The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-29 00:00:00

.... , ...,........................ 1 NDSta IV/ • coutur cIRCIITLAR. the incr ' ' R IV E DNESDA Y. —a . h e unfavoural:;e t....-1% , oi tale a ir!g prevented her Majesty and Prince Aibert taking their accustotned walk. tit :It; Re . 71,1 Fa m il y were also prevented from taking elt‘ usual exercise. Th e is royal dinner party at the Castle this evening , the , her ZPected to include tn./. Royal Higlinet-s the Duche,s of Royal Highness ti.e Duchess of Gloucester, i 1n1.,44'11, in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Lady d sr,aitiing of the Duchess of Gloucester, the 13 , , iron , e rd !le e r ‘ t ,n, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lafly Ito‘\ d e L es i; a lueo, Lady Etmly S.-ymour, the Hon. ai,d R. C. ~„.'e Courtenay, and Sir Geor..te Cooper. ( 1 4 4 . 4 band of the Scots Fusilier Guards will aty : d warm d iraler. hler Majesty's private band will cnte_r iiis attend in the_Castie. It ' t , !ea, with t rv .r. ' l°l .' ll Wood, Chairman of the Excise, .11?,d tan(_ainv the Chancellor of the Exchequt i y e: cr I . i! l3 official residence in Downing-strect. . Ili ' l ' d John Russell - • dinner to the Cabinet Ali - sttls , _g 4 " a • ' residence in Chesimm piaep. yesterday evening at his I e r f ile Right non. H. Laboucht , re, Chief Secretary for r ti r i : i ndi hls arrived in ti,,, n. - The Right Ilan. Gentle by LW" Present last evt , ning at. the Cabinet dinner given °4l , hn Rtisr,ll ' 4 0 The farquis t:f L . anF.d,wne, Lord President of the ill,,arrived in town 3 esti.; day, fr,Tri his seat, I.3awoo d ( II Vi, lt • %thLord J s• The N R A:e ll Marquis after his arrival paid to ohn usse. P N E r, DUTCH l'A PERS Sta. , ` l3. ctrf:, OCT. 26.—The Sec, , nlChamb . er ( , ) , f h t i l e i tl . 11. il's•Generill had a üblic meeting to day in the thrietoto,rLttee t ru es presid d Thee P • -sid-nt announced that for drawing up art - answer to the speech from Set',-, llr "e had considered the objections made in , t.l,lfet vof:ttehst,teaantid had in Consequence re-examined the ,r. 48 or . - The Pre,ident added, that the document t hst Would be distributed among the nu mbers, and th e the discussion of it might be nut upon the order of kt e4oo Y for to saorr..w (Tuesday) at ten o'clock in the 1 4 till), "hieh was agreed to. 4en , i e sitting of the Second Chamber or the Stiattes ,k4,-na' &Aut day. a Royal Mes•age was broug 4_ _. n . I , 4l 4 .ran Ying a pi., ject of law for the purpose of in . At4,,lrllg persons who have lost bonds upon the ~ t ii !' ; el gll A - 4 . 44 g,e from his Excellency th . ‘ Minister of Fo- f ilte T -"airs t ransmitted to the Chamber a copy o th .e 2 1. 9 e t a L t Y „of Commerce and Navigation concluded on I l siii, "' °I July lit twveu the Netherlands and Bel th,A4lB., a t th-lt-it'Ast, OCT. 24.—We are happy to announce ;'s tweotrah,r of patients that have been brought into -re4 se. D °8 1: 11 tals of this city begins to be o r n tle e ts there ri,:,ronl the 10th to the 16th Oct., 42i patien . 1- 9 5 4 011 1 „ tte ,d ; and, in the last week, from the 17th to Viet r,eititive only 386, being a decrease of 39. _ ,jhtte-aiorri It ' une, of the 12t h instant, state that her DI N , 9 th e t Queen of the Netherlands had . been coco tte s ke ) in the name of the Pope, by Cardinal Gizzi, l aes s retary ; o r State ; and on that day his Royal Hig i visit t,1,41,ea Alexandr, her Majesty's son, had paid a 11 i It s tiOline . Rs. ' n iP P II : F . D 'tic, OcT. 9 3 Here, too, people begin to '' hr .°. "ai grating to America, so that several artisans aith,4llsllB crafts have already made preparation, but t4 hßi;;' o none of the better classes have applied to the I° ,, l ea - ; e rit t t , s e s for permission to emigrate, as being obliged I , s O T. pbge c ountry for want of means of support.. ledaid of cf thi s OCT. 16.—1 n the night of the ht1b;`,4,13 month his Majesty the Emperor, accompa e e',lll4° Grand Duke Alexander, set out from Zar -441t8111-;(3l.lVoseow, where they both arrived in good ku 04 the 11th. f ill °111 • 4 vi l !'. OcT. 1 9.—For three days past we have had the a c inity a great degree of heat, most extraordinary '4e11 1) - pe tilglit h or October, which appeared to forebode fL e hltv,,Clell of an atmospheric phenomenon. In fact, ' received from mountains the news that a loof a ncic hurricane visited the valley of Schledorf ; the i „ °ll se s - ' th e houses were Carsied cff, the church and the d illit. t.a,, r , ze d to their foundation. A panic seized the -elll I -- "" 8, who sought refuge in the cellars, when sud ititlY3ha fir broke out in eery put of the village, and e 2tta t ,„ °ll tiro there was not a single house, or even a 44 etitr' that was not consumed by the fury of the ele t4ighhe„l'.lle village is entirely razed to the ground, the - N th:rlng forest is on fire, and the flames can be seen NN ew ' gates of the capital. We have not received the artli t .. 4l ', B , but there is every reason to suppose that the itt et ? As not confined to the village of Schledorf, but titil),6ll47Bhave experienced a similar fate. :4ve ry ' Cl ‘• 18 . —The health of the Archduke Pala -61/11i fluctuatino., and the accounts, even on one 4 .. ..A s t attl ?, day, are most conflicting and contradic hi, ql ft. to events, the state of his Imperial Highness tmtKuilet;,,--,LO excite the greatest apprehensions. The li. eVvaieli has just been issued is as follows:—. , The ‘ 4, 17; 4 0 1 state of his Imperial Highness on the night of )t hta '"' continued throunhout the whole of ye . sterday, T t i l l b e ki. ittiv u e su l al symptoms abated, and the patient was the P P ostr Y Well and cheerful, till late in the evening. . - tii.k, r a t ion of strength, however, still continues. In i., 1144 t,1 % ,": of the 18th his sleep, which otherwise was Vi • '3 of interrupted by the effects of the e i th7l: l 2 e. On the morning of the 18th his Imperial 41 - 7/ ril ia - p... 4 _ tvaB nearly in the same state as yesterday 'Name --- Ngned, OFEN. Oct. 18, nine o'clock, A 31.'— Zeitung, Oct. 23. Mr. Lori ••• summer, Arth,, °Olin Russell, Wimbledon,wh° during the has been occupyin g.the f am il y to 'orit l'lea's villa at that manEion with ti,,,,h.8, to remove iroem BART ~, bt:l4l4polavceautt t, HENRYII FETHERSTONIIA, close of the week, for r th G e ll winter. expired on the d 26t1,11,4, Ole o ldest baronetempire , 1 ex, at the advanced a t d h v e a t n i r tle. I? 071lc)anyte, at h ( i l s ti r s i e n a g , 7 1 -T 2, _ osf4wteihn g he th e e ni s e o 3 n 'e of the first i 14,0Wjti born in the 3 r 4411,,..:et, who receivedyear 1754, honour in 1747, 13) Middlesex. 4, miter of C. Lethiulliere, Esq., of Belmont, IVl:uiun life, tti,4'arried in 182a,l.ebeei,ng then far advanced not leave my.. i IC of Ortcn, but does tie4B4oZ: (ofTheened Bu eased of estates in the can't', x Bulb he Ni , as a deputy-lieutenant), !Bs:x,SaancieNorthumberla his residence in is the is rtat kaown as Fetherstonhaugh Castle. 1 Saxon origin, and was settled at the latter Th country t'ace before the Conquest; th a t pa r t of the Saxon officer, i.ating been allotted to its p r ogenitor, a mentioned Ancient :rito l ,'°l' his gallant conduct when opposed to th e ma y, no ns. The curious sirnatne of the ; family appears 10iibt, hare excited the reader's cur.osity : tilitt thlaouse first inhabited by the orip i n it al uponpossessor two o r the nds in Northurnt-erland who hu same being tiltles known as fetherstones and that on the I)4lhroyed, during a conflict with. th:L l in a valley or haugh, as it was termed, and family fi t, • • ' the Scots, another was Ikt°t3 Word Fet hers tonhaugh. Branches and there obtained 14, in Irelaed at an early period, t Possessionsof this A private ii,ietttpirtaaicE ON TIIE GREAT BRITAIN.— t)t % "ng of some of the propru•tors of the Great Western .,ay t t itt,t,!.ll-ship Co of was held in Bristol, on alond h . il:' fur the or ose of taking into consideration it% adoptedPb Pthe directors of the compmaneyetiinagnoeft titt-tlng the vesseYl. It appears that at a late meeting and be fot, tppany, at their offices, was .- question in Princ l ess e s Pat to°,°,. Great Britain left Liverrppeo ship , was fullyin 11':401rotieoctbaiTrinhaen ettiormwahnetilnieretpr.iy, I stated it was not,,s ort hlee()110 t he sum of 18,000/., to secure M • Mil there r was some Ott e t? that amount on the vessel % as the insurance. °4 O 4 e ' r t Y or difference as to effecting 3.1444,- the proprietors then observed, ship started 'rot, 4 s h e not be effected before - it ' Ak e • • s ought to be thethat if , alto Ilea, the proprietors informed theino-t N4lt to",taeh, by It separate insurance, I , "1° eXtent of his share from loss. this course, chairman mig T ht h s e ecure and NI tied at once in - the propriety of effect, and t h e_ n Pt° Pi. :4 : t Et Itinute sholild be made to that him n d r information i t k tl 4441 furnished with the e 4'40t,414?• They received no intimation , however o w w n e s ve e r nui ; l a di n ne d r. arm .ei, at the time she got aground, t1it,.,.,11 the extent we have stated, 18,0001. th, instances, some or directors opinion prop r i e t rs responsibleeonc 'r th„Y illay hold the chairman that high legal of. th4.j .en of the itt,o),; loss ; and we have heard eiv e '411e,:" to be procured on the a d but we Bristol we ar s e tae do bOt resume to -eta e, 'i0...t6 tett P • neral statement.—Bris poin . t. On the merits e Nate -Y accurate in the ge hitherto t., Po, which have weather, it is_ )7°4 ...11°11414.8• --The signals 14 kil o ' *-4cli'the.lines of railroad in foggy !Ottillltliti,,wa hive proved very inefficient , ma d e by those,e. t,?_4_,relitilit complaints have been important a we litatticwit wish the mans ement of this. and cosse t ttNobellt* It la with g reat satisfaction, been introduced, l 'ell 'llee that 4 new in g ventiou has hich has long d 44444 d-to a 1 deficiency w t io ,(I a re PPP Y a to a simple therefore, ,11111,4_, ~at evil--we allude s sts of de- It consists se ,Nktit,:q Cow pers Fog Signal." form, firmly in attkal C Powder rnade up in a circular apparatus,. e inches lead Liti.ritete); 4till plates. Being about . three. of 'hi t e ", is placed on the rail, two strips ° l' ila alplaYed to ke it firm in its position.,,,, and the i,?l,ditly travellin ; g, whe eP the weather is foggy and signal I ln night end ria, 0 are not tobe heel of the ao',., 4 the rail. The moment the for as 14111 43. 