The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

THE KAFHI WAR. and at about InOyards distance fired. a volley upon them ; that finding themselves so greatly overmatched they flo•l, and that the marauders went off with the sheep in triumph. It is supposed that one of the drovers, a Hottentot, named Booy, was shot, as he has not since been either tech ot heard of, and as the patrol which subsequently went out found his hat lying on the field. The men who had been charged with the care of this flock proceeded to the station of the Stellenbosch Burghers at Niemand's Kraal, whence a party of men, under Captal_n Neethling, immediately started in pursuit. This party followed on the traces of the marauders across the Fish River at Botha's Drift, and thence along the Rand, until, from the exhausted condition of their horses, and night coming on, they could proceed no further. Captain Neethling also reports that the traces of numerous Kafirs were seen by his party in that direction. Near Jontjes Kraal they came upon a bivouac of one of their parties, where was found a half of a calf that had evi dently been slaughtered for food, 15 head of cattle, cows, and calves, and two miserable worn-down horses. These were sent into town, and have been"placed for security in the public pound. • . . . Information also came in that about 40 Kafirs had been seen by Mr. Fuller, jun., in the bushy country bordering on the Kowie, immediately behind the Graham's Town hills on the S.W. These marauders are supposed to have got possession of a number of cattle—a span of oxen belonging to the Rev. Mr. Calderwood, and some cattle of Mr. Fuller's being missing, and which are supposed to have fallen into their hands. As a set off to these disasters, Ensign Salis, with his party of Cape corps, returned to-day from his pursuit of the con tractors' cattle, and reported that he had succeeded, after an arduous chase, in overtaking the marauders with their booty near English Drift, on the Konap, and had retaken sixty-five of the oxen. Two Kafirs are sup posed to have been shot in this affair, and two wounded. It appears that on Tuesday, finding that it would be vain to continue the pursuit during the darkness of the night, the patrol turned off to Port Brown, resuming the duty the next morning. Accordingly in the afternoon of yesterday the robbers were descried in a kloof, where apparently they pu r p ose d remaining for the night. By considerable address Mr. Salis contrived to work down into this ravine so as to take the marauders by surprise. The result was as stated. The Kafirs are not supposed to have been above eight or ten in number, and who, on discovering their pursuers, instantly endeavoured to escape into the recesses of the bush. This appears to have been one of the most creditable recaptures we have had yet to record. The perseverance of the party in following the marauders is well worthy of imitation, and is the only way by which we can expect to put a stop to this desultory warfare by which this immediate neighbourhood is now so greatly harassed. On emerg ing from the kloof with these catt?e, the patrol fell in with a party of Stellenbosch burghers also in pursuit, and who appear to have been most active in their endeavours to overtake and punish these plunderers. . . . Received this afternoon the wel come intelligence that the Albatross and Sophia were both in the Kowie River, and the Norfolk at the Fish River. This looks like business, and throws a gleam of sunshine on the many other sombre scenes around. • . . Dispatches received this afternoon from his Ex cellency the Governor, and who was still en the Buffalo. The accounts received by this opportunity are confirma tory of those previously received, that the Kafir and colonial cattle had been driven far away to the eastward, and that if found they must be sought for in the broken country bordering the Bashee. No movement of im portance on the part of our troops is reported. . . . Information came in this afternoon that the 90th regi ment had got as far as Howison's Poort, but were utterly unable to reach town this day from the total inability of the draught oxen to proceed further. The troops have been on the road ever since the 11th inst., wending their weary way from Port Elizabeth. The distance is 100 miles between this point and Graham's Town, conse quently the rate of travelling has been about seven miles a day, the tardiness arising, not from any fault of the men, who had been eager to reach head-quarters, but from the wretched condition of the oxen attached to a convoy of sixty waggons, laden with Government sup plies, and which they were directed to escort to this place. Files of papers from the Cape of Good Hope, to the 2d of August, two days later date than those by the previous arrivals, have been received. There is no de cisive news ; but the subjoined extracts are not without public interest. The conduct of the Colonial forces is in all respects admirable. (From the South African Commercial Advertiser, Aug. 1.) The Graham's Town Journal contains numerous inci dents of the guerilla contests still carried on between small parties of Kafirs and colonial forces on the frontier. Though each by itself is of no decisive character, the Whole is a singularly exciting exhibition of personal energy, courage, and address. Not a day, scarcely an hour, but has its skirmish ; a cunning inroad o n ly dis covered by the ca pt ure and disappearance of herds of cattle, sheep, or horses ; then comes the alarm, the pur suit, and fierce struggle, in which quarter is neither of&red nor would be accepted. The weapons arc the spear, the arrow, and the musket, with an occasional roar from the cannon. Deeds of heroism are every day achieved that, in ordinary times, would elicit universal applause, but which seem to be regarded at the moment, both by the actors and spectators, as mere ordinary events. Every one of these attacks is like the rush of a forlorn hope into the breach of a fortress. The enemy is posted behind jutting rocks, broken cliffs, and dense bush, through which the in trepid assailant has often to force his way on hands and knees. Suddenly in this horrid shade the combat opens hand to hand, and the faces of the combatants are scorched with the fire of each other's guns. Such were Homer's battles, when to the sword and flying death of the bow, Jupiter added cloudy darkness and thunder. It shisiNes how nearness and familiar names reduce the sublime, when such men and such deeds are thought of Without emotion. But they cannot he forgotten, and time will do them justice. The latest intelligence from the head-quarters of the three divisions under Sir P. Maitland, Colonel Hare, and Sir A. Stockenstrom, lead to the expectation that some actions of a decisive character were not many days dis tant, perhaps not many hours. Forces, amounting to nine or ten thousand men, are evidently moving simul taneously on the rugged fastnesses of the Amatola hills, where the Kafirs are supposed to have concentrated their strength and their wealth, that is, their herds and flocks. They are said to be fortifying the passes, dig ging pits, armed at the bottom with stakes, and covered with deceptive turf, as they were accustomed heretofore to entrap elephants and lions. That they will resist is certaiu, and it cann o t b e b ut that the contest will prove a bloody one. Private letters bring the history of the divisions under Stockenstrom and Bare down to the 23d July. The following passages are from a private letter, written at Fort Beaufort : " or Beaufort, Jul 22, 146. " On the 9th i ns t. Sir A. t Stockenstrom was at Fort I 3 eaufort, where he had an interview with Col. Hare about the dissatisfaction prevailing in the Burgher Lepers, in con sequence o f the delay in taking the field; the Gallant Colonel is said to have acceded to Sir A.'s moving his force into the field immediately, and that he would follow to support him. The Kat River is said to be placed under Sir A., I need not say to the joy of all there. On the 10th Sir A. left for Tarka and Tam bookieland, in consequence of dispatches, the purport of which was as follows: —At the instance of the diplo matic agent, Mr. Fynn, Mr. Joseph Read, commander 'of the Bushmen and Fingoe subsidies, was ordered to pceed t o th e m i ssionary institution of Shiloh to pro tect it; of c ourse t h ere must have been cause for la ordering a f orce t h ere. On a certain day the perfidious tl 3 assa, und er a pretext of an interview with Mr. t.:B e ad, ward e d on the station in three divisions. On )•approaching the place, Mr. Read slant a messenger Ztaking to know the object of such a demonstration, u rg at the same time every precaution against a viae":ehs.ulprise. He and one of the missionaries of the dissuadel.a consultation with Mapassa, and . tried to tni ss i o lel fro m an attack on the station. The narY retired, and Mr. Read, after a little mo re en draw 4. nversatiou told Mapassa he had better k apas ° B `;`, Ins men and begone. At this instant, some of 41d 4 S men were seen loading, and preparing to fire; ,", as Mr. Read was moving towards the furthest point ( 13 , MS own line to check some of the sons of the soil ti v il e sh _ n ien) ? who were becoming rather . excited and . res n_e on seeing what the Tambookies were up to, he was I - d at, and which was twice repeated. Hereupon one of the bush men fired, an d kill e d a Tambookie, when the dastards turned their backs and fled. They tried to rally on the other side of the river, but were routed with a casualty of 40 killed and 30 wounded on their side, whilst on l y one Fingoe was wounded on the Colonial aide- Among the slain was Mapassa's brother, and sev eral of hi s h ea d councillors. The Tambookies were about 1,000 strong. " The d ay a f ter, Neila, another Tambookie chief, tried his strength with 300 of his warriors, against 25 of Mr. Read's people, but h e was route d , leaving seven,k on the fi e ld, an d w i th his successor severely wounded, To five g uns an d 17 horses. Sir A. is said to have spoken, in the highest terms of Mr. Read, in his dispatch to his Excellency. It is said that this severe lesson has brought Mapassa to his bearings, and that he sent to Sir A. when at Klip Plaat, begging to be taken out of the bush. "Sir Andreas' main force is at Mr. Calderwood's sta tion (Birklands), which will shortly be joined by the following contingents .