The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-28 00:00:00

t hel I;tEING INTELLIGENCE. tr,t.',113,41,,!thY ItACEs.— TUESDAY. " 1 5 sou;, f-aeh uud 30 added. One mile. adiol 3 yr; • •• 1 ohilhisher \Veit, 3 ••• 2 I.ldatoee,'°ll by hal a neck. i s riate ot 100 1.0 , 111., added to a Swrelp" io(bto44 each, 10 it, end 5 only if d•-clareil; rtdethsatc, rds stake. 2 miles. (28 Subs., 14 elni te ) lip rior lro iksr 4 Yu, 6 , t 12:b lutor,, or L'arkereost, 3 yr., 6st 71b I `3n,lerl Sddel, 3 yrs, Bst 31b.... ttlgte R„'You by two lengths , Stakes of 10 snve. - cach . , and 50 added. One mile. Ploy, ,;„^! cisrriott (G. Whit .!house) 1 ••• t bliteZU MEI „ 2 ••• • 3 , • • Ige n ,_ W oe in a canter.•• ••• Pi t h •ate of 3 liq t 0 1. added t o a Sweepstakes of 5 1(1s Sarah a once round and a distance. (3 Subd.) e edtotd (G. Whitehouse) 1 1 2 2 4 ,. 3 4: 1 , 7 1 "0tezun 33 , ::•. 3 3 S take "(-1 RACES (CONCIXDF.D). itf 5 tura. 40 k, each, and 25 a dd e d. Two 1 1 or tll4) ' bc by Charles XII , out of Frill. *** (G. Oates) 1 klellas,alll9 8rim:4,4419s ••••• *:* 3 I,n It t il i t t " of 5 sots. each , and 50 added. win.reeej pt i , e. and three-quarters. I lloot, 3 yrs (G. pates) 1 Ittilek' La dy - l'ar-off 5 yrs ••• 2 loA tt , tl eati, „„ t1 °I 5 sous . each, and .25 added. .b n, I iti,tiare round and ts distance. ' u tes 4,5 Yve .. Robertson) 1 0 1 .15 'V II 11 Y Bro • • - Not, ' l o, 4 )rs 3 2 1 3 2 "It ld e :r l i t s t„ Mae, aged ... 2dr tfuree others started. 4 0ki. 'itlidicap of 5 3,,v5. each, and 20 added. k ti.' 4o ll' uce u d 40, t ist eass Fr ° • lip %at e ttery,.. VI L u nt z u • •. • 4 41Py hs , s hke T " others ran. • gettl o i i I /t ete won in three bests by Mr : 11 4 4114 th i r o t '( "nler). beating Lily, Nepaul t , others, cleverly. tki,eodql4lBtik '"CLES RACES.. di es oets:ere won by the Fiddler , , besting i ll , .04 4 vg. The Gentlemen ram was Pktt?.. , Ilse e re b' b eating Fiddler and three others; Asp N G 4r Yjatttle Queen. • 1 4 ,1 4(111 St I, 41111.Nr' _____.-I.l7EllDas. Ati:to ei-es--6 to agst Tophaua, 7to 1 agst 4CNi.et...•rtt Priestess (t) 14 to 1 agst Langton. %.,, i ltce es at Tilttersall's ou Mouuay. cuilidicap.-5 to 1 agst Urtel (t), (t), 9 to 1 agst Strongbow (t). 1 . ORD AqUATICS: I,c 4 tte n l . 0ht,,,,1t0 1 4 ENG MAT CH • o,tween T. Coombes, the brother of d Tcaraes, and Chitty, of . Richm t o a n n it 47' Of late created much excttemen d ttirtkii,ed BPurting circles, came off ' yester f the 41 4 ro gi t h h e Most sanguine expectations o yea r ra eL• Tne first named. Coombes,_ a eis hie 11 before the public, and although_ h . t Ir hi t / otk e e: have not always been successful, he ii l ‘kj, 4 ,kr atu rr himself considerable reputa b t a i n o 11 be aa i 4 ° ftrstnan. Chitty, on the other hand, woo d " 1.0 be more than just out; Ore ti issd :lin korria's coat, badge, and freedom for 0, 4 %N I ; gaged this season in a contest against_ tnn. 6lt ,1,110., which he was deft ated. The R thought him good enough for his tE'tltl" l 44 . is t : 44 . and hence the match we are about and both oi•lsoce o f or the event. parties immediately went 4 io P 4, h 4 tlll„, t t ° l he i, vowed was from Putney•bridge to yti ( L ti ee 4-'ll°''. Betting was 5t04 on Chitty ; th ev akat deal of business was done. t e A . ti ll h it ip p ir Made their appearance at Putney- Oki y Chitty iitflitte-0-111.4,_t1Y. first.rate condition. Oki " ( 4 at Ninon and tuok the Middlesex side. 4 0iih e l /t 4 4 ' C oombe% took the lead slightly at tt t g 'IP to Finch ' s, where Chitty gradually (Ai and ' ii3Oße tato - cif the White Cottage, between lOcl a ~uhte Austbank, passed him. Chitty T- O' h l 'ota this until within half a mile Vl't 4-4.brid otollSed „, go, when Coombes , . d in sa c r r y oss w in h g o e tu t h e tally upon his a Ter but was \t '4 lst ll44 lii h , 4 r°4l r or five lengths ahead, 4„ 4 etti t° ,, tolitithough he shortened the distance tile 6 finish. Chitty, who from apparent L -1 41 1, 111 bi t eat k ti 4 4 4 4 : •, oivio ' g to the , severe one-handed be ',whet before arriving at the winning rs o ,'C'ttib es k " ( *yen or eight yards; he still, how )ttl 1 4 ' tklla la/hely a length, atter, as will be . 1 %4 (14 ,„t eq e 4t T k "ei in - which it was clear, that theal • - 1 171 , 1 1 3 *as the better man where e_ Searle appeared w r h ef r e e ree. . 13 / 1 1 4 ,s l tl 01414-CE.V!ki;lO- N i e K riLLERS v. T ET. HE 4'3" VI 1)16 S' CLUB. e°ll fes t LTUALLER I.ors. Eton aa played a t Lurd s on Monday, OPt ON ° Per tr, there was large assemblage ot st Eite • th t lipropt. 9tt this match was got up for the S t i. 4s l,y el ii t , l4 l t l l 4 nosh proceeds iss e i t t ,d mi w g i h t t h r t e h ae ileeeB Institutions wane i t t N et , Ate. t ietualiers, and we aDLIC,IAe tha_t, , 6 6 fbrt will prove to have b ee n mos t I:t t 44:een an the nearly 4 1. 11 „,, t ere list of , names that ra represented, yttlig,laerBT. instillers firmsall the tri i' t he e . u "! sons. or some influential we member 4.111 e Net 44611shie ts . There was a great deli "it'•lttlylrlierl',liSthhitte_d_duilrit.lngl. the p . la . y. The licensed kyr eii; t a be ~,u rs t suo.,eededin heading N4l th l r t , 4 runs , Tney were getting on, too, ‘ 8 foit E*eond. The score, when time was FirtZ t. k t lrti YicruALLarts' axis. , A ll ( Lilt It igs. Second Innings. 4," 4 1.1,,w " 5 b Haminersley— 35 V 134% 1 4 'et ''''''''''''''''''''''' 20 b Gordon ... b '''' 0 b Hammeraley O. / ,,ckt. i . 1 44, ersle *********** " ut . ******* 3 44etal *********** .... 41 not o ° Il .. 0 4ttt:tillot 04i.... ........ .. ......... 7 .... .. .. ....... .. .. I_ o 7 b b G il e a r m de m n er . sley 1 54 ihte /V v,allte r p ' b . A . r.:117e . r . ... .11 48114:A. ..... 14 .... ( Ulce r .... . ........ • ...... 15 Byes, &c 9 ... 2 ..• 3 ... (Johnson) 1 ... 2 ... 3 I °tal ~ Ti le ... . ............... 135 Total ...... 77 W 4 : 4 td qieL Ot i , rtillnkE.,WlßS AND DIS 1 ILLERS• It 46 .14 ..•• • • 0 ' 4 4lk i 13 , Es q, It k ey, E q , C Rogers, b Lillywhite. 0 ''. ls. errs .Lill whit?. • 4 .Vellt % L 'el., b Lillywhitel9 \V 4 lk ' ' s cl. b .1 Er, , , Lit:rich white k,,,,,000, bluersley, Esq, 4 ~,• 44413/401, b Lillywhite 0 kLaticte7l%, ruu out run out 3 4 . r 4 oh p' '` ..3, 1 , not out.. t uch , t ' s - n sq , run out •.. 5 h l) dc e F. b Lillywhite . . .. 0 ~ ... ........ .... ................. ... 29 93 1k 44 1,1 Total htl, b • 1„ ----......____......._____ Itt, eel i m Tii. lc , kl, t zy b i am If ~,owrit SEA.--The Queen of Scot 0 'Ng L i k 4 ateburgh steamer, arrived at this port yes. nd au l iSl‘7l, go. Intliburgh, bringing 17 passengers 10 li eft ` - ' 4 uPtein J. H. Brown reports that the Queen Attvath --lliiburgh at 10 A.M., on Sunday morning, light;stood to old'. , to t ° ell at 3.30 P.M., wind W ., N . kept t i& t o got gale about midnight, W. .by., ,l'owing 4„.,.the 4orhward till Monday midulgu"da mid tt; ,Nil hi, r.tle; tacked to southward on Mon ity ,__ th‘o4 vetWit,lg hard, till 1 uesday noon, when mo A tr i t li k tt. is ; „Yrrui:a,l37; made Spurn on Thursday morning all right, ex 'fp 1 4' 11 411 er '"''t at Hull at 8 A.M. ; ship 10aiN lia,„b °ails partly split. Several steanier o s f h t a , d e 44,Setsi-.,4uutirghirarnediately before the . departure. . er i tA R sh• tiro or leas disabled in theirm a t e u n a i , n on y e • li Ni f IPPeri heavy seas. It was reported hkg ett of 4441 0 P1 1 41)112 1, fl W ' l ter in her hold.— Hull Advert is e r . t tt ItIN lut cetialtEricE.—On Sunday night two 4.llll,,kliehr..llled William and Nathaniel Brown, , d were ykatat ho„72ter, having spent the day at bron Lcom vfho re .l,,klittl th e i ° 'u the evenin 'n a light spring F? t 4 4 , 4 Ai .rt h ,,, g i t hrYl9i: i Wl4ll 'tier, stepfather, and a female frie r d, i,i e ' '"g, I t s ` t r t to take the reins from his brother, the horse w y . h i 1 %1 s tit j ‘ t h ot tl otli „trugle ensued between them, and 3' mitts' t eat. "` them • were f the cart. The struggle 4 kth -..e ~,tter i _ , Jumpe_ o Nikkiel 61 : 0 11td " 10 WS were struck— botla . o . f , the brothers to Ofall,,,,l`lttll au kid on their rising William rushed on , It ll:,j'lcirt", t tlt i 4, on°Pen. knife and inflicted upon him three ~,"s " N , ll 'es - r . „'._ Vf. t " h e r't . which, in the abdomen, is pronounced. nineti yt edi;Rov eil L ` the assistance of the stepfather the poor fo‘kot..to the next tell-house, ?m to d F . kt,t11441,„ tae h;:ttl,but the case ivas . tound be hop th e : k l ed te' l ,_ 4 ,ke tt - , tler who had inflicted the bloy N,,, t 4 t o b ,ate the'uto custody. A magistrate /a I N ~.. 4 greo dePosition of the dying man , '4ll Nil " doubt • hof the brothers ' 1 10 4 ,1, 011 ek, by which but afterwardsh w e a r there letiteti4l) bEA e • ktv-rda AT OF A MliElt rt.tcol h ' I AN. at t ~ eft held an in. Ltliqehmti ,tialvark eperuoon, Mr. W. Baker, Jun., STthaeß,Viirkst -1 I , : t Pro -14 4t - ' 4 ven, Upper Clapton, on t it ) '4O r lia Wallis, age 1 50, a gentleman he o b f od iu y d o e. f h ,tak, - Pe t i , resicha . f &grove, LPP T he ° eh -'') iv', Ip v , gat Stamford-grove, or , . Ilp 4 ,1 1 o w u rosed to have died trern starvation. . :(0- rtsi,i--;,4 single gentleman, and ot' very eccent,roie t o 1 4 t , t't ta.,„e,' by h imself at No. 4, Stamford-grove, l r, tteleiltetht4i4laCelr„Years, and although he s%a3 possessed °L 4 O r ltitte ht.ti,.. -Pt no servant, and never allowed any_e wasone k t ~l t i ''' for .' which was splendidly furnished. He itoilo r i, i may, fo r /04 Parsimonious habits, and sooner . than ut give any lytooheM) Lie has been known to go without A 'led e t s ,, , to r"h%e had not been seen about since last tft ‘ t t , . 