The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-20 00:00:00

L ITER A T URE. BENTLEY'S SHILLING SERIES. Among the cheaper and vet at the sal ve , the really valuable publications of the day, Bentleys Shil ling Series has already assumed a very conspietums position. It comprises some of the most delightful little volumes i!miginable—preehely the very hoults to amuse end instruct - a traveller. Here, for example, are "Notes on Noses"—the very thing to tickle the diaphragrn of even the most: dy. peptic into laughter— crammed wiqi conceits that would have been " nuts" to S:awkenburgiu , ! Here aga i n i s "Th e C om i c te Englisho Grammar," with fifty of Leech's most prepos terous by that we ineiin most delectabk) illus trations. Leech, by the way, from his earliest and symbolical signature—to say nothing of his fun ----must surely be the very " bottle imp" of caricatu rists! Here are " 'furl Characters," including bath officials and subalterns—and interesting to all those who have ever had a love for " the ring," an anxiety about Tattenharn Corner, or an interest in the colossal betting of Davis—of all hitters the Leviathan. Here 13 good, honest "Martin Toutrood"—showing us what capital drolleries James Morier imagined might in this great Babel of ours hefal an unlucky wight of an adventurous Frenchman. Besides these, we have the famous "Nights at Sea," written by the 0d Sailor, wh o as all the (re:ding) world knows now was no other than M. H. Barker. Then there is another • 8p141036 of th e ser i es d evo ted to th e gr i m d awful story of the "Loss of the Amazon Steam- vessel," at every mention of which for a long while to come each gentle heart will h eave a sigh for poor Eliot Warburton ! Added to Whi ch—cotneA another volume comprising the " Bar (Lr told by W. H. Maxwell—pathetic in his Storie s of Waterloo," enthralling in "My Life, the I or Captain Bl a k e, " an d renowne d i n hi s hi s tory o f Tale , Duke of Wellington." Through these " Border poor Maxwell recounted, as his readers will re member, s ome among t h e l egen d s o f th e Ch ev iot s and the Lammermuir. Again—comes before us, I :_he Great W es t ern —[ no t Railway, but]—Re- P i 'Z'lic," as described by Colonel Cunyngname 'men we have Albert Smith's merry little magazine j°t Pourri hight his "Comic Tales and Sketches." "3t, but by no means least in the series of these very admirable and diversified reprints, we meet once more pi t ° our deli g ht— w i t h Th omas H enry Sealev's ite°n 8 ries— " Porcel a i n T ower ," cons i s ti ng o f Ni ne thea work famous from its first appearance in Miscellany. Dismayed a 3 we are to find t, Pleasant punni ng titl e —th an w hi c h no thi ng cou ld 1 14 ".„ 5 , 7 ° been happier or more appropr i ate — trans f ormed ° "Broad Grins from China," we are disposed, nev erthel ess , to welcome the work as heartily as ever, fro abi nl iit oar full and cordial appreciation of its humorous f; - Y. Who that has once lingered over the narra .4ve f ,oxboiragiext him 0 the life of " Hofi of the Yellow Girdle," can Who can lose a remembrance of describing the siege of Kinsai; or the Fashion s i n F eet, " te lli ng us al l a b out c be autiful To-To ; o rof " Hyson and Boh e a ;" th e a gain, of the " Porcelain Bath," or of f rom Feast of Lanterns," comprising letter s Steno--n ,Sarn-Sing to Weep-Weep, and fr om zin to Pin-Wing, or of the " Emperor - "g'Te " anent the plough and the loom, or of Marriage in a M as k," i n t ro d uc i ng us t o th a t queer dog the Cunning Shaver Chin ? Who, we fail to can ever o forget—but who, least of all, could R it to cherish recollection of , the " Student of u po til ail "—that immortal tale about opium smoking ? el us tl in Which it is remarked by the author at its con 4, c r n my son g ,' says Pi-Pi ng, i n conc l u di ng t hi s tale, 4,,, t r te t i be waters o f t ame w i t h t hi ne oar an d t h y sa il ; Of -37-'4lv a.,,,ges, and ages , an d a g es to come ? urn , and Fee-Fe e, F F and Po -Fr), and Pam for to th nothing else in the w h o l e ser i es , th e su b scr ib ers es e v otiki unarming volumes published by Mr. Bentley lain grateful for the reprint of Sealey's " Porce -4.0w tt G r i ns f er, grotesquely illustrated as the "Broad ea ts b r °,r o China" by the oddest little fantastic wood fate J ohn Leech. Bentley's RailroadLthrary, as we eb,l we have tolerably well proved, may—among of itst) serials —be regarded as comparable to the best contemporaries. -'. zioG nL , --- 's GUIDES. Vol. 11.—Switzerland and Savoy. aifiTl)e celebrated guide-books for travelling in the afteerdedduring lish eren t countries of the European Continent, pub after 1 ility, the last ten or twelve years, edition Aug I ttoo, by Mr. Murray, appears to have at last vis e r ste cl tO another enterprising publisher the in producing at a cheaper rate, and a Ii 0 , 4 „ 1 ", 'orm, other works of a similar character. Mr. l as s "" e nas in the present volume afforded addit . iona . 0: 1 - raee e of the great intrinsic merit of the series of _e e l_ , " -41e8for Travellers, upon the issue of which he has • ,-utty. a dventured. cir no . 8 , 'Within 338 pages duode bar, .. 1 here compacted together an extraord . i- t thro'n'Tount of information conducting the tourist 47, 14 °01 the interesting localities in Savoy and are th --ria n d . Foremost among the facts introduced tin ny f °: , of course, having reference t o th e p re p ara - Pas sp , I. tp the journey, i n regar d to b aggage, money, zatinn r 'and l anguage. A section is devoted in like Rui c i es - t{ ' the inns of Switzerland. Another to tha f-881ittehiee:antri:sti:t: ell eY.rt t her to the charts—another to the cur least valuable portion of the work th e e 6 u Re rel st i n to the relative value of coins in „a v -, allu,,i o er ed. After an allusion to the 4 0 ea t r i , e ' - 1 .9 less interesting than the previous , c .: l:4ll Pli n t „,„'''''' coins in circulation, the guide-book " 4 ° l a ofetth'ventures at once upon a minute descrip -111allner-"L various routes in Switzerland. In this conducts the reader through Basle, throughdl "I.euernerrhun, zug. Zurich, liorgen, Geneva, by Lake L 48aan e, ett a Freiburg, b... 37 Lucerne. The portable ast ut e' and by Luke . 110 v, of thi s volume is a great recommendation, evil." di re as formerly, "a great book is a great evil. 1 , 6, 1 , -e e qopactness, however, would be of little use teri", ° . ll t fulness of information, which is the charac telB,Lic of the work. It is no mere guide-book, but t a — la compagnon de voyage, always able and ready fa r apply the necessary information. There is the bar advantage of as good a map of Switzerland as b e r aye ever seen—clear, full (but not crowded), and tiotitß printed on the newly patented transparent linen % a ' , has the further advantage of being free from n class in 5 1 liability t o ge t torn. N o book of this papers fthin. arequd fragi ent use e should have maps printed upon Per, tbit and fragile. l'O.e m _ S, ESSAYS, AND OPINIONS. By A. B. Richards. AyLott and Jone . . aZhe4e .are four volume of articles repr i nted from h4.1,f3 Mirro r of the lime," sub Yriseared. They treatof a great number of pets 1 411 ° 1 Berne of the verses are .te r .„ - - ECONOMY. By pleasing. T ' ' ' 4 UR 13 S ON POLITICAL an. hese F, tl'• Newman. John Chapman. eolleese passages whioh some 1., g 6 in, Bedford-square, but .ere then leCtures wore recently deliv e red Prn at the Ladies' The subjects Ilr e men omitted are now restored . t d y of httijecertainly , somewhat unusual for - tbe s u ant' I . l Qa as national debt and poor laws, our pauperism, ,b revenue, public remedies for general reader, 4 4d t o ttt t beY are well suited to the Govern wi ll b all de➢ to the study of such subjects they 5 very attractive. 4'74,1 ON ---------iii-ljico7ll7 71 WESTERNR ikes. Ch-,—„,i'llIVOES OP INDIA. By Charles a An 1:,—,." cola Ball. nd collec t" v if trestaN work by the magistrate t "bs of I,lll4H3tie, which describes the vaariforues frequent quarr e l h`ll inhabitants, which give rise to q to shov e ! in,' 11411%lers. ltiovrached by evil ad . t° a P ° Pular working .8 titt unalstration l awhich he to " u T u h e e r,the attempt of the w o ri f te o r u i r s a part of India to ~ 4 °, es. th e ni,„,the ties of that duty and long serv . ic . e u in t "Lel.ous evils that arise from trifling ;: la government The wort. the people. L I Peeuli ar 11 , and the difficulties arising g from ature and habits of litil t i; i t °ust be 4tlt il'or a t h e details of Indian 3 great advantage to those desirous of hill y :. b eing a resident in that country, must which itiv % neces a~'•horit thote o pportunities of observation 494°rity to hlB statements. government, as ansectehse a, 4tl7 P,t -- SCULP• T O Op THEATS, fr o --, 4 IV D ARCHITECTS. h 1 the Italian of Giorgio Vasari. T ranslated bi og r a . phitrk, ic e of contain V asari's renowned . is the 41. q tr tif lbe kare,,u.bsiatiotanoost celebrated painters. ' ‘4 14 °Ur language. this immortal work thl ' t his has ap- 'l l. --- .0 .1 . Y OF AMALFI. Smith, ~,,This • and Co. days 4 9 t 4 ~i . e a wild and romantic Italian tale of the s Elder, tlegiQ "Diution of Alasanielle. The conclusion i . (flip th e In the cZtrerop and well calculated to enter le ackeirers of the awful and appalling. K TI1(1 U f a in this .7 1-1 E G OIST. B Pert:. mole . , number treats of the new i - rated through mesinerisin. sL4N " tals, illu, , ~,. . ~ 4tlti theilNl4" ' t A Few Words on Llectro- biology, ~./ .t iti n last meeting of the Bristol Institute. Sed 'leal-s6t,49c'es of cures by mesmerism are given, an 7 , /i °f 'l4'7oYance described. ii?4', x,1,211/0 li ANT' S pTO THE • ,lw ~cl6:ll).Ar STATESGOUIDAMEI?ICA. By tiresAz i„'"-egYin. Oliver and Boyd. the adven ' T&Prebting ointiu. descriptive of " is 4t Ot ti, " v - ---'f ~ the back woo ( • k „ 41 -e author, who started o• prairie cit Pr "e of the greatest assistance to emigrants, 4iitd,RlN an account of the capacities of the isqjoi instructions for emigrants thettin out, 1 i'''() i 4 hin A z . • d d 'b manners of the . 1 la,e, hinds', , L., 311 (-sett es 4 the h of present is the second editioo,. 