The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-15 00:00:00

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S'i° grey. id 48s for 1 0 - good re 8r 0 d good - . 0 nt has be fair deraid r sale. 3d per Ph and price° esker], 013 d 6 i per 06/3 '. 0 demon a We, 6°6 °I tiletdlboid lsto/' l o ne, at °° el e ß - 0 00 - Leco A - 0 0 ;reel ° f "Jo publi c u p,- The P t be ited Jet op, the iegil L WA IBI a- moo' at Ilsodfor e all • 0 3 _ l o o t t f a .; leoti al c o or laud a r eot the , fl oor .A eng tm • tor • rolt a l t pd inib o rev"' ,ibo Ir. le% bir• . v eve ia dr y, Able J - e ftr nee-s tr ,,,o w ho ".f. t Jett"' boa- goner Coai ra t he bo pp ard its d 101 io W ai d Of : tio_ frijit e at W The ,0e• the t wo tru e 'tea 1 the co cr u i e - his or vriv but Ae , ee sAl _ b et to ge L lite a arti st P , rb o se• of I.XOY , a o ld, ea t !eosin , $ SILTh IN No. CVI. YORK AUGUST MEETING, &c. Sc me good direct my judgment! Let me see." Mer Chant of Venice, Act 3, Scene 2, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—During the present week, Fortune, despite her fickleness, has awarded me a very fair modicum of suc cess, which my sporting clients as well es myself are not very likely to grumble at. Rsspectieg the Wolver hampton races, in any last observations on the Stakes I selected Clothworker or Goldfinder to win, with Snow storm in close attendance; not being able to get " the money" on Cloth worker, his winning was out of the question, he run for fun, or for the amusement of the Greenhorns not skilled in turf mysteries. My other selection. Goldfinder, won comparatively easy, and Snow storm was in close attendance; the latter's mischievous dug has not yet arrived; keep him, however, well in view, he will be "in," under seven stone presently, then% 'no time to invest a trifle of the circulating medium on /is chance. As I surmised, Alonzo won the Trial Stakes with the most perfect ease, and The Prime Minister walked over for the Produce Stakes. The quareiana Derby crack was bandaged up to the knees, and did not look particularly attractive to his St. Leger b ackers; I am afraid his chance at Doncaster is not a very brilliant one. First Fruits, also in the Produce Stakes, went to the scene of action, but did not start; his size, appearance, and action while out at exercise in the 34 ° 11 41g looked very promising. I placed Clothworker third for the Cleveland Cup, and Hippogriff first ; the latter went queer, and the former won, which verified Mr. T. Parr's words that " Clothworker should win one of the principal races at Wolverhampton." My Fancy's debut was a triumphant one; she earned my judg bent throu g h v i c t or i o usly, by winning the Coils ngton Stakes with ease. For the Parshull Stakes third Placed Grief first, Le Juif second, and Green Oaks ; the result justified my so doing, as Grief was first, Le Juif nowhere! and Green Oaks obtained the third place. For the Holyoake Stakes my judgment ran rearwise, I placed Egret first and Administrator Second; they were beaten by Leap Year and ran home in the second and third, instead of the first and second I) 7 . la cea- At Huntingdon I was perfectly correct with The Timid Fawn for the Huntingdon Handicap; but W rong ; in the Two-years-old Stakes. At Reading, my judgment ran second with Cranberry to Melford for the B erkshire Stakes; bir;, was successful with Grey 7 ommy for the Reading Stakes. One of those singular announce tnents that are occasionally made at " the Corner" Ivan sent forth yesterday by Mr. Tattersall, who had received a communication from a friend of Mr. Martinson's, La which he stated that unless some individual betted Mr, Martinson the odds at 5 to 1 to 1,0001., Nancy would 'tart for the Ebor Handicap. This announcement h ad th e effect of checking speculation on that, race, more P a rticularly with respect to the mare, who was, how ever, quoted quoted at three to one. A curious rumour has e en credited in certain quarters with respect to Tae has Buck; it goes to far as to declare that he as brok en a ri b or a l eg , or some thi ng o f th a t ki n d ; ..r ▪ 41 11 happy to say that I can give it the must unqualified co stradiciion ; the horse, as late as yesterday, was doing a c rid work and looking uncommonly well; nothing Would surprise me less pa nto o hs se.2 him sweep the ,9 r eat Yorkshire Stakes into his owner's pocket, le , and with ease too. Ore of the two great ~,,.Fthern meetings, that at York, commences on f ri u duesday next with the Dundee Stakes, the entries y e ar b h i i , e , s h have not yet been made. 'the meeting this r to rival the palmist of its predecessors, if not to surpass them, one and all, in value, sport, weather, a nd attendance, four important constituents of a racing r eunion. The value of the stakes run for in 1848 a tth unted to 7,595/.; in 1849 to 6,8201; in 1850 to 8' 285 I; and in the present extraordinary year, it is opposedC that they will surpass all of these by some t andreds. Th e fi rs t grea t sta k e on W e d nes day is the t ., ho r St. Leger, of 25 eovs, each, with 160 added, &c., 8 ; 0 miles over t h e o ld course . This st a ke has twenty - y en subs. to it, but it will surpass my expectation it the odd seven are sent to the post. At the present i, ek " l,l ing I should say that the race would iie between 4 WMINSTER 8,1,d THE CONFESSOR, and that if they r ag the former he will be undeubti dly the winner. 411 ° Cult Settling Stakes of 50 soya. each, 30 ft, c mile, will be won by CLATERHOUSE if they Please to run him; We rwi-e, I must look to my second third--Augur and Young Hawthorn, for the winner. T he Yorkshire Osks of 15 soya, each, 5 ft, with 100 V l d cd. Stc, ene mile and a quarter, sports no less than atY-five nom i nat i ons , i nc l u d ing I r i s , 9. t , w h ose runn i ng I t am by n o m e a ns ce rt a in ot; Confidence, Bst 71b; a itY, Bst 71b; The Squaw, Bst lib; Vivandiere, Bst; %,bristina, Bst; and Breba, Bst. This is the lot from i l hich the winner will spring, and in the absence of Iris, must place my confidence in the daughter of Emilius Lad Ya r i co . M ore ü b uut thi s anon . Wi t h a star t I aLioold select Home brewed (gibs eat! a) or Bird-on•the 'ring to carry off the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Merry tn-round will win or receive forfeit in the 200 soya. Match. Thursday's and Friday's races I will touch tIPOn to-morrow. I am, Sir, yours, &a., THE SPILIf OF THE TURF. Aug. 15, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA FTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. Not above a dczen members having attended, we can 1141 9 give the nominal quotations. EDOII HANDICAP. 3 to 1 sgst Mr. Martinson's Nancy 10 to 1 agst Mr. Morri.'s Hungerford—taken hitter has been received by Mr. Tattersall, written, Professedly , by desire of Mr. Slirtinson, to the effect th at unless NIL M. can get 5,000 to 1,000 about her, he 41141 1 Lot start her ! GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Wilkinson's Neasham `3 to 1 eget Mr. Martinson's Nancy 3 to 1 agat Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Busk ig to 1 apt Mr. Greville's Ariosto ST. LEGER. Offers to take 8 to 1 about Newminster. READING RAC ES.—TIIIIRSDAY. Th e Innkeepers' Plate of 25/., added to a Sweepstake of 3 a ° l ' 2 . each, winner to be sold fur 2001., &c. Heats, itt once round and a dis. (11 Subs.) r Death's Sin ga rie, 7st 6lb ( 501.) (Holdway) 0 , 1 1 Itustith's Guardsinan,3 yrs, 6.t 4 b (800 1 0 0 gr. Austen's Miss Talbot, 3 yrs, 6st 11113 (801) 0 0 2 ill'. S hrinipton's Arleitt., 4 yrs, bat 13 b (501) 0 3 3 i i r• G. Drewe's Batwing, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (50/.) 0 2 0 le: R. Caffell's Miss Lissie, 6.t 131 b (500 ... 0 0 0 " uay's Exhibition, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (501.)... 2 dr. Th Won by a length. 4 Readi ng S ta k es o f 15 so y a . eac h , 5 f t, w ith 50 ~ )4 -43 d. for two yrs old. Straight half mile. (17 Subs.) leirr• Drinkald's Grey Tommy, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 L%lag's fby Lanereost, Bst 31b ...(It. Sh e rwood) 2 o Vienaes' Old R.,wley, B,t 71b (W. Abdale) 3 krrd Strathmore's Butterfly, Bst Sib (Cox) 0 k r . E. JoriPs's Diamond, 8s: 31b (Duck) 0 la g,s b rinktild's M. Rubin, B.t 71b (Ford) 0 etting -2 to lon Grey Tommy. Won easily by a Toe Caversham Stakes cf 5 soya. each,2 f t. and 25 added. i , Three-quarters of a mile. (17 Subs.) ) 4 ; adickham's No Chance, 3 yrs, 63 121b...(Burns) ' 1 Is: Portaby's Teeswater, 4 yrs, Bst slb (Sherwood) 2 Bowl es 's Haresfoot, 3 yrs, 6st 10 1 b (Sabin) 3 It'' Carew's Shropshire Witch, aged. 9at...(A. Day) 0 At. r. tdney's Lancaster, 6 yrs. Bat 51b...( W. Abdale) 0 ) 4 '. Russell's Docility. 5 yrs, Bst (Thick) 0 Cdr, Simmonds's Woodsprite, 7st 711) ...( Wakefield) 0 I tt " earew's Prestige, 3 yrs, 7st 61b...