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

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGLIALI AND 0:;10P.D. We understand that her Majesty will, uu her re turn from Balmoral, trawl from Birmingham to Windsor over the Birmingham and Oxford line, which we stated about a month since would be opened on or before the 16t 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, performing 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 thp express trains will l'un between Paddington and Birmingham in two and.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. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. A singular and successful experiment was made last evening at this theatre in the introduction of " The Organophonic Rind," 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 mud. 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 f 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 waltz s 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 encores were general throughout the evening. The higher brass instruments are the best managed 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. 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 !list, 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 ad e up, there has been an average increase of over 301 . per week as compared with the corresponding Period in 1851 ; so that, on the whole, your traffic re 411rns present a more favourable avcot than they live 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 reduced to the lowest possible scale ; and the board are h appy to state that they have succeeded in inducing the Great Southern and Western Company to lower t he charge on haulage, whereby a reduction has been effected in the working expenses of the line equal to nearly 7091. per annum. " The liabilities of the company are now nearly Ztinguished, and the directors hope they will shortly able to accomplish what they so much desire, the closing of the capital account. ; " The permanent way, which is under the super intendence of Mr. Miller, the engineer to the G reat 140 4thern and Western Railway, continues in good ~1 1, d e rs and the trains satisfactorily and efficiently 'Yorke& " Considering, then, that your expenditure in several a partments has been reduced, while the traffic revenue , t/n , Your line is increasing, and having every reas on to Peet that as the resources of the country are op ened 0-„‘ ‘ , ") and its intercourse encouraged by the facilities of rai lway communication, that increase of traffic will a ° i Portionably extend, the board feel justified in in -11( jog a hope that at no distant period this railway be in a position to yield th i proprietary a fair Mon f or the capital they have nvested." NICARAGUA. t f , , 8 , 4 r1 JUAN DEL NORTE, SEPT. I.—On the evening b ig 'tie 19th the Prefect of Granada was arouse d from I v i L u ed by an expresa from Leon, stating that Mu noz, o a large number of French and Americans , bad the seat that c ity, an d were ma rching upon Managua, seat of government. I fhe Prefect immediately dispatched one hundred t ee fifty men and four pieces of artillery for the pry -I,etr,l°n of Managua. On the 22d Munoz was at Realejo. th e -11 , being in his hands, great excitement prevails, the Government impressing every stray citizen into ranks of th e arm y. Cle -he movements of a certain mysterious Fre nch Iquis, who displayed unbounded wealth, and seemed 4 essed of universal knowledge in Granada, taken rether with certain confidential disclosures made to v er a dy, leads many to suppose that the French Go -1/4..4E1:1ent are connected w ith this appear a nce of 411 0 z, for th e s hi p L e B r illi ant i s a t Realejo, and Ala Marquis has exhibited a letter from the French , 4 tniral in the Pacific stating that six or seven sh i p s "oOld be sent down immediately. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. kt On Friday, the 17th in i . the Swan Inn , lvfst., a coroner's inquest wa s held --acateg touchin- ' Wu d eat h of th q° cias Thomas, labourer, aged ged 49, who was unfor tai_. Y deprived of life under circumstances singu l a rl y 41 4 0 u 1 and horrifying. From the evidenc e adduced 1 1 , 348 1 'e the corone r and Jury, it would appear that de together with a man named J. Sullivan, was at l ad - on the day preceding at the Mae s t e g Ironworks, Ito Wa s engaged in filling blackband in a calcined state clamp," preparatory to its being conveyed to Ik oe last furnaces. The two men had just completed the N eils of " driving the piles," a kind of massive iron tik t ge , down i n to the clamps by means o f sled g e ham -10!) for th e purpose o f separating the molten or e, and It i ,;) at th e moment o f the accident, engaged with a efts iron bar in detaching portions of the ore, which consists of solid lumps several tons in weight. ita li init succeeded in effecting this, they both unfor tttt'9ll' lost th e i r f o oting, and were in an instant p reci- Ali t l e d into th e b urn ing chasm between the clamp and I ,:ite„ 4l: 2P Which had just separated from it. Sullivan ZNIZ ed in making - his escape, severely, though not ti ts in the burnt, while his less fortunate companion 11 .4 t ue apace of a few minutes literally roasted alive, ,Ne r ,cke and sulphur rendering it impossible to know It t r t 'eeise spot where he lay, until the devouring ele- Sip,'" effectually done its work. The charred re -414 ci the dece a s e d, who but a few minutes previously S l : l° "igorously wielded the ponderous iron sled g e, 2lt et , e ventually taken out of the fire by means of a 'No ' . rabbi " Verdict—" Accidental death."