The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

TllE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 144 COURT CIRCULA WEST INDIES. WINDSOR,- TUESDAY.—The Queen and infant ! The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Dee, Prince continue well. , Captain Ilembly, arrived at Southampton last even- His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out v.ar l ying, I with mails from Jamaica and from the Leeward this morning deer shooting. In the afternoon j " and Windward Islands. The latest dates are St. Royal Highness drove out in a carriage, attended. by Jago de Cuba, July 19; Jamaica, 24th; Demerara, Lieutenant-Colonel IVylde, Equerry in Waiting.. 20th ; Trinidad, 21st ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and h • St. Thomas,3lst; and .1 Aug.13. .st the Princess Alice were taken an airing in a cArriage Dee brings forty-nine passengers. She also brings on in the forenoon, and her Royal Highness the freight 1,000 dollars, 228 ounces of gold dust, and 342 Princess Royal went out on a pony. The Royal ounces - of silver. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Family were again taken airings in the afternoon. ' Lieutenant-Uolonel Wy 28th all well. She left Southampton on the 2d lde has relieved Lieutenant- Clyde, Captain Symons, arrived at Grenada on the Colon e l B ouver i e i n th e duties of Equerry in Waiting July, on his Roy a l Hihness Prince Albert. July. the Royal Mail Steam-packet Severn, Capt. g Vincent, received the mail passengers and quicksilver for the Gulf of Mexico from the Clyde. We have received by the Dee Jamaica papers to the 24th July. It appears that the Ministerial pro position for the reduction of the sugar duties still continued to excite a great sensation throughout all the West India colonies. The subject of the immi gration of labourers, and of the introduction of im proved methods of cultivation is also exciting general attention. The following are extracts : JAMAlCA.—Although the crops in St. James's and the adjoining parishes will this year exhibit a most melancholy falling off, especially when compared with the extent of cane land in cultivation, and the efforts made to improve the process by every feasible means, our prospects for next year, I am happy to say are of a very gratifying description ; and if the seasons only continue as they have begun, I have no doubt that so far as the north side generally is concerned, the crop of 1845 will equal, if not exceed, that of any since the termination of the apprenticeship. On the 15th July Montego Bay was visited by a severe storm of thunder and lightning, during which a cocoa-nut tree, on the premises of Mr. Harvey, was struck by the fluid and ignited. The fire was extin guished without any further damage. The weather has been variable, partial showers of rain have fallen, but the heat is intense, and the south east wind positively tempestuous, doing injury among products of tender growth and cultivation. The dysentery still prevails among the inhabitants, but otherwise the island is healthful; and so are the navy and army departments. The Commissioners for distributing the charitable fund, subscribed for the sufferers by the late confla gration, have resolved that those who have not con. tracted for, or have not commenced the repair or re building of their dwellings, are to be debarred a par ticipation in the money. A report is said to have been prevalent in St. Vincents that Porto Rico had been visited by a severe earthquake ; but it had not been confirmed. TRINIDAD.—A proposition had been made in the council to send an agent from this island to Sierra Leone, for the purpose of inquiring into the causes which obstruct free emigration from that place to these colonies. ST. CHRISTOPHER.—The weather was favourable, and there was said to be every prospect of an abun dant crop. ANTIGUA.--A severe shock of earthquake was experienced in this island, at a few minutes before seven on the morning of Sunday, June 23. The House of Assembly had passed a modified election law. ST. LUCIA.—The Governor, Col. Clarke, had ob tained leave to go to England, and Col. Torrens was daily expected to assume the government in his stead. MARTINIQUE.—The rains had been extremely severe here, destroying houses, plantations, and roads. 'l'onAGo.—" The weather is not such as the planter could wish it to be. The sunny days are few —very few and far between—while we are writing it is raining, and there is no appearance of a lasting change for the better. The proprietors in England will, however, see that their agents here are doing all that can possibly be done by them under present cir cumstances. Every one of the vessels that has yet sailed with produce, has sailed with full cargoes, and at an earlier period this year than they did the last." lIATTL—We have been favoured with the follow ing intelligence respecting the position of affairs in the Island of Hayti, by a vessel just arrived from Jeremie. Acao, after surrendering himself to the Government at Port au Prince, was immediately arrested and imprisoned, in conjunction with two of his generals, Augustin and Londe. We are not in-, possession of the particulars relative to the move ments of his troops stationed at Aux Cayes, but may reasonably apprehend some unpleasant results from Iris imprisonment. The American Minister, with Mrs. and MiZ Eve rett, left town yesterday morning, on a short tour to the north. _ . A deputation from the Metropolitan Association for improving the dwellings of the industrious classes, had an i n t erv i ew w ith the Earl of Dalhousie yester day, at the office of the Board of Trade. The' depu tation consisted of Dr. Southwood Smith, John Fin laison, Esq., T. F. Gibson, Esq., Charles Gatliff, }-1 J 1., John Dunlop, Esq., J. W. Tottie, Esq., and W. A. Wilkinson, Esq. The Earl of Lincoln has left town for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar.were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office. In the forenoon dispatches were received at the Co lonial-office from the Governor of Canadr, and the Governors of the other North American Colonies. Viscount Melville left town yesterday for Lincoln shire. MADAME TECMAN'S SOIREE. MESMERISM. _ . . The celebrated clairvoyante, the Marquise di St. Simon Tecman, gave on Monday a soiree flies merique, at her elegant residence, in Baker-street, Portman-square. The experiments commenced at nine o'clock, when the drawing-rooms were crowded with the elite of the rank and fashion still remaining, in town. In the first instance the marquise under took to try her actire powers of mesmerism, before she proceeded to the grand object of her visitors' curiosity —the exhibition of those phenomena by which her own mesmeric trances are attended. Ac cordingly she invited any lady or gentleman present who had never been mesmerised to sub.nit to the ° P era tion at her hands, and thus fairly test her powers. Two gentlemen accepted the offer. One of them the Marquise (after considerable:exertion to effect the mesmeric influence upon him) declared to be then in a state so far removed from susceptibility that it would be impossible to mesmerise him. The O ther gentleman was in a few minutes reduced to the mesmeric.,, s l ee p by the manipulations of the Marquise. No further experiments of this kind were made, as the anxiety of the company to see the lady herself a subject of the mysterious power became very evi dent. Mr. Margrave, of Ilighgate ' was, we belie ve, the operator, and the fair patient was in a few minutes to all appearance buried in a profound and death-like trance. It was then stated that a lady of rank, who was present, had been for some time afflicted with paralysis of the right side, of which she had been partially, and that in a great degree, cured by Madame Tecman's mesmeric O perations. The lady, with the greatest affability, explained to the company the particulars of her case, std walked across the room, raising her arm, extend ing the fingers, &c., to demonstrate how far the cure had progressed in eleven days, from the-first curative e Xperiment, when she was unable to walk, to raise her arm from her side, or to open her hand. Several Persons then successively placed themselves in com munication with the apparently unconscious Marquise, li nd as each took her hand, her really beautiful coun tenance beamed with a peculiar and fascinating ex- Pression of life and tenderness. She pressed the hand 2f the patient fondly, and whispered softly in the ear her conjectures as to the existence of malady, its seat, c !Lase, and cure. In every instance but one the pa tients avowed themselves astonished beyond expres sion at the minute accuracy of her revelations. A gentleman, however, who was suffering from a gun !hot wound in the right hip, the ball having traversed i to the l e f t side, and had not been extracted, although ' t i t ! underwent many painful operations, declared th at Madame had failed in her description of his condition a n d sensations, and that she pointed wthe r i g h t gro i n as t h e p l ace w here the ball Was lodged, whereas he was convinced that it a 8 in the ne i g hb ou rhood of the left groin. On the whole, the e x p er iments gave great satisfaction. We heard a widow lady (whom she had never seen) in consu ltation with the clairvoyante. The conversation Was carried on in French, and in a very low tone, but with evident earnestness and feeling on both parts. Mad ame Tecman told the lady she would soon get w ell—the cause of her illness was the loss of her husband, who died abroad (and she stated where), of a broken heart. The effect of this extraordinary revelation on all present may be imagined. It is only fair to the English