The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-28 00:00:00

• li€ , 3 done 3 2% % 111 0 % ~ ~,a btrb IZZlttion, NE Wil ARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes. Last of Ab. M. Plunkett Molasses Glasgow Stakes West Australian Filbert Speed the Plough OVERLAND MAIL, (From the Third Edition of the Morning Herald.) We have received, by extraordinary express, in ad vance of the Overland Mail, our dispatches from Bombay of Oct. 2, and from Calcutta of Sept. 20. The chief interest of the news now come to hand lies in the preparations made for the attack upon Burmah which appear to have been of a most formidable de scription. The latest date from Rangoon is of the 12th Sept. The first division of troops was to start from Promo on the 18th, which place it was expected to reach in about a fortnight. The second division, it was thought, would leave about three weeks after wards, and when both should join, battle miuld at once b e given to the enemy, w h o were stockaded eight or ten miles from Pro me, beyond the reach of the steamers. Trade at Calcutta was not so good as per previous mail, but at Bombay it was brisk, and the money market easy. (From the Overland Bombay Times of Oct. 2.) SUMMARY.—We have news from Burmah to the 12th September. Th e troops were all healthy, and in high spirits. Th e fi rs t di v i s i on of the force des tined to attack P romo was to move on the 18t h , b y which date all the reinforcements would have arrived. The 2nd division would leave about the Bth of Octo ber—the two amounting to about 7,000 men, of whom one-half were Europeans. The enemy, said to be strongly stationed out of reach of the steamers eight or ten miles from Prome, Would be attacked by the united force while the troops on board the flotilla push on and take the city. It was supposed that about a fortnight would be oc cupied in the move from Rangoon to Prome—the fighting part of the work was not thought likely to detain them long on the way, and steam removed the difficulties and dangers of advance. Rilntg of is said that the Governor-General has given the Burmah a second opportunity of obtaining Peace without sacrifice of territory if he will meet the charges of the war to the let of September, apologise for past misconduct, and assure us of future good behaviour. The N. W. frontier is disturbed, and more troops are on the wing to chastise the hill-men. We have had unusually and wet weather for September; in the beginning of the month the shipping suffered severely. the Court of Directors are said substantially to have aPprovecl of the conduct of Colonel Outram, and re commended his em pl o yment in that department of the service in which he has been so long distin guished. Considerable excitement has arisen in our military circles on the removal of Major Shawe from the corn reand of the 22d N. I. stationed at Kurrachee, pre taratory to taki ng hi s t r i a l by court-martial. Con rary to the first principles of discipline and dictates of common sense, the officer in question had been 01111 selling and corresponding with Ali Moored, — Just stripped by authority of the Home Government, an d most justly so, of a large portion of his dominions 'on the subject of his supposed wrongs ; anything amore unmilitary is inconceivable. tiaroda c orrup ti on an d i n trigue continue as scan dalous as of as e ver : t h e S et t anee J o teebaee, the innocent victim such frightful cruelties, is yet without lre dress' The G overnor -G e neral is at Calcutta, Sir Henry Potti nger at M a d ras . Lord Falkland pro ceeds about this time from Poona to Mahabulesh war she will not return to the seat of government, from 1,,, h ich he has b een a b s ent since March, at all events November.till THE PUNJAUB. ,Th!i detachments a rd . under Lieutenants Lumsden and Inge formed a junction at Tooranzaie, on the . 4 ° ll nt ler, on the 28th August, the post at Goojur I lree held by the former officer having been &ban n". The combined force, consisting of 1,100 men, and cavalry, with two guns, proceeded on 81st t ? T ungee, there to watch the moveme n t s of the di sa ff ected. General Roberts had at l engt h C„9 ll ed Peah awur on th e 10th of September. Sir tn Campbell continued to reside at the station. )41' ‘Gr. A. F. Hervey, of the 3d N. 1., at Rawul triedee' had invalided. An officer was about to be c .hY court-martial at Lahore for drunkenness. t,aPtain Jacob, Ist Fusiliers, had reached Lahore on t ls way to join his corps, when he had been ordered to way to'Dhera Ghazee Khan, and resume his ap vulntment valry. of commandant of the 4th Punjaub Ca 608hierknesa is% reported to be very prevalent in the 4 oyal Rifles at Jullundhur, they having . on the 12 11 t h inst. had no fewer than 166 men in hospital. j un he health of the troops at Lahore had materially v f --11 ""ild, hut the 96th foot at Meean Meer bad up ards of 140 men on the sick list. , Choler • THE NORTH WEST. ball Cholera THE to a considerable extent at Um . a) Where in a week, from the sth to the 12th in st t ,.. 4 her Majesty's 75th Foot alone lost no fewer than nineteen men, six women, and as many children ; " artillery and 9th Lancers have also su ffered aeverei Y. CALCUTTA. (From the Bengal Hurkaru of Btilsu unr•—Still no news of actual progress in ou r 11 c stilities with the Burmese. But ere this date, in a ll likelihood, a first division has advanced on Prome a nd a second is preparing to follow. The latest intelligence from Rangoon is to the 12th '" 3 taut by the Honourable Company's steamer Feroze, NiThich arrived on the lfith instant. We have received a d iary of occ urrences i n cam p and fleet, but it is not of Much interest. It was generally understood that the first divisi on wou ld s t ar t f o r Pr o me by water on the 18th instant, in the hope of reaching that place In about a fortnight. It was to consist of her Ma- J .i‘ e f a tY's lath Royal Irish, her M a jesty's 80th, the 35th 4 adras Native Infantry, a detachment of Madras Artillery, a field battery, two 8-inch howitzers, and detail of Engineers and Sappers. Colonel Reig• n ° 1 ( 18 , 11. M. lath, was to command as brigadier. The se cond divisio n i s t o f o ll ow a b out three wee k s a ft er the first, and will, it is believed, consist of H.M. 51st King's Own Light Infantry, 40th Bengal N a tive In fantry, lioth Madras Native Infantry, and a detach ment of Bengal Artillery with a light field battery. The second division is to be commanded by Brigadier tlliot. When these divisions are reunited it is pro bable they will attack the enemy, who is stockaded eight or ten miles from Prome to be out of the reach of the steamers. The troops at Rangoon were very healthy con aidering the season, and there was not an officer on the sick list. The 68th lately T arrived from the upper pro vinces, has been shipped off for A n r i r e a h ca l n et i .t n the tnis T n e n the nas aeriin and Oriental steamers, which 18 th inst. The Ist European days Bengalsand Fusiliers there at Chinsurah a few ago, t ill embarked for Burinah.TheOth sN.rlm.,, which coining down in coun t r y boats, en countered a storm, Bunk a part of the fleet,andca ,e u s. caused the loss of some property, but, happily, of no lives. Most of th e re i n f orce ments from Madras have by this time arrived at Rangoon. When the last mail left fears were en safety of th e s t eam -t ug Lion, of this port, le ad proc ee d e d t o th e S an dh ea d s with a entertained for s hip in tow, the a nd had not been heard of after a gale Oc curred on th e n i g h t o f th e 4th ins t ant. a pprehensions h ave prove d b ut too wellfounded. These which Viva native seamen were cast on shore at th e mouth o f th e r i ver near B a l asore , and the they are a pp aren tl y th e on l y surv i vors ot , craw. The ill-fated vessel seems to have been °vertvhelmed by the sea, which she was ill adapted to encounter. Fragments of the wreck, and the 11/- 44 ns of a body, supposed to be that of the unfortu n ate e commander, Captain Georg e S m ith, h ave s i n ce been Washed ashore, about 15 miles north-east of talasore. The only Europeans on board were the ' e t ri Ptain and eng i neer, the mate having been left in tow n. , Our market s h ave no t b een qu i te so brisk as per last report. Money continues plentiful and accom ilicdation eaay. Exchange has declined a little, quo tations for first-class credits being 2s. 01•41. to 2s. Old. arrivals being more numerous, frejtzhts have gone do wn ; th e quotation for sugar to London is now 41 . The Bombay Express, with English news fa the k4th August, arrived on the 13th instant. COM MERCIAL. CALCUTTA, SEPT. 20.—The llent x via ay. with L on d on newsG to overn the m E 9th of press, August. !nt ached Calc u tt a on t h e 13th inst. The commercial ;33?elligence appears to differ but littl e f rom that received the last mail. The result wished, July indigo sales is lwith ots favourable than could be or ever/ nected, tht, knowledge of our present short crop; ala.ough '_e!) , seem to have ended leaving the London market, ccli" better position than some or the t xtensive holders were n_ed to anticipate w h en fi rst the large quantity de ured for the sale was announced. DAY) g.ter fog ... f og Ocean, a with 10 i fa ou tside , g., Da, in W he t discharge old. deratot I_n 10 .0 o, dr ; 5; Stite 6 7,e, ward 1 0° r ; re do.; r if6 Ar Ind. a ge The a e r od ebee, rel 3 Lif aids, is 1' castia to Pig. r GV. Ar lifeci N.N.W. M' ot r, of a 10 0 the SO* of el Murroli is leaky, b u e ocl Quebec , t• °d, Mari' ior Sailed, 0' ,ondoo,, , 00 H a sbro bSeg lieti SU 00 of so a <o w been on w l ‘ 3W Brl o ',e ie o rerpool, ' r saved. poi greater to 0 .