The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

% p ii% p iAx .d 1 151 .... 4' ; - 5% 'A . ic.l 10_.. 2% .....;,/ _" -- x .d - x.d i; 34 xi% 71,irt mbi t t • on GOODWOOD RACES. (THIS DAY.) -BY EXPRESS. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each. Lord Glasgow mi. ft. The Settrington Stakes of 25 sovs. eech. T.YC. Officious ••• .•• ..• ... .•• ••• Concertina colt • ••• ••• ••• ••• Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three 3rs old. A dead heat between Ferule and The Moor. The Derby Plate of 100 sovs. One mile. Little Jack ... '" ... ••• Bastinado ... ... ... ... ... ••• Cariboo ... ... ••• BETTING ON THE CHESTERFIELD CUP. 6 to 4 agst Surplice. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.; LONDON, AUG. 3. Wind this day at noon N.N.E., moderate breeze and cloudy. Orr FALMOUTH, Aua. I.—Havannah Packet, Fol kerts, Havannah, and sailed for Antwerp. DEAL, Aua. 2.—Wind N.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Chaucer, Colombo ; Amigos, Benoon, Barbadoes ; llirundo Barbadoes; John Willis, Gibson, Cuba; Sarah, Higgins,. Porto Rico for Bremrn; Lotus, Santa Cruz; Catharine, Herbert, Wilmington; United States; John Hayes, Spencer, Pugwash. Arrd. from the River and sld., H.M.S. Atholl, Cape of Good Hope; Horne, Muir, St. Andrew's; Rawlins, Young, River St. Lawrence; Jewess,, Gilchrist, Newfoundland. Sld. Gemini, Calcutta. BEIXHAM, JULY 31.—Cato, St. Vincent's. APPLEDORE, AUG. I.—Arrd. Civility , Miramichi. LIVERPOOL. AUG. 2.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd., Ist, Helen,-M‘Gregor, Barbadces; Vista, Allen, Montreal; 2d, Caroline, Smith, Trinidad; Waterlily, Walker, New foundland; Parthian, Cole, Shipman. Ski.. 2d, Ma rine Plant, Hobart Town; Jane, Bombay; Horsburg, Lima; Sorata, Valparaiso; John Torakinson, St. Übes and River Plate ; Susan, Vera Cruz ; Tamarac, Savan nah;. William Patten, Philadelphia; Ozark, Boston; Henry Ware, ditt o; M onmouth, Bath, America; Intrin sic, Miramichi ; Samuel, Quebec. . TROON, JULY 31.—William and Robson, Rio Janeiro; Cumberland Lass, ditto. SEAFORD, Aura. I.—A piece of board, blue ground, and " Nelson," in gold letters, apparently part of the stern of a vessel, has been picked up under the cliffs at this place. LEITH, AUG. I.—The Aspern, Thompson, of Sunder land, from Riga, while proceeding up the Frith this morning, was in contact with the sloop Eliza of Perth. f rom Carlingnose, which sank immediately; crew saved. The former vessel has put in hero to discharge. -. l 3arsTor., AUG. 2.—Wind W.N.W.—Sid., Constance, Cadiz; Fame, Quebec. Alexandrina, Calcutta ; Bonin Mere, Quebec. PapEraw, Aua 2.—Wind N.—Arrd., Ist, Emmanuel, Sinclair, Dalhousie. OFF SALCOMBE, Aua. I.—lslander, Barbadoes; Hope well, Jamaica.. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrd., Ist, Adolphe,. Weddell, St. Domingo, for Falmouth. 011 SWANACE, AUG. 2.---Aca.sta, South Australia. Cowza, AUG. 2.—Wini Se W.—Arrd., Priscilla, Pile, Quebec: 115 414 92 184 % 4 5 4 1% MARKET NEWS:-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE —FRIDAY. A fair average quantity of English Wheat has been received up to our market this week, coastwise. By land'carriage, the receipts have been small. Althowzb the stands„to-day, were by no means well supplied with samples, the demand for all descriptions- was heavy, and, in some instances, the quotations ruled Is per part+ r lower than on Monday, and at which very little pro gress Iv a , made in sales. Th e i mports o f Fore i gn Wheat have comprised 14,980 quarters. Really fine samples moved off slowly, at about stationary prices ; but the mid Veryand i n f er i or kinds were quite Is per quarter lower. yery little Barley was on offer. Grinding samples were in good request, at full prices. In malting and distilling s orts, ver few sales took place. Malt—the supply o f w hich Was y good—ruled heavy, and was somewhat lower to Purchase. Sound Oats were firm and quite as dear. 1 1 31 .4 13 r, ki n d s met a slow inquiry. ~ a ns and Peas as ut advised. Indian Corn was 2s. lower. In Flour, no change. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. English •• I Barley. Oats. Flonr. Scotch 40 qrs. I 960 qrs. 1,640 Mks. F or 14 sh. . ..• -- ei grt I 14,990 I 3.190 15,170 2.000 Malt. 4,070 qrs. iszniTsraziao. Th e supply of Beasts on oiler here being on the in crease, and the attendance of buyers small, the Beef trade ruled exceedingly heavy, and, where sales took P l ace, the salesmen were compelled to submit to lower Prices without effecting a clearance. With Sheep we were seasouably well, but not to say largely, supplied. _ primestDowns were mostly disposed of at Mon• daY% quotations, viz. , from3eto lOl 4s per 8 ibs. ; but all other breed 4 were a mere drug, and somewhat lower to purchase. L ambs, the number' of 'which was large, ruled heavy in the extreme, at a fall in value of quite 2d r i r ci Blbs. The suppl y o f C s l res was extensive. All of 'Veal ruled d u ll at 2d per 8 lb s . l ess money . I n Rs scarcely any business was transacted. Mitch Cow were CI at voted !rum 141 to 18/each, including their small Calf. Wheat.. ,1,690 qrs. Per Bibs• to sink the offal. Infector quality .... s. d. to e. d. s. d, to s. a. „„_,.. , Lor Ba um.... r r iond 2 8 210 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 4 3 0 3 2 Coarse-woolledditto3 6 3 8 p rim n ' t 4,l 'We Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 310 4 0 a r —e 8 ". 1 •• •• •• 3 8 310 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 p„. l ,(_e coarse Calves 210 3 4 Large flogs •••• •• 3 2 3 6 1""...%7"r elligrnSealailealedvpi :: .. :138 0 3 8 Small Porkers .... 3 8 4 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 .2 10 3 0' Lambs .. .. •• •• •• 310 410 Nast.. TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. 930 Sheep. Calves. 1 1 las - I I 12,900 498 280 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I Calves. 1 - Pigs. 1,200 320 B easts. SCOTCH. ISO I Sheep. I Calves. 1 Pigs • 215 „, NXIIITGATE AND 3611.A.DENZIAZZ. , Ileac ma r k e t s were but moderately supplied with each t i Cl n d of stuck . G enerally speaking, the , demand ruled he avy, at barely Monday's prices. Beasts, 54 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d, to s. d. U. O. a, to a. infertor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, interior .. 210 3 2 Middling •• 2 6 2 S I Middling.. 3 4 3 6 pr i me u xge .. 210 3 0 prime •• 3 8 310 prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large ••..• • • • 3 2 3 6 Veal...". ••••• • • • 9 8 3 6 - small ..... •.• 3 8 4 0 Lamb. 3i 10d to is 10d. BOTZOUGH HOP Ma.SLIEET. Notwithstanding that the prospect of anything lik e an average growth ot Hops is a very poor one, the accounts which have reached us to-day, trout several parts of Kent and Sussex, are somewhat more favourable than were those received last weds; hence the duty is Low called 70,0001. to 80,000/. The very finest Hops are in Moderate request, at full prices; but all other kinds Move cif heavily, at barely late rates. The market is 1) 3 7 no means w(11 s u ppl ie d w i t h samp l es. S ussex Pockets, 31 Ws to 4/ 10s; Weald of Kent po c k e t s , 3/ 12 s 4 s iu_; Mid and East Kent pockets, 418 s t o 71 i s Per cwt. COLONIAL. I,lSs...lR.—There has been a dull market for British 1 , atatton, and previous rates have not been obtained. t 1 • 1 1): auction, Barbadoes sold 6d to is per cwt. lower on 4e best kinds, and at barely former prices for the other to ort s , fl ue c , yellow 40s to 40s 6d, and mid to good 37s 6d 42 3 " 6 d- Demerara good and fine has been sold at s 63 to 44s for good and fine white and 39s to 41s 6d bye 4 ' 41 to good yellow. Refined brown lumps have E n at 48s 6d to 493 per cwt. bae s at s, Bl. INDl AL—Mauritius has been dull, and a few wa s'; ssY auction sold at 35s to 36s 6d for low yellow low to and syrupy. Bengal has been rather cheaper; wusvitteo4gsosodtoso4f7tss6'edllow 34s 6d to 378, good and fin 425, and n.,., , mid to fine white Benares 39s to Gd to 33 damp 38 s to 41s. Madras has be en sold at 3 ant l 1 s ' t nfidbfoonrd soft INS • • 34s to 35s for yellow. low to fine public brown, and at . bl at the has realised 16s 63 to 18s 6,t for good re 1 Loh has beeny ant yellew in bond. French Havan ah h 53 been sold yellowat 21s ~, ava has been m . ostly . t , sken aa 'es at igs 6d for mid tO t bond. French Haven aing taken in at to 22s 6d for good, the rest good . 19s 6d to 23s 61 for good brown to Sellow. Porto Rico has been bought in, mid to good Yellow at 20s to 23. Qt. Croix has been -, and low at 19s 6d per cwt. y ellow, Cor p has real red article has been dull, but generally sold r:alised about previous rates. Jamaica has been 39f t 40 3 to 48s 6d for fine ord to low mid, at 37s to 1113 3 ( - 1 ° D r e D in od ord, and at 21s to 36s for triage. Berbice Native erase good mid to fine we call 50s to 555. good ord Ceylon has been 35s 6d. Plantation good mid has been taken in at 60s to 625, and mid at j . St. Domingo is about 32s to 35s per cwt. Havan nah fi ns r . ~, u flue ord to mid 42s to 555. Costa Rica 35s to 'us- Brazil 293 to 45s and Pad ang 2 8s to 31s. Mocha garbl e d 5 2s to 76s per Cwt. Ric E.