0f 1 .40t Lie in the aujoitiing house becoming tethsd the'i tt 're 0 1 . i. 1 ,1,1 g or seeing anything of him fur up t entrance was I),c'tl,t4 ? 11(;44 oaturday evening last an P i ttl: } j l tv i ' l ike,. ", by forcing an upper wind e o n w r .. dead. ile:lek ;"'")(1 f o t ,, r trt the deceased on the bed, q uite . .., Itti h -r ki 4 ( 7,' 1, 41 the h ouse was a small quantity , of On en• NAt • - '4 ,, i it ,-.!t' . er ust, tied up in a bandkercuiet. itla _4l.ictik. verdict of "Na oral death." ~14-,4„114 , ' T ait T a 27.—The N e ,N, hiare market s DE RLPONT, AUG. tieNt'lltio."..4ve , ore becoming rather inure buoys!!! -oo r i ...... bt• ea ar e a f d • st • yarns and MOS , A 1 (4 k g o ods ew 't 3 Pa ' but the )t t th , roth is i .are c ommanding lair rates, t er q 41. a Qho. twitted. li tt t tk4esi' r44gisitrtlsl"r4 a, Petty sessions on Friday there t ) , O t t, 10 att o4 -.es present but there was,not a prisoner tiik riot ,ora ea f . tikr e tl :ea th e e U 0 any kind to be heard. , ti n u: , 3 , 41 t or tk e a proof sae in harvest time, and may, we t m he , k441111* '4411 Poor - ... Q k s t s l l ez e effect of full empl.,yinent ou t t4t:iattli.e4lttie,k)u.lttliutlat ...,-‘. 'z c , J ' AND ST. %I t .4of s. 9 ggT,T.,„. .' ‘,.. OT. u OLIN S v'tt4:ll it I.'' ar,h,i,"."*x.--A new workhouse for . the (I lls Pre k stry. ~. and 4t. Atarearet, Westminster, will , be to,,,!,tata th at bailtruutl near Kensington Turnpike. I art -74.14414 t th e I . w n g Liu Westminster is in such a precari 7 Qt 11 4 lar''''%ela have been obliged• to' suspend 40 t fiWer in Vietorii-g,treet. THE SUN, LONDON, LITERATURE. 7'llE PH AN7'O _ll WORLD. By A. Calmet. Edited by the Rev. H. Christmas. 2 Vuls. The eloquent author of " The Cradle of the Twin Giants" has here presented us with an admirable tran,lation of a most interesting work—a work which, while it fascinates the lovers of the marvellous by its very title.—''the Phantom World 1" will furnish the thoughtful and inquiring philosopher with abundant matter of in' crest iu the many investigations _into the truth or falsehood of supernatural apparitions which it contains. If the authors deductions he calculated to dispose his readers too strongly to a belief in the supernatural, the editor's introduction will, perhaps, exercise a counteracting influence. Of the author we find the following interesting account in the intro duction : " Augustine Calmet was bora in the year 1672, at a village near Commerce in Lorraine. He early gave proofs of aptitude for study, and an opportunity was pq , e-dtly offered for devoting himself to a life of learning. In his s'xteenth year he became a Benedictine of the congregation of St. Vannes, and preseouttal his theolo gical and such philosophical studies as the time allowed with great success. He was speedily eppointed to teach the younger portion of the community, and gave in this employ teen: such decided vatiJaction to his superiors, that ho was soon marked fur preferment. His chief study was the Scriptures, and in the teTenty-second year of his age ho was appointed to the sub-prior of the Nlonastry of Munster, in Alsace, where he presided over an academy. This academy consisted of ten or twelve monks, and its object was the investigation of Scripture. Client was not idle in his new position. Be sides communicating so much valuable information as to make his pupils the best Biblical scholars in the coun try, ho made extensive collections for his Commentary on the Old and New Testameets,' and fur his still more celebrated work, The History of the Bible.' These materials he subsequently digested and arranged. The `Commentary,' a work of immense value, was published in separate volumes from 1707 to 1716. His labours at• traced renewed and increased attention, and the offer of a bishopric was made him, which he unhesitatingly de clined. "In 1718, he was elected to the Abbacy of St. Leopold, in Nancy; and ten years afterwards to that of Seuoues, where he spent the remainder of his days. His writings are numerous; two have been Already men tioned, and so great was the popularity of his Comtnen teries, that they were translated into no fewer than. six languages within ten years. They exhibit a favourable aspect of the author's mind, and give a very high idea of his erudition. One cause which tended greatly to the universal acceptability of this work was its singular freedom from sectarian bitterness. Protestants ae well as Romaniats may use it with equal satisfaction; and accordiegly it is considered a work of standard auiherity in England as much as on the con- tinent." Such is the character given of Calmet, one of the most popular of whose works was this " Phantom World." Its popularity is not surprising when the very com prehensive and most attractive nature of its contents is token into consideration. Almost innumerable ap paritions, authenticated and fictitious, of angels, and demons, and spirits, from those recorded in the Scrip tures down to the ghost-stories of modern times, are here related and examined, and although, in the opi nions of many readers, Calmet will be found leaning to the side of credulity, his summing- up of contra dictory opinions is on the whole judicious. In one chapter, entitled the " Secrets of Physics and Chemistry," he records many marvels as astonishing as any supernatural legends, which may be ascribed to natural causes ; and here he remarks—" It is true that the oftener we examine into what have been taken for apparitions, the more satisfied must we be that nothing is found real, extraordinary, or supernatural;" but, on the other band, he expresses as his conviction that " we must in these matters keep the medium between excessive credulity and extreme incredulity; we must be prudent, moderate, and enlightened; we must, according to the advice of St. Paul, test every thing, examine everything, yield only to evidence and known truth." A little further on he thus enumerates the subjects touched upon in the first portion of his work, and pronounces his own judgment upon them. " After having made this exposition of my opinion concerning the apparitions of angels, demons, souls of the dead, and even of one living person to another, and having spoken of magic, of oracles, of obsessions, and pos sessions of the demon ; of sprites and familiar spirits ; of sorcerers and witches ; of spectres which predict the future; of those which haunt hoasei,—after baying stated the objections which are made against such apparitions, and having replied to them in as weighty a manner as I possibly could, I think I may con clude that, although this matter labours still under very great difficulties, as much respecting the foun dation of the thing—l mean as regards the truth and reality of apparitions in general—as for the way in which they are made, still we cannot reasonably dis allow that there may be true apparitions of all the kinds of which we have spoken, and that there may be also a great number very disputable ; and some others which are manifestly the work of knavery, of mischievousness, of the art of charlatans, and fi,xibility of those who play sleight-of hand tricks. I acknowledge, moreover, that iniquitous preposses sions, simplicity, superstition, excess of credulity, and weakness of mind, have given rise to many stories which are related, that ignorance of pure phi losophy has caused to be taken for miraculous effects, and unlawful magic, which is the simple effect of natural magic." After making all these allowances for fraud and credulity, Calmet's belief in the possi bility of s upernatural apparitions is unshaken, and the readers of his fascinating book will no doubt ag ree with him in secret, althoug h, perhaps, but few will venture to express such a conviction —the ulti matum arrived at by a perusal of the " Phantom World" being, that spirits can, with the per mission of Providence, appear to men, but that they very seldom do so appear. The second portion of the work possess es a more horrible interest; it is a dissertation- on those tradi tionary vampires and vroncolacas respecting whom so many revolting stories have been circulated. The absurdity of such tales, and the non-existence of the monsters upon whose existence they were founded, is here very forcibly demonstrated. The " Phantom World" is worthy of a perusal by the thoughtful, and inquiring, as being an incidental chapter in " the proper study of mankind," while the lovers of the hor rible and the wonderful will find in it a horrible and wonderful attraction. The reading public are al ready greatly indebted to Mr. Christmas for the very interesting and excellent manner in which he makes them acquainted with interesting and excellent works. THE CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE. No. I. This, the first number of u new monthly magazine, which upholds the cause of Protection with the same power and smartness as Fraser's Magazine was wont to uphold the cause of Boroughmongwring in 1832. Indeed, it strongly reminds us of what Fraser was in its early and palmy days, and were either poor Ma ginn or "Morgan Rattler," choicest of good spirits, still alive, we should have suspected that they had something to do with the management of this slashing periodical. Its literary articles are of a high order of merit, and both Blackwood and Fraser must look well about them if they hope to hold their own against this new candidate for Conservative patronage. THE PALLADIUM. No. IL The second