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

••••• 1•• MARKET HAY InA.RMETS. 127 , 14 1 i 64 •••• •• .... ..- 54 io% 10 . N •••• .• • "' iI4 .... .•• il k 125 1 J ... a.. MO .1..... 111,•• , /. - 1;14 2% I' 0... 1.• 11. 0. 4 1 4 ... • Is. .. • •• ,•• .. 13 6 WI ••• •••• •• ..••• •• 18 1 1 124 " b 4 _ aii• ssl 9w 2.0 • _ 0 ff... a.. i 1.6. • ••••• and al3" I. 26111' Young' N.Vi r .' , from a raorfr and hi° rot tO ;I Tar , Irles►>7~• Bey 1011+ ranierio 1 . Earl QUEENSTOWN, AUG 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. 23d, Z •ph? r, lialb id,;ex. Sid., 24th, Juliet, Bathurst. . . 2'ORTS3IOUTLI. AUG. 27. W ind N. N. W. to W.— Arrd. Ann and Fanny, Porto Rico, and sailed for Ham burgh. NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 31 123 ; New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ Os; Old Clover, 41 Oa to 41 15s; Nast ditto, 31 to 41; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 12s per load. A tair averate suiply, and a Sluggish trade. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 2t 18s to 31 14,i ; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 3/ 03; Old Clover, 4/ Os to 4/ 14s ; New ditto, 310 s to 41 Os; and Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply tol,Tably good, and trade dull. WIIITECEIAPEL.-01.1 Meadow Hay, 2/ 155 to 31 12s; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 31 Os; Old Clover, 41 03 to 4/ 15s; New ditto, 310 s to 4/ Os; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continues without material alteration, and the sales are only 420 hhds, including 110 hhds Barbadoes at auction, which realised 37s to 41s for low to good yellow. 250 casks and 7,500 bags Mauritius were only partially sold at about former rates, the remainder (consisting chit fly of the better sorts) being withdrawn above the relative value; 450 bags Bengal realised former prices, from 38s to 393 6d for low to mid white Benares. A floating cargo of 1,000 boxes brown Havannah have been sold at 20s. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,670 hbds, 329 tierces, 887 bar rels; there were taken for home consumption 1,345 hhds, 143 tierces, 616 barrels. The stock in the same places is 18 581 hhds, 2,378 tierces, 6,523 barrels. COFFEE.-170 bags and 30 casks Plantation Ceylon were withdrawn, as also 1,194 bags Rio, of usual import, at prices above the present market value; but 340 bales 55 half-bales Mocha, and 1,550 bags Native Ceylon were about half sold, at steady rates, the former from 54s to 33s fur fair clean garbled, and the latter at 37s to 37s 6d for good ord quality. Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 865 puns 16 }aids there were taken for home consumption 196 puns 16 hbds, and ex ported 257 puns 71 hhds. The stock in the same places fs 21,487 puns 2,374 hhds. RICE.—Of 3,100 bags Bengal offered at auction, only abqut one-fourth part sold at lOs to lOs 6d for good mid wh,te. SALTPETRE.-375 bags Bengal and 1,500 barrels Egyptian were chitifly withdrawn, the former at 28s for 4i to 34, and the latter at 26s 6d to 27s for 7k to 61 per Cent refract inn. SPICES.—Of 1,100 bags Malabar Pepper offered. barely two-thirds sold at a decline of *1 per lb; from 3d to 3*(l for fair to good shot kind. TALLOW,—P.Y.C. is 39s per cwt on the spot, and town 40s. TEA,—The market is quiet. FOREIGN FUNDS. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Blsusms, Ana. 22. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ...... •• •• •,• Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .. •.• • •• Loan of Thirty Millions, FourperCent •• •• Ditto Three per Cent • •••••.• • • . .. • • Ditto Thirty-sevenMillions,ditto Ditt0,ditt0,1840............ • . • • 954 Ditto,dltto,lB42 ••• • • • ...• •.• • • • 95% Ditto, 1844... • • . • • • • • ............ 875( Ditto, 1836... ••..••••••••• • • • • • • • •• •• 82 Ditto, 1848 .... •••• • • • • •• •• • 94 Ditto of the City, 1832 •• •• •• • • • 100 Ditto, 1843 .• .. • • • • • • • • • • • 91% Bank of Beigium...• • • ••••.•••• • • • • • • •• Issue of 1841 ...•. • Exchange on London, 25.47%. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTEEDAM, Ana. 21. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •••••• • • • • • 52% 53 Ditto, 3 per Cent .• . • ••.••• • • • • .. 61% 624 Ditto, 4 per ..................sl'• 81 1 ( 81% Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.. • .. Commercial Company, 434 per Cent • • Spanish New 5 per Cents. • Ditto 3 per Cent., Inland •••.• • . • • • Exchangeon London, at sight • • • • 12.02 Two months... ••.••• • • .. 11.97 On Hamburgb, at sight .• . • 35 Two months... •• •••••• • • • • 34.87 On Paris, at sight ••••• • • • •• 58.87 Two months... •• ...• 56.50 Last night, died of cholera, the widow of a police officer of the L division, named Bradley, No. 42, who but a few days ago died of the same disease, and was b uried with due honours at St. John's, Waterloo-road. Bradley was a steady, unofficious, and sober officer, and well respected. Three very young orphans are left behind, who are at present she! ered by poor but be nevolent persons till the relatives are found. Pride may sometimes be a useful spring-board to the aspiring soul, but it is much more frequently a de structive stumbling- block.—Eliea Cook's Journal. There is no trusting to appearances, we are told ; but this maxim is of no avail, for men are the eager dupes of them. Life, it has been said, is " the art of bei ng well deceived;" to which it might be added, that hypocrisy is the great talent of mankind. The game of fortune is, for the most part, set up with counters; so th a t he who will not cut in because be has no gold in his pocket, must sit out most of his time and lose his chance of sweeping the tables. Delicacy is in ninety nine cases out of a hundred, considered as mere rus ticity ; and sincerity of purpose is the greatest affront that can be offered to society. To insist on simple truth, is to disqualify yourself for place or patronage, the less You deseive, the more merit in their encouraging you; and he who, in the struggle for distinction. trusts to realities and not to appearances, will in the end find him self the object of universal hatred and scorn.—Eliza Cook' s Journal. STONYHURST COLLEGE, LANCASHIRE. —At the recent examination of students of this institution, the first silver 'Lethal was awarded to Matthew Boyle Wil liams, librarian, of this town.— Cheltenham Journal. la g ai P e e n s e T r i I I S y USPENSION BRIDGE.—This splendid bridge supposed to have been completely demo lished during the recent events of the war operations between the Hungarians and Austrians, but up to the pre sent time, w e are g lad to learn, from a correspond ent on the spot, no serious damage has been done to the structure. The first retreat the Austrian army was obliged to make from Pesth, the General :gave orders f or th e d es tr u ction o f th e b r id ge , an d 9 ewts, of p ow d er were p l ace d on i t, 30 cwts. on eac h :!de, or under the chains, with the view of breaking them. ztoth charges were fired at the same time ; the person A do sup e ri n t en d e d t h e arrangements an d fi re d t h e e earges was literally dashed to pi e c es . Th e effect it pro ticed on the bridge was the b rea ki ng d own o f th e roa d, which consists of transverse cast-iron bearers, to a con siderable extent. The vibration of the chains was very great, and continued for some length of time; but, after t ee retreat of the Austrians, the bridge was a gate repaired. The Hungarians, however, were Ob ligedl, to retreat over the bridge, when . 6'llabinski gave orders for its destruction. Mr. -la rk, at Pesch, went to Dembinski, and remonstrated With h i me —ale and told him that it would be nothing to his Z ed it as a General to destroy so fine a structure. The en eral told Mr. Clark that his orders were peremptory, b ut o after a great d ea l of negotiation he consented that d e mo of the bearers should be taken down, and put into frfttse, sc and taken down to the island of Schutt, the boats Tee n came and sunk in deep water: this was done. Cell came the Russian and Austrian armies, when the •arers were taken up, and the bridge again repaired. several shots have struck the stonework places, but no grea t damage is done.—Mining Journal. k.: I IaNGE BIRTH.—A boy in the district of Kir -6,?7Y, wh o h as a pas s ion for chicken hatching, got a egg some time ago from some sailors just come h ; ,, te tr.re Akaandria, and placed it under a favourite expecting to get a large Egyptian fowl; but his "P r ise and amazement may be better conceived than described when he found one morning a live crocodile ! feshire Advertiser. ufA few days ago , a mo ther and daughter, named tzlc.ner, were executed at Marienweder, in Prussia, 1.,) r r the mur d er of their hus b an d an d f at h er. I n Lebruary, 1848 at daybreak, four gendarmes on their way from Berlin saw the two women kneeling as if in Prayer a t C a l vary, near the village of T u lli c b , w ith a arg e b ox between them, covered with a blanket. The officers, conceiving some suspicions, went to the women, and asked what they were about. They seemed too terrified to reply, and accordingly the officers opened the box, and to their surprise found in it the corpse of a Man dreadfully mutd , ted. The two women were arrested, and after an investigation bad been commenced, they, admitted that the deceased was the husband of one and father of the other of them; and that they had mur dered him—the mother, to be enabled to marry a farm ta bourer, with whom she was in love; the daughter, to es cape from what she called a hateful tyranny. This m urder, they said, they effected wh en t h e ma n was 4: 14 ' 1 E, by pouring boiling water into the ears -and on e face, and by afterwards cutting and slashing the :t I Y- The sentence on them was, that they should be 4: 43 hed on the wheel, beginning at the feet ; but Gal King commuted this into simple decapitation.