The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

rotor T.W , o ' o ° l , o °rllli, nd b6° 'OW t° e. I warp Sor p ion; Bos e, al. 3718 125 1 / 4 ..... ...., : ......,,k, , ~ . I' 18 1 4 12, • ni ...0 -$ .6 0.0 91 ...,...0 12' 2% AY,' ) Ind" QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. 233, Z•Tilyr, I>ai badoes. Sid„ 24th, Jolirt, Bathurst. PORTSMOUTH. AUG. 27.—Wind N.N.W. to W.— Arrd. Ann and Funny, Porto Woo, and suili3d for Ham burgh. ----- MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) 11.11:3 SMITHFIELD.-01c1 Meadow Hay, 21 181 to 31 123; New ditto, 21 5s to 31 03 ; Old Clover, 41 Os to 41 153; New ditto, 3/ to 41; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 123 per load. A lair average sur.ply, end a sluggish trade. CUDIBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 2s 18s to 31 14;; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 3103; Old Clover, 4/ Os to 41 14s ; ziew ditto, 310; to 41 Os; and Straw, 1183 to 11 14s per load. Supply tolerably - good, and trade dull WiThrEcuerEL.—Old Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 12s; New ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; Old Clover, 41 Os to 4/ 15s; New ditto, 3/ Os to 4l 03; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 123 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotaAons. cemoNxis.z. SUGXR.—The marker for British Plantation continues without material alteration, and the sales are only 420 hhds, including 110 hhds Barbsdnes at auction, which realised 37s to 41s for low to good yellow. 250 casks and 7,500 bags Mauritius were only partially sold at about former rates, Vie remainder (consisting chiefly of the better sorts) being withdrawn above the r elative value; 450 bags Bngal realised former Prices, from 38s to 395, 6d for low to mid white Benares. A floating cargo of 1,000 boxes brown lavannah have been sold at 20e. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Ducks was 3,670 fluids, 329 tierces, 887 bar hbs;there were taken for home consumption 1,345 rind 143 tierces, 616 barrels. The stock in the same places is 18 581 hhds, 2,378 tie:css, 6,523 barrels. COFFEE.-170 bags and 30 casks Plantation Ceylon Were withdrawn, as also 1,194 bags Rio, of usual import, at prices above the present market value; but 340 bales 55 half-bales Mocha, and 1;550 bags Native Ceylon were about half sold, at steady rates, the former from 54s to 33 s fur fair clean garbled, and the latter at 37s to 37s 6d for good ord quality. Bum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 865 puns 16 hhds there were taken for home consumption 196 puns 16 hhds, and ex ported 257 puns 71 hhds. The stock in the same places is 21,487 puns 2,374 hhds. RICE.—Of 3,100 bags Bengal offered at auction, only about one-fourth part sold at lOs to lOs 6d fur good mid white. SALTPETRE.-375 bags Bengal and 1,500 barrels Egy Man were chiefly withdrawn, the former at 28s for 4 i to 3,1, and the latter at 26s 6d to 27d for 7i to 64 per cent refraction. SPICES.—Of 1,100 bags Malabar Pepper offered, barely tKo. thirds sold at a decline of id per lb; from 3d to 30 for fair to good shot kind. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 39s per cwt on the spot, and town 40s. TEA.—The market is quiet. FOREIGN FUNDS. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Barsms, Aun. 22. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••••• • • • .• •.• Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •• Loan of Thirty Millions, FourparCent • • Ditto Three per Cent.. ...... •• •••• • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions,ditto • . • Ditt0,ditt0,1840.................. 95 1 4 Ditt0,ditt0,1842...................... 93% Ditto, •.. 87% Ditto, 1836 ..... ...................... 82 Ditto, 18 18 • • • • .• .. •••• • .. •... 94 Ditto of the City, 1832 •••••••••• . 100 Ditto, 1843 .......... • • 91% Bank of Belgium • • •-• •- ••••• • • • • • Issue of 1841 • ... • • •• • • Exchange on London, 25.47%. DUTCH FUNDS.—A.2.IBTEHDAN, Arc. 21. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.• • 52% 51 Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto, 4 per ..................81 1 . 81 1 4 81% Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • • Commercial Company, 4% par Cent • • Spanish New 5 per Cents. ...... Ditto 3 per Cent., Inland •......... Exchangeon London, at sight 12.02 Two months... On Hamburgh, at sight .. 35 Two months.— .• • • • • 34.87 On Paris, at sight ••• • • • .... 56.87 Two months. •• • • • • .• 56.50 Last night, died of cholera, the widow of' a police "maetT of the L division, named Bradley, No. 42, who b ut a few days ago died of the same disease, and was buried with due honours at St. 'Mlle's, Waterloo-road. 131411 °Y was a steady, unofficious, and sober officer, bad well respected. Three very young orphans are left thind, who are at present sheltered by poor but be uevolent pelsons till the relatives are found. th! )id aspiring Pride sometimes be a useful spring-board to soul, but it is much more frequently a de structive stumbling-block.—Eliza Cook's Journal. There is no trusting to appearances, we are told ; dupes thi s maxim is of no ava i l, tor men are t h e eager muPes of them. Life, it has been said, is " the art of bp . h -mg well deceivd;" to which it might be added, that fortune is, for the most part, set up with counters; so that he who will not cut in because he has no gold in his pocket, must sit out most of his time and lose his chance of sweeping the tables. Delicacy is in ninety nine cases out of a hundred, considered as mere rus ticity; and sincerity of put pose is the greatest affront that can be offered to society. To insist on simple truth, is to disqualify yourself for place or patronage, the less You deserve, tfie more merit in their encouraging you; " , n1 he who, in the struggle for distinction, trusts to realities and not to appearances, will in the end find him self the object of universal hatred and scorn.—Eliza Cook's Journal. STONYHURST COLLEGE, LANCASHIRE. At the recent examination of students of this institution, the first silver medal was awarded to Matthew Boyle Wil liams, librarian, of this town.—Cheltenham Journal. • PESTR SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—This splendid bridge la generally s ii s h, d uosed to have been completely demo b, , x " r k inz, the recent events of the war operations n tue'llungarians and Austrians, but up to the Present ti me, we are glad to learn, from a correspond !tit oil the spot, no ser i ou s damage has been done ' 0 the structure. The first retreat the Austrian ar my was obliged to make from Pesth, the General gave orders for the destruction of the bridge, and " 0 cwts. of powder were placed on it, 30 cwts. on each t'le, or und er the chains, with the view of breakiegthem. o th cha rges were fi re d at the same time ; the person W ho superintended the arrangements and fired the elearges was literally dashed to pieces. The client it pro tii.ll,.eed on the bridge was the breaking down of the road, L u ieb consists of tratieverse cast-iron bearers, to a con -,"rable extent. The vibration of the chains was very ' th re at, and continued for some length of time; but, after e retreat of the Austrians, the bridge was i rt ia repaired. The Hungarians, however, were t Ai ged to retreat over the bridge, when . -l ark, gave orders for its destruction. -lar k , at Pesth, we nt to Dembinski, and remonstrated with hi and told him that it would be nothing to his credit as a General to destroy so fine a structure. The General told !sir. Clark that his orders were peremptory, b ut Horne a great deal of negotiation he consented that c'e of the h earers s h ou ld b e taken doe n, and put into t e a,ts, and t a k en d own to t h e i s l an d o f S c h u tt, the boats i h u e scuttled and sunk in deep water: this was done. " e n Caine the Russian and Austrian armies, when the bear ers were tak en u p, and the bridge again repaired. se veral shots have struck the stonework places, but no great damage is done.—Mining Journal. k STRAN GE B IRTH .—A b o y i n th e di s t r i c t o f Kir -1:4, who h as a p ass i on f or c hi c k en -h a t c hin g , got a r g e egg some time ago from some sailors just come e e rne kora Alexandria and placed it under a favourite Bu l, expecting to get , a large Egyptian fowl; but his r Prise and amaz e ment may be better conceived than de scrib e d w h en he found one morning a live crocodile ! '.Pifeskire Advertiser. p r 4 few days ago, a mother and daughter, named utzkener, were ex ecuted at Marienweder, in P russ i a , e'e'r the murder of their husband and father. In s s "lacy, 1848, at daybreak, four gendarmes on their - ay from Berlin saw the two women kneeling as if in Prayer at Calvary, near the village of Tullich, with a large box between them, covered with a blanket. The officers, conceiving some suspicions, went to the women, and asked what they were about. They seemed too terrified to reply, and accordingly the officers opened the box, and to their surprise found in it the corpse of a man dreadfully mutthted. The two women were arrested, and after an investigation had been commenced, . they admitted that the deceased was the husband of one and father of the other of them; and that they had mur dered him—the mother, to be eua3led to marry a farm labourer, with whom she was in love; the daughter, to e scape from what she called a hateful tyranny. This mu rder, they said, they effected when the man was tt r i unk, by pouring boiling water into the ears and on b e e e f ace, and by afterwards cutting and slashing the The sentence on them was, that they should be e eh -4 :n. r ed on the wheel, beginning at the feet ; but o ct - 1 . 