The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

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This account of the re markable phenomenon is important, not only as being the first which has appeared in this coun try from any quarter in which the eclipse was total, but as being probably the only account which we shall have from all that part of the line of com plete obscuration, bad weather seeming to prevail everywhere else in the neighbourhood, which was, moreover, one that could hardly have been reached but for the unusual assistance which was obtained in the present case. The paper is as follows : " After all that has lately appeared in print in va rious places, it is perhaps hardly necessary to refer to the extreme importance of a total eclipse being ob served at that narrow strip of the earth's surface where it is quite total. There it is everything, elsewhere it is nothing. That is, there, 41 darkness approaching to that of night is experienced, and a host of interesting phenomena then, and then only, reveal themselves, and furnish the only clue, which we can ever hope for, to the physical nature of the light and heat giving surface of our sun, with the state of which the Whole of our well-being is so intimately bound up. But slsewhere than on that contracted line, but 100 or 150 miles broad, though the eclipse be a large one', stilt if the smallest particle of the sun's disc be left Ithobseured, there is still the brightness of day, and' none of those phenomena are displayed. " places where an eclipse will be total, are, in the present state of astronomy, easily and accurately computed beforehand, so that observers may choose their etations with certainty. After full considera tion of what was preparing, and was likely to be done elsewhere, there seemed a probability of the western coast of Norway being less effectively occupied than any other part of the line ; by reason, probably, of its i naccessible nature caused by the absence of any di r est means o f pu bli c conveyance by sea or land. But, at the same time, the eclipse happening earlier there than in any other part of Europe, would render it, in !o far, the most eligible station of all. A representa tion was therefore made by the Astronomer Royal far Scotland to the Commissioners for Northern Light . • hou • to ss on the i m p or t an t resu lt s w hi c h m i g ht accrue .` o the science of astronomy from the total eclipse being well obser ve d on the western coast o f N orway , an d t h e C ommission ers , with their usual readiness to do all that they • fairly and properly could towards the promo 'cm of science, without detriment to their own imme diate interests, examined their programme of work for the season, and finding that their steam-vessel wOuld,be, employed at almost the very time of the eclipse on a point in .the Shetland Isles, only 20 hours 'distant from the desired part of the coast of Norway, 'kindly expressed their readiness to concur in the general object proposed, so far as the means of conveyance were concerned. The next step, .therefere, to insure this liberality being turned to good: account, was to provide a sufficiency of ob servers and of instruments. The former requisite was eisiiiently secured by the Rev. Dr. Robinson, the well-known astronomer of the Armagh Observe , tory, having engaged to join the party, and to him the general direction was unanimously awarded. The latter desideratum was supplied by making application to the Hydrographic Department of !the Admiralty, which, in the person of its chief, Sir F. Beaufort, not only offered %the loan of any of the royal navy's surveying instruments, thus rendering the Scottish expedition More complete in this respect than perhaps any other, but prevailed on the Board of Admiralty to 'procure through the Swedish ambassador, from the Governor General of Norway, full leave for the party Ito land with their instruments on any part they pleased of the coast of Norway, of which, moreover, he procured an accurate manuscript chart. " These matters, therefore, being arranged, the as urouttnuical party being taken on board as the vessel passed on its way to the Shetland Isles, and the in aanection of the light-houses there being completed, ft_ rapid run was successively accompli s h e d t o th e Norwegian shore, and a station was selected on one of the outlying Bue Islands in lat. 61 degrees 20 7 centre of This position not only placed us in the of the line of shadow, but gave us a clear horizon in the direction of the sun at the -time of the eclipse, and removed us suffi :fiently far from the great meridian chain of moun -Ihl'running along the western coast of Norway, ' l 'cl 'gathering about them that morning a multitude of `'l°ll c's to make up, as it seemed, by an unprecedented 3,i fyr the uousally long apace of uninter -11l ' floe weather, which had been - experienced before ar rivtil. The instruments were landed at an : tall : LW', and there were sufficient glimpses of the Inn throu g h the clouds to obtain the necessary l'servatiens for time and for latitude, and before „10;%ereninencement of the eclipse each observer was off with his instruments prepared, and with a code in structions. These, too, were so arranged that by "'vision of labour it was hoped that, although the im- Portant part of the eclipse was of so short a duration, and the number of phenomena to be noted so many a nd variou s —th at yet none o f t h em, w h et h er re f er • 'ring to the purely astronomical bearings of the case, o cosmical or terrestrial physics, could be .7eil lost sight of—that is, weather only permit l',ll3l?, but thi s was b y no means so f avoura bl e as cou ld "a: 7 e been wished. Still, however, the commencement of the eclipse was very fairly observed, and sufficient teatseen during it s progress to enable the observers take accurate notes of some spots on the sun, , 11 , 134 of mou n t a i ns on t h e e d ge o f th e moon , so as to be prepared to state their degrees of connexion, as 'regards place, to those wondrous tongues of light, arid the variations of the corona, the most inexpli cable, and the most important of all the phenomena pres ented during a t o t a l ec l i p se . Further, the in atantof compl e t e o b scurat i on was o b serve d ver y ac curately, and some interesting features were re marked, tending to explain anomalies perceived in !ornier total eclipses, and indicating a rapid fluctuation 1 . 4 . the degree of brightness of the sun's surface. Inane d..iately after this, how ever , th e c l ou d s b ecame so ver y ishio . k that the em ers i on o f t h e sun was not seen at a l l , and heavy rai n b eg i nn i ng soon after, continued through the rest of the evening. But the terrestrial pheno- Mena, to which more attention could be turned, on the loss of the celestial ones, were of a nature abun dantly suffi c i ent to satisfy any soul capable of entering into anci tm appr ec i at i ng the ful and the sublime. As totality approached, the air felt sensibly colder at every moment, and the darkness plainly increased; the clouds seemed to lower, and under the sun was seen an appearance of rushing descending streams of them ; while t h e . their noise to be gith_er S ienag-btardrosunadppetahreedrocbkys for their nightly rest or .for shelter. The difference of illumination had also become very marked on the Mountains at different distances, those far from us being brought out with a vividness and distinctness which made our own increasing glo om t h e more ob servable. Suddenly, at the moment of totality, the Nvery extremity of darkness seemed to fall upon us. ot so, however, absolutely, for the rain clouds which Closed in the greater part of the horizon leftope r t i w a o !s trip of sky ex t en ding from N • V . to E.N.E., and or three degrees high, and which at this moment became of a dark lurid orange colour, verging from Fed on one side to greenish on the other, and enabled 48 barely to see each other by a faint unearthly sort i t 3f light ; small hand lamps 50 or 60 yards off in a th eir were as visible as in a dark night, and with ."e,ir red colour, contrasting strangely with the gene ill". green hue of everything immediately around. But un l a ,Pnearance of the country seen through that lurid 117, 41 T'g under the clouds was the most appalling. ritetiehin.s , ta b n y ding in the centre of the shadow, we reason of their great height, see the tn _ t ant peaks of the lofty Jostedals and Dovrefjeld deostie:talue, still illuminated by the rays of the sun sh ut u dwg upon them from on high, but we were out • to the f u PP outer darkness. Some approximation opptotiNsarance might be obtained by watching the torch f x , o tu 1 Y of a . similar configuration of clouds in the night, b ut Alton Hill during a midsummer's mi dneverrbtksB:4lit would be only an approximation, for earth and we observed all the lights of heaven 2 1 104 th e s i ° entirely confined to one narrow strip hue, and °l n, never that peculiar greenish re place nevernf that appearance of outer darkness in ,in the Hated e as hT s - o bservation, and of excessive distance by tee verge of the horizon (caused in this case there being more highly illumi eclipsed they receded, by a less and less they are, on ; while in a morning or evening sky 'el on the contrary, most in the shade, and there fore7 , hitoitingh tlabroeedark and unnaturally thrown forward). of us were unmoved with gratitude at th ou s% been allowed to witness such a spectacle, teael