1444 a e at pr 00f of its utility, Lad the Appendix con' bftn lt d. ire, 4s iv , fr s to forty-two qutmtions which have • n which 44.. -Be d to til author on th 9 :.-Aihjeot of elm the publication of the first. emigration THE S 14 ) LONDON, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. We have to congratulate M. Jullien on the great iayrovement which last night was visib!e in his opera —,:ubjected, as it evidently had been, to a system of wholesome and judicious curtailment. The audivnce evidently shared the opinion, and the second and third acts, both of which aynt s•omnewhit unsatisfactorily on the opening performance, were last evening as prosperous as the first. The opera, indeed, is shortened by nearly en hour. We dare say the " cuts" went to M. Jullien's heart, but he showed his good sense and amenity to advice in making them, and last night he reaped the benefit. Peter the Great, as it is now played, is a far more agreeable performance than it was on the first night. It has gained by the shorten ing of the chorusses and the excision of the repetition of vocal passages and stege business originally per formed more than once. The chorus in the first act, and the threatening of Rommi with the axe, have been compacted with great advantage, and the ballet has been shortened. So also of the ballet in the third act, while in the second there has been a regular sweep made of all the horses. There is no defiling of the army--the scene opening in nicely arranged groups of northern warriors instead ; the brass bands are kept within limit, and the latter portion of the act, particularly the lengthened chorus, is cut down to more modest dimension. We repeat that the im provement has been great. The good points remain the same, but they are brought closer, and thus made to support each other, while the general effect is far lighter and more varied. Pietro it Grande is now an established triumph. COUItT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Royal Family walked in the grounds yester day. At the Privy Council held yesterday the Marquis of Granby was sworn in Lord-Lieutenant of Lin colnshire. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Mdmesbury, Mr. Secretary Walpole, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Herries, and the Duke of Northum berland had audiences of the Queen. ' At three o'clock the whole of the noblemen and gentlemen who heal attended the Council embarked in the steam•vessel Fire Queen, and crossed over to Southampton. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yester day for Hughenden Manor, Bucks. Mr. Curry bad an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. R. Hall had also an interview with the Right Hon. Secretary. Sir John Pakington left town for his seat, West wood- park yesterday. The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. Pre sent, the Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Pro fessor Sedgwick, and the Rov.W. H. Bason (Secretary). Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon, the Lord High Commis sioner of the lonian Islands, and the Governor of Malta, from the Colonial-office. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. COWES, AUG. 18. At the Royal Yacht Squadron dinner were present — Earl of Wilton, Commodore, in the chair; C. R. M. Talbot, Vice-Commodore, in the vice -chair; Marquis of Conyngham, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Bateman, Sir B. Grailam, Sir J. Bayley, Lord James Butler, Sir H. Bold Hoghton, Bart., Major-General Simpson and Aide-de-Camp, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Joseph Weld, Esq., Colonel Petre, Lord Exmouth, W. Dela field, Esq., T. Chamberlains, &q., A. J. Hamborough, Esq., Captain Crispin, John Beardmore, Esq., A. Gre ville, Esq., and about 30 other noblemen and gentlemen, dined together. Lord Adolphus kindly sent some ex cellent singers from the royal yacht, who afforded much pleasure to the company. AUGUST 19. PRINCE ALBERT'S CUP —The following schooner yachts started at 11 A.M., with a light breeze from the northward:— Alarm, 248 tons, Joseph Weld, Esq. Claymore, 138 ton, A. Campbell, Etq. Gloriana, 134 tons, J. Gee, Lq. Gipsey Queen, 160 tons, Sir B. B. Hoghton, Bart. The Gipsey Queen took the lead, as usual, but the wind is so light, that there is great uncertainty where the advantage really lies. Glorious weather for the harvest. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD DIGGINGS. We have been favoured with the sight of a letter from a young man now at Adelaide to his parents in this country, which contains some points of information that may be useful to persons intending to emigrate. The letter is dated March 1, and begins by stating that " trade at Adelaide is at en end and the town deserted," there not being more than 100 men at that date in the colony. Last December the writer joined a party who travelled on foot overland 500 miles to Mount Alexan der to work at the diggings; but not liking his compa nions, he returned to Adelaide by sea, and was about to start afresh with more congenial associates. He thus describes the labours and sufferings he underwent in his gold-digging excursions:—' I have been ten weeks sloping on the ground without a bed, and for weeks not undressed I have gone through swamps up to the middle in water, traversed burning hot sands—deserts 30 miles across—travelled under a scorching sun, nearly dead with thirst, and for days not able to wash myself, from want of water. One of our party was killed on the road, and we had to bury him 200 miles from home." Again :—" The gold is not to be obtained with out hard work, such as labouring men can hardly en dure. Advise everyone who is getting a good living in England to remain." Thousands, he anticipates, will be disappointed; and he observes that none are fit for the diggings who cannot sleep under a tree in the open air, drink water of all colours, go for a w ee k unwashed and unshaved, and submit t o be overrun with vermin. "The Californians are coming over. There are about 30,000 diggers at present, all well armed. Hitherto they have successfully resisted the attempts of Government to overtax them. They have commenced lygneethrilda w e , f and e the sooner it gets g enera l t h e better, to hordes of ruffians who are prowling about. Lynch -law has no terrors for an honest man." Provisions are very high: the 41b. loaf, le. 9d.; butter and cheese, ss. a pound; and everything else in proportion. The writer, who hopes to make his fortune at the diggings, expresses his intention of returning to South Australia to spend the remainder of his days in that colony, which he has no doubt will in a year or two become exceedingly prosperous. SPECIMENS OF THE DELUGE. A PROPHECY, BY LORD MITDSTONE.-IN LEAVES FROM THE LOG. Weather l'czy in the bay. Wind: Downing-street by Somerset House. Tor , k soundings in the hold.* No water ; r should hays sent Harries to the pumps. Ordered 11 , 1D.0,.bnry aloft to look out : reported that Le cmild see nothing before him : didn't expect he would. Ship rides like a duck--souLiied aggain, and not a drop of water; but thou, as Pakington says, we pitched it so very wrong, Hazy weather; with scudding fogs. At 12 PM. buinped against something: took soundings, with a piece of butter sit the end of lead: brought up a bit of atone, which, the B—p of L—n —n, bursting into tears, iden tified IA a piece of Fulham Palace. Fog very thick in deed. At noon, Dizzy takes an observation. Swears be sees Sze. &c. &a, in distance: nobody believes him— laughs, and says he doesn't believe it himself. Wind, the Bank by Exchange-Change East. Noon: Dizzy protests that, &c., &c., &c. This time, others protest so, too—somebody floating in the distance. We put up the helm, and shake out all red tape-1 mean all reefs Approach the man in the water. Make him out with our glasses—and so he proves to be—Palmerston in his Windsor uniform, with his hair curled. What can he float on? We put the helm up again and near him. The B—p insists we shell • take him aboard; Malinesbury opposes, swearing he'd take the ship from us. We hail him through speaking-trumpet. " Pam., will you come aboard?" "See you drowned first." " But, Pam., what do you fbat on?" Whereupon, Pam. held up for a minute the cork—the single one cork—of the bottle which, before the deluge, he judiciously held. We put up the helm, and run afore the wind, Pam. singing the "Bay of Biscay," and floating towards Windsor. Wind variable, in all places at once. Dreadful to see everywhere the bodies of Freetraders—even Dizzy nearly wept! C o l one l Sib t h orp counted two h un d r ed, entering th e i r names i n his own pocket-book of ass's skin. Ag a i n put t h e helm up to get rid of the spec tacle. %Vied I;ght. Called upon Walpole' 05 make a juke; and mast-headed him for disobeying orders. Wind anyhow. Freetraders' bodies still float by our galls of craft. Walpole swears he sees a man alive. Boatswain Beresford declares he's only one of the rabble. Man nears us, and proves to be the venerable and vera cious editor of the Standard. He calls for a life-buoy, when Dizzy—(that Chancellor in the human sizape)— throws him over, but he declares in mistake—a tile of the sinking man's own paper: both instantly disappear. Wind gone to bed. Ship answers everything but her rudder; Dizzy says he's ready to answer for even that. What a fellow ho is! Swears he sees next week in the distance. Took an observation; found we were just over Manchester. At 1 r.m. John Bright, floating in his own hat, passed us. Sibthorp wanted to bring a howitzer to bear upon him, but B—p interposed. Again called upon Walpole for a juke: still obstinate, and threatened him with irons. Wind, worst and by worst. Found we were directly over Free Trade Hall. Saw the top of one chimney at least, with Cobden distinctly upon it, waving a flag of distress, a Manchester bird's-eye. Saw the Agitator through telescope; but remembered Nelson's blind eye and the signal, and—thongh the B—p suggested some thing—would not see him. Wind, squally. Passed Gladstone on a cotton bag. Light airs. Saw l‘lanuers, whom we forgot to take up when the deluge began, astride a dolphin. Blowing a gale. Passed Joo Hume in a patent life belt. Going straight to the Exchequer. Dizzy wanted to have a shot at him: B—p benevolmtly interfered. Wind got down. Took soundings. Found we were just over the Victoria Tower cf the Houses of Parlia- ment. Thought we were sinking; to lighten the ship, threw Malmeabury ovtrboard. Foundered on the House of Commons. (Here the log becomes broken and fragmentary ) "(July a shower," and no deluge afteralll * Mr. Punch need not observe, even to the most ladylike readers of even nautical novels, that the ship-knowledge of the keeper of the log seems a good deal at sea.