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pot, and struck her a tremendous blow on the head, ar. , ;. felled her to the ground. The blood flowed from the wounds he had inflicted in torrents, and some of the by standers having called i❑ the police, she was conveyed to the hospital, where her wounds were dressed. The pH- Boner was subsequently taken into custody. The prisoner, in defence, said he was very drunk, and did not know what he was doing. Fined 50i., or one month in tho House of Correction. THE MURDER AT BERMONDSEY. (ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, THIS DAY.) It was expected that Maria Manning would have arrived in town to-day in time to be brought up at the Bow-street or Southwark Police-court, but up to the time of our going to press she had not arrived i❑ custody from the north. Doubtless she will arrive by the express train due about five o'clock, in which case she will not be brought before the magistrates 'Until to-morrow morning. Up to the hour of our going to press no intelligence of the arrest of Manning had been received at the Head Police-office; in Scotland-yard. STRAND THEATRE. An adaptation to the English stage of the plot of Don Pasquale was produced here on Monday-, under the title of My First and Last Courtship. The cha racter of which the Don was the prototype was sus tained by Mr. W. Farren, who gave us an admirable portrait of senile imbecility. He made him not the rollicking old bachelor which Lablache makes him, but rather a faded Lord Ogleby. Mrs. Stirling was the Norina, and acted admirably. The scene in which the poor old man attempts to pick up her glove was admirably acted by both artistes, as was that in which he attempts to climb a ladder to gather some peaches for his lady love; the climax, however, was the scene in which he attempts to dance the Lavolta. The author has very judiciously laid the scene of his pleasant farce in the time of Charles IL, which gives him the advantage of handsome costumes. The piece was completely suc cessful, and will no doubt have a run. Hearts are Trumps continues to draw crowded houses every evening. Nothing can be superior to the acting of Mr. IV. Farren, Mrs. Stirling, Mr. Leigh Murray, and Mr. Compton in this admirable drama. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERT Y. "— Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscription s may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutta 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. - S ubscriptions already received ... _.., '... ...884 5 10 ; Subscript on f rom E dinburgh, per George llarri eon, E sq . ••• •• ••• ••• . 20 0 0 Subscriptions from Wakefi e ld, p er S am . S ea l, E sq . : W. T. M arr i ott, E sq. ... ••• 10 0 0 W. Sh aw, Esq. ... ... ... ... T ••• he M ayor ... ... ... .. —5 0 0 2 2 0 a Jmes Witham ••• 0 10 0 •• • ••• •• • 0 10 0 Benj am i n Walker ••• Joseph 'Wainwright, sen. ••• —OlO 0 James Micklethwaite ••• "' ••. 1 0 0 1 0 0 ... • ... ... Th omas Todd and S on S amuel Seal ••• 5 0 0 Cha r l es E , ley ... ... ... .• ••• 0 10 0 Walter S y k es • 0 10 0 ••• .• .• . W. St ead ..... •.• •.• ••• ••• 0 10 0 J ohn Boston —.— ••• ••• ... 0 5 0 ames Kershaw Rev ' E• Iligginson ... ••• ••• ••• 0 5 0 C. Beverl e 0 5 0 He nrY Clarkson ••• •" 05 0 D. • CT. Quarmley •• ..• W. Depledge ••• ... .. .. 0 5 0 • Ja mes Exley .. •• • •• ••• 0 2 6 • E. 13rook W. Crossland .. ... ... 0 2 6 Wi lliam Scarth ••• ••• ••• 0 2 6 W. 0 2 6 Thomas Haigh .. ::: ••• Woodhead . )... • •• • 0 2 6 Frederick R o ll R o ll ••• ••• ... 0 2 6 John St oc k s 0 2 6 W. G. Kershaw • ... ... ... . •• —* *** ••• ..... 0 2 6 W. R o dl ey ... ••• ••• ••• •. •0 1 0 Louis Schwabb ... John Bell ... ••• •• ••• ~ ..• ••• ••. 0 2 6 ••• ••• ••• •• ;•• 0 0 1 0 lir. S en i or 2 6 '•• A Widow's Mite „, ••• ••• • . 0 1 0 Collected at Mr. Waller's, of Crofton ••• 0 5 6 J. Hampshire, ditto ... ••• ••• ••• 0 2 6 Mr. Gladderscard A Few Scythestone-makers at Oakenshaw .. 010 0 William Scholey, Crofton ... ••• ••• 0 1 0 Mr. Pickett, liavercroft ••• ••• ... 01 0 • • Per Editor of the Examiner ......... 6 0 0 W. Steven s , Banbury ... ... ... ... 0 8 6 It. L. J., Li merick From a British subject, born in Sicily, who • in the su ccesses of the brave Hungarians against des p o tism still h opes to see the regeneration of Italy, and the redemption of the island of his birth, per Smith, Payne, and Smith ••• ... 0 10 0 Total £957 12 10 , - I1jAi "" 1 3 SUICIDE or GEORGE F. MANNING. — Great excitement prevailed during the whole of this etatocoutirrnatinrogadt.,hraonudghiout the neighbourhood of Tottenham ndeed almost throughout the whole of who a°, 111 consequence of the rumour that a man t,„. "'as found hanging from one of the Ire-. fa Bedford-square was Manning, the per -1," suspected of the murder of Mr. O'Connor; f'zin_st,sth.er.e proves to be no foundation for the report, the 0 1 ' 1 b elong that the man who committed the suicide had 4 a appearance of an Irish labourer, and was five stout muscular man, of no more than height I: of Mannin g is nearly five feet nino inches. The -4 the body was discovered, life was quite extinct. trousers deceased had on a dark fustian coat, dirty fustian ab otitiii and oilskin cap. He had no money whatever . —r a, nor any papers p. or other property, which could l ' ad to his identification. The body lies at St. Uties's workhouse. d 41. aY' ir° letter was received a t D ungann on on Wednes jn-41 Was Northland, dated Madeira, convey _ s g the on and intelligence that his lady had given birth to a heir on the 28th ult. 1,1 Signor d e Begnis, the celebrated vocalist, died in th CE Y r °rk, of ch o l era , a few days before the sailing of in ",, a. r , I v . UR --s 4,S TERTAINMENT,—OrI Tuesday a dinner ig given by Mr. William Ainsworth, of Oldham, to shoe poor old people, The repast consisted of a fine , be ee P , weighing 1041b5., roasted whole, two rounds o. 1 51 , and eighteen large rich ted lum ole, plum puddings, with a plentiful supply of ale. So great was the interest excited Ost thousands of persons came to see the preparation "efore dinner. Mr. Daniel Mills, a hale old man, 89 years ( f ),F age, presided. After dinner, the day being beautifully flee, the whole were seated on forms in front of the house an d a glass of ale was given to each man, and a glass of either wine or gin to each woman. They sang and danced. accompanied by the violin, the hand bells, and an excelle n t b an d. T wo of the men, named Clough and Schofield, aged 75 and 80, ran a race, in which the eldest won. There was an old man named Taylor, aged 711 , Who has attended Manchesterracesse consecutive ears, three days in each year, ex cept ing one year, when he missed one day. Ho has alw a y s one on foot, and he has twice walked to York races. There were two twin tigers ' aged 83. The oldest person present w as M rs . itßenshaw, - of Union-street, who is aged 99, and has had 19 children. One old woman, aged 78, has never use d an u mbrella or ridden in a coach in her life. Another, aged 11, appeared in :her little black bonnet, which she had "a h IS and a quilted petticoat and bedgown. Theen u s nit e ed w e as es Of those present were 9,272 years, or . ar average of 76 g years each. There were present eight I)ari° a ge of 60 to 70; 48 persons from 70 to 75. n$ fro m the V ers ons from 85 to 90; 1 person 93 years old, and 1 flt. Toaards n i g ht th e rel a ti v es an d friends of the old c"a assembled, and joined in the festivities. zn It h as often been remarked, that the ric h ba ye as delaY c area and so rrows as the poor, and are h er, before often as a kr e „ r Ting of Pity. S t ill we s h ou ld rem iefiettlpditgfrotom that rem ar k, that though the em rich are not misfortunes, that the poor have not misery I.,,,overty added to them.—Eliza Cook's Journa l . 8 h elebpC,dnaby Romer. n&a.N's DESCRIPTION OF AN ENGLI SH these --- '.'lll`iE lt . — .Nothing is more curious than one of Il e c u r I - 3 lArlri P i tl : R s: cs which recal to mind the feastings de er. Enormous pieces of beef, wi th bottl e trous fishes, load an immense table bristling whole The guests clothed in black, calm and 0 ,2 _as, seat themselves in silence, and with the air which filuti"et!tkes at a funeral. Behind the president is placed a antr tie l lar Y called the toast-master. It is he who is tp h i gu to make th e speeches. The president whispers th e °I the met d'ordre and " Gentlemen," says he, with to e j t °i c° of a Stentor, " I am about to propose to you a favour, swhieh cannot fail to be received by you with great res The guest ' and very considerable Sir Robert Peel," &c. 4t o nce . tie etss then, shaking off their silent apathy, rise all t o , i , as if they were moved by springs, and respond Phil invitation by thundering forth frantic cries. wi th the glasses are being emptied, three young girls, with 1 tu bare shoulders, slip from behind a screen and play gu9 s ti t a , °ll ,the piano. The toasts do not cease until the se tt ,' "avfng strength neither to rise nor to remain irk roll under the table. the 61/sli'Valut was FISHING, AUG. 18.