The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-19 00:00:00

r 1 ! , ;707;7".---lal the bin is repidly cc k 13l1Vitl the revrts are i cat elsr'sid' red,' 'al tlety it still cirri 2)90.i../. Nll', , ike gi i k ets, ?I to 11/ 1K; : , ....i.i ..- Hem tA'2i; Susstx ditto, 41 153 t'-' 31 IS.; Y • 1 ," 3 , 115 ; Old 11. p,,, 16 , F. e) ..i/ i 53 pe f tt:e, ba9 arriv-d'.trOm ~ and bold al i (11411 tY Was inferior, l TILZ.LC,IXT. Advice% from St. Pmersbari;h state a eliksrf Tall() h 1 been disposed of .it I rotili'a, . w a ' - r • Ihe shipmints to the Ist ins 4 ,,: ggrtiost. 27,800 to the same time la lit " l l i s supply Was estimated at 110,00 ratrket is iu a alugeish state, but weh de o t h Re to notice in the quotation , . Tc tie ,pot is selling at 36s 61 for old. ;Z,itlete hare been made for delivery durini e ll :. jhe , pric e may be called37s s "it net at eaillTow fallow i s pi n 3 , ittful, at - n Rough Pat 9 A per Sibs. ---------------- -r ii: -_______ l6. 11,, 817. ISIS. 8-v.llllBdity ... ..170-87-; 12,796 15,327 price Of Y.O. .f. 41; 130 4 7A Oct 44s Cl btliv e •••• t'to42sod to 470 ea to 0.4..,1 Otto r tl y last w eek .. 1 1 ,66 3 1,371 1,20 4 ' 111 111 1444 1 ••• •• , 8.912 13,889 1 5,6 .54 9 tato s last isreck '• 3 253 6'l'B'', ' hi _ i ktu Jane 1 ... 9:106 15,306 23,150 ' , t Top rA „ .• •• i 433 Ocl 603 Od 46s Gd CRT -NINAL co URT.—(TE N , k is to session of the Central 1 th e Lbgrt_,lle present mayoralty commenced ,lohlial.,L!!ilayor, the Common Sergeant,, h ere . 11.16 a nd Gibbs, the Sheriff, Hoc Load e -re 221 prisoners for trial, of whoi A di l ; 151 from Middlesex, 6 from E.s fell Irtnty, 11 from Kent, and 20 from .4N R i, ,iner ( ,, , a s ummary of the offencts of et --13,1 cbare d• 1 accessory after ita t t °3 4. 4l, for nen-ateur.a-1 offences, 10 for hi i.i ireepdit'Y tittering counterfeit coin, 6 ii , 4 014 ik„*,,itti intent, &c., 1 felonious') ' ° rget4 i - i ` '4 embezzlement, 8 for forgii str i keelly , 7 foments, 3 for housebreakingani. t, ti ck .. larceny in a dwelling•hou; ._ 11hoter the person, 28 larceny by serve he -„.' 10 for m isdemeanour, 1 felon' sel l - 1%11100, 6 for receiving stolen gooc aoi i f , „tor feloniously returning from Tea for warehouse breaking and 11 4 tat tcl jury baring been emparellei els...‘•ol4luote.SEßGEAtie, proceeded 411 4 ' them. Be felt deeply the cams ilry. 1 1, a to deliver the charge 4 . Sine Jlldeethe last session , th . e , , %Nee Who had presided eve', t! 11 le had 4 Years, and during the wnole latesZ°nducted himmse u lf throughout w 1 6'1. the greatest dignity, and the JI th 1 1 .ollts °6B ar such a man was not on tsibiner t o iA the city of London, but to I eity i4-,-4 cfjustice. Added to this I At e .. 41 the course of the last six m 414 ItiZet'llept judge and amiable man, c lestketted, friend the late Common-, rks t,,,, pluge having made these we le et,- melarted worth, proceeded hhoi imakit thou 2 the calendar. He was ti-ty Fougutotthe number of prisonel ~hilk ti , ably be considerably !tiere ntt. iel.,://1 of the sef.sion, the crimes 4 to "er6 accused esii fwere not of such a l lell a ag e s n y special remarks fro IL ' the Th having shortly adverted :seem ; ore atriking elves in the calends 'aektiiionf feloniously administering pc The et to their labours. not then proceeded to swear in tl t i t!? c i lt Tlt t.: - ET.—Cr ll I S m e r en ' tif t Wi lliwn s , a shabbily-dresse a d n .Or ta . ? i au "t4 + sixty years of agea, amaa 1f 41 ,0f p n I tn g' on the rent of b.: Ni l g and, was brought up this : 1,,,...ke op'bellarßed with an indecent c . 'ate, '.u,liza Brown, a little girl, ten Y' 4 .4 45 L app e , . etter-lane. k i l!tie t ou te d from the statement of the p os 4 4 lite r a nd five o'clock on Saturday 11 - tilt „-a sitter and another little ga 1:‘11 p t iV 4 B in the enclosure of St. Jame, 0,11:111," approached, and nh CaLlerl towards him. The seating 1 141 Y tee offered them° bthem some pears, N i ,, e, pto. ~. uy th e % k id t " ble then gave one o s f or th e 63' we, too of them went to buy , t"lo44e i l ir e ig ttb , se at on that errand , t t he h p ts re , hash.ees, Sheoirrds him, Exu lau he h her resisted this liberty, and ' 11 4 14 ' W e 4. This proceeding was ° bset tit ol 4 :l Who was walking in the park, , t qui ,r iato custody. Pllttle b; /1,11604., • hi s defence, tom eel h ,in defence, N h 1 41 'pr.much exaggerated 11 ,_•sei,„ ge,e,, --, likg'retith'4l:lot deny that he had been t so 7,lhtt'ltnwards her, but he submit who ir ,should have committed il 'net P'aee and in broad asY 6 , 1 74 YLPlace,,-,'ited deLa of that kind get i• qr. li '"r thei -na • ' n I ttl e .11, t i r oonmaissio . i ___ had 111 441 tr ot: icl the prisoner if he tie ON: 4,, - d to him it was an lmprOp i ' lqi;', e9atta,:'„4,r fro m all such procee '' l th -'4'ed the ' ds of the you ki, 04,,, ey we... min The act in °lth ',!- vvotild" Practised. res.io, , 14 1 e little ~.,,, 'bake a great inil" n , ._ Pressis `?1... though she was but te ~ Z tlY NC; 1,14'21er mind improper .s. , I T, 4 I, ttl e a lgae after La .ct o r th e prisoner .=. 2 N„ t e , 'if, and ; that point or lti e , oils Fft„ '"l' Hall) thou kl• ' e eas e . • uee . He (Mr. ,d to lijitelit .. IA w hich he was bout. . , t, I lkl o, °f pup' h lacy eeanil Alt,' ' , Jer e ,. g raent as the SL, an( opb.",,Nt, ,„ °r e, fine the prisoner li..N. ""%raitted him to prieen tor kb 444.1‘tg311,0, ( T F. 1,,, S T REE T.— ,' 4 14,4Ntr A3maxmENT. 14 :L e har, ,k• Tri,,p, and Ed. Johnson, fgat%:'e' befor:e Mr. Bingham with c r. —James t *t ip ' t t he LI illtb pet 44 ue Posts Tavern, kW last fr ont the evidence, that u " " pi g ht ' who N liiiiNt, went s the defendants, __ lopitirk,,iii,:nt into the above tavern, an 10,444 e ste tse I at .Mr. Dick, the landlord ,P„ t ,, to °,f his house and the L . ° f ,ee, e - ` ll. l for a eon.tahle, and give t h i " to co, 299 A said he was cal tepisoni''a the defendants in charge kid 444 .V I Y , and much excited l ‘toi. i 'PP and Thomas seiz-d witne: • t 'ett o , se h, , L Of ICONv huould not take them into e by drit Mt, dtkr,t,,t, Procured further assistance the :•13tkr,""ns were lucked op. hi,lre others fined Tripp and Thomas ~. -lera ss. ea;:h. The money w ti tt .I,l t , Iltih 4 l:_ t .hive, 1849. bOs Oct 46813 d 1 40 s 0,1 33e Od _____......- 41 t‘ state that 1th 3 ,,„ the vine is rapidly coming , in s. t a o e b , u )r r ; th e d„ , " the revrts am i cat e , r , sid red very k!'l , •i t t b ek 'tY it still is 2 ) 9,0•)• , 1. Mil and I,4st he ns 61 et s , 7l to 11/ lb, o',-.. I , i .- Ti.ot ditto, 51 153 to ll' 1 3 2 15 8 5 t1 . 5-"x ditto, 41 15s I‘.: ' 51 1:,,-, Yearlings,. 11 15s DOclipt 1, ' Old [ 4 4 , 16F. t.) c.i/ 153 per c At. A b. - w . ' 49 at " d t .ii: • d•'dat 81 83 per cat 9 it, , rl vt tom ,itt, at, bOl c qiallty 7 , as inferior. Ad • e " T 11,14 X. ©IXT. huh,e'iklelc,6,B ti 7 1 7 0111 St. Potershar,h state that about 4,000 W had been disposed of at from 105 to lu7 cui, s • The shipmints to the Ist inst. were 26 000 tee,„4::igainst 27,800 to the same time la4l year. The ,,or h r i t '?.SUPPly was estimated at 110,000 casks. U . . e h inifr e i ; is iu a sluggish state, but we have no material th e ," to notice in the quotationF. To-day P."l v r.C._o_n_ the is Se lling at 36s 61 for o!d. Very few three c()u thonth ate been made for delivery during the last,.. r • 3 . The , 14144 '. To Price may' be called 37s 6:1 e t set wn Tallow is pintiful, at 35s to 3Js 6d per per .. cwt t, taiht Rough Pat 9 .4 per Sibs. 12,796 15,327 95,275 25,702 47s Od. 44s Cl, 139, 0,110 36s 6,1 to 47.6(1 to 0:.;(1! 3:•s 3 , 1 'to Cs 0(1 1,371 1,202 1,119 1,638 13,889 , 15,654 12 m6O 13,121 6,1188 2, , .29 3,715 1,960 15,386 23,150 12, 4 ;62 , 1 13,209 cat_ ----_,—..„,_________ Th 511NAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) t du r i i 3 O teeth session of the Central Criminal • Cour tlia Lgertahe Present mayoralty commenced to-day, !) foreiL Sir Joha.?"!llayer, the Common Sergeant, Aldermen ae ,l'itere a r e end Gibbs, the Sheriff, Under-Sheriff. ; 44°11den-e1521 Prisoners for trial, of whom 32 are f ro m the Ado l i "; "1 from Middlesex, 6 from Essex, 1 fc°ll)The fell aa r i ktY, 11 from Kent, oil' 20 from Surrey. t _ e iris L: 1°4 46 4 i a l a s eelniary of theenct sof which h 4 for ain a I--tle chargedt-1 accessory after the fact, 1 1 for Ito - 1 4 , 3 1 :• . , 3 . for nenatural offences, 10 for burglary, h vrotearY tittering counterfeit coin, 6 fur cutti to 4014 I;k*ftle intent, &e 1 feloniously attempting • e a , t2 f ar geditha, embezzlement, 8 for forging met: --"lttnellt f b kin andlarecny, 69 for eq, 7 1 B, 3or house rea g 18 for gar and uttering tell from Or larceny in a dwelling•house, ~ situ ° re th e servants, 2 for man , 4ht er ~.. person, 28 larceny by 174 po( sori lu for misdemeanour , 1 feloniously s d 10 for rob -7 1 f t) , . 6 for receiving stolen from m oo adminis -10 10 felenioeidY returning Zillah! warehouse breaking and larceny. transportation, , ' llo:aricl jury having been empanelled and sworn, etb. libloN,C - • deliver the ded to l os to LERGEANT proceeded his being le-'ff them He felt deeplythe cause of , ar t llPee to deliver the gratin Sinc e the charge to . _ a lost j ud 'inlet) the last session they bivl Judge a court for 444 '440 had a sided over that time 4 e l t a" Years, and 13. e. g the whole of that at, , conducted lt. during ou throughout with the utmost aptity, the _ icase . t . r g and the highest flume t..ll th e i greatest dignity, nits ,7l, nee to the of such a man was not only a great ad other t - I "le City of London, but to the general the tiha44ll°ljustice. Added to this misfortune, an thee - 41 the c o ofthe last six months lost hit eqealle • .., course he alluded to L•tea te ,`" Judge and amiable man, S r teant. The lath a ll friend the late Common- efa . e , re. -* lt ta tidße h avingthese well c! . t ile I - tlePart made proceeded shortly to consider th. easa s . to Worth, ha -4 thou In the calendar. He was happy to say Z•N WariflgU th number of was great, g t ' " Prot) naber prisoners increased before the a!ltaliti on , . ably be considerably e w f hich the ;;;Ites.wet. ?r the session, the erUn a s Mach serious nature 4'2 N I " accused were not of suc from him, The 7lnal L ag e s e Y special remarks It " h • adverted to one or two e %et. .aving shortly particularly mete et ? sir. ,!king cases in the calendar, remitted `vra aa , . feloniously administering poison, 11 4 Jar t . e c ourt • Z eo their labours. t in.,,,,......._a proceeded to swear in the petty jury. 0 liv. , A ____._ I:tita (THlS—cliii" DAY.) ''elf fifty a shabbily-dressed man, apparentlydscribed h„,7elf "Y nod sixt of age, and who e... the ,T t h as li vi y years farm in lie act En 1 n g on the rent of a smallhis morning before lial.Liall e g ti alld, Was brought up t sault upon the lent 4 t i "Red with an indecent cs i 3 at 4 1 12 , 1 Brown, a little girl, t en years e t age, re tat', appeatzac etter• lane, secutrix that ata rt t c eet e ," f lorn the statement of the pro , " 4 1' -1. a nd five o'clockon Saturday n she afteruoi- , . e h , % la . girl were playing th t mis trtti.. Slater and another little , k when ati.pris ea : t in the enclosure of St. . James s-par , himself on the hzheekoil „,4PProached, and seating went to him, )ace Il e offe red theta towards him. Theyan offer which 11, 4i:4 4 . 