The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

TEE SUN, HER IVIAJLSTY'S THEA A ILE "c evellibg vviis the first f the perform4nce of Re°Pr''fre"ctlayt 3 p u la ce y e ti i r i; p)ices, and the experiniew was the house was crowded to over- L . l "ing as soon as the doors were opened. The per formances, which consisted of the first act of Lucrezia Borgia. with Marl Arne 13.1thi-ri Nini as Luu,eva, Dun tjsquale, with Madame Sontag and LA.ache, the ' l ' l ' ol a, with Cerito, besides various other amuse tnents in the ballet departmt-nt, went Off admirably. The reception accorded to the artistes was most Cordial. THE SIRO-LEBeil‘ ON COMPANY. _ semi-thewrical company of Syrian ladies and r n tlemen, who have left the Levant on a li tie pro heltd,onal trip, and propose to enlighten this western public as to the habits and ceremonies, the domestic r d Soci a l usages an d f as hi ons o f th e i r own bri g ht are engaged by the proprietors of the excellent S yrian and H o ly Land Panorama now being ex hibitedi in the Egyptian Hall, and whose intention it. , a , , to people, as i t were , ce rtain of their scenes with '9ese Eastern personages, represented as in the act of I, 2 7,rformi ng th e n a tion a l ceremonies of their social life. . 4 4 troupe cons i s t s o f thirt ee n persons —men, women, ; I n d children —dressed, of course, in their rich and it ring national costumes, and fully provided with t manner of domestic and ceremonial implementa— l: were paltry " properties," but genuine and ela t, r `stely adorned and valuable articles. The party, f the most part, consist of well-grown, well de vl el oped, and good-humoured looking men and women, lt 'th strongly defined S a thin features, but with ti any approach to the still purer oriental type of the Arab. We should not be surprised if there was , 11 1 3 rinkling of Jud a ical blood in the group—the in r°4 l3 l 3P-marked aquiline development of the nose of ; r ue of the men seeming to hint as much. The "len, however, had none of it. An air of languor ( 1 ) 1 4 insouciance agreed well with one's notions of that charms, but we were given to understand , 4t A good deal of tWls listless look of dreaminess pro :veded from indisposition. The scenes of manners and ` t tl 'toms represented were the most striking which oc &lir at a marriage festival. The performance took place ;;;' Oilman stage, and we had first the entertainment rea by the bridegroom and his mother to the wedding l e el itc These last sat cross-legged, or crouched on 0111 of really magnificently dressed, while nargillys and 10111 of coffee, lit' le silver eggshells, were handed round e .the bridegroom's mother and attendants, while ' four musicians in a corner kept up a monotonous t t: c4l and instrumental concert (the air being similar kt : 4 f not th e sa me, as that which proved fatal to the !teat mother of the bard), armed with a species of littl e a sort of rude clavecin struck with sticks, two e drums, played upon in the same fashion, and gnat "a may describe as an earthenware tambourine. f k 6 of the party, with oue of the most good-humoured .." We have seen for many a day, explained the pro ne • d ings in naive but very respectable English. Then ire h od a night procession with wax tapers; and the 1 4 ,'e music, bringing the veiled bride home ; and h h " L 'Y, there was the meeting of the lady with her h;:, 1 ; 40 d. The better to support her, we supposed, in trying catastrophe, she appeared mounted upon a °Pderful pair of patens, six inches high, not unlike wi t l i r of door-scrapers, in which she advances, veiled gold embroidered gauze, towards her husband, h e "° With a na k e d sword removes the screen from ki, t. featurel,, the nouvelle mariee bending her head and 0 4 N the baud of her rightful bold and master. A chl e jlt number of small traits of manners and ceremonies pa gone through must be seen to be appreciated. Ihe the manse closed with a coffee house scene. Among f t musicians was a little hump-backed man, with a n ee as sharp as a weasel's, and eyes like pins and th e e : l es• He is a professional story - teller, and, as f / t old us, had the "Arabian Nights" by heart : 4 i 'llftt he looked like a bit out of the " Arabian 144ut,a” himself, for we could never . get rid of the 44 from the first moment we saw him, that he was e b !, t hing more or less than another revivification and li o :fr of the little hunchback who was choked by a 1 1 ,"' and place upright at Ali somebody's door. Well, Ito rehea rse d, i n t h e a pp rove d styl e , a portion of the t t Y of " Prince Carnaralzaman," with enormous ore and emphasis, but stopping between every , , birghillys,e of words to levy black mail upon his auditors 1;4 and breaking off at an interesting part — most unoriental and most commercial fashion 3, B end round, not the hat, but the turban. 4, 4 , 4 great charm of these performances is their evi ti` genuineness and reality. You can see in the opirian-hall exactly what you might see in Aleppo eYrout. There is neither exaggeration nor at kPt at extr aneo u s effect. Do you wish to behold a ei den of Levantine manners and customs ? There "e true genuine thing before you. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAII RACES—WEDNESDAY. tQqe engageMOutS yesterday showed improvements in respects, and in the disappearance o f those 0h k:1,,c413 clauses by which winners have hitherto been 0 4 in various sums—from two sovs, upwat ds—towards of ' ll Penses gave evidence ef a disposition on the part th e t tv, 4 committee to pursue a liberal policy towards the Ig t ,!rs ot horses. v‘ ith this feeling, aed the increase it." fund likely to accrue from the new betting-stand, 01. 4 , 11 P no reason to doubt the tutute pro'perity of the The racing yesterday was not remarkable b pst,, t for severity or qaautity, and the company on the sP +notwithstanding every facility was afforded in 4, ll epe of cheap train's trom Waterluo.hriclge, was I N W the average. From the superior interest of the 1ti t ,..1 1 to be contested today a tull attendance may be ° Prince o f W a les's Stakes, of 5 nova each, with 20 1 / 4 1 t h'n• three years old, 7.t , , 6tb• fiur, Bst 71b; five, 121 b; six and aged. 9al 21b; the winner to be sold t 4 100 sows. if demanded, and allowances if to be sold tl, 4l l'lts. Heats. One mile. k p. D eath's h Guardsman, 64 Blh (501.) (G. Mann) 1 1 lit i u rewe's C.sachis, Bst 91b (60/.) (C. Knight) 2 2 4 4. 5 t heat—Even betting. Won by a neck. l e -e° r 11 : 1 heat-6 to sun Guardsman. Won eas il y b y 11 1 :itth. Kin John Stakes, of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 5 0 ‘ ll , for two years old; colts, Bar 71 b, and fi ll i es ! 0 „ . " 31 h, Winners extra; those by untried stallions or ‘, of untried mares allowed 310, if both 51h. The k, Itiner to pay 1-0 -ova. toward expenses. T.Y.C. It; Grtitwicke's Flirt, Sat 6lb (Kitchener) 1 11;.2,reville'd Greengage, 8 . 1 (0 tckeray) 2 O'arranee's Joe Miller, Sat 410. (A. Da)) 3 to 1 on Flirt, who made nearly all the run , Tl l s',, s 'lnd won very easily by a length. ft 4 L0.3 3 merle Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs. each, 5 only 3 if declared, &c., with 50 lid Jed; the i4 2 1 : 1 d to sav e his stake; winners of a plate or sweep - L k, value 100 soy.. after the weighs are declared, li t carry 41b extra. One mile. f,Pleock's R•pletion, 5 yrs , 7 st 121 h (G. Abiale) 1 ti t , N ornsby' d Ji, c -o'-Sot, aged, 85,21 b (Hornsby jun.) 2 b uotrien's Nautch Girl, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Collins) 3 Bu.,hrauger, 4 yr., 7st 71b...(0. Sharp) 0 ,let t i t r,"orafield'a Simplicity, 3 yrs , 76t (etabin) 0 4 40, , exeter's Cane, 3 yrs, ist (G. Mann) 0 t111..- 1 1"arson'e Jagellou, 3 3rs, eat 12 1 b (Priest) 0 (e." l . ‘ 4 Vens's Britannia, 7st (in 41b extra) (Ba.sham) 0 di t 7uuglas's Irene, 3 yrs, Est 81b ...(T. Sherwood) 0 Ki" til ltit-7 to 2 agst Bushranger, 4 to 1 agat Joc-OP -106 to 1 each egst Cane and Britannia, 7to 1 agat Si , 8 .10 1 .gst Repletion, and 10 to 1 agst any other. %tit. -4 , l ,'Qn made nearly all the running , and won in a tlp~ by five length. Irene lost starting, and Bush el.-. ;1 Was left at the post. 1 4 1 4 objection was made to the sta rt b y Mr. Etwal l's ‘l t er. but overruled by the stewards, after examinieg k i l h tarter and the jockeys. li: l4 lway Stakes of 5 soya. each , a nd 25 added b y South-Western Railway Company; the winner , " sold for 1001., &c. Three quarters of a mile. n i Sub s .) ,I, l lrille's Chaffinch, 2 yrs (501.), sst2lb (Harding) 1 alt errien's Chaplet, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 111 b (Collins) 2 It, 1 7 4 4'6 Preslaw, 4 yrs ( 501.) (Bartholomew) 3 24"wall'a Iracundus, 3 yr.; (1001) (G. Sharp) 0 71, Richmond's Hurry Scurre,(sol.) (laitchner) 0 I ;tp l 7,tshalre Tuscati, aged ( 501.) (W. Aedale) 0 Lat ti lt P owell 's bn Cotherifone ......(Rickards) 0 vp r ew's ,Cosechia, aged ( 501), Bst 41b ...( Knight) 0 t,R e ' t . '„ l Ltlng's Gloom, 3 yrs (501.), 7st 31b...(Preece) 0 ;'s 11 . : 11 g-5 to 4 agst Preslaw, 3 to 1 agst Chaffinch. E l ll l , by a length; halt a length between second lit Si .gr d• Gloom a bad fourth. The winner was sold RUinees. BETTING ON THE COURSE. 1. 