— . 9)1 tti. ohStiZURE OF AN ILLICIT DlSTlLLERY.—yesterday ,i; -e.tiward Thomas, accompanied by Messrs. D. Co.lqu b and Pentecoit, officers of Inland Revenue, assisted 4 4 P : tli ce - constable 328 K, made a seizure of an Illicit I '”Y et No. 4, West-street, Stepney. Au entrance tr-seffected at he back door, and in a back room on the t a i n .uo floor they found a copper still, capable . of .c.on ef g. 40 or 50 gallons, at full work, about six gallons pints, a number of tubs, and other articles, used in re o il• '' n g on an illicit trade, from 50 to 60 gallons of afblaen ' i s ses wash in a state of fermentation, the whole of w ar L were seized and conveyed to the Inland Revenxe "uses in Broad-street. and Jersey has brought a quantity of cider, in casks, as ~,e r i • c ltion of her cargo. The same vessel brought 26 tons Isla g o gt ° f new potatoes, the produce of the Channel tioAn letter timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affec t and a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the i r - -- Eliza Cook's Journa'. ta " NICARAGUA QUESTION. —Liverpool letters Nie l) . . receive , regarding this singular question, that accounts Ni _d by the steamer Cambria report that Mr. Ben t, i ' r ims been instructed by the United States Cabinet thatQ 1 1111 hoer Palmerston distinctly and unequivocally th r p. su clusive privilege as that claimed by Mr. roi t `"aY, the B r i t i s h C onsu l at N ew Y or k, w ill be ad of Aede and no such possession rccogn i ze d . Th e r i g h t Greati Brit a i n to a menopoly of the i mpor t ant high -1.,,1141 question is pronounced to be " ludicrous;" and it d that General Taylor's administration intends to squired and preserve all the just rights which have been I ttred by Ampriean citizens in Nicaragua. '-,t(IPMENT or geldings H ORSES.—On Saturday last several go and four mares were shipped by Mr. John Jack son, n _on board the Gazelle, for Hamburgh , en route kt g ajli t : a This . is the first shipment of horses that A dvirtior. p l ace since the blockade was raised.—. Hull CLOSE OF THE MUSICAL SEASON. The most brilliant musical season that has perhaps ever been known in London closed on Saturday with the performance of Don Giovanni, by the company of the Royal Italian Opera, at Covent-garden. From the early part of last winter London had become the head-quarters of all the musicians of Europe. Driven by political causes from France, from Italy, from Germany, the Elite of the musical profession sought and found a refuge and a welcome in England. Dining the whole of the season London supported Iwo Italian and one French opera, besides Numerous benefit concerts, and regularly every week for forty weeks the London Wednesday Concerts, besides, during a portion of the season, a German opera. In reviewing the season we shall proceed to consider separately the efforts of each operatic esta blishment, and first HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Lumley, who began the season under immense disadvantages, disadvantages attributable not to any fault of his own, but to the caprices of that spoiled child of the public, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, brought it to a most tri umphant conclusion, and in the annals of Her Ma jesty's Theatre the season of 1849 will be ever renowned as the seascn in which Lind, Alboni, and Sontag, all sang. In consequence of the indecision of Jenny Lind, who during the whole of last winter was vacillating as to whether or not she should again appear on the stage, Mr. Lumley was unable to form his engagements until the time of opening approached. He had, however, secured the services of Alboni as his prima donna for his open ing, and on the 15th of March the theatre opened with the Cenerentola, in which Alboni sustained the character of the heroine, a part in which she had created a furore in Paris, and in which her success here was equally great. Gardoni was theprimo Lenore, and Coletti, Belletti, and the two Lablaches, continued members of the company. After performing three nights Alboni returned to the continent to complete her engagements, and on the 24th of March Madame Guiliani, a most efficient vocalist, an excellent actress, and a very pretty woman, made her &but as Elvira, in the opera of Ernani, in which character she produced a most favourable impression, which was more than confirmed by her subsequent performance of Leonora in I Due Foscari, on the 31st, when Coletti made his first appearance for the season in the character of the Doge. On the 10th April, Made moiselle Parodi, the pupil of Pasta, made her first ap pearance in England in the character of Norma, and at once assumed a high position on the stage. She appeared in Norma for five con secutive nights, and each time with increasing suc cess. She subsequently appeared in La Javorita, and in this she more than sustained the fame she had acquired by her Norma. Her version of Semira mide was somewhat different from the conventional reading of the part, and did not much please the ad mirers of the windmill school of acting. We, however, at the time expressed it as our opinion that Made moiselle Parodi's reading of the part was the correct one—an opinion which we see no reason what ever to modify. Her Donna Anna, however, in Don Giovanni, and Carolina, in the Matrimonio Segretto, were admitted on all hands to be excellent, and her Lucrezia Borgia was far and away the finest on the stage. Her personi fication of the Countess, in Le Nozze di Figaro, was admirable, and there can be no doubt but that Ma demoiselle Parodi (who is now not yet twenty-two years of age) has before her a brilliant career, and that the time is not far distant when she will be hailed the prima donna of Europe. On the 12th of April, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind had appeared in the opera of the Zaube7jiote, got up as a concert, but the success of the attempt was so very moderate, that she consented to appear for a limited number of nights as an operatic actress, being her farewell en gagement, and on the 26th of April she appeared in La Sonnambula, and excited to the full as intense a furore as she had done during the two preceding seasons. The character of Elvino was sustained by Calzolari, a new tenor, who produced a most favour able impression on the audience, and who is a most valuable addition to the company. The operas in which she played were La Sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Figlia del Reggimento, and Roberto it Diavolo, in which last she again took leave of the stage outhe 10th of May. On the 12th,Madlle. Alboni, who had returned from the continent, re-appeared in the Cenerentola, and shortly afterwards performed Rosins, in the Barbiere di Siviglia, a character in which she had already frequently appeared, and always with the greatest success, Arsace, in the Semiramule, the character in which she originally made here debut some three years since, and in Ninetta, in the Gazza Ladra, and Zerlina, in Don Giovanni, characters in which she had never pre viously appeared, but in which she achieved the most marked success, not merely as a vocalist, but as an actress also. Shortly afterwards she ap peared as Fidalma, in the Matrimonio Segretto, and never since the days of Malibran has the character of Fidalma been nearly so effectively sustained ; in that of Norina in Don Pasquale, in which her acting was full of humour and spirit, and hersinging perfect; and in her favourite characters of Orsini, in Lucrezia Borgia, and of Cherubino, in the Nozze di Figaro. During the month of June an engagement was concluded with Moriani, who happened to be passing through London, and who appeared in the character of Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia, and in that of Otello. On the 7th July occurred the great event of the season, the re-appearance of Madame Sontag, with undiminished powers, after an absence from the stage of twenty years. She made her debut in the character of Linda, and the first verse of the "Oh lute di quest' anima" proved that she still retained her purity of intonation, her exquisite quality of voice, and her unapproachable brilliancy of execution in as great perfection as when twenty years before she had driven half Europe mad with enthusi asm. She performed Rosina in // Barbiere, Amina in the Sonnambula, Desdemona in Otello, and Susanna in the Nozze di Figaro, and in each excited a furore that quite equalled,the Lind furore when at its height. The engagement of Madame