The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

THE "BRITISH ASSOCIATION, While the meeting of the Association is in pro gress, and there are 3,000, or 4,000 members and associates entitled to be present at the addresses, lectures, discussions, soirees, &c., it would mani festly be impracticable to admit other ladies and gentlemen, on this or that particular occasion, in consideration of a separate payment. Bat the meet ing which opens on Wednesday, the 26th inst., closes on Tuesday, Sept. 1 ; and then the exhibition, instead of being at once broken up, may be pro longed for a day or two, and thrown open to the general public at a moderate charge. This, wo are happy to say, will be done. In pursuance of a re solution passed by the Executive Committee on the 30th ult., the exhibition will on Wednesday be open to all, and remain so far a brief season, so that any one wbe chooses may pay it a visit—a commend able arrungement, and calculated to give general satisfaction. The official programme of the excursion to Cano bie, Liddeedale, and Kidder, appointed for Satur day, the 22th inst., is published. On leaving the Central Station, the train will pass along the Carlisle Railway as far as Hexham, end thence up the picturesque vale of the North Tyne to Riccarton, where it will join the Border Union Railway, and thence proceed to Penton station. Here the excursionists leave the train, and divide into two parties ; one of them, not desiring an extended walk, will be accompanied by a guide, .to examine the great Pormain Fault in the railway eatiing near the Penton station. Here the Permian reeks are thrown down and brought into imme diate contact with the coal measures, which con tain, over a very small area, a workable seam of coal, and an interesting deposit of hematite iron ore. The excursionists will then walk down to the bed of the river Liddell, and here again observe the Permian-Fault in sections. On one side of the fault may be seen the highest bed of limestone in the limestone series, in juxtaposition with the per main rocks of the other side. The excursionists sill continue their course upwards on the east side of the river Liddell, to the bridge, and return down the opposite side to the fault, where they will be joined by the remainder of the perty, who will have walked from Canobie Coal Field, a distance of three miles. The scenery of the river Liddell is here exceed ingly picturesque and beautiful, owing, in great measure, to the rough peaks and edges of limestone rocks, the strata of which lie in almost perpendi cular position in the river bed. This part of the excursion will be of interest to the naturalist, as so many beds of strata are exposed to view, and the rocks abound in many of the fossils peculiar to the mountain group, and are interspersed with beds of sandstone and shale, containing the usual vegeta ble remains. The party which did not alight from the train at Penton will proceed by the branch railway to Canobie, where Mr. Gibsone will meet and conduct them over the coal measures, and with the aid of large diagrams exhibiting the chief features of inte rest in this locality, further explain this interesting deposit of coal. It contains two groups of coal seams, which con sist in all of about 50 feet of workable seams of coal, varying from 3to 11 feet in thickness, of which about 30,000 tons aro worked annually. The coal measures extend over an area of only two square miles, from the Permian-Fault on the south to another large fault on the north-east, which throws the coal seams into juxtaposition with the %fill Stone Grit Fault. The party will then proceed, under the guidance of Mr. Gibsone, to the Archer-Beck Burn, which in tercepts a small portion of the coal measures, and where the whole of the strata can be seen distinctly in sections. The party may prcceed from the Mill Stone Grit Rocks, at the Archer-Beck Bridge, down the stream, examining the Mill Stone Grit Fault, the red sandstone beds, and the coal strata. Nume rous fossil coal plants may be obtained here. The excursionists will then walk to the river Liddell, and join the remainder of the party as before de scribed. The joint excursionists will then return to the Penton railway station, where the train will be in waiting to convey them on their homeward journey to Riccarton, where half an hour will be allowed to view the cutting through the strata at that place. The train will then continue its course to Kielder, where his Grace the Duke of Northumberland has hospitably offered to provide luncheon in Kielder Castle, which the committee will find will only accommodate a limited number. On Wednesday a meeting of the Reception Com mittee was held at Sunderland, in the Mayor's Chambers—the Rev. R. Skipsey presiding. It was announced that for the accommodation of associates belonging to Sunderland there would be a spccial train to leave Newcastle for Sunderland every night. The Rev. G. C. Abbe said that persons who intended to become associates must send in their names at once to the committee, and it elected they would have to pay a guinea sub scription. Mr. Young stated that Captain Heard, R N , had offered to conduct the trials of the life boats and life-saving apparatus. The Lifeboat Com mittee had £2OO or £3OO in hand for the purpose of having practice with the boats, and as a trial had been fixed for September, they might be induced to bold it on the day the British Association visitors came to the town. Ultimately it was resolved that the train should leave Newcastle at 10 o'clock in the morning, and that on arriving the visitors should be divided into five parties as follows :—The first party to visit the Mopkwearmouth Colliery; the second, geologists, to visit Clasheugh, then Humbledon, and, if time permits, Fulvreil also; the third to visit the docks, and witness the display of lifeboats, rockets, and life-saving apparatus; the fourth to visit the bridge and the wood and iron shipbuilding yards ; fifth, the manufactories, including the Wear glass works and bottle works.-lewcastle Chronicle. Fatal Boat Accident at Upper Clapton. Another fatal boat accident formed the subject of i tluAry before Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex c or ate Cla r, at the High Hill Ferry Tavern, Upper P t ° l3 , on Wednesday night. It a PPeared from the evidence that on Sunday last, voile Mr. James Cuthbert, a ge d 22 years, was at dinner with Ald his family at No. 8, Saville-build jugs, three young men called, and pro posed that e he oi"lia go with them en a boating ex cursion_ Th ey %11 went accordingly to Upper (,lepton, and tee . k a boat on the Rive r L ea an d m rowed to Tottenham they spent the evening in the gardens , wh, back the deceased, w ho was unskill e d i n a the eorain g s teered, and Upon rout: management of a boat . , uffie attempted the nice Horse Shoe P o l a r, a s h ar p angle in the river , l manoeuvre of turning without the d e l ay o f ma ki ng a wide offing- The rowers going at their consequently stated that the conse_ w n ere utmost speed, and they first they knew of anythi ng boat upset ing themselves under water. IttwhteatWhen going was find ing could not give any idea, as thetirhe atten tion had been fixed on getting along a aajatd 1i rap id t t' pa ce, a d c: - . John Hawkins, one of the patty, h e c ame to the surface he saw a boat tauce with four persons in it. H e hailed them ; fithd, "For God's sake come and save U 9. Ther e ltea e an in the wat er who cannot swim." The boat, however, only rowed away. Deceased got on the bottom of the bo-.1: which was upset, ani then, f rom sumo unaccouatablo reason, jumped off into the water and was drowned. Anotler young man swam ashore, and in a quar ter of un hour witness and the other 6urvivors were get cut. John Pasco, of 11, Whitmorc-nett2p; Klngs land-road, said that he saw the four young Er struggling in the water, and he hailed a beat, wmch was only a little distance cd, but the parties said, " We are afraid to go near," and rowed rapidly di. Witness told them that two of thoe in the water would be lost, as they could not swim, but those in the boat seemed panic-struck, and made off. Wit ness had to go some distance before he could get a i boat and assistance with which to get the drowning persons out, and meanwhile deceased had perished. The river at the point in question was 18 feet , deep. Al; one o'clock that night thedeceased's cora- ;anias went to his fattz:es hnse and told him Ca :A I his son had jumped from a boat into the river. The shock to the family was, as might be supposed, much aggravated by the consequent supposition that the deceased had committed suicide. The