— kt ea Herald! tj g4., , - , ountess Dunraven was taken seriously ill 'r.Vnesday but has rallied, and is now much better, at T il 'iffia's house, in Limerick. Ili rie, s ,, r _eports of the state of trade in the provinces ttl:sq the Past week present little for remark. is A i t r Men et ibusiness has been rather less active. From ming til:ol),,_is mentioned that the orders from America have been ilt fatively small, but that there has been good_ demand . dill /) ,:leasteTn markets and for Australia. Uncertainty veils With regard to the future rice of copper, and all a • • - in that article. The es ov escriptions of manufactures su i • iron is showing increased firmness, and among a ~4 4 4, 4 of the trade another immediate advance of 20s. per 2 , ll 4c ivocated, in addition to the advance of 295. fixed for d °f October. In the woollen districts both the home 1,,t e o „ rei gn demand continue favourable. At Nottingham 1 , 48 e, of affairs shows no aireration, and in the Irish ' l l4 l 7,, a r,xet there have been very active transactions at D price s . 1141 IrgT BOF 110 N. MARK H. SIBLEY.—Mr. Sibley ‘0 1 1„ 11 the Bth inst., at his residence in Canandaigua, after I t tle• r hut severe illne s s of eight days. Few men in Western ssf ir k were more w idely known or more highly respected. , a distinguished leader in Whig politics, and an emi 7naber of the bar. Si e f, lll Namst HUSBAND.—The other day, a young tee Dian, living in Nottingham, told his wife that he ‘L Role .„, g to-have a day's fishing on the Trent. In accord- N"th this intention he got his tackle in order, put up a ik tit ße of creature comforts, and set out on his way to the 1 1 , At the hour when he was expected home he did not ; several hours passed, and still Piscator was non est. Mended left notice of the particular part of the river where ts,Zetieled to spend the day. Thither a friend went in 2t the angler, when his traps and his clothes in which NC; attired that morning were found lying OR the bank of Ols tt eaol - But the son of old Izaak Walton had not Stt, himself in as a bait to the fishes; he was too light "s` to adopt such a foolish course, and consequently the Ipeer Was not much shocked at the discovery. It sup 4to I . ! appeare cautiously fisherman, having taken a dis d, siC r ue, had carried his Sunday suit in his ks l t t ed " n ged his apparel on the river's bank, and then th ei,leProbably for Australia. This much is true—he has b r at e been heard of 1 He must feel flattered by the fact, 41 4 , wife and friends, so far from making inquires i,,, N atter .4ortrej- very happy indeed to " let well alone et -1.1,a, °erne& Medway, Markwood, has arrived from Port thtoli w hence she sailed the 30th of May, with 65,051 ounces t t l l ,,l ' B,, va l ued at 260,000/. The Ganges has also arrived in ;I t `tte -t l.° l , from New South Wales, with 17,852 ounces, 1 14 0 aai:" ' l 3OOl. The intelligence by these vessels has long Ist e Pated, the last advices via India having been to IN of J ul ttf4e ttiNort W . York advices this week contain nothing trj the " a nee. There was no alteration in the stock-market , yikktip,general transactions in imported goods and articles especialiy those of French manufacture, were very Zes!t third vessel had just sailed for Australia with 6200 Cs, and another departure, with about 140 Co ,passen- i t , e xpected to take place in the course of the week. 'VI, ..011I3ED LEGAL Foßms.—At the Redditch S t 64 j to 110 , on Saturday last, before the Mr. Benjamin Par- s. 4 "ge , a defendant in one of causes heard pro ' +4 4 tifi Printed notice which had been sent to him by the t'e,tes, s re sPecticg the debt claimed. This document, which ls p , -° , lll lted by the Royal Arms, purported to be " the notice under the County Courts Act," an extract N'tos',, Li e was quoted in proof of its validity. Mr. J. Powell, n i ,tts n ' this town who was engaged in the case, called V, 0 „ 4°4 of his Honour to this form, and also to the words 7 Z 1 p .: t itY Courts Act, the 57th section of which pro every person who should serve any forged process, 71, tk ese,. t° any person any paper, falsely purporting to be 0 1 , 4 ° , rp r -c 2as or other process of the court, or who should l'esa to act under a false colour or pretence of such Ittpt,i' u ° l - 11 d be 4filtv of felony. His Honour, therefore, 'teeit t to the plaintiff ' in the case . that he had assuredly k i ,C" an offence in using such a paper as that before t r he had probably erred in ignorance, he would ee ls Jeer raise not to offend in a similar way in future. el Re el l i th n tti o , so sent for Mr. Lewis, the printer of the notice tilde As t ' and, having made him aware of the proviForis cautioßed him against issuing such publications, 41 944 4 - Lewis expressed his readiness to attend. — ,t, Journal. o +l Vkt Waiter, I'll take my h t " 1 0 Dart a • said a gentle ; ik t ptk i A y one evening, as he was about going home. Pa',l 4 ' °I . a hat did you wear ?" " A bran new hat, "oAit e l i; ken dollars for this morning." Well, sir," said b01 a .,, all the good hats have been gone more than 8 tj N, 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 half 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 bad 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. Poitevie 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. Gunton, Dq., who had fol lowed the balloon on horseback, and who assisted Madame to alight in the grounds of Twyford 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 which they had executed their frequent and daring aero nautic exploits fully entitled them to carry back with 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 do CudCudiz uuntinucm to be outs of the must 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. Therse 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 she 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 tnorne. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SATURDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert went yesterday to the top of Morven, 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 yesterday. SUNDAY. 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 Kent, 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 Caned/ and the Governors of the other North American Pro vinces. Dispatches were received on Sunday from the Go vernor of Victoria. ROYAL FAMILY.