The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

HALF AN HOUR WITH M. SOYER We announced last week that the chef de cuisine, the Nap - deon of the kitchen, the hero in ten tho s oal nsei!s, the conqueror i n stews innumerable, who has stood amidst blazing fires, that would have ira-Led the hearti est o f sta l wart genera l s; an d achieved triumphs even at Spithead ; he who has roasted an English Bull, given those of Ireland a turn, singed s Scottish sheep' s h ea d, an d sporte d w i t h W e lch . rahhits, the conqu orer o ' er a ll " t h e ill s t h a t fl es h is heir to," and the subduer to our palates of all the creatures of the deep, would visit Southampton on Tuesday last —a day to be recorded in the calendar of forgetful time. On that eventful day the culinary Swift showed to a host of delighted gourmands that Ldliputia was not an imaginary creation, for he pro duced in the matter-of-fact ware-rooms of Messrs. Kenisten and Snalders the veritable magic stove end apparatus, which has been the fancy of childhood and th e d reams o f h ungry years. 'l' be entre of the Gulliver of cooks had been proceeded by a Eats:all of posting-bills, and his levee was erawdedly attended during the afternoon of Tuesday, and the morning of Wednesday last. To those who have nut had the pleasure of an audience with t h e celebrate d p rq f esseur, , we ma y mention that he is al most as fine a f e ll ow as the portrait in his great work, has the dress and manners or a French gentleman, full of :mess:Lae, and untiring in his endeavours to please his audience. Par example—he complimented the two countries very ingeniously—the reason why the French w rre superior cooks to those of England was in the fact that the meat was of such a superior quality to that in France that it was delicious, how ever plsinly dressed, while in France the tough and dry meat there required all the refinements of art to make it attractive and digestible. The chef then proceeded to the cooking by his mimic batterie de cuisine: -We described this elegant apparatus last week, but M. Soyer is pleasant from his account of the difficulties he had to encounter in producing it ; he was ten months before he achieved his blow pipe in the interior. The rapidity and neatness of the cookery is astonishing,. the CEufs au Mirior were produced in less than a minute, a dish of four cut lets and three kidneys was served in three minutes. The ozmazone is entirely preserved, and the surface of a beautiful colour, the chef calling it" carbonised," a term to which he attaches a different meaning from our selves. The company tasted, of course, and the flavour, aided by M. Soyer's sauce, was delicious l While the cookery was proceeding, the chef told the company that he had come from Manchester on purpose to redeem his promise to revisit Southampton, and must tear himself away next day ; then d escr ib e d t h e great dinners he had dressed, and the honours he had received; the warm reception be had received when he cooked upon the Exeter stage ; the lessons he had had the :honour of giving to the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Wilton, Lady Ellesmere, Lady Carlisle, and a host of dazzling names—his great condition being that they must consent to take up the salt with their finger a n d th um b , and throw it on the meat— without which it was impossible to be accurate. The chef told us that 18,000 of his " Modern Housewife " had been sold during the last twelve months. Good cookery, he demonstrated, was economical and health ful--and his stove enabled them to substitute hot for cold meat at home and abroad. On the moors, in the field., in boating or fishing, in the batchelor's chamber, or ladies' travelling carriage, here was a modern tripod that would become more celebrated than all those of the ancients. Mr. J. Clark, a pro minent advocate cf the Temperance principle, ex pressed his approval of it, because the professeur burnt the spirits, instead of drinking them—so far would spirits of wine, rum, brandy, and gin be in future valuable. The cookery was continued for the gratification of fresh parties, and to oblige one gentle man who could not leave his carriage, the chef went down and cooked an omelette on the seat. We left ourselves highly gratified with half an hour with M. Soyer.—Hampshire Advertiser. PROPOSED NEW STATION. Since our last Saturday's news we have learned that the deputation from the London and North. Western board examined the " quarry," together with draft plans that had been prepared, but that they gave the preference to a site nearer to the city walls, where it appears the levels are better, and where there is room fur a more extended undertaking. The deputation was Struck with the facility which the latter situation af fords for connecting the London and North-Western traffic with that of the Shropshire Union Company, and for getting thereby a cheap transfer of the Welsh goods. They also found the place particu larly suitable for a coal depot, being connected already with the canals and the river to a certain extent ; and being capable, by an addition to the size of the basins and docks, of doing trade to any extent whatever. What would the Cestrians say, if they saw the London and North-Western Company promoting a Bill in the next session of Parliament for deepening their river? Stranger things have happened, and the Mold districts may prove better feeders to the Chester and Holyhead line than was ex pected. Liqwever, fresh plans were ordered adapted to the now position, with a v i ew not on l y to the passenger traffic, but to that in goods and minerals. The estimates fur the passenger station are ordered for a perfectly plain building, but of white stone; and though no money is to be expended on what may be termed mere ornament, the building will present a handsoine appearance from the walls, and will not cut off that splendid view of Moe! Famma and her range fur which we are so justly accustomed to claim the admiration of strangers. As public chroniclers, we of course feel ibuund to convey the earliest possible information of anything affecting our city ; but we cannot but deplore the existence of that ill-feeling which' it is manifest must exist, to have driven the London and North-Western Company to the determina tion to have an independent station ; and we are credibly informed that the application made to the Court of Chancery by the Shrewsbury and Chester Company for the committal to the Queen's Bench Prison of three of the gentlemen on the gene ral station committee opposed to them in views, has done anything but improve that friendly feeling that at one time did, and ought still to exist.—Chester Chronicle. oltio NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Handicap. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. T.Y.C. Grand Duke Michael Stakes. Third Triennial Stakes. Newport White Lady Razy ... Iliud of the Forest narainge Tonabhy rit_rnandez Merry 1.3e41 Payment Match_--Warflower reed ft from Collingwood. Match—Bordeaux beat Ilippia. fio;eful Stakes. 2 'Venus 611 y 13Rpilhound ... 1 ... 2 liLich—Sicyon received from Teeswater. Match—Santiago received from Brunnow. M atch--Taurina filly reed from Queen of Cyprus filly. DECREASE OF CRIME IN LEEDS —From some criminal returns just issued in Leeds it is shown that the number of persons apprehended by the police of that borough during 1849 was smaller than in any previous ear since with the except i on o f the year 1824, and that the de crease since 1836 has been exceedingly great. During thi s time, also, there has been a constant and large increase in the population, which numbered in 1821 83,796 persons; in 1831, 123,393, and in 1841, 151,874. The Leeds Mercury points 90t ttrat,if the population of the borough should have in ar e as at the same rate to 1849, it would now be 179,146 ; d if the number of prisoners had kept pace with the popu lation since 1823, it would have been 3,667 in 1849, whereas the actual numbe r was only 1,830, or just about half the pro portion of crime to population in 1823. AN AMIABLE SeousE.— A. woman of the name of Catherine k'Dowall, married to a carter of that name, who resides in Dempster-street, being seized with a determination 'to do something deiperate to her husband, caught hold of a Pan of boiling water from the fire, hurried into the apartment where the unconscious wight was sleeping, carefully removed from his side her young son, and then, without compunction. fin d with unerring aim, threw the whole of the scalding fluid fQii upon the unhappy sleeper. The poor fellow, thus sud denly and unceremoniously aroused by a feeling of intense Pain, bawled out in such agony that the room was soon tilled with neighbours, anxious to tender their services to the iajured man. The police were soon called and the woman apprehended. The unlxtunate husband is in a very dan gerous state.