Coroner summed up, and remarked upon the deplorable results of the recklessness with which young men, ignorant of the management of boats, conducted themselves on the water. The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased was drowned in the River Lan by the upsetting of a boat which he was steering." The Moors and Forests in the North. (Front the _Banfshire Journal.) The season promises to be as favourable for the sportsman as it has hitherto been for the agricul turist. The fine dry summer has been greatly in favour of the young broods, which aro reported to las strong and healthy, and the coveys gene rally large. We have heard much less of disease this year than formerly. Sportsmen have had fine weather, and, as will be seen, they have been making good bags. On the Banffshire moors very good sport has in general been had. On the 12th, at the Black water shootings, his Grace the Duke of Richmond and Mr. Cox had 314 brace grouse; on Thurs day, 46 brace, 5 ducks, and a hare ; and on had,Friday,on 211-, brace. Lord March and Mr. Vivian 3 the b l r 2 s t o b e , 154 0 brace Friday, an 4 2 0 hares;rd March went enntThursday,ont fish ing ldaoczkewn dozens t o e; ry Vivian,successful, on getting in t s h o e m ' fi a n n e d tro w u a t s . Friday, had 154 brace grouse, a snipe, aonfd Saxe- Weimar His Serene Highness Prince Edward Weimar and Lord Coventry shot together on the 12th, 13th, and 14th. On the opening day they bagged 28 brace grouse; on Thursday, 374 brace; and on Friday, 303 brace, besides snipes and hares. On the Ballindalloch moors, Sir George M'Pher soa Grant, Bart., bagged, on the 12th, 231 ; brace grouse, a brace of snipes, and 5 harm Same day, and on same moors, in another quarter, Mr. Pock lington brought down 18 brace of grouse before luncheon, and before the day closed had bagged 433 brace, a snipe, and 4 hares. Oa Friday, Sir George and Mr. Pocklington shot over the same moors, and begged 284 brace grouse, a brace of snipes, and 4 hares. The deer being in excellent condition this year, Lard H. Bentinck killed six beautiful stags in Glen avon before the 12th, one of them weighing upwards cf 17 stone. On each of the 12th and 13th he bagged upwards of 50 brace grouse, two brace black game, and hares. On Friday last week he shot two fine stags right and left. On Saturday he brought down two fine stags with one shot. Mr. H. Frederick Walker was out on the Glenavon moors on the 12th, 13th, and 14th, making on each day fair sport. On the 13th he had 264 brace grouse. Lord Henry was to leave Glenavon yesterday ,for the Derry Shootings, Braemar. On the Carron moors Mr. W. Grant, of Carron, had on the 12,h 104 brace; Captain Slack 83 brace. The birds were found to be large and in good condition, but scarce. Major Powell on the Allachie moors, attached to the Aberlour Hotel, had on the 12th 104 brace grouse. On the 11th and 14th he had each day a tine salmon and a grilse in the Spey. The keeper at Aberlour House killed on the 12th 16 brace grouse. On the 13th, Dr. M'Pherson, Aberlour House, killed a fine salmon of 10Ibs. in the Aberlour waters. On the Lesmnrdie moors, on the 12th, Messrs. Keir and M'Kerzie, in about four hours, commenc ing past noon, bagged 33 brace of grouse, and on the 13th had 23 brace. The birds are healthy and strong, but owing to the heavy rains that fell among the mountains on the 11th, they are shy, and numbers are in packs. On the Beldorney moors, Mr. J. W. Grant, of Beldorney, and Lieut.Sicupson,younger,of Cobairdy, bagged on the 12th, after 11 in the forenoon, 41 brace of grouse and 7 hares. On the Glenmarkie ground, Mr. D. F. Dempster and Mr. J. Steel killed 61 brace. On Drummuir, Major G. Duff and party bagged on the 12th 37 brace. Oa tne Arndilly MOOTS, the Messrs. Williams were only out for an hour and a half on the 12th, and bagged 10 brace. In the Keith district, Mr. Clellond, of Stormont Castle, Belfast, and who has Mr. Gordon'a shooting lodge, with the Earl of Fife's moors thereto at tached, killed on the 12th 20 brace of grouse and half a dozen hares. Mr. Garnett, - of the Earl of Seafield's shooting lodge, was same day in the Bal loch, with fair sport. &nee the opening day they have been chiefly fishing in the Spey and the Isla. In Aberdeenshire, very good sport has been got. The Prince of Wales, on the Gairnsheilhill, had 97 brace of grouse. On the Corndavon shootings, on the 10th, Captain Leland killed a flee stag of 15 points. Mr. Forbes and party, including Sir T. Moncreiffe, Bart,, Mr. W. Mon creitfe, and Mr. Geo. S. Forbes, of Aslown, bagged on the moors of DelnadampL, Corgarff, during 12th and 13th, 250 brace of grouse. Birds were wild, but in good condition, and no appearance of disease. Mr. S. J. Brown and party had good sport on the moors of Skellater. On the Inveernan moors, Mr. L. Strcng ane friend Dad excellent sport on 12th and 13th, and found the coveys of grouse numerous, and the young birds generally well grown, and also found that one side of the ground, which was quite thinned by disease in 1361, has now a plentiful stock on it. At Deskryshiel,Mr. W. B. Collman and Mr. T. P. Heywood bagged on the 12th, after 9 a.m., 53 brace of grouse and 6 hares; birds wild and stnag. Col. Leith Hay, Leith Hall, bagged to his own gun, on the 12th, 27 brace. Birds were strong, and large coveys. Capt. Whittingstall, at Wardhouse, in a few hours, bagged 20 brace on the 12th. Mr. Garrow, gamekeeper to Sir H. P. Gordon, Bart , Knockespocks, had 38 brace. At Clashnadarroch shootings, Messrs.Donnington,Speke, Peel, and Kirkpatrick, on the 12th, bagged 52 brace grouse, and, on the 13th, 42 brace. At Bogenclough shootings, Sir H. Pqwlet and party bugged, on the 12th, 40 brace; 13th, 45 brace; 14th, 22 brace. At the Cabrach, Mr. J. hares, l eat a yr i ec : su 1., on the 12th, had 51 brace, and, on the 13th, 36 brace. rli.ssAlt Stubbs 14th, s Adams bracead d , ,o on the n tghr t eo h ul e s2et l .ll 2 , t shl, At 6b brace, cl el brace oafni r d okn 3_ Mr. adnr adnn M Morton t the 13th, 20 brace. On the New Pitsligo moors, Provost W. Milton, of St. Andrews, and Mr. It. Berry, Edinburgh, bagged on the 12th 6,1 brace grouse and a duck. On the Auchmedden moors, Major-Gen. Brown, C. 8., Topton Hall, Northum barland, and Col. Dalmain, Jersey, were out only on the 12th a few hours, but bagged 13 brace grouse and 1 hare On the Brucklaymore moore, Capt. W. D. Fordyce, yr , of Brucklay, and party bagged in a f ew h ours 16 brace, .and had very exciting sport. The birds are everywhere through out Buchan reported as being very wild. On the 12th Mr, Gordon, of Nethermuir, had good sport on the Bonnykelly moors. Captains Hay and Brownlow were out on the Strichen moors on the afternoon of the 12th. On the Strichen side of Morrnond Capt. Hay shot 14 brace grouse and 1 hare ; over the sgme ground, on the 11th, he shot 91 brace and 2 hares ; and ever the East moors, cn the 11th, he shot 16 brace. Birds strong, numerous, and in fine con dition. On the Morayshire moors better sport has been got than for some years. On the moors of Dell of Abernethy, on the 12th, Messrs. G. H. Holt and party killed 97 brace grouse, 6 hares, and a few snipes. At Altyre, Sir A. P. G. Cumming and Rev. E. Campbell killed, on the 12th, 30 brace grouse and 2 hares. Same day Mr. Smith, Upper Altyre, shot 18 brace grouse ; and Major Cumming, Dunphail, had 20 brace. On the 14th, Sir A. P. G. Cumming and Col. Pict had 22 brace and 1 hare; and Mr, Smith, Upper Altyre, 15f brace. Birds scarce, strong, and wild. At Glen Rothes, Mr. Gavin and party had capital sport. They killed, on the 12th, 60} brace grouse and 7 hares; on the 13th, 45 brace grouse, 7 hares, and 1 snipe; and on the 15th, 24 brace grouse and 2 hares. They found the birds wild, and strong on the wing, coveys good, but few in number. Heather had been much hut:ltal. On the L - zie Mills, Dr. ITLean, llythehill, Ms. lal.aLea.n, London, and Mr. Geddes, Osbliston, had 13 brace on, the 12th. Mr. Fl ee t woo d P. Wil son, o f W appen h aw ' _sor, bagg e d on th e 12 t h 241 b race; and Provost Grant, Elgin, who left early, bagged 1 9 # ' On the 13th, Mr. Wilson _ 12 .. orace. has been more va4 I : had brace; and on the 15th, Capt. Gran` and 111 r, J. Warren, London, had rl brace and hares. '' two of his sons ire and ILlse-shire moors the sport the I.", rne , s.at . ' . 