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~,Y•) n, who ,ntrao• ad; Co at the 0111P(' 1. 54.,; unt of ss. for t, PI laintiu lances been r, that ght at was e vents, to the erh sr§ other• rail to h e dr' -•) 1013 id, be' enersl, Pro ved of Mr' traced DES. iD fervor ers: -- opal Murdo toler -5 4d; ; And ro to s 2d; Veil, flat Beef, Lamb, to 3i er-old small 13s; 118 s ; pet load. 15ii i 12s; 3s per ;1 13s; 51 Os; 2s per it Olit o f the d IN" PTA/. 315 od OUR FATHER !" (From Eliza Cook's .liiurnal.) "Many of the children told me they always said their prayers at night, and the prayer they said was Our Father.' I naturally thought they meant that they re• peated the Lord's Prayer, but I soon found that few of them knew it. They only repeated the first two words; they knew no more than Our Father.' These poor children, after their laborious day's work, (nail -making, japanning, screw-making) lying down to sleep with this simple appeal, seemed to me inexpressibly affecting." —Report of the Commissioners on the Employment of Children: Evilence of R. H. Horne, town of Wolver hampton. Pale, struggling blossoms of mankind, Born only to endure, White helpless slaves whom Christians bind, Sad children of the poor! Ye vralk in rags, ye breathe in dust, With souls too dead to ask For ought beyond a scanty crust, And Labour's grinding task. Ye ne'er have heard the code of love, Of Hope's eternal light; Ye are not led to look above The clouds of earthly night; And yet 'mid ignorance and toil, Your lips, that ne'er have known The " milk and honey" of the soil, Sleep not before they own "Our Father!" Unheeded workers in the marts Of England's boasted wealth, Ye who may carry ulcered hearts, If hands but keep their health; Ye, whose young eyes have never watched June's roses come and go, Whose hard-worn fingers ne'er have snatched The spring flowers as they blow; Who slave beneath the summer sun, With dull and torpid brain, Ye, who lie down when work is done, To rise and work again; Oh, even ye, poor joyless things, Rest not, before you pray; Striving to mount on fettered wings To Ilim who hears you say, "Our Father !" Proud easy tenants of the earth, Yo who have fairer lots; Who live with plenty, love, and m i r th, On Fortune's golden spots; Ye, who but eat, laugh, drink, and sleep, Who walk 'mid Eden's bloom, Who know n o t w h at i t i s to weep O'er Poverty's cold tomb; Oh, turn one moment from your way, And learn what these can teach. Deign in your rosy path to stay, And hear the " untaught" preach; Thqn to your homes so bright and fair, And think it good to pray; Since the sad children of despair, Can kneel in thanks, and say, " Our Father !" Emze. COOK. LOVE SCULPTURING BEAUTY. The sculptor wrought—the features were the same, And Genius gloried as the likeness came. The same soft outline Art as Nature gave; The hair descended in the selfsame wave; The lip, just parted, all but seemed to speak; The rose was all but blooming on the cheek; The throat—the neck—almost you might declare The very breath of life was heaving there; And were the work of Art to Nature shown, Almost might Nature claim it as her own. And whose the features? whose the master hand Which could such magical success command? 'T was Arno's toil that made the lifeless mass All beauty save Francisca's own surpass; his glance was searching, and his touch was true, And touch by touch the soft resemblance grew. Francisca's father watched him day by day Impress her beauty on the pliant clay: Fresh charms were added as his fingers moved, And that which seem'd perfection still improved. Each moment lovelier yet became the face; The neck, the shoulders, had Francisca's grace; And niintinlloieveerd. ev'n her soul so peaceful, pure, and mild, --Chef= features of his child. SON N TS. ADDRESSED TO MY MOTHER IN TEE COUNTRY. By HENRY' FRANK LOTT. l'ive years have passed since first th' untuneful chords Of my rude harp essayed in warmth to sing _ The lo ve t h at i s between us—and to bring The sentiments within us forth in words; - And as occasion opportune affords A motive for their re-awakening, Pleased falls my hand upon each silent string For Love invites and Duty's voice accords. Except some youthful passion that my heart fold in its pulses, all its lite is thine— And this, perchance, has led me not to part With gift so little worth at Hymen's shrine; Nor have I sold myself in Mammon's mart— So o'er my bondage thou can'st not repine. 11. Pull well I know thy generous heart repels All selfish thought toward thine unworthy son, Whose good and happiness thou'st sought and won By sacrifice whose worth all praise excels; Humbly I thank th' Eternal God there dwells Within me gratitude for all thou'st done— A light to cheer me till my race be run, As from my brow all gloom it now dispels. We both are - comforted that thus we live And joy in one another as we do, Nor dread that ho ur , that, whichso' may survive, Will deeply f ee l the grief it leads unto; Be i t afar! And we will calmly strive Against all ills, with peace and rest in view. Yet sometimes, I iraagine on the sheet p Passing from thee to me in thoughtful love, To re me admonition as I rove Along the paths of life with wearied feet, trace a shade, though it be faint and fleet, That passeth o'er thy spirit. I approve All thoughts that elevate thy soul above These things that pass away—for they are sweet; But let no gloom oppress thee—for the hand Of Time most leniently upon thee falls— Lied Be has spared thee us , a loving band; Though taken from thee now by duty's calls, But never to forget thee—for we stand And g uar d t h y years like watchful sentinels. rv. Time hastens onward, and the coming years nave many changes folded in their wing; Few are the fruits hope's fairest blossoms bring. And brief the sunshine in this vale of tears. So while there may be aught that warms or cheers, Let us enjoy it—for the angels sing No loftier theme upon their heavenly string Than love that parent unto child endears. Controlless circumstances keep me here— But if I be the magnet to thy thought, Come thou to me—then What we hold most dear Will in the circle of our path be brought: And when this shall be done, may there be nought To cloud thy long life's evening atmosphere. COURT CIRCULAR. BELFAST, AUG. 12. Her Majesty and the Prince atte - ided Divine ser vice on board the Victoria and Albert this morning. LOCH RYAN. Her Majesty left Belfast Lough this evening in a gale of wind, and arrived in Loch Ryan, where her Majesty s'Opt. AUGUST 13. Her Majesty arrived this morning in the Royal yacht off Greenock at nine o'clock, A.M., having left Loch Ryan at four o'clock, A.M. ROSNEATH, AUG. 13. Her Majesty proceeded from Greenock, up Loch Long and Loch Gogle, with the intention of crossing to Loch Lomond, and going through the lake, on to Dumbarton ; but the weather being so unpropitious, her Majesty was obliged to give it up, and returned to Rosneatb. At three o'clock his Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce Alb er t, attended by Mr. Anson, Sir James Clark, and Captai n Robins m, R.N., crossed to Loch Lomond, and tra versed the lake, and proceeded to Dumbarton, where the Fairy yacht was in waiting to convey him to the Victoria and Albert yacht at Rosneath. His Royal Highness returned by Greenock, and arrived there soon after eight o'clock, P.M. Her Majesty will visit the city of Glasgow at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning, and proceed a fterwards to Perth, where her Majesty will pass th e night. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial ofice, from the G o vernors of the North American "lonies. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. COWES, AUGUST 15, 1849. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROY AL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. zri n d ay ea Albet t's cup was to have been sailed for to . - w but " 1 Y one yacht having been entered, the match 1% ;. o u n s e teu t(isffohn°tiy th ik e s Put next. It was first proposed that l l d M be nd s a a v iled for by schooners above 140 one entered, the Wyvern, of 205 tons ; it Ithen offered to schooners above 75 tons, and under 40, but nene entered; it is now offered to be contested tor by schooners of any tonnage, on Monday next. s Malesty ' Cup is to be sailed for on F r id a y, b u t to ,.'" aPPecrs the same difficulty in o bt a i n i ng competi r`B: only three yachts have yet enter e d— t h e A rrow, °L 84 tons; the Dryad, of 85 tons; and the Cygnet, of do tons. It being a time race, the Dryad will have to give the Cygnet 2>5 minutes! but for this, several large Yachts would have entered. It is high time the time ! i t'cs were laid on the shelf. The match that is wanted is between such vessels as the Talisman, Arrow, Gon d°la, Sultana, and their class, if such yachts are to sail at all; ntt Ei or 95-ton yachts with 35-ton onrs. On hi loud firs a t by y nu time is to be allowed, but the yacht that ge t s fcir sailing is to win. About 40 noblemen and gentlemen are expected to ! i tle together at the annual d i nner to - morrow. We U sed to see 70, and shuuld again if it was not for the 'lack balls. It • - is reported that Chief Justice Halliburton (the htfitehor of " Sam Sli c k") i nten d s to ret i re f rom pu bli c shortly on a peusi9a—lialifax Recorder, - THE WAR IN HUNGARY. (From the Tunes.) - - -- - The operations of the war in Hungary continue with various success in the different parts of that vast theatre of hostilities, and we can form no distinct opinion of the ultimate chances of