„ 3 Washll 3 l , Ao I on the r' !wed. for tianstadt, re wreck' 1 0 , Liverpoo f 0 1: 1 ;i e tere, ° bee , having, e at Arrel o Cl ue b i dc: ray, ..v , 0 0; Wig Cli f" o ' 0 3 1 W (0 , , 490 dr, Cl3l° , ' DO S port, Pl i " io 0 ~,a mag e 0 ; itori, then'e lo Wo 00 eavy e Orte ol3. ' se vi eland to 0 % no ste, 0 " 13 peg rrt, 1113 , l b % citi A otio Baraegg" ge di °. ch red, Ger°ll46 ; Jona .a, QUO Ov r, Ar gi i re3l v. l oco dos ~ Elite ea, virexorJ, Tln- • rv" c A . ee err G rp B o' ir', t a„ e rn, to 3 ; t 1 Ore' -Ac .- Itli nel3t u:ll l-°e l c h t he c.- g th e o d eConn e t P° sl tif eseti jo en d Pr° l33 o tit r . 7 f soi 3abith :toher , be dile) t.. b ... e , j e 1 10 0 l e ,islel v ' t iler br; bil i ! oth er ,", s t t. O the „ f m be after t FRANCE. We have received the Paris journals of ye3terday. The following telegraphic disp.,tch, dated Trieste, 2.;th inst., was (says the Debats) received on Tues day :—" The Turkish loan is definitively refused. Toe Bank is sending cash to France." The Dibats also says :—"ln addition to this telegraphic dispatch above-mentioned, letters have been received in Paris from Vienna, which announce that accounts had been received there from Constantinople, via Belgrade, from which it results, i❑ the first place, that a riot had broke❑ out in that capital ; and, in the second place, that the French Ambassador had given the Divan a delay of seven days to reconsider its refusal of ratification, and that, if at the expiration of that period his demand was not granted, he would take leis passports and return to France. If these accounts are confirmed, a state of things will be created the gravity of which we need not point out." It is hardly necessary to add that the news requires confirmation. The Moniteur contains addresses for the Empire so numerous that columns are filled with the bare names of places from which they have been sent. The Journal de Lille mentions, as a fresh and un answerable proof of the security inspired in the manufacturing interests by the Government of Prince Louis Napoleon, that upwards of 40 establishments have applied to the authorities for permission to re place their present steam-power by larger engines, or in other words, that since the declaration of the Prince, at Bordeaux, that "L'Empire c'egt la Pail" all the manufacturers are preparing to quadruple their manufactures. The Cosstitutionnel has a long article on the recent decree of the President of the Republic relative to mining property. It approves of the decree, and de clares that it is in every respect just and judicious. At the same time it corrects the erroneous impressions which have prevailed on this subject, and of which advantage was taken at the Bourse to depreciate the shares in existing companies. The decreo, says the Ceststitutionnel, has no retroactive action, and does not therefore affect the fusions which had previously taken plane; neither does it prevent fusions; it merely orders that none should be made without the sanction of the Government. _ _ In the Pays we find a long article on the Ministe rial crisis in Belgium. The tone of the Ministerial organ is conciliatory. There were several fluctuations in the price of Government securities at the Bourse. Railway shares again rose considerably. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 106 f. 50c., rose to 106 f. 70c., fell to 1061. 20c., and closed at 106 f. 55c. for the end of the month ; the Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 5c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,6301.; Rouen, 9801.; Havre, 4621. 50c.; Great Northern, 850 f. ; Avignon, 605 f. ; Basle, 362 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 815 f.; Paris and Lyons, 988 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 752 f. 20c.; Western of France, 730 f.; St. Dizier to Gray, 5861.; Cherbourg to Caen, 640 f.; Dijon to Besancon, 615 f. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 6451. BUSINESS DONE iN it.AILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 27. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 30'4 —Dijon and Basanpon, 84—Grand Junction of France, 7 '5l ; —Luxem bourg, 7i—ditto (Railway ), 4% —Namur and Liege (with interest), B—Northern of France, 31 3 4—ditto 201. 3 per cant. Bonds (fmly. Bou. and Ams. shs.), 14i—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 20 y.—Paris and Orleans, 63 - Paris and Rouen, 23 3 4—Paris and Strasbourg, 31 1 / 4 —Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg, BrAi—Rouen and Havre, 18 , 4—Sambre and Meuse, 9i. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. The Madrid journals, of the 221, contain no news of importance. The Queen has authorized the soldiers of the class of 1845 to be discharged at the beginning of the year. On her visit to the works of the canal for conveying water to the capital, the Queen was received with great enthusiasm by the populace on her route, and triumphal arches were erected in her honour. The Marquis de Benalua, Spanish Minister at Berlin, had arrived in Madrid. It is stated, in a letter, that the Cortes will meet at the end of Novem ber, and that the ball of meeting is undergoing the necessary repairs. The Cordova journals announce the departure from that city of Mr. Manby for Ma drid to submit to the Government plans for a railway from Seville to Palma del Rio. Madrid Bourse, Oct. 22.—The Three per Cents. 47i; Exchange on London, 50 20 paper. might be made at several miles distance. The idea was most kindly received, arid, going immediately to wcrk, I obtained every encouragement from do various officers on bosrd ; ell of wboin occasionally rendered their assistance towards the accomplishment of my designs ; the green and red (paddle-box) lights, with the light from the mast-head, being used in our experiments. Wii.h the aid of my messmates, a complete and perfect table was constructed, enabling U 3 to work horizontally up to 999 ; hut the horizon tal arrangements proving defective, I reconstructed the table, and hoisted my lights vertically as fi.igs, so as to be seen from every point of the compass at a glance. The whole of my plans, which were then arranged and adjusted for our night work, were laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and in Juno, 1850, a committee of naval officers, con sisting of Captain Chads, RN., Captain Sir H. Blackwood, R.N., Captain J. Blackwood, and Captain Henderson, R.N., were appointed to test the merits of my invention. Now, to my surprise, came several competitors, all of whom were unknown to me—Mr. Hobson, Mr. Rees, and Mr Bettie, &c., &c—and none of whom had either circular lenses, a fixed vertical table, or could burn grease or wax. The want of the l n a a t v t e e r , d i n m o n t i a s k n in iedg the n t o a c n o m n duenr icatoitni g t he distanceleses, e l r e a t n i s e e e s , nearlywou d one-half. My lamps at this period were constructed with a white circular lens, having circular glasses within and common wax burners. A frigate was anchored by order of the Admiralty, at Spithead, and four miles measured, and marked with a boat stationed at the end of each mile, by Mr Roberts of the Blenheim. Rettie's and my lights were hoisted on board the frigate, the former having plain glass cylinders, and burning oil ; the latter with circular lenses one inch thick, seven inches diameter, burning wax. The committee now placed themselves on board a steam vessel to examine the intensity of the respective lights at various distances. Rettie's small lights were seen at two miles, and after one hour could not be detected beyond half a mile ; while my lights were observed at three and a half miles, and contined so for one and a half hours ; and this supe riority arose from the fact that I used circular lenses, whereas Mr. R. used common glass. Now, with common glass, we find it impossible to sign aliae accu rately, as the late experiments in the Western Squa dron, under Admiral Corry, abundantly testify. At the close of our experiments at Portsmouth, the com mittee recommended the continuation of the common ship's lantern ; but we found that the plate glass, or blown glass, caused the rays to disperse and inter mingle and blend, so that frequently lights were mis taken or rendered difficult to detect in hazy weather, whereas with the lenses this was not the case. The various trials of lights sent in to the committee at Portsmouth, by order of the Admiralty, continued throughout a period of nearly two years ; and it was on this occasion one of my opponents, who bad pa tiently struggled for years with plate glass in vain, acknowledged to me my success. The committee, at the close of our first experiments, suggested to me the propriety of withdrawing the coloured cylinders, and applying the colouring mat ter to the lenses, as the former, from