2 ha,rrari.nve'did :o . n. the 10th, and were out for a short ' h they killed liba At liingnsie, Mr. Alsopp and and on the 1 5th. 14 brace' time on the 12t the 13t birds (red doting theweete.f grouse ; on the 14th, 28 brace ; brace 6 brace and a few hares. On A. number of old and young have fallen, which are eznar: te rndiseane. but copious showers ing the disease. At Strathmasd ht? prove beneficial in stay scarce. On the 12th Mr. Edward:s e' Y°llll3 birds are very party killed 91 brace grouse. At Glensherro, on the 12th, L. Pilkington, deapt. Edward 24 brace grouse with his own gun ; ' a e nd aPt. Lionel Edwards killed Bart., and friend, 2,5 brace. On the 13th, and Lis son bagged 13 brace. Ou the earn; pilkingten made a bag of 21 brace, and on a t y h e Sir day one of 17 brace grouse, when he v. as accons=4. M r . A. Soomes, who baggei 13 brace. , _ . At GlecflAd, Ross-shire, the season opened fa-zonrably but a number of che e p ers an d small buds Were found' Shooting was commenced on the 12th, When the party were . on the Locer3 EL: hours. J. King bagged 301 brace grono.; rev. C. 19 Ur tce aid 2 hares; and Mr. G. P. Hill, 17 brace and a hare. On the 14th, the Rev. J. King had 311 brace grouse and 2 hares ; Rev. C. W. Leslie, 211 brace and 3 hares; and Mr. G. P. Hill, 16 brace, giving a total of 134/ brace grouse killed by three guns in two days. On the lavercharron moors, on the 12th, Mr. Stone and party had 20 brace grouse, and on the 14th, 44 brace. On the Aradale moors, on the 12th, Mr. C. Clowes bagged 22 brace grouse, and on the following days two guns killed 55 brace. At Lochletter, on the 12th, Mr. Francis Palmer bagged 35 brace grouse,at d Mr. Rendedson 24 brace. On the 13th, Mr. F. Palmer and Col. Hamilton had 24 brace grouse, and on the 15th the same guns killed 31 brace grouse. The birds were all well grown, and no appearance of disease. At Belladrum, on the 12th, Mr. Merry, M.P., bagged 25 brace grouse. Mr. Robert Grant of Kincorth bagged with his own gnn, on the small estate of Cluny, and in the space of foar hours on the 12th, 8 brace of grouse, 1 hare, and 1 snipe. There were no gentlemen out on the Cawdor moors on the 12th; but Mr. Balfour, who arrived at the castle on that evening, was out n the 13th, and killed 30 brace of birds. The Earl of Scofield has not yet arrived at Balmacaan. Several of the gentlemen have been amusing themselves with the net as well as with the gun. One of the most ex traordinary takes we have beard of is one got with two hauls with the net in a pool in the Spey, below Kinchurdy House ' by Mr. Philip Aviemore. The first haul landed 108 salm on , and the second haul 28, making in all 136 fish, which weighed about 1,5001b5. TIIII,7SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863, terious Lady, Rose, Theobalda, Lady do Trafford, Claxton, Shylock, Esa Bouquet, Fauconberg, Greville, Mother Carey's Chicken, Ignorance filly, The Shaffer, Exile of Erin ct4t, Frondeur, and Alice Leigh. Betting-3 to 1 agsc, Harvest Mall, Bto 1 each apt Bangle and Dawdle. All got well off, and came together to the distance, when Bangle drew away, and, after a good race, won by a length. The Members' Plate of 50 sovs, given by the Members for the city of York ; 3-yr-olds, Tat; four, Bst 31b ; five and upwards, Bst 101 b; m and g allowed 31b. Maiden allow ances. The winner to be sold for £5O. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Greaves's Sledmere, 3 yrs, Bst (H. Covey)- 1 Mr. T. R a y mon d' s General Birrie, 4 yr s , 7 s t (Challoner) 2 Betting -6 to 4on General Bixie. Sledmere took the lead, and won easily by two lengths. The First Year of the Tenth Aske Produce Stakes of 50 each, h ft, for 2-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Maiden allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Dr. Roake, Bst 41b (31b) ....(Osborne) 1 Lord Zetland's Reviv a l, Bst 111) (Snowden) 2 Mr. Jackson's Prescription, B,t llb (31b) (Doyle) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Dr. Rooke, 2to 1 agst Dr. Rooke made all tilt:, running, and won a good race by half a length. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER,. 11 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (taken and offered) 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 9to 1 agst Avenger (taken) 100 to 7 agst Golden Pledge (taken) PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, AND CORNWALL RACES. — THURSDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added. One mile. Rubini ............................................ 1 Peru Artless colt Three ran, The United Service Plate (Handicap). Two miles. 6 subs. Sir Geoffrey b), aged, lOst 81b The Plymouth Plate (Handicap) of 60 soya. One mile. The Dictator, 3 yrs, 7st 31 b 1 Southampt on , aged, Bst Mysterious, 4 yrs, Bst Bib Five ran. The Saltram Stakes (Handicap) of 15 soya each, 7 ft, and 3if declared. About two miles. 39 subs, 27 declared Hampton Court, 3 y rs , 6 s t 91b Fontenoy, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b Icarus, 5 yrs, Tat 41b Three ran. The Ladies' Plata of 30 soya. Half a mile. Abernethy, 3 yrs Kennett, 3 yrs Three ran. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT ,—LIVERPOOL, Ma. 20. lCivtr, COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) BARBER V. FENTON. This was an action for a breach of promise of marriage. The defendant denied the promise. The Attorney-General for the County Palatine (Mr. James, Q.C.), Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Mil ward appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Bevil', Q.C. (of the Home Cir cuit), specially retained, and Mr. T. Jones for the detendant. The learned Attorney-General for the County Palatine, in opening th e case, said the plaintiff, who sued by her next friend, w as th e d aughter of a high l y respec t a ble cotton broker, res idi ng at Broughton, near Manc h es t er . Mr. Bar ber had f our c hil dren, the younges t o f w h o m was the plaintiff, wh o was 18 years old in Dec. last. The case was one which h e was sure would en li st t h e warm est sympathy of the jury. The you ng l a dy had been brought up wi th the tenderest care, and her affections had been won by the defendant, who had persisted in his courtship for 18 months, and had then abandoned her to the scorn of the world. In the autumn of 1861 there was a ball given by the officers of th e Rifl es a t Manchester, at which the plaintiffwas accompani e d by her friend s, and there for the first ti me s h e h ad met the d e f en dant. The defendant was the non o f a gentl eman well known at one ti me in the county, having sat in Parliame nt for the tow n of Rochdale, near which h e resided, and where he was an infl uent i a l banker. The defendant was a young g en tl eman of cons id e rable means and of large expectations d ur i ng his father ' s lif e , w hich had lately b een realised by old Mr. Fenton's death. The defendant was in a position of considerable wealth, and was 27 years of age. There was nothing therefore in the respective ages of the parties against such an union. Soon after the ball there was a cricket match in the neighbourhood, at which the plaintiff and the defendant, with their respective friends, were present. The acquaintanceship was then renewed, and soon after the plaintiff, accompanied by her brother, met the defendant at a concert. During the concert the plaintiff's brother was taken ill and obliged to leave the room, and he requested the defendant to pay her any atten tion she might require. The defendant, as any other gen tleman would have done, s howed her courteous attention, saw her to her cab, and accompanied her home. This led to further intimacy, and about the 10th of November, at another concert, the defendant proposed marriage to her. She, flattered no doubt by the proposal, had hesitated, as most ladi es would a little, and required some little time. The defendant afterwards learned that the plaintiff w as going to Bolton, and he waited at the train to see her, and then he obtained her consent to his propose', and the only thin g was to obtain the consent of the respective families. The matter was discussed by their respective friends, and the engagement was con firmed. The defendant obtained the consent of his own father, and was congratulated on the coming event, and the plaintiff was received as his future wife by his friends. Her father thought her too young, and that the engagement had better be postponed. The defendant, however, was anxious that the marriage should take place, and it was first arranged to take place in the spring and then in the a utumn of 1862, a g ainst t he wish of the defendant. During all thin time the defend ant was ac customed to pass much of his time at the house of M r . Gardner, the husband of plaintiff's sister, and no attention could be more devoted than he bestowed u pon her. He con. tinually wrote to her. When abse nt in Devonshire, his n he (the learned counse l ) could not let ors to her aboun fed in terms of