The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

AMERICA N N E WS. ARRIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY '2O, 4.30 A M. The Franklin steam-ship, from New York, arrived in Cowes Roads soon after midnight, and her mails Were landed at Southampton about four o'clock this morning. Sh e b r i ngs advices from N ew Y or k t o the BAi, and has 400,000 dolls.cn board. The Frank lin conveys 160 passengers, 143 of whom are for Havre. Cotton was in a very unsettiad state, neither sellers nor buyers having an'icipated such favourable news from England as that taken by the Europa. Only 500 - four purchasers, at irregular prices. At New Orleans it went up the fourth of a Cent on receipt of the Pacific's new. Bread stuffs sold free ly. Provisions fsvoured buyers. Stocks fluctuated, but with an upward tendency. Money plenty. Extra compensation was to be given to Collins' line of steamers. Late accounts from Mexico state that a new Minister has ernbaikA fur the United States with fall instructions to effect a final settlement of the Tehuantepec difficulty. The Bank forgeries trial had cummenco. The Boston Common Council had invited Secretary Webster to Speak at Faneuiel Ball with the view of electing him to the Presidency. The delegates of the New Jersey Democratic Convention are favourably disposed to- Wards Commodore Stockton. Dr. Andrew Ploomer, of Brighton, England, bad been arrested on the com plaint of Colonel T. D. Howard, of the British army, on a charge of absconding from the former place with one tho usand one hundred pounds, belonging to the Colonel. Henry Clay was getting worse. He has very strongly warned his countrymen against inter• vention in Europe. Kossuth had met with a good reception in Lowell, and large subscriptions raised. for the firat4se R MadI~ST. JAMES'S THE A TRE, Cheri auoared in the Collier de Perles cotned time in this country l as t n i g ht. It is a y of smart, agreeable dialogue, only to be found artists as R ose Cheri and Lafont, is so thoroughly satis factor • 1 and amusing. A rich American gentleman pre favours a young lady, favours the daughter of a banker—who child— i matrimonial pretensions as regards his w.th a pearl necklace. To the young lady the with is distasteful, and she endeavours to effect a sale of the gift in order to save the father of the youth for whom she entertains a preference from certain pecuniary embarrass ments in which he hes become involved with the banker. The necklace is evenivally rebought by the American, Who agains tenders it to th,i lady, but only to be rjected for the banker, learning the eecret of his daughter's heart, yields in a spirit of parental fondness to her dearest wishes. The collision between the commercial and the sentimental nature of the several parsonages affords, it will readily be understood, a god surface for shrewd! and suggestive d:alogue, and the author, M. Mazerea, has turned it to exc.llvntaccount. Wile. Rose Cheri play e d t h e p ar t o f th e heroine with her usual delicate and winFong piquancy; and Lafont, as the LAmerican, who can ill understand the sentim-ntalities of "is betrothed, manifested an appropriate air of plain and str aightforward worldliness, MARYLEBONE THEATRE. Mr. Henry Marston is at present playing at this house in a round of melodramatic characters, together with an efltient and well-drilled vonzoany. The Ocean of Life : . the Brigand, and tho Vampire, are in this , v , •-k's pro -14,,,r4aaP• A grand military ball e t, the Conscripts of . -..'w 4 rnay, as airan4n3 same years since, in Liv::'rpool, by '4ol*. Coraiack, is nightly tierforrorid with great spirit and effect, the principal part being sustairied by the 14- of thebider, wiih that remarkable finish and brilli'iney style which is so familiar to the fri.-ciiienters of tlie Prina=sti's Theatre, where Mr. Cortnlek has iwen the Yarlequiu for the last two tVit4O.TS to the C-Auti.nia-_ , of its taitest,tied most favo ur it e ar ti s t e , Mi ss C ar l otta L e , I ercq. Ia several pus, and esipitt;aiiy in a military born -1 Pe last evening, he elicited enthuilastic applause. Mr. was superlative as the bugi) piece, and the Principal danseuses, Madlles. Julie, Laiiie, and :Wassail, acquitted theinawlvis with considers* éclat, Th m - 11a geccent of the lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith, iy well deserv ing of public patronsgi.„ MR. JARRETT'S CONCERT. The -concert which toeir place last night at Exeter 'Lana under the auspices of Mr. Jarrett, was one of the 7erit ,abln " monster" s p ec i es . The re was a b an d o f Z 41 ' 1 3 , 100, conducted by Signor Bottesini and led by r • Willy, which p er f orme d th e overture t o Ob eron , t h e /Item) and Weddi ng M arc h f rom A Mid summer Ni g h t ' s r eam, and a new overture, composed expressly for the neCasion, by Signor Bottesini. Tee last, a work of distinguished merit, will in all probability be affirded More than one occasion of appealing to the enffrages of an English audience. The singers were— Mrs.i Sims Reeves, Mdll e . J e tty T re ff z , M a dame F a l c o n i, issea Dolby, Williams, Stabbach, Brougham, and E. zrougham; Messrs. S. Reeves, Reichart, Tedder, Ho'z •'l, Wall "rtn, Staudigl, and Braham—enough to afford enme idea of a miscellaneous entertainment, in which so tan, and em i nent ta l ents were called into request. Mr. rahatn was encored in the " Death of Nelson," which be never sang with more energy—Mr. Sims R e ev es creat e d a furore in " Adelaide "—and Jetty Treftz, in Mozarts sentimental " Addio," Panotka's sparkling " Linden tree," and the immortal " Trab, trab," was en thusiastically applauded. In addition to these, we must cite "Ocean, thou mighty monster," by Mrs. Sims lieeves, "Grand Dio " (M erea d ante ) b y Mi ss D ol b y, bud Stsudigl's " Qui sdegtio," as among the most Artistic and successful performences of the evening. A new song by Mactarren, She is not here," was so Well sung by Herr Reichert as to elicit an encore ; end Isiendelssolin'e plaintive duet, " How can Llight and joyous in ?" was charmingly given by the Masses Brougham. The instrumental department was e gnallY strong—soles on the violin by Sivori, on the doable case by Bottesini, and on the violoncello by Visits, besides a duet for clarionet aid fiat° by I,:z ,rus and Richardson, played in firs-ra'e style, were received With the loudest applause. The feature of the whole concert, however, was the pian Oorte fantasia o f Madame }'l evel (Dutiler's Guillaume Tell), a performance of . eri thscoadant ability, which area ii , cd a sensation not to be described. In addition to Signor Bottesini, MM. Ant ehticz, Alexandre Billet, Schinion, Desengee, and Aguilar lent their valuable assistance as ecci.mpanyists at the Pianoforte. The hall was erowdo. I }lB ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANlES.—Yester day the Committee appointed by the Rouse of Commons to inquire i nto the applicatfon of the - British Electric Tele , trawl Company. for power to provide, duplicate or competing t Tes of tele gra ph , b etween the principal towns throughout B,:e kingdom, met for the first time in Committee-room No. t n „: ll ,'e Cominith e consisted of Lord C. Wellesley, Viscount w e ueul, Mr. - Edward Stanley, Mr. E. Heneage, and Mr. F. R Weft. Sargt. Wrangliam, Q.C., Mr. Keating, , and .i'aelbut, Mr: liodgo-a appeared for the ll• ins!, Company; and Mr. and other Learned 111 r. Hope, Q.C., M. Roe, ntlemen for the Llectric Telegraph Company, and the various railway companies uniting to oppose the Bill. Mr. 'Sergeant , Wrangham, opened the case i•f the promoters of t 2 Bill in a lengthy address. He stated that the object of _ the measure proposed by the British Telegraph Company w e sto enable the public to derive the advantage of a more raxtentive and economical use of electric telegraphic come d ttnicatian, and that in order to do this it was indispensable construct that the company should be empOwered by Parliament to which telegraphs on railways, and along canals, from eh they were at present, from certain clauses, excluded. It was sought for this purpose to increase the capital of rowe Company from 100,00 N. to 300,0001, with one-third bor ,. .n 4 Powers, to re. ince rporeie the company with limited 'lability, and with controlling powers, to the Board of r,Tarade. Mr.. E. Hightm, engineer of the British Telegraph . .I q mpany. and Mr. Denison, M.P., chairman of the Great ruler Railway, were examined, after which the Committee adjouroed. PLYaeotyli GREAT. WESTERN DOCRIL—The re commencement of these works, whi c h have for • . past been abandoned, was cel e b ra t e d at Plymouthtime on Tues day by a genera l h o lid a y. Th e completion of the docks is considered of great importance to the prosperity of the port.: A procession was formed, which s t ar t e d from the line, and after traversing the princi; al stre e t s , returned to the site of the docks, at. Mill Bay, where th e usua l pe cere monies were r formed. The company the n p ar t oo k of a dejeuner a t the Royal Hotel. The day was closed by a concert, followed by a display of fire-works at the Botanical-gardens. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. ---We learn that. the nePheW of Admiral Moorsom, one of the directors of the Chester and Holyhead. Company, and who, as resident director, enjoyed a salary'of 1,0001. per annum, with free occupation of the magnificent estate of Gorph Wysfa, pur chased by the company, has been appointed secretary of the above company, at a salary beyond that received by the late ' secretary or his predecessor. . - • Mr. Delasaux held an inquest at G9odneeone on Wednesday, on the body of Mark Page (coachman to Sir B Bridges), who vommitted suicideid e'closet adjoining his bedroom, where he was found by some of the household. He bhae_d i_sarspended himself to a peg, and when discovered was on b r ni _!Lfee, but 'quite dead. Verdict, " That he destroyed _deli while in a state of insanity."— Canterbury Journal. TnE Suzeins h AT THE HORSE day Mr. Bedford Barton, the seldie e e la GUARDS.