The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-13 00:00:00

HAr,wicit. Auc. 12 —lt blew a ealo of wial all last Eight fr m the arc': continu , s BAIIIA, MAY 19 -'ht Z ALIS:Iiar, brig, from Rio Jai,etro to this port, was lost near Cam e, a few miles of port, 28th Jun.?; crew laved. ST. IVES, AUG. 11•—The I . 3 nttiwheus, of this port, ViQnt stioro u , lier Tracer Cliff,, this m irning, during the cr t e; aced. FORTS3.IOUTIL . AUG 12.—1 t blew a heavy gale list Eight, with. ti. i: ever! squalls, but moderated this morning. NE's:v(ll7Al'. AUG. 11. The Mary Ann. of Bridge water, twin Newp , rt to Daidz'c, has been run on shore at the back of this pier; received much damage, and must discharge to ascertain the extent. D.EAL. AUG 12.—Wi n d W. by S., strong but more reworate; P W., moderate.—Arrd. Argyle, Sydn e y , SPllth Wales; John Bright, Watt, Shaoghae; Sea 3 4. P"'t., Anderson, Akyan; British Empire, M`Ewell, Islandtr Gordon, BArbadoes; Lady Joulyn Stew Art ., Arrd. from the River for Cape and .„,` - ' 4l, lrAa, Prima D Howarth, St. John's. Pa; back, rortthumqu,, Port Philip. SaUTHAMPTON, AUG. t 2.—Wind S. W.—Arrd. Severn Steamer, Chaornae, 11 r.Z le. ORTSMOUTH, AUG. 12 —wir N. W .vv to 4.. Arrd Ooeao Q G-i*w , dd, New York. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 12 _Wind S.W.—Arrd. Thvon port, M Kerzie It!chlbucte; Margaret Anna Qo FALMOUTH, AUG 12 —Wind W,, fresh.—Arrd. Chrisi.ph e r, Had, Totqu3y; Jenny Liud, Wo , ngr.2n, Doint neo. NP.WPOP.T. AUG. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Sid. Tramway, Cap,. ot Good SnIELDs, AUG. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Arethusa, Wood, Q wbPc. FLEETWOOD AUG 12 —Wiwi N E.—Arrd. Carle'on, Jones, Quebec; Dairy Wchards, Riga. WATERP RD. AUG S W. by W. to N.N.E. and E N E.—Arrd. 0.)1..nah Buseth, Ihruil4. QUEENSTOWN, AUG 10 —Wind N —Arrd. Jane Ellis, Curtis, Bartisidoei; Autoinette Maria, Belize. Off purr, Eromangl, 11411, Itindur OROOILHAXEN, AUG 9.—Wind W.—Arrd. Farmer, Corh,w, BELFAST, AUG. 1 I.—Wind N E.—Arrd. Rolla, Be],l Barbmioes; e, Rowe, Quebec. BELFAST HOUGH, AUG. I.—Arrcl. Diletha, Loreasen, Iceland. WARRENPaINT, AIIa. 11.—Wini S.W.—Arrd. Don, Broche, Quebec. HULL, AuG. 12.—Wind E E:dawold, DIRL g a GRIMSBY, AUG. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Phonix, Bullet), Riga; F •rtnua, Tannfr. Ic land. MARKET E WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE —(FRIDAY.) The present week's arrivals of English Wheat, coast. wise, have been very mode.we, viz, 2,810 quarters, chiefly from Essex and sant , and in fair average condi tion. Fresh up to-day. by land carriage, the receipts were compara,ively small, and the show of samples was limited. Holders generally were firm, but as we have more favourable change in the weather, and a large im port of American Flour, upwards of 22 000 barrels, the demand was by no means so active as on Monday. However, a good clearance was eff.cted, and, in some instances, really fine parcels were is. per quarter higher than on that day. The transactions for forward delivery were limited, owing to the high rates &mantled by the growers. We had only a moderate show of foreign Wheat. Good dry qualities sold readily at extreme currencies, and the value of low and middling kinds was well supported. Floating cargoes of Wheat and Flour sold at very full prices. The Barley trade, owing to the falling-off in the arrivals, was tolerably steady, but we have no improve ment to notice in the quotations. Malt dull, at late rates. Vire had a better sal:3 for good sound Oats, at 6d per quarter more narJney. Ocher kinds as last advised. Beans, Peas, Ir;dian Corn, and Flour were tolerably firm. .tRILIVALS THIN WEEIt. Wheat. Barley. Malt. I Oats. Floor English Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks 1 4 . 64 ..•• •• ••• 2,610 220 300 610 530 3,610 foreign •• 1400 •• •• •• 6,489 2,110 11 , 590 22. , 800 1 Qrs. I Qrs. 300 610 3,620 1,400 11,590 22,800 b 1 81IIIITECPMEILD To•day's market was very scantily supplied with Beasts, the general quality ot which was interior. The " Prime breeds on tffer sold readily , at fully Moncla)'4 advance in the Quotations. Otherwise the Beef trade was firm, and a good clearance was effected. The numbers 0' These were o n t h e d ecrease , w hilst the demand for that eseription of stock was somewhat active, and, in some Instances, the currencies bad an upward tendon( y. owever, the top fi gure f or D ow ns did not exceed VT Sibs. Calves were in short supply, and steary re quest, at very full prices; but the sale for Lambs was z..ar from brisk, at leue rates. Toe Pork trade ruled Much Cows sold slowly, at from 141 to 191 each, Including their small calf, Per albs, to sink the offal. s. 4. to s. d Inf erior Beasts-- 2 4 2 6 inferi or Sh eep .2 10 3 2 Saco_ nd quality •• 2 8 210 S econ d Taal. Sheep 3 4 3 6 rrirne large Oxen.. 3 0 if 6 Clarse-woolledditto3 3 8 Prime Scots 3 8 310 Southdown Wether 310 4 0 Large coarse Calvei. 210 3 6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 Prime small ditto .• 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs g VElint Calves .19 23 0 ,mall Porkers ..... 2 3 6 mbs •• •• •••• • • 4 2 5 2 tuarter old Pigs l6 0 19 0 Beasts, TOTAL SUPPLY kT WkixECET 740 Sheep. I Calves. I eigs. 7,510 30 350 Beasts "OK F U 3N • 2k2 Sheep. I Cal yea. ( Pigs. 1,2J0 149 BeA Qt,. SCOTCH. )5 I Sheep. I Calves. Pa 8 NXINZTGikTE AND EADENTIALL. The geuertil d. m dad ruit , ci s teady, ut very full prices. AL per a tone ny Llie t,sreants tepp r d. to s. 4. 1 B. to 2 2 2 4 Autton, taterlot •• 2 8 8 0 r a l 44ling .... 2 5 2 8 middling .• 3 2 3 6 2 6 210 ""'"-^ i:rimelarge 210 3 0 Prime ••• - 3 a 310 pride small .. 3 2 A 4 eork, I arge...... 2 8 310 ••••• • • • 3 0 a 6 Lon3u. 4. 01 to 5d 01. 1510=0111 GEL Li.OP }:fit..' Our market is very scantily supplied with b ot h Yearling and old 1:1 ,, p5. The demand for all ki n d s i s strictly - confined to immediate wants, at last week's quo tations. The Plantation accounts are still in favour of a large growth; hence the duty is estimated at from 195,0001. to 200,0001. Mid and Esit Kent pockets 61 to 101 104; Weald of Kent, 61 to 71 7s; Sussex, 51 8s to 6155; Yearlings, 31 103 to 51; Old Olds, 11 to 21 10s per cwt. 00160N1.A.Z. Sucs.B..—There hasbeenabetttr demand for British Plantation by refiners, who have paid fully previous rates. Barbadoes at auction realised 32s to 38s 6d fur low mid to fine. Bengal has been rather heavy, and a good deal has been taken in. Good and fine white Bt mares 37s to 394 6d,. mid to low mid 35s 6d to 364 6d, fine yellow Cussipore 395, aed superior date kind 34s 6d to 35s 6d. Mauritius sort was mostly taken in at 284 6d to 30s for good brown to lost yellow. Penang realised 15- 31 to 154 6.i. Foreign Llavannah has been sold at 20s 6 I, and No. 141 at 22s 6d per owt. . . R EFINED article has been firm, grocery lumps Alt 455 to 476 6d p-r Oct. COFFEE.—At auction there has not been much doing in Native Ceylon, but privately large sales of good ord have been made at 445 per cwt. Plantation has been taken in at 55s to 68., for fine and good marks. Sales by auct i on h ave been effecter at 55s to 64s 6d for mid, and goof mid at 518 to 578 for low mid and mid colory, and at 40s to 48s tor triage, peii berry 67s to 68s. Ja maica has been sold at 50s to 515 for fine fine ord, 45, 6rl to 49, for good and fine ord, and 385 61 to 44s for ord and triage., Mocha at public sale realised 73; 6d to 798 6i tor mid greenish and brownish clean garbled. RlCE.—This article has been very firm in cr , nse- Cin9nce of the wet weather, and speculative purchases have been made at advanced rates. 13 , -tigal good white sold at 103 6d to 1 Is, Arracan gond old at 9s, and Mai-ax at. 85 64 to 9,6 d for 1;w to mid. SALTPETEE.—Not, a great deal has been done, but holden ar.• firm, and the soc.plY is not l arge . B enga l hsa bee n ta k en i n at 26. and 28i up t 029. for low mid and good 8 to 4 per c e nt . refraotion in at 24, to 24, 6 tor 11 per c.,uc.;etra,L Madras was t a k en a u :b: d its 11 7 4 al s is t e o d r SPICES —M . At, lean Ginger. i id and goo 23s to '24s, and Jamaica 5l , A) 71 for go o d, fine. Ptm , nto his been sold et 5a I to 5R•$ for mi d and good. Penang Pepper bra ught 10d to 110 for good, and MBce 252 d fOr mid. Malabar Pepper was sold at 4kd to 44-d, with a steady demand. AnitowtsooT.—Sales of J arnaicB have been made at tit to Bil for fine, and 4:1 for good. St. Vincent's ord aid mid e, 11 at 211 to 4id COCHINEAL.— there Rid been a duller market, aed prices ate rather login r. CoTrum.—There is less doing, but without any quot able alteration. TALLOW —P Y.C. has been steady though not briAt at 38 . 6 , 1 to 388 9n per cwt on the spot. TEA.— t l moderate business has been done, and gene rally at the previous currency. 0 1 18 , 624 packages of feredpublicly 6,3ooifeuud buyers • GREEN FRUIT.—The high price of Lemons has not been sus:mined, a parcel ver Lisbon steamer, sold by feeling and Hunt at pubic sale, w, mat a reduction from ?* to 53 per box. The accounts from Lisbon state that the vines are snfferitsg from disease, anti the crop of I) ,, tt will be limited in couseauence. Nuts of all kinds of sale, which is likely to continue whilst the summer fruits are in season. ----- - --- - - AN UNFORTUNATE F.X. NI.P.--The friends of Mr. tiew itt Bridgman, many years the Liberal representative for the borough of Ennis, will learn with re ,, ret that that gen tleman lies paralysed and d nge rous l y i ll in King's Colltge - Hospital. it is to be lamented that he should be so re duced in circumstances as to require the aid of an institu ltion founded for the relief of a different class of the comniu i'tY "The wants of the unfortunate gentleman, who is dos ,o.g his 80th year, are at present administered to by a f,w t f ilands Rh o but raintiv knew him in his prosperity. It is to " hoped that some steps may be taken by his friends to ren der his declining hours, and they cannot be many, as Com _ fortable as possible. , 'l lia 1 3011.