The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

RENEWAL OF THE EAST INDIA GARTER AC I. The Overland Mail brings but meaere accounts of the warlike op:ratioes, either on the eastern or western frontiers. w e are t h an kf u l f or th i s, inasmuch as it leaves us at liberty to turn our attention to a less noisy but more imi.ortant event in the interior of British A mevement has been initiated by a number of native gentlemen of the city of Poonah with reference to the renewal of the Charter Act of the East India Corn- Puny and to the Parliamentary inquest on the govern ment,, of India s i nce 1 834, wh i ch possesses. b oth from Lae Place of its origin and the character of 'hose engaged iu it, greater ireerest than usually attaches to ex p ress i ons of native opinion, underva l ue d though they be in this country. This movement is I °t, how ever, t h e only one of the kind i n I n di a. Native societies with similar objects had previously been orgeeseeed in Calcutta and Madras. But these ca pitals are both su essentially- European in tone and feel. l l: 1 g, and h ave so l ong en j oyed t h e b ene fit s o f E ng l is h law and rights, that it is not from them we can expect to gain the truest reflection of what is uppermost in the mind s Of the classes which formerly constituted the elite of Hindoo society in native status and under independent Governments. In Peotseh it is otherwise. There Mahratta great atiOaci!y, and independence longest survived. e sr cira the time that the Peishwas became the real 3 , l !otters o f t h e Sattarah state P oona h was t heir c a pit a l. Under them it enjoyed great prosperity; at their court was employed a large number of native gentle men; thither resorted, to spend their incomes and to i ndulge t h eir ambition, what may b e ca ll e d the terri torial arist ocracy o f the countr y ; th e ir expenditure pro moted native art , l uxur y, a nd manufactures; iu the ser viceee„of the Peishwa the rising talent of the state found t a — P tl tion; and the people bad all the national advan- T ea (an tey are man of a searate Goernment. ( iownf d al h ot Bajoe R y ow ) , the last Peiehwa, v occurred o ° l o three-and-thirty years ago only. A considerable t art of the p o p u l at i on o f P o onah must, therefore, still t he a stron g reco ll ect i on o f n ative rule; and it was but Mahr atta other d ay that they w i tnesse d t h e ex tinction of the been state, which, after the battle of Ashte, had created as a propitiation to the manes of the great la und er of the power which gave us so much trouble of India' The traditions of native government and the "ti ' e society under it, still survive at Poonah; tied re the th e ed ucated part b en „ v e t lts anti the losses which our Government has greater upon them, and are in a position to tell us with whater authority than the people of Calcutta or Madras it is they really have to complain of: 4 vie w to 80 , they have formed a society which, with opu f " to include a large force of native public e ts l ° ll , they have called the Deccan Association. ifaoueders are principally., Mahratta Sirdars, that wow eded proprietors of rank, who in a native state d have constituted the pith of the country, and e n Y t t h eir powe r and influence have exercised a controlling g ai ritY over the conduct of the Court. They are t e em elt of education and intelligence, sufficiently well ciescrinted with the present position of the East Indian p c) 44112 , anxious to avail themselves of the existing op. tu;:i n i tt Yto call the attention of the Imperial Legisla ,o the general wants of India, not in any spirit of Prßsere • British supremacy, but with a view to the pr o ,. 4 W:in of their own class, and to the general . ha t° ~,'t h ent of the country; and desirous, above all things, soleg o ve Y their opinions and wishes directly and per tay 6 oua by competent native testimony to the radiomen. 1: 11 tnittees to be renewed next session. es P r oceedines of the Association are now before Props they di sp l ay an amoun t of order, intelligence, to th;: e tYs Careful deliberation, and clearness; quite equal At tii 6e °f any English society having similar objects. title e f ir „ f irat meeting they directed a Mahratta transla eoleslne Charter Act to be prepared; having duly list e a it at their prolonged meetings, they drew up at tw d 6l grievances and wants; this they deliberated on adep te P,her meetings; and having finally settled and Dre ss m ' it, resol ve d to sen d a m i ss ion to England to be th e e ; nt the ensuing charter discussions. To defray tihire(TPeuses of this mission a fund of 10,0001. is re pay be and prominently in the list of the subscribers th e la i , fo Und contributing the chief surviving Sirdars of eishwait e Durbar. tad 1, h ave elsewhere given this list of the grievances !rat r„ i t , 4 Of the Deccan Association. The Association .4 kity aims at acquiring for the Deccan greater e earit e `ts laud tenures, or, in other words, better se. tttl es 4 ° l' Property • at the preservation of the ranks, the an d istinction ' s of society as now existing; and of lioiftetard:ting heirs, shaken by the policy Lord - o i 3 Le Pursued on the death of Appa Sahib, the late Ne tt The truth is that our land revenue alovi e „, B ; Il k I ndia are, to use a Yankeeism, gradually un- I tnd a ",re native aristocracy off the face of the earth; gliist ieri 'uo Prospect of their families being thus extin oth'iat th—eutti_Blthra_tta proprietors .. are alarmed. They -ttatter ask the Imperial Legislature, in renewing the 1 3 4kat, to give th m protection. ; L b: Preservation of the gentry of India, use on r It part is necessary. - This the Association 'or e els, and therefore their second requirement , wah:tteir ethhaere in the highest offices of Government. tflia 4e ' lB " associated Sirdars say, " education; - ervie a , e ducational tests you please to Government ti°hsthieg r t i l l us Cti , let us and our children have no obstrue yl the service of our country." And n°- 1 , 411 40 4 `€' more reasonable. At present the Go t,eli of ; 31 India does little or nothing in the o g r eta e,ceee:Ltleating its subjects; and then it denies zootthd, abet to , y an- but subordinate posts, on the il6tleqUenes i t , u ey are unfit for high office. And the o t e-O, it i s Bs that European :agency being thus re st et goye Paid for at enormous rates; and that the k a t t it 1 13 ,4' 1 ' 13 g India is excessive when compared with o en " d t ° ed t : he, did it educate and employ the natives. 1C: 414 tll - ; n ° and employ the gentry of India is to in e the to extinction in their own country. th e ' eu rity of landed property and the open re add - n av enues of Government, the Poonah itt i p st IlLf tßliree for the better administration of Sir ere abar - Of ng t h_ 'Axing the ta a x d o_n legal forms, and in of the development of _the e ,r u i r ildicial staff, by the Construction e o . l . l Sefet :u. Fes ee the coun d tr tate. PUblic works, requests in which there is e it „ l4 °- te 6 ,e u hreasonable or revolutionary. They refer b att ,'" annual drain on the bullion of India by the inmateLaea hom e , and urge that steps be taken to ter. ' es titee 1g is impoverishment of the country. And such eh a not difficult. All that is necessary to atop 4 %47 drain is to increase the exports of native produc toes and that could easily be done by a wise and gene lehist?eeernment lightening the heavy burdens on land teei s hew increase the cost of cultivation, and so place latuk s 4 t a serious disadvantag e i n t h e sugar and coffee eett on 'S and prevent the growth and export of raw It is , ‘ 14 (1 however, to the details of these grievances tert, 44 - n l a . ,t4 (important as they are) that the highest im eated.' 0 1 this remarkable movement is to be attri- Nee ut rather to the spirit and courage of the 4,tOrdstievge.ntlemen who have originated it. For it tak e _ utence that already there are men in India fit .ki eszi li t n o active share in the government, eager and th nl e i h e ely i n d° so, who know their rights, and will not •i.egt s l" thorn. Such an appeal to the wisdom of es taiej e , s ature to whom the care of Queen Victoria's e s „ and subjects is entrusted as an imperial whole, k et lt fe ' ee elve a hearty welcome and every encourage tigittedc:l4l all who know the real value of India to ---Morning PaPer• TO the TILE SHRLEVALTY. -q mad - great surprise of the City au e ;li la o e r t iti c e e l m M e r e . h e.ii, filer, who was elected sheriff at th It ille 1 4 „,1, 1 who was known to have come was backed to a raa t b k .l as a candidate for the office, forward most tol 3 , 8 . 3 , the lour, ahoro men at the acnidecion,ffilicea! but 7'4 %4 I!4eti h is ' intention not to serve the o r,itat•CrlilallePraihd the 6001 . penalty. The excuse the friends who propos ed - tetchtlia-pr. itihtteerthtcliotine sio„t:3l,,the liverays is, u to nderstand, that the largo ba is which i tO which hobelo e c i g the 2 , athee tt ~ h consequence eriveau.tieresta%e S th w e il d l rea d; gecliao „,netilth, which has been for some time o Ilea% to • -uho dirty fellows who prowl about in kan t 0 Put tlseir hands in the pockets of any gentle %llvii'h° We re ta v ay b = net up in the hall, in opposition eatertar e'l,t,ela37 sneaking in the neighbourhood, t _ ehi. t er-aBe4 e a° 4 11 '''ete t ho f advantage from h - tohis -e i r b as t- and eou hopes o wilt b 9 avoemioo t!..tript thrown tit 0 s aran:l oo A.