the city of Paris, since the entertainments of the two days were given by it, and not by die King. The Municipal Council, represented by its President, Vice-President, and two of its members, waited upon the King and the Prince Royal, who received them in the presence of Count Mole, the Count de Monta livet, and M. Barthe, and also of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, who had come to present the Bill which had been passed on the preceding day. The Mu nicipal Council expressed its wish that the fete should take place in the evening, and its hopes that the King would honour it with its presence, surrounded by the Royal Family, according to his promise. At the same time, the Deputation laid before his Majesty a a resolution of the Council, for the purpose of granting im mediate relief to the families of the sufferers by the lamen table occurrence on Wednesday evening. The application, however, only renewed the painful feelino.s in the minds of his Majesty and the whole Royal Family ; and the King could noe‘renew his promise to be present at the festival and ball, as previously given. He, at the same time, claimed the privilege of being the first to contribute to the succour and consolation of so many unfortunate families. The Prince Royal, in his own name and in that of the Duchess of Orleans, participated strongly in the feeling of the King. The deputation was about to retire, to refer the matter again to the, Municipal Council, when the Prince Royal, with great emotion, expressed his intention to accompany them, and in person urge to the Council all the feelings of the King, himself, and the Royal Family, as reasons for a postponement. His Royal Highness went accordingly, ac companied by the Count de Montalivfit, and having en tered the Council Chamber, expressed himself in the following terms :—" I do not wish to appear at the Hotel de Ville without having my heart at ease, and my countenance full of cheerfulness. I cannot testify, in an unconstrained and suitable manner, the feelings I expe rience, whenever I am in the midst of the representa tives of the people of Paris, unless I shall have previously relieved my mind, by endeavouring personally to assuage the grief of so many unfortunate families, thrown into mourning by the dreadful accident of yesterday evening." 'This appeal was irresistible, and it was unanimously resolved that the ball should be put off till Monday next, the 19th inst., when the King and the whole of the Royal Family will honour it with their presence. Their grief and regret at what has happened cannot be so soon effaced, hut they will be assisted in recovering their serenity by the reflection that in the meantime they have done all in their power to comfort the survivors. The King and the Prince Royal bad early in the morning charged the Prefect of Police to ascertain the names of all the suffererS by the catastrophe of the preceding night, and aides-de-camp of his Majesty ,and the Royal Duke were dispatched at the same time to visit those who were injured, and promise them, in the names of the whole Royal Family, that they should have every possible relief and atistance their state and circum stances required. BELGIAN } UNDS—BRUSSELS, JUNE 17 Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. 109% Loan of Thirty Millions 9l Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 93q Society of Commerce, 454 per Cent l3l Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 1393(, —Brussels Papers, June 18. DUTCH 1. ONDS— AMSTEEIBAIf, JUNK 13, Acii: - .1 Debt, 2.34 per C.nt Money. Bills. 51 , 4 52 Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A .itor t syndic, 4% per cent 92 92 54 Ditto, ditto, 33 per cent 7s!a 75 N Commercial Company, .104 per c.:iit 173 173 ~ ,t Ditto (1g32 and 1833) 5 per cent. Loin In% 4 per cent. Ditto 1837, 6 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 21' Two months AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JUNE 9. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1378 —Allgemeine Zeitung, June 14. SOUTH AMERICAN PAPERS. (From the illessafjer.) Yesterday was marked by a deplJrable misfortune. Tii; miiitary fete at the Champ de Mars drew together im mense crowds. Precautions had been taken beforehand to prevent any danger to the spectators, resulting from the 'representation of the attack upon the citadel of Antwerp ; and, although the mimic war lasted for full three quarters of an hour, it terminated without the occurrence of the slightest accident. Presently afterwards, however, lamen tations were sent forth from different quarters. The mo ment the spectacle had ended the crowd, in their ardour to depart, made a general movement towards the outlets. Upon their appro a chi ng th e ga t es th e m as s became more densely compact, and, in the attempt to pass through them, a great number of persons were smothered and trampled upon. It was at the gate opposite the Rue St. Dominique, and especially at the gate near the Military School, and in front of the avenue of Lamotte Piquet, that there was the greatest number of victims. The greater number of the killed and wounded were car ried immediately to the Military Hospital of Gros Caillou. It is impossible to ascertain the exact number of victims ; but, up to the period of our writing, the deaths are ascertained to have amounted to 31. One circumstance, which might naturally lead us to fear that the losses may yet be still inure considerable, is the fact that the persons attached to the hospital state that no fewer than 300 per sons have visited the hospital, for the purpose of claiming their relatives or friends. The bodies were deposited in the amphitheatre, which, we need not say, was the scene of the saddest and most heart-rending recognitions. The greater part of the victims belonged to the working classes. Three persons of the same family—father, son, and nephew —fell, by each others' side, and expired. Among the men who died many were young. The women, on the con trary, with the exception of two, were rather aged. Among the victims, one was a young collegian, who was separated in the crowd from the tutor by whom he had been accompanied ; and another was the wife of a rich merchant, who has recently retired from business. The person of this unfortunate lady was adorned by a number of jewels, amounting, it is said, in value, to upwards of 3,000 francs. Not one of these was missing when her husband came to claim the body. Within a short distance of the amphitheatre a magistrate, assisted by a commissary of police, received declarations, and prepared mortuary acts, The bodies were examined, and the cause of their decease stated by professional gentlemen deputed by the authori ties. Rumours have been spread that several individuals, upon being pressed by the crowd, were barbarous enough to make way for themselves by inflicting blows with their knives. We are happy in being enabled to falEify these re ports. It has been stated by competent surgical witnesses that the deaths all took place by suffocation. Not one of the bodies bore the marks of wounds inflicted by a weapon. There were some of them disfigured, but dis fieured solely by contusions caused by the trampling of the crowd which passed over them. Among the killed or wounded were several soldiers, who had been led by curi osity to the scene. It is much to be deplored that the po-' lice had not recourse to more effective means for facilitating the departure of the populace. The Champ de Mars has but seven outlets, all of them very