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Akin.), and 8 to 1 agst Spot. Won easy by two lengths, Alon zo a bud third, Spot fourth. the Chester Leviathan Stakes oi 10 sus. each, and 30 added, fur three yrs old colts, Bst Sib; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra. One mile and three quarters. (8 Subs.) Mr. l`owler'a The Itc , aper (Wells) 1 Mr. Worthington's Gotta!) .. (J. Osborne) 2 Dl.z . seL's British Rey (Lye) 3 Petting -5 to 4on Goliah, and 2to 1 agst Reaper. Won by a head. PINNER It CES—WEDNESDAY. The Pinner Stakes of A 3 sovs. caeh, and 15 added, two miles (10 Subs.), were won by Mr. Land's Defaulter, 3 Yrs, 10st (Niue), beating Ondinc, 4 yrs, Cingari, Yr°, Jessie, 5 yrs, and five others. The Hurdle Stakes were won by The General, in two h eats, beating Ormsby and seven others. The Harrow Stakes were won by Cingari, boating tight others. YORKSHIRE UNION HUNT CLUB RACES. 'WEDNESDAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Th Gold Cup. ~j er' l 3lY Didd kdataract filly ler ... 2 Won easy. Squir e The Champagne S of Multon Biron takes. Won easy. Union Club Stakes. Pilot Vussal ... 1 Won easy. IRELAND. THE ERNE ESTATES. DUBLI N AV the annual' • Tl - EDNESDAY.— ie Earl of Erne has held ermaria , h inspection o f hi s es tates in the county of , and, h av i ng di s t r ib u t e d the several prizes tawarde den ants, his the m os t d ese r v ing of the competing ,to Lordship a ddr es s e d them at considerable length, praising the industry of some, and gently re proving the indolence of others. Touching his fur ,L,i.tieirrlisapkt:intteions with regard to their welfare, the Noble as follows usual have had a better opportunity this year than farmsof judging 1 of the state of cultivation of the th f °II my estate, having visited at different times 111 arm s must tell of those tenants who were not competing for pointed —yes, YPremi ums, as well as of those who were; and I you candidly that I am much disap rs grieved —to think that, after thirteen ists, of hard work on my part, and after an expen ture a o n f d thousands of pounds in paying agricul turists, premiums, Ido not see a ro- Portionate improvement on your part; it is certainly n i e, 17 disheartening, and I have at times been half 'tined to • • You give up the premium system, and allow taj o i„ to f ellow* your old habits, which would cer give m e much less trouble, and save me much i.C s e• This I am sure I should have done, had , not been that my conscience told me it was my dut y prsevere in the course I had taken. Yes, conscience told me it was my duty to watch over w and i ," t° my utmost to assist and improve those over th h • -"' ,„" it had pl ease d G o d t o place me ; and, added to th e is ' ' h ave been much cheered in my visits to you by and many bright stars which cast a light 81 Warmth upon my otherwise dark and °°n lY path. T those I address myself with Bat i , isf „ ae , t ,_ i ml, and assure o them that I will continue soriVii.7 there my annual visits, to make myself per and acquaint e d w ith th em , an d with their wants, and -,•°rd them every encouragement that I can giv h e ,lsillottnt 1 trust that those who come after me will do t e But to those who have not as yet sown that eed called industry, of which I have spoken to wo l ;,at former meetings, to you I wish to say a few f or us, that I am about to adopt the following course PLvYour benefit, in order to compel you, even at the ; 0 enth hour to sow this seed, and as I wish to tou v j i whether the old saying be true, ' that when yo k u , Th l' at's pocket you touch him to the quick.' an all o year s ago I announced my intention of giving Pric e . wa ne() each year, according to the market suffer and by so doing I hoped that you would not ti toe r T f rena the evils of free trade ; and at the same my at,old you, that at an appointed time in each year thei n g !', n ulturists should visit each farm, and report to orn ces 'Ynat state he found the farm, the houses, hand thetfon . f rom his report, added to my own o serva 'enart should be enabled to decide whether the and I h vis a entitled t o th e promised allowance or not ; may " ° Pe that b y t hi s p l an o f poc k e t p ersua sion I bee ti r ic eeed in arousing those who have hitherto Hiv e ti • a :Y and inactive. I shall, therefore, this year ot) s ame allowance as last year (twenty per 4t e to ' with this difference—that all my tenants Per te ‘ ave fifteen per cent., and an additional five %ati,f t t ':'• is to be given to those only who obtain a L es t% et; t 7 r Y i eertificate from the agriculturist ; so it en tY e 3' with yourselves whether you get the 4 . 13 , 4 I E in ,,,,eent. or the fifteen per cent. allowance ; f e 4 l i c i e d er.,e get ertnined for the future to make a de "nee between the industrious and the lazy Th e THE POTATO CROP. illt rit el f"st illercury contains the following state in th at p?ting the probable value of the potato crop w e u l,s6rict estim ate na ve not yet been able to obtain any rod u correct i th e ‘e of the 4iect which has been p fear tl'heattaino de ta , crop by the late very severe rains, but the low lying and undrained lands much ?, a a ye has been done. Along the banks of the bavatl , from thi s town up to M o i re, many farmers apps e suffered severe l y by the floods sweeping li t , d Y whole fi e l ds of stooked oats and haycocks ; water ev en where grain had been stacked near . the d -side considerable loss will be sustained. b l e ` e a very few instances flax which had still. e a n . lYing on the spread-ground was partially rried off. Potato-bins were burst open in the field s 1 and shared the general devastation. One large farme r , f f l we have heard, will lose about 301. by the ~- ; .e ct 3 of the floods. Had the rain set in earlier, and t p • Levious to the gathering in of the harvest, very serious consequences would have ensued; and, even Itect was, the loss h as b een great . W e cont i nue t o ive satisfactory reports of the oat crop. It is g e nerally found that the yield exceeds the usual average. Wheat, especially spring -sown, is much c o mplained o f ; and, from what has been experi ced of this plan of cultivating wheat, we would say that the climate of the north is not suited to it, and that to insure anything like a full crop, it should be sown in autumn. Of the potato crop we can say little beyond that stated in the reports which, from time to time, we have given during the past eight weeks. Diversity of °Pinion still prevails as to the amount of loss already coffered by the disease. As facts, however, are always better than mere theories, we give a statement of the amount received by a gentleman last week for a por- L PO of his potato crop raised the day before. The description was that of the English cruffie total, and the 1 quantity raised wa s a b ou t 50 bushels Cwt., pi c k e d f or table use, at 3s. 93. 2/. 16s. 3d. evil., sm a ll an d diseased, at ls. 2d. lls. ld. .......--- 31. 7s. 4d. I l rth a e d the crop remained sound up till the present time, re c annot be a d ou bt b ut prices would have been taeduced to ls. f3d ,or perh a p s I s . 41 per cwt. ; but, f r k r , in g the highest estimate of 50 bu s h e l s , as t a k en u p 4 , 2 -n1 the soil in the best season, there would be about f oi ; t o r, Perhaps only 40 bushels, of full-sized potatoes fit 1 3 ; ` 2 te, and the remainder small and inferior, only to f 11 0 1 , 1 1 rd in cattle feeding. We here take the case as iti foll o Z tls !' had come over the crop, end grant th d at ce th e t ' li s i ' t .'hat at the anticipated value of the pro a _ u out 1 /. 1811.1,,vt°1' would not realise more than b r ti lded u ;* ; f or the same quantity, which, granting a ' i f cou r 1 10 f or loss, would now bring him 3/. 7s. 4d. e t° ol t lt h l gre'at'll n o r this statement, we do not of re th fe i r s loss of food sustained by the people tad r 371 bu t Merely to show that the small farmer f the co are likely to bear the largest share o ALitage in this year's potato crop." fair p i . 11ASLOE, TUESDAY, OCT. 7.—On this day l the i g ti r g e ;leen of iillinasloe assumed an unusually en we . spectacle. Public confidence, we think, 1 . . s Etbu 3' restored. The public begin to feel there is b een put of capital in the country. Stock having more Pu h t to Public competition, the prices were Ou t Lan equivalent to many former years. r .n.eir,s, apterienpel:c.,.hasers, and other horses brought offst-rate and sheep (the few that were Another brought more than average prices. la en cheering proof of our advancement face e o na g e !ging from famine and starvation is the fact the , spirited competition for the large and ex . - d ' e encumbered estates property disposed of this tiaoYrillY Alessrse Ganly and Sons, subject to the deci ,,.__, of the court, proving that regenerative and re- Zuotictive alterations, although in embryo, are now breadth °ll t being developed throughout the length and the of the land, and improvidence recedes before th e ink steyi 7 and. energetic endeavours of those who tion i.juniciously and act promptly in the emb.arca.; t o er "Pita'. The horse fair was as usual—teat i ~,,e , '4 3 ', what it has similarly been for the past few y ears, Some good horses were exhibited, but the J ritY were of a mediocre class. tonvL ktGr.' w n ,, ,'-'''', OCT.O 4 .