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

low - er PIIVAL LITERATUR. MEMORIALS OF CHA E RLES LAMB A . 2 Vols. By Th om as Noon Talfourd. 'Mt the mystery which had enveloped the Veer of p oor Ch ar l es Lamb is explained. The terl en and appalling revelations of a British Quer -0.,Y Reviewe r compelled Sergeant Talfourd to break and the death of Mary Lamb, the gentle but doomed sister of Elia, justified him in so doing. 6 11 e final memorial s o f the oddest, quaintest, delight• Zest, sweetest, no bl es t, b es t o f essayists, lie before Feat i They reveal Charles Lamb in a new character. fr ,7et as had bee n our a d m i ra tion for his genus—so e'eat, so true, so earnest, so unalloyed, indeed, that et l u, ua,a fancied it imp oss ible to view through a more t ° °fing medium the memory of a dead man whom eyes had never beheld in the flesh—we nevertheless acknowledge at once that what our What Was is as nothing compared to vo lumes it is, now that we have read the two enthralling //: , 11 ,Ines from the pen of Thomas Noon Talfourd. rennnerto we had loved Charles Lamb—now we reve sZe him. Hitherto we had loved him for his i es. 'torn so sweet, for his wit so genuine and guile for his humour so fantastic, for his nature so and manly and yet so innocent and childlike or the d eep a ff ect i on that b eame d an d s parkled out ro the wrinkled beauty of his " old, old face." i ie " . We reverence him as we reverence the great i o , l e hearts of antiquity—because in the meek and devotion, life of this man we recognise a patience, and a ti t cti ") and a self-sacrifice, and a magnani mity such as have rarely, if ever before, been ti:nessed since the world first " spun along wor , grooves of change." To give in a few 14" the sad tragedy which fell like a tra gedy upon the house of Lamb a tra srj More dire than ever flitted through the , en z t Y brain of poor Nat Lee—to recount in a few kiting the calamity which descended with such a Png horror upon the humble roof• tree of Charles ene l n°) which for the time being pulverized his ti e r ,gY, darkened his intellect, and tore up his red kro e ''ing heart-strings by the roots ; to tell all this, ro ll to recount, moreover, the sublime resolve which tremendous like a divine virtue out of the very midst of this agony, imparting a holiness, and a fra brance and an imperishable beauty to the memory of Lamb, required, indeed, the collected powers the Poetry, ora t ory , an d elevated nature. And bo z s o e powers have been dedicated to this s i le effort by the genius of Thomas Noon Talfourd. ter n). plicity, it i s t rue , forms the principal charac tmlstie of the work , but it is a simplicity as e i:ron as an organ-strain, as touching as a psalm, as O t nent as a canticle. e are grateful to Sergeant f o ' r ourd f or th ese t wo books—we are grateful to him the tone of masculine and honest pathos in which YP are written—we are grateful to him for that ap r eelation of the dear dead, which sheds new light IT °ll his own fame and new honour on his manhood. d li e l ver since the lips of Milton breathed forth the b ee ce ,t monody of Lycidas has a more exquisite tribu te laid upon the tomb of brother-man by the sor ge,,"lng hand of friendship. The story to ld b y Ist ,„geant Talfourd, through the medium of ol d menu at letters never before printed, is b rief but s t 411 . This incident is detailed in a few p a g es. It kt e urred on Thursday, the 2 2 d of Septembe r, 1796, ti v 7, Little Queen - street , H olborn. At that it must be remembered that Charles Lamb re ttided there in lodgings with his father, his mother, bi n his sister. The father, who, according to the ll a rPher, was then rapidly " sinking into dotage," e,„small annuity as a pensioner of the old Bencher, the Charles himself drew a miserable salary at er 7,,the East India House as a clerk of three years tl ie - rlf?—and that constituted the entire income of k: 4111 4. At the period we have already mentioned Os Lamb is described as being " worn down ti o a state of extreme nervous misery, by atten to needlework by day, and to her e e Lner by n i g ht "—her mother having been for a inlls?erable time ill and bedridden. Insanity was , t ," family, and here is the result of this " extreme Tc yc hus misery " upon the mind of Mary Lamb. k e e „llarrative is copied by Sergeant Talfourd from e mes of Monday, September the 26 th , 1796, with r ely this comment, that Charles Lamb , an d not the 1111 landlord, was the one who took the knife from the ieonscious hand Friday afternoon, the corener and a jury sat on di e body of a lady in the neighbourhood of Holborn , who p ree 'n consequence of a wound from her daughter the th e e ding day. It appeared, by the evidence adduce d, iwhile the family were preparing for dinner , t he o Nln g lady si ized a case-knife lying on the table , and a menacing manner pursued a little girl, her appren to f ' I ° l lnd the room. On the calls of her infirm . mother th r ? r i. bear, she renounced her first object, and, with loud qoi l ,s e in approached her parent. The child, by her cries, l ikte `7 brought up the landlord of the house, but too lifei The dreadful scene presented to him the mother 3, et ' e ss pierced to the heart, on a chair, her daughter wildly standing over her with the