—Yester. an inquest upon the body of John morning in the glum who destroyed • himself on Tuesday peered that Barton, e e jr of the Horse Guards. It ap- Grenadiers 19 years, ve as h a ad been in the tint battalion of habitual drunkard, and that . the act of self-murder was leenrpee.trated in a fit of depression following a season of indulge.ac Verdiet—" Temporary in sanity.' - THE LATE MURDE R AT TOLLES acquittal at the assizes his liberation from prison, aft er h is n o!tr—Ever since at Chelmsford in March last, Cobb man tried for the wilful murder of Mrs. Cobb, at accident wandering b y st LrY, has become an outcast, and has only been seen It until last about the fields to avoid public -observatio. y aularhood for week has not bemseen or heard of in the n e ; • i t , iourer's a considerable time, when lie was discovered gb dog lying under a hedge hi the parish of Wigberou in .the last stage of exhaustion, his frame being reduced ty tion fronra state of corpulency to that of a living skA r , l t v o a l : and scarcely able to walk. When observed by the owner of the dog he begged that some one would shoot him, a s no • one would notice- him except with the utmost derision and contempt wherever he went; and his lodgings had been the • outhouses of the different ,farmers by night, the hedgerows . ,his place of concealment by day,. and his food such vege tables as he could procure in bis travels. He is now in'the Leaden and Winstare Union-holve at Stanway, as a rauper of the pariah of Salcot.—lpswich Express. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY.—The second conver sazione of th e season at 17, Bloomsbury.s was held last evenieg by this society, 'Flare, when a large number of members ,and visito:s w ere present. The suite . of apartments was ,furrished wit h - a considerable number of chemical and . .mi neralogical specimens other and various Objects of interest in brar ches of science. Amongst of - which were distributed these the stereoscope, several large through the rooms, attracted a 041 4 E. of "WU - The COlLlplay separated at an carlY., THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1852, "For these ressans svo think that the attempt to 03ta bliAtt-the alkad exe , pti ,, ntil nature c4 - !he e.n.ant , -roil in books has acd that it cught to b.. no ',tiger ear -1 tied on under the present regulation*. We neither in tend to bffi-m, however, that excessive profits are re ceived in any branch of the b - iekselling trade, nor do we impute bl,:me to any class or individuals, although we consider that the system is faulty, and that the cominu. nits would be !..tifferers by its continuance. We likewise wish it to be distinctly understo.al that our disapproval of the • Regulations' extends only to the , pre!onsion of the publishers to di tato the terms on which the retail book s lier shull d , N , I in his own shop. and to the means em ploy ed for enforcing the prescribed minimum price which ho is crder..el to dew sad from hii eu.tony .. TheFe bin abandoned. it a , eves, Ir arti the language the re,elution under which we act, that the associa tion must be die selved. " Of.e gentlema , t who addre,sed us a'ked us , i n ewe we should condemn the exising regulations, to frame new ones under which the boAselllng trade should be c,nducted. " This we must wholly declina, as being beyond our undertaking, nod beyond the powers conferred upon us. Perhaps the bookseiling trade will have +he best chance df ft. tirishing'without any special regulations of any sort. Let there be entire freedom in the transactions between the publishers and the retail bookseller, the pub lishers, asking prices and making or refusing allowances as they please..., Let them deal with every one (although unticketed) who brings money in his purse, or whose responsibility is undoubted, taking care not to encourage the long and renewed credits which aro said under the existing system to have produced so much mischief. The, publishers are not bound to trust any one whom they:believe to'be sacrificing his wares by reckless under selling, or to be carrying on business without a profit suffidient for nisintaining solvency. But let them not re quire any pledge from the retail dealer to whom they sell their books as to the price which he shall demand in reselling them. Thus, freedom of action, we hope, may tend to harmony and prosperity. We feel the most sincere respect and regard for the highly intellectual and honourable body of men who are engaged in the book selling trade. As authors, we are deeply indebted to them for their valuable services. polls.—(Hear, hear.) For his Dart, o ho could promise them .that what little aid he coul , i rench:r the bt:sp , .tal shoo4l ac dl tunes be, most cheerfully given, and he should look for no other reward but the cunviction that he was helping others to mitigate, if not entire!) , to re more, the sutfarings of a large number of his fellow creatures.—(Cheers.) In the course of the evening' the mecretary announcA the receipt of a leg ley of 500/., becineathed by Mr. Afax ander Si'Kenzie, a late governor. The aggregate amount of subscriptions already raised for the current year was declared to be 1,5301. The vocalists elq,:eged to enliven the restivEl compried 'Messrs. Lockey. Land, Whitworth, and P;iitiips, and Mrs Enderson and Albs Eyks. Mr. Toole officiated as toast-master. SPORTING NOTES. No. 0:-.xxx. THE PROBABLE FATE of THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SEVENIY-THIRD DERBY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is now quite time that I gave my opinion on the probable isime of the great race of next week. Having already sent out a list of absentees and prubeble starters, it will be perfectly superfluous to do so again. Commencing with the horses in preparation at head quarters, Newmarket, strange to say, this year turns out the alm:fst unprecedented number, for them, of probably balf-i-drzeit sql,rters. Lord Orforti's be c .te.coneN, by Theon ont of Adelgund, by Bay Middleton, being the one most fancied in the betting out of this lot, I shall begin my c•-mments with him. He never appeared as a two years old; and his chance was thounht to be so re mole in December last, that 100 to 1 was absolutely refused about him ; some good judges, however, who saw him early in the Flaring, said he would turn out a clip per, and backed .him accordingly at long shots. He has, to some extent, justified their prediction, by beating Stockwell for the 100 Suva. Stakes in the Craven Meeting very cleverly, giving him three pounds. This horse, it seems, is possessed of a re markably vicious temper, and, at his debut just men tioned, satisfied his bad propensities by flying at Stockwell immediately before starting; which, some people say, so cowed the latter that he was not likely to attempt to pass his adversary; this idea, in my opinion, is all stuff and nonsense. In the First Spring Meeting at Newmarket be made his second and last appearance previous to the Derby, dis posing of those wretched animals Wingenund and Hou lakin with the most consummate ease imaginable. Stockwell also figured among the entries, but as he would in this instance have had to concede 51bs to Alcoran, of course he stopped at home in his stable. Everything in the way of training that Beresford can accomplish has been done for Alcoran, who is in as fine condition as it is possible for horse to be. He will finish in front next Wednesday. Turning next to Lord Exeter's lot, twe, I perceive, are already disposed of; thus leaving the other two to do battle for the blue and white stripe. STOCKWELL, by the Baron, out of Pocohontas, ran twice last yar: in the first race, at the Second October Meeting, finishing close in the rear of Maidstone; and in the other, running a queer fourth for the Criterion Stakes to Red Hind, Ambrose being second, and the Knight of the Shire third: the filly_ carried 41bs more than Stockwell. — This year - he made his first appear ance for the 100 Soya. Stake& in the Craven meeting, for which he was beaten by Alcoran. His second ap pearance was for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, which, with 12 to 1 against him, he won very cleverly from end to end, but beating a very inferior lot, Home brewed and Maidstone being perhaps the best. It must be observed however, that in condition, to all appear ance, he was four or five pounds at the least on this occasion superior to his Craven form. His next engage ment was fur the 50 Suva. Stakes, which be declined contesting; and did the same for the 100 Soya Stakes, coming out on the Friday and winning the Newmarket Stakes by a head, which could have been two lsngths but for Norman—who must have been going to sleep— taking it very easy, fancying be had the rave in hand, enabling Batter ou Maidstone to get to his head. This hors e 's chance has been ve r y much deteriorated by the little work he has done for the last fortnight; , he is, however. once more look in g up and taking his exercise freely. I cannot however, all things considered , ima g ine he has any chance of obtaining a p lace. AMBROSE: by Touchstone, out of Annette, by Priam, considered last summer to be much better than Stock well, has been one of the unluckiest horses that ever trod the turf, having, as a two y ears old, a pp e ared in public a &eats times, and in every instanc e havin g run well up. He was second no less th an four times, and third seven times, thus having been onl y fairly out of the race in one instance, 'When he ran nowhere to Red Hind. He has been doing very good work, but I can not for an instant suppose he has any chance of carrying off the Derby. He will, in all probability, finish in the leading portion of the ruck. Out of Cooper's string of five, Kingston and the Nabob will be the couple selected to represent the stable. Lord Ribbesdale's b c KINGSTON, by Venison, out of Queen Anne, by Slane, is their gre at gun. As a two years old he appeared in public four t imes, making his debut at Ascot, where he ran a moderate third to Hobbie Noble, Grey Tommy occupying the seco nd p lace. This performance is not very satisfactory, as the winner had the race in band all the way. In his second essay he ran a couple of dead heats, with Chief Baron Nicholson, at Stockbridge—another