The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-21 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN IS DAY.)H • - LONDON/. APRIL 21.- W,. (•;, (i • • , iELLNS . ;:o wN pitiL !,trtpl!g 1 14 , 4 4.—Arrd. Rio Grande, for Exeter; % 4 lle, Pernambuco; Alexandra, Scalia Nova, la ith bow. isprit sprung and leaky; Hibernia, Callao; Preciose, c ay annah; Elizab e th Walker, Cubs. Off port, Her 'hely Mauritius. Put back, Caxiensa steamer, for 1 4torabhani. us. t.RARLINGEN APRIL 18.—The Hillechins, Norway , to t „'" Port, was stranded near `Toe, April 8; m-tarials and argo saved; vessel expected to be lost. I; ° se, Gte IBRALTAR, APRIL 14.—The French schooner ~'ouro se, 0 and the Portuguese schooner Nova *Qeiedade, were wrecked at Sal,e.-1 (Morocco), during a gale, 31st March. Iae RTS3IuIITLI, APRIL 20. Sld.her Majesty's steamers 'enelope and Tenzer, Coast of Attica. I 4 LXOIIT H , APRIL 19.—Wind S. to E.S.E.; 20, E.— Rd. Constancia, Rame.ia, Porto Rico; Snonohlanein, , Janeiro ; G ene i ve , C o wper, Bahia. Oil port, 19th, ue it b Queen, Wood, Adelaide; Richmond, Algoa Bay; "oliemi an. CLYDE APRIL 18 —Arrd. Lugnan, Brown, Dmerara; Cal ' - YPsO, Wilkie, Trinidad.l ll nLrisr, APRIL . James, New York. 1 • I RGSTOW N BAY, APRIL 18.—Acrd. Princess, Berry, New Brunswick. p"xonTu, APRIL 20.—Sid. Sarah, Sydney, New 'wflh Wales; Omega, Adelaide, South Australia. Off tort, Columbus, Hutton, Madras; Isabella, Sierra Leone. the Nestor, of this port, Liverpool to Cuba, was fallen tWith lat. 42, long. 10, in a sinking state, and the , iew tak en o ff b y t h e D ar t, Lisbon to Newcastle, and klided here. south 11) RAL, APRIL 20.—Wind E. to S.E,—Arrd. Surprise, Seas; Hock,:Batavia, for Amsterdam; Sara Ly de, Rot terdam ; Johannes,;clitto; Vviendschn, ditto, all three for Ne w Queen of Britain. St. Vincent; Sulersteera, fi rem en; York, for Hamburgb; Lonore, Apalachicola, for f o r a ,en; Mary Graham, China; Germania, Singapore o asniburgh. Arrived from the River and sailed, e ee n,Havannah ; John Murray, Boston ; Commerce, retwe; Henry Turner, ditto; Malacca, Sydney, New t !" 11 Wales; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's. Sid. Mi ,'"?s, Calcutta ; Ellen, Sierra Leone ; Jew, Antigua ; got _ t "tg, Quebec. pi ) EFOitD.—Sld: Uruguay, Cadiz and Buenos Ayres. q u NDERLAND. Sld. Empress, Aden ; Racaheck, aels te. ,B t. G aßENocii, APRIL 19.—The James Ewing, Clyde to of lgilt's, has been in collision with the George barque, tlls k sycastle, and received considerable damage; must 7 r _ e argw and be docked. 11.7YERPOOL, APRIL 20.—Wind S.—Acrd. Parton, St. lj t n 2lngo; Lord Dufferin, Bombay; Mary, Bonny, sailed 1 12 ,7 Jan.; Probus, Callao; Letitia, Buenos Ayres; Jo gnes, New Orleans; Gipsy, ditto; Mary Glover, ditto; Trinidad. Mobile; Ben Nevis, Savannah; Jessie Mitchell, rn d o nfsllAN, APRIL 20.—The Freedom, Cardiff to Lon "' has put in very leaky, having been on shore. XLVi-cu, APRIL 17. The Coromandel schooner, th°liheetd to Liverpool, has been on the rocks west of )7:harbour; received very considerable damage, and has 7, 1 brought in here in a sinking state. te t. LI LEE APRIL 19.—The Herald, from Bayonne, the g;ound, heeled over, and strained, but righted 'wine difficulty; it is feared her cargo is seriously 4Bred. ‘ 4 ", R AVESEND APRIL 20.—Wind E., light, fine. alrri • from the South Seas; Calpe and s ty. ved—Surprise, f r 41 ; from Bordeaux; Lady Elizabeth and Azorian, It c : in St. Michael's; Arrow, from St. Übes; Apollo, from "'clara; Queen of Britain, from St. Vincent's; Lady eaunders, from Bahia; William's Adventure, from Caen; 1141;1 Frederick, from Stettin; Agnes, Herald, and q i , e ; ' ° ne, from Guernsey; Hardings from Caen; Mar r,`,B, of Bute, from Cadiz; Mary and Sarah, from Cha lieir',; Tridutt from Havre; Concordia, from Rotterdam; tolitlerforce and Ann, from Hamburgh; Seine, from 0 st 4 ,Tie; Refael Arroyo, from Cubs; Triton, from Coc.; Duncan Ritchie, Cornucopia, and Jane. from 01„„ 4° ; Sultana, from Jersey; Elizabeth, from Ghent; S t. '";,, e 3', from Guernsey; Speed well and Daring, from e ft ( L iehtters ; Propontis, from the Cape; Minden, from liic ; Alfred fro Caen ; Marvenia, from ; Einigkeit, m from Stockholm ; City of otterd n a ata, from Dunkirk; Fame, from Cala is ; Ens co,„ from Harlingen; Magnet, from Rotterdam; 14 4 ;,; eua ne. from Nantes; Jeanne d'Arc, from Bordeaux; Bh - "ne, from Figueira; Pearl, from Nantes; Brisk, from S eB ,; Argo, from Norway. linp ad ed—The Malacca, for Sydney; Queen, for Har- V e n; Caasaresz, for Hanaburg,n; Ann, for Dunkirk; r 0 . 4111 ° 3 , for Hamburgh; Claud, for Port Philip; Sphe d 14 , for St. Vincent's; Venezuela, for Havre; Confi illee, Flora, Ann, Lena, and Okkelina, for the Baltic; e P t tillui, Elen, Oscar, Meta, Jan Mongers Minde, and leob, for Denmark; Richard Cobden, for Norway; e el lit, for the Elbe; Conatanza and Onore, for Trieste; hriatiane, for Sweden; Coq, for Cherbourg; Thetis , for Hamburgh; Pirate, for Dunkirk; Indus, for Odessa; ji' ti gusta Bertha, for Memel; Einigketen, for Sweden; Zatavier, Earl of Auckland, Ocean, and Attwood, for totterdam; Princess Royal, for Hamburgh; Mina, for Lnel ; City of London, for Dunkirk; Lord John Rus 1, for Harlingen. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. A ship, steering north, showing a red flag, with white border, and letter " M," in white, in the centre, March 1 , 4 , in lat. 18, long. 60. mereides, from Liverpool for Calcutta, Feb. 12, in lat. 3 1 S., long. 21 W. il t leen, from Penang, March 23, in lat. 33, long. 40. Bo wles ship, for Liverpo o l, Mar c h 27, in lat. 34, long. 32. ,rd Dufferin, from Bombay for Liverpool, April 2, in Olt 45, long. 20. Eclipse schooner, April 5, in lat. 45, long. 16. sh ill', No. 1,784, second distinguishing pendant, home- Ward-bound, April 9, in lat. 49, long. 13. 1, 4"alarch schooner, outward-bound, April 10 , in lat. 43, . .1 long. 12 W. - 1 bq outward-bound, April 1 3 , in lat. 46 N., ' °l3 g. 1 ar2ue, W, NOTICE TO MARINERS. b Trinidad, Harbour- Master's Office,. Feb. 20. tat:ublie notice is hereby given, that an iron buoy, V i lted red, has been laid down by her Majesty's ship ellesley on the Diamond Shoal, in 9 fathoms, at low oftltej spring tides, 60 yards S.W., of the shoallest part 4 1 ,11 e rock, with the following magnetic bearing:— w • Point of Chacachacare, N. 23 deg E.; the Hut Magistrate's office on with the apex of the small 111 eal islet on the S.W. point of Tints Bay, N. 49 deg, Z;extremity of the southern point 9 of Chacacha. ° Just shut in with the S.W. rocks, B. deg. N." T ti 4 r l lts.—Very great inconvenience is felt by offi -015,, Connected with the working of the taxes duties, by the ere!rnmentSte changes taking plrce duringe years the y those changes (and which is now the case), as it . s the b us i ness u p on surveyors, clerks to commissioners, p il ' i ltito hur r y, h ea p s , and confusion ; a circumstance which b ri V g to be carefully avoided. Why not the Government th e „ out their proposed changes and alterations, as regards 44,e t axes, one year to take effect from the following 6th of d• Reason suggests that course. at h . DOGS AND RATS Or CorENHAGAN.—Another ti h is (the Dane's) peculiarities is that he always has a dog. til ti °4l d say more correctly there is always a dog following fca• I have seen an animal which seemed to be bound by th ii el ° B est ties to a particular gentleman placidly leave him at its t Praer of a street, and set off on an independent walk by tlae " These dogs are, in fact, a feature of the place by taO i selves. In number they can only be excelled by the grit scavengers of Cairo or Constantinople, and in mon- T ilfi 'L l eas and ugliness by no place in the world—not even by ta r - ", before the potato rot. They get up little extempo reZ 'louts through the squares, the trail being generally the O ki llant an old rat, carried away by the foremost, and Itt . between your legs from unexpected apertures in walls flat h ouses, so as to cause very unpleasant consequences to ti oh uervous or feeble sojourner. On seeking for an explana k," of their great abundance, I was informed that they were to kill rats. But this is a mere delusion. These dogs b tr lar too wi se t o l os e their health by keeping late hours in i ll tilt of vermin. No, they retire as soon as darkness sets 1 4 4 ad with darkness out come the rats in the most perfect tri ti liti ,tY. Such rats! they are as big as kittens, and their old home under the wooden planks of the gutters as you Ito tio uotne is perfectly amazing. The celebrated dog Billy tthave died in a week of violent exercise in any one 'set • tik tri in Copenhagen, giving him his usual allowance of "et.- From a Cori espondent of the Times. • A L ADY FINED FOR FURIOUS DRIVING.-0Q S - )' 4 ,, a y, at the Wandsworth Police-court, Mr. John Finni strcet stockbroker, residing at No. 8, Fan-street, Goswell ati'vt.t-road, was charged with being drunk and incapable of k r ; it ' i r.. his horse and gig, and resisting the police; and 41 ary Finniance, hi? wife, was charged with furiously 1tib,, 11 4; the horse and gig, and seriously injuring an om • t e , e, horse, &c. It appeared that about half-past eight )th,,it on the previous night, policeman Hewer, 161 V., L ° ' l e laatrolin the Cavendish - road, Clapham New Park, on t i r aeback, saw the male defendant driving his horse and ja Which was his wife, not on the road but among the 4,1 8 The lady asked him if that w as the way to town , L itt he told them they were going in a contrary direction ; th a , t he defendant crossed and re - c rossed t he road so often, di stance officer, fearing an accid ent would oc cur , called the t o ,'BLance of Wycombe, 272 V, who stopped the horse, and R the whip from the defendant, who lumped out of the While • g o b; and tried to get the whip restored. this was ktai g on, the lady exclaimed, " I'll show you . how to drive," set the horse, a high-spirited animal, off nto a gallop. a it iollnted policeman followed, but could not overtake . the afl till it Was stopped just as it passed the George-inn at l t i by running into one of Holden 's omnibuses one ding there, severely injuring one of the horses,.sma . shing the plate-glass lamps, and injuring the vehicle itsel t f. in' t e , gentleman was fined 40s. for being drur d an sum for fas• `go Police; and the lady was fined a similar loua driving. ti lat -mBINGTON GARDENS.