The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-02 00:00:00

Nor HAMBURGH MAIL. THE HAGUE, AUG. 28.—The Portafoglio Maltese of the 14th instant announces that the Netherlands frigate the Rhine and the Jason. under the command of his Royal Highness Prince lle•,rv, arrived at Malta on the 13th, from Tunis. It is said they wei - e to go to the Levant. Bois LE Duc • AUG. 29.—Though the river has continued to rise up to this time, the accounts from other places announce fall, and we hope tl - Je dikes on one side of the city will not be broken through Qr Overflowed. Thank's to the officers of the Polders, who, by constant and persevering etToits, by vast num bers of workmen, great . -- f.xpenses, and persoliai tions, have hitherto prevented the water `'rota doing any damage. The water is 77 inches above the water mark in the dikes of the river Dieze. The damue Would be incalculable if there should be a breach in these dikes. HOTTERDAM.—The New Rotterdam Courant has the following article : " A respectable commercial house has communi cated the following account, dated Alexandria, the 6th of August "Since Mehemet Ali is at Cairo, his Highness oeems to be more calm, and no longer talks of abdicat ing, or of going to Mecca. Public tranquillity has not been for a moment interrupted. We subjoin the note addressed by the Consuls of the five great Powers, to Artim Bey, the chief Minister of the Viceroy, and his answer to it. ~i kt.ExANDRIA, JULY 27, 1844.—T0 his Excellency Artim Bey, Minister of his Highness Viceroy of Egypt. "His Highness, Mehemet Ali, having suddenly Pone to Cairo, and publicly declared that he intended I mmediately to set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca, we tegreth having been deprived of the satisfaction of personally paying our compliments to hint, and re quest your Excellency to convey to his Highness the expression of our respectful esteem for his person. "We doubt not that his Highness, before he left Alexandria, had taken all necessary measures for the maintenance of public tranquility in this city, where the s a f e t y an d interest of our countrymen may be endang ere d by the least irregularity; and we hope that his Highness, before his departure from Cairo, will acquaint us, either directly or through your Excellency, with the measures which he takes for the goYernment of the country during his absence. (Signed) "LAURIN, for Austria. LAVULLETTO, for France. STODDART,Great Britain. WAGNER, Prussia. SAM, Russia." b Answer of Artim Bey to the Consuls of the Five -uo wers at Alexandria : "August 2, 1844. "Said Pacha has arrived from Cairo. The Viceroy ha ving seen the joint note of the Consuls-General, said, ' Return immediately to Alexandria, and tell `trtim Bey to make the Consuls-General easy with respect to the tranquillity of the country ; remain Yourself at Alexandria, while Ibrahim Pacha shall s end to Cairo, where I shall hold a council; the nutters to be discussed there relate to the internal k lnlinistration of the country, and must be con -lidered by me and my servants. If Igo to Meoca „ shall take such measures as circumstances require, and they s h a ll b e i mme di a t e ly commun i ca ted to the vonsuls-Gen e r a l. My health does nut permit me to receive them, and I request them to remain at Alexandria. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PonTsmouTn, Atm. 30.—The Earl of Haddington, we are happy to say, was so far recovered from his sud den indisposition yesterday, as to be enabled to leave the Ad miralty -house, and, accompanied by Rear-Admiral 11 3 7 (le Parker, crossed the harbour to the Royal Cla renee-yard, to receive his Royal Highness Prince Albert ° l l his landing-from the Black Eagle, prior to leaving for the railway terminus, in the carriage of Sir Hercules f,akenham, Major-General commanding, and Lieutenant vovernor of Portsmouth Garrison. On the return of the Lords of the Admiralty from the ; L u sPection of Hasler Hospital yesterday, their Lordships, ter th e d eparture o f hi s R oya l Hi g h ness P r i nce Alb er t, Teeted the stores of the Royal Dockyard. r, - this morning about half past ten o'clock, Sir George ,‘, l ' c 'ehhurn, and the other members of the Board, not in cluding the Earl of Haddington, proceeded in the car 40re of Sir Thomas Hastings to Southsea-common, e the new battery for the instruction of Marines in Sea Service was inspected. The Colonel-Commandant r° this divisi on a tt en d e d th e ir Lordship s , who a ft e r w ards it 'Peeted the Royal Marine corps in barracks. At about %q u arter past one o'clock their Lordships returned from beir inspection, and proceeded on board the Excellent, PPtain Sir Thomas Hastings, to witness shell and ge rr.al Practice. Luncheon was ordered for six, at the :linience of Sir Thomas Hastings, with whom their s o rcis hiPe dined last evening. Lieutenant Peel, R.N., theirf the Premier, and several other officers, dined with ro Lordships , 1118 Morning . the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington at eleven the it o'clock held a levee in the Committee-room of i'oYal Naval College, at which the following officers were presented : Admirals—Decres and Lysaght. Captains —T. M. C. Symonds, Searl, Mowbray, and Prevost, R.N. Commanders—Lowe, Slade, Sherringham, Baynton, Radcliffe, Dyer, Mitchell, Goold, Pritchard, Langtrey, Worsfold, and- Renans. Lieutenants--Reid, Stone, Moorman, Burslem, Spal ding, Pasco, Ward, and Welsh. ROYAL MARDlES.—Major—Whylock. Lieutenant—Sherwen. The above presentations occupied until past one o'clock, when his Lordship rose, and proceeded on board the Xxcelleut, to join the other members of the Board. His Lordship adjourned the levee until eleven o'clock to reorrow, when the other officers not presented to-day, whose names are on the list, will be received. Their Lordships dine this evening with Admiral Sir George Seymour, on board the Collingwood. ....The Bl ac k E ag l e , Ad m i ra l ty steam - yac h t , S. B. C oo k, ' ll aatirtommender, will remain, we are informed, at this Port during the stay of the Lords of the Admiralty. The Sylvia, 6, tender to the Seaflower, is undergoing It refit in the harbour. The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, was cruising off Fernando Po on the sth of June. by The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford, private letters just come to hand, is ordered to the ';eeivard Islands to relieve the Inconstant, 36, Captain ; R. Frem an tl e , a ft er w hi c h she will be stationed at ‘uarbad oes . t The Queen, 110, Captain W. F. Martin, was expected t ° have left her moorings in the harbour for Spithead, to- left ; but, not being quite complete in her equip taent, are informed she will not leave for Spithead teatil the latter part of next week. T he experimental brig squadron will not be commis a,"ed at present. There are no orders respecting them at the Admiralty-house here. „he R aven cutter , Li eutenan t St e ph ens , arr i v ed from ?,heern ess this morning, bringing supernumerary seamen i°r the ships fitting out here ADVANCE SHIPS AT THE DIFFERENT PORTS. P ORTSMOUTH. —Britannia, 120 guns ; Neptune, 120; '-'stnperdown, 104 ; Rodney, 92 ; Powerful, 84 ; Ven f,,"1"....0e, 84; Bellerophon, 78; Pembroke, 72 ; Hastings, 4; P resident, 50. S uperb, Nile, t/X VONPORT.—St. George, 120 guns; Royal Adelaide, 1 92; Bombay, 84; Calcutta, 84; Clarence, 80; 80; Vanguard, 80; Foudroyant, 78; Indus, 78; placable, 72; Endymion, 44; Melampus, 42. C HATHAM. —Tr Ifalgar, 120 guns ; Waterloo, 120 ; Ga Il ges, 84; Asia, 84; Achille, 76; Hercules,72; Hawke, .%); Russell, 72 ; Cornwall, 50; Conquestador, 50. 4 ,ORTSMOUTII, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Collingwood, 8 j ) . ! Captain Sliart;with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir his Seymour, still remains at Spithead, and up to s hour th ere i s no s i g n of her removal. Yesterday tt 7e was inspected by the Lords of the Admiralty, and t by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the Excel s£t gunnery ship, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, this : I , l. ernoon, to inspect her, and to witness the shot and practice. The admirable precision with which the Wi n" was carried on elicited the approbation of their rctship s . Every shut was so well directed that it struck, lu t W ent quite close 'to, the target. Had a vessel been oored there instead of the target every shot that was te d would have hulled her. Their Lordships remained on board nearly three hours. b„ T he Queen, 110, Captain Martin, will go out of har -ur on Monday. , The rumour is gaining ground that several line-of ships are to be commissioned immediately, and i l l:kearance s l ea d us t o b e li eve th a t there is some truth fur th e Pembroke, 74, an advance ship, has been t t l t i Zsti into dock and masted, and the Powerful, 84, has 4 4 , 4 43 , been hauled from her moorings to the vicinity Sh e, dockyard, also for the purpose of being masted. e, as well as all the other advance ships, are only cop iirse,';l to light load water mark, and the caulkers are now d ee ,npon her, and preparing her for being coppered to van t load water mirk. The Rodney, 90, another a l .e . e shin, is to be masted and got ready for commis °lung. I.6:Lhe Victoria and Albert royal steam yacht, Captain p ai , 4 Adolphus Fittclarence, has had her upper deck %.,,; t eci since her return from her cruise to the west %Q . She will be quite ready to receive her Majesty b eginning of next week. TAE LATE HONORARY REWARD BY THE The KING OF THE FRENCH. 