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MAGAZINES., & . c —4 C— ONTINUED.) - THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Sylvanus Urban this mania . presents us with much varied and most amusing an tigearisn and hi s t o rical information. He gives us an accou n t of the recent discovery of Batsmen re mains Lyrone, near Hy and also a description of Ole antiquities which have been recently brought to lig! tt by the v i Nilibe readexcavationsat Richborough, near Sander with interest by all antiqui ale s. Mr. J. J. Cochrane proves that the origin of newspapers i 3 of much earlier date than had ;been_ generally imagined, and that so far from'what he calls the spurious newspaper, The English Mercuric, of. :1588, being the earliest newspaper, there i s at' pis !se nt in existence, in the British Museum, a German newspaper of as early a date as 1541. While on ti le subject :of the British Museum, we give the followitn g in order to enable our readers to judge of the Min Tier in which the new Catalogue has been compiled. by M. Panizzi . "No men need journey to .Hampton Court to see a meze; let him go to the Briti sh Museum and try to find a book in the Catalogue. Tl ere are books in the Li brary which can only be found. is. the Catalogue by some lucky chance or singular peel dent. We will give an example of— " A BOoK RUNT A T TEM BR ITISH MUSEUM. M. The other dey we wanted tto find the ecmmon book called the Beauties of Englat a an Wales' in the Cata- th logue. It was quite a gleric h d uet. We began wi the 79 vol. Catalogue, under the title England and Wales,'—it was not there; th.m we went to the 153 vol. Catalogue, same tile—not tt, ere. We tried Beauties' in both catalogues; we found 13( auties of the Opera and Ballet,' but none of England and Wales, and under Beauty' there was U n i vers al t'eauty,' but not the coy, shy object of cur search. Heret we paused to survey the ground, and meditate upon our future course. Knowing a little of the history of the book, we made a dash at Britton, John,' the chief cell ter and principal author, whose name is on the title-page of we know not how many volumes. Is was weary' work running through page after page of Cathedral s, and Junius, but and we Auto biography, and fifty ot her thi ngs besides; held on and came at last to an end, bait without sight cr scent of our Beauties. We tried the other catalogue with the same result. Wearied, but toia much used to the sport to be discouraged, off we starte again after Brittoown i n'e n c hief coadjutor,' Brayley, E. Wo ran him d the 79 vols.—no Beauties;' cha said off to the 153 vols.— no Beauties.' The thing see:reed becoming desperate, but we determined to hark back, and try some of the minor contributors. We look eel for the Welshmen, Evans,' and ' Rees'—no success! Wo tried Bigland' —not there. At last we thou: ;lit of 'Brewer.' There were a good many Brewers; we narked cur man, J. N.' Here it is! No! It is only the 'lntroduction, Bvo. Load. 1818: Well, that put us in spirits. It seemed correct that we should find the introduction first. It was a something; a b eg ianing; ' Introduction to the B e a uties of England and Wales.' We slid not stay to consider why the other authors were in it entitled to have their shares in the work entered and er their separate names. We had got a scout which was too hot to allow of any pause. On we dashed, determin ed not be outdone. We scampered through Nightingab e-"Shoberl: and at last, Hodgson'—no success! We began to think we should be beaten after all. We thought eve woulderk bird wer the sepa e ra te counties.. ' Bedfordshire' :tad B fruitless, and we gave that U. It came into cur mind th a t perhaps there w as a conjoiat title of Britton and Brayley.' The volume which contains 881. was en gaged. We stoo d at the desk. waiting . to take it in our turn. We were almost i nc lined to give up the chase, and go home and tur n the circumstance into a prize e nigma, or send an advertis essient, .f.. 0• the missing Beauties to the third column of thehere rs intes. was How an e o pen n pen help comes at the last pinhh t T volume on the desk at which we were standing. It was one of A. We turned over its pages listlessly, by way of occupation whilst waitueg, when, as chance, or luck, or something or other would have wo stum bled upon a long heading of It did not at ewel first occur to us that the lost j min ht be there. But, seeing as we looked on einTi ona, tkin d uping page of pound t in r in page, that the articlewens which all sorts of waits and strays were inclosed, a general receptacle for articles.unowned, it flashed upon our mind that it was worth while:to was try. and thereh our is: ANGLIA. The Beau ties of Engla.nd and Wales; topo graphical, historical, and descri:tive.full 18 vols. [in ors to 23) Bvo. Lond. 1801-15.' We give the particul ge© a nybody else suc a wear day'sto go upon such work as we had, and hope it will nevher be oury fate, a sea rch again." This is bad enough in all conscience, but more re mains to be told : "At the sale of Mr. Bright's printed books some three or four years ago, a very scarce volume, entitled The Complaint of Verity, 1559,' a work of Juhn Brad ford the Martyr, was bought by Rodd the bookseller for (we believe) 71. We have the most unquestionable au thority for saying that it was bought for the British Museum. It was right that it should have been to. At the price it was a great catch. A gentleman who is en gaged in editing the works of Bradford, and has striven in vain to see this book, would have given double the money for it. No doubt it is in the British Museum, but nobody can find it. It may be in the Catalogue, but under what head or title no cruiser on that intricate ocean has yet beers fortunate enough to discov‘r. It cer:ainly is not where it ought to be, under Bradford, John,' nor under Complaint,' nor under ' Verity.' We do not at all think there is any dishonesty in the matter, only a great deal of over-refined bibliographical subtilty. Seven pounds' worth of the nation's money lies or loc other, ked up in the British Museum, put away a rs hence, long after somewhere as a lottery ticket us e d to be, and ye the edition now publishing has b ee n completed, will turn up, a great prize to s omebod y ." We are not so sanguine as the writer as to the Th instun up, at least in the Museum Library, of " Complaint of Verity." Has the writer read the evi dence which the French Courts convicted M. Libri upon of bookstealiog from the public libraries of France ? It behoves the trustees to institute strict inquiries after the lost book, and to ascertain what persons English or foreign are permitted to have ac cess to the shelves, and to insist upon the immediate compilation of a finding t catalogue , catalogue, which shall show th e present state of the Library, a nd the existence of which will enable a person at once tthio as number the scertain what b oo ks were missing. We have in commenceme nt of the " Diary of the first Earl of Egmont," who was attached to Frederick Prince of Wales, the father of George 111. The present instal ment presents us with some interesting gos.sip relat ing to the Court of George I. at the time that V a lpole was in the height of his power. PORTING INTELLIGENCE,. 1 LVIIKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. MARKET, MONDAY IS IGUT.—The evening train B FLetropolis, which, by' the by, did not :alive a o'clock, brought down an immense number of ling classes, and the Subscription-room, in con e, was crowded to excess until atter midnight; tting was animated, ,Landgrave, &ekbiter, 18, and Sno ws t orm having been backed for a mount for the Cesarewit2h, and Breba with some or the Clearwell. The following were the last 12 to 1 ugst Gleuea 12 to 1 agA Turnus 17 to 1 opt load: tone 20 to 1 egst Russborough 20 to 1 agst Mulgrave LORD STANLEY AND TIIE PROTEt TIONISTS. The tone of Lo . ad Stanley's late speech at Bury having inspired his supporters with some apprehen sion that another "treason" was in contemplation, Mr. G. F. Young addressed a letter to his Lordship, to which the following is the reply : " Knowsley, Oct. 11. "My dear Sir,—l have this moment received your letter of yeeterday, and hasten to reply to it. I have observed, as indeed I expected, that my speech at the agricultural dingier at Bury has famished matter for various comments on the part of the press, though I have not happened to see the articles to which you refer in the 111Grning Chronicle. Had I clone so, Lowevein I should c qually have abstained, as I always do, frc in any public notice of any com ments which may be made by the press on the lan guage I had used. I own, however, that whatever observations might be made on what I said at Bury, the last inference which I should have expected to see drawn was that I had changed my opinions on the subject of protection. In fact, I thought this it r ight in opening a new society mo ment to depart from the ordinary course, and distinctly referring to recent legislative mea sures, to state the reasons why, retaining my opinions on the injurious and ruinous character of those measures to the agricultural interest