(T. Abrahams) 0 1 1 :. St. Paul's Polonaise, 5 yrs, 7st Sib ..,,„(Lowe) 0 fir O. Liley's Rose Pompon, 7at 51b (7st 71b) (M ann ) 0 tit• Turner's Gloom, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ...... (H o ld wa y) 0 )4; turner's Earns, 3 yrs, 6 st 101 b ......... (Pockets) 0 it'• Treen's Grand Duchess, 2 yrs,sst 121 b (Rickards) 0 t . pri n k a l d ' s M . H ou d in , 2 yrs, sst 101 b (P ow i s) 0 Chatting-5 to 2 agat Shropshire Witch, 4to 1 agst No k k i lt !fl's 5 to 1 agst M. Houdin, 5 to 1 agst Teeswater, li' 14 1 *gat Rose Pompon. Won cleverly by a length, .?afoot a bad third. 1);;,: l i e Town Plate was won in three heats, easily, by Ti j j' hs gtY, 5 yrs, Bst Blb (Thick), beating Tommy the 'lns Bst 81b, and three others. BETTING ON THE COURSE. 1 k o , EBOR HANDICAP. - agat Nancy 0 1 8 to 1 agst Italian (t). 4 t o GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 6 t 2 l igat Neasham .0 1 5 to 2 agst The Marl '„r 11 gst Ariosto 1 boroug Buck (t freely). Uro n ,, 6 disputed Borough Plate has been awarded to It4 t , - , 1 " Duchess, and not to Teeswater, as erroneously - in our last. h, QO WARWICK SEPTEMBER MEETING. kid "LY Stakes ch (handicap) of 20 sovs. ea , 10 ft, S only if declared on or before the 20th instant. to Yrs at lb Yrs st lb IP "a ek Its cl°lP neh s AsS 5 8 7 The Monk . Land °ro ug h AC u ltritse ~AZO Ath es ............... 4 7 11 Becton 4 5 12 atsii 141 ............ 5 7 4 rise Clown 4 5 10 k i , %LI ......... 4 7 4 Sir Rowland Tree lits-t.44,4130 ............... 5 7 3 chard ailoi;', u rt'' Buck ... 3 7 2 King of Oude 4 5 9 \r„ u ............... 5 7 2 Humphrey Lis‘ 4l Pyr e zit ,ti e au , a 7 0 Eleriot A "b ert K a,stt., ............ 5 7 0 Trickstresa s.;o„C'hipo re ta—Jetftil ............ 5 6 11 Le Jnif 3 5 5 willi r°4ll ...... 6 6 11 , 3andlewick 4 5 4 ' kr/ the ... ti c i tl eror C on- *Sunrise D,,aow4to ............ 4 6 10 Unity u . l 'ln ...... ... 5 610 Avis 3 5 0 vc)e ,- .... . ......... a 6 lo Simplicity /'.111.101%8r0; ............ a 6 9 Conic nadt, u lna ..... 5 6 7 Gipsy Boy tophip°llnd ......... 4 6 6 Prince Caradoc As,n, . 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At Yrs st lb _ ark T „ Yrs at lb Uo e k t p 1ea...... 6 11 8 Ebor .. ...... 410 3 puoett. ........... 5 11 6 ' *Cr mus ............3 10 2 .kgi,, "An . ........ 6 11 2 Faze,ey ............ a 10 2 1...4.)440itrubititt0.t.er.art.nha.it.0......... .. .. 11 0 New Forest Deer alO 0 10 9 Aristocrat . ...... 4 10 9 brc by Velocipede, il ile iford . ...... 5 10 9 out of Lady ashrooie•; •...... ... 610 7 G tra ldi ne nrilitlatrator.'".. 4 10 6 Aristos 3 9 4 tr d rlO4 .. - ••• alO 6 SLUM ............. 5 10 5 I -,....... ...1ftft..............., 'THE SUN, Garforth tind CL.WII3 having been untereu ktke knoarl.dg , v their oNpers, ‘ , 11.! L itruck out 2001 Lat., units ordered to reapsin in. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY, AUG. 14. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert walked in the grounds at Osborne early yesterday. The Royal Children also took their usual exercise. Sir Stuff rd Nurthcote, Colone Reid, R.E., Dr. Lyon Play air, Mr. IV Cubitt, Mr. Dilke, and Mr. Cole, ar rived from Southampton at twelve o'clock, and had a lengthened interview with hi,: Royal Highness. The Oxford University Commission had a meeting yesterday at the official reaidenco of the First Lord of tho Treasury, in Downieg-sircet; preser - , the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the 11Iwter of Pembroke, tee Rev. Profesaor Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary). Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office, to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. LONDON, CO VtrES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM ODLE, OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AuG. 14. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INIELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Aug. 9. Osprey, cutter, Henry Goodden, Fag., from Weymouth; Eagle, yawl, Clement Ruding, Eq., from Eastward; Caiman, schooner, Marquis Hilsa, from Southampton; Dolphin, schooner, William Smith, Esq., from Eastward. 10. Fernande, schooner, Major Martyn, from East ward. 11. Ariel, schooner, Sir G. H. S. Douglas, Bart., from Barbadoes; Constance, schooner, Marquis of Conyng ham, from Ireland; Dream, yawl, George Bensinck, Esq., from Ireland. 12. Bacchante, cutter, R. 11. Jones, Eq., from Liverpool and Ireland. 13. Gem, schooner, Edward Hule, Esq., from Lym ington; Nautilus, cutter, George Bateson, Esq., from Ireland. 14. Talisman, cutter, Captain H. N. Smith, from London. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Pearl, Alarm, Capricorn, Petrel, Drift, Xarife, lone, Elizabeth, Water Lily, Erminia, Brilliant, Osprey, Gauntlet, Constance, Lavrock, Mirage, Resolution, Turqouise, Ariel, Bacchante, Eagle, Wyvern, Susan, Aurora, Arrow, Caiman, Gondola, Spider, Cygnet, Fernande, Maritana, Derwent, Osprey, Dolphin, Mer lin, Nautilus, Plover, Ripple, Magician, Gem, Leslie, Frisk, Guluare, Dream, and Talisman. The following yachts are entered for her Majesty's '_;up, which is to be sailed for on Monday next:— Lcelia, 75 tons, T. Hodges, Esq., M.P. Gauntlet, 65 tons, William Peareth, Eq. Gondola, 87 tons, W. H. Woodhouse, Esq. Freak, 60 tons, William Curling, E-q. Lavrock, 65 tons, Captain C. H. Williams. Bacchante, 80 tons, B. H. Jones, Esq. Arrow, 84 tons, T. Chamberlayne, Esq. For Prince Albert's Cup, on the 20t0:— Beatrice, 161 tons, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart. Wyvern, 205 tons, Duke of Marlborough. Constance, 218 tons, Marquis of Conyngham. Capricorn, 313 tons, C. R. M. Talbot, Esq. Gipsey Queen, 160 tons, Sir H. B. Hoghton, Bart. The yachts ,are not yet entered for the Subscription Cup, to be sailed for on the 19th inst., nor for that given by she Royal Yacht Squadron, open to yachts of all nations, which is to be sailed for on the 22d inst. The Commodore of the New York Yacht Clubs has written to the Earl of Wilton, the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, stating that it is his intention to enter his yacht the America for this match. This has given it an extra interest, as there has been so much talk about her, her build, her rig, and her sailing qualities. She has been here a fortnight, and been under weigh only three times, and on each occasion has had only two sails set on her. They state that they came here merely to try the rate of sailing of the New World's vessels against the Old, that their object is not betting; still they daily see the Ro) al Yacbt Squadro❑ yachts sailing about, but never attempt to try their comparative speed. They have sent a challenge to sail any vessel in the squadron for any sum up to 10,000 guineas. This looks very like gambling, seeing that they know what their vessel can do, and what the sailing qualities of the numerous yachts by which they are surrounded, but that no one else does know anything about their vessel. They calculate their 10,000 guineas are safe, or, we guess, they would never have given the challenge. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. To-night The Alhambra attains its hundredth repro ' sentation after an uninterrupted run since Easter. On its production v,e prognosticated an extraordinary suc cess for this humorous production of Albert Smith's, with its accessories of beautiful scenery and costume, not forgetting the glorious cotnicalities of " the bounding bricks of Babylon," and the extraordinary gambols of the pet monkey, more marvellous even for tho fidelity to nature than ror the agile power displayed by the im personator. The admirable collection of histrionic talent in this theatre under the present management has justly ensured a season of signal brilliancy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, the first tragedian and the first actress in the highest walk of comedy—Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, the first of broad comedians—Mr. Flexmore, the first of pantomimists—Messrs. Harley, W4!an, and a host of painstaking performers, have had their talents advanta geously and prominently brought forward, and public approbation and support have proved, as they will, we feel assured, continue to prove, the result of so felicitous and liberal a course of management. The house is nightly crowded to overflowing. CREMORNE FOURTH NAVAL FETE. Mr. Simpson continues to cater to the public amuse ment with brilliant success. The fourth naval fête at these delightful gardens, took place last night, under such extended and spirited patronage that leaves no doubt of their successful adaptation to the taste of the year. The grand heights of Gibraltar, accessible only to British arms, and garrisoned by the Cremorne reti nue, were artistically represented, and a fleet of steamers, kindly lent by the Iron and Citizen Steam Companies, manned by their efficient servants, represented the Spanish naval force, who, iu the year 1705, stormed their former favourite hold, and lost their ships and their men in the prolonged but useless struggle. The Cheva lier Mortrarn represented the gallant Governor, substi tuting