The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-20 00:00:00

.~ _ she • the cha --- rge at the station, the woman admittA ook , Inds, the person who accosted Sir James. ence, the female prisoner said she certainly did, !Pe k to Sir Junifs, who gave her a violent push, and in returnTne she pushed him agtLin. t wo Men said they were walking down Jermyn .ireet i „, when they saw the prosecutc.r strike the woman, "as they thought it was a cowardly act they went up to bike L. h er pa r t. !tug him. They denied the intention of rob- O t . l e tttr ,' .111-4011 Alt said he w as of c pinion the case was it,,./,". J 1 est ablished, and h a d it no t. b ee n f o r the activity sir vigilance displayed by the o ffi cers, he had no doubt r „ h , "Iles would have b e e n f ur ther ill-treated and ho ped The cons'ables merited reat praise, and he c l" the Inspector ' would mention it in the proper q u arter, r.oThe prisoners wee then committed to the House of rrcetioa for one m o nth each witn hard labour. tHE ti Set SEIL PENT " IN DUBLIN BAY.—On Tliu 1 1 (1 , 4 Y evening l a st Mr. 'Walsh, of Sackville - street , . Or .ogal] t liji., 9 Sutton, . o utton, and several other gentlemen, while c tio u il i g a sail in the yacht of Mr. the a the . att. ti f srier, a nd exciting pleasure of witnessing evolutions o e O r tnous sea monster, which more resembled . . in shape Whl ei l t z . e the great sea serpent than any other living thing de nrih a n ,°Y of the gentlemen had ever Cetore seen or heard app e.iv nt., Mr. Hogan's yacht was, at the time the monster ge l d la view (half-past six P.m), sailing between Dalkey v. :Irn. One of the gentlemen on board the yacht saw . , u i e„ aster at the distanc, of about half a mile, rushing 1/ 4 1 tr gv i eat impetuosity in a direction towards llowth Point. th e et_nethately three tat the attention ot his compantons rei n "lige visitor and the whole party continue for . several and di Wei to 'watch ' his movements and scrutinize his shape alenii°l34 Several ortions of the hack were in view er th • •pe Water, and seemed to resemble " the coils of a ser ete4,,`° adopt the phraseology of one of the gentlemen who 1114 °u us to describe the circumstance. The head was fe et t . , s u not unlike that of an eel, and was borne aloft severa l the Wet of the water. The speed at which he moved throug h e left a eter Was estimated at twenty miles an hour, and h h ew wake such as might be expected from a ship of several tUtedrehq tons. The gentleman - who saw this monster com r. length at 10J feet ; and Mr. Walsh informs u . s that Mo gan,tisfe i l who had been many years at sea,asqm o t r e w s s a s . bet et . l a ' ll at the monster was not of the wha le tr ibe, 3 P,,,.e s cies heretofore known to mariners and described T./ ts---Freeman's JOU, na'. ILLIQ R On Fri. the a ' l r ROBBERY NEAR BRADFORD . ,9te c ah ..",eng man named Richard Petty was brought before Oigh w •:"Y bench, on remand from Monday, charged with ab out Y robbery. From the evidence it . appeared th d at, We e k , ;t,..quarter to eleven o'clock on the might of t h a t nm ay ills h 'er.. Wright was on his way home to Brown and vi a ,, avl eg been at the White Swan Inn, W ibsey, a The p - , ; crossing some fields he was attacked by two men. . kire ee r h " o 4 e °ne . r was one of them, and a man called Squire : 11 0c ore „foot g ot n e , :ho has absconded, was the other, both of The prosecutor It eard were well known to Mr. Wright. . 11 tock keel down, his behind and on turtling ro . u . n s d h o e c.. was_ pockets were then rifled, and ht_. s l: trek I .ntailiing 4771. 19s. in gold, notes, and bills, taken or t w „ I M,, • The whole of the stolen money, except a pound **s ee ' h as been recovered since the robbery. The prisoner remitted to the next assizes. gr been t ; . J ames, the novelist, has, for a few days past, tied ,"e guest of M r . J o h n Jay. He has re nt ed the beau ker All , e trY seat of M r . Ogden, near Jamaica, for the sum *----oeue York P aper. . Acts cTs " PARLIAMENT.—There were 110 public a lstoV e d in the recent session, which commenced on the 4 rst " al learY, and ended on the 15th of August. The 404 v end l ast Act related to Ireland. AtLLING OF A CHIMNEY: On Thursday last, Totte d with the o'clock in the forenoon, the tall chimney con bleach works of Mr. Ambrose Wilkinson, of lish/ L ig‘ ol l, near Bury, fell with a tremendous crash , demo ,,tiflog the building on p , which it fell, and destroying a great taie ect e of the machinery. The amount of damage sus hi an was about 5001. The chimney had been considered „ t itter Uns afe condition for some time. On Thurs da y work!. warning to was given to the hands employed on the Vag ti Make their escape, and consequently the accident nattended with the loss of human life. a UL/a t Wirt SUICIDE.—On Sunday evening, about eh. " - Past nine o'clock, a loud report, similar to the dis _rge oeetn7; „,h , e-arrus, was heard in to bedroom of a house ttr ee r t, 'lny Mr. Johnson, slipper maker, No. 20, St. James's the wi ee-street, Kingsland-road. A person broke through end th ndO w of the room from whence the noise proceeded, Ais et ere discovered the son of Mr. Johnson , a young man death lle e Years of age , lying on the floor in the agonies of lrea led; a lessrs. Munday and Duncombe, surgeons, were • eess e e e telY sent for, but the unfortunate young man had ta,,,,..t0 live before their arrival. Mr. Duncombe made an tyre i t e na . t , l en of the body, when he discovered a large aper ,`"e stomach of the deceased, caused by a . bu llet de h ad entered . the body, and caused almost instant e tt The instrument used by the deceased was the barrel ,110 h °ld Italian iron, which he had prepared by drilling a Net the extremity for priming the c h arge . A n i n quest _oe held thi s day. 1,, • e T ls ri 8 C ON DEMNED CONVICT PATRICK FORBRS. ra vo StlViet, wh o mur d ere d hi s wife with a poker in a most leta wi l ll ,g Manner, at Newcastle, will be executed on the toeti e h of the tow n gao l on Saturday morning next. He tl " in a very dejected state. IO Altk IV,ALS AT MIVART'S HOTEL.—The Count and - toath, 4llo arnac, from a tour; the Count Pahlen, from _ the teee e - y e tt e , t j_ Lord Ward, from Wales; the Count de Roch. 1, 11 trout Paris. l'sre Chichester Theatre has been sold by auction 350 / stun:lt was built in 1796 by tontine, and formed , with sthe o w -et b, Southampton, and *inchester, what was called th em C °llid circuit, which did a good business. Messrs. tb glit-,:"Uavis were the original lessees under the tontine , 47,e. ho tt er T t. e here that Incledon made his first appearance on • .71, A and received a summary dismissal for paying his .I. 4 „,ughter of one of the managers. For many years p;' , ..liits t- c i,... , ,heatre paid a rent o . f 50/. ; but of late years the tb r "ed dw indled down to a N ery small sum, till it disap "gethee The theetre had scarcely been opened t -Oto th e Alt .• • The purchaser con v erts br e , o 2 2 c or eight years. .04se. fetS a, ' Stn lit l°ll9 DEATH AT Y ou.K.,—On Friday morn- CO at was found on the brink of the Ouse, near the a th t4 ee , a d t laudin at North-street postern. This circi!m -"e b e 1 , - " to the river i being dragged, and in a short time ttis,, d ) °'• a man was brought up, at a part within fifteen e te place where the coat had been discovered. o tit, as was h identified bMrs. Gray, of the Temperance H Th at that of a gentleman who was lodging at her house. i. gentle men tee and went to her house o n . Wednesday even -1.18 le g .raPpeared on Thursday evening at eight o'clock. • was marked " Isaac Coulson, passenger to mm atee his pockets were searched 15/. 4s. 9d. in eerp e 4eolne a -eys &c., were found upon him. When bis s c 'eral, - g.s and box were opened, two documents . were dty. (lvinch leave little doubt as to the gentleman s iden- Ill e rs 4 th ::,, w as a mortgage bond for 2001., from the Cocker. , ; 11 , 0 Workingt g on Railway Company to " Isaac Coul- V. ll ;" f e 4 l t?thinton, near Carlisle, Cumberland, gentle tivkit.stn the other a share certificate in the Darlston An ted e Pe holder was given, excepting that he was desig r,"fore ?Puler. These facts were proved at an inquest held Vete Wood, th oroner on Friday night, and, as 41 *er DO evidence e t c show how the body got into the Sake' v erdict of " Fo und o drowned" was returned. The dr essw i ng intelligence of . this matter was sent to the ad 1Y taken ca tu re ned, Meanwhile/the property has been pro of. ofett' OP TRADE AT KIRCALDT.The various al connexion with the local trade are still in a state Navin machine and hands in full motion, the latt er Ilier g • - ' Present th e benefit of cheap food and fair wages. * title V' however, some drawback on account of the rise nat e ), has taken place in the price of flax, which, unfortu -144504. 13,i.e150 dinbu generally interior in quality to that of last h N itres. • th • e4P ßlaas-natnoE.—The diving-bell was at • siiiki°llghout last week on the pier of the middle arch ; 4 4 'rig does not seem to be at an end. Il t ,tout • RY.—On Tuesday afternoon a young lad, bee kal ea " o . f age, fell off awaterman's boat alongside 1, 1 , "ea anip Blenheim, in this harbour, and would_ hay! yok e, "eu but for the prompt and gallant act of Mr. J . 4,M a s °f the above ship, who instantly plunged overboard ' llo e ?; - 1 " the strug g ling ' youth. This was the ninth occa ,..rollatrtei Llanteltenitl.iya.d similarly Prescott, the himself in the the president of the °Nee - C I:1 h branch of th m e Ro •al Humane Society of London, ltlieethertUr Leckie with a ) first-class certificate for saying record t i e ' s VS life in this harbour in January last. Such con trves something more valuable than parchment to '"oete ~,!e sense which should be entertained of it. —Ports. 