The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-30 00:00:00

.F:; PkLMOUTII, SEPT. 29.—Arrd. Fenelon, Smet, awrannah, and sailed for Antwerp. talrEnPooL, SEPT. 29.—Wind N.—Ar r d ; Sane, harleston. Sailed, 29th, Bina, Lima ; Undaunted, Valparaiso Bappahannock, New York ; Peruvian, Africa Margaret, Marsailles. OFT LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 29.—Charles Chalmcr, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Leonard, Dobkin. --. WELLS, SEPT. 29.—The Clarinda (brig) of Scarbc- To!ish, from Archangel, is on shore at Brancaster. Melons, SEPT. 29.—A loaded brig is reported to be on shore on the Gunfleet Sand ; si veral smacks are in attendance. LONGIIOPE, SEPT. 21. Std. Essequibo, Valparaiso. COM, SEPT. 27.—A - rd. J. Anders , m, Edward, St. aohn' s , New Brun4wick. 0.1 . port Miry Mitchison, ttonduras. SWANSEA, SEPT. 29.—Wi id E.S.E.—SId. Matilda, Cape of Good Hope. BRISTOL, SEPT. 29 .—Arrd.—Seaho-se, Cuba. OF?. ST. A LBAN'S, SEPT. 27.—Thetis, Tionduras . I VIARKIi'_NEW' S.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Fruit:—Pine-apples, Queens, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; Pro /ridoace, 2s 6d to 3s per lb; Apples, is to 2s 6d; l'ears, 38 to ss; and Plums, 2s to 4s 6d per half sieve; Black Hamburgh Grapes, Is to 2s; and Muscat of Alexandria, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per lb; Peaches and Necta rines, 2s to 3s 6d per dozen; Melons, English, Is to is 6d; and Dutch, 9d to is 6d each; Walnuts, to 7s per bushel ; Filberts, 40s to 45s per lOOlbs; Elder berries 3s 6d per bushel. V ege t a bl es: —C ucum b ers, I d to 10d: per brace ; ditto for pickling, 5s to 6s per 1,000; Red Cabbages, 9d to 2s per dozen; Spinach, 9d to is bier junk; Artichokes, 2s to 2s Gd per dozen; Ra ishes, 6d to ad per dozen hands; Horseradish, 28 6d to 3s per bundle; Small Salads, 2s per dozen punnets; Turnips, is to is 6d; Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s; and Onions, 2s to 2s 6d per dozen bunches; Potatoes, 2s to 5s per pushel; Celery, 9d to Is per bundle; Toma toes, 3s to 4s per half sieve; Cape Brocoli, 4s to 5s per dozen bundles; Mushrooms, 8d to is 6d per pottle; Cos Xettuoes, 6d to 8d per score; Spanish Onions, lOs to 15a Per box. 7111 EV7041LTB AND MIADENHAMI. Only a limited business was transacted in Meat, on the following terms:—Beef, from 2s 4d to 9s 4d; Mut ton, 3s 4d to 48 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 8d to As 2d per 81bs. Lamb is now out of season. The Poultry markets wore fairly supplied with Game and Poultry, which sold freely, at about last week's quota tions: —Geese; 4s 6d to 7s 6d; Fowls, is 6d to 3s; Ca- Pons, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d; Ducks, is 8d to 2s 6d; Rabbits, 10d to is 9d; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse', is 9d to 2s 3d; Partridges, is 6d to is 8d ; and igeons, 5d to 8d each. Ostend Fresh Putter, I s to-12 s , and English ditto, lls 6d to I2s per dozen powads. •Irish• Eggs, 4s 8d to 5s 6d; Ostend ditto, 6 3 to 61 Bd; ilonfleur ditto, 6s 8d to 7s 3d; and English di ttos Is 6d to 8s per 120. NEWPORT. ~.Beef, from 2 3 8d t o S s 6d ; M utton, 3s 6 d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 33 10d to 58 2d per Blbs. EIINGERrOILD. - OUT Market was heavy to-day for most articles, the Prices of which had a downward tendency. The sup- Plies generally were large. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, fro- 42 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; 1 deal, 3s, 2d to 4s; and Pork, 3s to 5s per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. 1 Most kinds of Fish were firm, but we have no e tange to notice in Yalu.. Turbots, 3s to 8s 6d; gills 6d to 3s; Cod Fish, 2s to Sc; Whitings, Id to 4d; Lobsters, 8d to 2s; Crabs, 6d to 2s ~seh ; Soles, 4d to 2s per pair ; Eels 6d to tekl per lb; and Salmon, 6d to is per lb; Grey mullets, 6d to is; Red ditto, 3d to 6d; Haddocks 3d t o 6d ea c h ; C r i mpe d Sk ates, 3 d to 4 d ; Sa l t Fish, 2d to 31 ; and Sturgeon, 4d t o 6d p er lb ; Fl oun d ers, I s to , 6d per dozen; Oysters, 8s to 225; per bushel; Fresh merrings is 4d to is 6d per dozen. BREAD. I The pri c es of Wh ea t en B rea d i n th e M etropo li s are P orn 8d to Bid; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 4 14 loaf. NIDE MARKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 14d to 2d ; ditto, .1 41 11 to 721 b, 2d lo 2-id; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 2 4 d; 3 ,, m 1 t t0, 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 3- 4 1 d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b 34d to Id; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 31d to 51d; Lamb Skins, 1,Ite11), Is 6d t o 2 s 8d ; C a lf Ski ns 4s 6 d to 4 s 9d; 44 orse Hides, 8s 6d; Shearlings, is 6d:to 2s 3d. EAT RKET H S ISMITRFIELD.—OId Meadow ay, 3/ to 31 13s; New i lt% 21 8s to 31 8 s; Old Clover, 4/ 103 to .51 78; New Ztto, 3/ 10s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ lOs "t load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. C UMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 31 15s; I'w `, 6 % , ditto, 2l lOs to 31 8s ; Old Clover, 4/ lOs to 515 5; „_" ditto, 41 to 4/ 15s ; and Stra w , 11 6 s to 11 10 5 r ":,, load. Trad e t o l era bly stea d y, a t f u ll pr i ces. WRITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 3/ 13s ; elv ditto, 21 lOs to 3/ 8s; Old Clover, 4/ 15s to 5/10s; iZtv !ditto, 4/ t o 5/ ; an d S traw, 1/ 6 s to 1/ lOs per Supply but moder a t e , an d t ra d e firm. COAL MARKET.YESTEIRDAT. d ew Adairs Main..... Ow Tan& ld Nor th Percy Hartley.. . , k, Wall's End, &e. H ar tl e p oo l —4 4 -., e'er ark lt i 'V Bensham ... Tees t d dell's .. . n` 4, Tlbton Primrose " . forth Eden *** ..... tle 14 ttot 1 •„... ,t market 64. I ttGISTRA TIONS.—(THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. APChristie concluded his revision of the list of ‘ltcrs for the city of London to-day, and granted cer ."&eates to the overseers for their expenses. VCrhe followin g is th e resu l t : beral claims allowed ... 65 , al'owed 58 h b servative claims allowed... ••• ••• 4 ' ; D~ jil4 a ' r li° l objections sustained "ed.claims_ nil 456 t s tt c', failed 162 b. li servativa objections sustained I it t°, failed ... . 1,436 I t u tbes expunged f rom th o li sts b y t h e b arr i ster ... 88 4,7jr• M'CILRISTIE stat e d, i n re f e r e nce to the case of o,;'):es, that he found he had no power under the Act of 4,. 111 thing him, but he had consulted the Attorney bteral on the subject, and he was induced to think that °ther session of Parliament would not pass without 41 e amendment being made in the Act. I,; ( he case alluded to was that of a person who was ob -1;„te to by Mr. Smith, on the ground that he had ` h eived relief from the parish. 4:,` - illyes was called, and he distinctly denied that he had k 4 l ' 4 itied any relief whatever, but on the following day ° verseer came forward and informed Mr. M'Christie itt he was then and had been for some time a pauper. LERKEIN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) O ahe Levey, a young marri e d w oman , was sum :4(4 before Mr. Tyrwhitt to show cause why she de fed a quan tity o f b a by-li nen, t h e property o f M r. lc orebe, of Edward's-terrace, C a l e d on i a - roa d. , youth, fourteen years of age, son of the corn tt:llitlent, stated that his mothe r h a d comm itt e d h er b a by t he defendant to nurse fur the sum of five shillings Beek—that l as t wee k th e d e f en d ant rece i ve d t h ree kings in advance, and the b a b y was ta k en away f rom : t before the week expired. M rs . Si rcom b e o ff ere d to b the remaining two shillings for that week, but the k i l i ftdant refused to give up the baby's clothes, until received five shillings in lieu of a week's notice al -6c 4• to have been agreed upon. t ic che defendant said that when she agreed wlth the lid the agreement was made for a week's notice on 1 4 " sides, but there was no witn ess . 'V% TYRWIIITT in that case could not assist her. td: " k s be defendant said that she had a baby of her own a t breast, but her circumstances compelled her to t a k e °ther, M rs. Si rcom b e gave her only f i ve sh i ll i ngs for 4, t 'nursing her child, and she wuuld not have taken it V l out tho agreement for a week's notice. p 4 r .TYRWHITT—What? Five shillings a week for wet -4,Bing a child ? Really this is a case in which it is mdY probable there was an agreement for notice. I will tr‘" no order. You (to d e f e nd an t) w ill g ive up the lhes, when!) ou are paid seven shillings. t e rn. Si rcom b e assure d t h e M ag i strate t h ere was no i . o enient. k t , al r- TyßVilirrr—You give five shillings for wetnursing 4 4 refus e a week's notice? I will make no order. You tth t to ray her the seven shillings. HAMB URGH MAIL. t t tIAMBUrGH BOURSE, SEPT. 23.—The funds were, in 4 cluded. 41 , Vc Ty firm. FLIT transactions, however, were HAMBURGII FUNDS, Sari. 23. Bills. Ifoney. Hanoverian New Loan, 5 per Cent..... 993( 99 Xustrian 5 per Cents •• ••••••• • • • • • • • Bank Shares ........................ Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 963 Russian 5 per Cent., Harub. Certificate. 92 Ditto Ist series Inscription-- ..