'the followin letter has been addressed to the Secre tary4t Ll d' g R, 9y S:— te r e mr . -- A severe attack of illness prevented me yes lett e Y from acknowledging, in a suitable manner, the in t er you have done me the honour of addreising to me Pinsmitting the gold medal awarded to me by his the the . King of the French, for services rendered a ll erench brig of war Eglantine, in rescuing the crew G n h„ ea rgo of the barque Felecie, wrecked off Cape Will s r ' , on the coast of Africa, in November last. It undeTre a source of gratification to me, that I was, ti ttle —. , Devine Providence enabled to assist the crew at a we r e wile n , having escaped the perils of shipwreck, they 4t .e about falling a sacrifice to the animosity of the tin o lvel on that coast. Happily through my represents lerv!lo the African King, they were eventually pre coo and part of the plundered cargo restored. In kin c e i„ llBl °n, I beg, to offer you my best thanks for your n le ,:eSS in torwardieg me this token of acknowledg '4l, and remain, Sir, &c., " C. KREEFT, 44 Tom e _onanding the brig John Forster, of London, W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary st Lloyd's" CP CULAR. Wisnsoa, SuNDAT.—Yesterday afterooon, at half past six o'clock, the Prince of Prussia, attended by his suite, arrived at the Castle, on a visit to the Queen, havii3g performed the journey from Bristol to the Castle, in the short space of two hours and a half. His Royal Highness was received at the grand entrance by Prince Albert, and also by Viscount .flawarden (Lord in Waitiog), Colonel Berkeley firummond (Groom in Waiting), the lion. Colonel Gres , an.l Colonel Wylde (Equerries in Waiting) In the suite of the Prince of Prussia were the Count Koenigsmark, Count Puckler, Baron Schlei nitz, and Capt.J.ni Alcyne (Groom in Waiting on her Majesty). His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, also accompanied his Royal Highness to the Castle. Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a pony phaeton, the Princess Royal accompinying her Royal Parents. In the afternoon, her Majesty and Prince Albert went out in a phae. ton, the Prince driving. The Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Wylde attending on horseback. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice took pony exercise yesterday forenoon, and in the after noon were taken a carriage drive. _ . _ The Earl Delawarr, L - ord Chamberlain, arrived at the Castle yesterday morning on official business, and in the afternoon left for London. Vise unt Hawarden (Lord in Waiting to the Queen) arrived yesterday at the Castle. Colonel Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting to her Majesty) also arrived. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Mel bourne, the Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, and the Baron de Berg, arrived yesterday at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended yesterday and played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band was afterwards in at tendance at the Castle, and performed during the evening. This morning their Royal Highnesses Prince Al bert and the Prince of Prussia, and the Court attended Divine service in the private Chapel of the Castle, the Hon and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiating. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended Divine Service this morning in the Parish Church Lady Charlotte Dundas and Sir George Couper were in waiting on the Royal Duchess. The Queen walked this morning for some time on the Terrace. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Prus sia, promenaded or, the East and North Terraces, and in the pleasure grounds. Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) has re lieved the Honourable Colonel Grey as the Equerry in Waiting on the Queen; and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater has relieved Colonel Wylde in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert. The Royal Family took their usual morning ride and exercise this forenoon, and in the afternoon were taken for a carriage drive. The State apartments. at Windsor Castle will be closed to•morrow (Monday) until further notice. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, at *Windsor Castle. The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Satur day, from Kew. His Royal Highness visited the exhibition of the Diorama, and afterwards went to inspect the encampment of the loway Indians at Lord's Ground. His Royal Highness returned to his resi dence at Kew in the evening. His Excellency M. Dedel returned to town from Badminton last Saturday, and transacted business afterwards at the Foreign-office. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence, in White hall-gardens, on Saturday evening, from his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Count de Jarnae, French Charge d'Affaires, tran sacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Sir James Graham arrived in town on Saturday morning from his seat, Netherby, Carlisle. The Right Hon. Baronet took his departure in the after noon for the Isle of Wight. Mr. Brunel, and a deputation of gentlemen con nected with railways, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie, on Saturday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. The Earl of Aberdeen left town on Saturday af ternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. The Marquis of Winchester, the Earl of Effingham, and Lord S. Osborne, attended the daily service yes terday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Mr. Barham read the prayers, and the Rev. Dr. Wesley preached the sermon. Dispatches from the Cape of Good Hope were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STIRLING RACES.—THURSDAY. The Forth Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. T. Y. C. (4 Subs.) Mr. Merry's Collier. by Sheet Anchor ... (G. Noble) I Lord Eglinton's Pythia, by St. Martin Sir J. Boswell's b c by Galewood, out of Madame St. Clair 3 Won by half a length, after a fine race. The Gold Cup of 1001., with 50 sovs. added to a Handi cap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. The second saves his stake. (19 Subs., 5 of whom declared.) Two miles. Mr. Merry's Armytage, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (G. Noble) 1 Mr. Johnstone's The Era, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 2 sto 1 agst The Era (taken). Won by two lengths. The Members' Plate of 501. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ... 1 1 Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 5 yrs, Bst 91b 4 2 Mr. Merry's Cable, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib Captain Griffith's Bugle, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b Mr. Merry's Patrician, aged, Bst 131 b The first heat was won by a length, and the second easily. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 21 added ; five yrs, l lst 71b ; six yrs, 12st 41b ; and aged 12st 101 b ; thorough-bred, 71b extra ; gentlemen riders ; two miles (4 Subscribers) ; were won cleverly by Mr. Robertson's Arnagill, 6 yrs (Captain. K. Erskine), beating Mr. Wan chope's Erato, 5 yrs (Mr. W. H. Johnstone), and Sir J. Hampson's I'll-see-you-through-it, 6 yrs, by half a length. The Buchanan Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 50 added. Heats, once round. (S Subs.) Mr. W. R. Ramsay's Lady Skipsey, 4 yrs 2 1 1 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's The Era, 4 yrs 1 2 dr First heat woo by a length ; second in a canter. COUNTY OF DORSET AND BLANDFORD RACES. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three years old. One mile and a-quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. Herbert's Antler The Dorsetshire Gold Cup, by subscribers of 10 sovs. each, added to a Handicap of 5 soya. each, 3 ft. Two miles. (7 Subs.) Mr. Herbert's Arctic, aged (West) 1 Mr. Herbert's Ajax, 6 yrs 2 The County Members' Plate of 501. Heats, about two miles. Mr. Herbert's Ajax, 6 yrs (Benskin) t 1 1 Mr. Saddler's Fanny Callaghan, 4 yrs Mr. Jones's bc by Ells, out of Distaff, 3 yrs 2 dis The All-aged Stakes of 7 sovs. each, with 20 added, the second to save his stake. Heats, one mile and a half. (8 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Poussin, 4 yrs Mr. Cookson's Crikey Billy, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Sa.vin's Be..swax, S yrs. The Silver Cup for hacks was won, in three heats, by Mr. Pennon's ch in, aged (Salmon), beating Mr. Waring's br m by Tomboy, out of Butterfly, Mr. Harri son's gr m, and five others. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FiunAr. LEAMINGTON STAKES. sto 1 agst Algernon I Bto 1 agst Walking Stick 5 to 1 not Mosque I 15 to 1 agst King of the 7 to 1 agst Advice Gipsies. 7 to 1 agst Councillor GREAT YORKS 5 to 1 agst Mickey Free 6 to 1 agst Artful Dodger 7 to 1 agst Rowena—(t) ST. L (HIRE STARES. I 15 to 1 agst Godfrey I 15 to 1 apt Ashtead Pet. 7 to 2 agst The Cure 5 to 1 agst Ithuriel—(t to 2001) 7 to 1 agst Red Deer—(t) 8 to 1 agst Bay Momus :GE R. 8 to 1 agst Valerian—(t) 12 to 1 agst Princess—(t) 12 to 1 agst Foig- a- ballagh —(taken) 25 to agst Godfrey. TIVER I'ON RACES.—FRIDAY. The Borough Cup Stakes, of 5 SOYS. each, with 50 added. Heats, twice round. (5 Subs). Mr. Parr's Ninety-one, 3 yrs (Arthur) 1 1 Mr. Crofton's Cornopean, 4 yrs Mr. Wilkins's Ima, 6 yrs Mr. Scobell's Fox, 4 yrs The Hurdle Stakes, of 2 soya. each, with 10 added, once round and a distance, 3 subs., were won in two heats by Mr. Sidey's Ambition aged (Vivian), beating The Knight and Fair Penitent. The Beaten Handicap was won by The Knight, beat ing three others. WARWICK RACES.—A difference between the inha bitants of Warwick and Leamington, which threatened to deprive the race fund of the 1001. added annually to the Leamington Stakes, has been adjusted, and the money will be given as.usual. STOCKTON RACES.—THURSDAY. The Members' Hate of 50/., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 tt, and 5 only if declared ; the second saves his stake. Twice round from the Red Post. (24 Subs., 8 of whom declared). Mr. Ayre's Inheritress, 4 yrs, 6st 7lb (Wintringham) 1 Mr. Heseltine's Dr. Husband, 3 yrs, sst 121 b Mr. Stephenson's Epilogue, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b Mr. Osborne's Sloane, 3 yrs, s st 4 Mr. Salvin's Beeswax, 5 yrs, Est 71 b 5 Alr. S. Standish's Little Hampton, 3 yrs, Est 41b, and Mr. Palmer's Betsey Bird, 4 yrs, sst 81b, also started, but fell. The Earl of Radnor is making considerable im provements in his property at Folkestone, which, when completed, will have the effect of greatly increasing the attractions of the town as a watering place. MAGAZINE DAY. BLACK WOOD'S MAGAZINE. Mr. Louis Bianc's " History of Ten Years," dating from the last French Revolution of 1830, forms the sub;ect of a critical notice in the present number of Maga. The criticism, as might be expected from the Tory politics of Blackwood, is of a most severe and searching character, and accuses Mr. Blanc of being no better than a downright anarchist. This opinion is certainly anything but a just one. The historian —who, we may add, by the way, is a popular French journalist—is opposed to the system of policy at pre sent prevailing in France, and is by no means vio lently enamoured of the principles of the bourgeoisie, but he is no advocate of anarchy and confusion, and is merely desirous that Louis Philippe should adhere conscientiously to his pledges, and carry out into practice the principles which he professed when raised to the throne of the barricades. In fact, so far as we can gather from an attentive perusal of his history, which his penned in an eloquent and animated style, M. Blanc maintains the same opinions which were maintained by the late Arinand Carroll, who, though a republican, was no anarchist in the Tory accepta tion of the term. A " Night on the Banks of the Tenessee" is a spirited American sketch, evidently the production of a writer who is familiar with the localities and characters which he pourtrays. The "Execution of Montrose" is a passable national ballad, in which we think we can detect here and there an imi tation of Macaulay's manner in his Legends of Ancient Rome. "National History of Man" is a grave and complicated theme—too much so, perhaps, for the pages of a magazine—treated in a dull, prolix style. In "Poems by Coventry Patmon" Christopher North wields the crutch with a vigour and heartiness that seem proof against the infirmities of age. His criticism is, in truth, a most truculent one, and in some respects is not undeserved, for not a few of the extracts quoted by the Reviewer teem with sillinesses and affectations that would be unpardonable even in a school-boy. " It is no Fiction" is a painful story, turning upon madness, and supposed to be re lated by a lunatic. The "Burns' Festival" is a de scription of this recent holiday-making on the banks of the Doon, in honour of the memory of the poet whose genius has immortalised that stream. " Mar ston, or the Memoirs of a Statesman" improves in in terest as it proceeds. In the chapters before us we have a glowing description of a war debate in the House of Commons, where Pitt, Fox, and Burke are the chief speakers. The manner of each of these illustrious orators is pourtrayed with much exactness —that of Fox especially, who is painted to the life, just as we find him represented in the pages of Wraxall, and other contemporary memoir-writers. We prefer quoting, however, a sketch of the depar ture of the Guards for Holland on that memorable expedition which the Duke of York commanded, and which was attended with such insignificant results : " All now was excitement and activity. The intelli gence of the French advance into the territories of our old and very helpless ally, awoke England at once. The feeble and perfectly fruitless negotiations, by which the slide from disgust into war is generally managed, had produced their effect ; and France, furious for its prey, and England, steady and stubborn, for the first time were brought face to face. The summons, so long wished for, at length reached us ; and the Guards were ordered for embarkation. ye received it in the spirit of a jubilee. All had been prepared. And on the night before our final parade, I received my appointment to a company. Our parade, next morning, was one which I believe was never forgotten by any individual who had the good for tune to witness it. Of all the striking ceremonials which I have ever seen, it was the most striking. The King had given notice of his intention to be present, and bid us farewell. At six o'clock, the three regiments were drawn up in front of the Horse-Guards, a body of three thousand men, and finer-looking troops never bore arms. All the avenues to the Park were crowded with the mul- titude. Exactly at the half-hour, a rush of the people towards the parade, showed that the King, always punc tual, was at hand. He came, surrounded by general officers, with the Prince of Wales, then a most chivalric figure, in the uniform of his regiment of Light Dragoons, and the Duke of York, as a field-marshal. The enthu siasm of the troops could not be restrained, as this bril liant staff approached the line ; and three cheers were given with all the zeal of honest loyalty. There are times when tears are the only substitute for speech ; and the King, one of the most kind-hearted of men, visibly shed tears at this reception. Another cortege now ap proached ; they were the carriages of the Queen and Princesses. The scene now became almost painful. There was many a tear from royal and noble eyes—the impulse of high emotion, not of sorrow—or, if tinged with the thoughts which always shade the name of war, yet undegraded by weakness. The multitude caught the feeling ; the shouts subsided ; and all was weeping and waving of handkerchiefs. The King put an end to this embarrassing sympathy. He rode forward, and, taking his station in the centre, gave the word to ' march.' He was answered by one gallant buzza' from the line, re peated by the thousands and tens of thousands who now moved before and around us. Our bands struck up, and, with the Monarch and his sons at our head, and the Queen and Princesses following in their equipages, we marched through streets, crowded to the roof, echoing with acclamations, and wishing us all good fortune as we passed along, mail we left the mighty metropolis behind. Even then, it was only to meet the new multitude of the country. The road to Greenwich, where we were to em bark, exhibited a population as countless, enthusiastic, and full of good wishes as those with whom we had just parted. The King still rode in our front ; flags, ban ners, and every kind of joyous testimonial met our eyes ; and if ever there was a triumph before the victory, it was in that honest and generous diiplay of the true heart of England. The embarkation took place within a few hours ; and on that night we slept on the element which Britain has so long made her field of battle. The wea ther was serene, and we fully enjoyed the freshness of the air, and the brightness of the view as we rounded the coast. At the mouth of the Thames, we had met a strong squadron of the line of battle, appointed for our convoy, and bringing numerous transports with troops. Our fleet had now become extensive, and as we moved out from the land, the sight became continually more ani mated and exciting. The dispatch of the look-out fri gates, the constant change of signals, the firing of guns to t egulate the sailing