the more brilliant, but less deadly, Roman b.,118 for cannon balls; and Superintendent Burney happily impersonated the haughty Spanish Admiral directing the discharge of the Spanish fire, while the iron boats sup ported the endangered battery. For some time pyro technic ability displayed the art of naval warfare in every minute particular, till the moment arrived for the explosion of the Admiral's vessels, which decided the tate of the diy •' and the present firce ti the Spaniard is to be revived nod reorganized for the future amusement of Cremorne's liberal supporters. GREAT FIRE AT HAVRE. On the 12th inst. the ship-yard of one of the largest builders in France was for several hours a prey to fire. Shortly after midnight the generale was sounded in the streets of Havre, and it was soon found that the building-sheds of M. Normand, in the suburb of Perrey, were in flames. Immediately the alarm was given the authorities of Havre and Ingou ville, about 500 men of the Ist Light Infantry, the fire brigades of th 3 three communes, the Custom house officers, with the gendarmerie, police, and national guards, repaired in haste to the scene of the disaster. It was found that the fire had broken out in the large block of workshops in the centre of the dock, and the flames, which rose in broad messes, lighted up the horizon. From this centre the flames, favoured by the high combustibility of the materials collected there, extended to the frame on which rested the magnificent steamer Normandy and a schooner yacht in course of construction for M. Caylus. Words cannot describe the appearance presented at this moment by this scene of desolation. The elegant lines of the steamer and schooner, which the flames enveloped on every side, showed grandly at times through the smoke, and occasionally as , utned the most fantastic forms and proportions. Seen from the shore, the two vessels had the appearance of resting on a sea of fire, and being beaten by its waves. Notwithstanding the efforts the of workmen, the flames made short work with the two ships. At the end of an hour the cradle of the Normandy was level with the ground, and the vessel, reduced to a mere hulk, lay upon it as upon its bier. Of the once promising schooner there remained but a few smoking embers. From the beginning it was seen that it would be impossible to save these two vessels from destruction, after the flames had once invaded them. All the energies of the workmen were therefore directed with a view to circumscribe as much as possible the ra vages of the fire. This end was partially attained. The steamer Cs gne, constructed for the company of Messageries Nationales, was saved from the destruc tive action of the fire, which, however, charred her sides for a considerable length. Tne citizens behaved with the greatest courage, and per severed in their endeavours, in spite of the shower of fire which rained around. A fine shore boat, destined to take part in the approaching regattas, was dragged from the midst of the fire, and conveyed to a place of safety. By great exertion the great workshop situate in the Rue Perrey, as well as the immense stacks of timber piled in the northern part of the yard, was also saved. The loss sustained, as far as appears at present, is about 400,000/. The proprietor was in sured fur a portion of the damage, but neither of the vessels were included in the policy. Happily the di rection of the wind at the time huadered the progress of the flames, otherwise Perrey must have been in great danger of destruction, and Havre had hardly escaped. A great ship now building in the yard of M. Vasse, contiguous to that of M. Normand, was for a short time menaced by the flames from the Cygne, but was fortunately saved. A HIGH SHERIFF IN DIFFICULTY. It will no doubt be in the recollection of many per sons that the High Sheriff of Suffolk, in March last, was placed in no very pleasant position in consequence of the services of a hangman not being obtainable to carry into execution the last sentence of the law upon Maria Clarke for the murder of her illegitimate child, by burying it alive in the parish of Wingfield. The high sheriff, however, on that occasion was spared an unplea sant duty by a reprieve cuming down for the condemned woman two days beore that on which her execution was to have taken place. At the assix-s held at Ips wich, on the 24 init., Maria Emily Cage was found guilty of the murder of her husband, James Cage, at Stonham Aspel, by administering to him a certain quantity of arsenic. Her execution was ordered to take place on Saturday next in front of the Ipswich County Gaol, but the same difficulty was again presented as in March. Calcraft, the hangman, on being applied to, could not attend as he had promised to perform a similar office the same morning at Norwich. An application was next made to the hangman at Warwick gaol, but that functionary could not attend, as he would be similarly engaged at Shrewsbury on the Saturday. A messenger was then dispatched to the Secretary of State's office, who explained the unpleasant position in which the High Sheriff of Suffolk was placed, and requested that the execution of Mary Emily Cage might be postponed. The answer from the Secretary of State was to the effect that no alteration as to the day named could be made; thus leaving the high sheriff to get out of the difficulty in the best way he could. To have had the law carried into effect on Saturday would, beyond all probability, have been repugnant to the feelings of the high sheriff, for, as no person could be found to supply the place of Calcraft, the high sheriff must have performed the horrid duty himself. To avoid duing that, the high sheriff has, on his own responsibility, ordered the execution to be delayed until an early day in the ensuing week, The condemned woman's demeanour is becoming her awful position. She appears to be resigned to her fate, but protests that she is innocent. The unpleasant position nurasenot of the high s b h e er a i t ff t , ri n b o u t te o d n l t y o o t n h e t h u i s s u , a b l ut c o u former be iencg caadsoipotne md—atyhe making sure that Calcraft can attend be- fore any day be appointed for the execution. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —FIFTY THOUSAND CURES HAVE BEEN EFFECTED 13y Du BARRY'S DELlctous REVA LENTA AstAnica FOOD.—Cure, No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies: -" I have de rived considerable benefit from your food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lines.—Stuart de Decies." 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A man of the name of Joshua Smith had upwards of twenty ulcers on his shins, which were so difficult to cure that almost every remedy had been applied without any good effect. Your Pills and Ointment were then resorted to, and in about six weeks he was completely cured, and scarcely a mark is now to be seen.— Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establish ment, 244, Strand, London. EXCISE PROSECUTIONS.—From a return yesterday issued an account is given of seizures and prosecutions by the Excise of adulterated tea, tobacco, pepper, and coffee. In the year ending the sth of January last there were 1 sei zure of tea and one prosecution, of tobacco there were 17 seizures and 13 prosecutions, of pepper 7 seizures and 23 prosecutions. No seizure or prosecution for adulterated c age by the Excise in the same period. THE ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA. RYDE, THURSDAY EVENING,—The attendance of fashionables on the pier this day was by no means so numerous as on Wednesday, partly caused by the heavy showers of rain that have fallen at intervals during the day, and partly in consequence of the only matter in mierence to the Victoria Yacht Club being the annual dinner at the clubhouse. Several fresh yachts, however, arrived during the day, who will contend for the prizes to-morrow. At the closing of the report on Wednesday evening only some slight facts were wiven as to the progress of the race for the prize of 1001. for yachts of all nations, in cons, quence of the lateness of the hour at which they were star td and the excessive length of the course, being completely round the Isle of Wight, which deficiency will now be supplied, and to give as connected a detail as possible it may be necessary to recapitulate the movements of the vessels from the starting point im mediately opposite to the pier. At the time of starting, at forty minutes after two, it was nearly a dead calm, with light airs from the eastward, and but little progress was made by any of the yachts for nearly half an hour, when the wind " flying"round to the west, and the Arrow being at the time the weathermost vessel, she took the lead, but with a very trifling advance, followed closely by the Cygnet, who took close on her quarters the 13ae chante. After her at some distance came the Lcelia, and in close company the Secret, Alarm, and Brilliant. The latter yacht schooner, being 393 tons, in the absence of sufficient wind to tighten her large mainsail, fell into the rear, the lighter cutters not experiencing the same difficulty in maintaining their relative positions. They continued i❑ this order, with a difference of a slight na ture off Lymington, when the Cygnet shitting her jib, the Alarm weathered her off this point by about one board. The advantage was but of temporary duration, tor soon after the Alarm slightly touched the ground and split her jib; but this latter accident was speedily reme died, and it can hardly be considered to have altered her chances in the match. Th© Cygnet soon after recovered her place, and in working through the Needles, took the advance of the Arrow, rounding it first in the fol lowing order:— Cygnet ... Arruw Bacchante h. m. s. ... 