The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

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Roalsl° It the 16111 muse, 11' 01 . 11 which 1 as regal we cool this proPl I object 0 Lae, in ie conve 1:1 : rite of t 13 1," the pro" !e not eye ° e negotir rill order whole of 353. telegro ° the Is' ie lit 0 0° to Mut" resting reache', arrived go the after' and 'Dili' on horse stance tto erforme'' his MA' vhich hisf i ,ay there' -scant bi of IVO; tegent 01' wen coo : in whic h 3 not iv' Nego• ler of the [. MEI I O ion nods 3 rukt ih ur In 10 ~. THURSDAY. Tho Ladies%Plate of 451., and 51. for the second. Heats, One mile and three-quarters. _ _ Mr. Hartley's Gamecock, 9st 71b ...(Morgan) 5 1 1 Mr. Crossing's Madame Wharton, 9st llb 1 4 2 Mr. Stevens's Sleeping Partner. 4 yrs, Bst 71b 6 2 3 Mr. Hale's Merry Peal, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ..... 2 3 4 Mr. Yonge's Isabella, 3 yrs, Bst 61b Mr. Samuel's Gift, 3 yrs. 7st 3lb 4 dr Miss Pranks won the Hurdle Ruce, but is objected to. CALEDONIAN HUNT (EDINBURGH) RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Caledonian Handicap of 15 sow. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 aovs. added, if not walked over for. Two miles. (14 Subs, ; 8 paid.) . . _ _ Mr. Harrison's Lisidrick, 3 yrs, Est 51b walked over. The Athenian Stakes ( Handicap) of 7 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 20 added for hunters. Two miles. (6 Subs., 2 of whom declared.) _ _ Mr. Redtern's John Dory, 6 yrs, list 81b ... (owner) Mr. Henderson's Maley, 5 yrs, 1061 131 b Won by half a length. The Caledonian Cup of 105 soys.; threeyrs old, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 91b; six and aged, Sst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 21b; Scotch-bred horses 51b, &c. Three miles. Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 6 yrs.. Mr. Dawson's British Boy, 3 yrs Won in acanter. The Tradesmen's Plate of 401, for three years old and upwards, one mile and a half, was won in four heats by Mr. Henderson's Maley, 5 yrs (Fulton), beat ing Delusion, 4 yrs; Mystery, 6 yrs; Doubt, 3 yrs; and Egeria, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 20 Bova. each, h ft, 12st each. Two miles. (3 Subs.) Mr. Usher's Mistletoe, 4 yrs (Owner) 1 Mr. Henderson's Robin Hood, 4 yrs Won easy. THURSDAY. Tyro Stakes. Friars Hall ... Miss Isabella ... ... ... ... 1 ••• ••• 2 Lothian Handicap. Lindrick ... •• • •• • 1 Little Jack Jenny Lind ••• ••• ••• •• • •• • 2 ... ... 3 Volunteer Stakes. Moss Trooper ... Luxury ... ... Jealouiy... ... ... •Il• ... 1 Queen's Plate. Miss Ann Lindrick.. ..• ... ... 1 ••• ••• ••• 2 Plate of 501. Once More Torn Pinch ... ... 1 ... 2 HIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE. Yesterday accounts were received from the various outports, detailing numerous casualties to shipping, unfortunately involving a serious loss of life ; the gale is described by the seamen who were caught in it as most terrific in its violence and disastrous in its effects. The storm did not prevail from one point, but shifted about from S.S.W. to N N.W., and was accompanied with heavy rain, and at intervals with thunder and lightning. Ramsgate harbour is crowded with vessels, must of which have either .sustained damage to their spars, bulwarks, and rigging, or lost their anchors in the Downs. Toe Princess Royal, contract mail packet, with the Hamburgh and Bremen mails, was obliged to put into Harwich and land the mails at that port ; when off Southwold, on Tuesday morning, she tell in with the crew (nine seamen) of the Oadine, of Whitby, wrecked on Siz"vell Bank, and conveyed them and their boat to Harwich. Among the many disasters that occurred, a ship called the Elizabeth, Mr. Baynes, of Jersey, was wrecked on the Main, between St. Margaret's Bay and Kingsdown. It happened about eleven o'clock on Monday night. She was last from Halifax, and was bound for Havre with a cargo of mahogany. She had almost reached her destination, when over taken by the storm and losing her sails, she was blown away past her pDrt. The master for safety bore away into the downs, to escape from the fury of the storm, where, unfortunately, it increased tenfold, in the midst of which she drove ashore in the spot above mentioned. The masts were instantly cut away, and other means taken to preserve the vessel from the wreck. This, how ever, was found to be impossible, and it was with great difficulty that the lives of the crew were saved. Much doubt exists as to any portion of the wreck being got off. In the course of the same night several vessels, though they had two chains out, were swept from their moorings, and were driven foul of others with great violence. Booms, bulwarks, &c., were carried away, and other mischief done. Upwards of a dozen ships lost their cables, spars, &c., and were nigh being driven ashore on the Goodwin. Off Dungeness, New Romney, and Rye four ves sels, named the Laurel, of Whitby, the Thomas and Ann from Dieppe, the Honoria, for London, and the William, from Liverpool, were cast ashore, and will become total wrecks. The crews were providentially saved by taking to the boats. Northward of the Thames, along the coast of Har wich, Aldborough, Yarmouth, and Bridlington, no fewer than 30 coasting vessels were driven ashore, where, up to the last post, they remained, without a chance of being got off. A brig named the Euphemia, belonging to Blake ney, bound from Seaham to London, on Tuesday evening struck on the Shipwash Sand ; the gale blew her off into deep water, where she foundered. Un happily, some of her crew went down in her and pe rished ; the remainder took to the boats and were saved. Near the same spot, on the previous morning, a barque was seen by the coastguard at Aldborough to capsize and disappear almost immediately after wards. Not a soul was saved from her. On the Scroby Sand, near Yarmouth, the ship Alte Agent, belonging to Dantzic, from Shields, out ward bound for Venice, was wrecked the same night; the master and one boy met with a watery grave. The rest, numbering 13, saved themselves by the boats. Nearly 200 sail took shelter in Bridlington Bay to escape the fury of the gale. The surf in the bay was so great as to prevent all communication with the vessels. By the last post the storm was stated not to have moderated. We also hear of a vessel being lost on the Battery Rocks, off Tynemouth, near North Shields. She is called the John Wesley, Captain Abbott, from Al derney. She struck a b out 9 o ' clock on Tuesciay night. The lifeboat was sent out from the shore, and succeeded in taking the crew out of the wreck. In addition to the above list of disasters, several total losses have been reported at Lloyd's. In one instance many lives were lost. DUPLEX RUDDER AND SORE %Y PEOPELLER. Under tha above title, captain E. J. Carpent e r, R.N., has patented an i nventio n in the art of propel-' ling vessels by screw, wh ich bids fair to constit ute a new era in steam navigation. Vessels propelled by screw are, indeed, no longer a novelty ; but the pe culiarity of Captain Carpenter's invention is, that two screws are made use of instead of one, which greatly increases the speed, while th e ship is steered by two rudders, which in an equal degree increases the control obtained over her. In order to obtain these results, Captain Carpenter builds his vessels on a principle different from any that this hitherto been adopted. From the stem to the midships section the keel is laid down the sa me as in other vessels; hut from the midships towards the stern the keel gradually tapers off till it is lost in the water-line. But in place of this single keel, two new keels start from the midships, and are continued in parallel lines to the stern, the distance between them varying, of course, according to the size of the vessel. Each of these keels is fitted with a stern post and rudder, and between the keel and the SUN, town of Offenbach would remain without work, and that the value of houses would tall two•thirds. The German Journal of .Frankfort contains ailetter from Darmstadt which states, that in the sitting of thr Second Chamber of the States of the Grand Duchy on the sth, a resolution was voted, declaring that the execution of the treaty of April 6 (the coali tion of Darmstadt) menaced the well•bAng of the country, and comp, omised the existence of the Zoll verein, and that the Chamber, in consequence, invited the Government to endeavour to re-organize the Zoll verein with Prussia and the other Northern States of Germany ; to obtain the suppression of the differen tial duties, and other onerous conditions, and to con clude a commercial treaty with Austria alone, after the renewal of the Z9llverein. The Elector of HESSE left Cassel on the 3d, for Munich. The King and Queen of HANOVER, left their capital on the 28th ult., for Kirchheim, in Wurtemberg. A letter from Be r li n , 3d, says—" The iPlenipo tentiary of Wurtemburg to the Customs' Congress has left to-day. The Ministers of the two H . es-4es alone remai n . B a de n not having taken part in the last conferences of Stutgardt, negotiations have been opened with that State, having for object to maintain it in the Z o llverein, or at least to induce it t o con