a ffection. He afterwards went to Ireland, and whether he ther e met some lady who staying with her, and there to a crisis. Th ere , nsth emta came of the plai n tiff' s s i ster, say, had won but it his w a a s ff a e c tifacto that on his return hi s attention be came less, Mrs. elard ner was in t he month of May last at Southport,asasmweoulltdt lappear pdp a i n effa d err efar her oe sistermes bthee twweea evidences the defendant told her, to her utmost horror, that he had ceased to love her —nay, that he never had loved her, and that marry her ko would not, and he left her there under the deepest distress. Mrs. Gardner wrote to him about the dreadful state in which her sister was placed. He pro mised to go and see her, but from that time to the present she had never seen him again. He would call attention to some of the defendane's letters as evidence of the terms of affection in whic h h e addressed her. The first letter was dated the 16th of November t will you not? I got home all right last night, " Nov. 16, 1851. it De a r Edith, —You will let me call you by that sweet name now, as I always do. I am such a lucky dog. I told Hannah g Wa g s em al e t n sl t etled b e t ween y our f at h er an d on condition they would not andtol iany Joeoonf one o till ei t n myself. They wished no end of good things in store for us. Hannah says you must come and stay at Chaseiey as the slightest suspicion. Hannah will write and ask you herself when the proper time told dn thorn, o it is, notal l havingsettl settled. They were so surprised when I comes, I think. I can hardly realise the fact that I am yours and you are mine. It seems like a pleasant dream —too good to be true. I begin to believe that love is holy now, as I said my prayers last night for the first time for ever such a time. Don't make fun of me it I tell you what my prayer was. I asked that our love might not be a swift flame burnt out in a short time, brit one that would burn stronger as we grew older and know each other better. g yet, Edith, and I am a very strange wo ought to remember that we have You fell o a w r , e but very youn g hound ourselves together by a stronger tie than any earthly ceremony. I registered a solemn vow in Heaven when I took your hand in the cab that I would love and protect you all the days of my life, and I do sincerely hope and trust that we shall ever love each other as we do now, and never have to recall our vows. All my thoughts are with you now, Edith. The time will roll slowly on until you come back again. I have made all sorts of good resolves for the future, and am going to work like a brick, and give up billiards and smoking. So I think we have a bright future before us. At any rate, if clouds do come over our path, we will love each other all the more, and nerve ourselves to brave the storm. You must not quiz my letter, as I have dotted down all my thoughts, and have not thought of anything but your own sweet self. I don't think I shall be able to write to-morrow, as I have to shoot for our battalion prizes in the morning; perhaps it will be the last time I shall do such a thing, so you must not blame me. 1 intend to resign at Christmas. You will think 1 write much more seriously than I talk, but I cannot help feeling how much I love You now that I am separated from you. You must not shrink from telling me anything now; all my thoughts are open to t you. I Leal tell anything you wish to know, but I must wind up now, as it is time I went to the train. I ref9l:l yours only, and for ever, " ROBEELT FENTON. The learned counsel then read a number of other letters from the defendant to the pleintiff, which were full oflerms of playful affection, were extremely well written, and were the letters of an educated and sensible gentleman. lie read them to show what had been the plaintiff's loss in losing a husband so calculated t o ma k e her happy Then came the letter breaking off the match, written to the defendant whi!e she was at Southport. The letter was as follows :--' " Crimble-hall, May 29, 1863. "Dearest Edith,--We came back from Ireland last Tues day, and had a very quiet passage' This is the first oppor tunity I have had of writing without being interrupted, E 0 I will avail myself of it, and explain to you more fully the subject of our last conversation at Southport, When first we met I felt interested in you, and afterwards the feeling deepened, until it ripened into an aff-,ction, which by an ace, of your brother Charley I was forced to acknowledge before the world ere its strength had in the slightest degree been tested. I tell you candidly, had not Charley so meanly spread such calumnious reports abroad about his own sister I should never have sought to obtain an avowal of love from you until I had tried the endurance and intensity of my own love; but the knowledge that I had been the means (though innocent) of bringing even the slightest breath of slander over your fair fame urged me on to treasures th a ought to have been well considered before being put into e xecution; so, you e. e have to thank Ch ar l e y f or our s.- r rzut state of wee.r uah)Pe.Et lin. T lie xt: , '7elty ci going irglgfd, the pleasant, and I may say selfish, thought of having some one to love me only, and take an interest in all that I did, and the many other prerogatives of betrothal, kept up toe delusion for some time, until atlast I awoke from my dream to wonder whether one could really and truly be in love when he found the ties and duties which attend such a state irksome. Alas I I found that, I had deceived both myself and others, that I had eng Ted another's affections without being able to reciprocate, and the only way I could make amends for my former thoughtless impetuosity was to try and make myself love you, and this I did to the best of my powers for weeks and months, until I found that love could not be forced whatever one did. Then I would have told you my case, had not an unforeseen calamity come over us all which left both you and Nelly prostrate in health. There, now you know all. I have told you all that has weighed on myrnind and made me low-spirited and miserable for months, reckles 4 too, rushing into pleasure to try in vain to drown care, I have the greatest respect and esteem for you, Edith, and think that you have such a kind, affectionate heart and self-sacrificing devotion, and are so amiable and good-natured, that you would make any man happy who had the good fortune to love you with his whole heart, but it he did not do so would live a life of misery. What happi ness could there be in a union where all the love was on one side? It would end in neglect by one, and constant upbraiding by the other. No I believe me, it is better fur us both tiat we should pause and retrace our steps than rush into ties that m'ght bind two opposite charact era for life, and ren• der both miserable for ever. You will soon learn to forget me, or at least to regard me in the light of a friend or brother. As you grow older, and see more of the world, you will notice many cases before you that will 'how you the folly of ill-assorted marriages, and will then he glad that you did not fetter yourself in the beginning of life by unit ing yourself with one over whose heart you did not hold absolute sway. Don't for a minute think that any other affection has replaced yours in a heart which I fully believe to be incapable of loving to that extent which is necessary to make a woman happy. I shall never marry; even if I wished to do so I should not be rich enough for perhaps ten years or more to take up a position in the world as a house holder, with credit to the name of Fenton; and I would never consent to be looked down upon by the rest of the family. You asked me to forgive harsh words, but I have nothinc , to forgive. Whatever harsh words I got I fully deserved. If I could only hope that you, who have all the grievances on your side, would forgive and forget , I should feel much happi e r. . . I think I have now clearly explained how matters stand with us, If there is anything you do not understand, you must write and tell me. You once told me that if I could not love you with my whole heart you would release me from my engagement. I now claim that promise. I need hardly tell you that your welfare will always bet ne of my first wishes. Hoping that you will be best with every happiness that can tall upon one in this world and the next,—l remain yours affectionately, "ROBERT FEN TON." The jury would judge whether the defendant had not tam pered with this young lady's affections, and whether they would not mark their strong sense of the defendant's con• duct by their