—Cotton—Our market for cot elikt,i''.nas been very quiet this week, the trade only pur in fa v - f ' suPPIY present wants. Prices have been generally Pared ur of the buyer to the extent ot I/ s d. per lb., as com kontlac:ft this day week. The sales ot cotton wool for the Fo r ,0 ant e just closed, are estimated at 8,000 bales. trade fair demand Continues latte7-°" a:na Y ar n ' s—partiCularly for fine numbers . to the and high expectations are tra c i, , u ned as to the remunerative character of the home bee n b " 11 that the harvest excepting on the uplands, has B°4l e I r r i3 „,. u ght to a satisfac.Or conclusion. There have been The cause conne:te.ctetfoailures in Glasgow this week, but none of them neral dislo °branches. f a rlY extent with the minufacturint, r. e .. ese failures is understood to be, not any , l little Burin ~, ernployed.e4tlon of trade, but trading far beyond the c d a N p . it e a Iron__Our pig-iron market . has change of thi s d g ‘ue week, and prices are quite the same as those ry wa 4 Y week vi, N 1 , b 393. 6d.; No. 3, 39 5. ; tram s , 4, ' la. 6 • IIL •' i e „,. , mu., 308 6d sellers : buyers 6d; about 6d. per '''' B • 3a ' " Bar iron la from 5/. ss. to 51.7 e. 6d. C l ' l IIES O 'it 50 0 take , Ided' ( S ‘:4 ib 1. ( f i cs rP ,0 04'1'4 to 0 9 , 63 e bO/ (00t111 THE , SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY_ EVENING, OCTOBER 9, lB5l. LITERATURE. LE 3101 S DE MAI A LO.VD. 7 iF,S. Par Jtc:7;s JUPI222, Michell, Feuillatonists are always lively, but the most ani maf.ed among the whole of that remarkable body of writers i« France, is unquestionably M. Jules Janin —the author of this charming record of a foreigner's visit to the Great Exhibition. From first to last his abounding animal spirits hold him in good stead, and impart, a most exhilarating pleasantry to each of his very agreeable descriptions. Like the opinion pro nounced upon the breakfast at Amiens by a certain matter-of-fact gentleman connected with the moneyed interests, and recently mentioned in Dickana's House hold Words, our estimate of the work lying before us is somewhat to the eflect that every page of it is "decidedly" French ; not, however, speaking alone with a literal reference to the language. The entire narrative is the result of a scrutiny of our manners, and more particularly of cur metropolis, viewed through the medium of French habits and predilec tions. Hence it comes to us most welcomely. We accept it as the genuine exprestion of the feelings with which London has been regarded by a most important section of the foreign visitors to the Crystal Palace. Aware that that extraordinary structure is just now on the eve of being closed against further inspection, the public cannot fail to observe with additional curiosity the estimate formed of it by a spectator so singularly intelligent as M. Jules Janin. The volume, therefore, we feel assured will at once command for itself a popularity to which a perusal of it satisfies us that it is eminently entitled. At the very outset of his excursion we recognise the verve and enthusiasm of temperament peculiar to the most celebrated of all the feuilletonists. He passes under review the visitors flocking from all parts of the world towards the now memorable scene of the world's exhibition. As each representative of his race passes before his imagination he criticises them with that voluble rhetoric which irresistibly carries you onward with the satirist. As an example of our meaning we may refer to his allusions to the Turk. " A quid lui pant servir la vapeur ?" he asks. "Ila le soleil Le yin ? Il a l'opium Le journal? Il ale rove La po6sie ? Il ale tabac l'"rhen he continues with a humorous picture of commiseration : " Hellas! le digne homme! it est priv6, en ce mo ment, de la ftz.e d:ernelle de sa pensaSa et de sa vie! L'etiquette et l'usage ont arrache do ses mains sa compagne fide!e, sa machine 6:4gante d l'odoranto vapour, sa conseil'ire et son amie hospitaliere, sa Un ne fume pas ici : telle est la loi de ce caravamerail de Fin dustrie humaine; et afin que chaque nation soit la bien overdo, on a 63rit en toutes les langues: On ne fume pas ici I--IVO smoking allowed !—Non e periling° difumare et ainsi jusqu'l la fin, et—le pauvro Turd!—il a etc': force d'oLeir! Dieu le veut! l'Anglais le veut! St l'Expo sition de l'industrie a ses martyrs, en voill an!" Referring soon afterwards to the circumstance of the inauguration taking place in May, Jules Janin, it appears to us, facetiously observes : " On aime ici le mois do mai commo nous aimons ces beaut 63 de I'esprit et de la jeunesre quo nous n'avons jamais vues et qui nous sourient dana le lointain des siecles: Aglae, la plus jeune des graces; Lai,t, Las thenia, Tyndaride, et ces trois glares printanieres quo le pc'ete Horace, au printomps, voyait danser sous les douces clan is de la lune do mai, et que le pute Thackeray chantaic duns le Times, ce maim nieme: Gratis cum Nymphis, geminisque sororibus, auclet Ducere nuda chores' Having himself witnessed the well-known interview on the day of inauguration between Cobden and Wellington, our author thus commemorates the cir cumstance—saying : " N'oublions pas aussi (j'ai vu la as Le) l'illustre Cobden, l'apOtre triumphant du libre Cisihange, presere6 aujourd'hui mime, par le Marquis d'Anglesey, a S. G. le Due de Wellington! C'6;ait le premiere fois que eel deux hommes se recontraient, colui-ci, qui s'est battu pour la gloire de l'Angleterre, et pour sa fortune! Rencontre solennelle, et qui ne pouvait pas esl6-er un plus vaste, un plus digne, un plus grand thatre que le palais de eristal!" Humorous enough is the reference to the gloom of the London Sunday, where the writer exclaims, " Ou n'entende pas un bruit, ou ne volt pas une awe dans tout la ville !" his visit to Claremont brought him into immediate contact with the exile family of Orleans. llere is his touching and beautiful descrip tion of the good and unfortunate Queen Amelia as she appeared to him again in the little Catholic chapel of the locality : " La rein() priait, avec cette fervour qui appartient aux passions memo du ciel. Elle est vetue Is la facon des veuves Frarcaises, et dana toute la rigueur de ce cos tume austere eu la laine noire proud la forme d'un linoeul. qu'elle eat belle, de cette beaute qui vient de Fame! Et nous qui l'avons vue, belas! dans toutes les splendeurs de la majeste royale, heureuso et £4re de tons lea bonhenrs, de tons les orgueils, jamais nous l'avons vue, a ce point grande et superbb ! Elle est semblable 1 ces totes touchantes de Italienne, l'auroro do la Renaissance, et l'on voit du premier coup d'ce I, quo cette mere, cette femme at cet:o reine, 6?rouvei et frail' 6 . a cant do reprises, s'est relesee sous la main de Dieu qui l'a frspl6 et qu'elle n'a pas perdu l'esr6rance! Elle a voulu (teamster forte on cos ad verstt6 3 surnaturelles, afin de jeter sur tcutes les forces et sur toutes les graces qui l'entourent. cette mujes:6 unie au malheur, qui brille un éclat irs efistible!" One sentence having reference to another and very different place of worship must not be overlooked : it is that in which M. Jules Janin alludes thus admi rably to the exclusion of the bust of Lord Byron from Westminster Abbey. " Lord Byron," says he, " est absent de cc temple fuc airs appe!s's Westminster... 11 n'est pas tine pen ca qui ne conduise a la plus belle place, les restes du pace absent; it brille a Westminster, comrae brillaient par leur absence, aux grandea funi:4;ailles romaines, les images de Brutus et de Cassius.' He might have added also that it is somewhat ludicrous to observe the exclusion of the bust of Byron from a building in which are placed the re imt aTinnusst b of L e o r a d e k C n a u s w e t I r d e g a g e dh,—a when fact w r a n t h r e e r m b e e n w l b i l e d r e r thati g, suicides of old were wont to be buried in cross-roads with stakes driven through them, as an evidence of the horror in which self-murder was held by our ancestors. The Thames Tunnel seems as much as anything in the metropolis to have excited the astonish • meat of our traveller, and this less in regard to its architectural curiosty than in reference to its useless ness, a uselessness the more lamentable from the fact of its having likewise been so peculiarly costly in its construction. " Vrahnent fallait-il," says Jules Janin with sarcastic simplicity, "que la ville eut beaucoup d'argent a perdre en folies, lorsqu'elle se mettait a creusar de chaque cote de la Tamise, ces deux Brands puits, 'que relic eni passage souterrain" Upon visiting the Tower of London he expatiates, with characteristic gusto, over the asso ciatations connected with that ancient edifice, in - scribing on his tablets the name, now of " le grand Shakspeare," and now