—Yesterda y .. light er . la g was a fair average, but this morning i t i s th e st — To -day, however, is no criterion, as Many '9 l Lets anger boats leave on Saturday for home, to bark zdr_e,,rrzne., anPdr,ices still keep good, generally above 10s. if anything, there is an increase in the d er a tt 6- bi trade. Every morning a special train of consi titiba length, sometimes with two engines, leaves for urffh and the Trea t.Catuloniaft Horner,. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,, _AUGUST 22_, SPORTING NOTES. No. VIII. " Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of 'York." " But, as I can learn, " He hearkens after prophecies and dreams; And from the cross-row plucks the letter G.' LITERATURE. VICISSITUDES OF THE ETERNAL CITY; or Ancient Rome : with Notes Classical and Historical. By J. Whiteside. This volume is a translation from the topography of ancient Rome, by Canina, the distinguished Italian architect and antiquary. In giving it to the Engli;ll public, Mr. Whiteside has conferred a boon upon all lovers of classic lore. " All the celebrated monu ments raised in Rome (we quote Mr. Whiteside's preface), down to the removal of the seat of empire by Constantine, of which any evidence can be procured, are here placed in their proper positions, and in their appropriate regions. The contents of each region are numbered ; this is done in order that they may correspond with Canina's topographical map. As Canine treats only of the public buildings of the city a chapter has been drawn up on the street architecture of ancient Rome, and in reference to the domestic comforts of her citizens." In this chapter, an inquiry into the domestic comforts of the ancient Romans, it appears very doubtful whether they possessed our common conveniences of doors, windows, floors, &c. This volume, which is illustrated by a beautiful plan of ancient Rome, will be interesting to the student and the traveller. THE EMIGRANT CHURCHMAN IN CA NADA. By a Pioneer of the Wilderness. Edited by the Rev. H. Christmas. 2 Vols. The object of this work is thus described by its author :—" I by no means intend," he says, " to detain the reader with elaborate descriptions of the history or localities of the places which I visited. My great leading object is, I hope, to promote the interest of Church and State, by giving such a plain and studiedly accurate exhibition of facts connected with emigration to the British provinces of North Ame rica, together with a few notices of the part of the States usually traversed by British travellers on their way to the West, besides such descriptions of the scenery, localities, inhabitants, and general facilities of the country, as may tend to assist any fellow- Churchman, whether lay or clerical, and whatever their station in life, in deciding as to whether they should settle in these regions of the West ; and in so doing I shall endeavour, as far as in me lies, to fill up points of observation which I have felt to be desiderata to myself. I am not going," he adds, "to make out Canada, or Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, to be either El Doradoes, or absolute paradises in esse, whatever they may be in posse; but simply to show that the British provinces in North America afford, in point of cheapness, salubrity of climate, facilities for education of families, a capacity of provision for all the ordinary necessaries of life." That the strong Tory sentiments of the " Emigrant Churchman" are little to our taste is hardly necessary to say. THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. This journal, as usual, contains some very able articles on various agricultural subjects. Among the contributions to the present part are " Farming in Lancashire," a prize report, by W. J. Garnett; "On a Dress for Drainers," from the Marquis of West minster; "Observations on the Natural History and Economy of various Insects affecting the Potatoe• crop ;" On the Stoppage of Drains by a Stony De posit," from Lord Portman ; "On Labourers' Cot tages," from the Duke of Richmond; and a prize essay " On the Construction of a Pair of Cottages for Agricultural Labourers," by R. Goddard ; " A Lec ture on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Maternal Organs of Animals," by J. Simonds, &c. Many of the papers are illustrated by numerous excellently well-drawn engravings of the various subjects de scribed. The appendix contains the usual agricul tural intelligence. This is an excellent number of a most valuable work. KALOOLAH; or, JOURNEYINGS to the DZEBEL KUMRI. By W. S. Mayo,lllD. This is literally a book of adventure. Kaloolah is the name cf a veritable heroine of romance, whose loves and sorrows, whose many perils and ultimate fate are likely to interest many readers. JOURNAL of a SUBALTERN during the CAMPAIGN in the PUIVJAUB—Sept. 1848 to March, 1849. The letters from a Subaltern in the Indian Army, describing the battles of Ramnuggur, Goojerat, &c. which recently appeared in the Times newspaper, and excited so much interest, have been published in a neat volume by the father of the writer, without the knowledge of the subaltern himself. They are full of spirit and contain many graphic pictures. SCENES WHERE THE TEMPTER HAS TRIUMPHED. By Me Author of Ma " Gaol Chaplain." This volume has been written with the most useful design of proving by facts that punishment almost inevitably follows guilt. Some of the sketches are taken from the lives of Gardelle, the portrait painter; Dr. Dodd; Irdwell, the Jew schemer; Denton, the coiner, and many other of unfortunate celebrity. The thrilling power of the author of the " Gaol Chaplain" is wel! known. He rivals Harrison Ains worth in the interest he throws round his terrible revelations. RAMBLES and OBSERVATIONS in NEW SOUTH WALLS. By J. R. Townsend. This little work, written by one who has actual experience as an emigrant, is likely to afford instruc tion and matter of interest to persons intending to follow his example. We have been struck with the following piece of advice :—" The most acceptable present that could be made to any friend already in the bush, would be a cask of English beer; the next a copy of 'Pickwick.'" DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. Edited by Lord Braybrooke. Vol. V. The fifth and last volume of this admirable edition of a most excellent work has just made its appear ance. Samuel Pepys himself would, we imagine, re gard with some astonishment the fine, well-printed, handsome volumes which constitute the third edition of his popular diary. Those persons who do not possess a " Pepys " cannot find a better opportunity of supplying the deficiency of their library. THE _HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. No. By W. M. Thackeray. This number describes the career of Pendennis as a law student and the chum of Warrington in chambers in the Temple, and introduces us to various potentates of the lower literary empire. Pen having exhausted his finances, takes service under one of them, and is on the point of becoming one of " the gentlemen of _ the press:! BRITISH POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, and HISTORICAL GAZETTEER, Travelling Road Book, and County Atlas. The one shilling parts of this work which we have hitherto noticed have evoked our warmest approval and commendation, and we can give no higher praise to the large two•and-sixpenny part for the present month than to say that it fully equals all the preceding numbers, both in style and matter. The present part contains three beautifully finished county maps—of Devonshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, with an exqui site engraving of Powderham Castle (South Devon Rail way). No expense appears to have been spared in the execution of these maps and engravings; indeed the greatest care and labour have been bestowed upon every portion of the work, and the spirited proprietors deserve to reap the reward of their enterprising undertaking. THE COUNTY VOTER'S MANUAL, and Guide to the Registration Courts and Elections, 6-c., 6.c. By W. A. James. The publication of this small but practical treatise on the registration of county voters, cannot but prove useful at the present time. Not only does it contain a complete exposition of the Reform and Registration Acts, but it gives admirable instructions as to the practical working of those statutes. From his long experience in the County Revision Courts, Mr. James is the man of all others best adapted to undertake a work of this nature. All the decisions of the Court of Common Pleas relating to county voters up to this time are given, so that it is a complete mirror of the law relating to county voters as it stands at present. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, AUG. IP. This morning her Majesty and the Prince attended Divine service at the parish church at Crathie. Her Majesty and the Prince were attended by the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Mr. Anton, and Mr. Birch. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American Colonies. We regret to announce the demise of the Earl of Airlie and Lintrathen, one of the representative Peers of Scotland, which mournful event took place somewhat unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, at his Lordship's reside nee in Regent- street. SAGACITY OF THE DOG.--A short time ago EL young blackbird, newly fledged, which had been hatched in a gentleman's garden in Hope Park, had by some accident got out of the nest, and was hopping about a gravel walk, when a cat pounced upon and seized it. The circumstance was seen by a small dog of the Dinmont breed, not nearly the size of the cat. It instantly sprang upon the feline animal, and seizing its prey, carried it, uninjured, into the kitchen. Here it was put into a cage, which was placed outside in the garden, and the parent birds con tinued to feed it daily for a fortnight. It is now able to do for itself, and is kept as a trophy of the courage and sagacity of little Flora, and of the paternal cars of the old blackbirds.—Caledonian Mercury, Praise is a rebuke to the man whose conscience alloweth it not.—Eliaa Ctok't Journal, HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar- General's Return.) It is one of the characters of epidemic diseases that in some years their fatality is inconsiderable, in other years excessive. Since 1832 and 1833 cases of cholera have appeared in the tables, but the deaths in the second week of August, during the past five years, have fluctuated from 1 to 23. In the week ending Saturday, August 18, the deaths in London were 2,230, of which 1,230 were by cholera, 188 by diarrhoea. The deaths from all causes in the last seven weeks were 1,070, 1,369, 1,741, 1,931, 1,967, 1,909, and 2,230 ; the deaths from cholera, 152, 339, 678, 783, 926, 823, and 1,230. The deaths from cholera exceed those in the previous week by 407; but in that week the mortality declined. The population is about 2,206,000, so that nearly one in LOCO of the inhabitants now die weekly. The deaths from all diseases, except cholera, are 1,000, which is the average number of the season ; and 539 were at ages under 15 ; 256 at the ages 15-60, 205 at the age of 60 and upwards. Of the 1,230 persons who died from cholera, 318 were under the age of 15 ; 721 were 15-60, and 191 were 60 and upwards : it carries off an excessive proportion of people in the prime of life. 597 males and 633 females died of the disease last week ; at an earlier period of the epidemic the deaths of males exceeded those of females. Of 6,194 persons who have died of cholera in London since September, 1848, 3,524 died on the south side of the Thames. It has now crossed the river. The mortality last week increased in the districts of St. George, South wark, Newington, and Lambeth : it broke out with extraordinary violence in Greenwich ; and on th e north side of the Thame s , i n Stepney, Shoreditch, and Bethnal-green, 55, 98, and 125 deaths were registered. The deaths from cholera in the last two weeks were 35 and 125 in Bethnal-green, 21 and 98 in Shoreditch, 24 and 55 in Stepney, 42 and 76 in the districts of the east, west, and city of London, comprehending the jurisdiction of the city, properly so called, 7 and 24 in Marylebone, 17 and 34 is Westminster district, 5 and 20 in Chelsea. This excessive mortality must be viewed with great regret. Looking to the authentic reports of the effects of general sanitary measures, and of efficient medical relief placed within the reach or carried to the homes of the people, it is quite evident that the measures now in operation are unequal to the emer gency. The classes which have the greatest claim for public succour are not idle habitual paupers, but the hard-working artizan; yet it is stated that in some parishes the arrangements are such that medical relief is not procurable directly from the district medical officers, who are, to the utmost extent of their powers, discharging their painful duties with praise worthy diligence and humanity. In a disease which so often attacks in the night, and is fatal in twenty four hours, the poor have to procure orders before they can be treated. Unless some change be made in these simple administrative arrangements, the mortality from cholera may be higher than it has yel been in London. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1849. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*1593 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 40 Tubercular Diseases ... 149 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ••• 116 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 35 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration •.. ••• ••• Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... ... - Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Re. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... ••• Premature Birth • Atrophy • ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ... Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 54 ... 6 ••• 1 ... 26 ... 45 ... 22 2,230 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1844-8 in the 1841 • rive Summers. Week. West Districts... 300,711 . . 147 ... 231 North Dl:Arias.. 375,971 .. 191 ... 272 Central Districts 373,653 ... 183 ... 307 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 227 ... 587 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 260 ... 833 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,008 Males Females ... 2,230 ... 1,116 ... 1,114 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 676 ... 658 Total ... ... 1,334 - -- - ,- - - * In this numbor are included 1,230 cases of death by Cholera, 27 by Scarlatina, 46 by Typhus Fever, and 188 by Diarrhcea. Deaths SUNDERLAND DOCK COMPANY. An ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held, on Monday last, in the Ex change Commission Room, Sunderland. In the absence of George Hudson, Esq., the chair man of the board of directors, Christopher Bramwell, Esq., the deputy chairman, presided. The usual preliminary business having been gone through, Mr. J. J. WitrcifT, the company's solicitor, read the following report : " At the last general meeting the directors had the satisfaction of reporting the then advanced position of the company's works and the entire completion of the half-tide basin, as well as the removal of the rock and deepening of the bed of the river in front of the en trance, and they have now to acquaint the shareholders that since then they have let the formation of the tidal harbour to Messrs. Thomson and Hunter, and the mak ing of the dock gates to Messrs. Hawks, Crawshay, and Co. These works are progressing with great rapidity, the excavation of the tidal harbour being at the present moment nearly accomplished and on both sides already at the depth required for the foundation walls, and the gates being likewise in a very advanced state of construction. The main dock being also now nearly completed, the company will open the dock at the close of the present year, as originally pro jected. With this view also the directors have let the formation of the Groynes on the south of the dock, to form a place of deposit for the ballast to be taken from the ships ; and as this company will be enabled to offer to the shipowners the many advantages of the dock, espe cially that of loafing their ships afloat, instead of lying on the ground, as they now do in the river, at a cost not exceeding, if not less than, the aggregate amount of the harbour