The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

. . .4e) • . . -!-Nwite .6... , 0111'11i . _ . • .1 • ..... ::e"ii;* OPP • Weasel clear with only one pump, aided by the use paper, whether sent in the same cover with the news til the buckets. Th e water ga i ned rapidly upon them— paper to which it is a supplement or not. e crew became exhausted and dispirited from their The printed Belgian newspapers may be sent from Protracted and dreadf u l exer ti ons — t h e vesse l was i n a Belgium through the United Kingdom io eel) , of her sinking state—the water was ascending high in the Majesty's colonies, at an uniform rate of British postage _eriiner room —and i n t hi s l ast extremity of distress the of hi. each. masteand crew took to the boats, being at the time 60 The 12th clause states that no printed newspaper, Miles from land, and h av i ng no means o f k eep i ng the either alone or together with a supplement or additional vess eus af ic'et. They th en a f ter a l a b or i ous and danger- or any separate printed supplement or addition to a el jassage in th e b oats, the sea running very high, sue- newspaper, or any printed price current or commercial obefeuth!:id at two P.M. in rea c hi ng the brig, which proved to list, shall be conveyed by the p ost un d er t e e regulations Jane, of Sunderland, having only saved a portion of this present warrant, unl ess t h e same shall be sent r clothing. On leaving the steamer there was without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides, and More than five feet of water in the hold, so that it was unless there be no word or communication printed on Impossible she could live three hours afterwards ; they the paper after its publication, or upon the cover r lv e_ er s e . then in lat. 50'51 N. and long. by chr. 10'50 W. thereof, and no writing or mark upon it or upon the or stated la the commencement, the Jane was bound cover of it, except the name and address of the person stre ss wanse a , but was driven up to Penarth roads by to whom sent, nor any paper or thing inclosed in or gett _ of weather, bringing with her the crew of the with the same. hunt The means of furnishing our readers with this The other clauses relate to the powers of the Treasury was only placed at our disposal at a very late Commissiorn-rs, or any three of them, to alter the rates hursday night, so that, as it has been !nest as they may see fit. "urriedly compiled, it possibly may be found to be inac curate i n tiny b e f some of its details, which inaccuracies, should ne t to exist, we shall be moat happy to correct wTicuil; number, as also to supply any particulars Guard. am, Sept. 19. RE THE LATE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Bell's Life.) Very great excitement has prevailed respecting the termination of this fight. Fresh instances are reported of the disgusting scenes and the gross outrages perpe trated on the roads to and from the field of battle. Almost every person having the semblance of respecta bility was hustled or stopped, and every pocket cleaned out, while some were actually thrown down, and their boots taken off, to ascertain whether they had there concealed their cash. The toll-keepers were in many places surrounded, and "cleaned out" of all their takings, in search of which visits were paid, with unblushing effrontery, to their houses. Almost every publican was robbed, the upstairs rooms often ransacked, and resist ance treated as a serious offence ; such gangs of preda tory marauders were never before let loose on the pub lic. It was openly said at Nottingham and elsewhere, that any money betted against Cauut was safe, as it was never intended to let him win. It appears that the referee, who was present in the Subscription Rooms at Doncaster daring the week, still adheres to the decision he goore_respectiug the battle on the field. He appeared to be strongly excited by the statements that had been made with regard to his eon duct, particularly by what Spring said in his speech at the benefit of Caunt, " that the referee decided under the influence of intimidation, and that in fact from his own acknowledgment in the presence of several persons, he had not seen the last round." This the referee repudiates very strongly. He acknowledges that he said that he knew his - own - life - and - the lives of the Editor of Bell's Life, as well as Tom Spring, Molyneux, and several others would have been placed in jeopardy, had he not decided in favour of Bendigo; but he states that no apprehension, arising from this knowledge had in any respect biassed the opinion he gave upon the last round. He denies that any appeal was made to him when Bendigo struck Caunt on!the abdomin in the 92d round. He described Caunt as a great, big, overgrown fellow, awkward, and no fighter, who could neither hit nor stop with precision, and who depended on catching and hugging his man at the ropes, aneLliaaging_or-falling=upon-frm a . He spoke with indignation of the length of the spikes in his shoes, and designated him as a man in every way objectionable, and said he would not mind fighting him himself " on horseback," a positioni vi . rh — therefel•ee, it is under stood, has already signalised himself. In answer to these statements, it is urged that Caunt had no other means of opposing his man but by the system he adopted, for Bendigo invariably endeavoured to fall and elude him immediately upon having delivered a blow, and that Bendigo's plan of falling to avoid a return, and, after a round was finished, jumping up again to catch his opponent treacherously and unawares, was unmanly, and contrary to the rules of fair fighting. The report is, that Bendigo, who was himself in the town of Doncaster, apparently quite recovered from the consequences of his late conquest, has, however, suffered severely from the punishment given him, and that one or two of his ribs were broken in the falls to which he was exposed. During the last week a letter was addressed to the editor of Bel's Life, as the stakeholder upon the occasion, from a solicitor on the part of Caunt, giving him notice not to pay over the stakes without his con sent, under the penalty of legal proceedings being com menced against him ; but this, it is supposed, will be withdrawn, after the decision of the referee, which is contained in the following letter addressed to the editor of Bell's Life, stakeholder, &c., and which, it is pre sumed, will terminate the disputes upon this knotty question : P L BISHOP of EXETER . A e G etin A! AGAI N. heldtl,ro3l-d):7,RinS t E he T V l e B s . t — ry A of ve S r3 t.f or t he yurp o " Andrew's lnimerens Church, f of considering the Bishop °Pialons relative to the questions of church-rates ' Pew-rents, the Exeter's creat ed , Much and no little throognopromulgation of which has . n recently atisfa et a io n n d ondence between th el readiuntgt the atisohr diocese.re surprise , :po T he discussion, d to " g s eth . e h r n w re i h th . wardens and the rief desctipti op great tach 1 44, to tive o t it h of the mainreeeapnoPiinedts severali I l issile hours, w th l e lp e ro b b u a t bly a i t 'll () trtanee whice h g t e h n e era h l ihabi d t e a r nt s r of this idea t o o f w t n he at rtileatlenient of the church-rate q . u c es r tio l, n . . ho presided, eXplaineren4lN HATCHARD, thF Vina a Bider*, 1 - 'Ned of the meeting i arr. A. ei,ngth• speech of tchoenn read th QINGSTON one of the churchwardens, then Vi a , ,l° cOrresn edence which has passe The tli,--i'llti the Bishop,c and also between the wardens and gist ofth;_ r.Martin, Chancellor • -et* the riai to th e correspondence is, perhaps, 44141 rt..e.,untear n e b i l s ie n . o r i e t c o a r P d P o e ; having been o m f a s te t - . a rs ny th eh at r i c n dthe fabric, the h t - ha r a el i t P e t hahraaitvs is . n mate s 'rota 160 3to 1817, and then only resorted to i iaeid e r e !ice of a storm which dama e f l The practice e o i f „_ [fit expeeses for repairs of the t e s urch having been had defrayed out of the pew-ren . d as found to sanctioned by previous is , same time, " a nwe r at the , "4 Prete every purpose, obviating,. between the church - 'll . ' b• hops an w ituth.i.xet fur strife and contention th e yr t . ' 8 and those who conscientiously however, be seen,P4teeut of church -rates. It will , from a letter ad dress by the following extracts nt Bishop object to • hop of sea to the churchwardens by the present the prZ te , r, that his Lordship is resolved to discontinue ee be coin of - wlF e ,_ cif Pew-rents in parish churches, the consequence Pelledien w ould be, that the churchwardens would f l . to make a church -rate however repugnant to the 0 e parishioners. Ilis te ee th ill o gs f h • • ' • Lordship, in alludin g , c ustom of pew -rents says : ,7, , , and in it',le present practice I cannot but condemn, as wrong en , 'elf, and contrary to the laws, both ecclesiastical ia g to ,•, t as not even the excuse usage, fo r r uell . eve it had, of long and uninterrupted '13°41 I h which I was will heti t s of the several P ee f is now before me, by the evidence of former naves,P 8, subscribed by the churchwarden und t..,tha,t_ fr9rn the year 1826 (how much earlier I know w ttv li a n iaaa inclusive, a ch7ch-_rate of 6d. in the po practice is se r i es ipially raised, and in the lastfonr years of the . there 20 per cent. in addition. The existing haft ,ore a recent departure from re-established legal g e, and recent return to an old and illegal abuse. * * * as a bishop / sZtrPon the whole, it is most manifest, that led ge of such heitould depart from my duty, if the knowledge longer forbid the them being forced upon me, I should any ger tolerate el la ', I do, therefore, hereby absolutely I a fßxin • ' di church ; and renWardens of St. Andrew's to continue the practice 4h e --g rents to the seats in their paris htycreby require them to order__ , on fi just consideration, deem 111 such manner as they h parishioners. the seats according to . 11. EXETER. moat suitable and convenient sa to all , the (Signed) „ I'llishopstowe, Sept. 13, 18-1. 1 e Bishop was ,T remarked 1 The I/ v CHAIRMA , having the conclusion of the reading o t f l t a h t e t. documents, For hi., own part, geti : 1- e in 'ihin the time specified. Z ‘ blie re error as regardtd . a_ church-rate .. regret to find a should .aoei made was to preserve harmony among his pa eGod blessed him C il l,a n erVand most deeply rotect the be his business to p ai t i' i ch-rate introduced. So l'aig as be lth it should ti ht a a ' viw,„_ the practice of s objected to Cl rich and poor indiscriminately. lie was a a ,,,1 that some person , and therefore an ob lelszyz:a•rate was a compulsory, _ t11 . : 1 11 1 , but that was a source of voluntary, whereas lewos i,„ food-will in the • 4rish!),.w peace, harmony, and &o b " 'lost. He should regard it as the funeral Ach e 1 , 40 d Of - NI p Iconfident that the subs'i ' 'tution a ehtirch nicheers..) Lurs te-t the other Z),est st . - rate fur pew-rents, would tend to raise up t , rip e p . 