The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-30 00:00:00

Par' COURT CIRCULAR. • Brigade - M 2 .ior Cupp age. The Nawaub afterwards pro tiFeded his c , rriage to the Marshes, and witnessed tics et firing, and from long ranges, and rocket prac- • ne, • with which he was much pleased. , Wednesd a y l as t, t h e fi rs t s t o ne of a new Church , to contain 250 s i tt i ngs ( a ll f ree ). was l a id at Cote!) in the 10 18, in the parish of Lullington, by Lady Wlltuot , We have h ear d it ment i one d, as from authority, that , Murray, Archbishop of Dublin ; Dr. Healy, Bishop ; ) t i Carl ow ; Dr. Kitts , Ila, Bishop of Oisory; Dr. Blake, ti 'sllup of Dromore; the Hight Hun. D. It Pigot, and 1, 15 Right Hon. It . A . Bl a k e , have been named by Sir ; I,,l,yirt Peel u s th e Catholic Commission , rs under the aritable Bequests (Ireland) Act. T public-bo use known as the Ship and Blue-coat B oy', in the Walworth-roast, was burnt down yesterday tae rn i nrt ,. It is feared that some vessel has been wrecked on the F 6 ait of Guernsey during the late tempestuous weather, l j l44l nuch it during the early part of last week , the fol i,s-I'lg articles were picked up to the northward of the ar ia —A pipe of brandy, two hogsheads of wine, a t i l `q-loottt 30 feet in length, and a mast 30 feet long. In s n eighbourhood of Torteval parish, one hog , la ad of tn neighbourhood and in that of St. Saviour's, two hogsheads of wine. The premises of Mr. Watling, 6, Mount-row, West- V L hs ter-roarl, known as the Canton Tea Mart, were yes td&Y morning considerably damaged by fire. I - 1 " 114 2 Tx Aioasu AND CATTLa FAlR.—lrvine ryaslrvin pretty eAu gOt fai r took place on Wednesday last, au, well supplied with both cattle and horses, the good de particularly the horses, teriptiot's of which sold well, leb b ' un , i s rather better prices than IE - I , et % G r ood - d ' , : ght horses sold from 18/. to 30/. , I r m s i ., tl: .e e e ... t fpsl departneen u t . ' these s t. l' frisk. were several lots of 1 . i 1 %%5, but the demand and calving e.' . tb... ,, w, highland beasts cur graaiug wero al n s . ,?:Si no we, nut I r'Y were of an interior dc..'elli)li:°°, and sut .. were very ~f - uw • This used to be a notemm fair fur harvest . li ()el en, but on this occasion fewer. 2 l s a i. m . idlers of the hook A good deal is -11, tiPulared than for many Y e ( a ) . r . s r l , ) ,,,. i . as s sceml, to see , tso teestness was done in the sale of v i er A , 1 , 11 , the demand for it being y brisk at from 12s. 'siiper boll.—Ayr Observer_.__ 0„ c s,r INTELLIGENCE. daIWoRcEsTER, AuG. 23.-- 1 are rather favourable, and tir,ntstriet reports t r o d beingi as s an u pwa eac t i :: l n a t t l e e . int‘:, i 16,0001 to 1 ,0 1 in i . o ' w_ g now the current 1 "ere is a gelit a ta fresh Z I P' for all descriptions of hops, especially good •I`` olds, which are bought freely worth 40s. to 56.. per cwt. ew e e best runs of 1843's are l24s. to 128 s. per !s, --- , Worcestershire Chronicle. .b ri, , . * A'ne h i gh -Constable and churchwardens of Brigh h„.. ' l . l Compliance with the request of the magistrates, 11 7 issued p a notice of their iitention .at t v o ay put in force I trading.— i provisions of the law against S r-L94tou Guzetle. tn u _ ,J*PTroan Docxv ARn.—Orders were received , i o n n . ieelnesday in the dockya.rd . at in Deptford that the stt a .prtlite Terrible, now building .. that yard, should be t Oarad for sea as speedily To complete a ; work, go shipwrights have a lm ' ee p n7e i s i m i i h r„ e • l n a h g . o e n d during' mlic Wednesday eat week 30 of whom were taken shall be launched by th„ rnt ag• The orders are thats and not delayed until the cenelusion of the present ear,) originally iiitold,d. ir ri n" quarter of 1845, as was ,A RTI 7 oLomEw PAlR.—This fair commences next neap, but not the slightest h interest is taken in its an ts,nn by t e licensed vietusllers ot Smith ue , w bo formerly lastderived so , considerable an advan ear, be solely restricted to !mils'()111 it. " will, as breimd and toys, and, judging for the sale of gingerbread or ll aPPoai - ances, the fair will have a very seminty show ford ll. All swings and performances will be strictly den. Gli t ,c, T t4 AT SOUTHER( ANDWESTERNAto RAILWAY E ,.. x.- o,' It oN LINES TO LIMERICK Th urs d a y last. - -.4N L inthis city since "" - * h CORK.—Over I,i 00 Thew have been taken aiss u g r eittest avidity prevails to purchase shares, wide We perceive by th rS Well for success of the enterprise. 2/. C o e, London and Dublin pa pers that the deposits of Ca s h'' on each of the originlshares in the Dublin and nearlyaiway are now selling for 61. 10s. each, being 1, t reble.—Linterich Reporter. L H NEW PRISON FOR MIDDLEsEx.—. A Corn -41C1,7,! 401 Middlesex Justices . met at the Sessions House, st s ,.,: te ,, well-green, this morning, to adopt the necessary an othe r!J pulling down the present . prison and erecting for th in its stead on the old site, in which . the separate ilernent system of prisoners . before trial may be car and 4 ° 4 1 . 1 4 1. , Pursuant to . the direction of Sir James Graham, es : p. 71 er the provisions of the 7 thainsd mostBth Victoria,ineonve. ll 'entl ' The existing prison, which ND. "deptil to prison discipline, was built in the ' n 0f times the First, although t is still called the e w Pri 1.,,,,, lenwl. b e i.....tursmoTox To TUE BANK IN , ONE DAY !—lt may fro cresting to travellers to know, that the journey lani t Paddington to the Bank is nols• accomplished regu gthf: ' l4 one day. An omnibus leaves the Yorkshire I Cew: (' at 8 a.m., and, proceeding leisurely down the Park to take up fresh Ps s , eti r° ,, a_d, stops at the Regent's t ll : t r sau_ r . 7.l: l . o r t s t • enh lt arn then proceeds d ata rapid rate to the cor -court-roa , where another halt is ne • ha s , r _ ll Ylnade to enable th l coachman and guard to %kip sii.iittle refreshment. other stoppage is made .ae opportujnit t i li ttle t c l till the omnibus reaches the Kints's-cross, where is e s luv , - ue confluence oine . times occurs to . allow'the ssengers Of no less Y of observing the picturesque W k ., - , ' than a noted house for six distinct thoroughfares. The half bee "use is the Angel at Islington, .4.l._and accommodation, at which the coachman and 5 4 r a always stop to dine. This dues not take, upon an v",,,ge, more thann its s n hour. The omnibus then pro waydown the City-road, and, ,trib7att 2 p nninT . at o the Grecian Saloon to take in lie . .roo l ts a , t li t4l hes °* time Batik (the wood pavement permitting . to thole before dusk.. .What would our grandfathers say is w onderful rapidity of travelling ?—Punch. o lor, -LA R •stiNG FIRE AT LlMlSETil.—Yesterday morning 14 s L 'Y after 12 o'clock, the neighbourhood of the tr„ r , Th- gate, Lambeth, was alarmed by the sudden out ,-4,,,,'', of a fire of a very destructive character upon the 15 4 1. ,...75es known as the . Canton Tea Mart, belonging to (1,,,,, Samuel Watling, situate No. 6, Mount-row, next tar but one to the National Swimmingwßaaat madehs, lV i e n s t a vern?ler.road. The discovery of the fire a, 3 ` singular manner. It appears that Mr. Craddock, tls ) , , re sides in the next house, . n li tn ad his atention sod f,;:tt„earrested by a strong effluvium, evidently arising lis e ` 4 _ co mbustion. That firstperson at thought his own k re l e " i _was on fire, but after making a diligent search he wall, vc d smoke in dense odies . breaking through the di aed t'' "kb divide the two buildings. He . immediately . at " an alarm and commenced knocking violently Mr Vir i• '• door, time krl,,, s, , ' , atmings 14 tiered was after some by some one from the second floor window. ttar 4 te e mean time some of the officers e of the L division arid for the engines. The Waterloo-road brigade fire,Jest of England engines, with strong bodies of and n, Were at the scene in the course of a few minutes, 1I we re, unde r th e di rec tion of Messrs. C o nnorton and I t or 4 -it°ll , set to w o rk from an excellent supply of water ()S' t h t he ' Lambeth fire mains. N il lib e building forced to let the nwatersooner through, than the ooner were the doors kno c k and smoke shot out with . such force as to almost ti n the firemen down. Whilst the m n were busily raised e from some It 4ri lY subduing the fire, a cry il4i se the premises which . caused t w h a e s crowd . to believe of , rvertil persons were in the house, and in the course ~,, ''W second:: ladders were raisein front theiro every ls s i 4(4 v, into which the firemen, entered at isk of ths,, r) g t heir own lives, to rescue the parties,. Fortunately, of the l Ail escaped through the skylight along the roofs tlult;iisitz(.lii:t,inain7buildings. The Southwark-bridge-road, il , :: ," next arrived with Mr. Henderson, the fireman of was followed by Mr. Garwood, to with the hri ti t i i it Y clline. The firemen continued w a •o t rk inces last got th, Y Until half-past ono o'clock, when the' iii,i ll'astery of the flames. Thu damage insuredd. h'"'able but Mr. Watling is fortunately e isincothne iiii(443:l tZehange Fire-office. The , s' llt r the direction of Inspector police arrangements Stannard and Sergeant Nu i eu , Were most admirable in keeping the many thou- th e Persons out of the reach of danger. The origin of l e / 111 4tility is unknown. ti gn 11 1. 