0 to b uy them some pears, little girls a filial' sad te r Re then gave one o Whilst Ot. * ere "°F them went to buy some pears. elsea t • a bsent the drew Nth -•ng t -on that errand the prisoner b. ea, She °Wards him, end jut his hand up her not further Vottlt her resisted this liberty, and he did by a Mrs. tlelkh/eat; „Zhis proceeding was observed gave ~ V. 4011411.! was walking in the park, and who etti l .. kis in custody. that the plaeaßtil htd°4er, in his defence, complained had taken L i kel y Ile ala te rY Much exaggerated what. o f .ome cctio a ,_‘ 4 nof deny that he had been guilty it was not that Q tards h but he submitted p ahi . h a , her, such au offence in 4 0 , 10 4 l acilld have committed; for persons tep laeti' Placeand in broad daylight pl ao Ift ted _, 1 sought kind generally li kr. i; for th;. e sfßea of that ~,.ltl,b ; , ALL ,ogle commission. the s fb rt i t . "`ct the prisoner if he had done what `4 l ' t es ta a r t tted to him it was an improper proceeding. tiat ) 111" e ctnta l'ilter from el 11 such proceedings was I t 'k h talkmed -a of the pe rso ns on young ko,„ I 0 Y xi,. the minds imputed to the Nt ee r vvottejte Practised. The act , the mind %t it - tile pj,i 'bake a great impression , 'u s old. By NI essing 7"a' though she was but ten y ,o a h r s, at that „ Y age, the her mind improper I T` a ff ec t her V qty e t 4 aft er i.t of the prisoner might. it was a tfthl'tious „,allie, and In that point of view it was one 1p t °le uses',fence. He (lir. It a lia thought to as great A ktea th wi l t h ' bound to go . and he 4 4 1 4 of, . .e he was him, Nat' th erer li ghtnent as the law enabled d in default ot lle e qlt, sloes fine the prisoner 51,, an , ,hi, enUltnit . : ,- i tor two calendar tea him to pr,st. Nkl t Tit ti311.(1'..---------- DAY.) 6F STREET.—THIS - ( ( Wm. t t t t ct ' h i li en --14,,,t AI3LEBIENT.—James Ha m s, .gents," -4 ti eral l d 1, 4 ri PP, and Ed. Johnson, fuur. a dis h °ea ateth- "efore Mr. Bingham with creating 1,141,40%1,Z," Line Posts Tavern, thymei ket past kth:lllst-`," f ront the evidence, that about half ta h lifo r b.llight, the defendants, who were the worse uo lo lot,.crbil'a"cet into the above tavern, and createda h 1.,, nee ailete th at Mr. Dick, the landlord, was obliged,.s l to e . l of his house and the comfort of his cu ts t ""ee. -t " for a cout bk and give them in charge. p t i te constable 999 k 14 • rl ' he was called to the Blue 'Beaia,traik°l the -defelndtits in charge. They were d e . ti % P I Y. and much excited by drink, and the l" ' fI PP a d T •dwitness by the collar, 44 , O t o h n homes seiz .„,,,,.. 01 ceiaes,:i.'hotild not take them into custecl)?. yin the whole a 44E4,4, Procured further assistance, and k." 4 taltfceataarttawcre lucked up. on , eacb, and n1t1," 5 t,the 'ied Tripp aud Thomas - s -44 s s• ereth. The money was immadiately tie 41 11 Ota the ra --- al annu na t . Ys' 1 • 4 PAUL —This morning the 11 144 Of the f„ t , early ''', place commenced, and at an . ,e . , Si et • ate:rent:ion hundreds were to be seen on their d w t. ? aow,i'l ka,;ted by the floe: iss of the weather an ": ' 4 0,,,'"1ttl iselnents erov'd n d e' f e - the occasion. As 'est! '• kW 4 J o i,"ths of ... II 4 1 e . • Ch • -i-e erected, inducing t oo otl i , t , .os on ..._, eci:iptions .. 11 Scow ton, Ferguson, teethe, ~, %velLi.,:wl Lee, \\• crn b we , ~ n gingerbread and to . y tla,t`no,,,,,e'l'uWn characters. e g '-, rh ly t it is only within 44;l4ipilttl't da3,a3traMt erous a anything sforme t r ain , was known about t l'lt'lltlol444lvours b certain by the Sunday pos ~..tser_ eed other 114' een m ddlers with the peo , 4Qttl "M•i oa r unnecessary me of eac h -will te . 0 put it down. The amusements ea aik`k 4'lnmate at eleven o'clock. ''''l4,, r. • 1 14 ° , 11 ,. - --T he first po c ket of new bops grown - , t 'Nee -13 The e nt,was on Saturday 1,4 1 4. 14 to , ir. rt. Edenbridge, 84, Queen's l ik tki ' tor% I , \V . Dcl.;:nson, hop factor,__ Mr. Edward Hunt, o h , Per cwt R . and sold by him. to . A q t iNlll o , , r.,. • The hops w, re very unripe. 111,N4"' . I : 4 p. v Eg —ln the reign , aeit arg ar .. he, 4l be t : l4 ) , ~`' of Scotland, the Parliament passed an s' fs It ' 44 '41 lad t high low degree should have -. 11 tt,... o e h a , s y oor set man on whom she . 44;d,4z / f .,.. , ._ , e for a husband the her, he was heavily 1 i s . , t ordi,,,7 "tan refused to marry p h Orie (s p to the value of his worldly possessions. The Rlb eZe • • betrothal. ti t aka nation was previous 4 t 'St e at 0 1' TT. The funeral 41:114,4 .4, 00 •-+E LATE RECOR r. DEN. — ht Hon . Charles Tt a !l ch w •is ars "! of ig, tai:las e lren 4110inted to take place on 1. ues . day morning, H , je-park• "tt I Pt.' St Joh S th vick- crescent, P „. , 14 te ll op , n, Southwick -crescent, s . 1 with black alp' fo e 4 fol" the cnffin, which is covere, , / t4 l ,,,, h eli n ?',„': -" The Right Hon. Charles Ewan Law, London, e a uite„', Eitea-,,sity of Cambridge, Recorder of 9 arried 1 4t ( tilt 'll inrough. Born 14th June, 1 . 19 7 t \ T m i n _ ee la t t ; is it',,latit n ", -r liza Sophia, daughter of Sir C. a ! On the stti,,l4,,ntil ";.4ttigust, 1850, aged 58 years." f t is a I.l , Nee "44 iss five feet long, and at the oo e in. th e .' 44 134,4 the words e Mercy, Jesu I" and he ._ t l'ir e 'l%lll are the dead who die in the Lord, for qtle a nt I . l was brother to It . 'pleb hairr, abours." The deceased 41 : 1 4 4 th, to est,,,,ellenberough, Captain H. S Law, KA., kaa saeolotteilLed to PY Colville, and Lady Dalhousie. He Londonderry, f :4lte L W oe , '-•ord Graves, the Marquis of ''' e ' Mf tli -. Fie has left Mrs. Law, and two sons a.,1 4 , 1 te tt fie '' .4. P ti ots al , I vit iIIA, 4 Y the,,„•l4E L EICESTER 'LW it'A AT STATION. 1, 1 ,41 4 -. aim al."leg, at seven o'clock, the passen g er-train station, it ` 1 ? fa t t l "riae a a 4r !on was just leaving the Leicester t. e _ dal he,,,,lri h4ll coaseectdent occurred, but happily . not etn ai l/ f Ntl'e, ; y e to:l,llteces. "Up trains, on leaving Leicester so !Oas t ".ile•ta a 'c's the down line, and' as this train was ter at a " it hiktao.Rouda train, which was due at Leices e ran e, b' bathe ta,',l, but was helf-an-hour behind tim tra , in to tt.itystiltit ,r al a had been given for the go'ds'sting cf to Bt 4 tt e 4 t t c' .or eight a very heavy train, cons‘ to 41. 4 °,11 i t Mien hgatYfour carriages, and the approachunable b la ck th ' , con ee 'leg a decline, that the driver was it 4 , ~° Arej e , . n tzgh. The engine of t h e goods train ~ th r , ehah tting nrt• break f the passenger f N I , Aim, it 4 , 1 len of the 0 t i t t . ,!, vl ,th e fr ashed and forced a large piece of :fte),l° e4r tii 'eti p,aallt compartment of a second-class ar. i le ~3 e ona ' 4 We r , b ei zit it The steps of the sect_ r d la s-air°llt, et"'Part Token close off, and the sides of the fi .n t eo4 scams "Lee ~f a rts of the carriage were smashed in. tlner th at rot- elees carriage was also smashed i , h , ll te 1, 44 e1 y bit, had it contained any passenger he %kers i ri tl afi.r st c,c, had alive Fortunately, however, 6r„lit i .: the lir:,-ass pas! , er * nor were there any pas t' "Kell4ttge, i.: (n. seen gee, compartments of the second- ~,, era ' the 1 aee, -, te e ~ Ver t two ast compartment whic i car. ssestiaaet,vel light: et th Pa ' se ngers, and in a third-class I.itata3, b e train thera were several who were , °ll t . trail: : " Til e rn14, (1, but none of them sustained any 14441 Du oi l l l . amv ~_ guard who was in the break of the pas' Re ri i ° the r 4: dangerous position just in time to jump Wi ll . t t i „ I MO 1 1 ar i ' are se es ed nhurt None ot the s ll 111 11 been bru. 13 u : I hurt as to py ,e._ roceedir bruised pr so serious y faaZra 'utiaroaia'Z goytheir journey in other carriages, ap e ": Le att Ake Tax, Lied the Purpose. 1 1 °4 " Wl " l ' ll iti tr4 s3' bSeljaao4,l),4T.--The excursion trains -Op I bp li k . -. atio a r -bui• dOWn n ' ds of 2,000 persons, ttlte th , g to ,_ after their L . Rear _ .. v. d t rther excur is_ it_ Netley At% trrival, ma e _ ~ - ‘ va illk 'Mit Li tt a eY and other places. About ottitc,k e to t salioix,y, find the:Kt° LITERATURE. RURAL HOURS. By Miss Cooper. 2 Vols. While we are constantly imeting with books with fine-sounding names and attractive appearance, which on investigation are found vapid and valueless, it is a r:re but a most delightful chance on taking up some unpretending volume to find within a store of unex pected treasures. Such has been our case in turning over the pages of Miss Cooper's "11,ural Hours." As the first work (that has come before our notice) of the daughter of the celebrated American novelist, vE e opened the first volume with some interest, but it appeared to contain very insignificant matter, being merely a journal of rural walks, with observations on the weather, &c. The very modest preface had informed us that the record was offered to the reader more from ail interest of the subject than from any merit of its own—that subject being a close observation of the various trivial and seemingly unimportant inci• dents which mark the changing seasons of the year. Simple, however, as is the form, and unassuming as is the style of these ru ral records, we have to thank Miss Cooper for one of the most delightful and valuable pictures of An:erican scenes and American scenery that it has ever been our good fortune to meet witn. And not only is this a valuable pic'ure of the rural peculiarities of America, but it is also a most agreeable and interest ing miscellany of entertainment and information. We have long since been told that we may find "books in the running brook," and "good in everything," and-in this delightful art Miss Cooper is evidently an accom plished adept. Day by day, ss we accompany her in some pedestrian expedition, she pleasantly—with such a cheerful alacrity, as though her walk and her ob • servations were alike a labour of love—points out some peculiar characteristic concerning the various objects we encounter, the birds, the flowers, the landscape, the changes of the atmosphere, each giving rise to some - interesting remarks. These re marks are also rendered doubly interesting to English readers from their indirect but most valuable illus tration of many differences, national and natural, which exist on the different shores of the Atlantic. sometimes a pleasant anecdote is suggested by some passing of jest, or some useful piece of information is casually introduced. The style of the whole narra tive is at once elegant and unstudied. The' charming simplicity of the manner considerably enhances the interest of the matter. As a specimen let us take THE RETURN OF THE ROBINS. " WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22.