very equivocal performance. Then he took a long rest, and came out at the Newmarket First October Meeting, where, carrying Bst 10lb for the Hopeful, be beat Ambrose, Bst 71b, and Flirt, Bst 81b, but only had half a length the advantage of Ambrose, who in his turn beat Flirt by a neck. In the Second October Meeting he accomplished his best performances, carrying Bst 131 b, he won the Clearwell Stakes, beating Harbinger, at 61b less, by a neck, Am brose and Elcot also being among the defeated. He has as yet not run this year. He has been doing good work for a long time past; looks as well as any horse can look; has satisfied his owner and trainer of his capabilities, and will probably finish in the fourth or fifth position, perhaps nearer, his blood being undeniable on both sides. He is descended through Garcia by Octa vian, dam by Shuttle, out of Catherine, one . of the best daughters of Delpini. IHE NABOB, by The Nob out of Hester, by Camel out of Monimia, by Mulev, did not appear as a two years old, but made his debiit at the Newmarket Craven Meeting by winning the Tuesday's Riddlesworth with great ease from Weathergage and Magnes. On Friday in the same meeting he won the 100 Sow. Stakes easily from Sackbut second, and Ambrose third—the last named beaten several lengths, finishing his per formanc?s, so far as this year is yet concerned, by giving a dollop of weight away to Hugo and beating him out of hand. This animal is a remarkably leeey brute, and, if I mistake not, will be completely out of his eknzent at Epsom, so I cannot award' him a respectable place; besides, he may be entrusted with cutting out the work for his stable companion, Kingston. The betting has undergone a slight alteration since yesterday, Hobble's advance to 5 to 1 being the prin cipal feature.-Kingston is very steady at 15 to 1. Stockwell has re-appeared again at his old price, 20 to 1; and the King of Trumps has advanced three points since yesterday, and is now quoted at 15 to I. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THE AUSTRALIAN DIGGINGS. Ths following is an extract frern is letter dated Mel bout ne, Jen. 17 : " I have been for fte last two. months from home, having had occasion to visit the Point Fairy and Portland districts, situato about 100 and 220 miles hence respec tively, all of which has b een d one on horseback. I re turn by the steamer to Syd ney next we ek, where, in all probability, I sh a ll h ave answers to m i ne written to you last May and June, announc i ng t h e di scov ery of gold in the Bathurst district. " Long ere thi s y ou w ill h ave l earn t the opening of the Victoria Mines of Bathurst and Mount Alexander. To these must now be added apparently inexhaustible regions, all around the Mount. In point of fact, the yield is actually incredible, and daily increasing. The pursuit of gold-digging absorbs all other voca tions; nothing is thought of, spoken of, or written about, except geld. Business contracts of all kinds,—the social compact, domestic content, the relation of master and servant, and all other ties, either civil or religious, are in a state of disruption beyond the power of l anguage to d esc ribe. Six w,eks, a month, a f ortn i ght, nay, ev en a week's labour, produces occa s i ona ll y prodig i ous su ms.. I saw four men lifting a seaman ' s chest i n to a dray half an hour ago, al most too heav y for their united strength. This c h es t conta i ne d the product of six weeks' labour, and contained at least 2001 b s. of gold. The banks 'and th e post - o ffice are work ' ing double hours ; all other publio departments are crippled for want of • hands t male servants are not to be had, even at extravagant rates ; Wet men are not much better. Marriages are now in high favour; almost all the single m en arr ive from the diggings wit gold enough to maintain a wife. So far the abstraction of young women from service is desirable, bo the inconvenience what it may; but there are other channels for expenditure where prefligacy and licentious ness are exhibited on a fearful scale, amid the riot of waste and reckless prodigality. Enormous sums are squandered by the diggers and their families. Every Jack has his Gill, and Jack has snore money besides than his master of the preceding month. "I.asked the waiter, and then the chambermaid of the inn where I stop, to send me out a small bundle of linen to the laundress; they, however, stated that they could not find arty person willing to wash—under these circumstances, I went to the haberdasher for a sup ply. I notice this as an instance of the state of things here, which are fast assuming a Cali fornian character, with respect to the rate of high prices, equally for the necessaries and luxuries of life. Do you want a pair of hoots the price is 2/. 10s.; a pair of strong shens, 20s. Then there is such a consump tion of bottle beer, champagne, and other wines, spirits, and tobacco as would astonish a new-comer. An order came to town yesterday from a publican on the Mcunt Alexander road for 1,200 dozens of bottled beer. This man, I am tole actually sold 70 dozens in one day to the coming and going diggers, hundreds of whom call at his house every day. " I think the community of Victoria, taking them all in all, are now the wealthiest in the world, and posses', besides, a beautiful country and healthy climate in the main—though I must say Ido not like the site of Mel bourne as a metropolis; it is singularly hot, dusty, without sewers or drainage, and will by-and-by become very unhealthy. The country between &dote and Wamambhoel is extremely fine (close to the coast) for agricultural purposes, and the climate much milder than in the neighbouring district. I think Geeloug ought to have been the site of the capital. I am convinced in a few years it will rival this city. It stands much higher, on the margin of a fine open bay, and commands a fine back country. The wheat crops on the Barrabul hills, close to Geelong, are magnificent; I calculate them to yield 50 bushels an acre. There, however, will be great difficull in getting them in for want of labo u r e rs, " The total offered. quant i ty o f gold shipped to this date from though 10s. and 12s. 6d. per diem, with rations, is fr e ely , 220,3000 z., Victoria is 102.4790 z. since the 24 th ult., and pre ceding 117,8250 z., or, in round numbers which, taken at 31. per ounce only, gives 660,9001., or fully as much as the shipped since th e di sc overy, in Sydney people have May last. The effect of such an immense addition of exportable commodity banking to the cust omar y t ra nsport of wool and tallow has been a mo s t ex t ens ive or extended issue of bank notes, far bey on d th e ordinary regulations of principles—for which, indeed, there was no help. In fact, the wh o l e c i rcu l a tion of the three banks may be said to be out, i n p roo f of which I obtained with some difficulty 4001. on Wednesday last from one of the Anglo banks, and on another occasion I have known a bank in Sydney quite cleared out. All our banks stand so high in the public estimation that little can be apprehended from their expanded circulation; still, large addition to their coin is necessary in the absence of an assay office, making our gold in bars a legal tender under a Government stamp, or a branch mint, which would he still better, though I foresee a difficulty in obtaining from the home Government a branch mint. An assay-office, however, in the hands of Govern ment, issuing gold bars of certain fineness and weight, will, I think, be necessary. - Under such an arrange• ment, our gold would speedily assume a convertible form for remittances to any part of the world. Situated as we now are, we mus t . transmit our gold sixteen thousand miles, trammelled with heavy transit charges, to obtain a currency va l u e, and then bring it back a ga i n , thus losing at least six months' interest. I think we ought to have a Go vernment assay establishment at Sydney or Melbourne, or both, the expense of which would 136 defrayed by a small charge on the gold, each ingot receiving the stamp of Great Britain to determine one uniform fineness. The earth in certain parts of these colonies teems with the precious metal. Conceive the astounding quantity of about 9*- tons of pure gold being taken in tour months ism Victoria alone, and this, too, in the most slovenly way imaginable! It is well known that a great deal more of tine gold, in dust and scales , has been left (as too troublesome) by the gold.diggers unwashed, the search b e i ng confined principally to nug gets or small lumps of metal. ranging from t he siz of a pinhead to a horsebe an . The price to-day of go ld is 60s. to 61s. per oz. Th e Brilliant sa il s to-morrow with 55 100 ex , of which o ne h ouse alone sh i ps 8,000 z. The Statesman will t a k e, I believe, a st ill l arge r gnintitys •• You will doubtless have not i ce d t he s e paration of e the co!unics. One 01 the first fruits has been the esteb lisemeitt of diffsren, ittl duties, in some cases almost pro hibitory, against each other,— a mus t insane project, realizieg the fable of " the members warring against the belly," Only conceive thet coals and cedar of New South Wales, ratez e (only produced there), being seddled with duty here ; en d wheat product of , the p Victoria or Van Diem en ', Land, s i m ilarly charged in reciprocation at Sydney. Such is the e ff ect o f pet ty colonial jealousy, or rather daw n ), as I p r esume no one will deny Nature and Providence intended us to be one family. jr is wonderful to reflect upon the facts included in the gold discovery, and apparently disclosed in the b e nevolent intentions of auri ferous wealth been den o t ed fifteen years ago, w h en these colonies were ono v ast prison house, and fif teen - Providence Had our twentiefhs of the people felons or - emancipists, what would have been our condition? Wisely has it been ordained that these countries should become pos sessed a population inheriting and exhibiting the average amount of order and virtue abounding in the mother country, and also of vast flocks and herds, with agricultural abundance, b e f ore the earth di sc losed its