41) Ett ON BANBURY RAcE-couß.sE. — lnforma . of the nis - s uas just been received at Scotland-yard, lii r is' er of . Samuel Newman, a haw o k m er e , n a a f n e en w d nigl w it o s in ag ah o, who ab °re race-course, by tw race-courses anj kiss ab ove racecourse, known as frequenters of r t illed 4- hey brutally assaulted him,. and e after they had spot,s. h4 -hey ofeverything, threw him into a river nea w r .ii t t h n e l murd er wher e h a iscovered. A verdict of e r a , tier was re e tu v" r • n a ed by the Coroner's jury of againstGlou ssi."' Bill, of the men is known by the m_ P):x te ' r 'ill, stands 5 feet 10 inches high, na dark com tirlun, dressed in a shabby black coat n t d m t a r d o e u , sers. and zUs t k et r iler roan is 5 feet 5 inches high, to With; the small-pox, dressed in stout suit. .11 t-.ls rnan is known us Gloucester Eliza and and is always ,elPany with the above men. litt:,.l lG t'LAß EscArE.—On Tuesday a woman from ( letim g m e , e k. Whilst walking round the Clarence Dock, acci ilittily sli pped off the quay into the water, but, fortu ss.. (1 el Y ' her clothes having become well inflated in her 41 the t' s he was completely buoyant, and apparently sat , s t 'ut Water ; and, to the surprise of the bystanders, did "at 111 1, - "est the least fear or concern, but quietly held LY s • - ! t. hand fur a rope, which was lowered by a flatman, w hatl, °ll3 she was safely landed, evidently amazed with c.i.,"ad taken place.—Liverpool Albion. 11 111,-, " COURSE OF TRUE LovE NEVER DID RUN t hs -TH • "- Antiongst the present numerous visitants to irik:°4lattic beauties of Windermere and the surround th. - . ,e"t Yt is an individual of the male sex,_w•ho has fis),",.eek attracted considerable attention. 11. Comes 4°- Lorton, in Cumberland, and sports a crutch, L but st ory delicacy shall be nameless here. make a l l 4ll °rt, has fallen desperately in love with the fair E : t t a s q ter 1:"., of a fisherman, who plies the trade with her El4 } 7.'s % R:kd resides on the Lancashire banks ofthe lake. golde n -14u ai ro th , morninq light was springing bot i i n fo tt ly e 4 th e chamfers of kii'S , 44 11 d Eil et PlP; been : quiet surface of the lake, two persons . might ha t hit 4p rt .7 4 walkinc , along its banks, about a mile below c'll4 . f i t ' nn, of opposite sex, in serious converse ; and se.ri 4Bitea Leer" they were, fpr the hero of our . tale having tsk l l k t,ae fair Ann to marry him, and bping w p o p a i l n d tedly I,s Mitt Plunged into the water, saying enll 'lli tt tt ` t " le e by drowning himself, as he could he no . t live , itil °4'1.40 iii 4 `impeded in' sera.mbling— . cru lB t .l en en at h ri e eg am . et e water , was tea . b t' 3 Wher 1 k. " ''' 4iMP fq V? 1 ' ' : &,. 44 ilikustily to call for assistance.. At . t is the waves, el l i til I l i a Y ie, ?: d ragged her desairin lover to the shore, 1 1U 141 C t il r -. ffiler's house, where he was l'4" 4 91°4 til II" (lky 1113 unwilling lover, and in Lis P i s himself again. The fisherman, however, sent anti 44ughter out of the way of the desponding swain, 1 . 1(1 ,old is! r n "a he would have the pleasure of her company la lir _ „ feelings o . tli- ''°re. The f the owner of the crutch, at - Is eatle s ' °l4l genc.e sha be lett to the imagination of our th ev 4 * If 1111'3 should meet the eye of any of his friend . s, Sola r o°hl do well to look after him, as he told the tn he was resolved on " doing the deed." ef eest ititillt •1' rostmix.-11r. Conyers, formerly . a e n . t i e k u p the 36th Regiment, is an inmate of the L " cl kilotute. ..-Xrthern Whig. WINDson, THURSDAY. —llis Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle this morning at seven o'clock for the FarriborouLth station of the South Western Railway, en route to Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The Prince was attended by Colonel Wylde and Mr. G. E. Anson. His Royal Highness is ex pected to return this evening, travelling by the same route, to dinner. The Queen walked in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle this f; , renoon, :attended by the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting. The Royal 'Family were taken for their accustomed pony exercise this morning. In the afternoon her ,Nlniesty, accompanied by the Royal Family, and attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing in a pony carriage. The Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance on horseback. Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her :Majesty at the Castle to-dar. The Lady Caroline Somers 'Cocks and the Hon. Miss Devereux, the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen, arrived at the Castle this afternoon. The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday morning from his residence at Kew. His Royal Highness hoooured the Water Colour Exhibition, in Suffolk•street, Pall-mall East, with a visit, and in the evening left Cambridge House on his return to Kew. Count de jarnac, French Chargé d'Affaires, trans acted busitiss yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. SvORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS ALL'S—YESTERDAY. So determined a set was made against Ithuriel, that at one time it appeared " all up" with him. sto 1 was then laid to between four and five hundred pounds, and the takers, fur a moment, were choked off ; 6 to 1 was then laid to upwards of 100/,, but the layer refusing to go on, confidence was partially restored, and two or three other bets sere booked at sto 1. Nothing less, we believe, was taken. The effect of this movement was to give must of the other favourites a lift, and more particularly D• er, Valerian, and Foig-a-ballagh ; the betting, however, irrespective of Ithuriel, was far from brisk. Closing prices : ST. LEGEIt. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure—taken & aft. offered to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—taken 7to 1 44;st ke of Ilietimond'.s Red p m —t a ke 15 to 2 Bto 1 aght Col. Anson's Bay onus 10 to I agg, Mr. Vane's Valerian—taken 10 to 1 agst Dawson's lot 11 to 1 agst Col. Anson's The Princess 4get Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh 30 to I agst lv(r. Mell4apf§ tioffrey 40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Milton. THE DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken & aft. offered 24 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsrnonger—taken. HUNTINGDON RACES,,WEDNiookr. The Cup Stakes of 10 goys. each, the winner to be sold f.r 400/., &v. Once round and the mile. (9 Subs.) Ld. Sandwich's bc by l i iverpool, 3 yrs, ist 71b (Nat) I Lord Exeter's Pergolaria, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 2 Mr. Booth's Priscilla Tomboy, 5 yrs, Bst 91b The Huntingdon Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added ; heats, last mile. Winney %o he sold fqr (8 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Seaweed, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Nat) 1 1 Ld Miltown's Bourn; Tomacha, 4 yrs, Bst 51b 5 2 Mr. ledowes nd ch g by Glaucus, 4 yrs, bat ;113 4 Mr. Thornhill nd fby Achtnat, 8 yrs, 7st 71b ~, 2 dr Mr. Ongley's Fema. 4 yrs, Ost 31b 3 dr The winner was claimed. The Members' Plate of 501. Winner to be sold for 2501., &c. Heats, once round. Mr. Ongley's Patna, 6 yrs, ctst 51b ~,(Butler) 3 1 1 Lord W. Powlett's Eclogue, 3 yrs, 6st 181 b... 1 2 dr Mr, Phillimore's Syntaxina, 6 yrs, 9st Mr. Wesley's Garotnna, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 4 dr The Polka Stakes of 8 soya, each, with 30 added, one mile, were won in two heats by Col. Peel's Hartshorn, 4 yrs, fist Gib (Nat), beating Mr. Booth's Repealer, 3 yrs, ist 21b. THE SPBYNX BOAT-RACE. The gentlemen of this highly respectable club on Wed nesday rowed a very pretty coulters' race, for a pair of silver challenge sculls an 3 a very handsome presentation bijou. The water selected for the contest was from Chiswick Eyot to Kew-bridge ; and the gentlemen, at an early hour in the afternoon, left the Messrs. Searle's, accompanied by their eight-oared cutter and some other boats, for the starting-place. Subjoined are the names of the competitors, with the order in which they - - - came in : Messrs. Muzworthy 1 Fenchm Reid Adams The start was well effected, and the whole of the party went off prettily together; Mr. Diuxworthy took the lead, and retained it throughout, winning by about 38 seconds; lir. Fencham was second at the start, and held it for the first mile and a half, sharply pressed by Mr. Adams ; they then became scull and scull for a few strokes, when Mr. Adams led him by half a length for a minute or so, but was unable to maintain it, and Mr. Fencham again took up the second place, which he kept. Mr. Adams shortly afterwards fell astern, Mr. Reid rowing by him. Adams rowed in the out-rigged wherry, which, we un derstand, in other respects, is dissimilar to the Newcastle men's in its construction. PUGILISTIC CONTEST roit, 2001.