4418 11 discerned, thi e s w loud as . a hall pres s the it, an explosion takes place 1:", 081:e-14411°4: The great value of this eig p b rinciple ; for aa he sooae,:s4,lroplicity and in its unerring engine s" consists in ttie 41:115liel, th'ile report heard by the . goal h e br e train is stopped. Eastern t /li on ,!t4 bee4l_ Icil and the the r. Martin on driver, than l'lttliiii7.!„BluLtelitriearead 37 M special high 114 111 eI!C e4I.OIBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT WE late' assist teNttiblel,4l4: ----The officer, Mr. Irwin, jilt, i s the Anutsford, and Bohanna, one o inquiries, found, Me e„ Sat 0 furth.r N I m o rd ,. - .proseeutionof their named iin7dinivight, at thecoat, house of a person iden_ tiq,pd, at which has been r w i ht, i l'hgtl It the ° r l e wit h ahytePtheee prisoner, John -() 4 , e3tnirfitted the rn-urdfoundg rouxt _cant_ taartf)k: about. • n It was the left thi:,4,,,_ , la parts v at fn._ ; ery bloody, ~par i 1 q notes. The N Po t k et ' 44 • .On searching it, a book was found i 'i ' 1.44 ' ' eeotaining a 201. and two J paid Al•Gill on , iie ~„ °, It has b e . . , was to ' of the /tf,,,itiorilin„, ~, ••11 ascertaaseu, by airs. Fowls' Nolielt, i-,. ;I, rho occurrence ret,arn hose house he had stopped, for the night. it, Pheti NI ti 20/. note has been traced to a Ai r . -4, , .nssy, to who. it had been paid by the pia tr)r'it '°ll ‘ l'ridaY afternoon, soon after the occurren n ce , htil'erPfiZe' These teveral sums, with the gold al: p th,:nad upon the' prisoner when apprehended, nia_n 4,4144 a: holesum "of hick M` Gill was root ed. Or. ill:'''°&tai,'" tne depositionws ofll‘Gill mere taken at Mit:' kaßiat, 1,, the presence of Mr. J. P. Foster, a county Itirl,tiaryatwe,,o4tter, which. the.prisOhner was remanded until t -"f k‘Q• ll , , b y which ton e t e probability or o 4444, 1 4 recovery might more certainly be aster- A ri 1/oceae, 1 ?t, arising out of the high price of corn, took . , t t , w' ek at Ilennebon, near ' Lorient. The ,P...(,), titi'll ,4-,iseirtiPted to prevent the departure of two vessels I 'll, b " 4 1 aud would pably have plunder,d f tile tint.4t for the arrival of sonae troops. Several 0 -.`lls Were arreited. TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 184€ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. N: - ,W2dAEKET HOUGHTON . MEETING. TUESDAY NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK. In the course of the evening a good deal of business was transacted on the Derby, at the following prices: Bto 1 agst Van Tromp (t) 33 to 1 agst Mathematician (t) 18 to I agst Epirote (t) 40 to 1 agst Marpessa colt(t) 25 to 1 agst sis. to Cobweb c 40 to 1 agst Miss Iris c (t) 30 to 1 agst Planet (t) 40 to 1 agst Bingham 30 to 1 agst Glentilt (t) I 40 to 1 agst Liberator 33 to I agst Old Port (t) Isoto 1 agst The Aver (t) 33 to 1 agst Horn et the Isoto 1 agst Crozier (t) Chase I 50 to 1 agst Kingof Naples (t) 1,000 to 15 agst West India Planter 1,000 to 15 agst Oregon—(taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Ingoldsby—(taken) 1,000 to 10 agst Eryx—(taken). 'We stated in our last report from the Heath that the early commencemert of the races, rendered indispens able by the number of events to came off, had inter lured with the settling, and, we might have added, made Mr. Tattersall's sale a mere ceremony ; no one had time to attend it, atid, in consequence, several lots of well bred greybou9ds were withdrawn. To prevent a similar inconvenience on Wednesday, on which day it was ex pected there would be at least a doz.'n races, it was de creed by the Committee of the Subscription-rootn that the settling for the day's race: should take place to night. There were a few " Discontent?' to this sr rnngement, but by the majority it was approved and ac - iron. The Handicap for the Nursery Stakes, for which forty five horses were named, has closed with the following ac ceptances : CITY IMPROVEMENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—lt is very desirable that the extensive plans con templated by the Common Council for providing the City with thoroughfares adapted to the greatly increased traffic should be fully and fairly submitted to the jud ment of the public, and I am persuaded they would havc.• met with more favour in the notice in the Times of Saturday last, had not the writer been misled by the very defective account which has been given of the pro ceedings in the Court of Common Co unc il, i n w hi c h the speeches of those only who misunderstood and misre presented the plans were reported, whilst the statements of the members of the committee in reply were entirely omitted. In order, therefore, that the merits of the plan should be fairly placed before the public, it should be stated, as was shown in the court, that the line respecting which it was proposed to give the notices necessary for an application to Parliament in the ensuing session, is only such part of a much more extensive plan as there was time to prepare the requisite estimates for. The entire plan, which was exhibited and explained in the court, will show how groundless is the surmise that " Ludgate-hill and the Poultry are to be as crowded as ever, but ther e i s t o b e re li e f f or Budge row." On the contrary, both Ludgate-hill and the Poultry will be relieved by large coliateral thorough fares, which will receive a full share of the traffic with which they are now overcharged. The very line almost which you propose, " from Blackfriars- bridge," not in deed "to St. Paul's," but close to it, and so north-east wards to the Exchange, &c„ is a part of the plan, with a view to relieve Ludgate-hill, Cheapside, and the Poul try, and to give you, Sir, an easy run from Printing house-square to the Bank. As an accessory to this line will be the street continuing Tudor-street, opposite Earl street, Blackfriars, to the gate of the Temple in King's Bench-walk, and which, in connexion with the other portions of the line, will considerably relieve Fleet street. This north-east line will cross diagonally the direct east and west line from the top of King William-street, along Cannon-street, to the south side of St. Paul's Churchyard ; and it is for a portion of this line that ap plication to Parliament is at present to be made. Can non-street, St. Thomas Apostle, and Budge-row may be to many, as you term them, "places nearly unknown, except by name," but if they lie in the direction along which the most serviceable large thoroughfare can be made, the obscurity imputed to them can be no objec tion; it is not for their own sake that they are to be cut through. Let any one reflect on the number of vehicles passing from Ludgate-hill into Cheapside, already filled with those from Holborn and Aldersgate-street, and say if, when on the south side of St. Paul's Churchyard, they were enabled to go straight eastwards, or north-east wards, by the proposed new principal thoroughfares, would it not be a very effectual relief to Cheapside and the Poultry ? I believe it was some time since recommended in the Times that whatever was done should be a part of a large, effectual, and well-considered whole. This is what the part now to be applied for professes to be. One ex pression in the article of Saturday may perhaps cause misapprehension, where you say, " the enormous sums that must be asked for." No sum is to be asked for;-- the means are to be provided from the City's revenues. As to the lateness of the time, there may be offered in excuse, the great labour of preparing the plans and the estimates of the property to be taken, for this as well as for other improvements net at present adopted; and in consequence of the new standing orders relative to Bills for public improvements, by which it is required that the notices shall be given a month earlier than hereto fore.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A MEMBER OF THE IMPROVEMENT Oct. 26. COMMITTEE. st. lb. et. lb. Daughter of the Star ..,. 8 7 Bella Donna Circassian Maid ...... .. 8 2 Prizeflower filly ...... Ellen Horne Zipporah colt Crozier.. Agnes; Pink Bonnet Dipthong 7 9 Galata filly 6 9 Sultana ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each. Free Lance, Bst 71b—Mowerina, Bst 51b—Peasant, Bst 31b. Two paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. Winner to be sold for 701. Maid of Lorette, Pocket Venus, Bedouin, Hollowback, Retuli,cro, Jollity, Little John, Little Julia, Mouseling, Win tonia, Queen of the May. Handicap Plate of 501. A.F. . .. - Age st. lb. Aga st. lb. Gm:juror '3 9 0 Duc-an-Durras ... 4 8 1 Alamode ...... 5 8 10 Master Stepney ... 4 7 10 Beaumont Kesheng Board.-school Miss 5 8 sMowerina 3 7 5 Giantess Best Bower . Rowland Doctor Husband 5 8 I:Mr. Mansfield 3 6 10 Subscription Plate of 504 Winner to be sold for 3504 ~.. ... Collingwood, 3 yrs—Vert Vert, 2_ yrs—Vice Consul, 2 yrs —br f by Theon, dam by Wanton, 2 yrs—Blackcock, 2 yrs— ch c by Hetman Platoff. out of Toga, 2 yrs. Sweepstakes. T.YC. Winner to be sold for 150/.' African. - aged—Bishop of Romford's cob, 6 yrs—Cocoa-Nu 5 yrs—Carrissima, 4 yrs—The Mangler, 4 yrs—Caroline. 4 yrs—The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs—Hereef, 3 yrs—Zu- leika, 3 yrs—Tell, 3 yrs—Curiosity, 3 yrs--Nell Cook, 3 yrs. WEDNESDAY. Match, 1,000, - B.C. Bst each. Mr. Greville's Alarm . Mr. Mvttcn's Sorella Betting-6 to 4on Al irm. Won by five lengths. Handicap Sweeps of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft, if declared. Las mile and a dis. of B.C. (5 Subs., 2of whom declared.) Mr. Bowes's Mowerina, Bst slb Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance, Bst 71b Mr. Merton's Peasant, 7st 101 b Betting-6 to 4 agst Peasant, who cut out the work to the Duke's Stand, where it was taken up by Free Lance, the mare lying up. At the cords she went to his head, left him, after running a few yards, and won easy by a length. Match. 