verdict. Evidence having been called in proof of plaintiff's case. Mr. Bovitl then proceeded to address the jury for the de fendant. He complained that his learned friend had entirely misrepresented the object of his cross examination in his summing up. It was plainly the interest of Mr. Fenton to deal kindly with the plaintiff in a case like the present, where his letters abundantly attested the regard and esteem with which he had written to her. But when his learned friend chose to charge Mr. Fenton, though young, with infamy, hypocrisy, and deceit, what other course was open to him in answer to this charge that Mr. Fenton had invented the statement about the reports regarding hie sis ter's conduct in going home in a cab alone with her, than to cress-examine her brother as to its truth ? He should have been wanting in his duty if he had not done so, and it was not with the intention of casting any slur on the plain tiff, against whom Mr. Fenton made not the slightest im putation. That the brother had made complaints about his sister was clear; for Mr. Charles Barber, in his cross •exa mination, had admitted that he had made her cry, and he would not deny that he had remonstrated with her about other young men. Hearing these rumours, it was from the high and honourable feelings of the defendant that he had come forward to meet it in the way he had done by honour. ably proposing to her. It must be matter of deep regret to everyone that this case had been brought before the public as it had been, and it had not been submitted to the good offices of some mutual friend to settle. But for some reason, no sooner did the severance arise than in the very same month, on June 30, a writ was issued ; and they all knew when once a matter of this kind got into the hands of the lawyers it was likely to continue there. Any mutual friend might have happily interposed. Tigre were two very young persons —one just 16 years of age, beautiful, attractive, ac complished, the object of the affections of a young man, at that time about 24, who no doubt at the time believed that he entertained an affection for her. They had drifted into an engagement; but difficulties interposed. Her friends thought her too young, and old Mi. Fenton had declined to rake the allowance to him that he had done to his other children who were settled. It was evident that it was necessary that con siderable delay should be interposed. That delay had been most unfortunate for both. With her attractions she was engaged to Mr. Fenton. He gave up his customary amuse ments on her account. Ia the course of this delay bicker , bags had arisen between them and differences; not from not from any other attachment of the defendant which had arisen while he was in Ireland, of which there was not a tittle of evidence. The defendant had discovered that his union was not likely to be a happy one, and he had acted as only an honourable man could do, by breaking off an union which promised only future misery to both. The loss of the young lady in a pecuniary sense was said to be defendant's property in a mill, on which there was a charge, and there was no other proof of his property, or of any under his father's will, which the plaintiffs might have proved had they thought right. No imputation was cast on the plaintiff. The defendant felt that he could not com• plete his engagement, and it was for the jury to say, under all the circumstances, what reasonable damages they ought to give. His Lordship then proceeded to sum up, briefly stating the evidence. The question was really only one of damages. The fury would consider how far the defendant's reasons given for breaking off the match mitigated the right to damages. They must not give damages to punish the de fendant, but what was fair and reasonable under the cir cumstances. The jury returned a verdict fcr plaintiff—damages £3,000. THE HARVEST IN IRELAND. The past week has been very favourable for fill ing grain crops, and the plentiful showers have helped the growth of turnips and late fits. The corn harvest will coon commence; flax-pulling is going on rapidly, and the crop may be considered the best for many years past. Late potatoes have been considerably improved by recent showers. There is but little wheat grown in this county, but what there is is excellent. Farmers are hopeful, and landlords anticipate well-paid rents.—Northern Standard. The weather continues unsettled, and rather more rain is falling than could be desired. We have, however, had several fine days of brilliant sunshine this week, and the cereals in many parts of this county are presenting an appearance which would warrant the use of the sickle in a few days. Already a considerable breadth of winter-sown oats has been reaped. The stooks are numerous, and the yield likely to be above an average. A few fields of wheat and winter bere have also fallen before the sickle in this district. Potatoes are so far free from the old distemper. Flax-pulling is very general— some o f this crop is already at the scutch-mill, and the yield is fbvourably reported. Turnips and man golds are much benefited by the late rains.--Down patrlck. Recorder. The weather is not so favourable as it has been, but while turnips and grass have been much bene fited by the moisture, the grain crops and potatoes have as yet suffered no injury. —Connaught Watch 7 l man. Most cheering is it to hear the highly-satisfactory an d gratifying accounts announced from the lips o f eve ry one we have conversed with on the subject of the harvest. The quantity of wheat sown is scarcely half that usually sown; and from its pre sent appearance, many farmers are repining at not having sown it more extensively. Oats promise a fair yield ; they have been sown more extensively this season than usual.—Drogheda Argus. The reaping of wheat and oats has already corn. menced in this neighbourhood, and we are glad to learn that the yield is heavy and abundant. The rains of the last week have, however, retarded the h ar vest, and occasioned anxiety for the safety of the ripe cereals. There is no cause, however, for' alarm. The potato crop will afford an excellent return. Pasturage has greatly improved. Already a very large quantity of fuel has been dried.— Western Star. All the crops look remarkably well, and should Providence favour us with a return of fair weather now, we will be blessed 'With an earlier and more abundant harvest than has been witnessed in this district for many years.—Clare Freeman. From all ps.rts of this and adjoining counties the roost favourable reports have reached us of the state of the crops, and harvest work is going on briskly. The yield of the various grain crops will be far more than an average, whilst the qua lity generally will be very super i or . Potatoes are large, floury, abundant, and free from disease. A great deal of corn, particularly barley and oats, have been stooked.—Carlow Sentinel. Sixty miles an hour by the Great Western express hes been arrived at by the careful and constant improvement of the locomotive. The same means have made Herring's mag netic brushes and combs equally perfect. They are now the accepted and certain remedy for the agonies of tic-do'oreux, nervous headache, ac., a”d re tore the colour to grey hair in f:.\/v weak.. N. l'.—Counterfcits et.: being made. Offices, `2, Itss,lia4hall:etrect, 14:1111.02. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The Crown of Mexico has been offered to the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, and the proverbial fortune of the Hapsburg family may be illustrated, perhaps, by the union of two Empires in one House. With the establishment of the new State we have only such concern as necessarily at taches to the abatement of a political nuisance and the substitution of an organised and responsible Power. With the motives of the French in this arrangement we have no desire to quarrel ; with the interests of Austria it is not our business to meddle. But there is a question involved in the transaction which, though familiar enough already to a large class of readers, should by no means be left without notice at this stage of effairs. A certain State, in habited by an independent nation and known for about 40 years as a Sovereign Republic, has been invaded by the armies of the French Empire, and after an obstinate resistance has been so far conquered that the invaders are in possession of its capital, and are there superinteeding the to con struction of the country and the erection of the Goverment now under consideration. It is not very surprising that such an expedition should be represented as an attack upon the liberties of a peo ple and a