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and tho imports to only 966 casks. For forward deli- Te r.Y, the tra nsac ti ons h ave b een s m all. To-day P.Y.C. ~ the spot is selling at 393 to 393 3d for new, and 38s to 38s 64 for old. Town Tallow is now 383 6d per .W t net cash; Rough Fat 2s per 8:133. The progress of 8111 Praents from St. Petersburgh will be fouLd below. The 114antity of Tallow now on passage thence t.) Lyndon is abo ut 8 500 casks. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. atoo ulla day 8,598 12,973 f 12,9:4 34,079 21,173 of y. 43s 6d 46s 6d 47s 9d 37s lid to 38s 6d d belly to 44s Od to 4689 d to Os Od 37s 02 to 39s 3 73rlast week •• 1,991 2,424 2,416 1,767 3,491 ,t,„.r 'rota June 1.... 18,628 22,319 28,409 20,873 25,036 bittlrals last week . 1 617 4 033 1 012 0,0;i8 966 ° trout June 1 ... 16,593 27,193 33,982 29,479 20,585 41tee of Town ...... 45s Od 508 641 i 498 6d 40s 01 41$ 01 ...tsrATEITENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURGH. 1850. 1849. I 1848. 1847. 1846. Tan, .o r dispatched Casks. Casks. Casks. Casks. Casks. 4°lo Cronstadt to sh 23 , 39,979 47,827 59,804 5 9 , 542 35,854 loading and ..... •• . 23,467 25,842 1.9,994 1 41 ,937 22,107 loaded off, 31st to au tl e g , ...... 63,446 73,369 79,798 75,5 2 9 57,961 Tot - afterwards.. 44,7 6 3 49,706 56,335 5 5 ,2_2 the at the dose of - 401 8ati0a.... 118,132 129,`,04 131,861 113;223 L°ndon ~ 15,335 15,502 29,430 21,924 12,606 I tr ,. e Pool 10,152 6,929 8,797 9,723 4,705 '• •• ••• • .. 2,700 7,409 3,208' 2,Y20.. her ports 2.880 5,931 7,110 6,337 5,199 eland "•••• • • • • 2,412 3,599 3,195 4,9.15 4,231 C eri tl ° 444l •• .. 1,132 3,'51 4,216 3, , 54 - 3,494 ...... 3,886 6,263 3,163 • 3,551 2• 5 :5 2 Fraus©. •• • • 1,432 4,125 54 3,293 602 33,979 47,427 59,804 53,542 3.5,854 A 4 .LNSION-110USE.-(THIS DAY.) !ANSION-IiOUSE.- (THIS DAY.) man of colour. dressed in female attire, who gave ll lll ° 3 e of Eliza Scott, and who, not only in dress, but w o "PPearance, manner, and voice, strongly resembled a v. 1 4% was placed before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, charged L o th . an indecent assault on a gentleman. i n r i tY Policy constable No. 52, said, in consequence of a er ma'ion which he received from a gentleman that a i t j a woman's clothes had conducted himself in en t ..Praper manner iu the Minories on Friday morning, he tpeaprehended the prisoner, who was dressed as be then op % b l. ! : (1 - lie denied most positively that . he . was a mar, but se x vt rg examibei at the police-station by a surgeon his ip ~vas placed b e yond doubt. The prisoner had been • • ur t • habit of frequenting the neighbourhood for five Thmonths, always in the dress of a female. T He prosecutor described the nature of the assault. I tA be prisoner wore a veil, and his whole appearance ,that of one of the softer sex. tar the usua l cau ti on , the prisoner said, all he had s wa t ate in r e ply- to the charge was, that he was a run boj, s hare, a native of America, and ha d esca p ed on la ' a vessel bound to England. e was then committed to Newgate. 41 A v, 11 1413 R (Y•S TREE T.—(l-MIS DAY.) D~nlNAte PLATE. ROBBERY.—George Burton .. was lutk ed et the bbr charged with stealing scve.ntven sliver Bo n l * vaint 171., the property of Messrs. Thomas and x ; si lversmiths, 153, New Bond-street. q u ' a r• Francis Boone Thomas stat6d, that about a sh o r ter to six on Saturday evening he was sitting in the tu ri ! ) ) ! when he heard a smash at the window, and on f ork l ng round he saw the prisoner's hand grasping some p rix $' Witness immediately ran out and scoured the s ere °4 er as ho w a s in the act of walking away, with the W it i ateen silver s p o ons produced in his possession. gav® t n es . s detained him until a constable arrived , w hen he into custody. t ik i"- priso ner' in defence, said he was starving , and Of pr til son e spoons for the purpose of obtaining the shelter . 4 1 air TT • •-.4IIDWICK committed him for trial. ,ESTMINSTER,—(THIS DAY.) J t v i ti :iin Cart er was brought before Mr. Burrell, charged Th breaking i n to the house of Mrs. Bintling, .20, z e' 1-s tr ee t. to rekh Louisa Canning stated that she was on a visit p lta 4 t i re. Binning on Saturday last, and at about a quarter 1.1 1 , firs` heard some one in the house, and going into th e b floor front room, saw the legs of a man under th e e d• She then left the room and ran down stairs , to Pan followed, and when she opened the front doer kV „ ' an alarm, ho rushed psst her into the street. it, followed, crying " Stop thief!" and the prisoner wa 3 -VIM apprehended. agr• BURRELL sentenced him to three months' impri nett with hard labour. ,SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) k it q.„ tcolson was brought beore r. A'Bekett kit ed w it h Z being corcerned with two others in e corn bd ng a viol en t assault on a gentleman named Jonas, dday ro bbing him of a valuable gold watch and c h a in. e 'Ant Baker, of the A division, said that on Fri- Alo n nht a gentleman named Jones was proceeding let, 6 t tne Borough-road from the Surrey Theatre, and was lti k e 'ed by the prisoner and twri other men, who robbed hof his watch and chain, with which they decamped. . de e p r g i e ntletnan gave an acccunt of the robbery, with a "tion of the man who committed it. 'Witness, Rea"lag the parties well from the description given, "u search of them, and on Saturday night he took Prison, , T • t custody. Ho felt satisfied that he eased , be identified by the gentleman. He therefore for i ;7 lr i d or a remand to enable him to bring Mr. Jones k r • • A'BEcKarr said he should remand him until to- IP TI : 9 United States mail steam -shi p Atlantic, J. 0 1A" Commander, will sail from the Mersey for New York Ve duesday nest. Col'e B B LATE GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTI VAL. —TiIe vlitia kl n made at the late festival on beha lf of the charity ali o ,:ue lar ges t ever k no wn at Gloucester. The foll owin g tor b e the amount collected for the charity at these festivals i t k u ,e last 20 years :—ln 1831, at Hereford, 6341. 4s. 10d.; tBire, at Gloucuter, 804/. 1 ls. Bd. ; in 1833, at Worcester, (41 0 ,: 188 - 7d. • in 1831, at Hereford, 676/. Ils. ; in 1835, at is iiieester, 6601. 1 ls. 101; in 1836, at Worcester, 828/. 65.; 04 /. 3 , 7 , at Hereford, 81SL ls. 2d.; in 1838, at Gloucester, 11 -4 6 s sd. in 1839, at Worcester, 9501.35 . 6 d.; in 1840, 18 s . ford , 1,0611. 2s. Id.; in 1841, at Gloucester, 6421. ,Iler er , s j in 181 9 , at Worcester, 1,061/. ls.; in 1843, at Al 5 " r u , 90 14 13s. •, in 1844, at Gloucester, 649/. 175.; in le.at Worcester, 8501 .; in 1846, at Hereford, 8121.185. 2d.; 969 / `: 17 . , at Gloucester, 686/. 2s. 11d.; in 1818 , at Worcest er, 6 64 1. i5161d849, at Hereford, 8331.115.; in 1850, at Gloucester, • b h Ar I. c ount Dupplin and a party have arrived at r bo , l i t o Tastle, near - Perth, for the shooting in that neigh lb y". at; ART or WATERWORKS.—We are informed Per B onte parts of the town "soft water" is selling at 3 d A u i ll'eL—Leic es t er Journal. 14 ti lt , Catholic cemetery has been established Re e k; suburb s of Birmingham. It was consecrated last ; r ind E SHIFTING TRADE. —The long prevalence of bouzsenfavourable to the arrival of vessels homewea_ rcl- e 11 1) e ll ' has had the effect of retarding the passage of h a tp a annel trom lo g sea voyages, and it is expectedt this ate rY lz N at rge number of craft have been detained on :l e i sea, Ni t ; 'tt the chops of the Channel, and further out the VOy,i n g for a change favourable to the completion of Nit to to their destination. As the arrivals for some time ~Na„4ve been m a i n ly con fi ne d t o s t ea mers and other vessels - r-ir o l- g to and from the adjacent states of the continent of eo r , i l r, it is most probable that the windbound Tompris Rlob e er,able number from the more distant countries of the r !, h r t he partial change of wind to the westward twoo `ae e t tl -4 3'8 since, which has since been confirmed, will table alt „,,te m aketheir way up Channel and into port , the !e° tta t i e s' Which w ill b e an i mportant spur t o the shipping °. til e port of London and elsewhere. Zapae,a),,otber, why does Pa' call you honey P"—Be lt.__ • '"Y dear, he loves me." "No Ma' that isn ' t it t stt'ti ' .it know." —" Well, what is th e „,, What is then? har " Why, it's because you have so much comb in head---thati Aria da ITSITRY LAWS.—An Act of Parliament was 'l f et f„`9wards the close of the late session to continue the h e m tLMpting Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 'tet o "e operation of the usury laws. The Act 2d and 3d ik 40 .la, „ n _ . "P• 37, which would expire at the end of the year, %li te . farther continued until the Ist January, 1856. In kitt , t (lll ,enee of the recited Act all discounters have been per 4doie- ' t) charge 30 60, and 100 per cent. for what is called lg" Bills el S titt i 4 tin. "'lents have been made in the daily papers the !be last few days that the Rev. Henry Wilberforce, ' A `eln a — „ B "P of Oxford's brother, had been received into the k `krei l - d g Catholic Church, in the city of Brussels, and that deac on Manning had followed him with a view to induce ,„ r econsider il his determination. There is not the ; 14 r t t ;" f oundation for either statement. Mr. Wilberforce 4,1 11 ,Med to East Farleigh to perform his clerical duties, '4eo,eudeacon Manning is at present discharging his arch -It duties at Chichester.— Weekly Chronicle. 