The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-08 00:00:00

- •F/ LITERATURE. 4741 ‘ MEMORIALS OF CHARLES LAMB. A L Vols. By Thomas Noon Talfourd. last the mystery which had enveloped the s ' uvier of poor Charles Lamb is explained. The 'ntid t e e m ,°. and appalli n g r eve lations of a British Quar tiles Reviewer compelled Sergeant Talfourd to break t h leel and the death of Mary Lamb, the gentle but nhelrned sist er o f Eli a , justified him in so doing. lle nal memorials of the oddest, quaintest, delight st, sweetest, noblest, best of essayists, lie befor. Q. ren They reveal Charles Lamle in a new character. DA :, as had been our admiration for his genius—so ere had 80 true, so earnest, so unalloyed, indeed, that ta . 111 7 1 ,d fancied it impossible to view through a more elat °° ling medium the memory of a dead man whom tl taiseshad never beheld in the flesh — we itie_e° veFl l` . etbY acknowledge a nothing t once that what our to it is as is, now that we have read the two enthralling ? e ! . Ines fro m th e pen o f Th omas Noon Talfourd It _ h erto we had loved Charles Lamb—now we reve wine Hitherto we had loved him for his i t : .. ° ol n so sweet, for his wit so genuine and guile s' for or andh his m hu anly humour so fantastic, for his nature so and yet so innocent and childlike Nfor the deep affection that beamed and sparkled out ec in the w r i n kl e d b eau t y o f hi s " o ld, old face." We reverence him as we reverence the great hearts of antiquity—because in the meek and tie l owly life of this man we recognise a patience, and a tOitl and a self-sacrifice, and a magnani ,,,tY such as h ave rare ly, if ever before, been tllettlessed since the world first " spun along Hord grooves of change." To give in a few the sad tragedy which fell like a thunderbolt upon the house of Lamb a tra -4:1.3: more dire than ever flitted through the a " 4 3r brain of poor Nat Lee—to recount in a few h l °Nee .ees the calamity which descended with such a I 6 U tln g horror upon the humble roof• tree of Charles Z a e t ab, which f or the time being pulverized his gj:gYi darkened his intellect, and tore up his red t Tling heart- s trings by the roots ; to tell all this, to to recount, moreover, the sublime resolve which tre" like a divine virtue out of the very midst of this tra n iendous agony, imparting a holiness, and a fra ei Ce, and an imperishable beauty to the memory 1 -4amb, required, indeed, the collected powers th Peetry, oratory, and elevated nature. And o 110 1:,e powers have been dedicated to this S°'e effort by the genius of Thomas Noon Talfourd. te r .l l , l ",l ie itY, it is true, forms the principal charac ser"° of the work , but it is a simplicity as t j o e 'ain as an organ-strain, as touching as a psalm, as T a i l : Went a s a can ti c l e . We are grateful to Sergeant for Inurd f or th ese t w o books—we are grateful to him th tke ton e o f mascu line and honest pathos in which Prey, are written—we are grateful to him for that ap uation of th e dear dead, which sheds new light T °ll his own f am e and new honour on his manhood. d„ e ,ver since the lips of Milton breathed forth the t een monody of Lycidas has a more exquisite tribute tt et laid upon the tomb of brother-man by the sor , sergeant hand of friendship. The story told by I se ;gennt Talfourd, through the medium of old manu '- hp ` p 'llt letters never before printed, is brief but 0 ; 1111 . This incident is detailed in a few pages. It atesiirred on Thursday, the 22d of September, 1796, a. ti rn o• 7, Little Queen-street, Holborn. At that e, it must be remembered that Charles Lamb re ittqd there in lodgings with his father, his mother, bi n his sister. The father, ,who, according to the h t lrapher was then rapidy " sinking into dotage," 14 a small annuity as a pensioner of the old Bencher, f, o r • Salt; Charles himself drew a miserable salary "ding —and East India House as a clerk of three years th" family, that constituted the entire income of 'amily, At the period we have already mentioned tots Lamb is •described as being " worn down ti o a state of extreme nervous misery, by atten rto, to needlework by day, and to her t 'tier by night "—her mother having been for a "aid hi • • t , era e time ill and bedridden. Insanity was e„ Ll e family, and here is the result of this "extreme ve ils misery " upon the mind of Mary Lamb. e narrative is copied by Sergeant Talfourd from ril e Times of Monday, September the 26th, 1796, with th'j el 3 7 this comment, that Charles Lamb, and not i ; I %ndlore, mils the one who took the knife from the c onsciou s hand Friday afternoon, the coroner and a jury sat on died ?d.y of a lady in the neighbourhood of Holborn, who p ro consequence of a wound from her daughter the th a l e dieZ day. It appeared, by the evidence adduced, NI , while the family were preparing for dinner, the i o ll g lady s4ized a case-knife lying on the table, and n tiee I neeacing manner pursued a little girl,. her appre . t o ? round th e room. On the calls of her motherinfirm . th r i ( l be tlr , she renounced her first object, and, with loud quick,!' approached her parent. The child, by her cries, l et` brought up the landlord of the house, but too lif e / . Tee dreadful scene presented to him the mother e ,.ess, pierced to the heart, on a chair, her daughter wildly standing over her with the fatal knife, and I ,, e e old man, her father weeping by her side, himself ileding at the forehead from the effects of a severe 'madly he received from one of the forks she had been 'madly hurling about the room. For a f e w d ays pr i or t o this, the family had observed i° me symptoms of insanity in her , wh ich bad so much t c reased on the Wednesday eve ning, Oat her b rother, t -a rlY the n ex t morning, went to Dr. P itcairn, but that tEatler aan was not at home. It seems the young lady had been once before de "kiged. The jury, of course, brought in their verdict — similar account of this catastrophe appeared in the a nnual Register and other periodical s, but all of them ge"Yrnously like the foregoing. The tru th was never nerally known to the public until now, and was understood, indeed, by a very few of the m ore intimate o f th e Lambs' acquaintances. Here W hen Was the calamity which befel Charles L amb he was scarcely twenty-two years of age—such ?whotheaamity as might well have spread a gloom over th e le futurity of one less bravely constituted an himself in intellect and disposition. But Lamb robelt was heroically above the desolation of his household. wlts that desolation which became, as it were, a bla de v ,„, wave lifting him up to the very heavens. That -,? 0 ," in no measure, exaggerate the moral dignity ti Lamb is demonstrated by his' life of very nearly 1 1. , t Y 'winters. What are the outlines of that life ? "Y are few,but 0 how eloquent I We have ta i d c at that Charles was barely twenty-two when his t i b". e , r, in a paroxysm of lunacy, plunged a knife into the "esom of their mother. He was barely twenty at -, -- he was deeply in love with a you n g lad y livin g Ind ia House, was a subordinate cle rk in the East 1 a House, with a poor pittance of a salar y for v,4 Cich h e h a d t o d ru dge severely—away early and t he late. Charles Lamb recognised on t he instant "e alternative f orced upon him by the catastrophe abo ve mentioned, - and he bowed down his he ad reve rentially to the sacrifice. lie dedicated himself a u l e nceforth body and mind to the support and conso g'tion of his sister. When nearly all the world .-N ' i leel from her, he clung to her with unc han g ed aff ection. When the old father was laid in his grave, When Mary Lamb was restored to consciousnes s b y w e dieal treatment, Charles gave her a home, an d ah ( "ecl hard for her during many long yearn , and °Wered upon her the blessing of his fraternal love until he.reeigned his own pure spirit into the hands God in the December of 1834. Beyond all this- 1 -8 th e only means of of aiding the sister whose perfect I!° ( leence •he was the first to recognise—Charlee at'll) was up all thoughts of his early love ! If the re, was not greatness of heart in all this, we know (,)" the meaning of , the - language. To us it tl t t l le ari as the ndblest renlibation of what is called the liro! 4114 e, eitreer of thii India ,7 e -e nse clerk presents to otit'nrintl "'loftier and sublimer "Pentacle than those of ti dozen emperors and tetrarchs whose names we could string togeth er in a catalogue. A nd looking back upon the records of that illus -41005,hut ,unostentatiuus life we can listen with a So rt of exultation to the voice of Talfourd when he r ecalls to mind the evenings passed by him at No. 4, Antler Temple-lane, we can rejoice when he compares those evenings with the evenings spent in the library of Holland House, we' can sympathise in the love eoleridge bore during thirty-seven years towards the broth er and sister when he made - that beautiful entry i n his Sibylline Leaves : " Cu. AND MARY LAMB, dear to my heart, yea as it were, my heart." Bearing in remembrance these solemn but exquisite relations of the nature and the deeds of Charl e s mb, a novel lustre is thrown over the glad dainti be.ss of his " Elian Essays," a terri ble ke y is g iven to t l3 acuteness as a commentator on o u r old dramatists, 2 4 an additional melancholy is suffused through his "lost celebrated verses— " I have had playmates I have had compa nions irl raT days of childhood, in my joyful schoo l d a y s, ' lll , all are gone, the old familiar faces. •••• • S S loved a love once, fairest among women ; Cloied are h er d oors on me, I must not see her— A 11 ,131 a ll are gone , t h e o ld f am iliar faces." K nowing the deep under - current of woe which sad dCened, th e i nne r heart of Lamb throughout life—that depth, of suffering which even the plummet of ima gination fails