—Mr. Read's people, Kat River people ; farmers from Cradock ; and then will com- Mence the long-talked -of attack on the Amatola. Cap tain Sutton commands the Kat River force under Sir -It• Sir A. is very much out of health. While at Shi loh he is said to have received a aer signed by Ma- c e/ 11 % Tzatzoe, Sandilli , S utu, &c., the purport of which was to sue for peace. They say that though at war with the colony they have the highest respect for him Personally. That it was the annulling of his treaties that shook their confidence in the Government ; and that whilst they were yet trying to catch the murderers, war was i n f ormally declared against them. Sir A re turned a severe message. Tzatzoe's daughter must-have written a letter. Tzatzoe has not joined the hostile bands, but is evidently doing his best to bring about peas e . H e wou ld h ave gone to Fort Peddie as in the lasst qua war, rters but "is afraid of a no th er Colonel Smith taking hi. In a postscript the writer says— ., I should have said that on the evening of the same day, and immediately on Mr. Read's return from rout ing the enemy, and as they were at meals, a messenger came to say that Neila, Mapassa's uncle, was coming on the station in great force. He at once sent 30 bush men and 300 Fingoes to meet them in the plain. lie kept the best of his force in defence of the place. The skirniLh was kept up the whole night, and a complete victory o b ta i ned over the enemy at daybreak ; 17 were killed, 5 guns, 14 horses, 1,500 head of cattle captured." The next letter is a day and a march or two further In advance. It is dated from T J uly 23: ytuaie River C amp , " By my last of the 16th," the writer says, " you are informed of our being in Kafirland. Since then we Moved fu r th er i n. We are now not far from the Amatola. have We have not been molested by e ntered their the K a fi rs s i nce we have thr country. We have mad e some patrols ough the country, and seen both Kafirs and cattle, but, on account of orders, we did not molest them. We ar e told that we are not to act on the offensive; that we a re not t o fi re first, but wait till they fire, and then we cant r return it, wh en we are on patrol; but we burn and desoy the very all their huts and kr aa l s we fall in with, even to foot of the Amatola mountains." The w r i ter then represents the burghers as most im patient of the long delay at head -quarters, and proceeds, ---" But on the other hand, I must also inform you that our commander, Sir Andreas Stockenstrom, has done all that a man can do to satisfy us, and to have no delay. He has been the last ten days on horseback. He has been to the Tambookies, and has settled them. He has brought all the bur hers from that s id e, and he has Placed all his divisions on their appointed st a ti ons , so that h e h as t h e three sides of the Aniatola. The force he has thus collected is now 3,000 strong, all burghers, there being no troops under his command. He is now at our camp (Tyumie, July 23), where he came to-day. I IY his orders given out to-day it seems that he is 5 „ . 10 t going to delay. By these orders we are to start for m to the Tyumie Hoek, where we are to ,lerni a fortified camp, and next Tuesday we are to at the enemy in his stronghold; and Sir Andreas says me intend s to take his dinner on the Amatola, if he is a Pared on that day, Our division, under Si r A n d reas 1 ) 44111 ' 1 f, will begin ihe attack from this side. Th e C e l es . er g and Cradock burghers, under Commandant Jou bert, f rom the other side; while Captain Sutton, with the Kat River burghers, will take the middle course, and we are to meet together on the top of the Amatola. :8 That it will be the lot of some to fall before this object . :obtained is nothing but certain. Who that will be it , not for us to say; we must trust in the Lord, and that it e are fighting in a good cause, where we must do our ti lt)? as men, and also that the prayers of all Christians are offered up for our success." r. On Thursday the Resistance, from Monte Video, ar rived in Simon's Bay, having on board 500 men of the are battalion of the 45th Regiment, Such of the men as sick will, it is understood, be landed for hospital a.;,3re, and the rest will proceed at once,. without being tuaembarked, to Algoa Bay The fighting work, it if, tilhOepyede,owmiellil:e 000vaerbefore -they reach the frontier ; but time to garrison the country and re lieve the burst era, whose affairs urgently call them to their homes. Much success has attended the attempt recently made to land supplies near the mouth of the s Fish River, well as at the Cowie mouth. The newly-arrived tr e o r o'p a s s , by the way, will probably be sent on by sea to the former of these points of debarkation. In that case they may 'each h ead - quarters in six or eight days. By - Algoa Bay they may not reach head-quarters in less than three We eks) and then way worn and exhausted. ...... FarDAY.."--Received the following important intelli gence this morning from the immediate border to the N.E., dated 21st inst.:— Sir A. Stockenstrom has been to the N.E., where he has made preparations to resist the Tambookies, who are now ripe for the fight. To-day he has moved down from the Windvogel Berg into the Tyumie Hoek, near the Mission Station, and where Dodds Pringle and Du Toit join him with 800 men. From this neighbourhood Captain Ho gg , w i t h an equa l num b er of Hottentots, will most likely co-operate on his right, near Block Drift. I expect that many hours will not elapse before he is en gaged with the enemy. It is in the fastnesses of the Amatoli that the confederated tribes are collected for resistance, and not near the coast, and here we must fight, if this warfare is ever to come to an end. I most sincerely wish Somerset was at the Buffalo Poorts—for these two officers are quite sufficient for the work." We are not in possession of the particulars of the occurrences which appear to have brought matters with the Tambookies to a crisis, But some vague accounts are given of an engagement b etween a body of Tam bookies, estimated at 800 strong, under Mapassa, and what are usually termed Bushmen, under Mr. Joseph Read, in which the former were defeated, with the loss of 20 killed. This story wants confirmation; but if sub stantially correct, hostilities with these people appear to be inevitable—a fact that is important, as it will keep a force on the north-east frontier, which might at the present moment be employed elsewhere to greater advantage. SATURDAY.—Received information that on the 20th inst. Mr. S. de Beer, who is stationed at Botha's Post, while patrollin K in the direction of the site of Post Vic toria, fell In with a party of about twelve Kafirs, with 26 oxen. Mr. de Beer's party consisted of fifteen men, t w h h r e o e s iuccac fi e e r s d ed in being ki i capturing led aud four the woundedwhole of the u th eox eaffray.n— Messrs. Cawood's drovers reached town last night from Somerset, with 242 slaughter cattle and 500 sheep, with out meeting with the least interruption along the whole line of route—a distance of 85 miles. This affords strong presumptive evidence that there are no strong bodies of Kafirs along that line of frontier ; for, had there been, it may be depended on that this rich booty would never have been permitted to reach their destination. Infor mation from the mouth of the Kowie, to the effect that it presents at this moment the lively appearance of a bustling seaport. Four vessels now lying there, namely, the Albatross and Sophia in the river, the Chanticleer and British Settler at anchor outside. The work of debarkation going on rapidly and with perfect suc cess. The 2d division of the 90th Regiment marched from town this morning for the Fish River Mouth. Officers with this detachment—Captains Mann and Gale; Lieutenant Waller, Peddie, Grove, and Ogerman; Me dical Officer, Assistant-Surgeon M`Lise. Weather mild; thermometer at noon, 58 deg. Appearance of rain, and which is so much needed by the parched country. Re ceived the following information:—On Thursday, a few men from Farmerfield having been sent by Mr. Roberts to the Kowie, observed some Kafirs in the Kareiga, and thinking there might be more, they returned with the intelligence to the village. A number of men went im mediately in pursuit, and discovered four Kafirs with four head of cattle, one of whom they wounded, who fled into the bush, leaving behind him a bundle of assegais and a kaross. The rest also fled, and the Farmerfield people got possession of the four head of cattle, and nearly the whole of the flesh of a beast which the marauders had just slaughtered. One ox, being exceedingly wild, ran at one of the men, who, in defending himself, broke his gun. This ox the party found necessary to shoot, but the flesh and skin they brought home, togather with the remaining three head of cattle. The party consisted chiefly of Field Captain Gardener's company, who are doing good service in this neighbourhood. " PLUCKY EXPLOIT." (Private letter.) _ July 26, 1846. On Monday night, about six P.m , a party of 24 lads, belonging to the Field Cornetcy of Andries Pretorions, in charge of cattle at Reid's Dale, about three miles from Eland's Post, h aving esp i e d some cattle supposed to be long to the settlement ascending the mountain, set off, and followed them near to Shiloh (a Moravian insti tution, in Tambookie Land), to cattle kraals, belonging to four of Macomo's Umpakatie (Hemraden), Guantzie, Matala, Groepa Pike, and Koba, Botma's rainmaker. These fiery spirits immediately bearded these strong kraals, and carried off about 350 cattle, in the sight of their owners. Tho Kafirs having followed them into the settlement, and on coming to a