Sontag was a masterpiece of management on the part of Mr. Lumley, and enabled him to bring a brilliant season to a most brilliant termination. All the operas pro duced were put on the stage with the utmost care and attention, and were cast in the most efficient possible manner. Lablache, the greatest of living bassos, set the example of not unfrequently appearing in a minor part in order to give increased strength to the cast of an opera, an example which was worthily followed by Coletti and Belletti. The orchestra, thanks to the untiring exertions of Balfe, was greatly improved, and the choruses were, generally speaking, admira bly drilled. The deesses de la danse were Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni, and Carolina Rosati. The Diable a quatre was the ballet until after the Easter recess, when Electra was produced, in which the in troduction of the electric light produced a most bril liant and novel effect. The run of Electra continued until Carlotta Grisi left for the continent. Then a most delightful divertissement, entitled La Prima Ballerina, was produced, with Carolina Rosati as the heroine; this had a considerable run; and then the Plaisirs dhivers, with its pas des Patineurs, the chef d'ceuvre of Paul Taglioni, which bids fair to take a permanent place in the ballet repertoire, brought to a triumphant conclusion a season which, considered in an artistical point of view, has been one of the most glorious in the annals of her Majesty's Theatre. THE SUN, LON DON, TUESDAY EVENING, AI7GUST 28, 1849. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The season opened on the same evening as Her Majesty's Theatre, with an Italian version of Auber's chef d'a'uvre Masaniello, in which Mario appeared as the Neapolitan fisherman, Madame Dorus Gras, as the Princess, and Massol, as Pietro. Nothing could exceed the splendour and completeness with which this magnificent work was put upon the stage. It drew crowded houses until Easter, when its powers of attraction became somewhat diminished, in consequence of the substitution of Salvi for Mario in the principal character. On the 10th of April, Miss Catherine Hayes, the new soprano, and Mdlle. de Meric, the new contralto, made their debuts in Linda de Chamouni. Their success was un doubted. Miss Catherine Hayes has filled throughout the season, and well filled, the position occupied last season by Madame Castellan, and Mdlle. de Meric is the most promising of all the young singers who have of late made their debut. On the 17th Semiramide was performed, Grisi, who,J during the whole season has played and sung with undi minished power, sustaining the part of the Assyrian Queen, and Mdlle. Angri making her debut in that of Arsace. Mdlle. Angri' possesses great natural powers, but she lacks cultivation, and her intonation is not unfrequently anything but correct. With all her faults, however, she is a great artiste, and if she would but content to undergo the drudgery of study she might become what she certainly is not at pre sent, the rival for Alboni. The old operas of the repertoire, .Norma, Lucrezia Borgia, &c., were repeated with the old casts, save t hat Angri was the substitute of Alboni ; and on the 12th Meyer beer's Robert le Diable, which had been reckoned upon as one of the great cards of the season, was pro duced, and proved quite a fiasco, being only performed ()Lee. This failure was owing to the weakness of the cast ; instead of having, as had been anticipated, Grisi as Alice, and Mario as Robert, Madame Dorus Gras appeared in the first, and Salvi in the last of these characters. The subscribers considered themselves ill-used, and were out of temper, and notwithstanding the perfection of the chorus and orchestra, notwith standlog the lavish expenditure bestowed upon its gor geous and splendid mine en scene, the chef d'ceuvre of Meyerbeer was not again repeated. On the 17th of May Madame Persiani commenced an engagement for nine farewell nights, in the character of Zerlina ; these farewell performances of Madame Persiani were exceedingly successful. Among the characters in which she appeared was that of Amine, in the Sonnambula, on which occasion Mr. Sims Reeves made his first appearance on these boards in the character of Elvino. His success was complete, and the great English tenor has taken his station in the front rank of his profession. His subsequent per formance of Roderick Dhu, in the Donna del Lago, and of the Huguenot soldier, in the Huguenots, were beyond all praise. This last opera was produced on the 24th May, Grisi taking the part of Valentine. Her success was immense, and ,the Huguenots be came as popular as it had been during the preceding season, when Madame Viardot Garcia appeared in the character. The great event of the season was the production of the Prophete, on which occa- Fioll Madame Viardot Garcia made her rentree in the character of Fides, a performance unequalled for its power, its pathos, and its truth. The Prophete was performed nine times, and its attraction continued undiminished to the end of the season, which closed on Friday evening with Don Giovanni, in which Madame Viardot Garcia sustained for the first time the character of Zerlina, and achieved a success equal to that achieved by her sister, poor Malibran, in Fidalma. The band and choruses have been under the direction of Costa-- c' est tout dire en un mot; and notwithstanding the embarassments of Mr. Delafield and the damage that must necessarily have been occasioned by the knowledge of the fact of his bankruptcy becoming public during the courseof the season, the subscribers have had no cause to complain. With the most rigid faith every promise made in the programme has been performed, and every opera produced has been put upon the stage in the best possible manner. OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. While the leviathan lyrical establishments in the Haymarket and in Covent-garden have been shaking the musical world by their rivalry, a third lyrical theatre has been naturalized among us, the performances at which are always of the most agreeable character, and which, if they do not asto nish, as do some of the grand efforts of some of the grand theatres, never fail to delight. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Mite hell, the French Opera Comique, the most delightful and graceful of all the schools of opera, has become naturalized in England, and may now be considered a permanent feature among the regular amusements of the season. This is to be at tributed entirely to the exertions of Mr. Mitchell, who during the course of one short season has produced the following popular compositions :—Le Domino Aroir, Le Maitre de Chapelle, Le Nouveau Seigneur, Le Bouffe et le Tailleur, Polichinelle, L' Ambassadrice, Les Deux Voleurs, La Dame Blanche, Zanetta, Richard Cceur de Lion. Le Concert a la Cour, Le Double Eschelle, Fra Diavolo, Le Chalet, Acteon, Les Diamans de la Couronne, Le Panier Fleure, Le Pre aux Clercs, Les Rendezvous Bourgeois, La Part du Diable, Ne Touchez pas a la Reine, andLe Comte Ory. These were sustained by the talents of Mademoiselle Charton, whose success was immense, and who stands first in the rank of English favourites, Mademoiselle Guichard, the most espiegle of soubrettes, and by Couderc, by Octave, and by Zelger, whose reputations are European. The orchestra, under the able direction of M. Charles Hanssens was unique, consisting as it did of the elite of the performers of both operas, and can only be compared to the famous combina tion of talent engaged by Mr. Mitchell in his early undertaking of the Italian Opera Buffs at the Lyceum Theatre in 1838. Under these circum stances, it is not surprising that Her Majesty should have so frequently honoured this theatre with her presence, or that she should have in an especial manner testified her approbation of Mr. Mitchell's exertions by being present on the occasion of his benefit. There was not an opera produced during the season the performance of which was not witnessed by her Majesty. The season con eluded with the clever performances of Arnal and Madame Doche in vaudeville. We understand that it is probable that from the satisfaction afforded by the introduction of the Opera Comique, the popular composer Monsieur Auber may be induced to visit London, for the purpose of superintending the produc• tion of an entirely new work, as well as other composi tions of eminence, during the course of the ensuing sea son. It is thus reserved to Mitchell, atter introducing to his subscribers during the course of his management, every celebrity of the theatres in Paris, including Mesdemoiselles Rachel, Plessy, Dejaaet, Rose Cheri, Nathalie, Clarisse, Denain, Brohain, Forgeot, Charton; Mesdames Doche, Albert, Rebut; and Messieurs Bouffe, Frederic Lemaitre, Latunt, Volnys, Ravel, Grassot, Laferniere, Felix, Lemenil, Fechter, Arnal, Cartigny, Bocage, Acharet, Alcide Toussez, Rhozevil, Julien, Deschamps, Levassor, Vernet, Couderc, Octave, Zelger, to crown his triumph, by being the first who has succeeded in inducing the great Auber, the mighty maestro himself, to accept an English engagement. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LEAMINGTON STARES. 