The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) The state of the wind and weather at the provincial ports this morning at 9 A.M : —Colchester, N.W., fine; Gosport, S., cloudy; Glasgow, W.N.W., tine; Glouces terrN.. fine; Lowestoffe, S., rain; Hull. S., cloudy; Leith, N. fine; Portsmouth, S., cloudy; Newcastle, S., el°l in l Y; Southampton, S.W., cloudy; Yarmouth, S.W., ra. LITERATURE. CONINGSBY. Fifth Edition. Mr. Colburn has just published what the adver tisements call a popular edition of Mr. Disraeli's "Coningsby," which expression savours somewhat of tautology, for "popular" and "Coningsby" are about synonymous terms. If, however, this, the fifth edi tion, is to be par excellence the popular edition, its sale must be something marvellous. Of the earlier editions,_ three were disposed of in three months; and we learn from the preface to this volume that more than 50,000 copies have been sold in the United States. Yet, after this, after the issue of four editions, " Coningsby" is out of print, a new edition has been called for, and the new edition makes its appear ance in the most attractive and acceptable shape— the three volumes condensed into one of the size of the standard novels—beautifully printed, neatly bound, and moreover adorned with an engraved por trait of the author, from an admirable likeness by Chalon. Such, and for the moderate price of six shillings, is the fifth edition of "Coningsby." To criticise a work so well known, and so gene rally admired, would just now be a work of supererogation. The impartial critic of some future period, considering the literature of our day, may, perhaps, pause to investi gate the causes of the almost unprecedented success of "Coningsby." He will, perhaps, marvel how the production of no unknown hand rising fur the first time into eminence, but the work of an author justly celebrated and generally admired, should have taken the world by surprise, and have been greeted with one universal burst of acclamation. He will marvel at this, and he will marvel yet more when he re members that this popular work was in many particulars opposed to the liberal spirit then reigning predominant with the multitude. But that critic would marvel no longer if he ex amined closely the principles of " Coningsby," and the signs of the times in which it first appeared. It was at a time when the " organized hypocrisy" of a Conservatism that conserved nothing worth conser vation was in power that this work, advocating the principles but denouncing the practice of that party, made its appearance. A caustic wit and a brilliant satire assailed the vices and exposed the errors of the politicians and placemen of the day from the pages of " Coningsby." A mirror was there held up—a cruelly truthful mirror—to partisans and red tapists of high and low degree. The effect was telling. Nor was this all. Notwithstanding the Toryism of "Coningsby"—(and it is unnecessary here to say in what and how much we differ from the political opinions of Mr. Disraeli—we speak of him now as an author, and one of the greatest authors of the present day, his political sentiments we leave for " another place")— notwithstanding the Toryism of " Co ningsby," it breathed in many instances a liberal spirit, and enunciated noble and holy sentitnents, which found a ready echo in the breasts of the impres sionable million. Apart from the beauty and the interest of its fictitious characters, there was a fresh ness and romance about " Coningsby," " political novel" though it was, peculiarly fascinating to the New Generation. But, as we have already said, it is quite unnecessary now to commend the attractions or comment upon the peculiarities of " Coningsby." To persons already unacquinted with these peculiarities let us briefly say— read the book. Here you have it offered to you in the most convenient shape, at a most moderate price. Read the book, and we pledge our word for it, you will find there abundant matter of entertainment. Whig, Tory, Radical, or even " organized hypocrite " though you be, the pe rusal of " Coningsby'' will inevitably delight you, and perhaps make you a better man. It seems that we are to have no new novel this season from Mr. Disraeli's pen, a circumstance hardly to be wondered at, when we consider his industrious attendance at the House, but a circumstance which a multitude of readers will deplore. Mr. Disraeli has, perhaps, de cided correctly—the people of Buckinghamshire must be represented, and the Protectionists have need of a leader; nevertheless the reading public, we can assure him, have as much need of his services as the people of Buckingham. However brilliant may be the orations of the leader of the Opposition, we cannot spare from the ranks of literature the author of " Vivian Grey," and more than that of " Coningsby." the world, but none so admirably adapted as New Plymouth to the support of a large and prosperous agricultural population ; and I am sure you will join with me in hoping that the attention of the emigrat ing public may soon be drawn to this fine but ne glected field for colonization." LONDON, MAY 31.—Wind S.S.W., moderate breeze, and dull cloudy weather. P ALRouTri, MAY 30.—Wind variable.—Arrd. 29th, Margaret, Osterlok, Bolivar, for Bremen. Off port, Edmund, Smith, La Guayra, and sld. for London. 1"- LY 2 4ouTR, MAY 30.—Wind N.W.— , Xrrd. 29th, Pb of Bronte, Adelaide; William Jardine, Port Philip. R ULL, MAY 30.—The Admiral of the Danish fleet took the crew of the Rob Roy steamer on board his own /ea sel, and sent on board some of his own men, with permission for the passengers to be landed at Cuxhaven. the mails were retained. PEAL MAY 30.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrd. Wilhel -1.133!na Arnold a , M u ld er , B a ta v i a for Amsterdam ; Kyle, ' u ng Buenos Ayres ; Salisbury, Young, Matanzas. Arrd. from the rivr and sld. Louisa, Pallor, Barbs does. uu, 0 Donegal, of and for Exeter, got on the Main, off ',ngsdown, this morning, but came off on the flood. VPF DOV ER , M AY 28.—Hansa, Mlrteno, Charleston for Antwerp. eu wEs.—Arrd. Jenny, Kriest, M oresby, MAY 30. Arrd. Ripon steamer, Alexandria. LtvrtiPooL, MAY 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 29th, fttriek Henry, Delano, New York; 30th, J. 0., Barnes, T rinidad ; Samuel, Barbadoes ; Constitution, Martin, Ch arleston; Robert Burton, Deccan, Philadelphia; Mon "zinna, Leavitt, St. John's, New Brunswick; Dundo :aid, Wright, di tto . Sid. 29th, Ranee, Calcutta; Lalla, *la Francisco ; Edith, Santa Martha;; William Rushton, V era Cruz; Centurion, New York; 30th, Winifred, Cal- Lucknow, Demerara; Jane, Stetten Island; Olive ranch, Boston • Lydia, Portland; Ann Hale, St. John's, Brunswick; Jessie, Quebec; Hope, Newfoundland. CI, port. Anglo-American. the Orynthia, from London to Bermuda and Gre nada, touch e d t h e groun d a t B er muda, and was surveyed lb ut had not received any injury. ' T ILL, MAY 30.—Three Danish steam ships from Copenhagen were expected off the Elbe yesterday. E' MAY 29.—51 d., Sappho, Hong-Kong, and Canto n. WEXFORD, MAY 29.—Wind S.W. Arrd., Harp, St. 15 John's, New Brunswick. ‘,.RISTOL, MAY 29.—The Mine, of Kinsale, bound to . F!eath, in coming down the river yesterday, grounded in the Cleaves, and sunk with the returning tide. BELFAST, MAY 29.—Wind S.S.W.-26th, Arrd., New York Packet, Liverpool, f or th e W est I nd i es, w i t h lo os of fore-topmast, &c., b u t w ill sa il i mme di ate l y; 48th, Victoria, Clements, St. John's, N. 8.; 29th, 4111 c „°3', Cunningham, New Orleans and Li ver p oo . et,too, Mar 29.—Wind S.-27th, Adeline Cann, Can n , St. John's, N. B.; 28th, Sld., Robert and Mar ga,ret, Q ue b ec. 29th, St. John's, N. B. LIMERICK, MAY 29.—Wind S.W. to W.-28th, Arrd., Quebec. Waring, B ar b a d oes . 29 t h, Sld., Prince Albert, Vieh ec. cittLecv.oitb, MAY 29. Wind W.-28th, Gentoo, NEWPortr, MAY 29.—Sld. Sertum, Havannab. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ATEUTGATZ AND LEADENHALL. p r i,, e lle markets were somewhat inactive to day. In t o 3 -4 no material change took place. Beef, from 2s 2d 10d, 3 , 2 ,.d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d; LAmb, 4s 8d to 5s b ' eal, 3s to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s per Blbs Y the carcase. 311.8. Y MAX/MTS. ditS,MITTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31155; Clover 1 1,° , 31 0 3 t o 41 15 s ; an d St raw , 11 6 s t o 11 ll s per u• ‘-'I3VIBERLAND Supply good, and trade very dull. Clover . Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 31 18s ; ditto, 31 Os to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 7s to d.' 2 i per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish r` ,IrI TZCIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 15s ; pfl' ov er ditto, 3/ Os to 41 16s; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ Ils 14 IQ ". Both H a y an d Str aw moved off slowly, at the Ye quotations. s MEAT MARKETS. L it otrrgALL, MAY 30.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and "Ibbs, commanded a steady sale, at fully last week's gi a ° h tati ° ll3 . Otherwise the demand was in a very slug 48.ratate, Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s to 3,, 4 ainb, 4s 81 to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s; and Pork, to 3s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. of 1 ( 3 ) : 1 !"13, MAY 30.—We had a full average amount ter tt : 6 'ness transacted here to-day, on the following b' 43 from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton , 3s to 4s 2d; " 4 3 10d to 6s;. Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d; and Pork, qq 2,4 t° 3 3 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 265; With old store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, L their small Calf, 131 to 171 103 each. Pri e ,, 4B . MAY 29.