—Oar readers will APPOINTMENT OF MR. LOWE AS TEACHER DANCING TO TILE'U 1) e ird Inverness, has had the de lighted to leatrn in u ha E t : T ii o n s b e t p u b g L h ow an e, Esq., professor of the above delightful ar h o nour of a command from herMlaejsessetyus to to attend Princes ndatßalmerow princesses. Mr. Lowe- ral, and is now engaged in giving long ef been dancing. know nlv e m ay edd that Mr. LoweB9 throughoutappointment Scotland as a successful is the second instance of a h t a e s acher Scotchman having been selected for this honourable post, the late teacher having been mt. Thomson of Glasgow, now de ceased.—lnverness Courier. meeting of the subscribers SOCIETY.— The thirty-fourth annual gener al e object of providing a per- CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION to this society, founded with th s manent relief in monthly pensions utoch persons, above sixty d e cayed artisans, me chanics, &c., an d th e w idows of years of age, was h e ld yes terday at the Lo ndon Tavern, 'William Kindl e , E s treasurer, in the chair. The report, showed the society bad, since its establi s hment, dispensed 57,7131. 12s. am ong 8 86 pens i oners. The present number of n pensioners is 52, viz., 27 men and 25 women, the termer re ceiving 11. 75., and the latte r 18 L pe r month. The receipts for the year have been 9491. 2s. 10d., of which sum 719/. 2s. have been distributed to the pensioners. The balance of re maining in the Bank of England is SO/. 6s. sd. A legacy 1,004. Three per Cent. Consols was, during the past year, transferred to the society b y t h e executors of t h e l a te Miss Elizabeth Lebbon, who has also bequeathed to it in reversion another sum of 2,000/. A resolution was adopted, in con sequence of this bequest, that a pensioner, to be called " a Lebbon pensioner," be constantly on the books. The report , and accounts were approved, the officers were re-elected , some other routine business was disposed of, and the pro ceedings terminated. TRIALS OF ANCHORS AT SHEERNESS. FOURTH SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS. STEAM TRIAL PLAN. The Committee of Management, presided over by the Hon. Montagu Stopford, acting commodore and senior officer of the port, assembled at the dockyard at half-past eight, A.M Oil Taesday, the 14th instant, and shortly afterwards embarked on board the Ltzsrd anchors, steamer a e n i d g h proceeded h e t o r, h t h a e d N h e o e r h e. p r T ev h i e o Li c a compe tplac eingd on two dockyard lighters especially selected for the oc casion, and towed by the African and Adder steamers to the scene of operations. Hero 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 affixt d, with stoppers ready to be cut at a given signal, the ends of a chain cable 37i fathoms in length, previously hove through an 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 stet ed, 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 prelimiearies having been gone through, the anchors, in accordance with the drawing for stations, were assigned the following positions: — Port. Starboard. 1. Rodger'(Ex hibition prize) 1. Aylen's 2. Honiball's (Porter's) 2. G. W. Lenox's 3. Trotman's (improved Por- 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 prizo 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 were so panic-stricken that they omitted to cut the stopper of Aylen's anchor until after Rodgers' had been let go, the strain of the latter in full run bringing Aylen'a to the block. Mr. Iloniball's (Porter's) was next put in competition with Mr. G. W. Lenox's ; this trial occupied two hours and three 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 tho steamers backing at full speed with a tide in their favour, at two-and-a-half knots per hour), was pinned down four feet by the bead. 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 of 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 full steam power was employed with 184 fathoms bite of chain through the block on each anchor cast in 11 fstboms we ter, with a tide in favour of 2i knots, the steamers backing at the rate of 3i knots. Tho competing anchors held firmly. On sighting th e bl ock 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' amber gave way. The two rival anchors of Trotman and Mitcheson had now to be tested egainst 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 power to the other. At the first trial at short stay peak both held on; at the second, however, Mitcheson's 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. Mitcheson chose to re place that portion of the stock which was carried aw ay. 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 9.30 A at. 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 la , ;come next best to Lieutenant Rodgers', it became necessary to op pose these to each other. Both having been let go at the same time, the steam power was applied, when Lenox's brought its rival up to the block. The steamers Lizard and Adder then returned into port, the African remaining at the Nore in charge of the lighter. FIFTH DAY'S TRIALS, SEPT. 25. The experiments were resumed this day at 10 A IL, 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, but 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 Mitcheson'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. Mitcheson'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 construc 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"purpoao they are to be taken to Woolwich, there to be 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 charac teris.- dby the considerations due to the high interests involved. The following account of the results of the various es periments will afford our readers a correct idea of the holding FIRST s c i u Eß a l l i eE t OE , ro f E Et ; B e I v 3 e t sev e ral Tcompetin(AT g a THE p t, anchors:— c ; y a 41 :— R P). 