fatal knife, and man, her father, weeping by her side, himself bleeding at the forehead from the effects of a severe i n ' n "!, he received from one of the forks she had been madly hurlin g about the room. „ ot lFor a few days prior to this, the family had observe d s e e symptoms of insanity in her, which had so m uch e„Seased on th e W e d nes d a y ev ening, that her broth er, "'V the next morning, went to Dr. Pitcairn, but that gentleman was not at home. " It seems the young lady had been once before de ranged. The jury, of course, brought in their verdict— setsacye similar account of this catastrophe appeared in the A nnual Register and other periodicals, but all of them an onymously like the foregoing. The truth was never g e nerally known to the public until now, and was ra il / understood, indeed, by a. v ery few of the ea intimate of the Lambs' acquaintances. Here W hen was the calamity which befel Charles Lamb 4 `aeb he was scarcely tweaty-two years of age--such h e as might well have spread a gloom over t ,e whole futurity of one less bravely constituted r ''"art himself in intellect and disposition. But Lamb Ilse heroically above the desolation of his household. was that desolation which became, as it were, a black, wave lifting him up to the very heavens. That e f e .; _ , l°, in no measure, exaggerate the moral d i g nit y „,;(4amb is demonstrated by his life of very nearly TiLY . winters. What are the outlines of that life ? sa . e ,Y are few, but 0 how eloquent ! We have ai that Charles was barely twenty-two when his % t e!, in a paroxysm of lunacy, plunged a knife into tw a nosom of their mother. He was barely twenty tite.---he was deeply in love with a young lady living I, ( . , s lington—he was a subordinate clerk in the East Nb m,la House, with a poor pittance of a salary for C'ell he had to drudge severely—away early and th e late. Charles Lamb recognised on the instant le alternative forced upon him by the catastrophe e ,,, c , v e mentioned, and he bowed down his head reve tCually to the sacrifice. lie dedicated himself thenceforth body and mind to the support and conso -1.4 ti On of his sister. When nearly all the world zie..oiled from her, he clung to her with unchanged v`irtion. When the old father was laid in his grave, e n Mary Lamb was restored to consciousness by medicalw orked treatment, Charles gave her a home, and i rked hard for her during many long years, and f l owered upon her the blessing of his fraternal love 4,11 be resigned his own pure spirit into the hands "r,, 0,1 in the December of 1814. Beyond all this — t he only means of of aiding the sister whose perfect Lncleence be was the first to recognise—Charles th atl lh gave up all thoughts of his early love ! If re was not greatness of heart in all this, we know f ', the meaning of the English language. To us it hero ism as the noblest realisation of what is called the Ir l isni of domestic life. The career of this India b Ou se clerk presents to ourmind a loftier and sublimer w hose than those of a dozen emperors and tetrarchs And names we could string together in a catalogue. i'ed looking back upon the records of that illus trious but unostentatious life, we can listen with a -cr t of exultation to the voice of Talfourd when he I nner to mind the evenings passed by him at No. 4, '. i hner 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 Coleridge bore during thirty-seven years towards the brother and sister when he made that beautiful entry lu his Sibylline Leazyes " Cu. AND MART LAND, dear to my heart, yea as it were, my heart." eaxing in remembrance these solemn but exquisite velations of the nature an d the deeds of Charles L amb, a novel lustre is thrown over the glad dainti rss of his " Elian Essays," a terrible key is given to acuteness as a commentator on our old dramatists, ' 11(1 as additional melancholy is suffused through his m ost celebrated verses— " I have had pl a ymates, I have had companions In my days of childhood, in my joyful schooldays, All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. * • 0 • I loved a love once, a rrest among women ; Cio6cd are her doors on me, I must not see her — All, all are gone, the old familiar faces." 1( • a mowing the deep under-current of woe which sad 'led the inner heart of Lamb throughout life—that depth of suffering which even the plummet of ima- Pnation fails to fathom—we are startled by the exu berant drollery which was not only lavished upon his raoTe pretentious literary efforts, but was continu.