The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-07 00:00:00

THE IMILWAY ACCIDENT AT STAND ON BRIJ)GE. STANDOIC, FRIDAY.—The only death arising from the catastrophe is that of Thomas Reyn o ld s , th e en gine driver o f th e ex p ress tr a i n . Th e f o ll ow i ng are the chief parties who have suffered by the collision ;-- • At the Crewe Arms Junction hotel—Tne Right Hon. Judge Moore (of the Irish bench), slight con cussion of brain ; Miss Bawer, of Rock Ferry, near Liverpool, slight concussion of brain ; John Hamlet, fireman of the pil o t eng i n e, di s l oca ti on o f th e s h ou ld er; Mr. Joyce, cf Dublin, wound on forehead. Judge Moore was accompanied by his son and d aughter-in-law, wh o remain w ith hi m a t th e Crewe Arm,. Mr. Joy ce h as re t urne d to Dublin; Miss s er is pr ogress i ng very f avoura bl y ; an d John Hamlet is convalescent. op At the R e d Li on, C ran b ery— J o h n G race , driver ,1; 11 e pilot engine, slight concussion of the brain ; toted Price, fi reman o f th e ex press engine, fre , c" leg and arm, and dislocated shoulder. T his THE CORONER'S INQUEST. i:f E habitunatys, at noon, a jury of fourteen respectable a of the hamlet of Cranbery, in t he p arish W. ccieslh an, were ecopannelled by Mr. W. We bb of a c ,rd, her M ajesty ' s coroner f o r the midland district °liffordshi re , for the purpose of investigating the eir , e unistances attending the death of Thomas Ray nc4ds, the en g i ne -d r i ver , aged 35, who was killed by . „ The mety at the Red Lion, asa inn in the vili a; a ge, j but as the house did not contain a ll room suffi eiently large to contain a dozen porsons, at the sug gestion of the Rev. E. T. Codd, minister of the cha- P e 'rY of Coles Heath, who officiated as foreman of the J ; e ,ury, the proceedings were adj ourned to the aceooi-roono. The first witness examined was a brakesman in the employ o f the company, and having stated the cir cumstances immediately preceding the accident, as already detailed, he continued as follows : When Reynolds first perceived the Velocipede on the up• li ne, h e gave two shrill whistles as a signal of danger. I looked out and saw the engine, as it appeared to me, standing still close to the points. I could not tell what was the cause of the engine being there. I thought the tender might be off the rails, or something of that I saw a collision was inevitable, and I cried out 4 , We shall all be smashed to pieces." The Velocipede appeared to me to be just within the points, in the act of coming across the line. The guard, Palmer, who was in the brake van with me, put on his brake in my presence. I know the steam was shut off and the engine reversed, because I beard the peculiar chuckle which always follows the re versal of the machinery. Seeing that the collision was inevitable, I threw myself down in the van. A crash took place almost instantaneously. I was not stunned. I was driven up in the corner of the van with four large money boxes and some luggage over r ae• The va n w a s thrown over on to the near side of t he up rail. After waiting a few moments I crept °lit 00 my hands and knees. The first thing I saw was the eng i ne o f our t ra i n thrown on her side, and tu rned round with her head towards Cre w e. The ste am and water were rushing out through the valves, and came against me so fiercely that I retreated, and got under the carriages. I then saw the other en gine turned over on her side across the down line, With the end of her funnel imbedded in the perma nent the way. [The witness here de scribed to the j ury position of the carriages of the express train after the collision.] M r• Samuel Bowers, farmer, of Hatton, examined Yesterday morning I was in a field near the rail !say when my attention was drawn to the up express train by the whistle being sounded very sharply. On bearing the whistle I looked round and saw the ban k engine" moving very slowly a bo u t 50 y ards in a dvance of the express train, which was g oin g at a tre mendous speed. The crash followed imme diately. I ran down immediately, but could See nothing f o r a short time, owing to t he steam. ft erivards I opened the carriage doors and let the r running out• Just before the collision I saw two men the m away from the pilot eng ine. I saw one of era Jump off the engine. He ran into a bean field by the s i de of the railway. After the steam had cleared away I discovered the body of the deceased l Ying under the carriages and between the metal. He was quite dead, Joseph It°Be, an experienced eng ine-driver, was then examined at some length respecting the rules to be observed by drivers of " assistant" engines, on unhooking," & The substance of t ., 50 shunting," c• pinion was that the driver of the pilot engine hunted" at a proper place, and that the a ccident bl ight have been avo id e d if t h e driver of the expreas train had advanced cautiously. Plae , An aliournment to Wednesday week the n took await the recovery of those injured b y the accident. Sines o➢ened, 1852, RAILWAY RETURNS 'FFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITISH. Aberdeen ,•,•,,,, Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down. • • • • • • • • • • • Birkenhead, Lancashire. and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • • Bristol and Exeter •••• • • • • •"• • •• • Caledo •• Chester an and Holyhead. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • • • Cork and Bandon .. • ••• ••• • • • " " Dublin and Belfast Junction ••• • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda' • •• " •••• • :• • • Dublin and Kingstown ••'•• • • • •• • • Dundee and Arbroath • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen . • •••• • . • • East Anglian.. • • • • • • • • East Lancashire • . ...... • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • . • • • Eastern Uni0n...................... Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • • •• • • • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee • • • • • • Exeter and Crediton.... •. • ••• • • • Furness Railway •• • • • ••••• • • • • • Glasgow, and South-Western. • • • • • • • Great Northern and E. L....... • • • • Great Southern and Western:(lreland) Great Western •••••• • • • • • Irish South Eastern ... • .• • • • . • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle .• ...... Lancashire and Yorkshire..• • • • • • • • • • Leeds Northern .. • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• •• London and North Western . • • • ..... London and 81ackwa11.............. London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. ........ Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction...... Maryport and Carlisle • • . • • • • Midland ••• • • ••• • • •••• • • • Midland Great Western (Irish) Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • ••• • • • North British • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • North Staffordshire •• . • ••••• • • • • • North-Western •• • • •••- • . • • •••" • • • Scottish Central • • • . Scottish Midland •••• • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. •. • • Shrewsbury and Chester • • .........• Shropshire Union .• South Ddvon South Eastern • • • • • • • • • South Wales .. • • •••••••. •• . • • • •, South York., Doncaster, and Goole • Taff Vale • • • • • • ...... • • • • • • • Waterford and Limerick • • ...... • • • West Cornwall •• • • • • • .... • • • • •• • Whitehaven Junction .............. York and Newcastle, and Berwick .• York and North Midland FOREIGN. Dutch Rhenish ........... . Maria Antonia • • • • • • • ..... ...... Montereau and Troyes ............ Namur and Liege . • ... Northern of France ••.. .. Orleans and Central ...... ........ Paris and Lyons Paris and Rouen . Paris and Strasburgh Rouen and Havre Western of France ............ 442% 493 240 1,748 1134 23,699 16,369 11,444 8,169 7,919 3,455 2,838 .2,810 THE GRIND TEETOTAL DEMONSTRATION.—In continuation of the series of demonstrations which have been held during the present week to celebrate the anniversary of the London Temperance League, the annual meeting and conference of its members were held at ten o'clock yesterday Morning, in the Lower Room of Exeter Hall. The proceeel inga oceupied the greater portion of the day, and the meeting waa exceedingly well attended. Mr. James Silk Bucking " ~t ttn, president, took the chair, and after briefly opening the meeting by stating the objects for which they had been called together, called upon Mr. I'rebble, honorary secretary, to read the report, which stated that during the year the !', o oomittee had issued 30,000 tracts and app eals, the ex p ense for which had been 100/. per month. The report further stated that the committee had in contemplation the erecting Temperance Palace in the trand, which would cost 4 uout 150,0001., and that, in their S opinion, it would produce Ettligood dividend. The financial position of the league showed at the receipts for the year ending August 3 had been uLi, t• 55., which included a sum of 4701. 16s. td. in hand at t t nenamencement of the year, and the expenditure amounted '!.. 1 (?6/. Bs., leaving 2991. 3s. due to the treasurer, which t r,it is anticipated, will be defray e d by the profits of tw o days' fites at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. The report was then unanimously agreed to, officers appointed , or th e year ensuing, and a vote o f th an k s was passe d to the chairman. TU E ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The extemive -lllargQinent of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lincoln's ,i-fields, by the addition of the site where formerly stood ~'"e vast porcelain warehouse and show- room of Alderman ` - npeland, M.P., and the adjacent buildings in Portug..l - is rapidly progressing. The foundation and ground- Works are already completed, and a great number of men 'L i re daily at work in running up the building to its proper ',eight, which will be finished with all expedition, and then stuccoed over in imitation of stone, so as to correspond with t he other part of the college In the new building there Will be an extensive theatre of anatomy for holding meet !Nis, and the other compartments will be made available f or Museums of the college, so that the line collectio n of anatomical subjects, and the relics or specimens of nature's W onders will be displayed to the most advantage for study and inspection. TESTINIOISIAL TO AIR. lI . ORSMAN. — A subscription 1 , 1 , for the at been se t on f oot by the non-electors of Coc k ermou th an d ine neighbo ur h oo d , purpose of purchasing a piece of T,,late, to be presented to Mr. liorsman . , the late M.P. for that boroughs in testimony of the respect in a Member of 1* a Church ar lament, and eminent services as reformer, are held a which his talents as the public in that vicinity. THE SUN S LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, WOOLWICEI GARR/SON. WOOLWICH, AUG. 6.