number of this new monthly fully maintains the high character which the publication of the first number has acquired. The opening paper on "Agriculture and Free Trade," by an East Lo thian former, is one of the most masterly political essays we have ever perused. We should much like to see this essay published separately in a cheap form, and widely circulated among the tenant-farmers, whom it could not but enlighten as to their true in- HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO CASTLE HOWARD. CASTLE HOWARD, AUG. 27. At a season of the year when every one who can seeks relief from the routine of ordinary life and official duty her Majesty the Queen, leaving as many of the cares of state and as much of the pomp of royalty behind her as possible, travels northward to her quiet retreat in the Highlands of Scotland. The same instinct which sets her subjects in motion in quest of health and amusement—which sends our legislators to the moors, our professional men to Switzerland or the Rhine, and even our shopkeepers to some well-beloved place by the sea-side, acts alike upon the Queen and the Royal Family. The declin ing year and the close of a busy season warn all closes, while " autumn's pleasant weather" enables them to de so, to dedicate some portion of time to change of scene, to seek pleasure in the fields, and throwing away some at least of the formeli ties of society, to enjoy life by living according to fancy, and ignoring as much as may be that hard word, necessity. Her Majesty' s subjects have an obvious advantage over her in the facility with which they can gratify their vacation longings. When once the back of an ordinary Englishman is turned upon his street-door, and the family abode is confided to the care of his housekeeper, he takes his departure in some cab or omnibus, and straightway all trace of him is gone. He may travel earth or sea, but as long as he commits no crime and pays his way, he passes quietly and unobtrusively along. Not so the Qaeen. Whatever desire she may have for privacy, and however effectually she may secure it at Balmoral, she cannot altogether escape observation on her way there. Ac cordingly, her annual visits to the north are suffi ciently in the nature of a royal progress to justify the publication of their details. Last year she took Ire land in her way. This season she travels through by railroad, resting on her way at Castle Howard, and in the ancient Palace of Holyrood at Edinburgh. Castle Howard, the seat of the Earl of Carlisle, will be honoured by her Majesty's presence from to-night till Thursday morning ; and as it is one of the finest places in England, some description of it may not prove uninteresting. The ancient family mansion was Hinderskelp Castle, but this structure having been destroyed by fire its barbarous name perished with it, and the new building which was erected on the site of the old.was appropriately and proudly called Castle Howard. It is about 16 miles north-east from York, on the road to Scarborough, and was built from a design by Van burgh. The style of it much resembles that of Blen heim, though the plan differs materially. There is something rather heavy in the effect which it pro duces, the broken outlines, the varying elevations of the roof, and the fantastic chimneys, statues, and domes with which it is surmounted, being deficient in grace, but as a whole the building has a sufficiently imposing exterior, and certainly does not merit the harsh terms in which Arthur Young speaks of it. He says :—" The house loses the grandeur as well as the beauty that ought to attend so large and extensive a building in the want of unity of its parts, which have as little beauty in themselves as connexion with each other. The front, however, of the new wing will be light and elegant—an advantage which serves for little else but rendering the rest of the building the more un pleasing." Such isYoung's estimate of the architectural pretensions of Castle Howard. At the time he made his tour in these parts there were many things to ruffle a traveller's temper and disturb the calmness of his judgment which do not exist now-a-days. Ac cordingly we are not surprised to find duly recorded by him, under the head of " Roads," the following entry :—" To Castle Howard infamous ; I was near being swallowed up in a slough." His estimate of the park is nearer the truth. "It possesses extraor dinary beauty from the remarkably tasteful manner in which it is wooded, and from the natural lay of the land, which undulates in such a manner as to se cure a' succession of the fineet perspectives. The view from the north front of the Castle is particularly splendid, the eye being carried over it beautiftil lake to distant slopes and rich woodland heights, which realise to the mind the very . perfection of English scenery." The park timber is of goodly size, and " ancestral" in its character, as the name of the fa mily might lead one to expect. Some old oaks of great girth, their huge branches still putting forth leaves, add much to the picturesque effect of the scenery, and recall to the imagina tion those remote times when forests were a reality in England, and forest laws were enforced with all the rigour of feudal authority. From time to time efforts have been made to heighten the natural beauty of the park by the erection in different places of ornamental edifices. There is a mausoleum, cir cular in shape, terminating in a dome, and surrounded by a colonnade of Tuscan pillars ; an lonic temple, with four porticoes, and fitted up in a costly manner with marble ; a small pyramid, various fantastic arch ways; a pillar commemorative of the building of the mansion, and an obelisk dedicated to the glory of the great Duke of Marlborough. So many objects of a miscellaneous character, however elegant in them selves, produce a disagreeable effect upon the eye, and almo't justify Arthur Young's censure, when he pro nounces them to be "in a style so heavy and clumsy as to be perfectly di-tgusting." The obelisk is finely placed at the intersecting point of two noble avenues, the stately trees of which surround it on every side, except where it may be seen to the best a dvanta g e. Where the effects of natural beauty have been relied upon the park is delightful, but the attempt to heighten the effects of scenery by artificial embellish ment has not been very successtnl, and the stranger will find at least as much within the Castle as with out it to engage his curiosity and gratify his tastes. There is something singularly imposing in the spectacle which the mansion of one of our great no blemen on such occasions as this presents. The im mense extent of accommodation, the huge domestic establishment, the suites of noble apartments dediCated, to state, and the atmosphere of comfort and luxurious elegance which pervades the rooms appropriated to the quiet tenour of family life—all these things crowd upon the mind of a visitor as he enters the great hall of Castle Howard and surveys its lofty ceiling, its massive columns, and richly decorated walls and staircase, and as he passes thence through a long series cf apartments filled with paintings and sculpture, with costly and rare marbles, with splendid tapestry, and with whatever else the cultivated and high-born esteem precious. The rooms are well proportioned and excellently arranged, both as to position with reference to each other and their ge neral keeping. The dining-room is ornamented with bronzes, with slabs of Sicilian jasper, an urn of green porphyry, and ancient busts. The saloon above-stairs has some beautiful tables, and on its walls and ceiling classical subjects are painted. The drawing-room is adorned with rich tapestry from the designs of Rubens, with pillars of green porphyry, and'with busts and bronzes. The pavement of the blue drawing-room is mosaic. The state bed- room is hung with fine Brussels tapestry, after the designs of Teniera, the chimney-piece is highly ornamental, and &along the other embellishments of the apartment is a painting by Canaletto, of the Doge of Venice marry ing the Adriatic. Then there is the breakfast- room, the museum and antique gallery, 160 feet long, con taining a vast assemblage of curiosities, and several other apartments, all decorated with the works of great masters. The most celebrated picture in the collection is the Three Marys, by Annibale Cs racci. It once belonged to the unfortunate Philip Egalite, and having been, during the first French revolution, brought over to this country with several others, passed into the hands of the Carlisle family. The apartment in which most of these pictures are now hung is called the Orleans Room. The collection of paintings by Ca naletto is very large and fine, one apartment being entirely filled with them. Among the works of art may be noticed a very extraordinary picture, by Ma beuse, of the Adoration of Christ by the Wise Men; the Entombing of Christ, by Ludovico Caracci ; a portrait of Snyders, by Vandyck ; St. John the Evangelist, by Domenichino ; and some fine family portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lawrence. Two conspicuous objects are pointed out to the visitor in connexion with the present amiable and accomplished representative of the Carlisle family--a monster address, some 400 feet long, pre sented to him on retiring from office as Chief Secre tary for Ireland, and a splendid memorial of attach ment:presented to him by his constituents after being defeated in the representation of the West Riding. From