generally, I yet thought that there was room for profitable in vestment of capita in the particular district in which I was speakieg. Those reasons I stated to be, first, that it was not a corn- growing district, and little affected by the price of corn ; next, that not being even exclusively an agricultural district, it had the advantages of an inexhaustible market for its produce, and an unlimited supply of manure at its very doors; and, lastly, that a great portion of it icing wholly undrained, and consequently full of water, the simple operation of draining, even if it cost 121. the Cheshire acre (nearly double the statute), would increase the productiveness of the land to an extent which would amply repay the outlay. The fact is, that the country round Bury is either in grass or under green crops for the supply of be great manufacturing towns, and a portion of it, lying high, is better fitted for rearing young stock in the ,summer than for any other pur pose ; but a very small portion of it is suited for any description of corn, and a still smaller for wheat. It is therefore, as far as the corn-laws are concerned, an entirely exceptional case; and I took care eo to treat it, repeating emphatically my conviction, that in the purely agricultural districts, and most of all in those where the highest farming prevailed, the recent changes had inflicted, and must inflict, most serious injury on landlord, tenant, and labourer. I certainly said that if good farming would not pay bad could not ; but I even went so far as to dilate on the dis tinction between k.,400d and high farming, the latter of which I contended could not be carried on at such prices es now rule, and, as I think, must ru le under free trade. You do me justice in supposing that, had I altered my views, I should have taken a very dif ferent opportunity of making the statement, and not left it to be inferred from any casual expressions ; but my intention at Bury was wholly different, and I hoped I had succeeded in justifying my recommenda tion to the tenants of that district to do justice to the land,l while at the same time I adhered most un equivocally to all the opinions I have expressed, in and out of Parliament, as to the effect of our recent policy on agriculture in general. " I am, dear Sir, yours sincerely, 46 STNYLET. CLEAR'yELL STAKES. 6 to 4 egst Confidence 2 to 1 agst Prime Minister 4 to 1 agst Breba 8 to 1 agst The Squaw eesanreviTcu. 7 to 4 agst Landgrave 7 to 2 agst Backbiter 9 to 1 agst E s sedarius 13 to 1 agst Wanota 15 to 1 agst Priestess 25 to 1 agst Snowstorm 23 to 1 agst Lady Eden 30 to 1 agst Russhorough 35 to 1 agst Letitia 50 to 1 agst Fugleman 50 to 1 agst Tophana 50 to 1 apt Legerdemain ill CO to 1 agst Glauca Ili CAMBRIDuEsBIRE. 5 to 1 agst Landgrave 6 to 1 agst The Italian 20 to 1 agst Russborough 25 to 1 agst Maid of Masham 25 to 1 agat Rhesus DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Grecian 14 to 1 agst Prime Minister 20 to 1 agst Teddington—taken 25 to 1 egst Storm TUESDAY'S RACING. e weather 11 this morning was ev er ything that could !Illed for racing in O cto b er, cool, b ut c l ea r and fin n Ig, and the att en d ance, i f l ess ar i stocra ti c th a n Been on some Cesarewitch days, was, numeri.- 1i 'Pito up to the mark; Th e ma i n street f or a ' ll , e of ho urs b efore the commencement of business on entetath was almost impassable, and, what with the 1 end the betting, th e hi ghest state o f exc i tement p re . 3aat e u• The " movements" were not particularly im "j, but a v ery general disposition was evinced to 'ci Landgra ve . B ackbiter, Essedarius, Lady Eden, e l l lhroke, and Snowstorm, and the quotations against et, h s "itig en i m p rovement. 50 to 1 was offered t -6 ' Giauca. The racing commenced at one o'clock, Presented nothing of interest until the Clearwell ; atle,tting on that event on the heath had the effect of . " .I ;ig the perfect inister to the premiership, and de :1;178o, the ease with which he won, leaving no rtl, , t e his immense superiority. A most exciting race ht for Stakes was followed by the great event of the e tor which twenty-three came to the post; six or ght niore than was generally expected. The issue was 'uprise not only t'o the ring but to Mr. Payne, alive hat little confidence in his mare that he actually , gave Aat to Colonel Anson. 66 to 1 was offered against 4 ! 1 , 1 ,re at the close. It is long since the " round bet • urtlllad such a turn of luck. The racing, of which we at full au account as time will permit, was "ght to a close at a quarter-past, four o'clock. 4,e:takes of 5 sovs. each; for two years old, 6st 101 b; I t t , r t, Sit 81h; four, and upwards, 9st. The winner Stakesl;eold for 70 sovs. ' if demanded, &c. Rutland Course. r• D2ath's Montpensier, 6 yrs... (W. Abdale) 1 r. Isi , Yth 3 Hippogriff, 2 yrs (Charlton) 2 rclEglinton's Sardon ix, 2 - rs ..(J. Walker) 3 Bettieg-6 to 5 agst Sardonyx, and 5 to 2 each Igit the other i , z; era. Won very easily by a length. Run in u 'n• 49 sec,. 14(licap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft,for two r.E w _,X B MS o . ld. Bretby Stakes Course. , re , ail 8 Antigone, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 1 li_.,i,...netield's fby Don John e Set 71b ... (Flat man) 2 -eer ..lophenson's Brother to Willingham, Bst 416 ..• 3 "".• 'Jaques's Heirloom, Bst 315 (J. Marson) 4 Bettie. t o v„,,,, e----10 to 6 agst Antigone, 2 t, 1 agst Brother 4,iloothans, and 5 to 2 agst Dohn John filly. hill, running was made by the Don John filly to the the rest she was headed by the favourite, who made Run of the running, and won cleverly by a length. ~„,_e In 1 rain. 29 sees. "`"..,elearsvell Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two 3zyr.oolds, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 516; winners extra. Air, Bal i Air .„,.. ford's Prime Minister, Bst 101 b (ine. 31b extra) 1 •r; Johnson's Confidence Bst 51b ...(F. Butler) 2 Zr.a,Eceter's Turtle, Bst 1115 (inc. Glb extra) tri7.l)_elattiere's Fostuna, Sat 51b (Bartholomew) 0 fir, Gull Midas, Bst 715 (Norman) 0 1 1- t r UallY's Solomon Bst 71b sr. G rat. .. , , Sir J. u "%elle 8 The Squaw, Bst 516 (Flatman) 0 Lord re. s . aw i l,eY'a Breba, Bst 515 (J. Marson) 0 te .-ixe cl'is Zegri, Bst 715 (Pettit) 0 fid en ," l ng—G to 4 agst Pi ime Minister, 2 to 1 agst Con lqiiaCe,, and 4 to 1 agst Bseba. Solomon and the Prime : (1, ui ra ter got away together, and, with the ruck lying 1 _ _ t . a velled in company to the cords, where Solomon, tthwee_orai,eveodulreietee,n leading at his best pace, gave way, and going on by himself, won in a canter by 4 ° lt lingths, Confidence finishing second, beating Turtle Th e D eri gth; Solomon fourth. Run in 1 min. 12 secs. "' f lat Stakes of 200 sovs. each, 120 ft; for three- Years old • Th e i colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b, winners extra. ~„. .. Second to save his stake. (14 Subs.) ‘j-cl.l,)l,o.._.°l.llaiabvveisyTsornboy, Cranberry, Bst 'l B b s t 71b (.i,,..,31 Peel g's Bst 715 (Flatman) 3 uilit,Attison"s cby Irish Bircicatcher, Sst 71b (Butlor) 4 Cr ini b in g -- fi to 4 agst Longinus —and 2to 1 each agst attendance and Tomboy. Cranberry, with Tomboy inclose ter e h ) - 3 -c e e i eut out the work to the cords, where the W hew, Lon and won, after a tremendous race, by a short T h ., ~.,"-::ngins a good third. Run in 2 min. 20 secs. ,'',% arewiteh Stakes Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 'Z . t : with 300 added, for three years old and up- The The winner of the St. Leger 121 b extra; the e se 4 °ll d in the Leger, or the winner of the Doncaster „.„ Por Great Yorkshire Handicap, Glb extra. The 7,c ri end to receive 50 says. out of the stakes, and the wir w . l , ner to pay SO soya. to the Judge. (59 Subs.) Si t ..a3 7 ne's Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Cbapple) 1 ill:1„r:11, Pigot's Essedarins, 4 yrs, Bst 51b...(A Day) 2 Lo. 9ratwicke's Landgrave, 6st 13lb, car. 7st 21b ... 3 t I;?..tsibe's T rouncer, 6 yrs, Bst 415 (S. Rogers) 0 Z.O Clifden's Wanota, Bst 11b, car. Bst 31b e s . hhogan's Russborough, 7at 111 b, in. 61b extra 0 ..zter.Meiklam's Snowstorm 4 yrs, 7st 91b ...(T. Lye) 0 ~o : Edward s ' s Bolingbroke, ist 81b, car. 7st 101 b -', I- Ans on ' s Backbiter, 5 yrs, ist 71b (Flatman) 0 41*. E lwea's Prie s t ess, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... ..(Dockeray) 0 Lord Stanley's Legerdemain, 7st 41b, car. 21b over ... 0 ITir- Oehaldeston's Fugleman, 5 yrs, 7st 31b...(Pottit) 0 k r. ja ques'a Chantrey, 4 yrs, 7st llb (Charlton) 0 ~.r. larinkald's Sauter-le-Coup, 7st lib ...(Rodney) 0 '-' r 4 r; J. Shepherd's Alp, 4 yrs, 6st 1016 (Walker) 0 r d Clifden'a Honeycomb, 4 yrs, Est 81b (G. Mann) 0 ird Exeter's Tophana, 3 yrs, Est 71b (W. Harlock) 0 ,_r. Moseley's Alonzo, 6st 715, car. Gst 816... Shat 0 !In Pilling's Lady Eden, 3 yrs, sst 1115 (J. Osborne) 0 41r . Cepela.nd' Candlewick 3 yrs sst 1115...(We115) 0 les . .„ . , 3, , .72 4 r Zi evill a Letitia, 4 yrs, sst 101 b (T. Smith) 0 tord Exeter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs, sst 816 ...(Barker) 0 411. * W. Smith's Make-ready, 7st Sib ...