• It is expected that a common bail a Prob b•i- e ' - i la the course of h , t a I ity i.the week, and t by the press upon . °face ser ve, to L • h Alderman Carter, the )15 - *() th at Alderman Wire tk. of hheric,_,,, ..getuer w it h for sheriff of Middlesex have will be called 144%18141,g ‘l,ou.,l_London and of ~,4 lee %hu s h ed professional charges cc! . h 1, d i . . changes in tleh tl 4 3' 40,4 4r ,' As the . fees under-sheriff hei. making t hat vi n , 4 alrhost , one great element d and it is Pit 50tou, Completely dissolve , to destroy every in sheriff bOf tii inessures will be adopted ' sYstern. . believed _ c_-,-,„-__.—_,____-- • I'oB4 trutTLl-EASTERN RAILWAY. e nd effic receipts for passengers 452g°0(1t, Week ending 1 Di tt Aug.• ..: £18,887 11 6 "11g1153 18fi ... 20,084 10 5 ••• ••• ----- 0 1.., ti0 n 1,13 e eclrease in 1852 ... ... £1,196 18 11 the ,t4'01 4 , rul irlirs. August 23, 1852. "eek n,,,ANo SO UTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. — Traffic for fi ngers 4 1 -ug. 21, 1852 :--- 'gert k 27 036) oods and (I_ l / 4 rcel la ' g . uh._ , ..o rrn .. , horses and carriages.. £4,099 14 9 1 '.tßew, 'Pending week in last year 4,923 9 4tuguat 21. %lii Qt , _ •••••..............____________ N,4.,5t.nr;t„11.. ApCIDENT IN TUE WATERLOO-ROAD.— %,;;Jitentej..erlelderable excitement was caused among the 140 of the Well ington -terrace, Waterloo-road, in conse- W kt o ne w . IT folloing alarming occurrence pe te derloosb ; ,avers cabs No. '2,161, was dingprocee over thoh4„ttkr,r'''g'e towardAhe South-Western Railway, when, ev e „ "e liro l i 't the hill from the bridge, the bit in the horse's t ete',. t he a ni e ps ylti, d the driver in consequence lost all control Illi a Zttil i''",el, which galloped down . the road at a frightful I ' 4 o het, gained the front of Mr. Matthaewdenseparrle httio.et, ev. it a t -r ev/ the cab upon the pavement,. on the n footy 111.e t Th e beral Children who were playing lobnegiotralageinpgavteo -1 Ir. ' R a t h,, i t qt 4' it continued its fearful coursa qem "OA, a ac hed the front of the premises b elit tla r , n i. grocer. The affrighted animal . then darted its h caused the tle nl hef t tukthe glass of the shop front, Abp an, whoa°ureak. The vehicle contained an eldetrlyoigtehne iend, had t hat instant was about getting out lie ;,he,,,ebeen filledn for the shaft breaking, no doubt he 1 4. m itid i n en The horse sheered round, and with oth:teitite% entered the window, and commenced plunging i.,,.. zr inl,,,'.rtanner. Mr Gre he the clothier, and . tevci I;'.'' th a ' , !ott ent9 , • it 4 0 oriv, r -, oastened to t 6 he y s ' pot to render assistance, t ele k and L." the cab by that time had been thrown from flili . thia h or .'_' l 3 head laid open. They were unable to ext 1 4, 4 3' A brl,itie, which continued to kick and fear plunge .__ 11 4 P, the , w er't dray having come in front of the pre ft 1 klie k ltin clo tit to the animal s !or lowering the butts of beer were 'iot a ti', to neck, and it was drawn out of the .4fiti, -rightfully cut extent of mise le. occurre • m To *as f • lie I.4rthor 'h* f d T he okay TfB4 c9%.daenrdid)tite darnag 1 Dr e done to r. Td E SUN, SPORT/NG NOTES. No, CCXCI. THE DERBY MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-To - morrow and Thursday Derby puts forth its claim to the polite attentions of the spotting fraternity. The Trial Stakes, as usual, will opnu the ball, and in due order we shall next arrive at the Tradesmen's Pluto of 100 sous. iu specie, which, added to a Handicap of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, &c., over two miles, will not impro bably tall to the lot of the owner of lienox SNITS or SNARRY, the only other horse having a chance with this couple being Sir Rowland Trenchard, but whose start ing, I understand, is somewhat dubious. Weathergage, although priced as text to nothing on the lists, in my humble opinion has no more chance of winning than the veriest cub hack. The Produce Stakcs of 10 soya. each, with 50 added, one mile and a hall; will produce quite a busy-B race, as the initial of all the starters names will bo B. It seems we may have as runners Bothgelert, Bess of Ilardwicl, Brahmin, and Babette. The fir s t an d secon d places, it tho Brahmin starts, will be tilled by BETEIGELERT and him; with Bess third, sad Babette, as a matter of coune, last. The Maiden Plate and Grand Stand Stakes have not yet closed. On Thursday the principal attraction will be the Chatsworth Stakes of 50 soya., added to a handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, &c., one mile and a half. Weather gam', although figuring at 7st 21b, including his penalty, stands a much better chance for this stake than for the Tradesmen's Plate of the previous day; in fact, for the latter he has no expectations, while for the Chatsworth he will probably finish first or second, or, at the least, third. Sir Charles Napier and Young England are the couple most likely to run home in company with Wea thergage, and thereby fill the three first places to the exclusion of the rest. The Chesterfield Stakes of 50 sous., with a Sweep stakes of 10 soya. each added, over the half-mile, has an entry of eight, which includes the names of Defiance and Pug Orrock. Now, as there are penalties for winning and allowances for being beaten, their weights—which would otherwise be colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b—have resolved into a species of handicap, as follows:—Defi ance, Bst 121 b; Pug Orrock and Whalebone, Bst 10lb each; Maid of Golborne, Bst 81b; filly by Assault, out of Newton Lass, Valour, and La Juive, Bst 3lb each; and colt by Theou, Bst 41b. The weight may probably stop Defiance and rug Orrock from running; but should the former put in an appearance, weight and all, be will win. In his absence the colt by Theon, and Assault filly, are those most likely to occupy the first and se cond positions. The Innkeeper's Plate, and the Selling Stakes, have not closed as yet. Little or no betting up to the present time has taken place with respect to those stakes I have commented upon above, but what little has been done is in favour of Weathergago for both the stakes he is entered for, and some trifling investments on Aaron Smith and Snarry for the Tradesmen's Plate.—l am, your's. &e. August 24. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER. 9 to 4 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell—take 5 to 2 4 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke 9 to 2 agst Mr. John Scott's Songstress 12 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Caracara 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Harbinger 600 to 400 agst Songstress and Daniel O'Rourke—t Daniel O'Rourke was backed fur upwards of 1,5004 at 4 to 1, Songstress for two or three hundreds at 4 to 1 and 9 to 2, and Caracara for about 500/. at 12 to 1, the odds in each case being offered at the close of the betting, Wo are requested to state that Augur was scratched for this race between five and six o'clock on Tuesday evening last. THE LEAMINGTON STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Farrance's Terpsichore THE CESAREWITCH STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Scarecrow DERBY, 1853. 12 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Orestes—t to 1001. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Powney's Cineas—t to nearly 5001. 20 to 1 agst The Reivor winning the Doncaster Champagne Stakes and Derby RADCLIFFE RACES..—MONDAY. Tha Heaton Park Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added; for two yrs olds, sst 10ib; three, 7st 71b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners of 50 soya. this year, 31b; twice, or 100- sous., 51b extra; the second saves his stake. One mile. Mr. Chilton's b c Audubon, 2 yrs 1 Mr. R. Walker's Game Tommy, 2 yrs 2 Mr. Johnson's Lady Jersey, 6 yrs 3 Won by two lengths. The Wilton Cup of 100 Boys. added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared; the winner to pay 25 soya. towards expenses, and the second to save his stake. Two miles and a dis. (32 Subs., 15 of whom declared.) Mr. Rd. Ward na bra Little Davie, 3 yrs, Est Mr. W. Phillips's Mary Nobbler, aged, Est 61b Mr. T. Dawson na b c Lerry Whent, 3 yrs, Est 91b 3 Mr. IL Walters's Maid of Team Valley, 6 yrs, Bat 41b 4 Two others started. Won by half a length. The Two yrs old Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added; colts, Bst 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b; winners once, 31b; twice, 51b extra; the second saves his stake. Three-quarters of a mile. (8 Subs.) Mr. John Osborne's ch f Exact Mr. Kelly na b c Young Norval 2 Mr. IL Walker's bl c Game Tommy 3 Mr. Wise's br c Broughton 4 Won by two lengths. TAUNTON AND WEST SOMERSET RACES. The Taunton Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared. About one mile and a half. (11 Subs., 4 of whom declared.) Mr. G. Drew's Odiham, 4 yrs, Sat I Mr. J. Evan na Madame Wharton, 4 yrs, Bst 51b 2 Mr. J. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 3 Only three ran. A good race. DR. JOHNSON'S IDEA OF COOKERY. "Women," once observed the sage, " can spin very well, but they cannot writo a good book of cookery. I could write a better book of cookery than has ever yet been written; it should be a book on philosophical prin ciples." His mode of eating, however, was exceedingly coarse; and according to Mrs. Piozzi, " his f avourite dainties were a leg of pork boiled till it dropped from the bone, a veal pie, with plums and sugar, and the out side cut of a salt buttock of beef." He has b een k nown to call for the butterboat containing the lobster sauce during the second course, and pour the whole of its con tents over his plum-pudding. SIDNEY SMITH'S RECIPE FOR A WINTER SALAD. Two large potatoes passed through kitchen sieve Unwonted softness to the salad give. Of mordent mustard add a single spoon. ; Distrust the condiment which bites so soon; But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault To add a double quantity of salt. Three times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown, And once with vinegar procured from town. True flavour needs it, and your poet begs The pounded yellow of two well-boiled eggs. Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl, And, scarce suspected, animate the whole; And, lastly, on the flavoured compound toss A magic teaspoon of anchovy sauce. Then, though green turtle fail, though venison 's tough, And ham and turkey are not boiled enough, Serenely full the Epicure may say— Fate cannot harm me—l have dined to-day! Art of Dining. Alarray's Railway Library. FAMILY COLONIZATION GROUP MEETlNG.—Yes terday evening a crowded meeting of the inhabitants of Clapham and its vicinity was held at the parochial school rooms, for the purpose of hearing from Mrs. Chisholm a statement with reference to the prospects of emigrants of the labouring class in the Australian colonies. The Rev. W. H. W. Bowyer, rector of the parish, presided. Mr. Sidney com menced the proceedings by describing the endeavours made by Mrs. Chisholm and her husband to promote the comfort and welfare of the working classes during their voyage to, and on their arrival in, Australia. He stated that within a few weeks 3,000/. had been forwarded to this country by per sons who had emigrated to Australia, for the purpose of en abling their relatives to follow them to the colony. Mrs. Chisholm then described at some length the system of emi gration which she recommended, and with which the public are familiar, and expressed a hope that, as the subject had been taken up by one of the largest shipowners in London, measures would speedily be adopted for affording better ac commodation to married emigrants. In the course of the proceedings it was stated that the rector had that evening re ceived a letter cautioning him not to sanction the proceed of t i s n ht a g ot s lei de faMi thattr e h ..hCe Mrsoh. thought m ohwt b yt e ho c re a , uselna at n s tl h oy e e a professed the Roman Ca r proper ther course o proceedings, show wasst h h e e he l e na t td t i e t freetd: Mr s. rendered ethd e to C thankshAi s u h s o t l r m ao If : a the eat emigrants, h e e e t i c n o g n s f o i a d rn e considered e h d eat t s h ehr a r t s lady vies suggestion, before the meeting separated, thre cheers were given for her. DISCOVERYany, who OF a r e VAL UABLElessees o M INERALS.—The the lN m E RAi minerals on The the Sh es tate 0 t t mp o lkemme t, in the neighbourho o d o f Bathgate, be lro o n n g no C f P o g to Sir William Baillie, have, after searching for u p w ards of twelve months, discovered a very valuable o f Blackband ironstone, and also a seam of the Boghead am can nel coal, which has attracted so much attention of late. Th e ironstone has been found in the northern portion of the estate of Polkemmet, near the village of Armadale, and about two miles west of Bathgate. We understand the field has been tested in all directions by boring, previous to a shaft having been put down, and it has been found to be very extensive. The same seam has been also found in the lands of I3arbachlaw adjoining, belonging to Alexander D enn i s t oun , Esq., late M.P. for Glasgow, and in some other lands in the vicinity belonging to C. 11. C. Inglis, E sq ., of Cramond ; both the last-mentioned lands are leased by the Monklands Iron and Steel Company. The effect of these discoveries cannot fail to be very beneficial to Bathgate and its neighbourhood. The services of a large number of work. men will be immediately called into operation, and we be lieve it is understood that a branch from one of the railways near Bathgate will be very soon carried into this valuable field, thus connecting it with the great consuming and ma nufacturing districts. ACROSTIC ON THE NAPOLEON FAMILY. —The names of the male crowned heads of the extinct Napoleon dynasty form a remarkable acrostic : N-a p e o o gn m go p fo e : s o Np r a a o i np f .1 t e h s . e French. I-os e p h Y . -i o er e ol o'clock, us, King of Wesphalia. L-o u i s 2 , of _ Holland. Notes and Queries. nine and tenoF A , neo UsE.-0o Sunday night between the falling in of a house in ron ti ing St. George's East, wasthuel h i b o o to urhood of Cannon-street, which were out at the time, great consternation by above street, the tenants of with the exception of an old mall bedridden, and an infant, yri N i v i t tve , re both rescued, and fortu nately uninjured. The prop r ClialiCerYs cud 04(101141M by the surveyors. LONDON, CREMORNE GARDENS Yesterday was a veritable gala day at this delight ful place of recreation, being signalised by the pro duction of three notable novelties : M. Soullier's Hip podromatio spectacle—M. Poitevin's equestrian bal loon ascent—and M. Milano's brilliant ballet, Le Barbier de Cadiz. The hipprodrotne, which has a circumference of nine hundred feet, was the scene of a variety of the most striking equestrian feats. Mdlle. Clementine and M. 1)e Bach displayed their admir able talents, and we had, moreover, chariot race c e o v n a t n e s e t s e d ineffable one pmaleerfo perform ances d a f m o n u o c n r e s k f e ; e 3 ;r t a h r a c a l e c l e t s a ; ii is an ‘ B D c ompetitors; r e o r t b h y e :D ' s feats on the trapeze at an elevation of 80 feet, and Franz De Bach's rapid and intrepid Globe ascent the whole toeing wound up by M. Soullier's equitation with a team of twenty-four in hand, which he drove thrice round the circle within two minutes, in masterly style, amidst immense applause. In the centre of the arena was the balloon "Le Zodiaque" charged with 45,000 cubic feet of gas, and bedizened with "the Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins," &c. At a quarter before seven o'clock, M. Poitevin, mounted on his steed, a pretty dun pony of not quite fourteen hands, rode in, and was received with universal plaudits. Dismounting, he ascended a table and quaffed a glass of Champagne to "the English nation," a very happy, short speech, being made on his behalf by Mr. Greig. This cour tesy was most cordially acknowledged by the multi tude, and at seven precisely, amid the discharge of cannon, the inspiriting strains of the orchestra, and pealing.shouts of gratulation, bestriding bis courser, which was securely slung beneath the car, the daring aeronaut effected his ascent. lie speedily assumed a standing position on the saddle, and executed a joyous pas seul thereon ; then, clambering up into the car, his four-footed comrade was relieved from his weight, and could be discerned aloft in a state of perfect repose, as the balloon was gently wafted in a south-westerly direction, till crossing balmy Thames, it descended on Wimbledon-common. All the ground, from Cremorne to Battersea-bridge, was covered with an innumerable mass of spectators, and the welkin rang with shouts as he clove the ether. M. Poitevin returned to the gardens at half-past nine, and as he rode through the grounds and into the cirque, the welcome awarded him was uproarious. There has been a considerable amount of humbug ventilated of late about the perils of ballooning, and in the present instance it is peculiarly indppropriate, for there is not the remotest atom of danger in M. Poitevin's ascent, as we can testify from a strict exa mination of the fastenings made use of. A better ballet has perhaps never been produced outside the walls of her Majesty's Theatre than Le Barbier de Cadiz, and it does M. Milano infinite credit. Pedro the Barber was most cleverly per sonated by Mr. Seymour, and the old Spanish father by Mr. Johnson. It ii a vivid, sparkling affair throughout, and the gay costumes (that of Mdlle. Cushnie, as Paquita, being peculiarly brilliant and becoming), the lively music, pretty scenery, and ex cellent groupings of the corps de ballet enhaece the admirable execution of the principal art;sts. A pas de trois, beautifully danced by the Mdlles. Cushnie and M. Milano , was rapturously encored, and at the fall of the curtain they had to re-appear to receive the vehement applause of the denizens of the salle, which was thronged to overflowing. Were there no other attractions at the gardens, this ballet alone is well worth a visit. At ten o'clock there must have been at least twelve thousand persons enjoying the various amusements of Cremorne, not one of whom, we venture to say, re turned with a shadow of dissatisfaction or ennui. Cremorne is the most delightful al fresco place of en tertainment in Europe, and Mr. Simpson the maestro of managers. QUEEN'S THEATRE ROYAL. Last night, before the opening of the doors, a con siderable amount of excitement prevailed among the crowds assembled, and on admission being given a rush took place which soon filled all parts of the house. The great attraction consisted in this simple announcement wherewith the entertainments of the evening were introduced—" First appearance of Mr. Henry Bedford." During his permanent engagement at the Queen's Theatre, the blended racy wit and dry humour which characterised Bedford's acting made him an immense favourite with the audience ; and although professional jealousy has been busy at work to depreciate his success in England, it crept forth nevertheless that, whenever an opportunity was afforded him, he fully maintained his fame as a gifted and original actor. His return, therefore, to the scene of his first triumphs, was hailed with unlimited gratification by his many admirers. The comedy selected for his first appearance was Paul Pry, and when he entered with the "I hoped don't-intrude" observation, the shout of welcome that he received surpassed any similar demonstration that we have recently witnessed. Again and again did he bow his thanks, and again and again were the peals of applause renewed, a reception that evidently very deeply affected him. On several occasions during the progress of the play these demonstrations of wel come were repeated, and really, let him gain what celebrity he may in the Sister Island—and of cele brity he is certain—he must always remember with grateful pleasure the cordiality of his Dublin friends. His acting is as full of racy humour as ever, blend ing the best elements of the quaintly comic and the broadly farcical ; and the shouts of laughter and ap lause that attended him till the falling of the curtain were as amply deserved as they were unreservedly bestowed. He was well supported by the stock co mpany ; and the comedy altogether was excel lently cast, and creditably maintained. In the interlude of Seeing Bedford he was greeted with renewed cordiality ; and his John Downy w as as full of fun as usual. Barrett, Mrs. Goward, and the remaininder of the performers, supported him effi ciently.