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. AIL ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, mis t F .ncluding the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMI LON, Salute VEXING, and Every Evening at Eight &Clock, (except is ta , ..aY) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. t o, 8, 33. (whch can be taken at theoffice every day from 11 4 ; area, 25.;. gallery, Is e —Mont Blanc will close for the sea= t* Satarday, Sept. I 6th.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. TITAKISH FXUIIBITION and MUSEUM, ST. GEORGE'S GALLEItY, Hyde-park-corner, Piccadilly, OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admission, 2s. 6d. ; children, Is. 6d. ; Saturdays, ss. ; children, 2s. 6d. Family Tickets for five, 10s. Schools admitted at Half-price. Herr Kalozdy and his Band are engaged, and will per form Daily, from Twelve till five. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte during the evening. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-read), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON - . anal gill continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, rair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by B. laurent , the following Waltzes —La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi king and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. bauckng to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. PATRON—A.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN ~ GEIVIENT. COURSE of MONDAY LECTURES, specially addressed to the IN eCTSTRIAL CLASSES, to which they and their b=milies will be admitted, Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE each, on Producing a ticket signed by thp Foreman or Superintendent of the 'Works to which they may belong. The FIFTH LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered on Monday Evening . , the 11th inst., by Dr. SCOFFERN, M. 8., &c., on the MANUFACTURE of SUGAR. Also. during this week, LEC TURES by Dr. SCOFFEILN. on the DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL RESOURCES of MODERN WARFARE, with startling and brilliant experiments. NATURE PRINTING, by Dr. BecnnormEa. EXHIBITION of DUBOSCCIS ILLUMINATED CASCADE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES, OPIICAL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERY, &c., &c., &c. A BAND of MUSIC under Under the direction of Mr. WARD of the Royal Italian Opera. The Gas lighting by Joint Lwto, Esq.. GUILDHALfI, srn SEPT , 1854. THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will meet at Guildhall, on Wednesday. the 13th Sept. inst., at One o'Clock precisely, to receive Tenders for Letting on Leases for 13 4 years (less 3 days), from Michaelmas next, the following premises, in lots, viz., No. 12, on the north side of Hill 'street, and Nos. 1, 2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, and a Workshop in Evan's place, Hill-street, Finsbury; No. 27, on the north side of Banner- Street, and Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5, 6,7, 8, and 9, on the north•side of York place, Banner-street, Finshury ; Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 10, 11, 12, 13 . 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20, North-place, Banner-street, Finsbury. • Further particulars and Plans may be seen, and 'Forms of Tender Obtained, at the..Architeot's Office, Guildhall. FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-THREE DAYS' EXCURSION to CIRENCESTER, STROUD. GLOU ER, and CHELTENHAM.—On SATURDAY, September 9, a rain will leave Paddington at 6.30 p.m., returning on the following T ilt ,rdaY evening from Cheltenham, 6.30; Gloucester, 6 . 45 ; Stroud , ••.. ; and Cirencester, 7.30. Fares there and back— Cirencester an .l Stroud •• • • .... 10s. .. •• • • 76• qloucester and Cheltenham .. • . 12s. • • Bs. Children under 12 years of ae, - e half-price. One package of luggage allowed to each passenger. Tickets may be previously obtained at t he Paddington station, or at 27, King-street, Cheapside ; 269, Strand; 63 . Bridge-road, Lambeth: and 351, Oxford-street. NEW NOVEL EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF " JOHN DRAYTON." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MATHEW PAXTON. Edited by the Author of "John Dia3 tcn," " Ailieford," Sze. Burst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough•street. GALIGNANTS PARIS GUIDE, 1854.—N0w Ready, an entirely New and Corrected Edition of the above, compiled from the best authorities, revised and verified by personal inspection, and arraneed on an entirely new plan, with Maps and Plates. 18mo., 10s. Gd. bound. May be had without Plates, 7s. Gd. bound. • " Galignani's Paris Guide appears so good as to relieve the editor of this work from the necessity of entering into any description, at present, of the French Capital."—Hurray's Hand-book of France. London: StaTkin, Marshall, and Co. 'HE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, A- October 4, 1854.—The General Screw Steam-shipping Com rY's screw s t eam - s hip " ARGO," 1,850 tons, 3 00- horse you er , George Hyde, Commander, will sail from Southampton with her la iest VS Matte for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and Sydney , on Wednesday the 41 h October, 1854, at Two o'clock p m. punctually. The " Argo," one of the fastest ships afloat, is justly celebrated for her last passage to Australia, having made the run out in €4 days, and home within the same period. She is also the first steam-ship that returned to England via Cape Horn, thus accomplishing a veyage round the 'World in 129 days. The vessels forming the superb fleet of screw Ittealners of this Company, of which this ship is one, are well known for the pu nc t ua lit y an d sp e e d with which their voyages are performed. ° expense has been spared in their construction, and the accommo dations which they offer to the public are tansurpaszed, if equalled D y eilY ships afloat. Rates of Passage Money vary, according to the ac commodation reqstired, from 30 to 100 guineas. Full particulars to Freight and Passage may be had at the Company's Offices, -7, Ca nnon -street, London. T 0 NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering. is anxious to make mown to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. _ Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The most effectual remedy for CONSUMP TION; BRONCHITIS, AST ii MA, GO Uf, RIIbUMATISM, and all SCROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated, contain big all its most active and es+ential principles—efiecting a cure much More rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent Medical men, and supplied to the leading hospitals of Europe. Ralf- Pint bottles,2s. 6d. ; pints, 4s. 9d., IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORIN and CO., 77, Strand. *** Four Half-pint Bottles sent (carriage p a i d) to an y p art of England on receipt of a remittance of Ten Shillings. CHOLERA. -TRIUMPH of the PURGATIVE _ SYSTEM. To THE EDITOB.—Sir,--It appears that out of thirteen cases of cholera lately treated in King's College Hospital under Dr. George Johnson, six were treated on the old plan of attempting to check or stop the diarrhoea, and theyall proved fatal ; the other seven cases were treated on the purgative system, and the patients all recovered. We have only to say that thc public at large ought to be thankful to Dr. Ge• rge Johnson for his impartiality In thus proclaiming the truth ; and perhaps this will do more to open tin eyes of the world than 5,1100 cases cured out of the hospitals. We have ourselves dur ing the Iry t 20 years proved the truth of the purgative system, although the' Times" of the 26th of August, which announces the success of Dr. Johnson, calls it a " new treatment of cholera." It may be new to doctors, Lut is certainly not so to Hygeists. We are,'Sir, your obedient servants, THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH COLLEQE OF HEALTH, New-road, London, August 30, 1854. N.B.—we hope the new President of the Board of Health will institute a full inquiry as regards the eates treated by Dr. George Jolinsbn. This Advertisement, People of England, has been refused by the s' Thnes"newspaper. Oh !oh ! rirRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters IL Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmaele de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, IS a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhma, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRI ESE id AR, No. 3, Is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury; to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TIIIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may he on the toilet table Without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided iota F.parate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, &e.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John t"h, 68 , Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. 4 R AVESEND STAR PACKETS. _ N _No other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and P u rfl e e t Piers. N OTICE.