riches—to a t tract the hundre d s of thousands that will find their way d ur i ng ajects o f attraction—if these a flue c li mate, and go ld b y the the present year, to thi s our land of ophir and glittering nuggets! Conceive a b oundless country teem inge wish abundance cre of nc fo t od fail to produce spontaneous and self- sustaining emigra tion to our colonies from all parts of t h e world, then ton. If these the materials of man's composition are changed. " Van Diemen's Land must cease to be a penal colony. Let Swan River enjoy all the benefit she has peti tioned for in a large Government expenditure for the support of imperial convicts and im provernant of her lo cality. Be assured Van Diemen's Land must be re lieved from all further stain; she is far too near the regions of gold, and has borne long enough the miseries of penal infliction. "I fear South Australia, once the most promising of the Australian group, is on the eve of great suffering and disaster. The accounts are alarming; land has ceased almost to possess a value. The people are coming hither in thousands. Without gold fields she will be lost. Even Sydney begins to feel the emigration .of her Po p u l at i on for the Victoria. superior diggings of No person can, ,however, tell how long it may be before tbe tables tura. The Diemen's free population of Van _Land -are- fast coming over to Melbourn e. Ali the Sydney people aro returning from California and the Polyne sian group of islands, but I trust we may not be favoured with any of the Yankee race, or at least of that portion rejoicing in the establishment of vigilance committees, six shooters, and bowie knives. I hove now written more than I ever intended, yet certainly not half as much as . I could sa y, touch ing d corcsreing the wonderful things I see and boar in this extraordinary place. Well -regulated minds are bewildered by the strangenes s o f pass _ ing events; sobriety et • th o ught and the ancient slow op , rations of buoness are upset; and h ow can it be otherwise when young LCPII, after- an absence of a month or so, return each with 1001 to Lord knows how much moue a piece, an d prepare for a rig out on a mare eex tensive and approapprovedste for the mines? " All this is t r ue, and infinitely below the et an d ar d. of . s eta fir, Sydney shortly fset. Purp ,sing to I stite g after my arrival. :MEER. NOVE: :31BER. " And we shall be amply rewarded for our labour and anxiety in this inquiry if we can contribute in any de gree to their permanent welfare, upon which, we are convinced, that the cause of literature in this country must essentially depend." At the conclusion of the judgment, Mr. W. LONGMAN said—Allow me, my Lord, on be half of , the gentlemen with whom I am connected as re presenting the association, to express our thanks for the very courteous manner in which we have been received, the attention with which the whole of the arguments have been listened to, and for the extremely able deci sion which your Lordship has just delivered. There is only one point to which I should be anxious to state a few words in reply. ,Lord CAMPBELL—No, no, we cannot admit of any reply to the Court. Mr. CHAPMAN, on behalf of the opposition, tendered his best thanks for the courteous attention which , its members had received. Lord CAMPBELL—VY colleagues, as well as myself, feel that the whole affair has Ck been conducted in a manner which reflectF the highest honour and credit up , m ,all parties concerned. Mr. GROTH--Permit me to say that there is no part of the decision just read in which I more heartily con cur, than in the paragraph having reference to the mode in which the case has been conducted. Dre MthmAre—And I fully concur in that opinion. The deputation, which consisted mainly of the slime gentlemen *he had attended on previous occssious, then withdrew. May 20, 1852. (To bo continued.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH RACES—WEDNESDAY. The City Cup of 100 soya. in specie, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sous. each; the second to save his stake; for three 3rs old and upwards. Two miles and a half. (19 Subs.) Mr. J. M. Sianley's Storyteller, Bst 51b...(Charlton) 1 Mr. Wonlcro's Kite, 3 t rs, 6st 101 b ...... ...(Cowley) 2 Mr. Parr' Clothworkr, 6 yrs. 9,t 1 lib (Owner) 3 Mr. B. Austin' Miss Talbot, Bst 111h...(Cletnents) 7-ir. W. R- , ves's Normanton, 7st 111 b ...(J. Sharp) 0 Mr. Hewitt' Mediu:no Wharton, Bst 51b (Ceolik) 0 I.3 , iittrig-5 to 4 , get Kate, 9 to 1 agst StorytiTer, and 5:o 1 *lot Clothworker. Won by three parts of a I-ingth; Clothworker a bad third. Rau in 1 mit'. 9 scc•. The Weston Stakes of 10 snvs. each, and 50 artlee; for two yrs old colts, Bst 91a; and fillies, Bst 4ib, &o. T.Y.C. (14 Subs.) Mr. Ilowarn's Vaultress, Bst 41b (A. Day) 1 Lord W. Powlett's Libel f, Bst 41b (S. Rog« rs) 2 Mr. Armstrong's Placid, Bst 41b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Treen ua Dexterous bc, Bst 91b...(Trcea, jun.) 4 Mr. Osbaldeston's cby Cotherstont, Bst 91b . ...„(11iett) 5 Retting-2 to 1 on Vaultress, 8 t,) 4 apt Placid. 'Won by three lengths, the same between second and third. Run in 55 secs. _ _ _ The Aristocratic Taadrdre, sd. w eathHandicapriders y o ra f 10 :9 ps professionals sous, osriebs s each, ons(iOs Gentlemener gsge(Owner) to :c ) a a r n r p a l 61b extra. Once round. (7 Subs.) Mr.t ' S .evens s Vesta, aged, lOst 21b (Mr. Elwes) 2 Captain Liqle's Bullfinch, 5 yrs, lOst 71b ...(Owner) 3 Mr. Isaac Day's Justice, aged, 9st 6lb ... ...(Cook) 4 Mr. Cooper's Montague, 6 yrs, 11a2lb (Wakefield) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agat Justice, and sto 2 agat Weather gage. Won by three lengths. Run in 3 mina. 11 secs. The Dyrham Handicap of 100 soya., for all ages. Once round, about one mile and a half. Duke of Bedford's Hugo. 3 yrs, sst (S. Steggles) 1 Mr. H. Hill's Pitsford, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b ......(A. Day) 2 The following also ran, but were not pliced : Sir R. Pigott's Runny mede, 4 y rs, Bst (Maton) 0 Mr. H. Waring's Manifold, 5 yrs, 7st 1 31qT. Carlisle) 0 Mr. S. Darling's Sir Robert, 5 yrs, 7st 1011) (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. Wailer's Ephesus, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ...... (Wakefield) 0 Mr. Whitehousa's Scapulary, 6st 91b (R. Archer) 0 Mr. Winch's The Brahmin, 3 yrs, 6st ... (Hayward) 0 Mr. B. Austin's Madeline, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Clements) 0 Mr. B. Tomb's Nizza, bg, 3 yrs, sst 41b Brcn) 0 Mr. G. Higgins's Apostate, 3 yrs, sst ......(Kendall) 0 Captain H . B. Powelt's Freetrader, 3 yrs, 555 (Salter) 0 Mr. Southby's Appleton, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (Oli ver, j un.) 0 Mr. H. Drewe's Ballet Girl, 5 yrs , Tat ... (Charlton) 0 Betting- 4 to 1 og at Freetrader, sto 1 agst Hugo, 5 to 1 agat Pitsford, and 7 to 1 agst Appa b a d third, and leton. Won by half a length, Madeline Ballet Girl fourth. Run in 3 mins. 5 secs. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each and 20 added, for 2 yrs old and u p wards, half-a-mile (10 Sub.), were won in four heats, by Sir C. Rushout's Flounce, 3 yrs (401.) Est 61b, beating Maid of the West, 3 yrs (2000, Bst 31b, and several others. ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of the girls who have been the Royad educate Asy at thelumse sc h o ols was held yesterday afternoon, at l on Brixton -hill The friends of this institution, not con tented with affording a home, clothing, and maintenance, the proceedings, said, that and a most excellent and useful education to the children under their more immediate care, take every °ppm tunity of had been presented that encouraging and rewarding good conduct on the part of those who have left the school. For this purpose these an- Luta meetings were instituted, and the success a which it was stated had been highly satisfactory. The Bishop o f day, then , ought to be no difficulty in providing for the girls on leaving the institution. His Lordship then presented the prizes which had been awarded, and addressed the whole of good presided, tesl i a n n i odniinti ls opening which f iC ro ° m : w t i h ch e the former pupils in .an able and impressive exhortation. A vote of thanks was given to the Bishop of Norwich by accla mation, and the assembly broke up, after hearing an address from one of the boys. A dramatic festival, which will extend from the 7th to the 12th June, is about to be given, under the patron age of the Qu een and Prince Albert, in aid of the local cha ritiesof Manchester. Letters have been addressed to the principal actors and_ actresses who have been,in the habit of visit i n g Manchester,. stattrg the object. -of the festival expressing atope-that "they may se* ail • _ , and their grettiolla leVice& er y see ft to give - . tralasia ( h w aV h e ert, s i n ce o of Aug g s s; 3 l c d er w ta s i .s tie ti d pp a o t sit t e t ri , .e ).t ß h : L A theweigh, wan 2501 b. for fits* wen in stx werke re.! !lend hasTheseenycaocnafberredt o ffice no f hi S r o .; taroir;sG.Ne:aevreas,l3,fero S h e a:s o sign the eheriffehip of Orkney, Clic4 MA it s sad been iY to . Ur. W. E itytouzi • - Lynn York Radcliffe 23 Egham Stourbridge 31 Lincoln Leicester 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket F. 0. Chesterfield IBER. Newmarket S. 0. Holywell Hunt Richmond 1 Newmarket Houghton 25 THE BOOKSELLING TRADE. The repr.sentatives of the Booksellers' Asset:defier); together v.ith a number of the uen-uonfortnin::, retail bookt:ellers end publishers, met yesterday at Strathed en House, for the purpose of hearing the decision 'of Lord Campbell, Dr. Milman, and Mr. Grote, on the question which had been submitted to them respecting the exist ieg regulation of the booksellirg trade, and their en fereetwet by mans of the Booksellers' Association. Loud CAMPELL. with whom were his colleagues, Dr. Milman and Mr. Grote, then delivered the decision of the referees as follows: " At a meeting o! . the Booksellers' Association held in London the Bth of April Let, the following reso4.l - was unanimously agreed to: 6 That a conference be invited hetween Lord Camp- bell, in corjunction