The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

10 4 , 1 s 6olo to 3 s. 2 3 6 a 1 9 4 " n to I 3 ' Ri o 3 6 0 0 10 6 :cot il l oid to s 9 per olio& The iutY er P r `' to 3 1 a, 0° - I we° ;48 t° 6 d for )pfd s a , ,7'nea. Penang, 1,700 b a p soli lower, soft brown at f : ” 6d to 269, yellow at 26 $ 6d ' to 30s, and good t) fine Alauri!tus, 33s to 341 6d. FOREIGN _There have been small sales at rather lower rates. C tiro orr. 4E.—Thc d tman d u p on th e w h o l e h as bum ge r must descriptions, and Plantation Ci. , ylon hos v r‘r y full prices at auction; good mid to good 8 -) 1 at 57s 6d to 695, fine fine ord as 48s to 50s Gil, lovr std mid 51a to 565, good mid to good coiory 58s to j,;* 96 'riage 42s to 48s, and', peaberry 60s GA to 635. a good 16 : 8, 1 3 0. auction 5 4 s Na tive Ceylon has been at about 44s for good ord, and l a h ry a . s ranged from 438 up to 453 for mid to Jamaica has been at full rates, mid to fine fine ord 42s 63 to 50; and tringe 32s In Costa Iticaa good deal has been done at to 5 L 9 0 51a for good ordinary foxy to fine fine ord, and 538 s for low mid and mid coloury, 45s 6d to 523 for „ It and fine fine ord, 63s to 66s for peaberry, 603 to 705 ,ur good arid fine coloury up to 80s for superior. Mocha 94 5 been in request at steady rates, mid to good clean Rattled 75; to 775. Tellicherry was taken in at 56a, for mid ord, and Quilon at 45s 6d to 50s for fine ord to low coloury grey. Madras was mostly taken in at . r. a t 6 i to 483 for fine Lino ord, but a few lots sold at to GOs for mid yellowish. o'a'' c es' l .—Trinidad h as b e en sold at 3 0 3 to 34 s for Ord , 9 good grey, an d at 31a to 41 s f o r mid to good rod. h t ,' 44'I cE.—Prices h ave b een l ower , and purchases have c ' n with elution. Beng-11 fine white has been sold 4 t lOs cd mid b rou , and broken white at 9a 6d. Madras gnt 81 6'1 to 9s for mid and good Coringu, being "'cube of 3d per cwt. k i zd , B 4 P e r ra E te z . P e a s tuent o has been at the full value, with ; mid to good sid to 51 4 -I per lb. Ginger and Jamaica ord and mid bold sold at 383 to 465, 60.1 4 the better sorts up to 643 and 725; Calicut sold at t° 79 5 for fine and superior, and at 34s to 35s for ord. Lignea realised 116 s to 1183 for first and second Black Pepper sold at 4,4 f d for good heavy Malabar. eltßownogr, &c.—St. Vi ncent 's good and fine ught 44d to 6d per lb., and mid 34d. Pearl Sag o d at 16s 6d f or good small, and at 17s to 18 s for raid a nd good medium. he crT °s•—Thir, article has been firm, but there has 4 1 a reluctan ce to opera t e . D o E " — There has been a good demand for fine gun theut:43,;:rLis)..tv:ully previous rates, and there are several , n ers of common Congou. The demand has been very limited, P.Y.C. G , s zi ng 39s to 39s 3d per cwt on the spot. 'EER FRUIT.—A quiet market exists for all kinds. b y nkus are c h eaper; a parce l o f Li s b on p er s t eam er, sold lo we : e ling and Hunt at public sale, went 2s per package lo na " Some desire is felt to push the sales of Barce- Nu A nts, althou g h no di s po s ition is made to reduce the 11 ) .. r n e ' O porto Onions are in the market, and the open .Pre is moderate. 51 A '.-tyl..l3RotY-STREE T—(T HIS DAY.) , 13 0 k. SBAI roracEmAN.—John Johnson, a tall, ill wieklngLfollow, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hard tort with being drunk and attempting to ex prio,"nenaY from Mr. James W. Adams, one of the pro if"rB of Webb's Hotel, Piccadilly. enti r• Adams stated that, between the hours of eleven th e , tw ,elve on the previous night, the prisoner came to ai de ' e ntil department of the hotel, and called him on one car -I , an l Placing his mouth close to his (complainant's) bee -14 " in a confidential whisper, " It's all right, I nie t nig to the C's." Witness asked him what C's he s k ir t Priso ner re pl ie d th e C division. Complainant Lte " Then you are a policeman in private clothes." what then paused a moment, and witness im h e wanted, to which the prisoner repliedasked, " h the Prr n it e." Complainant said, "I don't understand you." hi" l er answered, " all square," and complainant told th . " that was so he had better go to the C's and get 11 0 1 1 ( 01 e regulars) for he (witness) would give h Li te. 1 -,g , and was surprised he should come in and ask ten i ,"afendant then left, and in about ten minutes he tte la ' n ' c d again and said, " I'll mark you; it will be my . s eine day." As prisoner was drunk and annoying .1 1 , 11 his buhiness, he gave him in charge. p o l ic e prisoner in defence denied saying he was . a the ( j ai l° what he did say:was, that he was formerly in cart.,ivision, about 13 years ago. He admitted asking hi ea vainaut for a alf-int of beer, which was refused titl tu na th e groundsh tha t he was drunk. tit lector M one k ton sa id b e did not recollect the e ever being in the C division. Ler4e Prisoner, who has m on th for the same " dodge" was fined 40s. or ® Pc be: the 1 111 ," ALBERT'S BIRTHDAY. —Yesterday being Priall4iversary of the natal day of his Royal Highness the e Toiv " Consort, the Royal Standard was hoisted at e :r, h Somerset -house, the Admiralty, Her . Majesty'sand. tre, r arket and the various other public edifices , sale t a e Vwelve o'clock the Park and Tower guns fired l a royal e sou r s - ' I I honour of the occasion. In the evening, a,th ill4 rai tr adeamen at the West-end had their shops brilliantly w na ted, to testify their respect for the Prince. i lighn itthB ") TIIIIRsDAY.—The birthday of his Royal Ul u - ,, e es Prince Albert was celebrated here to-day with sited dem onstration of respect so eminently due . to this ex toyelld universally esteemed personage. At nine o'cloc t k he a was fired from the corporation ordnance, in salute on - acre, y D the town bombardier ;at noon a . roy h al iiCinit WaS ured from the battery of Fort Belvedere, in t e pet s of Y of Virginia Water. A regatta, got up by the . mem h - No e , 9 34 Eton and Windsor Humane .Society, of 7hich . t e Wer e Is Patron, took place in the afternoon, the prizes given kuatrnierous and liberal, and were well contested for by r esn' e urs in a pair oars race for two silver goblets water tleubiyair oars race in punts, for a money prize ; watermen's leea,:,lMtiting race; amateurs' double punting race; water eer,tZour oars race, for a money prize; amateurs' four . oars t eada ra ce• roe fine band of the 2d Life Guards was in at tnera—, and the weather being fine the company was both the ro and highly respectable. A dinner was given by likled . Yak tradesmen at the Castle Hotel, which was pro teolll Ur. Chater's proverbial style of excellen . ce, the p i ‘ I TI fruit being presented by his Royal Highness ; Qu nB(l ue t. T bells of St. George's Chapel and St. 1 "" Chl tltc h r . ang merrily at intervals throughout the day, ' 4 otly evening the houses of the inhabitants were bril m illuminated. tits 11 8 : KATHLEEN FiTzWILLIAM --This popular qe A t f: i 'kng actress has ceased to belong to the company of ‘pp reei `iPhi Theatre, where her talents have been so warmly Will-med. We trust, however, that her valuable services 1144n0t f a i l to be secure d by some ono of our metropolitan . a g ers for the ensuing season. 46 -44 NCABB/us AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY (SECOND 11)1 NT).—As the Government train, which p asses Bol to n at :Sht o'clock, was proceeding to Liverpool on Wednesday a b isut, about a mile distant beyond the Wigan station, one t i,the ves of the engine burst, which disabled the consi derable working. The sudden stoppage caused consi ry from alarm and dismay amongst the passengers, and at eZP ts were made by a great number of persons to leave the ti w iages. The officials, however, implored them to keep a r ,, ll ' seats, and, after the lapse of an hour, an engine e ,"Yed from Wigan, and was attached at the back of the ta'age without delay, by which means the train was tlet me n up to the next siding, where the disabled engine was ceded and th e f res h one p l ace d i n f ron t . Th e t r ain then tezZ e ded in the ordinary way to Liverpool, where it arrived ta;MUtes before eleven o'clock, being two hours,. within . Were inutes, beyond its usual time. No personal injuries 'e sustained. The i i " I Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. k ont on. • A. PerCeva , Li t ,,, a _gt l Gore, Mr. Brown, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lacon, Mr. Laen, heroleeo..ant Saumarez, Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Charlier, and a taw s 0C gentlemen connected with the Shipwrecked Sea. t tw o pociety and the Royal Humane Society, assembled a l tie ° clock P.M. yesterday, at the b k oa o t i h th ou e se s o er f p t e h n e ti ß ne oT i a n th d ru o a fl r, e Society, on the north ban • co rk ,Park, to witness ex perimei . its ti w on ith of ß a l h n eet C e l o a r r k k , son n 'a t Sb oo ,. l le• boat, formed of a combina alternately laid with eaovt_half an inch in thickness, and kkrilla! and thin wood, the various parts held together with n t ioa l lero: ltli g l e u r e , , and so strong that they c ann r o e t at be a s d t v a a v n e t d ag w es he of i,„‘ighly, united, and possessing t 1 /ith t ' il ght and buoyant. Mr. Clark h s e on g h fr a o d in th t e he bo b at ot fi t Ae hi l by withdrawing four plugs . S II • a rso l I, 411 0.1 she is of small dimensions, s n h e e d ca ov rr e i r ed se e v i e B -8 when, full of water. She was 4tVe4tolt_ticl always righted herself quickly. tur The object of the ' P ktt in ~i is to have every boat used on o ally I'At life-boats, and that when thrown overboard under b ard of sunder catticillearostances they might right themselves, as he showed a t s 4 ° ll e with his boat. C 4 •rt 4°.l rAL NORTH LANCASUIRE AGRICULTURAL: ;d ~ "--The al show of this society commen -,Ste'tibat Prestannu It was numerously attended, and very ground, ',„thel-1,-% There were five reaping machines on the Z s, IN ' * Corm' k' ,with the latest improvements; - Fin m s .. - -is'Nl7l3roved le s Garrett • and three of Hussey',_i upierlaPlaLQr,oaskilbly. There . Were