7 45 0 ... 7 43 0 ... 8 12 0 Shortly after the two leading vessels had passed Ly miugton, the Leelia cutter, 75, Twysden Hodges, Esq., got aground, and so much time being lost through this circumstances, she here gave up the contest mid pro. ceeded no further. This was much to be regretted, as Do test of her sailing could then be obtained. The remaining vessels did not arrive at the Needles until nearly half an hour sifter the three above named, and in consequence of a thick fog coming on, it was im possible to ascertain how they arrived. The Cygnet and Arrow having now got round to the back of the island, with a fair course before them, a most interesting con test ensued between them as to who should claim the prize, as the pretensions of all the others were now com plete►y out of the question, and nothing could exceed he beauty of their sailing qualities, so nearly balanced were their respective merits. They kept their position together until arriving off - Ventnor, it blowing a fine tresh breeze from the west at the time, when the Arrow vegan slightly to advance, and this without any demerit to the Cygnet. when it is considered that the Arrow is 84 tons, and the Cygnet but 35. The Arrow now hoisted An immense amount of canvas, and by this mins she was enabled to overpower her smaller rival, arriving at the Nab Light as follows: Arrow Cygnet b. m. e. ... 11 0 0 ... 11 5 0 The jachts then took the wind at north-west, and beating inwards from the Nab Light to R 3 de, the Cyg net again proved her excellent sailing qualities by reco vering two minutes and a half upon the Arrow, which amount of time was gained in the short distance between the Nab and Ryde, the Arrow reaching the starting point at the pier little more than twu minutes iu advance. the time officially declared was— Arrow ... Cygnet ... h. m. s. ... 12 13 0 ... 12 15 15 At the time the gun from the committee's yacht was tired there was scarcely any perso❑ to witness their arri val, and the pier that had been only an hour or two be fore crowded with beauty and fashion, who had remained until a late hour to witness the display of fireworks, was now all but deserted. On the starting of the yachts the Wildfire, not en tered;took a weather station of the yachts in the mated, for the purpose of testing her qualities, which place she kept until nearly off Hurst Castle, when the wind fresh ened, and she was soon left in the rear. The celebrated American yacht America, J. R. Ste phens, Esq., joined the squadron in the Cowes roads, in company with the Pearl, belonging to the Marquis of Anglesey, having only her staysail and foresail, set, and continued with the ct.ntending vessels up the West Channel, and again gave proof of her good qualities and excellent trim, and there can be no doubt that she will be a formidable rival to any yacht who will take up her challenge and contend against her. So sanguine are her owners of her superior prowess that they aro ready, we understand, to back her to almost any amount. The club dinner is to be held this evening at the club house, and is expected to be very numerously attended, and the performances at the theatre were under the pa tronage of George Holland Ackers, Esq., the commo dore of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Thomas Chem berlayne, Esq., vice-commodore, and the members of the club. At a late period in the day a novel species of amuse ment was provided for the visitors. . A pig was fastened up in a barrel; which was lashed at the end of a pole, pro jecting from the pier into the sea, the surface of the pole being thickly greased, and whoever could walk along the top and liberate the pig was entitled to receive the same. Innumerable attempts were made to reach the required spot, the consequence in each case being a good ducking. After a great number of trials, a boy named Shirley was fortunate in reaching the spot, and let out the pig into the water amidst roars of laughter. It was soon recovered, and he welked off in triumph with his prize. Toe sports for to-morrow will be a 501. race for fore and aft schooners, the property of members of the Roy al Victoria Yacht Club, the course on this occasion being varied, passing round the red buoys off the Brambles, round Celshot light vessel, thence to the eastward of the ehequwr,•d and white buoys of the Brambles, then round the Nab light ship, passing outside the No Man and Sand Head buoys, vesse i completing v t i h e. Another the race by passing:between 501. race will a l so ta k e place for cutters, the . p th r e cp s c t, r a t r y t ' ing of members of the Royal Victoria Yaeht Club, above 75 tons to 105 tons, old measurement, inclusive. 'li ere will also be several minor prizes for galleys and other boats, and some excellent sport is anticipated. A large company of. distinguished personages, it is f u lly expected, will be present on the occasion. The regatta ball will take place in the evening, and from the number of tickets already disposed of, it is believed that it will be of a most brilliant description. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The number of pas sengers conveyed on this line to and from the London-bridge terminus on Tuesday was 16,524—namely, 8,138 to London, and 8,386 from London. On Wednesday, 15,712 passengers were conveyed—namely, 7,510 to London, and 8,202 from London. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST l5, 1851. NAVjaL tNTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—This morning the Lords of the Admiralty embarked from the Sally port-stairs, Portsmouth, and went on board the Bri tannia, 120, Captain Yates, to inspect her officers and crew, Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., whose flag the Britannia carries, was on board to receive their Lordships. Thence the Board went on board the Blenheim steam guardship, Captain W. H. Hen derson, C. 8., and made a similar inspection; after which the party divided, when Sir Francis Baring, Captain Milne, Mr. Parker, and Captain Hamilton, proceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard (Captain Superintendent Sir Edward Parry, F.R.S.), and thence to the Royal Naval Hospital at Hasler (also under the superintendence of Sir E. Parry), which establishments they duly inspected. In the former establishment a most disgraceful discovery has just been made. A large quantity of preserved meats in tin canisters, amounting to some thousands of pounds in weight, were delivered at the Royal Clarence Victualling -yard lately. Shortly alter being stored it became evident from the stench that a great portion of the meat was in an unsound state, which, upon examination, proved to be the case. As the contractor had been paid the amount of his contract, if the authorities of the yard had thrown the meat overboard, the Admiraltyjvould not have been able to return it, or demand a proper fulfilment of the con• tract. Another plan was tried. Mr. Greetham, solicitor to the Admiralty at this port, requested two respectable inhabitants of Gosport to hold a survey on it. Mr. George Adams and Mr. Robert Hyslop ac cordingly went to the yard this week for that purpose, and, in the presence of Mr. Penfold, the storekeeper, those gentlemen examined the cases. Such was the shameful state in which the meat had been packed, that the surveyors hastened to leave the store, and one of the men was taken ill and remained so for some hours from the effects of the efflu v i a w hi c h h e inhaled. Dr. Andrew Clark, of Haslar Hospital, and Dr. Rundle, of High-street, Gosport, were then desired to draw up a report upon the subject, which they did in a very skilful manner. In the meantime, Messrs. Adams and Hyslop have stated the case to the board of guardians of the parish of Alverstoke, who, it is rumoured, intend to indict the Admiralty on the ground that it is injurious to the public health to have such a quantity of putrid meat at Gosport. The case will be heard before the county magistrates on Saturday next. Meanwhile Rear-Admiral Berkeley, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, and Captain Eden em barked with Rear-Admiral Prescott in his galley, and landed at the north corner