—North .11ritislt Mail. CANAL PROPERTY IN WARWICK AND STAFFORD.-- At the meeting of the Coventry C.,nal Company, on Tues day, a dividend of 8/- per 1001. share was declared for the half-year. The general halt-yearly meeting 8f the pro prietors of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal was held at the Woolpack Inn, Warwick, on Tuesday, when a dividend of . 21. per cent. for the half-year was declared. The half- Yearly meeting of the proprietors of the IVarwick and .Napton Caul took- place on Wednesday, at the Woolpack Inn, War- Nai k, when a dividend was declared for the half-year of 1/. per colt—Binning/tam Gazette. HER MAJESTY'S T - The alterations in the interior of her 11I+sty's theatre are progressing for the grand national con certs, while the exterior has been newly painted. The decorations will be of geranium colou.t. The concerts will o:mmence about the middle of October. Mdlle. An gr y, Signor Calz.dari, Monsieur and Mr. Weiss will sing at the first concert. Mr. Sims Reeves and Maclaine Biscaccianti will display their vocal powers at the second. The hand, consisting of ninety-eight performers, the elite of the orchestres of her Majesty's Theatre and Covent-garden, sii;l be under the able conductorship of Mr. 'Life, who has composed a cavatina for the American prima donna, a hunter's glee for the chorus, and anew overture. The last two mentioned compositions will be pr formed on the opening night. The chorus, partly German and partly English, will bs first-rate. THEATRE ROYAL PRINCESS'S. Hamlet was performed here last evening, and the cast was as strong-, the rendering as careful, and mica en scene as perfect, as that of Twelfth Night on Saturday-. Hamlet was the character i❑ which Mr. Charles Kean made his first great impression oh a metropolitan audience. He fairly took the town by storm in it, and has continued to be the Hamlet par excellence ever since. His personation of. the Prince of Demnark, last night, was exquisitely beautiful ; every portion of the character was brought out, and amidst the very whirlwind of his passion, even when it was evident that "the mind was overthrown," yet it was equally evident that the mind thus over thrown was that of a ripe scholar and a polished gen tleman. Mrs. Charles Kean was the Ophelia, end performed the part with a delicate appreciation of the effects produced by occasional flashes of expiring reason on the mind of " one distraught" with a most pathetic truth to nature ; her expression in giving the snatches of song was exquisitely touching. Miss Philiipps as Gertrude was admirable. Harley and Meadowes were the gravediggers—c'est tout dire en un mot. The Polonius of Addison was excellent, and the Osric of Alfred Wigan the very perfection of foppery. The scenery was all new, and all appro priate, and worked excellently; the play, in particular, is worthy of especial commendation. The theatre was crowded in every part—quite as crowded as it was on Saturday evening. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Last night Mazeppa was performed, according to the announcement in the bills, for the 92d time this season, and notwithstanding the frequency of its repetition its attraction seems to continue with com paratively but little abatement. Last night the house was very well filled, and the audience appeared to be greatly interested in the petformance. A changeable petite ballet on the double tight rope followed the first piece. The new scenes in the circle succeeded, introducing Mr. Henderson, the celebrated somersault thrower, who appeared for the first time, and whose feats were quite surprising. The displays of horse manship by Mr. John Bridges and the other members of the troupe were enthusiastically applauded. In the course of the evening Miss Annie Hardie sung a Scotch ballad with much sweetness, which was unanimously encored. The entertainments concluded ' with a favourite farce. THF. SAN; ,-LONDON, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Mr. George Barker commenced an engagement here last night, and gave his lecture upon music, illus. trated by some of his own ballads, with complete success. The audience, which was very numerous, frequently interrupted the performance by applauding the lecturer. One of the greatest perfections of Mr. Barker's singing is, you hear every word he utters. During the lecture several new ballads were intro duced—such as the "Irish Emigrant" and " Patrick Ma Cushla ;" and the entertainment concluded with " Shall I, wasting in despair," which was encored. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 28. Her Majesty went out driving this morning in an open carriage, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alice. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer.stalking. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred took their usual exercise. The dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness Speth, and Sir George Couper. The Earl of Aberdeen left Rl!moral this morning. OSBORNE, SEPT. 30. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, take their rides and drives daily in the Park. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. JOHN MITCHEL. A young artist, named Dowling, who was trans ported from Lonlon in 1848 as an Irish confederate, has written to his brother in Dublin, on the arrival of John Mitchel at Hobart Town. The Nation pub lishes the subjoined extract from his letter : " On the s:h of April last the Neptune arrived here ith John aiitchel. He was kept on board several days ' and no one was a ll owed to visit him. On Tuesday, the 9th, I felt very anxious to get a peep at bite, and was going down to consult O'Donohoe on the best means. I met O'Donohoe in Elizabeth street. The first words he said were, lam going to see Mitchel ; if y ou h ave ti me I'll take you to him.' I went with him to a stationer's shop, where, for the first time, my eye rested on this truly great man. I don't think I should have known him from the portraits published of him ; for, although the features are alike, they have not caught the character of his face. O'Donohoe introduced me to him. He shook my hand cordially, and said he had heard about me. He asked my sentence; O'Donohoe said, Only life.' Mitchel laughed indignantly and said. You were very fortunate that you hadn't to mount the hurdle, like Sir W. Wallace. We walked about half a mile, and he said, in the course of conversation that the state of things at home was not to be borne, that we had at least solemnly protested against it, and that at all events we had cleared ourselves of all share in the guilt of it. At another time he said he felt a freer man here as a ticket of leave holder than when he was dancing attendance day after day at the Four Courts, Dublin. He was obliged to leave this in a few hours, but he says in a letter to Mr. O'Donohoe that Mr. Martin (with whom he is located in Both well, and who, it appears, has studied medicine) has undertaken to be his doctor, and the first prescrip tion was a ride of 24 miles over the bush, with sleet and snow beating in his face, followed by copious draughts of hot tea, accomp a ni e d by an immense al lowance of mutton and damper, a colcnial cake baked in wood ashes. He says, so successful has been his leech, that he never enjoyed better health than he does on this back of the earth.'" THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.—YOUr correspondent " L." (vol. ii., rage 35) says, "None of the Greek writers appear to have seen a live hippopotamus :" and again, " The hippo potamus. being an inhabitant of the Upper Nile, was imper fectly known to the ancients." Herodotus says (ii. 171) that this animal was held sacred by the Nomos of Papremis, but not by the other Egyptians. The city of Papremis is fixed by. Biihr in the west of the Delta (ii. 163); and Man nert conjectured it to be the same as the later I.ois, lying between the Sebennytic and Canopic branches, but nearer to the former. Sir Gardner Wilkinson says several repre sentations of the hippopotamus were found at Thebes, one of which he gives (Egyptians, vol. iii., pl. xv.) Herodotus's way of speaking would seem to show that he was describing from his own observation : he used Hecate us, no doubt, but did not blindly copy him. Hence, I think, we may infer that Ilerodotus himself saw the hippopotamus, and that this aninial was found in his day even as far north as the Delta; and also, that the species is gradually dying out, as the aurochs is nearly gone, and the dodo quite. The crocodile is no longer found in the Delta. —Notes and Queries. EFFECTS OF THE BITE OF A MAD DOG.