500. Ab. M.—Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser beat Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, Bst'7lb each, Even betting. Won by three lengths. Sweeps of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst. 41b. First half of Ab.M. Winner to be sold for 701, &c. (10 Subs.) Mr. Marson's Bedouin (Marson) Mr. Mostyn's Jollity The ficllowing also started, but were not placed :—Lord Caledon's Maid of Lorette, Mr. Pedley's Pocket Venus, Lord Chesterfield's Hollowback, Mr. B. Green's Bendigo, Mr. Gratwicke's Little Julia, Mr. Merton's Mouseling, Mr. Wor ley's Wintonia, and Lord Normanby's Queen of the May. 7 to 4 agst Jollity, 3 to 1 agst Bedouin, and 5 to 1 each agst Bendigo and Little Julia. Bedouin made running all 69 way. Won easily by a couple of lengths, and was claimed. Wintonia was third, and Queen of the May fourth. Match, 150 soya.; 100 ft. First half of Ab.M. Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Nat) 1 Lord Strathmore's Secundus, 5 yrs, Est 71b 2 5t04 on Sir Francis. Won by two lengths. Match, 500, h ft. D.M. Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy received furfeit from Lord Strathmore,s Brocardo, Bst 71b. 'klatch, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, Bst, beat Mr. Mostyn's Winchester, 7st 121 b. 7t04 on Garry Owen. Won by a length. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. for three yrs old, &c. A.F. Sir C. Monck's Flattery, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Simpson) 1 Mr. Mostyn's Ennui, 3 yrs, ist... 2 The following also ran:—Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, Mr. Wigram's Keshing, Lord Albemarle's Beaumont, Mr. West's Rowland, Mr. Worthington's Dr. Husband, Mr. Shelley's Campanile, Mr. King's Ridiculus Mus, and Mr. Oates's Mr. Mansfield. (Nat) Betting-3 to 1 agst Ennui (t), 3to 1 agst Flattery, and 5 to 1 agst Alamode. Riduculus Mus made play at a good pace, followed by Mr. Mansfield, Campanile, and Dr. husband, the others lying off; Dr. Husband retired at the bushes, and Ennui took the second place, which she held into the bottom—she then took up the running, followed by Campanile, Flattery third, and gradually catching them. The race up the cords was closely contested by this trio, Flattery winning on the post by a head, and not more than a neck between the other two. Ridicules Mus was fourth. Match, 100, h ft, A.F.—Lord E. Russell's Dulcet, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Marson), beat Mr. Mostyn's Wilderness, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Abdale). 7t02 on Dulcet. Won by half a length. Subscription Plate of 501.; for two yrs old colts, Gst 71b; three yrs, Bst 101 b. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 3501. Lord E. Russell's f, by Theon (Hutchinson) 1 Colonel Peel's 'Vert-Vert, 2 yrs Mr. Barnes Blackcock, 3 yrs Mr. Rolt's Coßingwood, 3 yrs 4 Lord Exeter's c, by I-letrnan Platoff, out of Toga, 2 yrs Betting-6 to 4on Vert-Vert, sto 2 agst Theon filly, and 4to 1 each agst Blackcock and Collingwood. A remarkably fine race between the first three, the Theon colt winning by a head, and the favourite beating Blackcock by a neck. Match-500 h ft, T.Y.C.—Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser, Bst, received from Mr. Merton's Idas, Bst 101 b. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 21b ; five, and upwards, Bst 71b. The Winner to be sold for 120 sows., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Sir J. Hawley's Bishop cf Romford's Cob, 6 yrs (Butler) 1 Mr. Wyatt's The Mangler, 4 yrs 2 The following were not placed :—Mr. Merton's African, Mr. Minor's Carissima, Mr. Archer's Caroline, Mr. Hes seltine's the Slayer's Daughter, Mr. Wigram's Hereer, Mr. Crofton's Zulicka, Mr. S. Smith's Tell, Sir J. Gerard's Cu riosity, Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook. Betting-5 to 4 agot Bishop of Romford's Cob, sto 2 agst African, and 4 to 1 agst the Slayer's Daughter. Caroline, with the Cob and Mangler, in waiting, made running to the cords, where she gave way to her follower, and the Cob taking the lead, kept it. Won by a length and was claimed, Caroline a respectable third. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each h ft. T.Y.C. (3 Subs). Lord Orford's cby Clearwell—Angelina, Bst 21b (Butler) 1 Duke a Bedford's Free Gift, Bst 71b 2 Betting-3 to 1 agst Angelina colt. Won in a canter. Match-200, h ft. A.F. Duke of Bedford': Leopard, Bst 41b, received forfeit from Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus, Bst 71b. Match-300, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Merton's Jumble, 7st 91b, received forfeit from the Duke of Bedford's Bridle, Bst 71b. Match-300, 200 ft. Ab. M. Lord Eglinton's Eryx, Bst 710, received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Eothen, Bst 51b. Match-500, h ft, Bst 71b each, T.M.M. Mr. O'Brien's GI imston received 100 sow. forfeit from Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First. BETTING ON THE NURSERY STAKES IN THE MOANING. The field against six. 7 to 1 agst Mr. J. oAporne's Agnes. 10 to 1 agst. Mr. Mostyn's Crozier. 12 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vanity. 12 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Bella Donna. 12 to 1 agst Mr. R Boyce's Dr. Goodall. 14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Prizeflower filly, Sultana was backed in the evening at 4 to 1. The mist was again so thick this afternoon that the racing, except as a source ofspeculation, was deprived of its interest. The difficulty under which the jockies laboured on the first and second days was obviated to-day by bush-harrowing the course on the fiat, and strewing tan parallel with it from the Ditch to the Red Stand ; this enabled them to keep the track, and prevented any fear of their going out of the course. The racing commenced at eleven, and was not over until five. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.—Doctor Hill, 40 guineas; Leba non, 60 guineas; c. by Colwick, out of Czar's dam, 105 guineas; c. by Colwick, out of Agnes, 15k guineas; and Broadsword, 20 guineas. LONDON YACHT CLUB.—Tuesday this acquatic club held their monthly meeting, at the club•house, Strand. Several motions were made in reference to time for tonnage of yachts, and John Heseltine, Esq., of Brom ley, and George Hunt, Esq., of the City, were admitted members of the club. The annual dinner of this club is fixed for the 18th of November next. PRESENTATION OF THE BELT TO THE CHAMPION OF THE THAMES.—On Tuesday Robert Coombes, the cele brated sculler, was presented with a richly made belt, to be worn by him as champion of the Thames. The cere mony was performed at the Queen's Arms, Dartmouth street, Westminster. PEDESTRIANISM.—SMITH AND HANDLEY. —John Smith (the Regent-street Pet) and John Handley (of Nottingham) tested their speed on Tuesday at Boxmoor, over 120 yards of ground, for 201. a-side. Smith lost nearly a yard and a half at starting (an unusual point with so admirable a tactician), and Handley, who ran strong and well, was first throughout. Smith, however, drew on him, and at the winning kerchief was within a foot of his man. PUGIEISM.—YOUNG REED, OF LONDON, AND JEMMY MASSEY, OF SEEFFIELD, FOR 501. A SIDE.—The contest between these men was brought to an issue on Tuesday, near Hampton-in• Arden, Warwickshire. The men met in a muddy field, at twenty- three minutes after two. Sixty rounds were fought in 1 hour and 18 mi nutes, during which Reed proved himself the better tactician, although considerably inferior in physical strength to his provincial antagonist. His style of getting down, too, was anything but pleasing to those who were anxious to see a gluttonous mill. Eventually, Massey, who had evidently long lost what little patience and phi losophy he possessed, in his endeavours to fix his shifty opponent, gave away his best chance, and by hitting his man when on his knees, elicited a decision from the re feree that he had lost the fight, and with it the money of his confident friends and admirers. The punishment was pretty equally shared, Reed having received it heavily on the ribs and left loin, while Massey's damage, but slight, was entirely on the neck and head. Lord Morpeth, on Friday last, was present at some private experiments in mesmerism, at the house of Mr. Braid, the surgeon, in Manchester. Yesterday (Mon day), the Noble Lord, in his capacity of Chief Commis sioner of Weeds and Forests, paid a visit t o Bi r k enhead, w here be insp2ctcd the portions of the shore which are within the category of "Crown lands."