7 to 4 agst Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill 7 to 1 agst Mr. Role's Cullingwood 10 to 1 agst Mr. Barnes's Sotterley 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meesom's The Dart 14 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wanota Fernhill was the only horse in favour; offers to lay 7 to 4 or take 2 to 1, but little done. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 on Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman 10 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel 18 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker 25 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichols's Nunnykirk (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Nesill's Herbert (take 40 to 1) 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eltbiron 3,000 to 15 agst Lord Eglinton's Belus—taken and afterwards offered The only bet we heard on The Flying Dutchman was 200 to 100, at which price many " fielders " were anxious to invest; Uriel was backed several times at 8 and 9 to 1, but gave way near the close to 10 to 1. 1,000 to 25 taken about Herbert, and I,ooo's to 10, 15, and 20, about Belua. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Lord Howth'a Peep-o'-day-Boy 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Cancsou—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Legerdemain—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Captain Lowther's Iron Rail—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Crawford's The Cur—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Wensleydale 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington CAMBRIDGESHIRE STALES: - 2,000 to 40 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Stanley's Cantzm 1,000 to 20 agst Colonel Peel's Vasa 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington 10,000 to 10 agst Ellerdale for the Cesarewitch and Nina for the Cambridgeshire (taken)-10,000 to 10 agst Chantrey and Blucher for the same events (taken). An entry given with both bets. DERBY, 1850. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Epirote—taken to 2501. 30 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—taken. AQUATICS. LONDON YACHT CLUB. The contest for the London Yacht Club Challenge Cup, to be won two years consecutively before it becomes the absolute property of the holder, took place yester day. It was a time race, one minute per ton being al lowed by the larger to the smaller craft, and the distance contested was from the Folly House, Blackwall-road, down to a boat off Tilbury Fort, and back. The following had been entered, but it will be found did not all take their places:—. Yachts. _ _ Tons. Owners. Moor Park lB Messrs. G. G. Browne. Diana Rival Mavourneen Hazard, ••• 6 Ackharne & Charles The start took place under the direction of Mr. F. J. Hughes, commodore, at a quarter to twelve, when the Hazard unfortunately carried away her peak hallyards, and could not get her mainsail set until below Blackwall. The Moor Park took the lead at starting, kept it all the way down, and rounded the flag buoy off Tilbnry Fort at 18 minutes past two; the Rival at 28 minutes past. The Moor Park increased her lead considerably in beating up to windward, the wind being W.N.W.,and finally passed to the southward of the winning buoy at 11 minutes 15 seconds past seven ; the Rival at 38 minutes 52 seconds; and the Hazard at 57 minutes 20 seconds past. The owner of the Moor Park, which showed her great supe riority to windward, becomes the holder of the cup for one year. RICHMOND ROYAL REGATTA, The annual double-bank rowing match at Richmond, in honour of and to celebrate Prince Albert's natal day, took place yesterday, and was, as usual, extremely at tractive. The regatta was under the august patronage of the Queen Dowager and the nobility and gentry re sident at Richmond and vicinity. The race was in four heats, the first man of each of the first three being eli• gible only to contend in the fcurth or final one. Firdt Heat. George Platt, jun., James Godfrey (Red) 1 William Kemp, Charles L. Jackson (White) 0 James Martin, Charles Cripps (Blue) 0 Second Heat. George Jackson, jun. Robert Trourbridge...(White) 1 Henry Kidner, Charles Godfrey (Red) 0 George Howard, George Platt ..(Blue) 0 Third Heat. Henry Messam, William Bell (White) 1 Joseph Bailey, Thomas Mackinney (Red) 0 George Bailey, David Edwards (Blue) 0 Final Beat. Henry Messam, William Bell (White) 1 George Platt, jun., James Godfrey. (Blue) 0 George Jackson, jun., Robert Trourbridge...(White) 0 MRS. JERML—This unfortunate lady is at present residing in the lake district of Westmoreland. She is looked upon with unbounded sympathy and interest She is at present in private lodgings at Ambleside.—Carlisle Patriot. BROUGHAM CASTLE.—The Carlisle Patriot says " When Lord Brougham is at home his beautiful chapel Broughamore to Hall too of ten att en d e d by p ersons w h ose seethe Noble and L earne d L or d t h an to otb joinec tis in m he deTotions foiled to the pleee." REGATTA AT LOWESTOFT. (Abridged from the Norfolk Chronicle.) On Monday and Tuesday, a grand regatta came off at Lowestoft, now one of the most thriving seaport towns in Suffolk. The sports were under the patronage of the Marquis of Dourou, M.P., and S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P., the members for the city of Norwich. The stewards were Sir E. 11. K. Lacon, Bart., R. H. Reeve, Esq., Captain Ellis, R.N.. and Captain Andrews. W. Clay, Esq., was the honerary secretary. To these gen tlemen the public were much indebted for two days' excellent sport; during which prizes to the amount of 1201. were offered to be sailed or rowed for by boats of various descriptions. Oa Monday morning, the Norwich railway station was surrounded with thousands of people, waiting to obtain tickets for the cheap trains. Three lines of carriages were drawn up in the interior of the station, which were speedily filled with passengers intent on a day's pleasure, the majority being women, including an immense number of the factory operatives. It seemed as Vail Norwich had turned out for a holiday. It was quite amusing to see people running about in all directions on the platform seeking for places, and some time elapsed before all were accommodated. Besides the two trains of open carriages, there was one train ot first and second class carriages, including a handsome saloon carriage, which attracted a good deel of attention. This carriage was engaged by the city sheriff, R. Cham berlin, Esq., and his party. Before ten o'clock three trains of carriages were started, one after the other, comprising al together seventy seven carriages, conveying more than 4,000 people to the scene of recreation. Early in the morning the sky was beclouded, but it cleared up and ushered in a day of bright sunshine. The journey was, therefore, a very pleasant one. The mul titudes of people spread in a long line across the sands, and amused themselves in a variety of ways. All was cheerfulness and hilarity and boisterous mirth. There was a complete abandonment to pleasure. THE YACHT MATCH—Was for a piece of plate, value 30 sovereigns, to be sailed for by cutter-yachts, under 30 tons. This was an interesting match. Six yachts entered, namely—Fanny, 17 tons, W. Clay, Esq.. of Lowestoft, red flag—Little Eastern, 10 tons, Captain Andrews, of Lowestoft, white flag—Kestrel, 10 tons, Captain Coster, of Norwich, blue flag—Pearl, 12 tons, Sir W. Beauchamp Procter, Bart., red and white flag— Water Witch, 9 tons, R. H. Reeve, Esq., of Lowestoft, red and blue flag—Red Rover, 14 tons, Mr. Parmeter, of Yarmouth, blue and white flag. They all got off well except the Fanny; she was nearly five minutes behind, in consequence of having, by mistake, cast anchor. The Red Rover took the lead, followed by the others, close up to the first flag-boat, when the wind shifted to the west. The Red Rover being in a good position for catching the breeze, then went far ahead, and continued to keep the lead, and left the others far behind, coming in at 3h. 5m.; Kestrel, at 3h. 30m.; and the others some time after. The Red Rover consequently won by 25 minutes. The YAWL MATCH.—This was a prize of 14 soya., to be sailed for by yawls from all parts. The entries were as fol lows:—Eclipse, 54i ft., Mr. W. Roberts, o f L owes t o ft, re d flag—John Bull, 57 ft., Mr. J. Woodhead, of Southwold, white flag—Swiftsure, 49 ft., Mr. B. Spencer, of South wold, blue flag—Royal Victoria, 60 ft., Mr. F. Hood, of Yarmouth, red and white flag—Leverett, 40 ft., Mr. W. Birbett, of Lowestoft, red flag—Royal Sovereign, 60 ft., Mr. R. Kemp, of Yarmouth, blue and white flag—Grey hound, 44 ft. 10 in., Mr. G. Yallop, of Lowestoft, blue red, and white perpendicular—Naiad, 38 ft. 10 in., Mr. N. Coleby, red, white, and blue, horizontal. They had to sail the same track as the yachts, and while the yacht match was going on, they started at 12h. 34m. They were all in a line at starting, and when fairly off, and in full sail, they presented a very pleasing spectacle. In the first round, the John Bull had the lead, followed close by the Royal Victoria and the Royal Sovereign. The others were far behind, having been becalmed. They came in as follows:—John Bull, 4h. 21m.