li n we Should have been glad to have enjoyed its bee.. alarmed fora longer space of time, and should have and with indeed, if it had not happened as it did, Th ai with such wonderful accuracy to the computed e ' yet a certain feeling of relief was experienced yello Iyh en the lurid. streak in the sky suddenly changed to I:he h s e e n , the clouds brightened up, and the dark ness seemed % east „.. to be wafted visibly away to the south a-birds that had stopped their screaming 1\i -tiring the darkness now re-appeared ; but the wild orseme- of n those rocky isles, who had congregated the'uereT.usly around us during the commencement of th e y, s 4 Pses when the light returned, where were thinking/ one to hide themselves in their huts, that they were in the jaws . of destruction,imd iu amongst the stones of darkness after the , s Ine shadow of d ea th. S u ch we hea r d ttieng the il was the ge nera l f eel i ng amongst t h em a ll tour ti coast, ev en b eyond the limits of total 03-• a on- Horses and oxen began to wend their but eward and poultry "n farmer f fle I took place when th t e o fo fi w y eonfusiot n ormed us that an amusing scene l u s p f t o o u t n hsir roosts of dark getss connin g on so quickly that the • y co d ul t d he notal P l aced heir perches „ on t in thus and then, SUN, THE again, when they found by the quickly returning light that they had bad a false alarm. We also heard that there had been over all that line of the country such excessive rain that day that our party, enabled by the lighthouse steamer to take up the peculiar position we did, was probably the only one that had had the good luck to make any accurate observations a circumstance the more fortunate, inasmuch as that was the earliest part of Europe visited by the shadow in its progress from west to east." SPORTIN G N OTES. No. C. ODDS AND ENDS CONCERNING BRIGHTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sm.—To-day's races u ill be decided ere this appears in print, therefore I will pass over them and touch upon to-morrow's. The Brighton Cup will be contested by Landgrave, Pitsford, The lieriot, and, perhaps, Ninus. General opinion, or, in other words, the betting market, predicts that they will pass the poet as I have placed them. My opinion is already scattered far and wide.. The Marine Stakes, although bodied a certainty for : Freedom, will not be won by her I The Goodwood horse (Harbinger, I believe), or the Flash of Lightning colt, will catch the judge's eye before Mr. Payne's Daughter of Liberty. In addition to this trio, the Pelerine filly will be found among the runners. The betting this morning is uncommonly brisk, speculation being in full swing at the following prices:—Brighton Stakes-3 to 1 agst Narcissus; 7 to 2 agst Westow; 4 to 1 agst Back biter; 7 to 1 each agst Cossack and Lord George; 10 to 1 agst Cmus. Pavilion Stake:s,-3 to lon Freedom; 7 to 2 each agst Sulky and Hampton, the former decidedly mischievous. Brighton Cup—Even on Landgrave; 2to 1 agst Pitsford, taken freely; 4 to 1 agst Niuus; 6 to 1 agst the Heriot ; 6to 1 agst Nutcracker. Marine Stakes—Even on Freedom, take 6 to 4 ; 6 to 4 agst Harbinger; 5 to 1 sgst Spark. Trial Stakes-6 to 4 agst The Squaw; 5 to 2 each agst Duster and Margel line filly. Great Yorkshire Stakes-7 to 4 agst Nancy, take 2 to 1. Aug. 6, 1851. I am, Sir, yours, &e., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. RIPON RACES.—TUESDAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.3 The Grand SLakos. Captain Flash ... ... ... ••• ••• ... 1 Sir Charles Napier ... ... ••• ••• ... 2 Won by a neck. The St. Wilfrid Handicap. Mrs. Birch ••• ••• Lady I-ana- off ... ••• ••• Little Fawn ... .. ... ... ••• ... 3 Fire ran. Won by a length. The Amateur Stakes. Prudery ... , ... ••• I Joe Sutherland... ... ••• ••• ... O •• 111 f • 2 Won by a length. STOKE-UPON- TRE NT RACES.—TUESDAY. [BE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] The Newcastle Stakes. Tame ... ... ... ••• ••• •.. ... 1 Director ••• •• •• • Three ran. The North Staffordshire Stakes (Handicap). Lady Bibina ... ... ... ... ... Young England .., ~, ~, ... Calculator ... ... ... Alms ... Nell Gwynne The Hanley Stakes. The ►Meese Aldgate ___ ...._ The Tradestnen'a Plate. BRIGHTON RACES. BRIGHTON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEVEN o'cLocK.7 The following plates, &c., closed this evening at six o'clock:— Trial Stakes. Duster, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—Cheerful, 5 yrs— Margellina filly, 3 yrs. Hotel-keepers' Plate. Gloom, 3 yrs—Tordesillas, 4 yrs—lracundus, 3 yrs— Guardsman, 3 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs—Hurry-scurry, 3 yrs —Margellina filly, 3 yrs—Exeter, 3 yrs—Hippogrift 3 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—Abdalluh, 4 yrs—Handsome Doe, 4 yrs—Timid Fawn, S yrs—Ella, 3 yrs—Mignon, aged —Catalpa, 3 yrs. Stewards' Plate. Ploughboy, 5 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—The Moor, 6 yrs —lresine, 2 yrs—St. Ann, 6 yrs—Miss Landon, 2 yrs. Town i'late. The Verderer, 4 yrs (1000—Cheerful, 5 yrs (1000 — Ella, 3 yrs (1000—CEdipue, 5 yrs (1001.)—Aristocrat, 4 yrs (1000—Manilla, 3 yrs (1001). Licensed Victuallers' Plate. Timid Fawn, 3 yrs—Ploughboy, 5 yrs—Hurry-scurry, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—Hippogriff, 3 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—Fernande, 4 yrs—Fifty-one, 5 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs Iracundus, 3 yrs—Knight of the Thistle, 3 yrs—Mignon aged—Alicia, 5 yrs—Handsome Doe, 4 yrs—Kakistos, 3 yrs—Forest Flower, aged—Chatterer, 5 yrs—Catalpa, 3 yrs—Kick-up-the-Dirt (late Protectionist), 3 yrs—St. Ann, 6 yrs—Eva, 5 yrs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Gloom, 3 yrs —Tordesillas, 4 yrs—Fallow Deer, 6 yrs. Handicap for two and three years old. Half-a-mile. Ley bourne, 3 yrs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Hampton, 2 yrs— Herschel, 2 yrs—f by Epirus, dam by Emilius, 3 yrs— Julia, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—lresine, 2 yrs—Spark, 2 yrs—Miss Landon, 2 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs—o by Veni son, Passion, 2 yrs—France, 2 yrs—Wadrasta filly, 3 yrs—Lady Isabel, 2 yrs—Ethelwolf, 2 yrs—Freedom, 2 yrs. Sussex Plate. Perjury (late Pandora), 4 yrs (50L)—Ella, 3 yrs (801.)—Daster, 3 yrs (500—Chatterer, 5 yrs (501.) — Norton, 3 yrs (500—Mignon, aged (500—Manilla, 3 yrs (800—Hurry-scurry, 3 yrs (500 —f by Epirus, d by Emilius, 3 yrs (500—Cosachia, aged (500—Aris tocrat, 4 yrs (500 Handicap for the Grand Stand Plate. Landgrave, 5 yrs, 9st 01b—Westow, 5 yrs, Bst 51b— Duc-an-Durras, 6 yrs, Bst 41b—Retail, 5 yrs, Bst 21b— Agis, 6 yrs, 7st 111b—Cheerful, 5 yrs, 7st 91b— Remunerator, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Garforth, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Mrs. Taft, 6 yrs, 7st 51h—Cnwus, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Beebee Bunnoo, 5 yrs, Est Nib—Aristocrat, 4 yrs, Est 71b— Ingratitude, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Ischia, 3 yrs, sst 41b. Gillyflower is scratched for the Brighton Stakes. Arrivals—The following is a complete account of the horses now in the neighbourhood, or who will be here before the commencement of the races:—Lord George, Duc-an-Durras, Catalpa, Herschel, Tilsit, Sir Rowland Trenchard, Fifty-one, Chatterer, Manilla, Ethelwolf, Ischia, Falcon, Champion, Pelerine filly, Landgrave, Ploughboy, Guardsman, Miss Landon, 2 yrs, Cossack, Pitsford, Ingratitulde, Spark, Wadastra filly, Newport, The Moor, Fernando, Upton, Freedom, Glen Saddel, Crteus, Backbiter., Perjury (late Pandora), Windisch gratz, Remunerator, Allis, Eva, Aristocrat, Hurry scurry, Cheerful, Alicia, Narcissus, CEdipus, The Heriot, Sulky, Tordesillas, Exeter, Duster, The Verderer, Kakistos, Prestige., H,rp, Hampton, Preslaw, St. Ann, Abdallah, Mrs. TE.ft, Valentine, Kick-up-the-Dirt (late Protectionist), Julia, Hippogritf, Baroness, Marcellina 611 y, Lady Isabel, Handsome Doe, Norton, The Nautch Girl, Waterton, Iresine, Mignon, Timid Fawn, The Squally, Iracundus, Knight of the Thistle, and Spark. A two yrs old. from Goodwood, either Harbinger or Maidstone, will ba here to-morrow for the Marine Stakes. The races commence at two o'clock. BRIGUTON, WEDNESDAY. LATEST BETTING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) _BRIGHTON STALES. 4 to 1. apt Westow—taken freely 5 to:1. agat Backbiter 6 to 1. agst Narcissus 8 to 1. agst Lord George 9 to 1. agst Landgrave 10 to I'. agst Ingratitude BETTING A.T MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. BRIGHTON STA/LE/3.-7 to 2 ag st Narcissus (t), s to 1 agat Westow, 11 sto 2 agst Backbiter, 8 to 1 agst Cos sack (s), 9 to 1 spat Sir Rowland Trenchard (t), 12 to 1 agst Cnteua (t). GREAT YORIES.BIIRE STALES.-2 to 1 egst Nancy (t), 4 13lI t n o k 1 agat Neashoun (t), 5 to 1 agat Marlborough (0, 8 to 1 agat Newminster (0. ST. LEGER.-2 to 1 agst Hernandez (t), 9 to 1 agst ll?thorpe (t), 12 to 1 agst Newminster (0. rm of DINNER TO Mit. PAXT ON AT DERBY.