(Wakefield) 0 .Bettng-7 to 4 agst Landgrave, 5 to 2 bi ter, 2 to 1 agst Essedarius, 12 to 1 agst Lady Eden, 15 to 1 agst Wanota, 16 to 1 agst Snowstorm, 16 to 1 a gst Boli ng b ro k o, 20 to 1 agst Priestess, 25 to 1 agst nusa borough, 25 to 1 agst Legerdemain, 25 to 1 agst Trouncer, 35 to 1 agst Letitia, 66 to 1 agat Glauca. The start took place at the exact time specified in the card, Honeycomb immediately taking a lead of three or '° ll r lengths, followed by Alp, Lady Eden, and three or four other light weights, next to whom came Landgrave, lilagleman Trouncer, and Backbiter, Essedarius lying . I ,rd With Wanota. Honeycomb cut out the work to the " i tch, where he resigned, and Landgrave took up the i running, attended by Nutcracker, Lady Edep,Fuee I nati, and Trouncer , Glauca also lying up, and Esseda rius,, at this time beginning to draw into the t ru a c n k d . rugleman took the second place at the T.y n .— c ..p s o e s c , orn_ Trouncer the third, and the two . went on ons to they were joined tall until half-way up the hill, Y Glauca and Essedarius, and the lot ran to home o gether, th e mare ge tting up in the last or three t strides, a n d w i nn ing by a neck, Essedarius w beating Landgra ve by a h ea d, F ug l e man a very good fourth, and in Trouncer c l ose u p. N o thi ng w as near this lot. It 4 mio. 59 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 715 ; filli es, Bst 2 1b . Th e w i nner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, Rec. D.M. Mr. Gurney's Bullfinch (Pettit) 1 Major Martin's Fernande (W. Abdale) 2 Mr. E. Batson's King of Cymry (Sly) 3 Bettiog-6 to 4 each agst King of Cymry and Bull finch. Won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 47 sec. Match, DAL —Mr, Forster's Musician, Bst 715, re ceived 1501. from Mr. Payne's Sergins, Bst 71b. The Emperor was sold this morning for 600 guineas. BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Landgrave 12 to 1 agst Glauca 7to 1 agst The Italian 12 to 1 agst Turnus 8 to 1 agst Essedarius " G. F. Young, Esq." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ILI. CAUSES REGIS'CERED IN THE WEEK ENDIITO SAI URDAY' OCT. 12, 185 0 . Epidemic, Ender sic, and Contagious Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... Tubercular Diseases 1... Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs ol Respiration ... Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ••• -•• ••• ••• Di s eases of the Kidneys, &a. ••• •• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Diseases of the .1 o: nts, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ••• ••• ••• ••• Premature Birth Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age"; ... Sudden ..• Violence, Privati on, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not speelf, ed -- ,*207 54 D E ATHS E1to , :11 ALL CAUSES ..• "'839 Popu l a ti on Deaths in eorre - Deaths lil n eraeraied, Sponding week in the 1841. of 1849 . Week. West Districts... 301,189 .. 145 ... 1 23 Ncrth Districts.. 376,568 •• 176 ... 152 Central Districts 374,199 ... 156 .•• 131 E as t Districts ... 393,067 "'269 ... 196 Sout h Districts.. 203 , 346 ... 329 ... 237 ------ - Totals... ..... 1.,048,369 ... 1,075 Males Females 445 394 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males •-• Females s•• Total ... 1,369 *ln this nurnber tire included 6 b Scarlatina, 55 Typhus Fey er, 49 by Diarrhcea,2 and y 1 by Cholera. DECK PASSENGERS ON 'BOARD OF IRISH STEAM BOATS. —Yester lay an inquest was taken byllr. Baker, at the Bull's e liead, Little 'Thames-street, West Smithfield, on view of the body of Patrick Connell, aged 46, a tailor, who died on beard the Prussian Eagle, Irish steamer. It appeared that the deceased went to Cork about a month ago to see his friends. Last Thursday he was carried on board the Prus sian Eagle, which left Cork for London that day, and which had on board several head of cattle between decks, with about 1100 deck passengers, who paid 2s. each. Deceased was in a declining state when put on board. On Friday night a storm came on, and the waves of the sea swept over the fore part of the vessel where deceased was lying. A tarpauling was put up, but that was taken away by the passengers at the after part of the steamer. At daylight next morning de ceased was found dead, no one having attended to him during the night. Verdict, " Found dead, and that the death was accelerated by exposure to the cold and the extremity of the weather." Tim Coroner recommended that better accommo dation should be afforded to deck passengers. CONSIGNMK,NT OF STAGS TO LOUIS NAPOLEON. — On Wednesday last, Mr. Herring, of the New-road, Re gent's-park, animal dealer to her Majesty, received orders from Prince Louis Napoleon, President of the French Re public, for 50 English .allow deer , fo r the p ark of St. Cloud. Mr. Herring ac cordingly obtained 50 fine annineals from Mr. Fuller, ' ALl'., of Rose-bill-park, near Hastings, and with the assistance of Mr. Shaw, of the South-Eastern Railway Company, conveyed them in vans to the Staplehurt station, where they were placed in deer trucks and conveyed to Folke stone for transit to Paris by the railway company's steamer Prince Ernest, via Boulogne. On their arrival at Folkestone the trucks were taken from the rails and run on board the steamer, under the direction of Mr. Shaw, without any in jury to the animals. They were then taken to Boulogne, and thence to Paris, where Mr. Herring arrived on Friday morning, just as the President was about to proceed to the grand review of the troops. The deer were much praised by the Presi lent and his Generals, and by orders received from the fo rimer, Mr. Herring took them to St. Cloud, where they were liberated in the park among a number purchased by the Prince last year. THE APPEAL CLAUSE IN THE EXTENDED COUNTY Coulee's Ac-r.—As actions are now in the course of trial in county courts to 501., it is probable that the right of appeal given by the 14th section of the new Act (13th and 14th Victoria, cap. 61) will be claimed. An appeal is only given on points of law, or upon the admission or rejection of evi dence. The words are, "That if either party in any cause of the amount to which jurisdiction is given to the county courts by this Act shall be dissatisfied with the determination or direction of the said court in point of law, or upon the ad mission or rejection of any evidences, such party may appeal from the same to any of the superior courts of common law at Westminster, two or more of the puisne judges whereof shall sit out of term as a court of appeal for that purFose, provided that such patty shall, within ten days after such determination or direction, give notice of such appeal to the other party, or his attorney, and also give security, to be approved by the clerk of the court, for the costs of the ap peal, whatever be the event of the appeal, and for the amount of the judgment if he be defendant and the appeal be dismissed : provided, nevertheless, that such security, so far as regards the amount of the judgment, shall not be re quired in any case where the judge of the county court sha such ll h a ve ordered the party appealing to pay the amount of judgment into the hands of the clerk of the county court in which such action shall have been tried, and the same shall have been paid accordingly ; and the said court of appeal may either order a new trial on such terms as it . thinks fit, or may order judgm ent to be entered for either party, as the ca _e may be, and may' make such order with respect to the costs of the said appeal as such court may think proper, and such orders shall. be final." The appeal is to be in the form of a case agreed upon by both parties, but if they cannot agree the judge of the court is to settle end sign the same. M ANCHES TER TRADE REPORT, T U ESDAY OCT. 15. —There has been a good deal of inquiry to-day for yarns, but prices are to very firmly maintained, and buyers so con fident of a speedy reeuction, that they are shy in purchasing to an extent F ill dull; have met With purchasers. The goods y in arket . is still little business done. INCREASE OF TIME SUSSEX. POLICE.—At the Quarter Sessions for the eastern division of Sussex, held at the County HRH, Lewes, yesterday, the Right Hon. the Earl of Chiches ter in the chair, on the report of the chief constable (Captain Mackay), of the great increase of burglaries in that county during the past year, a motion was unanimou to ad tional opted in favour of strengthening the existing p olice by ten ad di constables. lIIGHWAY ROBBERY.