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,--"''.. , ...• 0 ~.. ' •' r • ''' ...s• . . .., •"' ~ .••• ... .... ..- • •" , .... , •"' , •••• 0. Satu ratil row. , o•? i , l l s on 3' I t on Sa"t. o qi , ses GCirer their SOO Park. o d Ladies $ 0 service_ j ) o f 001- c ed outles. n, the bert, ~s on. 13 s r° , 0 0, e after' " . trans° Dw w il t -l b : I I I : at the v. ocP l after, a full ,r e . 21 , ` y, tile 08 dens. e pt, is Doer the L es 6 0 n serly ) .," bete Wl organ" yttl alw Vit o A circu )se geo s ,o ort 6i , y r penino rs WOW° er. - d' t -41 2 1 er ,t !l 'ovi ia Oat' fle e t " divl)ti 00: hi s se ( ' 11 0 en ding fr, ✓ Ve n t ;5 Y d oes c oo oi) e b i° ° , O l h i s aes fit me at 4/1 becolo . ,111 ) ,rbY s e sej 011&• Or Il e s ha ° o# ' esF e the _ oi rtune al f it 4 (' )10' 1 1 seat 0 , e be tsoPi to OP; ; re 6el e P l e as ase• t Tllg SUN, LONDON, I V I ONMAY MORNING, ,JANTTAMY 12, 1846. ov i __ ‘.C46IONAL SKETCHES—HERE AND THERE. • No VI. A A VISIT To PE I . ER PARLEY. hark we were the other day passing the shop of Messrs. 4sin;lhrtfille:llltvloCrdl:,rk,'on Holborn-hill, the flaming plac i ar . d .s , " Do, Mama, buy me Peter Pare) o ' f le hk u . al, in letters of amazing size thereon, and a pile ta a ,:, l a the window, on different subjects, all by this e tl - rrel e ; _ t " P erky, attracted our attention; and it oc -04,4 " its. whilst gazing on their scarlet and golden toigh t ° e rs, that a little information about Peter himself esp ee . "rtn the subj , et-matter of one of these Sketches,_ n ta tich ilt lY at the Christmas time, when hs works are so rai a „ in d eciand as presents for all the little masters an 4118.,0f these three kingdoms. OS trise 11 w ho has not heard of this celebrated and ind b r ` l 4 ‘ ? iter ? Why, there is scarcely a family to e i ll, hi:rtlich have not welcomed him to home and hearth. 'ißhted childte g°sstPlitil pleasantly by the fireside to the de aid:n of tar' away places—of barren deserts riti ts le y regions- of burning mountains and buried e ta to ,_"°, f earth, sea, and sky and the wondersbetheenree setene • ' with ' with .„ enig—of art, all its treasures —of - i : cl iarel . s is its discoveries—of poetry and its thousandhas bar e d prose and its countless attractions. He tscl gr n his young readers through the starry skies iosiels-'-i, with them in his c-mpany, .through ,the litr e; 0 . 1 the earth, "where the diamond . ligh . ts up the (114‘.41.1°,e-•• Then-he has told them storiesfascinating “ 4 tal f>" stein to "point a moral" as well as to adorn 4 l'all_°:" Cheerful Cherry," of " In , q , uisitive . Jac , k , ;iv ' of it t o tlime t,iii,r,otter and Dick Bold,e,r,o4haantdtoln Do." and oth er s ., , . Persevere and Prosper, w ays uett titled narratives, helped to make . wisdom's I tood e wa Ys of pleasantness. Truly the children are Anal•fittlly indebted to Peter Parte) ! t l ap ' tit not those who, after all, are only " children of rer growth," affect to despise the writer of such okettleicooks as we have alluded to. Genius is never so Ne e __ as when it condescends to people of small It rit . a nti it requires eenius of a peculiar . order tr . t_o et4r children : let those who think otherwise yl Il e , o arley possesses this gift in an eminent . degree. laid thlllallisicates knowledge without seeming to teach, I lts e d er eitt lies the secret of his great and well-de thidreP°Pularity as a story-teller for, and instructor of, Lik i ttkit itt : ''t eminent characters, Peter has had hosts pil l 4, td 4 , 4 ,,,, a °ftle of them sad blockheads, who have pi 1 Z sor ieb • - uwtA from him but his " good name," in order , a, ~,,---- tea rasei thereby. The productions, how- I h. Oiri i tl t d il eas " Per 's Freaks" of literature lack all the -41 4 R 7. Originalite which characterises those of the Peer I,lllian P ure ) but as we shall have presently to e tir t° p L a Matter, we w will let our readers know who b ltia, 4l eY reall y i s. -',l cheats Pretty and • picturesque suburb of a large city, totta2ii,thia village there is one of the most charming l itl ac e 4 8 111 " t he world, shadowed 6y graceful American :aecl 1,,e." surrounded by alantbus, chesnut, and do ;40a ''''. Enter the door, around the trellis-work of ill find PAtraetilartico l uxuriant creepers twine, and try ornament, e rt n i 1 of furniture in which, whether te article the perfect taste of its d (tksi,rictures by ' th . best English, European, .an I re '4l masters- k ' th e walls, and articles $, if, It. adorn • . sit u t h e w lscattered about in various parts of the room. I\)tilld e it ' d " we have a charming view of the sur- I t t!ti l e d il- ti e t tl . crttr le s Away to the right rises the capitol , tans, a r t Boston ; every house, although it is 3 miles e. -411 , 37 ' ., and almost every separate brick, distinctl ."' 'I 4) 4an'Par and e is the atmosphere. Before t t ,,er ti , jea iiiii7nt p kil Tan c i wt, srhouti,d a - beautiful ur o sheet of water, which in proudf as a lake, sparkles in the th itifi ,tll ind o t ° cur left, u and far away, the pretty church ,lite.e,„•l4nt eottages of Brookline gleam amongsteat 1. "'l t ' t.A .4 f e t ° f green - Thro, gh a glass-moor we step it_t t ir a. ~. -4 f -- Lu egard • of the most picturesque I e p ver „ . 'is a i d ' , lire landscape has done as much and more for it than i 4 74 4,"" have entered the h•- art of any widener Itisa Laidon even though he might be, tt.norcmoend ata eltswork and water-courses are sires y t ttl h u r t , the best picturesque artist in the world, and 0,, t1 : let ~e elt wily called in as a mere supernumerary.. l ' it td - " return to , he shaded room we have just it ilk 4 a and sun is absolutely raining down his fierce j ad e ut mitince thermometer stands in the shade at 96. 4 , 44. , tier i day even so far north as Boston is no 1 t `i d lust it is u u lly warm is proved by a . green Ilei t 4h:l '' h il „ 11 , 1411 •• blb bir a d - who (a rare thing in the ° utit— cmi) Ps i h ng in the bell of a trumpet vine b l / 44 1 tY l l id e t 11 ,4 w indr y til'ut,,laiiii-,41‘1 walk into the library, Sir?" says a servant, 'N e d wit n h g her, we were usherd into a small room, lip . l'" 4 D 'Wiles, books, and pictures fair " 444°e/ileum,' cordially welcomes us. It is PETER ,t' , , y ',,, 'ii!l,elf—the beloved of boys, and the Meal , girls • He is tall, and rather . slightly lor . moment he has laid aside a large 4 4 51 a i spectacles, and we observe i ett h e 11110ked g-a." of very bright small intel i 11 6 44 ,4 4 sale 4 -V !s li s a a s nd a soft i .uarnclkindly in their expression. hih‘Jisit psed him an elderly,bald-headed, venerable i e ti Zw . h ie - ' h a l n—h e was quite the reverse of the a p n i d et p ur a e rt ? . t, 1 '1 44 had hung up in Y. own private li/,''' h ta chamber. - Over at tn beautifuhlilsyfsehaatpureeds werehead 0t ti1 t: 4 4 , 6 0 1 , crisp, curly: dark hair, And 'b e i youthful in cast than half entury old, for J tt I "Ittu i mie a h t o be supposed in N s tak e , g to a man of some H was about the best is, 4 11 , ' be about his age. bN e ,, all I had met in America e , and the whole ap ,i.,:t!'et4tlid, bearing of Peter Parley was that of the d it i „ l oss „ I .'gb-bred gentleman. Of his mental gush i'itta • ,, - „"lh are not, as they. ought to be, appreciated k t ,' ° isr e i l ' l lrS; I shall presently speak. i t l ll 1 1 , 41. 'eY's real name is SAMUEL GRISWOLD GOOD tititt:.lyiehtsis_se son of a clergyman of Connecticut, a te11:4 , 4 z 441;ra jea S . e nt4 • r ort G h o m od o ri re ch li w te a r a ary men than any educated in the in bat i ks :„.. eb° `-' 1 i f his native home, and soon aftera i t ittk age of in the le, at of twenty one he became engaged 114eral ye Publishing, at Hert'ord, where he resided for les' 4l th 114 ' In the year 1824 he was compd by 14 4 4 4.1 4 ' travel, and he visited Europe, and travelled lie_atqt'i:lind, P rance, Germany, and Holland, devoting foreduca !r4hll.! No)., yarticularly to the institutions . 1 4 Dvq„:!, Ts return, having determinedto attemt an li:oo , " 1 ' In books for the young, established himself qtlß,,n_ititl co mmenced the trade,. or profession, as i Since that time Il i , 4 pri,,MilY called, ( , f authorship. t il tlirs',. (ta t'cl acme thirty and odd volumes under the . ki''tit'at t-,e(ltllb::_Peterparle ini," which have passed through 11:k,r4so, ft , ,r of edition s America and in this country, 1 4 1 ,.'• ' tilt, in have been translated into foreign ka t' 'luso ' kzoodrich informed me that a friend of his c ' t itt Y rne . ate, a, and t with one of his books " done into t;''arli est i• b 4 re seen a Constantinople edition of one ti k gor se o h f the " Parley" series. ' l 4 l- 14t .ed a () , r ti t 'f , e works more than 50,000 copies are sk t es t„ite..,,!.lelly. In 1824 Mr. Goodrich published iii Ilt i i t r i jea, ..". the first annual which evrtipp to edit it. of x 01 . 1.7 for fourteen years he continued s,,gleh 17 1 44 time he contributed most of the poems ti I whil s " ' lt t e la k n own to be the author. They s w s erea i l s l 11 '14 4 i'le te actively engaged in busi . ne . des, tt, '4,, cict,ation" was composed in sixty of l e N 4 ;1 4 4:,, 'l,,,ischarig super duties as a M embe b r lishing 11 4 4 a shr t) ,: e '. ° r ate, and ntending t iLi i ,Tirod 4 :l attd his numerous other . p i rtt i e s works pu have 4 ,,,' , 1! , t i 8 - . ! a With almost equal rapidity, In 1837 he I.i llTh ) e l "' l lirnft entitled " The Outcast, y. and other pre that c) e s , t °f the e.obtents of winch had been re -1110, Ivi i : i :issi ; an, iii 1841 "Sketchesfrom a . b kb: . had a "nv," " „r p r ose and p ,, ety witing ~ ap a collection :e "The Token" and PrelioutP"ared originally "" as p 1.)11 1( 4 , 1 ,. "li m .' t r P a ', in America , 4 ', '''V . America, of patronising an . h as b 4 tic) i t , In th e way r if any, have .. ien.ethsoorriin and h t't. as ol ti twin a question whether any one else h e - p ro 4 e ito ~ r , qiin, wets, ~,.. prove thestyle engraving. 4 , 4Pert ed !Li arts of of bo F ok or m a an io u a f g act t u im re e , ,',lkk „e4t tt ,* lie' "g lan d , and to him the art of engraving nt ' ' .4 ' Ve t ' nn' ' 4 I,gland, one of the first of American i 44 Pasi.7llredly is greatly indebted for its present - tl l 4;; l aor e i t ° . It is believed that he has pu . t in circu/a 141 4 41 t e , • • fl V . ,: allot to millions of volumes of his own pro s'vie.'s (- ) f fo,wnich inculcate pure morality and cheer l•ltlol hi s „ e • His style is simple and unaffected, the_ . 