—TUESDAT, Ave. 5. in the A. public dinner was given to Mr. Paxton this day n e gentlemen w A s elmly - of o o the which nearly 300 of the most influential county partook. Amongst the gues ts were the Duke of Devonshire, the High Sheriff, the Mayor of Derby, the , Mayor of Chesterfield , Mr. Strutt, M.P., Mr. Cavendish, M.. P., Mr. John El • M.P. Mr. Geach, m.p., Mr. HeyNvor th, M.P., M r . E vans, M.P M ' Mund y, .P., Mr. Bass, M. P., &c. Th e c h a i r • r. M was taken by Thomas Gisborne, Esq., an d after the usual loyal toasts had been given, the health of Mr. Paxton was proposed and responded to with the greatest enthusiasm • Mr : Paxton acknowledged the compliment in a sp eech of consid erable length, which was listened to wilth profound attention, and warmly ap plauded throughout. EvANGELICAL 'CONTINENTAL SOCIETY._A crowded public meeting was held last night at John-street Chapel, Doughty-street, to form an association in aid of this society; the Hon. and Rev. :Baptist W. Noel in the chair. mu --. the Pastors Roussell a»td Francois addressed the meeting, an d gave highly interesting accounts. from personal observation, of the growing desi re among the people of Paris, and other parts of France, to discard Popery and embrace Protes tantism. At the recent census which was taken in Paris, many thousands had registered themselves in the columns for stating their religion as Protestants, and others as wishing for some better religion, than that of the Roman Catholic. The sale of Bibles was stated to have very greatly increased of late in France : the sale of the Protestant version of the Scrip tures by the Colponteurs had been forbidden by Leon Fauche, and both the Government and the Roman Catholic priests offered every obstacle to the people attending the pastors who met the people. for worship; but the cause of evangelical religion had made much progress. Other speakers then ad dressed the meeting on the subject, and resolutions were adopted for forming an auxiliary society to the above, after which the meeting separated. THE BODY Or A POOR CRIPPLE FOUND IN THE SERPENTINE.— Yesterday morning one of the men of the Royal Humane Society found in the Serpentine River the body of a remarkable cripple, and it is somewhat surprising how he got into the water. He is about 45 years of age, short. His left arm and hand turn inwards, and hang close to the body, and the right foot is also turned in the same direction. The dress consisted of a brown cloth overcoat, fustian trowsers, and hat, but nothing was in his possession likely to lead to the identity of the body, which appears to have been in the water for some time. Mr. Smith, the beadle of St. Margaret's, has had it removed to the dead house at - Knightsbridge, where it will remain until the in. guest is appointed. LONDON, BER 'MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Lumley has always been celebrated for bring ing the opera season to a bribiant conclusion by the in troduction of some unexpected and almost unannounced novelty, which takes the town by storm. That which Madame Sontag did for the season of 1849, and Madame Fiorentini for the' season of 1850, Madame Barbieri Nini will do for the season of 1851. This lady, who has created the greater number of the heroines of Verdi's operas, and for whom the operas of 1 due Foseari and Illaebetto vs ere expressly com posed, has long been at the head of her profession in Italy. At Florence, at Turin, and at Genoa, Madame Barbieri Nini has long been known and admired. She comes to us, not the young debutante of mere promise, but the prima donna of Italy, whose powers have been matured by diligent and careful study, and who is at once as a musician most accom plished, and as an actress of the very highest order. Madame Barbieri Nini reminds us most forcibly of Madame Pasta. In her personal appearance she re sembles her much, and still more in the power, energy, and irrepressible force of her style of acting. The voice of Madame Barbieri Nini is one of great power and compass, and is beautifully clear in the upper notes. Her fioriture, of which she is very lavish, is in exquisite taste, and perfectly original ; and the manner in which she at once attacks and vanquishes the most difficult passages,:proves that she is not only a most accomplished musician, but that she is always sure of herself. There is none of the slow approach to, and cautious preparation for difficulties, which is observed in many of the most accomplished musicians. Madame Barbieri Nini at once attacks and overcomes them. The charactershe chose for her debilt was Lucrezia Borgia, and in the whole range of the lyrical drama she could not, per haps, have found one more admirably suited to her peculiar powers. Her rendering of the cavatina " Come belle" was beautiful,; and at once secured to her the favour of her audience; the applause at the conclusion of the cavatina was enthusiastic, and from that moment it was evident that the success of Madame Barbieri Nini was certain. The enthu siasm thus created was increased to the highest pitch by her magnificent acting and singing throughout the whole of the second act, the conclusion of which was rapturously encored. Equally magnificent was she in the third act, and equally enthusiastic were the audience in their plaudits. At the conclusion of each act she was called on, and at the conclusion of the opera she had to make her appearance three times before the curtain. She has achieved a great and a well merited triumph, and in the delineation of characters in which dignity combined with intensity, majesty combined with passion are required, there are few who can approach Madame Barbieri Nini. Madlle Alboni, who was in exquisite voice, resumed her ori ginal character of Maffeo Orsini, and sung the music deliciously. The " Brindisi" was, as a matter of course, encored. Lablache was full of dignity and power as Alfonso, and Gardoni made a most interest ing Genaro. The choruses were superbly rendered. The house was crowded in every part. GRAND DISPLAY OF SWIMMING. Yesterday evening -dr. Harold Kenworthy took his benefit at the Swimming Baths in Holborn, and gave a grand display of swimming, floating, diving, &c. The Large bath-room was well tilled with spectators, both up and down stairs. As everyone who chose had the privi lege of bathing in addition to the sports, the watery course between the heats of the several races presented almost as crowded an appearance as the Epsom or any other racecourse after a race. The refractory swimmers, namely, those who would remain disporting themselves in the water after the warning signal to clear the course was given, were greeted with hissings and hootings like those an unfortunate dog encounters when attempting to find an outlet between the legs of a dense mass of people impatient for the start of the Derby. The only things wanting to heighten the similarity were policemen to keep them off the sides and insist on their landing no where. There was also a little of that delay consequent on getting the competitors up to their posts, which seems part and parcel of every race, whether equine, human, or aquatic. However, all these difficulties having been surmounted, the amusements commenced by a race of adult swimmers fur the Leander medal in heats. The distance was six lengths of the bath, about 192 yards. There were three heats, the first in each again starting for a final grand heat. The medal was gained by Mr. Stedman. The champion belt of the Surrey Swimming Club was contested in a single race of 12 lengths of the bath. It was won, apparently easily, by Mr. Beckwith, who was the successful candidate of the previous year at the Westminster Baths. If he is foitunate a third year he will be entitled to keep the belt. Afterwards there were displays of scientific swimming, eating, drinking, and smoking under water, going through the figures of the alphabet, and other feats, to show the proficiency of the exhibitors in the water. Sergeant Tuohy, of the Royal Artillery, exhibited with his two children, one of two and a half and the other four years old, who both swam like young fishes, and showed at what an early age the art of swimming can be satisfactorily learnt. As much amusement seemed to be caused by the amateurs as by the matches themselves. A few impromptu splash ing bouts and accidental jostlings of these gentlemen in the crowded bath afforded great merriment to the nu merous lookers on. THE ANCIENT SPECTACLE OF THE "EASTER SE PULCHRE," AT ST. MARY'S, REDCLIFFIC.—Ina paper, read by Mr. Godwin to the Archseological Meeting at Bristol, on the Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, it was stated that amongst the ancient records of the church inspected by the speaker, the most interesting was the inventory of the furniture for the " Eastern Sepulchre," given to the church by Canynges. The document in question, which has been several times printed, but not quite correctly, is as follows :—" Med. That Mayster Canynges bath delyrded the iiij (4) day of Jule, in the yere of our Lorde 1470, to Maistr. Nicholas Pyttes, Vicar of Redclif, Moyses Conteryn, Phelip Berthemew, and John Browne, procurators ( ?) of St. Mary Redclif byforeseid, a new sepulcre well gilte with fyne guide, and a cover thereto. Item an ymage of God Almighty risyng out of the same sepulcre, with all the ordynance that longeth thereto, that is to say, a lath made of tymbr and the yron worke thereto, tic. Item thereto 'longeth Hevyn, made of tymbr and steyned clothes. Item, Hell made of tymbr and yron worke, with devells the number of xiij (13). Item iiij (4) knyghtes armed kepynge the sepulcre with their wepyns in their bonds, that is to sey, ij (2) speres with ij (2) pavyes. Item. iiij (4) peyr of angels' whynges for iiij (4) angels made of tymbr and well peynted. Item the ffader the crowne and visage the ball with a crosse upon, well gilte with fyne golde. Item the Holy Goete comyng out of Hevyn into the sepulcre. Item lcngyng to the iiij (4) angells iiij (4) chevelers."