11) 1 ST. LEGER. Ito. agat Hernandez 12 to -1 agst Hothorpe (t) 15 .1 gst The Ban 12 to 1 agst Prime Minister 'B l 3 J. Day 's lot(i) (taken) 1 16 to 1 agst Grecian APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS DAY. theWm: The Surrey and ,Middlesex Stakes. --" ‘ln th e Conquerar, 4 yrs, Bst-Pi Jack, ts%Bst 7tb- l Egia, 6 yrs, Tat 21b—Atiiiiacb, 3 yr., l it - 1 4 , 1 , 11 ,`—iiringtoc, 4 yrs, .6st 21b—Don Pedro, 3 yre, Ntt,"' Only Little Jack and Don - Pedro expected to A Ro The Magna Chute Stakes. Rupert, 2 yrs—Diamond, 2 yrs—Dorothea, 2 gOop h ' 111 Purba, 2 yrs—Joy, 2 yrs—Benita, 2 yrs— pF ;;1 • 13 2 rs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Poetess, 2 yrs— N e k " ' Pe. 3 . Y yra—Chaplet 3 yra—o by Lanercost out Lightening—A ntigone, 3 yrs—Plumstead, yr l -44,aria, -Lady2:yrs— Blanch, 2 yrs—Vol-au-Vent, -- "agellen, 4 4titti Queen's Plate. ack, 4 yrs—Bushranger, 4 yrs—Britannia, 3 ast:llaplicity, 3 yrs—Retail, 5 yrs—Duoility, 5 yrs— la, aged. bji a Amateur Stakes. i"'" GM, 5 yhraneor, 4 yrs—Jack-in-the ° Yrs . : 6 )rs—Leinctster—Elis, 6 yrs—Mrs. Taft, ki t o Egham S as. 3 rg_Faicon, 4 b5....6 48 °b1e Doe, 4 yre—Har 'p a ° ,. 8401 1a, aged— Hurry-fie M . ry, i Th e p " a rington, 4 yrs---4uscaO, aged. triDt ' 3 Y vra—Docility. ' ac e B commence at vitia o'clock. .„.... 0 1. 7 ' Ti i .., Dign n y R ACES ~ ..- : - D,4.yd ' f' 'hatto r .•- ortii - S - tal;;; - (137 - 7 , : - P.of' l .° 4 5 . °T o s ' n e e ac m h ' il s e ok tu rld 3 only if declared, i i . 50,111krA , k r. ft. Olive.r's gr. 1, 4 half. (22 Subs., 7 of,, 'am . 4.13re ' .1 11\ 1 Ischia, sst 41b in. 41b'extra . (4.1150 i _ !' ' l 's, A . 1411tr's Clothworkerst-ilb.4sfieman) 2 -hill . Y 0 - - '' '-' (hoottl q 0 , ., ;) ..--Tt za 3 ' , ibcol-o, 4. **** ''''' - • ''' _• .1, ,, V;4., 7 , . -,...„,....,... v . . . !•. „ ' r .442 "~\ Mr. F. Swill&11 na l'ue Att.:4k, 4 31s, 7, 3 n (I^f ells) U Won by a length anti a titilf The. Chesterfield Stair, s of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added; for two yrs old; the second to save his stake. About half a mile. (14 Subs.) Mr. Halford's Peppermint (Marlow) 1 Mr. Pedley's Conrad (S. Tempteman) 2 Mr. Drinkatd's Grey l',.inoiy Lord Cheitertield's I by Lanercost (Ftatman) U Hoe. H. Vernon na Big Wig (1 ierman) 0 Mr. Stewart's Banshee Mr. E Buckie)'s Royal George (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. J. Scott's Mountain Flower ....(Elolnies) 0 Mr. T. Worthington's fby Lanercost (Osborne) 0 Won by a head. The Innkeepers' Plate of 60?. Two miles. Mr. T. Parr's Clottiworker, 5 yrs. 9st 101 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Sharrates Egret, 6 yrs, 9sl 91b... (Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Forster's Musician, 4 1 rs, 9st 41b (Simpsun) 3 Mr. Taft's fby Don John, 3 yrs. 7at 51b (Charlton) 4 Won by three-parts of a length. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added; the winner to be sold by auction for 2001. or under, &c. Heats. One mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Snowdrift, (20/) (Charlton) 0 1 0 Mr. P. Wallis'a Buzz I, (301) (Freeborn) 1 0 0 Mr. Ward's Show-the-way, (30/) (Sharpe) 2 2 2 Mr. W. Taylor's Old Claret (30l) (Osborne) 0 0 0 Won by a length. The winner sold for 45/. MANCHESTER, 1851. Acceptances fur the Manchester Great Autumn Handicap. Yrs st lb Yra st lb Maid of Masham 6 9 0; CI 03us Woolwich Alp Herbert Lady Hylrla a 7 3 Prince Caradoc c 3 5 10 Oxford Blue Egret Cocktail Melody 5 6 10 Unity Abbess ofJerveaux 4 6 8 Paquetta Little George 4 6 8 Heart of OA 3 5 5 Lady Eden 4 6 &Cheap Joho 3 5 0 Haricot 4 6 61Follow-me-Llici ... 3 5 0 Vancouver ... - 3 5 0 l'aly 4 6 61itafford Ringleader The Ebor 4 6 2 Once-more lluxbury 4 6 2 True Blue ...... ... 3 4 7 METROPOLITAN COM MISSIONof SEWERS. On Tuesday morning the. first Gene► . al Court of Commissioners, held under the recent Act of Par liament, took place at the chief office, Greek-street, Soho. _ _ _ Mr. E. LAWES, the recently-appointed chairman of the Conimission, said, that being the first Court of Sewers held since he had the honour of being appointed chairman, it was proper that he should turmally announce that appointment to them. He would take that opportunity of stating that be should give his personal attendance at that office every day, in order that persons desirous of seeing a member of the board might communicate with him on the sub ject of their applications, whatever they might be. He would also state that the Commissioners had under their anxious consideration measures which it might be expedient to adopt for the transaction of the burinfss of the Commission with the utmost dispatch, and they hoped to adopt such a course as would strain that otject wi;h the utmost economy and efficiency. He should also notice the facilities afforded by the new Act of Parliament by the reduction of the quorum necessary to form a court. That reduction would enable the Commissioners to bold courts in the various districts to which the busi ness referred, as the Commissioners were most anxious to adopt every course in their power with a view to the convenience of the public. It would be impossible to say more than this on the present occasion, the Act of Parliament having so recently come into operation, but the Commissioners wished to give the public every assurance that they could of their desire to do all in their power for the dispatch of business. The business paper before the Court was unusually heavy, tbp aggregate amount of works receminvnded being 6,763/. 2s. 9d., including the contributions ordered to be paid by various individuals and public bodies. _ _ The following are the principal works ordered :- 300 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in Holloway-road, at a cost of 481. 15s. ; 1,280 ft. of brick sewer, 4ft. by 2fr. 6in., in Holloway-road, 6 6 51 .; 150 ft. of brick sewer, 3. 9in. by 21%. 3in.. in Grove-lane, Holloway road, 561.55. ; 1,254 ft of 18-inch pipe in open ditch in the Merton-road, 2611.; 1,356 ft. of 15 inch pipe sewer in cuntinuation of the above, 225/ ; reservoir and overflow drain at Merton, 241 10s. ; 1,650 ft. of 15-inch pipe sewer in Church-street, Lower Tooting ; 240 fr. of 12-inch pipe sewer, ditto ; 430 ft. of 12- inch pipe sewer in the Mitcham road, 830 ft. of 12- inch pipe sewer in the Merton-road, and 580 ft. of 9- inch pipe sewer in Salva.dore-place, Lower Tooting, at an aggregate cost of 5001. Works amounting in cost to 1,3121, and consisting chiefly of pipes and sewers at Greenwich and the district, were agreed to. There were also ordered to be constructed 700 ft. of 9ft. circular sewer along Victoria-road, Pimlico, at aii estimated cost of 2,6001., to be defrayed by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests ; 500 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer between Wandsworth and South Lambeth-road, 601.; 220 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in the rear of Qleen's-row, and Grove place, Kennington-green, 30/. ; 320 ft. of 12-inch pipe, with 40t. of 16-inch branches at back of Vaux hall-road, 451 ; 285 fr. of 18-inch pipe sewer in IVandsworth-rold, 701.; 320tt. of 12-inch, and- 100 ft. or 9 inch pipe sewer in Soapsuds-s quare, NorwoOd, 50/. ; 150 ft. of half-brick sewer, 3ft 9in. by 2ft. 3in , in Britannia-street, Gray's inn -lane, 751. ; works near Bedford4ane, Clapham, 851. ; 142 ft. of half- brick sewer, 2tt. 9in. by 2ft. 3in., in Patriot street, Sr. George's in the East, 591. ; 412 ft. of 12 inch pipe in Mount Pleasant, Upper Clapton, 571.; 165 ft. of 9-inch pipe sewer in Rhodeswell-road, Limehouse, 141. 103.; 208 fr, of camp-shedding to Earl sewer, on emergency, 70/. ; 450 fr. ot sewer, 3q. 9M. by 2t't. Sin. in Radnor-street, St. Luke's, 1961. 16s. ; 300 fr. of 12-inch pipe s ewe r in Drury court ; 110 f. of 9- inch pipe in Denham-court, and 1603. of pipe in Petty ford-yard, 1541. ; 2ooft. of sewer, 3ft. 9in. by 2tt. 3m., and 120rr. 41f 12-inch pipe sewer in Good man's-yard, 1001.; 1103. of 9 inch pipe in Essex street, Bethnal-green, 151.; 2001 r. of 12-inch, and 160 fr. or 9-inch pipe sewer, in Devonshire-street West, 3111.; 230 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in the rear of Camberwell Collegiate school, 241. District rates were then ordered to be prepared at threepence in the pound on the Holborn division and the Surrey and Kent districts. After hearing some objections to works ordered, the Court adjourned. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT..--On the evening of Fri day last a party of four left Dell-quay in an open boat, and rowed down the harbour to Itchenor. The party consisted of Mr. Henry Farndell, of Appledram, Mr. Apedaile, and Mr. W. Stitch, jun., of Chichester, and a pilot named James Farrow. On their return, after rowing about a mile, it was suggested by Farrow (a breeze having sprung up) that they should hoist sail ; and as he was adjusting the mast for that purpose, standint on the thwart, his foot slipped as he still held by the mast, and being a stout man, his weight cap sized the boat, precipitating the whole party into the water. Mr. Stitch and Mr. Farndell soon swam to shallow water; but their great difficulty was the mud, which they had to wade through for about one hundred yards. By almost un paralleled exertion they at length succeeded in reaching the Bosham shore. Mr. Apedaile clung to the boat for nearly an hour. Messrs. Stitch and Farndell having, in the mean time, bailed Silo ester, of Itchenor. who most providentially was dropping down the harbour with the tide ; the assistance came just in time to save him, as, to use his own words," he could not have held en two minutes longer." Poor Farrow bad sunk to rise no more, and we regret to add that he has left a widow and three small children. Had it not been for the extraordinary exertion of Mr. Stitch, the others must, have all perished. An inquest was held on Farrow the fol lowing day, at Itchenor, and a verdict of" Accidental Death" was returned. Farrow, at the risk of his life, has often been the means of rescuing some of our own citizens from the treacherous element when bathing at .that dangerous place, Dell-quay, and we'trnst that the poor widow and helpless orvhans will not now be forgotten by a generous' public.