—Eclipse, 4h. 33m. 30s.—Royal Sovereign, 4h. 35m.—Greyhound, 4h. 41w. The latter yawl won the third prize, on account of the Royal Sovereign having to allow 7} minutes for difference of length. This allowance ot time is not ge nerally understood by spi ctators of these matches, and they are, consequently, often mistaken as to the winning boats. PUNT MATCH.—This was a match between sailing punts from all parts, for a prize of 51. The entries were as follows :—Grace Darling, Mr. Rose—William and James, Mr. Spurgin—Finish, Mr. S. Mews—Fawn, Mr. E. Ellis—Providence, Mr. Fletcher—Bruce, Mr. Lewes. They had to sail the same course as the :yawls, and started at 2b. 10m., while the previous matches were going on. The punts finished the first round as fol lows :—Bruce, 4 hours 20 minutes—William and James, 4 hours 22 minutes—Finish, 4 hours 24 minutes— Providence, 4 hours 24 minutes 30 seconds. The others were far behind. The second round was not finished till after dark, there being very little wind. The boats passed the pier head as follows :—Bruce first, Fawn second, William and James third, Finish Fourth. The others were not placed. ROWING MATCH.—This was for a prize of seven so vereigns, to be contended for by six-oared beach gigs, open to all. Three were entered ; but as the crew of one gig were in the yawl match, not likely to be finished for some time, only two were started, at 3h. 32m. 255. ; namely, the Cricketer, of Southwold, and the Jenny Lind, of Lowestoft. The crews had to row once round the same course as that sailed over by the yachts and yawls, a distance of three miles. Both boats had a double bank of men, and they rowed with deter mined resolution ; but the Southwold men took a long. strong, and regular pull, sweeping through the waters with a united and simultaneous action, far superior to their competitors, whose pull was short and irregu lar. Nevertheless, the contest was severe, and the Southwold men only won by a few seconds. This match excited much interest, as it could be well seen along shore. In the evening, the green adjoining the Suffolk Hotel was full of people, to witness the gymnastic perform ances by M. Ricardo, and a display of fireworks, under the superintendence of Mr. Page, of Heigham-gardens, in this city. THE DINNER.—At six P.M., there was a subscription dinner at the Royal Hotel, when about 40 gentlemen sat down in the new billiard.room to a sumptuous repast. There was a ball in the evening at the Maid's Head inn, where a party of about 70 ladies and gentlemen assembled. SECOND DAY. The number of new arrivals by the different trains was not so great as on the previous day, and the beach was not so crowded; but there was a long line of spectators at the various matches. During the afternoon the com pany on the pier-head was highly respectable and nu merous, and included a large number of ladies, who appeared to take great interest in the sports. The first match was— , - - I THE PLEASURE BOAT MATCH.—This was for a silver cup, value 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pleasure boats not exceeding 30 feet on the ram. Open to all. The entries were:—Kathleen, 19 feet, Mr. Loand, Nor wich; blue, white, and r, d flag—Kestrell, 29 feet, Capt. Coster; blue and white flag—Eastern, 30 feet, Capt. Andrews; white flag--Pearl, 30 feet, Sir William Beau champ Proctor; red flag—Petrel, 17 feet, Mr. Blyth. They had to sail the same course as on the previous day. The signal having been given, they started at 12h. 10m. and were soon in full sail ; and a fine breeze springing up from the south, .it became a highly interesting race. The Eastern had the lead at starting, but did not long maintain that position. The Kathleen kept well to windward, and was admi rably sailed in a straight line. When approaching the Pakefield flag-boat the wind shifted, and in tacking the Kathleen had the first place, Kestrel second, and Eastern third; but soon after they changed their positions. The breeze again sprung up strong trom the south, and they were soon all round the flag. be at—Pearl having the first place, Kathleen second, Eastern third, and Petrel fourth. Away they went before the wind in fine style, keeping the same positions to the Newcomb sand flag-boat. Then the Pearl went on sweeping through the waters, and gained a great distance, Kathleen following at a rapid rate, and the contest became quite exciting between those two boats. In rounding the flag-boat they were all sailing off the wind, and they got pretty well toge ther. Atter rounding the South Ness flag-boat, the dis tance between them increased. They passed close to the pier as follows :—Pearl, lh. 2m. ; Kathleen, lb. Cm. ; Kestrel, lb. 9m.; Eastern, lh. 13w.; Peterel, lh. 37m. The Kathleen was now the winning boat, on account of the allowance of time for difference of length. Her lateen sails give her a great advantage in tacking, as they could be shifted rapidly. In going the second round she tacked about beautifully, and continued to increase her advantage ; but the Pearl had the first place to the south flag, and kept the lead to the next. Then the Kathleen passed her, and came up to the first pier, but being stopped by a mooring rope had to tack back again, in order to sail over the rope. In the mean time, the Pearl came up and passed the pier. With some difficulty the Kathleen tacked about, passed the pier in 4} minutes after the Pearl, and was declared the winner. THE PILOT CUTTER MATCH.—This match was f ox a prize of 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pilot cutters, from all parts. The entries were as follows:—St a r, of Gorleston, white flag; Providence , of Lowestoft, blue flag; Jemima, of Aldborough, red flag; Pilot, of Lowes toft, blue, red and white flag. They had to sail the same course as the other vessels twice round. They started at 12h. 40w., while the pleasure-boat match was going on. Going away before the wind in full sail, they presented a very fine spectacle. The P rov id ence took the lead, followed by the Star second, and Jemima third ; the Pilot being left at some distance behind. In tacking to the south flag, the wind got round to the north-west, and they frequently changed their positions. The Jemima came in at 2h. 43m., leaving the others all below the Ness, where they remained four hours, guile becalmed. The Jemima proceeded very slowly in the second round, there being now no wind whatever. She arrived at 715 P.N. The Star grounded at the back of the Neiss; the others did not complete their first round. TRIAL OF THE LIFE-BOATS.—Thi.3 was the most in teresting business of the day. A prize of 20 sous. was offered to be divided amongst life-boats from all parts, those prizes to be awarded to the crews of the boats who should perform their evolutions in the best and smartest manner. The umpires were Captain Ellis, R.N., Lieutenant Joachim, R.N., and Lieutenant Hockley, R.N. The competing life-boats belonged to Pakefield, Southwold, Caister, and Lowestoft; all being boats that had done a great deal of good service, especially the Lowestoft one. By these and other life-boats, many thousands of our brave seamen's lives have been saved along the eastern coast of England. One boat alone, on the Suffolk coast, has saved hundreds of lives. She was built at much expense, by a number of private in dividuals, and she is largo enough to receive a whole ship's crew, together with the gallant band of British tars who go to save them; yet so light, that by the help of air casks lashed within her, she will bound swiftly over the waves when filled with water, and so strong, that the heaviest breakers thundering upon her, leave her tight and round. The object of the trial was to test the skill of the crews in getting their boats smartly under sail, and by using oars, to show the sailing qualities of the boats when full of water. They are all timber-built boats, with cork upper works, to increase the buoyancy, and are fitted up with foremast and mizen, having a fore and aft rig; and when not sailing they are propelled by long oars. Those of Southwold, Pakefield, Lowestoft, and Yarmouth, are yawls, fitted up with air -barrels, or boxes. The crews consist of about sixteen men in each boat; all robust brave fellows, and from the pier-head the company had an opportunity of witnessing their extraordinary smartness and dexterity in handling their boats, hoisting and lowering their sails, getting up and taking down their mast, and many other evo lutions. The first signal, a red flag, having been given, for the exercise of the life-boats, they assembled at the place appointed, opposite the pier -head, in a line at right angles with the beach; and came to anchor. The masts, sails, and oars, were all boated. At the second signal, one black ball hoisted to the top of a pole, all the boats weighed and made sail, proceeding round the course. At the third signal, two black balls, the boats struck their sails and masts, boated them, and got their oars out, still continuing their course as before. At the fourth signal, a black ball over a red flag, the boats s t a h i e l . b o A a t t m t e h n e d fi r e f ft ssignal,gai n a r t e e d d t fl h a e g i r ov o c a r