—III July last a dog was taken in Kirkless Park by the" nawter" at that place.. It was given to a carter of the Low Moor works, but when he got it to the Royd's Hall farm, he let it loose, and it bit a horse and donkey by the nose. Both went mad and died, in what the doctors called in declared to be hydrophobia. Subsequently• a large mastiff at Kirkless, which had been fighting with this. dog at the time he was taken up, went mad also and was destroyed. Two ewe sheep with lambs, which were in the park at the time, also mani fested symptoms of madness and were destroyed; and since that time upwards of 20 deer,which have manifested similar symptoms, have been destroyed. How the virus was com municated to the deer, except it was by the bitten sheep, is not known. It is impossible to tell whether the contagion is yet run out. Wourali . poison h as b een tried With the deer but has proved of no avail.—lfulifax Guardian. Yesterday Mr. 11. M. Wakley held an inquest at Kensington Workhouse, on the body of a man, apparently about twenty years of age, who was found suffocated on the top of a burning brick-kiln, belonging to Mr. Earl, on the bank of the Kensington canal, on Friday morning last. The deceased was evidently a " navvy," out of work, and in a destitute state, and the probability is that he went to lie down. on the kiln for warmth, when he was overtaken by the sulphuretted .hydrogen from the burning bricks which pro duced suffocation. He had ,no money, and the only things found on him were two pawnbrokers' duplicates, for a shawl and gown, pledged in the name of Haye, in St. Giles's. Ver dict—" Accidentally suffocated." AMERICAN l'uonucE.—The American line-of packet ship Sir Robert Peel, from New York, has brought 15 ; 942 bushels of wheat, 4,000 barrels of flour, and a general cargo ;. and the packet ship American Eagle arrived in the docks on the same day from New York with 3,850 barrels of flour, 602 casts of oilcake for cattle, and a general cargo of American produce. The ship Patrick Henry brought 4,315 barrels of flour; the Atlantic, from New York, 880 packages of cheese; the M. Wheeler, from New Orleans, 883 barrels of flour; and the Shenandoah, on the same day, from Phila delphia, 8,410 bushels of Indian coin, 269 boxes of cheese, 500 barre's f flour, and 100 packages of beef, the produce of the United States. A short branch railway is now in course of for mation from North Iletton Colliery Railway, to form a junction with the Durham and Sunderland branch of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, at ➢loorsley. This branch is intended to be used in leading coals from the North fiction Colliery, the property of the Earl of Durham and the lietton Coal Company, to Sunderland Lock for shipment. JENNY LIND IN AMERICA. THE CONCERT. PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 11 . — Unbounded enthusiasm pre v,i1,11 in New York on the evening of Jenny Lind's first concert at Castle Garden. Full six thou sand .persons assembled on the interesting occasion in the large saloon, and the applause on the entrance of the Swedish Nightingale was so tremendous and overwhelming, that for some minutes her feelings overcame her, and emotion was evident in the singing of her first piece, " Casta Diva." As the concert progressed Jenny recovered her full powers, and never were her vocal sweetness, expression, and pathos more triumphantly developed. The concert concluded by her singing the priz, song, for which Mr. Barnum had offered a premium of 200 dollars. This was ad judged, by the committee appointed to decide, in . favour of Bayard Taylor. Thus : " GREETING TO AMERICA. " WORDS BY 13AYARD TAYLOR- IiIUSIC BY JULES BEN EDICT. " I greet, with ull heart, the laud ef the w, st, Who,e Banner of Stars o'er a wcrld is unroPel; Who:e Empire o'.rshadows Atlantic's wide breast, And (Teti to the sunset its E4at,way of gol,r! The land of the mountain, the I.nd c,f the lake, And rivers that roll in tr ' Err- W nitic , nt e Wi..re the souls of the mighty fro m slualy , T awake, And hallow the soil for whose freedim they died! "Thou Cradle of Ernuire!, though wide be the foam That severs the land of my fathers and thee, I hear, froar thy, boron, the welcome of home, For Song has a home in the Learts of the Free ! And long as thy waters shall gleam in the sun, And long as thy heroes remember their ecars, Be the hands of thy children united as one, And Peace shed her Ughts en the Banner of Stars!" "It. is somewhat singular, however, that the com mittee are said to have arrived at their decision not so much from the intrinsic merits of the song as because Mr. Benedict said that it could be better set to music than any of the others. Otherwise, it is understood that a majority of the committee favoured the following, from the pen of Mr. Epes Sargent, editor of the Boston Transcript : " SALUTATION TO AMERICA. " Land of the beautiful, land of the free, Often my heart had turned, longing, to thee; Often had mountain, lake, torrent, and stream Gleam'd on my waking thought, crowded my dream; Now thou receivest me from the broad sea, Land of the beautiful, land of the free. " Fair to the eye, in thy grandeur, thou art; 0 doubly fair, doubly dear to the heart! For to the exiled, the trodden, the poor, Through the wide world, thou haat open'd thy door: Millions crowd in, and are welcomed by thee— Land of the beautiful, land of the free. " Land of the future. Here Art shall repair— Kinder thy gale than her own Grecian air, Since her hue votaries ever have found Lofty desert by America crown'd. Where. in her pride, should she dwell but in thee ? Land of the beautiful, land of the free. " Sculpture for thee shall irnortalise Form, Painting illumine, and Poetry warm; Music devote all her fervors divine To a heart-service at Liberty's shrine— Till all thy gifts doubly precious shall be, Laud of the beautiful, land of the free. " Hail, then, Republic of Washington, hail ! Never may star of thy Union wax pale; hope of the world, may each om en o f ill Fade in tie light of thy destiny still— Time bring but increase and honour to thee, Land of the beautiful, land of the free." But if Jenny Lind's wonderful vocalisation asto nished and delighted, how much higher did the en thusiasm rise when Mr. Barnum anounced her noble munificence to the charities and other public insti tutions of New York. At the conclusion of the concert Mr. Barnum came forward, brushing heaps of bouquets before him, for the platform was literally covered with these floral tributes, and spoke as folic ws " Ladies and Gentlemen,—l have but one favour to ask of you, and that is, that in the presence of that angel (pointing to the door where Jenny had just passed out) I may be allowed to sink where I really belong—into utter insignificance. If there has ever been a moment when I aspired to have the question generally asked, ' Where is Barnum ?' that time has passed by for ever. I acknowledge frankly, that after such a display as we have had to-night, Barnum is nowhere. But, my friends, I beg to tell you where Jenny Lind is. I shall not speak of her musical ta lents—you know what they are better than I can tell you ; you have shown by your ungovernable applause to-night that you appreciate her incomprehensible and it, describable vocal abilities; but I must announce a circumstance regarding her which I cannot allow you to leave without knowing—she begged me not to do it. On ordinary occasions I would obey her every wish, but I feel it is due to you to state the fact I allude to. Under the contract between Jenny Lind and myself, ',be is entitivd to one-half the net pro ueds of every concert given under our agreement. On this occasion, the expenses being more for the first concert than will usually be the case, her portion of the profits will be in the neighbourhood of 10,000 dollar;. I received a message from her this morning, in which she declared that she would not receive one penny of the proceeds of this concert, but will devote every farthing of it to-morrow morning for charitable purposes. Ic will be disposed of as follows : Dollars. To the Fire Department Fund Musical Fund Society Rome fur the Friendless Society for the Rdief of Indigent Females 500 Dramatic Fund Association. .. 500 Rome for Coloured and Aged Persons 5OO Coloured and Orphan Asylum 5OO Ly ing-in Asylum for Destitute Females 5OO New York Orphan Asylum 5OO Protestant Half Orphan Asylum . 