• ••• • • Ditto, /lope and Co., 5 per Cent. .... • • 88 Ditto, in Certificate... ... ............ 89 88 New 4 per Cent., Hops and CO. ••• • • • Ditto Stieglitz •••••• • • • • • ........... 76N Spanish New 5 per Cent.............. 7 Ditto 3 per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • 17% 17 Swedish Loan, 4 per Cent.•........... 94 Ditto, for 1846 .. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 23,'i per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2 per Cent. ••• • • Ditto 3 per Cent. •• •••••••• • • • • •• Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.. .• Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...• • • 683. i National Bank Shares ................ RAILWAYS. !lamb. Bergd. .. Ditto, Priority Shares •• • • • •. 95 95 Berlin and Hamburg •................64•••••••••••••••6454 g 4 Ditto, Priority Shares .. ••••• • • • •• 18% 883( Cologne and Minden •••• •• • • • Ditto, Priority Shares •••••• • • • • • • 89 4 Mecklenburg ............ Altena and Kiel . •. Gluckstadt • 25 Hanseatic Steam Company 90 No exchanges. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTEB.DAM, SEPT. 2c. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 214 per Cent• •• • •..... • 44 3-16 444 Ditto, 3 per Cent •••••• .• • • • . 51 1346 52 Ditto, 4 per Cent.• ••••• • • • 68 3-16 GS 5-16 Amort Syndic, 336 per Cent.. Cent Commercial Company, 44 per Cent • • East India Loan, 4 per Cent •• • .. •• • • 66 34 Exchange on London, at sight ........ Two months ..... ••••• . • . • . 11 On Hamburgh, at sight •• • • 15 Two months.• ••••••• • • • • • • 34 13-16 OnParis •••••••• • • • • • • • • Twomonths. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _~ Lord and Lady Headley and family have left p l 4 t o for Brighton, where they are likely to pass the r months. LITERATURE. ALISOkS HISTORY OF EUROPE. In noticing the completion of tt e new edition of this eminent production, we neglected to mention the introduction of a most compact, and yet most elabo rate Table of Currency, extending from 1792 to 1847, inclusively. To indicate its singularly com pactness, we need only mention that the table occu pies four octavo pages (Vol. xx., pp. 108*-111*), and within that compass we have, for each year mentioned, the amount of the national debt ; the an nual revenue ; the national debt iu each year in quarters of wheat, at annual prices ; the revenue yearly in quarters of wheat, at annual prices; the Money applied yearly to the redemption of the debt ; and the average price of wheat (Winch. qr.) over the year. We would particularly direct attention to this section of the Appendix to " Alison's History of Europe," not only from the extraordinary utility of this Table of Currency, but because the circumstance is expressive, in a very remarkable manner, of the care exhausted upon this splendid edition: by the author himself, and by his publishers, the. Messrs. Blackwood. LETTERS TO THE COUNTESS OF OSSORY. By Horace Walpole. 2 Vets. We are somewhat late in noticing this work, but times and seasons have nothing to do with Horace Walpole. His works make their appearance nearly a hundred years after they are written, and when once published they are imperishable—thus combining the characteristics of the phoenix and the perennial. Another new work of Horace Walpole's, and in the year 1848! Another new work ! Is it the last ? We hope not, and we will believe not until time shall assure us to the contrary. It is not long since we sorrowed over the " Memoirs of George III." one of the most interesting works from that interest ing pen, because we supposed it to be the last work of Horace Walpole, and now behold another has sprung to light ! Another budget of Walpole's delightful epistles is here presented to us—those epistles which form a running and most amusing commentary on the history of the times to which they refer. Letters contained in these recently published volumes form in one respect a striking contrast to the last work of Horace Walpole's that we had the plea sure of perusing, namely, in as far as regards the author himself. The " Memoirs of George III." portrayed to us Horace Walpole in London—Horace Walpole immersed in politics—the confederate of plotters, the confidante of intriguers, the initiated into the mysteries of cabals ; and most amusing were those back-stairs revelations. In these volumes Othello's occupation's gone. Horace is the recluse of Strawberry-hill. In many incidental remarks and many choice passages in these letters may be found abundant evidence of the kind heart and kind disposition of this much maligned man. One letter contains a beau tiful touch of natural pathos. He is writing to thank Lady Ossory for an embroidered vest with which she has presented him. lie begins by ex tolling the beauty of the workmanship in a style of elaborate and highflown flattery. " Flora," he says, "had selected the flowers for the pattern, and Thalia had thrown over their arrangement an inde scribable grace," (which last: idea is a truly poetic one). Having spoken of the beauty of the vest, he proceeds to tell with what delightful feelings he had for the first time arrayed himself in it. But his de light was short-lived. Catching sight of himself in the mirror, he is struck, painfully struck, with the contrast presented by his withered face and shrunken form and his rich and elegant attire. He disrobes him self of the vest, and the language in which he describes his feelings to Lady Ossory is, as we have said, full of natural pathos. In a future edition of this work we should be glad to see some alterations, or rather omis sions, which might render it better suited to the taste of the present day. Not that we approve of the plan of Procrastes' bed, which would adapt all things to one common standard. We certainly prefer a work ith its own author's merits and defects. Still there are exceptions to every rule. In Walpole's time many subjects of discourse and many words were to lerated and generally ma d e use o f i n soc i e ty which are now considered as highly indecent—such as these should most certainly be expunged. There are not, it is true, many such blemishes in the work now be fore us. There is one tale, however, " The Peach in Brandy," which we are sorry the good sense of the editor did not condense. The tale in question is not only coarse and indecent, hut it has not (as far as we can see) one single recom mendation. It has neither wit nor point. Why Walpole should have written it we cannot understand, and why the editor should have suffered it to be pub lished we cannot imagine. But this blemish is in significant when we set against it the many merits of these volumes. The account here given of France during the first revolution is rendered additionally interesting by recent circumstances. FINE ARTS. MR. DISTIN AND AIS SONS. This lithographic print of the portraits of Mr. Distin and his three sons, the original performers on the Sax Horns and; the Sax Tubas, is a beautiful specimen of lithographic art. The portraits are life like. PORTRAIT or MR. HUDSON, M.P.—The beautiful full •length portrait of George Hudson, Esq. ' painted by Grant, and exhibited some time a go a t the Central Ex change in this town, has been engraved by Ward in the tirst style of the art, and will shortly be issued to sub scribers. This is the best likeness of Mr. Iludson that has been executed.—Newcastle Journal. On Monday, a bride, starting from Newcastle, on a wedding tour, had her pocket picked of 2001. at the rail way station. Viscountess Ebrington was safely delivered of a daughter yesterday. THE ROYAL ENGINEER'S MESS AT CHATHAM.— The case arising out of the charge against Anthony B. Wright, late mess butler, for misappropriating a sum of money collected by him from the officers of Royal Ar tillery and Engineers, for their mess wine bills, has been abruptly put an end to by the sudden death of the ac• cused. For some days previous to Wright's apprehen sion he had exhibited symptoms of violent excitement, and on she day on which he was taken into custody he had threatened the life of his wife. On Monday he was discharged from custody, the magistrate telling the complainants, Captain Scott and Lieutenant Barry, that their remedy against the accused must be by civil action. The next day Wright became so violent, and at the same time appeared so unwell, evidently labouring under a species of insanity, that it was deemed advisable to convey him to the Medway Union Workhouse at Chat ham, where he was placed in the ward set apart for such patients. He continued in the same excited state up to two o'clock the next morning, when he died in a fit. An inquest was held on Wednesday evening, before J. llinde, Esq., coroner for the county, when Mr. Ely, sur geon, stated that he had seen deceased previous to his death, and he then appeared like one labouring under delirium tremens, which wholly arose from excitement. The coroner, having briefly yet carefully summed up, the jury returned a verdict, " That deceased died in a fit of apoplexy." ADDRESS EVERY MAN BY HIS NAME.