The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BIRKINGIIA.J. AND OXFORD. We understand that her .7sl:,:j3sty will, on :ler n!- turn from Balmoral, travel from 13irtningham to Windsor over the Birmingham and Oxford line, which we stated about a month since would be opened on or before the Ist of October. The private opening will take place on the 30. h inst. A special train will leave the Paddington station at nine o'clock on Thursday morning, and arrive at Oxford at 10.15, performiog the 63 miles in 75 minutes, including the stoppage at the Didcot junc tion. The train will then proceed to Birmingham, Which town it will leave at half-past two, and return to Leamington, where a dejeuner will be prepared, and at seven o'clock trains will leave for Birmingham, Oxford, and Paddington. There are 14 stations between Oxford and Bir mingham, and it is stated that the express trains will run between Paddington and Birmingham in two- Ind.a-half hours. We understand that when the new Junction line at Didcot is completed, the journey will be performed in rather less time. This important line opens a second route to Liverpool via Birkenhead. Until the opening of the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton broad- Ruage line, the trains will proceed over the Stour Valley Railway to Wolverhampton, and thence to Birkenhead, by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester, and Chester and Bir kenhead lines. IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place on Saturday, at the terminus, King's Bridge, When the report and statements. of accounts were received and adopted. It appears from the report that "the profit on the six months ending the 30th June last, has been sufficient to clear off all previous ba lances against traffic, and leave a surplus of 2181.55. 2d. to the credit of the next account, while, during the eleven weeks that have elapsed since the account was made up, there has been an average increase of over 301. pe r week as compared with the corresponding Period in 1851 ; so that, on the whole, your traffic re turns present a more favourable aspect than they have hitherto done. " The expenditure, on the other hand, has been Carefully attended to. The directors continue to act Without remuneration ; the office expenses have been happy to the lowest possible scale ; and the board are 111 IPPy to state that they have succeeded in inducing the Great Southern and Western Company to lower the charge on haulage, whereby a reduction has been effected in the working expenses of the line equal to nearly 7001. per annum. " The liabilities of the company are now nearly extinguished, and the directors hope they will shortly be able to accomplish what they so much desire, namely, the closing of the capital account. " The permanent way, which is under the super intendence of Mr. Miller, the engineer to the Great Southern and Western Railway, continues in good ender, and the trains satisfactorily and efficiently Worked. " Considering, then, that your expenditure in several d epartments has been reduced, white the traffic revenue en your line is increasing, and having every reason to e xpect that as the resources of the country are opened out, and its intercourse encouraged by the facilities of railway communication, that increase of traffic will proportionably extend, the board feel justified in in tl igingng a hope that at no distant period this railway le . ill be in a position to yield the proprietary a fair return for the capital they have invested." NICARAGUA. SAN JUAN DEL NORTE,_ SEPT. 1.-011 the evening the 19th the Prefect of Granada was aroused from 1 8 bed by an express from Leon, stating that Munoz, with a large number of French and Americans, had t ic en that city, and were marching upon Managua, e seat of government. The Prefect immediately dispatched one hundred 4 i fifty men and four pieces of artillery for the pro retion of Managua. On the 22d Munoz was at Realejo. , L on being in his hands, great excitement prevails, Government impressing every stray citizen into bile ra n k s o f the army. I ,The m ovemen t s o f a cer t a i n m y s t er i ous F renc h 'tarquis who displayed unbounded wealth, and seemed t ssessed of universal knowledge in Granada, taken t Father with certai n con fid en ti a l di sc l osures ma d e t o lady, leads many to suppo se th a t th e F renc h Go 1, I ,!.rnment are connected with this appearanc e of Vlueoz for the ship Le Brilliant is at Realej o , and his Marquis has exhibited a letter fr om th e F renc h dmiral in the Pacific stating that six or seven ships I tould be sent down immediately. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. On Friday, the 17th inst., a coroner's inquest was held It the Swan Inn, Maesteg, touching the death of Thomas Thomas, labourer, aged 49, who was unfor tunately deprived of life under circumstances singularly sinful and horrifying. From the evidence adduced Jer e the coroner and jury, it would appear that de 7ttsed, together with a man named J. Sullivan, was at i° ll c on the day preceding at the Maesteg Ironworks, 'was engaged in filling blackband in a calcined state } )l t a " clamp," preparatory to its being conveyed to blast furnaces. The two men had just completed the ,ess of " driving the piles," a kind of massive iron 14 ge, down into the clamps by means of sledge ham viret for the purpose of separating the molten ore, and 47. 4 , at the moment of the accident, engaged with a trleg° icons ron is bar ts of solid in detaching porteveral tons i oions of the re, which in weight,. I tl !' i ng succeeded in effecting this , t he y both unfor- Ili lately lost their footing, and were in an instant preci 14`4ted i n t o t h e b urn i ng c hasm between the clamp and 1 4 : 1111 4 which had just separated from it. Sullivan Ceeeded in making his escape, severely, though not ;angerously burnt, while his less fortunate companion 11: i n the space of a few minutes literally roasted alive, 11 „ 13101 te and sulphur rendering it impossible to know 0a Precise spot where he lay, until the devouring de itui had effectually done its work. The charr e d re -14,4"8 of the deceased, who but a few minutes previously We l . 8 ° vigorously wielded the ponderous iron sledge, t o r e , eventually taken out of the fire by means of a 4 k et " rabble." Verdict—" Accidenta l death."— gnsea Herald. Th ttr e Countess Dunraven was taken seriously ill 147,edneslay but has rallied, and is now much better, at house, ' in Limerick. Th (14 ti e reports of the state of trade in the provinces the past week present little for remark. At Man gsaalr business has been rather less active. From Birmiug torn l t is mentioned that the orders from America have been tqaratively small, but that there has been a good demand . atilt the eastern markets and for Australia. Uncertainty tff prevails with regard to the future price of copper, and tti t descriptions of manufactures in that article. The ket! o f iron is showing increased firmness, and among a to L c rl of the trade another immediate advance of 20s. per th e advocated, in addition to the advance of 295. fixed for 11 11(1' 8t et . October In the woollen districts both the home th e foreign demand . continue favourable. At Nottingham li nt eparse of affsirs shows no aireration, and in the Irish forme market there have been fiery active transactions at r prices. ( lied L tTir of HoN. MARK H. SIBLEY.—Mr. Sibley on the Bth inst., at his residence in Canandaigua, after Nw v ef but severe illness of eight days. Few men in Western erk were more widely known or more highly respected. tle z :as a distinguished leader in Whig politics, and an emi , member of the bar. te4RUNAWAY Hosna.ND_--The other day, a young ed man, living in Nottingham, told his wife that he kfie e g ° i.ng to have a day's fishing on the Trent. n accord kit wall this intention he got his tackle in order, put up a tie age of creature comforts, and set out on his way to the ttt 4 : t the hour when e was exeted home he did not tl 1 ; A several hours passed, and still c Piscator was non est. 14, f, had left notice of the particular part of the river where tl,2atended to spend the day. Thither a friend went in Oat of the angler, when his traps and his clothes in which 14 as attired that morning were found lying on the bank of th;steeam. But the son of old Izaak Walton had not Qven himself in as a bait to the fishes; he was too light fq.._ted to adopt such a foolish course, and consequently the 1 0 7, tiger was n ot much shocked at th e di s covery. It sub arently appeared that the fisherman, having taken a dis qitt.° home, h a d cautiously carried his Sunday suit in his tb,Paanged his appare l on the , river's bank , and then ki lt 7, probably for Australia. This much is true — he has i tli ti ce been beard of ! He mu st feel flattered by the fact, ga l , "Ls wife and friends, so far from making inquires after ti494clZre very happy indeed to let well alone l"—Not- Journal. A he Medwa M kwood, has arrived from Port y, ar la: Whence she sailed the 30th of May, with 65,051 ounces ,` 4 4 valued at 260,000/. The Ganges has also arrived in rklC'annel, from New South Wales, with 17,852 ounces, I) eb e d at 7 1,400/. The intelligence by these vessels has long then 8, of Jul pated, the last advices v ia I n dia having been to y' l ' ea ge New York advices this week contain nothing ti ktk r q trtance. There was no alteration in the stock-market, L. le gil general transactions in imported goods and articles ny e I T , especially those of French manufacture, were very ~4 41s ei ; A third vessel had just sailed for Australia with 200 %eie , I ,ets, and another departure, with about 140 passen- I" a s expected to take place in the course of the week. N AUT Laa t „, 'Weasel) LEGAL FORMS.