The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-04 00:00:00

TEE LATE SIR R. PEEL! It is impossible to exaggerate the feelings of pro found emotion with which the mournful intelligence of the death of Sir Robert Peel was received Yester day in every circle of the metropolis. At tirst a feeling of incredulity was created by the startling in telligence ; but when this had been removed beyond all doubt, the next very natural desire was for more ample information than the suddenness of the occur rence had hitherto admitted of. In order to satisfy this very natural anxiety, it will, perhaps, suffice if we embody the leading incidents connected with the calamity in the subjoined narrative, the materials for Which have been gathered from sources of unques tionable authenticity : Sir Robert Peel had called at Buckingham Palace and entered his name in her Majesty's visiting bock only a few minutes before the accident. Proceeding up Constitution-hill, he had arrived nearly opposite the wick gate leading into the Green park, when he 'net Miss Ellis, one of Lady Dover's daughters, on horseback, attended by a groom. Sir liaihert had scarcely changed salutes with this young lady when his horse became slightly restiff, swerved towards the rails of the Green Park, and threw Sir Robert sideways on his left shoulder. Two gentle- Men who were close to the spot ran forward end raised him, holding him in a sitting posture. Dr. &encart was the third gentleman to render assistance. Re saw the accident from a distance of 150 yards, and hastening forward reached the spot just as Sir Robert had been raised by the other two gentlemen. Sir Robert, on being raised, groaned very heavily, and in repl to. Foucart's qtion, as to whether ~,he was muy hut, ch replied, " uesYes—very much." "tiling the few moments which elapsed before a car riage was procured Sir Robert became unconscious, in which state he remained until after he had been assisted into the carriage. He then slightly revi v e d, and, aga i n i n rep l y to Dr. Foucart, said, "I feel better." Th e carriage was then ordered to drive a mwly through the park to Whitehall - gardens , Sir Robert being supported by Dr. Foucart and the two gentlemen who had first raised him from the ground. They had not proceeded more than thirty yards when Sir James Clarke met the carriage, and, having heard Of the accident, came up to see if he could render any assistance. Dr. Foucart requested Sir James to accompany him in the carriage to Whitehall, which Sir James consented to do. In a few minutes after he had entered the carriage Sir Ro bert became much excited, and endeavoured to r aise himself up, which it was thought necessary to p r event. He then again sank into a state of half unconsciousness, in which he remained until his ar rival in Whitehall-gardens. On being lifted out of the carriage he revived, and walked, with assistance, into the house. On entering the mansion, Sir Robert was met by Lady Peel and the members of his family, who had, been awaiting his arrival in painful anxiety after having received intelligence of the accident. Lad Lady Peel was overwhelmed with emotion, and would e flung herself into her husband's arms had not Sir James Clarke and the other gentlemen in attend ance removed her. The effect of the meeting upon Sir Robert was extremely painful. He swooned in the arra s , of Dr. Foucart, and was placed upon a sofa in tne nearest apartment (the dining-room). From this ? nun Sir Robert was never removed, and so extremely sensitive to pain did he speedily become that it was only after very considerable difficulty that he could he removed from the sofa to a patent hydraulic bed Which had been procured for his use. Sir James Clarke having consulted with Lady ;reel, it was arranged to send at once for Sir Ben- J a Win Brodie and Mr. Caesar Hawkins. Dr. Seymour an d Mr. Hodgson, the family physician and surgeon, were also s e nt for at the same time. Sir James Clarke and Dr. Foucart remained in attendance until Mr: Shaw (Sir Benjamin Brodie's assistant) came, When the former left. At length Sir Benjamin ar rived, and a consultation took place between the six gentlemen whose names are above given. A for wadable difficulty presented itself at the very outset of the case, from the distressing fact that Sir Robert's sufferings were so acute that he would not permit any minute examination of his injuries to be made by the medical men . Th e s li g h tes t t ouc h i n th e v i c i n ity o f me injured parts gave him intense agony, and the °llly manner in which he could be treated under the c ircumstances was to assume that the comminuted tractur e of the clavicle (which was evident to the eye, on the clothes being removed) was the only one, and that th e r ib s were un i n j ure d . Aft er th e con sultati on it was d e t erm i ne d t o re d uce thi s f r acture, but owing ,t 0 the extreme sens ibili ty o f t h e pat i en t, the opera tion was not completely performed, and, at the expi ration of a few hours, the sufferer entreated that he might be released from the bandages, and they were accordingly taken off. D uring Saturday evening Sir Robert was per itted to see L ady P ee l an d t h e mem b ers o f hi s family; but after this time it was thought advisable to exclude all strangers from the apartment, for fear of producing any additional excitement. Sir Robert passed a restl ess n i g ht on S a t u rd a y, his extreme sen editY to touch i ncreas i ng h ou rly, and his symptoms altogether becoming very alarming, which at first, We believe, some of the medical gentlemen in attend ance did no t cons id er th em t o b e . O n S un d a y even ing, the pulse having increased from between eighty and ninety, a t w hich it had ranged after the accident , t° u pwards of 100, it was deemed necessary to take l blood, with a view of reducing the inflammation. Twe nty a h,, leeches were accordingly applied to the le ft bla-aurr Dr. Foucart, and a large quantity of was obtained. There was no positive improve m"ll the condition of the patient from this opera taao'h a nd he continued in a very precarious state Al and g i mut the whole of Sunday and Monday. On in ere 2 A night the alarming symptoms were greatly defer used' About seven o'clock Sir Robert became In thisa?s, and attempted to raise himself up in bed. of thnsit4hte he continued during the greater part exh aust t, and at intervals he became so much sev era l e " that his medical attendants were survive times of opinion that he could not of - through the night In the paroxsyms oldest sufferings Sir Robert's thoughts were with his and dearest friends, and the names of Hardinge and G o' cle e a rahare were frequently upon his lips. At four on Tuesday morning Sir Robert fell into a Sound until ! lee r' , in which he continued uninterruptedly e'ght o'clock. On awaking, his mind Was quite Theecomposed, a nd his medical attendants considered him much refreshed by the rest he had enjoyed. was still, however, cause for intense anxiety. From(ne] the period of the accident up to this time ar (nearly 70 hours) Sir Robert had taken no other sustenance than a glass of champagne and the yolk of one egg beaten(Fee up, which he was induced with some difficulty to swallow, adminis tered, Medicine had been as a matter of course, but throughout the same lengthened peri o d the system ' had remained perfectly Inactive. The pulse had greatly increased on Tues day, marking from 112 to 118, and becoming very weak. At noon on Tuesday Sir Robert expressed him self to be a little easier. This relief, was, unhappily, of short duration. At t wo o ' c l oc k f ar more d angerous s ymptoms than any w hi c h h a d yet b een o b serve d pre sented_ r th emse l ves. At this time Sir Robert began to !?eathe stertorou s ly, an d hi s senses aga i n f a il e d hi m. Re ceased to answer any of the questions addressed to him, and appeared to be sinking into a comatose state. Sir Benjamin Brodie was again sent for, and on his arrival agreed with Dr. Foucart and the other _medical g en tl emen t h at the case now assumed a most dangerous aspect. The pulse had become very weak, and a. marked 118. F rom two o ' clock to six o'clock the chang e for the worse was progress i ve , th e pu l se Stimulants to 130, and becomin g gra d ua ll y wea k e r. effect, and t he stertorous 'administered, but had no apparent more" painful. breathing became more and all the relief tha t a l relatives were now informed that Lein and thattascience could afford was ex hausted,suleolitonhope whatever existed of Sir Robert Peel's life Bishop of Gibraltar ged for 24 hours. The Rober e e v. Dr. Tomlinson), a very old friend of Sir of as now sent for to administer the last offices arrival of the prelate it was y that the intipleateedhurch. On the and the members of the famil might now, to . Lady Peel without risk of increasing the dangerou s in nwhuiicohn he the patient, be admitted to the apartm ent et was lying. In a few moments the whole family were assembled in the presence of their beloved r e l at i ve, whose exhausted condition at this time sca rce l y ' enabled him to recognize their identity. It is not the province of the journalist to violate the sanctity of a scene like this, and therefore this portion of our narrative necessarily omits all matters of detail. It is sufficient to say that the lamented sufferer revived sufficiently during one period of the interview to identify the features of those beloved ones surrounding