— Builder. ARREST 05' ABSCONDING DEBTORS.--Yesterday the new Act for the arrest of absconding debtors, which re ceived the royal assent on Friday, was printed. It contains twelve sections and two schedules. By virtue of this law, which is now in force, the district Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy and the judges of the county courts, except in Middlesex and Surrey, are empowered, on applica tion by or on behalf of any creditor, to grant a warrant for the arrest of absconding debtors. A capita is to issue, and the warrant of apprehension to be auxiliary to such writ of capias. Persons so arrested may be discharged on payment of the debt and the deposit of 101. for costs. When a person is arrested on a warrant, the effect of such warrant is to cease on detention by writ of capias. Any person for whose ari est a warrant shall have been granted, " either bet re or after the arrest," may apply to a Commissioner of Bank ruptcy, judge of a county court, or judge of one of the supe rior courts, for their protection from such warrant, and the matter is to be heard and order made. There is a form of the warrant given in a schedule annexed to the Act, and a notice of warning to a defendant of a capias to be served on him after the warrant. In another schedule a table of fees is given, the highest of which is a fee of one guin.es for the caption of the warrant. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT TEIGNMOUTH.—An accident, attended with a fatal result, occurred here on Wednesday last. A gentleman and his wife (who have lately been lodging at Shaldon) accompanied by Miss Ste- vens of the latter place, engaged a boatman to take them over the bar; when they came nearly abreast the break water of the South Devon Railway, a sudden squall capsized the boat, precipitating the whole party into the sea. The gentleman succeeded in keeping the heads cf his wife and Miss Stayers above water for a considerable time, but was at last compelled to resign his hold of the latter, who imme diately sunk. The boatman kept himself up by swimming. The three survivors were picked up by a boatman named Heath who saw the accident. They were landed on the beach in a very exhausted state and taken to the dispensary, where every attention was paid them. The body of Miss Stevens was recovered on Sunday. —Devonshire Chronicle. --- ---- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.- - Yesterday a meeting of the council of University College was held for the purpose of considering what change in the regulations of the college were requisite to meet cases of insubordination on the part of students, such as occurred some few months ago at the college. It was enacted that in future, on any occasion, any professor, lecturer, or teacher, may report any student in his class-room guilty of disorderly acts ; and, should he deem the case urgent, may require the student to withdraw from the class-room. That the secretary shall have charge at all times of all parts of the college, and authority to maintain order therein. That the dean be authorised to pass sentence, comprehending either admonition from the dean, reprimand from the dean in private, or in presence of the faculty, suspension from attendance, which would dis qualify the student from receiving his certificate; exclusion from any place of instruction; rustication from the college, and expulsion. A MAN OF ONE IDEA.—When you spoke of any upsetting a decanter, I was reminded of a story which I neighbour'sHa re we a y l e a p h . mean to tell you now. A gentleman who carved a goose was inexpert; and, thinking only of the stubborn joints that I would nd yq, question el not satpi w ould o e luv unhinged, ci sec h :ot e ncin t e o r to t s a et l d l y . forgot sently the goose slipped off the dish and escaped into his ad l a o s w ubl to gentleman' i s .m i e de e a x w am as p have thrown a hot goose on a aidbesa.orbirTighiinsterest attached bland smile, he said -..1'1l l o te p h 0 1 eef, Turninggb theoa goose, s t emr h , eaeuannu and with ti gentleman hnot hh uee 1: 0 11 h t i r s ou u b n l d e er y , o a u k. for that tht g h oose. to carve that goose, not altogether kno - wi i n n g g' how a , he e was iled shut out extranenous objects h . is S tu ndd d enly the goose was gone, s b t u r t ugg h l i e s eyes with f i o t ll . ow w e h d a i t t, diu he m kno t TriV"osf wrap t that lady?—l'll uiiihis t e r t o u tih m l e i u u y you beat r e t u ha t developinggoose its oneexpressed idea. No doubt be had n e in p g e ._ rfe A ct abstraction of MONDAY, AUG. 4.—The new iron gone through a course of Oxford trai between this pint and London, the Baron Osy, ar rived here this morning, with a very large number of pas sengers, principally English travellers. Amongst themar Ignorance.steaner ANTWERP, Lady Theriger, Sir James Williams, and Dr. Perry, all with their respective families; Mrs. Colonel Seymour, Baron de Woelrnont, Major Buchanan, &c. The ship was besides quite full of cargo, but the passage was, notwithstanding made in 18 hours, and her well - known commander, Captain Jackson, states that it was effected with the greatest ease. .`~ ~,~ WEDNESDAY _EV THE FETE AT ST. CLOUD. (From Galignani's Messenger ) The Palace of Saint Cloud, yeeterday, presented an animated scene. On the cards of invitation it was stated that the file would commence at three o'clock, and terminate at seven, but this arrangement way subsequently altered, in order to afford an opportu nity to the Members of the National Assembly, -who had been invited, to attend without neglecting their legislative duties. It was, therefore, intimated that the visitors would be at liberty to remain as long as should be agreeable to them. As early as half-past two o'clock Equipages were on their way to Saint Cloud, and by three o'clock a string of carriages passed through the adjacent villages on their way to the chateau. The road from Saint Cloud to the gates of the Palace was ou each side lined by a dense mass of crowd, consisting of the inhabitants of Saint Cloud and of the vicinity, attracted by this un usual scene of a fete at this old and favourite seat of royalty. The doors of the chateau were opened pre cisely at three o'clock, and the whole suite of splendid state roams on the ground floor were thrown open to the visitors. An immense number of tae servants of the President were stationed on the vestibule and on the grand staircase to receive the guests, and at the door of the Grand Saloon were Carabineers without arms, thus remindin g one o f th e rece ptions on the days of royalty. On leaving the state-rooms of the palace, the com pany entered the reserved park, which commands an extensive view of Paris. The day was beautifully serene, and the panorama enchanting. Two bands of excellent musicians, chosen from the garrison of Paris, were stationed in the park, and two buffets had been erected for the supply of ices—one set the bassin Saint Jean, the other at the Trocadero. At an early hour Prince Louis Napoleon arrived, and proceeded at once to the park, giving his arm to her Excellency the Marchioness of Normanby. On his approach to the palace, through the dense line on each side of the road from the Place de Saint Cloud, he had been enthusiastically cheered. He wasi in a plain dress, wearing no other distinctive badge than the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. At about five o'clock, in a sort of square formed near one of the military bands, after the President had conversed with some private friends, his Excellency the :Mar quis of Normanby presented the Lord Mayor of Lon don, Sir John Musgrove. The President expressed to him the extreme happiness that he derived from the visit of the chief magistrate of the city of Louden*, and his warm sense of the kind feeling to wards France manifested by the English nation. The Lord Mayor acknowledged in su itable terms the honour done to him by the Prince, and then requested permission to present to him some ladies and gentlemen who accompanied him. After these presentations the President again gave his arm to the Marchioness of Normanby, and proceeded towards the centre of the park, followed by 300 or 400 persona, among whom were several of the diplomatic corps, and some of the generals and other officers of the garrison of Paris. At six o'clock it was announced that the buffet in the Orangerie was open, and immediately a rush. was made towards it. The supply was abundant, and the viands and wines were of the choicest kind, but, the space was much too small for the immense number of visitors, who could not, we imagine, have been less than two thousand. Hundreds who had entered the Orangerie left again immediately in consequence. of the crowd, and had to wait an hour before they muld obtain refreshments. The inconvenience would have been still greater if about this time a considerable number who had made arrangements to return to Paris to dinner had not left the palace. From six to seven o'clock there were fresh arrivals, consisting chiefly of persons whose official and legisla tive duties had prevented them coming at an early hour, but they bore no proportion to the number who had quitted. It is hardly necessary, for the fete was given in their honour, to state, that the English formed nearly a majority of the company. The elite of Prench society was, however, to be seen, and the promenade toilette of the