-- Java has beenitaken in at lOs to 103 6d; Bengal has realized los Gicito lla 63 for fine white, and 8s 6d to 9s for ord and Arracan pearl barley has been sold at 7s 6d to Bs.rn Madras has been taken in at is per cwt. mend has bee n good. Bengal SALTPETRE.—Th e d e man been at 27s to 28 3 for 5 to 3 Madras 12 per cent at 26 s to 26spe6dr cent refra c ti on, and CocoA —This article h as been quiet. COCHINEAL.—There is a slight tendency to d TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is qui e t a t 39s to 393Gd eei Ipernec.wt on the spot, and at 39s 3d fo r th e l ast three months' rat es COTTON.—A steady business ha s b een doing at full. qu Totit r EA.— ous The demand has been moderat e , an d at steady . - SPICES —Pepper has been steady, black 2i-d to (Id , an d white nil per lb. Pimento ord to good ord-lia.s been held at 4d to 4id per lb. Bengal Ginger 23s 6d ; Jam aica 4/ to 71 per cwt. Mace 2s 2d to 2 s 6d f or mid a td good ; and Zanzibar Cloves 71c1 to 7i'd for mid. SA - (10 .-141id and good has been sold at 19s to 20s 6d and damaged at 13s to 14s per cwt. ~.....-.....„......_ Pelieve t 4 - us, r ea d er , t h at b a d taste, lik e mos t senti stallts' is only relative. The unctuous morsels of a ...ft:l6d wh a l e are as delicate viands to the palate of a chatkan aristocrat, as the breast of an ortolan to 24) beauty of May " Fair. Each would repudiate with itust the aliment of the other.—Eli,tq Cook's Jcur"al TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES EIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Intel ►nen tion. . Subscriptions may be sent tt, 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 ... ...674 610 Mr. Younger Mr. Daly •• ••• ... 0 2 6 Mr. Weaver ••• ••• ... ... 0 2 6 J. Horvath ••• ••• •.. 0 10 0 Mrs. Horvath ... ••• ... ... 0 2 6 S. Boldner Tripler ••• ••• ... 0 2 6 Zumpf ••• ... 0 5 0 Sipier Alagyarok ... ... ... ... ... 03 0 Komlosy ••• ••• ••• •• ••• ••• 0 3 6 L. Barta ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 3 0 M. Porgor .. ••• ... 0 2 6 J. Tdo ••• ••• 0 2 6 J. Ruirits ... . . ... ••• ••• .. 0 5 0 N. Marinkovits ••• ••• ••. ••• ••• 0 5 0 Farkas ••• ••• .. ••• 0 2 0 Geyer ... ... ... ... ... _. 0 2 6 Pitko••• ••• ••• 0 2 6 Kauschky ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 2 0 Dalnoky ... ... .•• ••• •• ... 0 2 0 Balogh ••• •• ... ••• ••• ••• 0 2 0 Weyther ... ••• ._ ... ... ... 0 2 0 F. Biala ••• ••• ••• •-• 0 2 6 C. Olah ... 0 2 6 Herman ... 0 3 0 Nine Fri-nds to the Hungar'ans at Bradford, through Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ... 10 0 0 A Few Fri nds, through Mr. Sutton, Bias chester 1 0 0 G. R. A Fria dof Hungary ... ... 1 1 0 r. Fick . 1 0 0 0. Q. Rej4tuder, Wolverhampton 2 5 0 F r the Brave Hungari .ns, from G. H. P. .. 1 0 0 Seven Friends to Hungary, meeting a' the Hope 0 7 0 From S. Parker, 128, Shoreditch, and a Few Friends, meeting at the Horns Tavern, Hack- ney-road -0.10 0 From the West End Boot and Shoemakers of London, to assist the men of Hungary in their struggle for freedom, per John Stewart, sec. ... 5 0 0 G. C., W. D., H. T. E. ... 0 2 6 Total ... ... ... £699 17 4i TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The working men of Bradford have, I believe, forwarded several sums, through various channels, for the Hungarian refugees; and also nine friends for warded, the other day, for the same object, through Smith, Payne, and Smith, 10/. May I ask, have these contributions appeared in the list which is daily pub lished in The Sun ? The working men of Bradford have subscribed liberally, but hitherto the other sub scriptions have been small, because it was supposed that a large sum was not required; but it it is desirable, and should be decided, to go beyond the assistance of the refugees, and aid the Hungarians as a nation by a sub stantial expression of British sympathy, there is no question but that very different sums would be con tiibuted with great delight.—l am, Sir, dm, A FRIEND . TO THE HUNGARIANS. [The contribution mentioned by our correspondent has not be• n acknowledged in The Sun until this even ing, no intimation of its transmission having reschc , d us until the receipt of the foregoing letter.—ED. Sun.] THE SUN, - LONDON, THE NORTH KENT LINE. The opening of a new metropolitan line invariably gives rise to a great deal of excitement in the rail way world, but the South-East-rn Company, no doubt from prudential motives of economy, have abandoned the custom of celebrating the completion of new and important works with a public entertain ment, and commenced the operations of the North. Kent Line in a manner at once quiet and unostenta tious. The opening of this line has not been made the occasion of a gastronomical festival, nor did it call into existence any strong display of feelings in the various towns and villages it will accommo date; and yet few lines have created such fear ful feuds and desperate contests as the North Kent, whose history is as instructive as it has been eventful. Many years ago, when railways were looked upon as a wild and extravagant vision of a theorist, and public writers did not scruple to denounce their author as a madman, some enterprising and far. seeing men concocted a scheme for connecting the Dover coast with the metropolis, and shortening the com munication with the continent by means of a loco motive tramway. That project followed almost the very same route as the present North Kent line, but in their blind prejudice against such undertaking, which ignorance and cupidity induced them to believe would destroy the beauty of their country, the inhabitants of North Kent so strenuously opposed it, that the promoters, whom they looked upon as ruthless invaders, were compelled to abandon the work. As time, however, advanced the absurd tears of the multitude, although not entirely ob literated, were greatly diminished ; one of the busiest of our manufacturing - districts had begun to experi ence the utility and advantages of the iron tramway, which was to cut up and disfigure the country, while scientific men had convinced themselves that the in- vention of Stephen&on was not to be ridiculed as the fantastic creation of a lunatic's brain. Another at tempt was thrtrefore made to introduce a rail way into the fertile and picturesque valleys of North Kent, but, alas ! like its predeces sor, it proved of no avail, and, almost in utter despair, those whom the Kentish people are now disposed to look upon as their benefactors were compelled to adopt the circuitous route of Reigate, which was attended with more success, and ulti- mately the existing South-Eastern and Dover Rail way was sanctioned by the Legislature, and con strutted by its bold and enterprising promoters. Now came another epoch in railway history. Experience having demonstrated that railways were not alone highly useful but inordinately profitable, the prejudice against them gave way to sudden feelings in their favour, and Parliament propounded the absurd and dangerous principle that competition was as good for the public, when applied to railways, as any other branch of trade. No wonder then that rival schemes sprung up to op pose nearly every successful company in the king dom ; nor, when one looks at the position of the South Eastern, is it surprising that it came in for more than its full share of the ill-luck of the period. In a word, then, the scheme of the- North Kent line was revived by strangers upon a gigantic scale, and those who had years before been drivers from the country, saw that their opponents were received with open arms. They, however, successfully resisted the scheme in Parliament, and during the following re cess both parties again entered the field to prepare for one of the severest contests that was ever witnessed in Parliament— a contest, too, which the South-Eastern Company had to maintain at a ruinous sacrifice. In this contest there were three parties engaged, the South-Eastern, the North Kent, and the Great Kent Atmospheric. The North Kent Company proposed to run from Green wich to Gravesend, and on to Canterbury, and thence to Dover, thereby forming a new and independent line to the coast. The South-Eastern Company pro posed a similar line, and with far greater claim to its possession. Both lines were rejected as they were proposed, but the South-Eastern Company obtained the present line to Gravesend, thereby setting at rest for ever the question of a North Kent line. Such then is a cursory history of the line which we now propose to describe, and which, in all probability, is destined to become as popular and as profitable as it was formerly ruinous to its promoters and hateful to the Kentish people. The Bill sanctioning its con struction received the Royal assent in August, 1846, consequently its construction has occupied some three years ; but, if we are not mistaken, disputes with one of the contractors has led to considerable delay in the