good position in Reid's Dale in overwhelming numbers, made an attack on the party, to rescue the property, but were repulsed with se veral killed and wounded. The Kafirs hovering about the encampment, and seeing a man and two of his sons driving cattle towards Eland's post, in the evening, by a ruse de guerre, fell on them and wounded an old man, named Magamo, in the foot, and he, in his turn, shot the rain maker. (This- order of men are the prime instigators of their countrymen in everything that is bad, leading them on in deceit and violence). The affair was rather irre gular, and but for the good feeling of the excellent officer commanding, might have rendered the parties amenable to military disciplas, on two or three counts,-Ist, for going without the officer's leave ; secondly, for sallying into the territory of a nominally friendly chief ( Ma passa) before the Government had commenced hostilities against him (although I believe, from t h e robberies he has already committed on this settlement and other parts of the colony, and the harbouring of hostil e Ik af i rs with n onl y ay held fr endinlyabteeryraintocre , territory, they btywas, 00 a , statement of the nu m b er taken they pitched into the right sort of enemy) ; and, thi r d ly, for not making a true l h th is ou p g a h ais i h n m a ea n t om is i when asked." LANDING SUPPLIES. (From the South African Commercial Advertiser.) From the Shippi n g Li s t, which has j ust come to hand, ju st been learn that the cargo o f the Waterloo, which has been landed at the mouth of the Fish River, consists as follows:-360 bags of biscuit, 220 bags of meal, 380 bags of rice, 700 bags of grain, and 218 barrels of flour. The landing, as stated a fortnight ago, was in accurate in many particulars. We have, also, information from Port Elizabeth of the 18th instant, to the effect that the brig William Woolley, 250 tons, has been taken up to convey supplies to the mouth of the B u ff a l o , b ut wh i ch dest i nat i on has since been altered to the Fish River, it not being the intention of his Excellency, for the present, to form a post at the latter point, while to the Amatoli, to which point the troops are diverging, the distance is not greater from the Fish River than to the former, while, as a depot for military stores, it is on many accounts far more preferable. The William Woolley has on board for the commissariat one hundred casks of salt meat, beef, and pork, partly the produce of the colony, and in part ob tained from the American vessel now in Algoa. Bay. Thy remainder of the cargo will be made up of biscuit, meal, rice, coffee, sugar, and forage corn . W e understand that Mr. Commissariat Clerk Skinner, recently in charge at . Colesberg, has been most indefatigable in his exertions to fo-ward these supplies, and in which he has been most ably assisted by Captai4a Lloyd, the highly-respected re sident magistrate at Port Elirlabeth. The Waterloo, without entirely clearing out at the Fish River, was dispatched back to Algoa Bay, also tc fill up for the Buffalo; where it was supposed the troops would have been awaiting supplies; but this order has also been countermanded, and she returns to her former berth at the Fish River. As regards the capa bilities of this point for landing cargo, it seems to be a matter of general astonishment to all who have recently seen the spot that it has so long been overlooked and neglected. It may also be remarked that it is, perhaps, fortunate for the Government in this its hour of need, and also for the future interest of the colony, that so smart a seaman, and so able and energetic a man as Captain Salmond is admitted to be, was selected to proceed there in the first instance. The activity and skill with which this officer has executed his duty have been mentioned to us in terms of high commendation, and also of the activity and intrepidity of the men under his command. The Norfolk also sailed on the 19th instant, from Port Eliza beth for the Fish River, and was to be followed imme diately by the Lady Leith and the Mazeppa. At the Kowie, also, a commencement has been made. The Chanticleer, Albatross, Sophia, and British Settler, had been off that port, but the weather had been too boisterous to permit of much being done. The capabi lities of a new surf-boat had been tested, and though the surf ran high it is said that she floated upon its crest like a cork, and landed her freight, 120 bags of biscuit, with perfect success. Unfortunately from the state of the weather preventing the vessels from entering the river and rendering the open roadstead insecure, these vessels were obliged to put out to sea, thus occasioning the loss of some valuable time, and also much disap pointment. PRICES AT GRAHAM'S TOWN. Fine flour, 60s. per 100 lb. Meal, as it comes from the mill, 82s. per muid of 18016.—Graham's Town Journal. ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL PACKET. SOUTHAMTON, OCT. 6.—The Medway, Captain An drews, Royal West India Mail Packet, from the West Indies, arrived in the docks at two P.x. this day, and landed her mails, which were forwarded to London im mediate ly by special train. Her dates are—Tampico, Aug. 21 ; Vera Cruz, 31 ; Havannah, Sept. 10 ; Nassau, 13 ; Bermuda, 21 ; Hon duras, Aug. 20 ; Demerara, Sept. 3 ; Tobago, 5 ; Tri nidad, 5 ; Puerto Cabello, 2 ; Laguyra, 7 ; Grenada, 9 ; St. Vincent's, 10 ; St. Lucia, 11 ; Martinique, 11 ; Dominique, 11 ; Guadaloupe, 11 ; Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, and St. Kitt's, 12 ; Tortola and St. Thomas's, 13 ; Jamaica, 7 ; Jacmel, 9 ; and Porto Rico, 12. The Medway has on freight 107,176 dollars on mer chants' account, 7,830 ounces of gold dust and gold, 1,100 pounds silver, 80 pounds platina, 102 cases of cigars, and 62 bales of tobacco, 154 bales of sarsaparilla, 36 live turtle, 10 casks of preserved turtle, 16 cases pine apples, &c., and 34 saloon passengers, with several for ward cabin passengers. The Medway, after leaving Tampico, experienced from the 14th September to the 17th, strong gales from N.E. to E.N.E., making her two days late to Bermuda, and on Sunday, the 4th of October, a heavy gale from S.E. Royal West India Mail Packets.—The Avon, at home; the Clyde, on outward voyage; Dee, Southampton, sails the 17th instant; Forth, at Grenada, the 9th Sept. to sail for Jamaica; Medway, Southampton; Severn, at Jamaica, the 9th Sept.; Tay, at Grenada, from South ampton; Teviot, on outward voyage; Thames, sailed from Havannah the 9th Sept. for Gulf of Mexico; Trent, on outward voyage; Tweed, sailed from Bermuda the 21st Sept. for Nassau; Eagle, at Barbadoes, the Bth, fur Demerara; Reindeer, at St. Thomas, the 14th Sept., from Grenada. U'rom the Graham's To Journal) TUESDAY.—Receired some further information from the troops in Kafirland, brin J ing the info r mation from t hat po int up to the 16th of uly. The inormation formation is no t satisfactory. Colonel Somerset had crossed the Bef l klo at the Bridle -drift with his own regiment of mounted lti ;vee f lee, and two troops of Dragoon Guards, but they too late for the light-footed Kafirs. Previous to th ere the stream, large droves of cattle had been seen ~Pe, but precious time was lost in deliberation, and . 4 en a forward movement was made the enemy had got ..0 0 • much the start to be overtaken, and a most harass -111, mare},, knocking up men and horses, was made for 7' Purpose. About 300 head of cattle, had, however, 11 9 0 , nicked up. and which afforded a very seasonable li t of meat to the hungry troops. tot ,trasDAY.—Report came in to-day that 300 slaugh c,......"eP) the property of Mr. Boyle, butcher, on their i f to town from Daggeboers Neck, where they had th,,latrehased of Mr. E. Driver, had been captured by tztatnear Espag's-drift, on the Fish Ri ver. The dro e that shortly before reaching this drift, about 50 i we d Withguns, suddenly made their appearance, Trik SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, t -t THE OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR. Mr. Anderton having waited upon the Lord Mayor yntenti.y, for the purpose of requesting his Lordship would publicly investigate a matter connected with the contest in the Common Hall, his Lordship wrote a note to Mr. Yates, the chairman of Alderman Wood's cohimittee, who, together with other getitlenaen of that committee, immediately attended to answer any charge or statement which might be made. The Lord Mayor having taken his seat in the Justice Room at the Mansion House, Mr. AND ERTON sa id h e appeare d t o request hi s Lord ship would be kind enough to investigate a charge which he had publicly made against the committee (Alderman Wood's, which had appeared in the newspapers) that day, and had also appeared in placards, in a letter of which he was the author, and which he had sent to Sir George Carroll's committee, believing it to contain the truth. If he had so far committed himself as to have stated what was untrue he would henceforward allow himself to be branded as the greatest of liars. The letter was as follows : " 6th October, 1846. " Gentlemen,—ln an advertisement in the Times newspaper of this day, signed John Yates, Chairman of Alderman Wood's Committee,' it is stated that all the counsel's fees, charged by me as not having been paid by 4,lderman W oo d, as th e s olicitor of the Irish Society, Faye been discharged, as appeared by receipts produced by the committee. " I now positively state that such statements are un true, and that if the receipts have been produced, they arc fabricated, at least as respects one of the counsel, whose fees, with those of his clerk, were not paid at twelve o'clock this day. " I am, Gentlemen, yours faithfully, " JAMES ANDERTON. " Sir George Carroll's Committee." It was a necessary consequence of such a communi cation, that on e p arty or t h e ot h er mus t b e in a situation of disagreeable responsibility. Either he was chargeable with having uttered a falsehood, or Alder man Wood's committee were guilty of having imposed upon the public. All he had to do, he submitted, was to show that the statement he had made was a correct state. ment ; that .he had received the communication which had been published from an authentic source. Until he should prove that fact, or be convicted of a falsehood, he had determined not to go to is usual occupation. Every thing he had said or written upon the subject had been said and written under the strongest impres sion and conviction of its truth. The first question was whether it was the fact that he received the communi cation in the letter just read from a good source. The next was whether the case was as it had been repre sented to him. Now, having ascertained beyond a doubt, that, as regarded one of the counsel, the feel had not been paid at twelve o'clock on the 6th instant, his Lord: ip might guess what his astonishment must be upon receiving yesterday evening a letter as he was about to leave town, of which the following was a copy : " Sir,—ln a placard addressed by you to Sir George Carroll's committee, you assert that my statement of all the fees having been paid to counsel was untrue, and that if the receipts have been produced, they are fabri cations, at least as respects one of the counsel, whose fees, with those of his clerk, were not paid at twelve o'clock this day.' " I now incluse you a copy of the declaration of the gentleman who made the payments, and call apon you publicly to retract your statements, now proved beyond any question to be untrue. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JAMES YATES. " James Anderton, Esq." On the envelope was written " An answer is re quested before twelve o'clock to- morrow." The declaration referred to in Mr. Yates's letter ran thus :—" I George Scores, of Lower Eaton -street, Gros venor-place, in the county of Middlesex, Gent., do so lemnly and sincerely declare that I did, on Monday, the sth day of October last, pay to Sir T. Wilde, Mr. Kin dersly, and Mr. W. P. Wood, the sum of 5641. 195., being the full amount of fees respectively due to them. on account of the Irish Society from Mr. Alderman Wood, the solicitor in the cause, and that I did at the same time take receipts for the same, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, &c. &c. " GEORGE SCORES, jun. " Declared this 6th day of October, 1846. "John Johnson, Mayor." Now, he (Mr. Anderton) came to the Mansion House under the impression that it was most fit to con firm or to retract the accusation he had brought before his Lordship. He was ready to prove that the state ment he had sent to Sir George Carroll's chairman, and which had appeared in the public papers, was, so far as he was concerned, a true and correct statement. He had called at the chambers of one counsel, and learned, upon questioning one of the gentlemen there, that the fees of his principal had not been paid by twelve o'clock on the Gth instant and that gentleman had come forward t o corroborate his assertion in the presence of Alderman Wood's Committee. The Chief Clerk of the council alluded to was then called by Mr. Adderton. He said that the statement in italics in Mr. Anderton's letter, to the effect that the fees of one of the council had not been paid by twelve o'clock on the 6th instant, was correct. In answer to Mr. Harris, one of Alderman Wood's Com mittee, the witness stated that he was not at the Council Chambers between three and four o'clock on Monday, the sth instant, and he did not know that it was at all the practice of the clerk of one counsel on a case to receive, in the absence of the clerk of another counsel in the same case, the fees due to the former. He did not know what clerks of counsel might do in the event of occasional absence as regarded briefs,' but the receipt of briefs was very different from the receipt of fees. He received a cheque from his principal for fees in the case from his assistant clerk before two o'clock on Tuesday, the 6th inst. Mr. Mums asked whether the clerk of one of the other counsel in the cause was present, and the answer being in the negative, said that that individual ought to be in attendance, in order to show that the committee were perfectly justified in the statement they had made. The Assistant Clerk to the Counsel, whose chief clerk had been just examined, stated that between one and two o'clock on Tuesday, the 6th inst., he received a cheque for the fees of his principal, in the name of Al derman Wood, from a y oung man w ithout a hat, whom he did not know. H e did not cheque. He paid it o ver t o th e c hi e f c lerk a little before two on the same day. give a receipt for the Mr. HARRIS said he should lay before the Lord Mayor a plain statement of facts, to which he defied the slightest contradiction. On Monday last, at about three o'clock, he saw three cheques delivered to Mr. Score, the gen tleman who made the declaration before his Lordship on Tuesday. He saw that they wore in accordance with the amount of fees due to the three counsel. Mr. Score took them to deliver to the several counsel. It was well known that the present time was the long vacation, and that counsel were absent, and their clerks were not always at chamber. Mr. Score, upon calling at the chambers of two of the counsel, found neither prin cipals nor clerks, and to a female, who expressed her readiness to take care of anything left for one of the counsel, he handed one cheque, while to the clerk of the third counsel he handed the other two cheques, to be delivered according to direction. (Here Mr. Harris produced receipts for the three cheques, two of which were signed by the clerk of one of the counsel for each of the principals, and the third by the housekeeper to the remaining counsel, and on each of them were the words, " Paid by me, George Score, the sth of October, 1846.") Mr. Harris proceeded—Mr. Score, he said, re turned about four o'clock, bringing with him these three receipts, so that the cheques had been paid for the use of counsel between three and four o'clock on Monday. If the clerks were not all at chambers to re ceive them, it was not the business of Alderman Wood, or his committee. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal Hi hues Prince Albert, took their usual early morning walk. Mr. ANDERTON—The question is, whether I have said anything that was untrue. I have produced my authority for the fact, that neither his principal nor himself had received a cheque for the fees at twelve o'clock on Tuesday. It is that lam called upon to re tract. I ask your Lordship whether I have not been borne out in the statement I made by the evidence ? The LORD MAYOR—Certainly, your statement is borne out. The Royal Family took the'r usual exercise this morning on ponies in the precincts of the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses again went out in the afternoon. His Royal flightless Prince Albert, attended by Baron Stockmar and Colonel Seymour, enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. Cambridge, Ito accompaniedy l il i g nes sbeys his the SereneD uk and g h n D e u s e s I leers Prince c o e f Fr lh e n derick of Hesse, and attended by a Lady and Gen tleman in . Waiting, are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, from their resi dence at Kew. Viscount Palmerston and Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, are expected to arrive at the Castle this even ing on a visit to the Queen. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, sir George Coup 'r, and the Gentleman in Waiting en the Duke of Cambridge. The band of the Scot's Fusilier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend in the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, and attended by a Lady in Waiting and Baron Knesebeck, left their residence at Kew, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle. Lord Orantuore had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Charles Buller had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday. Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle. Mr. HARRIS said that both sides were borne out in their statements. The cheque had been paid, as was manifest to all, on the sth instant, but, by the contin gency observed upon, did not reach the proper hands until next day, after the hour stated by Mr. Anderton, who had made use of the information he received to suit his own views and wishes. It was true the statement which had been made had proved injurious to the cause resorted r h t e u d t t t h o ey any all angry or regretted of Alderman Wood , . He (Mr. Harris) w ou ld not use any harsh comments ; neither he nor any one of Alder man unkind Wood's wo:d s committeeduringh te to see Mr. Anderton deserting his old friend. Mr. YATES, the Chairman of Alderman Wood's com mittee, said he came to the Mansion House to m ee t M r . had election, Anderton, and to contradict the statement made by that gentleman. Before four o'clock on Monday he had the receipts in his hand, and he was therefore exonerated from all imputation as to publishing an untruth. He had no disposition to cavil or to quarrel with Mr. Anderton, but he believed Mr. Anderton had said much during the contest for which he would upon consideration feel sorrow. He had night and day - during the struggle been engaged on the committee, and he had abstained from personalities, however strong the temptati on an d t h e ground might have been. It was for the enemies of Alderman Wood to acknowledge that from his friends they had never heard one word of calumny, or one syl lable calculated to show the existence of animosity. Mr. ANDERTON said that nothing whatever could have prevented him from giving his most warm and active support to Alderman Wood, if the conduct of Alderman. Wood had been such as to justify him in giving his as sistance. He acted according to the dictates of his con science in coming forward to prevent what ought not to take place, and he was satisfied with the course he had adopted. The LORD MAYOR said it was his duty to request the attendance of the gentlemen who had so readily ap peared, and he was glad that an explanation had taken place, which left both parties completely free from im putation as to a disregard for truth. lie regretted that the mistake had occurred, and, in his opinion, all the trouble they had just been at might have been avoided if the money had been paid at the proper time to the proper person. Mr. ANDERTON—WeII, my Lord, what is your ver dict—guilty or not guilty ? The LORD MAYOR said he acquitted all parties. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Cohnia office from the Governors of the West India colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —T nESDAY. CESAREWITCII STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Tom Tullock—taken 15 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes—offered 16 to 1 agst Terrier—offered 16 to I agst The Baron 18 to 1 agst Kesheng—taken 20 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild—offers to take 25 to 1 agst Giantess—taken 25 to 1 agst Glossy—taken 25 to 1 agst Flahowlagh—taken 25 to 1 agst Fort William 33 to I agst Tugnet—taken 33 to 1 agst Sheraton—taken crAmil LIDO milt HE STAR ES. 8 to 1 agst lago—taken 14 to 1 agst Torn Tullock—taken 18 to 1 agst Idas—taken 20 to 1 agst Conspiracy—taken 22 to 1 agst Joanna colt—taken Even on the field against twelve. DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Von Tromp—taken to 2001. 16 to 1 on the field, bar one. DERBY RACES.—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added from the Fund. One mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Sir C. R. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b... 1 Mr. Knight's The Jolly Beggar, 5 yrs, 9st 91b .. 2 Lord Chesterfield's Arkwright, 3 yrs, ist 101 b 3 2tol on the Duke. Won in a canter. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. Lord Chesterfield's Cherry (Morella filly), 3 yrs, sst 10lb 1 Sir Wm. Stanley's Pic Nic, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. Meiklam's c, by Touchstone, out of Laura, 3 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. G. Ongley's Roderick, aged, 7st 101b—Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalm singer, 4 yrs, ist—Mr. Skelmerdine's Rolla, 4 yrs, 7st—Mr. C. Dorrian's Laird o 'Cockpen, - ,4 yrs, 6st 91b—and Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs, 6st 21b. A fine race with two. The Maiden Plate of 30/., added to a Sweepstake of 5 sovs. each. Heats, two miles. (4 Subs.) Mr. Skelmerdine's Rolla, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Walmesley's Heir. at-Law, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 2 2 Mr. Dixon's Amazon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 3 dr The Derby and Chaddesdon Cavalry Stakes of 1 soy. each, with 56 added, one round and a distance, were won by Mr. F. Pepper's Queen of Hearts, aged, 12st, beating Mr. Ellaby's Sir Roger, 6 yrs, 12st, and Mr. Lowe's Baronet, 5 yrs, list. LITERATURE. THE ECLEC7IC REVIEW. German literature is amongst the most recondite and exhaustless subjects for the pen of a reviewer, and one section of that subject is treated upon in the October number of the Eclectic. We cannot help feeling, however, that the article upon German novels and German novelists, though forming a very useful catalogue of names and dates, is infinitely too super ficial to be designated criticism. The writer does not in any one particular analyse the characters of these remarkable literateurs—he does not discriminate those subtle peculiarities which impart so much of in dividuality to their writings ; he slurs over the mas terpieces of German imaginative composition with a few flippant and trite expressions, and furnishes the reader with a bare 'inventory of a bookstall. New mark and Buckholz, Hischberg, and Lohenstein, Hoffmannswalden and Ziegler, Talander and Rappel, Schuabel and Gellert, HermeS and Dusch, Klinger and Wieland, are successively mentioned as tributary to the copious stream of German fiction, but not one individual of the number, with the exception possibly of John Hermes, is allowed more than a mere casual observation. This poverty of criticism, in such a rich field for its display, is, however, scarcely surprising, when the very profusion of the materials is calculated to baffle the critic in his attempt at selection. Kot zebue's romances, inferior as they may appear to the fastidious taste of the reviewer, are suggestive of illucidations sevenfold the extent of his entire con tribution—.espqcially the Die Geschichte." Of Goethe, again, what sheets might not be written and sheets not only illustrative of the mingled deeps and shallows of Wilhelm Meister, but of the astonishing profundities of the intellect rom which it emanated ! In speaking of the productions of a more recent cha racter, the reviewer has evinced greater capacity, and this probably from his greater familiarity with them than with their predecessors. He has treated Vulpius' "Rinaldo Rinaldini," with the derision it merited; and, in reprobating the immoral tendencies of such works, he has administered an adroit side blow at some of our own novelists, who have endeavoured to invest ruffians with the charms of heroism. Schiller's " Ghost Seer," IVeber's " Vehmgeriehte," Heinse's " Ardinghello," Shilling's novels, the renowned "Franz Sternbald's Wander ungen," the writings of Nicolai, those of Schum mel, Knigge, Hahn-Hahn, and a multitude of others, are characterised very felicitously. The article, altogether, deserves a perusal, if only as a clever index to a most enthralling and volumnious library. The extravagant discourses lately delivered by the incumbent of St. Jude's, Liverpool, drawing a comparison between Prince Albert and the divine author of Christianity, is, to our thinking, treated with m i sera bl e leniency by the Eclectic. What is the meaning of that allusion to " the hatred of ungodly men ?" Is it a villainous shaft levelled at an intelligent and benevolent contem porary? If so, it is an unworthy attempt to divert popular indignation in a wrong channel. " Life in California" will be referred to with interest just at this moment when the annexation of those extensive and fruitful regions to the United States is a matter of - exceeding probability. " Peschel's Elements of Physics," the " Third Kafir Invasion," and a notice of "Kitto's Biblical Cyclopmdia," are careful and interesting compilations. AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROMNEY MAIL.-011 the night of Monday, as the mail-cart was passing Hythe Oaks, two fellows with bludgeons attempted to stop the driver, swearing they would ride, and struck at him, but, by throwing himself a little back, the blow fell on the cart. The driver immediately drew his pistol, and snapped it at them ; but it did not go off, or the re port would have soon brought the coast-guard to the spot. Having a good horse, he succeeded in getting away, and proceeded on his journey without further mc lestation.—Canterbury Journal. THE PLANET URANUS, ALIAS HERSCHEL, ALIAS THE GEORGIUM Smus.—This star, the star with many names, much heard of, seldom seen, is now in a very favourable position for observation, and may be discerned with telescopes of weak power, or even with the naked eye, in advantageous situations. It will pass the Green wich meridian at 12h. lm. 30s. Greenwich mean time, on the night of October 2; and at 11h. 57m. 245. on the night of October 3, being distant from the sun 1,921 millions of miles, and from the earth 1,825 millions of miles. It passes the meridian at Liverpool with 40 deg. 27m. 50s. of altitude, at midnight, on the evening of October 2, having R.A. Oh. 46m. 475., and N.D. ,. 4 deg., We regret to learn that Mr. IL Hamilton, the British Plenipotentiary at the Court of the Brazils, is (mining home on account of ill-health. It is hardly necessary for us to state that the merchants at Rio Janeiro hold the highest opinion of the talent and judg ment of this gentleman. 12m. 15s. It is - midway between the star 25 of HeN;: Hug's Catalogue, and the star 213 of Piazzi. When brought to the centre of the field of view, no other star will appear near it, and by increasing the power the disc will be plainly magnified, which will not be the case with the small fixed stars. The aliases attached to the name of this star would justify its designation as an outcast and a regular vagabond, and prove that the scientific world is as little inclined to countenance flattery to kings at the present time as it was in the days of Galileo, when he gave the name of the Medicean Stars to the satellites of Jupiter, of which he was the discoverer.— Racolta Scientifica di Roma, Sept. 15. RAILWAY :LABOURERS IN MID-LOTHIAN.—We understand that the number of railway and other la- ' bourers employed at present in this county is greater than at any former period. On the llawick branch of the North British (two additional sections of which, ex tending in length about fourteen miles, have been com menced within the last few days), there are 2,436 labourers at work ; on the Dalkeith branch of the same railway, 120 ; and on the Caledonian, 633. If to these be added 290 men employed on the Edinburgh Water Company's works at Bavelaw, it will make the gross number of labourers employed in Mid-Lothian 3,509. The different portions of railways at present in the course of formation in the county presents an aggre gate of about 56 miles. It is satisfactory to know that, beyond an occasional fight on pay nights, there has been no serious breach of the peace for some time in the district where the labourers are omployed.—Edinburgh Advertiser, INFORMATION RESPECTING VESSELS OF WAR OF ALL NATIONS. IN GULF OF MEXICO.