the style, in which Castle Howard is embel lished let us revert to the character of the reception prepared for her Majesty. That reception is to be a private one, and not extravagantly or absurdly mag nificent, though suited to the exalted station of the guest and the noble rank and ancient family of her host. The Earl of Carlisle has invited a select circle of friends to Castle Howard, who are to have the honour of meeting her Majesty. Among the company are the Duchess of. Sutherland and her daughter, Lady Constance Leveson Gower, Lady Dover, the Hon. Miss Ellis, the Hon. Miss Diana Ellis, the Hon. W. and Lady Caroline Lascelles the Hon. Mr . L F a v r an a bgs n and ol c etn i eaalna d Lady r . pre E se ts t b . eth Grey, the ilon. deinniag T va.e i ro e ep e i arly part of the day has been wet, cold, and nmistNotwithstandingd aa pe t,ha en worthy du an offa drizzlingv the our a e r r a aa n ti Grampian i de a e n os of eHillsdescend ing.. hde weather, however, numbers of psople flecked in from t r h iv e al s . urr T ou ra n i d n i a ng lad d e n n tr w int th to l Scarborough, and we ncou oy n a tt-a s e u d bj e wit i nessher Majesty' - rival. who view h had come her all Majestyth e wayandone ects arrived indefatigable thefrom R B o a y t h a to l F h a a m v i e l y a . At the Castle Howard railway station, which is s a e b a o t u , t t a hre fe e miles wverydis simpletan t fro mthe preparationsEa rl o f Carlisle w er e s made for her Majesty's reception. An awning, decorated with flowers and evergreen., was erected in comma. , nication with the station, through which the Royal tcrests. THE NEW ACT To EXTEND TUE JURISDICTION OF COUNTY Couwrs.—The provisions of the new Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts to 501,, recently passed, will shortly be enforced in the various courts of England and Wales. Among the sections is one giving an appeal to the superior courts on points of law, and on questions respecting the admission and rejection of evidence. The mode of pro cedure is to be by a case being settled by the parties, or their attorneys, and if they cannot agree, then the duty is to de volve upon the judge of the court. Terms are to be made respecting costs, &c„ by the courts before an appeal is allowed, and to obtain an appeal, notice must be given within ten days. Under this Act a higher rate of remuneration is given to attorney§ and barristers, so that payment to an attorney fur his costs shall not exceed 1/. 10s., and a fee to a barrister V. 4s 6d., which payments are to be allowed by order of the judge. It is understood to be the intention of barristers to form a " bar" at some of the courts. It would be well if some of the judges made arrangements not to Bit to late hours, and not to take many cases. It was expected that barristers, who were appointed to the situations of judges, would devote their whole time. A salary of 1,0001. a year is worth having by many competent persons, without practising in the superior courts. THE NEW STAMP AcT.—Tbe New Stamp Act (13 and 14 Victoria, cap. 97) will come into operation on the 11th of October. It contains 21 sections, and a very long schedule of the new duties which will then be enforced. Aiming the provisions are several of a new character with reference to stamp duties. The allowance of "one and a half per cent" to sellers of receipt stamps is now repealed, and the former allowance of " seven and a half per cent. made." The stamp duties imposed by various statutes are repealed by the new law, and the duties are to be under the management of the Inland Revenue Commissioners. The stamp duties on leases for one year, and on bargains and sales, are wholly repealed. With respect to money received expressly for stamp duty, it is provided that persons receiving money for stalup duties, and misappropriating it, are to be liable to the Crown for the amount in the Court of Exchequer, which Court is empowered to enforce payment in a summary man lier. For securing the payment of stamp duties penalties are imposed, with a proviso that they may be remitted, if it bo proved that the omission to stamp within twelve months arose from " accident, inadvertency, or urgent necessity." Documents in courts have been rejected on account of not having a sufficient stamp, and for remedy an additional stamp may now be affixed, This Act will effect some im portant alterations in the stamp duties. THE ASYLUM FOR Imo-rib—We notice that the fund of this charity has been assisted by a donation of 3001. from Mrs. Jane Tremaine. This society. seeking as it does, to relieve the most helpless of the necessitous, will, we trust, receive muck aupport- WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG UST 28, 1850. party might pass, protected from the weather, to their carriages. The- road thence to the casqe is exceed ingly hilly, and at mzny points reminds one of Devonshire. From it fine views of the surrounding country are occasionally obtained, and glimpses of cultivated fields and harvest labours appearing amidst the deep woods. The wayside presents at first a very rural countryfied aspect; a small village and an ex tensive quarry, the working of which has been dis continued for some time, being the principal objects. Then the road passes under an old-fashioned arch way, flanked by battlemented walls, terminating at either end in small turrets. Another equally old fashioned archway, crowned by a pyramidal orna ment, is passed through, and then the road, turning to the right by the obelisk, is carried forward to the north front of the Castle. A few ornaments of flowers and ever-greens decorated these archways, and completed the preparations fur her Majesty's reception. At the time appointed for her Majesty's arrival the platform was lined by a guard of honour belonging to the 21 Dragoon Guards, under Ilia command of Major French. A party of special constables also were drawn up at the station and in front of the Castle to preserve order. They were marshalled by the county police, and arrayed in the f ivourite drab of Yorkshire agriculturista. Such being the state of matters at Castle Howard, a few words will suf fice to describe her Majesty's progress northward. The royal party left Osborne this morning at eight o'clock, proceeding by the South-Western R uilway, and reached London about eleven. The departure from Euston-square took place shortly before twelve o'clock. At Wolverton her Majesty and suite partook of refreshment; at Rugby the directors and principal officers of the Midland Company took charge of the special train, and conducted it in safety to Normaaton, where the directors of the York, Neweastle, and Berwick Company were waiting to receive the royal party. Thence by York to Castle Howard the train proceeded, reaching its destination shortly before six o'clock. As her Majesty alighted at the station, the band of the 2d Dragoon Guards played the national anthem, the guards of honour presented arms, and the 'assembled spectators testified their loyalty by loud cheers. In fact, all along the route, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, the Royal party was most entlausiactically greeted. Her Majesty and suite were received at the station. by the Earl of Carlisle, and conducted at once to some seven or eight carriages waiting to convey them to the Castle. At the most convenient points along the route the peasantry were collected to see the Queen, who acknowledged very graciously their simple-hearted demonstrations of loyalty. Arrived at length at Castle Howard, whitheir they were ac companied by a mounted escort, the Royal party were received at the,grand entrance by . the Countess of Carlisle and other members of the family assem bled on an occasion which will long be remembered by them with natural emotions of pride. this, that the finest exhibition in the world is such a one as we have now the pleasure to witness—the ex hibition of fair women's faces.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) Ladies and gentlemen, I will no longer detain you at present. The tea tables shall now be removed, so lee to give you an opportunity of having a dance beneath the bough.—(Laughter and cheers.) I only hope that you will enjoy yourselves, and be merry, and if there are any deficienciei in the ar rangements of this day, I hope you will be indulgent and forgive them, and accept the will for the deed. As practice makes perfect in this as in other matters, I hope that on another occasion you will give me an opportunity of remedying any deficts which may now be apparent. And now, in a cup of tea (holding a cup in his hand), I have the pleasure of drinking your healths, as cordially as though it were a glass of XX—(Laughter)—wishing prosperity to trade; and better times to farmers.—(Cbeers.) The pavilion was then cleared of its forms and tables, and dancing immediately commenced, and en gaged in very enthusiastically by a large portion of the company. After the "poetry of motion" had con tinned to the accompaniment of "sweet sounds" for about an hour, it eves temporarily interrupted by Y. CRAWLEY, Esq. (Mayor of Hertford), who ad vanced and said :—Ladies and Gentlemen,—l have been requested to seize this opportunity—and, though I fear I am somewhat disturbing the order of the proceedings, I hope you will cheerfully allow me, as I have not been able to address you earlier in the evening—to thank, on the part of the company pre sent, our boat, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, for his kindness and hospitality on the present occasion. I hoped I should have had the opportunity of doing so before; but as Sir Edward suddenly made his escape (to use a vulgar phrase), that opportunity was lost. And now, therefore, on the part of the company, I express our heartfelt thanks to him for his great kindness in suffering us to inspect one of the finest mansions in the country—a kindness which I, for one, duly appreciate. On this occasion lam forcibly re minded of the lines— " The stately homes of England, How beautiful they stand ; Amidst their tall ancestral trees, O'er all the pleasant land." lam not much in the habit of indulging in poetical quotations, but these few lines struck me as so singu larly appropriate to the mansion of Sir Edward that I shall be excused for quoting them.