—Our market was steady at full 4,„ - -,!• Beef, f rom 31 to 4 3; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; " 1 " , 5 3 to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per 81bs. CORN AVERAGES. to r taEZERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN Inspectors " e ek ended May 24, 1849, made up made up fromthe Returns of the Per -InPed in the different Cities and Towns in Eng land and Wales I' al the PitteE 1 445 E I ' BABLZY.I OATS. 1 261 E I BEANS. 1 I YEAS. • Gd 275 8d 17s Sd Oil 1 31s 3d 32s 4d Ws E AT. bUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 0 (1 1 ZAALEIr. I OATS. I ATE. I Is 04 BEANS. I is Od PEAS . Is Od I i s Od Od E XCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sitting in Banco.) LACEY V. noGERS. In this case, which was tried before Mr. Baron Parke, CoCKBUBN moved for a rule to show cause why a Il oiv trial should not be had on the ground of misdirec ltion. It appeared that the plaintiff had been in the ser he i ce of the defendant as a footman, and that shortly after had left his service the defendant's house was brokenttt 1 1 1 9 10 , and some property abstractd, and he defenda maself attacked. The defendant e being of t opinion that , t he Perso n who had attacked him was the plaintiff, di rected a co nsta bl e to take him into custody. When the 41 2° came b e f ore a miwistrate, it was proved by a witness at at the time when b the burglary was committed, the e defe ndant was in bed with the witn ess , an d :tild not be th ere. He was therefore dismissed; prison was b rought to recover damages for false im mzent, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff for Wa s ground up on w hi c h t h e present app li cation to C u , o was, that M r. B aron P ar k e l e f t i t f or th e j ury f or whether or not t h ere were reasona bl e groun d s thatl a s P e cting the plaintiff ; whz.reas it was contended th e d o ught to ha ve put i t to t h e j ury w h et h er or not wh o had firmly b e li eve d t h at p l a i nt iff was th e man im press . ad e ntered th e h ouse; f or if h e were un d er th a t " it was maintained that the defendant could I li. held liable t o pay hi m any compensat i on. Nvoulc i LoRD CHIEF B ARON i nt i mate d th a t th e C our t Con 14 the c hin • c "ah e. nI • r Baron Parke before giving their dcci - _ _ ....................---.... 1,,,1, - STREET.--(THIS DAY.) man, . ° 112 " he , n amed Rush and ll'ucey, the former coach bet;) ta and t l atter footman, to Mr. Maple, were charged With Mr ' Hall with b e i ng d run k an d di sor d er l y , an d In assau lting the police in the execution of their dut. of -Vector Wilkinson, of the F division, stated that tah n r the P r isoners having last night set down the ladies He - e°°aPosed their arty at the Royal Italian Opera f use ' tuck ' 11 place p - with the carriage directly in ro ut or , L p a got h:y told Gust " 1 station-house in Bow-street, they were could not be allowed to stand there, but r e , on to the rank of private carriages in about 4' to the The coachman Rush was and to to drive thither, but Waccy interfered h i _ abused the policeman who had spoken to i, s ' , and ultimately struck both the constable and the til_Pector. He was taken into the station-house, but t er e 11 . i3 conduct was more violent. Ile jumped over `he.railings of the dock where he was plact‘d, and made Ittttelent attack upon the policemen on duty. It ulti ely requi re d s i x constables to remove him to the cell. 1/athe meantime the inspector observed that Rush, who s very quiet outside, was too drunk to take care of the h orses, and had hi m taken into the station-house, where he also became very violent. kr. H A LL said that offences of this ki nd amongst the servants of gentlrmen visit i 11 0 the theatres were formerly very frequent, and „ e Magistrates at length came to the resolution of with imprisonment, withishithe offenders at once vititho stn rat extent, suppressed the evil, but as the present had " r 1 the first case of the kind for a long time, he would /ao t i ns ' th_ Ki st on the imprisonment, but give them f or once fo;inanee of paying a fine• hou se drunk, an d 20 3 . for his Ho would fine Rush s s . violence in the station -203 -0, W acey 40s. for his assault on the police, and te ll :I: 4 0er th Police Act, for being runk when in at- on his carriage at the theatre. ____ NEW ZEALAND. Th e l h as etter from which the following is an extract, me den received from f January the New e nt, in Nevv Zealand, dated the 2d o ia4t • Plymouth settle a ''' Another valuable block of lan d i c l ili red from the natives, and it is gratifyinghas been il o io) ! e arn that they have expended the purch ase eatti e7 in procuring from Sydney a carg o se -100 l e e and horses. Some new settlers who ha d I„eted their land in this block were employing a bout irnbCo natives, at the rate of 2s. per day, in fe lling er and clearing, at which they are very expert d j u rn i ni other letters it appears that h e first races ha Ila a t : e°lll ° off with great eclat and much delight to the 'witness a large concourse of whom assembled .to riders the sport. The ' Native Stakes,' for native Th ere , and owners, were won by Waitera's horse. is The lately purchased here by Sir George Grey ro now in cours e of substantial repair, and will p bably be The reaetonverted into a delightful private . residence. ilt:hablitants‘s.ant,, a ct s the settlement is an increase of - ' 2 fle present European population is New 200, whilst tract s o f la n d already secured to the euit. Zealand Company .. tvation a would require for its moderate P° Pulation of from 10,000 to 12,C00. Of etneemagricultural labourers originally sent out by the ; PanY, there are not 20 who will now work for hire Il ' f . z d ays in the Week ; almost all of them have become ferweeholders,' possessing a house, some stock, and a acres of land. Nothing, indeed, but the steady fineness ~.r tit the weather saved a portion of the last ihnarvest fr rotting on the ground. Other countries degree fr om °Borne a gree particular excellence in a higher aceprolifil:ut for a land in which are found combined soil of the easiest cultivation, beautiful I‘Ly..,Pery. and a climate at once delightful and invigo , this part of New Zealand is probably un elliculti. I have, QS y op, know, seen several Palt 3 of THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, M 49 . REVOLUTION IN TYPE-MAKING. When Guttenburg first discovered the art of produc ing from one plane a continuous series of impressions of any given work, the advent of a new era was proclaimed to the world. Instead of the laborious and uncertain labours of the transcribers, there was substituted at once the easy, precise, and unerring operation of machinery. At first, as in the case of many other improvements— some of which might be instanced in our own day—the inventor himself had but limited ideas as to the nature and consequences of the new power he had created. The types from which Guttenburg and Faust originally pro duced those impressions of the Holy Scriptures, which, from their uniformity and regularity, gave rise to the accusation of sorcery and witchcraft, were something like the, woodcuts of the present day. At a somewhat later period moveable types were substituted for these wooden blocks; but the art of manufacturing moveable types has remained almost stationary since its invention in the six teenth century. The defects of the present types need not be enumerated to practical printers—the fragility, softness, and rapid deteriortion which were felt in the days of Caxton, and the early printers, are felt still more in the present day in consequence of the use of steam -presses. There is not a single newspaper or book office, in which largo impressions are required, that does not feel the disadvantage of being obliged to use a type composed of an alloy fusible at a low tem perature. All the metals possessing this property being destitute of the hardness necessary for producing the number of impressions now required, the immense and almost incalculable impetus given to human progress by the invention of typography, and the consequent diffu• sion of knowledge amongst all classes of society—even with the imperfect means we now possess —must make any improvements in this department a subjt et of the highest importance to every true friend of civilization. A machine, which promises to revolutionize the present system of typography, invented by M. Petit, after years of thought and careful experiment, was exhibited last Saturday, at the meeting of the Royal Society, and having elicited the highest approbation from the mem bers of that distinguished body, was yesterday opened to private view in Bartlett's•buildings, Holborn. The object of the invention is to perfect, by means of self acting ma chinery, printing typo of a durability almost infinite. This is effected by the use of hard metals, copper being the material ultimately adopted by the inventor after many experiments. The new process of type-making, as shown by this invention, brings this most important and intellectual department of industry into harmony with the mechanical genius and improvements of the age. In stead of the old and complicated processes by which types were formerly founded, a strip of copper wire, upon a revolving wheel, passes through a series of wheels, levers, pulleys, and cranks, of the simplest description in reality, however complicated in words; the type is struck or " punched " at the same moment that its size is ma thematically determined; and