&R EXPLOSTON NEAR ROUND ALE....—The tnquest upon the four men killed by an explosion of a steam. litolier at tu-, factory ol Messr,. T.,tttrsall and Baron, near thd ; oFde, was b rought to a conclusion on Wednesday. The 4.4,rY were of opinion that the (I,c otised were killed throu g h T he bo iler. bursting accicienta ly, owing to defective stays. lo• e jury considdred that Messrs. Tattersall and Baron were _.P.,onae measure bl atneable for raising the pre , sure on the boiler without consulting a competent engineer. Since the "cUrZence, another of the persons nu • 'tired has died, making a total ut five deaths. . ESCAPE OF Pour Co NV I CTS.--Throp , Of the" Con !netts on board the hospital ship for convicts at IV oolwich JaMped overboard on Tuesclay vessel at an opening el deck for taking in coals, d lane, where O got out of the night, having at, . swam on shore at Hog at the time he came on sh The other convict managed to " of them ore, and another a short time a ter. alum been retaken. was apprehen t ded the uo)at A 4044044 he Was NA99„„„vict also e c s t a a p r e a d w f a ro y n . l and has ,, i . iot i i.l recaptured 94 phimoead-ounwu• TiSUN, LONuoist, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - - - PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY. —Ye,4,!erd.iy, during the whole night. and tws da), the port is s neon Arts' .ed by a truly awful gale, in the night amounting to a hurrt which literally shook the houses in the town. The bra a ci ' d,h;cl over the ramparts, and fl )ocicd the beach, where no wall checked its advance, inundating the cellars of the houses and damaging merchandise stored in such places. The shipping seems to have sufli-red materially in the rigging, though we have heard of no fatal casualties. Several small craft were capsized in the harbour, but, happily, no lives were lost. One crew were saved by the prompt assistance rendered by the crew of the yacht Dalphine, the property of Mr. W. Smith, of London. The ships at Spithead sent down their lower yards and topmasts. The " danger" signal was hoisted at Gosport yesterday, so that all commutoi• cation wL.h that port and this,, by the usual means, was stopped, and persons whosa pursuits led them to the for mer place bad to make the tour of Portsea Island round by Fareham, a distance of about 14 miles, instead of crossing tee harbour in the floating bridga or boat, and going out to Spithead was considered almost certain sui cide. The sea seealed literally bulling, and heavy showers of rate fell at intervals, accompanied by flashes of lightning and loud peals of thunder. We exp,ct, to have to report a long list of casualties when tidings from other Ceres come in. The Vestal, 26, Captain C. B. Hamilton, alrived at Spithead from Sheerness yesterday to be paid advance. She will then sail tor the North American. sta,ion. The Foyle veaco-packet, returned from Plymou'h to , day, an'l elLbarlicd the remainder of the 7th R yal Fu-4her, for that citadel. The Niger screw-sloop, 14, Commander Heath, un bnA sa►ls to•day, anti goes into dock to Le examined. Th. Tiger, 16 Capt,in GarArd, at Spith,ad, i under orders for loreigu service. bhe will Indio up her present stock of provisiots and stores to six muuttis' supply. Her destination is not at present known. APPANTMENTS. W O LWICH, AUG. 12.—alates—W. A. B. F. Paterson (1850), from the Peatlope stearn•friwate, on the West Coast of Atrica station, to the Ibli-xible steam-sloop, at Portsmouth; Charles B. C. Dent (1851), from the green, 116, at Devur.port, to the Spiteful steam-sloop, on the Mediteranean station; C. T. Williamson (1852), to the Tiger steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Assistant• Surgeons— William Hemphill (1852), Leo nard H. J. Hayue (1852), and Cuuninghame Atchison (1852), to the Penelope. Gunner E. J. Humphrey, Boatswain James Brown ing, and Carpenter John Lee, are appointed warrant officers in charge of the stores of the Termagant, 26, strew steam frigate of 620-horse power, at Portsmouth. The Wasp screw steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Denham, arrived yesterday at Purflear on her return from the West Coast of At t i ca s t a ti o n, and was taken up to Woolwich to-day, where she arrived at ten o'clock A.M. The Wasp was built at Deptford in 1849, and is 970 tons, with engines of 100-horse power. DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY. - Argus, Vulture, and Desperate, of the steam reserve, were taken out ut har bour on a trial cruise on Monday. Lady Montague, convict ship, sailed on Monday. The convict ship Equestrian has sailed from Woolwich, and will call at Portsmouth, Cowes, Portland, and finally at Plymouth to complete her complement, and then sail for Van Diemen's Land. Trincomalee, 26, Captain Wallace Houston, will be taken out of harbour to-morrow (weather permitting), and her compasses will be adjusted on Friday. Sprightly tender arrived on Tuesday with supernu meraries trots Portsmouth. The Foyle steamer arrived this morning with a de tachment of the 7th Fusileers for this garrison ; they have been landed at the Royal William Victualling Yard. The bazaar at Mount Edgecumbe has commenced this day in behalf of the Orphan Asylum, but under very unfavourable circumstances, us it blew half a gale of wind, with some heavy showers of rain. There are many strangers in the neighbourhood, and it is hoped the weather may prove more favourable to-morrow. At a time when the aspect of affairs between the United States and Great Britain are so threatening, touching the fisheries quarrel, a recapitulation of the British disposable force at the command of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour may not be out of place. He has his flagship the Cumberland, 70 guns, and 600 men; Alarm, 26, with 230 men; C.lypso, 20, 195 men; Sappho, 12, 125 men; Persian, 12, 125 men; Bermuda, 3, 44 men; Netley tender, 2, 25 men; end the steam-sloops and ten ders—Buzzard, 8, 160 men, 400-horse power; 8, 160 LOUD, 400-horse power; Devastation, 6, 160 men, 400 horse power; Rosamond, 6, 160 men, 375 h orse power; Alban, 2, 32 well, 2 00-horse power; and Kite, tender, 2, 25 men, 170-horse power. The Vestal, 26 gun trigate, is awaiting fine weather to proceed to the same station to reinforce the Admiral further; and it is con jectured that the strew , criadron now on its way to Spit head—the Arrogant, 46; Dauntless, 33; Highli)er, 21; and Eueuunter, 14. all lolly manned and heavily armed —will be dispatched to Sir G, urge Seya,our's assistance. R-ar Admiral COlry'e Channel q ad o u of two deckers and fr igates is also at sea, and ready for any emergency. Phis latter is a powerful force, though small in numer i ca l arnouu , being two ships or 92 guns each, and two first class 50-gun frigates. This day her Majesty's new paddle -frigate Tiger, 16 guns, has ri eeived sailing or ders ut Spithead, an.s to cumplete with provisions attd sea stores for six month' service; from vv:iich it is an gurt,d she tut) has the route for Haltfax, and will bear disocches to Sir Georg,-. Seymour. TILE GALE. Yesterday most disdztrous accounts were received from the several ceasi-guard stations on the south and west COdStS. be Kale is described as fearful, and such as has not been experienced in the chan nel for many ears, with a in , sr, tremendous sea. The storm was so violent from south to west south. west that the tide does not ebb further from the shore than the shingle extends. At Wey• mouth the sea was so heavy in the bay on Wed nesday that it swept clean over the esplanade, whicn at low water presented the appearance of a rough beach, and a large quantity of the piles at the Break water has been • washed away. A coast guard boatman, named Hansford, is mis s i ng , and it is reared that the p oo r f e ll ow was drowned. It appears that he crossed a large bay that lies between the Wyke station (to which he belonged) and the beach, in a small boat on the previous night, and on Wed nesday morning the boat was found to have drifted on shore ; a most active search was made for the missing man, but it was unavailing, a n d i t I , sup posed that the boat had capsized in the gale, and thus he was drowned. He has left a wife and six children. The Rev. Mr. Templer's yacht parted her cable, and drove on shore near the Royal Hotel, where she lies exposed to the fury of the gale and sea, the latter beating with great violence over her. On the same day the Caroline, of Ipswich, from Plymouth for Southampton, went on shore under idount Edgecombe, and in a short time became a total wreck; the crew were fortunately saved. Yesterday the Earl Balcarras, Morris, from London for Bombay, lost two anchors and chains off the North Foreland, having run up for shelter after slipping an anchor and chain in the Downs. At Lymington the destruction of property has been serious ; several elm trees have been torn up by the roots, and many houses have been nearly stripped of the tiles and a number of chimneypots blown down. A yacht and two merchant vessels (smack.) have driven on shore off the "Jack," and the sea breaks heavily over them (names unknown). A brig was observed in the offing, from Shoreham, it bl ow i ng heavily fr o m the southward and westward at the time, but no having subsequently made her appearance afterwards, great anxiety pre vails as to her fate. In the Downs most of the vessels were riding with two anchors down, and yet drove considerably ; some had let go a third, and a ring ßo to a d t s u . rn T d h o r w e n e schooners c ho o bore r s upw were er observedshelter endeavouring n de Margateav ou to Channel on the ebb from Bonchurch station, Isle of them blown our,t Wight ; two split their headsails, and