dues and expenses they now incur, there can be no doubt that extensive business and considerable reve nue may be early, if not immediately, anticipated. The directors, as they have announced in previous reports, have always regarded the making of the intended southern outlet to the dock as an object of paramount importance, not d only to this undert a ki ng b ut to the port of Sunder land at larg, and in order that no time may be lost in s its accompli s h ment, the engineer i now engaged und er the orders o f t h e d i rectors in making revisedplans and estimates that i ts f ormation in themost advantageous situations may be taken into early consideration. The directors of the company have long felt the necessity, and have for many months past importuned the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company to come to some definite arrangement for the ahipment in the Sunderland Dock of all the coals and other merchan dise brought down their Durham and Sunderland and their projected new branch railways, and the time has now arrived that unless such agreement be entered into the interests both of the dock and the railway com pany must necessarily suffer. The directors have, there tore called an extraordinary meeting to be held to-day, at which they will submit a resolution for the considera tion and adoption of the shareholders, investing them with an authority to conclude an arrangement so bene ficial to all parties concerned. The directors who retire from office under the provisions of the original and amended Acts of the company are Christ. Bramwell, John Scott, Thomas Reed, and Richard Spoor, Esquires, the three former being eligible for re-election ; but the latter, Mr. Spoor, having resigned that office, the direc tors recommend to the meeting the election of Robert Scurfield, Esq„ as one of the directors of this company. The auditor who retires at this meeting is Thomas Rob son, Esq., who having declined re-election, the directors recommend the election of Charles Strathmore Moon, Esq., as one of the auditors, as a gentleman in every way eligible to fill that offiee.—By order of the Board. " Sunderland, 20th August, 1849." The financial statement was next read. It showed an income upon calls from the commencement of 179,2941., and from other sources 2,7511. ; total receipts, 182,0451. Total expenditure, 175,1051. These accounts were made up to the 30th of June. The CHAIRMAN then made some remarks on the advanced state of the works, and the advantages that will be secured to the district by having a better shipping place than they at present possess. 12,000 vessels annually clear from this port, and 1,600,000 tons of coal are annually shipped in it ; and if only half that quantity were to be shipped in the dock, he repeated what he had said on a former occasion, it would yield the shareholders 5 per cent. on their in vestment. But with better means of shipment, and if certain arrangements now contemplated were carried out, the shipment would be very greatly increased. There was one gentleman present who had, within the last three weeks, had five American vessels on his list for coals, and for want of accommodation those vessels had to go to adjoining ports. With 22 feet water in their docks they would be able to accommodate such vessels as those referred to. The chairman concluded by moving that the report now read, and the accounts subjoined thereto, be received, adopted, printed, and transmitted to the shareholders. The motion was agreed to unanimously. Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Reed, retiring directors, were then re-appointed, and Mr. Scurfield, was elected in place of Mr. Spoor, resigned. Mr. C. S. Moon was elected auditor in place of Mr Robson. The meeting then resolved itself into an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. Mr. BRAMWELL, having been continued in the chair, explained that it was necessary to invest the board of directors with powers to enter into an arrangement with the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Ber wick Railway Company, by which they shall give to the latter a fair and full benefit for their staiths and drops now along the river side, on condition that they ship in the dock the coals brought along their lines, and hitherto shipped in the river. The directors de sired to make such an arrangement only as would be fair and equitable to both parties, and, unless it were made speedily, the dock works would be retarded. Certain preliminary arrangemeuts had been made, but the directors could not proceed without further powers. Mr. WRIGHT, before reading the resolution about to be submitted, would refer to certain resolutions respecting this question in the published report eman ating from the committee of investigation of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company. Ile thought it proper to state that all negotiations referred to in that report had taken place with com mittees from the board of directors, who were autho rised only to receive propositions for discussion. Such propositions had been received, but the question had never been fully entered into by the board. The shareholders were consequently not called upon to confirm any definite agreement, but simply to em power the directors to make an arrangement such as would be desirable to the interests of the company. Mr. Wright then read the following resolution, which was proposed by the chairman : "That, inasmuch as no arrangement has been entered into or sanctioned by the directors of this company with reference to all or any of the special matters authorised to be considered and decided at this extraordinary meet ing, the directors of this company at a board meeting assembled, or the major part of them, shall have, and are hereby' invested, with full power and authority, at any time or times hereafter, to enter into any arrange ment or arrangements they may think advisable for the interests of this company, with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, or the directors thereof on behalf of such company, for or relating to the ship ment in the Sur.derland Dock of all coal, cinders, coke, and culm, or other articles of merchandise which, after the said dock is ready for the reception of ships or vessels, shall be led, brought, or conveyed down the Durham and Sunderland branch of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, or the intended Pensherbra!?ch,o or any other railway belonging to the said Yor k, Newcas tle, and Berwick Company, or . for or relating ! o the landing of timber or other artmles. from any ship or sa i d vessels for conveyance along the railways, and for the purchase and rem oval by the said Sunderland Dock Company of the staitbs, drops, timber erections, machi nery, or other materials now in use at the said Durham and Sunderland branch railway shipping places on or adjoining the river Wear, at Sunderland aforesaid; and also as to, or relating to the amount of the dues and charges to be made for the shipment or unloading of said coal, cinders, coke, culm, timber, or other articles or merchandise in the said dock, or in the ships or vessels entering the said dock for the purpose of loading or unloading the same, or in anywise connected therewith." Mr. CHARLTON observed that the Railway Inves tigation Committee had repudiated the agreements made by the railway directors. Mr. WaiganT replied t that the committee had not doue so; they had simply requested the directors to postpone the consideration of the question until the board should be reconstructed. The directors of the railway had power to make the contemplated arrange ment without going to their shareholders ; this the directors of the dock company could not do, and hence they required to be placed on an equal footing with the former. If coals were to be shipped at the dock, it was necessary to erect staiths, and the time had now arrived for determing on the matter. There was great reason to believe that not only the railway company but the investigation committee would see the necessity, if they would consult their own in terests, of making an arrangement such as that proposed. Mr. JonstAssori made some remarks to the effect that the arrangement would be to the mutual bene fi t of both parties. The railway of a cc ommodation company had much of their revenue curtailed for sufficient to ship all the coals want brought along their line. In the present position the co mpany, he believed the completion o the of Jarrow Dock would not take place till a recen t f