--Liverpool Standard. r COMMUNICATION WITH THE PACIFIC. (From the Liverpool Standard.) We have noticed a work written by Mr. I.ll`Geachy, Crown Surveyor, Jamaica, in which he propounds a plan of rapid communication, by steam navigation and rail ways, between the eastern and western hemispheres. The author has evidently devoted much of his attention to the subject, and his suggestions appear to us to be well worthy of the serious consideration of the Board of Trade, and of the general mercantile community. The plan embraces, in the first instance, what it is assumed may be accomplished by continuous lines ofrapid steam ship and railway communication along the coast of North America, from Halifax to Tambo Bay, on the west side of Florida, thence to Havannah, across the island; thence to Jamaica, and thence to the Isthmus of Panama, which it is proposed to cross by railway, and thus obtain ready acces! , to the Pacific Ocean. He properly considers, that if such a scheme were carried out (either by a great joint stock company, or by the concurrent operations of the respective Governments through whose territories the lines of railway would pass), Panama would become the grand point of commercial concentration. The subject recalls to memory a project which we have entertained for many years, and which, though much less comprehensive than our author's, would, we think, accomplish more effectually one of the prime ob jects which he has in view, and if completed under Bri tish auspices, would be of incalculable ad van t age , nor only as regards our trade, but as affecting our national and colonial security in reference to the whole of the western world. A railway (as proposed by Mr. M 4 Geachy) across the Isthmus of Darien, would, un doubtedly, be highly advantageous, but our plan would comprise, in addition to this—or rather as the more im , portant—a canal of sufficient size to admit of the pas sage of the largest ship s . The idea is by no means new, and we had long hoped that our Government would have taken the project up; but though it has been frequently talked of from time to time, over a series of years, it appears to have again fallen into abeyance. Some years ago the Admiralty ordered a survey of the isthmus with a view of forming a communication between the two mighty oceans, and the late Captain Forster, R.N., of the Chanticleer gun-brig (son of the Rev. Mr. Forster, of Woodplumpton, near Preston), was appointed to con duct the expedition, which he did successfully to a cer tain point, when his death* deprived his country of his further services. We are not aware of any further effort having since been made on the part of our Govern ment to renew the survey, and arrange for the purchase of the requisite land. All travellers, however, who have crossed the isthmus, and amongst them latterly Captain Liott (the superintendent of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company) concur in opinion that a railway may be formed at no very extraordinary cost, and there can be no doubt but that, with the engineering experience and appliances of the present day, an ample ship canal may be formed, a choice of several points more or less eligible also presenting themselves. The difference in the levels of the two oceans (of, we believe, about 70 feet) would form no obstacle, as locks might as readily and safely be employed as in our ordinary canals, not withstanding the respective breadths of the two oceans. The isthmus is but thirty miles across at one place, and the highest land not above 640 feet above the level of the Pacific. It is said that a company of French gentlemen contemplate the project of a communication between the two ; but it does not appear that they have yet com menced operations, and it is high time that England should adapt the motto "carpe diem," and bestir herself while she may. She has but few possessions, and these comparatively minute and far between, on the South American continent—namely, Demerara and Essequibo, British Guiana, and Honduras. The recent "doings" of the United States of America, and their grasping at new territorial dominion in Mexico, California, &c., ren der it imperative in us to endeavour to obtain by fair means, a further footing in that country. Our proposi don, therefore, is that a strip of land of some consider able breadth should, after survey, be selected for a slip canal across the isthmus, and that negotiations should be made by our Government for its purchase, and if possi ble its integrity under the flag. The canal might then readily be formed either by the Government or a joint stock company. The purchase could, in all probability, be easily effected, for the Government of Panama is proverbially poor, and the commerce which such a canal would bring to themselves would be an inducement to accede to moderate terms. The advantages of sucii a project appear to us to be so obvious as to supersede the necessity of detail. We should, in the first place, hold the key to the Pa cific and its boundless shores on the west of both the American continents, and a ready access for European shipping would be afforded to all the ports in the North and South Pacific, from California (or even farther north) to the southern extremity of Chili. No ship, sailing or steam, bound direct to Valparaiso, Lima, or Guayaquil, would require to double the stormy apex of the South American continent, Cape Horn, if this canal were opened out to them. To reach most of the principal ports, they mould save some thousands of miles of sailing. Our own ships might pay a moderate toll for passing through the canal, and foreign: rs something mor e . All, i n d ee d , would gladly p a y a considerable sum to save time, tear and wear, wages, &c., and at th e same t i me t h e western coasts of the Americas would be commercially ap proximated, and the trade probably doubled. Direct steam and sailing conveyance could also be had from Panama to Canton, and also to New Zealand and New Holland, &c. Another grand advantage of a ship canal over a railway across the isthmus would be that the expense, inconvenience, and loss arising from trans-shipments would be entirely done away with; and Panama would, moreover (warehouses being con structed), become a grand depot for British and European goods and manufactures, as well as for American pro duce,—to be dispensed as required throughout the several countries in the two hemispheres. • This amiable young man was drowned from a canoe in the Rio Chagre, but whether through the treachery of some of the natives, or by accident, was not precisely ascertained. THE RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. (From the New York Herald.) Since we first gave this subj, , ct our attention, we have examined it in all its details, and the more we have examined it, the more we are convinced of its great importance and benefit to the United States in a com mercial and political paint of view, and as the means of accelerating the progress of civilisation over the habitable world. On the one side we have Europe, with a population of nearly 250,000,000 of human beings, and a super. ficies of 4,075,425 square miles ; and Africa with a supposed area of 12,000,000 square miles, and a popu lation supposed to amount to 60,000,000 ; making a population on one side of us of 310,000,000 of people. We then cross over to the continents of North and South America—the former of which contains an area of 9,078,000 square miles, and a population of 33,748,000; and the latter an area of 6,676,000 square miles, and a population of 15,497.840 people ; both containing a greater quantity of cultivatable land than the rest of the world besides. The most direct route from Europe to our continent is from latitude 50 north to 41. ' On the other side of us we have, at a distance of some 5,000 miles from our westernmost boundary, the whole of Asia and Australia, comprising an area of 18,243,000 square miles, and a population of over 706,000,000 of human beings. The population of Europe, on the one side, is above the 40th parallel of north latitude, and on the other side two-thirds of the population of Asia lie north of the 20th parallel of north latitude. Mr. Whit ney proposes to connect Europe and Asia by steam across our continent, by means of a great railroad to the Pacific—passing over a distance of some 2,400 miles, through a territory, now a wilderness, containing a soil unequalled for richness and fertility, but which cannot be settled by civilised man, in consequence of the want of channels of communication. This railroad would make us the centre, and be itself the thoroughfare for both. Let us see how much it would shorten the communica tion between England and China as an example. The sailing distance by the old way, around the Cape of Good Hope, is generally computed to be 18,000 miles, and taking from four to six months to accomplish it, By a railroad across the United States the distance would be as follows, viz. :— • . - - From England to New York 3,000 miles, From New York to the mouth of the Co lumbia, or to San Francisco Bay From either of these places to China direct 5,400 „ Making the total distance 11,400 miles. Or a saving of more than 6,000 miles in point of dis tance. Let us see how much quicker in point of time the connexion-between these fai distant countries would be by railroad. At fifteen miles per hour, as is proposed for the steamers, it will require eight and a half days from England to New York, or other ports. But say From New York to the Pacific, 3,000 miles, by railroad, at 30 miles per hour, allowing one day for detention . From the Pacific coast to Chang-hae in China, mouth of the Yang-tee keang, which crosses the great canal, where all the commerce of the vast empire centres, is 5,400 miles ; at 15 miles per hour (which can be performed as easily on the Pacific as 12 on the Atlan tic), allowing one day for coaling, &c l6 „ From London, via New York, to Chang-hae... 31 As the voyag as now performed takes at the least four months, or 120 days, we have a saving of 89 days in favour of the railroad. These tables refer to the communication between Europe and China. Let us see how it would affect the communication between the United States and China. The distance between New York and China, as the voyage is now performed, 18,000 miles. By railroad, &c., from New York to the Columbia 3,000 And to China 5,400-8,400 miles. ()days in Ora difference which o f nearly theta dislnoc,o would mil e s.ooo be accomplished the i number s twenty ; so that, in fact, we would be within twenty one days of China. The plan by which Mr. Whitney proposed to construct this road is by disposing of the lands, for money and labour, in such amounts as shall suit the ability of the settler, so that every man in our country, however small his means, and all the over population of all the old world, can have a home, with industry, of plenty, com fort, virtue, and happiness, placed directly in the centre of all the world, and on its grand highway. It appears to us that this project must succeed—that it must draw to it all the enterprise of the world, it is so grand, and the results to be produced so stupendous, so sure, that the mind on investigation cannot resist it, and we believe that when it is commenced, a rush will be made fur the land ; that settlement and population will