r a s b a r a d e k m b a a d l e l their plugs and held them up, and in this state filled with water came to anchor at the appointed place, when the plugs were replaced and all expedition used in pumping and baling the boats out, ready for the rocket and gun lines to be thrown over them. The course sailed was from the flag opposite the pier, round the Stamford Light, and back again. All the exercises were admirably performed. The Caister boat was the first under sail, and the Lowestoft boat first struck her masts. After they had started they were some time in returning against the tide. The Lowestoft boat was in first, and the Southwold second. The others came in some time after; and then, in the bay in front of the new esplanade, they went through the remainder of the exercises. The Lowestoft men, while going through their evolutions, upset their boat, and several of them got into the water, but were soon out again. This accident happened in consequence of the air-casks in the boat being imperfect; they became partially filled with water, and served to sink, instead of buoying her up. The rockets and gun lines were fired over the boats with great precision. The prizes to these boats were awarded as follows: Lowestoft and Southwold, the first in, received 61. each; Caister and Pakefield, 41. each. Every man acquitted himself well, and the exertions of all were very great, owing to the strength of the tide. A rowing match between ships' boats, and a duck hunt, which afforded much amusement, finished the sports of the day. The days' proceeding wound up with a select dinner party at the Royal Hotel, Captain Andrews in the chair. After which there was a grand display of the pyrotech nical art, on the Battery Green, by Mr. P. N. Baxter, of Norwich. The whole reflected great credit on that artist, particularly the finale, which was a splendid figure of the hero of Trafalgar, under which was beautifully dis played those memorable words, " England expects every man to do his duty." In the evening a number of long trains conveyed the people back in safety to the city. During the two days Mr. Newell, the superintendent, and Mr. Taylor, the station master, Norwich, were indefatigable in their ex ertions to promote the comfort of passengers, and to facilitate the departure and arrival of the various trains. We would remind the people of Lowestoft, that it is owing to Mr. Waters' exertions that they will have the opportunity of visiting Norwich on the 24th and 31st instant, at the exceeding low rate now being charged from Norwich to Lowestoft. A failure, therefore, would be placed to the debit of Mr. Waters' account, which surely will not be allowed. The various hotels and inns in the town were on both days filled with company, es pecially the Suffolk, where there was much to attract the lovers of eight and song. It is worthy of note, that, notwithstanding the nunlbers present on each day, such was the propriety of conduct manifested, that not a single disorderly case came under the notice of the extra body of police on duty. We are also happy to add, that not a single accident occurred on either day to mar its pleasure. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY OF DERBYSHIRE. This match was commenced at Derby yesterday morning. The following is the score at the close of the first day's play:— ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS. A. Mynn, Esq.—run out 11 Clarke—b Tinley ... ... ... 19 Parr—c Potter, b Paxton ... ... 16 F. Pilch—b Tinley ~„ ~, 3 Box—b Paxton . . „., ~„ 1 N. Felix, Esq.—c Hunt, b Paxton . . 0 Guy—c Horsley, b Paxton ... ... 0 Captain White—c Paxton, b Tinley... „, „, 2 Martingell—b Paxton... ... 4 Captain Lautour—b Clark ... ... 14 Hillyer—not out B 25, w 3 Total ... ... ... ...104 TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven- Lion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutte and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee recently formed to carry out the Testimonial. * * *All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... ..,963 . 10 4* Per the Editor of the Examiner : Friends at Kelvedon 1 0 0 The Compositors at Messrs. Reynell & Weight's 1 10 6 Mr. Wm. A. Long, jun., Wotton-under-Edge 1 0 0 Second Subscription of Working Jewellers' Work- men .. 315 9 A Few Chartists, per Samuel Boonham ... 0 3 6 Per K. L. J., Limerick, second remittance ... 0 18 0 I "Total £971 19 THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AuG. 26 AND 27. Attacks. Deaths. - - - - - - :n London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... . • ... ... 111 49 Southwark ... ... ... 96 52 Bethnal- green ... ... ... 57 39 Bermondsey 9 Shoreditch ... ... ... 16 6 Whitechapel 9 Chelsea ... ... ... . . 12 8 Marylebone 3 West London Union ... _ 9 2 St. Giles in the Fields ... ... 14 3 Greenwich 7 Clapham ... ... _ ... 3 . 3 Other localities ... _ . o . 273 146 :n England and Wales, viz. : Liverpool ... ... ... 93 28 Merthyr Tydvil ... ... ... 14 7 Dowlais ... ... ... ... 9 3 Plymouth ... •• • ••• ••• 31 16 Bristol ... ••• ••• ••• 11 6 Newcastle-under-Lyme .:. ". 9 4 Leeds ••• ••• ••• ••• 21 10 Wisbeach ... ••• ••• ••• 12 5 Tewkesbury ••• ••• ••• 6 4 York ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 0 Birkenhead ••• ... 2 0 North Shields ... ••• ... 12 14 Hertford ... ••• ... 2 3 ••• Sheerness ... ••• ••• 2 1 Mortlake ... ••• ••• •.• 4 1 Other towns ... ••• ... 233 119 In Scotland, viz.:— Dundee ... .... ••• ••• 32 17 Perth ••, ••• ••• 23 8 Hamrick ... ... ". ••• 5 2 Wilton-by-Bavrick ••• ••• 6 1 Inverness ... ..• ••• ••• 6 2 Dunbar ... ••• ••• ••• 2 1 Other towns ... ... ... 9 Total ... ...1,215 591 THE CHOLERA IN HULL AND THE DISTRICT. The number of deaths from cholera in Hull from the 17th to the 24th inst., inclusive, have bean 104; a number which, however large, is insignificant compared with that reported from the small town of Gaineborough, viz., 85 in 14 days. Ten deaths are reported from Beverley, several from Lincoln, and isolated ones in the division of Lindsey. The following table presents the number of deaths in Hull on each day of the week in the various districts of the town. We may again repeat that the deaths have almost exclusively occurred in courts, passages, and narrow streets and lanes. Many of the deceaked were persons of intemperate habits, no regular means of subsistence, friendless, neglected, or destitute. Several have died without a medical man ever being called in : Districts. Dates—August. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total. North and South Myton...lo 3 5 4 7 5 4 38 Humber ... 1 2 1 1 6 4 0— 15 St. Mary's... 3 3 0 3 3 4 4 20 East Sculcoates 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 9 West Sculcoates 1 3 1 4 3 0 0— 12 St. Mark's 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 8 Drypool and Southcoates . 0 0 1 1 0 0 0— 2 —Hull Advertiser. TOtal ... ... ... 104 THE GREAT BUSTARD.—Oneof these remarkable, and now rare birds, was seen by G. C. Waterhouse, Esq , of the British Musf um, and a party of friends, in the neighbourhood of Stonehenge, on the loth inst. It was exceedingly shy, and took wing readily, .lighting on the ground again at a long distance. This it did several times, and at length disappeared, much to the disap pointment of the party, who were anxious for a closer acquaintance with this rara avis. Its flight, though heavy, appeared to be _very powerful, as it made rapid progress when on the wing.— Salisbury Herald. To the poor man, poverty greater than his own never appeals in TOIII.-liliza Cook's Jeurnal. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTII, BATH, MONDAY, Aug. 27.-11 he eighth half-yearly general meeting of the above company was held this day, at the White Lion Hotel, in this city ; Sir John W. Awdry (vice-chairman of the company), presiding. The notice convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the list of proprietors, The SECRETARY read the directors' report :—" In consequence of the depression to which all railway property has been lately subjected, the directors have thought it advisable to reduce the present expenditure on the line to the lowest possible limit. The works between Westbury and Frome are being prosecuted without intermission ; but on all other parts they have been checked or temporarily suspended. This has been done with the advice and concurrence of the Great Western Railway Company, who urged upon the board the propriety of discontinuing every expenditure, excepting that which might be required for finishing the line—first, to Frome, next to the collieries, and afterwards to Warminster. Your directors thought it right to bring to the notice of the Great Western beard that the time was approach. ing when some arrangement should be made as to the mode in which, under the 'altered condition of railway prospects, the agreements between the two companies were to be carried into effect. No arrange ment, however, can be concluded without being brought before a special meeting of the shareholders of this company, with whom, rather than with the directors, after full consideration, the decision must rest. The shareholders will remember that there were a number of shares, the calls on which the regis- tered owners had, from various misfortunes, become unable to discharge, and which it was the intention of the board to take the first convenient opportunity of declaring forfeited. These shares, 494 in number, and on which 3,2701. had been paid, have now been forfeited, and a special meeting will be summoned, according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, to confirm the forfeiture. The whole of the remaining arrears on the company's shares will in due course of time be recovered. GENERAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS TO JUNE 30, 1849. RECEIPTS. Received on calls, and payments in ad- vance of calls Loan account A. Y. d. ... ... 