—0 n Wednesday the long-pending fight between Simmonds (of Birming ham) and Smith (the Chequer lad) came off below Gravesend. These men met on a previous occasion, with a view of settling their differences, but were com pelled to make retreat in consequence of magisterial in terference ; on this occasion, a steamer was provided for conveying the combatants and their respective friends to the locality selected for the fight, and which leftHunger ford-market completely crowded with the sporting fancy. These men had acquired considerable merit as pugilists, and from the amount of stakes and the heavy betting, great excitement was created in the sporting arena. Smith received from his opponent 201. for allowing choice of ground ; and the parties having arrived at their desti nation, a ring was roped and staked (at this time there was about four thousand spectators), and betting to a very considerable amount took place between the Birmingham and London fancy, Simmonds being the favourite. All preliminaries being arranged, the men made their ap pearance in the ring and shook hands together, testifying there was no ill-feeling between them beyond the pos session of the stakes, and then putting themselves into a fighting position, they immediately commenced war, with much severity, and displaying great courage and science. When 40 minutes had elapsed, it was quite manifest that Simmonds had an advantage over his op ponent ; they kept up the encounter for 1 hour and 34 minutes, when the friends of Smith, despairing of any chance of winning, withdrew their man from the contest, and Simmonds was declared the victor. The weight of the combatants was (upon going to scale) 9st. 101 b. each; they appeared in fine condition, and exhibited great muscular form. Large sums of money were transferred to Birmingham on this occasion. EDINBURGH_ Towsi COUNCIL,—At a meeting of the town council on Tuesday, the Lord Provost (Mr. Black) called the attention of the council to the present trans mission of the London mail to the city, which he thought admitted of great improvement. At present it came round by Carlisle, and occupied twenty-eight hours in the journey; whereas, on the Newcastle Railway, the train only occupied fourteen hours fourteen minutes between London and Newcastle, and the coach to Edin burgh occupied only ten hours more—making in all twenty-four hours fourteen minutes. But if the mail were transmitted by Newcastle, letters might easily be delivered in Edinburgh at latest by twelve o'clock — whereas at present they were not delivered till :about four o'clock. It would appear, indeed, as if the autho rities had looked for the longest instead of the shortest road. He suggested that it should be remitted to a committee to prepare a memorial to the Postmaster- General, praying for a remedy to this evil. The council at once agreed to authorise his Lordship to prepare and transmit a memorial to the effect referred to. FOREIGN WiteAT.---In consequence of the contem plated rise of duty upon foreign wheat, last week there was an immense deal done previous to Saturday, in the clearing off stocks. The duty during the last average was 18s. per quarter, and by the Saturday's return it rose to 19s. On the Friday one house paid 2,0001. of duties ; altogether, during the week ending Friday, foreign wheat, amounting to 7,9231. of duty was cleared at the Custom-house. —Edinburgh Paper. A YOUTH SHOT AT BATTERSEA-TIELDS.--OH Saturday last, as a youth, named Daniel Evans, in the employ of Mr. Watness, a distiller, was driving a horse and cart in the road near Battersea-fields, he suddenly received in his left cheek and jaw the contents (shot) of a fowling-piece, discharged by a man who stood in the adjacent field, about twenty yards off. The youth was conveyed to Westminster Hospital, where Mr. Bowman, the house surgeon, succeeded in extracting the shot, and he is going on as favourably as can be expected. The lad states that he believes the individual to have aimed at a stray pigebn which had escaped from the pigeon shooting arena belonging to the Red House Tavern ; and as soon as he perceived the mischief he had done, he effected his escape through the arches of the South ampton railway, w hich he was only a few yards from. A description of him has been forwarded to the police. DBTERMINED SUICIDE or • FEMALE.—Wednesday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Yorkshire Grey, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, on the body of Louisa Stonor, aged 22, an unmarried woman. From the evi dence of the witnesses examined, it appeared that on Sunday night last deceased wns standing with her ille gitimate child in her arms, near the river side, and ww 4 talking cheerfully with several of her acquaintances, amongst them being the reputed father of the child. She parted with them at twelve o'clock, bade them good night, and said she was going home, but in a few initiates she asked a boy to hold her baby, whilst she Went On. The boy did as he was requested, and while holding the child he heard her raise a loud laugh, and then saw her rush to the extremity of the pier, and Rhine into the water. A man in the barge saw her sink, and with assistance endeavoured tp saVe her. Owing, however, to the darkness of the night,. she was not seen to rise, and her body was not found until the next morning. None of the witnesses could give any reason for the deceased's suicide, as she was always of a cheerful disposition, did not suffer want, and had never shown signs of insanity. The Coroner, in summing up, asked the jury whether they could say, from the evidence they had heard, that the deceased had destroyed herself whilst in a state of insanity. The jury were of opinion that the evidence was not satisfactory upon that point, and returned a ver dict that the deceased destroyed herself, but in what state of mind there was no evidence to show. Tlik. SUN, LONDON, - FRIDAY IVIORNINEC AUGUST 30, 1844. THE 117UNWERFORD SUSPENSION MR. BOUVERIE at KILMARNOCK. We copy the following from the Ayr Observer, a Tory paper, which by some strange infatuation makes Mr. Bouverie Member for the Ayr District of Burghs : Our representative, accompanied by his lady, ar rived at Cunninghamehead on Monday, where he is on a visit to Mr. Pattison, of Glasgow. There was some intention, we believe, of the Hon. Member wait ing personally on each of the constituency, before calling a public meeting ; but it appears that, before fully accomplishing his object in this respect, a public meeting was resolved upon, which was called last night by tuck of drum, to be held at the Town-hall to-day, at twelve o'clock. At the hour of meeting but a very few appeared, and when the proceedings commenced there were only 119 present, including the Member himself, among whom were a few Conservatives and several non-elec- tors. The meeting was certainly the smallest ever assembled in the same hall to hear a representative deliver his opinions to the constituency. On the mo. tion of Bailie Wilson, the Provost was called to the chair. LITERATURE. BRIDGE. PROPO:iED RAILWAY TO RICHMOND. Yesterday the I-lalf-yearly General Meeting of the Shareholders in the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus pension-bridge- was held at the Company's Office, No. 9, Villiers -street, Strand, C. W. Christie, Esq., in the chair. The objects of the meeting were to re ceive the report. of the Directors, and to consider the propriety of effecting such alterations in the origi nally proposed plan for the construction of this bridge, which was intended solely for the transit of foot pas sengers, but vedich it was now deemed advisable so to alter, as to adapt it to the traffic of a railroad, in con sequence of V.ie projected line of railway to Richmond, the terminus of which was to be at Hungerford market. THE POPULAR MEMBER. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844. Of the four tales of which these volumes consist, because the most natural and affecting, is a short one entitled " True Love," which details the rise and progress of an unsophisticated girl's affections for a man who, after winning her heart, deserts her in order to marry a lady of rank with whom he is continually unhappy ; and on her death, which does not take place till years after their marriage, he is unexpectedly thrown into contact with his first love, and finding that, notwithstanding his neglect, she still preserves her attachment for him, he makes her the only repara tion it is in his power to make—namely, an offer of his hand, which she readily accepts, and both parties, albeit in the autumn of their lives, are left at the close of the story in a state of supreme felicity. This tale exhibits more unaffected tenderness than Mrs. Gore usually shows in her works of fiction : but it will scarcely be so much liked by the novel-reading por tion of the community as the " Popular Member," which has far more bustle and variety of incident and epigrammatic point of description. Of the second tale, "Blanks and Prizes," we shall content ourselves with observing that it has already appeared in the pages of Tait's Magazine. The CLERK read the report, which stated that the works of the bridge were rapidly progressing to wards completion. The iron-work and materials had been supplied, the most difficult portion of the operation, that of raising the cross-chains, had been completed, and the upper chains were now being fixed. The schedule of the receipts and expen diture were stated to be :—Receipts arising from calls, loan commission, rents, dividends, &c., 89,067/. 