of the dockyard; they went thence on board the Termagant and Blazer steam vessels, in the basin ; after which they proceeded up the yard, and transacted business with Mr. Ed wards, the storekeeper, and went thence on board the Rodney, 91, Captain Charles Graham, in dock. After landing this party at the north corner the barge re turned to the Blenheim for Rear-Admiral Dundas, whom she landed at the Custom-house stairs, whence he proceeded to the George Hotel, where all the members met soon after. In the evening their Lord ships entertained most sumptuoualy the heads of de partments at dinner. To-morrow, we are informed, they will inspect the Excellent gunnery-ship, Captain H. D. Chads, C. 8., and Portland Breakwater, &c. TRIAL OF JOHN WINDSOR FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE. (From the Alilford (Delaware) Beacon). The trial of Captain John Windsor, a wealthy citizen of this county, is now terminated in our Court of Oyer and Terminer at Georgetown. Captain Isor is a man of wealth, and jealousy was the cause of the murder, as will be seen by the testimony and the admissions of the prisoner. The Attorney-General opened the case to the jury. He enlarged upon the grave character of the case, and the enormity of the charge—defined the crime of murder, and said that it was justly punishable with death by the laws of God and man. He then stated the leading facts of the case as they would be proved by the prosecution. Oa the let of May, 1850, the defendant deliberately wrote out a paper referring to his wife and to the contemplated crime. On the next day he loaded his gun, went abroad, and returned, saying to a person, if he should hear of any thing serious happening at his house not to let it dis turb him. He returned home, went to the garret where his wife was weaving, told her that he had often said to her that the time would come when she would tremble in his presence, bid her prepare, as her time was short, drew out a pistol and shot her mor tally. He soon after said that he had contemplated this act for many months, and if he had found ano ther person, whom he had been searching for, he would die content ; that he would die in a very short time, as he had taken laudanum, not meaning to be come a public example by going to the gallows. The Attorney-General referred to the defence of insanity, but would not anticipate it, except to say that it was a defence to be made out by the prisoner, and must go to the extent of establishing incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong. James Stewart sworn—On Wednesday morning, May 2, about seven o'clock, I heard from my wife that Captain Windsor had shot his wife. I ran over to the house, and saw him standing in the yard with a gun in his hand. He was pointing it at a man who was passing. I said, " Captain, what's the matter ?" He said, " I have shot my wife ;go up stairs and see her if you choose." I went up, and saw her lying on the floor, very pale, a child, nine months old, sitting by her, crying. I spoke to her, and she opened her eyes with an expression cf glad ness ; begged me to carry her down stairs, as she should die in a few minutes, and said that her hus band had shot her. She said she was in the other room, weaving for him, and he came into the room, presenting a pistol, and told her she had but a short time to live—that he was going to shoot her ; that she fled, and got where she then was, and he shot her. I went down stairs, found the prisoner in his store. He refused to let me come in. I pushed the door open, and found him still standing with the gun in his hands. I demanded the gun, and he refused to give it up, and I took hold of it to take it away, when I smelt laudanum, and said to him, " You old dog, you were not satisfied to kill one, but have been killing yourself." He suffered me to take the gun, and asked me not to shoot him. He said he had taken half a gill of laudanum, and would soon be dead ; that he had intended to kill Joseph Osborne, then his wife, and Alexander Elligood and Milford Saunders (negro), if they interfered with him. He told me a long story of his grievances. Mentioned a letter. Asked me to correct the spelling and grammar, without altering the sense, and to have it published at his expense. Told me to go to the desk and get money to pay for the publication. , He handed me the key, and gave me also a list of judgments. The laudanum soon began to operate on him ; but before this he told me he did shoot her, and shot to kill her. Before she died, she sent for him, and he went up to her. She desired to be lifted in her bed, and said to him, " Take care of the children. You have said they were not yours. I have but a few minutes to live; before God, on my dying bed, they are yours, and I want you to do a father's part by them." She called him to look at her wound, and he began to cry, and said he would not have done it for a thousand worlds, and then left the room. In the course of the day prisoner said he had intended this for some time. He gave as a reason for taking the lau danum that he did not mean to be hung. That he would not be made a public example. He walked about violently, until he became weak, and sat down, and then fell. He asked me for more laudanum. I said I had a quantity at home, enough to fix him off. He begged Dr. Fisher for poison. Mrs. Windsor died about three o'clock that afternoon. The letter referred to is as follows :—"I have set down in great distress, both in body and mind, to think I married a woman that I love, and in four weeks after I married her she should commence a criminal correspondence with such a worthless man as Joseph Osborne, that has a wife and five children ; that she took the money out of the store by little at a time and gave it to him ; and I could not leave the house ; if I only stayed fifteen or twenty minutes, and came in, I would catch him in the house or just going away. On the 14th of April, 1847, I came to the house and found it fastened up. I thumped at the door and called quite loud; received no answer. Walked round the house to t'other door. Osborne was just stepping out at the door. I walked in. Found Nancy very much confused. Asked her how the door came fast? She denied it. I told her she and Osborne was shut up together. She denied it. On the 2d of April I ordered him not to come to my house any more. After that she would meet him out at the stable, the old cooper-shop, behind the smokehouse, of nights. You might see where they stood, and the tracks where they met. I found I lost 12 dolls. 60c. that she took and give him. I don't know how much more, and from 301 b. to 501 b. of pork at one time to Elligood, a family that kept a watch for them and carried news to each other privately. He had Milford Saunders employed to conjure for them, also Alexander Elligood and daughter. They furnished her with some poison stuff that she would put on my clothes and head, that would almost distract me. I had to hire my wash ing from home, and quit sleeping with her, to keep her from filling my clothes full in bed. The life she leads me, I cannot describe it. Her children are not mine. Joseph Osborne is the father of them both, and she is now with child by him. * If she should live, if it could be so, I think that it would be sufficient proof of all that I have said con cerning the life that she and that man has led me. I believe there is persons that know of their criminal correspondence, but they keep it from me. They may come out after lam gone. If not the two chil dren will speak for themselves , their favour will be as good proof as those acquainted with him and the family will want. I don't know according to the marriage contract and my will whether my estate will have them to raise up to seven years old; if the law should compel my administrator to raise them two illegitimate children to that age, I wish him or the county to put them to good masters, as I disown them as being children of mine. If they were it would be a great consolation to think my labour and industry should go to my offspring. What I have here wrote is the truth ; the Lord is my judge; and I wish it published to the world, as it may perhaps be of service to some people. The Great Jehovah I hope will pardon me for what may hereafter take place. If it should be printed, I hope it may be put in good form. " JNO. WINDSOR. And correct the bad spelling. Wrote May 1, 1850. (Endorsed) —I hope that some friend of mine may have this made public. NVispsoß." SECOND DAY. James Downing sworn—Was sent for to go to pri soner's soon after he had shot his wife. I found him in the store walking about, much excited, sweating freely, but in other respects much as usual. Ile held out his hand to me, and said, " Oh, Mr. Downing, I have shot my wife 1" He then said that he had taken his gun that morning to shoot Joe Osborne, but missed him ; that Rollins or some one gave Osborne notice by a gun; that he returned, put away his gun, took a pistol and