The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-27 00:00:00

LITERATURE. THE IRISH . TOURIST'S ILLUSTRATLD RANDBOOK. of the himirable, arrangements for the convenience ° tourists to Ireland, by Chester and Ilol) head, which have been' announced for the present summer, c annot fail to dr aw a nume ro us sec ti on o'r the travel ling cominniaity to the shores of our Sister Island— tt, of the v i si t ors s h ou ld se t f or th u n prov id e d w i t h is admirable pocket volume. It is thelnost service ra Iri s h t our book that has yet appeared. It con es a copious amount of inforthation,. excellently „ al itral?geds and clearly and agreeably written, whilst Pliges are illustrated with some highly picturesque le wa- The m a ps are d ra W n With th e utmost accurac y, one being devoted to each of the four tours, which I mb rue the M os t nota bl e f eatures of Irish scenery. i, h ; se tours are--the first, from Dublin to Curk; ta .-- ` 73 1.; in Killarney, Glen 'riff and LimeriCk ; the Bee eaci, the county o f Widklow, the pleastire-garden t Coltaland ; the thi r d, f rom D u blin to Galway an( t ()en emata (the Irish highlands) ; and, the fo,.tirth; th e regions of Ul s t e r, with its fur-famed GliuLs a tr u i . l 5 " 1 _ 3 3 7 , the beauties of the Mourne Mountains and Itesstrever and the most of etr ast. Moreover, every possible iniormetion found tO ra;lrs: • travelling, hotels, E:x. to be • f this volume, of the merits of vfhiah viePTaen3 eft speak from • intimate kequeintaEce with the .ecen" and 111:tP:cts °l , wl ich it tre a t s . " The design of itshompilation," th f e t he preface,<<has- been, in the first' plac e “ o show tw ePid, con ven i en t, and econominineans test 1107/ ." for travelling .between every part of the Unit e d slatids ;secondly, t o point out, in brief terms the more remarkable of the picturesque beauties of ;secondly, p ass i ng a ll us i on s to the historical En d ot h er o oanttions of each place visited under.the p r i v il eges . s the t our i st t i cket ; and, last l y, to dr aw attention to the vast field for enterprise now existing in various Parts of that country for •the safe and profitable in vestrnent of espital." This design has been fully end k e fficiently carried out in ell its departments, and Mr. eGiashan may be congratulated on turning out so valuable and well g ot- up a work of national interest. THE 11711VNER OF THE DERBY. So many of the prophets having been " oat" re illittcting the winner o f th e great race yesterday, it is i hi orestin g t o o b serve that one, at least, evinced upon w ! matter a very e x t raor di nary d egree o f presc i ence. ithout directly assuming' to himself the power of vaticluation, the writer of a I)amplilet, noticed some 111101411 s back i n th e co l umns o f Th e S un , an d calling til tas elf " The Wizard of the North," . named 'the tee first horses that actually passed the winning li,'l°.Bt---Daniel O'R our k e , Barbarian, and Chief Baron 'Nicholson. T he paniphlet 'in question was entitled who's to Win the Derby ?" sand was published Ali ckers, :la far back as January. Of 'the chief i t ? the Wizard of' the Nort h said, " We holm now 1 1 ,„• C hief Baron Ni c hOl son , -grime to the tack bone, as „° t wo dead h eats w i t h Ki ngston prove . Th e h ea t s t r said to have been run remarkably gleick, the dis• being performed in 1 mitatite29 seconds;. but cannot be so, as, in 1850, Payment won the 6414111e' race in 1 m i nute 14 secon d s, b ut t h en th ere was e kt i l er ence of 41b3. i n h e r f avo ur. The Chief Baron very b a d fi gure in the MalcOinbe Stakes et ' ics°d 'w° o ds bat h e was so d ec idedly s hi n - sore th a t h e g tila not rai se a.gallop, and ought not to have started all. Il e is wonderfully; a up on hi s b es t tWO improve year aid form, and ac he is and , !rgoing a very ttareful preparatio a s sn first-rate baneS, though pei n pa' not so great your Day'sor your Scott's, we Would soo,,ner back him at 30 to 1, than .the favourite t h t es 1 . Of the second horse at the winning post aid+" Barbarian is a big horse, but he is said to r unsuited to Derby course. lie won his race ir eni the . atoe Indian Warrior by accident; but, notwith nding that circu ms t ance , h e w i ll have to carry a !op of specie for th e I r i s h di vision, and a famous 3 ,, °e14 ”t has been secur e d f or him ein conse t4ce." This jockey rode B o bbi e Noble. Still r,.°4 remarkable was the writ er ' s prediction ifregard to the actual winner of t h e Derby 1 852, Daniel O'Rourke. In regard to he spoke as follows:—" Daniel O'Rourke is a ,77,act, though mean looking little horse, of the E u . ( 7 4 build, and gifted with great speed for a sho r t : st ance. We expect to see him retrieve his early e„,„,, fea t B l if not in the Derby, at least in some other g: 4 LY good thino." It mast be confessed that the tivq fortune of Mr. Bowes was owing not only to e,e-toellence of the horse itislf, but to the masterly 11 44 1;o e i n 37 t i , : i g y of Frank Butler, Who may be said to'have lifted his horse in, at the critical Moment, Lengto beyond Barbarian ! __ - -- -- • " WHERE ARE THEY NOW?' I Th e ' (From Eliza Cook's Journal) • plun-rayu Came aith floods of golden glaclpess, li t C' t ~,'l, Childhood dwelt _upon our latighlng lips ; j ‘ ;`,"te has dimmed the.dancing beams with minus, ''''"u Manhood murmurs through the grey eclipse, " Where are they now?" Wh at ii , ,!e.e ll . ted leaves and glowing buds . were flinging t ''i iv lalry odours round bloom y and s branch LI Aanhood looks whibiand branch are sad springing, - Sighs amid the bri g , htest on its way, Virh " Where arc they now ?" fit starry hopes illuxned our dreaming Spirits b When Lil o an d l ove wore benuiiful.cn4 new; ' 4 ut Age, with all' the wisdom it inherith, Etterithes o'er tha Enolteri,gems of mbruing dew' Oh ' P ELSive ' ' " Mien - aro they now ? ', . Y e serve to Pfoiqs ! how na . ..iny a'blisSfultrfasnro tio paint to as -a urlonglo.:t thing, 1 4 many a heart that pours Life's richest measura net learn thy plaintive notes, and faintly sing, " Where are they now?" Eilzi COOK. ItA.ILWAY TRAFFIC RERTRINS. fanga.t SO UTH - EASTERN RAILWAY. grs • lit2oßs tr goods, week ending May 2 '.il 3,242 19 6 Pitto, May.i:*lm.i 13,075 18 7 •• ... . ... £167 011 4,;.,0 Increase in 1852 n Terminus, May 24, 1852. 1 4 4 1 Nb ON AND iv f '....01tri1-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Roturn of or the week ending tilay 23: Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. .£25,910 211 Cattle Merchandise ... 17,724, 4 0 • 940 14 1 Corr Total ... £14,575 1 0 ' or responding week lazt year ... 50,203 18 6 tKiNton.. or We {A) Ma 23 : ovuTn- ndin ESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount cf Passenge rs wiu f - week eg y— • Goods. _ ••• £8,98813 1 ... 2,651 13 4 .Total, Corresponding week last year... 12,723 19 7i THE GREAT NORTHMAN RAILWAY... ( Miles in work, 223} "`lieturn of Traffic for the We e k ending May 16, 1852:--- • Passengera, Paree4s, carriages, . horses, dogs, and mails ... ...X5 6: 1 7 .12 5 161 7 Merchandise and minerals ... 227 4 1.1 Cattle ... ••• eorr es Total .. ... p.?nding week, 1 851 ( 236 miless : ' rasse nge ns, parcels, &c. Merchandise, Cattle , &C. ... £7, 023 7 2 *" 3 ,4t0 11 0 ..—____ L A Total ... ... ....E10,433 18 2 0 15 , - - 14 , nAssir nE AN D YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 c 0. ." ?" — Traffic for week ending y 16 ,374 is 6 milef , -1 " Ponding week in last year (260 (Miles 0pen,112.) li trine s op en ) .. ... ..- --X15,247 7 9 114 1tu rn °1k111 STAIPIroRDSHIRE RAILWAY. .. of traffic for the week ending May 16 b 44 ' 41 ' 4 '4y and canal ... £5,014 0 0 IN Corre s p on di ng week last year ... 5,036 . 0 0 44 1 1.2. e e j, — The above is exclusive of the receipts available -- ' 1 . 1 1v "-e agreement with the London and North-Western eu„,„ a3? C°mpany. Vt6 ei'' 'ril Axn ransi Ay....Trafflo for the elltling Ma°LYELEAD Y 2 MAIN LINE. :11,076 2 6 Pasengers ••• Parcels, 11. C. and D. •-• A iti (3 ' 11 ' "00 Cattle, &c. ' clBl Total Pwgers ••• Phreelsisen, lt. C. an d D . ••• Goods, cattle, &c. Tot a l , ... Pamengera Parcel.% 11. C. and D. STEAM-BOATS. Total £317 19 8 10 00 1v/s r! ••• ••• m for the Week "'lug May 2 3 — Tr s RAZ Passengers. -(511,274), parcels, 2 . 1,043 6 0 and carriages weds, cattle B ;c ,. 1)21 4 1 ........, Total . 1,961 10 1 b COrrem, .• 4-erth, Ifa v y °ll 2 ,?- , lrl i g B Week in •• ••• • last, year... 1,780 6 6 co a , , turn ‘er T ' NI " }3ANDON RA t. AY.— (20 - miles open)—Re raffle for the week en i d' lv c Ma • 2,2, 1852: Passe 1 g ) £lO4 5 9 iti. a gers, parcels &c. •.. ... 45 14 3 ...erehandise, cattle ' , & c • .•• Cor respondi n £l5O 0 0 Total ... ••• '" n) : week in 1851 (10 miles ope , n 0 ,23er;ers, parcels, &c. ••• 31 6 1 naercatt'uclise, cattle, &c.... ". 0 Total 30 12 1 SPORTING'NI3TES. No. CCXXXIV. 'TIE' ThaCE FOR THE DER.7.Y. GLANCE AT THE OAKS. TO. THE EDITOR OF THE SC7-.V. Sii,-ISiever in my experience hive I ;en imam disc, g;reettbla racing day than the se vent:e-third Derby was deonlo:i. The rein com• menced early in the - morning; and olthough it abated di g i, t ty to,neards mid-day, yet a drizzling sore e n li g : tit mist, descended daring the whole afternoon. A canteen nore.ry observes, th the coarse was by no means heavy; I, however, foe) quite sure th - et it was heavier than in the Flyi.ag Dutchman's. e'er. At the road the gronni was p o etienhe.y sodden, sense of the eniaiele having slipped in nearly a f.eot deep; and, altogether, froth the beginnifig' to thieend the turf was very helditr The attendance, th o ugh verb large, was nothing ti b- re;Cipared with' r , l - net it wouhi have been heti it been (Eq. 'After a ceinple of tel starts, the_tneety-eei,-,n horses ttiiit'enegregated at the post got eff_ e'rd laid telerabl,y nve:ll together neTattenhere-eeruer, where they began to toil off. Shortly niter Jeneo e . ezern e took itte lead,-arm maintained it for.- somo dieta'nee, ette n t - Je - wee - tier), who carried -on • ..:• cc * • " wOliiit i.: .1, ' „rep; on the pi:, oy t C 1 ; .