The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-24 00:00:00

sPOR,TiNG NOTES. No. CCCXI V ANALYSIS OF THE CESARE W ITCH HANDICAP. (Conciudcd from No. 313.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I continuation of cuy analy s i s of thi s bcudicap, s nail pruceed with TOM TAYLOR'S as the next most important lot. He has only two—the ~rst fav our i te , L a dy E ve ly n , an d B a b e t te . LADY ELYN 6 yrs, B,t 61b, including 61b extra, for winning th e Leamington Stakes, is at present the premier in the market; made so by her running at Warwick. She has backed for a deal of money by the aristocracy, and cei • Dg in good condition, may run forward. Of her win "lng, however, I entertain very serious doubts. Her stablei companion, BABETTE, 3 yrs, 51b, will be corn -I:;'etely overlooked for this event, us the Lady monopo -405 all the attentions of the stable. ABRAHAM'S ppIe—BLACK DOCTOR, 4 yrs, Bst 41b, and RICHARD b rI 3 IXER, 3 yrs, sst Slb, we may as well pass over, as e ing in the hopeless list. STEBBING'S tr ks-RINGSTON, 3 yrs, Bst 41b, NEASHAM, 4 yrs, 7st 61b, tl4 INDIAN WARRIOR, 3 yrs, ist 51b, are not very i t ; 4 ely to be either first, second, or third; Kingston, no doubt, being able to give his stable companions the for e ight, as he is pretty nearly, if not quite, the best of his year; but he y is called upon to do too much, en they expect hi, not onl to cocede years but no 6124 of pounds, to various good horses n in the race. WADLO W'S It ring has three knots : ALoNzo, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b, vihr, Will „ - not do in this presence—LADY AMTOTT. V e s, Est 111 b, who cannot, as we have seen at , eeester carry the same weight as her stable com - Dalai ' ", Candlewick, and win—and CANDLEWICK, 5 6t 121 b, including 3lbs for winning the h Lei cestershire Handicap. The stable, I am given to r lde rstand, will be represented by the last-named, who i t , excellent form at the present time; and having no 4 1. 3' great weight to carry, will, in my opinion, be one t he foremost horses in the race. ISAAC DAY'S LOT ns lsts of four : MONTAGITE, 6 yrs, 7st 91b, who will uo on this occasion; WINDISCHGRATZ, 5 yrs, 7st 91b, titriese condition or prospects I cannot say anything i t „ to present moment, SNOWSTORM. 6 yrs, absolutely loose at 6st 71b; and WATERFALL, 4 yrs, sst 111 b, 14 ° is said to be Vie horse of the stable, considerable 4 5 of money having already been invested upon ti Chance by those who are in a sufficiently Lieotated position to know which way tho wind 4i17, 8. His antecedents are not of the most lipi,": tt nt character; bat as he is favoured with a very pr e Weight, like Mrs. Taft he might scramble into the th,,,H of honour, although I candidly confess I do not i : i k he will. GODDING ii: t be TIMID FAWN, 4 yrs, 7st 41b; but as this course kirtleh too lung for the Fawn, her chance may be con ed as completely out. tt, GOODWIN 4 01 I ., ,, e_l‘ , TursiciArt,_4 . yrs, 7st 21b, whose engagement is 0 play first fiddle at this concerto. has th, WOOLCOT 1 14„ - ° KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, 5 yrs, 7st 11b, who has hb . "„nottled up for two years; his last appearance in %,"° being for the Goodwood Cup in 1850, when, 5 fling 7st 41b, he finished sixth to Canezou, 5 yrs, kh, 4 , l b• His performances in that year were decidedly ° mediocrity; and if they have got him in any -03 like his three-year old form he will be one of the 4 n the Taos who are the most difficult to beat. 1 41. SAUNDERS lipeanple: LE JUIF, 4 yrs, Est 131 b, who at present tape' a cloud—and MAY ANN, 3 yr,' sst 91b, who I is made safe by other ß s of her own s age. T. PARR'S tolciuergage, 3 vre, Est 11lb, will probably run very tetu ar d; but as the weight in proportion to others is k0,1 41 , 1 Y not in his favour, he will not be forward -64 to repeat his performance at Goodwood. 11 ka I'ANSON , 4 4 4 , 1 , - , 13 ° of Lord Glasgow's: THE KNIGHT OF THE q 4 I :,LR, 4—yr;,6st 101 b - The Knight cannot stay the I hir e c e , as was proved in his race for the Great York ' 50 therefore he had better remain at home. k ka ROGERS IN, Red to do the deed of note very mysteriously last a t e with Mrs. Taft, and may perhaps attempt an en- S it h KING CHARMING, 4 yrs, 6st 91b, w h ose c h ance r ," superior, I fancy, to SEA.RANrocuE's, 3 yrs, Est lisnaina's, 3 yrs, sst 12 lb. • OSBORNE'S LOT :et; i t t :'s the Proctor, 4 yrs, 6st 91b; Conmore, 3 yrs, 1171,, Little Davie, 3 yrs, sst 71b ; and J ess i c a, 3 yrs , °. THE PRCCTOR is a vast deal to o s t a l e t o h ave t:",.ollee of winning this Cesarewit c h. Of th e ot h er t 9t,•'• am inclined to think that LITTLE DAVIE i s t h e ,t b a e l , the weight ; Conmor e ' s runn i ng , h owever , h as ea bad. N STEVENS' Ypb t acceptance, BUTTERFLY, 3 yrs, Est 71b, will, no v)Fun forward for a mile with that weight up, but b ill cut the company of the leaders. t. WETHERELL iy MRS. BIRCH, 4 yrs, Est 51b; with such a trifling V V tas she has to carry, she ought to finish in the 'rat her running of late having been very fair f or a e FISHER'S lilb-rEPIN 3 yrs, is not over dosed with weight at N,, Ile ought to run well, but, it is said, he would the Cambridgeshire course to the Cesarewitch. 1; 11 PL . , HARLOCK'S HLEGRA, 4 yrs, 6st 41b; and ILEX, 3 yrs, Est k kq! ° in on very easy terms, and gives Lord It c ; ,o slight chance of adding nother rich turf tro tuose he has already won this year. 11:•11., JOHN SCOTT'S f ; "QUADE 4 yrs, 6st 31b; HYACINTH, 3 yrs, Est '4 q l3lrl La GazZa Ladra, 6 yrs, sst 121 b—may be heard I 1,„ (11.0 the day; one of the two last named will proba (ll,lesent this powerful stable. h l l t i Li le remaining horses—Cavau, 3 yrs , 6 st 11 b, I,4ks °Y . ' Boyce• Merriman, aged, sst i 131 b, trained t• Athena Pallas, 3 yrs, sst 101 h, n training by i i?a'ut; Julia, 3 yrs, sst 91b, in Percy's stable ; Made; t .ii ti )7 , tl , sst 51b in King's ; Dangerous, 3 . yrs, 58 1,11 ) rri, ' sst 41b, in Young atop%u -e s s; Termagant, 3 yrs, " ° n'a ; Dollond, 3 yrs, _sst 31b, in Martin's; and k tilt 'a, Yra, sst 21b, in C. Marson's stable—are, one t t4l 4 , o roughly bad, Dangerous, perhaps, excepted, 1 11 11 , 1 t oely to head the return lists. 0:4it(lkil:„Itliost forgotten the MARCH'? NESS, Leander's li t tbuter, who, at Gatlllb, and a six-years old with 't ° ,th e ' le bit of running in her, might findher . way .front't, rank, although I do not entertain very i vh she will do so. ,!),tlisal of my remarks made yesterday and to ':4ktrU~ll be perceived that I incline to an opinion that ➢ , R t e at the finish will be confined to Candlewick, \ l r ve lYll, Bird-on-the-Wing, Weathergage, Mrs. aterfall Li d i k and the Knight of the Shire. vr t i, , nr c , 4;"I' Alderman's to CANDLEWICK e special choice at the present moment. 13t ` 2 4. I am, &e., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. 1 vnTING INTELLIGENCE. TA.TTERSALL'S--YESTERDAY. Deb bet laid was 2,000 to 100 agst Chedder for Oilk or ' , CHESTER RACES.---THIIRSDAY. q iil itQ t j Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, . and 40 l t,,S, a ug, second to save his stake. One mile and a y ~tGentlemen riders; jockeys 71b extra. (9 Subs.) leko ft ,' 4 B arwick , 5 yrs, llst...(Mr C. Boynton) 1 8 Henrietta ' 3 yr s, 9st 41b ...(Mr. Gaman) 2 j4l,tie: re a„ve's Osba i ldeston, list 81b (Davenport) 3 kr - tiven W arwick, 2to 1 agst Osbaldsston, • on gat Henrietta. Won by a length; the same Oka th ° second and third. I s,twt o ~Pagne Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, L r,tsi f /Is old ; th e sec ond to save his stake. About cik a e • (13 Subs.) 14 11 2 )3 f Exact, Bst 61b . ..(Metcalfe) 1 titi.°,aoead's Dressmaker, 7st (Wells) 2 ktlZ r irt: 7 and 8 to 1 on Exact. Won by three lengths. O L t1 ; ;1 H andicap of 5 sovs. each, and 100 . sovs. `+ t at' second to receive 10 sovs. Two miles and iPi11 3 ,, a ;...(35 Subs.) ZLotti ii alias Jemima, 3 yrs, sst 61b .. (Carroll) 1 Rach‘te, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Wells) 2 Aslack Doctor,4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Abraham) 3 1, 04, 4 Lerrywhent, 3 yrs, 6st 41b...(Aldcroft) 4 1 / 4 i t :P s r n . s Little Davie, sst 131b......(5herw00d) 5 ItS . l bt.„l:3? Melbourne, 3 sirs, sst 101 b ...(Veal) 6 4, ,ti fli Nt 4 to 4 agst The Slack Doctor, _3 _t? 1 agst to 1 each agst Little Davie, liscloete, and t i":. Won by a length; the same b e t wee n t he Lard. li t old , of 3 soya. each, and 40 added; three u ,";lour, 9st 21b; five, 9st 91b; six and a g ed, t, l ±tares and geldings, 31b; winners, extra, &c. k P, tplly , B .Miles. (6 S u bs.) aPPy Joe, 3 yrs (301) ........(Carroll) 1 0, Ilk Cyclops, 4 yrs (301) ... 0 ..................... 2 s'6o•"g True • lt atco ,„, Girl, 4 yrs (30/) ..................... 1 ) 10% ts „ Taly, 5 yrs (301)—Mr. Mary (30F e `i (301)—and Mr. Grimer's Cripple Kate, ), e g 0 ran. 6to 4 agst Cyclops, 2to 1 ags t thi, aale " 3 to 1 agst True Girl. Won by allengtb., 'Ntitt ° n Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and a whip added \A uss N eer e „ horses. One mile [and a half. Officers O a ` Subs.) na Duxbury, 12st 121b(lfr. Heywood) 1 h ttsy, w e 3 April Fool, 12st 21b...(D avenport) 2 `1 st ,"d !Mt Alice, 12st 71b (Licard) 3 a -41 's Hamm Swum 12st (Owner) 4 1 i s lat i n „Won by a length. 