precede it, and if once begun must go on, and cannot be stopped. We also believe that Mr. Whitney's plan is the only plan, and the only means by which 4 eau bo done. PrINCESS'S THEATRE. After a :::sort rcees tt is thea:re ol:encd last evenin g with an operatic company. Among the artistes en gaged are Madame Albertezzi, Miss Georgiana Smithson, Miss Sara Flower, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barker, Mr. Delavanti, an American vocalist, Mr. Bodda, and Mr. Leffler. Mademoiselle Nau is also engaged for a limited number of nights. During the recess the theatre has been completely renovated and re deco rated. The opening piece was a new opera (the words by Soane, the music by Loder), entitled the Night Dancers, founded on the story of the popular ballet of Giselle, which story has, however, been modi fied, to suit operatic purposes. The opera is divided into an induction and two acts. The scene in the induction is laid in the interior of the cottage of Godfrey (Mr. Walton) an old miller in Silesia. His niece Mary (Miss G. Smithson), is busied in preparations for the marriage of GizAle, her cousin (Madame Albertazzi), who is to wed Albert (Mr. Allen). Mary sings one of the wild legends of her country, to beguile the time. Gisclle enters, in hee wedding dress, and is chid by her father, old Godfrey, for her vanity. He is, however, soon appeased, and sings a merry song. Giselle, who is eassionately fond of the dance, waltzes to distant music. The sounds approach. Godfrey and Mary retire, and the voice of Albert is heard serenading her from the lake. Coquettishly, she refuses to show herself. The serenaders retire. She commences singing and waltzing to the symphony of the air, and at length falls asleep. This ends the induction. The first act opens with a chorus of vintagers, assembled outside Godfrey's cottage. The beadle of the parish, a certain Fridolin, a sort of ope ratic Marmaduke Magog, capitally acted by Mr. Leffler, enters. Fridolin is desperately in love with Mary, but his curiosity is quite as intense as his love, and he is accordingly constantly peeping through the keyhole of Albert's cottage, in order to discover whether Albert is not a nobleman in disguise Mary remonstrates with him—he justifies himself —and at last Albert enters. The greater part of this scene is conducted in concerted music, and Mr. Loder shows in it that be possesses in no very high degree the faculty of composing, what, for want of a better term, we must denominate conversational music. Albert sings the beautiful serenade, " Wake, my love, all life is stirring," which was deliciously given by Allen, and Giselle enters. Her grand scena dehtril..e, "I dreamt we stood before the altar," is a most elaborate composition, with full orchestral accompaniments. It received full justice from Madame Albertazzi. It was evident that Loder, in composing this scena, felt that he was composing it for a perfectly educated and thoroughly scientific musician, and most assuredly it received full justice from Madame Albertazzi. It was most rapturously applauded, and from this moment the success of the opera appeared certain. This is followed by a beautiful little bit of simple melody, " I cannot flatter if I would," which was given with exquisite taste by Allen, and rewarded by an enthusiastic encore. This is followed by a bacchanalian song by Mary, a curiosity in its way, inasmuch as it is not often that a drinking song is given to the soprano. It was not only well sung, but well acted too by Miss Smithson, who seemed a very Hebe as she poured forth the ruddy juice of the grape. The Duke of Silesia (Mr. Bodda) and Bertha (Miss Sara Flower) enter and join the villagers, and nearly the whole of the rest of the act consists of concerted music. Mr. Bodda, who on this occasion made his first appearance at this theatre, possesses a fine bass voice, with greater flexibility than voices of that charac ter in general possess. He is, moreover, a clever musician, and by no means deficient in histrionic powers. He will prove a great acquisi tion to the Princess's company. The gem of this scene is the air by Bertha, " Our way hath been both rough and long," in which the fine deep rich contralto tones of Miss Sara Flower told with marvellous afect. There is no other lady at present on the stage who could have approached her. This is followed by a magnificent quintette, admirably sung by Allen, Miss Smithson, Bodda, Leffler, and Miss Sara Flower, and which is perhaps the composition par excellence of the opera in which the scientific musician will most de light. This is followed by a huntsman's chorus, which possesses no very particular merit ; and then comes a fine bass song "Believe me, honest friends," which was very well given by Mr. Bodda. This is followed by the recitative "I breathe again," and the air " What pleasure can we find in slaying," which were beautifully given by Madame Albertazzi. The accompaniment to the recitative is very five, and the air which follows is a delicious little bit of melody. It was enthusiastically encored. Then comes the flower duet, " Ile loves me, he loves me not," well sung—and well acted too—by Allen and Madame Albertazzi, which we like none the worse from its reminding us forcibly of the scene with Mar garet, in the garden of Faust. In this scene is in troduced a dance of villagers, in which Mr. and Miss Marshall danced a new and elegant pas de deux, and then Fridolin, the prying beadle, inter rupts the festivities, by announcing that he has discovered that Albert is a noble in disguise. Albert ii recognised by the Duke as his nephew, and the affianced of Bertha. Poor Giselle falls senseless. It is in vain that Bertha relinquishes all claim to him, and, drawing the ring from her own finger, places it on that of Giselle, exclaiming in those rich deep impassioned tones, which no female voice save that of Miss Sarah Flower possesses, "Be bltst, be Albert's wedded wife." Poor Giselle dies, and the act concludes with a fine preghiera, " Holy water o'er thee sprinkling," sung over her corse. The scene of the next act is the Lotus Lake, the abode of Wills, ani we see the tomb of Giselle. Bertha enters and strews flowers on the tomb. She is joined by Albert, and here we have the gem of the opera, the duet " Feace to the dead," one of the most beautifully expressive compositions we have ever heard, and which was given with exquisite pa thos and feeling by Miss Sara Flower and Mr. Allen. The villagers enter, and then comes some fine concerted music; after which, Albert, who is left alone by the grave of Giselle, sings the beauti fully plaintive air, " Wake from thy grave, Giselle." This is followed by the chorus of Wilis, who rise from their graves, and are joined by Giselle, who is transformed into a Wili. Then comes the air by Giselle, "What new delight ful being's this ?" which was beautifully rendered by Madame Albertazzi ; and then we have the ballet of the Wills. This ballet is interrupted by the entry of Fridolin, who is beset by the Wills, and danced by them into the lake, according to the received legend. The Wilis sing a joyous chorus at having " netted their prey ; ' but disappear as Albert comes forward. Albert invokes the shade of Giselle, who, singing beneath the earth, warns him of his im pending fate ; but, in obedience to his invocation, she rises from earth from a bed of roses—and here an accident, which was nearly being attended with the most fatal consequences occurred. Madame Albertazzi, attired as a Wili with gauze wings and flowing gauze robes, appeared from behind the roses ; to give effect to the scene a lamp had been placed so as to throw a full light upon her as she rose ; a sudden draught of air floated her robe over the lamp, and in an instant she was in flames. She ran towards the wing for safety, and as she progressed the flames rose above her head. With admirable pre sence of mind Allen, who was in front of the stage, rushed towards the wing across her path, so as to im pede her further progress, caught her in his arms, and by embracing her partially smothered the flames. The actors and scene-shifters, who were at the wings, rushed to his assistance, surrounded her, and at once extinguished the fire. The whole affair did not oc cupy half a minute, but it was a half minute of terror. There was no shrieking, but there was a thrilling buz of horror, an audible shudder, throughout the house, which was followed by repeated rounds of the most enthusiastic ap plause when Allen led her forward unhurt. After pausing a few seconds to recover herself, she proceeded with her part, and gave the duet with Allen, " Thou hast called, ah woe's the hour," beau tifully. The remainder is soon told ; she saves Al bert's life by protracting the dance until daybreak, and then comes the denf,uement. Clouds envelope the scene, and we are again in the cottage of Godfrey. the whole opera has been but a dream of Giselle, who is united to Albert, and who finishes by singing the finale, "On me crowd such joyous fancies," which, as is usual in such cases, is a piece composed expressly to give to the prima donna an opportunity of showing off her powers of execution—an opportunity of which Madame Al bertazzi knew well how to avail herself. All the principal artistes were called for at the conclusion, and the opera was announced for repetition by Mr. Walton, amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of a crowded house. This opera ;is evidently the work of a tho roughly accomplished musician, of one who has studied carefully the works of the German masters, and who has formed himself upon the model of Weber, with out being in the remotest degree an imitator of that great composer. It not only reflects the greatest credit upon Mr. Loder, but upon the English school of music, and is one of those operas which will, in all probability, be reproduced in the continental theatres, and which, if so produced, cannot fail to give conti nental dilettanti a high opinion of the genius of modern English composers. It is not Prince