—The line of d ead wall pl iti p,., frowned gloomily on the Bayswater-road is at length down, and iron railing is now being fitted up instead. 4 48 will add greatly to the cheerful aspect both of the gar taen,,aod the road. It was one of the improvements rezom ell,"ked by M r . L ou d o n, w hose sug4estions for labelling eac h se ° for the information of the people has already be en P t ed with such good effects. ERSITY INTELLIGENCE.—OXFORD, APRIL 19. o'ci o ', ° nvocation will be holden on Tuesday next at two to o e K , for the election of a Yeoman Bedel of Law, in the , th of Mr. J. P. Shepperd, deceased. Wednesday next is j'rizzetst day that compositions for the Ellerton Theological Can be sent in. TE RMINATION OF THE STRIKE or SIR ELKANAII HANDS.—The turnouts from the mill of Sir tlei n ''ah Armitage, at Pendleton, near MaEcheater, of whose (liff e s we gave an account a fortnight ago, have settled the 'nee with their employer by a surrender of heir claims. Oth e a r r s e number of them have already resumed work, and th ew s are W illi ng to d o so , if emp l oyment can b e f oun d f o r their auPP The amount of money which has been collected for ha ve ort while on strike, during the thirty weeks that elapsed is about 5,000/. th e , WITH SMALL ARMS.—ThQ whole of r, tu " rti °n-co mm i ssioned officers and men of the Foot Guards Peri,led nt to their respective regiments on Friday lest, the ex es with small arms at the butt at the Royal Arsenal th e n g c oncluded for the present, and the whole strength of tiZ z.e e r cl l 3 a n required at head-quarters. The non-commissioned NI • a d two privates of the Rifle brigade from Dover still 441 at Woolwich it Y field on Si' Dn3 o g rown lied heel , ra foreign 3vioas env eadily, bat w inquiry. 1 Corn was and Flour Flour sr 7 markets been re- Inge hands of Englial am ounte d , Oats 16$ ,880 ;oast arrivals of cis ge val e Y • t land 1361 i ' ie reetP A very oli". both t Ollll temod fel 3 for WII l il usuritY dive, 811 ed to a re' r quell r reino East Co.a s less doIOS, low wag 11 from g! lite 11) 01 pd infer i° of boyers. numerog ets at cool' ,r msltio& and d qes. hat era ° doe* q u°t9 0 ,pl.ed • t o were /1 vhich soli refused 0 ey. 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COP .sty, y rail w" ;t, at fu • Liirty to.° p• 0 To Per , _ to to " a og 53 tO 80g' ;53 tO tO 00 , -3 to -3 to has b e f, f ac tors i i Mid i 4 e nt dtto, ek, ever' fectu rtel for 03° !.. the F rt i tate, el.' rms• (iced ' i d tive, 913.. day For wt. a Plsce. 34, 9 1 1 0 400 6 ( 74 to 6s i tl a 96, 2 6 5 94,9 6° 410 04 Brov/ 131 , Irks IQ/a THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1851. PICTURE of the TVATERLOO BANQUET. ,-)mo lug Lan:1:1; with the appe4.raoce of thi3 celebrated painting. It must, nevertheless, from that very circumstance, be peculiarly interesting to all parties indiscriminately to examine the original pic ture themselves, and net obtain their only notion of its merits from a plate which, with all its indisputable excellence, affords but an indifferent representation of the many artistic beauties of Mr. Salter's master piece. Oa Saturday we had the gratification of nttendintr the private view of this production, at No. 16, Old Bond-street, prior to its being opened to public examination. The painter could scarcely have selected a more fitting time for the display of his great work, the rapid influx of visitors to the metropolis from all quarters bringing among us thousands who will gladly avail themselves of the present opportunity. Fifteen years have elapsed since the picture was commenced, but the lapse of time has only tended to the improve ment of the painting, mellowing the colours, and in vesting the whole scene with new end melancholy associations of interest. Among upwards of eighty one portraits of illustrious warriors, statesmen, and sovereigns introduced in the group, nearly half the number, namely, thirty-nine, have within this narrow interval passed awas—so that day by day the picture is assuming to itself a more truly historical character. Scarcely any will need to be reminded that the moment chosen by the artist is when the Duke has risen to address his assembled comrades on the anni versary of the 18th of June, 1815—that the scene is in the noble apartment called the Water loo Gallery in Apsley House—that among the decorations of the banquetting-chamber are Stothard's shield, presented by the _ City of London, the porphyry candalabras presented by the Emperor Alexander, and the silver plateau pre sented by the Portuguese Government. Along the walls are arranged paintings of the highest value, by such masters as Velasquez, Titian, Vandyck, and Correggio. Among the men of note gathered round the old veteran, besides his late Majesty King Wil liam IV. and his late Majesty the King of Holland, are the IV., Pozza di Borgo and Prince Castelcicala. Here we recognise the features of the unfortunate Colonel Gurwood, who edited the "Despatches ;" of the brave Sir John Waters, who " sharpened his spurs" to some effect in tbe:Peninsula; of the Marquis of Anglesea; General O'Malley!; and, not least among them all, Sir James:Macdonnell, who closed the gates of Hougoumont. To the production of this noble pic ture Mr. Salter dedicated six of the best years of his life, applying tojt all his energies and abilities. By at tending upon several occasions himself at the Waterloo Banquet, he was enabled to impress upon his labours the most faithful air of similitude ; and by taking the long table by a lateral perspective, he introduced the faces of all the guests without any unnatural derangement of their position. Each countenance has been severally acknowledged to be a successful portrait, and while respectively indivi dualized, a very harmonious effect has been thrown over the whole production. Those who are only ac quainted with the picture by means of the engraving, should visit the original if they would do justice to the powers of Mr. Salter, and derive pleasure them selves from looking'upon " the counterpart present ment" of the annual banquet commemorative of Waterloo. LITERATURE. Tyrin, A ETTQ II, Y R P. 4 1- 777: . _ 1 k - 11. -11 • . r - acta,R, Scott, London. Chapman and Ball. 1851. The practice of e,:prcssing philosophical ideas in poetry is perhaps as old as poetry itself. And there is this advantage in it, that the author is not under any necessity of developing Us vi hole system as in prose, but is free to select only such portions of it as he can explain with satisfaction to himself. In " Le lio," the principal poem in the volume before us, Mr. Scott attempts the solution of an ethical problem, namely, whether the careful discipline of the con science would not suffice to deter men almost univer sally from crime. In filling up his plan he often trenches upon the domains of politics, and insinuates opinions in harmony with the new social theories now just beginning to influence the speculations and po licy of statesmen. Possessing a clear logical mind, with much fancy and imagination, he has been en abled to ievest his subject with numerous attractions. To augment these he has imparted to it the form of a drama, and introduced a sufficient number of charac ters to awaken a strong interest by their contrast, clashing and mutual relations. Properly speaking, he has not aimed at telling a story, but yet with very great skill contrives to suggest a story to the mind, which feels deeply for the fate of the beautiful Ilya, who constitutes the charm and fascination of the work. The defects of the poem are abruptness and obscurity ; here and there the author is evidently engaged in a conflict with his materials, in which he is occasionally worsted. This is the result of imper fect experience. But it would be injustice not to admit that the faults are amply compensated for by the beauties of the poem, which are of a rare order, as every reader of taste and judgment will acknow ledge. Tne imagination is dilated and elevated by being thrown completely out of the ordinary track of speculation, plunged into Hades, whirled away into the solitudes of infinite space, made to witness the development of grand historical scenes, and then plunged into the stream of human passion and the idolatry of beauty, which at times absorbs it irresis tibly. Mr. Scott's command of language is also ex traordinary, but the consciousness of possessing this power sometimes betrays him into the use of epithets more startling than pleasing, and which, from the strangeness of their application, shed a vagueness over passages otherwise remarkable for their truth and replete with originality. In one of the speeches of Lelio occurs an allusion to the crucifixion, which suggests to the mind a picture of extreme sublimity. Nor does it by any means stand alone, it forms part of a series of bold suggestions. We extract it for its, beauty and brevity : " Ha! hark! what makes the earth shake as recoiling From a dark deed done on it—the pale stars Glare down like spectre eye-balls, thro' the shroud Of dead creation—the beleaguer'd Sun Hisses thro' the quick-gasping air as if His fires were dying out. Behold, behold! I see the awful shadow of a cross Outlin'd upon the gloom, while on it bangs A glorious form, whose nail-riv'n limbs betray The agony of a God! The immortal brow Is stalled enduringly 'gainst crushing pressure, As if the weight of the world's years, upheav'd Into material mass, were resting there In most gigantic torture—'Tis enough— Enough, the life within me bath no eyes To gaze on that mysterious misery!" We were about to say that the lines which we shall next quote present a complete contrast with those above, but the contrast lies in the means, not in the result. Throughout his poems, Mr. Scott's ideas lead him involuntarily into the precincts of sadness and melancholy,— " medio do fonte leporum Surgit amari aliquid, quad in ipsis floribus angst." Here, for example, where the dreaming beauty ima gines herself in an eastern paradise filled with flowers of all hues, and trees of exhaustless luxuriance, she