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by a steam-engine. Hose might be attached to these pipes where it might be requisite to move the light. Mr. HENDRE objected to it on account of the expense. Mr. PEARSALL, of Hull, read a paper upon tilt ai:tiou of rain water upon lead. He instanced a Timber of cases in which persons had been poisone;!, by lead contained in water, and gave it as his opinion that the water contained lead in solution as well as precipitation. Professor DAVY intmaticed ri new gaseous carbo-hydro gen, which he had. prepared by repeatedly passing the electric spark through bicarburetted hydrogen. He was pursuing further experiments, which he would lay before the association next year. Professor JOHNSTONE likewise laid before the meeting a paper on the composition and properties of a description of hatcheline which appeared to be generally known to those present, being a substance composed of carbon and hydro gen found in the coal measure. Professor MILLER read a paper on the eT.panwm o: crystals in different directions, by which it :Appeared that if sulphate of lime and various other crystalline substances were heated, they would expami, in different proportions in different directions. The business of the day closed at three o'clock. SECTION C.—GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. The Chair was taken at half-past eleven, when two or three notices were read, and among them a letter from Dr. Jefferies, which stated that two cases contii.ining various bones and teeth, not only of rats, cats, dogs, sheep, horses, and cows, but also of bears, hyaenas, the rhinoceros, and other animals not clearly ascertained, and a large tooth of the left down jaw of an old tiger, which had been collected with great labour in August last, from the immense bed of dilutivan found in the caves of Crffa Rock, Denbighshire, were on the table ready for inspection. Sir PHILIP EGERTON read a paper by Sir David Brews ter, on a new structure of the diamond. It is stated that diamond lenses had been used in single microscopes of high power, but that they were unfit for the purpose, hav ing; a double refractive power, and producing double images; that the surface wag covered with parallel lines or veins, some of which refracted more than others. Professor SEDGWICK remarked that the paper was as re markable as all those which emanated from the hand of that microscopic philosopher. Mr. J. P. HxYwooe next read a synopsis of a paper collected with vast labour, on the coal fields of South Lan cashire. He said that the coal beds of South Lanca shire covered a space of 400 square miles, and that the largest bed was 2.7:3 miles square. That the Earl of Bal carras gave employment to 8.00 parsons in the collieries about Wigan ; and that Lord Francis Egerton, in the mines near \Vorsley, employed 1,700 persons. That in 1836 the coal used in Manchester was valued at fire hundred thou sand pounds. Mr. WI wasrsoN next read a paper on sections of the same district. He produced drawings of fossils discovered in a peculiar limestone, and also one of a fish he styled a salmon, which he had found in the coal fields. The latter circumstance of the fish being a salmon was refuted by Sir Philip Egerton, who stated that he had himself found a si milar fish, which belonged to a separate farnily, the genus saline, never being found in coal strata. Mr. PEACE read a Report on the dislocations and other _ phenomena of the coal fields of Wigan ; and Mr. Logan produced a paper on the coal beds of South Wales. Mr. SMITH read an interesting paper on the changes of the levels of sea and land, wishing to refute some state ments made by Mr. Strickland a few days before. Professor SEDGWICK said that Mr. Smith's proposition did not interfere with the statement of Mr. Strickland, his (Mr. Smith's) deposit being of a tertiary formation, and not one of gravel. Captain PORTLOCK toad a paper on the analogy between the Irish and English red sandstone, by the circumstance that shells, &c. of a similar cast had been found in each. SECTION E.—MEDICAL SCIENCE. ( &bridged from the Liverpool Mail.) Dr. HOLLAND'S paper, being an inquiry into the in fluence of the mind on the heart, and other organs, in health and disease, was read. The first inquiry was, as to the in fluence of the respiratory organs in the circulation of blood in the chest. He had long investigated the influence of respiration on the circulation of the blood. Strong emo tions greatly disturbed the respiratory functions, and, consequently, the circulation. In ordinary breathing, there was no evidence that the heart was influenced by the brain. The expansion of the chest, caused by a deep in spiration, facilitated the expansion of the blood to two dif ferent points, the right and the left of it. The contractions of the heart were modified according to the quality and quantity of the blood it received. An increased quantity having gone to it, invariably augmented the rapidity of the pulse, but decreased its strength. That fact had often been proved. When the increased quantity of the blood was more stimulati ng than us ua l, th e contract i ons were accele rated, and at the same time the pulse was augmented in force. The heart was likely to be impeded in its action by any influence which should determine blood to flow to the chest. There was voluntary and involuntary respira tion. In or.e case, an individual immediately tainted from being requested to take a deep breath ; in others, the usual effects of taking a deep breath fhllowed, namely, a quicken ing of the pulse, but incapable of influencing the circulation in the same degree as when involuntary breathing ensued the result of deep emotions. Expiration was also a volun tary and involuntary action. They could laugh when they pleased, but the effect of this on the system was not nearly so great as from what arose from involuntary expiration. Syncopy and palpitation of the heart were quite explana tory on this principle. Dr. CARSON differed from what had been stated. He thought that the circulation of the blood was very little affected by respiration at all. He meant to say, as to the force or quantity of it which passed through the vessels. Alec Dr. Holland had replied, and some other subjects were discussed, Dr. CARLISLE was called on to make some remarks on two remarkable mal.-Formations of the cerebellum of the human subject. He produced the cast of the cerebellum of a femal e of weak intellect, which was remarkably small, not being larger than the size of an ordinary walnut, divided into halves, an d which was completely inferior to the cere brum, In this instance, the organs which were usually un derstood to bc connected and affected by this part of the '..)rain were remarkably writ developed. The uterus and the fallopian tubes were remarkably large. The other in stance was the ocrebellum of a man, one half of which was completely deficient, and the other half comparatively small, whilst there was surgical evidence to prove that the animal passions of the individual were strong. He had been induced to bring these eases forward, to make inquiry how these could be accommodated to the theory of Dr. Spurzheim. SlturtoN F.