—And here may be offered a further friendly admonition. Upon whatever ocoasion, public or private, the foremastnian be addressed, let him be called by his name. If unac quainted with that, let some kind or encouraging epithet be adopted. The appellative of "my man" can offend no man, whilst that too frequently applied epithet, "You, sir!" is obnoxious to the meanest boy. Not that the vulgar practice of courting popularity is here advocated. Affected humility may be said to be meanness personi fied; whilst low familiarities debase, and at once destroy every feeling of respect. The instant an officer descends to be familiar with the men his authority sinks—neither eon he expect nor exact obedience. A moral may be found in the following anecdote : When the author esrved with the late Lord Collingwood, a lieutenant of his Majesty's ship C— had the presumption, in the presence of the Admiral, to apply the phrase " You, sir!" to one of the afterguard of the quarter-deck. The admiral reiterated the offensive appellative " You, s i r _ you, sir!" The lieutenant, at a loss for the admiral's mean ing, approached his superior, hat in hand. " You, sir!" continued the admiral, emphatically repeating the obnox ious phrase as he stared the lieutenant full in the face— " How do you, sir, like to be you-sir'd? That man has a name as well as you, Lieutenant —." The author was a boy at the time, but from that period to the present he has invariably forgotten to " you-sir" a man. —Glasscock's .Naval Officer's Manual. The mercantile accounts from Batavia represent business as dull, with little prospect of immediate re action. The sugar and coffee crops wouid not, it was feared, prove so good as had been anticipated. In the former case the weather for the manufacture has turned out unfavourable. The crop of rice, on the other hand, promised an excess over previous years, and the quality was described as excellent. Freights were fiat, nume rous arrivals of vessels, Dutch and foreign, having lat terly taken place. REMOVAL OF THE MINT.—A meeting of the rate payers of SL George the Martyr, Southwark, was held yesterday, in the vestry-room of the parish, for the pur pose of considering a proposal of the Rev. J. F. Bullock, the Rev. C. G. Watson, and Major-General Sir H enry Watson, to pull down a portion of the Mint belonging to them, to erect in lieu thereof new streets, and other wise improve the locality. The Rev. John Horton, the rector, having taken the chair, Mr. Anderson, the sur veyor of highways, said that the owners of property in the Mint were extremely desirous of improving the state of that long notorious place, and that if the vestry gave them power to carry out their wishes, it would be of great advantage to the parish. It was their wish to build a better class of houses, making them third-rate instead of fourth -rate, and the residents would then be ratepayers instead of rate receivers, for many of them now received workhouse relief. The memorial of the owners of the property was, that "in consideration of their being allowed to convert to their own purposes Dirty-lane end the two corners of Mint -squar e , they proposed to widen Peter-street from th e Southwark bridge-road to King-street to the extent of 22 feet 5 inches, to widen Queen-street 2 feet 6 inches, and to widen King-street 6 feet 8 inches." After some discus sion a committee was appointed to consider the expe. diency of adopting the proposal of the leaseholders, and to report at a future meeting. They then separated. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. We are rejoiced to find that one, at least, of our patent theatres is to be rescued for a time from foreign domination, and to be devoted to English per formances, supported by English artistes, and pro duced by an Fnglish management. Mr. Bunn has taken Covent-garden for the winter season for the production of English opera, and when we recollect the vast resources of that theatre, and the energy, the enterprise, and the tact of Mr. Bunn, we cannot for a moment doubt but that English opera will be pro duced this season at Covent-garden in a style of more finished excellence than it has evsr yet been presented to the British public. His operatic company is im mensely strong. Of known dramatic artistes, Mr Bunn has secured the services of Miss Romer, Miss Bassano, Miss Messent ; of Messrs. Borrani, Whitworth, Bur dini, H. Corri, S. Jones, and 11. Phillips as basses and baritones ; and as tenors, of Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Barker, and, last and greatest of all, of Mr. Sims Reeves. Among the debutantes are Miss Wallace (the sister of the composer, who made a most successful debut at Exeter-hall last season, and whose appear ance at various concerts subsequently has always been hailed with enthusiasm), Miss I\Tel-on (of whom report speaks very highly, and being possessed of a charming r voice, which has been excellently cultivated), Madlle. Nissen (who was a fellow pupil with Jenny Lind in Paris under Garcia, whose success in Italy was so brilliant as to secure her an engage ment, as prima donna at St. Petersburgh, where her triumph was complete, and her fame was stamped by the fiat of Meyerbeer), Madame Stoltz, the late prima donna assoluta of the grand opera of Paris, whose fame as one of the first (if not the very first) of contraltro singers is world-wide ; and Mr. Ilerberte, a new tenor. The theatre opens on the ith of October, with Wallace's opera of i/laritana, in which Miss Wallace will make her debi2t. We are glad to find that Mr. Wallace is engaged in com posing a new grand opera, in three acts, expressly for this theatre, and that Balfe is likewise engaged in the composition of a semi-seria opera, which will be produced during the course of the season. But Mr. Bunn does not confine himself to the English school of music alone, the master pieces of the French and German schools will be presented in a perfect manner to the judgment of an English audience, and Auber's last opera of Haydee, adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu, and Mendelssohn's "First Walpurgis Night" will be given, supported by all the immense resources of the theatre. Signor Schira, resumes the office of musical director, which alone is a sufficient guarantee that every lyrical drama produced will be put upon the stage in the most perfect manner possible. Schira's new grand opera of Kenilworth, on which, we believe, he has been for some time engaged, is also to be pro duced, as is a new musical work, dramatised for the first time by J. R. Planche. The ballet department is unprecedently strong, in cluding as it does the names of Mademoiselle Plun kett, of Sophie Fuoco, of Celeste Stephan, and of Miss Maywood (the daughter of Maywood, the great Sir Pertinax), a young lady whose grace and elegance has turned the heads of half the cavaliers of Italy, and whose late engagement as principal danseuse at the San Carlo at Naples was one uninterrupted series of triumphs. Barrez and Marzillier are to be the ballet masters, and Petepa and Durand are among the male engagements. The new ballet of the Amazons, which in spite of revolutions and out breaks, has been attracting all Paris, will be produced almost immedidiately. M. Barrez is engaged in the composition of a ballet for the deblit of Mademoiselle Plunkett, and a new ballet will also be produced for the debilt of Miss Maywood. Messrs. Grieve and Telbin are the principal scene painters, and Mr. Land is the chorus master. Numerous treaties with other artistes are pending. The engagement of Herr Pischek is more than probable, and an engagement, we understand, is all but completed with Meyerbeer for the performance of the Camp of Silesia. With such a company as this, backed up by the great tact and experience of Mr. Bunn, as a manager, there can be no doubt of the success of this spirited attempt to secure one of our national theatres at least for English per formances—an attempt, the making of which, reflects the highest credit on Mr. Bunn. 13s Od 13s 6d Lanibton . 16s Od Caradoc South Hart 15s 3d Thornley 14s 3d Adelaide T 14s 3d Denison .... 15s 6d West Cornf. 