441 ,este rday the Rev. T. Jackson, prebendary of St. „v'e 4 4 arid Bishop designate of Lyttleton, New Zlan, ed farewell sermons, in the morning at St. Paul's 44 , the', Herne -hill, in the afternoon at Dalwieh Chapel, and hiL eve ning at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney , previous : zkat,V,eParture for the Canterbury sail Setton Wednesday.lement, ln t 611 . g ;Ql, -- 1 , 44 e1a, which is appointed to he h liberal collections, amounting in the aggregate m tkl r ,: r o -s f 1004 were made in aid of the Church of Eng -F-TAKING MADE EASY.--A snu ff- box of a 4841,emonstruction and designed to supersede the necessity of t aiN a ",!filtg_ers in taking snuff, has been registered at_Bir d up, 4 4 0 s r p le a The box is inverted, and upon being turn! .a "Pa are found charged with the titilating mixture, to be appli e d t o th e nose . f . f °ll ll iNttlr on AND CORPORATION IN THE COUNTY ° re the Ruthin County Court, on Saturday last,tbeen ,4te L. Richards, judge, W. Pierce brought an ac B tt,; e mayor, alder ' inen and burgesses balance orough v 'ee tt 4 t " - ' ll , to recover the sum , of 11/ 35., the of:an n it oSN'i ng for lighting the town with the self-generating u - `ated ~r• Adams, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and itl'e n ,Tat the mayor and corporation craved time, they at t,dg. tt C,," at Present in a position to pay the amount in full. `ovve t f n c t Itraa given for the plaintiff; and a month's time 4 1 , ` J r Payment.— Chester Chronicle. ~4:41,j;;IlY Provincial papers are publishing wood en "( 18,f of the building for the Great Industrial Exhibition I'Crid N ANDS NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On CPlairC "Putation of the directors of this company, with no and lltliwb, the general manager, visited Chester, to con rP de cide upon te se' to be adopted for the proposed Cleti a-l eit there it having been resolved at the last board it:S .; °f the dir ' ectorsthatin order to free themselves from ah o , and litigation, to which they had been lately bu e3' the other companies at the joint station, they i a este r a ll tl a a new one for their through traffic, and that the fo l *bali Holyhead and Chester and Birkenhead Crmipa for,4.tis i nvitid in free of chsrge. Plans and estimates e t) gittigV r Pose are being prepared. The present station, 11, 4 ider et i ce ntral point for all the lines meeting at Chester, is cod c ost to be the largest and handsomest in the kingdom. coanie:f, erectionl;as been 100,0 . defrayed by . lorLr %k i r % " 13 nearly 1,000 feet long and na4 every inwiw 3, T E SUN. THE UNITED STATES IRON VESSELS FOR WAR PURPOSES. AND CANADA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIP,—In the recent experiments at Portsmouth, to ascertain whether iron vessels are suited to the pur poses of war, it has been shown that vessels con structed of iron are not, at any rate, adapted to an armament of cannon. But the experimental results afford no proof of iron vessels being unfit to carry out a mode of destruction that eventually will come into operation, in which cannon and projectiles must, to a great extent, be superseded by the employment of vastly more effective engines—submarine explo sive shells. LIVERPOOL, 'Sem 22.—The arrival at our port this afternoon of the fine steam-ship America, after a rapid passage across the ocean of eleven, days, places us in possession of several days' later intelli gence from North America and the British American possessions than that to band on Friday last per the steam-ship Atlantic. The America sailed from New York on the 1 ith instant, and made the ordinary call (to land and re ceive mails and passengers) at Halifax on the 13(b. By the advices we have just received we learn that the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States will be adjourned on the 30th. The proceedings in the former assembly since the Atlan tic's departure have not been important. le the House of Representatives, after the rejection of a motion to incorporate the southern portion of California into a distinct state, the consideration of the admission of the territory in its entirety was gone into, and a Bill admitting it into the Union as the thirty-first state was passed, and the legislators deputed from the district at the late election were admitted. - The excitement at New York attendant on the first appearance of Jenny Lind had not in any degree abated, on the contrary, it was hourly increasing. The first concert was to have taken place on the evening of the day on which the America sailed. We have therefore no details of the proceedings, but some idea of what they have been may be formed from the fact that up to the period of the steamer's departure it was ascertained that 5,000 seats had been secured by the public, at a cost altogether of 30,000 dollars. The New York State elections, which at another time would have been causing much political excite ment,'create at present little interest, although from the number of representatives and state officers to be elected, and the near approach of the election (the sth of November), the attention of the press was now much directed to them. A vigorous effort will be made on this occasion to reject the free school system of education, which has latterly been adopted by the State. The Agricultural State Fair had passed off with great éclat at Albany. An immense number of vi sitors had been attracted to the show, which was more extensive than usual. The provincial journals received in New York give disastrous accounts of the effects of the late storms and inundation. The number of emigrants arriving out from Eu rope are reported as considerably on the decrease. A State Convention was called for the 11th inst. (the day of the steamer's departure) at Syracuse, New York. The accounts received from Rio Janeiro, and which extend to the 29th of July, describe the state of affairs at that port as most critical for our coun trymen. The previous accounts represented a narrow escape from murder of some British sailors. We now learn that the feeling on the part of the populace was now being extended to all British citizens, and that some " foreigners," who had been mistaken for Englishmen, were severely beaten in the streets. The greatest excitement prevailed, which was considerably added to by apprehensions of an attack from General Rosas, who was concentrating his troops around Rio. In the meantime the British cruisers were con tinuing their capture of Brazliaa vessels (rimed in the slave trade. For this purpose they had entered the harbours, and seized some vessels under the guns of the forts. Canadian advices contain some official changes, consequent on the resignation of Mr. Justice Row land. The Attorney-General, Mr. Lafontaine, had succeeded to the Justiceship, and Mr. Drummond, Solicitor-General, was appointed es successor to Mr. Lafontaine. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The commercial accounts from all parts of the Union, and especially from the leading cities, repre sent business as being in a most healthy condition, with every prospect of its continuing so. The market for breadstuffs was still inactive, and prices were unaltered, as the following quotations will Steam-vessels will, in the general application of these destructive engines, be required. Vessels for such service should po i sess t h e greates t attainable speed ; and though they would by choice attack under the cover of the darkness of the night, they should, nevertheless, be so constructed as to be rendered suf ficiently shot-proof to insure protection to their crews end machin er y, i n t h e event o f being com pelled to attack, at close quarters, a heavily-armed ship of the line in the light of day; they should for a like reason be upon the screw-propelling principle. These requisites can , per h aps, b e b e tt er attained in vessels constructed of iron than those built of wood ; for iron vessels are well adapted to the screw, and they can be easily fitted with water-tight bulkheads, extending from stern to stern end from deck to bot tom, making the vesse l s, R 3 i t were , double-sided ; the breadth between the sides and bulkheads should be such as, when the encicsed space is stuffed cgtri pactly with cotton or wool, to offer so much reslst ance to prtjectilcs as to prevent them from reaching the machinery and men snugly ensconced below deck. The space between the bulkheads and sides should be divided into a convenient number of compart ments, also wafer-tight; in the deck, over each com partment, should b e a scutt l e, d o wn which to pass empty water-ti g ht woo d en cases, as a ground tier, and over these to b e s t owe d compact l y and closely to the deck the r es i s ti ng mater i a l ; t h e s t owage so completed, the scuttles should be secured and bat tened down. In the event of a shot entering so as to rip open the vessel helow the water-line, no great quantity of water could flow into the vessel, by reason of the compartments being already occupied ; the buoyancy of the vessel would not, therefore, be sen sibly diminished nor her trim affected. Such an arrangement, it may be observed, would much interfere with the stowage of equipments; but it must be borne in mind that speed is desirable, and as the steamer would require but very few hands, just sufficient only to navigate her, they would need no great space for accommodation and provisions ; the available stowage would, therefore, be mostly for fuel and magazine room to store about a hundred shells, sufficient to destroy as many vessels. So loaded, the steamer would not be brought down in the water to a depth detrimental to her speed. Though the unfitness of iron vessels for the pur pose for which they were intended has been deter mined, it would nevertheless be well to ascertain by experiment the capabilities of iron vessels to a change in maritime warfare that will inevitably come into operation upon the first rupture between mari time states ; a change in which, after all, the " iron pots, with submarine internals towing astern," may prove very much more than a match for the wooden walls bristling with cannon. I am, Sir, &c., NA UTICUS. Sept. 19. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL: Saturday being St. Matthew's-day s the Great Hall of Christ's Hospital, better known, perhaps, as the Bluecoat School, was thrown open to the parents and friends of the pupils, as well as to those, comprising a large proportion of the citizens, who take a deep in terest in this munificent charity, the noble monument of the piety of Edward VI. The doors were opened at half-past twelve; and from that hour the • visitors continued to assemble till past two, when upwards of 2,000 persons, chiefly ladies, were present, completely filling every vacant place in the superb old hall. Soon after two o'clock the Lord Mayor, accompanied by Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence and Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, in their robes, and preceded by the civic officers, entered the hall from the chapel, where a sermon had been preached to the boys by the Rev. Mr. Harris, one of the teachers of the City of Lon don School. They took their seats at the upper end of the hall, immediately fronting the pupils, who, in their time-honoured costume, were assembl ed to the number of about 700 in the organ-gallery. The business of the day then commenced, which was simply, in accordance with ancient custom, to hear the recitations of some of the senior boys who were about to leave school. The following was the order of the orations : show. Western Canal Flour, 4 dolls. 50a. to 4 dolls. 62ic. per brl.; Gennessee prime Wheat 1 doll. Bc. to 1 doll. 10c. per 601 b.; Indian Corn, round .yellow, 62c. to 64c. per bushel ; ditto flat yellow, 620. per bushel ; Indian Meal, 3 dolls. to 3 dolls. 12ic. per brl. In cotton we have to report an average amount of sales at. New York, New Orleans, &c. The crop ac counts continue gloomy. Rates for New Orleans and Mobile, middling fair to fair, at steamer's depar ture, were 14ic. to 144 c. per lb. Shipowners were asking higher prices for freights, viz., flour to Liverpool, 1.. 9d. to 2s. per brl.; cotton to Liverpool, 3 16d. to /A. per lb.; grain to Liver pool, 4FI. to sd. per bushel. In Exchanges on London tl-e sales were moderate at 110} to 110 f ; on Hamburgb, 351 to 36; on Bremen, 80 to 80i. TWO DAYS LATER, VIA HALIFAX. We have received by electric telegraph to Halifax via New Brunswick, in time to meet the steamer at that port, two days later news from New York. At the period of the dispatch leaving New York the Cotton market was reported to be more active, and prices higher, in consequence of a scarcity in stock on hand. We have political news from Washington of a later date than that given above. The Fugitive Slave Bill had passed the House of Representatives by a majority of 34. The Secretaryship of the Interior, vacated by Mr. M'Kennan, has been filled up by Mr. Stewart, of Virginia (Protectionist). Latin oration, on the benefits of the Royal Hos pitab—Alfred Sweeting, sccond Grecian, Mathe matical Medallist, 1850, and Pitt Club scholar, who is proceeding to Pembroke College, Cambridge. English oration, on the same subject—Charles Spread Townsend, first Grecian, and Classical Me dallist, 1850, who is proceeding to Jesus College, Cambridge. . _ =77- - SUICIDE THROUGH JBALOUSY.—On Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Carter, at the urope Tavern, Church-street, Battersea, upon the body E of Catherine fetcher, aged 42, who committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of whipcord. Mr. John Katcher, the husband of the deceased, who seemed to be about 25 years of age, said he was a working chemist; that on Thursday last a daughter of the deceased by a former husband came to him from their lodgings, and told him his wife had got some salts of lemon, with which she intended to destroy herself. Witness told her not to make herself uneasy'about it, as salts of lemon would only make her sick. Shortly afterwards he was in formed that his wife had destroyed herself; he immediad to tely ran home and found the dece ased hanging by a thin cor a brass hook in her room. She had often threatened to com mit suicide, but he had no idea that she was in earnest. She was of an exceedingly jealous disposition, and he believed this had driven her mad, although there was not the least ground for her suspicions. The witness, while giving his evidence, was greatly afflicted. The daughter of the de ceased having given similar testimony, the jury returned for their veidict that the deceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary mental derangement. GUARD BILLED ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWay.—A melancholy and fatal accident befel one of the guards of the Edinburgh a nd Glas g ow Railway yesterday forenoon. He was the guard of the express train which left Glasgow at half-past ten forenoon, and which calls only at two intermediate stations. One of these is Linlithgow, which the train was nearing, with the steam shut off; when the guard was observed by one of the passengers to fall off; on the arrival of the train at Linlithgow assistance was imme diately sent back, when the unfortunate man was found in life, but he only survived a few minutes. He had apparently struck on the retaining wall which bounds the line, by which his head was dreadfully damaged. The cause of the acci dent is unknown, but it is thought he was in the act of ap plying the brake to stop the train at the station when he lost his balance and was pitched off. His name was William Robertson. He was much esteemed for his caution, steadi ness. and courtesy. The unfortunate man has left a wife and six children, residing in Edinburgh. It may be worth stating, in connexion with this painful event, that Robertson was one of the few guards on the Edinburgh and Glasgow line whose life was not insured in the Railway Pessengers' Insurance Company; and that no farther back than Wed nesday last he had been urged by one of the clerks to avail himself of the advantages of that association.—Scotsman of Saturday. WHALE Fisnod.—A letter from the mate of the Alexander of Dundee, of date 25th July, states that seven vessels are expected to have got through the warier of ice at the top of Melville Bay , viz , :—The Horne, with ur fish the Pacific, with one; the Joseph Green, clean; the Lord Gambier, clean; the Regalia, clean; the Chieftain, one fish ; and the American, clean. Seven vessels bad come south, viz. :—The Alexander, clean ; the Princess Charlotte, one fish; the Advice, clean; the Jane, one fish; and the St. Andrew, clean. The other three, :of which no accounts are sent, are the Truelove, Abram, and Ann, of Hull. It would appear there had only been a partial opening in the barrier, which had again shut, and prevented the last-mentioned vessels from getting through. Those that have got through will have a good chance. No mention is made of the vessels sent out in search of Sir John Franklin, except the two Americans, which were then west of the Devil's Thumb. It may reasonably be concluded that Captain Penny's and Cap tain Austin's expeditions had got through Melville Bay early, as otherwise they would probably have been seen by the whalers.—Aberdeen Herald. ACCELERATION of THE NORTH MAILS.--We have been kindly favoured by the Secretary of the Post-office, with the following copy of the acceleration that is to take place on the first proximo, on the north mails from Perth, inci the Scottish Midland Railway to Aberdeen. The dis patch from Perth will take place at 2.50 r Ar., as at present, but the arrival in Aberdeen will be at 6.28 P.M., in place of 7.46 r.ax., which will allow of an evening delivery. The return from Aberdeen will be at 5.55 A.m., in place of 4.39 • A.M. The dispatch from Aberdeen to Inverness will take place at 7.13 raa, in place of 8.45 r hr. ; and the arrival at Inverness will he at, 6.43 A-M., in place of 8.45 A.m. The r eturn from Inverness wi ll be at 5.44 r N, . in place of 3.43 P.M. ; and the arr ival in Aberdeen will be 5.10 A at, instead of 3.39 a:M.—Scotsman. CARDIGANSHIRE.-- A BOLD WOMAN. —Police constable Harrison, of the constabulary rural police in this county, stationed at the village of Ll a nrhystyd, having oc casion to come to Aberystwy th on business, left' his wife at home. No sooner had the p liceman turned his back, than a robbery was committed, by a tramp at a farm- w h o having ouse net far distant from the village. The policeman's received information, immediately started-off, and came up with the tramp, with the stolen property on his pascal. S secured the thief and detained him until her husband re he - turned. —North Wales Chronicle. SINGING Mousr.—One of these extraordinary little animalsi s now in the possession of Mr. Makepeace, ne of the lay clerks of Rochester Cathedral. Mr. Makepeace was attracted by its noise, and succeeded in trapping it. It chiefly sings in the evening, but it can be heard occasionally through the day. The notes are not unlike those . 