—(Cheers). It was suggested to me that as I happen to hold an offi cial station in a neighbouring town it would not be inappropriate if I were to express, on the part of the company, our great *thanks to our illustrious host— illustrious, indeed, he is, and his character casts a re flected honour on the county of Hertford. I, fur one, have often luxuriated in his admirable writings , &nth do feel that I owe him ne small debt of gra titude for the many hours of enjoyment be has afforded me.—(Applause). I cannot help again saying that the high position he has obtained in the literary world reflects singular honour on the county that gave him birth ; and, indeed, his re putation is world wide. I know it may be said that my language appears somewhat like adulation; for somehow or other people are apt to think, that when one expresses admiration of an individual in the pre sence of the individual himself, he is an adulator. But I desire only. to express my ardent feelings of gratitude to Sir Edward for the extreme enjoyment he has afforded me and hundreds of others here as sembled. I should think that I was not doing justice to my , own feelings—and I believe I should not be doing justice to the feelings of the ladies and gentle men standing around me—if I did not indulge my. self in the expressions of gratitude such as those I have given utterance to. Pardon me if I have taken more upon myself than I ought to have done —(Cries of " No, no")—and if I have done so let the occasion itself be a sufficient apology.—(Cheers.) Again, in the name of the meeting, I tender our heartfelt thanks to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton for his kindness to us this day.—(Applause, and cries of "Bravo.") Sir EDWARD BULWEa LYTTON rose, amidst loud and continued cheering, to return thanks. He said— I must thank you most heartily for the kind manner in which you have received the honourable mention Mr. Mayor has made of me. You see already how prophetic I was in saying that occasions like the pre sent serve to bring together town and country trade and agriculture—(Cheers)—and it is a great satiefac• Lion to me to think that an individual holding the honourable position of Mayor of Hertford was the person to propose the health of a country gentleman. —(Cheers.) I can only say, for the rest, it is I who am the obliged party, and that I hope this sociable meeting may frequently be repeated. I regret ex tremely that, partly from ill health, and partly from severe domestic calamity, I have been so little in this county since I have had property in it ; but I hope, in future, to see around me more frequently the cheer ful, smiling faces that I have the pleasure of observ ing now.—(Applause.) Mr. PASSINGIIAM, of the Holt Farm, Kimpton, rose and said—The company had experienced a great ,neat in being permitted to view this noble architec urat pile, so adorned and beautified under the direc on of the master-mind of the owner, and which VISIT TO KNBBWORrH , „THE SEAT OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON. (From the Lincolnshire Chronicle.) We are not unfrequently reminded of the superior attractions of those olden days when baronial hospi tality was certainly more extensive, and less exclu sive, than at present ' • and for that noble and generous hospitality we could almost forgive the rudeness of the times. But why the polish of civilisation should be a bar to any practice of the elder time, good and humanising in itself, we could never understand. Why the landed gentleman, whether baron, knight, or squire, should no longer met his agricultural tenants or the neighbouring burghers in his halls, has been a problem which we have only been able to explain by preSuming that the present age is transitional, and that a higher civilisation will more intimately unite classes too far sundered by a change which has, per haps, refined more than it has elevated society. It is not difficult to suppose that some such thought —some aspiration after a unity of classes, rendered necessary by the inevitable unity of interests, ani mated Sir Edward Bulwer ,Lytton when he invited his tenants, together with tradesmen and neighbours from the neighbouring towns, to share the hospitality of his ancient and magnificent home, with the distin guished guests visiting there. The invitations were issued for Monday last, and on that day 200 ladies and gentlemen attended at the bidding of the illustrious owner to inspect the grounds and mansion of Knebwortb, and beneath the fair towers of that ancestral borne to enjoy the social in tercourse which, more than anything' else, tends to obliterate the prejudices of class, and to wear down the asperities of too absolute an individuality. Of the guests in the house it is sufficient to say that they included gentlemen well known to the public for their position in society and their elevated tastes. One poet, whose graceful compositions have delighted the solitary hours of thousands, and shed a cheerful radiance over domestic and social circles; one writer, whose exquisite wit and powerful under standing have been an enjoyment and a good to many who scarcely knew his name; and one actor, whose transcendent genius, high scholarship, and moral ex cellence, have, perhaps, raised him to a higher posi tion than any member of his profession ever attained, were present. Add to this, that the owner of that fair estate, whose writings are household words to the people of these kingdoms, and have done more to elevate the taste and cultivate the imagination than any modern fiction, was himself present on the scene, en tertaining his guests, and it will be admitted that a more interesting occasion, a more inviting gathe rin g , could scarcely occur in the oldest and the noblest times of merry England, either io olden or in modern was a place worthy to be the residence of such a man as Sir Eiward Bulwer Lytton—a place which must please the most fastidious taste, and the most critical eye, and administer even to the hap piness of those who were accustomed to all the luxuries of life. He considered that one great element in England's prosperity was her possession of an abundance of such noble seats as this one. The revenues connected with those seats were generally spent in the neighbaurhood, thus promoting the local prosperity ; and not only in this way were they ad vantageous to a place, but the vast amount of labour they employed, and the number of munificent charities they supported, materially restricted the amount of poor-rates, contributed to the comfort of the poor, and smoothed the pillow of affliction.— (Loud cheers.) The best way in which the company could show their thankfulness to Sir Edward for his great kindness, Was to comply with the request in the invitation to the meeting—that the proceedings should terminate at nine o'clock. As, therefore, it was now nearly nine, he would call on his friend, •Mr. Croome, of Hitchin, to sing " God save the Queen."—(Cheers.) The National Anthem was then sung by Mr. Croome, all present heartily joining in the chorus. The company then severally took their departure from the beautiful scene where they had spent a day of enjoyment. was h L e re erected d o i f ou i s he p oa av a i o liz o.rw. times. ii a an before d irr o fr ebs the . ments were provided by M o . itc en. eas A tern co rro m n o t The following gentlemen conse ow en' ted to o ffi ciate as 'stewards over the entertainment ' • Mr. Pessingham secretary to the Herts Agricultural . Society; M G ' W. Roberts, Mr. Beaumont Col Al Groom , r. of r. , Hitchen ; Mr. Inskip, of Hertford e' ; and Mr. Good, of Stevenage, &c. The company began to arrive at o'cl ock, ol three 'c and from that time u ntil half- past five, peramb ul ated the beautiful ground: , and went over the mansion for the purpose of viewing its noble apartments, • and their ex - quisite artistic decorationsand • ma g nificent antique furniture. The day was fine, and as the g leamed th sun on the richly ornamented front, and e light breeze dallied with the bright-hued flag floa ting from the tower, the tout ensemble was strikin gly b eautiful. Turning our eyes from it into the delicious visions garden side walks, imagination conjured up th of the noble owner wending thither, wrapped in ofose beautiful dreams, and gathering from the depthshis richly-endowed mind those exquisite picture with which be has de lighted thousands ; and our s sv appreciation of the place became intensified when reflected that its fair scenes, its superb adornmen ts, and even its antique furniture, might have been agents in exciting trains of thought which have been so skilfully elaborated to th e world. We concluded our perambulati on with a visit to the church—which is situate with in the park, near to the ma