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nsent of chapels s ; but .hbishop e to be o be the )p, with icenses; 13 to 47 d liable declara unduly er place England ouse or except amagh, publica• unduly hem be that in ty shall e, as in appe ar salaries .ceiving ; of re oacting n mar- ad, and l other hers, or us per if s uch of the eptions ell cal- it it is Dmalies m from UIT Ld their ceptre, 2, was ty em pro- passing and at 7-eight )g pier i g was ' eatherl _.__ Lord ncellor ion to to do ors, is, ases of acilitl :ion to dieted isoned o pr. 10 will COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took tlu-ir usual early walk this morning in the pleasure grounds of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal highness also took an airing in the afternoon in a pony Phaeton, the Prince driving. The Hon. Rev. C. Leslie Courtcnay performed Divine service in the private chapel of the Castle to-day. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings this forenoon. In the afternoon the Royal Family wer e aga i n ta k en out i n t h e gar d ens. Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an t c l t 'g this afternoon in an open carriage, from her resi enee, Frogmnre Lodge. Yesterday her Majesty and Prince Albert prome naded on the terrace of the Castle in the forenoon. Thei r R oyal highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prin cess Roy a l, accompan i e d b y t h e D owager L a d y o i telton, w ere ta k en a d r i ve yester d ay morn i ng i n an Pen carriage. her M a j esty ' s private Band was in attendance after dinner at the Castle on Friday, and performed during the evening.. r -he Du c h ess of Gloucester came to town on Saturday Mtn * hew, and paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. i The D u k e of Cambridge left town on Saturday morn g, atttnded by Baron Knesebeck, for Cashiobury Park, t he seat of the Earl of Essex. The Royal Duke re turned to Cambridge house yesterday evening. The D uchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended Divine service yesterday morn lug, at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Cabinet Council was held on Saturday morning, at twelve o ' c l ock, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke - We llington, L or d S tan l ey , t h e E ar l o f Ab er d een , Si r el4 ; le s Graham, the Earl of Haddington, Lord Wham '', :Mr. Gl a d stone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer , s h i r e aceeuc t buite o f B 1 .h, Lord Granville Somerset, and _ litlex.d%ard Knatchbull. The Council remained in de ration above three hours. p M , r • Wakl ey , .P., had an interview with Sir Robert ee ' , M on Saturday. Good wood. Stanley arr i ve d i n town on F r id ay n i g h t f rom "ood wood. Excellency 11. Dedel had an interview with the l i ar . I Of Aberdeen, on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. 1 , 18 Excell ency had also an interview with the Noble '4l. on Frid ay. s u lsPat e h es were sent off from the Coloni al-office, on attird aY, to the Governor-General of Canada. SIIORTING INTELLIGENCE. The ly 1 1 4 0 1 1 1INSTER RACES—THURSDAY. ~.411 m i ip piing Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added, 1 3 Subs., 's Ci an . d a quarter, were won in two heats, by b . r. H mr. vvild m ' a Pt3', 4 yrs, Bst llb (S. Darling, jun.), M beatin o g lees . Pilb. : 11 8 Coheiress, 4 yrs, Bst lib, and r. F w Th e . 1 . - yrs, Bst llb, in a canter. ' (Aka Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. Two miles. Mr. b (5 Subscribers. ) Mr ..-"les's Princess of Wales, 5 yrs, Bst 61b we r. -.,. fierbert's Tariff, 5 yrs, 9st Mr. i,autiderss Caitiff, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b 3 2 3 1 , ,-,lyler'S Filby, 4 yrs, Bst llb thi r r first heat was won easy, the second by a neck, and the The 1 e i 1 1i e r 1 ,.%r ... 1 ..\' ? , by a len. - 4r ro qnd it.nitie `he e aies of sous. each, with 30 added. Twice long s length, oer four hurdles. (7 Subs.) k r , J ' Wadlow's Noracreina, 6 yrs, 1 Ist 41b ... 2 4 1 1 Mr, Rl3:r.ker's lionnet Rouge, aged, list 41b..... 0 1 2 2 k r , .r. 'iorth's Clinker, aged, 12st 41b I''tr. i Snlitb's Go-forget-me, 4 yrs, lOst 81b M, a o rs's, Jack, aged, llst 41b Mr ' lir A Q, II 8 Cracksman, aged llst 81b , I'l lr . au.„le.)''s Sweetheart, 6 yrs, llst 71b Lrot, 11 is were well contested, but the last was won in a onnet Rouge pulling up lame. The • SWANSEA RACES.—THURSDAY. a dded ri nee of Wales's Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 ar t's ' 7 x , 11 "--iles, 4 subs., were won in two heats by Mr. 11 '8, 4 yrs, 7st I llb, beating Mr. Gough's Fausta, • Th 9st 71b, and Mr. Wilks's Mimic, 6 yrs, 9st 21b. mil es, County Stakes of 2 soya. each, with 20 added, two S yr were won in two beats by Mr. H. Lucas's St. David, an d 119 st 111 b, beating Sergeant Botherem, aged, lOst 71b, The S. Padley's Acorn, 4 yrs, 9st llb. owansea Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 20 added, one B, t i„Were won in two heats by Mr. Pearce's Jack, 5 yrs, Th7beating Mr. Gough's 'Aimwell, aged, Sat 21b, Mr. e r, :! Picto n b , 4 yrs, 7st 111 b, and two others. °ver th zlu rdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, two miles, \V at Tree hurdles, were won in two heats by Mr. Southby's kag e h l , °°, 5 yrs, I Ist 41b (Parr), beating Mr. Beresford's "`e , 5 yr s , Ilst 71b, and three others. 3 to 1 9‘. LEGER BETTING AT GOODWOOD. s to 1 "gst The C ure (t.) 12 to 1 agst The Princess (t.) 6 t o , agst Ithuriel 12 to 1 agst Foiu-ballagh 1 0 t o ; a gst Bay 11 f emus taken g -11 to . 1 a gst I agst V alerian (t ) 20 to 1 agst Morpeth ed Deer (t.) 25 to 1 agst The Ugly Buck. (RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.) GOODWOOD RACES. I nto : That our retur n of the four days ' racing went less a Sttrib u e t t t than ll itsto extraordinary interest merited, is y_ the i r tle time allowed to collect, f l ' U t in stap e e, s a o n e d forward the results for publication the 'lowing --morning. Commencing each day at half-past t welv e , a n d with only half-hour intervals between the iffer.nt events, the racing was not over until half-past seven o'clock on Tuesday', half -past five on Wednesday, six o'clock on Thursday', and half-past five on Friday—a Profusion of entertainment that has never been equalled at this or any other meeting. Without the most rigid shtan:ntion to the order of running the proceedings . would lave been wearisome to the company, and it is due to It ProfeSSloll3l riders to state that the wishes of . the rZ,, a e r ,ds r in this respect, as in all others, were strictly Oil t he J Q. l'he amateurs were also kept up to the mark t i ,: first and second days, but on the last were evt 51'4,`'Y impressed with a notion that time was made for 1 not for gentlemen, of which they were only di 4 ' 4 4 by a wholesale infliction of 51. penalties. We ti k u t .Sir Watkin Wynn, who evinced as muchimpar are 1 as rigour in this respect, will see that the fines . not Ti • • jockeys, we suspect, receive 11(:, 'bor e the the paid rap tit e re3', nor should those who ride only for amuse it i ' 1 -H . the steward lip altogether, from first to last, of 4e impossible to speak too highly; it was active,.ts oneens, and courteous. We are not aware that i °lle - „ - was enforced in more than two cases of default. g;tirlst an individual (Mr. A.) who lost a large lat e f °h the sacoth • in Coronation's year, but who has of a Y been y 3 ii ' dmitted into the " ring " on payment Kbtli,„„t°lPostion of half a crown in the pound; and e t w he . ali4silist a Mr. J., from Hull ; the half-crown c not tiavi ,:t was not recognised, and the second party inq-it, even this both were warned off. The )4 . tn )g . , vv:_, excuse, s. r k ,, i.. 411 _0 or three exceptions,.. was creditable to "). t,„" • )-- 01 . th e judge's decisions it is scarcely neces -414 Veal,- Mr• Clark's character for impartiality . wnrerreetness is too firmly established to require a kitAirX comm endation. The arrangements, however, e I „ t uilb e ° e n the whole, were not exactly faultless ; the ,ttile, ht the starting horses and the names of the as;',-,,were exhibited - on the first three days with . all . ;''" n - ,,,,1,_ . clispatch, but it was otherwise on the Friday ei This 11,11`ms were slow in making their appearance, and the ;' 'flees the riders names did not appear at all. the • •41.)8 e from th til°l;),tl4l4l u rsi the e littteigitiug stand multiplicity l of duties forced upon who had no business there a of m le os r t sons indiscriminate admission into ,:upithv.`r• This ma , bet pre next year, by the " p i: 4 l4 l4 °lA of a regular clerk of the scales, and by sta °.}.the- litre competent men at the entrance. In respect It n . 'w 6 - we have hitherto spoken in general terms ; , s ur ori„.?llres will help us in proving the correctness of 1 7: 1,5.. ., 1 Z0 4e 1 0 a e l ceo:triitinetsttteed ;3 .. f .. the number and value of the I,C a sday ... r °ll ,Races. Number of Starters Value. lcile4d' < .................... . 61 p . 111 '46" 7 .................... 59 l'lcl sy ..... .. ... 12 ................... 67 . 9 ....... .. 57 7 , 0, , ...... ............ -- th iu th ‘a , l ' h " 4 0 £24,900 244 I.'' Iv' - LL ove pc walks-over, and tiro""auere at , ° linve included forfeits, N'4r th e ~, a kes, but not dead heats, or more than one lat,s." att,'3, amounting, in addition, to seven races.. e 1v,, -, Tirl ,f.,7, winners (their Own stakes included) were G 5 ,185/, Lord Stanley, 3,6001., Mr. q r il Q 14,2051, the Duke . of Richmond, 3,172/. 10s., I.,,i!titivielt,,ltlt:slick, 2,815/, Mr. Gully, 1,7521. 