ladies was in most cases one of elegant simplicity. We were informed, that whilst the company in general were partaking of the excellent refreshments provided at the buffet, the President was doing the honours in a similar way to the Lord Mayor, and a few of the distinguished persons who were with him. At dusk the state-rooms of the palace were lighted up, and as from the elevated situation of the park nitich of the company found the air rather cold, they were soon crowded._ Between eight and nine o'clock, the President entered the grand saloon, and passed through the suite of rooms, bowing to his guests, and c on versing with persons with whom he was persomally acquainted. Some English gentlemen having pro posed that three hurrahs should be got up in honour of the President, the idea was immediately embrr.ced, and the palace resounded with them accompanied by shouts of "give Napoleon !" On the whole this fete will produce a lasting im pression upon the minds , of the persons who had the good fortune to be present, both as regards the motive which inspired it, and the attention that was shown by the President to his guests. The château and park of Saint Cloud have frequently been the scenes of pomp and gaiety, but never before did they afford the gratifying spectacle of a fete, which may be called that of the fraternity of nations, and, above all, a manifestation of the kind feeling that now exists between two countries which, after having been rivals in war, mutually assailing each other on all the interests of humanity, are now happily en gaged in an amicable rivalry of civilization, friend ship, and hospitality. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EvERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,—On Monday the 4th, perplexity was worse perplexed, on the subject of the Episcopal and Capi tular Estates Management Bill. It was moved by the Solicitor-General and carried, after the word " Com missioners," to insert the words " who shall pay due regard to the just and reasonable claims of the pre sent holders of lands under lease or otherwise, arising from the long continued practice of renewal." It is wonderfully hard to get at the theory of this piece of legislation. The Bill is declared to be "per missive ;" that is to say, it permits a contract to be legalized and carried into effect which two parties shall make, if a third party thinks fit. The third party then, is to have only a negative action. It it pleases, it may say to the two con tracting parties, "We do not think your contract is one that ought to be allowed ; we see objections to it, and objecting to it we put our Veto on it." So far seems tolerably clear. But tben is heard the voice of the Legislature saying to this third or authorizing party through the trumpet of an Act of Parliament, "It is necessary to impress upon you, that the lessees have claims, which if you were not thus told of them, you would probably set your foot upon. You are therefore not to think yourselves bound to be fierce upon lessees. You would have been fierce, if nothing had been said to you ; but now you are not. If you had not been warned by an Act of Parliament, you would not have thought that the long continued practice of renewal made a just and reasonable claim ; but now you are to think it does, when the Corporations, who are the other side, will agree to it" To a collector of complicated specimens of human action, there is something in this which must be interesting. It looks very much as if the subject was a sore one to handle, and there was a sort of lurking expectation, that perhaps it will deal with itself. On Tuesday, lengthened discussion on the Patent Laws. In the evening the House was counted out, on the question of the Poor Knights of Windsor, whom the Dean and Canons of that ilk keep upon a shilling a-day, by virtue of an arrangement made when a shilling was a fortune, besides eating up all their red herrings iu the Catholic times, as if a soldier had not a soul to be saved. The subject suggests a wider field of question, which is whether it would not be decorous for civilized Governments to set about providing against at all events future deteriorations of the value of money ; on which point California may yet give a shock which shall awaken somebody. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, Aug. 6, 1851. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The sale of season tickets yesterday produced the sum of 11/ 10s., and the money taken at . the doors am ounte d to 3,236/. 95., making the total receipts 3,247/. 19 s . Th e police report stated the number of visitants to have been 68,069, including a vast gathering of teetotallers, to the number of 20,000 and upwards. The teetotallers, who were well disciplined in provincial music, regaled the ears of the rest of the visitors with a . Welsh bong, v4hich produced a sensation perfectly novel in this place, and had the effect of exciting one of the auditors to such a degree that he made a violent attack on three women, and in his frantic fit knocked them down befere he could be secured by the police. The Executive Committee have, in consequence of the disturbance, issued an order requesting all persons to abstain from s i ng i ng. The thermometer varied in the course of the day from 65 deg. to 74 deg , making a mean temperature of 70.4. RESPITE FOR SARAH BARBER.. --A special mes senger from Sir George Grey arrived in Nottingham at an early hour yesterday (ruesda% ) morning, taking with him a r eprieve of fourteen days for Sarah Barber, sentenced at the recent assizes to be hanged on the 6th inst., for poisoning her husband at Eastwood. GI ANTCLIESTER.---NARILOW ESCAPE.--Orl Wed needay a number of mowers were engaged in a field near this village, and from the louring appear ance o f t h e c l ouds, perceived a storm was brewing; they hastened their work, in order to reach the end of the held where some trees were situa'e; b..t before they had completed it fhe storm burst and the lightning struck one of the trees, shivered it in atoms, and left it a perfect wreck. Had the poor fellows reached their anticipated shelter, the consequences would probably have been dreadful. —CandPridge Chronick. ING; , , AUGUST 6, MAGAZINES, Sc.—(CON TIN UED). NEW MO PITH LY. Cyrus Redding, among a ll th e wr i ters mars h a ll e d by Harrison Ainsvvcirth„ gives us j ust now the most happily timel contributions. Last month, it may be remembered, he led off the then current number of the periodical before us with a charming, biography of Shed, the late Ambassador at the Court of Tuscany. This month he has a capital paper called " The Mart of Nations," suggested, of course, by the Industrial Exhibition. Dudley Costello turns out to be Mr. Jolly Green—his name being this month affixed to the close of the serial. " All the World and his W ife," &c., a collection of humorous chapters, closes in a spirit to the very last degree laughable. Nichol as Nichol progresses with his chequered tale of the for tunes and misfortunes of " Hester Somerset." Cap tain Livinge tells us all about " Mr. Longhead's First Night at Mess ;" Mrs. Bushby translates from the Danish, Ingemann's " Dodsseileren ; Charles Hervey pens an amusing mélange entitled, " Cau series ;" J. E. Carpenter sings a few agree able verses about " Welcome Home ;" and Caroline De Crespigny addresses some eulogistic lines to " Emerson." " What happened during the late Eclipse," will be perused with some gusto ; and, be sides this, we may allude, in terms of deserved praise, to some charming criticisms on Baines's " Memoirs," and on Lord Maidstone's poem of " Abd-el-Kader." 1851. AINSWORTH'S. Besides the miscellaneous articles usually com prised in Ainswarth, we have an additional instalment of the editor's popular romance of the " Lancashire Witches." A rather elaborate review of " Lamia" fullows, not the " Lamia " of Keats, but a novel so called, and very recently published. A member of the " Hard-up Club" contributes some further revela tions of his experiences ; while the Rev. James Bad deley pursues his story of the eighth century, called " The Rose Queen," with a vigour ra ther increasing than abated. " John Pres ter," in like manner, is pursued—a serial which we feel disposed to quarrel with for its name, seeing that it is a somewhat impertinent transposition of the name of a mysterious personage of history—one whom we might almost designate a mythological character. Various other papers of interest are com prised with the foregoing in the current number of Ainsworth. SHARPE'S. Conspicuous among all the choice articles in Sharpe are the continuations of " Lewis Arundel," a most amusing fiction, and of "The Household of 'Sir Thomas More," a production of rare genius, pur porting to be the work of that great man's daughter Margaret. The most genial review in the whole number is that of the " Adventures of the Sandboys," written by Henry Mayhew, and gloriously illustrated by George Cruikshank. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 5. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the younger branches of the Royal Family, took their usual walks and drives in the neighbourhood of Osborne yesterday. M. and Madame Van de Weyer and Lord Cowley arrived on a visit, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and his Royal Highness Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore. Lord James Murray had the honour of dining with her Royal Highness yesterday. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Lord James Murray, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening. Messrs. William Henry Coffin and John Walker, M.D., from Honduras, accompanied by Mr. John Hodges, agent for the settlement, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial•office. Captain Hind marsh had also an interview with the Noble Earl. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. It appears from the statement of the accounts of this company, to be submitted to the proprietors to morrow, that the total receipts on capital account to the 30th June last amounted to 8,593,4041., including 264,3031. received during the past half-year, and the expenditure to 8,493,1211., leaving a balance in fa vour of the company of 100,2831. The sum expended on capital account during the half-year amounted to 99,4251., of which 63,321/. was expended on lines opened, 2,5101. on lines in progress, 14,402/. on lines suspended, and 14,9361. on plant, additional stock, &c. The cost of plant, as per last report, amounted to 554,4561., to which is added 14,9361., making the total to the 30th of June last 569,3921. The number of miles opened is stated to be 242. The total share capital, irrespective of preference stock, amounts to 7,434,0501., of which 6,673,303/. is entitled to divi dend, 439,3331. consist of shares in the hands of the company, and 307,0121. the amount uncalled, in cluding 271,6141. on the new 501. and 401. shares in the bands of the proprietors. The debenture account shows a total of 2,164,1881., of which 799,8781. is borrowed at 5 per cent., 143,0101. at 4i per cent., 12,0001. at 4i per cent., 991,4001. at 4 per cent., 56,8001. at 3f per cent., and 161,1001. at 31 per cent. During the half-year bonds to the amount of 257,000/. were paid off; and bonds to the amount of 408,1501. were borrowed or renewed. The reeenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June showed that 285,3661. had been received, in cluding 3,8131. for rents, &c., and 118,7161. expended, including 19,2681. for rates and taxes and Government duty, leaving the net revenue from the line 166,6491., and after deducting 50,725/. for interest on loans and preference shares, and adding 3,268/., the balance from the last account, there remains a net sum appli cable to dividend of 119,1921. The arrears on calls to the 24th of July, 1851, amounted to 94,8791., of which 12,791/. is stated to be non-optional, and 82,0881. optional. The auditors, Messrs. Hoyes and Close, attest the correctness of the accounts. They state that every care has been taken in discriminating bet ween the expenditure applicable to revenue and that which is applicable to capital. With reference to the resolutions of the proprietors in February, 1850, in connexion with the estimated outlay on ac count of capital, the accounts show an expenditure to the 30th of June last of 399,3371., and a receipt of 33,6641. from surplus property sold. BOSTON AND GRANTIIAISI.—On Monday two claims were brought in before Master in Chancery Humphrey, consisting of 1,2001. for engineering and 2001. for surveying, with other smaller liabilities, by Mr. Belcher, the official manager. A question was also raised, but the consideration of it was adjourned, as to how far it was expedient that a gentleman who had acted as one of the members of the provisional committee should continue to act as solicitor to the official manager in winding up the company's affairs.. SOUTH-EASTERN.—Th e number of passengers con veyed on this line to and from the Londondon-bridge terminus on Monday was 22,760—namely, 11,595 to London and 11,165 from London. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending Aug. 2, 1851 .£2.1,479 10 5 Ditto, Aug. 3, 1850 ... 16,042 0 6 Increase in 1851 £5,437 9 11 London Terminus, Aug. 4, 1851. GLASGOW AND SOUTII-WESTERNAr.—Traffic for the week ending August 2, 1851 : Number of passengers (28,328), goods and parcels, horses and carriages ... £4,695 9 5 Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railway's £3,616 11 11 Glasgow, August 4. THE LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. TDE DIVIDEND.—We understand that the dividend for the past half-year will be at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum. We believe that the earnings for the half-year will not pay W I per cent. by some 18,0001. This arises from the large outlay that has been incurred in order to put the working stcck in a position to meet the increase of the traffic that has come on the railway. The whole of such outlay has been charged against the revenue of the past six months, and the revenue of the current half-year will of course benefit thereby, as a less amount of repairs, &c., will be necessary. Revenue has been charged with everything that can be fairly brought against it. The surplus of the December half-year of 1850, it will be recollected, is very large; the receipts since 30th June last are about 70,0001. over and above those fcr the corresponding period of last year, with the prospect of the revenue of the current six months being some 150,0001. in excess of that of the last December half y ear. —Herald. MR. TWOMDLEY'S MISTAKE.---MT. Thomas Twom bley had drank but six glasses of brandy and water, when, being a man of discretion, he returned home at the sea sonable hour of one A.m., and went soberly to bed. Mrs. Thomas Twombley was too well accustomed to the goings and comings of Mr. Thomas to be much disturbed by the trifling noise he made on retiring; but when she discovered that he had his boots on, she requested him to remove them, or keep his feet out of bed. "My dear," said Mr. Twombley, in an apologetic tone, " skuse me. How 1 came to forget the boots I can't conceive, for I'm jes' sobe' I ever was'n my life 1" Mr. Twombley sat on the side of his bed, and made an effort to pull off' his right b,ot. The attempt was successful, but it brought him to the floor. On regaining his feet, Mr. Twombley thought he saw the door open. As he was sure he shut the door ou coming in he was astonished; and, dark as it was in the room, he couldn't be mist,ken, he felt certain. Mr. Twombley staggered towards the door to close it, when, to his still greater surprise, he saw a figure approach from beyond. Twombley stopped; the figure stopped. Twom bley advanced again, and the figure aid they same. Twom bley raised his right hand—the figure raised its left. " Who's tbe:e?" roared Twombley, beginning to be fright ened. The object made no reply. Twombley raised his boot attitude—the fi gure d e fi e d him by shak ing ain a menacing sinfilaroleeet. "By the L or '!" cr i e d Twombley, " I'll find out who you be, you sneakin' cus s !" He hurled his boot full at the head of his myzterious object, when—crash ! went the big for the door. looking glas s which Twombley had mistaken THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. During the last few day, s we have had some ex tremely heavy sh owe r s , and much close, thick, cloudy weather, with ccasional thunder peals; but at inter vals, as on Sunday and other mornings, the sunshine has been bright and warm. The corn and green crops in this neighbourhood setAn luxuriant and flourishing, but we . ore afraid the hay which is cut may be da maged if the wet continues.—Manchester Guardian. A locg lingering hay harvest is now being brought to a close throughout this district. The late dropping weather has certainly damaged a good deal of hay, but the early harvest was well ended, and the swathe a fair average. The pulse harvest has commenced, and of peas, beans, and vetches the reports are very favour able. S we d es and mangold wurzrl now promise a more beautiful crop, and the moisture has been very favourable to the sowing of common turnips. The bar leys are lookin g very healthy, and with a propitious harvest the crop will no doubt reach a full average. We regret, however, to receive conflicting accounts of the wheats; blight is certainly prevalent more or less everywhere ; we hope, nevertheless, it is not nearly so severe as it was last year. The hop grounds of this district begin to wear a most luxuriant appear ance, and should the high temperature of yesterday (Friday) continue throughout the month the crop will certainly be large. In the orchards the crops of both pears and apples are partial, "lucky" orchards may turn out large quantities of fruit, but generally speaking, the bulk must be under an average. 'We have great pleasure in stating that all accounts agree in anticipating an abundant crop of late potatoes, and as yet there is no general appearance of disease.— Hereford Times. Alcer having made numerous inquiries we are glad to be in a position to state that the harvest pros pects of this di s tri c t are most promising. The wheat crops are vigorous and abundant, and though we have recently had a considerable amount of mois ture there are no s i gns whatever of the appearance of blight, mildew, or other disease ; the plant is laid in places owing to late rains, but a few breezy days with bright sunshine will put all to rights again. The farmers in the fen districts of this county were severe sufferers from the prevalence of mildew, which spoilt the most luxuriant crops of last year, but we hope that this year the heaviness of the yield will compensate them for their former losses. The turnip crop, about which serious fears were entertained a short time ago, owing to the destructive ravages of larvae, under the invigorating influence of late rains is in a great mea sure recovering, and many farmers who had almost despaired of realising a crop, now feel confident of having an almost average yield.