—His Royal Hignuess the Duke of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Charles of Hobeal he arrived at Woolwica at ten o'clock, A.M and immediately proceeded t o the Common, where the troops of the Royal Horse Art iller y were d rawn up, under the command of Major Dupuis, and the befit field-batte ries under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Ander son.' The troops and batteries marched past at a walk and trot, and the Royal Horse Artillery subse quently at full gallop. The batteries then proceeded to the high ground of the Common, where they encamped, bavicg put up their marquees and tents and foraged their horses in the short period of fifteen minutes. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Charles of Hohenlohe returned to the flag-staff, and witnessed the Royal Horse Artillery go through the evolutions of a field day. The batteries having remounted, after putting up their twits, advanced at the conclusion of the exercises of the Royal Horse Artillery, and went through tho battery mauoauvres of a field day, and subsequently went and struck their renegues and tents, which they did with great . quickness, the whole of the tents beine down on the ground in precisely three minutes, and all packed up and pi,ced on the limbers in two minutes ad ditional, and within seven ininuees of the time they dis mounted the whole of the tents were lashed to the lim bers, and the men mounted ready for marching. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Hohenlohe then pro ceeded to the permanent camp on Woolwich-common, and were received at the entrance by Lieutenant Colonel Wilford, comenandieg officer of all the companies in camp. The men had just sat down to dinner when the Royal visitors arrived, and they entered the tents, and afterwards inspected the camp fire-places and cooking operations, and on leaving shook hands with Lieutenant- Colonel Wilford, and expresssel themselves much pleased with all they had witnessed. When his Royal Highness witnessed the pontooning operations with Colonel Blanchard's pontoons on the day the recent siege operations at Chatham, he merely wit nessed the pontoons moved from the banks of St. Mary's Creek into the water, and ratted by the Sappers, and it was understood his principal object in visiting Woolwich to-day was to witness the facilities or difficulties of moving pontoons when required to accompany an army during a campaign. With the view of satisfying his Royal Highness on that point five of the infantry pon toons, with the requisite stages and every necssary ap pendage, were placed on a waggon drawn by four horses, and two of the large pontoons, with the necessary stages for supporting large guns, were placed on another wag gon drawn by six horses, and taken from the pond in the Repository grounds to the north side of the camp on Woolwich-common. When his Royal Hielaness in spected the pontoons on the waggons he was accom panied by Colonel Blanchard, the inventor of them, and by the desire of his Royal Highness both waggons were drawn across the common at a trot, and on their re turn he ascertained that the waggon with six horses could be backed by the two shaft horses very easily when necessary. The waggons were subsequently taken back from the Common to the Repository grounds, and on arriving there they were taken down the steep declivity to the banks of the pond, and up again, to show that they could follow or accompany an army under disadvantageouscir cumstances. Twenty Sappers were then called forward to show how soon the infantry pontoons could be taken from the waggon, and the stage lashed on them ready for service, and that was effected so quickly, under the direction of Quartermaster Jones and Sergeant-Major Bradford, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, that within seven minutes the twenty Sappers had completed the bridge, and two men taking hold of the end of each pontoon run with it entire for some distance. The pon toons were separated and carried by the mon down the declivity to the pond, and within eight minutes of the time they commenced lashing them together again, they were launched in the water of the pond, and twenty two men standing on them, and the bridge or stage was con siderably clear of the water. His Royal Highness ap peared much gratified with the pontooning operations. On returning to the entrance of the Repository grounds, a 24-pounder garrison gun was worked by non-commis sioned officers of the Royal Artillery, at present under a course of instruction, and the drawings of these intel ligent and remarkably clever non-commissioned officers and others, which were afterwards shown by Lieutenant- Colonel Hardinge, director of the Repository, and Cap tain Anderson, instructor, were examined with great in terest by their Royal and Serene Highnesses. After partaking of a dijearter at the mess room, the royal visi ;ors lett for town at a quarter past two o'clock P.M. SCOTTISH NATIONAL FETE. Yesterday the fife in Holland-park terminated, and notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, the attendance was as good, if not better, than on the previous day. From the heavy showers which fell du ring the morning, and up till two o'clock, it was late before the games commenced, but the evening turned out fine, the stands filled with visitors, and the whole affair was brought to a spirited and satisfactory close. These fetes, which have now taken place for four successive years, have preserved their national character more strongly in the weather which attends them than in any other respect. If the rain has not been in constant at tendance, it has always managed to arrange matters so that hundreds have been kept away from what they had made up their minds to see. Covered stands are pro vided, but even the prospect of a Scotch mist, and much more its actual presence, are quite enough to swamp any open air amusement. The sports af yesterday wero to a large extent a repetition of those exhibited on the previous day, and having been already fully noticed, it would be idle again to describe them. It may be mentioned, however, that Mr. Barr, in a second display of his falcons, showed them to much Ira tter advantage, and satisfied every one of the high training in which he hat them. He has recovered the truant hawk of Thursday. Among the novelties produced yesterday may be mentioned some very amus ing races—one called the " roly-poly" race, contested by pairs of tumblers tumbling over each other, like clown and pantaloon; another , the well-known wheel barrow race, which excited much laughter; and, finally, a race round the park by competitors chiefly kilted. la the last-mentioned instance nothing at all remarkable in the way of speed was effected, but some interest was created by the closeness of the run. " Tossing the caber" was introduced, and excited much attention from its characteristic peculiarities as a sport. Of all the High land games it is by far the most striking, but the tall powerfully-built men who four years ago came from the hills to show it in its full perfection are now missed, and the caber loses in consequence much of its import ance. In addition to the wrestling of the previous day, which was repeated with even increased effect, there was a very curious display of the pastime called "hip pos" by the ancient Greeks, which consists in two men mounting on the shoulders of two others, and each pair struggling to throw the other. The only now feature in the dancing was the performance of " Sir Roger de Coverley," by Mr. Flexmore's troupe, in the olden style. In the cavalry combat, sword against lance, one of the steeds ran away with his rider, and charged into the throng who were in front of the " green.room" marquee. Sundry pairs of heels were seen suddenly pointing sky wards, the panic causing a very general salutation of mother earth, but happily without the slightest personal injury. Fleamore, who had just been administering medicine to his monkeys within, was standing among the rest when the adversary drew nigh, but sagaciously descrying the approaching peril, he made a furious bound to the external top of the tent, which he bestrode for a f fas o r rr aun e t g r j eoms justice no et place,s to t o o f f t h h h i e iss a o s dl t ee o rp n ea i r s r few moments, and then sprang from on high to his the beholders. It h f r n m m a e e e o a n t t t r o i o r o f t o p a s r a t y e d t h g a r t e t a h t e a Il e im t i a r Flexrnore imp or t e d f or the occasiontion to th e fet e . Th e brace of thee-led fr e o g m g a r g o i m an o t t s e , i w sl h a i o c d h , afforded eminent amusement w La e n na d his morris-dancers, jinglers, stilt-walk ers , an d in brilliant colours, deported themselv es arre , attired in wheelbarrow a manner highly creditable to their celebrated chef. It was seven o'clock before the progra mme was ex hausted, and the fete terminated. Though i n some re spects inferior to t h o se of p revi ous years in others it has proved superior to them. There were more evidences of good management in the dispatch with which the games succeeded each other, and the inclosed space w as much better kept than hitherto. These improvements are, no doubt, due to the exertions of Mr. Boucher, the treasurer. The extraordinary feat of La Perche, described in yesterday's notice, was erroneously attributed to she brothers Siegrist. The correct n ame is the brothers .. Binslay." £1,840 21)0 1,702 848 5,0:8 8,842 4,102 253 1,128 1,208 1,584 650 713 4,980 16,666 `2,336 4,179 2,836 654 4,248 12,508 5,789 19,763 564 51,502 1,725 17,766 15,487 320 657 23,897 2,430 851 2,699 4,213 5,140 909 2,187 639 2,233 19,014 2,293 1,210 2,74 968 232 203 .4,974 9,421 2,359 1,056 22,690 18,648 12,858 3,674 COURT CIRCU LAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. His Imperial Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg arrived yesterday on a visit to the Qaeen. The Earl of Mahnesbury arrived also from London on a visit. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and their Serene Highness es th e P r i ncess o f Hohenlohe and Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, drove over to Ryde, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. His Serene Highness Prince Charles of Holten lobe, attended by M. Kluitipp, left yesterday for London. The Earl of Malmesbury bad an audience of the Queen this morning, end Sir Ralph Abercromby, who was presented on his dep ar t ure for the Hague. The royal dinner party yesterday included his Im perial Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg, her loyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, th e P r i ncess of Ho henlohe, Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and the Earl of Malmesbury. His Serene Highn ess Prince Ch arles of Hobn lohe left to wn y esterda y for Oxford. His Serenee- Hi g hness visited the Roya l Italian O pera on Thurs day evening. The Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Straclbroke, an d the Marquis of Salisbury had interviews yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office. The Cambridge University Commission h a d a meeting yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing -street. Present—The Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Professor Sadgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson (secretary). Dispatches were sent off from the Colonial-office yesterday to the Governors of t he North -American P rovinces,. and to the Governor of G ibraltar. Dis- Peswere re ce i ve d from the GOVern o r 3 of Malta and " Gibraltar, and from the Governor of Victoria. nt ex l - l OLYMPIC THEATRL MondaV ex Mr. Fl appear d for th e fi rst time at this theatre, more, the ce l e b rated pantomimist, with .111adlie., Auriol, lama, A , uppexted by a powerial ballet. in R grand romanth, SPORTING NOTES. No. coraxvm. THE WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING, EBOR HANDICAP, &c. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. In accordance with the terms of the Order in Council of the 25th of June, 1851, the following promotions have taken peace to the reserved hslf.pay Commender James Creagh (1827) to be captain. Commander Samuel Ramsay (1828) to be captain. Commander E. W. Pilkingtou (1830) to be captain. Commander John T. Warren (1833) to be captain. Commander Robert Loney (1837) to be captain. Commander W. N. Fowell (1839) to be captain. Lieut. Edward Robinson (1813) to be commander. Lieut. Charles Henry Kempthorne (1813) to be com mander. Lieut. Henry Cox (1815) to be commander. Lieut. William Vicary (1815) to be commander. Lieut. H. S. Burniston (1325) to be commander. Captain the Hon. A. Duncombe, M.P., is s taying at Pockliugton, Yorkshire. Captain Milne is at luveresk, Mnsselburgh. Sir William Symonds's experimental brig Flying Fish, 12, having been surveyed, and found so defective that she would not be worth repairing, has been condemned, and ordered by the Admiralty to be broken up. She is only eight years eld. The Admiralty order for countermanding the sale of the Mohawk iron steamer, of 130 tons and 50-horse po-ser, on Lake Huron, Canada, arrived too late; the ship was sold for about 4501. Lieutenant Herbert, her late commander, has come home, and reported himself at the Admiralty. The screw steam squadron, Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson; Highfleer, 21, screw-frigate, Captain Mat son; Dauntless, 33, Captain Halsted; utid Encounter, 14, Captain Gordon, was to quit Admiral Dundas's squadron about this time and return to Spithead. The Admiralty have ordered the 90-gun ship Algiers, building at Ikvimport, to be adapted for sere se ma chinery, and to receive engines of 400-horse power. The screw steam-sloop Niger, Commander Heath, arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday, from the coast of Africa. Tao Wasp is also ordered home, and both ships are to come to Spithead. Rear , Admiral Corry's squadron is expected to return to Torbay, after a cruise in the Channel, about the 12th inst. One of the frigates, the Leander, 50, Captain King, remains in Torbay, PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—Tha Dasher steamer, Com mander Le Fevre, came into harbour from the Channel Islands to be paid six months' wages. The Daphne, 18, Captain Fanehawe, arrived at Spit head at half-past five o'clock this morning, with a freight of about half a million dollars on merchants' account. She left Valparaiso on the Bth of May, at which time the Daedalus, 20, Captain Wellesley, was the only man-of-war there. The Thetis, 36, Captain Kuper, was about Vancouver's Island, going to Queen Char lotte's Island. The Swift, 6, Commander Aldham, was collecting freight on the coast of Mexico, and will be the next ship home from the Pacific station. The Am phitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, had sailed. The Daphne touched at Port William, Falkland Islands, on the 2d of June, and sailed on the 3d. The islands were im proving, cultivation was progressing. She arrived at Rio on the 19th of June, and sailed a few hours after. The yellow fever still raged, but was abating. The Centaur steam-frigate, Rear-Admiral Henderson, C. 8., and the Crescent receiving-ship, were the only men-of-war at Rio, except an American corvette and French frigate, the latter bearing an admiral and lying at the entrance to the harbour. On Thursday, about half-past one, the Daphne signalled Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron off the Start. During her commission, now nearly four years, the Daphne has gone over about 70,000 miles of water, and has visited the Navigator's, Fegee, Tonga, Pitcairn's, and Vancouver's Islands. At Mazatlan, in October last, she encountered an awful hurricane, in which she was dismasted. Mr. Loane (Master of the Centaur), Mr. Rundle (Engineer of the Gorgon), left behind when that vessel left for England; and Mr. Wil berforce (midshipman of the Daedalus), have come home passengers in the Daphne, which is ordered to be paid off at Chatham, after being inspected here bcyotmhemCodmer mander-in-Chief to-morrow. The Niger, 6, steam - sloop ( screw), an Heath, arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday afternoon, from the West Coast of Africa. She left Ascension on the 26th of June, and Sierra Leone on the 3d of July. The Penelope, was at Ascension; the Firefly, Harle quin, Prometheus, Dolphin, and Spy were on the South Coast; the Volcano, Cygnet, Alecto, Waterwitch, and Myrmidon were in the Bights; and the remainder of the squadron was on the North Coast. The squadron generally was healthy, but now that the excitement of chasing and capturing slavers is almost at an end, the monotony of the station is much complained of, and would be more so but for the kindness of the Commo dore in sending each ship once during the commission to spend a week at St. Helena. The Niger left England in August, 1850. She was engaged in the first attack upon Lagos, for which, although there was some hard fighting, no rewards or promotions were bestowed upon her officers or crew, and she, like her colleagues, the Harlequin, Volcano, and Waterwitch, arrived on the second occasion just too late for participation in the good things so liberally showered down upon those who were present. The Niger has been remarkably healthy, an d has proved a most useful and economical cruiser; she has sailed over 37,600 miles, and steamed exactly 6,000 besides; she has expended 996 tons of coal---about half the usual expenditure of paddle-steamers on the same service. Messrs. W. F. Richards and H. L. Holder, midship men, passed examinations qualifying for the rank of Lieutenant on board the Victory ou Wednesday. The St. George merchant-ship passed this port in the night from Sydney, and sent in passengers and mails by a pilot. boat. She brought no news, but had on board a freight, in gold and wool, reported to us as valued at upwards of 250,0001. sterling. The Vimiera emigrant ship arrived at Spithead last evening, to embark passengers for Australia. The Duke of Northumberland, First Lord of the Ad miralty, arrived at this port this evening, at a quarter to six o'clock, and embarked in the Black Eagle steam yacht, which was waiting off the town sailyport to convey him to Cowes, to be in readiness to accompany the Queen on her Majesty's projected excursion to the Channel Islands, Antwerp, cc. To-day being the anniversary of the birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and the Court being within the precincts of the port, the ships in harbour and at Spithead fired a Royal salute at noon to cele brate the event. The new paddle frigate Furious, 16, has been swung in harbour to-day for the adjustment of her compasses. The Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander Luke Smithett, arrived this morning from the eastward to join the Royal squadron for Antwerp. The armed escort to the Royal steam yachts—consists ing of the steam-frigates Retribution, 28, Captain the Hon. J. D. Drummond; Magicienne, 16, Captain Ram say ; Odin, 16, Captain Henderson, 0.13.; Sampson, 6, Captain Jones; and Barracouta, 6, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie—got