discovers an emblem of the world's pleasures in fruit glittering like spheres of gold : alethought I wander'd 'mid a garden, a fair garden Of eastern richness, where the giant leaves Fann'd fitfully the aromatic air. Close by the waters of an eloquent stream There grew two noble trees, the one was studded With balls of golden fruit, that on the eye Flashed forth their blinding beauty, while among The drooping boughs a spotted serpent twin'd His graceful length, and lifted their bright burden Full on my gaze. The other tree then rustled Its leaves in the faint breeze, and as they hid The sun's warm kisses from each golden globe, The shaded eye could see through its thin zind Funereal ashes! On the second tree I look'd, and as its modest fruit distill'd A winning odour, to my lips I drew it, — Suddenly a fine vapour rose from earth Where the tree grew, and thicken'd into shape. Transfix'd I stood—it was the shape of man!" In shadowing forth the temptations of life, Mr. Scott displays an extensive knowledge of the world, not accompanied by a cynical distrust, but full of ear nest hopefulness. He is buoyed up by a strong trust in the excellence of human nature, which when ripened by the united operation of social and political institu tions will enjoy complete freedom and boundless prosperity. Of this state of things, towards which he supposes society to be tending, he draws a picture re markable for its vividness and magnificence. To some this will appear nothing but a sketch of the millennium, while those who understand the tendencies of Mr. Scott's mind, will seek to discover its realization in the establishment of the new political system. The reader skilled in poetical interpretation would be amused at the attempt to decipher the author's hidden meaning, and when he has really dis covered it, will not grudge the pains bestowed on the search. In the poem of " Hervor" the author dis closes still more frankly his political predilections. Under pretence of relating an old Scandinavian tra dition, he sketches in outline the features of nearly all the reigning Sovereigns in Europe, and this with so much sarcastic bitterness, that he would appear to be resolved on rivalling the philosopher of Ferney. We perceive that many of our contemporaries have misunderstood his intention altogether, and fancied him to be merely fantastic where his lines are most pregnant with meaning ; but the true reader of poetry will make no such mistake. Extravagance of incident and description is purposely mixed up with exuberent richness of imagery, and an extraordinary display of lyrical boldness and beauty. We select one passage, not as the best we could choose, but as a specimen of that union of the grotesque with the poetical and the touching, of which we have j ust spoken :-- " Ten skeletons tripped twelve tombs about, In the ghastly joy of their midnight rout, Their loose ribs rattled in time, as they Footed it well to their minstrel's play. lie bad fasten'd a head on a hollow bone, Like the laugh of a demon in pain was its tone, As mounting up shrilly, or sunk to a lull, It oozed thru' the holes of that fleshless skull. " The graves of the dead men fell and rose To the unblest melody's swell and close; The stars glimmer'd measuredly forth, and the moon Moved in the sky to that fearful tune ! Ha! ha! and they shriek'd to the step, and sung, As each round another his white bones swung. The eleventh one blew where his mouth should be, While the twelf.h thing sat on the sands, for he Wanted a partner to share his glee. But his marrowless limbs seem'd about to stir, And he look'd with his eye-holes, and pointed at her 1 " Hervor ! no sight like that hath crest Thy path; yet shrink not, or all is lost— Bravo girl! brave girl ! now she shouts aloud, And rushes forth on that spectral crowd; The music ceased, and the dancers fled, And the maid stood alone with the night and the dead "The dead! the dead ! what is there in The silent corpse that mouldering lies, With its hard lips and lightless eyes? There is nothing in that sight to win A single tremor from the brave. But standing by man's mortal grave We feel as if it could not keep The immortal in its gloomy deep, And the' no sight its form reveals, The shroudless spirit round us steals; 'Tis this that bids us hold our breath, This half-read mystery of death, Unfolding, like prophetic scroll Upon the vision of the soul. 'Tis then the boldest well may fear, When this dark phantom rises near, And they are held within, unseeing, The shadow of its awful being ! "Twelve neighbouring mounds upheav'd on high Their solemn stillness to the sky, And a flame rose over each, to show Tho fiery spirit, still burnt below. But on her father's grave there play'd A loftier light than on the rest Its pale stream tell on the royal maid, And sparkled in stars on her mailti vest, The moon shot down her tremulous gaze On the sands that glanced in her clouded rays; And the only sound, save the maiden's breath, Was the sea-wave, lashing that isle of death." In the shorter poem, which conclude the volume, the author may possibly be said to have made still greater displays of genius than in the larger works which occupy its commencement. Some of these, as the " Soul and its Dwelling," and " Life and Death," exhibit a wealth of poetical thought, a force of feel ing, and a comprehensiveness of metaphysical specu lation to be found in equal degree in very few, if any, living pets. He has, moreover, studied with great success the art of versification. His lines are polished and harmonious, and the language is adapted with remarkable felicity to the ideas running beneath it in a full and deep current. The volume may not make its way rapidly, but it will irresistibly make its way, because there is that in it which stirs the most preva lent emo ti ons o f the soul. No one can read it with indifL•rence. Some will approve warmly , others will angrily condemn, but all who take it up must feel that they are i n th e com p a ny of no common man ; and in this Consists the vitality of poetry, because that which haunts the mind of the reader, and makes him reflect and meditate, whether he will or not. must p, PROTECTIONIST AMENDMENTS TO THE PAPAL AGGRESSION BILL. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We were enabled to announce, exclusively, on Thursday last, the amendment, if it be not a mis nomer to call it by the name, which Mr. Thomas Duncombe means to move in Committee on the Papal Aggression amendment which, if adopted, would have the effect of destroying the measure alto gether. We are now to a position to lay before our readers another amendment, of a very different cha racter from that of the Member for Finsbury, and which is to be moved by Mr. Spencer Walpole,—the Learned Gentleman who, it is well known, would have been Attorney-General had Lord Stanley suc ceedcd in forming an Administration. The import ance of this amendment will be readily understood, when the reader has glanced his eye over the pro visions which it contains. It is as follows,: — "If any person shall do, or assume to do, any act, deed, matter, or thing, under or by virtue of a cer tain brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, purporting to be given at Rome on the 29th of September, 1850, and signed by the Bishop of Rome, pretending to constitute within the kingdom of England, according to the common rules of the Church of Rome, a hierarchy of bishops named from sees and . with titles derived from places belonging to the crown of Eng land ; or if any person shall, under pretence of any authority from the Bishop or See of Rome, assume or claim to have or exercise any authority, juris diction, or power over any province, diocese, district, or territory within the United Kingdom : or if any person shall hereafter obtain, or cause to be pro cured from the Bishop or See of Rome, or shall publish or put in use, within any part of the United Kingdom, any brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, the person so offending shall, for every such first offence, pay the sum of one hundred pounds, to be recovered by action of debt, at the suit of any person, in one of her Majesty's superior courts of law, and for the second offence, in addition to the penalty of 1001., he shall be adjudged to depart out of this realm within a time to be limited in such judgment, and should be disobey the order, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State for the Mime Depaitment to give him in charge under warrant to a Queen's messenger, in order to his being conducted out of the , kingdom. In the event of the person so adjudged refusing to depart, he shall be liable to be sent beyond the seas, as is provided in the case of Jesuits and members of religious orders, under the 10th Geo. IV., cap. 7." It is possible that some alterations may be made in this amendment before it is brought forward, but we have reason to know they will be of a character to render its tendency more stringent. In the Bill, as it stands, the in formation can only be laid against Popish prelatic offenders by the Attorney-General, but in terms of this amendment, any person can inform, and see that the law is enforced. In the Bill, the parties assum ing prelatic titles only, are liable to be punished ; the,amendment will provide that persons addressing Popish priests by prelatic titles, or in any way re cognising their right to them, will be equally liable to be proceeded against. For the second offence, the parties will render themselves liable to deportation out of the country ; and should they disregard the order, they will be liable to transportation to our penal colonies. It is not for us to say what may be the fate of the amendment; but it is one of very great importance in itself, because it will not only receive large support in the House of Commons, but meet, to a very great extent, the views of the coun try. The amendment derives additional importance from the fact that it is to be brought forward by the prospective Attorney-General of the Stanley Admi nistration. HER MAJESTY'S SUMMER EXCURSION.