violation of public law. That the armies of a great European Sovereign should cross the Atlantic, disembark on the shores of the New World, dethrone the rulers of an independent State, change its form of Government, and offer the dominion toa stranger, is certainly a proceeding requiring con siderable justification in the present century. A con quest of Mexico in these days must be based upon principles very different from those which were thought sufficient in the times of Cortez and Pizarro. Before, therefore, the consummation is actually pro claimed we may venture on recalling to the public mind the incidents of the story which is thus to be concluded. We can have no hesitation in asserting that the Republic of Mexico has deserved its doom ; that its rights were forfeited; that, whatever may be the end of the affair, the Mexicans have no com plaint against France, and no title to the sympathies of Europe. So notorious, indeed, are these facts that they have been universally accepted on both sides of the Atlantic, though France has been left by the course of events to act upon them alone. It is of much importance that this should be remembered. Strictly speaking. the French army, though composed exclu sively of French soldiers, did but represent what are called "troops of execution" in the administration of Confederate Germany. The sentence of Europe had gone forth against Mexico, and she was put under the ban of Christendom. As regarded the ac• tual judgment on her offences, England and Spain were not only of one accord with France, but were originally engaged even in the execution of the sen tepee. When we contributed our quota to the Mexi can expedition we placed upon record our opinion of the case, though when it came to the point of action we shrank from the logical consequences of our de cision. It was perfectly plain when the allied squa drons sailed for Vera Cruz that some such result as is now witnessed must be the end of the enterprise, if the enterprise was to have any practical end at all. We understood this well enough, but we pre ferred to leave our objects unaccomplished rather than ace )mplish them at the necessary cost. Spain understood it equally well, and was fully prepared to go through with the design as France has done, but withdrew when she discovered that the work could only be effected in partnership. France, therefore, was left alone in the affair, with a mono poly of the profit and loss together. Had she done as we did, she would perhaps have displayed more commercial wisdom ; but in that case the spectacle would have been offered to the world of three great Powers showing their teeth against a small culprit, after outrageous provocation, but declining to bite when the necessity arrived. Nor should we omit to add that the estimate of Mexican deserts was precisely the same in America as in Europe. The Government of the United States never made the least secret of its opinions on this point, or of its policy either. Its design was to let Mexico " drink the eup of anarchy to the very dregs," until at last the State should become an utter wreck and leave its great neighbour the benefit of salvage. That the Mexicans had completely and hopelessly failed in the attempt at self-government, and that their country must fall into the hands of some stronger Power, were propositions accepted as beyond dis pute. What France has done it was competent to any one of half-a-dozen Powers to do. These Mexi cans, in their anarchy, had not only effaced all ves tiges of civil order among themselves, but had pro ceeded to the most intolerable outrages upon the subjects of foreign States. There was a case of war against them at any moment. They not only de frauded others of theirjast dues, but they plundered and murdered the unhappy residents in their 'coon try without fear of consequences. Their chiefs had less respect for the usages of civilization than New Zea land savages. It is not long ago that one of these bri gands, being then actually ruler of Mexico,broke open the house of the British Legation, and stole from it upwards of £lOO,OOO which had been deposited there under the presumed protection of the British flag. To talk of such people as heads of political parties is absurd. If ever there were such parties in Mexico, they have long since given way to mere factions of brigands with their rank and file of cutthroats. Probably there was once a contest be tween the old Conservative element preserved in the Church, and the new Liberal element created by the success of the Revolution. though we have seen it argued that the true origin of the strife was in the conflict between Federalism and centralisa tion. But, whatever may have been the first causes of civil discord, it is clear that they have long ago vanished, and that no principle whatever was capable of being established by the success of any one military leader. We had ceased at last to take any interest in the vicissitudes of their inter minable wars. Whoever was uppermpst, the prac tical results were the same—anarchy everywhere, pillage in every great town, rapine and murder all through the land. We have been told—and it is the only plea indeed, which the notoriety of the case admits of—that though all these things had undoubtedly been going on all this time, they were at length coming to an end exactly when we chose to interfere, and that Juarez, if we had but let him alone for six months longer, would have inaugu rated order in Mexico. There is no answer to a prophecy, but we can truly say that Mexico was not called to account precipitately, and that if she had not quite so much indulgence as she required she had a great deal more than she could reason ably claim. One conclusion from all this must be clear—Mexico has no grievance in the eyes of Europe. By a long series of outrages and by the dereliction of every public duty she exposed herself to war, and she has succumbed to a conqueror. That conqueror has treated her with, at any rate, a show of consideration and deference. He has in vited her notables to dispose of themselves, and, after their experience of Republican institutions, it would certainly not be surprising if they sin cerely desired a Government of another form. If France fieds her account in the political prospects which these arrangements open, we cau only say that she has been at the whole charge of the proceeding, and that the bargain does not appear to be extravagantly in her favour. If an Austrian Archduke chooses to undertake the mis sion of regenerating Mexico, we can only wish him success. It is not conceivable that under any Go vernment whatever the Mexicans should fail of being better ruled than before; and, if Francs and Austria can make Mexico a State in which life and property are secure, and public obligations respected, they will certainly leave Europe and Mexico their debtors. PosT.—Mr. Thackeray was, we believe, the first writer of any note in modern times who took up his parable against the doctrine that men engaged in art or literature are entitled to any special exemp tion from the business obligations of life. Men like Steele and Goldsmith, Theodore Hook and Hayden, Dr. Magin and De Quincey, bad so steadily in sisted on the fact that between the artistic tempera ment and the practice of a prosaic economy there exists some eternal incompatibility, that the world had come to think so too; and, although in his lectures on " English Humorists" the eminent author we have named did his best to upset this delusion, yet it still prevails to some extent, and is likely to be much strengthened by recent revela tions in the Court of Bankruptcy. Although we are not disposed to go quite so far as Mr. Thackeray in refusing to see any distinction whatever between the practice of art or literature and that of any of the more regular professions, yet still it must be admitted that many of the pleas put forward on behalf of defaulting geniuses, are wholly invalid. One sometimes hears it said, for instance, that the precariousness of the income which is derived from the pen, the pencil, or the stage is one source of the improvidence with which it is ex pended. Teere is, indeed, a certain amount of truth in this statement, for en writer, painter, or actor, except the very few who stand quite at the top of the tree, can make sure of retaining his hold upon the publin so long as any ordinary bar risier, surgeon, or physician can depend upon re taining his connection. The mason is that these latter professions, although competitive, aro not to competitive as the others. But still, making all allowance for the few grains of truth which this view of the subject