The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

~`' , , I lIIIILLEITTIttCy GAMES at the ROYAL A The COLLEGE, WOOLWICH. gentlemen cadets at this institution have been encoura ge d _ ;TY to haveb'Y the authorities resident at the Aciic annual competition at various athletic pre r ': e 7 o. ; a , tid the contest for the prizes given for the ift, then 3' -ar took place on the afternoon of Saturday if the presence of a great number of the office " garrison and their families. The first was a foot-r ae , of one cadets mile, and five gentlemen leolthr.peted. 11Ir. Lyle was declared the winner of the t•st prize, a copy of Blaine's Encyclorwlia ; and Hutnphrev the second, a telescope. Four coin tpue_at,eiecl (fhctraitahientobationary one half-mile race; Mr. 411 , 0 E ar i_ trid sc li o eist b o the second, tll a first poek pocket f i i ) z o e o , k E . 1 Sevendesli, and eain p A e I ti r : l a rs contested the third race, of 200 yards, over eight 8 dresSirni:l3-:teo all the gentlemen cadets, and Alr. was declared the winner of the first prize, port sman , ; and Mr, Edwards the second,. d a knife. Fourteen of the last join i e run a race of one quarter of a mile ; A r d . Idr w" winning the first prize, a telescope ; an tero Ste ward, the second, a small compass. Five en ,. for a short race of 100• Mr. Edwards ni tin i yards , se con dg the first prize, a whip ; and Mr. Young the cont Prize, a priz: 41.1 writing-case. Twelve competitors t, th ed a race of 200 yards over eight hurdles, open Acadenay ; Al'r. Hamilton winning the first th e s ' i a Powder. flask and shot-bag; and Mr. Stevenson e of 200 d, a small compass. Six entered for a race de yards over eight hurdles, open to the 21 Aca 4 37 ,„ ; , 1 ". Hamilton winning the first prize, a a Po d' . " ° °k ; and Mr. Bolton the second prize, rail k . Seven entered for a foot race of half a thee'vs, • ° r all under 5 feet 2 inches, Mr. Anley being of 2 i nner of a pair of skates. Six entered for a race deta Ci - C) .Y! r ds, over eight hurdles, open to the 3d Aca fisfi:_'Y ' r• Rawlinson winning the first prize, a it'vng•rod, and Mr. Lyle the second, a shot-pouch.. aOOlOO e u n edritered for a foot race, 3d and 4th Academies, yards Air. Rawlinson winning the first prize,a Nin e -44 '3 knife, and Mr. Lyle the second, a racket. ten l'ardiecripeted in a foot race of half a mile, over Whin, ~ ' Air ' 1 1\r• Eden winning the first prize, a hunting ix coat'nd.Mr. Harris the second prize, a bridle. S . heinpeted in cuttings. triangular piece of lead, each side 4 eu g ti a 2 s ine heS, and Mr. Edwards obtained the prize, iaad ti 3 ' Three competed in the running high jump, tun nea r ' Edwards gained the prize, a knapsack, having . th e L' 5 feet 21 inches in height. Five competed in pre ta nnin wide jump, Mr. Hamilton winning inches. Po ll . ; nelmets, having cleared 17 feet 4 inc the Pole, °°nl Peted in the high leap with a Vlai D a ,_ °4 Mr. Hideout gained the prize i, co ai ' n ' , 'laving leaped 8 feet 4 inches. gained the ',. e .' e4 in vaulting, and Mr. C. Johnson game . 4 prize a cricket -bat. Six entered for the conclud of a % . t aee) . _ open to all winners of prizes, one-fourth tw o ttli : e ; kr. Edwards gained the prize of the value P , dw g „ ll , in eas to be selected by the winner. Mr. f ga me "'ls being the winner of the greatest number he Is t ot s lo ' l i ad ti silver bugle delivered to him, which it. T k id f or one year, his name being engraved upon t Thri n ue taste of starting was regulated by Lieu t. and the competitors called to the starting gan le ' 3 ' the sound of a bugle ; and the whole of the f th e R s v e ,,,, am i o e oft with great spirit. The