—We be• lieve it may be announced with some degree of confidence that her Majesty will, during the ensuing summer, pay a visit to their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire. The mansion has now been in preparation for the auspicious event for a period close upon five years. It has been furnished in the most costly and princely style, and apartments are being expressly prepared for the use of her Majesty and her Royal Consort and suite. Dunrobin is situate in the extreme north, up wards of 1,200 miles from London, and the country around abounds with scenery of the most magnificent description.— Sunday Paper. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MIDDLE TEMPLE. —The following is the programme of the entertainments to be given by this ancient society to the Judges and the Bar of France, who may honour this country by a visit to the Great Exhibition. Upon the announcement of their arrival, they will be invited to breakfast, at half-past eleven, to be given in the magnificent hall, at which the Bar, in costume, will attend and receive them in state. After which, they will be conducted over the beautiful church, and shown the other curiosities of the Temple. On a subsequent day they will be invited to a grand dinner in the hall, at which the barristers of the Middle Temple will be present in full bar costume. No students can be admitted on this occasion, on account of the large number of the Bar of the Inn. The only toasts allowed to be proposed will be " The Queen" and "The Judges and the Bar of France, who this day honour us by their presence." A full band will be stationed in the gal lery. On a subsequent day to be named, to suit the conve nience of the French Bar, a grand hall will be given in the Middle Temple Hall, to which no English ladies will be in • vited but the relations and personal friends of the Bar of the Inn, each member to be limited in numbers. This will be the first ball given in the hall of this inn since the days of Queen Elizabeth, who honoured it with her presence, and who danced there. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE NORTH.—A con ference of deputies from the various co-operative societies of Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, was held at Bury, Lan cashire, on Good Friday, being one of a serious of meetings of this kind to derive information and counsel for the general good. Upwards of half a day was spent in detailing the principles on which their respective societies were founded and the extent of their success. The meeting of the delegates (80 in number, and representing 44 societies) resulted in the following motion :—" That it would be advantageous and be neficial to the various societies if unity of action was esta blished for mercantile transactions, and therefore this society recommends the establishment of a central trading depot." A committee was appointed to consider this motion and re port to a future meetiag. SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE AND ABDUCTION. — On Saturday Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest in the Royal Free Hospital, on Marian Walden, a married woman, aged eighteen. Henry Philpot, of 13, B oston -street, King's-cross. where deceased also lived, said that heard deceased's shrieks, and g • onWednesday last he into l. the hall, saw her running down stairs, aile she exclaimed, " I have done it. I have done it." She foamed o x u e t a o l f ra t e ht mouth, and fell insensible in the passage. With the least possible delay, he conveyed her in a cab to the hospital, and on the way she muttered, "I have taken oxaliacid." David Thomas Walden (humpbacked and dwarfish) said that he had been married to deceased eleven months. On Monday he beat her, gave her a black eye, and caused her nose to bleed, because he suspected that ehe had been drinking rather freely. Dur ing the last five weeks she was very dejected, and repeatedly exclaimed, " I c,nnot live, I must die." .He asked her to explain what she meant: and, on being pressed to tell the cause of her grief, she was going said," I will tell all. About five weeks ago, while Idown Brewer-street, I was forced by a gentleman into a cab,which drove off with me. Soon after I was put into the cab ' I lost my senses, and s when 1 recovered them I found myself lying in Oxford street. The gentleman who dragge d d i m hn e into the cab is an artist living in Portland-place. He die. I don't know where he lives." ired me. I must Witness promised to f o rgive her, and endeavoured to quiet her, but in vain. She had twice before attempted suicide, but prompt remedies saved her life. Dr. Robertson said the deceased had been an out-patient of the hospital for some weeks for sore throat and another complaint. On making a post-mort n z am nation of the body, he found th a t de cease d had e x died front the effects of oxalic acid, of which she had taken a large quan tity. The jiiy returned a verdict "That th e d ece ased had destroyed herself , but what was her state of mind when she committed the act there was no evidence to prove." REMOVAL OF SMITHFIELD MARKET.--In reference to this object the Butchers' Company have lodged a petition to the House of Commons—as the representatives of that particular trade—paying that the Government Bill may not pass into a law. The reasons the y , as men practically ac quainted with the details of the matter, assign for their oppo sition to the removal of the market, are -1. That London, as a metropolis, depends for its supply of live cattle on the market of Smithfield. 2. That the central position of this market is admirably adapted for the c:istribution of the supply in every direction of the metropolis and its suburbs. And 3. That this ready and easy distribution of a Supply is most important to the public as well as to butchers, as thereby prices are kept down as well as equalised throughout the metropolis. The company have also memorialised the Court of Common Council to apply to Parliament for power to close Smithfield-market at an earlier hour, so as at once to promote dispatch in business, and facilitate the public convenience. DINNER TO BENJAMIN WEBSTER; ESQ..--A dinner was given yesterday evening, at the London Tavern, to Benjamin Webster, the respectable lessee of the Haymarket and Adelphi Theatres, by the artistes, male and female, of those establishments. The compliment coming from the companies of the two theatres, which for several years have been under Mr. Webster's sole direction, must have been most gratifying to his feelings. It was no public demon stration, composed of persons drawn together by curiosity, or love of eclat, but a sincere and spontaneous testimony to the worth of an honourable and kind-hearted man, whose e xertions have ever been directed to p romo te the best in terests of the drama, and to render those by whom he was surrounded happy and comfortable. The chair was appro priately filled by Mr. James Wallack, an early friend and theatrical associate of Mr. Webster, and now his stage manager at the Haymarket. Mr. Wallack was supported in his duties by Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Paul Bedford, at the foot of the right and left-band tables. About sixty persons sat down to dinner, the presence of the ladies, and of Mr. Webster's children giving pecu liar interest to this most de lightful re-union.—Sunday Paper. NELL GwYNNE TAVERN.—The anniversary dinner took place on qk cdnesday last. Benjamin Webster, Esq., presided, and James Wallack, Esq., was in the vice chair. They were surrounded by a numerous body of friends and patrons of the drama. Theusual toasts were given from the chair, and then followed " Success to Nell Gwynne and Messrs. Archer and Holt," which toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm, and responded to by both parties. " The Prosperie y of the Drama," and other toasts were pro posed and handsomely received. The whole arrangements gave great satisfaction, and confirmed the increasing reputa tion of this excellent tavern. FORGED BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.—On Saturday an individual, under pretence of hiring lodgings during the Exhibition, passed three forged IC/. notes in Brompton, and on Thursday uttered in a like manner in Brompton forged notes amounting to 601. He is about 28 years of age, rather tall, sallow complexion, light hair, and sandy whiskers under the chin ; dressed in black, blue cravat, and a hat with or namental band. PRICES OF SHARES IN B_INFE.S . , " , .NCE, AND OTHER COY- PANIES' STOCK. From the Offivial List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17. 70 1 117T-STOCIFIL 158192L5. Dividend per SLuno of Company. Aiinum. arrour.t of Share. astralasia .......... Britsh or th American Ceylon Commercial of London Colonial .. Gloucestershire lonian .... ........ London and County .. Londe and Westminstr London Joint-Stock... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, Xew......... Motional of Ireland .. Nat,Provncial of Eng. Ditto, Now. South Australia .... Union of Australia.... Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... 41. per cent. N. per cent. 61. per cent. 2/. per cent. 15/per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per sent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. .Z a. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 Price. GA.S-IaGIIT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. i Annum. Share. ---- --• --...... A. a. d. A. a. d. British ••••••.. • • • • .. 11. 40 0 0 It 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial •• • • 1/. is. 20 0 0 20 0 0 ' 184 Brighton ...... ••• • .. 81. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• •• 61. leo 0 0 150 0 0 - JontinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 81 5 0 - Equitable .. .. .. - .... 505. 60 0 0 50 0 0 27 Imperial .........• -3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ditto .............. - 50 0 0 50 0 • - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 7 10 0 Phoania ............. 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 5134 Rate= .... . ...... ~. 61. 100 0 0 . 90 0 0 - United General ...... 11. 50 0 0 60 0 0 15 91'estmiuster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 4634 Ditto, New .. .. -.. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 934 Z.IST 0.7 SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - -- - £ a. d. £ 8. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1993{ Jaledonlan Bank City of Glasgow Bank GI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% llydesdale Bank •• •• lommercial Bank •• • •:astern Bank...• - - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 91. 4s. dinb.Sallasgow Bank 61. per cent. 80 0 50 0 4% &r.ehangeßnk of Scot.. 4/.percent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15% \rational Bank 6% per cent. 60 0 0 10 0 0 15 I'ortltof Scetlandßank 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2/.175. R,oyalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 131 Crnionßank of Scotland 81. percent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 Western Bank •.•• •• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71 Alliance Fire and Life 3%1.pr cent. le 0 0 le 0 0 21 British Guarantee Oaledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. - 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. Se Colonial Life .... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 21. Os. F.ldinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21 Eng. t Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 013 L us gational Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 248.0 d North British Incur. •• 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 1 28 Scottish Union Inarnee. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 24a .6d Standard Life .••• .. - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 I 1134 United Dep.Acsurance Si.per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 'l7s 6d IVEISCEMMANIEOI7SI. Dividend Amount Nam , . of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. a. d. Z. a. d. Assam Tea •• .. •• •• - - 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 \notion Mart •• •• •• •• 21. 58. 50 0 0 - 2634 kustralianAqriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Australian Trust - - 61. per cent. - 85 0 0 20 knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10e. 10 0 0 10 0 0 203( Ditto. Half Shares - - 2 10 0 6 British American Land - -- 38 10 0 14% Canada ......... •• Uppr Canada Bonds fif. per cent. - - - Ditto ditto - - 107% City Navigation Bends 31 per cent. - - 96 Gen. Revers. Sic luvest. 513. c.Sibs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 9134 Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c. & bs. 61 100 0 0 100 0 0 1099 Ditto New - 50 0 0 210 0 234 Gen.SteamNavigatien 10 p.et.&bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28 riudson's Bay. ••••• • • - Stock. - 208 i Htmgerford ...... •• • . V. ss. - 100 0 0 47 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7 New Zealand Company - 25 0 5 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ - 2 5 0 0 12 10 0 - Russell Institution •• • • - - 26 5 0 - Peninalr& Orient.Stm. 81. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66 ' Reversionary Int. Soo. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 HO Royal Mail Steam •• • • 4/. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 C South Australian..... 11. per share. 2 6 0 0 25 0 0 274% Van Diems.n's Land.. - 100 0029 0 0 3 THE SURREY BURGLARS.—On Saturday John Isaacs, known as the captain of the S urre y gang, who had previously been committed by the m a g istrates of Lewes for the Uckfield burglary, was brought up at the Town-hall, Horsham, together with Samuel-Harwood and James house the Hamil ton, all three being charged with breaking into of Mrs. Stoner, at Kirdford, nearPetworth, in June last, and steawith l ing therefrom various articles o f property, in conjunction the two men who were executed last week for the Frimley murder. The circumstances of this, which resemble those of the Frimley burglary, we stated when Samuel Harwood was formerly before the magistrates. A variety of evidence tend ing to implicate the prisoners was adduced, and Hamilton's statement, which we gave in a former number, was read over, when all three were fully committed to take their trial at the next assizes. REPRIEVE or MuuDrErus.—Maria Clarke, who was convicted at the last Suffolk assizes for the murder of her infant child, by burying it alive, has had her sentence com muted to transportation for life. Very strong recommenda tions were forwarded to the Home-office through Mr. Dasent, the counsel who defended this unhappy woman, to the effect that she bed only.lieen confined a very short time, that she had spent the night wandering about in the inclemency of the weather, and that she was obviously, and from various causes, quite incapable of knowing what she was about or of being accountable for her actions. Bridget Lyons is also reprieved. Her conviction was chiefly obtained through the accusations of her husband, Patrick Lyons, who has, since th e sentence passed on him , revealed the truth—that his wife, although present, not only had no part in the murder for which they were condemned , but, on the contrary, did all she could to dissuade him from the commission of the brutal I and savage act. --- STATUE OF LORD GEORGE BENTINCIL—The model for a testimonial statue to the late Lord George Bentinck, will be in the Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. It has been greatly admired, and Prince Albert on his visit last week, inspected it for 4010 time.—Lynx Advertiser. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United B , _rvice Gazette.) TATTOO IN THE LIMERICK GARBlSoN.—Considering the advanced state of the spring, and the length of time which has tranepired since the period at which the tattoo of the soldiers should be extended, it is strange that not the slightest symptoms have as yet appeared of an intention to give the troops serving within the Limerick District the henefit of the indulgence. It is now nearly a whole mcnth since ono of the bravest generals in the service caused the tattoo of the soldiers serving within his district to be prolonged; and surely when the conduct of other regiments deserves equal favour, the withholding it is not only incousistent with the customs of tha service?, but to all intents and pur poses unjust. What delight can any career have in campelling the men under his command to be in bed during the grey twilight? PRGTECTIoN AT TARGET PALL-PRACTICE. —A cor respondent suggests that, with the view of guarding against accident to the markers at target practice, the target should 'be divided by lines into eleven different compartments, the centre ones running down the whole length of the target, being numbered from one to five (three occupying a square contiguous to the bull's-eye), and the side compartments consisting of three eac h, being the remaining numbers of 6,7, and 8, and 9, 10, and 11; and that the numbers should be so lightly drawn as only to be visible at a distance of thirty yards. At fifteen yards to the left front, it is proposed that a guard box of sheet iron, just large enough to shield two men, be placed, with one man to watch and report each shot, while the other man telegraphs the same by hold ing up the number of the compartment within which the shot has struck the target—or he might note down in a book the position of each consecutive shot. The former plan, however, would be the best, and the number ex hibited could always be made out by means of a recon noitring teleScope. STAFF, EAST latmEs.—Major-General Henry God win, C. 8., has been appointed to the Staff in the East Indies, vice Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, deceased. Major-General Godwin proceeds to the Bengalfresideecy. This appoi n t ment cannot f a il to give satisfaction in India. Officers and men in that country have confidence in those generals who have had local experience, and General Godwin's has been purchased in peace and in war. After a fair share of Peninsular service, including the battles of Tarifa and Barossa, and the memorable pessarea of the Douro, he went to India, in command of the 4?st. Ho then pro ceeded vu the expedition to Burmab, and distinguished himself greatly in the storming of Martaban, Tantabain, and the battle of Sembike. He subsequently returned to Madras and commanded a division of the army. Brevet Colonel William Turner, Unattached, has been granted the Good Service Pension of 1001. per annum, vice Fella, deceased. The grant has operation from the 14th ultimo. THE ADMIRALTY AND THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.— The Right Hon. the First Lord, Sir F. Baring, Bart., has proceeded to his country seat, Stratton Park, Harts; his private Secretary, Captain Charles Eden, has gone to Wimbledon. Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., left town this morning for a country tour. Rear-Ad miral Berkeley, C. 8., is staying at Glen Usk Park, Crickhowell. The Hon. W. Cowper has proceeded to Brighton. Mr. Secretary Parker is at Rotherham. PRESERVATION OF SHIP'S COPPER. MT. Peacock, who hes been permitted by the Admiralty and the Pe ninsular and Oriental Company to try various expe riments, with a view to the preservation of the bottoms of iron ships, has now brought forward a composition for preserving the bottoms of coppered wooden vessels. The Admiralty have offered him the opportunity of trying it, and have ordered at all the dockyards, that the next new coppered bottom ship shall receive a coating of the liquid, in order to test the merits of the invention. Captain Herbert Schoenberg., promoted last year for his gallantry when in command of the Cormorant, 6, steam sloop, on the coast of Brazil, has come home in the Brazilian packet. Commaander Rivers, who a short time since proceeded to the coast of Africa in command of the Volcano steam vessel, has come home invalided is the Brazil steam packet. He could scarcely have reached his station. He only commissioned the chip in December lest. THE WEST INDIA SQUADRoN.—The Commander-in- Chief, Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., was at St. Vincent, March 10, and was to leave the following day for Bermuda to hail the arrival of his successor Vice Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H. Commander Bennett, of the Imaum, was at Port Royal, March 14. AD3IIRAL SIR E. CODRINGTON, G.C.B.