theother of the boltrope, and were obliged abreel bear up. .The accounts from other places on the coast disastrous, and the gale continues. FREE.IIASONS of the MIDDLE AGES. the tactile ctural works of the middle ages, two curious tug NN hen stud } attention. itze la' us. circumstances force themselves on the the simil ar ity a pp a rent ID the build ings of each particular peri o d, a l thoug h erec t e d in various parts of E uro Pe (the r a pidi ty with which every a l terat i on in style was made play- the mo st t great mathematical g imagination, i g no ranc , e a p n r d evail e d, that many of he extraordinary building s , which dis lywiidmealyikninowh); the other, the fact g r a e r a d d ed when n n d k i i j 3 u g d s g w m e e r n e t I , o e r b i d e the greatest t t o r u u found i unable t r e e skill, w ere erected at a thee when as who k new a f ew p h ys i ca l seems tolerably clear that ruagicians. On iequiry, it of men b, und together b theyceriai la were erts f exfi an associationcutadb by bands y were, to a certain who were, known as "Free partly of a religious character, extent, protected by the church this extraordinary fra present time we v idualaassociated Masons." The early history of Freemasons'di Tavern ternity is obscured by table. At were charity. their eelvery diff,r know them simply as a body o f j og ; connexion for social purposes, who meet at the and elat7 where, to discuss a dinner and Originally, he wever, their proceedings ent, Some Masonic writers seek to trace a 'r existence from a remote time, and endeavour to show nion with the Eleusinten mysteries anti the tifi:ters, who peaseseed the privilege of erecting y SlaC itr. ilt, p r ublic structures in Asia Minor. Without entering this questionable ground, or even stopping to ascertain the earliest date en, real their presence in P. --off land can be proved, suffice it to say they were the builders ' i n ,f Leahy of our cethedrels end churches, and preserved within their lodges a large amount of scientific skill greatly di.propertioned to the geoeral attainments of the tithe.— Builder. ---- -----, TT o U n E TO THE LATE SIR R OBERT PEEL AT LEED S , —The magniticeot statue of this distinguished statesman, by Beh nes, it has , Ow been cetermined, shall be publicly inau guratedthe 9 0th instant. The site for the statue is adja cent to the Court House, the Commercial Buildingg, and the anW e e d x n p e i s o d:l3 o , Eta principal cost is 1500 guineas. Cloth Hall. Tne statue is a splendid work of art bottom of one CoAL p . IT ,LCCIDEN burned (one dant(l,l T.—An accident occurred on t the Ai —alago Vale coal works, near Bristol, by owing of to the men having kindled a foe at the drifts. Four men were so seriously the Guniea-street g u 'lY) that they had to be removed to reet • Maw., Sir John P.kingLo 1 seat, WeBtwood.park.- n left town yesterday, for his AMERICAN NEWS. [A summary of the following appeared in our paper of yes c- , rday :—] SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The United States' mail steam-ship Humboldt, Gqtain J. D. Lines, ar rived off Cowes this morning, and having landed the English wails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Havre. The Humboldt brought 127 passengers, a few of whom landed at Southampton, and on freight specie value 350,000 dolls. for Havre, and 100,000 dolls. in gold for London. She sailed from New York on the 31st ult., and brings three days' later news than re ceived by the Asia, at Liverpool, on Saturday. The Europa arrived out on the 29th ult. A horrible catastrophe had occurred on the Hud son river. The steam. boat Henry Clay, after racing a considerable distance with another steamer (the Armenia) belonging to a rival line, caught fire amid ships, and was run ashore; and there being 300 or 400 passengers on board, a frightful scene of terror Ponied. From 50 to 60 persons were either drowned or burnt, and the remainder saved their lives with the greatest difficulty. This calamity had excited the greatest sensation in New York, and the details of the occurrence exhibit a fearful disregard of human life on the part of the American steam-boat proprie tors. Some " indignation " meetings of the survivors and their friends had been held at New York. The folloaiug, extracted from the :New York Herald, gives the latest intelligence regarding the fisheries dispute : " One of our correspondents at Washington informs us that the steamer Mississiupi, which was disigto,ted as the flag-sill') of Commodore Perry in the Japan ex• p, dicier], and is now lying at anchor in the East River, opposite this city, has been Ord, red to repair forthwith to the fishing-grounds, to protect our rights under the treaty of 1818. She has all her coal on board, and Commodore Perry will no doubt be prompt in obeying the order. All other vessels, it is said, which can be got ready in time, will be dispatched to the banks, under command of the Commodore. By recent arrival./ from the Bay of St. Lawrence, we learn that an anchorage duty of 61. per ton has been demanded upon all United States' vessels in the provinces. On the 23d inst., two of our fishing-vessels were seen in tow of a British steamer, off Gaspe Head. At last accounts there were fourteen English men•of war on the ground, and four more were fitting out at St. John's. All this looks as though our pro vincial neighbours, backed by their mother-country, were really determined to give us considerable trouble. Our. Washington correspondent states that nothing serious is apprehended by those who are best informed in that city. Indeed, it is intimated that President Fillmore is nut exactly pleased with Secretary 'Webster's recent course on the subject. It is anticipated that the matter will soon be amicably arranged by negotiation, but in the mean time Commodore Perry will proceed to the eastward in the steamer Mississippi, with the view of protecting, if necessary, the rights of our own citizens. The operations now going on at the Brooklyn and other navy yards throughout the country denote that the Government is actively preparing for any emergency that may arise." A telegraphic dispatch, dated Boston, July 21, appears in the New York papers, to the following effect : b i n o d, the of bay,the " Captain Whalen, of the fishing schooner, F l ying Cloud, arrived at Gloucester, from t he Ba y of S c . Law rence, mackerel is rather abut 3 6 c o a o r ce Americanc apta in and informed a n vessels iyn Cap tbariingawnthinaeleHn Halifax, xhiswoarsdienrs were to a to seize all vessels found fishing within the line laid down by the British Government. This line cuts off our vessels from fishing on all the grounds except in the neighbourhoud of Gaspe and Magdalen Island. The district from this line to the snore, in some places, is 50 or 60 miles. Another restriction has been placed on our vessels, in the shape of an anchorage duty of 6d. per ton in all the provinces. The fishing vessels have been o bli g ed heretofore to pay a like duty at Canso, and n o w they are obliged to p a y this an chorage duty at the other provinces in addit ion, which is something never required before. The schooner General Cushing, from the Bay of Sr. Lawrence, arrived at Newburyport yes terday. She makes the following repurt Left the Gulf of Canso on Saturday, the 24+h inst., and spoke on that day schooner Freeman, of Wellfleet, who reported chat on the previous day they saw a British steam-tr igate with two American fishing vessels in tow, taken elf Gaspe 1111 d—bow far from laud not stated. There were 14 British vessels of war on the fishing grounds, and four others fictii,g out at St. Jobe s. By the steamer Ad miral we have St. John's, New Brunswick, papers of the 28th. The Times says —• In this city, on Saturday last, a Court of the V i c e- A dmiralt y wus held for the hearing of the cases of the Ame ric an fishing schooners of f et Yl e th r f ehi 7 voaitliaictg the Hyades, . of Lub, c, seiz A b y t h e fish, ry t reaty b etween : : .;o ur r t r l , Ntl Euglaud and the United buttes. No deieece was made by the owners. Judgment on the cases was not given, and he Court adjourned until to-day, when, of course, the vrs:els w , ll be cendrraned.' The New York Herald bas the subjoined articles in reference to the British naval force in the waters of the Sr. Lawrence, and the means of defence pos sessed by the Americans ag.inst the aggressive and threatening attitude of the British fl,et " Ine assemblage In the Bay of St. Lawrence of a British fl-et ot 19 armed vessels, ivitheut the slighteet flotificaio n , to eeterce N new CODS‘rUC ii)11 of a treaty, oith , rent tram what has prevailed fur 30 years and I 4 ger, is a new feeture in the intercourse of Great Bi itein with a fyienaly and powerful neighbour. Still more unexpected and unjustifiable were the seizure and ee efixation of an American vessel engaged, us was sup. f.. 0 6, d, in the undisputed right of fishing in said waters. This is regarded throughout the length and bread t h o f he land as a deliberate and gratuitous insult to o ur na ortu- tional flag—an Outrage that diplemetic expl anat i on can not be permitted to satisfy. In diplomatic circle s , it i s considered as an unfortunate mintage on the part of th e Ministry of the Earl of Derby , att r ibutable to the inex perience of that chief, and of the Secretary net nately intrusted with that depa r t men t of the public business, which will cost them both their places, and be ultimately settled by humble and ample apologies and concessions on the part of their successors iu the Go vernment. Be that as it may, the present position of affairs is an unusual one, and requires all the wi • sa 4 om and vigour of action of which our Government is capable. It is known that certain ships of war are already ordered, and some, probably, on their way to the disputed fishing-grounds, and