brass band the 'Peath i r) ;l: ' 3 , aPPers and Miners was present, and e- " e 'ng fine the scene was very animated. y,Th F T „ I IE LAW OF STORMS. -°"°vving letter has been recently addressed by oaat auread aitnerston to the various British Consuls_ o „ tb L e C one having been dispatched fr "utain°. -- ' 4 ' of fiee—requesting their co-operation in m ke n , Irlg information relative to atmospheric pheno- Sir e°llll T ee ted with storms and hurricanes t•lielo,'"--4. transmit to ou copies of a letter, with its i:ltnyreai,Ewhieh I have y received from Colonel Reid, o t ogineers, who for many years has devoted hits hits been to the theory of storms, and whose object een n to itives ti t with a view to practical use in /P- titi g4 , ti ,, °- . the laws gae 'by which storms and variable f tla , ja ti l tjt u 4° r( rvetne4 l In order that an investigation of ° a taa Y be practically useful, it is essential that siaesti--neoted with the atmospherical phenomena in 04 B t. tr)td ed "li d be carefully observed and accuratelyre t/f the "e r large portion as possible of the surface 4tt • Rlobe b g ° 41 4 ta n persons of education, and whose scientific kaki tits o r th su c h Professional avocations qualify them for Z')Ftt nosh o bservations. Colonel Reid has suggested r(le(rt?' ob servations could be easily made and h re r- - t , 5 4 tna",?_°aptains of ports, masters of lighthouses,. a b: 4l'4ll Y 1"' °1.8, and ethers, whose professional pursuits na "4l p le ad hand to be nstant observers of atmosphe -4"°4•lll„etta. The i c losures in Colonel Reid's letter I,, ti-441 ori °re th -4 "Y Point out the manner in which informa tu'eN. ;r e subject of u storms may be collected. I have h ltoe l tr 'l to instruct you to use your best endeavours ti," 4 Yoube„B,oeh information on this important subject, r„-"i"triklifuroi.!:t,iot.i.anstnit to me half-yearly an abstract of ltdd a a s oia o You may have obtained, with such re ctor chat, Y Suggest themselves to you. If you can k ' llllll 4 to show the tracks of any remarkable ; At it it would in for is of r greatly add to the value of your reports. th„ is tasti ou n to tance to circulate as widely as possible e eb ati " to storm tracks,.you . should encourage lu diest "of such information in newspapers and s. 4 ` I w orks, 4° ' S ir, Your most obedient humble servant, "PALMERSTON." i t , • 111-'4.40 RO PY . 1 -Odd DEATH OF MADAME SOULLIER.- 4 4 Proft:i deniise of this lady, once . the most celebrated in r ed at e, A , hae--yFaoupled with the serious accident that oc fsew renings ma p a r t e t v a i l o e u n s t l e y d t a o n h d e f r aa d n a .i u n g a h t t in er g , oolhir!,, be. ou m i l-, a tc er tioil e _ la _n_g hrown rem her horse and dislocating her .3 created a Hippodrome sensation among the 4140lioy,1 rian 47/24 b oth at the_ and Astley's. In i th e i lpy Se iz z lyexcellent health, she was fit the evening of Thursday last, tta ,h*Past with a. on o'clock was a corpse, leaving 18 t h 11 ( 1 44 , and at eight Yee, to Mourn her loss. The deceased was in her to kt • 1°14 " 81 G On the establishing . of the ta t eetir!antjetftts...lh question oW Pl S of . attorneys being entitled to stito_rviiege of appearing in gowns in court was or2,ettlee among some of the profession, and one legal eir'hied W ILO was very zealous for maintaining . the honour, kitty ee:rntevem.ent for promoting the object. At the 4 re i'tor, e „_‘ at DriMeld, on Tuesday last, Mr. Collinson, 14 to Betrared for the first time in (4 t tori le „Ts example in this court.. In g t e h n York and court we s t all he I,4sllatappear in gowns ; indeed the . Learned ,a Ju th d e g y e itte -Qbed Dowling) will not give them audience unless •-• Yo rkshire Gazette. i‘tioN4l'444" Fias.