—Lincoln Times. We have had another week of variable weather. Heavy showers of rain have sadly impeded the hay harvest, but they have done good to the turnips and potatoes, and have not injured the corn crops. The general temperature is still too low for the season.-- Carlisle Patriot. The weather, which was showery and somewhat backward during the middle of the week, has again improved, and crops of all sorts make good progress. The display of culinary vegetables and fruit in the New Market yesterday was particularly good and ex ten si ve.—Aberdeen Herald. The crops in the neighbourhood of Stirling may now be safely pronounced to be good. Wheat for many years has not promised so large a return, and as fallow wheat is scarcely at all grown now, there is little, if any lodging; therefore the yield will, with moderate weather, be more true and abundant than formerly, when no year passed without considerable lodging. Barley is heavy, and in some places is already a good deal lodged, which will, un doubtedly, be against both the weight and quality of the sample. The potato, hitherto, is safe from the disease ; but as much less space is now covered with this root close to town than in former years, where grown it looks well. Turnips, as formerly mentioned, still promise a❑ abundant crop.—Stirlin,g Observer. The weather since our last has been very good, and the crops have made some progress. The moisture, of which there has been no lack, and the heat have had the effect of lengthening the straw of the grain crops, so that in this neighbourhood the crops will not be so deficient i❑ this particular as was at one time feared. In Strathspey and Strathdearn the oats promise re markably well, and if they escape frost the yield will be very large—the crop is as fine a one at this moment as perhaps ever was seen, though late. The potatoes are very backward.—lnverness Courier. Since the middle of the month we have bad fre quent and often heavy showers, and July closes with better harvest prospects than we could have ex pected two or three weeks ago. Barley, oats, and spring-sown wheat, which looked rather backward at that time, now promise to be a fair, but not a heavy crop. The turnips have felt the invigorating influ ence of the copious rains, and even in the fields where they were twice sown a fair crop might be expected. Some fields of barley in this neighbour hood have quite a yellow hue, and will soon be ready for the sickle. We do not hear of any com plaints of disease among the potatoes.—Perthshire Advertiser. The rain which fell two weeks ago has had the effect of considerably improving the crops. Since Sunday we have had several falls of rain, and as moisture was much required upon the east coast for the green crops, it will have a favourable effect upon them. Wheat is very much improved, and wintersown, almost without exception, promises to be a full crop ; upon deep clay soils the produce may be confidently anticipated as being most abundant. A considerable breadth of it is partially laid, which will probably affect the quality. Spring sown wheat is also considerably improved; the head is large, which will so far compensate for the thinness of plant upon the ground. Many fields are late, which is against the chances of its being an average yield. Barley is almost everywhere a promising crop ; several of the fields are twisted and considerably laid. A full average crop of this grain may be expected, especially upon land in good condition. The oat crop is almost everywhere short of straw, and seems to have suffered more from drought than the other cereals. Beans and peas seem everywhere to be stunted from the want of moisture. Hay is everywhere a remarkably short crop ; the quality, however, is excellent, and is selling from Bd. to 10d. per stone of 221bs. Potatoes, of which there is an unusual breadth planted, have hitherto suffered from the want of moisture and sunshine, especially upon clay soils. Occasional fields are to be seen of great luxuriance, but these are the exceptions. The present rain will, no doubt, materially improve them, but although they escape the rot, an average weight will not be attained. There is a greater breadth of turnips sown this year than ever we remember to have seen. The swedes have suffered more from fly and parasites than the yellow or white varieties, of which a full crop may be anticipated. Pastures have everywhere suf fered from the want of moisture, and great complaints exist as to the want of food for stock, to holders of which the present rains will prove of the greatest benefit. With the present prospects we may calcu late on something like an average crop, although harvest will not be general before the first week of September.—Scotsman. All our accounts are satisfactory in the highest degree, in regard to the potato as well as the cereal crops.—Dublin Evening Post. The different varieties of crops throughout our dis trict are looking exceedingly well, with the exception of turnips, which have suffered a little from the ravages of the fly. The beetroot crop throughout the Queen's County still promises a good return. The following paragraph from the Advocate may prove interesting to our readers :—" We have been in formed that in addition to the arrangements for the manufacture of sugar in the Queen's County, which are now in active progress, the directors of the Irish Beet Sugar Company have determined on the erec tion of a large factory in the vicinity of this city, adapted for the manufacture of sugar from cut and dried, as well as raw roots, and calculated to serve in every way as a model establishment, on the plan of which future factories are to be erected throughout the country. The necessary plans of this metropolitan factory are now in course of pre paration, and we believe th a t they may shortly be seen at thei company's offices in London and Dublin." The crop of sugar beet in the Queen's County and elsewhere, so far as we have any intelligence, has a promising appearance, and has, up to the present time, made more rapid progress than the common mangel wurzel, affording a promise of an abundant return to the farmer. The manufacture of the necessary ma chinery being now in hands, under an engagement that the whole shall be completed and ready for work by the let of November, we shall, in the course of a few months, have a supply of indigenous sugar in our markets, end the doubts which have hitherto been so industriously circulated on this subject will be se t at rest.—Leinster Express. How TREY MALE T HE LONDON MILK. the named Thames Police Court, on Monday, in the ctasewohli James Barry, milkman, 13, Plough-stree t , his milkmaid, he at man ~ was charged with assaulting Jane 1) her because she put three said in defence that he struck pints of water into th e milk. C'z'- in ? complainant—No Complement—lle told me to. n Mr. Yardley—Who put the chal k like liquorice-ball in it. one, sir. They put something ii .. y rd put water in th e m ilk to crib it. (Loud e told me to laughter). It's not likely d 0 so because his old woman was Il put too much. Mr. Yardley—Bow asleep. Defendant—She I Defendant—l don't know ; that's much ought she to } k m . , She went putting three half-pints of my old woman't!. `. s q u - i i t h e people and " adultify '' the " new water in to !.I,airr:'iley_ivitv, do von mean to say you never milk." ; l‘ P in Defendant — Oli no ; I can't say that. Defend ant'swater -t• , t h e doctor, sir; I'm the doctor.-o,ouil wife—fin l aug hter. ) ' dl . " ?dr. lar e) —I ou may thi n k i t i s a joke ; but great fraud. It is as bad as stealing. 1 have hoard it is a quite enough ~ or seven days' itn went. The defendant ultimately paid the money. .prison THUGGEE IN LONDON. —We have received a letter requesting us to state that there is no foundation for the as sertion that the prisoners charged w i t h robbing and " thug ging" Mr. Day " hail just left the Mercer's Arms public-house at the time the outrage was committed." We are assured by the writer of this letter, "that neither of the men were in the house that night, and that it is not frequented by persons of such character." NOTES FOR STRANGERS. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, HYDE FA.RK -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, admission, Is.; Friday, 2s. 6d. (from 10 till 7 o'clock f ach day ); Sa turday (from 12 o'clock), ss. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL -Divine service, daily at 8 A.M.; 9.45 A.M.; 3.15 P.M. On Sunday s, 9.45 A.M.; 3.15 P.M. Admission daily. To view the monuments and body of the Cathedral (gratis); the galleries, 6d.; the ball, is. 6d.; the great bell, model room, library, 6d.; the clock, 2d.; vaults, 6d.-in all, 3s. 2d. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.-Divine service daily at 7.4.; A.M.; 10 A.M.; 3 P.M. On Sundays at 10 A.re--; 3 peus 7 P.M. Admission to view from 9 till a past 5, gratis; with the exception of the smaller chapels, for the whole of which there is a charge of 6d. HOUSE OF LORDS, WESTMINSTER.-Tickets issued (gratis) from the Lord Great Chamberlain's office (Abingdon , street) every Wednesday and Saturday, from 11 till 4, to view the House on Wednesday and Saturday,: rom 11 till 5. When their Lordships are hearing appeals the public are admitted without tickets. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WESTMINSTER.-When the House is sitting, admission is obtained to the Strangers' Gal lery by a Member's order. A limited number may be accommodated in the Speaker's Gallery, but in this case the name of each person must be inserted previ ously by a Member, in a list for a particular evening. WESTMINSTER HALL AND LAW COURTS.-Free. THE TEMPLE, FLEET -STREET.-The Church may be viewed daily, except on Saturday and Sunday, gra tuitously, and without a bencher's order, from 10 till 4. On week days prayers are read at 9; on Sundays there is divine service at 11 and 3. The Middle Tem ple Hail is open to the public without payment or lar der, from 10 till 4; also the Inner Temple Gardens, from 6 till half-past 8 evening. LINCOLN'S INN.-Admission daily, except on Sunday, to the Chapel, Hall, and Library, gratuitously, by bencher's order. Prayers are read in the chapel on week days at 8; on Sundays there is Divine service at 11 and 3. The chapel may also be seen on applica tion to the head porter. BRITISH MUSEUM, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, BL•01141- BURL-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 to 7 (gratis). With the ex ception of Saturday the libraries may be viewed without orders. Admission to the print room, medal room, and botanical department, can only be ob ained by an order from Sir Henry Ellis, the prin cipal librarian, or the heads of the respective depart ments. NATIONAL GALLERY, TRAFALGAR -SQUARE.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). VERNON GALLERY, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE.--Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE.-Tickets (gratis) to be ap plied for at the house on Monday, Tu esday, Wednes day, and Thursday, from 1 0 till 2. The gallery, s ae ., to be viewed on Friday and Saturday, from 11 till 5. BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, CLEVELAND-HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S. -Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 till 5, by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Smith, 137, New Bond-street. DUDLEY GALLERY, EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, without tickets (gratis). MANSION-HOUSE,-To view the Egyptian Hal l, Ball room, &e., apply personally, any day except Sunday, from 11 till 4. GUILDHALL, KING•STREET, CHEAPSIDE.-Gratuitous admission, without order, daily, except Sunday, from 8 till 5. The recently discovered crypt is for the pre sent closed. THE TOWER.-Daily, except Sunday, from 9 till 3. The armoury, 6d.; the regalia, 6d. THE DJINT.-Admission by special order from the Mas ter of the Mint. GENERAL POST OFFICE.-Apply by lean- to the Post master-General, or the Secretary, for an order of ad mission. ROYAL EXCHANGE.-Open to the public from 9 till half-past 3, and from 6 till 8, every day except Sun day. COAL EXCHANGE, LOWER THAMES STREET.-Gra. tuitous admission, every day except Sunday, from 9 till 4. CUSTOM HOUSE, LOWER THAMES -STREET.-Gratuitous admission to the long room, every day except Sunday, from 10 till 4. THE DOCKS.-The West India Docks, the East India Docks, the St. Ketharine's Docks, and the London Docks, may be viewed gratuitously by an order pro curable at the offices cf the respective superintendents. In the case of the London Docks, the wine limits may be seen by presenting a " tasting order" from any wine merchant. BETHLEM HOSPITAL, OR BEDLAM, LAMBETH -Apply for en order to the president (Sir Peter Laurie), the treasurer (Mr. John Edwaid Johnson), or the Home Secretary. Visitors will also be admitted on the per sonal introduction of a governor; and it may be use ful to know, that the Aldermen of the city of London are ex officio governors. The days of admission are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 till 3. MILLBANK PRISON, PENTONYILLE PRISON, &e.-Apply in writing to the Home Secretary for an order. Foreigners will procure tickets at the respective em bassies. MillbaLle may be seen every day except Saturday and Sunday, from eleven till one, and from two to four. Pentonville may be seen on the same days from two to four. Admission to the Hulks, at Woolwich and Portsmouth, are to be obtained by orders procurable in the way already stated. THE BANK. oF ENGLAND.-Admission by order from the Governor or a Director. THE MONUMENT, FISH-STREET-HILL..-Daily, except Sunday, from 8 till sunset-3d. DUKE OF YORK'S MONUMENT, CARLTON-HOUSE-TER RACE.-Daily, except Sunday, from 10 till 4 on pay ment of 6d. THAMES TUNNEL-Daily, id. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MUSEUM, LE/DERMALL STREET.-Friday, from 10 till 4 (gratis). On Tues day, by orders from a director. UNITED SERVICE MUSEUM, WHITEHALL•PLACE, SCOT LAND•YARD.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday, from 11 till 5, by members' tickets or ambassadors' cards. On Saturday by personal in troduction or ambassadors' cards. SOCIETY OF ARTS, JOHN -STREET, ADELPHI.-Daily, except Sundays, by members' orders and ambassadors' cards, from 10 till 4. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS. -On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 4, by members' orders. On Friday and Saturday, foreigners possessed of tickets, procur able at the various embassies and consulates, will be admitted. ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.-Daily by orders from fellows. KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PABK.-Public prome nade-military music daily, except Sunday, from 2 to 4. Honsx GUARDS.-Guard mounting, and military music, every Thursday at eleven. BUcaINGLIAM PALACE -For admission apply, by letter, to the Lord Chamberlain. The days for viewing the palace are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12 till 4. There is no admission when the Queen is re siding in the palace. BUCKINGHAM PALACE MEWS. -Apply, by letter, to Mr. George Lewis at the Royal Mews for cards of ad mission. - The stables are on view every day except Sunday, from I till 3, WINDSOR CASTLE.-On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 to 4; by tickets (gratis), issued . by Mr. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Col neghi, Pall Mall East; Mr. Ackermann, 96, Strand; and Mr. Moon, Threadneedle -street; and at Windsor. KEW GARDENS.-Daily, except Saturday (gratis). HAMPTON COURT PALACE.-Daily, except Friday, (gratis). W ouLWICH-THE ROYAL ARSENAL-Admittance daily, except on Sunday, and without order (gratis); from 9 till 11; and from a quarter-past 1 till 4, I_° view the grounds, which contain upw a a o r o a s 0,000 28 000 guns of various calibre, a nd card from of shots and shells. Foreigners require they belong the leg ation of the country to which party must and th e e name of every person forrnif?et r:quired from be written upon it. A special order , L is ondou, or from the Board of Ordnance, ail , Garrison, tO view the o ffi ce of the commandant of th to view the ar misslon gratis, and without x coept Saturday and Sun tho interior of the departnaents;derT, he Rotunda-Ad woury and models daily.r.ocui till 4. Visitors give day, from 9 to 11, and f rom The Dockyard-Ad ads their names at the en d tra st 1 till 4 o'clock • F • their respective Legations. pant 11, and from ha lf- p ast • orei?ners withouta orders, from 9 till half al order sian gratuitously, anif. must produce ca rd s th© Admiralty et Whitehall, is required from th or the Superintendent at Woolwich. Exercises Commodore- To view the inteeariorsof tho department, a speci al Field Batteries on Woo These Woolwich Comm° generally take place on favourable ; but the assembling of the oof Tuesdays ,thellllVl elidonressuedaYs Artillery an d (1 Thursdays, is s ends upon the other duties they have to in the garrison. Mortar and Howitzer Prac tice-Visitorsptra(f'oPt:aleweather have the best opportunities of witness ols'puiersAdaj_s,Danaidlyrf gratis; i n g this practice from half -past 2to half-p ast 3 o'clock Get o E n E M ezw on ee d n ay al s, 2d.; chapel, 2d, T hursdays, gallery, DULWICH GALLERY (five miles from London).-Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesda y,Thursday, and Satuday, gratis, from 10 till 5. 'rickets to be proonred from the Principal print-sellers in London. THE FLAXMAN GALLERY, AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GOW ER - STREET.-(Free)- Saturdays, from 1 till 3. THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY, JERMYN STREET.-(Free)-Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednes days, from 10 till 5. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, LAME'S CONDUIT STREET. -Mondays, from 11 till 4-(Free.) Divine service on Sundays at 11 and 3; a trifling gratuity in silver for the benefit of the charity. ST. STEPHEN's CHURCH WALLBRoox.-(Free) - Mon. 3. days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 21 till CROSBY HALL, BISIIOI.EGATE STREET.-(Free)-Every day. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, WHITELIALL •--Sundays, at 10 and 2. , )- S. ST. SAVIOUR'S .B ORO UGH.-(.. fee, Sunda •y , at 10 and 2. AN AMERICAN lIOTEL-KRErEß.—There i s an hotel in e Springfield that only charges half-price f or l overs, and t ss h of la proprietor says he makes more money out o f th i s cboPirders than any other people about the house. • L e t a youth, " he says, ' sit up with a yellow spe ncer an d blue eyes on Sunday night. and he will feel so heavenly that h e won't gat down to pork and beans again tin the latter part of the week." ~-~,: -,~ ~-~ y; i ~'~~ } ~~ ~: