The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-27 00:00:00

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St* fli abi arY - - of Clird"o pd. 5 vv, at L l ' I . sir „wire. 0 , 0 ioDot 95 p bix we i et re d rh o 1. 1 .1 f di 1 b o n or ou to thig' e d the lar6 o , an Wl' IhiP 9 0 1 ltb , A l to ease" MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) a' To.d a ~ COVENT GARMENT. both F ru . -.. s market ry extensively supplied with nit and Vegetables; nevertheless, a large business was u°l l ', l g in them, at last we(-It's prices. .. us per dozen Grape ItulT.—Pine Apples, English, 4s to 7s per lb; Hot-house to O 3 2s to 58 per lb ;Pe iches, Os to Os ; Nectarines, Os ; Apples, is 3d to 2s 6d ; Pears, 2s to 3 t er half sieve ; Melons, 2s to 6s each ; Plums, 3s to 6s per all sieve • Green ' s' to 66 8 per t, ° Z i t:gages, 3s to 4s per half sieve; Filberts, isss Para YEGETauLF . B .—Cucumbers, id to 6(1 each; Spinach, Is ed Oil per half sieve; Horseradish, is 6d to 6s per bundle; i_ _II hroo t f 1 ,,e3, 18 3d to 2s per dozen bunches; White (.abbages, 6d 1 8 ° , 1; Red ditto, 2s to 4s Red Beet, 6(1 to Is per dozen; 413 : is to 2s per Pottle; Cabbage Lettuces, 6d to B ci d per score; Turnips, 2s 6d to 3s 6d, and Carrots, 4s to 6s per 4:2„en bunches ; Potatoes, 40s to 75s per ton • ditto, !ls to ,_ ° ,l per evrt dozen' Celery, 8d to is per bundle; 'Greens, 3s to ..? per bunches; Artichokes, is to 2s per dozen French n Salad, Is to 15 bd, Peas, Is 9d to 3s 6d per sieve ca e i ncl ; Beans, is 63 to 2s per sieve; Vegetable Marrows, Onions,6 18 per dozen; Walnuts, 83 to 103 per 100; Spanish Ils to 188 per box. G INTIGATE AND LEADENETALL. 1), eese, 4 8,6 d to is Od; Capons, 4s ( , d to Ens Od; Roast i ng ,, Wild Od Od to 73 Od each • Tame Rabbits, is Id to is .(1; ,' lid ditto, 7d to 10d • l'g' eons 7d to 9d ; Surrey Fowls, B ICI to 9 a English 0d; Barn -door ' Fowls ' 4s Od to 6s Od per couple; and Eggs, 6s 3d to 68 6(1 • French ditto, 53 Od to 58 9d ; Os d Irish ditto. 53 6d to 6s Od ' per PO; Fresh Butter, Os to Y-, 313,1 per lb ; Leverets, 2s 6(1 to 3s 3d; Quails, is 3d to is 6d; Grouse, 28 Od to 3s Od each. Beef, f rotn NEWPORT. 28 8d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 28 8d tc 3s peal, 2 210 d t o 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per Bibs.lod; Beef; f ro WEITI9ECKAPEL. "17"w4.-_, 2s Od to 3s 2d ; M utton, 2s 4d to 3s ,286d t0 35 4d; and Perk, 2s 6d to 3s Gd per ilbs.lod; Tarh.,,,. BILLINGSGATE. d .„---, .., 6s Od to 16s Od ; Brill, Os Od to Os Od ; Haddocks, t o - "Od each; Cod Fish, 4s Od to 7s Od; Lobsters, 8d 8, / ,4, 1 6d; Crabs, 6d to is 10d; Dorys, Is 6d to 53 Od; p i " 'eta, Is Od to 2s each; Soles, 8d to 2s Od per pair; c °tick lers, Od to is Od per dozen ; Whitings, , 9s Od to 12s 0 P" 15 ; Per lb; Eels, 4d to 10d; and Salmon, is id to is 6d Oysters, 6s Od to 33s Od per bushel. BREAD. prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from :4;:ar6kl4e dt .of Household ditto, 4 1 ,0 to 5 1 / 2 d per 4lb loaf. RIDE MARKET. , aides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid ; ditto, 641 b to 721 b si ii ;• o 2d ; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 2/c1; ditto, 801 b to 104D,' 4dt° 3d ; ditto, 881 b to 961b,3d to 31d ; ditto, 961 b to Skins'''' 3 id to is ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to, Od. Calf IlorT_Pg ll 4 ls Od to 2s 6d; ditto, full, 4 , 6 d to Os Od ; ""cies, 5s Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 4d ; 24 Be nt s;: a,rad Half-breeds, 2s 4d to 2s 10d; Downs, 2s Od to -zu; Lamb Skins Os Od to Os Od. Satt Tß RAY MARKETS. 3/: avP:ragLeD.ti—up3pleadow Hay, 2/ 158 to 3/18s ; Clover ditto, A fu ll Od to 4/ 108 Od ; ana Straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 8s per load. t;IJ AIBsttt, IS, and a dull trade. ditto Alci).-1 11 eadow llay, 31 Os to 41 Os; Clover 8 ,. , di 'Os to 41 8s • and Straw, 11 is to 119 s per load. Tiry good, and trade dull. TradeEcHAPßL.—Meadow Hay 2/ 15s to 3/ 18s ; Clover / I , os to 41 12s; and Stra ' w, 1/ Is to 11 8s per load. e auY, at our quotations. --___ li ' OW- STKEET.--(THIS DAY.) LetitiaiCh.liarley was brought before Mr. Hall, charged A Shields atch and appendages, the property of — ndrew Maria, Mahoney stated that she was a servant 7.l,awcastle-court, Strand, and that she, her stress,m 0 : the prosecutor, who was a lodger, slept in the same fo_ln• About six o'clock this morning she awoke, and v toci the prisoner (who was a stranger to her) in the B u r' Bi tting on the bed in which the prosecutor sleeps. so s he Mk " how she came there, but the woman appeared , rank as not to be able to account for her conduct, so sae turned her out of the house. d s 1. Immediately after info however, the prosecutor's watch was missed, and Trmation given to a police-constable, who traced the an and brought her to the station-house. f ou 2 l ,na Green stated that she searched the prisoner and l i 4 " on her the watch produced. tici h revr Shields said he last saw the watch this morn- WZ i vi " e he got up at five o'clock to go to work. It i l i a "or the chimney-piece. The watch produced was property for Th . e p r i son ' or, who made no defence, was committed ins ith ant Newton was brought up charged with steal- Geo2 u tntitY of pocket handkerchiefs, the property of ulaYhew Moore, draper, of St. Martin's-lane. Ito !) prosecutor stated that about half-past seven this be k rni ng the prisoner came into his shop and asked for a j e oaket- handkerchief, which he bought and paid tor; seer! asked to see some shirt collars of a particular them saript; I , "° ll , and whilst the shopman was looking for ehi e "c Put his great coat over a lot of silk-handker -03124' nnd baying concealed them in it, stood at the happeenreciwith,the coat under his arm as if nothing had th e 0 „ • an the meantime, the shopman had found th e ° "ars inquired for, and the prisoner was concluding b itti ltreh sse of one of them when the prosecutor, who kod bee en Watching his movements from the parlour be him shop, came out, sent for a policeman, and gave ativ er „ u n , charge. Th e pr i soner, on finding he was dis keretteru, d ropped th e coa t ; an d on count i ng t h e hand thirts ; an it, it was f oun d t h ere were no l ess than cses '-'evon, worth a b ou t 31. 10s. Prisoner tried to pertPe and offered to pay double the value of the pro , Y*--Coramitted for trial. ThP t tEEN WICI-I—(THIS DAY.) living Morning: William Cressy, aged 41, labourer, ~inixley-heath. w a s pl ace d at t h e b ar f or re-ex heir) al eti , bef ore M r. Trail!, charged on suspicion of L % p 4." Person wh o cause d the death of James Hastie, 4c te- consto.ble of the It division, by cutting and din rp'",`"in, on the night of the 28th February, former - .lk l prisoner did not look so well as upon the . e ttitur - a ?r,,,S 5 iOR, and was dressed in the garb of an agri- T,,_ .eourer. Particulars of the former examination have already rr e4r ed in The Sun. vp o a the case being called on, to tirgeatit itton, who has charge of the case, handed ceive;„elagistrate a letter, which he stated he had ra ttle), `` la st night from Ipswich. The contents being of be „IlePortance, he asked that another remand might to t'rlited for the purpose of allowing the officers time 1134. °4 ace the writer, who appeared to be a most ka li:at witness. wri t ."..Prisoner asked if the gaoler might be allowed to t ,,,- r letter to the master who employed him at the qt wLP i ts, Walthamstow. He could prove that be was Ulm Ct St the time stated, and his wife could also state e e did not know the woman at the time the murder Be..oinnlitted. Prisjgeant.Carpenter said that the person to whom the a fatu re ue r wished to write would be in attendance on tsook. O ecasion and would also bring the whole of the 144 connected with the works to which the prisoner . soli ez ,, he had belonged with him. He had seen pri 11 011 1 4 Wife, and had found her a very intelligent and I,ll:lunicative woman. We ek MAGISTRATE said he should remand the case for bat 11 .. , The gaoler would write to . whom he pleased, lent '"vised the prisoner, not having a solicitor gre be be careful what he did. ent l i ci e Prisoner said that the baker's where he had dealt me ri t 940 Prove by their books that the woman's state days f Wae f alse. Ho had only been out of work three or se veral years. The moved Pris oner, who trembled very much, was then re 4:he f got *o b "We expressed a wish that the prisoner' might e h, allowed to approach her, as she was sure h stab h er . e LIM A - .tat Or NEW ZEALAND.—The climate of New L4hla, thehe purposes of health and production, pro eal.anout finest in the world. It is milder and more AUit!Y than England • it is not so hot as Italy or ttise;alikk Whatever will ' grow in England will grow there; I;',„;°,ings flourish there for which England is too cold, or teeti e - ,,'"" of Europe too hot. Thus the grape ripens to per- Sk the open air, which it will not do in England; and l e e l ;the gooseberry, which will not in Spain.. The ?tiy . got sh" 1 which the climate could be improved is the wind , 14, at it blows harder than it does in England, but that it Sto hard oftener. The windiest season is from November litt ilar Y inclusive, which is the early part of the . New _nleaLsnunner. It is remarkable that the winOr t e Itng e ir 4 e :s a n t. ; 'when there are long intervals of perfect y fis weather. At P itQWII4 G A STONE AT AN ENGINE DRIVBR . hst,reindtwood, on Thursday, John Philpot, a boy e l even 6 441 4 ° },7l Wa s charged with throwing a stone at a railwaythe Passing along the line, and knocking down -e.si kat :e driver Mr Chadwick appeared on behalf of the tiq C • I; • t ()unties Company, a the s ,,st,nd to press the case, from the frequent occurrence of er,i)kencee, and their dangerous nature. Ronald Baxter, °LI teesh;gtne driver, stated that he resided at Colchester, and t't .raping" 2 of the 22d instant he was driving the engine *4 4 at Mountnessing, when the boy threw the stone I .trie ek ° 4 bridge, and it struck him on the side of the head, throw l 4 tres th e ' 'lnn down, rendering him insensible ; the stone was n . 