—STATISTICS. Mr. H. A.sttwotcrit proceeded to show the origin of the late strike at Preston, which,he said, was in consequence of the work people conc,..ivin g that they did not partake, in a fair ratio, of the profits which the employers were enjoy lag, in consequen ce of the extras active state the business had been in for some time previous ; and that they were not paid at the Caine ratio as other persons in different towns in the county, in the same line of business, which latter idea was much enforced by delegates from other towns impress ing upon them the rate of wages they received, without taking into eon,Peration the more favourable circumstances under which they (the cotton spinners of Preston) were en ing, by a regular rate of wages throughout the year, independent, of the fluctuations of trade—a state which none of the others in different towns did enjoy, as well as the difference of local situation. Previous to the strike, the employers offered an advanc e of ten per cent., which was refused, consequently the mills were cle-sed, by which 660 cotton spinners were thrown out of em ployment, together with a number of others, dependent on this branch, Amounting to B,soo—such as piecers, children, engine ers , mec h an i cs, and various others. The strike lasted nearly three months before any partial alteration took place, and then the employers opened their milk Many of the employers in the meanwhile had caused self acting mules to be erected, whereby the services of a great number of spinners were dispensed with. At the end of three months, the funds of the Cotton Spinners' Union being exhausted, an unconditional surrender was made by the turn-outs, consequently, the mills were fully resuni; ; d, and by the self-acting mules and the strangers that wire introduced during the time of the strike, 260 of l ormer number in regular employment previous the strike, and who were in the constant receipt of from 'L i ' Week, were thrown out of ern s. to 335. per to seek it, while their familiet; to and left to wander of their conduct or the vr.v... - 1 " . re s ' tur ' ving in consequence .. of employment—and many of whom. since that peri,' tinged, were very it was proved by statements pro_ tho tow_ bad characters , The total loss neighbourhood was estimated by lures, with the -;,h particulars thereof, at 107 4961 without the Wb r ki ng c l ass deriving any benefit whatever, .but rather t clueing th em below_ what_ they were in th e rece i pt of be fo:e the striko, besides other attendant evils just alluded to. Me. G, W. HALL read his paper, wherei he reviel:: Or the i mprovements in agricultur e dur n ing the last Century, and showed that what in thin respect had taken place therein was all owing to the extensive cultivation of the turnip and potato. He traced them from their first introduction to the present period, and showed that wher ever they were cultivated agriculture and every thing at tglteti thereto was improved, A long aid very animated discussion took place on this kubject, and several noblemen and gentlemen advanced their opinions in favour of spade husbandry. Mr. HALL contended there were a great many vagaries attached to the notion of spade husbandry, and that it was a fallacy to think it would answer throughout the country. A small piece of land being profitable under such a sys tem was no guidance for a large establishment. Several gentlemen remarked on the benefit of allotting srneil portions of land to laboorert iMtanted how :loch thcir condition Vitr , irqt - OYCA therehy, and their mo rals nnd health PI-oli.A.otot Tit tt~ SANOtli , . said he had 300 such allotments, which ho let out at about 2/. to 31. per acre, of about a quartet of an acre each, and which returned to the utelipier about !.It. per quarter. Lord Nest Nt rude A similar statement, and bora t(s tirnony to tha g-nod it had done in the neighbourhoad which he resided. Mr. FRIPP then read hir ;paper on the state of the woilcx ing classes in one a the parishes of Bristol. I.ITIoI G.—MECHANIC:a SCIENCE. Mr. LANG m a d e k nown to t h e section various improve mentsin the construction of ships. Among them Was I% new description of keel, which ws laid in two parts, so that if ri struck on a reef, the first portion knocked away must be that portion of the keel that was embedded, when, by care, the ship might be got off. IF, ho ever, the other portion were beaten away, tho vessel immediately drew fifteen inches less water, and the chances of saving her wn: increased. RAIL WAS VELOCIEY„---Dr. LARDNER delivered a let ture on the resistance to railway trains. It tt'ft3 much to be regretted that on experiments that. could he depended upon as accurate had been made an railways. There wet se veral modes of ascertaining friction. One which he had tried was by the instrument used for measuring force, with the principle of which they were all acquainted by the ma cliine in common use, called the string balance. He had made experiments with this instrument, but he found it al gether inefficient. Though the rails appeared smoth, yet they presented many inequalities, and the consequence was. that the index needle turned about from place to place, and rendered any decision impracticable. Another method was to roll down an inclined .plane. The speed with which they would go in given weight could he calculated. And if they could gt t the speed with which they did go they would be able to come at the amount of friction. This he had tried. Professor RDBINSON.—Did you take into consideration the maion of the air? Dr. LAIIDNER.—Why, it has been found that the action of the air in such a case is quite inconsiderable. Dr. LARDSER said he would point out a method of ob taining a certain limit of the friction. He should place as great a load to an engine as could be taken at an ordinary velocity. If the engine went slowly, the pressure of the steam on the cylinder would net be much less than the pressure in the boiler. An experiment had been made by a member of that section. The learned doctor was of opi nion that 81 lbs. per ton was rather too high a calculation for the friction, and also that the average traction was ra ther overstated. He thought, in fact, that about 71 lbs. would be about the average of the friction. It was curious to contemplate that a piece of common pack thread, capable of bearing a strain of 71 lbs. was sufficient to draw a weight of one ton on a railway, and of keeping it in motion. Professor RoarNsort expressed his disagreement with Dr. Lardner on the subject of his assertion that the air had but little effect. The air clung so to a clock pendulum in motion as to make a difference of ten seconds per day. Mr. HERAPATII said he had twelve months ago pub lished a table similar to that shown by the learned doctor. He had formerly made some calculations whereby he brought out a velocity of sixty miles per hour. He had been writ ten to by several practical engineers, who assured him that he was wrong as to practice, they could only obtain a result of forty miles per hour. Ultimately he found that the whole difference was owing to atmospheric resistance, which made an alteration of two miles per hour. In a speed of thirty miles per hour there were, in one experiment, twenty one tons of traction. Mr. ROBERTS explained a contrivance which he had for merly made for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of friction. He had found that a trifling diminution of fric tion took place when the speed was much increased. Mr. Roberts mentioned a curious circumstance which occurred to him once on the Liverpool and Manchester railroad. It was blowing a hurricane, and the wind was almost parallel • with the railroad, in the direction of Manchester. He was directed to take an engine and follow a train which it was feared would not be able to contend with the violent wind that was blowing. He-did so, and on his return he found that the wind, which was blowing about 80 miles an hour, was sufficient to carry them along without the smallest as sistance from steam. In this manner they went at such a speed as completely to neutralize the effect of the hurricane. Sometimes they had a puff of air in their faces, and some times they felt a slight effect from the wind at their back, but generally the effect was that of a calm still air. He would mention another matter illustrative of the effect of the air. At one time of his life -he used to amuse himself by making spinning tops. He had made a