to fathom—we are startled by the exu berant drollery which was not only lavished upon his m ore pretentious literary efforts, but was continu • Squandered upon his accidental correspon dence. As, for example, in the letter a ddressed by aim to Wordsworth, in acknowlodgment of " volumes of his poetry, where he say s, 'of o neof the coupl e ts—" It is a perfect summer amule t that I : tie round my legs to quicken the motion when I A - go out a-mayi ng . (N. 8.) I don't often go out rna Y i ng ;-7.lllust- is the tense with me now ." Or where he' is anticipating the appearance of a pro raised_poem called the " White Doe," and writes— " I am sure it is superlative;, or will be when drest, 1. e. printed. All things read raw to me in manu script!" Or when he speaks of " old, obscene, beastly Peter Pindar ;" or where he observes—" One THE SUN, LONDON, of the copies of the poems you sent has precisely the same peasant blending of a sheet of second volume with a sheet of first. I think it was page 245 ; but I sent it and had it rectified. It gave me in the first impetus of cutting the leaves, just such a cold squelch ls going down a plausible turning and suddenly reading No thoroughfare.' " Or again, where he closes the epistle with the preposterously odd ejaculation—" Rot the very firs of the forest, that look so romantic alive, and die into desks!" Such was the viitle but lion-hearted essayist as he is revealed to us in those beautiful and captivating volumes. Peace be with thee, Charles Lamb ! wherever thou art—and the love and reverence of posterity. To Mr. Moxon the readers of these " Final Memorials" are not only indebted for several grace ful sonnets, but for MSS., which otherwise would never have met the public eye; and by so doing he has associated his name yet more intimately with that of the friend of his wife, once Miss Emma Isola. Apart from those portions of the work having exclu iive reference to Lamb, there are several graphic por traitures of his companions and contemporaries, such, 'or instance, as rlazlitt, Coleridge, Godwin, Dyer, flaydon, Barnes, and Thomas Griffiths Wainwright, who we remember is introduced in Bulwer's "Lu cretia" as Gabriel Varney. In speaking of Thomas Barnes, Sergeant Talfourd quotes a magnificent panegyric on Edmund Kean, which, as a specimen of the style of the compositions of the great journalist, 'e gladly transfer to our columns:— " As the Essays of Mr. Barnes have never been col lected," so.) s Talfourd, " I take leave to present to the reader the conclusion of his article in the Examiner of February 27, 1814, on the first appearance of Mr. lieau in Richard.— " In the heroic parts, he animated every spectator with his own feelings; when he exclaimed " that a thou sand hearts were swelling in his bosom," the house shouted to express their accordance to a truth so nobly exemplified by the energy of his voice, by the grandeur of his mien. His death-scene was the grandest concep tion, and executed in the most impressive manner; it was a piece of noble poetry, expressed by action instead of language. He fights desperately: he is disarmed and exhausted of all bodily strength: he disdains to fall, and his strong volition keeps him standing: he fixes that head, full of intellectual and heroic power, directly on the enemy: he bears up his chest with an expansion which seems swelling with more than human spirit: he holds his uplifted arm in calm but dreadful defiance of his conqueror. But he is but man, and he falls after this sublime effort senseless to the ground. We have felt our eyes gush on reading a passage of exquisite poetry. We have been ready to leap at sight of a noble picture, but we never felt stronger emotion, more over powering sensations, than were kindled by the novel sublimity of this catastrophe. In matters of mere taste, there will be a difference of opinion; but here there was no room to doubt, no reason could be imprudent enough to hesitate. Every heart beat an echo responsive to this call of elevated nature, and yearned with fondness towards the man who, while he excited admiration for himself, made also his admirers glow with a warmth of conscious superiority, because they were able to appre ciate such an exalted degree of excellence.' " DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. If the promise contained in the first sheets of the " Lights and Shadows of German Student Life," with which the present number of our Irish contemporary opens, be fully carried out, we venture to predict a rich fund of entertainment for its readers. The German student is an animal sui generis. In all nations some degree of wildness and eccentricity must be looked for among young men just emanci pated from paternal control. They are but too likely to plunge with all their energies into amusements newly opened. Moderation is unknown, the chief object is to acquire distinction among their associates, and to attain that the more important pursuits are comparatively neglected. The parent may fondly hope that his son is devoting his entire time to the acquirement of knowledge such as may lead to his future advancement, and that his health is endangered by the closeness of his studies. Alas ! if he could see that son among his boon companions, and really knew the causes that led to the fading of the roses on the student's cheek, the surprise would by no means be an agreeable one. The case is the same L'everywhere, whether the newly initiated youth be termed a fox, a freshman, or a gib—whether the scene be laid in Germany, in England, or in Ireland, we s ee similar instances of the frailty of human nature. The Ger man student, however, carries matters to an extent wholly unknown in these countries —smoking, drink ing, and courting are matters of daily occurrence, and a taste for fighting is acquired, that too often leads to the early termination of his reckless career. Indeed, a reputation as a duellist is one eagerly sought for, and no Burschen acquires any degree of reputation until he has distinguished himself with sword and pistol. Felix Karl Herman Rappellsopf, the hero of the present tale, is a young gentleman who has all the taste for practical jokes, skill in athletic exercises, and utter carelessness of everything save to amuse himself in the best manner practicable, which are the necessary qualifications for a popular leader among students. " Pythonic and Demoniac Possession in India and Judea," of which the first part is given, is an attempt to show " that the cases of demoniac possession recorded in the Gos pel were simply cases of physical disease, now com monly met among Christians, in fact, mere varieties of lunacy or mania, or forms of epilepsy, hysteria, chorea, or anomalous consequences of nervous derange ment, or funetional irregularity." The inquiry is carried on with much ability, and in a perfectly reverential spirit. " China and the Chinese" is con tinued, and the manners and customs of the inhabi tants of the Celestial Empire set forth with con siderable skill and judgment. There is less poetry than usual. J. C. M. is wanting on the present occasion. There are, however, some pleasing poetical sketches—one to the memory of the late lamented Professor Butler, another " The Stranger's Parting," from the Romalc, and the third, " The Picture," which exhibits considerable taste and feeling. The reviews fully maintain the well-established reputation of the Dublin University in that department of litera ture. " Harold," by Sir E. B. Lytton, is the subject of the first notice ; " Goldsmith and his Bio graphers" the second ; and also the " Life and Times of O'Connell," which, of course, is tinctured by the strong political bias of our contemporary. We could scarcely expect t hat full justice would be done to the memory of that great man in the columns of one of his most strenuous opponents. Some very entertaining anecdotes are extracted, which will excite a hearty laugh. " Irish Proprie torship," the concluding article, enters into the great question which must be solved before Ireland can hope for permanent or lasting prosperity—the social rela tionship between landlord and tenant. There is one suggestion of our contemporary in which we heartily concur, and which we shall perhaps allude to on some future opportunity in another part of our columns, viz., " The propriety of selling estates in small lots, as might readily be done in sales under the courts, and thus laying the foundation for a small proprietary of the middle class, who would thereby be enlisted by their interests and their sympathies in the cause of order and Conservatism." PROGREES OF THE ROYAL SQUADRON. A letter from Sheerness, dated Wednesday morn ing, mentions that her Majesty and her illustrious Consort and Family, were deprived of a very pic turesque nocturnal fete which the residents of that great naval depot intended to give on the passing of the royal yacht. The guns on the royal saluting battery on the new fortifications were loaded 'in the early part of the afternoon, and the artillery stationed by them to salute the royal squadron on its approach. The guns on board the flag-ship Wellington and the Ganges were also prepared for saluting, and at a given signal, the whole of the ships in commission were to be illuminated with blue lights and rockets discharged from different parts of the town. The batteries were lined with spectators, and boats of every description filled with company were cruising about in expectation of catching a glimpse of the squadron. They were doomed to disappointment, however. From seven to twelve o'clock the troops remained by the guns, the sailors kept by the blue lights, and the numerous staff of naval and military officers were anxiously lingering about watching for the signal that would apprise them of the proximity of the royal fleet. All remained silent ; no rocket, no report, nor