—At the ...E P (Mitch ii‘tn, k-,ourt, on Saturday last, before Mr. Benjamin Par ileee 3ti dge, a defendant in one of the causes heard pro- Oia ti , l Printed notice which had been sent to him by the p 4 ase r _ re o sPectirg the debt claimed. This document, which tt tlly le n unted by the Royal Arms, purported to be k lp w tiell notice under the County Courts Act," an extract th l eito r 'h was quoted in proof of its validity. Mr. J. Powell, t ,e R tt „ , of this town, who was engaged in the case, called Z,,notson of his Honour to this form, and also to the words 4 1 ,, (1 th,ll,ntY Courts Act, the 57th section of which pro every person who should serve any forged process, t IY Iv et to 4 se t any person any paper, falsely purporting to be Om tro ) " profess° as or other process of the court, or who should to act, under a false colour or pretence of such g rnat s uould be guilty of felony. Ilis Ho n o ur, therefore, to N it e.d to the plaintiff in the case that he had assuredl y b ated an offence in using such a paper as that before Ahe a s he hal probably erred in ignorance, he would ac udPretnise not to offend in a similar way , in fu . ture. tiKlae st .ge also sent for Mr. Lewis, the printer of the notice bth PI), and, having made him aware of the provisions p klia a t, cautioned him against issuing such üblications, ''tee, Mr. Lewis expressed his readiness to attend.— 9 "ain Journal. aT s it a .."-*" Waiter, I'll take my hat," said a gentle -16 at it liarty one evening, as he was about going home. 11 41 41 - . I nd of a hat did you wear ?" " A bran new hat, It tr ytai t al d ten dollars for thi morning." " Well, sir," said 414" , " all the good hats have been gene more than K" S ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. A ningular and successful expriluent was made Lhi; evening at this theatre in the introduction of " The Organophonic Band," or, an orchestra without instruments. Twelve performers represent a com plete orchestra of both wind and stringed instruments, and even cymbals and drums, together with the mu-i. cal box and bagpipes, by the human voice alone, un aided by mechanical means. These imitations are most curious and clever. The band, who were attired in a very handsome hussar-like dress, commenced the concert, which was divided into three parts, by per forming " Rule Britannia." This was followed by a polka, composed expressly for the band ; after which one of them gave a solo,: in which he imitated the cornet-A•piston, the bassoon, the trombone, and the ophicleide. It would be impossible to go through in detail, all that was done on the occasion ; suffice it to say, that polkas, quartettes, marches, and waltzes were executed with considerable ability by the band. The imitation of female voices, of the bag pipes, and of the musical box, was exceedingly clever, and the encore s were general throughout the evening. The higher brass instruments are the best managcd and the most effective. The tenors took the trumpets, pistons, and clarionets, and so on with the other voices. The imitation of the harp was ex cessively good, so was that of the musical snuff-box, which was introduced into the "Huntsman's Chorus;" while the performer who produced the cymbal sound —apparently by a sort of sneeze—succeeded to ad miration. The orchestral imitations were varied by concerted pieces of the ordinary German school, and by some extraordinary whistling, accompanied on the guitar by an artist who certainly uses his lips exactly in the character of a piccolo. A repetition was de manded of " The Huntsman's Chorus," the Piccolo solo ; the Organophonic Polka; the " Laughing Song," and a concertante duet for the cornet and clarionet ; and several other pieces were warmly ap plauded. The house was very well attended, and the entertainment afforded complete satisfaction. CREMORNE GARDENS. The fourth and last parachute ascent for the season took place last evening, at incomparable Cremorne. The evening was remarkably calm, there being scarcely any current of air perceptible. At halt past five o'clock M. Poitevin gave the signal for re leasing " Le Zodiaque," which instantly shot up wards a great height, and in a direction nearly west. Immediately afterwards a return current brought it again towards the gardens, and it almost appeared as if the descent was likely to be made in the very spot from which the balloon had risen. In a few minutes, however, the balloon rose still higher, and took a direction nearly due north, but remained in sight about three-quarters of an hour, apparently becalmed, and unable to get clear of the buildings on that side of the metropolis. As darkness came on, M. Poite vin made a descent, which had the effect of partially inflating the parachute, but it appeared as if a nearer view of the ground had shown its unsuitability for his purpose, for immediately afterwards he threw out ballast, ascended again, and was at length lost to the sight of the large company which had assembled upon the occasion. About twenty minutes past six o'clock considerable anxiety was felt as to the result, owing to a heavy ground fog having risen, which, in con junction with the growing darkness of the evening, would render it extremely difficult for M. Poitevin to select a place for detaching the parachute. This anxiety was at length dispelled at ten o'clock by the appearance of Madame Poitevin in the gardens, ac companied by G. M. Gunter, Esq., who had fol lowed the balloon on horseback, and who assisted Madame to alight in the grounds of Twyftrd Abbey, near Acton. An attempt had been made a few minutes previously to effect a descent, but M. Poi tevin was warned by some persons that it would be dangerous, as it was exactly over the junction of the railroads in that locality. M. Poitevin, therefore, ascended again, and at length Madame reached terra firma as easily and as safely as a bird alighting from an aerial excursion. The balloon descended a short distance farther off with like safety. Shortly after her arrival in the gardens Madame Poitevin made her appearance in the orchestra, and was received with immense applause. Mr. Greig, having briefly stated the facts connected with the descent, said he was commissioned by the intrepid lady and her cou rageous husband to offer their sincere thanks for the kindness and support they had received in England ; and expressed his own belief that the manner in whi▪ ch they had executed their frequent an d daring aero nautic exploits fully entitled them to ca rr y back wi▪ th them to their own country the recollection of three hearty English cheers, which were accordingly given, with a fervour that made the earth and skies resound. The usual entertainments were conducted with the usual spirit, to the unflagging enjoyment of the as sembled thousands. That capital ballet Le Barbier de Cadiz continues to be one of the most telling at tractions of the establishment, and fills the theatre nightly with applauding crowds. Its production has proved a grand hit on the part of Mr. Milano, whose dancing, and that of Madlles. Therise and Annie Cushnie, commands repeated applause. These ac complished artists are engaged at the Surrey Theatre for the ensuing season ; and the unequalled contor tionist, Devani, one of the great lions of Cremorne, is enrolled in the new company at Drury-lane. Un equalled he is as yet, but young Rochez bids fair to come out as wonderfully one of these days. On Thursday the Italian brothers are to execute a double trapeze ascent, Mr. Chambers being the ma naging aeronaut. This astounding gymnastic feat can not fail to attract a large attendance, and it should be also borne in mind by the patrons of the gardens, that the entertainments on that evening are for the benefit of Madlle. Pauline Violante, whose daring rope ascent has formed the well-known finale to the brilliant per formances of each evening during the last two 'sea sons. Madlle. Violante has strong claims on public support, considering the delight and wonder slie has so repeatedly afforded the sight-seeing multitude. In our notice of the brilliant Bal Masque of Thursday last, we omitted to particularise, as it de served, the rare and recherche elegance of the supper tables which were laid out not merely in a manner worthy of Mr. Simpson's established reputation, but in a style that we have never seen attempted at any similar place of amusement. A countless number of prize dahlias were grouped in silver vases, and crowned the crystals devoted to the sparkling Queen of Wines; and various beautiful flowers and shrubs, elegantly distributed, adorned the glittering salle. For taste, splendour, and excellence of viands and wines, no supper could surpass that which gave such visible enjoyment to the gay and motley group who flocked to do it justice on Thursday evening. It is to be regretted that the lateness of the season precludes Mr. Simpson from repeating this year his most success ful experiment of giving a Bal Masque at Cre morne. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SATURDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert went yesterday to the top of Maven, a high hill in the neighbourhood of Balmoral. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred left Bal moral yesterday for the Shiel of Allt-na-Giuthsacb, attended by Mr. Gibbs. The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, drove yesterday afternoon to Inver• cauld, and passed the afternoon with the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson. The Earl of Aberdeen left Balmoral yes SU terday. ND AY. Yesterday afternoon her Majesty rode towards Gairn Shiel, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of lient, her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and Lady Augusta Bruce. Viscount Hardinge left town yesterday for Bal moral. Lieut.-Colonel Waldo Sibthorp, M.P., had an in terview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. The Right Hon. J. W. Henley left town yesterday. Dispatches were received at the Colonial office yesterday from the Governor-General of Canada and the Governors of the other North American Pro vinces. Dispatches were received on Sunday from the Go vernor of Victoria. APPOINTMENT OF MU. LOWE AS TEACHER OF DANCING TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.— Our readers will be de lighted to learn that Joseph Lowe, Esq., professor of the above delightful art in Edinburgh and Inverness, has had the honour of a command from her Majesty to attend at Balmo ral, and is now engaged in giving lessons to the Princes and Princesses. Mr. Lowe has long been known throughout Scotland as a successful teacher of dancing. We may add th atl Mr. Mr. Ls appointment is the second instance of a Scotchman having been selected for this honourable post, the late teacher having been Mr. Thomson of Glasgow, now de ceased.—lnverness Courier. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY. — The thirty-fourth annual general meeting of the subscribers to this society, founded with the object of providing a per manent relief in monthly pensions to decayed artisans, me chanics, &c., and the widows of such persons, above sixty years o f a g e , was held yesterday at the London Tavern, William Kindle, Esq., treasure r, in the cha ; .r. The re p ort showed the society had, since its establishment, dispensed 57,713/. 12 s . amon 886 ponsionrls. The present number of pensioner s 52, viz. g ,27 m en and 25 wom en, the former re ceiving 1/. 75., and the latter ISs per month. The receipt: for the yea r h ave b een 949 1 . 2 s . 10d., of which s um 719/. 2s. iinaze.been distrib u t e d t o t h e pens i o ners. The bala nce re -1,007.1g in the Bank of E ng land is SO/. 6 s. sd. A legacy o; Three per Cent. Consols was, d ur i n g the past year , transferred to the soc i ety by the the executors of the late Miss another Elizabeth sumLe bobf sequence of this .eA resolution was adopted, „ 0 2 1 : 1 : 0 7 0 h l o has also bequeathed to it in reversion a L n e d b bon accountspen si o nweerr,'e' con. bequest, that a ensioner,. to be called tr a p constantlyproved the some other routine business was disposed of, and the ,officers were - pro ceedings terminated. TRIALS OF ANCHORS AT SHEERNESS. FOUR" II SERIES OF EXPERIMEN STEAM TRIAL PLAN. The Committee of Management, presided over by the Hen. Montagu Stopford, eating commodore and senior officer of the pot t, assembled at the dockyard at half-past eight, A. 31,, on Taesday, the 14th instant, and shortly afterwards embarked on board the Lizard Steamer and proceeded to the Nore. The competing anchors, eight in number, had been previously placed on two dockyard lighters especially selected tor the oc casion, and towed by the African and Adder steamers to the scene of operations. Here the lighters, with standing gear attached to each, were moored in an ave rage depth of water a quarter less thirteen fathoms, the African and Adder being berthed outside of them. To the outside catheads of the steamers the opposing anchors were affix , d, with stoppers ready to be cut at a given signal, the ends of a chain cable 37/ fathoms in length, previously hove through au iron-bound single sheave-block, being attached to the anchors. The steamers, of the joint power of 229 horses, were lashed to the lighters, one on each side thereof, and on the anchors being let go (a sufficient time being allowed for their reaching the ground) were propelled astern at full speed, the power being kept on the pendant of 23 fathoms attached, for the purpose of testing the holding proper. ties of the anchors at long scope of cable. The necessary- preliminaries having been gone through, the anchors, in accordance with the drawing for stations, were assigned the following positions:— Port. Starboard. 1. Rodger'(Exhibition prize) 1. Aylen's 2. Honiball's (Porter's) 2. G. W. Lenox's 3. Trotman's (improved For- 3. Admiralty (new) ter's) 4. Mitcheson and Son's 4. Isaacs' (American) Everything being ready, the trials commenced, and were proceeded with in the order here given. Lieute nant Rodgers' Exhibition prize anchor being opposed to Mr. Aylen's. On steam power being applied Aylen's was run up to the block, when it was discovered not to have taken the ground, owing, it was supposed, to the strain being applied too quickly after its being let go, hence the committee decided that this should be consi dered as no trial. The men employed on board the lighter wore so panic-stricken that they omitted to cut the stopper of Ayleu's anchor until after Rodgers' had been let go, the strain of the latter in fall run bringing Aylen's to the block. Mr. Honiball's (Porter's) was next put in competition with Mr. G. W. Lenox's, this trial occupied two hou rs and thr e e minutes, and was a severe one. Lenox's was drawn one link and a half of chain in twenty minutes. At length, after a protracted struggle. Honiball's was brought up to the block, but not until after a large warp had been broken, and the mooring lighter (from the heavy strain caused by the steamers backing at full speed with a tide in their favour, at two-and-a-half knots per hoar), was pinned down four feet by the head. With this termi nated the first day's trials of the present species, the various persons engaged therein returning to Sheerness in the Adder and Lizard; the African, with the lighters, remaining at the Nore. SECOND DAY'S TRIALS, SEPT. 15. The parties interested embarked in the steamers ap propriated to their use at nine A.M. On arriving at the Nore the experiments were resumed. Mr. Trotman's (improved Porter's) anchor being pitted against the Admiralty anchor constructed on the plan of Sir W. Parker, which resulted in the latter being brought home to the block at the first trial at long scope of cable. Mr. Isaacs' American anchor was then tested with Mitcheson and Son's; the inferior holding power of the former was evinced by its being drawn up to the block at the long scope on the first trial. Further operations were now suspended, it being necessary to allow time for the placing of the winning anchors in new positions for testing. This was effected during the ensuing day, under the superintendence of Mr. J. Aylen, the master-attendant, whose exertions and perseverance throughout the whole or the experiments have been most praiseworthy. THIRD DAY'S TRIALS, SEPT. 17. The operations commenced this morning at the usual hour with a further trial between Mr. Aylen's and Lieu tenant Rodgers' Exhibition prize anchors. In this case lull steam power was employed with 18- 3 4 fathoms bite of chain through the block on each anchor cast in 11 fathoms wa ter, with a tide in favour of 2/ knots, the steamers backing at the rate of 3/ knots. The competing anchors held firmly. On sighting the block Aylen's was found to have gained an advantage of one fathom over its rival. The committee then proposed that the steamers should go ahead for a short distance, and after wards astern at full speed. During the trial Commodore Stopford superintended the steering of the steamers in order to prevent any undue advantage being given to either anchor by steerage way. The heavy strain brought upon the gear caused the lighter to be pinned down up wards of three feet. Shortly afterwards, the steamers working together up to 220-horse power, Rodgers' an chor came home, Aylen's not having started from its original position at long scope of cable. The trial was a most interesting one, the strain on the gear having been greater than in any of the preceding cases. At long scope the advantage of Aylen's anchor over its compe titor was so trifling, that both were considered equal in holding power, and it was not until after a most severe struggle at short stay peak that Rodgers' anchor gave way. The two rival anchors of Trotman and Mitcheson had now to be tested against each other. Two trials were afforded them at long scope of cable, the full power of the steamers being put on, without the one showing superior holding poi er to the other. At the first trial at short stay peak both held on; at the second, however, Mitcheson'a was brought up the block minus one-half of the stock, which being constructed of two separate parts shipped into the shank in dovetail grooves, the breaking of the stock is supposed to have been caused by the anchor embedding itself in the ground. In consequence of this circumstance the committee decided that Mr. Mitcheson's anchor should be further tried with its competitor, if Mr. Miteheson chose to re place that portion of the stock which was carried away. Further operations were then suspended until the following morning. Scarcely, however, had the committee arrived at the Nore when it was deemed advisable, owing to the threatening appearance of the weather, to return to port, and to defer the continua tion of the experiments until Monday, the 20th instant. FOURTH DAY'S TRIALS, SEPT. 24. At 930 Am. the African and Adder steamers pro ceeded to the Nore, with the lighter in tow, on board which the anchors