11 th itild he rtburning. It was only of w Is op uLondon sanctioned for the sole rimest liackney in adopting pew-rents, church ti-. 4t --e I/. h a f ettm g ri _o e Feat he t a man of 'shop of Exeter was undoubtedly .i. ex. lte ' lltl Tl, s ,l 3 ° .f g • rid _of the necessity for a ee .len t el l, ts, but he had met with his match in their kri % h i vicar and the churchwardens, whom t a ke . Poruhteeer3 were bound to support in that most i 4,kftercontest. PrePosed4 inng discussion, a series of resolutions Putt the tend agreed to, pledging the meeting to h P ,s ssvnere ent'der, theetirehwardens in their resistance of the Bis l or or et t) ,e tap.: eb.viaus object being to furnish a pretex . , 44:1 of church -rate. It was further resolved,the lalio, -c „ ) l s 3' of the resolutions be forwarded to A ‘,llol°l tseter for his Lordship's consideration. _ tl hti oa e Of thanks to the vicar was carried by accla meeting separated. ' e ad the s _ T RE AS PRY 'WARRANT. vrid th s'aY's G POSTAGE. t rat Gazette contains a Treasury Warrant, altering ace & . Postage Al %of , Pip ;'-' on letters sent to the following 'thilewe-iltt,ittatito_ii a.ll letters not exceeding half an ounce e. e eilinif "suaitted by • packet-boat between any of o pe of GoZillir places following —that is to say, I 1.) Arrie ' l °Pe, or an- Ps its on the eastern coast Aric a, a, the co °41411 (141 r, coast c'fj Arabia, the Red . Sea, the 4 tlitle)-11eY Ports in e ...... li t d ay of Bengal, he th Idian Mauritius, 1)04c„ pa,st it.l4,stand °stan' Ceylon' the in countries or I'l l iii 8 :° saY, any ports 14- "1 Zealand, or bPpines, the Muluccas Australia, 4)4°58 reSPOCtivol3,, n eLwetn any of the cLatries and coast the c ape of Goeoxtti .I,,ereinafter mentioned—that is 154,41. of Africa, the c :ti I° 31" G ulf, the /3 the ° a , t of Arabia, the Red Sea, , t r s t : 3 _ ill Hindosta', e, any ports on the eastern Bay of B engal, the Indian Ocean, any ippin , y Ports in china, Ph s o isl ands an 11' Ce3lon, the Mauritius, the East (xe_ es, the Alol twe„ePt bet wen „ . ceas, Australia, and New Zealand.- L,aal two -., Australia the Chinese Sea, the and New Zealand), or b . e t4re Porta la a .„ , f . • laces herein pors ; trention" , 11 .: c , Me countries er p ‘ l 4,, 4l l i sTe w z ; kezeepting ports in Australia and i i ' l 'itor al r ,eaLand), there shall be charged and taken w ti 8. 04 ate of postage of is ti!iillat, tra4nlZ7i,letter not exceeding half an ounce in N . the United Liq . by the post between on busllieVitti nt.o Kingdom and any port or p lacep 'Ph: .4 ' atiarna (conveyed by w packet boat), them Itej ki t 04 ,:: 44 uniform rate of British postage of Is : (wqt, trai;'erY letter not exceeding half an ounce in ha b eas , te:oe,,e %panted by the post between any place 'hlt tr : or r:bitttate) within the United Kingdom and eir •stk h 4- . , °tiler port or place on the eastern coast tr y k lt t t 1 44 3 7 of Panatna, there shall be charged and 44 8 • tte ea rate of British postage of 1?.; and . on il • 1111 .4.1 net • in weight, side k , i, ~ of half an ounce , 'le r ° ,',`ce A", - ° l 4 and on the western . -4 ` 3 riikke tue Post between any place within the h, a , \ep 'kg I -- - any port or place 4- 'll L L 44 suiraus, or on the western coast of Am er e e - PosiC etti,,Convevance being by packet boat), ih Itk ilf e q 2 aria taken an uniform rate of British T h ett, 4 ~ in lieu of the rates heretofore payable on lt ei k h i } t De 48 of lieu qtecilt,.ooBt;ldeliY4 ()letter not exceeding half an ounce in 4441 and fitted b r United King addressed to the island of Heligo p `. hoc. etween any part of the, . te ,h3,,, t er bid th Roland, direct by packet boat or private I , u tiit n ," hY do.' n_e territorie of H burgh or Bremen (con arah,-11 kr,,,7,t Packet bsat am privat - e'ship between the the y trrotore e -,e11) tr °4l and 'the otreriitoriesof Hamburgh or tAte'qQ; her e shall be ()barged and taken, in lieu of Ntertt, se1:11 postage of 6d. Payable on such letters, an uniform ; but the rates fixed by l a a t 814 41 1: 311u, aild third clauses of this present war kt,„' fier v i e et extend to the letters of soldiers or sailors in if:, Pr o 4 I her Majesty or of the East India Corn -1441'104, ihe,',Bllch letters do not exceed half an ounce hAthl-a."4.1! f°rwarded in conformity with the ex ''' to 411 pri "' Kk'tttlt pkss:uetween With,stltehd ?ted British and colonial newspapers may any of her Majesty's colonies, 4 riti,. boa t frtng through the United Kingdom, by t 4 'te itud e e of British o and that all printed * kill ee l° ' I P stage, l_, b - N I , itai or in% newspapers may ...e conveyed e 1'44 Ilt Pas • ' te r Majest 's colonies by• prints ship, leAlll4 ef l a "lag through the United Kingdom, at a sea tittlow-'4Bellach, which SUM the post-master-general 0 0 0 I, °a sanitatuity to the captain of the vessel con tl 511 41, 41 eter • Ar t or for- Printed nevv- aer (whethr British, jt fir ~IYZ4.,teYtclbg„ll_?;epassing gro P ugh the United_ li_in g. .- It th : ZlT:lie, 4 ( l' anitye tfoboeia t n betwe t en r aonrytsof withinh e r M an a y IP'N I4 ,, 118 e of 131 ands, r or g p l P a ° c r e s ° mentionedil 1 . 1 1qi: Port s .kis present vvarrant, or between any such l e.l l3, °sla ' 2,‘" n e f r e,, Shall be charged and paid a rate of Thltt"it'•,l 21' ~ t, I, , 04 .-,41, lien l, ; and, ir not passing through the telko rate of 1 7 ill. 11.-:1-%''''t1t-ar;s:-P,I.,r,`t,e, Plitish newepa:per sent by the !i",,,c,11,,, ti,e'‘.l,l,ll...its,e within British l'corth America fir l l (Rt`h?e t il l' i , t, i ' ,I_l. West _hulk:, without passing c i , g lini, t _ ,I:at.i tit,_'',\!rigclo:n, there hball be paid (in ka, new,..._., sh ed sup-ble. Ilitt,k_ng 1.4 t of7citure chargeabl2 thereon) one inii -1% "et fit . i ,' Y.II-, without ref , -- , e. di,u: flee ktly lt sve r .,: l ~ - i the '''' ~ -• in e ' not or additional. , . S upple :1 ' cop; - sheet to at, h!).:Per shall, fo -quer this r the purpose of charging the wurant, bc deemed a distinct news- TO THE EDITOR OF "DELL'S LIFE IN LONDON," STAKEHOLDER, &C. Sir,—An appeal having been made to me as referee, through the medium of your paper, by Mr. Spring, to reverse my decision in the late tight between Bendigo and (;aunt, on grounds unworthy of my consideration, I request you will confirm that decision by paying over the stakes to Bendigo, who, in my opinion, is justly en titled to them. It was with the greatest reluctance, and at the particular request of my friends, and the una nimous solicitation of the backers of the men, that I accepted the office ; but I shall always consider it one of the greatest acts of fully I ever was guilty of in my life. In discharging my duty, I endeavoured to do justice to the contending parties to the best of my abilities and judgment ; and, arriving at the conclusion I did, and now confirm, I was actuated only by a complete conviction of the justice of my decision, and not from the intimidation of the " roughs, as Mr. Spring states in his letter. It would redound more to the credit of the ex-champion, if he termed my d ecis i on an error i n j u d gment, rather than a direct robbery. Such insinuations against a gentle man who undertakes the office of referee, merely to oblige both parties, and unanimously chosen by them, are not ca!ulated to induce any gentleman in future to accept it ; and, in takin g leave of the ring, I sh ou ld ad vise all my young friends to avoid so thankless and un- satisfact )ryan office. .1-Iltd I been under the intimi dation of (he " roughs," I had several opportunities of putting an end to the fight before the conclusion, by acts on the part of Count. A noble lord and several gentlemen who stood close to me during the whole fight can corroborate this state ment. I most positively deny that I stated to any ono that a man going down without a blow, after he himself had treacherously delivered blows, was fair. In no one instance, in my judgment, did Bendigo break the laws of fair fighting. I must also contradict, in the most positive manner, that I even stated to any person that I did not see the last round, which Mr. Saunders, of St. Martin's lane has advanced. I saw every round distinctly and clearly, and when Caunt came up the last round he had evidently not recovered from the 92d. After the men were in position Bendigo very soon commenced opera tions, and Caunt turned round directly and skulked away with his back to Bendigo, and sat down on his nether end. lie never knocked Bendigo down once in the fight, nor ever got him against the ropes in the last round. In my opinion Caunt got away as soon as he could from Bendigo, fell without a blow to avoid being hit out of time, and fairly lost the fight.—l am your obedient servant, TUE OLD SQUIRE. Doncaster, Sept. 18, 1845. H YDRO PHOBIA. THE LATE DUKE OF RICHSIOND. The following particulars, given by Mr. Tolfrey, in his recent publication, will be read with interest, par ticularly by those (and there are many in Brighton as well as in Sussex) who personally knew the estimable Nobleman to whom the melancholy details refer. It will lie necessary to observe that the conversation, with which the account opens, took place at a tent dinner -party in the woods, given on the occasion of hy ing out the site of a new town : -" As the Duke was sipping his claret, he observed to Colonel Cockburn, I don't know how it is, Cockburn, but I cannot relish my wine to-night as usual, and I feel that if I were a dog, I should be shot for a mad one." " What must have been the feeling that could have dictated such an extraordinary speech Was it the re sult of disease operating on the nervous system, and af fecting the mind in connexion with the accident itself ? This is scarcely conceivable ; fur, up to the moment of the utterance of this singular expression, the Duke had never alluded in any way whatever to the circumstance of having been biten. The insidious poiso❑ lurking in the veins may have given rise to sensations which called forth the observation ; but under any circumstances it must be quoted as a remarkable instance of prediction, if not prescience. To the majority of the party present the words were unheaded, or perhaps looked upon as a quaint and passing observation. Not so, however, with Colonel Cockburn and Major Bowles, who viewed the matter in a more serious light ; for as soon as the meet ing broke up and the Duke had retired to his tent, they held a consultation, and communicated their thoughts as well as apprehensions to each other.' The disorder unhappily made progress ; and the fatal result is thus described by Mr. Tolfrey:— " Colonel Cockburn