1.0 .ng commuted this into simple decapitation.— c griani. r -RE OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY.—Yesterday h Edward Thomas, accompanied by Messrs. D. Colqu b(Ln a, nd Pee tecost, officers of Inland Revenue, assisted "i?itice-constable 328 K, made a seizure of an illicit Wil t se f "Y at No. 4, West-street, Stepney. An entrance grooL ee „ tk d at the back door, and in a back room on t e tat floor they found a copper still, capable of con of a 4 0 or 50 gallons, at full work, about six gallons eer Pi!its ' number of tubs, and other articles, used in kol a /- g °a an illicit trade, from 50 to 60 gallons of whie s es wash in a state of fermentation, the whole of wiloh_owuesrees I s. n eiz ß e r d oa a d nd st c r o e n e v t. eyed to the Inland Bonnie a nd j t e t uiGli CIDER.—A vessel arrived from Guernsey a p or • rac y has brou g ht a quan ti t y o f c id er , i n cas k s , as weight tn of h er cargo. The same vessel brought 26 tons l id.s. °C new potatoes, the produce of the Channel tit letter timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affec eakil_ancl lett er , untimely delayed, is as rust to the 7.-----Eliza Cook's Journal. "e NICARAGUA. QUESTlON.—Liverpool letters —entic e) re ce; , regarding this singular question, that accounts Cros ved by the steamer Cambria report that Mr. that LE f has been instructed by the United S:ates Cabinet c 'rrn Lord Palmerston distinctly and unequivocally Ba rclay s exclusive privilege as that claimed by Mr. k i tt the British Consul at New Yoik, will be ad of ,; 11 ) and no such possession le cogniz,d. The right wa ke, .etat Britain to a monopoly of the important high is 4' l u question is pronoueced to ho ludicrous;" and it Proieetd that General Tayler's admittistretion intent's to , ar,d preserve all the jut which have been 'Puree I A . sett_ In rii an cii z -ns in Nicaragua. MENT OF I I ORSES.—On Saturday last several akteuk,r andfur es w• re sti , pp. dby Mr. J ,ho to Bavaria, on beard the (.; z.z lie, r Ilaaiburgii, en route •a.ria e elde, . is the firet shit tit of henees that ' 4B tak' P 400 This since the blockade p in was raised , —Bullrtts en er. ..- 54 ..- ,• b 5 /0 / ...- 0 THE sr Nv, CLOSE OF THE MUSICAL SEASON. The most brilliant musical sewol that has perhaps ever been known in London closed on Saturday with the performance of Don. Giovanni, by the company of the Royal Italian Opera, at Covent-garden. From the early part of last winter London had become the head-quarters of all the musicians of Europe. Driven by political causes from France, from Italy, from Germany, the elite of the musical profession sought and found a refuge and a welcome in England. Dining the whole of the season London supported two Italian and one French opera, besides aumerous benefit concerts, and regularly every week for forty weeks the London Wednesday Concerts, besides, during a portion of the season, a German opera. In reviewing the season we shall proceed to consider separately the efforts of each operatic esta blishment, and first HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Lumley, who began the season under immense disadvantages, disadvantages attributable not to any fault of his own, but to the caprices of that spoiled child of the public, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, brought it to a most tri umphant conclusion, and in the annals of Her Ma jesty's Theatre the season of 1849 will be ever renowned as the season in which Lind, Alboni, and Sontag, all sang. In consequence of the indecision of Jenny Lind, who during the whole of last winter was vacillating as to whether or not she should again appear on the stage, Mr. Lumley was unable to form his engagements until the time of opening approached. He had, however, secured the services of Alboni as _his prima donna for his open ing, and on the 15th of March the theatre opened with the Cenerentola, in which Alboni sustained the character of the heroine, a part in which she had created a furore in Paris, and in which her success here was equally great. Gardoni was the primo tenore, and Coletti, Belletti, and the two Lablaches, continued members of the company. After performing three nights Alboni returned to the continent to complete her engagements, and on the 24th of March Madame Guiliani, a most efficient vocalist, an excellent actress, and a very pretty woman, made her debut as Elvira, in the opera of Ernani, in which character she produced a most favourable impression, which was more than confirmed by her subsequent performance of Leonora in I Due Foscari, on the 31st, when Coletti made his first appearance for the season in the character of the Doge. On the 10th April, Made moiselle Parodi, the pupil of Pasta, made her first ap pearance in England in the character of Norma, and at once assumed a high position on the stage. She appeared in Norma for five con secutive nights, and each time with increasing suc cess. She subsequently appeared in La Favorita, and in this she more than sustained the fame she had acquired by her Norma. Her version of Semira mide was somewhat different from the conventional reading of the part, and did not much please the ad mirers of the windmill school of acting. We, however, at the time expressed it as our opinion that Made moiselle Parodi's reading of the part was the correct one—an opinion which we see no reason what ever to modify. Her. Donna Anna, however, in Don Giovanni, and Carolina, in the Matrimonio Segretto, were admitted on all hands to be excellent, and her Lucrezia Borgia was far and away the finest on the stage. Her personi fication of the Countess, in Le Nozze di Figaro, was admirable, and there can be no doubt but that Ma demoiselle Parodi (who is now not yet twenty-two years of age) has before her a brilliant career, and that the time is not far distant when she will be hailed the prima donna of Europe. On the 12th of April, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind had appeared in the opera of the Zauberfiote, got up as a concert, but the success of the attempt was so very moderate, that she consented to appear for a limited number of nights as an operatic actress, being her farewell en gagement, and on the 26th of April she appeared in La Sonnambula, and excited to the full as intense a furore as she had done during the two preceding seasons. The character of Elvin() was sustained by Calaolari, a new tenor, who produced a most favour able impression on the audience, and who is a most valuable addition to the company. The operas in which she played were La Sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Figlia del Reggimento, and Roberto it Diavolo, in which last she again took leave of the stage on the 10th of May. On the 12th,.Madlle. Alboni, who had returned from the continent, re-appeared in the Cenerentola, and shortly afterwards performed Rosina, in the Barbiere di Siviglia, a character in which she had already frequently appeared, and always with the greatest success, Arsace, in the Semiramide, the character in which sbe originally made here debut some three years since, and in Ninetta, in the Gazza Ladra, and Zerlina, in Don Giovanni, characters in which she had never pre viously appeared, but in which she achieved the most marked success, not merely as a vocalist, but as an actress also. Shortly after wards she ap peared as Fidalma, in the Matrimonio Segretto, and never since the days of Malibran has the character of Fidalma been nearly so effectively sustained ; in that of Norina in Don Pasquale, in which her acting was full of humour and spirit, and her singing perfect; and in her favourite characters of Orsini, in Lucrezia Borgia, and of Cherubino, in the Nozze di Figaro. During the month of June an engagement was concluded with Moriani, who happened to be passing through London, and who appeared in the character of Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia, and in that of Otello. On the 7th July occurred the great event of the season, the re-appearance of Madame Sonta g , with undiminished powers, after an absence from the stage of twenty years. She made her debut in the character of Linda, and the first verse of the "Oh lute di quest' anima" proved that she still retained her purity of intonation, her exquisite quality of voice, and her unapproachable brilliancy of execution in as great perfection as when twenty years before she had driven half Europe mad with enthusi asm. She performed Rosina in R Barbiere, Amina in the Sonnambula, Desdemona in Otello, and Susanna in the Nozze di Figaro, and in each excited a furore that quite equailedthe Lind furore when at its height. The engagement of Madame Sontag was a masterpiece of management