• mcaolson, who ran in front from Eta •.-. , three : parts of a length for second aee `,lne etivantage of liebine Noble, tell:, Was in :.e.; • ___en, in regood.e!e:e; • t i Lc .. of the race, never get. into a bet hol.:emar9nced, fiftbi King of T-iqaot; '• ; attd Stocktecl!, vile) was beaten at the diet eeeen I rfi. in seventh. The pace' was eettrernoly slosv—ne slovnen on record for the Derby, having bt.-en lour seconds slower tbau in the Merry Monarch's leer, seven worse ton Perrhete the First':', nino and a 3 helf than (;easels'.', four:cell seconie interior to Sarpliee's (l) L ~e sr, known), two to the Flying Dutchmen e. tra'iVe Yell:- eeur's, 'arid eleven to Teddington's. I t , M, inclined to think; that in very many material points the running of the horses yesterday daring the renneintier of 'the sea son will be reversed in most (eves. For instance, I can- not take it as Hobble Nable's true running yotertley; neither can I consider it as any criterion of Hirbinger or Stonkwell's abilities, the latter beieg evidently not the thing; or the King of Trumps, who was by no . ine*ans up to the mark. In my flea remarks on the Derby I spoke in a qis , paraging - manner of the winner's chance, notwithstand ing that in the columns of Tire Sun at the rather distant date 'done and three-quarter years ego I gave him out as one of the most promising foals for the Derby last past,: and have since at intervals spoken considerably in his favour; • and, despitelis two beatings last year at• Doncaster and Newmarket . , both of which I. Set down es nic have stuck to him throughout the winter'; as the remarks I made aleout hint in 'tray ' analysis of the Derby, written in D,eeember and January last, will testify. It was to this efLet n e.. ",Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke, by Irish Bird : catcher, out of Forget me•not, was one of my earliest fancies for this race. lie was one of the first foals of 1849. having been slipped on the 9th of January : as yet he has been extremely unlucky in the only races" he-has run. At Doncaster, when not quite ' the thing.' he ran second to Augur for tire Chamiaagne Stakes, beating Bay Rosalind and six others. His last appearance at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting was a wretched affair, he there ran fifth to Red Hind fur tire Criterion Stakes. This, as I o3served - at the time, was notlis true running, he being in about as goad form as Newminster was on the Dee by•day ; in other words, no farm at all. I ant inclined to look very favourably upon this horSe's chance, and consider that he is k Scott's stable ; and will yet, if he stands the preparation. convince the world that he is,not to be sneezed at.' Be is well worth an investment at the present price." My good opinion of Daniel remained unshaken until his wretched performance in the relne for the Ti7o Thousand Guineas Stakes, for-which I had reketed him as the winner; his running here,bowever, knecleid my calculations completely overboard; and, although in the lest week or ten days the Scott party have been talking about h'aving the winner in their itable, and with a full recollection of the Neweninster game last year, 'still I would not reinstate him to the position he formerly h e ld in my estimation. There. who took my ae, advi,e.e couldnnd got "on" at hundreds, sixtynsies, fifties, nave had but little chance of , getting out of their money,' as no very favOurable opportunity has offered of hedging profitably until within the lass .few days, and so have beennobligedtu become winners against their _ . inclination. _ _ - 1 7 ; IT 11 A A:lr %it ALIJABLU HINT FOR TEIN A.DMIRAITY Henryleeke, V,oktli°l)lqtalN-CutEl-.--Commdoro Sir , ------ f a i r to b e 4 ander-iu-Citief of the Easl Indian Navy, coto—Y4Y popular man in Bomba. to for 'ipvandora of vessels of War O entering harbours of the 'a to th M A ' publi c e aster ttenclant s office, for ,gingers and 'He has b o i rderedall 811 414 4rld reporters of the press, a list of p 1233--.— v Wal k " Y . of news; and all commanders of the Indian .1: 11 , par e ,„ who may come across any ship conveying 'lnal,end ab oard Which have met with any accident, nre to h t o _ lll and offer to bring on the said mails and parce ls ; t e 012!!ittodore telling them that i n acting thus they wilt at %l ai r .be , performing their dut 40.......P 0r t em0uth Tim y s. and re/adoring an obligation to 134 e It - t(1e:1 by IL of tho Stand, where f1t331 . effort, coma: vii^f; 1: t h e esee:J a !4 thqt on. te hjai The field for the Oaks will, in all - probability, .consist of Songstress, Lady Amyott, Bird-on-the-Wing; Gos samer, Sally, Trossoeu, Aed Hind, Attack, ,Bay, Rosa lind, Kate, Plam3teail, Lady-in- attiog, L - 4.lberry i . vanism, and perhaps two or three oilers. . tAkali guy t'ac rocs would lie entirely with TrtossF.Au, and SoNcsTnEss; hut ce to who will turd,out the beat I am, afraid I . Cannot foreshwiow;. prbbably the northern eoupte will heat the, Goodwood nf T ., - T ani, Sir. yours, THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 27, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. EPSOM RACES.-WEDNESDAY. Since the "Bloomsbury" year, when the Derby was won in a snow storm, there has not been so great a damp thrown over the gaiety of the greatest of our me tropolitan holidays as was produced by the incessant rain which, beginning at six o'clock yesterday morning, continued determinately until within a short time of the race. A fine Derby-day is a universal holiday—a wet Derby a day of disappointment to thousands. The glories of "the road" were yesterday totally destroyed, and although from a very early hour vehicles of every description' wt3roponring along, there en übse tce of spirit or enjoyment, and the anti, which for six succes sive •weeka - or - drought had been sinning, now strug%;led faintly thretigh a wat'blanket of eirJudi that overhung the pleasure 7 (serkitigniultitade, who, w',.tha. deteithinz•- tic,n not to be aiSappointecl, were Wc;iing le way the .IYowns.'''The Bit , t9n Itofilvvuy had anticipated 'aistr Otep'ared for tin'inimon:c tratiac. mutt have' 'fittna receipts at . left fifty Der coot. below their calculations ; .thOusands, it is true; were conveyed; but 41 4 ,6f0' das no"fini;t ing for seats, 'nor was there any difficulty in obt%ining conveyance' from the Eptora teriniilus, to the course.' 'ln splte, hotiever', - Orthe elern:ents, thr.:re Waa a great crow=d ou the DeNtoto..• If the hill, onO of th; princip-,1 'features of the Epsoin ranertinn, allowed on uismistaltable fall ing•off in the nuniber of carriages, flits Grand Stind, and the stesdler ones on its right, Showetrlittle dimintf= tionin the trireVcr of visitors.' The deVotces of the turf were not likely to be deteried '63 , rain from heq-i prentrit a race in which their interc4l4 were so heavily involved, and it may he quez,tioned if they ever mustered in greater numbers. • 'The show of • royal, titled, end ' :-,7 c. rnpany inchided hialtoyal. Highness the 7, f (-,, attended by Major the Hon. Jame.; ; of Richmond: the Marquises'ef ' Exeter, and Drogheda; the Earls Dar ham,' Euston, - Clicatvrield, Alrlie, and Marc!'; .Lords—Maidstone, Anson, tnfield, Lowest . - 'Toriington, Eimmith, flenty Gordon: Lennox, Alekander Lennox,' Ribblestlate, G. Manners, Paget, F. Fitzroy, and G. Lennox; Sira--:-R. I'. Clinton, R. Peel, J. B. Mill; G. Armitage, R. Pigot, C. Rashout, Mons, W.'W. Wynn, aird'H. Cansphsll. lioneurahles"— Admiral Paillett, - General Anson, Colonel Stanley, S. Herbert, Colonel 'Boyle;'alor Pitt, Major Needham, , T. Stoner, Captain -Rbui,'ll; For:ster, Aar Ellis; F. Villiers, Colonel - Peel, Colonel New Len - Messrs.—Gre ville, Payne, Nevill, Balfour, Roth, Smythe, Mills, S. Grahatri; A.' Heatheote, ',V. H. Williamson, Moiklam, Bet,Vet', Wigram, 'Ste. There was altemark ableiallint of in the attendance of ladies, and their absence aided materially to 'the gUom and dulness of the day.' •- • The racing commenced with the Carp,* Ste,kes, to . which little ' attention E, - -as paid cii,Ler in or out of the ring, and vihitih, from the saiao C - 11160 that dclaYed the' stars on 'Tuesday, was much ht'.hind time. This having been decided, the prelirni.aaies commenced for the Perby, f or which tsventy-sevaa staitor,, were dulY telegraph oc l-t wo ' r , less than w,,r(• enuercted on 'the card. The only change of any inoracnt in' the j;..clieys, was the substitution of W. Sharpe, for' Whiteh6usa • end the (illy alteration i n t h e 'betting'dt' serving spccil re ference wa s' i n ' the . nag two faiosifitef . the D an eb ur y ri ob n t g ai w ni 2 n s g f6r a m n ed u i n i unequivocal lead as soon as - the the Fnetosurcs. Tao horses keying taken the'. half-pasf ,i. h c r a e nt , m, proceed e d f o th e pest , an d . at started in after e; apse of failure, were good order. Th e race , which. vs run at anYthin gt . tauce, left to four, rE;',.ll‘ea pact, from the dis twin:l-44 froth - cal v e d id the trian4 , ll di i.n result might - ha• atr:•Viou s ruzinLg a very iliff; , tent thought its the 8 1 , an d thatn 11:ticipated. It was at fir?t, were thou expro4ionS of t • tari bad won, end loud . party, and tiqen it *la ascoritia%44l- ,;non party, the . Irish had first c.:ugbt the judge' s es`e,. `oath Daniel:O'Rourke WA 'scarcely teas ent'attAdS,ie— fo;,o delight (.pri4, - ,id tht(viiilg ap his het betrayt, Mat gals strained gratification. It is :15 W(.71 t 7.) .1-I:idt9l3 of "re -o!Rourke, although hn Lich stallion, that Eug1011; ho is the prop, rz , * tt fte.nti-nir wbirlocdliAtl bred two oth;Jr Derby wim.(rs, a ; I; anac oo let , stone. • toot lost up to thiS rive w The trme teas 7 r ` 8 • re,lov , red those that StiCCO(IOO, 037: 0 L..l;,ck i n We subjoin tie best necnunt' f t lia were conciar am stauc,..3 (fi..blcd 6 to collect - -that' that , a or 't.lltpt,, ,, ,,tlicr SO accuran'eet: it is not so ti -cd; t'u't be att.!lbwea to the al;wec - e as.could scisi. r r reporters, rho certainly have no of acconialedatwn 0, tiAr vicrk at a " :ah:)tir son to lonk rea of 40 F.aed; The C.,feci SO' : 7 v(i univar`ds, Bst . yrs o • 31b, hears: s 11Ih; el:, ! viett having star:(;l ]•• • :,;1 for 1501., thrice or tit , iib; t • ..