The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

-~--____ --.,_~ BANKRUP T (Bef ore CY.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. ( , ommisiioner GOULBURN.) ocal th e l% eouimibsioner G - oulburn was th e C- mm i ss i oner to ono da e )i o , i. u , !, there w ere on l y two audit meetings up the n sPPlication was made to his Honour to enlarge time under a debtor trader's summons, that en arrangement might be effected. the s IloNourt, having conferred with Mr. Winslow, regisrar, said, that during the vacation some of the Il.uallssioners hod laid down a rule which entirely met is .view of the case, namely, that these applications, which were now frequent, should be refused. The ground on which this rule had been laid down was, that hi granti ng them the Court was permitting an opportunity for a collusion to enable one particular creditor to gain a E fe e e i t edn o i e g; in the bankruptcy sutnm ous mwiagsh tissued issued iii or dfeorr that h t the all the creditors, and it could not be allowed !,(, The a force to compel the debtor to make terms. lb defend4nt ultimately admitted the debt, and which, In default of payment, will form an act of bankruptcy. -! another ease defendant admitted a portion of the debt, and disputed the remainder, and an action had been brought. Mr. TURNER (Sole and Turner) applied for costs as a In .. er of course, on which an argument arose. ear. rsnow, the registrar, said it was not a matter of Cours e . e jlis Hotstottn said th at i t ought not to be, but the a: i ts ,-, gu i. -nt to a bid e the result of the action, for the atiir (742 e b YLI ba nns seeking two remedies, one by action and The . ruptcy, applic ationwas refused. CRINI _ ,.. .-....,.._...„ 7. ........-........ -4INAL COURT.—(THIS I)AY.) (Before U r. j ~ OLD rn COURT. Th e c usace _a, ALFOURD and Mr. Baron MARTIN.) indicted a r () Of Cole, the police-constable, who stands M r. ~" 'or m anslaughter, was, on the application of oergeant Wilkins, postponed until Friday. let j t,: e Ph Bron was indicted for stealing a Post-office riert , epatng a sovereign and a shilling, the pro- Mr u t li i eYrt;o, the Pos tmaster -General. , Claikson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose betre'kitia the prisoner was defended by Mr. Ballantyne. Postsome_ulthorpe, one of the presidents of the London b e ree ',leP, deposed that in consequence of information lest , eite d he made up a letter on the 26th of August ! iris , ed e dr essed to Mr. James Higham, Hetherington, tnierue.e h, Cambridgeshire. He enclosed in the letter a He kealP he a shilling, which were previously marked. post4i': tne letter to Peake, police-constable, who it ough t .w , at Highgate at twelve o'clock in the day, and the a ( .O have arrived at the General Post-office by the letter -g. at half• Past two o'clock. On searching the bag ap h w as missing, and Peake shortly afterwards 0 Pre-ended the prisoner-, Highgate,when the money uot ained ' at • his pocket. The prisone r I .n the letter was found in Th e ' 8441 he had had them by him for a fortnight. lette r collection was made up by the prisoner, and the h a ill which accompanied the bag was in his own nawriting Cro ss , -• . psoner waii examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—The of 1:4 auxiliary letter-carrier, and received a salary dui s ' a Week. He sometimes got 3s. for extra 11 _ y daring the week, and, therefore, if he was lucky, °Jethee_i, 16s. weekly. th e abeor, evidence having been given in corroboration of kr, 11 the . ALLANTYNE said he could not contend against evidence, but urged, in mitigation, that the prisoner was ~ j eltle a d; l3un g man of respectable character, ' who had to con lo a temptation which he now bitterly regretted irbich ae l u erine, perhaps, of the small salary he received,. possible WaS totally inadequate, whilst it was utterly im- Plo roent f °r him to turn his attention to any other em- Bev e 1 . so lo , ra, hi g h ly - respectable ectable inhabitants at Highgate, g aye ili Whom had known the prisoner from his birth, Rood eo ni an excellent character for honesty and general /tid o nduct. It was stated that his mother was a 1 , w with a large family. Ther. Baron MARTIN having briefly summed up, lljury found the ' prisoner Guilty. was sentenced to transportation for 10 years. toilicreniialt Sullivan, 59, labourer, was indi c t e d for fe te °U is stabbi ng Julia Sullivan, his wife, with intent murder her . Mr , sotihr. . el w as a u rx n s de o 7e attended for the prosecution. The pri of j °ru m Gentle, police-constable, said—On the 26th e Graune last, about half-past 12 at night, he was in th . soeenge'read, Camden-town. He there saw the phrile wic r with a female, whom he found afterwardswas ee _ Le• nother woman named O'Brian was there, d she wagTheassisting the prisoner in leading his . wife . along. 1., Prisoner had been drinking, but his wife was ,mrf e t i,,, , den; e ' "er. His wife said to witness, " Ohl police your hands • this man has stabbed Stom ac h /%„, she said"" Here; my entrails are coming out. korry P t r h is ener said he had done it, and that he was only th em h - eY were not together, as he would have served hi s wife a like. He took the prisoner into custody, and „-0 was conveyed to the hospital. wife O'Brien said she knew the prisoner and his ea e , ,,ctud went to the latter's lodging in Caroline-place,. he she te f - n en lnwn, about ten on the night in question to gether -li ng them both quarrelling. The three went w out e . soe_ , and after having some beer the pm ehe ' asked hi s wife to go home, with him, but her. re / f i ll ‘ _ 6 e . d. He said if she did not ne would do for taltd e ` e then bid them good bye, but came back, and dog e t tt dart at his wife, saying, " There, I have eat, t Att for you," and then ran away. Sho cried O'Brian, I am stabbed." Streams of th e Faine from her. Witness helped her along, but il a b o t i° ll : v i l ti t t i s :' , :n h : o r M ag r a s in came back and assisted her in doing police came. On witness asking him to look p r a * Ate, he said, " Oh no, she is not dead yet." th e -411eis Poldock, police-constable, deposed to seeing eteiri s oner in th e Grange-road three weeks before the bad rrea ce, with a crow d round him, calling his wife bigh34l:"„es, and th rea t en i ng t o d o f or h er . O n th e hleed• °' the 26th he found her lying insensible and the, g °la the pavement. Witness understood that Ptebi w ere living separate, and that the prisoner had With h 55 to com m i tt i ng t h e act b een try i ng to get home b e Jul Sullivan, the wife of the prisoner, said she had hterte the ho s pi ta l f rom t h e 26t h unt il t hi s d ay. She t i l j e d separately from h er h us b a nd for fi ve wee k s . layi n e night in question he came to her lodgings, end hands on er shoule H©~ o lady, hot e : r° PPecl upon y h ou at last d ." r He asked her ld to go h,ille oc o ln; i t w d tt o h yvn lain a , and she replied, as he had left her no 'he would not, but would get her own living. on the bed, and put his hand to his jacket t, and seeing that she was afraid he was going to 4 , 1 ) h ray fi r, he said, "Do you think I have anything in leuiPecket to take away your life with, and send my b s- t ° the devil?" Their conversation was interrupted 9 ai r , 04 3 Brian knocking at the door. They then went tub "d had some beer. The witness then detailed what I,Blelquently occurred, as deposed to by Mrs. O'Brian. ei keo ut ttss Walsh, errand boy at 7, Hampton-terrace, Of j 'en-town, said when he opened shop on the 17th . w aB 4l Y be found in the area a knife, the handle of which Itotr e eev ered with blood. The witness identified the Pit r m L eYeester, house surgeon at the University HOS 11t,r' said that on examining Mrs. Sullivan's clothes thi td he r reception he found a vertical cut in them two with's o f an inch in length, and they were saturated ti ht m atter from the inte s tines. He also found that Piit t inches of the intestines protruded from the lower (I t the abdomen. The wound was inflicted by a profttiuee bl ow, and might have been caused by the knife Th e ad . cir tim , Prisoner, in defence, accused his wife of being a 141,mttr0.4. a eT rd er a ii.li nd e. clishonest, and of aggravating him to cum utlatlea TALFOI3IID having summed up, fot 2p Y Jury found him Guilty, and he was transported ears. NEW COURT. Willi (Before the RECORDER.) ant Brydges was indicted for stealing a 5/. note Tbroperty of Robert West. 1 P1 ) 6 Prisoner was a potboy at the Black Horse Ta -61. h i : 100 , Oxford. street. The waiter, it seemed, lost a The note was stopped at the Bank of England, cead e ,it Was subsequently presented, and the police hue ja tracing its possession to the prisoner's mother. his _ . s3 Prisoner s a id he picked up the note outside m aster's door, and not knowing who the owner was, TRave it to hi s unc l e . he Jury fo un d a ver di c t of Guilty. of tORECORDER said, taking into consideration the fact tha t Prisoner having acquainted his uncle and mother bi 1 : 43 found the note, and who ought to have given ht,,C' e tter advice as to its disposal, and of his already oal„ dl k bean con fi ne d f our mont h s i n N ewgate , he should I , ', Be ntence him to four days more imprisonment. fo ur ': Prisoner was then ordered to be kept in Newgato rya and discharged. Aft -LBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) p 4 4 s R h I ---A.TrsFrEb PA.IIPNR,— William Leieh was placed e bar before Mr. Bingham, charged by Mr. Dewd ttt" twith he aster of tot. James's Workhouse, Poland . iitt, M refusingwork. (41, 1 1 Dewdney stated that between twelve and one Yesterday he saw the prisoner coming across the vfiC'nouse-yarn with a plate in his hand, on which Wit li h h e° . °le meat, which the prisoner was pulling about ,said angers. On coming up to him the prisoner Iro Do you call this meat fit for any one to eat? I tlis t he meat it, and I'll have it changed." Witness told meat was good, and desired him to go b,ck to t titil e 7, °r k• The prisoner refused to do any more work 11, 41 8 be had b a t te r meat, and as he persisted in his re witness gave him in charge. tt c , ua prisoner chnied refusing to work. The meat was be i a cI TY bad, but there was not enough of it. In fact, * or laot trod enough to support his strength for the 1 k he had to do. 1 1 , 1 ,teply to Mr. B INGH AM, 1 " 0 prisoner said he bad five ounces of meat, half a of -44 of potatoes, a loaf of bread, tea, sugar, and a pint Port" ev ery d a y. INGitam expressed his surprise how any man lio n , °l ng such an allowance every day could complain of 00 0 41 !Paciency of food when there were thousands of that 'lar d - working tradesmen who could not get half et allowance in spite of all their efforts to obtain it. o t h t4 Ought it a very had case, and, as an example to era, Committed him for fourteen days. c S OUTH WARK.