4° as to meet ' him, and he had no doubt, from the ye % tithe Which the train was going, that if it had struck him Dreuje forehead it would have killed him. Another boy that he warned the boy against throwing the stone; ),Veis t ,was further proved that when a constable and porter ldid en d . ` 0 his house defendant admitted the offence. The de- Poly confessed that he threw the stone, but said he, Its 4 " intend to throw it at the train. The train, it appeared, Bbl as ~ged to be stopped in consequence . of the driver being o tl i t a p rE te e t ' er down. The Bench, after noticing the dangerous e , of the offence, fined the defendant 51., and in default °lent committed him for two months to the Ilford I , B° Of Correction. !lay 44 SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT AT PlMLlCo.—Yester- Nr:fternoon Mr. Bedford, the coroner, resumed the ad , - , t ,tes Dl V, inquest from Wednesday last, at St. Gyorge s melit - 4 44 4 t ouching the circumstances connected with .the dee t. ot George Tulk, one of the sufferers by the above acci lieW • The particulars have been a ready reported. Several itssis4W,ltnesses were called, whose evidence did not elicit any Dro,,octs beyond those already established, and it being fwbo re l l : iy h ld to examine Mr. Gregg, the builder, Mr. Hoo . d, Cubitt's, objected, on the ground that Mr. ..Lewls, e-044q4Pearetil for the widow, intended to bring an action for 41lowe4satfon, which Mr. Lewis admitting, the Coroner tie ti b ed the objection ; and after a long desultory conversa siNtit,Y,sthe jury, several of whom proposed another adjourn i4ls Coroner summed up clearly and lengthily, stating tgian hre e ' vr °t the case. The jury then retired, and after about o_rge h TlArt erS of an h our ' s a b sence t h ey returned, the fore-- "ding in th e f o ll ow i ng ver di c t :—" We find that ',_onit met his death by the falling of the cornice . and ' l 'id e „ ° N. at the building in Lupus-street, but there is no &Lee to account for their falling." tltk e let r e ll i OF THE LAST OF THE GOEDONS OF s:ET.'—The Banffshire Journal of Tuesday . records tbe tl % la a4t4 of an individual of some slight historical interest, ttete Charles Gordon, Esq., St. Bridget, Glenlivat,said o t r o . (113 ns 44Tit representative of the ancient family of the G litz, nbucket, Aberdeenshire." fr Ota il h e Larl of Ducie is now sufficiently recovered - d 8 recent severe illne=s to receive his friends, 119 having b era of the Gloucestershire Agricultural .4u, oh to cline with him at Tortworth Court, near Char ' TT ocilleaday, tlits Bth prcizazios_s THE SUN, THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. DOVER, FRIDAY.—It was yesterday definitively reported direct by submarine telegraph from on board the Blazer, and thence from hence by wire to Lon don, first, that " The submarine telegraph is laid down to within three miles and a half of the French coast, where the Blazer is anchored. Communication with the English coast is perfect." The second tele graphic communication was—" The cable is securely anchored two and a half miles off the French coast." These rather irreconcileable dispatches appeared si multaneously in the morning journals. The trans mission of both dispatches came, either directly or in directly, as the result of information from cn hoard the Blazer, on her outward bound passage fur the French coast, and the difference between them is en deavoured to be explained by alleging the contretemps and error to have been occasioned through the inad vertence of the telegraphic clerk in London. The second dispatch, it will be observed, though it did not disclose all the circumstances of the case, was far nearer the fact than the first. On arriving here (at Dover) to-day, by the two o'clock express, I ascertained from Captain Canner, in charge of the Princess Maui, who soon after steamed into harbour, having left Calais at one o'clock, that, in consequence of the great cable not being long enough, the Blazer was abruptly brought to anchor. This, after considerable trouble and inquiry, I have had confirmed to me on official authority. Several reasons were assigned and circulated to account for this sudden and certainly unintended detention within an ace of the promised shore. Amongst other repre sentations to account for the anomaly, it was alleged that it was deemed advisable to anchor at the point in question on the convoy being overtaken by nightfall, and as it would have to rough the remainder of the passage through a rolling and pitching sea. It was also thought it would be difficult to carry the cable on shore, in consequence of the extended flats that front the Calais coast, and the possible want of a sufficient depth of water to accommodate the draught of the Blazer. Be this as it may, the expedition came to a stand still. The Fearless was unattached, and the Monkey and other towing craft made their way into Calais harbour. It is difficult to what cause to attribute the short coming in serving out of the cable, since, for all the purposes of slacking, there was a reserve or surplus of full four miles over the twenty required for casting out between coast and coast; and although the line of sea to be navigated was marked out by pilot buoys with flag-staffs, and although well known to Captain Bullock, it is not improbable that, either by a diver gence from the given track, under the influence of a strong head-wind, which was from W.N.W., or the rolling of a stronger sea as the vessel entered the chops of the Channel, it might have required a larger allowance of surplus cable than was originally cal culated. Another point to be considered is, that if accurate soundings of the sea-valleys and undulations did not enable the engineers to allow for them, they may have tended materially to swallow up far more than the actual surplus. Altogether it now appears that little more than " a quarter of a mile" of cable was required to have taken the telegraph clean home to the Calais coast, and this cannot now be accomplished until so much of the cable is manufactured and sent down, there being none of it left or ready made at Wapping. The distance of the cable out at sea with the Blazer is variously reported—some say four miles, others three and a half, others two and a half; this latter is believed to be the case. As no further at- tempts can be made until the additional cable arrives, the expedition may be looked upon as temporarily " stranded," and much curiosity is evinced to know how, daring the necessary interval, the cable will stand, and whether it may be considered as secured in its situation. The amount of slack or surplus allowed in last year's experiment with the gutta percha coil was more than double that of the cable, though the distance was a mile or two longer. To-day there was a heavy surfing sea and a fresh W.N.W. wind, which would probably have rendered it impracticable, even with the required amount of coil, to have com passed the remaining 2i miles. Yesterday a large number of persons travelled from Dover to the South Foreland, to inspect the cable, and receive intelli• . _ gence from the other side, and communications were made through the cable at intervals. The coast of France, at 20 miles across, could be seen from the English shore, when at fitful intervals its white cliffs became visible. The misadventure is the more to be regretted as next month the equinoctial gales set in, and the contract for carrying out the cable is understood to ;erminate. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DOVER, FRIDAY EVENING.—The wind and surf on the French coast having been violent to-day at high tide, it has been found impossible to get the remain ing two miles to land. Lord De Mauley and Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, who have so energetically devoted their attention to the carrying out of this important undertaking, were at the South Foreland to-day, watching its progress. His Grace the Duke of Wellington also essayed to visit it, but was prevented by the rough road to it by the beach. The commencement of the cable starts from the point of the cliff immediately under the South Foreland light, terminating in a shaft upon which it is proposed to carry it, and thence extend it on to London. On the French coast preparations are already made, at the moment of its landing, by which in con nexion with the wires at Calais, it will communicate with the lines in France, and two gentlemen from the French Minister arrived at the South Foreland to day, with the ingenious telegraph of M. Foy, by which they will communicate direct with the office of the Minister of the Interior through a corresponding telegraph to announce its completion, which is ex pected to take place to-morrow, should the weather prove favourable.