narrow ; but on the side which lies next to Paris, and towards which the great rush was made, there are but two gates, neither of them more than seven or eight feet wide. The fosses which surround the Champs de Mars should, as has been done upon, the occasion of former fries, have been filled or covered with planks, for the purpose of multiplying the means of exit. Some idea of the horrible pressure which must have taken place at the gates may be conceived from the fact that the entire Champs de Mars was emptied in the space of 23 mi nutes. Although to foresee this accident beforehand would hive been nearly impossible, we have been assured that the Duke of Orleans had some sort of a presentiment of it. He had himself visited the Prefect several da: s since, for the purpose of recommending it to him to use every precaution to preve.it the occurrence of any catastrophe. His inquiries were particularly directed to the subject of the Champ de Mars, and he declared that he would be the first to require that the spectacle should not take place, if he were not as sured that no danger would result from it to the populace. Unfortunately, the attention of the police was directed ex clusively to the means of preventing any accident from being- occasioned by the combustibles employed in the spectacle. The Duke of Orleans has declared that he alone will un (testae the maintenance of the families of the several suf ferers, and the payment of whatever expenses the catas trophe of yesterday may entail. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS. BRUF,SELS, JUIE 17.---M. Gizzi, the Papal Internun cio, has had an audience of leave of his Majesty. His Excellency afterwards presented to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Abbe Speneile, who has received his credentials from the Pope as Charge d'Affaires. The Mi nisterial journal, the Union, has ceased to appear, and is succeeded by a new journal, under the head of the Conser vateur. The Minister of Finance informs the holders of Coupons of the Belgian Loan of 30,000,000 of francs, bear ing interest at 4 per cent., due Ist of July, 1837, that they may receive payments of them from this day, as well at the office of the Cashier General at Brussels, as at those of the agents in the other towns of the kingdom. FRONTIEIS OF SERVIA, MAY 30.—Accounts from Adrianople say that the Sultan had already arrived in that city, on his return to Constantinople, and had been re ceived with an enthusiasm not to be described by an im mense concourse of people. There, as in all other places, the Sultan addressed the Turkish authorities and the heads of the other nations, declaring .that the happiness of all his subjects is the sole object of his care and wishes, and proclaiming a degree of toleration which must do honour to the most civilised nation in Europe. The Sultan also particularly enquired into the necessities of his subjects, and was ever ready to give relief where he saw .it required. In some parts, especially those which suffered be the last war, he remitted all the taxes, in others granted a large abatement of them ; at Adrianople, where tire lately did great damage, he ordered the dwell ings of hundreds oF poor persons who were burnt out to be rebuilt :at his expense. Opportunities to relieve distress were everywhere to be found, and it is therefore no wonder if the effects which this tour of the Sultan's has produced on the minds of the people in general is represented as very great. Persons who are considered to be thoroughly acquainte'd with the state of the country, dwell on the beneficial consequences to the country which this journey will produce ; they affirm that in Roumelia and Bulgaria, at least, a new era begins, and that the minds of the people are impressed with far more favourable senti ments than hitherto. Recent letters from Bitoglia affirm that the disturbances in the south of Turkey are confined to Thessaly. We learn from Constantinople that troops continue to be sent from Odessa to Sebastopol, and that there is no doubt that these armaments are intended against the Circassians. Letters from Bucharest say that Prince Ghika had arrived at this capital on the 21st, returning fram Silistria. It is said that Colonel Hodges, the English Consul for Servia, was not received by Jussuf, Pacha of Belgrade, on his first visit, with the respect and politeness due to his official character, and that he therefore immediately left the Pacha's palacC, without exchanging a word with him. We are curious to learn the particulars. Jussuf Pacha is well known to have been governor of Varna, which for tress he gave up in the last war to the Russians, and placed himself under their protection. The Sultan confiscated his property, but subsequently on the intercession of Russia, gave him the post of Pacha of Belgrade. VIENNA, MAY B.—ln consequence of an invitation from the Emperor Nicholas to all the Archdukes, his Imperial Highness the Archduke John will go in the autumn to the grand reviews in Southern Russia, in which it is said 50,000 cavalry will take part. The Archduke Francis Charles will go to Vienna, to be present at the reviews of the Aus trian army. The Empress Mother will go in August to visit her relations, the Royal Family of Bavaria, at Tigernsee. Letters from Trieste, received to-day, announce new bankruptcies, chiefly affecting Greek houses connected with the Levant. RIO DE JANEIRO.—The Corivio Official, from 28th March to 27th April inclusive, has official letters from the Governor at Goyaz, Victoria, Oaro Preto, St. Catherine's, Reife de Pernambuco, St. Christovas de Scrigipe, Paratriba do Norte, and Cuyuba, stating that the tranquillity of those provinces had not suffered any interruption. The 25th of March being. the anniversary of the taking the oath to the Constitution, was observed with the usual rejoicings. Some vessels arrived at Rio on the 13th from Rio Grande, after a very short voyage, and unpleasant news was soon afterwards spread, which, though the accounts do not all agree, show us that affairs in that province are be coming more complicated, and that intrigue dividing the friends of legal order, weakens the spirit with which they should promote the general object, namely, the pacification of the province, sacrificing private resentments which ma nifest themselves in so many imprudent re-actions. It seems that - the President Antero having set out from the camp, to have an interview with the General Bento CHURCH-RATE STRUGGLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1837. Manoel, was taken prisoner on the way by an armed force, which de c l are d th a t it was d one b y or d er o f B en t o M an oel. Major Marques, who accompanied the President, escaped to Porto Alegre, where a Councl was called, and mea sures immediately taken to prevent any re-action, and troops sent to the aid of Antero. We have not been able to ascert.tin the motives which induced Bento Manoel to act in this manner.—Correio Ojticial to 17th April inclusive. SlR—This struggle is one of most intense interest here. We have had no rate for three years. ,Masters have brought up their men by every command—business is neg lected on both sides —women, and the sick, halt, and lame, all are taken up. You will not be in time to help us, but it may inspire others. We close at six on Monday. The Earl of Dartmouth has come down, and has been actively engaged in canvassing, and has polled to-day. The subjoined is the copy of a hand-bill in circulation : " No Church Rate—West Bromwich, Saturday, June 17, 1837.