„ . in'the used vray, • ` tti.i . - . , ; , , ;( 1a10 1 Mr. BlarC ;' 2 Ur.L'lorrhi's : :; • ) Count Battliyany's, . ; ' •.• 1 0 Mr. Parr's Little, $o•,:- ;; ;' ,'; , ' L -!) Mr. BenStelvi'd mr. Suathhy's ; • ..... .0 Captain Rowley'giYot,i.„ 3, 7- •••(Clil ) Betti4g to 4 '' M at 1,., , 5 t. , Littlo 13,0 : petlY, 4to 1 z - ,g l- 4: Laq nec k ; a ,lepgth era a halt' :til orul Run in 1 min. 19 secs. • 6 . ' Mr. Bra chart s b o o B arbarian e • tt) 2' Jr. C. Dorrien's Chief Barpo Nioholson (Kitchener) 3 11. r. Harry's b e 116tiffic::ISTLitilo ' • (Vor.Sbarp) 4 The following also started, 7 :.ti i-rt y,)ity:ed : Lord ZAlann''s ch c g) 0 Mr. Farranct , '.s -- 13 - 7e41111111 , (Dock ,- 4ay y 0 Lord ° ( 6I) General Ansati!isi),a .. -liP , ; L (uha:ltou ) ii 'Mr. Howard's it o Little,Httil . ;• (A. Day) 0 Lord Ribblesdale's b c Kitson (G. Brown) 0 Lard Ribblesdale'Or , ernie Nah , h (Pettit) 0 D M u r. ke of R P.Boo i t c h hm s o b nd's e A ii lltb iv r e.i i . Dger . . • Mann )rilattnan)o 0 Lord- Orford's hr c Alcoran (BsrtnolcmcW), 0 .Major.. Martyr's b c Convalsion slr..W.Stebbing's eh c Alfred the Great...(Buteby) 0 Mr.';T: M. Stanky's b e Oaciio (pearl) 0 Mr. Meiklam's b c;Wer.i.‘riley ..., L ..—..(Ternpkinan) 0 Barton's 1 - 11-el,Tne,Sti-y.cy0r.,......(1. L..i.lirtnin) 0 Lirol.btster's b c B . ock %%Al▪ ,(Norman) 0 Lord Vaeter's hi c A.mbror, J. - Chrk's ho Elcot:(4 0 at Bc,'.ford'a;ch c Mititistcate- .▪ .;,(ao,vi-,, t r) 0 Mr. Waiktr's hr C the Treasurer ..(St'tripton):' b C OlaVerbouso ' (M`...11:i)r.) 0 Mr. 6.-.l),liridion's c Voftex . . .(11 - atou) 0 Er. li.littir;:lon's Cho giiig °Crown* •.. .... (IV() 0 B G STARTING . . 7 to 2 egt4,,Lit!le Harry,-,tiaken • 4 to 1 uest Noble 11 to 1 sgst liarbing4r :; II to 1 egst - Aleolan-r-Sulieu 12 to 1 agitClixerhotiqc- . --talion 14 to 1 ngst Kippton— taken 16 Cu l tsgst bipetoven t 20 0) 1 egtt Alsrcd the Great—' • 20 to I tigst WOmoraley 24, t. 4 0, 1, 49Utke--taktfa 2 i for I ;0 25 to 1 eget Augur • • _! 25 to 1 asst °relit) • • ' '" 40 to 1 sg3t any othsr'• :lx,eter clecLared tub wioAtith SiockWell. A good ejected, after c couple of . failures, Little Harry inilOotately after leiring the posts taking a"sti4ht 'load, clo,saly,wcit,3d . on by t=3 , coOltwell;., - Fidbbie Ntibie, King , Pepin; ind'HaiSinger, King of Trumps and Orelio next,' and the ;whole lot, with the exception of Treasurer encl. Maidslcine,' lying up in very ,closo:order. With one or two ehange's of no moment th e the bend, where StOoltwell and King l'opin gs,a.v‘sy,,and Harbinger took the second place, and Hobble Noble . : the third, nett to him, in a body, coming Womersley, Chief Baron Nichol son, Kitt g of Trumps, Barbarian, Daniel O'Rourke, Al- , 4tignr, and Stockwell. Harbinger - wl4s beaten in making the turn, and at the road Litils Harry showed symptoms of distress. A foq atii farther he gave way,,and Barbarian took a decided-lead, Hobble Noble and Chief Baron Nicholson lying second and third on , tho !Diver side, and Daniefpißonzlo"fouith, on their .The race from the hi,],f,.di s ts co c wa s l e ft to thi s lot, Daniel O'Rourittii! who came .with; a rush 'a few strides . from the chair, whining by half a' lenrgth, Barba rian heating Chief Baron Nicholson•ta lonAth tor the se4m()..pliie,Liand the lwtter beating - flohbie Noble by a held ; sAlci-ieiniwai fifth, :an&A.c.ing of; Trumps The IT CO was run in 3 min. 2 seek.` The Epsom Town Plato of 50 sovs. (handicap) for all ag.:, , s; the winner of any race after the publication of the weights to carry Sib extra. One mile. Dyke of Bedford's Bordeaux, Sat 121 b ...(F. Butler) 1 Mr. Wotton's Marchioness, 6: yrs, 7st 811) (Charlton) 2 • Pottinger's Juggler, 6 yrs, .7st 51b(G. E. Sharp) 3 Mr. Piiiker's Ventre-a-terre, 4 yTs, 6st 101 b (Collins) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agai'Botdearix, and 3to I:e:. , ,st any other. The favourite made ,, all the running ' and w,ta very cleverly by halfut-length, too •Juggler a bad third. Run in .1 min. 50 secs. The Great Exhibition Plate' of 100 boys.' (handicap) for A ges; the winner of any 'race. subsequent to the publication of the weights lo carry 'slbs extra. 0,.,e mild and a quarter! Mr. Wilson's Ella, 4 yrs, (Kendall) 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Plamstea,d, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Garvey) 2 41b (Kitchener) 0 .:.(Wells) 3 kt t : i h n i g n: a s B il a tt e r c r h i o a t n t , a 1 6 i at r , s a , sd t Mt 4. Mules's Don Pedre,,4 yrs, 75t ~.(B. Ford) 0 Mr. Hetigson's Coral, 3 yrs; bit 716 (Palmer) 0 • Haysham's Domino, 8 yrs, 64 41b ...(Rick4rds) 0 W Bale's Bilberry, 3 yrs, 6, , (F or dh am) 0 • • B a l al) easily y s ( t T b P;I B u h t m e w r s two t a d lengths; t a h n s d: Alti i . ;e ße tti g ng bi — e's 7 A to it 4 ch a b g e s a t e E ( t e lW zr. t. s . 4t e.: l thre tb e l; len g g s t t hs a b n e y tw o e t e h n er s . eciond and third; Coral fourth. Ruin ill , ra h takttof: i S n'2s e sec9. Ttio Bug 3 Sovs. ette ‘ h .. , with 50 ,ad - ?ed ; three yrf.old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 71b4 five and uwwards, Sst 81b; mares allowed ' Slb, and _geldings 31b. The winnbr to be sold fcif 100 save:; anti allowandes" if to Ipe sold for less. Halt a mil e .' - 14:5 e 1.: m or p n to s b n' y s sAfolce Jock t Est t l , 2 7c lb t . 1 ( 1 6 1 0 1 ) 4 0 4) ((Barns) 2 1 Alt. Goodwin's Julia. 4 yrs, Est 91b (400 ('l'. Smith) 3 1)0i of Richmond's Buclt.hound; let (40/.) (Garvey) 0 areville's Greengage, 3 yrs, 7 s t 51b (Harding) 0 • Ps.yne'a Cotton "riady, Est 51b (601.) (Rickards) 0 tch l ey's Incurable, 6st 91b (401.) (Cl. Bradley) 0 tletting-5 to 4 agst Joo o' Sot, 4 to 1 ags t J u li a, an d 6 t 1 agst Arlette. Won easily by a length, the same be t ween second and third, Buckhound forth. Run in 50 secs. , .. . The alby bt , ilc: , 3 of 5D to—. :.,:,. h f , , f . cr three yrs olds; culte, Bgt lib;; fill;es, 86'. 2:i ; :; c,!. , • o f the Lecond hotni to N . C. ive 100 sore. b ai t 01 L .., 0 wac , , ,., 3, no 3 the winner t, pay 100 Lim!. toward s t h e police, and 50,.50va. to theinegr. Mil and halt' on the New Derby Ciorse. (181 SiAs.) tier) I Mr. ihvve3'o oh o Daniel Ultourke.... ..... (F. BQ LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. OLKS. 7to 4 agat Songstress (2 to I Bto 1 agst Troussean(lo 1 taken freely). I to 1 taken freely). _.. 5 Co 1 Red Hind • I 8 to 1 Goisamer. I 10 to 1 Attack. 5~- i THE SUN, LONDQNI___ THVIRSDAy EVENING, MAY AMMIICAIST. NE WS LIVERPOOL, MAY 26, By the United Status' melt steam ship Beide, Captain Comstock, Which arrived' in the Mersey shortly before 8 o'clock teh; morning, we .have ad vizes item New York to the 15th lust. She brings 75,000 -dolls. on freight. - The screw principle or propulsion hes achieved a triumph in 'the,case. of the Greg Britain. This vessel left the MerSey on the Ist inatent, and not witlistandieg ver'y unfavourable weather, which ren dered her sails nearly useleee, she accomplished the passage ire 13 eleys 4 hours. .On the 12th ahe ran a dizitanceectf3o.l miles in 24i hours-- a speed hitherto unettained by &crew eteamers. • . ; An nooarently well informed - corroSnoni3.ent of the .1V(?r, York jlerald, writing from Wethiagten on the 18,- 1 , ;nlrel'th ..; iie'll.:(l sqitl' lettetlfrOnl- it-did --a.' --e t e - tila'isiee to ?a= fiiiiiia . 1.72 that : , ' ::- . , : : ; ~ r tli- l f. : ' wad interesting infq7 !- . : , ;', r:- ;- N.::-,.; rig b etwe , ty th e Uniteci '-' -- e" :• ' - . 7 '-'• 1 -` , ; hole uadereteed is the oiteetof - aliteeice t : '. - : ,r,f,A4ista had, on the 10--I'roft Auril, af, : e -a . : e iare tit! - the Tehnenteisec treety,' ad'eeesee.,ie 'letter.. to President Fillinoreleitetior,allt the facts co' Ths,difiltmity'Lm;regarede;theopoeitionlisse snrned bye Mr. isetchein the •Atnerican"Mirrigereivbe we itifortni,d • .101%* , bef e-e-•the treaty , wag rejected .by thaeeemerican Congrees thtt it.. had' toolettece :of boinee. ratitiedeettheni 'being but - one - man in eitlier House .' Of- oCereereee in favour of it, But it was halm-steel. :-to - hiaa - nit the - Gbvernment was Willing, to grout tho right-of rise h.cross the Isthrmii of titteimenHreo VP - the New :Oeteans Cone* 'paiiy, if theyawould tense 'tb press the-Get-ay grant claims=-e clatm.which-thoeMexioen people 'were unani necisty(pppoeechto, on the-g roun d not only of its ex- pirntiofie butt (that• it'si eas Obtain e d by brihery, and convtyed e 'iota --- :quantity of land ---10 letigues on both I sides of the road---for eiteepurpnea --of colonisation. Mr. Letchrr wroteeto MreDenearnin, the - President of the Tehuantepec Company, requesting him to visit Mexico a t ild try to arrange thy-matter, by abandoning lip Garay grant and accepting a new grant for the right ef way. alone. ' B u t Mr. Benjamin did not go. The Tchtiantepeetreety was rejected : b y t h e M ex i can Congress with but two di ssen ti ent votes. Imme diately. _thereupon Mr. ; Lecher. ..,addressed to the Mexican Govektaiierit the ultimatum of the ... Government of :the U n it e d St a t es, which -declared that -the Tehua n t e p e c treaty, recognisin g the va liditY Ofethe Garay grant, must; be confirmed :by the MexioanrGaveromerit. : No other arrangement Would for a moment be listened to. It was under 'auckoircumetances that: President Arista addressed himself directly to President Pillimorie. He 'ac knowledged the yeakaess'ef 'Mexico, and the great ness-of thelinited States; and made a touching eppeal to the magnenirhity of a great nation not to force • a tverorig upon a .weak people:. He de clared' there must, be some mysterious influence which induced. the United Staves to endeavour to force Mexico to ratify a treaty reviving-- a defunct grant. The Government and people of Mexico had eveieytdesire: to throw open the Tehuentopec com munitiatione and he ;instanced. - the fact that the day previous to his writing a Bill. had been introduced into the Mexican Congrese authorising the Govern ment to offer the right of Way across the Isthmus to any company . which would build a road; but, as