bowie-knife, intending to kill his wile with the bowie-knife; that he went up in the garret where his wife was weaving, and said to her, "Nancy, you are going to die, your time is short." ::he said, "Yes, Captain Windsor, we are all to die, and our time is short He said he then went down stairs and got his best pistol, the one which was surest of fire, and went up again and said to his wife, "Nancy, I have often told you that you would tremble at my appearance;" that she ran out of the room and hal looed "murder ;" that as she ran there was a line hanging across the room with some bags hanging on it, and as she raised her arm to feud the bags from her head, he fired, and she fell; that he walked down stairs, went into the store, and took from half a gill to a gill of laudanum. He said he should not live twenty minutes, he was certain, from the effect of the lauda num. He then said he went with the intention of kill ing Osborne that morning ; that then he intended to kill his wife, and then destroy himself with laudanum. He said there were five or six he should like to kill, and he would then be satisfied—viz.,Milford Saunders, Aleck Eliigood, Aleck's daughter, Joseph Osborne, his wife, and himself. He then sho..vsd me where his key was ; said he should be here but a very little time, as the medicine wt,s operating. Told me to take care of that key and his papers until John Windsor came. By this time he became very sick, and, making an attempt to sit down, he fell upon the floor. I went to him and raised him in the chair; persuaded him to go in and lie down on the bed. He said, " No;" would not lie down on the bed; that they had too much poison stuff there for him ; that he would go in the parlour and lie down on the sofa. I went along side of him, and James Stewart on the other side of him. He got to where his writing desk Was on the counter, opened it, and took out a pocket pi s t o l. Stewart took hold of it, and said he could not have that. He said, "You might let me have it; I do not want to hurt you, nor any one else; but he gave it up to Stewart,and went in with me and laid down on the sofa; he then became very sick and vomited, from lau danum; and after that he said, "Mr. Downing, I sin afraid there is not enough r ema i n i ng i n m e to kill , me," and asked me to give him more. I told him he could not have any more. He said, " Oh, give me I mere, I want to die, ald I will die—l never intended to be a public example." He then became calm and still, and I left him and went up stairs to see Mrs. Windsor. She said Captain Windsor had shot her. I returned to Windsor, and stayed with him nearly all day until the officers came. During the time Mrs. Windsor sent word she wished to see him. He went up, took a seat by her side, and I went into the next room, leaving several with them. He did not stay more than a minute or two, but went down stairs and I with him. He lay down on the sofa again. In about an hour his wife sent for him to go up again. H e refused to go, saying ha felt ten weak. I sd vised him to go, and led him upstairs again. He sat down by her bedside, and took hold of her hand. She said, "Captain Windsor, you have often said these children were not yours ; but before God and all these people they are yours, and you ought to do something for them." " Ah," said he, " Nancy, you need not talk about these things now." Still holding her hand, and rising, he said " God bless you," and left her. She called him back to look at the wound ; he said no, be was not prepared to see it then, and he went down to the sofa again. The above is all the testimony in the case which has come to hand ; but the trial has been concluded, the prisoner has been convicted, and sentenced to be hanged. He is about 60 years of age, while the vic tim of his jealousy was only 24. NOTES FOR STRANGERS. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, HYDE PARK -Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, admission, la. Friday, 2s. 6d, (from lu till 7 o'c oak eaoh day); Sa turday (trod 12 o'clock), 2s. 6tl ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.-Divine service, daily at A.M.; 9.45 A.M.; 3.15 P.M. On Sundays, 9.45 A.m.; 3.15 P.M. Admission daily. To view the monuments and body of the Cathedral (gratis) ; th e ga ll er i es, the ball, is. 6d.; the great bell, mod e l room, lib 6d.; library, 6d.; the clock, 2d.; vaults, 6d.-in all, 3s. 2d. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.-Divine service daily at 7.45 A.M.; 10 A.M.; 3 P.M. On Sundays at 10 A.M. ; 3 P. 21; 7 P.M. 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BETHLEM HOSPITAL, OR BEDLAM, LAMBETH.-Apply for an order to the president (Sir Peter Laurie), the treasurer (Mr. John Edward Johnson), or the Home Secretary. Visitors will also be admitted on the per sonal introduction of a governor; and it may be use ful to know, that the Aldermen of the city of London are ex officio governors. The days of admission are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 till 3. MILLBANK PRISON, PENTONVILLE PRISON, &c.-Apply in writing to the Home Secretary for an order. Foreigners will procure tickets at the respective em bassies. Millbank may be seen every day except Saturday and Sunday, from eleven till one, and from two to • four. Pentonville may be seen on the same days from two to four. Admission to the Hulks, at Woolwich and Portsmouth, are to be obtained by orders procurable in the way already stated. THE Bern( or ENGLAND.-Admission by order from the Governor or a Director. THE MONUMENT, FISH-STREET-HILL.-Daily,' except Sunday, from 8 till sunset-3d. DUKE OF YORK'S MONUMENT, CARLTON-HOUSE-TER RACK-Daily, except Sunday, from 10 till 4 on pay ment of 6d. THAMES TUNNEL.-Daily, id. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MUSEUM, LEADENHALL• STREET.-Friday, from 10 till 4 (gratis). On Tees day, by orders from a director. UNITED SERVICE MUSEUM, WHITEHALL PLACI, SCOT* LAND•YARD.-MOnday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday, from 11 till 5, by members' tickets or ambassadors' cards. On Saturday by personal in troduction or ambassadors' cards. SOCIETY OF ARTS, JOHN -STREET. Ataxaana-Daily. except Sundays, by members' orders and ambassadors ' cards, from 10 till 4. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS. -On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 4, by members' orders. On Friday and Saturday, foreigners possessed of tickets, procur able at the various embassies and consulates, will be admitted. ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.-Daily by orders from fellows. KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK.--PUbliC prome nade-military music daily, except Sunday, from 2 to 4. HORSE GUARDS.-Guard mounting, and military music, e very Thursday at eleven. BUCKINGHAM PALACE --For admission apply, by letter, to the Lord Chamberlain. The days for viewing the palace are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12 till 4. There is no admission when the Queen is re siding in the palace. BUCKINGHAM PALACE MEWS.-Apply, by letter, to Mr. George Lewis at the Royal Mews for cards of ad mission. The stables are on view every day except Sunday, from 1 till 3. WINDSOR CASTLE.-On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 to 4; by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Col naghi, Pall Mall East; Mr. Ackermann, 96, Strand; and Mr. Moon, Threadneedle -street; and at Windsor. KEW GARDENS.-Daily, except Saturday (gratis). HAMPTON COURT PALACE.-Daily, except Friday, (gratis). WOOLWICH-THE ROYAL ARSENAL.-AdMittanCe daily, except on Sunday, and without order (gratis); from 9 till 11; and from a quarter-past 1 till 4, to view the grounds, which contain upwards 0- 28,000 guns of various calibre, and 4,000,000 of shots and shells. Foreigners require a card from the legation of the country to V. hich they belong and and the name of every person formin g a partY l be written upon it. A speci a l or d er i s required from the Board of Ordnance, Pall-mall, London, the office of the Commandant of the Garrison, d Ad the interior of the departments. The Br: the ar mour gratis, and without order, to Saturday and Sun olLview moury and models daily, except Sa 4 t . ur Visitors give day, from 9 to 11, and from 1 etilLockyard-Admis their names at the entrance. The from 9 till sion gratuitously, and withausilolr4 o'clock. Foreigners half past 11, and from half-pa st e t ir respective Legations, ma a special order must produce cards tromedtib To view the interior of t he departm ent, at Whitehall, or the is required from SuperintendentteA at Woolwich. Exercises Commodore. or A tillery and Field Batteries -- and Th d place on epartm of the Royal Hors These generally take - on Woolwich Comm"' urs ays, when the favourable ; but the • • Tuesdays, weather is favoU the assembl ing of the garrison. Mortar and d efe n ds ilowimerPrao uponother duties thr y h a ve to troopsWednesdayba, t.e in otrottiu aniiit.ipesasoti3woivtnocesks perform itortcheafvreomthheablie.sptasOtP2P d Thursdays. nig . Pr" T d on M n a 8' ues a s an gratis; picture gallery, GsEEN WICEIIIOSPITAL.