on the part of Mr. Lumley, and enabled him to bring a brilliant season to a most brilliant termination. All the operas pro duced were put on the stage with the utmost care and attention, and were cast in the most efficient possible manner. Lablache, the greatest of living bassos, set the example of not unfrequently appearing in a minor part in order to give increased strength to the cast of an opera, an example which was worthily followed by Coletti and Belletti. The orchestra, thanks to the untiring exertions of Balfe, was greatly improved, and the choruses were, generally speaking, admira bly drilled. The deesses de la danse were Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni, and Carolina Rosati. The Diable a quatre was the ballet until after the Easter recess, when Electra was produced, in which the in troduction of the electric light produced a most bril liant and novel effect. The run of Electra continued until Carlotta Grisi left for the continent. Then a most delightful divertissement, entitled La Prima Ballerina, was produced, with Carolina Rosati as the heroine; this had a considerable run; and then the Plaisirs d'hivers, with its pas des Patineurs, the chef d'oeuvre of Paul Taglioni, which bids fair to take a permanent place in the ballet repertoire, brought to a triumphant co nc l us i on a season w hi c h, cons id ere d in an artistical point of view, has been one of the most glorious in the annals of her Majesty's Theatre. LONnow l Sonnambula, on which occasion Mr. Sims Reeves made his first appearance on these boards in the character of Elvino. His success was complete, and the great English tenor has taken his station in the front rank of his profession. His subsAuent per formance of Roderick Dhu, in the Donna del Lago, and of the Huguenot soldier, in the Huguenots, were beyond all praise. This last opera was produced on the 24th May, Grisi taking the part of Valentine. Her success was immense, and ,the Huguenots be came as popular as it had been during the preceding season, when Madame Viardot Garcia appeared in the character. The great event of the season was the production of the Proplate, on which occa sion Madame Viardot Garcia made her rentree in the character of Fides, a performance unequalled for its power, its pathos, and its truth. The Prophete was performed nine times, and its attraction continued undiminished to the end of the season, which closed on Friday evening with Don Giovanni, in which Madame Viardot Garcia sustained for the first time the character of Zerlina, and achieved a success equal to that achieved by her sister, poor Malibran, in Fideln:a. The band and choruses have been under the direction of Costa— e' est tout dire en tin mot; and notwithstanding the . embarassments of Mr. Delafield and the damage that must necessarily have been occasioned by the knowledge of the fact of his bankruptcy becoming public during the courseof the season, the subscribers have had no cause to complain. With the most rigid faith every promise made in the programme has been performed, and every opera produced has been put upon the stage in the best possible manner. OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. While the leviathan lyrical establishments in the Haymarket and in Covent-garden have been shaking the musical world by their rivalry, a third lyrical theatre has been naturalized among us, the performances at which are always of the most agreeable character, and which, if they do not asto nish, as do some of the grand efforts of some of the grand theatres, never fail to delight. 'Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Mite hell, the French Opera Comique, the most delightful and graceful of all the schools of opera, has become naturalized in England, and may now be considered a permanent feature among the regular amusements of the season. This is to be at tributed entirely to the exertions of Mr. Mitchell, who during the course of one short season has produced the following popular compositions :—Le Domino Noir, Le Maitre de Chapelle, Le Nouveau Seigneur, Le 13 ouffe et le Tailleur, Polichinelle, L' Ambassadrice, Les Deux Voleurs, La Dame Blanche, Zanetta, Richard Cceur de Lion, Le Concert a la Cour, Le Double Eschelle, Fra Diavolo, Le Chalet, Action, Les Diamans de la Couronne, Le Panier Fleure, Le Pre aux Clercs, Les Rendezvous Bourgeois, La Part du Diable, Ne Touchez pas a la Belize, andLe Comte Ory. These were sustained by the talents of Mademoiselle Charton, whose success was immense, and who stands first in the rank of English favourites, Mademoiselle Guichard, the most espiegle of soubrettes, and by Couderc, by Octave, and by Zelger, whose reputations are European. The orchestra, under the able direction of M. Charles Hanssens was unique, consisting as it did of the elite of the performers of both operas, and can only be compared to the famous combina tion of talent engaged by Mr. Mitchell in his early undertaking of the Italian Opera Buffs at the Lyceum Theatre in 1838. Under these circum stances, it is not surprising that Her Majesty should have so frequently honoured this theatre with her presence, or that she should have in an especial manner testified her approbation of Mr. Mitchell's exertions by being present on the occasion of his benefit. There was not an opera produced during the season the performance of which was not witnessed by her Majesty. The season con eluded with the clever performances of Arnal and Madame Doche in vaudeville. We understand that it is probable that from the satisfaction afforded by the introduction of the Opera Comique, the popular composer Monsieur Auber may be induced to visit London, for the purpose of superintending the produc• tion of an entirely new work, as well as other composi tions of eminence, during the course of the ensuing sea son. It is thus reserved to Mitchell, after introducing to his subscribers during the course of his management, every celebrity of the theatres in Paris, including Mesdemoiselles Rachel, Plessy, Dejazet, Rose Cheri, Nathalie, Clarisse, Denain, Brohain, Forgeot, Charton ; Mesdames Doche, Albert, Rabut ; and Messieurs Bouffe, Frederic Lemaitre, Latent, Volnys, Ravel, Grassot, Laferniere, Felix, Lemenil, Fechter, Arnal, Cartigny, Bocage, Acharet, Alcide Toussez, Rhozevil, Julien, Deschamps, Levassor, Vernet, Couderc, Octave, Zelger, to crown his triumph, by being the first who has succeeded in inducing the great Auber, the mighty maestro himself, to accept an English engagement. SPURTING IN TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LEAMINGTON STARES. 7 to 4 agst Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill 7 to 1 agst Mr. Roll's Collingwood 10 to 1 agst Mr. Barnes's Sotterley 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meesom's The Dart 14 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wanota Fernhill was the only horse in favour; offers to lay 7 to 4 or take 2 to 1, but little done. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 on Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman 10 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel 18 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker 25 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichola's Nunnykirk (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Nevin's Herbert (take 40 to 1) 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron 3,000 to 15 agst Lord Egliuton's Bolus—taken atd afterwards offered The only bet we heard on The Flying Dutchman was 200 to 100, at which price many " fielders " were anxious to invest; Uriel was backed several times at 8 and 9 to 1, but gave way near the close to 10 to 1. 1,000 to 25 taken about Herbert, and I,ooo's to 10, 15, and 20, about Belus. CESAREWITCIj STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep-o' day-Boy 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Canesou—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Legerdemain—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Captain Lowther's Iron Rail—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Crawford's The Cur—taken 1 : 000 to 20 agst Colonel Peel's Tadnaor—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Wensleydale 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington CAMBRIDGESHIRE BTAREs. - 2,000 to 40 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Canewm 1,000 to 20 agst Colonel Peel's Vasa 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington 10,000 to 10 agst Elierdale for the Cesarewitch and Nina for the Cambridgeshire (taken)-10,000 to 10 agst Chantrey and Blucher for the same events (taken). An entry given with both bets. DERBY, 1850. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Epirote—taken to 2501. 