under weigh from Spithead this after noon, and proceeded down to Cowes. On passing Os borne each dressed ship and fired a royal salute. Her Majesty will embark to-morrow about noon, weather per- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—My observations on the various stakes at the late Brighton meeting wPro verified, with respect to the principal stakes, in every instance, Hesse Hombu r g having pulled my judgment th roug h t r i u mphantly for the Brighton Stakes, Timid F awn h av i ng d o ne the like for the Pavilion Plate, Catheri ne H ayes f or the Biennial Stakes, Rataplan for the 100 S oya. S wee pstakes, and Sharavogue for the Bright on C uo; upon w hich last named race I remarked in my l ast note tha t I could" see nothing to deprive Pan and Sh aravogue o f t h e first and second places." They finished fi rst an d sec ond, Shara vogue winning easily. I was uncommonly near the mark in the Trial Stakes, my choice being the Knight of the Thistle, who ran a dead heat with the winner, Little Sayan°, before he was beaten. In the race for the Marine Plate, also, my judgment ran closely for Kil rneney; my particular choice was only just beaten by Timid Fawn, end Ilumphery, whom I placed second, finished third. The meting went off altogether with great eclat. The running hoes not immediately affect any stdc,s that are elc.s.,cl st the present time, conse quently comment ii useless. Three days of next week, Monday, Tuesday, and Weduesd are devoted to the Wolverhampton Alceting. About half of the stakes have yet to close; of the re mainder one and all :how a great falling off in the number of entries and acceitances. The Produce Stakes of 10 scvs. each, with 20 added, for three years old, colts Bst 61b, and fillies Sat 31b, once round, about a mile and a furlong, looks like the pro perty of Mr. Flintoff with his daughter of Heron, The Foal Stakes of 10 sous. each, Sat 31b, the same with 20 added, for three years old, colts Bst 61b, fillies course as for the precedin g s t a k e, out of its six nomina tions may possibly have at th e outs i de three runners in the Old Man, the Director, and Bermuda. The last named is a very doubtful starter, but if he runs he wins —in his absence TILE OLD MAN will do the deed. The Wolverhampton Stakes over the usual course — three yards above two and a half miles in length—will in all probability attract but a very small field to the post, including Lindrick, Lady Amyott, and perhaps Goldfiader. Alonzo at Sat 71b is completely out of his element, distance and weight being both against him. Lady Evelyn at 7st 10Ib has but little chance. The next three in the scale—all belonging to one stable—look very mischievous, Goldfinder probably being the starter. Little George we saw enough of the other day to settle our opinion against him. The same remark will apply to Waterfall. Musician is a doubtful starter for a most potent reason; if he was to figure in the fray he would be likely to finish No. 1. True Blue is a hopeless spec. Weathergage with his penalty will, I fancy, stop at home. LADY AMYOTT and LINDRICK, as the case stands, look the most like business; and in one or other I expect to find the winner. The Patshull Handicap (mile and a half) out of its dozen acceptances —one of whom, Champion, is already placed hors de combat —will probably have five or six runners, among whom YOUNG ENGLAND will be found, w ho, I fancy will be about the mark. The Holyoake Stakes, I presume, will be app ro p r i a t e d by Dawson, should Sanders' starter miss the mark. More about this race on Monday. As we are rapidly approaching the York meeting, it will not be out of place to give a few hints on the Great Ebor Handicap. Voltigeur, at Bst 131 b, will have many friends, but, to my thinking, a moderate chance. Nancy, at Bst, by the public is much fancied; but, it I am not most egregiously out in my calculations, in her we shall not see the winner. Marlboro' Buck,l Truth, Hippolytns, Little Harry, Bird-on-the-Wing, Grey Tommy, Frantic, Lucie, Gladiole, Gal vanism, Koh-i-Noor, Purser, the Varmint, and Poetess, are no go. My Goodwood Stakes fancy, Montague, I consider to be as well in, or in fact better, than any other in the race, being weighted at 7st. Haricot, at Est 131 b, is sure to be in the rear of Montague, if running is to be relied on. Sir Rowland Trenchard is not in badly at 6st 101 b, and, to all intents and purposes, satisfactorily settles Storyteller, Paquette, the Proctor, and Sledmero. The High Sheriff's chance is much better than the Red Lion's, Lindrick's, or Weathergage's. There has been some talk about Bilberry; but notwithstanding the feather weight of 4st which is allotted to her, I cannot have her as a winner. In short, I consider that Mon tague may improve upon his Goodwood running at York, and manage this time to finish A I.—l am, Sir, &c., Aug. 6. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Allen, milting. m e - o te m n rn de a r n , din M g, r. tr G an e s o h r i g p e ped the ADacTtpihhnenge'Ss:lflrriegtigehrht'ltYtßhisNst°m'a, orning, and brought it into har bour for transmission by the consignees to London. APPOINTZENTS. WooLwicn, AUG. 6 _Master Vincent Williams (1841), to the Horatio, 24, screw steam-guard s hip, at Sheerne s s. ActinMaster 11. W. C. Wise, now a supern umerary into her the Majesty's VictorV ictor flagslp ship Portsmouth, service is appointed in the Fire Queen. The Janus steam-vessel , Commander Powell, was paid off to-day at this port. - Victory, at THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, AUGUST I.—The Medina arrived last night from Alexandria, which port she left on the 27th of July, but no news of the Adjah had been received. The Austrian steamer, which had waited for the India mail, would start on the morning of the 29th. I announced in my last the arrival at Suet of the steamer Victoria, from Aden. The Medusa racket left us on the morning of Wed nesday last for the fleet, when she would proceed to England. She had 32 invalids, I believe, and would take more from the ships and Gibraltar. The French steam-frigate Gomer arrived last night, from Tripoli. The Pacha had manifested some alarm at the menacing appearance of the French sleet, and after some mock bravado, had delivered up the Frenchmen he had held in confinement. The Vengeance has proved the best sailer, having beaten all the large ships; she is Phaeton in speed. Captain Lushington is a great sufferer from gout, and is obliged to be conveyed to the deck in his chair. Britannia is a happy ship. On the 13th inst. a the atrical representation took place on board under the pa tronage of the admiral, at which were invited all th e captatus of the squadron. The entertainment was most ably sustained. The first piece was a comic drama, en titled The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lad y C ured, and went off amidst roars of laughter. t3eve, al songs, Sling in the best style, followed. Growler steam-frigate was at Marseilles on the 21st inst., having left the fleet two dayu before. she was under orders to await the arrival of A. Stafford, Esq., who would first visit the admiral before paying his visit to Malta. During the time the Medusa has been on station, about four years, she has done her duty well, an d both her commander and the officers under his command have made many friends by their universal urbanity and kirdness. Lieutenant Bathurst is a lieutenant of 1838; his father fell at Nayarit:in in come land of the G enoa, 74, and if arduous service byfather and Bon hold out any reasonable prom ise for pr fa omo tii in, we trust ero to see the gallant cfficer who has ju.st quitted us pr o meted to the ra nk of commander.—.Fiera/d. THE ACCIDENT ON T HE LONDON AND NORTH WEsTERN LINE, NEAR C OVE NTRY.— An examination of the state of the railway at the p oint where the accident occurred Brookes—has on the part of the t c o o o m k p p a l d a v c . e Oneyesterday o of t h b e y s l f r . . e l N r e l c r E C l sn i e r. ll. ' so far recovered that it is hoped he will be in such a progressive stare that he may be speedily removed to his residence, near Birmingham. A lady named Salt, who sat opposite one of the deceased at the time the concussion took place, is still in a sad state of nervous excitement, besides suffering i n various parts of the body. Mr Moir, of the Birmingham Journ a l, i n th e carr iage which suffered most materially from the accident, fortunately escaped without injury, M r. Vi estley Richards, the celebrated gun maker, was in the train at the tim e , an d f ortuna t e ly was amongst those who e scaped uninjured. STEA M COMMUNICATION WITH AFRICA.—L 3 order to afford a pest a l commun i ca tion every four teen days to Ma deira and T eneriffe, the Lords of th e Admiralty have fixed the departure of the African mail steamers for the 24th instead of the Ist of each month. The new regulation will come into force OR the 24th of Septe m b e r nest, when the I first vessel of this line will take her deN ature. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON RACE CLUB.—FRIDAY. The Claret Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 50 added; the winner to give three dozen of claret to the Club. T.Y.C. Mr. Osbaldiston ns Sanita, llst 21b (Mr. Osbaldiston) 1 Captain Rous, na Carrier, 3 yrs, lOst 51b (11.r.lBevill) 2 Lord Waterford's Roller, Ilst 111 b (Capt. Pettat) 3 Mr. Bryer's Young England, I Ist 91b...(Capt. Little) 0 Mr. Etwall's Kt of the Thistle, list 71b (Mr. Scobell) 0 Mr. La Terrier na Shropshire Witch, llst...(Elwes) 0 Capt. Rowley ea Flytrap, lOst 131 b (Mr. C. L. Fox) 0 Lord Clifden's Billy Bar, lOst 121 b (Mr. P. Williams) 0 Count Batthyany's Shepherdess, 9st 101b(Mr, Henry) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Shropshire Witch, sto 1 agst Young England, and 5 to 1 agst Carrier. Won easily by two lengths. A length between second and third, Shropshire Witch and Knight of the Thistle close up. Run in 1 min. 22 sec. Plate of 75 soya., for two yrs old, ist 41b; three, 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 soya., and allowances if to be sold for less. Half a mile. Lord W. Po a lett's Guava, ist llb (2001) (T. Smith) 1 Mr. Magenis's Janina, 3 yrs, Bst 61b(1001.) (Flatman) Duke of Richmond's Stella, 7st llb (1001.) (J.Mann) 3 Sir J. V. Shelley na Promise, Est 1010 (1001) (Hiet) 0 Mr. 