Louis Napoleon, but Prince Jerome Napoleon, who went to Brussels last Sunday. Prince Louis is still staying at Brighton. LITERATURE GER 'JAN' IN ONE VOL II Falck Lebaim. Several very excellent works have already appeared introductory to the German language ; nevertheless, we can distinctly assert that the present volume ap pears to us to surpass every one of its predecessors. Before we had leisure to examine the arrangement of the different elementary principles comprised in the pages of this grammatical compilation, we were per suaded that its publication must be almost superfluous, and we were persuaded that it must be superfluous from a recollection of the inimitable introduction to "a theoretical and practical kno.a ledge of the Ger man language," written several years since by T. S. Reisender. So fully wore we convinced of the advan tages of the system adopted by Herr Reisender, that we could scarcely conceive to ourselves the necessity for anything more simple, mere perspicuous, :or more symmetrical in the shape of a German grammar. We have carefully examined the volume just issued by Lebahn, and we confess that we were alto gether mistaken in our anticipations. Numerous and admirable as are the works of this description, which have from time to time come under our obser vation, we do not remember any one that has afforded us equal satisfaction with that given by the present. There is a novelty about its classification of a very striking character; the parts of speech are placed in the happiest order; and the arbitrary rules illustrated with the most appropriate examples. Besides this, the volume has these additional attractions : it is fur nished with a vocabulary of 4,500 words, synonymous in German and English; it contains a translation of the opening chapters of " Rasselas" and "The Vicar of Wakefield," and the entire of Fouque's beautiful tale of "Undine." As a pioneer to the conquest of a glorious literature, we consider this volume to be without any competitor. THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE BRITISH NAVY. By the lion. E. Plunkett. Any book with such a title-page cannot fail to arouse the interest, and to excite the curiosity of even the least patriotic among Englishmen. An d when, on a perusal, it is found to contain so much that is candid, honest, sagacious, and startling, and that it proceeds from the pen of an observant Com mander in the Royal Navy, it will inevitably illicit commendation. Captain Plunkett is wholly preeau t. onary in the nature of his present production ; he conceives that there is an intense necessity for active and energetic improvements in the glorious service of which he is a member, and, solicitous alike for the safety of his country, the glory of the navy, and the maintenance of our naval supremacy, he has braved all the perils of authorship, and boldly launched his present work upon the dark and mysterious ocean ofcri ticism. However much individuals may differ from the writer, in his estimate of what is requisite in the way of the modification and advancement of the sea-ser vice, it will be impossible for any one to deny him the possession of the most patriotic sentiments, or to believe that he has been actuated by any other than the most generous motions. We all k now per f ect l y well that the Prince de Joinville wrote many home truths in his pamphlet, as well as many erroneous notions, and many expressions that might be readily contorted into mere bombast and braggadocio. We all know, moreover, that the science of naval tactics has been marvellously changed by the adoption of steam-power in our armed vessels. Those alterations and those home-truths necessitate a corresponding activity in the service ; an activity ambitious of keep ing pace with the advancing spirit of the age, and of not being baffled by the encroachments of science. Although we are confident, therefore, of the c'n tinued vigour of our navy, and of the va!our and efficiency of our seamen, we must, nevertheless, ob serve that there are many suggestions contained in the present brochure deserving the serious consideration of the Right Hon. the Lords of the Admiralty. FINE ARTS. THE CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Part VII. This most attractive serial is continued with una bating excellence. We are doubtful whether we should more admire the learned and interesting letter press, penned by Dr. Stebbing, or the brilliant and picturesque illustrations copied from the original sketches by W. H. Bartlett. " Mount Thabor, look ing towards Gilboa and the Jordan," is a delicious composition. From the quaint and characteristic cluster of Arabs and goats in the foreground, the lat ter dipping their long beards in the pool; from the cool umbrage of .the half-distance, to the remote mountain and h or i zon b at h ed in sunlight, everyt hi ng imparts an additional beauty to a scene which, from its mere undulations and its manifold associations, would have been strangely interesting. The other engravings are of almost equal purity. ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Part VIII. The contents of the present number are more in keeping with its sonorous and ambitious title than any of its predecessors. Two of the masterpieces of Murillo, and one from the brush of Claude Lorraine, have furnished prototypes for three magnificent en gravings. In only one of these do we observe any very glaring deficiency; and that deficiency is the expression imparted to the countenance of the" Good Shepherd." There is a clumsiness in the features, and an earthliness in the whole character of the phy siognomy, which are altogether at variance with the delicate pencilling and seraphic expression of that childlike face which we have so frequently gazed upon with rapture in the National Gallery. The counte nances of the " Spanish Peasant Boys," from the ori ginal in the Dulwich Gallery, are, on the contrary, inimitable—the gleaming teeth of the vagrant urchin, and the sulky and crust-munching face of his com panion. " The Sylvan Calm" is a most exquisite— we may say a most masterly—engraving, by Samuel Bradshaw. As far as black and white can possibly convey any notion of the luminous embroidering of the sun, and the gelid gloom of the shadows of Claude Lorraine, this engraving does. This single plate is worth more than the price of the entire number. It would conjure up the glories of summertide a nd th e loveliness of Andalusia during the November fog in the ultinta Mule of IVhitechapel. MURDER IN CINCINNATI.—Edward Byington, was cut to pieces by a Mr. Church with a bowie knife In the street, on the 27th ult., in consequence of Byington accidentally against him. G rea t exc it ement at th e me l anc h o l y resu l t. — Ame• prevailed in Cincinnati r nni rican paper. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG FEMALE.—On Tuesday night . Ir. Joseph Payne, the Deputy Coroner, held an adjourned inquest, at the Vestry Hall, John street, Horsleydown, respecting the death of Eliza Brown, aged 24 years, whose friends reside in Vauxhall Bridge-road, Pimlico, who was found dead in the river. It appeared from the evidence of numerous witnesses, that the do ceased, who was very respectably connected, and was a quiet and well-conducted girl, had formed an acquaintance with a Mr. Allen Smith Redhead, breeches maker, of Bedford-place, Vauxhall Bridge-road, Pimlico. On Saturday, the loth inst., the deceased visited a per son's house at No. 5, James -street, Buckingham-gate, with Mr. Redhead, which place they left at half-past eight o'clock in the evening, and proceeded for a walk round the West-end of the town, after which he left the deceased at her mother's house. On the following morn ing she left home, promising to return to dinner, but nothing was seen or heard of her until Tuesday, the 13th inst., when her body was found off Pickle Herring stairs, Horsleydown. She was not unhappy nor weak minded, and expected to be married on Christmas-day next. The only additional evidence was from William Enthall Thoreman, a clerk, who stated that on the even to'clock, t whilewe s h f o r o w m a s the passingto tollgate, aotvee, over on W a t L t e e r I S ° even ing of Sat ur d a y f ortn i g h t, b etween seven and eight t o r - a b e r d i d s g i e d , e n , near saw a female, similarly attired to the deceased, in a de sponding state of mind. He called a policeman, but before they had time to reach her, she precipitated her self into the water. An alarm was raised, and every endeavour used to save her, but she was carried away by the tide. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned; but how she came into the water there was not sufficient evidence before them to prove." THE BEY or Tums.—Ahmed-Pacha-Bey, who is on the point of proceeding to Paris, is 40 years of age. He succeeded his father in the regency of Tunis on October 10, 1837. He is married, but without children. His mother was a Christian. She was taken at Tabarque with the Genoese colony which was there established, and being carried to Tuni s s h e changed her religion and marriedMustapha, Ahmed's father. This woman enjoys in the regency the utmost consideration, and possesses much influence in . the conduct of affairs. She owes this importance in particular to the veneration which her son feels for her. The Bey is accompanied in his journey by several personages of his court, and amongst the rest his Kasnadar, a young Greek, his Highness's brother-in-law, and M. Raffo, his interpreter and councillor of state. NATIONAL GALLERY.—NEW PICTURES. --The Na tional Gallery opened on Monday last with sixteen new pictures ; two of which (the Boar Hunt of Velasquez, and the temptation of St. Anthony, by Annibale Ca racci), are recent purchases and the remaining fourteen the bequest of Richard Simmons, Esq. The purchases, on this occasion, exceed in importance the value of the bequest. Mr. Simmons's pictures, consisting of third rate masters, and not very favourable specimens of the masters they represent. A catalogue of the names of the artists, and the subjects palmed , will give no bad idea of the character and value of the recent acquisi tion :—L Godfrey Sehalken—Lesbia weighing j ewe l s against her sparrow. 