—We regret to hear that this venerable end most distieguis hed officer, the second senior Admiral of the Red, is so seriously ill that it is not expected he will live out the right. The gallant officer is now in the 82d year of his age. By letters from her Majesty's ship Herald, surveying vessel, Capt. Kellett, C. 8., dated the beginning of March, Simon's Bay, ate are sorry to announce the demise of Paymaster and Purser Thomas Woodward, of that ves sel. The Herald may be hourly expected. She has been in commission for an unusually long period, Capt. Kellett's appointment being daled Feb. 8, 1845. A MAN SHOT BY A CLERGYMAN. (From the Carlisle Journal.) We have this week to record one of the most lamentable occurrences that have over fallen within the sphere of our duties in this neighbourhood, resulting in the loss of a valuable life, in the prime of manhood, by the hands of a clergyman of the Church of England. The scene of this shocking catastrophe is Walton—a village about three miles north of Brampton—the victim one of the most respectable and respected yeomen of the district. and the unfortunate cause of the death the clergyman of the parish. The deceased was Mr. William Armstrong, of Sorbie Trees, in Bewcastle, a large farmer and considerable land-owner, about 38 years of age, married and having two children. He was a man highly respected in his neighbourhood, open hearted, generous, and hospitable. On Wednesday ho visited Brampton for the purpose of making arrangements for the completion of the pur chase of some property which he had recently bargained fey. It was market day, and meeting with a number of friends from different parts of the country, had drunk somewhat freely, and when he left Brampton, about eight o'clock in the evening, was apparently the worse of liquor. He was on horseback, and proceeded home wards by way of Cambeck Bridge and Walton. At the inn at Cambeck Bridge ho had stopped and had more drink, about eleven o'clock at night—stopping about a quarter of an hour, in company with two friends—Mr. Thomas Richardson, of Solmain, and Mr. Elliot. All three left the public-house together, and Mr. Armstrong soon cantered forward, leaving his friends behind, and was not again seen alive. We now remove the scene to the parsenego house at Walton, about a mile from the public-house at Cam beck Bridge. At Walton, a little beyond the parish church, the road diverges in three different directions — leading on the extreme left to Walton Mill, in the centre to Bewcastle (the homeward road of the deceased), and on the right to the parsonage house, occupied by the Rev. Joseph Smith, the incumbent, and his family. The distance between the Bewcastle road and the par sonage road is about 40 yards. It was now about hail . - past eleven o'clock and a fine moonlight night. From the main road to a gate leading to the shrubbery at the entrance of the parsonage grounds is a distance of 66 yards, and from this gate to the front door of the par sonage is 45 yards. Mr. Smith had not gone to bed—but all the rest of the family had retired. About half-past eleven o'clock he heard a knocking at the study window : this was soon after repeated. Mr. Smith proceeded to the study, did something to the window-shutter for the pur pose of making a noise, then armed himself with a six-barrelled revolving pistol, which he kept loaded in a drawer in the study, and proceeded to the front door, making a great noise in opening it, stepped outside, fired the pistol three or four times, and then went back into the house—closing the door after him. Nothing more was seen or heard till about seven o'clock in the morning, when the body of Mr. Armstron discovered just inside the gate, quite dead On out side of the gate there were marks t o sho w that thea 13 orse had been fastened up there, and that it had stood a considerable time. Shortly afterwards Mr. Armstrong's pony—a white one, it way be necessary to remark--Was found at Walton Eigg, about a mile from Walton, on its way home. On a peat ?notion examination of the body of the de ceased, it was found that there were two bullet wounds —the first and fatal one bad entered the right breast, about four inches below the nipple—had passed through the liver, entered the posterior wall of the stomach, passing thence by the lower cavity of the chest on the left side, without wou ndin g the lung, and finally l o d g i ng close to the skin between the tenth and eleventh ribs. Here considerable swelling was exhibited on the outside, and a bruised and blackened appearance was presented. The second ball had entered at the back part of the right s houlder —coursed along beneath the shoulder joint, and made its exit in front of the shoulder, and was found, on the body being stripped, lying under the right arm-pit. The bullets, which were about the size of a small bean, hat passed through a topcoat, a dress -coat, a thick waistcoat, a linen shirt, and two flannel shirts—at what distance the shots must have been fired, to perform such fatal work, it must be for others better acquainted than ourselves with the force of gunpowder when exploded tour inces in through rev o l v i ng b arre l s o f f h exploded through to decide. As may readily be imagined, there was very great ex citement amongst the inhabitants of the village and neighbourhood, and wherever the fatal recurrence be came known, the strongest feelings were excited. THE NEMPNETT MURDER.—The execution of John Wiles and John Smith, who, it will be remembered, were convicted at the recent assizes at Taunton of the wilful mur der of William Wilkins, a shopkeeper, residing at Nempnett Somersetshire, under circumstances of peculiar atrocity, i' fixed to take place on Wednesday next, the 210 ins tant. Both admit committing the robbery, but each endeAvou!.s to shift the guilt of murder upon the other. The chaplain ?f, Wilton county gaol, where they are now under sentence tccvi death, has been most unremitting in his bringendeavours to an the unhappy culprits to a sense of their ay. fill condition, l eclt i d s his religious admonitions seem to have taken fl t expected a detailed confession will be made by one if not both of the murderers. The execution will take place at the north west end of the prison, and the usual and proper precautions have been taken by the prison aut horities. THE PULSE or THE LionsE.—During 849 is, per haps, the most favourable time forcounting the p u l se an d pulse is 3 . 2, 2S ; it i s set respiration of any horse in health; the average it rarely rises as high as 36, or sinks below higher ✓ by v eterinarians, but the fore g oing is considered most correct. In ordinary breathing the respirations are six per minute ; during sleep not more than four. This it is very important to know, because disordered respiration forms one very i mportant par t H of veterinary su rgery. I n j u d g i ng o f " t h at material pointwind gallop a horse out of breath, agitate his respiration, and then let him rest in quiet, and his disturbed heaving at the flanks will speedily subside, if sound; if the horse's lungs are diseased the breathing will require several minuted ter kubsidence. SPORTING NOTES. No, XXXVIII. ODDS AND ENDS FROM NEWMARKET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sr ,—Ere this meets the eyes of the public Balsamo or the Squaw vi iil have won the f") 0 Sovs. Stakes, A.F., Coticula and Barcelona will have run home first and se cond for the 200 Sovs. Stakes, and Uriel and Bordeaux wiil have won their respective matches; but, with the exception of the struggle between Balsamo and the Sartaw (the former in the Derby and the latter in the 04k.), they will not have any effect upon any race of consequence in the womb of time. For the 2,000 Gui neas, to-morrow, the field, it is presumed, will consist of the following:—Newminster, cult by Touchstone out of Mountain Sylph, The Confessor, Hernandez, Aolug, Midas, Cnmus, Glenhawla, and, perhaps, Exeter and Buckhound. Newminster's arrival at Newmarket on Saturday was telegraphed up to town immediately, and completely electrified some of the list proprietors, who had been laying twenties and thirties against him; it is said, however, that he is not quite up to the mark, but whether so or no, he shall be my cock boat—my forlorn hope en the occasion. Leav ing hina out of the question, I must still stand to my colours in the order I planted them last week; at the same time believing that very little space w ill di v ide the squire's colt from the Confessor and Hernandez. The other horses in the race I have no fancy for whatever. The 300 Sovs. Stakes will be contested by Bor deaux, Tomboy, and Nutcracker, and they w ill, i n a ll probability, find their way home as I have placed them. No other change of any importance, with the exception of a report concerning Phlegra, whom, it is said, has either broken down or gone dead amiss. The betting this morning show 3 but a slight alteration since Saturday on the Newmarket eve n t s; the only dif ference is in Newioinster anal Exeter for the 2,000 Guineas (the former finding back ers at 10, 8, and 7 to 1, the latter being minus them at 20 to 1), and Aphro dite, Pussy, and Phlegra for the 1,1300 Guineas; the Irat named is quoted at 5 to 4,6 to 4 taken f reely; the second at 10 to 1, and the third at . any p r i ce that may be required. I am, Sir, yours, & c . THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 21, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING ME E TING. INTEw:IARKET, SATuaDAY NI . GHT —The following are the recent arrivals:—Mountain Sylph colt, Faux-pas, Minimum, Joe o'Sot, c by Touchstone out of Camp Fol lower, c by Hetman Platoff, dam by Camel, Barcelona, Glendale, Cariboo, Clarissa, Old Dan Tucker, Edward of York, CT leuhawk, Ginevra, Balsamo, Buckhonnd, 800, Anspach, Hernandez, The Squaw, Theorem, Uriel, Newminster, Croupier, Iris. Aphrodite, Confessor, Juggernaut, areas, and one or is o others are expected before to-morrow or Monday. The late Sir Gilbert Hea.thcote'a horses in training will come to the hammer, at Tattersall's, on Monday, the sth of May, and the brood mares and young stock shortly after. There can ba no doubt, from the supe riority of the blood, that many of the lots will realise great prices. BETTING ON SATURDAY NIGHT. 2,000 GUINEAS STARES. 