their very fran gible nature, did not seem suited for sea purposes. This alteration overturned my table, reducing it from 999 to 400 ; but this number at one hoist was deemed ample for all night work, and was a vast improvement on the old system, which gave only 19 signals. All my opponents having withdrawn, I now direct ed my attention, under the supervision of experienced naval officers, to bring to the greatest efficiency and distinctiveness the coloured lenses, which, when finished, received the favourable approval of that com mittee which had been appointed by the Admiralty to test the practicability of coloured lights as a means of signalizing by night at sea, without rockets or guns. In the presence of an enemy the latter were always objectionable, and are to be deprecated, and when with steam are totally unsuited. On the 22d of May, 18.52, I received an order from the Admiralty to join Prince Regent (under the command of Captain Hutton) of the Western Squadron ; and from that period to this I have been nightly engaged in completing and perfecting my plans ; and with the efficient aid of Lieut. Hope, Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Corry, I have been enabled to reconstruct my tables ; and it is satisfactory to think, that, without the least assistance from Mr. Rettie or the least suggestion of his, I can make any number, spell any word, and work the day vocabulary or Marryatt's Merchant Signal-book, by night, from one to three and a half miles, with facility.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, MITCHEL THOMSON, Surgeon, R.N., on Special Service. FATAL DUEL NEAR EGIJAM. Yesterday, the four prisoners, Baronnet, AlLitz, De Allcurnay, ond Barthelemy, charged with being accessory to the death of M. F;ederick Colin:let, who WEI 3 shot in a duel at Englctield-gre2n, were brought up before the magistrates, Mr. J. Briscoe, nie3iding, Colonel Chat loner, Captzin Seymour, Mr. Edgell, Mr. Dobinson, and the Hon. Captain Cavendish. The examination was conducted in the Town-hall of Chertsey, which was crowded on the occasion ; and among Ow!, present, we observed M. Louis Blanc, with several of his countrymen ; Mr. Albert Smith, Mr. Woods, the coroner for the district, and several ladies. Mr. Huddlestone appeared for Barthelemy and Mour nay, and Mr. Parry for the two other prisoners, Allain and Baronnet. Mr. Grazebrook, the magistrate's clerk, then stated that through the activity of Superintendent Biddlecomhe, some further evidence would bo brought before the bench since the lac examination of the prisoners, and aug. grated that they had better go through the depositions as they were originally takes, and then add any fresh evidence that the witnesses might wish to give. The Chairman said this would be the mcst convenient course, and the witnesses were subjected to cross-exami nation after their depositions were respectively read. Nothing, however, of any importance was elicited, be yond what has already appeared. Mr. Hayward, cross examined by Mr. Parry, said he remained with the deceased from the time ho was first called to him until five o'clock. Never saw a person manifest more concerti towards another than Allain did for the deceased in his distressed state. Bsronnet showed the same kind feeling towards the deceased. Mr. Biddlecombe, the chief superintendent of police, stated that since his last examination by the bench he had found on Main a seal (produced) which corres ponded with a sealed impression on a piece of brown paper, and had Allaba's name written upon it, and was found in the field where the fatal duel took place. The declaration made and signed by two of the ac cused (Baronnet and Allain), wherein they admitted being seconds to Cournet, but refusing to disclose the name of the principal, was► then read to the Court by M. Henri Van Laun. Francis Farquharson, a cab-driver at Windsor, was then called, and gave his evidence in such a contradic tory and impertinent manner, that Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Parry severally addressed the bench, and said they believed the witness was intoxicated, and therefore his evidence ought not to be received in a case of so great a moment for the parties accused. Colonel Challcaer said that the witness's conduct be fore the Bench was most unwarrantable, and the Bench decided that his evidence should be expunged. Henry Hand, the secretary at Mr. Green's shooting gallery, in Leicester-square, repeated his evidence, which appeared in our yesterday's columns, and identified a Frenchman in court, named Pardigan, as one of the three who came to hire the pistols. Francois Pardigan was then examined, and his evi dence interpreted by Mr. Bryon.—He deposed as follows: --On Monday, Oct. 18, at seven o'clock in the evening he was persuaded by Allain, with whom he was inti mately acquainted, to accompany him and another person, named Bresson, to procure some pistols. They went to ono shop, but could not obtain what they desired. The two persons with witness then went to the shooting gallery, Leicester-square, and requested the master to lend them a a pair. After agreeing as to price, they took away the pistols (produced), and left Si. as a deposit. They said the pistols must be sealed up, and witness said he had some sealing-wax at his rooms. They then all went there, and Allain and Bresson each put their fingers down the barrels and remarked that they must dry them. They each took a pistol and wiped the barrels out with some rag rolled on a stick, both of which were furnished by witness. Tho piece of rag was of the his) of a pocket-handkerchief, and witness tore it into stripes for them. The stick was made of whalebone, and was longer than the barrel. They continued cleaning them in this manner until there was no longer any dirt on the rag. They then blew down the' barrels, keeping the fingers on the nipple,is w the out, p s a t n o d l s in rem a a l r a k r e g d e , pieceof strong brown paper, tied it with string, and sealed and found the th t e he w i nd it with 13 seals, and wrote on the paper, " 13 seals, Allain; 13 seals Bresson. The pistols were then given to Bresson. rolled e c d am up e Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—Both Allain and Bresson acted, as far as witness knew and believed, honourably in the affair of cleaning and sealing up the parcel containing the pistols. Witness has known Allain for six or seven months, and always knew him to be a man of honour and a gentleman. Also knew Baronnet, for whom witness entertained high respect. „ . Mr. Biddlecombe then said that he had no further evidence at present to bring before the Court. Mr. Parry then addressed the Court on behalf of Ba ronnet and Allain. He said it would be idle in him to expect that the bench would abstain from committing his clients upon the evidence before the Court, and espe cially after the honourable admission made by his clients of being parties concerned in this fatal rencontre. He trusted, however, that the bench would listen to his ap. peal for bail on behalf of his clients; and remarked that by a recent Act of Parliament they had full power to do so. The Six-Mile-Bridge affair was a precedent, as in that case the prisoners were liberated on bail. He (Mr. Parry) would never believe that any jury would convict his clients of the crime of murder, for everything had been done by his clients to dissuade the deceased from fighting the duel. He (Cournet) was their dear and old friend, and as such they obeyed the call of friend • ship and honour in accompanying him to the fatal field. He (Mr. Parry) appealed to the bench whether such gentlemen as his clients, who had acted so honour ably throughout the whole affair, would, if trusted with their liberty, be likely to evade the law. No, for his part, he (Mr. Parry) believed that they might be bailed on their parol, but his clients' friends were prepared to bail them for any amount the bench might fix. He would add one word as to the fact of finding the piece of rag in the pistol. His clients had acted as men of honour. The pistols were given to Bresson, who had chosen to keep out of the way. The pistols were loaded by the seconds, and, as far as they were concerned, nothing underhanded took place. Mr. Parry then con cluded a forcible address by saying that his clients threw themselves upon the mercy of the English law, and trusted that their application would bo granted. He must add, that his clients requested him to express their deep sense and obligation for the great kindness Super intendent Biddlecombe had shown them since they had been under his charge. They believed that gentleman had alleviated, as much as was in his power, their pain ful condition. Mr. lluddlestone then addressed the bench on behalf of his clients, Barthelemy and Mournay. Li e was not surprised at the course his learned friend had taken, as from the confession Baronnet and Allain had made they had clearly implicated themselves in the duel. ➢Zr. Huddlestone then strongly urged that bail might be taken for his clients on the ground of the insufficient evidence against them, saying that the magistrates had full power to admit them to bail ; and concluded his forcible appeal to the bench by thanking them for