and Major Bowles pressed the Duke to partake of some nourishment: but the tea and coffee were untouched, and an impatient gesture of the hand betrayed the sufferings of the object of their soli citude at the sight of liquids. The meal was hurried over with all practicable dispatch, and the Duke con sented to accompany the gentlemen down to the river and embark in the canoe ; and it had been decided upon that Major Bowles was to attend the Duke while Colonel Cockburn rode from the place of embarkation to the Rapids, there to make arrangements for the Duke's being conveyed down the Ottoway to Lachine, about nine miles from Montreal. Leaning on the arm of his com panion the Duke walked to the river's side, but the moment his Grace saw the water, a spasmodic seizure told the agony he was enduring. He was turning away from the obnoxious element, when his Grace was en treated to muster resolution and enter the canoe. With a desperate effort he did so. exclaiming, as he rushed into the frail bark, Charles Lennox never was afraid of anything.' "Siajor - Bowles quickly followed ; the Canadian boat men shoved off, and the canoe, with its illustrious freight, was soon floating down the current. Its course, how ever, was bat or short duration ; for a few seconds a l sear!ely cre tile Duke, in a paroxysm of ' - _ , ne of the Canadian boatmen by the ling hika with frantic earnestness to row zon y .oat, coin rho mandate was of t. ve,n del imperative a nature to ad : it wa3 obeyed on the in- mit of a rt start ; and the canoe had scarcely grated on the strand before the Duke had kaued upou the hank, and was making for the woods. Col. Cockburn, who had mounted his horse for the purpose of apprising the Batteliers at the station at the head of the Rapids of the Duke's ap preach, had not proceeded half a mile, when he caught a glimpse of his Grace through the pine -trees, running at the top of his speed in an opposite direction from the river. To turn his horse and gallop after the Duke was the work of a moment, and having succeeded in his object, the next point was to place the unhappy Nobleman under shelter. One of the boatmen who had followed the Duke into the woods having reached the spot where Colonel Cockburn had overtaken his Grace, under to to conduct the party to a farm-house, about a quarter of a mile lower down the stream. " To this humble dwelling the Duke was taken ; but when laid npon a sofa in the only habitable apartment of this building, his Grace's agitation increased to a violent degree ; an d, w hil e labouring under frightful spasmodic affection, he entreated to be removed further from the river, as he could hear the rippling caused by the current. In compliance with this request, the Duke was supported by Major Bowles and Colonel Cockburn to a barn, about one hundred yards in the rear of the dwelling-house, and a rude bed of clean straw having been piled together in one corner, his Grace was laid upon it. It became evident to those around the sufferer that the dreadful crisis was approaching; indeed, the Duke him self was aware that his last hour was at hand. His Grace was perfectly calm and collected and resigned to his fate; so much so, that a very short time before he breathed his last, the Duke wrote a letter to Lady Mary Lennox, his eldest daughter, the contents of which re ' lated to family matters of a strictly private nature. From the moment this task had been accomplished, the Duke grew gradually worse, and appeared to be sinking. Towards evening his Grace was seized with shivering fits, and the extremities became cold ; but his senses never forsook him: he recognised every one around him, and prayed to he released from his sufferings. About eight o'clock this revered and lamented Nobleman breathed his last, with the resignation of a Christian, and the fortitude which is inseparable from the just and the good.—Brighton Herald. THE NAVAL RETIREMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Your well-known advocacy of the claims of the navy induces me to lay before you a few remarks on the naval retirement, which is about to be consummated only with respect to the Post List, to the exclusion of the commanders and lieutenants, which must be pre mised from the fact, that not a word has been said of the other rank, either in the way of promise that their case shall likewise meet with due consideration now, or at some future period, or even a word of consolation to the effect that they are not wholly forgotten. Standing as their claims do in many cases preeminently superior, to their seniors in rank, it can hardly be believed that such partiality as this can be intended, and that such an extensive and sweeping retirement as to include nearly half of the captains, should be only extended to one class, and that class, already possesing all out of the few, verp few rewards, that have been doled out, at various periods to the British navy. The present limited retirement of the captains alone, besides disorganising the service and causing an undue disparity to exist between the captains and commanders inconsistent with their relative ranks with the army, both with respect to pay and widow's pension, is calcu lated to cause much discontent, as the old commanders should at least be justly compensated, ere innovations calculated to depress their rank are introduced ; there fore, should it be found that this long-sought for retire ment is to be confined to the captains alone, the only conclusion we can arrive at is, that what has been done was not done from a sense of justice and gratitude to those veteran officers, but only with a view to remove the impediment, which they constantly presented to the advance of the younger and more fortunate scions of the aristocracy, who have crowded into the service since the peace, and that it is to make room for these favoured sons of fortune that the old war officers are to be thrust aside. If it is the intention of our rulers at the next session of Parliament to treat the other Lists as they have that of the captains, no one would complain at the delay, as the poor can never hope to be served at the same time as the rich, and Lazarus must await until Dives has dined, that he may partake of the crams that may remain. Not that I would be understood to detract from the merits of those fortunate officers who are to partake of the sum granted ; which, though tolerably liberal, as it is, when applied to one rank only, is in amount such as many of our nobility could give their ladies as pin money, and when coming from a great nation to that nation's chief support, her pride, her boast, her glory, is but an in glorious testimony of her gratitude. If the other ranks of the navy hope to obtain that compensation for their services which is so justly their due, now is the ti me to make the effort, before the next session of Parliament, while the subject is under the consideration of the House. An appeal should at once be made against the injustice of leaving them wholly unconsidered ; and, with the aid of your valuable advo cacy, and that of tthe press in generAl, which should:be invoked in their behalf, I doubt not of success, as it is to be hoped that the spirit of equity, justice, and con sistency will influence the Government to go on with the good work which they have so boldly begun.—l have the honour to,be, Sir, your obedient servant, Exeter, Sept. 19, 1845. JUSTITIA. on an impartial report of that kind that it can come to a satisfactory decision. Two communications from M. Payen and M. Phillippon were made on the disease which has attacked the potatoes in Holland, Belgium, some parts of Germany, and the northern and western departments of France. The information now given dots not add much to that which we previously pos sessed. It seems to be admitted on all sides that the disease is a parisitical vegetable, and that it exists only, although to a great extent, in certain localities. Equally certain is it that the disease is apparent where it does exist, and that no danger can possibly result from the eating of potatoes which, being boiled, present no appear ance of taint or decay. M. Payen is of opinion also, that, where the tubercle is only partially diseased, the sound parts may be separated for use, by the extraction of the diseased portion, and that, where the potatoes are only slightly attacked, they may be given safely as food to animals, if the water in which they are boiled be thrown away. This, however, is reasoning without knowledge of the precise operation of the poison ous principle, and of its being taken up by the water. It would, we think, be very dangerous to act upon the opinion of M. Payen to any extent without first trying the effect on a small scale. M. Biot presented to the Academy an apparatus which is used in Germany by the sugar manufacturers to try the strength and cha racter of their syrup, and also by medical men as a test in diabetic urine. It is of very simple construction. It consists of two concentric prisms of nickle, one of which is fixed, whilst the other, to which the eye is applied, is moveable. They are separated by a tube, which is filled with the solution to be examined. The two prisms are so placed that the light polarised by the first may be refused by the second. The solution is now introduced. A coloured object is seen, which is at first blue. The moveable prism is now turned until the object is yellow. The angle of rotation to arrive at this tint gives, by means of a table, the quantity of crystallisable sugar contained in the solution. M. Bourguy read a paper to prove the exist ence of nerves in the serous membranes. M. Arago read a communication from Professor Owen, of London, and corresponding member of the Academy, on the fossil teeth of a monkey of a particular species. A paper was received from M. Matteuci on the electrical powers of the torpedo. He shows that the discharge proceeds from a particular part of the body, between the back and the belly, and not, as has been asserted, from all parts of the eel. Hall, Owen, Wocd, Knox, Peto ; TPaymaster Court, Lieu:;. and Adjutant Bicknell, Quart. i master Hickson, and Surgeon ill-Bean. Effective str( mgth of six com panies and head-quarters, 1 sere ant-major, 28 ser geants, 11 drummers, and 409 rank a' Recruiting —4 sergeants and 8 rank and file. Colonel Love and Captain Pinkney arc on the staff at Ca rmarthen; Captain Parkinso❑ is on leave till he retires orr, half-pay. THE ARMY. CAVALRY. 2d Dragoon Guards—Head-quarters, with the band and staff and one troop, under the command of Lieute nant• Colonel Charleton, arrived in Dublin, from Long ford, en the 16th September, and occupied the Royal Barracks, having been relieved by the Bth (Royal Irish) Hussars. Major Campbell and Captain Knox have joined head quarters from leave of absence. The troop from Athlone, under Captain Tothill, arrived in Dublin on the 18th instant, and joined head-quarters. The two troops from Dunmore and Moldll, and detachment from Clone, arrive in Dublin by 19th, to join head quarters, having been relieved by three troops of the Bth (Royal lush) Hussars. 