The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-19 00:00:00

•r. 5. vih ilig . ll Jfirneo -1 0-sqncre, he encountered the prisoner, t r f tt ,e'Ked him to treat her to something to drink. He Per s i a h er request, and desired her to go away, but . she ed in following hire to his lodgings. On arriving at N 4 t h . latter he opened the door with the latch key and or , llll „,, s '' L lf in, when the prisoner forced her way in and gre at , Lirn up stairs into his bed-room, where, to his rcatirprise iininediataly began to undress i herself. rti ( l.P'atedly re:tit:cited her quit the p.ac; , . She Le w " would not unless be gave her a sovcre:gn. A , l aaret de ,`"Tnined not to bcotsie a vi , :tim of extortion t , Sae then became very violent, threatened L e h a throat and s mas h his b— head, and said if Vale n'l" moneyatonzy she would take something as an equi list,,j . 81 ' 0 no sooner said this than she went to the to i r :" Ple o Q and to o k u p hi s p ra y er -b oo k s . He told her hos! th em down, and threatened, unless she left the th a r, to ca ll in the police. She said she did not mind thi ) I f: ti e, Would call out and make a noise, and smash all 4 4, 711144 r° in the room. The prisoner then Expressed was t t L re to lie down, as the was tired. Ho told her there her thFioda e bed to lie on, and in the morning he would give breakfast and a half-crown, to get rid cf her. hidogthe c ou ld not get any money out o f hi m , s h e vio t i d o of the shirt produced and ran away, saying she h h e „ , g him th e s hi r t aga i n a t n i ne o'clock, when Of t1 1 1 %. „7 11 ' expect the half•crown. He saw nothing more at the P rt aernT till last night., when he saw her in custody we ststion-hotie. oel, 0 4 1)b : 18 0, said he went this . morning,' about four st reet r ,! O the prisoner's lodgirgs, No. 4 a, Tachbrook th' and saw the landlady, who gave him ti ti t Produced. The prisoner was not at home. te4P , ell, 298 A, said, from information which be re r\lrst—rifreni Surerintendent Otway he went last night to I ‘,'" l t ( h - r ; °G 'Place, and tcok the prisoner into custody. 4 'a Iv aY to the station the said the prosecutor gave t th e The bier, 1 00 8 h P ri soner in defence said she went to the prosecu 2s: 61.°11se at hi s request , an d h e prom i se d to give her tight. and her breakfast if she stopped with him all s th e 1 - 10 did so, and took the shirt as a guarantee Th: ° kl°ll q, intending to return it again. edi thP r °secutor d en i e d th e p r i sone r's assertions, _and 114 ,_to V' ooBo n he promised her money was to induce ti a l'o the place quietly. AltnwicK committed her for trial. SOU s 1 1,„ iTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) i kon rcTari PERSONS.—Tbree well-dressed young '44'ol:fled ?awn, Grant, and Roberts, two of whom lietedeell t r an s ported, and the other several times with ktt ete er e brought before Mr. Beadon, charged d i n th - Berlt.p, to rob a gentleman is the Biackfriars-road. . °' eloef,"nt llarrig, 6L, said that a little after four th e ill that naornin,, ,, he was passing along, the Circus in coastatelkfriars-road when his attention was called by a Plitt r , (3 to the three prisoners, who were following a • tot e d -411 and a female. Knowing them all to be thieves th ttl ": l to go home and not follow the gentleman, 'va et 'Y went away. A little while afterwards wit -118 w ere again in company with the gentleman, and, d v ' e je in the act of sobbing him of his gold watch -e ro c'- "old of theta, and with the assistance of ono eri Leer conveyed them to the station. L, said he saw the prisoners in the Surrey rrni d rinkii , a before the bar, at three o'clock that . 6 1 w-s also near them with a ts ' c 'elt 4 % he lt e t% Ul(.l n him ' on ' leaving the house, to ,'„rob r ? the prisoners , as rie believed they intended h i "` , ticd t- „, ° gentl•rcan " The prisoners followed them 411 ,_ Of C' ; ee ting ' with . his sergeant, witness informed t , 4 1. r n - 1, 4 suspiciop s i ( Ae . v - 3' 41:101. 4—D:d . they succeed in committing any ; I let Sergeanit Harris—They did not, sir, but had ° Ne e ln IT at the time they would have stripped the Alr. t 4 n. 41 )ONT said that ho should remand them for a 14' I h n tICTIVE CONFLAGRATION l'A 1. ,'" :2 CI rY.—THE COIN-EXCHANGE -4ALLy DEMOLISHED. Th t , ---42,--- 144 bee taoroing one ( f the most Lstructive fires whic i h . I st , ( , fll known for many year br, ,i ko lno. o e u . t in Mar k• The fire 144 6 ' d' 437 ' e entiguous to the Corn -Exchange. f ro di y' by the police on duty : 1 1 ,1 4 1 4 °. 50, Mark -lane, occupied Tho building is I,:thein, wine and spirit merchants. by M y e d s i s m rs e . B A i' l s l u n i u n t g t Ashlin and kr,-'3' ctensive, and is also occupied C. i.',e,.l3resrnerchants; Bourne, wine and . White; 11:,:tuePe, ditto ; Messrs. sy b i y r i‘ it ir. merchant; M`Kenzi€'' occu kij: 840 Ellerby; Rohn G. Sadgrove, solicitors, is the Corn tasl7. aPartments. Adjoining to this ill s -t ie. The fire, as said above, Poli ce tst,o 'and an alarm was was iv dis t e l o in v g er . e dq'- expresses to the in r etel l : a ' It hen Mr. Braidwood sent given at the \ a h . discovered d trc b e y t 4114 s "Miens f,,r the brigade, who fromwer e the promptly west c f ," , kne e well the engine ,flames theD e t all hope of saw g Sti 4l li ti e li d d bffillseebut bw:fore it ir arrival tr neki such an ascendancy tha lho, a 'ea was gone, and the was 1 4t ktql, d j ° ining and the Corn-Exchange; • Exin object bu w t a , t o w - Save itmh : 4 1 . u itt the exertions of the firemenito the rear in b 1 , 41 44' 1 14 e, the fire communicated and a great n,_s e.. Ne "Itie to Nn 34 35, 364 - ' ' The police were 4 r B Le - s. '',. s N o . 52. -o stary 'actor , 37 38 and extended to h &Pre' evented tl • acti s • du'ies and pr . at irjr) eln their . m. uc . u . ed at abo t asser be placed on the .00 .. The amount of damage is estima li ot °( 4, bat no dependence can further oc ; _t,l ll td the official report is made out. station to give "ts„„lll,idwood returned to this .n. At ten t ttiC'Lons, as the fire was burning i ti g me the fire was som .n e like Cot s, At that fiercely at the rear - Tower were ordered tlisrjot under, but still burning the in a most alarmig 811 14; 1 ,:s Th e military from keep th e ground. FURTHER PARTICULARS. , d its ravages, and th, tT LI P t great A i .° 12 o'clock the fire continue tbabrought " 4 "Ita under subjection, the Corn-Exchange. '1, 48 had been done to but not before th, e cc nsterration Of t . on. Up to - 12 o'clock ,4,4e4:ttived baffles all d scripts and merchants, as I'l l tr , ft g L ue rumours as to the cause . en. could be ;iv en. I 'll e i ning like an accurate opinion of the fire were afloat . from 4siptlß44s O ccurring at day ithsta,nding the notw Il latf, t eea at any distance; , daylight prevented the flames f but, p a per was picked bp i ti was lo w a quantity ofhalf tsii, kaithgeld. Th e damage uri.,)_ engines a re still ittiv-I;ed at more than if to 12 o'clock was 44 to prevent any fresh outbreak 1 .01• 41 ., .A7 — ‘ll) ILLEGAL -`" 13 RouGHAm i N KNN-I trr NETTING. of the infor ti SEPT. 17.—1 n conseuene of . 0a 11144 cotbraunicated to a numbers, Anglin.. Associ -114,4 e ra of the Eaden and Eamons rod-fishers, employ of Lord h tilat 'aiiiing at Penrith and ,in the neighbourhood, ,kir ol , 1 L umber of men in the 14 euaul had, about a week ago, Associa tis4 ' ,liver Eanaont, in the preserves of been t s h ee e n netting kei e ltit h an illegal net, and that the fishers de terttrd by his Lordship and party, the d they were accom -4 Ped to surprise his Lordship an Accordingly, on o 4 ueir plans for that uose.his men, and d aY last l ofthe fishermen, namely—John f t i th ~, , e even J o h n Jackson, ke4ti t ) ks• Goodburn, innkeeper, . er ; B. Jame too, Lilac ; Nixon, Westtnoreland, joinf Sir G. ki Mus- Resvectlernan ; Thomas Hall, one it t i l 8 gatnekeepers ; W. 11 ' 1 0 e • e h twll ite, J. Broughton, and - 1 - ) Robinson, o s . ho r e . m r ak r e ic r e ; , J. north on a ,s-qiir,(',„Ner, Nvito had come into the Giant's t.; 14 , e-6 excursion, repaired to below tae at h place celled Barrick's G. Stream, in Musgrave, c3Ppwe'inlant, on the estate cf Sir L'areC to Nine Kirk Reline, where they their net. •tlae eirougharn and his men would cast a nd tilti other lay in ambush among tufts the stream tre k hu,er brushwood by the margin of of whins the aflle o'clock in the morning till u p the Iv, steh eleeon. They were then about to give _ them near . three in t hey 1 4°1 ' the day, but by the advice of one f 1 1 ,..e5t t} 3l. in wait a little longer, and at ten o minutes ~gette, three o'clock in the afternoon Lord Brougham's ,115;8*----a• White (his Lordship's 4 44 (an old lame man), T. Hindson (labourer), gardener), John thkBetiylitaf"g, and another, made their appearance ,- 1 . 