—First and Second Day's Poll :—Against the Rate 906 ; For the Rate 695. Glorious majority against the Rate, 211. Those who have not polled to-day must come to poll on Monday by ten o'clock. " The opponents of Church-rates are earnestly entreated to come forward on Monday, in such numbers as to show the Church-rate men that they can expect nothing but disgrace by by continuing the contest." Yours, West Bromwich, Saturday, June 17th. A. REFORM IN THE CIVIL LAW. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Your insertion of the following will oblige, Your's truly, A CONSTANT READER. Bristol, 16th June, 1837. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL MY LORD—I am aware that considerable improvements have been effected in the Criminal Law, and I most cor dially rejoice thereat ; but I now bring before you the pressing necessity which exists for an effectual reform in the Civil Law. I assert, without fear of contradiction, that the present state of it is, generally speaking, an enormous tax upon the commercial and manufacturing interests of this country : witness our bankrupt laws, whereby an estate, which, at the onset, could have paid 10s. or 12s. in the pound, is reduced to Gs., or at least to 7s. Is not this in truth a tax upon the commercial or manufacturing creditor ? I may be told that the creditors can make their election, either by way of a fiat or an assignment ; admitted : but there are among some creditors men (as I have recently witnessed) who are not disposed to assent to the latter pro posal. Such disposition is not controllable, and consequently the many must submit to the arbitrary will of the few, or, perchance, the unit. Still, whatever may be the fact upon this point, this admission will, I believe, be made, viz., that however optional the resort to a law may be, yet it ought to be as simple, as cheap, and as speedy as possible. I shall endeavour to show that at present it stands opposed to the two former, if not the latter. First, then, as to simplicity ; does it require three Commissioners to hold five meetings, at an expense of 51. each meeting (their fees alone), to de cide upon a case which as many men in a tradinc , or mer cantile line, possessed of ordinary capabilities, could arrange in once or twice meeting? Does it require the multiplicity of documents and affidavits, now had recourse to, to render means effectual for the disposition of the effects? Cer tainly not. Now as to expense : this is, of course, the con sequence of such cumbersome machinery—a plea for delay and constant disbursements. Such is, in fact, the whole tenor of our Civil Law. Witness our Chancery proceed ings, in which, to my knowledge, a case, simply for the ap pointment of trustees, has been pending now more than two-and-a-half years, at an enormous cost, merely on account of unnecessary delay. These, ray Lord, are but two out of many cases known to rae personally ; they are both at this time in prosecution ; and I may now add, that as long as the laws are compiled by those whose profession is directly interested in these abuses—l say as long as their opi n i ons and legislation are exclusively regarded, uninfluenced by the opinions and unaided by the experience of the trading and manufacturing interests, so long may we hope in vain for that imperative and urgent measure—an efficient Law Reform. This, my Lord, would not be an infringement upon the rights of any man. This is a question affecting the interests of every tradesman and manufacturer, be he Whig or Tory—a question, in my opinion, second to none which can occupy the attention of Parliament. I could extend my observations, but for the present shall content myself with the expression of a hope, that they will be the means (imperfect as they are) of drawing attention to so vital and important a subject to the commercial inte rests of these kingdoms. I am, my Lord, Your's respectfully, J. H. S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—ln your paper of yesterday I find that in your Share-list you quote the Wakefield Gas Shares at 221. 10s., and pay 8 per cent.—they are now selling at 421., and pay 10 per cent ; original cost, 25/. I also beg to inform you that the Wakefield Corn Eiehange Shares &re now sell ing at 251. 1 have the honour to remain, Yours, most obediently, Wakefield, June 16, 1837. CHARLES CLAPHAM [Our Correspondent is informed that our prices of Shares are copied from Wettenhall's Course of Exchange, in which the prices were as we gave them. We have altered them in our List to-clay according to his statement.—ED.] LIVERPOOL-SATURDAY. (From the Correspondent of a Morning Paper.) . - IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS. The deepest interest and anxiety have been felt for some days for the situation of a large —perhaps the largest —American house in Liverpool, that of Messrs. William and James Brown and Co., for it would be affectation any longer to suppress the name of the distinguished firm in question. It was perfectly well understood in the me:- cantil3 world that they were much inconvenienced from the total prostration of credit in the United States cutting off their remittances, and that they found it necessary to ap ply to the Bank of England for assistance. It is, there fore with the greatest pleasure we announce that about 9 o'clock yesterday morning an express arrived from London, bringing the gratifying intelligence that the Bank was so well satisfied with their unquestionable means, that the Directors had come to the unanimous resolution to afford them all the aid they may require throughout the whole of the present year—that is to say, until the first of January next, after which, we understand, the house has no en gagements. _ _ - It appears that the firm referred to had heavy engage ments fallin g due on Thursday last, the 15th inst., an d it was on that day that the Bank Directors came to the libe ral decision adverted to, the express being sent off at half past four o'clock in the afternoon. We may add, that the resolution was agreed to without imposing any restrictions whatever upon this eminent mercantile firm. The house is, therefore, at perfect liberty to enter into any new engage ment. The intelligence has diffused universal joy amongst the mercantile interests in this town, and we have no doubt its betrAcial effects will be felt throughout the manufactur ing districts, where this house transacted a most extensive business. We rejoice at the feeling which the Directors of the Bank of England have adopted. It has not only pre vented the ruin of thousands, but will in a great measure restore public confidence, and open again th channels of commerce to the enterprise of our merchants and manufac turers. By accounts last evening from London, it appears, that it is determined to call a meeting of the bankers, &c, more immediately connected with the American trade, with the ostensible object of expressing their confidence in the inten tions of their debtors on the other side of the Atlantic. It is to be hoped that this demonstration of kindly feeling here will stimulate the parties in the United States who are debtors to British merchants to use every exertion to wards liquidating their accounts. It is stated on 'Change, by those most likely to be well informed, that'the capital in trade of the above firm is no no less than 1,300,000/. It. is further computed that if every house which is indebted to them were to Pay only ss. in the pound, they should still be able to pay 20s. in the