—DA.Y TICKETS are issued upon the Gravesend Star ra ckets, available for return by them or by the London and Tilbury rt r.l' uw aY; the Return Tickets by the Railway will also be available • , n return by the Star Packets. Me Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permi FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. [ding). SUNDAI' WEEK DAT& Terrace Pier • Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. 13 RUNSWICK WEISRF, BL ACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol. lowing Trains from the FenehurCh-atreet Station. - WzStit DAYS. SUNDAYS. 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The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man nood, and pr emature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other, elast, of disease known to modem pathologists. Its perusal is !Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their Physical condition, and who are con sc i ous of haying hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without thour r ing grievous pe na lti es , an d w h en wisdom and regret succeed heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, bow these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, tpatil how the evil an d i ts consequences may be avoided, and above all, there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional lerarigement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive Practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant "Pi ries, who inflict great injury on those who aro induced to place faith in their pretensions. 44.VOTJS• DEBILITY' may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. 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A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART, London : Longman, Brotvit, Green, and Longmans. MEETING OF PRINCE ALBERT AND THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH AT BOULOGNE. THE ILLUSTRATED • LONDON NEWS, next Saturday. the 9111 September, and also Saturday, the 16th September, will contain beautiful Engravi gs of this imporiant Meeting of the la tench and English, with full particulars. Price 6d. Office, 198, Strand. Orders received by all Booksellers. " T OUCHSTONE'S" WINNER of th© ST. LEGER will appear in the •` ERA" of next Saturday, with Programme of the Glorious Meeting, at Doncaster, Latest Betting, Arrivals, Starters, Riders, &c.—Order of any News Agent, or send Sik postage stamps to " Era" Office, Catherine-street, Strand. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Plan of this Institution, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained with perfect security. 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FOR SEPTEMBER AND FOLLOWING MONTIL 4 i—The newly-invented PALETOT, which owes its existence exclusively to the Establishment of E. MOSES and SON, is the most suitable Article of Dress for September and following months. This Paletot has removed all previous deficiencies which may have appeared in every descrit tion ofPaletot which has hitherto been pre sented. By a ve•y peculiar cut it unites ease In wear with the most correct and artistic fit; it is the most elegant and gentlemsnly article of the season. The materials, workmanship, and finish at once stow how entirely impossible it is for any Establishment to imitate it at the price for which it is offered by E. Moses and Son —viz., twenty-five shillings. For September and following months sportsmen require necessary equipment for the shooting season. The suitability of the Sporting Attire manufactured by E. Moses and Son has gained it universal celebrity with all classes ; their long experience, vast transactions, and the unrivalled talent they employ In designing and making up every fashionable and useful article of Dress, and the very economi cal prices they charge, insure It such patronage that the stock though immense is always new. Fc. geptember th& Hosiery and Ladies' and Children's Dress De partments arc rer lenished with the most elegant articles of the first order of fashion, and at the most economical prices The Boot and Shoe Branch offers opportunities of selecting the best and cheapest Goods. kspecial arrangements are made for sportsmen. 3ferchants, Captains, and Emigrants should select ftbm the Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department. The Goods aro made in accoriance with the latest advices from the Colonies, wilt InstAntly sell at largo profits, and are therefore the best freight which can be embarked. Full Lists of Outfits for ladies and gentlemen, with ship-sailing information (gratis) on app !cation, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret naving to guard Lhe public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsch. od of " Being cennected with heir Establishment," or " Et's the same concern," has then resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Mlnordes, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. v.ll communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507. 508, Now Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all conimilicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sher/10d Branch, 36. Cary ate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant railo., Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladles and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can he made. The Establishments are clused from sunset on Fridays to surset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure ment &c., may be bad on application, or post-free. went, Qut at paria Italians. &ic,o; parle Francais. Hier eprtcht man Deutsch. Aqua la habla nrann A SOURCE OF CHOLERA. Last evening a crowded meeting of the inhabitants of the district was held, at the Town-hall, Poplar, in compliance with a numerously signed requisition, for the purpose of considering the most efficient measures by which a dangerous nuisance, arising from a neigh bouring sewer, under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Court of Sewers, may be abated. The sewer comes from Bow-common, and passes along North street and King street in the parish, emptying itself into the Thames near Limehouse. Mr. Churchwarden COLEMAN was called to the chair, and said that it behoved them now that the health of the metropolis was so seriously threatened, to see that every precaution was taken against the outbreak of cholera. There could be no bt that the character of the sewer was of the most ob. a; • •us kind. The discoloratiim of utensils which were exposed to its influence,and the im possibility of a light burning in close dwellings into wbich the gases from the sewer entered, bore strong proof of the extent of the nuisance. The course they had to pursue was quite clear—they must make a proper representation of the whole facts to the properly consti tuted authorities, and he had ho doubt, by the ample evi dence which they had of the dangerous character of the sewer, that the evil which so much perilled the health of that part of the metropolis would be removed. Mr. ErmsoN, a medical gentleman, moved a resolu: tion in favour of calling upon the metropolitan Commis sioners of Sewers to take immediate steps to remedy the evil complained of, and for making a representation of the facts to the Board of Health. _ _ The resolution was adopted by the meeting, and it was also resolved to wait on Lord Palmerston for the same purpose. EARLY CLOSING. Last evening an aggregate meeting of the friends of early closing was held at Exeter-hall, as a commence ment of the campaign for the ensuing winter. Mr. G. WiLmams, of tht firm of Hitchcock and Wil liams, St. Paul's churchyard, took the chair, and con gratulated the meeting that thousands of young men, and employers, were enabled to retire from their labours an hour or two earlier than formerly, in consequence of the success of the Early Closing Association. He impressed upon the meeting the necessity of union, in order to in sure their future success, and the importance of profit ably employing the time that may be conceded to them by their employers. Mr. LILIVAL, the secretary, read a voluminous report of the progress of the movement during the past year, which was highly satisfactory, and the announcement of the concessions made by different employers in the me tropolis called forth great cheering. Among other things, it stated that Messrs. Shoulbred and Co. had greatly in ' creased the library which they have established as a pro vision for the young men in their employ. The move ment on behalf of the chemists was progressing favour ably. He (Mr. Lilwal) would take that opportunity of returning thanks to the press for the great service they had rendered the cause, both by reporting its proceed ings and by leading articles in its favour, and also to the clergy for the part they had taken. Mr. BURT moved the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to, and other gentlemen hav ing addressed the meeting several resolutions in favour of the movement were adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. SERIOUS CHARGES.