1, sillu co Place where Presently two carriages drove up to the I v - "' i the P 1 the fishermen expected Air, u -e , brir,i c Ill o e f . the river, in which were r l-4 0tig a .. littta,tavo, the Marquis of Douro, William whom, we teuiiev:4l3ll and several ladies, A-3 l "t and Mrs. 174414AZ:he: Lady. Brougham, amongst Lady A- 3 € ' 111• Without loss • d cast their I l tt. 4 1,,11en p l unged into the stream an on, of time Lord Broug- N The fishermen saw all that was going t , l lt :fre draw 'aeir- kolhush, was made,lned into the river with men seven of them rushed t't th e leth ee , bold en and neck deep, and laid nen_ pa rt y the ~tet. It is y impossible to describ d e a One rpti T4l.ne desperate strun• le which ensue then trt `v i ll ,teci one theother another way ; after '111: went o and another, and another, Nil ' °ver hear • Johnny ed in the water, till , G. Mus -Br4vo ellt his knife, which he gave to Sir Of h . 3 g am , time e eerith h la cont end --.eke eper, and he, with the aid of . another 1, 11-51 4 s;_es who had a knife, succeeded in cutting Rob rtl clii-1,48.2,t0Y.ard.s of the net away. d out of the water . by btoolch th e 6: , e l n t till . he was cragged Old John . amongst aucliu hi t t,Of fen s hall ball side.. 1 firma he threw- single tar at, a n v i es, on gaining terr a __ t _ to sing li la ea ‘-',_ ehallenged any one of the F" .f on, Lord Niq., trluat• While this was going and %. a % a Il e n. theta' l lal o the Marquis of Douro were shoutingßolf -4 havi ats of a most serious chara . cter• to his ~hllblt a.bn£C been allowed to cross the river ; Pe tii,--14ter, the combatants departed each their m il' th a e wilts home, the Penrith party with one part_ t. :r7 vt attitiet' and Lord Brougham and his party a W n i n ' ll lsid.. et Part of it. This circumstance has n c e _ g s . ed . 101,041,e:table sensation at Penrith and in the . f r i m n s. 111184 ~,,°‘l. The Brougham arty have laid in o the )ociaTioelilahtained sunarnons . for assaults, and Nal eo Lott t he sets th ave done the like, for using an illegal Mme n ut h e of t fk pet efore the magistrates. rno,i he whole transaction will 'a ei l ' l tketss --- ----!--------- ---r------- -s. - is expected that teiv e qion _ ~.A.Tit.orr OF 1-00L,E.--1, ', ' The writ was re- Nth:uks. thw'rn returning pl ac rn ex . t ru . e lr s e c , 1 Iliesday. Mr. Gorden Ile caned thee doctorsjnincifneVlrceedeneosnday, and was well received. ktra Rattan . ) ttr t d a vastls place at Havre . on Sunday. They 1- .4 e)tp,rowd, and the ordinary pleas dan Ittla v r ess trai n ons from took down vast numbers of per.. uT an Ds ceLt, - stri t , , is th e i„, baLnicTro . 4eli ' I4BII cALJ q N —There was r n Act 47) for e tc he r " ritiu.. .!te se ss i c ,, (13 and 14 Victo.ia cap. itirtt'slastiet L u l i. ertain temporary provisions B concerning 11 recited Act Is kla.ep eoliti Jurisdiction in England. of the th;s`uect until the Ist of August next, and tO the ` 4 ile --- i l; atesion of Parliament. BANK OF ENGLAND—(THIS DAY.) Tee helf.yearly General Court of the proprietors and ehareholders of Bank Stock, took piece to-day in the Court-room of the Beni:, for the purpcso of con• eidering of a dividend and on the other business of the court. It was also one of the quarterly general courts appointed by the charter. 11. J. PRESCOTT, Esq., the Governor of the Bank, accompanied by Thomson Harkey, Esq., Deputy Governer, and several of the directors entered the court et twelve o'clock. The :SECRETARY having read the advertisement calling the court and the minutes of the last meeting, The GOVERNOR said he had now to ac quaint the court that this was one of the half-yearly courts for the consideration of a dividend, and also one of the quarterly general courts appointed by the charter, and he had further to state that the nett profits for the half-year ending the 21st of August last amounted to 535,342/. It would enable the directors to make the usual dividend three-and-a•half per cent., without any deduction on account of income-tax, leaving 25,99//. to be added to the rest, which would make the rest 3,027,309/. The Ccurt of Directors, under these circumstances, proposed to make a dividend of e l l per cent: for the half-year ending the 31st of August last, without any deduction on account of income-tax. That being the case he would move that the court should order a dividend to be paid of 31- per cent. for the half-year ending the 31st of August last. Mr. FIELDER had been in hopes that the directors would have proposed a dividend of 4 per cent. for the last half-year, and felt greatly disappointed that such had not been the case. They had at the present mo ment a capital of no less than 14,000,0001., besides the buildings and a rest of 3,000,000/. and upwards, and under these circumstances he thought the di rectors might safely propose a dividend of at least 4 per cent.; if they did so they would give satisfaction to every one. The GOVERNOR thought it was generally under stood that it had been agreed that the rest should be continued at 3,000,0001., and as many of the pro prietors who were present at that arrangement were out of town, he did not think it would be right in their absence to disturb that arrangement, or again discuss the question so soon. The directors did not contemplate adding materially to the rest, and when so much was added to it as would enable the direc tors to give an additional per cent., that additional per cent. would be proposed. It must be apparent to the proprietors that the directors could not have proposed an additional i per cent. without interfering with the rest of 3,000,000/. to the extent of upwards of 50,000/. Mr. GREY greatly approved of the conduct of the directors, and was of opinion that if the course proposed by the Hon. Proprietor were adopted Bank Stock would always be in a state of fluctuation. The GOVERNOR observed, that as there appeared to be no amendment he would put the question to the vote. The motion was then put, and declared by the Go vernor to be carried unanimously. Mr. DE WTINTON considered that the Bank did not give sufficient accommodation to the manufacturing and agricultural interests of the community, and stated that in his opinion they ought to afford greater facilities for discounting paper to the trading and egricuitural classes, by which means the general interests of the country would be greatly promoted, and the profits of the Bank considerably increased. Teey had at the present momentno less than 11,000,000/. of unemployed capital, and yet they refused to discount gocd paper because they adhered to an anti quated and useless system. They should look to Scotland, where a superior and more profitable sys tem of banking was carried out, and let them imitate the example of the people of that country, who were the best educated and the most excellent men of busi ness in the world. In that country, land which would , not fetch fourteen shillings an acre in Wales, fetched there a rent cf from 1/. to 3/. an acre, and that because the bank there advanced money upon cash credits. Looking at these facts, he felt com pelled to propose the following motion :—" That the Court of Proprietors are of opinion that if one-third of the 11,000,000/. of unemployed capital was em ployed, the dividend would not have been less than 4 per cent. for the half year." The GOVERNOR felt bound to say a few words in defence of the course pursued by the directors. He considered that it would not be a wise, judicious, or sound system of banking to advance deposits paid into the Bank, and which they might at any time be called upon to repay, on leases and secu rities of a similar nature, or to discount bills over the counter if they were not presented by parties regularly introduced to the directors. He trusted after this explanation the Court would place confidence in their directors, and at once dismiss the proposition of the lion. Pro prietor. For that purpose, as ho looked upon the amendment as a truism, he would move the previous question. Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion, and trusted it would be carried, as the motion of the Honourable Proprietor, if carried, would be looked upon as a vote of censure on the directors. • The motion of Mr. de Winton was then put and negatived, and the previous question was declared to be carried. On the motion of Mr. FIELDER, seconded by one of the PROPRIETORS, a vote of thanks was unani mously carried to the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and the Directors of the Bank, and, The GOVERNOR, in returning thanks, announced that the divident warrants would be issued on and after the 11th of October. The Court then adjourned. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. SEPT. 18.