'tones and Naval Gazette. wt s c"° " or r. te r , w , RAILWAY CAPITAL. —The Great 'ford for pay Company's Rugby line is formel wide ahoy , in s 'or four linesofrails between Wolvercott and Ox tlialeas. The Buckingham Company's Oxford des-hi ed lt we a Parallel with this line between those places, 1 4/ ,! ver lind e r stand that the Buckinghamshire Company lok t. ) l;:.. lsel y proposed to the Great Western Company th...,Used b y to purchase or rent so much of the railway * f ;'' to the Great Western Company, as would enable N ald eav a . ! down their narrow-guage rails. This course e tti eld Q B 7 l the Great Western Company about 15,000 Z., and fr e c atit. / Save the Buckinghamshire Company an equal % at t h e It would also save the Great Western Company foera of orbit and expense of having, under the N e ver „ p u e Oxford and Rugby Act (1845), to wok, and ad b 4 cv` e er maintain . lines both on the n arrow . and broad t he at ion„. a re informed that the matter is under the con terl,lll,n the Great Western directors, and we trust that in wiseso .% ,with their accustomed desire to promote . the e..tne shareholders, see the propriety of carrying out it.Npou arran gement. —Morning Paper. b t kSII, IIT ANT N R i g NE W DEVELOPMENT IN PROPESSOR 1 % 14 RO f ' 4Bl . —We have just learned of some facts ae d t % rife : to show the utter falsity of Professor Web tit% TY wei el l i ° l l as to the disposition of Dr. Parkman's bo dy, . thi s 41 th e Oe attempted to show his want of premedita the , l eorni,,,, 4 , l ing. A student at the Medical College has Ol et rotra er 6, tor the first time disclosed that at the time of th e netl y t while he was in ' the dissecting-room entry, he teueard sounds of something being dragged over Ott e he h a _ cl ing to Pr o f essor W e b ster 's lower laboratory, ItieOlt now no do u bt were thus produced by the l iter 111 the ' Jr ' Parkman's body An examination of the demo th e „upPer laboratory , described by Professor Web • Al Stilt e s43 . e he used for the dismemberment of the body, th e try 84141 1 it ! , Positive incapacity for the purpose, it being t ee Prok eiv. And furthermore , the band hose which I l l e ieZ erll a in a r e, B B P ed a b a y t i / I f in i l n to h c is on le e tte m r: a of explanation to the y ter to said sink, was Z'p e ll et o up r e measured by o ffi ce; OH. Spurr, and found to of feet too short for that object !—Boston geed ! Az 11 ` -4 w /4EII T 48 Pas sed a lD} l .—By an Act of Parliament, ctne e ,l'oaett last week, a duty of Is. 4d. per cwt. has ere w . tre a , tkun.sugar used in the brewing of beer, to corn ' lirtsra the n-sugar oth July next. F the 10th October next Pe r l eg pr 11( . t to sell rom _ at iies e. ete t3e . at any other place than their licensed arty „„lar ew :: °lr on premises licensed for the express -lt let "'ter -4 non take out a license for the sale of beer key 3 tor th ace, as „ • • • e sa l e ' well as their brewing premises. Taking A f : Mi t% l)eer is not to be deemed selling beer at A their licensed houses. s cut eon 's to attend the statues of the A'.vs , ) bad t r , Hiram Powers. It is only a few months ateYlePrt‘vrtekede announce the accident which betel his t ate to ktier,:t_taCarthagena in the ye set which was con eltllae44et.la_e lat e A Similar fate has now overtaken his A„‘!eu s i,..vet th e !r. Calhoun -- said by the Aerican papers eril 1 %4 7 eapeet:,,rtist w ears of toil end w i leich' had ben ;IZalletlle:Zi":.ers-;riontehis native country. On the 7th of ker. t e t re 4 'or f rom Florence that the statue bad Itt e ; tax, Yto b e r`ttent, and congratulated himself that it -2 4111Wilich itl?llt statueoard the Swedish ship West %it r h e a of " Eve" was shipped. Hopes " atilt " may be recovered. LITE RAT URE. MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF INDE ' I'ENDErVC.E 1N BUSGARY. '2 Vols. By General Klapka. As commandant of the fortress of Komorn—that strongh.ld which has become for ever illustrious by. heir*. the last to withstand the united forces of the Russian and Austrian coalition—General Klapka is peculiarly qualified to recount the narrative of the great Magyar war of independence. As secretary at-war to the Hungarian Commonwealth, he is like. wise singularly fitted to assume the responsibilities and to perform the offices of historian to that Go vernment. Any work consequently from his hands, professing to narrate the vicissitudes, both political and military, which befel his countrymen daring the late struggle, must be welcomed with indescribable eagerness by the student of the contemporary annals of l' Even the bitterest enemies of that cause ith which the name of Klapka has become so glori ously associated, will not shrink from accepting his account of its rise, development, and termination with the most implicit confidence in his veracity— satisfied that one so gallant in his bearing as a soh dier could never deign to prevaricate, even in the slightest particular, in his new and not less digni fied capacity' as an annalist. The hand that has wielded the sword with such remarkable prowess could not by possibility guide the pen in any other manlier than that which betrays the writer's alle giance to truth. Hence it is with a staunch reliance upon the candour of Klapka that all parties without distinction will open these volumes for a perusal ; nor Full that reliance be misplaced, seeing that in names, dates, and localities, the work under consideration is distinguished by its punctilious correctness. To the end that no misapprehension may arise in the reader's understanding in consequence of any uncertainty as to the historical antecedents of the Hungarians, Ge neral Klapka has prefaced his records of the late war by two introductory chapters of extraordinary value —one epitomizing the history of his country from the earliest periods on record, the other comprising with a rapid sketch those events which must be regarded as the immediate precursors, or rather as the imme diate originators of the Hungarian revolution. Ac cording to the view entertained by the defen- I der of Komorn, the first germs of an ambition to obtain their political and social liberation were implanted in the bosoms of the Magyar population no less than three centuries ago, when having in 1526 invested Ferdinand I. of Hapsburg with the crown and the cloak of St. Stephen, that race "created the necessity of a violent rupture of so unnatural a connexion. After pre mising thus much, it cannot, of course, be surprising to find the writer espousing the cause of "indepen dence" with all the ardour of his energetic and en thusiastic temperament, when the voice of the im mortal Kossuth summoned the nation to awake at last from its prolonged sleep of servitude. Actuated solely by that devotion to fatherland which was then the guiding principle of the whole movement, Klapka from the first hour of that memorable revo lution dedicated himself entirely to aid in working out the emancipation of the Hungarians. That he should have scrutinized every occurrence that fol lowed that great rising on the part of his compatriots, is in no respect surprising when the importance of every incident, however apparently trivial, upon the fortunes of a community under similar cir cumstances, is borne in recollection. Neither can his ardour in the cause of inde i _eadence be deemed extravagant even by the most phlegmatic philosophers, when it is remembered that in furtherance of that same cause was shed the heart's blood of Batthyanyi, of Kiss, of Aulich, of Damjanitsb, of Nagy-Sandar, of Torok, of Lehner, of Vecsey, of Knezich, of Poltenberg, of bchweidel, of Desewffy, of Lazar, of Gaspar, and of the Count Leiningen-Westernurg. An earnestness demonstrated to be sincere by so many tragic executions could not but be participated in with astonishing fervour by a heart so large and dauntless as 'that of the young defender of Komorn. How dauntless his he art was, may be learnt from the narrative of the defence of that for tress ; how large it was may be guessed by those who peruse the generous extenuation put forward by Klapka to screen his former brother in arms, the once noble but now execrable Gorgey, from the charge of treason to the cause of Hungary. Within the two compact and enthralling volumes before us is condensed the entire and unmutilated narrative of the war of independence. It opens, as a matter of course, with the famous raising of the siege of Komorn, when the Hungarian army executed that renowned manoeuvre which Klapka declares, and not extravagantly, to be " all but unparalleled in the his tory of strategical operations," when, after retreating to the extremities of the Magyar dominion, the army of liberation abruptly turned against their assailants at Debreczin, and, beating them back by a succession of astonishing victories, routed the Imperial forces, drove their fragments across the frontiers of Hungary, and carried their pursuit of the Austrians even under the walls of Vienna., "At that moment," says the historian, " the fate of Hungarian independence, and, what was more, that of the Austrian empire, lay in the hands of General GOrgey." Had he marched at once upon the Imperial capital, instead of turning aside for the conquest of Buda, the crowning victory would have been achieved, instead of which Gorgey arrived at exactly an opposite determination, and thereupon saith Klapka, " with this decision the die was cast, and the favourable moment was gone, never again to return." Having mentioned his entrance into Pesth on the 30th of April (printed by a preposterous mis take the 31st, see page 7, vol. i., in defiance of all the laws of the Gregorian Calendar), General Klapka proceeds to enumerate the events which rapidly followed each other during the ensuing May. Under this head he comprises an estimate of Kos suth's Government, a reference to the