his couch—towards whom he at length extended his faltering band, and, in an atti tude bespe a king the intensity of his feelings, whis; Pered in a scarcely audible voice—" God bless you ! ,At the terminatio n of this distressing scene Lord - ;lardinge and Sir James Graham, who had been in firmed of the fatal result anticipated, were admitted Fi the presence of the patient, now rapidly sinking. IJ?th gentlemen were painfully affected ; and well 'night Lord Hardinge remark, on leaving the room, that the cont em pl a ti on o f hi s b e l ove d f r i en d upon hi s d ying couch h a d more unnerve d hi m t h an a ll th e dangers be had encounted on the plains of Moodkee and Sobraon. At 9 o'clock Sir Robert hal beco,ue so exh austed as to be callous to al. extear al imprt ssiens. the members of hi s f am i ly still remained near him, w i th the exception of Lady Peel, whose painfully-excited feeling s rendered it absolutely necessary to remove her from theapartment. The sufferer's strength was, however so casional farexhausted that, although he gave oc the indications of bei ng sensible of their presence. power of utterance had altogether ceased, and proaching. it saon became evident that his end was rapidly ap- Sir R o b ert ceased to exist at nine minutes after eleven o'clock. Those present at his dace , :e were, his three brothers, the Dean of Worcester, Colonel Peel, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Peel, three of his sons, Mr. F. Peel, 1‘.1.P , Captain W. Peel, R.N., and Mr. Arthur Peel ; his son-in-law, Lord Villiers; Lord llardinge, Sir J. Graham, and the medical ; gen tlemen in attendance. Sensibility to pain had ceased some time before death, and his last moments were not disturbed by any physical suffering. After death on examination of the body was made, when a most important fact was, for the first time, discovered, viz , that the fifth rib on the left side was fractured. This was the region where Sir Robert complained of suffering the greatest pain, and it was probably the seat of the mortal injury, the broken rib pressing on the lung, and producing what is technically knows as effusion and pulmonary en gorgement. The family were consulted on the subject of a post mortem examination, but both Mr. Frederick Peel and Captain Peel objected to allow the remains to be disturbel in any way, end the precise cause of death will therefore never he ascertained. An appli cation for permissi,:n to take a cast of the face, from an eminent sculptor, was also refused. Lady Peel continued throughout Tuesday night in a state of complete prostration, and yesterday morn ing her illness had so much increased that it was found necessary to call in Sir Benjamin Brodie. The Queen sent to inquire after her Ladyship at an early hour. The Duchess of Gloucester and other members of the Royal Family also sent to make in quiries, and his Royal Highness Prince George called personally to ascertain the state of her Ladyship. The Duke of Wellington called at one o'clock to offer his condolements. The Duchess of Inverness, the Russian Minister, and several other members of the nobility called to inquire after Lady Peel during the day. Several of the principal mercantile establishments in the City and at the west end manifested their high respect for the lamented deceased, and their deep re gret at his premature demise, by closing their win dows—a proceeding almost universally adopted in the neighbourhood of Whitehall. The flags of many , vessels on the river, and also on many public build ings, were hoisted half-mast high, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. The body was placed in a shell last evening, and the funeral will, it is expected, take place in the mausoleum of the family at Drayton, near Tamworth, in the early part of the ensuing week. LIVERPOOL. The following notice has been posted in the Ex change news-room at Liverpool : "It is respectfully suggested that some manifesta tion of general regret for the decease of Sir Robert Peel be immediately adopted. Perhaps an address of condolence to Lady Peel and family would be most appropriate, or a piece of crape worn on the arm or ha`" BIRMINGHAM. The melancholy death of Sir Robert Peel has created a feeling of universal gloom among the inha bitants of this town. It is the all-engrossing topic of conversation, publicly and privately ; parties of every shade of politics expressing the deepest regret for an event which is looked upon as a great national cala mity. So profound a demonstration of sorrow has not been evinced in Birmingham since the lamented death of Mr. Canning. TAMWORTH, WEDNESDAY. It is impossible to convey the effect produced throughout the town when the melancholy news of the death of its principal inhabitant became generally known this morning. The feeling is as if each family had been deprived of one of its members, who, whilst their glory in his public capacity, was deeply beloved for a thousand acts of private kindness and sympathy. The general sorrow has been evinced with one consent by the almost total suspension of business, the partial closing of the shops, and other external demonstra tions of mourning and respect. Yesterday was the usual rent-day for the Drayton tenantry; but the fatal accident happened so close on the time, that it was found impossible to postpone the business to a later day. As may be supposed, however, there was no dinner on the occasion ; and the gloom that pervaded the assemblage, as the dangerous condition of their friend and landlord spread amongst them, would have rendered the usually attendant festivities entirely out of place. SEARCH for SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. A copy of the following letter was forwarded to Lloyd's yesterday, from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty : "Aer Majesty's ship Enterprise Fortescue Bay, Straits of Magellan, April 18, 1850. " Sir,—l had the honour to report to you by the Nancy Dawson, that her Majesty's ships under my command reached Possession Bay, in the Straits of Ma gellan, on the 10th April, where I found the Gorgon. The Investigator not having arrived, I deemed it advis able to push on by myself, leaving orders with Captain Paynter to join me in the Straits on the 17th, should the Investigator not appear. "We reached this place. bring favoured with fine weather; and having stayed a day at Sandy Point, for tt,e purpose of procuring fresh beef, on the morn ing of the 16th I had the happiness of being joined by the Gorgon, and the Investigator yesterday afternoon; so that we are now in a condition to face the most difficult portion of the navigation, with ten days' fuel, independent of what can be spared from the discovery ships in case of need, which I have little doubt, by choosing our time, will be suffi,ient to take us fairly into the Pacific. Yet as the period of our arrival in Bhering's Straits is drawing on so fast, I feel myself under the necessity of proceeding from here straight to the Sandwich Islands at the time, lest by calling at Val paraiso would lessen the probability of my reaching the ice by the Ist of August. Und,r this conviction our provisions havebeencompleted from the Gorgon, and with the ten days' fresh beef we have obtained here, together with the stores their Lordships have provided for the health of the crews, I have little doubt but that the ob ject they had in view by ordering me to repair to that port will be obtained, and that the health of the ships' companies will not be impaired by foregoing a relaxation while the main object of their Lordships' instructions would be lost.—l have, &c., (Signed) "RICHARD COLLINSON, Captain. " To the Secretary of the Admiralty." BRITISH BENEFICENT INSTI- TUTION. The foundation festival of this charity was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, yesterday evening, the Earl of Cardigan presiding. The institution is projected for the purpose of affording permanent incomes, without dis tinction of religion or country, to the widows and un. married daughters of military and naval officers, clergy men, members of the learned professions, professors of the fine arts, gentlemen engaged in mercantile pursuits, and others who have moved in a superior station of society, resident in Great Britain and Ireland, who, by reverses of fortune, may be exposed to want, and also for the erection of alms-houses, to which the recipients of the society's bounties will have the privilege of becoming candidates as vacancies occur. From a variety of causes, but principally, perhaps, from the lamented death of Sir R. Peel, there was rather a limited attendance of guests on the occasion. The principal noblemen and gentlemen present, besides the chairman, were Lord Macdonald Lord Hubert, Lord Erskine, Colonel Verner, Mr. George Hudson, M.P., Mr. Felix Agar, Sir R. P. Jodrell, Sir C. Ibbotson, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Blakemore, M.P., and Mr. Raphael, M.P. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts haviug been given and responded to. the Noble Chairman, in proposing Prosperity to the Institution," briefly pointed out the peculiar claims which reduced gentlewomen had upon that public in whose society they had moved in better days, but from whose sphere they had been driven by misfortune. This sentiment was echoed and enforced by Mr. Sergeant Murphy, and the ether speakers who fol• lowed. In the course of the evening, a list of subscrip tions amounting to nearly 1,0001. was announced by the secretary, Mr. Richardson, who also stated that there was already a large number of applicants for the benefits which this institution has been set on foot to provide and diffuse. The distinguishing character of the institution it, that the candidates are to be chosen not by the votes of the subscribers in the usual fashion, but by the presi dents, vice-presidents, and council of the charity, and it re mains to be seen whether, worked on such a principle,it will be successful. It appears in the meantime to have made a fair beginning, and the speeches at last night's fes tival would seem to indicate that a charity of the kind is required, there being, as was stated, among all the numerous metropolitan charities, none which had exclu sively in view the relief of decayed gentlewomen. The arrangements connected with the dinner were perfectly unexceptionable, and Mr. Ransford and Miss Ransford, assisted by Miss Bassano, Mr. Holmes, and Mr. W. E. Ransford, favoured the company with a choice selection of Songs- Mr. Toole ably officiated as toast-master. PURI:WIT OF ART TINDER SINGULAR DIFFICULTIES. Vigseesihr-ataug_ht artist named Carter has recently died at He was Eex, where he had for many years resided. power of ever originally a farm labourer, and by accident lost the the force of y part of his body but the head and neck. By acquired the perseverance and an active mind, however, he power of drawing and painting, holding the pencil between hi s i• kind offices of an Affectionate and teeth, when placed by there by ' the ctiate sister. In this manner he has not only whiled awayysicalel the greater part of fourteen years of almost utter ph with h igh has actually produced works which have met P commendation. his groups and compositions are fin a i a s i i ( l l ( ti) ,, have been " most deli cately worked and highly contemplated the preparation of ; grand work for the The poor fellow had International Exhibition, but the 17tratleephysical liic re new accident. maining in him was lately extinguished ofl The best of his art-productions would suT ia el t _y ep b e e worth a place in the Industri!d Exhibition even anything like art-ment.—Builder. a ndently of The hay-harvest in this neighbourhood is pro ceeding most satisfactorily---a large breadth of land w cleared and the crop secured in capital conditio n before tlr heavy rain which fell on Wednesda y last and the fol lowing a day retarded the operation s of the husbandtuen. No damage, however, to the hay already cu t has resulted from the ra in: whilst the standing crops have derived great benefit from the refreshing showers. In the course of the next week or ten days, should the weather continue favourable, the hay.. harvest will be concluded, and we hear that the crop gene rally is considered an average one. The wheat is looking very hea'tby, and there is every promise of an abundant crop. Vegetables are unusually a b un dant. Potatoes are Pleutifu t e and we hear nothing of the "blight."..Bath Gazette. NON-DELIVERY of NEWSPAPERS, &e.., OAT SUND A donut-it:on of London newspaper proprietors sca;tei upon the Marquis of Clanricerde, Postreaeter-Geact a', yesterday, at twelve o'clock, at his residence, in Carl ton-terrace, to urge upon his Lordship the necessity which exists f,r the abrogation of the recent enactment suspending the delivery of letters and newspapers on Sunday. The following gentlemen etteaded:—Mr. In gram, Mr. Douglas Jerrold, Dr. Mackay, Mr. Murdo Young, Mr. Serle, Mr. Wood, Mr. J. K. Chapmen, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Stiff, Mr. Ledger, Mr. J. I. Scott. Col. Thompson, M.P., had also an interview with the Noble Marquis. Mr. SERLE explained the object of the deputation. He said that a body of persons who were known as Seb batarians were endeavouring, by every means in their power, to put down all kinds of Sunday trading, and with this view they had introduced a Bill into Parlia ment which virtually placed newspapers in the same category with fish and vegetables, so that in fast, if this Bill, or indeed the recent Post-office regulations were persisted in, news being as perishable as the commodities he had named, they would become stale and valueless. The Marq its of CLANRIC.kRDE remarked that a Com mittee of the House of Lords had been appointed to consider the provisions of this Bil'. Mr. SERLE said be need hardly impress upon his Lordship, who must be perfectly conversant with the facts, that the recent order, instead of lessening Sunday labour, would. on the contrary, materially increase it. L'erhaes, the Post-office might not feel it; but newspaper proprietors would he compelled to employ on Sundays, tea times the amount of labour which the Post-office would, under the old system, find it necessary to use on Sundays, but with this difference, that the newspaper proprietors could only accomplish that laboriously, ex pensively, and indifferently, which the Post-office could do cheaply and effectively. With respect to the non delivery of letters on Sunday, he might cite the case of a coroner, who, in consequence of the closing of the Post - olliee, might bo unable to hold an inquest. Vessels might be kept in the Channel waiting for pilots, and thus not only danger to pro perty, but to life, might result. Mr. Thomas, of Finch-lane, news-agent, bad informed him that since the new regulation his sale on newspapers on Saturdays had fallen off 25 per cent., those newspapers which he had been in the habit of dispatching on Saturday after noon having been discontinued, because they could not reach their destination until Monday, and all the news papers had received no end of letters complaining of the non•receipt of papers, and in many cases discontinuing them altogether. The Marquis of CLANRiCARDE said, no doubt news paper proprietors had a peculiar claim upon the atten tion of the Government in this matter, on account of the stamp duty, which was always considered to include postage. Indeed, it had been calculated by Mr. Row land Hill, and it had often been remarked, that the Post-office had a right to claim a portion of the re venue thereby derived by the Government. There were matters of detail, the circumstances of which varied in different localities. His own opinion was— and be believed the same opinion was entertained by all the members of the Government—that this arrangement, which the House of Commons had decided should be carried into effect, would be of such extreme inconvenience to the country, as it would prevent the transmission of news as well as letters to individuals. As he had said, newspapers had a strong claim to attention in all matters having re lation to speedy conveyance by post on account of the stamp duty, but at the same time the alteration of the order must depend upon the public; the public were re presented in Parliament; the Government were merely the executive, and although there were doubtless occa sions when it was well for a Minister of the Crown to interfere, yet it must be obvious that there were serious objections to the Executive Government being put forward as opposing the wishes of the people, as ex pressed in the late address, and on a matter upon which strong religious feelings existed. It might be said that those actuated by their strong religious feelings did, not represent tho feelings of the country. That might or might not be the case. Very considerable agitation had taken place. The motion was not hastily brought on. It was announced early in the session, and was put off from time to time, due notice having been given of the . day upon which it was actually brought on. Upon all these occasions, neither the people nor their representatives came forward to oppose this motion, nor the wishes of those parties whom Mr. Serle had termed (it was not for him to say how correctly) Sectarians. He believed, however, a motion now stood for an early day, and of course if the House of Commons reversed, upon consideration, its judgment, he should be of opinion, and he might say all her Majesty's Ministers would be of opinion, though he was not in a position to pledge his colleagues in any way, that the original rule should be reverted to. His own opinion upon the matter was perfectly clear, because when he came into office he was anxious to provide for the wants that then existed, namely, the transmission through London of the mails that came up from the provinces on Sunday. He, how ever, found much difficulty in doing so; the matter was much misrepresented, but it would unquestionably be a great convenience to the country. In conclusion, the Noble Lord said, the Government would abide by the decision of the House of Commons, when the matter came to be reconsidered next week, and would take the result as the decision of the people as to whether the Post-office should be closed on Sundays or not. Some discussion then ensued, in the course of which the Noble Lord remarked, that he had been informed that on the night the late address was moved, 100 Mem bers were in the vicinity of the House of Commons, but did not think well to vote. THE POST-OFFICE SUNDAY REGULATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV. SIR,-1 have felt some little surprise at the apparent indiff , renue exhibited by the numerous class to which 1 belong (viz., commercial tra v el lers) on, and in ref e rence to, the recent alterations in the Post-office department; the trite saying, I suppose, " Wbat is everybody's! busi ness is nobody's," influences them, or perhaps they think as a body, as I have individually thought, the absurdity of the alteration will bring about its own cure. Notwith standing this almost natural conclusion, I do think we— (oh, that we !)—as a body, ought to petition the Legis lature to rescind with all possible dispatch this well intentioned, doubtless, but I cannot help adding, most foolish regulation. Ido not know another class of her Majesty's faithful, and I may well add loyal subjects (for never a day and dinner passes but her health and blessed babies are the first toasts, cloth removed, of course)—l say I do not know another class whom this regulation so materially and banefully affects. Lord John Russell, in his remarks, quotes St. Mark, chap. 2, v. 27, " The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." I think had he gone turther into that Gospel, and taken part of the 4th verse, 3d chap., " Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days or to do evil? to save life or to kill?" an answer might have been more easily found; for who in this whole world has the teme rity to say that the timely arrival of the long sought and earnestly prayed for intelligence, has not been the means of saving life—ah, life itself, to say nothing of the thousand gratifying intelligences which make that life endurable and sweet? Besides ' if it is right to free from their lsbour the employes of Government in the Post-office, why not in all other Government offices, po lice especially included? "The Sabbath shines no, day of rest for them," poor fellows. I could say much more, but your space is too valuable to encroach much, upon; and thanking you, Sir, most sincere l y for all your courtesy towards me, and the noble spirit you :always evince in forwarding the cause of the people, and more particularly our body, I am yours, most respectfally, A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Norwich, July 3, 1850. ESCAPE AND RE-CAPTURE OF TWO CONVICTS. Yesterday morning, about a quarter before eight o'clock, a party of convict., with the man in charge of them, took shelter from a sudden squall of rain Under a building at the Charlton-pier end of the Royal Dock yard, Woolwich, when, by evident concert, two of the g g o a nggn cof , named Griffiths e andliindmarfoshr 7 , theyfebarrms,ersuntiddtenre latter under sentence of 15 years' transportation, escaped nte in the most barefaced and daring manner, in sight of many parties, by using a five or six, bar ladder, and jumping over the low wall at Charlton. A sick work man, who saw them start off when outside the boundaries of the establishment, reported the circumstance on his arrival at the yard; and the active police force being speedily put on their trail, the officers were so successful in tracing the convicts that Griffiths was retaken in a few hours, and the last intelligence of tlindmarsh was !o the effect that there was little doubt of his re•capture, for he had been driven into a copse at Eyling, which was surrounded by about 40 policemen. Au investiga tion into the circumstances of their escape resulted in the confinement of the two sentries who were posted near the wall over which the convicts had climbed, and also of the man who had charge of the gang. It is reported of one sentry that ho admitted having seen a convict in the act of getting over the wall; and of the other sentry it is stated that he was induced to allow his musket to be examined by a convict, who declared he had never a gun in his hand before; and whilst the sol dier was interested in conversation with the keeper, the ball and cartridge were taken out of his musket, and the cap off the nipple, and his pouch also emptied of its contents, so that when the other prisoner bolted the soldier could not make use of his firearm. The convict keeper's explanation is to the effect that he was afraid of following the convict, whose escape he witnessed, be cause of his desperate character, the prisoner being a very powerful and determined man, whose crime had been that of manslaughter. In the course of the convicts' rambles they arrived at a hay-field, and were about to appropriate the clothes and victuals of the workpeople to their own use, but the owners disputing this unceremonious disposal of their property, a fight ensued, when by the unsparing use of stones in pccket handkerchiefs, the convicts severely in jured some of the countrymen. We are authorised to state that the horse from which Sir Robert Peel received his fall on Saturday last was bought at Tattersalls' on the 22d of April last, by Mr. Beckett Denison. and intended to be offered to Sir R , bert Peel. Mr. Denison rode him daily for a week. Ile met the troops with their bands playing, as well as omnibuses and carriages in Piccadilly—all which the horse passed without showing the smallest disposition to shy. Mr. amison in sisted upon Sir Robert riding him for a week before he de cided on keeping him. He did so, and then requested he might have him. The horse had been r galarly hunted, was eight years old, and had been ridden by Lord Villiers, who thought he would suit his father• in-law exceedingly well. For the last two months Sir Robert has ridden this horse re gularly.—?'fixes. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE A ‘A END NIENT OF THE LAW. Yesterday afternoon Lord Brougham, at the request of the council of this society, delivered a public lecture on the importance of the possession of legal knowledge by all classes of the community and the means of dlf fusing it. The rooms of the society were crowded with a highly respectable auditory, among whom were seve ral eminent members of the legal profession. , His LoaDsnip, in commencing his observations, stated, that nothing but the earnest request of the council would have induced him to undertake his present task. He feared that the dulness of the sub ject would cause them to spend a tedious hour, al though it might not be altogether a useless one. It was greatly to be regretted that the limited knowledge of the law possessed by the public in general fre quently proved a matter of serious detriment to those who had property and rights to guard, as nearly the everyday duties of a man required him in some shape or another to have a knowledge of the laws of his country. A inati's social position, whatever it might be, required him to he able to dis tingei.h between legal and illegal acts ; but how could that be the case where the laws which regulated these acts were not generally known ? Many of the wrong acts which the laws were framed to guard against were known by the instructions of teachers, both by and clerical, if not impressed upon them by a natural consciousness, and yet even in matters of this nature persons unacquainted with the law might find themselves incumbered with several difficulties. How necessary was it for a man to know the rights of self-defence, to be aware of the violence which may be used in repelling an assault or an in novation upon property. What difficulties might exist in respect to the laws of conspiracy, of com pounding felony, in discerning trespass from misde meanour—laws which in society ought to be generally known. A man should know the limits between trespass and misdemeanour, between misdemeanour and felony—matters on which his moral sense would give him no guidance whatever. Equally grievous might prove an ignorance of the course of judicial procedure in criminal matters, the laws of evidence, and those rules which guided courts in the reception of evidence—matters upon which persons were very often and grievously deceived. It was often found that persons committed themselves in writing to the injury of their own rights, from a want of knowledge of the simple fact that a part of a document could not be received without the whole. The protection of one's own character and the avoidance of injury to that of others comprised a knowledge of the laws of scandal and libel, and a knowledge of the law of parole evidence in matters of contract was not unnecessary even to those who had frequent dealings with trades men. A knowledge of the laws of usury might often be of essential benefit to many classes of the com munity, and the law relating to wills ought to be kuown to all who had property to bequeath. (His Lordship here entered into a detailed account of the various modes of entailing property or leaving it in trust, explaining how frequently testators left the law to decide doubtful points for them, or, from want of knowledge, reversed in effect their real intentions.) How many various branches of legal knowledge were required even by the cultivators of the soil— men of simple and plain habits, but who were often led into difficulty from want of some proper know ledge to guide them. The laws relating to shipping, conveyance of land, and, in fact, most of the principal statutes, might in turn affect the interests of all classes of individuals. How necessary, then, for in terest and defence of right was some general know lege of legal matters. Passing from the possessors of property to the possessors of offices, in what various ways might a man be called on to perform functions under the law, clerical and parochial offices of various kinds, and many others requiring a much more ex tended acquaintance with the law of the land tban was generally believed. With reference to the offices of juries—happily for our judicial system and the cha racter of the people, all questions of fact are, by the course of common law, referred to juries of twelve men, taken from all classes without distinction. The Crown had no power to abolish this ancient system, and even Parliament, with its omnipotent sway, had not ventured to erect a tribunal for criminal judicature without juries, although it had constituted other tribu nals where decision was given by the judge only. At least this was the case except in very trivial offences, which required rather a police intervention than the consideration of a judicial tribunal. In France a feeling prevailed that mere citizens were of no importance unless they were in some direct conjunction with the public service. Their cry of equality and fra ternity was of no value, the word fraternity being one to which no conceivable meaning could be at tached in reference to them. As to equality, every man there was in favour of it, fancying that the only exception to the rule ought to be in his own case. They would have no superiors when they were un employed. But arm them with a little brief autho rity, connect them in any way with the governmental functions, and those so elevated no longer cried out for equality, but protested each that he was not in his right position.