their attention to his remarks. The bench thou retired, and after being absent for about 20 minutes, returned, and The Chairman (Mr. Briscoe) said that the bench had maturely considered the remarks of the learned counsel, and that they were unanimous in the opinion that they could not accede to their request, but that they might apply to a higher tribunal. The prisoners were then committed to the next assizes, and the witnesses severally bound over to appear at the THE PRINTING PRESS IN CHANCERY. The printing press in Chancery ! Don't be afraid —not as a client, but al a conqueror. Oh Sugden—Sugden ! You wrote a book "on Powers," but little did you think you would ever have the Power you exercised last term by your order, to cut down Chancery pleadings to reasonable lengths, and oust the time-hallowed apparatus machinery of brief sheets, lawhand, broad margin , . copying clerks, copies, and the rest of that awful and costly machinery of word spinning, by the introduction of printed bills and claims, drawn i❑ forms no longer than are necessary, and in language intelligible to cheats as well as conveyances and councillors. OF all the mighty services the Printing Press was erdored on, this is surely among the mightiest. It has marched into Courts, and absolutism has re tired before it into Cabinets, and diplomacy has shrunk into insignificance; into Parliaments, and public opinion ha:. become greater than Ministers. But hitherto Chancery was barred against it—Mysti fication, Procrastination, Amplification, Reduplication, and Obscuration still sat there, guiding the pens of the law stationers, and twisting folio after folio of verbiage round a case, that it took years to unwind, and wrap ping up facts in skins of parchment, till clients, convey ancers, councillors, chancellors and all lost sight of 'em, and had to spend years in hunting out what they had spent years in hiding away. And at last into this sanctuary of verbiage and chi osne comes the Printing Press, introduced by Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Lord St. Leonards—let his name be given at full length—and so surely as that conquering machine has penetrated here, so surely will cheapness, simplicity, and c l earness f o ll ow i n its train.—Punch. SHERIFF'S COURT-(THIS DAY.) STOKES V. MUNFoRD. This was an action to ;;;;;;:iiie sum of IN. on a Bill of Exchange. The Record was very voluminous, the defendant having pleaded seven apecial pleas—denying the ac ceptance, and the different indorsements, and alleging that the hill had been given by way of fraudulent pre ference, is order to induce the drawer to sign a letter of licence. Issue was joined on each of the pleas, which defendant did not appear to substantiate, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed. Tnis was the only case in the list. A question of some importance to the profession, as the learned Under-Sheriff ,held, was, that in the absence of c ounse l tie clerk to the attorney on the Record might conduct the CE18(1, DREADFUL ACCIDENT.--AR accident of a horrid character, occurred on Monday afternoon to a man named Lacy, a smith and ironworker, at Ringwood, Dublin. h appears that, whilst employed in a forge, a fellow-labourer had a rod of iron heating i n t h e fi re , which he withdrew at the same instant that Lacy, whose back was towards him, turned suddenly round, throw ing his left arm backwards with force, and bringing it with such violence against the red-hot bar as completely to transfix the arm, the iron projecting for some inches on the other side. The sufferer was immediately con veyed to the City of Dublin Hospital, Baggot-street, where, up to yesterday, he was doing well. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2s, 18b2. SPURTING NOTES. No. CCCXXXVI. THE NUIZSERY STAKES, &c. The races at Newmarket yesterday, with but one ex ception—the 15 soul. Handicap—were highly uninterest ing, therefore, I shall only comment upon Michaelmas Maid's race. For that the ring laid 6t05 on her chance, which I), ice she justified by taking the lead, making all the running, and winning ♦ery easily by a couple of lengths; Tittle Tattle being beaten nearly three lengths for second place. Stella, Game Chicken, and Desdemona could not live the pace. Immediately after the race they made the winner first favourite, at 5 to 2, for the Second Class of the Nursery Stakes; though, for my part, I Koarcely know why they should, as the Maid's race yesterday:was over the first-halt' of the Ab. M., and the Nursery Stakes, to-morrow, is run over a very different course—the 1). M. The Nursery Stakes this year having obtained thirty acceptances, according to the established rule they were divided into two classes, fifteen to each. The weights for the First Class range very wide, from 9at to sst 61b. Pelion, who is favoured with the top weight,'is al ready by it placed hole de combat Exact at Bst 811:sis no better off. Placid at 7st 121 b, cannot possess much chance. Talfourd is the first that is weighted raison ably; but at 7st 61b, I am afraid he is called on to concede too much weight to several in the race. Ante varta at Tst 41b, does not look amiss, the distance suiting her. She has already been elected the favourite, at small odds. The Hersey colt, and Margaret of Anjou, at 6st 121 b each, I cannot fancy. Eaton, at 6st 111 b is very well " in." The Belle Sauvage filly, Winter, and Sister to Caracara, at 6st 101 b each, are held perfectly safe by Eaton. Game Tommy, 6st alb, will like the D.M. to-morrow better than he did the first half of the Ab. M. yesterday. Feramorz, Est 81b, is a wretched brute, scarcely worth his training expenses. Lady Ger trude, let loose at sst 121 h, has hitherto run so wretch edly, that, even favoured as she is by the handicapper, her chance is bat an indifferent one. At the bottom of the list, at the comparative feather of sst 61b, stands General Anson's Nerve, the daughter of Charles XII. and Jennala. This animal has appeared in public twice; first at the Liverpool July meeting, where, carrying Sat 41b, she finished a good third to Sylphine for the Mersey Stakes; and, secondly, at York, where, with 7 at 101 b up; she also ran third to Locket, for the Tyro Stakes. Neither of these performances were very bad; and, I think, considering the weight she will carry to morrow, she ought to be the winner; at any rate, I shall look to John Scott for the victor in either NERYA or EATON. Game Tommy and Anteverta, I expect, will be handy to the first two. In the Second Class of the Nursery Stakes, the weights range from Bst 71b to 6st 51b—North Pole head ing the list—who is, I fancy, rather too heavily weighted, though likely to run well. Audubon at 7st 131 b, is not in badly. Tavistock at 7st 91b, is no go; and I think the same remark will apply to the Potentia colt. Auchin leek and King David aro equally out of it at 7st 71b each. Jacquelin 7st 61b, is well bred for the distance; but whe ther she can give the weight required to Michaelmas Maid, is a question I cannot answer. Dove at 7st 61b is perfectly hopeless. Jack the Giant Killer has a fairish chance at th• same weight as the preceding Doublethong can have no hope at all. Michaelmas Maid is in very favourably at 7st llb; and, es I fancy she can stay tho distance, is very dangerous to be against. Little Swift at Est 131 b, is in the hopeless list; and Alti tude at 6st 111 b, is in the same plight. The Treacherous filly at 6st 111 b, I know but little about, and expect but little from. Brightwaltham at Est 51b—the feather of the lot—is a horse suited to the distance, and must, un doubtedly, run well. In BRIGIITWALTHAM or MI CHA.ELMAS MAID, I shall expect to find the winner; and Jacquelin will, no doubt, run very forward. At the conclusion of yesterday's notes, by the substi tution of the word "run" for " win," in the fourth line from the bottom, the sense of the observation about the four matches was entirely altered. Umbriel will, I believe, walk over the 300 sm. Stakes. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. TUESDAY. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.-FURTHER PARTI• CULARS. The start took place at two o'clock, Grief, after the first fifty yards, taking the lead at his best pace, followed by Ephesus, Babette, Brawn, Knight of the Shire, Pan cake, Russborough and many others, whom, from the great interval between the upper and lower ranks, we could not distinguish. Except that Robbie Noble, who was one of the last off, was in the first flight after running two or three hundred yards, there was no change worth speaking of until they reached the turn of the land; Grief here beat a retreat, leaving ten or a down horses in advance, so nearly abreast, that it was impossible to say which was leading. In rising the hill there were various secessions, and at the Duke's Stand the race was left to Hobble Noble, who now had a decided load, Knight of the Shire lying second, and Lady Evelyn third, the next lot consisting of Babette, Weathergage, Indian Warrior, Russborough, and Herbert. The Knight of the Shire taking the second place a few strides beyond the Duke's Stand, followed his leader until within one hundred and fifty yards of home, hooded him in the cords, and won easily at last by two lengths, Hobbie Noble besting Lady Evelyn by a length and a half, Babette fourth, Herbert fifth, Indian Warrior sixth, and Weather gage, seventh. Run in 1 min. 14 sec. Value of the stakes, 1,8951. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for two-year-olds, 6st 91b; three, Bst 71b ; four, Bst 121 b ; five and upwards, 9st 111 b. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs., if de manded, &c. Lag half of Ah. M. Mr. Jaques's Gold Dust, 2 yrs 0 1 Mr. Sam's Lapidist, 3 yrs 0 2 Mr. Jones's c by Sir Hercules, out of Dexterous, 2 yrs Lord Exeter's Nutgall, 2 yrs Mr. Sherrin g ' s W oo dl ar k, 6 y ra (WC.(Plieffe Treen)rePcer 0 0 0 Betting-6 to son Gold Dust, and 3to 1 agss Lapi dist. Lapidist jumped off with the lead, which he held to the cords, where he was joined by Gold Duet, the race home terminating in a dead heat. Run in 55 see. Decidi❑g Heat-5 to 4on Gold Dust. Won by a length and a half. Time, 53 see. Handicap Plata of 501., for three-year-olds and npwardo. A. F. Mr. Payne's Olenluce, 3 yrs, 7st (Harding) 1 Mr. R. E. Oliver's Sir R. Trenchard, 6 yrs,.6st 10lb (Aahmall) 2 Mr. St. Aubyn's Jessie, 6 yrs, 53t 71b (P. Hammond) 3 Mr. Pedlcy's Florence, 3 yrs, 6st (C arro ll) 4 Mr. J. M. Stanley's The Confessor, 4 yrs, Tat 121 b (Charlton) 5 Mr. Drinkald's Mr. Moon, 3 yrs, Bst (Pavia) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard, and 2 to 1 ugst Glenluce. Glenluce, overpowering the lad, took the lead at start ing, and with Jesaita and Sir R. Trenchard in her wake, made all the running into the dip, where Jessie was beaten. Sir R. Trenchard challenged immediately after, but never quite got up, Glenluce winning by a short head. Nothing was near the first two. Run in 2 min. 24 sec. Match -200, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. a. M. Stanley's Nicotine, 6st 111 b (Charlton) 1 Lord Exeter's Mountain Flower, Bst 71b (Norman) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Nicotine. Won by a length and a half. Run in 1 min. 15 see. Subscription Plate of 501. ; for two-ytar-olds, Est 71b ; and three, Bst 101 b. The winner to be sold for 350 8078, if demanded, &o. T.Y.C. Mr. Sams's Sextus, 2 yrs Sir R. Pigot's Jack the Giant Killer, 2 yrs (A. Cowley) 2 Lord Exeter's Noisette, 2 yrs (Heifer) 3 Lord W. Powlett's Luxurious, 2 yrs...(S. Steggles) 0 Duke of Bedford's Dabchiek, 2 yrs (Benstead) 0 Mr. Drinkuld's Ikaavery, 2 yrs (Carroll) 0 Mr. Pedley's Trousseau, 3 yrs. (Templeman) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Sextus, sto 2 agst Trousseau, and 4 to 1 agst Jaek the Giant Killer. Noisette made the play to the new ground, where she was joined by Sextus, who quitted her in the cords, and won easily by three parts of a length, and Jack the Giant Killer, who came a few strides from home, beating Noisette for the second place by a length. Run in 1 min. 16 sec. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, for two. yoar-olds. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid, 7st 81b (Charlton) 1 Mr. R. Walker's Game Tommy, 7st 6113...(G. Oates) 2 Mr. Rayner's Tittle Tattle, ist 1 11b...(1.1. Hammond) 3 Duke cf Richmond's Stella, 7st 121 b..... ...(Garvey) 0 Mr. T. Taylor's Game Chicken, 7st 101b...(Croucb) 0 Mr. Merry's Desdemona, 7st 6ib. . (Knott) 0 Betting-6 to son Michaelmas Maid, and 3to 1 egst Game Tommy. Michaelmas Maid made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 52 sec. Match-100, h ft. T.Y.C. ►Mr. Greville's Flutter, Bst (Flatman) 1 Lord Glasgow's f by Don John, out of Miss Saran 83t 71b (F. Butler) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Flutter. Won by a neck. The race was not timed. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each for two-year-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 70 soya., if demanded, &a. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Morris's Lady Vernon (Bash am) 1 Mr. R. E. Oliver's f by Birdcatcher, out of Grace Darling Mr. Jaques's Pitfall (Flatman) 3 Mr. Armstrong's Turntable (sly) 4 Betting—Evan on Lady Vernon, and 2 to 1 agat Pit fall. Won by a length, a neck between second and third ; Turntable beaten off. Run in 54 see. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for three-year-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 21b; five and upwards, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 150 SOTS, if demanded, &e. T.Y.C. Mr. Robinson's Chorus, 4 yrs Captain D. Lane's Guy Mannering, 4 yrs (Rogers) 1 (Bartholomew) 2 Mr. E. Phillips's Henrietta, 3 yrs .(G. Oates) 3 Betting-6 to son Guy Mannering, and 2to 1 agar Chorus. Won very easily by a length ; half a length between second and third. Run in 1 min. 15 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for thrcc-year-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 41b; five and upwards, Bst 81b. Winner to be sold for 40 sovs., &c. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Mr. J. Hughes's Trinket, 4 yrs . : ............ (C r ouch) 1 Mr. Sam's Euphony, 3 y rs . (Wells) 2 but did not o Mr. Mytton's The M oor was mo unted, g to the post. 5 to 2 had been laid on him, but at the close - to 4 was laid on Euphony-, and 2 to I agst Trinlict. Tlqo owner of the latter endeavoured to prevent her jockey from weighing, e nd to dibqualify her. SLe wen easily by a length. Time 1 min. 15 see. Match--200, h ft, Bst 71b each. T.Y.O Mr. Greville's F1utter............... Received Lord Glasgow'al by Don John, Oct o f Physalis Paid Mateh-100, h ft. T.YC.—Duke of Bedford's Dio media, Bst 41b Received 40 Boys. from Mr. Greville's o by Alarm, out of Alkali, Bst 71b. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FIRST CLASS NURSERY STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Anteverta 8 to 1 agst Talfourd 8 to 1 agst Eaton 8 to 1 apt Game Tommy 8 to 1 agst Exact to 1 agst Bello Sauvage f 10 to 1 agst Nerva 10 to 1 agst FETSMOIL 12 to 1 agst Margaret of Anjou SECOND CLASS NURSERY STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Michaelmas Maid 7 to 1 agst Tavistock DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Tho Reiner. 25 to 1 agst West Australian—taken 25 to 1 agat Cheddar ACCEPTANCES FOR T (Far First at lb Pelion 9 0 Exact Placid 7 12 Talfourd 7 6 Anteeerta c by Orlando out of 'HE NURSERY STAKES, ;DAY.) Class. b f by Bay Middleton Horsey Margaret of Anjou- 6 12, Eaton 6 11 Becon at lb out of 1.4 - a Belle Sau- et lb vage 6 10 Winter Sister to Caricara 6 10 Game Tommy 6 9 Feramorz Lady Gertrude INerva Class. North Pole 8 7 Audubon Tavistock 7 9 ch c by Don John out of Potentia Auohinleck 7 7 King David 7 7 Jacquelin, by Don John out of Jetnima 7 6 EPSOII AUTIJM Acceptances for the Antal it lb Dove Jack the Giant Killer 7 6 Doubletbong ..... 7 1 Michaelmas Maid 7 1 Little Swift 6 13 b f by Lanercost out of Treacherous Altitude Brightwaltham 6 5 MEETING, 1852. inn Handicap of 100 SOTO. Age st lb Merry Bird 3 6 8 Don Pedro 4 6 7 Vermuth...., 4 6 7 Allegro 3 6 0 Sank but 3 6 0 fiarpischord 4 5 10 Madeline 3 5 4 Snarry 3 5 3 Tested 3 5 3 The Varmint 3 5 3 Plumstead 3 5 2 Termagant 3 4 13 Captain Flash 3 4 10 Age st lb Lady Evelyn 6 11 5 Glauca.. ........ 6 8 12 Chief Justice llobbie Noble 3 8 3 Officious Indian Warrior, 3 7 11 Hernandez 4 7 71 Hothorpe .,. 4 7 0 Neasham 4 7 0 Ringleader 4 6 13 1 Candlewick ..... 5 612 Poodle 3 6 111 The Proctor 4 6 10 Dulcet a 6 10 rUR.ES FOR 1352. :MBES. Stretford Warwick Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 ES TO COME. AILBEIL. 23 GERMANY. The settlement of the customs union ques tion proceeds very slowly. The representatives of the Darmstadt coalition have had two meetings at Vienna, and a preparatory meeting was held at the bureau of the Foreign Minister, Count Buol Schauen stein, on the 22d instant. General de Latnoricike left Jena, on the 21st, after visiting the field of battle, which bears that name. He proceeded to Wohlsdorf to visit the field of battle, where Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia lust his life in 1806. General Haynau arrived at Verona, on the 18th, from Venice. The Duchess of Orleans and her two sons arrived at Frankfort on the 24th. BELGIUM. The following telegraphic dispatch was received on Tuesday, in Paris, from Brussels :—" The Cham ber of Representatives met this day ,(October 26), and proceeded to the nomination of its President. After two ballots, M. Delfosse was nominated to the office by 54 to 49, given to M. Delabaye." The Conetitutionnel says :—" M. Delfosse, who has just been chosen President of the Belgian Cham ber of Representatives, is the candidate whom the Liberal party had substituted for M. Verhisgen, after the refusal of the latter. The logical consequence of the election of M. Delfosse must have been the re turn to office of the cabinet which had just retired, if M. Rozier had not announced the positive intention to give up power, and if the state of the negotiations with France:did not render a government of transi tion indispensable. It is, therefore, more difficult than ever to forsee the issue of the ministerial crisis in Belgium. It is much to be regretted that the two parties, who reciprocally hold each other in check, do not, by patriotic concessions, place M. de Brouckere in a position to form a Ministry of compromise." .NEW "NIGHT SIGNALS. TO