opening. The line as far as Gravesend is twenty-five miles and four chains in extent; but, added to the Gravesend and Rochester, which is incorporated with it, the total mileage amounts to about thirty two miles. The estimated cost, as specified in the Act, is 1,333,0001., but the actual cost, when added to 310,0001., the price to be paid for the Gravesend and Rochester, will fall below that sum, and make a very moderate total. The line commences in junction with the Greenwich Railway near to Deptford, passes Lewisham, crosses Blackheath, and through a tunnel' on to Woolwich. Traversing Pluinstead Marshes, it reaches Erith, where pretty views of the river are obtained on the one hand, and glimpses of woodland scenery on the other ; and then it arrives at Dept ford, which, with Woolwich, Gravesend, and Strood, form the most important stations. Leaving Deptford, the line ascends to Greenhithe, where the river is seen meandering through a valley, while looking backwards the Pool may be observed thickly packed with col liers, whose myriad masts present the appearance of a huge forest. Still mounting from Greenhithe, the line enters Greenwich, which has been provided with an elegant and commodious station, and then emerges on to the banks of the river, which at this point is seen to greater advantage than before. Keeping along the side of the old canal, it penetrates the well known Rochester Tunnel, and terminates at the Medway, with the ruined old castle frowning upon it from the opposite eminence. Although its traffic will be principally of a pleasure character, the line has been well and substantially constructed, and the way is already sufficiently con solidated to admit of the trains passing over it with ease and rapidity. It traverses a country as remark able for the beauty of its scenery as the wealth of its inhabitants, while the monotony of the journey is l ti i huv e e v rase e , d vveo n b efls y tothae o it c inn c odg a ni l eo i mon hand, glimpsesidn, its pafa unctssail, surface. of the green ao t c h re e .a vv n fi o :i b itd l h e s mon stergsuchrirveeart!taye steam-vessel on the other, the whole route has an enchanting and enlivening appearance, and when we remember the success which has attended the Richmond line, we have no fears for that of the North Kent, since the scenery of Gravesend, though not so romantic is still preferred by the Londoners, who are essentially a pleasure-seeking people, to that of itichmond ; besides the amusements, which have re ceived a considerable impetus from the opening- of the line, are far more numerous at Gravesend than at Richmond, and the pleasure-seeker who can break fast at his own home, and leave by the 9.30 train, will have ample time to inspect the historical relics of Rochester, or the fortifications of Chatham, and then returning to Gravesend to visit Rosherville Gardens, stroll to Cobham-park, or loiter for a while amid the cultivated grounds of Springhead. The line is worked with a very liberal time-bill and low fares. Between Woolwich and London, where the traffic upon the newly-opened railway is already very good, there are twenty- nine trains daily each way. In other words, the trains from London to Woolwich run every half-hour from 7.30 A.M. to 9.30 P M., and those from Woolwich every half-hour from 8 A.m. to 11 P.M. The trains from London to Gravesend run hourly from 7.30 to 9.30; and from Gravesend also hourly from 7.20 to 10.20. The fares to Woolwich are ls., 9d., and 6d., the distance being performed in 26 minutes; and from London to Gravesend 35., 25., and ls. 6d. The day tickets to and from Gravesend are 55., 3s. 6d., and 2s. 6d., and the jonrney is made in 1 hour 6 minutes. The trains to Rochester run also every hour from London-bridge, and the fares are 4s. 6d., 35., and 2s. ; the distance is gone over in an hour and a half. The day tickets are Bs., ss, 6d., and 3s. 6d. The early and late hours at which passengers can leave the one terminus for the other, and the rapidity and certainty of their transit, will be no less beneficial to the inhabitants of Woolwich, Gravesend, and Ro chester, than profitable to the South-Eastern Com pany. By the present arrangements the man of busi ness can leave Gravesend at 8.20 A.M., and arrive at his office in the City 20 minutes before 10 o'clock, and he may leave his office at 5.15 in the afternoon, and be with his family in Gravesend at 6.45. If busi ness detain him in London, he can start by the 9.20 train, and reach Gravesend at 10.36. The annual ticket-system has also been adopted, and to and from Gravesend the charges are—for first-class, 251., second-class, 201. So much, then, for this important line of railway, whose operations during one single week only have realised the expectation of its pro. prietors, and justified the original calculation that it would yield upwards of 100.000/. a year. THE CHoLERA. RETURN OF CASES, Ana 2. Attacks. Deaths. In London and vicinity In England and Wales In Seothind Total. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—A representa tion having been made to the dirketors of this railway that considerable accommodatiem would be afforded to parties frequenting the Bristol markets on Thursday, if one of the late trains were allowed to stop at the Ban well station that day, those gentlemen at once passed a resolution in accordance with the wishes of the parties interested; so that now the 7.35 P.M. train ;from 13ristol stops at Batmen on Thursdays, in addition to the other stations at which it previously called. Accounts from Marseilles report a further ri , .e in the prices of fine Silks,with firmness in ttie quotations forinferior. points§ pm tolerably fietiTe. THE MAGAZINES, &c. BENTLEY. The present number of Bentley contains a most interesting paper by P. G. Patmore, entitled "Recol lections of the late Lady Blessington." Mr. Patmore had been for many years on terms of intimacy with Lady Blessington, and these recollections are penned in a spirit of affectionate regard for the memory of the dead. Lady Blessington, according to Mr. Pat more, possessed a " genius," for it was nothing less, for conversation. The drawing-room was to her what the Hone of Commons was to Pitt or. Fox, and if, to quote the words of Mr. Patmore, " there never was a woman rmze truly fascinating than Lady Bles sington, it was because there never was one who made less effort to be so." This notice is interspersed with several anecdotes of Byron, with whom Lady Blessington was on terms of intimate friendship during his residence at Genoa. The author of "Melton Mow bray" contributes a most amusing anecdote, entitled " Marriage a la Mode—de Paris." Our French neighbours seldom marry for love. On the Continent marriages in general are marriages de convenance, matters of bargain and sale, the priest being in general the negotiator. It so happened that a certain Julie St. Germain, rich, and of good family, was, like many other hi 2;h-bred young ladies, an inmate of the convent of the Sacre Cceur,NN hich may be considered the mar • riage mart. She was there submitted to the inspection of the Marquis de —, an old broken down rake, ap proved of, and the day fixed for the wedding. Now it so happened that the day appointed for the wed ding was exceedingly wet, and every one who knows Paris knows that two hours' rain will at any time transform the French capital into a vast lake of mud. We give the conclusion of the story in the author's own words : " The carriage was at the door, and the bridegroom in baiting, the Marquis was standing by the side of the gentle Jtilie, looking on his intended wife for the third, or, at most, for the sixth time in his life, know ing her as well, and caring for her as much as the man in the moon heeds a daughter of Eve. What of that? the match is to come off; so, with the politeness of the old school, he takes the hand of the fair Julie and leads her to the carriage. " It might have been that poor Julie trembled at the Idestiny she was about to fulfil; it might have been the grease of the pavement, or the fault of the carriage step, or one, or both, or the three united—the sad truth is, that Julie, in attempting to enter the car riage, made a false step, her tiny foot splashed in the gutter, and in so doing covered the - bridegroom's peer less dress with the blackest of muddy water. ' Mon Dieu I cnmme elle est bete I ' muttered the be spattered man, as his lips turned white with rage, and his teeth ground down the resentment he longed, yet dared not, to utter. It was hut a moment—a heartless smile, a bow, a something said, soon followed, but it was too late. The inward man had peeped out, Julie had seen it, and her determination was taken. " Once more the Marquis offered the hand which had been splashed away; without uttering a. word Julie ac cepted the proffered assistance with a slight, but very slight, bend of her graceful neck. The second attempt was successful, and without further' accident she took her seat in the carriage. There she sat in deep, unbroken silence; not a word