9( the linnet•—,Zltaidione lorna4 Greek oration on the sarae subject—Henry Charles Pryce Jones, fourth Grecian, and Thompson Scholar, who is proceeding to Worcester College, Oxford. French oration on the same sUbject—Gilbert 'Wil son Brown, fifth Grecian. • Latin A•leaics on " Westminster Abbey"—Henry Bawden Parkin, eleventh Grecian. Greek liunbics, tranllatiou, QC Prince Henry's Apology, and the King's li6/4y-,:james Gill, third Grecian, Who is proceediaiii tcp,P . einbroke College, Cambrid g Latin Sifphics, on Boadicea—John George Gaunt lett, twelfth Grecian. • Latin FJ'giacs, on the Death cf H. R. 11. the Duke of Cambridge —Richard Alfred Lloyd, tenth Grecian. Gre( k Sappbics, on Hannibal at the Altar—Henry Dove Sweeting, eighth Grecian. Latin Hexameters, translation of Thomson's Apos trophe to Philosophy— George Charles Bell, seventh Grecian. The addresses wer e , upon t h e w h o l e , well delivered In-- a t e h v e e rfaoluorfartshte:non thewith much n benefits Hos pitals, it was wond er f u l to o b ser ve the variety of manner with which th e yout hf u l ora t o rs managed to a of imaton and grace. the i Royal treat this necessarily limited topic; from the eulogy on King Edward, hi Mr. Sweeting's Latin oration, to the graceful tribute paid to the memory of the Duke of Cambridge, in the English oration of Mr. Towns end. In the Latin verses on Westminster Abbey Mr. pi t l i y ie in le t t r o od s uc ir ed ß a oh to e u rt ch r i e n e g i, allusion to the mean place amidst th e great an d good w to Pa e r m k o in ry ha o p f h a o s se ta a ky le g s r n e o .. pese beneath that sacred pile. At the conclusion of the recitations the boys sang, with great precision and excellent effect, the National Anthem ; after which the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs left the Hall, on which the little fellows set up a shout that made the roof of the building ring again, and continued their cheering till the last of the visitors had taken their departure. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. CESIREWITCH STAKES. 7to 1 agst Russborcugh I 10 to 1 agst Backbiter 10 to 1 agat Bolingbr o k e I 100 to 6 agst Laudgrave CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 9to 1 egst The Italian I 400 to 100 agst The Italia n 25 to 1 agat Hagley (t) I and Mulgrave DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Prime Minister 40 to 1 agst Aaron Smith (t) 25 to 1 agst Teddington (t) 40 to 1 agst Brother to 30 to 1 agst Phlegethon Chanticleer (taken) LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1850. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTII, SEPT. 22.—The Dutch frigate Prince Von Orange arrived yesterday morning from Curacoa, and saluted the union jack and the Com mander-in-Chief's flag which was returned by the flag-ship and platform battery, after which the cap tain came on shore with M. Louis Vandenbergh, his Netherlands Majesty's Vice-Consul at this port, and paid his respects to the Port-Admiral. The Fox, 42, Captain Lambert, sailed this morning for the East India station to relieve the Cambrian. The Thetis, 36, Captain Kupar, C. 8., sailed this morning f , r Lisbon, to join Commodore Fanshawe's squadron of evolution. The Bonetta brigantine, Lieutenant-Commander F. E. Forbes, arrived at St. Helen's in the night of Friday, and came up to Spitnead yesterday forenoon, from the coast of Africa. She sailed from Sierra Leone on the 3d of August, and has encountered some very foul weather. The clerk in charge (Mr. Down) died on board on the 28th of July, frcm coast fever, contracted on 'shore by landing only one day at iVhydah on duty. The squadron was thus distributed when the Bonetta left. In the Bight , : —The Gla diator, Hecla, Jackal, and Wolverine. On the south coast—Cyclops, Rattler, Waterwitcb, Pluto, Flying Fisb, Phcenix, Kingfisher, Philomel, and Snap. On the north coast—The Hound and Ringer. The Commodore was on his way to Zusgatanga. The Archer had arrived at Ascez•sion, and was ordered to the Bights. The Plu to steam vessel will be the next vessel home, and may be expected in about a week. The Hecla steam-sloop has been highly successful in making prizes. She sent her ninth into Sierra Leone about three weeks before the Bonetta sailed, which latter has made seven during her stay on the station. The Bonetta has been two years and eleven months in commission, is now or dered to be paid off at Chatham, for which post she sailed this morning. The commander, Lieutenant Forbes, bas been employed during the past year in negotiating with the King of Dahomey, in the en deavour to establish a treaty for the abolition of the slave trade throughout his territory, but which failed. His Majesty reviewed his troops during Commander Forbes' sojourn with him, v.nd they are spoken of as well disciplined, though 4,000 out of 10,000 of the soldiery are women clothed as men, who perform their military duties in every respect as well as their male companions in arms. His Mejesty, es a mark of his especial favour, presented Commander Forbes with a juvenile princess, aged 7 years, whom he has brought to England to be educated. At the "Cus toms" (a sort of religious rite) 30 human sacrifices were offered to their deity, two of the (soldiers from Attapahme, aged respectively, 40 and 50) Com mander Forbes purchased for 100 dolls. and sent to Fernando Po to be liberated. The slave trade was very brisk and the squadron very healthy. The Hecate steam sloop was commissioned at this port yesterday by Commander G. S. Hand. The other appointments will be found below. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, SFPT. 21.—Lieutenant—Francis A. Close (18150), to the llecate steam-vessel, commis sioned at Portsmouth. Master—John Richards (1847), recently serving ;n the Geyser stesm-sloop, to the ecate. Paymaster and Purser—Thomas Pidcock (1846), ;o the Hecate. Mate—Augustus G. Broadhead (1849), from the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, to the'lmpreg nable, 104, flag-ship at Devonport. Midshipman—William H. Malone, to the Hecate. Master's Assistant—George A. F. Day, to the Tra falgar, 120, at Sheerness. Clerk—Henry Campion (1848), recently serving in the Vixen steam-sloop, to the llecate. Naval Cadet—Felix S. H. Weber to the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth. Gunner—James Milton, to the Hecate. Boatswain—Thomas Foaly, to the Hecate. Carpenter—Thomas Woodcock, to the Hecate. 8., Rear-Admiral M. F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C B , one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and Captain Si Bald-win Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, visited Woolwich Dockyard to-day, and were accom panied by Commodore Henry Eden, Lieutenant Ro bertson, Mr. Macdonald, Master-Attendant; Mr. Laing, Master Shipwright; Mr. Henry Chatfield, and Mr. James Peake, assistants to the Master Ship wright; Mr. Edward Humphrye, Chief Engineer; and Mr. John Trickett, assistant to the Chief Engineer, while they minutely inspected the steam-vessels fit ting for service at this yard, it being intended to have 32 steam-vessels constantly employed for the sup pression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa ; one of these vessels being ordered to proceed about the Ist of every month with the mails, and relieve another from duty on the coast. The sailing vessels at pre sent on the African station are to be withdrawn as soon as steamers are ready to replace tl4m, and no sailing vesse Is will in future be employed for the sup pression of the slave trade. The Alecto steam-sloop of 800 tons, with engines of 200-horse power, built at Chatham in 1839, from a design by Captain Sir William Symonds, and fitted with paddle-wheels was the first vessel visited by his Lordship and the Surveyor of the Navy. The Alecto was recently condemned as unfit for further service, but she is now in the east dock having new planking put on, and other repairs effected, and may yet be capable of a lengthened period of service. After a short visit to San Fiorenze, 50, building on the slip at the east end of the yard they returned to the basin at the west end, and went on board the Firefly steam-vessel, Commander George A. Seymour, commissioned dur ing the present month, and to take out the October mails for the coast of Africa. The Firefly' is 550 tons burden, with engines of 220-horse power by Maudslay, Son, and Field, and fitted with paddle wheels ; her last service was on the coast of Africa. The Wasp steam-sloop, fitted with a screw-propeller; the Geyser steam-sloop, fitted with paddle-wheels and engines of 280-horse power, by Seaward and Capel ; and the Buzzard, fitted with paddle-wheels and en gines of 300-horse power, by John Penn and Son; and the Volcano, 350-horse power, engines by Rennie, were also minutely inspected in the basin, and are all in an advanced state nearly ready for service. The Geyser is ready as an advanced war-steamer, and the Wasp will be ready for commission by the Ist of next month. The factory was visited after the vessels, and his Lordship and Sir Baldwin Walker then left for town, when they concluded their inspection, which occupied upwards of three hours. The Tenzer steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander J. H. Selwin, arrived here to-day from the coast of Africa, and last from Cork, where she was obliged to put in. Commodore Henry Eden inspected her in the afternoon, the crew were mustered and went through their exercises in a highly creditable manner, and appeared an active body of men. The Teazer bad taken four prizes during the short period she was on the coast. She was principally employed in con veying parties of troops and Royal Marines up the rivers, and has brought home .a' piece of brass ordnance from the Gambia, which bears the date 1650; although it is 200 years old, and of Dutch make, it is loaded at the breach, and the charge and shot kept in their proper position, inside the gun, by a quoin nearly similar to the plan of the gun submitted to the select committee at Woolwich by Major Ca vern, of the Sardinian service, and now at Shoebury ness, having experiments made with it. The gun brought home in the Tenzer belonged to one of the native chiefs, and was found' in the bush. The crew had it fitted on the capstan, and have often fired it, but they say it takes longer time to load it and fire than it would to load from the mouth of the piece. The Firefly steam-vessel, Commander George A. Seymour, is to be taken out of the basin on Monday, and will leave for Greenhithe to have her compasses adjusted on the 25th instant, and then to proceed to Plymouth to be paid in ,advance, and take out the mails of the Ist of October to the coast of Africa. The Geyser steam-sloop, although ordered to be taken to Sheerness to be kept in ordinary as an advanced war steamer, will in all probability remain here and be commissioned at thisport, Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer, having stated ,to Rear-Admiral Berkeley and Sir Baldwin Walker to-day that it would be better for her to be employed on active service at once than to lay her up in ordinary. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD, SEPT. 21.—A martello tower, in accordance with the re p ort of the officers of the Royale Engineers, is forthwith to be constructed on the Stack Rock, commanding the entrance and approaches to Milford Haven. This fortification will be built in the most substantial manner, and mounted powerful and effective ordnance. L o ndon, have entered into the w m i e th ssrs the. Jackson, most ckson,o f contract for its erection, which will be commenced immediately and pushed forward with all possible dispatch. The Marten, 12- gu n brig, built on the plan of Sir William Symonds, late Surveyor to the Navy, was launched on Thursday evening:. This is the last launch from this dockyard during the present year. A company of Sappers and Mieeers, under the di rection of an officer of the corps of Engineers, have been engaged in surveying the coast for the Admi ralty; they have erected towers for the purpose of taking their levels and observations at Cardigan Island, Mount, and other places on the Pembrokeshire side of the river Tivy. FATAL ACClDENT.—Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday morning, a lofty scaffolding, erected in front of the house No. 23, Commerce -place, Brixton-road, occupied by Mr. Alvey, stationer, came down . with a tremendous crash. There were two brialayers and a labourer on the upper platform, all of whom fell on the footway pavement. The labourer, who escaped with come slight bruises, was taken to his own home, but the bricklayers received such se rious contucins, that they wereimmediat ely removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where one .cf them, named Cooper, died in the course of the day. The oliller man, whose skull is fractured, is considered in a very preca zious state. Challenge—calling upon a man who has hurt ycur feelings to give you satisfaction by shooting you through the body. - _Eliza Cook's Journal. The Cambria, Captain Leitch, sailed ft oml ,Uver po9l9ll§Aturdeh W Jialita and Biota. CRICKET. SURREY PHOENIX V. THE STREATHAM CLUB. One of the strongest amateur clubs in the vicinity of the metropolis is that of " Stre atham," and t o meet i ts members the " Surrey Phasnix at the end of last week rose up at the Oval, when some very briliant cricket was displayed during the two d ays which we re occup i e d i n the testing of their respect ive strength. Th e S treatham, however, bad the assistance of one of the S urrey Cl u b" bowlers in lieu of one of their bowling m e mbers, who is absent on a pickling" excursion. They a l so h a d t h e batting aid of young Mortlock, one of the Surrey ground ach did good service. Upon the first innings the Streatham eleven had the advantage by 43 runs, so the ' , adding the amen; tof their seconds hands, 88, to that majority, the Phoenix commenced their second innings with a total of 132 to obtain to win. Of that number they bad made 56, with the loss of three wickets only, when at the close of the second day it was agreed that the match should be drawn. THE GODALMING CLUB v. THE CLAPION CLUB. This match was played last week on Mr. Marshall's ground at Broadwater,.Godalming. The Godalming club were allowed to enlist the services of Sherman, one of the bowlers of the Surrey C l ub , in their behalf. It was a splendid match, especially in reference to the first in nings, for taking awe)! the 17 byes, wides, and no balls, Clepton were just four a head upon the battirg score. The score steed this:—Goda lming, first innings, 68 ; second ditto, 63; Clrpton , first innings, 94; second ditto (with three wickets down), 38. DEATH OF HENRY .1:BERCI!, ESQ.—It is with ex treme regret that we announce the death of Henry French, Esq ,of the firm of French and Co., wine merchants. This estimable gentleman was in the enjoyment of excellent health on Sunday laat. He as attacked with scarlatina on that night, and though Sir Philip Crampton and Sir H. Marsh were early in attendance, the patient never rallied. He expired this morning, at one o'clock, at his residence near Monkatown. Mr. French was recently married to the ami able and accomplished daughtr of one of cur most respected fellow-citizens.-- Dublin Evening lrlu jl. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS —Mr. A. W. Hanson is appointed her Majesty's Consul to the Republic of Liberia. Mr. George Lloyd is appointed Vice-Consul at Lubeck, in the room of Mr. Illicnicke, deceased. Mr. E. T. Har rison is appointed Vice-Consul at Macaraibo. Messrs. Ri chard Sisson Darling and John Stowe Wainwright are ap pointed members of the Legislative Council of Trini,ad. Mr. G. H. Richardson is appointed a member of the council of Tobago. ANOTHER FIRE AT GRAVESEND. At about half-past one o'clock on Saturday morn ing smoke was observed by a police-constable to is sue from No. 25, Queen-street, Gravesend, occupied by Mr. Drayton, linendraper. On looking further he saw flames bursting from the shop window, and at once gave the alarm. The town engines in a few minutes were brought to the spot, and at that time the houses Nos. 25 and 24—the latter occupied by Mr. Curtis, clothier—were enveloped in flames. The in mates had barely time to escape, through the assis tance of some pilots and watermen, who, fortunately, were celebrating the triumph of the Rosherville Re gatta, at the George Tavern, fronting the opening of the Market-place into Queen-street. Mr. Ridge (ex mayor) and several other gentlemen having arrived, the former, seeing that it was useless to attempt to save the burning houses, directed the firemen to apply themselves to prevent the extension of the fire to the adjoining houses, No. 26, in the occupation of Mr. Edwards, grocer; and No. 23, in that of Mr. Ander son, watchmaker. Accordingly a large body of water (of which there was an abundant supply from the waterworks' main) was discharged at these houses, and with good effect. At two o'clock the roofs of Nos. 24 and 25 fell in, and materially tended to suppress the times. An incessant discharge of water was kept up from the three engines, which were well and ener getically worked; and at about three o'clock all dan ger of the extension of the fire either up or down the east side of Queen-street was stayed. The houses 26 and 23 were considerably damaged. The whole of that side of the street, from the George Inn up to the New Inn in the New-road, is timber-built, and would have-been consumed. beyond doubt but for the timely discoi4ry of the fife; the prompt arrival of the engines, and the powerful assistance rendered by the police, a body. of -military from the fort, and the pilots and watermen. The hotases 24 and 25, and all stock, fur niture, &c., they contained, totally destroyed ; 23 and 26_.cousiderahly damaged, and the adjoining houses above- and below more or less injured. The loss is estimated at between 2,0001. and 3,0001. All the property is, as we learned, insured. It appeared that at about ten o'clock, when the pilots and watermen arrived .at the George Inn (close to the site of the fire), a great quantity. of fireworks had been let off in the street in front of the inn, and at the end of the mar ket-place, opposite the burnt houses, and it is con jectured, that, though the shops were shut at the time, some rocket or other firework bad, by some means or other, found its way into Mr. Drayton's premises, where the fire was first observed. On the occasion of the late fire in High-street, the mob collected was so ill-conducted as to call forth the strongest censure of the bench of magistrates. On this occasion they con ducted themselves creditably, and every assistance was willingly rendered by the men in whatever way i was required. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. On Saturday night an accident of a very serious character happened on this newly-opened line of rail way, and which there is reason to tear will result in the death of the fireman, if not of one or two other persons who were unfortunately proceeding by the train. It appears that a very heavy cattle train, the first it is believed that the Great Northern authorities have run upon the line, en arriving at the Hitchen station, had to be taken across upon the down line, to snake room for two up trains, which were then due. At the time the cattle train was so driven upon the down line, the eight o'clock down train, from the King's cross station was also due. The red signal light was put on, and a policeman was sent upon the line with the light to caution the driver of the down train to stop. Whether the driver of the down train saw the red signal, or whether the cattle train was in advance—that is, on the London side of the Hit chen station, is not stated, and appears not to have been very correctly ascertained. The result, how ever, was, that the down train ran with very great violence into the two engines that were attached to the cattle train, all three engines, each of which is estimated at about 2,0001. value,, being so materially damaged as hardly to be able to run again. The driver of the down train was thrown off the engine before he could become acquainted with the danger of his position, and has sustained such severe internal injuries, that fears are entertained for his life. The fireman bad his kg broken, and a lady, who was a passenger by the train, had several of her ribs broken, and another passenger sustained fractures of limbs. Many others were injured; but with the exception of those mentioned, they were not so severely da maged as to prevent their conveyance to their respec tive destinations. The authorities have resolved on instituting a rigid inquiry, with a view to ascertain the cause of the lamentable accident. FALL OF A GRINDING MILL. SIIEFFIELD, SATURDAY.-ThiS morning, about half-past nine o'clock, the establishment of Messrs. Walters and Co., of Globe Works, Sheffield, was thrown into great confusion and alarm by the sudden fall of a great part of their grinding mill. The build ing i 4 three stories high, and the part which fell con , sists of three rooms, measuring about 50 feet by 24. On the ground-floor the heavy grinding was con ducted ; on the first floor the grinding of a lighter character, and on the top floor the light grinding and the buffing. The first floor rested upon four very flat brick arches. Each arch sprung from a strong cast iron beam, which crossed the room, and was sup ported in the centre by a metal pillar. A number of workmen were engaged at the time on each floor of the building. The men on the ground-floor observed a falling of dust from one of the arches, immediately followed by a crack and a gradual settling down of the brickwork. The men on the first floor also heard the crack, and perceived a sinking of the floor be neath them. Both these sets of men rushed to the other end of the place, and escaped unhurt. The men on the top floor also heard a noise, but not suppos ing it to be anything unusual, took no notice till they found the floor sinking and the windows breaking from the giving way of the outer wall. Several of them escaped to one end of the building and slided down the chain of the crane to the ground. But before the others could escape two of the arches supporting the first floor broke in, pulling inward the outer wall from the floor to the roof, and the floor of the top story. Several of the men in the top room were involved in the ruins. They were quickly extricated and con vey e.I to the infirmary. It was found that one of them, named John Heathcote, had sustained a com pound fracture of the left leg; another, named Crownshaw, had received a severe concussion of the brain and nervous system, besides various bruises. Two others suffered from contusions of a slighter character. With regard to the cause of the accident, it would appear that the grinding stones and troughs on the first floor were of considerable weight, and that water from The troughs kept the brickwork of the arches almost constantly in a moist state. It is supposed that the brickwork first gave way, which throwing the weight obliquely upon one of the iron beams, caused it to snap off close to the wall, thus bringing down the arch on each side of it. Happily the engine of the mill was s t oppe d as soon as the ac-- cident occurred, or the damage must have been much more extensive. THE CATASTROPHE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Four of the bodies of the nine unfortunate men who were killed on Thursday morning by being run over by a train were interrred in the burial-ground in the parish of Shentonfield, on Saturday, that being the parish in which the shocking catastrophe occurred. 'lhe place in which the bodies of the men were interred is about a mile and a half from Brentwood, from which place a number of persons at tended the funeral. The coffins were followed by a great many persons, including the men who had worked with the decased on the Eastern Counties line. The other five bodies were previously carried away to the various places where the relatives of the unfortunate men resided, by whom they will be interred. Two only out of the nine were married men. The one has left a widow and five children, and the other a widow and two children. For the families of the two mar ried men it is understood that a subscription will be forthwith raised, which it is not doubted will be beaded by the direc tors of the Eastern Counties Company. It is a remarkable fact that though there were several other men employed along with the nine who met their death none of them were injured. CHEAP RAILWAY EXCUBSIONS.—These trips, which have afforded an opportunity to upwards of 1,500,000 persons to visit different parts of the country at most mode derate charges during the fine season, are now drawing to a close. Yesterday morning.excursEn trains started from the Great :Western terminus, Paddington, for Windsor, Reading, Oxford, Bath, Bristol, and Clifton. By the South-East e rn, from London-bridge, to Gravesend, - Margate, Ramsgate, Dover, Folkstone, Tunbridie, Brighton, Hastings, Ports mouth, Guildford, Reigate, Epsom, Croydon, &c. On Satur day morning a special train, filled with passengers, started for Paris via Folkstone and Calais, and to return on Wednes day evening—this is the last for the season. By the South- Western to Portsmouth, Southampton, the Isle of Wight, and Salisbury; and by the Eastern Counties to Cambridge. The trains were well filled. These cheap excursions have not only been a great recreation to the public, but an excel lent return to the different railway companies. GRAPES.—Mr. J. Cubbon, gardener to G. A. Woods, Esq., of Balladoole, Isle of• Man, last week gathered from a vine which had been planted but two years a single bunch of grapes weighing seven pounds. PLYMOUTH, ,SATURDAY. —Miss Polling, daughter of the late Captain Dolling, R.N., and sister of Lieutenant Dolling, R.N., now commanding the Nautilus, naval appren tices brig, in the Sound, was on a visit to Mr. J. E. Elwor thy, of Bovisand. Yesterday afternoon the young lady went to the beach, which is near the Sound and Breakwater, for the purpose of bathing a favoui ite little dog, and was absent about four hours. Mr. and Mrs. Elworthy, on being in formed that the dog had returned without its mistress, be came alarmed, and on sending to the beach at Bovisand, the lifeless body of the u fortunate. lady was found floating near the rocks, frcm which it is supposed she must have slipped in reaching to catch the dog. It need not be said that it has caused the most poignant distress to M r . an d Mrs. Elwortby and her bereaved relatives. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —By far the Best Account of the Four Days of the Doncaster appeared in Bell's Life in London of September 22, in which journal races were given to the extent of nearly Eix folio columns, inclUding an En graving r.nd description of the Cap.—The early publication and country edition of Bell's Life commences at four o'clock Saturday mornings, in time for all the Saturday morning early post and railways. The average weekly sale of Bell's Life act* 29,000, the pno 64 Or forty (21i9 celtuahe. THE SEA SERPENT CAUGHT. The Corh Examiner contains the following ac count of the capture of the sea serpent at Youghal, which has been furnished to that journal by Mr. William Linehan of the drainage works :—"This mighty monster has been at length secured. How it will be inquired ? By what human or earthly means could such an animal, wonderful for its size and the velocity of its movements, and endowed too with the extraordinary power of paralyzing all about it by its electric vibrations, be taken from the mighty deep ? For the last three years a work of great magnitude has been carried on here, under the drain age Commissioners, which had for its object the re covering a large tract of land from the encroachments of the sea. Hundreds of men, of horses and donkeys, hive been employed there raising from both ends an immense mound which was to meet, and be united at the centre, for the total exclusion of the waters. Latterly this has been drawing to a narrow channel, and the rush of waters through it at each tide was really ter rific. Boats going up the river have been whirled into it with a violence that defied all the exertions of the rowers. On Saturday lait all was in readiness for the final closing of the gap—planks, piles, boats, and rafts, laden with heavy stones. As Mr. Larkin, the superintending engineer, was standing on the extreme mound, ordering the men, a mighty animal was seen moving up the harbour, its head about ten feet erect above the surface of the water, and its flaming eyes turning quickly directions. It was the famous sea serpent. On reaching that point of the channel opposite the works (it was then nearly high tide) the animal seemed to feel and to like the rolling current, and it glided in on its surface through the gap with a majesty which no words can adequately describe. The men working there were, for some seconds, struck dumb with amazement, and those at the extreme points near the water felt the quick influence of an electric shock as the animal glided by. Come boys,' said the engineer, after recoveri ng hi s p resence of mind, ' let us push on the work, and the lad is secured.' Night and day, and even Sunday, did they labour incessantly at