—Chronicle. THE POST-OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO. It is an amusing, as well as interesting, sight to take a look on the morning that the general mail delivery opens at the crowd that gathers around the Post-office for the purpose of getting their letters. In former times, when there were but two delivery windows, by daylight in the morning the procession was usually formed, and it is a fact that some enthusiastic and anxious men have been known to take up their lodg ings the night previous to the opening, stretched on a blanket on the Post-office house steps, dreaming of the news they should hear from the absent loved ones in their letters. Long before the office opens now the line is formed. Anxiety is depicted on the countenance of all—all hope to receive a letter from a wife or other dear relation or friend. RemeMbrances of the family he has left behind him rise up and cheer the patient waiter as he is crowded to the window. The young wife to whom he pledged his boyish vows, his rosy-checked little girl, appear in his mind's eye, and he urges his way on to the window. Stand at the window and watch the serious facce as they disappear from there. Those who have been standing an hour or two in the wind or dust are amply repaid if they receive a letter. Joy brightens their faces, and makes their hearts beat quicker. Scarcely do they touch the precious docu ment ere the seal is broken, and while glancing ut the contents they are rudely elbowed away by some other anxious letter-seeker. See this poor unfortunate genius —this face is well known, he has always been at his post at the arrival of each steamer for the past six months, certain at each time that he will get a letter. How eagerly he watches the clerk as he hastily runs over the yellow-coloured documents. His eye brightens for a moment as the clerk pauses, but he goes on again hastily as ever, and then shakes his head and says " No letter." The brightened eye looks sad again, the face pales, and the poor fellow goes off sorrowing with the teeling in his heart that in this far-off land he is for gotten by those who knew and loved him at home. Those who get letters admire the mail facilities; those who do not, think they are very bad. It is understood that the Post-office department have leased the California Exchange, and that the next mail which arrives will be opened there.—Alta California. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. -- Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, an accident of a serious nature, which it is feared may terminate fatally, oecurred at the corner of Great Stanhope street, South Audley-street, Park-lane. A gentleman was driving a very spirited horse in a gig, when, on passing down Stanhope-street, the animal took fright at something, and began rearing and kicking in a most dangerous manner, leaping over the traces and breaking the shafts of the vehicle. Unfortunately, a poulterer's errand-boy was going along with his basket to some gentlemen's houses in the neighbourhood, and being unable to get out of the way, was knocked down and trampled under the animal's feet in a shocking manner, Sonic bystanders assisted in securing the horse, when the poor boy was conveyed in a cab to St. George's Hospital in a state of insensibility, where at present he remains, with but slight hopes of his recovery. The whole of the bodies interred in the burial ground of St. Thomas Apostle, Queen-street, Cheapside, have been exhumed, the ground being required for the formation of the new street from London-bridge to the south side of S . Paul's-churchyard, and deposited in a mausoleum erected for their reception at the corner of New Cannon street. It is somewhat curious that several of the bodies, which have lain under ground upwards of seventy years, were in good preservation, whilst those interred within the last fourteen years were all completely decayed. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of me dicine, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, the 25th of September :—Henry Walter Bucknill, Rugby, War wickshire ; William Hill Clarkson, Ledbury, Herefordshire; George Jonathan Mitchinson, Carrington, Boston; James Black, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. THE BLOOD AND THE MICROSCOPE.—The blood seems simply a crimson fluid till scrutinised under the magic glass of the microscopist. Instead of appearing one evenly bright red stream, we see that it is made up of globules, some of which are white and others red. The white ones, indeed, largest, and roundest; but the red ones are by far the more numerous. On they flow, whilst life lasts; the red dots being too many in a plethoric alderman, or fox-hunting squire; and too few in a pale, lovelorn maiden. But in both alike, on, on they flow through the arteres, like myriards of red and white billiard balls running through a series of tubes. —.Dickens's Household Words. DEATH OF A CELEBRATED TIORSE.--A telegraphic dispatch from Columbia, Ohio, to the editor of the Cleveland Herald, says that the celebrated trotting horse known as the Gilmore colt, died on Saturday evening of the lock-jaw, at Barton and Ortman's Four-mile Course. He waa valued at 2,500 C 191110141111 wad Wtged fqx 1,200 1411a16. -~~-, LONDON, SATURDAY SPORTING NOTES. No. CXXXIII. THE NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER ME TINGU TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—This meeting, although boasting of it ; three Triennials, with between fifty and a hundred subs cribers to each, and numerous stakes as yet not closed, • will bo decidedly below par, at least such is my opini( ea. In consequence of a Match being added on Friday, racing will take place on Tuesday and the three following days, which seems to me to be spinning it out too much. The Trial Stakes of 10 soya. each. A.F., together with a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, T.Y.C., and a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, T.Y.C., are the .opiming stakes of the meeting, and aro not yet closee:. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 scvs. each, all the mfn-y, the second to save bis stake, A.F., will probably be contested by Midas or Phlegra, Ans pach, Eolus, and Goliah. Looking at their pre vious running, it would seem a certainty for ANSPACEI, or should she fail, for Phlegra. WEATVER GAGE, in all probability, will walk over for the .200 Sou, Stakes over the T.Y.C. The Hopeful Stakes, of 40 sovs. each, h ft, for two years old colts and fillies, at a difference only of two pounds for the sex, has innu merable penalties attached to the winners of any of the great two years old goes of the previous part of the season; consequently Homebrewed is penalized six pounds, Bay Rosalind six, and Kingston three. Were there no pe nalties tacked to this trio, of course the race would lay with them ; now, however, the field will probably con sist of Rolando, Hugo, Ambrose, Flirt, and Kingston ; one or to others, in addition, may also run, whose names will be duly published on Monday, should it turn out to be so. In the absence of the two great guns—Bay Rosalind and Hombrewed—the last one a small pistol in my opinion—the race must of necessity fall to KINGSTON or AMBROSE. The second year of the Third Triennial Produce Stakes will be con fested by:a very diminutive field, consisting of liernan des, Santiago, Phlegra or Midas, Ariosto or Barcelona, The Ban, Lamartine (d), The Knight of the Thistle, Cowslip filly, and, very dubious indeed, Payment. I presume it requires but little judgment to select the winner in this instance ; the cherry colour of Fyfield, and the white body, purple sleeves and cap, of Good wood, on the respective backs of The Ban and Hernandez, being likely to finish by themselves, as the course is only across the flat. Of the trio of matches, Lord Derby's colt by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Meeanee, if he runs, will beat Lord Exeter's Ben Nevis; Lord W. Poulet'a St. Ann, with Bst 71b up, as a six years old, agat Mr. Hughes's Cornelius, 3 yri, 7st 11b, ought to accomplish the same feat; and Colonel Anson's Bay Rosalind re ceives 60 sovs. forfeit from the Duke of Bedford's Se- vage. Each of these matches are run on the T.Y.C. This concludes the first day's sport. Wednesday commences with a 50 sovs. Plate, D. 1., which, together with a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, T.Y.C.; a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, D.M., and a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each over the Rowley Mile, have yet to close and name. The third year of the :Second Triennial Produce Stakes, D. 1., is, !Ike the other Triennials at head-quarters, destined to attract a very small field to the post; as far as I can possibly ascertain at the present moment the following will be its component parts:--The Nigger or William the Conqueror (perhaps both), Cranberry, Hardinge, St. George, Clelia, Abdallah, Mickleton, and Valentine. Goodwood will, I fancy, carry off this stake; at the same time I expect to see Lord Exeter's blue and white stripes, on the back of Clelia, in the foreground. Ab dallah has a few friends in the City, and, in all proba bility, will be second or third favourite at the start, his place in the race immediately in the rear of the Good wood horses and Clelia. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three years old, D. 1., will, I opine, be contested by . Merry Peal, Midas, Artisan, and Fochabers; one of the M's to win, Midas for Choice; Fochabers third, and Artisan last. The Granby Stakes of 30 Boys. each, 20 ft, for two years old, not named in the Rutland Stakes, from the turn of the lands in, has no less a name than Hobby Noble figur- ing in the entry. He, however, I fancy, will not be started; in his absence France, Freedom, Virago filly, Sophistry, and the Toga filly, will form the field; FRANCE and FREEDOM finding their way home first and second. The Post Match between Lords Derby and Exeter is a very curious affair; two out of the three of the former's animals being hors de combat, and one of Lord Exeter's in the same position; I however think that if Lord Derby starts his remaining nomination—the Meeanee colt—he will be able to beat Lord Exeter's couple. A very sporting affair over the T.Y.C. between Lord Clifden's Strongbow, 9st Ilb, and Lord Glasgow's Knight of the Garter, 7st 61b, will probably result in the victory of the former. Another Match for a hundred, last half of the Ab. M., between Sir J. Hawley's Songster, Bst 71b, and Mr. Hughes's Sophistry, Bst 41b, ought to be won by the former, but rumour whispers that he will not show. Thursday's races com mence with the Queen's Plato, over the R. C., which, with the Town Plate, D. 1., have yet to name. First Year of the Fourth Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 aovs. each, &c., T. Y. C., will, I presume, be contested by the largest field of the week, viz.