The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

'matt VlVitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' ClocA. TA TTERSALL'S.—T HIS EVENING. Six o'cLocx. _ _ Nothing doing. IMPERIAL PA RLIAAIEN T, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS; The Royal Assent was this afternoon given, by Corn Mission, to the following Bills: i t :lulu:tip Duties (Ireland) Continuance. Turnpike Roads (Ireland). clamation for Assembling Parliament. Law of Wills Amendment. * ll , gistration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Apprehension of Deserters from Foreign Ships. Law of Evidence (Scotland). Public) Works. Kennington Common, &c., Impronment. Belfast Custom House. Sixty other Bills, of a local and private nature, also received the Royal assent. The Lords Commissioners were th© Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and Earl Fortescue. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. MR. MATHER'S CASE. Lord BEAUMONT gave notice that he should, on 'Monday next, call tho attention of the House to the c.‘rrespond3rica which had been lately laid on the table, :dative to the recent assault on Mr. Mather, at F lorence. The Earl of HARROWBY p rese nt e d a pe ti t io n from the Chamber of Commerce, at Liverpool, praying for an amendment in the Passengers' Act. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition in favour of copyhold enfranchisement. The 'Bishop of WINCHESTER presented a number petitions against the Maynooth grant. -I ;CGLESIASTICAL COURTS _(CRIMINAL) JU- RISDICTION BILL. Lord WODEHOUSE moved the second reading o, 'this Bill. The Bishop of SALISBURY opposed the Bill. He illowed that reforms were necessary, an d p ro f esse d him desirous of seeing them carried into effect, but he did not think this Bill calculat:A to bring about any re t-Tm. He thought, in dealing with this subject in a fragmentary manner, they might trench upon principles which it was desirable to maintain intact. The Right Rev. Prelate concluded by moving that this Bill be read a second time this day six months. Lord CAMPBELL rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER. took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge, and the Preston and Garstang Road Bills were considered and agreed to. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COM. PAN Y'S BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. BERNAL called attention to the fact that an amendment had been introduced into the Bill, for in creasing shares from 101. to 201, and suggested that the House ought to lay down some rule by which Commit. tee 3 should be guided in questions relating to the liability a shareholders in joint-stock companies. Lord HO num said the Committee and all the par ties to the Bill had consented to the alteration. Mr. B. DENISON said the question of limited liability was far too important to be disposed of hastily, and he hoped the Houso would require that it should be investigated by a Committee betore they moved in the matter. Mr. WALPOLE was also of opinion that the question ought to be reserved for a future occasion. The Bill was then read a third time and passed, as were Hawkins's Divorce. Grar.d Junction Waterwotk3. 6oe.thwark and Vauxhall Water Company. PETITIONS. _ _ _ Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from a place in the county or E!gin, against the Maynooth grant. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from 1,194 cccupiers of land in the county of Devon, praying the House to take steps to secure the guano trade of Lobos. Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from North Shields, complaining that railway companies do not furnish lights, and praying the House to remedy the evil. Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from Roxborough, nraying the House to take steps to secure the guano trade. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILL. Lord JOHN MANNERS, in moving the committal et' this Bill, intimated that the Bill as it now stood was isite Bill introduced by his predecessor in office, as emended by a Committee, and the Government did not hold itself responsible for all its provisions, but it eeknowleged the principle of Government control, and with those principles Government perfectly concurred. Mr. MO WATT said this was a question of vital im nortance to the metropolis, and as the Bill was exceed ingly defective he must move that it be committed this day three months. The omissions in the Bill ,were most extraordinary, while it had been dealt with in a eery restricted manner. The whole question of water supply had not been referred to a Select Committee, but this particular Bill had been investigated by a Com mittee who felt that all they had to dispose of was simply to decide whether or no the 13i11 was such as the House ought to pass. The public, therefore, was not heard before that Committee, and the consequence was their interests had been neglected. What was it that the public had been so long complaining of ? Why, first, it was the source whence their water was supplied; secondly, the mode of distribution; and, thirdly, the price. The third objection was of minor importance compared with the two first, but he was sorry to say that this Bill removed none of the objections. The question of supply as against the Thames had long ago been settled; all the authori ties who had written or spoken upon the point, with only two exceptions, concurred in stating that the Thames es aid not be safely used as a source of supply. Dr. Conyers Smith had, at the instance of the Government, examined the quality of the water in the Thames, not only in the neighbourhood of the metro polis, but above bridge as far as its source, and he was satisfied that it was saturated with decayed animal and vegetable matter, that no filtering process could r ender it fit for human consumption, and yet this Bill eoatinued this objectionable source of supply. Other authorities of equal eminence, such as Dr. Hooper, Dr. Harris, and Dr. James Johnson, and a great many others were unanimous upon this point, but the evidence taken before the Committee which sat upon this Bill was of a very different character. It was paid for, and the views of the parties from whom the fees were re ceived were supported by the witnesses. Besides all the other impurities of the Thames water, no less than sixteen grains of carbonate of lime were contained in every gallon of it, showing thus that t w e n ty-six tons of carbonate of lime were contained in every daily supply of water to the metropolis. It was estimated that three to four millions of money were lost to the inhabitants of London annually in con sequence of the hardness of this water, which rendered necessary three-fifths more soap and tea than would be required under other circumstances. Hops, malt, and d yes , and every other article which was to be held in solution in water were likewise affected by the hardness of the Thames water. When the consumption of these articles had so much effect upon the comfort and well-being of the people, he thought the House ought to do something to cure the evil. No less than 15,000 and 16,000 deaths in London every year were attributed to p reventa bl e causes, and the two main causes were an imperfect and impure sup- Vy of water and bad drainage, One reason, perhaps, o the absence ore compreshensiv e system of legisla tion was the fact that between 70 and so Members were leterested in water companies. r et might h e sa id i n reply to thi s , th a t a great number of members w ere al 10 concer ne d i n ra ilways; but there was this difference between r a il wa y an d w ater companies, the former were , generally i n di rec t com petition with ea c h other, but efece the terminati on o f the great water struggle in 1817 the latter had divid e d an d par celled oat th e metropolis as completely as it th e y we re their own p riv ate domi rains. He next came to the consideration as to what remedy was to be devised for securing a better supply of water. Th e scientific gentlemen app ointe d by th e Beard of Health to consider the subject came to the conclusion that we had within reach water which was not only divested of every one of the vit al ob j ec tions hick attached t o the Thames, but could be intro deceit into Landon at a mere fraction of the ex. Pause now paid for water. It was evident to com mon sense that it was much better to go, if Pos" 3iole, to the tops of hilts for water than to the the bottom of valleys, which operated to a great extent as main sewers to the surrounding country. If a per feet and pure supply of water were combined with a complete system of drainage we might have water almost for nothing, the manure which would in that case be ob tained from the sewers being sufficient to meet the whole expenses; for it would be as valuable as that which was brought at great cost from the South Sea Islands. He considered that neither with regard to economy nor sanitary regulations could the two branches—water supply and sewerage—be dealt with separately. In re ference to the price of water, ho said the Bill gave power to the company to make what he considered an exorbi tant charge. In fact, it proposed to tax the great bulk of the metropolis at the rate of 5 per cent. on the rental for a wretched and impure supply; whereas the Board of Ilerilth stated that pure water from the best sources could e supplied at 2d. a week to each house for domestic par es, and that including the cleansing of streets and the tl s u .. shing of sewers, &c., the charge would not be more than d The House could not have the remotest idea of the op preisive powers, both in a pecuniary and other senses, which the Bill gave to the company. It enabled them to raise from a million to a million and a half, and he ealcnlnted the metropolis would have to pay to them abou'6 600,0001. a year. Besides that they had compule sore/ powers to make every house have water from their mi. th e.