—A thunder-shower last night, by way of keeping the equinox, and this morning, to the joy of the whole community, the arrival of the robins is proclaimed. It is one of the great events of the year for us is the return of the robins ; we have been on the watch for them these ten days, as they genet ally come between the 15th and 21st of the month; and now most persons you meet, old and young, great and small, have something to say about them. No sooner is one of these first-comers seen by some member of a family than the fact is proclaimed through the house; children run in to tell their parents the robins have come!' grandfathers and grandmothers put on their spectacles, and step to the windows to look at the robins, and you hear neighbours gravely inquiring of each other, Have you seen the robins?—Have you heard the robins?' Again, as an instance of the skilful manner in which Miss Cooper 'combines information with amusement, here is an extract from her elaborate account of the manufacture of MAPLE SUGAR. "A large amount of this sugar is still made in our neighbourhood, chiefly for home consumption on the farms. Io the villages where foreign groceries are easily procured it is eaten more as a dainty than in any other way. Some farmers have a regular sugar bush,' where none but maples are suffered to grow; and on the older farms you occasionally pass a beautiful grove of this kind, entirely clear of underwood, the trees standing on a smooth green tur r . More frequently, however, a convenient spot is chosen in the woods where maples are plenty. The younger trees are not tapped, as they are injured by the process ; it is only after they have reached a good size, ten or twelve inches in diameter, that they are turned to account in this way; twenty years at least must be their age, as they rarely attain to such a growth earlier; from which period they continue to 3 field their sap freely until they decay. It is really surprising that any tree should afford to lose so much of its natural nourishment without injury; but maples that have been tapped for fifty years or more are just as luxuriant in their foliage and flowers as those that are untouched. From two to fire pounds of sugar are made from each tree, and four or fise gallons of sap are re quired to every pound. The fluid begins to rut, with the first mild weather in March; its course, however, is checked by a hard frost, until a thaw again sets it in mo tion. Some years it continues to flow at la tertvals until the last of April, so that a regular early spring gives less time for the work than a backward season, when the asp runs later; the usual period, however, for sager-mak ing is about two ve,ks, one year more, another less. A story is told in the village of a Scotch stocking weaver, who some years since bought a faun near the lake, and the first spring atter his arrival in the country was so successful with his maple-trees that in the midst of his labours ho came into the village and gave large orders for sap. buckets, pans, furnaces, &e. The g( od folk were somewhat surprised at the exvnt of these preparations, and inquiries were made about this grand sugar bush. They were told by their new neighbour that as yet he had tapped only a small number of trees, but he intended soon to go to work in earnest among the maples, and, indeed, bad quite made up his mind canny Scot,' as he was, to give up farming eltogetber, and to keep to sugar-making all the year round, a plan which, it may be ite.gieed, tickled the fancy of Jonathan not a little, knowing the ways of maples as he did." American " names" form also the subject of a very interesting and useful chapter. The readers of this work, while they are indebted to Miss Cooper for some agreeable hours and much profitable pleasure, will, we doubt not, join with us in congratulating her on her very successful Milt as an authoress. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Amongst the noblo and distinguished individuals honouring her Majesty's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening were the following:—His Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Mar chioness of Douro, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, the Marquis of Clanri carde, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Stafford, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Belfast, the Viscount Clifden, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord Sandy s, Lord Gerald Fitzge , ald, Lord and Lady Frauds Gordon, Ludy Ross. Lord Ashburton, Lady Shelley, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sanford, Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady and Miss Woodford, Sir John Low ther, Bart., Sir alph Howard. Bart., M.P., Lady and Miss Howard, Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Leonard, General the lion. A. Upton, the lion. Mr. St. John, the Hon. Spencer Cowper, Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Storer, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Crampton, Captain Phibbs, Mr. C. F. Harris, Mr. Fitzherbert, Mr. Crombie, Mr. H. Broadley, M.P., Miss C. Bellew, Mr. Rickards, Capt-do Chichester, Mr. and Mrs. R. Arabin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Longdon. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Among the distin guished company attending the performances at the Royal Italian Opera on Saturday night, we observed the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquis of Stafford, he Marchioness of Westmeath, the Marchioness Branca leone and Madlle. Brancaleone, the Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot, the Earl Grosvenor, the Earl of Belfast, the Countess (Dowager) of Essex, Mi , s Johnstone, Viscount Clifden, 'Viscountess Dillon and Hon. T. Dillon, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe and Hon. Mis 4 Stuart Wortley, Lord and Lady Carrington, and Hon. Miss Carrington, Lady Monson, Lady W. Bentinck, Hon. Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Lawley, Hon. F. Byng, Captain the Hon. Strange Jocelyn, Hon. 0. F. Toler, Hon. Mr. Stuart Wortley, lion. Mr. Upton and Lady Upton, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir Charles Marshall, Colonel Blanc, Captain Steele, Captain Pakenham, Captain Pugh, Captain Johnson, the Solicitor-General, Mr. H. Greville, Mr. Montague Gore, M. Agelli, Miis Burdett Coutts, Miss Bur dett, Mr. Martineau, Mr. E. Bligh, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. and a,iss Cavan, • Mr. Denistoun, Mr. IL Barnard, Mr. J. Bul teel, &c. WRECK OF THE SHIP ARAB AT THE CAPE.— During a severe north-west gale, which commenced on Friday evening last, several vessels dragged their anchors, and on Saturday morning the barque Arab, Captain Baker, which arrived from the Mauritius bound to London, on the previous day, parted from her anchor, and drifted on the sunken ridge nearly opposite the lines, where she has be come a total wreck. The crew and passengers were landed by the life-boat, port-boat, and the ship's boats. Her cargo consists of 6,624 bags sugar, 106 casks of rum, 18 bales of jute, three cases of brandy, and other articles. — South Afri can, June 3. FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAthway.—An occurrence, unfortunately attended with the loss of human life, took place on the Eastern Counties Rail way, on Saturday last. The down train, proceeding towards Tottenham, had not passed the Lea-bridge station snore than a minute, when it was discovered that the train had passed over the body of a man on the line. The engine was stoppe d with all practicable speed, the officers and several of the pas sengers running back to render all possible assistance. They found the body of the unfortunate man (who was most respectably drcs.ed) lying across the rails, his head being almost severed from his body. He was conveyed to the Lea-bridge station; but as lite was completely extinct, the body was removed to a neighbouring public-house to await a coroner's inquest. OMNIBUS COLLISION IN THE STRAND, AND PRO BABLE Loss OF LIFE —Last night, at a late hour, a most serious collision too k p lace in the Strand between a Rich mond and a Blackwell omnibus, by which the lives of the passe' gers were placed in the greate,t danger. The coach ton of the tomer vehicle, Erasmus Lawrence. was removed to Charing-cross Hospital, with a severe concussion of the brain and other injuries, so much so that this morning, at two o'clock, no hope was entertained of h . s recovery. The passengers escaped with but slight injuries. The police made the most active inquiries with regard to the origin of the catastrophe, but all Wilber inforinatiun remains for the police court. One of the omnibuses presented a must dilapi dated spectacle. FRIGHTFUL A CCIDENTS.—On Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock, a horse and chaise beleinging to Mr. Newnham Hall, of Kensingttn, was left sta ndin g outside the Hercules I'illars Tavern, Greek-street, t•oho, whilst the parties in charge partook o f refresh taking the ment ; something alarmed the animal, and he suddenly started, direction of Newport-maket. At the corner of om Cpton , street, Mr. Ellenor, of Wardour - st reet, was knocked down and sustained injuries that preclude all hopes of recovery. The animal now approached Hayes'-court, a narlow thedho roughfare crowded with foot passengers , and having das in the shop front of Mr. Jones. at. the corner, swept down the court at a terrific pace. Upwards of 30 persons were knocked down, and more or less injured; and a Mrs. Dono van, residing in Rose-street, Long-acre. and two children, were removed to Charing- cross Hospital, where they lie with out hoppa of recovery, The horse was et length stopped THE SUN, LONDON, MR. BUNN AT HARROGATE• - - We copy the following from the Harrogate Ad vertiser of Saturday list THE CHF.LTENHAM *ROOMS " We have frequently had eccasicn to bring under public notice the great spirit displayed by Mr. Gir don, in his direction of this fs.scinating place el en• tertainment, more especially in the lighter and spark ling attractions which music invariably carries along with it ; but it now becomes our duty to devote ad ditional attention to the bolder step taken by our po pular entrepreneur, in catering for the visitors of Harrogate, by introducing to them the most eminent dramatic talent of the present day. " On Monday last, Mr. Bunn, whose name has been so long associated with the great theatres of the metropolis, as lessee of hoth the national theatres, author of most of the grand operas of the day, of the ballads c that ladies love to HT,' and of other works of celebrity, gave the literary and dramatic entertainment which he recently