—Greyleg, H. R. H. filly, He'S'perus, Toga filly, Chaffinch, Glenluee, Livermere,L;: pidist, Red Hind, Ambrose, France, Child of the Mist, and perhaps Hobby Noble, who, however, is very duberous, should the lasi named ruo, of course he wins; but as the odds aro 3 or 4 to 1 agst his doing so, why I roust even look somewhere else for a winner. LAPIDIST, RED ..._. _ _ HIND, and GREYLEG, I feel inclined to place first, se• cond, and third. The Rutland Stakes, of 30 Boys. each &c., from the turn of the lands iu, is likely to draw its field from the following:—Martinet, Passion colt, Am brose, and Adine; one of the last two the winner; the last of all 'if she runs, for choice. On Friday Weather- gage wilt eogego to give Hot Cross Bun five pounds and a beating. I am, Sir, yours, k.o. ' Sept. 27, 1851. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER-FJuDAY. The Chesterfield Handicap of 5 sous. each, and 100 Boys. added, the second to receive 101. Oae mile and a quarter. (46 Subs.) Mr. Saunders's Trickstress, 3 yrs, Est (including 51b extra) ( Wells) 1 Mr. G. Barton's Calculator, 3 yrs, Est ...(i%idcroft) 2 Mr. Maxfield's Ribaldry, 6 yrs, 6st 61b ...(Charlton) 3 Mr. C. Peck's Melody, 5 yrs, 7st (Osborne) 0 Mr. Phillips's Le Juif; 3 yrs, Est 131 b (including 51b extra) (Knott) 0 Mr. Thompson's Gholab Singh, sst 121 b ...(Haxby) 0 Mr. R.Martin na Shilmalier West, sst 101 b (Gorse) 0 Mr. W. Halford's Worcester, 3 yrs, sst (Cliffe) 0 Betting—Even on Trickstress, 2 to 1 agat Ribaldry, 5 to 1 each agst Calculator and Melody, and 8 to 1 agst Worcester. Won by half a length, the second beating the third by a neck. Match, 50 soya., 2 miles—Mr. James's Aldgate, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Oates), beat Mr. Pearce's Patrick, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Frost). 2tol on Aldgate. Won by a neck. The Two Yrs Old Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b, winners 31b extra. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 1004 &c. (4 Subs.) Mr. T. Stanley's Richard Primmer (Hiett) 1 Mr. Pedley's Sweet Pea . (Dickinson) 2 Mr. J. Pilling's The Event (Osborne) 3 Even on Richard Primmer. Won by two lengths. The Grand Stand Plate of 501. One mile. Mr. Chilton's Liberty, 2 yrs, 6st (Aldoroft) 1 Mr. Dawson's Captain Flash, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Wells) 2 Mr. Barker's Lily, 3 yrs, 64 111 b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Dawson's Tne Ebor, 4 yrs, Bst ...(W. Marson) 0 Mr. Stephenson's ro fby Emilius, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Hiett) 0 Mr. Birch's Queen of the Vale, 5 yrs, 7st (Harrison) 0 Mr. Jeffries's Forest Deer, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb (Osborne) 0 Mr. Young's Snowstorm, 5 yrs, Est 61b (Gorse) 0 2 to 1 agst Emitius filly, 3 to 1 eget Liberty and Cap tain Flash. Won by a neck. The Garrison Stakes of 3 sous. each. Haifa mile. (4Subs.) Mr. Sartoris's Fire-eater, 6 yrs ...(Capt. Haywood) 1 Captain Dickson's Solomon, aged, Ilst (Mr. Halton) 2 Mr. Smith's Freney, aged, llst ...(Captain Barclay) 3 Mr. Carew'a Coxcomb, aged, llst...(Captain Garet) 4 Won easy by a length. The Selling Plate of 40/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each; one mile and a quarter. (5 Subs.) Mr. Dobson's True Girl, 3 yrs (30/.) (Osborne) 1 Mr. Thompson's Jack Robinson (30/.) ...(Charlton) 2 Mr. J. Pilling's Lady Eden, 4 yrs (80/.) (Denman) 3 Mr. Dawson~ The Flying Dutchwoman (Aldcroft) 4 Won easy. The winner was sold for 80 guineas. The Beaten Handicap of 3 soya. each, and 30 added; one mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Captain Flash, 2 yrs, sst (Wells) 1 Mr. Thompson's Jack Robinson, 3 yrs, 781 (Charlton) 2 Mr. Peck's Melody, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Osborne) 3 Even on Captain Flash. Won by a length. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—THURSDAY. The Eglinton Park Handicap of 25 soya each, 10 ft and 5 only if declared; with 150 added. About 2 miles and a quarter. (23 Subs., 12 of whom declared.) Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus, 3 yrs, fist 91b (Walker) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Chief Justice, 4 yrs, 6st 121b(Arnold) 2 Ld. Waterford's Kick up the Dust, 6st 21b(D. Doyle) 3 Lord Waterford's Duo au Dhurras, Bst (J. Doyle) 0 Lord Strathmore's Garforth. 4 yrs, Est 9lb (Crouch) 0 Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b ...(Gillow) 0 A fine race, won by a neck. The Curraghmore Cup Stakes of 10 soya. each, p.p. Two miles. (4 Subs.) Lord Waterford's Lord George, 6 yrsl'' .....• walked over The Half-bred Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 50 added. Two miles. (3 Subs.) Lord Waterford's Duo au Dhurras (Col. Campbell) 1 Mr. Redfern's Lindisferne, 6 yrs, 12st 31b ...(Owner) 2 Won in a canter. The Visitors' Plate of 110 soya., added to a sweepstakes of 10 soya, each, p.p; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 3Hlba.ppyW jpinonee,rBssetx2tlrba. T.Y.C. (11 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Peloidas,Bst 101 b .........(Marlow) 1 Mr. bierry's (J. Sharp) 2 Mr. Merry's fby Ithuriel, Bst 101 b (Crouch) 0 Mr. M`Kenzie na fby Lanercost, Bst 31b (Arnold) 0 Betting-2 to lon Happy Joe. A fine race with two; won on the post by a head. The Stand Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft. and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. (18 Subs, sof whom declared.) Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 12st Blb (Mr.Wardrop) 1 LL Ld. Wad'se art edrrlobsr slsScarborough,L o r dG eor ge4, 6yyrriz,lli3sstt6(lMb (r.oowlnareko) 32 Ld.Waterford's Roller,3 yrs,lost 131 b (Col. Campbell) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Miss Ann, who made all the runn ing, and won by a length. The Milton Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 100 added; for three yrs old and upwards. One mile and a half. Mr(.BWS.tibs.) S.O rawfurd's Darkie, list 61b (Mr. Clarke) 1 Ld.Waterford's The Marquis, Ilst 71b (Col. Campbell) 2 Sir J. Boswell's John Dory, list 81b (Mr. Redfern) 3 Count do Vaux's Scarborough, Ilst Ilb (Le.Cardross) 4 The .Atalanta Stakes of 5 soya, each. A quarter of a mile. (2 Subs.) Mr. Redfern'a Ztiona, aged EVENING. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNITt(I PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—We published yesterday what we can not doubt to be an authentic narrative of the piratical expedition to Cuba. Philip van Vechten, an Ame rican, holding a lieutenant's commission in the invad ing force, and actually present in its several engage ments with the colonial troops, was released from captivity at the special intercession of Captain Piatt, of the United States' ship Albany. On his return to New York he drew up a detailed account of the whole proceedings, from the embarcation of the hand to the capture of its commander ; and this memoir, attested by the signature of the writer, appeared in our last impression. Of its statements we need only now say, that they verify in almost every particular the opinions we have expressed respecting the enter prise in question. There is little further room, in deed, for any speculation or doubt. Without reca pitulating incidents with which most readers have probably acquainted themselves already, we may briefly observe, that from no one class of the Cuban population was the slightest response male to the invitations of Lopez. Instead of finding men, horses, and munitions awaiting their arrival, the ex peditionary companies encountered nothing but reso lute and universal hostility. Their advanced guard was fired upon as the boat from the steamer got within gunshot of the shore. On the very first day after their landing, as speedily indeed as troops could be brought to the spot, the invaders, who had separated into two detachments, were surprised by a sudden as sault from the Spanish garrison, and these attacks were incessantly renewed as often as the Americans made a stand. That the Spaniards did really suffer severely in these engagements, and that the invaders put hors de combat a number of their enemies, out of all pro portion to their own strength, is now recorded on better testimony than that of a New Orleans jour nalist. It is stated that Lopez in two encounters actually inflicted a loss upon his opponents of 530 men in killed and wounded, although his entire force as disembarked from the Pempero was only 430 strong. Much of this is doubtless attributable to the incontestable bravery of the American character and the known audacity of the persons engaged, but it is not unreasonable to presume that the firearms of Mr. Colt's manufacture may have contributed their share to so remarkable a result. In each case the invaders were attacked encamped, and revolvers would be formidable weapons against an assaulting column. As to the nature of the contest, it is manifest that at no moment from his first landing was Lopez fighting for anything but his own life. He succeeded in repulsing his assailants, but they returned with a good will to the charge; his chances of ultimate victory were clearly desperate, and on the fourth day after his embarcation his flight had definitely com menced. 