—(Hear.) Under these circumstances he thought it would be much better to submit to the existing vents, terrible as they were, for the few months that would intervene before the re- assembling of Parliament, than to pass the present Bill, 1, "'each, while it did not deal with the monster evil, would have the injurious effect of staving off sine die any legislation on the subject of a comprehensive character. He should feel it his duty to divide the House on the Bill. Tho gallery was then cleared for a division, but none 'took place. On re-eutering the gallery we found THE . LONDON; I Lord EBRINGTON objecting to the Bill, and the manner in which it hid been conducted through the Select Committee. The public had cot been represented before it, although he, on behalf of an association coe taining a number of distinguished sanitary reformers, had applied to he heard for the public. He therefore did not attach much weight to that Committee. The Bill which they had pro duced was certainly not worthy of the trouble which had been bestowed. In many respects it was a retro grade step from the Bill of that year, bad as that was. It made no provision for the cognate subject of drainage, without which no system of water supply could be efficient. He also complained that there was no pro vision for centralizing the different water com panies. The quality of the water proposed to be supplied was most inferior, .:, and it bad been proved to have a peculiar odour, and to be most deleterious to the public health. It was calculated that the laundresses' bills of the metropolis came to:about ' 5,000,000/. or 6,000,0001., and it was well known that the water from the Thames, from its superior hardness, cost the metropolis, in various ways, 1,000,000 more than the water from the Surrey Hills would do. Ho thought that it would be better to postpone this Bill for another year. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said it used to be said that it was the old companies who were the stumbling blocks in the way of reform in this particular, but now it ap peared that there were sprung up sanitary associa tions, who were greater nuisances still.—(Laughter.) They had heard of certain persons in Tooley-street declaring themselves to be the people of England, and now they had sanitary associations assuming to them selves the health of the people of England.—(Hear.) Who formed this sanitary association? He could not Red them out. He himself had received a pamphlet from it, and he found on comparison that the Hon. Mem ber for Penryn's (Mr. Mowatt) speech was nothing else than this pamphlet.—(A laugh.) The Noble Lord who had just sat down complained that the water taken from the Thames had a feculent odour. Was anything else to be expected when the Noble Lord, when Commissioner of Sewers, had, as was proved from calculations, poured into it 2,000,000 cubic feet of sewage matter, equal to an area of thirty-six acres, and six feet in depth?—(Great laughter.) Yet the Noble Lord and those acting with him were now delaying measures which were to remove those great evils.—(Hear, hear.) The Government deserved great praise for their con duct with regard to the sanitary measures now before the House, and ho was sure that the public would not grudge the House two or three weeks more existence if they set fairly and honestly to work on these Bills. He hoped the House would go into Committee without further delay, and set about satisfying the country that it was resolved to do its duty with regard to this impor tant subject. Mr. J. WILLIAMS complained that the Committee from which this Bill had proceeded had not contained one single Member who could be said to be the repre sentative of the metropolitan interest. He should op pose going into Committee, because he did not think the Bill a fair one. Sir B. HALL considered that the chief recommenda tion of the Committee was its entirely impartial construc tion, and the complete absence of any element which could assume the appearance of interested motives. He was surprised that the Hon. Member for Lambeth should attempt to obstruct the progress of this Bill; because, if he remembered aright, the animalscontained in the water supplied to his constituents were larger and fatter than any others. He believed that the Honourable Mem ber bad himself exhibited a large drawing of them before the Committee, and speaking of the animals painted on the stained glass windows of the House, had expressed his belief that the designs were taken from the animals which his constituents ate and drank daily. He should certainly support the Bill. After a few words from Mr. GEACH, who supported the Bill, The amendment was withdrawn, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. Mr. MO WATT proposed in clause 1 that the date 1853 should be substituted for 1857. Lord SEYMOUR hoped that the Committee would not alter the original wording of the clause. After some further conversation, in which Messrs. Denison, T. Duccombe, and Lord John Manners took part, it was agreed that the date 1855 should be substi tuted for 1857. The House then resumed. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table to summon the House to attend at the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several public and private Bills (for which see Lords' report). On the return of the SPEAKER he an nounced the names of the Bills. The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of, and the House rose at Four o'clock. The House resumed at Six o'clock. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from the West Indies, complaining of the distressed state of her sugar manufactures. Mr. P. MILES presented a similar petition. Sir J. PAKINGTON also presented similar petitions from Jamaica and St. Lucia. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the linen wearers of Montrose, complaining of their distressed state; also from the shipping owners of Montrose, praying for the repeal of the passing toll at Ramsgate !Labour. scale of weights is Lord Glasgow's Caracara, who in this instance, I expect, will be very forward in the rac , a—one of the fist three—receiving, as be does, 18Ihs of Stilton, and 16lbs of Bird-on-the-Wing. Tne race, in fact, so far as I can discover at the present time, lies between Caracirs, Bird-on-the Wing, and Stilton; arid if I took any fir choice it would be Lord Glasgow's colt. Oa Thursday for the Gateshead or Lottery Stakes, over the two mile course, they will scarcely, I should say, pull out the Derby winner ; but leave the race to Gossa- MER, Augur also being among the absentees. The Gold Cup Stakes, of 10 Bova each, over the two mile course, will probably be contested by Azeth, Nancy, and perhaps Stilton. Should Mr. Martinson's mare run, I expect she will be the winner ; in her absence I see nothing to deprive Azeth of the laurels of victory. The Members' Plate Handicap, Grand Stand, Convi vial, and Amateur Welter Stakes, and Corporation Plate, I shall defer commenting upon until next week. The betting on the events next week are somewhat brisk, notwithstanding the attractions of Hampton meeting. The following are the latest quotations:— North Derby-2 to 1 agst Gossamer, 2 to 1 agst Stilton, 4 to 1 agst the Marinella colt. Second Triennial-2 to 1 on Azeth. Tyro Stakes=3 to 1 each agst the Queen and Lambton, 4 to 1 each agst Nestor and the Charming Woman. Third Trien nial-2 to 1 agst Songstress, 3 to 1 agst Claverhouse, 4 to 1 agst Evadne. Northumberland Plate-2 to 1 agst Stilton (offered), 6 to 1 agst Bird-on-the-Wing, 8 to 1 each agst St. Michael, the Proctor, Phantom, and Caracara, 12 to 1 agst Colsterdale. Lottery Stakes—Even on Daniel O'Rourke, 3 to 1 agst Gossmer. Gold Cup Stakes— Even on Nancy, 2to 1 agat Songstress. Stockbridge Second Triennial -6 to 4 agat Lamartine, 4 to 1 agst Payment, 6 to 1 agst Harpsichord. Third Triennial-3 to 1 agst Chief Baron Nicholson, 4 to 1 agst Longbow, 9 to 2 agst Joe Miller, 6 to 1 each agat Harbinger and Kingston. Fourth Triennial-2 to 1 agst Cneas. Mottisfort Stakes-2 to 1 agst Vaultress, 3 to 1 agst Cneas, 5 to 1 agst Ched dar.—l am, Sir, &c., June 17, 1852. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. HAMPTON RACES. BY EXPRESS.-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Third Edition,) The Visitors' Plate of 50 sous. Sleeping Partner ~. ~. ... ~. Merlin ... •.• ... ~. ~, ~, The Clown ... Won by half a length. The Wootton Handicap. • Merryman ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Newport ••• ••• ••• •• ••• Knook Knoll ... ••• ••• ••• ••• • SHOCKING CASE OF VIOLATION. GATESHEAD, TUESDAY. - This morning, at the county police court, Gateshead, seven men were brought up before a full bench of magistrates, charged with having, in company with two other men not yet in custody, committed a rape upon the person of Anne Begg, under circumstances of the most revolting description. The names of the men are William Miller, a quarryman; Edward Brown, a pitman; Richard Stephenson, a quarryman; Stephen Cooper, a hawker; William Bell, a pitman; Thomas Harrison, a quarry man ; and John Brown, a pitman. Their victim was a married woman, about 40 years of age, who being separated from her husband, recently took lodgings with a woman at a place called Waggonman's-row, which lies between the villages of Usworth and Washington, and at a distance of about five miles from Newcastle. I, appears that this woman had been at Newcastle on Saturday, the sth instant, which place she left to proceed home at four o'clock on the following (Sunday) morning. On reaching the Blue Quarries, which is about a mile from Gateshead, she passed a number of mea who were standing together; and one of them, the prisoner Miller, stepped forward, and offered to accompany her. They walked on together until they arrived at a village called Windy Nook, when Miller called at a public house, and during his absence Mrs. Begg entered into conversation with a woman who was