'Thelluson's Lady Gertrude, Est 101 b (1000 0 Mr. Reeves's Deerhound, 6st 131b(100/.)(T.Sherwood) 0 B.ttir,,,-5 to 4 agst Stella, 3 to 1 agst Janine' and 5 to 1 agst Guava. A fine race from the distance between the first two, was won by a head, SL lit a bad third. Bun in 50 sec. The Brighton Club Stakes of 10 soya. each, la ft (handi cap), with 50 added; the winner to give three dozen of Champagne to the Club. New Course. i es) 1 Captain Archdall na Bullfinch, Wv it 71b (Mr. avi,, 2 Captain Rous na Hesse Homburg,lostl2lb(Mr.Beviiti , Captain Little na Clothworker,aged,l2st(Capt.Little) 0, Capt. Rowley's Beebee Bunnoo, lOst (Capt. Rowley) 4„ Count Batthyany's Shepherdess, 9st 410 (Mr. Henry)u, 4 to 1 each agst Bullfinch and Clothworker. Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on Hesse Homburg, and Won by a head, Clothworker a bad third. Shepherdess did not pass the post. Run in 3 min. 29 sec. Match 50, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Bordeaux, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (Pettit) Mr. Rogers's Leybourne, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Rogers) Betting-2 to lon Bordeaux. Won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 sec. old, 7 Plate of 75 sews. for maiden horses; three yrsi,. ist 71b; four, Bst 71b; five and upwards, Bst 10,D. mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 soya. Bristol mile. I Duke cf Bedford's Carrier, 3 y yrs rs ( 3 G. Mann) Lord Chesterfield's Infidelity f, 3 (Charlton) Mr. Elves na Flora M`lvor, 4 yrs ...(It. Sherwood) 4 Mr. Elwes's Miss Talbot, 4 yrs 21 (Rogers) 5 Captain Rowley's Yellow Boy, 3 yrs (J. Mann)lt , and 9 to 4 egg Infidel Y, Betting—Even on Carrier, filly. Won by half a length, and third, and a neck between third and fourth. Itun2o_ 1 min. 49 sec. The winner was sold by auction for 5 guineas. f 5 sow. Plate of 100 sovs. added to a sweepstakes 0' a length between fi and each; three yrs old, 10at 71b; four, list 9113; --Y° The upwards, 12st; mares and geldings allowed 31b.s if to winner to be sold for 300 soya., and allow tfielle9eo sovs. be sold for less. The second horse to rene'Y out of the stakes. New course. insener) 1 Captain Lane's Agis, aged, llst (3001.) ...... k-,• •ttle) 2 Lord Sir j J. Waterford tSe rilfeoiri de 3; s' Pan,BMi ss ls Hayes,t ( 2101 V 4.1. b. ((CCaaPPtt. 12.Ljeltstcact;an43 Mr. Elwes's Sleeping Partner, list 21b ...... ( 5 Capt. Rowley na Domino, lOst 71b (Mr. C. 1). Fox) ..„ „ Won by Betting-2 to 1 each agst Agis and -.- a-* d third. two lengths; half a length between second Run in 3 min 32 sec. The winner was guineas. stakes of The Welter Plate of 50 soya., added to a sweed. five yrs 10 says. each, h ft; four yrs old, 13st '"' 4'oner to be old, 13st 1010; six and aged, 14st; the n:imembers to sold fur 100 sous.; gentlemen riders; n-- - carry 510 extra. 'New course. (Owner) 1 Captain Cowley's Garforth, 5 yrs, 13st 101 b.. ) 2 (Owner Mr. Elwe's Vesta, aged, 14st ................ • /axe Scobell) 3 Mr. Bethune na Abdallah, 13st 10lb at....;.. a 3 to 1 agst Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on *Vesta,. :48 a 3 min sec. Abdallah. Won by two lengths. 11" °lost some of An objection against Garforth for havingerruled. his weight after passing the post was overruled. sold for 370 BETTING ON THE C°. o geur t.) EBOR HANDICAP.-8 to 1 agst -af ~Itrto 100( agst Stock. GREAT YORKSHIRE STALES. well well (t.) ST. LEGER.-350 to 100 agst . to take 4to 1 about Stockwell. t the three days pro- Our returns must have shown that • to anything opener duced an amount of sport lar 6 ,1 it proved we have hitherto seen at Brighton. GoOu 2vsing considerably en no doubt that the committee, bad the winners of the riched their exchequer by the salde co Optional Selling Races, will prod e is Son,stress (t.)—offers something better. Their determination to go she da, that the judging, is due to the management to a starting, and weighing, were unmistakable. It Chad and Sergeant the police, under Superintendent_ e b alert, from first to Langley, were so thoroughly on before the magistrates, last, that not a single case came ng irretproachable, and that [A. D V E R n Te newly-invented, s i y E — -- _, li n E v N e n t t . noyAL EZHIBITIoN.—A sm all . powerful waistcoat valuable, pocket glass, the size of ; walnut, by which a person can be seen and known li i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the Race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles; they are invaluable for shooting, d eer stalking, yachting, to Sportsmen, Gentle for and Tourists. --To be had at Messrs. S. and B. Solornons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, ob serve, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes--.A new and most e 3 d — - - very a E imp.ortant invention in Telesco pes , po . ssessing such extra ordinary powers, that some, 3i inc h es , with an , extra eyepiece, will sh ow distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn . s . Ring, and the Double Stars. With the same Telescope, weighing only three ounc es , c an be seen a person's countenance 3 miles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede ever y other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing po wers accor din g l y . O p er a and Race course glasses, with won derful powers; an object can be clearl y seen from ' 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and 13 Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preservin' Specta c l e Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper! feet vision, every object appears clear and distinct, th e most Ned defecti ve s i g ht becomes bri g ht and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, na t ura l, and orig inal state. i The Invisible- Or ganic Vibrat or , and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreme deafness.-39' Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, ob ler" opposito the York llotel. THE IRISH SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS, (From the Expositor of this day.) The success of the electric telegraph would have been greatly circumscribed if means had not been found of passing the electro current under water. Intelligence would have been transmitted swiftly over continents and arrested by narrow channels. The instruments of perfecting important discoveries some times appear along with the invention. The electro current can be conveyed beneath water by the aid of gutta percha, and this singular material came into the western markets at the precise time when it was re quired to accomplish this work. The wires of the electro telegraph, when stretched on poles by the side of railways, according to the common practice in this country, are independent of gutta percha ; but when they are carried through tunnels its aid is necessary. The aerial telegraph, although common in Britain, is Lot universally used. The subterranean system is chiefly practised in Germany. We suspend the wires on poles, and the Pru.sians cover them up in a trench. The idea of messages overtaking railway trains, pass ing them with inconceivable rapidity, and preparing for travellers an unwelcome reception at the end of their journey, ha:, become a frequent subjecs or sen timental writing. It is not quite so startling as those underground messages. transmitted with equal rap idi t y. As the train hurries over the line, the tra veller has leave to imagine that his eye detects a slight t re mulousness, in neighb our i ng w i res , a l thoug h that is entirely imaginative; but in the case of the subterranean telegraph information of an evil deed see ms to spring out of the earth. But the telegraph has other, more common, and more important pur poses to serve than that of a police assistant. It is not always charged with messages of evil. It carries all the more important missives of the age, and if it ever brings a tale of danger or of war, it will as often convey the glad tidings of safety and of peace. Its operations and tendencies are all on the side of inter national friendships and amity, for it utterly anni hilates distance in one respect, and will maintain yet hourly communications between the most distant re gions of the earth. But deep wide oceans intervene between them, and neither the English nor the German s ystems of telegraphing are practicable on them. Science had not material whereby to throw a bridge with poles and wir es over th e Atlantic, while the subterranean system seemed at least equally improbable. The latter, however, afforded suggestions for a subaqueous tele e insulation and p rotection of the tele requisite in the subterranean sys ggrraapphh. wires Th were a t by gutta percba. Th e tern, and wer e fu n Y w ir e s had been cove r ed by that strange gum, ex tracted from an eastern tree, and while this covering did not interfere w ith the transmission of messages, it e ff e ctually shielded the swift messenger on the tour should describe it with more pro ney, or perhaps we pr i c ey as the s hield e of theven frag ile scie nt high ific a men donot on which t h a t messenger travels. always perceive E mo re obvious facts connected with the matteronthe which they operate; and, in the first instance, subaqu eous telegraphs were proposed of coa t e d with g o tta percha alone. That material oW wire,eri of resistance ; but yet , p l a ced possesses great P sunk a hundred fathoms, or any beneath the ocean, other other number of f a thoms deep, and chafed agains t rocks, even the w recks of vessels, or many oth e r su bstances, it wou ld fail. The wire coated with gu tta percha was even , we believe, thrown over the English channel, but it did not maintain the commu nication for more than twenty-lour hours. It was now clear that the