—Punch. THE ELECTRIC TIME BALL IN THE STRAND. Yesterday, consequent upon an announcement to the effect that the electric apparatus, desiged for distribut ing mean Greenwich time throughout London and th e provinces, would be in active operation at one o'clock, when the ball would fall simultaneously, by electrical sympathy, with the Observatory Ball at Greenwich, a considerable concourse of people assembled in the Strand and at the Electric; Tetegraph Company's station to witness the novel experiment, but were doomed to be disappointed. The announcement that the experiment would come off on the occasion was, we are requested to observe, not only premature, but erroneous and unautho rised, the fact being that the arrangements were not com plete for the purpose, the necessary wires, for m i ng a por tion of the circuit, in connexion with the South-E as t ern Railway Company's wire to Greenwich, not being con nected. This, however, will be done immediately, we understand, by Mr. Edwin Clark, the company's en gineer, and a given day will be fixed for the first re gular falling of the ball. It may be interesting to state that although the experiment of causing the ball to fall at the same hour with the ball at Greenwich (the great object of the apparatus) has not yet been accomplished, the ball of 186 lbs. weight has been liberated by a bat tery of two plates at Greenwich, that power being found sufficient for the purpose. Yesterday the electrical dial in the centre of the five thoroughfares opposite Hunger ford Market was fixed upon its ornamented bronze pillar, and at night, on being illuminated, presented a very elegant appearance; the four dial plates being formed of enamelled glass, with the hours and minutes marked in stAined glass upon the base, and the pillar surmounted by a gilt ball. The appearance of the great ball or re gu!ator, of a bright vermillion, seabed with a gilt circle, presented, from its prominent position, a novel and im posing appearance, and was the eubject of much admira tion during the day. BYLAUGH HALL, NORFOLK. A spirited paragraph in the Athenceum has mad: known the near completio❑ of Bylaugh Hall umongst hedge-rows and turnip-fields, and prepared ti-e way for the more complete information we were about to give our readers. The style adopted is what is now generally understood by the term Anglo-Italian; a style which identifies itself, by its masses and outlines, with what is properly called English architecture. The house is of ample eiz; though of less magnitude than has been in dicated in the notice referred to, and the engraved plan will best show its arrangements for comfort and con venie❑ce. The Chancery joke, too, of our able contem porary, unluckily falls to the ground, since, by the wish of those who are interested, the inscription referred to, " Ex jussu Curim Cancellame," hes been cut out and replaced by a frieze ornament. The building has been erected from the design and under the superintendence of Messrs. Banks and Birry, of London, by the Messrs. Piper, of Btshopsgateeitreet, who have performed their work in a very creditable manner, to the satisfaction of the architects. Their contract, which has just been completed, amounted to 29,3594, a sum below the original estimate, and the work has been brought to a conclusion without any extra expenditure. The ma terial is Magnesian Limestone, from the quarries of Mr. Grissell, from which the Houses of Parliament have been constructed, and, seen without the disadvantage of London smoke and dirt, is of a warm and pleasing colour. Messrs. Piper have just entered into a second contract for the formation of the terraces, conservatories, and enclosure walls and balustrades (which, it is under stood, are very complete), befitting a mansion of such importance; and these works, as well as the enclosing of the space appropriated to the park by means of a brick wall, with lodges in the Norwich, Dereham, and Faken ham Woods, will be at once commenced. The park and pleasure grounds will be arranged and laid out from the designs of Mr. W. A. Newfield, the well-known landscape .rtist, whose advice, it seems, was also followed in the outset as to the precise position where the mansion could best be placed, and whose choice in this respect has met the approval of all the parties concerned. — Builder. HORRIBLE MUTILATION AND DEATIL—O ne of the most dreadful cases of mutilation and death ever recorded e neman at has occurred in Leeds. It appears that on Saturday last a man named Thomas Nicholson, 4a a g s enetd4dg a the ngi B in n the brewery of Messrs. Spong, was m wh m e g r f e ws a machine for gr inding malt. During the morning he was missed for two hours; it was not, however, supposed that anvtc a miss until a person entering the grinding rooliA de ceased had been employed alone), observed a portion Ni cholson's body whirling round the shaft, and the room o like; slaughter house. The machine was as speedily as possibl e stopped. It was then found that both Nicholson's feet had been cut off, and that his left ar m was torn from the body by the shoulder-joint , and t hat his ri g ht arm, le g s ,and body were frightfully mangled. It is u nnecessar y to add that h e was quite dead, and had been so f or some time, it being p ro _ liable that the mutilated remains lied been whirling reund the shaft for two hours ! It is supposed he had been caught by the jacket and got amongst the machinery. The coroner's jury have returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." NEW LINE OF OCEAN STFAMERs BETWEEN PORT LAND As LIVERPOOL —Arrangements have been fully con summated, by which a line of ocean steamers is established between Portland and Liverpool, in connexion with the Port landboats to be and Montreal Railroad, commencing in the autumn of 1853, in season for and winter business of that year. The contract is the fall. . , largely in Liverpool entered into with an eminent English house screw connected with ocean steamers; the to propellers, constructed of iron, equal or su perioranything of th signed fo r first,e kind afloat, of large tonnage , de second, or third-class passengers, with a Ca - Boston dtlas.g of at least 1,1 00 tons measurement cargo.— LANCASHI RE AND YORKSHIRE DIVIDEND.—At a meeting of the Board of Director s h e ld on W e dnesday, it was resolved to recommend the proprietors to declare a di vidend at the rate of three per cent, per annum. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. Tho following opinion from Dr. Ure has been ob tained by parties interested in the coffee trade, with a view to its circulation among the retail dealers previously to its coming into force. It will be recollected that it was maintained by the bite Chancellor of the Exchequer that there was no reliable method of detecting the adul teration of coffee with chicory. The error of this state ment was demonstrated: by the Lancet, bat it has been thought advisable to take further steps to make a simple process generally known:— " COPY OF DR. ORE'S OPINION ON THE POWER OF DIS COVERING THE ADMIXTURE OF CHICORY WITH COF FEE, FORWARDED TO CHARLES H. BURTON, 27, MINCING-LANE. "No problem in science is simpler or more certain than the detection of chicory, or of similar substances, in coffee powder. Ground roasted coffee imparts to cold water merely a pale sherry colour, whereas when it is adulterated with ground roasted chicory it communicates a brown colour, of greater or less intensity, to cold water. It three glass tubes, set upright, be charged re 6pecively with a few grains' weight of—l, pur e coffee; 2, of pure coffee mixed with a little chicory; 3, of coffee mixed with much chicory, and if into each of these tithes a like quantity of coid water be poured, and if' after agitation the tubes be set upright at rest, the so lid Particles will soon fall to the bottom, and the transparent liquid in the stems of the tub es will show, b y the variable depth s o f th e tinctures,the presen ce and p ro portion of coffee ones shilling, and would iv and chicory in each of them. An a pp aratus f or making g this e experimentfor (Signed) " ANDREW URE , M D., F.ll s ,, test r e o n ; a s y ti 1 b l i e c i e hadt tprecision. THE CHINESE RAT-EATERS.—The Chinese, who are emigrating to California on a large scale, are, it is found, amongst the most ingenious, laborious, economical, and docile labourers among the mines. They demand less wages, and California is so abundantly supplied with rats, that they can live like Celestial Emper ors and pay very little fur their board. The rats of California exceed the rats of our older states, just as nature on that side of the conti nent excels in bountifulness of mineral wealth: The Ca lifornian rats are incredibly large, highly flavoured, and very abundant. The most refined Chinese in California have no hesitation in publicly expressing their opinion of " them rks." ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. The following members of the College were admitted to the Fellowship, under the provisions of the recent charter, at the last meet ing of the council :—Messrs. J. R. Atkins, Stoke Newing ton ; H. W. Bailey, Thetford, Norfolk ; 1 - 1- Blathwayte, IB L i .. r oß ß w. i a n o n hp d e e ry l e l ns , te N o n e n w Le ran ß ne r cr o aB a s. d sht - i rr s ee t e r ; e t e r t ; H. F P c. . tic B ah g v o i s al s ys e se y e e r Louth, Lincolnshi re; G. E. Blenkins, 'hitehead'a- rov Chelsea T BWiormoliwn i g c l h : Birmingham; New Burlington-street; J. ' Courteney, Artillery-place; H ' Curling, Ramsgate; J. S. Daniel, Ramsgate; E. Doubl e day, Blackfriars-road ; A. W. Dumville, Manchester ; E: Dunkerley, Oldham; R. Gasquet, Euston-place; C. N. Gib son, Norwich ; H. Greenwood, Horselydown-lane ; J. Rains worth, late of Lincoln; S. Hare , Langham - place • W. Li ar : ris, Clapham-road; W. Heane , Bury St. Edmund's; F. E . Hicks, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square C. Hogg, Fi ns _. bury-place, South; W. B. Hutchinson, Guildford-street; H. 1). Jones, Soho-square; W. Jones, Weston-super-Mar e; G.' Belson, Sevenoaks; E. Lacy, Poole; J. Lavies, Great George-street; W. Lloyd, Army and Navy Club ; C. J. Mal ton, Upper Seymour-street; M. Marley, Cork-street; T. L . Matthews, Orsett-terrace, Hyde-park . T. Mellor, Man chester ;J. Nichols, Saville-row ;G. 'Ord, , J. Phillips, Bethnal-green; L. Powell , J o hn-stree t , Berke: ley-square ; 1). Price, Margate; T. Radford, Manchester ; Rawbone, Chelsea; G. S. Snowden, Ramsgate; W. Sole, St. Neot's ; C. T. Staunton, Royal Artillery, Woolwich • T . Stevenson, Upper Grosvenor-street; R. Stokoe, Pe e ktl ani.. rye ;F. Syinonds, Oxford ;W. Thomas, Pembroke-dock ; C. Sunaley, Millbrook - place ; T. Ward, Southgate; IT at son, Halfmoon-street ; G. W ebster, Sussex-gardens ; and W. C. West, Great Malvern. ALTERATION OF MAILS FROM CIIESTER.—We nre informed that the Liverpool mail, which has hitherto been dispatched at noon, and at four o'clock p.ae , will in future be dispatched at ten o'clock A.M. and 2.40 P.M. The reason as _ signed for this alteration is that the letters dispatched at ten A.M. will be in time at Liverpool for the mid-day delivery, and those dispatched at 2.40 P.M. for the afternoon delivery ; but we conceive that, however advantageous such alteration may be for Liverpool letters, some consideration should have been had for those parties who have correspondents in the north, wid which the late noon post gave; unless the Post master-General will allow two more letter-carriers to effect an early delivery, and thus enable those parties to receive their letters in time to answer by the mail at ten o'clock.-- Chester Courant. MIDDLE S F.XELECTION —A tabular statement has dis!rict of each h our on t h e d ays o f jest be en i ssued from the Middlesex R e f o rm Registration office, sh ow i ng the State of the pol l i n t hi s county at every elec tion, corrected b y t h e sherif f' s returns , together with the number of elect ors on the register, and t h e t o tal number who p o lling at the late polledi in each district, an d a l so t h e c lose of the poll at the election n 1847. From this statement it appears that the number of electors on th e reg i ster i n 1852 is 14 610. Of these 8, 761 voted the late election the numbers being— for Lord R. Grosvenor, 5,2 41 • for dr Osborne, 4,390; and for the Marquis of ord.' 4 258. hi 1847 the number o f pe rsons who voted was 7,51 , 4 the numbers being — for Osborne, 4,175 ; ' Wood, 3,458. It thus ap pear rthi were given in leo than in 1847 . G s V t e h il o O t r, 14;2171- luvre v9te4 EVENING, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Alidshipznan—Ch ar l es R. F ores t, t o th e P ene l o p e . Naval Cadet— Forenun of SAitmakers—J. S. Stephenson, to Sheerotss. Seymour Osborne, to the Sanspareil. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—There never was such a powerful steam squadron at Spithead as there is at present. It consists of the Blenheim, 60; Edin burgh, 56; Odin, 16 ; Retribution, 28 ; Tiger, 16 ; Magicien ne , 16 ; Sampson, 6; Barracouta, 6 ; all f i ne and effective vessels of war, besides the Inflexible, in barbour. The Sprightly steamer arrived with supernu meraries last evening from Plymouth. The fine frigate Indiaman Alfred sailed from Spit head to-day for Calcutta. The Equestrian convict ship dropped down to Cowes from Spithead last evening, to take in priso ners from Parkhurst for transportation. The Edinburgh, 56, Captain Hewlett, sailed from Spit head for Devonport this afternoon. The Retribution, 28, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, came into harbour from Spithead this morning, to coal and store for foreign service. Tho Magicienne, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Ram say, returned to Devonport to-night. The Barracouta, 6, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, came into harbour this morning from Spithead, to coal and store for s p ec ial service. The Termag an t, 24, White's new screw-frigate, is being fitted out by the riggers at this dockyard with all possible dispatch. She is reported intended for immediate service. The body of the Marine bandsman Roe, that was unfortunately drown e d i n the late gale wnen cross i ng the harbour by th e capsizing of a wherry, was picked up by the coastgu ar d sman on Southsea beach, near the Castle. An i nquest has been held, and accidental death returned. W e t hi nk that some Act of Par liament should be p assed to prevent any wherry from crossing Portsmouth h ar b our when the danger flag is hoisted without t wo men —one to attend the helm and the other the sail. The Dasher steam er , C ommander N. Le Febre, is to come into dock. The Stromboli has gone alongside the coal depot for fuel. The assistant-surgeon of the Express has died at Bahia from yellow lever, taken at Grey's Town. The Express is otherwise healthy. We had thunder, lightning, and rain, last evening again at Portsmouth, and to-day it is fine, but the weather is very sultry. DEVONPORT, THURSDAY. --The Sprightly, steam tender, arrived here on Tuesday night from Ports mouth, with supernumeraries for the Sanspareil, and sailed yesterday with men belonging to the Fisgard, fitting at Portsmouth. The Trincomalee, 24, Captain Wallace Houston, is hourly expecting her sailing orders. She proceeds to Rio and Valparaiso, and takes a large quantity of stores for the ships on the station. The Sylpb, tender, sailed on Tuesday afternoon with stores for the Nautilus, apprentice brig, at present at Dartmouth, entering boys for the naval service. The St. Jean D'Acre, new steam screw line-of battle-ship, of 650 horse-power, and to carry 100 guns, is nearly completed in this yard, and, it is said, will be launched in the month of October next. This will be the largest steamer in the British service afloat, and, if launched as stated, will have been built within twelve months from the period of laying down her keel. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart., arrived at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, yesterday afternoon. There was more speculation as to the probable ob ject of the Right Hon. Gentleman's visit, but it ap pears that one of Sir James's sons goes out in the Trincomalee as a cadet; and that to attend to the embarkatio❑ of the embryo naval hero is the sole object of the visit. PEMBROKE.—The Admiralty have ordered an 8-gun schooner, upon a new principle, to be laid down at this dockyard. She will be fitted with a crew propeller, and will be one of two which have been ordered to be constructed. Nearly a dozen men of-war will then be in course of construction at this establishment, comprising almost all rateP, with large and powerful steamers. The James Watt is progress ing fast. The various defences and works for the better pro tection of this arsenal are steadily progressing, and it is understood that on their completion other works will be commenced. SHEERNESS, THURSDAY MORNING. —Her Majesty's cutter Active was dispatched to Chatham on Tues day, with invalid seamen for treatment at Melville Hospital. A naval cadet also took passage in her to join her Majesty's ship Meander, 44, Commodore C. Talbot. Her Majesty's ship Daphne, Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, was paid cif into ordinary at Chatham on the 14th instant. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Wildfire, Mr. Brockman. second master commanding, left port yesterday, at 6 A.M. for Dover, having on board Vice- Admiral the Hon. Joeceline Percy, C. 8., Commander in-Chief at the Nore. The Admiral is gone on leave of absence for a few weeks, and intends visiting Os tend, and other p ar t s o f t h e continent. His flag (blue at the fore) was s t ruck on board the Waterloo, 120, at sunset, and th e b road pendant of Capta i n t h e Hon. Montagu Stopford, as senior officer of the port, hoisted at the main. Her Majesty's ship Diamond, 28, it is stated, will Rhor t ly be removed from her moorings in the Med way, and taken into the fitting basin to be got ready for commission. Sbe was launched at this port in 1848, being built from designs of Sir. W. Symonds, and is 1,054 tons burden. ANCHOR TRIALS. The committee of management assembled yester day in the Dockyard, and drew lots for the relat i ve positions of the anch ors, the third series of experi ments on which com mence to-morrow (Friday ), Black Stakes, in the river Medway. The following is the result of the drawing for stations:— Port. Starboard. 1. Trotman's. 1. Aylea's. 2. Isaacs', 2. W. G. Lennox's. 3. Admir a lty ( now ) . 4. 3, Rodger's Exhibition Mitcheeon and Son's. Prize. 4• Honiball's (Po's). The soil at Bl ac k Stakes . is of a stiff blue rter clay, an d strong holding power. The anchors will be let go in from nin e t o t en f athoms' depth of water ; the chain, each end of which will be attached to them, is twenty-five fathoms in length. It will be passed through a large ir on bl oc k , upon which will be a ffi xe d a pendant le a di ng t o a four fold urchase; the pen dant will pass in over t h e bow of the lighter, the four fold purchase fixed thereon, and taken to the capstan. In order to increa se th e power placed upon the pur chases, there will be ex t ra ones from the windlasses forward, and aft i n th e li ghter, which will be moore d to a fir s t-rat e ' s m oor i ng - chain by the centre sw ivel, with a scope of seventy-t wo fathoms of c h a i n upon each arm of the moori ngs. The mooring•anc hors on the extreme ends of the chain weigh each 74 cwt. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS I N THE The weather for the last fortn.ght has been most boisterous in the west of England, the rain h • having fallen , in torrents, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning; in fact, scarcely a day has passed without there having been indica tions of electricity ; and the falls of rain have been so great cannot be any as to deluge the country to a great extent. The effect of so v much wet upon the ripening and matured grain has been ery disastrous. In many places the wheat crops have been literally battered down by the rain and the ears forced out, VirissT.— whilst in some districts sprouting has not been prevented.__ been fully 1 , The crop is described as having promised to be a remarkably me and full one, beyond the average yield; but now there unfavourable weather. A large quantity has been cut, and !Isetill out, the weather not permitting the carrying of it. 1 - 11 above remarks apply with equal force to barley and doubt that it has suffered materially by the oats, of which large breadths have been laid. Such con tinuous and heavy falls of rain, with the prevalence of so represented as having potatoes have suffered very much, and the blight has Pre vailed to a large extent • indeed, on some tracts, the failure is c omplete , the destruction ' this • aluable root having , of this invaluable r m any years. The consummated by the blight. The beans are beenlargely 1 1 )J visitation. tired by the same vv ednesda of the Firm ii,-, FIRE AT THE GAOL AT PETERBOROUGH. -0 On of this prison was discovered to be on fire. All the prisoners but one were immediately removed to the lock-up by the 3', at about a quarter-past three o'clock rat., part constables, it being feared that the fire might reach the in teriorfound the rains the water had effected an entrance through one of the ceilings near the court-house. The mason Was called in in ,the morning, and subsequently the plumber was sent for L 9 repai r i t. Promptly A fire was made by the latter on the slating of the ses sions-house , lead required to be used by g a " it appears that owing to the late heavy , to melt the went to work at a distance from it. At the time first men him- Two boys were left to watch the fire, and the plumber L iune d an alarm was raised and it was found that the fire had heated the slates and was making great progress in the destruction of the roof of the court -house. Assistance was to the adjoining parts of the gaol. A communication with roof of the court-house soon afterwards fell in with a dread gbiuviel given ,i building envelopedd on e o f massthe fire o f flames.brd they il e dread ful crash. The attention of the firemen were then directed the magistrates' room was cut ofi, and the engines kept in continual play upon it and the store-room a dj o i n i ng. About six o'clo c k i n the evenii.g the flames w ere subd ue d w i thout any furth er d ann . ge being occasioned. How the fire origi nated is at pres e nt only con j ec t u re. The plumb er ' s man, amed Scotney, and one o f the boys, are in custody to undergo an exa mination uon the charge of gross negligen ce. The p a mount of damage sustained is calculated at about 1,0001. and upwards; but the insurance effected upon the building will cover the destruction caused. FOREIGN CATTL E ,—The arrivals in the port of London 'on Monday last from abroad included one of especial novelty and inter es t, an importation having taken pla ce f or theot first time of a cargo of cattle from Prussia, the p ro d uce t: hat country, and forming another feature in the supplies have hitherto been confined to Holland, Denmark, the Han tsoeoVc States, Belgium, and France. The arrival alluded to P l ace in the vessel Green Isle from Memel, and corn- prised 95 head of and 10 sheep, consigned to No order. oxen and cows less than 6,641 head of live stock were imported 1 from abroad i n London on the same day. FRI DAY AUGUST 20 1852 SPORTING NOTES. No. CCI.XXXVIII. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The result of the great Ebor Handicap having favoured the first favourite, Adine, upon whom ea largo a sum of money has been invested since Thursday l as t, it is expect e d i t w ill b e a very st iffi 3 h settling, and d ea d against the bo o k- ma k ers . M r . G rev ill e is in great force this time at York, having had the extraordinary luck of carrying off the Ebor Sc. Leger with Frantic, and the Yorkshir e O a k s an d Eb or H andicap with Adino. Both these animals are perfect pictures of condition. The largest field for many ;years that has started for the Ebor Handicap went to the post yesterday; the race however, was confined to a select quartette, who, from half way up the distance, raced in rather closely; Adine winning, somewhat cleverly, from Lady Amyott by half a length; the latter beating Haricot half a length for second honours. Bilberry, notwithstanding the feather on her hack, finished a very indifferent fourth, Little Harry, and a cluster of four or five being close upon her heels. Adine's victory does not bear upon any stake that is at present closed. The Queen was closely run in by Young Beverlac for the Prince of Wales' Stakes, winning, with anything but ease, by half-a length from the young gentleman. Ann Eliza and Lady Vernon were very close up, the rest of the field, including Auld Acquaintance, were out of the fray at the half distance. Vindex won the Colt Sapling Stakes with case. The other races require no comment. The betting yest e rd a y and Wedn es d ay evening on the St. Leger has been, as I prognosticated, in favour of Daniel O'Rourke; who, notwithstanding that he had receded three points iu the odds in consequence of his defeat on Wednesday, has been pretty nearly the only horse supported, and, for the most part, in large sums. Stockwell has only occasionally been inquired after. and Songstress' price is merely a nominal one, no genuine' support having been awarded to her of late. Harbinger has come with a bit of a rush from the outside division into the leading lot, and his price cannot be quoted at more than Bto I. Augur has soon followed his stable companion into obscurity, both being scratched for this event. As far as I can ascertain !the field for the Great St. Leger will be composed of the following;—Daniel O'R3urke, Kingfisher, Stockwell, Lapidist, Trousseau, H a rbinger, Alfred the Great, Camara, and, perhaps, Songstress or Longbow, Claverhouse, Maidstone, King of Trumps, Bermada, and.tbe Major. Next week is wonderfully prolific in racing meetings, not less than eleven occurring in four days. Radcliffe is marked to come off on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes day; Taunton, Barnsley, and Barnet, on Monday and Tuesday; Westbury and Egham on Tuesday and Wed nesday; Derby on Wednesday and Thursday; Paisley and Canterbury on Thursday and Friday; and Tiverton and Boston on Thursday; plenty of sport for one week in all conscience. I shall not touch upon these meetings to-day, but shall make a point of considering Radcliffe races to-morrow, as they begin on Monday, my accounts not having come to hand at the present time.—l remain, - - &C. yours, 9 Aug. 20. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. YORK RACES.—THURSDAY. The Bambara Park Stakes of 100 50VS. each, 30 ft, for three-yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra, one mile and a half. (6 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Freestone, Bst 71b ...(Poole) walked over. The Great Ebor Handicap of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, Scc.; the winner of any handicap, value 100 sovs. subsequent to the publication of the weights to carry 61b, of two 91b, of three 141 b; the winner of the Goodwood Stakes to carry 101 b extra; no horse to carry more than 141 b extra; the winner to pay 25 sovs , towards expenses, and the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes; two miles, on the Old Course. (90 Subs, 51 of whom paid 5 toys. each.) Mr. Greville's Adine, 3 yrs, sst 9lb (Rikcards) 1 Mr. Copeland's Lady Amyott 3 yrs, sst 710 (Wells) 2 Mr. J. Anson's Haricot, 5 yrs, Est 131 b (J. Osborne) 3 Lord Zetland's Voltigeur, 5 yrs, 851 131 b (J. Mas son ) 0 Mr. J. Brown's Nancy,4 yrs, Bsl (F. Mar son ) 0 Mr. Cooper's Montague, 6 yrs, 7st (J. Mann) 0 tus, 4 yrs, 7st (Bastian)) 0 Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus, Mr. Howard's Little Harry, 6st 1316 ...(A. Cowley) 0 Mr. Oliver's Sir R. Trenchard, Est 10Ib...(Charlton) 0 Mr. Pilling's Lady Eden, 5 yrs,6sit23llb ... b.. ( .( c A h s ii h i m ma al n l ) ) 0 0 Baron Rothschild's Hyacinth, sst Lord Clifden's Saekbut, 3 yrs, sst 111 b ...(T. Smith) 0 Mr. J. Osborne Merry Bird, 3 yrs, sst 91 b (Carroll) 0 Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage , 3 yrs, 6st 71b ...(Hi ett ) 0 Mr. Parkinson's Odessus, 3 yrs, sst 2lh (Jaggard) 0 Mr. Meiklam's Cleveland, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b ...(Bates) 0 Lord Glasgow's cby Ithuriel, 4st 121b...(J. Goater) 0 Mr. W. Hale's Bilbury, 3 yrs, 4st (Fordham) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Adine, 7to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard, 11 to 1 agst Bilbury, 12 to 1 eget Sackbut, 12 to 1 agst Little Harry, 15 to 1 agst Odessus and Montague, 20 to 1 each agst Haricot, Weathergage, and Cleveland, and 25 to 1 against any other. Won by half a length, the same between second and third, Bilbury a bad fourth, Little Harry fifth. Run in 3 rain. 33 sec. The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 10 sovs, each, with 50 added, for two yrs old, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b, winners extra; the winner to pay 10 soya. towards ex penses, &c. T.Y.C. (31 Subs.) Mr. Woffenden's The Queen (Templeman) 1 Mr. Thomas's Young Beverlac (J. Maroon) 2 Mr. Richard's Ann Elie, (Buosby) 3 Mr. W. Strbbing's Lady Vernon Mr. Bowes's Auld Acquaintance (A. Day) 0 Sir H. Boynton's Wings of a Dove (Charlton) 0 Mr. Farrance's Miss Emma (H. Goater) 0 Lord Glasgow's Miss Norton (F. Butler) 0 Mr. Hallord's Eliza (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. Jaque's Catspaw (Bartholomew) 0 Duke of Richinond'e William Rufus (Flat's:tan) 0 Mr. J. Wilkinson as Lord-Lieutenant (F. Marson) 0 Betting -6 to 5 agst the Queen, sto 2 agat Ann Elias, and 6 to 1 agst Auld Acquaintance. Won by half a length, three parts of a length between the second and third, and a head between the third and fourth. Run in 1 min 9 sec. The Eglinton Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, and 100 added, for two yrs old, 7st; and three yrs, 9st.; mares and geldings 41b; winners extra. One mile. (31 Subs.) Mr. J. Osborne's Exact, Est 101 b (Osborne, jun.) 1 Duke of Bedford's Maidstone, 3 yrs, 9st (F. Butler) 2 Mr. Jaques's Auchinleck, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Wells) 3 Mr. Dawson's Anteverta, 2 yrs, Est 101b...