The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

_ • rhe London mail to Falmouth was on Wednesday delayed nearly three hours, in conseque nce o f a somewhat serious ac c id en t which happened between Oakhampton and Bridestowe. It appears that on coming down Stourton-hill and turning a corner, the coach caine in contact with a van, when the pole broke, and the coach itself turned over. We re gret to learn, that one outside passenger, Captain Treweeke, of Gwennap, just returned from Cuba, broke the small bone of his leg. No other passenger met with any injury. W 0 have some reason to believe that it is the in tention of the Queen to honour Brighton with a visit on her Majesty's return from Scotland. It having been discovered that facilities were af forded for the commission of fraud, by permitting cases of wine, with cases of spirits and cordials to be depo sited under bond in the same room or floor at the ware houses at the docks and legal . quays, orders have been issued for the practice to be discontinued, and that in future wines he deposited in a separate floor from that in *winch spirits and cordials in cases are warehoused. An order has also been issued to the effect that high and low duty spirits, or spirits imported f rom f ore i gn countres and Briti s h possessions respectively, are to be kept distinct and separate in the vaults at the docks, and the several dock companies have received direc tions to cause the vaults to be partitioned for the pur pose of separation under the locks of the Crown. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR, —Why are the hospitals of London built in such conspicuous and fashionable places ? Is it that our gracious Queen and her family, together with our aristocracy, may more easily catch, the fevers which have of late been so frequent in the metropolis ? Why are not such hospitals built some distance from town, . and not immediately under the nose, and in the midst of- a vast population ? Surely this requires some consideration.—l am, Sir, yours, &c. A CONSTANT READER. London, Sept. 22. ROBBERY BY SERVANTS. (From Gulignani's Messenger.) The Court of Assizes of the Seine was engaged with the trial of Francois Cigogne, 34, for having, on May 7, 1842, stolen from the apartment of Sir C. Corbett, in the Place Vendome, a suit of diam on d s and other jewels, worth 50,000 f., contained in a green ' jewel-ca se a dozen of dessert sp oons , e l even t ea • spoons, and a sugar tongs. From the evidence ad duced, it appeared that in the afternoon of the day on which the robbery Was committed, Lady Corbett had shown the contents of the jewel ease, which she had only just purchased, to some ladies of her acquaintance, who came in to visit her. She then locked it, and placed it on a chair in a leather covering belonging to it, and went out with her husband and children to dine at a res t turateur's. The next morning, wishing to take something from the case, she proceeded to the -•qpot where she had left it the day before, and only found the leather covering, the jewel-case 'baying been taken away. A complaint was im mediately lodged before the Commissary of Po lice and the prisoner and another man named who were both servants in the family, were taken up on suspicion. Inquiry proved that they were ken of bad character, but for want of proof they were dischar ge d i n a f ew days. Eighteen months after, a f ortuitous circumstance seemed to intimate that the former suspicions were well founded. When Mr. Ward was murdered in the Rue de Londres, amongst the persons taken up was a cook named `Lasnier ; this man, on his examination, declared that some jewels found at his lodgings were left there by a servant named Maillet. The search brought to light ~SoMe•spo on s which were proved t o b e th ose s t o l en 'pm Lady ' Corbett, as were the jewels. A few g ays after, 3,500 francs in bank-notes were seized :at Pelagie amongst Lasnier's linen, which sum he de e,lared wa s th e f ru it o f hi s economy; b ut t hi s was found to be untrue. He afterwards confessed that il• let had acknowledged to him that it was he who stolen the jewels and plate from Lady Corbett's. :-Lasnier's guilt, as receiver of the stolen articles, was I. '" r deubted, b u t h e di e d i n pr i son b e f ore h e could be "aught to trial. As to Maillet, he had absconded, and co uld not be discovered. The evidence against Cigogne 4 , 11 '4 derived from three sources—his conduct bef ore 114,1 e robbery, at the time, and since. He had contrived, towas alleged, to get another servant dismi sse d, make room for Maillet, whom he had C' 4o wn in London. He made inquiries of Lady orbett s maid if her mistress's diamonds were her 6 ", or hired; and also whether they w ere real S tones or paste. On the day when Lady Corbett was lavving th e diam on d s t o h er v i s i tors, th e pr i soner was 4 1 1 the r oom as s h e was l oc ki ng the b ox; and when tie man came for some of the plate, which was hired, Its the family were leaving town two days after, the Prisoner tried to prevent his taking it away, declaring tlist it would still be wanted, and, in consequence, t!Ily part of it was carr i ed away. It was argued ti tt only Maiil e t, or t h e pr i soner, could have taken tZy i those thin gs . It was prove d that, when the 15,-,,, le uY were at dinner at the res t aura t eur ' s, t h e pri t 41 1 d Maillet were in the apartment. As this Bu (4 only time that the coast was clear, it was pre the ab le that the robbery was then committed. When probbery was discovered, Lady Corbett directed the eer to search the prisoner's box, which the latter 11 ' 'ti re f use d to a ll ow; an d at t h e moment t h at a door et -porter carried out his trunk by the front Uigogne contrived to slip out by the back en itis'eet havin g on his arm a covered basket. ft appeared that the accused had lent in 1842, a ft er th e 1 3„ iery, not less than 4,000 f., t o a person name d 1 14 5; 41 ,' notes of hand from that person to that amount been found at his lodging. Thi s D uva l , an d e t ;2 l nan named Plantade, with whom he was on t h e intimate terms, had been summoned as witnesses v s L ee trial, b u t f a il e d t o a p pear , nor was it k nown d e r had become of them. The prisoner, in his tf, : ,. tri ee, replied with much precision to all ques koltis put t o hi m . H e d en i e d pos i t i ve l y th at h e had 4, 1 a ' man dismissed, in order to introduce b e ket into Sir C. Corbett's service. Lady Cor r h e t.t di sm i sse d t h e man b ecause h i s face displeased ti t , l ' lie happened to meet Maillet a t th e th il t and t o ld hi m o f th e vacan t pl ace . H e d ec l are d ho had not the slightest suspicion of Maillet's 4 % l gns as to the robbery so boldly committed, and he 4 that he was not in any way acquainted with ,•,olier. As to the notes of hand which he had I t l tied from D uva l, th e y were , h e sa id, f or money titt t ,, lo oe . before 1842 ; but in that year he had go t i''' r .notes renewed, to the amount o f 6,177 f., for Jj, i lei Pal and interest. The sums which he had lent 64 41 had, he asserted, proceeded from several years' 11 economy. h 4vln he Adv oca t e -General, in his address to the j ur y, ei T4 g ackn ow l e d ge d that the gravest p a rt o f th e v t ,'' . B:e against the prisoner had not been proved, a diet of " Not guilty" was returned. ip. m a e . prisoner's counsel, in the course of his address it lit Jury, read a certificate from an English gentle tortt:t.o, Whom Cigogne had been a servant, and who, lir e l a y's honesty and zeal, bad settled upon him for pensi on of 240 f. per annum. 41,, 4)40 55EL5, SEPT. 22.—The Moniteur Beige of this 11 10 - ,Publishes the convention between his 111ajesty th - o _ 4( ing of the Belgians and his Royal highness 4itl b 'reond Duke of Baden, for the reciprocal extra eri,4 of malefactors, of persons accused of . various . fl e - t; es, viz, :-1. Assassination, poisoning, parricide, In tl vies, murder, rape. 2. Arson. 3. Forgery ; .in ttl6l4g that of bank-notes ' and public money securities. •)11t ing. 5 False witness. 6. Robbery, swindling, Natio • A t n. ARMING Ac c IDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, about l 'itt e , °'el "ek, a very serious accident happened to the car keh'P,od horses of Mr. Currie, the banker, in the Re- Vark, which occasioned great alarm and excite et, n,„ —.tong the people assembled there. It appears that the -4r riage was being driven at a steady pace towards thl.- li ew-road when a fly, drawn by one horse, came 1 : I , II RII the Cambridge-gate in the same direction, a t a t he' 1) Pace, and the wheel struck the near-side horse of o f tit:tttriage on the shoulder, which caused both . horses the c arriage to swerve - to the off-side, and in doing so 4 11 : 1 1 e of the ca rr i age sn app e d a s un d e r, an d th e h orses Mp h e quite unmanageable, ran on to the foot-path, , and kit ti ;ged and ki c k e d i n a f r i g h t f u l manner. The coach f.Q having in vain attempted to stop them, jumped I. ")c)C,,, M C box at the imminent risk of his life, and the 1 14,,, 41 1 also descended from his place behind, and, after tre th ' " 4 ( 1 liberated a lady, their mistress, who descended ,-„,;the carriage greatly .terrified, they attempted hai l ret the horses and to extricate them from the t P,s, but they were so entangled in consequence a'tieir e lr bind-legs being over the splinter-bar, that efforta were of no avail, until Mr. E. b ) .rugs, an artist, of Royal-street, Lambeth, and Pstltti;, °lll er, Mr. C. Hitehings, who were engaged in ho rse a large. fountain in the Colloseum, rushed . "or s , 1 :r ° 11 1 the building, and extricated the near-side "Y cutting the harness. The off-side horse imme thY broke - away, and in doing so knocked down the htad , ln4 o, and the hoof of the horse struck him on the tellsibinflicting a severe wound, and rendering him in 5a,,,116s- The animal then started off at a furious pace , 4 1tr,"1 the New-road, knocking down several persons "g Its career, it reached the Circus-gate, where e atce , 4 413 , with great force against the ornamental iron the in Nst. The violence of the shock knocked down itiD.;"4.l.P-post, which fell with a loud noise, nearly crush th'eir.