—The address of Mr. Wigram's com mittee has been issued to-day. In the meantime Mr. Cowling's friends say they have nearly completed their canvass. The names of Mr. J. Pardoe, M.A., of St. John's College; Mr. W. Wegg, M. 8., Caius College; Mr. W. F. Witts, M.A., Fellow of King's Coll e g e ; Mr. J. W. Woolley, 8.D., Fellow of Emmanuel College ; and Mr. J. Richards, M.A., Fellow and Lecturer of Sidney Sussex College, have been added to Mr. Wigrain's committee. The absence of many of the names signed to the requisition to Mr. Walpole is ac counted for by the fact that the parties are absent from Cambridge: held t th, Yesterday a Court of Directors was a. ie East India House, when Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Maynard Gomm, 1i.C.8., was appointed Commander-in Chief of the Company's forces in India. SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A POLICE-CONSTABLE IN THE SERPENTINE. —Yesterday morning, a few minutes after five o'clock, as Charles Winnett, one of the boatmen of the Royal Humane Society, was passing along the north bank of the Serpentine River, to go to Lis duty, he discovered a man's hat lying on the bank, close to the bridge, with the name of John Bennett written on the inside. Ile procured the drags from the Receiving-house, and searched the spot, and he succeeded in finding the body of a man, about forty years of age, in eight feet water, about eight yards from the shore. In taking the body out of the water a woollen scarf was found twisted tightly several times round the neck, and evi dently with the intention of causing etrangulation, as he was quite black in the face. The annexed copy of a letter was found in his coat pocket, addressed to John Bennett, 39, Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park :—" My dear sister,—l write this to you, for lam distracted, mad. I have been treated with great cruelty, and cannot support it any longer. God bless you all is the last wish I have. (Signed) E. Wrecox." On inquiring at the above address, it was ascertained that deceased, who is the brother of Mrs. Bennett, was a police constable in the N, or Islington division. Be was a mar ried man, but his conduct towards his family of late had been so bad that his relations had discarded him. PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—Last night a course of four lectures on " Education as the source of popular independence, wealth, and morality," was commenced by the Rev. 11. S. Bayley, F.S.A.—one of the founders of the People's College, Sheffield—in the lecture theatre of the People's Christian Association, 58, Aldersgate-street. The lecturer set out by laying down, as a basis, the right of society to interfere in the education of the children of the working-man ; and then proceeded to glance cursorily at the present state of pauperism , intem p erance, crime, poplar amusements, and political discontent among the masses of Great Britain, deducing cogent arguments in favour of the more general extension of an improved system of national education. Having referred to the prospects of society in England, he concluded by maintaining that the only effectual mode of counteracting the destructive principles of demo cracy, now leavening the masses, lies in the wide diffusion of sound, moral, and religious instruction. The lecturer's style is eloquent, lively, and interesting, and his address was very flatteringly received by the audience. THE GAS QUESTION IN SHOREDITCH.—Yesterday a vestry meeting of the inhabitants of St. Leonard's, Shore ditch, took place for the purpose of electing, under the local Acts, trustees, known as " trustees of the four-rate board," in place of such trustees as had died, removed, or refused to act. Mr. Airey, one of the churchwardens, was in the chair, and it was announced by the vestry-clerk that there were four vacancies in the four-rate board, two for Moorfields and two for Hoxton. There/ were two lists submitted to the meeting, the one first broughtforward being strongly recom mended for support by its plbposer, Mr. Howes, as contain ing the names of gentlemen who would exert themselves to procure a supply of gas for the parish on more reasonable terms than at present. The second list was proposed by Mr. Pearce. After a long discussion a show of hands was taken, when Mr. Hasve e's, nomination was declared to be carried by 1( 6to 4. A poll was demanded, and the meeting then adjourned. L ANCASH IRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY WEEKLY TRAFFIC:—Week ending Sept. 15, 1850, 15,923/. Is. Od., miles open, 253; ; Corresponding week in last year, 12,912/. 3s. Od., miles open, 1964. The Liverpool Town Council have claimed 2,100/. from the parish as magistrates clerks' fees, and threatened to take steps for the recovery of the amount." This de mand has caused some commotion. It has accrued by grant ing summonses for rates and passes for paupers. 01' STAGE COACIIES.—Two stnge coaches have been started to run daily between Cambridge and , London. At Bolton, on Saturday, an officer of Excise was committed for trial at the Liverpool assizes for baying s i obn - tamed money under false pretence' s from differe nt p art ie the course of his surveys. Ile had received 4 s. ed . for a to bacco licence, which was more than the ordinary charge, from a beer-shop keeper:, to whom a licence had net been de liyei•ed. Then WV() cttig ag4ißht COWES, ISLE OF. WIGHT. (FIIO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, SEPT. 18. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sept. 16.—The Capricorn, ,313 to', C. LI. Talbot, E. q., from the eastward, and the Xarita, 200 tons, Lord Wilton. S AILINGF. Sept. 13.—The Corsair, 84 tons, Joseph Gee, Elq , for Hull. 14.—Fcruande, 125 tone, Major M42.lartyn, to the westward; Gondo iv, 87 tons, W. IL Woodhouse, Et.q Mediterranean. 17.—Xurifa schooner, Commodore the Earl of Wilton, for Plymouth; Capricorn schooner, Vice-Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., for Plymouth. BOAT RACE FOR TEN SOVS.—A great deal of com petition has for some time existed between come sporting parties in the towns cf Cowes and Newport. The for mer has for years been noted for its fine boats and yachts, allowed by all to be some of the fastest in England, and as being good foul, as well as fair, weather boats. There are a great many amateurs in Newport, amongst theta some coach-builders, who have taken it in their heads to build some boats to com pete with the Cowes andllyde-built ones, and two beau tiful ones they have built with their mahogany (doubt less from lines furnished them). We do not pretend that these men, however good mechanics they be, could, with out instructions, or ever having seen a boat built, build such boats as these light airy machines; but it is no small credit to them that they have built boats that have beaten all the creek boats in. the neighbouring ports, all of which were too heavy for still water. The Cowes' men, not liking to be so beaten, had an iron boat built, and, as their old boats were only twenty-four feet ones, white the NewpiAt ones were thirty feet (giving them an advantage of six feet), they had their ironing machine a thirty foot one. The Newport pet boat was named the Attempt, the Cowes one the Experi ment. At Ryde Regatta it proved a bad one, as she was too slight—she doubled. up and aas beaten by the Attempt; at Newport Regatta she cams in before the Attempt, but their claim .no the prize was disputed. This match was then made, and all the neighbourhood seemed to take an interest in. it Tuesday last was the day, and six the hour; both boats were ready, but the Newport backers objected to the Cowes' crew, and would not row against them. Why this shoUld be, we cannot tell, as they were the same that rowed the boat at New port Regatta ahen this xaatch was made,—three Taylors and a Clarke, only about half a man altogether! They had, therefore, to row the Experiment over the course and take the 10'4 and, as the Newport prize of 71. was also given up to them At the same time, they did not make a very bad Experimmt of it. The ceachmakers complained a good deal cif the iron pet taking the French polish off their mahogany. CHEAP EXCIIRSION - S.