for the, aray(grietile it Wonld not :be reeognised, even'' if the United • States forded upon Mexico the full extent of the threat contained in the ultimatum— war. - The - Heralds. correspondent • did' not know wloither Arista's letter had reached , the President, but:he supposed not, as' the new Mexican 'Minister' had; one been; presented. . . - Furtheredetails had transpired relative t o the Con--; tents of asic.v.l'l , -r Hulsemann's note to the PreSident, frOm which' it appears that the letter is dated ' April 28, and states that in goveraber and December Mr. Hulsernann had remonstrated with the' Secretary on account of his commenidetions and interviews, and their subjects, being treated with ridicule and deilsion in certain- oublic journahi' (If New' York and riaila- ' delphis.. The Secroterea-treatment of thd:Kesestith ' affair, and particularly his speech at. the K.oasuth Congreisional Banquet, had Made it the duty of Mr. Hulsenearin to ascertain Whether such sentina eiats as the Secretary had made eipiession of were those of. the Government 'of the United States.: The verbal explanations and aSSurancee nestle to bine 'on thetie occasions had. been , followed, by.. no change, in Atha mariner in which his transactions with this - Government were ' treated by the pub lic press. ' That, particularly, some 'articles pub lished in Now. Orleans had recently been the oc casion of the Austrian Ministry suffering considerable unpleasantness and annoyance. Under these cir cumstances he considered it his duty to withdraw from any further relations with the Government, which could only be continued through the medium of one who was a promoter of Kosauth and un friendly to the Austrian Government; end there fore that Mr. Belmont, Austrian Consul-General at New York, would hereafter, if occasion required, he the means of 'such communications as the Austrian Government might have to mr.eke. The Chevalier letter is said to then thanks the President for lite kindness, urbanity, iii.humour.,,,. Tile ,L9P,. e IY- is 4.- the 'acting (Accept assurance of his cover of foolscap, el sh & ei c gv . ei , ir a ,,ie n lo d ipl s a ;ig4 s , 1 0 : sr s , : t h i : D, secretary e c r h ' t: ato e , to be written in .very , State, aft & iti, dated,, ee.ay .3d. -It acknowledges the receipt of the Clievaliertteletter .very briefly';" and' merely 8 ,., 3 , t tex; etichieotimitioieations as the Austrian Governmeet"ina3l have " °° ' isi t'n to make through Mr. Belmont will be respectfUlly ee etiyea. , Secretary of aetnoerats, , h a d Among dor Alm celltitieoui items w 6 -, t iinc fif i ai at, celled a mass meeting/ relative to e the ,ealarelcruent of,. 'the Erie. Canal, to, carry cue .which project, ft i -.- tom e ; w ee Rochester the "6 proposedeto be effected on _the' credit. - of the.. State. 'The'Mount' 'Morris dace on the Genesse s Valley Canal hadgiven way and put a'stop to the-navigation. It 'would take some-weeks; said &large "hunt of,mcie.si, to repair the break; °A red'b s,. :tuilt, ,:,,,,t Daridu, Georgii, for, the, Panama REtilev ll 37', td ell:in the oi. .-_ _: : ~,,a,res river, was about ,to be shipped . eo ` its clv.stiti4iion.b eausiderttble 1 interest had b2eta it 3 h „Mea.e.... „ ., " y4.d. kc i,i r ,„ i n ihe, ..New York State Collet Of Appeals, by vy .7",' la h t h e Canal law:was declared to be unconstitutie l ic na. : Delegates in favour of Fillm ore fo P 1 ' clefloy r the ~est had :been elected in Tiogacounty. The.Anti-Slavery Society at:R . °c heater , bad easedp some very strung resolutions conde mn f. . The Louisiana Legislature bad a-ary o fslavery. passed a law pro hibiting the emancipation of sla ves ....._ lu. 'th t State, ex cept, on Condition of their being sent on ' tof the United States. A Bill recently reported • ill the Maryland Legislature has a similar provision., A vet . ,stringent Bill! 'against free uegrots. had be_ e' , ert re whichY in the Virginia Legislature, the enforce:r e t ,. wood 4A ot WoU - drive them out of the State. In the New York stock Market ._ .. de‘or; demend forthe .verioua e .„, r..to ne uiera , was an active of securities, firrn prices. There was noinep t i r „ •Y for specie for ship price the present rtes of exchanke, with the low price of bullion in England, n o t ad Jae, of capon. ration, unless at a loss to the shipp er. Exchange--on on r e olon was quoted at . 110 to 110_1 p a ., , 5.1 i; Amsterdam, 401 to 41 ; ar 1 5.16,1 to , 36 ; Bremen, 78-k to 78, , ,,-. 'lrtbur' h, 35; 'to '' MoneY Vfrt ia more g abun dant then ewer. • The availablere —e ane of the batiks were on the increa sti, , au(l,.,nauch difEnuity*ae er..pe-, riejled in enciplqPg tbes._eq .AVY, balance,. Among file . .private baikeratis,anae,tat.e of tlainga existed, and lower rate' o. interese. were e ; rho t e eviteble result. Feni strictly Peane busineps ;paper th --2 rel Was no difd cir 4 in obtaining money at 41 to 5 loans had beeu effected -aeliew as 3i : .3, P , while , '"''er cent., cotto'n there hed • lieti a geed denland, and the upward tendency in p=icas still continued. Flour was still deprested. For' corn there was -a eteadydemand. 'Fox tobacco the demand was quiet, vvithont' change i n prices. Iron was firm. Frbights *ere rether hea vy, a ; ty4 l 4ng to the little offering fer shipmeet e The fellowing,,is.from the New York li erald: "'The screw .steam-solo. Great BritainiCaptein Mat the swee hate!arrivkl - frona Liverpool. s -he - left that port at balf-palit nine o'clock on S a ritu k rdey jt comin g , the . Istinst., atid IDS, therefore, ma (3 12 / e 21,, " age in thir teen days and our hours--the a ortest 0 9. record of a screw steamer. , " The Great Britain brings one bu'ndr (I - ' • e and sixty originally called the 44m passengers. She wae on the Collinsster," but she is no larger than steamers. a variety She is ' built of iron, and from of eirhm. stances, may he considered a famous vessel. " The following is an extract of GREAT BRITAIN . ' ' Tim LOG OP THE . . May I—At 9.10 A.M• len Wellihgeo o n .oilt dock; at 1040 stoOped to , pat owners; frif. , nds,:and ; F h il it. „,;pasrd steam-.' tug; 8, P.M. cNC:lallged ‘ l § 4 . l LiteS w - s i i a in r " tcam. s ei p •Afr,ica, ,pasacil IA; (Fie ArkYre and ; _,... v Huntress. Fine 'pleesant 'weather. sails of no service. fats 51 ea logy. 9 a. May 2.-eaWinti zitiit t heibh ---'ffi winos h, 20, is t tape. r tilt '2. Sa nailed= Light, be _t m,.,roughont; 103104 littil sorriocv. 't."''' - ' , , i .- r 1 17 1 :1.4‘ , %; a—Willi N.W. t N.Zi: .---, .-) , (3 7. 1 5 3g.,. " 0 le.is tu;ougeout. 2 3 . 2 1tniles± - Lght winds ''''- "....:7 I•t50 4r I - •t y), •-' N E to' '6,, ~., ' a -. ong 22 . 2,7.; 7 4.... t "i :_. E. , . A, sang 6., ,4; iight' wAtlul .-0 weathcr: 17. '.52 wife , — .-: I' 4 - .` .irsr .i ;111L 0o . 50 . 1 l'" - , • i',.V. to tr. • - rig.. • ' • 97 . - biri e 6, iucrea.iug t o h eavy .7;`', 216 ; ;..---:,, _i'r-,: ' I:-' - • 1 ' '..c . , - , 7 lat 50 55, lo cg . 32 25, ~... , t.,-- , • ,4 g ilds, 17,J ,:, ~,---": ‘ • •-; , stro.2 gutter p art ' stroz+ , t:.., ~,, .. . , 49 48 ,1c.ng. 3, ~ .... . , • , c , ..s . W. by Iv, • ta,4- • ' ~ - Il i :plane', latter p ert 10, !91 • • - ,_... ~.:-, ;- 1 " - r ' ii.k ''' V , le. 48 5,:), I ong. 40 55, str rgiTay 3-- V.. - 7, t. •E "o, .o 159 r Iheavy n:1114 ; v ery high ' aiik-,-,F,usit g..:',.,, ac a Eo ' seas. : 45 , 3,t; 46 09, long. 2 4 ,1 -3' 9—Wi ll i: N ir .0 i 7: to •" 1,7 •"` clr " 1 -• n c, 38, !254` mile,..---Strono• windstuid dcoreag i ,-,.. 5 May 10 —Wind 8 - 3 , ,T„ to S.W. by W. , ' 4 at 21, long. 51 29, 248 mites—Strong sinds and hezY ; drizzling rain. May 12—Wind NAIT by W., lat. 42 . 33, tong. 62 55, 301 inilei;—Calra and clear ; ends moderate, With - rain. ltlay 13—Wind S. to E., lat 41 01, long.- CS 27, 264 mil.—Fresh•breezes, and gloomy, with fogs ; at. 3.45 wok - pilot on board. May 14—Wind W. to N., lat. 40 23, long 74 0.-3 256 miies—Strenr.r,%winds . from the northward . ;" pad - ,Sandy Hooi at 10 50 A the passage Ira- 13 44ys sfr hours. , • This speaks well for the G. B. It w ill be c.enu that in one day she accomplished the distance of three hundred and' one miles. The Canada, one of the Cunard line, which has made the - shortest • run on record fak,:aeiled from Liverpool on the same day with the Great Britain, and therefore must have had pretty much the csame Weather; yet she only anticipated 'the G. B. seventeen'hours'and thirty minutes. . . ANNEXED ARE TWO SHORT STATEMENTS OF THE VOYAGE. "On board the steam-ship Lireai Erit4il.3, • " Nr-w-York, May 14,1 852.' ' , -- "My dear Sir,—lt td - 1 - )rds grezt ) plessurc . to' I nfnrra you that hair& beetvvticpar.ett-b/r*y-feno* ((mar Sti their sitlcere,eQpgrf.italations on t . :Le very satiF•fuetery.result of the appliciltian et. ..„our :•!I;ent, soi% vi r;:cpiltei te'the ORtittrituniVetaii4l 4 lp,- on la;:r re-ep pmintnee brinalf waters of-tho Atlantic, Ottr'voyago of thirteen days l:as not only ly.en plishe'd in 1e35 time th;:,n Ipsve been antieinit , 'd, !when:the small proportion 'poker (500 hordei) 6-Hie ten-' nrige ;of the ship (3,Sowions) is considered, bet 3'16'3 !Pen p formed-both in-rough.;mint'smopth sea with a, comp.- , rativo,tiegree of freedom from that disegrcoatile vibra tion which i 3 2 .50 gcnefdliycomplanerd (in pad:o..d=',vbeer stfoiner3.. Individuil:y,d have, been a close. but quiet, observer of year untiring exertion, in the cause of iteani-screw propulsion„and moat of the aubscriberi tO . tbii - t;,stimr.