'Trotman heat Rodgers (Exhibition prize), Admiralty (new), Honibell (Porter's), Rodgers' stream kedge, Ad miralty (rew), 6 cwt. heavier. Honiball beat Aylen, Mitcheson. Mitcheson beat Isaacs (American), Admiraltyknew), Rodgers' stream kadge, G. W. Lenox, Aylen. Rodgers' beat Aylen, Admiralty (new). .Aylen beat Admiralty (new) Isaacs (American). - Admiralty (new) beat G. W. Lenok. SECOND SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS (ON THE PEACH AT GARRISON POINT). Trotman beat Aylen, G. W. Lenox, Houiball, Ad miralty (new). Honiball beat Lanes (American), Mitcheson. Mitcheson beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize). Rodgers beat A3len (second trial). Aylen beat Rodgers (first trial). G. W. Lenox beat Admiralty (new). THIRD SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS (AT BLOCK STAKES, IN THE MEDWAY). Troia:tan beat Aylen, G. W. Lenox. Rodgers beat Admiralty (new). Mitcheson beat Rodgers (Exhibition prize), Honiball, Trot man. Aylen beat G. W. Lenox. G. W. Lenox beat Isaacs (American). FOURTH SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS-STEAM TRIAL (AT THE NORE). Trotman beat Admiralty (new', Mitcheson (first trial). Mitcheson beat lioniball, Isaam (American), Trotman (second trial), Lenox. Aylen beat Rodgers (Exhibitiol prize—at second trial). Rodgers (Exhibition prize) beat Aylen (at first and third trial). EXTENSIVE CONAAGIiATION. NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, m oNjA y.—The extensive works of Messrs. Christian Albueson and Co., well known in the commercial world is tho Tyne Soap and Alkali Works, on the south bank of the river, near this town, have been injured by tip t o a serious extent. Shortly after nine o'clock yestexlay morning a more than usual quantity of smoko %vat observed to proceed from the buildings wherein the op rations for the manu facture of alkali are carried or, but apprehension of danger was not excited until tie flames burst forth with ungovernable fury, about anhour afterwards. In telligence was immediately conveyed to the different fire offices in Newcastle and Gatelead and in a short time no less th an s i x engites were upon the spot. Water wa s plentiful, suiplied from the river and from the e l eva t e d reservoir of the Wh i tt l e Dean Water C om p any, b ut i; appeared to h ave little power in ov e r oom i ng , tho devouring element. Every now and th en exp l osions occurred, w hich indi cated the commi ng li ng o f v i tr i ol with the burning mass ; and in order t o p reserve, it pisible, the buildings, three which occupy near ly acre s i s area , from destruc tion, a larg e r eservo i r , capable of containing some thousands of cubic foot, was tappet, and its contents let off into the river. A vast concon•se of spectators was drawn together, who watched the progress of destruction effected with intense and painful interest. Every effort was made by the workmen of the establishment, in number about 1,000, by the sPe elators, an d by the po lice, to check the conflagration, b at nnavai li ng ly, for it continued until the whole of th e combust ib le ma terials within its range had been consumed, and this morning the engines are still playing up on the ruins. Th e da mage is variously estimat e d fro m ten to twenty thousan d pounds. The fire, it is supposed, commenced in a corn partment occupied in the first process of manufacture. The works are insured in several offices, but some weeks must elapse before the workmer will be enabled to re- • sume operations. _ - ----_! GREAT EARTHQUEAE IN CUBA. (From the Mobil e Regist er.) By a gentleman wh o arr i ved as a passenger in the Black Warrior, at this p ort, Thursday evening, we have a copy of the Di ar i o d e la M arina, journal at Hava nna h, o f T uesday last, the 31st ult., in which a full acc oun t i s g i ven t f an awful and dis astrous earthquake w hi c h occurre d a t t h e city of San tiago de Cuba, and i n th at part o f th e island, on the 20th and 21st ult. F rom the Dino we translate the, to the latest following extract of it s account, ' the official hour," of this dreadful visitation : " The city of Santiago de Cubs was visited, on the 20th, by a terrific earth qua k e , us eq ua ll ed for its dis astrous ravages in the recollectico of the old es t inha bitants. Families took re f uge it n eighbouring plan tations, haciendas, ships, public Squares, fi e l ds, an d streets, struggling to e s ca p e fron im pending ruin— buildings falling ar oun d th em i n all directions. The entire city exhibits a mos t heart-Tachn g pict ure . On all sides were to be seen the search of fathers, hus bands, children, wives, and mothers, Offering u their p lamentations and prayer s t o the Thr one of Mercy, and uniting their thanksgiving, When fortunate enough to encounter each otivr, amid the scene of terror. Groans, orisons, and wailings re sounded from every quarter. in every street were seen crumbling walls, corni ces of buildings, and tum bling structures. Every house t) a greater or less degree felt its influence. Many were left in a dila pidated condition —numerous otters totall y uninhabi table. Much cause of gratitule that, u n d er suc h affliction, only an occasi o n a l l oss )f life. I n t h e m id st of the panic alw a y s attendant c! succeedi ng suc h a calamity accounts vary, and are other short of reality or greatly exaggerat e d. E ver ythin g , the slightest noise, rumour, or movemen t, beeame cause of fresh alarm and fli g ht. Th e most violent s h oc k s were felt at h a lf-p as t th ree P.M., thirty minutes after five P.M., nine P.M., and one:A.m. _another, very violent, at a quarter- past three A.M., a nd another at four A.M., when the a t mosp h ere be:ame very d a rk, con tributing much to increase the alarm. Next day, weather dark, rainy, and exhilited a most appalling aspect, drawing prayers from the populace, who from the first shock crowded the temples (only to be driven from them by the repetition of increasing shocks), where every religious demonstration of worship and processions was observed. 