—Dublin Evening Packet. NEW MUSIC. 1 TURN FROM PLBASURE'S WITCHING TONE. The Music by Gayner Elizabeth Wit. HEALTH, Hams. WEALTH, AND LONG LIFE. Also by the same Composer. We find in these songs unquestionable promise of future celebrity, of future musical achievements. There is an evidence of youthful talent in each of the compositions that would disarm criticism, even were the faults visible, but, on the contrary, th ese very pleasing and original songs are calculated to please the most fastidious, to charm the listener with a spell essentially their own, and to win for their fair author the meed of popularity. There is m uc h of tenderness and passion in the first -named one, while the last is replete with s p irit and fo rce of expression. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDE COWET.) S, AUG. 23, ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. PRINCE ALBERT'S CUP. All the yachts excepting the Gloriana were started again at ten o'clock this morning. The breeze was light from the northward. They proceeded to the westward, but the wind soon fell off and all was calm, but the minds of all were not serene. Soon after six, p.m., a breeze sprang up from the westward, but at 7.20 there are no tidings of the yachts. COWES, NINE, P.M.—The Arrow rounded the Nab 5 min. 32 sec. ahead of the Mosquito ; the rest of the fleet off Sandown Bay; wind light, from the west ; not expected to arrive at Cowes before eleven, P.M. consequence MUCHEß A ET A s D 0 0 fA YACHTBi nO information T r nF Oa N nt 0 0 T ns H lma l Niu laid NOTHING.—SEARCHING A o : G e e o n O I: Da ci sr t. _y rt at Antwerp, immediately after the arrival of the royal yachts from her Majesty's marine excursion the Custom-house officers boarded the yacht and com. menced a strict search, and during that and the fol lowing day they succeeded in finding 86 lbs. of to bacco, 30 lbs. of cigars, and 36 bottles of eau de Cologne ! Now, the law allows each man one pound of tobacco, and there are 150 men on board the Vic toria and Albert ; so that this smuggling was not a very wholesale affair, though it has caused a vast deal of talk; and as people are very partial to all that is wonderful, and tried to make this affair the more s o some of the knowing ones, in their own way, seized the royal yacht and condemned her, while others dis charged the poor Custom-house officers here for obeying the orders of their London superiors. Much ado has been made about nothing, for bad the men claimed the tobacco it must have been given up to them, as they had no more on board than they were justly entitled to, and than is allowed to all yachts men, merchantmen, &c. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORN E, MONDAY. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended Divine service yesterday morning at Whipping ham p aris h church. The Rev. F. Prothero performed the service and preached. The E ar l an d C ountess o f D er by left St. Leonard's yeste rday visit to th e Q ueen. afternoo n , for Osborne, Isle o f Wi g ht, on a Lord Walpole h a d an i n t e r v iew with Mr. Secre tary yesterday at the Home-office. .Mr. Newdegate had also a n , interview with the Right lion. Secretary. Dispatches were received from the Governor- General of Canada yesterday, at the Colonial-office. MORE WOMAN FLO GGING.—The Vienna Gazette , of the lith instant states :-._«The court-martial sitting in blows with rods and 14 days' c onfinement in irons, for verbal and actual injury of the officers of publi c security" Vienna has sentenced Maria Swobada clothes-maker , to 15 TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THE KING'S CROSS TERMINUS OF THE GREAT NORTHERN. The directors of the Great Northern Railway Company have appointed Monday, the 20th Septem • I ber, for th e p u bli c opening of this station, w hi c h i s now rapidly d raw i ng near completion. 1 The grand entrance to this handsome terminus at King's-cross has a north-western frontage, and is composed entirely of brick, faced with stone. The area of land which it covers is estimated at about thirty acres, m a ki ng, with the land now occup i e d by the temporary terminus, warehouses, engine houses, and other necessary buildings, about seventy five_ or ei g ht y acres. The building is upwards of seventy feet in h e i g h t, and about 805 feet in length.d Its centre co m p a r tment contains the pay-office and avenues leadin g t o t h e departure platform. Th e pay-office, which h as a rich panelled ceiling, i s i n height ab ou t 40 f eet, 98 feet long, and 40 feet wide. On the east ern s id e of the pay-office is erected a hand some stone ga ll ery, supported upon numerous elegant iron brackets, a n d a li ght railing of a gothic design, the purpose of w hi c h i s to connect together the busi ness offices of the company. The board-room, which is 50 feet in length and 30 in width, is also reached by this gallery ; the basement affording accommoda tion for war e h ous i ng merchandise &c. The various waiting-rooms, most comfortably fitted up, adjoin the pay-office, On the eastern sid e o f the pay-office is the depar ture platform, whi c h i s covered in by one of two glass transepts, which, as already stated, are bu il t after the f as hi on o f th e one at the Great Exhibition. The departure sh e ds, w hi c h are 110 feet in width, are to contain se ven li nes o f rails, and in order to deaden the sound workmen are now engaged in laying down wooden pavement upon a bed of concrete, and upon this operation being completed the rails will be fixed. The glass roofs are, we understand, the largest of the kind ever attempted, being 105 feet in span, the lower part on either side being panelled. The ex treme height of the roofs of the arrival and departure sheds, from the level of the rails to the centre of the arches, is about 80 feet, and the arrival shed is sup ported upon 40 pillars of large dimensions. The de parture platform is 25 feet wide and 800 long. The south front of the terminus is aurmuunted by the handsome clock tower now completed, and pos sesses a frontage of 253 feet, including the width of the grand entrance on the no rth - western side, which frontageg3rlolssfeet.Athe bas emen t o f th e t abutting on the St. stupendous arches—the largest e ver turned in brick— forming the southern f aça d e o f the arrival and de parture sheds, or termi nus , are six openings for six P i 8 a 5 n B c r feet, and d pairs of gates, through which it is intended that the mails and carriages to travel by the line shall enter. The clock tower, which is 112 feet in height, is 22 feet across at the base and 16 across above the level of the roof from which it springs. Workmen are now engaged in fitting it with Dent's clock, which was shown at the late Great Exhibition. It is in tended that at night the clock shall be lighted up by electric lights. The houses in front of the station are all to come down, the proper notices having been served upon the inhabitants for some time past. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this railway w as h e ld at Lichfield y es t er d ay . Captain Dyott, the deputy • chairman of the board of directors, presided. Mr. BucKrori read a report, of which the following is an extract : " The total expenditure on capital account is 915,6174 to the 31st ult. The low rate of interest prevailing dur ing the past half-year has enabled the board to reduce the annual charge from an average of 41. 7s. 9d. per cent. to 41. 2s. sd. per cent. per annum on th e total amount of the company's bonds. Ihe works for the Tipt on b ranc h have been advantageou s ly l e t, and, will very s h ort l y b e finished, thereby conn ec ti ng th e Stour Valley Railway with your line. The directors con g r atulate you on their successful opposition to the various sche mes b rought into Parliament during the last session prejudicial to this company, and on the promotion o f other measures bene ficial thereto. The B i ll b roug ht in by this company for a branch to Barton-on-Trent was withdrawn in Parlia ment, under an arrangement with the Midland Railway Company, satisfactory to the lessee, wher e b y passengers are conveyed to and f rom y our lino to theirs by every train of this company, which superseded the necessity of that measure, and from which the public have m a t er i a lly benefited. The directors trust that the üblic,tis euall l i with the sharehold ers , h ave reason to be p satisfied with the management of the lessee. The dividend warrants will be issued on the Ist proximo, being at the same rate as last half-year, namely, 3s. Bd. per share, or 181.8 s. 11d. per 100 s h ares , a f ter d e d uct i ng the income tax." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that inasmuch as their line was worked under a contract, the directors were not required, and, indeed, were not able, to communicate to the share holders any very important information more than they could gather from the report. They had, in deed, little to report. Their main business was to keep their capital account as low as possible, and that the shareholders might rest assured would ever be their great object. There was one item in the report which required some explanation, and which he should be happy to afford. Among their receipts would be seen a large item of 89,4001. upon bonds. This had occurr e d i n consequence of the altered value of money. They h a d, ow i ng to this circumstance, borrowed 50,0001. a t 31 per cent., and by that means had paid off obli ga ti ons f or which they were allowing a larger amount of i n t erest, and had afterwards a ba lance of 20,0001. in the hands of their bankers. (Hear, hear.) They might rely upon it, however, that they should allow it to remain at their bankers as short a time as p oss ibl e, as they should deal with it to a greater advantage. The report congratulated the shareholders upon the successful opposition which they had given to various schemes brought into Parliament during the last session, and which the directors deemed prejudicial to upon they n mainl y their (the h o referred s ont h t o Staffordshirea attempt n the South Staffordshire Company. In that paragraph made by the Great Western Company to introduce gauge between Wednesbury and Dudley. In that the Great Western were u nsuccessful. Another at tempt had been made to establish a line ( as we under' stood) from Walsall to Cannock. They (the South Staffordshire) opposed that project, as they thought that it was au interference with the territory assigned to them by Parliament. They had not made such a line themselves, but if it was deemed necessary to make it, the duty would devolve upon the South Staffordshire Company. The Bill which they intro duced into Parliament for making a line to Burton was abandoned, because an arrangement was wade with the Midland which was satisfactory to their lessee. They bad, therefore, he (the chairman) con tended been successful with regard to the schemes brought into Parliament affecting themselves, and he hoped the shareholders would entertain ihe same opinion. Something was said at their last meeting with with regard to certain proposed arrangements the London and North-Western Company. _Nothing much further had transpired upon that subject; but he believed - the North-Western Company were willing to conclude an agreement with them. ,-`: would be recollected that the London and North 'Western 'Western proposed, at the close of their (the South Staffordshire) lease, to take to the line and pa fate be_ s.hareholders of the South Staffordshire at theof four-fifths of their own dividend. That proposal w as notb acceded to. The only progress which bad since been made was that the London and North-Western now HOW proposed ' four-fifths of their dividend, with a guarantee that the dividend to the South Stafford shire shareholders should never be less than four per cent., if such arrangements were carried out b . t (Hear, hear.) He believed as he had said before,t .a the London and North-Western C ompany were wil lin He was g to carry such arrangements into effect. not a the face are that there was anything more on n. of the board report which required explanation, but in co elusion he might be allowed to say that the directors . were most anxious to give a straightforward exposi tion of the whole of the affairs of the company. line) which the be b a da broadb beeni e to They place in a report as they had presented that day. With ___ie receipts of the lessee they had nothing to do. 1-1 th e performed had nothing to do but to lay before them such t _ e his duty with perfect satisfaction t o bye which moving the reception and adoption of the report. . Mr. FORSTER M.P ,in seconding the motion, of directors. The Chairman conclude d re marked upon the im p rovement which had taken shares were w as ,at 3 per cent. dis . ; and now their nearl y at par. He attributed this improvement to the g ement of the lessee, spirited conduct and mans the value of line. Twelve months ago it a nd expressed his belief that in any arrangements might be made with the London and North- Westernompany—and howe C ver desirable those ar rangements might be—th e intermediate interests of the les see would be consulted an d protected. He beli eved that the directors would not take any step s Which were not satisfactory to that gentleman. deade motion w as carr i e d u nanimously, and a divi dend of 3 8. Bd. p er s h are , or 18/. Bs. lid. per hundr e d shares, the meeting broke up. the hour 11 °RTBIJRY PIER . AND RAILWAY. of this The twelfth half-yearly general . meeting the table c A TPanY, which it is intended to wind up under the andontnent of Railways Act, was advertised to be held at Bristol on Monday, the 2 . 3 a inat: At °I. .shareholders were not present to constitute a meeting, appointed however, a sufficient .number da mage g• A report from the directors was laid upon July fact, a n d the .Abandonment of Railways Act, 1850, for the making of 1 which stated that the six months allowed by claims for compensation in respect of donment of the undertaking, expired on . the 24th of alleged to be sustained by reason of the aban donment I.hompson, the surviving trustee of a Mr. Clarke, claiming 2 ,0001. for the injury sustained by . the trust that the only claim sent in was one by estate in the event of the purchase not being eom pleted. Upon this matter there was a suit, which must proceed and be disposed of, which it was hoped would be effected in November. The directors had disposed of some land for 1181., and the assets of the company having now been realised, when the claim of Mr. Clarke and his trustee was disposed of the accounts of the undertaking could be finally wound up. The general statement of receipts and payments to the 31st of J u ly, 1852, s h owe d t h e amoun t re ceived on account of capital and interest as 21,3641. 2s. 4d., and the payments as 16,7181. 14s. 103., leav ing a balance in the banker's hands of 4,6451. 7s. Gd. NORTH BRITISH.-Mr. Rowbotham (formerly in the service of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as goods manager) has been appointed manager of the North British Railway.—.lVorth British Mail. The North and South-Western junction line will, it is expected, be opened about the 7th of next month. Thus there will be a direct communication from Scotland, Liverpool, and Manchester, to the Waterloo station and Southampton, without a break of guage along the whole distance. CALEDONIAN.-Mr. Ferguson, formerly the com pany's accountant, has been appointed to the office of treasurer, a selection which will give general satis faction. THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH ESTATES. The relative extent of the demand for the Liberal and the Tory newspapers of the country, is a better clue to the true complexion of the national mind than the polio tioal character of " the representation of the people." The constituencies form but a fraction (if a large one) of the community; and a variety of influences, apart f rom principle and conviction, guide their decisions. N e wspapers, despite the jealous restraints insposed upon t h em by fiscal laws, are read by the unenfranchised as well as by the enfranchised; and the market demand for a Liberal or a Tory journal is a spontaneous act. The supply of the one description of newspaper or the other, is an exact measure of the public mind—an infallible in dicator of the tastes and tendencies of the popular mind. We shall be fully justified, therefore, when we appeal to the table which we give below, as a proof —a clear in fallible proof—that the Parliament of England is not repre sentative of the people. The number of stamped sheets issued to the Liber al and Conservat ive newspaper offices g the results of the late ele c ti ons of feauh o c rth u e most r tY9inth.e year 1850, is s t ate d on t h e au thorityecent list of a respecta bl e tendon newsagent. in the several count ies, the table follows the M orning ow-fa th e now-fashionable male , sh in distributing the Me m b ers ionable heads of " Lib e r a l," "Ministerial." and " Liberal Conservative." C ou nties. I LIBERAL. I TORY. IM.L.L. C. under e Chronicle, in three ....................--.---• - Bedfordshire ......... 42,000 none 1 2 1 Berkshire .. 150 105,100 6 0 1 ...:. ........... :, .. 1 8 3 0 9 ,980 152,500 3 5 2 ... Bucks ... ............ •• 110,000 95,100 2 3 DCC Cornwalluhe rmeDerby bhyeirCheshire r Cambridge .l a n d: Devon Dorset ...... Durham . *Essex ... Gloucester ...... Hants Hereford ..... . Herts t Huntingdon ........• none none 4 0 0 Kent .................. ... 783,950 158,100 13 4 1 Lancashire ............ 3,476,035 801,500 6 19 1 Leicester ............... 92,175 51,500 4 2 0 Lincoln .................. 627,000 112,375 11 1 1 Middlesex ............ 35,515,875 6,062,287 1 13 0 Monmouth ............ 82,5C0 27,500 3 0 0 Norfolk ... 255,600 176,750 7 3 2 Northampton ......... 89,000 90,000 4 4 0 INorthumberland ... 3 7 7,200 144,815 4 6 0 Notts ...... ......... ...... 