top which spun for 42 minutes. A friend requested him to make a top for him, and with this top he took particular pains, and to make it look more handsome he put on it a thin coat of the finest lacquer. He found that it would not spin more than 17 minutes. Ile removed the lacquer and the top then spun 37 minutes. From this he was of opinion that lac quer should not be put on clock pendulums. Mr. HARDMAN EARLE mentioned several' experiments which had taken place on the railway with the same en gines, but with different results. From this he was of opinion that such a table as that produced by Dr. Lardnet could not be correct nor give any correct notion of the average amount of friction. He hoped something better would soon be produced. A paper was read on a new safety-lamp, invented by Mr. Luthead. Dr. CLANNING read a paper on a new telegraph, which he alleged lie had invented. Ile proposed to have a circu lar face, with the letters of the alphabet surrounding the margin. An index, which revolved from the centre, pointed to the letters, and it was proposed that the words should thus be spelled. Lieut. MoatsoN said, so far as the simple principle of working with a single arm was concerned, the telegraph was good. But the system of spelling words was the worst that had ever been conceived, from its tedious and confined nature. Seven years ago be had invented a telegraph with a single arm ' but instead of letters he had used figures, whereby some millions of sentences might be conveyed. I A Paper from Mr. CURTIS, on a new mode of making suspension bridges, was read. Mr. I - lAwKINs produced an ingenious contrivance for measuring the focal power of spectacles. The section adjourned at three o'clock. SATURDAY, Several geological excursions took place to the salt mines at Northwich, the coal mines at Wortley, and to inspect the remains of the great submarine forest at Leasowes, on the opposite shore, although the day was very unpropitious for each, the rain commencing early in the morning and continuing throughout the day. . This evening the general meeting was held at the Amphi theatre for the transaction of the concluding business, and returning thanks to the various public bodies who had pro vided such distinguished reception and valuable accommo dation for the different sections. The proceedings were commenced by the Earl of Bur lington, who, on account of the munificence displayed by Sir John Tobin en the former occasion of meeting, presented him in the name of the Association with en elegantly hound copy of its transactions. Amongst other marks of distinc tion paid by the foreigners present, he also referred to a bust of Miceenas, sent over by Professor Munn, which would remain in the Town•hall as a testimony of the visit of the Astlociation. Votes of thanks to the Mayor and Corpor;itinu, to the Manager of the Royal institution, the Ttnstees of the Sav ings Bank, the Medical Council ; the Managers of the Bo tanic Gardens, and the Academy of Painting, were pro posed, and seconded by the Marquis of Northampton, Sir P. G. Egerton, Professor Whewell, Rev. Dr. Carpenter, lion. Stewart Wortley, Professor Sedgwick, Lord Sander), Colonel Sykes, Dr, Roget, Captain James Ross, Lord Nugent, Professor Phillips, &c., which were severally re sponded to by the Mayor and Managers of the several in stitutions. Mr. JOHN TAYLOR, the General Treasurer, announced the number o f mem b ers belorging to the Association at Livoroool was 1,840, whilst at Bristol it was 1,30.5, giving a majority in favour of the former of 535, for which they were principally indebted to the exertions of the local trea surer, Samuel Turner, Esq. Tile Noble PRESIDENT' then declared the meeting ad. journed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the month gr August, By a letter from Ceylon the following melancholy accoun t has been detailed, viz. :—At Trincomalee, three otßcerz belonging to the el st Regiment, with six natives, were upset in a boat during k squall ; all have perished except one native, who was several hours in the water. The officers' names are Lieut. Shaw and Lieut. Harkn ess , both married with children ; and Ensign Walker, single. HERRING FISIIERY.—The herring fishery is over for a season. The average at Aberdeen has not increased above the statement. we gave last week, but it is admitted on all sides that next season will materially advance the number of boats. The curers are particularly sanguine on this head. Wick averages 100 trans. This is less than was expected, but still it is a fair fishing, when we consider the number of boats at that station. From a careful ana lysis of the number of trans caught at all the different ports, we find that the fishing, upon the whole, is a trifle below an average one. This may save the curers from a heavy loss, but the prices will not remunerate them to the extent which their risk involves. At Wick some sales have been made at 18s., ltut we are now inclined to think that they will be fully above that amount. The bad wea-, ther, which interrupted th e fishing on this side during o d last week of August, has l e d to this result.—.4o4;deen Herald, THE ROYAL STUD. Sir nitrics Buicirtt.has eaugeei to be published a letter addre.tsed to Lord Melhobrbii relati've td the 12y aue,- ;ion df thK itty,t stud. Sir Francis s tro ng ly depre.cates the measure. The following extracts from his letter will suffice to explain the o e ininno he holds on the subject tj " Ships and hisnS ; the dito fuhninit tclii, Used be the pride and glory of Englithilietik the' are the bul*arks of national safetki and inStrtlMenis of national renown, and the perfection to which we brought, and the skill with which we used them, has long been the admiration of the world, and our supremacy therein honourably characteristie of our country." ; t k " The Loyal stud is a truly toyal appendage to the Crown, ind to tbaintain it a primary public ob;cet ; and, seeing the Iwge RIMS foreigners are willing to give for our b,st, horse, it i the only securiti for sonic of the wry best being Prc!'ervol. ctlionght It;, and of their being, as they ought to be, pr; 2A above all price, If it is unfit that under ti Queen interests o f such poblitt Importance should be disregarded, it follows that it is unfit that a Queen should wear the crown, and not that the Royal stud should he sold. " The remonstrance put forth by the Jockey Club of England will have, I hope, its due weight with your Lord , ship ; anyhow they will have done honour to themselves, and have evinced to the world that Englishmen, even in their sports, do not forget their country, and in case Go vernment refuses to interfere, the gentlemen and noblemen of England will, I trust, step forward upon this occasion, and become themselves the purchasers of the royal stud, and by vesting it in the Crown confer a lasting benefit on the country. . • . . " I will only add one more observation on the subject of this address, that I am satisfied that our late benevolent and patriotic Sovereign, William IV., would have sooner chopped off his right arm than have affixed his signature to so poor-spirited, low-minded, and an ti- na ti ona l a project, albeit, that his Majesty, being bred a sailor, knew more about ships than horses, in which he took little pleasure. Still, upon public grounds, and with true English feeling, which guided every act of his reign, he cherished and en couraged the establishment of the royal stud, and I have reason to believe, and have indeed no doubt of the fact, that a short time before his lamented end, he confessed his deep regret at not being well enough, considering the pro vision he was called upon, and it was his indispensable duty to make for those he left behind him, to make a present to the nation of the royal stud, at the same time expressing his anxious hope that it should not be abandoned : thus thought and felt William IV., and thus will, I have no doubt, the people of England." TIIE SUN S LoNDoN, TUTsl),tl. 7 , sIPTINInEIt 1537. ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL STUD. As very little seems to be known by the public generally on the subject of the Royal Stud at Hampton.court, which has been advertised for sale by Messrs. Tattersall on the 25th of October next, and as some erroneous opinions ap pear to have been held as to the real proprietorship of the horses, &c., of which it consists, it may not be uninterest ing to give some account of the facts. The stud at H. in?... ton-court, which is a racing stud, is not national property, and does not belong to the King or Queen of England as attached to the kingly office. It was the private property of his late Majesty William IV., who derived it from his predecessor either by bequest or purchase, and increased it by purchases or by gifts from other quarters. It is, of course, at present subject to such dispositions as he thought proper to make of it in his lifetime, and will pass to his representatives (not in his public capacity), in the same manner as any other private and personal property of which he died possessed. The stud at Hampton-court is purely a racing stud ; it does not contain any car riage horses or horses for state occasions, and is not a heir loom of the Crown. It appears from works written ors the subjects of Newmarket, racing, &c., that in the end of Charles the First's reign races were ran in Hyde park as well as at Newmarket ; that during the Protec torate of Cromwell the sport met with no encouragement whatever ; but that it was revived soon after the Restora tion, and much encouraged by Charles 11., who formed a racecourse at Datchet. A house was also erected with suitable convenience for Charles 11. at Newmarket, where some parts of it arc still in existence. William 111. added to the plates which his sporting predecessor hzd esta blished, and Queen Anne followed his example. In the reign of George I. some alterations were made as to 1051. being given instead of plates, and so forth, but the sport was still encouraged. In the reign of George 11. horse racing assumed a more decidedly national character, and several Acts of Parliament were passed to prevent racing from becoming a mere gambling speculation, and enacting such provisions as should, as far as the Legislature could interfere, make it subservient to the purpose of securing a good breed of horses for the benefit cf the nation. The celebrated Duke of Cumberland, called the Fat Duke of Cumberland, in more recent times became a great patron of the turf, and under his auspices the races at Ascot-heath were brought to great perfection. The Royal stud was then kept at Cumberland-lodge, in Windsor Forest, where it remained during the reign of George 111. The stud at Cumberland-lodge, however, could not be called a racing stud; it contained a very miscellaneous collection of stallions and mares. George 111., though he encouraged racing so far as to attend regularly at Ascot-heath, had little or no connexion with the turf. His successor and the late Duke of York were, as everybody knows, closely connected with racing, and actively engaged in all its departments for many years. It was in the reign of George IV. that the stud now at Hampton -court was established ; and such stock as was proper to be placed in a racing stud, were by his command brought thither from ‘Vindsor Forest. Seve ral of the mares now in the stud were the property of the late Duke of York, of which George IV., on the death of his brother, became the owner, and the present very intel ligent and respectable stud-groom, Mr. Worley, was at the head of the Duke of York's stud for many years. His late Majesty William IV., in his capacity, when Duke of Cla rence, of ranger of Bushy-park, necessarily came in con tact with the racing establishment, which is in fact on the territorial domain over which the rangership extends, and this circumstance appears to have given him his first affec tion for the favourites of his brothers, and his first insight into anything connected with racing and the breeding of racers, it being well known that, in his early life, his pur suits were quite unconnected with sporting. When William IV., however, clam to the throne, he appears, with that strong good sense by which he was always directed, to have seen the almost national importance of giving encou ragement to a sport which had become a national cha ractertstie, and by which, indirectly, a breed of horses had been created which by various crosses, and through various generations, had had the effect of rendering the British cavalry superior to any other cavalry in the world, and which, within a few years, had turned the attention of many agriculturists, noblemen, and gentlemen of landed property to the further breeding of horses, and created an important and lucrative branch of commerce with foreign nations. In consequence of this, the greatest attention was paid to the arrangements and management of the stud at Hampton -court, which, under the imme diate superintendence of Colonel Wemyss, Equerry to the late King, and the subordinate experience and skill of Mr. Worley, whose name has already been mentioned, has flourished and increased in reputation. Indeed, nothing can be more admirable than the manner in which the whole has been conducted, whether in respect to the details of the arrangement of the various stables and paddocks, the care bestowed upon the rearing of the stock, the regulations with regard to the disposal of them, or the economy with which the expenses have been restrained without anything approaching to penuriousness or want of judicious liberality. His late Majesty, who seems to have walked through the paddocks with the same vigilance with which when a captain in the navy he trod the quarter-deck of a man-of-war, was a frequent visitor at Hampton -court, and on these occasions he directed his attention to the most minute disarrangement of what he considered very properly to be a matter of importance. It has been said, and very truly, that "he had a terrible quick eye to any thing wrong, and if there were a rail or pale out of place in the fence, he was sure to see it." This vigilance has been most effective in preventing accidents to the colts and fillies, and to infusing through all persons employed in the establishment an increased zeal and circumspection. It may be as well at once to describe the locality occupied by the stud. It is situated on the right and left of the road loathing from Hampton -court to Kingston, at about a q u arter of a mile beyond the great entrance-gate of Bushy park, on the way to Kingston. The whole ground plot contains 131 acres. The grass is exceedingly good, being hi many places full of natural clover, and having none of the sourness which is so offensive and so detrimental tO horses. On the right hand side of the road the paddocks are sheltered by very lofty and shady trees, and are consequently much The stmiaael:niptd:arilfcsdoeaapecl warmer than those on the daft hand, which have not the same advantage, The ground is divided into a great klUril• her of distinct paddocks, varying in dimensions from two to five acres each. Every one of these paddocks is divided from the others by high palings and by railings, and in every one is a simple but excellently contrived covered shed or box for the tenant or tenants of the paddocks. The greatest o a t: attention ihneg m. zoo l o, t u a nn s ogr b o e been o bestowed openog o o n f the be lgoactkess, and bolts, bars, &c t . 