— Brighton Guardian. DEATH BY FALLING OVER A PRE C I P ICE.—A man named James N icholl, a cooper, betwixt 40 and 50 years of ag lost his life in a very sudden a n d aw f u l manner on Th urs day last in the parish of Cannonby. The unfortunate man lived at Limycleuch, and was in the habit of working occasionally in the garden attached to the Crosskeys Inn, in the same parish. He had been there on Thursday, and Mr. Glendinning, the landlord, spoke to him about five in the afternoon, when it was supposed he went away home. Next morning a brother of the deceased called a . the inn, and stated that James had not returned on the preasaing even ing An alarm was then given, and almost immediat e ly one of the servants descried his body lying in the river Esk, at a place called Priorspool, whence it was remov e d in a cart to Limyclauch. It appears that the garden is situated near the top of a precipitous bank, about 60 feet high, below which the Esk flows, and that the unfortunate man had after finishing his work gone beyond the garden to a dan gerous spot over-hanging the river in search of eggs, which were occasionally found there. In making his search he had slipped and fallen over, as was evident from the footmarks and torn shrubs which he had vainly grasped i n his descent. The body was scarcely covered by the water, which was only a foot deep at the spot where it fell. The head was severely contused, and in o e hand a branch of broom was convulsively grasped. Nicholl was an unmarried man.-- Dumfries Courier. THE INTERNATIONAL JURORS AND AWARDS—. _ BREACH or FAITH —The first incident that occurred to us when we reached. Paris the other day caused us some an noyance. Every juror for the Great Exhibition, when he accepted his office, signed a solemn declaration to the effect that he would keep secret all the awards made by the juries until these were officially announced by the Commissioners. Our astonishment, then, may be guessed when we found men on all the boulevards of Paris selling, for a sons, a list of the French exhibitors to whom great medals had been awaraed I According to this paper, fifty-five great medals have been obtained for France • and in it the appropriation of thirty- e ight of these, with the names of thilly., : or?e reci pients, is given. The publication of this informates, itwill be seen, implies a breach of faith, not on the part.dr one juror alone, but of many, and shows the little importance they attached to their deliberate pledge. Their apologists will lay, secresy is constitutionally impossible with FreUr g binen . , they must talk :—prim e d with intelligpriclthey must either burst or " blow." F or our own p ar ts Wt lo ',1).p04 the matter ua b rea o, ilcrOrro!w th aernsrotor rr,raiufiripp., , r,os ro, t • O to 41 10$1 to 1111$ pet 13Y was well ieral &weed Od 1' Se 8d; he offal. Sbeep in d )tations. In —Beef, from b, 4s to ss; Blbs. Strio Store PO rably ataidl (J; Diuttost 3 2d to 3464 ry fist, i ll )d; Mg t° to 33 t 9 of b taint!! ib, 41 4a t° CORN Returns . 1 landitud lA so. 1 7 t o s 2d 12 5 ' ' d •If O d I ? XIS. iT WEE L 1, 76; 140. E Ess.) iOO • 1 •.4 • I and I' PO itani• Wen t ay for tb. ♦ND Tlill Nab Light r raorniog' the Lig ht. Pa Y the n. ,eutb•lv e !' I enced (Jul") pow' (Y.iust' oat. Ith rn as on d Ph il°4°- I f Ai on• rn '''Ts eflY St Gertll S° A , r ; c"' , / e 1 in 17 , 9 c ued t° 1 st 1 I su infi d Proi"nd Irogli'oo can tie ) o b ., e oe :I les ll/16- „„ 6 o os tleott° _4 kince, - d 1 %; d on cisiv in • and Peac r 01 0 r h eiVed, s ate 00341113 co n Of t o o rder° P ch e th" a 510 0 4 e very' 1 1 3 red to : icetoinof -f daybe d ag nooge • h te cttng 3 averted - .1111 di } ' " Ctiafortuo,o factory 0, pelbral t . in b 13 6, _ i v J e Lor e.oa ned acme roof or Ban bury t, &u l l 171 , .:.- LONDON, 1 LAI ATURE DROPS OF WATER. By Agnes Catlow. A most useful and intnestink work to all those who take pleasure• in becoming acquainted with the wonders of nature. It treats of "the marvelous and beautiful inhabitants"• of drops of water. It is illuttr tted by several beautifully coloured plates, whit h convey a good idea of the creatures they represent. The volume belongs to Reeve and Bouham's excel lent set of scientific works. • THE EQUESTRIAN MANUAL. By S. C. Wayte. In this work the author has undertaken the by no means easy task of instructing theoretically an art which can only be perfectly acquired by long practice. He seems to be fully aware of the difficulty of the un dertsking ; but, although he objects to the pupil restricting himself entirely to the riding-school, he adheres with professional partiality to the advan tages derived from thp first class riding master in preference to the inferior or amateur teacher. Mr Way te has commenced with a somewhat long, but by no means uninteresting, history of the horse, and of hi., first adaptation to the use of man in different countries, and the various ways in which he was employed. There are a variety of amusing anecdotes to be found throughout the book, of which the following is a sample : " The Persians are great admirers of horsemanship, at d a bad rider affords them infinite amusement. Au officer of one of the English frigates having gone ashore o visit the envoy, and being mounted on a very epirite horse and a very bad rider, caused great entertainment to the Persian populace by his bad horsemanship. Th. next day the man who supplied the ship with vegetables, who spoke a little English, met him on board and said, ' Don't be ashamed, Sir, nobody knows you bud rider, I tell them you like all English ride well, but tuat time they see you very drunk.' We were much amused at this conception of our national character. The Persian thought it would have been a reproach for a man of a warlike nation not to ride well, but none for an Euro pean to get drunk." Notwithstanding that the book is spun out to an unnecessary length, whether in giving instruction or advice to the pupil, or in exposing the frauds and knavery of the dealer, the attention of the reader is never suffered to flag, and the work is worthy of the perusal of those who take an interest in its subject, whether for instruction or amusement. PHYSIC.IAA AND PATIENT. By Edward Bewtley, M.D., from a text by William hooker, M.D. This is an abridged edition of a work by W. Hooker, in which Air. Rentley endeavours to present to the reader, in a condensed form, the principal and most interesting portions of Mr. Hooker's more volu minous work, by leaving out certain chapters and ex tracting the most interesting portions of others, which from their length and prolixity would prove tediou s to the general reader. A great feature in this work is its endeavour to expose quackery, both in the profession and with the patent medicine vendors. Amongst others, Homeopathy comes in for its full share of censorship, the account of the origin of which, as given by the author, may not prove unin teresting Habneman, the founder of the bomoopa thic System, was born at Meissen, in Saxony, in the year 1775. At the age of twenty he went to Leipsic, and while pursuing his education he supported him self chiefly by translating English works of medicine. After taking his degree, instead of practising'medicine, he gained his livelihood by translating books, and contributed to various scientific journals. In 1790 he first broached the idea which is the great principle of his sy stem, and which was to overturn all other medical practice. In 1796 he published his first paper on the subject of homeopathy ; in 1805 his first work. He died a few yOars since at Paris at an advanced age, having lived to see his system very extensively adopted." The fourteen chapters to which this book is confined treat respectively of the duties of physicians, patients, and their friends, and contain many useful directions to them all ; and the author comments without bias on the faults of all. HISTOIRE DE FRANCE. Par Messrs. Mon- targis and Mageur. A concise and instructive bistory of France, con taining much information in a small compass. It is clearly written, and is furnished with notes for its translation into English. It will thus attain the double object of instruction in French history and English translation, and is' especially deserving of the notice of schools. LIGHTS and SHADES of IRELAND. By Asenath Nicholson. This volume is divided into three parts :-1. Early History ; 2. Saints, Kings, and Poets of the Early Ages ; and, 3. The Famine, 1847-8-9. The account of the sufferings of the poor in the late famine is mournful and full of horrors; while the cruelties that took place in the reign of Queen Elizabeth do not add much to her fame. There is much informa tion to be obtaimd from it, not only of the early his tory of Ireland, but of-its latter state and fortunes. Its kings, chief towns, an various classes are all described. A TRIP TO MEXICO. An amusing volume of " Recollections of a Ten Months' Ramble in 1849-50." It is interesting in its details and in its accounts of the localities which it describes. There is every description of information connected with the:. scenes and character: of the various tribes and classes to be obtained in it, and it will be very profitabli study for those travel lers who purpose visiting the new world. IMPRESSIOAS OF A WANDERER. By J. Trollope. This volume consists of letters written at various times in the course of wanderings in Italy, Switzer land; France and Spain. It describes Rome during public rejoicings, and contains many remarks on its new constitution. It treats of Venice during a Congress, and speaks of her palace of the doges ; from thence to the cantons in Switzerland, and gives an account of the Jesuits and the proceedings of Iheii infatuated devotees. The last scenes are in Spain ; there we have visits to battle- fields famed in story, descriptions of Basque dancers, accounts of monas teries, &c. It is a very entertaining ,book, and fur nishes instruction concerning ninny lands. THE GREAT Toe sale of season tickets 3 estetday produced 51. 