and gear had been placed. The Lizard steamer, with the committee of management, followed shortly afterwards to superintend the further experi ments, Lieutenant Rodgers' Exhibition prize anchor had during the present series been twice placed in com petition with Mr. Aylen's anchor, proving victorious in one instance, and being beaten in the other. In order, therefore, to determine which possessed the greater holding properties, a third trial took place between them, which resulted greatly in favour of Lieutenant Rodgers'. Mr. G. W. Lenox's anchor having now become next best to Lieutenant Rodgers', it became necessary to op pose these to each other. Both having been let go at the Fame time, the steam power was applied, when Lenox's brought its rival up to the block. The steamers L zerd and Adder then returned into port, tho African remaining at. the Noro in charge of the lighter. FIFTH DAY'S TRIALS, SEPT. 25. The experiments were resumed this day at 10 A )t., and commenced with a farther trial of Mitcheson's and Trotman's anchors, which resulted in Trotman's being speedily brought home. On reference to the result of the 17th inst., it will be seen that Mr. Trotman's anchor, after a severe contest of some hours, brought Mr. Mitcheson's home with a broken stock. This having been repaired at the dock yard, the two rivals were again placed in competition. A struggle was expected, hut from some cause, possibly the mere accident of the one anchor falling on its stock. end and the other on its pee, in which position the mo mentum imparted by the two steam-tugs backed at full speed is suddenly brought to bear upon them, whereby no chance is given for the canting of the one anchor, the few fathoms of chain fly through the block, and in a very short space of time all contest is at an end. The result thus far is in favour of Mitchesou's; in the former instance to Trotman's, which makes it, so far as these trials at the Nore are concerned, a drawn affair. Should a further trial between these anchors be decided on, circumstances may afford a better opportunity for deciding which of them is the best. Mr. Miteheson's anchor was then pitted against Mr. G. W. Lenox's, the latter holding equally with its competitor. At short stay peak, ,however, Lenox's yielded to its rival—in fact, broke the ground first. The four trial plans, in accordance with the sugges tions of the committee of naval officers and shipowners, have thus been fully carried out, whereby the holding properties quickness in taking the ground, tripping, &c.. of the competing anchors have been subjected to every available test that the means at disposal would admit. The results cannot fail to afford. many valuable hints for the further improvement of this instrument, which ought to be the most perfect within the powers of human in vention, more especially with reference to its peculiar and important uses. On the anchor the safety of our ships and their crews, when riding in furious gales, mainly depends. The possibility of improving it, or imparting to it that firmness and durability of construe.. tion which the trying nature of its services so imperi ously requires, is a matter worthy the serious attention of scientific men. He who can render it the most per fect will confer a great boon on the maritime portion of the community and on humanity. A most important property appertaining to the rival anchors—that of strength—has yet to be ascertained. For this purpose they aro to be taken to Woolwich, there to he subjected to hydraulic pressure until broken. The labours of the committee will then terminate, with the exception of drawing up their report, which, from the important positions they fill, cannot fail to be chew teriscd by tae considerations due to the high interests involved. The following account of the results of the various ex -n pemen ts wilt afford our readers a correct idea of the holding qualities of the several competing anchors:— FIRST SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS (AT THE DOCKYARD). Trotman beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize), Admiralty (new), Honiball (Porter's), Rodgers' stream kedge, Ad miralty (new), 6 cwt. heavier. Honiball beat Avien, Mitcheson. Mitcheson beat Isaacs (American), Admiralty (new). Rodgers' stream kedge, G. W. Lenox, Aylen. Rodgers' beat Aylen, A diniralty (new). Aylen beat Admiralty (nee) Isaacs (American). Admiralty (new) beat G. W. Lenox. SECOND SERIES OP EXPERIMENTS (ON THU nI:ACH AT GARRISON POINT). Trotman beat Aylen, G. W. Lenox, lioniball, Ad miralty (new). • lionibull heat Isaacs (American), Mitcheson. Mitcheson beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize). Rodgers beat Aylen (second trial). 1 , Aylen beat Rodgers (first trial). I G. W. Lenox beat Admiralty (new). THE TUESDAY L Npp N, EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, THIRD SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS (AT BLOCK STAKES, IN THE MEDWAY). Troturan beat Aylen, G. W. Lenox. Rodgers beat Admiralty (new). Mitcheson beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize), Trotman. Aylen beat G. W. Lenox. G. W. Lenox beat Isaacs (American). FOURTH SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS-STEAM TRIAL (AT THE NORF.), Trotman beat Admiralty (new), Mitcheson (first trial). Mitcheson beat Honiball, Isaacs (American), Trotman (second trial), Lenox. Aylen beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize—at second trial). Rodgers (Exhibition prize) beat Aylen (at first and third trial). --- -- EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION. NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, MoNDAY.—The extensive works of Messrs Christian Allhueson and Co., well known in the commercial world as the Tyne Soap and Alkali Works, on the south bank of the river, near this Shortly after nine o ' c l oc k town, have been i njured by fire to a ser i ous ex t ent . yesterday morning a more than nand quantity of smo k e was observe d to proceedin th from the buildings wherein th e opera. *ions for the manu facture of alkali ar e carried on, bat apprehension of danger was not excit e d until the fi l mes burst forth with ungovernable fury, about an hour afterwards:. In telligence was immediately conveyed to the differeat fire offices in Newcastle and Gateshead, and in a, short time no less than six engine, were upon the spot. Water was plentiful, supplied from the river and from the elevated reservoir of the Whittle Dean Water Company, b ut it appeare d to have little power in overco m i ng the devour i ng element. Every now and then expl os i ons occurre d , w hi c h indi cated the commingling of v i tr i ol with the b urn i ng mass ; and in order to n • res erve, if possible, the buildings, which occupy nearly three acres in area, from de:itruc tion, a large reservoir, capable of containing some thousands of cubic feet, was tapped, and its conte n t s le t off into the river. A vast concourse of spec t a tors was drawn together, who watch e d the progress of destruction effected with intense and painful interest. Every effort was made by the workmen e 0 . the establishment, in number about 1,000, by the Spectators, and by the po lice, to check the conflagration, but unavailingly, for it continued until the whole of the combustible materials within its range had been consumed, and this morning the engines are still playing upon the ruins. Th e da •mage is variously estimated from ten to twenty thousa nd pounds. The fire, it is supposed, commence d i n a com partment occupied in the first Pr ocess of manu facture. The works are insured in several o f f i ces, but some weeks must elapse before the workmen will be enabled to re sume operations. GREAT EARTLIQUICAB IN CUBA. (From the Mobile Register.) By a gentleman who arrived as a passenger in the Black Warrior, at this port, Thursd ay evening, we have a copy of the Diario d e l a Marina, the official journal at Havannah, of Tuesday last, the 31st ult., in which a full ac coun t i s g i ven of an awful and dis astrous earthquake which oc curre d at the city of San tiago de Cuba, and in th a t par t o f the island, on the 20th and 21st ult. F rom the Diario w e translate the following extract of its account, "to the latest hour," of this dreadful visitation : " The city of Santiago de Cuba was visited, on the 20th, by a terrific earthquake, unequalled for its dis astrous ravages in the recollection of the oldest inha bitants. Families took refuge in neighbouring plan tations, haciendas, ships, public square's, fields, and streets, struggling to escape from impending ruin— buildings falling around them in all directions. The entire city exhibits a most heart-rending picture. On all sides were to be seen the search of fathers, hus bands, children, wives, and mothers, offering up their lamentations and prayers to the Throne of Mercy, and uniting their thanksgivings, w h en fortunate enough to encounter each other , amid the scene of terror. Groans, orisons, and wailings re sounded from every quarter. In every street were seen crumbling walls, cornices of buildings, and tum bling structures. Every house to a greater or less degree felt its influence. Many were left in a dila pidated condition —numerous others totally uninhabi table. Much cause of gratitude that, under such effliction, only an occasional loss of life. In the midst of the panic always attendant or succeeding such a calamity accounts vary, and are either short of reality or greatly exaggerated. Everything, the slightest noise, rumour, or movement, became cause of fresh alarm