drawing water, by whom she was told that Miller "was a decent sort of man." Mrs. Begg then proceeded on her journey, but was speedily overtaken by Miller, and a minute or two after wards she turned round, and saw a number of other mei, rapidly making their way towards her. As soon as these men overtook her, Miller suddenly threw her with great violence upon the ground,where she was violated by nine men in succession. She at first resisted to the utmost, and shouted " Murder" several times, but was completely overpowered by these barbarians, who held her in such a position that resistance was impossible. When they had all effected their purpose the poor woman got up almost in a state of insensibility, and heard the prisoner Cooper said to his companions, " If we do not make away with her she will do for us." This propo sition to murder her was objected to by the prisoners Bell and Harrison, and the latter was heard to say " that if they treated her again as badly as they had done, he would tell the police himself. Whilst the men were quarrelling amongst them selves, the woman walked on, but she had nor got more than one hundred yards when she was again overtaken by Miller and Stephenson, who threw her down is the same brutal manner as before, and both again violated her; after which they returned to their companions, who had remained at a distance. The poor creature contrived again to raise herself from the ground, and with great difficulty walked home, about a mile distant, where she arrived at seven o'clock. Although, as may be imagined, she was in the most deplorable condition, no medical man was called in, but her landlady ministered as well as she was able to her necessities, and for several days she was confined to her bed. No informa tion was given to the police until the following Thursday, and on the next day (Friday) Miller and Stephenson were apprehended and examined before J. F. Crow, Esq., one of the county magistrates. The complainant was then present, and after she hadnarrated the facts above stated, and positively sworn to these two men having committed a rape upon her, they were remanded until Tues day. On the seven men being brought up this morn ing, Mr. Superintendent Thompson informed the bench that the woman was no where to be found, and had been missing since yesterday morning. Under these suspi cious circumstances, the prisoners were all remanded fur a week. The two men who have at present escaped the vigilance of the police are well known, and no effort will be left untried to bring them to justice. Whether the woman has been murdered or bribed is at present a mystery, which it is to be hoped will speedily be un ravelled. CAPITAL CONVICTIONS IN EDINBURGH. In the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh on Mon day two labourers (brothers) of the name of Michael and Peter Scanlan, Irish labourers, were tried for the murder of an oldl woman at Hilton-on-Forthar, in the parish of Kettle, in Fifeshire. The evidence given at the begin ning of the trial was circumstantial, but was afterwards con firmed by the testimony of an Irishman of the name of Thos. M'Manus, who bad turned informer upon the pri soners. The name of the old woman who was murdered was Margaret Maxwell, who kept a small huckster's shop at the place mentioned. The prisoners were labourers at limeworks in the neighbourhood, and dealt with the old woman, against whom they were proved to have taken umbrage for refusing to credit them with any more t h honwh r foete e uhi .3 a serlde. three-legged examinedewd and heeregwerg o m esmdk e ua a l. On Monday, the 15th of February, . fa a urv s osi pmnAig f e o wb u oh nenae:dt been and n readmnmurdered dreadfullyviseemrgimoney various nues yTb i me n htaeoat rehtpknhers the value i pri s oners about own buur yest sulotl stolenon who their clothes were found to confirm the impres sion which prevailed as to th e i r gu i lt. Theirstiir ts which the woman with whom they lod ge d proved were put on clean on the Saturday evening, had some marks of blood on them; and one of them was stained with a white substance, like milk, which tallied with a .dis covery previously made in the old woman's house, of a basin of milk having been spilt in some way or another during the struggle. Their stockings were also covered with clay and dirt, showing that they had ',gone into the old woman's house with their stockiaga on only, not to alarm any of the neighbours by the noise of their shoes. They were also heard to leave their lodgings for a time in the course of tho Sunday night. The approver, Thomas M'Manus, deposed that he and the prisoners had arranged to rob the old woman of her money and go to America ; that they met on a Sunday evening, agreeably to appointment, to commit the robbery; that the two prisoners went into the house, by breaking open a back window; that when they were in ho stood watch outside; that he heard the noise of a struggle inside, and the old woman cry out, " Oh, my God;" that, on the prisoners coming out, Michael Scanlan, in explanation of the noise, said he had given the ' old woman a knock or two. A witness, who had been imprisoned in the same cell in Cupar prison with Michael Scanlan, stated that Scanlan had confessed to baying taken part in the robbery, but said that it was neither he nor his brother that had caused the death of the old woman; that it was M'Manus who got into "grips" with her, and did the deed. The evidence was followed by a long speech against the prisoners by the Solicitor-General, who was replied to by Mr. Craufurd, the counsel for the pri soners. The Lord Justice General then summed up, after which the jury retired, and returned shortly afterwards with a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. They were then sentenced, in an impressive speech, to be executed at Caper on Monday, the sth of July. The prisoners exhibited the utmost indifference during the trial, and at its close they said the judge and jury were a set of - asses, and they hoped that they would all be dead and - before the day of execution Active representations continue to be made to the Government on the expediency of correcting the present ex cise regulations, which virtually encourage the adulteration of coffee with chicory, and expectations appear to be enter tained that the requisite measures will at length be adopted. The parties urging the question represent that they do not wish a revival of the prohibition against the sale of chicory by grocers to customers who may desire to purchase it, but simply the adoption of a system that shall not legalise the practice of vending of one article for the other. We understand that the French frigate taking out the French Envoy deputed to arrange with our own envoy the affairs of La Plata has been detained at Madeira by casualties. Sir Charles Hotham will therefore have to re main at Bahia until the French Minister arrives the re . We are informed, however, that Urquiza, the Presid ent o f the Argentine Republic, has evinced an anxious desire to meet the wishes of the British and French Governments, and that we may reasonably hope that the waters of La Plata will soon be opened to the traffic of the world...—Morning Paper. [LEFT SITTING.] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Under the head of Election Movements, in the Morning Advertiser of this morning, a paragraph op pears announcing that "a meeting of the friends of Mr. Harvey was held at Hawkstone Hail, Waterloo road, on the previous evening, at which that gentleman, in an address which was enthusiastically received, stated his political views, and resolutions pledging the meeting to his support were adopted." We beg to state that the meeting in question was convened by the committee of Messrs. D'Eynconrt and Williams, and was addressed by those gentlemen, and a resolution passed pledging the meeting to support them at the ensuing election. Mr. Harvey has not yet held a public meeting in the borough of any kind. We remain, Sir, your obedient serventr, FRED. DOULTON, H. J. SLACK, Hon. Secs. JOHN GOVER, Central Committe-room, Horns, Kennington, June 17, 1852. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXLVI. THE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Next week is prolific with sport both in north and south: Newcastle putting forth its attractions in the north of England, and Bibury, Stockbridge, and Win chester exhibiting their charms in the opposite direction. Nov as it so happens that each of these reunions this year possesses an unusual amount of attraction—the stakes being numerous and well filled—l have made a point of commencing my remarks upon them a day earlier than usual, my motive for doing which will no doubt be seen and I hope appreciated by those for whose benefit it is done. I shall not touch upon any oiler events than those of Newcastle to-day. The sport commences on the banks of what scribblers are pleased to term " the coaly Tyne," with the last spin of the Second Trienial Produce Stakes, which seems to be the peculiar property of Mr. Wentworth —his ches nut colt Azeth having won it in 1850, beating Presto by a head, walking over for it last year, and this year is again likely to do a similar feat, it not being worth the while of the owner of Presto to send his horse to Newcastle to receive the second money—a matter of something under 201., so AZETH will remain alone in his glory. The second event will be the Tyro Stakes, to be run over the T.Y.C., which is about six furlongs. We shall probably have the following at the post, namely:— Ann Eliza, Nestor, Charming Woman, the Queen, and Lambton. The race will probably terminate in placing THE QUEEN, LAMBTON, and CHARMING WOMAN, first, second, and third. The North Derby of 10 soya. each, with 100 added, once round, being 3,162 yards, will probably be con tested by one of Scott's, the Marinello colt or Phantom, Gossamer, and perhaps Lucio. I shall look to Scott's horse for the winner. Stilton