that others ate to follow as soon as they can be got ready for sea —all with distinct and positive orders (which their commanders will not be backward in executing to the last letter) to protect the undoubted rights of our commerce and fisheries in that quarter in the most emphatic manner, and without reference to future consequences. It is the event aide ex tremely probable—nay, almost inevitable —that the exe cution of the orders understood to have been given to the will clear commanders of the naval forces on both sides will bring portions of their commands into collision. From what we know of the temper and firmness of both John Bull and Brother Jonathan —when either thinks his rights failed. of invaded—we may for cible measures, the affair will not end very s een expect that, in are ordered o th r e ve c r o y ast qu o i f et t ly h . e ya E sa i n t t b kh e ee r ye haererMo fishermen,radj:rs e t Majesty's ' e s t o theys d h o i p . s In tither to do, or our naval vessels will prevent that high gestidoens—th(ein ()Ter, to suc ceed outrage, case, force will be employed, and force against force; and the success of either party will render to rein forcementsinainteintheneac4suair7doandvaboottha ceed in a second e ffort should the first have this inevitable necessity for reinforcements the expe rienced heads of the British navy have doubtless fore seen, and there are probably on their way by thi s time many vessels from various quarters to the scene of action. That this call for reinforcement is also fores een by our Government is evidenced by the extraordinary activity of operations in repairs and fitting of vessels in our navy yards. The arrival of these two reinforcing squadrons—perhaps fleets—at the point of dispute, s a d e ash eneeavourieg to sustain their antecedents, must • • they arrive separ a t e ly, p ro d uce rsprise l s and separate conflicts, and if together, or whenever they come toge ther, must result in a naval general action. Should su c h occur—which Heaven forbid—it whl be our first naval general action with England ; but i t will nut be the l Qtarrels for supremacy between broth e r s are id "et; tearfully in earnest. In this case, the dominion C t i;, - ; :ea* will be the object of contention, and nothingshort--- of that will suffice either party's ambition. The-eoo and mackerel eispute will be forgotten. The parties belligerent will have other and bigger fish to fry, 7 this view of the case, it becomes us to examine our own resources, to know what we can d -n e e pend upon to meet present and future -emer gencies. Accordingly, as we have heretofore stated, Mr. Gavin has moved in the Senate e information of the present dispos ab le f orce and condition of the navy, and in course of time perhaps some informa tion will be given; perhaps a copy of the N --avy Regist er may be submitte in reply. But the readers ot the _Herald are not accustomed to depend upon the slow action or the meagre reports of the authorities at Wash ington for information on important subjects of general interest. We have, therefore, condensed, from a variety of authentic sources, for the information of our readers —who are the mass of the people—a particular report of the present state of the navy, so tar as the present matter calls for information; and shall, as soon as it c an be prepared for the press, present full information of the state of the entire naval service, both personnel and materiel, in all their ranks, divisions, and departments. These reports will be more full, more accurate, and more reliable, and produced with greater dispatch than what the old fogi's at Washington can produce in this hot weather. They will show:-- "1. What naval force we have immediately availab'e for service in the fisheries. " 2. What nava! force for a reinforcement, if necessary. " 3 . What naval and national resources we can rsly "Pm for the possible exigency of a long and bloody naval war with the first naval power on earth. " 4 . Whet sltereeions and additions to our present system aro required to enable us successfully to compete With the misty, as of t h e sees—perhaps with the world in arms ; for it is impossible to foresee the events of a war bet,. eon two leading Powers —what train of conse quences may ensue. or how far other Powers and inte rests may be eta b roiled and stirred into the matter befor e its completion and termination. "For immediate service in the fisheri es, the followi ng ordered, can arrive o vessels, if so fl Halifax as here giver , : " The steam ship Mississippi 10 ping, Captain W. J. Nl'Cateey (detached from Japan: ex po:Wien for the pre . senLßelvio ). iti I} intin b - N" York, fully ready i - t e port of New tor sea, with officers, men, provisions, oval, and scam- FRIDAY nition on board, is eight medium 32- 1.. - notloders, and two long 1 20 . pounder tells of two feet vv,:Nng final orders to sail. Her battery pivot guns. throwi ng s h ot or t ia,ixhtln s hells •• 0 0 can arrive at and a 11,1 circumferenc e , The Mississ.% _ , HalPax dieec: by the 2d o f A ugus t. P d - tic. 1 "The 'Steamer S aranac, Comman d er G. J. -en - great, 6 guns (probably long 24-pounder paixhans.), fhg ship of Commod ore F oxhall A. Parker, comm anding the home squadron A. she is lyi ng at Phil a delphia, officered manned, provisi one d , coal, &c., on board, fu ll y read y for sea (said to b e ordered to . Boston and Bay of St. Lawrence immedi ate l y). If ordered can b e off Halifax by the 2d of August. . `rThe sloop-of-w ar Albany, Commander Char les T. Platt, stated `2O guns, carries 24 (size not menti oned), just arrived f rom sea, at Boston belon to the home gs squadron, i s f u ll y prepared for any service, and said to be ordered t o sa il in company with th e Saranac, under command of Capt a i n J. C. Long. She can, if ordered, i native off H a lif ax on the 2cl of August. " The sloop D ecatur, Comm a nder Wil li am Green, stated 16 gun s , carr i es 20, sailed on the 24th of July a rrive here by th e 6th o f from New Orleans , Au gust; she may ordered to New York, may be provisioned and disp etched the la , •xt day, an d' arrive o ff H a litax by the 12ta of Augu s t. Sh e belongs to the home squa dron. `•The stevmer F ulton, Commander T. G. Benham, 5 guns, very powerful eng i ne, and fast vesse l , we ll adapted for :owing, i s in commission as a cruiser in th e home squadron ; la s t h ear d from at Pensacola, where s h e pro bably is now—if or d ered, can be at the fi.lieries by the 10h of August. " The steam er Vi xen Smith, 3 guns, belo ngs to the home squadron, lying at Norfolk, undergoin g slight repeirs; can, if ordere d . sail on the 30. h of July, end reach Halifax on the B t h of August. Steams slo w l y, b ut Excellent for coast i ng ser vice; did good service in the Gulf of Mexico durirg the war. " The sloop-of-w'Ar St. Louis 22 guns, was ready for sea at NoviUllt on the 26 : h inst.; had taken in powder, &c.; understood to be waiting orders to sail fur the fisheries; can arrive there by the sth of August. " The brig Porpoise, 10 guns, Lieutenant Command ing E. R Thompson. just arrived from the coast of Africa, at New York, is ready for any service, and can be provisioned and dispatched to-day, and arrive at Halifax by the sth of August. " Brig Dolphin (10 guns), Under repairs at New York Navy-yard; can be sent to sea by the 9113 of August, and arrive ut Halifax by the 15th, • Sloop-of-war Marion (16 guns [stated], carries 20), New York Navy-yard, under repairs; can be ready . in eight days, and arrive in Halifax by the 15th of August. " Sloop-of-war Cyade 422 gum), ready for sea, at Norfolk; going itito dry dock first; could sail on the 6th of August and arrive at Halifax on the 15th. Steamer Powhatan, Captain W. Merrin (9 guns), preparing fur sea at Norfolk; can be ready by the sth of August, and reach Halifax by the 9tb. She is second to no steam frigate shoat for strength, efficiency, or beauty. . " It thus appears that we have available for immediate service, and can concentrate at Halifax, if so ordered, the following force:— " By Aug. 2—Two steamers and one sloop-of-war— total, 40 guns. " By Aug. B.—(lncluding the above) three steamers, two sloops of war, and one brig—total, 121 guns. "By Aug. 15.—(Including the above) five steamers, five sloops of war, and two brigs—total (12 vessels), 161 guns. " There might be added to this force certain small revenue vessels from northern and eastern ports, which would swell up the force (though not proportionably to strengthen it) to as many as 200 guns. The two steam ships Fredonia and Relief are both in New York Navy yard; they carry ten guns, are good sailers, and would be useful to supply coal to the steamers as well as for cruising. " The above are all the vessels we have available to place on the fishing coasts by the 15th of August; but they are enough, it they are dispatched without unne cessary delay and as soon as each one is ready, to pre vent the seizure of many hundreds of valuable fishing craft, to recapture some already taken, and, perhaps, future by their ens rgetic action, to deter th e B r i t i s h cru i sers from too great a precipitancy, whi c h, once i ndulged i n, two arrwouldd i ploma t ic action " By the 20th of August the ab ove f orce can b e in creased by the addition of five f r i gates, carry i ng 332 guns, besides smaller vess els, _ as will be sh own i n th e in e or inevitable. t f a or b le. We m i g h t t h us gain t i me preparation. next article on this subject." The steam-ship Prometheus arrived at New York on the 29th ult., with five days later intelligence from California, but bringing no news of importance from the mines. The Sierra Nevada arrived at New York on the 30tb, with specie value 110,000 dollars from California. She reported that the Royal Mail steam ship Trent was to leave Chegres on the 23d of July