pound, and retire on 500,000/. The last packet from New York brought bills of lading of twenty vessels having sailed with cargoes worth 200,000/. or 300,0001., consigned to Messrs. Brown and Co. It only remains for us once more to congratulate the house in question, and the commercial world generally, on the pleasing intelligence we. have now promulgated. The packet-ship North America 'sails this morning for N ew York, an d w ill carry out t h e gra tifyi n g tidings to the mer cantile intere s t s i n t h e U n i te d St a tes. The ship Louisa sailed yest er d ay morn i ng f or N ew York, in lieu of the Siddons, which is the packet advertised by Messrs. Brown and Co. for the 15th, the latter vessel not being ready. So anxious were they to forward to America the news brought by the express, that they despatched the steamer Hero after the Louisa with the intelligence. Up to a late hour last evening we had not heard of the steamer's return, but we presume there can he little doubt of her overtaking the packet, which, in that case, will probably be the bearer of the earliest intelligence of this important event. • Lord Sidmouth has attained his 80th year, and is nearly as stately and stiff in his earrage as when he was seve ral years ago Speaker of the House of Commons. COURT CIRCULAR. Bulletins of the King's health were open for public in spection on Saturday and yesterday in St. James's Palace, between two and four o'clock. During yesterday the State room in which the bulletin was shown was crowded during the whole of the period. The Marquis of Headfort and Sir Wm. Houston, the Lord and Groom in Waiting, were present both days in the room where the bulletin was shown. Messrs. Dobell and Halse, the State pages, and several of the King's pages, were in attendance at the table, and the Yeoman of the Guard lined the ante-chambers, as usual, commanded by Mr. Charles Hancock, the Exon in waiting. The bulletin of yesterday was— " Windsor Castle, June 18, 1837. " The symptoms of the King's disease have not in creased, but his Majesty is more feeble to-day. " HENRY HALFORD, " WM. FREDERICK CHALMERS, " DAVID DAVIES." The Duke of Cumberland went on Saturday to Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness returned to his residence at Kew in the evening. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highnesses' Household, attended Divine Ser vice yesterday. The Dean of Chester officiated. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester went yesterday to Kew, where their Royal Highnesses lunched with the Duke of Cumberland, and, in the after noon, returned to their respective residences in town. Despatchei from New South Wales were received yes terday at the Colonial-office. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office on Saturday afternoon, which was attended by most of the Ministers. The Council sat two hours. The Lords of the Privy Council sat on Saturday in the Council-office, to hear the petition of Shuttleworth for an extension of Wright's patent (in the manufacture of pins). Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham, Sir J. Bernard Bosan quet, and the Hon. Thomas Erskine, were present. Mr. Greville and the Hon. Wm. Bathurst, the Clerks of the Council, were in attendance. The case was adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. LIVERPOOL TRADE CUP., P.P. 7 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Snyders 10 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator 10 to 1. agst Lord Lichfield's Elis 10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Black D:amond—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime 15 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Inheritor 15 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan—taken 15 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Pelops 16 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Locomotive 13 to 1 art Mr. T. 0. Fairlie's Abraham Newland NEWCASTLE ST. LEGER. llenriade has been backed at evens to win this race within the last two days. DONCASTER ST, LEGER. 4 to 1 on the Sold NEWTON MEETING.-FRIDA V. The St. Helen's purse of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. ; two years old, Est. 71b. ; three, Bst. 101 b. ; fillies allowed 31b. The winner of the Golborne or St. Leger on Thursday to carry 41b. extra. Golborne Course. The second to save his stake. 7 Subs. Mr. W. Clarke na. h. c. The Prime Warden H. Edwards Mr. Worthington na. b. f. by 13rutandorf,2 yrs Mr. E. Massey's ch. c. Bollington, 3 yrs Betting-5 to 2on Prime Warden. Won by half a length The Warrington Purse, of 50 sovs., added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 5 sovs. each. One mile and a distance. 9 Subs. Mr. Heseltine's br. c. Tho Bard, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b Hoseltine 1 Lord Stanley's ch. h. Amurath, 5 yrs, Bst. 61b 2 fhe following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Price's ch. c. Ludford, 5 yrs, Bst. 61b ; Mr. Mostyn's br. h. Trapball, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. ; and Mr. Young's br. h. Prince, aged, ist. 81b. Betting-2 to 1 agst Amurath, sto 2 agst Trapball. Won by half a neck. The Shrigley Cup, value 100 SOTS, given by W. Turner, Esq., M.P., added to a Handicap Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared on the lot June. Mile and half. The owner of the second horse to receive 25 says. out of the stakes. The winner of the Manor or Borough Cup in 1837 to carry 3lbs. extra. 17 Subs., Bof whom paid 5 sovs. each. Lord Eglinton's The Black Diamond, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b Lye 1 Mr. Buckley's Dick, by Aluley, Bst. 61b 2 Mr. E. Peel's br. e. Mortison, 4 yrs, ist. 61b Mr. Attwood's Theano, by Waverley, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b Betting-5 to 4 agst Dick, 6to 4 agst Black Diamond, 4to 1 agst Theano, and 6 to 1 agst Morison. Won very cleverly by a length. . _ _ A Plate of 701. Heats, two miles. Mr. Painter's b.h. Matadore, 5 yrs Marlow 3 3 1 1 31r. G. Cooke's br. h. Red Rover, 63 rs Mr. Nanney's ch. h. Ratcatcher, aged 2 1 3 3 Mr. Attwood's gr. c. Clintz, 3 yrs 4 dr First heat won by half a hear], second by a length, third by a neck, and fourth by half a length. THE HIPPODROME RACES. The following entries were made on Saturday night for the races to take place this day and to-morrow : THIS D.Y. A Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The winner to be sold for 200 sous., &c. Heats, two miles. Mr. V. King's Hectic, 5 yrs ; Mr. Shelley's Bodice, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Smith's La Meiltise, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes cf 5 sous. each, with 30 added. The winner to be sold for 120, &c. Heats, one mile. Mr. W. Smith's Oakleaf, 4 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Mozart, 5 yrs; Mr. King's Ote, 3 yrs; and Mr. Coates's Countess, 3 yrs. The West Kent and East Surrey Hunters' Stakes. Mr. Harvey's Misletoe, Mr. Black's Birthday, Mr. Brown's Mary, Mr. Summers's Mayday, Mr. Phillips's ch. g., and Mr. Roper's gr. g. TO- MORROW. A plate of 507., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The winner to be 'sold for 200 sovs., &c. Two miles. Mr. King's Hectic, 5 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Mozart, 5 yrs and Mr. Smith's La Meprise, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added. Winner to be sold for 100,&: Heats, one mile, Mr. Bacon's Tiara, aged ; Mr. W. Smith's Water Nymph, 4 yrs ; Mr. Browne's e. by Albany, dam by Smolensko, out of Zoraida, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Brown's Cornborough, 3 yrs Steeple Chase Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Two miles. Mr. Page's Clunbury, Mr. 13alchin's Coxswain, and Mr. Black's Birthday. CURRAGH JUNE MEETING.