3d Dragoon Guards, Ballincollig — Assistant-Surgeon Turtlell has joined head-quarters from leave of absence. •2‘l Royal North British Dragoons.---Te.-0 troops and head-quarters, with the band and staff, under the com mand of Major Ricketts, arrived in Dublin from Dun dalk, on the 18th instent, and occupied Portobello Bar racks, on being relieved by the head -quarters of the Ist Royal Dragoons. Lieutenant Philips, riding-master, 2 subalterns, 2 sergeants, 1 farrier, 30 rank and file, 6 officers' chargers, and 31 troop horses, recruits, and young horses, are stationed at New Bridge. Lieutenant and Adjutant Reid has joined head-quarters from leave; Lieutenant• Colonel Clarke is on leave. Bth Royal Irish Hussars—The troop at Athlone is under the command of Captain Rodolph De Salis ; 30 troop-horses which were cast were left behind at Porto bello Barracks, Dublin, to be sold by public auction at the Royal Hurse Bazaar. INFANTRY. sth Fusiliers--The band of the sth Fusiliers had to do garrison duty on Sunday, at Enniskillen, there no being a sufficient number of rank and file to mount guard, as all the disposable force had been marched to wards Killeshandra. 6th Royal Regiment, Mullingar—The company, con sisting of Captain Finlay, Lieut. Balguy, Ensign Mosse, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 60 rank and file, march from Shannon Bridge, for Mullinger, Sept. 20, halting at Athlone on Sunday, the 21st inst., en route, will arrive and join the head-quarters on the 23d, having been relieved by a company of the 75th regiment. 7th Royal Fusiliers, depot Charles Fort Kinsale, under orders for Naas—The ist division of two companies will halt at Fethard, on Sunday, 28, en route, and will ar rive at Naas by Oct. 4, there to occupy the barracks. The head-quarters and one company, under Major Lacey Yea, which marches from Charles Fort on Sept. 23, will halt at Clonmel on Sunday, en route, 29,h inst., and will halt ut Ballitone on Sunday, Oct 5, and will arrive on the 6th October. Officers on leave of absence:—Lieuts. Porter, to Sept. 30, Miller and Watson, to Oct. 7. Efftc tive strength.-1 acting sergeant major, 14 sergeants, 5 drummers, and 246 rank and file. 32d Regiment, Cornwall, Athlone—The company, consisting of Brevet Major. Browne, Lieutenant Weare, Ensign Birtwhistle, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 54 rank and file, march from Banagher for Athlone 20th Sept., and will halt on Sunday at Ballinasloe, en route, and will arrive and join head-quarters on the 22d inst., having been relieved by a company of the 75th Regiment, Ath lone.—Captain Kyrle's company, with Lieutenant King, Ensign Baissier, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 58 rank and file, march from Portuinna, 19th Sept., halting at Bal linasloe on Sunday, 21st Sept., en route, and will join head-quaters at Athlone on the 22d, having been relieved by a company of the 75th Regiment. 34th Regiment, Cumberland, Athlone, under orders for Cork.—Officers on leave of absence:—Lieut.-Colonel Geo. Airey, to 10th Oct. ; Major Brown, to 14th Oct. ; Captains Matthews, Lang, Simpson, Schreiber, and Tal bot, to 30th Sept. ; Lieutenants Robertson, Brisbane, Maxwell, and Oxley, to 30th Sept. ; Ensign Sir George Henry Scott Douglass, Bart., to 30th Sept. Recruiting —4 sergeants and 16 rank and file. Effective strength —43 sergeants, 1 sergeant-major, 17 drummers, and 780 rank and file. The first division marched this day from Athlone to Cork, to embark for Corfu, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Airey. 35th Depot.—Two companies of' the 35th Depot, r,:om Nenagh, under command of Captain Beamish, with Lieut. Baker and Ensignsßussell and Daveney, marched into this garrison yesterday, an d t hi s raorn i ng l e ft en route to Kinsale, head -quarters. Captain Beamish's company will. be stationed at Bandon. 38th Depot.—Mojor Campbell, Captain Smith, and Assistant-Surgeon Browne, 38th Depot, are to join the service companies at Gibraltar. 41st (Welsh Regiment), Royal Barracks, Dublin — Brevet Major Cochrane is going to sell out, and Captain Montizambert is going to exchange into a regiment in India. This officer is on leave of absence. Lieutenant- Colonel Browne is commanding. 44th (East Essex), Richmond Barre :ks, Dublin—The followin officers have joined head-quarters from leave of absence :—Captains Browne and Cary. Officers on leave of absence, Captain Gardiner, to the 30th Sept. ; Lieut. Noake, to 30th Sept. ; Ensign Cooper, to 30th Nov. ; and Surgeon Ross, to 24th Nov. Recruiting.- 3 ser geants and 6 rank and file. ROYAL M 4 RlNES. — Second-Lieutenant C. J. Ellis, of the Portsmouth division, embarked on board her Ma jesty's ship President, 10th instant. First-Lieutenant Ramsay, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 fifer, and 25 privates, embarked from the Chathamdivision to her Majesty' s ship Juno, 12th instant. First-Lieutenant Elliott, corporal, 1 fifer. 22 privates, embarked to her Majesty's ship Victory, and relieved Lieutenant Sawyer and an equal number of N. C. officers and privates, 9th inst. First-Lieutenant Phillips, 1 corporal and 16 privates of the Plymouth division were relieved from her Majesty's ship Caledonia, by Lieutenant Walsh, and equal num bers of rank and file, 9th Sept. instant. Assistant. Sur geon Henderson has two months' leave of absence from inst. Lieutenant battalion in Ireland, comme nc i ng on the 10th Lieutenant and Adjutant Wade, of the Plymouth division, has three months leave of absence from the 11th instant. Brevet-Major Morrison has his present leave extended for one month for the re-establishment of his health. Lieutanant and Adjutant Travers, of the Chatham divi. sion, has one month further leave. Assistant-surgeon Morrison, of the Plymouth division, has leave of ab sence for one month from the 16th instant. Lieutenant- Colonel Stevens has leave for 14 days. Lieut. Parke, of the Artillery Company of the corps, has further leave for one month. First Lieut. Arnold, of the Portsmouth, and First Lieut. M•Cullum, of the Chatham division, have been allowed to exchange divisions, 1 7th instant. Pay sergeant Patrick Smyth, of the Woolwich division, having solicited and obtained his discharge from the corps, the Board of Admiralty have marked their sense exemplary h im a conduct pensio fora o o f ra 321; period per o d of a n n 2 n 2 m years, fo awarding r of his Lieut. Phillips has three months leave of absence from the 19th instant. vice corps f or Y, are ordered t o s m t o ch v e Regim e ntint oC or k ( , W t to s t e Norfolk), F theire r s m e r o Gibraltar, on board of the Blenheim and General Palmer transports. The depot companies will remain at Fermoy. Major Moore is on leave of absence. Colonel M. Fane is commanding. 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment, Royal Barr ac k s , Dublin—The company from Beggars Bush Barracks joined head-quarters at the Royal Barracks on the 17th inst. 70th (Surrey) Regiment, Newry, under orders for Dublin, and on arrival at head-quarters will occupy barracks in Great Ship-street. Lieut. Oswald Pilling, 1 ensign, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 38 -rank and file, occupy the barracks at Athy. Two companies are at Naas, under Brevet Major Paschal. 73d Regiment —Depot, Spike Island, Cove of Cork. Officers preseiii, Major Eyre, commanding ; c apta i ns Frence and Ricard ; Lieuts. Campbell, Murray (depot paymaster), and Littlehales ; Ensigns Nash, Hi c k am , and Ramsay ; Assistant Surgeon Hodgson. Effective strength-1 acting sergeant major, 12 sergeants, 6 drum mers, and 424 rank :.nd tile. At Camden Fort, Cove, Lieut. D'A.rcy i sergeant, and 16 rank and file. .At Carlisle Fort, a detachment of 1 sergeant, and 16 rank and tile. Her Majesty's troop-ship Apollo will sailfrom Ports mouth to Cork harbour on the 20th Sept.,' to take- on board the service companies for conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope. Olficers present, Brevet Lieutenant- Col. Vauderaieukn commanding ; Brevet aajor Smith, Captains Widdrington, Combe, Browne, and O'Connell ; Lieuts. Wardlaw, Faust, Blase, Wellesley , Nash, Hough ton,, and the Hon. W. J. Gnyiville.Chetwynd Ensigns THE GREAT BRITAIN. The experiment of building of iron a ship of 3,500 sons, and of adapting a steam-power of 1,000 horses by an entirely new arrangement of machinery, to propel her by means of that novel instrument which is called a screw (but which our readers will better understand by considering it as a pp roximat i ng i n form to a windmill with its arms), the whole involving, as we are informed, an outlay of 160,0001., was so bold and original, that, while we admire the courage that ventured to undertake it, we most heartily congratulate her owners, captain, and constructor, on the complete success which has at tended her voyage. On her rounding-to off the Co burg Dock on Monday morning, we observed that a portion of the screw, probably rather more than one foot in height appeared above the water ; this, we are informed, was occasioned by the great weight of the cargo in the fore hold, which, as the coal became consumed, brought her down by the head, and put her considerably out of trim. To this, and to the bad quality of the American coal supplied to her, may be attributed much of the increased length of her voyage, and both of these causes will, we under stand, be remedied in future by omitting to bring such heavy cargoes, and by providing the coal of this country. On gaining her deck, and conversing with some cf the officers and crew, we were told that in some very heavy head winds and high seas she had encountered, especially on the outward voyage, she hail behaved particularly well, rolling rather deep, easily, and without any strain ing or jerking ; scarcely pitching at all, and taking no water on deck. To our eyes, the deck and rigg ing (except the main-topmast, which had been car ried away in a gale), the airy promenade decks, and the splendid saloon, with its thirty-four Sienna marble columns, appeared just in the same state as when we bid her adieu o n h er l eav i ng t h e M ersey . W e examined the carpentry work, but could not find any symptom of working ; and, i n answer t o our inquiries, wore assured that the absence of the usual tremulous motion, creaking of bulkheads, or, in fact, any yield ing whatever, excited the astonishment of several naval and other passengers accustomed to these voyages. We next visited the spacious and elegant " engine -room," so