2. Sa,:s3ferrato—The Madonna. 3. Joseph Vernet—A Seaport. 4. Houdikoeter—Do mestic Poultry. 5. Gerard Van Harp—Conventional Charity. 6. Backhuysen—A Brisk Gale. 7. Deitricy —ltinerant Musicians. 8. Greuze—lles.,l of a Girl. 9. Nicholas Macs—The Idle Servant. 10. Breenberg— Landscape with Figures. 11. Both —A Landscape, figures by Poelemberg, (the landscape in Both's best style, the figures in Poelembergs ordinary manner). 12. Canaletto—The Piazza of St. Mark, Venice, (bolder but less finished than usual). 13. John Van Ilugten burg —A Battle-piece. 14. Theodore de Keyser—A Merchant and his Clerk. We may add that the cele brated Bacchus and Ariadne of Titian has been cleaned, and, as far as we could observe, with care and judgment. The pictures in the gallery are now 212 in number. THE FOREIGN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 27.—The steam-ship Queen, Captain Weekes, left this port at three P.m., this day for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, a full cargo of bale goods, and 25 passengers. The Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, cannot be expected until the end of the week with the homeward mails, she having on her outward voyage ;net delay by being com pelled to return here, with loss of anchors, and to obtain new ones. The Pottinger, Captain Wilson, is expected here to morrow from Alexandria, with mails, &c. A new and splendid steam-ship, the Tiber, Captain Russell, late of the Queen. came into docks yesterday from Greenock, and is fast preparing for sea, and will leave the port on Friday next forltaly, Genoa, &c., with cargo and 25 passengers. The Achilles will take out the Indian mails, vI ci Alex andria, on the 3d of November. The Royal West India Mail packet, Medway, will take out the West India and Mexican mails on the 2d proximo, and about 100 passengers. SPANISH AMERICAN BOND HOLDERS. _ _ _ Below is the remonstrance of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders against the recent act o the Mexican Government:— " The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders having had under their consideration the following do cuments, viz., a letter from Mr. B. Gotncz Ferias, dated the 15th inst., and a letter from Mr. Murphy, the Mex ican Minister at this Court, to the chairman of this Com mittee, dated the 19th inst., have come to the following conclusion:— " 1. That Mr. Murphy, in the arrangement made with the holders of Mexican Bands on the 4:.11 of June last, has in no msptct exceeded the powers vested in him for that purpose by the Mexican Government. '" 2. 'That the amount of the Mexican dtbt is pre cisely that which the Government authorised to le created. " 3. That the amount of interest annually payable ( n the debt is precisely the same as that authorised by ti e Government. " 4. That the securities assigned for the. payment of the interest and redemption fund are precisely the same as those authorised by the Government. " 5. That the only variation between the letter of Mr. Murphy's instructions from his Government and his act; consists in this, that whereas the Government had pro posed a certain amount of concession to be made by the holders of Deferred Bonds and Debentures, the bond holders themselves considered it more equitable that this concession should be borne-between the holders of all classes of Mexican stock, viz., Active, Deferred, and De bentures, whereby the whole of the debt and the whole of the securities were consolidated into one stock. " 6. That this arrangement did not increase the re. sponsibility of the Mexican Government to the extent o. a single dollar. " i. That Mr. Murphy was authorised to make this variation is evident from the following extract from the instructions of his Government : " His Excellency the President ad interim of the Republic, aware that the conversion is highly important to the Republic, because, besides diminishing the debt, the public credit abroad will be raised, has instructed me to state to your Excellency that he expects from your activity and zeal that you will do all in your power to accomplish the conversion on the stipulated basis, re moving whatever difficulty may present itself, for which purpose you are most fully authorised.' "8. That it appears to the Committee that with such instructions in his possession:(if:dependently of his hold ing the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court) Mr. Murphy might have rendered himself liable to the severest censure from his Government if he had failed to do what he has done. "9. That these proceedings were all concurred in by Don Guillermo O'Brien, of Paris, the Commissioner specially appointed by the Mexican Government to act with Mr. Murphy in carrying the same into effect, as is signified by his signature to the bonds. " 10. That on perusing the letter or Don Valentin Gomez Farias, of the 28th of August, from Mexico, to Mr. Murphy, directing the repudiation of Mr. Murphy's proceedings, it is evident that the writer has not understood what those proceedings have been. They are wholly misstated as to matters of fact, and as to the results arising therefrom. " 11. That it is the less surprising that the Govern ment should not have accurately comprehended the pro ceedings in question, seeing that the n e w Mi n i s t ers were only appointed on the 28th of August, and the aforesaid letter of Don V. G. Farias is dated on the same day. " 12. That the proceedings of the previous Govern ment were founded on an act of the National Congress, dated the 28th of April, 1845, and are in all respects binding on the Mexican nation. 13. That the validity of these proceedings cannot be affected by any subsequent change in the parties ad ministering the government of Mexico. " 14. That foi: the foregoing reasons the repudiation of Mr. Murphy's acts by the existing Government of Mexico is neither borne out by the facts of the case, nor capable of being maintained on any principle of law, Justice, equity, or public faith. " Resolved,—That a copy of this declaration be trans mitted to the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston, soliciting his Lordship to forward the same to her Ma jesty's Minister Plenipotentiary in Mexico, in order that such representaions may be made thereon to the Mexi can Government as may lead to the entire confirmation of Mr. Murphy's acts in this matter. " G. R. ROBINSON, Chairman. " London, Oct. 27, 1846." DEATH OF THE PATRIARCLI OF PITTLNWEEM.-- This event took place on Saturday morning, Oct. 3, at ten o'clock. He was born on the Ist of May, 1746, and on the Ist of May last had completed the extra ordinary age of 100 years. Mr. Adamson was a weaver, and continued to ply the shuttle until within a few, years back. He was, what most long livers are, an early riser; six o'clock scarcely ever found him in bed; he was gene rally up and at work by five. Ile had a strong clear voice, and was for many years precentor in the parish church. lie had a perfect recollection of seeing Paul Jones sail past Pittenweem, on his way to Leith, about 70 years ago, and of the tempest which providentially arose and drove the pirate out of the Frith. He never was what may be called really sick, and never com plained of head-ache. For the last s'x months he was confined to his bed, but felt no pain or sickness. He retained his senses to nearly the last day of his life, and during harvest he was every day inquiring about how far the different farmers had got in their crops. The failure in the potato crop gave him much uneasiness. During the whole of his long life he was only three weeks absent from Pittenweem.—Dundee Courier. DEATH OF LADY COLQUIIOUN, OF Luss. This lady expired on the 21st instant, at Rosselen, the resi dence of her husband, Sir James Colquhoun, in the county of Dumbarton. She was the daughter of Sir Robert Abercromby, Burt., of Fouglen, chief of the clan of Abercromby, and was married, in 1643, to Sir James Colquhoun, chief of the clan of Lass, and an extensive proprietor of property in the Church 9f Scotland. MILITARY RIOT AT FAIR. WINDSOR WINDSOR, TUESDAY EV ENING. —Yesterday evening, hetween nine and ten o'clock, a serious disturbance was created in the High-street, opposite to the parish church, by a large body of privates in the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, in consequence, as it vies stated, of a man named Chippenfield, the proprietor of one of the booths containing wonderful pigs, boa constrictors, crocodiles, &c., having " insulted" one of their comrades in the afternoon, by telling him, when he had paid his two pence for admission, that he would have to go without " bacco" for a week. In the early part of the evening the showman was threatened by several of the Life Guards to be " paid out" before night. Accordingly, shortly after nine o'clock, a large party of the soldiers came into the fair (between one and two hundred), although not more than about twenty were engaged in the riet, the rest merely looking on. They commenced by dragging away the flight of wooden steps leading into the booth, which they entirely demolished. The toldiers next dragged away the whole of the platform in front of the booth; in doing which the wife of the pro prietor, Mrs. Chippenfield, fell through upon the stones leanest') and was consid era bly i n j ure d. A i r. Obippen fi,ld addressed the soldiers from a projecting piece remaining of the platform, begging them to desist, as he had a wife and large family dependent upon him for support, and humbly apol'gising for anytli-Ig he might have said to have given them offence in the early part of the day. The work of destruction, however, still proceeded ; the large canvass painting en the outside being torn, after an attempt had been made to upset the van, but fortunately ineffectually. We understand that the learned pig got loose, and that the crocodile had a very narrow es ca p e during the mele e , w hi ch lasted for nearly half an hour. Many persons, some of whom were females, who were standing in the nigh -street at the time, got knocked about and severely injured. The proprietor of the exhibition had his hands severely scalded by the upsetting of the boiling oil, which was burning in jars on the platform at the time of the attack. Mr. Blunt, one of the borough magistrates, was in the High-street during a great, part of the riot ; but from the large body of Life Guards wh o were present, it was judged inexpedient for the police to interfere, who would assuredly have been overpowered. It is a question,. however, amongst the inhabitants of the neighbourhood (who closed their shutters when they found how serious was the nature of the affray), whether some steps ought not to have been taken by the local authorities to put a stop to the dis turbance at the onset. A picket arrived from the cavalry barracks a little before ten o'clock; but not until the affair was at an end, and the ringleaders had dispersed. As soon as the work of demolition had been completed, the proprietor of the booth, addressing the soldiers, said, " Now, I hope, gentlemen, you are all satisfied." To which the leader of the emeute replied, " Oh, yes, we are quite satisfied ; you shan't have any more tupp-ncies to night, that we have taken d--d good ci.re of. So good night, old fellow." The mob then left, and the ex hibition closed. CHESTER AND HOLYHLAD RAIL- WAY.