-Dail ay .- , 2d.; c haps), 2d. DULWICH GALLERY (five miles from London).-Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, anti Setuday, . gratis, from 10 till 5. Tickets to be procured from E c3- . A - LL ( E F i r i f y :)- ATsa li tti l; rd iN ;y Lß r the principal p r i nt-sellers in London. THE G .1: ‘ v ' A n x . s m T A R I , i Sl r T o l in C 1 O t L ii L l FiG 3. E, THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY, JERMYN• STREET.-(Fr ee ) -M onday s, Tue days, and IV edues• days, from 10 till 5. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, LAMB'S CONDUIT STREET. -Hoeday e, from 11 till 4-(Free.) Divine service Sundaye at 11 and 3; s trifling gratuity in silver for the benefit of the charity. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, WALBROOK.-(Free) - M Olll days, IV ednrsdays, and Friday:, tram 11 till 3. CROSBY BALL, BISHOPSGATE-STREET.-(Free)-Every day. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, WHITEnALI..--SUlldayS, at 10 and 2. ST. SAVIOUR'S, BO7ICUGH.-(Free)-Sundays, at 10 and 2. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY —The directors of the Electric Telegraph Company have offered a reward o f 1001. to any person who shall g ive any information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who, on Wednes day, the 23d cf July, maliciously damaged the i 3 rea vffe o n f c t e h ls. e company, with a view to the interruption of the conanan n i ca tion on the London a nd North-Western Railway, near th ; Brandon station. B y the 3 th Vic. cap. 44 : t made a MisdellleAßOPT. THE RECENT FATAL COLLIERY Ac. CIDENT AT BEDMINSTER Yesterday the coroner, J. B. Grendon, Esq., re sumed his inquest on the bodies of the five men who were killed on Saturday last by the breaking of a rope at the Malago-vale Colliery, Bedminster. The proceedings seemed to produce great excite ment in the parish, especially among the mining po pulation, crowds of whom remained assembled in the vicinity of the inquest-room througout the protracted examination which took place. Mr. Bevan watched for the proprietors of the pit; Mr. Ayre appeared for the friends of the deceased persons, Webster, Moffatt, Parsons, and Pike ; and Mr. Sabine attended for the friends of Pring and Smith. The CORONER, before the proceedings commenced, mentioned that he had sent notice of the inquest to Sir George Grey ; but ess he had had no reply, he supposed that no inspector would be sent down on this occasion. Francis Smith examined—l am a collier residing in North-street. I have not been employed at all at the Malago-gale Colliery. My brother, *William Smith, was employed there, and died in the pit on Saturday. I attend td an inquest here on that day, and saw six dead bodies, amongst which were the bodies of Richard Moffatt, Philip Dring, Thomas Pike, William Smith (my brother), and of a lad named William Webster. I knew them all. I saw Mr. Roberts, the surgeon, also present. Ido not know how they came by their deaths. George Cooke, a boy, examined—l am employed at the Malago pit. Last Friday night I went down the pit, and got into the cart with the deceased men. I was let out at the top vein ; the others went to the bottom vein. I saw the cart descend from the top ' vein. Just after they were gone, when I was in the vein about thirty yards, and going down the "gug," I heard the noise of the rope falling. I went to the shaft again with 15 men, who had heard the noise, with me; when we got to the shaft the rope had fallen to the bottom, and we neither saw nor heard anything then. Before we went down the pit the engineer, George Parker, said, "Be I right, or be I wrong; I can't see the ' witness' of the rope." The " witness" is a piece of string tied round the rope, for the engineer to see where to stop. Before we went down, we asked Mr. Pillinger, the foreman of the works, what was the cause of the rope turning round. It was turning while we were speaking. We were not then in the bucket; but while we were going down, Mr. Pillager told Arthur Britton, a col lier, to go and look at the rope, but we did not see him do so. I never saw the rope twist round that way before. I was not frightened at it. The rope need not be taken off the drum to be spliced, but might be lashed to the sides of the pit. Nothing was said about the rope as we were going down. Richard Brookman, of York-buildings, blacksmith of the pit, deposed that he made the splicing of the rope, and put it in himself. Witness had frequently been ordered by Mr. Pillinger to look after the rope when he went to the pit. He thought this rope was brought to the pit about twelve months ago, when he was assisted in fitting it to the drum. The rope was at first only in one piece, but an old piece of smaller size was taken off the drum, towards the lower end of the old rope, and they spliced the new one to the upper end. The old rope was joined in several places by iron splices. The part that was broken on Satur day morning was in the new rope. It never broke before, but within the last fortnight 'a piece was cut out, nearly four feet long, and the rope was spliced in that place ; the rope broke near the new splice, which was put in by Mr. Stewart's directions. After it was put in, the cart was employed in hauling up coal for tour or five hours before any man was allowed by Mr. Stewart to enter the cart. All the hands were then in the pit. The CORONER asked the witness whether, in his opinion, the piece, at its ragged end, had been cut or broken ? The witness replied, that in his opinion, it must have been broken ; and, comparing it with the piece which hae been cut off the drum, he believed that the parting of the rope had occurred at the splicing. Arthur Britton deposed that he came up the shaft just before the deceased went down, and observed no thing of s suspicious character in the rope. James Parker, the engine -driver, said he had never seen anything wrong about the rope, neither had he ever heard the workmen complain of it. Evidence of a similar character having been ad duced, the inquiry was adjourned until two o'clock to-morrow. The Court rose at a quarter to six o'clock. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. EASTERN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAILWAY.-I'l'loc return for the week ending Aug. 10 : Passengers, parcels, &c. —.211,880 1 0 Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 4,851 13 4 Total £16,731 14 4 Corresponding week of 1850 16,014 13 5 BRISTOL AND EXETER RAlLWAY. —Traffic for the week ending Aug. 3:— Passengers Goods Parcels Mails • £3,987 19 10 .. 1,081 15 0 ... 144 11 0 • 223 4 2 Total £5,437 10 0 LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—Amount of revenue or the week ending Aug. 10: — Passengers Goods £1,C23 8 1 ... 37 0 0 Total „.. £1,660 8 1 Corresponding week last year ... 1,293 12 11 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLACK, AND MIDLA_NDS JUNC TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending Aug. 10 : Passengers, &c. Merchandise ... £l7l 3 1 ... 46 16 9 Total ••• £217 19 10 Corresponding week last year ... 279 4 6 SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAnwAr..—Traffic re ceipts for the week ending Aug. 10 : Passengers ... £3BS 11 5 Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 10 5 6 Live stock ••• ••• ••• •d 10 10 Merchandise and minerals ... 228 13 8 Total £63o 1 5 Corresponding period last year.. 744 6 4 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.- (160 miles opened.)—Return of traffic for the week ending Aug. 3 : Passengers, &c. Goods, &c. ... £3,846 15 9 3,577 11 8 Total' ••• ...£7,424 7 5 Corresponding week last year ... 7,803 12 8i ' Including Wishaw and Coltness, now in charge of a factor. TERRIFIC THUNDER STORM AT SHEFFIELD. — SHEFFIELD, AUG. 13.—This afternoon this town was visited by a tremendous thunder-storm, accompanied with heavy rain and hail. Loud claps of thunder followed each other in close succession, and, from the rapidity with which the re ports followed the flashes, it was evident that some destruc tion of property, if not o f life, must resnit. The storm com menced about five o'clock, and continued about an hour and a quarter. One of the moot vivid flashes carried the de structive element into the Crookes Moor Workhouse, which is at present occupied by Mr. Jonathan Dearden and his son, the latter of whom is rate-collector for the township of Nether Hallam, in the borough of Sheffield. in which the workhouse is situate. Since the formation of Eccleshall union, the building has not been used for paupers. The electric fluid struck the upper pars of the house, and made its way downwards to the kitchen, demolishing the walls and furniture in its course, overturning a clock whic h stood in the kitchen , in which Mr. and Mrs. Dearden were sitting at the time; it tore off the ceiling and plaister from the walls, aed destroyed p ar t o f the furniture. !'ha workhouse is shaken to its foundation, but, fortunately, the inmates, who had taken the precaution at the outbreak of the storm, to open the windows, were not injared. The r ain p oured down in torrents, and t h e streets were flooded almost immediately. I With the exception of the case above quoted, we have not heard of any serious damage in Sheffield. The chief physici,in at theorlßerodyaayl last i ' 13 \v s e r e )i k t asl,, ltd Vienna, Dr. Reyer, was conversing, his colleague as to the least painf ul atf° form of of death, appa rently in good health and spir its ni time; yet th a t evening he was found in his 1 *(1° b a i el i rP-'n ! having put an end to his existence by fastening a Lrfilled with chloro form round his month and nostrils by means of a band of diachylon plaster. DIE POTATO DIsEAsE.