—At a late hour on Saturday evening, as Mr. Fetman, a gentleman of proper ty resident near liathcormac, was proceeding home on horse back he was suddenly set on by two men armed with sticks, and knocked off his horse. His po ckets were immediate l y rifled, and the sum of 371. abstracted. It is not stated that Mr. Fetman has been seriously injured, and, up to the peeseut the perpetrators of this daring highway robbery kayo pot beeil arKeACCl,...corti ,Exanziner. TILE UNITED SER VICE. The most important article in the present number of the United Service is that entitled " Annexation of Oude." The writer is evidently thoroughly master of his subject, and he proves to demonstration that we have not only a right to depose the imbecile and cruel tyrant who now, thanks to British protection, ty ranizes over the inhabitants of Oude, and has, by his misgovernment, reduced one of the fairest pro vinces of India to a desert, bt that, as a matter of good policy, we should at once absorb Oude i n to the British territory, while it is our bounden duty to the oppressed inhabitants to afford to them the se curity which can be alone derived from extending to them the benefits of British government and British institutions. There are several articles of great merit on professional subjects in this number. THE PEOPLE'S MONTHLY MEDICAL ENQUIRER; or Chrono-Thermalist. In this periodical Dr. Dickson wages fierce war against all opposers of the system of Chrono-Ther malism, of which he claims to have been the dis coverer. THE HISTORY OF FE.NDENN I S. W. 211. Thackeray. XXI. Having in the former number exhibited his hero in the thrall of the worldl y old Major, prepared to sacrifice everything to interest and position; and to bestow himself even on Blanche Amory, provided by so doing he can secure to himself her fortune and Sir Francis Clavering's seat in Parliament, our author in this number re-introduces him to his guardian angel Laura, and we begin to entertain hopes that he may yet be saved from that misery which , must be his inevitable lot should the sc hemes of the worldly-minded Major in his beboof be brought to bear. There are two circumstances related in this present number which lead us to hope that Mr. Pen, in whose well- doing we, in spite of all his faults, take a great ia - ..erest, will escspe the misery of the Amory - alliance. The first is, that Blanche has recognised in Altamont, her father, the convict Amory, awi has been recognised by him, and the next is the announcement of the death of John Henry }Vier, Esq., thei rather of Blanche's former admirer, and the probability thpt the young gent has inherited a large fortune. 6 to 1 agst G rec i an DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Prime Minister FNTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. Handicap for two yrs old. Last half of Ab. M. The Squaw—Knight of the Thistle—Thickthorn— Blacksea—bl o by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia— f by Pantaloon, out of Virago—Fauxpas. The Oatlands—No race. The Town Plate. T.M.M. Bellissims, 3 yrs—Westow, 4 yrs—Nutmeg, 3 yrs— Doubt, 4 yrs. Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. Bullfinch, 3 yrs—Paul, 3 yrs—b c by Don John, out of Elopement, 2 yrs—Virtue, 3 yrs—Hazy, 2 yrs. BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT, TEN u'CLOCK. CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE. Part I. This is the first part of a cheap re-isfue of Alberi Smith's popular nov el of " Christopher Tadpole." II is very nicely got up, and w ill no doubt have an ex• tensive sale. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 5 to I agst Landgrave 7 to 1 agst The Italian—taken 8 to 1 agst Essedarius—talun 12 to 1 agst Glauca 12 to I agst Turnus 100 to 6 agst Loadstone 20 to I agst Miss Ann 25 to I agst California 1,000 even between E.isedarius and Italia). DERBY. 6 to I agst Grecian 7 to 1 agst Prime Minister CLOSE OF TrIE BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Landgrave 7 to 1 apt The Italian 9 t 9 1 1 %4 ragledUhls TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBFAI 16, 1850. - A RLIAMENT. the contractor may be lost by the contracts having expired, and the accounts having been closed before the receipt of such details of purchase. "6. I am to add that the necessary forms of account for carrying into effect these instructions can be obtained upon application to the chief clerk of the principal storekeeper of the Ordnance Department, Tower. " I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " L. SULIVAN." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE• APPOINTMENTS. A D MIRALTY,. TUESDAY.—Master John R. Aylen (1838), of the Fisgard flag-ship, at Woolwich, has been appointed to command, the Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, as a troop-ship, that vessel having been most expeditiously, successfully, and economically employed on previous occasions for the conveyance of troops. Second Masters—E. M. Vincent (1844), of the Britannia ordinary guard-ship, at Portsmouth ; and F. It. Child (1845), late of the Atholl troop-ship, to the Birkenhead. Clerk—W. H. J. Brown (1849), to the Birkenhead. Master's Assistants—J. R. Allen and Ti. P. Ward, to the Birkenhead. The Right lion. Sir F. Baring, Bart., First Lord of the Admiralty ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C.B. ; and Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., with the Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B , and the Chief Civil Engineer and Director of Works, Colonel Green, left the Admiralty yesterday, on an efficial visit to Chatham and Sherom er ness Dockyards. Their Lordships proceeded f Chatham to Sheerness in the Admiralty yacht, Black Eagle, Master-Commander Cook, ordered round from Woolwich to the former port. Rear-Admiral Deans Pandas, C. 8., has returned to the Admiralty, from Chipping Norton. Captain A. Milne has proceeded to Inveresk. The promotions for services in the North Star, Master-Commander Saunders, have been made. They include the Assistant-Surgeon, Dr. James Rae; Second-Masters, Way and Norman ; and Clerk in Charge, James J. Rutter. Assistant-Surgeon Richard Croker Russell (1844), from the Britannia, at Portsmouth, to the Wizard, apprentices' brig, at Queenstown, vice Dr. Henry F. William, who has resigned the service. The Mediterranean fleet is now, we are happy to say, clear of the cholera. We regret to state that Lieutenant Norton S. Sulivan (1846), who has been serving as chief officer of the Prussia Cove coast-guard station near Pen zance, fell from his horse on Saturday last and was killed. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE M OD ESTE.-Halford and Co. have given notice to the officers and crew of the Mcdeste, Harry Eyrs, Esq., captain, that on the 6th of November next they will be paid, at 41, Norfolk street, Strand, their proportions of bounty money re ceived for the Anna Feltz, captured Nov. 26, 1839 ; and the shares will be re-called every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come :-Flag, 13/. ss. 103. ; commander, 24/. 183. 6d.; first cla-s, 71. 18s. 7d.; second, 4/. 15s. 2d.; third, 2/. fourth, 1/. lie. 83 . ; fifth , 15s. 103.; sixth, 103. 61; seventh, se. 3d. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE DART.-Halford and Co. have given notice to the officers and crew of the Dart, when commanded by Lieutenant Edward Hill, that on the 6th of November they will be paid at Norfolk street, Strand, their proportions of bounty money and proceeds received for the undermentioned captures, and the shares will be recalled every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come. Bona Destine, captured Sept. 19, 1848 :-Flag, 551. 2s. 6d.; third class, 1361, 7s. 103.; fourth, 341. is. lid. ; fifth, 30/. 13s. 93.; sixth, 201.95. 23.; seventh, 17/. Os. 11d.; eighth, 13/. 121. ; ninth, 10/. 4s. 7d.; tenth, 6/. 16s. 4d.; eleventh, 51. 23. 3d.; twelfth, 3/. Bs. 23 ; thirteenth, 2/. lls. ld. For New Packet, captured October 4, 1848, a boat of her Majesty's ship Pene lope in company :-Flag, 44/. Bs. 11d. ; third class, 971. 17s. 3d. ; fourth, 24/. 9s. 3d. ; fifth, 22/. Os. 41.; sixth, 14/. 13s. 7d. ; seventh, 12/. 4s. 7d.; eighth, 9/. 15s. 81. ; ninth, 71. 6%. 93. ; tenth, 4/. 17s. 103.; eleventh, 31. 13.4. 41. ; twelfth, 2/. Bs. lid. ; thirteenth, 11. 16s. Bd. PRIZE MONEY Fon THE DOLPHIN.- Ornmauney, Son, and Co., have given notice to the officers and crew of the Dolphin, when commanded by Lieut. the lion. IL Boyle (whom we regret to find remains unpromoted) who are entitled to share for the Brazi lian brig Braziliense, captured on the 12th of October,' 1848, that a distribution of the bounty monies granted for the said capture will be made at No. 40, Charing cross, on the 6th of November next, and that the shares not then paid will be re-called 14 the same place :-Flag, 192/. 12s. 53.; lieutenant and com mander, 474/. 123. 61.; fourth class, 118/. 13s. ld.; fifth, 1061. 15s. 93.; sixth, 71/. 3s. 103.; seventh, 59/. Os. 6d. ; eighth, 471.9.. 31. ; ninth, 351.115. 11d.; tenth, 23/.145. 7d.; eleventh, 171. 155. 11d.; twelfth, 111. 17s. 31 t • thirteenth, 8/. 17s. lid. PRIZE MONEY FCR THE BONETTA.-MOSST S . Stilwell have given notice to the officers and company of the Bonetta, Frederick E. Forbes, Esq., lieutenant commanding (now commander), that they will be paid, on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at No. 22, Arundel-street, Strand, their respective proportions of proceeds and bounty for the slave schooner Louisa, seized on the 4th of September, 1848, in company with her Majesty's sloop Sealark, and that the list will be re-called on Tuesdays and Thursdays the three following months :-Flag share, 13/. Is. 13. ; lieutenant commanding, 11/. 15s. ; fourth class, 21. 185.91.; fifth, 2/. 