10s.. Mr. t at h, , • 04, Mr. Salvin (the Cup included), 1,0401., h,--"lareo4tnerrtfild (the Chesterfield Cup), 6301., rid Cap -11,1, uoco (Stewards' Cup included), 570/. . . (j,, 4 8, v ,. "w"od stable, which started nearly eight? , 4, 1 4 t,,,(.11 thirteen races, John Day's four, Foberts u ` 11 "rit3o's) 1 esseitine, four, Scott's two, Boyce's two, • Forth's 'Ord Sta ble s ? and several others, one each. 4 eri l : Go od Y is one of the stewards elect for 1845. _ - 4 41 r 4, the e w °°(:l Stakes already has nearly 120 sub Y 5 01. u p u pwards of 30, and the March Stakes ?LAl'S'r BErTING AT GOODWOOD. -, t,() agst Mr. sai,,fri.,sLlGhEer'eure 'tol agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel i o too 1 agst Colonel Anson's Bay. m In to ; agat 4r. Vane's Valena , n lr t ° ak u e s n freely 1 t ; agq Duke of Richmond s Red Deer 1 . 6 . t ‘ ) 1 . agst Colonel Anson's The Princess , 1, 04 p () .1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagtt was 4 he en "45Y evening ,5001. to 1,000/. void unless the lac.)bo„ le', the bet, we to be re.k,ln.,oe posted this believe,dy(o), and laid dpilargtsyt \.: ltt i ' 3 _ ") forfeit 100/. 1,4004 to 800/. was laid agst The 4ad Ithuril. to 2 TRE DERBY. 1$ t o , agSt John Da_y's lot t o 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt-20 to 1 t freely 25 to I agSt Captain Delme's Alarm —taken 2 5 to agst General Yates's Seaman —taken 25 t„ 1 a gSt kr Mostvn's Pantesa—taken ao t ' c ' , 1 agst Lord Che.sterfield's Newsmonger—taken 5 to agst M. Gully's Nutbourne—taken 44 - ) lam Lord Chesterfield's Twig —taken 40 ;" agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 4, t ` o ° ~ agst * Mr. A. Johnstone 's Rebecca colt—taken 4 0 t _ ; agst Lord Westroinster's Somers. 5 0 t : 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way—taken on , So t r , , agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—tak ~000 4 agst Mr. Mostyn's Black Prince --taken. 4° "a D -yell laid between the field and the following lots— I'lle 4t,3:'81 JOhll Scott's, Colonel Peel's, and Boyce's. -ctting Very heavy. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNINO, AUGUST 5, 1644. THE LATE DR. DALTON. In our last number we gave such information as was then at our command, respecting the last moments and decease of this illustrious man; and we now resume the statement of such further particulars as may be interesting, respecting the occurrences of the last few days. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Politi, having obtained permission, took a plaster cast of the head and face of the deceased philosopher. On the same afternoon an examination of the brain was made by Mr. J. A. Ransome, surgeon, the deceased's friend and medical attendant, in the presence of Dr. Lyon, Mr. IV. J. Wilson, surgeon, and Mr. Tomlinson, house surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. This examination was a careful and very minute one; and it was found that the left hemisphere of the brain was rather softer than the right, and that there was a very small cyst (or bag containing morbid matter), not larger than a pea, on the left side of the brain, in the medullary part, near the outer edge, and just above the top of the ear. This cyst was filled with a brownish palpy mass, rather thinner in consistency than the surrounding brain. In other respects the brain appeared very healthy, and presented no unusual appearances. The peculiarity of Dr. Dalton's vision —blue, purple, pink, and crimson, all appearing to him to be blues—we have previously noticed. His eyes were examined on Saturday by Mr. Ransome, with reference to this visual peculiarity ; but we have not heard the result, so as to state it with precision ; ani it will doubtless, ere long, be laid before the scientific world. It was not thought necessary to open the body. Immediately after this examination, Mr. William Bally, who arrived too late to take the cast of the head and face, took one of the interior of the cranium and also of the cyst, of which he is to make a model in wax. On Monday afternoon, some change was mani fested ; and, in the evening, the remains were placed in a shell, which was in turn inclosed in a leaden coffin, in the presence of Mr. Clare (one of the exe cutors), and Mr. Alexander Morris, the undertaker. At this time, from a natural process of decay, the lips had swollen, so as to restore the deep sunken mouth to what was its appearance some years back, and this circumstance gave to the features generally an agreeable expression ; and the countenance as sumed so striking a resemblance to that of Sir Isaac Newton, that, when Mr. Clare placed a cast or mask of that philosopher's face beside that of Dr. Dalton, it might have been supposed that the mask of the one had been produced from the features of the other. On Tuesday morning it was found necessary to close the lead coffin, which had till then been kept open, in consequence of the absence from town of one of the deceased's friends and executors. In order, however, to give his friends an opportunity of seeing his features, a piece of plate glass was let into the lid of the leaden coffin ; but subsequent decomposition rendered it necessary to close this also, before the ar rival of several friends from a distance. The executors named in the will are Mr. Alderman Neild, Mr. Peter Clare, and the Rev. Wm. Johns, — all of whom had long been the closely attached friends of the deceased. We understand that the parties likely to attend as mourners, in respect of consan guity, are Mrs. Robert Abbatt, of Liverpool, and Mrs Robert Benson, of Preston (who, we are told, are first cousins twice removed of Dr. Dalton), aad their hus bands.—Manchester Guardian. CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRIGHTON HERALD. Sir,—l have seen a letter in the Morning Chronicle, professedly written by Captain Warner, containing re marks upon mine and Mr. Parish's statements in the Brighton Herald last week, upon which I beg to make a few brief observations. Ist.-- Captain Warner says that " The mysterious rope was simply a coil, consisting of two new ropes for the purpose of towing the ship ; the other ropes, which seem to have puzzled these Shoreham visitors, were merely guy ropes for conducting the large or tow-ropes on board the steamer ; others were man-ropes hanging over the sides for the more convenient escape of the crew." Upon this I beg to observe that, as a man who has been well acquainted with ship-building and nautical affairs all my life, it appears to me, as well as to every nautical man who has paid any attention to this affair, that it is very extraordinary for man-ropes to be passed through eye-bolts two or three feet below the water-line. In the first instance these ropes were small, but on the morning of the explosion warps were placed as described in the statement last week. 2nd.—Captain Warner says, " I durst say there were ropes towing overboard both head and stern, as will happen in slovenly ships." Now, Sir, I inspected the vessel whilst in the boat within oar's length all round, and saw no ropes hung over in a slovenly manner, and I think I am judge enough to know whether the ropes were hanging in that manner or not. Since my letter was written, I have ascertained that the Tees steam-boat had on hoard a long three inch line bent to a kedge-anchor; which was picked up after the explosion, and which it is my belief, as well as that of many other nautical men of this port, was attached to the John o'Gaunt at the time of the explosion, as the end of the line farthest off from the kedge has apparently been burnt. I have given no opinion as to the explosion itself, but am ready to re-affirm every thing relative to the facts which I have stated.—l am, sir, yours respectfully, WILLIAM YOUNG. Shoreham, August 1, 1844. MAGAZI LONDON A RAILWAY. A numerous and influential meeting of the inhabitants of Peterborough, convened to discuss the merits of the proposed London and York Railway, particularly in reference to its connexion with the city of Peterborough, was held on Thursday last, at the Town-11311. Earl Fitz william in the chair. The meeting was attended by a deputation from the London and York body, consisting of E. Beckett Denni son, Esq., M.P. ; Francis Mowatt, Esq. ; Richard Hodg son, Esq., M.P.; Francis Pym, Esq., of the Hasell; and J. N. Foster, Esq., of Biggleswade. There were also present the Hon. M. Fitzwilliam, Charles Chaplin, Esq., of Blankney ;• J. N. lleathcote, Esq., of Connington Castle, Hunts ; George Rowley, Esq , of the Priory, St. Neots ; S. E. Cooch, Esq., of Huntingdon ; the Rev. W. Strong ; and other gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. The Noble CHAIRMAN having opened the business of the meeting, Mr. MILLAR proposed a resolution to the effect that, in the opinion of the meeting, a direct Railway between London and the North would be productive of great advantage to the inhabitants of the towns situate upon the line, and to the agricultural districts through which it passed. Mr. NELSON WILKINSON thought that before so general a resolution was affirmed by the meeting the sentiments of the Noble Chairman ought to be ob tained. Earl FITZWILLTAM had no hesitation in complying with the wish of the meeting. He was bound as a public man to consider the present measnre, and to see whether it would be advantageous to the nation at large, as well as to the local interests of the neighbourhood, and, comparing them together, his firm conviction was that the measure now proposed would be eminently con ducive to both. The Noble Chairman then gave some statement of the enormous traffic in live stock, from which it appeared that upwards of 90,000 fat sheep, and 6,000 bullocks annually passed through Peterborough on their way to Smithfield. There was another thing that he wished them not to lose sight of, and that was that between Peterborough and Lincoln the line could be constructed at less expense than in any other pan of England, as it would pass over a dead flat, and there would be no tunnel, and scarcely any cutting. Ile then called their attention to the danger they were in of losing the stream of cattle from Lincolnshire, which in consequence of an Act having been obtaie-ed for a line from Cambridge to Ely, would most likely be diN*ted to that place, unless a direct line could be obtaineo by Peterborough. H e was extreme l y desirous that hny railway to the north should pass through this place. It was the right line in a national point of view, the bet line for the local interests, the neighbourhood, and the best for the parties engaged in the undertaking. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. E. B. DENNISON, M.P., said that the Directors of the London and York Railway, having heard that a meeting was to be held on the subject of the railway, thought it their duty to attend. He was delighted to find that everybody at Peterborough, and particularly the Noble Lord in the chair, was favourable to the line. He was, however, bound to tell them, that wh e th er it INUED). would go close to Peterborough would be for the en gineer to decide. The Directors would have to weigh well the arguments on both sides, and none could be more powerful than those of the Noble Lord. The chief object of the Directors was to shorten the distance between London and York, which, if carried out, would effect a saving of between 28 and 30 miles. A secondary object was to shorten the communication with the West Riding of Yorshire, containing one million of people, who consumed a great portion of the corn of Lin colnshire. It was well known that the greater part of the corn of Lincolnshire went northward, and the cattle southward ; and as the line would come to or near Pe terborough, it would most materially benefit that place. The agricultural districts would reap a great advantage by cheapness of conveyance. He had ascertained that the average cost of conveying a quarter of wheat to Wakefield was 3s. 6d—the farmer had to pay also coin. mission at Wakefield, and to run the risk of a sea pas sage. If the farmer would undertake to pay them the freight, why he would save in commission and sea risk, besides which, he could bring his corn to market in twelve hours instead of a week. With respect to coals, he believed that the coals of the West Riding might be laid down at ss. a ton less than the sea-borne coal. The line would go through a country where there was no railway, and scarcely any canal, so that, taking any view of the case, there could be no doubt that it would be of great advantage to the town. A variety of other resolutions were then agreed to, one of which, moved by Mr. J. D. Simpson, and seconded by R. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., pledged the meeting to sup port, by every means in its power, the London and York Railway. _ _ _ ILLUMINATED MAGAZINE. We miss the Editor's allegorical " Chronicle 3 of Clovernook" this month—a sad miss, for they are usually the cleverest and most thoughtful articles in the Illuminated Magazine. In lieu of these, however, Mr. Jerrold contributes one of those short, racy tales of real life conveying a useful moral, in which - he so greatly excels, and which is called "Lizzy's Black Hair." The subject of the story is soon told. A poor village girl, whose parents are in the lowest state of destitution, refuses to have her luxuriant back hair cut off—an act of presumption which so shocks the squire's lady, who has no notion of poverty giving itself airs, and presuming to be vain, that from that moment she withdraws her gracious patronage from the fair offender. Slight as is this incident, Mr. Jerrold has turned into excellent account in his usual caustic manner. The " True and Particular Story of King Midas" is a humorous poem of the Ingoldsby school. The illustrations, as usual, are of a very su perior character. SPORTING MAGAZINE. There are two embellishments in the present number of this veteran periodical —one representing the well-known game of " thimble-rig," as played by the knowing ones at Epsom and Ascot before Sir James Graham interdicted the amusement; and the other, which is called " Aeronautics," representing a heron flying away with a small bird which she has pierced with her long, sharp bill. The first plate is the best, and exhibits much variety of low, flash, sporting character. Among the literary contents, in addition to the usual sporting intelligence of the month, we find a whimsical account in verse of the late remarkable trial in the Court of Exchequer before Mr. Baron Alderson respecting the case of Running Rein. BANKER'S MAGAZINE. This Magazine, as will be anticipated from its title, is exclusively of a practical character, and con tains some intelligent observations on the subject of the "Income-tax," whose objectionable features are forcibly pointed •ut, together with the injurious effect they have had on many banking establishments, and on joint-stock companies generally. It is easier to show the mischief than the utility of the income tax, notwithstanding that Sir Robert Peel is so firmly persuaded of the excellence of this odious impost. Mr. Mowitt, Mr. Pyne, Mr. Chaplin, and other gentlemen subsequently addressed the meeting, which separated after the usual vote of thanks had been passed to the Noble Chairman. LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER GORGON. The intelligence of the loss of this steam frigate, with eight other vessels, was brought over a few days since by the mail packet from South America, and it has been too truly confirmed by dispatches subsequently received at the Admiralty. It occurred on the night of the 11th of May last, during a terrific storm, off the coast of Monte Video, but we are happy to state the whole of the officers and crew were saved. The Gorgon, it will be recollected, obtained consider able notoriety at the siege of St. Jean d'Acre, while under the command of Henderson—a shell fired from one of her guns on deck blowing up the principal powder magazine in the fortress, whereby an immense destruc tion of life took place, and the battle was brought almost to an immediate termination. On her return to England she was re-commissioned, under the command of Captai Charles Hotham, to the service in South Amerisa, where she has been engaged up to the period of her loss. She was, we believe, launched at Pembroke, in the year 1833, and was a fine vessel of her class, her engines amounting to 350 horse power, and armed with six guns. The account of her loss is reported to be as follows: At an early hour on the morning of the Bth of May, while the Gorgon and another of her Majesty's steamers, the Ardent, Captain John Russell commander, were lying at anchor a few miles to the westward of Monte Video, it came on to blow very hard from the southward. The weather had for several days previously been very unsettled, and the appearance of the heavens indicated - coining storm. During the whole of that and the sue ceeding night and day the wind continued blowing heavy, until about three o'clock on the morning of the 10th, when it burst into one of the most terrific hurri canes that has been experienced off that coast for twenty years and upwards. At the first blast an armed schooner was torn from her anchors and driven ashore, where she fell on her beam-ends, and the crew narrowly escaped a watery grave. Directly afterwards three other vessels met with a similar fate, their cables snapping asunder, and driving on the beach with great force. Captain Hotham, of the Gorgon, took precautionary measures long before the hurricane commenced, by making the ship as snug as possible, and having two anchors out, but notwithstanding the vessel was soon found to be driving from her anchors. The steam being up, an order was given to the engi neers to " go ahead," which was instantly done, and an attempt was made to run her out, but the sea ran so terrifically high that it was impossible, every wave making a clean sweep over the length of her deck, and washing everything overboard. The engines were still kept going, and thus prevented the steamer being im mediately driven ashore, though little or no way was obtained on her; however, matters continued this way until about eleven o'clock of the I I th, when Captain Hotham succeeded in gaining the centre of the bay, where three anchors were let go, and hopes were enter tained that she would here safely ride the storm out. Such, unfortunately, was not the case, for, ere many minutes had elapsed, the cables of two of the anchors were found to be parted. Her engines were again put into immediate operation, and endeavours were made to hold on with one anchor, but all the strength of her ma chinery was not sufficient to contend against the fury of the hurricane and strength of the current, for suddenly the ship broke away, and in defiance of all the exertioa of Captain Hotham, his officers, and crew, was carried by the tide high on to the beach, surrounded by a tre mendous surf. It was five o'clock in the afternoon when she struck, and, but for the engines being kept in rapid motion, the force with which she would have been carried ashore would have dashed the ship to pieces; whereas, her pro gress was slow, and the shock when she struck was not violent. The crew and officers contrived to effect a safe landing, but in what manner it is not stated. During the whole of the night and following morning the hurricane continued to rage with apparently increased violence, and it was not till Sunday before it any way abated. The Gorgon was then found to be upward of sixty yards above high water-mark, and part of her hull buried in sand and shingle. Her guns and stores were got out of her, and several steamers were brought to tow her off, but it was utterly useless. The last accounts received stated that her crew were engaged in digging her out of the sand, and forming a channel about the beach, in order, it is conceived, to float her out, but there appeared not the slighest chance of this ever being effected, consequently there the ship must remain, and is a complete loss. Her Majesty's steamer Ardent was very nearly meet ing with a similar fate. She parted with her anchors, and the strength of the current was carrying the vessel towards the shore, when she came in contact with another ship of greater hulk than herself, which stopped her pro gress, and enabled the crew to secure her. During . the same gale, further up the coast, at a place called I3ucco, no fewer than fourteen vessels were stranded, two of which are reported to be ships of war. THE SINKING FOND.