—TIi IRSD4f r. The O'Darby Stakes of 25 cove. each, with 50 added by the Club, for three years old ; colts, Bst. 51b ; fillies, Bst. Mile and half. Mr. Osborne's gr. c. Mercury Cartwright 1 Mr. Watts's Magpie Mr. Pottinger's bl. c. by Lapwing 3 Mr. Cunningham's br. f. by Picton Eight others started, but were not placed. The Ncrthumberland Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 cove., 10 ft., with 100 sovs. added. Rathbride post. Mr. Ferguson's ch. o. Harkaway, 3 yrs, 7st. 81b ...t 1 Mr. Disney's Birdcatcher, 4 yrs, 9st .. Lord Milltown's Cruiskeen, 3 yrs, 6st. 81b... Four others started, and seven paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 10 cove., h. ft., with 50 added. Peel Course, mile and a quarter. Second horse to save his stake. Lord Mulgrave's b. c. Quicksilver, 4 yrs, 7st. 131 b Reily 1 Nine others started, but the Judge could not place a second. The King's Plate of 100 guineas ; four yrs, lOst. 71b ; five, list. 71b. ; six, l ist. 12ib ; and aged, 12st. ; 51b. to mares and geldings. Four miles. Colonel Westenra's Freney, aged Mr. Hutchins's b. c. by Mameluke, 4 yrs Mr. Disney's b. h. Trump, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Osborne's Honesty, 4 yrs FRIDAY. The King's Plate of 100 gs. ; three yrs old, 6st. 81b ; four, Bst. 41b; five, 9st. ; 51b. t o mares an d ge ldi ngs. Thretmtles. Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. Harkaw ay, 3 yrs Davis Lord Mulgrave's b. f. Gipsy, 4 yrs Mr. Disney's,Birdcatcher, 4 yrs (bolted) Colonel Synge's ch. c. Mayfly, 3 yrs NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES. MONDAY, JUNE 19. STEWARDS.—The Hon. T. 0: Powlett, Sir William Scott o f Ancrum, Bart., and C. Attwood, Esq. The Craven Stakes of 10 soy., each, with 20 added by the Town, for horses, &c., of all ages ; three-yrs. old, 7st. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second horse to save his stake. One mile. Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Wedge, 4 yrs, Mr. Jaques's ch. m. Burletta, 5 yrs, Lord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 5 yrs, Mr. Orde's b. f. Bee's-wing, by Doctor Syntax, Mr. S. L. Fox's b. f. Modesty, by Malek, 3 yrs. Produce Stakes of 50 sot's. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1833; colts, Bst. 41b. ; fillies, Bst. Untried stallions and mares allowed 31b. Two miles. Duke of Leeds's b. f. Meliora, by AVaverley—Lady Mo w b ra y (31b) Ld Kelburne's c. by Albany, CI. by St. Patrick—Blue-stocking, 31b Ld Eglinton's b. f. Palestine, byY. Blacklock—Qn. Bathsheba, 81b Sir J. Boswell's b. c. by Priam, out of Meretrix, by Filho, 31b Mr. Smith's br. c. by Jerry, out of Decision, by Magistrate Produce Stakes of 50 soy.. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1833 ; colts, Bst. 41b. ; fillies, Bst. T. Y. C. Duke of Leeds's b. c. Orcus, by Velocipede, dam by Oetavian—Mary Lord Eglington's eh. .f. by Actaeon, out of Spae-wife, by Soothsayer Mr. Jaques's br. c. by Admen, out of Galena, by Walton Mr. Jaques's ch. f. by Actaeon, out of Comedy, by Comus Mr. T. Gray's b. f. by Voltaire, dam by Lory—Remembrancer Maiden Plate of 50 sous. ; thmt-yrs-old, 7st. ; four, Bst. 31b. ; five, and upwards, Bst. 121 b. M and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, once round and a distance. _ _ Mr. Stephenson's b. c. by Brutandorf, dam by Whisker, out of Voltaire's dam, 3 vrs, Mr. Butler's ch. g. Slaney, 5 yrs, Mr. Jaques's ch. g. Billy-boy, by Octavian, 6 yrs, Mr. Gascoigne's b. f. by Brutandorf, dom by Whisker, grandam Jerry's dam, 3 yrs, Mr. S. King's br. g. Remnant. by Bustard, 4 yrs, Mr. S. King's b. c. Vernal, by Actaeon, 3 yrs, Mr. J. Osborne's b. m. Frill, by Partisan, out of Flounce, 4 yrs, Mr. W. H. Kerr's ch. f. Miss Miss Gr;methorps, by Count Porro, out of Primula, by Cervantes, Mr. Greenwell's b. f. by Waverley, out of Isabella, by Smolensk°, 3 yrs, Mr. Ruddock's br. m. Tweedside, aged. TUESDAY. The Tyro Stakes of 25 sous. each, p.p., with 50 added by the Town, for two years old ; colts, Sat. 41b. ; fillies, fist. T. Y. C. Three quarters of a mile. Duks of Leeds's ch. c. Britannicus, by Humphrey Clinker Duke of Leeds's b. f. Parbarina, by Brutandorf Earl of Eglinton's b. f. Bellona, by Beagle, out of. Bella Duke of Cleveland's b. c. brother to Ilenriade, by Voltaire Lord Kelburne's br. c. by Jerry, darn by Ardrossan—Rubens' mare Mr. Powlett's h. c. Mulatto, dam by Whisker—out of Miss Fanny Colonel Cookson's b. or br. c. Catterick, by Bob Logie_Catalani Mr. Orde's ch. c. Charley Boy, by Actaeon—Tomboy's dam Mr. Jaques's ch. f. by Acta:on, out of Comedy Mr. Ileseltine's b. f. The Little Bird, sister to The Bard Mr. At twood's b. f. Hades, by Argantes, out of Hyle by Black Turk Mr. S. L. Fox's b. c. Jemmy Jumps, by Humphrey Clinker The St. Leger Stakes of 25 SOV3. each, p.p.; with 100 sous. added by the Town, for three years old ; colts, Sat. 51b. ; fillies, Sst. 11b. The owner of the second horse to save his str!l:-: , . Course. Once round. St. T.ci-,:cr Earl of Eglinton's b. f. Modesty, by Malek—Balloehmyle's dam Mr. Bowes's ch. c. Mickle Fell, brother to Mundig Mr. Bell's b. f. by Hum. Clinker—Romulus's dam, by Fitz-Teazle Mr. Arrowsmith's br. c. Wrestler, by Waverley, dam by Reveller Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Henriade, by Voltaire, out of Matilda Mr. Ramsay's br. f. Lady Stepney, by Jerry, out of Lady Easby Lord Kelburne's bl. c. by Jerry, dam by Ardrossan—Rubens Mr. Whitelock's b. f. Maid of Avenel, by Waverley—Gin by Juniper Mr. Hcseltine's br. c. Slashing Harry, by Voltaire A Piece of Plate, presented by the late George Baker, Esq., of Elemore, added to a subscription of 15 gs. each, 10 ft. 10 subs and three horses to start, or the plate will be reserved for 1838. Three yrs old, 7st. 31b ; four, Bst. 51b ; five, Bst. 121 b ; six and aged, 9st. Mares allowed 31b. A winner of any of the Cups at Doncaster, Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester, to carry 41b. extra; horses having run and not won allowed 31b. St. Leger Course. To close and name on the last day of York Spring Meeting. This race did not fill ; but, in accordance with the terms of the gift, is reserved for 1838. Filly Stakes of 'lO Sorg. each, p.p., for three years old fillies, Bst. each. One mile. 5 subscribers or no race. Did not fill. His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three years old, ist. 21b. ; four, 9st. 21b. ; five, lOst. ; six and aged, lOst. 51b. Three miles. Mr. Stephenson's b. c. by Brutandorf, dam by Whisker, out of Voltaire's dam, 3 yrs, Mr. Bell's b. f. Miss Eliza, by Humphrey Clinker, out of Romulus's dam, 3 yrs, Mr. Wilkins's b. f. Modesty, 3 yrs, Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's br. g. Zobrab, 6 yrs, Mr. Gascoigne's b. f. by Brutandorf, 3 yrs, Mr. Blakelock's b. f. Yarico, 3 yrs. Mr. Whitelock's b. f. Meliora, 3 yrs, Mr. S King's b. c. Vernal, 3 yrs, Mr. J. Osborne's br. in. Frill, 4 yrs, Mr. Greenwell's bl. f. by Waverley, 3 yrs, Mr. W. H. Ker's ch. c. Miss Grimsthorpe, 3 yrs, Mr. J. G. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, 3 yrs, Mr. Heseltine's br. c. Slashing Harry, 3 yrs, Lord Kelburne's ch. c. by Albany, 3 yrs. Match, 50/., 10 ft. Heats, two miles.