19s. Bd., while the total amount of expenditure under the head of materials, wages, &c., was 88,756/. The report then proceeded to dilate upon the advantages that would be likely to accrue from the formation of the Richmond line of railway, and concluded by stating that such a railway terminus in Hungerford market would be likely to attract most of the traffic of the southern line of railway. He next proceeded to read the report of the engineer, in which, after going mi nutely into the details connected with the structure, it was stated that no doubt now remained as to the com pletion of the bridge for foot passengers this autumn. The CIIAIRMAN, after congratulating the Proprie tors on the for ward state of the works of the bridge, said that a new project had been started by a most influential body of gentlemen, who had formed them selves into a Provisional Committee for the purpose of constructing a line of railway from Richmond to the Surrey and of the Suspension-bridge, and having a line of rails across the bridge for the transit of car riages, thence into Hungerford-market, where they proposed to have the grand terminus. The expense and time consequent upon such an alteration of the present structure of the Wide, so as to fit it for the transit of railway carriages, would be trifling in com parison to the vast amount of profit to be derived from it, because the bridge was built in the most substan tial manner. The Hungerford Suspension-bridge Company was most anxious to do everything in their power to forward the construction of a line of railway to Richmond ; and he could also say the same thing of the Hungerford-market Committee. - In reply to Mr. MILLE% M. o!44itwicl, the contractor for the works, said the amount of expense for making the proposed line of rails across the bridge, and nooessary alterations, woul4 not be more than between 1,000 and 1,500/. ; the time would occupy about three months. Mr. STUTELY proposed a resolution, to the effect that the Proprietors authorised the Directors to adopt shell means as they should deem most advisable for forwarding negotiations between any company which might be found for the construction of a railway to Richmond, in order that the Suspension-bridge might be made the medium of transit between the Surrey shore and the terminus at Hungerford-market. The PROVOST observed, that Mr. Bouverie had come among them to give an account of his doings in Parliament; and in doing so, he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would receiv e a P at i ent h ear i ng, an d th a t no factious questions wou ld b e put to hi m on e i t h er side, and no ill-feeling displayed on the occasion. Mr. BOUVERIE was received with some demon strations of applause. He said during the short time he had been away, he had set himself to do his duty honestly and fearlessly, a n d t o carry out t h e l ea di ng principles he professed when he came amongst them, and, so far as lay in his p ower, to asser t t h ose great principles which he considered tended to the prosperity of the country. lie referred to the co:nposition of the present House of Commons as a reason for not having been able to do much go o d, a l arge p or ti on o f which was of a different way of thinking from him and those with whom he generally acted ; but hoped he and his friends, although they had not been able to obtain much good, by modifying certain measures, had secured some benefit, and relieved, in some de gree, the evils that afflicted the nation, and the wants which a large portion of the people felt. In regard to those moral and physical evils that afflicted so large a portion of humanity, he was sorry that the conduct of Parliament was not such as every one could wish. To those measures that encumbered and fettered trade, and affected the physical comforts of the people, little had, indeed, been done, except in one or two changes— changes happily in the right direction—the conduct of the House of Commons had not been what he would have wished to see in relation to the benefit of the country, In one particular, in which the Ministry, he thought, had been going in the right direction, he had given them his support—upon one of the divisions on the sugar duties. He would explain how that he had assisted, on that occasion, in maintaining the Minis try in office at a time when, to their discredit, they were obliged to a section of their ultra opponents for keeping them in power ; but this was a course which he would still follow though it were to occur again—following out his principle of acting with out reference to mere party politics.—(Che ers .) Mr. Bouverie went on to explain the differential duties, and how they operated on the profits of the sugar growers, both foreign and colonial, and what led the Government to propose a modification in the face of the opposition of the West India interest. When Mr. Ewart proposed the duty should be e q u a li se d, he supported him, but thi▪ s propositio n was out voted, and the Ministry gai▪ ned. Then there was the other proposition to lower the colonial duty from 245. to 205., which, as being a lowering of duty, had attracted great support, thinking that this would also lower the price, but it would really only have put 14s. instead of 10s. into the pockets of the planters, and the revenue would have suffered the loss of 800,0001. So, although he thought the Go vernment proposition of maintaining the colonial duty at its original standard not giving full justice, yet it was a shade better than that of benefiting the planters. Although be had, on this occasion, voted with Sir Robert Peel, yet he had shown no gratitude to him (Mr. Bouvrie) by proposing any place or pen sion ; but he would follow the same course again, and with the same hope that it would meet their approbation.—(Cheers.) On the corn-laws, he could give them no hopes, from the composi tion of the present House, that an immediate repeal would be carried, but pointed to the circumstance, that the majority for maintaining them on the statute book this year was 100 less than two years ago, which had been caused partly by. the operation of public opinion, and partly by constituencies brought to bear on their representatives. By such efforts continued, he hoped they might be favoured with ultimate suc cess. He hoped that next session a liberal band of Members would assemble, not to fight for considera tions of party, but for the good of the people, as it would always be his endeavour to do for the interests of the people he represented. He hoped that next ses sion success would attend the General Education Bill. But these things were not got in a day, and they ought to have faith, and hope to see those principles it embraced carried into effect. In conclusion, he of fered to answer any questions; and he hoped the friends that had put faith in him had seen no reason from the past to distrust him for the future. Mr. Wm. WILSON moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Bouverie for his attention to his duties, which was seconded and agreed to. Mr. BouvERIE returned thanks. Mr. D. R. ANDREWS moved a vote of thanks to the Provost, which was like w i se agree d t o . The meeting then broke up about one o'clock. JOHN MANESTY. 2 Vols. Mortimer, London, 1844. This is a republication, in two small, lightly-printed volumes, of a posthumous tale by the late Dr. Maginn, which appeared in successive numbers of Ainsworth's Magazine. As we noticed it from time to time in The Sun, we need say nothing more on the present occasion than that it is a very readable story, and con tains some clever sketches of religious fanatics and hypocrites. The embellishments are from the pencil of George Cruikshank. MECHANICS' INSTITUTES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Every one visiting the exhibition at the De vonport Mechanics' Institute, must own that the patronage extended to this institution is, by the in struction received, amply repaid, for the collection of subjects creates the feeling in the visitor, though he may be versed in many of the objects surrounding him, that there is yet much to learn. The motto—a little learning being dangerous, is wearing out among those who exercise their judgment, for who is to draw the line through comparison ? One man's attainments, insignificant when compared with another's, may yet be capable of entering the list of competition with hundreds. The knowledge of this alone gives a stimulus to those whom prejudice would preclude from knowing a little, because that little appears a dangerous thing, not perceiving that a little learning is better than none at all. This assumed philanthropy, lam afraid, is but a cloak to a dread of education, bringing society at large to be considered, not so much from external wealth, as from the mind. I may be wrong. The prejudice, however, against Mechanics' Institutes, is being removed by the broad light of truth and reason, which will, and must eventually, overpower the evil that has arisen from false notion of right and wrong. Men bigoted to exclusive systems, can never be ex pected to join liberal institutions for promoting know ledge ; but should they ever do so, it will be when they find the tide of intelligence too strong to be re sisted—it will be on finding the good, which they laughed at when sown, yielding fruit.—Yours, &c. OBSERVER. R. Devonport, August, 1844. Carried unanimously. On the motion of the same gentleman, seconded by Mr. GRISSELL, it was resolved unanimously, that the Directors be empowered to make suoh alterations in the bridge as will adapt it to railway traffic. After a brief discussion on some matters connected with the finances of the Company, the meeting separated. EDINBURGH ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. (From the Edinburgh Advertiser.) We have much pleasure in publishing the following communication which has just been received by the Directors of the Zoological Gardens, from Demerara. Tee liberal and patriotic feeling which it evinces is most honourable to the gentlemen who have sent the letter, and must be peculiarly gratifying to our townsmen, as proving the warm interest which our friends in foreign lands take in the prosperity of our institution. We hope the noble and spirited example of our respected countrymen in British Guiana will be followed in other colonies. Were associations of the same kind at work in Africa, India, China, and other tropical colonies, the habitants of the rarer animals, our Zoological Gardens might speedily boast of being the first Zoological Museum in the world : " To the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Edinburgh Zoological Society. " British Guiana, Georgetown, Demerara, 19th July, 1844. " My Lord,—A number of our fellow-colonists, natives of Edinburgh, and others interested in the success of the public institutions of Edinburgh, and of Scotland, were much delighted with the report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the proprietors of the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens, and responded to the sentiments so eloquently expressed by your Lord ship on that occasion. Though separated by the wide Atlantic, our best feelings and affections are centered in our native land, and with the object of affording our assistance to an institution so well calculated to amuse and improve all classes of our fellow-citizens, we have formed a Natural History Society, the pro spectus of which we enclose, and will endeavour, with all zeal, to collect, and, from time to time, transmit to your Society, such animals as are to be found in our forests. We have at present a tiger, tiger-cat, several excellent specimens of snakes, &c., which we intend to send home by the Glencairn, Captain Nicol ; and our object in now addressing your Lordship, is not only to acquaint you with our auxiliary society, but to re quest that some person in Greenock may be instructed to remove the animals from the ship, and transmit them to the Edinburgh Garden. We hope to be favoured with a statement of the sort of specimens which would prove most acceptable.