The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-11 00:00:00

'JIB CUTLERS' FEAST AT SHEFFIELD. The following is a more extended account of the speeches delivered at the above festival than appeared in our columns of Saturday. Mr. Roz Etc; M.P., rose amidst protracted cheering and said—l have to thank Mr. Matthews for the kind manner in which he has proposed our health% and you for the manner of its reception. The right hon. gentleman who has preceded me has cut out for me work which this evening I cannot perform. He said I should descant on the past, the present, and the future. Now, I believe that this is far beyond my sphere. The custom of this evening has been marked by the hon. gentleman who immediately preceded me. He said that politics were eschewed on these occasions, and I believe he was right, but politics being eschewed, I am silent ; for if life hold anything for me worth having, it is in politics. It is the only thing about which I can speak ; and, therefore if I am prevented talking on politics, I am really ren dered silent. But still I think habit will allow me to talk on the subject with which I am familiar, and yet not break through your rules. I think you will allow me to congratulate you on the pre sent position of t he country. Last year, I recollect my single voice was raised in this room to warn y ou a g ainst what wou ld occur. I was then, I believe, deemed a croaker. I prophesied to you that war would happen, and un fortunately my prophesy hiss come too true. But while that is the case other things have occurred which have rendered war but a light calamity to this country, for it has pleased Providence to bless us with such a harvest as was never before seen, and to enable us to meet all the exigencies which that war creates. We have not lightly undertaken that war. We have not rushed into it, as the noble earl has said, with any desire of conquest. We have undertaken this war with no wish for our own aggrandisement. We were drawn into it from a spirit and feeling of duty—a duty which we not only owe to the weak of all classes, but to ourselves, for the encroachments that have been made on others would very soon have reached ourselves ; and, therefore, the war we have under taken is not only a just war, but is necessary to protect our own interests. This being the case, lam quite sure that the people of this country will put their shoulders to the wheel, and thrust forward the vessel of the State through all the difficulties that beset it. Those difficulties are great; and I cordially agree with the noble earl, who told you he thought this was a calamity that would not Soon end. The war that we have begun we shall not speedily finish; but for that we are not to be downhearted. Our condition at home and abroad is such as will enable us to meet all the exigencies that war may create ; and, while we are so favoured at home, while we are so fa voured in the way of alliances abroad, we need not fear even the power of Russia. (Cheers.) But I don't agree with something that has fallen from the gallant officer, (Major Byrne),;; who - said that Russia was a Power that could be ridden over by the English people. I recollect her powerful resistance to the greatest conqueror the world has ever seen. I recollect the past war with France, and the part that Russia then played. Auster litz, Eylau, and Breslau are things not to be forgotten ; and therefore do not let us get into the position of under valuing on opponent. He is strong, and it will require our combined and united efforts to put him down. He is almost invulnerable in his position. We can hardly reach him by any means which we possess ; and by the mere force of his inertia he will be able to resist long the power of France and England. But all that notwithstand ing we need not be downhearted. We can accomplish what we have undertaken—we can curb the power of Russia. (Cheers.) I think, gentlemen, you must be aware that the condition of the person addressing you is not that of great strength, and you will excuse me if I am brief on this occasion. But the thanks I return you are hearty and sincere, and the duty which I have undertaken if cheerfully performed on your behalf. I sincerely believe that the kindness you have shown me will not be thrown away, and that returning health will show you that the gratitude which ought always to follow good deeds will be evinced by me. I can only show it by one means, by faith ful discharge of my duty, by following out that which I believe to be your interest, in spite of all opposition, and even in spite of your opposition. (Loud cheers and laughter.) I must say that my duty has been lightened by the assistance which I have received from my worthy colleague. That assistance has been given to me with the utmost kindness. It has never been refused—it has always been ready. I owe him my thanks for the kind ness he has shown me, and I hope he will accept them. There are few points upon which I differ from him ; but I rather suspect they are fewer than is usually imagined, for I have found myself usually in the same lobby with him. Sometimes, indeed, I have opposed him, as there are never two conscientious men who are always alike in their opinions. In my own behalf I return you my thanks for the honour you have done me. (Cheers.) Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., rose amid loud cheers. The hon. member said, I should have preferred to sit down after the eloquent address of my hon. and learned col league. I think, if he would just have undertaken in the latter part of his speech to thank you for us both, I need not have intruded myself upon your attention. I beg, first of all, to thank him for the kind acknowledg ment of personal assistance which I have been too happy at all times to render, and in the next place to assure our mutual friends and constituents that it is my pride and pleasure if I can at any time relieve him of any burden, and so minister to his comfort and prolong his life. (Cheers.) Tke representation of such an active borough as my native town is hard work for any one ; but I have never shrunk from doing my duty whenever the occasion has demanded and circumstances have deprived me of the aid of my colleague. I never executed alone any duty for my constituents and friends without feeling the loss occasioned by his absence. Mr. Roebuck is so inured to politics that he says he cannot live without them, and I for my part can no t l ive w i t h out hard work. If any man desires usefulness or enjoyment, let him try to become a hard-worker. Sir, I am debarred, I know, from entering on politics, nor need I do so on this occasion. I have filled the borough with my doctrines, and no man needs informa tion as to what they are . Th oug h ardent in politics, I am still more earnest in anything that concerns the interest and prosperity of my esteemed constituents. I have, to the best of my ability, watched the proceedings of the House of Commons to support every proposition that, in my judgment, could conduce to the advantage of my country or my constituents. lam delighted to see the triumph of that commercial freedom which you will bear witness has been attended with such magnificent results. I trust it will serve as a pattern to all the world. However, I cannot help bearing in mind that it is not those who come in at the victory that are most entitled to be re membered. It is the men who struggle for good arid great principles in the day of their weakness and oppo sition. That is the time when assistance is really valuable—(cheers)—and, sir, it is with satisfaction almost beyond my power of expression, that I bear tes timony to the conflict which the nobe earl maintained year after year before it was adopted by the world as a great question. (Cheers.) But that is one portion of his exertions to which he may look back with infinite satisfaction when he considers the benefits which he has bestowed upon mankind at large, and on the poor in particular —a satisfaction which he cannot fail to enjoy to the hour of his dissolution. Sir, I hope that the pre sent syste m o f fi nancial improvement will continue. Night after night I have lent a willing supp ort to that object. I h ave, from time to time, given an indepen dent support to the Government in a policy which I trust will be successful. It has been s a id—l h ope i n mistak e , b ut undoubtedl y by high authority, coming from the noble earl war is likely to last and n hon. colleagu e —th at this lo trust the time will speegci,'l I hope it is a m i s t a k e. I coma when, with h onour to advantage to th e wor ld , we may ter lieve this he reatar a . ad I feel earn est on this subj ec t, f or I b e . y ha s an i mportant mission t o fulfil in the world. I believe there is no cl ass o f soc i et welfare of the world as s the o much inu to promote th e t u interest. I ents in th e a i e mp r e l o ,,, g ero sir as c one of governme nt of India and the co l onies. 13 who sat and hear d that earn est appeal ofi was Wood, the President of the Board of Control , concerning C harles India. It is a most magnificent questio n , d enial:l4i the attention of the country, and I trust th n ll e thre e Will come when the restoration of peace shall enable us t o give attention to our eastern empire. Mr. Alderman DUNN gave "The health of M r. Rs Monckton Milnes, M.P." (Cheers.) This was the fi rst occasion on which Mr. Milnes had honoured the old town of Sheffield with his presence ; but he might be assured that, with respect to his own career in Parlia ment and the somewhat unique career of his father, they had been observed and appreciated in Sheffield. Mr. Milnes would pardon him if he said this toast would be received with pleasure in the classic town of Sheffield, not only in reference to his labours as a member of Parliament, but for the essential service he has rendered in his literary character. (Cheers.) And, undoubtedly it was an honour to have such men attend meeting s of - *the working classes, for suc h h e considered those pre _. tto be, as they were all working men in Sheffield. • ssen a beti they ceased t o consider it an honour to be work s- ' - e men, from that day the prosperity of the town would , ; : ‘ - i fAst , ceased. They w ere accustomed to watch narrowly the'character and progress of public and given h e fo b r ehie rt v d e e d . „ , that nowhere was th ere a f a i rer l • atitnluede men, - , jUdgratiat TAU° affairs They ‘. 