1,150,075 0 0 ... .., 32,500 0 0 On account of interest payable by the Great Western Railway Company, in respect of the line opened to Westbury for the half•year ending 31st December, 1848... ... 2,564 8 0 1,185,139 8 0 EXPENDITURE. By expenses in obtaining the Act of Incorporation ••• ••• ... 35,142 4 1 Parliamentary and law expenses ... 47,574 711 Engineering expenses ... ... ... 76,234 13 2 Works ... ... ..• ••• ... 495,793 8 8 Iron rails ..• ..• ... ... 93,742 7 1 Land and compensation ..• ... 361 17 8 1 1 , Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 58,668 13 4 1,168,333 15 4 Balance in the hands of th© Com pany's bankers ... ... ... 16,805 12 8 1,5,139 8 0 The CHAIR MAN th en sa id t h at it now devolved upon him to propose the adoption of the report, and that it be printed and circulated among the proprietors The actual amount of real business before the meet ing, as indicated by that report, was but small, as the matter contained in it of most importance —viz , the relations in which this company and the Great Western Company stood, and any arrangements which might be come to between them—must neces sarily be reserved for the consideration of a special meeting, convened for that purpose. Still the share holders would feel that after the reference which had been made as to the mutual relations of the two com panies, and the directors of the Great Western Com pany having alluded to it in their report, it would be wrong in him not to notice it. The chairman then read that portion of the Great Western report which alluded to its agreement with the Wilts, Somer set, and 'Weymouth, and recommended an amal gamation of the two companies to save the expense of separate management, &c., and continued— If they were in the condition to carry out and complete the whole of their line within the period prescribed by the Act of Parli amen t, an d w i t h their present funds, then it would rest greatly with them as to the nature of any such conditions, although it would still be most wise in them to be on the most friendly conditions with that company. But they were not in a condition to do so ; and as they were obliged, unfortunately, to confess that they could not do so, the Great Western had a right to use a very authoritative voice as to the mode in which any such arrangement should be effected. He might as well observe that whatever measures the Great Western directors might propose, the directors of this company had done nothing to commit their board, nor could they commit the proprietors. The report also al luded to the forfeiture of a number of shares, but the confirmation of this also must form the subject of a special meeting. The CHAIHMAN then moved the adoption of the report. After some few observations the meeting separated FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING J UNCTION. The half•yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday, at Preston ; Mr. T. B. Addison in the chair. The CHAIRMAN read the directors' report, which stated that they had proceeded in completing the line —including the first contract—as far as the progress made in collecting calls and arrears had permitted. A considerable sum had lately been received in reduc tion of the arrears, and it was hoped that the works would be completed, and the line put into full opera tion, before their next half-yearly meeting. It appeared from the statement of accounts sub mitted, that the receipts for the half-year ending June 30 had been—for calls and arrears, 125,4481.; interest, &c., 2,197/. 4s. 9d.; Preston and Longridge Railway, 3,2951. 12s. 11d., making the total amount of receipts, 130,9401. 17s. 8d On the other hand, there had been expended in Parliamentary expenses, engineering, &c., 120,1611. ls. Id. ; balance, 3271. 145.; Burnley branch, 6,7481. ls. ld. ; Preston and Long ridge Railway, 6,2921. 35.; leaving a balance of 2,588/. ls. 6d due to the Bank. The CHAIRMAN stated that the shareholders had been called together very lately, and the affairs of the company had then undergone an examination. lie was glad to say that that examination had been satis- factory. The whole of the line, it was expected, would he completed by November. The reports and statement of accounts then passed. Mr. WALKEncomplained of the slow progress which the line was making towards completion. lie had understood that the last c;dl would be sufficient to complete the works, and, if so, why had not greater progress been made ? _ The CHAIRMAN said it was owing to the difficulty of collecting the calls that the line was not nearer completion. Mr. BRAY stated that the engineers were limited to an expenditure of 2,0001. a month. Since the May meeting of the company, 6,0081. of arrears of l calls had been collected; but upon the sixth call of 7,0001. there bad only been 6,464/. collected. The line should have been completed in eighteen month 3, but owing to the difficulty of collecting money, it had been carried on for two years and a half. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, AUG. 26. Yesterday morning her Majesty and the Prince, at tended by Viscountess Jocelyn, went to the top of Lochnagar. Her Majesty returned to Balmoral about six P.M. Ilis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, rode out on horseback. - There will be no addition to the Royal dinner party Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Canada and the other North American Colonies. Dispatches were also received yes terday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian blends. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury has appointed Friday next to be set apart as a day of humiliation and prayer, in consequence of the national visitation with which this country has been afflicted by the preval ence held of cholera. A sp ec i a l serv i ce w ill consequently at the cathedral and in the parish churchts in this city on that day.—Salisbury Herald. THE DEAN OF H ERE FORD.— We regret to hear of the serious illness ot the Very Rev. Dr. Merewether, Dean of Hereford. His friends in that cathedral city had some reason to feel alarmed respecting him during the past week. THE MINES OF CaLtroaNtA.—We believe there is no doubt that a proclam a ti on w as i ssued by General Smith, of the United States army, forbidding foreigners to dig in the mines of California ; but we aro led to aa derstand that that document, if not formally, has been at least virtually repealed, and chiefly because of the inability of the official in question to enforce his com mands. At the same time we think it right to warn our readers that the will to enforce may be but dormant until the reception of the necessary strength to enforce, and not entirely dead. SOUTHAMPTON' AUG. 27.—The Peninsular Com pany's steam-ship Montrose, Captain Bower, with the Peninsular mails, left this afternoon, having eighteen passengers and a full general cargo. The Euxine, Captain Evans, for Malta, Gibraltar, and Constantino ple, will take her departure on Wednesday. The Dee, Captain Allen, with the homeward West India mails, may be looked for on or about the sth of September. The Tiviot, Captain Rinett, with the usual outward West India mails, will lesTe on the 2d Sept. S 1 . 1 11 ;-- 1,;.° DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The general meeting of the proprietors of thii theatre was held yesterday in the saloon of the theatre .1 - 1 % —Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., in the chair. There were also present Sir Edward Codrington, i Bart., Mr. Coles, M.P. for Andover, Mr. H. C. Cope, Mr. Ibbetson, &c. &c. The Secretary read the following report:-- " At the close of another season the committee, agree ably to the Act of Parliament, have to submit their annual report to the proprietors, together with the state ment of the accounts for the past year. " The rent payable by the lessee has been received in due course as stipulated in the lease, by nightly instal ments; and the balance due, arising from the deficiency in the number of performances since the commencement of the season is secured by a deposit at the bankers specially diverted to that purpose; and although the sum received does not enable the committee to indulge in the hope of an early dividend to the proprietary, it is some consolation that they are enabled to keep the con cern afloat by the payment of the current expenses, in the hope that brighter days may be looked for by establish ing the drama once again within these walls. With this view the committee are gratified to state that an agree ment has been entered into with Mr. Anderson, who has fearlessly undertaken to devote his energies towards this desirable object for a season of six months in the ear, the other portion of the season being occupied by Messrs. Jullien and Gye for operatic and musical per formances of the same character which has hitherto dis tinguished these gentlemen in catering for the public amusement. " The committee trust that the distinguished counte nance given by her Most Gracious Majesty to the sup port of the drama, will have a most beneficial influence on the public taste by rewarding the efforts of an enter prising lessee in the noble work in which he has been prompted to embark his capital. " The committee are given to understand that Mr. Anderson is prepared to accomplish many reforms in the present mode of conducting a theatre exclusively for dramatic performances, and particularly as regards the duration of the evening's entertainment, and he proposes at moderate prices, to give the best class of peformances which he can put upon the stage. " In calling the attention of the meeting to the state ment of account now before them, the cash account ex hibits a receipt of 3,7691. 