—A return of the rate of in crease of the Sinking Fund, from the first establishment of it by Mr. Pitt, in the year 1786, to the close of the continen tal war in 1815, in periods of five years, has been obtained and printed, on the motion of Mr. Wodehouse, M.P. for Nor folk. It hence appears that the amount of sinking fund actually appropriated was, from August, 1786, to February, 1787, 500,5551. ; in the year ending February 1, 1791, 1,220,2111., exhbiting an increase of 719,6561., in five years; in the year ending February 1, 1796, 2,143,5951., exhibiting an increase of 923,3841., in five years ; in the year ending February 1801, 4,911,1351., exhibiting an increase of 2,767,539/. in five years ; in the year ending February 1, 1806, 7,850,033/, exhibiting an increase of 2,983,8971. in five rears; in the year ending February 1, 1811, 12,050,5371., ex hibiting an increase of 4,200,503/. in five years •, and in the year ending February 1, 1816, 14,109,5121., exhibiting an in crease of 2,058,975/. in five years. Thus it appears that be tween the years 1786 and 1816, the amount of sinking fund actually appropriated was increased altogether by the sum of 13,608,957/., that is t o sa y, f rom 500.555/ to 14,109,5121. There is a man down in Frogland who is such a tremendous hater of monarchy, that he will not even wear a crown to his hat. POLYTECHNIC I?EVIEW. Among the other articles in the August Number of this periodical, there is one on the subject of the " Metropolitan Buildings Bill," now on its passage through the House of Lords, which the writer, surely without sufficient reason, defines as " a Bill of pains and penalties for the protection of London from further extension." The descriptive " Sketches of Constantinople," a hackneyed, and indeed exhausted subject, is treated with skill and vivacity. FISHER'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. In the article on the subject of " Sir Charles Met calfe in Canada," a complete exposition is given of the question in dispute between this Governor and his Executive Council, apparently by a writer who has had peculiar means of obtaining authentic information. This is the most important feature in the Number, which contains, in addition, a vast mass of the most recent colonial and commercial intelligence, drawn up minutely and circumstantially. ARRIVAL OF THE lOWA INDIANS IN LONDON.— A party of Indians, of the lowa tribe, whose hunting grounds are some hundreds of miles west of the Mississippi, arrived in town last night, at the terminus of the London and Birming ham Railway, Euston-square, from Liverpool, where they de barked from the Oxford, American packet-ship, on Monday. The party consists of the aristocracy of the tribe, and includes the principal chief of the lowas, the " Great Medicine," or " Mystery Ma n ," w h o , as hi s title implies, i s the " medical adviser" of the tribe, and who is en attendant on the party in case of sickness or accident, a third chief, five " braves' or warriors, four squaws or wives, a little boy and girl, and a " papoose," or infant. SALE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUssEx.—The principal lots sold on Saturday, which closed the sale, were the following :—A Greek New Testament, written in th e 13 t h century upon ve ll um, with an illumination at the commencement of each Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, written in 1295 by Theo dore, the fellow countrymen of the saints, purchased by Messrs. Payne and Foss for 70L ; the New Testament, translated by Wickliffe, a very fine manuscript on vellum, size 71 inches by 5i inches, 91/., Pickering ; and a col lection of 800 letters referring to the Synod of Dort, 16/., purchased by Mr. D. Turner, the banker of Nor wich. The first day's sale realised 8711. ls. 6d., the second day 877/. 75 ., the third day 9361 . 75., and Satur day's 4501. 10s., making a total of 3,1341. 15s. 6d. The catalogue of the third and last division of the late Duke's library will be issued on Monday. This division is com posed of works in general literature, and embraces many books of extreme rarity. In one book, a copy of Hall's Chronicle, to be sold early, is an autograph of the un happy Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, which is supposed to be unique. TWENTY HOUSES CONSUMED AT EXETER.--OH Saturday, the various insurance offices throughout the metropolis received information of a most disastrous fire breaking out at Exeter on Friday morning, and destroy ing upwards of twenty houses, besides other property of great value. From the few particulars received it ap pears that on the alarm being raised, at about half past ten o'clock. the fire was found raging in the extensive warehouse, tallow stores, and melting-house, belonging to Mr. Tackett, which were situate in the centre of the most densely populated spot in the city of Exeter, called St. Mary Arches-street, opposite the Jew's Synagogue. It was supposed to have originated in consequence of the foul state of the furnace flues of the melting-house, for.when discovered, the flames were issuing out of a crevice in the chimney, and the fire had communicated to several tons of tallow, straw, and reeds deposited in the floors just above. From thence the flames extended with awful velocity to other parts of the manufactory and the ware house, which was soon alight in every direction. The numerous engines belonging to the city, were brought to the scene soon after the alarm had been made, as well as three engines from the barracks, with about two hun dred and fifty privates of the 13th Dragoon Guards. The latter rendered the most important services to the inha bitants in saving their property, but the engines stood useless in the street for an hour and upwards for a sup• ply of water, the conflagration in the meantime destroy ing no fewer than twenty of the surrounding houses, some in Garden-square and Providence-place, and the remainder in Synagogue-lane. The loss of property was at least 10,0001. Up to nine o'clock on Friday night the fire had not been entirely subdued. FRANCE.—The progress of religion among the working-lasses of Paris—the children of the Revolu tion—mq be gathered from the following paragraph in the Ami de la Religion :—" The monthly reunion of the operatives of the Faubourgs St. Denis and St. Martin took place on Sunday last, at seven in the evening, in the Church of St. Laurent, under the presidence of the worthy and zealous pastor of that parish. Notwithstand ing the temptations which the amusements at the fete of " La Villette," in the neighbourhood, might have thrown in the way, those honest people assembled in the church to the number of a thousand ; their conduct was most respectful during the singing of vespers and the prayers ; and their sympathy was expressed, in a lively manner, for the lay orators who addressed them on the subjects of lab' alr, religion, and perseverance in moral conduct, the whole scene being exceedingly interesting." —Cork Examiner. PORTSMOUTH.—Van Amburgh has been here since Monday, exhibiting his splendid lot of horses, lions, and tigers. His amphitheatre is erected on land adjoining Southsea Common, and has been filled to overflowing. The sagacity of his elephant is wonderful —every day this noble and tractable animal (an Asiatic, one of some twenty years' growth) has been brought down to the beach, opposite the King's Rooms, to bathe in the sea, where he seems to enjoy himself in his ablu tions amazingly, ro lli ng and wallowing about in the surf, occasionally going entirely under water, and swimming out for a short distance. He generally remains in the the water half an hour. This novel sight has attracted thousands of people to the beach, many of whom come provided with fruit and biscuits, with which they feast the poor fellow, who is so quiet and careful that we observed children running about under his legs at play. Van Amburgh leaves on Saturday morning for Chi chester. It is a fact worthy of notice, that during the last eight days, in the extensive district of North Shields, comprising a population of 30,000 persons, death and the sexton have had no employment.