chide with P r ussia a treaty by which it will retain the former commercial and customs' advantages. It is thought that similar measures will be attempted with Saxony. An Austrian and a Prussian pleLipo tentiary are now at Paris charge-d to conclude a:postal treaty with the French Government, in order to facilitate communications between France and Ger many, and according to the last official communica tions there are hopes that these negotiations will be attended with a favourable result. In the sitting of the Commission en the Revision of the Constitution, yesterday, a proposition was made not to convoke the Chambers but every two years; it was, however, re jected, and they will be convoked every year in November." The Viestna Gazette states that a band of forgers had been discovered, who had been employed in ma nufacturing Prussian paper money. The head-quarters of the gang was in America, and a part of them have been arrested in that country, and others in Germany. The Prussian police had been for some time aware that a regular company had been formed by shares, in the United States, for carrying on this nefarious traffic, and that an agent in the person of a medical man, a native of Germany, was to land at Bremen with a considerable amount of this counterfeit paper money, which he was to put into circulation at Hamburgh. A Prussian police officer was conse quently dispatched last week to Bremen, and on the vessel arriving the individual was arrested. On ex amining his trunks, a large amount of the false paper,. very well executed, was found. At the demand of the Prussian Government, the American Government has s e i ze d the presses and all the apparatus, and ar rested the culprits, who will be brought before the tribunal at New York. POLAND. A. letter from Warsaw of the 29th ult., in the Beersenhalle of Hatnburgh, states that the cholera has completely disappeared, and that the persons who Were under treatment have been cured. The Boersenhalle of Hamburgh, of the 4th, says : `--" Every traveller, at his entry into P o l an d , i s obliged to make a declaration of what money he has in his possession, and what employment he purposes Making of it. On his return, the passenger is obliged to say how he has employed it. Any false declaration entails confiscation." SPORTING NOTES. No. . THE NEWMARKET CCCXXIII SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. TO T _HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The ensuing week's sport at headquarters bids fair to be quite up to this average, if not above it; but this depends materially upon how those stakes, which are at present of the skeleton description, fill. The Meeting commences on Monday with a 501. Plate, A.F., which, with the T.Y.C. Plate, 20, and 10 sovs. Handicap, do not close and name until the evening before running. The 50 sovs. Sweepstakes, D.M., will in all probability have CALORIC, Bst 71b, and Maria, Bst 21b, in the first and second places; with Queen Guinever third. Bay Rosalind, of course, dues not run. The Post Match for 200, h ft, between Lord Exeter's P hrYgia, Kernel, and Margaret of Anjou; and the Duke of Bedford's Oasis, Diomcdia, and Berengaria, if run, will be won by the Marquis; but not improbably the Match will end in a forteit, as the Duke's fillies can have no chance against his opponents. Match, 200, h ft, T.Y.C.—Frantic receives forfeit frcm colt by Slane. Match, 200, h ft, T.Y.C.—Pensioner, Bst 71b, will no doubt beat filly by Don John out of Jemima, Bst 21b. Match, 200, h ft, A. F.—Wingenund will receive for feit from colt by Ithuriel out of Gipsy. Match, 200, h ft, T.Y.C.—Maidstone will receive for feit from, or beat, Lapidist, Bst 71b each. Match, 100, h ft, D.M.—Exeter, Bst 71b, will beat Vi- Yandiere, Bst. Match, 200, T.Y.C.—Glenluce, I think, will just beat Flirt cleverly half a-length, or something of that sort. Weight, Bst 7lb each. Match, 200, h ft, D.M.—Sackbut will receive forfeit fro m colt by Itburiel out of Gipsy. Match, 209, h it, T.Y.C.—Pelion, 2 yrs, 6st 71b, will run too fast for his six years old competitor, Herbert, Bat 12ib. Tuesday's races commence with a 5 sovs. Sweepstakes; which, together with the 5 sovs. Handicap, does not close and name till Monday evening. The Royal Stakes of 200 sovs. each, 120 ft, &c., A. F. will, this year, be more valuable than usual ; for if three start, it will be worth 1,9601. Lord Derby's Longbow Will only be opposed by Glenluce, and perhaps Poodle or Ilex ; LoNGIBoW, of course, the winner. The Clear well Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, T.Y,C., will, it is expected, be contested by Sittingbourne, Mar caret of Anjou, Filly by Bay Middleton, Estrella, Ori noco, and perhaps another or two. Umbriel is re- Ported a non-starter, or, in my humble opinion, he ould have won. In his absence I can discover nothing t• beat SITTINGI3OERNE, without it is Estrella. The:se two will be first and second, and Orinoco about third. The Cesarewitch Stakes of 25 sovs, each, 15 fc, with 300 added (two miles ono furlong and 215 yards), will, as near as I can ascertain at the present moment, be contested by the following:—Lady Evelyn, Ariosto, Alonzo, Indian Warrior, Bird on the Wing, Knight of Gwynne, Le Juif, Weathergago, Lady Amyott or Can dlewick, Marchioness, King Charming, Sharavogue, King Pepin, Phl egra, or La Gazza Ladra, Ilex, Waterfall, Liudrick or Lerrywhent, Knight of the Shire, Dangerous, D ° ll ood, and perhaps Termagant and Mis- La sive. The race, I an ticipate, will be confined entirely to shir e d , andy Evelyn, Ariosto, Le uif, Phlp gra , K n i g h t o f th e Dollond ; ARIUSTO or LE JUIF carrying off the Cesarewitch laurels. I have thrown over Candlewick, believing her not to be meant, besides being a doubtful starter, and taken itriosto in addition to my original selection of Le Juit ; about whom I stated in Note No. 301, that he " is doing food work, will accept, and, I fancy, be a great favourite for the Cesarewitch" Match, 100, h it. T.Y.C.—Dove will beat Torment, Bst 4lb each. be On Wed nes d ay the Bedford Stakes are almost sure of Tg carried off by VAUL TRESS or N ICOTINE. The 50 stem Stakes look wed also fur NicomtE. Bh7l._.Match, 20 0, h ft, T.Y.C.—Mountain Fl ower , 3 yrs, b, will, I think. be just good enough to beat War p' 2 yrs, Tat 111 b. at,run Thur sday the Cr a c ow St a k es w ill f all to the lot o f .L.Be at son with BEN N EVIS . es BbereitbySy 10, Stakes, in th e a b sence of Sylphino, who n an 4nl thing like f orm yet, will nut improba- Y he carried off by Lord Exeter with the DovE or 88 Match, 100 h ft, T.Y.C.—Sister to Caracara, 7st 21b. brou get to the post in for m , ought to beat Nathan, t alb . 0,C41 Friday the Prendergast St a k es w ill b e the means a ttractieg a small field to the post, w hi ch will in _ tiltiti CHEDDAR and Pharold, whom I propose to till brat tied second u katch, 200 h ft, T.Y.C.— F i ll y b y D on J ohn, out of E vs oaSarah, I p resume will beat the cult by Cotherat une , t of Lucy %inks. w3ab tless Match, 100. h ft, D.M.—Stockwell, B st 71 b, will, receive forfeit from the Nabob, 8.4 31b. ey,iMatch, 200 h ft, A.F.—Hothorpei 83t 31b. is, m h y e - "i° 1 : 1 , just good enough to beat the Knight 0 t %enter, 7at 71b. :lfedtord's A.match between Lord Exeter's Ilex and the Duke of .ohich the former may possibly win, brings the Hugo, over the Cesarewitch meeting Course, and I a eonc luion.—l am Sir, yours, Sze. 8. THE SPIRIT CIF THE TURF. SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE. T ATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. THE CLEARWELL STAKES. 100 to 70 agst Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne—taken and afterwards offered TUE CESAREWITCH STAKES. 7 tr i 1 agst Mr. Phillips Le Juif—taken freely 8 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire 1 9 ' to 1 agst Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior—taken 1 t o o 1 agst L or d Wil ton ' s Lady Evelyn—taken 2 t 1 agat Mr. Greville's Ariosto—taken Jto 1 agst M r. Copeland's Lady Amyott—taken 2 ak to 1 agst Mr. T. Dawson's Lerrywhent 3 3 to 1 apt Mr. Batson's Dolland mq2o to 1 a gst I lex and Phlegra—taken s e b e t ting, which was flat in the extreme, was re cable only for the advance of Le Juif to 7 to 1, and of Indian Warrior to 9 to 1, both with strong parties. The Knight of the Shire was friendless. elf THE CAMEtRIDGESHIRE STAKES. to 1 agst,Mr. Wailer's Ephesus —taken freely DERBY. W R 2 5 to 1 agst Lord J. Scott' s Th e R e i ver—ta k en EX 1 - 1 AM 11 ACES —'THURSDAY. add e d The 13ryn.y-pys Handicap of 5 sous. eac h , 3 ft , an d 20 of a 'Mile, the second (10 Stlbi.) saves his stake. Thr e e-quarters V% Cowell's Effie Dean s , 2 yrs, sst (Cliffs) 1 Cow ell's Lady E m il y, 3 y 3 rs, 6at ib 2 :t . r- Hargrave's Osbaldeston, 5 Oseland's Remunerator.yrs, Bst 71b /iE• Phillips's Prestige, 4 yrs, 7st 101) s 0 J. Henderson's Needle, 3 yrs, 6st 81b setting -_2 to 1 apt Prestige, sto 2 opt Needle, and THE • 4 to 1 agst Effie Deane. Wen in a canter by three lengths. The Wynnstay Handicap of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added; the winner to pay 5 sous. to the fund, and the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. (22 Subs , 12 of whom declared.) Mr. fleuderson's Grubbs, 4g-d, Est Glb (Cliff-) 1 Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, 4 yrs, 7t:t 21h Mr. Flintuff's Ibis, 3 yrs, 6it Mr. Hargrave's Osbaldeston. 