- ntal. have heard from your OWII - lips lome , t'llng' of the difficulties and prejudic., • that you' have htd to en counter in•the intrOdtiction of your invaluable invention into.the naval and mercantile services of your country, which I am sure cannot fail to render your prescnt sue cese-tne more-gratifying. . In concluslon, I a to thank yon for your ready and straightforward explanations as to the aurangement and workin - v of the beautiful machinery with which the Great 13:itaiulias been fitted by the eminent firm Which You represent on this occasion, and before we part,' to wish you a continuance of the well merited gratification which you have experienced on this, your first trip to the United States. " EDWARD FB.ANHLIN, Commander, R.N. " Mr. F. P. Smith, ace., &c., ase. " On boarcfsteam-ship Great Britain, New York Harbour, May 14, 1852. " We, the undersigned passengers on board the Great Britain screw steam-chip, beg to offer our sincere con ' gratulations to you on the very successful termination of this your first trip, as commander of the largest steam rate afloat, and through you to the spirited proPrictOrs, who have so effiaiently restored to Atlantic navigation 'one of its finest ornaments. " Of the performances of the vessel, we feel we cannot speak too hi; hly: They have been such as we believe must call for official inquiry from the - highest' finaeal authorities both of England and America, - and that the great merits of its improved machiaery will thereby be brought under the notice of the public in the most em phatic manner. " We have much pleasure in - bearing testimony to your unceasing vigilance and ability in the comma:ea of your noble ship, and to the very satisfactory conduct of /our officers and crew throughout our passage." Signed by the whole of the passengers: " To. Captain B. B. Mathews." HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT BRITAIN. (From the Liverpool Courier.) With regard to the Great Britain, it may be truly said that she made and lost a reputation; and that now, under more favourable auspices, she is recoveteeg her alearatter again. The early history of the Great 4ritain was not unmarked by features of interest. When she was building at Bristol; ehe was the observed of all.ob servers; and even then, in what might be called the in eipient state of the vessel, she was the theme of paver- sation in this and every other civilized country. On Saturday; the 26th of July, 1845, the Great Bri tain took her departure from this port on her first voyage for New York, with forty-five passengers, and 320 tons of goods. The vessel took the north passage, and arrived at New York, on the 10th of Alienist at noon.. On her return voyage she left New York on the 30th of August, and arrived at Liverpool on the 15th of September, at 8 A.M. The Great Britain was gradually working up her way, and her reputation was established as a matchless vessel. The race, however, "was short. On Tuesday, the 22d of September, 1846, the Great Britain, under the command of Lieut. Hosken, R.N., left Liver pool at half-past eleven in the morning, with 185 pas sengers, and a crew of 90 hands. The vessel had been. ttelapted to give e her superier apeed; and the circum- Stancea under which she left this port were of themost auspiaious charadter. The wind was fair and free, end, immediately after she discharged the pilot at the North west lighttship,•the whole of her sails were set, and she • ran at a speed of eleven knots per hour. In due time the Call of Man was sighted, and the vessel continued her course without deviation, and with a strange infatu ation, until half-past nine o'clock at night, when she ran aground in Dumdrum Bay. The disaster was never suf ficiently explained. In Dundrum Bay she remained during a severe winter, and endured the buffetings of the ocean in a manner which bespoke her qualities. She was finally released from her awkward position, and was towed to Liverpool by steamboats, arriving here on the 25th of August, 1847. " The i4l success which had attended the vessel dis pirited her owners from further proceedings, and the Great Briteio lay in the north docks literally a.a sheer hulk.' Her dilapidated appearance was not calculated to lead to the hope that she was capable of anything more than being kept in port as a moment.) mari of herself'. To the eye of the sailor, however, and th e lover. of *a fine ship, there was much to admire under her unsightly extetior. Her .beautiful lines, an d ,evident capabilities, were so apßarent to the prautised eye, that , it wee felt to be a pity that she should lie'a wreck in Porti end with these views we'havo oft tiines urged that some capitalists .should purchase her, and again place her in that position she ought to occupy. .A peculiar purchaser was evidently required to do what was necessary. Those who bou"ht the vessel would require in the first place to effect their purchase for much loss than she coat originally,. and they .would also require_ to be men of capital and enterprise, to plan and execute pew arrangements in the ship. For tunately Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Of this town, who had' formarly acted as agents for the company, ,coincided-in the °pillions just expressed, and became the owners of the vessel. As soon as the contract was com pleted, the new owners set to work With energy to carry :out their views. Taree largo contracts were immediately .entered into for the principal part of the work required, and the contractors wrought at the same time with each other in their different contracts. . " The contract for the iron work and shipwright's alterations was signed on the 23d of February, 1851, and the vessel was placed in their hands on the following day, since which time the work has been proceeding with al great rapidity as it could safely progress. One of the first operations of the contractors was to get the vessel into tee Bandon Graving 'Dock, where she Was placed upon an even keel. As soon as the vessel was &yin the Graving Dock, the civil engineer struck a s t ra ight lino through the entire length of the ship, which was duly marked, and from this line all the subsequent workings were carried on. This is' mentioned not SO much as to the fact, but as to the results arising from it, and the consequent accuracy of the work. This accuracy will be more apparent, when we state that the bed plates upon' which the engines rest were found not to vary the sixteenth of art inch from a true line. The contract em braced the whole of the repairs of the iron work, and also the shipwright's work. Its magnitude inay be Judged of from the fact that they erected a steam engine to aid the work, and employed 350 men during the time she lay in 'the Graving Dock, " It is not, however, to be supposed that the Great Britain has - undergone any alteration in , her form; that is precisely as it was before. 'The only alteration as re gards the hull is the removal of the /oiling plates for itierty attached to-her sides, which were found insuffi cient for their object. . And whereas she has had for merly nothing more than an iron plate about two inches deep for akeel, she his had an oak keel ,17 inches deep added, and bolted through with ,iron boles, this is covered with zinc,_ to neutralize the eftacea of tab,saater, and to Make liaa surface smooth. The object of this keel is to prevent rolling, Which it is believed it will ac -coranlish. - .“Ve have already stated that the vessel will be un-. neually strong, and we are correct in saying that at the , preeent moment she is twice as strong as ever she ,was s an amount of elan having been bestowed upon her fasten ingEi such as we believe has never been known in a ship before. To g i ve s ome idea of what has been done we 'May say th a t her bottom , .amidships, for about 150 feet' in length; is entirely new, and wherever there has been any chafing; new p lates of the best iron leave been T o increase the strength of e substituted. ship the floorings have been made of double instead o r s i ng l e a ngle iron, as formerly. The bows and stern of the vessel have been strengthened by the addition of double angle iron framing, and this has again been' further secured g by three s tets of f ee t three inches wide and five-ei stringers, two tiers of h ir on en inch thick, riveted to the frame-work at rigat-angles. There have been ten.new iron kelsons placedi n the running fore r and aft for the entire l en gth of the ship e , half as deep ag ain a s those fermerly in her; and thole and are box kelsons to con te a quarter inch plate , an te thrgelfetEeslexdse:inc4deep. etronger And not only have the owners made t d than all© eves, but they have arrange ellvtnatters of de awill now be able tail in such's superior manner than to carry a much larger cargo t an sl s be; . fo b r i e s — ea p p ro ac b i a .t. b y ly w t il e i the extent of 1,000 tons additional- e gained partly through the *awe sav ed by new boilers, ba r a we, of a deck - house, zitEd'Ordy tureugu tue, Cons!: - 300 f ea t ,ea . d 7efeet•6 ili.g h. '.lte dsc Ilduse will be used for,pac*Dgos , and will it us make T theloWee cabiu a lita.v.-dlable for cargo. Now warla have else beeri'e,rectea around the sLalp, at an elevetion of four 1 is`those oho previously had, acd these )fe wi et il l b i e x ioefehluerstatabsrev u e sa proa ctina the deck-house in e roof of rhe house wilt form ti fattier° wcatbet Whilst tie • er e ee ey p ro :tested from promenade 300 Net long, p any seas the vesselantl ".The dialenSiOnS of rho Great Britain noel era as follew:-1.4,.,a -1,01 ov er al! ........................ ... . eet 6 33 1 0 , .................. 