30 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke'a The Nigger—taken. A QUA TICS. LONDON YACHT CLUB. The contest for the London Yacht Club Challenge Cup, to be won two 3 ears consecutively before it becomes the absolute property of the holder, took place yester day. It was a time race, one minute per ton being al lowed by the larger to the smaller craft, and the distance contested was from the Folly House, Blackwell-road, down to a boat off Tilbury Fort, and back. The following had been entered, but it will be found did not all take their places:— Yachts. Tons. Owners. Moor Park 18 Messrs. G. G. Browne. Diana Rival Mavourneen Hazard, ••• 6 Ackharne & Charles The start took place under the direction of Mr. F. J. Hughes, commodore, at a quarter to twelve, when the Hazard unfortunately carried away her peak hallyards, and could not get her mainsail set until below Blackwall. The Moor Park took the lead at starting. kept it all the way down, and rounded the flag buoy off Tilbnry Fort at 18 minutes past two; the Rival at 28 minutes past. The Moor Park increased her lead considerably in beating up to windward, the wind being W.N.W.,and finally passed to the southward of the winning buoy at 11 minutes 15 seconds past seven ; the Rival at 38 minutes 52 seconds; and the Hazard at 57 minutes 20 seconds past. The owner of the Moor Park, which showed her great supe riority to windward, becomes the holder of the cup for one year. RICHMOND ROYAL REGATTA, _ The annual double-bank rowing match at Richmond, in honour of and to celebrate Prince Albert's natal day, took place yesterday, and was, as usual, extremely at tractive. The regatta was under the august patronage of the Queen Dowager and the nobility and gentry re sident at Richmond and vicinity. The race was in four heats, the first man of each of the first three Wing eli gible only to contend in the fc•urth or final one. Firdt Heat. George Platt, jun., James Godfrey (Red) 1 William Kemp, Charles L. Jackson (White) 0 James Martin, Charles Cripps (Blue) 0 Second Heat. George Jackson, jun., Robert Trourbridge...(White) 1 Henry Kidner, Charles Godfrey (Red) 0 George Howard, George Platt (Blue) 0 Third Heat. Henry Messam, William Bell (White) 1 Joseph Bailey, Thomas Mackinney. . (Red) 0 George Bailey, David Edwards (Blue) 0 Final Heat. Henry Messam, William Bell (White) 1 George Platt, jun., James Godfrey. (Blue) 0 George Jackson, jun., Robert Trourbridge...(White) 0 MRS. JERMY.—This unfortunate lady is at present residing in the lake di s t r i ct o f W estmore l an d. Sh e i s looked upon with unbounded sympathy and interest She is at present in private lodgings at Ambleside.—Carlisle Patriot. BROUGHAM CASTLE.---The Carlisle Patriot say s " When Lord Breughzan is at home ht bLautitul chapel at Brougham Hall is too often attended by persons whose object is more to see the Noble and Learned Lord than to join in the devotions muted to the plsee." ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The season opened on the same evening as Her Majesty's Theatre, with an Italian version of Auber's chef d'oeuvre Masaniello, in which Mario appeared as the Neapolitan fisherman, Madame Dorus Gras, as the Princess, and Massol, as Pietro. Nothing could exceed the splendour and completeness with which this magnificent work was put upon the stage. It drew crowded houses until Easter, when its powers of attraction became somewhat diminished, in consequence of the substitution of Salvi for Mario in the principal character. On the 10th of April, Miss Catherine Hayes, the new soprano, and Mdlle. de Meric, the new contralto, made their debuts in Linda de Chamouni. Their success was un doubted. Miss Catherine Hayes has filled throughout the season, and well filled, the position occupied last season by Madame Castellan, and Mdlle. de Meric is the most promising of all the young singers who have of late made their debut. Un the 17th Semiramide was performed, Grisi, who,l during the whole season has played and sung with undi minished power, sustaining the part of the Assyrian Queen, and Mdlle. Angri making her debut in that of Arsace. Mdlle. Angri; possesses great natural powers, but she lacks cultivation, and her intonation is not unfrequently anything but correct. With all her faults, however, she is a great artiste, and if she would but consent to undergo the drudgery of study she might become what she certainly is not at pre sent, the rival for Alboni. The old operas of the repertoire, Norma, Lucrezia Borgia, &c., were repeated with the old casts, save that Angri was the substitute of Alboni ; and on the 12th Meyer beer's Robert le Diable, which had been reckoned upon as one of the great cards of the season, was pro duced, and proved quite a fiasco, being only performed once. This failure was owing to the weakness of the cast ; instead of having, as had been anticipated, Grisi as Alice, and Mario as Robert, Madame Dorus Gras appeared in the first, and Salvi in the last of these characters. The subscribers considered themselves ill-used, and were out of temper, and notwithstanding the perfection of the chorus and orchestra, notwith standing the lavish expenditure bestowed upon its gor geous and splendid mise en scene, the chef d ceuvre of Meyerbeer was not again repeated. On the 17th of May Madame Persiani commenced an engagement for nine farewell nights, i❑ the character of Zerlina ; these farewell p , rforrnances or Madame Persiani were exceedingly successful. Among the characters in which she appeared wars that of Amine, in the TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1849. REGATTA AT LOWESTOFT. (Abridged from the Norfolk Chronicle.) On ililonday and Tuesday, a grand regatta came off at Lowestoft, now one of the most thriving se port towns in Suffolk. The sports were under the patrortege of the Marquis of Dourou, 'M.P., and S. M. Veto, Esq., M.P., the members for the city of Norwich. The stewards were Sir E. H. K. Lacon, ILO., R. IL Resve, Esq., Captain Ellis, R.N., and Captain Andrews. W. Clay. Esq., was the honPrary secretary. To there gen tlemen the public were much indebted fur two days' excellent sport; during which prizes to the amount of 1201. were offered to be sailed or rowed for by boats of various descriptions.: On Monday morning, the Norwich railway station was surrounded with thousands of people, waiting to obtain tickets for the cheap trains. Three lines of carriages were drawn up in the interior of the station, which were speedily fillcd with passengers intent on a day's pleasure, the majority being women, including an immense number of the factory operatives. It seemed as if all Norwich had turned out fora holiday. It was quite amusing to see people running about in all directions on the platform seeking for places, and some time elapsed before all were accommodated. Besides the two trains of open carriages., there was one train of first and second class carriageF, including a handsome saloon carriage, which attracted a good deel of attention. This carriage was engaged by the city sheriff, R. Cham berlin, Esq., and his party. Before ten o'clock three trains of carriages were started, one after the other, comprising altogether seventy seven carriages, conveying more than 4,000 people to the scene of recreation. Early in the morning the sky was beclouded, but it cleared up and ushered in a day of bright sunshine. The journey was, therefore, a very pleasant one. The mul titudes of people spread in a long line across the sands, and amused themselves in a variety of ways. All was cheerfulness and hilarity and boisterous mirth. There was a complete abandonment to pleasure. THE YACHT MATCH—Was for a piece of plate, value 30 sovereigns, to be sailed for by cutter-yachts, under 30 tons. This was an interesting match. Six yachts entered, namely—Fanny, 17 tons, W. Clay, Esq., of Lowestoft, red flag—Little Eastern, 10 tons, Captain Andrews, of Lowestoft, white flag—Kestrel, 10 tons, Captain Coster, of Norwich, blue flag—Pearl, 12 tons, Sir W. Beauchamp Procter, Bert., red and white flag— Water Witch, 9 tons, R. H. Reeve, Esq., of Lowestoft, red and blue flag—Red Rover, 14 tons, Mr. Parmeter, of Yarmouth, blue and white flag. They all got off well except the Fanny; she was nearly five minutes behind, in consequence of having, by mistake, cast anchor. The Red Rover took the lead, followed by . the others, close up to the first flag-boat, when the wind shifted to the west. The Red Rover being in a good position for catching the breeze, then went tar ahead, and continued to keep the lead, and left the others far behind, coming in at 3h. 5m.; Kestrel, at 3h. 30m.; and the others some time after. The Red Rover consequently won by 25 minutes. The YAWL MATCH.—This was a prize of 14 toys., to be sailed for by yawls from all parts. The entries were as fol lows:—Eclipse, 54* ft., Mr. W. Roberts, of Lowestoft, red flag—John Bull, 57 ft., Mr. J. Woodhead, of Southwold, white flag—Swiftsure, 49 ft., Mr. B. Spencer, of South wold, blue flag—Royal Victoria, 60 ft., Mr. F. Hood, of Yarmouth, red and white flag—Leverett, 40 ft., Mr. W. Birbett, of Lowestoft, red flag—Royal Sovereign, 60 ft., Mr. R. Kemp, of Yarmouth, blue and white flag—Grey hound, 44 ft. 10 in., Mr. G. Yallop, of Lowestoft, blue red, and white perpendicular—Naiad, 38 ft. 10 in., Mr. N. Coleby, red, white, and blue, horizontal. They had to sail the same track as the yachts, and while the yacht match was going on, they started at 12h. 34m. They were all in a line at starting, and when fairly off, and in full sail, they presented a very pleasing spectacle. In the first round, the John Bull had the lead, followed close by the Royal Victoria and the Royal Sovereign. The others were far behind, having been becalmed. They came in as follows:—John Bull, 4h. 2 1 m.