introduced in London with such great success—a mental triumph that has attended him throughout the provinces. The object of this monologue is to re move the absurdities, and to confirm the truths, so very laberiously disseminated resp( cting England's great dramatic poet—to bring before the spectator the early condition of the English stage and its liters ture—to introduce the brightest and the darkest hours of its f xistence—to enlarge upon its good qua lities—to lay open its bad ones—and to pave the way for the restoration it stands in so much need of. The lecture is divided into two parts, the first of which carries back the auditor to the pristine state of our histrionic character; and the second part takes him down from the days of Garrick to the present hour— a period of about 100 years. There is no man living who has such power to do all this as Mr. Bunn —whose mind is richly stored with learning and information —whose memory, it is evident, must be of the most retentive nature whose qualifications are of the highest and most varied order—and whose general resources are such as few can command. The matter which Mr. Bunn has herein brought to bear is equally instructive and entertaining, and may be lis tened to with the greatest advantage by the represen tative of the pulpit, the bar, and the stage. With a powerful, yet modulating voice, with a most expres sive countenance, and a highly impassioned manner, Mr. Bunn at once rivets the spectator's attention, and then leads him on with so pleasant a strain of collo quial discussion, that you seem as if you were listening rather to some inspired member of a private circle, than to a distant and distinguished public lecturer. At one moment you are be guiled by a beautiful recitation of some grand pas sage from Shakspere, and at the next you are convulsed by some racy anecdote or dazzling bon mot. The secrets of the prison-house' are never indulged in beyond propriety and good feeling ; and Mr. Bunn lays it down, as the grand rule in such cases, that all personality should be avoided. In the short space that is allotted, or that can be allotted, in an epheme ral publication to matters of art, we must naturally regret our inability to do justice to one of the most learned, eloquent, and diverting entertainments it has ever been our lot to witness, by eulogising the respective features of which it is compased. At the same time it would be an unpardonable omission if we neglected to notice the extraordinary manner in which Mr. Bunn delivers the language of the witches in Macbeth, as distinguished from what he justly terms the mum mery' indulged in by our low comedians. The effect produced by Mr. Bunn's reading and energetic de livery took the audience by storm, and a liberal ex plosion of applause followed. We are very much mistaken if the effect of such judgment in selection, taste in application, and genius in delivery, will not materially tend to the restoration of the declining for tunes of the English stage. The audience were en thusiastic to a man, and proved beyond a question that even in the secluded retreat of the invalid, in the calm lounge of fashion's votary, or the quiet walks of rural life, the beauties of the great poet of nature, when elicited by such a master as Mr. Bunn has proved himself to be, can find the readiest attention, and bring forth the most spontaneous approbation." OLYMPIC THEATRE. We observed that the Malcontent, which has been played at this theatre every evening since the opening, was on Friday night cast out of the bill, for the pur pose of introducing to the public a Mr. Grantham, as an Irish comedian. This gentleman, we are informed, is highly connected, and has had considerable oppor tunity of observing the peculiarities of the better class of Irish society, having been for some time a denizen of the sister kingdom. It is from that class that Mac Shane, in Bayle Bernard's farce of the Nervous Man, is taken, who, though reduced to ter rible shifts, is in reality a gentleman, with all the whim, good humour, and mperturbable assurance in the greatest difficulties that so eminently distinguish the well-educated natives of that country. Mr. Grantham sustained the part with considerable talent awl received much applause. Mrs. Brougham, Messrs. Griffiths, Rogerson, and Lee contributed by their exertions to the amusement of the audience. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN S. The magnificent diuramic picture of the passage of Napoleon over the Alps still continues to attract crowds every evening to these delightful gardens. It is the chef d'ccnvre of Denson, and is perhaps the most perfect dioramic picture ever painted. The dis play of fireworks at dusk surpasses even all Southby's former pyrotechnic displays, magnificent as they ever have been. The band, under the able direc• tion of Mr. Godfrey, performs a series of popular airs during the course of the evening, and the air resounds with martial music during the advance of Napoleon and his troops up the gorges of the Alps. The menagerie has been recently en riched by the addition of a splendid elephant, and these combined attractions draw cruvvds here every evening, and will no doubt continue to do so while the present delightful weather lasts. - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from the Cepa to :he 3 of June inclusive. They bring no news of interest. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN, MIDLAND, AND GREAT NOETIIERN RAILWAYS,—It is understood that these companies have come to an axicable arrangement to carry at the satire rates between the same points. FALLING FROM THE CLIFF AT HASTINGS. -- On the 29th ult , a young female, named Augusta Mooney, fell from the cliff to the beach, by which she received more than one fracture and other injuries, but is recovering. The local papers publish her own account of the manner in which the accident occurred, in which she says :—" I placed my hand on the stone, to look over—it gave way. Finding my self falling, I turned on my side and slid down until 1 came to a mound of either stone or earth, covered with grass; this turned me over, and I lost my recollection." APPOINTMENTS.—The General Board of Health have appointed Mr. Charles Macaulay, formerly clinical clerk to Sir Benjamin Brodie, and Lecturer on Medical Ju risprudence at St. George's Hospital, to be Assistant-Secre tary to the oard. Mr. Robert James Macintosh, Lieutenant- Governor of the Island of St. Christopher, is promoted to be Governor and Commander-in:Chiei of the Leeward Islands, in the room of Governor Iligginson, appointed to the Mauri tius. Mr. E. H. Drummond Hay, t'resident and senior member of Council of the Virgin Islands; is promoted to be Lieutenant-Governor of the island of St. Christopher in the room of Mr. Macintosh. Mr. Arthur Rollox Hollingsworth is appointed Assistant-Receiver-General for British Guiana. EXECUTION, AT YOBS, OF WILLIAM ROSS.—On Saturday, at twelve o'clock, the sentence of death passed upon William Ross, at the late Yorkshire Assizes, for the murder of his wife, at the township of Quick, by poison, was carried into effect at the usual place of ex , cation adj ining York Castle. Immediately before proceeding to the scaffold, the convict, in answer to a question put to him by the chap lain, solemnly declared his innocence, and said that he had made his peace with God. PORTLAND HARBOUR AND BREAKWATER.—This Bill received the Royal Assent on Thursday. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICA.—This fine steamer left the Mersey on Saturday afternoon for Halifax and New York, carrying the mails and about 100 passengers. Miss Cushman, the celebrated actress, was one of the number. SOUTHAMPTON, RUG. 17.—The Royal Mail Com pany's steam-ship Thames, Captain Abbott, with the West India mail, forty passengers, and full general cargo, left this afternoon. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Montrose, Captain Bowen, with the mails for Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, left this day, having a large num ber of passengers, full cargo, and specie to the amount of 13,0..0/. The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Washington will leave for New York on the 20th inst.; she will take out a full cargo and large number of passen gers. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-`ship Pacha, with the homeward Peninsular mails, will, it is ex pected,' be here about the 24th inst.; also the Euxine from Constantinople. The Melway, it is expected, will bring home the next West India mails; she may be looked for about the 22d inst. CREMORNE.—His Excellency the Ambassador from Nepaul has, through his Secretary, Captain M'Leod, signi fied his intention of honouring these gardens with a visit this evening. His Excellency's expressed object is to witness Madame Antonio's rope performance and the fireworks by l\lortram. On the occasion of the former visit the distin guished party were compelled, by other engagements, to leave early, consequently were nut gratified by the grand finale to the evening's amusements, in which the lady in question takes so prominent a part. ST. MARY'S, SCILLY.—POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS. —The non-delivery of letters on Sunday proves a very se rious inconvenience to the inhabitants of these islands, and loudly cads for alteration, particularly when halt an hour v has si not thear rived new regulations t them rili e mail t)n S - packetatu Saturday, y, n Monday 7 nto °ll3:tt , andth et the e ffi th ce e closingbox closesa t 9 r would in sufficelt time, rp but r at half-past 8 A.m., barely affording one hour end alalf for correspondence; but the postmaster, being d • rous of giv ing every facility in his power desirous under the peculiar circum stances in which we are placed, has not withheld delivery early as 6 A.M. The inhabitants at th e off i -lan s d as s are en tirely precluded from answering per return of post —Corn wall Gazette. A LIBERAL LAINDLORD.—On Thursday last, at Heinswortb, a return of 10 per cent. was made by Mr. R. Cuttle to the tenants of the Rev. John Allott on the South Kirby estate.