0411:i'''se tneiodious, and his subjects generally tirsi , t 4 afiltl„.espable of treating most successfully. l tsa N kg: Goodrieh's poems are remarkably bean -1)1,e°41,,t1:4r o' l e ° l l l l he , is principally. entitled in Egland ~,r lt 4 Ilt p , • . ur ell ti books, he is entitled tot ake a -, li t i l '. fo r `,l.tln in the ranks of those who have 141q4,14"Ildreti of a larger growth. Scores_ o to f NI . no m , Y articles. which have been attributed . . I %a lil lt is , and Powerful pens,were written by him , 114. biz ai t i l : ll Y, (!tle to our u subject that Samuel . Griswold f l l caim a ns ' I l k i l be as well known in the literary world 'qt 041,6 ant)rate productions, as is Peter Parley by 4 t aks 3 , lt :" goicibe_cks.for children. The latter have won f 4 i t , nllii ti , i4 , " 41111.00 S " from the wise and . good . o irrof, and s; the forme r entitle him to consideration 1 -4( ) : ttil4 and vigorous thinker and writer. t ' l ii t t l th - Q' ti P ' in the course of' conversation, that he had Nti," toll - ,, 111 ,'_, or - Peter Parley," as he wished the I ,‘ VIVa, - "'lren to be' related by a gossipping old '4,,, 4 11 `"ho could talk and " parley " with them. 1 34 .c. . 1 0tie ' , N , t u sed it, I little thoughts" said he, , that 3;tit'sr,lll4,,,a 741‘:':; ; °_ 1 ( 1 : he better . known . than my OWD. ' V,: 4 14,' 1 ; ln t h e :.estrous panic which occurred some 1,,,, Y s ett With-s.tnerlcan money-marker, Mr. Goodrich, ii'llt L i kais ,xt aundreds of others, tith Il licit' erit• Previously to the calamity be had was a sufferer . to a .hs's l ' e aro . 3 ' , beautiful Mansion at Roxbury, near 'l43 's l ' ' I", illy i lodge of very elegant design. t' 11, 4,' l a he Y bad hop t i pend the evening ot 11 S 4tiy)ll44t.tt:i'hT'ajleYrtlia:44%Otiat" cams a p s e d - te o n n c e eand even of afflu ,alreary day Peter l 'ir t ., l N'l d ,?il his hard work, rk n , found himself' stripped . Zls k , rsht,ne°llar, and instead of being independent in eliels%trtheZ'ailtectot_,ht.,usand dollars in debt. But be tt,,, 1 , 4 tm , Pers ee ,__ ( 7 e pair and acting upon the prin. fai '' t4mtl:a wheel and industry he . had so often in :°s_wilhrlePt", 4 1 : na il :el agn7l:e up," but set his shoulders once with a willing heart and cheer teen 0, 0. i h, first need life anew He was not so young , i)c;s44l.„----lii:i°te books, but the mine was yet un : ' „.atle, it lirki„ I' wits still vigorous, and he recem I'4lth his g in the veins of knowledge. He was a t4t114 Q .. ,18 ac • co ancl . St) he sold his large 'house, and, .' tt e c q i i t t ? helP ,d li shed . wife . and young family, 1s a 4 nitres h gP, which his taste soon converted , 4 11 Ap II I vi s ,, „ftet " and said Mrs. Goodrich to Piaid e DY es w e e ' them a, fty months " we are just klrityY: 11,1411101gV:,effrebuth,Pre.'; Dyatid a n% o bt toiled Peter 1)1 ,. hel l , 41 t urtu _ e book after book with unexampled re ll:ved ii . re ati , re,i ch. smiled on her patient wooer, and taY t o ilk Still h,..nri that of which chance had de- N Lit . Still to , _ . is toilin g for the children and I am N , 1 , ,Ileah a ; v‘ithout earring his just wages. e ,ittle,,'ll bleed will wear out. •, and our friend * ill . w ha j l 'YPs hay e , 4 ,., p e ,„ i f l th en? L . B . e gi own less serviceable than of ~'Y 4; ' N un% .',.,, brain is still as active, and if you i t , R, 8, 4 4) , 4,, ,, i r a n . wilido w of the study any morning -ap % 4,0. may4l'4 g I.ate, you will see a graceful lady ti ile4r ‘ li Is to her husband —or, per ker composing little songs for a periodical which Peter edits for children, or 11141 k her inditing some graceful lyric. Mr. Goodrich's eyesight obliges him to seek the aid of his wife's pen in this way; and it is not impossible that a certain indescrib able. charm which pervade's Peter's 'att.r works may be ascribed to this circumstance. Thus have I gtven some account, and a very imperfect one it is, I f-ar, ttf one wl , ll whose name we have all of us so long been familiar. He ha: for years been a mysterious personage to all but a few ;_ and I trust that hundreds of little (aye, and great) fOlk a ill nut read his works with the leks interest for having known something of the real original " PETER PARLEY." WHIZ. bPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. THE DERBY.-15 to 1 agst Brocardo (taken to 251.), 300 to 10 agst lago (taken), 500 to 15 agst Fancy Boy (taken.) CHESTER Cur.-40 to lon the field. Offers to take 50 to 1 each about Wolfdog, Warp, Little Cassino, The Baron, and Alice Hawthorn. Very little done, and that to small amounts. LETERATUHE. A GALLERY OF LITERARY PORTRAITS. By George Gilfidan. Second Notice. Without exception, this is the most eloquent volume that has appeared for years ; and in the twenty-six Portraits which it contains, Mr. Gilfillan has poured out the whole flood of his admiration and idolatry of his favourite literary contemporaries. Gifted with great analytical sagacity, and a strange abundance of lan guage, the author groups around each of his subjects the intensity of his love for them in words of the most peculiar and appropriate beauty. His style has the impress at once of youth and age youth in its hot enthusiasm, age in its discrimination of merita. With this unpretending -looking book in our band, we would hazard the assertion that George Gilfillan is a man of the most masculine intellect, the most tender sympathies, the most catholic taste, and the most genuine school of c earnestness rticirn. i that ~h as for His sentencessom etime adventured r ae the in the gushings of a heart filled with an affection for everything noble, and beautiful, and good : they are occasionally overloaded with magnificence, but that very failing proves them to have burst forth honestly and spontaheouly. Ile is cramped by no rigid rules of composition, he is retarded by no dread of the hypercritic, his soul is stirred to the in:,ermost with new thoughts upon each of our great modern minds, and his gratitude to them rolls forth in all the sincerity of an ardent nature, But what renders this volume so strikingly original is the audacity with which its writer seizes upon all sorts of epithets, rugged or euphonious—hap-hazard—without a mo ment's pause for selection, anxious only to clothe his sentiments in just such expressions as may recur to his memory on the instant. And though, at first sight, this peculiarity might savour somewhat of a blemish, it imparts - such an air of truthfulness and fervour to the entire work, that we should regret the diminution of such a characteristic. In this respect some passages resemble the florid energy and glitter of oratorical displays, rather than the disquisi tions of authorship—the impetuous music of the lips rather than the out-fhwings of a pen. He heaps allusion upon allusion, he iterates iteration, he gra diates step by step up the complication of a climax in defiance alike of length, intricacy, and obscurity, yet sustains throughout such a brilliancy of t»eta phor and force of language, as to roa ,, e the interest and startle the imagination. As an evidence of this singular and really fine propensity, take the following synopsis of Carlyle's " Sartor Resartus :" , "We have only of late become acquainted with this singular production, but few books have ever moved us more. It turned up our whole soul like a tempest. Who ever h is struggled with doubts and difficulties almost to strangling—whoever has tossed for nights upon his pillow, and in helpless wretchedness cried out with shrieks of agony to the God of heaven— whoever has covered with his cloak a Gehenna of bitter disappointment and misery, and walked out. nevertheless, fii m, and calm, and silent, among his fellow men—whoever has mourned for • all the oppressions which are done under the sun,' and been ' mad for the sight of his eyes that he did see'—whoever has bowed down at night upon his pillow, in the belief that he was the most .retched and God-forsaken of mortal men— whoever has felt all the wanderer in his soul,' and a sense of the deepest solitude, even when mingling in the business and the crowded thoroughfares of his kind—whoever at one time has leaned over the precipices of Mount Danger, and at another, adventured a step or two on that dreary path of destruction, which led to a wide field full of dark mountains, where he stumbled and fell, and rose no more ; aLd at a third, walked a gloom amid the glooms of the valley and the shadow of death— whoever has, at last, attained not peace, not happiness, not assurance, but child-like submission, child-like faith, and meek-eyed blessedness let him approach, and study, and press to his breast, and carry to his bed, and bedew with his tears Sartor liesartus,' and bless the while its brave and true hearted author. But whoever has not had a portion of this experience, let him pass on, the book has nothing to say to him, and he has nothing to do with the book. It is above him like a star—it is apart from him like a spirit. Let him laugh at it if he will—abuse it if he will—call it German trash, transcendental Neologism, if he will—only let him not read it. Its sweet and solemn Evangel' —its deep pathes—its earnestness—its trenchant and terrible anatomy of not the least singular or least noble of human hearts—its individual passages and pictures, unsurpassed in power and grandeur, as that of the Night Thoughts' of Teufelsdrockh, when he sat in his high attic, alone with the stars'—the description of his appearance on the North Cape, behind him all Europe and Asia fast asleep, and before him the silent immensity and palace of the eternal, to which our sun is but a porch lamp,' the discovery to him of the glories of nature, as he felt for the first time that she was his mother and divine,'—his wanderings in vain effort to escape from his own shadow'—the picture of the power and mystery of symbols—with all this, what has he, the reader of Martin Chuzzle%it,' and the New Monthly to do ? These be may comprehend and enjoy, but the other !