unlike similar apartments in any other vessel we have ever seen. The chief engineer appears to be a very steady, cool, thoughtful man, expressing the most perfect confidence in the accurate working of the massive machinery under his command, which lie said had worked the en tire outward voyage to " soundings," without being once stopped, and, after working in a similar manner, without a pause, back to England, required literally no repair. The novel mode of turning the screw shaft with three times the velocity of the engines, by means of four substantial pitched link chains, appears to have been quite successful, as they have not yet lengthened by the wear, and work even more queitly than at first. The " screw" also has stood the voyage well, and looks as it did when we inspected it in the Graving Dock. It is said, however, to have scarcely sufficient surface —a defect which will be remedied in the one which is now being constructed for her at Bristol. Mr. Guppy is introducing several improvements, founded on observations made in this and other vessels. In short, the problem of propelling by means of the screw on ocean voyages, may be considered as most satisfactorily decided in the affirmative, and we heartily congratulate the owners of this gigantic ship on the success of their speculation. We understand that a large number of pas sengers have already engaged berths, and that on the ad vertised day the Great Britain will leave the Mersey for New York, when we hope again to accompany her to the light ship. —Liverpool Mercury. THE LATE STORM NEAR ROUEN. At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences, at Paris, a most important communication was made by M. Pouillet on the storm near Rouen, of the 19th ult. Our readers are aware that the owners of the property destroyed on that occasion have brought an action for indemnity against the insurance companies, assigning as the ground of action that the destruction was the result of electricity, and that they are, therefore, in titled to recover. According to the clause in their poli cies which provides compensation by loss from lightning (le feu de ciel), several reports declaring that elec tricity was present in the storm of the 19th, and that the buildings were thrown down not by the mere force of the blast of wind, but really by an elec trical current, and even going so far as to assert that fire was visible, have been received by the Academy. The insurance companies, on their side, have not been idle. They have had recourse to M. Pouillet as one of the most eminent men to whom on such a subject it was possible to apply, and that gentleman, at their request, has instituted an inquiry and made investigations on the spot, the result of which is the communication now made to the Academy. M. Pouillet says it is with great regret he is compelled to declare that electricity had nothing to do with the calamity in question. He states this with an appearance of sincerity that cannot be doubted, and his character stands too high fpm it to be supposed that as the paid agent of the insurance companies he would make any but a conscientious report. .High as the rs2pu • tation of M. Pouillet stands, hoWever, and great as may be the influence of his opinion when weighed by a tribu nal, as a scientific communication it is only one opinion against several given by gentlemen who, although they are ant so eminent in seictme as M. had the same opportunities as himself of inquiring into facts. It is possible that the tribunal before which the claims of the insurers will be brought, will appoint a scientific commission to report on the subject. It is only, in fact, ORDNANChI CORPS. Rifle Briga&—DepOt. Ist Battal;‘on, Pigeon House Fort, Dublin.—A detachment of 19 ray k and file marched from head-q tart ors, Pigeon House Tort, to Beggar.' Bush Barracks on the 16th Septemb er, to join the de tachment under the command of Ca ptain Ileynarl, re lieving a company of the 67th liegiiuent. First Lieu. tenant the lion. Ernest Fitzroy N.)ville Fane is on leave of absence to Oat. 31. A draft , ef 1 captain, 1 ser geant, and 30 rank and file, are orde,,ed to embark for the Mediterranean, there to join their service companies, to be escorted to the port of embarkation by an armed party and super:lwnerary !nn. Major ‘Valpole is com manding the depot. THE CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. The following is the report of Mr. Samuda, presented to the last meeting of the London and Croydon proprie tors, relative to the progress of the atmospheric system on the line : " I have the honour to report to your board the pro gress of the atmospheric works on your line. " From the Forest- hill Station toi Croydon the atmos pheric apparatus is laid, the engine fixed, and experi mental trains have been run. " As far as relates to this portion of the line, it now only remains to complete the station arrangements, get the engines into proper working order, and instruct and practice the telegraph men and train conductors in their respective duties, to enable it to be opened for public traffic. " The whole number of atmospheric pipes intended for the New Cross line are prepared and ready to be laid, so soon as the road is sufficiently advanced to receive them ; the rest of the atmospheric apparatus belonging to them is on the ground, and this portion can be eom pleted within one month after the road is ready. " Atmospheric tubes and apparatus are in course of preparation for the other portions of the line, so as to enable us to follow up the earthwork and ballasting in all cases without delay. " The result of the experimental workings has been in every respect successful, and has realised in the fullest degree all that was expected. " A speed of seventy miles per hour has been attained with a train of six carriages ; a speed of thirty miles per hour with a train of sixteen carriages. " Using only one steam-engine over two sections of main (a length of five miles) we have found it practi cable to attain a vacuum of more than twenty-seven inches in the whole length. And we have both ex hausted the main and run trains at a very high speed (upwards of sixty miles an hour) over the five miles with the aid of one engine only. " When exhausting the main with the engines, as in tended in practice, - working vacuums have been attained within the time calculated. " We find the arrangements well suited for working the intermediate stations traffic. "Some slight delays have arisen from the improve ments in, and novelty of, many of the parts introduced in this the first single line of railway which works both ways on the atmospheric principle, rendering additions and variations necessary, which have only been shown to be advisable in the course of the experiments alluded to, but the whole are now in course of satisfactory com pletion. " J. D'A. SAMUDA." RAILWAY SPECULATIOS. he following is a further extract from the pamphlet we quoted in our City Article of Friday, entitled " A Short aid Sure Guide to Railway Speculation," and it is worth attention from those who are interested in such transactions:— " As regards the purchase of shares in established ; lines, we have simply to compare the market price ef the share with the dividend which it pays ; and the compatison is the more easy, as railway dividends have hitherto been less liable. to diminution than those of any other description of Stock. It will be remem bered that, within no very remote period, the dividend on Bank of England Stock has been reduced from 10 to 8, and from 8 to 7 per cent. ; but upon few, if any, of the great lines of railway have the dividends e►er been reduced, except by spreading them over new crea tions of capital ; and as the shares into which this new capital has been divided, have usually been distri buted amongst the Proprietors at par, when they were selling at a considerable premium, the bonus thus given has been more thy equivalent to any reduction in the dividend. The calculation, then, is within the capacity of a school-boy. Taking the value of money at four per cent., the shares in a railway that pays six per cent. per annum are worth 1501. each. If bought below these prices, the purchaser is receiving, pro taut°, a better rate of interest than four per cent. ; and he will expect this better rate, in proportion to any doubt he may have with respect to the dividend being main tained. This will apply to purchasing for investment. In purchasing the share of an established line on spe culation the same rule may be adopted. If shares already at a premium are expected to rise, they may be purchased with safety, should the dividend yield three or four per cent. upon the price of the day, in cluding the premium ; as, should the buyer be disap pointed in his expectation of an early advance, he is at least receiving an interest of three or four per cent. on the amount he has invested, and may, therefore, wait patiently till the rise takes place. With this view, shares of 1001. each, paying five per cent. dividend, may be worth buying at from 1251. to 1651. a share, and others in the same proportion, provided there is a rea sonable prospect, either of better dividends, or:of any other improvement in the value of the property. Tke shares of lines which are not paying any dividend, or a very trifling one, may be a good investment in the hands of those who are acquainted with the causes of the failure, and know that there is a probability of their being removed : but these remarks are not intended for them ; they ar9. merely addressed to the inexperienced. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE. On Saturday a long and stormy meeting of the share holders of th e a b ive company was held at the office, Hungerford-market, to consider the propriety of leasing to the Central Railway Terminus Company. The meeting was exceedingly ero.vded. Mr. %V. Hawes, Chairman of the Directors, having taken the chair, the report of the Directors was read. It stated that the Deputy-Chairman had, subject to the approval of the board, agreed to lease the bridge to the Central Terminus Company on the following terms— namely, for 1 86,000 L, being 160,0001. for the bridge, and 26,0001. for the debt of the company, reserving the right of the Market Company, and to each proprietor the right of taking a portion of the shares in the Central Terminus Company. This offer being approved of by the board, it was resolved to submit it to a general meeting of the proprietors. At the previous half-yearly meeting of the shareholders it met with their unanimous sup port. On the 18th instant, a letter was received from a gentleman connected with a company about to be formed offering higher terms for the bridge ; but the Directors, conceiving that they had already completed, as far as they could, an advantageous treaty with the other Com pany, declined to entertain the proposition until the determination of the Shareholders on the resolution to be submitted that day had been taken, and which the Directors believed would be much to their interest. The Chairman then moved that the offer of the Central Rail way Terminus Company be accepted ; after which Mr. Stutely, Deputy-Chairman of the Hungerford-market Company, said that the Terminus Company would have a very prejudicial effect upon the market, for they in tended to make a passage from the bridge to the Adel phi, which would seriously injure the market. He also observed that the subsequent offer by the other Company was 20,0001. more than the Central Railway Terminus Company, and would do them no injury whatever. He moved an amendment, that it was inexpedient to accept the offer of the Central Railway Terminus Company. After a lengthened discussion of about three hours, a show of hands was taken, when the majority was found in favour of the original motion. A poll was demanded, proxies being included, when the amendment was de clared carried by a majority of about 80. The meeting then separated. MR. O'CONNELL AT DARRYNANE.