—Eeliime, 4h. 33m. 30s.—Royal Sovereign, 4b. 35m.—Greyhound, 4b. 41m. The latter yawl won the third prize, on account of the Royal Sovereign having to allow 7/ minutes for difference of length. This allowance of time is not ge nerally understood by spectators of these matches, and they are, consequently, often mistaken as to the winning boats. PUNT MATCH —This was a match between sailing punts from all parts, for a prize of 5/. The entries were as follows :—Grace Darling, Mr. Rose—William and James, Mr. Spurgin—Finish, Mr. S. Mews—Fawn, Mr. E. Ellis—Providence, Mr. Fletcher—Bruce, Mr. Lewes. They had to sail the same course at the ;yawls, :and started at 26. 10m., while the previous matches were going on. The punts finished the first round as fol lows :--Bruce, 4 hours 20 minutes—William and James, 4 hours 22 minutes—Finish, 4 hours 24 minutes— Providence, 4 hours 24 minutes 30 seconds. The others were far behind. The second round was not finished till after dark, there being very little wind. The boats passed the pier head as follows :—Bruce first, Fawn second, Willi and James third, Finish Fourth. The others were not placed. ROWING MATCH.—This was for a prize of seven so vereigns, to be contended for by six-oared beach gigs, open to all. Three were entered ; but as the crew of one gig were in the yawl match, not likely to be finished for some time, only two were started, at 3h. 32w. 255. ; namely, the Cricketer, of Southwold, and the Jenny Lind, of Lowestoft. The crews had to row once round the same course as that sailed over by the yachts and yawls, a distance of three miles. Both boats had a double bank of men, and they rowed with deter mined resolution ; but the Southwold men took a long, strong, and regular pull, sweeping through the waters with a united and simultaneous action, far superior to their competitors, whose pull was short and irregu lar. Nevertheless, the contest was severe, and the. Southwold men only won by a few seconds. This match excited much interest, as it could be well seen along shore. In the evening, the green adjoining the Suffolk Hotel was full of people, to witness the gymnastic perform ances by M. Ricardo, and a display of fireworks, under the superintendence of Mr. Page, of Heigham-gardens, in this city. THE DINNER.—At six r.m., there was a subscription dinner at the Royal Hotel, when about 40 gentlemen sat down in the new billiard.room to a sumptuous repast. There was a ball in the evening at the Maid's Head inn, where a party of about 70 ladies and gentlemen assembled. The obj_ect of the trial was to test the skill of the crews in getting their boats smartly under stiq, and by using oars, to show the sailing qusliiies of the boats when full of water. They are all timber built boats, with cork upper works, to increase the buoyancy, and are fitted up with foremast and wizen, having a fore and aft rig; and when not sailing they are Props led by long oars. Those of Southwold, Pskcfithi, Lowestoft, and Yarmouth, are yawls, fitted up with air -barrels, or boxes. The ciews consist of about sixteen men in each boat; all robust brave fellows, and from the pier-head the company had an opportunity of witnessing their extraordinary smartness and dexterity in handling their boats, hoisting and lowering their sails, getting up and taking down their malt, and many other evo lutions. The first signal, a red flag, baring been given, for the exercise of the life-boats, they assembled at the place appointed, opposite the pier -head, in a line at right angles with the beach; and came to anchor. The masts, sails, and oars, were all boated. At the second signal, one black ball hoisted to the top of a pole, all the boats weighed and made sail, proceeding round the course. At the third signal, two black balls, the boats struck their sails and masts, boated them, and got their oars out, still continuing their course as before. At the fourth signal, a black ball over a rod fig, the boats again boated their oars and made sail. At the fifth signal, a red flag over a black ball, the boatmen drew their plugs and held them up, and in this state filled with water came to anchor at the appointed place, when the plugs were replaced and all expedition used . in pumping and baling the boats out, ready for the rocket and gun lines to be thrown over them. The course sailed was from the flag opposite the pier, round the Stamford Light, and back again. All the exercises were admirably performed. The Caister boat was the first under sail, and the Lowestoft boat first struck her masts. After they had started they were some time in returning against the tide. The Lowestoft boat was in first, and the Southwold second. The others came in some time after; and then, in the bay in front of the new esplanade, they went through the remainder of the exercises. The Lowestoft men, while going through their evolutions, upset their boat, and several of them got into the water, but were soon out again. This accident happened in consequence of the air-casks in the boat being imperfect; they became partially filled wick water, and served to sink, instead of buoying her up. The rockets and gun lines were fired over the boats with great precision. The prizes to these boats were awarded as follows: — Lowestoft and Southwold, the first in, received 61. each; Caister and Pakefield, 41. each. Every man acquitted himself well, and the exertions of all were very great, owing to the strength of the tide. A rowing match between ships' boats, and a duck hunt, which afforded much amusement, finished the sports of the day. The days' proceeding wound up with a select dinner party at the Royal Hotel, Captain Andrews in the chair. After which there was a grand display of the pyrotech nical art, on the Battery Green, by Mr. P. N. Baxter, of Norwich. The whole reflected great credit on that artist, particularly the finale, which was a splendid figure of the hero of Trafalgar, under which was beautifully dis played those memorable words, "England expects every man to do his duty." In the evening a number of long trains conveyed the people back in safety to the city. During the two days Mr. Newell, the superintendent, and Mr. Taylor, the station master, Norwich, were indefatigable in their ex ertions to promote the comfort of passengers, and to facilitate the departure and arrival of the various trains. We would remind the people of Lowestoft, that it is owing to Mr. Waters' exertions that they will have the opportunity of visiting Norwich on the 24th and 31st instant, at the exceeding low rate now being charged from Norwich to Lowestoft. A failure, therefore, would be placed to the debit of Mr. Waters' account, which surely will not be allowed. The various hotels and inns in the town were on both days filled with company, es pecially the Suffolk, where there was much to attract the lovers of sight and song. It is worthy of note, that, notwithstanding the numbers present on each day, such was the propriety of conduct manifested, that not a single disorderly case came under the notice of the extra body of police on duty. We are also happy to add, that not a single accident occurred on either day to mar its ploasure. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY OF DERBYSHIRE. This match was commenced at Derby yesterday morning. The following is the score at the close of the first day's play:— ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS. A. Mynn, Esq.—run out ... ... ... 11 Clarke—b Tinley ••• ... ~. ... ... 19 Parr—c Potter, b Paxton ... ... 16 F. Pilch—b Tinley 3 Box—b Paxton . . 1 N. Felix, Esq.—c Hunt, b Paxton . 0 Guy—c Horsley, b Paxton ... 0 Captain White—c Paxton, b Tinley 2 Martingell—b Paxton... ... 4 Captain Lautour—b Clark 14 Hillyer—not out B 25, w 3 28 Total ". ”.104 TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kosszah's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee recently formed to carry out the Testimonial. * * *All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... ...963 10 4i Per the Editor of the Examiner:— Friends at Kelvedon 1 0 0 The Compositors at Messrs. Reynell & Weight's 1 10 6 Mr. Wm. A. Long, jun., Wotton-under-Edge 1 0 0 Second Subscription of Working Jewellers' Work- 3 15 9 men A Few Chartists, per Samuel Boonham ... 0 3 6 Per K. L. J., Limerick, second remittance „.. 0 18 0 Total ... ... ... £971 19 1i THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG. 26 AND 27. Attacks. Deaths. .n London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... . . ... ... 111 49 Southwark .., ... ... 96 52 Bethnal-green ... ... ... 57 39 Bermondsey 9 Shoreditch ... ... ... 16 6 Whitechapel ... ... ... 36 9 Chelsea ... ... ... . . 12 8 111arylebone 3 West London Union ... ... 9 2 St. Giles in the Fields ... ... 14 3 Greenwich ... ~. ... 19 7 Clapham ... ... ... ... 3 3 Other localities ... ... ... 273 144 :a England and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool ... ... ... 93 28 Merthyr Tydvil ... ... ... 14 7 Dowlais ... ... ... ... 9 3 Plymouth ... ... ..• ... 31 16 Bristol •• • ••• 410 • ••• 11 6 Newcastle-under-Lyme ... ... 