filling up the gap, while the monster was perform ing strange evolutions in the still water inside. Then was the large sluice opened to let out the confined lake; and gradually were left bare the scaly sides of the serpent. On Monday morning the animal was dead on the dry slab, and the men of the works car ried it off in pieces to Mr. Verling's establishment, where it is at this moment being converted into oil. And thus the great sea serpent is no more. Should any one doubt the truth of the above statement, let him but visit this place, and he can convince himself. He will find the gap closed • the immense stra n d per fectly dry; and that part o f where the serpent died still bearing the deep marks of the monster's last fear. ful struggles." SERPENS REDIVIrUS. Tempus erat, when Captain lilquEoa Sic quidew dixit crossing the "say," Vidit seri entem monstrous of size, Caput ferentem, with huge goggle eyes, Ocalos volvit, and, trembling with fcar, Membra resolvit of all who were near; Nam erat thus, strange to be told, Viribus nista, and fierce to behold. Turn dixit Owenius, 'ewes but a seal, Ad quad M'Qubazus indignant did feel; Iratus mire, tna: it should bo said Se sic nescire, what shape wai its head; VidisEe dixit, a thing like a mane Oculoupe infixit, to know it again, " Non est ita stupidus," so did ho say, Veritatis est cupidus, not of display." Sed tempus recessit, and this was all over, Cum illi succoseit another gay rover, Cui nomen ost Travers, so signed to his letter, the, quoque, palavers not very much better; Nam quum navigaret, in his own cutter, Portentum apparel, which made them all flutter. Est hcrridus moguls the which they behold, Maud dubio sanguis within them ran cold. Triginta pedes, his head was upraised, Et corporis sedes in secret was !Awed; Viderunt et caudam with glass's assistance, (Capiebat alaudam at half a mile's distance.) bed hocee postremum they never confessed, Innate modestia this much repressed. Sic serpens manebat, so says this same joker, Et sett) ferebaf, as stiff as a poker, Tergum fricabat against the old lighthouse, Et se liberabat of scaly detritus: Sic Travers vidit; of course we believe him, Si aliquis ridet in arms he'd receive him. Sod mire fuerunt, and strange to behold, Qrm post acciderunt, as we have been told. Nam anguis interritus let them approach him, Nec unquam est veritss danger could touch him. Sed Travers crudells, the story doth any, Venit utpote fells to seize on his prey; Nam semel paravit - for shooting the snake, Et certe speravit a capture he'd make; Tune plumb° percussit, thinking he bath him, At serpens exailuit full thirty fathom; Exsiluit mare, with pain and affright, Et conatus abnare, as fast as he might; Neque ilk semi; no ! nothing so rash, Terrors aunt muti, he'd make such a splash, bed mine edict unt, the place to inspect, Et rquamas viderunt, the which they collect. Quicunque non credat, or doubtfully rails Ad locum accedat, they'll show him the scales. Quae, sole trocres, they brought to the shore, Et causa est es—they couldn't get more. lime tabula mire, is . fravers's tale, De face dire, he saw in bia sail, Et ipsum implore, to pardon what's wrong, Et veniam oro, for being so long. T. C. D. Literary Gazttte. C. 0. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 21.—The Master of Clare Hall (Dr. Webb) has signified to Mr. Cowling's committee his disapproval of the manner in which Mr. Wigram's name has been brought before the University, and his entire approval of the proceedings of Mr. Cowling's friends from the beginning. His name, with that of Mr. J. C. Heath, fellow of Trinity Hall, has been added to the list of Mr. Cowling's committee. Mr. Rowland's B.D. fellow of Queen's College, h a s b een added to Mr. Wigram's committee. The following is a copy of a letter the Master of Clare Hall has this day addressed to the Master of St. John's College : " Litlington, near Royston, Sept. 21, 1850. "My dear Sir,—l am very sorry there is now a probability of a contest fur the representation of the University, and that persons who entertain similar opinions could contend, not in defence of high princi ples, but rather from local and collegiate feelings. I have good reason to believe the statement of Mr. At lay to be accurate, from what I be ar d f rom indivi duals, and what took place at a meeting at Jesus Col lege, at which I was present. I also feel, from not seeing any address from Mr. Wigram, that it has not been Mr. Wigram's wish to come forward, but that he has been brought forward by his friends in col lege, and others who have no friendly feeling towards St. John's College. With respect to both Mr. Wigram and Mr. Cowling, I have a high opinion of them as lawyers and men of right prin ciples, but I have had more opportunities of judging of Mr. Cowling, from his having long been one of the counsel for the University, and having seen his diligence and intelligence upon difficult points on which he has been consulted by the University. As Mr. Wigram can scarcely be said to be in the field, I do hope that he may be induced not to come forward, and that we may not have a contest, but that persons who have similar views with myself may come for ward and declare themselves. I should, therefore, be glad if you would add my name to Mr. Cowling's committee and you are at lib er t y t o ma k e whatever use you think advisable of this communication. " I aim, my dear Sir, yours very truly, • " WILLIAM WEBB. " The Rev. the Master of St. John's, Chairman of Mr. Cowling's Committee." Co URT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 19. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert walked out this morning. In the afternoon her Majesty drove in an open car riage with the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Prince of Wales. The dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness Speth, Lord James Murray, and Sir Edwin Landseer. Her Majesty did no t go out this morning, .SEPT 20. owing to the unfavourable state of the weather. In the afternoon her Majesty drove in the open carriage ; his Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen ar rived at the Euston-square terminus of the Lon don and North-Western Railway on Saturday morning, from Absrgeldie, the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and was received by Sir George Couper, who conducted his Serene High ness to Clan ace House, St. James's. In the afternoon the Prince, attended by Sir George Couper, proceeded to the London-bridge ter minus, and took his departure lay the South-Eastern Railway for Dover, en route to the continent. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo. nial office from the Governor of Sierra Leone and the Gambia. Idleness teavels very kisurely, and poverty won overtakes her.—Eliza Cook's Journal. THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPII.--Mr. Brett, in a letter to a contemporary, says—" Your correspondent allades to the fragile nature of the submarine line from Dover to Cape Grisnez. Much having been said upon this subject, I would beg to state that it was intended more as an experi mental line than for a permanent line. And I should here state that it was not covered according to the plans, or pro cess, as originally proposed by me, in which gutta•pereha formed only one of several coverings for insulating and pro tecting each wire, several of which are to be combined in a large cable of sufficient strength and durability to reaiat the dug cf a OA luiclut" MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal.) There has been a very general demand for shares during the week. Holders of most of the leading mines appear to reserve them for higher prices; but there have been considerable transactions done in many of the secondary adventures, which have gene ' rally maintained former quotations, whilst in some an advance has taken place. The copper market has continued extremely active; and, from the large number of orders on hand, makers refuse to take more. Speller also continues very firm. The directors of the Devon Great Consols, at their weekly board meeting, held yesterday, declared a dividend of 6,1441. or 61. per share, out of profits arising from sales of copper ores sampled in May and June. After payment of the dividend, there will remain in hand a balance of 20,0661. 12s. 5d., consisting of cash, ore bills not at ma turity, and Exchequer-bills, applicable to the general purposes of the company. At a meeting of the director of Tmcroft, held on Thursday, a dividend of 10s. 6d. per share was declared, being 7i per cent. upon the paid-up capital of the company. At a meeting of Wheal Margaret adventurers, held at Hslsetown, on the 13th inst., the accounts to the end of June were submitted, showing—after payment of dividend of 91. per share, ',Goa— a balance of 1221. At the Wheal Buller meeting, held on Tuesday, the accounts fur July and August were presented, showing—after payment of dividend of 201 per share, 2,560/.—a balance in favour of adventurers of 5781. At the Butallack meeting, held on Tuesday, the accounts for April, May, and Juno were passed, showing—after.. the payment of dividend of 51. per share, 500/.--21 balance in favour of adventurers, 431. At the Tre vhkey and Barrier meeting, the accounts of Trevis key for June and July showed a profit of 1,8011. for the two months ; a dividend of 151. per share was de clared, carrying to credit of next account 41, with ore bills not yet at maturity. At Barrier there is but little doing. The mine is looking well, especially in the 236 and 248 fm. levels ; 505 tons of ore were sampled on the 10th instant, and about 500 tons may be calculated on for September and October. At Alfred Consols meeting, a dividend of U. per share was declared, as advised in our last. Since we have received the statement of accounts, by whichlwe find a balance of 277/. 