'Without being absolutely incapa ble of resistance, he was wholly destitute of hope, and his destruction was finally consummated by a terrific tempest, which rendered the arms of his remaining followers totally unserviceable. He fared, in fact, precisely as he might have fared had he landed at Corunna instead of at Cabanos. In the face of such evidence as this expedition supplies, it will be impossible to entertain any further misconceptions among the Creole population of Cuba. We have been lately informed, with elaborate circumstantiality, of the considerations which have rendered the Creoles disaffected to the dominion of Spain, and which ac tually prompted them to originate and encourage this very descent of American sympathisers upon their own plantations. We have been told that by these Cuban Creoles was the subject of invasion and annexation first agitated, that their intrigues kept' alive the excitement in the Southern States of the Union, that they provided funds for the enterprise, that they expected it with open arms, and that they adopted all such measures in a justifiable spirit of self preservation. To these arguments, plausibly stated, and accredited by the authority of a distinguished Ame rican citizen, we can now oppose the indisputable re sults of actual experiment. So far from meeting any sympathy in the Creole population, the invaders discovered in this very class their most vindictive op ponents. The regular troops are spoken of as having discharged their duty with all military resolution and obedience, but with true soldierlike forbearance to wards a defeated enemy. They treated their pri soners, we are told, " with the utmost kindness, giv ing them wine, cigars, bread, and tobacco from their own small means." The Creoles, on the other hand —those very people whose appeals were quoted to warrant the invasion, conducted themselves in the genuine spirit of Spaniards towards strangers on their soil. They hung, says the narrative, "on our skirts, kept the troops constantly informed of our movements, and put to death without mercy all those who straggled on the march." We almost seem, " in fact," while perusing the narrative before us, to be reading a description of a French retreat in the Peninsular war. No presumption can invalidate such experience as this. It may be represented as im probable that Lopez, well acquainted with the colony, and not without knowledge of war, should have ex pected to subjugate such a territory and population with 453 men, apart from any succours to be found among the islanders themselves; but it is infinitely more improbable that, if the alleged party had really an existence, it should have omitted to show itself on so favourable an opportunity. "What better opening could be looked for than that an American force should actually effect a landing, and defeat the troops of the garrison in two successive engagements We may spare ourselves the trouble, however, of arguing this point, inasmuch as the truth was piteously con fessed by the Americans themselves. Some accused one party, some another; some charged the delusion on Lopez, others on New Orleans journalists; but all con curred in asserting that they had been miserably de ceived when they were induced to think that the Cubans desired their intervention. Even Lopez himself died with this declaration in his mouth. In the absolute default, therefore, of any such presumptions as these to explain the expedition, we are compelled to look for its origin in the distempered excesses of American license. The writer of the narrative in question, not content with recounting the details of the enterprise, subjoins his own views of its causes and results, and he plainly informs us that this piratical invasion was got up with the express object of enhancing the value of Cuban bonds, to the advantage of American specu lators. Toese securities, he alleges, had been largely purchased in the States of the Union at that peculiar discount which can be created by Spanish credit alone; and it was hoped that the ultimate annexation of the island to American territory would carry with it a transfer cf these obligations to the Federal Go vernment, and thus convert worthless bonds into valuable stock. We are not, perhaps, called upon to reject this ingenious suggestion as inconsistent with the smartness of Transatlantic commerce, but it should in fairness be observed that the opinions of Mr. Van Vechten on this point are not entitled to any such implicit acceptance as is due to his narrative of lute. IVhen he tells how ho fared at the hands of the " friendly . ' Creoles, we cannot withhold our belief or abstain from cor responding conclusions ; but when we listen to his views of the original plot we must remember, not only that his sources of information were merely those of others, but that the calmness of his judgment was not likely to have been improved by the sufferings he had just escaped. Nevertheless, we suspect that the friends of the unfortunate victims may look rather to New Orleans than to flavannah for the true authors of their calamities. But for the precipitate execution of the first batch of prisoners, the Spanish Government would have passed through this trial of its strength and popularity with very considerable credit. Its troops have proved faithful, well-conducted, and re solute; its colonial subjects have evinced, at any rate, their indisposition to be " liberated" by others, and the local authorities, after the first paroxysm of severity, adopted a policy at once clement and judi cious. On the 13th day after the invasion, while Lopez and many of his followers were yet at large, a proclamation was issued, offering quarter to all such as should surrender themselves or be captured within four days from that time. This pledge was strictly observed, and with even greater favour to the prisoners than could reasonably have been expected. They appear, indeed, to have been treated in confinement with more consideration than is usually shown to the inmates of a Spanish gaol; they are to be consigned to Europe on a commutable sentence of 10 years' hard labour, and the sanguinary scene of the 15th of August was repeated on the person of Lopez alone. Had the like moderation been exercised from the beginning, the Spaniards would have carried with them the sympathies of the civilized world. It is useless to argue that the in vaders were not veritabl e pirat es , b ecause t h ey did not sail with avowed designs against all such property as might fall in their way. We are yet unconvinced that the lucre of gain was not ono of the objects of the expedition, in such a sense as to satisfy even this definition of piracy ; but, apart from such a conside ration, it must be manifest that if an armed invasion of a friendly territory, absolutely at peace both within and without, is to be accounted justifiable on pre texts of political pr o p agan di sm , t h ere can never be wanting a warrant for the aggressions of any one power upon the possessions of any other. Prance might invade Spain, Switzerland Naples, and Russia Turkey, with a cause as good in any month of the year as that professed by the buccaniering crew of the Pampero. ADVERTlSER.—Manchester has moved. It has s poken. Its voice has been heard. The echoes of its utterances on Wednesday are still ringing in our ears. To the voice of Manchester there will be a cordial and prompt response. It spoke the national senti ment : it gave expression to the wants and wishes of the country. No one can fail to mark the contrast between the proceedings at Tiverton and the proceed ings at Manchester—which, curiously enough, took place not only on the same day, but at the same hour. The Minister's great anxiety was to say nothing the vast assemblage in Manchester was only solicitous lest it should fail to sp ., :ak with outEoient explicituvas SEPTEAIBER 27, 1851. and energy. Lord Pahnerston's great ohjec, was to mare a speech, without giving utterance to a single expression which could in any way commit his colleagues in the Cabinet, or himself, to a specific line of political action. The only apprehension of the chairman of the Manchester gathering —of Sir Joshua Walmsley—and the other speakers, was lest they should not be able to say, in the limited space which circumstances allowed them, all they wished to say, and which they deemed necessary to utter, in justice to the cause of popular progress. If from the absence of any allusion, on the part of the Foreign Secretary, to the promised Reform Bill of the Premier, the country is forced to arrive at the conclusion, that the contemplated measure will be a mockery, a delusion, and a snare, it is the source of no small satisfaction to be able to infer, from the proceedings at Manchester, that the country is deter mined not to be deluded by the Whig Minister. The thousands there assembled declared, without one single dissentient voice, and in tones which will accompany the Premier for weeks to come, go where he will, and travel as rapidly as he may— that the people of these realms will not be deceived nor trifled with on the great question of repre sentative reform. They are too intelligent and too shrewd to be imposed on by any mock measure of reform which he may propose, however specious the measure may be. They are determined to accept► no new Reform Bill which will not lay the axe at the root of the existing evils in our Parliamentary repre sentation. They are bent on a thorough revision of the constitution of the House of Commons, and they will never rest until they have wrenched it from the grasp of a reluctant Legislature. And here let us whisper a word of warning into the ear of Lord John Russell. It is right that he should know that the people of England will no longer brook those experi ments on their forbearance, which the Whigs have so frequently ventured to make. There are limits even to good nature—bounds to the patience of a nation as well as of individuals. Those limits have been reached; those bounds have been touched. Any further at tempt on the public endurance will be made at the peril of the Whig Premier. If he has the temerity, and the unfaithfulness to the principles which he pro fesses, to insult the country by