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 addiion to the foregoing, which it confirms, adds, that tie shipping anchored in the harbour are yet occupied by families who took shelter in them, and received every kindness and consideration dem an d e d b y th e i r un f ortuna t e 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 refusin? any aid, and order ing his planks to be drawn in isa as to shut out from the terror-stricken fugitives the refuge they sought. Prisoners of distinction remain in the guard-room of the public pris on , whence they were con d uc t e d with others to her Majesty's steamer. Blasco de Garay, which vessel, as well as the Chimes, the only two in port, were occupied in like manner with the merchant men. Loss esti mated at one tc one and a h a lf million of dollars, excl us i ve of m i nor damage sustained by plantations and villages, concertin g which mg all accounts as yet are vague and confused. " Letters received from Saltadero state that the shock was seriously felt there. "At Baracoa, also, the steamer General Armero, which on Friday should have left that port for.Ha vannah, and was due yester64y had not arr ive d, although it i s thought probabl 5 that the authorattes, had detained h er to ren d er assistance to the sufferers., ENCOUNTER IN THE CONGO RIVER. S . T. HELENA,. AUG. 14.—C a the river Congo, an American the 19th of June, while . her Majesty's brigantine Dolphin was lying in Shark's Point (a position a great at brig ' the Mary Ade line, attempted the passage up the river, but on reach ingto the strong currents sweeping round it) she touched the ground, and in a few minetes the stream and surf imbedded her fast ashore. The danger of the brig was instantly observed by the Dolphin, d a nger, owing w hich at on ce made preparati o ns for h er ass i stance - b u t while doing so the master of the vessel in distress, seeing (so far as himself and crew were concerned) that nothing effectual could be done to g et the vessel afloat, made the distre ss s i gna l, by hoisting the American ensign reve rse d. Wi t hi n half an hour of the disaster the brigantine's boats, with anchors, haw sers, &c., were alo ngs id e t h e stran d e d brig; but the tide falling at the time, rendered merely prepara tory measures necessary for heaving off the following . day. . To the surprise of all, on the following morning the river was crowded with canoes, from 10 to . 40 natives in each, all armed, and 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 sent on board, and fitted in the brig. The Dolphin, as soon as circumstances could admit, took up a position within gun range for her protection. The na ti ves aeare d determined not to lose their prey, an d pour ed into the fire of musketry the stranded v esse l , and b roug ht their scaling ladders in front, evidently determined on boarding. Under these circumstances the Dolphin opened a fire of shot and shell, arid in a little time cleared the beach of the assailants, wh ose nu mber must have exceeded 3,000. This being done, the next object was to get the brig off, and, accordingly, every endeavour was made to do so . O n t h e ev ening of this d ay (the 20th) her M a j esty ' s steam-ship Firefly arr iv ed, and sent her bo a t s to ass i s t. During the night the natives, wh o had merely retired to the bush, again retuned to the beach and fired a few muskets on the brig, but without injury. On the morning (of , the 21st a movement on the part of the natives again took place. They appeared to concentrate and medi tate a second boarding a ttack ; but a shot from the Dolphin f or t unately again dispersed them. The surf rolled i n h eavily dur i ng th e day, increasing conside rably the difficulties and dangers of the necessary operati ons , 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 D o l p hi n, an d by great industry and exerti on , the briganti ne succ eeded in heaving the Mary Ade line off at 6.30 p.m. Every credit is due to Mr. Oaksinith, master of the Mary Adeline, for his con stant exertions, corr ect judgment, and cool deter mined conduct, under these trying and dang erous circumstances. St. Helena Chronicle. Cumous LEGEND.—The Church of England Ma gazine of this month has a very interesting notice of Swaff_ ham Church, N or folk. In describing the north aisle and tower, built by John Chapman, a wealthy parishioner, who was church war d en i n 1462, the following curious tradition i s related :—"Th e sa id John Chapman was a tinker, who came by his mo ney i n t h e f o llowing manner. He dreamed th a t if he went t o L on d on -b r idge he would hear news greatly to hi s advantage. H av i ng gon e thither,he was, after walkingab ou t for two hours, accosted by a man, whe asked him what he wanted, to which he replied that he came there on the vain 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 that, at 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 under the tree, found two large pots of money." SPORTING NOTES. No. CCCXVI. THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT NE WMAIIKE &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 h appened to Stockwell; instead of breaking down or fall ing l ame, 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 Michsel Stakes will, no doubt, he Stockwell (N orman), 1; Lapidist (Nat), 2; Films (A. Day), 3. The race for the Buckenham 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 Sovs. Plate, D. I.; together with the 15 20 and 10 Sova. Sweepst a k es , run to-morrow, do not close and name until this evening. The Fifth Triennial Produce Stakes (5 furlocgs, 136 yards), out of its sixty-five nominations, will be con tested by Auld Acquaintance, colt by Don John, dam a, Plenipotentiary, one of Lard Ex eter ' s (probably par); gia), Sittingbourne, Exhibition, Pelion, Tallourd, an d Catherine Ilayes; to which, perchance, may bo added Estrella, Vanderdecken, and the Cuckoo filly. Ta o first and second places, beyond all doubt, will be filled by CATEIEIIINE HAYES and PELION, Sittingbourne being third. Among the darkies in this race there is a filly of Mr. Greville'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 for 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 Cur raghwore Stakei at Eglinton-park, 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 agat 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 liobbie 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 agst Dollond. Rutland Stakes-6 to 4on Elms thorpe, 3 to 1 each apt Pharold and Vest. I am, Sir, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THE TUESDAY LON DON, EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1852. Sept. 28. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. GRAND DUKE MICHAEL STAKES. Offers to back Stockwell agst the field, and to lay 3 to agst any other. THE HOPEFUL STARES. 6 to 4 offered on Mr. Osbaldeston'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 Hobble 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 Woathergage—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 Lindrick—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord W. Powlett's Sharavogue 33 to 1 agst General Anson's King Pepin—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Groville'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 Ariosto were backed with some little spirit, and were the only horses really in favour. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Major Margin's Convulsion 20 to 1 agat Sir W. Booth's zael 33 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire 40 to 1 agst Mr. Croker's Kllquade 40 to 1 agst Mr. Hayter's Tasted 50 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Westminster's Plot—taken 20 to 1 each was taken about, Azael and Convulsion, but those odds offered currently on the field. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. NEWMARKET, MONDA.Y EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Sweepstakes. T.Y.C. Youthful Days, 2 yrs—The Moor, aged—Ravenswing, 3 yrs—Petrel, 2 yrs—oh f by Thistlewhipper, out of sister to .lEgis, 2 yrs. Handicap. Sophistry, 3 yrs—ilothorpe, 4 yrs—Runnymede, 4 yrs. The races commence at half-past one. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS —Catii arine Hayes, Bridget, Sylphine, Lamartine, Gavotte', Jack the Giant Killer, Elmsthorpe, Vaultress, Filius Father Thames, Runny mode, Daniel O'Rourke, Auld Acquaintance, Margaret of Anjou, Youthful Days, Yrantic, Adine, Estrella, Cariboo, Ariosto, Exhibition, Catalpa, Glenalvon, Glen lace Brochet, Aaron S m ith, I?.eauclerk, Vanderde e k en , Khadidja, Ben Nevis, Dolland, Hernandez, and Cuckoo filly. Robbie Noble will be here 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, SIX MILES, FOR 201. A BIDE.—The race for 20 sous.. in whien 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 tiale 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 com pared with Jackson. In th e second, twenty yards was deducted from the start givo:a; and thus pretty regularly he lost ground till the soventh lap (three of these laps making nearly a mile). A t 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 injavour 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. 11. dashed off with the lead, which he maintained for i;tie first half mile, closely fol lowed by his opponent, some two or three yards behind, when the pace began to tell on Mr. Il , who is a good 12st man. Mr. B. then put on the steam, went up, and, after struggling several hundred yards together, he passed Mr. H., and went in an easy winner by 20 yards. The distance was done in 8 min. 55 secs., 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 ho had undertaken. His pulsation was declared by his surgeon, at the close, to bo about 90, and he s^as 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 conclusion 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 evening 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 maxi, and innumerable bets of every conceivable amount are perpetually being risked on the re sult, about which Searles is sufficiently confident to lay tw o to one in favour of himself. Professional men say that hi s powers of endurance are extraordinary. Il e abstains from al intoxicating drinks, but consumes a l arge share of animal food, as much as eight pounds in four mealg irerpool --L Journal. 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Letters from Rouen state that the market for ma nufactured goods, notwithstanding a full attendance of buyers, was rather inactive, but that prices had not expe rienced any material alteration. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. (From the Examiner.) " Know thyself," said the Greek sage, and few men have excelle I the Duke of 'Wellington in this point of wisdom. He 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 hi s f ortune an d to hi s 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 Duks was a perfect master. From the plains of Hindostan to the fields of Port uga l an d Spain Sir Arthur Wellesley carried the combination in his own person of all the experience and 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. He was a soldier of all work, from the camp kettle to the plan of a pitched battle. With ev ery detail he was familiar, and he could direct the co mmissari a t as accurate l y as he could manoeuvre a re g i ment or marsha l a h ost i n battle array. The great captai ns to whom he was oppose d m i g ht b e hi s superiors i n particular branches of military science, but none combined so pre cise a knowledge of the various, instrument wielded, and its capabilities. Both Nels on d extensive, and ac complished craftsmengton were rovinces as well as warriors, and their respective p in anellin as the one could handle a ship at least as well as so the other could perforanin captain under him, adjutant general, quartermaster-general, And in this knowledge of all details ca part of over Napoleon himself, who, layor commissary. witti il his advantage workin g transcendent skill in moving great masses, and h e joints vrark h e d e combinations of war, had not the same n a f an. ? h il e ia g r r e a u: - quaintance with the anatomy, the limbs was setting in motion. In French phrase in block. His genius seized upon the thing be done without the method of doing it, which was left left to subordinates. Working so lavishly, reckless of blood and treasure, with vast means, Napoleon did wonders, and