`4 its descent two fruit-women, who were seated by f ‘ . ll: t4ll A- The horse received a serious wound, and th e fi lth its entrails expos,. d, the wound vxtending from Nribliatilt to the ribs. The blood gushed forth in a stream 1)14 4 ,,. the horse's body, and after giving several violent ,qu'''',,,sr,and attempting' to rise, it fell over on its right 41 traa. - e ' expired. The other horse did not sustain much int, but the carr i age was shattered, the pole and tPpt,:vr'lJar broken in several pieces, and the harness 41 14 441 1 he hor se w hi ch was killed was a remarkably fine J o rth 601. N o bl ame i s attributable to the coach ). T ii nr i no is a v ery steady man. // 4. 1 „, e It1)-c L ASS TRAI NS ON THE L IVERPOOL AND ql3l anlil:"Eß °f ranch4'RAlLlVAY.—Theay Directors of the Liver- Ictition U ester Railway have announce d their in 7, arid . f r ,unning a third-class train of covered carriages -itlik.u.,it,eaciol3;d,.on and after th e first of next month.— :vis 4.deloi dt ;' i -rd, l et ' "if a jesl [ s a i a ce° l ited 11° :ours sat Lcader'le I ssint ' lll en or t M. le Du ke carer o f rdail of ,tar fortu e o eets a pert aujo l3ls ; c t state them to 'd Sal I 01 pric e ° Ts tb st in t l : 3t to g''e ler 0 , 5 e s fro° HER MAJES 'AIR ATHOL. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Carnarven and Lord Por chester, in Grosvenor-square, from Milford, near lligh clere, Hants ; Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay, in Dover-street, from Higheliffe, near Christchurch, Hants ; Mr. George Wombwell, in George-street, Hanover square, from a tour ; the Hon. Frederick Cadogan, at Queensberry House, from the Continent ; Lady Eliza beth Hope Vera and family, in Park-lane, from Brigh ton ; Mr. and Miss Hamilton, at Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street, from the north ; Mr. and Mrs. Donkin, at ditto, from . Wyfold, Oxfordshir e ; B aron d e Foelker saton, and suite, at ditto, from Prussia ; Lord Loftus, from the Albion Hotel, at Brighton. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. GLOUCESTER, MONDAT.—According to announce ment, the first notes of our musical festival will be struck to-morrow, and the poetry of music will con tinue to be given forth on the mornings and evenings of the three succeeding days. Nothing can illustrate more strikingly the pursuit of music under difficul ties than the circumstances connected with the getting up of this charitable festival. At one time the pro spect was as gloomy as chaos, and long was it ere the lowering clouds could be dispelled. Touching appeals were made to the sympathies and public spirit of the leading aristocracy, lay and clerical, but the responses were of the same character which persons experience who call too often at the same door for charity. In fact, the attempt to get up the festival on the old principle entirely failed, and the cause was too ob vious to be concealed —persons declined to allow themselves to be placed in the position of stewards, because it involved the liability to make good what ever deficiency there might be between the receipts and the expenses, experience having shown that this risk was not by any means to be despised. The festival of 1841 was superintended by six stewards, and a deficiency of from 1,5001. to 1,8001. having occurred, the money had to be made good amongst them. On previous occasions deficiencies had also occurred, although in no case, we believe, to the same extent ; still it was understood to be a growing burden, and men refused to submit their shoulders to the weight. A change of policy had, therefore, to be adopted, to save the character of a city and county, never, it is believed, remarkable for a burning zeal in the contributing their substance to " soft charity," and also to prevent, if possible, the Clerical Widow and Orphan Fund from sinking to starvation point. Pre - - liminary to the adoption of the new policy, and, in deed, entirely dependent upon it, a subscription was opened amongst the gentry of the county and city, and the tradesmen who were supposed to have a pecu niary interest in keeping up &festival which gave a stimulus to fashion; the object being to create a gua rantee fund, to be applied, in case of need, to the pay ment of any deficiency which might arise. The scheme proved successful; as much was subscribed as enabled the projectors to guarantee to gentlemen who were willing to become stewards, that the loss should not exceed 1001. each, perhaps not so much. It was also resolved to increase the number from six to eight, and further, to avoid the employment of foreign talent, owing to its expense, and to its want of adaptation to the purposes of such a festival. Under the altered circumstances, gentlemen were found willing to become stewards, and the names of eight ap pear in the announcements. As to the per formers, Mesdames Dorus Gras, Pauline Gar c i a , Viardot, Miss Birch, and Miss M. Marshall have been displaced by Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Williams, Miss M. Williams, and Miss Barrett. Miss Maria B. Hawes is the only lady whose name appears in the present list and in that of 1841. Signori Brizzi and Tamburini and Messrs. Bennett and Phillips have given place to Messrs. Manvers, Machin, and M. W. Weiss. Mr. Hobbs and Mr. A. Novello have been re-engaged, as also Messrs. Cramer and Loder, the leaders. Mr. Arnett, the organist of the cathedral, will again act as conductor. The band and chorus, which are said to have been selected with care, will number nearly 300 performers. As to the musical selections, Handel's Samson, as arranged by Pro fessor Taylor, and which was received with so much eclat at Norwich, is the great attraction. It will be given on Wednesday, and is expected to occupy four hours in the performance. The Creation, Israel in Egypt, the Messiah, and the Lobesang, will occupy the two last days. A great reducti on h as b een ma d e in the charg es of admission to the reserved or num bered seats : instead of 205., the charge is to be 12s. 6d.; in the other parts the charges are much the same as before, 10s. 6d. and ss. For the evening concerts the charge remains as before, 10s. 6d. It is worthy of remark that the entire fittings up in the cathedral have been constructed without any inter ruption to the celebration of Divine worship, the workmen laying aside their implements when the service began, and resuming their labour at its close. Miss Barrett, whose name appears conspicuously in the programme, makes her debut on this occasion as a professional singer. She is a native of Gloucester, and is in her nineteenth year. Having given promise of considerable powers as a singer, she was sent to the institution at Hanover-square, where she studied for upwards of two years. Her performances as a pupil have been highly spoken of, and there are critics who assert that her voice in the higher range is without an equal in England. The circumstance of the Queen Dowager having taken up her residence in Witley Court encouraged the hope that she might honour the festival with her presence, and an appl ica ti on was ma d e to that e ff ect, but her lajesty declined the invitation, on the ground of indifferent health. BLAIR ATHOL, SUNDAY. The sun continues to shine with undiminished splendour upon the royal visitors at Blair Athol; the good fortune which has universally attended her Ma -1 jesty in her travels, and in her progress through her dominions, has been more than ever propitious upon the present occasion, and the extreme mildness and beauty of the weather is the subject of general re mark and mutual congratulation amongst the farmers. A great number of Lord Blenlyon's tenantry, with hired reapers, male and female, have been buisily oc • cupied during the past week in getting in the harvest on his Lordship's estates, but a great deal of corn is still standing in some of the more exposed portion of the Athol domains. Her Majesty, according to her invariable custom since her residence here, rose at seven o'clock yester day morning, and shortly afterwards was seen taking her morning walk in company with Prince Albert and the Princess Royal. The youthful Princess gambols about the grounds in great glee with her young playmate, the Master of Glenlyon, a beau tiful litttle boy with fne silken hair and a pair of eyes that glisten like dew drops in the morn ing sun. This fine little fellow bears a strik ing likeness to the Lady Glenlyon, and is always attired in the Highland costume. In his rides about the country on his Shetland pony, attended by a groom and servant, he is always saluted and treated with the most marked respect by the tenantry, who regard him with that reverence and respect which is always felt in the Highlands for the chieftain's off spring. The guard of Athol Highlanders always turn