(Charlton) 4 Mr. Meiklam'e Evadne, 2 yrs, Est 101 b (A Lad) 5 Mr. Chilton 's Audubon, 2 yrs, 7st . (Carroll) 6 Lord Zetland's Grapeshot, 2 yrs, 7st (Metcalfe) 7 Betting—Even on Exact, 7 to 2 agst Maidstone, and 4 to 1 agst Evadne. Won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 51 sec. The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b. T.Y.C. Sir C. Monck's Vindex.... (T. Ewart) 1 Mr. Howard's Eulogist •.• Mr. E. R. Clarke's Mr. Sykes ...,...,.(Bartholomew) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Mocassin (Flattraan) 4 Mr. Jaques's Pitfall Mr. Morris's Youthful Days (Basher's) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Viatica, 3to 1 agst Mr. Sykes, and 4to 1 agst Eulogist. Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 8 sec.; The County Plato of 100 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soya, each, 5 ft; the winner to pay 10 soya to. wards expenses. T.Y.C. (29 Subs.) Mr. J. Osborne'a Latnbton, Est 121 b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Halford's Prime Minister, 4 yrs, 9st 41b (Marlow) 2 Mr. Howard's Vaultresa, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (A. Cowley) 3 Mr. Fowler's Forester, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (W. Sharpe) 4 Lord Zetland's Voltigeur, 5 yrs, 9st 61b (J. Marson) 5 Betting-6 to 5 agst Vaultress, sto 2 agst Lamb ton, and 5 to 1 each egat Prime Minister and Voltigeur. Won in a canter by a length. Run in 1 min. 8 sec. The Lottery Plato of 25 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, fur three yrs old and upwards. One mile. Mr. E. R. Clark's Lady in Waiting, 7st llb (J. Mann) 1 Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, Bst 111 b (100/)...(Flatman) 2 Mr. Pedley'a Conrad, 3 yrs, 7st (301) (Charlton) 3 Mr. Morris's Priam the Third, 3 yrs, 7st...(Basham) 4 Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 6st 121 b (501) (T.Osborne) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Priam the Third, sto 2 agst Lady in Waiting, and 4to 1 agat any other. Won by a length. The winner was sold for 135 guineas. ST. LEGER. No betting. Augur is scratched. The races commence te-morrow at one o'clock. The Great Yorkshire Stakes is fixed for ten minutes past two. YORK, FRIDAY. _ _ EASTERN COUNTIES. The report of the directors to be submitted to the shareholders on Wednesday next states, that the receipts upon the Eastern Counties Railway for the half-year ending the 4th of July, 1852, are 334.1801., and the Norfeik 56,9941.; total receipts, 391,1751. From the Eastern Counties receipts, for the sake of comparison, are to be d e d ucte d 2,4781., being the amount received from the wor ki ng of the Shepret h and Hitchin line , re ducing th e receipts to 388,6 96 / , as compared with 366,9211. for the half-year ending the 4th of July, 1851, and 421,973/. for the same term up to the 4th of Janu ary, 1852. The working expenses have been 208,3581. for the six months ending the 4th of July, 1851; 186,5351. for the like pericd to the 4th of January, 1852; and 177,645/. for the six months up to the 4th of July, 1852, which latter includes the working expenses of the Sheproth and Hitchin branch. These results are most gratifyieg, as the direc tors have continued to give increased accommodation to the public, and by this means have laid the foundation 'or an increasing and remunerative return to the pro prietors. The increased receipts, as compared with the halt-year ending July 4, 1851, are 24,253/., and the re duced expenditure for the same period being 30,712 t, gives a positive increase for the past Dix months over the corresponding half year of 1851 of 54,9651., and, alter meeting all contingeecies, leaves a net balance of 53,2321. ou the last haleyear's working, which, with the sum carried forward to the credit of re venue on the alth of January, 1852, of 19,774 L, leaves a nett disposable balance of 73,006/. th e r, of this suns the directors have declared a dividend of 4s. per share, which amounts to 68,2701., carrying forward to the credit of revenue a balance of 4,7361. It will be observed that this balacce is left after paying a sum cf 4,2001., being the amount due to the Great Northern Company, according to the terms of the lease entered into with that compeny for the use of the lines from Shepreth to Hitchin for the three menthe ending 30th of June, 1852, and also 2,5001. to the New market Company. The directors regret that, owing the accounts of the East Anglian Company not to' t( g ' this cone made up, they are unable to give the result of the s ix months' working under the agreement with that i l pany, and they therefore present the accounts debeitoi-r—ig. adopted the sug gestions superiatendent of that company with the expenditure mad ewi n irb patty for locomotive power, &c. 3,1781, per expenses of This next half-year. The directors have 0 rectified made by Mr. Ashcroft, perma mile per annum, way and works, in charging the nent way at the rate of 901. year for the maintenancehbeing the amountof t the in ny excess s h ofth ithis expenditure il a road during the past six months, has be en a dd e d to the depreciation fund, whi c h i s now mainly "fish-jointin g " o f t h e rails. applied to the jointing" has hith erto fully borne This system of " fish. y ft's re ports,erne out M r . Ash us gi v i ng a smoothe cro tear to the r o ili ng stock, r road, with l ess wear and in maintenance. The expen diture report of Mr. Gooch, the lecomutive superintendent, proving that a depreciati o ncn t fund is not necessary state the working plant tr of the maintaining h in an nd tba, a further reduction in this branetheofc"upPeannLuare wa y be relied is on, also most satisfactor e l x 'he directors have paid during the halt-year out of the sum stated as re. quired to enable this company close i ts "Pita' es to . I n providing count 8,589/. for additional works, ffio , 1,282/ 1 increased accommodation for the I s !" ea ;or Par to the Midland Railway C° 1 1; --- that coin liamentary expenses iucurred aby the session pang on account of this railway M J awartle 0 r-John of 1847; and 7,102/, the sitlarti:ce of his engineerin Braithwaite, being the n bu o f the line from London t g o charges in the construcueenta, with the sum of 32600/ Colchester. These PiV ist A ti glian plant, as also the paid on account of the . ~._ n the branch from bla !ford to the junc expenditure upon at thew line at Shepreth, have' ' tion of the Ureat ' °r of the corn an ' lo creased the bonded debt . of p y 101,280/. Th e crease . d t he sanction the Legistature to form n obtained . _- , w i t h the Birmingham and East and West a junction Junction __ . at way at an estimated cost of India Dock ee i - about 50,000/., and also for the 'construction of a s h or t extension from Wisbeach to th e r i ver N ene, at estimated cost of about 18,000/. Parliament an elike wise s arietioned the arrangements with the Newmarket Compan y; aed the latter applied for and obtained t h e authority of Parliament to construct tens ion of their li ne f rom N ewmar k et to Bury St. Edmund's, and, as this line is now i n course of con struction, the direct ors f ee l con fid ent t h at when the traffic from Bury is opened out to the Cambridge route the maximum amount of 5,0001. per annum, which thi s company is b oun d to ray to t h e Newmarket Company under certain circumst ance s, will be m ater i ally reduced, it net entirely cancelled. The Bill for carrying out the arrangements made between thiA comear i Anglian al s o rece i ve d the sanction of th y , and th e E ast Leislature. The seal of th e c ompany has been m ixed Be ment entered into with the Great North; th" ag 'rho result is a cordial co-operation bete, ern the Company. een companies in promoting an interchaege of tr a m c whereby the re ceipts of this company are increased, d h the public inte rest promoted. The directors are e informed that a largo portion of the land on the line o f the Harwich Railway LATEST BETTING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. Even on Stockwell 6 to 4 agst Lord Exeter's two ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Stuckwell 4 to 1 agst Songstress—taken 6 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke 11 to 1 agst Harbinger Advices from Guatemala to the Ist of July give accounts of the fatal injury sustained by the cochineal crop. It had been got in, and the whole would not exceed 3,000 serous (of 1501 b.), while the total last year was 13,251 .serons. The destruction had been caused by a kind of Plague which had attacked the insect, and had not only killed the majority, but had caused a mixture of the dead with the perfect grain that would materially lessen the value of what had been saved. Of the 3,000 serous, 2,475 had been exported, and there remained very little on the market. For this a dollar per lb. was the price demanded. It also appears that in the stores for preserving the insects for next season's seeding the disease bad begun to manifest itself, and great fears were entertained that next season's crop would be worse than the present. The accounts are likewise unfa vourable with regard to the young indigo plants, as the ravages of locusts were causing serious damages. The prices demanded were consequently such as to check all business. A 1) INGEnaus PRIZE.