-- Still from a mere fragment, glorious though it be, no conception can be formed of the copiousness, fire•like emphasis, splendour, elaboration, and tumultuous en thusiasm, with which these portraits are conceived and developed. Loving Shelley for his dreamy mysticism, and Carlyle for his Germanic forcefulness, and Brougham for his vast capacities, and Coleridge for his density and solid range of metaphysics ; paying heart - homage to Wordsworth in the forest walks, and Wil son by the lonely tarn, and Elliot with his golden music reeds, and Hazlitt with his sad pale face; breaking out alternately in paragraphs of stor44 eulogy and words of solemn mourning —Giltillan throws a lustre round him as he writes—the lustre of high sentiments expressed in language of the loftiest character. To every wor shipper of recent or living genius—to every one who can appreciate the sterling sense of Foster, or revel in the wild and wizard day• dreams of De Quincey— this volume will afford a treat beyond expression. It is a work to be feasted over by the fire-side, or on a flower-bank in the sunshine. As a companion, to and a commentary upon, our modern heroes of English literature, " Gilfillan's Gallery of Literary Portraits" will have a corner on the bookshelves of the future. It is the honest and splendid ebullition of its author's heart. SKETCHES FROM LIFE. 3 Vols. By Laman Blancha, d. What pleasant and gentle recollections are con nected with the name of Leman Blanchard in his long association with the magazines and floating literature of the age ! What tender and mournful reflections, when we call to mind the gloomy and desolating character of his death! Now that this amiable writer is snatched from us for ever, now that his ever-welcome outpourings of quaintness have sent their last gush into the monthly periodicals— now that, like his contemporaries and co partners, Tom Hood, and Barham, and Hook, (alas for the catalogue 1) he may be enumerated among the bygones, a collection of his eifusions, scattered over a variety of sometimes unattainable pages, is at once a flaing monument to his memory, and a mark of extreme value to the many with whom he had become a favourite. In the three elegant volumes before us these articles from the pen of poor Blanchard are admirably arranged, beautifully printed, and expi§itely Honour to Daniel Maolise for that evidence of his genius and his friendship in the frontispiece, a likeness of Laman Blanchard " drawn from memory !" lionanr to Kenny Meadows for that touching group of the dead author's children weeping over his tomb, twhiethlyltrs strings rentetruedoverhead, as a symbol of his fate, Buck stone for the h a i n s ec la ci t o e e f s ri asunder ewiihd f friend's sweetness ee l ecitn furnishes,n o e u ss r a a l n s d o t to aerniintAmenity testimony to of disposition ! But a triple honour to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton for the tender and melancholy earnestness of the memoir prefixed to this compilation ! There is something eminently pathetic in the tone which characterises this biography, whether it arises from a predisposition to sadness in the reader's mind, or the sorrowing heart of the biographer breathed over every sentence, or the constant presence of the catastrophe which more particularly led to its production. Our regrets for the departure of Laman Blanchard are, if possible, doubled, on learning the real character of the man as delineated by one of his intimate associates, a character fraught with such a self-forgetful' generosity, such a winning Suavity of manner, such a never-flagging gaiety of disposition, such an unjealous admiration for his various and more fortunate rivals in the school of letters. In the early portion of his career he appears to have battled up the steep and rugged acclivity which every literary aspirant encounters at the outset, and to have done this, moreover, manfully, resolutely, courageously. Not the least acceptable part of Sir Bulwer Lytton's narrative is that in which he interpolates some deli cious sonnets written by Blanchard at his commence ment of authorcraft, and assuredly did they justify the biographer's augury of still higher achievements of their composer. The sudden and terrible calamity, however, which, in the February of 1845, stilled his heart and shrouded his imagination, for ever pre vented the accomplishment of his own views and as pirations—in the production of some substantial effort of dramatic poetry, a class of writings for which he was so eminently gifted. In the " Sketches from Life," which constitute these volumes, we neverthe less possess sefficient evidence of his capacity as an essayist to entitle, him to our unqualified regard. They body forth his own peculiar and charming tem perament, namely, a great shrewdness and sagacity of observation, a very delightful and genial merri ment, a total absence of bitterness, and an excel lent purity in thought and language. For these characteristics they are valuable additions to the library of modern literature. As Addison and Steele reflect their own stilted and furbelowed generations, so has Laman Blanchard, in his " Sketches from Life," mirrored forth the variable and motley pecu liarities of the present day ; they have but to be read to be admired, and admired they will be read again. Thousands must remember the pleasure they have !erived from articles in the Month:y and in. Ainsworth identified with the name of Lauiau Blanchard, pour ing forth, month after month, in l o r.g succession. These articles are here assembled together in a con crete mass, and, consequently, the disjointed pleasure which they excited is condensed into a compact and more sustained gratification. Let all lovers of our British essayists, a ll wors hi ppers o f our G o ld sm i t h s , and our Lambs, an d our H aw k eswort h s, an d our Leigh Hunts, add these three volumes to their pre vious collection ; they are good, honest, sterling, healthy " studies from the life," and as such we com mend them, with a God speed, to the public. WADE'S LONDON REVIEW. The editor opens the present nu:nber with the in troductory chapters of a new romance, entitled the "Phases of Love," which pro,nises well. The next article contains some interesting biographical anec dotes of Listz, the great musician. We have, in ad dition, an excellent paper on Persian poetry, and some good reviews. THE POST MAGAZINE ALMAVACK for 1846. We perceive by the title-page that this work has already reached a second edition, and we are not sur prised at it, for, conidering the immense mass of in. formation which it contains, and the reasonable price at which it is published, it is a marvel of cheapness even in these days o, cheap literature. THE SPORiIAG REVIEW. The present number is rich in embellishments.. We have, in addition to a beautifully•engraved title• page, illustrated by a bijou of a vignette by Hacker, the subject of which is wild duck shooting, a beautiful line engraving, by Beckwith, of Phillipps's Portrait of 11. M. Jacques, Esq., and the that plate of Her ring's High-mottled Racer, engraved by Thicker. The literary contents of the number are also very good. SIMAIOZVDS'S COLOLNIAL MAGAZINE. The Colonial for the present month contains ; as usual, much valuable information on the present state of cur colonial empire. THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND THE PROVINCIAL DIETS. I The Berlin State Gazette gives the following, as the replies made by the Government to the demands addressed to it by the Diet of the Province of Prussia "1. Participation of the lay members of religious commu nities' in the discussions and resolutions on ecclesiastical affairs. Reply--The Government has already decided that laics should be called to form part of the first general synod, which is to be shortly convoked ; but as it has been deter mined not to accept any proposition on the changes to be introduced into the organisation and constitution of the Pro testant Church, except from the ecclesiastial authorities themselves, it cannot decide anything relative to the future organization of the provincial synods, before having beard the propositions of the general synod. 2. Amelioration of the revision of the codes and the introduction of the jury. Reply.—Considering the importance of the question, prepa ratory studies of great extent are required, and they are not yet terminated. The Diets are therefore recommended to wait with confidence the result of the deliberations of the competent authorities. 3. Meeting of the States-General, and prcclamation of a constitution for the whole kingdom. Reply.—The Diets, i n their address of March 10, 1845, having expressed their confidence in the promise which we made in 1813, relative to the development of their constitu tion, we do not see why they make mentim of the petitions addressed to them or, this subject. We thank the minority for having shown the inutility of such a proceeding, 4. Pub licity of the discussions in the Diets, within certain limits. Reply.—We refuse to comply with the prayer of this petition. 5. fo communicate to the Diets at least six weeks before the opening of the session the propositions which the Government wishes to bring forward. Reply.—We shall communicate to the Diets such propositions as we plsase, and when we think it advisable. 6. To reduce the amount of ten p an; of terri torial possession, required as one of the conditions of eligibi lity for the representatives of towns in the Diets, and in ge neral to increase the circle of eligibility in towns. Reply.-- Peremtory refusal. 7. Ref ,rm of the legislation relative to the press, and less severity in the censorship. Reply.—The complaints of the petitioners are anything but well-founded. The press, in fact, needs an amelioration, but only to pre- vent in a more efficient manner the transgression of the limits which are imposed on it, in the interest of public order and of the reputation of private individuals. 8. Emancipation of the Jews. Reply.—The Government is busied with a general system of legislation for all things re lating to the Jews, in a civil as well as a religious point of view. 9. To replace the duties on the grinding of corn and the killing of cattle b. a direct tax. Reply.—Not at pre sent; but the Government will see if it be possible to lower by degrees the amount of those imposts, and to prepare a general modification. 10. The Diet pronounces against pro tectiv_ duties, and demands the free entry of iron into the province. Reply.—ln the changes which are to be effected in the tariff, the Government will take into consideration the interests of the whole kingdom. As to the free entry of iron, it cannot be granted." THE FREE-TitADE MOVEMENT AT NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE. NEWCASTLE -ON• TYNE, W EDNESDAY NIGHT. The meeting held in this town, on Monday evening, has produced an effect which it is impossible yet fully to estimate. The immense and highly respectable multi tude that assembled on the occasion completely puzzled the opponents of the League, who have been in the habit of asserting that Newcastle felt indifferent to the free trade question. That they are unable now to repeat. Throughout yesterday and to-day little else has been talked about than the " demonstration," as it is here called, which appears to have exceeded the anticipations of the most sanguine of its promoters. In the account it was mentioned that many were present who usually display an utter disregard of politics, and not a few who belong to the Conservative party. As one of the former. may be mentioned Chevalier Dillon, tee French Consul at this port, a gentleman enjoying in a high degree the confidence of the mercantile portion of the community, and who necessarily avoids all ex pression of political opinion. The presence of gentle. men of this class, and their evident sympathy with the cause of commercial freedom, adds to the impression produced by the admirable address of Mr. Cobden. This evening a meeting has been held at the Claren don Hotel, fur the purpose of giving effect to Mr. Cob den's recommendations. _ Mr. G. Crawshay occupied the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, suggested that Newcastle should be made the seat of an auxiliary to the League, having its separate council, and corresponding with, and directing the operations of, the surrounding district. The speaking at the meeting was purely conversa tional. Arrangements were made to carry on the quali fication movement, and a considerable number of appli cations were made by persons desirous of securing votes for South Northumberland and North Durham. Subscriptions were afttrwards opened for the League quarter of a