4 1) of , t `-'g , RACES..—THRSDA.Y. soya. each ' 5 ft, II with 0 added. One and a q uarter. (12 Subs.) e q 11'11 I, t tgre T ame, 3 y rs, 1 Ost (Owner) 1 P Bp t • Zing of Troy, 3 yrs, I Oit 2 tl k fb,l a ordea ux , 5 yrs , 12st 21b • lEolus, 4 yrs. list 4 1 1 4 % Vp I°4 Won easy. L t e , n Ooplow Stakes of 5 sovs. each , a nd 30 Pl l l , %.)"Y l ad saves his stake. About two miles. ‘l l .., ll ti s „, 410 e'4, 8 Birthday, 4 yrs, list 81b (W. Dally) 1 Prio g , 4 , yrs, list 81b 2 s b Won easy. 41 * lat e of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st ' 9 st 711); six and aged, 9st 91b. Three L ad Q oi , Amyott, 3 yrs... (Stanway) 21 8, Irj %lin_icfirider, 4 yrs ;wi t pa , „ ,7 ).7 6 _3 7 „ 1:? ......... rh.to ,J O wn 6ister . to 13 , rthday, 5 yrs A V o Atl i , ve 43 3l l 4, Berwiek, 5 yrs ... Peal, 4 yrs ... . ..... 1 g Sir Rowland Trenchard, 4 yrs Won in a canter. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER THE SUN, The Selling Stakes of 3 sous, each, "and 25 added. for , THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 2 yr:,.: old and upwa;ds. kialf a mile, (10 ,ti.i1.,.) ' la i ' ALm ,„ , T„ uitspA y.___T,,-d a ,, d ie guard (.; Mr. ‘Vycherley's Derby, 3 yrs, 6,t 41b My. Si.cpherd's fby Ithuriel, 3 yrs, ist 810(ashmall) 1 honour, consisting of a captain's guard of the &TO,' 2 Ist battalion Rifle Brigade, appointed to watch over Tho following alai) startedi—Mr. Cohen': Apostate, 3 yes, 6st 110—Mr. Swan's Llanfeda, 2 yrs, Set 21b—Sir the remains of his Grace the late Duke of Wellington C. Bushout's Nightshade, 2 yrs, 4st 1310—Ld Burghley'; took up their station at the Castle. Egalire, 5 yrs, 7st 71h—Mr- Goddard's Old Charlotte, Ths state coffin arrived here last night, and the 5 yrs, ist 71b—Mr. Smith's bc by Epiru s , o u t o f Video- body was placed in it. The corpse had previously tine, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Mr. r e ister'e Prism the Third, 3 yrs, lain in the leaden coffin, inside of which is the shell. 6st 41b—and Mr. Cattlia's Irish Emigrant, 6 yrs. This is, therefore, the third and last coffin in which Won cleverly, the remains of the illustrious deceased will be (le- Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, and 40 added, the second posited. The corpse being now finally encased, a to save his stake. Heats, once round and a dis. black pall has been hung over the coffin. The floor Mr. Wadlow's Trifle, 3 yes, 7st 91b...(W. Mizen) 1 1 of the chamber is completely covered with black, and 2 3 Mr. R. E. Oliver's I z ehia, 4 yrs, Bst 315 ....... .... 3 2 Mr. Walker's .A plus, 4 yrs, B s t 31b Won easy. emblems. EGLINTON CLUB RACES.. —WEDNESDAY. The utmost privacy is maintained with regard to The Trial Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 20 added, for three the chamber containing the Duke's remains—no one yrs old and upwards, the last to pay the second being permitted to enter or even to take a glance at horse's stake. Half a mile. (5 Subs.) the interior. Now that the Castle is under military Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse, 3 yrs, lOst 71b(Colonel guardianship, Captain Watts, the captain of Campbell) I Walmer Castle, h as t a k en up hi s quarters t h ere. Mr. Milner's Snowdrop, 3 yrs, lost 41b 3 Riflemending Br i g aofficer,Brigade, a L re ieu o t f ena th n e t Colonel Beckwith, of the Mr. Wrry's Sally, 3 yrs, lOst 41b.... Betting-6 to 4on Sally. Won easy by a length and require that no persons, most except domestics, nature, Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and 300 added by Lord Glasgow, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, shall . Bst 41b. One mile and a half. (12 Subs.) be admitted within the Castle gates, excpt Mr. Morris's Kingston - (Basham) 1 on production of an order signed by the captain Mr. Meiklam's Stilton 2 of the gu ar d. I ns t ruct i ons are also given, that if Lord Waterford's Lancaster Betting-5 to lon Kingston. Won in a canter by trance, or other parts of the building, immediate six lengths; the same between second and third. intimation o f th e f act mus t b e g i ven to the same The Visitors' Plate of 1301., added to a Sweepstakes of officer. p 10 sow. each, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b, and The app e a rance w hi c h t h e C ast l e now resents, fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra, &c. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.) with the slow-pacing guards mounted, and the union jack half-mast high, is solemn and imposing. Two Mr. Merry's Lambton (Marlow) 1 Mr. Shepherd's Augusta (Memento filly) 2 number b earer constantly stationed on at sentry theen . trance-gate while the Mr. Blackburn's Goorkah cial desire of Lord Charles lsse Betting-5 to lon Lambton, who won in a canter byWellesley,ven. al3iy sentry the s haspe - two lengths. The Irvine Cup, by Subs. of 10 sovs. each, with 150 added; been posted at the Castle moat, and the ramparts are for three yrs old, lOst 61b; four, 1 Ist 71b; five, 12st; also guarded. six and aged, 12st 41b; winners extra, &c. Once round A dark-coated rifleman, pacing the southern ram and a dis. (14 Subs.) part, marks the place where the remains of the illus. Captain Little na Sir Robert, 5 yrs...(Captain Little) 1 trious warrior now lie—namely, immediately in front Mr. Crawford's Harrier, 3 yrs Lord Eglinton's Elthiron, 6 yrs Mr. Merry's Ringleader, 4 yrs 4 mitted to them. Lord Waterford's Lancaster, 3 yrs 5 Many have been the applicants at the Castle to-day, Betting-2 to 1 agst Harrier, 3to 1 each agst Sir Ho eager to be admitted even to a view of the exterior of bert, Ringleader, and Elthiron. A goo d race with two the Duke's apartment, but the orders to refuse them was won cleverly by half a length. were strictly enforced. The Dining-room Stakes of 25 soya, each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 sovs. added; the second to At 10 A.M., the present Duke of Wellington, ac save his stake. Once round and a dis. (23 Subs., 13 companied by his brother, Lord Charles Wellesley, of whom declared.) took their departure from Weimer Castle. It was Lord Waterford's The Marquis, 4 yrs, 12st 41b ...., . 1 originally their intention to leave on the previous Mr. Miller na Colsterdale, 4 yrs, 12st Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 6 yrs, 13st .... 3 morning, in order to be present at the last sad offices Mr. Redfern's John Dory, 6 yrs, list 121 b Mr. Crawfurd's Deride, 5 yrs, list 121 b, Batting-2 to 1 agst Colsterdale, 3to 1 agst Miss place they left, by the first train after their arrival, for Ann, 3 to 1 agst Deride, and 7 to 2 agst The Marquis. town—having taken this route in order to avoid any Won easy by half a length. display of public feeling on the part of the inhabitants 'THURSDAY. The Curraghmore Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 of the locality. Their suite left at the same time by added. Two miles. (9 Subs.) Way of Deal. Mr. Milner's Sir Robert Lord Waterford's Duc-an-Dhurras Four ran. Won by a neck. most the whole of his attendants have likewise quitted The Eglinton Handicap of 25 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 Weimer. only if declared, with 150 added. Berwickshire Cup A correspondent of the Dublin Evening Mail Course, about two miles and a quarter. (22 Subs., says :- 8 of whom declared.) 1 Having enjoyed the rare privilege of being admitted Mr. Mine ea, The Alp, 6 yrs, 7st Mr. Merry's Doubt, 6 yrs, 7st 81b 2 un i nterest i ng to men ti o n a few b r i e f rem i n i scences o f Five others started. that illustrious personage, which display points of The Marchmont Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 100 character not generally known, and that seldom conic soya, added, for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. (22 under public observation. Instead of meeting an Iron Subs.) Dake, such as he was commonly represented, nothing Mr. Merry's Lambton, 2 yrs Mr. J. Shepherd's Augusta, 2 yrs 2 of his manner and the dignified ease of his deportment. Mr. Milner's Golden Age, 3 yrs Won by six lengths. The Stand Plate of 100 soya., added t o a h an di ca p of 20 assum ption, and it was quite obvious that extreme modesty was his natural disposition. Sincere in his re sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile ligious convictions, he was punctual to the minute at the and a half. (15 Subs., 10 of whom declared.) , stated hours of Divine ser v ice; and it was edifying to Mr. Redfern's John Dory, 6 yrs, ll s t 131 b Lord Waterford's The Marquis, 4 yrs, 12st 111 b 2 gregation of his own parish church. Remarkably fond Won cleverly. of children, he delighted in visiting the admirable in- The Milton Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 100 sovs, fent school which he established at Strathfieldsaye, ane added, for three yrs old and upwards. One mile and was often a ff ec t e d a lmost to tears by the innocent hilarity a half. (7 Subs.) , of the little group by whom he was surr ounded. Mr. Crawfurd's Harrier, 3 yrs Lord Waterford's Duc-an-Dh u rr as , aged scale of suitable elegance; while, owing to his quiet and Mr. Merry's Ringleader, 4 yrs Won by a neck, unnecessary trouble, which made him beloved as a mas ter. In the management of his