—Doncaster Paper. Mauritius papers announce the arrival at Port 1,014 pa the 15th Qf 7izze, of gat Diptiop of Colombo. MISS CUSHMAN. (From the Liverpool Journal.) The announcement that Miss Cushman would ap pear at the Amphitheatre was received, in town, better than most dramatic intimations m late days. Immensely popular as Miss Cushman is in London, she is a still greater favourite in Liverpool; an,l, as has been observed of her before, " draws," at the great theatre of this town, better than any one of her con temporary artistes. The manager himself could hardly have felt more pleased than we did, last Mon day evening, at witnessing the dense masses of people that, so early as five o'clock, surrounded the spacious Amphitheatre, eager for admission. As the time for opening the doors drew nigh, the hopelessness of ac commodation for the assembled crowd became evi dent ; Charlotte.street and Queen-square were filled with persons whose anxiety to obtain admission was plainly evident. Then came the crisis—the opening of the doors, the rush, and the disappointment to those who could not succeed in entering. Every effort was made by the employes of the theatre to meet the unprecedented demand for places ; but the cry was " Still they c o m e ," an d t h ey were a t last re luctantly compelled to utte r "H o ld, eno ugh." Cu riosity tempted us aft er th e per fo rmance to inquire the number of persons assembled ;-2,906 paid at the doors, and we were assured that double that number were excluded for want of accommodation. _ It is but justice to the management to state that it refused to inconveniynce the public by admitting more than could be fairly accommodated—thus in suring an uninterrupted representation of the play ; and, with the kind and ready acquiescence of Miss Cushman, the " disappointed ones" were promised a repetition of the performance on the Wednesday fol lowing—an opportunity of which they gladly availed themselves—and which said repetition again filled the house. We shall not attempt to criticise the performance; a good audience had the certain effect of stimulating the actors to their best efforts. Miss Cushman repaid, on Monday night, the compliment tendered to her, by playing Meg Merrilies with a more perfect art, and a more terrible power of portrayal, than we ever before saw her manifest in any of her previous per formances of this weird character. MONDAy EVENING, AUGUST l9, lB5O. JENNY LIND IN LIVERPOOL. By the period that our notice of the Philharmonic performance of Friday night meets the eye of the American public the Swedish nightingale will have winged her flight midway across the Atlantic. The splendid ball of the Philharmonic Society was on Friday night crowded to excess. There were up wards of 3,000 persons present. Amongst the audi ence, some of whom came from distant parts of the kingdom, were a large party from Knowsley, who occupied two boxes, as well as Lord Ward, Lady Bentinck, Baroness Ffrench, Sir John Bayley, Sir George Gibbons, the judges, and some of the officers of the 52d Regiment. The following remarks on the performance are abridged from the notice in the Liverpool Chronicle : "The appearance of the 'Nightingale' was the signal for a demonstration that beggars description. The audience stood up to welcome her, and such a volley of cheers as rent the air was, perhaps, never before heard within the walls of a theatre or concert-room. The salvo was thrice reiterated, and at length the songstress, who seemed almost overcome by the warmth of her reception, was enabled to obtain silence and began to sing. A very few bars of the prefatory reci tative to Bellini's popular bravura, Qui la voce,' from 1 Puritans, sufficed to show that Jenny Lind's voice had lost none of its incon ceivable charm. The adagio was executed with con summate tenderness, the phrasing large and finished, the intonation exquisitely pure and truthful. The cadenza at the conclusion was one of the most original and beautiful we ever heard. In the cabaktta Lind varied the second couplet, with some delicious ornaments and changes, which added to its brilliancy without taking from its character. The audience listened throughout with rapt attention, and at the end broke out into uncontrollable applause, which did not abate until the vocalist had re-appeared upon the platform, and acknowledged the compliment. This first song was quite enough to convince the audience that Mr. Benedict had exaggerated nothing in his ac count of the concert which Jenny Lind gave for Vivier at Baden-Baden on the 6th instant. The voice of the Nightingale' is as fresh and penetrating, as sweet and flexible, as powerful and mellow as hitherto. After a barcarole by Ricci, sung with great spirit by Bel letti, and Benedict's lovely ballad, ' Scenes of my youth' (Gipsy's Warning), which was nicely ren dered by Miss Andrews, a young mezzo soprano, des tined to accompany Mdlle. Lind to America, the Queen of the evening again appeared, and in the comic duet 'Per piacere,' from Il Turco it Italia, with S:g. Belletti, displayed all the treasures of her florid art, and all the genuine humour of her comedy. We cannot enter into minute details about the whole of Mdlle. Lind's performances, which were more than usually numerous, and were further increased by the encores. Every one knows with what perfection she c si e n l gs io) th fr e om pate v h e t r ic F c r a e v i a s c t i h n u a lz i , n a n A flat d (with heiolon equallycelebrated dis her version of Mozart'a fine air from Zauberjlote, ‘ p ; N s eodn forP av a e s n o t p u r r a , ' n o w e h n i ch, dow hating edwith been un u suul expressly co m p a c s o s , is beyond the reach of the majority of modern singers. In both of these Mdlle. Lind created a furore, and was unanimously recalled. The last, an astonishing display of vocal capacity, was encored in au uproar of applause. " We must not pass over another encore, and one not so arduous to comply with, which Mdlle. bind obtained. 'We mean a very beautiful ballad by Mr. Benedict, 'Take this lute,' composed purposely for the accomplished songstress. Mdlle. Lind's pronunciation of the English tongue is exceedingly pure and articu late, with just so much of accent as gives it a spe cial and fascinating quaintness. In the ballad style—which can be said of very few dramatic singers—she excels quite as remarkably as in the florid and bravura school. There is a combination of simplicity and earnestness' in her manner that has a peculiar charm, while the few cadences and ornaments she introduces only serve to give increased sentimeet and character to the melody. The last effort of Mdlle. Jenny Lind, and, because the last, perhaps the most captivating, was one of those delicious Swedish melodies which, from the lips of the 'Nightingale,' may vie in characteristic beauty with the national melodies of Scotland and r frequently Shepherds, repeated,i n which,the p ecu li ar ca ll by me ans of by a sin gu l a r melodic interval, which the flocks are brou g ht toget h er i s felicitously imitated, gives Mdlle. Li n d scope for indulging in certain caprices of executi on that, am i dst an apparent simplicity, present more th an usua l voca l diffi cu l ty. The exquisite intonatio n w i t h which the qua i nt inter val alluded to was taker, an d the r i ch express i on o f humour and archness, th oroughly enchanted the au dience.pro uproar herself; was songstress re-app , a d deafening.iuueitnttci thee. quitting g theapplause p d luaT l le b pianoforte, Laienseoitnifdlod still continuing , he gifted Ireland.. The Song of the rat b a s n o l ut e e ear, she once more came back, and, tripping lightl y across the platform, re• s eated herself at the i ns t rument. " This time Mdlle. Li n d sang a pastoral love song, full of wild tenderne ss . W hen, flushed with triumph, she rose to t a k e h er leave, every tongue was loosened in cheers, i n h onour of the gifted and ad mirable artist who had aff or d e d such i ntense gratifica tion to all present._ e thee accompaniedla " Let us do justice in the short s pace that remains to t o 1 ) p e e 1: a e t e I t a h l i s a t c t o e n n t c i e o r n t .. First s . a n v d i v f i o e r r e m e n e s t t , h t e h e h e e x r t n r a c o a r l d l the other excellent artists who a a f performance f o o r f i nf os t rr e y_. p d s in E minor, accom le is e l eva t e d, and His opening piece, an andante p it a s n m ie u d s b ie y al th p e re o t r e c e h si e e s e tr s a . , is I c ts hiefl st y y a ' u L di a en C c h e and created a addressed to the exclusive connoiseurs.intelligence a o ss f e, M. Vivier s wou l d that puzzle,abou nd w i in think, M. Vivier himself to explain. a l d n d r h e i s s s e s d e c h o i n m d s e piece, if to a e l a n r t g i t e e r d furore. How a single instrument could be made t o So great t d h o is th h e ig c h o l m y p c le h x ar a n n et d er o is r t i i g e in in a o l rc t e h a in u g , a variety of tone we never before heard upon a wind instrument of any kind, m uc h l ess upon so ungrateful a machine as the horn. But, independent of these mechanical marvels and inventions that peculiurly belong to M. Vivier, the morceau is extremely pleasing and full of character. A happier or more animated description of a chase was never written for a solo instrument. The applause that followed this remarkable per formance was nothing more than deserved, and an encore was demanded with much unanimity. He was accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr. Benedict, in masterly style. The chorus acquitted itself ad mirably in a part-song of Mr. Benedict, ' Sweet, lovely, chaste, ye lilies baste, in which, amidst a soft and flowing melody, the composer has happily caught the quaint manner of the old madrigalian writers. This was encored unanimously, and much applause was also bestowed upon Morley's fine mairigal, 'Now is the month of Maying,' equally well exe cuted. The other encores, which we can but name, were obtained by Signor Belletti; who delivered the irresistible tarantella of Rossini, `La Danza; with infinite spirit ; and by M iss Williams in a ver y agreeable ballad, ' I've sat in g ilded palaces,' com povsoeudtli)tye hiniz ,;:rbirisolatheere,et RrallrieT .sa Nvith taste and Willi a ms,N which the favourite T expression. Two compositions by Menddssobn must not be overlooked —his exquisite two-part song, ' I wculd tharmy love could silently flow,' and the ex hilarating ' Wedding March, from Midsummer Night's Dream. The former was well sung by Misses Andrews and Williams- The latter was rendered , with great energy by the band. Spohr's picturesque overture Jessonda was less successful, the wind in struments being sadly out of tune in the first move ment in B flat minor, where the canto fermo of the priests is so iugeniously mingled with the W 8 , Diann And (Iwo of We I:ll4derel. 4 jar, 'lZTiaderner, an American pianist of talent, played a fantasia between the parts on the Dolce Cainpana Pedal Pianoforte,' which has obtained much celebrity among our neigh bours across the Atlantic. The instrument is re markable for unusual sweetness of tone combined with equality and brilliancy. " The Messiah is to be performed on Monday, the anxiety to be present at which exceeds that of the miscellaneous concert. As a proof of the sensation which Jenny Lind's appearance has excited, it may be stated that parties have come from London, Dub - lin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and indeed from all parts of the empire, for the express purpose of hearing her." The following gossip in connexion with the visit of Jenny Lind to America, has been published, and is not unamusing : " HOW AIR. BARNUM ENGAGED JENNY LIND TO Go TO AMERICA.