15s Od Powell's Di 16s 9(1" Ships al THE SUN, LONDON,__ SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stit,—l observe a suggestion offered for our consi deration in the columns of The Sun yesterday, to the effect that " preparation for war is the preservation of peace;" but I cannot receive it in the character as sumed for it, viz., as "a truth." I believe (and this belief was the mainspring of the late Congress at Brussels) that Europe needs something very different from its present armed peace; that it stands in immi nent danger of being strangled by the arm thrown around for its pretended protection; and that it is high time that public attention should be thoroughly awakened, not in England only, but throughout the continent, to the impolicy as well as the impiety of settling international disputes by an appeal to brute force, when Christianity and enlightened reason alike point out the folly as well as the injustice of such a mode of arbitration. It was once thought essential to the security of every gentleman in this country that he should carry a sword by his side ; but experience has shown that life is far more secure now when not one man in a hundred has ever handled a weapon. Pugilism was once defended upon the plea that it pro- muted English courage and spirit; but it was at last reluctantly confessed that it was infinitely more pro ductive of blackguardism and bloodshed, and men are fast losing their faith in the duelling pistol as the genteel defender of the proprieties of polite society. If these preparations for war have been parted with without any detriment to the peace and good order of the community, why should our sanity be doubted, or our brains be deemed the haunt of marvellous delu sions, because we suggest the possibility and pro priety of nations availing themselves of their own experience, and pursuing to its utmost limits a course, every step in which that has yet been taken has been proved both safe and advantageous. One ap peal from Brussels was not only to Governments but to nations. We did not ask Cabinets to disarm irrespective of the sentiments of the people, but as the result of enlightened public opinion. From the platform, through the press, by every available means, we seek to awaken the attention of Christian com munities to the importance and practicability of establishing peace—not the armed peace, recom mended in The Sun—but a peace consistent with the growing intelligence of the age, and the spirit of that religion which the nations represented or that Con gress profess. The enthusiasm of the friends of peace does nut go so far as to lead them to expect any sudden or immediate change as the result of their labours. Experience teaches them that the only danger is of nations moving too slowly in the way of improvement. If the principle upheld is in accord ance with truth—if the object sought is calculated to promote the glory of God and the happiness of man, the only fear is, not that men will stumble in their eager haste to embrace it, but that they will crawl so slowly as to drop into the grave ere they reach it. Fortified by the assurance of The Sun that we " are enthusiasts in a good cause," I believe that we shall not shrink from the odium or ridicule which may arise from some misconception of the course which we think it right to pursue. There are better and stronger weapons for combat ing anarchy and ambition than the sword : those weapons are suggested alike by the Gospel, whose teaching we profess to reverence, and by experience, to which we can all refer. I must, therefore, wait for other argument than The Sun has brought to bear upon the question before I receive as " a truth" the proposition with which it sets out, that "prepara tion for war is the preservation of peace ;" and I have yet to be convinced that we were either unwise or premature in publishing the three propositions which emanated from the Congress at Brussels. Having been one of those alluded to in the article in The Sun, I hope that I may be allowed to offer the above remarks in explanation of the part I took in the late movement.—.l am, ONE OF THE LATE CONGRESS. Birmingham, Sept. 29, 1848. HORRIBLE SITUATION.—At Menheniot, on Friday,. a young f e ll ow name d Hobbs, about seventeen years of age, while gathering nuts, fell in with a boy aged about eleven, call e d Hi c k s , w h o was a l s o nutting. Hicks had gathered four, w hil e H o bb s h a d on ly two. Hicks, per ceiving him dissatisfied, gave him a nut to make their success equal. Hobbs now began to play pranks with him; having a rop e , h e ti e d i t roun d hi m , ca ll e d him his horse, and began to drive and drag him about. He then took a knife from his pocket and said, " Now, I'll stick tha," and actually made a deep incision in his throat, partly dividing his windpipe, held him down and caught the blood in his cap till he thought life was extinct, then threw him over a hedge, exclaiming at the same time, " Thea't dead enough now," but still perceiving signs of life, gave him several furious kicks in the mouth and other parts of the face. The poor boy feigned death, and the monster left him. Hicks shortly after got up and dragged himself to his home, knocked at the door, which was opened by the father, who did not know his poor blood-stained and mutilated son. Medical assist ance was soon obtained, and it was thought he would not long survive, but he is now pronounced out of danger. Hobbs has since been committed to Bodmin, and will be probably confined as a dangerous idiotic lunatic, which he evidently is.—Plyniouth Journal. TIIE MODEL REPUBLIC.--I have just returned from a journey south, and was more than ever disgusted with the "abomination that maketh desolate." I saw scenes too awful to describ e . A s i ng l e spec i men of Re publicanism. 1 saw a girl sixteen years old, blind, sold for 160 dollars. They sa id s h e was " worth that to breed." She was with child, and sold by a professed Christian on the steps of £l. court-house.—E. W. Jack son to Elam Burrilt. Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby and the Hon. Miss Willoughby left the Terrace, Piccadilly, yesterday, fur Grimsthorp Castle, Lieculushire. ller Ladyship arrived from Drummond Castle early in the week. Ztitrb 9z/baton THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF CUFFEY, LACY, AND FAY. Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams took their seats on the bench at ten o'clock. Mr. Baron PLATT then proceeded to sum up the evi dence and to direct the jury. When an Act of the Legis lature changed the name of a crime in the nature of its punishment, it was their duty to see that it was carried out wisely and properly, and to bring to the considera tion of the entire case minds wholly unbiassed by any prejudice. If they believed from the evidence that the prisoners intended to subvert the constitution as by law established, they must find them guilty of the heinous offence imputed to them. The Learned Baron then read the evidence adduced during the trial, commenting upon portions as he went along. The task occupied, as may be imagined, a considerable time. With respect to the part played by Powell, he said it was not unlikely that he was a silent member of the conspiracy; he took upon himself a task, to sustain which, it was obvious, that he was obliged to act as a member, both in word and deed, in order to blind the other members. Their own experience in life must tell them that this was the course which a man would naturally adopt under such circumstances. He did not ask them to look at th a t p erson ' s e vidence with out distrust; but if his story was corroborated by other and independent testimony, so as to leave no doubt that it was not only probable, but strictly true, it would be come their painful provinc e t o fi n d t h e pr i son ers guilty. He did not think the Government to blame for availing themselves of his testimony, and he did not think the prisoners could complain of it. It did not follow because a person was in the habit of lying among his shopmates that his testimony was unworthy of belief when given on oath in a court of justice—the more especially since he had no object to gain by coming there to deceive them. This led him to call the attention of the jury to the way in which one :of the witnesses—one of Powell's shop mates—gave his testimony. He gave his evidence with much flippancy, and repeated the blasphemous expres sions said to be used by Powell with a smiling face, whereas no person of well regulated mind could repeat such imprecations except with a feeling of shame and disgust. The Learned Baroti concluded reading the evi dence at half-past three. There was one portion of the evi dence upon which he had not heard any discredit thrown. He meant the evidence showing that the streets at the proposed meeting places and the coffee-houses were crowded on the evening of the 10th. If they had any reasonable doubt, of course they would give the benefit of it to the prisoners; but, on the other h an d, if they thought them guilty, he was satisfied they would not hesitate to discharge that duty—a duty important alike to themselves and to their country. The Learned Judge concluded his address at a few minutes to four. Cuffey here intimated that the statement made in the course of the examination that he had a son was incor rect. He never had a son. The jury then retired, and at ten minutes to five o'clock returned a verdict of Guilty against the three prisoners. THE SENTENCES. Dowling was then called up. The prisoners severally, but briefly, addressed the Court. Mr. Baron PLATT, in an impressive address, sen ,enced the prisoners Dowling, Lacy,Fay, an d C u ff ey , ,o transportation for life. The severity of the sentences caused much sur prise. FRAN CE. M. Cremieux, Chairman of the Committee charged with fixing the amount of the indemnity to be paid the slave owners in the French colonies, presented his report on Thursday. The Committee, after long discussions, agreed to allocate for that purpose a sum of 120 millions of francs, that is, 80 millions in cash, and two millions rente, at a capital of 40 millions. SPAIN. The Foment°, Barcelona journal, of the 233 inst., has the following, dated Vich, 21st :—" Cabrera, listartus, Planademunt, Saragatal, and other rebel chiefs, have united on the side of Vidra and Alontes (loin. They all come from the Ampurdan, and seize all the horses and money they can procure. Last night the sth battalion of Chasseurs were marched to Vidra, together with the column of Seba, on receipt of a dispatch from Colonel Rios. SWITZERLAND.; The