—An English gentleman, with whom we have conversed, has given us a very animated account of a day at Darrynane, the great episode of which was a h un t w i t h those celebrated " little beagles," which have so often formed the theme, and we be lieve with justice, of the Agitator's praise. Nothing could be more complete than the transformation of the " embodied thunderbolt of) Conciliation-hall" —such was thefigure made use of by our English friend—and the merry hunter of the Kerry mountains " inhaling the ocean br eeze t h at comes freighted with health and vigour from the coast of Labra dor." In the evening a large party of Englishmen, Irish men, Frenchmen, and Italians, Tories, Radicals, Conserva tives, and Repeaters, sat down to a board, which, said our friend, " bore all the characteristics of that of an Irish Prince." "It was," he added, " a real Conciliation-hall, from which all those topics with which this extraordinary man sets the world by the ears were carefully excluded. Every man felt at hone with his neighbour, and, above all, with his host, and when the old retired for the night. with that bland and affectionate expression which he throws into his face at his own fireside, those who would have battled with him foot to foot on the political or religious arena, could not restrain the wish that his lot had been cast in those quiet scenes of domestic life which he seems above all men living most suited to adorn." Sixty strangers were entertained and slept at Darrynane Abbey on Wednesday night.—Tralec Chronicle. LOVE AND MESMERISM, BY HORACE SMITH ESQ., AUTHOR OF BRAMBLETYE HOUSE," &c.—To Dlr. Smith, for many a long year, we have been indebted for numerous interesting and valuable works of ti?.tion ; and we sincerely hope that he may yet indulge us with many volumes as full of interest, as full of beauty, as those which are now before us. " Love" is a very charming tal e of Venice—of Veni , :e durin z ; the first emnpaign of Bonaparte in Italy, Amelia Ltlanolni , ). its heroine, 15 one of the loveliest and ino, , t grave int of ail Mr. Smith', creati,r,; ;miller character is very iinelv contrasted by Ilhit of her friend Ippolit,J, the sister of the-hero, CO:S1110 di Molimtlia. The characters are ,r4roatly ':elicit, and ably ,Akaainc , l throhgh,ni. " . production of aficether d:lforelt claw. Bordering on Lae supernatural, it is exceedingly curious in its construction, excites an intense and thrilling interest, and, with much of admirable moral, it throws much light upon the obscure and as yet little understood subject of anim4l mazuetism.—Naval and - Mditary Gazette. ~.-~ NKS uF Tr 1:?y of the Fin . - )rs in the pay of !curred as satis ?us to the coun - Ls return to st• y loudly to pro th the re cep io ir evalent in ti hat it enjoys under oppose the pro narrative of an to the sojourn of ?oland. present circunr iffer a better op al feelings of a itinue to afflict )pression and re modern history, The bad harvest End the overflow s, in the spring i s ravaged e very district. Th ese id prolonged by* e sowing of ha lf ncipal food of the I the price of that scarcely to admi t so that, to the sup e radded m ost .e. In the midst of the authorl r have been re' finish t l .e dreadq no t ail; the Civil 7esult of the bad und to call the at' , t, and stated that, rted to, a famine larks, lee was dig' false alarm. 11,11 ndicated from tp° st severe ever re I was most c ruely ally increase d, .0,1 Tent palatioates of as w ell in part of : mine and all the elt. In those un ?eople, deprived of i ble ntry, divided into le food, %b is tnge r than to afford the unavoitiablo ,inish the number sometimes drivos ,horities are not al' o could remain u ld uti• ) implacable, co has re mained would see n)thingi the causes a the by which it tuight ,_,rsaw has been Or e. repeatechi a anse lf with his 00 fence ; a it , na be brh the anx i et y usual vv he eve of using to Georgiesk (for: from warsoy, saa arou nd. The reit in reviews, Will. vees. But lal o the studentsf One day, the _.,,111' Warsaw ir; his co.' neg l ec ted to u or. nev Lie immediately Lem, and he hiniself 'ho he Was. One of !floral," bee 00011 your Soveign ng man with terror ne well, that 000 ri of your &opera; ake myself known tel ''ue schools receiv sty, with due 010' at their ead, The 'ir ranks, inquirieg_ vas satisfied with thio always on his Of; usly replied, `` Emperor then cast ; ants, and fastened hl•4 ttely a plain-lookiag s fingers to his se; snout (roza expression, APPIII-0{ a wretch• efeb'e t thus described bor 'or his good conclio tared 10 .ooffessor 50ebanovir, start' in Poland, structlen repeat it to the Dui n in 0 gentle tell hile be hiraself.o Lure to the stuf.:"o celebrated o, oe rarsaw. On th l 'a 0 iition to the stalto vere henceforf4f, we the good opia'°6 close their school oif, inction among h is ill Id be obliged to sr so It is not diffielftpd this imperial J :d during the setir: deserves notice.. de, passed in l0.,To; Wierzbn), leatoore where all revieilloil in front of the, od owing out of event collision, `"tlie. t. Tolstoi, nefer sword in 14,01 tioer head, while the Pot Icy, that be expire roc le stay of the PaPieeeeti aost frequentea6t„oo wd_ of spectators, i re dignatiou. No 0 ; 0 0 , eat, beyond the r, The Gen ,0 ) this day in t he ° in Poland. It V it ibs o ° ` f an y be be, f 10, b e .he reputation o e any conitnenbsa cot sufficiently slier, bi yth be heard as ' °- ( i t tlf . fullundersteli 1126 ,whit aspires t°4ll' the triumph, if o r t ;j 4 all that is sac . sTEAOI4' ...._ • le hursday, the brig, 00 'llgwash, isloyo PC 00 01 ?ell driven 11P,chttp45 on board Mr. J',,,if 0 ' steamer Shataru; set hich foundered o,,"jelk in's, New orelisr, 0 Ler from the en We iew of which ore , ° bti v essel left the ",1 Everything p t. v r oc! a of r, the 12th insiclab f 0 N. by W., h 54 lig ht o C ow ards day ol t er than usual, " W ere s on deck as fle'llte P ligine sit worl‘• l! sea made a earlooo nat noon thel, 12i I lon. 16.19 I' . fl° nd blew a w h°le l iji" .nd with difficultlA Oil ; P.M., they fa11,..17,,b0 3 sea becoming, Pal'e,,,oili found great ail'iliel d. At 811. 33„131:,, o_9, 1r the safety et ~-e or Feed of the even) °, vas over thePial2l Lions at the putilrior manner they conl.4jef,/ eek pumps, liegi; Old 7 with all po6o,,b,evidt Lt difficulty ita ,P;; iik; f the water in th e ) contend with a'o, tl2° strong gale fr(lfig, flashes of lightl3,l"ts to ' using the vessew) 01,00 Ley found theiaeodilP 14-7 W. V i i A', frol Lion of the golf' do [towers of r°l,7 0313, sea, continnef o,ole. king 21- fee t u 0 . witP. Borking.the pol); 011; ,r steering, eS„ e ati 111 , ing to keep "At Pr with buckets. ''....,.4i00 in the sataa cll'" bie • • •ici) ao' pet i uniting, 0 kee 1 'he steamer - 5 0 , of the brig in c o t il l ' their ocertionsbecope •d deck putnP •re, e water g,il3,,lisireo ea sig,nal 01 "becoal: pumps then ,of ill bout in the bola e ,, t e endeavour to l'el,:;;,0 ----- -------- ..,,4 r, F TIII: Arfilviiir 0' TO l'O $ / imos'" ° " l lyo'ti,° 0 I'o o ' NU It 1) „0, ~f e Suit Oflice, cio• or >avoy, ns the 4 1840. , r • ADIVILSSION TO NATIONAL BUILDINGS. The Honourable Member for Montrose, Mr. Hume, is adding to the imperishable glory of a well -spent public life by labouring to obtain for the humbler classes of the people of this country free admission to the national monuments of our greatness, our piety, and our homage of the fins arts—to our palaces, our cathedrals, our mu seums, our phil osop hi ca l an d mechanicalSnstitutionr, and our other repositories of the humaniz!ng creation of heaven -born genius. Few living statesmen have served their country so usefully, so perseveringly, and so dis interestedly as honest Joseph Hume. When he en tered Parliament, upwards of a quarter of a cen tury ago, he found the finances of the country in a state of the greatest confusion —extravagan ce and jobbing in every department of the Government— the public accounts purposely perplexed by corrupt subordinates, so that Ministers themselves did not un derstand them —and the most reelsless di , regard of the principles of economy in every office under the Crown. Like almost every great benefactor of his country in the House of Commens, Mr. Hume addressed all the energies of his indomitable mind to the accomplishment of one great purpose. He had resolved to penetrate the mysteries of the Sate expenditure —to lay bare every avenue to public corruption—and to esta blish the real responsibility of Ministers by placing the nation in a position to judge of their fidelity as stewards of the patronage of the Crown, and the taxes of the people. His first attempts were naturally unpromising. The country could not judge: of the importance of hir labours ; and the courtiers, whom his exposures annoyed, assailed him with gibes, sneers, and menaces. But to threats and entreaties he was equally deaf. Gradually others joined him ; his perseverance wearied out Minis: try after Ministry and at last the most important re turns were ordered, to escape from the fatiguing cross questioning of the then Hon. Member for Middlesex. Nor were his labours confined to exposures of the extra vagance of the Government in the House of Comnions. To the Ministerial heads of the public departments he privately communicated plans for cutting down the expenditure in their respective offices, and was content to award to them all the merit of originating such of his suggestions as they adopted. This gave him an influ ence with Ministers but little understood out of doors, and the result was the full and complete accomplish ' merit of a purpose which has saved