working most economically with scanty means on a different system, combining the 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 bad the knack of readjusting my arrangements to new circumstances more quickly than they had, 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, or 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 r e j o i ne d, " 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 hook 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 during the long course of the Peninsular cam paigns he was en gaged in a perpetual struggle against the abuses of pa tronage, and jobs of every sort impairing the efficiency of the service. If he could have 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 starring 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 quainted ; 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 berse 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 bad marvellous in stincts of necessity, and, though tardy to yield in th e field of debate, he was forward in conceding when th e time for action arrived. As in the signal instan cs o f Catholic Emancipation, he saw that the thing trust be, though he had not seen that it should be. e He nt when took übele false positions in the geld of polities, but nevei. ppereresseeivdetdhetihreomccutopabteiounnbteeynoanbdle,thaend moment that an attempt of the to.retain them might strain the institutions support ing the monarchy, which was his chief care. We never heard, or read reports, the service of the people or lips of the Duke. It was, as befoorme we have re marked, always the serviceof or the the Crown, . service of the So • nation. It may be objected that this was Sovereign. Doubtless in that he thought included all the interests of the pu a b n l y ic me ff nti on th o f constitutional sy s t em downwards instea d of upwards, t but waving hat b u ilding the question never bad the Crown a truer or m ore devoted servant, than the Duke of Wel lington ; an d before he closed his e y es he had the happine ss o f g efore in the a ffections of the people, whose l oyalty now is no t merely a ma tter of tradi tionalseein the monar ch y rooted more firmly than it ever was b sentiment, but of reasoned preference and settled judgment. --.....................•••• UXFORD•STREE-• -- thoroughfare has been 1: -- 1------;--- openedflj rTobrepr portion of this great public traffic as far as the corner of Park-street, a nd the works are fast progressing, so that it is expected that in the course of a week or two the whole The new paving is of the most sub of road will be re-opened, to the great conve stantiathe road, who are by far the public vehicles on nience line tabe Public... • 1 description, and gives the greatest satisfaction to the drivers of such js completed matters, certain t and hat i i t m i p a o q r t u a i n t e t will be paved in a more effective manner than has judg es the . w h o o l f e street the other in Westminster, and therefore the ever before been the case. One half of Oxford-street is iu tabinestthpartacWt practical Marylebone and sanction of the authorities of both districts has been required and given for effecting the improvement. TnE 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 dower show were disappointed. It is now intended to raise it in abut a fortnight. The tube has this week been shifted near the water, and is almost ready for heing placed on the pop. toons previous to floating it across the Wye. The precise day for accomplishing the hoisting cannot be named, w e believe, as so huge a piece of work is not so easily com pleted as might be supposed The arch on the Gloucester side is not finished, and will not be bolore the tube is raised some distance above its proper height. The arch will then be built under the tube, which w i ll de lowered upon it when the arch is completed. Mr. Brenton, Mr. BrunePs chief engineer, is at present su perintending the work.— Gloucester Journal. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPIIANS, WEST MI NSTER. 11RIDGE -ROAD , LAMBETH.--On Sund ay two excellent ser mons were delivered in the chapel of this R e v. J. Jessopp and the Rev. W. C urling, the morning and even ing preachers, to very cro w d ed congregations, in token o f respect to the memory of the late Field-Marshal his Grace i the Duke of Wellington. Deep these solemn occasions at the instit ut i o n by the mpression is ever given Asylumto by the harmonious voices of the 160 orphan girls wh o occup y the establish ment, and who are trained f or domestic servants in private families. Prayers were read by :the Rev. S. R. Cattley, the chaplain; and solemn and appropriate music was performed On the organ by Mr. C. Horsley. DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR. At the magistrates' office, at Penrith, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Palmer, wire of Mr. John Pa!mer, of Juhnby, 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 Varah, with whom be had formed an improper intimacy. The girl Varah had been in his service about twelve months ; and during the three or four months last past he bad 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 —to ill - treatment almost sufficient to break any woman's heart. This, how ever, was not all—not only did he use his wife in the most barborous manner, but 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 Swptember, 1850. The complainant, Mrs. Palmer, stated that Elizabeth Varah, 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 had taken the keys from her, given them to the defendant, and told her (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 be 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 wh en th e de fendant had thrown the milk upon her and barred her out ; and by a fellow-servant girl of . defendant's,. who . s haaawndPtahlrmeaetrenruinng after his hstiisckwihfeer:withTaheknbifeencihn re quested qsauiedstszle h Palmer n e t o nothing,di c h r andge the h e defendantw ould not.; dismiss ut h e her. The magistrates then retired, and on their return Mr. James delivered the following judgment.