success between the belligerent par ties. But it is impossible to withhold the strongest expressions of horror at this murderous and destructive struggle. The immense military resources of the Aus trian empire have indeed been exhibited to an extent which those who depreciated her power were little pre - - pared for, fur that power included the whole of the martial population of Hungary and its dependencies, of whcih so large a portion is now arrayed against tha other forces of the empire. It was mainly from this inexhaustible reserve of warriors that Austria drew the reinforcements which have supported her in the longest struggles, and revived her strength after the most fatal defeats. Of all the misfortunes which have befallen her, and of all the enemies who have assailed her, the most fatal is the disaffection and hostility of the Hungarian people. The course of policy pursued by Prince Schwarzemberg is, however, based on an obsti nate denial of this fundamental principle of the empire. Every opportunity of conciliation has been successively thrown away by the presumption and arrogance of the Minister, supported by the passions of the Arch duchess Sophia. The most violent party amongst the Mag yars, who were averse to every species of compromise, owed their ascendancy to the unbending demeanour of the Cabinet of Vienna; and the introduction of the Russian armies has given the final stroke, and converted the in surrection of a party of malcontents into a national war. Prince Schwarzemberg himself is completely identified with Russian interests, and has not scrupled to sacrifice every independent principle of the Court of Vienna to the policy of his northern ally. Several other members of the Cabinet of Vienna are distinguished by their emi• nent qualities and their liberal opinions, but as long as Prince Schwarzemberg retains office as the first political servant of the Imperial Crown, we anticipate the utmost rashness and the most deplorable consequences. Yet there is the less reason for anticipating his removal, in asmuch as he more especially represents that ascen dancy which the Emperor of Russia has acquired over Austria. Within the last month the aspect of the cam paign and the relative positions of the armies have en tirely changed, but the possession of the country has been nearly equally disputed, and it is evident that the relative forces of the two parties are not such as to lead to a speedy termination of the war. The Hungarians have everywhere avoided a pitched battle by a series of skilful and rapid manceuvres. No general action has been fought since the commencement of the war, unless the last engagement with the Russians deserves that name ; but wherever they have been able suddenly to concentrate a superior force they have fallen with great vehemence on divisions of the Imperial army; and they have shown even greater ability in extricating themselves from positions of difficulty. The affair at Raab was of this nature. The garrison of Comorn made a vigorous sally across the Danube, and crushed the in ferior corps of General Czorich, to which the defence of a vast convoy of stores had been confided. In addition to the loss of these supplies, which must be of the utmost importance to the army, the communication from Vienna to Pesth is once more intercepted, and the right bank of the Danube partially occupied in the rear of the Austrian armies. But the forces under Klapka and Aulich cannot be very considerable ; they are still kept in check by a Russian division in the north, and since the conclusion of the peace with Sardinia reinforcements are arriving at Vienna from the army in Italy. The principal interest of the campaign seems at this moment to lie between the armies of Georgey and Paskiewitch on the Upper Theiss, and between those of the Polish and Magyar commanders who are opposed by Haynau and Jellachich on the Lower Theiss and the Danube. We have already on a former occasion noticed the operations and retreat of Georgey atWaitzen, on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of July, as one of the most ener getic and successful moves of the war, for it defeated the first strategical combination of the Imperial armies, broke their line, and placed a formidable enemy in the rear of the Russians. Georgey threw himself into the mining towns of the north, and subsequently advanced to Miskolcz; but as Paskiewitch occupied Debreczin, and as General Osten-Sachen is advancing from the north with the Russian reserve, Georgey was still be tween these two armies, and it now appears certain that a considerable action has been fought on or near the Upper Theiss. Rumours have arrived that such an action has been fought with fatal consequences to the main Russian army ; but whatever the result of such an engagement may have been, it must be promptly followed by the most important conse quences. The result, as far as it is known from the imperfect statements which have reached us, would appear to have been the retreat of the Russians to the left bank of the Theiss with the loss of their baggage, after an unsuccessful attempt to destroy Georgey's army on the north-west bank of that stream. In the meanwhile the advance of Haynau to the south has weakened the positions of the Austrians in the west, but it was absolutely necessary to relieve Jellachich, who had been driven to the extremity of the promontory formed by the Theiss and the Danube. The Ban seems, however, to have maintained that position without fur ther loss from the 18th of July to the 3d of August, and , on the latter day, Haynau, who had entered Sz , gedin on the 2d, was attacking the rear of the Hungarian army in the Bacs country. Guyon had withdrawn, probably in the direction of Temesvar; the Magyar Government had transported itself to Grosswardein; and we may as sume that Haynau and Jellachich would at last effect the junction of their forces. So far the last operations of the Imperialists in the south have not been unsuc cessful ; but if Paskiewitch has been defeated in the north ; their position will again become critical, for Haynau would be surrounded on every side north of the Danube. Such a result we still think improbable, but it must be confessed that almost every incident in this war has been marked by great improba bility. The strength and efficiency of a Russian army in the field seems to have been greatly overrates, and the keen eye of General Lamorciare will probably rest with surprise on the movements of the Imperial commanders. On the other hand, the young Hungarian officers, edu cated in the Austrian school, but emancipated from Aus trian routine, have shown first-rate talents, and have been supported with indomitable spirit by the nation. These are not men, this is not a people which an Aus trian statesman can afford to treat with harshness, injus tice, or contempt. In spite of the violent measures of Kossuth and his Assembly, there is still reason to believe that the leaders of the Magyar army are not disinclined to renew their allegiance upon honourable and constitu tional terms, and nothing would more become the young Emperor of Austria than if he was even now to act upon a generous impulse, to repudiate his pernicious counsel lors, and to grant clemency, freedom, and peace to all his subjects, for this war is scarcely less oppressive and injurious to his hereditary dominions than to the king dom of Hungary, and he is made to sacrifice one-half of his people in order to coerce the other. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF EDIN BURGH TO THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. Yesterday Alderman Gibbs (the locum tenens of the Lord Mayor) received the following communication : " By Electric Telegraph, direct from Edinburgh, Wednesday, 1.3 U P.m. "To-day, at twelve o'clock, a :special meeting of the town council of Edinburgh was held, when the Lord Provost, in a most able and eulogistic address, pre sented Sir James Duke, the Lord Mayor of London, with the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. " Sir James Duke was enthusiastically received by the large assemblage present, in the Council Chamber, and made a most able and appropriate reply ; after which, on retiring, he shook hands with most of the burgesses present. " Intelligenee Department, Electric Telegraph Company, Lothbury, London, Aug. 15." THE FORTUNES OF WOMAN, by Miss Lamont, promises to be the most popular novel of the season. " We congratulate the fair authoress (says the Morning Herald) on this production, which must at once achieve for her a high literary reputation. The Fortunes of Woman ' is a novel of no ordinary character, and we have no doubt will take its place in public estimation by the side of • Jane Eyre,' of which it has frequently re minded us. Jane Eyre,' however, is a tale of senti ment, and passion, and feeling this is one of action, movement, and incident. The story is at once life-like and interesting, full of every-day events, and yet possessing all the charm and freshness of a romance, with those graceful and delicate perceptions and deli neations of character which none but a female hand can properly pourtray, and yet abounding in passages of manly and vigorous thought, and earnestness of pur pose. Miss Lamont has all the qualifications of an ac complished novel writer—a vivid imagination, great de scriptive powers, and no ordinary command of language, with that peculiar tact or talent which enables her to make the happiest application of these gifts." The lands and houses announced in our columns