-DAMAGE TO THE SEA WALL. During the last week the succession of heavy gales which occurred without intermission for some days much retarded the operations on this line ; and on the night of Thursday an extensive breach was made by the sea in the solid wall now in the course of construc tion under the Peumean Mawar mountain. The waves ran very high, and completely washed over the erection during its whole course, effecting large openings. This portion of the works is much exposed to the a,saults of the sea, and peculiarly liable to injury. Mr. Robert Stephenson, the celebrated engineer, and several other gentlemen, inspected the damage on the following day, and directed measures for the repair to be taken. The works on the railway between Conway and the Menai Bridge will, when completed, embrace a greater number of difficult and formidable obstacles than can be found, fora similar distance, on any other line. They com prise the following—namely, proposed bridge of iron, 400 feet in length, on Mr. Stephen's novel plan, across the river Conway; a tunnel at Llandegai, 440 yards in length; and another tunnel at the Ffiddoedd of half a mile; also one under the mountain at Bsngor, of 900 yards; in addition to which there is a large amount of cutting and earth-work. To these must be added the new bridge over the Menai of 1,400 feet; and the whole presents as massive and expensive an undertaking as can well be imagined for uny eighteen or twenty miles of road. The whole is progressing rapidly, the tunnels being in a forward state. Upwards of 3,000,060 cubic yards of earth-work have been removed out of 4,420,000; and, as nearly 13,000 men are employed, no doubt is enter tained that the contracts will be executed within the spe cified time. The proposed nev bridges at Conway and the Menai are being rapidly pushed forward. The one over the Menai is to be called the Britannia—taking its name from the rock on which its centre pier is supported. This undertaking will be three years before completion, and is carried on under the personal superintendence of Mr. Clarke, civil engineer. It will be sustained on four piers, the distance between the central ones being 450 feet. Two tubes are to be made, one for the down and the other for the up trains, and the weight of metal employed in their construction is estimated at 1,200 tons, which will all be of wrought iron ; this immense mass is calculated to hold 2.200 tons, four times the burden it will ever be required to support. The rails are to be laid on prepared or vulcanised India rubb,r, in order to avoid the injurious effects of vibration. The tubes will be elevated to the piers in compart ments, to be finally riveted together vilb•ri properly fitted ; these will be lifted from pontoons, at the top of high water, by means of great hydraulic power ; and it is anticipated 1114 t, when the first compartment has been successfully placed upon the pier, the remainder of the undertaking will be comparatively easy. OSTEND, OCT. 26.—Major-General Sir Jacob Dickson, Lady Dickson, and family, arrived fr... ve tcrdiy, in the General Steam Navigation A._ oropfin) 's steam-ship Soho from London. SHOCKING AFFAIR AT PENRITH—SIINDAT EVEN ING.—After dusk, this evening, the town of I'enrith was thrown into a state of great excitement, by constables tiking James Donahow, an Irishman, who died before he was got to prison. When opposite the 01:i Brewery, he became faint, and was taken into Winskill's lodging house, close at hand, and, on examination, it was found that blood was gushing out of his shoes. D.:nfiliow be came worse and died within ten minutes. Dr. Morrison declared that he had died from excitement an , ' the loss of blood. It appeared that deceased had a bad leg pre viously, and in struggling with the constables the old wound broke out. In the early part of the day he had been intoxicated, and quarrelled with his wife, and his passion was so great that he actually burned his hens and chickens in the fire in his own house, hackt:d the clock•case, chairs, and other furniture to pi. ee, , , after wards burning them, and was in the act of heating water to scald a fat pig alive. The Epoque, in announcing the death of M. Ouv rard, says :—" Julien Ouvrard was a groc r at Nantes, when the revolution of 1789 broke out. Being a good calculator, and very bold in his speculati ons , h e suc ceeded in less than 15 years in placing himself at the summit of fortune. He was successively fournisseur in chef of the French armies, a secret negotiator in Eng land, the intimate friend of Foul* a pri, , oner of state under the empire, mutionnair 'al of the, foreign ar mies of the invasion, and of the French army in Spain, in 1823, and prisoner for debt at Ste-r4lagie. He has died, after having written a work on finaneks and voles' ruinous memoirs." RICK BURNING IN HAMPSHIRE.—SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.—At an early hour this mornit,g, messengers arrived here bearing the intelligence that „n incendiary fire, threatening destruction to an immecse amount of property, was raging at Fisher's-pond, about eight miles from this town, and about six from Winchester. The farm was in the occupation of Lanhaws, a butcher, in an extensive w a y o f busiacss in South ampton. On arriving at the scene of devastation, the reporter found that two ricks of hay, of about fifty tons each, which had been fired, were nearly consumed, and two others, to which the fire had been communicated, were in a state of rapid combustion. Strenuous exer tions were made to save five other equally valuable ricks, which were in dangerous proximity with the fire, the more so as they would in all probability have been the means of communicating the flames to the adjacent cattle. sheds, containing much stock, and thence to the farm dwellings. Notwithstanding the prompt and vigorous efforts which were afforded by nearly all pre sent, the flames suddenly burst from a fifth stack, far removed from the great body of fire, indicating (were other proof wanting) the ca use o f th e calamity. This, as well as the other four stacks, were entirely consumed. The other property was saved. The damage sustained by the fire is understood to be upwards of 1,0001, and Mr. Lanhaws is either wholly uninsured, or insured for $ very trifling sum. THE POOR IN ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.—On Tuesday a special and very numerously attended meet ing of the directors and guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Pancras, took place in the Board-roomon the WOrkhouse, King's-road, for the purpose of rec eivi n g as g the official report from the Poor-law Coiim ' Of that to the recent charges against the author i ties treatment ot the poor now es tablishment, as well as the g ener al arth occupied the e of routine business, Mr. chair ;and after the t dispo s al tie board, read the report from therein. Mr. Churchwar d e n Al' ahey, the clerk After reviewing the circumstances the Commissioners : MI Jones, which have been de tailedof the case of Mary A time to time, the Commissioners state, that from some b e tter classification should be adopted i n the re fractory Ward. They approve of the diet adopted for refractory paupers, and recommend that all punishments ought to be inflicted only for offences committed in the workhouse, and that the master ought to report all such punishments to the guardians in writing. The Commis sioners are of opinion, that the principles above adverted to have not been sufficiently attended to in the St. Pan- • eras Workhouse, and they propose to issue regulations with reference to the management of the workhouse, which may contain such directions on this sited as ap pear to the Commissioners to be necessary. PORT 01 SOUTHAMPTON.—The following is an account (from an official and authentic source) of the imports of thrown and raw silk, drugs, and dyes, into this port during the week ending the 16th of October instant, and will he interesting, as showing the extent to which such arrivals take place there, in contradistinc tion with the more extensive importations into this port (London) :—Silk, raw, &c., 177 cases and 55 bales from Constantinople ; one case and two bales from the Dar danelles ; seven bales from Smyrna; six bales from Malta, and six boxesfromßombay. Opium-25 cases from Smyrna and 15 cases from Constantinople. Berries (yel low).-46 casks and 97 bags from Constantinople. Otto of roses—Three boxes from Constantinople and one box (valonia) from Smyrna and Scammony, eight drums, Live cases, and eight boxes, from the test mentioned port.