9 4 Leeds ••• ••• ••• ••• 21 10 Wisbeach ... ••• ••• ... 12 5 Tewkesbury ... „.. 6 4 York ••• ••• "do ... 2 0 Birkenhead ... ••• 0 North Shields ... ... ... 12 14 Ilertfoid ... ••• ••• 3 Sheerness ... ••• ••• 1 Mortlake ... ••• ••• ••• 4 1 Other towns ••• ••• ... 233 119 In Scotland, viz. : Dundee ... ... ••• „.. 32 17 Perth ... 23 8 Hawick •.• ••• "• ••• 5 2 Wilton-by-Bawick ••• ... 6 1 Inverness ... ••• •• • ••• 6 2 Dunbar ... ••• ••• ... 2 1 Other towns ..• .•• ... 9 3 Total ... ... 1,215 THE CHOLERA IN HULL AND THE DISTRICT. The number of deaths from cholera in Hull from the lith to the 24th inst., inclusive, have been 104; a number which, however large, is insignificant compared with that reported from the small town of Gainsborough, viz., 85 in 14 days. Ten deaths are reported from Bdverley, several from Lincoln, and isolated ones in the division of Lindsey. The following table presents the number of deaths in Hull on each day of the week in the various districts of the town. We may again repeat that the deaths have almost exclusively occurred in courts, passages, and narrow streets and lanes. Many of the deceased were persons of intemperate habits, no regular means of subsistence, friendless, neglected, or destitute. Several have died without a medical man ever being called in:— Districts. Dates—August. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH, BATII, MONDAY, AUG. 27.—•1 he eighth half-yearly general 'meting of the above company was held this clay, at the White Lion Hotel, in this city; Sir John W. Awdry (vice-chairman of the company), presiding. The notice convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the list of proprietov, The SECRETARY read the directors' report:—"ln consequence of the depression to which all railway property has been lately subjected, the directors have thought it advisable to reduce the present expenditure on the line to the lowest possible limit. The works between Westbury and Frome are being prosecuted without intermission ; but on all other parts they have been checked or temporarily suspended. This has been done with the advice and concurrence of the Great Western Railway Company, who urged upon the board the propriety .of discontinuing every expenditure, excepting that which might be required for finishing the line—first, to Frome, next to the collieries, and afterwards to Warminster. Your directors thought it right to bring to the notice of the Great Western bcard,that the time was approach ing when some arrangement should be made as to the mode in which, under the altered condition of railway prospects, the agreements between the two companies were to be carried into effect. No arrange ment, however, can be concluded without being brought before a special meeting of the shareholders of this company, with whom, rather than with the directors, after full consideration, the decision must rest. The shareholders will remember that there were a number of shares, the calls on which the regis• tered owners had, from various misfortunes, become unable to discharge, and which it was the intention of the board to take the first convenient opportunity of declaring forfeited. These shares, 494 in number, and on which 3,270/. had been paid, have now been a forfeited, and special meeting will be summoned, according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, to confirm the forfeiture. The whole of the remaining arrears on the company's shares will in due course of time be recovered. GENERAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS TO JUNE 30, 1849. RECEIPTS. , Received on calls, and payments in ad- vance of calls Loan account ... ..• On account of interest payable by the Great Western Railway Company, in respect of the line opened to Westbury for the half•year ending 31st December, 1848... ... 2,564 8 0 X. s. d. ... 1,150,075 0 0 32,500 0 0 1,185,139 8 0 SECOND DAY. The number of new arrivals by the different trains was not so great as on the previous day, and the beach was not so crowded; but there was a long line of spectators at the various matches. During the afternoon the com pany on the pier-head was highly respectable and nu merous, and included a large number of ladies, who appeared to take great interest in the sports. The first match was— THE PLEASURE BOAT MATCH.—This was for a silver cup, value 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pleasure boats not exceeding 30 feet on the ram. Open to all. The entries were:—Kathleen, 19 feet, Mr. Loand, Nor wich; blue, white, and red flag—Kestrell, 29 feet, Capt. Coster; blue and white flag—Eastern, 30 feet, Capt. Andrews; white flag--Pearl, 30 feet, Sir William Beau champ Proctor; red flag—Petrel, 17 feet, Mr. Blyth. They had to sail the same course as on the previous day. The signal having been given, they started at 12h. 10m. and were soon in full sail ; and a fine breeze springing up from the south, it became a highly interesting race. The Eastern had the lead at starting, but did not long maintain that position. The Kathleen kept well to windward, and was adnai rably sailed in a straight line. When approaching the Pakefield flag-boat the wind shifted, and in tacking the Kathleen had the first place, Kestrel second, and Eastern third; but soon after they changed their positions. The breeze again sprung up strong from the south, and they were soon all round the flag. beat—Pearl having the first place, Kathleen second, Eastern third, and Petrel fourth. Away they went before the wind in fine stl le, keeping the same positions to the Newcomb sand flag-boat. Then the Pearl went on sweeping through the waters, and gained a great distance, Kathleen following at a rapid rate, and the contest became quite exciting between those two boats. In rounding the flag-boat they were all sailing off the wind, and they got pretty well toge ther. Atter rounding the South Ness flag-boat, the dis tance between them increased. They passed close to the pier as follows :—Pearl, lb. 2m. ; Kathleen, lh. Gm. ; Kestrel, lh. 9m.; Eastern, lh. 13w.; Peterel, lb. 37m. The Kathleen was now the winning boat, on account of the allowance of time for difference of length. Her lateen sails give her a great advantage in tacking, as they could be shifted rapidly. In going the second round she tacked about beautifully, and continued to increase her advantage ; but the Pearl had the first place to the south flag, and kept the lead to the next. Then the Kathleen passed her, and came up to the first pier, but being stopped by a mooring rope had to tack back again, in order to sail over the rope. In the mean time, the Pearl came up and passed the pier. With some difficulty the Kathleen tacked about, passed the pier in 4i minutes after the Pearl, and was declared the winner. THE PILOT CUTTER MATCH.—This match was for a prize of 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pilot cutters, from all parts. The entries were as follows: —Star, of Gorleston, white flag; Provid ence, of Lowestoft, blue flag; Jemima, of Aldborough, red flag; Pilot, of Lowes toft, blue, red and white flag. They had to sail the same course as the other vessels twice round. They started at 12h. 40w., while the pleasure-boat watch was going on. Going away before the wind in full sail, they presented a very fine spectacle. The Providence took the lead, followed by the Star second, an d Jemima third ; the Pilot being left at some distance behind. In tacking to the south flag, the wind got round to the north-west, and they frequently changed their positions. The Jemima came in at 2h. 43rn, leaving the others all below the Ness, where they remained four hours, guile becalmed. The Jemima proceeded very slowly in the second round, there being now no wind whatever. She arrived at 7 15 P.M. The Star grounded at the back of the Neiss; the others did not complete their first round. TRIAL OF THE LIFE-BOATS.—This was the most in teresting business of the day. A prize of 20 soya. was offered to be divided amongst life-boats from all parts, those prizes to be awarded to the crews of the boats who should perform their evolutions in the best and smartest manner. The umpires were C a pt a i n Ell i s, R.N., Lieutenant Joachim, R.N., and Lieutenant HockleY, R.N. The competing life-boats belonged to Pakefield, Southwold, Caister, and Lowestoft; all being boats that had done a great deal of good service, especially the ' Lowestoft one. By these and other life-boats, many thousands of our brave seamen's lives have been saved along the eastern coast of England. One boat alone, on the Suffolk coast, has saved hundreds of lives. She was built at much expense, by a number of private in ' dividuals, and she is large enough to receive a whole clew, together with the gallant band of .Briti4i ara who go to sate them; ,et so light, that by the help of air casks lashed withiu her, she will bound mvifily over the waves when filled with water, and so strong, that the heaviest breakers thundering upon Uer, leave her tight and sound. North and South Myton...lo 3 5 4 7 5 4 38 Humber ... ... ... ... 1 2 1 1 6 4 0— 15 St. Mary's ... ... ... 3 3 0 3 3 4 4- 20 East Seillcoates „„. ... 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 9 West Sculcoates ... ... 