—A correspondent .at Dorking writes that a most painful feeling has been caused in that neighbourhood by some disclosures of appalling profli gacy, committed under the roof of the Hon. and Rev. A. Sugden (son of Lord St. Leonards), rector of Newdi gate. The facts have been under magisterial investiga tion, and three persons, viz., George Elton, 17 years of age, a connexion of the rev. gentleman by marriage, George Elphick, aged 21, a groom, residing in the house, and Maria Fen, the cook, are under remand. The evi dence of the prosecutrix, Elizabeth Cowley, aged 16, which is to a large extent supported by the admission of Elphick, shows that on Sunday night, the 13th ult., while the girl, who is housemaid, was in bed with the cook, and presumedly under her protection, the apart ment was entered by the two male defendants, the younger of whom committed a capital offence on the girl, with the concurrence and active aid of her fellow servants, the cook and the groom. Elphick then took the cook to his own room, and afterwards returning to the girl's chamber repeated Elton's crime. The two young men and the cook are remanded, charged, the two first as principals, and the third as accessory to the ! pewee i.no ie / °' ) e , _ , . / / // -, V / . / (0 ... ( 7 . ~ , ~.„ ..., \ _. . ~, ,__ 0. - uL • hi "'• -'. ' i le i , ,;,\. N .L .+ --„,,,,:‘,..-•, 4, , ,1e r _ 1,74 • - ••.•;: ~. ' „ • 4 lr•;:f , ~ , ,A - ,-, 4: * ' . '-'7 - -'‘‘' ' t c'' ' • Ll-.'".-- 4 , - -6111.1 :7,- ) ..__ t 1. 1 # l ;\, --- :: : . ' -4 ' '--- - 1:'— ' 411 : 93111 , ... . ~.p __,.;,... '4 , /0 .. ,,..!V ._. ..,;'' - - ,- b -- -h , '', . t \--!_-__ ~.... -....-, ,r,_ . 6 ,, , , :.. .4. ..--,..b.,,,. . 1 -4., ) N 4,4: , ..., ', . , . .., \ 1../ 1 ~ i ~,,,, ! 0 . 1 , -7 I x \ .!.`:.',,,,. ,/ ~,,,., I ; - t y.:',..rie.... _ , i ,-- 0 ,,,,, . ,c, t„, . ,‘ , , , 0. 7 .,--•.,..--. et • '".k .. ,-, N...,_:ki l / 4 _ -," ~....•,, /'.' ,•.! ./' . _-- ... g. ) ; . r / •-c5 - itt , . 2)/E _ .-. i * t _ "f , t i v. ~; 14 ' '. , ,;,": _ti t ,'" ' CIT. , ' • , . i‘ •-.--- 0% 1 , •••-• , '' ' '' '''.. +- ,:.:; 1 -- \, i .c , 2 ~ 1, ~~-, ' e•_ LONDON, THUBSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBIM 7, 1854, OPENING OF ThE FIRST PARLIAMENT OF THE CAPE COLONY. The opening of the first Parliament of the Cape Colony, Which we announced yesterday, may seem a small matter to some whose imaginations are daz zled by the pomp and circumstance of Eastern war. Others, whose imaginations are more under the control of their judgments, may estimate the event differently. The contests of old Europe are the contests of mature and full-grown powers, which, even on the assumption that they, do not verge to their decline, touch at least upon their utmost limits of development. The young efforts of South Africa are the experimental trials of its strength by an infant power with ample elbow-room about it for growth and exertion. The interest of most European states lies iu their past history : as for the Cape Colony—" the vast, unbounded future lies before it." The United States are a sample of what English colonies may grow to, left to. their own resources, with a wide field for their exercise. The indomitable and enterprising spirit of English men is as fully alive in South Africa as ever it was in. New England or Viroinia ; the position of the Cape is as favo ura bl e t o development of a great, prosperous; and powerful community as that of any part of the western continent. Let us take a hasty glance at the local position of the Cape Colony. The first'settlement made at the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch was intended to serve as a " half-way house" for their fleets, between Holland and its Eastern possessions. Cape Town has continued to be the " half-way house" of the Indian trade of Europe since that trade has grown tomore colossal proportions than the most sanguine Dutchman could anticipate when the first foundation stone of Cape Town was laid. But henceforth the Cape Colony—the community occupy ing the southern extremity of the African conti nent—will be placed midway in the great highway of trade, not between the maritime states of Europe and a, few dependencies, but of many wealthy in dependent nations. On the east it has the Ameri can states of Oregon and California, with their out post of the Sandwich Islands : the English settle ments in Australia and New Zealand panting to run the same career of independence with their kins men of the North American Union ; China, with its yet problematical destinies, and the Asiatic Archipelago • the empire founded by the Anglican race in Hindostan. On the west it has theArgen- tine republic—Buenos Ayres and Monte Video-be ing, in point of fact, European colonies ; Brazil— the United States of the southern American con tinent ; the Antilles and the North American Union and Europe. The Cape of Good Hope pre sents to the traders of these countries a convenient midway place of rendezvous between those of the east and those of the west ; and not to them only, but to the whalers who sweep the southern seas. The Cape, too, has natural products—raw materials —of its own with which to supply the markets of all these countries. At present it has, and for along time to come it will have, the peltries and feathers of the wild denizensofi ts deserts; but it has also woolswhich already rival in quality, and may soon be made to rival in quantity, those of Australia ; with a due ap plication of skill and enterprise it may be mado fertile granary and rich wine-growing country ; and it appears to be now placed beyond a doubt that immense mineral treasures lie hid beneath its soil. We may be told of the periodical droughts to which it is liable ; but the numerous deep and narrow ravines of which the country is full seem prepared by nature to be dammed across in order that the surplus moisture of rainy years may be stored up for the needs of the dry years which alternate with them. The local position,and the natural resources of the Cape of Good Rope, mark it out for a place destined to be the scene of important events in coming ages, when the mercantile enterprise and ambitious struggles, which in the earlier ages of our race's history were confined to the Mediter ranean, ana which in less remote times have ex tended to the Atlantic, shall have the universal ocean and its shores for their theatre. And the race which inhabit the Cape have that sturdy, daring, dogged character which augurs well for their acting up to the importance of their situa tion. The English colonisation of the Cape dates only from the earlier years of the present century, and its progress was for a long time slow and feeble. The first vigorous impulse given to it was no further hack than thirty years ago, when the first settlers were sent out from this country to Albany. But this English colonisation was en grafted upon a kindred stem—the earlier Dutch settlements ; from which they have inherited not only many valuable members, but also a ,certain sturdy tone of independence, and not a few valu able hints for their local governmental insti tutions. Among the names of the mem bers of the first Colonial Parliament we find Stockenstroms and Cloetes, of Dutch lineage, mingling with the Barrys and Fairburns, of British parentage. In the •noble struggle—clracterised alike by self-control and fearlessness waged against Earl Grey on the convict question, we re cognise the best features of those Dutch heroes who maintained an unequal contest against the tyranny of the Second Philip, and of the English Puritans• who were the contemporaries of the emigrants in the Mayflower. Nor is it in their resistance of oppression alone that the Cape Colonists evince the characteristics of their Dutch and English ances-' tors • the industrial enterprise of their double countryi also survives in them, and has already made Pape Town a prosperous manufacturing and commercial city, and stocked the pastures of Al bany with rich herds and flocks. It is pleasant to pause for a moment in the midst of the fierce and anxious struggle which now con vulses Eufope, and dwell upon the long vista of an active, honourable career which is opening upon our countrymen at the southern extremity of Africa. The Cape long retained that dark and mysterious character which the toil-worn comrades of Vasco di Gama attributed to it. It is within the memory of men now living that it was first discovered to be an eligible residence for mankind. We were much interested in turning over, a few days ago, the pages of a book on South Africa, by poor Pringle, so long the zealous and disinterested Secretary of the Anti-slavery Society, by stumbling on an extract of a letter from a college friend, who was about to join him at the Cape. The writer, in a strain of youthful enthusiasm, speaks of the pos sibility of their becoming the Franklins- of the colony. This letter was written only thirty years ago ; the writer is still in the prime of life, and he has become the Franklin of the colony. It is Mr. Fairbairn, the patriotic and sagacious leader of the anti-convict struggle, the proprietor and editor of one of our best colonial newspapers, and a member of the first Parliament of the Cape Colony.—Daily News. INCENDIARY FIRE IN SUFFOLK.