extensive estates, the same sound sense, correct judgment, and practical wis dom appear as have marked his grand career. The vast sums he expended on building labourers' cottages show the attention he bestowed on the wants and comforts of the working classes under his control. In fact, his whole property presented the aspect of a kind of model farm, and no defect escaped his vigilant eye. Nearly the whole proceeds of the rental were appropriated in improved cultivation, and in ameliorating the condition of the tenantry. His Grace's portion of the union did not supply a pauper to the district workhouse. A single instance will suffice to prove his humanity. One of his keepers was killed in an affray with poachers, who were arrested and convicted. He immediately ordered his well-stocked preserves to be thrown open, saying that ho would not allow his men to be murdered, and other people transported, for the sake of a parcel of birds and some paltry game. Tho sufferings of the Irish poor during the famine period engaged his deepest sympathies, and ho expressed himself with the utmost warmth and feeling on the subject of the savings-bank failures, considering these deposits of hardly-acquired earnings as a sacred trust, to be repaid, without refe rence to legal technicalities, on the implied faith of an imperial obligation. He seldom took the pains of con tradicting any calumny with regard to himself, or to re fute any aspersions on his fair fame, however destitute of truth. Among these may be reckoned the false report that he denied the place of his nativity, and repudiated the land of his birth. No statement can be more utterly unfounded or untenable. On the contrary, he was proud I of Ireland, bestowed the deserved praise on those noble ! qualities with which her sons are distinguished, but was gr ieved and wounded to see that warm - hearted people misled and misdirected by senseless tirades against everything English—fostering national animosities and engendering sectarian strife. He certainly was impressed with the idea that he was disliked by his own country men, but could not account for the unmerited prejudice that prevailed. It is to be hoped that this misconception will now cease, and that we shall render a just tribute to th e statesman, soldier, and citizen, who earned an im perishable and unsullied reputation, and left a brilliant example which cannot fail in exercising a salutary in fluence both on the present age and ou generations yet to come. " He often remarked that the secret of success lay in embracing every opportunity of being useful; and that he never forgot the golden rule which ho early learned in the Church Catechism—' Of doing your duty in that state of life to which it shall please God to call you.' " EMIGRATION BY A NEW METHOD. Under the title of " The British Exodus, or National Emigration Fund of the H un t er River Gold Mining Company," an association has been formed which pro poses to effect the following objects:—The capital is to consist of 126,0001., in shares of 1/. ls. each. From time to time, as these are subscribed for, a public ballot is to take place until 4,000 free passages have been obtained, the certificates for the original guinea shares being ex changed after each ballot for a passage order. By this means, at 20/. a head, 80,0001. is to be disposed of in the passage of emigrants, and the original capital of 126,000/. will by the same process be reduced to 46,000/. The trustees of the company are stated to be Lord Erskine, Sir H. W. Barron, and A. Maclean, Esq., Harrow. The solicitor is Mr. Joseph J. Cridland, of Chancery-lane. For some days it had been advertised that the first public ballot would take place yesterday,' at twelve o'clock, at the Western Literary and Scientific Institu tion, Leicester-square, and at the hour named there were about eighty persons assembled in the body of the theatre, and some dozen gentlemen on the platform, in front of which stood a large glass ballot -box. No chairman was appointed by the meeting, but a few minutes past twelve Mr. Carpenter rose, and said they were met for the purpose of balloting for free passages to Australia, but since their last meeting on Monday, their solicitor had received from the Treasury the fol lowing letter:— " Solicitor's Office, Treasury, Sept. 21, 1852. " Sir,—The attention of her Majesty's Government having been drawn to a scheme, entitled ' The British Exodus, er National Emigration Fund of the Hunter River Gold Mining Company,' having for one of its objects the selection of 4,000 free passage orders to Australia by ballot, I am directed to inform you that the proposed ballot is illegal, and subjects those con cerned in it to prosecutions under the Acts of Parliament made fur the suppression of lotteries. And I hereby give you notice that proceedings will be taken against the parties concerned in the scheme in question, if the intended ballot be permitted to take place.—l am, &e. (Signed) " N. R. REYNOLDS." Now, before the promoters had put out a single prospec tus or advertisement, they had taken the °Onkl of two eminent solicitors, and also of an eminent counsel, as to the legality of the undertaking, and those gentle men were of opinion that they could not be considered to fall within the operation of the Lottery Suppression Act. On the receipt of the above letter a meeting of the board was immediately called, at which the two solicitors were present, and they had reconsidered their former opinion, and turned to certain cases reported in the books. The result was, that the committee had not the slightest doubt as to the legality of their proceedings; but here they were under this interd:ct from the Trea sury, and they thought it right both with reference to their own interests and those of the shareholders to pro pose a postponement of the distribution of these free orders for a few days, pending their communications with the Government on the subject. Tho committee were most anxious to proceed with tis little delay as pos• sible, because the three vessels which had been adver tised were ready for the passengers; but, if they could not obtain the acquiescence of the Government, they would call together the shareholders not later than Tuesday next, when they would propound a plan which would secure precisely the same object, and in very much the same way as at present proposed. Some applause pt rnadded so of liowedMr.single remark, and h Carpenter's address. t e No other meet ing at once dispersed. The LATE DUKE of WELLINGTON. MOURNING FOR THE ARMY.-GENERAL ORDERS. Horse Guards, Sept. 22, 1852. The Adjutant-General has received her Majesty's most gracious commands to issue the following gene ral orders to the army :- 1. The Queen feels assured that the army will par ticipate in the deep grief with which her Majesty has received the intelligence of the irreparable loss sustained by herself and by the country, in the sudden death of Field Marshal the Duke of Wel lington. In him her Majesty has to deplore a firm supporter of her throne, a faithful, wise, and devoted councillor, and a valued and honoured friend. In him the army will lament the loss of a corn mander-in-chief unequalled for the brilliancy, the magnitude, and the success of his military achieve ments ; but hardly less distinguished for the indefa tigable and earnest zeal with which, in time of peace, he laboured to maintain the efficiency and promote the interests of that army which he had often led to victory. The discipline which he exacted from others, as the main foundation of the military character, be sternly imposed upon himself, and the Queen desires to im press upon the army, that the greatest commander whom England ever saw has left an example for the imitation of every soldier, in taking as his guiding principle in every relation of life an energetic and unhesitating obedience to the call of duty. It is her Majesty's command that this general order shall be inserted in the order books, and read at the head of every regiment in her Majesty's service. _ ALLEGED _MURDER OF A CHILD. Yesterday evening Mr. Langham, the deputy-coroner for Westminster, held an inquiry at the Feathers, Dean street, on view of the body of a newly-born male, child, alleged to have been murdered by its mother. The in quiry was opened on a previous day, and a report of the proceedings appeared in this journal on Tuesday last. It a ppeared from the evidence of Mr. Heath, the surgeon, for whose post mortem examination the case was ad journed, that the death of the child was caused by in juries received in the throat, which caused an effusion of blood, trickling into the air passages, and bringing on suf focation. The injuries on the throat must have been the result of violence. His opinion was that some person bad thrust a finger down the infant's throat and caused extensive lacerations. The other evidence went to show that Jane Mann, a servant girl, concealed her condition from her mistress, who knew nothing about the birth of the child until she beard its faint screams in her (the mistress's) bedroom, to which she had di rected her servant to retire, in consequence of apparent illness. It was further stated, and borne out by the surgeon, that there was the mark of a ligature round the