5 yrs. Bst 71b Mr. L ,ngshaw's Wilm 'nt, 5 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. &Latin's Creeper. 3 yrt, sst 9lb Betting-5 to 4on Little Fawn, and 9 to 2 each asst Wilmont and Ibis. Crabbs made tnearly all the run ning, and won easy by two lengths; the same between second and third. The Plas Power Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added; the second to save his stake, aed the winner to be sold for 1001. Heats, one mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Barton's Bethgelert, 7st 7lb ...(Chartton) 1 0 1 Mr. Henderson's Augean, 5 }rs, Bst 71b Mr. Grimer's Cripple Kate, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b Mr. Peace's Strarger's Dau4liter, 5 yrs, 8..3 21b 2 3 dr The first heat wag won by two lengths, the second by half a length, and the third by a length. The winner vea , t sold for 46 guineas. The Cavalry Cup of 25 soya., one mile and a half, was won in two h( ats by Mr. Pierce's Fairy Queen, aged, list 10Ih (Mr. Getman), beating Mr. Johnson's The Baronet, 5 yrs, 11t 71b, and three others. BRECONSUIRE RACES.--WEDNESDAY. The Breconshire Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with 50 added. The second saves his stakes. Two miles. (14 Sobs., 8 of whom declared.) Mr. Crossing's Madame Wharton, 7st 8!b (Carlisle) 1 Mr. Hartley's Gamecock, 6 yrs, ist 111 b Mr. Yonge's Isabella, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb Won by half a length. The Borough Stakes of 3 trove. each, and 25 added; the winner to be sold for 1501., and the second to re ceive 5 sovs., one mile and a half, were won in two heats by Mr. Samuel's The Gift, 3 yrs (504), 7st (Barnett), beating Cinderella, 6 yrs (401.), Bst 101 b, Miss Georgy, aged (301.), Bst 71b, and Black Bess, aged (30/,), Bst 71b. The Usk Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 25 added, the winner to be sold for SOL, and the second to save his stake; one mile and a quarter (4 Subs), were won in two heats, by Mr. Williamson's Kate, aged, 11st (owner), beating P.cha, list, and Greyling, list. The Hack Stakes were won in 3 heats by Mr. Wil tiarns's Prescription, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b ('l'. Powell), beat ing seven others. LONDON; sternpost of each there is an orifice, in which the screw works, according to the common principle. One screw propeller is placed a little in advance of the other, so as to allow both room to work, and yet so near that, when both are in action, they constitute in fact one pro peller with double power. The two rudders are so connected together, that they can be steered by one person as easily as the single rudder on the old prin ciple, while by a slight alteration in the machinery, one of the screws or one of the rudders can be un shipped at pleasure, and the vessel worked with one only. By this new principle the inventor calculates on obtaining not only an increase of speed which may obviously be expected frem the double action of the screws, but also on having a greater control over the way of the vessel by the action of the double rud der; and from experiments obtained from a working model, it appeared that a vessel constructed on this principle would turn completely round in the space of her own length and a half, while the Thames steam-boats usually require a circle the diameter of which is between five cud six times the vessel's length, in which to turn completely round under si milar circumstances. The form of the vessel's stern also gets rid of all dead water, which has usually been a great impediment to the action of the screw ; and the breadth of the vessel and stern, which is ren dered necessary by the double keel, gives an oppor tunity for imparting increased strength to that part of the ship where it is much wanted in a screw steam-vessel, at the same time that being propped up, as it were, on the two crutches of her double keel, she will be less likely to roll in the water. It should be stated that up to this time Captain Carpenter has had no opportunity of testing the prin ciple of his invention except by the action of a work ing model. But an opportunity has now occurred which will give him the means of showing the advan tages of his invention on a scale which will probably be admitted as decisive. Captain Leyland has com missioned a tender for his yacht to be built and fitted up on Captain Carpenter's principle, and the little vessel is now in course of construction at Mr. Green's building yard, at Orchard-house, Blackwell. At pre sent only the framework is laid down, so that all who are curious in these matters have an admirable opportu nity of seeing the skeleton, as it were, of the vessel, and of ascertaining for themselves not only the pecu liar shape of the vessel, but of the extraordinary strength which is capable of being imparted to ships built upon this principle, as well as the greater amount of stowage that is obtained compared with ships built on the ordinary principle. The vessel in question is 45 feet long between the perpen dicular, with a counter of eight feet six inches. The two keels are about 18 inches apart, and as the timbers on each side are brought down to these heels instead of meeting in a point on the middle keel, they are tied together by transverse pieces of wood, which appear to give them a strength nearly double of what is obtained in the ordinary way. The screws are each 26 inches in diameter, and are to be worked by two engines of six. horse power each. The vessel is to be rigged as a schooner, for the screw' can be removed at pleasure, and the tender used en tirely as a sailing vessel. She is expected to be ready for sea in about a fortnight, and when ready for sea will doubtless excite much attention among gentlemen interested in the principles of ship building and steam navigation.—Chronicle. OUTRAGE ON JIB. PAGET IN SAXONY. The seizure of Mr. John Paget's papers and books by the police authorities of Dresden has been already noticed by several of our contemporaries; We believe the following to be the correct version of the affair : " On the 2d of September Mr. Paget's house was entered by five policemen, who demanded the keys of his writing table, &c., threatening to force them open if refused. They proceeded to examine the house, and carried off every particle of writing they could find, including 200 or 300 letters, a MS. history of the late revolution in Hungary, nearly completed, four volumes of a MS. diary kept during the year 1849, and a variety of other papers, as well as 27 printed i‘ir . Paget books.a t immediately communicated the affair to the Hon. Mr. Forbes, the British Minister to the Court of Saxony, who took the matter up very warmly, and at once banded in an official note to 11. de Beust, Minister for Foreign Affairs, demanding an explanation of these arbitrary proceedings. M. de Beust declared that he knew nothing of the business, but would immediately inquire into it ; and the same answer was returned by the Minister for the Home Department. Mr. Forbes did not allow the matter to rest; but it was not till the 9th of September that M. de Beust informed him, unofficially, that Mr. Paget was asserted to have had at least one interview with M. Kossuth ; that he was suspected of having been a channel of communication between him and the malcontents in Hungary ; and that his papers had been seized in consequence. As Mr. Paget arrived in Dresden about the middle of August, 1851, and M. Kossuth did not reach London till three months later, and as the proof of this fact was in the hands of the Dresden police itself, with whom Mr. Paget's passport had been deposited, it was no difficult matter to set aside this allegation. " Owing to the continued absence of M. de Beust, it was not till the 19th that Mr. Forbes received an official answer to his note of the 2d, although he had repeatedly demanded it. This answer contained the avowal that the seizure of Mr. Paget's papers had been made in consequence of a communication from a foreign Government—of course the Austrian—in which the following statements are made : " Mr. Paget is described as having been an active agent of M. Kossuth during the revolution in Hun gary, and as having been intrusted with the most im portant missions. It is stated that after the revolu tion Mr. Paget escaped into Turkey with General Bem, and thence he repaired to London, where be resided till the arrival of Kossuth, at which epoch he established himself at Dresden. Further, that in his correspondence with the emigration he signed himself by a false name—John Paff, &c. " In consequence of this information Mr. Paget (continues the official note of M. de Beust) was sus pected of being, if not a member, at least an agent, of the revolutionary committee; and the search wa s un dertaken in the hope of makng discoveries; but that nothing having been found, the papers bad been re turned immediately. In spite of this assurance, the papers were not returned on the 23d, when, after a conversation with Mr. Paget, Mr. Forbes officially denied, and characterised all these statements as fausses et controuvies ; and