professors of this much-disputed mystery to state, that on Monday, We were present at another mesmeric reunion at the house of Mr. Halse, medical electrician, Pelham !escent, Brompton, and there a clairvoyante, Miss Taylor,, m esmer i se d b y M r . H o lmes, a professor of the alleged science, made revelations far surpassing. In their extraordinary character, to a gentleman with Whose s t range case the writer was previously well acquainted, but of which the young lady could scarcely have known anything. PUBLIC BATHS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sri,—Through the columns of the public press, the public have been fully informed respecting the great and important demonstration made by the working classes of Edinburgh a few days ago, on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of the first public bath spe cially intended for their use. All thinking men will concur in regarding this event as a most marked and striking evidence of the practical fruits, resulting from the sound and practical information which has of late years been disseminated amongst the industrious orders. Will you endeavour to spare as much of your valuable space as to insert a few brief remarks on this important subject from " A Working Man" to his fellow-labourers in London. To the sanatory improvement of large towns the pub lie mind has of late been much directed ; and the Mar quis of Normanby, in recently moving an address to the queen, praying that her Majesty would be pleased to direct the attention of Parliament early in the next ses sion to this subject, gives us good ground to hope that the matter will be taken up in earnest. When the sub ject is thus pressed upon the Government, we may be sure that they will ultimately be led to the adoption of many salutary measures. The metropolis, doubtless, will first claim their notice, and, among other matters, we may expect that the subject of public baths will re ceive a share of their attention. But why, I wish to ask, why should we, the working men of London, be thus solely dependent upon Government for the attain. meat of an object so important to our comfort and well-being ? Why not imitate the noble example of our northern brethren, and rather secure for ourselves the credit of an independent spirit ? Let us evidence that we know and fully appreciate the value of self action. Let it not be said of London, in connexion with this great movement, that " everything is done for the people, and nothing by the people." We have our parks, our palaces, our museums, and our galleries—all open to us. Valuable they all are, and I trust fully ap preciated, as excellent aids to their improvement, by every working man. For all of them we are indebted to the Government. As we have originated mechanics' institutes for the improvement of our minds, let us like wise gain the credit of founding institutions for the improvement of our physical condition ; and all who know how necessary a sound body is to the enjoyment of a sound mind, will at once ad mit that the bath is a most invaluable adjunct to the institute. The wealthy orders and the Government could do much, and I doubt not would do much, to aid the independent efforts of the working classes in the attainment of this laudable object ; from Government we could at least obtain sites for the erection of proper buildings. Let the movement only be begun in a hope ful and energetic spirit, the means cannot fail to be forth coming. That private parties have done much in London to supply this great desideratum to the health and comfort of the people is not for a moment sought to be ques tioned. Still, that our baths are too few in number, too widely scattered, and too high in . price to be a frequent indulgence with working men, is beyond all doubt. With but one exception that I am aware of, the lowest price charged for a bath is sixpence. The use of the bath ought to be a daily duty ; but what working man with a family can well spare this sum for a bath, even but once a week, seeing that it is necessary, not for him self only, but fur each member of his family likewise. It is only by the combination of means on the part of the working classes themselves, that we can hope to bring this comfort cheaply within our reach ; with an economical management, and an absence of proprietary profits, much may be effected. And how, it will be asked, is all this to be brought about ? How, I would reply, has it been effected in the provincial towns—have we not their example to direct us ? We must look to the public press, in the first place, bringing the subject prominently before the public. We must, above all things, agitate. There are many asso ciations of working men in London, having for their objects the attainment of different political and indus trial improvement, not to mention those numerous bodies whose sole bond of connexion is for mutual support or for mutual improvement. Could not those various bodies be brought to act in concert for the attainment of a great social benefit ? A sufficiently numerously signed requisition to Mr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, who has so honourably distinguished himself by his labours for our improvement, would, I doubt not, be sufficient to induce him to undertake the task of instructing and in teresting the London public upon this subject, or might not Mr. Fox, who has done, and is doing, so much for the enlightenment of the working classes of the metro polis, be prevailed upon to lead us in this movement. It is little that I can do individually, though I would gladly lend all my feeble aid in such a cause. I have deemed it my duty to throw out these hints. The seed I know is good, though the husbandman be unskilful. Trusting that it will not fall on a barren soil, but with a strong hope that London, the great metropolis of a great empire, disdaining not to profit by the example of her younger and lesser brethren, will attain for herself, and by the efforts of her citizens, benefits commensurate with her greatness, I am, Sir, respectfully yours, A WORKING MAN. 77, Harrison-street, Regent-square, Aug. 15, 1844. FANCY SALE IN AID OF THE ST. ANN'S SOCIETY. ---Monday evening :a sale of fancy t. Ann's Society by articles gratuitously PrPsent e d to the officers of the St. Several ladies of distinction, was opened at the London s'avern, Bishopsgate-street. The Queen Dowager, one a t ! the patronesses of the severalinstitution 0 1 f ras h p e l e ac; i d s j a e t st t 3 b , e s '"Posal of the committee, itutographs, and so great is the dere to obtain them that : single signature usually fetches from 5s ney fair, with the same object, took placell to 20 last we s ek, at. t ,%, t " S ht urrey Zool og i ca l Gardens ; but in conseq guttuenee of v er ery unfavourable state of the weather, the society ed a considerable loss. inow.—The above HO E a BENEVOLENT INSTITL during this compara t a Peiety was instituted in 1837, ; 4 °3' short period of existence a i n t:h l a ,9 s 33 bee ti n ek t e h t e s m f e n a r ns ch o! OPlYing to the deserving poor - n it ing bread and coals. Many of the recipients, with ?lit this ch ar i ta bl e a id , wou ld have wanted, during the severity of the winter, those common necessaries. For e Xtendi ftg the above objects of Monday,the society, at a the e an N tl y h d i a t .l . 10d evening fete was given onhe immense attraction held ot'nduit Gardens, and from t w ilt , i n a of the institution shape of bands, concerts, balloon ascent, fire- Or as, &e., we doubt not the funds ltv e heeu considerably augmented. .er. . lI IGR TIDES.—On Sunday evening there s mi an as d a ,, loftywv,..:, spring tide. The Fulham " lamma putting the tid e ' flooded, and at the Waterside, Wandsworth, the is_ Poured into the fisherman's houses, , some miserable dwellings, in lllsettrent floors of these %stances, nearly two feetd r water. The Wandle b on )r au‘ved its banks, and the waters reached the station ir.,se which is situated on the further side of the plain. Pu'tney, the towing-path, z t eru n i, , and the Lightning from that place to . Ila . m- LH was impassable to down, horses, and was, with great earn-boat, with her chimney . _ liheultylt is high time that tit' ' y structure, Batterse got through Putney-bridge. a_ andls, and the other ge, were taken down, fo c i- 111m m re lives have been lost, 1.1 , - snore accidents have occurred, o at these two bridges, On all the others put together. It has,. we understand, theren determined by the Battersea-bride proprietors to an d PV the five centre arches pf that . bridge into three, tile alteration is to commence immediately. A r unaccountable si.. Ox-HUNT IN A POOR-HOUSE.—A few days k m", a fine full-grown fox, by someeprecincts of th e e Eti r .s. obtained an entrance into the tib o Kilkenny union poor-house. of i„ n : for some time in search a mode e r o w f an r d eg er a i i i i i i g . 1!- 11 / 3 11 . r tY, he was discovered by one of the paup . ers . , f i .... ), With a view-hollo loud en h ough nm to ate w s ake the dead of the in a,), ea their graves, called all t e i "tutton to his assistance. A chace then commenced, le li s s wilie h. for three long hours, the strange and luck- Lii visttant was hunted by the maimed, the halt, the k 0 , the infirm, and the able-bodied . of all sexes and ostair eit Pnasse, out of the house and in the house, up , I ,rB and down stairs, t:n, and and potatoe-ridges, till length poor through parlour, at kitchen, and otY ll ard finding himself met at every turn by numbers walls unenuth hunters, surrounded on all hands by stone ir.' and, above all, bewildered and overpowered ' 140 dem o • nulik e the music of y ells which rang around him, so the chace to which he was o.c,c)uhse tt°rrtled' calmly lay down and submitted ingloriously t On th e to death by his blood-thirsty pursuers. lken Club re ° t lkl tving day,the huntsman of the Kt te t t i ired to the poor-house, and indignantly re n pr y otteh . e a d_ e ' l llnates for their conduct, ' stating . that they had d atm,. p., 4v. the Lyrath fox, a particular favourite of Sir J. 