altogether 25 exhibitions threePort 4 o, and 305 articles exhibi t t h ed ra . cbri L'e steam-engines, eight s h Pmfg thesera ch t re e s: 14h-gtis-el"toachines,two tile.machine . artiatier; grubbers clod-crushers, drlll, s,hays aff- g=h car f: tl e t ew e q t _t e a r i o:pt , e : tw 'r ei h v ' e a re far w ia er r e m forty a ge m entriesent , f ;i r ne th fo e r p r r o i o r t e s s a f n u d r 1'1 ,6 eiZatY-six horned cattle, 10l.horses,n140t2 l s e h s e s e t p h , a s n i x 2 t 2 y 2 . etidioy (exclusive of four litters), and . " ilsoC,Poaltry, b 4 atten, )11,p., presiding. The dinner took place in the evening, Mr. Lek :alaucrivs FULL —Yesterday morning, shortly I, ll44e t ree l la r t bl it h y r ; o o : ll c l l 3 o t c )e k l , o a n t i n e n g i t b o l e m c r o the v,.41e-end-road.g In less than i.i fi t a i g asa ration .l bj p o a ke ß O a n a t am i n a t a h : efron.'" to destrucutia premises were "%ro.Potwithsta il* this powerfulhaaildPf, the A illlst • -I,,gsde and West of England engit!eshaihnidhreuarc h se e v d en t the lip, B to the A adjo i n i n u' 1 i g n g ' t a a n v d e r t n h ,e firemen also belonging the2 I ‘Ci t i t l i 3l- , Were partial] successful. The following 1 -1 r , I:toUnt' of the y damage is the . directed t wo I‘nigr. ptheirhi Phil a, . half-past two :—Aug.g. 26, qiajr.ealled to the Royal Victoria Assembly Roo f m u s r , Mile the 1 ditt uad * Three engines of the B — d A is u spas ° attended, veth one of the West of and four of the % h- t.t 9 lu r ti n e a ny i rooms, containing valuable c,handeicieer in the Count 1 ire- . oth • eel,"lle 1 1 ' a" Consumed' Insured and building seriously t e tavern adjoining , contents , h' illa e e ci , b Y fire and water. Insured in the County-office. ... I.4 Pa a°r Y adjoining also belonging to Mr. Phillips, fo n r "k 4 d Ettg sod a - water -' gin er-beer. &c., saved by fireme the 4:szziliaries. Cause unknown. g The stock in cellars under „.LoilerQblY rooms greatly. damaged by water. D. A r al ZY,„ Adelaide Hastings and party, Lady Janet . -t ti - T ai ld Party Sir David Baird, Rev. J. P. Morris, . -41 0 , • .....eo n i o ~ , Colonel Fitzmaurice, and J. L. Lobb were ~kthetithe Lashionabl who embarked yesterday, at the St. to '°lll ., parr y' s alleal yharf, on board the General Steam Navigation the ith. lLeara-ship Ravensbourne, for Antwerp en route • d: :th z il l". ,Wiai,,„ -.ON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.—The artillery Wige ~3-" n„" 14ustered yesterday at the Armoury . -house, under Ote • -ra ancl of Lieutenant Kitchen, and tired h a . i royal iikola celebration of the birthday of his Royal lig f n t ea ()e i)s, All Art, the Captain-General, and Colone l o It i g ,„ tr iltel l - vi qtri much regret that lear n that our we II has been Nzta respected dean, the Very Rev. Dr. LY3.11 Kerthsh °Listr,,er"it4 paralysis , and remains seriously i . . ••ao t i ' Leto jilsß•Tax,—A Parliamentary paper which hes tit c q. iri ts,, , e . 11 % • 2,, , gauci and w th il l .w h ili e m n bl u e7r m 9l2 b n3 e 4 r : o a I N th"` - ' ,1 82i. ;9 3 7 2 t j es ; as charged 2t)54 o duty from them d making this total ti gl 7 l , l , i i. a• 11 a• The nl n. lls. 9. of houses tlieu i a z and Wales was 2r2 1 213 the duty raised from '' Scotland was 6, f 3 r9 / 131 7, 4,oyk^aB 463,204/. Scotland was 14 ..i, ' a nd the dut 4 _. , _! s . l ' , of houses charged. at 9d. in 8 .• 0 .( 1 1 ; the number in_ 346 _ . _ i 19s. Id. 1,.. tot a l ~,,,,. y raised from them was 30, 7n7 0161, " 4 . 44 "`" v1111 ; of the proceeds ot the tax was " ' TY N' L ITERAT URE. the country, " twittered from the trees on either side of the /amp"—meaning the "lane !" Fancy reading (I. 171.) that the agent's wife " held on " (not by an . ) - thing but simply, because the word ought to have been " an") " old fashioned carved casket !" Fancy reading (I. 217.) that Algernon's " conseiousness'of mutual faithfulness rendered him nervously fearful"—mean ing, of course, " mutual fnithlessness." Fancy, above all, reading (11. 159) that the hospitality of a magistrate was one " to which certain matrimonial views, entertained for her daughter's wheel, he with regard to the heir of the wealthy agent, partially incited 'him" —meaning, Heaven knows what And so on, actually by misprint after misprint, down to the very last sentence in the very last page ! Aware of this, we conceive that justice has not been done to our authoress in reference to her latest composition. Notwithstanding all which, " The Tide of Life" will doubtless secure to itself its own particular group of admirers. Under any circumstances—the brilliant talents of. Laura Jewry invest her latest romance with a peculiar fascination. THE TIDE OF LIFE. A Novel. 3 Vols. By Miss Laura Jewry. T. C. Newby. Already the authoress of these volumes has secured to htr writings the interest of those many admirers who have so frequently luxuriated in her romantic compositions. Several of her literary capabilities we have ourselves had occasion to commend in the course of our criticisms upon her two last stories—the do mestic tale of " The Cup and the Lip," and the en thralling narrative of " The Forest and the For tress." Although there were occasional evidences in the former work of merits somewhat beyond those of the ordinary class of contributors to the circulating libraries, there were in the latter tokens of ability very far elevated above the range of that department of Our fictitious literature. It was a happy thought, that of celebrating the strange and marvellous ca reer of Kara George the late Hospodar of the Serviana—a man whose fitful temperament and ex traordinary adventures, to say nothing of his very remarkable and startling vicissitudes, eminently qua lified him to become the hero of a book penned in the wildest strains of the romancist. Nevertheless, sin- SPORT/NG NOTES. No, COXCIII. A BUDGET OF ST. LEGEP, NEWS. gularly meritorious ss were the series of incidents strung together in " The Forest and the Fortress," they were in no degree comparable to those which, in the exquisite story of " The Ransom," showed that Miss Laura Jewry was worthy to take her place among the most successful of the disciples of the Author of " Waverley." Instead of revertieg, how ever, to the fa e -y-land of the romances of antiquity, or rather to that of the days of the middle ages, our novelist has here consented to follow the dictates of an ambition leading her evidently in search of popularity, and conducting • her, therefore, into the homelier regions of London and Gloucestershire. Happily, however, Miss Jewry has placed the imaginary characters of her narrative in the time of the Merry Monarch. At the com mencement of the work we find ourselves introduced to English society as it was immediately after the demise of old Oliver Cromwell, and at the elevation of his son Richard to the difficult and onerous office of the Protectorate. As the plot becomes more de veloped the domestic interest is enhanced by an in terest of a political character, and the reader is summoned as it were to participate in the popular enthusiasm excited by the memorable surprise of the Restoration. Charles the Second is still on the throne when the fictitious history is brought to a conclusion, but long before then our attention is effectually diverted from any sort of regard for the events connected with the general organiza tion of the Government. Whatever interest is inspired - in the reader's heart by the tale teller is restricted to the limits of the magic circle within the circumference of which her bodiless crea tions move through all the varieties and alternations of good and evil fortune. Several heroines—as hath become of late "the fashion" among our more po pular novelists—share our sympathies amongst them selves and carry us in imagination now to the squa lid lodging-houses of Old London, now to the rural cottages under Broadway Hill, now to the manor at Campden, now to the manor at Carew, now on board the little buccaneeriog "Frolic," now into the green lanes and fertile meadows of Glouces tershire. The story here recounted by Miss Laura Jewry, it is painful to learn from the Pre face, is " ower true," being founded says our autho ress on " a remarkable fact," the authenticity of which she thereupon places beyond the possibility of misapprehension by adducing an original letter (relating to the event), penned by a relation of the unfortunate Sir Thomas Overbury. Thus invested with " flesh.and-blood" interest, the novel of " The Tide of Life" bears the reader onward on its current. An obscure family of cottagers living in Gloucester shire, upon the ancient estate of the Campdens—a family: consisting of Joan Perry, a peevish old house wife, with the reputation of a witch and the irascibi lity of a scold, John her elder, and Dickon her younger son, the former fierce and fanatical, the lat ter honest but evil fated—furnishes the materials for whatever is either tragic or impassiOned in the narra tive. It is upon their destinies that the rest of the fiction is built up as upon a foundation appropriate to that species of superstructure. A village beauty, called Grace Miles, the tiring maid of one of the heroines—Henrietta L'Estrange —is first of all the betrothed of John and after wards the bride of Dickon. Upon the ferocious and implacable jealousy aroused in the heart of John Perry by the marriage of Grace with his brother, the whole of the darker incidents of the plot may be said to be dependent. Leading through perjuries and blasphemies to poverty and degradation, it conducts the innocent victims at last to the scaffold, after placing them under the imputation successively of being burglars and murderers. Together with this under current in " The Tide of Life," there flows on a more attractive but not less criminal series of events con nected with individuals more elevated in station than the Perrys, who are associated, however, with those humble country-folk either as their employers or as friends and associates of their employers. In this manner we are introduced to the household of the