10s.. and the re.eipts et trie doors 1,890 Is., making a total of I 9011. I Is. The police returns showed the number of persons who entered to be 3t1,28. The mean tem perature of the atmosphere, according to Mr. Bennett'b hermometerl, wits 66.2. • IMPORTANT TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS, CON FECTIONERS, AND OTHERS. Two - questions of consi-ierable importance to licensed victuallers and others came under the consideration of the Bath magistrates at their annual licensing meeting on Tuesday. The first was, whether a restriction ought not to be placed upon the number of li censes granted, which also elicited a discussion upon the beer-shop question ; and the second was one which, for two or three years past, has been brought before the same bench, and each time hitherto decided in the negative, namely, shall licenses fur the sale of wises and spirits be granted to con tectioners. Mr. Oakley, the chief of police, and several of the magistrates having expressed their opinions that there were already more public-houses in the city than the con venience of the public required, and also that the present beer-house system was a great snd almost unmixed evil, and called for some efficient remedy on the pact of the -Legisla ture, it was resolved unanimously to refuse the whole of the applications made for spirit licenses by the beer-house keepers. The question of granting licenses to confectioners was renewed upon the application of Mr. Forth, confectioner, of Milsom-street ; and the magistrates, after hearing state ments in support of and opposition to the application, decided on granting the license, and they intimated at, the same time that if any improper advantage was taken of the privilege it would be withheld next year. • EXHIBITION or AGRICULTURE AND HORTICUL TURE.—CIIESTER, AUG. 25.—Notwithstandiug the violent gale of Sunday last, which did considerable damage to many of the subjects intended for exhibition- to-day, and the un propitious state of the weather throughout this forenoon, the attendance of visitors and exhibitors in the beautiful grounds of Tarvin Hall, about five miles from ;hence,. was highly re spectable and comparatively numerous. The - announcement for many weeks past of this exposition of the products of the field, the garden, the poultry yard, and the cottage, to gether with agricultural and horticultirat implements, and whatever is useful and ornampt.attn the cultivation f the land, had created quite a sensatabn, net only in Cheshire ana Lancashire, but also in more remote parts of the kingdom ; and the various railways from the principality, as well as the English lines, brought their several quota of visitors to Chester throughout the day. This being the first of the three days fate, the judges and jurors for the several classes were appointed. The exhibition was especially patronised by the Earle of Derby, Sefton, and Grosvenor, Viscount Hill, Sir P. D 9 Maine' Grey Egerton, ALP., Sir Richard Brookes, of Norton Abbey, Sir Edward Walker, Mr. Tollemache, M.P., Mr. G. Cornewall Legh, ALP., Mr. rocklehurst, M.P., Mr. Duncuft, M.P., and a great number of other noblemen and gentlemen of the adjacent counties. For the successful ex hibitors in the several divisions, a variety of prizes, consist ing of gold, silver and bronze medals, with certificates of merit, were liberally placed at the disposal of the judges in the various sections; but, owing to the ungenial state of the weather, and unlooked-for delay in the delivery of some of the exhibitors' cases from the railway, it was deemed advisable to postpone the adjudication until to-morrow. • 9C4.140. el 41 ant , 1•^".".47;# q 4*, Auras.. • -.•• ..~. ~_; ~,,~ Y ti'J M~/~/ ~ • FRUITS or MORMONISM.—A correspondent of a contemporary, writing from Ohio (U. S.) says—" On our way to and from the convention, we were compelled to spend part of two days at Detroit, Michigan. At the time we were there, two very important criminal trials were going on in that city, one in the circuit court of the United States, and the othur in the supreme court of the State. In the former, one Strong, a Mormon prophet, with a large number of his subjects, were being tried for such crimes as the follow ing : —lnterruptiog. fo.cibly, the United States mail`; passing counterfeit money, and murder. For want of proof, they were finally acquitted. Soon after the death of Smith, the founder of the sect, this Strong gave out that the prophet had visibly appeared to him, and formally constituted him his (Smith's) successor. By this means Strong , drew a , f:" 1 1 ,4 1i . '" several thousands of "the Latter-day Sainta,"".and settled them on Beaver Island, in one of the upper,. .lay Just ' before his arrest his followers had formally c c ;n4Oinsals supreme so vereign of the world, and as '4 visaeg. • , :on earth; swearing not only absolute subjec jolt td .hi o ~ t, by so lemn oath, dissolving all allegiiiicaqtiialt ,•: , 1 ' earthly : n p er,e„,i; . .c..-, r .. , ----,-,. , ,-. 7 -n•-• , --r. ;7016 . , !I:mi." '- : • e 0 1, ( ' THURSDAY THE ROYAL PROGRESS TO SCOTLAND. M THE MORNING PAPERS. DONCASTER.—The annual excursion Which the Queen makes about this time of the year is always seized upon by the people as an occasion for manifest ing their loyalty, nor does the repetition of the oc currence at all detract from the interest with which it is regarded by her subjects. There were certainly more persons assembled yesterday along the route to the Great Northern station than usual on the Q.ieen's progress. The New-road having been closed against the royal carriages, in consequence of the badness if the roadway, and by order of the Pancras vestry, which certainly evinced more parsimony than loyalty on the occasion, the carriages proceeded by the course indicated in our impression of Tuesday, making a slight detour, and passing through Bedford and sell-squares along Sidmouth-street, into the Gray's inn-road and Constitution-row, to Kieg's-cross. Tne pathways were crowded; and most of the win dows occupied the whole way. The Queen, who arrived, as will be seen by the Court CircUlar, from Osborne in the morning, left Buckingham Palace at calf- past one o'clock. The cortege - , consisting of four carriages, was escorted by a troop of Hde..sars and proceeded very rapidly from the Palace, arriving at the King's•cross station at 1 50. The trail for her Majesty, which was very handsomely appointed, all the carriages having been made' for the 0w1:46n, and those intended fur the Queen and the Prince of Wales being distinguished by simplicity united with rich ness and good taste in the internal decorations, was drawn up by the platform, which was covered with purple cloth. The Great Northern Company had erected two platforms, and had prepared compart ments for the accommodation of ladies and gentle men who had tickets of admiision, and these were tolerably full when the Queen arrived. The train started a few minutes before two o'clock, amid the cheers of those collected in and around the station, and proceeded at a speed of some thirty miles an hour on its journey. At Hitchin, which was reached at 2 43, the engine halted for water. The station was decorated with flags, evergreens, and flowers, and was thronged as full as it could hold with gentlemen, ladies, men, women, and children. The clergymen or the district were in attendance, and the line was kept by some soldiers on a recruiting party. All the approaches to the station and the points com manding a view of the train were occupied by the inhabitants. In default of cannon, bands, or other noisy manifestations of ,loyalty, the people bit upon a pretty method of showing it by singing " God save the Queen," led by the sweet voices of some children. The train started in a few minutes, and was soon dashing along the level but well cultivated land of Hertford. As her Majesty had never been in this part of the country before, great anxiety was evinced to see her. Frequent groups collected at the small stations, at the bridges, and vario us points along the line, and when the carriago came in sight, with the royal standard hoisted, the people might be seen dot ting the field, as they ran along over the swathes of fresh cut corn, or tripped across the hedges in their race for a good glimpse. Occasionally a stout old quire came rattling along on a good hunter, with suns and daughters all mounted, and drew up by the line cheering lustily. All the schools for miles round must have been present, and wonderful ingenuity was displayed in combining gaily-coloured