nsion, but is not remarkable , sepul chre of many members of the Lytton as the ytton family. Here were numerous memorials of the departed owners of the estate ; some elaborate inscriptions in Latin, o thers brief to a fault ; but on a mausoleum near the church there is one of exceeding beauty and language, for which we mustin sentiment find a place. In this mausoleum reposes the ashes of the late Mrs. Bulwer Lytton, and the writer of the elegant and touching inscription is the present owner of Kneb worth : " Within this mausoleum, which she".erected, and by the side of her mother, its first inmate mortal remains of Elizabeth Barbara Bd rep o se wer the Lytton. Uniting with the justice of a man the chari ty woman, her life was devoted to useful a n d noble of pur poses. At once self - deny in g an d munifl cent saved in luxury to be liber al in distress. In her ' she re ligion she made manifest t he earnest faith by 0 tie tive works; end the hea then, in remotest lands and sd far distant times, may, u nder,the blessin g of the Al mighty, owe the light of Divine Revelation to the er within generous hand and the piou s heart that mould ' • n these walls. Obiit 1843: 1 Having concluded our survey of Knebworth, we repaired to the pavilion, where we found Mr. Lowden already preparing tea, and most of the com p an y seated, Sir Edward Bulvver Lytton occupying the head of the table. The air of Knebworth, and the occupation of the afternoon, had evidentles v ► produced a healthy exhilaration, and the tea was discussed with a delicious vivacity, occasionally interrupted by a very good band from Snefford. At the conclusion of 'the repast, Sir EDWARD BULWRR LITTON rose, amidst loud cheers, and said—Latiies and Gentlemen, I thank you cordially for the great pleasure you have ante— m e ein coming—many of you from a great d e so simple and humble an entertainment as the present. I feel it as a sign that you reciprocate the feeling of good will and neighbourly kindness which induced me to request the pleasure of your company._(Rear and cheers.) It is my belief that the safety of this country—and indeed of every other—consists in an affectionate uniun between all classes — (Loud cheers) —not only between landlord and tenant, but bet% e.-:n firmer and tradesmen —between town and country. (Much applause.) Tnerefore, [ rejoice on very ec (lesion like the present, which brings us more so ciably tlgether.—(Cheers.) Ladies I have to thank you especially for the g race and charm wh;eh your presence gives to the present meeting ; for I am One of those who think an entertainment without ladie s is a garden without flowers.—(Laughter, hear , hear, cheers, and Cries of " Bravo.") I k now that we , country folks are suppose d to be over fond of agricul tural exhibitions —fat sheep and prime oxen—but we have not such bad ta s t e but that we shall all agree in COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY, The Queen and Prince, attended by Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting, and Major-General We• myss, Equerry to her Majesty, left Osborne this morning at seven o'clock, and crossed to Gosport in the Elfin steam-vessel, en route to Castle Howard, the seat of the Earl of Carlisle. _ _ _ Her Majesty and his Royal Highness paid a short visit of condolence at Claremont, to the French Royal Family, at that place. The intelligence of the sudden death of the Count de Neuilly reached Osborne yesterday by a special messenger. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, in conse quence of the receipt of the announceraent of this melancholy event, immediately countermanded the military music and other celebrations of his Royal Highness's birthday. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Prime's Alice, and Prince Al fred, attended by the Hon. Elizabeth Lennox, Miss Hildyard, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. POPO, and Mr. Birch, embarked in the Fairy, at eight o'clock, to join her Majesty at the Esher Station, to proceed from thence to Castle Howard. The august party, on arriving at the Nine Elms Station, proceeded in royal carriages to the Euston square terminus of the London and North-Western Railway, escorted by a detachment of Lancers. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received at the terminus by Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, who attended the Queen to Castle Howard. The Marchioness of Duuro, Lady in Waiting to her Majesty, attended at the Euston-square terminus, and left in the, Royal suit. The special train quitted the station at twelve o'clock. Mr. Leonard C. Wyon has had the honour of sittings from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family for wax models executed by command of her Majesty. Sir William C. Ross, R.A., bad the honour of attending at Osborne, by command of the Queen, to execute a likeness of his Royal Highne s s Prince Arthur. tohfe Kent, residenc ate o elevenf her His Serene Highness the Prince o f Leiningen landed at Dover at an early hour yes t erday morning from Calais, and left by the eight o'clock train of s ' the South-Eastern Railway for town , arriving at Clarence ito. s i lHouse,huesses, theS James h e s s St. o'clock A.m. THEATRE• ROYAL, HULL.—Mr. Caple, the new lessee of the York circuit, opens the Hull Theatre on Monday next Money is announced as the opening play. Mr. Wm. Harrison, Miss Louisa Pyne, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, Mr. H. Corti, Miss Goddard, and a full corps dramatigne, are an nounced, with a promise of many other attractions in rapid succession. Judging from Mr. Caple's late management of the Queen's Theatre, where he had the honour of receiving the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, we think he will be supported by the elite of the town and neii,h hourhood. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE, AUG. 26.—The hop is certainly a plant which seems to puzz'e everybody. Last week it was imagined that the occasional cold nights and great want of sunshine must operate in checking the growth of the bines, and in more than one quarter we heard rather gloomy anticipations expressed. In this district, how ever, nothing seems to stop them; wet or dry, cold or warm, they still grow, and keep up their luxuriant ap pearance. The hops are developing themselves in a moat satisfactory manner. TESToN, MEREWORITI, AND WATERINGBURY.—The hops are likely to exceed in quantity, and excel in qua lity, what was expected of them a week since. YALDING AND HUNTON.—Our hops have not got on so well during the past week, owing to the cold nights we have had. • MALLINCL—The hops in this neighbourhoo3 are in two crops, and if the weather does not prove more favourable than of late to bring out the backward ones, we question whether the duty will reach the present estimate. lIOLLINGIBOURN.-.-The hops continue to look very healthy and clean. . . . BRENCIMEY.—Sunday night was extremely boisterous. The hops are injured materially. The grapes, in parti cular, are still backward, and the late cold nights are mimh against them. HoesEmoNDEN.—The hops progress very tardily; they cannot contend against the ungenial weather which Las prevailed the last ten days. STAPLEItURST.—The hops in this parish continuo to do well; they are getting well into hop, and we are likely to groe , a good averrge crop. WitoTnAsx.—The late unpropitious weather has not retarded the growth of hops to such an extent as was ex pectqd. ,Icskrnest AND SEAL.—Notwithstanding the cold windy weather during the past week, the h ,ps have come out fast in sheltered situations, and most grounds bid fair for a crop. TENTERDEN.—The hops are progressing favourably. Picking is expected to commence in about a fortnight or three *seeks. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—We have no alteration. The hops are coming out well all round here. HURSTGREEN.—The hops are progressing very well, considering the weather they have had to contend with. Susstx.—Our accounts from nearly all parts of Sus. , six agree in the complaint that the hops do not come out freely, and that they are suffering from the ungenial weather. The high figure of the anticipated duty has gone back during the past week. WORCESTER, Auo. 23.—The plantations have no! come on much this last week, the weather, being too co! All that is wanting now is warm nights/ then we sha, lvtve .a good crop. Duty called 20,000. to 25,0001.. Maidstone Gazette. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srit;—With respect to the issue of threepenny and fourpenny pieces by the Mint, and referred to in a letter in your paper of this day, I would add, that on paying cash into the Bank of England some time since, a threepenny piece was returned to me by the clerk to whom I offered it, stating that it was not a legal coin for circulation in this country, but that it was issued for the colonies only. If this is correct, surely they should not be circulated here. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, G. K. London, Aug. 27. •CROSSING TUB ATLANTIC.—Captain Emmons, the veteran chief steward of the Royal mail steam-ships, came from Boston in the Asia. on his oue hundred and sixty-eighth voyage across the Atlantic Ocean within the twelve years last past. Allowing the distance across to be 3,000 miles, he has sailed within the period named over 500,000 miles averaging one trip each twenty.tivedays.