—That the girl Varah be fined in the full penalty of Si. for the assault upon Mrs. Palmer, or, in default of pay ment, to be imprisoned in Carlisle gaol for two calen dar months ; and Palmer to be bound over to keep the peace towards his wife for six months, himself in the sum of 1001., and two sureties of 501. eac h , or to go to gaol for a like period. On the defendant being asked if she could pay the fine, she said no, but her master would p ay i t for her; sh e th en went an so d m a e w th a i r n r g a , n b t u m t ad t e he o p ut be taken to Carlisle by the one w fo e r r e h e i r m o iled me i , a it t bt e us ly : ss t o o e patahsrkaatthesidh7e might o'clock train. The warrant was handed over to Mr. R. Slee for execution. She resisted. desperately, and Mr. Scott was obliged to assist in conveying her to the station. They got a dog-cart at the Georg she punched, and bit, and scratched, and struck, and even attempted to display her wrestling by b uttock• ing the constable, and was never quiet till she he ar d 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 passenger 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 Betufort, 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 are so gentle and unassuming, that it would he difficult not to like him. As a matter of course all gave him precedence on leaving the drawing-room w hen dinner was announced. lle 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_ ,elves that they represent a principle, which, t h ough held back for a time, must, sooner or later, i nev i tably load to the race of Bonaparte being recalled by th e united voice of the nation." These opinions are curi ous and o interesting now, having been uttered w ith conf i dence so havelong bbeforeeen pronouncedthe event, and not h when in g ail miraculous.— wouldus._ Dublin University Magazine. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re ceipts of the principal French Railways :-- NORTIIERN.—From Sept. 6 to Sept. 12: Passengers , 402,044 f.; goods, 300,647 f.; total, 702,691 f. ROUEN.—From Sept. 12 to Sept. 18: Passenger s, 142,774 f.; goods, 100,286 f.; total, 243,060 f. HAVRE.—From Sept. 12 to Sept. 18: Passengers, 57,024 f.; goods, 46,316 f. ; total 103,34 0 E N r s ass A e N n D g e rßs , R 2 A 9 N S c ,O Ii 7O L F. I ; NE g S O . O — ds F: 2 O B 7 , , S 9 ' S P f . t ; 580,065 f. Sept. 18: 276,391 f.; good 174,108 t.; total, 4 . 0 10 : f. Passengers, BALL. _From Sept. 6 to total, 67,193!. total, 580,065 f. STRASBURC.—From Sept. 9 to 5 5 ept ,4 . 9 1 4 5_: Passengers, 41,271 f.; goods, 25,922 f.; 1 MONTEREALF.—From Se p trtotql, 29,187 f. Sept. 15: Passengers, 14,697 f.; goods, 14,490- i u . y MARSEILLES.— 78,380 f. 15 3,743 f.; goods, 1246 t. s 12 to Sept. 18 : Passengers, J t t ot 2 9a 9 to toug. 18: Passengers, LYONS. —From 166,8_•.,.. ;431,357f. 264,483!.; g"d F s' rom Sept. 13 to Sept. 19: Passengers, WESTE d - _ 741 tota l , 2 goo . ::, ( 1 7 35 3 : : ; total, 131,644!. 1 114,509 E; RACING FIXTI SE PTE pains Lan o 2 728 N ew market F. U. Ches terfield W e averthorpe 29 OCTO Handsworth Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt _. URES FOR 1852. :MUER. Western Meeting Upton•on-Severn Breconsbire..... ...... Newmarket S. 0. Perth Pontypool and Edinburgh Club. 6 HolyViell Hunt York Union Hunt 6 Monmouth 6 Wrexham Harrogate Richmond Stretford Autumn 2l Lanark Newmarket Houghton.. 25 Worcester Autumn 2 I Northallerton ............ 11 Epsom 4 Aberystwith .22 Liverpool Autumn lO I Shrewsbury Autumn... 23 Cowbridge Hunt IRISH RACES TO COME. ...... SEPTEMBER. Cashel NOVE: _ ........................ OCTOBER. 25 Curragh l2 I Carlow Down Royal C0rp...... 20 T C . _IIE _,BURCHES OF ENGLA—ND, of Canterbur3 FRANCE, AND BELGIUM —The incomes of the leading niembers of the episcopal body in England stand. thus: — Archbishop .......... £15,000 Archbishop of York -. ................... 10,000 Bishop of London .............. ... .......... ...... 11,700 Bishop .. ... ....... Bishop of Durham .......... • - 8,000 Bishop of Ely ........... ... 5500 .......... The highest ecclesiasticZ functionary in France, the Arch bishop of of Winchesl; .......................... 10,500 Paris, has 1,600/. 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 net income of She Archhisltop of Malines is 8401. per annum, and each of the bishops 588/. per annum. Such was the st a t e o f ,thin,gs in 1846/. bouis Napoleon has caused the income of the Arch bisho p of Paris to be raised from 40,00 e t o 50,000 francs per annum. Fourteen other arch from 10,000 to 12,000, an d t h e lower bish o p s are a ugmented from 15,(00 to 20,000 francs. Sixty fivein corresponding de grees. T he sum of be is appropriated to cath e d ra l c h oirs. This suffrage. AN AMERICAN RAILWAY.—Th e c hi e f eng i neer o f g ls ra o, d o b e o i s bishops fofiriashnes francs s pring ctloluelldllihnar d Illinois Central be expected to " the issue of u n i versa l entral Railway has made his report. The road, with its branches, is to be 699 miles long. Of this, 627 miles will he straight road, 238 miles will be level, 113 miles the ascent will be less than 10 feet to the mile, on 118 from 10 to 20 feet, on 79 from 20 to 30, on 132 from 30 to 40, and on 7ir miles the ascent will be 42 feet to the mile. It extends from Chicago and Galena , o Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio. The amount of land which lies been appropriated by the Govern ment for the benefit of the road is 2,631,16(1 acres, which now has au estimated value of 20,400,900 dots. The superintendent of the road has advertised 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. THE VACANT CLIAIE IN ABERDEEN COLLEGE.-- Professor Rymer Jones is spokes of as a likely successor to the late Professor Macgillivray of Aberdeen. Dr. Lankester is also named—Professor Edward Forbes being held in re serve for the Edinburgh Chair of Natural History, which, in the ordinarF course of nature, is not likely to be long with- Opt a vacancy occurring,—,Dunckc cal iirwr . . IBER. I