—(Laughter.) From all this pro ceeded corruption to public and private morals; the anxiety fur influence was the bane of all. He (Lord Brougham) bad known a Royalist Prefet become a stanch Republican functionary on the information of the telegraph, without even waiting an hour for con firmation of the news—(Laughter)—so many of the nation passed their lives either as sycophants or agi tators. In England the equality of right only was acknowledged, and distinction was open to all by honest and unfettered rivalry. This bound all classes together, made as it were the iron chain which secured the vast pillar of society— "On the huge anvil forged the massive chain, Compact, unbroken, clamped—the building to sustain." An ignorant jury might be in the hands of the judge, and might sometimes be called on to decide matters of law, as in the case of malicious prosecution or unfairly issuing a fiat of bankruptcy. A jury might not be able clearly .to separate their oWn functions from that of the Judge, but a general acquaintance w ith the principles of caw might avoid the troubles arising from these facts. Jurors should weigh in cases of guilt whether the animus furandi existed, which was not always done ; in cases of great offences juries ever conceived a revenge if it might be so called against the offenders, and recommendations to mercy were frequently tendered on absurd grounds, both here and in France, where also the juries had their circonstances attenuantes. An unpopular law also might be evaded by a jury notwithstanding their oaths, ed and to miney. Again, approaching with in these ap ways might roach a in y g g b with a reverential feeling but a bold respect to the Houses of Legislature, it would there be found that from the want of ,legal knowledge possessed by many of the popular representatives much in jury was done to the common weal. The Lower House had virtually hardly any lawyers, and even those who were lawyers worshipped rather idolus pecus instead of idolus foci. They adhered to their own fixed notions rath er th an any thi ng e l se . Par liament had been said to be not m agnas inter opes mops. The objections against the law Bills were, that the public mistrusted these dilet tanti lawmakers, and these objections might be re moved by a more universally diffused legal knowledge. The Lords were th e hereditary judges of this country, and had always been so, and their education was superior ,to that of the representative; of the people; hut even in their body the judicial capacity was al most always referred to the professional peers, the general body never Interfering, as it was clearly in tended at first that they should. There again would be the benefit of legal knowledge. Of what service might legal k now l e d ge b e t o tli't3 younger members of the higher orders, whose wealth caused so manylpitfalls to be laid for their inexperience; and how much embar rassment and injury might be prevented by it. The mode of spreading this knowledge would be by the establishment of lectures open to all classes, and while the present system of pupilage was by no means checked, yet the public would have better and more extended opportunities under the new system to be proposed. Three gentlemen of high legal attainments had offered to undertake such a task, when the public should be ready to appreciate their exertions. These classes would be ancillary only to the present mode of instruction, and no doubt that they would be adopted in the larger towns of this great kingdom. His Lordship, after expressing his thanks for the pa tient attention shown to him, then sat down ; but almost immediately rose again and said—" Many friends of the Society for Extending the Knowledge of the Law are at work in America—that is, to ex tend the knowledge of the English law. It is my intention, not at present or during the recess—being otherwise engaged—but, perhaps, in the month of January next, to visit the United States, to witness the efforts that are being made for this laudable object." On the motion of Lord BE.undowr, the thanks of the assemblage were warmly expressed to his Lord ship, who briefly expressed his acknowledgment and retired. ESCAPE OF ONE OF TUE LIVERPOOL BURGLARS. —The three men and women apprehended under suspicion of being concerned in the recent burglaries in the neighbour hood of Liverpool, were brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, and were recommitted. Half an hour afterwards the greatest consternation was occasioned by the discovery that the prisoner Mutch had escaped out of Bridewell. It is supposed that as he was being conveyed with a number of others along the passages to the cells, he contrived to crouch This u s p i i m o n a man i i sn points supposed towards behind a door and afterwards to pass up the stairs and by escape through the Crown Court. Mr. Rushton was sitting in the Nisi Prius Court, so that the man had only to adopt a wrenching off the box but no trace of him has to be the planner of the burglaries, and is said to be possessed of great ingenuity and acuteness. When the prisoners were little caution to get off unobserved. apprehended, he endeavoured to escape by jumping through b t s h ee e eout A l v ad i o a N vs v et o rhed f e t a r me a e i l ao ‘v nf a ches } h . oifestacti,l.rhirgeGjahugltoae:crkdiaf.one of the ' doors, to nd .N-.'..VAL INTELLIGENCE. JULY 3.--The Howe, 120, Captain Sir 'TAT E'S Stirling, sailed last night for Sheerness to be Quid off. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Black wood, hauled alongside the dockyard jetty yesterday morning to return superfluous stores prior to re fitting. kShe has' been already recommissioned by Sir tie! fry Blackwood. The .I'dedea steam-sloop, Commander N. Lcckyer, will be paid off on Friday. We are requested by Commander Lockyer to state we were in error with regard to the threat of firing upon his ship at the Mauritius. Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., struck his flag last evening at sunset and went to London to attend her Majesty's levee this day. Wind strong gales. PLYM.VtITU, JULY 2.—Her Majesty's frigate Thetis, 40; Captain H. J. Codrington, was yesterday v:Aterl by Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, ie the Sound, when the ship was thoroulthly inspected and the in,,n mustered and exercised with small arms. Tlie Thetis has her bolts stowed in a peculiar manner, the thwarts of the launch and pin nace are made to shift, and being fitted one in the other, and the barge inside the pinnace, they occupy very little space on the booms amid ships. When the Admiral inspected the ship the nest of boats was covered over and firmly secured to the deck for sea service. Within fourteen minutes after the order was given the boats were cleared, hoisted one out of the other, thwarts fixed, guns, provisions, and water placed in them, and the men fully armed and equipped were on board and alongside the frigate ready for any service in any direction. This smart evolution had never been performed be fore in less than sixteen minutes. The Confiance last evening towed the Thetis up Hamoaze, where she is to be paid off all standing, the unserviceable stores only to be sent ashore. When the Thetis was attached to Admiral Parker's fleet in the Mediterranean, and had her regular sea stock of water and provisions on board, she took 1,000 bags of bread and 150 tons of other provisions from Malta to the Dardanelles. Notwithstanding this great addition to her ordinary equipment, every gun was ready for action, the capstan clear for working, and a fair way left to the ship's store-room and powder magazine. Admiral Parker inspected her in this condition, and expressed his admiration of the ar rangement effected by Captain Codrington, which was cleverly done by stowing the goods in the 'tween decks, and berthing the men on the main deck during the passage. The merchant ship Eliza, Captain Thomas Pain, which left Sydney on the 11th of March, and dropped her mail at Falmouth on the Ist instant, was off here yesterday and landed Mr. Manning and Mrs. Wheeler, passengers from China. Trade was brisk at Sydney, where 14 ships were berthed fur London, and eight or nine for California. At Ho bart Town 19 vessels, measuring in all 3,200 toss, were laid on for the gold region. The Eliza has pas sengers, Captain Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Stranger, Miss Sands, Mr. F. Smith, Mr. Crighton, and Mr. Sharpin ; her cargo consisted of 250 tons of copper ore from Adelaide, and 3,200 bales of wool, besides oil, tallow, and whalebone from Sydney. She got to the tropics in 48 days, without going below 57 or 57i deg. June 1, lat. 22 deg. 38 min. N., long. 38 deg. 10 min. W., spoke the Ellen from Glasgow for Honduras; on the 3d, lat. 26 deg. 49 min. N., long. 39 deg. 54 min. W., the Medusa, from Ceylon to London ; on the 4th, lat. 39 deg.: 37 min. N., long. 41 deg. 19 min. W., the Vrow Johanna, from Bata via for Rotterdam, out 96 days; and on the 19th, lat. 43 deg. 16 min. N., long. 29 deg. 10 min. wr., the Caroline, from Barbadoes for Dublin, out 27 days. Wind S.W., smart breeze. WOOLWICH, JULY 3.