gutta percha would protect the wires of the su baqueous telegraph, if it could be itself secure d a g ainst the rough handling which all invading substances experience at times from the ocean. The latter h bje a ct has been affected by galva spiral form . round the gutta nixed wires twisted in which a copper wire is enclosed. The percha case, in telegraph across the channel to the French coast was put down in the mon th of September last. It has now b e en in operation for ten or twelve months, and the insulation of the w ire is so complete that the communication has been steadily maintained. In e was over te Iri June last a telegrap h channel from Holyhearto Howth thrown h . The distance be sh t ween these points is and full sixty sixty miles, and the coast on both sides "rocky rou gh." The agitation in f av our of an Irish Atlanticsteam-packet on telegraphic matters. Wires could easily be port caused cons id era ble excitement suspended from Dublin to Galway along the line of railway ; and, the difficul ties of the channel once o vercome, re ceived on the west coast of Ireland intelligence Ireland might be trans mittedabsolute transmission, to London w ith great rapidity. The transmission, if the line were not broken by inter be measured by time. vening stations, can scarcely The messenger would not require a second on the way over the wide Irish bogs w hich are to be converted into gold, and over the 'wider fertile lands of that country, which require no such conversion; for they a re already more valua ble than g old itself—down be neath that deep and often stormy channel—past the busy towns of the north-west of England, and over all the breadth of the land from Holyhead to Loth bury or Charing-cross. The Irish telegraph would be formed—that fact was unquestionable after the completion of the French line. Rival companies were therefore anxious for the work, and those who carried over the first intelligence were likely to be successful in preserving the business. The channel between Holyhead and Howth is over sixty miles in breadth, and Howth itself is at a con siderable distance from Dublin. The cost of pre pared wires must be very heavy ; and where a choice can be readily obtained, the narrow crossing of any channel will probably be adopted. The crossing be tween Portpatrick on the Scottish coast, and Do naghadee in the neighbourhood of Belfast, is not much over twenty miles. The channel is narrowed to little more than ten miles between the western corner of Argyleshire and the eastern extremity of Antrim ; but the telegraphic wire would have to be carried by land for many miles from Glasgow to the point nearest to Ireland on the Argyleshire coast, and again on the Irish coast towards Belfast for a shorter distance, but still one more considerable than from Do naghadee. A company was therefore formed to con nect the British and Irish coast from Portpatrick. They have adopted the subterraneous system from Dumfries onwards through a great breadth of coun try, forming the south-western shoulder of Scotland onwards to the coast. Upon the Irish shore the Belfast and County Down Railway does not come within ten miles of Donaghadee, and for that distance the railway will render no aid to the telegraph. These operations necessarily occupied considerable time, and although now completed, yet other parties, by a decided step, telegraphed the wider channel be tween Holyhead and Howth, while the northern company were digging trenches. One day a gentle man called at the Gutta Percha Company's works in London and inquired if they could supply him with one wire, double covered with gutta percha, and eighty miles long, within two weeks. The question was somewhat startling. for the order, taken in con nexion with the time for its performance, was out of the common line of business. It was, however, ac cepted, and it was accomplished. o course the company cover telegraphic wires with gutta percha as part of their business, while their customer probably wished to keep his own secret, and so their depart ment was completed and the work delivered for some time, and re-covered at works in Newcastleson - Tyne with galvanised wires, before they were made ac quainted with its destination. This was the first telegraphic wire which crossed the Irish Channel, and it wrought well for some time. We have learned, however, that it has been broken, and is irreparable. The report has caused some anxiety among commercial men in reference to sub marine telegraphs ; but the circumstances show nothing against them. Even if wires of the descrip tion employed should be altogether unsuccessful, the communications will still be formed and maintained. The first engraving shows accurately the form and size of the wire from Holyhead to Howth. The telegraph wire is insulated within a double covering of gutta percha, and the latter is protected by twelve very small galvanised wires twisted around it in a spiral form. The rope is only of the thickness represented in the engraving, and has a fragile or rather weak appearance for the rough kind of work between Holyhead and Howth. The villagers of Donaghadee and Portpatrick had long been interested in the intercourse between the two islands. Neither of these places bad a natural harbour. The shelter afforded by them for shipping had been almost entirely cut out of rocks. The cur rent in their great ferry resembled " a mill race." The water seemed ever to be in haste to get in, or else to get out and away again, between the narrow points of land where Scotland and Ireland struggle to meet. Immense sums of money, which we should not like to count over, have been expended on this passage for the benefit of Donaghadee and Portpatrick in particular, and the wo rld at large, in a more gene ral way. When railways and steam navigation changed years ago, the vill agers on b o th this "ferry" a few sides considered themselves very badly used indeed, by science. They offer a practical example of the propriety of people trusting to the "march of improve ment," and waiting on. Another stage promised to restore and secure the more interesting part of the communications between the countries to its o ld channel. The two villages were to link together — not only two islands—hut the eastern and western. di visions of the earth. Then, with this renew al of their hopes came the Holy well and Howth competition to estruc destroy them. Now, however, the rep orted ew tion of the rival communicating wir e ha s e f iven n o d the confidence to Donaghadee and Portpa.t e r t i villages say wiser class of persons in the two q to c ross the that people cannot expect pro fitably decided] in plans of nature—one of these plans being their favour. A more important section of of communica linesthe community ex press fears that the submarinesop stoppages and, from the tion will always be liable. will e t_ ora P: e r asonably destruction of wires, will D pensive. Neither party have any ground for the opinions of the one, or fears of the other, in any event which has yet occurred. The second engraving, when contrasted with the first, will convey a better idea of what the Holyhead wire should have been, what the Dover one is, and the DonaghaCee one, as we believe, will be, than any statement of the differ ences between them which we could make. The telegraph in this insta nce consists of four wires. Each wire is separately insulated in a double covering of gutta percha. The dou ble coating has been adopted to prevent the probability of imperfec tions in the material. The scheme completely ob viates that risk; for it is highly improbable that the deficiency would occur in both coverings at the same point. The four wires, distinguished by the letter Ain the engraving, being insulated by the gutta percha B, are not brought into contact with t he pro tecting wires ; but are wrapped with spun yarn, sa turated with tar, which protects them from the gal vanised wires 1). Ten of these wires of con , siderable strength end thickness are twisted round the tarred yarn, which covers the gotta percha in I which the four conducting copper wires have been insulated. The adoption of the spun yarn as a co vering or shield to the gutta percha prevents the pos sibility of accident, from the latter being chafed by the wires. The probability of that accident is not gceat, but stil it exists. We have seen part of a te legraphic wire absolutely twisted into the form of a knot, while still the gutta percha, faithful to its im portant trust, maintained perfect the insulation of the copper wire. The galvanised wires in the rope which has maintained the commun i cation with the French coast for the past ten months are very strong ; and while the weight of the first specimen was only one ton per mile, the weight of the specimen on that sta tion in actual use is fully seven to ns per mile. T s he differences between the two telegraphs are thus apparent. The successful t ele g ra p h contains four wires, each doubly covered with gutta percha, wrapped in yarn carefully tarred and t wisted round, with ten thick galvanized wires form in g a ro p e of 4 inch of diam e t e r, an d weighing over se ven tons . per The unsuccessful telegraph contains only one wire, also doubly covered with gutta percha, but not wrapped in yarn, and with its covering of t welve thin galvanized wires, n o t more than half an inch i n diameter, and one ton per mile of weight. The galvanized wires ar e unnec essary as a protec tion of gutta percha against the influence of ocean water; for we have seen very thin gutta percha net ting immersed for five years in brine, but still as firm and tough as on the day of its manufacture. It is doubtful whether the material be not improved by i the process. We have heard that some extensive coils of tele graphic wire in the form of the second illustration — the successful wire—have been ordered and are now in preparation at the Gutta Percha Company's works. We infer, therefore, we shall soon hear of more sub-marine telegraphs. When ten or twenty years have