for St. Thomas's. Tne Panama Railway Company had erected a light on the extreme point of Navy Island, which is dis tinctly seen at a distance of ten miles. The steamer Winfield Scott left Panama on the 17th ult., with 600 passengers, for San Francisco. The Golden Gate WHA to leave on the 28th, with 150 passengers and 600 United States troops. Mr. Rice, the American Consul at Acapulco, had been called to the city of Mexico by the American Minister there, in order t o g i ve an ex pl ana ti on o f hi s arrest. The day after Mr. Rice started an express was dispatched by the American authorities to seize and bring - him back. We have dates from Valparaiso to the 28th of June. A Bill ad o p ma a e s tb s d e i d il tt t au h rr e yb C ay enhocli disturbances y n ha C adtongre ss fo r the estab of Co quimbo, with the obj ect of liberat i ng political pri soners, but without e ff ect. From Guayaquil, un d er date July 1, we learn that Flores was still three m il es below t h e city, having been deterred from en t er i ng by the F re nch frigate. Other reports (recei ve d at Panama taken e)stated Straits place cl i f n Ma gellan. thathe had taken the town, and ot h ers that he had attempted and failed. _ From Jamaica we have dates to the 24th of Jilin but they contain no general news. The sma ll p ox continuedl to rage in R; ston, and, the soldiers had been ordered to confine thems elves to barracks. —.ng Barbadoes letters of th e 15th ult. men tion the death of the American cons u l. A d roug ht bad prevai led for a fortnight, but the i s l and was healthy American produce of all kinds was dear. Advices from Berm u d a to the 26t h of July have been received, but th ey contain no news of im portance. in consequ ence, At St. Thomas's th e hurricane seaso n had com menced. Rain wa s very much wanted. In the New Y or k stock -market there w as a buoy ant feeling, and th e transactions in ra il r oad shares were unusually lar ge . T he deman d f or money wie. as brisk, but suppli es were in excess o f demands. Foreign exchange s t ea d y without g reat demand' the rates on London b e i ng 1 106 to 11 6 . sf. 150. to sf. 1510. In the commercial marke.ts ashes continued in good request, with a light supply' Cotton firm, favouring sellers, but the Eng lish a , vices had made no visible impression on the traa_e. and briEk . ; for The market for breadstuffs was firm grain and 'wheat the demand was inanimate and. un altered. In provisions pork was scarce. dull, and in favour of shippers. and on Paris, SOUTH AMERICA..., 1 M a il SOUTHAMPTON, Tuun s p A y. The loyal C ompany 's steam-ship Severn, Captain Chapman, ....with the Brazilian mails, i n c harge of Lieut. James rate breezes and fine weather, and has Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived this day, at halt-past twelve o'clock. - made a good On the route home the Severn experienced mode run home. , The Severn brings mails from the f ollowing places, r° which the latest dates are affixed :--Buenos Ayres, July 2d ; Monte Video, 6th; Ri o Janeiro, 15th ; Bahia, 19 t h ; Pernambuco, - st. Vincent, 30 th ; Teneeiff, e August 4th , ; 22d ; adeira, s th; Lisbon, Bth. On freight the Severn brought gold, 225/ ; monds, 5,0001.; Apeeseusate, 84 serous ; oranges, 15 boxes ; wine, 2 hogsheads ; samples, 88 ages of general merchandise. bead of Oa the morning of the 7th instant, when the of the officer and crew, Severn was about 230 miles S.W. of Lisbon, a fire packages, and a large number of pack was discovered in the after orlop, which through the help of several of the passengers and the great exer tionswas completely extin guished in about three quarters of an hour. The origin of the fire is not known. From an examina tion it appears that the fire broke out on the ceiling between the timbers, a few feet from the after bulk burnt through before it was extinguished. In a few of August, minutes the mo r s e t steward's d i t ' s would store-room, r h o a o v at e , r w e a h e i h c h e d was the nearly room, when, in all probability, the ship would have been ' destroyed. From Buenos Ayres we have advices to the I s t o f July. General Urquiza had summoned the delegates I i of the states of the Argentine Confederation to meet at the city of Santa Fe, in the month when the first president would be elected, and the consitution of the Confed era tion settled upon. There was no doubt bat that Urquiza would be the pre sident. The Brazilian army had retired to the Brazils, and the B raz ili an squa dron had left the Rio Plata, with the exception of three corvettes and a schooner, under Commodore Parker. 1 The treaty between Brazil and Monte Video has been acknowledged by the latter. it had entirely ceased to exist. Al l is quiet in the Rio de Plata. The political news at Rio de Janeiro is without of Bahia. interest. The fever bad almost disappeared, only one fatal case bad happened for several days. y Amongst the shipping A few cases of fever had occurred in the lower town 1 Pernambuco was said to be perfectly healthy. , Movements of her Majesty's ships.—At Monte Video —Her Majesty's ship Locust. At Rio de JA meiro—lier Majesty's ship Centaur, Rear-Admiral ' W. H. Henderson ; her Majesty's ship Plumper, Commander Nolloth ; French frigate Andromede. At Bahia—Her Majesty's brig Express ; her Ma, ' ; jesty' s Ship Herald anc, steamer Torch, sailed from EVENING, AUGUST 13 St. Vincent, Cape de Vex+, en route to Rio de Janeiro. At Tener;ffe—United States corvette Prebble. At Madeira—United States corvette Dale, and brig Bainbridge. At Lisbon—Her Majesty's ship Archer and Me dusa ; French steamer Norval ; Spanish steamer Isa bella Secunda. Royal Mail steam-packet Prince, left Rio de Ja neiro for the River Plate, on July 13th. MARKETS. RIO DE JANEIRO, JULY 5. An average amount of business was transacted in im ports ; some animation prevailed in coffee after the ar rival of the Tay, and the sales were extensive. The most important feature of the money market was that the share mania diminished, and most descriptions were lower. The fever abated materially, and the few cases which exist would not at any other period create more than or dinary attention." HEALTH OF LONDON DOR ING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Rep or t ) London is suffering from the sm noticed Jest week, a n d 1,124 deathosha ve been registered in the first seven days of August. near the average of th e fi rst wee k of The mortality i 4 which 801 persons died i n 1843, _ the month, on and when the epidemic of Asiatic cholera 1,909 i n 1 849, was c hildren under 15 years of ego , 2 99 men anduo fatal, 656 165 persons of the ace of Go an d uewardo d women, and died in the wee k ; 597 were mules and 527 temale B. It thu s ap . pears that though the had sewers, an d water, and a i r, a and impurity in London are most fetal t a high tem perature in early life, persons middle of • ddle age do not escape. Diarrhei was the cause of 213, cholera of 21 deaths ; 1 children and 5 persons above the age of 15 diedeaths; cholera; 192 c hildren and 21 adultser arr cei; 16 of of pof the cases of ch-lera occurred on the north, 5 on the south side of the Thames. In its leading symptoms the cholera which prevails at in presen t differs little from Asiatic cholera, but it is London less rap id in its course t ha n Asiatic cholera; it is less influenced by elevation of soil, it always prevails more or less in summer, and comparatively few persona are attacked; hence it is a variety which, for the sake of distinction, way be called summer cholera. Dr. Macloughlin, an inspector during the epidemic of 1849, requests the Registrar-General to call the atten tion of medical informants to the importance o f stat i ng in all cases bow long premonitory symptoms of the up= proach of cholera preceded the attack in its fatal form. No cases of diarrheas, should be neglected in the present season. Th e y should be immediately treated. - The following are the returns of the 21 cases of cholera registered in the week. " Summer" has been sub s tit u t e d throug b ou t for " English" cholera, which is often us e d n t edical certific ates:— 1 Obe n 7 mth August, at 3, Wilmot-street, St. George's, Bloomsbury, a carpenter , aged abou t 35 year s, " summer cholera Mr. Vincent Yardley, the registrar, (2 days)," v film informant, who is the landlord of the house :Which the deceased died, states that the day before hi s death be a dmitted to the doctor that he had taken three quarts of eer. He was a man that had eaten verylittlst e, but h b ad drank a great deal." Oa lof August, at 25, Black-horse-square, Saint D e ptford, the son of a shipwright, aged 11 weeks, Paul's, " cholera infantum (6 days)." On 29th of July, at 18, Star-street, Shadwell, the son of a mariner, 8 months, "diarrhoea (7 days), cholera infantum (8 hours)." On the l e t of August, at 3, Victoria-terrace, Saint Peter's, W e lworth, the son of an engraver, aged 9 months, " c holera (4 days). On the 3d August, at 34, Beresford-street, Woolwich, rater in the Steam Navigation Company's s e r v i ce , a carpe " diarrhosi (1 aged 60 years, . day), cholera (20 hours)." Mr. R. RixOn, the registrar, adds, "He came home on (31st July) from his work on board a Saturday flight sh i p a t Deptford, was taken ill during the night, but re fused to have medical assistance till Monday, and died He bad cholera very badly about 20 years on Tuesday. since; the same surgeon attended him then." On 2d August, at 36, George-street, Bromley, the daughter of a watchman, aged 9 weeks, "cholera Asiatic (3 days) , c ollapse (2 days)." Mr. James Dun stan, the registrar, h as the following note in reference —" This death occurred in to the above case •. a ll houses, the neigh bourhood consisting of sma , back yards of which meet, and are occupied in most cases by two or three families each. There have been many