of the great convoy, the ma' nceuvres of those floating castles, the seventy-fours and three-deckers, the harmony of their bands as they passed us, rushing along under a cloud of canvas, with the hum of the thousands on board—all formed one of the most heart-stirring combinations that could exist to the eye, or even to the heart of a human being. I stood gazing from the poop of our transport the entire day ; and even when twilight came, there was but a change of interest and beauty. We moved on, a moving multitude—a frag ment of a mighty nation—almost a nation of ourselves, on the face of the deep. Within the horison which now lay beneath my glance, smooth as glass, and shining in the richness of the departing day, what materials of living power were gathered ; what bold hearts ; what high hopes ; what indefatigable perseverance ; what ac complished intelligence ! a force inferior to the one be fore me had more than once changed the fate of the world." BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. In Mr. Murray's " Physiology of London Life," which forms the most attractive feature in this month's Miscellany, there are some amusing reflec tions suggested by newspapers, and the great and fast-increasing influence which they exercise over the mind of the community at large. Justly remarks the writer, "the moral power of the public press in this country is not the less absolute from being un acknowledged. 'What will the newspapers say if we do so and so ?' crushes in the bud many a pro mising job. The knave, the swindler, the profligate, and the debauchee are all more or less held in check by a salutary fear of seeing themselves reported in the newspapers. If the ambition of one half the world is to keep out of the newspapers, the account Fs fairly balanced by the desperate efforts of the other half to get in. In fact, all people who court publicity through these, the great dispensers of it in our day, work upon the newspaper's blind side ; they wish the paper to have no eye for anything but their claims, their abilities, and their virtues.' Within the last twenty or thirty years the influence of the press has been all but omnipotent. It was the press that carried the Reform Bill, and brought about that state of public feeling which enabled the Minister of the day to strike the fetters off the limbs of the Catholics and the Dissenters. In the -present chapters of the " Fortunes -of the Scattergood Family" we find a forcible description of a destructive fire in a country village. " Choice Fruit, or the Ba lanced Account," is a humorous poem, some thing after the quaint manner of Peter Pindar, which would have been more effective had it been shorter. The " Gaol Chaplain" contains ' an impressive tale, illustrative -of the demoralising effects of the game-laws, of which the writer thus speaks :—" These laws are bringing about a state of oppression and tyranny on the one hand, and of re sistance and crime on the other, which would dis grace a land inhabited wholly by heathens. Poachers are hunted down by landowners and their game keepers as keenly and fiercely as the early settlers in America hunted down the natives. The upshot is the scaffold and the hangman, the drop and the noose, the dying struggle, and the death shriek. And all this for what ? A partridge or a pheasant! But the gentry must have them, it is said, on their tables, because game is a rarity, and because it is nice and delicate eating !" " Selwyn, Walpole, and Brummel," is a brief biographical sketch, accompanied by an estimate of the character of these three eminent in dividuals. The article is lightly and pleasantly hit off, is sound in criticism, and abundantly seasoned with anecdote. " A Few Pages from my Journal" is a diary of Mr. Fynes Clinton's recent travels in Greece, of whose gradual improvement he speaks in most encouraging terms. The " Philosophy of De lusion" is a smart, ingenious, desultory paper, by a writer who quaintly signs himself "An Irish Whiskey-drinker." Baron Von Pfaffenburg" is a very so-so affair. We subjoin an account of a dog show from the " Philosophy of London Life :" " A friend of ours is a dog-fancier, and we accom panied him one evening to, of all things in the world, a dog-show. We had heard of agricultural shows, , horti cultural shows , tulip shows, dahhashows, and fifty other shows ; but we never dreamt of a dog-show. However, there it was, on a printed paper, pulled by our friend out THE S N, LONDON, MOi4LIAY MORN il4 SEPTEMBER 2, 1844. of his waistcoat pocket, in black and white, with a long nel and its officers, and unanimously chose Sergeant Ber list of presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurer, nadotte for its commander. committee-men, judges, conditions, prizes, and so forth.: " Having accepted this new dignity, he assembled the On entering the show-room, whose proximity was audi- regiment and thanked his comrades for their confidence, bly made known to us by the reiterated barking of the of which, he said, he felt and would prove himself worthy. competitors, and the howling which followed the applies: " Above all,' he thus concluded his speech, I must tion of the whips of their owners, we could hardly avoid impress it upon y ou , t h at w i thout discipline no military laughing, not less at the assembled bip e d s who crowded body can subsist, and if lam to command you, and to the room, than at their quadrupedal friends upon the table. operate efficiently for your welfare, you must promise One old gentleman, with a white waistcoat and black me absolute, implicit obedience.' silk smalls, relieved by a huge bunch of gold seals de- " That we cried the men, with one vo i ce . pending from the mo s t prominent part of his person, ' 6, It follows of course then,' resumed the sergeant-co held a pug under each arm, whilst be criticised the lonel, that whoever does not instantly obey my orders, points of a remarkably beautiful little tsrrier then shall be punished according to the laws of war. Do you upon the table. A tall, thin, sickly-looking man, swear this ?' who, as I was Unformed, was a peer of the realm, was " We swear it !' responded the soldiers, busily engaged in discussing the comparative beauties " Bernadotte immediately tookli company —the one to of a black and tan, and a red and white spaniel of the which he belonged, and on which he could reckon impli- King Charles's breed, who, to do them no less than jus- citly—put himself at its head, led it to the prison, and tice, appeared to enter completely into the spirit of the brought out the officers, with whom he proceeded to the thing, and growled, and barked, and flashed fire at each front of the still assembled regiment. other from their large, round, antelope, eyes, with all "' Soldiers,' said he, taking the hand of the colonel, the apparent jealousy of two contending beauties at an you have, of your own accord, conferred on me the assize balL Running about our feet were all sorts and command over you, and sworn obedience to me : I now sizes of the canine race ; bloodhounds, Irish grey- command you to recognise again your former colonel hounds, terriers, wiry and short-haired, silky-legged and officers. Let us not disgrace a good cause by rebel spaniels, but not a cur of low degree ; all had their pe- lion and disorder. My command is at.an end—l resign digreei, and well-attested certificates approved their ho- it to our former chief.' nourable birth. " The latter, however, had seen too much, and was too " Notwithstanding the ludicrous nature (to us, at least), well informed of what was going on in Paris, and of the exhibition, not a muscle, either of the dogs or throughout all France, to accept the proffered command their generous protectors, was discomposed ! all was again. He declined it, an d w i t h most o f t h e officers conducted in a business-like English manner, with true quitted the regiment, of which Bernadotte then assumed John Bullish gravity and decorum; nor, when a very fat I the command." man, with a red carbunclated nose, uncovering a quart pot, which he had hitherto concealed with a silk hand kerchief, placed it on the table with a little stunted dog peering out, was there a single countenance in the room irresistibly disposed to laughter, save our own. The little stunted doc , himself, to all a pp e arance a puppy of th ree weeks old, but who was, in fact, arrived at the respect able age of two years, having recovered his liberty, scrambled over the hedge of the quart-pot, and with great gravity waddled round the table, paying his re spects as he went to other little stunted dogs, who, how ever, not being quite so stunted as himself, appeared to regard him with no great cordiality. " Of the extraordinary force of the sporting passsion among even the working, or business classes of London, we may take as an illustration the revelations of Mr. Basil, in evidence before the Commissioners of Bank ruptcy. " Mr. Basil stated that he was a hide and skin mer chant in Leadenhall-market. On the evening of the 18th May last he went to the Swan Inn, in the Old Kent road, where he drank with Mr. Calf till eleven o'clock, and then went afterwards together to the King's Arms, in the Kent-road, where he had more drink ; from thence they went to a house called the Waterford Arms, where deponent had 71. in Champagne ; at four o'clock in the morning proceeded to a gaming-house, 11, King-street, St. James's, where he lost, at hazard and -roulette, 172/. 