to be sold at the Town hall, Ludlow, on Wednesday, the 26th inst., form the unentailed estate of the late E. L. Charlton, Esq., many years the M.P. for the borough— the sale takes place under an order of the High Court of Chancery, the entailed property, including Ludford-park, passes to the brother, Francis Charlton, Esq. There are certain weighty reasons which require a peremptory sale of the different lots advertised to be sold, and situate as they are, adjoining the town, offer many tempting in vestments to the capitalist. Almost all the lots are within the Parliamentary boundary of the borough, and being on the borders of Herefordshire and Shropshire some have votes for both counties. ANNIVERSARr or PLYMOUTI.I BREAKWATER: Sunday last, the 12th of August, w as t h e 37th anniver sary of the laying of the enor mousthe foundatio n stone of structure which now shield s our harbour effectually from the raging of the Atl ant i c . Fen, ofso those who in 1812 commenced the work, a n d aaw the first stone disappear beneath the waves with an imposing dash, amidst the shouts of those around, now live to look upon the structure t o w hi ch BO much time and skill has been devoted. Th e present superintendent of the breakwater, Mr. St uart , is, we believe, the sole survivor among those n ow engaged in its completion. Ile has lived to see the doubters of the power of engineering science to conquer the difficulties of the undertaking, con vinced ; to see the fears of those who yet hoped, dis persed; and to find all the anticipations formed of . its advantage to the port, realised. These wer e great dll culties to overcome—such, indeed, as even the original projectors, cautious as they were, never contemplated. The elements waged a furious and unsparing war fare against its progress; other discouragements continually arose; but who will no w sa y that" s uch and such things shall be a barrier against the exertion of man's energy, and thwart his will?" The Plymouth Breakwater stands, healing the silent r ecor d th at , h uma nly speaking, nothing impossible to him : —it s t an d s , a monument of man's skill, and energy, a n d d ar i ng ; r i va lli ng the pyra mids i n extent and durability, and the incomparably more honourable to humanity , because more useful, than they.— Warlern hIOIIIIIIIPV. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - WOLVERHAMPTON RAGES.—WEnriEsnAv. The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 30 added, for two yrs old, 6st 121 b, end three yrs old, 9st 21b; fillies and geldings allowed 21b, winners this year 31b extra. Straight half-mile. (5 Subs.) Lord Caledon na The Recluse, 2 yrs (W. Sharp) 1 Mr. Fowler's Jack Briggs, 2 yrs (Wells) 2 The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr. Merry's ch f by Irish Birdcatcher (G. Oates), Mr. E. Herbert's Spot, 3 yrs (Sly), and Mr. Nicholl's Green wich (Charlton). The Foal Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 20 added. Once round. M ,a i i n n o t r e ' r s ,s A c s Mr. Jones's Docility ....(Whitehouse) 1 M ir i c eY uiteer 111 r. Painter's I (Templeman) 3 Mr. 11. Wadlow's fby Gladiator (Marlow) 4 Won easy. The Holyoako Stakes of 20 sous. each, 10 ft. and 5 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to save his stakes. Twice round. (24 Subs., 14 of whom de clared.) Lord Chesterfield's Chicot, 3 yrs, sst 61b (Thick) 1 Mr. C. Clark na Defaulter, Bst 31b (Templeman) 2 Colonel Anson's Lazarillo, 5 yrs, 6st 81b...(Charlton) 3 Mr. GiffArd na Castoff, 4 yrs, Ist 61b (Tasker) 4 Mr. J. Meeson's Doubt, 3 yrs, 6st 31b _ (Knott) 5 Betting-5 to 4 aget Chicot. A very fine race. The Consolation Stakes of 3 sovs. each and 30 added, one mile and a half (4 Subs.), were won by Mr. Par rott's Selina, 3 yrs, 7st tilb (Evans), beating Sarah and Martin Chuzzlewit colt. The Innkeepers' Plate of 501. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each; the winner to be sold for 3001. Heats once round. (6 Subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Mantle, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Charlton) 1 1 Mr. W. Green's Clara, 5 yrs, 7st 13Ib (Whitehouse) 0 2 Mr. Davis's br c by Colwick, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Knott) 0 0 Mr. G. Warman's Mistress Jean, 5 yrs ...(Tacker) 0 0 Mr. Merry's The Prince, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Anderson) 2 dr BETTING ON THE COURSE. EDON HANDICAP. 7 to 1 agst Gisello 10 to 1 agst Malton 8 1 Ellerdale 100 6 Executor 8 1 Blucher 100 8 Chantry LEAMINGTON STAKES (WARWICK). 0 to 1 agst Collingwood I 12 to 1 agst The Hero ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 on The Flying Dutchman. READING RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Ladies' Plate of 30 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each; winner to be sold for 2001, &c. Heats, one mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Waller's Captain Parry, ist llb (Wakefield) 1 1 Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy, 4 yrs, Bst 51b...(F0rd) 2 2 Mr. S. Scott's Willingham, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Pearl) 3 dr Betting—First Heat-5 to 4on Good Boy. Won by a neck. Second Heat-5 to 2on Captain Parry. Won by three parts of a length. The Berkshire Stakes of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (28 Subs., 15 of whom declared). Captain Pettat's Eagle Plume, ist 61b ...(Wakefield) 1 Mr. F. Pigott na Amazement, aged, 7st 51b ...(Ford) 2 Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, Bst 21b ...(Flatman) 3 The following also started, but were not placed? Mr. P. P. Roles Cosachia, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (W. Abdale) 0 Mr. Shelley's Remembrance, 4 yrs, 7st 111b...(Pearl) 0 Mr. Parr's Van Dieman, 7st (including 71b extra)... 0 Mr. Gregory's Skudar, sst 41b (carried 41b over) ... 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Van Dieman, 3to 1 agst Cosa chia, 5 to 1 agst Remembrance, 5 to 1 agst Amazement, 10 to 1 agst Skudar, and 12 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume. Won by three parts of a length, the second beating the third by a bead. The Easthampstead Park Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 35 added; the second to receive 10/.; the winner to be sold for 1501., if demanded, &e. Heats, once round and a distance. (6 Subs.) Mr. Drinksld's The Juggler, 7st 41b (Rodney) 1 3 1 Mr. Stevenson's Old English Gentleman, 6st 131 b 0 1 3 Mr. Gregory's Skudar, 6st 131 b (Treen, jun.) 2 0 2 Mr. Parr's Baronet, 6 yrs, 9st 61b ...(Owner) 0 2 4 Mr. Walker's Dimanche, Bst 41b (Wakefield) 0 3 dr Mr. Death's IsT, star, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Abdale) 3 dr Each heat won by half a length. Tho Borough Plate of 25 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each; two yrs old, sst 101 b; three, 7st 131 b; four, Bst 81b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 21b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 801.,1c. Ifeats, three-quarters of a mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Waller's Pottinger, 5 yrs (Wakefield) 0 0 1 1 Mr. F. Nicholl's Fisticuit aged ( Abrahams) 0 1 3 2 Mr. G. Ashman na Marquis of Conyngham 1 2 4 dr Mr. Southby's The Streamer (Knight) 0 0 2 dr Mr. Drinkald's Dark Lady.. (W Abdale) 2 dr Mr. Tubb's Piceinino, 5 yrs (Ralph) 3 dr Mr. Denman's Cybele, 4 yrs (Yeates) 0 dr Captain Roebuck's Fusilier, 4 yrs (Burns) 0 dr Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Pillage, 3 yrs dis The first heat was won by a length, the second by half a length, and the third easily. BETTING ON THE TWO YEARS OLD STAKES. 6to 4 agst Miss Larkaway I 4to I agst Blondette 4 to 1 agst Remnant. The races commence this day (Thursday) at two o'clock precisely. CHELMSFORD RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Marks' Hall Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 25 added. Gentlemen riders; others 71b extra. Two miles. (4 Subs.) Mr. Beville's Sir Peter Laurie,s yrs, lOst 101 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Daley's Dover, 4 yrs, lOst 41b Won by a length and a half. Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each; winner to be sold for 300/. Three miles. (6 Subs.) Capt. Lowther's Watchdog, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Watlington na Oliver Cromwell, aged. .(Benbow) 2 Mr. Bramston na Pius IX., 4 yrs, Bst 7th (J. Sharp) 3 Mr. Caffall's Comet, 4 yrs, Bst 41b Won in a canter. The Maldon Stakes, of 5 soya. each, and 25 added, the second to save his stake. The straight mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Stevenson's Ziska, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (S. Rogers) I Mr. Webb's My Mary, aged, Bst 31b (Crickmere) 2 Captain Lowther's Piccola, 3 yrs, 6st Glb (Dockeray) 3 Won by a head. LEWES R ACES. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added, was won by Messman, beating Self-defence and Consul. The Queen's Plate was won, in two heats, by Retail, beating Fugleman, the Highwayman, Messman, and Vice Consul. A Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, with 35 added, was won by Ira, beating Second-hand and three others. CRICKET. THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND V. SUSSEX, —On Monday this annual return match was commenced on Gausden's Ground, at Brighton, but in consequence of the somewhat boisterous as well as cloudy state of the weather, the proceedings did not meet with that extent of patronage, by the presence of spectators, which these contests usually induce. A reference to the score will show that the game went all one way, for against the bowling of Wisden, who was well backed up by Dean, the Marylebone Eleven appear to have been unable to make anything like a stand in their first innings, whilst Sussex in their hands did vast things. Picknell was all but invincible—he scored 59; and then came Box with his 39; next there was a 17 from Mr. W. Napper, and al3 from Wisden himself. But on the art of the M. C. C. ther e were on l y exh i bited in their first innings two scores with a double figure—namely, those of Hillyer 15, and Royston, 11. At the close of the second innings of Marylebone, Sussex had to go in for five to win, which number was obtained without the loss of a wicket. MARYLEBONE. W. Nicholson, Esq., b Wisdeu 1 b Wisden Ilillyer, b Wisden l5 b Wisden Clark, b Wisden Chester, b Wisden Royston, 1 b w, b Wisden ... 11 S e E. Napper, b 1 Hodson 1 Diver, b Dean R.Kynaston,Esq.,c and b Dean 3 b Dean 35 Earle, Esq., b Dean Lilly white, not out H. Mayne, Esq., b Dean 0 b Wisden 8 Ford, Esq., b Dean........ 0 b Wisden 0 Byes SUSSEX. G. King, Esq., b Hillyer 0 11. M. Curteis, Esq., b Clark 1 E. Napper, Esq., b Hillyer W. Napper, Esq., b Hillyer... 17 Bushby, b Hillyer Picknell, $ Nicholson Box, s Nicholson Dean, b Lillywhito Wisden, b Lilly white ' Hammond, b Hillyer 1 Hodson, not out Byes, 3; w, 1; nb, 1... 5 143 Sussex, therefore, won b_y ten wickets. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CURISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. —At the monthly meeting of this society, held on Tues day, in Lincoln's Inn. fields, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury presiding, the repont of the committee stated that during the past year seven works of no in considerable magnitude had been completed under their directions. The works in question were—an edition of Luther's German Bible; the French version of the Old Testament; an Italian New Testament; the Book of Common Prayer, in Portuguese; a new edition of the Prayer•book, in French; an edition of the Society's Greek Prayer-book; and a new translation of the Liturgy into the Danish Language. The German Bible and the Portuguese Prayer-book had been for some time in circulation; and of the latter of these the board, at their last April meeting, made a grant of a considerable number of copies to Mr. Cassels, of Oporto, to whose exertions they were in debted for the original manuscript. With the aid of a sub•committee of Oriental scholars, Dr. Lee and Mr. Fares were engaged in revising and correcting a new edition of the Prayer-book in Arabic. The third volume of the Septuagint, printing at Athens, was ready for publica tion. In consequence of an increased demand for the Prayer -book in Dutch at Cape Town, the committee, with the assistance of the Rev. Dr. Bosworth, had corn mencrd a thorough revision of the work, and they trusted soon to put forth the most complete and correct translatien of the Liturgy in the Dutch language over produced. Several other editions of the Bible and Liturgy were in progress. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Burgess, seconded by Mr. J. Hunt, the report was agreed to; and, after thanks to the chairman, the meet ing adjourned to the of October. REPRESENTATION or WESTMEATII.—Mr. W. H. Magan, one:of the members for this county, is to accept the chiltern hundreds. When a vacancy shall arise, Mr. John Ennis, High Sheriff of Dublin county, and a con siderable proprietor in Westmeath, is to offer himself as cisdPit% t:..; LOUIS BLANC AND "THE "SUN." ! just been opened, scandalously dispute their paternal TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. heritage. Here, the brutality of conjugal despotism is See,—ln your reply to a * complaint, a very nit= retaliated by the cunning intrigues of adultery ; there, tural and a very just one, of my editor, Mr. De la a child is discovered naked, bruised and starved Trehonnais, you come back upon an accusation, now in a dungeon, is here his inhuman parents cast him; on record in your last number, that my publication here is a son who has been instruct e d by hi s f a th er i n epracticemother e of theft; there, a daughter, taught by her << t contains a ferocious attack on order, family, own , lessons of debauchery! Such is the mourn and property." As the contrary, absolutely the con- ful glare which now and then is cast on the darkness in trary, is the truth ; as order, family, and property, which private life is so care f u lly shrouded. But what far from being attacked in the a New World,' are awful scene s r ema i n i n th e shade! How many terrible there, on the contrary, warmly defended, I had, at occurrences which will never see the light, correspond first, attributed the accusation directed by you with those which chance or an excess of imprudence against me to some unaccountable error on your have laid bare to our gaze! Let us see, let that social part; but that which I had simply regarded as an regime so carefully protecting Family, plainly answer: error, your persistance, Sir, converts into a calumny. we ask : why is adultery taught on o ever);,tage, learnt from To give some foundation to this calumny, to prove every novel, sung by every poet ? In one word, what that lam an enemy to order, you endeavour to prove is ea i m ta a l t ? rim f ny in our time, that is under the sway of my complicity in the invasion of the National As- code,i there I , fiinndurt(hica'rt to obtain a . definition, I open the mon) t an association nearly sembly on the famous 15th of May. Well, Sir, similar to a joint stock commercial company: . the code against this unproved asser ti on I a ppeal to incon- in its various dispositions, inclines to consider matri testable witnesses, to official documents, even to mony as an establishment of a peculiar kind, of which solemn declarations either from the National Tribune, the husband is the manager. If I consult facts, I fi n d or before the High Courts, by men known to be my that matrimony is almost always a bargain, a specula adversaries. tion, a means of m a ki ng or enlarging one's fortune, and, according &le mode of exp ress i on , one o f t h e var i ous Pray read, Sir, in the Aloniteur, the reports of the debates of the 31st of Ma and of the 2 d of June, ways of acquiring p ro p er t y . N atura l attract i on, union y of two hearts thrilling with l ove , sovere i gns l aws of 1848 ; in the Gazette des Tribunaux the celebrate trial at Bourges. Then you will see in lookin sympathy, all come after th e d ee d t h at regu l ates matri. , g over menial conventions. The notary in this c the formal testimonies (and none suspected of parti - most import an t personage; so much so, that inatsleie is theorder ality) of the representatives Pietri, Berancon , duet, of forms, the legal settlment must precede the celebra- Junferund, de Trevenene, Morerhy, Bucher, Corbou, tion of matrimony. And, those manners have created a Armand Marrast, Lamartine, Cremieux. language worthy of themselves. People do not marry You will read that on the 15th of May I was at a woman when they love; they marry dia., quinze, vinyl my post in the Assembly, at the time of its invasion ; mille h livres de rente, anl expectations. Yes, expectations that my colleagues, in great numbers, supposing me a . s e t de e a y th ar o e f d r e e rn . iinated in the matrimonial grammar— es! What .. think you of the influ to have the power of calming the multitude, came to " I ence exercised b uti :th u B p u r t ev t a o ili f n o g rm sys over er the .d cmonsnti me in order to press me, to supplicate me to interfere a tem bett and to harrangue the crowd—that it was solely upon lotion of Famil y y it is in the bosom of the poor people's family jug that their reiterated and impassioned entreaties I decided we must search. Wo !to the poor if he happen to to address the people; that before doing so, and to marry! Unable to nourish his offspring, he is re d uce d show that I did not intend in any way to separate to the necessity of abandoning their bodies and souls to myself from my colleagues, I went up to the Bareau the evil genius of production; he will require part of of the President and demanded his authority for my his maintenance from their tender age, oppressed, intervention—that the President gave me his autho- withered by premature labour, he will bury them alive rity and added "Go, you will perform the duty of a in one of those factories, in which the philanthropists good citizen "—that it was only then, after so full a of the prevailing political economy have been can warrant, I addressed the crowd—that, the M lied to show oniteur Peus, poor little wretches of six or seven of the 16th May, reports my words, I invited the 1 eyes, Years old, with their dim sallow cheeks, and bent bodies. Out of 10,000 young men called up to military people to respect, in the Assembly, the national service, the ten most manufacturing departments of sovereignty represented by it—that my words had France, offer 8,980 incapacitated by infirmities and de the effect of appeasing the tumult, which up to formities. This has been declared in the Chamber of that moment had been frightful that I was Peers by M. Charles I)upin, one of thy defenders of carried in triumph to the Chamber; it order, family, and properly; such are the fruits which was in opposition to my wishes, in spite of my pro• are brought to the family by those social abuses which testations, in spite of my efforts to snatch myself are so unblushingly upheld for its sake, and in its sacred from this ovation, which filled me with