and flight. The most violent shocks were felt at half-past three rem., thirty minutes after five P.M., nine rear., and one :A.M. Another, very violent, at a quarter-past three A.M, and another at four A.M., when the atmosphere became very dark, con tributing much to increase the alarm. Next day, weather dark, rainy, and exhibited a most appalling aspect, drawing prayers from the populace, who from the first sho c k crow d e d t h e temp l es (only to be driven from them by th e repe ti t i on o f i ncreasing shocks), where every religi ous d emonstrat i on of worship and processions was o b serve d . The priests addressed the multitude from public squares and other places. Now, eight o'clock A.M., consternation unabated, and tor rents of rain add to the distress "El Redactor of 22d, in addition to the foregoing, which it confirms, adds, that the shipping anchored in the harbour are yet occupied by families who took shelter in them, and received every kindness and consideration demanded by their unfortunate condi tion. It says, all the vessels, both Spanish and fo reign, have vied with each other in this work of humanity, but expresses much indignation at the con duct of the American ship John Straund, whose captain it represents as refusing any order ing his pl an k s to b e drawn in so as to s h ut ou t f rom the terror- s t r i c k en fugitives the refuge th ey soug ht. Prisoners of di s ti nc ti on rema i n i n t h e g uard -room of the public pri son , aid, and , whence they were conducted with others to her Majesty's steamer Blasco de Garay, which vessel, as well as the Charuca, the only two in port, were occupied in like manner with the merchant of dollars, exclu s i ve of minor damage men. Loss esti mated at one to one an d a h a lf m illi on sustained by plantations and villagep, concerning which all accounts as yet are vagu e an d con f used. " Letters rec e i ve d f rom Saltadero s t a t e that the shock was seriou s l y f elt t h ere. "At Baracoa, also, the steamer General Armero, which on Friday should have left that port for Ha vannah, and w as d ue yesterday, ha d no t arr i ve d, although it i s th ought probable that the au th or iti es had detained h er to ren d er assistance to t h e sufferers?' ENCOUNTER IN THE ST. HELENA, Auo. 14 . ---On the 19th of June, while her Majesty's brigantine Dolphin was lying in to the strong currents sweeping the river Congo, an American brig, the Mary Ade line, attempted the passage up the river but on reach ing Shark's Point (a position of great clanger, owing CONGO RIVER. the ground, and in a few minutes the stream and surf imbedded her fast ashore. The danger of the brig was instantly observed by the Dolphin, which at once made preparations for her assistance; but while doing far as himself and crew sers, &c., roundi) she touched so the master of the vessel in distress, seeing (so nothing effectual could be done to get the vessel afloat, made the distress signal, by hoisting the American ensign reversed. Within half an hour of the disaster the brigantine's boats, tory measure necessary for heaving with anchors, haw were concerned) that tide falling at the time, rendered merely prepare were alongside the stranded brig; but the a the followin g day. T o the surprise of all, on the follow in g mornin g the riv er was crowded with canoes, fr om 10 to 40 natives in each, all ar me d, an d at least two - thirds with muskets. Their movements left no doubt as to their predatory and hostile intentions. A boat's gun with ammunition was sen t on b oa rd, and fitted in the brig. The Dolphin, as soon as circumstances could admit, took up a p os i t i on w i t hi n gun range for her protection. The nati ves appeared determined not to lose th e ir pr e y, and pour e d a fire of musketry into the stranded vessel, and brought their scaling ladders is front, evidently determined on boarding. Under these circumstances the Dolphin opened a fire of shot and shell, and in a little time cleared the beach of the assaila n t s , w h ose num ber must have exceeded 3,000, This b e i ng done , t h e next object was to get the brig off, and accordingly , made to do so . - On the ev enin g of this da y (the Majesty's 20th) her stea m - s hip Firefly arrived, and sent her boats to assist. D urin g the ni g ht the , ingly, every endeavour was natives, who had merely retire d to the bush, a g ain returned to th e b eac h and fired a few muskets on the brig, but w i t h out i n jury. On the morning !of the 21st a m ovement on the part of the natives again took place. Th e y a ppeared to concentrate and medi tate a se con d b oar di n g attack; but a shot from the Dolphi n f ortu n ate l y again dispersed increasing conside them. The surf in heavily during rably th e the day, difficulties and dangers of the necessary operations, so much so that the Dolphin's cutter and crew were capsized by the rollers, and one man se riously injured. Finding it necessary, on the 22d, to completely lighten the brig, the cargo was transferred to the Dolphin, a nd by grea t industr y and exertion, the brigantine succeeded in heaving the Mary Ade line off at 6.30 p.m. Every credit is due to Mr. Oaksrnith, master of the Mary Adeline, for his con stant exertions, correct judgment, and cool deter mined conduct, under these trying and dangerous circumstances,—St. flelena Chronicle. ur inoontsi notice tradition S w a ff i - s gazine of this month .---The Church of England Ma- Curtious LE;;;;; verythe following interesting curious ham Church, Norfolk. In describing the north ai s l e and tower, built lbirucihltwbayrdeJnt IChapman, a wealthy parishioner, who related :—" The said John Chapman was a tinker, who came by his money in the following manner. He dreamed that if he went to London -bridge he would hear news greatly to his advantage. Having gone thither, he was, after walking about for two hours, acco3ted by a man, who asked him what he wanted, to which he replied that he came there on the vain ha 4 s 6; errand of a dream. The man thereupon rejoined, ' Alas! good friend, if I had heeded dreams, I might have proved myself as very a fool as thou hast, for 'tis not long since I dreamed th a t, a t a place called Swaffham , in Norfolk, dwells John Chapman, a pedlar, who hath a tree at the back of his house, under which Is buried a pot of money !' On hearing this, John Chapman hastened home, and digging unde r th e i tree, found t w o large pots of money." SPORTING NOTES. No. CCCXVI. THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT NE MARKET, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—My correspondent was somewhat too fast when he forwarded me the information of the disaster reported to have happened to Stockwell; instead of breaking down or falling lame, he merely pulled up with a slight halt, the natural consequence of having twisted a plate; he is certified to be all right again, and the result of the race for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes will, no doubt, be Stockwell (Norman), 1; Lapidist (Nat), 2; Filius(A. Day), 3. The race for the Beckenham Stakes to-day will enable us to determine whether Vanderdecken has improved upon his summer form, as is rumoured to be the case, or whether he must be at once discarded from all consi deration for next year's Derby. If he does not win easily it will be all U P with his backers' cash for the great race. The 50 Says. Plate, D. I.; together with the 15, 20, and 10 Sovs. S weepstakee, run to-morrow, do not close and name until this evening. The Fifth Triennial Produce Stakes (5 furlongs, 136 yards), out of its sixty-five nominations, will be con tested by Auld Acquaintance, colt by Don John, dam by Plenipotentiary, one of Lord Exeter' s ( probably Phry gia), Sittingbourne, Exhibiti on , Pelion, T allourd, and Catherine Uayes; to which, per c h ance, may be added Estrella, Vanderdecken, and the Cuckoo filly. The first and second places, beyond all doubt, will be filled by CATHEITINE HAYES and PELION, Sittingbourne being third. Among the darkies in this race there is a filly of Mr. Grohlle's, a daughter of Don John and Industry, 'yclept Exhibition, who, if the favourites are to be knocked over by anything from the outside list, will be the destined one to perform the feat. The St. Leger Stakes seem a certainty fur Frantic. It is doubtful whether either Stockwell, Ilex, or Daniel O'Rourke, will oppose him; although it is reported that one of Lord Exeter's will go. Hesperus, Bst, I imagine will beat Lapidist, Bst 71b, in their T.Y.C. match; that Herbert will defeat Exeter; and Gossip, Torment, in their respective matches. Miss Fanny will not start for the Cambridgeshire. Testator pulled up so lame after the race for the Car raghmore Stakes at Eglinton-pack, that it will prevent him running again this year. The betting on to-morrow's and Thursday's events is as follows:—Fifth Triennial-5 to 4on Pelion, sto 2 agst Catherine Hayes, 4 to 1 agst Sittingbourne, 8 to 1 agst Auld Acquaintance, 10 any other. St. Leger Stakes-6 to 4on Frantic. Fourth Triennial—Even on Hobbie Noble, 3 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke, 4 to 1 agst Adine, 6 to 1 each agst Father Thames and Lapidist, 10 to 1 agat Dollond. Rutland Stakes-6 to 4on Elms thorpe, 3 to 1 each agat Pharold and Vest. Sept. 28. I am, Sir, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. GRAND DUKE MICHAEL STAKES. Offers to back Stockwell agat the field, and to lay 3 to aget any other. THE HOPEFUL STAKES. 6 to 4 offered on Mr. Osbaldeaton's Sylphine TWO YRS OLD TRIENNIAL. 6 to 5 on Lord Clifden's Pelion—taken, p. p. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Wauchope's Catherine Hayes—off. THREE YRS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 4 agst Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble—taken, p. p. THE CESAREWITCH STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Ld. Wilton's Lady Evelyn—take 16 to 1 20 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Parker's Bird-on-the-Wing 20 to 1 agat Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire—taken 20 to 1 agat Mr. Copeland's Candlewick 25 to 1 agst Mr. W. Harrison a Lirtdrick—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord W. Powlett's Sharavogue 33 to 1 agat General Anson's King Pepin—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto•—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Croker's Kilquade—taken Weathergage, Knight of the Shire, and A r i os t o were b a cked with some little spirit, and were the only horses really in favour. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Major Martyn's Convulsion 20 to 1 agat Sir W. Booth's Azael 33 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire 40 to 1 agat Mr. Croker's Kilquade 40 to 1 agst Mr. Haytor's Tested 50 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage—taken 1,000 to 15 agst L ord Westminster's Plot—taken 20 to 1 each was taken about Azael and Convulsion, but those odds offered currently on the field. NEW MARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. NEWMARKET, MONDAY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Sweepstakes. T.Y.C. Youthful Days, 2 yre—The Moor, aged—Ravenswing, 3 yrs—Petrel, 2 yrs—oh f by Tiustlowhipper, out of sister to Agis, 2 yrs. Handicap. Sophistry, 3 yrs—Hothorpe, 4 yrs — Runnymede, 4 yrs. The races commence at half-past one. ADDITIONAL ARRlVALS.—Catharine Hayes, Bridget, Sylphine, Lamartine, Gavotte, Jack the Giant Killer, Elmsthorpe, Vaultress, Filius, Father Thames, Runny mede, Daniel O'Rourke, Auld Acquaintance, Margaret of Anjou, Youthful Days, Frantic, Adine, Estrella, Cariboo, Ariosto, Exhibition, Catalpa, Glenalvon, Glen luce, Brochet, Aaron S m ith, Be a uclerk, V an d er d ee k en , Khadidja, Ben Nevis, Dolland, Hernandez, and Cuckoo filly. Robbie Noble will be hero to-morrow. Stockwell turned a shoe in his exercise yesterday, and pulled up lame; the injury is said to be very slight. PEDESTRIANISM. JACKSON (AMERICAN DEER) AND PUDNEY, OF MILE END, blx MILES, FOR 201. A SIDE.—Tbe race for 20 NOVEL. in which Jackson gave his opponent 200 yards' start, came off yesterday at the Royal Oak, Barking-road. There was a considerable muster, and the anxiety of the Eastenders to see the celebrated American Deer was general. At five o'clock the men started by report of pistol, the betting at that time being 5 to 4 on the Deer. Pudney made the running at a good pace for the first lap, but was about five yards deficient in speed, as corn pared with Jackson. In the second, twenty yards was deducted from the start given; and thus pretty regularly he lost ground till the seventh lap (three of these laps making nearly a mile). At this point Jackson passed Pudney two yards in front, and putting on the steam, left his opponent easily. Pudney was stated, and indeed he seemed to be, in anything but first-rate fettle. From the ninth lap, in which Pudney gave in, Jackson ran on alone, and completed the distance fresh and strong.- Time thirty-three minutes. The ground was tremen dously heavy. A very exciting match took place yesterday morning on the Bayswater -road between two gentlemen, amateurs, to walk one mile, for a large sum—Mr. H. and Mr. 8., both residents of Marylebone. The match, although a private one, was attended by a large muster of the sport ing world. The betting was in:favour of Mr. H., who was attended upon by the celebrated walker, Little Jemmy O'Brien, and Mr. B. had the assistance of an amateur, who trained him. The start took place at seven A.M., when Mr. H. dashed off with the lead, which he maintained for tho first half mile, closely fol lowed by his opponent, some two or three yards behind, when the pace began to tell on Mr. H , who is a good 12st man. Mr. B. then put on the steam, went up, and, after strugang several hundred yards together, he passed Mr. IL, and went in an easy winner by 20 yards. The distance was done in 8 min. 55 sees., not bad work for amateurs. FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES IN A THOUSAND HOURS. —James Jones, the young pedestrian who undertook to perform this feat at the Borough Gardens, Manchester, completed his task on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock. Jones was so fresh and vigorous that he added a mile and a half to the 1,500 miles which he had undertaken. His pulsation was declared by his surgeon, at the close, to be about 90, and he was full of animal spirits. After three several sleeps, of an hour and a half, two hours, and three hours, Jones was to commence, at six in the evening on Saturday, to walk 100 quarter miles in 100 successive quarter hours, which (should he accomplish) he would bring to a con clusion at seven o'clock on Sun day evening. UNPRECEDENTED PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—One of the most extraordinary efforts in the way of walking against time has been commenced by Searles, the celebrated pedes trian. At half-past six on Monday evening last he entered on the task of walking 2,000 miles in 2,000 successive half hours; so that, supposing he can accomplish each mile in a quarter of an hour, he will be walking one entire half of the time up to the expiration of the complement of the 1,000 hours. The place selected for this amazing display of phy sical prowess is a field behind the Pine Apple„ High Park. Up to Friday evenink he bad accomplished nearly one-sixth of his task, and exhibited no sign offlagging. Great numbers of persons of all classess daily throng to the place to get a look at this remarkable man, and innumerable bets of every conceivable amount are perpetually being risked on the re sult, about which Searles is sufficiently confident to lay two to one in favour of himself. Professional men say that his powers of endurance are extraordinary. He abstains from intoxicating drinks, but consumes a large share of javneript food, as much as eight pounds in four meals...— L Journal. 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Letters from Rouen state that the market f or ma nufactured goods, notwithstanding a full attendance of buyers, was ra ther inactive, bat that prices had no t expe rienced any material alteration. 1852. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. (From the Examiner.) " Know thyself," said the Greek sage, and few men have excelled the Duke of Wellington in this point of wisdom. tie was in the secret of his own grand successes, could count and measure the steps by which he had mounted to his superiorities, and dis tinguish and define the qualities which had minis tered to his fortune and to his country's service. First amongst his advantages he accounted his exact knowledge of the mechanism of an army. It was an instrument, every part of which he was acquainted with, and every want of which he was ex perienced in supplying. He had graduated in the learning of this instrument from the part of subaltern to that of Commander-in-Chief in the school of Indian warfare, which exacts an amount of care and skill far exceeding what is required in European campaigns. A good Indian general must especially have a thorough comprehension of the business of the com missariat. To move his army he must know how to feed it, and to transport its material, and of this main business the Duke was a perfect master. From the plains of Hindostan to the fields of Portugal and Spain Sir Arthur Wellesley carried the combination in his own person of all the experience hnd skill re quisite for the direction and sustenance of an army. He was not dependent on the efficiency of any subor dinates in any province of duty. No one could tell him that this or that could not be done, and he could detect at once any error or imperfection in the perform ance of any service. Ho was a soldier of all work, from the camp kettle to the plan of a pitched battle. With every detail he was familiar, and he could direct the commissariat as accurately as he could manoeuvre a regiment or marshal a host in battle array. The great cap tains to whom he was opposed might be his superiors in particular branches of military science, but none ono combined so various, extensive, and pre cise a kn ow l edge of the i nstrumen t w i e ld e d, and it s c apabilities. t ship at least Both Nelson and Wellington were ac complished craftsmen their respective provinces as well as , and as as warriors, in the one could handle a so the other wellcould And in this knowledge of quartermaster- perform the part of adjutant general, as any captain under him, over Napoleon hims g el e f, of all details lay his advantage general o r commissary. skill in moving great massysehet with his transcendent ea,t t he and working the grand n combinations of war, h a d same familiar ac quaintance with the anat omy, th e li mbs and joints he l• was setting in motion. In F rench phrase he worked t wh th ic in h g w t to a in block. His genius seiz e d es be done without the method o f doingn scanty d le did left to subordinates. Working so lavishly,lthe of blood and treasure, with vast mea ns , wonders, and working most economicallyNapoleonwit hre means on a different system, combining th e perception of what was to be done with the perfect