-- - -Tho directors of our railroads t;nd steamboati bare at length-. found out that their best friends are the million, and that these cheap trains pay them better than their old dear ones. On Sunday the steamers landed about 30a pleasure.seeking folks, brought down from London to Southampton by the South-Western Railway. On Monday nearly 500 were landed hero, that v ere brougat from London, Oxford, and Reading to Southampton 'oy the Great Western and South-Western trains. The experiment, answering so well this year, will be carried out more extensively next. SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER :RACES. TUESDAY NIGHT. The Subscription-room was thronged until long after midnight, but the business transacted was of small amount, and, with one or two, trifling exceptions, with scarcely any effect on the p: ices of tho Sr. Leger fa vourites; 2 to 1 was laid once, and 7 to 4 currently, in the early part, en the crack, tun at the close, from the bold front put on by the fielder), 6 to 4 was the highc.st offer; 5 to 1 was laid against Pitsford and 9 to 1 against llechuntor; 12 to 1 offered ag sinst Windischgratz, and 20 to 1 against Chatterbox and Eussborough. No others were mentioned. WEDNESDAY. The number of lines which now communicate with Doncaster, and th!: extraordinary inducements offered to ell classes in the shape of cheap special trains, have driven nearly all the traffic off &le road; hence, instead of having one's rest disturbed t Inis morning by the con stant rattle of wheels from daybr.3ak, the town remained in a state of comparative repoae until ten o'clock. The monster trains from Sheffield then began to disgorge their thousands; these, as the day edvar.ced, were fol lowed by others of equal magnitude from Liverpool, and the great manufacturing districts in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from Newcastle, lkinburgh, Birmingham, Derby, Worcester, and the mtitropolis, and up to two o'clock, tho hour at which the :racing commenced, the " cry was, still they come." The influx was continuous and immense, and we venture to say that what Doncaster has lost in the grade of its supporters was, on this oc casion, amply made up in DM birs. The streets, fur two or three hours, were almost :Impassable, particularly in the vicinity of the betting-roc ms, to obtain an en trance into which was a task of no ordinary difficulty. There the crowd was quite in keeping with that without, but business was the Very oppo site of what we have had so often to record on the morni ng of the St. Leger day. With reference to the movements, it is only necessary to say that 6 to 4 was currently offered on Voltigeur, 4 to 1 and 9 to 2 taken about Pitsford. to a large amount, and 30 to 1, to two or three hun Bred pounds, about the Italian. There was no disposit ion shown to back The Beehunter, Bolingbroke, or may of the Irish horses. Cyprus and blelgrave were sint:tched at a quarter be fore nine o'clock in the morning., It would he in vain to attempt. ito give an idea of the concourse on the race-ground. We will simply state that it was " prodigious," and I ;,hat both the stand and enclosure were so densely crowded as to materially in terrupt the transaction of busin est t. We must reserve a list of the fashiouahles present for a future dispatch. For the reason given in our last we cannot dwell on the events of the day, it must suffice that one of the most exciting struggles ever witnessed on Doncaster racecourse issued in a dead heat between Voltigeur and the Irish horse, Russborough; Bolingbroke, whcse chance, as well as Italian's, was .prejudiced by Russbo rough running against him, finish, !d a bad third. The deciding heat was not run when , our parcel was sent from the course. The Doncaster Plate (handicap), of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, with 80 added, for three years fold and upwards. Red House in. (7 Subs.) - Mr. Eddison's Eliza Middleton, 7'st 41b (W. Sharpe) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Slang, 3 yrs, 7st. . (G. Brown) 2 Mr. Osbaldestota's Joc-o'-Sot. 6 y rs, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 3 Mr. Dawson's The Cocktail Oa to), 7st 121 b ...(Lye) 0 Mr. Hobson's Gladiole, 3 yrF, 7i s; 91b (Crouch) 0 Mr. Barker's York-you're-Want ?A, 3 yrs, 7st 411) ... 0 Mr. Jamieson's Recluse, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ...(Charlton) 0 Betting-2 to 1 egst The Cot :kt ail, sto 2 agst Slang, 3 to 1 agst Eliza Middleton, 4 to 1 agst Joc-o'-Sot, 4 to 1 agst Recluse. Eliza Middleton made all the running, and won in a canter, by two lengths. Run in h min. 10 sees. The Municipal Stakes of 200 s. )-vs. each, h ft, for two years old colts, Sit 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; tho second to save his stake. Red House ia. (8 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's The Ban Lord Stanley's Croupier Mr. Meiklam's Constellation .... (Terapleman) 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Croupier,, and 7to 4 each agst The Ban and Constellation. A splendid race with the three, The Ban, who made nearly all the running, winning by a head, and Croupier beating Constellation by the ear ae. Run in 1 min.l4 secs. The St. Leger Stakes of 50 soy r. each, h ft; fur three years old colts, Bst 71b; fillies„ Bst 21b; the second to receive 300 sot's. out of the s takes, and the third 100 soya.; the winner to pay 100 soya. towards expenses, and 25 SUM to the judge. Ot. Leger Course. (95 Subs.) • Lord Zatland's Voltigeur Mr. Mangan's Russborough Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbrok e. (Boyce) 3 Captain Archdall's Windischg ratz (F. Butler) 0 Lord Enfield's Beehunter Mr. 11. Hill's Pitsford • 5... (A Day) , 0 Mr. Jaque.'s Mildew Mr. Meildam's The Italian Mr. Watts's Chatterbox (Foley) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Voltigeu r-5 to 2 agst Pitsford -12 to 1 agst Windischgratz— 1 2 to 1 agst Beehunter -20 to 1 each agst Russborough and Chatterbox-25 to 1 agst Bolingbroke- 40 to 1 agst The Italian. A dead heat between Voltigeur and Russborough, Bolingbroke third, and Italian :fourth. After the horses returned to ,scale an examination of Russberough's mouth was ordered by the stewards ; he was found to be of the right ago. Deciding I ies t. Lord Zetiard's Voltigeur Mr. Mangan's Russborough 6 to 4 on Voltigeur. Russbor augh made all the running to the distance, where he was joined by the favourite, who headed him half way up, .And won cleverly by a length. The first heat was run. in 3 min. 21 secs. ; the deciding in 3 min. 24 secs. Tire cheering for the horse, Hs noble owner, and the jockey, lasted for ten minutes, and might have been heard for miles. This is the third year in succession that the same horse has won D, Irby and St. Leger, and the second time a dead . heat has. been run for the latter. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, h. ft, with 50 added, for t w o yrs old, 7st; three , 9st;' Allies and geldings al lowed 3ib, and the second to, save his stake. Red House in. (7 Subs.) Mr. Halford's llarriott, 3 yrs (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. G. Hobson's Rhedycina, 3 yrs (F. Butler) 2 Mr. Armstrong's fby Venison, 2 yrs.. ..... (Osborne) 3 Mr. Allen's Nicotiana, 2 yri . (Charlton) 4 Mr. Pedley's Lft Fiancee, 3 yrs (Templeman) 5 Betting— 6 to 4 on Harriett, and 10 to 6 agst Rhedy cina. Ilurriott made a ll the ,running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gns.; three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 51b; live, Bst 121 b; six an aged, 9st 21b. Cup Course. Mr. Cambell's Woolwich, 4 yrs (Hiett) 1 Mr. J. Brown's Haricot, 3 yra (G. Oates) 2 Mr. Montgomery's Priestess, 4 yrs (S. Rogers) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Priestess-3 to 1 agst Haricot-- and 4to 1 agst Woolwich. Won by a length; a length between second and third. Run in 4 min. 40 secs. DONCASTER, WEDNESDAY. LATEST BETTING. THE CUP. 6 to 1 on The Flying 20 to 1 agst Mulgrave Dutchmen 20 to 1 agst Ben Mot 12 to 1 azst Rmsbereugb. 25 to 1 agbt Chantrcy 16 to 1 agst Backbiter _ _ THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Turnus 20 to 1 agst bliss Ann 15 to 1 agst The Italian 20 to 1 agst Loadstoue 16 to 1 agst Haul()lt 25 to 1 agst Fugl(man RBY. 25 to 1 pgst THE D 14 to 1 agst Prime Minister NEW MARKET SECOND OCTOI3EII. MEETING, 1850. Acceptances for the Ce!7rirmitch Stakes. (59 Subs.) Age i. , t. lb.! • Ago at lb. Maid cf Maaham... 5 8 - 7 Cariboo EF.sedarius ......... 4 8 5 Dulcet a 7 1 Fernhill Trouncer ... Wanota Ballicafad Old Dan Tucker... 4 7 13 Firc-eater Loadttune Windiscligratz ... 3 7 10 . Westow Snowstorm 4 7 9 , Lindgrave Ruby Bon Mot 4 7 8 Alp Bolingbroke Make-ready......... 5 7 B:Clarissa Backbiter ()Ate! ley 7 1 T ! o Priestess Glauca . 4 7 7 Minimum 4 6 7 William the Con- Alcnzo 3 6 5 queror 5 4 3 7 7 77 5 5 5 6 Lad L4 l)4. e ud- ..i x y la l tl : s uM E rst d Yr :n Y-- 4 6 3 Musician Borneo 3 5 11 Mildew Itusstx,rough G 'endower4 5 10 Clothvvorker Cochermouth Legerdemain Fogleman . 5 7 5 Nutmeg Miss Ann , . NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1850. Acceptances for the Cambridgeshire Stakes. (156 Salm: 48 of whom declared ) Age st. lb. Age at. 11 Blucher CaTlczott Chanticleer .....•. . a 9 0 Melody The Cur Turnus Maid of Masham 4a 5 88 8 8 4 5 A PS . a f e a an r ta k enrg: l l 'a tt- p C l: Pft 3‘' 666 11 Esscciarius Hotspur Trouncer ....... .... 6 8 0 Gaffer Green Melton Wanota Glance 4 7 1 04ing of Oude 3 6 Glendower Pitsford Windiichgratz ... 3 7 9 Woodlark Load6toue Uric! Bon Mot 4 7 7,Fugitive ... a 6 ( Beehunter ' 3 7 71Wallflower 4 6 ( Chatterer Ballinafad - 6 7 5 Bordeaux .... .... 3 6 5 Raby Strongbow Iron Rail 6 7 5 Garforth Make Ready Fugleman Mitdew Rhesus The Moor Borneo 4 7 4 Tingle .. . 3 6 3 Ilagley Chatterbox ...... .. 3 7 4 Beaupre Belle 4 6 2 Russkireugh (and Gibs. extra) out-to-night ... 3 6 1 Backbiter ... ... Langton Miss Ann ....... .... 4 7 3 Don Juan Ccckermouth 5 7 1 St. George Rhedycina Officious St. Rosalie 4 - 7 01C by Gladiator out .... ... Meridian 5 7 (') Yost Ternpore 4 7 0 The Cocktail Repletion Kissaway.., 4 7 Oj Black Dwarf Dulcet Marchioness d'Eu 3 6 12 of Revival Chief Justice Sisyphus 3 5 10 Lady Eden ..... 