—Mr. C. Ogle's br. m. Frolic, 1 Ist. 101 b., agst Mr. Ralph Crawford's br. m. Cottage Girl, 10st. 81b. Gentlemen riders. WEDNESDAY. The Northumberland Plate of 100 sovs., for horses, &c., of all ages, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., and only sif declared on or before the let April. The second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. T. 0. Fairlie's b. g. Zohrab, by Lottery, 6 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Sir Wm. Scott's b. h. The Count, by Figaro, 6 yrs, Bst. 81b Mr. W. Orde's b. f. Beeswing, 4 yrs, Bst. 411 Duke of Cleveland's ch. c. Jordan by Langar 4 yrs, Bst. 41b Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Wedge, by Picton, 4 vrs, Bst. 41b Mr. T. Dawson's b. c. Locomotive, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b Lord Eglinton's br. g. The Potentate, by Langar, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b Nlr. C. NI. St. Paul's br. c. Galewood, - by Lottery, 4 yrs, Bst Colonel Thompson's br. g. Algiers, by Irish Homer, aged, Bst Mr. J. H. Hinde na. b. c. Volney, by Velocipede, 4 yrs, 7st. I Ilb Sir M. W. Ridley na br. g. by Waverley—Comedy, 4 yrs, ist. 71b Mr. Bell's ch. h. Righton, by Palmerin, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b Mr. Thompson's br. g. by St. Nicholas —Lady Fulford, 4 yrs, ist Mr. T. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, by Malek, 3 yrs, Get. 71b Mr. Rhodes's br. c. Conservative, by Voltaire, 3 yrs, Gst. 71b Mr. Arrowsmith's br. c. Wrestler, by Waverley, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b Mr. M. Foulis's b. c. Vernal, by Aettron, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b Mr. Stephenson's b. c. by Brutandorf, d. by Whisker, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b Mr. Blakelock's bl. f. Yarico, by Waverley, 3 yrs, 6st Mr. C. Attwood's ch. c. Abd-el-Kader, by Argantes, 3 yrs, Est 0 subscribers have declared. The Corporation Plate of 60 guineas, given by the Corporation of Newcastle, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., for horses, &e., that never won above 100 sovs. at any one time in Plate or Stakes before the day of naming ; three yrs old, ist.; four, Bst. 31b ; five and upwards, Bst. 101 b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second to receive 20 sovs out of the Stakes. Heats, two miles. Mr. T. O. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, by Malek, 3 yrs General Sharpe's ch. g. Mirza, by Malek, 3 yrs Mr. Marley's b. f. The Hind, by Actaeon, 3 yrs Mr. Aglionby's b. g. Petterill, by Corinthian-, 4 yrs Mr. Merry's b. f. Florentia, by Jerry, 4 yrs Mr. Arrowsmith's br. f. Miss Bowe, by Catton, 3 yrs Mr. T. Grieve's b. h. Weldare, by Langar, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's b. g. }Eolus, by Corinthian, 4 yrs Mr. Ramsay's br. m. Lady Lowman, by Bachelor, 5 yrs Mr. Sheriff na. br. h. Oswald, by Conductor, 5 yrs Mr. Jaques's br. g. by Waverley, out of Comedy, 4 yrs Sir M. W. Ridley na. b. on. Calista, 5 yrs Mr. S. L. Fox's b. c. Dirmid, by Waverley, 3 yrs The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, p.p., with 20 added by the Town, for horses, &c., of all ages ; three yrs old, ist. ; four, Bst, 31b. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 1501. if demanded within half-an-hour after the race. The second to save his stake. One mile heats. Mr. P. Clarke's br. c. Swainby, by Waverley, 4 yrs, Mr. But ler's ch. g. Slaney, 5 yrs, Mr. Jaques's ch. g. Billy-boy, 6 yrs, Colonel Thompson's b. g. Mr. Merryman, 6 yrs, Mr. J. Osborne's br. m. Frill, 4 yrs, Lord Eglinton's br. f. Palestine, 3 yrs. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft., for two years old; colts, Bst. 41b. ; fillies, Bst. One mile. The winner of tho Tyro to carry 31b. eatra. Lord Eglinton's b. f. Bellona, by Beagle, Lord Kelburne's ch. f. by Actaeon, out of Purity, and Mr. Jaques's br. c. by Actaeon, out of Galena. A Gold Cup, or Piece of Plate, value 1001., by subscription of 10 sous. each, the surplus to be paid to the winner in specie ; three years old, 6st. 101 b. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; five, Bst. 10th. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Two miles. Hon. T.O. Powlett's br. c. Wentworth, by Confederate,4 yrs Sir Wm. Scott's b. h. The Count, by Figaro, 6 yrs Mr. Attwood's ch. e. Abd-el-Kader, b Argantes, 3 yrs Duke of Cleveland's ch. c. Jordan, by Langar, 4 yrs Mr. Bowes's ch. c. Mickle Fell, by Catton, 3 yrs Viscount Howick na. b. c. Locomotive, by Waverley, 4 yrs Mr. W. Orde's b. f. Beeswing, by Dr. Syntax, 4 yrs Sir J. Boswell's ch. f. Sunbeam, by Vanish, 4 yrs Earl of Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, by Langar, 5 yrs Duke of Leeds's b. c. Dirmid, by Waverley, 3 yrs Mr. J. H. Hinde na. b. f. The Maid of Avenel, 3 yrs Mr. M. Bell na ch. m. Btfrletta, by Actaeon, 5 yrs Mr. Beaumont na. ch. c. Abraham Newland, by Malek, 3 yrs Mr. Ord na. bl. f. Yarico, by Waverley, 3 vrs Viscount Ossulston na. br. c. Galewood, by Lottery, 4 yrs Sir M. W. Ridley na. br. c. Wedge, by Picton, 4 yrs Viscount Kelburne's b. h. by Jerry, out of Purity, 5 yrs (dead) The Members' Plate of 50 sows. ; three years old, 7st. ; four, Bst. 31b ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings al lowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs., if demanded within half-an-hour after the race. Heats, once round and a d;stance. Mr. Stephenson's b. c. by Brutandorf, 3 vrs, Mr. P. Clarke's br. c Swainby, by Waverley, 4 yrs, Mr. Butler's ch. g. Slaney, 5 yrs, Mr. S. King's b. c. Vernal, 3 yrs, Mr. S. King's b. g. Remnant, 4 yrs, Colonel Thompson's b. g. Mr. Merrymcn, by Comus, 6 yrs, Mr. J. Osborne's br. m. Frill, 4 yrs, Mr. Merry's br. f. Florentia, 4 yrs, Mr. Aglionby's b. g. Peteral 4 yrs, Mr. W. 11. Ker's ch. f. Miss Grimesthorpe, 3 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 5 guineas each, for horses, &c., bona fide the property of Members of a Fox .hunting Club, which have never run except for a Hunters' Stake, or a Half-bred Stake, or Match, and have been regularly hunted with any established Paok of Fox-hounds ; three years old, 9st. ; four, 10st. 101 b. ; five, list. 51b. ; six, list. 121 b. ; aged, 12st. To be ridden b y Gentlemen, Members of a Fox-hunting or Racing Club. Two miles. 10 subs. or no race. _ Captain Potts'e b. in. Miss Syntax, 3 yrs, Mr. Merry's eh. g. Patriot, 4 yrs, Mr. Fawcus's Locksley, 6 yrs, Mr. Forster's b. m. Eliza, aged, Mr. Ogle's br. h. Frolic, 5 yrs, Mr. Baird's b. m. Norna, 5 yrs, Mr. J. H. llinde's Syntax, aged, Mr. Orde's br. g. The Brewer, 4 yrs, Mr. Watson's ch. g. Trefoil, 5 yrs, Mr. Clarke's ch. g. Conservative, 5 yrs. FRIDAY. The Innkeepers' Plate, for Horses, &c., that never won 100 sous. at any one Time, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each, p. p., to be made up 501. by the Innkeepers having Tents on the Town Moor, and their Friends; the second to receive back his Stake ; Three-yr-olds to carry ist. 21b ; Four, Bst. 41b ; Five, Bst. 101 b; Six and aged, 9st ; Mares and Geldings allowed 31b; Horses having won more than 501. at any one Time to carry 51b; and a winner of the value of 50/. in the present year, once 31b, twice, 51b. extra ; Horses not having won 50/. or upwards in 1836 or 1837 to be allowed ; Four-yr-olds blb ; Five and upwards, 71b ; Horses having started for any plate in the present year, and not won, and maiden horses allowed 31h . The Winner to be sold for 1001. if demanded in the usual way. Heats, once round and a distance. Osborne's br. m. Frill, 4 yrs, Mr. Ruddock's Tweedside, aged, Mr. Butler's ch. g. Slaney, 5 yrs, Mr. Boag's