'Aver, Bart. —Kilkenny Moderator. ISTN VICII AND BRANDON RAILwAY.—The works Ilorf.V'ig railway are now in full progress, a great number ne rtainds having been set on at different parts of the b P til t t a E cu a lerel s y: at Ketteringham, Wymondham, Attlelrgh: The cuttings for crossing the turnpike-road Zit! llarford bridges have been begun ; and the bridge i "the \\renown at Carroty, has been commenced.-- P z ' xpress. AlgoT --...N. , e , HER MONSTER TRAIN.—BRIGHTON, AUG. 19. t a 't e ste . rd ay t a.rn,.--e- morning a train, consisting of no . less than 1. -is = propelled by four engines, arrived at the l e ,a ( i), fl us abouti half-past eleven o'clock, and upwards . of 1„,1,"‘" persons left the carriages, a large majority of he rs Proceeded immediately to the beach, where num Ple r r t 3 B :: them remained during the whole day. The th e i . asnoats were in constant requisition ; m s e hort, 'ley: , iff s, and the beach were literally strewed with oc.k abota 'van were easily distinguished b • their walking Th e With their provision baskets, carpet bags, e &c. of, tr ain left a ,, ain in the evening, but in cons l ie w n a ce . eotae heavy drag of the morning train, the Railway tit:l3,4llY Judiciously divided it in the evening, 3 half car an t 8 going first, and 27 more following in about . a 6 ) W er " l ir. We understand that there were about 500 who ~,, e left behind at London, in consequence of the w u,Learriages. The Brightonians complain that they are WI: allowed the same chance to see the metropolis on tith Ya /45 the Londoners are to see Brighton. -- - THE CROPS, WEST KENT, AUG. 18.—The wea ther has been fortunately favourable for the corn, both cut and uncut, for the last three days, and a large quan tity of the latter has been carried. There appears to be little if any injury suffered by the crops, although t he farmers apprehended great damage to the corn winclf, had been cut but not carried. Some of the barley had sprouted, but the change of the weather will, it is to be hoped, put an end to any further apprehension for tide safety of the crops. This week, if fine, will secure the entire of the wheat and bean crops as yet uncut. BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.—The number of persons who passed to and from France, via Boulogne, during the week ending last Thursday, was 3,208, and via Calais 592. The numbers in the corresponding week of last year were, Boulogne 2,783, Calais 584. " SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CII ELM SFO I) RACES.— YESTERDAY. The Chelmsford Sakes of 25 sovs. each, 13 ft, and 5 only if declared, With 50 added; the second saves his stake. Once round and a distance. (12 Subs.; 7 declared). Lord Exeter's Pergularia, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Pettit) 1 Mr. Batson's Father Mathew, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Lord Exeter's Crosby, 3 yrs, fist 41b A good race with two from the stand; won by three lengths. The Stewards' Plate of 50/. Once round and a dis tance. To be sold for 250/., &e. Lord Exeter's Pergularia, 3 yrs, 7st 311,...(Pettit) 1 1 Mr. Phillinore's Syntaxina, 6 yrs, 9st 51b 2 dr Mr. Ongley's Fama, 6 yrs, 9st 51b Even on Pergularia, who won the first heat easy, and walked over for the second. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by the County Members ; the second to save his stake ; and the winner to be sold for 120/. (6 Subs.) New mile. Mr. Edwards's Trulget, 3 yrs, ist 51b...(Sharp) 1 1 Lord Exeter's Mocha, 3 yrs, ist 51b Mr. Batson's Tiptoe, 3 yrs, ist 51b Mr. Ongley's Fama, 6 yrs, 9st 31b First heat-2 to 1 agst Trudget, and 3to 1 each agst Fama and Mocha. Won by a neck. Second llcat-6 to 4 on Tradget (takes). Won easy. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. DONCASTER, 1844. Acceptances for the Cleveland Handicap. Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs 9st—Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst 61h—Flamingo, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Little Philip, aged, ist 21b--Porto 11c1lo, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Poor Soldier, 4 yrs., 6st 101b—Quebec, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Poussin, 4 yrs, Gst 81b—The Pride Of Kildare, 3 yrs, 6.t 21b—Mickey Free, 3 yrs, Est 21b—Joan of Arc, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Rowena, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Epilogue, 3 yrs, sst. Eleven pay 5 sovs. each. Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, lOst 31b—Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Trueboy, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—A British Yeoman, 4 yrs, 71b 121b—Semiseria, 4 yrs, 7st 111b--Johnny, aged, 7st 91b—Pompey, 4 yrs, 7st 81b Franchise, 5 yrs, ist 71b—Scalteen, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Par thian, 4 yrs, ist 61b—The Caster, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Mania, 4 yr , ,l 7st 31b—Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, 7st—Heslington, 5 yrs, 7st—Give-lliin-a- Name, 6 yrs, Est 121b—Belle Dame, 5 yrs, Gst 101b—Fisticuff, 4 yrs, Gst 101b—Little Philip, aged, 6st 81b—Dr. Allen, 5 yrs, Est 81b—All Fours, aged, Est 81b—The Artful Dodger, 5 yrs, Est 81b —Poor Soldier, 4 yrs, Gst 81b—Everton, 4 yrs, Est 61b— Ravensworth, 4 yrs, Gst 61b—Hemp, 3 yrs, 6st—Brunel, 3 yrs, 6st—Mickey Free, 3 yrs, 6st—Milton, 3 yrs, 6st —Godfrey, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Dog Billy, 3 yrs, sst 101 b Ashtead Pet, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Glossy, 4 yrs, sst 41b—Am bition, 3 yrs, sst—Cocktighter, 3 yrs, sst—Rowena, 3 yrs, sst—Advice, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. AQUATICS. LAMBETH REGATTA.—The Lambeth Watermen, the majority of whom have acquired some celebrity as wagermen, on Monday contended in three heats, with six pair of oars, for a purse of sovereigns, given by the ladies and gentlemen of St. Mary's. The race was well contested throughout, and drew a vast number of spec tators who lined the Bishop's-walk, and availed them selves of every other place that could command a view of the match. George Maynard was the winner. WATERLOO-BRIDGE AND STRAND-LANE REGATTA.— This regatta, for some very good money prizes, annually subscribed by the residents of St. Clements Danes, St, Mary-le-Strand, the Savoy precincts, &c., came off on Monday, and afforded much amusement to the spectators, who were very numerous. It was a double scullera' contest among the watermen plying at Waterloo-bridge, Arundel-stairs, and Strand-lane, in three heats, with twelve competitors, the distance rowed being from the Temple-gardens, round a boat moored off the Fox-under the-Hill, down the north shore, round the boat off the Temple-gardens, up again to the Fox-under-the-Hill, and finith at Strand-lane. J. Scunthorpe and R. Ridg way were the winners. G REENWICH REGATTA. - -The first east-end regatta here, which owes its origin to the increased patronage the watermen have received at this favourite place of summer resort, took place on Monday, and was as attrac tive as could have been anticipated, the holiday folks taking a trip down from London in the evening, to wit ness the two or three last heats. The regatta was under the patronage of Admiral the lion. Sir R. Stopford and the nobility and gentry in the vicinity, the race being for a new boat, and about 201. divided in fair proportions amongst the other men. The course extended the entire front of the town, the distance being repeated, and five heats afforded a whole day's amusement. Henry Lago was the winner. CRICKET. SUSSEX V. THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND. — This match was commenced on Monday in Box's ground at Brighton, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. At five o'clock Sussex had lost nine wickets, and had obtained 161 runs. Box had scored sixty from his bat, and was not out. WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING.—A grand " Revel," in honour of the birth-day of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, got up by the bachelors of Windsor, under the auspices of her Maj.-sty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, took place this day, in the Bachelors' Acre. Amongst the rural sports, commencing at tee o'clock, which were not concluded till the dusk of the even ing, handsome prizes being given to the successful com petitors, may be enumerated back-swording, wrestling, foot, hurdle races, gingling matches, climbing soaped poles, eating rolls and treacle, and rural dancing ; con cluding, at nine o'clock, with a splendid display of fire works. A great number of the neighbouring nobility and gentry, with their families, were present to witness the sports, and the day was observed throughout the town as " one universal holiday." THE LATE Du DALTON.—This celebrated philo sopher and chemist was the first and only Quaker upon whom the honour of Doctor of Laws was conferred by the University of Oxford. lie was installed at the visit of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, in 1833, and the enthusiastic reception which the illustrious individual met with on that occasion will be long remembered by every visitor. THE INFANT PRINCE AND THE CITIZENS OF YORK. —The town council of York met on Monday, for the purpose of agreeing upon an address of congratulation to her Majesty on the birth of another Prince. Mr. Alderman Hudson, in seconding the address, " heartily hoped that the Prince now given birth to would be a Duke of York. It was not for them, however, to go further than to express a hope on that subject. It must be left to the Prince's royal parents to say whether he should be a Duke of York or of Kent. At the same time, he did trust that our gracious Queen would sot forget the ancient city of York.