—Lircrpool Standard. --- • -VALES or NIZATII RAILWAY —Therf. is now eir.TV prospect of the works for the completion of this railway being prosecuted with renewed vigour. In e s short tune ten miles will be ready fur the laying of the permanent way, and no doubt is entertained that, early next year, the line between Aberdare and Neath will be ready for traffic Mr. G. lien-. nett, of Bristol, has taken the contract for making the bridges over' the Neath canal and Neath river; also for the erection of the viaduct near Cadoxton. It is in contemplation by the proprietors of the Monmouth and Forest of Duan trauiroad to.convert their line into a locomotive une, in order to con • nett Monmouth with Gloucester and South Wales, by way of Park-end, and the Severn and Wye tramroad. A committee heti been formed to effect an arrangement with the Severn anu Wye Company, and thus carry out the views of the pro ! prietm. Cuelons EPITLPH.—The following epitaph may be seen in Longnor church-yard, Staffordshire :—" Here lieth the body of William Billinge, who was born m a corn-field. At the age of 21 he enlisted in his Majesty's service, and fought at the ever-memorable battle of the - Ramifies. Re turned to hit own country, and died within a hundred and twenty yenta of where he was born , at the.age ,of one hun dred and twelve years. " Biflited by death I quartered here remain, And when the trumpet sounds and' march wiz." HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. GREAT ARTESIAN SALT SPRING (From the Ittgistrar-General's Return.) AT KiSSINGEN. The health of the inhabitants of London continues On Monday the 12th inst., says a letter from Kissin as good as it usually is. The deaths last wet k were gea, dated the 17th inst., the curious spectacle was ex -905, which is more by 31 than were registered in the hibitsd to us of a column of water, four inches in dia previous week, but less than the average, after ex- met , r, springing with a prodigious force out of the earth. eluding the corresponding week of 1849. In that lat the height of 58 fie•; from a depth_ofl,B7B3-, .spreadd week 2,456 persons died in London, 240 of diarrhces, 1 f in , g rm out lik h e e a vaceful p d alra tree tattikiits highest "ct-d'ca p u w o n f t, this an and 1,272 of cholera. The deaths from cholera last kind i e n i g- er t beho l l n d e . 't The an w a ft:x. l , s ae clear as a i s crystal, issues week were five, from diarrhcea 118 ;of the latter num- from the soil with a temperature of 66 deg. Fahrenheit, ber 105 were children under the age of 15, 4 adults charged with 3i per cent. of pure salt, at the rate of 100 under 60, and 9 old persons passed the age of 60. cubic feet pir miEute. The deaths by cholera in the five preceding weeks, To such as had been previously initiated into the including the last, were 13, 11, 15, 8, and 5, so that scientific part of the opration through which a result the disease in the form it has usually visited London pot less surprising then profitable bad been obtained; in August is declining. The deaths from diarrhoea in or, who like myssif, had had occasional opportunities of the same weeks were 104, 136, 152, 139, and 118. watching for the last seven years the patient and skilful manner in which tae artesian borings have been con- Although the mortality of Loudon is now below the ducted by the very ineer, Mr. Inspector Joseph averege, that average is itself high. And it appears I p i h n e o re r r of ; ci carbonicr , v e lso‘Se a r ft e e t ' d i " awareg''tiu4, acting that a a ftnee at m f 0: 0 - scarcely to be a natural state of things that, in ordi nary tittles, of 905 persons whose career terminates in ordinary atmospheres, was, in the w present case, ° the' the week only 155 p:.ss the nee of 60; that 318 end propelling power, the phenomenon before us afforded a their coulee in the middle of life., and 432 die in their philosophical gratification. To the rest it seemed like way through childhood to youth. Yet the return gives magic. this result. To compel a large body of wat e r d ee pl y b ur i e d w i th i n the bowels of the earth, One hundred and twenty-nine of the deaths on - where it had b e en lyi ng un fkuowpossiblyn y is , of ore, Artois of tbe h modern the elnCe come as the creation, to co c forth and to cured in public institutions, namely 79 in work - l , n ei uninterrupted tnet . . Thep stream, reprovince houses, 4in military and naval asylums, 39 in hos - triumphs pi'als, 4in lunatic asylums, 2in military and naval ewin of merit of being the first place in which that triumph was hospitals, and lin prison. The proportion of deaths achieved; and the successful termination of the Kreat in public institutions is less than it has been ; for artesian boring in the plain of Grenelle, near P a ri s . from an earlier return it was shown that about 1 in stems to have nationalized as a French discovery this 10 of the inhabitants of London died in the work- species of hydraulic operation. houses, lin2l in the hospitals, lin 551 in prison., It will be in the recollection or your readers that after 1 in 102 in the lunatic asylums, and that 1 in .5 or 6 much patience and labour, M. Mulct did, on the 26th of of the people die in a public institution of some kind February, 1841, draw forth from that plain, out of a depth of 1,50(1 Lea a jet of 3,000 cubic metres of or other. warm water (80 F.) per hour, which has ever since lowß the Greenwich observations the barometer was l ast week, the wind was west or south-west, served to supply an exteniiive district in Paris with that important fluid. The French ravens declared rain fell on Wednesday ; on Saturday there was a at the time that M. Mulot's operation was une thunderstorm, the mean temperature of the air was des plus &Wanks de ce genre. But the great 57 deg. through the week, or 3.5 deg. below the artesian fountain now disclosed to us at Kissengen, both average. The mean temperature of the Thames was in its physical characteristics and its economical import -62.5 deg. The air was dry, the dew point having ance, leaves that of Grenelle far behind. One only been 48 deg. other such artesian spring has been completed within The following are the particulars of the five deaths the last two years at Preussich Munden, in which the by cholera : salt water is drawn from a greater depth, but rises to an On the 20th August, in Westminster Hospital, an elevation of fifteen feet only, and is not so intensely salt. The saline valley in which Kissingen is seated stands itinerant piper, aged 48 years, brought from 72, at an elevation of 650 feet above the level of the Baltic Great Peter -street, Westminster, " excessive want sea. The stratification of its rocks from the surface (some weeks), cholera (3 days)." On the 19th August, downwards, as it has been revealed to us by the ne at Eton Villas,. Haverstock-hill, the son of a gentle- cesaive borings, is extremely simple. The boring man, aged 3 months, " English cholera (36 hours), implements first went through 1,240 feet of diarrhoea (10 days):' On the 18th Aug.; at 116, High- variegated sandstone, then through 350 feet of sand street, Camden-town, widow of a butcher, aged 56 stone of the Vosges formation, next through 150 feet years, "English cholera 5 days." Mr. C. H. Spong, of Megnesian limestone (Zechstein), and lastly through the Registrar, states that an open sewer is at the back 138 f feet of rock salt; thus reaching a total depth, of this house. On the ,4th August, ,at 27, Gloucester- as before stated, of 1,878} feet. In the latter, or rock street, Clerkenwell, an apprentice to a watchmaker, salt stratum l (which is presumedto be 1,000 feet thick) aged 18 years, " English cholera; no medical attend- a roc p k ar s e a s lt a i i n ne w s a o t u er rce ,i (s bi o s oi c e? i s f lution o r hmase d b by ynalf).oluuthid to holdonofth ant."—lnquest. On the 18th August, at 30, George- not less than 27f per cent. of salt, and as there is little street, Shoreditch, a man aged 44 years, " Asiatic likelihood that they would be able to penetrate into the cholera, 18 hours." Mr. E. Earles, the Registrar, rock beyond 30 feet deeper, to that extent the perforaa states that " this man had been idiotic from his birth, tion is to be pushed, and the well completed by the end at all times subject to diarrhea, and requiring of this year. medical assistance on every occasion of the attack At present the supply of water is at the rate of 100 The neighbourhood is healthy and well drained." cubic feet per minute, and the force with which this The following selections are made from the Regis- quantity is ejected to the height already stated is due tsars' reports : to a source of almost entirely pure carbonic acid gas, In St. James, Westminster, Berwick-street sub- ' which having been mot with at the depth of 1,680 feet from the surface (at the junction of the gypsum and district, a carpenter, aged 55 years, died of consump• sechstein), escaped with prodigious force into and out tion (3 months). Mr. Walker, the registrar, states of the artesian bore-hole, propelling the superincumbent that " the deceased had been under his medical at- column of water into the air iu the manner abovetaen tendant for 3 months, but had been a sufferer from Coned. pbthisis 3 or 4 years." Its the course of the boring operations two distinct In Holborn, St. AndreW Eastern sub-district, the salt wells were gone throne", at 222 and 1,240 feet son of a wire-drawer, aged ten months, died at No, depths, with the respective temperatures of 50 degrees 5, Union-terrace, of marasmus, diarrheas (9 days). and 66 degrees of Fahrenheit, and li and 214 per cent. Mr. Holmes, the registrar, states