again of " Thomas Morns, l'auteur d'un re ve aussi beau que Telimaque." It is gratifying to find that the general impression formed both of the English capital and of the English population, by an intelligent observer like M. Jules Janin, was of a decidedly agreeable character. For many reasons, therefore, we regard the present volume as among not the least satisfactory results of the Great Industrial Exhibition. It will help very materially to remove the few prejudices still existing, both in France and England, to their mutual es trangement. MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE. By Nathaniel Hawthorn. G. Routledge. Latterly it must have been remarked that the Eng lish public have been growing every day, almost imperceptibly, more familiar with the more succiissful writers of the United States ; and this circumstance must in justice be ascribed to its true source, namely the many rival series which have recently appeared in London of cheap and well selected re-publications. Through the medium of these periodical re-issues the community has been enabled to purchase, at a charge altogether insignificant, the miscellaneous writings of Washington Irving, and the nautical ro mances of Fennimore Cooper. They have obtained in the same way also capital editions, at a very cheap rate, of the essays of Waldo Emerson and of the poems of Cullen Bryant, together with the sketches of Parker Willis, and the metrical beauties of Henry Longfellow. Among the minor favourites of brother Jonathan must now be classed the charming fictions of Nathaniel Hawthorn. His " Scarlet Letter" has already acquired for itself a certain degree of ce lebrity, and the readers of the " Scarlet Letter" cannot fail to turn with some curiosity to the first work which brought its writer into any sort of notice, we mean the work here submitted to the criticism of the English multitude. Aware of this circumstance, we are gra tified to observe the publication of "Mosses from an Old Manse," as an additional volume of the Popular Library, now well and honourably known as the series issued from the press of Mr. Itoutledge. --- -- , tc i i e e N s • pop T u n la E r deGmitoEnsAtTratEionisHoinTnltOerNe.s—t i a n n thea curiositym id st i o t f is su n o c v‘ boe lh, t e rdu impossible i o p i o i s, s a ib n l a e t t h l l l e at im th r e re C ss r i y on sta g l be preserved as a n ornament to the metropolis, and a worthy memorial of the Great Exhibition. The conce rn felt about ai i ns aiacecan strength thatbed doomed will l'e l its fate certainly gathers strength within the last few days, and on all hands expressions of regret are heard that an edifice so unique and wonderful in its character should be ruthlessly pulled down. The first overt act of preparation for the removal of goods from the Crystal Palace took place yesterday, in the erection of a stage for loading waggons at the first exit door west of the transept entrance. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. —A passenger, at the instance of the directors of this com pany, has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment in the Steyning House of Correction for defrauding the company by using a non•transferable ticket issued to another person. THE LATE RAILWA Y COLLISION AT HORNSEY.-- The Rev. \V. Snell, of Fleet, Lincolnshire, who, it will be remembered, sustained a concussion of the spine, by the re cent collision at the Hornmey station, on the Great Northern Railway,still lies at the Railway Hotel, adjoining the station, in a most precarious condition, having been unable to leave his bed since the unfortunate occurrence. The injury to the spine appears to be proceeding favourably, but up to the present time the Rev. Gentleman has not been able to move his lower limbs, which are perfectly destitute of feeling. YMARI,ET THEATRE• The benefit of Mr. Benjamin Webster, " the lessee of the little theatre in the Haymarket," the only metropolitan theatre which has never been devoted to other than dramatic purposes, tool: place last even ing, and, as we had opined, troops of friends gathered around him to do him honour. The house was crammed to suffocation in every part long before the rising of the curtain, and the appearance of Mr. Webster on the stage was the signal for an outburst of enthusiastic applause that shook the building. He chose on this occasion his greatest character, Tartuffe, and never did he act the part more perfectly, more artistically. Not only is his Tartuffe his best cha racter, but he is the best Tartuffe on any stage, Eng lish or foreign. The only man who could compare with him in this character was poor Perlet ; and even he did not excel Mr. Webster. Since Perlet's death Webster's Tartuffe stands unrivalled. The per formances commenced with the opera of the Sonnam bula, and concluded with Grintshaw, Bagshaw, and Bradshaw, which elicited shouts of laughter and ap plause. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE DESERTED VILLA GE !! ! The rush to the Great Exhibition has almost brought our town into a position to claim the above appellation ; not a family, but a large portion is gone to town — not a house, but many - of the former inmates are ab sent on leave, or without leave —i❑ some instances the whole family has left, and the shop or house is closed —" Gone to the World's Fair." It is not only amongst the inhabitants of the different towns in the island that the Exhibition has such attractions, the agricul turists have gone, but many of them have sent their men, even their shepherds, and paid their expenses. That this beautiful building should be taken down, and all the wonderful things in it scattered, is re gretted by all; hundreds are still crowding to town to take a last look, and bets are freely offered that 10,000/. will be taken at the doors for admission on Saturday next! SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 7.—CRICKET.---HAMPSHIRE AGAINST ALL ENGLAND.-2d Day—Players, Ist in nings, 93; Gentlemen, Tat innings, 41. Their last nine wickets went down without one run. CHEAP EXCURSION TRAMS. It will be remembered by our readers that at the half-yearly meeting of the London and South-Wes tern Railway Mr. Chaplin, M.P., the chairman, stated that the Board of Inland Revenue had called upon the company for a passenger duty on the cheap excursion trains, but that the company had demurred to the payment. Since that time considerable corre spondence has taken place between the company and the Board of Inland Revenue upon this subject. The directors of the company, in their correspondence with the Board, state that they believe that the traffic on which the Board wished to enforce the passenger duty (one -eighth of a penny per mile) is a kind of traffic exempted from duty under the Act compelling the companies to carry third-class passengers (Parlia mentary). The Act states that, "in order to secure to the poorer class of travellers a means of travelling at moderate fares—or at under Id. per mile," no duty shall be paid on such traffic. The directors con tend that the cheap excursion trains come legitimately under that clause in the Act. On the other hand, the Board deny that this is the case, and insist upon the payment of the duty. Up to yesterday no set tlement had taken place, and the dispute was carried on, neither party seeming inclined to yield. It is quite certain that should the Board succeed in esta blishing their claim, railway companies will be com pelled to discontinue cheap excursion trains, to the great injury of the public, as in many cases the price charged scarcely amounts to the claim made for duty. AMERICAN PERFORMERS IN LONDON. (From the Nov York Atlas.) The engagement of Mr. James Wallack, jun., at the Haymarket, stays a London correspondent in whose im partiality and veracity we place the most implicit con fidence, had proved a deplorable and unexpected failure. He had a fair trial, it is contended; and, it is most lustily denied that anything like prejudice against Ame ricans had aught to do with the matter. The press was liberal and just to him, and the manager, Mr. Webster, made every possible effort to sustain him. But, if the British public required a man to fill the vacancy Mr. Macready's retirement had created, they did not desire a bad copy, a bad imitation of that gen tleman. Whoever saw Mr. Wallack in the character of Werner, that was not annoyed by constantly having before him a man who reminded him of all the faults and excrescences of Mr. William Macready? London required an original actor; and, it is unnecessary to deny that Mr. Wallack failed to realize the high wrought expectations that had bee❑ engendered. Mr. Edward Davenport is now the leading actor in England. lie is universally popular, and commands a higher salary than any other artist in London. His tab nts are appreciated and applauded by the people of England; and his great succe3 affords a full and unqua lified refutation of the charge, that Englishmen are hos tile to American actors. Mr. Davenport is an American, a native of