neck, and that one of the witnesses had admitted having cut off a piece of tape which had been tied tightly about the child's neck. This piece of string could not be found, and Mrs. Cherry, the person who made the statement, was recalled, but her evidence threw no additional light upon the matter. The coroner, in su mming up, said that if the jury thought there was suf ficient evidence of the murder having been committed by the mother —of the murder by some person or other there could be no reasonable doubt—they would, of course, return a verdict to that effect; but if they could not p os i t i ve ly fix it upon the mother, their verdict must be an o p en one . After a lengthe ned consideration the jury returned a verdict to the effect " That the child died from se vere l a cerations of the th roat, but b y whom those dence to s h ow ." injuries were inflicted th ere was not sufficient evi 2. The Queen does not require that the officers of the army should wear any other mourning with their uniforms, on the present melancholy occasion, than black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or hat—the sword-knot---and on the left arm—with the following exceptions, viz. : Officers on duty are to wear black gloves, black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or hat, the sword-knot, and on the left arm, the sash covered with black crape, and a black crape scarf over the right shoulder. The drums cf regiments are to be covered with black, and black crape is to be hung from the pike of the colour-staff of infantry, and from the standard -staff and trumpets of cavalry. 3. The Queen has been most graciously pleased, under the present afflicting circumstances, to direct that Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., shall be placed on the staff of her Majesty's army, and that all matters respecting her Majesty's military ser vice, which have heretofore been transacted by his Grace the late Commander-in-Chief, shall henceforth be performed by Lieutenant-General Viscount Her dinge, G.C.B. _ The trheep speculative f la r t o i ra ve e t a he cit c eni n en at describecontinent continu ance of on the contrary, th e rate of exchange s h o ws a fur l t e h e e n r wunae enis. Fr e a m favourable turn, th e contr i vance by wh i c h the new forced up for a moment to 5 p i remium having apparently been altogether unreal. AtAmsterdam the market re mains without any movement o f importance. The d a t e s from Odessa reach to the 13th o f September, when t h e w heat market was still dull and prices again lower. An arrival of about twelve ships had caused a reaction also in the rates of freight. From St. Petersburgh the advices are to the 15th. The quantity of tallow shipped off was 34,076 cask - F, against 55,400 casks in 1851, and the Russian speculators and several Russian dealers in that article were consigning to Liverpool. By her Majesty's command, G. BROWN, Adjutant• General. FREEBOOTERS DEFEATED.—The men of the pre ventive station at Mudeford were occupied on Saturday morning last in the agreeable task of saving upwards of 140 tubs of brandy wl.ich had during the night drifted from their moorings, and were eventually brought safely to anchor under the care of her Majesty's revenue officers, undoubtedly much to the disappointment of those who had made such a dangerous deposit near our shores,—Poole Herald. THE GOLD REGIONS. The statement furbished on Wednesday wi.h regard to the production of gold. at Mount Alexander mines, in the colony of Victoria, is sufficient to account for the non-arrival of vessels from that quarter, although, ns some which we re known to have sailed before the date of the last advices have not yet been reported, it 1 is probable that adverse winds have also caused delay. When it appears that the amounts brought in to be sent by escort to Melbourne for the weeks ending re spectively the 11th, 18th, and 25th of June were 80,000, 91,000, and 105,000 ounces, making en average of 92,000 ounces per week, or about 370,0001. sterling, it may be supposed that the attraction must be such as almost t o p reclude the possibility of crews being retained byany pr ecaut i ons, however stringent. A strik ing fact in conne x i on with the t p a r t es i e t n i t s information impossible is, to that the yield appears t o h ave increased with enormous rapidity week by week, so that conjecture, unless some sudden and unlooked-for check should be experienced, what will be the limit of the supply when the number of adventurers shall be swollen, as it will be in the course of a short time by the emigrants daily arriving not only from Eu rope, but also from the adjoining colonies, and even from Canada and the United States. Indeed, the totals now given appear 50 astounding, showing, as they do, from the Mount Alexander mines alone, a rate of production little short of 20,000,0001, p er i annum, that they suggest the possibility of some mi a _ take in the figures, and as they rest upon an extract from a single letter, they may, perhaps, be accepted with some reserve. All the collateral information at hand, however, tends to confirm the probability of their correctness. The communications from Sydney mention the increase of excitement which had been caused there by the last arrivals from Victoria, and the fresh impulse which had been given to the gene ral population of New South Wales to desert their own mines, in order to share the more extraordinary wealth of their neighbours. It will also be seen, by a reference to the accounts received in London from Victoria on the 31st of August last, that the gold in trusted to the escort for the week ending the 28th of May was larger than had ever before been known, the total being nearly 38,000 ounces, and the suppo sition is consequently strengthened that with the advance of the rainy season and the augmentation in the supply of water the gatherings would in crease in an unprecedented. ratio. At the same time, ' the fact of our having bad information of the sums brought in up to the 28th of May leaves only the week ending Jane 4 to be accounted for, and we are consequently precluded from an explanation that might otherwise be offered of the largeness of the present totals, by assuming that they consisted of the accumulations of several previous weeks, kept back by the badness of the roads or other causes. Under these circumstances the next advices will be looked for with the greatest interest, and if they should establish the circumstances now mentioned, they will produce amongst merchants and ship owners a stronger impression than anything that has yet been communicated. It must be borne in mind that hitherto the amounts brought by escort have by no means represented the whole earnings of the miners, the estimate being that at least a third of their gains are retained or sent to town by I private hands. In contemplating the riches of the country, we must also recollect that although the New South Wales mines are likely to be neglected, owing to the want of population caused by the drain to Mount Alexander, the last intelligence regarding, them was very favourable, and that they appear to offer an unlimited field whenever the increase of com petition resulting from immigration shall lead the colonists to consider moderate earnings to be worth looking after. It is difficult, however, to form an opinion as to when that period may arrive. Hitherto it has been supposed that the labours at Mount Alex ander could be carried on with great success only during the winter season, but if its deposits should with any degree of permanency offer the rewards now presented, there can be little doubt that before the next dry season methods of irrigation will be devised, whatever may be the outlay required for them, and that hence the receipts from that singular locality will be more or less continuous. With reference to the statement received by the overland mail of the production of gold at the Mount Alexander mines, in the colony of Victoria, the fol lowing is an etract of another private letter, addressed to a mercantile firm in London, which tends to cor roborate the probability of its accuracy. The news was obviously current at Sydney at the date of these communications, and there would consequently now be no reason to hesitate in regarding it as certain but for the possibility that it may have been fabricated by some of the passengers of the Shamrock, by which vessel it was brought to that port : EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER DATED SYDNEY, JUNE 29,1852. " The Shamrock is just in. It is reported 95,000 oz. of gold arrived in Metbotirne the week tho Shamrock sailed, 85,000 the previous week; and no less than 105,000 were expected the week following." The subjoined additional paragraph from the letter originally quoted likewise indicates that even at Syd ney the difficulty of getting crews had greatly in creased, while it also mentions that a considerable quantity of the Mount Alexander gold had just been received : " The departures for London this month are—the Ganges, on the 13th; the Maitland, on the 26th; and the San Francisco, on the 27th. There are several vessels ready for sea, but the difficulty of obtaining seamen prevents their getting away. Even 101. per month will not tempt them to go to London, and the Glenbervie and Neptune have scarcely a hand on board. The Shamrock, from Melbourne, had brought 10,000 ounces of gold on freight, and about an equal amount in private hands. These large quantities do not affect the price, as at Sydney 675. is freely given, and at Melbourne 635. 