188,500 17,000 5 3 2 Oxford 64,460 134,050 5 3 1 t Rutland none none 2 0 0 §Shropsbire Somerset Stafford none 89,500 4 12 1 Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwick Westmoreland 44,000 39,350 2 1 0 Wilts 33,000 74,000 8 6 4 Worcester 87,480 85,000 6 6 1 II Yorkshire ----- - - - Total 56,463,455 11,219,8871212 208 45 The circulation of Liberal as compared with Tory The circulation of Liberal as compared iith Tory newspapers, is as five to one. The representation of the people is about equally divided between Toryism and Liberalism. This is the general result presented by England. Bat take Middlesex. There the newspaper issues are nearly six to one. Is there any disparity in the election returns? If there be, it is not in favour of Toryism— the constituencies of the metropolitan county returning thirteen Liberalrepresentatives, and but one Tory. The explanation is obvious. Tho great body of the people of this country are Liberal, and from the higher value of house-property in London, the household-franchise is more generally enjoyed, there, than in the provinces. We are not ensnoured of a system of representation based on mere numbers. We would not have the country mapped out into electoral squares, each returning repre sentatives in proportion to its number of inhabitants. Much to be preferred is the ancient plan of town and county representation—the towns sending their bur gesses to Parliament, and the shires their knights. But all our paltry nomination boroughs should be absorbed in the counties, and some general rule should be laid down, giving every town of a certain population, so long as it possesses that amount of population, ono or more representatives. Our towns would then come into, and pass out of, Parliamentary existence, by a natural process of increase and decay.—Gateskead Observer. The county of " the Conservative ten" has no Liberal newspaper. Probably the Liberal inhabitants derive their supplies from the neighbouring metropolis, just as, on the other side of Middlesex, the Tories of Surrey are dependent on London for their weekly and daily journals. .1. Huntingdon—where, it is said, an annual sermon is still preached against witchcraft—is (in common with Rut land) destitute of home-grown newspaper literature, and equally destitute of Liberal representative& What a para dise of Toryism would En g l an d b e, if the Press were " put down !" Is there no statesman to take the Huntingdon hint? I The supplies of the Newcastle Courant are not included. The news-agent classes our contemporary among the Neutrals." Compare the newspaper circulation of Shropshire with the election returns ! The one is as six to five, the other is eleven to one. There was a time when Shropshire did not return even one Liberal Member; and the Tories of the county then profanely boasted of their " 1 welve Apostles." We need not say what name they now apply to the solitary Liberal. 11 The election returns give Yorkshire thirty-eight repre sentatives, one more than her statute gives her. This arises from the triple return for Knaresborough. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Subjoined is a notice to mariners, lately signed by the bydrographic department at Madrid, respecting some new lighthouses established on the north coast of Spain:— (Translation.) llydrographio Department, Madrid, July li, 1852. LIGHT HOUSES ON THE NORTH COAST OF SPAIN. O LIGHT c r y lI F E r o P m ors th T e o 2 F ls A t lA o c r A cs ug A u c s o t , arnseow ligh. theme will be li g ht e d every n i g h t, esta bli s h e d on t h e Point of Cap? Muchichaco on the north coast of Spain, from th e . setting to th e r i s i ng o f t h e sun . Thi s light house is situated 14 miles east of the Point of Puerto de la Gales, lat. 43 deg. 28 min. N., and long. 3 deg. 22 min. 50 sees. E. of the Observatory of San Fernando (Cadiz). The apparatus is of the Ist catadioptric order of Fresnel's system, with fixed lights, and flashes at in tervals of four minutes. This light, which is of the natural colour, is at an elevation of 285 Castillian feet above the level of the Equinoctial high tides, and pro duces a tangent of 18,8 miles. 2ND. LIGHT ON THE POINT OF THE FUERTE DE LA GALEA, PROVINCE OF BISCAY.—This lighthouse established on the eosin to the east of the Bay (Concha) of Portugalote, is situated 14 piles west of Cape Machichaco, in lat. 43 deg. 22 min. 26 sees. N., and long. 3 deg. 8 min. 14 secs. E. of the Oservatory of San Fer nando. Its apparatus is of the 4th catadioptric order; the light fixed, and of the natural colour, at a height of 416 Castillian teat above the sea in the Equinoctial high tides, and is distant 5,200 feet of the same measure from the Punta de la Gales. This light in strictness produces a tangent of 22,66 miles; but it can only be distinguished at this or even at a less distance under favourable con ditions of the atmosphere. 3RD. LIGHT CAFE PENAS, PROVINCE OF 0V1DE0...... It is situated in lat. 43 deg. 42 min. 20 secs. N., and long. 22 min. 28 sees. E. of the Observatory of San Fer nando. The height of the luminous focus above the level of the sea is 370 Castillian feet, and its apparatus which is of Ist catadioptric order of Freese', produces a light with eclipses which follow each other at int erva l s of 30 seconds with a tangent in c lear weather o f 2 0 miles. This light will be first illum inated on the 15th August. HEROIC ACTION.--As the Fife boat reached Dun. dee from Newport, at twelve o'clock on Tuesday, a boy about fourteen years of age, who was bathing, had got beyond his depth into an eddy, where he was rapidly sinking, So soon as his danger was perceived, Captain Harlot Maitland Dougall, R.N., of Scotscraig, who had just landed from the steamer, at once leaped from the pier, a height of about fifteen feet, into the water, and, havi ng got hold of the boy, swam with him in his arms to the sh ore . I t was low tide at the time, and from the height of his leap we were sorry to observe that the gallant gentleman appeared to have done himself some injury. INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF SIR ROBERT PEE L AT MONTROSE.—This event, which excited much in terest in the town and neighbourhood, took place on Sa turday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse of people. The statue was erected by the subscriptions of the inhabitants, and, after a very able address from Mr. A. Foote, was delivered over in their name to the guardianship of the magistrates and Town Council, who were present g the occasion. The stat ue was exec uted by 11"d?si :rork Ritchie, of Edinburgh, and is considered a ver thee house of art. It s t an d s i n t h e Hi g h- stree t, once belon g i ng to th e f amous M arqu is of Montrose. COURT.— SITTIN GS OF THE I NSOLVENT DEnT oR9 o pposite The Insolvent Debtors' Court will sit for bail cases and motions. B this timely notice persons lin again on Monuay net custody can • and thereby save som e provide themselves with bail, weeks' imprisonment. The hearing of cases will be shortly resumed before Mr. Commissioner Law. The bodies of two more infants have been disco vered in the vicinit y of Nott in g ham, which has such a bad e minence for the concealment or murder of new-born children. 1852. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—When Mr. Russell, the chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, was addressed by Mr. Glyn, the chairman of the North-Western, on the subject of the grand amalgamation, he replied in a tone which showed his perfect appreciation of the real nature of the proposal. Mr. Glyn had plausibly appealed to the " interests of the public," and the " convenience " of travellers, as constituting subjects of veritable consideration in the eyes of his board, but Mr. Russell took a far more correct view of the scheme before him. "It is," said he, speaking for himself and his colleagues at Pad dington, "our deliberate opinion that it would not be deemed consistent with the policy of the present times to commit to the hands of one large company such an undivided control and power over the public traffic of nearly one-half of England, while the growing re quirements of the trade of this country necessitate an extension rather than the limitation of means of accommodation upon existing railways." It is per fectly clear from the tenour of this assumption—an assumption which Mr. Glyn did not attempt to correct—that the amalgamation proposal was to in volve a diminution of the railway accommodation at present experienced. Mr. Russell knew as much; he knew that it was a proposition for in demnifying shareholders at the expense of the public, and he very reasonably entertained a " con viction" that the Legislature would object to the ' bar ga i n . T o a ll th e o th e r points made by the Great Western Board Mr. Glyn offered very elaborate re plies, but the general assumption that the public w as to b e " victimized" for the benefit of the companies he did not pretend to contradict. In so far as the a malgamation scheme would put a stop to territorial r ivalry and P ar li amen t ary ex p en diture, it would doubtless improve the prospects of proprietaries with out prejudice to any class except those kag-robed gentry whom we cons i gn without any k i n d o f reluct ance to Mr. Glyn's discretion. But the views of the chairmen are evidently not limited to these legitimate savings. They plainly p extent of accommodation — talking purpose to curtail the present on l —talking of " two trains being run where one w well." But who is to b o e u d serve the public equall judge of this " equality?" If a town has two stations and two communications With London, sad * one on each line, at eight l 2 Cntgrttila morning, t oget h er, it may be very possible that a o'clock single train would answer all purp oses , an d t h at one set of carriages would accommodate all th e p assengers who were desirous of taking that particular trip at that particular ti me . But if one o f t h ese trains s tarted at eight, and other at ten, it i s a b surd to deny the benefitthe double convenien ce . N o town can be for these two st r i ngs to i ts bow ; but the truth is that the argument is an exact exemplification of th e system under which th ese things have been mana ge d. A certain town has a rail way communication with the metropolis, and is supposed to provide a rem unerativef amount of traffic. This traffi c catches the clever speculators, who