signal was fired, and as the night wore on it became evident that the Queen had given them the "go by." In the course of the morning it was ascertained that the Victoria and Albert, with the squadron, had passed by as early as eight o'clock on the preceding (Tues day) evening ; and through some omission on board one of the steamers of the squadron the signal was not given, hence arose the disappointment which, to the people of Sheerness and most of the adjacent places, was very great. The inhabitants of Harwich, Orford less, Ald borough, Lowestoft, and Yarmouth were subjected to a similar disappointment; for a belief that her Majesty's yacht would lay to at the Nore, and pass along the coast in the course of the forenoon, caused thousands to congregate along the beach, and great demonstration was intended. The royal yacht passed Harwich at eleven o'clock at night, Lowestoft at two o'clock, and Yarmouth shortly befere three o'clock. The tack from the Thames was N.N.E., passing outside of the Gun fleet, and proceeding in that direction until abreast of the Holme Sands, off Lowestoft, when she bore due north. The squadron appears to have attracted but little attention, on account of the steamers being somewhat widely distributed. In advance some dis tance of the Victoria and Albert was a steam yacht, supposed to belong to the Trinity Corporation, ap parently marking out the course for the royal yacht, which exhibited extra lights, and was steaming along at a rapid rate. Some distance in her rear were the Vivid, Virago steam-sloop, and Black Eagle. The latter was in the wake of all, and appeared to be labouring hard to keep up with the other steamers of the squadron. The weather continued fine, with very little sea on, a breeze blowing from W.S.W. On clearing the Newarp and Cross Shoals, the course was altered to N.N.W., which would bring the royal yacht direct on to the Scottish coast. At daybreak on Wednesday morning the Victoria and Albert passed the coast-guard station at Happis burgh (twenty miles to the northward of Yarmouth). She was about five miles from the coast. The royal squadron was steaming by the Hasborough Gat, at the rate of full ten miles an hour. CROMER LIGHTHOUSE, SETP. 6, 10 A.M.—The keeper of the lighthouse descried the approach of the royal squadron from the southward, between six and seven o'clock this morning. Her Majesty's yacht, with the other steamers, were about nine or ten miles off the coast, proceeding to the north very fast. The weather was beautifully fine, and every prospect of its continuing. The wind blew moderately from the south-west. vi rt GREAT GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.--Thess is• Liam and Sophia brig, just arrived at this port, an nounces having passed the royal steam- yacht Victoria and Albert, this morning, crossing the Boston Deeps. It was between ten and eleven o clock, the weather being exceedingly fine. But for the yacht's beautiful appearance, and the royal standard flying at her main, she might have been passed almost unnoticed, the steamers forming her escort being some distance in the rear. Her Majesty, with her Illustrious Consort and the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were observed to be on deck. The sea was far from being rough. FLAMBOROUGH HEAD, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—This prominent headland, on the north coast, was reached by the Victoria and Albert yacht about four o'clock this afternoon. The day was beautiful in the ex treme, and the cliffs, in parts, were lined with visitors, viewing the progress of the royal squadron. The Queen's yacht, with the royal standard flying at her main, kept the lead, the Virago and Vivid being a short distance in the rear of her. The Black Eagle was three or four miles astern. At this point of the coast numerous vessels passed close by the royal yacht, the crews of which loudly cheered the royal excursionists. Several ladies were observed on deck, amongst _them ' no doubt, her Majesty, as also two children, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal. SCARBOROUGH, THURSDAY MORNING.—The royal squadron was abreast of this favourite watering place yesterday evening, about six o'clock. The royal yacht was progressing at a very rapid rate, and only two steamers of the squadron appeared to keep up with her. The weather was very favourable, and the passing of the royal fleet was a source of much gratification to the visitors here. The General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship London Merchant, Captain Stranack, from Newcastle, met the Victoria and Albert off this part of the coast. She went close by the royal yacht, and her numerous passengers loudly cheered her as she steamed past. She was tra velling between ten and twelve miles an hour; and, should she keep up that rate, the royal yacht will reach Aberdeen early this afternoon. The wind was favourable for her, and she was under canvass fore and aft. She was close in shore. SEAHAM, THURSDAY MORNING.—Her Majesty's squadron for Scotland passed off here some miles distant, between seven and eight o'clock last night. Weather fine and favourable. EDINBURGH, THURSDAY, 10 P.M.—By the arrival of the train which left Berwick-on-Tweed at 6 30 this evening, we learn that the royal squadron had not yet made its appearance off that coast, or been seen along the coast towards St. Abb's Head. The Glasgaw Chronicle has the following re marks upon the subject of the royal visit to Scot land : " It has been known for some time that it was her Majesty's intention, immediately after the prorogation of Parliament, to proceed to Scotland, and visit Bal moral, the shooting lodge in Strath-dee, which her Majesty some time ago took in lease from the Earl of Aberdeen. The royal party is expected to land at Aberdeen on Friday morning. As there is no sheltered roadstead off the port of Aberdeen, the royal squadron will lie to in the Tay on Thursday evening, proceeding again on its voyage so as to reach Aberdeen at high water, which occurs about nine o'clock in the morning. " The accounts which have hitherto appeared have represented her Majesty's.stay in Aberdeenshire as likely to be short. Judging from the number of royal car riages, horses, luggage-vans, servants, &c., that have al ready gone north, we should infer that there is no inten tion that the visit to Balmoral shall be one of mere inspection. It is probable that the Queen will pro long her stay according as the state of the weather and other circumstances shall favour the attainment of those objects for which visits to the Highlands are made. Last year the systekof peeri4 into, and afterwards chronicling the Queen's prpatri*ovements was carried to a very absurd and offensive rength by journalists not far from our own door. Hei Mujesty will this year be leas exposed to annoyance from the circumstance that her voyage will bring her at once to the place of de barkation, and that her land journey will be short and through a district in which (excepting, of course, Aber deen) there will be found no corporate dignities ambitious to hold parley with royalty." The following (according to the Aberdeen Herald) is the projected plan for the royal reception at Aber deen : "It has now been arranged that her Majesty shall land at the Waterloo Quay, where a temporary, but substantial wooden jetty has already been constructed. A gorgeous triumphal arch is being erected on the quay, immediatejy before the royal landing-place. The con struction of the arch is already considerably advanced. It has a very fine appearance even in its present skeleton form, and when completed, it will have a very imposing appearance. A large amphitheatrical stage is being ld t l h t n f o k r ou, na )a,law s s t i ll h a A r na e dc e sci nto sides o d o a f t e a b n et o w e ee tag n on l:so a o nd a , erected on the vacant sp ace nort h war d f rom the quay. l landing - n p g lac r e a , il a in lo g ng ha th s a e ls ci o ua b y er to er t e h c e te f d oo fr t o o m f nd we 2,o 6 oo " in dividuals. Marischal-street, cutting off an ample portion of the quay for the exclusive use of the royal cor tege. The earliest intimation of the approach of the royal squadron will be telegraphed to the local authorities by a look-out on the Girdleness Lighthouse; three guns will immediately be fired, and the city bells will ring for half an hour. When the squadron approaches the bay, a deputation from the magistrates will proceed to meet the royal yacht, and to learn her Majesty's pleasure with regard to her landing, and to receive any commands with which she may be pleased to honour them. Her Majesty's landing at Waterloo Quay will be signalised by a royal salute from a battery on the Inches and the ring ing of the city bells. Her Majesty will be received by the Lord Provost, the Lord- Lieutenant of the county, the Sheriff of the county, the members of Parliament for the city and county, the Deputy-Lieutenants, the Parlia mentary Commissioners of the harbour, the Convener and Master of Hospital, and other public officials. On her Majesty's landing, a loyal and dutiful ad dress will be presented to her Majesty by the Provost, on the part of the magistrates, town• council, and community of Aberdeen; and, at the same time, the keys of the city will be delivered to her Majesty.. The freedom• of the city will then be presented.to Prince Albert.: HerNajesty and suite will then proceed through the city, en route for Balmoral; the royal cortege advancing along Waterloo Quay, Regent Quay, Marischal-street, Castle-street, Union- AIRD'S SELF-INSTRUCTING LATIN GRAMMAR. Incited by the distinguished success of his previous labours as a grammarian, Mr. D. M. Aird has ex tended the influence of his learning and ingenuity. His " Self-Instructing Latin Grammar " is a worthy companion to his " Self-Instructing French Gram mar." The little volume isa golden key to the trea sures; of classic knowledge. _ . • , THE ROYAL WE'sTmINSiER• OPHTHALMIC HOSPl- TAL.