—(THIS DAY.) k4, 4ar les Henry Lawton, carman in the . employ of b are I ' 3 . Wal atea d and Company , pa t en t fuel manutac stej.B, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with Ring siz blocks of fuel belonging to his masters. Ulm chard Wright, a clerk in prosecutor's service, said 4, 14 °4 the p revious morning the prisoner was seat w i t h 44 14 44 titY of fuel to two customers, and after his return was informed In had Gitwd@btlaCly giOld a inal yrlo •••• dr* _936 -8% - 19% - 35 -N -14 -4% -$ 8 - 3 SA II3II 12 26 - lijl - 221/1 44 i t 4 4 4 p A 00 5 1, 4 •••• onJ 96 2 64 t.•• 20 •'' ...• b So, 59 • is it% ..• . 415$11 ::" 0 ) 0 4 :::••••:,„ail e. _ .. _ 2O _44 —l63i —3634 _ a 4 —14% TOWER HAMLETS REGISTRATION. Yesterday, Mr. J. F. Macqueen, the barrister ap poiuted to revise the hats of voters for the Tower Ham lets, held a court for that purpose at the Court-house, in Wellclose-square. Mr. S. E. Moss, a wine merchant. claimed to have his name inserted in the list of electors for the parish of Wbitechapel, in respect of a house which he occupied at No. 8, Magdalene-row, Prescott street, %V hitcchapel. An important question affecting a great number of votes was raised in this case. The ob jection to the claimant was made at the instance of the collector of assessed taxes, who admitted that Mr. Mess was properly qualified, with the exception that ho had not paid the assessed taxes due up to the sth of January last. The claimant submitted that under the recent Act, 11 and 12 Viet, c. 90, entitled "An Act to regulate the payment of rates and taxes by Parliamentary electors," he had done all That was requisite to entitle him to have his name placed on the list. lie contended that the as sessed taxes were only payable half-yearly, in April and October, and that having paid those due in October, 1850, he had paid all that was due up to the sth January last, and had therefore complied with the reqirements of the Act in that respect. The barrister, after considerable discussion, referring to the Acts bearing upon the point at issue, said it seemed to him to have been the intention of the Legislature to confer on the collector a right to demand the rate quarterly. The claimant ought to have paid the rate due on the 25th December, and, having failed to do that, could not avail himself of the benefit of the clause in the Registration Act. He must therefore decide against the claimant. ANOTHER DEFIANCE OF THE ECCLE SIASTICAL TITLES BILL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—Birkenhead, which was rendered so conspicuous during the recent agitation against the Papal aggression by the riotous proceed ings of the Rornanists, bids fair to signalise itself by a still further defiance of the law. Last week some excitement was created among the Protestant portion of the community by the appearance of a large placard upon the walls, bearing the following an nouncement ; " ST WERBURGH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, BIRKENHEAD. " The annual sermon, iu support. of St. Werburgh's schools, will be preached on Sunday, September 14. Pontifical high mass will be celebrated at eleven o'clock, and the sermon preached by the Lord Bishop of Shrews bury. In the evening, vespers will be sung at half-past six o'clock, and the sermon preached by the Lord Bishop of Troy, after which there will be a solemn benediction." The result was, that yesterday morning a large congregation—many being attracted out of mere curiosity—assembled at St. Werburgh's. The church is one of very unpretending character, but it was evident that great preparations had been made for the occasion. The altar was decorated with flowers, and to the right there was a kind of canopy or throne intended for the reception of " the Lord Bishop of Shrewsbury." The service was principally conducted by three priests, in vestments of cloth of gold, who appeared to act as the chaplains to the bishop. " The Lord Bishop of Trov" did not make his appearance, and his absence was thus accounted for by Mr. Brown, before the service commenced, who stated that " the Lord Bishop of Troy was called to the south, and consequently could not be present as announced in the printed placard ;" but his Lordship, "their own bishop, would address them in the evening as well as in the morning." The sermon preached by " the Lord Bishop" in the morning was a very plain discourse, entirely confined to the charitable object for which the ceremony was got up. The only no ticeable feature was that the greatest devotion was paid to the " sacred person" of the bishop, whose hands were repeatedly kissed during the ceremony by the officiating priests. On leaving the chapel many of the congregation, principally those of the poorer class, kneeled down and eagerly caught the garment of the " prelate," which they applied to their lips. QUAKER CRICKETERS. - A match took place on Saturday last, between eight of the Kendal National School Cricket Club and sixteen of the Kendal Friends' School Cricket Club (including John Bartley, of the Kendal Cricket Club), when the Quakers proved victorious by five runs. The National School Club having won the toss, sent in their opponents in drab, who succeeded in scoring 36. The National _School Club then went in, but their demure opponents were too many for them, and they only scored 17. The Friends again went in, and obtained a score of 33, making a total of 69 in both innings, leaving the National School to get 52 in their second innings. They, however, only scored 47, being beat by the broadbrims by five runs. THE JERSEY MURDERER.—The convict Pouquet has received a reprieve for one fortnight beyond the time fixed by the Royal Court for his execution, for the sole pur • pose of inquiry into his case. The decision of the Home office has been communicated to him by Mr. Advocate Marett, and he received the intelligence with much apparent grati tude.— Jersey Sun. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CAPE.--The authorities have ordered her Majesty's screw-ship Vulcan. at Ports mouth, to have her repairs and fittings expedited as much as possible, as the ship is required to convey a regiment of 6ao men to the Cape of Good Hope to reinforce Sir Harry Smith's army. SIR JOHN ROSS'S TRAVELLING EXPEDITION IN THE Allem REGlONS.—Captain Phillips travelled thirty-one days over Cornwallis's Island, but did not succeed in crossing it, but nevertheless the labour was very great, and Sir John Ross himself accompanied the travelling party for fourteen days in the spring of the year, exerting himself in a sur prising way. - - - WRECK 01 A STEAMER.—The Pozzo di Borgo steamer, of thirty horse-power, plying between Boniface and Ajaccio, has just been lost within 50U yards of the shore, in the Gulf de Valeno. There were on board five men, consti tuting the crew, and tour passengers; two of whom were General Niel, inspector-general of engineers, and his aide de-camp. The vessel was steaming along, when she sud denly struck with so terrible a shock that her keel opened, and the water poured in with great rapidity. The boat would only hold about three or four persons, and the general proposed that all on board should proceed in it to the shore in three trips. 7he boat was then lowered, but the others, in place of waiting for their turn, rushed to the side and jumped in. The consequence was that the boat was upset, and the persons in it precipitated into the sea • they all, how ever, regained the vessel. The proposal of thei general was then acceded to, and the other persons on board insisted on his going ashore with his aide-de-camp in the first trip. These two gentlemen and two others reached the shore in safety, but just as the boat was returning the steamer went slowly down, and the other five men were obliged to endea vour to support themselves as well as they could until the boat returned. Four of the men were saved, the other, who was one of the crew, being drowned. The next day a diver was sent down to the wreck, and, curiously enough, one of the articles brought up was the general's writing case, containing all the papers connected with his tour of inspec tion. The passengers were able the next day to reach Ajaccio by the diligence which passed near the spot where they got ashore. _ THE ROYAL VISIT TO LlVERPOOL. — Yesterday a communication was sent in to the council from the com mittee of the Exchange news-room, suggesting the desir ability of making the area of the Exchange available on the day of the Queen's visit, by closing it in to all except the holders of tickets, of which 2,000 would be placed at the disposal of the council, reserving the remainder for the pro prietors, subscribers, and tenants of the building. It has been ascertained that this area would afford convenient see ing and standing room for 8,000 persons; and this is cer tainly the most available and best point from which the in habitants of Liverpool might testify their loyalty to their Sovereign without inconvenience to her Majesty. The Lx change buildings form three sides of a quadrangle and the Town-hall the fourth, so that the latter commands a view of the whole of the area. Her Majesty, who is to lunch at the Town-hall, would, it is suggested, doubtless avail her self of this opportunity to gratify the loyalty of her subjects by appearing at the window. COLLISION IN THE CLYDE.