consterna- name! Now consider, if you have the courage to do it, tion—that, after the dissolution of the Assembly, the frightful progression in the number of foundling hos pronounced by Hubert, whom I did not know, whom pitals, draw up the list of those tours* whi c h h ave been I had never seen in the whole course of my life, I erected to provide for a mother, how horrible! the means went home, and never for a single instant made my not to destroy the fruit of her womb. Who now will appearance at the Hotel de Ville, as it has been most d t a a m, r i, l e .i. 3, g t e o xat s n a e y n that a lo e t h i a e l family e . institution pp falsely reported. In a word, on that fatal day, all my conduct was that of a man principles wo of which it is importantat first to come to Property, the nature and who felt himself the friend of order, and indicate and thia characterise. , Who shall we con. who was convinced of the inviolability f the suit on Perhaps the adversaries Assembly issuing from universal suffrage. And of Socialism will pointnot refuse to accept Thiers as an upon all this, Sir, it is impossible to bring the authority? Now, in the National Assembly, M. Thiar fundamental principle s slightest contradiction; for, I repeat it, the whole of has solemnly asserte d t h at the of it rests upon irrefragable declarations. M. de La- the right of property was labour. We do not care to this; but then, martine, one of my adversaries, has just published a contradict let the actual Social system book upon the Revolution. Now he affirms, Vol. 11., defend itself if it can. For, how many thousands of belowen are at this day proprietors w ith ou t wor ki ng ! an d p. 434, that he heard from the midst of the crowd m them, how many thousand s w h o l a b our w i t h out several of myand that I s entences, was conjuring the being or even expecting ever to be owners of pro people to retire, to moderate themselves, and to restore perty? Whose is this house? Does it belong to him their liberty to the general representation of the who has built it? He can scarcely find a shelter. people. Would you desire other proofs ? Among Whose are those rich silk stuffs? are they the property the Members of the English Parliament two hap- of him who has woven them? He is covered with rags. pened to be present at the meeting of the Assembly Whose is that plentiful harvest? is it owned by him on the 15th May. These gentlemen do not in any through whose labour it has sprung forth from the earth? way partake of my opinions, they have offered me He has scarcely food. Nevertheless, and it is again M. Thiers' assertion, Property . is something essential to their public testimony regarding the loyalty and the human nature. Whence it follows that every individual rectitude of my conduct amidst these circumstances. whohas no But what demonstration more decisive could I give nature. But then, what must we d think of the is ty than that which consists in the vote by which the l a b ou r e r? A day-l a b ourer th en not a man? Yes, National Assembly itself refused, on the 2d June, Sir, you are right: Property which derives its legiti -1848, and by a great majority, its consent for my macy from labour, is an essential condition of life. And prosecution—a vote which lost to MM. Portalis this is why, in the name of human nature, in the acme and Landrin their places as Procureur-Ge- of life, we reproach present society with not being con• neral and, Advocate-General of the Republic ? stituted in such a manner as to render property acces and, moreover, the majority which agreed upon sible to all.— The New World, No. 1., pp. 7-10. this striking verdict was composed of Royalists, ' Sort of cylindrical cupboards turning on pivots to trans the greater number of whom could not pardon me for mit parcels, &c. into the interior of conven t s or h os pit a l s , t withoeither the giver or receiver b e i ng a bl e t o h ave a having been one of the founders of the Republic. As glimpse of each othe r; th e y are muc h use d i n f oun dli ng to the decision of the 2 5 th of August, 1848, arrived hospitals. at, in the midst of Paris inflamed under the empire of an unbridled movement of reaction, without any dis cussion, by men who did not blush to reverse all their decisions, and at a meeting which absorbed twenty four hours (for they wished at whatever cost to pre vent the judgment of public opinion), every one knows that this scandalous decision was but a coup d' itat, and those who struck the blow have themselves avowed their act. The truth is that they pursued not my acts, but the influence over the people, which they attributed to me. On the morrow of the 25th of August, General Cavaignac said to the editor of the Presse, "I know well that in all that Louis Blanc is not more guilty than I am"—words which have since been publicly thrown up to the General's flee, and which he has never denied. You say, further, Sir, or at least, you insinuate that, if I am in London, it is in consequence of my participation in the insurrection of June. Well, to this insinuation, I answer by a peremptory fact: at a moment when my enemies sought, with an eager avidity, every pretext of which they could lay hold on in order to crush rue, they could not accuse me of even the slightest parti cipation in that formidable rising. And how would they have dared to do it, since it was known to every one, that during the battling of June, I remained night and day in the Assembly, in the midst of my colleagues, from whom I was not separated a single instant ? It may be added, moreover, Sir, that it is absolutely false that the insurgents of June used the word pillage on their banners. Those which were captured at the barricades, and which were brought to us had inscribed on them, some " Vive le Pain !" (bread for ever), others, " Mort aux Voleursl" (death to thieves)—these things, I myself, as well my collea gues, saw with our own eyes. Now, what shall be said of this anecdote, gathered from the filth of I know not what libellous produc tion, and the conclusion of which is, that "My look, though it was not very easy to interpret it, suf/iciently marked that my sympathies were not with the defen ders of order." Hatred, when thus it tumbles into the ridiculous, is not fit to be regarded. Two words more. You quote a passage of mine where I have denounced marriages for money as an abuse of the most sacred of all institutions ; and in this you confound what is an attack against abuses with what would he an attack against principles. And it is in the name of the institution of marriage that you find me wrong in denouncing that vile spirit of speculation which sullies its purity and outrages its holiness 1 Have a care, Sir, for it is I who would have the right here to hurl against you the accusation which, with.so much imprudence, you have levelled against me. Finally, Sir, you affirm, that in the New World I hare attacked, in a " ferocious manner, Order, Family, Property." I affirm exactly the contrary. The passage to which you allude commences nearly at the bottom of page 7, and concludes at page 10, consequently it is short. Well, Sir, in the name of justice, in the name of truth, in the name of your honour, I demand of you to reprint in your columns the whole of this passage ; and with the text before their eyes, your readers shall judge be tween you and me. I expect, from your sense of right feeling as a gentleman, the insertion of this letter • and I am, Sir, your very obedient, humble servant, London, Aug. la, 1849. LOUIS BLANC. LAW OF LUNACY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,---I shall be much obliged to you if you will correct one or two errors and omissions in the report you have given of my speech at Exeter Hall, upon the amendment of the Law of Lunacy, on Monday, the 30th ult. In the first place, after having proved that persons were liable to be confined unjustly as lunatics, and, therefore, that we were not in that respect fighting a shadow, I spoke to this effect—that I was prepared also to prove the second allegation of the resolution entrusted to me ; namely, " That acts of the greatest oppression and cruelty were still committed in lunatic asylums," but that I had only time then to refer to the reports of Mr. G. B. Purnell, to which the Chair man had alluded, as bearing ample testimony to that fact, and consequently to the insufficiency of the pro tection afforded by the present mode of inspectiog asylums. The question was, how were these evils to be remedied? It was a difficult one. But I had contended, and I continued with great confidence to entertain the opinion, that, whatever was done, the clergy ought to be called upon to render their assist ance. There could be no doubt that I was right in principle, and that the clergy were bound to take an interest in the state of the insane as much as in that of any other persons who were afflicted; but, as the spiritual order and authorities in these kingdoms, they had also a right to exercise some authority in these matters; and, indeed, it was one of my objects in speaking on this subject, to raise the tone of public feeling ; and I heartily desired to see my countrymen rescued from the degraded position in which I found them, submitting the judgment of mind to the medi cal profession, to physicians who handled the lancet and the pill-box, and the object of whose studies was matter and medicine. That it might be objected, that the ministers of religion were not competent to undertake and discharge these duties, and I was sorry to think that