—Tyne Mercury. THE LATE JOHN TRAVEAS, ESQ. A mee:ing of merchants, bankers, and traders, took HOOD'S MAGAZINE. place, on Saturday, at the Hall of Commerce, Thread- As usual, we received thi s M agaz i ne a t so l a t e an needle-street, for th e p urpose of adopting some mode of hour that we were una bl e t o i nc l u d e i t yester da y testifying the respe c t enterta i ne d for the public and pri vate worh of th l e late Mr. T ravers, t h e Ci ty supporter of among our Monthly N o ti ces . W e h ave cas t our eye e hastily over its cont en t s , an d h ave b een amused w i th the spirit and ingenuity th a t no t a f ew o f t h e articles th Refo t rm Bi exhibit. The first is from the pen of the Editor, and is a continuation of a tale entitled " Our Family." The sketch of the parish apothecary, Postle, is the best thing in the present chapters, and contains several racy touches of character. In the "Festival at Basle" an account is given of a desperate battle fought by the Swiss against the French and Austrians in the year 1444, the anniversary of which has ever since been held by the patriotic mountaineers. The "Boy and the Angel" is a quaint and somewhat mystical poem by Mr. Browning, who is but too apt to deal in the obscure and the mysterious. The "Polka" is a lively prose sketch, in which occur one one or two smart hits at the politics of the party of Young England. We subjoin the following pleasing and unaffected sonnet, which is the production of a lady who signs herself " Gertrude":— Oh! not for cities' smoke and sultry toil Is the fresh glory of this summer day: Haste, spread thy wings, and from the vain turmoil Spring like freed bird from prison -cage away! What halcyon life awaits thee in the woods, The tangled deep luxuriance of green shade, Where the mind revels in those rainbow moods By thousand links of thought and feeling made! Go, fling thee down in some sequester'd nook, Where the glad stream in chequer'd sunlight flows No need hast thou of comrade or of book, Whose heart responsive still to Nature glows: Let but a wild flower at thy feet be springing. And all thy poet's soul will break forth into singing Amongst the company present we noticed Mr. Patti son, M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr, B. Hawes, M.P., Mr. S. J. Loyd, Mr. G. W. Norman, the Baton de Itoths. child, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.p., Mr. C. Pearson (City Solicitor), Mr. H. Gibbs, Mr. G. M Simpson, Mr. S. Amory, Mr. G. H. Heppell, Mr. J. Underwood, Mr. W. Wansey, Mr. D. W. Wire, Sir G. H. De Larpent, Bart., Mr. J. H. Danietl, Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. J. Towgood, Mr. J. Lister, and many other distinguished and wealthy citizens. Mr. J. PATTISO)I, M.P,, having been called to the chair, expressed in a few brief and emphatic words the ' high value he set on the public and private worth of Mr. Travers, and said that in that most excellent individual he had lost a sincere friend, and the public had lost a most able and upright man. He thought something ought to be done to perpetuate the sense entertained by all parties of his eminent public and private services. Mr. G. W. NORMAN ' Bank Di rec t or , i n r i s i ng to move a resolution, said, that he did so under a strong sense of duty. It was difficult, if not impossible, to find a man with qualifications so rare, and so admirably fitted to adorn both public and private character. It would be a source of deep regret if so excellent a man should pass away from the scene of existence without record or no tice of his eminent services. —(Hear.) Although he (Mr. Norman) had not had the honour of a personal acquaint ance with the late Mr. Travers, so as to be able to estimate his character fully, he had looked at it both as a political and a commercial man. With respect to his public cha racter, none could deny that he was a good citizen and an upright merchant, and that in all his views he was only actuated by one object—the welfare of his country and the common happiness of all.--(Cheers.) In the share Mr. Travers took in the public affairs of the City, he was equally worthy of love and admiration. His extra ordinary high. mindedness —hi s perfect negation of self —the absence of all personal ambition, were most dis tinctly marked in him, and shone out more conspicuously in him than in other men. Some were actuated by motives of personal ambition, some desirous to obtain office, distinction, or power, but Mr. Travers, throwing all these aside, looked only to the common weal, and sought only those measures and supported only those men whom, he believed, were anxious, like himself, to do good to all.—(Loud cheers.) He should be sorry, indeed, that such a man should be forgotten, or that the citizens of London should not adopt some means to recal his public and private virtues to the notice of a future generation.(Cheers.) Mr. Norman concluded a speech of great feeling, of which we have room to give but a slight sketch, by moving " That the late John Travers, Esq., during his life, by his high commercial enterprise and skill, his spotless honour as a merchant, his large and benevolent views as a citizen, his public services, his unostentatious charity, and his general kindness and suavity of manner, having won the esteem of his fellow-citizens in an eminent degree, his death is a public calamity." Mr. R. GIBBS said it was with mixed pain and plea suredaily h ac e ci r u o a s in e ta t n o ce se w c i o t n h d id th r. e T m ra o l t .e io r n s . fo H r e tw had ent a y lm y o ea st rs a , and he solemnly believed that the equal of that most excellent man, in all things, was not to be found in the city of London.—(Cheers.) Mr. S. J. LOYD moved the next resolution, " To ap point a committee to consider the best mode of carrying the wishes of the meeting into effect." He said that it was with deep regret he was called upon to express his sentiments on this occasion from his inadequacy to do justice to the subject. He admired so much the high in tegrity of Mr. Travers's character, and was so struck by his perfect sincerity in all that he undertook, and by the absence of all personal and selfish motives, that he thought some means ought to be devised to show the sense entertained by his contemporaries of his exalted merit.—(Cheers.) Mr. FORSTER, M.P., seconded the motion. Other resolutions were moved, seconded, and adopted, by Mr. Ashurst and Mr. Heathfield, and the names of Mr. A. W. Robarts, Mr. Dillon, Mr. W. J. Denison, NI.P., Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr. W. G. Prescott, Mr. E. Divett, M.P., Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., Mr. H. J. Prescott, Mr. D. W. Harvey, and others, having been added to the Committee, the meeting adjourned until the Sub-Committee should be prepared to report what means should be adopted as most likely to meet the wishes of all parties. THE HOUS E or Commoss.—lmmediately aft er th e adjournment of Parliament, Bellamy's-rooms, the vote office, and a considerable portion of the lobby are to be pulled down to afford room for the improvements about to be commenced for the approach to St. Stephen's Hall. The an cient crypt of St. Stephen's Chapel is to be cleared and en tirely restored, that part of the former Houses of Parliament not having received any considerable injury when those Houses were destroyed by fire some years back. The clois ters, remarkable for what remains of their original architec tural beauty, as well as the crypt, are intended to be restored to their primitive state. FRENCH RAILWAYS.—The Courrier du .Nord states that the transit trade of the north of Prance has already begun to benefit by the system of international railroads. Large quantities of goods have already arrived at the Valen ciennes station from Germany, en route for Havre, for ship ment for America. One train alone lately brought silk goods for that country to the amount of more than 600,000 f. Pre viously to the opening of the railway these goods were for warded via Holland. EXECUTION AT LINCOLN.—On Friday morning at 12 o'clock, the unfortunate woman Eliza Joice, suffered the extreme penalty of the law on the new drop, for the wilful murder of her two children, Eliza and Ann Joice, at Boston, in this county, by administering to them laudanum. It being market-day she was launched into eternity amidst upwards of 5,000 spectators. TRAVELLERS IN ITaLr.—These who contemplate spending the ensuing autumn and winter under Italian skies, will be gratified to learn that a new and accom plished Lady Guide and Travelling Companion offers herself to their notice, in the person of Mrs. Ashton Yates (wife of the late Member for Carlow), whose two delightful volumes on Italy are just published. They are precisely those light, off-hand travelling sketches of the places they depict which travellers desire to meet with ; telling just so much of each as to secure the reader against overlooking anything specially worth visiting, yet not enough of any to blunt the curiosity or fatigue the attention of those who desire to examine and explore for themselves. The chief places visited during " Winter i n I ta l y, " are Perug i a, R ome , Naples, Flor ence, Bologna, Ferrara, Pa d ua, and Venice—returning to E ngland by the Tyro l , & c . la, pleasant The form of narrative i s th e happy and appropriate one —especially in the case of a lady of familiar l etters — doubtless the identical missi ves which Mrs. Ashton Y ates dispatched home to her fri en d s and relatives dur i ng h er C th i i s s terl absence. THE MONASTERY OF ST. BERNARD.—" We found the monks pleasant and agreeable men. After a very comfortable meal and an hour's chat by the fire, we were shown to our chambers, and slept well, after a fatiguing day, on the good clean beds of the convent. Next morn• ing we rose early, in time to attend mass in the chapel. Within the tones of the organ were sounding sweetly, while without the wind was howling over the snow-clad mountains, as it does on the wild December nights at home. How beautiful it was—the worship of God on this dreary mountain top ! I felt its beauty, as I listened to those deep organ tones, and heard the solemn chaunt of the priests in the mass ; and I honoured in my heart these holy men, who devote them selves to this monotonous and self-denying life in order in the spirit of their Master, to the bodies and men. Nor did I honour them the less that they Romanists and monks of St. Augustine ; for well I go th of a od t fora thousand years Romainsts and monks ofSt. A kwtsoone u uder g lowes us tin e had done the good deeds that they were doing— and that when none else could do them. A man must be blinded indeed by prejudice or bigotry that cannot see the monuments of Catholic virtue and the evidences of Catholic piety in every country in Europe; and worse than blind must he be that will not acknowledge and honour them when he does see them.”—Dr. Durbin's Observations in Europe.