day, and in that event they would be compelled t o End additional room for shipping coals elsewhere.. It would therefore be th e i r i nterest to a gr ee with th i s company. The res olution was then agreed to. Mr. IVRIGHT next read the following resolution, which also was moved by the chairman :-- .6 That the directors of this company, at a board meet ing assembled, or the major part of them, shall have, and are hereby invested with, full power to make and enter into any arrangements they may deem expedient, with George Hudson, Robert Davies, and James Richard son, Eiqrs., for or relating to the 2,345 shares of this company, now standing in their joint names; and also with any other persons respecting any share or shares of this company now standing in their names, and of which any call shall now be in arrears and unpaid, and either for the purchase, forfeiture, or transfer of such shares, or any of them, to this company, or to any trustee or trustees in trust for this company; and to release or dis them, r or especting otherwis e any in the way charge unp a id and future calls, on such shares, or any o f of compromise or arrange ment such shares. in any manner such directors shall, after a consideration of the circumstances connected therewith, deem advisable." A long discussion in the form Of question and answer ensued, the purport of the replies of the Chair man and Mr. Wright being as follows: —One or two of the directors had not taken up their calls on the shares held by them individually, and proceedings had been instituted against them simultaneously with proceedings against ordinary shareholders. Those directors had now accounted satisfactorily for their calls, and therefore the resolution did not apply to them. With respect to the - 2,345 "shares standing in the names of Messrs. Hudson, Richardson, and Davies, and which, as all present were aware, had been taken on behalf of th e Y or k, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company by Mr. Hudson, and upon which 41,0001. had been paid up, it was expedient for the directors to be empowered to accept the offer of a compromise from those gentlemen, by which the directors shall take back, without re funding any part of the money paid up, a propor tion of the said shares in full discharge of all further liabilities on the part of the gentlemen so transferring them—the shares so taken back to be vested in trustees, and sold at a future period for the advantage of the company. The directors were in duced to ask power to make this or any other arrange ment that may be desirable, and which does not in volve repayment of the money paid up, first, in order to prevent litigation ; and, second, to facilitate an arrangement with regard to the shipment of coals at the dock. The chairman further stated that Messrs. Hudson, Richardson, and D av ie s would p a y over , as part of t he bargain, a sum of money—he believed out of their own pockets--and' enable 'the company to borrow money on its own debentures. The motion was finally agreed to, as were also two other resolutions arising formally out of Another resolution, empowering the directors to borrow 50,0004 on mortgage, or bond, 0 a rate of interest not exceeding 51. per cent., wss,bezt pro posed by the chairman and agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Bramwell for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting.broke up. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 21.—The Dragon steam frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, came into the steam basin to-day to have some new tubes fitted to her boilers, and to undergo a refit in other respects prior to proceeding to the relief of the Terrible in the Medi teranean squadron. The Pallas, an apparently very fine double-banked frigate, mounting upwards of 50 guns, Commodore Nordman, hove in sight off this port last night about six, and made the anchorage near the Superb at 1.13 P.M. to day. She is from Cronstadt, en route to Madeira, to attend upon the Grand Duke Leutchten burg, during his sojourn there. Up to this time (6 P.M.) she has not saluted, She was sixteen days out, and has no news. The Devonshire Indiaman, for the Cape and Madras, sailed this morning full of passengers and a company of Royal Artillery. Wind W. by S., light breezes and cloudy weather. WooLwlcn, AUG. 21.—The Lizard steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Hollinworth, when she went down the river on Friday last to test the condition of her engines, previous to being paid off atJ Woolwich, was found to be in very good condition, and the report of their s t a t e i s f avoura b le. The vessel did not pro ceed so far as the measured mi'o, but compettat judges expressed their belief that her speed was equal to ten knots per hour. The Lizard is an iron vessel, and like others of that material, requires a minute examination into her condition after her return from foreign service. The Dreadnought hospital ship has a great number of hands at work upon her in order to have her com pleted and returned to her former station with the least possible delay, but it will take fully a month from this time to render her fit to be taken to her moorings. The Hermes steam-vessel is in one of the east docks for repairs. An estimate has been given of the amount required, which awaits the decision of their Lordships. The Radamanthus steam troop ship was taken out of the basin to-day, and is now in a forward state and under the charge of a second master, waiting to be commissioned by Master Commander Bradshaw, who is to be appointed to command her. The Alban steam-vessel was taken out of the basin to-day, and is now nearly ready for sea. The Desperate steam-vessel has been taken into the west dock to have her works completed by Mandalay, Sons, and Field. The Niger steam sloop has been taken into the inner basin, where she will remain in ordinary for some time. The Grappler, the Styx, the Alecto, and the Un dine, are in the inner basin undergoing repairs, and the Archer, in the outer basin, now nearly ready for trial. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Snt—Before concluding my remarks on the York Meeting, I will try to disperse a little of the fog hanging over the two great Newmarket Handicaps; for I have once more plunged into the " gulf of futurity" and now emerge therefrom " cramm'd With observation—the which vent In mingled fancies." For both Cesarewich and Cambridgeshire Stak's public have supported from 80 to 100 nags—l will say nominations, for many that have been back will not be found among the entries on the 27th instant ; and from what I have seen and heard, I should say the book makers have the pull on the Cambridgeshire and the public on the Cesarewitch, so that this thoroughly John Bullish spe culation, in the dark to all appearance, will be pretty fairly balanced. It is my present intention to lay before you a list for each race of horses that will enter, and in all probability accept, with such weights attached as I presume, within a few pounds, they will' have to carry. CESAREWITCH. I CAMBRIDGESHIRE. et. lb. st. lb. Chanticleer, 6 yrs 9 8 Collingwood, 6 yrs Canczou, 4 yrs 8 7 Peep o'Day Boy, 5 yrs 8 5 The Cur, aged Wanota, 5 yrs John Cosser, 4 yrs Mahon, 4 yrs Blucher, 4 yrs Sotterley, 4 yrs 7 5 Iron Rail, 5 yrs Volcano, 3 yrs 6 6 Bon Mot, 3 yrs 6 5! Whim colt, 3 yrs 6 Montague, 3 yrs From the foregoing batches I should select The Cur, Peep o'- day Boy, and the last three or four light weights, for the Cesarewitch, and Shylock, Conyngham, Tadmor, and Vasa, for the Cambridgeshire; but I would advise you to "Consider what you venture, weigh discreetly The dangers of your project," Collingwood, 6 yrs 9 4 iCanezou, 4 yrs 8 7 Conynglism, 5 yrs 8 0 The Tartar, 5 yrs 7 7 ,Shylock, 4 yrs 7 5 Glendower, 4 yrs Tadmor, 3 yrs 7 4 Honeycomb, 3 yrs IVatican, 3 yrs 6 10 Saucy Dick, 3 yrs Repletion, 3 yrs Woolwich, 3 yrs Vasa, 3 yra . for, to my mind, it is the height of absurdity attempting to pilot the public in such a log of doubt and difficulty as surrounds these stakes at the present time. For the Leamington Stakes, Collingwood. Bst. 121 b., Wanota, ist. 51b., Eagle's Plume, 6st. 11b., Ribaldry, sst. 101 b., and Eva, sst. 21b., are the moat attractive in my eyes; Wanota for choice. Since the publication of No. 7 of the " Sporting Notes," no change has "come o'er the spirit of my dream, at least with respect to the Ebor Handicap; the letter G is still in the ascendant. Giselle or Glen Saddel for my money, .although I anticipate