2to 1 agst Confessor I to 1 ag s t Gl en h awk ( t ) 3 to 1 agst Mountain Sylph c I 8 to 1 agst Hernandez (t) 1,000 GUINEAS STARES, 11 to 8 agst Aphrodite I 3to 1 agst Iris. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 agst Rhesus (t) 20 to 1 agst Italian 15 to 1 agst Kent's lot (t) I 25 to 1 agst Haricot 16 to 1 agst Nancy 25 to 1 agst Backbiter 16 to 1 agst Rtn,sborough 33 to 1 agst Kt of Avenel 16 to 1 agst Montague 1,000 to 10 agstLadyEvelyn NEWMARKET. SUNDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR MONDAY. 50/. Plate; last three miles of B.C. Fernhill, 6 yrs; Fireater, 5 yrs; Nutcracker, 4 yrs; Cariboo, 4 yrs; b e by Dromedary, dam by Mulatto, 4 3 rs. Sweepstakes of 10 sous_ eLch, for tbreoyrs old. Winner to be sold for 200/. T.Y.C. Crouper, Trinket, Harp, Guy Manncring. Handicap. T.Y.C. Westport, 5 yrs, Bst 71b; b f by Slane out of Palmyra, 3 yrs, Est 7!b; Nondescript, 3 yrs, sat Mb. California and Merry Peel pay forfeit in their matches with Bordeaux. Cnceus arrived here yesterday afternoon. Confessor and Aphrodite will not be here unlit to-morrow. A great deal of rain has fallen this evening, and the prospect of fine weather, favourable in the extreme until this afternoon, has voxishe.l. LATEST BETTING AT NEWMARKET. MONDAY MORNING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Mountain Sylph colt. 3 to 1 apt Confessor. 6 to 1 agst Hernandez. OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg. 8 to 1 agst Iris. 8 to 1 agst Aphrodite. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Carmarthenshire hds. will meet on Tuesday at Llan boldy Village, at 11. Pytchley lads., Wed., Pea-green; Thurs., Oundle wood-1131. Lord Southampton's hds., Thurs., Wakefield-lawn —l2. Captain H. Lewis's harrs., Tues., Thurs., and Sat., 13ambleton-11. Tindale hds., Wed., Rothley Village-10. " NOT TO BE DONE." The gentleman who bet 501. that Grecian won the 2,000 Guineas, with an officer late of the 44th Regiment, and who has just sold out of that regiment, is particu larly requested to send his name and address to the Porter at Tattersail's Rooms before he pays that bet, as it was returned as a commission, and is payable not to that officer, but to the party who inserts this notice. FOREIGN REFUGEES. [We have a melancholy interest in giving publicity to the following announcement, and in doing so com mend it,with all earnestness, to the consideration of those generous hearts who still sympathise in the fall of Hun gary and in the miseries of the exiled Hungarians. — ED, Sun.] The recent occurrences at Liverpool, and allusions in Parliament to the alleged conspiraciee of the foreign re ftwees now in London, have induced the undersigned to make inquiries with regard to the Hungarian exiles, and to satisfy themselves that any such charges against them are utterly groundless. These unfortunate men, though too Trona to whine as mendicants, have been uniformly found ready to avail themselves of any opportunity to earn a living, and men of literary and scientific attainment s, as well as military rank and hereditary property, have cheerfully entered upon situations affording the most scanty maintenance, while more than one has, by rigid economy, contrived to repay advances made them i n their exigency. By the providence of God, and the self-sacrificing ex ertions of some few individuals, no Hungarian refugee has hitherto wanted bread in London, but the funds for merly subscribed have been more than exhausted, and there yet remain several families (most of th em o f officers of high civil and military rank)in the most needy circumstances. It is to assist these to America, where all their coun trymen have been well received, and satisfactorily em ployed, that the undersigned have formed themselves into a committee; they will have the advice and the as sistance of Mr. F. Pulzky (the late agent for the Hun garian Government in London, and former Under-&-cre tary of State in Count Louis Batthiany's Ministry), and pledge themselves to the strict appropriation of the fund to the above object, in aid of which they invite the contributions of the public. D. W. Witton, 2, Crosby-square ... G, T. Kemp, 34, Spital-aquare ... J. Vanner, 15, Spital-square ... .. Roger Cunliffe, jun., 24, Bucklersbury (who will act 10 as treasurer) P. C. Leckie, 11, Copthall-court ... 10 C. M. Robison, 66, Coleman street Each of the above will be happy to receive further subscriptions. .£IO --- LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending April 19, 1851 ... £10,864 15 1 Traffic —Week ending April 20, 1850 ... 8,032 2 2 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 129,743 211 Total of the half-year, to this date, k5O 118,672 11 2 Total number of Passengers—Week ending April 19, 1831 64,503 Passengers ... £8,600 4 7 Goods 2,26410 6 Total ... ... £10,864 15 1 Total miles open, 1851, 17314 ; ditto, 1810, 171 1 4. London Terminus, April 21, 1851. FRENCH ACTION AGAINST MR. LUMLEY. M. Bayard, one of the authors of the French piece La Fille du Regiment, and the heiis of Donizetti, the composer, who set it to music, yesterday brought an action before the Tribunal of Commerce, against Mr. Lumley, director of the Italian Theatre, to recover a certain sum for the performance of that opera. The opera had originally been written in French, and brought out at the Opera Comique. Blr. Lumley had it translated into Italian, and represented at London. Desirous of bringing out this translation at Paris, he caused an appli cation to be made to Messrs. Bayard and de St. Georges, as authors of the words, for an authorisation to perform the piece. The latter consented, the former refusA, but, not• withstanding this refusal the piece was performed. Mr. Lumley did not consider it necessary to make any applica tion to the heirs of Donizetti fur permissi ,n to use the music, as he was not a Frenchman. It appeared that toe playing of the opera without the authorization of M. Bayard was the consequence of some misunderstanding, but, never theless, the tribunal condemned Mr. Lumley to pay that gentleman 365 f. 22c. ; and with respect to the demand of Donizetti's heirs, it held that though Donizetti was not a Frenchman, he was entitled to the protection of the French law; and it accordingly condemned him to pay them 730 f. 10c.— Galignani's Messenger. INCIDENTS OF THE CENSUS.—The following speci• men of womanly assumption was given in one of the census returns not a hundred miles from College-street, Portsea : " Jane , wife, head of the family, manglingwoman. John ----, husband, turns my mangle." —Portsmouth Times. STRANGE COINCIDENCE. — The editor of the Bangor Mercury says that he knows two individuals who are cousins, have the same name, whose fathers were brothers whose mothers were sisters, and whose wives are sisters. He chal lenges the whole world for a similar conincidence. The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, which would leave Boston on the 9th and Halifax on the 11th inst., bringing letters and papers from New York of the Bth, and telegra phic accounts via Halifax to the 10th instant, is now tully due at Liverpool, and may be hourly expected to arrive. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE THEATRE.-011 , Saturday evening last, Mr. Phillips was performing Rob; Roy, in the drama of that name, and had arrived at the part, of the play where he had to cross a platform—at some height . above the stage—when the platform which had not been secured, gave way , and both Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Swift, who was also ripen it, were precipitated to the stage, to the great fright of the spectators. Mr. Swift fortunately escaped injury; but Mr. Phillips sustained a severe dislocation and fracture of the joint of the right' ancle. The unfortunate gentleman still remains in a very precarious state, bat it is hoped that amputation will not be necessary ; there is little doubt, however, that the accident will unfit him for his pro fession. Immediately after the accident the house was dis missed.—Lynn Advertiser. DETERMINED SUICIDE.—An inquest was taken by Mr. Bedford, at the Feathers, Pimlico, on view of the body of G. S. Dalroy, Esq., aged thirty-five, who resided in Bel me g ch ra a v r e-road, Pimlico, where he committed suicide by dis gd c a i r pistol s t t a h n r c o s u s g : h —u his v i head, dene under eNva s given the following servant d e . that on Thu rs d ay morn i ng l ast , a b ou t nine o'clock, he heard a loud report in deceased's room, when, on going there, he found him ly s i m ng el ien f his bed, bleeding from his head, while there was a o in gunpowder in the room.. Mr. H. Pren dergast, Lincoln's- barrister. said that he had known de ceased Gibraltar, employed le was for some years at Malta and many years, He the Government as a civil engi neer. He had relinquished that h profession some months. About twelve months since Pecuniary e e rication with deceased and was married. In Sep tember last witness had a communication embarrassment. He He had raised some affairs, as he was in money on reversionary interest, whi c h w expended. haisstta'atmeioly: cinonresiCelreer'a)bcele These difficulties, witness was of opinion,as nearly mind, and he had latterly appeared to be labouring upon his uring under despondency. The witness knew that deceased great thought he could not recover from his difficulties. Mr. G. Johnson, surgecn, said, that on n for ursday morning l as t h e was sent to see the deceased. There was a pistol, which had been recent'y discharged, on the bed. Deceased died in three mi nutes. Witness examined the body, and observed an ori fice on both sides of the mouth. The lower jaw was blown away, the whole of the upper jaw shattered, and a portion of the brain protruded through his nostrils. Verdict, Temporary insanity. The King of the Belgians is expected to arrive i n town from Brussels earl' in the ensuing month. The Luke of Saxe Coburg Gotha (brother of Prince Albert) and the Prince of Leiningen are 0 arrive in the course of the same month. The two former are to be the guests of her Majesty, the latter of the Duchess a Kent.—Weekly Chronicle. 