—And are, with great respect, your Lordship's most obedient humble servants, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. The new Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, in Clayton-street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was o pened on Wednesday, with great ceremony and magni ficence. In the morning, at eleven o'clock, were assembled seventy priests, with nine bishops, in cluding the Revs. Dr. Riddell, of Newcastle, and Dr. Briggs, of York. Dr. Riddell celebrated pon tifical high mass at the altar, and the Right Rev. Dr. Gillis, bishop, o f th e Ed i n b urg h di str i c t, de livered the sermon. Beethoven's Mass in C was effectually sung by the choir, including Mrs. Ley bourn and Miss Hodgson ; and Mr. Redshaw pre sided at the organ, a powerful and fine-toned in strument from the manufactory of Mr. Nicholson. In the afternoon a large body of Catholic clergy and laity partook of luncheon at the Assembly Rooms. Dr. Riddell presid e d, w ith th e Right Rev. Dr. Brown, of the Lancashi re di s t r i c t, as vice-chair.- man. Vespers were c h ante d i n t h e even ing, an d a sermon was preach e d b y t h e Ri g ht Rev.. Dr. Morris. Dr. Newsham, President of Ushaw College, presided at the organ. The congregations both in the morning and evening were numerous and most respectable, including several families of distinction from the neighbouring counties, some local magis trates and members of the corporation. The amount of the collections was 150/. Phis new ecclasiastical struc ture is of ston e , and presents a close ana l ogy to the pure decorative styl e. Th e inter i or i s corre spondingly elegant. The fi rst o bj ects w hi c h w ill b e noticed are the superb stained windows, the pro duction of Mr. Wailes, o f N ewcastle. The largest and most striking of these is the gift of G. T. Dunn and Thomas Dunn, Esqrs., and Mrs. Margaret and Miss Elizabeth Dunn. The Right Rev. Dr. Riddell gave another—Geo. Culey, Esq., of Saltwell House, a third--others are memorials of the Rev. Worswick and Eyre, deceased—Mr. Wailes contributed a sixth —and Miss Helen Culey a small one, which is placed in the south side chapel. They are illustrative of various scenes and sacred persons connected with scripture history. The altar is of stone brought from inFrance, which a re severally represente d and is divided into three compartments, the annunciation, the coronation, an d th e a d ora ti on of the wise men. The b ack of the altar is similarly Cae Caen in divided, with over -swelli ng canopies, and exhibits the resurrection , th e crucifi xion, and the descent of the Holy Ghost; and on either s id e of the altar are l ar ger figures of St. Paul and St. Peter. The pulpit and font are both of Caen stone, and exhibit some fine and tasteful ornament. The corbels are busts of angels, each play ing a different musical instrument, and give to the upper part of the building a very pleasing effect. The side chapels and chancel are laid with tesselated tiles. Two other altars are in tended to be erected, besides which the plan includes a screen, and various other things yet to be com pleted. Mr. Pugin has been the architect. —Tyne Mercury. " JAMES STRUTHERS, D.D., Preses " J. D. FRASER, Secretary. " WM. KNOX, Treasurer." THE DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM HETGATE, THE CHAMBERLAIN OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—Yesterday, between one and two o'clock, intelligence was received at the Town Clerk's-office of the death of Sir William Heygate, Bart., who was elected, about a year and a half ago, to the office of Chamberlain, after a contest with Sir John Pine. Sir William Heygate had been in a declining state of health for some time. Indeed, about six months after his appointment to the lucrative situa tion, fears were entertained by his friends that he would not much longer survive the contest, which had evidently, by the anxieties it had created, prostrated his bodily strength. The intelligence, of course, caused a great deal of excitement amongst the friends of the several gentlemen who are expected to be candidates. We un derstand that the following are candidates :—Aldermen Brown, Sir J. Key, Sir J. Pine, and Humphrey, and Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, the Commissioner of the City Police. — ARTHUR ARUNDEL.—Mr. Horace Smith, whose delightful historical romance of " Brambletye House" became so deservedly popular, our readers will be glad to hear is again about to appear before the public in another work work of imagination, similarly illustrative of English manners in an age gone by ; but, with great judgment, he has made choice of a period nearer our own times, and one, too, singularly interesting, for it is no other than that very stirring one made memorable by the incident of James 11. being forced to abandon his kingdom to make way for a Protestant sucessor, in the person of his son-in-law, William 111. This important revolution is, therefore, the author's subject ; the most distinguished actors in it are among his characters, and the ferment in which the whole surface of society then was, would afford him, there is no doubt, ample materials for a most effective and interesting romance. It is scarcely necessary to add that " Arthur Arundel "—the name of the new work—is impatiently looked for by Mr. Horace Smith's numerous admirers. _ _ _ Cutswicx FAlR.—After a lapse of about 20 years Chiswick fair has this year been revived, Wednesday con cluding its three successful days. The above fair, which was formerly one of the neatest and most picturesque of the suburban fairs, was suppressed about the same time that the well-known " Brook-green fair" was put a stop to, in consequence of the renewal at that fair of the atro.. cities which made " West-end fair" so notorious. The fair used formerly to be held in the village of Chiswick, but this year it has been held on a large meadow in the occupation of Mr. Burford, the landlord of the Duke of York public-house, Chiswick New Town. It is situated on the left of the lane leading by the four-and-a-half mile-stone from town to Chiswick, close to the Great Western-road. The attendance of shows, booths, stalls, swings, and the other usual melange of a fair was most numerous. Amongst them was the Crown and Anchor booth, Clark's Circus, lioness's Pavilion, &c.&c. Throughout the three days the fair was crowded by re spectable persons from the metropolis and neighbouring villages, and we have not heard of either an accident or robbery having taken place. NORTU Balrlsu RAILWAT.—The contractors broke ground at Marshall Meadows, on Monday, in large force, and were visited by numerous persons from Berwick.— Tyne Mercury. THE Buns ' FAMILY.—The following letter from Mr. Robert Chambers appears in the Athenteum : " Edinburgh, Aug. 20, 1844. " Perhaps you would spare a corner of your paper to enable me to correct an injustice which was last week committed by a popular publication (Punch) against the sons of Burns, with reference to the subscription made about two years ago in behalf of Mrs. Begg, the poet's sister. As the person who has had the best means of knowing, I can say that these gentlemen were at no time to blame on account of their aunt. The eldest has ever been in the experience of the res augusta dorm him self. The two who have been so long in India were de ceived—l must not say how—as to the circumstances of Mrs. Begg ; but these were no sooner explained to them than they acted a part towards her which, it may be sufficient to say, seemed to me entirely worthy of their parentage, and was felt by all to whom I described it as perfectly satisfactory. It is solely my cordial sense of the honourable feelings of these two men which induces me now spontaneously to come before the public for their yindication.—l am, &0., " R. CliamßEits." 