seeing Blucher, Executor, Ellerdale, and Mallon well up at the finish of the race. I have to add Fernhill and Alp to the list of starters for this race, and to withdraw Van Di( men, and, it seems probable, Chantrey, St. Winifred colt, the Hero, and Westow. Several changes of consequence have occurred in the Stakes run for today; for instance, Mildew wins the Colt Sapling Stakes ; Lady Evelyn opposes Lady Superior for the Yorkshire Oaks; and it is somewhat doubtful whether Honeycomb runs for the Ebor St. Leger; it he does not, I presume the Tartan jacket will catch the judge's eye first; but these •bservations are to but little purpose, as to-day's races will be decided before this " Note " appears in print. I must correct an error which crept into my last Note on the Bramham Park Stakes, in which I state that one of Lord Stanley's nominations, probably Escalade,would would win—it should have been Strongbow. For the Chesterfield Handicap, to-morrow, Spit head, 7st 71b—Post Tempore, Est 121b—The Iron Duke, ist—Defalter, 6st 101b—Cotton Lord, 6st 61b—Fellow Commoner, 6st 51b—and Jest, Est 21b, are all that are likely to show at the post ; Spithead, Cotton Lord, and Post Tempore, would not surprise me were they to run in as placed, first, second, and third. For the Great Yorkshire Stakes, on Friday, the fol lowing, I think, will await the starter's orders:—Old Dan Tucker, Ellen Middleton, Snowstorm, The Iron Duke, Wensleydale, Honeycomb, Nunnykirk, Velox, Hotspur (doubtful), Montague, Cotton Lord (doubtful), St. Winifred colt (doubtful), Alp, Escalade, and Robert de Brus (doubtful). I will dispose of the race in a few words—Nunnykirk or Honeycomb must win ! And if I place Old Dan Tucker third, and Ellen Middleton cluse up, I think I shall not he far from the mark. For the Filly Sapling Stakes, Emma or Rybinska; and the Convivial to the Italian, if he runs, otherwise Lady Speedy. The Pote;tia filly, lEsculapius, Hippie, Mildew, Can tab, and Achyranthes will probably be the runners for the Gimcrack Stakes, and the Potentia filly or Hippia the winner. Next week I will analyse the qualities and capabili ties of the St. Leger nags, and then have a word or two to say on the " sporting houses." _ .. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 22, 1849. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. YORK, TUESDAY A FTERNOON.—Additional Arrivals— Gardenia, 2 yrs—Bon Bon, 3 yrs—Maid of Team Val ley, 3 yrs—Cotton Lord, 3 yrs—Giselle, 3 yrs—Alpheia, 4 yrs—Dolly Varden, 2 yrs—Talton, 4 yrs—Lady Su perior, 3 yrs—Athelstane, 4 yrs—Swiss Boy, 4 yrs— The Arab, 3 y rs—Postempore, 3 yrs—Achyranthes, '2 yrs—Executor, 5 yrs—Mildew, 2 yrs—lE.culapius, 2 yr.—Penang, 2 yrs—Lady Evelyn, 3 y rs—Fernhill, 4 yrs—Cynthia, 3 yrs—Hippie, 2 yrs—Paultons, aged— Elthiron, 3 yrs— Glen Saddel, 3 yrs. Dawscn's lot, consisting of The Italian, Inheritress, alp, Ellerdale, c by Coronation, out of Muliana, Wen sleydale, Emma, &c., will be here to-night. Peck's lot of ten, including Old Dan Tucker, Cockermoutb, f by Piccaroon, out of Bonny Bonnet, The Duchess, Fellow Commoner, Lady Speedy, &c., will also be here to-night. Nunnykirk, Strongbow, Blucher, Bingham, Iron Duke, Potentia filly, 2 yrs, Rybineki, and Spithend are not ex pected until Wednesday morning. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. EBOR HANDICAP.-4 to 1 agst Glen Saddel (t), 7to 1 agst Giselle (t), 7 to 1 agst Ellerdale (t), 8 to 1 agat Westow, (t), 10 to 1 agst Cockermouth (t), 13 to 1 agst Mahon, 15 to 1 agst Fernhill, 15 to 1 agat Blucher. GREAT YORKSHIRE ►STALES.-5 to 2 agat Nunny kirk (t), 4 to 1 agst Ellen Middleton (t), 5 to 1 agst Honeycomb. DERBY, 1850.-1,000 to 30 agst Mildew (t). CRICKET. KENT V. ENGLAND. This return match was resumed yesterday at Canter bury. At the close of the day the score stood thus;— ... 34 ... 26 ... 11 ... 10 ... 5 ... 8 -.127 ... 5 ... 1 ... 48 ... 7 ... 6 ... 4 ... 54 ... 47 ... 35 ... 11 ... 24 ... 20 - .227 ... 15 ••• 7 ••• 1 ... 27 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Su ,—I shall feel obliged by your handing the enclosed amount (12s. 6d.) to the committee formed to carry out the testimonial to the Hungarian refugee, and allow me, Sir, to express my admiration of the noble manner in which you advocate the cause of that heroic nation, Hungary. Let me beg of you to continue to do so, and you will secure the admiration of all the generous of the United Kingdom. We are poor enough here; but still there are a few that can feel for a gallant people fighting, against tremendous odds, for the independence of their country and their homes. The enclosed sum is made up be tween two or three friends, and I trust that I shall in a day or two enclose you another mite. I am, Sir, yours most faithfully, Limerick, Aug. 20. H. L. J. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE STN. Sia,—l have enclosed an order for a trifle for the Hungarians from a few friends at Banbury, wishing them every success in their glorious struggle for free• dom ; at the same time thanking you for your advo cacy in their behalf.--Your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READER Banbury, Aug. 21. For Fifteen Years. HUNGARY. Shout, Hungary, shout—let your fierce triumph cry O'er the tumult of battle be lifted on high! Let the roar of that glorious thunder roll far, Till it palsies with panic the soul of the Czar; Into Poland's brave heart drives the life-blood again, And makes Italy writhe in her half-broken chain. Lo the great words of Kossuth aro sown in all hearts, And the harvest—a people of warriors upstarts; "Smite and spare not, strike home till their dastardly standard Grovels prone at the feet of the heroes they've slander'd. No mercy! no pause! while a foeman yet stands On the soil of your fathers with arms in his hand." On, on! ye wild riders who rush without reins, A whirlwhind of war o'er the shelterless plains; Let your swift clearing sabres flash death thro'the shroud Of dust rolling round, like the bolt from the cloud, Up, up, ye wild herdsmen, and break through and through Their wavering ranks with your deadly lassoo; While breastplate and helmet crash fragile as flax. Beneath the rude might of the keen whirling axe.* Glory, glory for ever be heaped on the nation That has poured out its heart in one mighty libation— Nobler blood never crimsoned Thermopyla3's sod— At the altar of Fatherland, Freedom, and God. Glory, glory for ever shall brighten each name Of the heroes who fanned that high passion to flame, Dembinski and Kossuth, and Georgey and Bem; Fame's echoes shall never wax weary of them. May the vengeance of God nerve your sinews with might, Not for Hungary only—for Europe ye fight— Yes! this is the war whose far thunders have rolled So long o'er the nations—the strife oft foretold. Between those who would loosen and those who would bind In the bonds of mere force the expansions of mind: Aetween those who would prop Power's dotard decay By imbruting the souls that succumb to his sway; And those who would lift to its uttermost span Of unbounded achievement the spirit of man. Can it be that the Mother of Freemen stills sleeps In tame dreams o'er the wealth she ingloriously heaps, Is her high spirit quenched—has her proud heart grown cold? Has her clear eye of valour grown jaundiced w i t h go ld! Shall she, who once smote w i th the fir e o f t h at g l ance In the strength of his soaring the Eagl e o f F rance, Shrink cowering back, at his huge bulk aghast, From the Condor who screams on the black Antic blast, Though his mato be the grim two-necked vulture that flings O'er Ausonia the gloom of her death dropping wings? No, perish the thought—be the craven abhorred, Who would counsel our England to crouch o'er her hoard. Change her swords into ledgers, and tame down the soul That Glory, not Mammon, was wont to controul. No ; let France, if she will, after trampling at home Upon Liberty's corpse, go and trample down Rome; Her spasmodic convulsions but serve to attest That French freedom's a farce, and French justice a jest. But we—the great nation who're trodden for ages In the footprints of Liberty's martyrs and sages ; The descendants of Milton and Sydney—we must Be undauntedly righteous and daringly just; The first-born of Freedom, our watchword must be, " Aid all who aspire and deserve to be free." Then let Harlequin-Cicero rave as he will— Let the Cabinet drivel—we've Palmerston still; With him for her leader, let England uprise And speak out in the thunder none dare to despise. While her red-dragon standard floats far o'er the waves, " This nation of heroes shall never be slaves." Temple. J. A. * Lassoos and thrown battle-axes seem to be weapons used by the peasant soldiery of Hungary. LINES TO TIIE HUNGARIAN HEROES. Roll on—roll on—l hear the drum, And the voices of millions nearer come— Roll on—roll on—l hear the cry Of a Nation's voice now raised on high, Shaking the earth and rending the sky. 