insisted on the immediate restoration of Mr. Paget's property. "On the 25th Mr. Paget was summoned to the police, and the whole of his papers and books restored. Fortunately, from among his papers, Mr. Paget was able to adduce proofs of the falsehood of every state ment on which the Saxon authorities bad founded the justification of th e ir seizure. His diar y con tained evidence, in every page, bow far h e was from admiring the policy or character of M. Kossuth. His passport, and his permit to use arms, proved that he had not escaped into Turkey with Bern in August, but had remained in Transylvania till November, when he travelled through Vienna to h f r to in the et t latter part to England, with the full knowledge o f the Au s t r i an Dresdenauthorities, w a s while contradiction enog of the statement. Fortunately, Mr. Paget was able to show even that in his correspondence with Hun garian emigrants he had used no ot her name than his own, as their letters in answer wer e p reserved, and were always addressed in that n ame. . I Vith the se proofs in his hands, Mr. Paget felt himself entitl e d to Saxon demand Governmentan ackn o o f w acknowledgment injustice c o e n of the part of the the treatment to which h r he whichha d hadbe been been subjected, com m i t a t n e d d " in the meantime, and before this an apology for the demand had been transmitted to Mr. Forbes, Mr- Paget received a letter on the 27tb, in which Mr. Fo rbes informed him that he had seen M. de Beast , who requested him t which had the occurred expression n and also at the inconvenience to which Mr. P aget had been r t e h g e r e Papers, pa a e the delay e r put, at the same time assuring Mr. Fo rbes that the police bad undertaken the searc h o a their sole re sponsibility, and had been in co nse quence strongly reprimanded by the Minister o f t h e Home Depart ment." returning of his Such has been the termination of this affair, and we understand that Mr. Paget expresses himself not only obliged to Mr. Forbes for the prompt and energetic manner in which he took up the matter, b u t i s qu ite convinced that it is to his active intervention he is In debted for the restoration of his property. Lord John Manners is staying at Cadlands, near the New Forest, the seat of A. E. Drummond, Esq. THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. — OHSunday afternoon the people of Egremont were a little surprised by the arrival of a body of about two hundred of the Latter-day Saints, chiefly women, many of whom were young, with a few of the elders or prophets. Coming up to the vans belonging to Mr. Chadderton, they took possession, as if for the ordinary pur pose of bathing. Whilst a portion of the females entered the vans, and whilst they were undressing, those left on the shore commenced singing a hymn, and a considerable con course soon collected to witness their proceedings. It was shortly discovered that their object was baptism by humor• sinn, which was performed by the chief elder, attired in trousers reaching up to his middle, dipping the fair enthu siasts, one aft er th e oth e r in the tide, as they presented themselves, in the o r dinary blue flannel gown, at the doors of the Times. e,vans. The congregation outside sang during the eere inQUAKERS AND THE MILITIA.—By the 33d section of the New Militia Act so much of the former Militia Act as empowers the Deputy -Lieutenants to commit a Quaker to the common gaol, if no goods or chattels belonging to such Quaker could be found sufficient to levy a distress to defray the expense of providing and hiring a substitute, is repealed. ADVICE GRATIS. —Be content as long as your mou th is full and body cov ere d— remember the poor—kiss the pretty girls—don't rob you r ne i g hb our ' s hen-roost— never pick an editor's pocket, nor entertain the idea that he is go ing to stand treat—black your own boots—sew on your own buttons, and be sure to take a paper and " pay" for it. _American Paper. EVINING, FRIDAY AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE HUMBOLDT. Billy Bowlegs, hereditary chief of the Seminole Indians, with several war chiefs of the same tribe, and an interpreter and suite, had arrived at New SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, OCT. 7. The . United States' mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, arrived off Cowes just before noon to-day, and, having landed the English mails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Havre. The Humboldt left New York on the 25th ult., and passed the following ships going into that port, viz., the Isaac Webb, Frances P. Sage, Winchester, and Huguenot. On the 29th ult., off Cape Pine, at three P.M., she saw the United States' snail steamer Atlan tic, from Liverpool, bound to New York. The Humboldt has 105 passengers for Havre and 15 for Southampton ; on freight 100,000 dolls. in American gold ,for London, and 220,000 dolls. for Havre. York. The screw steamer City of Glasgow arrived at Philadelphia on the 22d ult. from Liverpool, in less then 14 dt,ys. The New York papers are chiefly occupied with questions of domestic politics, the war of General Scott and the approaching presidential contest. The Whig State Convention at Syracuse has re nominated Washington Hunt for Governor, and Judge Kent tor Lieutknant-Governor. The yellow fever prevailed extensively at Charleston. The IV ational Intelligencer of SPp!ember 24th gives the following account of the official reception of the new Peruvian Minister by President Fill more. The reply of the President to the speech of the Peruvian Minister affords an additional proof that the friedly relations existing between the two Re publics will not be disturbed : " We learn that Senor Don Joequim Jose do Isma was yesterday introduced to the President by Mr. Con rad, the Acting Secretary of State, and presented his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of the Republic of Peru, aad made the fol lowing remarks ou the occasion : " Sir,--The President of Peru has been pleased to ap point me his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary to your Government, and, in delivering into your hands the letter which accredits me in that cha racter, I am directed to express the sincere wishes which In the New York markets money was in increaeed demand, end speculative stocks had i❑ consequence declined ; the rates for discounts had also slightly ad vanced. The demand for foreign exchange was steady. London was quoted 110} to 1101 ; Paris, sf. 15 ; te. to sf. 124 e. ; Amsterdam, 40k to 41 ; Ham burgh, 36 i to 36k; Bremen, 79 to 79f. Cotton had declined .1 to 4 cent., but the fall did not bring for ward buyers. Prices were next to nominal, and the sales 1,000 bales in the three days preceding the de parture of the Humboldt. Ashes were in moderate de mand. Coffee active at full prices; sales of the week, 10,000 ,bales. For flour there was an increasing demand, but the export business was less active. The market was firm for the better qualities of wheat, but inferior descriptions were unsaleable. I❑ provi aions pork had again declined. Rice was te-) high in price for export. Wool sales, 150,0001 b. in the We:.k. The market for wines of all sorts had a decidedly up ward tendency. Tobacco in fair demand. At Charleston, on the 23d of September, the cotton market was dull and unsettled. On the 21st ult. the Canadian Legislature passed Ln address to the Queen, thanking her Alpjesty for the protection to their fisheries, and praying that no treaty should be made impairing that of 1818, with out embracing the whole intercourse of the colonies and the United States. The Canadian Ministry had introduced a resolu tion pfoposing that the Legislative Council shall be elected by the inhabitantE, instead of appoint* d by the Crown, with the proviso that candidates shall have been either members of the Lower House or mayors of mun icipalities. FINE ARTS. MR. MATTHEW NOBLE'S BUST OF WELLINGTON. Among the countless effigies of the late illustrious Duke of Wellington that have been recently pro duced, or brought to light from the obscurity in which they have lain for many years, to meet the demand occasioned by his Grace's lamented decease, there are none to compare for truthfulness of resemblance with the heroic bust in marble recently completed by Mr. Noble, of Berkeley-chambers, Bruton-street. To this work a peculiar interest is attached, from the fact of its being the last portrait for which the Duke sat to any artist—the sittings having been given only a few months prior to his death. Eminently successful for its simple grandeur and the elevated feeling with which it is, imbued, Mr. Noble's bust challenges comparison with every other representation of the original for its literal correctness and startling vr ai semblance. The modelling of the features has been executed with the nicest appreciation of the speciality of the subject. Nollekens and Chantrey excelled in delineating the peculiarity of surface on the face of age, but it may be safely asserted that Mr. Noble is in this instance in no respect their inferior. He has also escaped the tendency to exaggerate and carica ture the features of the Duke, a fault so observable in the majority of the Wellington statues and pictures