is a non-starter. On Wednesday the sport will commence with the third Triennial Produce Stakes over the two mile course; and, notwithstanding that the names of Songstress and Claverhouse figure in the entry, I shall look for the winner in EVADNE or PELOPIDA-5, the former for choice. The Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each, h ft, for two years old, over the T.Y.C., will probably fall to the lot of Lord Fauconberg. The Northumberland Plate of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only five, if declared, &c., over the two mile course, is of course the crack event of the meeting. The field, it is e i lt i l r i cl eeted, will comprise mo s t o f th e f o ll ow i ng names: — Bird -on -the-wing, 3 y rs , s s t 12lb ; C aracara, 3 yrs, 4st 4 10 1 b; Colsterdale, 4 y rs , 6 s t 41b ; E ng l an d' s Gl ory, yrs, sst 101 b; Jack Leeming, 4 yrs, 6it 41b; Gelding, by Morg an Rattler, 5 yrs, Est 61b; Paquette, yrs, e st; Phantom, 3 yrs, sst 121 b; the Proctor, 4 rs Y , set 121 b ; St. Micael, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b; Stiltoo, 3 y r l i 6st, including albs for winning the Metropolita and perhaps one of Saunders's —Goldfinder, It r u di caP; gleader, or Trickstress. This field, it is very possible tY be added to or subtracted from, before Wednesd ay on n e at; should such be the case I shall no tify the same . n ay or Tuesday. For a long time past Stilton has not only monopolised the pos ition of first favourite, but also all the betting; within the last f e w days, however, commissions have been flying about in support of Bird-on-the -Wing, St, Michael, Caracara, Phantom, and one or two ethers; and I think it not at all improbable t hat t h e field !nay put on a much bolder front before the be ll rings efierre_s•addling. This course— although somewha t of a a ~.,. m r shape—being much larger than that a t . un t is better adapted to Stilton's enormous stride,essul ' consequently will en able him to run to better advantage than on the Roodee. I cannot help thinking', however, that he starts on very unfavourable terms with the majority o f his competitors. One Of hi s mos t dangerous rivals is the lit t l e Bird-on the-Wing, whose performance in the Oaks entitles her to a c ons id e rable share of a ttention. The mysterious Ph an t om , too, is expected to ran very for ward in the race , and as Scott says so— bearing i n mind what he said of Daniel before the Derby —I shall not forget Phantom in this instance. St. 'Michael, although supp or t e d h ea vily by many, I have no fancy for whatever. The Proctor and p a _ quetta are both let loose; and if either have any pretensions to racing, they ought to show them on thi s occasion. England's Glory has not bcen very b r i ght lately, or at sst 101 b he should bo the absolute winner; as it is, I expect he will be nowhere. More, however, anon. One of the lowest in the TITURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 1 1 - IE,ILTHOF LONDON DURING THE; WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in :le previous week rose to 1 000, declined in Vie week that ended last Saturday to 898. In the ten weeks cor responding to last week of the years 1842.51 the average number of deaths was 872, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 959. The present re turn, therefore, exhibits an amount less than the esti mated number by 61. In the table of fatal cases it appears that the class of zymotic or epidemic diseases numbers 209 cases, which nearly coincides with the corrected average; tubercular diseases, including phthisis,, 181 cases; diseases of the organs of respiration, 110, which is also near the usual amount of the season. In the week that ended May 15 bronchitis was reported as having been fatal to 79 persons; thereafter it declined, and the uniformity of its rate of mortality during the four weeks that followed deserves notice. In the week ending the 22d of May 50 deaths were referred to it, in the next week 49, and in each of the two following also 49. Pneumonia ex hibits a decrease, having been fatal in the last two weeks in 53 and 43 cases respectively. Among the 21 complaints of which the epidemic class is composed, scarlatina and smallpox last week produced the greatest number of deaths, the former having been fatal in 45 case, the latter in 36. It will be seen, 'also, from the registrars' reports that scarlatin abounds in some quarters. Nine of the victims of smallpox were of 15 years of age and upwards; and with regard to five whose ages were respectively 7 months, and 2, 22, 26, and 27 years, it is stated that vaccination had been previously performed. Four deaths wore registered that occurred in the Smallpox Hospital, the particulars of which are as follow: On the 6th of June a porter from Middle-yard, Great Queen-street, aged 24 years, "smallpox, confluent, un protected (13 days)." On the 6th of June a wine-cooper, from William. street, Pimlico, aged 27 years, "smallpox, confluent, unmodified (16 days)." Vaccinated in infancy at Strood, Kent; one pretty good cicatrix. On the 9th of June a carpenter from King-street terrace, Islington, aged 23 years, "smallpox, confluent, unprotected (29 days)." On the 10th of June a female servant, from Victoria road, Kentish-town, aged 21 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (15 days)." In the rectory sub-district of Marylebone, at 5, Ken dal's-mews, on the 4th of Juno, a girl, aged 2 years. died of " confluent small-pox, unvaccinated (3 weeks)," and at 16, James-street, on the 12th of June, a girl, aged 7 years, died of " variola (7 days), unvaccinated." Mr. Joseph, the registrar, adds:—" Smallpox is exceed ingly rife in my district at present. The houses of the poor are continually visited by me for the purpose of vaccination; but although the prevalence of this disease and its fatal results are known, yet it is well nigh im possible to overcome the dislike which the poor enter tain to the means of prevention." On 3d of June at 13, Windmill-street, Lambeth, the sou of a labourer, eged five years, died of " variola (seven days), unvac cinated." Mr. Mears states that " the mother assigned as the reason why vaccination had been neglected that the child had been weakly from birth." The state of Windmill-street and its environs, with their heaps of dung and garbage, has been repeatedly described. Mr. Butterfield, of the east sub-district, Islington, regis tered three children who died of smallpox; in one Case it was doubted whether avaccination had been performed, in another it had been omitted through neglect, in another from ignorance of the parents. The medical attendant of the last case writes on hie certificate as follows : " There can be no doubt that the present system of vaccination is radically bad ; fatal epidemics of smallpox will be fre quently prevalent unless an improved s y s t em i s este .aished." In Haggerstone West, at 11, Labtirnam terrace, on Bth June, the son of a watchmaker, aged seven months, died of "smallpox (three weeks) con vulsions (20 hours)e vaccinated five weeks ago with affect." It is mentioned by Mr. Bowring that " this is the second child that has fallen a victim to this disease within a month in the same house." In the sub-district of Kensington Mr. Gorhem regis tered four deaths from scarlatina, two of which, along with the death of a child from " convulsions," occurred .n one house, 10, Addison-terrace. The three inmates of .his house who died were a gentleman, his wife, and ion. The Registrar was told that a " prejudice existed .n the mind of the gentlemad against medical treatment. ae recently returned from Scotland, where it ap pears that scarlatina maligns was raging. A few days ' after his arrival home one of his children was taken ill with this disease; he refused to send for medical aid until all hope of recovery was past; five days thereafter he died of the same complaint; three days afterwards ttis wife also died; her sister, who came from the country to attend them, was seized with the malady, was removed from the house, and has since died. One servant and two other children also suffered from the same disease, but were removed to Brighton, and, it is stated, have no rrcovered." The Registrar ass made an inspection of the house, but cannot trace anything prejudicial to health. The gentleman was ec centric in his habits, having been known to live for many months on brown bread and water, although pos. bossed of large property. In Pentoaville, at 9, Chapel-place, on the Bth of June, the son of an omnibus conductor, aged 3 years, died of " scarlatina (8 days), angina maligns (3 days);" at 2, Mount Zion, on the sth of June, the daughter of a drover, aged 1 year, of "scarlatina, acute meningitis, pericarditis, broncho-pneumonia;" and at 2, Russell-place, on the 7th of June, the son of a porter, aged 3 years, died of " malig nant scarlatina (9 days)." Mr. Pyne was informed that " scarlatina is still raging very mveh in these localities ; the houses are small and very thickly iuhabited by poor persons; the di ainage is very bad, and the smell arising from it very offensive. Almost every family has had part of it ill with the disease." In South St. Giles's, at 15, Little White Lion-street, on tho 29th of May, the daughter of a barman, aged 3 years, died of "hydrocephalus (4 days)." o Tbis child (says Mr. Faulkner) was kept after death nearly a fortnight; in the meantime another child, aged 5 years, died from typhoid fever, and the bodies were not removed until some neighbours complained to the authorities, who caused them to be taken away im mediately. Informant states that the parents were averse to have the children buried by the parish, and were all this time endeavouring to raise the money for burial. Another child is very ill; five:persons live in the room, which is very small." At 116, Waterloo-road, on the 3d of Jane, a tailor, aged 63 years, died of "anthrax (4 weeks)." On the 6th of June, at St. Luke's workhouse, a girl aged ono year, died of " diarrhoea from destitution;" on the 21st of February, at 6, Sey mour-place, Marylebond, a man, aged 56 years from " exhaustion, caused by disease of the lungs and want of food." Inquest. Post•mortem. And on the 13th sf March, at 12, Adam-street West, Marylebone, a boy, aged 17 weeks, from " disease of the lungs, caused by improper food." Inquest. Post-mortem. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The clouds were occasionally broken during the afternoon, otherwise the sky was covered with stratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell during the morning. Electricity— Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon. MONDAY.--The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Rain fell generally. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. TUZSDAT.—The sky was overcast till Gh. r.ar., and the amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cirrostratus. Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity— Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell heavily, and almost without intermission. Elec tricity—Negative, and very active during the morning; sparks were shown. TIIIIRSDAY.—The sky was overcast till sh. P.M., soon after which time the clouds became broken, and during the remainder of the day the sky was for the most part clear. Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity— Nothing was shown throughout the day. FRIDAY.—The sky was overcast till evening, and the amount of cloud was variable afterwards ; cum ulostratus and cirrostratus. An aurora at nieht, and the magnets were much disturbed. Electricity—Nothing was shown through out the day. SAVIRDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Thin rain f e ll occas i ona ll y . Electricity— Nothing was shown during the morning. The apparatus was under repair afterwards. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read ea c h d ay at 9h. A.M. was 55 . 5 u; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 55'2° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 55.2 14 and 53.7 Q respectively. The reading of the' barometer decreased from 2966 in. at the beginning of the wee k to 2 9 • 34 i n. by 3h. P.M. on the 7 th;increased to 29.51 in. by 9h. P.M. on the Bth; de creased to 29'10 in. by 9.h. Rat on the 9th; remained at this reading, nearly, till 9h. r.ar. on the 10th ; decreased to 29.36 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 11th ; and increased to 29'61 in. by the end of the week. A company has been formed for the construction of a railway in the presidency of Madras. The capital is to be 500,0004 in shares of 201. each, with a guaranteed interest from the East India Nouse of 4i- per cent , and the line is to proceed from the city of Madras into the interior, passing through Conjeveram, Wallajanuggur. and Vel lore, and ultimately reaching Bangalore. The facilities for the work, as regards the nature of the country, are stated to be unquestionable, and the existence of a large population throu g h ou t th e rou t e , an d th e absence of all com petition from water carriage, are l ik ew i se re f erre d to as cir cumstances that wo u ld g i ve a cer t a inty of success to the un dertaking, wh o ll y In the fir s t i nstance only a single line o f ra il s i s t o b e laid apart from the security of the guarantee. down, so as to enable the road to be carried as far as the capital will permit, and to insure the earliest return of profit. The general conditions of the contract with the East India Company are precisely the same as those entered into with regard to the railways already in course of construc tion in Bombay and Bengal, with the exception that in those cases the guarantee is 5 per cent. The lands are to be granted for 99 years free of charge. On the opening of the line one-half of any surplus beyond hli per cent. is to be applied to reimburse the India House for the interest they may have already paid, after which the railway company will take the whole, subject to the right reserved by the Government of requiring a reduction of fares when ever the dividend shall exceed 10 per cent. The India House are also to have the power of purchasing the line at the end either of 25 or 50 years at a price equal to the average value of the shares for the three preceding years ; and , e ` ni the other hand, the Company, after it shall have been ()Vald id three months, m a y at any time surrender it altogeth er, demand the return of their capital. \ e they so er excitement—felons rest quietly the night beF.r bered at the Indians, in the intervals of torture, have slumbered sleep fell SLEEP. —Men sleep during periods of distresirsin! stake. " With mesas the author of Y M e mber to have ever soft on the hardest beds and I do h not rsetTetched myself be.. enjoyed a deeper repose than when neath a walnut-tree after the fight o of Mont St. Jean, I the battle of Waterloo. harrassed and hungry, at the retreat Advices from Odessa' a wet rye the night before ftiQuatre Bras ; or when, couched in my cloak on a sword °. , plies from the interior, and Soldar s Life. tnhoetweixthpsetoatnadtiionog ofan "—A of the 4th instant, state that s t h h i e ps p a r t i i e l e l of ae e ki wheat ilg frei h g t well maintained. The nu m b er .., tinueu firmness, was the cause 00 14 c9i1 ... Livsaenif:o;ispit IRELAND. THE CORK EXiIIBITION. The Lord-Li7,TienaT,t hu.s Ltddresseq ;he following let:cr to the Mayor of Cork:— " Viceregal-Lodge, June 14. " Sir,—l am directed by the Lr,rd•Deuteclnt to ex press to you the great pleasure be exp,rienc d during his recent visit to Cork, and to return to you and the other members of the Council, as well as the citizens, the thanks of their Excellencies for the numerous acts of kindness and attention that were shown to them on that occasion. I am also to convey to you that hie Excellency was much gratified at the orderly conduct and kindly feeling that were displayed by all classes, and that he will always have a lively recollection of the courtesy with which he was treated, on his recent and agreeable visit to your city, by all its inhabitants. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " W. CAMPBELL, Private Secretary. " The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Cork." The number of visitors to the Exhibition on Monday was close upon 1,600. IRON WORK—AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, SLe..—A largo display of agricultural implements, manu factured by Mr. 11. Sheridan, of Dublin, at his foundry in Bridgefoot-street, deserves particular notice. This is a branch of manufacturing ingenuity which de serves to be encouraged, as it is ono of importance to agriculture and to Ireland generally. Among them is a new description of straw-cutter, which can be adapted to cut or chop the straw into pieces of any size. In com mon straw-cutters there is no way of lengthening or shortening the sizs of the shreds—this defect frequently becomes of importance, especially when the straw is to be employed in the finer kinds of manufacture. A large quantity of straw is now annually converted into paper, and for this purpose especially the contrivance intro duced into Mr. Sheridan's straw- cutter is of peculiar value. The next from Mr. Sheridan's foundry is a churn, worked by a hand-turning windlass. Near this is an immense fire-proof safe. It is composed entirely of wrought iron, painted to represent oak, which is so naturally imitated as at once to challenge the admiration of the beholder. It has double doors, lucked by 28 bolts, aed contains five compartments, for arms, books, gun powder, two drawers, and one secret drawer, all fire proof. The third and smallest of the three safes which Mr. Sheridan has sent for exhibition has a single door, but, like the others, is all lined fire-proof. It has seven bolts, acted on by one of Chubb's key's the same as the other safes. The next object in Mr. Sheridan's collec tion is an iron eagle, of the species known as the Irish sea eagle, made of cast-iron and weighing 3 cwt. To wards that part of the machinery department set apart for the centrifugal fountain, Mr. Sheridan exhibits a row of six bells, all of different sizes, one of them weighing 7 cwt. They are all composed of the purest metal, and cast accurately to the proper note, thus requiring no filing. In the making of bells three matters of consi derable importance have to be attended to—first, the composition of the metal; second, the form; third, the mass; as all three have have great influence on the pitch an quality of the tone. In all three points the belle of Mr. Sheridan's foundry have acquired a Euro pean reputation; and orders for bells have frequently been sent to the firm from places in England which used formerly be supplied from foundries in England and Scotland. THE CAMPBELL MONUMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l see a meeting has been held at the house of Lord Lansdowne, for the purpose of erecting a monu ment to Thomas Moore. Four or five years ago a simi lar meeting of the " friends and admirers" of Thomas Campbell was held at the house of Lord Brougham. Subscriptions were opened, and, for the last two years. the finished statue of the " Bard of Hope" has been standing in the studio of the artist wrapped in inglorious packsheet, although there was a written contract to erect it in Poets' Corner eighteen months ago. Can any of your readers explain this? Does the committee still expect the Poles to redeem their promise and send a pedestal of Polish granite? or, are the Dean and Chapter of Westminster still resolved, dragon-like, to swallow up a large proportion of the entire funds for the privilege of placing the monument over the body of the poet? There is great neglect somewhere; and the subscribers have a right to complain of this apparent unfaithfulness to the memory of Campbell. And Glasgow, too, the honoured city of his birth, boyhood, and student life,—where are the wealthy mer chants, once the " dear boys" as the kind-hearted poet called the Glasgow students, when, with unequalled en thusiasm, they thrice elected him Lord Rector? Has the "Campbell Club" gone to sleep? Where are the "schoolfellows, personal friends, and admirers" who re solved to erect a monument to his memory, but whose zeal evaporated in an unseemly squabble about the choice of an artist? Verily, a prophet hath not honour in his own country.