Noels—where we recognise Master Baptist Noel [not the popular preacher, by the way, but] the lord of Campden. We are introduced to the house hold of the Harrisons—where we recognise Master William Harrison [not Ainsworth the novelist, but] the agent of Lord Campden, together with his good wife, his contemptible rascal of a son, and his charm ing little piquant ward (already mentioned), Mistress is first insipid, hetroth e but d a nd eventuallyov e a m b a l e r — r e h d i g to Henrietta l'Estrange. Another of th e N oe l s, a f a i r Miranda, lady—at Algernon Carew. Which said Algernon, by the wa naughty love for Henrietta—but after his is smitten during the days of his betrothal 'th y r: affection for ' Miranda. The last mentione with remorse, and ulteriorlyhighlymawrrliage worked by the angelic agency —angelic proper. wonder is Pickwick was Mr.e.. we say advisedly, ,because, remember, Wrenshaw, s n s s r a c w tac t l h es angelic, notwithstanding his tights and w r h i r e i —of a young girl entitled Barbara cousin of Oliver Wrenshaw, the sister of Philip Wrenshaw, and the daughter of Colonel Charles p Wrenshaw—Oliver, the villain of the tale, a scheming young lawyer of the Temple; Philip, a bold an d dashing pirate from the Spanish main, Captain of the " Frolic ; ' and the Colonel, a loyal gentleman, who is taken prisoner at the battle of Worcester, sold as a slave by the Roundheads, carried off to the sugar plantations at Barbadoes, and finally discovered as a prisoner for debt in the fever-ward of Newgate—in fact a complete and veritable specimen of your gal lant, loyal, ill-starred Cavalier. Mr. Macaulay has told us how those brave-hearted defenders of the Crown sold their plate, and mortgaged their estates, and shed their blood, and suffered all the punish ments wreaked upon the unlucky Royalists—and then were quietly forgotten or overlooked after the Restoration. Of this melancholy description Miss Laura Jewry has here supplied us with a new illus tration. During the development of her plot it must be confessed that we are surprised into a breathless amazement by one or two rather curious improba bilities—some of them trivial and others important— but equally improbabilities. For example, when it is dreaded one night in the house of Master Harrison lest the poor old agent may have just been mur dered, it does, we must acknowledge it, appear to us rather unlikely that Henrietta L'Estrange should think of sitting down and coolly poring over the pages of a volume of Shakspere. We yield to no one in homage for the mightiest of minstrels—the master dramatist—perhaps of all not directly in spired intellects, the most perfect, as it is unquestionably the most wonderful in ancient or modern literature—yet we don't think, with the horror of an assassination filling our home at midnight, that we should feel disposed to read even the noblest and divinest of his compositions. We should rather, if asked to read it under these circumstances, feel inclined to hurl Shakspere (we mean the book) to the--in fact,'anywhere but where it ought to go. But pretty Mistress Henrietta thinks otherwise—and, therefore, she sits down to enjoy a page or two of her favourite Shakspere. Then, again, that incident about the shark following in the wake of the "Frolic"—on purpose to devour Oliver Wren shaw, as you feel certain from the first moment of its appearance—can scarcely be said to come within the range of probability. Sundry other coincidences of a hardly less marvellous character —such as the instan taneous recognition by Dr. Shirley of Barbara as the m i ss ing daughter of his oldfriend, Colonel Wrenshaw— might be particularized, but happily there are more agreeable peculiarities in the work to refer to, and such as may be specified in the language of commen dation. Such passages, for instance, we may parti cularly notice as the love scene, where Henrietta (in a happier mood) is reading Shakspere to Algernon. The play is that of the Two Gentlemen of Verona— and the music of the poetry elicits the revelation of the passion. The incident reads like Leigh Hunt—it re minds one of that crowning glory of tenderness in the ever fresh and exquisite "Story of Rimini." Such agai n in delicacy,both of conception and of treatment, is the scene in which Ba rbara unfolds to the conscious ness of Miranda the m anner in which she may steal into the heart of hearts of Algernon, breaking through the ice of their estrangement. Until then Miranda has been little better than wha t Foster; the Essayist's wife used to be according to his own curious description —a white marble statue surrounded by chevaux de frieze ! Undine, like Miranda, seems to be with. out a soul—and Barbara does more for her mistress than Fouque did for his creation. But—the truth must out —w e have read some of the most delightful por tions of the "Tide of Life" with the an g uish of perpetual tors. Assuredly, M again and agai n w i t h a sort o f h orro r of the coraposi misprints, and we have closed the book Mr. h b N ew y ad b e tter keep a more watchful eye over one class of " readers," or an other will inevitably b e roused to i n di gnat i on if they be not actually disgusted into indifference. Fancy reading (I. 113.) that the birds, while Henrietta strolled throligh secluded Sylvan retreat in the very heart of TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sra,—The inovemenls on the St. Leger during the last few weeks, though not many, have been of a very im portant nature. In the first place, it must ba evident to most persons that the heavy investments on D tniel O'Rourke, more particularly since his defeat at York, and made, us they have been for the most part, by the leading members of the Talent, are highly indicative of which will be Scott's horse on the 15th of next month. From what quarter the major portion of the money comes that is put on Songstress, I am unable to discover; but that it is not laid out by the knowing ones, or those immediately concerned in the stable, I am tole rably well convinced. Toe observations I made concern ing this mare on the 16th instant, I here repeat; and again advise those who follow my counsel, by no means to back, her for this race, as I believe, notwith standing that only 5 to 1 is to be got about her at the present moment, that she will go back to an outside price, " and possibly may not even start." Of Scott's other Leger horses, Hyacinth, Kingfisher, and Longbow are doing good work; but I fancy Hya cinth and Kingfisher are rather doubtful starters, and Longbow's chance, roarer as he is, cannot be a very good one, as he is reported, on good authority, to be pounds inferior to Daniel. His performance the other day with Stockwell at York enables Scott's party to draw a first rate line for the stable; and as the backers of that stable are quite satisfied with that result, :it is evidently more their game to support Daniel, who, I anticipate, will be first, or, at the least, second. The Goodwood party place great faith in their Har binger, who, on every great occasion hitherto, has bowled them over. He is doing first-rate work, and is in splendid condition. Lord Glasgow particularly fancies himself for the St. Leger this time in his Caracara. The horse is in good condition and doing fair work. The distance will suit him; and as the weight will enable a man, not a boy, to ride him—it being a notorious fact that ho requires a great deal of riding—he may perchance finish in the third or fourth place, but of his doing so I entertain grave misgivings. Claverhouse, being anything but up to the mark, will be nowhere if he starts. Lord Exeter, it seems, will send a couple to the post in Ilex and Stockwell; the former for the purpose only of assisting his stable companion. His Lordship has been moderately successful in carrying off the Oaks Stakes, but never yet accomplished the feat of winnin g a St. Leger or Derby either. He has this time as fair a chance probably as he ever is likely to possess. Stock well is doing excellent work, and having decidedly im proved upon his spring form, will be certain of finishing in front ; but as to whether it will be the first, second, or third place, at the present moment, I will not attempt to say ; Longbow running him so close the other day has caused some doubts to spring up in my mind. It has been reported that Lapidist, in an improved form, will be brought out for this stake •, if such is the case I should consider him:well worth backing at an out side figure. King of Trumps is useless for this venture, and ditto Alfred the Great. I understand it is not improbable that, besides Lord Exeter's couple and Lapidist, Newmarket will furnish us aith a starter or two in Hesperno or Maidstone, Sackbut, and perhaps King Pepin. Trousseau is reported to be going on favourably ; more I know not. Of ,the extreme outside list the Major and Bermuda have, to some extent, taken the fancy of the public ; the former I know to be of no account, and the latter I have not ascertained anything about as yet. iThe component parts of the field, together with the jeckies who are engaged or likely to ride, according to the accounts I have received thus early, will appear in my comments on the Stourbridge meeting to-morrow. I am Sir, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 27. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER. Offers to take 4 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke, aad ley 5 to 1 agst Songstress ; but nothing done worth quoting. TAUN TON RACES.—SECOND DAY. The Borough Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya. each ; for three yrs old, ist 71b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 93t 2113 ; winners extra, &e. Once round and a distance. (5 Subs.) Mr. Carlile's Surge, 3 yrs Mr. Elwes's John of Berwick, 5 yrs (Yates) 4 2 Mr. Ryan's Little George, 5 yrs (Knight) 2 3 Mr. Evans's Cingari, 6_yrs (Vivian) 3 4 Won easy. The Tradesmen's Plate of 251., added to a Sweep stakes of 3 50VS. each, for three yrs old and upwards, one mile and a-half (5 Subs.), were won in two heats by Mr. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, 4 yrs (Lowe), beating Little George, Cingari, John of Ber wick, and Madame Wharton. The Hurdle Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 15 added, once round and a distance (3 Subs.), were won in two d h ea ts by Mr. Scarlett'a Busy Foo t, beatin g M ulligan and Rebus. CA NTERBURY RACES.—Trinasn ant. Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, with 20 added; three y rs 9 0 I s t 7 t s h t e 6 w l b i ; e ner t four, o B b s e t 7 e e l b ld ; f fi e v r e, Bo B l a . t if mended l 1 b d e, &c.,; six an aged and allowances if to be sold for less; maiden four yrs old, allowed 31b; five and upwards, 51b; over and above, other allowances; winners extra. One mile and a distance. Mr. Hornsby's Joe o'Sot, Bst 101 b (601.) ...(Hornsby) 1 Mr. Sherrard's Dan Tucker, Bst 71b, (401.) (Collins) 2 Hon. S. R. Lushington's Harriett, Bst 21b(601.)(Seffert) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Joe o' Sot, who waited until the half distance, and won by half a neck; a length between second and third. The Canterbury Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with 50 added. Winners after the publication of the weights once, to carry 51b; twice, 71b extra. The second to Archer)st 71b...(A. Abd ale) 2 3 Peal, receive 10 sovs. out o f the stakes, and to subscribe to the stakes next year. One mile and a half, Mr, Watton's The Marc hioness, Bst 101 b (Sherrard) 1 Mr. Elwes's Shropshir p e e Wc h Mr. W. Hale's Merry ,it4irs7 Mr. Ongley'e Bird of Paradise, 7st 71b...(C. Norman) Mr. Begbie's Aitchbone, 3 yrs, 6st ...... (A. Marlow 4 ) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Merry Peal, 2to 1 agst Shrop shire Witch, and 5 to 1 agst The Marchioness. Won after a fine race up the distance between the first by a neck, about three lengths between second and third. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, 1 ft, with 25 added; three yrs old, Bst; four, 9st 21b; five, 9st 71b; six and alp Id, 9st 101 b; winners, extra. The winner to be sold for 100 soya., if demanded, and allowances if to be said for less. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Tabberer's Ingratitude, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b 4 1 2 1 Mr. James's Malmesbury, aged, Bst 31b 1 4 3 2 Mr. C. Formley's My Mary, aged, Bst 31b 2 3 1 3 Hon. S. Dashington's Union Jack, 7st 1 llb 3 2 dr Betting—First Heat-6 to 4 agst Malmesbury. Won by a head; the same between second and third. Ingra titude did not go for the heat. Second Heat—lngratitude made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Third Heat-5 to 4on Ingratitude. Won by a head. Fourth Heat—Even on Ingratitude. Won by three lengths. • Of this amount 8,2581. 3s. id ' : we re Making a total o f 8,4451. 14 s . d uty. Average new bu s i ness per year, 6 81,0301. The receipts of t he sec on d year show an i n crease of 1,075/. 17 s . 7 d. upon the Ist y e ar. t r i6, p "3 m l iu 7 ms 7 , and The 3d, 1,7101. ss. 9d. upon the 2d year. The 4th, 1,7191. 15s. Bd. upon the 3d year. The ratio of increase becoming larger year by year. The Assurances in force have been carefully ae• lected, and form a safe and profitable class of business. The Total Losses sustained during four yea rs have amounted to 3,734/. 15s. Bd., being 451 per cent. of the premiums received satisfactory as it is, will be much diminished as the operations of the society extend, and a less fluctuating average is consequently obtained. have been b th e e en pr ta o k vi e n ti ce b s y ; th th e a e la b d u d s i ri i ne t The members will be interested to learn that steps extended. Many new agents have been appo inted' : i s : : rs(:,of believed the ho eseo t n h edi a ee t tayv t o h . hu i a i rs trnia mach r i c o ehi move inadvertent and unjust Governmental impositions upon fire insurers. much new business obtained. The local board in the West Riding of Yorkshire maintains unabated activity, and has tWished a good agent in nearly every important town in the district. The propriety of forming local boards in the manufac turing Th e directors recommend to the agents, districts, where the principles of the society are much approved, is under consideration; and generally the provincial operations present indications of wide and permanent success. omted, and mem bers, and all interested in the su ccess of the Mutua l principle ap - .. plied to Fire Assurance, that the coming year be oneot earnest exertion for the extension of the b us iness of th e society. Successful as have b een i ts operat i on s, the dire c tors feel that with such a p r i nc i p l e, wor k e d out by ab ove.i 6,000 insurers, the busin ess and the soc i e ty 'nig ht i e :L l Z be doubled. Let each me m b er , as i n p a st years' o f n ew - one friend to follow his ex amp l e, an d a n a mount ndthe business beyond precede n t w ill b e re alised' a society placed in a still bold er pos i t i on before t he public . . The SECRETARY also read th e f o llowing ba lanceac count for the year ending 30th J un e, 1852: —Re ceipts / 0 6d ; and from premiums, 2,8951. 55. 2d.; duty, 3, 312 " ti a siyear, to these sums were added from the balance 0 expenditure was—For working expenses , s ad. Th e 2 ,297/. 17s. if:lll.—making a total of 10,0461. 9 • 0/.148. 2d; 1 ,541/. ss. 9d.• and from the loan and guarantee account, duty and stamps, 3,1561.:155.11d.; losses, 2 , is. i 7d ; re - assurance, 2551. 3s . 10d.; interest, 235*. 1/, 103. . 3d.; ba lance at bankers' and in agents' hands, 2,12 showing a total of 10,0461. 9s. 3d. h e report, Mr. C. JONES moved the adoption of t . manner in 1,8 3 8 971. 3s. 6d.; and bore his testimony to the admirable . which the business of the society V.'" If the y the directors and by the working staff.y shoul'hitherto done, d continue to prosper as they ha& rishing so - they would become one of the most flou cieties in London. Mr, motion, and ex- DERBY RACES—THURSDAY. J. R. BURTON seconded the under to the di- The Chatsworth Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 pressed the deep obligation he was re ctors for g management of the society, and only if declared, with 50 added; the second saves his their able conducte b assured them awe during the en declared.) bring new policies to to the o mar.taTk.e.raOrrn,(2s Subs., Bof whom to that he would use his utmost exertions s e W mi e l a e th an er d g awo half. yrs, 7st 21b (Charlton) 1 'Ming year. Mr. It. E. Oliver's Babette, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Ashmate) 2 In reply to a member, the society was estab- Sat 21b (Knott) The CHAIRMAN stated that C o mpanies Act, and Mr. J. Merry's Louis Napoleon, 4 yrs, ( nott) 0 1; is --sued under the Joint-stockd . Mr. Bryer'a Young Begland, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (Denman) Mr. Adey's Liberty, 5 yrs, Bst ......... ( Whi tehouse) 0 that no cost Mr. Flintoff's Ibis, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb (Wells) 0 a special Act of Parliament. Mr. Leech na Sir Charles Napier, 6st 91b (Stanwa lb ) 0 ... had therefore been '.Cho report was then adopted, o A to . oli z e or two points i n and the retiring Mr. W. Bale's Bilberry, 3 yrs, Est 8 (Palme r) (_ ame 0 dire ct and ors auditors re-elected • incurred in obtaining he wished to call attention Babette, and sto 1 agst Bilberry. A fine race with tw .0., an GovEu said w Betting- 6 to 4 agst Weathergage, 3to 1 agst 1, - h d S . from the distance, was won by a es ,Sir Charles a want of confidence Napier a bad third, n At 10 t they had to contend with ' h naturally attended l aic The Chesterfield Stakes of 10 on t sovs. each, with 50 tie of the public, for two all part that that bad been successfully added, the second saves his stake, yrs old ; 0 ni ?.w institutions Bst 31b; winners vet% :rime, he thought, was shown by the state of their connexion with the society. Subs. ) . they could notafford extra, &c. accot tn. In the second plates . colts, Sat 71b; A Bst 101 b (Whitehouse) 1 at . which would require the Lord J. Scott's Pug Orrock, lb (G. Oates) ) fit at, to take large risks, and had, Mr. Henderson's f Newton Lass, Sat 6 .... Mr. Flintoffe Whalebone, Bst 101 b (Marlow) 0 there:fc re 'confined themselves to risks where the , bfioufitiehsalafnda mgrelled.ing(BB. Mr. Shepherdson's Maid of Golborne,Bst 6 4 ( lb Dennman) ° premi u :me did not exceed 10s. per cent., because, as a st 'Betting-5 to 4on Pug Orrock, sto ag Assault Yellin g office, it would not have done to incur large Won on the post by a filly, and 3 to 1 agst the others. risksgive them a character for rashness. length. r „, „whichwould head, the second beating the third by a limited their policies year olds, 7st 81b ; 1 bel r also, in the first insta nce, . The Innkeepers' Plate of 50/.; three _ aged, t . to 1: 000/ bad recently been enabled to ex four, Bst 91b; fi ve, 9st 41b; six and 9 5 91b;, but they tend • .1 'allowed 3lbs; winners once of 50 that amount to $ • 1 500/ and be doubted not that mares and geldings t t re 1 soya. 3lbs; twice or 100 sow. 6 1 bs; thrice or more 91bs e, eng they would . be in a posi ion o undertake as extra. Two miles. lug/ ~, other offic IV r and important risks as 9 e. is ob- Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage, yrs, 3 Bst 31b (Charlton) 1 ject , was to lead them to a considerat ion of the future, as Mr. S. Lord's Achyranthes, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (Marlow) 2 their : and they were rap'dl ' youth ssingaways 1 y ris waspa Mr. G. Barton's Bethqelert, 3 yrs, 7st 11lb (G. Oates) 3 ; ins Into manhood. On the 30th of June last, they had Mr. H. E. Oliver's Ischia, 4 yrs, Sat 61b (Whitehouse) 4 assa 'red 2,724 120/ , being a n increase on the previous 5 to 4 on Weathergage. Won in a canter . by a ...., . , • dan income of 9,507/. If they length; half a length between second and third. I' 1.30 r of 826,540/, an increase - N , rent on for seven ears at the same rate of as The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added, for t they would have 12,265,000/. three years oldand d Heats, one mile. • h ey were n ow making, upwar s. of 18 485/ and in ten (3 