with a few of our principal authen 8, and certain members of the boolteeltieg trade, for the eurpose of deciding whether the B Associ)- tion shall be carried on under its present regulations or Lot—it beiog understood that the decision uf Lard Campbell end the other literery gentlemen shall be bind it g on the committee, who agree, it the decision be ad , verse, to convene the trade, and resign their func:iens.' " We havit g been solicited to act us referees in this matter, have not, hesitated to do so, in the hope of ren dering some service to the cause of literature. No ques tion is put to us of law or morality. We ere merely requ , stied to soy what, in our opinion, is reasonable and expedient - . " We must begin by warmly applauding the fairness with which the members of the association have con ducted themselves throughout this controversy. These gentlemen aro no doubt sincerely convinced that the regu!ations under which the bookselling trade is now carried on by them, are equitable and conducive to the public good. Nevertheless they are ready to abandon there regulations, if certain individuals, who were named by others, should, after hearing all that might be urged oa both sides, come to a contrary conclusion. " The substance of the regulations submitted to us we understand to be, that all booksellers keeping a shop in London, or within twelve miles of the General Post office, are to become members of the association, and - are to receive a ticket entitling them to buy new books From the publishers; that the publishers of new books specify a retail price for each copy; that they sell copies to the retal booksellers at about 30 per cent. under that price; that they require an engagement from the retail booksellers not to allow to their cutlomers a larger dis ceunt than 10 per cent, from the retail price; that with out this engagement, the retail dealers cannot be sup plied with copies of new books; and that for a breach of this cog tgement they forfeit their tickets, and are cut off from any further dealings in new books with the puhishsrs. " Having listened to very able arguments, having read everything which has come within our reach on either side, and having con , idered the subject very deliberately, we have unanimou4y c.lne to the conclusion that these rt gulations are unre9sonable and inexptdient. " We will now briefly state the grounds of our opinion. "Such regulations seem prima facie to be indefensi ble, and contrary to the freedom which ought to prevail iu c;irnmercial transactions. Although the owner of pro potty may put what price he plates upon it when sell ing it. the condition that the purchaser, after the pro perty has lacten transferred to him, and he has paid the purcim , e-moriey. shall not resell it under a certain price, derogates from the rights of ownership, which, as purchaser, he has acquired. "It is obvious, likewise, that these regulations must, in practice, lead to vexatious inquiries and to fraudulent ovasi:,ns. The alleged necessity for them suppo , ,es thet there rxista a strong inducement - for the retail dealer to sell at a lower price than a minimum permitted by the publiOicr. Without a rigorous pnlice in the trade, while the c_ndition atoirx , Jl to the sale is observed by the , triedy rionourabe retailer to the serious detriment vt tits business?, it will be disregarded by . the less scrupu lous. Lis!sric*l.s oec:ir of retailers. detected in under haling bean expelled from the association in 0 manner which musi he very paint& to their reeling. arses injurious to their interest.; and 'here is reason. to be- live that, notwithstarding a ntecssaiy s ymp m ( f espionage. others e , ntinue with impunity to dispose of new b, - )oltl on any terms which they consider ream- nerutive. The arraegements between the publishers and the retail I:eioksellera is, indeed, said to be ',taunter). We have been pressed by the fact that a vast majority of the retail booksellers have given in their adhesion to the association, and have expressed a willingnes to re main under its rule. But although there be no employ meat of ph) bleat force, or threats, which the law forbids, we doubt much whether this acquiescence may not, in a considerable degree, be ascribed to coercion. Without the ticket' testifying that a retail bookseller is qualified to deal with the publishers, he cannot carry on his bu siness as a vendor of new publications; and the means by which he lives are taken from him. From many re tail booksellers, now submitting to the association, we have had intimations that they would be happy to be released from it, and to carry on their business like trade , men in other branches of industry. But even the entire unanimity of the retail booksellers would not be conclusive of the question; for they may dread to be deprived of an artificial protection to which they have been long accustomed, although this be not essential to their permanent interests, and although it may lull them into habits of listlessness, and may be detrimental to the community. "Mr. William Longman, Mr. Murray, and other gen tlemen, who, with so much ingenuity have advocated the' Regulations,' admit that the burden of proof is upon them, and that they are bound to make out the Mack trade to be an exception to the rule that com merce is to be free. They have mentioned other trades carried on at Manchester, Derby, and elsewhere, in which, for peculiar reasons, gentlemen of eminence and respectability are said to have prescribed similar regu lations. As to these supposed parallel cases we have not obtained any sufficiently authentic information to enable 'es to pronounce upon them, although we suspeot that they would resolve themselves into a control exer cised over agents, on a very reasonable refusal to deal with an inarvidual who was making an unfair use of the article put chased. But when the supporters of the asso ciation go on to rely (as they have done very confi dently) upon the etiquette of the bar, which fixes a minimum fee, less than which a barrister may not re, ceive', we know that they are under a delusion. The remuneration of an English barrister is not matter of contract. The client presents to him a voluntary ho norarium fc,r which the law gives no remedy. A mini mum is fixed. othi rsvise the Attorney-General might be offered 2.. 6d. or 61 But that minimum is one guinea; and if the plaintiff sues in formez pauperis, he may, without paying any fee whatever, have the zE aka! as.,i,Nrice of the must distinguished leader in West minster-hall. " The first peculiarity pointed out to ns in the book trade is copyright; end it has been algued that as authors have protection, so nuaht those who circulate their works. The only protection given to authors is the protection which the law gives to properey of,every deeccipii en. It has been decided by the most eminent ildges that at, author has at common law, arid accord ing to the ett , ronl rules of justice, a property in what ha: wrue#, so , has DO one' curs pant it or reprint it without his perreissiore. The statutes a hieh have been passed upon this sul j. ct. from the 'Op or Q teen Anne to the r, ign ~t 149 , (11 Veeeria, have been en abridgment, 41 t:;e rights (I au'hurN, giving them, by way of compensa tion, improved remedies when their property is invaded. " rhe next peeuUarity fa.htt. , l out in the book trade as that the article eedted for by a purchaser must be genuine, and must always be of the seine quality. But althoueh there be no competition as to the quality of this article, we do not pere, ive why there may not he a ceineoition bs to the price at which it may he sold. Anti here the comp titiou is -less dangerous to the put , ha eta tor he is in no danger of having spurious wares palmed upon him when attracted by lowness of price. " Then ske are reminded of the pculiarity that the publiseer names the'price at which the book is to be sold to the customer (which may be considered the maximum price), whereas the manufacturer in other trades entirely leaves the price to be paid by the customer to be . fixed by the retail dealer. &me complain of this proceeding of the publisher as a grievance. But, admitting the_ expediency of the publisher continuing to name a retail price at which the book is said to be published, this can ouly be as a guide, and cannot hinder the making of i a Lir bargain between the retail dealer and the custo mer. At present, by the rules of the association, the actual retail price may vary from the publishing price, so that it is not more than 10 per cent. less. " The con s id erat i on t h at h as we i g h e d mos t w ith us i s the peculi ar mo d e i n which in the book trade the wares to bo di s p osed of are distributed. There is no doubt a great a d vantage to literature in the existence of re spectable booksellers'h sho • made knowshops at reasonable distances in Land on , Edinburgh, and D u bli n , an d a ll pro v inci a l towns. By the exertions n more of these gentlemen a new work is DO doubt often ' the opportunity of efficiently than by advertisements; and .-i!ePeeting a copy of it on the counter otherwise have born thought a purchase which might not hind that, if the reauCghL of. We cannot but appre of retail establishments Pia t i .h ti" with, and unlirret t permitted, the number direinti:hbleidshroreantit the existence of a larger d com"eir-in question are done away considerably is necessary to sop a n e t United Kingdom may be i e . s . u . na tic e r r o ; ain a; n i l s t l l y ra t b li e e r c o u t es re m ta e i d l i e ty s to the public hasan evident tendency a t c h cording to all to raise the price to the corn experience, the demand li i varnished, though not perhaps to the extent o e o Prie ra e p i t s a ta -' by some of the more ardent opponents of th: t . e ß gain does.' On the removal of an artifi c i a l protection it an; department of industry some distress immediately follows; but the wholesome principles of eammeree,.when acted upon, ere long bring a remedy. And it may h e ' c m , gy and activi ty largo. ga l as and which ma} be eti ( orced) , m e y e hopedquick n r t e h t a u t rn e s om (p P e e r t h it a i rs the ad gat lo re wpri e r energy ve tualty add to theprors-t pert of ' hods tratia, and increase the profits - of all , ti - e coaceened in it. ' Lastly, it has Leell ntend( d before us. that Eh' ugh . co the weeks of celelorwed svritets,might be advantag,,ndy eireula , ei, and acid viith.Jut the ' Regulations,' and the ye e.