—Yesterday afternoon a Imeeting of governors of the above charity was held in the board-room of the in stitution, in Agar-street, West Strand, L. Powell, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that great numbers of applications, both as in and outpatients, were being daily made, more than the funds of the hospital war ranted. During the past year 184 had been in, and 3,684 out-patients. There are two wards closed for want of funds. The hospital is open to all individual persons. Since its establishment in 1817, nearly 70,000 persons have'been relieved, of whom 3,500 have been greatly improved by the operation for the removal of squinting. The expenditure leaves a considerable balance over the past year's income. Her Majesty the Queen is patron and an annual subscriber. ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL STEAMER. —Yesterday afternoon another of the crew of this vessel, one of the General Steam Navigation Company's fleet, lost his life in consequence of some defect in her machinery. The steamer was lying alongside London-bridge W hart, taking in goods for Yarmouth (the damage she had sustained by . the breaking of the side•rod and steam-wheel, a week since, off Lowestoffe, when two men were scalded to death, having been repaired). The engineer being unable for some purpose to turn the larboard paddle-wheel, one of the apprentices, a fine young man 18 years of age, got into the paddle-box, and with a handspike attempted to move the wheel. Unfortunately, while so engaged, the handspike slipped from under the paddle, and he was thrown back into the river. Life-saving apparatus, and many other available articles, were at hand on deck, which would have saved him, but in the fright they were not thought of, consequently the poor fellow was lost, His body, up to nine o'clock last evening, had not been found. DARING ROBBERY.—Last evening, between five and six o'clock, a countryman, from Whetstone, after loading his cart at the wharf of Mr. Burrows, corn dealer, Upper Ground-street, Blackfriars, was proceed ing over Blackfriars• bridge, one of the:sacks fell off, to replace which a passer by assisted him, and accompa nied him over the bridge, when another man accosted him (supposed to be an accomplice), and said he had got the wrong note for his corn, which, he believing, left his horse, &c., in the care of the former, and returned to the wharf, when, it is needless to say, he fciund he had been duped, and on going back his cart, &c., had been stolen. We , believe no clue has yet been discovered. It is a combllOß oceurreride - to watch people-with trucks; &c., from where they obtain goods, and tell them some mis take has occurred, thus inducing them to leave their ligoods, with which they generally decamp. FRIPIAT EVENING, NEPTEMBER 8, 1849. place, and Wellington-place, towards the boundary of the city royalty, at the junction of Holborn-street with Cupirston-place. The royal progress through the city will be attended by the Provost and Magistrates, the Lord-Lieutenant and Sheriff of the county, the Members of Parliament for the city and county, and a royal guard of honour. The city portion cf the royal route will be lined with special constables, and it is probable that the incorporated trades will also, in their united capacity, take steps to manifest their loyalty, though the precise manner in which they will do so does not yet ap pear. The workmen about the docks and harbour•works have been sworn in as special constables." CO URT CIRCULA R. ()E.-;13 0 LINE, WEDNESDAY. The Princess Alice and the other younger branches of the Royal Family have taken their usual exercise in the grounds at OThorne. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and Princess Eliza dined yesterday with her Royal Highness the Duchess of 'Cent, at her resi dence in East Cowes. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by her Lady in Waiting, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Colonel Sir George Couper, dines at Osborne to day, with her Serene Highness the Princess of HC)henlohe. The Baroness de Speth has arrived at aborne, on a visit to her Serene Highness the Princess of Ho- Lenlohe. Colonel Berkeley Drummond and Lord George Lennox are in Waiting during the absence of her Majesty and the Prince in Scotland. Major-General Bowles has left on a tour. Viscount Morpeth left town yesterday for Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield and Lady Harriet and Lord Anson, left town on Wednesday, for Shuckborough. THE WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, SEPT. 7.—The second miscellaneous concert took place last evening before an audience very nearly, though not quite, as numerous as that which as sembled on the preceding evening. We cannot compliment the stewards upon music which they provided for this occasion. Con sidering the professional talent they had at their the regret selection of e dis posal, they might have provided a musical treat, vocal and instrumental, fully equal to any which the Philhar monic Concerts have presented. So far from this being the case, however, their selection was made generally from the most common-place pieces o lte f atin t t he e e n g t. well-knowngood dured Wor cester o concert-room repertoire of the past season, with th e ad dition of still more common-place English ballad s , w hi c h neither harmonised with nor enhanced the interest o f th a t n w o h t ic b h la c m o e ns t t h i e tut s e te d w t a h r e ds bulk for o ws f i th h e in e g nt t e o r folks hear Alboni's " Non piu mesta," about which half the town has been talking for months past, nor even Madame Castellan's version of the " Ah, non giunge," which, we believe, is new to the musical world; but surely it was a mistake to have these finales to two several operas follow immediately upon each other ; and the effect was not improved, to our sense, by the fact that both were boisterously encored by the gallery, who, in deed, seemed to be determined to have enough for their money, and to be not very particular what it was. For instance, besides the above two cases, Lablache was en cored in " Miei rampolli," from the Cenerentola—then M 111 e. Alboni was encored in her " Voi the sapete ;" then Madame Castellan and Miss Dolby were encore in the duet, " Ah, figlia incanta," a common-place affair from Donizetti's " Maria Padilla." Immediately after this Mr. Lockey was encored in Lachner's dull song with horn obligato, " When midnight's darkest veil," and finally Mr. Sims Rceves was encored in "The Old Arm-chair." To illustrate still further the extraordinary miscel laneous nature of the programme on this occasion, we will only mention that the first part opened with a se lection from Haydn's Seasons (rather a dull aid to after dinner digestion, by the way), the principal solo parts of Which were well given by Mr. Lockey, Mr. Machin, and the Misses Williams. Then came two songs from Men delssohn, with pianoforte accompaniment, very sweetly sung by Miss Dolby, but which were much better adapted to the drawing-room than to a concert-room of the dimensions and structure of the Worcester College Hall. Then followed the olla podrida from Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Beethoven, and Balfe, notably interlarded with that dull affair, " the Gondolias," by Mr. Walter Maynard, and a still duller madrigal, composed for the occasion, by Mr. John Barnett; and to wind up the whole, we had Mr. Wallace's new National Anthem. The instrumental se lections were restricted to the overture to W. S. Bennett's Les Naiades, a work of some merit, but by nn means of the highest class; and one of Mendelssohn's concertos for the pianoforte, which was played by Miss Kate Loder in a style which lrew forth the warmest expressions of admiration from all the musical connoisseurs present. This young lady, whose command of the instrument, and whose bouyancy of touch are equally remarkable, bids Fair to hold a high rank amongst the classic pianists of the day. The performance at the Cathedral to-day was also of a miscellaneous character, the principal features being the first part of Dr. Crotch's Palestine, the first part of Haydn's Creation, and Beethoven's Mount of Olives. In addition was given an anthem of Mendelssohn's, on the 13th Psalm, by Miss Dolby and chorus, and the " Holy, Holy," of Handel, by Mdlle. Alboni. The late hour at which the whole performance con cluded, protracted as it was by numerous encores, obliges us to be somewhat brief in our remarks. The solo parts in the Palestine were sung by Mr. Lockey, Mr. Machin, Mr. Robinson, Madame Castellan, Miss Dolby, and the Misses Williams ; and the only very remarkable feature was the confirmed success of Madame Castellan, as an interpreter of sacred music, which Even this rather heavy and monotonous work afforded. She gave, "No more your thirsty rocks," with charming effect, and by com mand of the Bishop repeated it. The lugubrious quartett, " Be peace on earth," sung by the Misses Wil liams, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Robinson, should also be mentioned as one of the encores °film day. Mendelssohn's anthem was effectively given by Miss Dolby and the chorus ; but it is by no means one of the composer's happiest works, and with the exception of the fugue finale, presents very little worthy of his pen. In the Creation Madame Castellan again distinguished herself by her admirable delivery of the celebrated air, " With verdure clad," one of the most graceful and at the same time most richly ornamented passages in the works of the composer. Madame Castellan acquitted herself throughout this difficult piece in a style which may almost be pronounced perfection. The articulation of the words was remarkably clear, and every note, in the most fl passages—in which she scrupulously adhered to the text—was delivered with a full body of silvery tone which reached the utmost recesses of the venerable cathedral. This piece was re-demanded by the Bishop, and repeated without any diminution of power. Mr. Robinson and Mr. Lockey sang with musician-like taste in this oratorio, the concluding chorus whereof was mag nificently given. Mademoiselle Alboni sang the "Holy, Holy" (in Ita lian) with a rich volume of tone, which seemed the per fection of sacred minstrelsy. We cannet help thinking, however (it may savour of prejudice), that our English version is more grand, the phrases more defined, and wish much that this fine singer could be prevailed upon to attempt it. We can only briefly notice the performance of Mr. Sims Reeves in the Mount of Olives, in which he sang with great energy and effect, particularly in the decla matory passages. His articulation of the words, how ever, is not often distinct, a fault uupardonable in sacred compositions. The collection at the doors to-day amounted to 1621. •Chronicle. GaLni.