out to present arms to the Princess Royal when she first walks abroad in the morning, and then the prac tice is discontinued for the remainder of the day. Her Majesty is, as a matter of course, always treated by the same mark of respect whenever she appears, but Prince Albert has requested that the custom may be dispensed with, as far as he is concerned personally, as his Royal llighness is in the habit of going in and out of the Castle very frequently, and with that kind consideration which he has invariably evinced, he wishes to rvoid giving any additional trouble or in convenience to her Majesty's faithful guard of stalwart Highlanders. On returning to the Castle yesterday morning her Majesty partook of luncheon at three o'clock, and proceeded with Prince Albert to take another drive up the Glen Tilt, where preparations had been made for his Royal Highness to go deerstalking. Her Majesty was exceedingly anxious, if possible, to wit. ness the noble sport, and her Majesty's pony had been sent on before with one of Lord Glenlyon's gillies, in order that she might alight from her carriage and ascend the rocky brow of the hill, where a more fa vourable opportunity might be obtained of seeing the herds of deer. Lady Glenlyon had preceded her Majesty up the glen, and the Queen was accompanied by Prince Albert, Lady Canning, Lord Glenlyon, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Sir Edward Bowater. On arriving at Lochlass, which is at a consider able distance up the glen, her Majesty and Prince Albert mounted the grey ponies, and climbed along the rugged and precipitous sheep-walks which lead to the summit of Cairnchlamman, or the Hill of Gleds, so called from its being the favourite resort of hawks, which are called " gleds" in this part of the country. The wind was not exactly favourable for deer-stalk ing, but her Majesty and the Prince succeeded in attaining the loftiest point of Cairnchlamman, and perched on this dizzy eminence they obtained a mag nificent view of the vast domains which belong to the princely house of Athol. In ascending these rocky mountains, nothing ap pears to daunt her Majesty, and the gillie who leads the pony often pauses, and looks along the craggy precipice, as if fearful to conduct his precious charge into the midst of such dangers; but her Majesty orders him always to go on, and keeps her seat with the same graceful nonchalance as if she were cantering down the long -walk in Windsor Park. Yesterday, when her Majesty and the Prince were "Perched on high, above the world's career," they were certainly repaid by the extraordinary beauty of the scene for all the trouble and risk which they had encountered, but we fancy there are but few of the fair equestrians who frequent Rotten-row during the height of season, would care to follow her Ma jesty up the Tulloch, on the hill of Cairnchlamman. It is said that her Majesty has even expressed her in tention of ascending the barren mountain of Ben-y- Glo, but this is a feat which but few persons in the neighbourhood have ever accomplished, and the at tempt is fraught with so much danger and trouble that we should hardly think her Majesty would ex pose herself to such risks. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bouverie, from Chester-street, on a visiting tour in the north ; the Hon. Richard Cav e ndi s h, on a v i s i t to the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth ; the Earl of Cassilis, from Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street, on a continental tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ormsby Gore, from ditto, on a visit to Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P., at Porkington Hall, near Shrewsbury ; Mr. and Miss Whitmore, from ditto for Apley Park, Shropshire ; Hon. Lord Provost of Glas gow, from ditto ; the Rev. Dr. Hanbury and Miss Ilan bury, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street ; Lady Caroline Thynne, on a visiting tour ; R. B. Bennett, Esq., and Mrs. Bennett, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jer myn-street, St. James's, on a tour ; Belie, Esq., and Mrs. Belie, from ditto ; Mr. Wm. Smith, from Don caster, for Hall-place, Kent. ' - CHANGES. The Earl and Countess of Home and family, at the Hirzel, near Coldstream, from the south • the Earl and Countess of Zetland, a t A s k e H a ll , near Richmond, from Kerze House, North Briton ; Sir George Sitwell, Bart, at his seat, Renishan Hall, Derbyshire, from his shoot ing -quarters in the Highlands; Lord and Lady Adare, on a visit to Earl and Countess Dunraven, at Adare Abbey, near Limerick, from Dunraven Castle, Glamor ganshire • Mr. A. Oswald, M.P., an d L a d y L ou i sa, at Cavens douse, Dumfriesshire, from the south ; the Mar quis and Marchioness of Lorn, at Inverary Castle, from a visiting WO. ;"Earl Manvers, from a visiting tour in the north, from Wroxton Abbey ; Sir R. and Lady Bateson, at Belvoir Park, County Down, from New castle ; Lord Howden, at Grimston Park, Yorkshire, from a tour ; the Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P., from He well Grange. Worcestershire, from Oakley Park, near Lud low ; Lewis William Buck, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Buck, at Moreton Hall, North Devon, from a tour on the Con tinent ; Lord Melville, at Melville Castle, near Lass wade, North Briton, from a tour of visits in Lincolnshire; the Earl of Leitrim, at Killadoon, Cettsbridge, from a tour; the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, from Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, for Hamilton Palace ; Lord and Lady Harbeston, at Rathangem, from the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION. We yesterday visited the Polytechnic Institution for the purpose of witnessing the first exhibition of the Proteoscope, a newly invented optical instrument, which reflects drawings magnified to an enormous size on an opaque disc. A series of exquisite draw ings from the pencil of Mrs. Bachhoffner, illustrative of Collin's Ode on the Passions, were exhibited on the Proteoscope. These drawings, as works of art, are of the very highest order. Nothing could exceed the beauti ful expression of the female countenances especially-- the illustrations of Cheerfulness and Melancholy are perfect gems. As each pictorial illustration was ex hibited, the portion of the Ode illustrated was sung by the vocalists attached to the institution accompanied by the band. The music, which is exceedingly ap propriate, is the composition of Dr. Wallis, the musi cal director of the institution, and it reflects the highest credit on his taste and his talents. The ex hibition as a whole is most pleasing, and it will no doubt attract crowds to the Polytechnic for some time to come. VAUXH ALL GARDENS. These once celebrated gardens were opened last night, "on subscription," as the handbill states, for a series of six splendid gal a n i g ht s, i n the style in which the " Royal Property" was conducted in the olden time. Every effbrt, we are told, would be made to render the fete attractive in every depart ment. If this be so, it is to be regretted that it was not made at an earlier period when the weather was not so chilly as it has become for the last few days. A great many, to whom the summer evening would be an additional attraction to visit these gardens, will rather " lie by" under the influence of equinoxial winds. The fall of the leaf is too late for an open air entertainment. There was, notwithstanding, a very considerable number of visitors last night. The en• tertainment commenced with a concert. It was opened with the National Anthem, which was very creditably sung by Mr. Robinson, Mr. Rans ford, Mr. W. 11. Taylor, and Miss Agnes Taylor. Several songs were sung by the same artists, of which the " Monks of Old," sung by Mr. Ransford, and "Cupid's Auction Mart," a comic song, by Mr. Wil liams, were encored. After the concert, an attempt was made at a ballet—La Vivandiere. It had, how ever, this single merit, that it was performed under a roof. Other entertainments followed, the best of which was the singing of several comic songs by Mr. T. Mathews. The theatre, where these amusements were carried on, was, as might be expected, the scene of a. great deal of noise and con fusion. " One shilling only " was the price at which "the distinguished patrons of these galas ! " decided that the public should be admitted. If duration be considered a principal ingredient in an entertainment, the public ought to be well pleased with the value they received ; but we would suggest to those who have got up this fete, whether an open air entertainment, more than five hours long, is not too much at this season of the year ? There were two bands in attendance, whose performance was creditable enough. We should not forget to observe that the gardens were very brilliantly lighted, but, notwithstanding the exertions made, there was not that "light of other days" which it was announced we should have in every department, " illuminative musical, pyrotechnic, and refreshment!" A fresh inundation of visitors has been pouring in here during the last two days from Perth, Edinburgh, Dunkeld, and from all parts of the adjacent country. The two excellent hotels here are absolutely crammed, and the utmost anxiety- is evinced by the respective landlords to secure accommodation for their guests. We were scarcely justified in saying that the charges were exorbitant, as but a slight addition has been made to the usual charge, and the civility and atten tion at the Blair Athol Inn is acknowledged by all who are at present sojourning here. During her Majesty's visit to Lord Breadalbane, at Taymouth, last year, the most flagrant impositions were prac tised upon unwary travellers, many of whom paid five guineas for a bed, and two guineas for permission to lie down in a stable; but notwithstanding the im• mense influx of visitors no such exorbitant charges have been made here since her Majesty arrived at Blair Athol. Although many persons would gladly submit to such extortionate demands, the principle of " first come, first served," has been hitherto acted upon, and those who have obtained rooms can retain them at a moderate rate. Her Majesty will again attend Divine service at the village church of Blair Athol, this morning, although she is much fatigued by her exercise of yes terday, and Dr. Macleod, the minister of the High land church of St. Columba, at Glasgow, will have the honour of preaching this morning before her Ma jesty. Carriages are still driving in here from all parts of the surrounding country.