--[Dr. Durbin is a Wesleyan minister, and the President of Dickenson College, in the United States.] A RAT KILLED ET A REN. —is. A curious circum stance occurred at the low end of Stramongate, near the river, during the week, which shows the courage evinced by a hen in defence of her young brood. A nest of duck lings, nine in number, under the charge of a hen, whilst basking in the sun, where pounced upon by a large rat and at the moment when he was within reach of his prey, Dame Partlet bristled up her feathers, and with spur and beak flew at the marauder, and quickly put him to flight. Following up the success of victory, in the first &stance, the hen intercepted her enemy retreating to his hole, which she would not allow him to come near, beat ing him off on every approach towards it;aislpiriieytehnetedenda, Mr. Rat was fairly laid upon his back, and gthreeahtednecaolmof is most apps pleted her work by killing him on the spot.--Kendal P w 9P ea h th o e w r ev s e e r i in for the in . Mercury. —Since beingn district, c e got o o r last, in which w II ic h impro d remains out. good rainrl th et gathering, sn e Tt q l effect h u Ea a asn l iWdt deal oyf fallen w fhl e tt i ohhT l n m ue l ai : ly a id i En y n : this trfiao—nlmle growing respects, anticipate eryr most be abundant superior. Turnips, crops, and ve by G e e a n z e m t te a , t e A n u a g l l . y 2 . tbheeanlasleanrdainpsottDoeosnlicaasveterb COMPARATIVE TRAVELLING ON DIFFERENT RAIL WAYS.—In Mr. Laing's paper, appended to the. evidence taken before the Select Committee on Railways, it is stated, among " other remarkable instances of the effects of high fares, and limited acornrnoda tion in restricting the amount of travelling," that the London and Birmingham Company carry 130 per cent. fewer passengers per train , and 100 p er cent. fewer passengers per mile than the Glasgo w an d Ayr, and 8.5 per cent, fewer passengers per trai n , an d 135 fewer per mile than the Ulster; while the Liverpool and Manchester Railway carries 60 per cent. fewer pas sengers per train, and 50 per cent. fewer per mile than the Glasgow and Greenock (although the latter is ex posed to a sharp steam-boat competition), and 50,000 passengers fewer per annum, than are conveyed on the Newcastle and North Shields line.—RailwaY Record. BABIES.—It strikes us that more fibs are told about babies than about anything else in the world. We all say they are sweet, yet every body knows they ar e sour; we all say they are lovely, yet nine, out of ten h ave no more beauty than a pug dog; we all praise their ex pressive eyes, yet all babies squint; we call them little doves, though one of them makes more noise than a colony of screech howls; w e vow they a re no trouble, yet they m us t b e a ttended to night and day ; we i nsist they repay us for all our anxiety, though they take every opportunity of scratching our faces, or poking ther fingers in our eyes; in short, we make it our busi ness to tell the most palpable falsehords about them every hour of the day.—American Paper. All the bathing places on the Western Atlantic coast of Ireland are full of visitors. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, AUG. 2.—Nearly all descriptions of Foreign Wool have been in fair re quest during the past week at full recent rates. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, AUG. 2.—There has been a considerable business done in combing and clothing wools, but the _ manufacturers buy . very cautiously, and will not, at present, give prices in pro porti ,n to the cost of new wool in the country. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, AVG. 2.—We do not report any alteration in the trade this week; holders are firm in demanding the small advance in combing wools, which the consumers are yet unwilling to pay, conse quently sales are but limited. Short wools continue to be ready of sale at full prices, and stocks atmarket small. LEEDS.—The sales of balk goods have been of the same character as the last few weeks : the great bulk is delivered to order off the market days, and in conse quence the :supply to the cloth halls continues to be very small. Prices are without any alteration. Busi ness continues brisk in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is a very steady business doing in the piece trade, and for goods suitable for the autumn, particularly those made of worsted, the demand is even increased, and prices are very firm. Mixed goods have been in rather more re quest, and the prospect is more satisfactory. Yarns are in good request, and the buyers disposed to purchase for future delivery at last week's prices. The supply of wool coming to market is very considerable, but there are great complaints among the staplers that they cannot realise prices corresponding with what have been given in the country. TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—We have had the same healthy demand for cloth since Tuesday that was experienced on that day, and prices are, if anything, fully as high. Great interest attaches to the nature of the commercial news by the India mail, just announced, for, if the accounts are favourable, we shall have a further advance : of this there can be no doubt; the late rains will enable th e calico printers to set to work in good earnest, and it is not unlikely but, when fully en gaged, that a further impulse will be given to printing cloth, high, as by comparison with other cloth, that article is. Twist continues in unabated good demand and, for all export numbers, is fully as dear.—Leeds Mercury. On Friday, Mr. Edward Manning, of Gayton, whilst on a visit at his brothers, at Massingham, put an end to his existence by shooting into his mouth with a gun. Although his face and neck were dread fully mutilated, the unfortunate young man survived four hours after the rash transaction, when death put an end to his sufferings. A Coroner's inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of insanity returned.—lpswich Mercury. _ _ _ A youth named Frederic Goat, about eighteen years old, was accidentally drowned at Massingham on Friday. Verdict accordingly.—lpswich Mercury. DUDLEY ELECTION.—Edward Holland, Esq., of Humbledon House, near Dudley, who formerly repre sented the eastern division of Worcestershire, and Sir George Larpent, are spoken of as probable candidates on the Liberal interest for Dudley. Mr. Benbow, Lord Dudley and Ward's agent, and a rejected of Wolver hampton, is the Tory candidate. The number of elec tors at Dudley is 911, and it returns one Member. It was created a Parliamentary borough by the Reform Act, and was represented by the present Lord Campbell till 1834, when Mr. llawkes, the late Tory Member, dis placed him. RECOVERY OF LAND FROM THE SEA.—Mr. Samuel Hemming, of Bedminster, Bristol, has succeeded is reclaiming by extensive embankments, no less than 1,600 acres of rich and valuable land from the sea on the south bank of Lough Foyle, Ireland. TIIE )•_'BATA MORGANA.—The heavens in the east over the German ocean, and from llornsea, on Monday last, which was an unusually hot and cloudless day, pre sented the appearance of a mirror, in which were re • fleeted a number of vessels with their sails set, and a tower, supposed to be some lighthouse. A portion of the vessels were inverted—that is to say, all their masts and sails pointed downward to the sea.—Eastern Coun ties Herald. GALLANT DEFENCE.—On the morning of the 20th ult., at four o'clock, five men armed with pistols, entered the house of Pat Hogan, at Fenlough, as the door was opened. When Hogan's sister saw them come in, she ran into a room where her brothers slept, and alarmed them; they got out of bed, and closed the door, and John Hogan put his shoulder to it to keep it closed, when a shot was fired through the door which wounded him in the arm. Hogan's brother Pat kept flinging stones over the room wall, and kept some of the party from getting in over it. Two windows were smashed by them when they went out into the yard.--Yenagh Guardian. The new comet has been seen at Bois le Duc, with the naked eye. Low FARES ON RAILWAYS.—We understand that the third-class passengers on the Brandling Junction Railway are carried at less than one-halfpenny per mile.—Railway Record. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON GAMING. (Ordered to be printed 20th of May, 1844.) Some time has elapsed since we gave a notice of this Report. It has since been reprinted, together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. From the evidence we are inclined to quote some curious extracts, but at present have only room to select, from the answers of Peter Cloves, Esq., the following curious notice of reverend betters and levanters. It is instructive enough : What do you suppose is the reason that the clergy have discontinued attending the turf?—l nek er knew more than two or three. How many of those have you known levanters?—l have known two; not more than that in the course of my life. - Llow many have you known betting? —I hardly ever knew a clergyman bet beyond those. You state that you have known horses withdrawn pre vious to the great races, and other practices which you consider unfair upon the turf; do not you consider those exceptions? —Certainly. And that in general the proceedings on the turf are carried on honourably?—Yes, I think so, certainly. And that even those clergymen and such practices are exceptions?—l do. Are the clergymen you allude to men occupying high stations in the Church ?—Yes. Was time given to those clergymen who levanted?— One of them went abroad, and the other has not been to Tattersall's for some time. Perhaps those gentlemen may not themselves have re eeived the bets they won P—That I cannot tell; persons of course will not pay if they know that they are not themselves paid; the public have nothing to do with who receive or who do not receive; they ought to be able to pay what they bet. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. Copy of Mr. Rendel's Report to the Admiralty on the Chester and Holyhead Railway.—(Ordered to be printed 10th May, 1844.) Mr. Rendel, in the commencement of his Report, states that " the subject being of great importance, and the interests involved numerous, the inquiry has necessarily occupied much time, and required close investigation. Accordingly I have been twice over the line, first with the Company's acting engineer, for information on such details as the Parliamentary plans and sections do not furnish, and the second time to satisfy myself upon several points that appeared doubtful, and to meet such parties interested in the navigation of the Foryd River and sundry shipping places on the coast which the line interferes with, as had intimated a wish to do so." The questions which, by desire of their Lordships, the Secretary to the Admiralty had submitted for Mr. Rendel's opinion were these : " 1. Which of the two proposed crossings of the Dee, at Chester, will least interfere with the navigation of that river? " 2. Whether the ground on the bank of the Dee, and the sea beach from thence to the Strait of Menai, will admit of the line being carried at such distance within high-water mark (without putting the parties to unrea sonable expense) as would leave the shore freely acces sible at all times? " 3. Can the railway be carried across the Foryd River at or above Rhyddlan, or in a manner that will interfere less with the navigation of that river than by the Company's plans? "4. Will the proposed bridge for crossing the Conway give the same headway as the suspension bridge now there? " 5. Cannot the line of railway be carried on arches in front of the town of Holyhead, so as not to cut off all communication at high water between the houses and the harbour? " 6. Does Captain Beechey's plan for enlarging Holy head Harbour appear to possess any advantages over Mr. Walker's plan; and what is your own opinion on the best position for the harbour? " 7. The difference in cost of the plans; and " 8. Whether, if it appear that the line of railway cannot be so modified as to preserve that ample space on the beaeh which those interested in the navigation, and the inhabitants of the coast generally, have a fair right to demand, the line could be carried by Mold, as sug gested in one of the petitions?" On the first question, Mr. Rendel reports— ' " Neither of the proposed lines will interfere with the part of the river which is now navigated. The direct London line is proposed to cross the river considerably above the old bridge and wear, beyond which barges even cannot pass. The other line, which may be called the direct Liverpool line, crosses about half a mile below Chester new bridge, which limits the navigation for sea going vessels. This half mile of river would therefore be made by the railway unavailable to such craft as could not lower their masts.' But he adds, afterwards— " I am, therefore, of opinion that the Company should be permitted to cross the Dee in either or both of the situations shown in their Parliamentary plans, provided the bridges be made of the capacity and form described." On the second question, after stating that " the whole distance referred to here, is upwards of sixty miles, and in this length there ar e essen ti a l diff erences in the character and apropriation of the c oas t an d the adjoining country ; ' Mr. Rendel enters into a minute description of the physical features and forma tion of these different districts of coast, &c., along the bank of the Dee at Chester, to the point of Air in Flintshire, from the point of Air to Rhyddlan and Abergele, and the points of Penmaen-rhos, through which it is proposed to carry a tunnel four hundred yards long; and he reports to this effect-- " I am of opinion, therefore, that the company should be required to make this alteration in the tunnel, and keep the line proportionably inland on either side of it, and that in all places where it encroaches on the coast it should be retained by a perpendicular wall, widened out at intervals of five hundred yards, so as to form side slipways down to the beach; such slips being made at least fifteen feet wide, and their inclination not exceed ing one in twelve. Walls would not be more inacces sible to shipwrecked sailors than the present cliffs, gene rally speaking, are; whilst the proposed slipways would be an added convenience, that could not be otherwise than of great service in sending assistance to stranded vessels, and for the escape of their crews. Of course such slipways should not be used unless with the permis sion of the railway company, excepting in cases of wreck, when the police of the railroad, and the rapidity with which assistance co u ld b e brought, would prove of great service. The slips should incline from west to east, and within the reach of high water they should be se curely paved. On this part of the coast I consider per pendicular stone walls with slips in every respect prefer able to stone-paved slopes of the kind proposed, which, if made sufficiently flat, would encroach greatly on the beach, without offering a single advantage over perpen dicular walls. From west of Colwyn to beyond Conway the line is inland, excepting where it passes along the slope of Conway-bridge embankment. At Penmaen bach and Penmaen-mawr, the line is necessarily carried along the face of the cliffs for some distance. It also of necessity intersects detached portions of the beach, but in no one case to any extent as to length or protrusion. I should cartainly recommend the adoption of a short tunnel through the point of Penmaen-bach, by which means the encroachment on the coast would be reduced, and the security of the works increased. In all cases of encroachment, a perpendicular wall, with slipways to the beach, in the manner before proposed, should be insisted on ; and with this provision, I am of opinion that the line on this division also would be unobjectionable in every nautical point of view." To the third question he replies, "There are no physical difficulties in the way of carrying the line across the Foryd at Rhydillan ;" but he recommends certain deviations from the plans submitted. To the fourth question he answers— " I am of opinion that the company should be required to make the new bridge of equal capacity with the pre sent one, in headway and waterway." Of the fifth, he reports— " If the line of railway . be permitted to encroach upon the harbour, as shown in the Parliamentary plans, it should certainly be carried on arches, which is very practicable. I am, however, of opinion, that no ad vantages are to be derived by the continuation of the railway beyond the eastern limits of the town, which can in any way compensate for the injury it would in flict on the harbour, even if carried on arches. . . . My opinion, therefore, is, that the railway should t erm i nate east of the harbour, which would prevent injury to the town and harbour, whilst only occasioning an omnibus distance of three-quarters of a mile, in place of one quarter of a mil., to the present packet pier." In answer to the sixth question the details are very curious, whereby Mr. Rendel illustrates the re lative elements for preference as between the plans of Mr. Walker and Capt. Beechey ; and also those of a plan now submitted to the Board of Admiralty by himself. We subjoin the whole of this portion of the report : , " Captain Beechey's plan incloses an area of 176 acres, by 4,100 feet of breakwater, and 3,000 feet of pier ; whilst Mr. Walker's plan incloses only 90 acres, by 3,300 feet of breakwater, and 2,500 feet of pier. Of the 176 acres enclosed by Captain Beechey's plan, 131 acres have two fathoms deep and upwards (at low water), 110 acres of three fathoms and upwards, 69 acres of four fathoms and upwards, and 43 acres of five fathoms and upwards. Mr. Walker's plan has 80 acres of two fathoms and upwards, 70 acres of three fathoms and up wards, 40 acres of four fathoms and upwards, and 17 acres of five fathoms and upwards. In regard, there fore, to area in proportion to length of breakwater and pier, Captain Beechey's plan obviously claims the pre ference. The entrance to each harbour has the same aspect, viz., true east; but, owing to the greater size of Captain Beechey's harbour, he can afford to have a \yid, r en t r ance than Mr. Walker, without proporti onately in.. creasing the risk of injurious disturbance within it. Accordingly, Captain Beechey makes his ent rance up wards of 1,000 feet wide, whilst Mr. Wal ker l imits his entrance to 350 feet. It also appea rs t o me th at at the ter minating kant of the north breakwater of Captain Beechey's plan is so placed, with reference to th e h ea d of his south pier, as to occasio n less broken water across the entrance, which, in connexion with its being nearly three times the width, mak es it much more accessible when the wind is from the northward and westward, which are the bad weather points, and which, consider ing how close both entran c es are to a rocky lee s h ore , makes a wide a n d easy access all important. I am therefore of opini on , that in every point of view, as an asylum harbour, Captain Beechey's plan must be deemed preferable. Captain Beechey's plan has also the advan tage of making the present harbour a portion,, and a most valuable one, of the enlarged harbour, and, as such, capable of being made of great importance, from its ap plicability to the various appurtenances wanted to make any establishment of this kind complete. As packet harbours, both plans appear to me deficient in affording a degr,:e of shelter that, would give the necessary quiet for berthing the steamers alongside the proposed work ing i iers in gales from the north-west ; and in each I think