—(Cheers.) York was once the seat of royalty, and now that that great boon had been taken from us, he hoped, nay he could not believe that her Majesty would determine otherwise than that the Prince should be named the Duke of York. That this should be so was the ardent hope of himself, and he felt sure that it was also the anxious desire of the council, and of the citizens at large."—(Cheers.) All the gen tlemen present concurred in expressing their fervent hope that the Royal infant might " live long to be an ornament in the British nation, and an honour to their city as the Duke of York." The address was adopted by acclamation. DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER. ..--• An inquest was held on Monday at the workhouse of the West London Union, West-street, Smithfield, laure Mr. Joseph Payne, the Deputy Coroner, on the body of Michael Wright, aged fifty-four, a law writer, who died under the following remarkable circumstances : Dr. Jordan Lynch, medical officer of the above union, said that on Friday afternoon last he received an order to attend upon the deceased at his lodging, in Star-court, Chancery-lane. He proceeded up to his room on the first floor, but upon opening the door the stench which issued from the apartment was so overpower ing that he was compelled to step back again. He, how ever entered, and saw the deceased, with his body bent forward and his head upon a pillow on the table. De ceased had his clothes on, but they were ragged, and his flesh being black with dirt, he could hardly distinguish his legs from the cloth of his trousers. Some papers and pieces of furniture were strewed about, and the whole place Nvretc h a e p d p n e e a s r e s . d t w o i w tn i t e n s e s s s e n a dea m v a o s u s red a a more erect position, but deceased was quite t fi o l t r h a s and e h s m q u i a n l t i d o insen sible, and an old man, who seemed to be his at tendant, said that he (deceased) had rested in that posture for the last three years. Witness told the old man that his neglect of the deceased was shameful, and asked whether deceased was in want of money or food. The man replied that deceased was not m want, and that he could earn money as a scrivener's clerk. Deceased was then utterly unable to swallow, and witness lost no time in having him conveyed to the workhouse. All possible care was taken of him, but he died at three o'clock the next morn ing. From the appearance of the body witness judged that deceased died from disease of the lungs, probably ac celerated by bad diet. He lived entirely upon bread and milk. Thomas Edwards said that he was the deceased's landlord. Deceased was a man of singular habits, and would never speak to a woman. Witness did not know he was dangerously ill until Friday morning. He was a law-writer, performing his business at home, and witness believed that he had not left his room for the last three years. He had no bed to lie upon, and no change of linen. Mary Ann Wheatley- said that for three years she had lived in the next room to the de ceased, and she never saw him during the whole of that time. Ile was a most eccentric man. An old man used to carry his writing backwards and forwards. Se veral other witnesses having been examined, the inquiry was adjourned for the evidence of the man who attended upon deceased. NOVEL FISIIING.—On Monday last, while a drove of porpoises were in pursuit of salmon, convenient to a shallow bay formed by the waters of the Shannon, in the vicinity of Torbert, one of the fugitives, in a moment of bewilderment, having approached too close to the shore, was secured by a countryman, who casually passing at the time, rushed into the water and seized it in his arms. It was truly laughable to behold the grotesque appearance of the fortunate captor, whose breast appeared as if cased in the cuirass of a Lifeguard, from the adhesion of the scales. The fish, on being examined, bore evident marks of the destructive nature of its original pursuer, a deep gash being observable at the extremity of the back, which thus rendered it an easy object of prey to its se cond enemy, more destructive than the first. —Kerry Examiner. Lieutenant Peel, R.N., son of the Right Hon. Baronet, has proceeded to Portsmouth, to go on board the Collingwood, Admiral Sir George F. Seymour's flag ' ship, preparatory to sailing in that vessel to the Pacifie, where he joins his ship, the Cormorant. SAVING BY THE USE OF RAILWAYS.—The saving between driving a sheep to the London market from Lin colnshire and conveying it by steam-boat or railway, is proved to be no less than ten per cent. in favour of the latter mode..—lpswich Express. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE. From a number of communications sent to us from the colliery districts, we have selected the following, to show that the human mind, even in the lowest drudgery, and in the most dismal of employments, still exhibits the "spirit divine." The verses, we admit, are not above mediocrity, but they are hig►hly creditable to a man doomed to the , sufferings of a miner : TIIE MINER'S DOOM. Composed by Henderson Fawcett, Miner, South Wingate. Tune—" Misletoe Bough." Aroused by the Caller's well-known voice Near midnight, calling, " 'tis time, my boys !" The ohl and the young at the sound arise, And each to his dreary toil quick hies ' • But little th e y t h oug h t i n descending the mine, No more they'd see the bright sunshine. Chorus—Oh ! the slaves of the mine, The slaves of the mine. Now, down the deep shaft, far out of sight, They toil with a dimly burning light ; Far, far, from meadows and rivers clear, They're breathi ng a noxious atmosphere ; The dangers they brave, the world seeth not, — It sighs o'er their doom, but soon 'tis forgot. 0, sudden and sad is the miner's doom ; See the clouds which up yon shaft now come ! The alarm is given—" She's fired !" they cry : To the shaft, to the shaft, all quickly fly ; The mother exclaims, in anguish wild, " My son ! my son ! my darling child!" Oh, mother !" yon little mourner cloth cry, Will not father come to me by-and-bye ?" " No more he'll return, my only joy ! Thy father is gone, thou'rt an orphan boy : No more he'll list to thy prattling tongue, (Jr lull thce to sleep with the soothing song. The aged father, he tore his hair, — No words he spoke—he looked despair : Ilis son was slain ; like the mighty oak, When shattered by the lightning's stroke, Cut off in the flower of youthful bloom, The deep drear mine was his early tomb. Sec yonder maid, in silent grief, No tears do come to her relief ; She'd fixed the day to form for ever, That bond which only death can sever : No more his active limbs now move— No more he'll smile upon his love Now struggles the miner to better his state ; May he triumph in a cause so great ! Though yet he may toil in the darksome mine,— Away, away, from the bright sunshine ; Yet kind, and just, and equal laws, Shall happiness bring to the miner's cause. BALLOON ASCENT.—On Monday, Mr. Hampton gratified the sight-seers of the metropolis by making an ascent, from W hite Conduit Gardens, in his newly-con structed " monster balloon." The period which has elapsed since an ascent has been made in or near Lon don naturally attached to the exhibition an air of no velty, and a vast concourse of persons assembled. The gardens were thrown open as early as eleven o'clock, and shortly after the process of inflation commenced, and continued until near six o'clock, when the balloon was pronounced to be sufficiently full for ascent, and which was clearly indicated by the extraordinary buoyancy of the ponderous machine. Shortly after six o'clock Mr. Hampton made his appearance in the circle, and was loudly and enthusiastically greeted by the assembled thousands. The usual paraphernalia haying been ar ranged, at half-past six o'clock Mr. Hampton stepped into the car, and the signal being given, at twenty-five minutes to seven o'clock the balloon rose in a slow but majestic manner, amidst the deafening shouts of the multitude, which crowded not only the interior but the exterior of the gardens and their immediate vicinity. The balloon, for a few minutes, took its course in a south-westerly direction, but, on attaining a greater al titude, it bore in the direction of the south .east, passed over the easter' portion of the metropolis, crossed the river near Deptford, and bore in the direction of Plum stead, about which spot it was expected the descent would be made. _ DEPARTURE OF ROBERT OWEN FOR AMERICA.