project of Russian intervention, an analysis of the plan of de fence, and a record of the fall of Buda, the struggle with the Wallachians in Transylvania, his own (Klapka's) return to the army, and his assuming the command at once of the fortress of Komorn and of the troops on the right bank of the Danube. Among the occurrences crowded into June are especially particularised the battles of Tshorna, of Zsigard, of the Waag, of Aszod, and of Ihaza, together with the advance of the Aus trians against Raab, and the retreat of Kmetty to the lower Danube. Within the days of July are compressed a series of yet more important events, events upon which the fate of a great race was yet more imminently dependent, the conference with Kossuth, the battle of Atsh, the recal of Gorgey, the appointment of Muszaros,and ultimately the final rup ture between the traitor Gorgey and the Hungarian Government. During August we find the embarrass ments both of the deceived and the deceivers multi plied, the army meeting with disasters, and the Cabinet with every species of discouragement : im mediately after the publication of Kossuth's celebrated " Address to the Nation," wherein he solemnly made Gorgey "responsible to od, the nation, and to history," come the Russian intervention, and the first miserable armistice. With September comes the deplorable consummation of treason, when the Magyar soldiers bad to pass under the caudine forks in the presence, as it were, of the Austrian absolutism, represented in the person of Haynau, and of the Russian despotism, incarnate in the form of Paskewitch. October finds Klapka reduced to the necessity of yielding Komorn to the conqueror, and of proceeding from that strong hold to the city of Presburg. A large and interest ing mass of documents is collected together at the close of the second volume, in an admirably arranged appendix, including among other things the cele brated Bulla Aurea, the speech delivered on the 11 th of July by Louis Kossuth, and the oft-quoted dispatch of Prince Wittgenstein. As a whole, nothing can be more painstaking than the care with which the dis tinguished narrator of the war of independence has per formed all his duties as an annalist. Having endeavoured with his sword to aid in vindicating the rights of Hungary, he has since that heroic but ineffectual effort striven with his pen to vindicate her outraged reputation. In this supplementary essay he has shown himself eminently successful, and has crowned the gallant achievements of the soldier with the honourable labours of the historian. MEMOIRS OF A HUNGARIAN LADY. 2 Vols. By Theresa Fulsky. No more interesting contribution could have been offered to the future annalist of the Hungarian re volution than these two attractive volumes, from the hand of a lady so noble-hearted and patriotic as the wife of Francis Pulsky. Every intelligent man in England is already long since aware that that distin guished foreigner arrived amongst us during the time of the Magyar war of independence, accredited as a kind of ambassador to the British Government from the Government of the Hungarians. Pulsky oc cupied in London the position occupied in Paris by Teleki ; they were the diplomatic emissaries from the Cabinet of Debreczin, deputed to negotiate, if neces sary, with the Councils of St. James's and the Elvsbe on the part of that extraordinary man, the Poet-king of the Magyars, who then presided over the destinies of Hungary with the supreme power and dignity of a Dictator. Like most of the women of that heroic country, Theresa Pulsky regarded the cause of which Louis Kossuth was the very incarnation, the cause of Hungarian independence,. with a devotion at once profound, tender, and passmeate. The dream of na tional emancipation possessed for them a charm be yond all description, coloure d as it was with the witcheries of their fan c y and their affections. The Spartan matrons tw:sting their long tresses into bowstrings, is among the incidents which aught not inaptly have been represented upon h .the s carves and banners of Peter vvardein, as symblsing in some manner the sentiments Lf the ladies of Hun gary. Among these noble women , not the least devoted, as she was certainly one of the most intelli gent, was the wife of the Magyar Plenipotentiary to England, Theresa Pulsky , th e authoress of this bril liant and touching memorial. Like the writer of the THE SUN% LONDON, work already noticed, Madame Pulsky has preceded her narrative by a.. historical introduction, divided into three periods--the first embracing the history of Hungary under the House of Arpad, the second under the houses of Anjou, Luxembourg, Austria, Hue yady, and Jaghello, the third under the houses of Hapsburg and Lorraine. What appears to us to be the principal merit and attraction of the work under review is of all things, perhaps, the very one which many might erroneously regard as su perfluous -- we mean such chapters as those in which the writer, forsaking the regions of intrigue and bloodshed, describes to us the first impressions produced by her mother country, depicts in graphic colours the Castle of Szencseny, and draws with her graceful and womanly hand a picture of the provincial life of the Hungarians. It must not be imagined, however, that while thus oc casionally discursive, the authoress in any way de preciates the importance of those great events which have lately convulsed the whole of the Magyar community, slurring over them as matters of subor dinate interest and comparative indifference. Oa the contrary, these occurrences occupy the prominent positions in her narrative; only, as we have en deavoured to intimate, the historical figures and me morable localities introduced on her canvass are brought forward yet more conspicuously by the fill ing up the background us it were with the landscapes of Hungary. In testimony of this we would especially direct attention to the accounts here furnished of the imperial city of Vienna in 1848, of the invasion of Jellachich, and of the October insurrection. After an earnest vindication of Count Louis Batthyanyi, in which Madame Pulsky pencils the principal features of his patriotic and constitutional character, come— the battle of Schwechat, the advance of Windisch gratz, the flight to the mountains, the war scenes of the winter campaign, and that ever memorable and 1 glorious epoch which was embellished by the valour and victories of the Hungarians. Then follows a rapid narrative of disasters, the progress from Pesth to I Debreczin, the escape, and the catastrophe. A touch ing anecdote is given immediately after we have been Itold how Gorgey consummated his treason to the Magyars. Among his attendants was the young Re -1 menyio stripling remarkable for his skill as a violinist. Calling this youth to him previous to his departure from, the camp, Gorgey, who had often been soothed by his harmonies, as Paul was by the harp of David, emptied into his hand all the coins in his purse, and untied the golden toys fastened to his watch-guard, saying, " Take this, my lad, in remembrance of me I" Reinenyi, however, perceiving among these jewels a small silver key, returned it to his General, remind ing him that it was a love-gift from his wife—" Take it," said Gorgey ; " after what I have done to-day my wife in no case will smile any more upon me!" Well does the writer of these sorrowful memorials, after depicting the desolation caused by Austrian vengeance, exclaim "Solitudinem faciunt, pacem ap pellant." In a copious appendix, comprising, among other documents, the famous pragmatic sanction, is a most admirable and interesting letter, addressed to Francis Pulsky, by the author of " Revelations of Russia." This letter contains a number of curious details in regard to the Hungarian emigration at Widdin, the writer having been an eye witness of the facts recounted. So far from regarding any of his remarks as "disrespectful" to the most il• lustrious of the Magyar exiles, we cannot but view the estimate formed of the character of Kossuth by this correspondent as, perhaps, the most eulogistic which has yet fallen under our observation. Even when the writer is, according to his idea, condemning the ex-Dictator of Hungary, be is only endorsing his previous eulogiums. For example, when he says (Vol. 11., p. 356), " .1 am perfectly awaketo Kossuth's faults, which are serious and many"—the most serious which he can bring against him in accusation is this— "he is too soft-hearted ; he could never sign a death warrant; he was hardly ever known to punish." In illustration of his meaning in this particular, he ob serves immediately afterwards—" I believe that if Kos suth had a servant who would not clean his boots, he would never think of superseding him, but clean the boots himself." Pure and glorious must be that character which yields no more heinous blemishes than these to be stigmatized. Quite in consonance with this beautiful amenity of disposition is the circumstance recorded shortly be fore by the same intelligent writer (Vol. IL, p. 335), where be says that even in exile, " Of Gorgey, Kos suth spoke with much and, perhaps, studied modera tion." Magnanimity such as that is, perhaps, little short of being criminal, yet, while blaming the fallen chieftain for his culpable lenity to a traitor, we can not but view that act of weakness as one, in spite of everything, entitled to admiration. With such in teresting particulars as those here referred to by our selves the present volumes are crowded throughout, possessing no less the value of what is historical and the fascination of what is romantic. THE "WAR in HUNGARY, 1848-1849. 