1 ' r ee l . ' teclltjiaE directed but when l a V: t e is tehaves s.tthing to do with Nye discovaesrtahneyoragraenciosend hldgohwnn.amfreolun p h u e b r l )t ic ia a j p e p s r ty o ' v s a T l ; he o a r t , r a e t , tmfihnee°eadssrqutEur: Ora n . themselves I m e s squabbles obstructions, that i n least order endeavour topul l upheld a proud and his talents may not be brought forward to the manifest disadvantage of another, we can no longer withhold our thoimthrow in his way pen, If we we informed aright, as we have little doubt we have, Grisi, after the last representation of Lucrezia Borgia, refused to s ing , at her Majesty's Theatre with Moriani, and stipulated in her engagement at Paris next season, or attempted to e nforce, th at t hi s artiste should not appear at the Theatre Italian. It needs no ghost to come from the grave to resolve us this riddle. Grisi would have Mario the Be tenore at th e Op era ; b ut the public will not allo w the slightest comparison be tween him and Moriani , a nd naturally insists that the managers will engage a great singer to. supersede a moderate one. Hereupon G . risi takes fi re , an d w i ll not have her idol pulled from his pedestal. But th e canto trice diva may proceed t oo far, relying on th e genera l favour. The public is e ver y whit as fickle an an i ma l as woman herself, and, if once a favour it e displease s it, it is not easy to win back its lost affect i on. L e t G r i s i re member there is such an artiste singing in Italy as Mali bran's sister, who, we ha ve very little doubt, could at least supply her place in the O pera-houses b ot h o f L on d on and Paris. We have a high respect for Grisi as an artiste, but the moment she allows her individual splenetic `feelings to mingle with he r conduct as a publi c serva nt, we lose all regard for her is that capacity.—Maestro. RAILWAY NEWS. LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY,-.-. Yesterday the sixteenth half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; J. M. Daniell, Esq., pre sided, and was supported by a considerable number of Directors. After some introductory observations from the Chairman, the Secretary read the report, which showed a positive increase, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, of nearly 30 per cent in the receipts, and 50 per cent. in the num bers carried. The total number of passengers in 1843 had been 999,683 ; the total amount of receipts 17,351/. 19s. 10d. In the past year, 1,478,237 pas sengers, and the receipts had been 22,176/. Bs. 2d. In the revenue account there was an available surplus of 1,7301. ss. 6d. The report added, that this was the balance on the worst half of the year, and that there was a deficiency of 2,411/. 4s. 2d. on the correspond ing half of the year 1843, making, therefore, an actual increase of 4,1411. 9s. Bd. in favour of the past half year. The report next stated that the Directors must defer recommending a dividend until the result of the current half-year shall have been ascertained, and which from the progressive advance in the re ceipts they have reason to expect will prove highly encouraging. The arrangement with the Woolwich and Watermen Steam Companies, referred to in the last report, still continues in operation. With regard to the Gravesend traffic, although the results of the arrangements cannot but be considered beneficial, the Directors do not doubt that had their attempts to ob viate unnecessary rivalry been successful, and the Brunswick Pier been resorted to on equal terms by the Gravesend boat companies generally, all parties would have reaped a corresponding advantage, while the public might have been accommodated at reason able, but remunerative fares. After some further unimportant details, the report stated that the num ber of passengers landed and embarked at the Bruns • wick Pier by the Gravesend boats during the past six months, had been 394,506 ; whilst, during the same period of last year, the number was only 191,357 ; thus showing an increase in the traffic of upwards of 100 per cent. The report, after some allusion to other matters, stated that it afforded much gratifica tion to the Directors to be able to report on the con tinued good working of the rope. The report having concluded, a discussion ensued respecting the matters contained therein. Some gentlemen were of opinion that a dividend should have been declared, but the Chairman explained that there was at present a diffi culty in the way of doing so. The report was finally received and adopted ; and some resolutions in ac cordance having been agreed to, the meeting sepa rated. BRANDLINCI JUNCTION RAILWAT.—A special gene ral meeting of the Shareholders of this Company was held at the Old Rectory, Gateshead, on Monday last, at one o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of con sidering an agreement for the sale of the railway, with the property and effects belonging thereto, J. W. Williamson, Esq. in the chair. Mr. James Potts, the Secretary, having read the advertisement and notice sent to each shareholder, under which the meeting was convened, and also the agreement in question, Mr. Philipson moved, and Mr. Flues seconded—" That the agreement be sanctioned and approved, and the Directors empowered to take such steps as may be requisite to carry the same into effect." The follow ing amendment was then moved by the Rev. R. Green, of Longhorsley, and seconded by Mr. Francis Mason—" That the consideration of the proposition sub mitted by the Directors be postponed to this day month, until which day this meeting be adjourned." After a long discussion, the amendment was lost by .51 to 14, and the original motion carried by 54 to 6. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, this nu merously-attended and respectable meeting separated. —Tyne Mercury. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.- - Two meetings have been held this week on the subject of the proposed line of railway from Stonehouse (eight miles below Gloucester), crossing the river at Parton, and pro ceeding by the sea-coast to Chepstow, Cardiff, Swan sea, &c. The first meeting was held on Monday, at Boss, in Herefordshire, and was very numerously at tended by landowners connected with Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Breconshire. Among those pre sent were R. Blakemore, Esq., M.P. for Wells, Mr. Bailey, jun., M.l'., Mr. Clive, M.P., Sir Hungerford Hoskins, Franklin Lewis, Esq., Mr. Sergeant Teddy, &c. Franklin, Lewis, Esq., was called to the chair, and a series of resolutions were moved by Mr. Blake more, condemnatory of the Stonehouse scheme, which is supported by the Great Western Railway Com pany, and recommending to the zealous support of the meeting a line to Gloucester, and pass through Ross, Monmouth, Newport, and Swansea. The resolutions were approved, with the additiomil provision of branch lines to Hereford, and to the Forest of Dean, from Gloucester. Deputations from the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company, and from the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, attended the meeting. The meeting resolved also to oppose, by every means in their power, the Stonehouse scheme. The second meeting was held yesterday, at the Tolsey, Glouces ter, the Mayor in the chair, when the attendance of citizens was numerous. Capt. lerkeley, wai; present. Resolutions in the same terms as those pro posed and adopted at Ross were carried unanimously, if we except the opposition cf Mr. E. Protheroe, who supported a direct line from Gloucester to the Forest. The speahers were W, Goodrich, Esq., Capt. Berke-. ley, Messrs. J. M. Shipton, Whitcombe, and Pro theroe.—Cheltenham Examiner. THE CREDITON RAILWAY.—We are informed that all the necessary preliminary steps previous to the application to Parliament, are proceeding as rapidly as possible. The expense of the formation of the work is found to be many thousands less than the sum contemplated at the time of the formation of the company, and the traffic on the intended line is daily increasing.— Western Luminary. TUE MURDER. AT HIGIT ETOITOg.---TWO indivi duals, Jefferson and Fleck, who, it will be remembered, were witnesses on the inquest on the above case, are now in custody, charged with the murder of Robson.— Tyne Mercury, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTIL—THE EXPERIMENTAL BRIGS.— These vessels remain in statu quo, ready for being commissioned, and consist of the Daring, Osprey, and Flying Fish, at this port, newly built, with the Watery. itch, Pantaloon, and Lily. The general be lief is that the pendant will not be hoisted in these vessels until the present warlike aspect shall have passed away. Captain Manley Dixon (son of the late Admiral Sir Manley Dixon) is appointed to the command of the ships in ordinary at Plymouth; and Captain Hen derson, at this port, will shortly be superseded from the like service, his period having expired. The cutter Sylvia, Lieut. Tumour, has arrived from Jersey, to be stored and re-fitted, and is in the harbour for this purpose. A letter from the Inconstant, 36, Capt. Fremantle, of the 23d July, reports her arrival at Jamaica from Barbadoes, having recently been employed in convey ing the Governor of the Leeward Islands to and from the several places within his command. The only ships at Port Royal were the Spartan, 26, and steamer Hermes, which vessel had been sickly. The steam-ship Firebrand will be commissioned shortly by Captain A'Court for the broad pendant of Commodore A. L. Corry, to superintend the evolu tions of the experimental brigs. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, is still at Plymouth, and is not ordered to the coast of Mo rocco, as reported. She is kept in readiness, however, for immediate departure, if necessary. The surveying ship Thunder, and brigantine Spy, are to be re-commissioned at Chatham as soon as ready, the former to return to the West Indies, and the latter to the coast of Africa. The Thalia, 42, Captain Hope, and Champion, 18, may be expected shortly from the South American station, with a large amount of dollars on account of merchants. The Royal yacht came into the harbour on her re turn from the trial cruise on Sunday, having pre viously landed the Hon. 11. T. L. Corry, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, at Cowes. Sir - William Symonds, the surveyor of the navy, returned in her, and her speed is reported as considerably increased by her new machinery and boilers, fifteen knots per hour having been accomplished. If this be true, the Vic toria gnd Albert is unquestionably the fastest vessel in the world. Her speed under canvass could not be properly ascertained, as the winds fell light on her starting, and continued until her return to port. She is now moored up the harbour, and will in due course be inspected by the Lords Commissioners, now on their official visit of inspection. The Neptune, 120, and several other ships, are being masted and otherwise brought forward, for ser vice, if required. The America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gordon, had not arrived at Rio de Janeiro from England on the 10th July, but was daily looked for. The BOMBARDMENT of TANGIERS. (From Punch.) The fact is well known to all England, that the Boy Jones—nephew of George Jones, Esq.