carries, they are not enough to outweigh the broad facts that, on the whole, almost any follower of the pursuit; above mentioned, wh o is of average merit and industry, can make sure of bread, and that most of them contrive by some means to add a little sack to it. Professions like s h e church, the army, and the civil service do not admit of being compel wide say one of the hLOve. I n these, men compound for certainty of income by surnndering the eh:stil' of vinkiPS A large fOrtllllV. There is, however, another feature in the profes sions of art and literature, including, of course, the dramatic profession, which, trivial as it may seem, does really, we believe, exercise no inconsiderable influence upon the conduct of those whom it affects ; and that is the mode of paymentewhich is customary in certain branches of them. ?he system of weekly salaries is extremely hostile to economy ; and it operates in two ways. Firstly, when an actor or a journalist get his six, his ten, his fifteen, or his twenty pounds in hand on Saturday afternoon, there is a marvellously strong temptation to go home and pay his lodging bill out of it and spend the rest. Sums received in this manner are too small and too fugitive to create a sense of property in the recipient ; and seldom or never acquires the power of looking on his salary AS something to be taken care of and economised. He does not see his way to any adequate result in return for SO much self. denial. In the second place, it really is more difficutt than perhaps it seems for men so circumstanced to put by money. Allier° are they to put it.? They cannot open a banking account with a £lO note. Savings banks give a great deal of trouble. And if they keep it in a desk, a pocket-book, or a cigar-case, the chances of being robbed, and the constant temptation to spend it, interfere with any schemes of prudence. The case we have here sketched is more pecularly the actor's case, who, in the largo majority of instances, is en tirely dependent on the salary which he receives from a particular theatre. The system creates habits, if not exactly of extravagance, yet certainly of profound carelessness, of which actors who mount into a higher sphere generally feel the bad effects. We have little doubt that much of the bad economy which distinguishes the households of the poor arises from the same cause—the fatal Saturday. The one class sees no more good in saving ss. than the other does in saving £5. Both doubt, errone ously, of course, but still quite naturally, if they can ever save enough to make it really worth the trouble. But give the same men their money in quarterly instalments, they would see it in quite a new light. Finally, we would not deny that there is some truth at the bottom of the popular feeling about the " artistic temperament." For gentlemen gifted with this peculiar organisation to trade upon its weakness is no doubt extremely culpable. But it must, in fairness, be admitted that in the ideal life of the stage anti all its exciting accessories, and in the constant exercise of the imagination which is demanded by the higher branches of art and literature, there certainly is something calculated to make arithmetic repulsive, and economy, in con sequence, difficult. In those fortunate instances where the exertion of these exalted powers is re warded by an ample revenue, the possessor of them can afford to neglect such considerations. But, for one whose mind is constantly absorbed in a world. of his own creation to attend to all those small pre cautions which are necessary to make a narrow in come do its utmost, is so exceedingly irksome, that the indulgence claimed for the irregularities of men of this class is not without some show of reason. In fact, what such a man would gain by at tending to business of this nature he would. almost lose by the distraction of thought which it entails. These remarks, as we need not say, have been suggested to us by the bankruptcy of Mr. Dion Boucicault. But ave are very far from intending them to apply with any force to his case. His failure results not so much from bad economy as from rash speculation. Aut at the same time there is an air of magnificence about bis schedule which. bespeaks the man of warm imagination and poetical indifference to money. During the first year after his return from America he made £23,000. He pays income tax on £lO,OOO a year. He spent £20,000 merely on improving some property in. America, £15,000 more upon a house at Bromptone and £2,300 on the furniture only of a country man sion bearing the aristocratic appellation of Cole herne Court. Why, this out-Redpaths Redpath r and almost out-Waugbs Waugh. Let nobody, at all events, say after this that the British drama is on the decline. Here is a man making an income which the wealthiest British merchants scarcely excel, by pretending to jump into a pond. We must own we think Mr. Boucicault would have done more wisely to content himself with these hand some wages. Bat it seems he has a soul above lucre, and was bent on ameliorating his species. In other words, he had a hobby which has proved no exception to the general rule in such cases. He had a scheme for ventilating theatres, and he got up a company to aid in carrying it out. A scheme and a company—in these two simple words lies the history of many a ruin, and many broken hearts and hopes. Not that Mr. Boucicault is likely co break either. We have little doubt that he will soon make another fortune, and that he will a second time retrieve his fortunes by some still more startling sensation. COUNTRY MARKETS. ‘, MANCHESTER-AuG. 20. At our market this morning there was a tolerable at tendance of buyers, and the demand was fair for new Eng lish wheat at prices 2s to 3s lower than this day se'nnight. Old wheat, as well as foreign, qui e neglected, and must be called cheaper. Flour extremely limit€d in sale. Oats and oatmeal sold slowly, at barely late rates, Egyptian beans and Indian corn each the turn dearer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING.—TMrRsDAY Ihe course showed a bad attendance this morning—not at all approaching what we have seen In past years on the the Cup day, Prince Arthur easily disposed of his oppo nents in the Colt Sapling Stakes, and then the cup brought Maccaroni, Clarissimus,Carbineer, and Piccador to contend for the handsome epergne that d d duty for this time honoured title. Maccaroni, on whom 7 to 4 was laid, proved himself, despite his 716 penalty, quite equal to the occasion, winning with the greatest ease. He went and looked as well as it was possible for a horse to do. Nothing was near him in the race. The meeting of The Ranger, Rapid Rhone, and Old Orange Gill in the Great Yorkshire caused some excitement, and a splendid race between the favourite and the letter resulted in Mr. Savile's horse win ning by a short head. After the race 6 to 1 was laid against him for the St. Leger. In the Gimcrack Stakes, Eastminster, who had run so well at Lewes and Reading. was beaten easily by Coast Guard. The Tyro and Con solation Scramble were disposed of respectively by Osten tation and Paddy O'Rourke. The Knavesmire Stakes of 200 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 61b. Winners extra. Maidens allowed 51b. The second horse to receive back his stake. One mile. 4 subs. Mr. C. Peck's jun., Cistercian, Bst 101 b ..(E Harrison) 1 Lord Glasgow's Beauvale, Bat 1016 (Aldcrott) 2 Betting-6 to son Cistercian, who made all the running, and won cleverly by a length and a half. The Col , Sapling Stakes of 50 soya each, 30 ft, for 2-yr-olds colts, Sat 101 b each. T.Y.C. 5 furlongs and 44 yards. 12 subs. Mr. J. 0-borne's Prince Arthur, Bst 21b (Osborne) , Lord Stamford's Brindisi, Bst 1016 ..(A. Edwards) Mr. R. C. Naylor's Roseneath, Bst 101b....(Challoner) Lord Glasgow a Senorita colt, Set 101 b Aidcroft) Betting—Even on Prince Arthur, and 2 to 1 agat Brindisi. The favourite, lying next the rails, made the running, followed, on his extreme right, by Brindisi, who, however, ran so ungenerous that he never had a chance of reaching Prince Arthur, who won in a canter by a length and a-half there were three lengths between the second and third; the Senorita colt beaten off, The York Cup, value 200 93V8, by subscription of 10 sous each, the surplus in specie, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Winners extra, with maiden allowances. The second to receive 25 sous out of the stakes. Two miles over the Old Course, 17 subs. Mr. Naylor's Macearoni, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (inclu. 