• ally squandered upon his accidental correspon ebee. As, for example, in the letter ad dressed ,3 7 him to Wordsworth, ' in acknowlodgme nt of "No volumes of his poetry, where he says, rof ' 3 ,P 3 of the couplets—" It is a perfect summ er amulet V at I tie r o und my legs to quicken the motio n when go out a-maying. (N. 8.) I don't often go out a ‘maYlog ;—Must is' the tense with me now." Or Where he is anticipating the appearance of a pro mised poem called the " White Doe, and writes -4` I am sure it is superlative, or will be when drest, 2 . e. printed. All things read raw to me in mann fcriPt ! " Or when he speaks -of "old, obscene, beastly Peter Pindar i" or where he observes—" One 4111 11 1N iii U THE of the copies of the poems you sent has precisely the same pleasant 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 as going down a p'ausible 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 gentle 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 sive reference to Lamb, there are several graphic por traitures of his companions and contemporaries, such, for instance, as Ilazlitt, Coleridge, Godwin, Dyer, Haydon, _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, we gladly transfer to our columns:— " As the Essays of Mr. Barnes have never been col lected," sa,) a 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. Kean 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 heat 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 revery where, 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 Irela nd, we see 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 Rappelkopf, 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 functional 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 Romaic, an d 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 Time b s of O'Connell," which , of course, is tinctured y the strong political bias of our contemporary. We could scarcely expec t that 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 laug h. "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 colum ns, viz., " The propriety of selling estates in small l ots, 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:' 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 is a golden key to the trea sures of classic knowledge. THE ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPI. TAL.—Yesterday afternoon a !meeting of governors o 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 out-patients, 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 the Queen is patron pastan4 an year's an n annual c s o u r n b e s c . ANOTHER FATAL A CCIDENT ON BOARD TEE EARL ribieirer. Majesty OF I LIVERPOOL STEAMER. —Yesterday afternoon another of the crew of this vessel, one of the General Steam Nalvigation Company's fleet, lost his life in consequence of some defect in her machinery. The steamer was lyipg alongside London - bri d g e Wharf, taking in goods forl 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, haying 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 we 6 not thought of, consequently the poor fellow was IoA. His body, up to nine o'clock last evening, had not been found. DARING ROBBERY.--Last evening, between five an six o'clock, a countryman, from Whetstone, after lodding his cart at the wharf of Mr. Burrows, corn• dealer, Upper Ground -street, Blaekfriars, 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 WM (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 found he had been third, and on going back his cart, &c., had been stolen. We believe no clue has yet been discovered. It is a 4ommon occurrence to watch people with trucks, &c„ from where they obtain goods, and tell them some mis take has occurred, thus inducing them to le'ate their goods, with which they generally decamp. SUti, LON'DON, PROGREES OF THE ROYAL SQUAD LION. 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, Orfordaess, 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. GREAT GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—The Wil 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 squadro n Weathe r fi f o n for EDINBURGH,aS : Ta o tul favourable. D and aft. She was close in shore. SEAHAM, THURSDAY MORNING.—Her Majesty's r off .m. here some miles distant, between seven and eight o'clock last night. , 10 of the train which left Berwick passedy this evening, we learn that the royal Tweed squadronetehde at 6h arrival .3ado not yet made. its appearance off that coast, or been seen along the coast towards St. Abb's Head. The Glasgow 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 cf 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 eclock in the morning. " The accounts which have hitherto appeared have represented her Majesty's stay in Aberdeenshire as likely to be shorts 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 system of peering into, and afterwards chronicling the Queen's private movements was carried to a very absurd and offensive length by journalists not far from our own door. Her Majesty will this year be less 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 erected on the vacant space northward from the quay. t vei forms drou ya tillha ls. A r na % d e e s m i d m e s o d o a f t e a b n e t o w c e t a e g n o n l:so a o n d a , d w 0 2,0 s o h o o u i n l think, d al d l t s in tr g o - n p g lac r e a , ili a n lo g ng ha t s h a e ls q o ua b y er to er t e h c e te f d oo fr t om of 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 look-out on the Girdleness Light. house; 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 sho 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 c ity and county, count Depnty-Lieutenants, the Par 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. Her Majesty 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- FRIDAYEVENYI"NG, SEPTEMBER 'e, 11148. place, and Wellington-place, towards the boundary of the city royalty, at the junction of Holburn•street with Cuparston-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 of 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." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The betting on all the minor events to come off at Doncaster was on too small a scale 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 within 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 latter odds being finally offered. This move left Flateatcher 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 CHAMPAGNE 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 — take 7 to 2 4 to 1 agSt Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher 9 to 2 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP (THURSDAY NEXT). 4 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor 7 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre 10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Kelesbea—taken 15 to 1 agst 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. -- • 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 11lb 1 0 1 Mr. Smith's br gby Carew, 3 yrs, ist 41b 0 1 2 Mr. Clarke's Weathercock, 3 yre, 7st 41b ... 2 2 3 Four others ran. Won by a head. The Garrison Stakes of 5 sous 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 in, aged, list 101 b (owner) beating Captain Bringhurst's Mind your-own-business, aged list 101 b (owner), in a canter. The Members' Handicap of 10 soya 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, Est 121 b 2 Sir J. Hawley's Lady Cecilia, 5 yrs, Bst ... ... 3 Won by three lengths. The Medway Stakes of 2 soya 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 sous 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 2001. Heats, once round and a distance. 5 subs. Mr. Sanler's Moodkee, 4 yrs ... (Donaldson) 1 1 Mr. Caffall's Bohemienne, 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' Plato of 251., added to a Sweep stakes of 3 sovs. Heats once round. 4 subs. Mr. Riehards's Landrail, 3 yrs ... (W. Treen) 1 1 Mr. Parr's Mr. Caudle, 3 yrs ... 2 dr 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 sous. 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 - Won in a canter. LICHFIELD RACES.—THIIRSDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added, 3 ft; three yrs old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 131 b; five, 9st 91b; six and aged, lOst 41b; mares, &c., allowed 31b. One mile. Mr. Lord's Cauliflower, 3 yrs... Mr. Skarratt's Egret, 3 yrs ... The Staffordshire Stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Clark's Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs ... Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, aged • Mr. Hawkins' Teresa, aged Lord Warwick's Yardley, aged ... ••• s The following also itarted, but were not placed: - Colonel Anson' Lazarillo, 4 yrs, low, 4 yrs, and Mr. E. M. H. Mostyn's f by Lord Staf . ford, out of Birdlime. Mr. Williams' Mar- (Crouch) (Simpson) Won easy. The Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added. Half a mile. Mr. Copeland's Aldgsto Lord Chesterfield's b c by Colwick Colonel Thompson's bc by Theon, out of Mazurka... 3 The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats, ono mile. (Marlow) 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 halt. (3 Subs.) Mr. Osborne's Brandyface, 4 yrs ... walked over The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 40 added. Heats, two miles. Mr. W. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs (Evans) I I Mr. Whitworth's Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs ... ... 0 2 Mr. Hobson's Billy from Brigg, 4 yrs ... ••• 2 0 OXFORD RACES.—THUSDAY. The Woodstock Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added Heats, I wile. Mr. Southby's Cupid, 3 yrs ...(Wakefield, jun.) 1 Mr. J. Day's Colocynthus, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. Litton's Morsel, 4 yrs „. ... . 3 3 The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. Heats, 1 mile and a half. Mr. Symond's Master Murray, aged ...(Elwes) 1 1 Mr. Cowper's Moize, 4 yrs ... ... ... 0 2 Mr. Day's Redstreak, aged ... ... ••• 2 dr Mr. Elwes's Bopeep, aged dis. "lb •• • •• The City Memb ers ' Pl ate of 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 odr Mr. Death' s L a d y ,F rances, 3 yrs ••• 13 dr Mr. Elwes's Conveyancer, 3 yrs •.• 2 dr THE GREAT ROWING AQUATICS MATCH BETWEEN WORCESTER AND MANCIIESTEI. WORCESTER, TITURSDAY.—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 match was got up shortly after the Worcester Regatta, held about five weeks ago. The rivals ea ere the Manchester Shakspere Club, and the Worcester Intrepid Club. Both of these clubs having 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 50/. 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 crow to give the Man chester 10/. to meet them at Worcester. The eve nt was fixed for yesterday, and both crews went into severe training. The Manchester four arrived in Worse iter on this day week, and were at work on the river on the evening of' their arrival. Both crews were t etched narrowly, and each having their backers, a great deal of money was laid out in'bets, though as the eventrul day approached the Manchester men had the call. The course was from a point below Bever°. Island down to Worcester-bridge. At a quarter-pa st five o'clock the rival boats took their stations, neat coned as under:— Shakspere (liatchester) Club —(Pink) I—Strolec, Mr. Wood ;. 