—The following promotions were made yesterday at the Admiralty, they are all dated July 1 : Mate John K. Simone (1848), recently serving in the Alarm, 26, on the North America and West Indies station, to be Lieutenant. Mate John Trevenan (1848), serving in the Ocean, 80, flag-ship at Sheerness, to be Lieutenant. Mate Thomas B. Legh (1848), serving in the Fire brand steam-frigate, on the Mediterranean station, to be Lieutenant. Mate Geowe Grey (1848), serving in the Bonetta, 3, brigantine, on the coast of Africa, to be Lieu tenant. Mate John Hutchinson (1848), serving as acting mate in the Herald, 22, surveying•vessel, in the Pa- , cific, to be Lieutenant. Mate Arthur R. Fox (1848), serving in the Helena, 16, sloop, on the North America and West Indies sta tion, to be Lieutenant. Commanders W. F. Burnett (1846), John Ormsby Johnson (1849), and T. A. B Spratt (1849), com menced a course of study of steam at the fac•ory at Woolwich on the 26th of March last, and having completed the requisite period of study, . were ex amined by Mc. Trickett, assistant to the Chief Engi neer, and have this day obtained certificates of their proficiency. Lieutenant Meynell H. M. Mundy (1846) is ap pointed to study steam at the factory at IVoolwich Dockyard. Sir Francis T. Baring held a levee yesterday at Whitehall, which was attended by the following officers :- Vice-Admiral Thomas Brown. Rear-Adinirali-John Bret Purvis, Fairfax Moresby, C. 8., and the Hon. George Poulett. Captains-Donal Henchy O'Brien (1821), George R. Lambert (1825), and William J. C. Clifford (1847). Commanders-John Tudor (1811), Thomas Baring Bond (1825), James A. Stevens (1842), James B. Wil loughby (1846), George Harper (1847), William Critchell (1848), Gerard John Napier (1849), Richard Purvis (1849), and Arthur Mellersh (1849). Lieutenants-William Richard Smith (1841), Gran sine R. Moyle (1842), and Francis A. Close (1850). Rear-Admiral Dundas, C. 8., First Naval Lord, held a levee yesterday, and it was attended by the following officers :- Rear-Admirals-Fairfax, Moresby. Captains-Donat Henchy O'Brien (1821), William Ramsay (1838), and Arthur Farquhar (1849). Commanders-Thomas Baring Bond (1825), James Agnew Stevens (1842), Charles Starmer (1842), George Harper (1847), John Ormsby Johnston (1849), Edward W. Vansittart (1849), and J. F. Arnold (1850). Lieutenants-Thomas S. Striven (1822), Edward Martin Hogge (1841), William Richard Smith (1841), Granville Richard Moyle (1842), Arthur Robert Henry (1842), Charles M. Aynsley (1845), Douglas Herbert (1846), Lemley Woodyear Peyton (1846), John J. S. Josliog (1847), Thomas Ssumarez (1848), John Bythsea (1849), and Gdbart Elliot (1850). Masters-W. H. Thompson (1829), J. B. Tucker (1830), and John C. Hutchings (1838). Paymasters and Pursers-J. Mason (1808), Joseph Martin (1843). and Samuel Winter (1846). Clerks-E. J. Bennett (1843), and Aug. Ovey (1848). The Polyphemus steam-•sloop is ordered round from Portsmouth to Woolwich to be made ready for sea at this port. She is to take round the furniture of Mr. Macdonald, appointed master-attendant at this yard, and will leave Portsmouth on the 11th inst. The riggers employed to bring her round are to return in the Retribution steam-frigate, and will assist in navi gating that vessel, under the charge of Lieutenant Robertson, to Portsmouth. ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT LIVERPOOI, ,WEDNESDAY EVENIN G. - A rather alarming accident; fortunately attended by no serious consequences, occurred at twelve o'clock to-day, at the terminus of the London and North-Westera Rail way, in Lime-street. A cheap trip bad been got up in Staffordshire, and a train, consiting of 22 car riages, containing probably 500 or 600 persons, started from Uttoxeter this morning for Liverpool. At each station at which the train stopped fresh con tributions of passengers were supplied, and it pro ceeded on its journey " like a snowball gathering." On arriving at the station at Edge-hill, the guard of the North Staffordshire Company, who had the charge of the train, received the assistance of two experienced breaksmen belonging to the London and North-Western Company, to conduct the train safely down the tunnel to Lime-street. As usual, these men applied the breaks as the train descended the tunnel, but the North Staffordshire guard, being igno rant of the angle of declivity, is supposed to have ne glected the same precaution. The consequence was that the train, which was an uncommonly heavy one, emerged from the tunnel at a frightful velocity, t and struck against the strong stone wall se p aratin g the terminus from Lime-street , wit h such force, that the buffers actually fractured on e or two of the hu ge blocks of freestone of which t he wall is construc ted. The passengers, of course , wer e p reci p i tated from their seats, and about 50 o f them sustained contusions more or less severe, the prin ci p al casualties consist ing of blackened eyes , cut li p s, a n d broken noses. Fortunately no lives were lost nor bones broken. Mr. Henry Booth, the intelligent co-secretaryof directions Seel-street h of a the, spared or medical assistance and company, sent most of the sufferers to the Queen's needfulaH attendance,ote expense o pposite emrhe‘furia (elndseahi be tayd the railway, pnolftie. Dr. Walton,with , were p resen tly i n the requisite remedies. So ttrafficexcellently this i f s () fur tunnel n g n r e e l a t been number managed, of yearsthhaest w the believe since its open i ng thi s i s th e on l y acc id en t that no n d Dr. which has occurred. ADVICE IN STORMS.—At this season of the year, when we are so often visited with thunder storms, it is, per haps, our duty to wan parties from sheltering themselves under trees of hard wood, which generally attract the electric fluid. Solt wood is not so dangerous, and, indeed, the beech tree is said to be a non-conductor of lightning. So notorious is the fact, that the Indians, whenever the sky wears the ap pearance of a thunder storm, leave their pursuits, and take refuge under the nearest beech tree. In Tenessee, the people consider it a complete protection. Dr. Beeton, in a letter to to Dr. Mitchell, states that the beech is never known to be struck by atmospheric electricity. while other trees Ina often shattered into splinters. —Bath Gazette. THE LIVERPOOL COLLEGE OF CHEM'S rRY. (From the Liverpool journal.) The fourth ,eastuo Liverpool C3c mistry has just clostd, moil with successful results. During the la , t four months Dr. Musprett has had under his tuition students from various parts of the kingdom, besidc a number of pupils residing in Liverpool and its vicinity, all of whom, he states, have made excellent pro gress and given him entire satisfaction. Mr. Deck, of Cambridge, who was more than a 3 ear under Professor Veohler, of Germany (a co publisher with Liebig), at tended during the session. He has written that he is very anxious to return—a most flattering compliment, considering the school whence he came. The senior pupil, Mr. Joseph Danson, has made such rapid strides in the science, that his papers ere repeatedly read bs fare the Chemical Society of London. One was recently read before the body on the identity of two acids, iu the Methyl° series—au elaborate investigation ingeniously worked out. All mu-t foci fully convincsd Viet no seat end can he accomplished without indomitable in dustry and inexhaustible patience. Throughout the session Professor Musprett rt pestedly submitted the pupils to examinations, during some of which several gentlemen of high literary acq iirements were present, who expressed themselves in a most flattering manner highly satisfied with the progress of the students and their skill in solving complex synthetical and analytical problems. The gentlemen have written several compli mentary notes on the occasion, one of which, from Mr. Miles, we al pond: " During my recent visits to the College of Chemistry, I have been boll surprised astl gretsfied—surprised by observing from time to time the rapid attainment of the students under your supervision, from the simplest be ginnings of the science of chemistry to the most com plex analytical processes—gratified with the manner in which your students replied to the numerous questions submitted to their understandings. During a residence of nine years at the Universiiy of Glasgow, I had ample opportunities of judging of the attainments of the students studying there, many of whom exhibited a tolerably accurate knowledge of the science of chemistry; but I must admit that, in no case of daily or periodic examination, did