was spoken as the dashing equipage hurried to the Mairie; in silence she ascended the stairs and stood befor the Mayor himself. If her cheeks were pale as the budding leaves of the white, white rose,' her air and carriage were not wanting in dignity; if her rounded lips were closed like coral on the ivory be neath, there was a something there which in silence spoke—decision. "It is an old adage which says, silence gives con sent;' and so it seemed in this case. At all events no. thing was done to interrupt the ceremony, all things progressed in proper routine, the usual formalities con tinued without let or hindrance until the Mayor ad dressed Mdlle. Julie and asked, Will you take this man . to be your husband?' " 6 Pas si bete was the ready and laconic answer of the gentle Julie, as she revenged the insult offered by one lock of indignant contempt. The next moment she turned proudly from the aide of the Marquis and left him to his late. " That fate was not the most enviable upon earth. The clever and spirited retort of the gentle Julia flew like lightning through the salons of Paris. In the clubs, the streets, the drives, and walks, ever and everywhere, pas si Ute was quoted in the ear of the deserted Marquis. The laugh was so completely against him. He was, if I may use such free translation of a word untrans latable, he was so universally baited, that he was only too happy to make bis escape, and leave the fair Julie to rejoice for once in the mud of dear dirty Paris." The Coroner's Clerk gives us the commencement of the story of Sir Philip de Fontenay, which promises to be one of exciting interest, and the delightful " Wayside Pictures" are continued, our author taking us through the valley of the Meuse to Liege, through the valley , of the Ourt and through the valley of the Vesdre to Spa. Sylvanus continues his sporting recollections, and there is another chapter from the " Memoirs of Chateaubriand." Bentley also contains some poetry much above the usual average, of magazine poetry. " Poetry versus science," by a Frenchman, is a lively sarcastic poem in the Don Juan stanza, and is among the best imitations of the Byronic metre and the Byronic mode of thought that we have met with of late. SANITARY STATE OF BATH. It cannot but be a theme of congratulation to the citizens of Bath, as well as a subject of devout thank fulness to the Giver of all good, that the civic com munity in which their lot has been cast stands out in almost isolated exemption from the mortality so fear fully prevalent in other cities of the empire. Bath, at the present time, may not unaptly be termed, the Goshen of England. It would seem as though the destroying angel, while commissioned in other less favoured localities to deal out pestilence and death with no sparing hand, had in mercy passed by this little spot of earth, his bow unbent and his ar rows unsped, as of old he passed ever the abodes of Israel, while in the rest of the land there was not a house where there was not one dead. Bath, we believe, is now the most healthy city La England. As yet, not a single case of cholera has appeared amongst us ; the public health is even above the average. This we gather from the united testi mony of all classes; the medical men are especially unanimous in testifying to the fact. It is substan tiated by the reports of the various institutions for the relief of the sick poor, which so happily abound in our city, and this is a testimony that we take to be conclusive in the matter. Epidemics break out most virulently among the poor, and from them ascend to the middle and higher classes. This well known fact is easily explained by another, which, until of late, has not been 4o well understood, namely, that the human frame, by insufficient and unwhole some food, inadequate clothing, bad ventilation and sewerage, and intemperate habits, becomes especially susceptible of contagious maladies. When, therefore, the poor are found to be in a healthy state, it is evi dent that the sanitary condition of the more opulent must be highly satisfactory. The result of our in quiries at the various charitable institutions to which we have alluded proves that Bath has not enjoyed a higher state of health for years past than at this time of almost universal disease. This is a state of things to which we would direct the attention of the valetudinarian, and, indeed, of all who value a residence fraught with health-bestowing influences. Bath presents a locality at once adorned with the charms of nature and the allurements of art, ever visited by salubrious skies, shielded by situation, and preserved by a genial climate from contagion and wide-spread morta li ty, even in a time of unusual T sickness,heesosusecsh of as this t e pres exemption ent may easily be traced. A healthy sit e , w id e and well built streets popula tion not over crowded—these are a d va ntag es ,a w hich have been made the m os t o f b y an adequat e supply of water, good drainage, and a scrupulous attention to cleanliness. To these may be added the absence of manufactures, with their concomitant smoke and stench, tainting the air and rendering it the medium of conveying disease. In connexion with the clean liness and improved drainage of our city the labours of the Bath Sanitary Association deserve honourable mention. To their efforts are owing not only a direct and positive benefit, the result of actual interposition where needed, but a more efficient because moral result, in convincing the people that health depends on their own cleanliness. And to the labouring man we know that his health is his all. How vast, then, the amount of physical as well as mental suffering prevented by the efforts of this one association ! Its members are assuredly entitled to the gratitude of their fellow-citizens. Through their labours, it is a doctrine now beginning to be understood by the very humblest classes, that cleanliness is health ; and this opinion, firmly fixed in the minds of the masses which form the bulk of every city, will present the best of all bulwarks against disease, inasmuch as "prevention is better than cure." Still, we cannot close our eyes to the fact, that without the intervention of a higher Power all human efforts would have failed to avert the dreaded visita tion. Our singular exemption from the scourge must be attributed by all as an act of Heaven's sovereign mercy. Ingratitude under these circum stances would be alike impious and absurd.—Both and Cheltenham Gazette. HINTS TO GROTJSE SHOOTERS.—Grouse shooters should separate and range singly—they should have no noisy attendants, nor any dogs that require rating. The sport cannot be carried on too quietly. If the shooter throws off before eight o'clock, which it is not prudent to du unless there are many guns on the moors, or foul weather is expected in the afternoon, he should run only one dog as long as the heather is wet, after wards two, and in the afternoon three clogs. In wet weather one dog is quite sufficient. If hot weather, we advise rest from eleven to two. If the shooter have not exhausted himself during the middle of the day, he will best fill his bag in the afternoon; he may not, indeed, then find so many, but those he does find will be dis persed birds that will almost lie to be trodden on. An old shooter thus, on a dry afternoon following a wet morning, will sometimes load himself or his attendant, atter the less experienced have ldt the moor disgusted, with scarce ly a bird in their possession.— From the Rod and the Gun; by if ilson and Oaldeigh. Bad taste is a phrase generallly used, but by no means generally understood, for every class and section of eociery put their c,nstruction upon its signification; and v.hat is bad taste iu one order of people, is the sum mit of becoming beauty in another. The red bandana for the neck is exquisitely chaste in the eyes of a coal. roundby other the societythroat o f a a heaver's m i s t ress; w h i l e the same glaring appendage Aiza Cook's Jownsalt. gentleman would b© denominated he acme of slang and vulgarity._ NovkL FISHING.—On Friday week a gentleman from Yorkshire had a day's fishing with the aid of cor morants at the foot of Windermere Lake. The birds captured a salmon mon, weighing three pounds, and several eels of various sizn. It appears that the cor morant has a strong predilection for eels, and will not take any other fish while they are to be bad. A vessel arrived at Wick, on Friday, from the west coast, having on board the large quantity of fifteen tons of saithe, not a single cod being on board. It is scarcely within th e memory of an individual of the nort h that the fisoshe many fish of thi s d escr i pt i on have been caug h t as men have brought ashore in all directions.