12s. 113.; sixth, 11.155. 31.; seventh, 1/. 93. sd. ; eighth, 11. 33. 63. ; ninth,l73. 81. ; tenth, lls. 93.; eleventh, Bs. 101.; twelfth, ss. 11d. ; thirteenth, 4s. 53. MORTALITY ON THE COAST OF AFRICA.-We have seen a private letter from the coast of Africa, dated Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Adams, Bight of Benin, Aug. 10, 1850, in which, to our great re ret, it is stated that two melanc hol y and fatal inci dents connected with the Gladiator's prizes had oc curred. In one of the prizes which she had captured and burnt, Second Master Miliiddle and two seamen, who had been actively employed in her, were seized with the fever. Happily the officer re covered • but the poor men died. The other prize was a isle vessel of 200 tons, and she was sent away to St. Helena, in charge of Mr. Jones, master's as sistant. Two days after hhe line left ered for the Gladi twelve days, ator he was seized with th e fever; g and then expired, leaving directions about the naviga tion of the ship. Shortly after, however, two of the men also fell victims to the fever, and the remaining s ix, being more or less ill, determined to bear up for the coast. In doing so they got on shore at Fernando Po, but we re assisted off without damage, and at the date of cur friend's letter she was in harbour there, and it was likely she would be ordered to be dis charged. The Gladiator was coaling fur the first time for three months, and was receiving on board 200 tons. The Hecla steam vessel, Commander Beauchamp, and Wolverine, 12, Commander M. Falcon, had each taken a prize. The former was off Lagos; the latter was off Porto Nuovo. The Jackal], tender to the Gladiator, was off Prince's Island. Commodore-Superintendent H. Eden, of Wool wich Dockyard ; Captain-Superintendent Richards, C. 8., of Chatham Dockyard ; and Mr. Nicholls, Clerk of the Cheque at Greenwich Hospital, have been constituted a committee at Deptford Victualling Establishment to investigate some matters of com plaint with respect to the bakery depaaster-rtmen t Commander The Hercules troop-ship, M Fulton, will be ready for re-loading, at Greenhithe, on the 17th. The Resistance troop-ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw, will not receive the baggage of the troops at Woolwich before the 20th instant. The Retribution, 22, steam-frigate, Captain War den, left Queenstown o n Sunda y for a cruise. PORTSMOUTH, T UE SDAY.-T ha he b Danuntidless advance steam at frigate, Captain Halstead, ee pa Spithead to-day, and will sail to-morrow mor nin g for Cork, and thence to Lisbon. The following officers passed the College last we M. For Lieutenants - M essrs. Lewis Barstow, F. Noel, W. 11. Truscott, and Thomas Stackhouse. For Masters-Messrs. F. C. Cooper, J. Wintlicott, T. SAlay ward, J. Hutchings, and G. R._3lc2rrnoann.d, The Hecate steam -sloop, Commander G. S . n is fitting out for service on the home station, it is re ported in the room of the Strornholi. The Birkenhead iron steana-fugate was . ordered to be brought down from her moorings and immediately equipp:d, to transport stores andonprovisions with ell dispatch to the Island of Ascensi —_-:---- --_ A FEMALE BURNT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. — On Monday morning Mrs. Stacey, a young married woman, Bermondsey, left who resides at Suffolk-placel Snow's-helds, the Waterloo station for Windsor by the 9 30 excursion train. The carriage in which she traveerse lled was On ar an ope ng be n one, an d contained ab out twenty passengrivi tw aen Richmond and Twickenham her muslin dress was set on fire by a spark from the engine, and in an instant she was enveloped in flames. Fortunately a gentleman, who was sitting by the side of her, had the presence of mind to throw the affrted woman down on the floor of the carriage, thus saving her face from the flames, which extended above her head, and with the prompt assistance of other passengers succeeded in extinguishing the fire. On arriving at Windsor Mr. Willmer, the station-master, immediately sent the sufferer in a carriage to the Royal Dispensary, where she was attended by Dr. Eton. Fortunately it was then dis covered that although her gown and all her under clothes were burnt Gil one side, from the lower part to the waist, she had miraculously escaped with the burning only of one of her hands, but was, naturally, in a state of great nervous excitement from the fright. FIRE.—A fire was discovered to have broken out on Monday evening last, about half-past eight o'clock, in a barn in the occupation of Mr. Cox , n ear BrockleY Hall, in the parish of Brockley, Somerset, by which about 150 bushels of wheat were destroyed, together with other property, but it was got under without doing any exteasive damage. Tl.e cause cf . the conflagration is at present unknown, but a rigorotl§ uiyealgati9u will take place, THE MURDER AT FRIMLEY. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, OCT. 15. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness walked early this morning in Osborne Park and grounds. The Prince of Wales and the younger members of the Royal Family, walked and rode as usual. There was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner party. CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE MURDERERS. It will be satisfactory to the public to know that all doubts respecting the dreadful crime at Primley are now completely cleared up by the confession of one of the guilty persons. Although very little moral doubt existed that the persons now in custody. were in reality the authors of the crime, yet there was very great difficulty in procuring the necessary legal evidence to establish their guilt, and it is possible that they might have escaped justice if one of them had not made a confession. Of the fact there is not the least doubt, and the following particulars upon the subject may be relied upon :—lt appears that on Monday afternoon Hiram Smith, alias Hiram Trower, one of the four men iu custody upon the charge of murdering Mr. Holiest, expressed a desire to see Mr. W. Keene, the governor of Guildford Gaol, where he is confined, stating that he had something of importance to communicate to him. Mr. Keene accordingly went to his cell, and the prisoner then expressed a wiskto tell him all he knew of the matter. The governor informed him that he must take the responsibility of such a proceeding upon himself, and that be could not hold out the least inducement for him to do so, but if he persisted he was at liberty to make nny statement he thought proper. The pri soner then made a statement, which was taken down in writing by Mr. Keene, of all the circumstances conn ected with the dreadful affilir, stating that the burglary was planned by himself and the other three now in custody, end that the fatal shot was fired by Levi Harwood. He also states, that after the murder the prisoners all came to Kingston together, and Har wood went to London to dispose of the stolen pro perty, and when he came beck gave him 7s. 6d. as his share. The prisoner entered minutely into the details of the outrage, but stated that the pistol was only intended to terrify the inmates of the house into submission, and that there was no intention originally to commit any violence. It appears from inquiries that have since been set on foot that the statement of the accomplice can be confirmed in many material points by independent testimony, and if this should be correct the case will be complete. The prisoners are to undergo another examination on Friday, and they will then, in all probability, be fully committed for trial. - - Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and • the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, arrived at Kew on 'Monday evening, from Plasnewydd, Anglesey. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial. office from the Governor of West Australia. HUMAN LIFE. Doubts and fears, a dismal throng, Hopes that falter on the tongue, Joys that live but in the eye, Love whose language is a sigh, Reckless mirth and ghastly madness, Lqughter meant to cover sadness, Pains that rend the heart asunder; Smiles above and hatred under, `Weeping, curses, hunger, colt, Diseases blasting young and old, Folly, pride, revenge, despair, Weakness agonized with fear, Foemen's blood and brethren's strife— Read and Mourn, 'tia HUMAN LIFE. Hopes that glorify the earth, Feeling of immortal birth, Love that c - nquers pain and fear, Homebred joys and tricndthips dear, Hallowed memories of the past, Thoughts that will the stars outlast, Peace which is of conscience born, Fancy re.inbowed like the more, Lover's rapture, maiden's gladness, And the bridal's joy-wrought sadness, Peet'a charm and Nature's beauty, Goodness finding bliss in duty, Husband, sister, brother, wife Read, rejoice, 'tis HJOHN UMAN L E IFE. DWIN CHURCHES. DOVER BREAKWATER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—The damage sustained by the works of the New Breakwater, - during the late gale, having been so grossly exaggerated, I am induced to address you iu order that your readers may form a just concep tion of what has really occurred. Being lately amid the work of destruction, and