3 5 10 !louse 3 5 10 Hulgrave 3 5 10 Equiria Errant Harriott Chantrey 4 6 12 Spot The Wreck 4 6 12 Landgravo Honeycomb Italia❑ 3 6 11 California (Sir R Pigoes) Online 3 5 7 11ade Safe ... klanifuld ,Rabelais (,) by Ratesteher Admini6trator ... 6 6 10! The rest pay out of Esperanza 3 4 7 5 sous, each. CRICKET: ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. SIXTEEN OF SUSSEX. This match was resumed on Tuesday on Gausden's Ground, near Brighton, and seldom has there been an occasion on which the spectators have had so fine a " batting" treat placed before them. At the close of the day the score stood thus:— SUSSEX. G. Brown, b Hillyer G. King, Esq., b Clark 4 R. Picknell, b Wisden Gausden, b Hillyer G. Barton, Esq., b Clark... Breach, c Felix, b Hillyer ... ........... Hammond, b Clark ... ..... Ewens, run out ... 2l W. Humphrey, Esq., b Clark ... ..... Pennikett, not out .. 4 A. Smith, Esq., c Pilch, b Clark R. Cheestnan, Esq.; b Clark 0 Moore, Esq., s Box, b Hillyer 5 J. Brown, b.Clark 0 Songhurst, b Clark . 0 Wooler, run 0ut...... Byes, &c.. ~ 0 Total ll5 TIIE ELEVEN. Wisden, c Songhurst, b G. Brown l3 Guy, b Ewens ....................... .... —29 Parr, c Moore, b Cheesman ,...........118 pilcb, c J. Brown, b Cheesman Blartingell, not out ..... Byes 3, leg byes 1, wB, no ball 1.. Total CRICKET.—ELEVEN GREENWICH PENSIONERS WITH " ONE ARM" V. ELEVEN DITTO WITH " ONE LEG."— This singular match was resumed, at the Oval on Tues day, and was on the evening of that day brought to its conclusion, which was in favour of those with " one Icg," by three wickets. The assemblage of spectators was far more num e r ous t h an on Monday, some thou sands having in this instance constituted the " gazing ring." Much amusement was afforded by the way in which the " ono legs" sometimes laid themselves down to stop the ball. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 16. Her Mdjesty and hii Royal Highness Prince Al bert went to-day to the Hut cn Loch Muick. The Hon. Miss LennuX was in attendance on her WM-T. The younger members of the Royal Family took their usual exercise. The Earl of Carlisle h ft Balmoral this morning for England. Sir Edwin Landseer arrived at Balmoral this evening. The Chancellor of ;he Exchequer has returned to his seat, Mickleton llail, Yorkshire, from Drumlanrig Castle, North Britain. Dispatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial office. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Governors of the Mauritius, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Falkland Islands. This may be truly designated the age of invention ; no sconer have we become familiarized with one than an other more astounding presents itself. All France is on the qui vice relative to an invention which is patented, and has stood the severest test under the inspection of practical men of the highest probity and intelligence. The invention we allude to is a preparation denominated a fertilizing powder, for increasing the productive powers of every description of grain, succulent roots, shrubs, &e. We have heard of in tances of lands which, from their poorness, had never been cultivated, producing a full a erage crop of wheat, and other soils which had been tilled yielding produce nearly four-fold ; and what adds so materially to its value is its cheapness, and great saving of seed, and wheat may be grown year after year without any other stimulating power than the one we are speaking of. Messrs. Bateman o f Norwich are the sole patentees for this country, and prepa rations are making for shatly bringing it before the public on an extensive scale. ilwhoord Order r ro o p f h a e l - 1 The Era newspaper of Saturday next will con t a i n an original and cxtraordinay report of the triumph ant R ace s A i l e e d e t t i h n e g w a n D n a l s v t i e l i have r. J o a e s l‘ p l e u c g i a g l i n e s o ' ru Dog . ," n newsmen, or send six p o stage stamps t o 3 , C atherine -street, Strand. Average weekly sale of Era 10,500, which are pub lished in time for mid-day railway trains Saturday morning. THE AFRICA, CUNARD NEW STEAMER.—The exte rior appearance of the Africa is striking, and prepossesses the mind with an idea of extent and magnificence. She was built by Messrs. Steel and Co., Greenock. Like the Asia— her immediate predecessor on the same line—the Africa measures 265 feet in length. Her breadth, exclusive of paddle - boxes, is forty feet, with a corresponding depth of hold. Her estimated burthcn is 2,250 tons. The engines which are to propel this colossal ship have been constructed and fitted up by Messrs. Napier. Th e y are 800 horse power, and on the same principle as those at the Asia. Their immense propor tions seize upon the visitors attention, amid so much that is vast and attractive on every side. The number of her berths will enable the Africa to carry 180 passengers. She will be manned by a full crew of chosen men —giving about one third to each department. The quantity of coal she is esti mated to carry is 900 tons; and she has capacity sufficient for the transit of GOO tons ofcargo,-not including the stores of ship and passengers. Fitted up for carrying guns, the Africa can at any time be transformed from her peaceful ori ginal into an Admiralty ship of war.—Laxly Mail. It often happens that those are the best persons whose characters have been most injured by slanderers. As we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been pecking at.—Eliza Cook's Journal. THE IRISLI-AMERICAN SEA SERPENT.--The Irish seem to be taking the American Sea Serpent " quite in tirely" cut of the hands of the Yankees. It is a difficult labour to imagine an Irish-American Sea Serpent. The only picture we can draw of him is with a short pipe in his mouth, brandishing a shillelagh with one of his fins, shouting out, " Will any jinticnian just t rea d u p on my tail Punch. tirrangements are in progress between a steam navigation company and the North-`Western Railway Com pany, to have a steamer to ply regularly between Belfast and Poulton (near Lancaster). Shot'Li this be (lice case, the route from Yorkshire to Ireland will be materially shortened. The pier at Poulton is progressing; above 100 yards are built' below high water 11141ii!---,PrCaOit OW? clian. LICENSED VIC7'U4ILLERS' SCHOOL. The annual election of children into this admirable institution took place on Tuesday. Never were the proceedings of this most interesting ceremony marked by circumstances of greater interest than those pre sented upon this occasion. In the first place, it is our privilege to be enabled to mention the gratifying fact that the royal patronage bestowed upon the Licensed Victuallers' School is not a mere matter of form, but is, in truth, a substantial honour. This was shown by the proxy of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Patron of the Institution, having been forwarded through Col. Phipps, to Mr. Smalley, the Secretary, with a request that it should be used for the benefit of " the most deserving object." We need hardly remark that this manifestation of royal condescension was duly appreciated by the sup porters of the school, and in passing it may be stated that the wish of royalty was fully carried out, by the Prince's votes] being given to Louisa Elizabeth Bsr low, a most deserving recipient of royal favour. This incident was in itself sufficient to impart a peculiar degree of eclat to the election, but when it was found, in accordance with the intimation of the secretary, that the school funds for the present half-year were better by 3001. than they were for the whole of the preceding year, the enthusitn m of the donors and ad mirers of this noble institution was pt its height, for it was felt that while the institution could command royal sympathy and popular support in the way we have just stated, it would long continue to be a shelter for the orphan, and a home for the distressed youth of both sexes, where they would not only be maintained and clothed, but be trained up in the principles of mo rality and religion. The number of children to be elected on Tuesday was twenty-five—twelve boys and thirteen girls—and the candidates amounted to thirty five. As may well be anticipated, it was a subject of the deepest regret to the Governor and the committee that they were not in a position at present to admit all the applicants on the foundation of the school ; but they have a confident expectation that the time is not far distant when they will be enabled to do so, and when no child having a claim upon the school, and requiring its advantages, will be refused admis sion within its walls. There was only one circum stance that was in any way calculated to throw a damp upon the proceedings of the election, and that was the absence, on account of extreme illness, of the highly esteemed Governor of the Incorporated Society, Mr. J. J. Homer. The feeling of regret for the cause of that absence was universal. In the absence of the Governor, the active duties of his position devolved as a matter of course upon Mr. Findley, the senior trustee, and it is but justice to that gentleman to say that he executed those duties in a manner that gave entire satisfaction to his col leagues, and to all persons interested in the business of the day. At haif-past three o'clock exactly Mr. Findley, at tended by his colleagues on the committee, entered the boys' school-room, where the parents and friends of the youthful candidates were assembled to hear the resnh of the poll. Mr. SMALLI:Y then, by the direction of Mr. Find ley, read the following Hit : BOYS. Votes Votes at former at present Total Elections. Election. George Osmond Thomas John Mobbs Richard Robert Davi.N William Cantrill Goflings 3,931 Robert Draper Frederick Martin James William Codringtm Charles Richard liutchings Thomas George Thorpe Geo. Thos. Byron Cousins ... 