13s. 7d., including a balance from the previous season of 1101. 10s. 7d., whilst the payment of current expenses has amounted to 3,7191. Is. ed., leaving a cash balance at the bankers of 501. 12s. 2d. "The renters' trustees have received their payment of 51. per night for each performance, agreeably to the arrangements entered into with the committee in the year 1841. " The Duke of Bedford has recei►ed during the season a year's rent. "The outlay for substantial repairs during the past year has been inconsiderable in amount on account of the large sums expended under that head in former sea sons, but there still remains much to be done. The architect's annual report points out the necessity of a further expenditure to effect the completion of those re pairs which are still in an imperfect state. " The bond debt stands at the same amount as when the committee made their last report, with the addition of another year's interest, amounting in the whole to 7,386 L 2s. 2d. " The foregoing accounts have been audited and passed by John Savory, Esq., elected at the last general assembly." Mr. Thomes CARLISLE asked whether Mr. Ander son was to be the lessee of the committee, or of M. Jullien ? The SECRETARY said he would be the tenant of the corn tnittee ? ➢lr. CARLISLE thought the house had already been let to M. Jullien. The SECRETARY explained that it was let to M. Jullien for the one six months, and to Mr. Anderson for the other six months. They would thus have a double rent and a double security. Mr. Wannio, seconded by Mr. Caowcoun, moved that the report be adopted. The CHAIRMAN said, before that question was put, he begged to congratulate the meeting on the pros pect they had now before them of seeing the legiti mate drama restored to its former state of prosperity. The committee was most desirous that a consumma tion so desirable should be attained, and they sincerely hoped that they should have it in their power, when they next assembled, to congratulate Mr. Anderson upon having achieved a large measure of success. The adoption of the report was then carried una nimously. The general committee was then re elected without alteration ; as was also the sub-committee, with Lord Glengall as chairman. The thanks of the meeting having been given to the Chairman, the proceedings terminated. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-Our magistrates have this day gone through the contemptible farce of withholding an innkeeper's license from him fora few minutes to mark their disap probation of the conduct of him and his waiter in a recent case of felony. Not wishing to wound the feelings of a respectable family I shall avoid mention ing names. My object is merely to adduce another proof that there is one law for the poor and another for the rich. Previous to the last York assizes a young man came to this town and was guilty of forgery. The magistrates committed him to take his trial, and bound the witnesses, the chief of whom were the innkeeper and waiter referred to, to appear at York to give evidence against him. The case was hurried before the grand jury two days sooner than necessary, when it was known these witnesses had not arrived, and of course the bill was thrown out. Com mon decency was totally disregarded, for no applica tion was made for the absent witnesses to have their recognizances forfeited. At the same assizes, forge ries of a less aggravated character were punished, the parties and their connexions being poor. Are prose cutions to be made an article of trade, and to be carried through or stifled, just as they may be turned to most profit? And are ratepayers to be taxed for sham prosecutions, for it is currently reported that the one in question was nothing else, the case being arranged here before the assizes at York commenced? Notwithstanding the despicable performance of this morning, I believe the magistrates are entitled to credit for having well probed the matter, and I trust they will feel it to be their duty to lay the information they have obtained before the Government, with a view of procuring that reformation in the law which is so much needed. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A REFORMER. Hull, August 23, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE. Slll,—Arvid the fantastic proceedings of the pre traded Republican, but virtually Imperial, ruler of France, I think it should not be torgotten that in the struggle for Presidentship he reproached Cavaignac for attempting to do the very thing which he himself has now dons—sending an expedition to interfere with the internal concerns of an independent state, which either of them had just as much right to do as Russia or Great Britain would Eve a right to send an expe dition to Paris to restore Louis Philippe. It was alleged against the latter that his was a retrograde Government, and the virtuous anti retrograde Govern ment which has succeeded it has restored the Holy Inquisition—a tribunal which in the darkest ages was never tolerated in France itself, not even in the times of Charles IY. or Louis XIV.! A French Republic restores the Inquisition in the middle of the 19th century I Let this be written down for all posterity ! ! I am, Sir, yours, MENTOR. Tunbridge Wells, Aug. 27th, 1849. TO TER. EDITOR OF THE SUN: Sin,—You are douhtlesh inundated with communi catioos Ott the sewage question ; and as nothing is done to keep the filth out of the river, will not the next best thing be to increase the quantity of water in the river, in order the more to dilute the nastiness ? Some little increase has been made by overflowing springs, as at Merton and other places, and artesian wells, as at Trafalgar-bqinire. Surely these might he increased in Surrey or Midd!esex, or auy where in the basin of tl.e Thames. What is the use of a Conservancy Jury who do nut keep the Thames navigable, as witness the gut at Wandsworth and at Strand-on-Green, Scc. ; nor sweet, as witness from London upwards.? It is very manifest that the more water comes down the more the sewage is driven downwards toward the s ea.—Yours, &C., A SfEAM-BOAT TRAVELLER. A DOG /LILLE!) BY BEES. — Ye sterday afternoo n a ewtoundiand speeL-s, the prop er ty o f Esq., of Manor H o u se , H ampstead, wa s disporting in the garden of that gentle man ' s resi dence. for the amusement of the childr en , w h en, leaping Jfionhen dog. I r ottlewtiicjeke N, an inclosure, the animal upset two large beehives. The enraged insects instantly swarm, d upon the unfortunate dog, who was pierced with innumerable stings. In vain the poor beast rolled in aptly, the infuriated bees fastened on him afresh, and in less than two hours the animal expired, its body swelled to double its natural size. The nurse and children were also severely stung. WkSLETAN METHODISTS.—A number of trustees, leaders, stewards, local preachers, and other officers of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, in the Bristol north and scuth circuits, have issued an address expressing strong dissent against the expulsion of the authors o f th e ‘• Fiy Sheets" from the connexion. " The p r i n ciple," they say, "upon which three devoted minis ters of Christ have been ignominiously expelled from the Wesleyan connexion, is an infringement cn our liberties as Engli:htnen, a violation of the spirit of Wesleyan Methodism, as established by our venerable founder, and an enactment unprecedented, except in the annals of a corrupt church. IMPORTS OF CATTLE.—These imports continue very low. During the week they have been as follow : August 17, the Gazelle, from Antwerp, 23 calves; Eme rald Isle, from Rotterdam, 10 oxen and 2 calves; 20th, the Rob Roy, from Ilamburgh, 9 horses; Britannia, from Bataburgh, 18 oxen end 30 calves; Seagull, from Rot terdam, 21 oxen, 7 calves, and 21 sheep. Total, 9 horses, 49 oxen, 62 calves, and 21 sheep. —Hull Advertiser. The goodly outside is excellent, when not falsely assumed; but the worst natural face that nature's jour neyman ever left unfinished is better than the bra Test mask.—Eliza Cook's Journal.