10s., when he paid 122/. 10s., and gave an I 0 U for 50/., which he paid at twelve o'clock in the day, de claring his opinion that he had not lost it fairly, and was informed that Flash was the proprietor ; and, when he afterwards met him at the Royal Mortar, in the London road, telling him what he lost, and that it was unfair, Flash did not deny that he was the proprietor, but laughed, and said I had had it. " The witness underwent a long and severe cross examination, wherein ke stated that he had, from twelve years of age, been accustomed to play at skittles, and toss for 5/. or 10/. ; he had even tossed for a quantity of wool, and whether the parties were to give him 500/. or nothing, and he fortunately won ! Ile even played at skittles when a man at each side of the frame held a fine string at each end, so contrived as to pull the pins down as the ball was thrown, so as to make it appear that the pins were thrown down by the ball. He always carried 1,0001. in his pocket, and was ready to toss for a cool 100/. at any time, and once engaged to go in a balloon with a man of the name of Snooks, and would have tossed for 1001. in the balloon ! He knew that gaffing' meant tossing, and that a halfpenny with two heads or two tails was called a gray,' but never used one. He' was a married man, and had had two wives ; he was the father of six children—indeed he was a grandfather." TAIT'S MAGAZINE. In his political article this month, entitled a "Re trospect of the Session," Tait observes :—" IVe take leave of the session of 1844 with the pleasing persua sion that it has rendered, in a left-handed way, a fair contribution of useful service to the popular cause. It has been to the Ministry one of retribution—to the people one of instruction and preparation. It has greatly weakened party ties, and damaged the prestige of high party names." This last remark is true to the letter. The effect of the session just passed has indeed been to weaken " party ties," by demonstrating the folly and inconsistency of party, and its utter inability to legislate in a comprehensive, national spirit. Hence forth neither Whigs nor Tories will exercise much influence over the public mind, which has at length become fairly weary of the assumption and hollowness of both factions. The " Burns' Festival" is an ac count, somewhat overcharged, of the late gathering on the banks of the Doon of the admirers of this truly national poet. The details are spirited and cir cumstantial, but we could have wished that the writer had dwelt less upon the faults of Burns, for, from all we can gather from his numerous biogra phers, they were by no means of a flagrant character, but were such as ought to have been forgotten long since. Poor Burns never committed a fault half so grievous as that which his own countrymen com mitted when they left him to die in all but absolute penury, neglected and broken-hearted. " Our Hearth and Homestead" is a clever domestic sketch from the pen of Mr. Mills, a writer whose sporting sketches are fully equal to those of the late Nimrod. " Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon" is an impartial notice of Mr. Twiss's recently-published Memoirs of this over rated statesman. From the " Feast of the Poets" we quote some pleating stanzas, entitled the " Beautiful and True :" The Beautiful and True, dear love, The Beautiful and True, Oft they meet to part, but yet They never say, Adieu ! The stars, how gloriously they greet • But then, as morn comes on, Heaven's pavement to their glittering feet, Is echoeless and lone. Brightly they dance away, but still Such partings yield no pain ; For ne'er they bid adieu, until They 've sworn to meet again, Dear love, They 'ye sworn to meet again ! I saw two birds, like Faith on wings, Meet o'er the waters blue ; 0 they could part like hopeful things, Nor breathe a last adieu. I saw a warrior, armed for fight, Quit his lady fond and true. But their lips first held a meeting bright, And thus they bade adieu I saw two ships part company, O'er the ocean's sparkling foam, And the " Outward Bound" sang a song of glee, And the " Homeward," a song of home, Dear love, And the " Homeward," a song of home O Minnie, thy words may breathe, "Farewell !" But thy voice hath a binding thrill, Whose latest sound shall wreathe a spell To keep thee present still. The touch of thy hand when kind and fond, And thy smile, and thy waving hair, And thy soft deep eyes, with their hopes beyond The gloom of each passing care, Shall haunt me still, and when thou art gone I will live in a dream of thee, And with thee will rove when the night comes on, Through the grove to our trysting tree, Dear love, Through the grove to our trysting tree. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. We have here another record of " Conversations with the late Mr. Beckford," but the record is of little public interest, consisting chiefly of slight, sketchy criticisms on the Fine Arts, remarkable neither for vigour nor ingenuity. The author of " Vathek" scarcely deserved the literary celebrity he acquired, and which continued unimpaired up to the close of his long life ; for, though clever and accom plished—as hundreds of English gentlemen are of whom we hear nothing—he was decidedly not a man of genius, and his far-famed Arabian romance is chiefly worthy of note from the early age at which it was written. It exhibits the fancy and animal spirits of boyhood, but is common-place in point of construc tion, feeble in the delineation of character, and in its descriptions evinces more of exaggeration than of graphic energy. Moreover, it is too much an echo of the Arabian Nights, and it s incidents are constantly reminding us of the-marvels related by that queen of story-tellers, the Princess Scheherazade. The "Miners" is a narrative of deep tragic interest, and illustrates the injurious and demoralising tendency of the old combination laws. Its chief defect is that the characters are all of a repulsive order; the heroine, in particular—the deliberate assassin of her husband—is a personage with whose sufferings it is impossible to sympathise. In the " Robertses on their Traiels," we find one or two animated scenes, touched off with Mrs. Trollope's usual breadth and coarseness. " Lights and Shades ' ' are the recollections of a veteran officer on d half - pay. They are replete with bustle and variety, but are by no means. serupuloiis in their adherence lnk t , o probability. " Confessions of an Italian h n eeper, ' though professing to be founded on fact, pl a o v i e t , s w of e t.h su e sp b e rA c i t, much more to do with romance than . reality, which the lash i lg s aa o fr f ie in n d dt i he vi f d or uals which has l ono , "Social Piracy " Ma ny of s o f o f t the e A incidents h ru z z i ...... r refer to triteto the theme,ex- sincelivelya de served l yl ost a pepatl theice satirical latolas stnarr at ive, nu merous novelty. class spong ing on their in fact, prey on plena crawls hir mov e. These human leeches e m withw din ners , hot h are invitations,r ec o n s voracitytan t 0 1 constantly c. cs h, arnkds : exact description may be found in all great towns and cities, which theyandare the pests of the social circle in , The ' Non missura cutem nisi udo, ' of which Horace saks, is an Thomas Browne. e the Encouragement of Hearts" is a graceful little essay, penned in of their character. - "S o ciety for the fanciful ton augment slionwlay, a kindly and catholic spirit, and in of its speculations not unlike Sir going, and who c i a n n the followin g rem We have been much pleased with willark :—" There is no crevice so nar row that goodnot ooze through it, and gather and thet ure' r ‘ s w h who is sued best and flow of the ti s l a i y t c w an he f r o e rce it i w ts il w l a s y to b p y .,, deg r r r e o e m s, full broad stream. Once set good his established habit Remin iscence sefatofofththeelsactehoKolinofg theof Sweden"— oneßevolution those numerous military adven turers quote an entertaining anecdote or two : "Bernadotte's forenoon in bed, generally rode out in fre quently t o ly f the of living was extremely simple. To of t of temperance he owed the astonish ing conservation I. e n ne fi ra n l e ly w , h es e th p e a r s , se a d nd his person and his robust health. Very often, indeed gave audience and here however, from eight o'clock, he transacted busiziess. About two, he greatfre paired to his favourite retreat, the elegant little palace of Rosendal, b u il t fitted up and furnished,l himself in the park, and tastefully rarely visited the where he sometimes dined. He dined with th