— On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Owen l e ft L on d on by th e . Southampton Railway on way to Portsmouth, from whence he proceeds to America on a visit to his family, resident in New Harmony, Indiana. His friends and disciples assembled in St. James's Park, anxious to tes tify their respect and affection, and to bid him " fare well." Mr. Owen, accompanied by his friends, passed through Pimlico and along the Vauxhall-road on his way to the railway station. Previous to crossing the bridge, the assemblage, numbering at the least five thou sand, were addressed in a short appropriate speech by Mr. Fleming, editor of the New Moral World, who ex pressed his extreme gratification with the quiet and orderly demeanour of so vast an assemblage, who, with out flags, banners, or public notice, had met to bid fare well to their venerable father and friend. It was Mr. Owen's intention to return to England the following year. " Meantime our blessings follow him wherever he may go, and warm: shall be the welcome which shall greet his return." This sentiment having been enthusi• astically responded to, Mr. Owen (who appeared in ex cellent health and spirits) then bade his friends " fare well," wishing them every happiness, and hoping that, on his return, he should find them in the possession of the means to secure sound practical education, and bene ficial employment for themselves and families. Mr. Owen then proceetled across the bridge to the railway station, still followed by great numbers. A HOPEFUL FAMILY._ At the last Wells Assizes a most notorious character, named George Culliford, of Ilchester, was tried on four indictments, three for bur glary and one for sacrilege, and transported for the term of his natural life, having only been liberated from gaol about five days, during which period he committed all these offences. The judge, in passing sentence, told him if the law had not been altered, he would most assuredly have left him for execution, which would have been car ried into effect. This makes seven of this family in a short period that have been sent out at Government ex pense.— Western Plying Post. ANTWERP, AUGUS T 18 . —Thi s c i ty s till con ti nue s to be the principal point of attraction to the numerous travellers who are hastening to the German autumnal rendezvous. The occupants of the magnificent salons of the Hotel St. Antoine are very numerous. The follow ing are amongst the most recent arrivals :—Viscount Ebrington, Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., Sir John Wal sham, Bart., the Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, M.P., and family, the Hon. 11. Devereux, Count de Yoe, Mr. Sar- Loris, Captain Domett, Major Clarke, Mr. Auldjo, &c. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ItICIIMOND.-011 Tuesday morning, about two o ' c l ock, as consta bl e 206 V was perambulating Richmond-green, he perceived sparks issue from one of th e c h imneys of the Cricketers public house, opposite the Theatre. The lower part of the house was envelop e d i n flames, and the family escaped, but with some difficulty, from the upper part and over the hacks of the neighbouring premises. Shortly after the flames burst forth from the windows. The engines were soon on the spot. Th e f i re commun i ca t e d to the house 26, Richmomd-green and to No. 27 ; the first being wholly and the next partially destroyed, with a great portion of property that was not burnt being ma• terially injured by water and removal. The houses on tlieo.ptahrettiasiiidye d o e f st t r h e e yed Cricketers Nos. 23 and 24, were also destroyed, nd a we i e by the furniture was also injured by removal, in which respect the whole o f th e i nhabitants of the row of h ouses tog t e h t e he w r , a viteir,th while their furniture, considerably damaged (in number about thirty) have suffered. The total loss, e r l i e l l ipaly b l enearly 4,0001. The houses and insured in the Sun and Royal itis Exchange. contentsa r expected, FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.--A few days ago a mer chant of Perth, retired from business some years, was waited upon by one of hi s old apprentices. The youngman was received with marked kindness, and, on taking leave, seemed greatly em b arrassed, but, pluc ki ng up c ourage, he said, " Mr, I do not know well what to say—l am in your debt." "In my debt," was the answer ; " I do n o t k now how that can be, I am not i aware of t." " I know you are not," resumed the young man ; " but the fact i s , w h en in your employ, I was, like many other young men, f oo li s h, an d appropr i ate d w h at was not mine to myself. My chief object to-day in calling was to confess, and make what restitution I was able. My conscience has often accused me since." Saying which he laid clown before the astonished gentle man several pounds, adding, " Thsit is all I am able to give at present, but I will soon repay you the whole." He then took his leave, saying, " that he felt much easier in being so much of an honest man."—Glasgow Courier. GAMEKEEPERS AND THE GAME -LAWS.—A bulky return of all inquests held by the cor oners o f E ng l an d and Wales, since and the e he number yea year 1833, 3, upon th e b o di es p f gamekeepers, of perso ns conv i c t e d of offences against the game - laws during th e y ear 1843, &c., has been printed by order of the Rouse of Co m mo n s l —h av ing been moved for by Mr. M a i nwar i ng and Mr. Bright. A summary being given of the latter branch of the return, we are enabled to state, for the informa tion of our readers, that the gross total number of culprits convicted of such offences in the various coun ties of England during the year 1843 amounted to 4,402, of whom 144 were convicted at the assizes, and 4,258 at petty and quarter sessions. In Wales 127 were convicted—namely,.B at the assizes, and 119 at quarter and petty sessions. It follows, the re f ore, that the grand total number of convictionsboth in England and Wales, during the past year, amounted to 4,529, of whom as many as 4,377 were convicted at courts of quarter and petty sessions. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY.--At the magistrates' meeting, held at the new County llall, on Tuesday last, a certificate of the directors of the company was signed, to the effect, that the whole of the capital requisite for bringing the line to Ipswich had been subscribed.-- IVO7 Mk Chronicle. - During the last quarter 13 vessels of war have been put out of commission, whose united crews amount to 5,170 men, name ly : —The Q ueen, 110, 960 men ; Indus, 78, 750 men ; Malabar, 72, 750 men ; Camper down, 104, 750 men ; Vindictive, 50, 500 men ; Vernon, 50, 500 men ; Pearl, 20, 140 men ; Child ers, 16, 130 men ; Wanderer, 16, 150 m en ; Spy, 3, 70 men ; Panta loon, 10, 70 men ; Arrow (ketch), Go men—being four line-of-battle ships, three fai gates, and six sloops-of war. The number of ships that have been commissioned during the same period are three —two line-of-battle ships, and a sloop-of-war, 110, . whose united cr ews amount to 1,570 men ; the Queen , I 50 men ; Collingwood, 80, 750 men; and the Cygnet, 6, 70 men. Hence it appears that there are 3,600 men discharged from the service within the last three months, which number will , be in creased to 4,400 upon the paying off of the Cornwallis, 72, and the Clio, 16, both of which are on their passage home from the East Indies, and will be put out of com mission on their arrival.—Naval and Military Gazette. BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN BANKS. Account, showing the whole Amount of the Debts and Assets of the Bank of British North America, at the Closeof the Year 1843; showing, also, the Amount of its Notes pay able on Demand, which had been in Circulation during every Month of that Tear; together with the Amount of Specie and other Assets, distinguishing each Kind, immediately available in every such Month, fur the Dis charge of such Notes. (Published pursuant to Royal Charter of Incorporation.) DEnTs. Sterling. Assns. Sterling. Circulation X117,379 18 2 Specie..... £121,005 5 G Other Liabili- Other Assets 1,593,675 6 1 ties 565,877 15 51 Total ....£683,257 13 7 1843. Notes in Cir culation. Halifax Cur rency. £ s. d. January 145,615 15 0 February 135.552 15 0 March 127,126 10 0 April 130,905 5 0 May 135,781 15 0 June July August September 143,132 0 0 October November 157,201 10 0 December. 154,636 5 0 T0ta1...£1,714,680 11 7 Specie. Notes of other Banks. Halifax Cur- Halifax Cur rency. rency. X s. d. X s. d. 142,928 12 11 I 27.787 3 9 147,656 12 10 28,392 1 3 172,612 7 2 32,037 1 5 153.150 16 10 32,118 9 3 123,228 3 8 30,476 1 2 146,502 10 3 34,965 11 8 157,596 11 2 28,564 12 6 153,204 4 8 21,603 19 11 162,839 1 5 26,415 3 5 136,862 18 0 28,281 511 129,887 2 6 25,781 11 10 136,567 18 4 37,094 9 9 By Order of the Court, G. DE B. ATFWOOD, Secretary. lIAMBURGH, AUG. short time back the pro prietors of the steamers plying on the River Elbe, be tween Hamburgh and .Nlagdeburgh, in order to offer an inducement to the pleasure-seeking folks of the German inland towns, chartered the General Steam Navigation Company's large steam-ship Monarch, for an excursion from Magdeburgh to London and back, and as the fares charged were exceedingly moderate, a considerable num ber took the advantage of the opportunity to visit the " great metropolis." The last mail from Hamburgh brought over a splendid silver tankard, cover, and stand, to be presented to Captain Morris, who commanded the Monarch on that occasion. This elegant token of the acknowledgment of his services by the United Hamburgh and Magdeburgh Steam-packet Company was presented to Captain Morris on board of the Trident, of which ship he has now the command, on the Edinburgh and London station. The Hon. Mrs. Le Poer Trench, relict of the late Archbishop of Tuana, died at Gresham-terrace, Kings town, on Thursday. She was Anne, daughter of W. Taylor, Esq., and married 29th January, 1795, the Hon. and Most Rev. Peer Lord Archbishop of Tuam, second son of Richard first Earl of Clancarty, by whom she has left issue a numerous family. Prince Liegenstein and suite arrived on Monday from Ostend by the General Steam Navigation Com pany's favourite steam-ship Rainbow, and immediately proceeded to Mivart's Hotel. 