I ever hear students manifest such promptness and accuracy in scientific' examinations as Messrs. Forster, Fairrie, Roberts, and W. Danson did on the several occasions when I have been present in your laboratory." We may obtain an insight and a very fair knowledge of nearly every other science, by lectures and books, but with chemistry this is impossible. Let the most minute description of an experiment be given to the student in a lecture or treatise, and, notwithstanding that the 'process is familiar to him, in the language of the lecturer, on his attempting to perform it, innumerable difficulties present themselves; and this is more particularly the case with manufacturing processes. The laboratory is the only place where a beneficial knowledge of the science can be obtained. Chemistry has justly been pro nounced a mine pregnant with inexhaustible wealth, and its ramifications aro accessible to all who have the op portunity and industry to explore them. Experimental study, supplanting mere speculative philosophy, is work ing miracles on all sides. Experiment—tedious, disap pointing, perplexing—is the great lever by which the chemist can raise himself and his art, and enable him to make every day fertile with discoveries in the sphere of chemical science. The complete revolution which almost every branch of human industry has undergone, during the last half century, is chiefly owing to the chemiet, who is not merely the benefactor of a class, but of a na tion, for by him the most precious secrets of nature are wrested from their hiding places, and turned to prac tical and successful results; while the analyst lays open to us the constituents of waters, and other substances, and proves upon which ingredient their effects mainly depend. No better instanca of the illative advantage of analysis can be given than the number of factories of mineral waters, &c., now in operation throughout all parts of the kingdom. Analysis pointed out the effica cious elements in the waters by which the manufacturer was enabled in many cases to prepare a much more active mixture than the native spring. Another striking illustration of the triumphs of analysis is held out in the artificial formation of ultramarine, which, accord ing to a distinguished philosopher of the present day, is the most brilliant and conclusive achievement of inor ganic chemistry. We have every reason to believe that ultimately chemistry will resolve the most exalted problem, in the animal kingdom, with which the human intellect can be engaged—the laws of vitality. Has it not dispelled an encrmous amount of empiricism from the healing art ? In the words of a talented chemist—that invin cible weapon analysis has cut through the mantle of prejudice and error in which the medical agents of the art had been so long enshrouded; the true ingredients and offices of the various parts of food have been discovered by its all-powerful agency, and the constitution of the disease and healthy organism has, in a great mea sure, been unfolded by its irresistible power. In short, chemistry is so palpably essential, that no man can be considered a properly educated chemist and druggist who is not sufficiently versed in it to be able to give a satisfactory account of the articles in which he deals. The success of the Liverpool College of Chemistry has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the founder and also of his friends, abroad and at home. lie wishes it, in justice, to be stated, that he feels greatly indebted for the way in which he has beeen able to support his efforts to many of the leading mem bers of the medical profession and principal firms in the town, and especially to Mr. William Danson, who has taken a great interest in this institution since its com mencement. Nothing is more remarkable than the progress which has been made in chemistry in Liverpool since Dr. Mus pratt opened hii college. Three years ago, it was alwobt an impossibility to get a retort or any piece of chemical apparatus in the town of Liverpool ; now that the town has got Dr. Muspr.stt's laboratory. such apparatus may be everywhere found, and other laboratories are springing up. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NP.111"..d. A RE ET. - TrESDA Y i I 'IG IT. The hurtiecl manner in which t h e want of direct rail way irminunicatior; obliged us to wake up our parcel for rli:Tatch to Cambridge, caused us to omit the following the company on the heath this a'ternoon: —Mar quis sof Exeter and Worcester; Earls of Glasgow, Orford, and Strathmore; Lords G. Manners, J. Scott, Enfinld, and S. Osborne; Sin J. Hawl e y, D . Baird, T. Burke, and W. Codriugton; Hons. Captain 11(ius, H. Forrester, F. Villiers, and H. Curz in; Messrs. Wigram, Milner, M.P., Greville, Payne, Neville, P. Williams, Meyrick, G. Fitzroy, Burke; Williamson, Newton, &c. WEDNESDAY. Previous to the races the following horses from Mr. Ford's stud were disposed of by Messrs. Tattersal!:— Guineas. Musician, by Lanercost, 3 yrs... 1,310 Lady Evelyn, by Don John, 4 yrs ... 1,100 Payment, by blaue, 2 yrs 850 P.-nang, by Ratan, 3 yrs 480 Doti John, by Tramp ▪ .. 330 Gurfor:h by Ynxl.y, 3 yrs 280 Mrs. Taft (h b), 5 y ra • ... 160 Di , Nflina, by lion John, 5 yrs ISO Lady \Vildair, by liornsea 130 • Three, by D.,n John ... 100 Lady Lurev: e ll, by Ilornses, G yrs ... 100 F by Pantaloon, o ut of I n d ustry, 3 yrs .., 80 Fby Don John, out of Sister to A indor by, 3 yrs 61 Mccl, by Bran . 48 Ch g b Harkaway, 4 yrs 41 Ferule, by Jereeo, 4 3 rs 41 Satire, by Don John, 3 yrs 26 F by Epirus, out of Castaside, 2 yrs... 20 Druk,lowe, by Don John, 4 yrs ... ... 13 The sport this afternoon was entirely devoid of in tnett, and the company thin. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 100 soya. if demanded, &c. New T.Y.C. Mr. Stephenson's cby Dromedary (Flatman) 1 Lord Orford's Zadac (F. Butler) 2 • Lord Exeter's Vlsite • (Harlow) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Zadoc, and 6to 4 agst Drome dary colt. Won by half a length, Zadoc beating Visite by a neck. Run in 1 min. 17 sec. Fifty Pounds, for three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st llb; six and aged, 9st 51b. From T.M.M. starting post to the end of R.C. Mr. Rob's Collingwood, aged (Flatman) 1 Mr. Gurney's Bullfinch, 3 yrs (carried 7st 51b) Count Hahn's Turnus (bred in Germany), 4 yrs 3 Betting-3 to lon Collingwood, who took the run ning from Turnus three-quarters of a mile from home, and won easily by three parts of a length. Run in 3 min. 28 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 200 bOYIL if demanded, &c. Last half of B.M. Mr. Rogers's Harp Lord Exeter's cby Venison (Marlow) 2 Mr. Stephenson's Hippograff (F. Butler) ,3 Sir S. Spry's Batterer (Bartholomew) 4 Mr. Freeman's Olivia (Flatman) 5 Betting-9 to 4 agst Harp, 3to 2 agst Hippograff, 3 to 1 agst Olivia, and 4to 1 agst Batterer. Harp made nearly all the running, and won cleverly by a length. Run in 54 sec. Tho Town Plate of 50 sovs., with 31 (the Perram Dona- tion) added, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Last mile and a distance of B.C. Lord Exeter's Preslaw (Flatman) 1 Mr. Gurney's st. Fabian (Pettit) 2 Mr. Cassidy's Aristocrat (Bartholomew) 3 Betting-7 to 4on St. Fabian. A close race with the three, Preslaw, who waited until the very last, winning on the post by a head. Run in 1 min 68 sec. 3ETTINQ ON THE CHESTERFIELD STASES. 6 to 4 sgst Ariosto 5 to 2 ugst Miserrima 1 4 to 1 agst, Prestige COODWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 taken about Borneo to a large amount. DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Grecian 1 20 to 1 agst Hippolytus. The races commence to-morrow (Thursday) at a quarter-past one o'clock. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CILE.TERFIELD STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Ariosto I 4 to 1 agst Prestige to 2 agst Misseriroa I THE GERMAN SEER. SUGGESTED BY AN ARTICLE ON POPULAR GERMAN PROPHECIES IN " BLACKWOOD ' S MAGAZINE." THE TIME ABOUT 1750. Listen my children—heed my speech, My hand is weak, my hair is grey, Life's longest span I soon shall reach, When this frail farm must turn to clay; But e'er I go, I fain would tell, The truths that on my senses fall. I did not sleep—l did not wake— I did not dream—my mind was clear— 'Twas light, yet morning did not break, None spoke, yet words fell on my ear; It was a trance; in life's decline They happen oft to souls like mine. I stood upon our Fatherland, But full a hundred years bad flown; Still nature glorious was, and grand, While art's frail works were feeble grown; All things seemed changed—yet still the same, The great still great—the tame still tame. It was a glorious harvest morn, The sun shone fair on hill and lea, And peasants reaped the yellow corn In the same fields that now we see; I heard thorn speak of troubles past, Acd joy, that peace had come at last. Suddenly howls the furious blast, The sun is hid—the peasants fly— All heaven with storm-clouds is o'ercast, And forked lightning rends th• sky— And gazing through the awful storm, I saw the Northern Eagle's form. I looked again, the storm was o'er— Though fair to view were dell and plain, There savage men the Eagle b ire— And war•steeds croppe,l the golden grain— Then knew I that the tempest's rage Did but a feller storm presage. I could not count their serried ranks, So far they spread, so thick they stood, They spread like streams that burst their banks, They crowded like