might be in some respects true, but they were entitled, like the medical men, to learn by ex perience; and it was the fault of my fellow-country men if persons were in their pulpits in whom they could not place confidence to discharge all the duties of their profession; for in a free country like thin, if they bestirred themselves, they could recover the power of controuling the election of their own minis ters, a privilege which formerly belonged to the laity of the Christian Church. I then proceeded to say—." The - great principle for which I contended is, that no Englishman should be confined without having access to his legal advisers, in the first place ; and next, that no Englishman should be judged behind his back. Under the present system, if any p ar ty appea l e d aga i nst h i s confinement, andif he was fortu na t e enoug h to succeed in securing ' the attention of the Commissioners or visiting magis trates, an inquiry mi g ht b e entere d upon i nto his case ; but in such a manner that he neither knew when or where it was to be held—neither could he be present in person or by attorney, to watch the proceedings, to confront and cross-examine the witnesses, or to ex plain any circumstances that might bear a suspicious appearance, but perhaps easily accounted for. In short, the system was one of profound secrecy ; the Commissioners were bound by an oath of secrecy — and they resembled, too much, a tribunal which was hateful to England—the Holy Ofqce of the Inquisi tion. It was because the Commissioners in Lunacy had carried out this detestable system, in spite of re monstrances, so long, without coming to Parliament, in which so many of the members of that board had seats, to obtain a reform of it—a step which their native sentiments as British subjects should have dic tated to them—that I declared them to be devoid of proper British feeling and manly sentiment, and un worthy of the confidence of their fellow-countrymen, and I hoped to see that board abolished. When I said so, however, I wished to guard myself against the ac• cusation that I decried their services as a medical board. As a medical board, exercising surveillance over the management of asylums, the medical treat ment, and the diet of patients, their services were valuable and necessary ; but I wished to see them con fined to their proper province and duties, which were quite enough for them to attend to. I desired to see the board abolished as a tribunal of appeal, and power restored to the magistrates, in the metropolis as well as in the country, to discharge the duties which pro perly belonged to them, in visiting and inspecting asylums, and in preventing persons being illtreated or improperly confined in them." These passages in my speech contain such important principles that I am ' anxious that they should be clearly laid before the public. There is also an error in point of fact that I ought to correct. I stated that his having discovered the principle of the atmospheric railway was mainly the circumstances that led to Mr. Bailey being kept in confinement by the Commissioners, from thetoo san guine manner in which he spoke of the profits which he expected to realise from his invention, of the merits of which they were not competent to judge. But I do not know that they treated the invention as ' visionary, and made it per se a ground for detaining him in imprisonment. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient, humble servant, JOHN PERCEVAL. Campden Cottage, Notting-hill, Aug. 7, 1549 * * The following is the quotation entreated to be made in our columns by M. Louis Blanc, and re ferred to in our leading article : "And against this happy necessity, what have persons presumed to invoke? Order, family, and property. "Order, just heavens! bu t what is that order which conciliates itself with misery, prostitution, theft, murder, with the galleys to be filled, with the scaffold, which it dares not pull down? What order is that w hi c h i s un ceasingly tossing society from crisis to crisis, from riots to insurrection, and from insurrection to civil war? I put no trust in a boos which so many people cannot make up their mind to accept; and should there be an absolute necessity, in order to save soci▪ ety, to suspend the action of the law, to shackle the expression of thoughts, to profane family homes, to re-establish pro scr i pt i on ta bl es in the fashion of Sylla, to array in battle order a hundred and twenty thousand men along the streets of a city, to enforce silence with artillery; what disorder should be compared with that order. whic h requi▪ res to be so main tained? Provisional measures, I hear it argued. What matters, if the cause which yesterday necessitated their adoption, unavoidably briugs them back to-morrow ? Is order, bashful poverty? Is it grief stifli ng i ts so b s? I s it conspiring hatred? Is it an adjourned revolt? Is it a panting pause between two revolutions, a dead calm between two shipwrecks? Oh! self-styled defenders of order, you do not even know your own language: true order is precisely that which has it no need of being de fended. Order is not protected, is founded, and to do this, it is necessary to know how to prevent that which you combat, and combat the more vs . anly because you i battle against it desperately. B ut it s in vain, we should expect even this, from them, they would answer that to pretend to suppress misery and conquer evil is only a mad scheme; that evil exists in the essence of things; that misery is indestructible. For,incredible insanity! wonderful inconsistency those pretended d e f en d ers o f order, are the first to proclaim that, disorder is necessary and indestructible. " As to family, I should like to know wh a t th at soc i al regime which is held out as its palladium, is doi ng f or i ts welfare. Ah! let our adversaries, know it we ll and re member it: it is because family is by excellen ce a sacred and inviolate institution, that it requires a medium purer than that in which it is seen in our d a y s , gett i ng more and more depraved, and gradually sinking into destruction. Lot us open the records of criminal justice, and let us read. What gloomy dramas. Here a wife has poisoned her husband to sport and enjoy his spoils; there two Jnothers, over the half-filled grave which has THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL.—" You ' ve been to York, Tom?" said a gentleman the other day to a cock ney friend, on meeting him in the Strand, " what do 3ou think of it?" " Ifo, the Minister is pretty, worry; but the cream, Sir, the cream, Sir, they ' en bin that city is Magnificent!" ~! . .w ~. t..._~~ al2{JU:i.:,~:. ;;L•1 REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT SALARIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—The situation of England at the present mo ment, and the difficulties that exist in a commercial point of view, demand of her Majesty's Government the most serious and instant attention towards a reduction in the expenditure, to meet existing evils and to prevent the occurrence of events and disasters similar to those which last year proved of such fatal consequences to the Continent. In forwarding you the annexed account of income supposed to be received by persons holding office under Government, I beg to make a few observations on the same, and send you a scale of per-centage, which I submit to your consideration for deduction, and which the present state of the country demands an inquiry into. The mercantile part of the community feels it ex ceedingly difficult to meet the present taxation (which to continue), without an increase in commercial pros perity, may be the means of causing an outbreak similar to the late unfortunate disturbances in France, and indeed throughout Europe ; for there are not wanting in England those who are ready to excite and provoke the disaffected (should there be the least pretext) to similar acts of violence and rebellion. I therefore propose and submit for your considera tion, to make a deduction from all in office under Government, whether at home or abroad; and, in deed, all that are any way deriving incomes from Government offices, either by way of per centage or in diminution of salary, in proportion to the amount received. It therefore, in my opinion, behoves her Majesty's Ministers in times like the present to give the matter their serious and instant attention, and to strike at the root of the evil before it be too late, and set the ex ample of retrenchment, and let the country see that they (her Majesty's Ministers) are willing to make a sacrifice equal to the community at large and propor tionate to the calls of the country. Indeed the heavy taxation which the middling and small tradesman are at present suffering under cannot much longer be withstood; and that odious tax (on income) is pressing with equal severity on the same class of persons, which do not press in the same pro portions on the merchant or men who have sufficient incomes out of business —the poorer class it cannot reach ; it is therefore only the really industrious and working man who feels it. I truit this communication, which I send you in good feeling, and with my best wishes for the prospe rity of Old England, will prove worthy your consi deration, if not wholly, in part ; and that we shall shortly hear of much retrenchment in the Govern ment offices, that may be effected without material injury to any one, and meeting at the same time the wishes of the people, and without at all interfering with the dignity of the Crown. For all and every one holding office under her Majesty's Government, at present salary of £BO and under £lOO a reduction of 3 per ct. per ann. 100 If 200 „ 6 It 200 ~ 300 8 ~ ~ 300 It 400 ~ 10 ~, 400 PI 600 12 t 600 Of SOO /I 14 ~ 800 „ 1,000 ft 16 If 1,000 PP 1,500 I/ 18 ~ 1,500 „ 2,000 I/ 20 ~ ~ 22 ff 2,000 „ 2,500 /I 2,500 „ 3,000 24 II 3,000 If 4,000 // 27 ~ 4,000 „ 5,000 30 /I 5,000 /9 6,000 34 6,000 and' ft all above PI 40 II The above scale presents no impossibilities, and would be the means of much real alleviation to the present distress of the middle classes, wherein lies the real struggle and dignity of the nation. August 13, 1849. BRITANNICUS. AN APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE DAUGHTERS OF HUNGARY. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Generous organ of the human mind, to thy kind care I entrust my mite. The world may ask, and call it vanity that hal induced the humble maiden to depart from the strict tenor of her way, to proclaim to the world the sufferings of her less favoured sister hood. But you, 0 Freedom's champion, I know will pardon her, when she declares that the honour of her sex, the voice of reason, the dictates of humanity, command her to appeal to the daughters of men in aid of the cause—that cause which the :Saviour of the world has declared to be the most holy of holies— the cause of the right and the just. Daughters of Britannia! the voice of distress cries aloud from afar. Listen, but for a moment, hark ! The cries of anguish rend the air ; they ascend even to Heaven, and re-echo on the shores of Britain. From whence come these cries, so unusual to our ears? It must be the cry of the negro slave. No, sisters, it is from the East—from the banks of the Danube ; the land of the noble—the husbandman, the happy shepherd ; the land that industry and the great Creator has caused so abundantly to overflow with milk and honey. Why, then, these sad cries of distress ? - - Sisters, my heart sickens, my breast throbs, my voice falters, the pen quivers in my hand ; but the promptings of my inmost soul bid me proclaim, that the laws—human, Divine, and nature's—have been violated by the barbarous legions of the Heroes cf the north. It is the death-shriek of the fairest of the fair— the daughters of Hungary sinking to the earth beneath the accursed lash of the blood-stained knout, at the command of creatures who call themselves the great and mighty of the world. Sisters, it is the daughters of llungary, who appeal to Heaven and man for vengeance. This must be a tale! The gods forbid it ! What mortal sin have they committed ? Sisters, pity, it - is too true. Listen, the world shall be their judge. The mother has given succour to her child; the hand of the sister—that hand, none so gentle—has administered to the wants of her dying brother ; the new-made bride has obeyed the com mands of the altar and of God. There, these are their crimes for which the aged mother, the gentle sister, the tender wife—like our great Redeemer— have been bound with bonds—their flesh has been lacerated—their precious blood has been trampled in the dust. But they have hope in their Father who reigns in heaven. Daughters of Britannia, your blood curdles, your cheeks blush, your hearts are ready to burst, whilst I proclaim the foul deeds of these monsters of the universe. Arouse, then, ye happy nymphs of the sea-girt isle! call on the sons of freedom, of Albion —on our good Queen Victoria, the patroness of mercy and humanity, whose sceptre waves with the four winds of heaven, whose ear is ever open to the cries of the afflicted and oppressed—call on her to declare to those tigers of the human race, " Thus far thou hast gone—thou shalt go no further !" A D AUGH TER OF BRITANNIA. THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LATE SAMUEL GIBSON, THE NATURALIST.—III our notice of the death of this remarkable man, we stated that, unless secured for the Salford Borough Museum, it was probable that his valuable collections, chiefly the fruit of his own indefa tigable zeal as a collector, would come to the hammer, for the benefit of his widow and family. The catalogue of these collections is so remarkable, that we make a eno apology for calling public attention to it. Besid good selection of works of authority on vatriuouls branches of botany and other departments of natural we find, among the the botanical lots, Gibsonh'isstoo), w r n . herbarium, containing a complete p seriesnt (save about 20 s ; an extremely species) of the British flowering va l ua ble collection of British seeds, seed vessels, &c., m ounted between plates of glass (in all about 1,000 'species); a very valuable collection of British ferns and their allies (71 species, and about 700 specimens) ; a choice collection of British mosses (346 specimens), very neatly laid down ; another of 194 species ; a valuable collection of lichens (204 species); and one of British Jungermannim, &e. (75 species); a collection of British Fuel and Algze (180 specimens); a unique collection of dwarf British plants (426 specimens); and a choice series of sections of British woods and plants, mounted for the use of the microscope (about 130 species.)—Manchester Examiner. IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNERS.-PLTMOUTU, AUG. 13.—Several passenger■ of the emigrant ship Colum bine, 1,000 tons burden, J. Cowent, master, made a complaint to-day before the magistrates of her being about to sail for New York without a surgeon on board. It appeared that on the passage down Channel sickness broke out on board, and three persons have died, and three or four more are still ill of cholera. The passen gers have been turned over to her Majesty's ship Tyne, 22, in order that the Columbine may be cleansed and fumigated. Mr. S. C. Johnson stated that he had writ ten to the owners for a surgeon to accompany the vessel, but, although they ware not legally bound to provide one, yet in this particular case he had no doubt one would be allowed. With this understandiug the parties left. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—A letter fl_ro , m , burgh, dated the 31st of July, states: lin having addressed a memorial to the LEP eror of Rus- St. Lady Peters burgh, E : sia, in which she stat(d that there sailed four years ago from wa s some possibility that the expedition which the north-West passage, England, for the discovery of under the command of her husband, Sir John Franklin, and of which lligence had been received, had Siberia or Nova Zembla, been thrown onntolle:noteasts of' y e instantly resolved to fit out an ex his Imperial lk! make strict search on these distant shores, peditiou tc! an d for this purpose the Imperial Acade m y o f S c i ence at St. r.tersburgb has been consulted as to the best course it would be expedient t o a d opt. " 6m J OHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. —Accounts from the Sandwich Islands, dated the 20th of May announce that her Majesty's ships Pandora and braid were anchored at those islands. It will be remembered that they were, some time ago, instructed to search in the Northern Pacific for the adventurous Polar navi gator, in order to render succour if such were required. The potato crops in the vale of Duddon are more prolific this season than for many years past, and the disease, which was so destructive in former seasons, has, up to the present time, nowhere made its appearance.— Cumberland Pacquet. ti- ~ --- `l7- - CITY COMMITTEE ay j ,-.. , -DC , ' .N• The committee of health appointelrA. i !'.,, 1 4114 . of Common Council met ytesterday - . .4yf the chair. v i , .., - s,: , '-".- \‘ , .. , ::4 , The last proceedings having . neenTjaii- . .?` .. •'• circular issued by the City of London .0 17 ' ' cl. CHOLERA IN THE ,CITY: ; Mr. Si mon (the officer of health'of * threfty of London) attended, and reported that the number of persons who died of cholera in the City of London during the preceding week amounted to 41. ----- - NUISANCES IN THE CITY. - Mr. Wilson attended with a certificate, signed by Mr. Liadlow, medical officer, relative to a nuisance in Little George-street, Minories, at a manufactory of gut-strings occupied by Mr. Moffatt. - Mr. Si - mon reported that he had examined the premises, and found that the stench was excessively bad, and that the continuance of such a nuisance would be likely to produce danger to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. It was ordered by the committee that the City Solicitor be requested to take immediate measures to prosecute the parties. Mr. Simon complained of a filthy nuisance at the premises of a butcher, N 0.17, the corner of Nicholas lane. It appeared that the cellar of the house was used by the butcher for the slaughter of sheep and pigs, and that the cellar was immediately under a house inhabited by Mr. Vincent, who attended to support the complaint. It also appeared that Mr. Croft, a medical practitioner of experience, had cer tified upon the subject, and that Mr. Vincent and family were serious sufferers in their health, in con sequence of the abominable stenches to which they were perpetually exposed from the slaughtering den. The case was referr e d t o the City Solicitor, with the request on the part of the committee that it might be prosecuted immediately. Police-sergeant Paterson reported that a filthy nuisance existed in Duke's-head-court, Ivy-lane, arising from the slaughtering of sheep, &c., in a cellar, in which where found two carcases of stinking meat, which diffused through the vicinity an intoler able smell. The owner and the occupier of the cellar appeared before the committee, and the latter said if it was the desir e o f th e comm i ttee h e wou ld a t once give , up the occupat i on. The case was referred to the City Solicitor, with the request to proceed immediately and peremptorily, evidence having been given to show that notice had been three several times given for the abatement of the nuisance within the last three months. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE NUIS ANCE IN NEITGATE-STREET. Several persons complained of Tyler's-market, at the end of Newgate-street, near ' Warwick-square, as a most odious nuisance. Mr. Simons, who had examined the locality, re ported that the nuisance was extremely offensive. The CITY SOLICITOR (who attended at the request of the committee) said, upon hearing a charge of so general a nature, that it would be impossible to pro secute a whole market. He should, however, take care that the cause of complaint should he inquired into, and that the most offensive premises should be selected for prosecution. The committee, wbo are most actively engaged in carrying out the views of the corporation and their fellow-citizens, then adjourned. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.-FOUR HOUSES DESTROYED. —This morning, about two o'clock, the inhabitants of Three Colt-street, Limehouse, were aroused from their beds by the cry of "Fire!" The catastrophe originated in the house of Mr. Witley, the Three Colt chop-house, Three Colt-street, and, from the circumstance of that roof and three other houses being comprised in one, the fire spread most furiously. Police-sergeant K 21, and constable K 151, succeeded in arousing the various families, all of whom escaped. Several of the brigade engines and the West of England also arrived, and water was abundantly supplied from the East London mains, but the flames spread to three other houses adjoining— that of Mr. Atwell, butcher, a hair-dresser's named Jones, and the house of Mr. Hind, grocer and tea dealer. Three of them were wholly and partially de stroyed, together with stock and every other valuable; that of Mr. Hind seriously damaged. Three parties only are insured, Messrs. Watley, Atwell, and Hind, in the Sun and Star fire offices. The origin of the fire was unknown.—A second fire occurred at three o'clock, on the premises of Mr. Morton, 8, Frances-street, Totten ham Court-road, (the business carried on was that of a writer on glass and medical outfitter); it originated in warehouses at the back of the house; and although ten of the brigade and West of England engines rendered every assistance, the warehouses and stock were com pletely destroyed. The loss by the two fires is estimated at 1,0001. REPORTED ARRIVAL OF 'UTE DUYCIINT, CAFTAIN HENRICKSON.—Some excitement was caused yesterday morning by the rumoured arrival, from Calcutta, of the above vessel, whose captain, it will be remembered, is the husband of Mrs. Henrickson, whose family, with her self, are the victims for whose murder the prisoner Glee • son Wilson is about to be put upon his trial. So apropos an arrival has not taken place ; and the report has pro bably been caused by some one of the five Calcutta vessels which came up on Sunday being mistaken for the Duncan. We learn that Captain flenrickson left Calcutta on the 17th of March, and crossed the bar of the llonghly on the 18th. He is not considered as due until the 18th instant, but is not expected until the end of the month, as the ship is deeply laden, and the ves sels which left on the 31st of March only arrived on Sunday. The Duncan is bound to Liverpool not. Lon don, as was first stated ; and there is still a possibility of her arrival in lima to enable Captain Ilenrielison to be present at the trial of the alleged slaughterer of his family. This is not the first rumour which has been circulated respecting the Duncan and her unfortunate commander; and it will give an instance how rapidly details are appended in such cases, when we state, that a few hours after the supposed arrival bad taken place, it was added, first that the captain had road of his be reavement at St. Helena, and next that he had become insane, and the vessel had been brought home by the mate.—Liverpool Standard. THE ELECTION FOR KIDDERMINSTER.—The new writ lor this borough has been issued, and fixes the election for next Tuesday week, the 28th inst. THE BUTLER DIVORCE CASE.—We see it stated, on what we deem good authority, that the terms of a divorce have been agreed upon by the counsel in the case of Pierce Butler v. Fanny liemble Butler, satisfactory to both parties. The principal conditions are, that Mr. Butler is to allow Mrs. Butler 1.500 dollars annually ; he to retain possession of their children (two daughters), excepting two months in each year, which they are to spend with their mother. The arrangement was agreed to some weeks since—both preferring it to a further contest before the courts; and the daughters are now with their mother, in Massachusetts, where she purposes takin ,, up her residence.—Philadelphia Daily Acws. The annexed notice, which is of interest to parties connected with the Baltic trade, was posted at Lloyd's yesterday afternoon : " Royal Prussian General Consulate, London, "(106, Fenchurch-street), Aug. 10. " Sir,—Reverting to my communication of the 11th of June last, I have now the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the shipping interest connected with the Baltic trade, that his Prussian Majesty's Govern ment has ordered the restoration of the Light on the 1 Greifswalder Oie, and that in like manner the inter rupted light near S winemunde is ordained. "B. HEBELER, Prussian Consul-General. " Captain G. A. I.la!stead, R.N." 7'iris ORLEANS FAMILY. —The ex-King Louis Philippe and several members of his family and suite went from Claremont to Richmond on Friday afternoon, and dined at the Star and Garter Hotel, at which cele.• brated house the family had sojournid for a lengthtned period previous to their trip to St. Leonard's-on-Sea. We believe that the ex-King Louis Philippe is in th© enjoyment of good health and spirits, and that the re mainder of the ex-Royal Family are alsu well. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, AUGUST 15.-- The remainder of Captain Lethbridge's company, sth battalion, were medically inspected at nine o'clock, yes terday morning at the Ordnance Hospital, and will em bark to-morrow morning at the East India Docks in the freight ship Devonshire for a passage to the Cape of Good Hope; the first part of the company having em barked in the Atholl troop-ship for that destina tion in the early part of the present month. Captain Low's company, 7th battalion, which left Woolwich on the 28th of November last to augment the Royal Artil lery at the Mauritius, arrived at that station on the 28th of March in the present year. Lieutenant Travers and Hunter arrived with the companies. Captain Willett, not Willan, has lett the garrison on six months' leareof absence to visit the seat of war in Hungary. The fi el d batteries, under the command of Lieutenant -Co l o ne l Anderson, proceeded to the marshes this mornin g to encamp and go through their exercises during the day. POSTAGE BETWEEN HALIFAX, printedßOSTON, in Tuesday's Gazette, directing that in future h TONg AND N YORI.—A Treasury warra n t tem h b etween er n next. above named , be fixed at a pack et rate ! of d places shall, after 4d. for every letter not ex ceeding half an ou nce in g h s the t 6 20 h postage Se p ef t. and so on, progres sively, 4 d. for ever y charged additional half ounce. Newspaper s are to be e d ld. each, provided the usual postal regulations respecting newspapers are complied with. A 'VILLAGE ENCAMPED.—TIIE CHOLERA AT Ms. GANENEY.—On application to the authorities by the Board of Health, the Ordnance department have ordered tents to be supplied to the inhabitants of Megaveney, Cornwall, for them to live under whilst their village is being cleaned. Her Majesty's lighter Rochester sailed from Devonport, with the tents, on Tuesday last. An excursion trip from London Bridge Station to Hastings and St. Leonard's, a distance of more than 70 miles, has been projected fur Monday next, the 20th inst., the charge for the whole journey being ss. The train starts at half past eight in the morning, returns to the metropolis the same evening, and will allow the excur sionists eight hours to enjoy the magnificent scenery of Hastings and the surrounding neighbourhood. The ex cursion is under the management of Mr. Bishop of 11, Great Winchester-street, City. As it is a first attempt to enable the industrious and bard-working of our popula tion to visit, at so trifling an expense, this classic ground, it deserves to - meet with complete success. THE ARMY.—The 4th Regimen t of Foot p r oceeded on Saturday last, the 11th instant , from Winchester ;to Porsea barracks, where it is to be stationed. Th e I st battalion of the 71st Regiment o f Foot march e d f rom isi Di u tb ss li tt u ra to fr N om atis th o 6 n to Newbrid ge , th e i r re . moral to Dublin ha vin g been rendered necessary by her 's visit to that capital. :are d place, Majesty last, the 13th ; and the Bth Majesty . 117 • THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1849. P VJ N and ly IVil urst, Lin e s; ient, largo white with 3, by Manx Fcrr- -day, 4(1 ; iod; b. by cora of fat nn 33 10d; sibs, 1 firra were 4d to Pork, ) 245; Cori pEAS. la 011. 9 Si 1 10 1 6 2 0 7 0 7 6 3 9 4 0 2 6 1 6 3 0 8 0 0 0 2 9 a 4 2 6 1 6 2 4i re . ) the up ;atm