--We never saw the potato haulm and blossom so luxuriant as in this locality, but we are sorry to hear that in other neighbourhoods the disease has shown itself to sore extent. We trust the reports o may prove unfounded , yet it would be Well f who now are thankfully acknowledging th e Divine blessingra in the healthy appearance of this usef u l vegetable, to watch carefully the approach of blight or tendency to destroy that which at present looks so hopeful. The dry season is felt to be a great preventive of disease.-llcrVord Journal. WANollik.ai.i °ll".l‘"l"l ArPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH', AUG. 15.—Assistant-surgeon William H. Clarke (1846), to the Centaur steam-frigate at Portsmouth, for service on the south-east coast of America station; John L. Trousdell, M.D. (1847), from the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, where he was borne additional for service at a naval hospital, to the Shear water steam-vessel, commissioned at Woolwich. Boatswain W. J. Richards is confirmed to the Tweed sloop, 10, on the south. east coast of America station. The Myrmidon steam-vessel, Lieutenant Com mander Jolliffe, went down the river on Tuesday on an experimental trial of her engines, and they were found to work remarkably well, a speed of 9i knots per hour having been obtained under the disadvan tages of indifferent coals, which would only raise the steam to 51b. per square inch, when the usual work ing power ought to have been from 71b. to 81b per inch. The Myrmidon will leave Woolwich to-morrow for Greenhithe, where she will take her powder on board, and start on Saturday morning for Plymouth, where she will be paid advance and proceed to the coast of Africa, tor service on that station. Commander Charles Hillyar (1848), appointed to the Penelope steam frigate on the west coast of Af rica, takes a passage in the Myrmidon to join the Penelope The Shearwater, steam•vessel, commissioned here :he 11th inst. by Lieut. William Horton, is intended For service in the Mediterranean station. The Highflyer screw steam-sloop, built at Black wall, by Mr. blare, was launched yesterday, and im mediately towed by the Monkey steam-vessel, in charge of Mr. Bean, acting master attendant at Wool wich dockyard, to the East India Docks, where her engines will be put on board by their makers, Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field. The engines of the Valorous steam-sloop are to be put on board by their makers, Messrs. Miller, Raven hill, and Co. An investigation took place on Saturday and Monday last, before Commodore Superintendent Henry Eden, relative to the breaking down of the machinery of the Sidon, 22, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 560 horse -power, on ber passage from Portsmouth to Cork on the 28th of June last. DEVONPORT, AUG. 13.—Commodore Lord John Hay is still much the same as he bas been for the past few days ; his medical attendants have recommended a change of air, and his Lordship, acting on their re commendation, has this day removed to Upper Stoke. Virago steamship, Commander H. AV. Stewart, was take❑ into No. 5 dock this morning; her bottom has been cleaned, and she will be taken out to-morrow morning. Sprightly tender arrived to-day from Portsmouth. Devonport Rowing Regatta commenced at noon this day ; the weather is fine, and a very large con course of people are in attendance; the rowing is first rate. Avon, steam-tender to the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport, having had her defects made good, was put out of dock on Wednesday evening. Messrs. Brietzcke and Easthope, of the Store keeper-Generars-uftice, and Messrs. Jemmett and Besley, jun., of the Storekeeper's department, Devon port Dockyard, have been appointed on the survey of stores in that establishment, consequent on the death of W. Jenkins, Esq., late storekeeper. Messrs. Car rington and Richards, storekeeper's clerks, have also been appointed to assist in the additional duties. EXPERIMENT WITH 21 NE W LIFE-BOAT. Mr. Wilson (Chairman), Capt. Paxton, Capt. Sauma re z, RN., Capt. Parrott, members of a committee of the National Shipwreck Institution ; Mr. Lang, master shipwright; Mr. Chatfield and Mr. Peeks, assistants to the master shipwright; Mr. Greener, gunmaker, Bir mingham, one of the competitors for the Duke of North umberland's life-boat prize of 100 guineas; and a number of naval officers and gentlemen assembled on Tuesday afternoon at the basin at the west end of Woolwich Dockyard to witness the buoyancy and facilities for rowing of a lise•boat constructed under the super intendence of Mr. Peuke. The boat is constructed entirely of wood, and is 30 feet long by 8 feet 9 inches wide, and her draught of water 1 foot 5 inches. The bottom is deeply padded with cork inside; and a band of the same material, covered with prepared canvas, is carried round the outside of her wales, and both ends of the vessel are alike in construction, that she may be steered either way by an oar. On each end several air tight cases have been fixed, and, with the cork, give her a buoyancy equivalent to two tons, that number being also the tonnage of the boat. A coxswain, or steers man, and ten rowers having gone on board, they pro ceeded round the burin several times, to show her capa bilities for rowing; and they then all sat on one side to show her stability iii the water, and their whole weight did not bring her down on one side to nearly the edge of the water. Eight plugs, about four inches each in dia meter, were then taker, out of her bottom; but the ad mittance of the water made no perceptible difference in the immersion, and she was again rowed round the ha sin wish equal facility as on the previous occasion. Double the number, in all twenty-two men, went on board, which gave her an additional draught of water of about five or six inches; but as she is built to be high out of the water, nearly similar in appearance to the north of Scotland fishing boats, she might be crowded with as many persons as she could hold, and still prove a good sea boat. It was intended to have her filled with water, but that experiment was deferred to a fu ture day, when the carriage making for her at the Royal Arsenal will bo ready, and the facilities for moving her on shore and other experiments wilt be made. Lieut.- Colonel Colquhoun, of the carriage depertment at the Royal Arsenal, was also present on Tuesday. Ills Grace the Duke of Northumberland, the President of the National s Shipwreck Institution, is using every ex_ ertiun to have lite• boats of the most approved constru e tion made, to be placed on the various localities where they may be most required, and has, with a view to th e i r efficiency, approved or rules for their manazement. NARROW ESCAPE ON A RAILWAY.—On Tuesday a young lad, named Patrick Bryant, about fifteen years of age, employed as an errarid• bey at Bridge. street, Cheapside, w as sent with a note, by the Blackwall Junction Railway, to a Mr. Turner. at Bow, and when the train stopped at t h at station he was so eager to execute his commission, th at jumping out before the motion of the carriage had ceased, the impetus dashed his head against the iron pump provided for the supply of the engine, cutting the flesh from the brow to the crown of his head. Mr. _Newell, a gentleman connected with the Coal-whipper Registration Oflice, immedi a t e ly bound the lad's head up with a kerchief, and succeeded in staying the blemorrhage, which soon render, d him insensible. The station-master sent for a medical man who stitched up the wound, and the lad was ultimately conveyed to the London Hospital. AN ALDERMANIC JOKE.—We have already sent twenty pounds anonymously to the Chancellor of the Exche quer, to try and quiet our conscience for having p erpetrate d the following : —During the late Paris fkes, somebody asked, in the hearing of an Alderman, what was the cause of the residence of the .Prefect being called the Hotel de Ville? " Clear enough !" was the Aliermanic reply; " it's called the Hotel de Veal because it's so beautifully carved all over,"—,Punch. 1