— o'Groat's Jovrnol. FRIDAY EVENING, AUG UST 3, 1849. UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. The editor of the United Service, takes up the cause of Captain Douglas warmly, but not more warmly than a soldier should take up the cause of a brother soldier who has been made the victim of an injustice which we fear is not altogether unparalleled in the history of courts-martial. After giving a narrative of the proceedings, he thus concludes : " After thirteen years of distinguished and honour able service, amply borne witness to by many officers of high repute, Captain Douglas has been ignominiously dismissed from the army. Thus, upon the prevaricating testimony of a police agent, a gallant young officer, the son of a very distinguished officer, every member of whose family has for generations past devoted himself to the service of his country—whose character was un blemished—is convicted, degraded, and removed from the service. Captain Douglas has the right of memorial open to him, and should he avail himself of thatines, tunable privilege, we earnestly hope that her Majesty will graciously restore him to a service he was so emi nently qualified to adorn. If such eccentricities in judicial inquiries prevail, no man's honour is safe; and it is therefore to be hoped that this remarkable case may lead to a permanent improvement in the administration of our military law." The professional papers in this number of the United Service are all of high merit. DAVID COPPERFIELD. No. IV. By Charles Dickens. Poor David Copperfield, except in name, turns out after all to be Little Pickle. The scrapes he falls into, the miseries he encounters on the very threshold of existence, the vicissitudes he has to submit to and suffer, show that the author has determined to im prove upon the scheme hitherto indicated by the writer of " Pill Garlick." We shall learn, doubtless, through the history of Copperfield, how a temper is chastened by misfortune. The present number is of rather melancholy import, though the opening is somewhat humorous. The courtship of Mr. Barkis is a rich piece of elephantine stupidity and affection. In testimony of which take the following : "Mr. Barkis's wooing, as I remember it, was alto gether of a peculiar kind. He very seldom said any thing ; but would sit by the fire in much the same attitude as he sat in, in his cart, and stare heavily at Peggotty, who was opposite. One night, being, as I suppose, inspired by love, he made a dart at the bit of wax-candle she kept for her thread, and put it in his waistcoat-pocket and carried it off. After that, his great delight was to produce it when it was wanted, sticking to the lining of his pocket, in a partially melted state, and pocket it again when it was done with. He seemed to enjoy himself very much, and not to feel at all called upon to talk. Even when he took Peggotty out for a walk on the flats, he had no uneasiness on that head, I believe ; contenting himself with now and thee asking her if she was pretty comfortable; and I remember that sometimes, after he was gone, Peggotty would throw her apron over her face, and laugh for half.an-hour." They are ultimately marsied, and David employed by charity as a working boy, at six shillings a week, on the establishment of Messrs. Murdstone and Grinsby, Mr. Quinion, the manager, being his patron. Here it is that we are introduced to Mr. Micawber, who, as he may turn out a prominent person in the narrative, we transfer to our columns as thus depicted : " I went in, and found there a stoutish, middle aged person, in a brown surtout and black tights and shoes, with no more hair upon his head (which was a large one, and very shining) than there is upon an egg, and with a very extensive face, which he turned full upon me. His clothes were shabby, but he had an im po:ing shirt collar on. lie carried a jaunty sort of a stick, with a large pair of rusty tassels to it; and a quiz zing-glass hung outside his coat—for ornament, I after wards found, as he very seldom looked through it, and couldn't see anything when he did." At the residence of this worthy we are introduced to a genus very common in London, if not elsewhere, — those who are " hard up." Here David tells us of his companions in misfortune : " The only visitors," sa3s he, " I ever saw or heard of, were creditors. They used to come at all hours, and some of them were quite ferocious. One dirty-faced man, I think he was a boot-maker, used to edge him se lf into the passage as early as seven o'clock in the morn ing, and call up the stairs to Mr. Micawber—'Come I You ain't out yet, you know. Pay us, will you? Don't hide, you know; that's mean. I wouldn't be mean if I was you. Pay us, will you ? You just pay us, d'yo hear ? Come ! Iteeriving no answer to these taunts. he would mount in his wrath to the words swindlers'' and robbers; ' and these being ineffectual too, would sometimes go to the extremity of crossing the street, and rosring- up at the win dows of the second floor, where he knew Mr. Micawber was." At the close of the present instalment of the fiction poor unfortunate little David loses his box, and his o rd u s ngGreenwich to find man—and being only scrap of money, halt' a sovereign, through the lea in d es in strumentalitytitu t o i o f n a long:,a wanders l e e r g s g t e o d w l' his aunt Miss Betsy who resides somewhere about Dover. We are curious as to the sequel of his ad- ventures. LOUIS BLA2VC'S lIIONTHLY REVIEW. No. I. A singular publication under_ this title has just commenced—edited by F. R. Trehonnais; and pub lished by T. C. Newby. The magaZine is the organ of ultra-Socialism—the first number- now before us containing a ferocious onslaught on Order, and Property. We shOulellear the pernicibus influ- ence of such a periodical in England but that we are satisfied that not half-a-dozen numbers will get into circulation. The very great abilities of Louis Blanc are fully recognised and appreciated, but his prin ciples are in no repute in England—especially since the insurrection of May and June at Paris. DOLMAN. With this number we see the last 'of Dolman's Magazine. In noticing it, we bid farewell to an old favourite. An announcement tells us that the publi cation is henceforth incorporated with a contempo rary, appearing weekly and monthly under the name of the Orthodox. At the dose of the last instalment of Dolman, we find a very remarkable paper, evi= dently penned by some remarkable person, headed " Prince Doria and the Roman Revolution." The argument of the contribution is a disclaimer of any connexion or sympathy 'whatever between Prince Doria, the son-in-law of the Earl of Shrewsbury, and' the Red Republicans of Italy. It is a communica tion demanding perusal. The remainder of the con= tributions are of average ability. - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Madame Sontag repeated last night her character of Linda, in Donizetti's Linda di Chamouni—the part chosen by ber for her re-appearance before a Lon ion audience. In the " 0 lute di quest anima," and the rondo at the close of the opera, she renewed the en thusiasm which attended her first performance. The first was redemanded, but the vocalist did not respond to the encore until she repeated, with Gardoni, the duet immediately following. This was exquisitely- , sung by both artists. The finale was also rapturously encored. The rest of the cast of the opera was the same as on the former occasions of its representation this season. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) On Wednesday night the Great Nassau Balloon ascended once more from the Royal Gardens. We were curious, like others, to behold this mighty aerial navigator starting for another excursion, when its powers were about to be tested to an extraordinary extent. About half-past.seven o'clock the veteran aeronaut, Young Hernandez, the celebrated eques trian Professor Risley, Mr. Rush ( w h o accompan i e d Mr. ' Green on many former occasions), together with a considerable number (we h ave understood in all fourteen), occupying two separate cars, 'took their , seats. In a few minutes the cords were slipped and the stupendous machine soared majestically aloft, amidst the cheers of thousands of spectators inside the gardens, and an immense crowd outside. Indeed, such was the interest which the balloon excited, in consequence of the late acci dent, that the bridges and both banks of the river were crowded with spectators. On this occasion the Great Nassau and the veteran aeronaut sustained their reputation. It descended at Sydenham, about nine o'clock, and about ten the company in the gardens were astonished to behold the return of the voyagers delighted with their excursion. The theatre was literally crammed, and Hernandez was greeted by a delighted audience with immense applause. Ills riding was certainly of surpassing excellence. It seemed as if he caught new spirit from the high region from which he had just re. turned. The fire-works were also of extraordinary splendour and variety, the colour and devices being gorgeous and beautiful in the extreme. But the in troduction of a new rocket (the Vauxhall asteroid rocket) which by some extraordinary device remains suspended in the air, emitting varied light, and re sembling stars, seemed to delight the company, and called forth most rapturous applause. They seem quite a novelty in the pyrotechnic art, and we under stand are for the future to be exhibited exclusively at Vauxhall. They are to be projected from the balloon during the night ascent to take place this evening (Friday), and we have no doubt will constitute a most effective display. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDN ZSDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales, the Prin cess Royal, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and Princess Alice, left Osborne at three o'clock this afternoon and embarked from Osborne Pier on board the Royal steam-yacht 'Victoria and Albert, com manded by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Her Majesty was attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting; the Hon. Miss Dawson, Maid of Honour ; and Miss Hildyard ; the Earl Fortescue, Lord Steward ; Sir George Grey, Bart., Secretary of State for the Home Department; Colonels the Hon. C. B. Phipps and B. Gordon, Equerries in Waiting; Sir James Clarke, and Mr. Birch. The Royal squadron, which consisted of the Vic toria and Albert, the Stromboli and Sphynx, steam sloDps of war, and Vivid and Black Eagle, steam yachts, got under weigh about half-past three, and proceeded through the Needles, down Channel, en route for Cork. Her Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, at tended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, visited the Count and Countess de Neuilly yesterday morning at Claremont. From Claremont her Royal Highness went to Bushy House, Bushy Park, and paid a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Royal Duchess afterwards returned to Clarence House, St. James's. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday. Mr. Hill, Mayor of Toronto, and Mr. Counter had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial office. John C. B. Davis, Esq., newly-appointed Secretary of the United States Legation in London, has entered upon his official duties. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left town yesterday evening, for Dublin. The Right Hon. the Secretary-at-War and the Hon. Mrs. Fox Maule have left their residence in Grosvenor-street, for their seat in Scotland. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. EIGHTEEN OF BURT AND SUFFOLK. This match was commenced yesterday at Bury St. Edmund's. The following is the score at the close of the first day's play:— ENGLAND —FIRST INNINGS. Clarke—c Leech, b Figg ... 4 A. Mynn, Esq.—c Coleman, b Chester ••• De • 29 Parr—b Diver F. Pilch —c Caffyn, b Diver ... ... 5 Guy—c Figg, b Diver 34 N. Felix. Esq.—b Diver 7 Box—b Figg •• ••• ••• 15 Marlingell—not out ••• ••• ••• •.• ••• 12 Captain Lautour—not out ... 2 816, w 3 ••• ••• ••• ••• 19 Total ... ... ... •••135 ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE. This match, which was • commenced on Monday at Leicester, was not played out, the eleven baying to play at Bury St. Edmund's, and is therefore considered a drawn game. HARROW V. WINCHESTER. This match was resumed yesterday at Lord's, when there was a numerous asseratitage of lookers-on. The gentlemen from the first-nsmed school were the victors by 156 runs. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, At:Curr 2. STOGY EXCHANGE.—The share market was completely inactive to-day, with scarcely any transactions. LIVERPOOL, AucuslD 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market remains in about the same state as yesterday ; prices have not gone back, but the market is very inactive. The sales are—Great Northern, Preference, 5 :per cent., 2% dis.— London and York Extension, 1 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (West Riding Union), 4% dis.—Midland, 66 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6 dis.—Dublin and Belfast Junc tion, 29%. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 2. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 3 3-16 dls.—Great Northern, Pre ference, 5 dis.—Manchester and Sheffield (No. 1), 9 11-16 die.— Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6%—West Riding Union, 4 5-16 dis.—Edin burgh and Glasgow, 46—Grimsby (Old), 17% . BIRMINGHAM, Arot:sr 2. STocK EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follow: Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5/. 18s. 9d. dis.—Ditto, Prefer ence, 2 p.—South Staffordshire, 5 dls.—Coventry and Nuneaton, 1 p. YORK, AUGUST 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low : —North British, Quarters, 4—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 131 ex in.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20—Ditto G. N. E. Pur chase, 31. 161. 3d. DEATH OF SERGEANT Busnaux.—Tbose of our readers who have attended the recent " assaults of arms," at Holland-park and Willis's Rooms will hear with much regret that Mr. Bushman (formerly sergeant in the Queen's Bays) one of the best swordsmen in England, and who performed the clever and dexterous feats of cutting a bar of lead in two at one sweep of a ship's eutlae, and also Saladin's feat on a silk handkerchief', died on Wednesday last from an attack of cholera, at the early age of forty-two. He resided in Jane -street, Chelsea, and has left three orphaned children. DEATH OF MR. DENISO'N, M.P. FOR WEST SURREY.—We regret to announce the death of this gen tiumaii, which occurred yesterday mornit g at No. 90, Pall-mall. Mr. Denison was in the eighty-first year of his age. DEATH OR Mn. GODSON, M.P.—lt is with much regret that we announce the death of Mr. Godson, Q C. (from disease of the heart). Mr. Godson was born in t:, 1797, and was consequently in his fi ft y -third year. 14 was called to the bar in 1827, entered Parliament in 1831 as MP. for St. Alban's, was eleated for Kidder minster in the fi flowing year. and in spite of contested elections in 1837,1841, and 1849, continued to represent that borough until his lamented decease. Mr. Godson became Queen's Counsel in 1841, by the appointment of ' Lord Cettenbam, and has been counsel to the Admiralty since 1844. Yfh--~. PROGRE - SS - 0 SQUADRON. ISLE OF WIGHT, WEDNESDAY, 9 P.M.—More de lightful weather for her Majesty's tour to the sister country would be impossible. The public notices in the newspapers announcing the fact that her Majesty would leave Osborne this afternoon, on her marine trip, had the effect of throwing the numerous villages along the coast into the most lively state of excite ment, and the greatest interest was manifested to witness the departure of the royal squadron out of the waters of the Solent. A complete fleet of small steamers, gaily decorated in their best colours, and . well freighted with h e r M a j es t y ' s l oya l subjects,' studded the Channel, thus adding considerably to the beauty of the scene. The booming of guns soon after three o'clock from the eastward intimated the departure of her Majesty from Osborne, and the starting of the Royal yacht (Victoria and Albert) on her cruise to the Irish shores. Within a short time after the firing of the salute, the yacht, with the Royal S'andard flying at the main, hove in sight, surround.al by the war steamers form ing the squadron, and several private vessels satisfac torily laden with excursionists. A number of foreign ships were moored in the roadstead, all of which were profusely decorated with bunting of all colours and forms, the crew manning the yards and heartily cheering her Majesty as the squadron steamed past. A more animated and interesting scene has, probably not been witnessed in the Solent for many years. With those forming the royal escourt, there could not have been less than two hundred vessels taking part in the imposing ceremony, most, if not all, of which had colours flying in a very glittering and profuse style. The Victoria and Albert seemed in excellent trim—great improvement had evidently been made both in her speed and appearance. By five o'clock she had cleared the Needles, making swift passage to the westward. The Sphinx, 6 guns, and the Vivid, were nearest to the royal yacht. The other Govern went steamers, the Stromboli and the Black Eagle, were in their wake, and travelling at a very fair rate, but clearly deficient of the speed of the Victoria and Albert or the Sphinx and Vivid. In less than half an hour the royal squadron was lost sight of. The evening closed in with a fresh breeze from the north ward, and appearances of a bright moonlight night. The rate of the royal yacht could not have been less than thirteen or fourteen miles an hour, and it was as much as two of the steamers comprising the escort could do to keep up with her. COAST-GUARD STATION, SWANAGE, DORSET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The royal yacht, with her Majesty and illustrious Consort and children on board, bound for the Cove of Cork, passed this station at 630 p.m. It was fine, bright, clear weather, with just sufficient wind to be pleasant. Her course, as near as possible, was S.S.W. Only two steamers accompanied the yacht. A'LBAN'S HEAD, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The