after passing two other simple machines, is ready for use. By means of a small steam-engine applied to the type-making machine 60 per minute can be struck, or 36,000 per diem. The clearness and beauty of the impression produced by the types thus produced, must delight all connoisseurs. In the new process, instead of fusing the metals and pouring into moulds to give the necessary form, the inventor of the apyrotype machine effects this by a mechanical operation at ordinary temperatures, chiefly by means of powerful pressure and the use of steel dies and matrices. The type thus produced possesses the utmost sharpness of out line and hardness, in consequence of the superiority of the metal employed, and the pressure to which it has been subjected. Of course, it is impossible, at present to say to what extent the new type will surpass that in use as regards durability; but the superiority of copper, even in its ordinary and compressed state, is admitted by practical printers to be greater than that of ordinary type, in the proportion of 100 to 1. The amount of pres sure which the copper undergoes in the apyrotype ma ehine must necessarily tend to increase this superiority. We do not propose entering into details respecting the beautiful applications of mechanical science observable in this invention of M. Petit. We can only say that after carefully inspecting the exquisitely constructed machi nery by which ho proposes to effect the object in view, that we have no hesitation in placing it among the most valuable, most important, and most desirable inventions of this present inventing age. The type can be pro duced even cheaper than under the present system. In proportion as the founts decrease in size they rise in price. A decrease in weight, under the new system, will be accompanied by a diminution in cost; and when, ulti mately, the sharpness and clearness of the type has been, by long use, deteriorated, the metal will retain an intrinsic value far above what the present composition of metals now used for printing types does in similar cases. We believe that M. Petit has, by his invention, bestowed a great benefit upon society, and brought type-making into harmony with the machinery by which impressions are Row had from types. —A dvertiser. a troop of horse, which, indeed, will (by Gcd's blessing) far more advantage the cause than two or three com panies of foot, especially if your men be honest, godly tn‘ n, which by all means I desire. I thank God for stirring up the youth to cast in their mite, which I desire may be employed to the best advantage; therefore my advice is, that you would employ your twelve-score pounds to buy pistols and saddles, and I will provide four-score horses; for 4001. more will not raise a troop of horse. As for the muskets that are bought, I think the country will take them of you. Pray raise honest, godly men, and I will have them of my regiment. As fur your officers, I leave it as God shall or bath directed to choose, and rest, " Your loving friend, " August 2nd, 1E43. " OLIVER CROMWELL." Among the many interesting episodes with which the e.litor has illustrated and enlivened this epistolary collection, one of the most attractive is the account of the siege of Lathom House, so ably defended by the Countess of Derby. " This siege of a valiant lady in her castle," says Mr. Hall, "excited universal sym pathy. It threw a solitary glow of personal interest upon a corner of the great war; it was like a scrap of old romance let into a framework of coarse, violent reality." After Lady Derby had exhausted every expedient for gaining time, and after she had indignantly rejected every proposition of surrender, Colonel Rigby, the commander of the besiegers, re solved to proceed to extremities; he collected a quan tity of powder and manufactured it into grenadoes, which he could fling upon the garrison as opportunity suited. We leave Mr. Bell to relate the stirring scenes which followed : " Having gut his materials ready, he sent a furious message to Lady Derby, summoning her peremptorily to surrender. The heroine was standing amongst her soldiers when this message was delivered. Receiving the paper on which it was written from the hands of the envoy, she tore it up, and exclaimed that the proper reward for Rigby would be to be hanged at her gates. ' Tell that insolent rebel,' she continued, 'he shall neither have person, goods, nor house; when our strength and provisions are spent, we shall find a fire more mer ciful than Rigby's, and then, if the providence of God prevent it not, my goods and house shall burn in his sight ; and myself, children, and soldiers, rather than fall into his hands, will seal our religion and loyalty in the same flame.' Apprehending, from the determined spirit of this answer, that Rigby would immediately open a fire upon the castle, her Ladyship, whose valour was quite equal to her eloquent expression of it, resolved to be beforehand with him; and, at four o'clock the next morning, her soldiers issued out of the eastern gate upon tne desperate design of endeavouring to secure the ditch and rampart. It was a choice of deaths. The cry amongst them was, We must either kill or be killed.' The horror of the crisis inspired them with a courage and devotion beyond all ordinary calculation. There was one mortar-piece which had raked them piteously, and which they feared more than all the rest of the enemy's guns. From its dreadful mouth issued those flaming grenadoes which, tumbling in showers of fire upon the heads of the beleagured garrison, produced the most terrible results. The first thing they did was to make for the trench where this mortar•piece lay guarded by fifty soldiers. After a quarter of an hour's fighting, they won the sconce, gained the rampart, levy led the ditch, and drawing up the iron monster by ropes, dragged it into the house. Having accomplished their object, they looked down upon Rigby with scorn. It was a jubilee to witness the mad glee with which the poor soldiers danced round this fearful trophy when they had got it safely within doors, and saw it lying dumb and harmless at their feet. The historian of the siege says, Now (exulting over the mortar) neither ditches nor aught else troubled our soldiers; their grand terror, the mortar-piece, which had frightened them from their meat and sleep, lying, like a dead lion, quietly among them; every one had his eye and his foot upon it, shout ing and rejoicing as merrily as they used to do with their ale and bagpipes. Indeed, every one had this estimation of the service, that the main work had been done, and that what was yet behind was a mere pastime.' " _ And they were right, for the siege was shortly after wards abandoned. The specimens we have given will be sufficient to show the interesting and im portant nature of this work. It is embellished with engraved portraits of the Earl of Essex, Lenthall, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir W. W a ll er . and a full-length representation of Oliver Cromwell, taken from a rare allegorical print by Faithorne, entitled " The emblem of England's distractions, as also of her attained and further expected freedom and happi ness, per ii. M. 1658." This portrait, which has been beautiiully engraved by Jos. Brown, represents the Protector in complete armour, crowned with laurel, holding in his right hand a drawn sword, bearing on its blade three crowns; his left holds forth an open volume, we presume a Bible. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.—Last evening Mr. Staite again exhibited to the public generally, the unrivalled brilliance of the new light. His apparatus for this occasion was carried to the summit of one of the piers of Hungerford Suspension-bridge, that, namely, on the Middlesex shore, and thence he threw the radiance of his magnificent discovery now along the bridge to the multitudes that watched from the Surrey shore the effects of the illumination, now upon the buildings which form Hungerford-market, and now upon the water front of Somerset-house, and upon Waterloo-bridge and the steamers passing up the river ; but a herever it lighted, the beam dazzled the beholder, whilst it discovered to those who controlled it the minute characteristics both of dress and of architecture. The power of the light, however, is well knowr, and to those who wieh ocular demonstration, an opportunity will be afforded at the same place during the remainder of the week. But what is interesting to all who desire the progress of scientific discovery, and the application of it to the uses of society is, that Mr. Staite has been most successful in effecting and maintaining the relative adjustment of the two points, or opposite poles, which occasion the luminosity. This has been one grand desideratum, which we believe he has attained through means of the electric current itself, so that it is self-acting, and by apparatus even more economical of mechanic contrivance than we last night had the opportunity of witnessing. His efforts are now turned towards making his discovery economi cally applicable, and they have hitherto been most suc cessful. It may be interestin g to those who saw the brilliance of his light last night, collected as it was into one focus by a reflector thrown behind, to know that the power of:it is estimated at 750 candles. His apparatus constructed for domestic use gives a light equal to from eight to forty candles, with this singular advantage, that the blaze can be produced and retained under an air-tight glass shade, so as to prevent the possibility of ignition. MURDEROUS ATTACK UPON A MAIL GUARD. — Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, a most savage attack upon the