a delusive measure of reform, after having led them to expect a measure fitted to meet the emergencies of the case, he may rest assured that he will be visited with such an out burst of the popular indignation as will not only fiercely sweep him from the Premiership, but will do such damage to him, as a public man, as will prevent him from ever afterwards filling any office in the State. Any attempt at cheating the nation out of that thorough reform in the representation of the country, on which the popular heart is set, will not only fail of success, but will destroy for ever the public character of the Noble Lord. He will by such an act seal his own doom. He will commit political suicide. The Manchester gathering pro nounced in favour of certain great principles of re form. To the friends of progress everywhere else, our counsel is, " Go, and do likewise." Manchester demands the extension of the suffrage to every man of mature years, who occupies a tenement—an abridgment of the duration of Parliament—the vote by ballot—a revision of the electoral districts into which the country is divided—and the abolition of the property qualification. These are excellent rally ing points for the friends of reform. Some go much farther, but every one who has any claim to the cha racter of a reformer goes thus far. He who stops short of the points we have named, may, if he please, call himself a reformer, but the term is a misnomer as applied to him. The mass of the people are deter mined not to accept anything less than is embodied in the Manchester propositions. The thing that is required is, that all parts of the country should give an explicit and energetic expression to their views. It is in that way only that Lord John Russell can be made acquainted with the public sentiment and feeling on the subject of reform; and unless there be some such expression of the national wish, Lord John Russell will have a show of reason for affecting ignorance of the state of public feeling on the question of reform. When his measure is assailed in the House of Com mons on the ground of its inadequacy to remedy the evils with which it professes to deal, he will not fail to get up and throw the blame on the country for not having given a tangible expression to its wishes. If the friends of the cause of progress would cut from under the feet of the Premier all pretext for saying that he did not comprehend the views of the nation, they will not lose an hour in giving expression to their wishes. If Lord John Russell will persist in proposing for the people's acceptance a measure of reform, falling far short of what they demand and what the necessities of the case require, let us have at least the satisfaction of feeling that such a measure was the result of the Noble Lord's inherent hostility to all real reforms, and not the consequence of his ignorance of what the people ask. I❑ this way, the Premier will find that the country will not fail to fasten en him the responsibility of bringing forward an insufficient measure. The speech of Sir Joshua Walmsley was characterised by much practical wis dom as well as by great ability. The Hon. Baronet went far enougn, without going too far. While he dwelt on the encouraging prospects of the popular cause, he adjured the colossal assemblage he was ad dressing not to let these cheering indications induce a feeling of too much confidence, so as to lead to inac tivity, but to make the favourable symptoms by which we are surrounded the incentives to strenuous exertions. This is sound and salutary advice. We must never feel certain of the success of our cause until that success is an accomplished fact. We must labour, and struggle, and strive, until we have reached the goal. As one of the best means which can be adopted for giving an effectual expression to public feeling on the question of reform we would urge on the people the propriety of rallying round the National Parlia mentary Reform Association. That association, with little noise and without any pretensions, has rendered essential service to the popular cause. The country has but a very imperfect idea of the obligations under which it lies to the council of that body. For several years they have laboured in the promotion of the cause of progress, with a zeal which has seldom been equalled and never been surpassed ; and they have done so amid discouragernents which would have crushed the energies of less resolute men. They have worked vigorously and hopefully, when everything was calculated to dishearten and to divert them from their purpose. The nation owes it to them, more than to any other agency, that the cause of reform has not perished altogether. They have kept it before the public; and, time after time, given it a powerful impetus, when matters seemed to render its progress a moral impossibility. They had to struggle with, and overcome a combination of the most formidable obstacles, with which a great question ever had to contend. They had no distinguished names gracing their list. The most death-like apathy pervaded the public mind. They were without any adequate pe cuniary resources to carry on the war with Parlia mentary corruption—without, indeed, any pecuniary means at all, other than those which were furnished by themselves; and yet the Council of the National Parliamentary Reform Association persevered in their great object, never for one moment flagging in their zeal, and never slackening iu their efforts. The time, we believe and are sure, is at hand when the public will do full justice to their noble exertions in the cause of popular progress. But meanwhile, the best practical proof which the country can give of the sense which it entertains of their services, would be to rally round them with their contributions. Furnish the Council of the National Parliamentary Reform Association with the requisite pecuniary resources, and we pledge ourselves that before the re-assembling of Parliament they will get up such an agitation in the country as will compel the Whig Cabinet to bring forward a measure of reform which will fully meet all the exigencies of the case, and give entire and uni versal satisfaction to the country. UICIDE IN MILLBANK PRlSON.—Yesterday an nquest was taken by Mr. Bedford, in the Millbank Prison, on the body of William Stanton, a convict, who committed suicide. It appeared by the evidence that the deceased was received into the prison on the 21th of January, having been convicted at Worcester of an unnatural crime, and sentenced to be transported for life. The Coroner asked whether any regulations different to those which the other prisoners had to observe were put in force in his case? The witness replied that he was kept i❑ separate confinement, and he could not be sent to the hulks ; and as he was a Roman Catholic in religion he was not sent to chapel with the ether prisoners. The Coroner—Had he a priest to attend him ? Mr. Macintyre said he had. Other evidence was then given to show that on the morning of Thursday he was seen in his cell at a quarter to nine, and apparently in good health, for the rules of this prison require that all prisoners shall attend the chapel at half-past eight, and the warder having seen that they go there, he has, iu the case of such a man as the deceased ( ordered to separate confinement), to see that he is there and lock him in his cell, which was done. When the warder went round half an hour afterwards, he was found to have put some twine round the bars of his window, and had then put his handkerchief in the noose, tied it round his neck, and jumped off a table. He was quite dead when dis covered, and the jury returned a verdict of" Temporary in sanity." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN IZAILWAY.—On Thursday evening a fatal accident took place on the line of the South-Western Railway, whereby a young man received such serious injuries that he expired. The de ceased was a porter at the Nine Elms goods station, t- atter sea, and on Thursday night was engaged in shifting several luggage waggons, preparatory to their being loaded, when he by some means was jammed between the buffers with such violence that his body was completely crushed flat. His screams soon brought his companions to his assistance, and he was extricated in a shocking condition. He was carried immediately to the accident ward of St. Thomas's Hospital, where he died yesterday morning. MURDER.—On Tuesday evening last a man named Regan was attacked and brutally murdered by the infliction of blows of a loaded whip, of which he immediately died. It appears that the deceased lived at a place called Slogger, and on his way from the fair of this town had some alter cation with a person named Jennings, whereupon Jennings's brother-in-law, named O'Malley, came up on horseback and attacked Regan, striking him several blows of his whip upon the head. O'Malley has not been made amenable.-11ayo Cootitution, COURT CIRCULAR. BAL 3? ORAL THURSDAY. Her Majc.sty, accomp an i e d by th e P r i ncess Royal a:):id the Princess Alice, drove yesterday to the Lynn of Qusicb. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer , stalking. Sir David Dundas arrived at Balmoral yesterday, tad had an audience, for the purpose of submitting o her Majcsty the proceedings of some courts :martial. The dinner patty yesterday included her Royal lighness the Duchess of Kent, Baroness Spaeth, the 1 )uke and Duchess of Leeds, the Earl of Carlisle, the :arl of Aberdeen, and Sir D. Dundas. Dispatches were sent if yesterday from the Colo ] tial-ctlice to the Governors of the North American (:;olonies. . - THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday the receipts at the doors amounted to 2,4151. 