Victoria and Albert royal yacht and the steamers forming the royal escort were abreast of this headland about seven o'clock this evening, al though some miles distant. The weather was, as usual on royal trips, very favourable, and from the course the fleet was keeping, it was almost certain that the royal voyage would be continued during the night. WEYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. Contrary to general expectation, her Majesty's royal fleet, on its way to Cork, did not put in here last evening, for the night, a circumstance which has caused no trifling disappointment to the visitors of this highly-fashionable watering-place. We believe that the necessary arrangements were made for the royal squadron running into the bay for the night, and the fact having been buzzed about the town, all were on the tiptoe of expectation for the royal arrival. Evening wore on, however, but no squadron made its appearance. The weather was charming, and it was then surmised that as there was every appearance of its continuing favourable during the night, her Majesty, with her usual alacrity in ma rine trips, would keep out to sea and pursue the voyage. This proved to be correct, for the coast guard authorities of this district sighted the passing of the royal yacht and squadron by Portland between seven and eight o'clock ; but the fleet was too far off for them to obtain more than a mere recognition of the royal vessels. They were proceeding at a rapid rate, and should the speed be kept up there is every probability of her Majesty taking the loyal citizens of Cork by surprise. It is considered rather likely that her Majesty will not put into any of the ports in the Channel, but make direct for Cork. Orders, however, have been sent to the authorities at Devonport, and Falmouth to have the necessary arrangements completed, so as to coal the royal fleet, and it is just possible that a want of fuel may cause the royal yacht to put in at one of these ports. IRELAND. THE QUEEN'S VISIT. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.—The Lord Mayor of Dublin (Mr. O'Brien, M.P.) has issued the follow ing proclamation : BY TLIE RIGErr HON. THE LORD MAYOR. " TIMOTHY O'BRIEN, " On the occasion of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen visiting her city of Dublin for the first time, which happy event is expected to take place early iu the ensuing week, the Lord Mayor, a s sured of the feelings of aIT, ctionato loyalty and devotion entertained by all classes of his fellow• citizens towards her Majesty, would suggest that the accustomed mode of expressing their feelingi of joy on the occasion, through the medium of a public illumination, should be now adopted; and he would, therefore, name the evening of her Majesty's public entry into the city as the most fitting time for such illumination. The Lord Mayor, in making this suggestion, feels that some of the less opulent of his fellow-citizens may, for many reasons, be unable to illuminata their houses without very considerable inconvenience; and his Lord ship, fully assured of the spirit of loyalty and affection that actuates them, begs to say that his request does not apply to them; and that such persons as are unavoid ably prevented joining in this demonstration, will not, can that account, be deemed less loyal to their Sove reign._ TLe Lord Mayor takes this opportunity of express ing his anxious desire, that, Ibr the credit of the city, the greatest order and decorum should be observed, " Given at the Mansion House, this first day of Au. gust, 1849. By order, " TIMOTHYO'BRIEN, Private Secretary." At a meeting of the committee appointed to make arrangements for the suitable reception of her Ma jesty on the occasion of her visit to this city, it was yesterday resolved that the following should be the order of the procession, as it passes through the city of Dublin, viz.:— Escort of Dragoons. THE QUEEN'S CARMAGES. The Lord Mayor's Carriages. The Recorder's. The High Sheriff's. The City Representatives'. The Aldermens'. The Town Councillors'. The City Horsemen, wearing light blue scarfs. The County Horsemen. The City Carriages. The County Carriages. The Lieutenants and Deputy-Lieutenants of coun ties will have the first place among those wearing the city scarfs. The streets are to be lined with military. In addition to our own nobility and gentry, who are already flecking into Dublin, many English, Scotch, and a fair sprinkling of foreigners, are observable, their strange vehicles and costumes ex citing a good deal of attention. To our forther announcements we have to add the following noblemen, who will be in Dublin to receive her Majesty :—The Marquis of Conynghatn, Earl of Caledon, Earl of ➢layo, Earl of liowth, Earl of Kin noul, Lord Cremorne, Lord Carew, Lord Bellew, and Lord Naas. His Grace the Lord Primate having requested the Bishops to meet him in Dublin, for the purpose of presenting an address to the Queen on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to Ireland, the Lord Bishop of Cashel has postponed the visitation of the diocese of Cashel and Emly to Thursday, the 16th day of August next, to be held at Cashel. The Bishop of Cashel held his annual visitation of the diocese of Waterford in the Cathedral, Waterford, on Thursday. On Friday the Lord Bishop of Limerick, and on Saturday the Lord Bishop of liillaloe, leave for Dubin, to attend a summons of the Primate in Har courth, where the prelatts will prepare an address to th• Queen. The Bishop of Down presided at a meeting of his clergy at Belfast yesterday, whe n an address to the Queen was agreed on. A meeting of the county of Armagh was held on Monday. The High Sheriff, on taking the c hair, said, the object of the meeting was to address her Most Gracious Majesty. Sir JAMES STRONGE, Bart., in a few pithy observa tions, to the effect that the inhabitants of the county Armagh would all warmly respond to the sentiments of the Chairman, moved that an a ddress be presented to her Majesty. Colonel BLACKER would reiterate the sentiments o f ii,suredT.,. was s s h p e r o w il a e, s rh , be t i a h : a a t l for the rnet loyalty,cout Colonelty Armagh was ever ready to pay due homage to the the High Sheriff; monarchy, and to the virtues of their amiable Sove reign be found wanting. It y .ould never to advocate the propriety of the lirw re ,oh ig uic n lh . d, bwe Their ei t tested, superfluousset eodu,nv,t resolution, as the general sentiment of the whole ccooluwnituydewd'asbywasremeolnydiitingits favour. the resolution, which passed with acclamation. An excellent address was then adopted. The High Sheriff of Tipperary presided at a meet ing of the gr an d j ury of that county. On the motion of Sir Thomas Dancer a congratulatory address to the Queen was adopted. DEATH Or SIR NICHOLAS FITZSIMON.—The Mail of last night announces the death of Sir Nicholas :3_ -Ingpector-General of Prisons, and for merly Member for the King's County. He expired at his seat, 13rouclhall Castle, on the 31st of July, after an illness of eight days, moot deeply and uni versally regretted by all classes. The salary of the office of Inspector-General of Prisons is 1,2001. per annum. THE MOORS. PREPARATIONS FOR THE TWELFTH. On the eleventh o f August the sportsman arrives at his shooting quarters, probably some isolated tavern "old as the hills" (if such a house as the grouse-shooter occasionally locates himself in, in the northern or midland counti es o f E ng l and, or in' Scot land, where oatcake and peat supply the place of fuel, can be called a tavern). The place, humble in character, has been the immemorial resort of sports men in August, although, during the rest of the year, sometimes many months elapse ere a customer, save some itinerant salesman calling for his mug of beer "darkens the door." There he will find all the keepers, and poachers, and young men from th e country round assembled, amounting in the whole to not more than some eight or ten persons, each anxious to display his knowledge .of the number and localities of the broods, but each differing, wide as the poles asunder, in his statement, except on four paints, on which all agree, viz., that the Latching season has been finer than was ever known before !—that the' broods are larger and more numerous than were ever counted before ! —that the birds are heavier and stronger than were ever seen before !