—This young dancer, who was for a couple of seasons in London, has lately been engaged at the great French Opera in Paris, under the care of that most accomplished of teachers, Coulon, the well remembered Massaniello of Her Majesty's Theatre. She has made such extraordinary progress as to give hopes that she will, ere long, take a very high position in her profeasion. ' . '• THE ARMY.—Major-Ggii eiggie Frederick Stovin; K.C.8., K.C.M.G., the newly - app oi n ted Colon el of the 83d Foot, vice Lieut.-General Fra ser, who goes to the 61st, vacant by the demise of Lieut.-Gen. L'E s t range, entered the army in 1800, and has seen so me most dis tinguished and uis washedse at thervice. siegeH e o tookf Copenhagen partinthe i n early 1807. Spanish Ile subsequently served in Sweden, and in Spain and Por tugal in 1809 and 1810. He was at the battle of Co rutin% and was one of the number who proceeded in the expedition to Walcheren. He was aide-de-camp to the gallant Pictoa at Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo. At Salamanca he was Deputy-Adjutant - General. He also took part in the capture of Madrid, the siege of Toulouse, and the other important engagements of the Peninsular war. The gallant officer has received :a cross and two clasps. The 61st, to which Lieut.-General Fraser has been promoted, has a double battalion. A STOCKTON AND LONDON TRADER RUN DOWN whar fori Shipping sund a y Company of morning Stockton, AND SUNK. —The Thirsk packet , one of the traders be longinglast, the 3d inst., with a va luable car g o of g enera l merchandise, principally belonging to t he merchants a nd traders in the lef ne ighbourhood of Stockton. The weat her had been re tas usual) tes th e s merchant. markably fine, with a favourable wind, and she was met by a towing-steamer in the afternoon of Wednesday, when off Staithes, to bring her safely into the Tees. She had not gone far before a light collier was seen bearing down upon her, and ran into the trader midships; the water immediately rushed in with such violence as to sink her in less than a quarter of an hour. All hands were saved, but all the property of both men and master is lost. She sank in about 20 fathoms of water, a little off Staithes, and at low water her masts are to be seen. It is thought some part of the cargo may drift ashore. The estimated value of her cargo is about 5,0001. The manager, Mr. Craggs, in company with others, went off immediately the news was communicated to use every method to rescue all they could. The light vessel is called - Kingston by the Sea, of Shoreham ; the owner W. P. Gorringe, Esq., of the same place. It is under stood that there will be a heavy loss sustained by unin sured property, though the greater part is insured in the Stockton Mutual Insurance•Assome .ti on and the Darling ton and Stcckton Insurance Association —the latter is supposed to cover near 2,0001. LIVERPOOL. —Yesterday being the anniversary of Brazilian independence, the Affouse, steam frigate, which lately rendered such meritorious services on the occasion of the burning of the Ocean Monarch, an d which at present lies in the Sloyne, at Liverpool;was decked out with flags, &c. The officers also gave a (Incliner to several of the merchants and other gentlemen of Liver pool connected with Brazil. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The betting on all the minor events to come off at Doncaster was on too small a .tile to require one word of observation. We ,may, therefore, pass at once to the Great St. Leger, now, if we take our text from the quo tations, brought veal, in a very narrow compass. Through out the day Canezou was backed freely at 2 to 1, and her friends were anxious enough to go on at the same figure; the commission appeared to be unlimited. The three next favourites averaged 4 to 1 each, until within half an hour of the close; the Justice to Ireland party then came out in earnest, and a large sum was invested at 4 to 1, 7 to 2, and 3 to 1, the Litter odds being finally offered. This move left Flatcatcher and Surplice almost friendless, the odds given underneath being offered currently; Sur plice, in fact, was only nominally in the betting. The Cesarewitch transactions were few and unimportant. THE CHA/iIPAGNE STAKES (TUESDAY NEXT). 6 to 4 on Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman 4 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's honeycomb ST. LEGER (WEDNESDAY NEXT). 7 to 4 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou 3 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland— teke 7 to 2 4 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher 9 to 2 agst Lord Clifdelis Surplice GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP (THURSDAY NEXT). 4 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor 7 to 1 agst Doke of Richmond's Vampyre 10 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair— taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Keleshea—taken 15 to 1 agat Mr. Disney's Cawrouch—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Merry 's Maid of Motherwell—taken DONCASTER CUP (FRIDAY). 6 to 4 on Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp CESAREWITCH STAKES. 33 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux 33 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor 40 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice 40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Palma 50 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Gardenia—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Holmes's Fireaway—taken 1,000 to 35 each laid agst Meaux and Executor, the taker, we believe, fancying that he had backed them jointly at those odds. 1,000 to 30 was afterwards offered against each. wall, stroke; Young, coxswain. Victoria and Albert, 'Brighton, purple, second.—liall, bow; W dsworth, 2; Richards, 3; Wright,right stroke; Humphreys, coxswain. At starting purple went away with the lead, which they gall ditty maintained for a third of the distance, when red came up, and despite the almost superhuman exer tions of purple,- pulled a head' and kept there, the Lon doners winning easily by several lengths. The pair oared match for silver cups came off thus:—Lewis and Hood, - Brighton, 1; Few and Jones, London, 2; •Bell, London; and Smith, Portsmouth, 3. The Brightonians never gave their opponents 'a chanc , ,, and won "in a canter." Two small prizes for fishermen terminated the sports: ' • CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. EIGHTEEN OF BRAD• FORD AND DISTRICT.—The representatives of All Eng land, it will be seen, have at length reached Bradford. in Yorkshire, where it is much tote hoped, their visit may have the beneficial effect of drawing the attention of cer tain persons in that town and its vicinity from the per nicious suggestions in connexion with Chartism, and of directing their minds to the great national pastime of the land. _ _ . - 7- Ti;ei;lay commenced on Monday. and at its termination on that day there were three of the England wickets down for 90 runs. There was an immense concourse of' spec tatoris. England, first innings, 93. The Bradford had only nine wickets down for 94 runs, when our account was dispatched in : the evening of the second day's play. On the first day's play England obtained 90 runs whit eight wickets lowered; The above score therefore shows the spate of the' match up to Tuesday evening. The match was renewed on Wednesday at Bradford, and ter minated is favour of Bradford by 16 wickets. The final scores were, England, 93 and 22, or 115; Bradford, 108 t : and ,or 116, with 16 wickets untouched. E .YEN of THE SURREY GROUND F. THE KINGSTON CLU .—This match was played at Kingston on Tues day, . hen there was some good. play exhibited, more especlally-iu.respect of the bowling. The Surrey eleven howaver, were clearly too powerfulfor their opponents; who ivere vanquished upon the first innings by 32 runs. IRELAND. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Dtinurt, THURSDAY.—ShortIy after eleven o'clock I yesteiday, Lord John Russell, accompanied by his lady, and Mr. Corry Connellan, private secretary to the Lord Lieu enant, left the Viceregal Lodge in one of his Ex iv celle ey's carriages, and drove into. town. His Lordship and arty first visited the Royal into. Academy, where they ere received by the Rev. Dri. Todd, Mr. George Petri, Mr. Ball, and other members, by whom they were condUcted through the museum, and pointed out the several interesting antiquarian relics therein deposited. They remained for nearly an hour, and evinced much interest in reference to the several mat ters , brought under their notice. Meanwhile, the Ferriage and servants of the Viceroy hav ing attracted the notice of the passers-by, a crowd assembled, and had greatly increased by the time I the Premier and his lady left the building to enters the carriage. The demeanour of the people was thor ' ghly becoming—they were respectful to the First Mini ter of the Crown, while, towards his lady, many kind . 