2, Mr. IL Ault; 3, Mr. •M`Cormack; b orw, Mr. G. Collinge. Intrepid (Worcester) Club—(Purple) 2—Stri filee, Mr. Presder ; 2, Mr. Laurence; 3, Mr. Turley; bow, tv Er. Till. The Manchester men were steered by a youeth, and the Intrepid by Maynard, of London. Both ire Jived in beautiful outrigger boats, and each appeared In good trim, and confident - Of success. Betting, at sta sting, was 3 to 2 in favour of the Munehester, who were expected to win, though a very close struggle was antic ipated. After one false start, both boats were pr eety fiiirly under way, arid it was at once perceptible that the Man chester men had the best of the start, the Int! fepid losing ground before they got into their regular s wing. The Manchester men rowed beautifully together, tut the In trepid seemed flurried in getting off. The Int/ •epid, being goaded on by their frieeds, who accompanies' , the race in large numbers, set-to with a will, and mac( 'eded in bet tering their condition, though it was soon after evident that they 'had already lost the race, their -efforts tellin fearfully upon them, while their rivals pt tiled steadily and with uniform strength. At the end of two miles, Manchester led by five heath' lengths; and they kept their position to within 200 yards of the goal, wizen the In trepid crew gave in. The distance, was accomplished in cirghtcen minutes, with a slow current. NE WELAVEIs.I. REGAT.IIA. This .regatta came 4f yesterday, anal was very mime rousli - t t itendet.l. The fpnr-oatet) match, which. attracted great infeiCitlYitt Lei d.imfollowa:7-Loidgp, first.—lrincenT;TO.w; ‘nughes, 2; 'Vtal.ings, - ; Corn- wall, stroke; Young, coxswain. Victoria and Albert, Brighton, purple, second.—Hall, bow; Wordsworth, 2; Richards, 3; Wright, stroke; Humphreys, coxswain. At starting purple went away with the lead, which they gallantly 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; Pow and Jones, London, 2; Bell, London, and Smith, Portsmouth, 3. The Brightonians never gave their opponents a chance, and won "in a canter.' Two small prizes for fishermen terminated the sports. THE INQUEST ON LIEtTARAVT. COLONEL BAP e i .,-..- i ____ r , l ) BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—.Af et...A0.4,g - the train last evening the examin: . ' - : E ff Strita l i - .:er ::- above unfortunate occurrence w • fesfia, - ed;"iix. ):1, - r, 11. till eleven o'clock, when it vs as Ojeirnecrio" Sa . 14. 1 next. After the evidence of M'Culltim, the. deceased's 1/ valet, Mr. Titchburn, an accountant"at Wolierliwairkon; who was a passenger by the express train,: deposed 44l 'p velocity at which the train was goitigi at the tihit, a¢ aceident, and said the occurrence was expected before it .-- took place. The pace was tremendous, and he attributed . - the upset to the speed, which was a thing of frequent occurrence with that express. The following evidence was then given : Mr. Richard Stuart Norris, Warwick, resident engi. , neer and out-door superintendent of the northern divi- .. sien of the London and North-Western Railway, said he was called up between one and two o'clock on .' Sunday morning. Got an engine, waggon, and tools, and went to the scene of the accident, which he reached shortly after four o'clock. lie proceeded to describe the position in w hich he found the carriages and engines, as remarked upon by former witnesses. After looking after the engines and carriages, he examined the rails. On the down line, thirty or forty feet from the guard's van, three lengths of both rails were bent and torn up. Followed the track for nearly 100 yards. About 140 feet from the guard's van, the west rail of the up line was more or less torn and cut, 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 upland 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 dalna,ged. This referred to the west rail of the up line. There was a mark in the ballast (which is the technical nape 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 atitbe 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 thil ' 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 bay ing; made that examination, he proceeded to assist in clearing the road, and remained there till the line was made cear 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 had sustained; but, on examining the under side of it, h© found that in consequence of the floor of the coach com ing very near to the periphery of the wheels, it had be come necessary, to allow lull play to the springs of the carriage, to cut away a portion of the floor of the coach over each wheel. Sufficient had not been cut away to anew free play to each or any one of these wheels, as, 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 mad e b y an eng i ne. There was no doubt that some of the wheels of coach No. 18, 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. He had seen portions of carriages cat out in a similar way, but never to such a small ex tent. He 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, and 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, he 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 circumstances he should consider it a safe carriage, if only with an or dinary load, he should say with not 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 