13.147.1; ....... ......... i'Lenade deck, 40 feet 10i inceas. Capacity for cargo, about 3,0 00 tons. Ditto for coals 1,200 tone..' " An alt e ration has been made in the masts of the snip, t h e n umber being redu ced to f our in stead of five, as she rmarlY but this in no wise affects her s a ili n g a bad; power, aa s ae will be able to spread 6 ,000 square yards of canvass. Two of her lower masts, we should say, are iron cylinders, especiallaconetructed with a view to giv ing them lightness and strength. The two centre masts May 11 —Wind S.W. by W. to N.W. , l at. 44 06 , loGg, 57 04, 268 catleiz—Strong w inds and IluzY• 27, 1852 are rigged as in a dill), carrying sails as high as' royals,' end the first and last masts are rigged with fore and att f 1.5 in a schooner. • "'rho cabins of the ve3zei ere cc,iminodious ele ! gent. The cabins of the captain cud chief officer are upon d_rek, and have b. , cla so arranged that they entirely overlook the operatians of the'slip. " Thb ne , -t;'and one of the most import4nt cans dera flout; in. the vessel, is her motive power. The old engines wore nominally of 1,000-horse power, but it is 'a ques- P tiorr if they ever worked over 500:horse power; the new engines, on tire other hand, are nominally of 500-horse power, but there is ever y reason to bop that they will work up to GOO-horse power. The Great Britain has been fitted with a.ir of oscillating engines, by John Penn a n d Son, enf. , : p. ineers, Greenwich, and ure of the collective power of 500 horses. The cylinders `are 82i inches in diameter, and six feet 16ngth cf stroke, and, by the intervention of cog wheel:, the sere* shaft %takes 'three revolutions to or ,e ca tho &Ole. The serdiv' Or fan hag thrto arms or blades, art is fifteen ft'et.tix inch " thameter and nirtotcn filet pitch. There are stx boilers, oilter,pfNhich cart bo used ir,(l,ln ci ently, , of the otho r if neeslarY. - ' 4 fitat'Lievet: 11Ar 4,41 tors of dal caNa Fie istewed in tlio bunkers in the engine room, and 'proviuiran has hefti m a de to trke 500 &°ns in.oti.or oats of the - .;rc than et:caigh to take the ship to N. 1' !,, The engiii?Ss arc., ol the rbriWt, bc.atitiPH ;. ,!:: et' crectlitlO Weir 'ewestructo m the rs. t • forreeqy exP?riceOe'd fr o - ; o, 7 tiLf: new mght iron bknaas beer. pladed 'trae:ll%-:r.eiS, thr oug h t h o 4 se], w'riclr I,:ck her sidt!`i firmly .The brp--,e3 on which the !machi nery reds ure klatch strongcr than lorzt e.ll, and she has farther hccn F , trllgthened by tbc addition df raaaave iron entableituri?, branas to th , , cegines, whieh'ae4i u buttressed by is framing of ieTiliwoc..'cl, each piece being, '2.0 filches deep and 3*feet wide, running, o.! each Sleic of the engines, transversely and diag,:r.fdly; to the sides - of the Ship Cho distance in which this solid timber (ixtenas being 17 feet 6'inches'en'6abh side of the engines), had the whole of this framing being bAted together, and through the sides.of the ship, bY.wrought iton bolts, so as to form a solid mass of timber." EVENING' ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE PEOPLE. • • (From Eliza Cook's Journal) An exceediogly pra,iseworthy scheme of paldic helm : es for working must has recently been set ou foot in con nexion with the Museuth of Practical Geology, where the directors and professois of the Government .School of Mines have undertaken to deliver a series of Penny Lectures oa special subjects in science and art. We remember very well w hen Mr. Simpson, the Edinburgh advoeate, got up a Workbag Man's Institu tion in that city, for the delivery of a course of lectures, the admission to which was a Penny, that a very loud guffaw of laughter was raised thereat. Such phrases as "penny wisdom," "a little learning is a dangerous thing," " penny philasophers," and such like, were very much in vogue then, as applied to Mr. Simpson and his lectnres. It was certainly a startling innovation! The idea of bringing the lore of colleges, the wisdom of philosophers, the speculations of savans, the scientific , knowledge of great practical thinkers, within the reach of working men; for the small price of . a penny a lecture! But the laugh is now on the other side. We have now "learned to smile at much that formerly went by the designation of " wisdom of our ancestors." There may have been "great giants in those, days;" but we have advantages which they did not enjoy. Tile giants may have reen far; but we, who sit upon the giant's shoulders, sea still further than they do. We have the advantage both of their knowledge and of our own too. The poWer of the Penuy has only been discovered of late Years. The Penny Magazine, and the Penny Cy clot:stadia, fairly inaugurated the discovery. Penny lec tures are the necessary corollary from it; and before ' long the Penny Newspaper may fairly complete it. It is true, the special lectures on practical science, now being delivered at the M useum o f Practical Geology, are not designated as Penny Lectures, though in reality they are so. Six lectures in all are to, be delivered-- the first on Glass, by Dr. Lyon Playfair; the second, on " The reason why Fossils are collected and exhibited," by Professor Forbes; the third, on "Photography and its applications," by. Robert Hunt; the fourth, " An Explanation of Geological Maps," by Professor Ram say; the fifth, on " The occurrence of Metals in Na ture," by Professor Smythe; and the sixth and last, on " Iron,' by D r . P erc y. I n announc i ng the lectures, register was opened, in which the occupation of each artizan who applied for admission to the course of lec tures was enrolled; and he then paid sixpence for regis tration, which entitled him to admission to the six lec tures. It is gratifying to be able to state !hat the de mands of working men for admission to the course were far greater than it was possible to grant; and the ditiap pointment of those who were too late in their applica tion induced the professors to announce a repetition of the course for their accommodation. It will be observed that these lectures are of a very special character, being calculated to impart accurate scientific instruction on several branches of trade in which a considerable number of artizsns are more im mediately interested. In fact, the object is educational, practical, and definite. The lectures are such as might have been delivered from a professor's chair in any of the universities. The lecturers are all first-rate men of their class; and they have no other end in view but to improve the scientific culture of. the artizan class. This object is very admirable, and the lectures, as a whole, are calculated to prove of great value to working men, not merely to the actual extent that they may impart knowledge, but by putting them into the way of work leg out knowledge turthemselves, and informing thin as to the rgetlicds by which a true scientific culture is to be attained. There are, however, many large classes of artlxins and operatives who have no such interest in special ' 'otex . l 4fic ' subject's, but for whom the cheap lecture sys ' tem' might be adopted • With eqUallY great advantagt'. The, pr esent l ectures at Mechan i cs ' I cs titutes a r e , for the most part, of too cursory a character. Their object is "'tiler to Provide an agreesbir stimulus for an eval ing than to • direct a man's mind towards higher culture. Now e vre A do not tee why evening. lectures, of. as high an order as those delivered at our colleges, should not be offered to the working people at a low rate. We can i magine lOW instructive a course of lecturee—for exam ple/ on Engli s h Hi stor y— m ight be made to such an audience. And to hold the attentiQn of a thousand auditors or more, and send them away full of their sub ject, with th e i r patr i o ti s m roused, their political views ' , nlarged, and their knowledge extended, is really a worthy object of ambition for any public man. In the same manner, courses of lectures on English Literature might be delivered on a systematic plan, and in a man ner that would be calculateu to rivet the attention of even the most unlettered audience. It might be objected that unlettered men have no de sire to cultivate letters, and would turn aside from such lecturer. But this is o. great mistake. Working men are every day becoming morn and more disposed to re cognise and look up to the guidance of cultivated minds. ThoFe Who read newspapers and periodieals—and the number of such is daily increasing —unconsciously ad mire thinkers and writers, who are now almost th e ir only rocognii:ed aristocracy. Yon also find that work ing men especially look up to those of their own class who have acquired some degree of literary culture, and, in fact, the adulation of their fellows is, not infrequently, the bane of self-educated men, and precociously inflates them with a sense of their sell-importance, which proves injurious to their further intellectual growth and deve lopment. As a sufficient proof that the taste of working men for literary culture is growing, we need only refer to the coursed of lecturea on purely literary .allel historical subjects, which finch men as Thomas C oo p er end Henry Vincent h a v e rece ntly been delivering , throu,gh. If out the country, to audiences of working m these have proved attractive, we doubt not that lectures of a similar kind, de livered by m or, on o depend I h highest culture, would prove still more so upon it, the popular mind is quick to pet: F or , superior excellence in any form,—in literature, in history, c;r in politico. lit' We have seen audience: o f o p eratives and ar rizans follow a train of close demonstrative orpiment, delivered by such men as Roebuck, with a sustained and riveted attention, _• and when he had reached the demon stration, the quo(' erat demanstrandum, tusk cut into such a tumult of applause 94 showed that they had fol lowed the argument, and individually shared in the tri• uruph of its demonstrative conclusion. 'reere i© still another series of public eve n i ng enter taintnents which might be offered to working men at a low price; and which, we firmly believe, would prove the most attractive, though, probably, not the most of an. We allude to public readings instructive, • from the best authors. We have often wished that public_ lecturers , instead of laying rafa,r e w us their f s hould introduce to u 3 the undying on works eelie progeny, of the great d e parted. The chi e f g i ft wanted i s that of selection, and a good utterance. Let here, give us the best of C • pbelra ma n who can read well, a P oe ies, or the best of 133 ton's, the best Campbell's hot or best of Tennyson' a, venture to say that he will excite he a e greater and a, sure in the minds of his audience than if plea us an entirely original " lecture" of h.