11 4 7 appr•• _._ _. .Y ciated local services, and gladly acknowledged that they had been most indefatigably rendered by the hon. member Mr. Hadfield. But it was on broader and more imperial grounds that their members were chosen, and he should deeply regret if the constituencies of this country should return their members for merely local considerations. The highest ambition for a man in this country c w on a s s ti t t o ue b ny ec7 without anyturnedfree local ly, tie o absolutelyr connexion freely, o by a whatever. The tendency of public affairs appeared t o be to concentrate the interests of the country more and more in the hands of the House of Commons, and if large constituencies were even directly or indirectly to ignore the services of men of large minds, honest pur poses, and incorruptible integrity, because of their ex tent of local connexion, it would reduce greatly the weight of that house. (Cheers.) Mr. M. Mresze—When I remember how many mem bers this West Riding sends to Parliament, who are worthy ot:all your regard and interest, I do regret that I alone stand here to answer for them. I feel thankful ness, however, in seeing next me, in renewed health and vigour, my friend Mr. Roebuck—(cheers)—and I await with the interest you all do the repetition of those bright metallic, incisive sentences with which he delights us in the House of Commons, and in which he so fairiy repre sents the staple commodities of this town. (Cheers and laughter.) Though I may have pleasure in that, I do regret that I do not see the face of one so familiar in the House of Commons, and who, though not now exactly now a member of Parliament, was yet long known to you as such—l mean my friend John Parker. (Cheers.) I am delighted to find so many associates in that feeling. Gentlemen, the circumstance which comes to the mind of every man who rises here or elsewhere at the present moment is the war. We are all for the time being, when ever we come before the public, ministers of war ; and it is so, because the event has come upon us so strangely, even though not suddenly, that we, a pacific, benevolent, and commercial nation—that we of all men desirous to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market —we who never had a notion of injuring anybody, if at the same time we did not injure ourselves—(laughter)— we find ourselves at war with one of the greatest Potentates of Europe, and going on step by step to a series of consequences which I believe to have been inevitable. This is indeed an event so appalling, so engrossing, that it is just you should bear the repetition of it. I will not, however, repeat what has fallen from those who have preceded me, but I will call your at tention to circumstances connected with that war which I think in many degrees palliate the atrocity of the event, and reconcile us to the dispensation. In this great contest in which we are engaged, I cannot help seeing two benefits that have already accrued. The one is the great and true alliance between the people of England (cheers) not an alliance of casual Sovereigns—not an alliance of evanescent dynasties, but the foundation of an alliance of the peoples of the two countries. (Cheers.) And when we read in the public newspapers of the extreme intimacy which takes Place between the soldiers of the two armies—that they exchange their clothes in a state of happy unconscious. ness, and that next morning when the English soldier appears at drill it is with a pair of blue trousers, and the French soldier in that astonishing vestment, the kilt —(laughter and cheers)—we cannot suppose the trans mutation can take place to that extent without the hap piest and profoundest feelings of cordiality. But, never theless, the serious side of the question will present it self to us, and it is, indeed, a most solemn cause for thankfulness. Even on this very day we have heard of our gallant soldiers embarking for the Crimea along with those who were heretofore considered and held to be our ancient enemies, but whom God has made our firmest friends. (Cheers.) We have had all along an erroneous notion about the empire of Russia. We have heard about the conspiracy and the connivance of the several members of our Government, who it was thought had such an enormous respect for the Emperor of Russia that they would never go to war with him. Why, the truth of the matter ,is, that the Emperor of Russia was always held up by all the practical statesmen of this country whom I have ever known to he one of the best and most conservative of Sovereigns that the world was ever blessed with. There are few men indeed who have that absolute power with which the Emperor of Russia is invested. There are men who believe that power is in itself a source of danger. It makes weak men wicked, and wicked men mad ; and there are men who believe that the time is come when that power will burst through all the dams which circumstances have raised about it. (Cheers.) Therefore, we learn this great and beneficial lesson—that in power modified by reasonable extensions of the liberal institutions of a country we have not only the best safety-valve against all internal commotion, but also the best security for the peace of Europe and the maintenance of that balance of power which is nothing more or less than the defence of the weak against the strong. (Cheers.) I stand here very much of a stranger, but yet I feel that I am so entirely a Yorkshireman that lam really no stranger. My family and yours both come from the edge of Derbyshire, but we have become such goad Yorkshiremen that we have forgotten all about it. It has been alluded to that I have taken some interest in the current literature of the country. I can only say to you, gentlemen, that in doing that I have found the greatest solace and delight of my life. And I am sure you will appreciate the pleasures of literature in this town of Sheffield, where, though you may be con sidered as devoted to habits of the most practical com mercial nature—where you can boast of a people the most industrious on the face of the globe—where you send your goods all over the world, so that Sheffield writes its mark upon every table of the continent of Europe, of America, and of Australia—you yet have raised your own statue to Ebenezer Elliott, and have paid your last respects to the memory of Montgomery. (Cheers.) You who, combining with that great commer cial activity which surprises and delights the world the exercise of those intellectual pursuits which make you the superior manufacturers that you are—which make the artisans of this town such people as can raise a pee= ple's-college, which I believe will be a model institution for the artisans of this country, and one which will ex ercise an influence and produce moral effects which it is impossible for any one here to conceive. (Cheers.) I thank you (the Master Culter) for your kindness in in viting me here to-day. I shall be very glad to meet you at all times, and prove the interest and sympathy I feel in the work of intellectual culture. And I trust, having found myself here to-day, I shall have the pleasure some other time of talking to you upon other matters which it is far too late this evening to enter into. (Cheers.) After some further toasts the meeting separated. CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT IN NAMAQUA LAND (CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.) 70 fold are common returns of its cereal produce, whereas in Z wartland (called the granary of the colony) 12 to 15 fold are reckoned good returns. For several months in the year good grazing is also to be had for cattle and sheep, except in very dry seasons. Water, it is true, is scarce, and generally bad, but, as above stated, it is almost everywhere to be obtained, of good quality, by digging to a small depth. Many fa vourable sites are also to he had for dams or tanks, which will doubtless be appropriated for that purpose when the country becomes sufficiently populated. When a boer has from 30,000 to 40,000 acres of land, as is now commonly the case, little improvement eau be expected. Let the farms be cultivate , I and the mines opened, and it will be found that Namaqualai.d contains more real wealth than the whole colony put together ; for I have little doubt that all the country from the Olifant's River to the Orange River abounds in mineral wealth, and only wants to be thoroughly explored to develope its riches, The following papers have been presented by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope to both houses of the first Colonial Parliament : Wellington, June 19, 1854. Sir,—His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having expressed to me a desire to be furnished with a written account of the geology of Namaqualand, from which country I have lately returned, and that I should offer any suggestions that might strike me as likely to be of public utility in the altered circumstances of that remote part of the colony, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of