4t and commendatory observations were used. The carriage was then driven into the quadrangle of Trinity Colleie, where Lord John was received by the Vice- Provost, Dr. M'Donnell, Drs. Todd, Wall, Elrington, Greares, Professor Stokes, and the other senior fellows, and Members of the board, in their full academic cos tume 4 He was conducted to the library, and stayed for nearly half an hour, her Ladyship remaining in the carrisige. It was remarked as strange that not the slightltst manifestation of feeling, one way or another, was Made on the part of the students on the occasion. There were even very few amongst them, perhaps not more than a dozen, had the curiosity to come and see die Prime Minister of England on his visiting their alma m ater, and from the very few who did there was neith r salute, cheer, nor hiss. The party drove through several parts of the city, and returned about three o'clock to the Viceregal Lodge, where they were joined by the Earl and Countess of Clarendon and suite ; and at five o'clock the Viceregal party visited the Zoological Gar dens, in the Phoenix Park, where a large and fashionable party had assembled. They were received at the en trance by the committee and honorary secretaries, who condticted them over the grounds. The Lord Lieutenant on alighting gave his arm to Lady Russell, as did Lord John 'to the Countess of Clarendon. They were accom panied by the Hon. H. Ponsonby, aide-de-camp in wait ing ; the Hon. Gerard Ponsonby, Mr. R. W. Grey, M.P.; secretary to the Premier ; Sir Philip Crampton, Dr. Hatchell, physician to the household, &c. ! THE LATE CAMP AT TURTULLA. Tilt subjoined is taken from the Limerick Chronicle of yesterday : " Major-General M•Donald's address to the troops on atrikipg their tents in the county of Tipperary will be read with interest. It gives the lie direct that any portidn of the immortal British army would be guilty of deserting their Queen or her banners. " The following is a true copy of the general order issued to the troops on the breaking up of the encamp ment iat Turtulla-park, county of Tipperary:— ""rhurles ' Sept. 3. " ' ilajor-General M'Donald having been directed to hold the troops under his command in readiness to break up their encampment and to be placed in quarters, takes; this opportunity of returning his very warmest thanks to the officers commanding the regiments and detachments of which the "moveable column" has been composed, and requests they will have the goodness to convey the same to those under their command. He has not failed to bring to the notice of his superiors, nor is he himself likely to forget, the absence of crime and the admirable discipline which has been maintained—the zeal and cheerful alacrity with which every' order has been executed through a continued series, of wet and inclement weather. Although the Major-General rejoices that cn the present occasion the services of the troops were not required in actual colli sion, still their readiness and loyalty were very manifest, and he could not wish for better men or officers should he be called upon to meet the enemies of his Queen and country. "‘ K. M'KENZIE, Major of Brigade. " ' Camp, Thurles.' "Major-General M'Donald, his Aides-de-Camp, Col. Penn father and Captain M'Kenzie, left Thurles this day for Kilkenny. " Xesterday evening the 74th Highlanders arrived in Dublin in excellent health and spirits, from several weeks' sojourn in wind and rain at camp. "Three companies of the 85th, under Major Black burn, marched on Monday, via Cashel and Clonmel, for Water . ford; three companies yesterday, under the Hon. Captain Thurlow, head-quarters, under Lieutenant- Colonel Taylor, with band and bugles, will arrive on Saturday. "The head-quarters of the 85th, or King's Light In fantry, marched on Monday, the 6th inst., for Water ford, This crack corps is much regretted in Dublin. "Thus will be dispersed the memorable encampment at Tartulla-park." THE FUNDS.—The prices yesterday were—Three per Cent.. Consols, 85*; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent,. Stock, 85 ?-• Bank Stock, 188 k; City of Dublin Steam packet (50 1.) shares, 35k; Wicklow Copper Mine, 81; Great Southern and Western Railway, 23; Midland, 151; 'Waterford and Limerick (451. paid), 8 ex. int. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 7.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship, Montrose, Captain Bowen, left the docks at three P.M. this day, with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, under care of Admiralty Agent Lieutenant Ravenhaw, R.N. The Montrose takes out 30 passengers and full cargo of bale and other goods. The American steam-ship United States is still in the docks, under repairs. There is a vast number of foreign vessels, laden with corn and other provisions, now lying in the river and docks, awaiting orders. Steamers in the dbcks:—Dee, Tay, Hindostan, Iberia, Indus, Euxine, and e.CIIII. EiTENSIVE ROBBERlES.—Yesterday information was received by the police of the following robberies : From Mr. E. L. Bett, 15, Parliament-street, a bill of exchange for 15,0001. ; from Air. Higgins, the Ship Inn, St. li;atharinc-bill, Guildford, three bags, one containing 100 sbvereigns, another 15, the third 371. in silver; from Mr. Lewis, 38, Duke-street, Piccadilly, a box containing jewellery, &c., value 150/4 from 24, Lloyd's-square, Clerltenwell, eighteen Si. and one 101. Bank of England notes} and e f quantity of_plate, jewellery, &c, ; from Ro bertsiand Roby, auctioneerz, lioorgate-street, 2701. in gold and a 101. note. - - - [ADVERTISEMENT 1— A CHILD POISONED WITH ARSENIC BY A DOCTOR'S ASSISTANT, AND THE CRIME OF WILFUL MURDER LAID TO THE CHARGE OF THE MOTHER, WHO WAS INNOCENT.—Sir,—One of the dread ful consequences which we predicted as resultin g from the practice of doctors prescribing or holding our deadly poisons as medicines has come to pass. An innocent mother has been charged with poisoning her offspring, although it turned out that the poison had not been given by her, but by the doctor's assistant. We of course refer to the case of Mary Spry and Mary Anne Dore. It appears that the Coroner's jury had actually returned a verdict of wilful murder against these parties, and had it not been for the grand jury at the Old Bailey, ignoring the bill, these unfortunate and innocent parties might have been sent to the scaffold as wilful murderers ! We cannot conceive a subject which requires the more prompt interference of the Legislature; and for our part, whilst we pos sess a pen and the power to use it, we will never desist from holding up to public execration the odious practice of prescribing these deadly engines of death ay as so medicines, through which p ractice the guiltym be easily escape condign punish me nt and the innocent brought to an ignominious end. All honest men should at once come forward in this extremity. The facts of this horrible case appea r in the Observer, of the 3d inst. Baron Plat t, who tried the case, said that showed what might be donehby be Coroner's jury. He might have added, what t b done throu b oisons being used as medicines! His . Lordship's g manner p of treating the case does him immortal credit. We pre sented to Parliament, in the year 1847, a petition against these deadly poisons, signed by 20,000 persons, but no thing has yet been done. It is a gross imposition to say that these poisons are needed in medicine.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, the Members of the British College of Health, New-road, London, .Sept. 4, 1848. . SCHOOLMASTERS FOR THE COLONIES.-Governmen t have just dispatched several members of the scholastic profession, male and female, principally men and their wives, to establish primary schools in the Mauritius. Before starting they received 1201. to provide the neces sary outfit, and on landing in the colony, 251. to defray immediate expenses. Their sa'aries, commencing at 801, is gradually to increase to 2001, per annum. A fatal accident occurred last night (Thursday) on the Eastern Counties line,. between Oakington and Long Stanton, by which a farmer named 'Thomas Howarth lost his life. It is supposed that he was at tempting to cross the line, when the 8.30 express train passed. One of his legs was cut off, and the other much shattered, CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 30 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Blaze 40 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger. ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. The Maiden Plate of 401. Heats. Once round. Mr. Douglas's Sam Hood, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b ... 1 0 1 Mr. Smith's br gby Carew, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... 0 1 2 Mr. Clarke's Weathercock, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... 2 2 3 Four others ran. Won by a head. The Garrison Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft., and 40 added the second' to save his stake, one mile and a quarter, three subs, were won by Lieut. Mytton's b m, aged, list 10lb (owner) beating Captain Bringhurst's Mind your-own-business, aged list 101 b (owner), in a canter. The Members' Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 2 ft. if declared, with 50 added. Twice round. 9 subs, 5 of whom declared. Mr. Wilson's Duplicity, 3 yrs, 7st ... (Hughes) 1 Mr. Hogg n Bird of Paradise, 3 yrs, 65t 121 b 2 Sir J. Hawley's Lady Cecilia, 5 yrs, Bst ... ... 3 Won by three lengths. The Medway Stakes of 2 sous each, and 25 added; win ner to be sold for 1251., &c. Once round and a dis tance. 