—Post. The sums voluntarily contributed at the close of each day's performance go in aid of a fund for the benefit of the widows and orphans of clergymen who are connected with the dioceses of Gloucester, Wor cester, and Hereford. It was for the purpose, indeed, of establishing and supporting such a fund that the festival itself was instituted 120 years ago. FATAL ACCIDENT BY FlRE.—Last night Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Plough, Carey-street, on the body of Margaret Gallagher, aged ten years, who was burnt to death at 179, Drury-lane, on Friday last, while playing with fire when left in the room by herself. The poor child had no one to look after her, her father. who is a respectable mechanic, being engaged all day at his work. The Coroner and jury remarked on the ex ceedingly dangerous practice of leaving children in a room where there is a fire, without a guard or some sort of protection. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci dental death." ACCIDENT OCCASIONED THROUGH DRUNKENNESS. —Yesterday noon an accident occurred near Strutton ground, Westminster, to an Irish paviour, of the name of Timothy Bryan, which originated in a drunken squabble with his wife. It appears that during the early part of the morning the parties had been drinking very freely at a neighbouring public-house, when Bryan's wife accused her husband of infidelity with a female then present. A "row" ensued, and at the moment that a horse and cart was passing, Mrs. Bryan either struck her husband a se. vere blow on the face, or pushed him down under the cart • the horse rath er p l unged at . t h e moment and struck the man on the head, and the wheel of the cart passed over his head and body. Ile was picked up in a dreadful state, and carried by three policemen of the B division to Westminster Hospital, where he at present remains in a very precarious state. The wife was taken into custody to await the issue. FATAL STEAM -BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, a wherry belonging to a waterman named Robert Henderson, of Kidney-stairs, Limehouse, and containing nine persons, chiefly en gineers, was crossing the river, nenrly opposite Mill-wall, and a short distance from I.imehouse-hole pier, when the Ariel, a Woolwich steam-packet, belonging to the o another vessel in her wa k e, and the people in the boat, b ' came up the ri ver a t f u ll s p ee d, w i t h to get out o f h er way, were run d own. The l e d i g c o u m n p a a b n l e y Ariel struck the wherry, and immedintely nine persons were seen struggling in the water. Assistance was at once rendered, and eight persons were taken out of the water hlive, some of them in a state of great exhaustion. One unfortunate man perished, and his body has not yet been recovered. Ilis name is John Heywood, aged 27, of No. 5, Tenby-place, road. Jamaica-place, West India Dock- SALARIES or ACTORS.-The following is a list of the principal actors at Drury-lane in the season of 1802- 3, with the amounts of their various weekly salaries, which we have copied from the most authentic record, and which we subjoin for the sake of comparison. It is to be observed, that it was in this season that John Philip Kemble and Mrs. Siddons retired from Drury lane; in the next season they went over to Covent garden, in which th ea t re J. P. Kemble had purchased shares. Bannister had been appointed manager of Drury-lane, but, • as some of our older readers may re member, he was not fortunate in his undertaking: -J. Bannister, 251.; C. Kemble, 11/. ; Dowton, 12/.; Pope, 10/.; Suett, 101.; Wroughton, 10/.; R. Palmer, 10/.; I'Vewitzer, 5/ Cherry, 6/.; Collins, 51.; Russell, 5/.; Dwyer, 9/.; Barrymore, 6/.; Raymond, 41. ; Mrs. Glover, 81.; Mrs. Mountain, 10L; Miss de Camp, 71.; Mrs. Sparks, 81.; Miss Mellon, 101.; Mrs. Powell, 8/.; Miss Pope, 121.; Mrs. P o p e , 81 . It i s to be observed that Mrs. Jordan and Stephen Kemble were both engaged at nightly salaries, the amounts of which do not appear in the treasurer's books with the weekly payments to the other performers engaged for the whole season. Another considerable item is to be added, not properly coming under the head of " salaries of actors," via., 521. per week, thus divided between R. B. Sheridan, who was nominally at the head of the establishment, Richard Wilson, who filled the - office of treasurer, and Torn Sheridan, who was supposed to act as secretary to his father ; all the offices were nearly sinecures:-R. B. Sheridan, 301: per week ; R. Wilson, 15/. ; Thomas Sheridan, 71. In the next season John P. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, as already stated, transferred their in terests and services to Covent-garden, and drew with them from Drury-lane C. Kemble, Stephen Kemble (who continued to be paid_ nightly for his performances), and Mrs. Glover. The following are the weekly sums paid to each performer at Covent-garden in 1803-4, also de rived from an indisputable source :-John P. Kemble, 301. per week; C. Kemble, 121.; Cooke, 251.; Munden, 141.; H. Siddons, 81.; Emery, 91.; Lewis, 121.; J. John stone, 10/.; Murray, 71. ; Simmons, 6/. ; Mrs. Siddons, 251.; Mrs. H. Siddons, 121.; Mrs. Mattocks, 81.; Mrs. Glover, 91.; Mrs. Davenport, 71.; Mrs. Litchfield, 15/.; Mrs. Gibbs, 81. At that date, therefore, when the drama, at least at Covent garden, was prosperous, Kemble, Cooke, Mrs. Siddons, Lewis, &c., were content to act at comparatively moderate weekly salaries, and we heard nothing of such sums as 1001., 701., or 601. per week, which had been paid of late , when managers could h ar dl y keep their doors `open.-Observer. A SINGULAR VOYAGE ON THE RIVER.-A strange feat was yesterday successfully performed on the river, between Vauxhall and Westminster bridges. Mr. Barry, one of the clowns of Astley's Theatre, had an nounced his intention of sailing from Vauxhall to West minster in a washing-tub drawn by two geese. The crowd assembled to witness this strange undertaking was very large, and would have been greater had not the affair " come off" before the appointed time. The road from the new Houses of Parliament to Thames-bank was almost impassable, and an immense number of per sons stationed themselves upon the wharfs and barges. The opposite shore, particularly Bishop's-walk, was also thronged, and for long previous to the time fixed upon, a number of boats filled with spectators, rowed up to Vauxhall-bridge, and took up favourable positions. At about half-past three o'clock Mr. Barry, in his clown's dress, and with several of his friends, arrived at Vaux hall-bridge, and all things having be en p repared, he at once stepped into his tub, and with all imaginable con fidence started upon his " voyage." The tide being in his favour, he went along smoothly enough, and he had little difficulty in making the geese keep a proper course. An immense number of boats accompanied this strange water party, so that the voyageur was in no fear of drowning. Mr. Barry disembarked at Westminster bridge, and amidst loud cheers proceeded to the theatre. The same thing was done years ago by Mr. Usher, the clown, recently deceased. THE O'CONNELL ILLUMINATIONS.-An inquiry has been ordered, by the Commander of the Forces, into the conduct of Sergeant Maher, of the 62d Regiment, belonging to the recruiting party stationed in this town, for, as alleged, illuminating his lodging to comemorate the liberation of Mr. O'Connell, on the evening of Mon day, the 9th inst. He was also charged with having placed his sword and scabbard across the windows on that occasion.-Carlow Sentinel. CORONER'S ItiquEsT.— Yesterday Mr. William Baker Deputy-Coro ner, commenced an inquiry at the Lord ' Nelson, Nieholl's-row, Bethnal-green, touching the death of Jane Gregory, aged 27 years, whose death took place after taking some drink, given her by a young man named Alfred Edwards, with whom she occasionally cohabited. The . particulars of the case have been already detailed in this journal on Saturday last, under the head of " Worship-street," when Edwards was remanded by Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, for further in quiry, and to await the result of the present investiga tion. The first part of the evidence adduced was the same as that produced before the magistrate. Mr. G. H. Smith, assistant to Mr. Wiklbore, the surgeon, of Shoreditch, who gave his evidence in a most decisive and clear manner, deposed that since his examination before the magistrate at Worship-street, he had made a post mortem examination, and found the- general appear ance of the body healthy. On ex am i n i ng the stomach be a inflamed,as well e x t erna ll y as h were patche s o f i n fl ammat i on having been taken. He b a d submitted the fluid contents of the s t omac h and the re- inter nally.ra c re mainder of the liquid contained in th e b ottle out of which the deceased had drank to Dr. Lees on , one of the the • poison foundt characteristic i i st Internallyt ic o f p otherein much mical lecturers of St.Thomas's Hospital, but the analysis had not been completed, and the Coroner adjourned the inquiry in consequence. DEATH OF A PRISONER IN NENVGATE.