50 0 0 40 0 0 IZIESITILLLNC 33 CO3VEIP.E.33TIES. Dividend Amount II Name of Company. f per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --- - A a. d. X a. d. Albion ...... •••• - • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 8 86 Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s fid &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 21% Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 6 p ct.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Atlas ......... Argun Life --•• . • • 4/.per cent. 100 6 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .• 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 86 Crown ••.••.• . . • •• • • 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 Eagle European Life •.• • • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid.. 11% General ............ - - i 0 0 514 Gbbe - 136 Guardian • • .... ••• • • • 51. per cent 100 0 0 48 0 0 56 Imperial Fire -.•• • .• 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 245 Imperial Lit ........ 12s. 100 0 41 10 0 0 1834 Indemnity Marine- •• 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 I 47% Law Fire - - ........ - 108 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life •••••••••• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 46 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4% Licanctod Viotualletn3 • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - London Fire ...... -20 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1 7% London Ship . .... 20s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% iLarine.. -••••• • • - .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 15 Sled. Invlld &Gen. Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 2 p 0 2% National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Phoenix • - - 155 Professional Life .... •• 51. per cent. 6 & 0 010 0 19s. Od Provident Life ••..• • • • 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 Mock Life ...... .. .... ss. 5 0 0 010 0 6 34 Royal Exchange 6/. p.ct. & bs. Stock. - 220 Sun Fire. - - 209 Ditto Life 1/. 6s. - -I 48 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 4 Universal Life........ 10% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life . Si. per cut. - 412 6 5% 137.A.TE1111-WOR E.S. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. A a. d. East London ••• • • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 155% Grand Junction .. •• • • 4/. per cut,. 50 0 0 - 71 Kent- .... .. .• ••• • • • 41. per cat. 100 0 0 - 80 Lambeth ---• • - - ( 51. per ent. 100 0 0 - 97 New Rivr Lndn Erdge 1 41. Os. - - 57% Vauxha11'............ I AI. per cut. 100 0 0 _ 1 97 West Middlesex • . . 61.05. pr cnt. - - 189 DOOMS. Divideld Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. A a. d. A s. d. Commercial .......... 4/. pr cent. Stock. - 84 East and West Dad , a ... 6/. pr cent. Static. - 145 East Country - - Lonrion hi. pr cent. Stook. - 113 Ditto Bonds•• -. • - 41. per cent. - - - it. Katharine .. .. ••• . 3% per cent. Stook. - 76 Ditto Bonds • • • • 4 41. pr cent. - - - Southampton ••• •• .. •• 2/. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 15 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name Of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z. a. d. A. a. d. Charing-cross • • • • .... - _ - 15 Southwrk ••..•• • • • • - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 7% P.O. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo ••••••• • •• • • - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall ••.. • • • AT. 11. 70 10 3 - 15 C8N.863613.. o 4 .2, \Dividend Names of .; Dividend p rice Names , per Companies. .4 per -- Cerepamos. .., Anntusi. p r i ce . se Annum. uo 1 A £I Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. • 100( 21.105. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Neath ••• • - • 100\ 161. - Irknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Oxford.. •- - • 100 , 201. 169 Birmingham 40 41. 92 Peak Forest. 7$ I 31. 18s. 10 Coventry.. • • 100 251. 200 Regent's •• - 331 11. 3s. 18% Derby ••• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale..-• lib ' 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 133 365. 28% Somrset Call 150 71.105. - IrandJunctn 100 4/. pr. ct. 61 Do.LkFd St 12 6l.p. c. - De., 6 pr. Ct. 10 - IS% 'Stffrd &ware 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 3334 Shrewsbury.. 125 - t;rand Union 100 i 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbridgv.. Irennt& Avn 39, 41. 04. 3% Severn and? 145 201. 290 21. 09. 24 Lancaster . 100 41. - Wye Rail. i 26 Leeds& Livrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& 41. 46 Leicester ..• . 100 Si. 66 Birming. 3 100 Getcstr&Nth 83' 41. 44% Warwickl4.l Loughborogh 142, 701. 510 Napton,.. 3 100 3L 35 tfonmouthsh 100 81. - Worcatr &I 78 31. 40% Vntgemrysh 100, - - Birming. Nieltnliwbry 100 - - Wilta & Brka -11 x. 6% Paid. .9. S. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 • 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 CUMBERLAND ANT) WESTMORELAND WRESTLING AT HOIINSEY-WOOD•HOUSE. FRIDAY, APRIL 18.—The success that has attended this society from its formation to the present time, des pite its change of locality and petty disagreements in its executive, has been progressive, and in every way cheer ful and satisfactory. For the last two years it flourished arid grew vastly in public favour at that well-known fixture, Copenhagen-house; but a dissolution took place, which it is not for us to dilate upon, and the above locality selected as the most fitting and eligible within a like distatce of the metropolis. From the assemblage congregated within the arena to witness the sport, if numbers and respectability be any test, the choice of the executive committed must prove not only satisfactory but gratifying to its subscribers, upwards of 6,000 hav ing paid at the gate for admission, many of whom were put to great straits to catch even a glimpse of the dif ferent competitors. The arena was erected in the garden of the hotel, covered in with canvas, with a raised stage four feet d which from the ground, thirty feet by forty feet'rounalordin au amphitestre of seats were raised, thereby The g an excellent sight from all points of t r he_p . l!. Thwaites and ar rangements, under the directions of . M d . li t h e. sport . from the com mencement all that could be desired, Mr. Margetaon, the Hon. Sec., assiste by the stewards, continued with the utmost a number on t the . list, and speaks mencem al e it n y t ,, t w o h th ic e n, en fo d r s h o eing punctuality, p d a iff st cr t:e t i c v ' e n th e e s‘ f ts ollowing _ement. HALF•2nLE Bace.-- . greatly the favour thecteArr ntonfhvnaiassitatts. s r h ac e e r , win went which was decided Gre son 1- under:—Corporal E. Greg son, et prize; P. Sherwin, a th s ed; en d T. Williamson, men i c s a o m r e a n to . the 3d; Caldwell and Bow away with den a th A e t po s s t t at fo ti r u t g h , l3 the l ea d, which he maintained for the first quarter of a wile, w h en he was passed by Corporal G ' regeon, who wen t on with it to the end, and won cleverly by four yards, Sherwin second, Willi amson, third; Caldwell and Burden gave up nearly a quarter of a mile. After this a rush was made to secure a fitting seat to witness the " wrestling" in the temporary theatre, which, as we have before stated, was speedily densely filisd, lend the play comme nce d w i t h t h e ELEVEN STONE MEN.-20 competed, and after a pro longed and interestieg display of the " back hold wrostle," especially that between Private G. Irving and J. Dixon Om winner of this prize last year), was de cided in favour of Private G. Irving, who was loudly applauded on his success. The All Weights, embracing 40 representatives of the two counties, followed in succession, and p r oduced a series of bouts which for skill, d e t erm i na tion, and in 0- mitable energy, we seldom saw equalled, and the prize, to the surprise of all, was carried off by J. Dixon, one of the light weights, a feat, admitted by a ll the beet judges, that has not taken place for very many yeyears.He woo the light weight prize last year, and only lost it by one on the present occasion, and he now gained b gained the laurels in this unequal contest with somelst, la of th e land his est men of the heavy division. Dixon is under... i. suc cess, as it richly deserved from his sk lll and style, was was rewarded with immense cheers , and he carried on the shoulders of his admirers to the hotel. After the sports were ended, a move took p lace t owards the dinner table, to which a gnat numberf sat down. Mr. R. Thwaites eulogised the condu ct 0 the, competitors, _ the orderly condue. ot all, and i and straightforward trusted that the a l / 4 113: an inc present example ' "entivo to all to persevere in upholdin w ortp that to all and every one, having the s ' boyhood ' a recollection of his s happy hours, was the medium of w hiling a tedious leisure, and a stimulant to perseve ra nce which he t ruste d they had benefited from in latter years. The usual toasts having been given and duly responded to, the cheirman then handed over the prizes to the fortunate Winners as under:— nil; ELEVEN STONE MEN. Ist Prize. Private G. Irving, Coldstream Guards, Cum berland, 81. and champion's belt. 2d Prize. John Dixon, King's Meaburn, Westmore land, 4/. 3d Prize. G. Steel, Walby, Cumberland, 21. 4th Prize. J. Todd. Brampton, Cumberland, 24 sth Prize. G. Kackthorpe. Westmoreland, it. 6th Prize. J ose ph Sc o tt, Keswick, Westmoreland, 11. 1/. 7th Prize. G. Wilson, Graystock, Cumberla nd, l 6th Prize. W. Stoker, Windermere, Westmore and , 1/. ALL WEIGHTS. Ist Prize. John Dixon, King's Meaburn, Wesmoreland, 81. and champion's belt.' 2d Prize. Corp. Joseph Dixon, 2d Life Guards, Wilton, Cumberland, 41. 3d Prize. Sergeant Chalmers, Fusilier Guards, Bramp ton, Cumberland, 21. 4th Prize. Nelson Cain, Workendon, Cumberland, 2L sth Prize. Thos. Atkinson, Old Town, Westmoreland, 11. 6th Prize. Robt. Richardson, Warcop, Westmoreland, 14 7th Prize. J. Robinson, Graystock, Cumberland, 11. Bth Prize. M. Po Imer. Cumberland, 1/. The annual value of . the property assessed to the poor-rates for the township of Leeds, for the year ending 1850 at Lady-dayrt vas 261,969/. ; the amount levied was. 01,01 i., at us. lid. la poupd, .. y `,~ . f . F • • • _ O 111 1111 NI II