—On Sunday evening a stack of wheat standing in a field in the parish of Newbourne was discovered to be on fire. There being, no water in the neighbourhood the stack was entirely consumed ; it was the property of Mr. Wm. Kersey, of Waldringfield, whose loss is covered by insurance. On Thursday last a miserably tattered-looking tramp, whp gave his name Henry King, describing himself as being from Calcutta, and a land-surveyor, was examined before the magistrates at Woodbridge, charged with having set fire to the stack. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was seen in the vicinity of the field where the stack stood a few minutes before the fire was discovered, and, being suspected, search was made for him, and he was found sitting in a dark place in a hedge about two hundred yards from the fire. On being asked if he knew what was the matter, he replied, "No ;" but was immediately taken to the fire, and afterwards handed over to the charge of Mr. Fitzgerald, who asked him if he had any lucifer matches, to which he replied "No ;" but upon being searched- lucifer matches were found in his pocket. On the following morning police constable Lushington, on searching near the fire, found a considerable quantity of lucifer matches wrapped in two pieces of newspaper. The matches found by him corresponded with those found on the prisoner's person, and the paper in which they were wrapped also corres ponded with the paper found in the prisoner's hat, and formed portions of the same newspaper. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next assizes. CONSUMPTION OF BREAD. —Estimating that there are 24,000,000 of bread consumers in Great Britain and Ire land (leaving out 4,000,000 of potato eaters), and allow ing each person one-and-a:half loaves per week, it is 36,000,000 of loaves. Admitting that each quarter of wheat makes 136 loves of bread, it requires 168,656 qrs. of wheat per week. To this add 10 per cent. for flour used in other articles, and it gives 295,521 quarters as the weekly consumption of wheat, or 15,367,092 quarters annually. London and sub urbs, with its 2,000,000 of population, consume 3,000,000 loaves weekly, and, with flour, require 24,626 quarters of wheat. A quarter of wheat will give 501bs. of flour per bushel, of the quality which makes best seconds bread-40011n. altogether ; and the quantity of flour will make 134 quartern loaves. A quartern of wheat ground into flour, and taking out only the rough bran, say about 51bs. to the bushel, make 141 loaves the quarter. A quarter of wheat ground down into rough meal, without taking any bran, will I give 621135. of meal, and that will make about 166 loavets of hogthy brown broad,-.--LiVCrPOGI &Wen?. THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Albert, 121.—Mr. Elibank Earley Murray, serving in the Royal Abert, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He has left this ship. Her engines are ordered to be tried in the basin on Monday next, which will be done in the presence of the authorities and the manufacturers, Messrs. Penn and Co., preparatory to the machinery department being duly delivered over to the Admiralty authorities. The Andromache is now the floating powder magazine, in lieu of the Mulgrave, which is to be broken up. THE SCREW GUN-BOATS. The new screw gun-boat Peltor was removed yesterday from Messrs. 'Penn's establishment in Deptford, to Wool wich, to be completed. In the short space of 10 days her machinery has been fitted, and bids fair to render these little vessels all that can be expected of them— a class, as we have before .remarked, unquestionably superior to the paddle-wheel "Prussian gun-boats ;" for with the small draft of about six-feet water, all the machinery is under the water-line, and, being propelled by the screw, they have no paddle-boxes like the Prussian gun-boats for an enemy's target. THE VACANCIES IN' THE BLACK SEA FLEET, We are sorry to hear that the vacancies of seamen and marines in the Black Sea fleet are greater than antici pated ; but not so many from aJarge proportion of fatal cases, as from the great numbers that the medical officers are compelled to invalid. Underthese'circurnstances it is imperative to make good the complements of Admiral Dundas's ships at once, and with this view the best men of the Indefatigable, 50; Captain Hope, are to be sent out, and othe? seamen from home ships will be drafted at once, much to their satisfaction. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES • Fr.OM SIR CHARLES NAPIER. [FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TUESDAY'S GAZETTE.] ADMIRALTY, SEPT. G. Despatches, of which the following are co pi es or ex tracts, have boon received from Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels in the Baltic : RECONNAISSANCE OP THE ENEMY'S GUN-BOATS AND THE VALOROUS. The Valorous was taken into No. 1 dry dock, at Sheer ness, yesterday afternoon, and, on the dock being pumped out, it was found that the fore gripe, main stem, and fore end of the foremost length of main keel were carried away. Her stem was cut through up to her seven feet mark. Her stemson and stepping-piece of the heels of her cant timbers wore also canted up, and several of the cant timbers broken on her starboard side, she having taken the rocks on her port bow. On cutting away the lashings which secured the smoke sail, the said sail having been strongly stabbed, and large long thrums rove through, there was the greatest difficulty in drawing the thrums out o f th e seams and butts, which had, with the in-drift of the water, perfectly caulked,every aperture by which the water entered : over the smoke sail the storm trysail was placed, also being thrummed. The whole was firmly secured by lashings upon every angle, to counteract the effect of the sea on the ship rising and pitching. A large number of naval officers, among whom were the Commander-in-Chief, Commodore C. Wyvill, Captain Superintendent J. J. Tucker wore present, most of whom expressed their opinion that the highest credit was due to the ()dicers of this ship, for the seamanlike manner in which this had been designed and carried into effect by the boatswain and crew. Her damage will require a great portion of her internal fitment, water ways, shelf sperketing, and ceiling, to be cleared away to replace her cant timbers in her fore body. The crew and officers are sent off to the Shannon (alias St. Lawrence) hulk during her repairs. The Dauntless completed coaling late last evening, and came down to harbour moorings. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS. The Russian officers sent on board the Devonshire on the oth have been permitted to come on shore, and negotiations are going on with the proper authorities for their residing on shore with their wives. There have been two deaths from cholera on board the Devonshire since the prisoners were sent on board, and 12 more fresh cases. The greatest attention is being paid them by the medical officer of the ship. The dead will be buried in the Stand gate-creek quarantine consecrated burying-ground. ANOTHER SCREW MAN-OF-WAR. It has been decided that the Brunswick, 80 guns, in Pembroke Dockyard, is to be altered, and fitted with the screw propeller. Should she be required, the Brunswick could be got ready for launching in a very short time. THE ROYAL YACHT WINDSOR CASTLE. A swarm of men are now employed upon the Windsor Castle, in order to get her ready for launching by March next. THE SIMOOM'S DEATH VACANCY. Commander Tatham, of the Fury, succeeds to the com mand of the Simoorn, and is posted. Lieutenant Ennis Chambers, Admiral Dundas's flag lieutenant, becomes a commander. Captain Tatham has distinguished himself while commanding the Fury, and has several times been close into Sebastopol for the purpose of observation. THE LATE CAPTAIN hIANSELL, K.H. The sudden death of this officer on board the ship St. Vincent, 101, will be much regretted throughout the ser vice. The loss of Captain Zlansell is a public one, for he was one of the few that linked personal remembrances of the old war with the experience of modern warfare and active powers of mind and body to take a prominent posi tion in the threatening stirring affairs. Captain Mansell will bo remembered of late years as. the second in command of the Powerful, 80, when Sir Charles Napier was captain of that ship—subsequently he com manded the Admen,' 20, and was for some time senior officer on the coast of Africa, and a few months since was appointed to the command of the Powerful, and from that ship turned over to the St. Vincent, to convey French troops to the Baltic. The regret for Capt. Mansell's death is increased at this moment by the fact that he was so much respected by the French on account of his having carried a knapsack and served as a volunteer with the French army in Algeria. MORE SAPPERS FOR THE WAR. The Ist Company of the Royal Sappers and Miners are to be forthwith made up to the war establishment. in rea diness for removal to the East, for which purpose it is expected that they will be removed from Chatham to Woolwich the beginning of next month. • MORE TRANSPORTS WANTED. Notices were posted yesterday in the Exchange and Un derwriters' Rooms of Liverpool, inviting tenders to be sent to the Transport-office, Sornerset-house, London, on or before Tuesday, the 12th instant, for the hire of one or two steamers, from 700 to 800 tons (new measurement), to convey biscuits to the Black Boa, from Deptford, Ports mouth, or Plymouth, to be paid for at a rate per ton for the quantity delivered. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM.—NIGHT ATTACK. The Royal Sappers and Miners, together with those in the East India Company's service, are progressing with the works for the siege. The attack on the left of Chatham lines is fast drawing to a termination, when the crowning of the glacis will be commenced with. This, no doubt, will bo effected by a lodgment, in which the single and flying sap will be employed, when breaching and counter batteries will be constructed. When these works are com pleted a night attack and defence of a citadel will take place, in which the troops of all arms of the garrison will take part. RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY. The tenth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this com pany was held yesterday , at the offices, 0 .., Old Broad street, City ; Sir John De an Paul, Bart., , thesum of 7,527/. half - year, and th e i nterest on in the chair. The Secretary read the dir ecto rs' report, w hi c h stated that the amount received for p rem iums during th e half year ending 30th June la st, was 4,11 9/. 10s. 4d., an d 17s. 4d. to theicwnl i u v t dehis crediti t l t he m g e t e h h t e a o s i f , a s h ur c em e v completed e f on r f o u m el , e 0 last a B ount. The disbursem en t s , in and 1501. in replacement of p reliminar y expenses, amo un t e d to 4,7691. 12s. 5d., leaving a balan ce invested in ha n d and 2/. 11s. for compensation, due from agents, of 3,733/. B s. 4 d., from whi c h t h e direc tors recommended the payment of interest on the paid-up capital for the half-ye. • %rat the rate of 4 per cent. per annum free of income tax. The directors expressed their regret that this statement did not show an increase in the com pany's business compared with the corresponding period last year, although a considerable increase over the previous year was still maintained. This circumstance they accounted for by the great number of accidents of an alarming character that occurred in the spring of last in of which a director of the Great year, oneWestern Railway, insured with this office for 1,0001., lost his life. The advantages offered by the company were thus brought more prominently under the notice of the pub lic, and a great increase in the number of tickets issued was the result. The report concluded by announcing; that the South-Eastern Railway Company, which was up to June last the only railway not connected with the company, had consented to the issue of the company's insurance at stations on that line, and that now the Pas sengers' Assurance Company embraced all the lines in the country. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report, and the declaration of a dividend of 4 per cent., which was agreed to, and the meeting terminated. TEE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR MANCHESTER. An inquest was held on Tuesday before Mr. W. s, Rutter, on the bodies of the two men who were killed on Saturday, by an explosion of firedamp, at Messrs. Knowles and Sons colliery, at Clifton, near Manchester and on the body of another man who had died since. The part:Culars of the occurrrence have already appeared in Tite Sun. The verdict was " Accidental Death," the jury censuring Croft, who was himself much hurt, for the careless use of his lamp or candle. STEAMERS AT ABO. No. 410. Duke of Wellington, Led Sund, Aug. 27. SlR,—Having received information that Russian troops and gun-boats were amongst the islands, I sent Captain Scott with a small squadron, as per margin*, to find them out, and I beg to enclose his very able report. 2. Captain Scott threaded his way through the islands in a most persevering mariner, as their lor l iships will.se e by the chart I send; his ships were repeatedly on slioro, and the Odin no less than nine times, before they disco vered the enemy's gun-boats and steamers lying behind a floating boom, supported on each side 'by batteries and a number of troops, covering the town of Abo, where they have collected a large force. 3. I take this opportunity of bringing under their lord ships' notice the very great exertions of the surveying offi-. cers, Captain Sulivan, assisted by Mr. Evans, master of the Lightning, and Comminder Otter of the Alban ; and I hive no hesitation in saying, that it is owing t o th e i r exertions this fleet have found their way, -with'compara tively little damage, into' creeks_ and corners, never in tended for ships-of-the-line; day and night haie they worked successfully. Commander Otter is an old officer, and well' worthy of promotion, and Captain Snlivau and his assistinc , surveyor deserve tho protection of their lord ships.—l have, b • _ - CHAS. NAPIER, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, The Secretary of the Admiralty, London. Enclosure No. 1 in Sir Charles Napier's Letter No. 4.10. Her Majesty's ship Odin, Led Sund, August 25 ' 1854. Sir,—l have the honour . to state that in pursuance of your orders, dated the 18th of August, I proceeded with her Majesty's ships Odin, Alban, Gorgon, and Driver, un der my command, towards Kumblinge, and the islands east of it, 2. Having procured a pilot at Dagerby, we felt our way on with boats, and leads through a most, difficult and intricate navigation, iu the course of which every ship has been on shore (Gorgon and Odin frequently), but we hope with no further injury than that done to the cop per in various places. 3. At Kumblinge and the adjacent islands I was nn :e to obtain any information of troops or gun-boats, but leatnt on Sunday, at Asterholm, that a small fast steam-boat from Abo was in our immediate vicinity. 4. Rather than return to your flag without intelligence, I resolved to attempt a passage to Abo, and on Monday at daylight, leaving the larger ships at anchor, I took all the masters in the Alban, surveyed and buoyed off a passage for ten miles to Bergham, and then returned for the other ships, but the Gorgon grounding delayed us for that night. 5. On Tuesday we made our way in safety into the com paratively open track to Abo. beyond Bergham ; at two p.m., observed a small steamer watching us, and at three p.m., several gun-boats moving a body of troops from the point (one and a half miles to the north-west) up to the chain across the narrow entrance to the harbour. 6. Having approached to within 3,000 yards the Alban stood in to sound. The entrance of the harbour was closed by two impediments, the one in front appeared to be a chain laid on a floating platform, the other of stakes and booms, between which the gun-boats were stationed at regular intervals, and the steam-vessels (four in number) were under the shelter of the points._ . . 7. About 4 p.m. the Alban fired the first shell, which burst over ono of the gun-boats. I then commenced firing, and was followed at intervals by Gorgon and Driver, but with little or no effect that wo could discover, except that of fully answering my purpose in drawing a return from the masked batteries and gun-boats. Only one of the for mer at the end of the boom mounted a gun or guns of large calibre and long range, but which was concealed from our view by a point of land. The others, three in number, about one mile to the west of the boom, as far as we could judge, did not in any one case mount more than five, or less than three small guns. A fort, of apparently eight or nine large guns, at a distance, constructed to en filade both passages, fired repeatedly, but the shot invaria bly •fell a very short distance beyond the south end of Little Beckholm. 8. As my object was not to attack Abo, but to examine its defences, I contented myself with &ing a shot occa sionally at the gun boats, or whatever looked like a masked battery. In the meantime Commander Otter, in the most zealous and gallant manner, after going as close as it was prudent in the Alban, pulled in with his gig, sounding just within range of the gun boats and batteries, which were all the time keeping up n constant fire. 9. The sum of the information I have been able to obtain with his assistance, and that of Commanders Cracroft and Hobart amount to this—seventeen row boats, two guns each, and about twenty oars on each side, four steam ves sels (all small), two having the flag with cross anchors iu it, and another was observed steaming away through the Channel to the eastward of I3eckholm. Three (if not four) masked batteries, and another I think in course of construction, for the position of which I refer you to the very eleUr delineation executed by Commander Otter. 10. The Channel appears to be very narrow, and the thick woods were evidently fall of soldiers. We learnt that our arrival had been anticipated (as we expected, knowing that we had bean watched by a steamer for some days), and that four thousand additional troops bad been sent on the previous day, and five thousand more were ex pected to arrive on the followinc , day ; that th ero were six steamers, five small and o n e largo (the latter we did not see), and eighteen boats and two guns, and eighty men, besides soldiers in each. The weather was so bad on Thursday, that I was de tained under Bergo, and went into Bomarsund, this morn ing; when, having communicated with Captain Warden, and received his despatches, I proceeded to join your flag. I have only to add my very anxious hope that my pro ceedings may, meet with the approbation of the Com mander-in-Chief.