5OO Roman Catholic Half Orphan Asylum Old Ladies' Asylum Total In case the money coming to her shall exceed this sum, she will hereafer designate the charity to which it shall be appropriated." The deafening shouts that followed the above speeches were absolutely indescribable —many, even among the male portion of the audience, weeping vtith emotion—and at midnight Jenny Lind was again serenaded by the New York Musical Fund Society. The entire amount received for tickets to the first concert is not exactly known, but is said to be somewhere from 30,000 dolls. to 40,000 dolls. The extravagant price of 225 dolls. given for a ticket by Genin, the hatter, was partly perhaps by way of an advertisement, and some persons fancy from friend ship to Barnum, whose tenant he is. • - --- The following epigram upon the subject is from ;he New York Evening Poe : " Fair Jenny came across the sea Republicans to flatter, Gave up the smiles of royalty To advertise a hatter!" Jenny Lind's second concert took place On Friday evening, and it was quite as well attended as the first. The mayor and other authorities of New York, the Turkish envoy, who has just arrived, and many other distingues were present ; and at both there were crowds of citizens from Philadelphia and Boston. The tickets for the second concert sold at from 3 dolls. to 6 dolls. each, and the amount received must have exceeded 20,000 dolls. Jenny Lind says that she intends devoting the profits of her visit to America to the foundation of schools in her native country— Sweden. At her request, Mr. Barnum will in future charge 0n1y.2 dolls. each for tickets to the seats in the saloon, and 1 doll. each for what are called promenade tickets. The New York journals devote many columns to critiques upon the vocal performance of the Swedish. Nightingale ; suffice it to say, they are all favourable. The following extracts, however, will be re a d w ith interest, as speciments of transatlantic furore : (From the New-fork Herald) THE SECOND CONCERT. On Friday night, Jenny Lind's second concert took place at Castle Garden. During the day there was even more excitement in the public mind, and more applications for tickets, than on, the day of the first concert. By eight o'clock the vast area of Castle Garden was completely tilled, and every effort was made on the part of the management to give perfect satisfaction to the immense mass assembled to hear the great cantatrice. Not less than six thousand persons were present. A vast sea of heads swayed to and fro, sparkling beneath the starry lights in the firmament of song, here and there thickly sprinkled with the form of beauty, anxiously expecting the AphrCdite of music to rise amid the waves, with the Tritons, with their h o r ns an d sonorous shells, in awkward groups, hung around the scene imtnedi ately to be graced by her advent. The introductory music having been performed, she appeared, while every wave of humanity trembled with excitement, and the great i:ea heaved with delight and "clapped hands for joy." The goddess of the people stood before them. TICKET AUCTION TO THE SECOND CONCERT. At the Castle Garden on Tnursday, at half-past ten o'clock A.M., the ticket auction to Jenny Lind's second concert, was proceeded with by Leed, and Co. There were nut the same numbers, nor the great ex citement of the two preceding auctions, but there was a steady demand for the tickets, and they told There were 6,000 disposed of, at an average of 4 don't., and there were about 500 promenade tickets sold and disposed of at 2 dolly. each, thus making the proceeds of the sale amount to 26,000 dolls. Genin's 225 d o ll s . seat was purchased by Ihll and Sons at 5 dolls. The private box of Jenny Lind, con taining four seats, was purchased at 5i dolls. per seat, and the corresponding box at the other side of the stage at the same price. It will he recollected that Jenny Lind's private box sold for 140 dolls., or 35 dolls. each seat, at the first auction. ea•' I ... 2 ... 1 ... ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1850. ' The highest price of tickets was 9 dolls., .teat sum bArig paid by the Irving house for forty-two, and 7 for eight. With these exceptions the ticketed sold at from 5i dolls. to 3 dolls. ; and Hall purchas ed 2,000 at the tatter price. (From the New Fork Tribune.) THE THIRD CONCEILT.-To-night the third cbri• cert of Jenny Lind will take place at Castle Garden. The programme, as we have already noticed, is even superior to that of last week's concerts, which have charmed th o u san d s, an d made certain her success, in America. The rush for seats, yesterday and on Sa turday, was constant, and the tickets were sold: at little less than the former auction prices. We are glad to learn that in conipliance with re quests which have been sent in from all sides, Ma , demoiselle Lind will sing the " lie rdsman's Mountain Song," in addition to the pieces already mentioned in the programme. No one who has heard this wild Swedish melody once will be satisfied without hearing it again. Its frank, joyous " hat ha !". is the most electrical musical ntence we have ever heard ;it is more woi derful in its effect than the marvellous echoes of the soig. The rehearsal for the third concert took place yesterday. Before the rehearsal commenced, Mr. George Loder, on behalf of the Music.,l Fund Society, presented to Mademoiselle Lind the resolutions adopted at a special meeting of the society, thanking herfor her generous dOnation, and making her an honorary life member. , The ,resolutions were engrossed upon vellum, in a style equal to copperplate engraving, by Mr. Dickson. The following embodies the substance of them : " Itosolved,—That in the munificent appropriation by Mdlle. Jenny Lind of the sum of two thousand dollars, towards the increase of the fund of this so ciety, the bestower has added to the splendid triumphs attained by her genius that yet more signal triumph, the vi n di cat i on o f h er t i t l e to t h e. c h aracter of a philanthr o pi s t ; i n t h e devotion of. her unrivalled talents. to the cause of humanity, and in the display of a rare example of devotion to that divine art of which she is so illustrious a professor; thus proving that she holds those talents as having been bestowed upon her by the Giver of all good gifts,' not alone for the purpose of attaining the highest estimation of man kind, but as a sacred trust, assigned to her for the pro motion of the happiness, the improvement, and the welfare of others; and that, in the promptness with which, on her first landing upon these shores, she has sought to render art serviceable to the holy cause of charity, she has nobly illustrated the sentiment of the greatest English poet— ' The quality of Mercy is not strained; It droppeth like the gentle dew from Heaven, Upon the place ben, a:b. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest, and becomes The throned monarch better than the throne.'" After Mdlle. Lind had received them and expressed her acknowledgments, the same ceremony then took place betweed Mr. Loder and Mr. Benedict, at close of which Mr. Benedict returned thanks for Mdlle. Lind and himself for the honour done them, and took the occasion to say that when he returned to Europe he should have it in his power to say, and he should say it with the utmost pleasure, that he found here an orchestra second to none in the Old World. On Saturday last Mdlle. Lind visited Mr. Brady's well-known Daguerrean G.;llery, where she sat for her portrait. The news of her arrival at once spread, and so great a crowd was collected about the place that it was impossible for her to obtain egress without a great deal of difficulty. By the management of Mr. Brady, therefore, her carriage was brought into Fulton. street. The crowd followed, and even after she was seated the driver could scarcely force his way through the excited ranks. -- Mdlle. Lind is living in a quiet, secluded manner, at the New York Hotel. She rides out every morn ing, in company with her cousin and secretary. Invi tations of all kinds are constantly sent her, but she is obliged to decline the most of them, now that the con cert season is fairly under way. SERENADE TO JENNY Lien.—September 12th the German Liederkranz marched in procession to the New York Hotel, where they sang a number of me lodies as a serenade to Jenny Lind. The following was the order of the performance :—.lst, " Wilkom men" (Velcome), composed by Kunst, and dedicated to the Swedish songstress; 2d, " Horst du den Ton der deinen Namenfeiert ?" (Hear'st thou the sound that celebrates thy name), by Kalliwooda ; 3d, Pot pourri chorus, from La Fille du Regiment. These , pieces were admirably performed, and great credit is due to the leader of the company, M. Agriol Paur. When the Liedeikranz arrived they were invited into Miss Lind's psrlour. After the performance of the first piece, " Welcome," a committee, consisting of Dr. Ludwig, the president, and Mr. Windmuller, the vice president, were introduced to Miss Lind by Mr. Eisfield, upon which Dr. Ludwig addressed her in the following manner : " Friiulein—Among the many and splendid proofs of homage and admiration which as everywhere have also been tendered to you here, the German Lieder kranz of N ew Y or k appear before you and hail you with a hearty welcome to our shores. " We are well aware that, convert d with what has been said already in your preise, with the gifts of art and science, of spiritual and material happiness, which have been bestowed on you, we are unable to offer to you anything new or valuable. We are only plain men, who after uninterrupted and often hard labour, meet once in the week to rejoice and elevate ourselves with song. But we are assured that what is done with sincerity and comes from the heart, will also find l!s path to the heart. We therefore pray you, whom in this land, where no Queen is known, we venerate unanimously as the Queen of Song, to accept kindly our welcome in the sounds of music, as well as in the writing we hereby offer to you." The Vice-President then handed to Miss Lind a copy of the three songs. Miss Lind listened attentively to the performance, and expressed her sincere thanks for the attention paid to her. She conversed in a friendly manner with the gentlemen, and said, among others, " 0 Germany, how beautiful, how charming it is, but where is its liberty ? Surely, gentlemen, you all wish to return soon to your sweet fatherland, the land of music and poetry ?" " No, never," was the unanimous answer, " here we feel happy and free, here we will become good citizens." " Without poesy ?" she asked, "0, iiulein, you will find poesy here also." She finally expressed her desire to see the " Liederkranz" per form a chorus in one of her eoncerts, to which the gen tlemen readily assented. Mr. Benedict said that he was delighted with the performance, and would com pose a _souvenir for the society. She shook hands with M. Paur, the leader, and thanked the society, who then withdrew. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTE RSALL'S—YESTERDAY. NEWMARKET TWO YRS OLD TRIENNIAL. 7 to 4 agat Lord Enfield's Hernandez—taken 7 to 2 agst Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith—taken 6 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Pnlegra—takea 10 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Antigone—taken Payment is said to be amiss. NEWMARKET THREE IRS OLD TRIENNIAL. Even oa Lord Enfield's William the Conqueror—taken 4 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge 8 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Exotic filly—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Oakes's Sisyphus—taken NEWMARKET FOUR YRS OLD TRIENNIAL. 6 to 4 on Sir J. Hawley's Vatican—taken CESAREWITCH STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave—take 9 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken and afterwards offered 15 to 1 agst M r . M angan ' s Russ b oroug h— taken 15 to 1 agst M r . Pi ll i ng ' s Lady E d en — ta k en 15 to 1 agst Mr. Combe's Trouncer—taken 15 to 1 agst L , )rd Clifden's Wanota—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Jeques's ChantreY 25 to 1 agst Mr. Forster's tvlusician—taken 30 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigott's Essedatius—taken The above, which were the closing prices, vary iu several instances from previous quotations, 20 to 1 each having been laid agst Bussborougb, Wanota, Lady Eden, and Trouncer. The last three were in great de mand in good quarters. Backbiter was not in favour. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 13 to 2 ag,t M r . M e llam's The Italia n —t a k e 7 to 1 10 to 1 agst L or d J. Scott's Tur nus—taken 15 to I agst L or d Clifden's Loadstone 20 pt Mr. Merry's Miss A nn—taken and afterwards offered t t o ai: t Mr. o..kes's Sisyphus— taken. 20 o agst 25 to 1 agst M r . Jones's Hagley—t a k en an d after wards offered - 25 to 1 agst Captai D o A ffr r e ch ed dal l'a Rhesus—tak en an d afterwards 25 to 1 agst Mr. Taunton's Landseer—taken - Turnus, Sisyphus, and Landseer severally in force, a good dtal of money having been laid out ou the first at 10 and 12 to 1, and on the next two at various prices, commencing at 35 to 1. DERBY. oto 1 agst Mr. Halford 's Prime Minister—take 2o to 1 asst Mr. A. Nichols's New m i nster to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto i t to 1 agst Lord Enfield's Elernandez—taken by Scamper Lass. to 1 agst Lord Zetland's LightlJot The Trial Stakes were IMIOII by Mr. Maltby's Grey ; SCARB()R01.1G11 RA C ES— MONDAY. Crow's MONDAY NIGHT. L lT t rt J L2 n d l es a b n o d ro jri ti a g Ec h owb C ss, : c p AuipuiE L Handle:lr, T.Y.C. Newport, 4 yrs. Bst 11h—Iron Rail, 6 yrs, 7st 111 b —Sagacity, 6 yrs, 7 st 91 b—White Lad y, 4 yrs, 7st 716 B.iaupr e Belle, 4 vrs, 7.t 41b—Dili gence, 3 yrs, 671 t 1 tlb Slang, 3 yrs, 64t, 1 01 b —Visit*. 3 ' vs, 64 41b. 30 30 33 40 This town and neighbourhood was visited, on Thursday last, by a thunder-storm, which, though of short duration, did considerable damage. A hay stack belonging to Mr. Bell, of Cramlington, was struck by the electric fluid and completely destroyed. At Morpeth and its vici nity the storm raged with tremendous violence. —Newcastle Journal. THE LAID ADVCCATE.—We regret to announce that the Lord Advocate still continues seriously indiposed, and notwithstanding the reports circulated, his recovery is likely to be protracted.—Edinburgh Evening Post. LEAMIN GTON SPA, ITS MINERA L SVIIINGS AND PUBLIJ AMUSEMENTS. A few -evenings since a limited number of profes sional and trading residents of Leamington, dined to gether at the Regent's Hotel, under the presidencypf J. Hitchman, Esq., who was supported on the occasion by Drsjea ffreson, R. Jones. E-q., A. S. Field, Esq ,H. Summerfield, Eeq , J. B. Hanhury, Esq , &c. The vice chair was occupied by Mr. E 'Woodhouse. The dinner originated in the desire entertained by many active promoters of the public attractions of Leamington, to assemble for the purpose of glancing prospectively at the manner in which several schemes for the furtherance of local celebrity might be ad vanced, and retrospectively at those which the liberal encouragement under which the town committee had prosecuted their labours for some months past, had enabled that enterprising body of individuals to bring to a successful issue. The propriety of such a convivial entertainment, where neighbours and townsmen could interchange their ideas upon a variety of topics of parr mount inter( st and importance to them, was cheer fully admitted ; and about forty persons sat down to a repast provided in that style of elegance and taste for which tLe lessee of the Regent has so long been proverbial. The N‘i:hdrawsl of the cloth was fol lowed by the proposition of the usual loyal and many other toasts, which elicited the v% arrwst expres sions of approval and goodwill, esp. &rally such as appealed strongly to local feelingi and attachments. Among these we were glad to notice the enthusiastic reception which marked "the health of that invaluable and eminent benefactor of the Spa—Dr. Jephson " whom, it was stated, h a d l a t e l y been sojourning at Ramsgate, in general good health, and whose return home might be antioipated at an early period. The assurance that the Doctor, although prevented by a most deplorable visitation, from taking an active part in town affairs, was animated by' the same earnest desire which he had ever manifested to promote its 'permanent interests, was received wiih well-merited applause. The speeches delivered throughout the evening, and they were both many and' excellent, were illustrative of the peculiarly attractive character and growing requirements of Leamington,' as a town possessing within itself, and its immediate vicinity, all those rich resources which elicited the eulogy of one of our native poets—Drayton—when he pronounced Warwickshire to be "Britain's midmost region." In fact, the different speakers appeared to bear in mind the great object of their assembling together by the anxiety with which they impressed upon their fellow-townsmen, that not only must the popular attractions of the Spa be zealously and gratefully cherished, but liberally and judiciously enhanced ; that avoiding those conflicts of party which, in other towns of like pretensions, were unhappily breaking down the barriers which a wise sense of unanimity has erected against the inroads of party contention, the great work here must ever consist in the ad vancement of a self-protective policy, in regard to public amusements, which, it was urged, would give increased vigour to local wants, and, assuredly, from the very soundness of such a policy, increased pros perity to local enterprise.. Year after year, it was contended, had this great truth been forcibly pre senting itself to the minds of our fellow-workers in the field of local activity, awakening their anxiety and convincing their judgments ; and as all must be aware that the future necessarily called for &large amount of individual exertion, it was hoped that all would be ready to do their part in a work from which, it was asserted, none could consistently withhold their aid. A variety of suggestions were made, from which many p rac ti ca l b ene fi c i al results will, doubtless, ensue, in their wider promulgation of the all-powerful pretensions of Leamington, as one of the most salubrious resorts in the kingdom, inde pendently of its claims to fashionable pre ference from the ample fund of recreation which its inhabitants are incessantly providing for their summer and winter visitors. The prospects of the forthcom