Subs.) 1 n sured, and an income $ .1 years tt $ i nsured 20 000,000/., with an in. Mr. Taft's gr gby Don John (30 1) 5 t 111 b 21 1 eY would have insur $ . s ••,' if they followed the Mr. Parr's Carinetta, (301) sst 111 b ...Tells/ 1 2 2 I come of 30,000/. Of course, The first and second heats were won by d o u bled th • b • half a length, 1 advice of their chairman, and their b u s i ness and the third by a length, The w inner was sold for 51. in the course of the next year, the income he had guineas. mentioned might be produced in three and a half or LONDOW FRIDAY EYENINCI, AUG:tTST BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The fourth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at the offices, New Bridge-street, Black friars ; James Low, Esq , of Gracechurch-street, presiding. The CHAIRMAN said h e h ar dl k new whether to be pleased or not at th e very small number of subscribers y who were present on that occasion. It certainly did seem somewhat extraordinary that the attendance should be so limited when they had issued nearly 7,000 policies, the h o ld ers of which must all be deeply interested in the pr osper i ty of the soc i ety; but he felt assured that this w as ow i ng to the con fid en ce which was reposed in th e b oard of directors, an d to the knowledge that th e reports and accounts o f t h e society, giving ample inf ormat i on on every sub j ect o f i n terest, would be printed f or th e use of the mem b ers and the public. The report a l ways enabled the mem b e rs to see the exact position of th e soc i ety, and there f oreren dered it unnecessary for them to waste any o riginated with a time by attending the annual meetings. The soc i e ty few gentlem en , w h o un i ted themselves toge th e r with the view of carryi ng out what they b e li eve d would be an important p r i nc i p l e in connexion w ith fire assurance. After examining the statistics of the sub ject, they thought there was no reason why the mu tual principle should not be successfully introduced into fire assurance, instead of having a large and costly proprietary, and laying aside a great sum of money uselessly. Under this system the profits aris• ing from the business, after laying by a sufficient sure to meet any losses which might be sustained by the society, would be divided from time to time among the shareholders. This being the fourth annual meet ing, a good opportunity had been afforded for testing the soundness of the principl e on w hi c h the society was established ; and the promoters cons id ere d that all their anticipations had b een f ully realise d . I n the first instance they bad no funds on which to fall back, but the directors w ere so convinced o f t h e se curity of the society that th ey made themselves re sponsible for any losses that m i ght occur, an d, o f course, it was impossible to carry on the bus i ness o f such an office without som e l osses. During the four years the total losses amounted to 3,7341., and that was made up of sums varying from Is., though it could hardly be supposed pe rsons wou ld ma k e so low a claim, to 8001. an d 9001. I t was the main object of the directors to pay all claims as soon as their amount could be fairly ascertained, and he believed that no office was more prompt in that respect than the British Empire Mutual. The society was not managed by persons with high-sounding names, but by plain tradesmen who had lived many y ears in London, and always borne an untainted and irreproachable character, and no doubt they would have more weight with the public than persons who were simply known for their titles. He considered that the society was now fairly estab lished in public favour, but he felt that neither the directors nor policy holders had done all they could, or their 7,000 policy holders might soon be doubled. Though their income was now nearly 8,0001: a year, they could do ten times the business without mate rially adding to their expenses. Last year they had made their first triennial return to the policy holders, which the directors saw their way to making 12i per cent. on the premiums, and at the next distribution, two years hence, he expected they would be called to make such a return as must tell on the public mind in favour of the mutual system. He had been for many years paying 1201. per annum for premiums, and be had never had any returns from the old offices, though he would have been very glad to have obtained 12i per cent. He hoped next year every policy holder would bring another, and if they brought twenty it would be all the better, as they would make then so much more profit, which mast be divided amongst themselves. In conclusion, he called upon the secre tary to read the short and pithy report which had been prepared by the directors. Mr. W. S. Govan, the secretary, then read the report, of which the following is a copy The directors have the pleasure to state that the pros perity of the society, so uniform and gratifying in years past, has not only been maintained but increased during the year now closed. _ Tile division of profits at the commenceme n t o f last year has given much satisfac t i on to the assurers. The following statistics e vince the growing confidence of the public in the application of the Mutual principle, without personal liability, to the operati ons o f F i re As surance, and their appreciation of its advantages:— The number of new policies The amount assured by new issued in the policies issued in the Ist year was 2d year 3,1 year 4th year .. 2,074 4th year 829,540 Making a total of 1 policies issued 6,766 in four years ... Slaking a total of assurances ef fected in four 2,724,120 years of megoing were—in the £2,083 19 5 ... 3,159 17 0 ... 4,870 2 9 ... 6,589 18 5 The receipts on the IV Ist year ... . 2d year ... . 3d yEar 4th year ... five years ; and here he wished it to be undr,rstood that he had made his calculations on their net income, irrespecti ve of the duty, which would, if he took that into consideration, double the receipt's. Once they convinced the public that the mutual was preferable to the propri e t ar y s y s t em for fire assurance, he be lieved this institution would become one of the best in the country.—(Hear, hear.) A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated the proceedings. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family walked and drove in the grounds yesterday. The Right Hon. George Banker, Judge Advocate General, arrived at two o'clock, and had an audience of her Majesty, to submit the proceedings of some general courts-martial. The Earl and Countess of Derby arrived at St. Leonard's on Wednesday afternoon, from a visit to the Queen, at Osborne. The American Minister, Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, end Miss Lawrence, have left town, on a visit to his Grace the Duke of Rutl an d, at Longshaw Lodge, Derbj shire. THE ATLANTIC STEAMERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—There may be some excuse for the pertinacity with which the farmers cling to a belief in the justice of Protection when they see the inconsistencies into which some Free-traders are led when their private interests are at stake. A striking instance of this appeared a few days since in one of the last letters of " Our own Cor respondent" from New York. In order fully to appreciate the inconsistency to which I allude, it will be recollected that the English and Ame rican Governments have each a subsidized line of steamers between Liverpool and New York; that hitherto the subsidy granted by the respective Governments being equal, there has been as fair a competition between the rival companies as the vicious system would admit of. Both have done their best in the trial of speed, and, es yet, it must bo conceded the advantage lies in a slight degree with the American company. This small ad vantage (about four hours, I believe, in the race across the Atlantic) is considered by the Americans as a victory unsurpassed by the Nile or Trafalgar. Their news papers allude to it continually as s national triumph. The company, however, found that racing with the Bri tiabErs, though highly honourable, was not Equally lucre,- tivc, aid, like ()dyer Twist, went to Congress "to ask for more," expre,sly on the grounds that they had beaten the " Britiaers," and could not afford to continue to do so without an additional grant. Sundry indepen dent members of Congress demurred, as the sum de manded by the American Company was exactly twice as much as the English Governm( nt paid for the same work, and because there were sundry enterprising New Yorkers who offered to beat the Britishers at the old price. Hoe ever, at last interest end claptrap about na tional glory prevailed, and the vote was passed. This, your correspondent—a regular Free-trader, be it rcmem bered—naively calls " rewarding the peaceful victories of American citizens." How he can reconcile his free trade principles with the approval of a bounty of the worst sort, intended avowedly to crush all competition by an overwhelming State grant, is for him to say, and the inconsistency is not diminished on learning that the agent of this gigantic monopoly in this country is a zealous free -trade Member of Parliament, an opponent of the Navigation Laws, and an advocate of unfettered commerce throughout the world. Speaking of the Americans, they seem to have peculiar ideas about reciprocity. They give an enormous bounty to their own steamers, and are horrified at the idea of the colonists giving a small one to their fishermen. They are too happy to fish in our waters , where there plenty is the of fish, and are willing, in wherereturn, to concede to us right of fishing in theirs, catch. They have doubts about there are no fish to the interpretation of the word " bay" in the Fisheriesc t o h nvention, but are quite sure that a voyage round half Cali fornia is a mere coasting trip ; and, finally, ewld to pickle aboutaiPseran now some reciprocity in they have guano. Sam Slick used to talk about their from wooden nutmegs, but that is nothing compared with the legal profits from reciprocity.—l have the honour to be, Sec., Carlton Club, Aug. 25. FAIR PLY. (From the Times.) Most readers will recollect that during the recent de bates in the American Congress the storm upon national rights were varied by the introdu c t ion di sc us sions a very di ff erent proposition. A commercial compa ny ny charging itself with the navigation of the Atlantic b of e tween Liverpool and New York, and subsidized expressly by the State in aid of its performances, applied to have its premium increased. As the augmentation demanded amounted to 100 per cent. on the original grant, the pe tition created some little consternation, but in the end it was granted, and the American line of Atlantic steamers will henceforth receive twice the subsidy before given. This circumstance has been made the subject of allusion by a correspondent, whose communication, with the sig nature of " Fair Play," will be found in another part of our impression. That the writer is strangely mistaken in his reference of the question to that of free trade will be very easily discovered ; but the general train of thought suggested by the letter may be turned, we coil ceive, to some profitable account. It is by no means clear that these matters are rightly understood either on one side of the ocean or the other. Between Liverpool and New York there are running two lines of steamers, one British and one American, encouraged in each case by large grants of money from their respective Governments to perform the voyage in the shortest possible time. The subsidy contributed to the British line amounts to a quarter of a million ster ling; that enjoyed by the American Company was till lately about the same. It is understood that, in consi deration of these special allowances, the stipendiary companies are to disregard certain ordinary views of mercantile enterprise. The vessels are built for speed only, and carry no heavier cargoes than mails and pas sengers, their otherwise enormous tonnage being ab sorbed in engine and coa l room . They differ, in fact, from vulgar merchantmen little less widely than ships of war, being constructed not, indeed, for fighting, but for running, to the prejudice of all more productive ca pacities. Under these circumstances the passage across the Atlantic has been reduced from weeks to days, and is now literally a question of hours. The American steamers, though not excelling our own in their average performances, have succeeded in winning one race by about half a neck; that is to say, the very quickest transit on record—being four hours shorter than that next to it—has been executed by an American vessel. As the passage may be set at about 250 hours, there, of course, seems margin enough to make up the odd four, and it is evident that favourable circumstances of work or weather might any day turn the scale in favour of the English. The competition, indeed, is to be prosecuted more vigorously than before, and it is upon this assumption, coupled with the credit of " victory," that the American company has suc ceeded in obtaining the large increase of subsidy men tioned above. Between the two Governments, therefore, a bounty amounting to something like three-quarters of a million annually will be paid upon ocean racing. Now, there can be no doubt that it is of the very highest import ance to bring two such countries as Great Britain and America as close as possible to each ether. It may be conceded, also, that the great principle at stake is not damaged by the smallness of the gain apparently pro curable. Four hours is not a large proportion of 250, but, if hours and even minutes h ad not been c losely reckoned, that very average of 250 would never have been reached. A chronometer obtains the prize over another by the difference of thirty seconds in a year. This difference in itself may be inappreciable, but it is owing to this competition for seconds that our ordinary timepieces go so well to minutes. In a good race the actual difference will always be sm d all; other wise, indeed, the race would not bo a good one. Bat, granting all this, is it worth while, upo n sound views of if policy, to purchase the improvementssti l l d p o ssibly ob tainable at so high a premium , and so, i s t h i s premium offered in the most advisable shape and manner? Considering the relative position of t h e two countries, their commercial relations , a nd their natural advantages, it is perfectly certain that the traffic . acres s the ocean which divides them would not only be performed with out the aid of bounties, but would be performed under the stimulus of strong competition. This competi tion would not indeed legitimately be pushed to the extent of trading without profit. Remuneration would always be looked to as a fair condition of a voyage ; but what, it may be asked, would be the probable difference between voyages thus executed under the ordinary incentives of trade, and those performed under the artificial encouragement of bounties? It is for this difference, and nothing more,. that our state pre miums are now paid; and if 111 miles an hour could be done at a profit, is it desirable to do 11 at a loss? Per haps it may be said that four or five hours difference in the delivery of a mail may make the difference of peac e or war between the two countries, and that we need hardly look beyond the recen t crisis for an illustr ation of the contingency. Bat would even the mails, on th e whole, be carried less expeditiously than at present if the duty were left to the unaided energies of British and American mariners? For it is not to bo forgotten that 136 if bounties provide us with one swift li ne of steam-ships, they entirely drive all oth ers from the field. the gained, the st i mul us sti mulus of fixed premiums is us of free competition is lost. No vessel will attempt to run against another which starts with the advantage o f a subsidy. Th e reader will easily observe that thre is a great distinction between bounties thus allotted and the en couragements commonly offered to mechanical or scien tific excellence. When premiums were proposed for the best chronometers, we did not contract beforehand to pay an annual stipend to some manufacturing house, but adjudged the reward t o the best performance after fre e competition. In the same w yachts, there are substantiaayl w.biitchenrtaivceeshotroseoesxair_edled; le vi nce, but they do not include tbe spe d nial bountie s .l st of or builders, although inetrheinsearcyassetsim thantchlntP :)); tition is much weaker in seagoing steamers. It is hardly clear therefor/101c our policy in this respect is sound, althoughlr:is 5 , t other hand, it may be said, perhaps, th as ; ° s teamers w stake than mere super i or ity o f speed- American, ultimately triumphant, whether Brit ocean to and will monopolize the whole traffic of_ r t h fro, and this tra ffi c it is well w a lt st "no private securing by a bounty to the conquero adusalaried company, speculator could contend w ith.ne Could compete with so no unsubsidized British l i ne The Americans, a subsidized Americanre etting the Atlantic to evoked competion on indeed, say that y ani now expect that still ourselves when a gl e d s w . d pere th ra e i er.?. ter, t them in our place. But what their side of the better premium w f 11 5 1 , [ 0 1 1 3 s ,y r eggle? Four hours' advan is to be the end es will certainly not decide such a tags, more yr sod if, as has been plainly confessed, hcharti pionsluke ra hav e cost an extra quarter of a million these four i"-- What wi ll be the expense of a genuine or perma nentW victory, We have thrown out these remarks for public con .. _ idemt i o n, because it appears to us that experience is go ing ver y near towards convicting the country of error is the Case before us, and that the two States are ap proaching the predicament of rival railway comp an i es. At the very period when the room for improvement has become smallest we are rendering ourselves liable to the largest demands. As things now stand, it is scarcely possible, in the absence of any remarkable inve n ti on, that the speed of our Atlantic voyages can be m terially increased. We may work up our four turnfourhotubrais' arreurage, or the Americans, perhaps, surplus into five, but we hardly see how rnueli more is to be expected. Meantime, the free course of compe tition is entirely suspended,aw and aft er giving a quarter of a million a year , we shall be redu ce d to a- the necessity of either spend in g a s much more, or submit tingwhich in this respect to a dis advantage will neutra ' lize our bounty altogether. _ _ IMPROVEMENTS IN HYD E - PARK.—Duriog the last few days a large number of workm en h ave b een b us il y en gag ed by the Commissioners of Wood s and Forests in widening the carnage-way which runs by the aide of the Serdeutille, and makilig other improvement§ And alteratW• S T / c/77 -7.- .2j IRELAND. - - i i 4 THE SIX-MILE BRIDGE AFFAIR. Z'4(.11 DUBLIN, THURSDAY, WE,teTaaylall appri4t . n was made to Mr. Justice Cr eeI:IWV Queen's Bench chamber, to a.' it r: ' a 1tt ,.., •, and the eight soldiers of the 31st to bail. Mr. Murphy, as counsel for the accused, briefly stated the grounds on which he moved fur the en largement of the prisoners. The depositions taken at the late inquest were very voluminous but be would, for the present, rea d the affidavit of voluminous, Del mege. That gentleman deposed-- " That on the 21st of July he, as magistrate, received orders from Mr. Armstrong, the high sheriff of the county, to act with a military escort in protecting voters who were proceeding to Six-mile-bridge polling-place, and when they had gone about two miles he discovered that seventeen of the voters had been kidnaipped and been carried away by a lawless mob, an d t h at they were locked up at Thomond Gate. He accordingly went to the rescue, accompanied by some of the soldiery ard by an cfficcr, and after rescuing the voters, rind while approaching towards the polling-place, the escort and the men under their charge were attacked ty a most violent anti excited mob, and their lived placed in great danger. It was sworn to by the 'nit , nesses at the inquest that he (Mr. Delmege) not only fired himself burs gave orders to the military to fire, al though the counsel who appeared for the m xt of kin urged it as oLe of the grounds of impeachment against the soldiery that they had fired without getting any orders. in the most express and positive t i e t r r m . s, that snore.nvo rfired a shot that day, or gave orders to that effect, and it was impossible for him to give such orders, for the lane NO , re the occurrence took place by cars, and by the soldiers, and d s crowded w a d a e s d b y severalthe yards ileopel ;rom them, and could not see the soldiers until the last shot was fired. The affidavit went on to state that the present case was made to as sume not only a political, but a religious tendency, and the conduct of the mob was the most violent and furious the deponent ever witnessed, and such was the feeling of hostility subsequently evinced towards him and wit nesses, that they could not obtain even a lodging-in the town. The state of terrorism and fear was such, that to this he attributed the verdict of wilful murder, as men would not consider their properties safe if they re turned a different verdict. " Mr. Murphy (Mr. Delmege's counsel) observed that the affidavit of Mr. Delmege in the most explicit terms negatived the charge of his having fired a shot or given orders to the military to fire; and then, with re spect to the soldiers, it would be sufficient to read the evidence of Lieutenant Hutton and Captain Eager to show the imminent danger to which these men were ex posed from a hostile and violent mob. "Judge Crampton thought it would be better merely to mention the purport of these depositions. " Mr. Murphy briefly referred to their evidence, as proving that the Queen's troops had been violently at tacked, and had to fire in self-defence and for the pro tection of themselves and the voters whom they were escorting. " Mr. Barry, as counsel for the next of kin, opposed the application to admit the prisoners to bail. He had only been recently instructed in the case, and had only then heard read the affidavit of Mr. Delmege; but it appeared to him that the motion was one which the court could not entertain. No rule was better settled— and it had been very recently followed—than that the court could not act upon the sworn denial of a party who was ch arged with offence; and the judge could not say, looking to the depositions in the case, and the find ing of the jury, justice would be done by admitting the accused to bail. a " Ju dge Crampt on o b served that it was, as mentioned by counsel, not the practice to act upon the swearing of the person who stood charged with an offence. "Mr. Barry then proceeded to urge that there were not merely informations, but the finding of a jury, and by that verdict Mr. Delmege was implicated equally with the Crampton remarked th at i f the Crown ob sougieers " j . jected be would not admit the This was the usual course of proceedi ng, a n d he there fore wished to hear what they had to matter. parties to th e b a il. sa y upon the "Mr. Barry then subm i tt ed that, as counsel for the next of kin, he occupied the same position) as counsel for the Crown, and had the same right to interpose of and although he admitted it was the course Public policy to allow prosecutions to be taken up by the offic ers of the Crown in this country, yet ho apprehended that the next of kin had a right, when they thought it necessary, to select their own counsel, and to carry on proceedings in order to obtain justice; and if this was their right, the counsel occupied as decided a position as those ordinarily acting for the Crown, and his objec tions were entitled to as sufficient weight. He cited a case to show that the Court invariably refused to take bail when a coroner's jury had ;found a verdict of wilful murder. When the people' were the accused, that rule was strictly adhered to; therefore he saw no reason for a deviation from it in te present case. " Judge Crampton—l only know here the next of kin and the prosecutors. Ide not take notice of such a body as the people.' " Mr. Barry said he was in error in using the ex pression he had done while seeking to convey his mean ing. He then referred to the case of The Queen v. Smith,' where a gentleman of large fortune in tne same county of Clare, and a magistrate, having been charged with conspiracy to murder, and that only by informa tions, the most solvent bail was refused to be taken until the Court were satisfied that further incarceration would be dangerous to the life of the prisoner. Upon these grounds ho submitted that the application ought to be refused. " Mr. Hayes said ho appeared on the part of the Crown, and he was pleased that Mr. Barry had Leen heard to make his statement on behalf of the next of kin. " Mr. Barry begged to say that ho had omitted to allude to another objection, which was, the finding of another inquest upon the body of another of the men killed on the same day. " Judg© Cramptonstated that this was not an objec tion to be entertained, for each case should be disposed of on its own merits, and one case was not to affect another. " Mr. Hayes, as counsel for the Crown, was well pleased that Mr. Barry had the opportunity afforded him of stating what occurred to him as representing the next of kin. He (Mr. Hayes) represented the Attorney-Go neral, and he should protest against the extraordinary position which had been laid down, that any subject had a right to assume the power and the authority which the Crown exercised as prosecuting on behalf of the public. He should also protest against the princiFle that had been laid down, that counsel for such private prosecutor should give his consent before the Crown could exercise its jurisdiction in the conduct of proceedings of a crimi nal nature. He was much like his Learned Friend Mr. Barry, in not having had an opportunity of fully reading over all the depositions ; but the Attorney-General had read them over very carefully in the exercise of his duty, and he wss authorized to ri-ad the view which the At torney-General took of the case. Mr. Hayes then began to read the opinion, which began by stating That the Attor ney -G eneral had carefully and niinuttilye read over all th e depositions, and that he was un able to discover a n y l egal evidence to warrant the finding a verdict of wil lu l murder in reference to the soldiers.'" nothing of here i n t erposed, and sa id h e knew of the At torney-General there, and i t Was irregu lar to read any o pi n i on of his, rry d " • Haye s sa id t h at although Mr. —was an 3 o csse fficer prof not to k now the Attoruey-General, be that the la w recogn i sed, and also the aut hority he pos sessed. " Judge Crampton state w to read the opinion, but to . vg the Crown on the pre bbec:‘,ttewr a f s or the coun sel view en tertained by those reprtehsenugtiht it sent motion. that the Attorney - General " Mr. Hayes then said a n the depositions, did not having carefully read over warrant wa rrant a verdict of wilful see an y legal evide nce tdier t s, or against Mr. Delmege, and murder against the 6°case to admit the parties to bail. that it was a proper f bail, he left that to be exclusively oton observed that it was very difficult " Judge C --- r w a - n y opinion upon the matters which had for him to eff d e- before him so very generally. The de- Court. alscu l e ic - h be saw with Mr. Wilson (the deputy• P dbA c' eese s t niettrio:ntih b eelv e da e mby i t l ec ) were very voluminous, and as the clerk of t Cour t do t" he „ t e denco given below, o. er o jus ice t could not act upon mer . e reports of what was the bavo vl to take upon himself the task of reading the vre-xauid• volumin ous depositions before pronouncing any order u p o n the motion. He (Judge Crampton) would endea ur to do so without any delay, and if ho found it was rproper case would admit the parties to bail. He did not feel at liberty to decide, without doing what had been intimated; and his Lordship concluded by stating that ho would attend in chamber the next morning, at eleven o'clock, and announce what his decision would be. " Mr. Barry said ho would desire to argue upon the nature of the depositions. " Mr. Murphy was prepared to show that they never could warrant the verdict which the jury had thought fit to return. " Judge Crampton did not think it necessary to have any argument on this p o i n t . " - On Wednesday evening DINNER TO THE HON. .GRANTLET BEERELET.-- electors of West Gl t oce r s a t li e t r i gi r i e, it bury to the Ron. G g a public dinner was given at Thonn iznhatredsitnimgeaaßyeorfkeley by the tion in which his held.. Colonel Master ye . ars' Parliamentary serviceest are evening, a hands presteed, and, in th course bythe Hunt and Roskell, wa e candelabrum, nianufactur e b Mr. Nei the estima ston, from the a s ri presented to Mr. Berkeley.. of the county of Gloces' ulturists of thedwmeseteertnee division heir respect for him their ex, as an acknow le g • nd taco e t as a test of . as late representative, a - .. their disapprobation of the the system of aggression, intimi datio.n, and coercion" practised against him at the last . and previous elections, by which be had been obliged to resign a constituency which , he had represented for 20 years. Mr. Berkeley, in acknowledg i n g the compliment thus paid to him, addressed the meeting , which numbered about 1,200 Persons, for nearly an hour, declaring his adherence to Liberal principles, and his apxiety to extend the benefits of free trade to all, with ou t maintaining the present limping system, by which the farmer alone was excluded from its advantages. ExcuastoN TEAuss.