71b extra) (Challoner) 1 Lord Glasgow's Clarissimus, 4 yrs, Sat slb (car. Bst 61b) (Aldcrefr) 2 Lord Zetland's Carbineer, 5 yrs, Bst 1216.. (A. Edwards) 3 Lord Zetland's Piccador, 4 yrs, Bst 51b.... (J. Snowden) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Maccaroni, 10J to SO agst Carbincer and 5 to 1 agat Clarissimus. Piccador wont to the front immediately the flag was lowered and made the running at a good pace, followed by his stable companion Clarissimus and the favourite in the order we have named them. Passing Dringhoases Piccador extended his lead to a dozen lengths; Maccaroni at the same time took the third place, the four running in Indian file along the wood-side, but as they neared the Middlethorpe turn they got upon closer terms, and ran in company to the T.Y.C. post, where the leader was beaten, and the com mand was left with Carbineer, closely attended by the favourite and Lord Glasgow's colt to the enclosure, where Maccaroni took a decided lead, and won very easily by four lengths. Clarissimus, who passed Carbineer at the Stand, was second, half a length in advance of Lord Zetland's colt; Piccador was a bad fourth. Twenty-first Year of the Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sew each, with 100 added for the second horse, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. Winners extra. The winner to pay 25 Poets towards expenses, One mile and three quarters. 65 seers. Mr. Savile's The Ranger, Bst 1016 (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Bowes's The Old Orange Girl, Bst 51b (Fordham) 2 Lord Glaspw's Rapid Rhone, Bst 101 b (Aldcrots) 3 Mr. Bowes's Early Purl, Bst 101 b . The following also ran :—Fanfaron, Lee 800, and Cis tercian. B raunsdh e el t o ti Benin:— o g - a 7 a t s o t 4 T o h n e T o h l d e R O a r , a n n g g e r e , G 4 i t r o l . 1 agat Rapid Rhone, d Prince followedto a L tt e h e ea B nf r o o o inn , tt f ea o rn r vda t hlmeoafpurposethe runningor of fo s e u r r y i lengths the tn gh tihssbeb yt favourite,Th pace,e Ranger, close up with whom were Rapid Rhone and Old Orange Girl; then came Cistercian and Fanfaron, Early Purl acting as whipper-in. At the mile-post Prince Lee 800 slightly increased his lead, but on reaching the wood-side he gradually came back to his horses, and was shortly after joined by the favourite, Rapid Rhone going on third, with Old Orange Girl at his side followed by Early Purl, Fan fare; and Cistercian to the Middlethorpe-turn, where The Ranger ran up to his stable companion, who in a few strides further was beaten, leaving the favourite with the lead, closely attended by Rapid Rhone, Old Orange Girl, and Early Purl, the four running together to the half-distance, where Fordham headed Lord Glasgow's colt, and challenged the favourite at the stand, but failed quite to reach him, and was beaten after a fine race by a short neck, half a length between the second and third, a bad fourth ; the others pulled up, and did not pass the post. After the race 6to 1 was freely laid against him for the St. Leger. Tho Gimcrack Stakes, of 10 soya each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Sat lolb, and fillies, Bst 51b. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 25 soya out of the stakes, and the third to save his stakes. One utile. 30 subs. Mr. W. Hudson's Coast Guard, Bst 181 b ..(J. Osborne) 1 Captain Gray's Syren, Sat 51b (Doyle) 2 Mr. E. Crawshaw'e Eastminster, Bst 10 1 b (G. Fordharn) 3 The following also ran :—The Loafer, Vacuna c, John Gully, Mabometan, Myrtilus. Betting-6 to 4 agst Eastminster, sto 1 each agst The Loafer and Coast Guard, 100 to 15 agst Mahometan, and 8 to 1 agst the Vacuna colt. After one slight failure they left the post in close com • pany, Syren having a slight lead, which she held for the first 100 yards, when she was pulled back, and the running was taken up byEastminster, closely attended byMyrtilus,Syren, and Mahomotan to the Middlethorpe turn, where Coast Guard gradually improved his position, and at the half tone post ho obtained the second place, Syren going on next. At the distance the latter obtained a slight lead, hav ing Coast Guard, Eastminster, and John Gully in waiting, but half-way down Eastminster gave way,and Mr. Hudson's colt obtained a decided advantage, and won a good race by a head; there was three lengths between the second and third ; the Vacuna colt was fourth ; the Loafer fifth ; Ma hornetan and John Gully were the next two. Myrtilus was last. The Tyro Stakes of 5 sow each, with 40 added, for 2-yr olds ; colts, 9st; fillies and geldings, Bst 101 b. T.Y.C. 4 subs, Mr. C. Winteringham's Ostentation (x3O), 7st 101 b (G. Noble) 1 Mr. Orme's Moulsey (£3O), Bst (Challoner) 2 The betting or ened at 6 to 4 on Ostentation, and closed at 6 to 4 on Moulsey. The latter got away in advance, and made the running, waited on by Ostentation, who was pulling over the leader all the way to the straigut, when Noble was compelled to let him out, when he won by a head. The winner was purchased by Mr. Henry for 350 guineas. The Consolation Scramble of 50 sovs, the gift of the Race Committee, added to a handicap stakes of 5 soya each. The winner to pay 6 soya towards expenses. T.Y.C., 5 i'urlongs 44 yards. 15 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Paddy O'Rourke, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ..at koble) 2 Mr. C. Wintering,hm's Entremet, 4 vr,,, Est I. Vi';'it'ley) 1 Mr. Merry's Calliope colt, 3 y rs, 6 at 71 b .. The following also ran :—Cellariva, Marigold, Tops 3 Fluke, Erythia, Michael Scott, and Secret Treasure filly, 11; y' , Betting-9 to 2 agrit Marigold, sto 1 aget P awl) . O'Rourke, 6 to 1 each aget Entremet and Topsy, 7 to 1 ugst Ei Vhia, 8 to 1 each agst Michael Scott and Cellarira, and 12 to 1 agst the Calliopo colt. Topsy, in company with Marigold, made play, followed by Erythia, the Calliope colt, Paddy O'Rourke, and En tremet to the disturre, when the three placed came out and finished the race home, Mr. Osborne's colt, who had always the best of it, winning in a canter by two lengths, a bud third, Marigold was fourth, Erythia fifth, and Ccllarius next, Topsy was last. The Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 sovs, for 2-yr-olds. A winner after the weights are cut (Aug. 12, at 8 p.m.) to carry 71b extra. Any number of horses the property of t'no same owner may run for this race. T. Y.C. Mr. R. W a l es ' s B ang l e , 6st 91b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. G. C roo k' s Dawdle, let 21b (including 71b extra) Mr. J aques ' s Harvest Mell, 7st Sir cia,irge S tr i c kl an d' s L yra, 7 st 71 b .. (11. ( G (EG ri . ra TN s a li oy a bl iv er ) )) 4 The f o ll owing 32 also ran :—Tarlatan, Rouge Crosse, :n -1 v""roisi ,I . l d.;.=r2tcn.F.‘, Good Advice, Ghillie, Callum, Dl3l BIRMINGHAM-AuG. 20. During the present week the transactions in wheat were at irregular prices, owing to the great fall in Mark-lane. —English wheat was sold at 48s to 52s for white, and 40s to 48s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, 32s to 42s per qr ; grinding, 25s to 29s 4 Oats, old, 24s to 305 per 30 stone; Irish, 22s to 255. Beans, 40s to 44s . per qr. Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 stone. BRISTOL—Aua. 20. At to-day's market the trade was exceedingly dull. The great majority of the samples wore new wheats, which realised about 40s for red, and 44s to 46s per 4961 b for white. Indian corn and beans the turn cheaper, CORK-AUG. 19. The following were the quotations this morning :—ltcd wheat, 8s Od to —s 01; white, lOs 3d to —s Od , barley, 69 Od to Os Od ; oats, 7s 6d to Os Od. ; black do., 5s 9d to 8s 2d. EDINBURGH GRAIN-JULY 19. A liberal supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a slow sale at is under the prices of last week. Barley met a fair sale, and prices unaltered. Oats dull, and declined is per qr. Wheat on the top is Od down average is 4d down. Barley on the top 4s 6d up aver age Os lld up. Oats on the top 3s Od up... average Os 3d up. Beans on the top Os Gd down average Os 8d down. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ..1291 qrs Sold 925 qrs Barley... lB4 qrs Sold 134 qrs Oats Beans l2 qrs Sold 12 qrs _ _ Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 41s Od ; extras, 393 Od ; superfine, 37s Od ; Line, 35s Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD-AUG. 18. The supply of fat beasts to-day was sot so plentiful as last week, and prices were in favour of the seller. The number of sheep was short, but lambs were mole plentitul. Fat calves scarce, and the demand fiat. 'The show of pigs was large, and nearly all sold. Beef Mutton Lamb Bd to —d Rough fat, 3s 9d per stone Hides, 3d to 4icl; calf skins. fid to 6d. 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