- w, re to give those poets. What can be mere interesti.'flo,wfaoroinstance, They are intent. than Fanny Kemble's Readings? And in ' gent readings merely. Apply the slum powe rto the exhibition of our best prose writings, or cur best try and equally delightful effects would certainly / produced. be A series of lectures, or readingtik; of this 1, . was tried in P ar i s i n 1850, e.trici,er, entirely comp ose d of the labourng 0 audience i being classes; and though they trove, we b.i . sup pressed by the iron rule of Louls Yt4 Nap been since oleon (who smelt socialism" or something else in ' gratifying was on the whole, of • an exceedingly them), their success 'character; and doubtless they will be revived again when Paris is at.liberty to take its and' Weill culture. These once etive o , part in literary men of literary : tlistinetion", ^ re aelie -. I', d ',','g were delivered 1.1. 1 and the following are ep ec i luer 'nt parts of. the city; which they offered to their 1r of the entertainnicT, 1 the Charlemagne Lyceum,red audience!: .i ,, iPe l i s i s rl e g ati ip f , 6 r i v i ß4thg , .. tcy . r 4,14. eloquent jO v pages c' ;r 7llll°; , oNvPri by t wo ~. 1 , .. , s c hool .for ...ot, ofstOlicro 3 . t h e RiabandS, "lie offered .0 lir:io. 'passible ,„ „. . pasSiges, , hut by reeivi - ---rg th . 1 o• left them to make their er,rl it e p r , , • tin with gabfct u _ erne, sum. Criticism on o eit , nt explanation ai, s ' Ll s c lun. \ of the extraets At the th .:. ti audience in a ' 111.61 " Dc''ltian fora ppa . e . o . ,l ng to . eau understanding the true beauties l • lao Royal (in th e N, • .., ~... k.) Dr. Lernaout 'hen, again, at the P O ,- *Mours v Wiwi I / read, with fine em h -• ; e great applause. . p aus, rand atnic.s, The Two Sons-in-la z b. ' B ut M. Emile Souerstre, cue of the most distingubaed poets of France, was by far the most successful i n hi s rea di ngs , Ono of those was The Battle of the Franks, from Ch a teauhriana's "Martyrs;' previous to whi c h h e pot his auditcrs in the proper point of view by a few brief and g ra p hic ex p lanations. The reading of the passage from Chateaubriand spoke for itself. ..„ L 1,3.9.0 18 4 NI 9 9 596 8 10 ••• 576 0 0 a• MOLD. £2,653 1G o X3S 1f 4 1 17 1 106 12 2 £147 5 7 £290 16 0 27 3 ,8 CRICKET . THE MARYLEBON.E . CLUIi AND GROUND v. Ttl G GENTLEMEN OF THE MANCHESTER 1,0 . 13, WITH THREE PLAYERS. This tin teresting match was resumed on Tuesday morn inpi• it Lord's, and brought to n 'Conclusion on the same 'titer:loon. .16proved to b% one of the las4:,-matches which have fiig many years", hcenwi p f a c r e t s ie s s e , d;: ee M ia a i r 1.:1 at hoge.;and as it approached its: tarmillatioh there was grkiateiciteraent manifested by all the moin , nt—tho.Maryttbone hating tbrie wickets to go clowntatid 12 - runs to obtain—when Hunt, Who hod pre vions.ly made two beautiful catches, missed taking; Nixon in the slip. This would have heed a most 'caill!xl catch if esade, for it was a long reach, and would have thrown additional odds in favourof the' Manchester gentlemen. Ni on having been th us Mi sse d the -. two wickets in ran off, tite:72 runs, and so Won the day by, tlree wickets. I T' il j idin g on the pa i of *iiiichester was excellent fa. Ott - neat, whilst th e Wwling - of Bolt and Wisden in that lasl innings w as ver y ; fi ne . - • The - play having be en k. esuu d e a' by the appearance of SO T. T.doncrieffe and Mr. Bathurst at the, wickets; the former was soon bowled by Wisden4ithout an increase_ pt the score, and wassucceeded . by . the Earl of Vs inter toq,,ligr. Bathurst, howeier, having presently contrived to 'run out, the Marylebone,. score ; only amou nted to 125, an increase of two . upon the total of ,the pre -1 oe ii:g . day. Mancliestei then entered on their second hoOds, ' but only made 0, seven of the ,wiciats owieg their demolition to the fine bowling-of ,Grunriy. *Hunt ohttaillild 15 of this total,; scoring two fours; a three, and four singles. Next to ht's number on thia-side were t t , ; o is , ri at o id t M a s r in ß e e e lh ; ou of se m , t h h o xnxi m a a t d e e sd 9 , 7 b_y n t a w m o e t i h y r , e a ei, a two and five singles; and of Wisden, whose amount %yds composed of ono fi v e and a couple) Of alsingles.total of this innings was• only 42, - find therefore t he o T f he 7 Marylebone embarked on their second hands to obtain 83 ito tie, or 84 to win. The latter result they achieved, bat it, is very questionable vilitither that success would have attended them had the "catch," to which allusion has been made, miss e d b y H r i nt , b ee n effected. How ever, With three wickets remaining,, the Marylebone Cricket Club won. •'All 'the'iscores in the innings were small, with the exception of - Mr: Ltaygzrth's 20, by a three, three twos, and a balance of ones; of Adam's 20, in throo fours, three twos, and a couple of singles; and my 44rd Winterton's 7, Maus made up--a three, a two, I.and Orrice of ones. The score, a t it s fi na l close, pre , leitte* . the subjoined eppeartpen:—. M4NCRESTEIL. Hunt b , Nixon i., 30 c and b Nixon S. Taylor, Esq., b Nixon ;..... 7 run oat G. F. Cooke, Esq., b Grundy... 40 Is Grundy Wisden, b Grundy Dakin, sNicholson, b Nixon 35 b Grundy .... .. .;. ... 1 W. Armsteod, Esq., b Nixon 9 not, out G. 'Howard, Esq., b Nixon . 10 b Nixon J.-E Rowley, Esq., c Adams, b Grundy .. ... 9 b Grundy• T. T. Belhouse, Esq., not out 11 cHaygartia,bGrundy 9 T. hmelt, Esq., b Nixon ' 0 1b w Grundy E. A. Barlow, Esq., b Grundy 0 oNieholson,bGrundy 0 Byes, 2: leg, 5; wide, no ball, 1 ...... ........... ..... 9 Leg byes, 1 MA &I'M:DONE CLUB. A. Haygarth, ESq.,b Wisden... 5 c Hunt, b Wisden 2O W. Nicholson, Esq., b Wisden.. 22 b Wisden bWisden ...... ..... 4 not out . • Grandy, c Armstead, b Hunt... , 12 o Hunt, b Wisden 4 Adams, c Smelt, b .. 38 b Hunt F. 1,1., Eden,151 4 :4,1i Wigan 3'. slot out Lord Guernsey, c Taylor,- l b ... .. ......14 b Hunt. R. Kvnaston,-Esq., Ro*ley.. - 10 c Hunt, b Rowley 1 Sir T. Moneriefkb Wisden 4 F. Bathurst,'Esq., run 0ut....: 1 Earl of Winterton, not on' 2 s Hunt, b Wisden ... 7 Byes, 5 ; leg, 1; wide, 2 ; no Byes, G ; leg,4; wide; balls, 3 , . 126 81 TLn the .7xlqryirebono Club wen by three wickets. : llbirAL MARINES. WOL'ivlcri, :Ilia' 26.—The I..o)rds Commissioners of lifel'Ailmicalty hnve!.signifreti , --their pleasure thqt the atail.ol23.:rd height t ar recruit; for the R.iyiii M.trine cOtpS ehttit-bits 5 feet 7 hit heil tkril furthcr Of c1...)r,;. . , I,ltpitrty nonsistibg of 4 6tto - ec.r4inral and fix privates wIP - rtn...t:Tr! K in -Nor '.t Utiitii v iitc.tia-vA , I Tritua t f ree on tho.4leicut,prAanean.s;,‘,lo/,,„ '''' 61 l ' ricl ' D'thaird ,94Trriax,y.ti,(4.t, altt 23 . 411 ju 3 ta4tl ...._::_ 0 6 - a tie •st arn er A p i pprtn the tirrical . at ' I C to ot rw l3 ed `-ti't '- i ' ll r e' tile r :61-6 t n . '' steam= I.v fame !at article Canada shorter sail I b T i o i p i 1: . ~ .after a run e ;I; .ll ? o u s g to b ii". is at al i. ,, :t: d i on . . i O n. 'a c t la h ;' s power t4le. the screw r, c is t , a .s en _ :::t i . i l s l c.r .l destination, ea rr ci h y is es r e te 3 r ' d a l y ai as we stsame time Et'i than ..INew York from Liverpool; stenia-ship has engines of `5OO-horse 3, , 1N tons register, i white the Paddle -wheel tutenalinti propel g rn i l u l s tl t s t o w f 800- h admittedose mower e t o triumph propel . l i , 3 7 6 T .ni to pi ri e s te : g favour,l... .l:t. tatesnun; S • . the Eerew.ship Great Britain: —Herald. Fltom AUSTIMIA ~•-•• The ship .arrive ci in the docks from_: Geelobg and Melbourne, Aus tralian,' his brought 25 boxes of geld dust from the fonner . and 67 boxes of gold dust front the latter place, consigned to diti:rent houses in the .metropolig.. Six . boxes of gold -G6tD Austliave . been b r pugbt by the : Stirlingshire, and. three p_ackagi3s - ofgold by'the gardion, froui Launceston, Van Diernen's Land , . ' - -.Lk' - * ,, / ,'4 . N 4 .. , :,,,ii, , C \ Arin -w * i. ..VAK ,4 7. ' 1 frt,,,i l"e:; 4‘‘f - . . .. . ~,*-4 i The readings of E m il e Souvestro, were eV !at the Conservatoire de Mns z .vv7, , srtua. - Pli ,v ; .7 NI7 I Faubourg Priisson*e. The plait, ii" r , .)t.".far ft, .-.,. •t i'; \... ... ... c ClO3 St.iut LeZare,. where some Of eae . iiard4 t 44 44 : ,'4 . ---,41, occurred during the lat e revelatieni : ens, eittlisdeila:<.....-,' many of the shaggy, wild-leaking fellows, who lorm a d the balk of his audiences, had been ec:rhatents . during the struggle. 1:t, by the softezirig influence of literature, the poet was enabled, for the time, to I . tanie,' and mollify, and humanize these alen. p4=-, of I his readings was from the Memoirs of Illadame de la Rochejaquelin, descriptive of the horrors of civil war in /La Vendea, which he selected for the . purpose of dis- ' gusting hie auditors with such monstrous scenes. The effect produced by this lecture was very great - . But in the extracts which he afterwards reed from Michelet, descriptive cA the battles cf Agincourt,. PoiefierP., and Cressy, the 'patriotic feelings cf the audience seemed to '. b© frightfully shocked, and murmurs arose ninog thc m. At the rening whichfelloiled, he expliiised that he did - Pot eels re - probe the Old - *kinds '6l 'tis e'int.tr,y; that . thr, ini.ifortunes el their cocize,A3 ini..,ther ,'''viere 116 i litr., t.haine ; hut, he had eat coin() there to fla.,ttr pattto:l , - , m, °6I Y tb en - light - a it - -- His.explaastion.was received with - greatnllr jelte us g e ;' . The re %%.bidls ( ; kbi.:c(l the b•reatest intsttst were the . his'orical and drtucc.tic. The-re - ..61,76T Gf :die'"jiPtild &lavers, descriptive "of the' hist,,:y of ;loan of Arc, prm+lnerl an inazticlisc Or et, ,ling ,i,i,-.0 !he reading ei Z-, end Coriieille', pieces. S..syitil tal.s wk:re 0,4 ' ) . . •, i . ..., ~ ..h thor,e txt , :acied‘frein Cer,liesi'vriszoi "" - Saint P.i , . - Alre w,,ror'inez:r sucti,''sefi.,l. Si; tinge ... to raj . , r" -- •• :. niz.s of Be. , .• . iinger fell cOin"Puiitlyr. , •:v :flai upon the au:.: 2 ,ce---ior t:..aie need to he ati:4:,. Tbil jafrain, or chc;ri.i.i, so li , ,ipi.,-; whea chanted, beamp ts aituest freer;:ig when recited. : ''. ". Afitither wide field of entertainment for Each ev.