8,178 Thomas Walker Penny John Edward Burrows 6549 Adam Southcombe Frelerick Fancy Benjamin Richard Peacock Edwin Mark Carrier Edward Fancy 465 GIRLS. Elizabeth Emma Brasier .. Catherine Sophia Kuk 14.511 'Mary Jane Mici!am ...... 7,146 Louisa Mason 12,373 8 *rah Ann Black wall Elizabeth Penney Julia Ann Ninham Elizabeth Wells Eliza Helen Weeks Emily Cousins Rowley 7,334 Julia Upperton 7,242 Elizabeth Maria Stiff 6 985 Louisa Elizabeth Barlow Elizabeth Chance Coombes Emily Day Clara Ann Hutchins 977 Sarah Walker Penny Mr. FINDLEY then declared the first twelve . boys, and the first thirteen girls, duly elected, who, he stated, would be received into the institution on the Ist of October next. He said he most sincerely re gretted the absence of the Governor, Mr. J. J. Homer, which was the more painful as it was occa sioned by the illness with which he had been afflicted for the last six months. They had now completed the election, which he hoped had been conducted in a manner satisfactory to all who were either interested in the result or in the character and conduct of the establishment, and equally so to those who bad been unsuccessful in their efforts to-participate in the ad vantages of the institution. It was highly gratify ing to him to congratulate those who were se fortu nate as to have their young friends admitted to the school upon their success, and he could assure them with perfect sincerity that he would have been still more happy if he could have congratulated all those who had applied for admission upon a similar result. It would have afforded the committee the highest gra tification if they could have taken all the candidates into the school, but he hoped that those who had failed upon this occasion would be more successful at the next election.—(Cheers.) There was one cir cumstance connected with the present election which caused great disappointment to himself and the com mittee—that some of the orphans had been unsuc cessful. It was generally thought that it was within the power of the committee to admit them, but that was a mistake—they could not do so, however strong their inclinations might be to take that course. Mr. Huouns then proposed a vote of thanks to the Governor, trustees, and committee of the Licensed Victuallers' School, for the efficient services they had rendered to the institution. Mr. JONES (past governor) having seconded the resolatien, it was unanimously agreed to. Mr. FINDLEY acknowledged the vote. He said he regretted Mr. Homer, the governor, was not present to return thanks f.:r the honour they had conferred upon him and his colleagues. They were all well acquainted with the services which that gentleman had rendered to the institution. The plan which he had brought forward for the enlargement of the Morning Advertiser would, he had no doubt, prove equally valuable and advantageous. Mr. T. 11. BROMLEY then came forward to propose a vote of thanks to Messrs. Wire and Child. In this instance Mr. Child attended to witness the progress of the election, and to render his own personal exertions in carrying it out. It was a pleasure to him to take Fart in the proceedings, and to see that they were conducted with justice, fairness, and integrity. Mr. JAMES seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Cuien returned thanks. Mr. JONES said there was another duty to per form, which ought not to be neglected, before they separated. It was that of expressing their thanks to Mr. Scott, the Elitor of the Morning Advertiser, and Mr. Smalley, their Secretary. He had had suf ficient experience of their services to form a correct estimate of their value, and the result of that experi ence enabled him to bear witness to the zsal and ability with which they discharged respectively the important duties which devolved upon them. He could safely aver that there was not an institution in London which could boast of more indefatigable and zealous efficers than their editor and secretary.— (Cheers.) He should therefore propose a vote of thanks to these gentlemen. Mr. KILBURN having seconded the motion it was unanimously agreed to. The EDITOR (Mr. John Scott) said that he had great pleasure in expressing his acknowledgments for the compliment. He could only regard it as a com pliment, inasmuch as he had token no part in the proceedings of the day which could entitle him to this especial mark of their approbation, and in that view he could assure them it was unexpected—for which he was most grateful. He was glad that his name had been associated with the Morning Advertiser, as it had ever been his pride and ambition to promote that journal. He believed that it had produced the most favourable impression on the public mind. He hoped, and most confidently believed, that its progress, by means of the contemplated enlargement, would not only most satisfactorily contribute to the ad vanced benefits of their noble school, but would add to the character and celebrity of the daily press of th e metropolis. He again thanked them for the notice which had thus been taken of him as the editor of their honest journal.—(Hear.) Mr. SMALLEY said the election had been now so much simplified that the process of taking the ballot was not as arduous as it had been formerly, but if much greater exertions had been required he would most willingly have given them. They had the plea sure of seeing several children admitted into the school, while others were excluded ; this no doubt was painful to the parties who failed and equally so to himself, but it only wanted a little more exertion to enable them to admit all the candidates. If the friends of the applicants, in the course of their canvass, would solicit those who were not subscribers to con tribute to the funds of the institution, they would coon have the means of admitting all the aspirants for admission. When they considered the great advan tages which, in an educational point of view, the in stitution afforded, it was certainly worth the tronble to make some further exertions to increase their funds. There was not an institution in the country where the children were taken mere care of, or who pre sented a more healthy and respectable appearance when they went abroad. It was, in fact, the study of the committee to make the children happy and to promote their welfare. There was an interesting fact con nected with the present election which he could not omit to mention. It was the circumstance of the proxy of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales having been transmitted to him, through C o l one l Phipps, with directions that it should be applied to promote the election of the most distressed candidate. He hoped when the Advertiser was enlarged, that commensurate exertions would be made to enlarge Its circulation, and thereby to increase its funds, and through that to extend the sphere of its useful ness. He thanked them for the honour they had done him, end hoped when they met again they would be equally ready to bestow upon him a similar mark of their favour.--•--(Cheers.) The business of the day having been then con cluded, the meeting separated. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, proceeded in his yacht, the Fanny, yesterd a y morning, to Spithead, and went on board the Fox, 42, to inspect her. He was received on board by Commodore Lambert, Commander Tarlton, and the officers of the ship, with yards manned ; and the ship's company were mustered and the ship inspected. This ship has an uncommonly fine crew, and promises to be one of the. most efficient frigates in commission. The men are already much attached to their ship and captain. She has the best crew of any vessel that has sailed from Portsmouth for the last twelvemonths. She is already in good order. The complement of the Fox is 310 officers and men, and she carries the following armament : Main deck—Four 8-inch guns, 52 cwt., 8 ft. long. Twenty 32-pounders, 39 cwt., 7 ft. 6 in. long. Quarter-deck and forecastle—Four 32-pounders, 45 cwt., 8 ft. 6 in. long. Four 32-pounders, 39 cwt., 7 ft. 6 in. long. Ten 32-pounders, 17 cwt., carro nades 4 fr. long. Such a frigate as the Thetis, however, with only 38 guns, would cut the Fox up and remain without range of ha!f her guns. - The Commander-in-Chief also mustered and in spected the Dragon, 6, steam -frigate, Captain Gif fard, and was received with manned yards when he went on board. These two ships, with the Apollo, Commander Rawstorne, will be paid wages to-day. This Dragon, although of nearly 1,300 tons, only carries 6 guns—namely, two 68-pounders, 95 cwt., 10 ft. long, on pivot slides and carriages, and four 10- inch guns, 85 cwt., 9 ft. 4 in. long, on slides and car riages. She has now 560-horse power engines. Commodore Superintendent Lord John Hay, C. 8., struck his broad pendant on hoard the S. George, in Hamoaze, at sunset yesterday, and proceeded on leave of absence. Mr. Henderson, the master-attendant, presides over the dockyard during the Noble Lord's absence ; and Captain Nies (formerly of the Herald, at China) has the charge of the ordinary. Officers, marines, and boys, are to be sent on board the Bellerophon, 78, immediately on her paying off at Devonport. Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, KM., is at Port Royal, Jamaica, from the Havannah. Falmouth lighter, Carrick master, which put into Plymouth Sound on Sunday, with a foul wind, with stores from Holyhead, for Portsmouth tailed on Tuesday. , PonTsarouTir, WEDNESDAY.—The Apollo troop ship, Commander Rawstorne, will be paid wages to morrow. The Penelope steam• frigate, having undergone a thorough repair,will be undocked to -morrow. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Her Majesty's ship Belle rophon, 78, Captain Baynes, from the Mediterranean, is hourly expected at this port, where she is to be paid off and recommissioned. The steam-vessel Wasp, on arrival from Wool wich, will be paid advance here, and will take the mails to the coast of Africa, touching at Madeira. The frigate Portland will be taken out of dock on Saturday. The owners of the Vulcan paddle steamer, which left Plymouth on the 18th cf July, for San Fran cisco, have received advices from her. She made Cape Ortegal July 21, passed between the Grand Canary and Teneriffe the 28th, and was off the Cape Verds on the 4th of August ; trade winds light and variable. At that date her after hold was still full of coal in reserve for any calm unthr the line. The Vulcan was formerly in the service of the Revenue department. The brig Comet, Captain Smith, 21 days from Ma deira, with wine, was off the port this morning, and landed a mail and passengers—Mr. Garvagh, Mrs. M'Donald and servant. Her crew and passengers are well, and the island ,was; healthy at the period of her departure. _ APPOINTMENTS. WCOLvricll, SEPT. 18.—Mate—William 13. A. F. Paterson (1850), to the Firefly steam-vessel at Wool wich. Midshipman—Arthur Onslow, to the Firefly. Assistant Engineer—Charles H. Putt, to the Re tribution steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. The Lords of the Admiralty returned to town at a late hour from their official visit to the eastern ports and to Queenstown and Holyhead, and to-day re sumed their duties at Whitehall. Admiral Baron Mackau, of the French navy, and formerly Minister of Marine, visited Woolwich Dock yard to-day, shortly before one o'clock, and was re ceived by Commodore Henry Eden, superintendent, and Mr. Lang, master shipwright, and several of the heads of the departments. The gallant Admiral accom panied Commodore Eden to view the Agamemnon, 80 guns, now entirely in frame, to be fitted with a screw propeller and engines of 400-horse power. He then visited the building where Nasmyth's hammers are worked, at the blacksmiths' shop, in which g►reat alterations are being made by removing the cumber some and unsightly brick chimneys over the forges, and substituting cast metal forges witkiron smoke con ductors, which pass below the ground, and ultimately discharge the smoke through the tall chimney ad joining the saw-mills. Passing along the docks, in which were the Ilydra and Alecto steam-vessels, he proceeded to the San Fiorenzo, building. After vi siting the store de*, and having the Warrior convict ship pointed out to him, and several details connected with convict labour in the dockyard explained, he visited the saw-mills and witnessed the machinery in operation, converting the various descriptions of timber used in the service. At the west end of the yard he went on board the Wasp steam-sleep, pre paring for commission and for service on the coast of Africa. That vessel is fitted with a screw propeller, and Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer of the dockyard, pointed out the mode in which the screw propeller was raised or lowered by screws, and taken up on deck through the well when requisite. The Admi ral appeared to look at the masts of the Wasp parti • cularly, as they are of an excellent construction, and fitted with Harris's lightning conductors. He then went to the factory, and inspected the boilertuakers' and foundry department, the steam-engine for setting ' the works in motion, and the machinery for finishing the works of steam-engines. Mr. Lang then con ducted him over the Royal Albert, 120 guns, and the Admiral was evidently gratified with his visit. The Firefly steam-sloop, Commander George A. Seymour, has now completed all her crew, with the exception of a sailmaker and gun-room steward. Lieutenant TreVenen has been indefatigable in his exertions to render the sloop comfortable, and the se lection of the crew by her gallant commander has made an excellent ship's company. The Firefly, ac cording to present arrangements, will leave on the 22d inst. for Greenhithe, to have her compasses ad justed, and is to take out the mail of the Ist of Oc tober to the coast of Africa. The Wasp steam-sloop is to be tried down the river next week, and is expected to make a speed cf about six knots per hour. Her engines are only of 100-horse power, and her tonnage about 1,000, giving a proportion of the small amount of one-horse power to every ten tons. AN ANTIQUE A DVERTISEMENT..--Ad vertisemc nt extraordinary which appeared at Aylesham, in the county of Norfolk, 1680 : "By his Majesty's letters patent, Beards taken cif' and Registered by ISAAC PUNCIIAAD, Barber, Perrewig maker, Surgon, Psrish Clark, School master, Blacksmith & Man Mid% ife. I shaves for a penne, cuts hare for two pence, and oyld and Powdird in the bar gene, young Ladies gentely educated, lamps lited by the }'ear or quarter, young Gentlemen also taut their Grammer language in the neetest manner & greet keer takin of their marrels & Spelen. Also Salme Singing and Horce shelving by the reel makir, likewise maks & Mends all sorts of butes & chews, teaches the Ho boy and Jews harp, cuts corns, bledes & Bliste rs on t h e lowest terms. Cowtillions & other dances taut at hoam and abrode, also deals holetale &s retail in Perfumery in all it s branches, sells rill sorts of Gingerbread, ware, together with blackin ball, Red henna, Coles, Scrubbin brushes, treycle, mousetraps, & allcther sweetmeats. Likewise God-father's cordial, red rutes, Tatoes, Sasnges, Black Puddins, and other Garden stuff. " P.S. I teethes tioggrlfy & all them outlanguaged kind of things. A bawl on IN ensday and Friday. All performed God willon by ins " ISAAC PUNCIIARD. "To be hard off at my whorehouse were you may be sarved with the very best 11.1cco, by the ounce, ream, quire, or Single sheet. " N.B. Also Likewise, beware of Counterfects for sneh is abrode." A witty word spoken by a rich relative is a very witty affair—even when the wit is not very apparent; but nobody laughs at the wit of a man in disgrace, or whose coat is cut at the elbows. —Eliza cook's Journal. A NovEm.---Mr. Acres, of the Dolphin Hotel, Herne Bay, has a table large enough to dine twelve gentle men, made out of the canopy of the pulpit, belonging to St. Margaret's Church Canterbury, the fittings of which were lAtely 044 es CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of pal ers from the Cape to the 15. h July inclusive. The Cape papers publish the subjoined correspon dence, introduced as follows : " We have great pleasure in referring our readers to the result of Dr. Tancred's interference on behalf of this colony at the Colonial-office, in Downin g - s t reet , communicated in a letter, dated London, 25th April, and inserted in our columns, The exertions of this true friend of the colony are justly entitled to our sincere acknowledgments." " Thursday, April 25, 1850, " 35, Golden-square, London. " Fellow-colonists and brothers,—Since my last communications to you of the 10th and 12th March, when I informed you that I arrested the progress of the Bill relative to the Representative Assembly, until your wishes should be consulted, and the result re turned to the Home Government, I have been con eantly engaged with the other points relating to the future welfare of the colony. On the 6th, Bth, 91b, and 10th of this month I have been at the Colonial office, Downing-street, and the following Saturday, 13th inst , was appointed for a long interview, when Mr. Hawes and myself were to have discussed all the points remaining untouched. In the meantime I re ceived the following note : " Colonial-office, Downing-street, April 11, 1850. "My dear Sir,—My engagements will not per mit me to see you on Saturday next. I have, how ever, fixed Saturday week, and assuming that you will accede to that, I have arranged accordingly for two o'clock on that day.