'Tis a martial sound, and Victory's there, Fur nerved is the mind, and arm made bare; With burning hearts, and glittering swords— A PROPHET'S amongst them, with holy words, Inspiring with courage what Freedom awards. March on—march on, ye great and ye brave, The heart of the freeman disdains to be slave, For greatness encircles the dazzling lines Where the Patriot's banner in glory shines, And courage cemented are found in those lines. The tyrants shall fall before your might, And Heav'n will befriend you in every fight, Snapping asunder the galling chain Which branded each home, and stinted each plain, Where the Despot shall never more rule there again. Haste on—haste on, they are fleeing the camp, And Liberty's lit up her glorious lamp, Shining in splendour, a brilliant star, Shedding its beauties on nations afar, Fed by the Patriot's blood in war. Saint Stephen's flag is proudly borne, And floats o'er the towers of old Comorn, Whilst the victories gain'd at Raab and Ash, In the Tyrant's eyes like lightning shall flash, Bearing all down in their war-like crash. Move on, and in haste, Vienna's walls Are growing deserted, and so are her halls. Move on—move on—for, oh it is good To crush an old House of pillage and blood, Which for centuries past has freedom withstood. There's music that sounds in wildest alarm, When Freedom is snapping the Tyrant's arm, Whose battle in earnest has now begun— Where the souls °fah° millions are all its one— God grant that its straggles may crown the Hun! A. B. M. WILDMAN. QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO DUBLIN. Och such rushing and crushing, Such pushing and lushing— Such racing of carriages, crashin' of ears— Was ne'er before troublin' The city of Dublin, Since Misther Turgesius brought over his wars. Such music and firin'— Every cowl, too, admirin' The smilin' young Queen, and her Consort so stately; In the little Princesses, In their purty silk dhresses, And the smart Prince of Wales doin' sailor so nately. There was somethin' so grand in Her Majesty's landin', That every one shouted, and every one smiled; We had people in millions — Dukes, lords, and civilians, Policemen, postilions, and all running wild. Cocked hats with big plumes, Country folk hirin' rooms; High arches, quick marches, and han'kerehiefs wayiu'; Carriages, marriages, Dhresses, adhresses, And nobody dhreamia' of sleepin' or savin'. In yachts there was haalia' ; From brats there was bawlin', When mothers got wedged at the station house door ; Commandhers, highlanders, Directors, projectors, And trains that were crowded soon made to hold more. The night, too, was light, too, And made much more bright, too, By gas and by tallow, by wax and sky-rocket. There were catches and glees, Boxin' matches and sprees, And ev'ry one busy, from Peer to pickpocket. Och, sure 'twas done heavy All at the grand levee ; Not to mintion the visit to the Gardens and Bank ; Or to Trinity College, Where they've got the dead knowledge ; And the Schools, where the children all sung in a rank. 'Twas grand altogether, The sights and the weather ; The drancin' and prancin', the dhrawite• room, too. Here's long live Victoria In honour and glory, And more power to the Prince, and the babes and review ! —Dublin Warder. THE SECRETARY OF THE LEEDS After two remands, William Beckwith, the secretary and collector of the Leeds Infirmary, was brought up at the Leeds Court-house for final examination on Tuesday. It was proved that his defalcations amounted to 1,0201. 75., the sums embezzled having been collected by him during the last three years. Nothing was urged in his defence, and he was committed for trial at th e Bo rough Sessions, which will be held in October next. Erioßuous RATTLE•SNAILE.—A rattle-snake was killed, at Chester village, on Tuesday, by Mr. W. Dick inson, which measures six feet in length without the head. Its girth was eight inches, and its tail was orna mented with a beautitul string of fifteen rattles. We believe this is the largest rattle-snake ever killed in this region. —Spring fief Repuklitan. KENT-FIRST INNINGS. Adams—b Clarke ... ..• ••• ••• W. Pilch—b Wisden ..• ••• •.• Hillyer—b Wisden „.. F. Pilch—c Guy, b Wisden A. Mynn, Esq.—c Lillywhite, b Wisden N. Felix, Esq.—run out ... ••• Martingeil—b Wisden ••• ..• ••• Clifford—b Wisden • • ••• Wenman—not out •.• ..• ••• ..• Martin—b Wisden ... ..• Hinkly—b Lillywhite B 8, w 0 Total ... ENGLAND—FIRST INNINGS. Hon. R. Grimston—run out ... W. Nicholson, Esq.—bly C. Brown—b Hiukly Box—bllyer ••• ••• ••• Guy—b Hinkly Wisden—st Wenman, b Hinkly Chester—c Hillier, b Hinkly H. Fellows, Esq.—b Hinkly Dean—c Hillyer, b Hillyer Clarke—c W. Pilch, b Hinkly ••• Lillywhite—not out ... B 3, w 0 ••• ••• Total ... RENT—SECOND INNINGS. Adams—b Wisden ... ... ... W. Pilch—b Wisden ... ... ... Hillyer—b Lillywhite ... ... ... F. Filch—c Guy, b Lillywhite ••• A. Myrin, Esq.—c Nicholson, b Wisdan N. Felix, Esq.—b Fellows ... ... Martiegell—hit w, b Lillywhite ... Clifford--b Fellows ... ... ... Wenman—b Wisden ... ... ... Martin—not out ••• ••• ••• Hinkly—b Wisden ... ... ... B 18, w 2 ••• ..., Total ~, ~, ENGLAND-SECOND INNINGS. lion. R. Grimston—b Hiflyer W. Nicholson, Esq.—not out Guy—not out ... Dean—c Adams, b Hillyer' B 1, w • Total RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — About half-past eight o'clock in the evening of Sunday last an accident, at tended with serious consequences, occurred at the Bury station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, by an excursion train from Fleetwood to Roch dale and Halifa x running against a train ready to start for Manchester. At the petty sessions of the bench of magistrates at Bury on Monday, it appeared from the evidence of the station clerk, the signal-clerlc, and the superintendent of the police, that if the driver of the excursion train, Thomas Jones, had paid prop e r a tt e nti o n t o the signal, the acci dent would not have happened; that he was in a state of intoxication, and that the result of the collision was that two of the iron pillars by which the roof of the covered platform of the station was supported were knocked down, the carriages shattered, and two persona, viz., Mrs. A. Burton, of Oldham, and M r . H an dl ort h, o f H eywoo d, seriously injured, the leg of the lady being broken, and the gentleman having received a concussion of the spine. Both tr at e s a d r e e e e ,d a at v na e d r e y or p ru r e ste c t d a t r ht i o oe u da s cr c ve o ep n rt d fb i o t ar i ioltnri.ina trial at e e t eu a e g na i c s l ford sessions of the near approach of the sessions and the uncertainty 43 to the sufferers surviving the injuries. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG. 21. Attacks. In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... . Ritherhithe ~, ~, Strand Union ... Southwark ~. ~, Shureditch Other localities in London In England and Wales, viz. : Liverpool ... Merthyr Tydvil Dowlais Plymouth ... Leeds ... ... 79 30 ... 15 4 ... 18 1 ... 17 4 ... 8 14 ... 185 133 ... 145 74 ... 7 5 ... 13 3 ... 20 17 ... 21 1 ... 38 19 ... 16 8 ... 71 45 Newcastle-under-Lyme ... Cardiff ... ... ... Other towns in England ... In Scotland, viz.:— Dundee ... .. .. Other towns in Scotland ... ... 12 ... 8 Total ... ... 