guard of the mail-cart which is dis patched at midnight from Biggleswade to Ware was made by two men, about two miles from the town of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. From the accounts of the occurrence which have reached the Post-office in St. Martin's lc-Grand, it appears that, at this lonely point of the cross-road, Morris (the guard) observed two men rush up to the cart, the one to the head of the animal he was driving, and the other to the body of the mail cart. In an instant he felt the reins torn from his band, while the ruffian grasped his throat and dragged him out of the vehicle. In order to protect the letter bags with which he was entrusted, he made a desperate effort to free himself, s o that he might regain possession o f t h e ma i l cart and its con tents; but the villains, no d ou b t ant i c i pat i ng his object, rushed upon him with re d ou b led f ury , b es ting him unmercifully, and endeav our i ng to ro b hi m; they tore open his pockets and rifl e d t h em , without, however, finding any booty. In the meant i me the horse, finding himself at liberty, bolted, and rushing forward, could not be stopped until it had nearly reached Barnet, where the bags were found quite safe. Some parties frees a distance having witnessed the flight of the animal by the mo t n moonlight, and fancying th a t s om e thi ng was wrong, mostthey d went iseh i l n e d ssetaartcohof near the the sguard,pot wherewh o the es attackfo und wasintt themselv es th h er n o g bb p e r r e s vio fi o n s t i l y in m g ede of A ta() About foiledfou r in their a m t ad tem e, pt, having ago an attack was made upon a mail-guard not far from the same spot, when the robbers obtained 14s. from the pockets of the party they attacked. Every e'eertion is being made by the authorities to trace the villains. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG FEMALE.— Yesterday Mr. Wakley, jun., held an inquest at the Lord Hill, North Wharf-road, Paddington, on Margar e t Fitzgerald, a dressmaker, aged 2 4. Mrs.i Charlotte Gordon stated that deceased, who assisted her in the millinery business, left her residence, No. 17, North street, Lisson-grove, to visit some friends in Queen street, Edgeware-road, on Friday evening. She did not hear of her afterwards until the following day, when she heard that she had been killed near Maida-hill. Constable Moriarty, 191 D, was on duty at m a i da _ hill between eight and nine o'clock on Saturday morning, when he observed a cab, with deceased in it, turning into Edgewarc-road. She was disputing with the cab man about the fare. The latter complained that he was driving her about all the morning, and that she would neither pay him nor say where she lived. He then drove on, and in a few minutes afterwards witness heard a scream, and looking towards Maida-bill saw deceased lying on the road, while the cab drove on. When he went up to deceased she was quite insen sible. He stopped the cab and had her removed to Dr. Greenwood's. The driver's badge was numbered 462, and his cab 2,948. Coroner—Where is the cab man? Southern, the summoning officer---I could not get his address, as the badgeeoffice was closed on Saturday and Monday. Dr. Stevenson :attended deceased the moment she was picked up. She was insensible and speechless. She never rallied, and died at half-past three on Saturday afternoon. He examined the body after death. Inside and below the left knee and above and below the left ear there were wounds ; there was a large fracture of the skull, which produced effusion of the blood on the brain, and that caused death. How those wounds were inflicted be could not say. After some discussion between the coroner, the jury, and the fair gds of deceased, the inquiry was adjourned to enable the peliee to produce the cabman. THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—On or about the 20th of June is the period spoken of as a probable time when the floating of the tube may be expected to come off. A party of jack tars from the Sailors Home, Liverpool, have reached the locality, and are barracked on the banks of the Menai, and these will be under the direc tion of Captain Claxton, to whom the arduous task of floating the tubes has been confided. The scientific world looks forward tb this grand operation with much interest, not unmixed with anxiety, but yet with confi dence; and it is expected that numbers will personally satisfy themselves of the success of this certainly Her cUlean teek.—Worth Wales Chronicle. RAIL WA Y INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. The following is a list of such Railway Bills (twenty in number) as hare passed through the Select Com• mittens of the House up to the present period:— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (Abandonment of part of Line, and Extension to London and North- Western). Caledonian (Lease or Purchase of Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and of Wishaw and Coltness). Chester and Holyhead (Increase of Capital). Cockermouth and Workington (Branches). East Anglian (Extension of time for making Ely and Huntingdon). Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wilsontown, Morning side, and Coltness amalgamation. Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch and Deviations). Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, and Ardrossan Harbour Acts Amendment. Lancashiro and Yorkshire and London and North- Western (Transfer of interest in Preston and Wyre Harbour). Lancaster and Preston (Junction with East Lan cashire). Leeds and Thirsk (power to guarantee interest on shares). _ _ London and Blackwall (Amendment and extension of time). London and South-Western (extension of time for making Basingstoke and Salisbury and Farnham and Alton lines). Newcastle and Carlisle (Alteration of and Branch from Alston Branch). Shrewsbury and Chester (Branches and power to subscribe to Shrewsbury and Hereford). Stockton and Darlington (Alterations, &c.). Windsor, Staines, and South-Western (Richmond to Windsor Extension). York and North Midland (Deviations and Aban donments). York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Barmoor and Aln mouth New Branches), and Lease and Amalgamation of Maryport and Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle Railways. The following measures, nine in number, and chiefly for " amalgamations," have been " withdrawn" since their introduction into Parliament:— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (Power to Sell to London and North-Western). Caledonian (Lease of Dundee and Perth and Scottish Midland Lines). Eastern Counties and Newmarket Amalgamation. Edinburgh and Northern (B and C Bills). Great Indian Peninsular. North Staffordshire (Amendment of Acts). Reading, Guildford, and Reigate (Branch to London and South- Western). South-Eastern (kemoval of Restriction to Opening Tunbridge and Hastings Lines). Stockton and Darlington (Amalgamation with York, Newcastle, and Berwick). The Royal Assent has been given to two, namely— EdinkOtrgh and Northern (Additional Capital and Amendment of Acts). North-Western (Extension of Lancaster Branch, A bandonn ent of Williamsland Branch, and Extension of Time for Purchase of Land and Construction of Works). DEPARTURES and ALTERATIONS in the FOREIGN and COLONIAL MAILS for JUNE. The following are the dates on which the Foreign and Colonial Afails will be made up at the General Post office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, during the month of June, and when the return packets will be due at Southamp ton, Liverpool, and Falmouth:— British North America and the United States, on the evening of the Ist (to-morrow), to be forwarded by the Cambria steamer, via Liverpool, Halifax, and New York; on the evening of the Bth to Boston, by the America; on the evening of the 15th, by the Hibernia, to New York; on the evening of the 22d, by the Caledonia, to Boston; and the evening of the 29th, by the Niagara steamer, to New York. Next packets due on the 6th from Boston, 14th from New York, 20th from Boston, and 28th from New York, at Liverpool. West Indies, &c.—To the British and Foreign Colo nies in the West Indies (except Honduras, Nassau, Ber muda and the Havannah), Venezuela, and Jacmel on the morning of Saturday the 2d, by the Great Western steamer, vie/ Southampton, and evening of the 16th; Bermuda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah on the morning of the 2d only. Madeira, Grey Town (San Juan de Nicaragua), New Grenada, Chili, and Peru, on the evening of the 16th only. Next packets due on the 7th and 22d at Southampton. Madeira, Brasil, and Buenos Ayres on the evening of the 4th by her Majesty's brig Swift, via Falmouth. Next packets due her Majesty's brig Express (over due), and her Majesty's brig Crane on the 115 th at Falmouth. The Mediterranean, Malta, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, on the evenings of the 7th and 25th by the fortnightly overland closed mail, via Marseilles. Due on the 3d and 23d, via France. Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mauritius, India, &c., on the morning of the 20th, by the Oriental Steam Company's packet, via Southampton, due on the 28th at Southampton. Peninsular, &c., Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mornings of the 7th, 18th, and 27th, by the Peninsular steam packets, via Southampton; due on the sth, 15th, and 25th at Southampton. Sydney, Now South \Vales, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, by ship letter bags, as the ♦essels may mil Irtm Gravesend and other ports. N.l3•—Newspapers must all be pre-paid ld. to these colonies. Franco, and countries through France, twice daily (morning and evening. except Sundays), by steam packets, via Dover and Calais; due daily. Belgium, and countries through Belgium (liamburgh, Prussia, Russia, Turkey, Moldavia, Wallachia, &c.) daily, in the evening (except Sunday), via Dover and Ostend; due daily. Holism], &e.