Boston, and as such has always presented himself in London and the provinces. HER AJEST V'S PROGRESS. EDINBURGIT, TUESDAY Tuesday last being the day appointed for the Court to leave galinoral, a few of the tenantry and neigh bours assembled about the approaches to the Castle, but there was no public display. The weather was very unfavourable, the rain pouring down in torrents. At the appointed hour the Queen's carriage, contain ing her Mejesty and the Prince, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales, drove down the avenue, fol lowed by the carriage of the other royal children and the Ladies in Waiting; and then came Earl Grey, Colonel Phipps, Captain Gordon, Sir James Clark, and Mr. Birch in a char-a-banc, Two carriages with the household servants had been sent on before. The route first travelled by the Queen, from the railway to Balmoral, was by the Spittal of Glenshee, a very wild and tedious drive ; bat her Majesty pre fers the road by the banks of the Dee to Banchory, and thence across the lower range of the Grampians to the railway station at Stonehaven, about fifteen miles from the city of Aberdeen. Leaving Abergelflie on the left, a fine old mansion, lone. the property of a branch of the ancient family of Gordon, and now posse sed by the Duchess of Kent, the royal cortege passed Prince Albert's property of Birkhall, crossed from the south to the north side of the Dee, and ended the first 1.t55 , .! of their journey at the village of Ballater. Here a fresh relay of horses was put on, and a large concourse of people had as sembled to testify their loyalty to the Queen. A de tachment of the 421 Regiment, the depot of which is now at Aberdeen, were drawn up on the square, and her Majesty cordially acknowledged the acclamations of the people. Leaving Ballater, and driving down the north side of the Dee, her Majesty reached Aboyne, where she was again greeted by the cheers of a loyal and attached people. On leaving Banchory, which was their next stage, the royal corMge passed across the romantic bridge of Teugh, and then turning eastward the road led down a level and highly cultivated country, and, turning to the south, the cortege crossed the Grampian Chain, at a place called the Slug, and for seven miles the drive was as cheerless, barren, and wild as can well be imagined. From the top of the Slug the view to the north is singularly rich and picturesque; but to the south it is shut up by mountain scenery, which is at length relieved on the south side, where a rich and varied landscape all at once opens to the view. On emerging from the Slug the Queen passed through a splendid triumphal arch, and then drove on by Ury, the seat of Captain Barclay, towards the railway station at Stonehaven, where the royal carriage drew up at the south entrance at half-past one o'clock, and was hailed by the acclamations of the people. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales, on alighting from the carriage, were received by Lord James Hay, the chairman of the Aberdeen Railway, Mr. Alexander Pirie, vice chairman, Mr. Keith, the secretary, Major Christie, Mr. Birnie, of Ashgrove, and Mr. Wallace, of Perth, directors. Her Majesty and the Prince acknowledged the attention of these gentlemen and walked to the private apartments, where luncheon was laid, and which are fitted up in a most elegant style. The principal room was decorated by Winterhalter's por trait of the Queen and the Prince, the Royal children, and other portraits of high character, supplied for the oecasion by Messrs. John and James Hay, of Aber deen—the furnishings are of the most superb de scription. While her Majesty and suite were thus engaged within the station the people were collecting with out. The weather, which had been very stormy from the time the Royal party crossed the Grampians, now cleared up, and nothing could be finer than the scene at this moment. _ _ At five minutes to two the Queen and the Prince, with the Royal children, entered the Royal carriage, which was drawn up on the line in front of the sta tion, and which, with the other carriages composing the Royal train, was sent down from Lond on by th e directors of the London and North-Western Railway under the care of Mr. Wright. At two o'clock the pilot engine started, and was soon followed by the Royal train, drawn by two of the most powerful of the Scottish Central and Aberdeen engines, under the charge of Mr. George Harrison, superintendent of the locomotives on those lines. The course of the railway from Stonehaven to Perth is right through the fertile vale of Strathmore, the scenery of which is highly picturesque. The train stopped to water at Forfar, where a great multitude of people, some of them very rude, crowded close to the Royal Family. Leaving Forfar, it was found that one of the axles of a truck carriage had caught fire, which occasioned some delay in taking the carriage off at Cupar-Angus and made the train 15 minutes late in arriving at Perth. Here there was a fresh display of loyal feel ing and enthusiasm. The landing platform was lined by two companies of the 79th Highlanders, under the command of Captain Taylor, and as the Royal train drew up the piper of that regiment played a High land welcome. The Provost and magistrates of the city paid their dutiful obedience to the Queen, and were very cordially received ; while Lady Richard son presented bouquets of flowers and a basket of truit to the Royal Family, which her Majesty was pleased to accept. On leaving Perth, the multitude, whose conduct was most respectful, cheered the Royal train heartily. The train now sped its course up Strathearn, and as it approached Stirling a Royal salute was fired from the Castle. Having to water at the station great preparations were made to do honour to the Queen. The 79th Regiment, whose head-quarters are at Stirling, were drawn up. Flags were flying on all the public buildings, and hundreds of people occupied every point from which a glance of the Queen could be obtained. Provost Sawyers and the other magistrates of Stirling had the honour of being acknowledged by her Majesty, and both the Queen and the Prince seemed greatly pleased with their reception at Stirling. At the Lambert Junction, where the train entered on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at a quarter to six o'clock, the two engines of the Scottish Central were removed and a single engine of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was put on, and was proceeding at the rate of about thirty miles an hour, when all at once the traia was enveloped in steam, and the engine gradually lost power and came to a dead stand in a cut and curve at Kirkliston, about eight miles from Edinburgh. It was now ascertained that one of the feeding pipes had burst, and no further progress could b e ma d e un til a nother engine was got from Edinburgh. As the 5.30 train from Glasgow was nearly due, danger signals were dis tpatched down the line, andeyery precaution was taken o prevent any accident. The Queen, on being made c a n wdre fromeh t to i whoe:a: fullest tie announced,l A a l e s n t aware of the cause of the delay,evinced her usual self-pos session n n aun w dt e i s t aihntp peat shhtt their judgment engineer,o'clocksame te e f trtherahasanehti and : t r ehrn a eda y giihns , i and considerate composure , assuring the direc torsGl came up slowly behind. At 25 minutes past 7 o'clock the train t h 2w e o confidence tr m a started, and arrived safely in Edinburgh at 8, where the Queen was received by the Sheriff of the county, Sir James Riddell, Commander of the Forces, the Lord Prevost of the city, and Sir James Forrest, and soon after drove to Holyrood Palace amid the cheers of a large concourse of people. EDINBURGH, lee EDNESDAY MORNING. Wednesday morning dawned, giving good tokens of a brilliant day. On Arthur Seat and Salisbury craigs there was a thin covering of hoar frost, and over the Pentlands hung a few mazy clouds, but the eastern sky was clear, and by half-past 7 o'cloek the sun shone forth with unclouded splendour and the glass pointed to "fair. From an early hour the inhabitants were astir, and had placed themselves at convenient points of obser vation along the route which her Majesty was to pass from the Palace, by Princess-street, to the station of the Caledonian Railway in Lothian-road. At the station extensive preparations had been made for her Majesty's reception. At 8 o'clock precisely her Majesty left the Palace, and was loudly cheered as the Royal carriage pro ceeded to the station. The Royal procession was cheered throughout, and, with the cavalry troops, presented a fine spe ctacle. On ali g hti ng at t h e sta tionel the Queen was received by r. John Duncan, chairman of the Caledonian Railway Company, Sheriff Gordon, the Lord Provost, and the magis trates of the city. recisely the At nine o'clock pßoyal tr a i n s t ar t e d. n Sheriff Gordon, Mr. i\ u i cap, the chair man , M r . pbell, r. Micking (di rec t ors ), Copliog, Mr. C am Captain Coddington (the secretary and general ma