—Yours, &c., Jane 16. A SCOTCIIMAN. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. The necessity of protecting the public against the adulteration of coffee has been brought under the notice of the Treasury, through the intercession of his Grace the Duke of Montrose, and the most Noble Viscount Torrington. The retail dealers who supply the middle and higher classes have found that a public discussion of the subject was alone wanting to enable these classes to protect themselves. But the continued adulteration of coffee in the more densely populated districts shows that nothing short of the interference of the Government will avail to protect the poor from the unscrupulous practices of the unfair trader. It is said that the present Govern ment are by no means disposed, like the last, to lend a tacit sanction to a demoralizing system of fraud, and that they aro disposed to interfere to protect the colonial producer, the revenue, the fair trader, and the poorer classes of consumers, from the admixture of noxious and deleterious substances in coffee. All that the movers of this question require is, that the Treasury minute of 1840 should be rescinded, and that the minute of 1832 should be altered, the effect of which would be to allow grocers to sell chicory as chicory, and coffee as coffee. Some such solution of the question is considered the more probable from the fact that the celebrated analyti• cal chemist, Dr. lire, has, within the last few days, declared that " No problem in science is simpler or more certain than the detection of chic or y or similar sub stances in coffee powder." Dr, tire also pointed ou t a cheap and simple apparatus for g i v in g test results of sufficient precision. This opin ion, to g ether with what has previously been said on this s ub j ect, w ill it is hop e d induce the present Government to make some speedy alteration. COPY OF DR. URE'S OPINION ON THE Pow OF DISCOVERING TEE A.DDIIITURE OF CHICORY WITH COFFEE. "No problem in science i s sim p ler or more certain than the detection of chicory or of similar s ubstances in coffee powder. Ground roasted coffee i mparts to cold water merely a pale sherry colouie. whereas w h en i t i s adulterated with ground roa sted chicor y , it communicates a brown colour, of greater or less intensity to cold water. If three glass tubes set upright be charged respectively with a few grains weight of 1. Pure coffee, 2. Coffee mixed with a little chicory, 3. Coffee mixed with much chicory, and if into each of these tubes a like quantity of cold water be poured, and if, arter agitation, th e t u b es b e set upright at rest, the solid par ticles willsoon fall to th e bottom and the transp arent li q uids in the stems of th e tubes will show by t he variabe depths of th e t i nctures the presence and proportion o f coffee and chicory in each of them. An apparatus for making this experiment may be had for ono shilling, and would give test results of sufficient precision. (Signed) " ANDREW URE, M.D., F.R . S ., &e. &c, Forwarded to Charles H. Burton, 14, Furnival's Inn." ANIMAL MAGNETISM. We find the following story in the Siecle:--6 , M adame do IT.---, of the Rue Neuvo St. Augustin, 6 2, went two days ego to M . Marcillet, th e professor o f animal magnetism, and demanded a consultation from his somnambulist, Alexis. Having been place d •la mr commu nication with Alex is, she said . 'D , ye o y - s ou li k e n ld o 3a w o.e th .w e hy m i ceoitive which has broug ht me h ere?' come to ask me to find for you a sum of 3, has been stolen from you. The lad it was, and Alexis proceeded to sta te y admitted that how the sum w as made up—namely, of three note s of 1,0001. each, 100 f. in English sovereigns, and Ma dame de V— said thteh answered. w . 0 n 3c c)(3 w i h r• e i o :t ' h a a i al d va edr r . o a b sM b k : a d d- Alexis if he saw per- as her. ' Perfectly,' he s last is She ee has s m l e a s r t g i e c whom you discharged on M ond ay s houlders, is little, and lim ps 4 That is true. . To find her you must go towards the heßarriere du Mon ceaux. She lives with one . of her acquaintances in a street which ascends --wait a moment—it is the Rue—Rue du Rocher. I her, who appears not to see be aalssotratin g young er t e Go to that place, and t m he an a affair. you will find the woman and your money, with the exception of about 300 f., w hich she has spent.' Madame de V— returned home, and to her surprise found her late servant with the concierge. On e made her go up to her apartm ent, and locked her in the bedroom. She then went to the com missary of police and related to him what Alexis had said. The commissary offered to go to the Ru e du Rocher to find out the girl's lodg i ngs. At that moment a commissionnaire, who bad carried her box when she left, came in, and said that the number was 11. The Commissary caused the girl to b e conve y ed to the house indicated, and Madame do V— accompanied her. A minute search was made, but led to no result. The do mestic on this became very insolent, and threatened to have her mistress p rosecuted. Presentl y , the commis sary, continuing his search, found a box which w a l oc ked, and orde red it to be o p ened. The servant on this became greatly agitated, andenatidfotrh, a a t n i d t dinidthneotbboex long to her. A lo ck s mi th wa s se buying was found the sum stolen, less, as Al exis had said, 300 E, w hi c h tho servant bad spent i n dresses. She wa s sent to the Prefecture of Police THE PROGRESS OF LOCOMOTION.—It is understood that a contract has been entered into by the directors of the London and N orth-Western Railway Company with Messrs. Fairbairn, of Manchester, for the construction of a; number o f " express -train" engines, which have been designed by the company's locomotive engineer, for the attainment of high speed. It is fully expected that these engines, which Messrs. Fairbairn have undertaken to com plete in four months, will run from Euston-square to Bir mingham, a distince of 113 miles, with loaded trains, in two hours ; an d i t is not, therefore, unreasonable to anticipate that, bef ore t h e close of 1852, the important manufacturing a nd commercial districts of South Lancashire, , nu w o ii r of be s I brought within an easy journey of three -and-a-half the metropolis. e , t a ken We understand that the Governmen g t or ci t r at may means to prevent by our naval power any e iust th a l e Virgin be attempted bk . American adventurers gigs Istikucto,—fiera 1682. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD DIGGING. The Vimeira, Captain Neathby, pasbed the Lie of Wight on Siturchly afternoon, from Sydney. New* South Waled, which pluei she left on the 10th or March, coascquently bringing the latest news from the gold regions. She has brought about, 15,000 ounces of go ld. Th e Blackwell and General Hewitt, merchant-vessels, had left three dap before the Varyiro, the former having 58,000 ounces and the latter 18,000 oz. on board. Among the passengers by the Vimeira are Messrs. Leslie and Mr. Fairfax; the latter is editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, and has come to En g l an d to make extensive purchases of machinery, type, &0., and to engage a number of com positors and pressmen, which is rendered necessary in consequence of departures to the diggings. The country was much distressed for labourers; although it appeared there was no difficulty in getting sea men fer the ia eight per month. M one y was realising; per cent., tt.e ba n k s c h arg i ng V generallyim er t 74 six. Some 15,000 persons had left Sydney for the diggine, whilst there had been no influx of nearly 20,000 people at Melbourne. The Vimeira signalled at noon on Friday the Herald, 26, C apta i n Denham, and the Torch steam-vessel, in company en route to tho Paci fic; also the Nile Indiernan, outward bound. THE STATE OF (From the Sydney 'THE.fleral,doONY.eLf March 6 ) Our friends in England will naturally be anxious to bear, by ships now on the eve on d u of departure from f u rora w o Port Jackson, how we are gett cwiercumwsetraonaturallynces which anxious stohear h befallen the colony, the lony, as first intimation of those circumstances would be received by them. Both p ar ties have been somewh a t disappointed in their e x p ec t a ti ons . Onur side it w as generally thought that the tidin gs of our gold fields would in England be received with considerable they appear to have b een received was withgenerallyexcitement; consider able sang froid. On th e i r s id o i t thought that the discoysry wou ld t h row th e colony into universal confusion, and put an end to all the usual pursuits of industry; no such results have as yet been witnessed. Perhaps neither took a suffi ciently comprehensive view of the facts connected with the other. On our aide it ought to have been remem bered that the news would reach England just as the public mind had become exhausted by the prolonged excitement of the Great Exhibition, and was for the time in a state of nil admirari on which scarce any thing could make an impression. The people had witnessed all the glories of the world centered in a single focus ; and 80 dazzled had they been by the resplendent vision, that the glories of the Austra lian Ophir were comparatively dim in their sight. On their side it ought to be remembered that when the dis covery was made, the colony was in a state of general and almost unexampled prosperity, and when, conse quently the temptation to relinquish