—Wednesday and Saturday mornings; due Mondays and Thursdays. fiainburgh, &c.—Tuesday and Friday evenings; due Tuesdays and Saturdays; by the General Steam Naviga tion Company's packets, via the Thames. Mails will be made up for Madeira, the Cape de Verde Islands, Portendic, Sierra Leone, and the Island of Ascension, on the en ning of the 4th, to be forwarded by her Majesty's steam sloop Reynard, appointed to sail trom Devonport on the morning of the sth of J une . Newspapers to Madeira, &c. 2d; sierra Leone and Ascen sion free. RACES TO Hungerford 1 Ascot Hampton l3 Beverley, Hull, & E. IL 13 Newton Knighton l5 Carlisle Newmarket 3 Liverpool ll Ox ford lB AUG COME, 1849. Presteign l9 Bibury 2O Stockbridge 2l Newcastle Winchester 2B Salisbury 2B Brighton 1 Ripon Chelmsford ~ . Derby Lincoln Wolverhampton l3 Canterbury l6 Lancaster Go2dwood Ludlow SEPTE: Warwick Lichfield Weymouth Doncaster Leicester ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL. The anniversary festival of this institution was held yesterday at the London Tavern, the Lord Mayor in the chair. A eery large party sat down to a most excellent dinner shortly after six o'clock. Among the company present wo observed the Earl Wal degrave, the Marquis of Thomond, Lord Byron, Admiral Sir J. Ommanney, Admiral Bowles, Ad miral Sir C. Malcolm, Captain Aldridge, Captain Sweny, Captain Milne, Si r W. S ymonds, S. B. Carr, Esq., J. Wilson, Esq., I'. Legh, Esq., H. Mandeville, Esq., the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, the Rev. J. Chambers, head master of the school, &c. The LORD MAYOR, who made a very forcible appeal in behalf of the school, observed that he should be l:appy to present a donation to its funds, but desiring to stimulate in a right direction the energies of tbe youth ful mind, he hoped the council would allow him to give a silver medal to commemorate the honour conferred upon him in his being selected for the president of this year's festival. The proposal was most warmly wel comed. OCTO: Newmarket Sec. 0ct.... 8 Newmarket Houghton.. 22 Huntingdon 2l York Great Yarmouth 2B Radcliffe Egham 29 Lothians Club 3O Bedford Manchester 2O Newmarket First Oct 25 Wrexham Walsall , BER. 1 Worcester NOVEMBER. Yorkshire Union Hunt .5 IRISH RACES TO COME, 1849. Carragh June 26 I Curragh Sept. 4 The Heath July 3 Curragh Oct. 16 Down Corporation July 24 FESTIVITIES AT TILE TURKISH EMD ASST.-111S Excellency the Turkish Ambassador gave a grand di plomatic entertainment last evening at the residence of the embassy in Bryanston-square. The following Mi nisters honoured his Excellency with their company on the occasion:—His Excellency Baron Brunnow, his Ex cellency General Prince Castelcicala, his Excellency Count Colloredo, his Excellency Mr. George Bancroft, his Excellency Baron de Cetto, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Excellency Monsieur le Commandeur Marques de Lisboa, his Excellency Count de Reventlow, his Excellency Count Kielmansegge, his Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, his Excellency Viscount de Moncorvo, his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, his Excel lency Baron Rehausen, his Excellency M. J. J. Osma, Colonel Sir Edward Cust, and M. De Berg, First Secre tarythe of the Russian Legation. The banquet was of his most superb description. Later in the evening, the Ex cellency gave a grand ball, which was hono ured presence of nearly 300 members of the aristocracy and fashionable world. THE CONDE DE MONTEMOLIN.-With reference to the truth or falsehood of the stat ement mcontained in an a rticle which appeared in the . ,es of yesterday, re • specting the intended marriage 7 o; the _Conde de Monte molin, we a bstain at this mom ent from giving any opinion. But we are in a position to state that the Prince left his house in Harley-street yesterday morn ing, at half-past eight o'clock, and had not returned at endwiduit;h that none of his advisers now i n London have the slig htest slightest knowledge of the rumoured alliance, or of the present residence of the Prince, —Morning Post. SINGULAR DEATH OF A Tnier.—About half past one o'clock this morning a man, whose name is unknown, entered the first floor of the house occupied by Mr. Jenkins, No. 4, Nassau -street, Soho, by climbing up the water-spout. Mr. Jenkins, who was in bed in the ad joining room, was awakened by hearing the thief pack ing op some silver plate, and on entering the room where the thief was, the latter jumped from the window, with the intention of escaping by the projection over the door. Unfortunately, he missed his footing, and fell with great force on to the area railings, where he was completely impaled. He, however, managed to extricate himself; and ran as far as Hay's-court, where he was taken by police-constable M'Bean, 182 C, who, observing blood flowing from the man's person, conveyed him to the Charing-cross Hospital, where he died in about an hour after his admittance. Sir William and Lady Tuyll and the Baroness Von. Carpel!an, were among the passengers that left Blackwell yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's mail stem-ship Ocean, fur got terdAm From the report of the society, which was dis tributed to the company present, it appeared that the council had been enabled to carry on the school during the past year without encroaching upon the invested capital ; an d th a t , b y t h e o b servance of the strictest economy, th e expen di ture h ad b een brought within the receipts. The expenditure had been consi derably diminished, but, on the other hand, the receipts had also proportionately decreased, the balance at the end of last year being leo/. Bs. sd. A very handsome subscription-list was announced in the course of the evening exceeding 5001., in addition to her Majesty's contribution of 1001 The list included the names of the Marquis of Tho mond, &c., Lieutenant-Colonel Petit, 52/. 10s.; Earl Howe, 101.; the Rev. Lord De Saumarez, 51.; Admiral Sir C. Ogle, 101.; Admiral Sir G. Seymour, 10/.; Ad miral Lysaght, 2/. ; Admiral Bowles, 5/ ; Captain Sir B. Walker, 5/.; the Lord Mayor, 251; Rev. J. H. Fisk, 20/. 101.; the Master of the Temple, 51; Mr. Neill Mal.. colm (four nomination debentures), 100/. Some of the smaller contributions elicited much applause, owing to the impression that they came from men whose love for the serviee induced them to be frugal in order to render this aid ; one officer sent " a day's pay." Several gentlemen rose when the health of " the former pupils" was drunk;, and it was said that three of these gentlemen had taken first-class honours at Cam bridge, and a fourth had taken honours at Oxford ; two pupils of the school also passed out first this year in the examination for marine cadetships, and another took the first mathematical scholarship in King's Col lege, London. As may be supposed, on such an occa sion, in the heart of the City, and with the Lord Mayor in the chair, due place was given among the toasts to " The Corporation of London ;" and Sir C. Malcolm, in calling on Mr. Wood, the chairman of the finance committee, to speak to the toast, expressed his hope that the school would some day be laid under particular obligations to him in his official capacity. The business of the evening was enlivened by the vocal performances of Miss Thornton, who, by the very admirable manner in which she sang one of her songs, " The Cavalier," elicited the greatest applause; Miss Henderson, and Messrs. Jolly, Machin, and Young. The whole entertainment was well conducted. Mr. Higgs, as toastmaster, was attentive and efficient. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. have just taken up your paper, and have no hesitation in saying that the account which you have given of this day's Hop Market, or more espe cially the account of the plantations, is quite incorrect. As I was there late last night, and also this morning, and it is admitted by every one who knew any thing of the matter, that they never saw so severe an attack of the fly for many years. I do not mean to state how many there might have been on a leaf, but the gentle man who accompanied me had no difficulty of finding at least fifty on a leaf, and on many greater num bers, and this on every ground we went into for many miles around Seven o,:ks; and from what we could learn, every place was alike. I should not have troubled you with this note, were I not persuaded that such reports as these are calcu lated much to injure you as a proprietor of a paper, us well as very much calculated to deceive the public. I remain, yours respectfully, RD. HOOKE. 