- of s uc h wor k s b e rather impeded by ;hoe, ye.- , the w - 6 ' l, i ef , unknown anti second rate writers, heivreyer useeul and tneeitor i etoa could riot Without a law e v ilest undersellieg, be usliereet into the world. Even if this w re '`'• vvi? should still deity the justice of :tiding dull teen at the expense , i f f jug. and, with a view t() Pehhc i er men g et' . . .e. , , 1 , TIC , ) i In r""'nierlts we should doubt the LA p - Y ( , )f eh ,'eking the eirenlatiGn of that which is most excel tent, to eacowage that wh i ch g' lees valuable il : f " - iii then, end les, ax • q u s it° Pleasure Moreover, we is reason to think that in in . the ' Rsgulatieria' cramp the cireulaqun ef works cases wilts which have meta, with out kite; pop u l ar . The dat demand being emaP, the price would neeue ully decline, en the red uce d price Of re might still be is cousiderable number b of p urc h ase rs. But as the minimu ca p r i ce fixed Ytl rigidly i ns i sted Upon , the sale is stopp e d, publiblier mast be topped, and -he great bulk of the edition, after causing 440 i . - wlze ow), goo to the truokaik a large epee for - _ - ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL. The twelfsh anniversary cf this excellent charity, which was established in Bloomsbury-squsre, in the year 1838. for the cure of cluh-toot, lateral curvature of ne spine, and all other contractions and deformiti , 8, 44kS celebrated ti , e. the Altion Tavern, Aldeisgateerreet, l as t evening. uio the presidency of the Eerl of Shsfies eory, chsieman of the hospital, supported by Mr. John es aeg s e gor. M.P,, Mr. Jacek) Bell, M.P., Mr. W. F. A. Pelvis., and many other friends of the institution. A party of ladies occupied the gallery after the dinner, end appeared to taken lively interest in the proceedings. Ilse general condition of the charity is peculiarly grati fying and encouraging to its benevolent promoters, the total receipts for the past year having been 2.418 L I Os. 83., being a considerable increase over the proceeds of lay the tes yn r et e ea v nr i o ttw u n : a es y lo e i ft a t r. l thee m T or or h eo e s thanat c s t u u b a 2 l s, ()t w at:: • n o o t r ii l a tn ; forl k nd whichh asbo expenditure foreuetn provided for 73 in-patients, the cost of all the expenSive apparatus for the treatment of these and of all the Out patients and every other expense of the establishment defrayed, being at the rate of leas than 80s. per head. The total number of in and out-patients admitted dur ing the year was 1,433, and since the original opening of the charity no fewer than 12,003. Grace having ibeen said, and the usual loyal touts duly honoured, The NOble CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the evening—" Prosperity to the Royal Ortbopmiic Hos pital." Having explained the origin and objects of the Charity, he stated that it was founded on the modern principal of the subdivision of labour, and like other institutions of this metropolis—such as the Cancer Hos pital, the Fever Hospital, and tho Small-pox Hospital—devoted itself exclusively to ono de partment of medical science; and experience proved the great wisdom of that division, both as regarded the interests of the patients and the progress of science itself. This institution in a peculiar degree stood in need of publicity and contributions; for it was not among the easy and comfortable classes, but emongehe poor and friendless that those awful instances of matfermation, of every shape which the mind could cones ive, and far more terrible than he could venture to describe, presented themselves to claim their succour. Therefore, if they wished to know the whole extent of the evil, and the - maneer in which it pressed on a vast oartion of the people they must dive into the lowest depths of misery and disease which festered in the filthy end uninviting dens and alleys of that vest metropolis. But if there were those who had neither the time nor the taste for such minute and painful re searches, let them give but one hour's attendance at the Onhopas tic -Hospital, and witness the Ey pl'eatior4 that were constantly made for admittance, and he would undertake to say that they would be too "'PI) convinced of the necessity for such an institution. —(Hear, hear.) Now the position of the charity was this—they had a building fitted up only for a te m p orar y purpose, where they were enabled to receive some '36 inmates, hut there were at tha t moment on the books no cases,less t all h getting t 325 worse eand el 1 worse them most by da y s n t d r e m s sainn any of them would have to languish for three l o ng y ears before theycould be roc-ived w ittin the precincts of the nnseited. It eas said that Nero fiidled while Rome burned; aid there they were, pounds, shillings, and pence, while hun dreds and thou seeds of their wrenched fellow-Creatto es were fast pass ingutterly' cl ty t th o. into is state that would weiting for the iefl ex of human skill. lot to-dey was a% worth o 13 3 giving !heir silver tied oeld to.dsy, under the pro ote efforts tnr r.w at . to- I na " , '- ) c r * Cr ( m '' G it od wo t e h l e d c i r t?e 'k u e ir d e "' t u tt ig e h i rvtritbeein .de enon cul--us poer to cure th.em. If any past of t he institu t j straight. of a mt u t vi ! tiou was more intere st in g him than another it was tto alperve the :enormeus number of children brought it it oernandieg iu that pobilon in life that if they were not admitted to rec; tire! the benefits of seien tiie treatment they would be left, when deprived of the care of their parents—as many of them probably would he at s tan t early age—to languish forlorn and neglected in their dirnal homes, uncheered by the light of the sun, shut out from the breath of the fresh bre( zs, and never visited, in many instances, by the voice of comfort or consolation. Thus miserably situated, they must either becomesthe inmates of the union, where their unsightly condition would expose them to cruel taunts and heart less mockery, or crawl -about' the streets and public thoroughfares exciting the mingled disgust and compas sion of the by passers. To his mind there was something so distreasin in the case of these wretched childr en, that if no - other consideration would influence them, he believed this would induce them all to come forward and assist in rescuing a lergo portion of their fellow creatures, and plating them, as they most undoubtedly could, in a condition in which they could walk erect, and obtain for themselves an honest livelihood.—(Hear.) They would observe that these hospitals stood in re lation to the body precisely as schools did to the mind (Hear, hear) and their most certain and most beneficial effects were to be produced by taking the patients at the tenderest ages. Thus it became a preventive system. They heard a great deal said about education, and the necessity of preventing rather ,than punishing crime. They might depend upon it it was in their power to establish a most admirable preventive system in this case also; and as by education they could anticipate the hulks and the hangman, so by taking children at their most plestic ego they might au tieijatr avast amount of human suffering, degradation, and disease.—(Hear, hear.) The proposition of the committee, therefore, was that they should contribute to the extent of their power for the erection of a building large enough to admit, not all—he prayed God to grant Oeul the means—but a very increased number of these unhappy °fleet& They had already diffiped the results oleibeir system to- hundreds and thousands; and from what they had done hundreds and thousands inferred what they were still able to do. The Crooked, the halt, thesmaimed; enerthe withered were in myriads expect ing -with .eager anxiety the issue of their efforts that n th ig e 4:,. ,l a t i il l e d Act,C lu h e ita k ti i Gr n mo g ßa e n, arnestly for the descent of that angel I a n ut h eidult o h : i e d ar e o r . f the the blessingir wealthho Of the Almighty, would stir the and benevolence.—(Cheers.) P P ef : 47e y 4 e ; ;;e t s i t i n i ti w a d:ll . h ad ar) watched ne M.P., s e next services rop o o s u e d behalfth the health thiso f , Similar institutions could not be too highly feel toCLt6: l ees h ( s 3 p e t t ' a v l the Noblc 'hit ce.use of sufferingch the Noble Lord had ever paid rn ne yd N. had laoiitb(whi known ay lsecabhseua, r t i nrah Chairman aeanr Noble mly i atteehcirl, and-both and his eloquence had been satie.ficti s t i) :: the company 1" a r uLhz disposal.—(gear, Hear, hear.) To .purse ass th~rrfore fully hear.) lie feastt , rnple justice to the he had t e t "IV"). would do , ra:saeftteorwthaerrnd: and drink the health of h • r •Th,'toast was drank ith n;? toasts t h s e w c e t, r m e, m " i tTt ofA s r e t . h e w b i s s r h d o s p ; 5 :. 1 T C r dt ,: it Ati .Pr c t' d il fi r ! Y sl a tS d ffi lC c:r j b k " " and " The Ladi es ." * The CHeleNae, in the course of the evening proposed " Vim health of Air. Metegtegor, M.P., and the Com mittee of Stewerele". Mr. MACGIIEGOR. briefly acknowledged the cempli is,eet, awl we ep'un the gentlemen around him not tQ reldx in thhir 'drags to , place theinstituiloti at-the head of the Lllii y uvkle chritiei that sclan thin greot meg°. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852. MAY. Harpenden - 2l Wye •. •• 3 Epsom 25 I Suuth .. 3 JUNE. Brighton 1 Lamberton Epping Town 1 Hampton l6 Erith ... 1 Newton Leliham Manchester ... Coggeshall SJui,nwell Tonbury .. Mqcclesfield 2l Newcastle Bibury Dean Ulvorstone 4 Ageot . . Beverley MMdztOllC Leith au] Stockbridge Winchester .. Knighton 25 Carlisle Ludlow Chelmsford.... 3O rLY. Salisbury Newmarket 6 Worcester Lancaster Ihley l4 Liverpool A North Staffordshire 3UG Brighton Edgware 5 Wolverhampton ....... Great Yarmouth lO Reading Coventry ll Stamford 2O Knutsf ord Nottingham Abingdon Goodwood 27 BEPTE Warwick 7 Whitehaven ... 