0 , ar pre ventd o any accidents to the young stock,. all which minutiae t o o a . person not conversant with the great difficulty in sock, and the prevention of the endless mis haps which a'aend the slightest inattention to such things, tsrkeseo,nnnibooeyt occasionst, s aa u r f suffered e r r ee e ae d teoefi t fr o e run debedegi trn to the e a t t hoeefx l aerhirrbegeetliesrseteyidsn: attached i e r hrt r uhe e : - aPParen,t l .Y of little moment, are of the greatest importance. e t: l o o : o ae l r e ent . sie. They are exceedingly tame and gentle, a n d no sooner does Mr. Worley enter the paddock than the possessors of it run up to him, or obey his call to them ) with the docility of is spaniel. By command of his late Majesty, no stock (with the exception of stallions and brood mares) are kept in the esiablisilinent as Royal property after a twelvemonth old, but colts 6: fiilics piirchased from the Roy.:l stud are allowed to remaio, payment ne;iiti: tlieirytbsyquelit care and keep. The sale of the produce of the Roya: 0. 4 " annually at Tattgroairs, on the Monday preceding the run elites for tile Pcrily at Epsoria. At those sales the stock dittidys iti3ill[ilut4.l a high and ftt , Al'id good PrigQ!, varying from 5001. to 40/. for each edit or lots were purchased last year for America. The ArnefiCani; its all breeders know, 41'0 Maloing oreat progress in the rearing of the best horses, and are already id fidinclsien of the two celobl'ated lidrses Glencoe and Rowton, and or seVef..ll others of well-knotiiti eitiedtiefl novel many other horses of the Royal stud have been purchased dr..oents from the Continental eountrics. Within these few weeks foreign" front alitiOst all park of the Continent have been at Hamp ton-court to view the stud, anti it not , inlikely, without donsicleteble cffirt be made at the approaching' English bidders, that many of the best lots may find their way to the establishments of Chantilly or Mention, at which last-named place so many English racers are to be found. The Royal stud at the present moment contains four stal lions and 42 brood mares, besides foals. They are all of them beautiful animals, and most of them of the highest order of blood, and such as are fitting to constitute the eacction of the Monarch of a people who are pre-emi nent in the breeding and rearing of the noblest animal in the creation. IRELAND. CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION-MEETING AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, SEPT. IG. In consequence of the activity displayed by the enemies of the Queen and Reform here as well as in England, to oust, if possible, Mr. O'Connell from his seat for this city, a meeting of Reformers was held this day in the coffee room of the Royal Exchange, to counteract tte base con spiracy, which was numerously and respectably attended. Nothing could exceed the patriotic feeling which pre vailed, and the determination manifested to subscribe libe rally towards defending the return. A singular instance of that unanimity was displayed by the attendance of Dr. Stock, the late candidate for Trinity College, who was re ceived with great acclamation. This fact is extremely im portant. It shows the binding link which exists among all classes and shades of Reformers, a thing hitherto unknown in this unhappy country, and the generous feeling which prevails that Lord Mulgrave's Government ought to be supported. The meeting was also attended by the leading mercantile men of this great commercial city, many of whom, it is well known, entertain opinions widely different from Mr. O'Connell, and even from his colleague, Mr. Hutton ; but the paramount consideration with all is the maintaining in office Lord Melbourne's Government. I have see❑ and attended public meetings for many years, and it has never been my lot to witness so respectable and wealthy an assemblage. At two o'clock Jour.' O'NEILL, Esq., was called to the Chair amid great cheering. In returning thanks for the honour conferred upon him, he observed that the only claim he could possibly have upon the meeting for their kindness was the zeal he always manifeAed in putting down the infamous faction who had trodden upon his country. The object of the meeting, he said, was to defend himself and his brother electors from the attempt which was being made to unseat the Representatives of the vast majority of the people of Dublin. Mr. LELAND CROSTHEWAITE moved the first resolution, which condemned in strong and indignant terms the inter ference of the English Tories, but particularly those of the City of London. The Speaker continued to observe, that if' the Orange faction succeeded even in returning their favourites by three times the majority which Mr. O'Connell possessed, there was no doubt but they would be unseated, as the acts imputed to them during the election were those practised by their Tory adversaries. He then alluded to the rumour which went abroad, that the return of the Li beral Members would not be defended, and denied that there ever was a foundation for it. He concluded by moving to resolution, and sat down amid loud cheers. Mr. MICHAEL POWELL, of the very respectable firm of Maunders and Powell, seconded it. JOHN POWER, Esq., father to the member for Wexford, proposed the next resolution, the purport of which was, that the people of Dublin denounced the assertions put forward by the English Tories as false and iniquitous, and put forward for the purpose of deluding the unwary of the English nation. JAMES O'BRIEN, Esq., seconded the resolution, and ob served that though nominally that meeting was one of the citizens of Dublin to defend their members, yet it was one in which the entire people of Ireland were deeply con cerned, and he had no doubt they would come forward. There was no doubt that the object of the faction in for warding the petitions against the Irish was, to deprive the representatives of Dublin, Longford, and elsewhere, of having Irish Liberal Members on their Committees. Dr. STOCK, in proposing a resolution, made one of the most eloquent speeches I ever heard. He characterised the proceedings of the Tories, and the recommendations of the London Standard to get up subscriptions, in order to harass the Irish Liberal Members by petitions, as an outrage on public morals and public decency. The following very curious account was read, in reply to the assertion made that the Conservatives were supported by the rank and property of this city :—Gross number who voted for Mr. O'Connell, 3,5.56. 1,590 leaseholders and freeholders voted for O'Connell, and 1,065 for Mr. Hamilton. Householders for O'Connell 1,830 ; house holders for Hamilton 652. Freemen for O'Connell 136 ; for Hamilton 1,750. 1,3021. were subscribed in half an hour. LORD PLUNKETT AND COLONEL VERNER. (corr.) September 7, 1837. Sir,—ln consequence of a communication made to me by the desire of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, en closing copies of a correspondence between the Executive Government and yourself, relative to the occurrences at a public dinner, given on the occasion of your return as a representative in Parliament for the county of Armagh, I think it my duty to inform you that I cannot include your name in the warrant for the new commission of magistrates for that county. I think it right to state, that I entirely concur in the opinion which has been formed by his Excellency.