-Mr. Barnum, of New York, has boasted °item with great justice, that he has a pretty considerable knowledge of the human race, and not only does he know mankind in the mass, but be has an unerring instinct in the management of indi viduals. A story has reached us which will im mensely enhance his character for cleverness. Mr. Barnum has devoted himself to supplying the people of America with amusements ; and, as the chief ele ment of success in such a pursuit, he is in perpetual search of variety. Thus, when his celebrated mer maid' was at the height of her popularity, he did not neglect the chance of securing Toni '1 bomb, and w hen the general's charms still appealed powerfully to the enlightened Americans, he turned aside to console the declining years of Washington's nurse.' And though, after all his labours, and with a mu seum which occupies a whole street in New York, crowded to the ceiling with the most piquant curiosi ties, he might have reposed upon his laurels, and given his entire attention to reading the papers con taining the last news from California, we find him cli maxing his energetic career by buying up Jenny Lind, and bidding for her services above the heads of all his European competitors. How he did this is worth relating. Mr. Barnum sent an agent over to England at the close of the last London opera season, with complete instructions as to those inducements which might propably operate in gaining Mdlle. Lind's consent to gratify that New World, to whom her name was already as familiar, and who, accord. ing to Mr. Barnum's account, were suspending all business until they got a positive 3es or no to their invitation as conveyed by Mr. Barnum's plenipo tentiary. The peculiarity in these instructions was, that though caution in progressive offers was desira ble, money was to be no consideration, and that the agent was not to give up merely because of the heaviness of the sum which might be finally demanded by Madlle. Lind. Several parties were in the field, eager to engage her for an American trip, to whom it was made known that she had no objection ; but it so happened that Mr. Bar num was the only American competing, and, as will be seen, he had hinted how his agent was to avail himself of this circumstance. Madlle. Lind re ceived the proposal in due form, and wrote polite notes in reply to each inquiry ; and in the course of this correspondence she contrived to find out, as to the pecuniary proofs, which were her most ardent ad mirers. Ultimately she found reason to fix her atten tion upon two gentlemen, Mr. Knowles, of Man chester, and Mr. Barnum, of New York. Mr. Knowles offered high, Mr. Barnum's agent a little higher ; for he was acting discreetly ; now Madlle. was puzzled. In fairness to herself and to him she ought to have closed with Mr. Barnum ; but then Mr. Barnum's name is associated in both hemispheres with mer maids and dwarfs, Tom Thumbs and venerable negresses, &c., and it would be decidedly ' much genteeler' to travel under the care of so very gentle manly a man as Mr. Knowles. Mr. Barnum's agent was on the watch, betraying that strong aversion to somnolency which is the characteristic of Mr. Bar num's employes. He found that the consideration as to Mr. Barnum's antecedents was operating povier fully with Mademoiselle ; and it was now necessary to act boldly and promptly. At this time he was in London, in consultation with a well-known manager, and on a calculation Mr. Barnum's agent came to the conclusion, that though, as a last resource, he might offer more, he had already offered quite enough. However, there was no time to be lost ; he resolved to see the Nightingale himself. He went to Berlin and obtained an interview. He was most respectful, and most emphatically 'spoke as a friend.' He as sured Aldlle. Lind that America was a free and inde pendent country, and that republican institutions,had a tendency to make people rile ;' that at present the enlightened citizens of the States were well disposed to hear Miss Lind sing, and to pay considerably well, too, for that gratification ; but that their partiality for that very remarkable individual, Mr. Barnum, was so strong, that the steam would be excessively blown off if this gentleman did not act as master of the cere monies in introducing her to their unequalled theatres and concert-rooms. Madame Lind listened to all this and much more, and the diplomatist became more emphatic. He hinted to her that there had been a very unpleasant affair, recently, at a New York Tneatre, on the appearance Of Mr. Macready, the tree and independent citizens having resolved to pull the house down at the promulgation of the news that Mr. Macready thought himself a better actor than Mr. Forrest : and the scene on that occasion might suggest to Madlle. bind that republican institu tions might similarly rile if it became known that she had not dealt well with that dreadfully popular citizen Mr. Barnum. There was much conversation after this; hut it is remarkable that Mr. Barnum's agent returned to London with papers in his possession bearing the signature of Mdlle. Lind, and the autographs of trusty witnesses. And it is said that, after all, Mr. Barnum thinks a little too much has been signed for, and has accordingly cleared him self of all expanses, and made 100 per cent. on the transaction by underletting Mdlle. Lind throughout the States. The sub-speculations may not pay ; but Mr. Barnum will become still more dreadfully popular." The belief is that of the number of nights for which Barnum has engaged Jenny bind, a consider able portion of them will be fulfilled in England, and that the " Exposition " of next year will see the American manager and the Swedish Nightingale in the metropolis in their respective professional ca pacities. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 14th, the House of Com mons was engaged in forwarding a variety of small matters of routine ; and on Thursday was prorogued by the Queen in person, with the usual ceremonies. The principal feature of the past session appears to have been, the visible tendency to accumulation of business, unaccompanied by any corresponding pro gress in the methods of meeting it. If any man can stretch his imagination to what the accumulation of business may be fifty years hence, he will have a lively sense of at all events the necessity for inven tions to meet it, bearing some sensible proportion to the masses to be met. It needs no proof, that if the business should then be five times what it is now, the process of meeting it must be increased fivefold in concentration and power, or else the business let alone. The evil is one that must clearly cure itself; but it is very difficult to say how the cure is to proceed. The visible obstacle at present, is the interminable length of speeches. Speaking is for the lengthiest ; and if any Paris has an apple to present, it is by this rule to all appearance it will be given. But how this is to be altered without interfering with the liberty of speech, it is difficult to say. All that can safely be predicated is, that when there is five times as much to speak about, each portion must be handled in one fifth the time. The effect is evidently good, of limiting the time of sitting. It has been tried on 'Wednesdays, when the House adjourns the instant the hand of the clock is on six ; and less rigorously on those days, includ ing nearly the whole in the latter part of the session, when the House separates at or near a certain hour for refection. This at least holds out a clue to a cer tain extent. There appears something so reasonable and intelligible, in a rule that the House when sum moned for cue day should not sit into another, that there abuld assuredly be little difficulty in its estab lishment. Though there might be difficulty in over coming the prejudices of those who cannot be con vinced, that the quantity of business done can be increased by limiting the time for doing it. One way in which there is a tendency . for this ap parent paradox to be established, is that it limits the time of business, to what is physically possible to be attended to by men of business habits, who are gene rally good attenders. If relays of cock-Growers (though it is but fair to add, that the genus is nearly extinct) could carry on the business through the whole hours of the twenty-four, it is plain that the co po n s - s si ta bl n e t . p r A e s n e d n ce o it ie f ntehte difficult business t would hat the ieffectm doef e t e hs would ,ifeilgreetblye, short o ert make e the i of the the increase b ee in the uis t n im es e s expended. And so in any proportionate case. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. LoLdon, Aug. 19, 1850. " ORTHODOX SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.—After ho moeopathy, hydropathy, and other fantasies of a like kind, with which modern invention has endowed the science of medicine, one would have thought that the system. mongers had arrived at a stand-still. But, in this age of progress, everything and everybody are in movement. Ms Holiness himself has come out as the author of a new system, and an nounces the establishment, under his especial patronage, of an orthodox school of medicine. In former times, as you know, the priests cured bodies as well as souls. Perhaps the Pope intends returning to this good old fashion. As to finding a sufficient number of " orthodox"' professors, even in Italy, to complete his new college, I fear that ho is reckoning without his host. The object of the orthodox academy, we are told, is to combat the sensual doctrines of the last and present cen turies, and it will be exclusively composed of men distin guished for the fervency of their Catholic faith. Hence forward, the " pathies" will give place to the " doxies."— Freach Correspondence of the Xeclical Times. NAVAL INTELLIGENC APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Parkhurstaass(lB4i), and Shute B. Piers (1849)), late of the Fire fly steim-VPSSe 1., to the Albion, 90, adva•:ce,:commi,,:ion ship, Plymout' a Sot tid. Chaplain and _Naval Initructor —Rev. Anth aoy Sal. keld, B.A. (1845), late of the Trincomalee, t, ► the Re• tribution :tenor-frigate, Portsmouth. Clerk—Stuart Watson (1843), to the Poietio.t3 der6l. ship, Chatham. Midshipmen—Thomas H. B. Feliowes, to tl to Yen g.