673 377 THE GUESTLING POISONING- EXECUTION OF THE MURDERESS. The execution of Mary Ann Geering, who was found guilty at the Lewes assizes of the murder of Benjamin Geering, her husband, by the administration of arsenic, took place at Lewes yesterday. As twelve o'clock struck, the sad procession, which had been formed in the prison below, made its ap• pearance on the steps leading to the scaffold. First came the Under-Sheriffs, C. Palmvr and F. H.. Gell, Esqrs., foll(4ed by the Chaplain, Rev. R. Burnett, and the Governor of the Prison, Mr. Sanders. The wretched criminal, Geering, came next, supported up the steps by two of the turnkeys, closely followed by Calcraft, the executioner, and two other officers of the gaol. Mary Ann Geering was dressed in a black gown and shawl, the latter having a coloured border. She wore neither bonnet nor cap, and the shawl was pinned close round the neck. On reaching the platform of the scaffold, the authorities ranged themselves round the unhappy woman, who seemed wholly incapable of exertion. The Reverend Chaplain then read the solemn service appropriate to the occasion, while the executioner commenced the performance of his sad duties. Having drawn a white night cap over the head and face of the wretched woman, the fatal cord was passed round her neck, the knot being placed imme diately under her right ear. This being done, and the rope having been made fast to the cross-beam of the gallows, Calcraft descended the steps, and in a second the fatal bolt was drawn, and the dark trans gressor of the offended laws of her country was launched into eternity. On falling, her hands were closely clasped, as if in earnest prayer, but after a second or two, they fell powerless by her side. A few convulsive struggles followed, and then the stillness of death told that life and feeling were extinct. The crowds witnessing this harrowing spectacle must have amounted to many thousands. They were chiefly composed of the lower orders, and among them a vast proportion of young people of both sexes, and mothers with children in their arms, was per ceptible. The windows of almost all the houses in the vicinity of the prisoner were filled with specta tors, and on Cliffe-hill might be seen a large number of persons, who, from their elevated position c ou ld doubtless btain a distinct view of the awful ceremony. Within a very few minutes after the bolt was drawn the crowd began to disperse. At one o'clock the body of Mary Ann Geering was cut down and handed over to the authorities for interment. —Abridgedfrom the Hastings and St. Leonard's Chronicle. CITY OF LONDON TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY.— The committee and members of the City of London Trade Protection Society dined together at the Plough Tavern, Blackwall, on Friday last, to celebrate their six tieth anniversay. Several members of the Regent-street Society were present, thus testifying the cordiality which subsists between these kindred institutions. The health of the secretary, Mr. Leeks, was drunk amidst great applause. Mr. Breary, as representing the Medical Protection Society, was present. The harmony of the evening was ably sustained by Mr. Henderson, Mr. Melton, and several other distinguished amateurs. The chair was taken by Mr. Ferrante, actuary of the City of London Life Assurance Society. The election for an organist for Allhallow's Church, Lombard-street, took place a few days ago. At the close of the poll it was found that Miss Fan ny Harris, a young and most accomplished musician, h ad been elected. This young lady is one of the daughters of the late Mr. James Harris, a gentleman whole nam e is well and honourably remembered in the musica l wor ld. DEER-STALLING.—OD the Bth instant T. Harne, Esq., shot in the Langwell-preserve two fine young stags, right and left; aed on the 13th the same keen sportsman shot a noble stag of about 20 ones' . weight,--John 0' Groat Journal, , • ..' THE WEST INDIA MAILS. --- ---- SOUTHAMPTON, T UESDAY NIGHT.— The - royal mail steamer Avon, Lieutenant Philip Hest, R.N., commander, arrived off this port at nine o'clock, with the West India and Mexican mails in charge of Lieutenant South, R N., Admiralty agent. She brings on freight 1,327,000 dolls , none of which are mentioned on the manifest as being for account of the Mexican bondholders. The accounts from Jamaica extend to the 23d of July. The island was entirely occupied with the general elections. Eight members have been already returned, six of whom declared themselves favour able to retrenchment. Similar results were expected from the remainder of the elections. Business had been a little brisker during the week prior to the sailing of the packet. Sugar was scarce, and quoted 16s. to 20s. per 1001 b. The weather throughout the island was by no means pleasant, and although there had been partial rains in some parishes, a drought generally prevailed, and the heat was into lerable. The Mexican intelligence received via New York by the Caledonia, respecting the project for an ar rangement of the external debt is confirmed by our direct advices by this steamer. Trade at the Mexi can ports was very dull, owing to excessive importa tions at the beginning; of tho year. Our accounts from Havannah are to the 28th of July. Sugar was in active demand. Freights were dull. Exchange on London, 14 to 15 per cent. premium. Our advices from British Guiana mention that the Combined Court bad met and proceeded with the business of the colony, and it seemed unlikely that any further difficulties would at present occur between the Governor and the Legislature. The weather had been very rainy, and little produce had been made. The markets and shipping were inactive. In St. Lucia the weather had been showery. The ordinance for enabling the local Government to ob tain a loan to meet the expenditure of the current year had been sanctioned by the Governor. In Antigua the rainy season had at last set in, and the hopes of the planters were beginning to revive. Meetings had been held to memorialise the home Go vernment relative to the infraction of the slave trea ties by Spain and Brasil. - PRUSSIAN MUMET3.—In the campaign of the Grand Duchy of Baden the Prussian Foot were armed with muskets of a newly.invented construction. The plan on which they are made, and especially the compo sition and arrangement of the charge, are a secret of the Prussian War-office. We have, however, been ena bled to gather the following particulars respecting these muskets, which are known in Prussia by the name of " Zundnadelgewchre," from the explosion being pro duced by the passing of a pin through the cartridge:—. The barrels are rifled, and the bull e t s w hi c h are s h ot out , of them are spitz Angels, a kind of conical bullet. They are conical at the point, cylindrical in the . m id dle, . and globular at the end. The cartridges in which t hese to tlie bullets are have a layer of explosive mass nex t bullet, and the gunpowderis at the bottom of the cartr id ge, _ ntho which is put in at the lower end of the ba rrel. l(ise 0 el) enters trigger being pulled, a thin piece of .' stee l barrel, and through a hole in . the back o f gunpowder, it piercing the cartridge an d t h e mass, which is proceeds to the . explosiv e employed for the usual similar to that which is gunpowder is thus lighted at the percussion caps. The! owder is consumed. The front, and every . g rain o f p charge of powder of a n ounce, while that of a percussion musketis 3.24ths is usually 4-24ths of an ounc e . These muskets enable a soldier to charge and fire si x or e ight times withou t lowering his musket, an d 1 ,000 yards is sti ll a f ood killing distance. It i s not a safe distance for hitting , bat 800 yard s i s; and a good shot is at that distance pretty sure of his aim. 800 yards, then, is the range of these muskets, while the usual musket range is 400 yards; and thus the enemy must advance 400 yards in the fi re o f t h e Prussian troops be fore they can think of retu rn i ng i t. A troop of soldiers marching in double-qui c k ti me would make that distance iu four minutes, and be exposed to from 25 to 30 shots from each Prussian musket. The cavalry, which wants two and a halt minutes to advance SOO yards, is exposed to 20 shots from each man. As for the artillery, their discharges of grape and cannister tell fearfully at 400 yards, and have but small effect at SOO yards. The ar tillerymen are thus exposed to the Prussian muskets and can be picked off as they stand by their picots.—United Service Gazette. Statements having recently been circulated in the Irish newspapers, which have also been copied into some of the London journals, that measures are in contempla tion fur removing the port of departure of the royal mail steam packets from Liverpool to the west of Ireland, we have been assured by one of the contractors that no such alteration is either contemplated or will take place.— Times. True poetry announces itself thus, that, as a worldly gospel, it can by internal cheerfulness and external com fort, free us from the earthly burdens which press upon us. Like an air-balloon, it lifts us, together with the ballast which is attached to us, into higher regions, and lets the confined labyrinths of the earth lie developed before us in a bird's-eye C oe k' s jeurng Ar• cks • - ._,-.. y no t he ton, Oci the )N u ire was the i be ,ase. aitY nee/ beY be five C