75, Shoe-lane, May 30, 1849. EXECUTION AT PERTH. The execution of John Kellocher, who was convicted at la-t Circuit Court of the murder of Janet Anderson, an old woman residing at Buttergask, near Blackford, took place yesterday morning at a few minutes past eight o'clock. The erection of the scaffold was com menced at an early hour on Monday, and throughout the day w as an object of much interest to the inhabit ants, who, up to a late hour, continued to throng the open space at the south end of thegaol, and wa'ched with much pa'ience the progress of the work. Next morning by 7 o'clock a large crowd had again assembled, and at a quarter past that hour the company of the 93d Regi ment, now stationed in the barracks, took up a position within a semicircular line of palisades in front of the drop: and at the same time the high constables, the city police, and a strong body of the county constabulary, likewise arrived on the ground. By eight o'clock the crowd at greatly increased, although not to the extent anticipated, as there could not have been more than 5,000 present at the most. At exactly five minutes past eight the prisoner, accompanied by two priests, the Rev. Messrs. M'Cory and M'Kay, one on each side, made his appearance above the wall of the gaol, followed by the magistrates of the city, the Dean of Guild, the chaplain of the prison, and one or two others. On com ing forward on the platform, the prisoner and his spiri• tual guides knelt down and engaged in a brief prayer. On rising the Rev. Mr. Mae.) , read the service for the dying, and immediately retiring, the executioner stepped forward and pulled the cap over Kellocher's face. On coming upon the scaffold, the prisoner walked forward wilt a firm step, and with the exception of the ashy paleness of his features, gave no indication of fear. During the reading of the service he repeatedly lifted his hand as if in the act of earnest devotion. On being left alone, however, he trembled slightly, and continued to hold the signal for about two minutes ere he allowed it to drop. At last it fell, and the strong man, after a few convulsive struggles, hung a motionless corpse. At nine o'clock the body was taken down and put into a coffin, and soon afterwards interred. Kellocher was a native of Ireland, and from the county of Clare. Ile was a stout man, twenty-seven years of age. After his sentence, and up to only a few days ago, his mind appeared to be little under the influence of re ligious impressions. It is true, indeed, that he joined with Mr. M'Cory in religious exercises with much ap parent devotion, but all that time he freely gave way to sudden bursts of passion directed against the jury and judges who tried and condemned him, insisting bitterly on justice not having been done to him. At last, how ever, on being convinced that his sentence would cer tainly be carried into effect, a marked change in his con duct took place. Throughout he took his meals regu larly, and slept well, and on Monday night he gratified the authorities by making an ample confession of his guilt, exonerating the witnesses in reference to all that they had said on his trial, acknowledging the justice of his sentence, and expressing his contrition for his awful crime. On the morning of his execution, Messrs. M'Cory and M'Kay were in attendance in his cell by five o'clock, but early as the hour was they were antici pated by Mr. Milner, civil engineer, and of the same faith, who had been unremitting in his attentions to the prisoner all along —Scotsman of Wednesday. A VIEW OF EPSOM DOWNS ON THE DERBY DAY. (From Punch.) MR. PIPS HIS DIARY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1849. (Derby Day).— To Epsom Downs to the Races, this being the D a y of the Great Derby Race, f or akes to the Value of 6,7001.—1 n a Barouche, with a Party of four Friends, over Vauxhall bridge, and through Clapham, Tooting, Mitcham, Sutton, and Banstead, and so on to the Downs, and very merry we were, the Day being glorious, and we carrying Hampers with store of cold Meats and every other Thing needful for a brave Lunch, whereof the Forethought do always raise a Company's Spirits. The Windows and House Fronts crowded all the Way with young and old, and School boys mounted on Walls and Gates, and they and the Ur chins in the Street cheering with all their Might, as though we were going to the Races for their Amuse ment. But what did most delight me was the Number of pretty Damsels, with their smart Dresses and smil ing Faces conic out to look at us, or peeping behind Blinds and Curtains, all in high Glee, as if they were glad that we were taking our Pleasure, and very happy they looked, and it is certain that good Hu mour do wonderfully heighten Beauty. The Road very beautiful too, through Trees and Orchards, and the Sun shining through the tender Leaves and on the Horse-Chestnut Blossoms, and could not tell whether they looked brighter or the Lasses. So we on, with Mirth and pleasant Discourse, till into the Ruck, which is the Jam of Carriages caused by the Stoppage at the Turnpike, but less tedious than formerly by Reason of the Railway. Across the Course to the Hill, the Admission cost us IL, and there took our Stand to behold the Race. Good lack ! what a Crowd of People collected to see which out of six-and-twenty Horses should run the fastest, and what a Medley of Vans, Omnibuses, and Taxed Carts on either Side of the Course, with the People in front of them, and the Grand Stand crowded with Heads, plenty as Blackberries, and seeming, indeed, with their Flats on, !hie a huge Mass of them. A Throng of Carriages about us, mostly four-in-hand Coaches, whereon young handsome rakish-looking Gallants with Moustaches and Cigars. Here and there, in open vehicles, Ladies in lilac and blue Dresses, and pink Bonnets, and gay Ribbons, all Manner of Colours, which with the parti-coloured Flags flying over the Booths did look mighty lively. Presently a Bell rung and the Course cleared, but then to see an unlucky Dog running to get out, and the Mob yelling at him, and the poor Dog in his Fright rushing straight on like mad ! Then the Horses with the Jockies on them in their brave Colours prancing up and down before the Grand Stand, to show their Paces to the folks in the Betting Ring. At last, they taken to the Post, and so started with much Cheering, and came round Tot tenham Corner, seeming to take the Thing quite easy ; but presently away in good earnest, and then to see at what a Rate they flew. The chief Struggle between the Flying Dutchman and Hotspur, and I could hardly tell w h e th er Y e ll ow -C ap or Purple-Cap was the foremost, but Yellow-Cap did win by half a Length, albeit Hotspur did battle it with him bravely. The Winner declared by his Number, h ung out in - Front of the Grand Stand, and it did surprise me to behold the Flock of Carrier Pigeons sent up to bear away the News. The run in three Minutes, and all the Attraction over, but to think of the Money lost and won in that little Time. My Lord Eglington and the Public, as I hear, do gain much, and the Ring do lose, which I am glad of, for I do esteem true Sportsmen ; but those Knaves with their Cant Language and roguish Tricks are a Disgrace to the Turf. After the Race, to Lunch, which did greatly relish b ; but th e Gi psy W omen and Children did c ome and as well as Morsels out of our Pl a t es , in the Mid s t o f all the L Money, and theye g got plenty of b o th- ; b u t Luxury it wa s a s o rry si g ht. Then abo u t th e Course to see the C om p an y a nd th e so , flinging a t Snuff-boxes, .d and seize the Thi m bl e -Ri g , b u t o f the last I saw none, onlyme Hazard, b u t th e P olice co and a t break Roulette several and of the T a bl es, and take away the St a k es . G rea t Sport returning Home,with th playinge Shouting f or th e on Horns, Winner, a n d trumpetting rns,andbandyng Jokes, but all i n t h e best liumnur . and methinks s I do spy Improvem en t i n the People's Manners. ing all Sorts and C on di t i ons of Persons, great ead al' sma ll, joining i n S port and Frolic, made me com pare our own Country with f ore i gn Nations, and as much as some of them may talk of their Fraternity, I doubt me if any of them could show such a Case of it as the Derby. MURDERERS IN EMBRYO.-A female of anything but prepossessing appearance, and Nho gave the n ame of Ann Christian, was yesterday brought before Mr. Maude, at the Borough Court, charged with stabbing a boatman named Thomas Brierley with a knife, thereby disabling him and inflicting other injuries. The parties, we ought to state, cohabit together, and on Monday evening had a quarrel, when the woman caught hold of a table. knife, and stabbed her paramour in the chest. A struggle then e n sue d, t h e wou nded man trying to deprive the woman of her weapon, when she drew it throu g h hi s h an d , an d near l y severe d his wrist. Mr. Berwick reminded Mr. Maude that the prisoner was tho sam e we man w h ose depositions he (the ma gistrate) had had ccca,ion to take some shun time ago at the Rept' Infirmary, in consequence of the dangerous state in whi c h s h e l ay f rom wounds inflicted upon her by the very man whom she had stabbed, so that it appeared the tables were turned, and she had been the aggressor. Mr. Maude read both parti es a l ecture on t h e i r savage brutality, which he intimated wou ld p ro b a bly h ave a b loody ter mination one time or another, and he fined the female 405., committing her in default of payment for two mouth „ —Manchester Courier, HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA. " In previous volumes," says the editor of Knight's admirable series of Shilling Volumes, " we have given a full account of the elephant,' 'the horse,' and the dog;' the importance of these animals in the service of man, end the interest attached to the account of them, justified, as we thought, the devotion of a volume to each. To the history of the 'Monkey Tribe ' we have also given a volume ; and we now propose, in as short a compass as possible, to complete a Sketch of the History of the Maminalia:" This " sketch" occu pies six of the little shilling volumes, and no wonder, when we consider the vast multitude of which it treats. To give an idea of the contents of this work we can not do better than enumerate the subjects to which each volume relates. Vol. I. describes to us the important " family" of Felidte (or cat tribe) ranging from the lion to the lynx, the "family" of Ursidm, in which v‘e count no less than twelve kinds of bears, &c., and the " order" Marsupialia, which