knowledge of how it was to be done, Wellington triumphed over his colossal adversary. The Duke was never heard to disparage an adver sary. Indeed his generous appreciation of the merits of the great captains he had encountered and mas tered once provoked the bold question how he ac counted for his own triumph over such men. He he sitated for a moment to reply, and the interrogator felt all the temerity of the question he had put, but the Duke relieved him presently, by quietly saying— " Their plans may have been better than mine, but in the execution of every large plan there is likely to be some miscarriage, and I think I had the knack of readjusting my arrangements to new circumstances more quickly than they bad, and perhaps for the very reason that the original plan was not so perfect, and the mending by so much the more easy, as you can knot broken rope more easily than leather harness?' The Duke spoke with great respect, or rather ad miration, of the skill of Soult in organizing troops and combining their movements, but with this faculty his praise stopped ; and for genius in war he gave the palm to Massena in this criticism of personal ex perience :—" When Massena was opposed to me I could not eat, drink, 01' sleep. I never knew what repose or respite from anxiety was. I was kept per petually on the alert. But when Soult was opposed to me, then I could eat, drink, sleep, and enjoy myself without fear of surprise. Not but that Soult was a great general. Soult was a wonderful man in his way. Soult would assemble 100,000 men at a certain point, on a certain day, but when he had got them there, he did not know what in the world to do with them." The Duke would not be drawn into comparisons disparaging foreign armies and exalting our own at their expense. George IV. asked him whether the British cavalry was not the finest in the world. The Duke answered, " The French are very good, sir." Unsatisfied with this sufficiently significant evasion of the question, the King rejoined, " But our's is better, Duke ?" " The French are very good, sir," was again the Duke's dry response. No vulgar vaunt of superiority could be obtained from him. The Duke had the simplicity which is almost uni formly the concomitant of genius. Some time ago was exhibited a model of the battle of Waterloo, which the Duke recommended a lady to visit, saying, " It is a very exact model of the battle to my certain knowledge, for I was there myself." As if there could be a being beyond the greenest infancy need ing to be told who fought the battle of Waterloo. It was for the modesty of the Duke alone to ignore his own all-pervading fame. Readers of that valuable work, Colonel Gurwood's " Collection of the Wellington Dispatches" (a book which will be turned to now with new and infinitely increased interest), must be aware that the Duke of Wellington was a thorough reformer in military affairs, and that daring the long course of the Peninsular campaigns he was engaged in a perpetual struggle against the abuses of pa tronage, efficiency o f th e service. If he could have and jobs of every s o rt im p airin g the carried the same principle and the same spirit into his views of civil policy, his name would have stood not less high as a statesman than it does in military renown. But the perfect knowledge possessed in the one province was wanting in the other, and the Duke's sound sense was at fault, working up mistaken data. When, however, he, in his own phrase, hit the right nail on the head, nothing could be neater and completer than the way in which he drove it home. The right line with him was indeed always the shortest distance between two points, the starting ground and the object to be aimed at. His fault as a speaker was occasionally that of arguing in a circle, which hap pened when he lost his way in questions economical or commercial with which he was not thoroughly ac qusinted ; but when he was on the sure ground of his better knowledge he was clear and pithy, and some of the best sayings of our time, condensing good sense in the simplest and most terse expression, belong to the Duke of Wellington. Though, as we have stated, there were political subjects upon which the Duke's knowledge was at fault, yet to repair this defect he had marvellous in stincts of necessity, and, though tardy to yield in the field of debate, he was forward in conceding when the time for action arrived. As in the signal instants of Catholic Emancipation, he saw that the thing must be, though he had not seen that it should be. He took up false positions in the field of politics, but ne ver pressed their occupation beyond the moment wh en h e perceived them to be untenable, and that an attempt to retain them might strain the institutions support ing the monarchy, which was his chief care. We never heard, or read reported, any mention of the service of the people or of the public from the lips of the Duke. It was, as re marked, always the service of the be objected that we have before or the service of the Sovereign. that Doubtlessthis Crown, in that he thought included question the .tt of the constitutional system nation. It may aserbusilding the but waving that downwards lainsteadwas of upwards, d the Crown a truer or more devoted servant than the Duke of Wel lington ; and beforenever ba closed his eyes he had the happiness of seeing th he ch rooted more firmly e . monar than it ever was before aff e ctions of the people, the whose loyalty now is not merely a matter of tradi tional sentiment, but of reasoned preference a nd se t tled judgment. ---.---!--------- --= OXFORD.STREBT.- - A ened for public traffic as far as the further portion of this great thoroughfare has been , °P nd the works are fast progressing, corner of Park - street , a ha si t in the coarse of a week or wo the BO that it is expecte whole line of rOa d public' The new paving is of the most sub will be re-opened, to the greatsconve nience of the an d give., the greatest satisfaction to the vehicles on the road, who are by far drivers of t stantial descriP Practical judges of such matters, and it is quite the best hPracwhen the whole is completed that important certain t-at be be public W ill paved in a more effective manner than has been the case. One half of Oxford-street is in xr .,., be t re e and the other in Westminster, and therefore the ,;;;; 1 0 e n of the authorities of both districts has been required everstree t and given for effecting the improvement. THE GREAT TUBULAR BRlDGE.—Through the indisposition of Mr. Brunel, who has been on the Continent, and has not yet returned to Chepstow, many who had hoped to have seen the second tube raised on the day of the flower show were disappointed. It is now intended to raise it in about a fortnight. The tube has this week been shifted near the water, and is almost ready for heing placed on the pon teens previous to floating it across the Wye. The precise day for accomplishing the hoisting cannot be named, We believe, as so hucze a piece of work is not soea d s e il 3 lowered upon pleted as might be supposed The arch on the Gl oucester side is not finished, and will not be before th e tube is raised some distance above its proper height. T he arch will then be built under the tube, which will upon it when the arch is completed. Mr. Brenton, Mr. Brunel's chief engineer, is at present sup er i ntending the work.— Gloucester journal. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, WESTMINSTER' BRIDGE•BOAD , Laninrrn.—On Sunday two excellent ser mons were delivered in the chapel of thi s i nstitution by the Rev. J. Jessopp and the Rev. W. Curling, th e morn i ng a nd even i ng preachers. to very crowded congregations, in token of respect to the memory of the late F ield -Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington. Deep impr ess i on is ever g i v en to t h es e solemn occasions at the A sylum by the harmo nious : 0 voices of the 160 orphan girls who occupy the establish ment, and who are trained for domestic servants in private families. Prayers were read by :the Rev. S. R. Cattley, the chaplain; and solemn and appropriate music was on the organ by Mr. C. H orsley., performed DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR. At the magistrates' office, at Penritb, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Palmer, wife of Mr. John Palmer, of Johnby, appeared as complainant in a case which has for some time past engaged the attention and excited the indignation of the surrounding country. It ap pears that Palmer bad a female servant in the house named Elizabeth Varab, with whom be had formed an improper intimacy. The girl Varah bad been in his service about twelve months ; and during the three or four months last past he had been so charmed with her society that he has never once been over his land, but has sat beside her in the corner, toying with her as lovers are wont to do, subjecting his poor wife— who has seven children by him, the youngest of which is only ten week's old —t o ill-treatment almost sufficient to break any woman's heart. Ibis, how ever, was not all —not only did he use his wife in the most barborous manueribut actually authorised and encouraged his paramour to do the same. The poor woman strove for a long time to conceal these facts from the publicity incident to a judicial investigation, till, being in danger of her life from the threats of her heartless husband, and the brutal treatment of the wretch by him invested with authority, she was compelled to avail herself of the protection afforded by law. The girl Varah appeared to the sum