this country the pro fligate expenditure of millions of public money ; which has placed the whole scheme of our finances within the comprehension of a school-boy ; and which has infused a spirit of honour and of integrity in nearly all our public offices. But finan cial re:orals did not satisfy the patriotism of Mr. Hume. He was one of the first to expese, and one of the most active in removing some of the worst abuses of the Irish Church. None toiled harder to procure the passing of the Reform Bill. He assisted in the work of Corporate Reform ; and though he was not in Parliament when Sir Robert Peel's Tariff was introduced, the Premier's Budget had been submitted_ to him before it was opened in the House of Com mons. Mr. Wyse had his aid in maturing his scheme of National Elucation. Mr. Wallace had all the benefit of his experience, endeavouring to reform the abuses of the Post-office ; and Mr. Hutt could calculate upon no surer supporter when dwelling upon the hardship of the Sound and Elbe dues to British shipping. For the last two years he has more especially addressed himself to the business of obtaining for the people free admission to our national monuments, with a view to enlarge their sympathies, purify their tastes, and exalt the standard of their moral feelings ; and, we are delighted to add, with most gratifying suc cess. Principally through the exertions of a society of which he is chairman, and which numbers amongst its members Lord Francis Egerton, Lord Lowther, Lord Worsley, Lord John Manners, Mr. Hutt, and others, many of the national edifices hitherto closed against the working classes, by reason of the fees charged for viewing them, are now either wholly or partially open for some days of the week free of any charge whatever. For instance, the British Must um is open free, three days in every week ; the National Gallery is free four days ; St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey (except Ihe chapels) are free every day ; the Society of Arts is free five days ; Hampton Court Palace six days ; the Woolwich Model every day ; the Norwich Cathedral an hour daily ; the Bath and Wells Cathedral every da y ; the Durham C a th e d ra l ( except t h e c h ape l of the Nine Altars) every day ; and the whole of the treasures of the Tower of London can now be inspected for one shilling, instead of eight times that sum. Liverpool ad mits its mechanics to its Botanical Garden two days in the week, free of expense ; the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh is open, free to all applicants ; and the Dublin Botanical Garden is accessible to the peasantry, free of charge, two days in every week. Now, it has reached the ears of Mr. Hume, and some other members of this patriotic s )ciety, that Hull boasts of a Zoologi cal and a Botanical Garden—that our Philosophical Society possesses a Museum—that we have a magni ficent old parish church—that Beverley Minster is a glorious specimen of gothic art ; and they are curious to know to what extent the working classes may participate, without charge, in their humanising influences. Mr. Hume urges that fifteen years' experience has satisfe d him that the people, when admitted free to cathedrals, museums, and gardens, uniformly conduct themselves with the greatest pro priety ; and that the effect upon them, mentally awl morally, is of the most gratifying description. They acquire habits of personal neatness in die ss, politer forms of speech and deportment, a greater love of order, and a general desire to extend the boundarit s of what ever knowledge they may possess. The more imperfect their own acquirements appear, the more eager are they to obtain a better education for their children. We regard this reasoning as incontrovertible ; and only regret that we are so little in a condition to beast of what Hull has done in the way of throwing open public places for the rational recreation of the working classes. Some answer, however, must be returned on behalf of the proprietors of our Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Shall we say that it is contemplated to throw them open gratuitou-ly for even one day in the week ? Or shall we say, that to all subscribing their names as working men, they are at all times open upon the payment of one penny ? Before returning any answer, we shell be glad to receive infer matiun from the best informed quarters upon these and other questions indicated by the whole tenor of this ar ticle, The subject is an important one, and we shall early return to Advert;ser. FEARFULLY VIOLENT DEATH OF A MOTHER AND UNTIMELY BIRTIL—A frightful accident, from the upsetting of a vehicle, occurred on Friday evening last, by which one poor woman lost her life—one had her wrist broken—one had her hip dislocated—a poor girl had her face so disfigured as scarcely to appear human—and indeed the whole of the occupants of. he carriage, nine in number, were more or less seriously maimed. The melancholy particulars transpired on the inquest over the body of Annis Wilson, which was held before Mr. Badger, at the house of Mr. Iloyland, of Wood lane, farmer, Stannington, on Monday evening last. De ceased was the wife of Mr. Win. Wilson, of Hall-car-place, , Sheffield, joiner, and the unfortunate couple had invited a few friends to accompany them to the funeral of one of their children. The time fixed on was Friday evening. at the Unitarian Chapel, Stannington—the flew. Peter Wright, a Unitarian minister—who keeps a school at Sheffield, not being able to perform the service earlier in the day, at so great a distance from home. After the funeral, the atten dants called at a neighbouring inn, where they baited their horse and partook of some slight refreshment, after which they started for Sheffield, about eight o'clock. Their route lay through Hoyland Wood-lane, a steep, rough, and dangerous road, which, being little frequented, was thickly studded thsoughout with large project ing stones. Dennis Wilson, a brother-in-law of the de ceased, was leading the horse, and nine persons, chiefly women and children were in a light spring cart, in which the corse-of the dead child of the Wilsons had been carried to its, last resting place. They had scarcely got to the top of this rugged lane when the horse, it is supposed, from having been pinched by the collar, became restive, and tried to run Mr. Dennis Wilson, who was leading him, resolutely kept hold of the bridle as long as he could; but in the strug gle, the bit was pulled out of the horse's mouth, and the bridle over his head. The bluffs, or blinders, being thus re moved from his eyes, the horse darted off at Hill speed, with his living load behind him, down the steep and decli vity. Mr. Wilson having lost hold of the bridle, seized the bottom of the collar, and was dragged for some 30 or 40 yards and then thrown into the road with great violence. When the horse had proceeded about 100 yards, the carriage upset, dashing its occupants on to the stony road. Mrs. Wilson unfortunately fell under the carriage, and there remained till the male portion of the party were able to remove it, when she was taken up insensible, and conveyed to the nearest house, viz., that of Mr. Hoyland, of Stannington-wood-lane. There she remained insensible till Saturday evening, when she died—and when the attendant females were laying out the body, they discovered that the unhappy woman had given birth to a six months' child, which also lay dead by its mother's corpse. No blame being attached to any parties, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."—Sheffield Iris, Sept. 18. THE APIARY.—By many it is feared that the present will prove an indifferent honey year, in consequence of the marked'absence of heat early in the season, when our floral treasures of every description should be most brimful of saccharine matter. In Borgue, which has been justly called the Hybla of Scotland, the white clovers suffered so often from blasting rains that they withered early, greatly to the detriment of the industrious insects who feed on their petals. In some cases that fell under our own observation, the hive inmates perished, either from cold or inanition, if not a combination of both. In a case lately, w here: i , a vo were smoked, the produce in both scarcely excee(4 ,_ smoking quarter pint. A correspondent, in speoking ofl3org will be general in a few days, and t u e n , t ,e it:t ' i; esar guesses u prices tt of hee . husbandry are thus tested, 1 Scanty as the produce was in . 1 e ' 1 t3 , 43:7 4 ,, , 1 . fe ar it will be still maintain that the bees smaller in 1845. Some persons gathered more honey from the 26th ult. to the Bth inst. than they Cid during the preceding summer by name, but not so in reality. When a labourer had three pints of honey to dispose of for 305., as was often enough the case, he used to say—" I may thank the bees for buying many wee o dd things for the family." Within the last few years, I knew a working man who made 3/, by one season's honey, and at the same time retained a stole for breeding for the - following.— Scotch Paper. THE PLYMOUTH FISHERY.—Great quantities of fish have bean caught during the past week, by the trawlers and hooking-boats, and a large quantity of pilcitards has been brought into the town from the Cornish cast. On Friday last so numerous were the that cart-loads of that fish lay on the quay for want of mawns to put them in. We bear that far:Angel-iv:nth have already been made, when the railway to this tiovo is completed, t;) forward this valu able article of food to the manufacturing districts in the course of sixteen or eighteen hours. Fish being so abundant in this town, the hake is comparatively neglected, except by the poorer classes. There is no doubt that the speculators will meet with a good profit in the transport of the hake and other fish into the districts of the north.—Plymouth 'Journal. LABOUR IN NEW YORK. (From the New York Tribune, August 29.) Although Mr. Samuel Slick told a very good story, and was in other respects a worthy and companionable man, he was not much of a clockmaker. This is a branch of business about which a great deal is said and a very little generally known. The following facts have b-en furnished us by a Yankee operator from Connecti cut, who is considerable of a clock "case" himself, and is familiar with the busiless in all its details. The number of clocks manufactured in this conntry is very greet, and the improvements in the manufacture of the article introduced during the last four years have materially reduced the price as well as the wages of the operatives. Connecticut, we believe, is the only state in which clock " movements" are made. But there are many shops all over the north where the cases are ma nufactured. There are about 20 of these in this city. The business thus consists of two distinct branches. The ease-maker sells his cases to the movement-maker, or buys of him th e movements an d puts them in himself,. Formerly the wheels for brass clocks were cast, then turned and smoothed with great labour. Now the brass comes rolled in plates of the proper thickness for the different wheels and is pressed out—one motion of • the pre a being sufficient to cut and centre the whe , I. This saves much t:na) and money. There are a nun.ber of firms in Connecticut that put ready for market 200 clocks a day, and they are sold at 2 duls. to 2 dols. 50c. a piece,according to quality. The cases (which are extensively manufactured here) are sold for 60 to 75 cents, each. Good mahogany and zebra cases, well made and polished, can be bought now for 65 cents.