2 Vols. By Max Schlesinger. Translated by John Ed ward Taylor. Like the publication just passed under criticism, the present work is edited by Francis Pulsky, being, moreover, accompanied by him with notes, and an hitorical introduction. This circumstance cannot fail to enhance very materially the value of the narrative inasmuch as its authenticity and perspi cacity are concerned ; and this not merely from the high repute of Mr. Pulsky, but also from the recol lection of that office the temporary occupation of which has in a great measure qualified him to become the chronicler of the Magyars, namely, that of Secretary of State to his Majesty Ferdinand the Fifth, King of Hungary. Besides what we have already remarked in regard to it, this translation from the original of Schlesinger is adorned with an ad ditional and adventitious decoration—just as Madame Pulsky's " Memoirs" are preceded by a charming dedication to the Marchioness of Lansdowne, or as the " Memoirs" by General Klapka are embellished with engraved portraits of himself and of Kossuth. The adventitious decoration to which we would here direct attention as having been appended to the pre sent version of the work of Schlesinger, is a most masterly analysis of the character of Arthur Gorgey, by the hand of Francis Pulsky. This admirable supplement to the second volume may be found at pp. 269-295, and the value of such an estimate may be somewhat more readily appreciated when it is re membered that the writer of it, Francis Pulsky, was not only acquainted with Gorgey's family (whose estate was situated in a neighbouring county), but that he was for some time his schoolfellow and a friend of his brother. For these and for other reasons he was possessed, as he himself professes in the pre face, of peculiar opportunities of gaining an insight into the traitor's character. A glance at the close of this remarkable analysis will show what are the de. ductions drawn by Pulsky from the facts enumerated by him at its commencement. Having quoted from the words of the traitor himself, Mr. Pulsky observes, " Gorgey thus himself acknowledges his motive for the surrender to have been a personal one—of hatred and revenge against Kossuth, because the Governordid not confide in him, and would not make him the arbiter of his country's fate. By this confessioa he has condemned himself, and yet this is the patriot of the apologists of 'Austria ! He is now living in Klaginfurt, upon an Austrian pension, while his friends and comrades in victory have ended their lives on the gallows." To exhibit the atrocity of this criminal yet more vi sibly in all its blackness, reference should be made to the magnanimity with which his name was men tioned by Kossuth at Widdin, as we have already ob served when alluding to the author of the " Revela tions of Russia." What was the origin of this diabo lical hatred against Kossuth has been half indicated by Pulsky ; it is more clearly disclosed by the latter in a previous portion of his analysis, where he remarks ( 01. 11., p. 289).that " Kossuth's name still remained the watchword of the country, Giirgey's being second, coupled with that of Bem. ' It is out of this infernal jealousy that sprang the hatred of Gorgey to the Dictator of Hungary, to revenge him self on whose unoffending greatness he sacrificed their common fatherland. " Characters like that of GOrgey,", says Mr. Pulsky, in conclusion, "may brook disdain and even insult, but they cannot en dure a sense of obligation ; of all feelings, gratitude is to such men the most insupportable ; ' a remark which reminds us of the saying of a great English writer of the last generation, that of all hatreds that is the most bitter which is entertained towards an injured benefactor. Although we cannot refrain from characterizing this supplement from the bands of the editor as being the best portion of the work before us, we must, at the same time, declare that those sections of the two volumes which have been translated from the original of Schlesinger are fraught with excellences of no small consideration. Every chapter has its cluster of anecdotes, all tend• log to elucidate in the most vivid manner the cha racter and development of the late Hungarian revo lution. A multitude of most interesting particulars are given, for example, of Kossuth, of hie family, of his residence, of his eloquence, his aspect, his daily occupations, and his popularity. Here we follow Bern while he escapes from Vienna. There we ob serve the movements of Dembinski, when be lived under the disguise of a wine-merchant. Now we are introduced to Guyon, in the character of a pedlar; now again we followed the brave Batthyanyi to the place of execution. But that the work is authenti catedwag buoctlhhe, e beyondnhpoarrvhowever, ac. etevieve der t s: h is the l lucidity e limits of all doubt, we should be disposed to vi ew som e o f its more romantic incidents Such, o n f t A t a o x ne S c h and eB arrangement, r n a r g n a e d n r g 's e m candourr)t,that o imagination. f the s we are compelled, as it were perforce, to yield to the author an implicit credence, encouraged, while so doing, by his association with the name and repute of Francis Pulsky. Having once commenced a perusal of the work, the reader is carried along the course of its voluble descriptions as unresistingly as Byron's rider of the wild horse, Mazeppa. ANECDOTES DURING THE LATE HUN GARIAN CAMPAIGN. One Vol., pp. 340. By J. W. Warre Tyndale. Already favourably known as a collector of histo rical materials by his ingenious work on the Island of Sardinia, Mr. Tyndale has here adventured upon ground still m ore agreea b le w h en traverse d by th e foot of an En g li s h man. The volume i s ent itl e d some what lengthily, " Adventur es and Anecdotes of the South Army o f th e E mperor of A ustr i a d ur i ng th e late Hungarian Campaign. Narrated by Witnesses." Narrated by witnesses, we presume, and collated and edited by Mr. Tyndale. The hint afforded by such a title-page will not be overlooked by the wary in the event of a perusal. Nor can such caution be unad vised, seeing the liability of the simplest statements to become imperceptibly garbled when conveyed from mouth to mouth indiscriminately. Verbum rap, &c. Nevertheless, while we refrain from yielding an entire credulity to all the assertions crowded together into this volume, we do not desire in any m anner to l essen i ts mer it as an en tertaining colle c ti on o f anec d otes , h av ing especial reference t o th e dif ferent H ungar i an ce l e brities. On the contrary, while we accept all the accounts furnished by the anecdote-mongers who have contri buted to this amusing compilation of Mr. Tyndale's cum grano soh 's, as we would have every one else do likewise, we avow at the same time that we have not failed to derive interest from these pas sages. Among the principal characters who figured during the Hungarian revolution, there wilt be found, towards the close of Mr. Tyndale's book, anecdotes and sketches of Giirgey the Traitor- General, of Bern the Pole since turned Mussul man, of Dembinski, of Darnjanitch, of Klapka the defender of Komorn, of Kossuth the greatest man amongst them all, Dictator and Governor of Hungary, of Louis Batthyanyi, of Cassimer Bat thyanyi, of Pul s ky, o f S zec h en y, of Perczel, and of Meszaros. Added to these will' be found other chapters illustrating some of the military events which occurred during the war of independence; all the descriptions in the volume being penned with that fluency and picturesqueness of style which can scarcely fail at any time to invest with a certain degree of popularity a work of this attractive description. HUNGARY AND - THE HUNGARIAN STRUGGLE. 1 Vol., pp. 127. By Thomas Grieve Clark. Three lectures of remarkable eloquence are here collected together, and printed in the form of a 'sub stantial narrative. A local popularity has already been acq u i re d by these lectures on the occasion of their delivery, not long since, before the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution. We would by thus di recting public attention to them, now that they are issued as a literary composition, extend their popula rity beyond the precincts of the Scotch metropolis: Our solicitude to aid in accomplishing this is attributable partly to our admiration of the lectures as the effusions of oratorical ability of no common order, and partly also beciuse we regard their argument as possessing a peculiar force of its own upon the isub je-ct of the Hungarian movement, emanating as it does from a twenty months' resident in Hungary during 1847, 1848, and 1849, namely, during the most mo mentous periods of the revolution. Fortunate in being present throughout that memorable struggle of the Magyars to secure their emancipation, Mr. Clark admirably well availed himself of the opportunity, watching with uninterrupted vigilance the progress of the war of independence. One evidence of modesty on the part of the lecturer appears to us so peculiarly beautiful, and is of a character so seldom paralleled, that we cannot resist the temptation of bringing it especially under the observation of our readers. It is where Mr. Clark mentions his refusal to be intro duced to Louis Kossuth; he says—" Although offered an introduction to Kossuth himself, I could not have acquitted myself of presumption had I accepted the opportunity of then occupying a moment of his at tention." Altogether, by a singular and unusual com bination of good qualities, come of which are gene rally regarded as being altogether incongruous, the volume before us does equal credit to the soundness of the author's judgment, and to the capacity of hip en thusiasm. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MONDAY. The Queen and Prince walked early this morning in Osborne Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their accustomed early walks and drives. There was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner party. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday morning for Plasnewydd, Anglesea, where their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of cam bridge and the Princess Mary, and .the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, are at present staying. His Royal Highness was attended by Baron Knesebeck: The usual annual dinner of the Duchess of Rent's London tradesmen, in celebration of her Royal High ness's birthday, took place last evening, at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensington ; Mr. Snell, jun., chairman. Her Majesty had been most graciously pleased to send a choice sele c ti on o f f ru it f ro m the royal gardens at Windsor for the happy occasion, and the Duchess of Kent had most liberally forwarded a fine fat buck. Mr. Ransford and other vocalists attended in the evening fur the entertainment of the company. • Lord and Lady John Russell left town yesterday morning for Carlisle, en route to Glasgow and the North. Earl Granville has left town for the Continent. Dispatches from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governor of the West India Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BELGIUM. It is probable that her Majesty, Prince Albert, and court will embark this evening. The strong westerly gale blowing last night in the Channel will most likely have subsided before the morning. The First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. Sir T. F. Baring, Bart., proceeded from the Admi ralty yesterday to Osborne ; and in the Adniiralty yacht, Black Eagle, will attend the Queen cm her Majesty's excursi on . The Royal y ac h t Vi ctor i a an d Alb er t, C ap t a i n Lord A. ntzclurence, U.C.H., and her screw tender, the Fairy, Master Commander Welsh, proceeded from Portsmouth to Cowes early yesterday morning. In consequence of the illness of the master of the Vic toria and Albert, Mr. Biddlecombe, Mr. Macdonald, master attendant at Woolwich yard, has been ap pointed pro tem. for service in . i the yacht during her cruise. Mr. Macdonald was formerly master of the Victoria and Albert. The gallant officer left Wool wich on Saturday, and has joined the yacht. The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master-Com mander Cook, arrived at Portsmouth, from Wool wich, yesterday afternoon, having had a most bois terous passage from the river. She anchored on Sunday might, for shelter, under Dungeness.: The Black Eagle will also proceed to Cowes, to accompany the royal squadron. The Vivid, mail-packet steamer, Master-Com mender Luke Smithett, arrived at Portsmouth yes terday morning, from Dover, and will go to Cowes early this morning, to accompany the royal yachts. The Blenheim, 60, screw-ship, Captain Henderson, C. 8., it is said, will not g o with the squadron, but she is ready should her services be required. Antwerp is now named as the destination of the Royal yacht squadron, instead of Ostend. KENT --- THE DUCHESS OF A SCOTCH PEERESS.-It may not, perhaps, be known to many of our readers that this illustrious lady, who passed through our city on Mon day, bears, in addition to her other honorary distinctions, the title of a Scotch Peeress. When asked to put down her name at the Royal George Hotel, her Royal Highness, with that condescension and affability that form distinguished traits of her character, not only cheerfully complied, but expressed her wish to couple her Scottish title with that by which she is generally known. It being a title, however, vhich she is probably seldom in the habit of using, the name accordingly stands in the book as " Victolia, Duchess of Kent and Countess of Strathearn."— Perth Con stitutional. Anne Pli nsau l. Th e gentleman witg j A n i n ii • i , a cordwainer, b e i ng a b out to s M ARRI AGE IN HUMBLE LIFE. --A wedding is about to take place here , w hi ch is creating a little go ss ip i n c t h on e t t r o a a c ' t n . Bir . marriage Searle, stands about five feet te n, an d is a few years over tw e nty. The lady, who is-rather diminutiv e i n stature, standing about three feet, and the wro ng side of fifty, was, many years since, taken a fancy to by the former. Lady Rolle, at her death, lett her a substantial mark of her respect, by way of a legacy, and further requested his Lordship to remember her at his death. His Lordship kindly fulfilled her Lady ship's wish, it appears, as he left her an annuity of 2001. a year, she having been a confidential servant in the family nearly thirty years. She has since resided in Exmouth with her friends, whose extreme kindness towards her, since she has been in receipt of the annuity, has often been the subject of remark; and as it is well known that she has allowed them to share her good fortune, they, it is said, considering her inexperience, have pointed out that a married life is not always a bed of roses. To this, however, she turns a deaf ear, declaring that she thinks they have their more than her comfort at heart. The bridegroom, who is rather musical, has often lately been heard humming over the words, " When will that happy day arrive, when I shall call her mine 7"— Plymouth Gazette. THE LoRD AnvocaTE.—We learn that, in conse quence of certain rumours having been afloat during the last few days to the effect that Lord-Advocate Rutherfurd is about to be raised to the bench, several meetings have been held amongst some of the Tnore independent electors of Leith, at which it has been resolved to invite Admiral Sir Charles Napier to contest the district, in case of a Vacancy.—Edin burgh News. THE CUBAN PRISONERS.--MOBILE, AUGUST 2. The steamer Great Western has arrived at this port with Havanniih dates to the 27th ult. The remaining American were still confined—their prisoners fate not- yet being de cided on. More depositions are to be used against the officers. Th e captured ship, Sarah Load, was advertised by the Spanish authorities to be sold at p u bli c auct i on. American Paper. 41 TUESDAY EVENING, =; C: AUG UST 20, 1850. CRICKET. OF KENT. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hon. R. Gritn*ton, c and b Fre- dericks SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. Although several races were touched upon, the gross anmunt of the investments was small, and on the Ebor Handicap only did any fluutuaticns of consequence take place. For that event CtilleZoll declined to 6. to 1, leaving oil with a very "unhealthy" look; Cantab rose to 4 to 1, and Collingwood, against whi,m •20 to 1 was offered in the City on Saturday afternoon, to 6 to The general averages closed as nutlet.; ED , It HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Cantab—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Cant sou—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt's Collingwood 10 to 1 agat Mr. T. Dawson's Mark Tapley 10 to I sgst Mr. LUCIWS Elcho 10 to 1 agst Mr. Pact's Clothworker 15 to 1 agat Mr. Osbaldoston'a Minimum 30 to 1 agst Mr. H. Stobbitig's Flatcatcher 30 to 1 agst Mr. Clark's Rwality GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 4 on Mr. H. Hill's Pitsford 8 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's King of Oudo PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES. Even on Mr. Ewbank's England's Glory 5 to 1 agat Lord Stanley's Storm ST. LEGER. 11 to 1 0 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigenr 6 to 1 agst Capt. Archdall's Windischgratx—taken freely 10 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Clinchtr 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Marchioness d'Eu—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Enfield's William the Conqueror —taken 1,000 to 10 agat Mr. Murphy's Cruiskeen colt—taken LEABIINGTON STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Mr. T. DIWa r ioEl ' 3 Priestess 15 to 1 agst Mr. Wilkin na Langtln—taken 15 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Tophana—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman 15 to 1 agat Mr. Meeson'a Doubt DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Lord Eglirit )n's Hippolytus—taken SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. The following horses, the property of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, were sold at Tattersall's ye,ter day:—Quiver, 320 gns.; Estelle, 155 gns.; Soldier's Daughter, 155 gus.; Prism, 90 gns.; Helter Skelter, 58 gns.; Lotbario, 56 gns.; Halo, 47 gus.; Mut, 40 gas.; H'lrum Scarum, 40 gns.; Coal Black Rose, 31 gns.; Mirror, 30 gns.; Hornpipe, 20 gns.; Ploughabare, 15i gns.; Claymore, 14 gns. YORK AUGUST MEETING. YORK, MONDAY EVENING. Arrivals—The Saxon, Nicotina, Cuba, The Cloth ' worker, Cantab, St. Ann, Mildew, b c by Emilus. 2 yrs; Canada colt, 2 yrs; Pilgrim. Life Guardsman, England's Glory, Torn Hoitby, William the Conqueror, King of (Jude, Collingwood. Captain Grant, Entre Nous, Eagle's Plume, Lady Speedy, Prior of Lanercost, Harriutt, Simoom colt. GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND v. GENTLEMEN On Saturday this grand match was resumed, and, as will be seen by a perusal of the subjoined score, termi nated so as to bear out and to justify the degree of con fidence and hope with which the'' Gentlemen of Kent" on Friday entered upon their second innings:— Second Innings. 