mons, and Palmer also appeared to support her in their mutual infamy. The George Assembly-room has never been so crowded since Lord Brougham's fishing cases were heard in September, 1850. The complainant, Mrs. Palmer, stated that Elizabeth Varab, the defendant, had thrown a bowl of " churned milk" upon her back, turned her out of her own house, and barred both the back and front doors upon her. The defendant had also attempted to throw a bowl of flour upon her, but she slipped aside, and it missed her. Her husband bad taken the keys from her, given them to the defendant, and told ber (Mrs. Palmer) that she was to obey her in all things—that she should have no further authority in her own household ; and he also at the same time ordered all the servants to be alike obedient to the defendant. Mrs. Palmer also said that she had seen her husband and the de fendant in bed together in high daylight. Mrs. Palmer also stated that she was in danger of her life from her husband ; that he had several times threa tened to kill her ; and that on one occasion he ran after her with a knife in his hand, threatening to " stick" her, but she managed to get out of his way. Mrs. Palmer's statements were fully corroborated by the evidence of a neighbour woman, who saw her at the door unable to gain admittance when the de fendant had thrown the milk upon her and barred her out; and by a fellow-servant girl of defendant's, who saw Palmer run after his wife with a knife in his hand threatening to " stick her." The bench re questedsaid she had done nothing, and he would not dismi ss Palmer to discharge the defendant ; b u t h e her. Th e magistrates then retired, and on their retur n Mr. James delivered the following judgment. —That the girl Varab be fined in the full penalty of 51. for the a ssau l t upon Mrs. P a l mer , or , i n d e f au lt o f pay ment, to b e i mpr i sone d i n C ar lisle gaol for two calen dar months ; and P a l m er to be bound over to keep the pea ce towards his wife for six months, himself in the sum o f 1 001,, and two sureties of 501. each, or to go to gaol for a like period. On the defendant being asked if sh e could pay the fine, she said no, but her master wou l d Pay it for her; she then went to ask him som e thi ng, but they were immediately separated, and a warrant made out for her committal, so that she might be taken to Carlisle by the one o'clock R. s iee t f r o a r i n. T ex e eu he t io n. nd st h e a dd ed esp o e v r e a r te t l o y, Mra and Mr. Scott was obliged to assist in conveying her to the station. They got a dog -cart at the George, but she punched, and bit, and scratched, and struck, and even attempted to display ber wrestlin g by buttock. ing the constable, and was never quiet till she heard the heavy bolts of the prison clank behind her. Palmer attempted to get bail, but was unsuccessful ; and he has been conveyed to Carlisle gaol...._Carlisle Patriot. TYRONE POWER and LOUIS NAPOLEON. Tyrone Power, when returning from his second visit to America, happened to be the fellow-passeng e r of Louis Napoleon, now Prince President and Autocrat of what is called the French Republic. During the whole voyage from New York to England Power was confined to his berth, in consequence of inju ries received by a fall from his horse just before sailing. Louis Napoleon evinced a marked partiality for the invalid, whose acquaintance he sedu lously cultivated, and passed much of his time in conversing with and reading to him. This intimacy and friendship continued after their arrival in England. An entry in the only diary now remaining thus speaks of this remarkable personage at a dinner party of dis tinguished guests, comprising, amongst others, the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Chesterfield, Lord Alfred Paget, Count D'Orsay and the French Prince. "At half past seven all the party arrived punctually. We were very merry—conversation never flagged. At eleven, coffee. After this we played Russian bagatelle like boys; at two in the morning, all drove off, having enjoyed a delightful evening. Prince Louis evidently made an impression on the English noblemen. Indeed, his manners aro so gentle and unassuming, that it would be difficult not to like him. As a matter of course all gave him precedence on leaving the drawing-room when dinner was announced. He is not unlike his great uncle, whose portrait hung opposite to him where he sat. I observed him eye it attentively, and, as I thought, with a melancholy expression. What blighted hopes and defeated am bition must one glance have conjured up." In another place, speaking again of Louis and his cousin Lucien, he says, " They appear quite confident in the hope of another revolution in France, and the return of their family to supreme power. They have persuaded them calves that they represent a principle, which, though held back for a time, must, sooner or later, inevitably lead lead to the race of Bonaparte being recalled by th e un i ted voice of the nation." These opinions ar e cur i ous and lhav eong b before einterestingen pro n ounced t now, he e h ve a n v t i , n beengand nothing w utteredhe when s h t hore with r ft fm ul a c l o rru n ae fi cn d t en miraculous._ Dublin University Magazine. -- FRENCH RAIL WAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re ceipts of the principal French Railways :-- NORTHERN.—From Sept. 6 to Sept. 12: Passengers, 402,0441.; goods, 300,647 f.; total, 702,691 f. ROUEN.—From Sept. 12 to Sept. 18: Passengers, 142,774 f.; goods, 100,2861.; total, 243,060 f. HAvßE.—From Sept. 12 to Sept. 18: Passengers, 57,024 f.; goods, 46,3161. ; total 103,340 f. ORLEANS AND B RANCH LINES.—From gont • 12 to Sept. 18: Passengers, 295,070 E; goods, 284,9951.; t o tal , 580,0651. 5. Passengers, STRASBURG —Fr om S ept. 9 to Sept. 1 - 276,3911.; goods, 17 4,1081.; 12 total, 450,494. Passengers, 41.271 f.; 6to Sept- • 14A.61907NfT. ;EugEoAodu;7lF4znjcSe 41.271 f.; goods, 25,9221.; t0ta1,67, 19 r Passengers, 18: Passengers, M ARSEILLES.—From j f ulY t 29 otal, 278,3801. 153,743 f.; goods, 1 24 , 637 -f; 2 to Sept. 18 : Passengers, LYONS. — From g S n ep :4 . f ; total, 431,3571. 26 4,4831.; goods, 1-1 13 to Sept. 19: Passengers, WESTERN.— From ; f. total, 131,6441. 1 14,5091.; ptetis9t2°to9SAleBl:7gf..ls URES FOR 1852. RACING FIXT SEPTE Pains Lane ........... 27 Newmarket F. O. Ch e sterfield Vir ea verthorpe 29 Hands wor th Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club 6 York Union Hunt 6 Monmouth ... 6 Wrexham Harrogate NOVE: :MBER. Western Meeting Upton-on-Severn Breconshire..... ...... DBER. Newmarket S. 0. Perth Pontypool Holywell Hunt Richmond Stretford Autumn 2l I Lanark .. 22 I Newmarket Houghton.. 25 ;MBER. I N0rtha11er t0n ............ 11 Aberystwith ....... 22 I Shrewsbury Autumn... 23 Kilkenny ................. 28 ES TO COME. EMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom 4 Liverpool Autumn lO Cowbridge Hunt IRISH RAC. SEPT, Cashel Carragh l2 I Down Royal Corp 2O ............... 28 IBER. Carlow C2l T u h n e c n in s o s o m 000 F of BELGIUM episcopal body in England stand E t ll : l4. e GL :l j e l Tin g ErnitentlecinsE' of the thus:— Archbishop of Canterbury £15,000 Archbishop of York . 10,000 ............. Bishop of London ... 11,700 Bishop of Durham B,OOO Bishop of Winchester 10,500 Bishop of E s l ................. 5,500 The highest ecclesiastical.functionary M France, the Arch bishop of Paris, has 1,6001. per annum; the other fourteen. archbishops have 6004 per annum each; and the bishops, sixty-five in number, have 4001. per annum each. In Bel gium, the n e t income of the Arcbbishlop of Malines is 8401. per annum, and each of the bishops 5881. per annuta. Such was the state of things in 18461. Louis Napoleon has caused the income of the Archbishop of Paris to be raised from 40,000 to 50,000 francs per annum. Fourteen other arch bishops are augmented from 15.000 to 20,00 francs. Sixty five bishops spring from 10,000 to 12,000, and the lower grades of the clergy in corresponding degrees. The sum o f 180,000 francs is appropriated to cathedral choirs. Thi s could hardly ~ b e expected to be the issue of uni versa l suffrage." AN AMERIC AN RAILWAY.—Th e c hi e f eng i neer of the Illinois Central Railway has made his report. The road, with i ts branches, is to be 699 miles long. Of t hi s, 627 m il es will be straight road, 238 miles will be level, 113 miles the ascent will be less than 10 feet to the mile, on 1.18 from 10 to 20 feet, on 79 from 20 to 30, on 132 from 30 to 4u, and on 71, miles the ascent will be 42 feet to the mile. It extends from Chicago and Galena to Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio. The amount of land which has been appropriated by the Govern ment for the benefit of the road is 2,631,160 acres, which now has an estimated value of 20,400,900 dols. The superintendent ' of the road has adyertised for 10,000 men to work on that road. As the company has ample cash funds in hand, an excellent opportunity is offered for two or three years. TUE VACANT CHAIR IN ABERDEEN COLLEGE.— Professor Rymer Jones is spoken of as a likely successor to the late Professor Blacgillivray of Aberdeen. Dr. Lankester is also named—Professor Fdward Forbes being held in re serve for the Edinburgh Chair of Natural History, which, in the ordinary. course of nature, is not likely to be long with. Out A vacancy pccar r i ng .....p i uukc Courier, from lint' Ivo and n on Atoll 14th oty's New Sld• rely. Nevi rero, lion , ring ent, ,pol 'jail; sort. iger sol nia. SOD, ,dal nth on I to 'Pa' the ted all 3 ;f DO rig act ea vil