—has for some time been a volunteer of the first class on board her Majesty's ship Warspite. This fact—as we have before observed—is highly honourable to the Earl of Aberdeen, he having ♦ery properly set Jones to watch Joinville. We have been favoured with a letter from Master Jones on the late bombardment of Tangiers ; and though the Standard may, for its own base pur poses, contend that the letter was not written by Jones on board the Warspite, but by our boy Dick behind the counter of our office, No. 194, Strand— .e care as little for the abuse of our Contemporary as for his praise. What matters it to the man in the moon, whether fools try to pelt him with mud or sugar-plums ? And now for Master Jones's letter : " Warspite, Bay of Tangiers, Aug. 7, 1844. " Mr. Punch,—There was a good deal of fighting here yesterday, but after all nothing to what I've seen at half-price at Astley's. At half-past 7 A.M., the French steamers got their steam up, and took Admiral Joinville and other ships in tow before the batteries of Tangiers. It was plain, however, to be seen that the ships didn't much like the business, for some of 'em went in all sorts of confusion ; and if the Moors hadn't had pity on the poor things, Lord ! how they might have peppered 'em. Our gunner's mate went mad with disappointment, and has been in a strait jacket ever since. " Well, at about half-past eight, the Suffren and Jemappes fired away, but with a good deal of dignity like and consideration. They were at it till about two in the afternoon—the Moors banging away for dear life. Then the ships sheered off, and the Moors left their flags a-flying, and there was such a roar of laughter aboard of us, you'd have thought it was pay-day. Bless your heart, while the fight was going on, you should have seen some of our men. They looked at the Frenchmen, for all the world, as you may have seen boys look through a pastry-cook's window at the tarts—their mouths watering, but not being able to get at 'em. " There has been a good deal of talk about the bad gunnery of Joinville. Poor young man ! I dare 3ay he did quite as well as he could. But when you remember that he was making his first appearance before a British audience, who knew what was what, you must allow it was trying to his nerves. I've seen young fellows in his state at the Coburgh, and I always cried out " Bravo," to encourage 'em. " The French, however, did fire slow,—but I am sure they only did so from the best of feelings. How could it be otherwise ? Isn't it enough to make a human creature sick to go banging at walls and houses—dropping rockets in honest people's dwellings —killing women and children in the street, and all for what numskulls call glory. I'm sure of it, Prince Joinville felt ashamed of the work, and so did all the worthy fellows employed in it—and that's why they didn't put any heart into the matter—but banged away by fits and starts, and then hauled out of the bay, whilst the Moors were still cock-a-whoop. For myself, I know if I were a Prince, and sent to do such work, I should feel myself very little better than a housebreaker—a Jack Sheppard with a cocked hat; and then for the glory of the thing—l'm bless'd if I should rest of nights—l should dream of nothing but of the police and Newgate. "Joinville has gone off down the coast, they say, to gut some more houses. If I hear anything worth sending of his doings, you shall have it. In the meantime, believe me, truly, your own Correspondent,' " THE BOY JONES." SIR JAMES GRAHAM'S PUPILS. (From Punch.) Mr. Punch,—l am one of the suspended letter carriers, about whom there has been such a fuss in the newspapers ; and I, with my brethren in afflic tion, knowing the impartiality of your judgment, address you that fair-play may be done to all of us. We are charged with opening letters addressed to Lord Bentinck, Mr. Tattersall, and to other horse racing gentlemen. Well, we confess it : we broke open their letters—every one that fell into our hands —but we did it, as Sir James Graham broke the letters of other people—all for the sake of public peace and public morals. I should like to know what's the use of high people, Queen's Ministers, and all that, if we poor small folks ar'nt to copy and learn from them. Sir James said that what he did, he did for the peace of the world and the well-doing of society. He hal heard or dreamed of cut-throat conspiracies, and so he went to work and opened right and left. And what's the consequence ? 'Why, all sorts of good. They do say that the Italians who were all lately shot in the back, were only found out by the news that was sent of them from the Home-office—news picked out of opened letters to Italians here in Lon don. Isn't this something comfortable to think of ? Doesn't it do an Englishman's heart good to know this ? Well, Sir, I and my fellow-suspended took Sir James—good pious man as he is—for our pattern ; and knowing that there was such a deal of roguery, and hedging, and hocussing, and all that going on upon the turf—we opened all sporting letters that we might know all about the wickedness, and, like Sir James, make the most of it. All we wanted, Sir, was to put honest folks upon their guard as to what was going on ; just as good Sir James broke seals only to let the Emperor of Russia and King of Naples know the wickedness that was being got up against 'em. I repeat it, we merely wanted to find out roguery, to make the most of it. Well, Sir, and for this, we are to have our charac ters taken away—to be suspended—to have our mouths deprived of our honest bread, and to have all sorts of bad names given us in the newspapers ; whilst Sir James Graham keeps his seat and his salary, and his character—or all that remains of it—to boot. Well, this comes of being conceited, and copying one's betters ! For the future, as I want to do right, I shall just do the contrary of Sir James ; and, in the meantime beg, Mr. Punch, that you will do all you can for A SUSPENDED POSTMAN. LEITH, W E DNESDAY.—HERRIN GS IN TH E F IRTH O r FORTH. —The large shoals of herrings which s e t i n , to wards the end of last week, in and about E yemout h an d Dunbar, have this week reached n ear our own shores as far up as Inchkeith. On Mond ay an d yesterday there were from thirty to forty boats out, and the take has been immense ; some boats averaging fifty and sixty crans, and the fish are r emar k a bl y f i ne. O n M on d ay they were selling at 10s. per cran, and yesterday they were sold as low as Bs. ; retailing at lid. and 2d. per dozen. So extensive and dense were the shoals, that the waters were literally alive with this most useful of all the finny tribe. Al ong t h e coast t h ey h ave b een car t e d off, in bulk to the amount of thirty and forty carts daily, for the use of the neighbouring towns and villages. From the fineness of the weather, the scene of so many boats gathering in these treasures of the deep, has bean of the most animating kind. Tux WitA.TIIIIR AND TUE . Czors.—All the pro n eial papers, received this morning, give most favourable accounts of the prospect of the harvest. The weather everywhere is most propitious. SANGUINARY AND BRUTAL ASSAULT. Late on Saturday evening last a number of Irish men, who are at present employed at the iron-works near Kilbirnie, called at a public-house kept by a respectable old man named Peter Hughes, on the road to Dalry, and ordered some whisky. After they had been supplied, they rose to go without having paid for the spirits. Hughes attempted to detain them, when the miscreants set upon him and his wife, and commenced beating and mal treating them in a most shameful manner. The cries of the old people brought a neighbour to their assistance, and on his attempts to interfere he was likewise attacked with equal fury. The son of this person, a stout young man, came in at this juncture, and having seized a poker, he knocked se veral of the ruffians down one after another, but was at length overpowered, and the poker taken from him. He with difficulty escaped from their hands, and having returned with some of the noighbours, whom he had called to the rescue, they found the whole of the windows burst in, and the furniture broken to pieces. Hughes and his wife were in a state of in sensibility; the former had his legs broken, and his body covered with contusions ; his wife also had been dreadfully maltreated ; and the young man's father had his skull fractured, and was otherwise very much bruised. The whole three remain in a very precarious state. The county police were speedily on the alert, and early on Sunday morning suc ceeded in capturing four persons, who un derwent an examination before a magistrate on Sunday. Two of them were instantly identified by the young man, and their persons bore the marks of the blows he had inflicted on them with the poker. The party who made the attack consisted of seven, and it is expected that they will all shortly be in cus tody. Four very suspicious characters, whose accent betrayed that they were Irish, were seen on the grounds of Grangehill, belonging to Captain Reid, on Sunday morning; but before the police arrived, they had disappeared. They are strongly suspected to have been of the party ; and it is said the clothes of one of the four were stained with blood. We under stand that the inhabitants of the district complain greatly of the riotous conduct of some of the parties engaged at the iron-works ; and it is hoped measures will be adopted to prevent the recurrence of such out rages.