Ticino Gazette of the 26th inst. states that the Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary of Austria, in Switzerland, Baron de Kaisers feld, had addressed a note to the Directory, mention ing that he had informed his Government of all the measures adopted by the high Federal Directory to maintai❑ its neutral attitude. The Austrian Cabinet replied that it fully approved the conduct of Baron de Kaisersfeld, and should gratefully preserve the loyal, equitable, and honourable conduct of the Federal Confederation. The Directory had announced to the cantons that the French Government had lately expelled from France a number of Swiss operatives, and that the French Ambassador had refused to legalize their pass ports. The Directory had expostulated with the Go vernment and Legation against that measure, con trary to international relations, and to the Stipulations of the treaty of 1827. VENICE., The Illoniteur du Soir of last night copies from a Lyons journal an article, dated Venice, the 12th inst., which states that " the Volcano, Austrian steamer, cruising between Venice and Trieste, lately took possession of a small Venetian vessel. An Eng lish steamer demanded that the latter should he re leased. The Austrian refused, but the British steamer pouring a broadside into her she released her prey and made off." , THE ARMY AND-NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) Major-General his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, K.G., G.C.M., and G., Colonel, 17th Lancers, having proceeded from the Royal Barracks, Dublin, to England, on leave of absence, Major- General Wemyss, C. 8., has tak en comman d o f the garrison of Dublin. We regret to record the death of Li eutenant- C olonel Everest, of the 6th Foot. The Galla n t Officer retired from the service in 1842, after having served in the 6th Foot from the commencement o f his career in 1805, down to the hour of his retirement. GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS.--The following officers have succeeded, from the Ist of September, to the pen sion of 1001. per annum, viz.: —Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, Major- General J o h n M‘Donald, C. 8., Major- General Roderick eilland Major- General William Sutherland. The record of the ser vices of these veterans sufficiently e s t a blishes their Evans we took occasion to speak not l ong s i nce, w h en an nouncing his accession to the unatt ac h ed pay, an d o f claim to the reward. Of Major- Ge nera l Si r D e L acy Major-Gen. M i Donad much praiseworthy vigour andintelligence in Ireland, l,who has lately been exhibiting so we made full mention when announci ng h i s appo i ntment to the Jamaica command. Ma j o r - General Roderick M`Neill is an officer whose servi ce dates from 1808. He entered upon an active career the moment he re ceived Moore, at Corunna, and in 1809 sh ar i ng i n the his first commission, serving under Sir John expe dition to Walcheren. In 1813, he was in Swedish Pomerania ; in 1814, in Holland, being present at the attack on Bergen-op-Zoom. He subsequently served the campaign of 1815, and 'was present at the Battle of Waterloo ; but being only a Captain at that time, he did not come in for the Brevet. Major- General W. Sutherland served in the Ashantee war in the year 1824. TI E HOME " FIELD " SERVICE.—In considera tion of the extremely disagreeable service to which the troops have lately been exposed at Everton, sheltered only by sieves in the shape of tents during the pelting of the pitiless rain, the Government have, we understand, granted the officers extra field allowances, to compensate them for the field duty, and the wear and tear to which their property, clothes, &c., have been subject. This is very commendable, and in the true spirit of a paternal, or, as we should write, maternal Go • vernment. But why leave the good work incomplete ? Why confine the extra allowance to the officers ? Have not the men been equally, if not more, ex posed ? Have they not, during the two months they have been under canvass, suffered a thousand annoy ances ? Have not their necessaries, and other little property, been equally damaged —and have they not borne all these inflictions, incidental to ser vice, without a murmur of discontent ? If an army is employed before an enemy, and prize money is gained, all ranks share in an equal proportion. Abroad batta is paid to the men whenever the officers receive it. In fact, there cannot be any distinction shown without violating common principles of justice. We hope, therefore, that the claims of the troops at Everton will be immediately considered, and an order issued to the Paymaster-General to make them an adequate indemnity for their losses and personal exposure. We are sorry to hear that the state of Commodore Sir J. Gordon Bremer's health is so precarious that he has been recommended to try the climate o f Madeira for a short time. The gallant Commodore and Lady Bremer have consequently left Devonport for that salubrious island in the Dover steam-vessel, ordered to the Gambia. As we before stated, Captain Fitzroy is carrying on the duties of Superintendent at Woolwich Dockyard during the gallant Com modore's absence, which we fear will be a prolonged One. REPORTED PROMOTIONS.—It is currently reported that in the course of the next few days a few promo tions will be made. Commander Hewlett, of the Excellent, it is said, will get his step, and it is very likely that the First Lieutenant now serving in the Blenheim, and who is a most excellent and deserving officer, will get his rank of Commander. Com mander Harris, now of the Virago, with the Queen, it is also stated, wiil be made, together with Lieut. Bedford and the three Mates of the Royal yacht. THE NEW BASIN AT DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.—It is now reported that the Admiralty, on the recom mendation of Mr. Rendel, C.E., who was appointed by their Lordships to report upon the plans and pro gress of the new basin works, have determined at least not to deepen it, as proposed by the Master Shipwright, but with some slight modifications to finish it without extension. Want of funds, and the hopelessness of procuring any more money, have also determined them not to carry out at present the comprehensive sugges tions of Mr. Rendel. Captain Sir John Hill has been on leave of absence, and Mr. Morice, the Master .Attendant, is at present carrying on the duties of Superintendent of Deptford Dockyard. Sir John's term of leave expired yes terday. OUT-PENSION OF GREENWICH HO6PITAL.—A Lieutenant's out-pension of Greenwich Hospital has become vacant by the death of Retired Commander John Roche (1841). We regret to state that Captain Sir Thomas Bour chier, K.C.8., has been suffering so severely from continued ill-health, that Mr. Karley, the Master- Attendant, has been acting for him in the duties of Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard. The Admi ralty most considerately offered to appoint Captain Smith, of the Ganges, at Sheerness, pro tem., to relieve him in the duties of the Ordinary at Chatham. Sir Thomas, however, feeling his state of health somewhat improved, declined to avail himself of this arrangem en t. FORTY-SHILLING FREEHOLDERS. Mr. Cobden has addressed the following letter to Mr. Scholefield, M.P., in answer to an invitation to attend the annual meeting of the Birmingham Free hold Land Society : " Hayling Island, Hants, Sept. 21, 1848. "My dear Sir,—l have read, with much interest, he letter written by Mr. Taylor, which you were so good as to enclose to me, giving a detailed account of the operations of the Freehold Land Society in Birmingham and the neighbourhood. Should you take the chair at the anniversary on the 6th of Oc tober, pray communicate my best wishes for the success of the society, and my regre t a t not being able to accept the pressing invitation of its indefa tigable secretary to be present at the meeting. In your note, you tell me that the freehold qualification movement claims me for its father. It is very ex traordinary that this mode of extending the franchise did not occur to our Parliamentary Reformers long ago. It was not until after the League had been for nearly five years agitating for the abolition of the Corn Laws that the idea of urging all Free traders to purchase forty -shilling freeholds struck me. I don't know how it entered my head, but I remember afterwards feeling astonished at not having previously thought of so obvious a means of effecting our object. Up to that time I could never satisfactarily answer the question which was constantly recurring in my own mind—' How can the Corn Laws be repealed ?' But from the moment when we launched the county qualification project, I never felt the slightest doubt or difficulty in the matter; it' became thenceforth merely question of time and labour, both of which we were prepared to give for the triumph of our principles. Five years have since elapsed, and I am more than ever con vinced that the:Freehold Land Society of Birming ham has resorted to the only safe, certain, and legal means of effecting those further political reforms which are necessary to bring the Government into greater harmony with the wants and wishes of the majority of the people