1 3 1 4 3 0 0— 12 St. Mark's... ... ... 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 8 ..... ___ _ ... ... Drypool and Southcoates . 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-- 2 ____ —Hull Advertiser. Total 104 •.• ••• ..• THE GREAT BUSTARD.—One of these remarkable, and now rare birds, was seen by G. C. Waterhouse, Esq., of the British Museum, and a party of friends, in the neighbourhood of S , tonehenge, on the loth inst.. It was exceedingly shy, and took wing readily , . lighting on the ground again at a long distance. This it did several times, and at length disappeared, muc h to the disap pointment of the party, who %%er e anxious . for a closer acquaintance with this rarer avis. Its flight, though hvavy, appeared to be ,very powerful, as it made rapid progress when on the wing.--Salisbury Herald. To the poor man, poverty greater than his own never appeals in vain.-.-Eliza Cook's Journal. EXPENDITURE. By expenses in obtaining the Act of Incorporation ... 35,142 4 1 Parliamentary and law expenses ... 47,574 711 Engineering expenses ... ... 76,234 13 2 Works ... 495,793 8 8 Iron rails ... 93,742 7 1 Land and compensation 361,178 1 1 Miscellaneous ... 58,668 13 4 1,168,333 15 4 P P Balance in the hands of the Com pany's bankers ... ... 16,805 12 8 1,185,139 8 0 • The CHAIRMAN then said that it now devolved upon him to propose the adoption of the report, and that it be printed and circulatedamong the proprietors The actual amount of real business before the meet ing, as indicated by that report, was but small, as the matter contained in it of most importance—viz., the relations in which this company and the Great -Western Company stood, and any arrangements which might be come to between them—must neces sarily be reserved for the consideration of a special meeting, convened for that purpose. Still the share holders would feel that after the reference which had been made as to the mutual relations of the two com panies, and the directors of the Great Western Corn pany having alluded to it in their report, it would be wrong in him not to notice it. The chairman then read that portion of the Great Western report which alluded to its agreement with the Wilts, Somer set, and Weymouth, and recommended an amal gamation of the two companies to save the expense of separate management, &c., and continued— If they were in the condition to carry out and complete the whole of their line within the period prescribed by the Act of Parliament, and with their present funds, then it would :rest greatly with them as to the nature of any such conditions, although it would still be most wise in them to be on the most friendly conditions with that company. But they were not in a condition to do so ; and as they were obliged, unfortunately, to confess that they could not do so, the Great Western had a right to use a very authoritative voice as to the mode in which any such arrangement should be effected. He might as well observe that whatever measures the Great Western directors might propose, the directors of this company had done nothing to commit their board, nor could they commit the proprietors. The report also al luded to the forfeiture of a number of shares, but the confirmation of this also must form the subject of a special meeting. The CHAIRMAN then moved the adoption of the report. After some few observations the meeting separated FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday, at Preston ; Mr. T. B. Addison in the chair. The CHAIRMAN read the directors' report, which stated that they had proceeded in completing the line —including the first contract—as far as the progress made in collecting calls and arrears had permitted. A considerable sum had lately been received inreduc tion of the arrears, and it was hoped that the works would be completed, and the line put into full opera tion, before their next half-yearly meeting. It appeared from the statement of accounts sub mitted, that the receipts for the half-year ending June 30 had been—for calls and arrears, 125,4481.; interest, &c., 2.1971.45. 9d.; Preston and Longridge Railway, 3,2951. 12i. 11d., making the total amount of receipts, 130,9401. 17s. Bd. On the other hand, there had been expended in Parliamentary expenses, engineering, &c., 120,161/. Is. ld. ; balance, 3271. 14s. ; Burnley branch, 6,748/. Is. Id. ; Preston and Long ridge Railway, 6,2921. 35.; leaving a balance of 2,588/. Is. 6d. due to the Bank. The CHAIRMAN stated that the shareholders had been called together very lately, and the affairs of the company had then undergone an examination. He was glad to say that that examination had been satis factory. The whole of the line, it was expected, would be completed by November. The reports and statement of accounts then passed. Mr. NV Ameßcomplained of the slow progress which the line was making towards completion. He had understood that the last call would be sufficient to complete the works, and, if so, why had not greater progress been made ? The CHAIRMAN said it was owing to the difficulty of collecting the calls that the line was not nearer completion. Mr. BRAT stated that the engineers were limited to an expenditure of 2,0001. a mont. Since the May meeting of the company, 6,008/.h of arrears of calls had been collected; but upon the sixth call of 7,0001. there had only been 5,464/. collected. The line should have been completed in eighteen month, but owing to the difficulty of collecting money, it had been carried on for two years and a half. _ . A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman and the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, Aua. 26. Yesterday morning her Majesty and the Prince, at tended by Viscountess Jocelyn, went to the top of Loch nagar. Her Majesty returned to Balmoral about six P.M. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, rode out on horseback. There will be no addition t 6 the Royal dinner party to-day. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office trom the Governors of Canada and the other North American Colonies. Dispatches were also received yes terday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Com .missioner of the lonian Islands. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury has appointed Friday next to be set apart as a day of humiliation and prayer, in consequence of the national visitation with which this country has been afflicted by the p re valence of cholera. A special service will consequently th is held at the cathedral and in the parish church es in y on that day.—Salisbury Herald. THE DEAN OF 11ExEronn.—We regret to hear of the serious illness of the Very Rev. Dr. Merewether, Dean of Hereford. His friends in that cathedral city had some reason to feel alarmed respecting him during the past week. TIIE MINES OF CALIFORNIA.—We believe there is no doubt that a proclamation was issued by General Smith, of the United States army, forbidding foreigners to dig in the mines of California ; but we are led to understand that that document, if not formally, has been a t least virtually repealed, and ehiefly because of the inability of the official in question to enforce his com mands. At the same time we think it right to warn our readers that the will to enforce may be but dormant until the receptio n o f th e necessary strength to enforce, and not entirely dead. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 27.—The Peninsular Com pany's steam-ship Montrose, Captain Bower, with the Peninsular mails, left this afternoon, having eighteen Passengers and a full general cargo. The Euxine, Captinin Evans, for Malta, Gibraltar, and Constantino will take her departure on Wednesday. The Dee, Captain Allen, with the homeward West India mails, may be locked for on or about the sth of September. The Tiviot, Captain Rinett, with the usual outward West India mails, wig leave oh the sd Sept. DWURY-LANE THEATRE. The general meeting of the proi - rietora of this theatre was held yesterday in the saloon of the theatre —Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq , M.: . in the chair. There were also pres'int Sir Edw ar d Codrington, Bart., Mr. Coles, M.P. far Andover, Mr. I-1. C. Cope, Mr. Ibbetson, &c. &c. The Secretary read the following re; ort : " At the close of another season the committee, agree ably to the Act of Parliament, have zo submit their annual report to the proprietors, together with the state ment of the accounts for the past year. " The rent payable by the lessee has been received in due course as stipulated in the lease, by nightly instal• ments; and the balance due, arising from the deficiency in the number of performances since the commencement of the season is secured by a deposit at the bankers specially diverted to that purpose; and although the sum received does not enable the committee to indulge in the hope of an early dividend to the proprietary, it is some consolation that they are enabled to keep the con cern afloat by the payment of the current expenses, in the hope that brighter days may be looked for by establish ing the drama once again within these walls. With this view the committee are gratified to state that an agree ment has been entered into with Mr. Anderson, who has fearlessly undertaken to devote his energies towards this desirable object for a season of six months in the year, the other portion of the season being occupied by Messrs. Jullien and Gye for operatic and musical per formances of the same character which has hitherto dis tinguished these gentlemen in catering for the public amusement. " The committee trust that the distinguished counte nance given by her Most. Gracious Majesty to the sup port of the drama, will have a most beneficial influence on the public taste by rewarding the efforts of an enter prising lessee in the noble work in which he has been prompted to embark his capital. " The committee are given to understand that Mr. Anderson is prepared to accomplish many reforms in the present mode of conducting a theatre exclusively for dramatic performances. and particularly as regards the duration of the evening's entertainment, and he proposes at moderate prices, to give the best class of peformances which he can put upon the stage. " In calling the attention of the meeting to the state ment of account now before them, the cash account ex hibits a receipt of 3,7691. 