having rather closely examined its extent and probabilties, I can with some degree of confidence refute much of what has ap peared before the public, and show a state of matters far different from what they have been led to believe. The great work itself, the permanent portion, re mains quite safe and untouched by the rough gale, not a stone having been moved in such an awful storm ; a portion only of the timber staging has been swept away, and with it the machinery used in work ing the diving-bells and setting the hesney blocks of stone. The timber has been all, or nearly all, re covered from the waste of waters. A portion of the ma chiaery has been brought ashore not much damaged, the greater part still remains in deep water, close to the end of the pier, which will render its re covery a matter of ease and certainty so soon as the timber staging is again erected, which is rapidly in progress. The repeated estimates of the damage done which have appeared are not only premature but grievously erroneous; and if a conjecture might be formed at the present time it would indicate that it is just possible that the sum of the damage will scarcely reach that amount of hundreds which have been so frequently quoted is thousands; indeed , w e know that the spirited contractors feel quite at ease on the subject; if they are disturbed at all it is on account of the slight interruption to the progress of the works, and not from the great parade of loss and damage ; in fact, the same view would be taken by any one at all acqyainted with the extent of the operations, the difficulty and magnitude of the works, the exposed position of the breakwater, and the great depth of sea in which the works are now being carried on. It is difficult to conceive a frame-work of timber fifty feet high, of construction sufficiently strong to withsteend the resistless roll of the sea upon the works, in a storm when the Atlantic rushes into the straits concentrated and gathered up in its Wrath, and with fearful violence forcing a passage through the narrow heck which cuts us off from the oontinent. Yet we have the great fact that up to the period of this disaster, and when the works had proceeded at least four-fifths of the whole extent of 800 feet, there has not been the slightest interruption, less, or damage to this great undertaking. Several correspondents, not content with drawing a very high coloured picture, begin to condemn the works. One has the conceit to tell us, in your journal of the 10th inst., that, "If the masonry had been completed a greater distance cut to sea, that it would have given way and made a break through the Sfcy feet in width structure." Surely this gentleman has never seen the structure, or, if he has, he can form but a poor opinion indeed of the strength of the work. The masonry as it rises above high water is as stable as the Isle of Wight, and when once completed will defy the most ruthless waves of this tempestous coast, no better proof of which need be adduced than that it withstood the late gale in an open, unfinished, un prepared, and defenceless state. Your correspondent, whilst admitting that the works, so far as they have gone, have.had a very good effect upon the harbour, is contradictory enough to assert that the sea rolls in heavier into the eastern side of the old pier. How a pier jutting out upwards of 600 feet from the shore to windward should cause a greater roll of the sea in its lee is too absurd to re quire any refutation. He next astonishes us by stating that the new pier has had the bad effect of making the bay shallow. This exceeds any of his previous malversations. In The Sun of May 22, 1849,1 had the honour of having inserted a demonstration on the principles and causes continually in operation on the south coast of Eng land, at which time I clearly laid down the fixed law, that let any barrier be erected seaward, that the on ward progress of shingle and silt from east to west is immediately arrested. The remarks I then made on this subject have been fully confirmed by the ex perience of the last sixteen months ; and so notorious is this fact, that we know it to be in contemplation to remove the harbour sluices, which have been ren dered quite unnecessary through the shingle and silt being intercepted by the extension of the new works. The statement that the new work may cause the whole of the intended harbour of refuge of 700 acres to fill up," is a happy conclusion to the article in question, and at once establishes the aim and object of the writer. Let me, however, tell him that it is r idiculous to indulge in a strain of ungifted prophecy —it is really too much to compare that vast work with " the cob at Ly me Regis." l would repeat what I have said aforetime, that I have stood upon the works and conversed on the progress, the success, and the ultimate advantage to be derived therefrom, with men great by birth, men great by talent, and men combining the two great attributes of humanity. It will, then, at least be conceded, that I speak not unadvisedly ; and when the Duke of Wellington but yesterday walked along the gigantic work he ex pressed a lively satisfaction that no damage was done to the permanent work, I may be allowed to conclude by stating, in the most distinct terms, that nothing whatever of any consequence has arisen from the late gale, or any other cause, to impede, delay, or endanger the early completion of this, the greatest and most s uccessful marine work of modern times. I am, Sir, &c., ALPHA.. London, Oct. 15, 1850. BURGLARY AT MR. HOLFORD'S Yesterday morning information was transmitted from Scotland-yard to the station house at the rear of this court of the circumstances attending the bur- glary at Holford-house Regent's-park, and the ap prehension of one of the burglars. The fact of one of the burglars being supposed to be dangerously wounded, owing to the traces of blood being found on the ground over which he walked or was carried, and the circumstance of a hat being found perforated with shot, and blood upon the inside, supposed to be long to the wounded man, were also mentioned. The Commissioners of Police, with a view to the discovery and apprehension of the man alluded to, have issued di r ections that particular inquiries should be immedi ately instituted at this side of the water, in order to ascertain if application for admission to either of the Borough hospitals had been made by any person suf fering from gunshot wounds, and suspected of being concerned in the late burglary in the Regent's-park. Agreeably to these directions policeman Squires, of the N division, was dispatched in the course of yesterday to make the necessary inquiries, and upon visiting St. Thomas's Hospital he ascer tained that a man named Bryant had presented himself there that morning, and exhibited gunshot wounds in one arm and the back part of one of his thighs. Upon examination of his condition he was immediately admitted ; and when questioned by Squires as to the circumstances attending his having been wounded his answers were of a nature to excite suspicion, for he asserted that he was wounded at a place called East Peckham in Kent, and that it was at a beershop where be and four other men " kicked up a row" in the house; and that the pot boy armed himself with a pistol, and shot him in the arm and thigh. In answer to the question as to where he lived, he said that it was at No. 13, George-yard, Whitechapel ; and afterwards, as to the reason he did not give his assailant into custody, he gave an evasive answer. Altogether, there is so much suspicion at tached to the man that it is considered necessary to watch him in order that he should not leave the in stitution before proper inquiries are made with a view to discover whether he might not be one of the burglars either concerned in breaking into Hol ford-house, or in the Frimley murder, it being known that the late Mr. Holiest discharged a gun at his murderers as they crossed the la%n in front of his residence. The driver of a cab has also come forward and described, that on the morn ing that Holford-house was broken into, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, while on the rank in Al bany-street, Regent's-park, he was engaged by a man without a hat, and bleeding from a wound in the head. The man appeared to be weak, and on getting into the vehicle he desired to be driven to the Strand, on reaching which he alighted near Wellington street, and walked away. Since then no tidings have been heard of the man, and the police have received instruction to trace, if possible, whether he was ob served by the toll collectors on the Waterloo or Hun gerford-bridges, to have passed over either of them in the course of the morning in question. During the examination of the man already in custody at the Marylebone Police-court, two women were observed to exhibit much anxiety about the result, and as it was suspected that they were friends and acquaint ances of the accused, they were watched from Mary lebone-lane over to the Surrey side of the water, to a house in Market street, leading into the Borough road, which locality is frequented by chard d that ters of the worst description. It is stron g l y suspecte the burglars live in this neighbourhood, and the police are on the alert to discover those at large. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Well, the Corporation of London has not been frightened into hysterics by the thousand-and-one paragraphs that have appeared in the newspapers, de scribing Smithfield Market as a "nuisance." In spite of the opposition of the daily press, the Islington Market clique, and sundry interested Members of Parliament, it would appear that, instead of the market being about to be abandoned, and a more con venient site chosen by the Corporation, it will, in all probability be considerably enlarged and improved. It is now proposed that it shall occupy a locality in habited by the worst characters that exist in London, and where the most filthy and disgusting trades, which ought to be pursued at a distance from the City, are carried on, to the great detriment of health. It is notorious to all persons but those who are wil fully blind, that a better spot could not be found for the market. Considerably above the level of the Thames, ample drainage is thereby secured ; and the best possible proof of this is, that when the sold and unsold stock is driven from the pens, in an hour or two afterwards, the whole space presents an area of cleanliness which would put to shame some of our fashionable districts, where the want of sewers is notorious. Some of the sticklers for Islington Market have endeavoured to show that the health of the in habitants is affected by the exhalations from animal dung impregnating the air with poison. The best medical testimony is opposed to this view, and goes to show that there is not a more healthy spot in the metropolis. We come then to the nuisance direct. It is urged that, as oxen and sheep are driven through the streets of the City at noon-day, the lives of per sons are endangered. We should like to have an in stance of a fatal accident from this cause pointed out to us. Formerly it was the practice to get up a bul lock hunt on Mondays, and drovers, idle boys, and great hulking fellows would join in the amusement ; but since the former have become licensed men, and the police the real preservers of the public peace, these scenes have vanished. A stray ox or sheep may be seen occasionally to obstruct an omnibus, or take it into its head to ease its feet by walking on the pavement, but, beyond this, no one can complain of a nuisance ; and the same thing would occur if the market were held any where else, and perhaps to a greater extent. Taking this view of the sub ject, the Corporation, almost without a dissentient voice, have agreed to apply to Parliament for a Bill to enable them to enlarge the market, to the extent of at least twelve acres. The plan has been pre pared by Mr. Bunning, the City architect, and looking at it on paper, we confess that it appears to us calculated to set the question at rest. Mr. Bunning proposes to extend the market to Cow-cross and Vic toria-street, now a site of almost barren ground, and to clear away Sharp's-alley, Nest• street, and other real nuisances. He also proposes to erect a commo dious Dead-meat Market, and render such other ac commodation es must relieve Newgate and other markets, now carried on in densely-populated neigh bourhoods. A large expenditure of money i; neces sary to complete the scheme; but when we look at the neighbourhood that will be disturbed, and take into account the great benefit the working classes will derive in being able to get meat at a cheaper rate, and the facility afforded to country butchers for transact ing business, we think the Corporation are justified in their endeavour to uphold a market that must add greatly to the commerce of the City. We feel morally assured that when Parliament shall inspect Mr. Bunning's admirable plan, and listen to explanations on the subject, that it will not resist the application of the Corporation, but grant a Bill, and thus set the vexed question at rest.— Weekly Dispatch. ENGLAND ALARMED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siu,—The recent exhibition at Cherbourg appears to have excited in the minds of our countrymen alarm as to the unguarded state of England, looking, as some do, to a future event—that of our neighbours resorting to the expedient of making war upon us to restore harmony among themselves. Without offering any opinion as to the disposition, friendly or hostile as it may be, on the part of the French towards ourselves, an invasion of our shores, if not an impossibility, can, at least, be rendered a feat so difficult, and so imminently dangerous to in vaders, that unless our neighbours quite lose their wits we shall be spared the attempt of such a visita tion, and in defence of our homes, the necessity of committing dreadful carnage. There is a mode of warfare hnowu of which we can avail ourselvcs—a means of destruction not less effi cacious than it is simple and safe in app lication, that can with little instruction be speed il y brou g ht into operation, and which would, in truth , m a ke sad havoc of an invading expedition. The "ditch" separating us from France is of ample width for the full develop ment of its powers—under an ordinary share of vigilance, prepared as we should be, if a fleet, con veying troops, consisting of steam transports, ships of the line, and huge war steamers, leave the harbours of France upon a hostile visit to our shores, swim back again to port, it would be by a generous and humane forbearance on our part. It is very much to be lamented that a hint has not long since been taken from the exhibition, in the sum mer of 1844, off Brighton , w here a resuscitation, in a very improved form, of the torpedo mode of warfare was manifested, at a period when the very altered state of navigation, together with chemical appliances, might reasonably lead us to an apprehension that hanger con trivances would be perfecte d, inducing great c in maritime war operations. The sooner, therefore, this matter is unreservedly and openly brought under a searching investigation, divesting it of all . secrecy and mystery, and the sooner w e . model our ideas to the changes in naval matters incident to the march of invention of the day, the better shall we consult the interests of England.—l remain, Sir, &c., NAUTICLTS. A PUFF AS IS A PUFF.—A correspondent of the New York courier and Enquirer writes an account of a new iron safe which was exposed to a heat that completely de stroyed its competitor, and from which was taken, after the trial, a live rooster and a lump of stamped butter. The butter was harder than when it was put in, the stamp re maining perfect, and the rooster came out alive and well, only suffering from the cold, and almost frozen by the cold ness of the temperature to which he had been exposed.— Boston all/. Octobeg 15 1 1850. IMPEI! ---____ ------------ AlAsfori-TionsE.—The Lord Mayor entertained yesterday evening his co-directors of the Namur and Lkge Railway Company and a party of private friends. HUDSON'S-BAY PBODUCE.—The first arrival for the season of skins, furs, &c., from the possessions of t he llud son's-bay Company in 'North America, has taken place by the Prince of W ales, arrived in the Docks from Hudson's bay, with 196 bales, 13 cases, and P.M other packages of skins and furs, 9 packages of feathers , 1 case , 9 baskets, and 7 kegs of castor, 2 hogsheads and 5 baskets of quills, 2 hogs heads of quills and isinglass, 9 other packages of the same, 2 casks of grease, 2 of meat, 6 of tongues, 1 bale of ivory, and 46 packages of tallow, consigned to the Hudson's -bay Coin- pany and the produce of that northern region. Simulta neously with the al,ove arrival, the Company's vesiel Prince Rupert has arrived in the Docks from i v futlson's-ba, with 249 bales of skins and furs, and other productions of tl:e same district. TIIE LATE EXPLOSION IN SPITALFIELDS.