handkerchiefs so as to pass muster for flags and banners. Gains borough would have feasted his eyes on many a bit of rustic life, which the passengers in the royal train might just get a sight of ere it vanished for ever—old gleaners with grote , que bonnets waving a handful of corn ears, children running down some shady lane er balanced on a gate in the full swing of good spirits and juvenile loyalty, and such groupings of human and animal life as are to be met with rarely out of a purely agricultural county. Biggleswede was passed at 341 in a hurry, much to the disappointment, no doubt, of the persons as sembled at the station, and of a number of children, who waved an infinity of yellow and blue flags very enthusiastically with a very nice effect. BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Her Majesty and party arrived at Boston this after noon at 4 30. Lord John Russell presented the Mayor to the Queen. The Royal party stopped only six or seven minutes at the station. Great crowds of spectators were on the platform and along the line to give her Majesty a hearty welcome, which she re turned most pleasantly. The following address was presented : " TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY VICTORIA, BY THE GRACE or GOD, &c. " The loyal and dutiful Address of the Mayor, Alder men, and Burgesses of the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, presented to her Majesty at the said borough by the Mayor on the occasion of her Majesty passing through Boston, en route to the north part of her Majesty 'e dominions. " Most Gracious Sovereign,—ln approaching your Majesty's most Royal presence, we desire to express our unfeigned thankfulness to Divine Providence, by whose di-wise direction this empire is blessed with a Queen whose life is unceasingly devoted to the welfare of her Majesty's snt,itcts, and nutter whose divine and benig nant reign this country ei joys the blessings ge peace, civil and religious liberty, and by whom, tai,ed with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, your Majesty's Royal Consort, the arts and manufactures of,this kingdom are munificently patrouirA, and in whose domestic virtues And devotedness to the religious, moral, and social ele vation of the people, an example is placed before the Court, the country, and the world in the highest degree important and beneficial. "We fervently pray that the blessings of by whom monarchs reign may for many years be vouchsafed :o your Majesty, Royal Consort, and children, Ind that, continuing to reign over a loyal, prosperous, and happy people, your Majesty may, at some distant period, when called to lay down an earthly crown, receive alceleitial diadem which shall never lade away. " Given under the corporation seal of the borough this 27th of Atwut, 1851." DONCASTER. This morning the weather was any thing but pro- Liaising, and showers kept falling at intervals. Pre parations were made at the railway station for the ac commodation of the Queen and suite. Amongst these was an awning at the entrance. Inside the f. station the platforms, and that part of the floor on willch her Majesty would proceed, were covered with, scarlet cloth. The iron pillars at the sides were decorated with wreaths of evergreens and flowers, and other de corations were added in different places. Several ad ditional policemen arrived from different parts of the line, and about sixty special constables were sworn in ro attend at and about the station. About tvielve a party of the 85th regiment of infantry arrived from with the hand, and marched into the town, when they proceeded at once to the Guildhall, fitted up for them as a large barrack-room. Lord Qithcart and his aide-de-camp, Capt. Warre, w e r e a t ihe sta tion. on the arrival of the • troops—the military being under his Lordship's command. 4 WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 9 O'CLOCIE• Precisely at half• past six this evening, after a pilot engine had passed the station, the train conveying, her Majesty and the Royal Family arrived at the station. Her Majesty was attended by Lord J. Russell, the HOD. Colonel Phipps, Colonel Gordon, and several others. The train was driven by Mr. Sturrick, the head of the locomotive department of the railway. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were handed from the royal carriage by Edward Denison, Esq., M.P., who, along with several directors, had come in a car riage throughout the entire journey from town. Im mediately on alighting her Majesty and Prince Albert were presented with addresses from the corporation and inhabitants of the borough. Her Majesty, on alighting, stopped to speak a few words to Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was standing on the platform, as were also Lord Cathcart in full regimentals, attended by two aides.de-camp. The band of the lstWest Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry was stationed at the opposite side of the platform, and played the National Anthem on the arrival of the royal train. On preceeding through the station, which was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens, the royal party entered 'be carriages, and proceeded to the town, amidst the loud plaudits of thousands of spectators, who evinced their delight in a variety of ways, such as cheering, waving of hats and handkerchiefs, &c. On reaching the National School, the children, who were on a platform, sin " God save the Queen," and thus her Majesty passed, the " admired of all admirers, to the Angel Hotel, where a guard of honour, consisting of the soldiers of the 85th infantry, were waiting to re ceive the royal party. The loyalty of the thousands who lined the streets on each side, and who filled all the windows on the entire route was beyond all bounds, and must have convinced her Majesty that the loyalty of the good people of Doncaster hts in no wise abated. In the evening the Mansion-house, Guildhall, and several of the residences of the professional men and tradesmen were brilliantly illuminated. The devices at the Mansion-house consisted of the corporation arms— a castle, with tl - ...! motto " Son comfort et Siesse ' " a crown and th© letters "V. A." On the Guildhall was a crown on the pediment, and underneath the word " Welcome," and "V. A." on each wing. This was immediately opposite the Angel lintel, and had au imposing appearance. The other de ' vices in the town were generally of a tasteful cha racter. In the evening, a dinner was given by George John son, Esq., Mayor, to a party of about 150 gentlemen, amongst whom were Mr. Denison, M.l'., the chair man, and several directors of the Great Northern Railway. The dinner took place in the banquetting room of the Mansion-house. The proceedings of the day terminated with a grand display of fireworks in a field at the south end of the town, at which thousands of persons were present. Her Majesty and suite will leave Doncaster at nine in the morning, arriving at Minburgh in the after noon, according to the time, table already published. : L: L EVENING, AUGUST 28 1851. the station as attended the royal party from thence this afternoon. COURT CIRCULAR. Her 11.1i.jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, with the Prince of \Vales, Prince Alfred, the Princess R >y id, and the Princess Alice, attended by the Countess of Dysart, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lord Altred Paget, and Lieutenant• Colonel the Hun. A. Gordon, arrived at Buckingham Palace yesterday, at half-past twelve o'clock, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. The royal party left Osborne at a quarter to nine o'clock, and crossed in the royal yacht Fairy to Gos port, where a special train was in readiness to start for the Niue Elms station of the South-Western Rail way. 0:1 reaching the station the royal party en tered four of the Queen's carriages, and proceeded to th- Palace, escorted by a detachment of Hussars. The Queen and Prince Albert were received, on alighting from their carriage, by the Vice-Chamber lain and klajor-General Wemyss. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Hermann of Saxe Weimar visited her ➢lajesty yes terday, at Binkingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of \Vales, Prince Altred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by Lord John Russell, the Countess of Desert, the Honourable Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps, and Lieute nant-Colonel the Ron. A. Gordon, left Buckingham Palace at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon for the terminus of the Great Northern Railway at King's-cross. The royal party occupied four of the Queen's carriages, and were escorted to the terminus by a detachment of Hussars. Sir James Clark joined the royal suite at the sta tion. A special train was in waiting to convey the august party to Doncaster. OSBORNE, AUGST 27. Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal High - ness Prince Albert, but the weather was so inclement as to preclude any of the Royal Family from leaving the mansion. The band of the Royal Marines performed a matinee in honour of the day, of the following pieces : The Prince's Hymn ...... Selection, " Bohemian Girl" . Balfe. Finale, " Fidelio" .. Beethoven. Aria, " Les Huguenots" . Meyerbeer. The band also performed a number of select pieces in the middle of the day. The only additions to the Royal dinner party were Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps. The band of the Royal Marines were in attendance during the dinner, and performed the following selection : The Wedding March Overture, " Les Diamans de la Cou ronne" Duetto, " Tancredi".. ............ Rossini. Cavatina, " Lucrezia 13 , )rgia" Scena and Aria, " Nino" ..... Verdi. A deputation from Bethnal-green, on the subject of nuisances in that parish, had an interview yester day with the General Board of Health, at their offices Whitehall. The deputation consisted of the Rev. J. B. Ansted, and Messrs. White and Z. Cornwell. GRAND BANQUET TO ROBERT STEMEIsTISON, ESQ., M.P. BANGOR, AUGUST 27.—The ovation which has this day been accorded to our eminent and justly celebrated engineer has proved one of the grandest affairs that the counties of Caernarvon and Flint, or the Isle of Anglesea, have witnessed for many a long year. It was understood that Mr. Stephenson, who arrived here last evening, was to "drive the last rivet" in the Britannia Tubular-bridge to-day; but whether the report were used figuratively in refer ence to the banquet, or literally, because one of the bolts, about 60 yards from the Caernarvon side, re mains to be driven " home" some two inches, an ope ration which it has been reserved for Mr. Stephenson to accomplish, we are unable to say. Certain it is, however, that, at a very early hour, vast crowds had assembled near the Tubular-bridge, in the expectation of witnessing that interesting ceremony. The ham mer was awaiting the Honourable Gentleman, and the officers were in expectation of his arrival, but after a considerable delay public impatience became ex hausted, and the majority crossed the Straits, under the direction of guides, either directly through the tube, or upon its summit, the latter proving a perilous operation to many wbo, having attained as far as the Caernarvon Tower, were compelled to retrace their steps, owing to the stiff breeze that was then blowing, and seek the safer route. Passing from the Caernar von side to the centre, or Britannia Tower, the noble mansion of the Marquis of Anglesea, and the summer residence of Admiral Sir James Gordon, were full in view. The elegant craft in the Menai Straits, deco rated for the occasion with flags, and the steamers in full sail far beneath, all formed a coup d'ced difficult to describe. Having at length reached the Angiesea side, the visitors walked about two miles to the Menai Suspension-bridge. About half a mile from this as George Hotel is situated, the grounds of which, on this occasion, have been fitted up with a very magnificent pavilion, capable of accommodating upwards of five hundred guests. The interior of this gigantic tent was entirely lined with cerise and white muslin ; the roof, about thirty feet high, arranged into a beautiful network, with festoons at intervals, and fan-shaped brackets at the sides. have taken place, in honour of the successful achieve meats of the most intrinsic and gigantic task ever presened to modern engineer, has given an impetus to science, such as has been rataly felt. In throwing a line of communication across the Straits, the first difficulty which presented itself was that in the con struction of the bridge no obstacle should be offered to the usual navigation, thus preventing the use of cen tering., &c., generally ad. pted by engineers in the construction of arches. The first design, therefore, was a bridge consisting of two cast-iron arches of 350 feet span each, the centre pier resting on the Britannia Rock, which lies exactly in the middle of the Straits, and which is the chief reason why that particular site was chosen for crossing; centerings being out of the question, it was intended to erect the arches on a plan adopted some years since by Sir Isambart Brunel, in the construction of brick arches without centerings ; in the case of the Britannia-bridge, it was proposed t o p l ace t h e vousso i rs on each side of the pier simultaneously, end tie them together, the arches . gradually 'Treading out like wings on each side of the pier, keeping e ac h o th er i n equilibrium. `1 he same thing would h ave gone on fr om t h e abut ments, until the arches b a d b een j o i ne d at t h e a p ex . These designs were presented to the Board of Admi ralty for their approval, but they did not meet their requirements. The conditions imposed on Mr. Ste phenson were, to maintain a clear space of 103 feet throughout two spans of 450 feet each, the pier on the Britannia Rock not to be more than 50 feet square at the base, because according to the Admiralty not only was there to be sufficient heights allowed for ship's' masts to p%ss, but the structure must be limited in certain parts, to interfere as little as possible with the effects of the wind. Mr. Stephenson's real difficul ties had, indeed, now commenced; the suspension principle was thought of, but the tendency of the Oa form to undulation by the weight of the trains i‘as a serious objection. It was then proposed to stiffen the platform by means of boiler plate rivetted together; the idea gr a du a lly developed itself until the bridge assumed the f o rm of a huge wrought-iron tube of sufficient s i ze t o a ll ow o f the passage of trains through it, having chains on each side to act as auxi liaries; in fact, the ,tube was supposed to be like a huge beam, the top and bottom of which acted like the top and bottom of any girder, that is, the top sub ject to compression and the bottom to extension; here Mr. Stephenson set Messrs. Fairbairn and Hodgkinson to institute experiments on the strength of tubular structures. Mr. Stephenson at first thought that a cir cular form would t o the most suitable; but in the course of experiments the rectangular form was found the strongest. It was also found that a rectangular beam could be made sufficiently strong, and of the neces sary length, without requiring the assistance of chains ; the top and bottom of the tubes, upon which depended their strength, were composed of series of cells ; in the course of experiment also it was found that wrought iron could not resist compression so well as extension ; there are, therefore, eight rectangular cells in the tap and six in the bottom of the tubes. Mr. Stephenson wished to have chains, which would allow of the tubes being erected in their permanent posi tion. It was known that Mr. Stephenson was averse to floating the tubes. Mr. Edwin Clarke, however, proposed a feasible plan of raising the tubes, Mr. Stephenson's floating scruples were overcome, and it was decided to erect the tubes for the large span on shore, to float them to the base of the piers, and raise them to their permanent height by means of b) draulic presses. The land tubes were erected in their present position on scaffolding. This bridge, therefore, has two cell tral spans of 460 feet each, and two of 250 feet. Ali these were ultimately joined together when in their respective places. Tne same spot in which were wit nessed the first formation, flowing, and completion of this wonderful bridge, has been rendered finally cele brated by the due glorification of its originator and completer, Mr. Robert Stephenson. MR. TYRWHITT, THE MAGIS RATE; THOMAS LEDGER. THE SCHOOLMASTER; AND THE LITTLE BOY, PHILLIP WHEATON," WHOSE BACK WAS BARED IN COURT, AND EXHI BITED FROM THIRTY TO FORTY BLACK AND BLUE litilivKS." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sza,—lt I write incoherently, let your readers at tribute it to the indignation with which I seize the pen ,to send you a few hurried remarks on the above brutal case and brutal judicial treatment of it, as re ported in your paper of last evening:— " A little boy snapped his fingers in school hours, and for so doing the master gave him two cuts across the hand, and afterwards, when no one was present, caned him till the weapon split. He then got another cane, and held the face of the boy downwards by putting his foot upon him, and flogged him thus till a gentleman heard his screams, when the little boy was permitted to crawl away." Sir, in the name of common humanity, such half butchery of little boys ought to call down the execra tion of every man who was once a boy. In the name of Christianity, of his religion who said, " Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven," such barbarous attacks upon God's own pure and tender workmanship ought to arouse the loudest remonstrance from all hearts that beat in unison with the gentle Nazarene's, or who possess one spark ofjealousy for " God's own image." But, Sir, it is not the brute who beat the boy, it is not the accursed case itself, on which I would bestow now one single word ; it is the magistrate whose ear I claim, it is be that I would address through your pages. Is Mr. Tyrwhitt not aware that his cruel and antiquated barbarism has been long exploded from every system of education enlightened by moral philosophy and experience, and adopted under the guidance and graces of a Divine religion ? Is the bench, Sir, the place from which_ to pronounce notions on education which have long been condemned by religion, philosophy, and common sense ? Take Mr. Tyrwhitt's remarks seriatim, and they begin and end in absurdity and cruelty. But your pages will not allow me to more than enumerate them. Firstly. lie tells the parents that " no great harm has been done to their child !" Is the man that says this a father ? If he be, and his own child " crawls" home some night escaped from the highwa) man's cudgel with forty black bruises on his hick, will he repeat the inhuman words, " no harm is done ?" But, Sir, he must be better acquainted not only' with our physical system but with our moral nature, and our being's end and aim, than he evidently is, before he can be capable of understand ing what harm has been done. I.will leave medical men to say what internal injuries have been caused, or bow lasting in its effects is an injured vertebi ve, or what shock to a nervous temperament may have been produced. But I can say myself imagine a far more serious harm inflicted on the wind, the memory, the affections. Into these things Mr. Tyrwhitt is in capable of entering or of understanding, for he was brought up (according to his own acknowledgement) under the disadvantages of the cruel and iuhumaniziug system. Had be possessed the advantages of a good education, had the heart's natural sympathies not have been stunted or destroyed by the mode in which he was brought up, he would have felt what a " harm," what a foul blot on the mind and affections of a child had been perpetrated by such cruelty, associated with the aged, such oppression with the preceptor, such pain and suffering with learning and a school. He goes on to say that, " far heavier punishments were inflicted in the school wherein he was brought up." The very strongest argument, Sir, that could possibly be used against such punishment, if we judge by the best of all tests—is the consequences. But he further tells us that he has seen it inflicted on those who 'are our nobles and naval and military officers, who took it manfully and . in good part, and that the puniOment was necessary to keep up the dignity of the establishment. Does Mr. Tyrwhitt think that such. twaddling sophistry will really be receive& as anything but nonsense, or treated with anything but scorn ? The punishment in those cases was either deserved or not. If deserved, it only evi dences the badness of an educational system that did not better train the boys, and preserve them from such deserts. If undeserved, it shows that the boys must have been made cowards who did not resist the injustice, and must have possessed little sense of real dignity or manliness to think that the dignity of an establishment could be upholden by oppression. Bat this sapient judge goes on to recommend that " all schoolmasters should have painted in the school room rules for modes and extent of punishment for offences, to which all parents should consent." Really, Sir, are not such ideas of offences and punish ments too monstrously ignorant and absurd f or com ment ?• No difference to be made for the age of a child, its previous training, and knowledge of right and wrong, good and evil; no difference for acci dent or design; no careful investigation whether the deed result from good or bad motive, or from no 331 ° - tive at all; but for each offence a certain cruel pu nishment. The inkstand fell—it matters not w hether from the feeble hand of an infant or dashed from the fist of an angy. youth. The slate was broken, but i matters not whether it was broken by the little phi- t losopher trying the resisting power of the blue stone, or by the pugilist pummelling there with his "neigh bour s head. A buy "snappe d his fingers (Oh, horrible crime !), but it matters not whether it was the little token of triumph and glee from the young ster who had just cerequered a difficulty, or of the boy who had broken his piay mates nose. An inkstand was breken, a slate did crack, and a finger was really sna p ped, and there are the p a i nte d " r ules;" by them musttthe offend er be butchered. This is a mere half of the infamy and ev il th at attaches to Mr. Tyrwhitt's system of education. In indignation at such systems and with commiseration for their victims, I remain yours truly, ff. 1 41 D ALETH. 1 - / , ' - THE BANQUET. The company, amounting to upwards of 350 gentle men, assembled in the large coffee-room of the George Ilotel at five o'clock; the ladies were at once conducted to their seats in the north galleries, and during the evening partook of refreshments in the adjacent rooms. Shortly before six, dinner was announced, when the Hon. Colonel Pennant, M.P., chairman, accompanied by Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P., the guest of the day, proceeded to the dais, accompanied by the vice-president s , viz , Lord George Paget, M.P. ; the lion. E. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P.; Sir R. B. IV. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P.; Sir Watkin William Wynne, Bart., M.P. ; Sir John Hamner, Bart., M.P.; W. Bulkeley Hughes, Esq, M.P. ; H. \V. Wynne, Esq, M.P.; I'. R. West, Esq., MT.; J. Williams, Esq., M.P., high Sheriff of the county of Carnarvon ; and T. Owens, Esq., High Sheriff of the county of Anglesea. Mr. Paxton and Mr. Brassey were also among the guests. On the removal of the cloth, the Hon. Chairman proposed the first toast, " Her Most Gracious Ma jesty the Queen," which was received with the greatest enthusiasm, followed by the National An them. A very pretty effect was produced at this juncture by a royal salute fired from the Fairy yacht, moored in the Straits below the Pavilion. The lion. CHAIRMAN next proposed the healths of " Prince Albert, the Prince of \Vales (Tywysog Cymru), and the rest of the Royal Family," which was enthusiastically received, and followed by a national air on the harp by Mr. Richard Roberts. The "Army and Navy," followed by the air "Rule Britannia," was acknowledged. " The Bishops and Clergy of the Diocese" was next proposed from the chair. Glee—" Lightly tread, 'tis hallowed ground." The Very Rev. the Dean of BANGOR replied in a felicitous speech, which elicited much applause. The CLIAIRMADi, calling upon the company to fill their glasses, said he had now to propose to them the toast of the day, " Their distinguished guest, Robert Stephenson, Esq." In an eloquent address the chair man set forth the claims of Mr. Stephenson to their respect and admiration, and concluded by proposing that gentleman's health with nine times nine British oheers. These were given by the company with a hearty demonstration of respect, and another salute was fired from the Fairy. After a song by Mr. Ryall, written for the occa sion, the lion. Gentleman rose to reply, and was re ceived with most enthusiastic cheers. He said that he sincerely thanked those present for the unequivocal expression of their feelings towards him. It was true that enormous difficulties had been overcome in the construction of the Britannia-bridge, in the sur mounting of which he owed much to his friend and valued assistant, Mr. Edwin Clarke,, whose excellent work was well known in all quarters where engineer ing 'kill could be appreciated. The Chester and Holyhead Railway would form one of the most im portant links in the empire, all of which were due to that invaluable mineral, iron ; of which a Copenhagen professor had lately, in his presence, ingeniously il lustrated the inestimable value. After some addi tional observations, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by proposing the health of the chairman, which was re ceived with great cheering. The following toasts remained to be proposed when our message was dispatched :—" The memory of the illustrious Telford" (in solemn silence), Sir John Hay Williams to propose " The House of Commons ;" reply by W. Hushes, Esq., M.P. " The Lord Lieu tenant of the Principality ;" reply by Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P. The Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, M P., to propose "The High Sheriff of the Princi pality ;" reply by Sir W. W. Wynn. " The Direc tors of the Chester and Holyhead Railway ;" reply by Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P. " The Vice-Presidents ;" reply by Hon. E. L. Mostyn, M.P. "The contractors of the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company ;" reply by E. L. Betts, Esq. " The Electric Telegraph Company;' reply by J. L. Ricardo, ENT, M.P. " The Ladies." " The Committee ;" reply by Mr. Pritchard. " Success to the Bangor and Caernarvon Railway ;" reply by G. W. Mont, Esq. The Britannia and Conway Tubular-bridges, the successful completion of which has led to the cele bration shortly detailed above, were no doubt as they now Mend the fruits of certain restrictions imposed by the Admiralty board on the engineer. The Britannia - 41a:en., fe e F e-- v.:5! WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH ouli CONVICTS ? LE f I EU, 11. TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE GREY, DART., M.P., &C. &C. &C. Sir, —Having shown gnat the intrinsic properties of Lord Grey's plan are opposed to the reclamation of the convict, let me re:w Examine it in relation to the published opinion of one of acknowledged sagacity and wisdom—l allude to the Archbishop of Dublin, who thus laid down a proposition which for cte,r-headed truthfulness cannot be excelled. In a letter addressed to the late E4rl. Grey, the Arch hop s—" The very system qf a penal colony contains in itself consider ed os a mode of punishment, a principle of self destruction, because it not.only aims at two objects especially at variance with each other, but also has a constant tendency in practice ta sacrifice the most important of the two objects to the incidental and suboraihate one-1 mean the efficucy of the pe nalty to the prosperity of the colony." Tnis sentence, wolch ought to be inscrited in let ters of gold for the instruction of the Colonial' - Se cretary for the time being, the present Lord Grey treats as worthless, for he rejoices in his pan, which avowedly has fur its principal end, not the puniih ment of the convict, but the benefit of the settler, who wants shepherds, although the employment contains within itself elements essentially opposed both to the punishment and to the reclamation of the convict, wlin ought to have steady and constant work, and not that given by his Lordship's plan, which is employment of the most idle character. And yet what a singular combination of important elements renders the opinion of a Whately most valu able upon such a social question. The disciplined mind of the logician resolved to detect the real cause of the acknowledged evils—the sagacity of the states man desirous that a punishment should be adopted most likely to deter parties from criminal pursits— and the philanthropy of the Christian bishop anxious for the reclamation of the convict; yet Lord Grey pays no attention to the opinion of such a man, and pursues a plan in direct contradiction to the principle it denounced. Although it must surely be a work of supererog*" tion, let me now show that Lord Grey's plan is also bad in relation to the knowledge we have acquired , .- from experience. it is simply aft extension of the as signment system. Now, if there is one point on this sub? , ject on which there is greater uniformity of opinion • than another, it is the baneful effect of the assign. merit system upon the convict, and upon the colony • although, no doubt, often useful and profitable to the individual settler; and if such have been the result s in assignment to farmers in the neighbourhood of other settlers, must not such evils be increased when the convict is assigned to the remote wilds of a pas• toral district with none but associates of his own cha racter ? The only possible way in which the assignment system can be worked so as to effect both the punish ment and the reclamation of the convict is that which was adopted in the earlier settlements of America, when a convict was established in the house of the settler—punished by constant work without wages— and gradually reclaimed by the influence of the virtuous habits with which he was surrounded. How essentially different from the mode of life which must be pursued by Lord Grey's Arcadian convicts, living together in a bothy, only occasionally visited by the proprietor! Surely the above facts are conclusive against the priobability of any good arising from the adoption of Lord Grey's plan. Well, replies his Lordship, if it does not work well let it be abandoned, as we have al. ready abandoned every plan which has been tried by our predecessors and ourselves ; there can be no harm in trying it, for if it tails we are only where we were. Indeed! such may be the doctrine, and assuredly has been the practice, o f the Colonial- office on this clues ! ;ion, but experience teaches that on this, as on every other subject of social importance, every step taken in the wrong direction, necessarily involving great delay, adds to the difficulty of establishing a proper system. Alter the exposure of the evils of the present sys tem by the Committee on Transportation, the colonists would have cheerfully co-operated with the Colonial office in carrying into practical operation any well considered plan for punishing end reclaiming the con-, vict. A few short years only have elapsed, and they have now united in a league to prevent the abolition of convict transportation to any part of Australia—yet the Colonial•office thinks there is no harm in delay Rusticus expectat, defluit amnis. I am perfectly aware that there are some who think that the present agitation will soon pass away, becautle 1 it is for the pecuniary interest of the settler and of the capitalist that the colony should be supplied with cons vict labour. Whether Lord Grey himself entertains such opinion, and bas therefore proposed his pre sent plan to pass away time, I have no means of know ing, but I firmly believe events will prove such an opinion to be both absurd and wicked. An absurd opinion, because there are some subjects which never recede, among the foremost of which are those deeply imbued with moral and Christian prin ciples. .• In the first discussion against shivery the . statesman could predicate its certain downfall, and the Committee on Transportation have ensured the abolition of The present system. A tricked opinion, because it relies upon .I%.lffrnmon in opposition to morality, and assumes that the settler will, for the sake of lucre, be content to expose his family to the contamitiatieg influences of a convict population. Instead of the Colonial-office being irri tated and angry at the conduct of the settlers in pro nouncing against the future transmission of convicts, it ought to rejoice at the exhibition of such a proper • feeling as being the surest proof that the inhabitants were rising in the moral scale ; but no, such conduct, however gratifying to the philanthropist, gives trouble to officials, and is therefore denounced and the colo nist insulted. I have the honour to remain, &c., RIGBY WASON. Corwar, Aug. 25, 1851. RAILWAY Tit.A FIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NoRTHERN RAILWAY.— (M iles in w0rk,2410 —Return of Traffic for the Week ending Aug 17, 1851: Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ...£10.553 19 2 Merchandise and minerals 3,538 3 6 Cattle ... ••• 691 4 9 Total .. 14,763 7 5 C o rresponding week, Aug. IR, 18S0 (2:36 mil 4,): Passetrgers. parcels, &c. ..t1,299 2 Merchandise, Cattle, &e. ..• 1,4' 1 3 7 Total ... LANCASMIRE AND YORKSHIRE HAD.WAY. (2go miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Aug. 24...£19,128 7 8 Corresponding week in last year, (253 i miles open) .. ...£17,601 3 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILwAT.—. traffic for the week eliding Aug. 24 :-.. ....£5.701 1 9 MAIN LINZ. Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. G ods, cattle, &c. Mails ....£2,952 6 5 83 9 8 6:-3 U 1 ... 575 0 0 Total ... £4,243 16 2 Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Goods, cattle, &c. ... £39 13 3 I 9' 3 102 9 2 Total ... £143 11 8 ••• ••• 4 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ... ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... £536 15 4 ••• 22 19 0 Total - £559 14 4 arrangements complete, and the interior _ BRITISH MUsEHM.—The exterior of new WI; ia now almost brick wall and are in a forward state of progress. The old the gateway the unseemly buildings on each aide and above a f very small build have all been removed with the exception 0 Painted brown portion, and a high and elegant iron railing bee n erected on I and ornamented with gilding has - eac h end of the basement of solid blocks of granite. 1, A been constructed, railing square pillars of granite have m.....rtioni, with leaving a carriage entrance of gigan tictb: . lesion of vi iron wicket entrance on either aide,m , ' a ppearance. Thd Ain and presents a chaste and imposing g five days in the Week, sitors. The front of the new buildi n g can now lie fully seen, seam is open to the Publicvisi t or s, principally compose d of and a countless throng of _ o ., to see the Exhibition, country people, who have D;11 12 V d outwards all day long. may be seen moving in wards on „ the ground floor, immediately on .teuar arrangede3 Altogether Bu n The library, sidewhich is of the entrance, is now open to the public the right hand add t h o usands avail themselves of the nitre.. without ticket. to v i ew the extensive collection of vain strained adm issi o Ti ce in the library, and which are admirably able and rare the old charter manuscripts and otbet tncompartments. One of the principal fea. which displayed in public de me n t s, nem. The antiquarian department • . o f th e eu . . . is alma sae gaze a n d attraction, ana excis the admiration.of OW object o wonderment of the ' I ro t he . . ignorant in suck rest-' snit the British Museum is now, in its eatiCior i ters , rauce, one of the handsomeet of our public edificoako opea , a kgrAN WITHEEs. Br GRRALDINA F. ;lava" , piny.—This Lew tal e , b y t h e authoress of 4:7;0442abi: Half-Sisters," and other wor k s of the first clip. fiction, will tend to widen and to confirm the tePttorti/rt already achieved by one of our most sensible, eeriest, well informed, and sound of female writers of fiction. The AV' is one of intense interest. Bliss Jewsbury's men auti.' l ''' are true mortals, with the virtues and failings, the pnero.'"le affections, inconsistencies, and passi.ins which go to make u P' in varied proportions, the characters of the male and female actors on the world's stage. Marian With is monster which the wor ld ne ' er saw, b ut " A creat ure , no t too w i se or goo d For human n a t ure ' s d a ily food, no faultless For transient soi rows, simp le wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smil es. A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REGENT-LTREET.— Yestetday morning, at an early hour, the police constable on duty in Regent-street found the dead budy of a , NVOITUMk. lying on the pavement a short distance from Vige-street. The corpse was removed as speedily as possible to St. James's Workhouse, in Poland-street, where it was seen by the medical officer, who found no marks of violence, In formation was sent to Mr. Bedford, the cor.,ner," who h as orderecra post mortem examination. The dece4ed appeared to have been about filly years of age, was of sallow cam• plezion, attired in blect ?.* 4 ‘ , Int gr.:7m; ttd n cen •.. MOLD. . ;