15s , the number of visitors being 23,694. T he temperature in the interior of the building was cool and pleasant throughout the day, the meau being, according to Bennett's thermometers, 54.4. This, combined with the partial exclusiveness secured by he,if-crown admissions, enabled all who came to see to advantage the different objects of interest which they were desirous of inspecting. In another fortnight the Great Exhibition closes, the Crystal Palace will have fulfilled its purpose, the tide of cabs and omnibuses will cease to flow towards Kensington, and those vast assemblages of spectatcrs which for months past have made pilgrimages from every corner of the globe to the shrine of industry will be deprived of the centre round which their curi osity attracted them. When that event happens the grandeur of the demonstration which has taken place in favour of the peaceful arts will be more distinctly appreciated, and the results, beneficial or otherwise, which the display leaves behind it, will be calmly ascertained and realized. In the meantime it behoves all who can afford it not to lose the few remaning days of opportunity for the survey of an unparalleled spectacle such as - in our day we can hardly hope to see repeated. For the first time since the world began the different nations of the earth have collected I into one focus the choicest specimens of their natural wealth and their industrial products. Within a building happily adapted for the purpose thousands of people of all ages and from every country have assembled to view the spectacle. Four millions and a half of visits have been paid to it since the opening ; nearly 400,0001. has been realised by admission fees, the greater proportion consisting of shilling payments. The popularity of the Exhibition became its greatest wonder, and many who went there to study the marvels of manufacturing skill could only gaze at the multitudes which they attracted to Hyde park. There is a magnetic power about large masses gathered in one vast edifice, and swarming in happy excitement along spacious avenues, where their num bers tell upon the eye, which eclipses every other spectacle, however splendid or interesting. Man is superior to the choicest examples of his handiwork, and never have vast assemblages been seen in a situa tion more imposing. Those who have witnessed the aspect of the building on a crowded shilling day will not readily forget the strange and indescribable sen sations with which it inspired them. Who can say that we shall ever be able to witness such sights again ? It is not a small excitement which drags up humble provincials en masse from the country, which induced an old woman of eighty-four to travel on foot all the way from the Land's-end—which sends a bushel and a half of watches in one night to the shop of a single pawnbroker in Leeds, and which so stirs the heart of private benevolence throughout the kingdom that even our charity schools, and the in mates of our workhouses, are largely represented at this jubilee of industry. On the ground, therefore, of popular excitement alone, few of us can expect to see such a spectacle as that which is now about to close repeated in our day. Let those who have not yet visited the Crystal Palace, and who have it in their power to do so, defer no longer. After the 11th of October it will be no longer pos sible for them to take the measure of the industrial arts in the middle of the 19th century. Books may supply them with the fullest information on the sub ject, but they can never touch the heart or stamp their lessons upon the memory like a personal in spection of the display. For ourselves we have al ways felt our powerlessness in dealing with the details of a collection so vast and comprehensive. An exhi bition which embraces every kind of industrial pro duct cannot be grasped within the limits of a news paper article, and a history of it if attempted would exhaust the patience of the most indefatigable reader. The bare classification of objects occupies l 8 closely printed foolscap pages. The power of discussing ad vantageously each division of that immense classifica tion involves a minute knowledge of every art to which the ingenuity and the labour of mankind have been directed, and is plainly impracticable in a jour nal. For de determination of excellence in each department the public may, therefore, be most safely and authoritatively referred to the awards and reports of the different juries. There are, however, general results which it comes fairly within the province of the press:to point out, particular inventions, to indicate the importance of which justifies a special notice, and lessons of experience for the guidance of our future industrial career which ought not to be lost sight of. Many of these topics have from time ,to time been touched upon. Others may not suggest themselves till long after the Exhibition has closed; but now, when the 11th of October is so near at hand, the discussion and solution of such questions become more urgent; it is necessary to gather up the threads of interest which the spectacle in its progress has brought into light, and to trace out the full sig nificance of facts and objects which we have still for a limited period before our eyes. One point that strikes us forcibly on a survey of the last few months is, the extraordinary contrast which the attractive and the useful features of the display pre sent. It will be remembered that the American depart ment was at first regarded as the poorest and least in teresting of all foreign countries, Of late it has justly assumed a position of the first importance, as having brought to the aid of our distressed ,agricul turists a machine which, if it realizes the anticipa tions of competent judges, will amply remunerate England for all her outlay connected with the Great Exhibition. The reaping machine from the United States is the most valuable contribution from abroad to the stock of our previous knowledge that we have yet discovered, and several facts in connexion with it are not a little remarkable. In the first piece the want of such an implement was so much felt that we find in the catalogue a list of eight British exhibitors showing inventions designed to accomplish the same objects. Again, it appears to have been in use in America for the last ten or twelve years without finding its way across the Atlantic, and although Messrs. Garrett had at length discovered its merits, there can be no question that but for the Exhi bition the attention of our farmers would not for some time to come have been so strongly drawn to it. Another point worth noticing is that the agricultural interest, that which at first gave the most hesitating and lukewarm support to the scheme of an interna tional display in Hyde-park, is of all other interests the one which receives from it the most conspicuous and confessed benefit. To return to the contrast be tween the attractive and the useful features of the Exhibition, it must have struck every observer how little notice such things as the illustrations of Mer cer's and Claussen' s processes—discoveries of the highestimportance to our m anufacturers—have ex cited among visitors. The stalls where these are shown have rarely been visited, while from the automaton toys in the Austrian compartment to the malachite ornaments in the Russian section, and the plate and jewellery in Hunt and Ros kill's stand, everything that could excite an ill directed curiosity has been industriously hunted after and wondered at. The most deserted por tions of the Exhibition from the commencement have been those where the more useful textile fabrics are displayed, yet for England, and for other Euro pean countries also, they ought to possess the greatest interest. Manchester, with its enormous indus trial development, has its staple products repre sented in a rem o t e corner o f the building, where no one thinks of pausing to examine. Vain splendour has carried popular favour completely in the Crystal Palace against common place but profitable industry, and the Americans almost at the clone have come in seasonably with several of their practical notions to damp our ardent admiration of finery, and give our thoughts another bent. It is natur a l t o i nqu i re whe ther the Royal Commission may not have contributed to this result by their arrangements. We think they have, although they ought by no means to be blamed for it. They decided, no doubt w ith th e bestinten tions, that prices should not be attached to the goods exhibited. Now, in all industrial products, the question of cost is one of extreme interest to the interest the of mankind, and fr om th a t sou rce of the visitors to the Exhibition have been ddebarred.The commerce of the world is ruled by this influ ence more absolutely than by artistic design,impor tant as that is, and the consequence is that the po pular tendencies of the Exhibition have been sti mulated in a direction adverse to our manuface Luring interests, and favourable to the expensive and ornamental, but comparatively useless, produc tions of other countries. The fall from 2s. Gd. to is. in the price of admission is a gain in money to the Royal Commission, and in the same way machi nery and abundant labour make th e industrial wealth of England. If her great merit of cheap production is concealed from the vulgar eye, a n d h er manufactures put in competition with the more expensive ones of the foreigner, at the same time she is evidently placed at a disadvantage by the contrast. It is consolatory to think that, though in consequence of this omission, the natural inclination of the public to admire wbat AILWAY IN TELLIGEN CE. VALE OF NEATH. The portion of this line extending from Neath to Aberdare, nineteen miles in length, was opened on Tuesday for public traffic. When the main line to Merthyr is completed, the whole length of the line will be twenty-two miles. It is a double line, and is laid on the broad, or seven feet gauge. Between Neath and