9 d."— Times. HOP IN 1 ELLIGENCE. AIAIDSTONE.—Our hop reports are now drawing to a close, as th e B oroug h will now supply the best guide to those who are interested in the subject. We shall no doubt psy a large duty, but as we have often said, many of the hops will be inferior, the mould prevailing in some districts more than the planters like to con fess. The growth of choice hops will not be large, and those who have picked mouldy ones will find trouble in selling them. The weather retards the picking, and has affected the hop as well as the other plants. We are happy to add that at present we hear of but little illness amongst the pickers. EAST FARLEIGII.—The hops in this district are a very heavy crop and require to be got down as soon as possible. Fortunately there are plenty of pickers —upwards of 3,000 being employed. Should the weather prove fine, one of our largest growers is ex pected to finish this week. The general hopping will last about a fortnight longer. RYE.—ihe hop picking has commenced in this lo cality, and in a few days will become general. Should the weather prove favourable, there will be an abundant growth. TICEHURST.—The hop picking is now in full ope ration, and we find them come down quite to our ex pectation as regards quantity. On inquiry we find that about seventy bushels are required for the cwt. CANTERBURY.—Picking has been carried on with great activity in the past week—enough hands not being obtainable for the growers who were anxious to avail themselves of the fine weather, and get in their growth in as good condition as possible, it being evident that many of the grounds were fast going oft'. Wednesday was a very unfavourable day—wet and cold. The produce, as yet, has fully come up to ex pectations; and the duty is still laid at 250,0001. SIISSEX.—The reports are generally favourable. Picking is going on rapidly, but in some parts has been much impeded by the heavy rains. The yield will equal the average, and though doubts and fears reach us from some quarters, the majority of ac counts are hopeful, and a heavy duty is still antici pated. SEVENOABB.—Picking has commenced generally in this neighbourhood. The most sanguine ex pectations of planters will be fully realised, both in the quantity and quality of the crop. There has not been for years a finer or more productive hop season. ASHFORD.—'We shall have a heavy crop; the crops look extremely well—no mould to speak of. WATERlsiGnualr.—The picking has become ge. neral, and we have an excellent crop, and shall pay a heavy duty—some say 245,0001. There is a little mould. YALDING.—We are taking full advantage of the fine weather, and are proceeding very fast with the picking. W e have not much to c omp l a i n of in the shape of mould. Fauxuam.—The picking has become general here, and hops are coming down as well as we expected. Some planters are getting 15 cwt. to 1 ton an acre. EAST SUTTON.—Our hops are going on exceedingly well (never better); picking is pretty general, and the quality is good ; duty 235,0001. MALLING.—We are proceeding very fast w ith our picking, but the mould has spread ; there will, 1 "*" ever, be a heavy crop ; duty 230,000/. picking has commenced, hops are remark a bl y good; there will be a h igh duty, say 240,0001. an d our bi FOREIGN FRUITS,--The large n umber of 4,335 baskets of fruits, of th e i various kinds now n season, have been brought by a steamer from Havre, the growth of France. Another steamer from Antwerp has brought up wards °- f. 3 ,000 baskets of fruits of all kinds; and the ste amer Ravensbourne, f r om the same p lace, has brought the large quantity of 4,129 baskets of fruits, the produce of Bel gium. These im or t a ti on s from France and Bel g ium include filberts and als o walnuts, in considerable quantities. SUSPECTED SUICIDE IN THE TITAMEs.—On Mon day information was forwarded to Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, of the discovery of the body of a man in the River Thames, off Greenwich. The deceased is ; about 30 years of ag e , 5 f ee t 71,4 inches high, and rather stout. H e was attired in a pair of old cord trousers, sleeve vest, white shirt, and lace-up boots, and has the appearance of a brick layer's labourer. The body now lies at the dead house, Greenwich, to await the Coroner's inquiry. THE LAST HOURS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. (From tht: Medical Times and Gazette, Sept. 25.) Public ntmrest has been so much excited on every matter connected with the great Duke, that although We have been obliged to omit our usual communications from the present number, w e f ee l th a t wo should not be justified in withholding that of Mr. Hulke. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE MEDICAL TIMES AND GA Z ETTE. 155, Lorier-streer Deel, Sept. 21, 185 . 2. Sir,—l enclose y ou an account of the death of .the Duke of Welli ng t on f or insertion in the Medical T i mes and Gazette, should you (ken it sufficiently interesting to the readers of your widely circulated journal. I an, Sir, &c., J. W. HULKE. " TUESDAY, SEPT. ',l.—About half-past eight this morning my father received E. note from Walser Castle, stating that the Duke of Wellington wished to see him. He immediately went to the Castle. His Grace complained of uneasiness about the chest and stomach; was then perfectly conscious, and answered questions put to him with correct ness. Some medicine was or dered, and during its p reparation his Grace took some tea and toast. Shortly after leaving the Castle, my father received another co mmanication, stating that his Grace was much worse; he had had fits similar to those he was subject to. My father and I went directly, and found his Grace in bed, unconscious; eyes turned a little upwards, fixed; pupils of medium s i ze; s ki n warm and moist; respiration v ery l aborious, from accumula tion of mucus in air tubes. Before our arrival his valet had applied a mustard poultice to his chest, as on a former occasion this had given relief. "Dr. M'Arthur soon arrived, and D rs . flume an d Fer gusson were telegraphed f or . " Dr. M'Arthur advised a mustard emetic to be given, having prescribed one with advantag e f or t h e D u k e seve ral years ago under similar circumstances. This and other measures were now of no avail. His Grace became very restless, tried to turn oa his left side; occasionally there were slight twitching s of the left arm. When was much m ore free, and this induced us to place him i n an easy chair, when his respiration became much less embarrassed; his pulse raised in bed, his breathing sank, his Grace was now placed more horizontally; the pulse rallied for a little time, and then gradually de hoclined; the breathing became more f ee b le; and, at twenty five minutes past three o'clock P his Grace breathed his last. So easy and gentle wa s th e transition, that for the moment it was doubted. A m i rror was held before was no more. his Grace's mouth ; it s b r i g ht ness was undimmed, and "JOHN WIIITA/WO lIULK►E.'; THE DUKE and his FAVOURITE CHARGER. The following facts relative to the celebrated " Copen hagen" are gathered from a recent number of the Sporting Magazine. Copenhagen derived his name , his dam h av i n g f beenrom ttahkee ncityout i n therewh i c t h n he h e e w e a x s p f o o d a t t i odn of 1807, by the late Field-Marshal Grosvenor. The horse, we are told, was not only thorough-b re d, but h a d also a very illus trious pedigree, b e i ng on his father's side 3 grandson of the celebrated Eclipse, an d on h is mothefs of a well known horse of his day, J o h n B u l l. Copenhagen did not remain long in General Grosvenor' hands but was sold by him to the Marquis of Lo ndonde , a'7, then adju tant-general to the Peninsular army, who t he him with other horses. to Lisbon in 1813. While there he was selected and bought, with another horse, by Colonel Charles Wood, at the price of 400 guineas, for his Grace the Duke of Wellington, with . whom he soon became an especial favourite. The writer of the article states that at Vimiera and Waterloo the Duke used no other horse. The mention of Vimiera, however, is obviously a mis take for Vittoria ; the former action having taken place in 1808, long before the horse lauded in Portugal, foughton the ! 