---An in quest was held yesterday in the gaol of Newgate, before Mr. W. Payne, City Coroner, on the body of John Braidy, alias Robertson, aged twenty, a prisoner await ing his trial. The body when viewed by the jury, pre sented a shocking spectacle, privation and disease having wasted it to a mere skeleton. From the evidence it ap peared that the deceased was a painter by trade, but ill health for several months past had prevented him from gaining his livelihood by it. Deprived of getting his living honestly, he took to thieving, and a short time back was committed to Newgate for trial. He was found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the House of Correction. On his release ho continued his old prac tices, and on the 11th instant was again committed to Newgate, from Queen-square Police -court, on a charge • of stealing four pairs of boots and one pair of shoes. He did no, complain of ill-l•ealth on his admission, but on the 17th he was found by Mr. Holding, the sur geon, to be suffering from inflammation of the lungs at tended with fever. Every care and attention was paid him, but that disease caused his death on Sunday. Verdict, " Natural death." Rather an interesting notice has been forwarded to the committee at Lloyd's, signed W. E.-Bush; and an nouncing that he has already succeeded in raising to the elevation of nine feet above high water milk, on the Goodwin Sands, an iron column which h e expec t s to complete before the Ist November next, together with a brilliant red light. The foundation is stated to be very firm, though it is not yet discovered whether there is a chalk basis beneath the said, the excavation of which was a work of great difficulty. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1844. IRELAND. TORY POLICY IN IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 22.—The question, " What is to be done with Irel an d and O'Connell ?" bewilders the Orange and Tory journals, and the very few of them still adhering to the Ministry are sorely puzzled in their attempts to reply to the taunts of the majo rity which daily denounce Sir Robert Peel and his Government. The Dublin Evening Packet is the only thing in the shape of a Ministerial organ at this side of the water. It contained last night a long reply to the Tory Opposition attacks on the Government. As this, article must have been suggested, at least, by the de feated and mortified state prosecutors at the Castle, we extract the principal passages, as an index to the present state of feeling in that quarter:— " We seriously ask what would the hearty enemies of Mr. O'Connell's policy have Ministers to do? As for its friends, we shall suffer them to indulge the tempest of their wrath ad libitum; but it would be an act of benevolence to bring back to reason those opponents of the Government who yet linger in the once unanimous ranks of Conservatism. Can these unreasonably expect that the Prime Minister should, at this premature point, publish to the world his necessarily undefined arrangements for the final prostration of repeal ? Ought he to convoke the Commons, supplicate for the aid and condolence of the Whig-Radical Members, and lay before the House at large a humiliating and inutile demonstra tion of all the ifs' and contingencies that mug, in the nature of things, be embodied in the detail of his intentions ? "Have O'Connell and his co-adjutors as yet, since their liberation, so far committed themselves as to justify active interference ? They have vapoured a good deal to their rabble auditories, and expressed great hopes of grand things, in order to sustain the courage of their faction. They have projected this assembly and that organisation as things that may be ; but they are dealing in mere probabilities. All that seems settled for the future is, that the contributions are to be kept going, and that Mr. O'Connell is to make his escape to his native hills, there Ducere sollicitfe jucunda obliaia and luxuriate on the recollection of the nodes ccenaeque of the martyr's dungeon. "The Evening Mail kindly points out to the Go vernment the course they ought to pursue in attempt ing the tranquillisation of Ireland. What remains,' it indignantly asks, but to arrest the progress of se dition by all the means, ordinary and extraordinary, with which the constitution, provident of extremities, arms the Executive?' The plain English of which appears to be, that the Conciliation Hall should be surrounded with military—men's passions inflamed by sudden and unlooked -for evidence—perhaps the Habeas Corpus Act suspended, and the country brought under the sanguinary and irresponsible in fluence of martial-law. The days have gone by when this headstrong, bungling, neck-or-nothing sort of pacification could be tolerated amongst civilised States. However violent in their acts, and however unconsti tutional in their principles, our opponents may be, they are still men, and, as such, are not wholly des titute of reason. Christianity as well as prudence suggests that the means resorted to for bringing them back to a sense of their duty ought to be of the ordinary' kind. If such should utterly fail, then, and only then, could a Ministry be justified in pro ceeding to extremiti es by authorising the use of the extraordinary.' " The same ordinary means' which have been so successfully employed still exist. When the plans of Mr. O'Connell shall have been more fully defined, what could be more easy than to include in a second indictment all the petty tributaries to the great stream of sedition which were not embodied in the last ? These would of course all meet the same fate as the monster meetings and the arbitration courts, without a drop of blood being shed. " Because Ministers are silent on this subject, we are not to conclude that they are either uninterested or inactive. Although Sir Robert Peel is not explain ing on the floor of the House of Commons, or through the press, his plan of future operations, we must not suppose that, even amid necessary relaxation and do mestic affliction, lie has not been anxiously deliberat ing on the proper course to pursue in the event of certain expected movements of the enemy taking place. Whatever other course may possibly be con templated, still the one which has been tried remains for us an almost certain resource. The occurrences of the .past, and particularly that unfortunate one which disappointed justice of her rights, will serve to make every functionary of the Crown, engaged in the proceedings, ten times more vigilant, more cautious, and more silent. One escape may have been possible, but another it would be madness to hope for." CLONMEL ADDRESS TO MR. O'CONNELL— TORY POLICY. At two o'clock 'yesterda the Mayor o f Clo nme l accompanied by Alderman Bianconi (whose success ful enterprise has so greatly promoted internal com munication in Ireland), attended at Mr. O'Connell's residence in Merrion-square, to present him with a congratulatory address from the burgesses of that town The Mayor read the address, which contained the following passage :—" Whilst we offer you our cordial gratulations on the signal triumph which you have just achieved over the knaves and tyrants of our country, we beg to accompany them with the expres sion of our firm and unchangeable determination to stand by you and support you in the noble efforts you are making for her happiness and regeneration." Mr. O'Cossur.r., in reply to the address said:— Worshipful Mayor, and Alderman Bianconi, the praise which you bestow upon me is indeed precious, coming as it does from a people so independent, so full of genuine patriotism as the men of Clonmel. You do well, Mr. Mayor, to censure the proceedings which have taken place on the late trial, because our great object now is to bring forward addresses re flecting the public sentiment, and proclaiming the national determination, in order that we may succeed in removing and scattering the Ministry, and punish ing its minions. Yes, I repeat it—one of the most important considerations to the Irish people at pre sent, is that of the impeachment. IVe know not what measures may be taken to allure us from this subject; but our course is plain, we will be tranquil and quiet—yet most persevering on this point. We will be unawed by fear and uninfluenced by doubt, and will continue our efforts with an unde viating consistency until we be amply and fully satisfied for the wrong committed. To that end I shall devote whatever energies I may possess— whatever remnant of intellect may still be mine--all the resources of my professional experience, and all my hopes of co-operation from the English people. Our determination to demand the punishment of those who have violated every principle of la w an d justice, in our regard, may bring down upon us the vengeance of the Minister; but if we pursue a peace able course of seeking for redress, my own opinion is, that no Minister ever created in England could bear the brunt of the united demands of a nation in a just and honest cause. You will inform the people of Clonmel, that our hopes are high, and our expectations vivid—that there will be no compromise as there has been hitherto no shrinking ; but the principle of legislation in Ireland by Irishmen in whatever form worked out, is worthy of considera tion. If worked out to satisfaction by federalism, I am ready to adopt it ; but unless 1 be convinced of this, there shall be, I repeat, no compromise, no surrender of principle on our part. To you, as my personal and private friends, I have always stood in debted. 