determin e t o h ave a slr es e of o it, and Company No. 2 appears before Parliament ac cordingly with convincing proofs that a duplicate line, with duplicate stations, would be of the greatest and most evident service to the town and country in ques tion. In due course the new line is constructed, and Company No. 2 enters upon its functions, bat, instead of creating any province of its own, or developing any fresh traffic, it directs its whole undivided ener gies to the object of ousting and superseding Company No. 1. It starts its trains at the same hours, offers the same attractions, and maintains at every point a systematic and unscrupulous opposition to its rival. No doubt, under these conditions, it may be repre sented that " two trains are run where one would serve the public equally well," but these were not the conditions on which a second company was permitted to spring up. The whole case is so plain that nobody can fail to see through it. If one train is as good as two, then one company was as good as two, and half the parties now negotiating for " amalgamation " never ought to have had any existence at all. And this duplicate staff of companies is not simply unne cessary, but is extravagant and ruinous too. Amal gamation implies that one company out of the two has been found superfluous; but the result is that two proprietaries, instead of one, are quartered upon the public. A company with a capital Of 30,000,0001. amalgamates with a second whose stock is 20,000,000/. ; they propose to serve the public "equally well " by abolishing one moiety of their joint performances, but the fares will be regulated for returns upon the ag gregate 50,000,0001. of stock. Work is to be single, but wages double. A certain amount of money has been invested in providing the country with railway communication. It is now discovered that this amount is greater by half than it need haveteen ; that is to say, that one line out of two need never have been constructed; but, though it is intended accordingly to run a single train in the place of two, it is not intended to relieve the public from one half of its contributions. A company may be use less, by its own confession, in providing accommo dation for the community, but it saddles the commu nity, nevertheless, with annual interest upon its capital. The main point of the question is, not the manufacture of an enormous stock, nor the accumu lation of corresponding powers without competition or control. These points are deserving, indeed, of consideration, but they are of inferior importance to that illustrated above. Perhaps it is desirable that two capital stocks, of many millions each, should not be amalgamated, and that "one-half of England" should not be handed over to a single monopolist company, but the most objectionable feature is the dead weight thus created. The "non-effective ser vices" of our railway proprietaries will be as burden some as those of the army and navy estimates, and much more disagreeable to provide for, since, in the latter case, there has really been value received, where as, in the former, no benefit has ever been forthcoming. The railway authorities themselves declare that they have been fi g hti ng an d " competing ' to no purpose l. at all except that of common damage and .o p r ub public inconvenience, and they now ask usto pay yf being, but which they themselves forced into but which they can carry on no longer. It is pre cisely the case of the "great water .comk)anies' over investments again. In the struggle for promising six proprietaries were started where three would have sufficed. The first stage of the proceeding was com petition —a frantic and desperate effort on the part of its natural to grasp all. When this had p roduc e d natural consequences of depression and ruin they re sorted to a virtual " amalgamation," and relieved themselves of their merited liabilities by a common agreement to visit them equitably on the public. The result is well known. From that time to this we have had bad service and extortionate rates, and though the Legislature has confessed its duty of in terfering for the public protection, we have as yet made little advance towards amendment. Now, the railway companies stand in exactly the same relation to Great Britain that the water companies occupied in regard to London, and we trust the country will see the moral of the story in time. EXPECTED VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO BIBIIIINGHd [1 It is with great pleasure we are enabled to an- 1 nounce to our fellow-townsmen that they will in the course of a few days have the honour of a v i s i t, although only a passing one, from her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, her Royal Consort, and their children. The letter of our correspondent fr om Gloucester, received last night, thus announces this gratifying intelligence : occasion o s f a he e took r " Her Majesty has determin e d t o travel by the m route from Osborne to Balmoral, on the forthcoming visit to Scotl an d , as she in the autumn of 1849 on her journey from Scotland, namely, by the Midland and Great Western Railway, passing through Birmingham. Her Majesty will leave Osborne early on Monday morning next, August 3 0, and ha v i ng l an ded a t Gosport, will proceed thence ,h by the South-Western onr. Railway to B as i ngstoke.i riages, and p roceed by the eGrer eat W she wi e ll s t chanf in e e to Gloucester, and th ence by the Midland olßirtaing ham, and so on to Derby, where her Majesty wi_ll . B l 7 that night, proceeding on northwards next clay Gl oucester, where th e break of guage occurs, the 33 1 Q° ten e a n . will again change carriages Land on Saturcita r the ing of the Gloucester Town Council was 11e,..% - r re cap purpose of making arrangements for the,P_T a l„d an tion of her Majesty by the authorities. c o ns eq uence e t party at tiful addresses will be presented, but e i11 8 ° 0 7, 1 4 the inconvenience experienced Gloucester in 1849, bY .t, l l l be k e pt clear on the platform r i ot only remain a her Majesty's arrival. Her Abi e es ti L. ,, few minutes at the Gloucester:ye of the Midland Com tpderstand that Mr. king the necessary S a I n n d ars , ption of her Majesty, and we addition tohwe ag t te o ne t the above, Gloucesterc enl a b nvk making ra ar pany, is n will be ere have no doubt they " e e ot at present, in possession of such rangements for tbe s re uth . o rities of this town long, - ae ar th w e e ill enable them to make suitable pre parationsreception of the royal party, and or ' nts an opportunity of testifying afford to information fth hfe t and attachment to their Sovereign. It their loyalty e recollection of our readers that in the th will be in h r Meest aid a similar visit to this inbabita a 1849 e j 3 ' P Y e when she was received at the station in Dud town, - destOn'"W by S. Thornton, E sq ., the M a y or , an d t h e members of the corporation. The weather was most unpropitious, and the short conversation with which the Mayor was honoured by his Royal Highness prince Albert was carried on under torrents of rain. The state carriage remained only a few minutes at the station after its arrival, and comparatively few of the thousands who had assembled along the line had the pleasure of seeing her Majesty. It.fe - h ope, how ever, for a more favourable result on Monday next, and shall be happy to have it in our power to record a gratifyin g v i s it and most enthusiastic reception.— Birmingham Gazette. Captain John Edward Walcott (1822), M.P. for Christchurch, one of the most distinguished, but neglected, senior officers of the navy, has received at the hands of the Duke of Northumberland the gold - service pension of 100/. per annum• THE KAFIR WAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siu,—About a year ago you did me the honour of publishing a letter of mine, signed (I think) R. M. G., containing two suggestions for the purpose of termi nating the Kafir war; viz., Ist, the employment of Sepoys, and, 2d, of bloodhounds. The Naval and Military Gazette afterwards published a similar letter of mine, and I see in the present number of that jour nal, a leading article recommending the sending of British troops from India. Allow me to recur to these suggestions. It is evi dent, as I then endeavoured to show, that the real cause of the prolongation of the war is, above all things, the deficiency of regular troops, the levies at the Cape being not to be depended on, as has been well shown. If the objects of the Kafirs were those en tertained in regular war, the thing would be different; but their objects are those of brigands, and they are, therefore, more difficult to be dealt with. When oar troops make a forward movement, a point, as it is technically called, our generals are unable to leave a sufficient cordon in their rear to protect our frontiers, and the Kafirs retaliate any mischief we may do them by ravaging our own territory. Lord Cathcart now complains of the paucity of troops. Now, as we can not send a sufficient force from England, and as it might be dangerous to adopt the suggestion of the Naval and Military Gazette, and draw European troops from India, especially at present, I again ask, why not send the Sepoys ? During t he last war they were sent to Egypt and Java, and t hey helped to take the Mauritius from the French. Lately they have been sent to China, Arabia, and Burma!). Many of the irregular cavalry corps would appear to be well adapted for the service ; and as the Indian army is m os t eas ily recruited, deficiency of means cannot be pl ea d e d. Th e ve ry appearance of unknown races of blacks serving under our banners, would serve to daunt the enemy by giving them some idea of our resources. No fear of desertion need be entertained, as the differences of race, habits, and language would be effectual barriers of the Hottentot le v i es . barriers, which is more than can be said With regard to the employment of bloodhounds, the efficacy of this measure w as proved formerly against the Maroons in Jamaica, a very analogous case . It may I,,,Vjeated that such a measure is Inhuman- I answer, not against such an enemy, who have besides employed their dogs against us. The dogs would not be used to tear them, but rather to find them out in their lairs ; and if we make use of horses in war, I do not see, ceteris paribus, any abstract obj ec ti on to t h e use of dogs, especially in such a cas e as th i s, against an enemy who roast alive and crucify our men. Real humanity consists in terminating the war as soon as possible. I may make another suggestion i n your columns respecting the future disposal of the Kafirs when conquered ; but as we must kill our bare before we think of cooking it, I conclude with expressing a wish that I may be pardoned, although a civilian, for writing on such a subject, and a somewhat confident belief, that had my hints been acted on a year ago, the Kafir war would have now been at an end. Your obedient servant, Newcastle-up on -T yne, A ugCOMMON . 