a bird in the hand for the sake of two in the bush was not likely to be very maddening in its effects. It is not quite ten months since our auriferous trea sures were first brought to light; yet within that brief period the colonies of Now South Wales and Victoria have each shipped about one million's worth of gold, or two millions' worth iu all. And when it is considered that this has been the produce of unskilled mining, of labour untrained to the peculiar employment, un taught by science, unsustained by capital; that, in our own colony at least, the number of diggers has ever borne the most insignificant proportion to the ex tent and richness of the field, and that every day new regions of auriferous deposit are found in almost every part of the interior, to the north and to the south, as well as to the west; our friends at home may form some esti mate as to what Australia is to achieve hereafter, with a population less inadequate to the work she has to do, with the lights of science and experience to guide her operations, and with the aid of capital to give fair scope to her energies. And we rejoice to add that this million of gold pro duced in New South Wales has been gathered with out any serious detriment to our other interests, and with the least possible disturbance of public or der and tranquillity, Our corn-fields have still been cultivated, our sheep have still been shorn. Our metropolitan city remains a busy scene of com merce, and stately buildings are rising up in her streets. Our mining operations have assumed the character oi settled industry ; our gold is collected without bustle or confusion, and securely carried to market by the regularly-established Government escorts, at moderate expense to proprietors ; while the quantities brought to town and shipped for exportation are reported in the newspapers, as well as those of any other of our raw productions. The admirable order which has all along been maintained at our diggings, not by military restraint, but by the good sense and moral rectitude of the great mass of the diggers them selves, is indeed a just cause of pride to the colonists, and ought to encourage thousands of our fellow-subjects at home to come over and help us. We need their help. Our flocks and herds are in creasing, while the labour market is exhausted. Wages have consequently advanced at rates averaging on the whole somewhat about 30 per cent. We have ample employment for many thousands of emigrants provided they be men 'who really give a good day's work for a good day's wages. We do not want idlers, neither do we want any more of that swarming class of young gentlemen who can do nothing but sit on a stool and handle a quill; of these we have always more than enough. But persons accustomed to hard work, whether mechanical or rural, and persons having money to invest, whether of large amount or small, will find in New South Wales a finer opening than any other part of the world presents, or than was ever before presented. Let them remember that for mildness and salubrity our climate cannot bo surpassed; that our soil is capable of producing all that man requires for sustenance and most of the lux uries which he prizes; and at the time our gold fields were discovered the population of less than 200,000 souls possessed above 100,000 horses, 1,500,000 horned cattle, and more than 8,000,000 sheep, yielded an annual in come of 600,0004; and exported of her own produce or manufacture to the extent of 1,100,0004 per annum, in dependently of her gold. Coupling those facts with the great fact mentioned above, that in ten months w e h ave shipped.a millio n ' s worth of our new found product, the fruit of peaceful industry, and the earnest of a still brighter future —our friends in England must admit that our shores have strong attractions for all who think it bettor to emigrate than stay at home. (From the Sydney Morning Herald of March 10.) The quantity of gold officially advised to have been transmitted to Sydney on the sth instant, from the Ara luen, Braidwood and Bell's Creek diggings, and expected to be received here under escort this morning, is as fol lows : From Araluen oz. 1,345 12 0 , 1 Braidwood... 784 3 0 21 Bell's Creek 520 16 9 Oz. 2,650 10 9 The gold received by the mail of yesterday from So- Pala (the Turon) was 173 ounces. -- TASMALIAN GOLD FIELD. (From the Hobart Town Courier.) The fact of the discovery of gold at Fingal has created considerable excitement, and the particulars which we are able to furnish are all of a confirmatory character. At an early hour on Saturday placards were affixed to the walls announcing that a stage coach was laid on direct for Avoca, within a few miles of the "diggings." Additional information was received by the Government yesterday. An individual from this city who has been up reports that the utmost efforts to extract gold which have yet been used amount only to prospecting, and thinks that if operations were resorted to as at Mount Alexander, and diggings carried to some depth below the surface, it would be obtained in large quantities. Several practical men have gone up by the mail. The number of police sent up are a dozen potty constables, in charge of two sergeants. OPHIR, MARCH 3.—A very good example has been set diggers generally at Ophir, by the grand operations of the party belonging to the Messrs. Samuels and M'lntosh, under the highly creditable superintendence of Mr. Benjamin White. That gentleman has, with his as sistants, so directed the labouring portion of the party that now the hole which so very lately was an extensive basin of water is nearly dry, and but for the under ground filtration the small body of water in the pump well could easily be thrown up in less than an hour. This must now be called " the golden basin of Ophir," for its yield o ithe precious metal will, it is anticipated, be more than T t the e prerosupirtieotofrtshor o f et days his diggings , a m anticipatedend ending g a week ago. at six r.m. this evening (March 3), is as under:—. CZ. dwta. grs. Monday ............... 5 9 Tuesday ............... 6 ......... 0 Wednesday ......... 48 62 17 10 i t appears that the vein now opened has yielded up to the present time an average of little more than an ounce a f o ot. These are repesented as indi s p uta bl e truths, w ritten by moonlight at the scene of operations. The g old aa mpies taken consist principally of nuggets, vary ing in size from about five ounces downwards, with very little quartz attached. The prospect is a glowing one to Messrs. Samuels and M'lntosh. Up to the present time more nuggets of the value of U. have been taken out of tbis bole than fish since May last (1851). Other diggings at Ophir are also in good working. At Golden Point, so often spoken of, a largo quantity of the precious ore has been taken during the past month, the nuggets varying in size from 27 ounces to a few pennyweights. SOFALA.—An endeavour was nwaesebeesisnigty forma wdeahtitch washisata s tation to establish a n hospital, h ap parent on all sides, and liberally,countenance t t is district A TURON NUGGET.—A nugget found s ja r Assistant is at present in the possession of 8 dwts. 22 gra. Commissioner Zoucb, weighing 53 oza.ig htest particle It is solid gold, free from the yesterday ( m arch of earth, and was turned up within hearty t distance 2) in some dry a in shape, digging'' wbles Mr. Forbes, of the and B i. ° s fa o l t a. a . rfeth somewhat and brillianrwetaheeoomiozghed this splendid Sydney and Turon Bant ib , w eight of gold to Sydney, Air. Rain° 281bs ditto. The moil; nd • •by yesterday s q " daily increasing, and the yield of gold in t_ bard at work. specimen, tr,asusmhaiititie;daaa3:ter bed claimants:!raue"ou 2.—Thaised u t u h d e ghrearned thepoint gold VICTORIA, w the di g gers, rendezvous of 1 , e arth itself, being daily on the increase like offerings to the perseverance of the n ri a i e turnsa r i e t h : e P r a: Tog gANGING ROCK D IGGINGS,—These diggings have not turned out so profitable as was anticipated by t he first discoverers. ORANGE.—These diggings we re s till in high favour, a nd yielded handsomely to the endeavours of the adven turers. But the numbers employed upon them are in significant as compared with more loudly reported districts. THE OUTILERN GOLD FrEram—A letter from the • Rev. W. B. Clarice received at Sydney on the btti I ain working out a most interesting March, say s: 1 " 414 Y, quite on the boufldary line of the two coloni es. I hav , , tound gold in the D i leate and Reodoc rivers and in Maharatia Crei,k. It is very fir's ard is well coloured. lc occurs on a local alluvial detrius of slate and guar's bound together by sand and earth.' MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. WEEK ENDING NlAnna 6.—About 150 licenses hoe been taken oat for the new gold field at Little River, near Braidwood, the reports from which are still favourable. Two or three scientific men from California have been prospectinc , at the new diggings to the northward, where it is reported they met with gold in abundance. They worked only five hours in the neighbourhood of the Hanging Rock, and obtained seven ounces of pure gold in nuggets and grains. The escort brought in this week from Sofala 1,782 05 ; Ophir, 127 oz ; Bathurst, 204 oz ; and the mails from Sofala, 1,167 cz.; Braidwood, 333 oz.; Bahurst, 197 oz.; Mudgee, 13 oz.; in all, 3,898 oz ; value about 12,668/. In adddition to this an equally large quantity has been received by private hands. From Victoria the escort last week brought into Sydney 21,784 oz. The Shamrock arrived at Sydney on Sunday last, brought in 37,000 oz. Tho Government assay office in South Australia is in actual operation, and on the first day 0 ,910 oz. were depo sited. The. Government were taking steps to open up a road direct to Mount Alexander, in order to bring the gold from thence under escort to Adelaide. The price has fluctuated considerably during th e week, and was expected to fall still lower after the de parture of the Vimeire, Blaekwall, and General Hewet t :, Some s a l es were ma d e i n t h e ear l y part o f t h e week to 665.. 