million fund. Amongst the sums eolith. buted were—Mr. Crawshay, 1004; Messrs. Pow and Palms, North Shields, 501; Messrs. J. Lee and Co., Newcastle, 504; Messrs. Bell, 304; Mr. H. C. Arm strong, 25/4 Mr. John Shield, 211.; Mr. James Shield, 201; with many smaller sums, the total subscribed on the spot being upwards of 3104 SUGAR DUTIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Lord Stanhope, and he is a great authority, has threatened, that should the corn-laws be annihilated, and protection be withdrawn from agricultural industry, ha will be amongst the first to assail all other monopo lies. He has declared that he will not stand with his arms folded and see the formers and labourers paying a protection price for the articles they or their families may require, while the produce of their industry is obliged to be sold at its real value ; and he is pertectly right and just in the view he takes of the affair in that respect. liis L-rdship will very soon probably be in a position to carry his excellent threat into execution, and away goes protection to hats, shoes, wai4coats, and a long et cetera of other articles which the farmers and labourers are obliged to purchase. Perhaps the b-tier way for bis Lordship to adopt would be to commence 1 is task forth with. If he be really the friend of the agriculturists and their labourers, he will not fail to do so—to talk wildly, of maintaining these starvali m corn-laws, is all moon as some Noble Dukes have recently, about the propriety sh:nc; their fate is determined, and they know it. Far more rational would it be to place the agriculturists in a secure position, as Lk.rd Stanhope declares they shall be, before the corn-laws are abolished, than after that period. The farmers and labourers ought in fairness to have the opportunity of supplying themselves and families with all commodities at their actual value before they are compelled to part with articles, the result of their own industry, on the like terms. To advocate this practical right is far wiser and more prudent than to abuse their understandings by flourishing speeches about their theoretical rights—the right to pluudi r consumers of food by forcing them to pay more fur it than its actual worth. First and fore most the colonial monopoly stands for clearance; can any person adduce a sane reason wby the agriculturists should be obliged to pay fifteen pounds a ton w' 4 . the sugar they purchase than it would 0 - —'re ler else ? or why they should necessary .etch anywhere inure thirty-seven shillings and fourpence per et... 4 ? i imarks to the same effect might be muds inure for their coffee than is ilpiAt all other colonial articles. Supposing this colo nial monopoly destroyed, as well as other monopolies which enhance the prices of wearing apparel, the farmers and labourers would be gainers by the loss of the pro tection new given to food. I remain. Sir, your obedient servant, Brighton, Jun. 9, 1846. B. S. R. THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE IN LONDON —The following statistical account of the several offices filled, by the undermentioned officers may prove interesting to our read ers :—ln the principal or secretary's office, exclusive of the Postmaster-General, there are 64 officers, thus classed— Secretary, assistant secretary, private secretary, chief clerk to secretary, senior clerks—first class 3, second class 6, juniors—first class 9, second class 14. Surveyor's office, 8; clerks to ditto, 16 ; surveyors—Scotch, 2 ; clerk' to ditto, 3, In the mailcoach-office there are 43, viz.—surveyor and superintendent, firs, clerk, seniors 2; juniors 4 ; inspectors of mailcoaches, 8 ; railway clerks, 27. In the solicitor's office, 4, viz. —solicitor, first clerk, second ditto, third ditto. Receiver-General's office, 17—receiver-general, chief clerk, seniors 3, junierss9, extra clerks 2, messenger. Account ant-General's office, 31 : accountant-general, deputy, chief clerk, principal clerks 3, seniors 6, juniors 19. Money- order-office, 170 president, chief clerk, first class senior clerks, 4, second class 25, ditto 50, junior pro bationary class, 89. Inland and foreign office, 645—Super intending president; presidents, 4; assistant presidents; vice presidents, 3; senior clerks, 9; assistants, 33; clerks, 36 : junior clerks, 50; clerks to superintending presidents, 3; inspectors of official correspondence, 4; officers in charge of Indian mails, 3; packet mail clerks, 2; officers at paid windows, 4 ; clerks of letter carriers' accounts, 2 ; instructor of junior clerks; senior messengers, 2; junior ditto, 49; watchmen, 2. Inspector of letter carriers' office, which is an adjunct to the inland office, contains an inspec tor, assistant inspectors, 7 ; sub-sorters, 147 ; letter carriers, 281. Ship letter-office, B—lnspector, chief clerk, senior clerks, 2; juniors, 4. Dead and return letter-office, 21— Inspector, first clerk, seniors, 5; juniors, 14. London dis trict, late twopenny-office, 623—Superintending pr , sident, chief clerk, assistant clerks, 5 ; surveyor, remittance clerk ; sorting offices—presidents, 2; vici.-presidents, 4; window men, 2 ; clerks of divisions, 14 ; first assorters, 12 ; second ditto, 12 ; sorters, 10 ; sub-sorters, 31; inspector, assistant-inspectors, 2; junior inspectors. 8; simpers, 16 ; letter-carriers, 500. This makes a total of 1,62 G persons employed in the London Post office, and within the circle of the district post delivery. The increase of b usiness in the various offices during the last few years has beeni:r.erty-con siderable. Money-orders have increased about t yf Id and in the newspaper-office not less than 100, 000 newspapers are dispatched nightly, besides a great number which are now sent by the many morning mails out of the metropolis. The considerable reductions which have recently _been made in the rates of foreign correspond ence have tended v ery ma terially to multiply the duty in that d f nepartient r , a n d . it has been found n ssary to afford additional act ales in con i.exion therewith by t a king down the stone staircase at the , eastern entrance to the portico from Foster-lane. The space which it occupied is now fitted up. with pigeon -holes and boxes, to be used for the purpose of facilitating the duty. The Earl and Countess of Maltne , hury, Lord and Lady Seymour. and a select circle, have been enjoying the hospitality of Mr. R. B. Sheridan, M.P., and Mrs. Sheridan, at Frampton House, Dorset. The Duke of Cleveland will take the chair at the meeting of the County of Durham Agricultural Protection Society, to be held in the city of Durham, on Monday next, to adopt a memorial to the Queen, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, in support of protection to agriculture not less than at present existing. ARREST OF OLE BULL,— ['his eminent violinist was recently arrested at Baltimore, Ohio, under the follow ing circumstances :—A contract was made by Ole Bull's agent with Mr. Barton, of Philadelphia, for Ole Bull to play four nights at the Arch-street Theatre. Mr. Barton agreed on his part to rurnish a full and complete orchestra to accompany OIF Bull, who went to Philadel phia from Boston to fulfil the engagement, taking with him Signor Le Mauna to conduct the orchestra. Upon his arrival he found Mr. Barton could not procure the orchestra, and wi.,hed tom to play with a piano accom paniment, which he refused to do. He thereby was at considerable expense in going to that city to fulfil the contract. Thus the matter stotd for more than a year, , until, not long ago, in Baltimore, Mr. Barton had him arrested, just as he was about leaving his hotel for the purpose of performing at his concert. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GLASGOW, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR. GLASGOw, THURSDAY AFTERNOON.—To-day a special meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the station, Bridge-street, to consider and determine on certain extensions, leases, and agreements the Directors had agreed on, and which now waited fur the determination of the Shareholders. The meeting, which was a numerous and highly influential one, was presided over by Mr. James M'Call, the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The report, of which the following presents the material features, was read : The document set out with stating that the meeting had been summoned for the purpose of submitting to the conside ration of the Shareholders the various schemes promoted by the Directors, and for the construction of which Parliamen tary sanction was intended to be sought. 'the report then went on to notice that the various branches and extension lines, for which notice had been given, were based on th, expectation that the county of Ayr, from its mineral resources, was destined ere long to become one of the most important districts in the kingoom. This position being explained at some length, the report next addressed itself to an explanation of the branches and extensions in question, commencing with the line which the Directors considered of primary importance in the list—that from Paisley to a point in the presort Kilmarnock Railway, principally to shorten the route from Glasgow and Paisley to Kilmarnock. It was stated to be excellently laid out, would give the Proprietors the command of the district, and was without tunnelling; and would give the greatest ac commodation to the important points to be connected. The report then proceeded to explain the route of the line, and this, and what follows in relation to the other projects, con stitute the main and important features submitted by the Directors. It says :—" This line leaves the joint line of rail way east and we-t of Paisley by two forks, and has branches to tiarrhead, Househill, Fenwick, &c. A se p ara t e C ompany was some time ago organised for the purpose of making that portion of this very line which li.s between Paisley, Hurlet, and Barrhead ; and your Directors have considered it expe dient, in order to save Parliamentary expense, to enter into an arrangement for working and leasing this line, in the event of an Act being obtained by the promoters; a portion of the stock of this latter Company will be also held on yoiir account." " In connexion with the Paisley and Busbie line, your Di rectors contemplate a cross line, leaving the present Kilmar nock branch at the same point of junction, and running into the Duke of Portland's Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (now lensed by this Company, and in course of being relaid with edge rails), at Drvbridge, a distance of four miles. This line will, together with the one previously noticed, afilard the most direct route from Glasgow and Paisley to Troon, Ayr, &c. ; and also to Ireland (along the Belfast Union line). From nearly the same point on the Kilmarnock branch there is proposed another short line, formerly sanctioned by you, to Irvine, where it joins your main line and harbour b w ranch, with a short offset into the Perceton coalfields. The length of this latter line will be about six