13 subs. Mr. Ayres's Wee Bit, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Hornsby, jun.) 1 Mr. Maugham's Martingale, 4 yrs, 7st 31b ... 2 Mr. Sherrard's Catherine, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 3 Several others started. Won cleverly by a length. The Rockingham Stakes of 5 soya each, and 50 added, one mile and a half, 6 subs, were won in three heats, by Tom Tough, Bst 51b (Abrahams), beating Giselle, 9st, Faith, Est 11b, Alkali, 7st 121 b, and Mastiff, Est 11b., after a fine race. SOUTHAMPTON RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Railway Stakes, of 3 sovs each, and 20 added, the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 200/. Heats, once round and a distance. 5 subs. Mr. Sadler's Moodkee, 4 yrs ... (Donaldson) 1 1 Mr. Caffall's Bohemienno, 4 yrs ... 3 2 Captain Sand's Royalty, 5 yrs ... 2 3 Mr. King's Madge Grey, 4 yrs ... ... 5 dr Won by half a length. The County Members' Plate of 251., added to a Sweep stakes of 3 sovs. Heats once round. 4 subs. Mr. Richards's Landrail, 3 yrs ... (W. Treen) 1 1 Mr. Parr's Mr. Caudle, 3 yrs ... ... ... 2dr Mr. Saddler's Bourton, 5 yrs ... ... ... 3dr _ Won by a length and a half. The Borough Member's Plate of 25/. added to a Sweep stakes of 2 sovs each. Heats once round and a distance. Mr. Bray's Prospect, 5 yrs ... ... (Donaldson) 1 Mr. Saddler's Viper, 3 yrs ... ... ~. ... 2 Mr. Cooper's Gazelle, aged - ... ... ... ... 3 _._ Won in a canter. The Hunters' Stakes, of 3 sovs. each and 20 added. Two miles, over 6 hurdles. 7 subs. Mr. Dorrein's Triton, 6 yrs, 9st ... (Ducker) 1 Mr. Land's Barnet Lass, 4 yrs, Bst 2 Mr. Caffall's Priory Stag, 6 yrs, 9st 3 `Von in a canter. LICHFIELD RACES.—THIIRSDA.Y. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added, 3 ft; three yra old, 7st 1016; four, Bst 13Ib; five, 9st 916; six and aged, lOst 416; mares, &c., allowed 316. One mile. (Crouch) Mr. Lord's Cauliflower, S yrs... Mr. Skarratt's Egret, 3 yrs ... The Staffordshire Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to save his stake. Two miler. Mr. Clark's Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs ... (Simpson) 1 Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, aged Mr. Hawkins' Teresa, aged ... ••• ••• ••• Lord Warwick's Yardley, aged ... ••• ••• 4 The following also started, but were not placed: — Colonel Anson's Lazarillo, 4 yrs, Mr. Williams' Mar low. 4 yrs, and Mr. E. M. H. Mostyn's f by Lord Staf ford, out of Birdlime. Won easy. The Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 50 added. Half a mile. Mr. Copeland's Aldgata ... Lord Chesterfield's b c by Colwick (Marlow) 1 Colonel Thompson's bc by Theon, out of Mazurka... 3 The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added. Heats, one mile. Mr. Green's Clara, 4 yrs ... Mr. Williams' Repulse, 3 yrs Mr. Barton's Hector, 6 yrs... ... (Denman) 1 1 ... ... ... 2 dr ... ... ... 3 dr KNUTSFORD RACES.-THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 71b; mares, &c., allowed 21b. One mile and a half. (3 Subs.) Mr. Osborne's Brandyface, 4 yrs walked over The Selling Stakes of 5 sow. each, and 40 added. Heats, two miles. Mr. W. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs (Evans) 1 1 Mr. Whitworth's Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs 0 2 Mr. llobson's Billy from Brigg, 4 yrs ,„ „,„ 2 0 _ _ OXFORD RACES.—THUSDAY. Tho Woodstock Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added. Heats, 1 mile. Mr. Southby's Cupid, 3 yrs ...(Wakefield, jun.) 1 1 Mr. J. Day's Colocynth us , 3 yrs „, , 2 2 _ _ Mr. Kitton's Morsel, 4 yrs . 3 3 The Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. Heats, 1 mile and a half. Mr. Symond's Master Murray, aged ...(Elwes) 1 1 Mr. Cowper's Moiv.), 4 yrs 0 2 Mr. Day's Itedstreak, aged „„ „. „. 2dr Mr. Elwes's Bopeep, aged ••• ••• ••• dis. The City Memb ers ' Pl ate o f 351., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous, each. Heats: once round and a dis. Mr. Palmer's Foxwhelp, 6 yrs (Wakefield) 0 2 1 1 Mr. Parr's Lethargy, 4 yrs ... 0 1 0 2 Mr. J. Day's Milliner, 5 yrs 0 0 dr Mr. Death's Lady Frances, 3 yrs ... 13 dr Mr. Elwes's Conveyancer, 3 yrs 2 dr THE GREAT ROWING AQUATICS MATCH BETWEEN WORCESTER AND MANCHESTER. WORCESTER, THURSDAY.—This event, which has been the cause of considerable speculation of late in the aquatic world, came off last evening on the river Severn, in the neighbourhood of Worcester. This watch was gat :iiiiihartly _after. the Worcester Regatta, held about five weeks ago. The rivals were the Manchester Shakspere'Cluboind the Worcester Intrepid Club. Both of these 'clubs hiving _been victorious in their own locality over, all the local crews, the question of their relative merits was canvassed, and each having their friends, a match was got up for a four-oared race between them, the conditions being a stake of 501. a side, the course three miles down stream. No boat be ing allowed to cross into the other's water unless 50 feet clear ahead, the Worcester crew to give the Man chester 101. to meet them at Worcester. The event was fixed for yesterday, and both crews went into severe training. The Manchester four arrived in Worcester on this day week, and were at work on the river on the evening of their arrival. Both crews were watched narrowly, and each having their backers, a great deal of money was laid out in bets, though as the eventful day approached the Manchester men had the call. The course was from a point below Bevero Island down to Worcester-bridge. At a quarter-past five o'clock the rival boats took their stations, manned as under:— Shakspere (Manchester) Club—(Pink) I—Stroke, Mr. Wood; 2, Mr. H. Ault; 3, Mr. M'Cormack; bow, Mr. G. Collinge. - Intrepid (Worcester) Club—(Purple) 2—Stroke, Mr. Presder; 2, Mr. Laurence; 3, Mr. Turley; bow, Mr. Till. The Manchester men were steered by a youth, and the Intrepid by Maynard, of London. Both rowed in beautiful outrigger boats, and each appeared in good trim, and confident of success. Betting, at starting, was 3 to 2 in favour of the Manchester, who were expected to win, though a very close struggle was anticipated. After one false start, both boats were pretty fairly under way, and it was at once perceptible that the Man chester men had the best of the start, the Intrepid losing ground before they gOt into their regular swing. The Manchester men rowed beautifully together, but the In trepid seemed flurried in getting off. The Intrepid, being goaded on by their friends, who t.ccompanied the race in large numbers, set-to with a will, and succeeded in bet tering their condition, though it was soon after evident that they had already lost the race, their efforts telling fearfully upon them, while their rivals pulled steadily and with uniform strength. At the end of two miles, Manchester led by five boats; lengths,and they kept their po T si t h i e o c n rdei to w distance agnac i v t ee h w i i n nas. 2 a o c o c ) o ' in a r p d i s i s b of e d t h i n e g e e i a g l h , t w ee h n e n ra t i h n e u In trepid:es with a slow current. NEWHAVEN REGATTA. • This regatta came off yesterday, and was very nume rously attended. The four-oared match, which attracted great interest, was decided as follows:—London , red, first.—Vincent, bow; Hughes , 2 i Va llin g s, 3; Corn- ............„,..,„„,„... „ ,...-,44....fte,..,mee, . - %11...' . ' :.'-''' THE INQUEST ON LIE UT t it ttier ' k.,„..1.0. = ;..„*-4 coLoNEL BAIRD. - '.'- , - 1. .-_,,_-- BIRMINGHAM, TRIIR6DAY.—Afier .the erepaittare, gt ; the train last evening the examination of wine isb_i'itS it e( I above unfortunate. occurrence was resumed, and !sited till eleven o'clock, when it eas adjourned to -Saturday next. .After the evidence of -M'Cullum, the eieceas, d's valet, Mr. Titchburn, an accountant at Weiverhenapt en, who w as a passenger by the express train, depesed to the velocity at which the train was going at the time-of-the accident, and said the occurrence was expected:beforn_it took place. The p.m was tremendous, and he uttrieuted the tipset to the speed, which was a thatg of f't equent occurrence with that express. The following evidince was then given : Mr. Richard Stuart Non is,, Warwick, resident engi neer :and out-dour superinteralent of the northern .ilivi :ion :of the London -end North7:Westeria Railway', said he was called up between one end two o'Cb:cli on Sunday morning. Got an engine, wagOin, and tools, and went to the scene of the accident, which he reached shortly after four o'clack. Ile proceeded to &sea ibe the position in which he found the carriages and engiras, as rep:leaked urea: by former witnesye s. After inking ' after the tegiries and carriages, he examined the rails. On the doe n line, thirty or forty Net, from the guard's vin. three lengths of both rails w‘ re bent and torn up. Followed the truck for nearly 100 yards. About 140 feet from the guard's van, the west rail Of the up line wars more or It ss torn and eut, just as if it. had been done with a pair of shears. They were also displaced. Two or three lengths of rail then inter vened which were undisturbed and uninjured, and then from ,that point three or four lengths of rail were torn up and very much bent. The bent rails were lying under the engine, as though they had been torn up -by the front part of it. From this point to a distance of about, thirty yards, perhaps, the rail was very little' damaged. This referred to the west rail of the upline. There was a mark in the ballast (which is the technical name- for the gravel put between the rails), as -of carriage wheels, between the rails of the up line, and also On the outside of the west rail, Commencing at the engine, this track was about a foot from the rail, and went gradually nearer until-it—got close to and .on to a rail, along which -. it proceeded for about a length. From that ,point he examined the line very