n it with the ordinary quantity of luggage; but know- ing the springs to be - weak, he shoulddhesitate to put more, because, if much loaded, the floor would come down on the wheels and springs. The ordinary of lug gage for each passenger was 1001bs., but he could not say how much there was on it on :this occasion. The hind and front compartments were full, but be 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 which 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 their having been 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 &viation 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. He 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, Sac., 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, 01d-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. lie 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, and decided that effu sion might in the state of the brain have occurred likely to although any nervous s hoc k would be thatto ca tuhsee deceasedit. flehwadasnaondooludbmt, a ta n k ,g t o consideralongtion jour ney, anxious for his friend, and bad also undoubtedly re ceivedhock by the accident, that it was the ingtalt into a severe s cause of his death. Dr. Galliers having generally concurred in this opinion, ;he inquiry was adjourned till Saturday. morning. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT ' RAlLwAY.—Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'cloCk, a melancholy occurrence took 'place on the branch line -of the 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 time t past a large number of labourers have been em nr pley e e n d ew, ! Plumstead in making extensive excavations Cross,f]Dept railway, which is intended to run to New Dept ford. During the last few days the wor k men making a cutting, and whilst they wer e dig ging by the ndof e arth, an im- side of a large embankment or' hi e i u th a loud crash, corn mense portion of it fell upon them h w had been An - eenionionsandother instant alarm was raised, when t about to extricate the men who were called to the spotset tWo were discovered in au yletely burying them beneath theeirponderous.mass. missing men. In a few m inutes •si injured. They were car riedinsensible state; most ser iou sl y e where- their wounds • to a surgeon'e in h a s. ' third person, named John Crad dock,ive homes; ba , t was discovered to be so-fearfully aged 25 were dressed, after h t i . e e h v they 'were taken to their re- , to take him to the accident ward of surgeon, . ascertained that he had re- YweaasrsdSetereTehdonmeaese'sssaßryospital, where Mr. Hartna , ' compound` fracture of the ri ght thigh, sever , ceived a injured u tha th t e i fracture of the right arm, and extensive in jurybut the an C raddock is • Various parts of his body are likewise t-d and contused. The other two men use , severely arabl in 1 to the ribs . ' 'Ldei\et .LIFE ON THE THAMES._ ---Yest4d ayv M r. - gills held an ieltieu at the Ito) al - Oak, High-street, I are progreseing tavo a s c hopeless alpv°uinacdtio condition T e adiegten, -upon l_i the . body of the - late Mr. Lionel Grenvilie _Thomas Elliot,, elerk in the Post•office, St. , who b°ttt could t° e n d o d t i v Martin's•le-Grand, aged 23. The deceased,accompanied , cohere they th l e ‘c y le b m a a ti c i ll ed e' . 1% . Deceased, 'eut inaton swim, - ventured beyond his depth - , and sank, Although every ' effort was made to save hire, his body was not found for half an hour. Captain Elliot, a relative of de ccesed, complained of the inconvenient place in which ' the Humane Society's drags were placed, but- for which ciriairestance beasaid they could have been obtained in time to save his relative's life. A juror gave a similar opinion, and added that at the Lame spot, which was ex trinnely dangerous, the brother and, sister of Captain Reynolds perished about eighteen months ago, and another person lost his life there subsequently. Ver di ct , ,a " Accidental depth,". accompanied by a reCOMplella tinn that the Humane Society's drags should be removed to a more convenient place. STRANGRANOINIALY.-2.11 old i lady of our acquain tape° is much surprised that Govern me ntwere greatly shocked are not stricter as regards duelling. Her feelings .. ~ 6 at some Pelson lately "challenging a whole jury.— 00 show. the old birds Inirttidtes are by no means p le ntiful, . ' instances outn umbering the, young ones— knlol-Ah:ttiost .° _ are heiwever, fine ttietKifi4tieh'ikite-hatehed out early , and strong on the wing.—Brz *ghton Gazette. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The Princess Mice and the other younger branches of the Royal Family have taken their usual exercise in the grounds at Osborne. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and Princess Eliza dined yesterday with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, 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 Hohenlohe. The Baroness de Speth has arrived at Osborne, on a visit to her Serene Highness the Princess ofj Ho henlohe. 