—l have, &c., FRANCIS SCOTT, Captain. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c. Enclosure No. 2 in Sir Charles Napier's Letter, No. 410. Her Majesty's ship °dip, Led Sand, Aug. 23,1854. SIR,—In returning to your flag from detached service with the squadron you did me the honour to place under my orders, it is my gratifying duty to express to you how well and ably I have been supported by Commanders Otter, Cracroft, and Hobart, in their respective ships, during my late examination of Abo and its defences, and engagement with the batteries and gun-boats at that place ; and I beg to offer my humble testimony to their ability, zeal, and great exertions during a week of very difficult and harassing duties. I desire most particularly to call your attention to the services performed by Commander Otter during that time. Nothing but the most unceasing and labo rious efforts,of a clever, indefatigable, and zealous officer could have performed the duties I required of him, and which alone enabled me to obtain the information here with enclosed; and to examine a place so difficult of access and so little known as Abo, in the limited time to which I was restricted by you. Under the above circumstances, upon public grounds, and for the advantage of the naval service, which I know you have so much at heart, I beg to urge your recommen dation of that officer and Lieutenant William Mould, senior and gunnery lieutenant of this ship to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for that promotion their constant and valuable services have so long entitled them to expect and hope for.—l have, &c. FRANCIS SCOTT, Captain. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 8.C.8., &a. . * Odin, Alban, Gorgon, Driver. THE TENTH HussAns.—Although it was contem piatedto withdraw the 10th Royal Hussars from the East Indies for service in Turkey, the ideaisahandoned, and the corps will remain its due time in the East Indies. The draft of this and other regiments are waiting ready to embark for Bombay, per the Earl of Balcarras. TRIALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURTS.----The fOIIONVing important provision appears in the Second Common Law Procedure Act, which will take effect on the 24th of next month :—" It shall be lawful for the court or judge at the trial of any cause, where they or he may deem it right for the purposes of justice, to order an adjourn ment, for such time and subject to such terms and con ditions, as to costs and otherwise, as they or he may think fit." PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.—A letter from New York says : —" Recent advices from Central America announce the visitation of the langosta, a species of flying locusts, throughout the States. This has resulted in as total a destruction of the crop of this season as occurred to that, by a similar calamity, of the last. The conse quence of this has been the threatened starvation of the inhabitants of many of the States. The district of St. Barbara has been particularly the scene of great suffer ing. This, however, has been in a great measure re lieved by the assistance of the Honduras Railway Com pany, who had caused to be sent c•it from New Orleans a cargo of corn to be gratuitously distributed among the inhabitants. With the ravages of famine, the political dis turbances of these distracted States seemed to keep pace. The political " langosta" continue their devastations in the the states of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. Honduras has sent aid to the assistance of the liberal party in Nicaragua, which, by its recent success, has been enabled to defeat a contemplated conspiracy be tween the ca-dictator of that state and the dictator of Guatemala, to subject the liberal Government of Hon duras." THE BEST WINE.—It may be said that beer contains much saline matter, wines contain very little, and spirits contain none .at all. Each year our knowledge of the chemical composition of these fluids will increase, and with advancing knowledge we shall obtain more clearness regarding the dietetic and medicinal pro perties of all fermented liquids. At present the an swer to the question—Which is the best wine ? cannot be given, because of the imperfect knowledge which we possess of the chemical composition of different wines. But, even when full knowledge is ob tained, no universal answer can be given ; for that wine which Is best in one state, or for one person, w a y I be the worst in a different state, or for another person. Generally, however, it may be said that that wine is best I which contains least alcohol, least acid, least sugar, and highest flavour. This is the best for a person in health. —Dr. B. .1071 CS, in the Medical Times and Gazette.] But for the " highest flavour," one might have thought the doctor meant to recommend Adam's wine."] . L'l3 ~f [PRICE SD. WORCL'STE.R MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY. Before proceeding with our narrative of the progress of the festival of the three choirs we have to correct an erroneous impression received as to the financial results of the first morning. We stated yesterday that the col lection at the doors of the cathedral on Tuesday morning for the benefit of the charity for the relief of the widows and orphans of clergymen wag about 2501. , and it was currently stated th a t thi s sum exceeded by 401. the amount received on the first morning cd the last Wor cester were as fo festllow :— ival in 1851. Th e actual results, however, The receipts at. the door on Tuesday were 2551. 101. 11d., and the amount received on the first day in 1851, was 3021., showin,, a present deficiency of 471., instead of an increase. The stewards, however, appear to entertain no doubt that this deficiency will be made up before the end of the week, and that the receipts for the charity will exceed the general average. We now proceed with our narrative. On Tuesday evening the first . concert was held at the College Hall, a fine open-roofed building, _formerly the refectory of the monks, and placed on the south side.of the Cloisters. Until the' preserit* meeting the - only aP ' preach to the College 11a11 was through the cloisters, but recently a fresh entrance has . been made out of the - Collegugreen into the building at the west end. The attendance at the - firist - cencert was highly satisfactory, being nearly double the attendance at the first tencert in 18'51, the numbers being _465, against 238. Conside • rablkinconveniencit'and-unplisasautness was occasioned by an alteration in the numbering of the-seats from the original plan. In other respec s the principle of economy appears to have been carried to the extreme; to the incon venience and discomfort of somuot the guests: The light; ing W'as. very g?od• . _ Miss Delby was again absent, but the secretary, the Rev. R. Sergeant, -in stating the cause of her absence, hoped she would be sufficiently recovered to take her part in the Elijah next day. Viardot Garcia took her place in to-night's concert. The following is the programme :--- 7 PART I. Overture—" Midsummer Night's Dream'! Scherzo line—Mdme. Castelfan et Mdme. Viardot. I Mendelssohn. Nottnrno - Wedding March Finale Recit, ... and air—Miss Dolby, " 0 mem'ry, cease to grieve me" (Brides of Venice)... Benedict. Recit. and air—Madame Clara Novello, " Dove sono" (Figaro) Mozart. Concert Stuck, 'Flute—Mr. R. S. Pratten' (performed on his newly-perfected flute) R. S. Pratten. Recit. and air—Herr Formes, " 0 ruddier - than the cherry" (Acis and Galatea) -... Handel. Rondo and chorus—Madame Viardot, " Ah! non giunge" (Sonnambula) Song and chorus— Mr. Sims Reevei, • "Come if you d are " (Ki ng A r th ur ) •PsiaT 11. Grand concertante (No: 2), two violins— M. Sainton and M. Blagrove Aria—Madame Castellan, "Di placer" (La Gazza Ladra) Romance—Signor Gardoni, "Le Chemin. du Paradis" Cavatina—Madame Clara Novello, " Ah ! se giunge" Quartetto—Madame Weiss, Miss Dolby, Signor Gardoni, • and Mr. Weiss, " ICS di, ee ben rammentomi" (Rigoletto) Scena—Mr. Sims Reeves, " To the ocean now I fly" (Comas) C. E. Horsley. Sons—Mr. Weiss, "I'm a roamer" (Son and Stranger) Terzetto—Mesdames C. Novello, Castel lan, indViardot, " Le faccio un inchino" (Il Matriinonio Sogreto) • Cimarosa. Finale —" Rule Britannia" The recitative and air from Benedict's Bride of Venice, set down for Miss Dolby, was omitted. The music to Midsummer Night's Dream, by Mendelssohn, proved a great treat. The overture was deliciously played, and seemed in truth what it was intended to portray—fairy like music ; the brilliancy of the " wedding march" could not have been exceeded, and. the " notturno" '(almost entirely by wind instruments) was a delicious treat. The choral portions of the composition were well exe cuted. The other instrumental gems of the evening were Mr. Pratten's "Concert Stuck, a wonderful perform ance ; and the violin conc er t an t e , by B a i n t on an d Bla