7 Doncaster Eglinton Club 2l Bedford OCTO7 Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club 6 Yorkshire Union Hunt 6 Wrexham Worcester Autumn ... 2 I Cowbridge Hunt lO IRISH RACES TO COME. NAY. Kilcook JUNE. Currggh 22 I Monkstown JffLY. -- Heath - 21 AUGUST. Down Royal Corp 3 I Tuam Pbcenix Park lO Ballinrobo. Rotcommon SEPTEMBER. Carragh 7 I Johnstown 2l Limerick OCTOBER. Curragh l2 I Carlow Down Royal Core 2O AQUA TICS. HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA. The great aquatic meeting at Ilenlpy-on-Thames, in which the University gentlemen and members of the leading aquatic clubs ..t London ordinarily engage, is fixed for the 25th and 26th of June. The following are the prizes for competition:— Grand Challenge Cup (with medals), for eight-oared boats; now held by the University Boat Club, Oxford. The Wyfold Challenge Cup, tor the winners of the trial heat for the Grand Challenge Cup, now held by the University Boat Club, Cambridge. The Ladies' Challenge Plate (with medals), for eight oared boats; now held by theßrasenose Club, Oxford. The Stewards' Challenge Cup (with medals), for four-oared boats; now held by the Cambridge Univer ail Club. The Visitors' Challenge Cup (with medals), for four oared boats ; now held by the Christchurch Club, Oxford. The Town Challenge Cup (with medals), for four oared boats. The Silver Goblets (Presentation Prize), for pair oared boats. The Diamond Challenge Sculls and Presentation Cap, for scullery; the former now held by Mr. Peacock, of London. The entries close on the 18th of June. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. The exciting race between Robert Coorabes, of Mort lake, and T. Cole, of Chelsea, for the Championship of the Thames and 400/., will come off on Monday next, from Putney to Mortlake. Both men are in capital con dition, and a first-rate contest is expected. Coombes is slightly the favourite. The Lalla Rookh has been char tered to accompany the match, for the benefit of the losing man, and for the We of the umpires and referee. CRICKET. ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF YORKSHIRE. May 17th, 18th, and 19th. YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Second Innings. Ellison, Esq., b Clarke 2 c Box, b Clarke ... 2 Crossland, s Box, b Clarke 2B a Box, b Clarke ... 1 J. Berry, b Clarke 8 b Bickley 9 Anderson, c Bickley. h MYnn--- 30 a ilox. h Cla , lr. --- 0 Chatterton, c Parr, b Mynn 0 c Felix, b Clarke... 0 Sampson, c Guy, b Bickley 24 not out IG. Berry, a Box, b Clarke ..... 40 b Martingell Armitage, c Box, b Clarke 1 Wright, b Bickley ....... 3 c Box, b Bickley... 2 Coates, not out Skelton, Esq , s Box, b Clarke... 3 c Bickley, b Clarke 0 Dakin, c Caesar, b Clarke 0 b Clarke Barber, run out ...... 0 c Martingell,bClarke 3 Hodgson, c Caffyn, b Clarke ... 8 c and b Maringell 11 Byes... ..... . .......... ... 2 Byes Total ........... 162 Total 150 ENGLAND. N. Felix, Esq, c BErry, b Croisland 30 A Mynn, Esq , n Crossland..... 0 Bickley, b Wright •••••,••• BOX, c Sampson, b Crossland 0c J. Berry, b Wright 3 J. Cwiar, cJ. Berry, b Skelton.. 9 b Wright 25 W. Caff . , n, b Wright............... 2 c Armitage, b C - ossland Parr, c Armitage, b Crossland... 8 not out .. 2 A. Clarke, b Wright - ....... 0 W. Clarke, b J. Berry ... Guy, not out . .... 9 b Wright l9 Martingell, c Chatterton. b Wright ..... 4 not out 8 Byes 3, Ib3, w 2 ...... 8 80, lb 0, w 1 1 Total 7B Total 5B ANEW AND MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRISE. Private intelligence from New York, by the Europa, enables us to state confidently that arrangements are iu progress for connecting New York and John's (New foundland) by means of the electric telegraph, and St. Jelau's and Galway (or some other convenient port on the west coast of Ireland) by a line of powerful sad fleet steamers. The line Gf telegraph has ulreudy been ser ve), ed from St. John's to a point opposite Cape Breton (Nova Scotia), a distance of about 350 miles; thence the Galt' of Lewtence is to be oricsed by a ,uhmerine wire -48 miles in length; thence 100 miles by land to Sydney, Cape Breton, to which place the" wires are DOW ex tended from the capitals of Nova Scotia, New lltunswiek, the Canticles, and the United States. Telegraphic dikpatches are now readily trsns mitted from New York to Halifax, a distance of nearly 1,000 miles, is n few moments, bat the new line will extend some six hundred miles farther east, and it is confidently anticipated will enable London to com municate with New York in about six days. The Government of Newfoundland have given the comp stay who have this enterprise in band a most re liberal charter, in which i t is p rovided that the province shall take stock to the amount of thirty thousand p ounds; . h aitu and and they alsd grant to the company, as a gr y, to the extent of thirty square miles, which t o company have a right to select wherever they please along the route of the telegrap h line. As that section of New foundland is known to be rich its its mineral 'resources, it is believed that the land itself is worth far more than the whole expense of building the telegraph. At all events, certain it is that every shilling of the capital stock of the company (amounting to about two hundred and fifty thousand dollars) was taken in two days by seven of the principal capitalists of New York, and the agent of the company is alread y on his way tothis country for the purchase of the materials to construct the telegraph line as before described. The same and other parties,- but under a different organization, are about contracting fcr two or more ocean steamers of the first class to run between New York, St. John's, and Irela n d, and there is the very b es t reason to believe that within one year these two en terprises will be in successful operation. Other parties are also preparing to connect the Irish line of st eamers at St. John's with steamers from Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Boston, &c. The telegraph company will employ a small steamer at Cttpe Race fur the purpose of intercepting all steamers to and from America and Europe, all of which usually pass very near to that place, and thus it is expected that news by the Cunard and Collins steamers may be sent through to New York some four or five days in advance of their arrival in the United States. A final dividend of about id. in the pound will be shortly declared under the estate of Ross and Ogilvie, army agents, who were made bankrupts in March, 1804. This, with the previo u s di v id en d s , w ill constitute an entire distri bution of 13s. 4/d. upon debts proved to the extent of 177,8071, of which 7s. 4d. was paid by the parties a pp o inted on the issue of the commission, and the remainder by Mr. Geoom, the official assignee, sin ce th e estate has passed to his management. . ROYAL FREEMAEONS' SCHOOL YOB, FEMALE CHM" mum—The anniversary of this roost excellent nstitution was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons'-119119 under the Grand presidency of the Right Hon. the Earl cf Zetlankt _. Grand Master of the Ma-on;c of the craft sat down to dinner. In the course of the e n v d a body. yearly 400 members ing the children went in procession round t he roonk e a wit _ more beautiful or interesting scene could hardly be Crew) an nounced The secretary of the institution (M r * b e 1,400/. nounced the amount subscribed in the room al t° and other Miss Birch, Miss E. Birch, Miss M. NV " — mrs'ening. The vocalists enlivened the company during dinner and accompaniments were of the Mr. Harker was himself as toastmaster. fitrhset character, and hi long litigated case THE JENNINGS' EsTATE.—T----5 has, we learn, been this week settled by li we believe, prnThe property connected with the est!ttaet one- period was - th_oC%ourt of Chancery. esti cipally in the county of Suffolk, and at o f that amount has mated at 7,000,0001., but only one - o been divided in the late decisi ,, n• scattered about this and other Two claimants reside in this town, and others counties; bui the only fortunateaL ham in the employ of Lang ham, . . reacaone living . in this district is k journeyman painter named BY ,the recent decision we under. Mr; Howard, of Maldoth - ,-i r i de d . into seven porticos,-and stand that the property 15 m ' i n t e 000,0001,...Chflotsford that Laugb.am'e awe Iv— Girtmirte. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—With reference to a correspondence which has t lately appeared in your valuable journal, on the subject 1 of the British North American Railways, more particu larly concerning the Great Trunk line, from Halifax to Quebec, I may, perhaps, be enabled, if you can afford me the space, to off,r a few remarks, to enable your readers the more clearly to understand the whole subject in qaestion. First, let us satisfy ourselves, how ever, that all palates are agreed as to the important ob jects sought for by the prcposed trunk line from Hali fax to Quebec, or rather, as Earl Grey says, to Montreal. We believe the object to be gained is this— the connecting all the British provinces with themselves, and also with the nearest to Europe, and most available port that is open at all seasons of the year, for com mercial purposes ; and further, we believe, that in order to obtain this object, it will be necessary to have re course to British capital, under the guarantee of the Im perial Parliament, as well as that of the local legisla tures. It appears then, Sir, to me, that the duty of the Colonial Secretary is clearly to obtain the best possible information he can, not as to what this or that colony has done, or is willing to do for its own immediate interest; but as to which is the proper route for a trunk line that would connect the several North American colonies with each other and with Europe, and will confer, either by itself or by branches from it, the greatest amount of advantage to the whole of British America, and be the best for the traffic of goods, mails, and passengers, to and from Great Britain or Europe. Now, Sir, this is not the proper place, perhaps, to