nager), (superintendentof and Mr. Addison the Cale donian Railway), accompanied her Alajesty, and the locomotives were under the charge of Mr. Sinclair,the locomotive superintendent. The first part of the line was new to the Q u een. It passes th rou gh a rich and fertile country, s t u dd e d for some di s t a nce with gen tlemen s vill as and well stocke d Junct' farmsteedings. At Carstairs railway.lo the Royal train passed over about a mile of which has been made for three years, to prevent a divergence by an angle here, being the first passenger train on this por tion of the line. At Abington the train was stopped, that the engine might water, when Sheriff Gordon took leave of her Majesty and returned to town. The line now leads into a hilly country, rising gradually until it reaches the summit level of Beat tock, where the Clyde takes its rise, and runs towards the north, and of Evan Water, which falls towards the south. From Beattock the line is on a gentle de cline all the way to Carlisle. At Moffat station there was a numerous gathering of people, who cheered heartily as they caught a glance of her Mejesty while passing at the rate of 35 miles an hour. The scenery here is singularly picturesque. rine vale of Moffat is highly cultivated, and had just yielded heavy crops, all of which are stored. hill and dale alternate for miles in this district, and then the soil becomes light, and the country gets more and more barren as you approach the border, now and then relieved by a s 2 ,lvan scene and a glimpse of the Solway Frith. From Abington to Carlisle there was no stoppa ge , and so well conducted was this part of the journey that time was kept to a minute throughout. The train arrived at Carlisle at 11.50, and was received by a royal salute from the Castle. Here great prepara tions had been made to receive her Majesty ; the station, which is one of the finest in the kingdom, and which affords accommodation for the traffic of five railways, was splendidly fitted up under the direction of Captain Maclean. The pillars were decorated with evergreens, banners were hung from different parts of the roof; the royal standard floating in the breeze over the northern entrance, in expectation that the Queen would alight at the station while the engines were being changed. The waiting-room was fitted up in a most tasteful style. On the station there was a highly select party by invitation, among whom we observed the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland and - Westmoreland ; Mr. G. Head, High Sheriff; the Deputy • Shetiff, the Earl of Carlisle, the Hon. C. Howard, M.P., Mr. Marshall, M.P., Mr. Hodg , on, M.P., the Bishop of Carlisle', Sir J. Grunt, Sir J. Graham and daughter, Mr. P. IL Howard, M.P Colonel Wynyatts, Colonel M'Lean, Captaia Hobbs, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., and a guard of honour, the Chairman of the Caledonian and Lancas ter and Carlisle Railway, &c. The platform in front of the royal carriage was occupied by the more dis tinguished party, and the other parts of the station by the principal inhabitants of the town and county. A detachment of the 21st Regiment was present, and, with the special constabulary, maintained excellent order. The High Sheriff waited on her Majesty to know her commands, and was very cordially received. Her Majesty expressed herself greatly pleased by the attention paid to her, but did not leave the carriage. The Sheriff then presented the Queen with a bouquet of flowers, which her Majesty graciously accepted. The town council having met in the morning, agreed to an address to the Queen, which was presented through Earl Grey. The engines being changed, the train started for Lancaster, a brass band playing the Na tional Anthem, and passed through a dense multitude, who had planted themselves along the line. The ap pearance of the fine old town at this time was very striking. The district of country between Carlisle and Penrith is too well known to need any particular description. Beautiful at any time, it was seen to great advantage as the Queen passed through to-day. In passing through Penrith the train lowered its speed, which afforded an opportunity to the villagers to see the Queen and give her a hearty welcome. At Shap the engines were watered, and a large con course of people were assembled to greet the Queen, and, at the signal of Mr. Henry Howard, they gave three hearty cheers. From this point onwards the line leads through a very hilly country by the course of the Pettril, where sheep pastures abound and agri culture appears to be considerably behind; but on approaching Lancaster, on passing through the Lake district, the country improves and the scenery be comes very grand. At the Kendal junction the people had assembled in large numbers, and were honoured as the train slackened with a smile from her Majesty. The train arrived in Lancaster at ten minutes to two o'clock. LANCASTER. Here was the grand demonstration. The whole city was in holiday dress and the whole country appeared to have congregated on the auspicious occasion. Every point at the entrance to the town was occupied by groups of happy spectators—the very tower and roof of the parish church swarmed, and the battlements of the fine old Castle were alive with people. The con. course in the vicinity of the station was immense, and in the station itself the nobility and gentry, borough and county magistrates, were assembled. It was splendidly dressed up for the reception of the Queen. Evergreens and flowers were entwined on every pillar, and banners of every hue floated in the breeze. The Queen's standard waved over the tower of St. Mary's Church, and also from the Castle. On alighting at the platform her Majesty was received by the High Sheriff, Mr. P. Heywood, the magistrates of the borough and county being grouped around. The platform was crnamented with flowers and vases, and the scene was very grand. Her Majesty was led to her carriage by the High Sheriff, and took her seat with Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales. The car riage was dram by four black horses and escorted by special constabulary and the county and borough police; and the royal carriage was accompanied by the 16th Lancers, and guard was kept at the station and Castle Parade by the 46th Regiment. When her Majesty alighted at the Castle she was conducted to the Shire-hall, where the magistrates of the borough and county presented addresses of congratulation. The address from the county was presented by Archdeacon Brooks, and the address from the borough by the Mayor. On the addresses being read her Majesty bowed very graciously, and, in a few words, expressed the satisfaction she felt at so gratifying an assurance of the loyalty of her subjects. The Venerable Archdea con Brooks was then introduced, 4nd had the honour of kissing hands. Her 11dejesty, with the Prince, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales, then ascended the staircase to the Keep, and enjoyed a magnificent view of the country from John o'Gaunt's chair. Oa walking round the. walls her Majesty was recognised by the spectators in the Castle grounds, and greeted with hearty cteers. On descending from the top of the Castle to the hall her Majesty was again cheered, and cordially bowed acknowledgments. On returning from the Castle grounds her Majesty drove slowly down to the station amid the acclama tions of the multitude, and was conducted to the royal carriage at the station by the sheriff as before. At 4 o'clock the train left, the Queen having been an hour and five minutes in Lancaster. The train then proceeded on through Preston to Knowsley-park. At Preston there was a large con course of people. The Queen did not stop, but bowed to the people as the train passed along. After the departure of the Queen, the Mayor and Corporation proceeded to the Castle Park, where the Mayor planted an oak sapling, in commemoration of her Majesty's visit. Just before the Queen alighted at Lancaster, two London thieves were detected by Inspector Langley, who had come down specially from the metropolis, in abstracting a valuable gold watch from the pocket of an anxious spectator. The rascals were speedily con signed to safe custody. CATHERINE HA YES IN THE UNITED STATES. (From the New York Herald, Sept. 27 ) Catherine Hayes has achieved, certainly, the most triumphant success by the two concerts already given at Tripler Hall, and, as she will repeat at her third concert to-night those performances which created such a wild enthusiasm at her first entertainment, another gathering of delighted thousands may be ex pected to renew the scenes of the great musical ad vent, and those of her second entertainment. Catherine Hayes, at her first concert on Tuesday evening, was surrounded by a new audience of about four thousand persons, who had been attracted by the great European reputation which she has acquired. There was a disposition to give her a warm welcome, and she received it. When she appeared, the whole audience was swayed with strong