some ancient wood— I trembled for our Fatherland, Though staunch her sons in heart and hand. Around I gazed with troubled eye, When rising from the genial South As vast a host our laud drew nigh, And Liberty was in each mouth. I felt the hour had come for fight T'wixt free-born right and tyrant might. For seven days the battle raged— The slain by thousands strewed the ground— With deadly hate the strife was waged, And mercy was not sought or found; Rivers for miles ran red with blood, And corpses choked their gory flood. Dire was the struggle—doubtful long— But Heaven bless'd the righteous side, And of the mighty Northern throng, None passed alive that blood-stained tide. My soul still sickens at the sight Of how they fell in abject flight. By yonder "Birch" that morn bis horse Their chief bestrode; in power and pride; The seventh night, there lay his corse. The life blood welling from his side— And thick the dead around him lay Who struggled for his senseless clay. The nations triumphed whilst they wept, For liberty for all was won; In death though many a champion slept Their goal was reached, their task was done, And while their tears bedewed the graves They fell not from the eyes of slaves. My children! tell your children's sons All I have said—'t will come at last— Then bid them grasp their swords and guns Nor quit them till the storm be past— " W here yonder silver birch tree ' waves One day they'll dig their tyrants' graves." J. A. E. ACCIDENT BY GUNPOWDER.—The neighbourhood of Guilford-street was much alarmed yesterday afternoon by a tremendous explosion at No. .33,. the residence of Mr. Thomas Wakley, the surgeon. It appears that the valet and an under-groom were amusing themselves in the back yard by firing off powder with a fusee. A quantity in a canister, not less than a pound in weight, caught fire and ex ploded, seriously injuring cue of the foolish persons e?n cerned, shattering the lower windows, and much alarming the neighbourhood. Mr. Wakley was iiiimediately sear: the . f?r and on ascertaining the nature of the accident be musclesl e man removed to the hospital. The wboloof the-! I. the thumb were torn away fro m the bone, and require d . u es u s d e s ls w w e e re re d mach po o r fellowee'v vn removal, and the principal nerves and t s hattered and hurt. The but he still ressed by Mr. Robertson, the b ouse - su rgeon.lies in a 11 1 dangerous state. The oth er man marve ous y escaped with out injury., WANT OF MUSEUM OF NATIONAL ANTIQUITIES .'Yesterday .' RELEASE or FUSSEL L, THE CHARTIST LEADER..-- ' Y es terday morning an order was dispatched from the Boor' —At the Oxford ireeting of the Archreological Institute, Mr office to Lieutenant Tracey, the governor of the House 01. Britton justly complained of the want of a Metropolitan Correction, Tothill-fields, Westminster, intimating tha t & I T . Museum for the preservation of national antiquities. In Majesty bad been pleased to remit the unexpired term (r_l . ;il reply, Lord Northampton assured the meeting that the sub- more than 3 months) of the sentence pronounced at Or ' co nvicted ject had occupied the attention of the trustees of thrs Britis h Bailey in 1 843 upon 'Fussell, who Museum, and was still under consideration. Sorncling had of sedition. and the prisoner will: with others, be di sc h arges as soon as be The term of wa s been done, and more would follow.—Builder. pro vides the sureties req u i re d b y t h e senten ce THE LUNATIC ASYLUM, COLNEY HAT:CEL—Yes- imprisonment to which Ernest Jones was sentenced will ex terday the committee of visiting justices of the (Jolney Hatch pire on the 11th instant. Lunatic Asylum met at Clerkenwell to appoint the medical A JOKE FROM Mr. SPEAKER ..--A 3 the tellers OR officers and an engineer for that establishment. There were the v ote of confidence division a dvanced to declare the num nearly forty medical gentlemen present as candidates, and hers, the Speaker - with doubtless 4 prophetic sense of the the choice of the committee for medical officers fell upon majority of 46--said with a benignant smile at Ministers — Dr. J. G. Davey and Dr. W. Charles Hood, and for engineer . ' " Gentlemen will be' pleased to keep their; placea."—Punch. ups , Mr, Stephen Holman, C.E. . . . . . . , ,_.... LIVERPOOL CUP. 5 to 1 agst Cockertnouth(t)ll2;l sgst St. Rosalie 300 even between Vainpyre and St. Rosana, not pp • 10,000 to 40 against Keiesbea winning Liverpool Cup and Goodwood Stakes (t) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9to 1 agst Borneo (taken 10 to 1 agst Won't-You to 14001) I come-out-to-nigbt DERBY. 15 to I agst Grecian 140 to I agst Ariosto (t) 20 to 1 agst Hippolytus(t) ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap, from starting post of B. M. to the end of New T.Y.C.—Honeycomb, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Meridian, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—White Lady, 4 yrs, 7bt—Preslaw, 3 yrs, 7st—Puleherrima, 4 yrf, 7Jt—California, 6st 21b. The following are expected to run for the Chester• field Stakes:—f by 1)on John, dam by Dr. Syntax, —Oleander—one of Lord Exeter's—Ariosto—Turtle— one of Sir J. Hawley 's —Prestige, and Miserritna. CARLISLE RACES.-- TUESDAY. The Claret Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovS. each, h ft, and 40 added; the second to save his stake. One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. o,b(lne's Achrranthet-, 74 131 b walked over. Thu Grand Stand Handicap of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya, each; the second to receive 10 sow. Twice round. (10 Subs.) Mr. Wintringham's Lady Bst 31b ...(Owner) 1 Mr. Lancaster's Flash, 3 yrs, Tht 41b (G. Oates) 2 The following also ran :—Mr.Wilkinsou's The Squire's Daaghter, 3 yrs, Get 1 alb (Metcalf); Mr. CampLell'a br c by St. Martin, out of Rebecca, 3 75t 41b (r. Lye); Mr. B. Murray na, Oxford Blue, 3 yrs, 75t 91b (Osborne); Mr. U. Pickering's Helen, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (T. Smith). Won easy. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya. each, h ft, and, 15 ad ded, twice round, were won by Mr. Benson's Little Queen, 4 yra (G. Arran), beating Jonathan and Jerry. The Maiden Plate of 50/. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Binnie's Barnton Boy, 6st I Ilb (Pringle) 4 1 1 J. Gill's Esculapius, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Arnold) 1 2 3 G. Barton's Magician, Bst 61b (W. Oates) 2 3 2 Dalzelrs Cerito, 3 yrs. Gst 11lb (Elliott) 3 dr INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. WOLVERHAMPTON, 1850. Acceptances for the Wolverhampton Stakes. Backbiter, 5 yrs, Ist 101b—Blucher, 5 yrs, 7.1 101b — Snowstorm, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—inheritress, aged, .78t 31b — The Dart, aged, 7st 31b—Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb—Laeg ton, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Caurire, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Roland, 4 yrs, 6st—Sir Henry Hardinge, 4 yrs, 6st—Wansdyke , 3 yrs, sst 81b—John of Berwick, 3 yrs, sst 51b—The Castle, 3 yrs, 55t—c by Gladiator, out of the Abbess, 3 yrs, 4st 61b. The rest pay 5 goys. each. READING, 1850. _ Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Acceptances for the Berkshire Stakes. R.pletion, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Cheerful, 4 yrs, 7st 81b— Thornhill, 4 yrs, 7st 71b--The Juggler, 4 yrs, 7st 21b— The Arab, 4 yrs, ist—Comet, 5 yrs, 6st 131b—Kathleen, 3 yrs, Est 121 b —Van Diemen, 4 yrs, 64 101b—St. Ed mund, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Bacchanalian, 5 yrs, Est 71b— Hippona, 5 yrs, Est 71b—Estaf tte, 3 yrs, 6st 51b—The Jester, 4 yrs, 6st Ilb—Sister to Pillage, 3 yrs, sst 121 b —Calmar, 3 yrs, sst. NOTTINGHAM, 1850. Acceptances for the Nottinghamshire Stakes. Maid of Masham, 5 yrs, Bst—Maid of Lyme, aged, 7st 81b—Inheritress, aged, let 31b—Vanguard, 4 yrs, st 31b—Maid of Team Valley, 4 yrs, Est 101b—The Juggler, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Jenny Lind, 4 yrs, Est 81b—The Arab. 4 yrs, Est 41b—Wild Rose, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Pea sant Girl, 4 yrs, Est 21b—linight of Gwynne, 3 yrs, 64 21b—General Sale, 4st 6113—Roland, 6 yrs, 61b—Rod ney, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Minimum, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Har riutt, 3 yrs, 53t 101b—Elehe, 3 yrs, sst lalb—Damask, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Sister to Pillage, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Impres sion, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Humphrey, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. - HOUSE OF LORbS; MAJORITY FOR THE .£l5 FRANCHISE. DUKES. Richmond li ucaingham Cleveland MARQUISES. Winchester Droghed Downshire Huntley Londonderry EARLS. Longford 3•101111. Lonsdale .Alranley Lucan Brougham Macclesfield Clarina Malmesbury Castlemalne Morton Crofton Munster Colchester Nelson De Freyne Orkney De Ras Powis De Lisle Roden Douglas Aberdeen Bosse Farnham Abergavenny Stradbroke Forester Airlie Verulata Grantley Bandon Wilton Rilmaine Beauchamp Warwick Northwick Cardigan VISCOUNTS. Redesdale Desart Combermere Rayleigh Eglinton Gage Stanley Egmont Hill Skelmersdale Enniskillen Middleton Sandys Ellenborough Strangford Southampton Falmouth Bisnor. Tenterden Galloway Gloucester Templemora Glengall BARONS. Wynford Harewood Abinger THE S 111'4.T, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENII•TG, JULY 4, 1850.