discuss all these points. One observation, however, I may be allowed to make, as it will serve to show the vast importance of a searching inquiry into the matter before the British Parliament is asked to grant its aid or countenance to any final plan. One of your correspondents would take the Windsor and Annapolis line as a part of the gigantic undertaking proposed to iiself by the St. Andrew and Quebec line, with the view of reaching the Pacific. Now, Sir, one glance at the map w il l show that such a line of route would oblige the crossing of the Bay of Fundy, which would be fatal in the opinion of any Parliamentary Committee; for it g c o e s t zd :is to h would occasion a transhipment of goods perfectly unne cessary. should the grand route follow the line, as ssti Scotia p as bassewehnolisyugt h g r e o s ut suggested by h the province of Nova able engineers. There are a variety of other object i ons to th e rou t e as proposed by your correspondent—" One much interested in the Colonies" —but the only safe and proper plan for the Secretary of the Colonies to adopt is, in my opinion, to summon before him such persons as are now tßhrei t a is d h va N n o ta r g th A o r tb er e ic i a n n fo p rm ro a v t i i n ocneso;f humble in England, who have been employed on surveys in our e are in this country antdhethednelheagvatsg expressly on railway matters, he who could hardly go wrong in c coming to a final deci sion . Bat it will be necessary that he should bear in mind always, that If England is not called upon part of the expen se , s h e can hardly .g to b pay a t to di o y have a !I . tate a line for the outlay on the construction of which the colonists alone are ro be in the end held tu sponsible. Let, however, a ll matters be fu lly inqui red - into, and I am sure it will be found that 8 ,000,0001. will be required, and can be most beneficially expended, to the great advantage both of the mother country, to her labour and her capital, as well as to her most thriving, loyal, and valuable North American provinces. Depend upon it, we have arrive dat a crisis, and alt friends of England and her colonies should be up and stirring. It is not yet " too laa , ;" but we know not what a day m a y bring forth.—l am, Sir, &c., May 9. A CONSTANT READER. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— ( Miles in work, 223 i) —Return of Traffic for the Week ending May 9, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails X 5,575 8 3 Merchandise and minerals ... 5,842 17 6 Cattle ... ... 245 7 2 Total .. £11,663 12 11 Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles) Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £5,360 10 7 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 4,152 6 6 Total ... £9,512 17 1 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending May 16 £16,190 4 11 Corresponding week in last, year (260 miles open) .. ...£16,443 7 2 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending May 16:— MAIN LINE. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. Mails ... ... Total .N MOLD. ... £1,345 9 4 ... 77 4 6 ... 577 17 6 ... 576 0 0 ... £2,575 11 4 Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... Goods, cattle, &c. .„ ... ... £5O 710 1 14 3 91 18 6 Total ... ••• ..• £144 0 7 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ••• ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... £209 12 8 ... 28 15 6 Total ... £238 8 2 SCOTTISH CINTR AT. RSlLWAY.—Traffic for tho Wools ending May 16, 1852 : Passengers (9,973), parcels, horsea, and carriages ... Goods, cattle, &c. ....X1,654 1 6 ... 916 8 11 Total .. .. 1,970 10 5 Corresponding week in last year... 1,834 8 6 Perth, May 18, 1852. YACIITS AND YACHTING IN LIVERPOOL. —. The establishment of tic Royal Mersey Yacht Club has at last induced several gentlemen in Liverpool to commence yacht building. Mr. Nevins, Messrs. Holme, Slater, and Crook, and Mr. Wilson, are all busily engaged,in the construction of yachts of various sizes. Mr. Ginnell, of the firm of Bowman, Grinnell, and Co., has imported per the New World, from America, a small yacht of about ten tons burden, which is expected to prove a very fast sailer. She is furnished with every late improvement, including a moveable keel, by the elevation of which the craft will be enabled to glide safely through narrow and shallow channels as well as to ride se curely in rough weather. On Monday 14st, as a horse was landing from one of the steam-boats at the landing-stage, by some mis chance the rails were broken, and the horse was thrown on the broken rail, which pierced its bowels co deeply that they protruded, and it was put to death in a few minutes. Yesterday another accident occurred at the same place. A well-known stallion called Bay Middleton, belonging to Mr. Reyes, of Preston, was landing from the Rock Ferry, wh en the horse slipped through the smoothness of the plank caused by the rain, and it was thrown down into the water, and got under the paddles of the steamer. Some time elapsed betore the animal could be got ashore, which it reached alive, but it died immediately after it Has 'andel. Accidents to His: of o m f B p od o l t iv en i e a - , horses at the landing stage are now of every-day occurrence. —Liverpool Courier. COMMERCIAL AND NAVIGATEIOrnNveTroRrEoAfTAIRuSs.tr by aia T e, h h ti Gazette of Tuesday publishes the foll o o f wi ß ng r tates with which commercial treaties have been Great Britain: —Ilia Maj.-sty the C aj ß i e t s N e t , p y o u f bl F ic ra o n f k t f h o Kinemen, the Re of Denmark, Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Republic tee Senate of the Free llanseatic city Equator, the l hisic Free t hMe the ge rt, his Majesty Frenchf huehl Dominican o n ii f ti en C ii ) o cu ! t t r a l i Republic, Pica, the King of Greece, the Republic of Guatemala, of the Free Hanseatic city of Hamb the Senate King cf Hanover, the Republic of Liberia,urgb, his Majesty the Free Hanseatic city of Lubeck, b the Senate of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Sch is Serene Highness the the Grand Dako of Mecklenburg•werin, his Serene Highness Re public, his Majesty the King Strelitz, the Mexican Re lic of ' New Grenada, his Ro of the Netherlands, the Repub.. Oldenburg. his Highness the at Highness the Grand Duke of the Republic of Peru, her :ISultan of the Ottoman Empire, hid Majesty the King of ajesty the Queen of Portugal; the German Commercial Prussia and the other States forming Wurtemburg, Baden, Union, viz. :—Bavaria, Saxony. Duchy of Hesse, the'S the Electorate of Hesse, the Grand mercial Union of tates forming the Customs and Com -United Provinces Thuringia, Nassau, and Frankfort; the of Rio de la Plata,his Majesty the Eie rot. of All the Russiat h - A Majesty the Kin of , la , Aajesty the King of Sardinia,_ te Th is the Two Sicilie . s, his Majesty h b-1 g of Sweden and .Lrwa3 his Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Li , : - United States of America, cany, the the Oriental Re publ ic - of the Uruguay, the ,Venezuela. — ROYAL GEO GRAPHIC AL SOCIETY, M 10.—Sir noderick Murchison, the president, in the chair. Mewl. S. R. Block, W. B. Beaumont, and C. Tagart, were officially introduced upon their election. Colonel Edward Sabine, R.A. F.R.S., Li eu t e nant J. Lyons M ' Leod, R.N., and Mr. Ilenry Edwards were elected Fellows. The papers read were :-1. Captain Wrn. Allen, R.N.. " Observations taken " with the Aneroid in Syria and Palestine; ' 2 of lS . Borneo;" 3. John Crawford, F.R.S., " Sket ch of the Geography 3. Lieute nan t Leycester , R.N., On the Volcani c G roup o f Milo." The president announced that the catalogue of the books and pamphlets in the library had been published since the last meeting, and that the anniversary meeting would be held at the Society's apartments on Monday, the 24th inst., when the royal medal for the year would be delivered Henry lenStrachey, and the geographical science and to Dr. John R a o e n a t n b d e p t o r o C g r a e p s t s a i o n f annua l a ddress discovery would be delivered. THE DUNFE RMLINE MURDER.—The man Fancoat, who was sentenced a few weeks ago, at the Perth Circuit Court, to be executed at Dunfermline on the 25th inst., for the murder of a fellow-workman in the streets of that town, by stabbing him with a knife, has received a respite. The letter containing the information to that effect reached Mr- Gillespie, the governor of the gaol in Dunfermline, en Friday evening. The result was brought about, we believe, chiefly through the exertions of the Rev. Dr. M'Michael and other iufluential inhabitants of Dunfermline, 'who deeply commiserated the fate of Fancoat, who had pre viously borne a good character, but had unfortunately, in a state of drunken frenzy, been led to commit the rash act of taking away the life of a fellow creature.—Glasgow Herald. PROPOSED EMIGRATION :OF ENGINEERS. The emigration committee of the Amalgamated Society to the t ra des in geneial have issued an address to thei r fellow-work men, in tvbieb, after detailing the well-known facts and sequel of the engineers' strike, they call for pecuniary contri butions to enable the ir unem p lo y ed members and their fa milies to emigrate, if desirous of doing so YoBE.—Mr. Henry Vineent has last weli been visiting the elector:, waiting upon them lee the day, and addres sin g lar g e, enthusiastic, personally during meetings in their various localities in the evening. The and re-pe table r esult has proved that his succeae at the poll re garded as certain. must be POISMS ING FlSll•—•Durin thou sands of freshwater fish have g the past week Cohle, at Colchester, an imp been poisoned in the river been emptied into the river rnease tank of gas tar having from the premises of the old gas works. A great number of persons busily engaged them selves in capturing fi s h of several pounds in weight, which were floating intoxicated upon the water, and ma n y w e re the singular expedients resorted to for that purpose.. We hear that after feasting their' themselves to hearts content upon carcasesthe duced an effect upon those who partook of them Aiatilar to that it, had ni.c,ia the fi5h,..../d+ .64reue ',UST. •