miles; it will be eheaply made, traverses a district abounding in minerals, and will give an improved means of communication between Kilmar nock and Irvine, and also to Ardrossan. " The branch to Irvine harbour has been in course of con- • struction during some month s , an d w ill soon be completed. " Your Directors will next bring under your notice their projected line from Kilmarnock to Stratbaven, in length about 18 miles. This line is an extension of the branch to Galston and Newmills, submitted to you in April last; it leaves your Cumnock branch a short way out of Kilmar nock, following the upper valley of the Irvine to the summit of the country, from which it passes down into Stratbaven. The country eastward, as far as Darvel, is thickly studded with population, and contains an inexhaustible supply of coal of the first quality, and of other minerals; while the dis trict round the town of Strathaven also possesses many sources of traffic. A separate Company has been formed for the continuation of the line from Strathaven to the town of Hamilton ; with this Company your Directors have made an agreement, which will also be this day submitted to you for approval. Another line has been promoted, tinder the auspices of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, from Hamilton to Edinburgh, thus completing and making perfect the chain of communication from Ayrshire to Edin burgh and the whole east of Scotland. " Your Directors have been induced to recommend that this line shall be carried forward to Strathaven, from the evident advantages of thereby securing the traffic of a thorough line, in addition to the local trade. "From the last-mentioned extension-line, your Directors also have projected branches to Lesmahagow, and up the Glespin valley to the Crawick branch of the Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle Railway, with the view of completing the chain of railway communication. "Among the branches remaining to be noticed, your Di rectors beg to submit to you a short line to Linwood, of about one mile in length. leaving your main line to the westward of Johnstone; and another branch from the vicinity of Dairy to Swinlees, about two miles long, which they believe to be necessary for the more complete accommodation of your pre sent traffic. There are also applications to Parliament for a slight deviation in the Cumnock line at Kilmarnock, which will prove advantageous • and also for alterations in the line of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, requisite to improve its curves, and to make it suitable for locomotive power. "The Parliamentary notices, also announce applications for power to purchase, or to lease and work the following railways, separately promoted, viz. :—The Paisley, Hurlet, and Barrheati Railway; the Ayrshire, Bridge-of-Weir, and Port-Glasgow Junction Railway ; the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway; the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway; and the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Ca r li s l e Rail way." he Directors further asked the proprietors to confirm an agreement entered into for the purchase of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ardrossan Canal, and instantly to renew their application to Parliament for the West of Scotland Junc tion line, to connect their railway with the Edinburgh and Glasgow, a step that they considered of the greatest im portance. The Crimastxx then addressed the proprietors in a speech of some length, dwelling principally on the necessity which there existed for the Company carrying out a large and de • cided scheme of extension, in order to Prot: ct the interests of the proprietors from the competition with which they were thteatened. He detailed an interview held some time back with the chairman of the Caledonian line, in which that gentleman expressed the best feelings towards the Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr; but that Company h a d since taken the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Ayr scheme under its patro. age, from which they could augur little favourable at present from that quarter. After going over several of the most prominent recommendations of the report, explaining the advantages which their carrying out would realise, the honourable gentleman sat down with reading the resolutions, which were but an echo of the document in question. A SHAREHOLDER sugge.ted the submitting of the resolu tions separately, and not all at once, as proposed, which was agreed to. A motion was then made that the report just read be re ceived and adopted by the proprietors, and after a brief dis cussion, in which it was complained of that the report had not been previously printed and circulated among the pro• prietors, the resolution was agreed to. Resolutions were then seriatim submitted, sanctioning the various extensions named in the report, and also the ers sought to purchase or to lease and work the Paio' and Barrliead Railway, the Ayrshire, Hurlet, Port Glasgow Junction Railwly. .uge of Weir, and even Railway, the Gimp,— ,ie Hamilton and Strath- Glasgow, Dimino.. ,„vv. and Belfast Union, and the Mr. Li" and Carlisle Railway. ...imErrER, while these resolutions were under dis „ussion, entered into a statement of the prospect of the two last-mentioned lines, which he represented to be very flattering. As the chairman of the one, and the vice chairman of the other, lie could assure the meeting that all had been done that was required to make their application to Parliament perfect, and in complete accordance with the standing orders. They would, if successful, operate as most important feeders to the Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and place the proprietors in a most commanding position. He moved in addition to the powers sought by the Directors in their report, that in the event of the Glasgow and Belfast Union having to construct an extension of their line from Stranraer, in consequence of the British and Irish Union failing to obtain their Bill, then that the guaranteed per centage be enlarged to 100,0001. extra capital to that already agreed to. All these resolutions, in addition to others, to confirm the agre ment for the purchase of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ar drossan Canal, and to renew the application to Parliament for the line to cross the Clyde, so as to connect the line with the Glasgow and Edinburgh, were agreed to ; the only dissen tient to the latter being Mr. Robertson, who strongly protested against the purchase of the canals THE HEREFORD GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. Nominations for the Grand Annual Steeple Chase Handicap of 25 sovs. each, &c. Weights to be fixed on the 17th. Poulette, The Lawyer, sacrifice, Puff and Dart, Lattitat, Culverthorpe, Hope (h b), Exquisite, Pull-Away, Ragman, The Roarer, Marius, Wilson, The Page, Tarantella , Ve l u ti, Sir Edward. Barnet)) , Rudge, Evergreen, 6 yrs; Boxkeeper, Lycurgus, Hankey Pankey, Little Tommy, Jerry, Wivcrton, Peter Simple, Cracksman, Jack Sheppard, Brunette, Pio neer, Clifton (h b), Consul, b g by Oliver Cromwell dam by Stephen, Eagle, Chance, Carlow, Vanguard.• INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. ASCOT HEATH, 1846. SECOND DAY. The Swinley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three and four yrs old. Sir Rupert, 3 yrs—Tragical, 3 yrs—Thrapston, 3 yrs— Libel, 4 yrs—Joy, 3 yrs—br c by Jerry, out of Tur quoise, 4 yrs—Giselle, 3 yrs—Footstool, 3 yrs. THIRD DAY. The New Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old. T.Y.O Count Bathyany's Teresina—Lord G. Bentinck's h 1 c Blackcock, and br f Slender—Mr. Boyce's Cottisford— Mr. Critchley's Atalanta—Lord Caledon's c by Simoom, out of Cassandra—Mr. Copeland's Cheapside—Mr. E. R. Clark's Miles's Boy—Mr. Cooke's Legatee—Lord Chesterfield's c by Don John, dam by Ishmael—Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess and Conceit—Mr. Death's Camel ford—Mr. M. Dawson's b g by Camel, or Nonsense, out of the Queen of the Gipsies—Mr. Drewett na gr f, by the Saddler, dam by Velocipede—Mr. Drinkald's So Nice— Mr. Ford's Millwood—Mr. Goodwin' , Adroit—Mr. Gratwicke's Joyful, and Little Julia—Mr. Griffith's Lady Lift, and Julia—Mr. Greville's Ferina—Mr. Gully's c by Sheet Anchor, out of Phcebe—Mr. A. W. Hill's ch f by Plenipotentiary, out of Twilight—Lord Lonsdale's c by Camel, out of Young Kean's dam, and f by The Saddler, out of Barbakin—Mr. Mare's f by The Saddler, out of May G. Mau;;- ham's c by Slane, out of Corumba—Mr. Mos t\ n's b f by Lanercost, out of Qui.t Arnolu's dam, b f by Piccaroon, out of Her Highness. and b f by Lanercost, out of Miss Clifton—Mr. G. Ongley's The Maid of Athens—Mr. Payne's t by Slane, out of Elissa—Duke of Richmond's Vampire—Lord E. Russell's Eldon—Mr. C. Smith's Hornet—Mr. Stephen son's na b f by Erymus, out of Event's dam—Mr. übbs's b e by Camel, out of Zenona —Mr. S. Scott's Montem, Golightly, and Wintonia. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING, 1846. The Lansdowne Trial Stakes of 15 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. One mile. Felix, .3 yrs—Pantasa, 4 yrs—The Crown Prince, 3 yes—Buttress, 3 yrs—Ovid Ireland, 4 yrs—Blackbird. 3 yrs—Espoir, 5 yrs—Sweetmeat, 4 yrs—Burlesque, 3 yrs—b c by Chesterfield's dam by St. Govins, 4 yrs— Cherry Bounce, 3 yrs—Refraction, 4 yrs. The Weston Stakes of 15 sovs. each, for two yrs old, &c. Lord G. Bentinck's Glentilt, and Vice-Consul—Mr. S. Wreford na Madge Wildfire—Mr. J. O'Brien's Tribute—Mr. G od win's Ad roi t— Mr.Treen's c byEuclid's dam by Taurus—Lord Caledon's f by Simoom out of Pergama—Duke of Richmond's Vampire—Mr. Yar forth's f by Liverpool out of Redstreak's dam. DONCASTER, 1846. _ Nominations for the Champagne Stakes. Col. Anson's Lazarillo—Lord G. Bentinek's Projectile, Glentilt, Slander, and Blackcoek—Mr. E. R. Clark's Miles's Boy.