—The Build er sa y s: W e reg ret to notice that the excursion-train system, which we may b e said to have originated, and which is still yielding a profit able harvest to the e railway companies ' is in many cases mconducted so disorderly and shameful a manner, that it is but too likely to come alto ge th er to a spee dy- t e rminus. Id e as of scrambling, want of accommodation, neglect of . time, destruction of clothing i - 1 : 1 open horse-boxes near the engines, and other disagreeables, are fastobl i terating all pleasanter associations as to railway excursion s in the minds of the . working classes ; and the their desire to tuna companies, in the system into all profit and no outlay, are likely to disgust all and sundry with it, and very soon to bring the profits tlienuelye ari§ing frogs it to a conteroptit49 miaimttul, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The Huguenots was performed last night with great eclat. Grisi and Mario were admirable in the prin cipal parts. Marini resumed his role of the Huguenot soldier, whilst Mdlle. Bosio tot .k the place of Ma dame Cestellan. This effective work of Muerbeer's was never better represented than it was yesternight for the last time this season. The state of the house, crowded as it was with all of rank and fashion that remain in London, proved how unfailing in attrac tion is this favourite opera. On Saturday Ernani is to be revived for Signor Negrini's second appearance in England. EQUO-AEROSTATION. Madame Poitevin effected her first ascent from Cremorne Gardens last evening on a beautiful little white pony, full of life and fire, and which appeared to be at the very moment of ascent in the enjoyment of quite as much self- possession and spirits as was its fair and intrepid rider. At seven o'clock the ropes of the balloon, which were held by twenty-four Chelsea pensioners, were let go, and "Le Zo diaque" rose majestically. The lady, who was attired in the ordinary female equestrian cos tume, remained gracefully seated in the saddle for several minute s after leaving the earth, and then mounted by means of a rope-ladder into the car in which her husband sat. The ascent was a very in teresting and pleasing spectacle, and one unnalloyed by the slightest apprehension of danger. She landed with her companions in safety, a little on this side of Hounslow, and re-entered the gardens at half-past ten, where she was unanimously greeted, as on her aerial departure, with the utmost cordiality and en thusiasm. The sports of the Hippodrome went off with great effect, and all the amusements of Cremorne afforded unq ualified enjoyment to a vast concourse of visitors, especially the new ballet of Le Barbier de Cadiz, which elicited roughout unceasing peals of laughter and applause, the latter being especially demonstrated by four encores awarded to the brilliant dancing of the Mdlles. Cushrue and M. Milano. LIVERPOOL ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Madame Celeste always fill a theatre, because in her peculiar line she has not,. nor ever bad, a rival on the stage. The selection of pieces in which she plays be trays her taste and judgment ; and her exqui s ite acting exhibits that fascination which is one of the attributes of true genius: it charms before it can be analysed, and compels criticism to fi nd the reason why i t pleases with out questioning the s ource of pleasure . Buoyant, grace ful, energetic, but still eminently feminine, Madame Celeste loses her personality in the part; and thus the national disadvantages which operate against other foreigners become, in her, recommendations. She now speaks the English language with fluency, and yet her gestures are more "speaking than her words. Her visit to the United Stat es has not, of co urse, impaired was a testimony to the memories her p resence e h v e e r n p in o g wer of pleasing; and her reception on Monday had revived. During the week she has appeared in the well-known pieces, written expressly for herself, called th e G reen Bushes, the French Spy , Fly i ng Colours, the Mysterious Stranger, &c. As might be expected, the house has been crowded every night. P art of this is undoubtedly owing to the efficiency of the company, and the presence of Mr. Baker and Mr. Webster, in almost every piece. Mr. Webster is a good manager and an excellent actor. Equally at home in light and serious comedy, he ani mated the little parts allotted to him in these trifles with a delightful vivacity, and his reward was unstinted ap piouse and a full house last night, when he took his be nefit in the new comedy, Mind Your Own Business, — Liverpool Journal of Saturday. THE AIZCHJEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, THUESDAY.—After our report left yesterday, the Hon. H. T. LIDDELL, chairman of the section of antiquities, gave an inte resting description of the ancient towers of Ravens worth Castle, in the adjoining county of Durham, the seat of his father, Lord Ravensworth. He also read a paper on a collection of bronze weapons, which he at the same time exhibited, found on Thrunton-farm, in the parish of Whittingham, near his own residence at Ellington, in Northumberland, and mentioned in cidentally the discovery of a Roman altar, in August last, in that county, at a place called High Rochester, the ancient Bremenium. M. PULSKY likewise read a paper on ancient gems. In the evening papers were read in the theatre of the Literary and Philosophical Society, by th . e .. Rev- J. M. Traher ne , on th e vot i ve monument o f Kloster, Nieuberg, near Vienna, and by Mr. G. Tate, of Alnwick, on Northumbrian sepulchral urns. The members and visitors afterwards repaired to the ancient Norman castle in this town, attended by the Rev. J. C. Bruce, an eminent local antiquary, who entered into an elaborate and highly interesting ex planation of its principal features, and especially pointed out its capacity of resisting a hostile attack from without. The EarlOf Carlisle presided this morning at the architectural section, before whom Mr. Edmund Sharpe, M.A., read one of the most interesting and instructive papers on ecclesiastical architecture that has yet been brought under the notice of the mem bers of the institute. The public anniversary dinner of the institute takes place this evening, at six o'clock, in the Assembly rooms, under the presidency of Lord Talbot de Ma lahide. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has also signified his intention of being present. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MEMB MarquisEofßAS n A uI T ese T y, H J E . W SQ ei II d, A E D sci R ., O C N . H II . A m O u U . G T . S a E 2 I 6. Talbot, Esq., Earl of Ilchester, Wm. Delafield, Esq., Earl of Wilton, Almon Hill, Esq , Sir John Bayley, Bart., Marquis of Conyngham, Wm. Peareth, Esq., Captain C. H. Williams, R.N., C. H. Coote, Esq., bit IL B. Hoghton, Bart., Earl of Hardwick, WM. Moore, Esq., Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., A. Campbell, Esq., J. Gee, sq., Lieut.-Colonel Brown, Lord Godolphin, G. Arkwright, Esq., Rev. R. P. Hat topp, Sir A. Bannerman, Bart., T. T. Raiford, Esq., and Lieut.-Colonel Smith. YACHTS AT OR ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Alarm, Capricorn, Xarifa, lone, Ermina, Constance, Gipsy Queen, Camilla, Claymore, Gloriana, Dolphin, Fancy, Leda, Beatrice, Urine ' Sibyl. Cutters —Pearl, Petrel, Wizard, Elizabeth, Stella, Lavrook, Turquoise, Seagull, Aurora, Arrow, Cygnet, Plover, Mosquito, Ripple, Freak, Leslie, Magician, Frisk, Pan dora, Gossamer, Maritana. Yawls—Flower of Yar row, Amazon, Water Lily, Susan. ARRIVALS. Aug. 20. Coquette schooner, Lord Godolphin, from Weymouth. 22. Ermina ditto, EurT. Hodges, iEarl of es m 25. Lealia cutter, T. Petrel ditto, Earl of Ilchester, from west of Scotland. ere, Esq.,f rofmromweLstownadrod. London; E DEPARTURES. Aug. 21. Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., for Portsmouth; Osprey ditto, John Petre, Esq., for Ports mouth. ply 23 m . o S ut to h r . mfinch ditto, Lieut.. Colonel Bowers, for 24. Lotus schooner, Marquis of Bath , westward; Gossamer cutter, R. Hoare, Esq. , we s tward. 25. Nautilus ditto, G. W. Bateson , for Ireland. 26. Gauntlet ditto, W. Peareth , E sq ., for Cowes liar bour;Co pquoertttse.schooner, Lord Godolphin Weymouth and other ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—The Prince Theodore Paskevitch and the Count and Countess Woronzow honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera last evening. Among the fashionable company also present in the theatre we remarked the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Harriet Hamilton, the Marchioness of Blandforrl, the Marquis of Stafford, the Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret, Butler, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville, Viscount and Viscountess Seabam, Lady Augusta Gordon Hallyburton and the Misses Kennedy Erskine, Lord Alfred Churchill, Lord and Lady Templemore and the Hon. Miss Chichester, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Duff Gordon and Miss Dtlff2..l. don, Baron Kubeck, Count Strogonoff, Lord Geralndtx I, ' Per gerald, Lady Macdonald and Miss Macdonald, .c r a! n. Mrs . poncher, Captain the Hon. C. Hardin o, 3 " ;;rsbillif Yorke and party, Hon. F. Chichester, Sir Chad: Sir Henry Webb, Sir G eorge A rm ytage, C .Z7ien, rownlow Capt ain Knox, M.P., Captain H ar f or d, Captain Captain Baring, Mr. Francis, Miss Gyles, Mrs. Cornew Mr. Gregory', Mr. wall, and the Misses Ellis, Mr. Meiklay2 H. Leger Glynn, Little, Captain Hotham, Captain Mearsoain Webster, Mr. Charles Barrington, f r K. Thistlethwayte, if Norman• Mr. Bidwell, Mr. Arcedeckne , emery, Mr. Swinton, Mr. T. B. Hildyard, Mr. Alfred Montg Mr. Vyner, Mr. J. W. Clayton Mr' Macdonald, Mr. R. Errington, &c. BarEnrrioN.—The names THE MISSING AucTlS :r J o h n Franklin's expedition of the officers and crews of ?' of the expedition is liner of years, unless the adverse Tbe relatives of those who went out ascer tained with certainty.. receive the half-pay of the latter, and will in the expedition lengthened period, unless it be clearly e p a r n o n yei tis th e ß e t ra th se e d p fro luc m er b itu e continue to do so for a have perited. and Miss Come :adottnepiralty books for a long series rata DU 91 us a 1 the , fat em• Dr 50 ty of Wee 3 the woo es of °Pio wore orted PI o de" 61 0 [C$• 33C; P X 73 1134 158 h 954 - 49 "fi 92 lii Cen t ' G 5 1 994 east , ed to stile" Je Prs°‘