--One day lest week, as two little boys from the village of Dodinill were strolling over Blythe Moor one of them caught a heron, with which he eagerly ran to his companion to show him the prize. He had no sooner, however, placed the bird on the ground,ithe4 it drove its bill into one of the other bny's ey . es, $t e n ye 't pecked quite out, depriving him of sight in the ii '" The surgeon who examined the wound says it is a matter or little surprise that the bill of the bird did not pierce the poor tjur of fellow's brain.—.Kelso Chronicle. WORCESTER, THE FORGERY BY A CLERGYMAN. n which he THURSDAY.—The Rev. James Nesbitt, charged with forging the acceptance to a bill of exchange for3ool, up° 1 gaghes, attorney, obtained a sum of 2551. from Mr. W. S. " again yesterday and coroner of W orces t er , w as brought uf examination on i afternoon, and formally remanded for fin party represented Monday next , w h en w i tnesse s are to b e brought from the London railway stations to prov e that the by the prisoner as the drawer of the b ill in question is not, a 3 was represented by him, a clerk at the Nine Elms station nor at an 7 other station in London. --- - RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, has been secured by the Eastern Union Company GREAT NORTHERN. effording the hope that this important branch will he The directors et this company have just issued the re- opened tor traffic in the course of next year. A satis port to be eubnotted to the shareholders on Thursday factory arraneemeet has been made for the joint work. next. It states that the gross amount of r evenue earne d inn of the Tilbury end Southend lice by this company during; the half-year ended 30'n Juno amounted to tend the Blackwell Company, so soon as that line is coin -290,674e, a nd the working expenses to 144,2401., leaving plated, and from which ate directors confidently bratici disposabb, revenue to the amount of 146 4341. An" I puce e large increase of traffic. In concluding the ropert provision for fixed rents, other charges, and for dividend the directors assure the proprietors that they are now, un the preference portion of the capital. there remains a as they have hitherto been, most anxious to cultivate a balance of 72,905/. applicable to the payment of the in- good understanding with neighbouring companies, and forest for the half-year on the mortgage debt, and to a with this object have had repeated interviews with the dividend on the original and the B :tuck. The amount Eastern Union Company, but they regret that hitherto of the mortgage debt on the 30th of June was 2,580,9801, they have produced no satisfactory result. and of u n p roduct i ve works about 1 , 700 , 0001 . T he h al f - Th e report of Mr. J. V. Gooch, the locomotive su year's i n t erest on the mortgage debt (paya bl e the 15th Perintendeut, s t a t es, that 1,473,110 miles were run by . !Tending period of 1851, 1 ,249,226 miles, arid the same of July) was 59,2971. Of this sum it is proposed to the trains in the half-year ending July 4, 1852, °erre ipneorlioo dieg f repairslBso, la, and renew a l s , 0 28 ,,wa miles, ls, charge or add to capital 35.5781. 145., and to charge upon and deduct from the revenue of the remainder of the mortgage interest, being 23,7191. Thus thewas 'orth thee c ost rateo f of i i.i i working, d. disposable balance of revenue, 72,905/., being charged Per mile per train the half -Tear, ending the 4th of July with 23,7191., becomes reduced to 49,1861., and out of lett; ending the rate of July 4, 1851, 13 .79 d.; and July 4, 1850, at this amount the di rectors recommend the payment of 17.22 d. A comparative statement shows that dividend for the half-year ended 30th of Juue, at the there has been au increase in the number of miles run rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the original stock, and wth the trains over the half-year 1851 of 223,884; and at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the B steck, an actual decrease of expenditute of 3,578/4 and over which will absorb 48,082/., and leave, to be carried to the half- y ear 18.50 an inc rease i n the number of miles the next account, the sum o f 1,1031. The last portion run by the trains of 287,482, and an actual decrease of of the Great Northern main line from Werrington, expenditure of 16,8661., or at the rate per mile per four miles north of Peterborough, by Grantham train of 6.11 d. on the average of the half-year and Newark to Retford, being 60 miles, was opened ending Jaw 4, 1850, and upo n w hi ch the mileage for traffic on the 15th of July, ma ki n ,.. A: s t h e uLstanCe of the past half-year is equal to a saving of 37,4941.; between London and York twenty-nine miles shorter of which increaso of mileage 109,596 miles are than any other route. By the opening of this portion due to that runon theEsat Anglian Railways, and 18,829 of the line the important town of Nottingham is miles cn the Royston and Ilitchin Railway. The eon brought into the most direct communication with London sumption of coke was gradually reduced from 39.891 b. in by means of the Ambergate Railway, which j o i ns July, 1850, to 28.151 b. in 1851, and to 23.391 b. in July, the Great Northern at Grantham ; and the distance to 1852. The report of the auditors (Messrs. J. Reeves and Sheffield, B arns l e y, W a kefield, and Leeds, &c., to which W. Mayhew) states that they find the accounts correct places th e G reat N or th er n trains now run, is also after a tharough and continuous monthly examination shortened by 20 miles. From the date of opening of this into their details. The capital account, to the 4th o portion of the main line the Great Northern Company July, shows that 9,675,319/. had been received, and becomes entitled by agreement with other companies for 9,655,565/ . expen d e d, l ea ving a balance of 19,754/. Th e five years, from the l i t of January, 1851, to 63 instead revenue a ccoun t to e the half-year shows that 391,175/. of 33 1-3 per cent. of the receipts from traffic betwee n had been received, and 177,6451. expended, including London and all places north of York. The Royston 8,2341. rates and taxes, and 7,0971. Government duty. and The liability to the Newmarket Company amounted to Kitchen Railway was in April last transferred to and is now worked by the Eastern Counties Company, 2,5001.; to the Great Northern, for the Hitchin line, to the Great Northern being relieved from the guaranteed 4,200 /4 interest on guarantees and loans, to 153,597/., rent. U n d er the pressure of a mandamus obtained by including 30,787/. to the Northern and Eastern, 93,750/, persons locally interested, end for other reasons, the to the Eastern Counties, and 29,059/, to the Norfolk directors deter m i ned to proceed to purchase the land, Com p an y , leaving 5'3,232/. f or di v idend on the ordinary and steps required before the expira to take the ' shares. tion on , the 2d of August instant, of the corn• p en any's power s t o construct the Isle of xholme Rail way from the present terminatio n of the Great North ern li ne at Ga . Trent, and by Ilaxey, Epworthinsboro , across the the Askerne J unc t ion, the northern extremity of the Great Northern, about four miles north of Doncaster. It is intended to construct only a single line, and the length being about 26 miles, the capital authorised and raised is considered ample. being t 30 0,000/. by s h ares y 100,. b loan. The dire c gret, find it ne cessary to state re that with t th . w much re general works, a n d t h e b uildings and I t e land, th e ')an accommodate and carry on the tra ffi c have,, required to coat so much larger an amount than was se:i will, ti in 1850, that they ha ve no a l ternative but to as Tated proprietori to sanction applic a ti on i n the next 23e the of Parliament for power t o ra i se further sharesslon capital to the amount of 1,000,0004 and to autho rise them in the meantime to take such measures as may appear to them best adapted for provid ing the required additional capital on the moat favourable terms for the company, and in the form best suited to meet the convenience of the proprie tors generally. The following is a schedule of the as certained liabilities of the company, viz.:—Land account, 167,301/ ; works, stations, and permanent way mate rials, &c., 522,4941.; engines, carriage and waggon stock, tools and implements for workshops, &e., 226,883/.; interest account, part of half-year's mortgage interest (payable on the 15th of July) of 59,2971, say 35,0001; total liability, 951,678/4 available assets, 245,4281 ; leaving, to be provided for, a deficiency of 706,250/, The directors advise also that the intended application to Parliament should embrace powers for consolidating the mortgage debt into a debenture stock, in the expec tation that it may be disposed of at a comparatively low fixed rate of interest, probably not exceeding 31 per cent., and by which a considerable annual saving to the company will be effected. The station at King's-cross is approaching completion, and arrangements have been made to open it for busi ness on the let of October next; and being convinced that an hotel at the London terminus is indispensably necessary for the accommodation of passengers, the di rectors have contracted for building one, under the cer tainty of its paying good interest" on the outlay, The capital account shows that 9,373,907/. had been received to the 30th of June last, and 9,249,4011. expended, leaving a balance of 124,506/. in cash and South Yorkshire Railway Shares. The length of railway maintained by the company out of revenue is 2411 miles. The number of miles run by the trains during the half-year is 1 789,168, The consumption of coke per mile for passenger engines is 2011 b., and for goods engines, 37•11 b.; the average consumption, 29 . 