of this country. I observe a disposition in certain quarters to flatter us English men with self-complacency and quiescence, by pointing to the revolution of the Continent, and, like the Pharisee, thanking heaven that we are not as other nations are; but if we have escaped those con vulsions which have shook the very foundations of social order amongst our neighbours, it is because, whilst they have been politically stagnant, we have been constantly reforming and changing, and I see no other guarantee against revolutions for the future but in the labours of earnest men, like Mr. Taylor and his coadjutors, who inspire their countrymen with confidence and hope that hence forth, as in times past, by moral means alone, all ne cessary reforms may be effected in the institutions and practical policy of this kingdom. Whatever may be the remedial changes desired by different classes of Reformers, whether they be of an organic kind, such as the extension of the suffrage, the ballot, shorter Parliaments, a fairer apportionment of the franchise—or of a practical character, such as the re duction or equalization of taxation, the maintenance of peace, &c., the Freehold Land Society points out the direct, and, I believe, the only path for reaching the objects they have in view. With such a ready means of arming themselves with political power, available to the majority of Englishmen through the exercise of a moderate share of prudence and economy they will betray a want of self-respect if they do not, by a general imitation of the example of your society, obtain a sufficient control over the represen tation in the House of Commons, to secure the tri umph of those principles and that policy which shall fairly reflect the public opinion of this country ; and believe me, my dear Sir, faithfully yours, RICHARD COBDEN. William Scholefield, Esq., M.P. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 29.—Grocers have shown more disposition to purchase West India sorts this week, and several boards have found buyers at steady rates; the refiners are still open to buy a large quantity at the day's value, but there is scarcely any thing offering which is suitable for their purposes. The salts of the week are about 400 hogsheads of West Indian.—Bristol Mercury. MAN SCALDED TO DEATIL-011 Tuesday last, great sensation was caused in the neighbourhood of Bridge- street, Warrington, owing to a report being cir culated that a man had been scalded ,to death. It ap pears, from what we can learn, that a man, named Samuel Drinkwater, who was in the habit of assisting at the brewhouse of Mr. Rebert Stanton, the Rose and Crown Inn, Bridge-street, was, on the morning of Tuesday last, engaged lading ,water from a large brew• ing pan of boiling water, when he became overbalanced, and was precipated headlong into the pan. Mr. Stanton, who was present at the time of the occurrence, ran to his assistance, and succeeded in pulling him out, not, how. ever, without having his hands very severely scalded. The body of the unfortunate man presented a horrifying spectacle, his flesh being literally boiled off his bones. Mr. Robson, surgeon, was promptly called in, and ren dered every assistance, but death put a period to his ex istence the same evening. Drinkwater has left a wife and one child.—Liverpool Mercury. On Friday last, a person having the appearance of a commercial traveller, entered the bar of the Bell Inn, at Ramsbury, and commenced offering cigars for sale. A gentleman who was there inspected one box and then another, which was immediately taken up by the man, who was not a little surprised on being told that he was in custody. The gentleman who bought the cigars was the excise officer. The man, whose name is Thomas Doughty (and was stated that he was an assistant to Mr. Meadow, a chemist at Wantage), was taken before Thomas Smith, Esq., at Ramsbury Manor, and remanded till the following day, to give Mr. Meadow an oppor tunity of attending. Oa Saturday, at four o'clock, the prisoner was again taken before the same magistrate, when Mr. Meadow attended, and confirmed the state ment as to defendant being in his employ. Mr. M. said that he was a licensed tobacconist, and was not aware that he was infringing the law by sending round cigars for sale. The penalty for this offence is 100/., with power for the magistrate to mitigate it to one-fourth of that amount. Mr. Smith said that the case was most clearly proved, and indeed admitted by the defendant ; but, under all the circumstances, ho should reduce the penalty to the lowest amount in his power, and fine the defendant 251., which was immediately paid by Mr. Meadow.—Devises Gazette. - - SLIP OF EARTH ON THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAIL WAY.—During the past week a portion of the hill near ‘Varmsworth church, upon which the South Yorkshire line of railway and the " spoil bank" rests, slipped several feet. The " spoil bank," which runs parallel to the railway line, consists of redundant material from the cutting in the cliff. It is of great height and breadth, and is supposed to have caused the slip in question. The embankment has sunk several feet into the earth, as if there had been a hollow beneath, and has forced the surface-soil out of its place from the embankment to the, edge of the river Don, where it has partly fallen in. The line of railway has not been at all damaged or disturbed. Doncaster Chronicle. FIELD SPORT.—The Earl of Chesterfield, with a distinguished party, has been shooting over the Earl's extensive preserves. On Saturday last the Noble Earl, with Prince George of Cambridge, Captain Oliver, and Captain Wllonald, visited Stoke Fields for a day's sport. They succeeded in killing 116 hares, and 63 brace of birds. When near the Burton Joyce Railway station a hare eluded the sportsmen, and made its way towards the village ; but being turned again, it went into the yard of Mr. Cook, blacksmith, where a long pole was reared in a slanting position against his shop. It immediately began to ascend, and succeeded in getting to the top, and from the pole on to the roof ; it then ran along the roof of several houses and descended an alder tree belonging to Mr. William Seston. Having in vain tried to effect an entrance into his parlour win dow, by jumping against the glass several times, it was ultimately caught at the house door.—Nottingham Journal. The Earl of Westmoreland is daily expected to arrive from Berlin, having obtained leave of absence from his diplomatic duties at the Court of Prussia. The Countess came to town yesterday, from Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, in order to meet the Noble Earl. A " GREAT FACT" FOR llENwivEs.--A 'cute Yankee has invented a nest, in the bottom of which there is a kind of trap• door, through which the egg, when laid, immediately drops; and the l►en, looking round and perceiving none, lays another!—Boston (New England) Paver, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. FRIDAY. Match, 100, h ft. Last half of Ab.M. Duke of Bedford's Festus, Bst 41b (F. Butler), bea Mr. Pedley's Lady Mary, Bst 71b, by a head. 2to Lon Festus. Time 56 secs. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's Carissima, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew, beat Sir J. Hawley's Touchy, 2 yrs, 6st 71b, by two lengths. 5t02 on Carissima. Run in 1 min. 16 sees. Handicap Plate of 501.; for three yrs old and upwards. A.F. Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Wilson's Duplicity, 3 yrs, 6st ... ... ... 2 Mr. Stephenson's Zisk s , 4 y rs , Est 31b ... ... 3 Mr. Pettit's Blunderbuss, age d, Est ... ..• ... 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Diplom a ti s t, 2t o 1 agst Zisk.t, and sto 1 agst Duplicity. Blunderbuss made the run ning to the T.Y.C. post, when he was beaten, and Ziska took the lead, followed by the favourite and Duplicity. On entering the cords, the favourite went in front, and won cleverly by a length. Run in 2 min. 26 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 3ovs. each; for two yrs old, Est 121 b; and three, Est 101 b. The winner to be sold for 100/., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Circus (late Cannibal), 3 yrs ... 1 Lord Orford's cby Muley Moloch, out of Arsenic ... 2 Betting -11 to 10 on Circus, who made all the run ning, and won in a canter by two lengths. Match, 200, h ft. D.I. Mr. Pedley's Tuscan, Bst 41b (Templeman), beat the Duke of Bedford's Minto, Bst 71b, by half a length. _ . _ __. 5 to 2 on MintO. Match, 200, h ft. D.M. Lord Exeter's Swordplayer received forfeit from Co]. Peel's Sesostris. The weather was wretchedly unfavourable, and the attendance very thin. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.-10 to 1 agst Lanesbo rough (taken)-12 to 1 agst Backbiter-12 to 1 agst the Cur-12 to 1 agst Fern (take 15 to 1)-16 to 1 agst Dacia (taken freely) -18 to 1 agst Surplice-25 to 1 agst Peep o'Day Boy-25 to 1 sgst Palma-25 tol agst Inheritress -25 to 1 agst Meaux (taken) -25 to 1 agst Executrix (taken)-25 to 1 agst Panic (taken)-25 to 1 agst The Tartar-25 to 1 agst Loadstone. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-15 to 1 agst:Lanes borough-20 to 1 agst Foreclosure (taken)-20 to 1 agst Glendower (taken)— 25 to 1 agst The Cur (taken) —25 to 1 agst Wanota (taken)-30 to 1 agst any other. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Morgan's hds., Mon., Viverdon; Thurs., Morwell Down Toll- bar-10i. Mr. Trelawny's hds., Tues., Slade Hall-11; Fri., Fleete Western Lodge-10. Tiverton hds., Mon., Cruwys Morchard Mill; Thurs., Winsford Village; Sat., Huntsham Castle-10i. Devon and Somerset stag hds., Tues., Simon's Bath; Fri., Brendon-10. Cowbridge hrrs., Mon., Agmore Down; Thurs., the Golden Mile-10i. CRICKET. THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. EIGHTEEN OF ESSEX. This match was brought to a conclusion on Wednes day, at Chelmsford, by the Eleven winning, in one i❑nings, by 52 runs. The score was— Essex, 58 and 31, or 89; the Eleven, 141. A QTJATICS. RICHMOND JUNIOR AMATEUR REGATTA. Notwithstanding the very heavy rain which fell throughout the afternoon of Thursday, the above re gatta was proceeded with. It is almost unnecessary to state that the assemblage of spectators was extremely small, and that owing to the very inauspicious state of the weather it was a very cheerless affair. Scullers' match fora silver (model) wherry, and tankard fur the second boat. First heat—J. W. Fletcher (red and white cross); 1, E. Raitt (blue and white), 0. Won easy. Second heat—G. C. Ravenshaw (crimson), 1; T. Bone (dark blue), 0. Shortly after the start, Mr. Ravenshaw obtained the lead, and although pressed sharply through out by his opponent, won by three lengths. Grand heat—J. W. Fletcher, 1; G. C. Ravenshaw, 0. They were scull and scull for a short distance, then the winner went in advance, but it was a smart race through out, and won only by a length. The distance in the above was from Sion House to Richmond bridge, until hiph water, and then from Cross deep downwards. A dingy race followed, in which Mr. Smith was the winner, beating Messrs. Johnson, Watson, and Miller. As fouling was allowed, this of course created a good deal of merriment. A four-oared "scratch" with two boats wound np the Lsports, in which Messrs. Rutt, Johnson, Penner, Robenshow, and Morando (coxswain), beat Messrs. King, Watson, Ear], llarpour, and L. Chapman (coxswain). Won easily—the distance being from the Duke of Buccleuch's to the railway bridge. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal _Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Gainsborough and Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, went this morning to Loch-na-gar. The royal dinner party last night included the Earl of Aberdeen, the Right lion. Sir George Grey, I3art., Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, and Dr. Robertson. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the Prince of IVales, and Prince Alfred, attended by Miss Hill yard, drove out. _ - This evening the royal dinner party will include the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Alexander and Lady Duff, Mr. and Lady Ann Charteris, and Dr. Ro bertson. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at her residence in Rich mond Park. A deputation from the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, consisting of Dr. Guy (Deputy- Chairman), Edward Savage Bailey, Esq., solicitor, Alexander Greig, Esq., secretary, attended by their engineer, William Chadwell Mylne, Esq., had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. The General Board of Health sat yesterday, at Gwydir House. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Canada; and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, SEPT. 29. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The season is fast drawing to a close ; the only arrivals this week aro the Bianca, C. Leslie, Ekq., from the westward, and the Foam, J. Tomline, Esq., from tha eastward. SAILINGS. The Pearl, the Marquis of Anglesey, for London. The Flirt, Vice-Commodore Sir B. Graham, Bart., for the French coast. The Ariadne, Lord Godolphin, for Southampton. The Gipsey Queen, Sir H. B. Houghton, Bart., for London. The Lark, Captain C. 11. Williams, R.N . , has come into harb our t o l ay up, as has also the E me rald cutter, J. L. Symonds, Esq. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. The Elizabeth, Nymph, Amazon, Camilla, Sybil, Syren, Turquoise, Gem, Susan, llawk, Aurora, Bianca, Arrow, Cygnet, Destiny, and Foam. J. L. Syznonds, Esq., has sold his yacht the Emerald. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. HERALD.—Our readers are well aware that we have always drawn a broad distinction between La.- martine and Ledru Rollin. While the enemies of the former, to serve their own base purposes, and to nourish the venom of their disappointment, have for the last seven months represented their opinions ea identical, we have always contended that neither in the character—nor in the antecedents—nor in the conduct of the two men, was there any one point of resemblance. M. d e Lamartine—a gentleman by birth—a soldier and diplomatist by profession--a poet by nature and by choice—a politician only by necessity and the force of circumstances—is endowed with one of those happy natures which it is impossi• ble not to admire and to love. Born to, in any country a competent, and in France to a large fortune, he never prided himself on his wealth, nor turned it in his youth to the ignoble uses of mere personal gratification. Even in his earlier manhood his ex penditure was not in feasts and follies, at the gaming table or in the eoulisses; but in the improving pur. suit of travel, or in the acquisition of the treasures of literature and art. Returned to the Chamber, he sought not office, :or emolument, or personal aggrane disement of any kind. On the contrary, he is well known to have had three interviews with the Count of Neuilly (when Louis Philippe, King of the French), and to have more than once declined the perilous honours of a French Portfolio. Pursuing an inde. pendent, and, as he believed, a national course, M. de Lamartine continued as a private member till the days of February, and then, nolens yolens, was raised by the public voice to nearly the highest, and cer tainly the most popular, eminence in France. As Minister for Foreign Affairs he on every occasion proclaimed peace ; and it cannot be too well remem bered by Englishmen, that when the unhappy man now on his trial at Clonmel proceeded to Paris, the reception of Mr. Smith O'Brien by the Minister for Foreign Affairs was of 'the most glacial description. Nothing at the time would have rendered Lamar tine more popular with his countrymen than the holding out some expressions of hope to the Irish' rebel delegates— but, true to honour and to the sanc tions of international law, he maintained a dignified reserve, and refused to play the traitor to an ally. So great was then his popularity, that this honest act in no degree injured him, and it was not until he covered Ledru Rollin with the tegis of his name that the bourgeoisie and capitalists of Paris began to look on him with disrelish. From generous motives, and from generous motives alone, Lamartine did not wish to see a colleague run down because of his impru. dente in one act ; but now that it has become ap parent that Ledru Rollin wishes to revive the scenes of 1793, and to act, on a smaller scale the part of a Danton, he receives no encouragement from the Member for Macon. It has been said and insinuated by interested slanderers in England.—foreign and domestic—that the reason of the temporary agree ment and accordance of view between M. Ledru Rollin and Lamartine might be founded in their common peculations, of which both were cognisant. But it is a sufficient answer to this to say, that Lamartine is a much poorer man now than he was eight months ago—that the accord ance of view between the parties no longer exists— and that while the one sits in the National Assembly among the Montagnards, the other takes his place on a level with the Ministerial bench. These circum stances, joined to the moderation of M. Lamartine— to his rare disinterestedness—to his gentle and win ning manners—and, above all, to the publication of the Trois Mois au Pouvoir—have caused the public feeling again to flow in his favour —a feeling which every day gains strength. Ledru Rollin, on the con trary, though a man of unquestionable talents, and of admitted power and effect as a tribune, has been losing ground with every class excepting the Red Republicans, and if anything could render him more unpopular with the bourgeoisie and wealthy classes, it would be his speech on Saturday last, at Chalet, in commemoration of the 22d of September, 179 g. That he is in earnest—that he glows and burns with the spirit of the old revolution—is evident ; and this silly renders him the more dangerous. Among the 900 men.returned to the Assembly, he is perhaps the only one who has revealed to an astonished public first-rate demagogical powers. He possesses the voice, the gesture, and the pose of a tribune of the people, and neither his courage nor his sincerity is doubted by those who know him best. Fortunately, however, there is a straightforward so ldi er a t th e head of the Government, and the few plain words spoken by General Cavaignac on Monday, in follow ing M. Goudchaux, the Minister of Finance, suffi ciently indicate that the head of the French Execu tive is prepared not only to maintain order, but to protect property. No laws of confiscation, professing to be just to the poor, but really and in effect spolia tory of property, will be allowed under the reign of Cavaignac, or sanctioned by the majority of the As sembly that supports him ; and if M. Ledru Rollin, joining his forces to the partisans of Louis Napoleon, descends into the streets to call for such laws and to overturn opinion, ho will find himself vanquished, like the insurgents of June, by the strong hands of power, and rot merely become more unpopular, but odious and hateful to the great body of his country men. STRANGE FISH.