emotions in her favour, though it was evident that she was about to undergo an ordeal of criticism as rigid and close as ever fell to the lot of a vocalist. The floral tributes which were poured upon the stage in a 3ho,A er, amid acclamations, plaudits, and the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, Only bore testimony to the holes of those va) had conic to behold the great singer. Critics sometimes jump to conclusions with a most curious rashness, and when Catherine Hayes had finished "Ab, mon file," there was no one, we pre sume to say, who was not ready to acknowledge that she has never been surpassed here in music of which that cavatina is the type. The breathless attention of the audience during the first few bars showed how carefully every one was watching the various quali ties of the singer; and it was not till she ascended to her highest note, and then descended to the lowest, with an unerring certainty, that a thrill of rapture at the triumph animated the assembly. It was less the dexterity of the artiste than the proof of the extent of her voice that swayed the mass with this feeling, which was almost one of awe—while the musical critic was captivated by the artistical brilliancy of the feat itself. The subsequent execution added to this first powerful impression, and so many qualities of uncommon and unsurpassed excellence were dis• covered, that enthusiasm knew no limits to its admi ration. In the ballads a similar triumph awaited her. The English ballad won every one by its pathos, de livered with such mystical expression that it en chanted by every note. The Irish ballads were equally successful; and when the vocalist left these inimitable specimens of her art to sing the more joyous finale of La Sonnambula, the storm of en thusiasm that arose from the rapid and brilliant exci tation of the rondo was like a tempest in its vehe mence. Here had the vocalist been admirable in four different styles of music—and had been so great in her execution of each that admirers were baffled in their attempts to make a choice. Of course, this did not affect the general result ; for it is to be presumed that every honest auditor was satisfied that Catherine Hayes is an artiste of the first class. The second concert, however, affected something more for the re putation of the vocalist, and, confirming the first decided impressions, added to the confidence of the earlier judgment. " Casta Diva" could never have left upon our musical critics, who are worthy of the name, a more completely satisfactory sense of perfect and true vocalization, aided by the accessories lying within the realm of expression, which are easier to be felt than to be described. The andante was one tide of sacred melody, to which the gushing joyousness of the allegro only added a multitude of musical flowers, as a startling though brilliant decoration. The audi ence were completely aroused by the splendour of the execution and the design—in which art did not sacri fice nature for its own selfish gratification. So much for the taste—exquisite musical taste of Catherine Hayes. It would be but to repeat the story of her triumphs to notice again at length the other songs of the second concert, which were encored as a matter of course. It should be enough for those interested to know that the real position occupied by Catherine Hayes cannot be higher than it is in the minds of those who are really lovers of vocal music of the purest character. There is no fear that too much can be said of her; and she has exhibited a combination of excellencies so rare in one vocalist that we shall be very slow to place a limit upon the extent of her abilities. Never has any vocalist visited this country who has had more reason to be proud of making her accomplishments the theme of a great people; and wherever she goes musical taste, in proportion to its elevation and purity, will acknowledge her manifold merits. Augustus Braham, Herr Mengis, and Lavenu, who have accompanied Catherine Hayes to this country, have given very satisfactory evidences of their being entitled to the reputation which has preceded them. Augustus Braham, who has been warmly welcomed, sings with much delicacy, and with power and effect. Herr Mengis also has proved himself to be a good musician and a skilful singer, and at times displays a volume of voice which would do good service on the boards of the lyric drama. Indeed, both of thuse vocalists, we doubt not, would prove very attractive in the scenes of opera, where they would riot be con fined to that etiquette demanded in the concert room. Augustus Braham seems to us to be restrained in his impulses, though he sings with taste and feeling. Lavenu, the conductor of the concerts, has made a very favourable impression. His compositions have much merit, and he presides at the pianoforte ad mirably. THE GOLD DISCOVERY IN AUSTRALIA. A respectable printer, who lately emigrated to Syd ney from Dublin, has written the following letter to to the Freeman's Journal : " 488, George-street, Sydney, June 2, 1851. " Sir,—l do not know whether any apology is needed for enclosing you, per post, the accompanying news paper, which contains a summary of the aiscovery of gold in New South Wales—.my object being that the in habitants of my native city may have the first intelli gence of this extraordinary event, without being under the necessity of taking it at second-hand from an Eng lish newspaper. _ _ " The excitement in Sydney, consequent on this won derful discovery, is beyond description. Business, which had been very brisk, is at present at a perfect stand still, and nothing of consequence doing but in preparation for the mines at Bathurst, which aro about 150 miles from this. Men are leaving profitable situations in every direction, and nothing is heard or talked of but going to the " diggings." Last week flour raised from 181. to 301 per ton. To-day it has fallen to 25/. Coals, which had been 205., aro now 21. ss. per ton, with an expecta tion of being still higher. Stonemasons and carpen ters, who had been getting 6s. a day, are now getting 95., and only about half the usual number left. Porters' wages now 30s. per week in most establishments. Beef and mutton are still 3d. and 4d. per pound. The loaf (same as the small loaf in Dublin) has gone up from 41d. to 70. Blacksmiths are getting great wages making picks, &c., for the diggers. Several immense pieces of Bathurst gold go to the Great Exhibition of Industry by this ship —one weighing nearly four pounds troy weight. This I can vouch for, as they were exhi bited in the establisnment of which I am a partner, and were under my own cognisance. —I remain, Sir, in haste, yours very truly, " W. MACDONNELL, " Late of 13, Anglesea-street, Dublin." LORD JOHN RUSSELL and LORD LUCAN. Lord John Russell has made the following tempe rate and dignified reply to Lord Lucan's letter : " Tan-y-13w1ch, Sept. 27, 1851. "My Lord,—l have had the honour to receive your letter of the 23d inst., conveying the observa tions of the boards of guardians of the county of Mayo. These observations do not appear to me to take away the force of the remarks made in my previous letter. " Whether the moneys; advanced under the Acts you mentioned were squandered in a reckless manner or not—whether the persons to whom the relief was extended were those entitled to relief or not—it is clear that it cannot be incumbent on any persons charged with the execution of the law to set the ex ample of resistance to the lawte sums borrowed.But,further, the guardians must recollect that the were borrowed by local bodies, and charged upon th e ratepayers. It was impossible for a Go vernment to distinguish the proper obje cts doas t w of relief appoint fin dft local fortherelonmccethei im proper—all they cou ld bodies, deserving th of ere was much was t e i n purposeapparen t o ly f etehleecmtioosnt .that " No one will deny the expenditure of the sums advanced. But no one will deny, either, that of the hundreds of thousands who received wages in money or relief in food, the greater part were victims of the great calamity which a t that time afflicted Ireland. " I must repeat that the object of the Acts of Par liament you mention was not to make useful public works, but to give food, or the means of procuring food, to the destitute. " But whatever abuses might exist, either from local mismanagement or the inability of the Board of Works to control so vast a system of relief, the sum of four millions granted by the Imperial Parliament must have surpassed the amount of sums so thrown away. " I must again ask your Lordship, yourself a Member of th e L eg i s l a t ure , t o withdraw your plea for, of setting yourself above the law, and to substitute it those considerations to which the Treasury can properly listen. " I have the honour , &C., J. RUSSELL." " The Earl of Lucan. THE MURDER AT DEPTFORD IN I&4G.