THE EDITOR Or THE BUN. Sts,—ln the Sun of the 18th, I observed with no little degree of surprise, a letter addressed to the editor, headed " New Night Signals—Rettis's, not Thenzsosis; containing also, some very severe animad versions on the Admiralty and myself, accompanied by a long detail of supposed or imaginary grievances, and a declaration, purporting to place the whole in the hands of Mr. M'Gregor, M.P., with a view to obtain redress from the [louse of Commons. In this letter, I am charged by Mr. Rettie, as being one of the underlings of the Admiralty, and as dis honourably and furtively depriving him of the merit and pecuniary benefit of his invention. This gentle man I do not know, though I have had the satisfac • tion of hearing him declaim, and ungraciously assail me before a large audience in the Londo❑ Exhibition, and it was on this occasion that he explained his plans to me, not knowing to whom he addressed himself, that I discovered our inventions had no relation to each other. If Mr. nettle takes to himself the merit of discover ing the process of staining glass, then, unquestion ably, he has the paramount right to the greater part of the honours identified with the discovery of the "New Night Signals;" but without this, I can sur render him up nothing. parnedseictution seems of his ha designs gn It would app ear h e h as b een a t vas t ex p e nse i n the ;s e o s have experiments most without inventors, made s t. he much pros • pect of an adequate remuneration ; but surely, ha cannot say by the Admiralty for th e lamps which were supplied by him for the use of the paid nothing will ' - ' nzvy. however, paid or not able , rivals. justify his inculpations of honour able rivals. I think I shall full satisfy the public who ayre convince interested Mr. Bettie, and an invention of so much importance in the succ es s o f to new night signals are, th a t its origin . seamen as the myself; and before I submit a d leta il s ed entirely with ow n plans, I will first state what were Mr. Rettie's They consist of large and small lam ps of different. colours, placed in an g les, so as to he used by ships sea in distress. T he y we re to be used as distress at lights. His large lantern, eve ry naval man will at once say was totally unsuited for bah it measur e d 14 or 18 inches long, by 12 or 14 hig, aving a power ful piano convex lens in front of an oil lamp, with two large coloured glass slides, on brass rollers, to impart the distinctive colours to the lens ; and, besides this, there were three small lanterns, made of hollow coin mon g lass cylinders, red, white, and green ; in each of which there was fixed an oil lump, and by mea ns Hattie of these fixed in various positions,Mr. IT his is ep t r h o ; posed to make signals of distress at sea. sum of all I have heard a nd known of this gentle man's plans. It was in September, 1848, while serving as sur geon. J.F of H.M.S. Odin, commanded by theF. Hon the Pelham, 13,.N., (now private secretary to Firstom. _ Lord) in the :r i vadron of Sir Wm. Parker, U mander-in Chief of the Mediterranean, that I was first led to direct my attention to the defective state of k)i).r night signals. Being. placed in the lee line and the advanced ship, we had to signalise to the Admiral, by means of a box of illuminated letters and ;gores, the ingenious inven tion of Capt. Wilmot, R N., but tint beinz able to communicate beyond half a mile, I suggested to Capt. Pelham the importance of coloured glass, as a means Iby which coinintv•ioations fit night with facility OLYMPIC THEATRE. A new drama, in five acts, by Mr. Morris Barnett, called Sarah Blaagi, a translation of a French play of " ter rible interest" (Sarah la Creole), was successfully pro duced bore last evening. Like many recent productions on our sage, it will be all the better for contraction. The heroine, a Creole, has sworn to avenge the death of her presumed father, who has been shot under some military necessity not very clearly explained, by order of Colonel Dumont. The colonel becomes a protector to the child of the man he has executed, and brings her up with his own daughter, Alice. The bitter and revenge ful spirit of the Creole girl, and the processes by which she compasses the ruin and de.-olation of her benefactor, form the groundwork of the action. Under the guise of friendship and sincerity, the fiend• like Sarah meditates the most demoniacal projects. She separates Alice from her lover, and causes her to be married to a vain and careless profligate. Finding that the profligate is re formed by the grace and virtue of his wife, she intro duces jealousy and distrust, and the husband is myste riously apprised of the visit of the former lover, and misled by the arts of Sarah as to his purpose. The mind of Alice, on the other hand, is tortured with sus picions of her husband by like contrivances, and she determines on suicide. In the meanwhile explanations take place which restore the mutual confidences of the oouple; but Sarah, not to be foiled, being in possession of a letter written by Alice, in her horror of anguish, resolves on poisoning her victim, and avoid the personal consequences of the crime under the exculpatory shelter of the letter. But all these schemes are frustrated by the individual, a brother of the colonel, who, before the commencement of the piece, it was supposed had been secretly made away with by Sarah, who hoped by this means to divert the wealth from the colonel's family, with which his relative had proposed to enrich him. Affecting to be a dry and imperturbable humorist, he dogs the steps of Sarah, becomes privy to all her secrets, and finally constitutes himself as her agent in the de struction of Alice, who, it is unnecessary to remark, is saved by his interference. Further piquancy is given to the denouement by the discovery of the fact that Sarah and Alice are sisters, and that the revenge for which the former pined had no origin in a filial wrong. The part of Sarah Blangi was performed by Miss Fanny Wallack, a lady whom we do not remember to have seen before, but who is evidently well acquainted with the stage, and possesses considerable talent as a melodramatic actress. Miss Harriet Gordon acted the interesting character of Alice Dumont with great sweetness and feeling. Mr. Farm as Colonel Dumont, represented to the life the fine old miliksire, and made the part very affecting. But the most remarkable piece of acting in the play was M . r. Corn pton'a Monsieur Yandris. It was exceedi n g l y q uiet and natural. The applause at the conclusion was loud and general, and the author and principal actors ware called for. The piece was announced for repetition every night. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr Justice Cresswall.) THE CASE OF RAPE. George Greyson, the medical student who was yester day found guilty of rape upon a child, was this morning pieced in the dock to receive sentence. The prisoner emphatically declared that he was wholly innocent of the crime alleged against him. The Chief Baron, after some observations as to the grave nature of the offence, sentenced him to transpor tation for 15 years. SENTENCE UPON CANNON. The prisoner, James Cannon, who was yesterday found guilty of feloniously causing to Michael Dwyer, police constable, certain bodily injury dangerous to life, with intent to murder him, having been brought up to receive judgment, The Chief Baron said ho had deferred passing sentence upon the prisoner, in order to consider whether he should not sentence him to death; but on reflection, and after consulting his learned brethren, he had come to the con clusion that it would be sufficient to record judgment of death against him, leaving the civil authorities, with a how all mercy rested, to afterwards deal with the case us they thought proper. The off,mce committed by the prisoner was the most aggravated one, short of taking away life, which, in the long course of his legal experi ence, he (the Chief Baron) nad ever known; for he had inflicted:such dreadful injuries on the unfortunate prose- cutor that it was not improbable the remainder of his existence would be a long course of pain and suffering. c h ib a li r s ti r l i n d ntt i a t w He trusted that the fate of the prisoner would act as a warning to ail who, like him, exulted in great physical life. Whether serfdfeecd fit) r, swti3ssAttusrNsce t iish h owi auet crimes. ir e :Gd n i, strength, against showing such a reckless disregard of the deathC eu Court utuol dsay; t e lble f to o . r o ut if he escaped death, which by the law he justly merited,_ shm he must expect to suffer the next gravest pun ishment suete e h e of le etthhe then wag e Ea t o e v e e , d r eicroormd the a ° g e e i o u u s r t t . t he priso ner,The riseonweargwat handcuffed, and the precaution was taken to have some additional officers in the dock. Lewis, nnett, mercy by the jury, w sentenced imprisonment for but reoonmended to Richard Tr)n S t 2 2, Shoem Witil Lie lAIIOI6 SUghter of indiument charging her ' 7ho i '1"7. 1 .;""1" au p calendar months, N .A M I, E j N es T ty E ,B T o 7 o tt n lz IranTO A d u sjitun...