that " Union- of salt. It was under both these wells, at the depth of terrace is open to a large yard and cowsheds, firstl,6Bo feet, that the great carbonic acid gas stratum was This stratum of gas would seem inhibited by working people. There is thickly plenty oftapped. to be equally spread under and throughout the breadth water and good drainage?' of the valley, imparting its peculiarly piquant In Fulham sub-district, at 2, Orchard-street, and pleasant character to the several mineral springs of North-end, the son of a single woman, aged 3 weeks, this spa, described in my recent volume on Kissingen; died of diarrhea (1 week). - Mr. Knight, the regis- and in an especial manner to the Ragozi and Maxbrun trart states that " the neighourhood is unclean and nen waters, now become universally known, and the last badly drained." mentioned of which unquestionably deserves to take the In Hvggerstone West sub-district, at 25, Mill- piece of Seltzer water as an atreeable and refreshing row, the son of a fellowship porter, aged 9 years, died beverage. of effusion on the .chest from previous inflammation ; But the presence of so enormous a quantity of gas giving rise to an extraordinary commotion in the bore duration uncertain. Mr. Bowring, the registrar , hole soon proved an impediment to the further extension states " tent this case was not seen by any medical of the latter. This induced inspector Knorr to have recourse man (nor was any one sent for) till within a few to a new and simple contrivance of his own iuvention hours before death." (which he strongly recommends to the attention of all In Waterloo 2d part, at 50, Charles-street, the son engineers engaged in the like operations), by which he of' a bricklayer. aged 1 .month, died of diarrhoea (14 cats arrest, whenever it suits his purpose, and in less days). Mr. Dawi, the registrar, states that time than I can write these few lines, the flow of the gas " Charles-street is crowded with inhabitants; the into the artesian bore by compelling that elastio fluid smell from the drains iri this house is very much to disperse itself through its subterranean recesses complained of ; the water is also described as unfit whilst he proceeds downward with his work ot per for drinking." . . foration. This contrivance, and many other particu- In Tottenham Sub-district, at 3, Southampton- lace connected with this great work, I forbear from court the son of a labourer a ged 5 months died of g ' describin as being far too technical in their nature to , , , . . be easily understood and a p preciated. Suffice it to say, diarrhoea (3 weeks). Mr. Wells, the registrar, states t h at w h en t h e ent i re wor k shall have been completed, 3! " that this court is close, and overcrowded:' cubic feet of brine per minute, free from iron and all In Hackney-road sub-district, at 10, Collingwood- other impurities, capable of yielding 50Ib. of crystallized street, the son of a turner, aged 4 months, died of sa l t , w ill b. conveyed to the boiling house for crystalliza atrophy from birth, convulsions (5 hours). No medi- Lion, carrying with it a temperature of as much as 92 deg. cal attendant. Mr. Murray, the registrar, states that of Fahrenheit, which it will bring up from a depth of 1,900 "this street is a close and crowded street, with cess- feet. It is, however, intended to limit the whole annual pool drainage." produce of salt from this source to 6 000 0001bs., which In the same sub-district, at 6, Half Nichol-street, at the current market price will add to the revenue of the cr , w fi n . ef Bavaria 300.000 florins, atter deducting the daughter of a labourer, aged 5 years, disci of 60,000 onus for yearly expeuties of work, fuel end ma drained. This street is close, crowded, and un uagement drained. The whole cost of this great artesian work, from first In the same sub-district, at 37, Old Castle-street, a to l a si, will amount to 80,000 florins (6 6661.). including box-maker's daughter, aged 17 years, died of phthisis all the requisite pumps, pipes, and pavilion to be erected. (6 months). This street Mr. Murray states to he a It was begun in the shalt of an old well, called the close and crowded street, having an excellent sewer *ehonborn, in 1832, from a bich time, and during a period with few communications therewith. ot 11 yeais, 800 feet only were bred through the rocks, At Charing-cross subdistrict, St. Martin-in-the- the operation being often interrupted, and even sus- Fields, on the 26th August, in Cnaring• cross Hospital, pended from a feeling of discouragement. But in 1843 a cabriolet driver, .aged 32 years, died of "diseased Inspector Joseph Knorr, confidently predicating au ul timately successful result, advised the Government to " liver, general debility ; apparently from long intern resume operations, which have never since then been in perance. terrupted, either by day or night, and are now about to • b.! completed. CAPTURE OF A SEA COW. By the arrival of the steamer Monmouth, Captain Freeborn, from Indian River, yesterday, we learn that Messrs. Clark and Burnham succeeded in capturing a sea cow on the 17;11 instant, near Jupiter Inlet, Florida. The animal was caught in a net, is a mak, and nine feet three inches in length. They succeeded in taking it alive, and have shipped it to Charleston in the scnooner Charleston, with the intention of exhibiting it at the north during the ensuing summer. and of bringing it south next winter. A person who saw it describes it as a re. markahly curious animal It was very wild when first captured, but soon became quite tame, and now eats freely of grass, &c. Its tail is in the shape of a fan, and is 2 feet 5 inches broad. It has no hind feet; its fore feet are similar to those of a turtle, and it has nails like those of the human hand, but no claws. Its mouth and nose resemble those of a cow, it has teeth on the lower jaw, but none on the upper. Previous to the capture of the one above described, they succeeded in taking a female, but it was so large, and becoming entangled in the net made such desperate exertions to escape that the cap tors were compelled to shoot i , . They preserved the skin, however, which is fifteen feet long. The per sons who made the capture were in our city some weeks ago making the necessary arrangements for their enterprise, and expressed their determination to make a capture. They have succeeded, and will no doubt be amply rewarded by the exhibition of their great natural curiosity. Barnum, of the American Museum, is said to have offered them if successful, 10,000 dolls. for their prize. This is the second in stance within our knowledge that the sea cow has been captured. Some years ago, during the Florida war, Colonel Harney shot two of them in the Ever glades. He preserved the bides, and they were ea. hibited at St. Augustine as a great curiosity. We saw a rib of one of the animals yesterday in the pos session of a gentleman of this city, to whom it was presented by Colonel Harney. He informed us that be had partaken of the fle,b, and pronounced it re markably tender and palatable, far superior to beef. Mr. Clark, one of the captors, is a resident of Florida, a highly respectable gentleman, and well known in this city.—Savannah News. • ROYAL 031THOPMDIC HOSPITAL.--The half-yearly Meeting of the managers of this institution was held yester day afternoon at the London Tavern; Mr. Quarles Harris in the chair. The report of the medical officers for the half year ending 26th August, 1850, stated that the number of patients in the wards on the 23d of February, 1850, was 36 ; the number cf patients admitted, from the 23d of February to the 26th of August, 1850, was'4l'; discharged, cured, 32; discharged, relieved, 9 ; now remaining in the hospital, 36. Total number of in and out-patients ad mitted during the half-year,793, being an increase over the number in the corresponding period of last year of 28 ; total number of patients since the opening of the charity, 9.908. The financial statement being made only at the spring half; yearly meeting, no other business of importance was brought before the committee. The report of the medical officers was received and adopted, and the chairman made a few remarks upon the present state of the institution. The elaborate mechanism required for the cure of contractions and de formities was a great cause why their funds were m. t ade (mute to meet a:1 the requirements of applicants tor relief. There were at present only 36 beds vacant, wldle more than 300 applications had been made to the committee. They would wi linglv afford 'chef to all; but until accommo dation could be extended, and the funds of the institution in• creased, this was impossitde. A vote of thanks to the chair man concluded the proceedings. CANAL Lucas SUPCI:.EDFD.----Snine months ago operations were in progress at the Blackhill Locks, on the Forth and Clyde Canal, to do away with the waste of time attendant on so tedious and complicated an operation, by tb substitution of an incline, on which the boats might be drawn up to the proper level by means of a stationary steam-engine. The works having now been brought to a completion, the new process was put to the test on Saturday last. The result was meat satisfactory, three boats having been drawn up in less than five minutes, whilst to have made them pass through the locks would have taken fully half an'hour. Lieerpool Chronicle. A valuable gold mine has Nen discovered in Morgan county, Geo. ; particles the size of a pea are found in abundance. s r z S. ~.;~ ~{ R