e gentle le of the Queen, who regularly' In general, the ien and ladies in attendance on her. three men, courtiers i Kingofs d n ned in co m p a ny with only two or scholars, foreigners, distinction, high b ffi cers of state, whom he wished to, and other interesting persons, with d converse. He seldom went to the theatre, chiefl y with the Swe ish beca uselan he was not sufficiently conversant he spent either in wr it ing, .The last hours of the day " With pleasure iting, or in the family circle. and with just pride, the thoughts of Charles John dwelt upon his earlier career, and he fre quently spoke withc.fondn ess of the time when he held the very lowest military ran 'Lorsque j'etais sergeant,' or ' A cette époque je venais d' etre nommil °Meier '—were expressions which I have often an astonishing memory for old heard him use. He had comrades and acquain tance, and when I was first introduced to him, I had to give him all the information 1 num ber of his old companio ns concern i ng a grea t in arms. On them, who fell into distress, he many of conferred substantial fa vours, but he adopted the prude n t per mit any of them to come to swe resolution, notto en. O n thi s p o i n t he has been so consiste nt th at he had about him but a single General F renc h m an, his foster-brother, Camps, and that as far as I know, none of his relations, who are people of good property, ever cam e to Sweden. adhered so firmly. to this principl e , a great number of Had not the King F renc h m en dissatisfied with the government of the elder branch of the house of Bourbon , would gradually have found their way to Sweden to importune their former appointments, genera l with applications for o f which would ha ve bee n mortifying the granting "Though the Ki n g , as I have alr e adyto the Swedes. observed, gene rally lay long abed, h e was attentive to his health, rarely rode on horseback, scarcely ever w little went a-hunting and in general ' n general exposed himself to fatigue as possible, still he could upon occasion, i n spite his age, endure more than even the younger o f his of , attendants liked to encounter. In great manoeuvres, ave seen the King for several successive days, passing eightl h horseback, and distinguished by hisnobl or ten hours on e military bear ing, and the great simplicity of his dress, among the brilliant uniforms of his numerous staff . His frequent journeys to Norway were often performed with the ut most celerity, in winter, in the most intense cold, and on roads, which at that season are not always " I shall here in troduce one trait from the best. Bernadotte's life, which does him great honour, and attests , and d ests as well his integrity as his powers of persuasion which he always exercised upon those around the influence the breaking out of the revolution in 1789, dhim. At Bernadotte had recently been appointed sergeant by his captain. This captain, a native of the same pro • province as himself, and who wished him well, had often reproved him for hi s fondness for the revolutionary ideas which t h were gradu ally gaining anddg him tha t hey could not lead to any good ; declaring that he was ' u vaise tote , ' and, in spite of his superior educe : . e maud ion an d acquirements, he would come to nothing. When the troubles actually commenced, and order discipli ne were d n were banished from the army, several regi • ments deposed their officers, or refused to obey them, and elected ot h ers out of their own mid s t. The r egiment to which Berna dotte belonged followed this example, arrested its colo: FRASER'S MAGAZINE. The proceedings of the late Session of Parliament.; especially as regards the Church, 'seem to have be wildered Fraser as much as they would have be wildered Lord Eldon, had that stiff old ultra-Tory been alive to witness them. "Poor Mother Church, " says our disheartened monthly Contemporary, "is modern destroy goingCciwph reoherinnreco s tvux a ahp ;l tie l i d y esrnmt ofti from oot n t of h oßs e rkee ume w xe t:eaeperrl we hei ! esteii ramnw l ng t edioslq i ntl s hnwtey t odn h r 0. e allWe doctrine ethat wo of wn t ecan to morebyeelaorn thebelong at o s se her.us p e r T e Or Wea an accredited Minister from the Court of St. James's to that of St. Peter at Rome ; and it will be no object of surprise to us to find two Established Churches, or : possibly no Established Church at all, recognised in Ireland. And all will have been the work of a Con servative Government ?" Really the Conservatives are a most unlucky set of people, for they appear to please nobody. The Whigs distrust them—the Tories all but repudiate them—and the Radicals hold them in utter abhorrence for their halting and evasive course of policy. Well, we are not sorry for the frequent rebuffs they meet with, even from their former friends, for they have done their best to deserve them by their want of principle, and the spaniel-like submissiveness which they have exhibited towards their task-master, on whom, the more he has lashed them, the more they have fawned. " Campbelliana" is a collection of personal reminiscences of the author of the " Pleasures of Hope." These reminiscences are not penned in the most friendly spirit, but leave an impression on the mind that the subject of them was a ~ cold, reserved, waspish creature, deficient alike in candour, bonhommie, and liberality. Of his first' great poem on " Hope," we are told that " the four teen opening lines were the last that were written," and that the work was sold to an Edinburgh book seller for the insignificant sum of twenty pounds ! Soon after its publication Campbell came to London, and for a short time received two guineas a week for contributing occasional poems to the Morning Chronicle; in 1806 he had a pension of 1841. a year granted to him out of the Scotch Excise, which he en joyed to the day of his death. Immediately on the receipt of this pension he took up his residence at Sydenham, where he compiled, says his biographer, " Annals of Great Britain from the Accession of George the Third to the Peace of Amiens. Few have heard of this work, fewer seen it, and still fewer. read it. The most intelligent bookseller in London was, a week ago, unaware of its existence." " Classics of the Table" is a light, piquant essay on the various, fruits, sweetmeats, &c., that go to make up a dainty English dessert. " French Fashionable Life Two Hundred Years Ago" will remind the reader of the agreeable and desultory ana of the French memoir writers of the last century. The " Suniassie" is an Eastern story, common-place in incident, and by no means remarkable for ease or vivacity of manner. "Concerning Dog-stealing" is a feeble attempt at the facetious suggested by the report of the Parliamentary Committee on this subject. The following " Vision of Hoar Frost" may perhaps amuse our readers : I said, " Oh! time ,of &tilt and rain, No charm thou wear'st for me ; Nought, till summer comes again, Is beautiful to see! The snow, albeit without a stain, Dims the visions of my brain, And brings me thoughtslunereal, . When it lieth, like a pall, Veiling earth's sweet, friendly face, And a mournful silence fills Every familiar place ; And the hollows of the hills, Where the streams in summer-tide Like happy living creatures glide, Are still, and eold, and voiceless now, Save when dreary tempests blow With a fitful icy breath, Sounding far, yet sad as death! " Why is Autumn dolled most sad? He is like a king In a robe of triumph clad, Gayer than the Spring! In his woods the trees are dight With a splendour rich and bright, From their boughs there fall in showers Leaves of warmer hue than flowers. Down upon the earth they fall, Frequent drops of living gold, Like some fountain magical In Arabian groves of old, Dropping with a pleasant sound Where , And wake new glories as they g o ; The winds the that gras Merrily the brooklets lea p , And the streams are wi de and dee p . " But in days of frost and snow, s h w er ns ald su h n i:n enl breathe brn tow, When the streams are still, And the woods no longer glow, And the air is chiil, I could weep for all the gloom, Like a mourner at a tomb. Earth's heart grieveth like my own For the gladness that is flown. Dreary season, saddest time, Gloomy days of storm and rain. Binding even song's glad chime With a weary, leaden chain ! When I hear of lands far hence, Where the summer's influence Burneth through the livelong year, I could weep that I avn here, And my inmost heart is stirr'd, Pining like a captive bird." Thus my fretful spirit said Only yesterday ; Now those darker thoughts are dead, Now my heart is gay ! Oh, the pomp mine eyes have seen ! Oh, the glory that hath been I Every branch and every spray Wore a radiant garb to-day; Not its veil of summer green, And yet as beautiful a dress, White, and dazzling in its sheen, 'Wondrous in its loveliness ; And the sunbeams, gliding through Knotted oak and beechen bough, Made the upland's woody height Seem a region of delight ; The very silence made it seem Less like truth than some