Aberdare there are five stations—Aberdu has, Resolvers, Glyn Neath, Hirwaun, and Merthyr road. The principal gradients on the line are, that opposite to l3laengrach, one in 100; that near Rheols, one in 300, and that at Pontwalby, one in 50, which is the steepest gradient on the whole line. The po pulation in the district through which the line passes numbers about 80,000. The principal traffic is coal, ironstone, and other minerals, which it is expected will be very considerable when the line is completed to Merthyr. It is thought that the line will com pete to some extent with the Taff Vale Railway for the coal and iron traffic of Aberdare and the district beyond it. The event of the opening was celebrated at Neath with great rejoicing ; all the shops were closed, and from one end of the town to the other there were demonstrations in various ferms—ever greens, devices, and flags, appe are d i n near l y every street. The directors and their friends started from Neath in a special train at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, and reached Aberdare in less than an hour, where an address was presented by a deputation to the directors and refreshments were provided for them by the inhabitants at the Railway Hotel. Many of the houses in Aberdare were decorated with triumphal arches, banners, and flags bearing suitable inscriptions. After partaking of the refreshments provided, the directors and their friends returned to Neath, where a grand entertainment was given to them by the corporation and inhabitants of Neatb, at which the Mayor presided. Several toasts were drunk and responded to, and the proceedings of the day were concluded by a grand display of fireworks. NAMUR AND LIEGE. C OMPLETION OF THE WORKS AND FINAL INATIGUILio TION OF THE LINE. On Thursday, the 18th inst., this long-desired event took place. At an early hour a special train, decorated with flags and flowers, and composed of 22 carriages, left the station of Guellimins (Liege) for Namur. About 400 persons, being the friends of the contractors, the chief functionaries of the province, the directors and officers of the company, and several of the English proprietors, were thus conveye d th roug h the beautiful vall e y o f the Meuse, returning to Liege by:the same route to Flamelle, and thence by the right bank of the river to the company's station of Long-. doz, near Liege. In the evening a splendid banquet was given by the. contractors at the Casino near Liege, in honour of th ea occasion. About 150 persons sat down to dinner, which was served in excellent style. The fine banif of the First Regiment of Infantry played at interr,Vis during the evening some of the choicest morceaux , of the best composers. The room was decoratee witk. a profusion of colours (Belgian and English), flowers, evergreens, and emblems, among which were happily introduced busts of Queen Victoria and King Leop old. The whole effect, when brilliantly lighted with gas, was extremely striking. The number of toasts was limited to six. " The King of the Belgians," given by Mr. BATES, vice president of the company, was enthusiastically re ceived, the band playing the national air of Belgium, " The Queen of England," given by the Government Commissioner, was hailed with great acclamation, and with repeated rounds of applause, the band. playing " God save the Queen." M. DEMONCEAU (who occupied the chair), and' l M. CAPITAINE, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Liege, bore testimony to the importance of such an undertaking as the railway to the industrial interests of the district through which it passes as well as to the whole of Belgium. They spoke of the admirable manner in which the works have been executed, and to the certainty of remuneration which awaited the proprietors. M. DELAIIAYE, chief cf the Ponts et Chaussees of the province of Liege, also spoke in flattering terms of the whole conduct of this enterprise. " The Health of the Directors" was then given, and was received in a manner which mast have been very gratifying to those gentlemen. Mr. GREW, on behalf of his colleagues in the direc tion, returned thanks. He stated that throughout the whole course of the company's affairs a cordial feeling of mutual confidence had existed between the con tractors and the board, to which happy circumstance he attributed much of the success which had at length crowned their exertions in completing the works. This consummation was a matter of equal rejoicing both to the directors and to the contractors, who had met together that evening to celebrate the final "in auguration" of a line which was one not only of great importance to Belgium, but which gave the moat di rect route from France to Germany, as well as from England to central Europe. After some further re marks, Mr. Greig sat down amidst much applause. Mr. STOOKS, engineer of the company, in return ing thanks for the high compliment which had been paid him by M. Demoncesu, the chairman, in propos ing his health, made some well-timed and judicious remarks upon the management of the company's affairs, which were very warmly received by the as sembly. After dinner a brilliant display of fireworks on the lawn of as Casino terminated the proceedings of a very agreeable day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY. The Fire Queen iron steam-vessel was taken into deck on the 24th, as we stated, to repair damages done by a steamer running into her. The officers of the dockyard were directed to examine and report on the state of her bottom, which was payed 13 months since with Mr. llay'a composition. The bottom was covered with mud and slime, but scarcely any weed; the whole was washed oft clean, leaving the composition hard and firmly adhering to the iron all over the bottom, with the ex ception of a few small spots, which appeared to have been rubbed off, and would have lasted well another 13 months. This appears a most successful applica tion for the protection of iron, so much sought for now that iron is again sanctioned for shipbuilding. The Fairy royal yacht is ordered to proceed to morrow to Holyhead, and thence to Liverpool, to be in attendance on her Majesty. The Victoria and Albert royal yacht will leave for the same destination on Monday next. The Dauntless, 33, screw frigate, Captain Halsted, goes out of harbour to-morrow. The Topaz, late a target for the practice of the officers of her Majesty's ship Excellent, is to be broken up. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain the Hon. Lord George Paulet, has been towed into harbour this day by the Sprightly and Echo steam-vessels. The Fanny tender, Second Master Commanding Scarlett, sailed last evening for Deptford, with furni ture belonging to Admiral the lion. Sir B. Capel. The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George Allen, Master Commanding, did not sail last evening. She was detained for the purpose of towing the Bellero phon int o h ar b our . S he sailed this evening. The Vulcan, steam troop-ship, Master-Commander Penn, has hauled alongside the Malabar, to complete coals, &c. She sails on Tuesday next for Queenstown, to embark troops for the Cape. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. (From the London Gazette of last night.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, t h e 7th of August, 1851, her Majesty in Council has been pleased to ratify the scheme prepared by the Eccle siastical Commi ss i on ers for England, in pursuance o f the 3d and 4th Victoria and the 4th and sth Victoria, recommending that they be authorized forthwith, and from time to time, to pay the Rev. John Hutchinson, holder of the first canonry in the cathedral church of Lichfield, as from the period from which be be came entitled to a share of the divisible corporate funds thereof, and to his successors in the said canonry, such a sum of money as, together with the moneys which shall appear to them to have become due in each year to the holder for the time being of the said canonry out of the divisible corporate reve nues, will make up the annual amount of 500/. ; and in case the amount of the moneys so payable afore said out of the corporate funds to the holder of the canonry in respect of any year, shall exceed the an nual income specified, the amount of the surplus shall b e re t a i ne d b y t h e treasurer, an d b e by him carried to the credit of the Commissioners in the account for the next succeeding year, and s , (i. on from time to time, until the average income (II th e .. said ca non ry shall be again below the amount specified. ACCIDENT AT PEMBROKE GARRISON.—Ora Monday even ing last, as two privates of the detachment of the 82d Regiment en duty at the above garrison, were returning to quarters at tattoo, the night being dark they both mistook their way, and at two several places fell into the dyke, some 18 or 20 feet deep. Fortunately no Wiles were broken, but fiQvere watiksi9wo were tli# xelAi ............. •••,............ ! is wond er f u l and f i ne, rather than what 1 .5 useful and I cheap, may have been increased, though e ,t present our industrial pre-eminence may be somev 'hat damaged thereby, we are likely to be greatly b enefited here after. Our people have not for months- been inspect ing the choicest specimens of design in form and colour from abroad without having had Cheir taste im proved and corrected. The opportunity • now offered may at least be seized for the encouragement of the best systems of ornamentation at present extant, and perhaps out of it may grow a new style of design, regulated by sound principles, and at once national and appropriate. A melancholy occurrence took place about three o'clock in the afternoon in the western refreshment room. An elderly gentleman suddenly dropped down and to the horror of the bystanders expired instan. tan eously.—Morning Paper. I ~~ V ,' . '''