—l have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Col. Verner, M. P , Ric. PLUNKETT, C. ANSWEIL London, Sept. 14, ISh7. My Lord,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst., which bears the post-mork of " linasloe," and being re-directed from my residence in Armagh, has in consequence but this moment reached me, announcing to me that it is not your intention to inelude-my name in the warrant for the new commission of Magistrates fur the county of Armagh. I should not have felt myself called on to notice that communication, but that (in your Lordship's haste, I presume, to mark your sense of the enor mity of my magisterial delinquency—in having ventured to give a toast which, proposed under the circumstances and in the spirit in which it was by me, could not be considered ob jectionable by any of her Majesty's loyal subjects—or in hav ing presumed, as an independent country gentleman, holding the commission of the peace, to question the right of the Lord Lieutenant, first, to put his own offensive and mistaken construction on that toast, and then to impute to me that I had proposed the toast in that sense), your Lordship has fallen into a mistake in supposing that I am a magistrate of the county of Armagh—l have for some time ceased to be one ; but I am happy to inform your Lordship that I am a magistrate of the county of Tyrone, so that will af ford your Lordship an opportunity of doing me the honour of removing me from the situation. Sincerely assuring your Lordship that, although I have now, for upwards of thirty years held the commission of the peace without an imputation on my character and conduct, I cannot regret the no longer holding any office under the Irish Govern ment, constituted and conducted as that Government is at present.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lor dship's obedient humble servant, \V. VERNER. To the Right Hon. Lord Plunkett, Lord Chancellor for Ireland. The statement which has appeared in the Morning r a pers regarding the ill health of the Earl Aylesford is untr i tte iss —lil L.iN s L . or D ds o h N,3 ip , t ;, , ..ing expected in town this evening. 14Ew NOVEL, ; i ! the Reign of George IL, which has been so long delayed by ibe fine of her health, will appear, we are informed, in the course of a few days. Its title is " Ethel Churchill ; or, the Two Brides." WILLIAM IV. AND NELSON.—" It was at this era he first formed his character as a naval officer, and was em ployed in a manner highly gratifying to his feelings. It was then," added his Royal Highness, " that I particularly observed the greatness of Nelson's superior mind. The manner in which he enforced the spirit of the Navigation Act first drew my attention to the commercial interests of my country. We visited the different islands together ; and, as much as the manoeuvres of fleets can be described off the headlands of islands, we fought over again the prin tcipal naval actions in the American war. Except the naval tuition which I received on board the Prince George, when the present Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Keats was Lieutenant of her, and for whom both of us entertained a sincere regard, my mind took its first decided naval tutu from this familiar intercourse with Nelson." Fisher's Life Reign of William IV, SPORTING INTELLIGtNCE. DONCASTER RACES. eniog, Eight o'clock. Several farhionables have arrived, rtfiti Itratq of the principal lodgings arc let, but there is little of the hustle sic h'sve been in the habit of witnessing the day preceding the meetiog. Tht , betting-rdothd atv, .4peticti with the usual attention to comfort and splendour, and 11t0 Ortisf.tription bock already presents a rodly collection of names ; La7llio7 however, has been and is s.ti!! - Very flat, at the following prices 5 tO 3 igst Me: DowaFt6.'s Epirus—take 3 to 1 t 4 to 2 ags:t Mr. GrOilic'#,lnzo—take 5 to 1 1-1 to 2 agst I.fin'd Westminster's Cardinal Puff—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. OsiiitldOston'sMaltometan—offued 1 apt Mr. S. Fox's Vie Doctor —offered 11 to 1 itL:l4.: Poke of Cleveland's ileawiade—offered 11 to 1 asst 3fe. !les4 , ltino's Slashing Harry—offered 20 to I agst Lord Troilus—taken t o 1 ag:4 Lord Exeter's Dardttp-elles—taken 25 to 1 :Ig:."1 Mr. Thornhill's E7eria—e - ff.red 25 to I ap - ,st 31f. Ftt'rlie's Abraham Newland---offered 'five Prime Warden and ilhikFy Topping at 40 or SO to 1 each. present appointments of the Jockeys are somewhat dif ferent to what fiftti been expected. W. Scott and G. Edward will be on Epirus acid Puff, but which Scott will select is a secret ; Darling and S. Monn Ore engaged for Lord Exeter's two, S. Day, .!on , , for Mango instead of Nat, James Robinson and Sam Rogers for Mahometan and Blakey Topping, Ro binson, of course, taking his choice ; he gallopped Blakey th's morning, Slashing Harry will be ridden either by Heselune or isrlt, The Doctor by Templeman, The Prime Warden by H. Edwards, Ileuriade by J. Day, Abraham Newland by Lye, &c. The entries, which closed on Prlds.y, arc neither so good nor so numerotig A, the very liberal conduct of the Corporation en titled them to expect, The Shield, a splendid piece of plate, descriptive of the passage of the Granicus, has only the fol lowing !--Egeria, 3 yrs ; Abraham Newland, 3 yrs ; Miss Letty, 3 yrs; Dec's Wing, 4 yrs ; Cardinal Puff, 3 yrs; Epi rus, brother to Elis, 3 yrs; b. c. Scroggins, 4 yrs ; Miss Eliza, 3 yrs ; The Prime Warden, 3 yrs ; bl. c. by Robin Hood, d. by Whisker, 3 yrs ; Ilenriade, a yrs ; Wedge, 4 yrs ; Slashing Harry, 3 yrs ; Mahometan, 3 yrs; and Dan Dawson, (late Blakey Topping), 3 yrs. Scott's lot of fourteen arrived this morning. It consisted of Epirus, Puff, King of Rome, Davie Gellatley, 2 yrs ; f. by Velocipede, out of Apollonia, 2 yrs; f. by Tramp, out of Barn fylde's dam, 2 yrs ; c. by Velocipede, out of Nonplus's dam, a two year old of Lord Westminster's, Snyders, Capulet, Conservative, Scroggins, c. by The Colonel, out of Frede rica, 2 yrs; and a three year old colt, by Sir Hercules, all looking remarkably well. A good deal of rain has fallen in the course of the week, and the sky continues cloudy, but the ground is in excellent order for running. Doncaster, Monday Morning. THE IT. LECiER. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirus 9 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Mango—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry 10 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan 10 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot 10 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's The Doctor—taken 16 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Troilus 22 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles 25 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Egeria 25 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Honriade 30 to 1 agst any other It is now said that Chapple will ride Mahometan and Ro binson will be on Blakey Topping. It is reported that Slashing Harry is sold to Lord B. for a large sum. AQUATICS. NEWEL, ELLISS, AND BYFORD.—ThiS wrangle terminated yesterday in favour of the man who won it fairly last year, and who, but for the conduct of the " Sporting Waterman" at Lambeth, would have received the stakes. It was a sweep stakes match of 101. each we believe, and was, w• repeat, earned by Newel before. There was no umpire, and after considerable wrangling it was determined to have another turn at it yesterday, Ines having foolishly withheld, the money. Byford had the best station and took the lead, but Newel, who was second best, outrowed him at the Horseferry, and went through Vauxhall-bridge first by three lengths. At the Red House Byford tried hard to overhaul 11;s adversary, but Newel was too good, and when he had got nearly scull and scull rowed away from him. Newel won by fourteen or sixteen lengths, Byford was next, and Elliss about three quarters of a mile astern. The winner rowed in Mr. Wood's boat built for the scull championship, Byford in Mr. Solly's, and Elliss in Mr. Julius's. AMATEUR CUTTER MATCH.