—Her Majesty's ship Endymion, her Majesty's ship Electra, her Majesty's ship Rose. Spanish ships—Maria Christina, 52 guns; schooner Juanita, 10. French—Mercuria, 20 guns, at Sacrificios. American Fleet in Gulf of Mexico—The Cumberland, 60 guns; Potomac, 60 guns; St. Mary's, 22 guns; John Adams, 22 guns; Porpoise, 14 guns; Somers, 14 guns; three schooner, 3 guns; steamer Mississippi; steamer Princeton; steamer (unknown) with dispatches. The American brig Truxton ran on shore on Tuspan Bar on the 14th of August, when chasing a small schooner, and is a total wreck. The American corvette Raritan had left for Pensa cola, ill with scurvy, which was spreading through the other ships. Arrived at Havannah on the Bth of September —The French frigate Andromache, 60 guns, Admiral La Place; the Blonde, 24 guns; Pylades, 20 guns; and steamer Tonnerre, 10 guns, from Martinique, to sail in a fort night for Vera Cruz. Spanish Ships at Havannah—LuisaFernanda, 22 guns; Havanero, 20 guns; steamers Montezuma, Guadaloupe, and Warrington; schooners Bozan, 4 guns, and Infanta, 2 guns. The Montecuma and Guadaloupe are to be sent to Europe shortly for repairs. Arrived at Nassau, on the Bth of September, the Ame rican steamers Spitfire and Vixen. The Spitfire left for Chagres on the 11th, with dispatches; and the Vixen, on the 13th, for the Gulf, with Commodore Perry, to take the command there. The Madrid, Captain Bingham, is hourly expected rom Gibraltar with mails. NEWS FROM MEXICO. Santa Anna, with his family and several friends, left Havannah on board the Arab, hired steamer, on the evening of the Bth of August, expecting to anticipate the arrival, at Vera Cruz, of the Royal Mail steam-ship Medway, which sailed the following afternoon. On the afternoon of the 10th the Medway passed the Arab, and which vessel did not arrive at Vera Cruz until the morn ing of the 16th. The captains of the United States blockading vessels had orders to offer no opposition to the landing of Santa Anna ; indeed, so far from it, that Commodore Corner desired that an officer might be sent on board to congratulate the General on his return to Mexico. The Medway was allowed to land her mails, passengers, and quicksilver, and to receive passengers, mail, and specie, but no other merchandise. About the 17th of August, the United States brig Truxton, whilst chasing a Mexican schooner, ran upon the bar of Tus pan, and became a wreck—one boat's crew made their escape, and the remainder surrendered themselves pri soners of war. The American squadron was at the an chorage of Anton Lizardo, and was suffering much from scurvy, particularly the frigates. The Raritan left some time ago with 120 sick ; the Potomac left for Pensa cola, on the 30th of August, with 90 sick ; and the Commodore's ship, the Cumberland, was said to have 120 sick. There seems to be no idea of attacking St. Juan d'Ulloa ; nor would the present forces in the Gulf have the slightest chance of success. Santa Anna was warmly received by the military, but very coolly by the people generally. From Vera Cruz he went to his estate of Encerro, about four leagues from Xalapa, and did not leave for Mexico until the 28th of August. Great preparations were making in the city for his re ception. The following members of the new Ministry had been named :—Gomez Fariar, Finance ; Almonti, War ; Rijon, Foreign Affairs ; and Poehico, Interior. About the 10th of August the boats of the American squadron went into the harbour of Alvarados, for the purpose of cutting out two schooners. They were op posed by a small sand battery with two guns, and re treated without success—they themselves attributing their failure to the strength of the current preventing them from reaching the vessels. The day before the Medway left Vera Cruz a Bremen brig, name unknown, attempting to break the blockade, was detained, and having been previously warned off, was made a prize by the Americans. It was reported, when the Medway left, that in some of the provinces a counter-revolution was being got up in favour of Heirera, Santa Anna not being universally popular with this fiekle-minded people. Paredes was still in confinement, but little doubt ex isted that as soon as things assumed a quieter aspect he would be released. All accounts agree that the Americans will not at ;ack the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa, and, indeed, that ittle or no blood will be spilt in their warfare with ;he Mexicans. The spirit for war was evidently on ;he decline. The formation of the new Ministry by Santa Anna had, generally, given much satisfaction. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Madame Anna Bishop has created quite a furore at the rehearsals of Balfe's opera, The Maid of Artois, in which she will make her debut this evening. The opera has been considerably changed to suit Madame Bishop's voice, which is a pure high soprano of much power and sweetness. She sung the new recitative," My thoughts which forth had wandered" in a style that at once proved her a first-rate artiste; and ber execution of the aria following was replete with powerful effect and brilliant execution. The new ballad, " Oh, what a charm it is to dwell," introduced by Mr. Balfe, is a charming composition, and sure to be a favourite; there is a sweet Irish strain in it that captivates every ear, and when sung by Madame Bishop, with all the feeling she infuses into it, will be a decided hit. Our musical readers will recollect the splendid finale, " The rapture dwelling ;" we anticipate great success in this favourite mweau. Mr. Harrison is to perform Jules. We per ceive Balfe has changed the aria, " My soul in one un broken sigh," to a very beautiful ballad, composed in a highly popular style. The scenery, by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin, is entirely new, not a vestige being available of that used in 1836. The other characters will be filled by Miss Collett and Miss Isaacs, Messrs. Borrani, Bur dini, Weiss, S. Jones, and Horncastle. It is stated to us, on what we believe to be un questionable authority, that the French Government— or, in other words, his Majesty Louis Philippe—has de manded the surrender of Don Carlos Louis Comte de Montemolin by the English Cabinet. We hear that the reply of Lord Palmerston to this monstrous requisition was the only one a British Minister ought to make— that England was a free country, and that any foreigner, no matter what might be his political opinions, was en titled to an asylum so long• as he respected our laws. Bat the vindictiveness of the French Government shows itself in every form. The Journal des Debats, as our readers will havo seen in our paper of yesterday, puts forth—for the purpose of damaging the Carlist cause— a statement of certain alleged movements in London. To this statement, in all its particulars, we are enabled to give the most positive contradiction ; whilst we rejoice to think that the efforts of the Court of the Tuileries, however unscrupulous, have not effected their object in restraining loyal and devoted Spaniards from returning to their country in the hope of aiding the royal cause. Accounts have boon received, announcing the safe arrival in Catalonia of Major-General Don Juan Burjo, Bri gadier-General Don Jose Sobrevias, and a great number of field-ofUcers and others of inferior military rank.— Post, - THE GREAT BRITAIN. i OPENING of the HULL an d SE LJY Y I LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY AF TER NOON. I RAILWAY. The accounts from the Great Britain up till one P.M. I (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) yesterday were unsatisfactory. We append them as they , HULL, TUESDAY.—This line, the Act for which was: ; have reached us : I obtained about two years ago, at the instance of the • Mr. Foy 's Farm-house, Dundrum Bay, Sunday, Oct. 4. Four, P.M. Hull and Selby Railway Company, but which, with that Soon after four o'clock yesterday afternoon (the hour line, has been leased for five years to the York and North rof post from the nearest post-office here), the people on Midland and the Manchester and Leeds Companies board the Great Britain continued to get out the coals, conjointly, was formally opened yesterday, and to-day throwing them overboard on the land side of the ship from the port windows abaft, and from two iron funnels, trains run for the first time for the conveyance of pas one forward and another about midships, over the side. sengers. The quantity thrown out was so great, notwithstanding The line is thirty-three miles in length, has double all that had been before discharged, that they formed a lines, and starts from the Hull and Selby line about a complete bank close to her larboard side. The ship ap- mile from Hull, and proceeds in a slightly curved direc peared to be quite high on the sandy beach, and was but slightly sanded, drawing (in the sand) only from four tion to Bridlington, the population of which is about to five feet. 800, and which is situated on the coast, about midway Great hopes were entertained that the vessel would between Scarborough and Hull. Although the line be got off last night's, or at least this morning's tide, complete's the underaking so far as the linii and t'elb • but these expectations were disappointed. The carts i' concerned, it will ultimately he contracted all could not tak e on shore more than a comps- I the way to Scarborough. In ' fact. only a few ratively small quantity of the coals, and kreat I d aY 3 ago, a portion of the line - from Scar - part of them were of course washed away by the suc• I borough to Tilvey was opened, thu.: corupletng a. seeding tide. The wind was about S.S. W., blowing , portion of a line which, as we have said, will u.tintately rather strong. Towards dusk the appearance of the horizon I reach to Bridlington, and so on to Hull, farinie". s ~ indicated a gale, or was so considered by the weather- I coast line of an impo r t an t c h arac t er for mon) than sixty wise here, and this apprehension was ver ifi e d b e f ore miles. In an en, incering t:ense no line could have morning. A great number of cars with v i s i tors , and I b een more easy of construction—in fact ; the country is small carts congregated at and near the ship in the so level that, the works were proceeded with with ea evening. The Cow and Calf Rocks appeared quite naked, traordinary rapidity. Messrs. B. Step Monson and &a but th e sea washing over them. Immediately at the how t‘ h thaw are the erigit,err; Messrs. Jack s on rn4 Co., O f of the ship a bank had been thrown up of sand and I )riffit Id, the contractors, The