—The man William Creasy, who is in Maidstone gaol upon this charge, on the evidence of Mary Ann Davis, with whom ehee e n coh oail :d coach, bited, sent the other day for h is second wife, Sarah Creasy. She, in consequence, pr o oc n ee l d e e a d vin l 93. g - R w o a c te h r es t t o er G b7t • her way to Maidstone. she rode outside, and sat behind a passenger, from whose pocket she managed to extract his pocket-book and a cigar case. The robbery being almost immediately discovered, the woman was given into custody, and the property- found upon her. On reaching Maidstone she was taken before the ma gistrate, and forthwith committed to the county gaol for trial at the sessions. GREAT WESTERN EXHIBITION TRAINS.—The trains from Bristol yesterday brought 3,000 persons, and from Bath 2,000, to the Exhibition. RAINHILL. The train conveying her Majesty, Prince Albert, ani the Royal children, reached Rainhill precisely at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the Royal party proceeded to Crdxteth-hall, where they arrived at 20 minutes past five. The Royal progress from Lancashire to Rainhill was marked by no incident calling for observation. Her Majesty was received by the Earl of Sefton, who preceded the Royal cortke on horseback to Croxteth. The Royal party, after passing through Prescot, en tered the demesne of the Earl of Derby, who, with his Countess, was in attendance in an open barouche at the Ecclestone Gate. A drive of five long miles through some of the finest park scenery in England brought her Majesty to the confines of the Croxteth estate, where Lord Sefton's tenantry were drawn out to re ceive the " Queen." Her Majesty arrived at Crox teth-hall at twenty-five minutes after five o'clock. The Countess of Sefton was in attendance upon the terrace in front of the mansion to receive her Majesty. Among the members of the family present we ob served—Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley, Mr. and Lady Louisa Oswald, Mr. Grenfell, M.P., and the Misses Grenfell, the Misses Blackburne of Hale, Mr. and Mrs. John Townley, Viscount Anson, Captain and Mrs. Molyneux, Major Herbert, Byng-hall, &c. The Croxteth tenantry mustered in large numbers, and received her Majesty as aim alighted with shouts of welcome. A short time after the arrival of the Royal party, the Prince Consort accompanied Lord Sefton over the house farm, and drove through the park. The Queen and the Royal children appeared at the windows in front of the mansion about the same period, and were received with enthusiastic shouts. The dinner party to-night will be confined to twenty . guests, among whom are the Earl and Countess or Derby and Lady Eleanor Hopwood, Mr. Wm. Brown, M.P. for South Lancashire, Sir Thomas Birch, M.P. for Liverpool, and Mr. Hardman Earle, one of the leading merchants of this district. The tenantry of Lord Sefton have been entertained to-day in a mag nificentton o na m a g nel to-morrow a grand dinner will be gi ven in honour of her Majesty's visit, to which five hu ndred g uests h ave m p a lo r t qu of ee ground adjoiningby 1r . B enjamin themansion, been invited. COURT CIRCULAR. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) arrived in town yesterday, and in the afternoon tuck his departure for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of the \Vest India Colonies. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—According to the Royal warrant and deed of covenant relating to the Great Exhibi tion, which are printed in a Parliamentary paper, the build ing could have been kept open until the end of the present month. The words are, " shall be closed and concluded on or before the Ist of November." All the buildings and erec tions and all the materials and contents are, in pursuance of the Royal warrant, to be " completely removed and carried away, by and at the sole expense of the said Commissioners, on or before the Ist of June, 1852, and that, on or before the said Ist of June, 1852, the said Commissioners for the Exhi bition of 1851 shall, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of Woods, restore the soil and surface of the park to its for m before any part was enc l ose d b y t h e sa id Commissioner s , _ .e The vote for so w i ng w ith grass seed, an d t o sow the same." 1 vote of the Ho use o f C ommons was mer ely that the building should not be removed Inf e r° the 14t of 11 ay A 1 ext year. EXTRAORDINARY REQUEST. At Guildhall yesterday Matilda Barton, who has for many years obtained the sympathy of the magis trates of this part of the City, and who from her ec centric and dissipated habits has secured to herself the appellation of " Mad Madge," applied yesterday to Alderman Lawrence with the following extraordinary request : Madge—l have come now to ask you d great favour, if you will grant it to me. Alderman Lawrence—What is it, Matilda ? Madge —Well, I want you to have the kindness to send me for three months to Bridewell. Alderman Lawrence—But you broke the windows when you were in there before. Madge (raising her voice)—And so I would again if they offended me. An angry word will have no effect upon me, but soothe me and you may do what you like with me. Alderman Lawrence—What do you want me to do for you now, for you know I cannot send you to prison ? Madge—l know that unless I destroy the property of those who are disposed to be my friends, that you cannot commit me to prison ; but I hope you will give me money to get some new clothes, for lam now in a most filthy state for want of them. Alderman Lawrence —I shall not give you any moenu had ey,f m or oh y ey , you from only ri stpheendmistginistgriante, magistrates o s ld at e u n r e d m a y y: You and i again on and you do not seem an y the better a for ai t w. my M pet,ad g e do — a dear, rwisiellnnoatggaiinv,e me any money, and God will bless you for it. l s V en e d ll, m if e y to ou p Alderman Lawrence —Suppose I lock you up in the cells beneath the court for a week, just to see how you would like three months of it ? Madge—What ! would you put me there to play with the rats ? Oh, no, Sir. I often go without food now, because I will not partake of that for which the people I live with work hard; and I will not stea l from any one. Alderman Lawrence—l know, Matilda, that if you were starving you would not do that. However, the only thing I can do for you is to send you to the House of Correction in Giltspur-street for 14 days as a vagrant. Madge (very much excited)—Oh, don't send me there ; let me go to Bridewell. Alderman Lawrence—l know you will thank me after you have been there a week. Madge—But you will come and see me sometimes, as that dear man Alderman Farebrother does, God bless him ? Alderman Lawrence—Certainly. In the course of next week I shall visit the prison and see how you are treated, and how you behave. Madge—l have no shoes and stockings on, and cannot therefore walk through the streets. I must have a cab to take me to the Compter, or I will not go at all. Alderman Lawrence—Very well, you shall have one. Madge, who is remarkable at all times for being the most industrious and best-behaved woman in the prison, was then conveyed back to her old quarters. Oa Tuesday a man named Donald M'Phail threw himself into the canal or water cut near Inchinnan-bridge. On being immersed in the water, he seemed just as anxious to regain the land as he had formerly been to throw himself into the water, as he made repeated efforts to obtain a footing on the bank as he was swept along by the tide, but before assistance could reach him he disappeared.— Greenock Adertiser. 0 The New York papers state, on one day—the 23d of September —more than 3,000 emigrants arrived at that port from Ireland, England, Holland, Germany, Sweden, &c. On the other hand, 220 dissatisfied Irish immigrants had just shipped on board the Constitution to return to Liverpool. We understand that the difficulties which caused the suspension of Messrs. Maitland, Fawkes, and Co., on the 23d ult., have been overcome, and that in the course of a few days their liabilities will be paid in tall by Mr. Fawkes, who will carry on the business as heretofore. A gentleman named Harrison, while out shooting near Llantrissent, on Friday, gave his gun to a lad to hold while he was going over a hedge. The piece waa then handed over to him, the muzzle pointing towards his body. From some unknown cause the piece exploded, lodging the whole of the contents in Mr. Harrison's side, and he expired in a short time. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-Mr. William Ormsby Gore, M.P., the chairman of the Shrews bury and Birmingham Railway, has retired from the direc tion. He will be succeeded by the deputy-chairman, the Hon. R. H. Clive, 'M.P.; and it is understood that Henry Hill, Esq., will occupy the seat thus vacated by Mr. Clive. A workman was suffocated in a sand-pit at Wigan) on Saturday, by a vast weight of earth falling upon him. WEST SILTRItEY ItEGISTR, IMPORTANT DECISION. Mr. A. R.Oand, the lievhing Barrist <. court at the Swan Inn, Chertsey, on Wen . revise the ILL of voters for East Moulsey a t.