treats of opossums, kangaroos, and other creatures of their kind. Vol. 11. tells of wolves, hymns, weasels, hedgehogs, and bats, and the other members of their several " families" and "orders." Vol. 111., after de scribing the hippopotamus and the rest of his order," the peccary hog, and others of the " family" of Suidm, treats of the " extinct fossil species," the mastodon, &c., and then introduces us to a different race again divided into " families"—the porpoise fa mily, the whale family, and the seal family. Vol. IV., includes the order " Rodentia," (gnawing), of which are squirrels, rats, mice, beavers, &c., and the several " families" of the porcupine, chinchilla, paca, and hare; the order "Edentate," in which are the sloth, and the ant-eater. Vols. V. and VI., com prise the Ruminative order from the camel down wards ; from this summary the comprehensive nature of the work will be seen. Its very great attractions as a book for the young may be surmised from the fact of its containing not far short of a thousand engravings, representing the various animals and scenes described in the letterpress; for example, on one page, we see a representation of a tiger springing upon a buffalo, and in another a specimen of ancient Egyptian ploughing. This work, which abounds in anecdotes and interesting descriptions, is of course designed for readers of all ages, but its pictorial contents render it, in our opinion, an inestimable treasure for the young—even for the denizens of the nursery to whom the alphabet is unknown. MEMORIALS OF THE CIVIL WAR. Edited by Robert Bell. 2 Vols. From sundry references occurring in these vo lumes, and in the recently published work of Eliot Warburton, it would seem that Mr. Bentley must be in possession of a perfect treasury of manuscripts. The future historian of the Civil War will find more abundant sources of information in New Bur- lington-street than in the British Museum, and very valuable and right welcome will these documents be to that future historian. In waiting for his advent, however, it is not fit that matters of such national interest should be wholly withheld from the public. So thinks Mr. Bentley, and, accordingly, he gives us at intervals some specimens of these precious memorials. Eliot Warburton borrowed largely from that collection in his " Memoirs , of Prince Rupert," and in the two volumes now before us Mr. Robert Bell, the talented biographer of Can• ning, introduces to our notice a variety of interesting epistles illustrative of the stirring period of the Civil \Var. The valuable characteristics of this collection are best described in the words of the editor. "These volumes," he tells us, "Embrace the period of the Civil War and the Restoration, and contain a mass of original Letters from nearly all the famous men who were actively engaged in the struggle—the Fairfaxes, Cromwell, Fleetwood, David Leslie, Hugh Peters, Hammond, Hutchinson, Bucking ham, and many others. Crowded with minute details and individual experiences, they bring us closer to the actual vicissitudes of the flying campaigns—from the hoisting of the Royal standard at Nottingham, to the imprisonment of the Ring at Carisbrook—than any previous publication. Written for the most part on the instant, under the walls of besieged towns, in the Com mittee-rooms of the House of Commons, on the field of battle, or in the midst of councils of war, they are dis tinguished by a freshness and freedom seldom found in documents of a more formal and elaborate character. In some cases—such as Rushworth's account of the forcible entry of the London Apprentices into the House of Commons—these letters afford circumstantial relations of particular facts which have not hitherto been so com pletely described ; and in other instances they reveal secret opinions and feelings which exercised an important influence anon the conduct of public men. Fairfax's share in the Restoration is here, for the first time, dis closed in full. The Correspondence also incidentally illustrates the Personal History and Social Life of the times." These " Memorials" form an interesting appendage to Mr. Warburton's admir a ble " Memoirs." Mr. Robert Bell is far less loyal in his predilections than the above-mentioned writer. He does not scruple to denounce the tyrannous ambition and the vacillating cowardice of the unhappy King. Some original letters of Oliver Cromwell's in this collection will be read with interest. That sagacious foresight which afterwards exercised such a beneficial influence o n the destinies of the Commonwealth is visible in these compositions, ride the following, as Mr. Bell calls it, "curious relic in Cromwell's hand writing, urging the youth of Huntingdon to contri bute muscles and money to the common cause :"- COLONEL CROMWELL ' S LETTER TO THE BACHELORS AND MAIDS, 2ND AUGUST, 1643, FROM HUNTINGDON. " Sir,—l understand by these gentlemen the good affections of your young men and maids, for which God is to be praised. I approve of the business, only I desire to advise you that your foot company may be turned into SOCIETY OF ARTS. The sixteenth and last ordinary meeting of the Society of Arts for illustration, in the present or ninety-fifth session, was held yesterday evening at the Society's house, and was attended by an unusually large number of members and visitors. The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and confirmed, and the usual routine business of balloting for members commenced, Mr. E. W. SIEMENS, of Berlin, explained the con struction and operation of an electric telegraph, pro ceeding upon an entirely new arrangement, the working of which, as evidenced by a very beautiful instrument, was satisfactory in the extreme. The galvanic current is made to traverse a coil of wire surrounding a horse slice magnet in the usual way, between the poles of which is placed a steel bar, revolving upon a fixed pivot. The oscillations of the bar, when actuated by the moving force of magnetism generated by the circulation around the magnet of the galvanic current, are made to act upon a cogged wheel, which is liberated tooth by tooth. The resulting movement is adapted to the peculiar com bination of the instrument by means generally similar to those employed in other systems. There are, how ever, a' me new arrangements introduced in this, which impart a property to the instrument pecu liar to itself, or at any rate distinguishing it from many. It is now clearly understood that in the vibrating needle of Wheatstone, the current does not cease to act with sufficient abruptness, and the result is that the needle continues to vibrate for a longer in terim than it ought, thereby vitiating the certainty of the indications. In Brett and Little's telegraph this source of error has been cut off, and the one yesterday brought before the society also claims to be free from it. The mode in which this end has been attained is by causing the current to be wholly broken off by destroy ing the circuit, before the stroke of the bar is completed, which is performed by the action of the apparatus. The letters of the alphabet are arranged on keys round a circular dial-plate, and upon pressing any of them down the needle stops at the adjoining point on both instru ments. A telegraph on this principle has been in full work for the last two years and a half between Frankfort and Berlin, and between Cologne and Berlin, during which time the debates at Frankfort have constantly been published at Berlin by its instrumentality Mr. A. DurfN read a paper, and accompanied it by experiments, on the application of electricity to prevent the explosion of steam-engine boilers. The object of the paper was to show that temperature was a better indi cation than pressure, exhibited in pounds per square inch on a scale, of the elasticity of steam in the boiler; and that for that purpose it might be substituted with advantage, the temperature for each boiler to be deter mined by experiments. The thanks of the society were voted to the authors of both papers, and the session closed. THE SOUTH JUNCTION AND ALTRINCIIAM RAIL wAr.—Mr. Brogden, the contractor for the permanent way of the Altrincham section of this line, having just completed his contract, there was an experimental trip over the line on Monday last. The train, which con sisted of three carriages—one occupied by the Stretford band of music, and the others by Mr. Kirkman, the secretary of the company, Mr. Hembero, the resident engineer, and Mr. Lycett, the solicitor, with several railway engineers and contracting friends of Mr. Brog den—left Castlefield at twelve o'clock, and arrived at Altrincham in half an hour. The party walked from the station there, preceded by the band of music, to the Unicorn Inn, Altrincham, where they partook of lunch. After visiting Rosthern, they returned to the inn to dine at four o'clock, and came back to Manchester by train about ten o'clock. The line appeared to be in good order—the train running smoothly, and without exces sive oscillation. The parts of the works on the line not yet completed are in a state of forwardness, and the whole is expected to be ready for opening on the 2d of July.—Manchester Guardian. SST. PAUL'S.—(From a Correspondent.)—The an nivereary meeting of the charity schools is to be held en Thursday next, in St. Paul's Cathedral, under the su t that management of the Society of Patr on s. Th e t reasurers and committtee of that Soc ie ty have determine d that there shall not be any rehe arsal on t he p rev ious Tues day, as heretofore. T h e r e ason as si gned for this de termination is, the additional expense that a rehearsal titiss no t _0 collectedoccasions generally a known o t h e the d et society; horast toh fe t. wholehf e o for cathedral we believechon expe n se that day g of de frayed out of the Society's funds . , while all the moneys into the pockets of the vergers. CUSTOMS DUTIES.