carefully for more than half 'a mile, and could not find any disarrangement or mark of any kind. He was satisfied, from observation, that it was at the south end of the rail last named, and so marked that the vehicle first left the line. After hav ing made that examination, he proceeded to assist in clearing the road, and remained there till the line was made clear and good. He then took the crippled en gines to Birmingham. On examining the engines and carriages afterwards, he found the coach (No. 236) next the guard's van, at the top of the leading end, broken in, and the near hind wheel broken. It was also strongly marked, as if by coming in contact with a stone. The leading axle was also a little strained. The next coach (No. 357) had the leading end completely knocked in; and was otherwise slightly damaged. The next coach (No. 18) had a small mark on the bottom panel of the leading end, in which the deeds were, he believed. On casual observation this appeared the only damage it bad sustained; but, on examining the under side of it, he found that in consequence of of the wheels, the floor of th e i coachthad be com ing very near to the periphery come necessary, to allow full play . to the springs of the carriage, to cut away a portion or the floor of the coach over each wheel. Sufficient had not been cut away to ,allow free play to each or any one of these wheels, os, on examination, the carriage exhibited marks of friction and loss of substance at each end and side of each open ing. There were also deep marks on the frame of the underside of the carriage, which had evidently been made by the very severe thumping of it upon the nuts of a strap which fastened the spring plate together. The coupling chain which connected the guard's van with coach 236 was broken, and the safety chain on the near leading end was also broken. The marks on the " ballast" north of the pilot engine, as well as those on the rail and chains, were evidently those of a carriage, being too ,light to be made by an engine. There was no doubt that some of the wheels of coach No. 13, if not all of them, were scotched in the cuttings under the floor, made for them, or at all events that their motion was retarded. That coach belonged to the Scot tish Central Company. He considered this as a sufficient reason to cause a carriage to run off the line; that is, if the motion of the wheels were retarded by not having sufficient play, a check would be given which would throw it off the line. lie had seen portions of carriages cut out in a similar way, but never to such a small ex tent. Ile thought they were cut in an injudicious man ner. He could not say whether it was the engine or a carriage that first went off the line, but he was inclined to think it was a carriage, judging from the marks on the rail. The carriage had come several hun dred miles that day, acid had to take up many branch streams of passengers, and it is the custom for the car riages of one company to run on the line of another. In answer to a question from a juror be said it was evident to him that there had been considerable thump ing upon the wheels and the nuts of the spring plates against the under side of the coach frame. In his opin ion the springs are weak. Under ordinary circmr.stances he should consider it a safe carriage, if only with an or dinary load, he should say with nut more than nine pas sengers. It was built for eighteen. He should have no fear of that carriage at any speed, with nine passengers and the ordinary quantity of luggage. He, as superin tendent, should have no hesitation in putting nine people 1 in it with the ordinary quan'ity of luggage; but know ing the springs to be weak, he should hesitate to put more, because, -if much loaded, the floor would came down on the weels and springs. The ordinary of lug gage for each passenger was 1001135., but he could not say how much there was on it on 'this occasion. The hind and front compartments were full, but he did not know whether there were any in the centre. Each com partment holds six persons. Captain finish, general manager of the line, explained the manner in a hich the carriages of different com panies arriving at different junctions, and of different construction, were amalgamated into one train. It was impossible with express trains to survey minutely their fitness for the-journey on their joining the train, but it was presumed that theirhavingbeen in a train before was a sufficient proof of that, and they were generally per mitted to proceed with the passengers and luggage they contained. There was a slight deviation in the build of the carriages, the strength of the spring, &c. It was the practice to censider a carriage professing to carry eighteen passengers, sufficient to do so. lie made men tion of a minute survey, but he might state that at all the junctions and stations a partial survey is made, a per son being appointed to go round the train, examine the axles, &c., but it is not that minute examination which would detect a flaw in the construction of a carriage. At the place where the accident occurred the rails were in a good state. Mr. V. W. Blake, surgeon, Old-square, said that at eleven o'clock on Saturday night he was sent for to the deceased, and found him suffering under a great hesita tion in his speech and manner, tremulous motion of the right arm, a slight ,bruise on the external part of the right knee, and also on the right mola bone. His whole manner betokened a severe shock of the nervous sys tem. Ile then proceeded to describe the medicines pre scribed by himself acting in concert with Dr. Evans, and the results of a post mortem examination made by-him in presence of Dr. Galliers and Mr. Thomas Chavasse. The ' result of the examination was that, in his opinion„ death was caused by the effusion of blood on the brain He considered that the brain was in a diseased state _for some time prior to the accident , a nd decided that effu sion might in the state of the brain have occurred . por . i y - ik cl t t o a nceaottesse i , ly,. a l I t h i e o u h g a l d r annoy doubt,irvo nervous taking shock into consideration that the deceased was an old man, taking a long jour ney, anxious for his friend, and had also undoubtedly re ceived a severe shock by the accident, that it was the cause of his death. . Dr. Galliers having generally concurred in this opinion, he inquiry was adjourned till Saturday morning. - - FEIGIITTUL ACCIDENT ON Tu RAlLWAY.—Yesterday morning, about i NohuinrTu past t K ei T t o'clock, a melancholyoccurretice took place on the branch line of th e North Kent Railway, now being formed at Plumstead, and the injuries sustained by two of the men are of a most serious character, the life of one being despaired of. It seems that for some timq. past a large number of labourers have been einpfoyettat Plumstead in making extensive excavations for the new railwry, which is intended to run to New Cross, Dept ford. During the last few days the workmen had been making a cutting, and whilst they were digging by the side of a large embankment or mound of earth, an im mense portion of it fell upon them with a loud crash, corn yletely burying them beneath the ponderous mass. An instant alarm was raised, when their companions and other men who were called to the spot set about to extricate the missing men. In a few minutes two were discovered in an insensible state, most seriously injured. They were car ried to a surgeon's in the pillage, where their wounds were dressed, after which' they were taken to their spective homes; but a third person, named John Crad dock, aged 25 years, was discovered to be so fearfully injured that it was deemed necessary to take him to th e accident ward of ,St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. Hartnett, the d,i h .pr o ao u cu s tnu e dr s e u or fractureof hne, rightos ascertained theat a r i m n r gdahntthdaet thigh, ht se extensive s had iye in jury to orescalp re ceived wathuencom ribs. Various parts of his body are likewiseve sev erely lacerated and contused. Theother are progressing favourably, but the man Craddock two men a hopeless condition. is in . . Loss OF LIFE ON THE THAMES. —yesterday, Mr. Mills held an inquest at the Royal Oak, High-street, Teddington, upon the body of the late Mr. Lionel Grenville Thomas Elliot, clerk in the Post office, St. Martin's-le-Gi and, aged 23. The deceased, accom pauied by Mr. Toilet:nacho, went i n a b oat to Teddington, where they bathed. D:ceased, who could not swim, ventured beyond his depth, and sank. Although every effort was made to save him, his budy was not found for half an hour. Captain Elliot, a relative of de ceased, complained of the inconvenient place iu which the Humane Society's drags were placed, but for which circumstance he said they could have been obtained in time to save his relative's lite. A juror gave a similar opinion, and added that at the same spot, which was ex tremely dangerous, the brother and sister of Captain -Reynolds pe r i s h e d about eighteen months ago, a another person lost his life there subsequently. Verdict,el " Accidental-death," accompanied by a recomm endation that the Humane Society's drags should be removed to a more convenient place. STRANGE ANOMALY.—An old lady of our acquain tance is much surprised that Government are not stricter as regards duelling. Her feelings were greatly shocked at some person lately "challenging " a whole jury.-- Puppet Show. Partridges are by no means plentiful, the old birds killed in most instances outnumbering the young ones—. the birds which were hatched out early are, however, fine and strong on the wing.---Brighton Gazette. 5.~~ -- i la C:" S. d. 3 10 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 6 reek ices old ices )00i 12k; [Last vain, , bus low, yet for i for cwt. ised 40$; 3s. ri; at nut- wt. 40w bite tiler Igo, ~:~ ~~