his honour, that I most wil lingly comply with his honour's request; but at the same time I must premise that my visit to the copper mines was such a hurried one that I was precluded from mak ing such careful observations of the geolo g ical features of the country as I co u ld h ave w i s h e d . The following must therefore be considered as a very rough and imperfect sketch ; yet, as containing the opinion of a geologist, it may be of some value to the public at this crisis, when so many conflicting accounts are in circulation respect ing that now highly interesting territory. Having had some professional duties to perform in the division of Clanwilliam, I took that opportunity of mak ing a hasty trip to the copper mines of Namaqualand, now so much spoken of, principally with a view of filling up a gap in my geological map of Africa, and the result of my journey has been to me highly gratifying. Leaving, the village of Clanwilliam, I proceeded via Zeekoe Valley and Heerelogement, to Bakkeley Pleats, on the Lower Olifants River, the road being, all the way, exceedingly heavy and sandy. At the last men tioned place the sandstone rocks, such as those that cap the Table Mountain, Stellenbosch Mountains, Bain's Bass, &c., entirely disappear, and a mica schist of a very bright silvery appearance, with large milk-white quartz veinsAtake their place. After crossing the river here, some hills, nearly entirely composed of pure white quartz and decomposed clayslate, attract the attention of the geologist, and I have been told that, in this neigh bourhood, some excellent specimens of graphite or plumbago, and other valuable minerals, have been dis covered, but I did not see any of them myself, nor can I vouch for the correctness of the report. The whole of the distance from this place to Koke neap (16 miles), is a flat country covered with blown sand, under which is the substratum of coarse brown calcareous tuffa resting on mica slate. From Kokenaap we enter what is called the " Harde veldt," which forms a marked contrast to the sandy country, on the southern aide of the Olifants River, for here the roads are good and hard, and hence the name of " Hardeveldt." An hour's ride beyond Kokenaap, the first granite hill begins to show its head above the extensive Karoo Flats, which here bound the horizon on all sides ; and as we advance to the northward these hills increase in number and altitude, all of them rich in veins of white quartz. Water begins to get scarce and brackish, though there are many situations on private property, well adapted for the formation of dams, if taken advan tage of, that would con t a i n water t h e w h ole year through. At Zout River I found some fine specimens of porphy ritic granite, and at Louis Fontein a beautiful red spotted rock, resembling in appearance the Egyptian porphry of Znurberg, in the Uitenhage division, but much softer. Our route still continues through granite hills with broad white veins of quartz (hut no appearance of gold), till we reach the foot of the Kamies Bergen, when they suddenly become a confused mass of rugged and lofty mountains— " Hills over hills and Alps on Alps arise." We are now in Klein Namaqualand and fast approach ing the copper regions. The roads become steep and undulating, though of such a nature as easily to be con verted into good ones. Leaving the Kainies Bergen be hind, we descend a very tortuous route to the missionary station of Kamaggas, a wretched-looking place, as far as buildings go, there being only the missionary's house and one or two other small walled houses, the rest being merely a Namaqua kraal, consisting of a few mat huts. There is, however, a beautiful little stream of fresh water, the first I had yet seen in Namaqualand, which will doubtless fix this locality as the future capital of the milling regions. Twenty miles' ride over a good level road, in a north easterly direction from Kamaggas, brings us to Messrs. Phillips and King's celebrated mine "Spectakel," situated near the confluence of the Koueie and Schaap rivers. Here the surface indications are very strong, the green carbonate of copper boiling out, as it were, through the gneiss rocks in all directions. This mine, or rather quarry (fur it resembles the latter more than the former), has been worked to the depth of about 20 feet, and on descending into it pre sents, on the Northern side, exactly the appearance which geologists call an "anticlinal axis." It is one mass of green carbonate, and brown oxide of copper, with only some thin strata of gneiss intervening, which latter distinctly show the shape of the anticlinal arch. The bottom of the mine consists of a round mass of gneiss without any appearance of ore ; yet the miners told me that they intended to blast through it, as rich beds of ore would be found below ; so that there is no telling to what depth they may go. There are large heaps of valuable ore thrown away at the entrance of the mine, which, on account of the heavy laud-carriage to Hondeklip Bay, will not pay to ship to England. The ore sent away generally yields about 45 per cent. of copper on an average, and I was assured on the best authority that one miner and two assistants will quarry and prepare for shipment a ton per day. This, when worked on a large scale, ought to pay well, being worth nearly 401. per ton. In this neighbourhood are numerous mines, many of them rich in surface indications, but none of them has yet been worked, except one of Mr. Daniel, who is No. 2 on the centre of Messrs. Phillips and King. Mining in South Africa is so different to what it is in Europe that many of the best miners frequently find themselves at fault ; for when they imagine they are working in a vein or lode, to their surprise they find they are in a quarry of unbounded mineral riches. Leaving the mining district of Schaap and Kousi rivers, where Mr. J. 0. Smith and many others are the fortunate lessees of the richest and most promising mines of the country, I ascended the "Spectakel" Mountain to visit the mines of the famed Springbok Fontein, the property of Messrs. Phillips and King. Oh the way I saw several indications of copper, and from the mountain's summit had a beautiful view of the surrounding country. It has generally been reported that no other rock but granite was to be found in Namaqualand, but from this mountain I could distinctly see three different geological formations —viz., granite, gneiss, and mica schist—in regular sequence, the latter being different from any of its contemporaries in other parts of the colony, as con taining massive beds of cellular sandstone, filled with small quartz pebbles, and very distinctly stratified. In speaking of the different formations to be found in Namaqualand, I may here observe that all the copper mines I have met with are invariably situated about the junction of the granite and gneiss rocks, and never, so far as I am aware, has any indication of copper been found there in the mica schist. Unfortunately, the lots of many persons whose leases of "Mineral Centres" from Government were chosen because they were near to those known to be rich, are in the mica schist, and consequently good for nothing. Springbok Fontein is situated about four hours, ride on horseback beyond "Spectakel," the road being merely a bridle path, very steep and stony, and the view not always pleasing to the eye, from the great quantity of bare a destitutett ih m i ee i o r r f o p rn h ma o k u eoer s fd Ngvri vegetation,at h n o i tu b eadset m o o v u fi ensf fissure u a Nt %hr i . e n ee , reo xrr a cu - ec h gprg i : c t, ? ks e ,ob v ma e : si r ele y l sd w p oa h pft e ce t ghr e fnee se rear , red and brown lichens, which only add to their dreary appearance. The mines are situated in rather a pleasant valley (an owes in the desert) ; and here we already behold the nucleus of a rapidly rising village. It has been said that Namaqualand is perfectly desti tute of water, but by sinkug here to the depth of a few feet the best of water has been procured ; and from the geological construction of the country, I feel certain that, by digging to a very slight depth, good water will be sure to be found in every valley. The mines here differ little, save in shape, from that of " Spectakel ;" like the latter the external indications are exceedingly rich, and only want common quarrymen to work them, except for the selection of exportable ore. Specimens of ore containing 75 per cent, of copper are frequently picked up here on the surface. Malachite, blue carbonate of copper, and minute particles of gold, are also found here ; but the latter, when the copper ore is so rich and easily obtained, is not worth looking after, One of the greatest drawbacks to Namaqualand is the intense heat of summer, with the present scarcity and badness of the water. Some parts or the country, such as the Bushman Flats, for instance are entirely aban doned in the summer for want of water, till the rains fall, when the beers (as above-mentioned) immediately trek, thither. The general physical appearance of the country is, on the whole, not unlike that of the neighbourhood of Cape Town, only the mountains of the former are granite and gneiss, while the latter are clay slate and sandstone ; still we have the same ranges of mountains running parallel to the coast, with the same sandy plains inter vening. Without some grand improvements in the roads the mining companies never can advance. Hundreds of tons of ore are now lyirg at the different mines, which the proprietors cannot get conveyed to the coast at ally price. The distance from Hoadeklip Bay to Kamaggas is be tween thirty and forty miles, the whole being a nearly level sandy flat. To make this plain available