21. SENSE. A NEW PLANE T. 7 mene last night I dis- Sir,._At covered an o th er plane t , o n T h. riE 3O E m DITO R OE THE TIMES. . a sufficientsixth proof that the I have detected during the pa s t five ye:x.B thane ti members of the planetary system numerous than was formerly supposed . be far i more en h with It is n the constellation Aquarius, a n d w il l be readily . se a telescope of very ordinary power. I n brightnessit equals a star of the ninth magnitud e , and a pp e ar s to have the same yellowish tinge that ha s been noticed about Pallas, Melpomene, and others of the same group of planets. At 1111.35 m. 385., G reenwich mean time (August 22), its right ascension was 22h. 22m. 29.75., and its north polar distance 97 deg. 32 min. 14 sec. ; the diurnal motion in right ascen sion is 535. towards the west, and . in N. P. D. about 5 min. towards the south.—l am, Sir, &c. J. R. limn. Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's-park, Aug. 23. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday morning an inquest was held by Mr. Carter, the coroner for Surrey, at the Lambeth Workhouse, on the body of Mary Charrett, aged 38, who died under the following singular circumstances : —The deceased and her husband, George Charrett, were in the service of Mr. Dymock, the banker, at his residence near Forest-hill, Sy denham, but in con sequence of her intemperate habits her husband was at last obliged to give notice and quit his situation. They left on Saturday, the 7th of August, at eight in the evening, intending to walk to London across Peckham-rye. By the time they reached this spot the woman became so intoxicated that she lay down upon the grass, and, notwithstanding the remon strances of her husband, she remained in that condi tion all night. Early on the following morning a policeman came to the spot, and advised the husband to take a cab and remove her to some coffee-house. lie adopted this suggestion, and after endeavouring ineffectually to obtain admission at different places they drove to the police• station, and thence to An sell's coffee-house, Lower-marsh, _Lambeth. Here the woman went to bed, and the husband went out for a walk. After dinner he went out again, but was not seen to return. In the evening Mr. Ansel' heard a heavy tall in the woman's room, and, on going upstairs, he knocked, and the woman replied that she wanted some water. On being asked for her husband, she said that she did not know where he was, and that she could not find the door in the dark. An entrance was effected into the room, and the woman was found lying on the floor much bruised about the head. She was lifted into bed, and the husband was discovered hanging in a closet in the room and quite dead. An inquest was held on the body, and an open verdict returned. The woman was removed to Lambeth workhouse, where she remained very ill. It was assumed that the hus band, exasperated at his wife's conduct, had beaten her dreadfully in an attempt to kill her, and then hanged himself. The woman, however, in her lucid intervals said that she received the injuries by falling about. She died from the ef%cts of them on Friday last. The house surgeon, who examined the body, found that the cause of death was rupture of a vessel in the dura mater and inflammation of the brain, the result of external violence, but how inflicted he could not say. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence—viz., that the woman died from injuries produced by violence, but how she came by those injuries there was no proof. It is somewhat remarkable that at the first inquiry no medical evi dence wa s ca ll ed as to the nature of the injuries in flicted on the woman, as, had it appeared t hat were most lik e l y to have been in fli cte d by band, hi s s t ate of mind might have b een inferre d from that and hi s su b sequent aelf- d es t ru ction. husy- liberated from LPVT , ------- -'—• OF A PRISONER FROM A RAILWAY' TRAIN. — On Fr . ' l uay Sergeant Richardson, of South Shields, took into custody, for robbery, a porson of the name ot John Brown, auwditdhshu t i h eti e od; prisoner handcuffed. alias Quick, a native of Shields, on his being Morpeth gaol, where he had been for twelve months impri o the carriage and fell soiled. The officer conveyed his prisoner s t t o at N io e n wc t as he tle p , ri iv o h n ic e h r town they left by the eleven o'clock train, travelling in a tp e ir tw d ee c n las n s r o o p ck en iey ca w rr h i a in g s e j , b n cy j e t r Y h 'w i s l a e f s a e p il e ow going_ to to 11 o w him, but was pasEklngers The train at. ownattchheinragilhs.is Igo:0%0ton prudently proven . n tb u e mber tim e o was walk ng pace, and the prisoner in . search of the was observed to get up and with a limp along the line. As soon as the tra.slackened its ace at the High station, s ocs ,v e &dine Instantly attli the officer returned in p . ursint. An alarm was given, and a b u t although the officer was to the not more than ten f u gitive; • minutes in returning spot where the escape took place, f an d a n active search w made, no tidings watever c be obtained o the lost as prisoner , who remains a t large, and ould evades t h e vigilance of the police. The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. II w ho has been suffering from indifferent health, has flaky), in town from Germany, considerably better. arrived Tun BOILER EXPLOSION AT BURNLEY.--BURNLEY SATURDAY EVEXING.—The fears entertained for the reco very of four of the persons most seriously injured by this terrible disaster have, we regret to state, been fearfully rea lized, death having terminated their sufferings. George Whitaker, 17, mechanic, died at ten minutes after eleven last night; William Winterbottom, 29, warper, at a quarter before one this morning; Joseph Townson, 51, warper, at a quarter before five this morning; and John Thornton, 39, weaver, at a quarter before six. The names of the other persons injured are as follow:—.Richard Jackson, weaver; Robert Ileys, weaver; George Whitaker, warper; Robert Jackson, weaver; Samuel Bracewell, smith; Peter Robin son, overlooker; and William Watson, overlooker. Several of these persons are so severe l y scalded as to remain in the greatest agony, and are by no means out of danger. a Little more can be said as t o t h e causes of this sad accidentttn 0 was stated yesterd ay. An inquiry will be opened . tn a Court-house on Blonday, when doubtless a full inwarteition tarks will take pla ce , pending which we must defer any we may make on the subject. ' Inverness- THE Moons.—The weather has been pituous for the grouse shooters this seastn. but the birds Inverness shire the ground has been in a very bad state., s.ongs , are occu pied, plentiful and strong. Most of the n b a gged, nn but the re pied, and a good deal of game bas been l e ast num. In turns are not at all Mind to those of been very n better, and the Dee Aber deen and Banff shires the sport hasn good condition and.well side heather promises to supplied. In the western be in the game is remarkably il R NMENT AND THE F.MHEyt- THE FRENCH uO,V3, Le Corse, a large and handsome MEN. —SHIELDS, AUG. to the French Government, is at pre war-steamer belonging s e h has two tenders cruising off the plentiful, and the shootings thus far have been good. isent in our harbour. t .number of French boats are engaged in the herring fishery, the u p on Governmenk en side our boats, the our men, and thatthey are paid a premium by what they catch. As they fi s h Om ni very frequently act in concert with urchase fish of them instead cf engaging and p urchase Hence the watch set upon them. coast. It appears that themselves in i. 6 been a considerable take of herrings a There ha s days, and, notwithstanding great quanti ties last few. into, . they during by railway the interior of the collet,' , sent Some of Lies are s selling as low as 7s. 6d. per thousand. have been Penzance boats have been very successful. the Lynn to South ' LONDON, AUG. `4l.—The Endeavour, . .this coast impton, was ruu down off Dungeness 21st nut I ..,.' kY•) rs and .pIIDC, ,there► I a nd ippee, hab° e port, blaCe 11110 a 13 : 6 il4 as ter Glerr 00. __ Cor „ I I of a into odic, glizso Lau• !sus* Eliot, 1r p ew, a uel f Bileo -De ; . . 050, „ for pork creW sae" 3 90°. rode' )0 0 ' otos' wen► 'oder )01► ii 10' 61 j u ty, 17th 1 43; 83 t ° 1123 1 531 33 t ° 13 t° ( 43; 1 ss; 1121 , de" io a a nd ore a nd am° a at s at lie!? licut 'old. mid, Ind D iu ;Oh tile the for oh'