3 b Fredericks 1 RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. ROYS TON AND lIITCHIN. The helf•yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Moorgate street ; Mr. W. Wilshere in the chair. The report stated that it was not until the 10th of May last that the directors had succeeded in obtaining the certificate of the Railway - Commissioners to the effect that cue-half of the capital of the company had been called up and expended ; since which date every effort had be en made to obtain the execution of the lease by the Great Northern Company. A ne cessary preliminary to the execution of the lease was conceived to be the examination of the accounts of this company, but, owing to the engagements of the accountant of the Great Northern Company, this ex amination has not yet taken place. With a view, however, of obviating any further delay in the exe cution of the lease, the directors made arrangements with the Great Northern Company that the lease should be executed, leaving the accounts to be subse quently examined ; and accordingly the document has been prepared and settled by the solicitors of both companies, has received the seal of this com pany, and will be exchanged for the duplicate bear ing the seal of the Great Northern Company so soon as it is affixed, which the directors believe will be at their next board meeting, to be held on the 26th inst. The rent will commence from the Ist of August inst., and will be payable helf-yearly, on the lit of February and Ist of August in every year. With regard to the Shepreth extension, the directors have entered into a contract with Mr. Brassey for the execution of the works at the low sum of 17,2171., being less than 3,5001. per mile, and it is anticipated that the company will be in a position to apply for the Railway Commissioners' certificate to enable the company to lease that extension to the Great Northern Company about the month of March next, and there is no reason to doubt but that the execution of the lease will follow close on the receipt of the certificate. The accounts to the 16 h of July show that 165,531/. had been received, and 154 8521. expended, leaving a balance of 10,679/. The Shepreth extension account showed that 17,5181. had been received, and 4,4921. expended, leaving a balance of 13,026/. The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the re port, said he was ready to hear any observations. Mr. Alderman CARDEN said, he wished to know whether the rent of 6 per cent. per annum to be paid by the Great Northern Company was exclusive of the expenses of management. The Solicitor stated that the proprietors would have to pay the expenses of management out of the rent. It was necessary to have directors or trustees to receive the rent and pay the dividends every half year, and also an office for the transfer of shares. Mr. MASTERMAN said their expenses were at pre sent paid out of capital, and the question referred to by Mr. Carden would not arise for twelve months. He thought the expenses of the company when the lease was completed would be very trifling. The report was adopted, and the retiring directors, Lord Deere, Mr. W. Wilshere, Mr. J. C. Cobbold, M.P., Captain Laws, It.N., Mr. F. Parker, and Mr. F. Pvm, were re-elected. The meeting was then made special, and the for feiture of thirty shares was confirmed. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors con cluded the proceedings. CEYLON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was to have been held yesterday at the office, Copthall buildings, Throgmorton-street, but in consequence of the non-attendance of a sufficient number of shareholders to constitute a legal meeting it was ad journed fur two months. It appeared from the re port laid on the table that the directors were of opi nion that the company should be kept together for another year, in order to take advantage of any cir cumstance that might arise favourable to the scheme. The company had no liabilities, and there was A small balance in band. EASTERN COUNTIES. The following is the Auditor's report, to be read at the meeting to be held on Thursday next:— "57, Coleman-street, Aug. 9, 1850. " Gentlemen,—We regret that, notwithstanding the utmost diligence and perseverance, we find ourselves still unable to make a complete report of the result of our investigation and analysis of the capital expenditure of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. " The examination has a twofold object: namely, the ascertainment of the integrity of the expenditure charged; and the production of an accurate and lucid statement of it, in order to the due exhibition, under appropriate heads, of the cost of the various lines and works executed. " The extent and multifarious character of the trans actions which constitute the subject-matter of investiga tion would alone render much time and great labour necessary in order to its satisfactory completion; but the difficulties we have met with in the conduct ot our in quiries have not been simply those which necessarily pertain to every operation of the like nature; we have had to act upon contused, imperfect, and erroneous ac counts, only partially supported or explained by vouchers, while the vouchers that could be found were protais cously heaped together without order or arrangement; added to which there existed a general want of uni formity in the mode of treating various parts of the same or similar accounts at different periods. " In this state of circumstances we found it indispens ably necessary, in order to carry on the examination in telligibly and with certainty. to establish supplemental books; and, in effect, to reform the entire accounts for a considerable period, opening a personal account with each individual recipient of the company's cash, and al lowing no credits to such recipients in discharge of cash paid to them, except upon the authority ot bills, in ♦oices, certificates, or other adequate vouchers. " The deficiency of vouchers has thus proved a fruit ful source of difficulty and delay, leading unavoidably to much correspondence and personal discussion with par ties, in order to obtain from them the information which the vouchers would have afforded. " Although to the causes thus glanced at is to be mainly referred the non-termination of this inquiry, it is to be borne in mind, that in addition to the continued investigation of the capital expenditure, we have been called upon during the half•year to perform certain other special services connected with, or arising out of, the accounts, such as extensive calculations to determine the amount earned by the company's traffic over each particular section of the line, with a view to the formation of a basis whereon to found a re vision of the present system of rating railways for pa rochial purposes, the preparation of the voluminous re turn mode to the House ut Lords in answer to the order obtained by Lord Brougham and other matters. " We may also mention that the examination of the important items of land purchases and compensation has been attended with peculiar difficulties; the course of our examination into these matters in conuexion with the pecuniary transactions conducted through the agency of the late solicitor to the company, made clear the ne cessity, i❑ order to do justice to the interests of the shareholders, of subjecting the whole of those transac tions to a most rigorous scrutiny. " The meagre and unsatisfactory state of the infor mation which we found existing in relation to this branch of the inquiry had been an especial cause of delay; but having already made a report to you upon it, we do not feel it to be necessary now to le fer to the subject, further than to state that we are still pur suing it; and that since the date of the report alluded to, we have found further sums to be accounted for by Mr. Duncan, which, together with those reported, make a present total of about 30,000/. to be accounted for by that gentleman. The items of which that total is com posed occur at various dates during the years 1845, 1846, 1847, and 1848. " Independently of the advantages which must neces sarily result from this extensive examination, in the sense of a well informed conviction► produced by it, of the truthfulness of the accounts when finally settled, and the more intelligible and comprehensive view which it will have been the means of presenting of the character and location of the objects to which the company's capital has been applied, it has alrrady been productive of direct pecuniary benefit in the discovery and setting right of errors to the extent of upwards of 6,0001., ex clusive of the important result of a similar character arising out of the examination of the trausactiuna and proceedings of the late solicitor.—We remain, gentle men, your most obedient servants, "QUILTER, BALL, and Co. " To the Chairman and Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway." GOING TO SEA.—The strong love of the sea is not peculiar to boys in seaports only. In inland towns, in places where boys have never seen the sea at all, the passion is nearly as strong. They read " Robinson," lend the book about, and relate all sorts of marine adventures to each other ; if there is a bit of water near, they manufacture miniature ships, and have sailing matches; they launch paper boats upon the tide of rain as it sweeps along the village streets after a heavy shower. Who, that has been bred in an inland town, can ever forget the emotion with which he gazed on the sea for the first time ! The remembrance of that first sight rises up with vivid distinctness, after the lapse of many years. We can remember, wken a child, our own sensations of wonder, awe, and delight. That seeming great hill of water, and the little specks of ships along its apparent sum mit; the notion, whispered by the nurse, that worlds lay beyond that ocean line; the solemn roar of the waves, as they broke along the shore; all impressed the mind with a sense of power and vastness which was never afterwards effaced, Then there was the " treat" given to the impatient children, of a sail from one side of the little harbour to the other, the rolling about of the little boat amid the swell of the sea, whiehd ashed in at the harbour's mouth, the sob bing of the girls, and the dizzy joy of the boys ; who could ever forget so bewildering and exciting an event in a child's life? —Eliza Cook's Journal. MUSIC IN CHURCH, NUT NOT CHURCH MUSIC.