entire cost wes about small stones commingled, probably from the action of 350,000/. the tide upon her bottom. In honour of the occasion, several of the craft in the At half-past four the tide came round her, - and it be- spacious harbour di s pl aye d the i r colours; the station, came necessary to recede. The wind was about NA V., too, displayed a numb er o f part i- coloured flags. but draughts were flying about in different directions. A train was appoint e d t o start from the Hull station at half-past ten o'clock i n the morning, but l ong b e f ore The steam tugs were again employed at high water to that hour an immense number o f l a di es an d gentlemen, bring the ship off, but without effect, and they had to put out into the offing—high water being about ten. The whom the directors had honoured, arently n o t i n the with invitations, eastbad moon was bright, but towards morning it began to blow • congregated at the station, ap p strongly from the S.W. The ship had during the night discouraged or dispirited by thetorrents of rain w hi c h forged on a little further upon the beach, with her head commenced falling during the time the train was pre much more to the westward, being now nearly bow on paring to start. Mr. Hudson, who appeared in excellent spirits, and to the land, or bosom of the bay. At ten this morning (high water being et 10h. 40m.) the .other directors, were extremely well received. the ship had evidently forg e d on u pon th e l an d. It bl ew The members of the band, who were located fresh, with a heavy surf rolling all along the beach. The in an open third. class carriage, played snatches wind at this time was about S. or S. by E., one of the of lively airs during the pelting of the pittiless element. To our mind the man appointed to the big drum, who most unfavourable for throwing the sea into the b a y. wore an enormous " choker," appeared in "marvellous The steam tugs (two from Liverpool) co u ld no t ap proach the ship during the tide, the surf being so high choler." All the arrangements having been completed, and threatening, and the rocks around so numerous. The the train, consisting of about sixty carriages, contain vessel was nearly stern on to the sea, which occasionally ing about 500 passengers, and drawn by three powerful dashed over her quarters and taffrail. She appeared to engines, started shortly after eleven o'clock, amidst the move, or float occasionally; but though the tide did not cheers of the populace and th e soun d s o f t h e mus i c. retire until eleven o'clock, no perceptible difference in The engines and tenders were decorated with union her position was visible, the probability being that (fro m jacks ; the one in the post of h onour b ore t h e appella appearances) she had got furtherinto the bay byabout her tion of "Hudson " in honour of th e "R a il way Ki ng, " own length. The wind is still blowing freshly into th e and in order that his regal title might be duly sustai ne d, bay, and the huge hull of the leviathan steamer seems to on this day at least, an imperial crown, or rather the be so close in upon the land that it will require the most effigy of an imperial crown, painted on transparency, extraordinary exertions to get her off. Tuesday is the surmounted the monarch's name on each side of the highest tide. engine. The "Antelope" led the way, and the " Hope" - Another attempt to get the vessel off will be made to- followed. The train proceeded at an easy pace, stopping night, but how far this will be successful remains to be for a few minutes at each of the principal stations, and as the weather had in some degree changed its sour and found. - -- DUNDRUM BAY, MONDAY, ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A.M.—As I anticipated in my communication last evening, the state of the weather prevented the two steam tugs from coming near the Great Britain by last night's tide. They have not, in fact, come within sight of the shore since they left us, about noon yesterday. No attempt to set her free was consequently made last night, and she is this morning, as might be expected, much further on the beach—l should say from twenty to twenty-two feet—than when I saw her last evening. I came to the shore opposite to her this morning shortly after clear day, and although she has approached the land by what nave already stated, she has materially shifted round. Her bow has turned considerably towards the westward, and her bearing is, I should think, at the present, as nearly as possible W.N.W. and E.S.E. Whether this alteration of her bearing will have the effect of leaving her in a more favourable position for getting off or not, is a question about which there exists difference of opinion; but the fact of her having come further upon the beach can hardly be said to be in her favour. She new lies in such a position, that it is im possible, from any point along the s hore, to catch a glimpse of her larboard side; but I can perceive, by the motions of those on the deck, that the work of throwing over her coals has discontinued. The spout by which the water is discharged by the pumps lies above the tide. and I can observe a goodly column of water proc e eding from that outlet. This circumstance leads me to believe that she must be making more wattr than she did yes terday. About an hour and a half ago the fore and aft jib, and the square mainsail on her third mast, or that im mediately abaft her funnel, were set, but for what pur pose it exceeds the ingenuity of those on shore to divine. The wind is now blowing as nearly as may be from the east, and it is thought the setting of the sails I have men tioned will rather have the effect of forcing her farther on the beach than of turning her bow to the south, the only imaginable object her commander could have in having them set. The weather during the night was more mo derate than appearances about dusk seemed to indicate. The breeze about this time is pretty fresh, and the surf is very strong in the bay. The tide is now nearly at its height, and only the very tops of the rocks near the shore are visible. The Great Britain is so fast, however, that scarcely a sign of " budging" is percep tible. A large steamer with three masts and funnel has made her appearance in the offing, but she keeps out agi odly distance. She'is supposed to be the Sea Nymph, one of the steamers on the Warrenpoint and Liverpool station, which was expected here to render assistance by this tide. From the height of the seaway in the bay, however, and some indications which have been observed since she wore in sight, it is thought improbable that she will venture in near enough for any good. I shall not close my dispatches till I see the result. Some idea may be formed of the boisterous appear ance of the bay from the fact that it was found unsd visable to launch a boat for the conveyance of the letter bag of the Great Britain ashore this morning. One of the crew, a smart fellow, named Covney, ventured out, and swam ashore with it to his very imminent peril. lie states that he was repeatedly almost stunned by the beating of the waves against his breast while coming across. There are a great number of persons collected on the beach, and a good array of vehicles public and private. Their curiosity, however, is not at all likely to be gratified in seeing her free again ; and, as the last of the high tides will take place to-morrow, .if the weather do not, in the meantime, moderate, and that very considerably, it is not at all likely she can ever be extricated. I have heard that a whole troop of scientific gentlemen have arrived here from Liverpool or Bristol, but I have not yet seen them. ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.—The steamer Sea Nymph has just moved off, finding it impracticable to come in. The Great Britain is much nearer the shore now. The next full tide will be at midnight. threatening aspect, and ultimately smiled upon the rail way pageant, the inhabitants of the various places came forth and welcomed the new corner. This was particu larly the case at Beverley and Driffield, where elegant and commodious stations have been erected. Large crowds were stationed on either side of the line, who expressed the utmost joy and good-will at the first appearance of a locomotive and an herculean train amongst them. At the first-mentioned place an amateur band received the train, and at the second guns were fired. In fact, brief expressions of approbation followed its progress throughout the whole course traversed. At the less populated parts of the line, the gentle rustics stared aghast, at the train, and here and there horses, cattle, and sheep, on beholding it, started off, not turning to take a second glance, until it was far a-head. The whole of the works reflect great credit on the company and their contractors. The line may, during the whole of its course, be termed a surface line," the rails, with very trifling exceptions, being laid on the ordinary level of the ground. The country, which is mainly agricul tural, is very fairly populated, and there is no reascn to believe that the line will not prove highly remunerative to its lessees and projectors. On reaching Bridlington, about twenty minutes after one, the train was met by upwards of 2,000 persons of all grades of society. A procession of the Odd Fellows of the town and other inhabitants, bear ing banners, on which were inscribed " Welcome to Bridlington," " Hudson and the Directors," " Pros perity to the Railway," " The Queen, arid Prosperity to the People," &c. We must not omit to mention that the station, in an architectural point of view, possesses considerable beauty, but possesses this still greater ad vantage, that it is extensive and well adapted foe carry ing on a considerable amount of traffic. Those who came from Hull and several of the inhabitants of the town then partook of an excellent luncheon, which was laid out with great taste in a large unfinished warehouse. Due justice having been done to it, Mr. Hunsox, M.P., who was received with great ap plause, rose to congratulate the visitors from Hull on their safe arrival at Bridlington. He trusted they had enjoyed the delightful ride, and that the endeavours of himself and the directors to entertain them had given them satisfaction.