b. m. Calista, 5 yrs. _ _ The Macaroni Stakes of 5 sovs. each, h. ft., with a Bonus added by the Tent-holders and their Friends, for Horses, &c. bona fide the property of subscribers to any regular pa c k o f fox- , hounds or harriers in the Counties of Durham, Northumberland, or Ber wickshire, and which have been hunted at least three times with any of the above Establishments during the past Season; Four-year-olds to carry list; Five list. 71b; Six and Aged, I2st ; a Winner of 50/. or any Hunters' Stake or Plate in the present year, once to carry 3, twice, 51b. extra • horses having started for any of the above, and not won, to be allowed, once 3, twice, 51b. To be rode by Gentlemen or Tradesmen. The second to receive 10/. Heats, once round and a Distance. To close on the entry Day for the Plates. Mr. Ruddock's br. g. The Brewer, 4 yrs, Mr. W. Boag na. b. m. Calista, 5 yrs, Mr. Boots's ch. g. Will-o'-the-Wisp, aged. The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 10!. added, in case four start, for Horses, &c., of all ages; Hurdles 4 feet high ; three Leaps ; Weights 12st. Heats, One Mile each. Captain Potts's Trefoil, 5 yrs, Mr. Peter's Syntax, aged, Mr. Fawcus's b. h. Locksley, 6 yrs, Mr. Baird's b. m. Norna, 5 yrs. In case of a walk over for any of the races, the public money will not be given. AQUATICS. The first race for the silver sculls and medal presented by James Colquhoun, Esq., to the Lady Margaret Boat Club, St. John's College, Cambridge, and by them thrown open to the competition of the University, took place on Friday, .the 16th inst., at half-past eleven, from Westminster to Putney, with the tide. The entry closed about three weeks ago with eleven names, of which number only eight ventured in the contest, viz., Messrs. Antrobus, Drew, Shadwell, Julius, jun., Heath, Solly, Berney, and Hurt. Mr. Antrobus obtained the buoy stationed on the Middlesex shore, and the others in order across the river. Mr. Julius was the favourite at starting, though Mr. Berney found plenty of backers, from his well nown game ; the betting also was brisk between Messrs. Shadwell and Drew, but the former taken for choice. On the signal being given the whole went off in excellent style. Mr. Julius taking the lead up the Middlesex shore, rowing as steadily and as well as his backers could wish, followed closely by Messrs. Heath, Shadwell, Drew, Solly and Antrobus, the latter of whom shortly afterwards fouled two barge roads, and was some time before he conld extricate himself and proceed. Mr. Hurt followed in M.. Berney's track, who had isow set tled down to steady rowing, and was quickly coming up with Mr. Julius. Between these two leaders a severe struggle en sued, and Mr. Berney succeeded in shooting Vauxhall Bridge a trifle in advance. Mr. Julius rowed steadily on, and a strug gle followed between Messrs. Shadwell and Drew for the third place, which was obtained after half a minute's hard rowing by Mr. Shadwell, whose pluck and determination in a stern wager promises to make him a fist-r: t n an. Off the Red House Mr. Julius began to pick Mr. Berney up, who was about two boats in advance, but was taken with the cramp, and obliged to case for several strokes ; he, however, started again at a steady pace. About a mile above Battersea Bridge Mr. Julius was again cramped, and obliged b stop for a short time, and Mr. Shadwell succeeded in passing him. He, however, notwithstanding this disadvantage, persisted, and succeeded in coming in third. Mr. Berney, whose row:n; is much to be praised, came in a quarter of a minute a-head of Mr. Shad well, Mr. Julius third, Mr. Drew fourth, Mr. Heath fifth, Mr. Hurt sixth, Mr. Antrobus seventh, Mr. Solly eighth, who - • lest the tIFI cfl lr left wrist, and ,r,ot into a gi; tni. Red House. Mr. Berney rowed in the boat in which Mr. C9l - rowed against Mr. Wood last season. •Mr. 'Berney was trained by Noulton. THE ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEV LENT FUND DINNER. On Saturday last the 2.3 d Anniversary of this very in teresting and excellent institution was held at the Free• mason's Tavern. Lord F. EGERTON was in the Chair, and there was very fair average attendance of company, n otwithstanding the unsatisfactory and uncertain state of public affairs which exist at this time. Amongst those present were Sir M. A. Sbee, P.R.A., T. Phillips, and C. R. Cockerel!, R.A. These three distinguished artists are seldom absent on this occasion. Sir Jeffrey Wyattville and W. Etty, R.A, were also present, and 150 artists and friends - and promoters of the fine arts. After the cloth was removed, the Benediclus was sun g by Messrs. Hawkins, C. T a yl or , B roa dh urs t, Sec., in excel lent style, after which Lord F. EGERTON proposed the "health of his Majesty," which he prefaced with expressions of loyalty, attachment, arid kindly feeling, which were responded to by all preient in a manner highly h onoura bl e t o B r i t i s h f ee ling. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, and the usual honours, followed by the national anthem. " The Queen's health" was next proposed by the Noble Chairman, which was received with equal warmth and kind ness of expression. This was followed by the glee “ alth to the Queen," performed in a ca pit a l s t y l e . " The Princess Vict or i a " was th en d run k, i n con junction with the other members of th e R oya l F am il y , an d was f° l • . lowed by the usual honou r s. The Navy and A rm y" f o ll owe d next ; a f ter which" Rule Britannia" wa s sung i n f u ll c h orus. The Noble CHAIRM A N th en rose to propose " The health of his Royal Hi g h ness th e D u k e o f S ussex , the F 3" tron of this institution," an d i n d o i ng so hi s L or d s hip pre faced it by some very j us t o b servat i ons upon t h e goo d e ffect which his Royal Hi g h ness ' s examp l e h a d pro d uce d UR° the fortune of thi s b enevo l en t i nst i tut i on, an d expr essing ' strong feelings of reg re t, w hi c h was met w i t h s i m il a r sea ye timents, that their Royal Patron has been so long kept by ill health from the full exercise of those benevolent quali ties which are so congenial to his disposition. This toast was followed by great applause, and the met dY " Farewell, but whenever you welcome the hour," by Broadhurst, accompanied on the grand piano. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The healths of the Vi ce ; Patrons," which was received with the honours it deserve", and was followed by an appropriate glee. The CHAIRMAN, in rising to propose the health of Sir M. A. Shoe, P.R.A., and President of this Institution, to' that opportunity of recommending the objects of this So ciety to the attention of the British people, as it is ilry limited in its operations as to the various classes of pre' titioners in the different branches of the fine arts ; and he knew not of any class in society who required or deserved more from the hand of benevolence than those men endowed with taste and feeling, whose year s had been devoted to the cultivation of an art which, ju, its true intention a nd l eg iti ma t e exerc i se , b r i ngs p l easur e and instruction to the human mind, and confers honour 1 11 0 nations. It is well known that artists, even of excellent and cultivated talent, should find it difficult to sustain respectable appearance in society, and to realise at last $ bare competence. In this country the encouragement t. artists is not certainly what it should be ; but we must bope that more auspicious times will arrive to cheer the artist i n his mild and enchanting occupation ; but it is well known that it is not the character of genius to be over careful of the common goods of life. Mere worldly matters do no t much attract their a ttenti on as th e i r years pass on an d their powers are wasting ; and it is a great hardship to think that the hand may fail, and the eye grow dim, ere the golden harvest of independence shall have shed its genial influenc e over the evening of that existence which was devoted V ) the best purposes of art. His Lordship concluded by giving " The health of Sir Martin Archer Sbee, President, and prosperity to this Institution," which was received Wit b great applause. Sir M. A. SHEE returned thanks for the honour done t 6 him by the meeting. The PRESIDENT then gave " The health and prosperity of Lord Francis Egerton," which was warmly cheered. 