—RETENITE PAYMENTS INLIGHT GOLD.—The Commissioners have received a communi cation from Sir Charles Trevelyan, one of the Secre taries to the Treasury, stating that in the case of the Post-office and the Department of Stamps and Taxes, the practice has been followed of allowing parties to pay light gold at the rate of nineteen shillings and ninepence for sovereigns, and nine shillings and tenpence for half sovereigns, the same being received by the Bank of Eng land after th e y are defaced, at the rate of 31. 17s. 6d. per ounce in London, and 31. 17s. 51 per ounce at their branches; and that, in order to r elieve the public from the inconvenience of having the defaced coin returned to them, the Lords of the Treasury are willing to au• thorise the extension of the same arrangements to the Customs department. Sir Charles Trevelyanit is was further dir ec t e d by th e ir Lordship s . to add, tha t e .tnmes sential that the li g ht co ins so received should diately defaced, i n or d er to prevent their return into general circulation. The half lIUNGERFORD MARKET COAIPANr. yearly general meeting of the proprietor in t he chair. was held yes terday, Martin Stutely, E:A., -- of the directors stated, am ong other ma tte rs, that th new Fish Market was comp leted and occupie d, presenting a most attractive appearanee and by the accommodation afforded to the publ ic calcul a ted to improve the trade of the market. The report was received and adopted. The retiring dir ectors were ree lected; and after pass ing a vote of thenks to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated with evident feelings of satisfac tion at the manner in which the affairs of the company were conducted. The Spanish expedition, destined for intervention ja Italy, erak/Ailied A% DUceloa 011 the 23d. UST. MBER. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The second grand morning concert took place yes terday. The theatre was crowded; indeed, vast numbers could not find accommodation the pit. The programme principally consisted of pieces from the popular lyrical works, which were admirably rendered by the chief members of the Royal Italian company. Grisi, Angri, Catherine Hayes, Dorus Gras, Corbari, and De Meric sang their favourite pieces, assisted by Mario, Sims Reeves, Tamburini, &c. "Ah fuggi," the duet from La Favorita, sung by Grisi and Mario, was encored. Madame Mac farren made her first appearance here since her return from America. Her rich contralto voice and admi rable method were heard to singular advantage in a scene and aria of Mozart's, " Mia Spe ranza adorata." The improvement in Madame Macfarren is quite extraordinary, and we feel that ere long she will become one of our most exalted vocalists. Her dramatic appreciation and marked style will render her a great acquisition to the lyrical stage. M. Dreyschock, the celebrated pianist, per formed a concerto •f his own composition with ex ceeding brilliancy. He was greatly applauded. Signor Bottesini, the celebrated contra-bassist, performed Paganini's " Carnaval de Venise," with all its mar vellous passages, with as much finish and dexterity as though the huge instrument were as easy of compass as a violin. He was enthusiastically applauded The Hungarian Singers sung Weber's " Les Chasseurs de Lutzow," with the echo, and Mendelssohn's " L'Adieu de Chasseur," with admirable ensemble. The " Wed ding March," from A Midsummer Night's Dream, superbly played, was redemanded. FRENCH OPERA. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Auber's comic opera, La part du Diable, was re presented for the first time last night, the performance being for the benefit of M. Couderc, the principal tenor of the season. The plot of this opera is well known to English playgoers by the version produced some time since at the Haymarket Theatre, under the title of The Little Devil. Much of the music was, however, omitted. Several airs, distinguished by light and brilliant melody, so characteristic of the composer, occur in the course of the opera. Two of these ap pertained to the part of Carlo Broschi—the "Qu'avi vous Comtesse," and " Revitns ma noble protectrico —and were admirably sung by Mdlle. Charton. The quartette, " Jour fatal," was also effectively rendered, and obtained much applause. Mdlle. Guichard, as the sister Casilda, performed her secondary part with much piquancy; and M. Couderc himself, who had throughout exhibited his usual energy and cor rectness as actor and vocalist, was called before the curtain at the close to receive with Mdlle. Charton, the acknowledgments of a crowded and fashionable audience. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, who had only arrived from the Isle of Wight in the course of yesterday afternoon, honoured the performance with their presence. QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, HANOVER-PQUARE.—. Mdlle. Coulon, a pupil of M. Thalberg, gave her annual morning concert at these rooms esterday, assisted by Millis. Nissen, Nau, and Graumann, Miss Ransford, lierrs Brandt and Dameke, Signor Ciabatta, Messrs. Deichmann, Rousselot, Demeur, Lazarus, and Baumann. The programme comprised a varied and well-chosen selection of music, both vocal and instrumental. Mdlle. Coulon was very successful in her pianoforte perform ance of Thalberg's gland fantasia from Masaniello, and in her share in Rousselot's new quintett, composed ex presAy for this concert, fur pianoforte, violin, violoncello, clarionet, and bassoon; and also in Beethoven's grand sonata in C minor. The concert was numerously and fashionably attended. WILLIS'S Rooms. Madame and Herr Goffrie gave a concert at these rooms last evening, comprising a judicious selection from the works of Haydn, Mendels sohn, Rossini, Mozart, and Ducizetti. Madame Goffrie performed brilliantly a capriccio of Alendelssohn's, a fantasia of Thalberg s on airs from Illasaniello, and a galopade bravura. Madame Annette le Brun, from the Theatre San Carlo, Naples, made her first appearance in this country, and sang a French translation of " Des Madchens Kiage," and the drinking song from Lucrezia Ilergia. Miss Messent was encored in " the Maiden Gay," and Herr Ernst had to repeat a very finely exe cuted solo. HUAI ANE AND INTREPID ACT.—The following courageous and humane act occurred yesterday in Hyde Purk at about three r.M. A female had plunged into the Serpentine River unperceived by any other person than Mr. Alfred Williams, a brother of the superin tendent of the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house, who happened to have just landed from a sailing boat, and who immediately ran to the spot, pulled off his coat, and swam towards her, but she instantly grasped his arm and almost prevented his saving her by her struggles and clinging to him. lle, however, being a good swimmer, disengaged himself, and supported her by the hair until a boat came and took her to the receiving house, where she was put into a warm bath, and attended by Mr. Woolley, medical assistant to the society. We understand this is the second instance of Mr. Williams having by similar means saved an individual from drowning. TUE h lt er rr on T l% a re A d D n u e . s — da T y brig Sou from bri f igs,a t f hek tersa, passagearrived of ten days, T being the first h arrival in th iscoun experiencedt ry from t t hat port this season. e difficulties Riga in:dispatching vessels had not diminished at the time the Southesk sailed. From the great influx of VQS seli to that port in the spring, labour is always scarce and high. The Russian Government, however, having seized on the young men this year to recruit her im mense armies, the scarcity of labour will be severely felt by the shipping, from the high charges and imperfect stowage of the cargoes.—Montrose Review. COACH ACCIDENT.—NARROW ESCAPE OF LORD COMPTON.—The Cork Examiner says, " The front axle of the day coach between Cork and Tralce, via Mallow, broke, near Bantyre, about eight miles from Mallow, on Thur.:A.4 last, when the fore part of the coach came to the ground with such force that it capsized, and the passengers (twelve in number) with the coachman, were thrown off with great violence in different directions. Happily the passengers (among whom was Lord Comp tun, a young nobleman, en his way from Killarney) did net sustzin any very great injury. Ills Lordship and two other gentlemen were the most severely, but not dangerously injur., d. An express was sent hap Mallow for a coach and horses, which arrived in a couple of hours, and brought the passengers into Mallow, where Lord Compton and the other gEntlereen injured remain under care of doctors. They will, however, be suffi ciently rt covered in a few days to rnable them to pro ceed. The wheel horse were dreadfully mutilated, and are now rendered useless." ROYAY ARTILLERY.—Three gunners have been dkinisted from the Royal Artillery this week as un worthy to be allowed to remain in the service—two of them owing to being, habitual drunkards, and one, named Patrick Loughray, of Captain Hamilton's company, Bth battalion, for maiming and rendering himself unfit for service, by discharging a loaded carbine at his bead when on the station at Malta. The latter was sent h ome in the Apollo for the purpose of being dismissed the service. None of these men will receive any pension, as a warning to others, the authorities having resolved on discharging the irreclaimable without any remuneration for past services when they fothit them by oubeequent bad Octacluot.