—Scotch Paper. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. We have been furnished by a respectablecorr e sppndent (who sends us his name, and who was an eye witness of the facts up to Sunday evening), with the following details of a melancholy and strange acci dent, caused by foul air : " On Saturday last, as a man named Scanlan, was raising earth on his land, at Gabard, about three miles from Ballybunion, county Kerry, he discovered the entrance to a subterraneous passage, which he en tered, accompanied by two other persons, but a con siderable time having elapsed without their re-appear ance, they were followed by six others, who went in for the purpose of bringing them out. Those, also, not ap pearing, the apprehensions of their friends, who were outside, became excited, and intimation of the circum stance having been conveyed to the Rev. Mr. En right, C.C., he immediately repaired to the spot and entered the cavity with a view of rescuing those who preceded, but he had not g, ne far from the entrance, when he fell senseless under the noxious influence of the atmosphere, and was with difficulty brought to the surface. The alarm of the by-standers now be came excessive, and further efforts having been made, three of those who had gone in were brought out ap parently lifeless, but have since recovered. The scene at this time was heartrending, from the cries of the relatives of those who remained within, and this was further increased by the non-appearance of a man who ventured in in search of his son, against the entreaties of his friends. " The Gunsborough police were in attendance (luring the night, and succeeded in bringing out the bodies of four, amongst whom was that of a man who went in search of his son, with the body of the latter clasped in his arms, having apparently perished in at tempting to bring him out. Crowds of the country people having collected yesterday, renewed exertions. were made to discover the bodies of two persons still missing, and, about five o'clock, three men having descended for the purpose, two returned in a state of exhaustion, leaving the third, who was unable to come with them, to share the fate of the others. "A number of men are engaged in excavating the ground, about twenty feet from the surface, hoping to rea , ...h the extremity of the cavern. This appears to be a work of great difficulty, a s th e opening is at the foot of a high bank on the side of a hill, and the passage leads downwards. Although the entrance is not more than two feet in diameter, the interior is lofty, and arched with masonry."—Linterich Reporter. ARUNDEL.—Itis now quite certain that her Ma jesty will honour the Duke of Norfolk with a visit in the course of two months. Apartments are already being fitted up for her reception ; and we understand that the State liveries are in progress.—Brighton Gazette. THE WIDOW OF BANIM.—We observe that most of our London and Dublin contemporaries have fallen into a mistake in saying that the mother of the late Mr. Banim is in reduced circumstances in consequence of the death of her grand-daughter, who had u persion from Government. The mother of Banim is long since dead, and it is his wife who is in distressed circumstances in _ _ consequence of the death of her daughter, who had a pension from Government. We think it is unworthy of any Government to be guilty of so paltry an act as to withhold a trivial support from the widow of the man whom it deemed worthy of a pension while he lived. It is unseemly that her few short years should be embit tered with poverty and distress. Indeed the Irish peo ple themselves, for the honour of their country, and of him who, though dead, yet lives and speaks in his impe rishable works, ought not to permit such a national dis grace to exist for one hour.—Limerick Revorter. ENGLISH NEWS FROM ABROAD.--The Augsburg Gazette of the 23d inst. publishes the following extract from a letter dated London, 16th inst. :—" Orders have just been given to arm several ships of war and frigates. The number of seamen at present receiving pay amounts to 36,000 men ; the war steamers represent a force of 13,500 horses. It is not doubtful that in six weeks a fleet would be ready to assemble at Spithead. The turn which affairs have taken between France and England favours the views of the Emperor of Russia. The pro posals made by that Sovereign when in London have been renewed by Count Nesselrode. lam assured that the French Government is fully informed on this subject. The Court of St. Petersburgh is said to have offered to the Queen of England an alliance offensive and defensive in case of war with France. The Emperor added, that he would place his entire land and sea force at the dis posal of the allied Powers. It is easy to divine the answer of the English Government. It expects that the Cabinet of the Tuileries will yield to the equitable and moderate representations of England, and that it will not be necessary to have recourse to war. If, however. tranquillity should be interrupted, it would be the in terest of all the European Governments to put an end to it as quickly as possible by displaying an imposing force. It is therefore beyond all doubt that in case of war there would be a Russian-English alliance." SERIOUS BREACH OF THE PEACE.—We regret to understand that a series of personil attacks was on Tuesday committed by a party of sappers and miners recently employed near Glenluce, in taking the levels of the line between this and that district, upon our excellent road surveyor and townsman, Mr. Murray, who had been on duty near Glenluce, but on his return, on horseback, was attacked by three of these engineering worthies, near Challock. The assailants laid hold of the horse, and repeatedly struck it, and also Mr. Mur ray, who fortunately acted with exemplary forbearance. and sought shelter in the house of Mr. Paul, farmer, in Whitecrook. The soldiers followed him there—. took possession of the horse—afterwards entered the house, and assaulted both Mr. Paul and Mr. Murray. Fortunately the men servants came to the rescue, and proving an over-match for two of the three assailants, took them into custody, their companion taking le. , bail for his good behaviour. Mr. Gibson, of Mains of Park, J.P., was sent for, while a fresh rein• forcement of sappers and miners came out from Glenluco to the rescue of their gallant comrades. Matters now looked serious, but a goodly muster of buirdly plough men, constables, &c., headed by Mr. Gibson, as a magis trate of the district, and Mr. Murray, had a salutary effect, and the three assailants were seized and carried off to gaol for examination. As the case is under legal investigation, we refrain from saying more at present. — Galloway Advertiser. DISCOVERY OF A CAVE 'NEAR KENDAL.-011 the geologist, o of Kendal, of last month, Mr. J. Ruthven, the indefatigable discovered a singular cave, half way 3th up the north-west s id e o f Arnside Knot. He en tered through a low archway into a cavern twenty feet in length, and from four to five feet high. In the floor were several holes, down one of which a candle was lowered, and a deep chasm was discovered running into the hill in a south-eastern direction. Mr. Ruthven let himself through the hole, and succeeded in safely de scending to the bottom, which was formed of angular fragments of limestone, cemented together with stalag mite. The roof and sides were beautifully covered with calcareous depositions, clothing the rocks with drapery, and hanging from the roof in long translucent stalactites. Six yards from the entrance the fissure swells out into a cave six yards in length, three yards in width, and five yards high. At the further end is a narrow passage, five yards in length, terminated by a wall of rock, preventing all progress in that direetion. On the left side of the passage a hole was discovered, through which Mr. Ruthven squeezed himself into a beautiful circular chamber, the arched roof covered with transparent stalactites, sad the floor with stalagmites, rising towards the roof in the most fantastic shapes ; the whole forming a most beau tiful natural grotto. Last week, Mr. E c . o Whit z mil and Mr. Ruthven visited the cave, and mnbe a diligent search for bones. They were successful in finding several beautiful specimens of the bones, claws, and teeth of extinct animals. Some of the teeth have been sent to Professor Owen for examination. There is no appearance of the action of water ; and as the cave forms part of a fault which runs through Arnside Knot. it probably was once an open fissure into which the ani_ mals have fallen. G. Wilson, Esq., has taken the means to preserve this interesting place from injury, by placing au iron gate at the entrance. He will, however, kindly afford every opportunity for Kientifie investigation.-- Kendal Mercury, iy, oth ro' ity. the the the hat yea lelf 1 01 big' ,h 0 i °s fin' ,l ;00' t he tur oho thi the , t he ate' the ,irtf g sr• r ice, the The, an d jg ht oil( Kit h nen' vvs. se s, • ice olfP )0 1 11 an tint I I/S 9 0/1. lie s 1 .136 DOP Inc! ;orl 3 to rel . , -'‘-: i