31 b. of coke per mile. The working charges are 49 62 per cent. of the gross earnings, and show an average cost of 1•61 s. per mile per train. Li addition to the 2411 miles of the Great Northern sys tem, the corcpattyne trains have worked over 150 miles of the lines of other companies. The gross length of railway worked over in the early part of the your was 3911 miles, but on the 14th of February the Great Northern ceased working over the 24 miles to Wisbeacb, and in April over the 181 miles of the Royston and Hitebin, making is deduction of 421 miles, and leaviug the length over which the company worked on the 30th of June 3491 miles. LONDON AND BLACKWALL. , The report of the directors to be submitted to the pro prietors on Tuesday next states the gross receipts on revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, with the surplus of 1,395/, from the previous account, have amounted to 29,0821., and that the expen diture, includieg 2,3051. for rates and Government duty, amounted to 14,7891, leaving a balance of 1 4,2931. The interest on debentures, amounting to 2, 7161., being de ducted, there remains 11,576/. available for dividend, which will admit of the payment of 2s. a share, clear of income-tax. There is an increase in the receipts during the past half-year of 2,0621., as compared with the corresponding period of 1851, and a decrease is the working expenses of 6001., and in the gross revenue charges of 898/. The number of passengers conveyed over the line during the half-year was 2,718,978 the receipts being 25,8931., and for the corresponding period of 1851, 2,416,042 passengers, Fenchurch-street terminus has 25,1021, showing an increase of 309,936 in the number of passengers, and of 7901. in the receipts. The amount authorised to be expended upon theissue They are assured that the 13 of debentures bearing interest the at 4 per can[. The direc tors have also raised warehouses will come 44. replace sum of 30,8001., at 4 and 4 b e o en la rgementth e raised byreceipts th e o f being t h e per cent. interest, to intoranch to the Haydon square debentures at 5 per cent. emi nent contractors Alessrs.cfPetthei.B into l ßetts, with and the Brasses, operation in October next. the e ne for 425,0001. A contract has been enter next, h e during Upon completion of the works for the construction to take a lease of the line for 25 s ontractors are they guarantee a net return of 6 per cent. otr sh are tahres'and capital paid up, from the Ist of January the term of their lease. The whole line is to pleted in eighteen months, but it is beli eve d thatc°:nh; portion to Tilbury will be ready for workin g by the en suing summer. The works of the Fenchurch-street sta tion enlargement have been commenced, and will be car ried on with all possible energy, so to enable the com pany to avail itself of the traffic from the Eastern Coun ties Railway and tho Tilbury and Southend branch at the earliest possible period; and the directors feel confi dent that the operations now in progress will, when com pleted, realise al l the advantages which have been held out to the shareholders. The capital account shows that 1,438,859/, had been received, and 1,389,420/. expended, leaving a balance of 49,4391. NORTHERN AND EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bishopsgate station; Mr. Paterson in the chair. On. the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the guaranteed di vidends en the 5 per cent. end 6 per cent. shares were declared, the retiring directors were re-elected, and the business terminated with the usual vote of thanks. EAST INDIAN. The report of the directors of this company, to bo submitted to the proprie ors. oo the 24th instant, w.atus that the works betvieco tiorrrah and the R2negunge Collieries continues to progress satisfactorily. To com plete and stock this division of the line sine addl (fond capital will be required. The existing contract Kith the Honourable Ease India Company provides for risisirg such capital, argil when the proper tim e arr i ves the option of subscribing it wilt be given to the then proprietors of the old shares. The surveys between l'undoah and Rajmahal, alluded to in tho last report, have been carried to such an extent as to enable Mr. Turnbull, the resident engineer, to report upon the , ner- I features of the line, which are highly favour able. to the construction of a railway. Mr. Turnbull's (-pion is now before the authorities for consideration, and any arrangements that may be made founded upon that report will be announced to the proprietors at the earliest opportunity. MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.--GALWAY, TOES DAY EVENlNG.—Yesterday morning a most calamitous cir cumstance occurred in one of the islands of Arran, by which 15 unfortunate men have been swept from time into eter nity in a single when moment. All of them were fishing with lines on a elf, , notwithstanding that the weather was calm, a sudden wave broke over the cliff on which they were standing, and washed them out into the deep. Only four of the bodies have been found up to last night. Many of the poor fellows have left large families to mourn over their irreparable loss. A subscription has been already set on foot, and it is hoped a large sum will be raised for them, now that. Galway is so crowded with the nobility and gentry of the United Kingdom. PLYAr;TJTII.---LOSS OF LIFE.--On 'Thursday morn ing, about half-past two, a poor woman named Blagdon, and her two children, were suffocated in bed. The husband of the unfortunate woman is a briekmaker, and being at work in the night it is supposed that his e. ife must have placed a lighted candle on the chair near the bed. 14 on the neigh bours__ being roused by a smell of burning, they broke og r e: , the room door and found the bed and bedding though but smouldering. Mrs. lily don and botl c i ) Laving were dead, evidently from suffocation, as no marks of in 'Vieux of any conecquence were on them. They resided. wig day. Vaux hall, near the Quay. An inquest will be held The usual quer- HOSPITAL Fog, SICK CHILDREN. subscribers to this terly general court of the governors and ° the latter part of valuable institution, which was founded at an hospital for last year for supplying the metropolis Paris and other conti children, similar to those existing ilifternoon in the board f o n n aildren conti nental cities, was herd yesterday on d.street, Queen's-square, room of the charity, Great upon Whitford read the report of tnaragement, and James field iu the chair. gr. . for the purpose of receiving e from which it appeared the committee progress. The number the management ___ satisfactory . othett.(l)ibermorseipnoersts .osfitrheficeonmrymiDttuekeino! charity was making vets of children admitted _patients, 36; out-patients, 3 , committeehave forthe the institution during the p l a 4 st . t advantage a h t a o d tal ; ef i r c 3 : s°- 0 7 Zcei haste intro duced the practice i t , which roved of grea i . making ua s of disease. The comm ttee, in appeal for further aid, the benefits latelyn t o th o s eking report, . _ t her ipnaticebnetcs who vi o l, pre gres concluding institution of t- 8 ° • or been t hewn. and the meeting separated. r eport dto the chairman, hi a- received and adopted, a vote of than , having been greatly extended. The wasps hewn AND FouEsTs.—lnverness has this for the shooting season. year Everythe us usual yi bustlesdtuttrtienm during ennetdtnhsep in r al e ga p rsa a et re single preparation "e m i g ht be seen full complements of sporting appointments hurrying off to the mountains. will be a Krouse are more plentiful than they have been for the lagt 'fi v e years; the covies generally contain from eight to ten b b r ir:cl o s d - ,.and E w ve e n ha i v n e tbeard firstof cheepersdfoauyr,steebnagbseing rarity, as the young birds have mostly all black tails, the certain sign of full growth. Red deer are very forward this year, owing to the early abundance of pasture in the forests. We have already seen some very fine heads sent for preserva tion, with the horns almost clear of velvet. At Ben-More (Sutherlandshire), on Saturday, t h e 7th, Mr. Ross, of Cro marty, killed two good stags in two stalks, using a single rifle. The second stag had a very handsome wiclti . head -eleven points with three on the top of each beam, and weighed upwards of nineteen stones when clean. A royal stag was shot by Captain Baring, Strathgarve i and two large stags were shot right and left by Mr. Mills, Erchless Castle. Sir Arthur Chichester has also shot a stag and hind. The Master of Lovat, a couple of stage, right and lett. Two were shot by Captai n W alter Boyd, and one by Mr. Whiteheaai in the forest o f B alnagown. Robert Reid, Esq., stalkad md shot a fine s t ag i n Sutherland ; and we bear that the vet eran stalker, Col one l T owers, whose rifle has knocked over many an antlered monarch, shot a large stag at Fasn 37 Edinburgh Advertiser. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF JAMAicA.-- of Sir joshaa Rowe, Chief Justice of _Jamaica,deputation of the lead by the regret of the entire island. h h e im ha t a he P r r e e - . ing gentlemen of the place waited too much to add, that T with asa departuresuitable marked atinmed services fei lng ofad d s r i e r ss j ; os a h n u d a, it is o n g o ht : A hve : him sided over the common law courts, re spect of all. 20 y procured ears Accounts have beenthe L Red River settlement in M Yl received! 0.,f a r from flood in o o Rupert's ( Hui son's Bay territory) aast. Many houses, and b arns full away. , The news has re ac h e d Lon don by special expressgrain, ept 0 f the Hudson's Bay C ompany, which left the Red River of a d on the Ist of June. Th e wi ter was then and the inhabitants, who had moved off i ng lothe higher ground,, and had been living 1 to return. It was feared that many in tents, were preparing season, and encamp in situations population would be obliged to quit the of the themselves by fishingand N r v a i p th idl t y h, s hi v ar b ict s .a i b d tsrt i ee: colony for a . hunting. arrivals tit Cheltenham among the we recognise of General Whish, the herolt who of mon an„ the name taken up i retired from war's alarms," has once more . "aga-I! among his old associates and brother officers in his residence where they Cheltenham.- Cheltenham ,Examiner. could maintain AY) yoarg pros' • to cJ I° rnooei; or w" 3 of fia nd P. ectili °l 3st i be yeoll inc olr tied ill soo t ' i s ooer lOD ° bone r age o , th .g the ate C" prose' Tripe' e r l : mo 11 r I ON; irIISI oilar ) f the sUffl" a , no on of Dd s % iota ould 30 on tbls e )), , b° re fore 03,1°. 19 P S SSW ALA Ass+ VW Ter' a ltar 16th p)l3t, altar rO. 1 2 /- t+ a nd tee, nee