—(Cbe2rs.) But he wished to propose a toast, which he was sure they would drink with ail their hearts. To those connected with the importaLt undertaking, the opening of which they bad that day met to celebrate, it was one of lasting , interest—it t uras " Prosperity to the Port and Town of Bridlington."— (Cheers.) They hoped it would promote the commerce of the town and surrounding district ; but above all they trusted it would be the means at the same time of in ducing thousands to visit the town to enjoy its refreshi: g breezes. The toast was received with great demonstrations of applause, as also was the toast of the ladies, to which the Hon. Gentleman did most gallant justice. • Mr. PRESTON, the lord of the manor, then presented Mr. Hudson with an address, congratulating him. its the name of the inhabitants, on the auspicious occasion, and detailing the advantages which the town could not fail to derive from the construction of the line. Mr. Henson replied at some length. He thanked the inhabitants for the honour they had conferred upon hint. lie was happy, with the assistance of the engineers, to have been in some measure the means of carrying out the lire, and to have been instrumental in inducing capitalists to embark their money in such undertakings, who, whilst they derived great advantages from the ap plication of their capital, promoted the welfare of others in an eminent degree. lie believed, therefore, that he had done something for his fellow-man. lie considered that railway proprietors ought to be remunerated for the outlay of their capital, and was satisfied they would ob tain that remuneration so long as they' studied the inte rests of the public.—(Cheers.) By reducing the price of fuel, they placed it within the reach of the poor man, and did much to make his fireside happy. After pointing out the advantages which the line would confer on Hull, he assured them that both himself and the directors would exert themselves to the utmost to pro- • mote the interests of the town.—(Cheers.) The company then separated, and the train immedi ately started to Hull, in order to enable them to attend the banquet in the evening. LETTER FROM CAPTAIN lIOSKEN. The following letter was received thin day at noon by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.:— " Great Britain steam-ship, Oct. 4. " Gentlemen,—l am very sorry I cannot continue my cheering accounts of yesterday. Last night, or rather early this morning, it came on to blow from the south ward, which has thrown the ship further in, losing all that we had gained. " Yesterday morning's and night's tides, had it con tinued moderate, I fully believe we should have got off this morning. The position of the ship is decidedly better, as she is now more bow on, and on fairer ground, consequently will not strain at all. The tugs were obliged to leave the buoys early this morning, and lay off and on, till after high water, when they again went out, and I hope are run for shelter somewhere, as it looks very dirty : To this time (two o'clock) we have had no communication with the shore, but :hall soon, in time to save the post, as at low water we can walk ashore. TRELEIGH CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the Company's OfficeF, 57, Old Broad-street, City, when the report of the directors, representing the prospects of the company as most encouraging, was agreed to unanimously. No dividend was announced, although there was a balance oil the credit side of the account of 15,0001, but the Chairman said that as soon as the balance should amount to 20,000/. a dividend would be declared. THE LATE GALES. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) WEYMOUTH, OCT. 6.—The gale of yesterday con tinued in force until about six o'clock, when it began to moderate. This was the period when it was expected the work of destruction would recommence, for the tide was just risen sufficiently high to make its effects dreaded. Some of the houses in the front had placed boards before their railings, to prevent the water from filling their areas ; and men were on the spot to render whatever service might be necessary in order to prevent the :mischief from being further extended. The water pipes in the road had been covered with clay, and a strong row of staves driven in round it. The sea poured in with , prodigious fury, flinging its surf over on the road, where the water ran down like a mill• stream. The front of the Esplanade, from the Narrows to the bottom of Gloucester-row, is completely torn up, extend ing a quarter of a mile, and covered with beach and shin gle, which extended half way over into the main road. Where the wall was thrown down, near the Crescent, so completely had the water washed away the Esplanade that it now appears on a level with the beach and sands in front, and has the appearance of being cleared away gs. The waves were t fo o r be th s e ee a n re c a u s r o l in f s ; ma a e nd largefalling u i i i n d in the road, like we some times see the tide on the shore. The Greenhill presents a very changed appearance, not a vestige of road to be seen, but the bottom part com pletely washed out at some parts ; it has the appearance of a perpendicular cliff, as the waves came completely up to it and threw their entire force against it. The sea wall at Norton's ice-house is broken in three places this was considered impregnable, having been built sloping towards the sea, and joined by a concrete ; the water, however, got under, and a subsidence of the road taking place, has raised in some places the surface in a froms a th ss a u t m l e u d ar i t n er v , a n r e io th u i s hg pl e a e c u e l s d , h g a i v v e es p i r t ev a dome-like shape ; this, with the irregular a pp earance v w i h ol ic e h nceithaevnee very singular aspect. Had the wind con ti nue d w i t h the sa me d the Preston-road from being washed away, and the ice house would have been swept i n t o the Lodmoor. The damage to property ha s b een very considera ble, and as there is a heavy debt already • owing by the town council, a borough rate must be levied to meet the expenses. It is estimated that the damage done to the Esplanade wall alone will cost upwards of 1 , 000 1. • to repair. "As I have frequently said, all depends upon the weather. Nothing can hold her against such wind and sea as we now have. Three bower anchors with chain cables, and three smaller anchors with hemp cables, some of them well banked, and all laid out, cannot hold her at all.—l am, dear Sirs, yours very truly, " (Signed) JAMES HOS/IEN. " Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co." METROPOLITAN EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—. A meeting of assistants and others interested in the early closing movement was held on Tuesday night at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, for the purpose of electing a commit tee of the various trades in the City district, to conduct the business of the association in its extended form. The chair was taken at nine o'clock by Mr. Nash, wbo, after explaining in detail the principles of the association, concluded by exhorting those persons to agitate, and never cease their exertions until they had abolished the injurious system which had destroyed thousands of valuable lives. After some other business of a formal character the meeting separated. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sln,—Now that railways are established, would it not be a great saving to life and property if Falmouth were made a general port? Vessels might then go out imme diately to sea without fear of accident.—Yours, &c. October, 1846. A SEA CAPTAIN. THE EIITERPEON SOCIETY.—On Tuesday night the members of the Euterpeon Society gave a musical enter tainment at the City Lecture Theatre, comprising Handers beautiful serenata " Acis and Galatea," and a selection of miscellaneous music. The former of these was in itself an ample amusement ; it is crowded with melo dies, simple, and unaccompanied with distracting noise. In addition to this, the story of the two unfortunate lovers, and the elegant poetry in which their love and sorrow is recounted, combine to make a deep and last ing impression on the minds of the hearers. The music was last night extremely well given, by the Misses Turner, E. Turner and Lacy ; Messrs. Key, Renny, Leffler, Lowick, and an efficient band and chorus, under the direction of Mr. W. Blagrove and Mr. Holdern e s s. Theserenata commenced with the overture, which was fol lowed by all the principal parts in it. The , pi . e .o ces l c . ‘ u n d u d s ie h r , ye pretty warbling , choir ,' Miss Turner "Love ner sounds the than the cherry,' Mr. Leffler ; alarm," Mr. Kenny , ; chorus,"GMlattterz dry all thy ye tears," " Must I, my Acis ; ' chorus :: , "Galatea , &c., were sung with much ease and effect. Among the principal portions of the miscellaneous music were, song, "Coming through the rye," Miss Lacy ; song, " There is a flower that bloometb," Mr. Leffler ; glee, " Here, in cool grot," chorus, " The tiger couches," &c., which were also well given. The theatre was well attended by a very respectable audience, who testified their sati s f act i on by frequent bursts of ap plause throughout. A young English widow, named Wilson, was ar rested, on Saturday, for an attempt to take the life of Thomas Ratten, who is employed in an organ factory in Centre street. For two years he had been attentive to her, but about Christmas last he suddenly became cool, and was married to a young lady. Since that Mrs. W. has become nearly frantic, and on Saturday, repairing to his place of work, drew a pistol and pointed it at his head, when he knocked her down and had her taken to the Tombs. She has steadily refused all sustenance since her arrest, and appears, as she doubtless is, dread fully excited.—New York Courier and Enquirer, Sept.l4. i'