—Mr. Clifton's the Field, Dromedary, and Conceit—Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp and Nerissa— Mr. Ford's Millwood and George Barnwell—Mr. Lane Fox's Whitebait—Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux—Mr. J. Gill na Neb the Nigger—Lord Glasgow's f by Sir Hercules, out of Deerslayer's dam—Mr. Goodwin's Adroit— Captain 0. V. Harcourt's f by Lanercost, dam by Tom boy—Mr. H. Hargreave's Spam Gregis and Bit-nibble— Nlr.Hesseltine's Mary Stuart—Mr. Jaques's Diphthong— Mr. Johnstone's Little Nell—Mr. E. Littledale's Whet stone—Mr. Mei kl m's Deloraine— Mr. Merry 's Li ra es tone —Sir C. Monck's be by Touchstone, out of Cast-steel—Mr. Mostyn's b f by Lanercost, out of Quilt Arnold's dam— Lord Normanby's Queen of May—Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle awl Tribute—Mr. Osbaldeston's sister to Sorella—Mr. Robertson's Noiseless—Mr. W. Scott's Christopher—Lord Stanley's Meeanee—Mr Taylor's George Hudson—Mr. Worthington's f by The Prevost, out of Manilla—Lord Zetland's Helias. The Scarborough Stakes. Ginger, Burlesque, Fantastic, Fancy Boy, b c by Touchstone, out of Laura ; The Traverser, Highfield, Brocarda, Sister to Robert de Gorham, Sheraton, Caprice. The Two Years old Stakes. Nottingham, Bingham, Planet, Projectile, Devil-me care, Slander, f by Lanercost, out of Moonbeam ; Miles's Boy, Legatee, Van Tromp, Nerissa, f by Lanercost, out of he Nun ; fby Cardinal Puff, dam by Figaro ; New Year's Day, Neb the Nigger, f by The Provost, out of Miss Whip ; Spem Gregis, Mary Stuart, Sir Martin, Duncan, Deloraine, Limestone, fby Touchstone, out of Caststell ; c by Lanercost, out of Miss Martin ; fby Lanercost, out of L'Hirondelle ; The Liberator, Emerald f by Lanercost, out Camp Follower ; Sister to Sorella, Hyderabad, Foreclosure, Prestwich, /Erna, Christopher, Infringe, Prince Alfred, Rayner. Nominations for the Gascoy ne Stakes. Fancy Boy, Malcolm, Sting. KELSO, 1846. Nominations for the Beaumont Stakes. Mr. J. Wauchope na b f b Camel or Nonsense, out of the Queen of the Gipsies' dam, and Legatee—Mr. W. R. Rarusay's Belted Will, and Maid of Motherwell— Sir J. Boswell's by Caliph, out of Bella, and br cby Krem lin, out of Nike—Lord Eglinton's Eryx, and Nerissa— Mr. Merry's Limestone, and Maid of Motherwell. EGLINTON PARK, 1846. The Two Years-old Stakes of 20 soya. each. Maid of Motherwell, Eryx, and fby Caliph, out of Bella. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Crawley and Horsham hds., Mon., Rusper Village; Wed., West Grinstead; Fri., Handcross Quern lids, Mon.; Alexton ; Tues., Burleigh Hall; Thurs., Baggrave Hall ; Fri., Wattenby Pits. Mr. Meynell Ingram's lids., Dlon., Catton ; Thurs., Snel ston ; Sat., Loxley-10i. Donington lids., Mon., Lockingtou Hall; Wed., Hathern Turn ; Sat.. Little Eaton-104. Ruffurd lids., Mon., Ley Fields; Wed., Epperstone Village; Sat., Kelham-104. Lord Galway's lids., Mon., Blyth Law Hills; Thurs., Bole Guide-post ; Sat , Gaterbre Toll- bar—loi. Lord Henry Bentincles lids. Mon., Bardney ; Tues, New bold Common ; Wed., Potteral Toll-bar; Thurs., Falding worth Grange; Fri., Norton Place; Sat., Saxilby-11. Suffolk I ds., Mon, Pakenham Street; Sat., Moulton. Duke of Beaufort's lids., Mon., Dravcot Park ; Wed., Cor • sham Park; Thurs. the Bell, Sodbury Common; Sat., the Mermaid, Christian Malford. Mr. A. :•mith's hds., Mon , Red Rice ; Tues., West Woods ; Wed. ,Mr. b W asn h ad e t i rw ,e rR, e BO l lehh‘dVesoo,Cu Dio n ., or Thurs. Chute Lodge ; Fri., South Grove ; I C L opcut Elm; Wed., Martley ; High Ercall ; Wed., Pimbill ; Fri., Fr S i ri 7 ii i p ° s a h k ir w e w _ hd d -3,11 ‘ 1° n-, • , Atcham Bridge—tu t . Lord Yarborough's hds., Mori. , Kir?gerby Wood; Wed., Croxby ill age ; Fri,, Blyborough Holderness lids., Mon., Brandesburton ; Evering ham Park; Thurs., Tickton Bridge; Fri., East Dale House; Sat., Bessingby Sir Tatton Sykes's hds., Top of Garraby H,11; Wed., tj ow . tham Bridge; Fri., Birdsall House-104. Brighton hares ., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race-course; Fri„ Duke-11. 'Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tela combe Tye-10i. THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. TO THE EDITOR OF 7'.HE SUN. , Stu,—The Anti-Corn-law League have acted very wisely in turning their attention from the old boroughs whose free men will always sell themselves to the highest bidders, to the counties, which can be rescued from the aristocracy with ease. Whilst the free traders are serving their country without even expense to themselves—for their investments will yield good interest—they are improving the dwellings of the poor, who will find a great difference in having free traders for landlords instead of landholders. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE. We understand that circulars have been issued re questing the early attendance of the ministerial Members on the meeting of Parliament. The Earl of Carlisle continues much in the same state, Viscount Morpeth and Lady Mary Howard are the only members of the family at present staying with the Noble Earl. The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Edward Howard are at prevent on a visit to the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. George Ponsonby, at Woolbeding, Sussex. The Hon. Charles 1). Howard, is expected to return to town in a few days from a visit to Mr. Baron Parke, in Bedfordshire. DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.-011 Friday afternoon, ab-ut three o ' clock, some mischi evous b o y s h av i n g fastened a string to the iron railing cf th e h ouse a b ou t a f oo t f rom th e ground in Jermyn-street, St. James's, stood on the opposite side and drew it tight, for the p urpose of tripping foot passen gers, by which means a poor woman named Margaret Ni chols was thrown to the ground. The woman was completely s t u nned by the fall, and bled much f rom a wound on the fore head. She was taken into a surgeon's, when it was ascer tained that, with the exception of the wound, she had escaped serious injury. The author s of the mischi ef made their escape though hotly pursued. , DEATH O F DR. D OTLET, RECTOR OF LAMBETH.— We regret to announce the decease of the above-n ame d an d highly respected Churchman, who expired on Tuesday even ing, at his country residence at Stibrdge. Dr. D'Oyley has been rector of St. .Mary's, Lambeth, fur many years; and we need scarcely remind our readers that it is to him, in con junction with the Right Rev. Dr. M ant, the present Bishop of Down and Connor, that we are indebted for an elaborate commentary on the Holy Bible, which has become a text book in our Universities, and has been generally recognised as a standard episcopal examination. The Rev. Divine had attained a venerable age. We believe the proximate cause of death was an accident, which Dr. D'Oyley bad the misfor tune to meet with some months since. The extensive parish of Lambeth will henceforth be divided into districts, in ac cordance with the provisions of Sir Robert Peel's Act.—Post. SERVING NOTICE FOR THE I\IILITIA.--011 Friday morning the parochial authorities of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, and St. George's, Hanover-square, commenced serving notices, to be filled up at the inhabitants' houses, fur the intended ballutting for the militia. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. 11::rry ver concludes his valuable series of papers on the "Education of Horses," which we hope to see republished in a cheap form, so that they may become the vade mecum of horse owners and grooms in the realm. lie also contributes a spirited hunting song. " Phiz" has joined the artistkal of the Sporting zita,l,azine, and gives us a grotesque, but spirited, engraving of a French sporting turn-out. The other illustration is a portrait of Echo and Hornet, engraved by Hucker, after Laporte. UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. The present number opens with a most valuable article, illustrated by mathematical diagrams, on the submarine propeller, or Archimedean screw, an article worthy the study of every marine engineer. The piper on the " Military Feeling, Institutions, and In struction of Great Britain," furnishes matter for grave thought. There is no doubt but that mere attention must be paid to the military instruction of the people generally, and that we must have some in stitution analagous to the Land Wher of Prussia, or the National Guard of France, if we wish to defend our country against an invader. Capt. Airey con tinues his interesting narrative, "The Cabul Cap lives ;" an 1 Colonel E. Napier furnishes some valuable remarks on the Egypt and the French expedition of 1798. The remaining articles of this number are all good. THE MEETINGS OF THE MONTH. (From the Almanach of the Month.) During the past month great numb, ill of meetings have been held upon the subject of corn. These meet ings have been divided into two sets, and the business of each set has been to contradict, in the gross and in detail, everything the other set had said. Bat, as Euclid justly remarks, two parallel lines can never meet, and two parallel meetings can never do any good by meeting. It was at last suggested that amalgamation, so successful in railwa3 s, should be tried with the railers, and the happi , st results followed the a :option of this course. A deputation of agriculturists met a deputation of free traders on the stage of Covent-garden Theatre, their re spective adherents dividing the house between them. The extreme courtesy and relevancy of the ar gumen t s which both have so long adduced in reply to each other, cannot fail to strike the contemplative reader. A fight of course took place as to who should be Chairman, but ultimately Mr. Eisenberg, the chiropedist, was chosen ; a distinguished nobleman vouching for him (as per advertisement) that in his corn operations Mr. Eisenberg " displayed the skill of a scientific practitioner and the care of a humane man." The question being one especially needing science and humanity to solve it, no selection could be better. Mr. Comm.; commenced the debate by remarking hat corn Wild an articl Mr. Mmies denied that. Corn was a noun. Mr. COBDEN acquiesced. Corn was a noun, and he hoped soon to see it a noun of multitude. The Duke of RICHMOND said that it was of no use off,ring a penny roil for n halfpenny to a man who had only a farthing. Why did not the manufacturers raise the rate (.4 . wages ? Mr. BRIGHT inquired why the landlords did not lower the rate of runts ? Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL said, because the farmer was tn., son of the soil. Sir R. H. Nous said that no person was blind of some person', designs. Even potatoes had eyes. Mr. CoabErz threw back the potatoes in the Baronet's teeth with disdain. Dr. BUCKLAND said that good peas were very nice. Mr. BRIGHT agreed, and said that so were pine apples. But b, , w were the poor to get them ? Dr. BUCKLAND said that such Ali Obi , cioc was un worthy a candid dii.putant. As for decomposed potatoes, why should decomposed potatoes be more objectionable than decomposed partridges ? The CHAIRMAN objected to the introduction of the game question. Mr. COBDEN said there could be no doubt in any reasonable mind that the repeal of the corn• laws would make bread much cheaper. Mr. MILES said that no rational being could hesitate in believing that the abolition of the duties would double the price of bread. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said that things were not so bad as had been represented. He had that day dined with the Lord Mayor, and could assute the meeting that he had found plenty of bread and very good potatoes. The newspapers exaggerated everything. Lord MORPETH was for doing everything reasonably. He would instance the corn in bond. Mr. BRIGHT would have no corn in bond—it should be entirely free. The Duke of RICHMOND did not doubt the benevolent intentions of the Antt-Corn•law League. Mr. COBDEN was much obliged, but the 1 4 etliee wanted bread and not butter. Colonel SIBTH.,IIP said he would he hanged if he coin cided with the Duke. 411 the manufacturers wanted was to rn tke corn cheap, that they might have an excuse for pa) ipg low wages. Bother the League. Mr. B. R. B. Moong said that there would soon be a general election, and then Government must choose be tween giving up the corn and receiving the wk. The Duke of RICHMOND said Phut 4o far tom giving up the corn, he hoped the Cioverninent would not even lend the League an ear. Resolutions embed.) in the spirit of the above speeches having been put and carried, the agriculturists rushed off 0.P., and the tree-traders r.s. The Chairman was about to propose a vote Of thinks to himself, when he suddenly disappeared through a trap. Then the meeting went away. NEW CLAIMANT TO BE HEIR AT LAW TO THE LATE JAMES WooD, EsQ., OF GLOUCESTER.