^ance, 84, Portsmouth; Thomas F. Richard 4, to the Retribution. Masters' Assistants—W. D. Spceres, to the I tetribu. tion; llenry J. Ley, to the Dauntless screw- frigate, Portemcuth. Clerk's Assisttnt —D. A. Bates to the Flacier steam , vessel, Portsmouth. COAST GUARD. Commander—Charles Spry Norman, from the Scilly district, to the Salcombe district, as inspecting com mander, vice Commander George Morritt, deceased. Lieuter. ants—John Murray Cooke to command the station at Alnmouth, vice Mr. Robinson Robinsot , pre viously removed; W. Alfred R. Pearac to commani the station at Mousthole, vice Mr. Elias ilyre Ma,ter, de ce,i ed. Matter—George James Gibbon, Master, R.N., to command ;he ttslicn at St. Alban's Head, lice Lieu tenant Johnston, superseded. The !Appointment of Lieutenant Richard Adams Nicholson 1 tri been cancelled. The First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. Sir Francis Baring, Barr., paid a short visit to Portsmouth on Saturday, to attend the funeral of the late Edward Carter, Esq , one of his oldest friends in the borough of Portsmouth. Captain Charles Eden, the private secretary, visited Portsmouth yard on Friday last. Rear-Admiral Moresby, C. 8., who bas been appointed commander-in-chief of the Pacific station, will hoist his flag in the course of the present week, and will then obtain Admiralty leave. The Hampshire Telegraph reports the promotion of Commander Nicholas Vansittart (1847) now in com mand of the Frolic, 16, in the Mediterranean, to the rank of Captain. Vice-Admital the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., the commander-in-chief of the station, with his flag-ship, the Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, was at Halifax on the sth of August. R , ar-Admiral C. J. Austen, C. 8., the commander-in chief of the East Indies and China station, returned to Singapore, June 22, from Sarawak and Labuan, whither the gallant officer had been on an official visit in the Fury steam-sloop, Captain Wilcox. The flag ship, fia.tings, ;2, Captain Austen, arrived at Singa pore, June 30, from Hong Kong. The French frigate Poursuirante, Captain Tam, having on board Rear-Ad miral Tremoulin, left Singapore on the morning of the 12th June, exchanging salutes with the shore. She pro ceeds to Bimbay for repairs. Commodore A. Fanshawe, C. 8., commander-in-chief on the coast of Africa, with his flag-ship the Centaur steam-frigate, Captain Buckle, was at Ascension June 20; all well. By a letter from Sierra Leone, dated the 22d of June, we are glad to learn that the slave schooner, prize to the Philomel, whose deplorable state from want of water and provisions between St. Helena and Ascension occasioned the death of so many of the slaves, has arrived safe at that port. Altogether she lost just one-half her human cargo, the other part were safely landed. Inconsequence of there beiog no man-of-war at Sierra Leone, Lieutenant Hilby and his men were residing on shore. It is not at all improbable that another court-martial will be held at Devonport, with the view of ascertaining if the Inflexible, 6, steam•sloop, Commander E H. Dyke, really touched the breakwater on running into Plymouth last week. It appears that there were some doubts on the mind of the commander as the fact; al though on examination in dock it was proved that the copper was knocked off from the port-bow to the paddle box. The steamer was got out of No. 5 dock at Devon port on Thursday night at high water, her guns having been hoisted out, her paddle-box boats taken off, and some other weights sent ashore. If this affair had not been well-managed she would have stuck in dock four or five days, as the tides were taking off. Paymaster and Purser Edward Alfred Smith, waist ant emigration officer at London, has been appointed emigration officer at Londonderry, vice Lieut. Ramsay deceased. Mr. Smith, on leaving London, was presented with a very elegant tea and coffee service, bearing the following inscription :—" This tea and coffee service was presented to Edward A. Smith, Lg., R.N., Assistant Emigration Officer at the Port of London, on his promo tion to Londonderry, by those gentlemen connected with the emigration interest with whom he has been associated as a small mark of their personal esteem, and to show their appreciation of his urbanity and strict impartiality in carrying out the duties of his office.—London, August, 1850." This dlicer is a valuable public servant, and is suro to make friends wherever he goes. No less than four out of eleven emigration officers of the Royal navy have died during the last four months, viz.:—Lieut. Forest, of Greenock; Lieut. Shuttlewortb, of Sligo; Lieut. Ramsay, of Londonderry; and Mr. Lynch (master), of Limerick. Captain Patey, R.N., succeeded at Greenock, Commander Ellis has been re moved from Waterford to Limerick, Commander Rowlett being appointed to Waterford, and the Londonderry vacancy has been conferred on Mr. E. Smith, paymaster and purser, R.N., of the chief Emigration Office, in London, as stated above. THE SIIOT PRACTICE AT IRON TARGETS.—The ex periment* of firing at jinn butts the section of on iron vessel's side, are now finished and sufficiently tested. The last (the iron being sheathed outside with wood planking) has been lauded; seven shots struck it—three 63-pounders and tour 32-pounders—the iron sheet side broke in as small pieces, and the iron ribs fractured and flew in all directions, just the same as without the wood sheathing, nod it would appear to be worse than the plan of the inside wood lining, for the splinters striking inside against the iron ribs and side, would rebound and repercuas about the decks from side to side, whereas with wood inside lining some of the splinters of iron would stick in. At all events the rebound would not be so violent and destructive. THE NEW 1)( CK AT PunTsm , iunt.—The new dock, No. 9, which has just been completed by Mr. Bramb'e, the contractor, will be formally opened on the 23d instant., vt hen the Neptune, 120, will be taken in. The dimensions of the duck are—length, 305 feet ; breadth at the centre, 58 feet ; breadth at entrance, 65 feet. This duck is two feet wider than the largest deck in the yard. The Neptune, to be docked, is one of the large class three-deckers of the Caledonia class, but her breadth was increased one foot, making her tonnage 2,705 0.m.; consequently she is 89 tons larger than the Caledonia, otherwise her sister ship. The Neptune was launched at Portsmouth in 1832, and is still an untried ship, but she has always been conbi dered by ravel men to be the finest three-decker in the service. MR. GRANT'S COOKING AND DISTILLING GALLEY.— Mr. Grant's cooking and distilling galley has been found so well adapted for the requirements of the service that we leurn it will entirely supersede the use of the old range. All ships are to be supplied with them so soon as a sufficient quantity can be manufactured. The Ven geance, 84, has recently applied for one, but the steamers are to be first served. One is being made for the Retri buticn, and one for the Wasp, steamers, at Woolwich, fitting for sea. MALTA, AUGUST 11.—The Indus, expected in Malta four days hence, has brought the India mail this morn ing, she and the steamer from Calcutta having made excellent trips. The Oberon, with the mails from Corfu, came in yes terday afternoon; she is to carry on the outward mail for India to Alexandria, and i❑ order that the passen gers who may reach by the Medina from Marseilles (those by the Sultan having been landed in quarantine) may not be subjected to delay on reaching Egypt, ske is detained in quarantine in Malta—a prudent measure as the officers joining their corps would be compelled to lose much time if subjected to quarantine in Alexandria. The Growler steam-frigate bas arrived from Corfu and is getting ready for her trip to Marseilles, to re ceive on board the Nepaulese Ambassador and convey him with his suite to Alexandria. A court of inquiry has been held on board. The Sultan, from Southampton, made a beautiful passage to Malta, having, stoppages included, occupied only nine days two hours; she arrived on Thursday and lett the same day for Constantinople. The Pry/Juntas screw, trom Liverpool , also made a capital run out; she stopped 1 6 hours at Gibraltar, and completed her voyage in 10 days and a few hours; she left on Friday for Constantinople. PORTSMOUTH, SllNDAY.—Commodore Martin's aqua. dron is ordered to this port. It was expected to return to Lisbon from Madeira about the 25th inst. Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart., M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty, arrived here on Friday evening to attend yesterday morning the funeral of the hate Alderman Carter, whose interest has returned Sir Francis to Par liament for many years. The Lords of the Admiralty are expected to make their annual visit to this port in about ten days. Royal Marines—Captain James Doman, of this di vision, has retired on the full pay of his rank. First- Lieutenant Sather thereby attains his company. Lieu tenant G. B. Wriford, of the artillery companies, is ap pointed to the steam-frigate Dragon; Lieutenant J. Poore, of the artillery companies, is appointed to the steam-frigate Retribution ; and Lieutenant H. B. Roberts, of the same brunch, is appointed to the steam-frigate Dauntless. The Fearless steam-vessel sailed last evening with su pernumaries for ships ret Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, Ana. 16.—Her Majesty's steam-sloop Inflexible arrived on Wednesday. In coming into the Sound she touched on the breakwater. She was taken into dock on Thursday to be examined. On the water leaving the dock it was found requisite to remove several planks from her bottom forward, and people were em ployed nearly all night to make good the damage by Friday mosring's tide. In consequence of neap tides her guns and stores were taken out. tier Majesty's frigate Portland is ordered to be com missioned. She will relieve the Wellesley on the West India station. WOOLWICH, AUG. 17.—Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., left the Admiralty this morning, and will be absent three weeks on the continent. The Magicienne steam-frigate, at Chatham, is ordered to be taken round to Devonport on Tuesday next. Four of the engineers ou check at the steam department at Woolwich will proceed to Chatham to steam the Ma gicienee to Devonport, where she is to be stationed as an advanced war-steamer ready for commission en the shortest notice. The Black Eagle steamevessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook, returned to Woolwich on Friday last, the Lords of the Admiralty having changed their arrange ments as to the days on which they intend to visit the different dockyards. The Black Eagle was ordered to take on beard a supply of twenty tons of coal and re main ready to leave Woolwich, when her services are required, on the shortest notice. The Lightning steam-vessel, Mast-CommanderPet/ey, has returned to Woolwich frent Raresgate, where she put in, the state of the tide preventing her being able to put in at Broa Istairs. The Lightning is to be kept in readi ness, and it is expected she will proceed with a distin guished party to be prasent at the review of the French fleet off Cherbourg. Accusr 18.