complaints daring the late hot weather by the inhabitants of the very disagreeable'atench arising from the overflo w i ng o f the privies and the want of both water and drainage. The same locality was visited by the cholera in' 1849, and complained of in the weekly reports of that period." On 30th July, at 19, Br unswick- place, the son of a ca rp en ter, aged 16 days, "summer cholera (3 days)." On 29tteJuly, et 14, William-street, St. Peter's, Isling ton, the daughter of is farmer, aged 5 months, "f ee bl e from birth—cholera." On 2d A u gust, at 12 , Dorset - street, Balls - pond, Is lington, the son of a greengrocer, aged one year, "sum mer cholera." On 3d August, at 4, De Beauvoir-place, Kingsland, the son of a silversmith, aged 4 months, " summer eho leta (7 days).' On Ist August, at 21. Grove, Homerton, the son of a policeman, aged 11 weeks, " summer cholera (7 days)." On 31st July, at 52, Theobalds-road, Bedford-row, the son of a tobacconist, aged 3 weeks, "summer cholera (4 days)." On 4th August, at 1, Grange-place, Heaton Old Town, the son of a furrier, aged 16 months, "cholera infantum (6 days). effusion on the brain (36 hours)." Mr. Georges Pearce, jun., the registrar, states that "this is a healthy locality, with a good main sewer." On 3d August, at 13, Simpson's-place East, Hackney road, the son of a porter, aged one year, "summer cho lera (4 days), exhaustion." On 3d August, iitKing's Arms, Ann's-place, Hackney road, the wife of a licensed victualler, "chronic rheuma tism and diseased liver (7 years), summer cholera (16 days), exhaustion." On 31st July, at 18, Somer or f d -street, Bethnal-green, the son of a coach trimmer, aged 12 weeks, " infantile cholera; no medical attendant." On 4th August, at 4, Stamford-terrace, Swan-street, St. Mary, Newington, the son of a yeast merchant, aged 7 months, "cholera inf an t um (24 hours)." On 4th August, at 67, Walnut-tree-walk, Lambetb, bootmaker, aged 43 years, diarrhces, s ummer cholera." On 2d August, at 62, Mary-street, Haggerstone West, the daughter of a servant, aged 3 months, " cholera in fantum (10 days)." On 6th August, at 31, Gal way-street, City-road, St. Luke's, the son of a watch-finisher, aged one year mad nine months, "cholera (5 days)." On 3d August, at 1, ays)." New-street, St. John's, Maryle bone, the daughter of mer cholera (2 days.)" Mr. Joseph Chatwood, senior, registrar of the sub district of St. Paul, St. George-in-th e -E as t, thus ob serves:—" The deaths registered by me this week are more than double the average of many weeks; 12 out of the 15 were children. With the exception of diarrhoea, which is just now very rife among infants, the causes were of an ordinary character. Smallpox is very pre valent in my district, but not many cases have proved fatal." At 4, Adam-and-Eve Cottages, Kensington-town, on 31st July, the daughter of a labourer, aged 1 year and 7 months, " scarlatina (one week), convulsions (one day)." Mr. F. Gorham, the registrar, on information obtained from the informant, states " that the drainage of this house is very defective; cesspools are used, which are overflowing." At 5, Ogle street, All Souls, Marylebone, on the sth of August, the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 4 years, " scarlatina maligns (7 days)" The medical at tendant states, in a nose on the medical certificate, " The stench in this house is almost unbearable, and its filthy condition renders it very unhealthy." STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAT.—The sky was for the most part free from cloud. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the evening. MoNDAT.—The sky was clear during the morning, and one-third part covered during the remainder of the day; cirrocumuli and cirrostrati. Electricity—Positive, and ten sion strong after noon. TUESDAT.—The amount of cloud was variable until 10h. A.M., during the remainder of the day the sky was for the most part covered with cloud; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. Heauy showers of rain. Electricity—Positive, and negative, and very active during the morning; sparks and galvanic currents were shown. WEDNESDAY.—One - half of the sky was covered till 3h. P.m., and generally clear afterwards. Heavy showers of rain during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak ,in the afternoon. THURBDAy.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud throughout the day; cumulostrati and cirrostrati. Elec tricity—Positive, and tension moderate in the afternoon. FRIDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable throughout the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Heavy showers of rain during the morning. Thunder Was heard during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and negative during the morning; volleys of sparks and galvanic currents were shown. SATURDAY.—Three-fourtla of the sky were covered with cloud generally until the evening, after which time the amount of cloud was variable cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and scud. Heavy showers of rain. Electricity —Nothing was shown at any examination. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 64.9 Q ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 601° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 65.6° and 59•2 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 2913 in. at the beginning of the week to `29.15 in. by 9h. r.ss. on the 3d ; increased to 29'53 in. by 9h. P.m. on the sth ; decreased to 29.17 in. by noon on the 7th ; and increased to 29.22 by the end of the week. DEATH OF LORD KENSINGTON --We h av e to aesni.: _ nounce the death of this no bl eman , w h o e xpired at Wiside dence at Kensington, on T u e s d a y, i n his 76th year e • fi rs t lord, ceased, William Edwardes, was the only son of_t_h,., e o f Ire who was created Baron Kensington, in the p,erill' e h f a mily land, in 1776, having inherited the estates 0_ tue Earl of Warwick, on the demise of his cousin, the seventh__ nsingon . Lord with whom expired the old barony p_f: U ,.n e 9e d married, in " Kensington succeeded his father in rn ' as, Esq., by whom 1797, Dorothy, daughter of Richard Tshuorv. L yin , son Captain he had several children. The el dest rried to g a daughter of William Edwardes, It N., who D ur ham, succeeds to the Cuthbert Ellison, EN., of title and estates. H e pburn, title G remains nillGE o lt f i th E e 2 1 a Q t ' F U NERAL OF THOMAS e' were hermetically M.P., Q.C. &c.—Yesterday Q.c., T. Coleshill Granger, q ' F''sence of the friends and benchers of sealed down in the t r e e the bod was removed from Mitre the Inner Temple, Wh e re it was conveyed fo from Durham court, neet-street. h, in the presence of the Great Northern Railway, and finally by special train deposited in the vau,tio_fgteheTem of the legal profeseion. of a pumerow 4002"` I riOrz.d. SPORT/NG NOTJS. No. CCLXXX II I. THE YORK MEE LING. TO THE EDITUti UF THE SUN. SIR,—In continuation of my ob3ervations on the Present meeting outside the walls of Old Ebor, des ti"ccl, I almost imagine, this year to be the best on re cord, I have arrived at the second day's races, w hich will commence with the Colt Sapling Stakes, of 50 soya. each, ~30 g ft, over the T.Y.0., about five furlongs 44 yards. Oat of an entry of eleven, in all probability, not more than three, or four at the outside, will appear at the post. Sir C. Monck's VINDEX, I think, must prove the winner, without Ireland's Eye bas wonderfully im proved in the last three or four weeks. The l3ramham Park Stakes of 100 soya. each, 30 ft, for. three years old, one mile and a:half, will most pro bably be a walk over for BLACK AUDREY or MERRY GO ROUND. The Ebar Handicap of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, with 200 added, &c., over two mites on the old tours', will, as far as I can at present ascertain, be contested by Voltigeur, Montague, Hippolytus, Little Harry, Haricee, Sir Rowland, Trenchard, Frantic, Lady Eden, Weathergege, Bilberry, one of Dewsoe's—which is not very clear to my percep• Lion to•cley—llyacintb, and perhaps one or two others, of whom I have rec,ived , no account. V o l t i geur, with all his weight, will run forward, but I cannot imagine that be will be the absolute winner. M y op i n i on of Montague has been already expressed: if quite up t o t h e mark on the day he ought not to be beaten, although the course would not suit him much better were it a quarter or hair mile longer than it is. Hippolytus, sem- w e i g h t as Montague, that is 7st, has to concede to the latter two years in age, which I doubt his being able succees fully to do. Lit t l e H ar ry, notwithstanding that he car ries the st a bl e money an d i s supported rather freely b y s ome of the " talent," at 6st 131 b (Nancy's weight last year, by the by e ), t o m y id ea , cannot have a fi rs t- rate chance of clearing the po s t first, although he may be very near doing so , according to previous g, mustrunnin . Haricot, finish in the rear of Montague. I it not improbable that i she may placed her third in the Goodwood Stakes—the identical pcsitio she occupied and I think place, on this • of honour than second, having "'aw). She seems, however, from her antecedents, to be fatedattain that, or the second po sition once or twice s toget nearer the place never arrive, but that it is v fi er c y w n i i or a vil v e l r e gt the already course.run I h into av ethat not the slightest notion when e an ar d,T ia ren e c v b id a e r n d o 's ad da b y y w th il e l although I expect he will r weight at which he now figures in the Handicaps; and as the winner I shall not take him)!ward on this occasion, a shorter course than this, but now. Frantic weight he and Little Harry are arem runs, is favoured greatly, Proctor a T n h d e en ' ght tn at be i Est n a4lgbo,prefers t! a ch t t u lle difference of p ia sitton