—and that they will, on the following day, lie better, and afford more sport than they ever did on any opening day before! Each suc cessive season being, in their idea, more propitious than its precursor ! Many are the topics discussed, and not the least interesting is the question, at what time shall we commence operations in the morning? When the guns are expected to be numerous, it is decided to be on the ground as soon as it is light enough to commence operations in a fair way. Birds may be killed above the horizon long before sunrise, but the sportsman's rule is never to fire until the morning is so far advanced that he can plainly dis tinguish them in their flight against the dark hill-side. They arrange to breakfast at three (calculating the time by th e i r wa t c h es , an d not b y t h e h ouse c l oc k, which may have a way of going peculiar to itself), and to be on the ground before four, as the greatest number of birds are killed between four and six, and when there are many contesting for the prize it is folly to throw away a chance. If the moor is strictly preserved, and no guns are expected but their own, they determine not to disturb the birds until seven or eight, since birds lie better during the day when not disturbed early in the morning. This question being disposed of, inquiry is made whether the dogs have been fed, and the shooters %)lio intend killing their full complement of birds retire before eleven (a late hour, by the by, in the vicinity of a moor), lest they should not feel as they could wish in the morning; and this is the more necessary if they be not members of a temperance society. Every bed is speedily oc cupied, and the retainers lie on sofas, elbow chairs, or whatever else presents itself; but how often it hap pens that the god of slumber is invoked in vain!— Front the Rod and the Gun; by IVilson Oakle i gh. METROPOLITAN NEW PUBLI- CANS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. The pleasant suburban retreat, known as Ilighbury Barn, was, yesterday the scene of much merry-making and rejoicing, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of this society, which has been established by the beer sellers of the metropolis—now a very important and in. fluential body—for the general protection of their inter ests, and for affording assistance to decayed members of the trade, and their widows and orphans. The weather being exceedingly fine, the company amused themselves, for some hours previous to dinner, by games of trap-bat, quoits, and skittle; and by pro menading about the grounds, which, from their verdant freshness, gave good indications of the exhilarating effect of the late showers. There being nearly a thousand persons present, it was necessary to provide dinner in the two spacious rooms of the tavern, in the largest of which Mr. Pros ser, one of the trustees, presided. He was sup ported by a number of gentlemen connected with the society. A most sul:stantial and excellent dinner was served up; and it is but justice to say that the arrangements of the worthy host, Mr. Hinton, were admirable, for we did not . hear a single complaint, al though the company was so numerous. The repast hav ing been duly dispatched, and grace said, The CM AIRMAN said, if the old adage, " coming events cast their shadows before," were true, the officers who had been elected for the ensuing year to manage the affairs of the society would, before next session of Par liament closed, be called into active service ; from that quarter they were threatened with legislative interference. The Earl of liarrowby intended, if possible, to make an alteration in the law with respect to the sale of beer, and if he euceeded, lie (the Chairman) need not tell them that he would injure an interest upon ethich the existence of thousands depended. The Noble Lord had obtained the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Sale ot Beer Act, and as there had been a long, premeditated opposition to them evidenced in the number of petitions which had Leon presented to PerManent praying for an alteration of the preterit law, there being altogether 214, signed by 30,000 persons, he thought he was justi tie din asking them to rally round the society to which alone could they lot k for protection to their interests.— (Cheers.) The Cbaire an cordoned by giving the health of the Queen, which was warmly responded to and was followed by the .Naii:.r.al Anthem. " The health of PriNce Albert and the rest of the Royal Family," was the next toast. Mr. lIAWIUNS proposed " The Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection Suciety."—(Cheers.) The beer train would have been crushed years ago if it had not been for the society, and now that another-attempt, and perhaps it might be the last, was about to be made to put them down, it became doubly necessary for those engaged in the trade to unite together.—(Cheers.) .1371 t besides protecting their own interests, they had voted eight poor widows 104 each, and they had yet funds at their disposal to vote more.—(Cheers.) They were going, also, to nominate a pensioner upon the society, and he would never rest satisfied until they had alms-houses, like the licensed victuallers.—(Cheers.) The beer-sellers of the metropolis were now rising into some eminence, and it became ne cessary that they should provide for the support of their aged poor.—(Cheers.) The toast was enthusiastically received. Mr. J. Besuoe, the secretary, proposed "The Brewers who have already supported this society, and may those who have not soon recognise their duty in supporting that from which they derive their support-" The time was now come, he said, when the brewers must make their election whether they would be for or against them, and when they must take their stand accordingly. (Cheers.) Ile could state as a fact that the heads of three or tour of the leading brewery establishments were privately circulating a memoial to the Government, praying that the beer-seller might not be licensed by the Excise, but be placed at the mercy of the magistracy of the country.—(Elear, hear.) Ile did not wish to im pugn the county magistrates, than whom there was no more respectable body, but the fact was that on licens ing days, what he called the real, staple magistrates did not attend, but the jobbing magistrates.—(Cheers.) Their own rights were, however, not only involved in this matter, but the rights of the public also, and the question was whether the public should have beer and eastle—at(tehheeperlascs Amonwhere t g bey the could e brewers si it best t had and contri butednneai to the support of the society were the following; —Mann and Crossman, 20 guineas ; Elliot and Co., to guineas; Wood and Co, 10 guineas; and Mr. Thomas Harris, Hampstead-road, 10 guineas.—(Cheers.) These were the four pillars to the quadrangular structure, but there were many other smaller pillars in the interior of the temple.—(Laughter.) In asking the brewers for their support, it was not to bo forgotten that they were only asking them to do that which would be the means of maintaining themselves.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, he would urge the members of the society to do their duty; if they did not all wholesome competition would be crushed, and the beer-trade would be a matter of history and not of fact.—(Cheers.) The toast like the preceding ones was warmly re sponded to. The health of Lord Monteagle and the rest of their Parliamentary friends, and the Press, were drunk with much enthusiasm. The other toasts which followed were "the Ladies, " the Secretary," and " the Chairman," which were AN duly acknowledged. and At eight o'clock the company broke up and dispersed themselves over the grounds; , on e later ofi n the the rooms of " tript it on the light fantastic toe the tavern. _ sun g by Mr. D 6emon d ford Mr. At k inson, s, A brass band enlivened the festisvuintiesboyf the e e vdoacyali day, and some capital songs and g lees were consisting ot Mr. Seig most active and efficient toast n the ed i e g a g v s e 1 in Fa a tel de lly. a Mesta'. members of last t e t Dr A aw si a A t ir ! UL st P it E u ß ti r o o n a g M a A v N e C a E.T ri l v ' a h t e e performance eve ning of the tragedy of Macbeth ' and of 11 drama of Gwynnetli Vaughan, at their theatre al ikn L'llion s Gough street, Gray's Inn -road. Althouuh th e vaunt was defectiv e and the players nota l together p e rf e ct stage manage in their parts, th e p er f ormance on the vi hole was cre ditable to a company of aina'curq and by practice, and, perhaps, a more s- correct t e promise i that t of . their respective characters, they might a.p(l,eocna,titon thing'. In the drama, Miss Fanny ' Kingston as . Gievyleir nutli, and Mr. J. Marr as Owen, acipitted themselves very admirably, and showed that they not only pos sessed good taste, but had acquired considerable pro ficiency in the histrionic art. CHEAP PLEASURE ExCURSIONS.—To show the cheapness of railway travelling, it may be mentioned that a pleaure excursion has been set on foot to convey persons on the 20:h inst. from London Bridge to Hast ings and St. Leonard's for 55., there and back. The pas sengers are to return back on the same day, and are to have a stay allowe d them at Hastings of eight hours. THE WEATHEIL—Within the last few days a gool deal of rain has fallen over nearly all parts of the king dom, in many cases accompanying violent thunder storms. We are glad to observe, however, that no ma terial damage is in any quarter r e p orte d as having oc c urred to the growing crops. Potatoes continue to p e seut a healthful appearance, and promise to yield r ' l ar gely.—Glasgow Conatituliortal. .. 4.2 2 , mon