fair dream ! COLT'S BATTERY and WARNER'S SHELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln writing my forthcoming volume, con taining the " Life and History of President Har rison, I have had occasion to allude to the treaty of Washington, wherein the free navigation of the St. John's river is given to the United States. I endea vour to prove that the English possess the advantage in the treaty, for they would ' blockade the mouth of the River in time of war, and capture all the vessels of the enemy. I then wrote this sentence :—" Nor could the Americans prevent it by a defence of the mouth of the river, by a submarine battery of tor pedoes—for the entrance of the river is from British waters, and consequently under the absolute control cf the English." Upon writing the above, I appended this note, viz. : —" Having made allusion to a submarine battery of torpedoes, for river defence, I take this occasion to state, that the first idea of employing the same species of defence for harbours, port-channels, and anchor ages, as far as I know, originated with myself, while on a visit in Connecticut, United States." The idea arose as follows, viz. :—I visited in 1832 the Indian graves and mounds in furtherance of my " History of Ancient America ;" and near the ruins of Fort Griswald, at the month of the River Thames (Connecticut), the position was pointed out to me of the British fleet, while blockading the harbour of New London, and consequently keeping Commodore De catur with his few vessels from leaving the river. Decatur was resolved to break through his naval im prisonment, and as he could not do it by an equal force to oppose the British fleet, he had recourse to the stratagem of torpedoes, which were so arranged as to float down the river by the return tide ; and having large arms attached, would embrace, as it were, any object within its reach, and by its contact and contu sion, would ignite the powder, and blow to atoms the vessel so approached. This stratagem had its effect, and Decatur made his escape, the British men-of war having left the harbour's mouth, to avoid the ter rible agency employed by the American Commodore. When this circumstance was related to me in 1832, _ _ I instantly conceived the defence of harbours, port channels, and rivers, and simply by reversing the order of the arrangement, viz., the torpedoes to be stationary, and the men of war to float onwards, as the latter must do to enter rivers or harbours. And in addition to gunpowder the more powerful chemicals of modern invention should form the torpedoes ; and having these batteries sunk in the channel of entrance, and by the galvanic wires from any distance, and at any time, ignite the submarine combustibles. Thus, from the hundreds of torpedoes that could be sunk, and in every direction, and invisible to an enemy, no naval commander would be so insane as to hazard his ship, and the hundred of human lives on board, by even the attempt to cross such a rubicon ; for the ex ploding party at the galvanic wires, however distant, yet within sight of the men of war, would watch the locality of the vessels, and ignite those torpedoes only that would be effective upon the different vessels as they would be opposite certain lines or points of ob servation. An anchorage could be defended in the same man ner; for instance:—the Prince de Joinville com menced the bombardment of Tangiers with only five and half feet of water beneath the keel of his ship. Now, had submarine torpedoes been sunk in that an chorage, and ignited by the galvanic power, an in stant destruction of the gallant Admiral's ship would have been the consequence ; but, even without tor pedoes being placed there, yet the belief that they were there, the commander would not come within bombarding distance. A safe result to a city would I obtain from even that belief by the invading naval commander. After I had written the above, and read it to a friend, he called my attention to the Athenceum of August 17, wherein allusion is made, and description given, of Colt's Submarine Battery, as exhibited in New York Harbour; I beg to answer that account by the following statement, viz.:— In 1837, I visited Hartford, Connecticut, and was introduced to Mr. Samuel Colt and friends. Mr. Colt showed and explained to me his newly-invented ten-chamber rifle, which has been so successfully used in Indian warfare, by causing almost instant treaties of peace with the Leminole Aborigines. It was at this time (1837), and as a return courtesy, that I un folded to Mr. Colt my own invention for the defence of harbours, rivers, &c. He seemed much struck with the idea, and especially in regard to the means of ignition, and from any distance. This was in 1837. I made my arrangement in 1832, five years pre viously. Upon my present visit to my native land in' 1841, I mentioned it in London, in confidence, to two scientic gentleman. In 1842, Mr. Colt made the experiment in New York harbour, exactly as I un folded the manner to him. He was most successful, and in the presence of naval commissioners and Adjutant-General Jones blew a large ship to atoms, and while floating into the harbour. So per fect was the destruction, that the harbour was not clogged, but the fragments of the ship floated into the port with the tide, as, also, the remains of the wooden frame of the torpedo. I do not charge Mr. Colt with any breach of confi dence; my secret was given in courtesy, and I re joice in his prosperity. He might eventually from his own brain have made that discovery which I thus claim, in the most unqualified manner, to be my own. In 1840, I received from a naval officer an account of the destructive qualities of the Paixhan shell-shot —that one was sufficient to sink a frigate. Within a F hort period, I made a defence against the terrible effects of that projectile, and also a defence against injury to the masts of a ship in ac tion, either from round or chain-shot. This I unfolded to a naval officer, in confidence, for his opinion of the practicability of my defence. His answer was in the affirmative—" That the vessel would be saved." I have, therefore, taken the legal proceedings to secure by letters patent my right to the above defences. Having, therefore, found means to defend a ship against the Paixhan shell-shot, I have no hesitation in declaring my belief that I can defend " the line-of battle ship" against the destructive effects of Captain Warner's ' projectile," be it; " five," or only one mile off. This counter-challenge is given in the belief that his destructive missile is an horizontal projectile. If the projectile, and the power of its propulsion, are worth 300,0001., the prevention of the effects of the former surely is worth twice as much. As an Englishman, however, I should be happy to know that I could prevent the loss of human life, and should feel honoured (should the occasion call it forth) in being permitted to present gratuitously to my country the secret of my defence.—l have the honour to be, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE JONES. British and Foreign Institute, Aug. 27, 1844. THE TRINITY 1-10 US E, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I am glad to find, from a recent article in The Sun, that the local imposts upon British shipping have begun to attract your attention. The returns just ordered by her Majesty's Government of the amount of harbour dues, and other local charges levied in the ports of the United Kingdom, is certainly one step in the right direction. But this step must be accompanied by a stringent inquiry into the " doings" of that irresponsible body of monopolists which somewhat irreverently continues to style itself the " Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided 'Trinity." I transmit to you a copy of the reprint of an tide on the " Trinity _house, which appeared n the last Number of the Westmin s ter Review. - The abuses which that article exposes are these 1. The unreasonableness of the rates at the present time; 2. The illegality and injustice of the appropriation of so large a portion of the surplus tolls to th e soi disant " charitable purp oses " of the Corporation ; 3. The rotten borough system und e r w hi c h th e corporators of the aforesaid guild or fraternity are elected; 4. The scientific incompetency of the acting Tri nity Board ; 5. The extravagant expenditure for the services of the Central Board of Management; 6. The illegality of the system of electing Cabinet as Ministers honorary Elder Brethren : a mere shabby sub s erviency to the powers that be," and directly opposed to a clause in the 7th and Bth Wil. 111., c. 21, which clause expressly forbids the election of civilians t o th o o ffi ce of Elder Brothers of the Tri nity lime. The report of the Committee on Lighthouses in 1834, is an enduring monument of the diligence and perseverance of Mr. Hume. But there ought to be another Parliamentary investigation, and I am glad to see that Mr. Hume has given notice of a motion to that effect next session. If Mr. Ilume perseveres in his motion, the Government can scarcely refuse a Committee, and then, it is to be hoped, that the Augean stable on Tower-hill will at last undergo a thorough purification. The shipowners ought to feel grateful for the able manner in which you have advocated the reduction of those local charges which now press with peculiar severity; and on this account I have preferred trust ing to your impartiality to give an insertion to my letter, rather than address myself to the evening jour nal, which, although professedly established as the advocate of the British shipowner, is so curiously unhappy in its endeavours, as almost to deserve the reproach cast upon an Athenian orator, of whom it was said, " Those whom he charges with being wolves he takes care not to bite, and the sheep, which he professes to guard, he is the very first to devour." I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, CHRIS. RICHARDSON. Field House, Whitby, Aug. 27, 1844. AGRICULTURE. PRICES AT HOME AND ABROAD. (From the League) We observe that Mr. Baker, of Essex, and the other leaders of the protectionist party, are claiming the support of the farmers on a novel ground, "It is true, say they, " that we cannot guarantee you (the tenant-farmers) 565. a quarter for your corn ; true that the price for Huntingdonshire averaged only 435. 