ing season were described to be most cheering, and the spirited manner in which Mr. Barnard, the Mas ter of the Hounds, had responded to the liberality of_ the town c omm itt ee , i n e ff ect i ng such arrangements . as would enable him to take the field six days a week, was looked upon but as an additional stimulant to exertion among the residents, to promote the general amusements and popular attractions of the town. We are glad to record that the toast of " The Medical Profession" elicited from the eminent practitioners who responded to it a declaration of their undimi nished faith in the efficacy of the Leamington waters, and their strong determination to test the properties of the aqua mineralie, in every case where their nature and virtues justified' their application. It was stated that our springs had ever been pecu liarly efficacious in chronic disorders, and as dis eases of that kind were more common with persons of a high intellectual temperament, the peculiar aspect of the present enlightened times might reasonably in duce the belief that there would be an increased ne cessity for resorting to the remedial agency of the Leamington waters. It is gratifying to us to be as sured that we shall thus tar experience the valuable assistance and advocacy of our medical townsmen ; for we have ever thought that if we take our stand upon what nature has so richly done for us, we may stand against the world ; and now that the world is so spee dily to be brought to one rallying point in our great metropolis, under the prestige of royal ingenuity and princely inspirations, we believe that Leamington will not in that " good time coming,"—the expected com mercial Millennium of 'sl,—be behind any competitor; but that, when thousands upon thousands of continental tourists have left the more immediate scene of the won drous exhibition which has attracted thetn to our shores, and have, as their next though', paid their intellectual soul-homageat theshrine of William Shakspere,—there will be no circumstance more indelibly stamped upon their recollection, in connexion with the " great Ex position, " than that the toil of the skilful artisan— the enterprise of the manufacturer—the researches of the man of science—and the labours of the philoso pher, could find, amidst the wide range of universal skill upon which their eyes have rested, no prouder exposition than that which Leamington itself afforded them in the contemplation of its own speedy rise to prosperity, and its close proximity to those classic re liques which are so well calculated to elevate the thoughts of man and to awaken his imagination. This glorious exposition of nature's own greatness will not be the less interesting to the enlightened fo reigners who will flock hither on their Shaksperian pilgrimage, nor the less advantageous to local fame, when, from the sterling labour s o f many a past topo grapher, as well as from the grateful efforts of the present generation of townspeople, they ascertain the pride with which we still declare, that A pearl lies in our waters Of richer, prouder wealth, Than Cleopatra mallowed— The precious pearl of Health 1" —From the Leamington Spa Courier. UNISHMENT OF DEATH BY BURNING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--A paragraph in your piper of the 27th inst., relative to the above punishinent, is correct as to main facts, but ss'l am one of the few persons still living that was preient at the above horrible execution, I will state some additional circumstances which oc curred at the time not noticed by " Senex." It is true that, after the execution of the malefactors on the " new drop" that morning, a woman having been convicted and sentenced to be burned for what was then called by the law " petty treason," the sentence wascarried into effect as stated ; but she was fastened to or upon a hurdle, with a rope round her neck, in the Press-yard of Newgate, and drawn by a horse from thence to the spot on which the gibbet was erected, which was part of the sentence. That spot was near the place where the pump now stands. When brought to the place of execution she was removed from the hurdle, placed with her back against the gibbet, and drawn up to the top or arm by the rope; strangulation took instant effect. The moment that was done, being only a few yards from the scene, I saw a soldier take a knife from his pocket and cut one of her fingers off, declaring, with an oath, that she should not all be burned. The result attending so disgraceful an exhibition is worthy of record. The Morning it took place, I remember well, was rather stormy, the wind setting directly up. Newgate-street ; the smoke of the fire and the stench so disgusted the inhabitants that strong representations and petitions were for warded to the Government, expressive of abhorrence at the con tinuance of so barbarous a custom. The law was soon after repealed, and, as it was generally believed, at the earnest entreaty of the Queen. I am, Sir, respectfully yours, SG, Birchin-lane, Sept. 30. R. LLOYD. P.S.—l,4f course, was very young at the time, but I believt I have stated pretty accurately all that took place. DIiCOVERT OF ROMAN REMAINS.--Last week a Roman tesselated pavement was discovered at a locality called the Churchyard, Holcombe Farm, two miles from Lyme, and a little distance from Musbury Castle, a cele brated and very fire earthwork east of the valley of the Axe. The villa at this spot must have been a Roman station. The fact of this interesting discovery had hardly become known to the neighbourhood when a determination to cover up the pavement was resolved upon by the owner of the estate, which was done ON Saturday last. The Rev. George Tucker made a drawing, as did two pupils of Air. Roberts, of Lyme Regis. The latter gentleman states that the teaser:et are of blue-white liar, and red tessera; of a substance and colour resembling brick. The area, so far as explored, equals that of a moderately large sized room ; but only a small part was cleared. The tiles or slates of the roof were composed of white lias; they are found in considerable quantities —Poole Herald. A DESPERATE LEAP.—On Saturday a half-intoxi cated madman, named Willi imson, threw himself from the roadway of the High Level Bridge into the river Tyne, a height of 86 feet, and, strange to relate, he swam abo u t ap parently unhurt until pi c k ed up by a boat which put off to his rescue. How he managed to undress, and unnoticed accomplish the stupid feat, appears very singular, as the bridge is generally thronged foot, paseengers.--New castic Chronicle. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The following dispatches from Captain Sir John Ross and Captains Penny and Ommanney have been addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty : Extract of a letter from Captain Sir John Rossi R.N., to Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Secre tary, of the Admiralty. Felix discovery yacht, off Admiralty Inlet, Lancaster Sound, August 22. Sir,—l have to acquaint you for the information of the Lords Commis s io ners o f t h e Admiralty, that I the Felix discovery yacht, with her tender, the Mary, after obtaining an Esquimaux interpreter, at Holsteinburg, and calling at Whale-fish Islands, pro ceeded northward through the Wargatt Strait and overtook her Majesty's discovery ships under the command of Captain Austin on the 11th of August; and on the 12th the senior officer and the second in command having cordially communicated with me on the best mode of performing the service-on which we were inutudly embarked, that arrangements were made and co..cluded for a simultaneeue examirrition of every part of the eastern side of a --north-west passage in which it was probable that the missing ships could be found, dccumente to that effect were exchanged, and subsequently assented to by Cepta'es Forsyth and Penny. On the 18th of August natives were discovered on the ice ricer to Cape York, with whom it was deemed advissble to couunueicate. Oa this service Lip ut. Cater, in the Intrepid, Was detached on the part of Captain Austin, and on my part Commander. Phillips, with our Esquimaux interpreter . , in the whale b o at. of the Felix. It w as f oun d by Lieutenant Cater that Captain Penny had left with the natives • a note for Captain Austin, but only relative to the state of the navigation ; however, when Commander Phillips arrived, the Esquimaux, seeing one apparently of their own nation in the whale boat, came immediately to him, when a long conversation took place, the purport of which could not be made known, as the interpreter could, not explain himself to any one either in; the Intrepid;or the whale boat (as he understands only the Danish besides his own language), until he was brought on board the Prince Albert, where John Smith, the captain's steward of that vessel, who had been some years at the Hudson's Bay settlement of Churchill,!and