grove, of which much was expected, bat which rather disappointed the audience. No doubt the performance, replete as it was with difficulties and intricacies, was very clever, but it did not generally please. Herr Formes made his first appearance in the favourite song of Polyphemus, from Acts and Galatea, " 0 ruddier than the cherry," in which he was as great as ever ; and Viardot Garcia, in the air from Sonnambula , "Ab, non giunge," displayed the b r illi anc y an d wonderful control ;,hick she has obtained over her voice. Purcell's noble chorus, " Come if you dare," came as fresh as ever at the close of the first part of the concert. An interval of a quarter of an hour was allowed for refreshment, the second part of the concert consisting of operatic odds and ends, with two exceptions. Madame Castellan sang Rossini's air from La Gazza Ladra with her accustomed sweetness, and the quartette from /?igoictto (Verdi) by Mrs. Weiss, Viardot Garcin,'Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss went capitally. A very pretty French romance, "Le Chemin du Paradis," by Blumenthal, came to the share of Signor Gardoni, and in it he displayed to the greatest advantage the delicious musical qualities of his fine voice. The ballad is an affecting story, and it was most touchingly told by Gardoni. The pikloforte accompaniment, by Mr. Townshend Smith, of Hereford, was nicely managed. The piece was unanimously encored. Clara Novello gave her old favourite cavatina by Cagnoni, " Ah, Be potessi," and displayed in it that brilliancy and flexibility of voice which render her, performances so universally welcome. It was encored, and so aleo were one or two other things in the course of the evening. Mr: Weiss sang Mendelssohn's "I'm a roamer" with all that spirit and point which characterises his, execution of music in the bravura style ; but he' was completely. overpowered by the instruments, which seemed to vie with each other in the effort to make the most noise. The concert con cluded shortly after eleven o'clock with "Rule Britan nia," selected apparently in deference to the national spirit evoked by our present position with Bussia. Clara Novello sang the opening verse, hilt of the rest the least that is said the better. Formerly it was customary— and it is at Gloucester still—to hold a ball after the first concert, but this custom has for a long time been unob served at Worcester, and in another half-hour the corn panyhad deParted. Rossini. Blumenthal. Cagnoni. Verdi. Mendelssohn. This morning- the dullness of yesterday had disap peared—clouds had given way to sunshine, and the cathedral was filled at eight o'clock by early risers anxious to be present at a real meeting of the three choirs at morning service. The choir was quite filled, and many persons had to stand during the whole of the service. Tho members of the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, took their places in the stalls, and wore their surplices. The bishop, the dean, and the canons in residence, were also present. The Rev. R. Sanders, who possesses a beautiful mellow voice, and is a good musician, chanted the prayers, and the service was got through.with a grand and imposing effect. Tallis's preces and response were employed, Venit and Psalms were sung to single chants, and the anthem was Tarrant's " Lord for thy tender mercies' sake," which was given in true cathedral style. It being Litany-day the service occupied until after half-past nine, so that there was not much time to spare between breakfast and the oratorio. A small collection was made after morning service. We slibuld be using a trite every-day form of expres sion were we to say that the noble nave of the cathedral presented this morning a brilliant appearance,- filled as it was nearly from end to end with a gaily dressed audience. All the art of the milliner appeared to have been employed in decorating the belles who mustered on this occasion ; and when we say that Worcestershire fully maintained its fame for beauty in this instance, it will at once be understood that the scene was of no ordi nary character. With regard to the attendance, the best test is a comparison of the numbers attending to day with that of the corresponding day of the last Wor cester Festival. This shows the following result : Total attendance Second morning 1854 Ditto ditto 1551 Increase on last festival Of the 1189 there were only 208 in the aisle (the third ht h h w e e fl v o e o r r , , r a h n h d m 3 f l o 2 r clas h s e se w a e ts s ) t , ern wh g il a e ll a e b ry ou . Tt here we rewa on 5 2 11 90 t more in the gallery. On the assembling of the orchestra, Miss Dolby, who was announced to sing her favourite pieces in the Elijah, was anxiously looked for, and her appearance was a great relief to those who feared she would not be sufficiently recovered to take part in the oratorio. She sang with her accustomed perfection and clearness. Herr Formes, however, much disappointed the audience ; his singing was coarser Cum ever, and the band must have been not a little annoyed now and then by the liberties which be took with the score. This was much to be regretted, seeing that the great burden of the solo music falls upon the representative of the Prophet. His declamation was the best part of his performance. We need not enter into a critical notice of the execution of this oratorio, seeing that it has been so frequently done of late, and that it has become a regular standard at these festivals. The " cast," if we may use the term, was an exceedingly good one ; Gardoni and Sims Reeves divided the tenor solos, the former taking them in the first d latter in th e second. Gardoni sang the part, an fine air, "the with all you r h earts If ," in a very chaste and efketive rn/tmer. The beautiful quartet, " Cast thy burden upon the Lord," was given to Madame Castellan, Miss Dole - y, Signor Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss, and was repeated by desire of the stewards. Madame Via.rdot sang, as her first song in oratorio here, " Woe unto them that for sake him," and she gave a somew h at different reading to w h a t we have been accustomed. Instead of denouncing vengeance on erring sinners in_aa.nt.o_ne_ of indignation, she gave to the strain a plaintive said tiv expression, as if wailing over the lost. It her reason that, on her first delivery of this solo at ham Festival in 1852, she was asked.s. ____ the • and for-giving this reading, and that herree.pyl an vF a a n s ge . ; effect that the annnouncement wasmd it s elf with justice. that it was likely pity would mingle the Binning " Have ye not Queen, In the declamatory solo of the __tic effect into energy 1%0 heard," ehe threw great the short passages, and e. "The gods do so to Novell° sang the opening airiA oratorio, "Hear, ye Israel," modulation for which -sheds so Aq, ravishing angel trio, " Lift u o ti,ino t Clra - Novello, Dolby, and GArcia ; beautiful; and an almost - irrcprev•siolp tion ran thionmli the cathedra; It waeoPt,,, RS also was Miss Dolby's "4J in the'-itid, chorusses—and there are many di4leult to es in the - 0 .. % , torso—were given with great accurar, and showed they had been well studied and practls , ! The ore was concluded shortly after three o'elock. Only a few places are left for the last concert on Thursday night, and the Messiah on Friday is a certain card. All the reserved places have long ago been tiken. There is a miscellaneous concert at the College Hall to night. The collection at the dOors of the cathedral this morn ing amounted to 330/. ILLEGALLY ENTERING MEN O 2 BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS. PORTSMOUTH, Sept - . 6.—A case of some importance to c l o i e rn a m rd a n bi er. t i h n e . Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, was present borough e rough commercial mag tra a t n es d here today. -d n a a y v . ies T w he as during its hearing, as was also Captain Hay, of H.M.S. Victory. The circumstances of the case were as follow s . James Clark, a waterman, belonging to Gosport, ap= peered to answer to an information, laid under the 8 and 9 Vic., c h a pt er 116, i n tit n l e d an . "Act for the protection or -seamen entering on board merchant ships," in having flprovided a n d supplied a seaman named John Oram to a mei - eh:tot shin," he not having a license to do so. John Oram, ordinary seaman, belonging to the Sea lark, ten d er to the Illuitrious, deposei to having had I leave of absence from Friday night, the 25th ult., to the . following day. On the following Saturday, about three in the afternoon, George Gardiner, another seaman of the same i ship, and himself met defendant, who said, • "I could make a good day's work out of you two, if I c° Wit h n i e g ss et r y ep ou lied ' that he didn't cslaiciidn''t"kpnoo‘yvotuhav't-anliteadidh—iphle" belont;ed to the Sealark." 'H e then replied, "There's a 1 nice East Indiaman wants . 18 men ; invitedshe's just going t Public-house, where they had aquart of h ant then induced them to go out to S ; away to ailciitta." Defendant then jur ß uh l s e te n n h sc e u i il li ta i r . 