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 regret that we cannot compliment the stewards upon the selection of music which they provided for this occasion. Con sidering the professional talent they had at their 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 front - this being the case, however, their selection was made generally from the most common-place pieces of the well-known concert-room repertoire of the past season, with the ad dition of still more common-place English ballads, which neither harmonised with nor enhanced the interest of that which constituted the bulk of the entertainment. We do not blame the stewards for wishing to let the good Wor cester 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 " Mini rampolli," from the Cenerentola—then Mdlle. Alboni was encored in her " Voi the sapete ;" then Madame Castellan and Miss Dolby were encored 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 Reeves 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 sting 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 drew 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 snug 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- Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Robinson , hams, Mr. Lockey, should also be mentioned as one of the encores of the 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 t he 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 florid 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 " H o ly, Holy" (in Ita lian) with a rich volume of tone, w hi c h seemed the per fection of sacred minstrelsy. We cannet help thin kin g , 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 unpardonable in sacred compositions. The collection at the doors to-day amounted to 1621. .Chronicle. MDLLE. GALDI.—This young dancer, who was for a couple of seasons in London, has lately been engaged at the great French Opera in Paris, under thec are of that most accomplished of teachers, Coulon, the well remembered Massaniello of Her Majesty's Theatr e. She bas made such extraordinary progress as to give hopes that she will, ere lung, take a very high position in her profession. THE ARMY.—Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., the newly-appointed Colonel of the 83d Foot, vice Lieut.-General.Fraser, who goes to the cainP At to the gallantxpe expedition on to W a a t l 61st, vacant by the demise of L ieut.-Gen. L'Estra nge , entered the army in 1800, and h as seen some mos t dis tinguished service. He took pa rt in the earl y Spanish war, and was at the siege of Cop enha g en in 1807 . He subsequently served in Sweden , and in S pain and Por tugal in 1809 and 181,0. He was at the battle of Co..edopietehßeardeanioz runna, and was one of the numb er who p r oceeded in the Haendwacsivadiadd Rodrigo. e-de- 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 baa been promoted, has a double battalion. A STOCKTON AND LONDON TRADER RUN DOWN AND Strsts.—The Thirsk packet, ono of the traders be longing to the Merchant Shipping Company of Stockton, left (as usual) Hay's-wharf on Sunday morning last, the 3d inst., with a valuable cargo of general merchandise, principally belonging to the merchants and traders in the neighbourhood of Stockton. The weather had been re 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 en 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. Tho 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 Association and the Darling ton and Stockton Insurance Association—the latter is supposed to cover near 2,0001. LivgarooL.—Yesterday being the anniversary of Brazilian independence, the Affonso, 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 dejei2ner to several of the merehants and other gentlemen of Liver pool connected with Brazil. 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 to be 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. — The play 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 tators. England, tint 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 with eight wickets lowered. The above score therefore shows the state of the match up to Tuesday evening. The match was renewed on Wednesday at Bradford, and ter minated in favour of Bradford by 16 wickets. The final scores were, England, 93 and 22, or 115; Bradford, 108 and 8, or 116, with 16 wickets untouched. ELEVEN OF THE SURREY GROUND V. THE KINGSTON CLUB.—This match was played at Kingston on Tues day, when there was some good play exhibited, more especially in respect of the bowling. The Surrey eleven howe7er, were clearly too powerful for their opponents; who were vanquished upon the first innings by 32 runs. IRELAND. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—ShortIy after eleven o'clock yesterday, Lord John Russell, accompanied by his lady, and Mr. Corry Connellan, private secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, left the Viceregal Lodge in one of his Ex cellency's carriages, and drove into town. His Lordship and party first visited the Royal Irish Academy, where they were received by the Rev. Dr. 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 carriage and servants of the Viceroy hav ing attracted the notice of the passers-by, a crowd assembled, and .