-n'ng aucienc,-...5,' is to be .fonnd in the biographies of c: - :16:'-' brated 'Men, sprung from the PFople theniselves, -and," who, ,by their indtistry and ' energy. ijave carved fi.i . themselves a name deep in the world's core. The lire . . of Benjwittn Franklin is a capital instaeee of Sris sort of.stibject. Arid we ipesk from czpi.rien.co _ when we - say, teat no lectures, or readings, are listened so with deeper interest than those which dal with the s:rng gles and achievements, the fortunes and histeries of ais- the salient points inTbaerger'e‘ tinguished n3en, reader will rarely fail to produce a compression in handling suoh subjects ; bar by giviijg I t e h e e tu 7:33 r e to ti i th nro b d i uc o a great t f m Co a ti n r , s s e; ii h r e e e , ds eonsiderahle .. - 1 ff ,i• At log infermatio'n connected with v i e : 0 gms w lur an V eth c ni hnd are t tfh the great i i f t h w dell e h l o l f uli3 u: a s enwtengriti';.b:ladAn'dlke enable i tr t - e e r i r ca e t 3 : e t -°: er: men the people. n e i . v i evneidit can entertainmentsAc nt d oncett h eerbee ittried i nothing , do va bt i ni would a i l i d xt ou. r wa e n : history of thet or district. Lir. Mitchell's b ene fi t l ast evening was pa: ou ron se ier a by ST. JAMES'S T HEATRE. one of the most fashi onc bl e and crowded h collected within the w a ll s o f t h e theatre in. King -str e et. This brilliant attendance was a tributejustly duo to the extraordinary and euccessfal exertions of Mr. Mitchell, in producing the elite of the modern French school, lc a style never previously approached in this country. Th e performances, which were under the epeciql patronage of her Majesty the Queen, consisted of Scribe's Yelva, and two new vaudevilles, Le Piano de Berthe, and en Ser.. vice a Blanchard. A new artist, M. Tony Blonde!, made his first appearance here last !flight, and must be pronounced a meritorious acquisition. The Queen's box was occupied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, attended by Lady. Suf field, Lady Fanny Howard, Colonel Seymour, and Sir G. Couper. There were also prerent the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, .the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess of Grovesnor, the Marchioness. of Westmins ter, the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis and 'Mar- Cill01:128 of Worcester, the Marquis of Aylesbury, the Merehioneis of Downshire, the Marquis of Normanby, the Countess of Lichfield, the Countess of Waldegrave, the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, the Comtesse de Flehault, E ar l Bruce, Countess o f Buckinghamshire Lord Bolin g b ro k e , L a dy W. R usse ll , Viscount Cannittg, Lord Harry Vane, Lady Frederick Beauclerc, Lady Jodrell, Sir William Abdy, Mr. and Mrs. Montefiore, the Hon. Edward Ellice, Colonel Tierney, Mr. Agar Ellis, Mr. Augustus Oom, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. end Mrs. John Sanford, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Craven, Mr. H. Villebois, Mrs. Garwood, Mr. Henry Baring, Mr. and Mrs. Tunnel, Mrs. Amer, Mr. W. Rose, Captain Sartoris, Mr. Kenneth Macaulay, Colonel Haygarth. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-HALL. This society gave an extra pet - fir:flare° lutt night of Haydn's Creation, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the Derby, Vauxhall-gardens, &c., the Hall was exceedingly well filled. The oratorio was given in the society's usual admirable manner, and al thcugh we could particularise many passages of the music which were really finely executed, it is almost unnces stay to do so, where ali was so excellent. The solo artists were the same as on former occasions, viz.. Ma dames Birch and Fridel, and Messrs. Lawler and Lockey, all of whom were in good voice. Mr. Surraan conducted, and was very warmly received on making his appearance in the orchestra. VAUXHALL-GARDENS. the Royal Property to e a th rn e . spo A rt s s a o n f t a tt7 i D n e ‘ r an by d D a'n ay l , l meneed its season by a Bal Masque on the usual scale of splendour. In spite of the ungeilial state of the weather, the compsny was unusually numeroue, and the proportion of masques as great as we ever remember having seen it. Tue crowd was of the usual description; crusaders, Choctaw Indians, Highland chiefs, Spanish cavalii , ro, flower girls, court dames, and debardours, all mingled together •on the most amicable footing, and everything passed off with the greatest order and bile frity. Considerable additions and improves:mil:a have been made in the prdens since last year—the ciacms has been abolished, and the ring, floored over, forms a large and elegant ball-room, which for the future will enable the dancers to set the weather at defiance; two or three additional supper-rooms have been ad ded, and the lights and, the music—the two great ingredients in the attrac tions of such a place of amusemen t —a re even on a more liberal scale than ever. We bel ieve Ant, as consider able disapppintment was antioipitefl — trom the wet weather of yesterday, the lessee, Mr. Wardell, has an nounced a second Bal Masque for Friday. MAYNOOTH AND THE COUNT-OUT. As an impudent attempt has been made by the Go vernment journals to saddle the Opposition with the responsibility of the count-out on the Meynooth debate, it may be well to call attention to the &ate of the case. In the first place, it was at Mr. Gladstone'a instance that the debate was enabled to come on at all. Secondly, the debate being adjourned from six o'clock to eight, it was the busine ss of the Gov ernment to make the House. Canning has defined thtehedsuttiiej the Secretary of the Treasury to be "to r Em k e a House, keep a House, and cheer the Minister." Now, riot only did the "Protestant Govern meet" not make a House (though it ~,,„, --" ...il m en tioned in the course of tho debate in the morn ing that there was likely to be a difficulty on but it is a remarkable fact, that not a sinl the Administration was present ''when counted out. We leave Mr. And no doubt Mr. Napier will h business it was to make the House t M‘Neile at Liverpool why month to render to u T o r ra in b i e ty r subject), but absent on the occasion. the e member of , i p nt u er b e li s n ti . ng vv a e , re ls o; Forbes ti nc'use Was to Dr. a ckeezie,iv hose for the accident of his ab sence a" some apology ready Newdegate. The marked Members present the name of Mr. miss in the list of Government which professedabsence of any member of the the obstinate refusal to court the inquiry, and Disraeli, to give of that eminent Protestant, Mr. , u a f cient proof that the or the discussion, area SUffi . Tr- , , ,a.ury , day co Bencn; and count -out was a dodge of the much a shamtheir that their Protestantism is as as Pr • otection.— Chronicle. T ho UW-oaalstleage'oo "Plain Theiu The (1 11 death SuntDh o E f t uf T h this I? o P n . Mr. Talbot w pro fessional duties,THE 1- dos. J. C. TALBOT, Q.C.-- and Learned Gentleman was announced yesterday. It was only on Friday last that but it is tic applica tion to them feared that a too energetic _, . as engaged in the active prosecution of his pro nperinduced the sudden event. On f riday week the Learned Gentleman was occupied for several hours in addressin g th e Committee in one o f hi s usually powerful appeals, in fa vour of the proposed li ne of the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railway , from Oxford to Brent ford, fro m th e effects of w hich he felt much prostrated, but rallied sufficiently to attend the Co mmittees last week, though he had di scon ti nue d doing so for the last few day s . The Honourable Gentleman, who was in his forty-eighth year, died at Brighton on Tuesday evening, and S i nce 1836 was oae of the leading and most affluent members of the bar. The last brief he held, in the case above, was endorsed with 3 00 guineas. It is said to be the intention of the Parliamdn tary bar to go into mourning for his memory. Th e mule of death was ascribed to water on the chest. Mr. Talbot, {l,ao was called to the bar in 1829, and belonged to the Oxford circuit, was a bencher of the Middle Temple, Recorder of Windsor, and Attorney-General to his Royal Highness the Prince o f Wales, as well as a member of th e C ounc il of the Duchy of Cornwall. He was a son of the late Earl Talbot , a n d brother to the present peer. He married a daughter of the late Lord et hi Wharloss.ncliffe, and le aves an am i a ble young family to regr s A C L OGS TOWER IN THE CITY.—A very interest ing ceremony took place on Tuesday by laying the foun tion-stone of what is a complete novelty—a clock towers n the city of London. The site is in the new street from London -bridge to St. Paul's, and the historical recollections o f t he place and its vicinity are unusually interesting. The site is that on whi c h th e o ld choreof St- Martin St. Martin's-lane, for mer l y stoo d. ,The church was de stroyed during the ,G rea t Vi re o f London, but the t ower . wa s saved, and sto o d un til it w as r Antly pulled down in ccusequerice of the City improvernentr. From the period at which the church was destroyed a chapel was erected tor the use of French Protestants, but Divine ser vice has not been performed therein tar nearly 40 years. The churchyard adjoining- contains the ashes of many % sit 'e c r i , le a a n ri d ' a a rectory eminent foreigners, but, the graveyard Baying been cover e d over with plain flag stones , no m onumental record has been thle parishioners so preserved. Th 9. parish of S t. Martin O n gar having been joined deter m with ined t t n l i i a t r c o . fcreSet.tin3glar the y E to house, preserving the old clock and bell. The latter the inscription, " Made by one Thomas 6 - 0 " The Rev. Witham Johnson , the rector, laid Barton,on ‘ * the foundation stone of the new tower, in the presence of of the parisioners , and beneath the stonea great /Limber was placed a re cord of the original foundation and subse quen t demolition of the church. The remains of those care fully preserved and re-interred in interred were _ S Mary, Eastcheap. the burial-ground of t. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGE " O RD MAY 26•-- The rics.—...,lF P Regius Professor of D i vinitybegin a course of public lectures on Th proposes to jun o'clock, at Christ Church.ursday, the 3d of . , e at one These lectures are intended for students of divinit the degree of B.A.y "din have passed their examination for