—Yes missiuners concluded another contract ships more, to carry out emigrants to Melbourne and Victoorisa— vo b e ready to receive their passengers on board on the lath Deceinber next ; one of them to embark all her passengers at at Deptford, and the other to embark her ter G da ° y V h E e ß r passengers either at Plymouth or at Liverpool. RACING FLIT, NOTE Worcester Autumn ..: Epsom 4 Liverpool Autumn 9 Cowbridge Hunt Northallerton ll I IRISH RACE NOTE. Kilkenny ... MESSRS. HOWARD AND CLINTOX'S GREATEST AND MOST DECISIVE VICTORT.—Ever since the Cesarewitoh, the Knight of the Shire has enjoyed the soubriquet of Messrs. lloward and Clinton's " Pet." It was a standard joke in the ring before starting, " What's the odds against Howard and Clinton ?" This was because we stood on him alone for the Ceaarewitoh till the last moment, when, finding that it was not his day, we, on the Monday before the race, changed our tip to Weathergage or Lady Evelyn by public advertisement. But we are proud, we are exces sively elated, to find that we won so clearly, so deci sively. We positively picked him as the decisive and only winner of the Cambridgeshire. We are daily insulted by envious spiteful slanders, either by men who would grovel in the dirt to curry favor with us, and who vainly endeavour to imitate us; or by men who, like the viper, vainly endeavour to injure the file. This time, however, though despising the trouble, we did take the precautions, and o❑ Saturday, in an interview which we had with the Editor of Bell's Life, respecting an erroneous statement acknowledged to have been in serted i❑ error, and which will be contradicted next week, we left in his hands a copy of our first, last, and only printed circular or tip, (excepting the one issued months back boi ore the entries, when at 100 to 1 we gave Bobbie Noble.) Well, in the above-mentioned circular, after giving our r.asons for picking out the Knight as the winner, we then placed them thus, as we calculated they would run:— Knight of the Shire 1 Asset.. 2 Convulsion 3 [The Knight was then at 20 and 15 to 1. Let this speak for itself.] The steeple-chase season will far out shine our previous successes. Now, don't forget our words. We have reason to know that not even the proverbial uncertainty of horse-flesh will pre vent certain monied certainties coming off ; but we shall have them on the hip in every case. Fee for the season, two guineas. We want no one to join our list till he is satisfied by dit act reference to subscri bers (which we will gladly afford) what we, our state ments, and our information are worth. Address H. and C., Post-office, Coventry. street, Soho. Post-office orders payable to Henry Howard. P.S. The money won by our subscribers through our investments amounting to 2,9671. 103., will be forwarded (less commission) on re ceiving instructions. P.P.S. Thursday—lmportant No tice.—Past success opens the paths to future victories— we never promise till we are nearly certain of fulfilling our promise—we have it direct from the stable that they are going in for an immense " pot " on the Epsom Au tumn Handicap—that it is as near an approach to a cer tainty as was the case of Adine—the money is on, but with caution our subscribers can get on a little now at 20 to 1. . .. To Subscribers. Per eentage comes in remarkably slow; is it possible that we have to complain of this on such an occasion—bah I don't let us have to remark again on this subject. COLLISION ON THE OZYORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.—An accident occurred on Monday to the up mail train from Bristol to Bir mingham, near to the goods station of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company at Worcester, arising from gross negligence. By a recent arrangement part of the Bristol and Birmingham trains leave the Midland line at Abbott's Wood, and traverse the loop lino of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Company to Worcester, joining the Midland line at Stoke. The mail train duo at Worcester at ten o'clock arrived at its proper time last night, but on leaving the station, at about 200 yards beyond it, while going at the rate of 10 or 12 miles an hour, ran into two trucks which had been left upon the line. There was but one carriage to the train, and this contained but few passengers, who luckily escaped unhurt. It appeared that in removing the waggons the men had shunted the two trucks upon the main line, and then went home to supper and forgot them. The men were yesterday taken before a magistrate, and , in t heir de fence said that they had been told to pat the trucks there, and that they did not know anything about the line. One was fined :in the penalty of 11. and sa. coats, or 14 days' hard labour; and the other in 10a. and ss. costs, or 7 days hard labour. The money was paid. TESTIMONIAL TO RALPH BERNAL, Es4—The liberal electors of the city of Rochester, anxious to testify their admiration and esteem for their late respected member, Ralph Bernal, Esq., recently entered into a subscription for the purpose of presenting him with a piece of plate. The selection has been a magnificent centre-piece, form ing a candelabra. It stands three feet high, having six branches, beneath which are three figures, representing Commerce, Justice, and Wisdom. The inscription is as follows:—"Presented to Ralph Bernal, Eq., by the liberal electors and inhabitants of the city of Rochester, as a testimonial of their estimation of the many services rendered to his country by his unflinching advocacy of civil and religious liberty, free trade, and parliamentary reform, throughout a long senatorial career of thirty-two pears, during twenty-five of which be most assiduously attended to the interests of their ancient city, as their representative in parliament." On one side of the . base are engraven the arms of the hon. gentleman, 13 motto Spas et Fortitude," and on the ot her the crest, both of which are admirably executed. The w eight of it is 281 ounces; the cost nearly 2001. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY OE L O NDOII I .7 d At the instigation of Mr. Elliott , a return is has bee n kae before the Court of Sewers of the nu m bs wit somewhat in various sheds in the City. Tile astounding, and, indeed, alarrninang, seeing that in a densely crowded mass of houses argdepeaospeleowthse, memakaenaa. Coos of animals, especially 51 serious addition to the many other agents which poison the atmosphere. Even if the animals and sheds be kept clean (a matter of great doubt), they are in all respects out of place in the heart of London. In the east district, including Aldgate and Bishorgate, there are 65; in th e west, including Bartholomew close and Shoo-lane, 77 ; i n Moor - lane, the north midd le, as Fore street, and Milton street, 63; in the south middle, as Lambeth-hill and Old Change, 27; making a total of milk - manufacturing cows of 232. If search were made in other parts of the metropolis, even a larger proportion of this nuisance would b 3 found. Farm-yards, green fields, natural food, and pure air are indispensable to the manufacture of wholesome milk. Railways render inexcusable the con tinuance of keeping animals in foul air, whose milk ender such circumstances, is a diseased secretion, injuri ous, more or less, to the public health. ABOLITION OF CHANCERY OFFICE..—From this day (Thursday) several Chancery offices, under the new Acts of Parliament, will be abolished, including the offices of the patentee of th e subpoena office, the deputy of the patentee of the subpoena office, the clerk of affidavits, the as sistant-clerk of affid av i ts, the second Assistant-clerk of all • davits, the clerk of reports, the doorkeeper of the Court of Chancery, and the office of the usher of the Court of Chancery. LIZ ERA7'URE. I The Young Wife's Guide. A very excellent little treatise, try Dr. Henry Ddvit,a, and published by Bohn. it is a vads- mecum that should be in the nursery of every married lady. We are convinced that if the very vimple and plain advice therein given was more generally adopted, the medical adviser might be kept out of the house altogether. Reading it over, we have come to the conclusion, that if every one acts up to the principles of the book, there will be very little for the medical world to do in the department of which the work treats ; hut the worst of it is, we readily enough listen to good advice, but we do not qo readily follow it. Dr. 11. Davies seems to be purely of opinion that, " from the body's purity, the mind derives a secret sympathetic aid," or be would not advise bathing in the way ho does. The Doctor is unquestionably right. It is one of the many things still too much neglected, though we are improving, and a century hence we may become a Spartan race. A poultice is a very simple thing; everybody ought to know bow to make one ; nobody does, and the medical adviser has generally to give the direction. This little trea tise enters into the minutiae of these things, and various other essential matters, which, because they are 80 trifling, are so much disregarded. The book is addressed more especially to young mothers. We advise it to old as well as young. To the young it imparts many valuable hints, which modesty prevents them asking. In the old it may correct many prejudices. Elements of Health. By E. J. Tilt, M.D. Bohn. 1)r. Tilt, who is the author of several very useful works, has now sent forth a book with the above title, and he says in the preface, "Dr. Johnson and others have furnished popular works on the subject of health, as it relates to man." His attention, in the volume now before us, is directed Especially to the health of women. It is perfectly true there is no class work devoted to this subject ; but the elements contained in the Doctor's volume are axioms, for the most part, diffused through all works on medical science. We opine the best portion of the book to be, the introduc tory chspters treating upon Life, its Moral Element, Mental Element, and Physical Element ; and there is good sound philosophy in his arguments. Speaking of the new born infant :—" How much superior is the intensity of life in infancy to that of any subsequent period !