—The four-oared cutter match for a silver cup, given by a publican residing in the neighbour hood of the Vauxhall-road, came off yesterday. It was strictly confined to landsmen, and was to be contested in three heats. Shortly after five o'clock those entitled to contest the grand heat started, and came in thus—First, Light Blue—Rowley, Jones, Ryman, and Brown ; coxswain, Lavender. Second, Green—Chappell, Green, Eaton, and Baker; coxswain, J. Baker. Third, Yellow—Sharpe, Gillingham, Cassell, and Keates ; coxswain, W. Sharpe. Fourth, Purple—Watts, Ma) bank, Voisey, and Fitzgerald ; coxswain, Griffiths. NATIONAL LOAN LIFE ASSURANCE There has been, as the reader will perceive by the adver ti*ernent in another column, a very important improve ment effected in the system of Life Assurance by the Na tional Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, recently esta blished in London. Hitherto the few who are rich, or at all events possessed of an incontingent income, have had a monopoly by the working of the system, of the advan tages which life assurance unquestionably holds out. The obligation of paying the premium at a specified time made it peculiarly hazardous for a man whose property consisted in his brains and his hands, to assure his life—for it might happen that on some one occasion want of employment or sickness would prevent the possibility of his being punctual with the payment of the premium, and then the policy va nished, no matter how large the aggregate of the person's payments. Besides death being the only contingency on which the Assurance Society would become liable to a de mand upon them, the love of offspring was the only motive a parent had to assure his life. The second contingency of misfortune, introduced into its scheme by the Society to whose prospectus we are referring, more than doubles the motive for Assurance by bringing self-love into play ; And it also renders it safe and expedient for him, whose income is uncertain and contingent to effect a policy upon his life ; for the company guarantee the loan at any time, of a sum equal to two-thirds of the value of the policy to the party assured, should he require such aid, and upon the simple security of the policy itself. We anticipate much good in the moral and social condition of the people from this admirable scheme, which is eminently calculated to serve its authors, and at the same time to introduce a spirit of sobriety and prudence among the industrious classes. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrival, Sept. 18. —The John Denniston, Mackie, from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed the 21st of May, Sr. Helena Ist of August. Arrivals at Bombay.—The John Stamp, Pryn; from Ma labar; Furbisher Huddersfield, Jessie Logan, Black, and Blake, Thompson, all from Liverpool; Berenice steamer, Grant, from Falmouth; Tencriffe, Mayo, from Fernando Pa, Cape of Good Hope, and the Mauritius; Ann, Griffiths, from London; Childe Harold, Willis, from London and the Cape ; Great Harwood, M'Gowan, from Bristol and the Mauritius ; Madras, Quinton, June 19, from London and the Cape ; Co lumbia, Thornton, from Mangalore ; Lady East, Emery, from Liverpool; the Carnatic, Laird, from the Clyde. Shipg bonding at Bombay, June 24.—The Mary Bibby, Cumming, Lietin, Gillman, Blake, Thompson, Malabar, Fro brisher, and Huddersfield, Hall, all for Liverpool ; Scourfield, 14;vans, and Columbia, Thornton, for London ; Edinburgh, Marshall, Buckinghamshire, Hopkins; Sianes Castle, Pc tree ; and the Arm, Griffiths, for China. A dreadful burr''- , cane was experienced at Bombay on the 16th and 17th of June, during which the Edintoargli, Marshall, parted from three anchors, and went ashore—gut eff, mid now discharging in dock. The Buckinghamshire, lading' for China, received no damage. The John stamp, Pryn, on shore, and got off, making water, and discharging. The Adelaide, loss of main and mizen top-mast, and bilged. The Ranger, Ainly, totri!iv dismasted, and broke up. The Great Harn'ood ~.M•Gor an, bilged, and full of water; Hind, totally wreckeil; Corsair, dismasted, on shore, and got off, making water ; Mary Dug. dale, bilged, and dischargino . ; Richard Walker, a complete wreck ; Rapid, bilged, and . discharging ; Northumberland, Ormond, bilged, and condemned ; Basque Briton, Neale, sailed on the 14th for Liverpool, and was wrecked on the fol lowing day, lost three men ; Hastings, receiving ship, on shore, and got off; Aurora, floating church, bilged; Berenice, dismasted, Arrivals at Calcutta (Bengal)—The General Kyd, Foord, May 30, from London, the Cape, and Madras ; Dauntless, Pinder, May 31, from London ; Elizabeth, Kelso, May 31, from the Mauritius; the Dorothea, Fairhurst, and the Crown Ponsonby, June 1, from Liverpool ; Flvira, Gill, June 2, from Liverpool ; Jupiter, Rae, June 3, from Liverpool. Previously to June 6, the Lysander, Currie, from London; the Frank land, Webb, from Liverpool; Charles Heartley, Hopper, II•orn the Mauritius. Departure from Calcutta.—The Tapley, Mallory, May 30, for Lo s tltion. Ships Loading at Calcutta , J une 6.—The Olympus, Cowl, and Dauntless, Pinder, for London ; John Marsh, Clucas ; Crusader, Wickman ; Mary Hartley, Priestman ; and Frank land, Webb—all for Liverpool. Arrivals at Bombay.—The Hero, Hughes, June 17, from Singapore ; Maccace, June 18, from Mocha; Molgund Aini chund, June 18, from China; Hebc, Haslewood, June 18, from Madras ; Earl of Clare, Scott, June 20, from Calcutta. Departures from Botnbay.—The Minerva, *Pherson, and Vanguard, Long, for Liverpool; Pestonjee, Bomanjee,Thomp son, for London; Palmyra, Loader, for the Mauritius; Charles Grant, Pitcairn, and Glenelg, Langley, June 17, and Lord Castlereagh, Tomps, June 22, all for China. Passengers per William Turner, Leicht, from Bombay--R Murphy, Esq., Mrs. Murphy, and child ; Dr, Treinder, Lieut. Wakefield, Mr. John Bellew. Passengers per her Majesty's steamer Spitfire, from Malta —Lieut.-Colonel Merton, Captain Stuart, Captain Skipwith, Lieut. Blake, Mr. Melhuin, Mr. Waring, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Davis, Sir Duff Gordon, Bart. ; Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Cardiff, Madame 4insi, Miss M‘lielliff. -.------'l. "" ----- WINDSOR—MONDA Y. This morning the King of the Belgians inspeetrA the rT 334 Regiment of Life Guard's (commanded by Colonel lig' 13° , 11 11 ; Henry F. C. Cavendish) in the Home Park, mute" t North Terrace. His Mejesty arrived on the grortod 3 ,21 half-past nine o'clock, attended by Lord Alfred Paget, digitignished individuals. After a variety of mano/ 0 ' vres, MIA! el cr e executed with the greatest precision, tir!' regiment advanc , ql in parade order. His Majesty the rnd(ei forward to the commanding officer, whom be compile-Wale in the highest terms on the appearance a nd discipline 1) the corps, and particularly expressed his astonishment that horses so powerful should be brought to mo ve with so nth a t and precision. The terrace was thronged with the fashion of the town and neighbourhood. Their Majesties the Queens of Enr: Ind and Belgium witnessed the revolutions fro m the eastle The band of the Regiment—which has lately attained r' [ouch celebrity—played a variety . of enlivening airs during the parade movements. The scene altogether was veil splendid. This afternoon the Queen was out, accompanied by but, illustrious visitors, and attended by her usu al suite owing to the unsettled state of the weather, her bittle ct sY s did not go far from the castle, confining herself to in the Home Park. The Earl of Surrey accompanied the Queen of the -113 el. gians yesterday morning to the Catholic chapel at Spittal. On her return from her drive yesterday, the Quee n cam : by way of Salt Hill, Slough, Eton, and through the of Windsor ; and on reaching the castle her Alaj es f. walked across the terrace to the slopes. The nutub er ,„; strangers in the town was very great ; indeed on navy,re- - ding Sunday do we ever recollect seeing more comp The 2d of October is the day fixed upon for the d e g' r the drive tare of her Majesty for Brighton, and the King and Que e° • of the Belgians will leave to-morrow (this day.) FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE" ARRIVALS. The