13;cos B ila. e i,, f i o , r T o , , ial t e h er e c y ea i g a,t o rae t int outw:los smart they ed i met young. peietrh. them elte i of n e tn o hde a . e tii t the f,e c i a lo ptil, seamen. y am w e ere able seamen. They replied .they were ordinary captain replied that be had plenty of ordinary seamen,nThe Clark bad some private conversation with the captain, after which he took them on shore to the Quebec Hotel, where they met the captain of the Blenheim and the owner. Witness and his companion then put down their names. They shortly afterwards parted with de fendant, who said, "Be sure you are down in the morn ing, as I want you to see the owner." Clark also told them to look out for some more chaps. 'They did so, and found out another man, named Mason. The three went,together on Sunday morning with Clark to the Quebec, when the owner told them they must call again on the Monday morning, as he could give them no answer then. On Monday morning Clark, who was always looking out for them, again took ° them to the Quebec Hotel, two more men having by this time joined them. The owner was - not, however, at - the Quebec ;Hotel, and they went over to a beer-house, where they .stopped two hours. They then met with th e owner i n .the street; -whe n Clark asked him if he had heard from 'London ; the owner said be had not ' • on which Cla r k said, "Do you mea n t o t a k e these three chaps ?" The owner replied "He did, but he could say nothing about the other two." Clark afterwards borrowed 15.,• to give them something to eat, which they had opposite Victoria pier. They stopped there till late at night, and before leaving arranged with Clark to be at the Victoria pier on the following morning at 7 o'clock, the latter telling them to be sure to be there, or he should be money out of pocket. Witness did meet him, and went with him to the Custom-house ; the other seamen were with them. They there signed there names to go on board the Blenheim Indiaman. A person gave them an advance note for 1/. 15s. each. They took the note to Messrs. Pierce, in High-street, the agents of the owner, who gave the full amount for their notes. They then bought some' blankets and clothes, and went to two beer-houses, after which they went straight on board the Blenheim. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Low, for the defendant, said he could not gainsay the evidence or the charge ; but he thought the Government might be satisfied with a conviction on this information, without pressing the other five informations that had been taken out against his client. The Admiralty did not, he pre sumed, wish to inflict a vindictive punishment. On the suggestion of Mr. Swainson, the Admiralty solicitor, defendant pleaded guilty to the other five in formations. Two of these were the same as the above stated case, viz., for having illegally provided and sup plied two other men, Mason and Gardiner, to the Blen heim, the penalty in each c Ise being 201., or six months' hard labour. The three other informations charged de fendant with having received 15s. for shipping from Mason and Gardiner, the penalty for each of these of fences being 51. The bench fined defendant 151. with costs on the first information, or four months' hard labour ; and is., or one day's hard labour, on the others. He went below. The proceedings then terminated. ALARMING RIOTS AT KIDDERMINSTER. THE MILITARY CALLED OUT. (From the Wolverhampton Chronicle.) On Friday evening last a number of turn-outs made an attack on the factory of Messrs. Pardoe, Hoonan, and Pardoe, at Kidderminster, demeliihing about two hun dred panes of glass, and were only prevented from doing further mischief by the activity of the police. On the ensuing evening the congregations of malcontents in the streets were so numerous and threatening that the Riot Act was read, and it was with great difficulty that the peace of the town could be preserved. The magistrates having .communicated with Lord Lyttleton, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, portions of six troops of the Worcestershire Yeomanry entered the town on Sunday. This display of power in support of law and order had the desired effect, the men came to an arrangement with their masters, agreed on Monday night to return to their work, and so relieved the town from all peril and anxiety, Six weeks ago a new " fabric," called 5-Bths, was put on the looms, for which the masters would only pay a price proportionate, as to size, to that for which they paid for the 3-4ths. Against this the workmen in the employ of Messrs. Pardee, Hoonan, and Pardoe struck, on Mon day, the 21st ramie, alleging that though the s.Btha was less in size than the 3-4ths, it was more troublesome, and. required more time to work, and demanding that the same price, 2d. per yard, should be paid for the 5-Btha as for the 3-4ths. The 'Messrs. Pardoe and Hoonan, after some consideration, admitted the claim, but the men, emboldened by the inch conceded to them, refused to go to work until the half of the halfpenny had Si been taken o ff was restored, and they received d. a yard both for 3-4ths and 5-Bthe. Matters went on till Wed nesday last, when a number of men were brought from Halifax by Messrs. Pardoe and Hoonan, and, to prevent their being interfered with, were lodged in the factory. This brought matters to a crisis, and ' about nine o'clock on Friday evening, after an excited meeting of the turn-outs, at the George Inn, they went down to a place called " The Slings," adjoining Messrs. Pardoe and Hoonan's factory, broke two hun dred panes of glass, and had nearly succeeded in forcing the door, when the borough police were brought in a body to the spot, and, after great trouble and exertion, they succeeded in inducing the mob to disperse. The next morning, at a meeting of the magistrates, it was resolved to send for a reinforcement of the county police which arrived in the course of the day—and to send. to the lord-lieutenant of the county. On Saturday evening about a dozen more men from Halifax arrived, and were escorted from the railway station by the police to the factory. This was the signal for fresh disturb ances ; the riot act was read, and two of the more active rioters were apprehended ; but beyond the terror which the disturbances excited they did no mischief. The em ployers decided they would pay Crossly's prices--those paid by Mr. Crossly, who is, we understand, the paten , e vcov ‘ r eenr , shrdao a alm n y teah t bit h :eu a yunt t itawn t t heoei deputations at w ny - e o r t : .reenete some vi neo back when t ch h ke e nu m nt e dh n eer who abneya tee of the tapestry 'processes at which the men work-- o ld w t a w i t o e o o c o'clock, ck, the but employersdid no had rung d c r u k sn i nsuotc:tki other, during the day to endeavour to induce them to re eiv all the men b ack, but in vain ; and at a meeting of c th e e turn - outs at Park ga t e I nn, in the evening, the " marked men" con sen t e d to their fellow-workmen resuming work, in the hope that by doing so their employers might ex tend mercy to all. With these Sixteen exceptions, the whole o f th e tapestry weavers resumed work yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Crossly's prices, viz., one penny and seven-eighths of a penny per yard, instead of two pence farthing, for which they had struck, or of two pence, which the masters at first agreed to give. The two men arrested on Saturday were brought before the magistrates on Monday, and dismissed with a repri mand. On Monday evening there were only about 60 of the y eomanry remaining in the town, w hich had been almost entirely res t ore d to i ts wonte d quietude. GAMBLING ON RAILWAYS.—A London solicitor was travelling the other day between Edinburgh and Glas gow', when he was joined at or about the Falkirk station by three gentlemanly-looking men, who, by and by, pro duced three cards, and induced the solicitor to take part in the game. In a very short period he had lost, or was done out of, 121. As they were about to leave at the aC mpsie Junction, he gave information to the guard, when they were brought back to the train, and handed over to the police on their arrival in Glasgow, to whom waheorenta+c„coademand thy were perfectly well known as fellows who freqnen t th e railways for gambling purposes, if not somethitig worse. The fiscal, after investigating the case, wa, of l o pinion that there was not sufficient legal proof te, con th Weree y nWolifenswthinedgiantbaleardsJingly the 121. , which had been lost by the,,.1,,- •,- and which,• me,;auwhilc,_ had beer. 4 eta. I t.,icon solicitor, Glas gow police, they found that the LivtiZstrritshgeedn. ie Re . i: ed by the minister of Iralkirk, had raised v. Mr. Begg, the sheriff, contenuijo-, g under an old an action before the Parlia ment, for the half of the money Scotch act of for behoof of the thus won by gambling floor of hi; on is, we believe, tJuat of I. parish. The act founded explicit, and w as OP.Orati 6-1, ch. 14,and it is quite speaking, as 1774 and .r. 7 v!: .. ) 's .. o recently, coniiparatively well provided with legal These fellows are always chances are decidedly i • : , - ,,- ^tance ; but in this case the the half of the stakes, and a n favour ,of the minister getting with him. ssuredly he has public feeling /• ~~~1~~ 4ir .~: Time 7% 8 1 4 11% 1% 3%