for easy transport, one line of tramway for horse traction might be laid down on the mcst economical principles lately introduced into England and America. To effect this desirable object the different mining companies should engage a company in England to lay down the tram way, each insuring the said company a certai❑ number of loads per annum, which they could very easily do, as soon as they had opened a small portion of their mineral quarries. • The tramway might, in time, be extended to " Spek takel," where a good retd can be made up the mountain to " Springbok," or alolg, the " Shaap Riv er ," t owar d s <<Concordia," b o th of which lines are central for the mining districts. When these improvements are effected, the transport would not amount to one-third of its present price, and much valuable ore which is now thrown away would become available :or exportation. Many improvements may also be made in the manner of shipping the ore at Hondeklip Bay, and in the cha racter of the craft employed in that trade ; but those matters I shall leave to nautical men, who understand them better than I do. Trusting that the above sketch and suggestions may be of some publicutility, I have, &c., (Signed) A, G. BAIN. The Honour a ble the Colonial Secretary. To his Honour Charles Darling, Eeq., administrator of the government of the Cape of Good Hope, &c. The memorial of the undersigned merchants, land owners, and others connected with and interested in the proper , developreant of the mineral resources of that part of the colons, lying between the Koussu of Buffalo and the Orange (liver. commonly known by the name of Little Namaqualand, humbly sho weth -Ist. That front information receired through parties who have visited the locality alluded to, a portion of your Honour's memorialists, smile eighteen months ago, becam e convinced of the fact that copper ore in abun dance existed it that quarter, and, with a view of placing the matter beyond doubt, incurred considerable expense in sending expeditions to examine the locality, and to ascertain the expediency of working and turning to ac count the inimral riches of the country. Each succeeding investigation 'raving, in the opin:oe of your memorialists, tended greatl f to increase the importance of the subject, and some of your memorialists having determined upon commencing operations, leases were applied for and granted by the colonial government on terms nearly simlar to those under which copper mines have been, and are now being, worked in the Australian colonies, which terms and regulations were published in the Go vernment gazette of this colony, under date of 13th September 1853. 2d. That by virtue of such leases, and under such re gulations, a portion of your memorialists have already opened several rich lodes of copper ore, and have proved beyond doubt that mining operations would be highly profitable, were it not for the almost insurmountable difficultbs in getting the prod uce o f t h e m i nes conveyed to the p,rt of shipment. The distance of the mineral deposits from the sea coast, the bad state of the roads to be travelled over, which, with increased traffic, will become altogetaer impassable, the extreme scarcity of labour, and, above all, the miserable and desert character of the country—all combine to render the transit of ore from the miles to the sea not only a most arduous task, but attended with expense which may justly be termed enor mous and unwarrantable. 3d. That in the opinion of your Honour's memorialists, the most effectual mode of overcoming the foregoing ob stacles, and of developing and turning to profitable ac count the mineral treasures of the country, would be the construction of a railway or tramway, from Hondek lip Bay (the place of export) to a central position in the vicinity of the mines, the terminus of which could be made easily approachable by the formation of common roads from a large number of the centres already leased from the Colonial Government. The capital which would be required to construct such means of communi cation would be very considerable and difficult to raise within the limits of this colony ; but your memorialists have little doubt of their being able to get the requisite funds advanced by English capitalists, provided sufficient advantages were offered for investment of money in the scheme. 4th. That the great drawback against your memo rialists either investing their own funds, or obtaining the necessary means from other sources, fir the formation of the railroad or tramway alluded to, is the shortness of the leases, under which the mines are at present held, the early expiry of which would, in all probability, pre vent the shareholders from receiving that fair remunera tion which, under different circumstances, might be justly calculated upon as a return for the investment of their capital. Your memorialists, therefore, beg re spectfully to draw your Honour's particular attention to this point, and trust that, with your sanction, the Colo nial Government will, on due consideration, see the ex pediency of removing, as far as possible, the obstacles which at present exist in the way of carrying out a plan of such importance to the welfai e and prosperity of the mining district, and of the colony at large. sth. That to obviate the difficulties above alluded to, and to place your memorialists and the public in a posi tion to carry into execution the improvements contem plated, with a reasonable prospect of ultimate remunera tion, it is respectfully suggested that the Government should adopt one of the two following propositions, which, according to the ideas of your memorialists, would tend greatly to !lie removal of the serious objec tions which at the present mornent oppose the project. 1. That the term of the present leases should be ex tended from 15 to 09 years. or in freehold on the p ty merit of 15 years' rent, on the same terms as those under which they are now granted, on condition that the lessees form, or cause to be formed, a tramway or railroad for a distance of at least 40 miles, in the direction alluded to in paragraph three of this memorial, it being understood that such crown lands as may be required for the for mation of the said road shall be granted free from ex pense by the Colonial Government ; and, on the other hand, that a reasonable rate of carriage per ton shall be fixed for the conveyance of ore belonging to parties not having shares or otherwise interested in the scheme. 2. That, otherwise, the Colonial Government shall take upon itself the task of making the said railroad, charging either a reasonable fixed rate of carriage on the ore, &c., conveyed along the line, or be paid a certain Per centaere, in the s h ape o f export d uty, on eac h ton o f ore passing through the port of shipment. Gth. That convinced as your Honour's memorialists are of the great importance of the mineral deposits of Little Namaqualand, and of the advantages which would accrue to the colony by the riches of that country being developed, they venture to express a hope that your Honour will kindly give the subject early attention, and if possible recommend to the approaching Parliament the necessity of taking some steps towards the realisation of the project referred to in this memorial. 7th. In conclusion your Honour's memorialists have to remark that there are other important matters con nected with Namaqualand, and highly essential to the prosperity and welfare of that district, such as the esta blishment of a seat of magistracy, regular postal commu nication, &c., which will probably be made the subject of a future memorial. And your memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. (igned) A. CHIAITI NI and PRINCE, COLLISON, and CO., JOHN KING, forty other s . Co., and Co., HAMILTON Ross and Co. Colonial-office, 12th July, 1854. Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Lieutenant-Go vernor to acknowledge the receipt of a memorial which ho received from you on the 22d ultimo upon the subject, mainly, of the construction of a railroad or tramway from the mines of Namaqualand to the sea coast, and alleging the necessity of an extension of the terms of the present leases for mining lands in that part of the colony. His Honour has given the subject of your memorial full consideration, with the advantage of such informa tion as he has been able to collect from various sources , . There seems to be no doubt that the value of the mineral deposits of the district is very great, and that it far surpasses any idea which had been formed of it, when the regulations under which the present system is in operation were established. It must be observed that these regulations were in tended tc stimulate explorations and enterprise, with a view to the development of unascertained natural wealth, rather than give the c Tony arge all the benefit which it ought to derive from tlr3 undoubted exisie , .ce of tbat. wealth, upon a scale calculated greatly to increase its revenues, while leaving ample and even extraordinary profits to individual enterprise. Admitting, therefore, the disadvantages under which the lessees of these lands labour with respect t transport to the coast, yet, as it is calculated from data placed be fore the Government, that the ore can be raised and brought to sale in Eogland under all the existing disad vantages, at an average cost of about 131. a ton, v.hile its gresx value per ton may be estimated at from 30/. to 401, - llhi lonour cannot thiulc that any aesi4tanco THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBIR 11, 1 from Government or from the revenue of the colony can be requisite for the constr7.ction of a rail or t ramway which is contemplated. Still less can his Honour