—Ever yours, " ' Dr. Tancred.' B. HA WKS . " On the day appointed we entered upon business and discussed everything of importance, until the ar rival of Earl Grey interrupted our conversation, and I have now the pleasure to announce to you that every thieg had been acceded to the colony that rou could desire. lam authorised to inform you by air. Hawes, that Sir H. Smith will be the last military governorat the Cape of Good Hope—all civil governors fur the future. Au assurance and a promise was given to me to that effect. So far, that is a great boon ob tained. Your trial by jury in civil cases, he said, is within your own power to obtain, and does not rest with the Home Government, but with yourselves. He also authorised me to inform you,that Earl Grey and himself entertained no limited, prejudiced, or bigotted views with regard to your future form of govern ment, and that they shall be ready to accede that form which the majority of the people shall decide on and approve of, and that it was in obedience to my sug gestions the progress of the Bill was arrested until your wishes abculd be consulted and be fully known. So now I sincerely hope that, ou will make use of the privilege and opportunity afforded you of obtaining for yourselves and your children a free and indepen dent representative Assembly, without the intermed (fling of Montagu, Porter, the judges, the military Governor Smith, and the other paltry and worthless officials. When he came to speak ef the indemnifica tions of the losses incurred in consequence of the Kafir war, he stated it was on principle the amount of losses was refused by the Home Government, and that the Colonial Government ought to take immediate and active measures to meet those losses by the sale or grant of lands to the amount of each sufferer's loss. When I pointed out the inutility of extending our territory beyond the Orange River, the only thing I could obtain was that the future interests of the peo ple should be better attended to. I showed him that we had quite enough to do with our restless Kafir neighbours and the lately acquired territory. He ad mitted that there was no reliance whatever to be placed on them, and that all the military villages turned out a complete failure; but still John Bull seems disposed never to give up anything he once gets hold of, and so the territory up the Orange River will be retained. All the other points, such as the law regulating the conduct between master and servant, the improvement and diffusion of edu cation, the facility of obtaining justice in the country parts, the division of the large dis tricts, emigration on a large scale, &c., will follow immediately, when the future form of government would be decided on by the people and established. I have dor:e all I could for the present, and must now wait un•il the decisions that you may arrive at are known in England. The sending out of a Commission of Inquiry is now considered unnecessary, as full power will be vested in the Representative Assembly to remedy all local abuses and grievances, to establish circuit courts where considered necessary, to limit the number of canteens, and to appoint in future none but civilians to the civil commissionerships. The sale of forest lands and the monopoly of gunpowder by the Government will also rest with the Assembly to de cide on. The increase of the salaries of the clerks and othErs in the Government offices will be instantly attended to, and if the people shall think fit to for ward directly to England their petitions, without sending them as now through the governor, they have only to ask for it unanimously, and it will be granted. Thus far have I laboured for you, and I hope my feeble exertions will afford you satisfacticn, and meet with your approbation. Hoping that the time is not far distant when you shall be all happy and prosper our, your colony free and independent, your rights and privileges secured upon solid and permanent basis, and wishing you all happiness and success,—l have the hour te remain, fellow-colonists and brothers, your devoted friend, servant, and brother till death, "Aug. Jos. TANCRED, D.D." MARSHAL HAYNAU. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. have only just been made acquainted with the various remarks which have appeared, during my absence from L3ndon, in some of the leading news papers, respecting a letter of introduction which was given by my firm to General llaynau, and I hope you will find room to insert these few lines ; not that it is my intenti=m to offer any opinion on the attack on General Haynau, but I think the exact facts of the case ought to be made known. General Haynau pre sented himself with a letter of credit on my firm, and having received some money, he requested an intro duction to Messrs. Barclay and Co., and a letter (a copy of which I enclose) was given to him. I hope I shall he excused for drawing your atten tion to this subject so long after it occurred, but a severe domestic affliction and absence from home, pre vented me from doing so sooner. 1 am, Sir, your most obedient servant, LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD. New-court, 18th Sept., 1850. (Ccpy.) " New-court, Sept. 3, 1850. " Gentlemen,—We have the honour to introduce to you the bearer of these lines, his Excellency Baron Hayneu, and shall feel particularly obliged by your allowing the Baron and his friends to view your brewery.—We remain, gentlemen, your obe dient servants, (For N. M. Rothschild and Sons), " B. COHEN. " For Messrs. Barclay, Perkins, and Co., Southw•ntk." A NEW PORT FOR FOREIGN CATTLE. LOWESTOFT.—The terminus of the Eastern Coun ties Railway, on the Suffolk coast, was on Monday the scene of extraordinary rejoicing, in consequence ' of the arrival of the Queen steamer, with 164 head of cattle, in excellent condition, from the mouth of the Weser, being the first cargo of the kind that ever en tered Lowestoft. The Queen made the voyage from the German to the English port within thirty hours, but the distance might readily be performed in con siderably less time by more powerful boats, which will doubtless be speedily put upon the station ; for the experiment of Monday is conclusive of the expe diency of making Lowestoft available for similar traffic front many of the continental ports. The dis tance from the Texel, for instance, being only ninety Captain Andrews, the harbour master, ran out in the Lowestoft steamer, and brought in the Queen himself, amidst the acclamations of the delighted townspeople and visitors who thronged the beach and piers. The cat tle, instead of bring immediately sent on by rail to Smithfield, were turned out to grass for a day or two, by direction of the foreign feeder, M. Lubken, who accompanied them, and who congratulated him self on saving the voyage round the coast and up the Thames, by which the beasts would have been ma terially damaged, and probably several have died, as is usually the case with such cargoes imported from the Continent direct to London. The Queen is already on her way back to Bremen for another cattle freight to be delivered at Lowestoft, after which her owner, Mr. Kappin, who came over with her, di rects that she is to proceed to lijerting, on the coast of Jutland, for a third cargo fur Lowestoft,with whose facilities for such trade he has expressed himself greatly pleased, exclusive of the important considera tion that the cattle may be landed almost directly into the railway terminus out of the steamer, and put down close by the very spot where they are to be sold in London. TRIBUTE TO HATINAU.—" A letter from Vienna,' (says a ..11orning Paper)," states that General Baron Hay nau is to be immediately raised to the dignity of Field- Marshal." By givirg Haynau a Field• Marshal's Mien, the Austrian Government will certainly show its gratitude to wards bias ; but it would evince a more discerning sense of his services if it were to present him with a hangman's cat. Peradventure the Initon is meant to compensate the woman_ whipper fOr that stick which he was obliged to cut the other day.—Punch. All actions and attitudes of children are gracef u l , because they are the luxuriant and immediate offspring of momeut, divested of affectation, and free from all pre tence. —.Eliza Cook's Journal. During the lust two years—that is, from March, 1848, to March, 1850, the reductions in the parochial assess ments on warehouse property in Liverpool have amounted to 19,591. per annum. This is mainly attributable to the ono. tin of warehouses Vu too (194 quays. AY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1850.