—We are gratified to learn that the two parties in weaver-street, Spi talfields, who suffered by the late exposion, and whose pre mises were insured in the Monarch Assurance-office, have, on a representation to that comwny,been liberally and ve promptly re p a id their entire loss, as estimate d by their own suryor, although it i 5 well IiIIOYM the company were not legally re spotAil)le, HOUSE OF LORDS, Oct. 15. This being the day to which Parliament was pro rogued by her Majesty at the end of last session, the douse of Lords was opened shortly before two o'clock, for the purpose of further proroguing Parlia ment by Commission, in conformity with the an nouncement made in the Gazette some weeks ago. As usual on such occasions, a number of ladies were present to behold the ceremony, and gratifying their curiosity by gazmg on the house and its gor geous decorations, and were accommodated with seats in the body of the house. All the Peers' seats, with the exception of the two front rows on either side, were covered with brown holland. The throne was uncovered, and a bench placed in front of it for the C o mmissioners. A few minutes before two o'clock Mr. Shaw Le fevre, the deputy clerk of Parliament, entered the House, as did also Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod. Mr. Aglionby, the Member for Cockermouth, was also in attendance before two, and took his position below the bar. The Commissioners were—The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Earl Granville. Upon the Commissioners taking their seats, Mr. Pulman was directed to summon the Commons to the bar, to hear the Royal Commission rcad. After an absence of about a minute he returned, accompanied by Mr. Ley, the Assistant Clerk of the House of Commons, Mr. Bellew, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., and several of the officers of the House, as represent ing the Comons of the United Kingdom. Mr. Lefevre then read the Royal Commission com manding and directing the Commissioners to further prorogue Parliament from this day to Thursday, the 14th day of November next. After the reading of the Commission, The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that by direc tion of her Majesty, and in virtue of the Commission now read, they did, in her Majesty's name, prorogue the Parliament to Thursday, the 14th day of Novem ber next, to be then and there holden. The Commissioners then withdrew and the proceed ,ngs terminated. 4rivoirm THE PENINSULAR INIML.; . . SOUTHAAWTON, OCT. 15.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Bon ney, with the Peninsula r mails, in harge of Lieu tenant Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived this evening at eight o'clock. ller dates of sailing were— Gibraltar, Oct. 6 ; Cadiz , Oct. 7; Lisbon, Oct. 9 ; and Vigo, Oct. 10. Orowro, OcT. 10.—The weather during the voyage home was most tempestuous, so much so, that out of ten oxen nine died from the effects of the gale, and were thrown overboard. The Iberia brought 29 passengers, amongst them were the Prince Plantagenet, Messrs. Robin, Lus combe, Mecum), Noble, Lamgeas, &c. The freight of the Iberia consists of five packages of specie, and one of stones, of the value of 1,1101., 116 boxes of lemons, 211 boxes of grapes, 55 boxes of pomegranates, and a large number of packages of sundries. Her Majesty's ship Janus was at Gibraltar ; the Encounter and Arrogant sailed for Lisbon on the 4th ; the Hogue sailed for England on the lit inst. The Prince Regent, Phaeton, Leander, Arethusa, and Dragon, were at Lisbon when the Iberia left. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ahip Sultan arrived at Gibraltar on the sth, and left the same day for Malta. The barque Pearl was detained at Gibraltar, in consequence of striking on the coast of Spain, and the crew refusing to proceed in her until surveyed, which had been done, and she w ould at once leave for her destination. The Hogue which left Gibra ltar on the Ist inst., com municated ' with her Majesty's ship Queen, on the 15th ult., off the south-east end of Sardinia, the latter having seventy men sick of the cholera; 25 deaths had taken place. At Vigo it was reported t hat they intended impos ing 15 days' quarantine on all vessels from Oporto, y and from all other parts of Portugal three days, in consequ ence of the report of the e llow fever being, at Oporto, which, however, is stated not to be the case. THE A LIMY. Some time since we stated that, in all probability, Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.8., would be ap pointed to the command of the troops stationed in the Bombay Presidency, and we now have great pleasure in confirming the report. This gallant officer will receive the local milli. of Lieutenant-General, and we are certain that no officer could have been selected more worthy of this mark of confidence and favour. DEATII OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOIIN SLE9SOR.--- This Gallant Officer died on the 11th inst. at Sid mouth, aged 73. He retired from active service as a captain on full pay of the late Royal Irish Artillery. He entered the army in 1794 as lieutenant, and served at the battle of Waterko. CORK, MONDAY.—Th e 40th Regiment of Foot, which lately arrived here from Dublin, were in spected this day by Major-General Turner, prepa ratOry to going on detachment to the following places, viz. :—Spike Island, Camden Fort, Ilwlbc.iwline, Ballincollig, Kinsale, and Bandon, to relieve the de tachments of the 41st arid 47th Regiments of Foot at these stations. The 41st will join head quarters at Cork, the 47th at B uttevant, as follows :-4 officers and 77 N.C.O. rank and file from Carlisle Fort, on the 17th inst., 2 officers and 115 N.C.O. rank and file from Charles Fort and Kinsale on the 18th inst., 4 officers and 200 N.C.O. and men from Spike Island on the 18th and 19 th inst. , to be replace d by a like number of officers and men of the 40th Regiment from Cork. Lieut. Colonel Dundas, 47th Regiment of Foot, re tires from the service on full pay, after 45 years of active service, having entered the army in August, 1805. Major Gordon will obtain the rant of Lieut.- Colonel, and will proceed with the regiment on foreign service; this officer is now 37 years on active duty, having entered the army in September, 1813. Major O'Grady Hall obtains the rank of first Major, and will consequently remain in command of the depot. Captain Sutton obtains the rank of second Major, and proceeds with the regiment. Lieutenant and Adju tant Sinnott, an old officer, and the author of several cleverly-written works on military tactics, obtains the rank of Captain, and Ensign Pilkington the rank of Lieutenant and Adjutant. The local Company of Enrolled Pensioners, at Cork, are undergoing drill for the last few days, and will be inspected on Thursday next by Gen. Turner. The following circular letter has been, we under stand, issucd for the guidance of officers commanding regiments :-- " AVar-office, Oct. 10. -• Sir, —It having been determined that the mode of payment by the Ordnance D e se veral allowances specified below*Pshould be amended, I am directed to request that you will give directions to the several officers concerned of the reg iment under your command to prefer such claims as are properly liable to be made for these services according to the following directions : the Ordnance Department, as heretofore, artment of the " 1. All the claims are to be preferred monthly to mailorise y d allowed o d w r e a d w but after the 31st of October inst. no money is to be drawn on ac 31st count th e eo a f n d un v t il c t h ilf paymastereorrureceived special the 356th article of instructions from that department to w upon the claims for lodging money under the Explanatory Directions, page paper, as well as in force in regard to paymaster-Generalthereupon, will, for the future, be the party l therule is now a mours l : la a : s t : "2. That as the paymaster, or a cting paymaster, for these allowances, on unstarePO urchases b for lodging money, and for thenceforthnon rendered in commissioned officers, to b e duplicate on form No. 4 o f the ll name and Ordnance Re address gulations of March 11th, 1836, ills fu should be given in the heading of the said account, to prevent any delay by the authorities to draw being or a wrong station, and sent to the wrong officerm, or eover, appear at the foot of whose signature should, these several accounts. 3. That the accounts of purchases heretofore " settled by bills of exchauge drawn upon the Board of Ordnance, and rendered on form No. 2 of the above ture preferred in duplicate re g ulations, be for the fu on form No. 3 of the same code, accompanied with the receipts of the parties of whom the purchases whenever a purchase is made for were made, and officers' horses, the stoppages are to be paid direct and officers making at the time, by the the purchase, to the party of' w h o m the same was made, and to be de ducted in detail from the account and receipts, show ing the number as well as the amount of such stop pages, both in the receipts and on the face of the ac count, whether such account be preferred on form No. 3 or 4. "4. That the of na t u res to the Engli s h an d Irish commu t e d fuel and light returns A, r en d ere d th rou gh barrack-mssters, and to the lodging money return, No. 53, be invariably those of the officers command ing regiments or depots, and be shown to be such by the addition of their reek, i. e., whether in command of the former o r the latter , g re at inconvenience being occasioned by the returns in question being signed by detachment officers. ~ t i. The accounts for commuted allowances for fuel, candles, straw, wood and billets, and grass, with the duplicate monthly bread, meat, and forage returns, are all to be transmitted immediately after the termi nation of each month to the chief clerk of the Cash Aeunt-officel Ordnance Departm en t, T ower and the accou nts for pu rchases to the Ordnance Secreary, P a ll-mall, an d these should be dis p atched not Llate; than the end of each month, oreerwise the opportunity purchases of recovering the excess upon such from -------_ ... candles, wood, and straw, i l i t l e l t :t aall°d w grass money; in lieu m "Y; Q a f e f a ue p l u ' rchases by Gitl . meat, forage, or oat; in default of con trAct cers of bread, g to verY Wit h . l•eov 0 II poitio