come and gone, a net-work of telegraphing will be laid under many seas, and carried over many lands. Intelligence will pass from nation to nation, " quick This apparently feeble asag agency w lif a ht h n e i l lightnings theb fi r s e s a h k ." l b h a erate mankind. And while it is evolving great benefit s s,, suba queous to commerce, the instrument which has rendered telegraphing" practicable, should not be for gotten. The " savages," we are told, who gather this gum in the forests of oriental isles and make it up in blocks for the market, put stones and other useless substances in these masses of professed gum, to increase their weight. The civilised are astonished that the " savages" should have learned to cheat. And yet the vice is natural. Yelp burners sometimes try the same means of money making. A kelp owner told us that he was greatly distressed on the subject of Irish kelp, because it contained stones. Cheating is even practised among civilised persons. Bat if the " savages" are guilty of dishonesty in their gum gathering as their help, in making sub-marine tele graphs indispensable, an effort should be made to bring them out of their savage state. Their gutta percha has been a useful discovery to Europeans, who should try to make its discovery still more useful to " the savages:' THE CRYSTAL PALACE. A gratifying spectacle it was, the erection of the first pillar of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham; and an ex cellent address the chairman of the company delivered at the dijoiner which ensued, containing many sound truths, pithily expressed, and pleasingly illustrated. liypercritics might object that there was something of an anti-climax in his announcement of the Palace as the best and biggest advertising van ever known, towards the close of his oration. But we are in no hypercritical mood, and are ready to admit that the company and its chairman, in keeping an eye on the main chance, while professing to be mainly animated by a desire to instruct and elevate the people, only follow the example of grave and even sacred professions. Besides, there was much truth in what Mr. Laing said about advertisements. They are a necessity of com mercial life. In our crowded population, for a man to put his light under a bushel is to conseat to its being extinguiabed, and perhaps himself along with it. Choose what pursuit in life you will, you tind dozens of competitors around you, and the public, who know no more of the one than the other. naturally employ the first that attracts their notice. It will never do now-a days to stand aloof in silent dignity till custom comes to your door; you must pat yourself in the way of cus tom—push, and bawl, and snatch at it; and as only Members of Parliament and quack doctors are tolerated to puff themselves off from platforms and hustings, why, advertisements are your only resource. The art of advertising has made great strides of late. In the days of our youth there were newspaper and pamphlet advertisements, posting. bills and hand-bills. In addition to these we have now peripatetics carrying posting-bills surmounting long poles like banners, or encased between two, after t he fashion of a herald's tabard, single or in files; advertising vans; bills stuck up in onanibusses and second-class railway carriages; at railway stations, and in still more curious and secluded places of universal resort. All is quite fair. We have many rivals now as channels for advertisements, an they.e are daily on the increase. The new Crystal Paac is to be in some sort a temple to the goddess of advertisemnts, whom we take to be no other than the goddess Fame, so magnificently described by Virgil. asked up in a _Wle have even de tected, ere now, an advertisement 1 5 y y I p ain not, but let speech in Parliament. 0 U 3 all start fair, Why ar f e Pbrethren of the ls. 6d. duty upon every broad-sheet compelled to pay t sc h e i s a a n - d e c o o u ni r 11 other publishers of advertisement we publish, while a Take, for ex advertisements escape scot-free.es on the North ample, the second-class carriag t has an av Western Railway. Each compartmen it. The erage he average of thirty advertising bills stuck upon. h train cannot ,be less of thee© compartments in each _ . 600 a dvertisements, an than twenty. Hero we have wspaper proprietor's average enough to make any ne . up t hese b sink mouth water. The privilege of sticking ng gentle is, we believe, farmed by one enterprisi the company and he divide the profits of the advertise ments. But is it consistent with fair play, or free trade, that while they are allowed to pocket all their earnings in this line without deduction, Government shall con tinue to appropriate one shilling and sixpence out of the remuneration we receive for every advertisement we publish? The amount of the extortion is not to be estimated by this sum of ls. 6d. alone; the curtailment of our advertising business ou account t the increased charges we are obliged to make, the higher Price at which we are obliged to sell our paper in order to make ends meet must also be taken into account. From every quarter we are accustomed to hear pro fessions of respect and esteem for the newspaper. It is called "the beat public instructor; it is toasted at every public speakers, and many other dinners ; to h ear our speakers, you would imagine their newspaper dear to them as anything the y own upon earth*was as And these are not altogether empty words. The breakfast table of most people in comfortable circum be a dull affair without its morning p stances would would feel a sad want if deprived of his The artisan on the last or first day of the week. Theis weekly journal sought after as an intelligent and amusing newspaper is railway carriage, steamboat, or companion in thing now exist. But we could dispense Stage coach—if such a the empty praise that is lavished with much of a little more solid pudding. We upon us in return for delivery of many flattering. could excuse the non speeches, on consideratio n that we received a little more substantial j us tice. Re lieve us from a tax a are owhich no other dealers in adver tisements subjected. We could say much and much that is true--upon the gain that would accrue public from doing. us this justice. We havean n honest te ridein our vonatleexn, and, in fitting time and place, have r' no reluctance t t o ed to patiate upon its importance. But we aro cer trjustice put our case at present on the simple groun i 00. when to an honest branch of industrial n c nteerPerrespetitors in every nerve is being strained to place r a ity, i by relieving other pursuits upon a footing of a c l a y b e subjected to any individuals among them who ; h i unequal burdens, Impost not paid by others few:anal_ f 1 dealers in advertise why should newspapers alone 0 . bile their competitors are meats continue to be taxed w exempted? t seem a very abstruse one, and The question doesr nillarliainent has been muddling at yet Parliament aft: p rowdy without being one whit it ever since iisl i , p solution of it than at first. Until nearer a pracncuas in this matter we must continue to re justice is done ecbes about newspapers—whether cm-- gard all b ig g ory, or Radical—as better ' no 4ban netting froin that some rude triLes the worship ,pay to the devil—an .0, f concealed tear, not of cordial love. "P re ''' 1 . has secl d ' Aar. DiSrtle 1 . ll CU himself Item public gaze ever since the nomination for Bucks, and is understood to be busy concocting his first original budget. hßut from Mr. Disraeli we look for no relief. He is himself " a literary man; and when literary men in tain to office their first effort is to seek to obliterate from the minds of their colleagnes all remembrance o former vocation. Mr. Diaraeli knows that he could ftheir good service to many worthy literary men by abolishing do or reducing the tax upon advertisements, but he knows once 'le e has D ho would immediately be twitted with having longed to the " press-gang" himself, and - h riot moral courage to endure the silly taunt. i) (lily News in the BOTTLED FRUIT!. com mission, published . . , Sanitary • cannot be too cautious in I appears from the report of the Analytical , pu blic , Lancet last week, that ' f thou . oplease one taste only, the purchase 0 i ,, o rder preparation of cop sight,es manufacturers ,f, h habit of using a colour of the articles they are into i t r aprove (?) the quality, and even safety. It per in order sacr ifice flavour, sell, and thus bottled fuits,7reserves &c., inasmuch t e Ci l f contained a appearsconsi of our firsted at the . houses of that - ° iv est - e nhdNei:i tradesmen,cwell-polishedphucrocruholdad o f iron in a some - „ Tuan tity of copper, vessel be readily detected in which the smooth,l) t t letdhferue lotus neg of the fluid fru it or vegetable previously increased by the addition of about three drops bd o Ye li blia°l'elinD;:g:bo be strong itric acid. On removing the iron rod from the test tube, of i Li t will be found coated from top to bottom with a continuous and bright coating of copper; if the amount of copper in the suspected article was less, the rod w ou ld b e foun d only partially covered. Other and finer test s are use d where the quantity is inconsiderable. The report then pub lishes the names of the vendors of the adulterated articles, and the name of only one firm whose fruits and vegetables were ascertained to be free from copper, with the exception of greengages, which contained a trace only of the poisp. The report concludes by an expression of regret that the commissioners were unable to have their paper ready before, as it might probably have deterred persons from using so freely such a poisonous ingredient as copper in the preserva tion of fruits, &c. HER MAJESTY'S MARIN E EICURSION.—PORTS' MOUTH, Aim 6.