— Donald Moore, a dashing young drover, from somewhere be north the Braes o'Doune, had purchased at Carlisle, where he had been with some cattle from the tryst of Falkirk, a musical snuff-box, and, on his return home, being determined to make a display, he carried the same to church next Sun day. The snuff was prime, but, unfortunately, when hand ing a pinch to a crony, and just as he minister bad begun to draw his inferences, off went the box to the not inappropriate tune of " We're a' noddin'." Donald applied himself to the stop catch, which he mistook, and away went the music to the profane tune of " ➢laggy Lauder." In the perturbation of the moment, Donald tried to smother the box with his sporran; but at last took fairly to his heels, when, just as he was about to slam the door behind him, as if in reply to the inquiring gaze of the astonished audience, the dying cadence of the instrument ended with " My name is Muggy Lauder." Carlisle Journal. S. Whitehead, Esq., b w illis . 67 b Mynn l2 E. Morse, Esq., c Hartnell, b Fre dericks 7 b Mynn l5 W. Nicholson, Esq., c Oxenden, b Mynn .. 7 b Fredericks .... 3 J. Walker, Esq, run out C. H. Hoare, Eqq., b Willis ...... 9 c Willis, b Mynn 14 H. W. Fellows, Esq , c and b Mynn 2 b Willis 0 C. G. Taylor, Esq, b Mynn 0 b Mycn E. Hartopp, Esq., b Willis ... ... 9 Ibw, b Myun .. 0 R. Antrobus, Esq., c Bligh, b Willis 12 not out W. Prest, Esq., not out Byes 3, lb 5, w b 6 ........ ....... 14 B 2,1 b 9, w b 6. 17 Total ... 153 KENT. Total .....106 First Innings. Second Innings. F. Fredericks, Esq., b Prest 6 b Prest T. H. Brenchley, Esq., b Fellows... 17 run out 8 A. Denne, Esq., c Taylor, b Fellows 10 b Fellows ...... 22 W. S. Norton, Esq., b Fellows 0 Ibw, b Antrobus 1 N. Felix, Esq., c Prest, b Fellows 22 run out ... Hon. E. thigh, b Fellows l2 not out C. V. Oxenden, Esq, b Fellows ... 2 not out A. Mynn, Esq., c and b Prest. 8 b Walker H. W. Andrews, Esq., b Prest...... 2 b Fellows E. Hartnell, Esq., run out C. F. Willis, Esq., not out Byes 8, wide b 6 l4 83,1b1,wb11... 15 Total . . 95 Total 165 And so the " Gentlemen of Kent" were the victors by one wicket. AQUATICS. ROTHERUITHE REGATTA. The annual contest for a new skiff and other prizes subscribed by the residents of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, came off yesterday in the presence of some hundreds of spectators. The weather, although extremely fine, was very rough for such frail affairs as wager-boats of the present day, and some difficulties were consequently ex • perienced by their occupants. There were twelve com petitors in five beats, it being a double-scull race. First Heat—Henry Gobbet, Hanover-stairs, and James Craddock, Globe-stairs, (green) 1 ; John Sai -1 clair. Dog and Duck-stairs, and Daniel Henderson, Church-stairs, (yellow), 0 ; Robert Fenton, Platform stairs, and Ralph Butler, Princesi.'s-stairs, (purple), 0. The distance was from upper to Lower Rotherhithe and round, commencing at Platform-stairs to the Dug and Duck. The winner took the lead and kept it. Second heat—H. Dryden, Surrey canal, and R. Sin clair, Dog and Duck (light blue), 1; W.Williams, King's stairs, and W. Maxwell, Elephant-stairs (red), 0; R. Ga render, Pageant-stairs, arid J. Everest, Church-stairs (pink), O. Red took the lead, followed by light blue, who shortly after overhauled them, red being water logged. Third heat—Gardner and Everest (pink), 1 ; Sinclair and Henderson (yellow), 2 ; Robert Fenton and Ralph Butler (purple), 0; W. Williams and W. Maxwell (red), 0. Red wus rowing with a slight lead, when an accident bofel his boat which prevented his further progress. Pink then went on, and a good race followed between the two next best pair. Fourth heat—Gobbet and Craddcck (green), 1; Dr) den and Sinclair (light blue), 2; Gardner and Eve rest (pink), 0; Sinclair and Henderson . (yellow), 0. The winner took the lead and kept it. A good race for second. Final heat— R. Dryden and R. Sinclair (light blue), 1. The other boat (green) filled with wat©r soon after the start, and the men were, of course, unable to proceed. WESLEYAN REFORM CONFERENCE. Yesterday a general conference of delegates com missioned from all parts of England to meet in oppo sition to the duly recognised conference of preachers now assembling in London, was held at Albion Chapel, Mourfields. The proceedings were held with open doors, and a large attendance was thus secured, more especially as from the ordinary conference meet ings the undelegated members of the Wesleyan body have been rigidly excluded. The first question that presented itself for discussion was whether or not the assembled delegates should present themselves to the conference and demand the restitution of the rights of which the great body of the people had been unjustly deprived. It was ultimately resolved that the most dignified course for the delegates to pursue, after an insulting message which ti ad been received from the conference, would be to remain perfectly silent upon the matter. On the motion of Mr. Baldwin, seconded by Mr. Warne, and supported by Mr. Stanley, Mr. Bolton, and Mr. Mitts, the following resolution was agreed to :-" That this meeting is convinced that the conduct and spirit of the present conference, from its rejection of all conciliatory overtures, and especially from its total disregard of the memorials signed by thousands of office-bearers, and tens of thousands of members, that the most decided measures are neces sary on the part of the Wesleyan reformers to carry out the objects indicated in the memorials." On the motion of Mr. Martin, of Manchester, seconded by Mr. Benson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the follow ing resolution was agreed to :—"'Tat this meeting, although deeply interested in the progress of Wes leyan Methodism, and having a str ong a tt ac h ment personally to many of its ministers, is painfully convinced that the assumption and acts of the con ference are palpably , opposed t o th e aut h or i ty of the great head of the Church, at var i ance w i t h t h e de sign and constitution of th e ear l y C hr i stian churches, and practically oppos e d t o t h e genius and spread of Chri▪ stianity, and that consequently it is no longer desirable to contribute to the system as it now is, or to the support of the preachers without being partakers of th e i r s h ame and guilty of their deeds; and thi▪ s meeting therefore recommen d s th e imme diate withdrawal of all f un d s as th e on l y rema i n i ng practical means of memorializing the conference." The proceedings are to terminate with a public meeting. GE }MANIA ; ITS COURTS, CAMPS, AND PEOPLE. — This new work of the Baroness Blaze de Bury, comprising so many curious disclosures concerning the various Sove reigns and Courts of Europe during the recent revolutions, will be hailed by all as one of the most notable books of the day. To give an idea of the scope and variety of its con tents, it need only be mentioned that among the countries visited by the distinguished author will be found Prussia, Austria, Hungary, Bavaria, Saxony, Servia, Styria, the Tyrol, Hanover, Brunswick, Italy, &c. To enumerate all the distinguished personages with whom the writer had intercourse, and of whom anecdotes are related, would be impossible, but they include such nameslas the Emperors of Austria and Russia, the Kings of Prussia, Hanover, Bavaria, and Wurtemberg, thel Count de Chambord (Henry V.), the Queens of Bavaria and Prussia, the ex• Empress of Austria, the Grand Duke of Baden, the Archdukes John, Francis, and Stephen of Austria, Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick, the Prince of Prussia, Prince John of Saxony, the Countess of Bat thyanyi, Madame Kossuth, &c. Among the statesmen, generals, and leading actors in the revolutionary movements we meet with Radowitz, Von Gagern, SchwarzenLerg, Bekk, Esterhazy, the Ban Jellacic, Windischgratz, Radetzky, Wel den, Haynau, Wrangel, Pittersdorf, Kossuth, Blum, Gorgey, Batthyauyi, Pulszky, Klapka, Bem, Dembinski, Hecker, Struve, &c., &c. EXHIBITION or 1851.—We understand that Mr. Alexander Redgrave has been appointed to co-operate with Colonel Reid in obtaining information and in making the necessary arrangements for enabling the working classes to visit the Exhibition, and communicating on the subject with the proper authorities in London, the railway companies, and with the local committees. •„. . • ASSIZE INTELL IGENCE. NORTHERN 67RCUI T.—Liverpool, Aug. 19. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Wicur- MAN.) _ _ Samuel Smater was charged with having feloni ously fired cif a certain loaded musket, on the 25th of July 'alit, at Rusholme, near Manchester, with intent to maim and disfigure James Farr and others her Majesty's subjects. There were other counts varying the charge. - Mr. Pollock and Mr. A. Crosse appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Wheeler for the defence. The prosecutor, Farr, it appeared, was a brick maker, living near Platt Chapel, Rusholme, and the proprietor of some brickfields there, at which he bad employed a man as a labourer who did not belong to a trades' union of the brickmakers. This having caused great dissatisfaction among the labourers, about tell o clock on the night of the 25th of July last a large number of them (between 300 and 400) assem bled together, and proceeded to the prosecutor's brickfields with the intention of destroying his hriclN. A police-constable immediately went to Mr. Fares residence, and acquainted him with whist was going on at his brickfields, and the pr„:ecu tor immediately went there. He had no sooner arrived than ha was fired upon by several persons in the crowd, many of whom were armed with guns, and nearly 60 shots were tired at the prosecutor, the constables, and others there present to prevent the destruction of the prosecutor's property. One of the constables said he felt the shot from one of the guns about his legs, and others of the witnesses said they heard the shot strike the bushes is the field. No person was, however, wounded. One man in the crowd presented a pistol at a policeman's head, and threatened to blow his brains out. Several witnesses swore that they had seen the prisoner in the crowd taking part in the disturbance, in the course of which damage amounting to 451. was done to the prose cutor's bricks. Mr. Sergeant WILKINft then addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that there was no evidence to support the charge in the indictment, that the prisoner had shot at Farr or at any ether person, with intent to maim, or disable, or du him grievous bodily harm. had the guns been loaded, it was impossible but that they mu't have injured some person or other when fired ; but it was evident that they had only been charged with powder, for the purpose of making a noise, and perhaps frightening Farr. However ille gal such conduct might be, it would not sustain the charge Lid in the indictment. His LORDIIIP having summed up, The jury Acquitted the prisoner. NISI PRIUS COUR T.