understood a little of the language, was able to give some explanation of Adam Beek's infor mation, which was deemed of such importance that Captains Ommanney, Phillips, and Forsyth pro ceeded in the Intrepid to the Resolute , when it was decided by Capt a i n A us ti n t o sen d for the Danish in terpreter of the Lady Franklin, which having been un successful in an attempt at getting through the ice:to the westward, was only a few miles distant. In the meantime it was known that, in addition to the first information, a ship (which could only be the North Star) had wintered in Wolstenbolme Sound, called by the natives Ourinak, and had only left it a month ago. This proved to be true, but the interpretation of the Dane was totally at variance with the information given by the other, who, although for obvious reasons he did not dare to contradict the Dane, subsequently maintained the truth of his statement, which induced Captain Austin to dispatch the Intrepid with Captains Ommanney and Phillips, taking with them b o th our interpreters, Adam Be e k and a young native who had been persuaded to come as one of the crew of the Assistance and examine Wolstenholme Sound. In the meantime it had been unanimously decided that no alteration should be made in our previous arrange ment, it being obvious that while there remained a chance of saving the lives of those of the missing ships who may yet be alive, a further search for those who had perished should be postponed, and accordingly the Resolute, Pioneer, and Prince Albert parted company on the 15th. It is here unnecessary to give the official reports made to me by Commander Phil lips, which are of course transmitted by me to the secretary of the Hudson's Bay Company, which, with the information written in the Esquimaux lan guage by Adam Beek, will no doubt be sent to you for their Lordships' information; and it will be ma nifest by these reports that Commander Phillips has performed his duty with sagacity, circumspection, and address, which does him infinite credit, although it is only such as I must have expected from so in telligent an officer, and I have m uc h sat i s f act i on in adding that it has been mainly owing to his zeal and activity that I was able, under disadvantageous cir cumstances, to overtake her Majesty's ships, while by his scientific acquirements and accuracy in sur veying he has been able to make many important cor rections and valuable additions to the charts cf the much frequented eastern course of Baffin's Bay, which has been more closely observed and navigated by us than by any former expedition, and much to my satisfaction confirming the latitude and longitude of every headland I had an opportunity of laying down in the year 1818. I have only to add, that I have much satisfaction in co-operating with her Majesty's expedition. With such support and with such vessels so particularly adapted for the service, no exertion shall be wanting on my part. But I cannot conclude this letter with out acknowledging my obligations to Commodore Austin and Captain Ommanney for the assistance they have afforded me, and fur the cordiality and courtesy with which I have been treated by these distinguished officers and others of the ships under their orders. Animated as we are with an ardent and sincere desire to rescue our perilled countrymen, I confidently trust that our united exertions and humble endeavours may, under a merciful Providence, be completely successful. I am, with truth and regard, Sir, your faithful and obedient servant, JOHN Roes, Captain, R.N. Her Majesty's ship Lady Franklin, Lancaster Sound, Aug, 21. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners or the Admiralty; that the vessels under my command got clear of Melville Biy on Sunday, the 11th of August. On the following day I landed at Cape York, and had communication with the Esquimau'. On the 18th Captain Austin's expedition came up, and next morning I was informed of a report said to be got from the same Esquimau' I had on board for several hours. It was to the effect that Sir John Franklin's ships had been lost 40 miles to the north ward and the crews murdered. I immediately offered my services, together with those of my interpreter, and was happy to find that the sole foundation for the tidings was that the North Star had wintered in the situation referred to. Immediately on the report being cleared up Captain Austin left with Sir John Ross and Captain Forsyth's schooner in tow, and we were detained by calms and bay ice, so that we did not reach Jones' Sound till midnight on the 18th. We were prevented from approaching within 25 miles of the sound by a chain of immense floes, and were obliged to haul out N.W. (per compass) to get clear of the ice. We entered Lancaster Sound the following night, in company with the American schooners, having strong winds from S.W. (per compass). For the last 24 hours we have been dodging in the neighbourhood of Admiralty Inlet, a heavy sea run ning, and very thick weather, my wish being to get intelligence of places where provisions had been landed by the North Star. That vessel is now in sight a-head. _ _ _ I have prepared this dispatch for your Lordships, to forward by Mr. Saunders, who will be able to in form you satisfactorily of the state of Lancaster Sound. From the information I have received from Mr. Saunders it is at present my intention to put my ves sels into some bight on the north shore of the Sound, allowing the ice to drive past them, and I shall then use every endeavour to put to the westward and follow out their Lordships' instructions in that quarter. Before concluding, I would beg to allude to the orders transmitted to Mr. Saunders relative to depo siting his provisions on the island of Disco. By such a course being pursued an otherwise invaluable sup ply is rendered perfectly useless to all the expeditions at present in this quarter, and we are deprived of what we• bad reckoned upon—via., a deposit in the Sound to fall back upon in case misfortune should compel us to abandon our vessels. The report received from the Esquimaux at Cape York has proved correct to the letter, and I cannot but refer to the service of my interpreter, Mr. Paterson, has rendered on this occasion by exposing a story of Sir John Ross's Esquimaux calculated to do much mischief. I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obe dient servant, W. PENNY. Her Majesty's ship Assistance, off Lancaster Sound, lat. 75 deg. 46 sec. north, long. 75 deg. 49 sec. west, August 17. 1. Sir,-1 have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, that her Majesty's ship Assistance, and her tender, her Majesty's steam vessel Intrepid, have this day succeeded in effecting a passage across to the west water, and are now proceeding to Lancaster Sound. Officers and crews all well, with fine clear weather and open water as far as can be seen. 2. Agreeably with instructions received from Cap tain 11. Austir, we parted company on the 15;11 inst. at I A Si., off Uape Dudley Diggs, as the ice was then sufficiently open to anticipate no further obstruction in (fleeting the north passage. He was anxious to proceed to Pond's Bay, and thence take up the exa mination along the south shores of Lancaster Sound, leaving me to ascertain the .truth of a report obtained from the Esquimaux at Cape York respecting some ship or ships having been seen near Wolstenholme Island, after which to proceed to the north shores of Lancaster Sound - and Wellington Channel. 3. On passing Cape York (the 14th inst.) natives were seen. By the directions of Captain Austin I landed and communicated with them, when we were informed that they had seen a ship in that neighbour hood•' in' th'e' spring, -- sin& that ,;he was housed in. Upon this intelligence I shipped one of the natives, who volunteered to join us as interpreter and guide. 4. On parting with Captain Austin we proceeded towards Wolstenholme Island, where I left the ship and proceeded in her Majesty's steam-vessel Intrepid into Wolstenholme Sound, and by the guidance of the Esquimaux succeeded in finding a bay about 13 miles further in, and sheltered by a prominent headland. In the cairns erected here we found , a document stating that the North Star had wintered in the bay —a copy of which I have the honour to transmit their Lordships. ! 5. Previou s t o searc hi ng t h e Spot where the North Star wintered I examined the deserted Esquimaux Settlement. At this spot we found evident traces of some ship having been in the neighbourhood, from empty preserved meat canisters and some clqthes left near a pool of water marked with the Rause_of,a cor pbral belongin g t o th e N ort h S tar. - 6. Having ascertained this satisfactorylt formation I returned to IVolstenbolme I-rand, %here a &cu. meat was deposited recording our prccee.ang.. At G A M. of the 16th inst. I rejoined the ship and pro ceeded in tow to the w(stward, and, am happy to in- Torn; you that the passage across has been made without obstruction, to%ing through loose and straggling ice. 7. The expedition was beset in Melville Bay, sur rounded by heavy Lind extensive floes of ice from the 11th of July to the 9th of August, 1850, when, after great exertion, a releas e was, cflected, and we suc ceeded in reaching Cape Yotk by continuing along the edge of the land ice, after which we have been favoured with plenty of water. 