-W;; - co parishes. The Westminster Freehold L,nd having purchased an estate cf thirty acres, fifty mcmirrs claimed to be inserted on the register; forty-one of these had been objected to by the Con servatives. At the sitting of the court a great muster of the members attended to support these claims, with Mr. G. E. Dennes, the solicitor to the society, and Mr. G. Huggett, the secretary. Mr. Rand and Mr. Smallpiece attended for the Conservatives. The claim of Mr. G. E. Dennes was first taken. Mr. Huggett took an objection to the form of ob jection, the name of the objector being " George Loveland, of Guildford," whereas his name as de scribed on the register was " George Loveland, of fligh-street, Guildford." Mr. flutzgett cited the cases of Woollett and Davis and I'ruen and Cox ; and the Revising Barrister decided thA the objector Lad not given a i.offic , 4q3 description of his place of al:ode, sod, cow,f.ynt•ntly, the objection was defective, ond he allowed ult the The room was crowded, and great intrust was manifested during the proceedings. The effect of this decision will be tb,it, in all proba bility, a Liberal will be returned fur the county ut the next election. ( ---- s r. -- 0 e , ^i-4, k --A.-!2,7- - -_,14 1 ... ic -,,:. . Ater,;.lttld -. • 1-..- . - .2 i • aiieidlst; (»..1 " . UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE OXFORD, OCT. B.—ln a Convocation holden this morning the Chancellor's letters of nomination of the Rev. Frederick Charles Plurnptre, D.D., Master of University College, as Vice-Chancellor for the ensuing year, were read by the Senior Proctor, and approved of ; after which the Vice-Chancellor appointed the following Heads of Colleges Pro Vice-Chancellors, who are to exercise his power in case of illness or ne cessary absence from the University, Wynter, D.D., President of St. John's College; Benjamin Parsons Symonds, D.D., Warden of Wad- , ham College ; Joseph Loscombe Richards, D.D., Rector of Exeter College; and Richard Lynch Cot ton, D.D., Provost of Worcester. Michaelmas Term commences on Friday, the 10th instant, when a congregation for the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees will be held. The members of the various colleges and halls who intend keeping Michaelmas term will meet as follows: —Worcester, Saturday, October 11. ; St. Edmund Hall, Friday, October 17 ; Brasenose, Christ Church, Queen's, Pembroke University, Wadham, New, Cor pus, Exeter, Lincoln, Jesus, Trinity, St. John's, Balliol, and St. Mary, St. Alban, and Magdalen Halls, Saturday, October 18 ; Oriel, Tuesday, Octo ber 21 ; Merton, Magdalen, and All Souls Colleges, and New Inn Hall, Saturday, October 25. JESUS COLLEGE.—A scholarship belonging to one of the seven counties al South Wales, and of the en dowment of the charter and chapter of St. David's, will be filled up on Thursday, the 23d instant. RED DEED. The march of civilization or cultivation th rea t ens to play a very strong hand against some of old Bri tain's sports and pastimes. Breaking up grass lands, reclaiming waste lands, and the general rage for rail ways and enclosures will alter the character of some of our diversions a-field before long. In the mean time, then, it becomes us to pickle and preserve spe cimens of suc h as we can s till put our hands onintact and unaltered. Foremost amongst these stands the red deer—an animal whose pursuit in this kingdom has ever been attended with something of the grand and majestic. Stalk up to him at Atholl, or turn him out on Maidenhead thicket—the sport he affords has still ever an imposing look with it. Whether achieved amongst the wildest and most noble scenery of our island, and with the greatest skill and energy the sportsman can boast of ; or, taken and retaken on the most artificial system our mighty hunters have stooped to—the red deer must yet hold high rank as " Royal game." From a variety of causes the red deer are said to be every day becoming scarcer, even in the High lands of Scotland—a territory that should be their own, and where on many domains every effort is still made to preserve them. On this side of the border our surest finds would be in the paddocks of her Ma jesty at Ascot, or of Baron Rothschild at Tring— though one quarter certainly yet offers them a home more in accordance with their wild free taste, as more :appropriate, perhaps, in the character of its scenery and disposition to the true stag-hunt. Many writers in this work, from the time of Nimrod and his tours downwards, have celebrated the Forest of Exmoor, its red deer, and its glorious runs. Almost all, however, with the plaudite et ralete; as too well grounded fears are expressed that before many years this pristine and most attractive sport will die away for want of game. It is but fair, though, to give here a fact in direct contradiction to the cultivation versus rural recreation argument with which we com menced this notice. Of all the landowners on the Exmoor, the Knight family are now, we believe, making themselves most justly famed for the im mense improvements they are effecting in the agri culture of this part of Devonshire. To properly attain this, they have engaged as resi dent agent one of the best practical farmers in England—Mr. Robert Smith, late of Burley, in Rutlandshire, a gentleman as celebrated for his breed of Leicesters as for his many prize essays to the Royal Agricultural Society of England. In a con versation we lately had with him, we beard with much pleasure, that on the whole of this extensive estate the deer are more strictly preserved, and every recompense made by the landlord to the tenant for any damage done by them. We are rather inclined to think, indeed, that the sport of Exmoor mainly de pends on this liberal and sportsmanlike feeling, and so hope to find, for many a long day to come, that the breed of prize -turnips and of famous deer in no way disagree one with the other. The Exmoor country has this year been hunted by Captain West, the new mas ter of the Bath staghounds—a very capital sportsman, as well as a most determined man over a country on almost any sort of horse. As the gallant Captain, moreover, has a bit of a turn for fancy farming, and as Mr. Smith can enjoy and keep his place in a run, we trust between them that the hunting of the red deer, and the improvements in husbandry, may work on well together.—Sportsman for October. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of Traffic for the week ending Oct. s: Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £42,401 18 0 Merchandise ... 17.810 4 8 Cattle .. 1,537 4 10 Total ... £61,749 7 6 Corresponding week last year ... 48,126 10 1 Ncte.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RILLIVAY.---AMOUJI t Of Traffic for the week ending Oct. 5: — Passengers Goods ... £13,295 15 10i „.. 2,353 13 7 Total ... ... .. £15,649 9 5i Corresponding woek last year... 11,682 12 5 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Oct. 5 ...416,027 1 3 C orres p o nding week in last year, (253} wiles open) .. ... ... ...£14,487 7 7 THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Miles in work, 241 k) —Return of Traffic for the Week ending Sept. 28, 1851: — Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails £8,138 13 4 Merchandise and minerals ... 4,401 6 1 Cattle ..„ 348 12 6 Total .. £12,883 11 11 Corresponding week, Sept. 29, 1850 (236 miles): — Passengers, parcels, &c. 4 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. .£ 1: 2 8 9 87 4 1 1 1 9 1 31 Total ... £6,812 11 2 THE EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY.- (68 Miles in work.) — ' Return of Traffic for the week ending Sept. 2S, 1851 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, . horses, dogs, and mails . £369 10 2 Merchandise and minerals ••• 185 811 Cattle .46 7 0 ••• —• Total £5Bl 6 1 Correspording week in 1850 ••• 788 5 5 King's-cross, Oct. 8. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RATIArAT.—(MiIes open, 1 12.) — Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. 7 Railway and canal .- ••• £5,029 0 0 Corresponding wee k last year 5,035 0 0 Note.—The above is exclusive of th e receipts available under the agreement. with ,t,U London and North-Wester.' Railway Company. , CHESTER AND HoLyIrEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for th• week ending Oct. s: MAIN LINZ. Passengers Parcels, 11. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. Mails Total Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... Total • •• • • • I STEAM-BOATS. Passengers . Parcels, U. C. and D. ... Total ... £2,252 14 10 ... 91 1 1 ... 525 10 1 ... 575 0 0 ... £3,444 6 0 MOLD. £45 5 3 3 1 9 79 12 1 ... £127 19 1 ... £5ll 12 7 24 8 9 £536 1 4 HEALTH OF PROFESSOR WILSON.— Our reader' NN ill regret to learn that in consequence of the present delicate state of health of Professor Wilson, the renowned Christo pher North, he has been obliged . to make arrangements it dispen , ing with the delivery of his lectures on Moral Pb to - sophy in the University of E dinbur gh , at the ens uin g sOs sion. Principal Lee is to undertake the duty for the learnai professor. so' ra sc4 I it el' , tO )1.1 „ l l ' e r, 7°(