1 am rejoiced to receive such a compliment through your hands, and can only assure you—and through you the generous people of Clonmel—that I shall endeavour to deserve it by unremitting exer tions in the cause of Old Ireland." In the preceding reply, Mr. O'Connell manifestly alludes to the threats of Tory coercion and martial law. GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE. The following letter has been received by the 3layor of Cork : "Dublin Castle, Sept. 19, 1844. " Sir—ln reply to your letter of the 14th, I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acquaint you, for the information of the Town Council of Cork, that his Excellency has appointed Thomas Forsayeth, Esq., to the situation of Recorder of that city, and has no doubt that his qualifications for the office are such as will deserve the confidence of the citizens. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "E. LUCAS. " William Fagan, Esq., Mayor of Cork." On this official communication the Cork Reporter of yesterday remarks : " The above was in reply to a letter from the Mayor stating that it was th e i ntent i on of the Council to memorialise his Excellency, in reference to the appointment to the office vacant by the death of Mr. Bennett. The Secretary's communication must have been written before the memorial was received at the Castle—and therefore the appointment was made in total disregard of what might be the recom mendation of the Council. Courtesy-, at least, should have suggested the delay of one or two days, to con sider the purport of the memorial, and the hasty step taken by the Government exhibits a desire to slight the municipal body as well as a determination to use the Castle patronage in direct opposition to its wishes. We could not from this Govern ment have expected otherwise. They acted gre cisely in the same way in respect to the appoint ment of city magistrates. It must be now very clearly seen, that though there -is a change of men, the same policy is to be pursued; and that all the fine parade of conciliation is mere pretence. Unmitigated hostility to the wishes and feelings of the great body of the Irish people has been. is, and al ways w ill b e the ruling sentiment of the been, party ; and on all occasions it will exhibit itself as in the present in stance. This conduct on the part of the present Government is doubly reprehensible and discour- COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, the seat of Earl Howe, yesterday, for Witley Court, Worcestershire, the residence of the Queen Dowager. STATE APARTMENTS, WINDSOR CASTLE.—We have authority to give notice that the State apartments at Windsor Castle will not be shown to the public after this evening (Tuesday) until further notice. The Earl of lladdington had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yesterday morning, from his seat, Beechworth House, Surrey, and had an in terview with the Right Hon. Baronet. In the after noon Sir Robert and Lady Peel left their residence in Whitehall Gardens for Brighton. A deputation from the Severn Navigation Com mission, consisting of Mr. Pakington, M.P., Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. J. W. Lea, Mr. Leader Williams, and Mr. Waters, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord Stanley arrived in town yesterday evening 'rom Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. DEATH OF LADY HUNTER.—Accounts have been received of the death of the above lady. Her Ladyship was daughter and heiress of Mr. James Dickson, of Acton's Hill, Berwickshire, and married, in 1797, General Sir Martin Hunter, G.C.H. The deceased lady was in her 70th year. DEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF BRADFORD. —We hare to reeord the demise of the Dowager Coun tess of Bradford, who expired on Friday evening, at her town residence, in Park-lane. The late Countess, who was eldest daughter of George, fourth Viscount Tor rington, was born 27th October, 1766, and married 29th May, 1788, the late Earl of Bradford, by whom the deceased had a family of four sons and one daughter— namely, the Earl of Bradford, the lion. Captain Charles 0. Bridgeman, R.N. ; Lady Lucy Whitmore ; the late • Hon 0. Henry Bridgeman ; and the Ho n . an d Rev. Henry Edmund Bridgeman. By the death of her Lady ship the families of the Earl of Bradford, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount and Viscountess Tor rington, Lady Selina Bridgeman, the Earl of YarbA rough, the Hon. John Bridgeman Simpson, Mr. Wm.W. and Lady Lucy Whitmere, 84c., are placed in mourning. The Revision Courts for the county have, so far as they have gone, decided in favour of the free traders. In one quarter the decision has been that an objection to a voter, whose qualification requires correction by the bar rister, is not frivolous and vexatious, and that coats, therefore, cannot be demanded. 7n another quarter it has been decided that costs should be given in such cases, and an appeal has been entered against the decision. We look quietly to the result of the general revision, convinced, .by what has taken place, that a monopolist has no chance of success at next election.—Manchestcr Times. We perceive that hams cured with sugar are sent to the London market from Devonshire. This shows that sugar is as important as salt to preserve provisions, and ought to he as free from duty.—The quantity of fruit that would be preserved, if sugar were duty free, would be ten times the present amount ; and the quantities grown by gardeners, farmers, and others would be enor mous ; but fruit without sugar cannot be well preserved, or, if preserved, it is almost prohibited by the high price of sugar, without which it cannot be consumed. — Brighton Herald. It was Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Son, of .59,' Fen church-street, who took the Government contract of 100,000 gallons of rum on Thursday last. TY AT BL teous, from the fact that the Corporati( n must ply the salary." The Pluto steamer, Commander Crozier, from K a vr..Gl rush, has arrived at Galway Bay, in consequence of matters connected with the fisheries on the western coast. Lieutenant -Commander Bowyer, Hecate steamer, on the coa s t o f Clifd en, G a l way, fell from a cliff, broke his arm, and fractured his head. Notwithstanding the severe nature of those injuries, the gallant officer is convalescent. The Meteor steamer, Commander Butler, has ar rived with astronomical apparatus at "Valenci a to assist Professor Ai r y an d Li eutenant Gossett. .11'.E., in the observations now making there, in reference to the fixing of the west longitude from London. VICE-REGAL COURT.-It is said that Lady Hey tesbury is preparing to give a series of balls at the Castle. The report is renewed, but finds no credence, that Lord Ellenborough, on his return from India, is to succeed Lord Ileytesbury in the government of Ireland. Mr. Smith O'Brien, M.P., is now in Limerick. Mr. John Grey Vesey Porter, High Sheriff of Fer managh, author of the pamphlet for a Federal Union, and Domestic Legislature, is grandson to the late Bishop of Clogher, Dr. Porter, an English man , w h o, in the Lord Li eu t enancy of Lord Camden, accom panied him to Ireland as his chaplain. Mr. Porter's father is rector of Killskerry, in Tyrone, and pro prietor of Belleisle, an extensive and valuable estate in Fermanagh, which he purchased from the Earl of Bosse. The Attorney-General, Mrs. Smith, and family have arrived in Dublin, from Leamington. James Morris Drought, Esq., aged 70, died sud denly on Friday, in the Marshalsea, where he was confined for eigteen months for a debt of 8/.! LORD DE Roos.