—an intensity indicated by the circulation of the blood being about double in quickness to that of an adult, by the rapid approaches to death's door, and the miraculous recoveries which do so frequently occur at that period of life. As we continue to live, every successive epoch is marked by a diminution of vital energy, until it becomes so impaired by increas ing infirmities and old age, that there is not sufficient strength left to move the body, or perform its most ordinary functions." _ _ The statistics relative to the increased mortality in females over males in the higher walks of life are somewhat startling, and serve to show that over-refine ment tends to early decay. Our author says that " educated women receive the same, or even better, medical attendance than the poor, and their circum stances, to all appearance, ought to maintain better health. There must, then, be something wrong— some hidden influence, to work this calamitous end ; and is it not greatly dependent on the enervating fashion which guides their education, and the igno rance in which they are left respecting the proper management of themselves 1?" We shall close our observations by one more remark, which is, a recommendation to the fair sex to read and mark well those, so to call them, digres sive portions of this book, that more particularly relate to physical management, in order that they may bet ter enjoy their three score years and ten, by embrac ing the recommendations that tend to counterbalance the primordial curse, " In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children all the days of thy life." Y Jerdan. V o l. 11. The Autebiograph Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Company. Another quarterly volume has recently been issues from the press by Mr. Jerelen, in continuation of his lively and agreeable autobiography. Dedicated in grateful and eulogistic terms to the memory of George Canning, it is adorned with a portrait of that illustrious statesman, from the original painting by Stewardson. A picturesque little sketch of the gar den front of Gloucester-lodge, Old Brompton, con fronts upon the engraved titl e -p age th at valuable and appropriate frontispiece. Before resuming the cur rent of his recollections, Mr. Jerdan avails himself of the opportunity afforded by a prefatory chapter, to enforce by additional arguments his previous asser tions, in reference to the profession of literature. Those assertions having been rather earnestly gain said in several quarters since the publication of the first volume of his " Autobiography," the writer deems it advisable, apparently, to insist yet more strenuously upon the perfect accuracy of his obser vations. He declares more plainly and explicitly, if that he possible, than he did in the former instance, that Letters, as a rule, are unremunerative. He speaks himself, it must be remembered, from the force of a very bitter experience. Any one so situated, we cannot but think, should be listened to, at least, with some degree of deference. Instead of finding this courtesy displayed towards him, however, we regret to have to remark, that some have contravened our author's declarations without the most shadowy sem blance of the respect due to misfortune. That Mr. Jerdan is mistaken in his argument, we ourselves believe most thoroughly. We believe that he is mis taken, that is to say, in regarding as the evidences of a " rule," what in reality, according to our view of the profession of literature, constitutes only the few and scattered exceptions. There are, no doubt, men of very eminent ability, men of industry, and men of prudence, who, with all the qualifications for achieving pecuniary success in the cultivation of literature, have, nevertheless, grievously failed to realize even a portion of their early aspirations. These, however, Mr. Jerdan takes as conclusive proofs of the " rule," whereas we regard them simply ita the light of unhappy exceptions. Speaking more plainly upon the matter—we must add, that we can not but believe that the vast majority of those who fail in the literary profe s sion, do so either because they have altogether over-estimated their capabilities, or because they have not practised the most ordinary economy, or acted according to the most elementary rules of simple domestic providence. As Justice Tal fourd has recently taken occasion to observe with much distinctness (vide prefatory memoir to the late W. F. Deacon's story of "Annette," vol i., p. 28), " La mentations over the miseries of a literary life are not just in general application." Ability, industry, and pru dence will, in the majority of cases, succeed in the pro fession of literature, as in all other professions indiscri minately. Individual instances may, of course, in this, as in every imaginable walk of life, be unhappily ad duced, showing that men, endowed plentifully with each of the three requisite qualities—men who have even rendered themselves remarkable by the extent of their intellectual capacity—by the systematic assi duity of their application , and y the watchfulness of their e ver-active and prudential economy—have de plorably failed in carving out for themselves a posi tion of ordinary independence. Nevertheless, these we regard as exceptional examples, not as examples of a " rule." Sir Walter Scott, with all his prudence —with all his astonishing industry, and with all his resplendent genius —was reduced from opulence to almost indigence, or, at any rate, to a condition in which he was lamentably in debt. That was the re sult of calamity. And calamity has regard neither to one profession nor to another —fulling now upon the author, and driving him into beggary_and now upon the merchant, and forcing him through th e merchants are ets n o tof bankruptcy. But the majority bankrupts. insolvents. They a arere situated Neither thefn m majority er e o f e literary measure alike, being equally lia ble to the casualt ies of good or evil fortune. It is in 'regarding these casualties as invariable, instead of merely occasional, that M r Jerdan appears to us to have erred. Yet while we consider him to be mistaken in believing that the vast majority of those who adventure up on th e li terary profession ou st fail, although they ar e endowed with a bility, with industry and with prudence, we con sider his more inveterate opponents to be not only mistaken, but unjust ; and not only un just, but discourteous ; and not only discourteous, but absurd in maintaining that all who fail must necessarily be deficient in what are allowed up on all hands to thisbe r n e a ci se u , is t i h te at qu sn a m lifi e c ti a m ti tfromhe absolutelybeing the has been glaringly witnessed. So far ns ihe very re verse Pye es was a poetlaure ate.Oenasinntil in when Chatterton was starving v a en ga a rr b e lo t ok in . Brook-street, Holborn ! head—or a man, as the familiar p hrase ' even next door to a blockhead —has risen for a w hile to the height of literary distinction. But, era rule, blockheads, of course, do not generally rise to this elevation, sny more than gifted, industrious, and prudent writers generally sink into poverty and insignificance. Enough of this, however : the world knows tolerably well how far Mr. Jerdan is accurate or erroneous in his argu ment as to the chance of success in the profession of literature. Continuing the narrative of our author's autobiography, we are distressed to find it crowded. with such melancholy squabbles and bitter recrimina tions. The chapters relating to the S.z, and particu larly those referring to the close of Mr. Jerdan's con nection with this journal, will be perused, we doubt not, with regret by the majority of those interested in watching the progress of his vicissitudes. Infinitely preferable will be found those portions of the volume here under examination, bearing allusion to George Canning or to Robert Burns, to Washington Irving or to Peter Pindar, to Lord Munster or to Lord Mel bourne. As with the preceding instalment, the chief attraction of the work consists in its pleasant melange of gossip and anecdote, penned in that agreeable and unaffected strain of confidence to the public which must perforce mellow, and may possibly extend, Mr. Jerdan's literary reputation. ,~ i S u 4 i f..._*., -, 4 4 ..iii:' ,, ,..., i , •-,,,, 1 -, r\- • 7.4 it , \-....,-. ;_ , -2- f . c 1 5.4,134 II Mil i 5% 6 %