it would be found requisite to give the additional accommodation of a deep -water wharf along the east side of Ynys Gyby, in the manner suggested by Mr. Walker. This would reduce the area of both harbours, which would be most felt in Mr. Walker's plan; more from the -inconvenience of having to take the packets through the crowd of vessels which won d doubtless be frequently collected within it, than by the mere reduc tion of size. Captain Beechey's plan being the largest, and having greater space inclosed by its south pier, ad mits of a better opportunity of devoting that portion of the harbour to the sole use of the packets. To this the only objection is, that the packets would be incon veniently removed from the dockyard, and in north-west gales would frequently have to use the wharf along the opposite side of the harbour, in the same way that Mr. Walker's plan contemplates. Mr. Walker's plan has undoubtedly the advantage of increasing the accommo dation of the present harbour, by the gradual extension of its north pier; but judging from past experience, it is a reasonable apprehension that any increase of ac commodation which could be so obtained would invite such an accumulation of shipping as would deprive the packets of much of the benefit. It appears to me, therefore, that if the object sought is the accommoda tion of a larger class of packets, it is worth close in quiry whether that might not be fully accomplished by the expenditure of a comparatively small sum in deepen ing the present harbour, so as to make a sufficient area for vessels of say 150 feet length, which I assume to be sufficient for insuring the requisite speed. Whilst ad verting to what I have considered to be a want of de sirable accommodation in the two plans for the harbour, on which my opinion is requested, I have thought it un necessary for me to particularise their individual merits. The high scientific and professional character of their projectors is a sufficient warrant for their general excel lence, and would deter me from making any suggestions of my own; but the great importance of a harbour of refuge at Holyhead has been so impressed on me during my late investigation of the subject of this report, as to produce a conviction on my mind that no money within a reasonable limit should be spared for effecting the most spacious and complete harbour that the site will admit. In replying, therefore, to that part of the ques tion as to my own opinion on the best position for the harbour, I hope I shall not be considered as exceeding my instructions in laying before the Lords Commission ers of the Admiralty a plan which, though more expen sive than either Mr. Walker's or Captain Beechy's, appears to me justified by its commensurate magnitude, and the number of important objects it would embrace. It is shown on the accompanying chart, on which I have also laid down Mr. Walker's and Captain Beechey's, for the more ready comparison of the three, and by which it will be seen that by running off a breakwater from a headland west of the present harbour called ' Soldier's Point' eastward, so as to terminate north of the Platter's Biniy,' and forming a pier from Yns Gyby, with its head resting on the Outer Platters,' a har bour of upwards of 300 acres would be formed, having its entrance windward of the entrance of the other pro posed plan nearly three-quarters of a mile, and in fathoms of water. The breakwater by this plan would be about 5,000 feet long, and the south pier about 2,000 feet long, and the enclosed harbour would contain 252 acres, having two fathoms of water and upwards (at low water), 216 acres having three fathoms and upwards, 188 acres having four fathoms and upwards, and 127 acres having five fathoms and upwards ; and the whole space was reported to me by Commander Kains, and others having local knowledge, as excellent holding ground, and free from rocks or foul ground. That the last-mentioned advantage is possessed by this site, is confirmed by the elaborate soundings given in Captain Beechey's chart, which shows only one small sunken rock, on which is marked is feet water, and which I should recommend to be covered by an inner pier, run off the shore, as shown by dotted lines on the plan. This pier would also separate the packet harbour from the asylum harbour, afford quiet berths for the steamers in north-west gales, and would shelter the west side of the dockyard and Yns Gyby, as also the greater part of the pier, which runs from thence to the Outer Platters. The land forming the south and west sides of this har bour is mountainous, and offers complete shelter. The breakwater is not more exposed than in either of the other plans, and though the water in which it would have to be formed is in its deepest part upwards- of two fathoms greater than in either of the other plans, the cost would not be proportionately increased, as the lower part of the slopes need not be made as fiat as the upper portions. The facility also of getting stone in the moun tain from which it would spring, will be something greater in the case of either of the other breakwaters. As regards the south pier of this plan, it is shorter than the similar piers of either of the other plans, but has from seven to eight feet more water. A reek is marked in the chart on the inside of this pier, but it is covered with 14 to 17 feet water, and being small, might easily be removed to a depth of 31- fathoms, if necessary. As regards the entrance, I have drawn it of a w idth o f 800 feet, the head of the breakwater covering it from northerly gales, but in a manner that. would prevent broken water from being thrown across it, and with an aspect which. though sheltered, would admit of vessels running in and out free with any wind between north-east and north ward to north-west. This harbour would also have the advantage of connexion with the present harbour through the drawbridge, which joins the island of Yns Gyby to the main, and it would also have a greater extent of shore than even Captain Beechey's plan. It is, however, the windward position of its entrance, its large aare with deep water, and the facility it offers for the convenient separation of the mail-packets from the general shipping, which I regard as its chief advantages, and which I think more than compensate for its greater cost than Mr. Walker's or Captain Beechey's plan, with which it is compared in my answer to the next question," In answer to the seventh question, we have the fol lowing summary of the relative expense of the plans, respectively : " Assuming the cost of executing the several corre sponding classes of work in Mr. Walker's and Captain Beechey's plans to be the same, which I see no reason to doubt, and that Mr. Walker's estimate is sufficient, which I also believe, the cost of Captain Beechey's plan would be 550,0001., or 150,0001. more than Mr. Walker's; the plan which I have ventured to suggest would cost 600,0001." Mr. Rendel's report on the eighth interrogatory is in the negative. A Durham journal says—" A diabolical outrage was committed yesterday morning, at Walridge Colliery, near Chester-le-Street, by some heartless villain tiring a gun heavily loaded through the window-shutters of a house occu pied by John Walker, a deputy, by which he and his wife were severely injured whilst asleep in bed. Some murderous scoundrels have perpetrated a similar outrage at Rainton, in the Marquis of Londonderry's collieries, by tiring a shot' in the window sole of one of the `black-legs'—which was so heavily charged as to shatter the walls, and to cause the ex plosion to be heard two miles off." On the 19th instant, the son of Mr. Greatheid, exciseman of this place, I,,st his life while bathing in our river below the town. It appears he had got out of his depth and was sinking, when his father, who was sitting on the bank, jumped in immediately to his assistance, and was drawing him into shallow water, when he un fortunately slipped, and lost hold of his snn. He saw him rise to the surface again, but could not reach him The body was picked up- by some men almost imme diately, but life was extinct. An inquest was held, and a verdict of " Accidentally drowned" was returned.— Norwich Mercury. THE LATE DR. DALTON.—The death of this amiable and distinguished philosopher and (philanthro pist is mentioned in our obituary. Dr. Dalton had been for more than half a century an active and invaluable member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, having, together with his friend 1)r. Edward Holme, M.D. F.L.S., been elected on the 25th April, 1794. Indeed, they were the oldest surviving members of the Society, with the sole exception of Sir George Philips, Bart., who became a member in 1785. Dr. Dalton had been president of this Society since 1817. In 1788, he commenced his " Meteorological Observations," which have been continued to the present time. In 1793, he published a volume of " Meteorological Ob , servations and Essays;" a work which displays much original thinking, and the germs of some of Dalton's after discoveries. Some time afterwards he was ap pointed to the situation of Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the New College, Mosley-street, Manchester. He resided for about six years within this Institution, with which Dr. Barnes was contempo raneously connected as Theological Professor, and con tinued to hold his office until the college was finally removed to York. On withdrawing from the college, tribute t o the the Manchesterp memory of the deceased.—Liverpool Mer in the year 1799, Dalton began to teach math emat i cs a nd natural philosophy, at his own r es id ence. The deceased was a member of the So c i e t y of Friends. resent w n it •e b el e c vsieevweratol mdeeveitsiengssomhaevepubbeeline t h D r e i u b ld r sury. 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