—(lLitore Mr. Justice CIRESSIVELL) The Court has been occupied nearly all day with trying an issue out of Chancery, in the case of •' liol gate v. Wright," the question being the legitimacy or otherwise of a child of Mrs. Wright during her husband's lifetime, and whilst he was hying separated from her. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, thereby finding the child to be a bastard. The case was most uninteresting. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. GURNEY.) Joseph Jones, 34, labourer, was indicted for stealing 501., in notes and gold, the property of Robert Cotton. Mr. CL,ckle prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien defended,- The case, which has appeared within the last rive days, arose out of skittle transactions, and the facts were very similar to those in the numerous cases that have already been the subject matter of several inves tigations. It appeared that the prosecutor, a would be-wide-awake countryman, a draper's Assistant out of place, was, on the morniug of the 10th of April, passing along the Westminster-bridge-road, when tard men came up and spoke to him, and as they were walking along they saw the prisoner, who was in front, drop his purse. Prosecutor picked it up, and gave it him, upon which the prisoner thanked him, and said he would not have lost it for 1001., and begged that the prosecutor and the two who 'were with him would come and take some wine, upon which they adjourned to a public-house, where the parties began betting upon throwing weights, and finally the game of skittles was introduced, and up to this time the prosecutor had lost 81. at betting. The prisoner then offered to bat him 501. that he could not get the skittles in nine throws, upon which the prosecutor, who had been plied with wine, went and borrowed the money of his landlord, which, when he came back, he staked in the hands of another of the party, named Chick. They then proceeded to the skittle-ground, when it was proposed they should play for a bottle of wine first, and while they were so engaged the pri soner went out. The prosecutor then went up to Chick, who said that he had given the money to the prisoner. Prosecutor then went out after him, and when be came back they were all gone. Some of the parties so engaged had been taken for a similar offence upon other persons, and among them was a hairdresser named Anderson, who received 18 months imprisonment at this court, but the prisoner was not taken until the 4th of August, when Brett, an active officer of the City police, took him in the Old-street road. Mr. GURNEY having summed up, The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour. ARMY PRIZE MONEY. The account of unclaiwed army prize money, from Jan. 18, 1809, to December 31, 1849, directed to be annually laid before the Houses of Parliament, shows a total amount on the debtor side of 1,349,1491.15. 3id. The creditor statement is as follows : By cash, refunded to claimants, 681,723/. 2s. Old.; by expenses in executing acts from Jan. 18, 1809, to Dec. 31, 1849, 57,724/. 9s. 4d. ; by sums paid for the Royal Hospital in diminution of the annual vote, 589,701/. 9s. *l. ; Oct. 20, 1849—by paid to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for appropria tion towards the Royal Military Asylum, realised by the sale of 21,7391. 4s. 2d. Three per Cent. Consols, 20,000/. ; Total, ],349,149/. ls. Sid. A memorandum is appended to the account which states that, although the balance appears to be u above stated, yet there is in the Three per Cent. Con sols 78,2601. 15s. 10d. Stock invested on account of army prize money, the interest whereof is included annually in the Parliamentary estimates, and is appli cable to the payment of prize claims ; and when the amount thereof, in addition to the other sums received on the same account during the year, exceeds the claims paid, the balance is taken by the Paymaster- General as an appropriation in his accounts. The existence of the above amount of stock in the Three per Cent. Consols, notwithstanding the balance is on the debit side, arises from the Mnatments in that stock having been made when• the funds were very low, and from the sales thereout as occasion required having been from time to time effected when the prices were considerably higher. DARTMOUTH BOROUGH GAOL, extraordi nary sessions was held in the Guildhall, on Saturday, the prison being considerid unfit and unsafe for the detention of a prisoner, Woodmason, a locksmith of the town, committed on the 3d of June, for housebreaking. The Learned Recorder, Mr. C. D. Bevan, in his charge to the jary, said he could not reconcile it to his conscience that the prisoner should remain in such a hole—he could call it nothingselse. This was not his own personal opinion only, bat all the Government in spect rs who, from time to time, in the course of their duty had inspected it, had unanimously reported "that the gaol of the borough of Dartmouth was the worst in the three kingdoms, and a disgrace to the place." Ile wished be could gainsay this, but, on the contrary, he entirely con curred in that opinion; for such a vault was unfit for the purpose of a gaol. Neither was there accommodation for prisoner, petty jury, or g ran d j ury in the Guildhal. He had been compelled that day to inconvenience many persons to obtain a separate space for the p r i soner . Th ey had their choice, either to make tkeee things better, or to submit to have the sessions removed to the Castle of Exeter. SAN JUAN PERNANDEZ.—ROBINSON CRUSON.— , A California emigrant, in a letter to the Belfast Sipa, writes as follows with regard to the present condition of this island.—" At sunrise, the 11th of March, we made the island of Juan Fernandez, celebrated as the' re idenee of Alexander Selkirk, and as the Botany Bay of Chili. It af fords a very indifferent harbour, and has only twelve inha bitants, five men and seven women, 'all Chilians. with the exception of one man, who said he watt governor of the island, that his name was Worth, and that to -wake native of Maine. Ile had lived on the island three. years. There are five houses or huts on the island, trade of poles inter woven with straw, affording protection front the weather. Peaches are large and abundant, and compose the_principal food of the inhabitants. The valley in which Selkirk lived is pointed out, and also the caves in the sides of the moun tains formerly occupied by the Chilian convicts.- The island is extremely mountainous. Wild horses and goats abound. It is resorted to by vessels for wood and water. At sundown we sailed for California." A FRESH OLD MAN.—Some weeks ago a pauper of this parish applied for an augmentation of his allowance, and was refused on the ground that he was a fresh old man and able to do something for himself. Nothing further WU heard of his claim, till, after the lapse of a few days, he pre sented himself to the inspector, requesting a schedule to for ward to the board at Edinburgh respecting his case, when it appearedthe insp e ctthoart,she allegation, had effectually b having wa l d e monstrated ked t 0 the E di t n ru b truth of and back, a distance of 120 miles, for the accomplishment of a purpose which might a s well have been done by' aying at home.—Kilmarnock Journal. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.--AD exhibition of a novel and ingenious kind took place at Liverpol last weak, io the underwriter's-room, in the presence of a number of ship owners, merchants, and others, the object of which was to show how a fire may be made to destroy itself. The ap paratus, which is of the most simple and inexpensive kind, being adjusted, and its mode of action explained, the igni tionprra;eleistteupei o:hif:d‘d.sececdh.bisn3eht_eaoaoplcintnlio: their oois o rf,: n y t ahetta i ,nnhne . n t‘tieete.r a eexi,:nn c itnitde o ipueior r retsm n nreei e ss.tio r n:gtaw o i dtle f thloeeT t rinrs h ct.tclhh e airkeii r n:beT o t.ea o myh;gs : i aes"wnbtw;ei"atnnsslci self-acting tarii instantaneously certain i ae n immediately 111 1 11 1 :t : I w t h ." o 'il l i oc c k om u e p n L e o r n a d t ioonn, hastor them, gener the u,l i y t n h g r e o to n u s this inventor,open to o r b it e ° b publici v , foe their use, and, as he said on the occasion, with the hope tAlit it may be the means of preserving property • and Yalta'tle hves..Newcastle Guardian. ie, G°r in g fed. latter )AV to 31 1 4/ 11 to a to 1. , rade' to to 41 41 8 1° Ito " 41 1 1 to 4 , to e bobk JO 1 et i l d ,tilel3ooo 1 : 1 0 1 ; 00i d d a 00: 0 1 ° r , cg d ; r o Or ''. de , lbe 6„ 1 " . 0 , 00, dor o, 4 , 0900 de.-01 •* ti l 1 di i", 110 A jove o por ,00