13s. 7d., including a balance from the previous season of 1101. 10s. 7d., whilst the payment of current expenses has amountd to 3,7191. ls..sd., leaving a cash balance at the bankers of 50/. 12s. 2d. "The renters' trustees have received their payment of 5/. per night for each performance, agr( eably to the arrangements entered into with the committee in the year 1841. " The Duke of Bedford has received during the season a year's rent. " The outlay for substantial repairs during the past year has been inconsiderable in amount on account of the large sums expended under that head in former sea sons, but there still remains much to be done. The architect's annual report points out the necessity of a further expenditure to effect the completion of those re pairs which are still in an imperfect state. "The bond debt stands at the same amount as when the committee made their last report, with the addition of another year's interest, amounting in the whole to 7,3861. 2s. 2d. " The foregoing accounts have been audited and passed by John Savory, Esq., elected at the last general assembly." Mr. THOMAS CARLISLE asked whether Mr. Ander son was to be the lessee of the committee, or of M. Jullien P The SECRETARY said he would 'be the tenant of the committee ? Mr. CARLISLE thought the house had already been let to M. Jullien. The SECRETARY explained that it was let to M. Jullien for the one six months, and to Mr. Anderson for the other six months. They would thus have a double rent and a double security. Mr. WAunco, seconded by Mr. CROWCOUR, moved that the report be adopted. The CHAIRMAN said, before that question was put, he begged to congratulate the meeting on the pros pect they had now before them of seeing the legiti mate drama restored to its former state of prosperity. The committee was most desirous that a consumma tion so desirable should be attained, and they sincerely hoped that they should have it in their power, when they next assembled, to, congratulate Mr. Anderson upon having achieved a large measure of success. The adoption of the report was then carried una nimously. The general committee was then re elected without alteration; as was also the subcommittee, with Lord Glengall as chairman. The thanks of the meeting having been given to he Chairman, the proceedings terminated. • - - - - TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Our magistrates have this day gone through the contemptible farce of withholding an innkeeper's license from him fora few minutes to mark their disap probation of the conduct of hint and his waiter in a recent case of felony. Not wishing to wound the feelings of a respectable family I shall avoid mention ing names. My object is merely to adduce another proof that there is one law for the poor and another for the rich. Previous to the last York assizes a young man came to this town and was guilty of forgery. The magistrates committed him to take his trial, and bound the witnesses, the chief of whom were the innkeeper and waiter referred to, to appear at York to give evidence against him. The case was hurried before the grand jury two days sooner than necessary, when it was known these witnesses had not arrived, and of course the bill was thrown out. Com mon decency was totally disregarded, for no applica tion was made for the absent witnesses to have their recognizances forfeited. At the same assizes, forge ries of a less aggravated character were punished, the parties and their connexions being poor. Are prose cutions to be made an article of trade, and to be carried through or stifled, just as they may be turned to most profit? And are ratepayers to be taxed for sham prosecutions, for it is currently reported that the one in question was nothing else, the case being arranged here before the assizes at York commenced? Notwithstanding the despicable performance of this morning, I believe the magistrates are entitled to credit for having well probed the matter, and I trust they will feel it to be their duty to lay the information they have obtained before the Government, with a view of procuring that reformation in the law which is so much needed. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A REFORMER. Hull, August 23, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sitt,—Amid the fantastic proceedings of the pre• tended Republican, but virtually Imperial, ruler of France, I think it should not be forgotten that in the struggle for Presidentship he reproached Cavaignac for attempting to do the very thing which he himself has now done—sending an expedition to interfere with the internal concerns of an independent state, which either of them had just as much right to do as Russia or Great Britain would have a right to send an expe dition to Paris to restore Louis Philippe. It was alleged against the latter that his was a retrograde Government, and the virtuous anti retrograde Govern ment which has succeeded it has restored the Holy Inquisition—a tribunal which in the darkest ages was never tolerated in France itself, not even in the times of Charles IX. or Louis XIV.! A French Republic restores the Inquisition in the middle of the 19th century ! Let this be written down for all posterity I ! I am, Sir, yours, MENTOR. Tunbridge Wells, Aug. 27th, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—You are doubtless inundated with communi cations on the sewage question ; and as nothing is done to keep the filth out of the river, will r, of the next best thing be to increase the quantity of water in the river, in order the more to dilute the nastiness ? Some little increase has been made by overflowing springs, as at Merton and other places, and artesian wells, as at Trafalgar square. Surely these might he increased in Surrey or Middlesex, or any where in the basin of the Thames. What is the use of a Conservancy Jury who do not keep the Thames navigable, as witness the gut at Wandsworth and at Strand-on-Green, &c. ; nor sweet, as witness from London upwards ? It is very manifest that the more water comes down the more the sewage is driven downwards toward the sea.—Yours, &c., A STEAM -BOAT TRA.VELLER. A DOG KILLED BY BSEB.—Yesterday a ft ernoon A fine do l l, of the Newfo undland species, the property of John ar dwicke, Esq. , of M anor House, Ham pstead, was disporting in the garden of that gentleman's resi dence, for the amusement of the children, when, leaping an inclosure, the animal upset two large bee-hives. The enraged insects instantly swarmed upon the unfortunate dog, who was pierced with innumerable stings. In vain the poor beast rolled in agony, the infuriated bees fastened on him afresh, and in less than two hours the animal expired, its body s we ll e d to double its natural size. The nurse and children were also severely stung. WESLEYAN METHODISTS.—A number of trustees, leaders, steward s, _ local preachers, and other officers of the Wesleyan Methodist society, in the Bristol north and south circuits, have issued an address expressing strong dissent against the expulsion of the authors of the " Fly Sheets" from the connexion. 6 . The principle," they say, "upon which three devoted minis ters of Christ have been ignominiously expelled from the Wesleyan connexion, is an infringement on our liberties as Englishmen, a violation of the spirit of Wesleyan Methodism, as established by our venerable founder, and an enactment unprecedented, except in the annals of a corrupt church. IMPORTS OP CATTLE.—These imports continue very low. During the week they have been as follow: August 17, the Gazelle, from Antwerp, 23 calves; Eme rald Isle, from Rotterdam, 10 oxen and 2 calves; 20th, the Rob Roy, from Hamburgh, 9 horses; Britannia, from Hamburgh, 18 oxen and 30 calves ; Seagull, from Rot terdam, 21 oxen, 7 calves, and 21 sheep. Total, 9 horses, 49 oxen, 62 calves, and 21 sheep,—Hull Advertiser. The goodly outside is excellent, when not falsely assumed; but the worst natural face that nature's jour neyman ever left unfinished is better than the bravest mask.—Eliza Cook's Journal. 121 141 i 334 al IA - iii --11 A 26 tbf I I