19s. 6d. is carried to credit of next account. At the Wellington Mi nes meeting the profits on the months of May and June are shown at 1941. 13s, 11d., which, added to the balance from last account, allowed a dividend of 11. par share, carrying to credit of next account 271. 6s. sd. At George and Charlotte account meet ing the statement showed a balanee of 241. in favour of the company. Very little has been done since 1847. At the Bryn-Arian meeting, it appeared that the requisite machinery had been erected, and a pro fitable mine was anticipated ; a call of ss. per share was made. At South Plain Wood meeting the ac counts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 404/. ; but as it was liable for August and September cost, a call of 105. per share was made. At the Wheal May meeting it appeared the balance remaining in hand was 211.; while the amount remaining unpaid for labour and merchants' bills was 1721. At the Lamherooe meeting the accounts presented showed— liabilities, 5761 ; assets, 4731. ; leaving balance against the mine of 1921. At the Exmoor Wheal Eliza meeting the captain, after detailing the work ings already carried out, recommended, froth the na ture of the indications, that operations be continued, for which purpose the unappropriated shares are to be issued. In foreign mines there have been transactions in St. John del Rey, Copiapo, United Mexican, Cobre, Imperial Brazilian, Linares, and N'orth British Aus tralasian. The Imperial Brazilian letters are to the 12th of July, simply advising the gold returns from the 13th June to the 12th July, from Gongo Soco, amounting to 201 b. Ooz. 6dwt., and from Bananal, Gib. soz. sdwt.—making a total of 261 b. soz. 1 ldwt. A remittance of about 6,4001. of gold dust has been received. A petition to the Imperial Government, for reducing the duty to 5 per cent, has passed the Chamber of Deputies. The National Brazilian ad vices are to the 13th of July, furnishing the produce —from Cocaes, from 15th June to 13th July, mks. 5 1 5 50; from Cuiaba, from 18th June to 6th July, mks. 4 70 6; total mks. 10 0 5 56. The stopes at Cuiaba are represented as looking promising. The St. John del Rey dispatches are to the Bth of July. The produce for May is given at 22,484 oits , leaving a profit of 3,4171., whilst that of the following month (June) appears to be 20,750 oits., with a profit of 2,231/. only. The falling off of the returns is explained by the manager to be in consequence of a ♦ariety of untoward accidents during the month of June, and further adds that "it is nearly two years since I had to report so low a rate of profit. It is now occasioned partly by the falling off in the produce, partly by the high amount of costs, which affects us every second month in the charges from Rio for export duty, commissions, &c., on shipments of gold, and partly by advanced rate of exchange." From Linares the monthly report of Captain Curry has been received to the 7th inst. The monthly returns was esti mated at 90 tons, and the produce is now found to be on an average about 1011 tons a month. The old workings east and west of San Antonio winze have been discovered productive, where the load is esti mated to yield from three to four tons per fathom. The engine works well, and other operations are pro gressing very satisfactorily. The quantity of lead weighed in stock during the week was 31 tons 14 cwt., whilst the total amount in store at the mines, Seville and Malaga, is about 273 tons. Advices have been received by the directors of the Barossa Range Mining Company, dated March 12. The re port states that Lyndoch Valley Mines had been worked by three pares of men, some of whom made good wages ; 52 tons of ord had been shipped, per John Bartlett, some days previous to date. T F-- _HE RINCESS'S THEATRE.—The tragic and comic lessees, Messrs. Charles Kean and Robert Keeley, will be first in the dramatic field for the winter campaign. On Saturday a meeting of the company took place, to assign the various parts before the opening night, fixed for the nth inst. : Mr. and Mrs. Kean were present. The other ladies and gentlemen were—Messrs. Robert Keeley, Alfred Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Wynn, C. Fisher, Lloyd, Bolton, George Cooke, Meadows, Harley, Flexmore, Coimaek, Edmunds, and George Ellis (stage manager); Mrs. Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Murray, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Summers, Miss Cushnie, Miss Phillips, and Mrs. Charles Kean, &c. The interior of the theatre has been re-decorated will considerable care and taste. Iler Majesty's box is preparing in a style of peculiar elegance ; the private entrance for the royal visitors is in Castle-street, formerly the stage door. The performers for the future will pass through a house in the adjoining court, next to the theatre. Messrs. Gordon and Lloyd have prepared a new set of scenes for Hamlet, which will be the first Shaksperian production. A new farce was rehearsed for the opening night. GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH.--Lord Lyttelton has addressed a letter to the Spectator, in which the Noble Lord rays he agrees with nearly all the remarks of that jour nal upon his letter respecting the Church ; but he is of opinion that a church legislature should be composed of laity as well as clergy. " There ought," he says, " probably to be a difference between the composition of the legislative and judicial organs of the Church, if she become possessed of self govenimeut," but he does not wish to indicate the type of such a legislature or scheme of government without further discussion and inquiry. " I am disposed," the Noble Lord concludes, "to think that the constitution .of the American Church might furnish a good general model." DISTRESSING CASs OP TRIPLE BIRTH.—The wife of a poor man, named Eagles, a coachman, residing in Cum berland-mews North, Bryanstone-square, presented her hus band on Friday evening last with three boys, all strong and healthy. We are sorry to say that the father, baying . been out of employment for the l as t fourteen weeks,vfitha tawny of three young child ren p rev i ous l y an d a sick wife, is unable to procure them the necessaries of life. TEE SNAKE CHAEMER.—Among the passengers by the Indus which left Southampton on Friday with the Indian mail was the young African snake-charmer, whose daring feats with snakes and serpents in the Zoological Gar dens have excited so much attention for the last few months. His hone is at Grand Cairo. He stated that he should re turn to England in a short time with more snakes, scorpions. and othet wild animals. He has learnt to make himself to lerably understood in English since he has been here, although when he arrived he could scarcely speak a word of the language. ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STEAM-BOAT.—On Satur day morning a most distressing accident took place on board the Lady Seale steam-boat, at present lying off Cotton's wharf, 'rooley-street, Southwark, whereby a man named William Brown, aged thirty, one of the crew, received such frightful and complicated it-juries that he cannot possibly recover. The Lady Seale is a screw steamer, and had arrived at an early hour with a large cargo from Guernsey, making fast alongside Cotton's-wharf, when the crew and others engaged commenced unshipping the goods, The unfortunate man and another were ordered to make some alteration in the mainmast, and whilst sitting on an oar whichlad been placed for a seat, the vessel gave a sudden lurch, when Brown slipped, and fell a depth of fifty feet on to the deck, when he received such fearful injuries in the head, back. arms, &c., that it was deemed necessary to convey him to Guy's Hospital, where he was taken without loss of time. Mr. Edward Cock, the house-surgeon, examined the poor fellow, and rendered every aid, but gave no hopes of his recovery. The make of the soul is as much seen in leisure as in business. —Eliza Cook's Jsurnal. DEATU Or AN lir rroromstus.—One of the largest sea cows ever killed in this country was shot by Lieutenant Macpherson, 91st Regiment, on the banks of the Kieskamma, not far from the coast, on the 22d ult. Mr. Macpherson and Staff Assistant-Surgeon Barclay bad gone on the excursion chiefly with the view of encountering one of these unwieldy animals, and after various endeavours to kill one in the liver, the animal destroyed was tracked by Mr. M., with the assistance of a Kafir, for some distance in the bush on the right bank of the stream, until at l engt h he was descried re c li n i ng i n a dry ravine. Approaching the spot stealthily, when within about a dozen yards of hint. Mr. M. fired, 'edging a rifle ball behind the ear. This staggered. the huge creature for the moment, during which his assailant had time to reload, his second ball penetrating the head above the eye. A third shot was fired with like success, by Mhich time Doctor Barclay, guided by the report of the piece, reached the spot. At this moment the wounded animal, suddenly routing himself, made a charge upon his assailant, who only escaped by pitching head-foremost into the ravine. Despite of his severe wounds, the sea cow made his way, bleeding profusely, through the thick bush, and into the river, where, after some time, he wes discovered and dragged ashore quite dead. The carcase is estimated to weigh 5,00 pounds tisp jaws when expanded are, at their extremities, four feet apart.— Graham's Town Journal (Cape of Good Hope)._