from the equestrian monstrosity at Hyde-park-corner downwards. From whatever point it is studied, whether in ensemble or in minute detail, the effect of the bust is equally correct and satisfactory. Nothing of an accessorial kind has been introduced in a manner to detract from the impressiveness of the massive and intelligently reflective head. The breast of the hero is decorated with a simple medal—a military cloak falls over his shoulders, and the identity of the like ness is aided by the introduction of the rigid cravat which is managed with the utmost taste. Indeed the difficulties connected with the sculptural treatment of modern costume are admirably surmounted, and the eye of the observer reposes with undivided attention on the familiar features of the Hero Duke. It was Fuseli, we think, who, while gasing on a fine statueby a con temporary sculptor, exclaimed to the gratified pro ducer of the work, " You have cutaway all the marble and left the man 1 " The compliment was neatly paid and may be appropriately applied to Mr. Noble in reference to the bust under notice. He has been evi dently inspired by the importance of his subject, and in saying that he has worthily succeeded we award him the highest praise. The public have not been backward in their appreciation of Mr. Noble's suc cess, for his rooms are daily crowded by visitors of rank and fashion, to the credit of whom it may be stated that he has received commissions for upw aids of a hundred copies of " the Duke's" bust in marble and plaster. Mr. Noble, it will be remembered, was the successful competitor for three of the " Peel " statues, two of which, in bronze of colossal dimen sions, have been recently erected in Tamworth and Salford—the third, in marble, will be placed in St. George's Hall, Liverpool. The model of this, together with many other of the sculptor's works, may be seen at his studio in Bruton-street. animate the Government and people of Peru to preserve undisturbed the friendly relations which have existed since the declaration of her independence between that republic and the United States, and the confidence they feel that any difficulty which might appear to jeopardize them will be removed when examined with the impar tiality and wisdom which distinguish your Government, and with the elevation and integrity of your personal character, which the whole world acknowledges, and which place' you in a prominent position among the suc cessors of the illustrious Washington. For my own part, I will not spa ye any means to maintain the good under standing betwe'tn both Governments; and, having had on a former occasion the honour to fill here the same station which I nom come to occupy, I will only endea vour to deserve from your Government the same con siderations which were then dispensed to me, and which have deeply impressed ,me with _feelings of gratitude, of high esteem for your country, and of profound admi ration for your institutions." To which the President replied as follows : " lam happy, Sir, to welcome you back to Wash ington as the envoy of the Peruvian Government. The favourable impression which you made during your pre vious mission, both upon our citizens and upon this Go vernment, makes your present visit the more acceptable. We have long cherished a lively regard for our sister republics in South America, and for none do we enter tain a higher appreciation than for Peru; and I trust there is nothing in the present relations of the two countries calculated to disturb that harmony which has hitherto existed between them. The maxim of this Government is, universal and exact justice to all, and it will never knowingly do any act by which the rights of another nation, and particularly those of a sister re public, will be invaded. Believing that no serious and lasting diff,rence of opinion can exist between two countries both of which only seek to do right, I hail your advent among us as furnishing a renewed assur ance that tho time is far distant when the friendly rela tions between Peru and the United States can be dis turbed. lam gratified to perceive by your letter of credence that you are fully authorized by your Govern ment to negotiate in reference to all matters of difference between the two countries. Anxious only to establish such relations as may be mutually beneficial, I cannot doubt that any negotiation must result in the adoption of measures calculated to promote the harmony and in crease the commercial intercourse between the two re publics."' On the occasion of this interview, the New York herald drily remarks " The speech of the new diplomatist indicates that there will be no difficulty in settling the guano dispute to the satisfaction of everybody, except those who have already gone to fill their vessels with it free of expense." Commander Francisco Ignacio de Carvalho Mo reira, the newly-accredited Brazi;ian Minister, also had audience of the President on the 21st ult., to present his credentials, upon which occasion, after the usual complimentary address from the Minister, the President replied as follows : " I am happy, Sir, to receive you, as the Represen tative of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. The very high character which your illustrious Sovereign has been pleased to give you in his leiter of credence in spires a confidence that makes you a welcome addition to :be diplomatic body accredited to this Government. Brazil covers a large extent of territory in South Ame rica, and vie have, and are always likely to have, com mercial relations with her of great and increasing im portance. I nceive, therefore, with peculiar satisfaction the kind and fraternal expressions of friendship which Your august Sovereign has been pleased to express towards me and my country, and I can assure you that his sentiments are by me most cordially and unre.• servedly reciprocated. This Government can be ani mated by nu other desire towards your country than that of maintaing the most amicable commercial rela -4: NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. his Grace Rear• Admiral the Duke of Northum berland ha returned to the Admiralty from Alnvvick Castle. APPOINTMENTS. th , os ' mutually bene fi cial to the inhabitants of both; and I feel the fullest confidence that you will co-operate with file in the promotion of all measures calculated to main tain peace and harmony between the two countries, and to Promote their common welfare." The Herald gives the subjoined in reference to later news which has been received from Havannah Lieutenant—F. G. Probyn (1849), to be first of the Linnet, 6, at Devonport. Surgeon —A. W. W. Babington (1851), to the Linnet, 6, Devonport. Clerks—John Tomkins (1848), to the Saturn flag ship, Pembroke; Thomas G. Kemp, to the Linnet. Clerk's Assistant—John N. Harvey, to the Blen heim, 60, screw-ship, Portsmouth. We stated yesterday that the Niger, 14, screw sloop, Comma n d er H ea th, w as ordere d Ports mouth to the Mediterranean. _ _ " Intelligence from Havannab, - toihel9th inst., pur porting to come by telegraph from New Orleans, was made public yesterday. This news differs but little in its main features from that hitherto brought to this city by the steamer Crescent City. The New Orleans dispatch states that a council of war was to be held on the 23d, for the trial of the eleven persons con cerned in the publication of the Voice of the People.' Now, according to our previous information, these persons were tried, convicted, and sentenced on the 13th. Three of them were to be garotted—two of whom. very fortunately for themselves, had escaped and were beyond the reach of the Spanish authorities—and the other eight were to be banished to the island of Ceuta. It is likewise reported that 1,200 stand of arms had been land e d by th e revo l ut i on i sts , 200 o f w hich were seized by the Government, and the remainder were secreted in the mountains by the country people. Troops had been stationed in all parts of the island; arrests were daily being made of every person suspec ted of entertaining filibusters sentiments; all American newspapers, without exception, were prohibited, and the most vigorous exertions were still making to suppress any attempt at insurrection. The war steamer Pizarro, which got aground in chasing a suspicious vessel, had proved a total loss. It is also stated that the officers of the Empire City, which vessel brought this news, were very politely treated by the Spanish authorities—the latter having very probably learned a little wisdom from the late intercourse with Captain Porter, whose rurser they attempted to place under the surveillance of their police. We shall doubtless have full particulars in a day or two." The Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wool ridge, also at Portsmouth, is ordered to Lisbon. The Mediterranean fleet, under the comm and-in chief of Rear-Admiral Deans Dundee, C. 8., will be at Corfu about the 14th inst. Letters for the fleet should be addressed to Malta. Mr. Morgan, son of the store receiver of Woolwich yard, has been appointed an extra clerk in that establishment, vice Mr. Pierson, 3d class clerk of that establishment, appointed extra clerk in the Ac countant-General's-office, Somerset -house. Woolwich gossip states that the Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain Hope, C. 8., will be paid off on the 9th. We have reason to believe, however, that the 13th will be the day for hauling down the pendant. Ajax, 58, scre w guar d- s hi p, Captain Quin, has been paid wages to six months. Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Strange, will be inspected by the Commander-in- Chief at Spithead this day, and afterwards go into harbour. Leander, 50, Captain G. St. V. King, arrived yes terday morning at Spitbead, and saluted the flag of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, 8.C.8. She left the squadron of Rear-Admiral Corry, at Queenstown. She removed her powder and live shells in the after noon, preparatory to going into harbour to pay off. It Is said she will be re•commissioned. \lr. Thomas Baring was entertained at a public dinner at Boston on the 22d ult. In his speech he formally disclaimed any connexion between his visit to the United States and political affairs. The mer chants of New York were getting up a subscription for the purpose of giving a public banquet in his honour. In the New York Herald we find the following de scription of the United States' steam frigate Pow hattan : Simoom, screw troop-steamer, Captain Kingcome, went out of Portsmouth Harbour, and anchored at Spithead yesterday afternoon. The Swedish yacht, the Svreige, having received additional false keel, came off the slip and went down to Cowes yesterday evening. The America yacht went out of Portsmouth Har bour yesterday. The " shine" seems to have been completely taken out of this ship by the success of the Musquito. WooLwlcu, OCT. 7.—The Hercules, Commander Benjamin Baynton, passed Woolwich yesterday after noon, on her way to Blackwell, to embark emigrants for Australia. " This vessel, which lately arrived here from Norfolk, en route tor the Mediterranean, is a new one, having just been completed at Norfolk, Virginia. The Susque hanna, now in the East Indies, and herself have similar external dimensions of hulls, areas of midship sections, diameter of cylinders, areas of fire surfaces, & o. Their models, however, in t heir lines and the details of their engines and boilers, are very different. A reference to the following dimensions will show them to be the largest naval side-wheel frigates yet built in any country : Feet. In. Length between perpendiculars ... ... 250 0 Extreme length from billet to taffrail 270 6 Breadth of beam ... 45 Depth of hold „.. ... 26 6 Draught of water at load line 18 6 Tonnage ... ... 2,419 22 45 Displacement of hull at load line ... 3,535 tons. Cylinders-2 of 70 inches in diameter by 10 feet stroke of piston. Wheels-31 feet in diameter. Boilers-4, of copper. Engines—inclined, with iron frames and airpumpa, set vertically. " The contractor is Mr. A. Mehaffey, of the Gosport Ironworks, Virginia. The hull was designed by Naval Constructor Mr. Francis G rice, and the engines and boil ers were designed and drawn by chief engineer Charles H. Haswell." In noticing naval affairs, the Courier and Enquirer states that— The Wasp-ateam-sloop, Commander Lord John Hay, and the Niger steam-sloop, Commander Leopold G. Heath, are to proceed to the Mediterranean, to relieve the Scourge paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander Lord Frederick H. Kerr, and the Spiteful paddle-wheel steam•aloop, Commander George Par ker; the two latter vessels having completed their periods of service, as they were both commissioned in the early part of October, 1849. " The line-of•battle ship Pennsylvania, which cost 800,000 dollars. launched at Philadelphia in 1837, we learn from the Norfolk papers, is now lying at the navy yard at that place, and has recently been converted into a ball-room for the entertainment of the officers in that station. She is the largest and most costly abip of the line in our navy, carrying 140 guns, and the only voyage she ever made was from Philadelphia to Norfolk. A correspondent of the Utica Gazette, writing from Nor folk, Sept. 10, says that the narrow inlet, which is her present quarters, not allowing her to swing at anchor with the tide, and exposing constantly the same side to the sun, her timbers have decayed, and would require an immense outlay to replace. The sand has formed bars around her, the oysters taken up their beds beside her, nd fastened her to the bottom; and if she ever moves gain it will be done by carrying the country with her." THE CAPE. We have intelligence from the Cape to the 21st of August. The Commander-in-Chief, Commodore Wyvill, bad not returned to Simon's Bay, from the Mozambique, in the Castor. Hydra, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Belgrave ; Styx, 6, steam-sloop, Commander W. IC. Hall ; Rhadamanthus, 4, steam-transport, Master-Com mander Belem ; and Seringapatam, dep6t, were in Simon's Bay. Grecian, 12, Commander Hon. B. D. Keane, w as cruising ; Penguin, 6, and Commander Etheridge, and Dart, 3, tender, were cruising—all but the first in the Mozambique. We understand th a t Com mandCerapßeeplgarpaevre 8 , a o y f s t : h — e ‘ H ‘ A Hydra, is unable, from the state of his health, to continue in the command of that vessel, and that he will in consequence return shortly to Englard. Lieutenant Endor, first lieutenant of the Styx, is, it is said, to be appointed to command the Hydra." Styx bad been to East London with supplies, and re turned to Simon' s B ay , August 9 with Colonel Percival, 12th .Foot; Captain DiglaY , 12 Lancers; Hons. P. Herbert and Dick, 43d Reg i ment; . tenant Irving, 12th F oot; Captain Pilkington, civil engineer, and six levies. THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL AT ZILIANCIIESTER. —The committee met in the Mayor's parlour, at the Town hall, on Monday afternoon; Alderman Sir John Potter pre sided, and there were sixteen other members present. Small subscriptions, amounting in the whole to about 5001., were reported, making a total of between 3,900/. and 4,000/. COURT OT Cl lANCEßlL—Yesterday notice was given that Vice - Chancellor Sir R. Kindersley will attend on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkstone, to hear motions and other urgent matters. Pre vious notice is to be given of the intended applications. OCTOBER 8 !85 0 , The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt had a quarterly meeting yesterday, in the official residence of the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer, in Downing-street. There were present the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy-Governor. Sir Alexander Spearman, Secretary and Comptroller_ General to the Commissioners, attended. Admiral Bowles had an interview with Lord Col chester yesterday at the (Aye of the Board of Trade. Lord Stanley had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. James Hartley transacted business yesterday I at the Board of Trade. HA I'3ll KIEI".IritEATRE. , ILlorofc's corm-dy of the Road to Ruin was pro duced here last night, and Miss Rosa Bentet , , a young actress, new to the Loudon stage, appeared in the character of Sophia. Her delnit was must suc cessful. She is a pretty young woman, .omewhat under the middle stature, with a light figure, ani mated and expressive features, and a mu s ical voice. Her reading of the part was admirable, and by no means common. Many clever actresses have made Sophia an awkward, vulgar hoyden—such a person as an accomplished gentleman could not possibly fall in love with. Miss Bennett has seen the absurdity of this, and has represented Sophia as being, what the author certainly intended—a simple, innocent girl, brought up in retirement, and ignorant of the world--quite a child of nature, but at the same time gifted by nature with modesty, grace, and delicacy. Miss Bennett thus made Harry Dornton's passion for Sophia appear the most natural thing in the world, and her intelligent conception and charming performance of the cha racter removed any objection to the play on the score of probability. She was warmly applauded in every scene; and when she app eare d b e f ore t h e curtain at the end of the play she was loudly and repeatedly cheered from every part of the house. The play al together was very pleasantly acted. Mr. Leigh Murray's Harry Dornton was a feeling and manly performance ; Mr. Wigan's Goldfinch was full of vivacity, though occasionally somewhat extravagant, and verging on farce , and Mrs. Selby was a capital Widow Warren. Mr. Stuart as Mr. Dornton, Mr. Rogers as Sulky, and Mr. Lambert as Silky, sus tained their parts with good sense and propriety, The house was well filled. QUEENS ROYAL THEATRE. The admirers of dramatic entertainment who pa :ronise this theatre have certainly no reason to com plain of any want of variety in its performances. The public are not allowed to tire of any single represen tation, but a constant succession of novelties are pro duced, all admirable of their kind and well calculated to ensure the gratification and amusement of the crowded audiences that nightly frequent this de servedly popular place of amusement. On Saturday evening were produced the romantic drama of Monte Christe, and the magnificent burlesque extravaganza of The Enchanted Wives. The former piece (as may be gathered from