—The Vivid steam-packet, Master-Com mander Smithett, arrived this morning from Dover, to join the armed steam escort to accompany her Molests' on her cruize. Iler Majesty is expected to leave O s borne House at noon to-morrow, on bo ar d the "Victoria and Albert, proceed ing in the first instance to Guernsey and Jersey, and from thence direct to Sheerness, where a short stay will be of made. after which she will go on to Ostend to visit the K t in : g ithead Belgians. The steam squadron got up steam attend a " p P oo h e r this afternoon, in order to be in readiness to t has pre veiled all day may possibly cause her -Alsjesat e, - 1 - however, the Blajesty. 't he very rough and 'windy weathavettr:thpoast departure fur a day or two. The above arrangements up to this afternoon. A s Lord Ward was AN IMPUDENT ROBBERY. Worcestershire Archery So_ returning from a meeting of the barefaced and daring robbery ciety the other day in a car, a pone her lie had coop car, and project was committed upon him. 1 waterp case of bows and in g through the window, 3 along, some person in the an ows, and, as the car going street snatched the case fro m topped and his Lordship pursued eras the car and ran off with it. The vehicle was immediately s the thief for some distance, when the latter entered an orchard and escaped. EARL BROWNLOW.—We regret RESIGNATION we are glad to state, is not worse than ' 's health, e of t he Ills Lordship months past, but, in consequenc n for some sed on his HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—OnIy two farewell it has been of the militia, the additional labour imP bt it more to announce the resOigrnation of our excellent lord-lieutenant nights will be given—viz., on Thursday and Saturday next. entolmeot The general public will have the opportunity of visiting this lordship with his duty to place his resignat i° al has become so oneroas, that he has tholig the lau d s magnificent theatre, the scale of achuiiiion being reduced to consistent 'Oat i 3 termed playhouse prices. o f the Qui:Lt.—Stamford Mercury. Receipts, Itibi. 1852. £1,676 546 22,752 • 1,442 4,913 18,a97 1,293 85 ~~ IRELAND. S INT HARVEST PROSPECTS. DUBLIN, FRIDAT.—The following Mica report is condensed from the Belfast Mer yesterday :-- ;ct;:e " Since our last monthly notice the weather has _ peculiarly favourable for the growth and ripening.' • every species of crop. On all sides and in all localitteaee we find glorious signs of an abundant harvest. Indeed the most melancholy of those seers who delight in turn-riVaegAlg ing up the dark side of human affairs must now admitt-" that, in point of rich luxuriance, the present appear ance of the country has never been exceeded. Lands which several years ago were bare and barren now ex hibit a moderate degree of fertility; and thin soils, on which in former days crops came forward in all the sickliness of poverty, show evidences of scientific skill and enterprise, remarkable even in this age of improvement. Our Ulster farmers find out that they must exercise the head as well at the hands, and that in the field of agriculture there is [ye)* space for the action of tt:at grasp of thought which te•lls so favourably on the world of commerce. Flax certainly ex hibits a wonderful change in husbandry; the straw i s long, and, where duo care is ;Laken in preparing and cleaning the soil, the yield is likely to prove very ' remunerative. We would hope, rlow that home-saved seed has been found to answer all the purposes of im ported qualities, that every grower of flax will take some pains to preserve that valuable portion of the crop, in stead of r.llowing it to be flung away, as was the case in former (LIP?. Taking the value of the :wed of flax grown in Ircland for the past three years at eealv 41. an acre, the prcceed, if all had bran carefully save 4 would have stood thus— Acres of flax. Value ea' aced. 1843 60,014 £240,050 1850 ,„ 85,935 ... 353,740 1851 138,895 ... 555,580 No official statement of the number of acres under flax in Ulster this season has yet appeared, bat it must be large, and there is every reason to expect that the qua lity, as well as the bulk, of this crop will fully carry out the progressive improvement shown in flax culture for some years past. Taken as a whole, the cereal crops are by many degrees the finest seen in the north of Ire land since the days of famine. Great complaints are heard about the potato, and, indeed, we h ave witnessed the disease in several localities; still there seems more excitement abroad on this subject than the present state of the, crop would justify. Soils which have been long in culture, and to which a great deal of manure has been applied, are not favourable to the growth . of potatoes; and in th a t d e scription of land there is one-fourth of the crop infected. Other fields exhibit a smaller proportion, say one-third; but as a sort of set off against this loss, we may state that the produce is unusally abundant. In SODIO of the lands which were broken up this season the potatoes are, as yet, quite healthy, and not the least sign of blight appears. Bat, even where symptoms of that old malady present them selves, exertion should be made, if possible, to prevent the disease extending itself. We saw, the other even ing, a gentleman directing his men to pull up all the withered stalks in his potato field; and as that was done, the soil on the top of the drills was pressed down with their feet, so as to exclude any action of the at mosphere affecting the tubers. This plan, in other sea sons, has certainly checked the spread of the disease. On making an examination of the state of the crop in several parts of this field, it was found that about one eighth of the whole was partially gone. It would be difficult in the present stage of this now periodical dis ease to say what might be the ultimate amount of loss; to k. hu tt er t f uo r na o lt m ietmy g po n of _ r we ei contemporaries. learn, and we have taken a good notdeal of painsreach one-half of accurate that b y t the sometotal of f will One potatoes thingbwr brought palmy days of Ireland's favourite i,r esculent." contempt with which the H im ! sent is equal to the finest ever etvt wouldeo table u remark,tht mostpthreat for mer selection of the priests o o f ya th cy' e The Roman Catholic have again gone through the ; d ioc es e dismayedof Armagh, b y the one of their body to fill the office form of nominating of Primate and See treated their Archbishop, vacated by the trausl t e a h e t e ion of Dr. Cullen brevet rank of appointment, two ourt of Rome. .chosfn it r toli the toA Apostolic limetropolitan Delegate n chair, rel ea sn ts df h u e s and dign There were three candidates of whom (Drs. Dixon and on the former occasion as dig of ciogh:r the prelate who until lately had belonged to the no third being Dr. M'Nally, Bishop" w lora gotten class of " moderates," almost the last of whom was personified by the lamented Archbishop Murray. Dr. Cullen presided in his capacity of administrator at the meeting of the clergy, and having celebrated the solemn High Mass of the Holy Ghost, " his Grace" delivered a sermon, after which the election of hi s successor to the Primacy of all Ireland was proceeded with in the cathedral. The ceremonial having been concluded, a scrutiny of the votes was entered into, which gave the following results : Dignissimus—The Very Rev. Dr. Dixon 21 Dignior—The Very Rev. Dr. Kieran l9 Dignus —The Very Rev. Dr. Bishop of Clogher Dr. Dixon holds one of the Professorships in the Royal College of Maynooth. SALE OF LANDED PROPERTY. The adjourned sale of the estate of Mr. Powell Foxall, situate in the county of Armagh, took place yesterday at the court in Henrietta-street. The rental of the property was estimated at something over 600/. per annum, to be sold subject to a con tingent jointure of 2001. a year for the life of Mrs. Foxall, now aged 45, in the event of her surviving her husband, the inheritor, now about 54 years of age. The purchase-money amounted to 9,3501. When this estate was first set up for sale the county of Armagh was governed by the Riband code, and the sum then offered (8 0001.) being considerably under the value, the Commissioners consented to an adjournment. Order being now restored, the credi ditors and other parties interested have been gainers to the extent of 1,3501. COLONIAL WOOL SALES. The series of colonial wool sales, which commenced on ho 9th July, terminated yesterday. They Ba comprised— les. Australian 16,572 Port Philip and Portland Bay ... 24,069 South Australian ... ... 5,612 Van I)iemen's Land ... 6,042 Swan River_ 949 Cape ••• ... 2,096 Total colonial ..• East Indian... ... ••• German ... ••• •• Sundry low foreign . . 55,340 ... 1,826 -. 859 _. 1,714 59,739 The following account of their progress is from the circular of Messrs. Southey and Son:— " All apprehension of a short supply of colonial wool this season having subsided, and an opinion prevailing that the judicious measures taken to encourage emigra tion will avert that evil for seasons to come, our buyers were regulated in their operations at these sales by the present state and prospects of their own markets, whic 4 , did not allow the m t o support the speculative pr i ce s o f last sales. " Nevertheless the result of these sales is satisfac tory to importers; prices commenced very close aPo o rl last sales, the finer qualities showing a slight e r l e l du off this was known in the north, lion; after some days the attendance of buyers f when, and a further depression became apparent; ti camet up, buyerstinued to and prices assumed a firmer tone, which con the end.sales to allowed many "Purchasers on foreign pass without operating, but towards freely of the middle and better qua. and assisted much in supporting VI took about 6,000 bales." account b i bought many fresh tties of combing wool, i ces . We estimate they aei ro' bi d' 26% 85 189% 94% 6% 20 aii 171% 285% 18a 277 289 100%, 77 1(1% 12 304% 979 816 6,187 8,278 4,330 148 4,538 16,749 2,495 4,028 2,763 99 462 4,685 13,880 4,695 29,270 547 66,551 1,638 19,1b7 19,130 757 ~188 1,650 523 785 1;8 .138 5,403 17,654 173 7,577 2310 2,225 4,0u8 4,686 763 1,864 679 1,838 556 4,236 2,479 1,375 1,313 2,171 921 260 203 16,371 8,439