—The Northern Whig says : " It is with much satisfaction we learn, from a cor respondent, that Lord de Roos has recently made a considerable reduction in the rents of his property at Bonecastle, near Downpatrick. His lands in that townland are now let at from 245. to 28s. the Irish acre, apparently a very moderate rent, for soil of so good a quality. Lord de Roos is at present resident in Strangford ; and, by precept and action, sets an excellent example to be imitated by other Irish northern landlords. We hope it will not be lost on them. The tenants' interests and theirs are identical." The general area of the city of Dublin, according to the Ordnance survey, is 3,807 acres, 2 roods, and 15 perches, which includes 214 acres, 2 roods, and 32 perches of water. ESCAPE OF A CONVICT FROM GAOL, AND HIS RECAPTURE. At our last assises a young man named John Powell, alias Bumper, was tried and convicted before Mr. Sergeant Atcherley, for committing a burglary in the home of Mr. John Crowther, of Lydbury North, and received sentence of ten years' transpor tation. At that time he was labouring under the effects of a loathsome disease, which prevented his removal to the hulks with the other trans ports, and he was placed in the gaol in firmary, with liberty to walk daily in the court for the benefit of fresh air, and at night he slept in a cell on the ground floor in an outer court, surrounded by a wall eight feet high. At six o'clock on Friday evening he was locked in his cell for the night ; but on one of the officers going round to light the lamps at half-past seven, he discovered that the prisoner had escaped. The manner in which he effected his escape exhibits a considerable de gree of tact. He contrived to unjoint his bed stead, and secreted in his sleeping cell a long piece of wood, which had been used as a part of scaffolding for repairs. He then tore up the sheets and blanket of his bed, with which he lashed the piece of wood to the side part of his bedstead ; and to make it firmer he in serted a nail which had been extracted from the span attached to the bedstead. Having thus far made his ar rangements, he next tried his skill upon the door of the cell, which proved to be very rotten ; and by using the leg of a stool as a lever, he soon made an aperture large enough to allow him the escape underneath. Hay. ing got into the open air, he dragged his scaling ladder after him, and quietly mounting the wall of the court, he reared the spliced timber against the outer wall ; but it being about seventeen feet high his means of escape proved too short. In a moment he thought of a wheelbarrow which he had seen it the yard, and to prevent the creaking of its wheels from being heard, he carried the barrow to the place he intencd to scale, and placing the pole in it, he climbed up, and reached within a yard of the top of the wall. He afterwards said—" I don't know how I did it ; but I went over the wall as light as a bird." In his fall he sprained his ancle, and lay on the ground for some time in great pain. "I was so frightened (he said) at what I had done that I almost wished myself back again." He added, that the only person wh , ) saw him lying under the wall was a factory girl, on her way home from work, and she took no notice. lie then made his way along the river side to the Welsh Bridge, and thence to the Bridges, on the Bishop's Castle road ; and on the way he threw away his gaol waistcoat, and pulled out his shirt to hide his trowsers, in the manner of a smockfrock. From thence he made his way across the country to the neighbourhood of Wurthen ; and he has since stated that he never tasted food till Monday night. The greatest exertions were used by the governor, Mr. Dawson, to re-capture the runaway, and bills of 10/. reward, and messengers were dispatched to every direction. On Wednesday Mr. Dawson pro ceeded to Chirbury, where the relatives of the pri soner are living, and after an ineffectual search lie was returning, when be received information from policeman Hemming, of Worthen, that he had just caught the prisoner in a stable belonging to Mr. Jones, of Marto n , w h ere h e h ad b ean hiding among the hay in the loft. On the appearance of the officer he attempted to jump through the window of the loft; but after a sharp struggle he was secured, and given in charge to Mr. Dawson, who conveyed the runaway back to his old quarters. A meeting of the Visiting Justices was held in the afternoon, when Jones, the turnkey, who had charge of the pri soner, was suspended from his office. The information to the policeman was given by a person whom the prisoner designated as a " friend," and who will share the 101. reward with the policeman.—Shrewsbury Chronicle. DERBY CLUBS.—The question as to the legality of Derby clubs, which has occupied so much the attention of tavern-keepers and the sporting portion of the public, has lately been submitted to Mr. E. James, the eminent barrister, for his consideration, and that 'gentleman has given it as his decided opinion that such clubs are illegal, and that persons in any way connected with them are liable to be proceeded against for heavy penalties. The Act upon which the Learned Counsel has groundul his opinion is the 10th and 11th William 111., c. 17, which is still in force. and intituled "An Act fur the Suppression of Lotteries." IMPUDENT RonnLßr.—Yesterday afternoon, about -half-past three o'clock, a man, dressi d in a flannel jacket, paper cap, and having all the appearance of a carpenter, came to the door of Clerkenwell Police -court and, ad dressing Waddington, the gaoler, inquired after the fate o f a person who, in the course of the day, had been charged with an assault, and, on being answered, he de liberately walked over to the shop of •Mr. Smith, up holsterer and cabinet-maker, at the corner of Frederick street, immediately opposite the court, entered the shop, and taking up a valuable looking -glass, walked out of the shop with it. Fortunately Mr. Smith was just returning home, and at a short distance from his shop saw the fellow leaving with the property, and on ascertaining from Mrs. Smith that she had not sold the glass, Mr. Smith pursued the party, and overtook him about three hundred yards from the shop, and gave him into custody. Ile affected great indignation, said the looking-glass be longed to his master, and it was a " reflection" upon his character. lie was taken to the station-house, where he gave his name John Egan. Ile said nothing in his de fence, and was fully committed for trial. THE ARMY. Head-quarters of the 4th, or Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, under command of Colonel Chatterton, ar rived at Caher on Friday, to be stationed. The move of the Sth Hussars from Dundalk to Dublin, and of the 11th H ussars from Dublin to Dundalk, will commence on Tuesday next. An order has been issued that no officer in Dublin garrison should appear, in or out of barracks, except in military uniform. A recruiting party of the depot of the 14th Regi• ment is ordered from head-quarters, Beltarbet, to Dublin, to embark for Liverpool, en route to Bridg water, to be stationed. Recruiting parties of the 72d Highlanders, at But tevant, are ordered to march for Cork, to embark for Scotland, to be stationed at Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee, Dumfries, and Inverness. A recruiting party of the 95th depot is ordered to march from Kinsale, for Philipstovvn, to he stationed. The Limerick Chronicle says:—" The expected military brevet will include lieutenant-generals, major -generals, and colonels of 1837; lieutenant colonels, majors, and captains of 1836, and will cause the following changes : — Major•General Lord Fre derick Fitzclarence, to command Dublin district, vice General Wyndham, promoted ; Major-General Prince George of Cambridge, to be Inspector of Ca valry, vie* General Lygon, promoted; Colonel Sir Robert Sale to be Deputy-Adjutant-General in Ire land, vice Colonel Napier, promoted ; Colonel Sir Richard England, E.C.B. ' to be Adjut an t-G eneral i n India, vice C o l one l Sir Robert Sale, to Ireland; Colonel Love, 73d, C. 8., to be co l one l on staff at Corfu, vice Prince George of Cambridge ; Colonel Spink, to be Deputy-Quarter -Master-General in Ire land, vice Bainbrigge, promoted to major -general. The only war-steamers now in the Shannon are the Cyclops, Captain Lapidge, R.N., at Torbert, and Flamer, Commander Postle, RN., at Limerick. MMONNI FORGERY OF POST -OFFICE MONEY -ORDERS.—On Saturday Thomas Edwards, a young man of very re spectable exterior, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on 7 charge of having forged a signature to two l'ost-offie money-orders, for the sum of 81 10s., and thereby fraudulently obtained the amonnt. Mr. Commissioner Dowling said he should be unable that day to bring the case to a conclusion, us the prisoner was taken into ell tody suddenly, and the principal witness was out town, The letter containing the money-orders had been addressed from Abergavenny, in the month of June to a Mr. Stephen L. Edwards, who lived next door to the prisoner. How that letter got into the possession of th prisoner was as yet unknown ; most probably he received it from the Post-office, but at all event it would appear that he had signed Mr. Steplice Edwatels's name to the orders, seat them to the money order office by his errand-boy, and thus succeede": in obtaining the amount. The orders were drawn it the usual form, and a blank was left at the bottom fee the signature of the person to whom the money hee been made payable. William Thompson, a clerk in the Post-office, deposed that he had paid the amount of the orders in question on the 29th of June. He had made an entry of the payment in his books, but he did not, not make, nor was he in the habit of ma ki ng , en indorse ment on thel back of the orders. He knew not to whom the money was paid, but he should not have had the orders in his possession if they had rie4 been paid. They bore the signature of " Stephen L. Edwards." A clerk in the prisoner's office identified the orders as those be had taken to Mr. Thompson, and upon which he had received St. 10s.; and another clerk identified the signa ture to the orders as being in the prisoner's handwriting. The prisoner, who had nothing to urge in his defence, wus remanded.—Liverp oo l Albion. THE PROPOSED NEW lIOSPITAL FOR TIIE CURE OF CUTANEOUS DISEASES.—A meeting of the inhabi tants of the united parishes of St. Anne, Blackfriars, St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, and of Bridewell Precinct, was held yesterday morning pursuant to advertisement, and in conformity with a requisition signed by upwards of seventy of the most respectable inhahitants, of the neighbourhood, at Radley's llotel, New Bridge-street, for the purpose of considering and determining upon the needful measures to be adopted for preventing the esta blishment of the London Cutaneous Infirmary at the house situate at the corner of Earl-street and New 131 - idge-street. The attendance of inhabitants was numerous, and but one feeling a strong one :;gainst the establishment of the infirmary at the proposed spot—seemed to pervade the meeting. Mr. Delano was voted into the chair. He regretted that it had not fallen -to the lot of some gentle man longer resident in the parish than himself to have occupied the chair ; he was, however, very glad to do anything in his power to further the object of the meet ing. Ile thought that any one who was Nequainted with the locality of the premises which had been selected by the Society, must at once perceive that they were in every respect unsuited for the purposes for which they were intended. There was not as much space as the breadrli of a table behind the house ; it abutted on three stree• and contained only the ordinary accommodation of ee ordinary dwelling-house. In addition to this he under stood, from the prospectus which had been pmt forth, that the Society cm:pected to have 500 patients a week, who must necessarily be in attendance neatly every morn ing. He could expect nothing else, therefore, than that the result would be a vast increase of disease in a neighbourhood already too often and too severely afflicted by fevers and influenza. Mr. Under-Sheriff A nderton proposed the first resolution, which was •as follows:—"'That this meeting has heard with regret and alarm that it is proposed to establish an Infimary for the cure of Cutaneous Diseases at No. 15, New Bridge street, situate at the corner of Earl-street and New Bridge-street." He considered it to be the duty of every father of a family and of every master to take care that the infirmary should not be established where it war p: °posed. A committee was subsecteatly appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting. Petitions to th e Court of Common Cou nc il an d the Court of Sewers wer read, nrel unanimously agreed to; and the committe were requested to wait upon the managers of the ire firrnary to represent the state of feeling in the neigh bourhood upon the subject of its erection. Thanks t the chairman concluded the business of the meeting, which soon after separated. THE CASE OF AIRS. DAY AND THE OFFICERS 0/ THE KENSINGTON UNlON. — Yesterday Mr. T. Walden M.P., coroner, resumed and concluded a lengthened in quiry at the Iland and Flower Tavern, Vale-place, Ham mersmith, touching the cause of death of Catherine Charlotte Day, aged six years and nine months, whose death was alleged to have been caused by the neglect 'di' the guardians of the poor of Kensington Union. It ap'• pears that Mrs. Day was left a widow, her husband having died of consumption, in January, 1839, leaving her destitute, with six children, in consequerice of which she was compelled to seek parochial relief, which, not withstanding her frequent applications, was refused;- on the ground that her friends were in affluent circum stances, and contributed towards the maintenance of herself'and family. Four of the children havinidi;a from various causes, the deceased was admitted into Fulham workhouse, in May, 1842, but was removed by Mrs. Day in July, 1843, the child being in a dreadful state from a disease of the ears and eyes. A short time after, Mrs. Day renewed her application for assistance, when the board refused her relief in kind, but offered her an asylum in the workhonse, which she declined. Upon a subequent application she received an order for two its h a i death. rma n o f Mrs. Daythe board (the Rev. Mr. Attwood) told her she was pounds of mutton pe r week . a nd a pint of milk per day towards the support of her child, which small relief was suspended, but again renewed, the child gradually declin ing, and sta stare that o n continued one to occasionthe time the eof f de grading her husband's family by applying for parochial relief. Yesterday evidence was adduced tending to prove that the case had received every attention from the hands of the parochial officers, the chief feature being the evi dence of William Thomas Day, aged 15, the only sur viving child, who stated that his mother h ad treated him and his deceased brothers and sisters in the most cruel l o n t g the assistance 3 family, stee manner, frequently beating th em with a bamboo cane. He also stated t hat . his moth er h ad been constantlyin the otherhabi t membersof r cceiv f b ro o m th h i i n s. gr mo i n n e d y m an til d e c r o a a n ls d , and other neces sar i es, and that she had also frequently been relieved by Mr. Salter. This lad gave his eridei.ce with much clearness, his testimony being listened to with much interest by all present. The coroner having summed up the evidence at great length, the jury re turned a verdict " That the deceased died from scrofula,' and that the relieving and other officers - of the union were exonerated from the charge of neglect imputed :o them." MINISTERIAL MOVIIMENTB.....-Sir Robert and Lady - Peel and family left Whitehall-gardens yesterday after noon for Brighton, the Right Hon. Baronet having taken a mansion there for two months. Miss Peel con tinues a short time longer at Drayten Manor ; that young lady, we rejoice to hear, is rapidly regaining her health and strength, but cannot remove to Brighton as Eet. Lord and Lady Jemima. Eliot and the H on . Miss liot arrived in Dover-street on Friday night from Port Eliot, the Earl of St Germain's seat in Cornwall. Lait evening the Noble Lord left by the mail train for Liver. pool en route to Dublin, to resume his duties as Seem, tary for Ireland. Sir James Graham remains in town, not having gone to Netherby, as erroneously stated. The following notices appeared yesterdaY,--at ti:e General:Post-office ; St. Martin's-le -Grand :—" The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, amid India, via Southampton, will be dispatched from. hence on the morning of 3d October. The next mail for India, &c., via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 7th October. her Majesty's brig Express fur the Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres mails of la October. Dee for the West India mails of the morning of 2d October. Mid Lothian for the Sydney (New South Wales) mails of the evening of 30th instant. Acadia for the American mails of the evening of 8d October." INAUGURATION of the STATUE ADMIRAL DIJQUESNE. DIEPPE, SEPT. 22.—This ceremony, excited so much i n t erest i n this part of France, and l t which it was anticipated that his Majesty the King- ef the French would have been present, took place 1 today in the presence of an immense contour : r spectators, who had assembled from various parts the country. Government had forwarded orders Cherbourg for some of the men-of-war steamers proceed to Dieppe to assist at the ceremony. Ti , :: steamers that have arrived here under the command. of Rear-Admiral La Suss e , are th e C aimon (with OF: admiral's flag), the Eylau, and the Alecto, and the Levrier (sloop). The fetes consequent on the inau. guration are to last three days, as the: French people are resolved to pay every honour to the naval hero whose exploits form so prominent a feature in their history. They have, however, been rather long time considering whether they should erect a statue of Duquesne, as it is nearly.two centuries since he died. At daybreak this morning the shipping in the roads and the forts fired a salute, to announce the com mencement of the fetes. All the public edifices, and most of the houses, were decorate.i with flags. The men-of-war steamers were all dressed out in their colours, and every merchant • vessel had the national flag flying. At twelve o'clock the mayor Monsieur Deslandes, chevalier de 14 Legion &lion neur ; Admiral La Susse, and all- the civil, military, and naval authorities, assembled opposite the Court house, and marched thence to the Place Royal in the following procession :—A squadron of mounted Gen darmes ; a squadron of Cavalry ofjpthe Nati ona l Guard ; a division o f t h e National Guard, with its band ; a division of Marines ; the various trades con nected with shipping, with their respective banners the members of the Musical Society ; the troops of the line, with their bands; the mayor and the mem bers of the Municipal Council ; the mayors of the arrondissement ; the chiefs of battalion of the National Guard and the arrondissement; naval and military officers; the members of the Legion of Honour; crews of the Caimon, Alecto, and Eylau; a deta,:h ment of the National Guard of Dieppe; troops of *ha line; horse and foot artillery, with their s. When the procession reached the Place Royal, toe statue of Duquesne was uncovered, and salutes vver: immediately fired from the batteries, and from the shipping. The inaugural address was then spoken by the mayor; after which the corps musicale sung the following songs, composed for the occasion :--G dire au heros du ma patrie ;" " Apoth eose d e D uquesne ;" " Revcil de Di e p pe ;" " Salut nobles couleurs." In the evening there is to be a public display of fireworks, and the town will be illuminated. r fog hat t' c pe ae' 10" rtaigh 'aig - er: 7olettl' lity Of r jjs A tS Is. A sorti e ;tree' pier i ce 0 , r epa' Afr re' lice . " irr e woo bee° `~'~. ~: 111 1