Dowager lady Cooper and Miss Louisa Honeyweedi in Portland-place, t;'!'m Tunbridge Wells; B. B. Wil Esq., in Portland-place - , from Paris. C:IANGES. Lord Mexborough, at Met, Park, Yorkshire , from his ,'. seat, Grantully, Perthshire; Lord and Lady Rendlesbael; from Rendlesham Hall, for Aldebueg. Suffolk ; Lord gme i ni Edgecumbe, at Mount Eegecumbe, ne.lr Plymout h ' fr li, Richmond-hill; the Earl and Countess of liJorley, at Scathe' from Saltram ; the Hon. Charles Compton as..: l Lady Cat e f rine Cavendish, from Dunrobin Castle, for the; Marquis ° e Huntley's seat, Aboyne Castle; the Earl and Countess 11 t° ° from Brussels, for Wisbaden; Lord and Lady o orr i from Bushy House, for Shrivenham, Bucks ; Lord G Bailing Bentinek, at Doncaster, from Welbeck, Notts; S ir Jebtl,:in Lady Jane Stewart, at their seat in Perthshire, from tlie tinent ; Lord George Loftus, from Ely Lodge, Ferrnanaobe on a tour ; the Marquis and Marchioness of AilesburY, t a Baths of Nassau, from Belgium ; Mr. and Lady Georgi° Codrington, at Paris, from Toulouse ; Colone l and Mt'. Wyndham, at Tunbridge Wells, from a tour. His Royal Highness the Duke of C 'dOC ambr r t. arrived at Dover at half-past eight on Wednesdal, j'ion On Thursday morning his Royal Highness was wait e r " b e by Colonel Munro, K.H., R.A., the Commandant ni..t Garrison, Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson, Major Stor.wt_A Major Brookes, and the whole of the officers stationc:l there. The guns from the grand redoubt fired a rg o salute at an early hour. Her Royal Highness the Due "e of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George and youthful Princesses, is expected in the course of a fortniSht. a _ The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge have arrived their newly-purchased residence, Maple Hayes, in Staiforda shire, from Dover. The Marquis of Anglesey and "La Paget are on a visit to the Noble Earl and Countess, as a Lord Begot and the Hon. Capt. Begot. Lord Henry Russell arrived at the Duke of r ne d d : His ford's, Belgrave-square, yesterday, from Lisbon. 14ifn ship brought despatches from Rear Admiral Sir Gage, who was on the eve of sailing in the I/"WV"' Captain Shiffner, for England. The marriage of Viscountess Lake and Henryh , r Gritton, Esq., was solemnised on Thursday last. ~0 Viscountess is the widow of the late Viscount Lake, sc kite died on the 13th of May, 1836, and daughter o f the Admiral Sir Robert Onslow, G.C.B. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield's party , asseg r , Wel at Shugborough Park, their seat near Lichfield, it— included Lord and Lady Waterpark, Lord George 13 e r tissA, Lord and Lady Anson, Hon. Colonel Ans on, Jolt" and Lady ; Hon. Sir George Anson, M.P.; and Sir W The rottesley. Earl of Mount Edgecumbe gave a sumptuonsat entertainment to his tenants and domestics , at Mrt, Edgecumbe, his seat in Devonshire, on Thursday last, when the Noble Earl completed his 73d year. His L or ship is in the enjoyment of excellent health. The Countess of Warwick, accompanied by e- - %t, Caroline Neeld, have arrived at Bath, from their Warwick Castle, near Warwick. Lord and Lady Barham returned to town on 'Sat° . day from a visit to , her Majesty at 'Windsor Castle. The Dowager Lady Cooper and Miss Louisa Honywood have arrived in Portland-place, from Tunbridge Wells. Lord Maryborough left Saville-row on Saturday last for Windsor. Lord and Lady Cowley, the Hon. Henry Wellesl e y' , and Miss Wellesley left Grosvenor - s treet on Friday last, ert, a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Hatfield House. The Baroness de Clifford has returned to Richmond from a visit to Windsor. Sir Robert Peel is entertaining Lady Granville S o merset, Lord Begot, Sir Henry Halford, Right 1 1 " 1 ::, H. GouThurn, Sir James and Lady Graham, Sir Gent Murray, Mr. Bonham, and Mr. Edmund and Mrs. Peel at Drayton Manor, his seat in Staffordshire. Ist The Hon. Robert Smith has arrived at GaYll' ci Hall, Newport Pagnell, from a visit to Colonel 1-1008 at Ashstead Park. The Earl Bruce left Crawley's Hotel for the Ger man Spas last week. The Earl and Counte s s of Harewood have bee:, entertaining a select family circle at Harewood fl au t - ,,(1 their splendid seat in Yorkshire. The Hon. William l oin Lady Caroline L asce ll es , H on . G eorge and Lady lAdhoe Cavendish, and th e H on . Willi am an d M r s, pandas been among s t th e gues t s . 1,0( 1 Y' We regret to Williams, It have to announce the death 0- t fobe r c of Fryers, Anglesey, r elict of Si! oty .I\ 7 :Warns, Bart., many y ears represen t a tive of th is c° sl- :n Parliament, and the moth er o f Sir R. B. Williams keley, Bart., of Baron-hill. This melancholy evltbeco been for some ti me expecte d, as L a dy Williams 113" re I'C' i a drooping stat e o f h ea lth. W e know of non e uu °. k i a ti, spected in life—more regretted in death. A affactioliate, and sincere : in every relation of life, oh, l i a r as daughter, wife, mother, or friend, she was a In eue f best ° the imitation of - em eulogy on her character. By her death several faT , the are plunged into affliction ; the Baron-hill, the Kin n : c c , t ics Craig-y-don families being connected with her by ta miable, ether of blood.—Carna, von Herald. w o• I,l;nere The remains of the lamented AJmiral Fie. o ts, o n interred in the family vault at Lacock Abbey' lowe' Friday. Amongst the mourners was Mr. one of the earliest and most attached friends o 1 ceased. Thoma f s ele a ,. • fe° The Earl of Yarmouth will leav e Paris ru t vis i t to days. The Noble Earl has postponed h is inten t d er ° seaso n. this country until the commencement oldie win , ) ,... n a v ery Letters from Ceylon state that there has I: ept away serious and extensive inundation, which bridges innumerable, cattle, houses a nd a toPPe`. l " lives are lost, and the interior mails arc lost or ii . 10 Famine, and sickness, we trust, will not fo o catastrophe. se lect c ircle The Duke of Devonshire ie receiving a . 0 by at Chatsworth. The Duke of Ret!aeds aco° n V o n : Lord plia'anstations ; go ° the Marquis of Granby, Lord George ~,annd e Adel i i s, Charles Manners, Lord John Manners, and La , Y r he other Manners, has arrived on a visit to his Grace. • L a ss de distinguished visit ors i nc l u d e the Earl and Cout.“-0.30. Gray, Lord and Lady Denman, Count Tolstol2.o_o., George and Lady Louisa Cavendish, Hon. Mr. b76 , c , Hon. Mrs. Willi am C aven di s h, Hon. H . Cavem.h in the The Prince and Princess Gagarin are expected ,: og too course of the week. The Earl and Countess of 1 31 -l b r i i e are to arrive to-day, from Liverpool, where the Nlerl has been attending the scientific meeting. Thet Countess of Carlisle, Lord Leveson, NI.P., Earl Fangz 1.,,a(1/ and the Li..dies ritzwilliam, a:ld Sir Augustus Clifford, are expected in a few days. son. t" The Duchess of Marlborough arrived on Friday last in Green street, Park-lane, fa:T. a v isit to in Bed.. Marquis of Blandford, at the seat oi.g:! Polhill, fordshire. The Marquis of Anglesey and Lord Ge nr g : ! i ii: ge t : have arrived at Maple Hayes, Staffordshire, on the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge. The remains of the late Mr. Macrone of at Croydon now church-yard on Saturday, in tbe , , , :kois. his f a ther-in-law, the late Professor Budwine, the combo, College. The funeral was strictly Priv,a!,,eloecli mourners being a few personal friends of the co o• among whom were Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, ningham, and Mr. Thackeray. were . . al ° S a" The following is given in a provincial ran ces l e st account of one of the heats at the Cambridge little . week :—" One horse went a little way, another : 0d 00 further, the third went nearly to the distance pes , fourth came quietly in to the winning post:" interre4,