181 n 1 3 e , mthoerable day of year he was i w nt h p e o r r e t a e s d th f e ro l m att u er n w g Waterloo, though the Great Captain had ridden Copen hagen for 18 hours, the horse . gave . little signs of being beaten; for on the Duke's patting him th --e quarter as he dismounted after the battle, the animal struck out as England. d playfully as if ho had been taking merely a canter in the Park. For endurance of fatigue, indeed, he was always remarkable. However hard the day, Copenhagen never refused his corn, though he would often eat it while lying down—an unusual manner with horses. For many years Copenhagen was one of the most interesting sights at Strathtieldsaye, on which domain be was p ens i one d off, and where he at length died in honourable old age. The Duke rarely omitted to visit him, and the ladies of the family made of him an especial pet. And he deserved to bo so, for " old Copenhagen" had ono of the surest and best characteristics of true coursge--an extremely good and docile temper. He liked being noticed, and kissed hands and ate apples with All possible grace. Copenhagen, whose colour was a full rich chestnut, was a small horse, standing little more than fifteen hands high, but he possessed great muscular power. His general appearance denoted his Arabian blood. Though not much suited, from his size, for etossing the country, it is stated that the Duke did occasionally ride him to hounds. C OURT CIRCULAR. B A L NIORAG • WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty drove yesterday it the open carriage towards Gairn-Shiel. His Royal Highness Prince AMA went out deer stalking. The Earl of Derby left Balnoral yesterday for England. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived A Balmoral yester day, and will remain on a visit to her Majesty. In consequence of the lamentec death of the Duke of Wellington, her Majesty and he Royal household have gone into mourning for a voek from this day. A deputation of the Metro Commissioners of Sewers, co ns i st i ng of Mr. Jib (chairman), Sir John Burgoyne,__M aj Hosking, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Spe th er Smith, and Mr. Hawkshaw, with Mr. Woolry e l (secretary), had an or Dawson, Captain Vetch, Mr. interview with Mr. Secretary volpolo yesterday, at the Home-office. Lieut.-Colonel Waldo Sibth o p had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yeserday. Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of the Colonial-office Sierra Leone and th e G overnor the Gambia. Dispatches were rece i ved at t yes terday from the Governors of th West India Islands and from the Governor of St. Hlena. HER MAJESTY'S SS in the NORTH. CRATIIIE, TUESDAY NiGl:Fr.—Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, her klajesty took drive yest e rd a y afternoon. ' To-day the wea th er was such Is to enable her Ma jesty to take h e r usua l carriage firing, and the Royal family have b een enjoying thmselves in the gastle, w grounds. The weather is still lull, occ asional heavy showers. a short The Earl of Aberdeen has just arrived at the Castle. THE SLAVE'S IPPEAL. FROM UNCLE Tom' CABIN. (For Music) " And the brow of the young Ilan grew dark, and h is eye bu r n e d w ith an expression that made his 71'° tremble. Who made thi s D an my maste r —that 's what I want to know?' ho said." * • `` Why are you sorry, sir s a id G eorge , c alm l y. `Why to see you, as i t were, sot i ng yourself i n opyosi: tion to th e l aws o f your country-'' My c ountry! said George, with strong and bitter 'lmPhasis; what coun try h ave I b ut the grave!' " —pr 12 and 80. Who made this man my m a ter — That's what I want to knew? That he should wreck my ',tart in death, Or chain my life to woe! Have I no soul to bring themom Of love upon my cheek? And did he sell my wife to morn, Have I no heart to break Who made thi s nan my mast e r That's wh a t Iwant to know ? Who made this man my moter?-- The Spirit in the skies But bids me toil for life anJ love, And th a t my b row bears clieP But thrald om h e d enies! or glw' Why should they call m 4 slave? Or bid my heart, through Cudge' know No country but the grav4 master— Who made thisoannmy know? That's what FREDEniat ENocH. to IFF ELEcT.—Jud ' men a ed STATE p ----- - -- " --- -- A. A. C CARRIAGE ron DIU. _ROLL, SHER dered for Mr. A. A. cr s i ng fron s e . f r ri elect, that gentleman the /e -t office shall be distin appears resolved that his guished by unusual splendour. year °f e p l state carriage, menu atlisnpel.endTihdesbpoecdiy the general equipage or stignia of the City and th Laurie and r all it s appointments, but of Messrs.w b h y ich are beaut - i b fu u l i en the art of particularly in the graceful sweet , e tint particularly pleasing, is painted of a darkli the borders and panffeeare‘ki of highly gilded metal, beautifully roof are the cap of ' b lazoned the heraldic in between three narc ' les or E lozel:Ie cfand. e neath the centre window, acle Makers, above which,a b s c .re ii. The crest is a uni caa or r corn's head between n tw -s o le laets' trunks, which is sup- yv;fshipfal Company of Spec -oarnfthere ij o i u Dhield is a unicorn passant ported by a casoue within ether) The ornaments on the similar main description, and the body loops, which y gorgeelre resembl gons, are appropriately a nd ruby. The carriage • tenxice rich] gilt, the lamps standards and green , il golda?, exhibit gay gilding, with alternations of white s and vermillion. The hammer cloth has a field of white fled green silk velvet, upon decorations, consisting of Mit which are escutcheoins-ofth City arms, the whole relieved with green and amber fringe.the 'The holders for the footmen at the back are exceedingly fiell; they are formed of rich green Genoa velvet, upon uh are scrolls, &c., of amber gimp. The lining is Of ric v h 7 obite silk, the roof radiated in flutes, and relieved with goldzoloured fringe in festoons. The Laurie and Manner, displays harness, also manufactured bf the arms and crests, &c., hi ornaments of gold, with the padding, &c., of green and aiab er * TIIUNDER-STORM AI OLDHAM ,-- About three o'clock on Monday afternoon apparently without any previ ous gloom or distant murmur of thunder, a most vivid flash of lightning was seen • and scarcely had it disappeared when the report of thunder came like the bursting of a shell. It was followed by a h ea vy shower of hail and rain, and quickly passed off. The electric fluid struck one of the mina rets on the Blue -coat Scholl , but we have not heard of any other damag e . eltmhoiefnagrlame do armorial withbeeareih Lord 13roUglat ou and the Hon. Miss Hobbouse have left E r l estoke Park , Devizes, on n visiting tour in Scotland. 24_ 1852, NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. TIitIRSDAY, SLPT. 23.—The selection which the committee had made for last evening's Entertainment, from the works of chisical and popular composers, was so well appreciated, that the body cf the hall and the patrons' gallery were well filled, and the side galleries did act present so cold and cheerless an aspect as had been feared. Beethoven' s Sinfonia Pastorale, with which the concert opened, was received with rapturous delight, the conclusio n of every movement being seized by the audience as an opportunity for applauding the magnificent band, whose execution was charaterised by remarkable precision. From the interest evinced it was clearly evident that there were very few per sons in the hall who were unable to recognise the numerous beauties of the composition. Spohr's duet from Faust, " Folg' dem Fre unde," was sung by Madame Viardot Garcia ; and , Cimarosa's beautiful scena from Il Sacri ficio d'Abramo by Madame Fiorentini, who ap peared here for the first time, amid a burst of applause. Signor Gardoni sung the aria from Mozart's Il Flauto 21Iagico, " Oh! cara immagine ;" and Mr. Sims Reeves the air " Soft airs around me play," from Weber's Euryanthe. A concertante (by Maurer) for four violins, with orchestral accompani ments, by Messrs. Swinton, Blagrove, Day, and Cooper, was loudly applauded. The vocalization of Rossini's aria, " Nacqui all' affanno e al pianto," by Madame Viardot Garcia, was a triumph. Mozarts's " Possenti Numi," by Herr Formes, concluded the first part of the evening's entertainment. The second part commenced with selections from the Afinnesinger, by Mr. Benedict, never before per formed. jn tne romance which followed Mr. Sims Reeves was encored. The evening's entertainment was brought to March. a close with Meyerbeer's "Coronation This mornin g a large audience assembled in the hull to hear Mr. Pierson's new oratorio, Jerusalem, performed. So full a hall, for a morning's perform ance, has not bee n witnessed for some years. The great majority of those present were elegantly-dressed ladies. The Oratorio is divided into four portions —an in troduction or prologue, an d three parts T he words according to the usual division of such compositions, were selected from the Script ures by th e late Mr. W. Sancroft Holmes. In Part 1, the destruction str itv restoration ion is Cpre dicted ; in Part 2, it is lamented, and t , anedrring promised. In Part 3, prophecies are given Wornee g referri ng the restoration of the Jews, and texts follo to the New Jerusalem, the last judg ment salvation of the righteous, the whole concluding with a Doxology. The work includes forty. seven separatet pieces of music, the larger proportion of which are chorusses. Throughout the work there is no evolu tion of any dramatic story, no portraitures o f cha- ratter, but there are frequent expressions of profound national grief and of triumphant joy. The oratorio had the advantage of performance by vocalists of a higher class than commonly appear at concerts, and a chorus renowned for its exact execu tion of difficult music ; and, although a first represen tation is no sure test of success, it must be said to have been well received. At its close there was ge neral and prolonged cheering—very unusual after the performance of an oratorio. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—RoyaI yacht the Fairy, Master-Commander Welsh, went down to Osborne yesterday, and relieved the Elfin. The:day being re markably fine in the afternoon, the two young Princesses, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, took a short cruise in the Fairy on the Solent. Echo proceeded to Spithead yesterday with the luggage of Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and transferred it to the Vernon, India man, for conveyance to Bombay. Tne Vernon sailed this morning, at daylight. Stromboli went to the moorings off the King's stairs yesterday to have her compasses swung. She has received all her sea stores, and will now be ready for hoisting the pendant when required. Powerful, 80, is in the sea-basin receiving her an chors and other heavy stores as an advanced ship. Ajax, 60, Captain M'Quin, has turned over to the Camperdown. She has unbent sails, and will come into dock on Saturday. Sidon steam-frigate, having had her engines and boilers rectified, got up her steam this morning to test them. Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Robin. son, will be paid _off on Saturday next, and recom missioned. Encounter screw-corvette, Captain O'Callaghan, will be docked in the, steam-basin dock when the Bulldog comes out. Avon steam-tender, Master-Commander Veitch, arrived this morning with supernumeraries from Plymouth. DEVONPORT, SEPT. 22.—Avon tender sailed for Portsmouth this afternoon, taking some stores from the dockyard. Hamoaze lighter, Wood master, sailed this after noon with victualling stores for Queenstown. APPOINTMENTS. Second Master Edward izi7Shacklock (1851), from the Leander, 50, at Portsmouth, to the Dee steam vessel at Woolwich. _ . _. Acting Ass istant-Surgeon C. A. Duchet (1851), from the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth to the En counter steam-sloop at Portsmouth. Master's Assistant J. F. W. Poynter to the Her cules, fitting at Chathath for emigration service. Midshipman Ho n . J. B. Vivian to the Sans Biro], 81, screw steam-ship. At Devonport—John Gilby to the Victory ; Guy C. B. Wither, to the Electra, 14, at Portsmouth; Reginald F. Clerk, to the Arrogant steam-frigate at Portsmouth. TO THE BENEVOLENT — WANTED, RIVE POUNDS. We appeal to the benevolent and liberal : to those exalted souls with deep pockets that, despising the wretched distinctions between man and man by Mam mon and no Mammon, would rescue the unfortunate. The case is simple, pathetic, but of daily occurrence. Here it is in brief: the penny lines of the reporter put into a little silver sixpence. A young woman, named Jane Tanner—" a delicate looking young person, whose face was shockingly dis figured"—is unwillingly brought by her mother to Worship-street, to charge her false lover— (impulsive creature!)—William Holloway, with an assault. On a recent occasion he had knocked out two of her teeth; but she had forgiven him that—be had expressed such sorrow for the untoward event. On Tuesday, however, ho came to her, and at once asked her for money. " She told him that she had not then a penny, when he flow into a violent passion, and dealt her such a violent blow in the face, that she became partially stunned, and both her eyes were swollen and contused as they now appeared." She endeavoured to escape; he then felled her to the earth, and—(his poor victim was about to become a mother 1)—" continued beating and kicking her about the body till there was scarcely a part of her person that was not covered with bruises." Well, the betrayed outraged Jane Tanner would not prosecute at the ses sions. " Oh, no, sir"—she said, and the words ought to have gone like knives into William Holloway_4, sir, I can't prosecute him; let him go a no, wish him to be punished." way; I do n ' t Whereupon Holloway is fined " the highe s t of penalty" the law allows, namely 5/ - amount months' imprisonment. Holloway could not pay thefemioonn; .9 or in default two Y; therefore took a a b li e . atin ride to Coldbath-fields in the l in o g way jan im e pr T is a o n n n e e d r ?for Certainly down, and kick g, Now, is Hel fer not having Si. to pay f or Y not; ho is incarcerated sassed 51.—with another 5/, the luxury. Had be Poo departed to knock down , again beat , and kick Jane Tanner teback him—he might have t lisbly- A few days before at the same office , ~ a s..y lith, „ is dressed man, who S duresse, fined 51., with the alternative of two mon ths' ves, and so gave the name of Georg e le_ for giving an inoffensive woman two blac k soaked e with wounding her face that " her dress, was id th e money b100d.4 What then? George Smith P ai d w i s d o m of like—oh, like a Briton! Now, prison diet, and George Rollo picking oakum on way in perfect freedom? Smith, the stylish, picking h c l h. AlliVier--fiVe pounds! ---Pun En°ll.ll law—what is the difference wha between William I GENTLEMAN DEMME!) IN THE SERPENTINE.— Yesterday morning information was sent to Mr. Langham the deputy coroner, of the death of Mr. Stevps, of 18 On Wednesdaysc ul ler, , afternoonan d rowed h he Camden-town, under the following circum- B g st a a o Y n ci n ce d h : e a — a m l had o his boat out as usual, and had been rowing for about h a lf a n hour, when he stopped at the bridge to see some 31- o s n rt.r t e i tt e ev S e e n r ' pe wnatinane. persons fishing. His boat he allowed to drift under the b r id g e, and it was discovered afterwards he had taken his sculls in. Some gentlemen who were in Kensington-gardens s aw him standing up in his boat, and apparently pushing it f r om the aides of the bridge, when he went head first into the water. Several persons called out " Hoy, hoy," instead of " boat." Parsons, one of the Humane Society's men heard the noise, but could not see where the sound ca m e f r om, as the bridge intervened; but as the cry was repeated, s everal boats went to the spot, and in about t en mi nu t es Wincoate, one of the Society's men, succeeded in getting the body out, and he immediately rowed up to the Humane Society's house, where every effort was m a d e t o res t ore ani mation, but without effect. RE•PAVING OXFORD•STREET. The extensive works necessary for the repairing of this important thorough fare are proceeding rapidly towards completion, the portion between Orchard and Portman-streets havinglbeen co mp l eted and re -opened, as we ll as the lower portion of the street. The repairs are to be continued up to the marble a rc h , and the old ma ca d am i se d r oad along the whole distance will be then replaced by granite blocksiof a.substantial and durable character, and more in . keeping with the requ i rements of this important routes for p u b lic vehicles in the great th oroug hfare, which is now beco me one of the moat extensive and metropolis, in addition to the previous great traffic of every kind in this fashionable and populous part of th e town . It is expected that the thoroughfare will shortly be re-opened , as the works are fast advancing towards completion, which will be a great convenience to the i mmense traffic which i s now obliged to take a circuitous route of the adjacent streets to their destination. CREIVORNE BAL MASQUE. The public gardens of the metropolis, now that the flowers . find th e sunsh i ne are about to leave them, are palmy. forth their autumnal al,tractions in the shape of gaily-lighted salons, tempting suppers, and in spiriting music —crowned and completed by all the fun and revelry of bal masques. These al fresco en tertainments have of lute sears become more popular, and we seeoccasional h i d cations that the English public are beginning t o appreciate and enter more fully into their spirit. T he great defect, up to the present time, has been that no attempt beyond the assumption of a particular costume is made to per sonify the character ; and the frequenters of the Vauxhall bal masques are content to substitute boiste rous merriment and anise for the more refined and subtle play of wit and humour that we meet in the continental assembly. Such at least was the leading characteristic of the bal there of Wednesday night, although the gay thrcng appeared to enjoy themselves amazingly, and kept up the dancing with much animation. Cremorne displayed its rival at tractions last night, and presented a scene of unusual brilliancy from the myriads of coloured lamps, devices, and illuminations, whi▪ ch con verted a rather dull and foggy night into an extremely gay and animated scene of festivity and amusement. There was a numerous corps of masters of the ceremonies, by whom the votaries of Terpsichore were marshalled and arranged on the circular platform which surrounded the Pavi▪ lion, and in the Theatre, which was decorated as a ball-room for the occasion. The costumes were numerous, varied, and in many instances well sustained, and there wa s t h e usua l a d m i xture o f soldiers and sailors, Ethiopian serenaders, ballet and flower girls, Greeks, Turks, debardeurs, sportsmen, jockeys and clowns, with a liberal sprinkling of costumes d'occasion, mean ing anything or nothing, and more fanciful and effective than significant or intelligible. We must do the enterprisin g lessee the justice to say that, often as it has been our duty to notice entertainments of this sort in and about the metropolis, we have never seen more order or propriety observed amongst a gay and animated crowd of some thousands than at the bal masque ala Venetienne of last night. The musical arrangements were under the direction of the cele brated Bosisio; and the refreshments, to which at an advanced hour of the night the visitors appeared well disposed to do the most ample justice, were supplied with a profusion and liberality which left nothing to be desired. The novel entertainment of last night was for the benefit of Mr. Simpson, and must have proved a bumper. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Gold is such a stern necessity of life that we are n ot surpris e d it s h ou ld still be the favourite subject for J i t i he chemi ca l l ec t ure , un der the able direction o f -Pepper, E: q WII - -n we look at the various mac hines display-ed. to illustrate this interesting dis efooruwrsae,shwi•negare struck with the homely term " cradle," gold ; just as if (and we know it will be so eventually) this humbl e apparatus was ent nursing the u huge coloni es of wah Australias to strong and noble man hood. Be s id es a t,asnian. ing cradles, there are various useful machin es exhibit factured by Richardsond ; also , with its whole equipage, marked attention to the various Th Judd-street, New-road, public appear to pay methods of discrimi nating gold from other metals, a s s simple and striking, and just as eru li i kt- r the ay experiments some day b e ciugaiiitits specially, in as useful to all persons as to case they should doubt the trinket or ornament which they have purchased, any gold lecturer concluded by recommending the daesteed. The tion of the specific gravity as an easy mode of rmlina 'sting tha value of nuggets, and referred to the clu in his book on the subject, illustrating, however,uthes fact at his lecture by two enormous nuggets from Messrs. Hunt and Roskill ; one associated with quartz contained 25 ounces of gold, worth 41. ls. per ounce, hence valued at more than 1001. ; the other, the "King of Nuggets," the same that was shown to her Mijesty, weighing 27 lbs. 6 cz. 15 dwts. of pure gold, and valued at about 1,300/. The audi ence crowded round afterwards to see the nuggets and machines, delighted with the evening's instruction. SELF•LOADING REVOLVER. The New York Courier describes a newly-invented revolver and self-loading rifle made by Colonel P. W. Porter, of Tennessee, and said to be capable of dis charging fifty loads in a minute and a half. The rifle is a little over the ordinary weight, and, although a revolver, can be used as a single gun, the revolving agent being the guard of the gun instead of the ham mer, as in other revolvers. The guard, after revolving the cylinder, returns to its place, and firmly fastens by means of a spring in the stock. The cylinder, which is perforated with nine chambers on the exterior rim, turns in the breech, presenting in rapid succession each loaded cham ber to the barrel for discharge. The part that comes directly in contact with the barrel is protected, first by the cylinder pressing firmly against it, and next by springing plates which catch and turn off any fire that might possibly escape through the junction. The ordinary trigger is used, and the rifle is dis charged by percussion caps, and primes itself by an arrangement which presents itself to the hammer in succession. The caps are placed in a rim, and the hammer is on the side of the gun. The nine chambers mentioned above being discharged, another cylinder, which may be kept in the pockets of the person using the gun, may be inserted in place of the one deprived of its contents, without a loss of mare than three or four seconds, and nine additional discharges made in suc cession. Then, by placing over the top of the cylinder a flask which contains both powder and ball (or shot if necessary), the chambers are load e d b y every re volution of the cylinder, so that the supply is only ex hausted when the flask is empty, and in this manner fifty discharges ore m a d e i n t h e short space of a minute and a half. Th e fl as k or magazine over the cylinder is water-tight, an d a ff ords good protec tion to the works it covers. The rifle can be dis charged as long as the magazine con tain'ammunition holds out, and by manufacturingingg the with proportionate arrangements, the consequently be larger and capabl would, magazine - would 0 - u u l d a fifty or one hundred charges. Ehot()containinge placed in the magazine, anl can . also ~b_ barrel, which is often done, b y changing . tnn . By these means the n ewly-invented sides having about forte times a the fowling pie ~ having the advantage over min u f t e The priming part is *o arranged- that the firs i es . tead of setting off the powder at b tee ' o f the charge, all the ignites it on top , but tit the d r ot t o he ball, thus burn inglie.ecihuealltlytteravoatijadDie some and throwinthe residue out of the gun in its crude state, havin g greater thisresi . sting effect. powder inserted un e instead of destroying and a The charge used is veryarna found to carry a great distance, and . in all experi mentsll, yet . rifle has been made drives ite bullets deeper into . timber . than . The gun in question is n as yet manufactured, the only one of the descrip d tio a ny other tested against it.. . several will be but in the course of com pleted. Colonel Porter a n f t e o i w n s a i‘ a t i y a s present having 10,000 gsachusetts. The manufactured at 1 : successful, highly ex periments made were very ' and . Eae those who attended the exhibition. tiefectory to EMIGRANTS' HOMES AT THE OUTPORTS.—The Ernigation Commissioners have called for contracts for the erection and furnishing with beds, bedding, and messing uutensil', several emigrants homes, or depots, in London, Liverpool, Plymouth, and Southampton, where the emi grants may live at the smallest possible cost during the time they are waiting for the sailing of the ships, and also to prevent them from being fleeced by the heartless landsharks that continually beset their path. The London depot will be either at Greenwich or Blackwall, and will contain 300 emigrants; Plymouth and Southampton the same number ; whilst the Liverpool home will be fo r 600 persons. Th apartments will be on the same plan as the cabins on board the vessels. THE LATEST PUBLIC FUNERALS. --Among the latest instances of public funereal hon ours b eing paid to il lustrious men of Great Britain, and voted by Parliament as national demonstrations of respect, are the tollowin : Duke of Rutland's funeral OH Ireland), N ov. 17 .—The , g 1787 ; Lord Nelson's funeral, Jan. 9, 1806 ; Mr. Pitt's funeral, Jan. 22 , 1806; Mr. Fox's funeral, Oct. 10, 1806 ; B. Sheridan's funeral, Aug. funeral, July 13 16 , 1882716; . I Right Hon. , 1t George Canning's funerals of Nelson, Pitt, and Fox will be ob serve d that all occurred in the sam the year. e LETTERS FOR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—Her Majesty's Government having month, to the West Coast of Africa, in n t e o w a the conveyance of mails by - Steam-vessels, once in every as that come into partial operation al 101 l on the 24th instant, on which day the first packet Will be dispatched from Plymouth. This packet, as wellecoeryntrinaectwfillor be dispatched on the 24th October next, will proceed only t to to Madeira, Teneriife, Goree, Bathurst (Gambia), and Sierra Leone, and then return to England, calling at the laces ; but the service will hereafter be ex tendedto san F e ern p ando Po, when a further in struction will be issued. The following are the rates of postage to be taken upon letters and newspapers addressed to the several ot at which the packets will touch;— places . Letters n exceeding half an ounce—Madeira, ls. 10d.; Teneritre, Is. 10d. ; Goree, is.; Bathurst, ls.; Sierra Leone, i s. Newspap ers will be carried to Madeira, Tene rife, and Goree for 2d. each, and to Bathurst and Sierra Leone, free. The Baron Blue Brahe and family, Mdlle. Brulard, and Madame Cavoneare, embarked yesterday morning at the St. Katharine's wharf on board the General Steam Navigation C o mpany's steam-ship Rav ens b ourne, for Ant werp. DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT REMAINS __A curious discovery has just been made at the village of Offenham, in Worcest e rshire. As a man was pl oug hi ng in a field he un covered the skeleton of an ancient warrior, at a d ept h o f about two feet from the surface. The body had been buried. in a c omplete armour of steel from head to foot, the remains of which were on the skeleton, and by his side were laid his sword and javelin. The wooden shaft of the spear was dust, and the armour also crumbled to rust after a short exposure to the air. The only postion preserved is a small button-like ornament belonging to the crown of the helmet, and was of iron plated with silver. The shape of the sword, and the in dication of the form of the armour, would lead to the belief that the body was that of some ancient Roman or Dane. The amount received at the East India House for bills on India from the 7th to the 23d inst, has been 464284