—The following account of the proceedings of a person claiming to be heir at law to the late Ja.. es Wood, E-q., of Gloucester, the great millionaire, out of whose effects the lawyers have already had such pretty pickings, has been handed to us for publica tion. We print it exactly as it was received, without note or comment:—"We ar hapy to Steate this day the Sixth of Janarny 1846 that Mr. John Wood of Moorlane nr Brirleyhill Stafordshire have duley Served his ejectments on the Steates and Propertay Belongen to the late James Wood Esqr. him som er e ed t e i t me For ag h on is e denim, upt,il it m hay tas John Bin Gloucester deeming hear at law and allsoo the Ste a tm en t o f n t b e e n u ct n7o k r( e iu m s e l e n y S t tat Gives e ed Woods deem, But By Some tredgerous and Eaveal Perseed ings caused adlsy in Bringing forward the dark and Smugled Eveal to light, and to pas Judgement upon them accorden to Gods lawes. Further it is considered By herbet Jenners Judgement, one of the aponeants hung him 4elve, its Soo posed he did not consider the tredgreay Wold of carried on Foolded So long, But the other aponeants may not have the chance, if the Shold Get in to the hands of Jack catch. Further it is considered By the Exameneashion of Such Wittness at Glouoester, and Gloucestershier, in :he late James Woods afears, Will Prove Fetal and honnereate the hear at law to John Wood Esqr."— Worcester Chronicle. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS RAILWAY. SOUTH SHIELDS, THURSDAY.-- An accident had just occurred here by the falling of an im mense heap of ballast, whereby two men employed in re pairing the Pontop and South Shiel d s Railway have be e n killed ; one was severely injured , his t hi gh bone being b ro k en , and about a dozen others narrowly ewe; ed. The men, who a bo s h u i r il e , rs, ac w cu e m re u e l la d gedduriinng a longprocuring aeries ballast from of e years, having been brought from va r ious parts, but princi pally from the Thames, by light colliers in ballast; and, i n order to facilitate their operations, a temporary rail was laid down in connexion with the Shields branch of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway, and running along an excavation close by the side of the hill. On this rail a train of ballast trucks was placed for the purpose of being filled, which was done by the men throwing the ballast from the hill side, on which they stood, into the waggons. The hill sloped very little, and its height was not less than about forty teet from where the waggons stood, and consisted of very loose mate rials, being dry gravel, with but little clay mixed with it While the men were so engaged a large portion of the super incumbent mass suddenly descended, burying three of the men, and partially covering : everal others. It completely filled up the space between the bottom of the hill and the waggons, several of which were covered also. As soon as those who had escaped recovered from the momentary shock, they exerted themselves to rescue their comrades. All were got out alive except two, who were not found for some time, having been crushed in behind the waggons. Another had his leg broken, and he is not expected to live. One man was a long way up the hill-side when it fell, and he was carried completely over the waggon, and alighted on the ground without receiving any injury. The accident seems to have arisen entirely from want of due caution in undermining the superincumbent mass, and it is fortunate the loss of life was not greater than it has been. A LAWYER'S PICKINQS.—We understand that in the recent arbitration inquiry as to the sale of the Corporation land in Cheshire, the Solicitor-General's fee was 250 guineas with the brief, 300 guineas for coming down, and 100 gu i neas per day during the continuance of the arbitration. —Liverpool Mercury. NORTH KENT. WALMER, FRIDAY.—A meeting of the inhabitants of Walmer was held yesterday in the Vestry-room, at one o'clock, for the purpose of taking into consideration the various projected lines which will affect the town and neigh bourhood. Most of the inflential inhabitants were present — nearly the whole of the acreage of the parish-980 acres— being represented. During the last few days the Dover and. Deal and the Deal and Dover Companies have served no tices on the trustees of four of the most important roads in the vicinity of Walmer, stating that, in the event of their lines receiving the approbation of Parliament, it will be ne cessary for them to carry their lines across them. These, as well as several other projected lines , pass through the parish of Walmer, but the North K ent, which upon very favourably here, does not pass h parish, through t looked e ' but through those immediately contiguous to it. The Rey. Mr. HOLLAND, the vicar, was called to the chair. He said, however desirous they might be to protect their private interests, they must not lose sight of the advantages which the great body of the public would derive from a line of railway which would promote their interests. Mr. JAMES LEITH, a large landed proprietor, in the parish s the uu p of Walmer, as well as in those adjacent to it, which will b e affected by some of the proposed railways,called meeting to consider the great injury which the parish w n sustain by the Dover and Deal and the Deal and Dover Rail ways passing over four or five important roads,• a circum stance which could not fail to prove • detrimental u to the commerce of the town. Besides they would pass over all the most valuable property in the parisi and Dover, one of the projects of 1, pntticularly the Deal the South-Eastern Com pany, which would interfere with the most valuable property, both in land and houses, in Walmer. Thus its value would be diminished, and the interests of the town could not, con sequently, fail to suffer. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. Kendrick, and several of the most influential inhabitants, who supported the North Kent Railway, and disapproved particularly of the Deal and Dover and the Dover and Deal. Mr. HULK appeared on behalf of the North Kent Company, but took no part in the proceedings. Resolutions, approving of the North Kent, and pledging the inhabitants to support it in Parliament, and disap proving of the . Dover and Deal lines, were then passed unanimously. On the motion of Mr. T. MAY, solicitor, of London, copies of the resolutions were ordered to be tratsmitted to the pro moters of the North Kent Company. DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER. On Friday, at six o'clock, a numerous meeting of the pa rishioners of St. Bride, Fleet-street, was held in the vestry room of the church, to consider the n , ,tices received from the Direct London and Manchester, so the effect that several houses would be required, belonging to the Parish, for the formation of the terminus in Farringdon-street ; Mr. N. T. Isherwood in the chair, senior churchwarden. Mr. SMITH, vestry-Clerk, read the letter which he had re ceived, which was dated the Ist of December, and which required an answer by the 6th of .January. He stated that there were six houses in Farringtlon-street, one in Shoe-lane, and the burial-ground, which would be required. He ob served that the decision of the vestry would at once tend to show whether they approved or disapproved of a terminus coming into the heart of the metropolis, and which he con sidered would be a decision of some importance, while there were differences of opinion on that subject. Mr. OBBARD and Mr. BIRD concurred with the vestry clerk as to the view he had taken of the question: but which was objected to by Mr. Jolly. Mr. LOWE said that the parish ought not to hesitat e i o n f e t x he pres , ing an assent to the proposition of the Directors Company. There was no doubt but that wherearo terminus was established it was the cause of the grgreatlmprovement of a neighbourhood.—(Hear, hear.) At th e P a ddington ter minus of the Great Western Railw ty a new town had sprung up, and the inhabitants occupying houses adjoining the Lon don and Birmingham and the South-Western termini were deriving the utmost benefit -( Hear, hear.) Such would be the effect if a terminus were established in Farringdon street. The value of property would be increased in the immediate locality, while trade:men would find that they would have more customers.—(Hear, hear.) They would be doing wrong if they opposed - the offer, and he felt convinced that the Company would 'give them a proper compensation for the possession of what premises they were in need of. By giving their assent they would show to the Corporation of the City of London, that they supported their views of the advantages of a terminus in the centre of the metropolis. He moved that the churchwarden be instructed to communicate to the Directors of the Direct London and Manchester Railway, that the vestry gave their assent. to the Company. Mr TURNER seconded the resolution. EDKIN, a Common Councilman, said that, as the pre mises in question were charitable property, he trusted that the churchwarden would take care that the palish should obtain an equivalent, by receiving a compensation, which would be freehold. Mr. OBBARD, a Common Councilman, said that they should have a clause inserted in the Act, pledging them to remunerate them. Mr. BACON remarked that they could require an amount of consols equal to the loss sustained by the parish. He stated that the application had been made to the board of guardians of the West London Union; and that they had determined to remain neuter Mr. CARGILL stated that the several houses Yielded to the poor -rate alone 210! If it should require three years to build the terminus, there would be a lbss of 6301., unless !!.e pariah could compel the company to remunerate them during that period till the building was completed, when they could then rate the Company. Mr. Jor.LY proposed an amendment, that they should be neuter. In the parish of St. Sepulchre they had opposed the Company. Mr. ORBARD—That is the London and Birmingham Extension. Mr. JOLLY, in continuation, said that there was a large space about Holborn-hill, and that they would find the Com pany next year applying for an Act to extend their terminus to Fleet-street. The resolution was carried by a large majority. DONCASTER - LINES. The following is a list of the proposed schemes of railways which come to this town, and whiCh have deposited their plans and sections with the parish clerk of Doncaster:— l. Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction 2. London and York (Great Northern)—Extension to Wakefield and Leeds 3. South Yorkshire Coal 4. Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield and Manchester Junction 5. Direct Northern —London to York 6. Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Direct 7. Pontefract, Doncaster, Worksop, and Mansfield Junction 8. Cambridge and Lincoln Extension, and Lincoln, York, and Leeds 9. Eastern Counties Extension —Lincoln to York 10. Midland Extension—Swinton to Lincoln. • The above schemes have also deposited their plans, B:c., at the Private Bill-office. The two following, which were de posited with the Board of Trade and the cl er k o f t h e peace at Wakefield, have neglected to comply with the above orders, and are consequently lost for the next session :- 1. Hull and Holyhead Direct 2. Hull. Sheffield, and Midland Direct Of the ten projects which have up to the present time com plied with the standing orders, there is every ptobability that an amalgamation with some of the competing schemes and established companies will take place, and thus prevent a vast amount of opposition. IRISH RAILWAYS. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY—RAISING THE FIRST SOD BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT. On Thursday the interesting ceremony of raising the first sod of the Midland Great Western Railway was performed by his Excellency. the Lord-Lieutenant, in the presence of a numerous, fashionable, and influential assemblage of spec tators. The grounds immediately behind the Canal House were enclosed with ropes, and numerous flags marked the boundary of the noble terminus which is to be constructed at that point. The day was beautifully fine, and the crowds; collected on the banks of the canal, overlooking the ground, showed by their acclamations the deep interest which they felt in the undertaking. At half-past one o'clock the Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied by Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chief Secretary; the Hon. Colonel Talbot, Mr. Robert Peel, A.D.C. • Major Atherly, A.D.C.; and several oth er gentleman, made his appearance, and was loudly cheered. At this time we observed amongst the company the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Marquis of Westmeath, the Earls of Roden and Erne, Lord Dunsandle, Chief Justice Doherty, the Chief Baron, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sir E. Blakeney (commander of the forces), the Solicitor-General, Abraham Brewster, Esq., Q.C., Colonel Jones, C.E., Hon. Col. Talbot, General Wyndham, Colonel Browne, Hon. Mr. Preston, Thomas Fetherstone, Esq., of Bracklyn Castle; John Ennis, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Company; James Perry, and nearly all the other Directors. The band of the 41st regiment was in attendance, and en livened the gratifying scene with the newest airs. Arrived at the place marked out, Mr. Hemans, the acting engineer, presented his Excellency with the spade, with which he was to operate ; and having cut the first sod, and. rolled it to the end of the platform in a workmanlike man ner, a gun was fired, and thousands of voices were raised in hearty acclamations. Lad Dunsandle, as chairman of the Company, next cut a sod, and rolled it in the furrow to its destination. Then fol lowed the deputy chairman, Mr. Ennis, Mr. Hemans, the engineer, and Mr. Jeffs, the contractor for the first twenty six miles out of Dublin. A salute of guns followed, accom panied by renewed applause from the vast concourse on and surrounding the grounds. His Excellency and the company were then conducted to the board-room in the Canal House, where an elegant de jeune was laid out in Mitchell's best style. After ample jus tice had been done to the viands, The CHAIRMAN ( Lord Dunsandle) proposed " The Health. of her Majesty the Queen," which was drunk with all d, honours. The next toast v.as " The Qunen Dowager, illus trious by her rank, but much more illustrious by her virtues."—(Drunk with applause.) " The Health of Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family," was warmly sponded to. The CHAIRMAN rose again, and said, that when he loan,' around and found himself surrounded by many of the nobi lity of the land, by the learned professions, by the represen tatives of banking-houses, and all the other great commer cial interests—when he saw all those before him, he had reason to hope for the most perfect success of the under taking begun that day.—(Hear.) At any time that a pro ject for connecting the east and 'west of Ireland by a rail road would be commenced. would be deemed a work of great national importance, but at the present time when serious loss had bccurred to the potato crop—when the usual supply of food for the poor was reduced in a greater or less ' l ,,egr - ee, a work of this kind should prove of Weal- P ,'..table service to the poor. He hoped that the distress which, under ordinary circumstances, was to be appre hended, would be staved off by giving to the poor the means of procuring corn, which, he was happy to say, was most abundant at this season.—(Hear, hear.) On former occasions of distress, the Irish poor were relieved by Go- , vernment money, and the benevolence of individuals in Eng land sending their thousands and tens of thousands here; but he confessed he did not like this source of relief at all times, because extensive charity not unfrequently engen dered idleness.—(Hear, hear.) The idle man had his wants relieved, and no difference was madel between him and the industrious man, who was compelled to seek relief, and felt himself degraded. The best way that relief could be distributed in times of scarcity was by such works as that commenced by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to-day. —(Cheers.) This Company had already contracted for the first twenty-seven miles of the line out of Dublin for the sum of 70,0001. This large sum, spread over such a length of way, would give employment to hundreds,of persons, who would feel they were receiving, not charity, but fair remune ration for their labour. According to the provisions of the Act of Incorporation they could only call for 51. a share every three months. If they could get in their money more speedily, the Directors would be in a position to place the entire line at once under contract, and so extend the employ ment of the people. The shareholders, however, did not like to be called upon too fast; they knew little yet of the Directors to whom they entrusted their money, and they could have had no experience of tl:e remuneration they were likely to receive ; but when they saw the lit b I e country, pointed by his Sovereign to the government of this hope. taking such a deep interest in the undertaking, did. soundness, and the shareholders would feel confidence . 11 ,. % gl l t ts res ' t assured his security for their property. They cu nTe l tTance to any work of Excellency would not g ive his was based upon a hear.") After a few the ks of a similar tendency, Noble sothleidkninmdndwaitliiocnli._lie(cdrii;invooeft i ear, Chairman other remarks proposed " The Health of his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland." The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, and nine times nine. After silence was restored. His Excellency the LORD-LtErrEs ANT then rose and said he felt very much obli ge d to the -- Company for the honour which they had lone him in drinking his health, and to the chairman for the ver y fl atter i ng mann e r in which he had been pleased to propose it. He could assure them that he had the greatest gratification in executing the duties which had been entrusied to him that morning, for he was convinced that nothing would tend more to the welfare and prosperity of Ire land than the establishment of railways all over the country. —(Cheers.) They woult give empl,yment to the destitute. They would open the markets to the artisan as well as the farmer, and by increasing locomotion amongst the inhabi tants, tend materially to the improvement and civilisation of the more remote provinces—(hear and cheers.) These were well-known truths upon which it was unnecessary to dwell, and, indeed, he was not in such a state of health as to be able to do so. He would perhaps be permit ted to offer his congra tulations at the auspicious commencement which they had that day made, and also to express his best wishes for the prosperity of the undertaking.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, his Excellency proposed " The healths of the Directors and Pro prietors of that railway, and success to their undertaking."— The Noble CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and dwelt upon the economy and vast public advantage of the line. In con clusion he proposed " The Health of the Lord Mayor of Dnb lin."—(Cheers.) The Lotto MAYOR expressed 'his acknowledgments in suitable terms. Mr. ENNIs, the Vice-Chairman, proposed " The Health of Mr. Hemans, the engineer," which was drunk with applause and responded to by Mr. Hemant. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Healths of the Noblemen and Gentlemen who had honoured them with their com pany."—(Cheers.) The Marquis of WESTMEATH returned thanks. He said that, as a resident landlord, he should express the great happiness which he felt in common with others at the prosi:ect of such a work being carried in the interior of Ire land. With res ci,nf p g e t c h t e t s o ta t t h e e m county of Westmeath and the terminus of the line, there were many pr sent— T a tu nd rn l in i g r. d in Ireland, and sceptical at first as to the success a railroads tEhriannikssftwatoiunldstamnocre—e properly devolve. l Ene n? A n f u a r r c io b f eeren he had changed it was not until the present moment t sin cere confidence in the success of on to entertain that feeling very good reason made by his Noble Friend at his opinion.—(Cheers and laughteL) thlehaihinade—n(ocwhveeetiry audlinaucgoliiitseerq)u—enhcaev was no doubt that railroads intghinee rres ident sye:ovaefr l ry a pe n rrg d oes l rl o pea r aet d rti oii s tvy o , f a Ireland nc the as pr ecalcu latedeur - the head of the table. There n of life, and looked sore of neace in the country,--(Cheers.) Mr. j A , fEs Pnitcv proposed "The Health of Sir Thomas Fremantle," uponree rme regardedatn o alsot l e , s e : r s v t o e l indebted for his as sistance in enabling them to procure the Bill.— (Cheers.) hbewyhh personsat o h r m b e Sir THOMAS. FREMANTLE said that he had not at all ex pected that his name would have been mentioned upon that occasion, as there were many present who felt as strongly as he did . upon the advantages to be derived from railway communication in Ireland, and were more deeply interested in it than even he was. He returned them his most cordial thanks, with the most unfeigned feelings of satisfaction and gratitude, for the very flattering manner in which his 9~.._ ~_ .:.,