—Two fishermen, named Ross and Nichol, from Larne, have now in their possession in this town a curious fish, which they intend to exhibit to the public. It is of a very peculiar con formation, the shape being nearly oval. It measures nearly feet in length, and about three het in depth in the side, and weighs rather more than four evil. The skin is very hard and of a dark green hue, and on pressing it with the finger feels as rough as the surface of a file. The head is very hard and thick, with a small projecting snout, beneath which is the mouth—an aperture of about four inches in length by one and a half in breadth when opened. It has no nostrils, and the eyes, which are not large, are situated in the upper part of the hew]. It has but two fins, a dorsal, and a ventral, of a triangular shape, about eighteen inches in length, and standing quite erect. The tail is of' a moat p culiar form, having five circular or rather eliptical indentations, the skin being granulated and nearly hard as the upper part of the body, and some what resembling a lady's frill. The fishermen don't know the name of the fish, having never seen any• thing of the same species before, but they state that an old seaman who examined it gave it the name of " Devil Fish." It was taken on Thursday evening, about four o'clock, at a place called Huntsr's Buoy, a short distance from the " Maidens." It was observed floating lazily on the surface of the water, and suffered the boat to approach it very closely. One of the men having in his hand what is called a " clip," to which was attached a small piece of rope, struck it on the back, and it then darted away with great fury, never attempting to go un derneath the weather. It took the boat a run of about three miles, and having been nearly ex hausted, as they thought, they managed to throw another: rope about it, and then hauled it into the boat with great difficulty. When in the b oa t i t near l y broke the sides in its struggles to get free, which were so great that two of the fishermen became alarmed, and ould very gladly have launched it overboard again into the sea. They succeeded, however, in killing it, by sticking it repeatedly with the " clip," and brought it into Belfast, where it now may be seen by those who are any way curious in icthyological monsters. After xhibition, the fishermen purpose selling it.—Belfast paper. - SPIRIT TRADE IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.—.-The last return moved for in the last session by Lord George I3entinek was i ssue d a f ter the death of his Lordship, on Saturday. It cont a i ns a copy of the report of the Board of Customs to the Lords of the Treasury, dated the 29th of February last, on the subject of admitting to entry, at a duty of 7s. 6d. per gallon, or any less duty, certain quantities of sugar made in the Channel Islands and Heligoland, &c. TURNPIKE TausTs.---By a return made to Parlia ment and just printed, it is shown that there are 1,108 turnpike trusts in England and Wales-1,063 in England and 45 in Wales. The length of:roads in Eng land is 19,942 miles and 148 yards, and in Wales, 2,382 miles, 2 furlongs, and 197 yards, making in England and Wales 22,324 miles, 3 furlongs, sad 125 yards. CITUBH, THE REGISTRAR'S CASE. -- A mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench was received by Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool, yes terday, Friday, September 29, requiring him to accept bail for the appearance of the prisoner at the next Liver pool Assizes, provided the sureties were in accordance with the requisition of the said mandamus, which is, that Mr. Chubb enter into his personal recognizance in the amount of 3,0001., and procure four sureties of 750/. each, making together the extraordinary sum of 6,0001. It further requires that three days' notice of the place of residence of each bailee, and the time at which be will tender bail, be given to the court by the prisoner's attor ney. As yet there has been no notice tendered. A Court of Directors was held at the East India Clouse on Wednesday, the 27th inst., when Mr. Charles Robert Mitchell Jackson was appointed to the office of Advocate-General of Fort William, in Bengal. THE CHOLERA.—A letter dated Odessa, the Bth inst., announces that the cholera has totally disappeared from that pity. A 7 . e Deum was sung in all the churches un the occasion. THE IRON TRADE OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. B IR MINGHAM, FRIDAY.--The ironmaster s o f these dis tricts held their usual preliminary meeting at the Hot e l, Dudley, yesterday. The attendance was numerous. After a long and animated discussion it was resolved not to make any advance on the prices of iron fixed at the last quarter day. The first of the ensuing quarterly ineetings takes place at Walsall, on Tuesday, the totfa of October. The masters appear to have arrived at a wise determination. A rise was unquestionably, from the state of trade, expected, but should it occur, there is litt:e doubt but that it would lead to:an agitation of the question of wages in a more aggravate d form than it has yet assumed. Af ter all, however, some of the masters will unquestionably decline orders except at an advance )f price upon certain descriptions of iron. Orders aro .epresented to be plentiful, and contracts which for some inenths have been suspended are now in the course of execution. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of M.P., eldest son of the Mar quis Lad y Georgians a l' slt e n n li d a ni , L d osrudg Marchione sshl3feurrg h o le f Y l ' :xeter, and , of the Countess (Dowager) of Long ford, and sister of the present Earl, are 4 ye solemnised on the 12111 pEQ7IIIIO. _ FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and suite left Cowes on Thursday, for Arundel Castle, on a visit to the Duke of Norfolk. The Marchioness of Anglesey left Cowes on Wed . , nesday for the season. The Countess of Glengall leaves Hornet Lodg© to morrow for town. Her Majesty is expected at Osborne to-morrow afternoon. Lord Crofton and family will occupy Cowes Castle this winter; they leave Devonshire Villa to-morrow. The Marquis of Conynghani has not taken East Cowes Castle as reported. Probably the largest chain ever sent out of this town was manufactured by Messrs. Bailey, chain ma nufacturers, of New-street, from whose warehouse it was removed on Tuesday last, to the wharf, consigned to a firm in Liverpool. It was a link chain, and in tended for the use of an incline ; its length was 2,400 yards, or rather more than one and one-third of a mile, and its weight about fourteen tons. It was removed; the wharf in a waggon drawn by eight horses, and at tracted much notice in its passage through the town.— Ten Towns Messchger. THE FOURTH DRAGOON GUARDS. -- Brevet- Col Chatterton, K.H., is about to retire from the command of this regiment. He will be succeeded in the Lieute nant-Coloneley by Major Hodge, Colonel Chatterton't services extend over a very long period of time. Having entered the army as cornet in 1809, he served in Por tugal, Spain, Flanders, and France, from 1811 to 1818, including the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, and Badajoz ; the actions at Usagre, Llerena, Salamanca, Heights of San Christophal, Rueda, Castrajon, to the battle of Sala manca ; affairs at Tudela, Valladolid, and Celada del Camino, to the investment and siege of Burgos ; the ac tions at Monasterro, Quintana, Palla, and Cabezon, upon the retreat from Bur g o s t o Salamanca ; thence the out posts at the passage of the Ilabera to Ciudad Rodrigo. Upon the advance of the army from Portugal, Colonel Chatterton was present at the action at Osma, the battle of Vittoria, and at the siege and capture of Sal, Sebastian. The Gallant Colonel was also engaged at the battle of the Nile, the occupation of Bordeaux, the passage of the Garronne, and lastly at the battles of Quartre Bras and Waterloo. _ _ - QUICK PASSACIE3 lit A CLUE SAlt'.—The Geelong, Captain Wyse, has made a very extraordinary voyage —we believe the quickest yet on record—between Cal cutta and Great Britain. She left Cooley Bazaar on the sth of December, wen t.to Liverpool, discharged her cargo, took in a cargo of salt, and returned and moored at Cooley Bazaar on the 14th of this month, being seven months anti nine days on the voyage borne and out! We understanc that this quick passage was performed w ith out the lost. of masts or spars, or injury of any kind. The ship ha: performed three passages in ten days less than twelvt months, making together a distance of 40 000 miles. 'lbis is equal to steam.—Gl asgow Paper. . ` : t 4 v..