8. Captain Penny 's expedition was in company during the most part of the time while in Melville Bay, and up to the 14th inst., when we left him off Cape - Dudley Diggs—all well. "" 9. In crossing Melville Bay we fell in with Sir John Ross and Captain Forsyth's expeditions. These Captain Austin has assisted by towing them towards their destinations. The latter proceeded with hits', and the former has remained with us. 10. Having placed Sir John Ross in a fair way of reaching Lancaster Sound, with a fair wind and open water, his vessel has been cast off in this position. I shall therefore proceed with all dispatch to the ex amination of the north shores of Lancaster Sound and Wellington Channel, according to Captain Aus tin's directions. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, ERASMUS OMDLANNEY, Captain. The following is a copy of - the paper left by Mr. J. Saunders commanding the North Star, and found by Captain Ommanney, of her M a j es t y ' s ip Assistance, August 17, 1850: "This paper is placed here to certify that her Ma jesty's ship North Star was beset at the east side of Melville Bay, on the 29th of July last year, and gradually drifted from day to day until, on the 26th of September, we found ourselves abreast of Wolsten• holme Island, when, perceiving the ice a little more loose and the Sound perfectly clear, we made all plain sail and pressed her through it—anchoring in the lower part of the Sound that evening and arrived in this bay on the Ist of October, where she re mained throughout the winter. It is my intention to leave as soon as the breaking up of the ice will permit, and prosecute my voyage in search of the Arctic ships. J. SAUNDERS, Master and Commander. " North Star Bay, Wolstenholme Sound, lat. 76.34 north, long. 69.30 west. " Deaths on board the North Star.—William Sharp, A. 8., November 1, 1849; William Busby, R.M., January 30, 1850; Richard Baker, A. 8., April 7, 1850 ; and George Deverell, A. 8., May 17, l 650." Sir John Ross forwarded the following dis patches by the same opportunity to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company : " Felix discovery yacht, August 22, Off Admiralty Inlet. Sir,—My dispatch No. '2, would acquaint you that we overtook her Majesty's ships under Captain Austin on the 11 th of August ; that on the 12th Captains Austin and Ommanney, in a cordial communication with me, concluded an arrangement by which a si multaneous examination of every portion of this re gion in which it was probable the missing shipe could be found should take place ; and that documents to that effect were exchanged and subsequently assented to by Captains Forsyth and Penny. On the evening of the 13th some Esquimaux were discovered on the ice near to Cape York (lat. 76 deg. N., long. 66 deg. W.), with whom it was desir able to communicate, and on this service the Intrepid was detached, with Captain Ommanney on the part of Captain Austin, and on my part Commander Phillips, with Adam Bee k, an Esquimaux interpreter, in the Felix's whale boat. The Intrepid arriving first, Captain Ommanney found that a memorandum had been left on the day previous with the natives for Captain Austin merely to inform him of the state of the ice, but which gave no further information. When Captain Phillips arrived, however, the natives, teeing in the whale boat one of their own country men, came immediately to him, when a long and earnest con versition took place, the purport of which, however, Adam, who understands only Danish and his own language, could not make known until brought on board the Prince Albert, where the steward John Smith, who had served some years at Churchill, and knew a little of the Esquimaux lan guage, was enabled to make known the intelligence contained in the inclosure No. 1, which Ras deemed of such importance as to cause Captain Austin to send the Intrepid for the Danish interpreter of the Lady Franklin, which was then near us, having lost ground by making an unsuccessful attempt to cross the middle ice to the westward. In the mean time additional information had been obtained by me from Adam, that a ship (which could be no other than the North Star) had wintered in Wolstenholme Sound (called by the natives Ominak), and had only left it about a month ago. The Intrepid, with Cap tains Ommanney, Phillips, and Forsyth, and the two interpreters, proceeded to the natives, one of whom volunteered for the Assistance, as he said his father, mother, and brother, had been murdered. The Daniih interpreter, Peterson, confirmed the statement about the one ship wintering in 1849-50, but with 'respect to the other statement he was totally at va riance with that given by Adam Beek, who, though he did not dare to contradict the Dane, because be was called a liar and intimidated by him, has subse quently maintained its truth, and wrote in his own language what I have transmitted to you in the in closures Nos. 3 and 4. However, as there was no object in remaini ng t o search for those who were said to have perished, while there was a chance of saving the lives of those who might yet be found alive if the search was not longer delayed, it was unanimously decided that no alteration should take place in our previous arrangement, which might de lay our proceedings until too late. Accordingly the Resolute, Pioneer, Prince Albert, Sophie, and Lady Franklin parted company, with three cheers, for their respective destinations, leaving the Assistance, Intrepid, and Felix to examine Wolsteuholme Sound, the result of which will appear - on the official report of Captain Phillips (No. 2), who performed this ser vice with that sagacity, circumspection, and address which reflect on him infinite credit, though only what I must have expected from so intelligent an officer, and which I trust will be duly appreciated by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to whom you will no doubt communicate this information. As the case now stands, I am here on my way to execute the part I have and •.:-.taken—viz., to examine the head lands between the Wellington Channel and the west end of Melville Island, and the intelligence I find, if any, will of course guide my ulterior proceedings ; but in the event of no intelligence being found by any of the ships I shall feel it my duty to return to Cape York, and to make further inquiry into Adam Beek's statement, and then proceed to England if pos sible this season, and if not early in the next. After parting company with the Assistance on the 12th, we were overtaken by a storm with thick weather, which obliged us to lie to on the 19th and 20th at the entrance of Lancaster Sound, but neither vessel received any damage ; and this, with our detention at Wolstenholme, has given the two American vessels, which had been hitherto far behind, time to reach us near Leopold Harbour, whence I am writing this dispatch. I have only to add that, with the able support I have from my officers and crew, and the efficiency of my two ves sels, I have every hope that my strenuous exertions will be successful ; but I cannot conclude this letter without acknowledging the cordiality and readiness with which Captains Austin and Ommanney entered into my views, and the courtesy with which I have been treated by these distinguished officers and all others of her Majesty's ships. Animated as we all are with an unfeigned desire to rescue our unfortu nate countrymen, I most confidently hope that, with a kind Providence, our united and humble endeavours will be crowned with success. I am, with truth and regard, Sir, your faithful and obedient servant, JOHN Ross. Mr. Archibald Barclay. The North Star has appeared, and I sin obliged to send this ctl . without personal communication. Inclosure No. 1, in Dispatch No. 3 , from Sir John Ross to the Secretary of the Bon. the Hudson's Bay Company, August 15 : Felix discovery vessel, off Cape Dudley Diggs, August 14. Sir,—ln obedience toyour direCtions to comtuuniCate with the natives seen on the ice close to Cape York, yesterday forenoon, I proceeded in the whale-boat, accompanied by the Etquirnaux, Adam, your inter preter, and on nearing the i ce o b serve d three nat i ves ( ma l es ) in Coinnintrllevnildeataionnd.wbiotahetshe ship p th fast to th e i ce . crew people of o t fh her Prince3lla j A es lAb ty esr 's t, soon as the Esquimau' observed one of their TUESDAY:.- ...... mpg Ter. t he a ttic the, lass rest g()) 1 IA la last MO ;oge* 1 the Or • lel