believe that with such pro spects of profitable investment any prolongation of the leases beyond the period of fifteen years upon the pre sent terms, can be essential in order to obtain the neces sary aid from capitalists in the mother country ; but he conceives, on the contrary, that the course which jus tice to the colony requires would rather he, to release from their engagements such of the present holders of leases as may within the first t welve months furnish their diagraois to Government, who are di.s . disfied with their prospects, and to put up their leases to public competition, subject to their being reimbursed by the new lessee for any improvements or buildit.gs which they may have already made. By this course his Honour believes that much larger rents would be obtained than those which are at present paid to Government, even with the full knowledge on the part of the new lessees that they would have to con struct the tramroad without the direct intervention of Government, and with a probability that a portion of tneir profits will be arrested as a contribution to the public revenue, either by way of export duty or such other mode as the Legislature may determine upon. It is possible, however, that the Legislature may be disposed to guarantee a loan for the purpose of con structing a tram or railroad, and his Honour proposes to bring the subject generally under their consideration, by placing before them such documents as the Govern ment possesses, calculated to give information as to the nature of the operations carrying on, and likely to be prosecuted, in the district, and to apply for the necessary provision for a magisterial establishment and other local officers in the district. The precise nature of these measures must, however, in a great degree, depend upon the nature of the report which the Lieutenant-Governor may receive from the surveyor general, who i s a b out shortly to proceed to the district. Arrangements for extending postal communication into the district are likewise in progress.--I have, &c., (Signed) RAWSON W. RAWSON, Colonial Secretary. To Messrs. Prince, Collison, and CI., E. Chiappini, J. King, and others. Cape Town, July 10, 1854. Sir,—l am instructed by the directors of the South African Mining Company to enclose the within memo rial (addressed to his Honour 0 ,, Lieutenant-Governor) to you, and request the favour of your laying the same before him at your earliest convenience.—)rrour obedient servant, R. CLARENCE, Seoretary, The Hon. Rawson W. Rawson, Esq., Secretary to Government. Cape Town, 28th June, 1854. The memorlal of the undersined merchants, land owners, and others connected with and interested in the proper development of the mineral resources of that part of the colony known as Little Namaqualand, ' showeth : That a largo tract of land lying on the borders of the Orange River, in the vicinity of Missionary Drift, having been lately explored by agents of the South African Mining Company, and several private indi viduals, residents of this colony, is found to contain great mineral riches, especially copper ore, to an extent which appears almost inexhaustible. That in pursuance of the terms and regulations which were published in the Government Gazette of the 13th September, 1853, a p rtion of your memorialists have already opened several lodes of copper ore ; but they have found almost insurmountable difficulties in the way of a profitable prosecution of their labours. The great distance, of from fifty to eighty miles, the copper ore must be carried for shipment, through a country desti tote of roads, where little vegetation exists, and so barren that no animals can subsist for the greater part of the year, except on forage obtained from a distance—these, with the extreme scarcity of labour combine to render the transit of ore not only a must arduous work, but in cost excessively great. That, in the opinion of your Honour's memorialists, the most effectual mode of overcoming the foregoing ob stacles would be the construction of atramway or hard road, from the mines to the place of export at Home wood's Bay, an undertaking which would absorb a vast amount of capital, and which could not be expected to be entered upon unless a fair remuneration was guaranteed for the investment. That the great drawback against your memorialists either investing their own funds or obtaining the ne cessary means from other sources for the formation of the tramway or road alluded to, is the shortness of the leases under which the mines are at present held, -which would prevent a sufficient amount of success being held out to those interested as an encouragement to the investment of their capital, and would, in fact, be a most formidable obstacle to entering upon anything permanent or satis factory. That to remove the difficulty it is respectfully sug gested to your honour that the term of lease to be ex tended to a period of 33 years, instead of 15 years as at present held, with the power of renewal from time to time, while the works are actually being carried on ; or instead of the lease of 33 years, that the grants be con verted into freehold, on payment of 15 years' rent, or whatever else the Government may think fair or reason able under the present circumstances ; and further, that provision be made, so that leases may be transferable. It would then afford holders an opportunity, by making exchanges, to bring their property nearer to one spot, all at present having them scattered over a large surface as their discoveries have chanced to be opened. That it would be a great advantage to the lease holders that a commissioner should be appointed to visit the district for the purpose of correcqy survey ing the country and ascertaining the correctness of the centres as laid down 'and applied for, the establishment of a seat of magistracy, regular postal communication, &c. That, convinced as your Honour's memorialists are of the great importance of the mineral deposits of Little Namaqualand, and of the advantages which would ac crue to the colony by the riches of that country being developed, they venture to express a hope that your Honour will give tha subject early att,ntion by re commending it to the approaching Parliament or other wise, so that no time may be IoA in taking some seeps towards the realisation of the project referred to iu this memorial. And your memorialists, &c., J. LETTERSTEDT, Chairman of the South African Mining Company. By order of the Board of Directors, C. IG. H. Mining Company—Ewan Christian, Acting Secretary. Wm. Homewood, L. P. Ca.uvin. John Reid, J. M. ‘Ventzel, Geo. Thompson, Geo. C. Dodd, McDonald, Busk and Co., Timinas Rudd, pro E. J. Jerram, J. Letterstedt, holders of mineral leases in the vicinity. To his Honour Charles Henry Diirling, Esq., Ad ministrator of the Government of the Cape of Good Hope. Coloni:tl.office, 15th July, 1354. Sir,--I am directed by the Liewenant Governor to acknowiedge the receipt of your letter of the 10th inst., enclosing a memorial foorn several merchants, landowners, and others connected with, and interested in, the develop ment of the mineral resources of Little Namaqualand. The subject of this representaLion having been al ready before his Honour in a memorial, of a very similar nature, from a numerous body of gentlemen concerned in the same enterprise, his Honour has come to the conclusion that, upon the showing of the parties interested in these mineral lands, there is no sufficient ground for believing that an ex tension of the present leases, which were granted for the purpose of encouraging the discovery and exploration of mineral wealth in this remote part of the colony, rather than for the working of fields of ore which have proved to be so rich and accessible, is necessary either to induce parties to embark in these highly promising undertak ings, or to advance funds for the construction of every facility which will be found necessary for their develop ment and successful prosecution. It also appears to his Honour that the Legislature might justly complain if, before it has had an opportunity of pronouncing its opinion upon the manner in which this newly-discovered wealth may be best turned to the general interest of the colony, the Government should anticipate its action, and fetter its arrangements, by any extension of the present exploring leases.—l have, &c., (Signed) RAwsON W. RAWSON, Colonial Secretary, Richard Clarence, Esq., Secretary to the S. A. Mining Company. THE PORT OF HARWICH. —This ancient and once flourishing seaport seems destined to revive again, and to share with its various competitors the increasing com mercial traffic between this country and the continent of Europe. On Saturday next the first of a fleet of steamers, belonging to the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company, will commence running between Harwich and Antwerp. The traveller will be landed at the latter port within twelve hours after leaving London. [Anyzanszitimr.]—Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most power ful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course,Opeioknow Opera, and Perspective Glasses(glaz e d with Munic - German Glass), the distances of obj ec t s v i ewe d through them—oft great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Ob serve—opposite the York Hotel.— These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some 3i inches, with an ex tra eye-piece, will. show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person't countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Ex hibition, 1 851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the sizeof a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant ; they answer 2 every purpose ou the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gam ekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderfnl power ; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most mi auto occupation—can see with these lenses of a much less inag;- nifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf. ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produ ce d . Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables (leaf persons to hear distinctly at church a n d at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of siuzing noises iu the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that , possibly, could be desired,-39, AlbenArle-otreeti OherVetr opposite the Ye* 4091., IVOIWESTER FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, Saturday.—The festival of the three choirs was brought to a close last night by a full-dress ball at the Guildhall, which was attended by about 300 of the elite of the county. The results of the festival in a pecuniary point of view have been most gratifying, the receipts at the doors or the cathedral fur the benefit of the charity for the r e li e f of the widoa s and orphans of clergy of the diciceses of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester ha ling been as follow :—First day, Tuesday, 2551. ; sP:eond, Wednes day, 3231.; third, Thursday, 1841. ; fourth, Friday, 242/. ; total, 1,0241. This has never been exceeded ' l aral cities b u t on two at either of th e th ree ca th e occasions. The authorities have 8 7,pressed great annoyance at a statement made in yest'zrday's Times, that " there have been a great man; robberies. The loss of watches, chains, jewels, &'.., is constantly proclaimed by thetown crier," &c. T:nis statement is utterly untrue. The police super'Antendent of the city declares that not a single pin' s worth of property in any shape has been stolen daring the festival, and not one robbery has been reported to the police. On this farm is the celebrated Copperberg, which has appeared on our maps for the last seventy years, and whose riches are quite astounding. ---- ......._..... From the "Springbok" I took a trip to the borders FIRE AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL.—SATURDAY.,.-The of Bushman land, where several copper mines have also greatest consternation was occasioned in this city about lately been discovered. nine o'clock last night, by the zincing of the fire bell and The mountains here begin to diminish in size, until an alarm that the venerable and universally admired the whole country stretches out into one interminable cathedral was in flames. The rumou r proved correct, bare granite plain, upwards of 3,000 feet above the s ea though h a p p il y t h e t i mely discovery of the cata strophe, level. To this country the Namaqualand farmers inva and the p rompt measures adopted to subdue the flam es , riably trek with their flocks and herds after the first the sacred pile has been saved fro m wh a t a t one ti me rains of February, March, or April, where they find rich threatened total demolition. Some parti es walki ng i n pasturage for their cattle, which fatten in an incredibly the College -green observed a strong light in the cathe- short tim e . Th ey return again in May or Ju ne t o dral, whi c h qu i c k ly extended, and presently every win- plough and winter at their homes. slow on the south side was illuminated by flames. On I next visited the mines of Prince, Collinson, Wat. access t being obtained to the building it was found that sOn, and Co., at a place near " Tweefonteitn," now choir, were throne, and the seats in front of it in the ! called Concordia. These are also exceedingly rich, but, f _e_ . i.r e , r were in a blaze, but that the fire did not extend unlike the other mines I had visited, had something of ertn . The engines of the city were quickly b roug h t the appearance of immense lodes running in an easterly to the ei banalnadlsao tfeelergeranphini:3Thessage was despatched and westerly direction ; yet, from their length, breadth,. Ch-' s t p en o - t, d g • In the meantime the and depth seemed inexhaustible. Here I saw some Or mayor, Mr. Walker, an a feeiv of the respectable trades. the richest and most beautif u l specim en s of copper men of the Cone e- having procured a few buckets pyrites, of water, and so g me gr C e ' threw the blank on the means, and by the aid of peacock, and malachite, &c., that I had any ank ets, saturated the latter, and where met with. For miles around this favoured spot burninga woodwork, and by this strong indications of copper everywhere appear ; and a ceeded in smothering few buckets of water, sue. large village is in the course of construction, in which flames. Had the andfireeatbal finallyd extinguishing the hundreds of happy families may yet reside. Much p ea p e e t ne th later in the night, it is activity prevails here, as well as at Phillips and King's not improbable that (which is full of tirnh,er, plain ande mchaogirniofifeethneticathedral mines, but more in the way of building than of mining, would have been drnitroyed ; f or , i n con y carved) as transport to the coast is not at present to be obtained, long drought, the tity of Gloucester is a s t eg t u h e i n s e t e im of e ttleD3- evelnreagtrveetrtyhhaitghprices. t a lly unsupplied with water. The canze orok f circumstances would not permit me to the fire is at. visit Steinkop and the Orange River, though so near to tributed to the carelessness of some themen who had both, as many of the richest mines are, lam told, about been employed in th e day in varnishingcarved work i those localities, some of which at the latter place are in the choir, the cathedral service here bait g suspended 1 being worked to great advantage. in consequence of the holding o f the " Festival of the i Namaqualand has hitherto been considered by the Three Choirs" nt•lV o ree , ter• The chapter are making colonists as an arid, worthless waste ; but fortunately for UP, Sir Harry Smith, a few years ago, extended the an investigation into the matter. of bread has been lowered by The price Plymouth, St" elmuse, and Devonport, to ls. ld. the thus was this contemned country included within the I surpasses Di 81b.. loaf. The Union Bread Company . and the Mill colony. Society are selling at 2d, a loaf under the price of the , In an agricultural point of view, no park, ef the colony amaqualancl, for in favourable seasons 6 Q and bakers. ~~ ~~_~ 854, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CE:- , ,'ARE WITCH. 600 to 30 agst Bairownie (taken). 500 to 30 agst Muscovite (taken). 33 to 1 agst Ptolemy (taken). 33 to 1 agst Miss Sellon (taken). DERBY. 1000 to 60 agat Bonnie Morn (taken) 30 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken to 1001.). POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK.—On Saturday this court was crowded to suffocation by persons connected with sport ing clubs and horse-racing, to hear the decision of Mr. Combe respecting the summonses partially heard last week against John Robins, the alleged keeper and owner of a coffee-house, situate at No. 204, Blackfriars-road, for unlawfully keeping a betting-house, and John Palmer, for aiding, assisting, and conducting the same business, contrary to the statute. Mr. Clarkson appeared for Palmer, and Mr. Solomon. for Robins. Mr. Haynes, the superintendent of the M division, attended to support the charge. It appeared from the evidence of Henry Richards that he went into the coffee-house, alleged to be kept by Robins, on the 20th of July, and purchased a ticket for the Brighton Stakes, for which he• paid ls. On the day of drawing he again went to the coffee-house, when Robins told him that he had not members enough, and be gave him a ticket for the Ebor Handicap. On the 23d August witness went to Robins's house and wit-• nessed the drawing. The defendant Robins put the numbers into the box, and Palmer called out the names of the horses, but lie never heard that any one won. At the same time Mr. Nichols, a baker, in Union-street, Southwark-bridge-road, was there, and bad two tickets, which turned out blanks. Nichols bet Palmer 15 to 1 against Hermit, and 6 to 1 against Dr. O'Toole, and paid Palmer 11. in consideration of the bet. - The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Solomons, and admitted that he acted as an informer, a►;d expected to be paid for it. He paid his shilling, well knowing that it was unlawful. Mr. Clarkson asked under what act his client `was summoned ? Superintendent Hayes replied the 16th and 17th Vie. toria, cap. 119. The fourth clause was quite clear, that any one carrying on, assisting, conducting, or keeping a betting-house, was liab?e to penalties, &c. Palmer was seen to assist • Robins, who was the keeper of the coffee-house. .Mr. So'onions submitted that no proof had been ten dered that Robins was the owner or occupier of the house according to the words of the act of Parliament. He, therefore, asked his worship to dismi ss th e summons . Mr. Hayese said. Robins had sold, Richards a ticket for the Surrey Race Club, 204, Blackfriars-road ; and two to Mr. Nichols, for which he received the money, and that had been admitted on the last examination. Mr. Solomons observed that there was no proof that ltoi)ins was the owner or occupier of the coffee-house in question. Mr. Combo said he must dismiss the summons against Robins, as no proof had been adduced that he was actually the occupier of the house. Mr. Clarkson then addressed' his worship on behalf of Palmer, contending that he knew nothing of Robins, but went in accidentally, and met Mr. Nichols, with whom he. made a trifling bet unknown to Robins. If it was otherwise ' the greatest in this land wo u ld b e lik e l y to be brought to a police-court for an alleged breach of the law. He had something to do with the framing of the Act of Parliament, and that was intended to do away with betting houses. Palmer was not amenable to that act. He knew nothing of Robins beyond going to his house and meeting Mr. Nichols, with whom he made two friendly bets, quite unknown to Robins. After a very lengthy argument on both sides, Mr. Combe said there was no evidence to implicate Palmer under the Betting Act ; therefore he must dis miss the summons as well as the other. Mr. Combe was informed by Serjeant Golding, 7 M, that an inquest had just been held at St. George's work house on a male infant, 17 days old, the offspring of Jane Harrington, who was charged on Thursday, at this court, for administering poison to it, and cruelly treating it. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against her, and she will be brought up on Monday for final examinathin. Joseph Woodman, coal-merchant, 84, Cornwall-road, was fined 51. for indecently assaulting Eliza Blackwell, a respectable young girl, 14 years of age, who was in his service, and, in default of payment, committed for two months. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, SEPT. 9. • ENTERED INWARDS.—The Adonis and Queen, from Bremen ; Colonel Evans, Rotterdam ; Neptune and Wil berforce, Tonningen ; Caroline, Aalborg; Richard Thorn ton, Batavia ; Genbye and Hensena, Archan ge l ; Ill yr i a and Pioneer , , Hamburg; Barbara, Demerara ; Vesserey, Worcum ; nchantress, Morlaix ; Loe, Jamaica ; Rapid, Malta ; Belgium, Ostend ; Panther, Boulogne ; Dirigo, Havannah ; Oliver Cromwell; Rangoon and Batavia; Gus tava, Nord waling. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Adonis, for Bremen ; Governor M'Cleau, Cape Coast Castle ; Tanikale, Adelaide ; Zeepaard, Hobart Town; Countess of Lousdale and Pioneer, Hamburgh ; Free, Melbourne; Nancy, Umea ; Richard Thornton, Batavia ; Louise, Stettin ; Blucher Tucker, Port-au-Prince; Eliza, Barbadoes ; Bel gium, Ostend ; Rapid, Constanti no pl e ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne; Anna Elizabeth, Rotterdam; William Septi mus de Septimo, Konigsberg; Florence, Antwerp. CLEARED OUT WITH CARGO.—The Engelina for Ham burgh ; Jupiter, Hamburgh ; Fyenoord, Memel ; Maria Christina, Santander; Concordia, Konigsburgh ; J u li ana, Hamburgb and Harburgh ; Kate Halifax ; Diana, Memel; Elizabeth and Sophia Christina, Dram and Moss; Silbe rivise, Stettin i • De Twende Brodre, Cop en h agen ; Gerch wisser, Hamburgh ; Baron Osy, Ant wer p ; B a t av i er, Rotterdam ; Lord John Russell, Rotterdam ; Magnet, Amsterdam ; Soho, Havre ; Triton, Calais ; Warlingen, Harlingen; Albion, Boulogne; Coromand e l, Adelaide Adonis, Bremen ; City of London, D un ki r k ; Harriet Amulaye, Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon ; Woolornooloo, Sydney. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Passenger, Carthagena to Alexandria, Ang. 6, off Cape Bon. The Ranger, for Bahia, Sept. 3, lat. 50, l ong . 80. The St. Helena , for S ydney, New South W a l es , S ep i 11, at. 51, long. 17. _ _ The Electra, Cardiff to Quebec, Aug. 20, lat. 49 N, long. 29 W. The Norma, Newcastle to Aden, July 21, lat. 11 N. on. 25 W. The Margaret (barque), of and from Liverpool to Que bec, Aug. 12, lat. 46 S., long. 48 W. The Waverley, London to Quebec, Aug. 26, lat. 47 N., long. 9 W. The Sarah Biikett, London to Quebec, Aug. 27, lat. 49 N., long. 9 W. The Capital, Liverpool to Coquimbo, July 10, lat. 9 N., long. 24 W. A Bremen ship, Nofo.r2tBh,eAcuoga.stlo3f,lAaftr.i4caB,N., Aug, lon2g4:lt3so 5 . 7. The Dici Th urhae N long 6W. The St. Vincent (transport No. 18), Blake (transport No. 33), Philip Laing (transport No. 41), all Aug. 10, off Gib raltar. The Lively, Cadiz to England, Aug. 19, lat. 41 N., long. 18W. • A barque, No. 57, third distingui s hi ng pendant, from Sunderland to Point du Gallo, Aug. 25, lat. 44 N., long; 16 W. The Cosur de Lion (American clipper), May 5, lat. 23 S., long. 8 8 W. The Leone (French ship), June 10, lat. 43 S., long. 30 W. A Hamburg barque, with large C in foretopsail, July 6, lat. 9 S. long. 31 N. The john Laird, Cardiff to Swan River, July 7, lat. 6 S., long. 30 W. • The Richmond, Liverpool to Africa, July 16, lat. 9 N ., long. 26 W. The Arethusa, Grande to Gottenburgh, Aug. 10, lat. 36 N., long. 38 W. The Batavia, St. Domingo to Liverpool, Aug. 12, lat. 37 Nt, long. 37 W. The Gustave, for Havre, Aug. 29, lat. 49 N., long. 16 W. The Pactolus, BarbacToes to Dublin, Sept. 6. The Marchioness of Ailes, Mantanzas to Leith, with five men dead from yellow fever and one man sick, Aug. 9, lat. 37 N., long. 63 W. E ADVE RTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills infallible for the cure of Bile and Sick Headache.—Mr. Patrick M`Kernan, foinierly of New Roes, .now Of Colum bus, Ohio, states in a letter to Professor Hollo way that he suffered for upwards of three years from a bad stomach, pains -. in the held, and a severe nervous debility, during which time he consulted the most eminent medical men, but all in vain. He therefore resolved to take no more of . their medicine, and give Holloway's pills a trial, by taking them for a short period. They had the dcsired effect,' of accomi, pliAhing a perfect cure, and he strongly recommends I emigrants not to leave Eriglaiid without a supply. So'd by al) vendors of medicice, and at Professor Holloway's EstikblipluaenP ) U 4 Strand London. TATTERSALL'S.—SATURDAY. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 3to 1 aget The Grand Inquisitor. 4to 1 agst ST. LEGER. 7to 4 agst Boiardo (2 to 1 taken) 7to 2-agst The Trapper (taken). 8 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken). 11 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 12 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (10 to 1 take n once to 501.) 15 ;;o 1 agst Dervish (taken). 16 to 1 agst Ivan (taken). • The Trapper was the only horse in demand, 4 to 1 was taken to a good deal of money. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 9to 4 agst Grand Inquisitor (5 to 2 taken). 6to 1 agst Typee (taken). 6to 1 agst Rabgill (off). Grand Inquisitor was in strong favour ; at one time 300 to 100 was laid twice, but afterwards 5 to 2 was taken freely. Several inquiries were made after Grape shot, hnt there was no betting about him. ST. LEGER. 7to 4 aget Boiardo (taken 2to 1). 7to 2 agst The Trapper (taken and off). 7to 1 aget Acrobat (taken). 10 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken). 10 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). Boiardo was backed for about 1001. at 2 to 1 ; 7 to 4 was currently offered at the close. 7to 1 taken to 2001. about Acrobat ; 6 to 1 tho highest odds afterwards ob tainable. Offers to back two agst the field. 100 even was betted on Scott's lot. COUNTRY MARKETS. lIADDINGTON COR MARKET-SEPT. S. WHEAT. I BARLEY OATS. SHAKO. First 66s Od 31s Od 33s Oct 520 Od Second sBs 10d I 28s 6d 30s 1(1 50; 3d Third 44s Oct 1 21s Od 25s 6d 50s 01 Total quantity of wheat in market, 146 qrs., 101 sold P 1 11 barley „ 123 qrs., 123 gold PP ~ oats PP 181 qrs., 17 1 so ld PP ~ beans 1 I 15 qrs., 7 so ld AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, , 2/. 17 6 5-12th s Barley, —V. 8 61 0 Oats, Oats, ... 1/. 10 1 6-12ths I Boans, 21. 10 3 6-12tIls DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—SEPT. 7. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 85 Wheat 60s al OO 356 Oats 32 s 8,1 o o s, 0 0 1 .............. .... 24, 8 8 1 1, 18? Barley 3ls Od oos Ocl ......... 18s 0..;. 51 Peas & b eans 48s Otl oos Ocl ......... 3,3 0- ABERDEEN—AuGusT 8. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 25s Od to 646 4 40 lbs per tusliel; new oats, 25s Od to 00s 0(1, 4012bs bushel ; bere, 25 s Od to 26s Od, 531bs per bushel • barley , 25s 01 to 263 Od, 531b s per b us h e l • wheat, red, : ° 30s 40s 0(1, 621b3 par bush e l ; w h ea t, White, 00s Od to ON °°' boll: 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 20s Od to 21s 01 per flour, 44s Od to 46s Od per sack. Provisions—Beet; Pe rlb 5(1 to 9(1 ; mutton, ditto, 5(1 to 8(1 : veal, ditto, 5(1 to 8 P„ pork, per lb, Os 5(1 to Os 71 ; salthon, per lb, Is 01 to Os 0, rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9(1 to 03 °", potatoes, per peck, 7d to Os &l ; butter, per 113, 111 to 12ato eggs, per doz, Os 10 to Os 11(1 hens, per pair, ' 0, 0,1 35 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s 0:1 to 2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, to 2s 61 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6(1 to 4s Od • tu rkeY :' , 3s 61 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s 0:1 • bu t o t i i: for exportation ( present cure), per cwt, 85s to ' o 9 s • ditto (summer cured), 00s to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale pork, per dozen, 64,d to Od ; 4113 loaf, 7d ; 21b loaf, 3i( l ; 1 :01; fine small, 03 Od to Os 01 ,• pork, large, Os 0 ( 1 to 0 , lamb, per qr., Os to 03 01 ; cheese, per iroperihi 8°124 5s 6d to is. DUBLIN, SEPT. 8. moat , Old grain continued very dull, except prime feed in g• r which are wanted. The supply of new grain wa s fair ocie the season, and met a steady demand about the ca rre l j oy, of Tuesday. A few samples of barley, of middling cl ig g Uer appeared, and were taken at 14s. 6d. to 16s. 6d. "'tile. more inquiry for foreign wheat. Indi a n corn unsall tii ; ' White wheat, 36s Od :.o 38s Od ; red ditto, S4s to 30 barley, 00s Od to 00s Od ; o a ts, 13s 6d t o 18s ; raP e . r r e 26s Od to 28s Od per brl ; oatmeal, 153 Od to 16s 61 ; 06 flour, 20s Od to 253 Od per cwt ; ludiau corn, 35s Od t( ) per 4801bs. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 9. an d STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been fi l.ll ' or th• cloied firmly. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pi ; „tern, Eastern (Berwick Capital Stock), 19i ; SouthE . 201 ; Dutch Rhenish, 2i die. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There MANCHESTER EPT was a good , business traw i s Of slcted to-day, and the prices of several descrip ti°l stock were lower. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31; 14g3 shire and Yorkshire, 75; ditto, Fifths, a di s. cheater, Sheffiel i , and Lincolnshire, 261 ; Sonth-go"'" and Dover, 20 5-16. NGAM SEPT. 9 STOCK EXCHANGE. BIRM — I The H uemand for. Grea t .opt i on W e°lBlll stook ey were done tu-day at 76i ; '-' ditto and - Western, North Eighths, buyers sellers a (Coventry and Nuneaton), buyers 118, sellers r;v ' se llers land, buyers 74 • ditto Birmingham and Der b y , b i le 414 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampto n, ..ff o rd' 34.1. ; Shropshire Union, sellers 3i die. ; South St'' shire, Oilers 1 die. BRISTOL, SEPT. 9. Th 6 STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was b u t little doirl , e• t 96 principal transactions were i n B r i s t o l an d' .EX° ter° ' g ex div. ; and Midland Stock, at 71 ea div. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General ?051 by the night—and M by the morning--despatcb) ____. , Vi r ile' Day when mad,: in - From wi, ,, ei „ in COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port zn .. r iantl• Office, London.. Disputchi , - ...........---' -------• • America(byllrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool America (by United Sts. . a t o 13 packet) ..........N America (by U. States packet) ..........N .......... s Australia (via South- ..........Loivuezoniolpton. ,PeP Oct.l ampton) .. ...... hi • • • • • .... .. Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N . . Dover .. • • .. uncer tain Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) .. —..••.. • • N • Africa (West Coast)..l23d of the month .. Plymouth • m ex andria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .. • • • , ilexandria..........M 4th & 20th of.mon. Southampton Bahamas ...........5117th of the mont, Southamptot , l Belgium ............N 1 1 a11y............ Dover .• • • •• ', 16 Brazil ...............M 9th of the month.. Southampton Se p t Buenos Ayres .. .. .... NI 19th of the month.. Southampton Cape of Good Hope ..Nll4th of the "rneath Plymouth .. Cape of Good (lope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N 14th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see Inslia) • Cey10n..............N 14th of the month Channel Isles .... ....N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid, Southampton ,Ta.Th. ol4 Chi1i................ 31 2d & 17th of moot!:Seuthamptor,; China (see India) I Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover ...... Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Southamp ton Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... ,Twicedsill Egypt (see India) France ..... ... 11 & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... Twiced 4i ," Gibraltar .. ........ 31 4, 7,17 , 20, 27 of m. S out h ampton ; Augu st IS Greece (see India) Greytown ..........3412nd & 17th of mon. Southampton l,kugust 1 6 Hamburgh ...... ....}V Tuesday & Friday London ..... . flavannah .. .. .. .. .. M 2nd of the month Southampton Oct. 1 Holland ............M Dai1y...... Honduras ..........Mil7th of the month Southampton iv India (viaSouthampt.)K4th & 20th of mnn Plymouth •• ,R , Pt• ' India (via Marseilles)M ,Bthgt 21th of month D0ver...... ' lonian Isles (see India)l7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover.... • • vr i",,el,,ny Ireland ........M & NiTwice daily Lisbon .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3117, 9, 17, & 27 of m ,Southampto- Sept* is Madeira .... .. ...... 31'9th of the monthiSouthampron - Madeira ............N 23d of month ...,'Plymouth .. Malta (see India) Malta „ ............N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover .....• Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N 14th of the mo n th Mexico .. ..... .....31 ; 211 , 1 of the month. Sontharol llo r t• . a Naples • • . • • • ...... I .N l thl s th2sthormon Dover .... • • ' New Granada ......Id 2d & 17th of mouth . Southampton ..an. New Zealand ... ißy private skip ..iVarious port' ri n " •— Papal States .........N ls thlsth2sthofThon.pover .. • • • • Peninsula .... ..... .M Ithl7th2Bth ol i non. Southampton P Pe 0rt ni N . a . ta .. i. .................81 N 1 / 4 d th & o 2 f 7 t t h h e of m ni on o th n,lSouthampto n Sicily ...............N,sthlsth2.sthormon,f.D ri o Y v m er°u.t.i • ...: Tuscany ..........N s thi s t. , 2sthofrtion. Dover •• •• •• Venezuela.. „ ....M 2d& 17th of monthSouthamPt", Van Dlemen's Lan d (see Australia) . . •• Sep. l6 West Indies ........51 2d h 17th o 1 month ,SouthaMPtell ,penis [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious R el T:' Arabica Food i nvar i a bl yres t ores h ea lth , w ithout sno ws in inconvenience, or ••xpense, as it saves 50 times its cos 4i . other remedi es . W e ex t rac t a f ew ou t O f 50 0 ° Core monials of clues, which had resisted all medicines. P4natics, No. 180.—" Twenty-five years' nervousness, cons" , re a,t indigestion, and debility, from which I had sufferedkoe, misery, and which no medicine could remove or ', Li ver y have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food ill " short time.—W. B. R eeve, P oo l A n th o ny, .2y - ass Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight year's' dyspepsia, P nehrr been debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, ye yell ; effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in * tory , short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridli n g i t :i es cr e f o b vi a s b t l i e . Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cote' , nd yo pation, flatulency, spasms, sicknes t the stomach sas Cdr's mitings, have been removed bDu Barry's excellent —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Lin y DjSs, Norfolk." utue: No. 3 ,9oo.—Thirteen years' cough, n indigestion, an d „Tut ray debility have been removedby Du Barry " c- cu e re Foood.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." with p N erfectl B y l.— cu ' re ‘ disorders of the stomach and nerves, have been Barry's d Tw b e y nty rou years' liver complaint, Andrew Frazer Feb. East Lothian." Gnlval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eigh teen ti i r e b nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, bait. bing of the temples, violent pains in the left aide ana shortness of breath, coughs numbness of the extreme Revalenta,,AraTrebviacgli cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and suc h B e ns on weakness, that I was constant,y fearful of falling w h e n ~ my legs ; all these symptoms have been removed Igters, Barry's excellent Food.—Mary Gilbert. -- In can instruction; suitably packed f or a ll climates, and with full instruc,, o .. —llb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4 s . 6d. • 51b., 11s. ; 121 b. ,• super-refined, bib., 6s. ; 21b., 11's. ; Mb., 220. ; 101 b., der. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street,fli. 17::"1;inc!. Fortnum, Mason, and Co purveyors - to her lgaMkY s t ro t ; cadilly ; also at 68, Co . rn' hill; 60, Gracechuren• 55, 330 and 451, Strand, 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; Charing-cross ; 4. Cheapside. BIRTLIS. OF A SON. On the 7th inst., at Dartmonth-honie, Else h Secret: wife of Captain ardine R A Military ry Gibraltar. r, On the 7th inst., at Barnard's-green Trill 3, Grsa 3151- Tern, the widow o f late Rev. Edward Morr is. rell t a b t r' y the OF A DAUGHTER. s en t, the On the 7th inst. at Cranbrook Vicarag e, wife of Francis Barrow, Esq., b arr ister -at -1 I° erefordshire, On the 7th i ns t., a t M onn i ngton R ec tory, a tt Mrs. Gilbe r t F ran kl an d Lewis. Esq.. barrister-at-lawM, t d o E R m / el E ine D , . younges On the 7th inst., at Leamin gt on , George D n Pre Poreh er, t d a ughter of the late George Stratton, Esq., formerly M e mber of Council at Fort St. G eorg e, Madra s. On the 7th inst., the Rev. Thomas Harrison, of Be'i bridge, Isle of Wight, to Caroline Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Charles Heaton Ellis, Esq., of Harley-street, and of Wyddial-hall, Herts. ___.....----------. DIED. On the 7th inst. , at his residence, St. Leonards-on-Sr deeply regretted, John Harwood, Esq., ALA , " 1 ' &c., after a few hours very severe illness. On the 22d of June last, cholera, at Port Lon's, in the Mauritins, the Rev. Langrishe Banks, A. 8., 11 ., 1) .",' one of the chaplains to the colony, formerly of New -°' °s "' Ireland. ' On the 6th inst., at the rectory, Nnneham. the Wor shipful and Rev. James Baker, Chancellor of the D/00ase of Durham. On the 7th inst., at Sandgate, Sent, aged 58, a late twenty-four hours' ill ness , Sus a nnah, relict a the Joseph Nalder, Esq.. of Grove-place . Hackney ; also,h oer'2 the Bth inst., aged 22, after twtive hours' suffering' younger (laughter, Annie ; also, on the 6th inst., Perot Nalder, grandchild and nephe.v of the above. aged twenty six months, only son of Edward Hamilton Hoskins, Escl's of Pembury-ro a d, Lower Clapton ; also, on the Bth i nst : * after lingeri ng five days, and removal to her parentsreel dence, his sister, Frances Eveline, aged 13 months. On the 7th inst., at Manderston, in Berwickshire, the Hon. Mrs. Jane Maitland. - LoNnow : Printed and Published byMURDOYO TTNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 !:, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , in the yountY " Micl•4oThez, anday, Nepleasita 1311154- - _ . _