1 His LORDSHIP returned thanks, an d s t a t e d th a t he di" feel a warm interest for, and a great satisfaction to d° whatever lay in his power, to uphold the interest of those elegant and instructive objects so dear to civilised man ' l3 all enlightened ages. The healths of the Vice Presidents, Treasurers, Stewards, and other officers were likewise drunk with gre ° respect, and suitable thanks returned by those officers. Mr. COCKEREL', R.A. (Treasurer), then read out the list of subscriptions, which amounted to 400/. Grand dinners were given on Saturday by the. Earl of Shrewsbury, in Stanhope-street ; Earl Fitzwilliana,: •t Mortimer House; Sir Rufane and Lady Anna Maria Donkie' in Park-lane; Sir Charles and Lady Adam, at the Admiralti• Last evening, by the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Lansdown e House ; Marquis of Hertford, at Dorchester House. . _ CHEAP FISII.—A C lare correspondent of the Limerick Star says—" The take of fish along the coast ; considerable. Only think whe n y ou get a tur b ot , t h a t w ould dine four, for 2d. I" TYPHUS FEVER.—We regret to state that this malady prevails at present to a considerable extent in varied quarters of Perth and it s su b ur b s . I n S tormont-stree t, Pe e. ; titularly, its ravages have been fatal. An aged woman taken ill there about a fortnight ago. Her daughter, a m arrie s , woman, came from Dunde e t o a tt en d h er sick-bed. 5 ,, caught the infection, and, in t urn , h er own d aug h ter arr ived, '; afford her filial services to both. The old woman's dough!, died first, then followed the gran d mot h er , an d , l atter ly, tu grand-daughter—all within a remar k a bl y s h ort space o f tirae`; —Edinburgh Evening Courant. MR. ROBINSON'S TRA VELS IN THE T- 1 LAND, JUST PUBLISHED.—We have pe ruse d w i t h d e light t 1 3. 411. narrative of a course of travels through countries where evel new scene awakens some new as soc i a ti ons w i t h o bj ec ts si l o events the most marvellous and sacred, or the most piotaresilut, and interesting. No man h a d prev i ous l y attempted the ta sk which Mr. Robinson has here executed, and no perform of the kind can be more desirable or advantageous to the pub..b c , than the present is lik e ly t o p rove . I n t h e extent an d 0 1 '; pleteness of his tour, Mr. R o bi nson h as an a d vanta ge ?:. 1 ,4 most of his predecessors, but it is in the judicious uses to he has turned his labours, and the simple unexaggerated cP ec c ratter of his writings, and r e fl ec ti ons upon ever y sn, b i ho here examined and elucidated, th a t th e p ecu li ar mer i t , and permanent value of his work, will be found to consist. John Nicol, an industrious stone-dyk er i n Scotlsn a t ' i who made occasional vent ures i n b u yi ng s h eep f or t h e m ark of the south, met with a strange mishap, as long ag r ° 2 . $ 1821, arising from his own caution an d p ru d ence . Aft trip to England, and the disp osa l o f hi s stoc k, h e retu'-,„of borne with the proceeds, amounting to 1001. in .5/. notee to the Commercial Banking Company of Scotland. Thes e ' l° e, be deposited for safety in the th a t c h o f hi s mot h er 's W i th e and again took his departure. On a subsequent visit tn, rwo place of concealment, he could not find his treasure. Lou se respectableyoung women had come t o l o d ge i n the Rh be after the money was pl a ced i n th e th atc h ; an d, althnegbelp had the highest opinion of the m b e f ore , h e cou ld not 0 3. suspecting them when the bank- no t es were not t o be fn u d ie, Many investigations took place, b u t not hi ng cou ld be tor covered to implicate any one in taki ng t h em , and the matt of died away. During the stormy w ea th er o f t h e l a tter Par o. last year, the cottage was bl own d own , an d t h e i n mates t o f rowly escaped with their liv es ; b ut , to t h e a stonishine. l3 o ll honest Nicol, when the ruins were removed, there lay his of notes, so long and so fruitlessly searched for. 'Lan e' On removinEE a large block of stone on Mt. — fo d quarry, in Portland, on F r id ay l ast , a l arge caver n Ivo bu lls, which contai ne d th e s k e l e t ons o f li ons , hyenas, tige"' te dile' lambs, deer, and other animals. Although perhaps en ba ns vian, they are in good preservation, and many speenne l holg beers taken to the Weymouth museum.—Dorset Chronicle. Th e MEMOIRS OF CELEBRATED WOME•-•*' der publication of this new work, which has just been issued : list the superintendence of Mr. James, the very popular 11 , i dry, and biographer, is very well timed. We have here poi d r y, wearisome facts, but an exciting narrative of the strolg` v o t oes situdes in the lives of such remarkable women as the e". I the Joan of Arc, the ambitious Queen Margaret of AnJl e l a st unfortunate Lady Jane Grey, Madame de Maintenon, l u n e ss• Qu.eethue—bril mistress to Louis the Fourteenth, the glorious &c., presented to us with all the fascination, and all to ear liant colouring that the romancer so well knows b 07 ,1 to be ploy. It is essentially a lady's book, and cannot ea has welcome to them, as it is well known that Mr. JT esin ee always been scrupulo us ly care f u l to avo id giving co unt band s to any production that m i g ht no t b e p l ace d freely in of families. eetabl e ECCENTRICITY. —An eccentric but r.ese: ot p h‘rnr o... person, of the name o f Willi am Ri c h a rdson, jom tb fession, died lately in H oug ht on -le-Spring, at an d duril seventy-nine. He courted a l a dy nearly fifty Yea rs ' h e vial k , e , that time it i s ca l cu l ate d t h at , in his v isits to y e w not less than 19,480 mil es . I n th e s pace of flu" e a nd be made 1,600 coffins for the colliers, of Earl Durb.a',revlone was buried in a coffin which he had a short t ime r to his death.—Sunderland Herald. It is - —. CAI'TAIN M ARRYAT'S - NEW NOVEL."' - e ar taiesiunrilar, but well-established fact, that British sailors absreller subject to superstitious fears. That kee n ° ^ " --t• ofhuzna Y n life generally, and nautical life in theparticulaU7a. cr, Marryat, has availed himself of this fact, and has bY . tu ral „,,c of his pen invested a dog on ship-board with soPern:f t he powers. ~ S. - .arleyyow " is looked upon by the ere° of is vessel in which he lives, as a being not of this sorld' and e to h vil a i t once fearod and hated by the mariners. Althougb ant author Las given this fiend-dog's name as a tii- e es der's new work, he does not occupy an undue portion of the r eader canine demon. app at - ention; a variety of well aid admirably f orm a t the characters to oft ear,Ttoputbemlicptwoilnlebfaoirl vinitwhhitlieelight tm production by one of our most popular writers.