—Between ten and eleven o'clock on :Saturday forenoon, as the steamer s Sove reign, Captain APAulay, and Laurel, Captain Langlands, the one on her outward trip to Greenock and Helensburgh, with between 200 and 300 passengers, and the other bound from Belfast to Glasgow, having also a considerable number of passengers on board, were passing that part of the river known by the appellation of the Long Dyke, they came into contact with each other on the starboard side. The steamer Sovereign, from the extreme violence of the shock, sustained considerable damage on her wing and wheel, the Laurel being also much injured. Some excitement prevailed in both vessels, the passengers being temporarily alarmed at what some, no doubt, considered the critical s it uat i on in which they were placed. the passengers of the Sovereign, however, were immediately transferred to the Lady Kelhurn which fortunately happened to be passing at the time; while those on board the Laurel, after some little delay, reached Glasgow in perfect safety, the steamer Emperor having followed close at hand until satisfied the Laurel was beyond all danger.-- 11'07 tit British Mail. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—On Saturday Mr. Keeley met with an accident, which will render him incapable of performing for a few Lights. In getting upon an omnibus his foot slipped, and the iron step inflicted a painful injury upon his leg. Tut: CHANNEL ISLANDS.—Lieut. - General Sir John Burgoyne is making a most minute inspection of the state of the fortifications in the Channel Islands and the western coast of England. STEAMER FROM ST. THOMAS TO VENEZUELA.—It has for a long time been subject of complaint that the means of intercommunication between these ports should be of the most uncertain and unsatisfactory character. Inadequate as were the former methods of conveyance—even the mails and Government dispatches for Venezuela having been compelled to remain at St. Thomas until a factitious op portunity of forwarding them presented itself—the mercan tile community will, we are sure, hail the establishment of a regular steamer to ply between the ports on this important station. Au enterprise like this is deserving of all encou ragement; and we have, therefore, great pleasure in an nouncing that a fine new steamer, the Berta Harrassowitz, built in Baltimore, will shortly commence packet service be twixt St. Thomas, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, and Cure goa, carrying passengers, specie, general freight, and the mails, under a contract with the Venezuelan Government. The steamer will also touch at other intermediate ports when circumstances permit, and as the accommodation provided for passengers is of a first rate description, we have no doubt that the enterprising proprietors will find their public-spi rited undertaking as liberally patronised as it well deseryeh to boin4ropcors Tatra wait kidiati SUN, LONDON, THE blocks to another customer. He made inquiries, and found such to be the ca , e, and the bic.:cks now produced were his master's proporLy. A greengrocer in the Belvedere-road said she pur chased six blocks of fuel from the prisoner yesterday morning. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said ho delivered all the goods to the customers, and he n‘ver sold the six blocks to the female. The greengrocer positively awore that she purchased them of the prisoner. Mr. A'BEcxETT asked the clerk whether the prisoner could get the Just at any other place? He replied that he could not, as they were the sole patentees. He, how ever, should be able to show that the prisoner stole the property if he was remanded. Mr. A ' BECKETT remanded him till tomorrow. NAVAL ENCE The first Lord of the Admiralty returned to his official residence, Whitehall, from his German tour, yesterday. Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., is expected to return to the Admiralty, from the Continent, next week. THE SECOND NAVAL AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE QUEEN. Captain Christopher Wyvill (1832), the second of the new batch of naval aides-de-camp, is commodore of the 'second class, and commander-in-chief at the Cape. Sixty-eight eligible officers, many of them C.B.'s, have been passed over. He has, however, served afloat twice as many years as his senior, Sir George Pechell. His services are thus given in the " Naval Biography :"- " This officer entered the navy Oct. 25, 1805, as volunteer, on board the Tribune, 36. I n th e boats of the Thames, 32, assisted by those of the Pilot and Weezle sloops, he contributed, July 25, 1810, to the very gallant capture and destruction, under the bat teries of Amantea, on the coast of Naples, and in face of a most spirited opposition, of a convoy of 31 ves sels, laden with provisions and stores for Murat's army at Scylla, together with seven large gun-boats and five armed scampavias. He was present at the cutting out too, Oct. 5 in the same year, by the boats of the Thames and Eclair sloop, of ten trans ports, collected near Agricola, in the Gulf of Salerno; and on June 16, 18,11, he witnessed the destruction by a detachment from the Thames and Cephalus, 18, cf a similar number of armed feluccas on the beach near Cetraro. Besides sharing in a variety of other dashing services, we find him, March 31, 1813, employed in the boats of the Volontaire, Undaunted, and Redwing, under Lieutenant Isaac Shaw, at the capture and de struction (with a loss to the British of one man killed and four severely wounded, and to the French of four killed, five wounded, and seventeen taken prisoners) of two strong batteries (mounting five 36-pounders and two 24's) and 18 sail of vessels at Motjean, near Mar seilles. For his conduct on that occasion he was strongly noticed in Captain Waldegrave's official letter. In May, 1813, he was nominated acting lieu tenant of the Kingfisher sloop, and on July 5 follow ing he was confirmed. He was paid off in November of the same year, and was subsequently appointed, in February and October, 1814, to the Leopard, 50, and Towley, 24, July 22, 1815, for three months to the Tigris, 36 ; in January, 1816, to the Pactolus, 46 ; Nov. 10, 1818, as senior to the Arab, 18; and Nov. 14, 1821, to the Dover, 28, as flag-lieutenant to Sir John Poo Beresford at Leith. Attaining the rank of commander July 29, 1824, he was appointed in that capacity April 28, 1827, to the Camelion, 10, where he became, Oct. 31, 1828, and April 28, 1830, se cond captain of the Asia, 84, and Britannia, 120, flag ships of Sir Pulteney Malcolm. The Camelion formed part of a squadron under the orders of Sir Thomas Staines in an attack made upon a fort and several vessels in the possession of the pirates at Ca rabusa, Jan. 31, 1828. On the return home of the Britannia, Captain Wyvill was presented with a post commission dated Feb. 22, 1832. He commanded the Cleopatra, 26, and since May 7, 1849, has been serving in the Castor, 36. In 1827, while Captain Wyvill was on his passage in the Dartmouth, 42, to join the Camelion, the former ship narrowly escaped being burnt in consequence of some men having set fire to a cask of spirits which they had clandestinely opened. The catastrophe was, however, averted through the handsome conduct and exertions of Cap tain Wyvill, who, with one of the gunner's mates, plugged the cask and slung it apparently in the midst of the flame. He is senior of 1832." APPOINTMENTS. Commander Arthur M. G. Skinner (1828), inspect ing commander of the Coast Guard, has been ap pointed superintendent of the Holyhead packet sta tion, vice Fraser, whose term of service has expired. Chaplain-The Rev. John Marshall, M.A. (1828), to the living of Wark. Assistant-Surgeons-Henry J. Phillips (acting), to the Impregnable, 78, flag-ship at Devonport ; William Ray (acting), to the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth. Clerk-John Burke, to the Arrogant, 46, screw frigate, western squadron. Midshipman-Charles F. Smith, to the Victory. Naval Cadet-M. Medlycott, to the Bellerophon, 78, at Devonport, from Portsmouth. DOCKYARD.-Charles Atherton, from Devonport, to be inspector of machinery at Woolwich, vice Hum phreys, resigned. The Rev. E. Pittman, chaplain of Chatham Dock yard, died on Sunday afternoon, at Weimer, near Deal, after a long illness, aged 60 years. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE HYDRA STEAM -VESSEL.--- Messrs. Woodhead and Co. have given notice that the account sales of the proceeds arising from the capture of the slave vessel name unknown (supposed Imogene), by the Hydra, Commander Grey Skipwith, on the 15th of October, 1849, will be registered on or after the 26th instant. Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, from Rio, with stores (some tre asu r e ) an d i nva lid s from the Brazil squadron, transferred her mails to the Oscar steamer off Fowey on Sunday, and pro ceeded to Spithead. Her intelligence from Rio has been anticipated. The fever was very prevalent on shore at her departure, and several cases had oc• curred amongst the merchant shipping. The Tyne had to contend with easterly winds for 26 days. Vulcan iron troop-steamer, Master-Commander Penn, is ordered to be got ready for immediate service to convey troops to the Cape. She will receive three coats on her bottom of Mr. Buchan's composition for preserving the iron plates-the gentleman that has received such high testimonial from Captain Engle due, of the Peninsular Steam Mail- packet Company. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.-The Deft nce, 72, convict ship, sailed to day for Woolwich, in charge of Mr. Roberts, master of the Blenheim steam guard-ship, and a party of riggers. The Echo steam-tug will tow her to the Downs, and bring back some of the effects of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, the new Port-Admire for this station. The Sprightly steam-tender, Acting Master Allen commanding, sailed this evening for Deptford with some of the effects of Admiral Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.B. The Fairy royal steam-yacht, with three of the infant members of the Royal Family and suite on board, came up from Osborne last evening, and steamed round the fleet in ordinary, after which they returned to Osborne. The Blazer steam-vessel has been removed from the steam basin to-day. She is to proceed to Dover on some special duty. The Seatlower cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Fletcher, sailed last night for the Channel Islands, to resume her duties in protecting the fisheries. The Vernon and Gloriana Indiamen sailed to-day for their respective destinations. The Hercules, 72, has been undocked:to-day, and placed alongside the jetty. The ➢largaretta Evans, New York packet-ship, outward bound, having above 300 emigrants on board, arrived at Spithead this morning, to embark other passengers and receive stock. She sailed at one o'clock. A number of persons visited the America yacht'on Monday, many of whom were ladies. She has not quite completed her new crew; her American captain and all the American crew returned to New York by the last packet. She will now, we understand, un dergo some alteration preparatory to her sailing (with her new owner on board), about the Ist of October, for the Mediterranean. MELANCHOLY DEATH.—An inquest WAS held yes terday at the Jolly Gardener, Lambeth-walk, on the body of Mr. H. Appleby, receiver-general for the Earl of Morning ton. It appeared that whilst the men in the employ df Messrs. Amsinck and Matthews, brewers, Westminster, were engaged in taking casks into the cellar of a beer-shop in Lambeth-walk, a boy jumped on the back of one of the horses in the dray, which caused them to take fright and run away with the dray towards Doughty-street, when the deceased gentleman, who rushed forward to atop them, was knocked down, and the *heels of the dray passing over his body killed him. The boy by whom the accident was occasioned being considered too young to be responsible for his imprudence, the question arose as to the responsibility of the draymen, who had left their horses to themselves after removing their bits and placing nose-bags round their necks. Several witnesses swore that the wheels of the dray were not scotched or chained, which would have prevented the acci dent. The draymen, on the contrary, swore they were scotched. The court having been cleared for the jury to consider their verdict, upon its being re-opened the Coroner addressed the draymen, and told them that the jury were of opinion they had not fastened the wheels of the dray, by which neglect they had rendered their employers liable to be called upon to provide for the support of the widow and children of the deceased. The verdict was "Accidental death." Saturday last th e f a milies of Sir Philip and of Nacton, were t h rown i n t o a painful state of excitement by FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER OR. ColonelWEL L B — r o O ke n , the report th a t t wo o f th e i r s e rvants had been drolne the river O rwe ll. Th e fo ll ow i ng d e t a il will supply the me lancholy f acts o f t h e case :—Josep h H ar tl e y, a footman in vd in the service of Sir Philip Broke, was the Owner of a stone boat, the captain of which had finished his week's work by mooring her off Pin hiill. Hartley made up his mind to go off to her, and invited the footman of Colonel Broke to ac company him. At a little before four o'clock in the after noon the two stepped into an unusually frail punt, and pulled off towards the vessel. The tide was running very strong, and drifted them down a little, when they turned the punt's head, and struck the smack stem on. The main sheets were banging down, and Hartley hastily rose from his seat and grasped an end. The sudden motion, however, shot the punt astern, when his companion leaped from his place and hurriedly stepped forward, occasioning the boat to slip from under both of them, plunging them head foremost into the water. Up to the time at which we write the bodies have not been found.—lpswich Express. a shocking occur rence took place on the FATAL OCCURRENCE ON A R AILWAY.--On Satur dayanding Swannington Railw a y, a t t h e point where the lineLe morning rn es the Foss-lace, a short distance from the Leicester station. A coal train passed over the body of a gentleman named Malin, formerly a resident of Hinckl e y, nod c _ pletely severed m his head from his body. It is supposed that it was a deliberate act of suicide, the deceased having thrown himself on the line so that the engine wheels might pass over hi, head. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEM ITHE CAPE MAILS. The speed with which the passage hence to the Cape and back has been accomplished by the steamers of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company is highly creditable to the agents end officers in its em ploy. We have now had a trial of their capabilities for seven months, and without one exception the vessels have all done their duty well. None, how ever, exceeded the Hellespont in the expedition with which she has performed her voyages, and the passage she has just terminated, as well as the one which she previously made, must be considered as stamping her with the character of a first-rate boat, and one in which the ad vantages of the principle of screw propulsion are con clusively exhibited. From an examination of her dates both outward and homeward we observe that from Plymouth to St. Vincent she occupied eleven days, from that port to Sierra Leone little more than five days, from Sierra Leone to the Cape a space of twenty-two days, altogether thirty-eight days—her former voyage was effected in forty-one days. The difference is partly to be accounted for by the fact that her stoppages outward on this occasion were not more than a few hours, whereas they amounted to much more on her first voyage. She remained at the Cape seven days and fifteen hours, being detained by the tempes tuous weather for twelve hours, and three hours at the request of the Colonial Secretary at Cape Town, who had received important documents from the in terior and desired to include them in the dispatches. From the Cape to Sierra Leone she occupied fifteen days, and was detained there by the Governor, who had not his dispatches prepared. In consequence of this delay, which, although to be regretted, was perhaps unavoidable on the part of the Governor, the Hellespont, when she arrived at St. Vincent, found the Brazil mail packet Tay coaling, and was again delayed above twenty-eight hours. From Sierra Leone to St. Vincent she occupied seven days, and she ran the distance from the latter place to Plymouth in fourteen days. Her homeward voyage exclusive of stoppages was performed in thirty-six days—her previous voyage occupied a day less. We may, there fore, conclude, that the average time in which this fine ship will perform the passage will be 74 days, a period extraordi na rily s h or t, an d we congratulate the General Steam Shipping Company on having so nearly attained their object in respect of speed. The mails which the Hellespont brought were both large and diversified, for, besides the ordinary bags from the Cape and the intermediate stations, she brought correspondence from most of the vessels on the coast. At the time the packet ar rived the Bristol mail train, which goes on to London, was about to start, and it was detained that the mails might be placed in it and sent on. Through some delay, however, it was found necessary to dispatch the train before the mails could be brought to the station, and they were consequently conveyed to the Plymouth Post-office. We regret very much not to be able to add that they were sorted. But no such thing was attempted, the bags lay unopened in the office for six hours, and were then sent off to London by the mail train of the Tuesday evening, and in consequence, the papers and letters from the Cape and for this town did not arrive here till Thursday morning ---45 hours after they were landed at Plymouth —and those for the north of England could not be sent on their destination until 12 or 15 hours after they might have been. The injustice of this kind of procedure we have before alluded to, as we consider it one injurious to the interests of the post, and slighting its capabilities, as well as not affording to the inhabitants of the place the earliest intelligence of the welfare of their friends, for which all who have any abroad in the places in question feel much anxiety. The hardship in the present case is all the more severe from the fact, to which we referred above, that correspondence from vessels on the African station was in the mail. It was well known that in this locality numbers reside who have friends and near relatives engaged in her Majesty's service in that part of the world, and that they should be kept so long without the letters which might shortly after the arrival of the mail have been distributed among them is shameful—we can give it no other epithet. The present, too, is an instance of the extent of the evil, for had the letters been delivered here, as they ought to have been, on Tuesday evening, the parties interested would have had an opportunity of replying to them and sending their letters by the Virago, which sailed from this port for the Coast of Africa on Thursday ; by the arrangement which was carried out that op portunity was entirely lost. The evil to which we are attempting to draw attention is one of a very serious nature, and which deserves strenuous efforts to obviate. We have heard it stated that the nee mail packet will bring home separate bags from the Cape for Plymouth. This, if the report be correct, will only partially meet the difficulty, for in such cases as that of the ships' letters there would be the same delay as before. For our parts, we cannot un derstand, if Southampton is thought worthy being intrusted with the general sorting of the mails that arrive at that port—and if at Falmouth there was also an establishment for the same purpose at the time the packets put in there—why Plymouth should not have its post-office made available for the business of sort- ingthe whole mail and sending the bags on to their several destinations at the earliest opportunity ; nor shall we be satisfied until this object—as important to the manufacturing di-itricts as to our own immediate neighbourhood —be accomplithed.—Plymouth COLONIAL MAIL STEAM-SHIPS. The anticipations expressed by several witnesses examined before Lord Jocelyn's Committee, last session, as regarded the efficiency of the screw propeller, and its adoption in ocean steamers, appear to be in course of early realisation. We are informed that at this moment in the Clyde alone above 17,000 tons of steam-shipping, both in wood and iron, are under construction, the greater part of which will be fitted with the screw. It is also understood that the building yards of the Thames are more actively em ployed than they have been for many years, and that the most eminent shipwrights and engineers have orders so numerous that it w ill require many months before they can be executed. Extensive engagements have, we believe, been entered into by the Peninsular and Oriental, the General Screw, the Pacific, and West India Mail Steam Companies respectively, for building large steamers of a capacity and power superior to any y e t emp l oyed ; nor should we omit to mention that the South American Steam Navi gatior(urCompany (whose projection we lately mentioned to run three large iron steamers be tween Liverpool and Rio ana the Plate) are ad vancing most vigorously under their charter; so that we hope before long the spirit of rivalry excited :by American competition will exhibit its beneficial effects in the character of our steam marine. Another incentive to this desideratum will be found in the Australian and African mails now called for by Governments; but to the terms of these, or rather of the former, we must solicit attention in some little detail. For the fourth time the form of adver tising for tenders for the conveyance of the Australian mails has been exhibited by the Admiralty, but whether with a bond fide view of carrying out the undertaking, or as a repetition of an old ruse to cajole for a while longer the unfortunate colonists, we are! at a loss to conjecture. The advertisement in the present instance presents a novel feature in requiring the service to be performed either " in continuation of the existing line between England and the Cape, or for a new line extend ing the wh o l e way f rom England to Sydney ;" where as in all pre v i ous cases tenders were invited in connexion with the overland and Indian route. The change, no doubt, has been produced in consequence of the re port of Lord Jocelyn's Committee, by whom, as is already known, the route via the Cape of Good Hope was specially recommended ; and it is expected, as a matter of cour se , th at the general Screw Steam Navi gation Company will obtain the contract. The Admi ralty notice to which we allude is alike worthy of the quarter from which it has emanated and of the lay lordling who superintends the steam-packet branch of the department. Where it intends to be particular it is simply vague, and where it should be explanatory it is guilty of om i ss i on. T here i s not a single provision which indicates the means by which the mails are to be delivered at or received from Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, or Swan River, and the rapidly-thriving settlement of More ton Bay is equally left out of consideration. We cannot imagine any escape for such an oversight, un less it be in contemplation to provide for the mail ser vice to New Zealand and Moreton Bay by a supple mental line via Panama, and which the recent de monstration through the lake of Nicaragua would seem to suggest. It is, however, almost idle to spe culate as to the ultimate scope or result of the Admi ralty scheme, as we are informed it is in a course of alteration almost daily; and the officials at Somerset house honestly warn all applicants that the proposed arrangements may receive further and probably im portant modifications. We shall, however, watch the process. and see how far the public interests may be affected, either injuriously or otherwise, by changes which can only emanate from ignorance or caprice.— Liverpool Albion. .E.NCROACHME.NTS IN ST. PAIVCRAS. A Correspondent of the Builder says--I beg to call your attention to the New-road and City-road, from Trinity Church eastward. For many yea rn past I have observed with great regret the pr ogress i ve encroachments on the gardens in front of the houses, particularly in those parts near the end of T ottenbam . c3urt-read, by the erection of shops, &c., close upon the footway; so that this once open thoroughfare is now contracted into the dimensions of au ordinary st reet; excluding in a great degree the air and view, and de s t roy i ng i ts proper and distinguishing character as a kind of Boulevard. The increasing value of the frontage for th e purposes of trade is obviously the inducement to these erections, and it would be useless to urge against this private advan tage the consideration of the public good: I had, there fore, observed and deplored the growth of this evil as un youtr9llable, and without remedy. I was ourprised, however, to find that it has been contemplated and pro vided for by express legislation. The Act 7 Geo. 4, for consolidating the metropolitan roads, distinctly prohibits the erection of any building within " fifty feet of the New-road," or within " forty feet of the City-road, on any new foundation." Unfortunately-, a subsequent Act transters the management of these roads to the parishes through which they pass, since which this salutary pro vision has become a dead letter. . Some years ego it NV S proposed to buy up and remo►e the public house which projects so awkwardly at the corner of the New-road and Hampstead-road; but now it is become only one or part of a mass of obstructions, too large to be bought, and being illegal, ought no longer to be tole rated. I hope that you will assist in arousing the public to the assertion of their rights: the❑ I have no doubt that they will prevail against the apathy or prirate in terests of the local authorities. FRENCH BALL PRACTICE. We frequently hear of the vast superiority of foreign artillerymen and marksmen over anything that we can show at Woolwich, or from the port holes of the Excellent, our gunnery ship at Ports mouth. Many of our marksmen were startled by the performances of the Riflemen at Lord Ranelagh's the other day, who witched the world with their noble gunmanship, and their needle rifles, with the unpronounceable names ; and assuredly these lords of the unerring aim are entitled to their well-earned honours; but we have nothing to fear from France in matters of this nature. You will hear them boast and talk magniloquently of their wondrous deeds but, as Voltaire's old woman raid to the patrol, who cried out in the dark street " Who goes there ?" " Don't be afraid, patrol, it is only me,"—there is but little danger to be apprehended on this score. The crack marksmen of the French army are the Tirailleurs de Vincennes, and assuredly they did murderous slaughter in the streets of Paris, in June, 1848; wherever they could find a sheltered corner, or "coign of vantage," they perched themselves, and brought down their men at each shot, with unerring aim ; but our Rifle brigade would have done the thing as well, and perhaps even better, as would also the 60th Rifles, the Cape Mounted Rifles, or the Ceylon corps. My reason for alluding to this subject at present is, because all the world was invited on Saturday to Vincennes, to wit ness the wonderful performances of these celebrated French artillerymen. The " performances com menced"—for everything is theatrical in France—at nine in the morning, and long ere midday a mighty mass of powder was consumed in expelling balls, of various dimensions, from howitzers, huge mortars, and cannon of various calibre and power; but nothing was done that I have not seen surpassed an hundred fold, and an hundred times, at Woolwich and Ports mouth. The most interesting but least successful part of the performance was the shell practice ; a tub was placed as a mark at some short distance, the mortar was carefully poised and pointed, bang, bang, whizzed the shells through the air, but the tub remained to the last in secluded security, as safe and sound as if it had not been aimed at by the flower of French artillerymen for some hours. I remember last year, at the naval review at Cherbourg—which was, without exception, the most magnificent spectacle that could greet the eyes of a civilian—a boat was moored at some five hundred yards distance from two of the crack ships of the French navy, and they blazed away at it for three-quarters of an hour with their broadsides, the guns being manned by picked men, in order to show off before the English Royal Yacht Club, our Admirals, and the French President; but the boat danced gaily on the bright ripples of the noble bay made by the breakwater, and the balls rattled by it at several yards' distance, but in no single instance did even a stray shot come within ten yards of the uninjured boat.—Paris Correspondent of the Morning ,3dvertiser. IV ARNING TO TRAVELLERS IN FRANCE. We have received the following letter from a French gentleman, who has sent his name and ad dress : " Allow me to address myself to you, in order to make known to the public a disgraceful speculation, which appears to have been carried on during the whole summer, on the road from Marseilles to Paris, to the prejudice of foreigners, and particularly of English families. The following are facts which came under my own observation, and which I will relate as briefly as posssible. Coming from Chalon-sur-Saone to Paris in the early part of July last, my attention was called to a dispute which arose between two English ladies, who spoke French imperfectly, and a conducteur of the Messageries; these ladies had paid for their places from Lyons to Paris, and as they had travelled in the coupi they had a right to seats in a first-class carriage on the railway, whereas the conducteur had only given them tickets for the second class, and thus endeavoured to deceive them. I considered it my duty to interfere, and in spite of the insolence of the man who bore on his jacket the plaque of the' Messageries de la Bourgogne,' I obtained justice for the ladies. When this point was settled, one of the employes of the railway came to me, and thanked me in the name of the chef de Bureau for my firmness and for my inter ference, adding that scarcely a day passed without the same kind of trick being carried on by the conducteurs. But this is not all. In nay conversation with these ladies I found that on the whole route from Marseilles they had been subjecr(d to this disgraceiul conduct. Immediately on lauding from the steamer which had brought them from Malta, they had inquired for the iffice of the Anglo-French Company, which, accord ing to advertisement, would bring them from Mar seilles to Paris direct. Fur this purpose they needed only to have been directed to the office of the Me.;segeries Nationeles,' instead of which the porter of the Hotel Beauveau, at which they put up on landing, took them to the office of the • Messageries de Its Bour gogne,' if I may judge from a ticker drawn out in a most extraordinary mariner, which was delivered to them, and which I retain in my possession, in order to inquire into the matter on my return to Marseilles. Teere, after having made them pay 100 f. more than was due, another conducteur, whom they never afterwards saw, succeeded in extorting 10f., promising to take care of them and their luggage as far as Paris. I had deter mined to bring these facts before the public, but have been prevented by private business from at tending to it; having, however, heard a similar account from a friend, who has since travelled by the same road, I am induced to believe that it is a regularly organized scheme of imposition, and as such ought to be exposed." In giving the above letter we think it right to state that we have received an account of a similar imposi tion upon an English lady and. her family, who have just arrived in Paris. We feel confident, however, that when the proprietor of the Hotel Beauveau and the directors of the " Messageries de la Bourgogne" shall have been made acquainted with these practices they will immediately take efficient steps to prevent a repetition of them.— Galignani. CLEVER ROGUERY. Two men, named Taylor and M'Crinnis, respect ably dressed, but well known to the police as " mags men," were charged at the Manchester Borough Court, on Monday morning, with having " done' a person named Clarke, of Macclesfield, a fruiterer, who has generally been looked upon as pretty acute, and practical in his dealings with such characters. On Wednesday last he stumbled into their company, and in the course of conversation they made known to him that they had been selling a horse at Uttox eter, in Staffordshire, and had received 301., the price, in a 201. and 101. note of the Romford Bank. They could not get change for the paper (a statement which was perfectly true), and as they were anxious to get to Manchester to fulfil a business engagement that night, they induced him to lend them 10/. on the two notes, promising to redeem them next day. H e waited on Thursday until past the hour fixed on for their arrival, and finding they did not come, he went to Brocklehurst's bank with his notes, and discovered, first, that the bank stopped a long time ago ; and next, that the notes were forgeries, and therefore would have been of no use if the bank had been good. This led him in all haste to Man chester, where, making use of some information he had gained during the conversation, he sought for and found them at a public-house. They assured him that the notes were all right, and that he need be under no apprehension; but as that did not satisfy him, they fetched a man named Parma, who corroborated their tale, and undertook to become surety for the payment of the money if the notes proved to be bad. He still doubted his men, however, and thinking to make him self safe, he offered them two sovereigns to close the transaction, they returning the 101., and he handing over the notes. They declined to listen to the propo sal, and as he urged it with some vehemence, holding the money in his open hand, Taylor, by jerking his elbow, pitched the coins out. Parratt, the guarantee, picked them up and made off, Taylor and M`Ginnis holding Clark until their friend had escaped. They were subsequently apprehended, and have been com mitted for trial at the sessions. TRINITY BALLAST AND LIGHT DUES.—The Trinity Board in London are entitled to receive a tax of Is. per ton on all ballast delivered in the Thames, and are also, by virtue of recent Acts of Parliament, the receivers of the light dues, levied for the maintenance of the light-houses on the English coast. These latter imposts, atter paying off all expenses, leave a profit to the Trinity Board of 100,000/. a year, which goes into the coffers of this corporation. The pressure of these taxes has, since the active competition of railways, been severely felt by the shipping interest. Ves sels have been ballasted with water, and are being still fitted out with this apparatus, and various devices have been re sorted to, to escape the pressure of this impost. The most direct means, however, would be to represent to the Trinity Board the necessit of lowering or modifying these burthens, and we learn that this is about to be tried, and with every prospect of success. The shipowners and merchants of London, in connexion with an influential section of the coal factors, have formed themselves into a committee to agitate this question, and a powerful deputation will shortly wait on the Trinity Board to urge the reduction of these taxes. They will be supported by the large majority of the shipowners in all parts of the country, and it is said their application will be cordially met.—Newcastle Guardian. REPRESENTATION OF ST. ALBAN's.—Mr. Jacob Bell, the Member for St. Alban's, is reported to have visited his constituents during the past week, and likewise the local schools of the town, the children in which were examined by tho lion. Member. BER 17, 1.85i. • ! ORNE GARDENS. ' These delightful and most popular gardens, which have afforded throughout the present season an inex haustible variety and profusion of attractive amuse ments, were thronged on Monday evening to witness the debfit of Signora Pauline Violante, the most in trepid of rope.dancers. We have seen some daring feats in rope-dancing and rope-walking before at these gardens, but never were we more gratified than by those of the Signora, who is only 19 years of age; she walked a rope 108 feet from the ground, and 208 feet long, a sylph-like creature, and perfect thing of life, "grace in her steps," and e l egance i n her mo tions, fireworks playin g below, above, and around her, and all hearts palpitating but her own. To be rightly appreciated, Signora Pauline Violante must be seen. The Deulins deserve particular notice, as devisers of a very attract i ve b allet, in which' are repre sented, with great effect, the four elements, Air, .Earth, Fire, and Water, and in which Madlle. Theodore as Columbine, Herr Deulin as Harlsquin, Mr. Seymour as Pierrot (his servant), and Mr. Gardi ner the Dancing Tailor, distinguished themselves much. Signor Guiserpe, the intrepid Spanish /ten)- ! I naut, took four compagnons du voyage in his balloon car, and having set mem down at Hounslow powder mills, started tor the gardens by the rail, and was hailed on his return as an intrepid young aeronaut ought to be. b, e should not omit to mention the untiring attention of Mr. Adams to all parties, and the order and good feeling which prevailed through out the entertainments—features deserving of no tice in connexion - with so large an assemblrge. The present enterprising director of Cremorne, Mr. I'. B. Simpson, has, throughout this most remarkalTee year of 1851, gallantly sustained his part in " the Great Exhibition of All Nations," and the character for spirit and enterprise of his own, justly winning "golden opinions from all sorts of men." The merit and the multitude of the offiches he has put forward have amply fulfilled the most sanguine expectations of his friends and supporters. We cannot describe the details of the whole campaign; but some notion may be conceived of their extent when we state that the programme for the present week embraces the unri valled performances of Franconi and his troupe, con certs, the exhibition of the Bosjesmans, Cantelo's Incubator, a ballet pantomime of great excellence, balloon ascents, tableaux vivans by the Deulia family, panorama of Nineveh, the inimitable singing of Pell and co. Ethiopians, a double sighted youth of extraordinary powers, a female conjuror, and a number of other sights, which we really cannot remember. In addition to this pro lific list there are numerous files • and the mimic re presentation of the Sie ge o f Gibraltar, upon the river Esplanade, is a vivid pourtrayal of one of the greatest events in the history of the British Navy. Such a programme we venture to think has never been sur passed. Its extent and variety adapt it to all tastes and all ages, and we can bear testimony to the care and faithfulness with which it is carried out. But, independently of spectacles, performances, and amusements, this favourite resort has its own natural merits. It is situate in a choice locality, which aristocracy might envy, yet within the easiest possi ble access from all parts of the metropolis. Its green swards, gently undulating here and there, and well kept walks, are surrounded on three sides by venera ble trees of majestic foliage, whilst on the fourth there is an extended river front. In such points as these Cremorne has neither rival nor equal; and it is only just to add, that its management is worthy of so fair a place. IRELAND. ARRIVAL OF THE PREMIER IN DUBLIN. DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Last night the few loiterers on the pier at Kingstown, awaiting the arrival of the express mail from Holyhead, were somewhat taken by surprise on recognising among the passengers who stepped on shore the well known person of the Queen's Prime Minister. His Lordship was accompanied by Lady Russell and family. The whole party proceeded to town by the half-past tan train. Of course this day the quidnuncs will be at their wits' end to divine the cause of Lord John Russell's visit to the Irish metropolis. HARVEST PROSPECTS. There have been now close upon three weeks of uninterruptedly fine dry weather, and all fears and doubts respecting the fate of the harvest are fairly set at rest. The oat crop generally is reported to be one of the best, both as regards quantity and quality, that has been cut during the past quarter of a century. Wheat has turned out much better than was expected, and the potato crop, with the . exception of a decided failure in parts of Antrim and Down, far exceeds last year's return. The accounts from the south and west may be regarded as favourable, inasmuch as for se veral days back there has been scarcely a single allu sion to the state of the crop—a tolerably sure sign that there is nothing to complain of. A correspondent of the Evening Mail, who is stated to have opportu nities of observing the condition of the southern and western districts of Ireland to a considerable extent during the last week, thus sets forth the result of his inspection : " Galway, Sept. 13. There has been splendid harvest weather where ever I have been during this week, and, speaking generally, I may ray the crops are safe in the greaser part of the counties of Cork and Limerick, and along the coast from the latter city to this town. The oats are universally good, and a good crop, as aro also the turnips. Potatoes alto, us far as I could see or learn, are but little injured. Their tops generally lock better than they do in the eastern counties, although they are somewhat prematurely withered. The only district in which I heard complaints was about Ennistymon, and even there they were neither loud nor deep., The potatoes I have seen at table have been, generally, re markably good. A good deal of change is observable in one respect, which would not strike a stranger so much as a person who was familiar with the appear ance of the south and west of Ireland a few years since. I allude to the almost total disappearance of the potato gardens ;' there are large fields, but no cot tiers' patches to be seen, and, indeed, much fewer cottiera' cabins; but where these latter are visible their gardens are usually stocked with cabbages, turnips, or parsnips, or even beans, but no potatoes. A great improvement in the appearance and mode of culture of the fields is also manifest, although much still re mains to be done in that direction. About this town there are marked signs of revivification, although it is impossible to look at the great capabilities of its locality without feeling deep regret at their neglect, and still more at the irregular and ill-directed attempts in course of being made for their development. I crossed the noble bay yesterday, but, with the excep tion of a few Connemara turf boats and the revenue cruiser, not a sail was to be seen. Lord Campbell has become the proprietor of the estate of the late Master A. H. Lynch, near this town. His Lordship was a large incumbrancer on the property." DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION. Yesterday evening a fire of a most destructive character broke out in the storehouses of Messrs. Hay, Anderson, and Sangster, nursery and seedsmen of Kennington, and owing to the inflammable nature of the buildings and their contents, in less than forty minutes after the discovery of the fire, nearly the whole range of buildings, together with their con tents, amounting to several thousand pounds in value, were utterly destroyed. The storehouses in question were situate in the centre of the nursery ground lying in the open space between Brook-street, and Walcot square, and Kennington-lane; they were of con siderable extent and were constructed entirely of wood. Closely adjoining them was a lower range of building, also used for storing seeds, agricultural im plements, and the more valuable plants. Besides these were a range of stables and a piggery, and a number of hotbeds. About ten o'clock an alarm of fire was raised by some persons passing down Ken nington-lane, and it was discovered that flames were pouring out from the eastern end of one of the large buildings. So rapid was the spread of the flames that before any efficient assistance could be rendered the whole was enveloped in fire, the flames rising to a great height and rolling in huge volumes towards the se cond warehouse. The appearance they presented was so alarming that messengers were immediately sent in cabs to the ditierentfire stations. Long before they reached, however, the fire had been seen, and the messengers were met by those whom they went to seek. On the arrival of the engines near the spot some time was lost in consequence of the firemen not knowing the en trance to the grounds, and their approach by any other road was rendered impossible by the numerous fences which divide the adjacent fields. During this time the fire rapidly spread, the second warehouse was speedily ignited from end to end, and the flames rushing out with a tremendous noise ignited the western end of the smaller range of buildings. To add to the terror of the scene the agonised cries of a number of pigs who were unable to escape were heard above the roar and crackling of the fire. These cries soon ceased, and the poor animals were speedily out of their misery. The engines at length were introduced into the grounds, but the efforts of the fireman were of no avail ; a soli tary shed at the eastern end of the smaller warehouses was alone saved, and even this, with its contents, was so much, damaged as to be of little consequence. After burning for about twenty minutes with in credible fury the warehouses fell one by one with a fearful crash, leaving only a confused pile of blazing timber upon the ground. Upon these the jets of water were at once directed, and a few minutes suf ficed to extinguish them totally. In the confusion and alarm which prevailed it was impossible to obtain an accurate estimate of the damage done; it is to be feared, however, that it is very great, as not only were many beds of very choi ce p l ants scorched in the hot beds near, but those which were removed were very much damaged. A considerable quantity of glass was also destroyed. It i s not k nown whether the firm aro Limed, but it is believed they are. Mich credit is ---- due to the police for the performance of their • nine• what difficult task of preserving order in a Seem, of so much excitement. SPORTIN G NOTES. No. CXXVII. THE FIELDS FOR THIS DAY'S AYD TO• MORROW'S RACES AT DONCASTER. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sr.Leger—Hernandez (Nat) 1; Aphrodite (Martion) 2 ; Newnainster (Templeman) . Lamurtine (A. Day), Ephesus:(Robinson), Miserrima (Whitehouse), enacts (Prince), Goliah (Abdale), Lough Bawn (Buteby), Si s ter to Wanote. (Marlow), Exeter (Kitchener), pid egra (Norman), Deceitful (Sharpe), Calculator (G. Oates), Languish cult (Bader), and Sir Rowland Trenchard (Rogers). The Coniessar or the Ban will be witladtawn. Ilernand, a and Aphrodite in considerable form), unieipal Stakes—Winger - rand (Nat) 1, Hesperus (Robinson) 2, Herschvil, doubtful. Queen's Plate—Maid of Masbate, 1; Black Dc , ctor, 2; Cl, richer, 3. CitycelatAl Handicap—Vunguzrd or Heroine, 1; Le Juif, 2; Worcester. 3; Vdtican, Miss Ann, Post Tem per]. Oxford Blue, Hungerford, or Knock Koh!, Prinee C;,radoe colt, and Vivandiere. Two years old fotakes— Od I "vi'3'. 1; Euphony. 2; Lanercost filly, 3; Merry Bird, or Equal, Birricetchr filly, The Shadow, a ad Bar bara. Scar borough Stakes —Jack Leming walks over. 20 Sons. Stakes—Vortex, 1; Merry Monarch tiny, 2; Hyacinth, 3; and Alired the Great. Foal Stakoa—lris or liernauocz, 1; Hook,u t ti n i vey, I am, Sir, yours, THE SPIRIT 01? TUE TURF. Sept. 17, 1851. c SPORTING INTELL,WIEGLyEENweCy_F:. x DONCASTER RACES. MONDAY NIGHT, I The th ree spec i a l tra i ns t hi s a f ternoon from London brought a large accession of visitors, and lodge/sirs have gone off rapidly, and at a higher price than Jaime been obtained for some years ; we have also to repor t addi tions to the quadrupedal arrivals, viz., Teddingtc ,n, The Ban, Aphrodite, Vatican, The Confessor, Clinch er, The Castle, Brennus, Miss Ann, and Clarissa ; s great number of thorough-bred horses have come in for sale. The Subscription Betting-room has been crow ded for some hours, but the business transacted has not been by any means extensive. The principal speculations hs'v been on Homebrewed for the Champagne and Aprocalte for the St. Leger, the outlay on the latter liaising the effect of sending The Ban to 13 to 3, layers. Hermes dee and Ephesus were in some favour, but no disposition •waa shown to get on either Newminster or Lamartine., the sole representatives of the crack Mahon and Demehury stables. The following were the closing prices CHAMPAGNE STAKES. sto 4 agst Homebrewed I 2 to 1 eget Bsy Roe a/ind. (6 to 4 t 1) 6 to 1 agat Augur. GREAT YORKSHIRE HAND* AP. 3 to 1 agst Calculator 9 to 1 agst Miss As .n (t) 11 to 2 agst Cossack 10 to 1 agst Conies a or 10 to 1 agst /Wigs)] le. 6 to 1 agst Clarissa Nancy was scratched at ten o'clock. ST. LEGER. 7to 4 agst Hernandez (t) 14 to 1 agst Ephi sus 13 to 3 agst The Ban 20 to 1 agst Misierrim 9to 2 agst Aphrodite (t) 50 to 1 agst Golia h ( 10 to 1 agst Newminster 1000 to 10 agst Decaitl al(t) DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst Vortex (taken) Mr. H. Hibburd has been appointed starter he' se and at Newmarket, in the place of his father, the is to Mr. W. Hibburd; Mr. Clark officiates as judge, a ad Mr. Richard Johnson as clerk of the course. TUESDAY'S RACES. The Fitzwilliam Handicap Stakes of 5 sors. ea oh, w ith 50 added, for all ages. One mile. (1 tSt tbs.) Lord Zetland's Radulphus, Bst 121 b Mr. Shepherd's Post Tempore, 7et 61b (Cie rhon) 2 Mr. Walker's Mrs. Birch, 3 yrs, 6st (CI, irroll) 3 Mr. Walter's Maid of Team Valley, Bst (.3' ioble) 0 Mr. H. Stebbings's the C u tle r , 3 y rs , i st 61b (Pe esham) 0 Lord Lurgan's Tightwaist, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (teraold) 0 Lord Warwick's Grief, 5 yrs, Est 51b . (Wells) 0 Major Yarburgh's Lily, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Hiett) 0 Mr. Marden's Green Oakes, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Aldcroft) ele Betting-4 to 1 agst Radulphus and Post Tempore, 5 to 1 agst the Cutler, and 6 to 1 agst Mrs. Birch. The lot, with Green Oaks in the van., and Radailphus in the rear, ran in close company to tho distance, where the running was taken up by Post Tempore, followed by The Cutler and Tightwaist, Radulphus waiting on them. About half way up the distance Radulphus went up, took the lead from Post Tempore, and won very cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 43 secs. Match-300, h ft. Red House in. Mr. Payne's Wingenund, Bst 71b (Mittman) 1 Mr. H. Hill's Canine, Bst 41b (A. Day) 2 ' -- Betting-5 to 4on Wingenund. Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; the second to save his stake, and the winner to give six dosien of champagne to the Doncaster Racing Club. Red House in. Lord Zetland's Augur ... (J. Marson) 1 Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke (F. Butler) 2 Colonel Anson's Bay Rosalind (A. Day) 3 Mr. S Davidson's Vortex (Marlow) 0 Mr Oawson na cby Cotherstoue (Templecean) 0 Lord Glasgow's Caracsra (Rogers) 0 Mr. Osborne's Prince Pan ick (D. Wynne) 0 Duke of Richmond's Howt,brewed (Rittman) 0 Mr. Wright's Bird on the Wing . (Bumby) 0 Betting-6 to 5 east Llomt,browed, sto 2 ngst Bay Rosalind, 8 to 1 each agst Vortex aua Prince Patri c k and 10 to 1 each agst A ugur an d Daniel Olicnke. , A capital start was efl, c;ed, but not without a good deal of wheeling about, liensebrewcd and Bay Rosulind heeding the lot, but with close attendants in Daniel O'Rourke, Priuce Patrick, and Bird-on-the-Wing, all, lying in good place. Thu two favourites remained its the van to the distance, where Augur and Daniel O'Rourke headed them, the former winning a well.. contet•ttd race by hail a length. Bay Rosalind a good third, and Bird on-the-Wing well up. Run in 1 min. 15 sscs. Match, 50, h ft, owners up, catch weights; St. Leger Course. Mr. Hesseltine's Flash, 4 yrs (Owner) 1 Lord Cardross's Scarborough, 4 yrs (Owner) 2 Betting -6 to 4on Scarborough. Won in a canter by two lenghts. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added, the second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stake, and the winner to pay 50 sovs towards expenses; winners after the de claration of the weight to carry extra. St. Leger Course. Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor, Est 41b ...(Charlton) 1 Duke of Richmond's Antigone, 4st 131 b ...(Garvey) 2 Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 7st llb (Osborne) a The following also started but were not placed:— Mr. Feeley's Cossack, aged, Sat 71b (A. Day) 0 Mr. Moseley's Alonzo, 4 yrs, ist 91b ...(W. Sharpe) 0 Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 4 yrs, 6st 41b (Arnold) 0 Mr. Robson's The Sweep, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Aldcroft) 0 Prince Galatzin's Young Allisidora,a,s6t. 1 21b(Dixon) 0 Mr. Lake's Clarissa 5 yrs, sst 101 b (Harding) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey,4 yrs, sB t7lb(Chillinan) 0 Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 4 yrs, 55t...(W. Wilson) 0 Mr. Pedley's Paquette, 3 yrs, sst 31b (llayloe) 0 Mr. Parker's The Calculator, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b (car ried sst 11b) (Wills) 0 Mr. Harrison's c by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia Bennett, 3 yrs, 4 ;tlolb(carried sst)(J.Brown) 0 Mr. Osborne's True Blue, 3 yrs, 4st 91b (G. Quinton) 0 Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, 3 yrs, 4st 51b (carriea 4st 101 b) (Ashmall) 0 Lord Glasgow's c by Don John, out of Miss Whip,, 3 yrs, 4st (Carroll) 0 Betting -2 to 1 agst The Calculator, sto 3. egst Clarissa,snttoigonlaeg,staCnodssla2 to 1 ek,9toagil Confessor.lugetMiss 11 to 1 agar Antigone, won by a length; Miss Ann a bad third. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The following races were run after our s i mnel was sent off : The Stand Plate of 501. (handicap), for three yrs old, See. One mile. Mr. J. Morris's Hungerford, 3 yrs, Cat 71h, Mr. J. Fowler's The Reaper, 3 yrs, sst elb 2 Mr. Harrison's Miss Fanny, 3 yrs, sst 10lb The following also ran :—Brennus, 4 yrs 7st; Lady of the Gr ove , 3 yrs,_ sst 41b; and the .kViog Dutch woman, 3 yrs, s st . Won easy. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 30 added. Oae mile and a half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart, 4 yrs 404), Est 131 Mr. Hart's Timothy, 4 yrs (40/.), 7st 21b 2 Mr. Hesseltine's Lady of the Grove (401.), sst 111 b., 3 Mr. Meiklam'a Border Boy, 3 yrs (4a), Est Mr. Walters' Mary Nobbler, aged (401.), 6st 1 11 b 4 Won by a length. ST. LEGER BETTING ON THE COURSE. 7 to 4 agar Hernandez 11 to 1 agst Neweninster 2 to 1 agst Aphrodite 15 to 1 agat Epleas u , 5 to 1 agst The Ban 20 to 1 agat Confessor PROBABLE STARTERS FOR THE tT. LECER. J Lord Enfield's Hernandez ..................... Flatmock te. Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite ..................... atman. Sir J. Hawley's The Ban ................... Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor ............... Mr. Nichol's Newminster ..................... Temleman. Lord John Scott's Miserriaus p ............... Mr. Waller's Ephesus ........................... Robinson. Mr. Powney's Lamartine ..................... A. Day. Mr. Worthington's Goliah .................... . G. Abdale. Mr. Halford's Deceitful W. Sharpe. Mr. Beteraan'e Lough Bawn ... Load Lurgan's Crmus .... Prince. Mr. Oliver's Sir Rowland Trenchard Mr. Parker's Calculator G. Oates, Baron R,othschdd's Languish colt Lord Caledon's ;Sister to Wanota Mr. Gratvrielse'e Exeter Sir R. Bulkeley's Ilookem Snivey Lord Exteer's Phlcgre (doubtful) Norman. Mr. Thompson's Jack Robinson (doubtful) Marson rides one of Sir J. Hawley's three, but which, or who will be on the others, is not known. We hare not been able to ascertain who will ride Miserrima, Lough Bawn, or Sister to Wanota. Grecian was scratched at half-past one. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DONCASTER, WEDNESDAY MORNING. LATEST ST. LEGBR BETTING. 7 to 4 agst Aphrodite 2 to 1 agst Hernandez 6 to 1 agst The Ban 15 to 1 agst Ephesus 15 to 1 agst Newmins4a 2 0 to 1 Opt A4istrrim•