`had greatly increased by the time the Premier and his lady left the building to enter the carriage. The demeanour of the people was thoroughly becoming—they were respectful to the First Minister of the Crown, while, towards his lady, many kindly and commendatory observations were used. The carriage was then driven into the quadrangle of Trinity College, where Lord John was received by the Vice- Provost, Dr. M‘Donnell, Drs. Todd, Wall, Elrington, Greaves, Professor Stokes, and the other senior fellows, and members of the board, in their full academic cos tume. He was conducted to the library, and stayed for nearly half an hour, her Ladyship remaining in the carriage. It was remarked as strange that not the slightest manifestation of feeling, one way or another, was made on the part of the students on the occasion. There were oven very few amongst them, perhaps not more than a dozen, had the curiosity to come and see the Prime Minister of England on his visiting their alma mater, and from the very few who did there was neither salute, cl r, 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 Pheenix Park, where a large and fashionable party had assembled. They were received at the en trance by the committee and honorary secretaries, who conducted 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. The subjoined is taken from tho Limerick Chronicle of yesterday : "Major-General M'Donald's address to the troops on striking their tents in the county of Tipperary will be read with interest. It gives the lie direct that any portion 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 at Turtulla-park, county of Tipperary : " "rhurles, Sept. 3. " Major-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 contiuued 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. l'ennefather and Captain M'Kenzie, left Thurles this day for Kilkenny. 1 ‘ Yesterday 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 en Monday, via Cashel and Clonmel, for Waterford; 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 Turtulla-park." THE rums.—The prices yesterday were—Three per Cent. Consols, 85*; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 85a; Bank Stock, 1881; City of Dublin Steam packet (501.) shares, 35k; Wicklow Copper Mine, 84; Great Southern and Western Railway, 23; Midland, 151; Waterford and Limerick (45/. paid), 8 ex. int. SOUTRAMPTON, 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 Rtvenham, 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 docks :—Dce, Tay, Hindostan, Iberia, Indus, Euxine, and Pacha. EXTENSIVE 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 15,000/. ; from Mr. Higgins, the Ship . Inn, St. Katharine-hill, Guildford , t hree bags, one containing 100 sovereigns, another 15, the third 371. in silver; from Mr. Lewis, 18, Duke-street, Piccadilly, a box containing jewellery, &c., value 1501.; from 24, Lloyd's-square, Clerkenwell, eighteen 5/. and one 101. Bank of England notes, and a quantity of plate, jewellery, &e. ; from Ro berts and Roby, auctioneers, 'Moorgate-street, 2701. in gold and a 101 - . note. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A CHILD POISONED WWII ARSENIC BY A DOCTOR'S ASSISTANT, AND THE CRIME OF WILFUL MURDER LAID TO THE CHARGE OR THE MOTHER, WHO WAS INNOCENT.—Sir,—One of the dread ful consequences which we predicted as resulting 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 thp - se 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 7nurderera I - We cannot , conceive a subject which requires the 'more prompt . interference s of the Legislature,. and for our part,..!vhilst ii ..Tex ei . seas a pen and .the power to use. it, w_ death as desist from holding. up to public.execratieunowtflie.odious practice of prescribing these deadly. fine enhglll:llty may so medicines, through .which prac tice easily escape condign -punishment and All -honest men should brought to an ignominious end.- tin ty Te acts ci t e che , innocent be lat once come forward in this ex 1 e re Obs;rner Koff the 3d this horrible ens& appear in by a Corona r's jury. He showed what might bedo72e be done through poisons inst. Baron Platt, :who.,tricdt-hthe case, said that it might have added. wha t-..nst m ight His Lordship's manner of being used • year 1847,a petition against suited to Parliament, in . the the"casmeeddloceisehim immortsi credit. We pro treating °O,OOO persons, but no t thing has yet been done. _ . gross imposition to these deadly poisons, signed l h is a say that the Members of the these poisons are needed in medicine.—We Sir, your obedient servants, are, British College of Health, New. road, London, Sept. 4, 1848. S CHO OLMASTERS FOR THE COLONIES.-.-GOYMMerli have just dispatched ,several members of the scholastic profession; male and female, prineipally men and their wives, to establish primary schools iu the Mauritius. Befere starting they received 1201 . to provide the neces sary outfit, and on landing in the co lony , 251 . to defray immediate expenses. Their salaries, commencing at 801., is gradually to increase to 2001. per annum. ,fatal accident occurred last "night (Thursday'', on tlie - Ekstern-:o6titities - Rik, betitem Oaltington - and Long Stanton, by which a farmer. named Thomas Howafth lost his HO: - It is supposed 'that be wcs at telnfittift tericrbti the line,-- when-'the 8.30 express train .passed. One of his legs was cut off, and the other much shattered, 1 ) 18 o g.d. 4 4 4 8 5 0 0 0 4 2 4 6 22 0 5 0 s : - 9. d. 3 10 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 6 reek ices old ices )001 12s; mast stitl, has low, yd.- for for ?wt. 6d low .her for tel-