655., and 645., and at the auction mart on Fridays the sth of March, it came down to 635. 4i and til e large quantity coming into market was likely to depress the price to 60s. MOR TALfT Y in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEAT HS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED I-„- THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1k152 ; „ 09 244 Epidemic, Endemic, an d Contagious Dist:3Bw ••• Diseases of Un certa i n Seat ... ••• Tubercular Diseases ... ••• ilBl io Diseases of the B ra i n, Nerves, and Senses... ••• ^ 3 5 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... •••,. Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs 0 ' Respiration ... 11 0 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs „ of Digestion... .. " • .• .•• ••• Diseases of the Kidney s , &c . . ••• 9 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, So. Diseases of the Joints. Bones, and Mucks Diseases of the Skin, &a. ... Malformations.. Premature Birth .•• 9 ••• 3 Atrophy Old Age Sudden ... ••• ••• Violence, Privation, C;o1c1, and Intemperance •'• Causes not specified ... ••• 24 5 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 898 Dee r" Population Deaths in corra- i n the Enumerated, spooling week Weal" 1851. of 1851. 14 6 West Districts... 376,427 • • 143 1 81 North Districts.. 490,396 ,•• 178 1 69 Central Districts 393,256 ... 164 1 67 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 181 ..• 2 35 South Districts.. 616,635 ... 265 ••• 89 8 448 448 ••• Totals... ..... 2,362,236 Males ... ... Fematos ~.. ... 931 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. .. 692 6 22 rr 1,31 4 *ln this number are includ e d 45 by Snarl:looT 29 by Typhus Fever, and 10 by Diarrhoea. Males Females MAILS. root A ll°B signifies that she mails are EABORNE sent from the Galeria by the , light—and M by the morning—dispatch.] , -., ~,, •t.Kat—atta., ay tne morning—dispatch.] ............- PLACEB. When made up in , F ro m what when General Posit-officej port al - duo. 1 London 1 patched. -..-••••••-•- ---- .------ 1 Arr ic,4 , America (by Brit. pkt.) N June 18 America (by U.S. pkt.) N June 15 America (by H.S. Pitt) 31 J une 23 .. 1 h t•' A rrive' .. .. , Bout aMP • Australia (via South ampton) .. . M . Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) N .• . • • • • .. Ditto - • • • .. .. ,Dover • • , . , MC. of G. Hope N,2d of the month.. Plymouth .• T,,,t0 29 •• ... LilvveerprProll .• . j Jano t i ric ,, (West coast).. N. 14th 01 the month , Plymouth .--- , 2 '''' ulandri a * • • •..... N 191,1 a & 30th of mo. l Dover •• J ulie " Bel g ium *. .. -N; Daily .. .. .. Dover • • 1)417 16 Brazil ,. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jane 16 B uenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month ,SonthamPt• June 90 California(via Chagrer) 31,2 d & 17th of month jSouthampt. June .9 & Fri. sont h a mpt. T • .! 1 .,'" -- Cape of Good Hope N, .. .. .. !Plymouth .• Ju ne ; 2 Cape de Channel litl .. .. N Mon., Wed., Verdi .. .. N2d of the month .. 'Plymouth.. June 20 Constantinople' , .... N 7th 17th 27th et in° Dover • • J une 2 0 Central America • .. 31 2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Jre1,.....i Chill •• .- .. . M 17th of the month ISouthatillit: June• f e •j cl u ell/ France • .. .. ASz N Twice daily .. .. ! Dover • 20 Greece* .. .. ~ N 7th 17th 27th of mo iDover .. June ~., Hannburgh • .. .. N, Tuesday & Friday 'London .. Ktl e es ,,. .,* Rolland .. .. .. H Wednes. & Satur. London SI 20 Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Juneeea Ireland .. .. J • une 28 India (via Sonthamp.) 31,20 th of the month Sonthamp.t. June . _ dndia. (via Marseilles) N Nth& 24th ofmonth Dow, • . 17 India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth .. hi & N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. 1 Mauritius Southampton) Mediterranean (via, 1 MediterrAnean (via !June 17 Marseilles) .. .. N 8 th& 24th of month Dover •• , 'Jul 5 Mexico .. .. .. Ml2d of the month.. Southampt., (June 16 .. 3120th of the month ionthampt.June 28 Macleir4 '• •• .. M ,9th of the month Southampt. Naples* Malta* .. .. r 7th, 17 th,l9th,27th I D ov er June 18 Z & 30th o f month Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 25th of moj Dover . IJune 22 clouthampt. June 20 1, f o Dover .. Juno 22 I Sonthampt. Jure 26 Peninsular.. .. .. .31 7th 17th 27th ef mo Peru .. .. .. .. 31 17th 01 the month - • • • • •. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover ... June 22 Tuscany* .. „ ~,, N sth 15th 251.- o. ni West Indies .. .. 31 17th of the month Sonthampt.lJune 20 Tuscany* N West Indies West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) Si 9d of tho mont h .. ISouthampt. I are conv eyed by The mails to those c ountrias thus m arked (*) French packet vrat Marseilles. The India mail, via Southampton , will be made up on the evening of the 19th instant, in consequence o f the 20th falling on a Sunday. The Peninsula mall will be made up on the morning of the 28th instant, in consequence of the 27th falling on a Sunday. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS, JUNE 15.—Arrivals of gran small; stocks re• duced ; trade firmer, and prices of wheat in favour of seller. Barley, oats, shellings, beans, and other articles unchanged. Wheat, 761 ; oats, 14 ; beans, 489 ; malt, 512; rapeseed, VBo* NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET JUNE 15.—The arrivals of wheat were again moderate , an d there has been a fair demand during the week at full prices. Pease have continued scarce, and full prices have been obtained for small lots. Beans flat. Oats have met a fair moderate demand at former prices. Barley very flat, and in good demand. 'N EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JUNE 15.—There were Ia the meal market to-day 6 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. imperial, whereof 5 sold thus :—1 at I/ 13s Od; and 4 at I/ 12s Cd ; average price of the whole 11 12s 2a 4-12ths. 2 sackuot-barley, which sold at 26s 6d. EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARBET, JUNE 15.-"' Oat straw, from 7s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones troll; wheat ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od; barley ditto, 6s 6d to 7$ Od• Hay, from 9d to 11 d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JUNE 14.—There were 10 the market to-day 59 bags of oatmeal, and 3of barleymeal ; sales ready. There was no peasemeal, flour, or potbarley a market. Oatmeal down on the top 6d per bag , second quality same as last market; barleyraeal the same on the top, 0° quotations for second and inferior qualities . Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Thi r ±, im le p y e m n e a a l l, ditto; 3231 s :d a 00 Odod d 30 —s s Odod —aOd s Od d Ol Bar F P l e o as ur eme . al .. Potbarley ..• —s Od —9 Od us. COAL rdARKET.—YESTIRDAY. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market: Bate's West Hartley.. 13s Gd,Lambton A Buddle's W. Hartley. 143 Ocl l Lumley 14 s 3 d „7 Carr's Hartley ..... ... 14 s 6d Pensher Longridge'sW.Hartley 14 s Gd Pl ummer sa North Percy Hartl e y.. 13 3 Gd Russell ' s Hetton ...... ' 155 A Tanfield Moor ...—.... 13 s 3d Sh otton °— 159 ranfield Moor Butes... 13 s Od S tewart ' s .. ••• 169 9 d "' —.. 59 93 Wylam Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close 159 6 , Gosforth ..... 14s 3d ' H H o eu w g d h en ila . ll ... ......... 1154: u 6d 9d Halton Hebburn 'Tester]. SouthS out it Hartlepool Klo .. ... ........... 1 5 59 83 ti,,, , , a ii 14s Od Thorniey Hedley 13d 6. Lawson l3s Od Woodhouse Close. ...•• , Northumberland Riddell Eden Main ...... Braddyll L A Die t a k rnw i gennech 15s 6d Lockgelly Parrot _ ~, Merthyr and Hetton 16s 3d Cardiff Haswell . . ...... "Is Od 15s Od Keepier Grange 2 1:4 8 : od o Cl i bhips at market, 168 ...... Sold, 67. NOTTINGHAM, TuEsDAy.--Yesterday. thistown and neighbourhood were visited by a protracted storm, accompa nied by thunder and lightning. The rain came down in tor rents, and the thunder continued at flash in of tervals during nearly the whole of the day. A vivid lightning, attended by a fearful crash of thunder, about eleven in the forenoon , operated so alarmingly upon a poor woman named Dowse, in Coldhon-street, that after suffering considerably daring the day she, expired in the evening through fright. BIRTHS. OF A 80N. On the 15th inst., at the Parsonage, St. George's, Cam berwell, the wife of the Rev. Samuel Smith. On the 15th inst., Mrs. Clifford Craufurd, Crescent-plac e, Camberwell grove. OF A DAUGHTER . On the 13th inst., at Stainton-place, Blackheath, the wif e of Robert Finch, Esq.. M.D. On the 13th inst., at Clarges-street, of Dr. C o tt on. Piccadilly, the wife On the 15th inst , Langham-place' at Al St. 111 arylebone, Thomas W. B. B. Proctor. Etl., eldest to rt of Vice-Admiral Sir William Beauchamp Proctor, Bart., of Langley -park, Norfolk, to the Hun. Caroline Esther Walde grave, youngest daughter of Vice-Admiral Lord Rad stock, CB, ___......- DIED On the 7th inst.. at Como, in Northern Italy, the Hon. and Rev. Edward Taylnr, aged 84. On the 12th inst., at Bearsted-house, Kent, Charles Waytb, Esq., late Captain in the lith Light Dragoons, aged 83. On the 12th inst., at Nethertiold.road, South Liverpool , Ellen, the wife of the Rev. Stephen Brain Sutton, of St. Peter's Church, Everton, aged 29. On the 13th inst., at Richmond, Surrey, G. Robinson, Esq. On the 14th inst., at Dorchester, aged 82, Sarah Emily, relict of the late F. B. Wright, Esq., Somerset. of Hinton Blewitt, London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, cf No. 112, Strand, Printer. at The Sun Oiliest I S II3 . 115 ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the coasts Ot ati c uu efic s, VAUDICIaYo_JUne 1; 1,402.