'We hear that an order has been issued from the Admiralty by which a number of able seamen will be secured to the service, by entering them on board the ordinary guardships, in lieu of the oldest and least qua lified pensioners, who will go on shore on their. super annuations. Four mechanics, three of them English and the, other Irish, arrived at Lewiston last Saturday, from Bermuda, in an open boat, after fourteen days of peril and suffering. They went to Bermuda in search of employment, but being disappointed, left there in the boat, for want of means to obtain a passage in any other manner.—New York Paper of July 26. A dinner was given by the Junior United Service Club, at their house in Charles-street, St. James's, on Monday, to the hero of Jellalabad, Sir Robert Sale. Sir William Nott was also invited, but we regret to say was unable to attend from indisposition. CITY AND BOROUGH REGISTRATION.—Those per sons who have been omitted from the list of voters, and objectors, are informed, that by the new Registration Act (6 Vic., cap. 18, sec. 16), any person whose name is on the list, or who has claimed to be on the list of voters, has a right to inspect the rate-book, and make extracts therefrom, without the payment of any fee, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, from the 10th to the last day of August. It is only . necessary that a request be made to the overseer, or the person having the custody of the rate book for the time being , during the period and within the times specified above. The list of voters can no longer be seen on the church and chapel doors, nor need the overseers allow an inspection of them at their own houses ; copies of them may, however, be seen on appli cation to any Reform or Registration Society within the respective city or borough. Claims must be served on the overseers, and objections served both on the over seer, and on or at the lace of abode of the party ob jected to, on or before Saturday next. SUNDAY TRADING TRIPE. DEALERS.—Messrs. Robert and Peter Ilaslam, tripe-dealers, Deausgate, were summoned to appear at the Borough Court, on Thursday last, for following their worldly calling cn Sunday last by seining tripe. Mr. John Gaskell said he was of opinion that this would come within the meaning of one of the exceptions named in the Act, tripe being cooked meat. The magistrates were of the same opinion, and dismissed the case.—Bolton Free Press. TUE VACANT SEATS.—The inhabitants of Hey wood, Middleton, and Tonge, comprising 20,000 persons, are in the field for the representation vaunt by the dis franchisement of Sudbury.—[Will Chorley not be stir ring in this matter ?) —Bolton Free Press. LATE COACH ACCIDENT.—A gentleman, on whose accuracy we can rely, has favoured us with the particu lars of the accident to the Prince of Wales coach; they are briefly as follow:—Friday last, on the Colchester side of Cobdock-hill, near to Mr. Josselyn's, the fore axle of this coach snapped close to the nut, causing the wheel immediately to come off. The coach, however, proceeded on three wheels for upwards of 300 yards, the coachman and front passengers being ignorant of the circumstance. Suddenly a loud scream was uttered by a lady who was endeavouring to jump off the coach, and which she at last effected, although a young gentleman who accompanied her did all he could to prevent it. The coachman pulled up as quickly as possible, and while doing so the coach dropped down upon the arm of the axle, causing several passengers to fall off. We are glad to state that no injury whatever was sustained by those who thus fell. Of the lady who threw herself off we are sorry to report that he sustained a severe contusion of the right hip and elbow, with fracture of the leg. Her medical attendant (G. G. Sampson, Esq.) informs us that her case is going on favourably. The painful nature of the accident is added to, from the fact that the lady (Mrs. Roper) with her husband and son, were then on their way to Bungay, to visit the father of the sufferer, who is seriously ill. Ipswich Express. AN EXECUTION IN SAVOY.—An execution took place recently at Thonon, a small town'of Savoy, situate on the banks of the River Rhone. No such fearful a scene as a public execution had ever been witnessed in this calm and quiet little town within the memory of man, and consequently it would be difficult to describe the horror which the fatal preparations for punishment excited amongst the inhabitants at large. Nobody would supply the executioner with the necessary articles. The various marchands positively refused to furnish this unfortunate Jack Ketch with the wood, the iron, and the cords which he wanted, in order to erect the gibbet. They only yielded at length to the stern demands of the law ; and even then they refused to take the price of blood, as it were, by making the authorities a present of the necessary instruments and apparatus, for which no money whatever was allowed to be accepted. A woman, who kept a grocer's shop, being required to supply a certain length of rope, shut her eyes, and cried out—" Take what you want, but do not bring anything back, or pay any money." All the journeymen carpenters had refused to labour in the erection of the fatal gibbet, and when com pelled to lend their tools by the legal authorities, they gave up all their hatchets and saws, in order that they might not in future be able to distinguish those which had been soiled by the hand of the executioner. The ladder and the gibbet were constructed by the execu tioner himself and his assistant. The condemned cri minal luckily desired to walk to the scene of his punish ment, as the owner of the cart, which would have other wise been enlisted in the service, would assuredly have killed his horse and burnt the vehicle after the execution had taken place. The culprit was con demned to death for the murder of a child nine years of age, after having mutilated it in a grievous man ner. A report even went abroad, that being a pro fessor of the " black art," lie was in want of a child's heart for his magical purposes, and that he had conse quently committed the murder in order to tear the heart out of the infant's body. The details of the exe cution are not given. The criminal was put to death by suspension. AN OLD APRICOT TREE.--A remarkable instance of the great age to which this tree attains is evident irr the garden of J. J. Deighton, Esq., at Harston, where a fine specimen is growing on an east wall, which was planted in the year 1714, bearing an abundance of fine flavoured fruit, with a stem three feet in circumferenoen —Cambridge Chronicle. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—About three mouths ago Mr. John Wearing, of the Fleece Inn, Kirby Lons dale, was strolling out with his gun, when he fired at a throstle, whose leg he shot off, the bird escaping other wise uninjured. On Thursday he shot the identical bird, which he had previously dismembered.—Westmoreland Gazette. THE ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.—Some curious statistical details descriptive of the present state of this extensive fraternity were laid before the metropolitan lodges, at the late anniversary meeting. It appears that on the Ist of April last (when the returns were made up) that there were, in England and Wales, 3,840 lodges, and 325,000 members, being an increase of 450 lodges and 23,000 members over the preceding annual return. The subscriptions for the year amounted to 352,583/ ; the expenditure to 300,0001. ; leaving a balance of 52,583/ in favour of the associa tion. The whole amount of property belonging to the order (including pictures, banners, flags, official apparel, and other insignia) was estimated at 700,000/ Amongst the names on the books are 130 Members of Parliament, 629 ministers of, various denominations, and 9,000 honorary members who make no demand on the funds. If the members were to contribute only one halfpenny per week, it would amount to 34,126/ per annum ; and were they to walk in procession, two and two, one yard asunder, they would extend 92 miles and 580 yards. If they walked three miles per hour, they would take 30 hours 14 minutes to pass any given spot, 10,214 passing every hour. The chief item of expenditure consists of the charge for medical aid afforded to indigent brethren of the order. • • PUBLIC WORKS AT AND NEAR LIVERPOOL. (From the Manchester Guardian.) Probably there are no places in the kingdom, not even excepting the metropolis, where a larger amount of money is in process of expenditure in the con struction of public works than there is at this moment in Liverpool and Birkenhead. Almost in every direction on both banks of the Mersey, huge preparations meet the eye; and without entering into d!tails, which would necessarily occupy much space, some idea of their extent may be gathered from an outline of the expenditure. In some of the follow ing items the estimates include the cost of land. In Liverpool there are the following works now in pro gress :—Assize Courts (corporation), cost 800,000/. ; New Gaol (corporation), cost 100,000/. ; Albert Dock and Warehouses (dock committee), 600,0001.; New North Dock Works, including land and junction with Leeds Canal (dock committee), 1,500,0001.; reservoirs, Green-lane, and correspond ing works (highway commissioners), 50,0001.; Indus trial Schools at Kirkdale (select vestry), x 0.0001.; Gas Extension (New Gas Company),l4o,ooo/. ; Shaw-street Park (private shareholders), 2,500/. ; making a gross total of:2,500,000/. All this is, of course, independent of many other works, some in progress and others in contemplation, with prospects of almost immediate commencement. Amongst those in progress may be reckoned Prince's P ar k, now f orm i ng by Mr. Richard Vaughan Yates, at the south end of the town ; the new Presbyterian Church in Myrtle -street ; the Female Orphan Asylum; the Catholic Female Orphan Asylum; the New Northern