—the ame quality of article as would have cost two dollars three 3 cars ago. The wages of work men in the clock business are poor. An experienced and skilful band cannot get more than 1 dollar or 1 dollar 25 cents. per day. A great many young men and boys work at the business who receive only from 8 dollars to 9 dollars per month. The movement or running part of clocks can now be bought for less than 1 dol. a piece—three years ago they were worth 2 dols. 50c. We know a gentleman who made a grand speculation in the clock bnsiness as follows : Ho sold his farm fur 3000 dollars and added to this sum 3000 dollars in cash, the whole amount of which he invested in clock movements at 2 dole. 50e a piece to be delivered as he wishe.i. This was three years ago ; and clacks being just then rather dull of sae, be kept " holding on" for better prices, until m o vemen ts could be bought for 53 cents. apiece. No n a , his .e were move ments cost him in cash 40 cents. more tha n the th ey the th worth to say nothing of the farm. This is arbrsinthge clockmakers get rich. - ing from 25 to 100 do e ll re ars pi Bud b of ite u th y: knowing a or less flush, purchase The clocks were f o rmerly . s ec ol e d . universal Yankee nation has been fur very few, and the ensively engaged in supplying Great "improved patent bress clocks." Great som e Southerners, te ei ther t in the West India oolonits numberslm ore to China. Nearly all that are made also s, nt to are now Brit.inwi a th re ex sent out of the country. There were three months ago probably 3,000 clocks per day sent from the state of Connecticut ; but since that time many of the manure°. turers have run ("own, owing to their selling ti • much on tick, and the business has somewhat fallen off. TEE LATE MR. TUOMAS DAVIS.—The funeral obsequies of the late Mr. Thomas Osborne Davis, editor of the Nation newspaper, took place at nine o'clock this morning. His remains were followed to their final destination at th e cemetery of Mount Jerome, Harold's-cross, by a processi en consisting of nearly eighty carriages ; amongst others were conspicuous those of Lord Clencurry, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. O'Connell, M.P., besides a great number of private equi pages. The members of the 'B2 Club attended in full force, their gay and glittering uniforms Affording a sad contrast to the mournful spectacle of which they formed a part. Mr. Davis was one of the original projectors of this club, the . nucleus having been formed during the imprisonment of the Repeal conspirators in the summer of 1844. He was also the : acknosledged leader of the " Young Ireland" section of the - Itopenle s ; and while the journal under his control was, by -a . tic, ;.n , ! ,vrit;ng, exercising an influence . ht,;l.. ti::. minds of a population ai pr. • rently half ripe for any adventure, however desperate, it w Ls : his good fortune, by a happy art, never to give currency to one expression calculated to wound the feelinto or hurt t self esteem of a political opponent. —Dullin Pope, t:f Thursday.. , . . Java,a \\~ FINE ARTS AT EDINBURGH. ROYAL INSTITUTION. We hare much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the arrangements which have been made in the Royal Institution building, by which a large, varied, and valuable co ll ect i on of paistings, marbl e , an d breez-s are new thrown open twice a-week fur the gra!u;tous inspection of the public. R will be remr.mbered that sr- - ragiTetronts were entered into betwecu the L. rd - rroeost arid Mr. Sheriff Speirs, and the b of trustees of the floral Institution, with the view of having the painting ibequeathel to the university by the - hie Sir J. Erskine, of Turry, Bart., transferred from the c dlege to the building of the institution, as afferdigig better accommodation fur the display of these paintings. Accordingly the south octagon' of the central ruff's of _ rooln.; has been appropriated to this purpose, where they have been hung with great taste and jet - lg. - vent. In oath tien to she Torry collection, the direefors of the lt..yal Institution bare very handsomely trans'errest teir inns t, the board of trustees to be exhibit d to the p .t.lie • on the same terms. In granting this invaluable iron to the community at large, the Royal Institution have f.regone pecuniary smolurnents, which in virile of their lease from the boar.l of trustees they receiv gl by the annual exhibition of the Royal Academy, and from . the exhibition of their own paintings. Their great ob ject, as well as that of the board of trustees, being to promote a taste for the fine arts, they have handed over their paintings to the board of trustees, deeming that • their exhibition alorg with the Torry paintings will serve as a stronger inducement to inspection, and conse quently facilitate the attainment of the object which the two societies in common have in view. These paintings, which comprise specimens of the creations of the Caracei, Guido, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and other celebrated painters, are suspended on the walls of the central eon). partrnents. In the northern octagon also the fine large paintings of Etty, the property of the Royal Academy, are for the present at least displayed. The room adjacent to the southern octagon has been set apart for private contributions of • paintings, and for the marbles, bronzes, &e. For the trot ter display of the latter, an octagonal table has been erected in the centre of the room. When to three col lections is added the much-admired gallery of cas , s, it must be admitted that within the walls of this elegant building is to be found an exhibition of the most attrac tive description, It is often said of this country that it provides little or no means of rational amusement and beneficial recreation for the working classes ; that, in short, the principles of conservation and exclusion are too strictly applied to institutions which ought rightly t n be open and accessible to all classes, and more particu larly to that class which, within themselves, have little or no means of cultivating a taste for the sublime and beautiful, although it is admitted on all hands to be a most effectual means of elevating their thoughts and habits. We hail with pleasure the facilities which the Board of Trustees have afforded, and trust that the boon will be eagerly embraced, and that the visitors will show their grateful acknowledgments by in no way abusink the privilege so g: nerously granted to them.—Eda,bury4 Advorscr. COURT-11ARTIAL AT LEEDS. A General Court•martial, consisting of fifteen mem. hers, presided over by General Sir William WRrre, K C. 8., has been sitting at Leeds since the Ist instant, by order of the Duke of Wellington, for the trial of Lieutenant W. Augustine llyder, lOtk Royal Hussars, on a charge preferred against him by Colonel Yande leur, the Colonel of that regiment. The Court did not conclude its sittings till Thursday afternoon; but its deci sion will not be publicly known till after the finding shall have have received the Queen's approbation. Mr. Warren was specially retained to conduct the defence, and the charge woul 1 appear at first sight to be of a very stale and trivial character, consisting of an alleged attempt by Lieutenant Hyder, when the regiment was stationed at Ballineollig, in Ireland, in October, 1842, to trick his Co'onel out of two months' leave of absence, by preposieg to a Mr. Oliver that he should lend Lieutenant -Hydee a horse, w hich was to pass off as his own charger before the Colonel, for the period above mentioned, and then to he returned to Mr. Oliver. The inquiry into this chnrg., however, soon led to very important disclosures ; an ' an incident occurred during the trial of a totally unprece dented kind in the annals of courts-martial, or, it:&Ed, of any other court. The prisoner's defence consist. d of a point blank denial of the charge, and an assertion that it had been concocted between Mr. Oliver r.nj Colonel Vandeleur,—the former from spite, arising out of a quarrel about the rayment for a horse sold by hint to Lieutenant Ilyder, in October, 1842 ; and the latter, in orchr to shield himself from a serious charge of sys tematic ill-treatment and oppression of Lieutenant Hyder, preferred by that gentleman against Celonel Vandeleur to the Duke of Wellington early in April last. The prisoner succeeded clearly in shoving that Colonel Vandeleur did not prefer the present charge till after he had been required to answer that against himself Ey Lieutenant Hyder ; and in order to show the connexion between Colonel Vandeleur and Mr. Oliver is getting up the charge, required the production of a letter written by Colonel Vandeleur to Mr. Oliver,. dated the 9th of May lest, t which it appeared, had elicited Mr. Oliver's letter containing a statement of the charge. An order from the Hers') Guards had been obtained Ix the production of the letter in question, which the witness had accord ingly brought from Ireland to Leeds on the morning of the first day's sitting of the court-martial. During a tem porary adjournment of the court, however, it appeared in evidence, that Col. Vandeleur took Mr. Oliver into a room adjoining that in which the Court held its sittings, and he and Mr. Oliver then actually destroyed all the letters which the former had written to Mr. Oliver, in cluding that of the 9th of May. The discovery of this fact, which was elicited during a very severe cross-exa mination of Mr. Oliver, produced a profound sensation in the Court, and excited great interest and astonish ment in military circles. It is supposed thet very serious notice of the transaction will be taken by the authorities at the Horse Guards, and that a second court-martial • may be speedily looked for. Lieutenant Hyder's ac quittal is regarded as a matter of course, and the de struction of the document in question has excited great public indignation at Leeds.— Times. t w Wrciri (lb; ( c•ti--:',151317:11z- ., 7 ,--i;AL- 4 - <.>//""kt ''.l:= `) 1 ` r'