its title) is a dramatic adapta tion of Dumas' gorgeous romance, "Le Chateau D'lf." The main incidents upon which the inte rest of this extraordinary work turns have been brought together and closely wrought up, so as to constitute a drama of deep interest. The amusing interlude of the Spitalfields Weaver, requires some notice at our hands, as introducing to the witty and laughter-loving audience of the Queen's a new candidate for their smiles in the per son of Mr. J. L. Toole, who has proved himself a successful aspirant to the highest honours of mimetic art, and as a low comedian of undoubted talent has won for himself the decided and most flattering en comiums of the London press. His recent success at the Haymarket Theatre is spoken of as a perfect triumph, and his reception by a Dublin audience on Saturday evening would seem to ratify and confirm the admiring approval accorded to his comic perform ances by our Cockney neighbours. Mr. Toole, whose unmistakably Irish p a t ronym i c , as we ll as his racy vein of comic humour, seem to distinguish him as a son of the Emerald sod, has rendered himself eminent as a reconteur and utterer of good things amidst the social circles of London life. He is the son of Mr. Took, long known and appreciated in London and its vicinity as " The Toast Master," one whose gifts as au _ntei tainer of company, whose capabilities as a " master of revels," and whose sparkling wit and viva cious merriment as " lord of merry misrule," have ren dered his presence an indispensable requisite amongst a thousand circles where wealth is more rife than wit, and where the fl.shing repartees, and redundant anecdote, and spirit-stirring "chansons au boire," of the veteran Toast Master have been ever prized and welcome accessories to the intellectual attraction of many a costly banquet. Mr. Toole appeared as Simmons, the hero of the piece called the Spitalfields Weaver. His dressing of the part was in itself comic in the extreme, and his acting was such as to indicate a high degree of comic t a l en t. Th e various ludicrous contretempsincidental to Simmons's introduction into polite society—in short, the blunders of a Cockney Paul Doherty—brought out Mr. Toole in a line of performance which seem to be his forte. He was enthusiastically applauded. In the last scene Mr. Toole favoured the audience with one of those reci tations u la Charles Mathews, entitled " The County Election," in which he evinced a wondrous power of vocal inflexion in imitating various characters, and displayed a high development of mimic talent; but we must remind this clever aspirant that even a farce has, or ought to have, its unities, and such a display of mimetic power would have come better by itself. However, the audience were delighted, and Mr. Toole having been enthusiastically applauded before the curtain, took occasion to thank the audience for the kind reception accorded to him. The entertain ments will be repeated this evening, and Mr. Toole will appear again as Simmons in the Spitalfields Weaver.—Dublin Freeman's Journal, Oct. 4. - --- COURT CIRCULAIt. ? CASE OF STARVATION. Tho in c l ement BAIMOR AL, Om 6. , Last ev en i ng M r. Brent bald an inquest i n t h e y of the weather prevented her Ma- Marylebozie Workhouse on Jteeeph Shoobert, aged jesty from being out yesterday, except for a short two yearn. The body weighed only Gibs. walk in the afternoon. I Mary Tyou deposed that s was the landlady of His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer- 1 the house, 18, Barrett's-court, where deceased's father, stalking. I mother, and their seven children occupied one room. The dinner party included her Royal Highness I Five weeks ago the mother gave, birth to an infant, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Hohenlohe, and I when witness visited her, and saw deceased lying in Princess Adelaide and Prince Hermann of Ho ' hen- I bed in a horribly filthy state, c ampletely exhausted. lobe Langenbourg. I She asked the mother what ailed him ? She replied, ` thatN o h t he i wasng . ' s ' tarßviuntgw:igtnaevses e hi xa m mine xo d m h e im cod , l and fi n d potatoes, ing • which he eager l y d evoured. Witness some time after / 1 wards visited d eceased, and always found him hungry and without f oo d. H e was so exhausted that he could not 1 move out of bed. The room had. not a particle of fur -1 niture in it. She had seen the! mother intoxicated, Friday her (witness's) hueband, seeing the mother go out to the pawnbrck er ' e , d es i red her to take the chil dren som e food, as he %vas sure they were starving. She availed lit rself of the niofter'.. absent:'. HI. 'd took f hem food, which they s,:iz:d, and voraciously ate. Ore chil-, was , , , • wholly ri:.lied, and the others were all hat naked, and covered with - filth. By a Juror— tt is a frigh:ful fact that all the chil dren in the neighbourhood are allowrd to go in a state of sct»i-oudity. Margaret Dunkirk, a loagr r in the same house, corruboratd the previous wrt,:ess. Isabella Shoobert, the rn:dher, a wretched, naked, half-starved creature, said that upen awaking on Sunday mornirg she saw decee.sed looking queer, and called her husband, but deceased soon afterwards sxpired. He was stupid and ill from his birth, and she had to feed him on tops and bottoms. Herself, husband, and seven children slept on one bedstead. Deceesed fell out of bed three weeks ago. She had buried two other children. Although her husband earned 235. a week she could not support her family. She had never applied for relief to the workhouse. She had not eaten anything that day, nor had she had a penny for the last three weeks, as her husband gave her no money. She could not bring the baby with her, for it was naked. Her children were without food, but she did not know how to apply to the work house. Samuel Robert Shoubert stated that he imagined that the family bad enough for their support. It was only lately that his wife took to drink. He never saw his children from eight, A.M., to seven, rat., when be returned from work. He did not observe deceased wasting away, as it was a puny child from birth. Foreman—l am astonished at your lying down on your bed knowing that your children were starving. You must be deprived of all feeling. Mr. Josephs, surgeon—All the children were filthy, naked, and starving. The infant would soon die the same death as the deceased, unless the paro chial authorities interfered. He made a post mortem examination of deceased. The body weighed 6lbs. 11 oz., and was only skin and bone. It had neither fat nor muscle. The stomach and intestines were contracted and devoid of food. In all other respects the body was healthy. Deceased died from exhaustion, produced by the want of nourishment. Mr. Josephs concluded his evidence by calling upon the jury to request the parochial authorities to remove the sur viving children to the workhouse, as otherwise they would be starved to death. The CORONER, having summed up at great length, the jury returned the following verdict :—" Deceased died from exhaustion, produced by the want of nourishment ;" to which Sliding the jury appended a censure upon the parents. The Coroner then called in the wretched parents, and having cautioned them as to their future conduct respecting their children, told them they narrowly escaped a charge of man slaughter, which verdict would have been returned had culpable neglect been fully proved. The jury further requested the Coroner to forward, without delay, to the parochial authorities the whole history of the horrible case, so that the other children might be instantly looked after and taken care of. The Coroner promised compliance with the request, and the court was then broken up. NE W ZEALAND COMPANY. Yesterday the annual meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the New Zealand House, Broad-street-buildings, to receive the directors' re port, to elect officers, and to transact other business. Mr. G. Lyall, the deputy-governor, presided. The report, which was exceedingly long, set forth the claims of the company on the Government, the engagements entered into with the Canterbury Asso ciation, and the current expenses and other liabilities outstanding. On each of these heads the directors lamented that they were unable to make a satisfactory report. The Government had not yet settled one portion of the company's demands, and had settled the other in a measure short of the company's equitable clainv. With the Canterbury Association the com pany is still in litigation. Out of the sums received from Canterbury during the past financial ye)r, amounting to 11,1931. O. Gd., a sum of 6621. 14s. sd. has been paid to the Government; and the debenture for 10,0001., bor rowed from the Baron de Goldsmid, has been paid off, but the interest on this debenture is still unpaid. For the bills held by the Union Bank of Australia, drawn on account of the Canterbury settlement, and amount ing to 14,9871.65. 2d., exclusive of interest, 26 mem bers of the company have given, as collateral security, their personal promissory notes, to the amount of 14,460/., falling due on the Ist of next December. Before that date effective provision for meeting the said notes must be made. For such provision, failing every other resource, the directors will be compelled to make stall upon the unpaid-up capital of the company. The other outstanding liabilities, as stated in the annual accounts, amount to 4,057/. 