Hospital (towards which Mr. Brown recently contributed 1,0000 ; St. Martin's Schools, the Catholic Magdalen Asylum at Much Woolton, and St. Mary's Catholic Church, in Edmund-street. Besides other works in contemplation, we may mention the Daily Courts, on the site of Islington market (now discontinued); the intended additional railway tunnel to the north end of the town, by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company ; an additional merchandise station for the Grand Junction Railway Company ; the enlargement of the Lime-street terminus ; and some improvements on the Bridgewater property. These various works altogether will probably absorb not less than another million. So that, in the whole, between three and four millions of money will have to be raised and expended before the various present designs for the promotion of charity, the convenience of commerce, and the improvement of the town, are completed. But, if much is going on in Liverpool in this way, more, in proportion to population and means, is doing on the Cheshire side of the water, at Birkenhead. Here, indeed, a town is rapidly rising, which will not be excelled in useful or ornamental elements by any place in the kingdom; and the progress of which, in buildings, as well as inhabi tants, during the last four or fi ve years , h as b een un precedented. The magnitude of the public works in pro gress at Birkenhead may be inferred from the follow ing abstract, which is taken from the estimates : New Market (commissioners), 20,000/. ; Town-hall (commi.,sioners), 10,000/. ; Park (commissioners), 25,000/. ; Docks in Wallasea Pool (commissioners, as trustees), 400,000/. ; Dock Warehouses on the mar gin of Wallasea Pool (private company), 600,000/. ; Tunnel from Monk's Ferry to Grange-lane (Chester and Birkenhead Railway), 20,000/. ; making a gross total of 1,075,000/. ; and, further, a proposal has been made, which is now under the consideration of the Finance Committee of the Liverpool cor poration, to buy the freehold of all their Wal lasea estate, and pay for it in ready money !. Besides the works named as being in pro gress, a cemetery and infirmary are contemplated, to which may be added a design for the erection of one or more churches. On the two former, we believe, it is intended to expend about 15,000/. In these items we have said nothing about the sums being ex pended in sewerage and laying mains for water and gas ; they are very large, and in this present year they will exceed any of the past. After these state ments, it will be admitted, we think, that there are very few, if any, places where the progression in works of a public nature is greater than in Liverpool and Birkenhead ; and that, if there is any rivalry be tween them, it should only be as to which shall best accommodate the public. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The following circular has been issued to the several bishops by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England:— " Resolved—That, until further public notice, the Published resolutions of the Commissioners, relating to grants out of their funds, be suspended ; except in the case of local claims upon tithes, &c., and except also as hereinafter mentioned. " That application for grants in augmentation of income be entertained in the case of new churches already built, or in course of building, or the whole means of building which shall have been provided on or before the Ist day of August instant, in expecta tion of aid from the Commissioners ; and that all such applications, if made before the Ist of October next, be respectively taken into consideration as early as the state of the funds will allow. " That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to each bishop, with a request for the earliest informa tion in his power as to the probable number of such applications in his diocese." The reason for this is apparent by the latter part of the following paper, recently laid before the House of Lords by the Commissioners, in compliance with an order, on the motion of Lord Clanricarde, for a return of all sums in their hands not appropriated to any par ticular purpose : " The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England are unable, for the following reasons, to return any sums now under their control, as not appropriated to any particular purpose, in respect either of the epis copal fund, or of the fund applicable to the augmenta tiom of small livings : " 1. The episcopal fund is formed by fixed contri butions from the larger bishoprics, out of which fixed annual payments are made, in augmentation of the incomes of the smaller. " An annual surplus of about 6,0001., which, ac cording to the calculation made at the date of the Episcopal Act in 1836, is estimated as likely to arise, when the debtor and creditor sides of the ac count shall both be in full operation, by vacancies having occurred in all the paying and all the re ceiving sees, is liable to be varied in amount, either by increase or diminution, upon septennial revision of the episcopal payments and receipts ; the first of which revisions is now about to take plate, upon new returns of income made this year. " The contribution from larger sees already vacated having hitherto exceeded in amount the augmenta tions required for smaller sees, there has been, and still is, an annual surplus, amounting, at present, to about the same sum of 6,000/. " This surplus has, from time to time, been nearly exhausted in providing episcopal houses of residence ; and the present actual balance consists of a sum in Exchequer-bills, and certain moneys due from one of the contributing bishops, amounting together to about 12,0001. "But neither this balance, not the existing surplus annual income, can be said to be unappropriated, be. cause, by further vacancies among the receiving sees occurring before other contributing sees fall vacant, not only may the annual surplus at any time be ab sorbed, but the whole annual receipts may become insufficient to meet the increased claims thus arising upon the fund ; and this contingency alone renders it impossible yet to consider any sum in hand as unap propriated. "As to the common fund, applicable to the aug mentation of poor livings, the circumstances of this being his primary object would, in the present condi tion of the church, prevent the Commissioners from feeling themselves at liberty to return any sum as un appropriated ; even had the whole revenues prospec tively placed at their disposal by the Cathedral Acts, become already available. " But these revenues being dependent upon the falling in of cathedral preferments, &c., the annual income increases only gradually ; and it has been the invariable policy of the Commissioners to afford the greatest amount of relief in their power to the exist ing spiritual destitution, by pledging this growing income, in perpetuity, from time to time as it accrues. "The extent to which this principle has becar- car ried appears from the list of 562 benefices and churches has already augmented by the Commissior3rms, which their recently been printed ; and it resultst will r arise in the hav ing done so much that a necessity current year for supplying the other demands up on the fund, including the augmentations of archdeacon ries out of their stock ; the remainder of which may be considered as pledged to meet benefactions towards providing houses of residence for the poor clergy. " The Commissioners are, therefore, also unable to return any unappropriated surplus in respect of this fund. By order of the Board, "CHARLES KNIGHT MURRAY, " Treasurer and Secretary. " Whitehall -place, July 30, 1844." SOUTHEND. — Notwithstanding the late rain, this place has been all gaiety and bustle, being well filled with visitors, whom the beauty of the scenery, the healthiness of the site, and the excellence of the accom• m odation, has attracted hitherward ; most of the houses on the pier are let, the Grove Terrace is full, and the town well occupied. The convenience of the new church is fully appreciated by the visitors ; and the spirit of im provement continues marching onwards. The extension of the pier proceeds rapidly ; and the ground in front of the Ship and the Hope, and General Strutt's house, has been erected with a neat wood and iron fence, we be lieve by the general himself, at an expense of 2501. The steamers afford great accommodation with the metro polis, and when the pier is completed, we venture to be lieve this town may challenge the attractions of many of its larger rivals. Last week Mr. Whadley, of Stoke-upon-Tern, in this cotinty, took a sparrow s nest (built in a swallow's shell) with three young ones. Two are now alive, and are milkwhite.