6d. a quarter last week, in spite of the forty editions of Mr. Game Day's pamphlet, whilst Essex, Kent, and Oxfordshire, fared but little better ; all this is true, but what would the prices have sunk to had there been no corn-law ? Are not the foreigners actually paying the 18s. duty, and still competing with the English grower ?" This is the argument which is now industriously put forth by the farmers' friends, and which we call upon the free traders everywhere to prepare themselves to answer. It is true that a certain portion of the foreign corn in bond has been entered for consumption at a duty of 18s., and even 19s. per quarter. It is equally true that many thousands of quarters were in one year taken out of bond and thrown into the river. In both cases the object was the same ; to escape the risk of greater loss from keeping the wheat in the bonded warehouse without the prospect of a sale. And it would be just as fair to assert that it is profitable for the foreigner to send his corn here to be cast into the Thames, because such a transaction has occurred, as to allege that wheat can be sent from abroad to pay 18s. a quarter duty, because cer tain individuals liberated their grain from bond at that rate last week. It is a well-known fact that the foreign corn so imported has brought heavy losses upon its owners. It is notorious that it is not pro fitable to bring wheat from abroad to pay 18s. duty. If any man be bold enough to assert the contrary, let him try the experiment. The point to which we would direct the attention of the farmers at the present moment is this : there are two descriptions of prices for foreign corn, the real and the nominal price. The real price is that at which the foreigners supply us when we are al lowed by our law to buy from them for our consump tion. When corn is lying in bond, with our sliding scale up at a prohibitive point, and no prospect of a market, then the prices are merely nominal. The question frequently asked, under such circumstances, by the unfortunate holder is, " how much had I better consent to lose, to escape the risk of stilt heavier sacrifices ?" It is undoubtedly of importance to the farmer to ascertain what the real price of foreign wheat would be under a free trade. It is of no consequence to him what the nominal price now is, because corn never enters regularly, and in large quantities, into consumption at the nominal price. We are able, by referring to the Parliamentary returns of the prices of wheat at Dantzic and in England, during a period of continuous importation for consumption in this country, to form a fair estimate of the price at which foreign corn can be regularly purchased. In the return ordered by the House of Commons, 3d. May, 1841, we are furnished with the weekly prices of wheat at Dantzic, and in England, for a series of years, embracing periods of high and low prices. We will first' give the prices during four cheap years, when the duty, under the old law, was prohibitory : Price per Imp. qr. English Gazette at Dantzic. price, same time. 1835, Ist week in Jan. 19s. Od. to 295. Od. ... 395. 2d. 1836, —17 s. 10d. to 255. lid. ... 355. 4d. $37, 275. 4d. to 40s. Od. ... 575. 2d. 838, —20 s. 11d. to 275. 3d. ... 503. 9ci. During the above period the duty ranged from 28s. to 50s. a quarter, and precluded any regular or pro fitable importation for consumption. Whatever pur— chases were made were speculative, for the purpose of storing up with the view to a deficient harvest, and with the risk of loss for warehousing and other ex penses. _ It will be seen that, in the first week of January, 1838, the price of wheat at Dantzic ranged from 20s. I Id. to 275. 3d.; but as the English Gazette price for the same time was 50s. 9d., and the duty on foreign corn 355. a quarter, the price at Dantzic was merely nominal, so far as England was concerned. But we now come to a period of real prices. In the summer of this same year, 1838, alarm began to be felt for the English harvest. The consequence was that prices rose here, and the following extract from the same Parliamentary return will show how instanta neously the Dantzic market felt the effects of an ef fective demand from England : Price per Impl. qr. English Gazette at Dantzic. price, same time. 1838, Ist week July, 345. 10d. to 435. ld. 655. I Id. Aug. 375. 2d. to 455. 11d. ... 675. 9d. Sept. 495. Gd. to 51s. 4d. ... 688. od. Oct. 40s. Bd. to 495. 7d. ... 625. 9d. Nov. 475. 10d. to 58s. Od. Dec. 495. 2d. to £3s. 3d. 675. 3d. ... 735. 2d. In the interval between January and December of 1838, the prices of wheat in Dantzic was more than doubled, in consequence of the demand for actual consumption in England. In the three years, during which this demand continued, the following quanti ties of wheat were imported from Prussia, of which Dantzic is the principal port : Wheat imported from Prussia. _ IS3B 550,826 quarters. 1839 1840 800,508 „ The same Parliamentary return from which we have already quoted, gives the prices per quarter for every week during the whole of this period. Mr. Baker and the other "farmers' friends" are fond of asserting that they could, once upon a time, import foreign wheat at 255. a quarter, forgetting to add that it would have been a speculation for the bonded warehouse, with a chance of having to throw the purchase, or so much of it as escaped the rats, into the river, to avoid the payment of duty. But we recommend Mr. Baker and his monopolist patron, Lord Ashburton, who, to his shame, has con descended to like fallacies, to study the prices of foreign wheat during the above three years of conti nuous demand for consumption in England, and they will find that, during all that period, the price of wheat at Dantzic averaged more than 405., and the price at which it sold in England alongside the Eng lish grain was upwards of 60s. With the present abundant harvest in England, and the duty fixed at 20s. for perhaps a year to come, the prices of Wheat at Dantzic will become nominal again, and may sink probably to 20s. or 255. a quar ter. But we hope the farmers, who will be selling their wheat at 405., and paying rents at 565., will not suffer Mr. Baker to divert them from the true scent, by his solemn predictions of what the price might be without a corn-law. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Loanox,Auo. 31.—Wind, this day at noon, N.E. OFF THE WIGHT, AUG. 30.—Jane, Brown, Quebec. PLYMOUT H, AUG. 30.—Wind, E.—Off; Sandwich, Dominica. DEAL, AUG. 30, A.M.—Wind, E. by N.—A rr d . D u k e of Manchester, Murray, Jamaica ; Dorothea and Ernestine, Meyer, Port Republican ; Adelgunde, St. Marks for Hamburgh; Favourite, Baltimore for Bremen. Sld. Grecian Queen, Rio ; Lady Ann, Gambia • Wel lington, New York ; Wanderer, Quebec ; dar and Ann, Cape de Verds. y FALMOUTH, Aug. 30.—Wind, E. S. E., fresh breezes. —Off, Ocean, St. John's. OFF PENZANCE, AuG, 29.—Blanche, Granada. LIVERPOOL, Atm. 30.—Wind, S.E., light.—Arrd. Sylph, La Guayra ; Margaret Forbes, New York ; Caledonia steamer, Lott, Boston. Sid. luaima, Valpa raiso ; Delawarr and Onico, New Orleans ; Gem, Emi grant, and Lord Wellington, Quebec ; Promise and Milton, Montreal. Off, Sister,Laguna; Pursuit, St. John's, New Brunswick. PORTSMOUTH, Auc. 29.—The Hudson, arrived oft this port, experienced a h e a v y ga l e i n the Baltic on the 18th to the 21st inst., and was obliged to lay to close reefed. Saw a brig on her beam-ends twowith on board, but could render no assistance. Afterwards mea fell _ in with a Norway brig, and took the five master and s four men from her, but could not rescue She afterwards passed another Norway brig , g,abandoned. 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