—A telegraphic message, sent by the North Kent liLe of railway, was received at Woolwich dockyard to-day for the Black Eagle steam-vessel and the Lightning steam-vessel to get their steam up, and in about an hour after an Admiralty messenger arrived with dispatches, and the Black Eagle steam-vessel left Woolwich fbr her destination. The Lightning also left in the afternoon—it is said for Dover. PEMBROKE, AUGUST 17.—The breaking up of the Fame, 74, formerly the Dragon, is rapidly proceeding, and in a short time she will be entirely taken to pieces. She has been used as a marine barracks are infirmary fur eighteen years, and, having on inspection been found too old and defective to be eel aired, was ordered to be broken up. Upwards of 200 rank and file t f the Portsmouth division of Marines are now located here, with a detachment of gunners from the seine division. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBOjiNE, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince and her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, attended by the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting ; the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Maid of Honour ; Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, .Major- General Wernyss, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerries in Waiting ; and Major. General Bowles, arrived at Gosport, about halt-past twelve o'c1o( k yesterday, and crossed to Osborne in the Fairy yacht, commanded by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Her Mtjesty and his Royal Highness reached Os borne about two o'clock. 'l here was no addition to the Royal dinner party. The Queen and Prince took their accustomed early walk in o.,borne Park and grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal Family, walked and rode as usual. SIINDAS. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their accustomed early walk this morning in Osborne Park and grounds. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, and the Princess Royal and Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service this forenoon. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Earl of Liverpool and the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon, and had the honour of being included in the Royal dinner party. His Lordship returned to Ryde this afternoon. Early on Saturday morning the church bells at Kensington rang a merry peal, and the royal standard was hoisted in honour of the Duchess of Kent's birth day. In the evening the houses of her Royal High ness's tradespeople were illuminated. Earl and Countess Grey left town on Saturday for Howick Hall, Northumberland. The Marquii of Lansdowne left town on Saturday For his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of Hong- Kong, West Australis, and the Mauritius. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Sub Dean officiated and preached the sermon. THE QUEEN'S CRUISE TO OSTEND. The Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, did not go to Cowes on Satur day, but remained at Port!mouth, embarking the necessary stores, &c., for the Royal Marine excur sion to Ostend. Amongst other necessaries she took on board a splendid and costly piano and a fine milch cow. She will proceed to Cowes Roads on Monday morning early. The Fairy yacht tender, Master Commander Welsh, came up from Osborne to Portsmouth on Sa turday morning, to fill up her coal, and take in ne cessaries for the cruise. She is to accompany the Victoria and Albert. It is possible the august party may embark on board the Royal yacht on Monday eveniug, so as to start on their excursion early on Tuesday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK RACES. BETTING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EDuR HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Mark Tapley 15 to 1 agst Ctothworker 20 to 1 agst Coßingwood .LESS STAKES. I 4to 1 agst Storm MIRE STAKES. I 3 to 1 agy , t Captain Grant 3 to 1 agst Cant ZOll 5 to 1 agst Cauttzb 10 to 1 apt Eleho FRINGE OF WA. Evil on England's Glory I GREAT YORKS 6 to 5 on Pitsford LITERARY NOVELTIES.—The New Historical Ro. mance of the ":Miser's Sec:ct," 3 vols. "Au honour to the author, and a credit to the publisher, Mr. Shoberl."— If. S. Gazette.-2. Captai❑ Ilervey's '•Ten Years in India," 3 vols. " Will tie welcomed by all who have any connexion with India."— 211csseriger.-3. California, 2 vols, with 23 Drawings taken on the Spot. '• The first really authentic and reliable information we have received."—licrald.— 4. Sire's "Ceylon and the Cingalese," '2 vols., plates. "Full of interest, and very valuable.'— Sunday Times.-5. Captain Reid's "Ride Rangers," 2 vols., plates. '• Most enchanting volumes."— _Dispatch. Also, in a tew days, " Royalists and Roundheads, or the Days of Charles I." 3 vols. THE CONVICT HANNAH OURTIS.-GLOUCESTER, AUG. 17.—The unhappy woman, Hannah Curtis, who was convicted at the Gloucestershire Assizes, on Tuesday last. of the wilful murder of her hu band by administering arsenic to him, «•ill be executed in front of the county gaol at Gloucester, on this day week, unless a reprieve should be granted in the interim. There is, however, not the least expectation that the life of the prisoner will be spared. The third husband, whom it will be remembered she married in less than a month after the death of her murdered husband, Thomas Harris, had an interview with the prisoner in the contlimaed tell yesterday. The interview was a most affect ing one, and the husband appeared deeply moved by the situation of the convict. Rumours have been circulated that the condemned made an attempt to strangle herself by suffocation, but the rumour is groundless. She is constantly watched by the officers of the prison; two sitting up in her cell by night, and one by day, She has had three or four severe fits since her conviction, and her struggles when so affected were very violent. This may have given rise to another rumour, to the effect that the convict had made an attack upon her attendants. This is untrue. The be haviour of the murderers since her condemnation has been quiet and decent, but she appears by no means reconciled to her fate. ADROIT HOTEL R(IIDERY.-011 Saturday a well dressed, gentlemanly-looking man, about 30 years of age, came to the Woodman Hotel, Wakefield, and presenting the card of a gentleman residing at Huddersfield, stated he had been recommended by him to stay at the Woodman during his sojourn in Wakefield. Every attention was shown to him, and on the following ('sunday) morning he paid his bill, stating that he always made it a practice to pay his bill every morning. At his own request he accompanied the family to church twice curing the day. On the following morning he arose early, and s it was raining he borrowed a silk umbrella of Mr. Briggs, saying he was going to Mar riot and Co.'s mill to make a large purchase of worsteds. However, he never returned, and on searching the bed-room in which he bad slept it was found he had ransacked the drawers, and taken several articles of jewellery belonging to the Misses Briggs. lie was afterwards seen during Monday at Harrogate, but on search being made for him there on the following morning he had decamped.—Doncaster Chronicle. PROPOSED PARE FOR THE BOROUGH or FINt4DURT. —Another deputation has waited upon Lord Seymour, at his official residence, Whitehall-place, at his Lordstiip's request, to present the plans and explain the site, locality, &c., of the proposed park. His Lordship. in the course of a lengthened interview, stated that the difficulty which the Government felt in entertaining the project was the want of funds. He said he could not consent to take the necessary outlay front the land-tax, and explained to the members of the deputa tion that the resources for the formation of Victoria Park were the proceeds of the sale of Stafford House. Battersea Park had been a matter of considerable trouble to the Go vernment, and if he took an active prrt in favour of the project und er cons id erat i on, h e was tearful of being overcome with difficulties. Mr. Lloyd, the honorary secretary. pro duced copies of the plans, which his Lordship minutely in spected. In conclusion, his Lordship said the whole question should be considered in connexion with the gentlemen be longing to his department; but until he could see his way clearly, he did not like to pledge himself to any particular course. The deputation then withdrew. TRADE IN. PAISLEY.—The only trade which exists here is in the preparation of goods intended for the fall, and but few sales are made at so early a period of the season. Few galas are being made, or at least the manufacture of them is confined to a smaller number of houses than usual, although these have been long famous for their taste and the extent of their operations. In woollen shawls great activity is displayed, as well as in that most graceful portion of female costume - the harness shawl or plaid. Some sam ples of the latter, which have been shown, contain objects of the greatest artistic beauty, while the disposition of these objects would please any eye accustomed to survey any branch of the fine arts. Preparations for the coming expo sition of 1851 continue to go on, and in efforts of this nature we may perhaps compete successfully with neighbours more highly favoured, and whose energies ate not taxed by impo sitions most unjustly administered to them. Thread spinning contines in great briskness, although the spinners complain of little remuneration for their labour, arising from the high prices of raw material.— Glasgow Daily Moil. SANITARY STATE OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. —A deputation of the committee of health of the pariah of St. James's, Westminster, waited upon the Metropolitan Commis iouers of Sewers, at their last court, to represent the state of this locJity. From a report drawn up by the parish authorities, it appeared that in this parish there are 171 streets, lanes, and mews that are without any drainage what ever, and the dwellings generally are described as without the means of cleanliness. destitute of all comfort, and even common decency is not provithd for, while the frequent asso ciation of both sexes and of all ages together in the same room presents nts a scene of gross immorality, and calls loudly for interference and improvement by the state. The deputa tion was accompanied by the rector of the parish, who bore testimony that the evils complained of were not overstated. It is understood that the situation of this parish will receive the earliest attention of the Commissionrrs. A Meltham man, who had never seen a railway, lately went to the Standege tunnel, on the lindderafiald and Manchester Railway, and ascended an eminences, from which he witnessed a train at full spied. The following is his ac count of it : —" Rod (I had) been standing there very little when I saw a long black thing coming as sharp as leetning, and puffing and reeking bib mad, nn as coin as iver it Ow me, it Bete up a great means, un inn into a hone."