at the finish ; but as a muchness. starter I must set his I have not heard that he od o chance aside. Hyacinth at ss a t 121 b will dispose satis alvanism, Li n d r i c k , satis factorily enough of th e R e d Lion, muchancl all more the lot ere diaboutcreditably y that tha w n weight , generally t o be ht. s Merry Bi r d w il l run d ; and Sackbu t at two pounds more, if he starts, is by no means the worst in the race. Weathergaee, the present crack, at as it as 6 to 1, and freely taken too, w i t h his 101 b extra for winning the Goodwood Stakes, p ossesses bat littler attraction for my weatherwise optic. It is a very different thing, considering the chance of Montague alone against him, the carrying sst 61b to Montague's 7st 31b at Goodwood, and his having on his back at York 6st 31b to Montague's 7st; thus giving Montague a favourable balance of 1411)5, more than equivalent I should say to his defeat of two lengths. bilberry, at the feather of 4st, I cannot have at any price. To sum up, it is my opinion that the finish will be somewhat closely contested by Montague, Haricot, Little Harry, Voltigeur, and Merry Bird; Voltigeur and Little Harry compounding first, and the other three running into the first, second, and third places, MONTAGUE not im probably occupying the premier position. The issue of elle Prince of Wales' Stakes, T.Y.C., will depend materially upon the running for the Convivial Stakes of the previous day: Scott, however, would seem to have the stake perfectly safe for his starter. Among the darkies on the opposition side the Lord-Lieutenant and Fairthorn are likely animals. The Eglinton Stakes, at the present moment, I feel inclined to book to the Fortress colt or Dagobert, but this must be understood to be in the absence of Pharos. The Filly Stakes on Friday, notwithstanding the pre sence of Vaultress, will, I imagine, fall to the lot of Captain Harcourt's Fairthorn; more about this stake next Monday. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 100 added, over the mile and three , quarter course, has this year one hundred and sixty•eight names on the sub scription list. What the field may be composed of at this time, a week before the period for the running of the race, I cannot with any certainty say; but no doubt we shall see Stockwell, Augur, King of Trumps, Maid stone, and a couple from Scutt 's stable at the post. Scott's lot, or rather the more important portion of it, consists of Kingfisher. Longbow, and Songstress. Two oat of these three, as I have before remarked, will doubt less run; but which those two will be I cannot now divine ; Stockwell's chance I consider decidedly the best, and I think the distance, especial) , over such a course as this, will suit him better than those ho has been principally tried over. He is in first rate form, and has been doing good work for some time past. Scott's Songstress, I should imagine, would have been kept for her engagement at Doncaster, as the sum invests d on her chance for that event is so large, but they seem inclined to try her at York, where, however, I shall be astonished, notwithstanding that she will have the assistance of Butler, if she improves upon the second place. King of Trumps is the only other one that seems to have any hope of competing successfully with tie crack, but his doing so is very dubioua. Altogether, I consider that Norman will have the pleasure of bearing the blue and white stripe past the post triumphantly on the back of STOCKWELL. Of course, if Stockwell win this event, he will be just about even against the fie ld for the Gre a t St. Leger; to determine on their therefore, it behoves speculators er . ; St. Leger calculations before t he Gre at Y or k s hire stake is decided.—l am' Sir, &c., Aug. 13. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell 4 to 1 agat Mr. John Scott's Songstress—taken and afterwards offered 4 to 1 agat Mr. Bowel's Daniel O'ourk READ ING RACES-TRIIRRSDAY.e .- Handicap Plate of 201. Half-a-mile. Mr. Harvey's Prestige , 4 yrs, Bst. (Wakefield) 1 Mr. Endsburgh's Hanibletenian, 3yrs, 7stilL(C(oriwileetyo) 3 Mr. Barnard's Lady Isabel , 3 yra, 7st Mr. Bingley's Christiana , 6 yrs, set 31b (Thick) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Hambletonian, sto 2 agst Prestige, and 4to 1 agar Isabel. Won by a neck. The Reading Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra. Half-a -mile. Lord J. Scott's Pug Orroch ............ (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Wanchope ' s Bridget .................. (W. Abdale) 2 Mr. Howard's Vaultress (A. Day) 3 Mr. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid ... (Cowley) 4 Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock (Thick) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Vaultress, 2to 1 agst Pug Or roch, and sto 2 agst Michaelmas Maid. Won by t w o 1 , ngths; a length between the second and third. The Innkeepers' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and on ly 2 if declared, &c. To start a t the T.Y.C., and g o once round, (19 Subs., eight of w h om declared fo r. - ieit.) Mr. J. Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b walked over. 5 Tr a s , , e 6 tie st h ; 2 01 b (Hiatt) 1 The Caversham Stakes of added. Straight run . i . n .(. . whi f :: us ith e) 25 2 Mr. Thompson's Blood Roy kst 4 .b...(Yatss) 0 Lord J. Scott's Kilmt ney, Bst 71b.. a yl r , Is 3, W itch,Bs 11 b 4... Y. ...................... 03 Mr. F. Scott's f by Kremlin—Gaiet y, Mr. Williams's Shropshire 'Yet 6lb ......(Lowe) 0 Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 5 g'6: b.sytieYjr Mr. Thomas's Carbuncle,y6rey s, Mr. Owen's Stamford , gton 4 2 v7st .. .. Mr. Winch's Allington , rs 2 , set 101 b ( Gibbs) 0 (l'avis) 0 Mr. Sberrin Mr. Hargv—Us's.t-or2 it'sratßlo2;R'BlllsotYsa6l, Mr. Stevens s Lady Fl or a , K n ight of the Whistle f 5" 71" 0 Bettis (Wakefield) 0 • e neYs and 6 to 1 each and Prestige. W agst Narcissus, Shropshire Witch, Stakes of 3 8016. each , on by a head. The Forbury 471bto".1Satpegtglile:lin 0 Heats, near] h Mr. Wortley's br g b y t h ree-quartsrs of a d r 0 1 1 Mr. Lawrence's Heroine, l a 7 s s ' t 51s0t1b61(bgkeefield) 1 : Mr. Sbrimpton's Arlette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Neap ) g o 0 _ _ .Hothana's Little Nell, aged, 7st 61b (Pot ei 0 0 0 Mr. Ablett's The Incurable, sat 91b...0'7;2 with 30 added. 2 0 0 Mr. Jordan's Buckhound, 4 yrs,6stlllb ( B il is . er) 0 0 dr a t ) 0 dr Mr.M`CavesAvia, 6st9lb (car.6stlllb)(, r . ., - e - Mr. Peacock ' s Repletion yrs, 7st Ik(Au" Each heat wou!seAlusFa. 6 to 4 apts:r7reeellizys--CR. ON a ll ieAr t : '' BETTING ON 11 1 1 1 ; to 1 agst Montague—t 7to 1 agstWeathergeg w-- ss to I agst Merry Bird —t sT. ixa 4 sit. to 1 agst Songstress —t 12 to 1 agstHarioot--s__xsoras STALES. GOAT __lvAt 1 I 4 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rouke, 7 to 2 agst Stoc ...... ACES.—TssuRSDAY. —t to 1,5001. 4 to 1 agtovssis _ Tom * Handicap of 3 soya, each, and 20 The s F d e d e e Pr g Three_ quarters of a mile. (18 Subs.) (Wells) 1 Mr. 's Alr. Lister's Brawn, 3 yrs, 6st 2 Land Greek, 5 yrs, Est 21b Mr , p s ew'e Flora M'lvor, 4 yrs, 7st 3 g r . Kelly's Theorem, 4 yrs, ist 4 The City Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added; for two y r s old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Sat 31b; wi nners ....... 2 1 extra. Five furlongs. (4 Subs.) Mr. 11. Drew's John Bull (401.) Mr. Little's Abbess of St. Mary's (601) Mr. Brown's cby Venison, out of Arab's dam (4 0 1 ) 3 Mr. Lister's c by Velocipede, out of Luxury (401.).. - di - s The Velocipede colt was objected to for carrying over weight. 21b The Godiva Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 1001• add er '. Subs.) Olie mile and a quarter. (12 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 7st 21b . (Ashmall) 1 ; Mr. Flinteff's Ibis, 3 P. sst 9lb Mr. W. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle , 4rs, Est 1 llb 3 .... • • • ( Mr. Lister's Brawn , 3 yrs, s st 31b Mr. Bignell's Young England, 5 y rs,an a half. The 4 1 Sat 71b _Won easy by a len g th The Selling Stakes of 3 seeB• each, and 20 added for three yrs old and upward lan, wimanisows Stratage m, s. One mile. (5 Subs.) 3 yrs :-..--. .. . .:.:(Wens) 12. Mr. J. Robins's Paperkite,3 3r Mr. Merry's Thunderb o lt, 3 y r s s - .... " .... 3 Mr. Drive; Yluti Mivor, 4 yrs . . ................. 4 Tbe 1 1 :ardle Stakes of 3 sm, each, and 20 added, one mile and a half, over four hurdles. Daviei's Vestris, 5 yrs (Sly, jun.) 1 Mr. Tart's ch oby Don John, dam by Mundig, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Adey's Pay ) our Debts, aged. 3 Mr. Barnes's Little John, 6 yrs LYNN 1 - UCES.—THETIISDAY. The Lynn Plate of 30 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. Heats, one mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. J. Armstrong's b f Sabra...