—Shropshire Consercatgre. MEHEMET ALI. The Journal des Debats gives the following inte ' resting particulars connected with the abdication of Mehemet Ali : " It is not astonishing that, in presence of the dis organisation which was extending itself more end more in the provinces under his domination, Mehe met Ali should have felt his usual courage and perse verance giving way. At his age, and after the active life that he had led, lassitude became natural, and the circumstances which accompanied the still problema tical act of his abdication, prove that the weight of affairs had begun to become too heavy for him. Some time previously to the late events the Pacha had been ill, and his return to health was marked by a measure, the prudence of which was not perhaps equal to its clemency. He had opeeed the doors of all the prisons of Egypt, and in one day 2,000 prisoners, thieves, assassins, and innocent men, were, without distinction, restored to liberty. It was not by such measures that the deplorable abuses of the Government, and the unhappy state of the country could be reformed. The evil had become so great, that the most faithful coun sellors of the Pacha felt themselves called upon to en • lighten his mind at any price. It appears that Ibrahim Paella himself laid aside the extreme reserve which he had until then maintained. The Pacha, con stantly habituated to find in his way only docile in struments, was at first surprised, and appeared to be fur au instant vanquished by a contradiction which was so unusual. lle manifested equal astonishment and grief at what was told him, and announced his intention of applying a remedy. But this moderation did not last long, and in a new access of passion the old Paella went so far as to threaten to send Ibra him Pacha bound hand and foot to Cairo, and to keep him there a prisoner. Two or three days passed in irresolution. On the 25th, the day fixed for sending his children to France, the Pacha held a council at which a report was made to him of the state of the provinces. It appears that the facts as stab- d in this report were exposed with so much plainness, that none of the Ministers had dared to communicate it to the Pacha. Mehemet Ali, however, had it read to him, listened to it in silence, and left the room without making any observation. On the following day, however, he gave sudden orders for his departure, and, as there was no steamer in readiness, he shut himself up in a kiosque of the garden of Moharem Bey, placed two sentinels at the door, and ordered that no person should be admitted to him. It was in vain that Ibrahim Pacha and 30 or 40 persons of the Court pre sented themselves at the door : they remained there se veral hours without being able to obtain admittance. The Pacha's physician, Gaetani Bey,and Kosreffßey,bis first dragoman, could alone reach his presence. It was to them that he declar e d hi s i ntent i on of proceeding to Mecca, adding that they might remain in Alexandria to be of use to Egypt, but that, for his part, lie re nounced it for ever. Then, as they remonstrated with him, he begged them, with tears in his eves, to withdraw. Ibrahim and Said P ac h a , hi s two sons, and his principal officers, addressed a letter to him, in which they assured him of their devotedness to his person ; but the Pacha replied that he was resolved to retire into the Hedjaz, and that he renounced Egypt for ever. No other reply could be obtained from him. In the night he asked for a sum of 125,000 f., and on the following day it was known that he had em barked, again declaring that he renounced everything, and was going to reside at Mecca, where he would take the name of Hadji (pilgrim). As soon as the depar ture of the Pacha was generally known in Alex andria the agitation became extreme. The evil dis positions of the Mussulman population, and the presence in the city of a crowd of malefactors, whom the opening of the prisons had let loose on society, were ofa nature to inspire the Europeans with great uneasiness. The consuls held a meeting, and ad dressed a collective note to Ibrahim Pacha, request ing him to inform them if he had taken the necessary measures to maintain order. When the last news left, Ibrahim Pacha had not sent his answer, but so long as he remained in the city, no disorders were apprehended. The Marquis de Lavalette had written to the commander of the Levant station to send him a ship of the line." The following letter, addressed to Mr. Court, the Secretary to the Underwriters' Association of this town (Liverpool), from the agent of the association at Alexandria, gives the best and most detailed ac count we have yet seen of the movements of Mo hamed Ali, the Pacha of Egypt : " Alexandria, July 17, 1844. "Sir,—Since closing my letter, per French mail, I find the steamer is detained till the evening in conse quence of the excitement prevailing in this city from the sudden and unpremeditated departure of Mohamed Ali for Cairo, for which a variety of reasons are assigned. I can only give the pre vailing rumours, as, at the present moment, it is im possible to ascertain the truth. One report is that Mo hamed Ali, yesterday, abdicated in favour of his son, Ibrahim Pacha; who, however, refuses to set during his father's lifetime. Another, that, in a fit of religi ous enthusiasm, Mohamed Ali set off on a pilgrimage to Mecca; that he was induced to this step by the reproaches of his harem, in consequence of his having recently sent his son to France for education. From another quarter we hear that there has been some thing like a revolt in consequence of a meeting held at Cairo, Mchamed Ali's grandson (Abas Pacha), Sheriff' Pacha, and others presided, and that it was agreed that Mohamed Ali was now too old, and ought to give up the reins of government; that, on this in telligence reaching Mohamed Ali, he was greatly enraged, and set off to restore order by his presence, giving out the report of a pilgrimage to Mecca to lull suspicion. " Whatever may be the true state of the case, it is certain that Mohamed Ali's departure was most precipitate, and induced by some extraordinary cause, as he left Alexandria without any intimation to the Government authorities or instructions for their future guidance. It is also certain he is seriously unwell. Her Britannic Majesty's steamer Geyser, Captain Carpenter, is in port ; but the British authorities have been inquiring for a fast-sailing British vessel, to take dispatches to Beyrout ; it is supposed to order down to Alexandria her Majesty's ship Tyne, or any other man-of-war on the station, as it is apprehended some crisis is approaching. Mohamed Ali's son, Admiral Said Pacha, has requested a steamer from the P. and 0. Company, to follow his father, and endeavour to learn the cause of his extraordinary departure; it is said the French Consul-General will accompany him." —Liverpool Albion. WS iniedb l uiiy fc i his Ms' 131 10 rorm ved t b° O of . es, A d. to dr 13 10 1 7 100 0 13 :1 1 of ~ oe _j` r 011e74 541 s IMP INTELLIGENCE. EAST GRINSTEAD.—The hops in this neighbour hood and throughout the Weald, including the dis trict between this and Lamberhurst, remain in as bad a condition as can well be imagined. In most places, what little bine there may have been is fast disappearing, and by the time it is usual to commence picking it will be black and dried up. The best gar den in this part of the country is supposed to be the one on the Brighton and Tunbridge wells road, about a mile from the latter ; in most other situations their appearance is desolate in the extreme. BoucwroN.—This district is doing remarkably well. We are clear of mould and vermin, and ex , )ect a good crop. EAST SUTTON.—The hops here are going on re markably well, the fine weather of the 16th and 17th having improved them wonderfully. llousEmoN DEN.—This parish is looking uncom monly well, having quite got over the high winds of the week before last. A good crop is anticipated. IGHTHAM.—Excepting some little mould, that is, however, fast disappearing, there is not the least com plaint to make of the hops in this district, except of not getting on so fast as could be wished. There will be a fair average crop, fully equal to that of last year, and of good quality. MAIDSTONE.—The low temperature at night ap pears to have kept back the plants in bur, but, the last day or two, the weather has improved, and the mould, which had been increasing in some parts, seems to have got a check. The duty . is set so variously that it is almost impossible to give a fair quotation, the been lowest being 120 , 000 /. her ei having so effectually sno expectation chtueraellyofbalinghaLed. rage crop, ASHFORD.—There hops ri' as to render recovery impossible. FARNHAM AND ITS ENVIR ONS. RoNs..The state of the hop plantations in this favoured part of Surrey and Hants is very encouraging to the I) ';,rowers, although they have been sadly ock d a out by the storms and tempests of the past ten d e scarcely a leading h head to the bine has been left uninjured , . and . . t e lateral shoots have suffered nearly in a similar manner, particularly on the S.W. side of the grounds, or where they are not protected from the autumnal equinoctial gales. The cold east winds of April and May had c h ec k e d th e rap id grow th 'of the bine, therefore there is not to be seen those luxuriant lateral shoots which often occur in the best grounds of Farnham—there is not so much " shaking hands," or prevention to walking between the hills, as might be expected if an overwhelming crop was to occur — yet there will be more than an average crop ; they are coming into hop very fast, and are very forward in those grounds where there is a fair proportion of male bines ; indeed, under such circumstances, it is expected that such gardens will be ready for the pick ers a week earlier than others differently circum stanced. Picking will commence at Bonham's Farm, near Alton, before August has expired. The ave rage old duty of Farnham district has been, for seven years in succession, nearly 7,5001., and certainly this year it will pay a full average, unless we have some more extensive gales, such as occurred a few years ago in the first week of September, when more than a thousand pounds of duty were scattered to the winds. The last year's old duty on the Farnham, district was 4,7051. —Sussex Advertiser. THE WELSH IRON TRADE.—OUT trade has greatly improved ; it is, indeed, better now than it has been for years. This remark applies especially to Merthyr and Dowla6.— The Welshu►an. 1 " Siiioo g P ros r .r 1011 ; - 11. Olai be r, we 0" to op 0 ' 0 J 0 n i ace " ried 4 ip a e a fed ° Con' ire iog ° We h o ld bold hich oil bee ll h, l o c :t1 ° I Illi" shiP 4 o Abe klibr