4s. 2t1., exclusive of the sum of 556/. 1 ls. 4d., con sidered to be chargeable to the Government, but as yet not admitted by the latter. Against these can be placed, at present, only such portions of the sums above mentioned as may be applied to the liabi lities incurred on account of Canterbury, and such sums as may be eventually allowed by the Govern ment towards the expenses incurred by the company between the sth July, 1850, and the 30th September, 1851, the latest date recognised by the Lords of the Treasury. This is one of the questions before alluded to as being not yet finally adjusted. Sir Ralph Howard and L o rd C our t ena y h a d resigned their seats in the dir ec ti on . M r . G owen , Mr. Filcher, and the Baron de Goldsmid went out of office by rotation. After considerable discussion the report . Was adopted, and it w a s ag r ee d that an adjourned meeting should be held on a future day for the purpose of going into some business details. Mr. Jeremiah Pitcher and Mr. Gowen, the retiring directors, were unanimously re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EASTERN UNION.-7A requisition has been presented to the directors of this company, calling upon them to take tbo sense of the proprietors with reference to an arrangement for better alliance between that company and the Eastern Counties. EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE.—This company have, at length, succeeded in arranging a division of their capital among the various interests. The total capital being in the aggregate, 3,385,2951. DUMFRIES AND KIRECUDERIGIIT.—Measures are being taken for the formation of a line from Dumfries to Kirkcudbright, viol Dalbeattie and through Castle Douglas. ------ SuUTHAMPTO N , TH O CT . üBsDAY, Tagus, Captain T. h S. Russell, and Orie usseil, nalC sailed t this afternoon nsteamshipnooanwith 7.—The Penin te usual mail s f or la Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, d Gibraltar, a very la rge number of passengers, ; 12,500/., 20 bottles of quick silver, whom are Lord Eliot, Mr. E. A. Glover, &c., spec'e valuego The Royal mail-steamer, silver, and a good g -- s i e o n w er , a leaves on Saturday with the Brazil Teviot, Captain mails, and the 1 and Oriental Company's screw steamer' h Captain E. Cooper, for the Indian seas, the Bombay, . same day. The Milted States mail-steamer, Washington, Fitch, is expected on Sunday from Bremen, Captain E. M. on W ednesday, the 13th inst., for New with the usual semi-weekly American mails. ° P n emnsu Peninsular and will leave or EARL SOMERS.—We announce in out place Y ork, i: EaAt Obituary/ this day, the decease of Earl Somers, which took l. it H is residence in Grosvenor-place, in his 65th year. Th e deceased peer, John Somers Cocks, married in 1815 the you ngest daughter. of the third Earl of Hardwicke, by whom be had issue Charles Somers Viscount Eastnor, now Earl Somers, and three daughters. He succeeded his father as second earl in 1841, and was Colonel of the Herefordshire Militia, which post is vacated by his demise. DEATH OF JOHN BENETT, ESQ., LATE M.P. FOZ Wiras.—This gentleman expired on Friday morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, after an apoplectic seizure on the previous Wednesday. The deceased, who was in the 80th year of his age, only retired from the representation of the southern division of the county at the last dissolution of Par liament, after having devoted nearly 33 years to the service . of Wiltshire constituency. Throughout life Mr. Ben t i : WV a decided Protectionist; and in this respect, To c u o g n h sis. Whig in general politics, he read a striking s The had filled the gen tleman was a magistrate for the county; terky to his friends and contemporaries. les d o e n ca o ased gen pleted his office of high sheriff, and many years ago (il l ,S t f e intr ed him " belt by his writings on agricultural topics . . II 79th year on the 20th o f M a y la s t, baying been born in the year 1773.—P05t. DEATH OF LORD FERGUS KENNEDY.—This young nobleman died in Jermyn-street the day before yesterdey, in his 27th year. He was son of the late Earl of Cassilis, and brother to the present Marquis of Aila. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SCREW PACKET MEL BOURNE, ALIAS H.M.S. GitHasocc—The mails, the departure of which from Plymouth should have taken place on Sunday last, are still delayed in consequence of the damage received by the Melbourne, screw steam-ship, formerly her Majesty's ship Greenock, in a gale on her way from the River to Ply mouth, by which she was compelled to Lear up for Veal. The Government have given permission to repair her defects in the dockyard at Davenport. We understand she has lot everything above her tops. THE PRESS AS A MEANS OF NATIONAL EN" LIGHTENILICNT. — At the Newport Eisteddfod, on Tuesday, Mr. William Morris, printer, Stamp-office, Swansea, was de clared to be the successful competitor for the beat English Essay en the above subject. There were seven competitors. 4 , '' '- f 1 --.. ARGYLL ROOMS. - - The winter campaign has commenced in earnest at this favourite salle de danse, and now that the cold weather has set in we suppose tripping on the light fantastic toe will be the order of the day, or rather of the night. That there is still a rage for dancing in the metropolis there cannot be a doubt; and, although our continental allies may take credit for being the first to develop the spirit of the art, it may fairly be questioned whether they can boast of more elegant ball-rooms, and more passionate votaries of Terpsi chore, than are to be found in the realms of phlegmatic John Bull. Certainly the Argyll Rooms stand unequalled, either at home or abroad, for the beauty of the decorations, the propriety of manage ment, or the perfection of the orchestra; and Bo long as those excellences exist there will be no lack of public support. During a brief reoess, which recently cook place, sufficient time was found to redecorate the rooms, and it is due to Mr. G. F. Bryer, the deco. rator, to state that he seems to have surpassed all his previous efforts in that respect. There is nothing extravagant about the embelishments, but, on the contrary, the colouring of the walls is both chaste and harmonious, while the galleries are furnished in a manner that blends elegance with comfort, an aim which should never be lost sight of in fitting up a large assembly-room like this. Nor s h ou ld i t be forgotten that M. Laurent, jun., the composer of some of our choicest dance music, is still in possession of the orchestra, and the leader of one of the best quadrille bands to be found in the metropolis. In deed it is complete in every department, and one effect of this gathering together of a compact body of finished instrumentalists may be seen in the new school of composers, where prize quadrilles, polkas, and waltzes were so much in vogue last season. On the whole, then, the Argyll Rooms sustains its well-established reputation, as being the most PO pillar and agreeable evening lounge in the West end, and long may it remain 1..) is the wish, no doubt, of its habituis. FAZAL FLOOE ACClDENT.—Yesterday evening gwe earned from Mr. Goodman, b u t c h er (who has j ustof some me lancholy returned from nailsht.m Market;. the following details __ lancholy accidents causod by the floods:--Charles Munn, of Robertsbridge, butcher, and who, like moat butchers in the country, uses some land, had a considerable quantity of stock in the Brooks; and seeing the water begin to rise on Monday evening, he ordered his boy to go out and bring the stock into the yard. The boy waded up to his waist rn the water, and then returned and told his master that he could not reach them. Mr. Munn then told his man to take the mare, and fetch in the stock; but the man also returned, and said the mare would not enter the water. "I w ill try what I can do," said Mr. Munn ; and, having properly accoutred himself, he mounted the mare, and carrying a lantern (it was then 8 o'clock) he proceeded on his errand, followed by the men. Mr. Munn urged the mare forward into the flood, the man remaining on the verge. Presently, the lantern disappeared ; and as no answer was returned to his shouts, the man returned home and reported what had occurred. Presently, the mare returned home wihout arider, and an alarm was then felt in the family. Search was made a ll night; but nothing was found except the cape which Mr. Munn had taken out with him. In the morning his body was found, of course drowned. The flood carried off upwards of 25G head of stock, 70 of them belonging to Mrs. Hyland, of Burwash.—Brighton Gazette. DEATH Or A SCOTTISH Bisnor.—lntelligence has been received in London of the death of the Right Rev. Patrick T orrY9D.D., Bishop of St. Andrew's, Dunkeld, and Dunblane. The Right Rev. Prelate died on Sunday last, at the episcopal residence at Peterhead, in the 90th year of his age. He was the oldest bishop of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, having been consecrated in 1808. " ier 0 40.. . ( --- 1 r--..