(Osborne) 2 2 1 1 Captain D. Lane's Captain Flash, 3 yrs 3 12 dr Mr. J. D. Shafto's The Moor, aged ...1 3 3 dr The West Norfolk Handicap cf 20 sous. each, h ft and 5 only if declared, with 100 soya. added, the winners to pay 15 sovs. towards expenses, and the second to save his stake. About two miles. (25 Subs., 17 of whom declared) Mr. Sponge's Ring of Troy, 3 yrs, sst 7lb (Steggles) 1 Mr. Padwick na Freetrader, 3 yrs, 4st 71b... 2 Mr. J. Brown's Dangerous, 3 yrs, 6st 41b 3 M.r. Magenis's Surprise, 3 yrs, sst 71b - Won easy by two lengths. The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added, the winner to be sold for 100/., &e. About three-quarters of a milt , . (3 Subs.) Lord W. Pov,lett's br f Guava,2 yrs (1000 (Steggles) 1 Mr. Robinson's Chorus, 4 yrs (1004) 2 Mr. Boy d's Mandar e, 3 yrs (1001) 3 aaPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. DAILY NEWS. In this month of half-yearly railway meetings, a. glance at the results of railway wbuhtos to e parolipewrtbye watch is wa e t em barked ;or the last six mouths will be an interesting rteatik, ros d p e i c n t, t notbe these only o closely the march of !hose statistical facts that bear undertakings, tthose viz., those either leading to, or actually centering on national welfare. Taking , the n, the el even great lines of England, in, the Metropolis, it would appear that in the first half of the year 1852, as com pared w i t h t h e corre s pon ding period of 1851, their receipts have been 4,587,0361. as against 4,488,2392. ; showing an increase in the whole of 98,797/. But as in that period sixty-four miles have been added to the length of these eleven lines, the mileage receipts have not, it is clear, gone on augmenting in the same proportion as the gross receipts ; thus adding another to the many proofs we before bad, that, however great may be the advantage to the public of extensions, branches, and spurs, it is on the main and original lines and schemes that pro prietaries must rely for profit and dividend. De scending, however, from these general results to particulars, the increased sum taken last half-year has, it will be found, been produced by seven of these eleven lines, viz.: by the South-Eastern, 10,8841. ; the Midland, 25,69 81 .; the Lancashire and York shire, 34,5291.; 963 . ;th!E2az; the tern York Countie 14,931/. ; the North Midland, s, and Berwick, 3,7271.; and the Great Northern, 54,948/. And of these particular cases of increase, those of the Mid land, the North Midland, the Lancashire and York shire, the Eastern Counties, and the Great Northern, are encouraging, as showing the gradual development of traffic under the pressure of great competition for it ; for in none of those five lines is there any mileage increase ; an d i t i s exact l y i n th e i ns t a nce of those two, the Midland an d t h e G rea t N o rthern, where the rivalry the en most freci u e e m n i t n ly en r t e has b een greatest, t h at t h e i ncrease in receipts opi nion has been lar ges t ; t h us indicating, contrary t o the p e e f at r e .a. d ilw a a th e a b lf a - i y rm ea e r a ly , t m hs e t etings bycom petition i s b enef i c i al to rathveys, y as to all other enter prises, if they will only in the traffi c d ur i ngthe eom pete fairly. The falling off in the North-W estern ; last and half-year has been chiefly what is remark a bl e , while there is a decre ase o f 4 6 ,419 / in i an increase in its mil eage o f 21 mtisles. receipts, there is So also with ; dec rease the Great Western there is a d e and an addition of fifteen miles to r tse e extent ent 2,0481., ve. mil; and with the South-Western, an increas e o f fi been followed by a decreased traffi c of es has 1,2982.1 n the case of the Brighton, the decrease is between five and six thousand, but the mileage has, w e b e lieve, been stationary. The antagonism between increased mileage and decreased receipts in the first half of 1852 is not, of course, cause and effect ; and, as traffic is only gradually developed, it is quit e possible that this increased mileage may hereafter turn out profitable ; though experience h rather against any such expectation. Part of this falling off in these four cases is no doubt at tributable to the loss of the Exhibition traffic which they enjoyed in 1851—for it is observable that the earliest impressions on receipts produced by that traffic were exactly on the lines on which there has been in 1852 a decreased take; part to the uncer tainties of the weather and the London season ; and something probably in the case of the North-Western to severe competition on both eastern and western sides. The decrease it must, however, be remarked, would have been more serious had it not been for the increasing receipts from merchandise; thereby showing that though the individual locomotion has been less, the general trade of the country has been progressive. So far as the half-yearly accounts have yet appeared, it is inferrible that the working expenses have increased in the last half-year. This is so in the North-Western and Great Western ; but is accounted for by part of the repairs arising during the Exhibi tion year not having been paid for until the first half of the current half-year. Tut effect of this increase in working charges, and of the decrease in receipts, on dividend in those two companies is, that, to main tain the rates formerly pale, very considerable sums have to be taken from the balances carried over, after payment of the dividend for the half-year ending De cember 31, 1851. This practice at once gives rise to a most important question in railway morality and ma nagement. To maintain in a great concern a consider.. able balance applicable to contingencies and unfore seen li a bilities is a matter of prudence which, as it gives stability in value to the general property, can not be fairly or reasonably objected to; for railway boards are bound to be as prudent as other people. But to carry over, in good half-years, great sums in order to support dividends in bad half-years is cer tainly objectionable ; for it makes the living pro prietor pay, not for the dead, but for the unless there be a moral certainty that the same rate can be again divided in the corresponding half of the on-coming year it tends to give a e tempo rarily fictitious v a l ue to th It property. was ob viously the intention of Parliament, in enacting 8 Viet., c. 16, s. 120 (the section regulating dividends), that the profits of each half-year should be divided amongst the shareholders of that period, and not go to augment the dividends of those who after come into the comp a n y ; is and though some dis cretionary power given by the section to directors, it is very clear that the present tendency of things is to encroach on that power, and the margin between encroachment and abuse i s sma ll —very small. At all events, however, if railway companies a r e to keep large balances or rests over from profits, are amount ought to be fixed, and the purposes l for which which they are applicable ought to t be in an declared. Then when it is universally knownitlill be taken from productive half-year a largebeetleinexvit productive half the rest, and be replaced in ptroximation to the real year, a much better "estion can be made than value of the property in crar and distinct understand is now the case. Sam e eto b e tween railway proprieta ing ought to be come On this subject at the meetings ries and their directors result of the working of the now iu progress. ; SOth of June last has not been be half-year end.Pg i e , t the reverse, to prices, which in neficial, bu 'il a a previously ruled unjustifiably high. ) many cases bole, if some principle be laid down on But, on t th o e f rests, if there is not much to fear, and a ) the pm° t t o hope. Companies are taking advantage of grew t dea labu ndance of capital, and reducing, as fast as prac g , l2- 1 , e 1 t h e interest on their debt, which, as a general rule, amo unts ' to one-third of their capital. The trade of the with ' country is still, the temporary exception of the w oollen manufactory , increasing, and of that increas e they will have the full advantage when they choose to abandon the silly system of excessive competit ion , touting, and search after merchandise, that no prevails. People, put to extraordinary personal w ex pense last year, are this summer e • conomically in clined ; but this stationary rule in 1852 •is an excep tion to our general habits as a nation, and in all probability, we w ill resume our nextyear, locomotive propensities in full f o r ce , an d of them railways will receive the benefit. And, sooner or later, rival companies will abate their extreme gradually experience is teaching them that a fair and reasonable competition is advantageous to all • and .. , when at last, instead of the • animosities and hostilities that now discredit railway management, reason shall have brought them to a general system of accommo dation of through booking and of what is express sively termed " give and take , " the surprise will be what they formerly were foolish enough to quarrel and waste their energies about. This period will not be postponed by a little present pressure such as we have detailed. THE LATE CASE OF EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.— Yesterday Mr. William Carter, coroner for Surrey, con eluded the inquest upon the body of a man supposed to be named Charles Cherrett, and coachman of Mr. Dimak, the banker, of Forest-hill, which was commenced on Tuesday last e t th e Hero of Waterloo, Waterloo-road. , The particu lars of this case appeared in The Svn of "i% ednesday la s t. After the examination of some fresh witnesses, the coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of °'Temporary insanity." B. B. CAIInEL L, ESQ M.P.—The Hon. Member for Boston has lately completed a most extensive purchase, viz., the whole of the town o of Crom er , w i t h the exception o f two houses, and ab out 12,00 acres of land. The purchase money amounts to.upwars of bO,OOO/. The property was lately possessed 133 • the . Misses 'Wyndham, two old ladies, who were much averse to improvements inhabitants of Cromer . the change of proprietorship is likely to be most beneficial, as the Hon. Gentleman has already and alterations. To the g i ve n orders for extensive alterations, the laying ou t of new streets, &c.—Boston Herald. NEW ACT FOE S CHOOL S ires . —According to In Act now i n operation, • the provisions of forme r Acts with r e .. spec , sites f or schools are ex t e nded to schools a nd colleges for the religious or educational training of the sons of yeo meniar tradesm en or others, or f or the theological training of candidates for holy orders a the established church, vilkh , 114 evicted of maintained in-pstt claatitablq aid. be duo te r ! alli 0' r,lo' sod• 0 tod ° 80 01 relr