—On Saturday forenoon, between . 1„ZI th e twelve o'clock, flames were discovered _iss e u as i r n a g . ebt whin of the Harriet, the property o M e sat leh Vessel was l 'fig in Shields Harbour ! nearly °f th e i• &Ise f ro _ po Ice stat y io'n. The floating engine was 1)!0. 3 _1(l e south . side of the river, and the vessels havingte~ been hauled off, it B4 p a y l l of shipbwurantienrgwaa got into her, the floating Fn s pit t° P i ag a Nft t let ton a minute, and the Sun engine having It e „a'ets pw. o a keel and brought to the larboard side, the 1:::aset::::10, but not until it had done a considerable ,e4Pelitszlbingtllbieecit(l)lef• with had . been occasioned by oue of t l h l e v t r hemaate a ea lith er t t e h d , candle, and accidentally by which the bedticking ~,W • fke ‘Q ta h . ng to r - age w - Ili SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—Rsturn Nr c i l lrte r a g e e 3 °f mechanics and others in South Australia, wi,l l(l lng 31st December, 1850.—Blacksmiths, 9s. byki,Luout board or lodging ; brick 3 lay . , 7s. to 7s 6d. 1 411; 44 8, 78411ekers, per 1,000, 10s. to 6 l s t . o , er d e ito • carriage di tto erg+ 4 .Par day, ditto; coopers, 75., ditto ; day to ; ▪ Por day, ditto; wheelwrights, hts 6s. to 6s. 6d., g ' agreement; boys, 6d. - tributers, according . z j it, W it i the baoratirdeohrdledi eg; shiPowrights' Bs. to 9s. per lodging.—Adelaide Observer. th:le?ick board MINISTER AT LIMERICK.—The tity v Nt of porter, of Friday, contains . anlengthy account of ef th h t . ° 3 - • Lawrence, the America . Minister, to that T r ik gantleinan, it appears, after visiting the old City a h and lc teeinglF:,ol°4:4ltaillcileslept o G n Wlweadynßesadya' y cr n o i s g sed t, the country wh h to e At Killaloe his qte"'lat ey 'idaY morning by the Shannon. "Ile st ielt, S W " knet by the American Consul_o ra f_t z h e e o t%re was was afterwards entertained at C . i 's Hotel, the M_ a s Introduced to Lord Monteagle, Sir M. Barring -`4Yor, & e 41 1 oo kIN • ttr t ZlY r ACCIDENT. --On Saturday afternoon, wititite.qterf.three o'clock, an accident, _which unfortunately yl4 and eon' t ; ta llY, occurred to a gentleman named John 1 4, ,s cee -444 , residing in Francis-street, Westminster. d on leheietle,ed was driving a small gig and pony l e I.! dire4°ogh-lane, Battersea, the thoroughfare he nd th `?' over the rails of the South-Western Railway, of w h which to pass. lltethleee,,Zgates closed, as a train was . expected 11')); !itopped and .got out of his gig; leaving his ~Lfttc cetlti.,ll little boy, sitting upon the seat. The signal Ivo l ull ed the deceased to look after the . pon e y,.as t ;th ae e ti 15 pr „- t „ - -aat e probably frighten the animal as itss d roe •,aell „nentleraan was in the act of stepping into the ,1 0 1. 444 . e !rain Passed, the noise of which startled the II instantly turned round, and he was thrown •7, 4 e 4 1 4 ° 9 his head. On being raised from . the ground l ir 1.44 sensible, and he soon afterwards expired. THE tkittiiti,l4l.4,2fla FATAL SCAFFOLD A ; cc i l n n qu z e N s T t w I a N s held ! ft tspa titl 7. t 0 Ching t ß be AD deat A hs c o o f ro J n o e h r n s Knowles, 49, received if i - t til e ; 141 „e3r, 14, who died from the injuries theyyrec o e r z en 44 40 4: 4 ; 141 g of a quantity of scaffold poles, and ee p k ru urid, e dairsthe course of erection at Lupus•str - `till " - Laad on the afternoon of Friday last. The tli t %of this ' t t lt ti eoli t ,„ le melancholy accident have already . appeared 'or Oa - 4tia of The Sun. Verdict, " Accidental death, want t hought blame was attributable to the builder t of sufficient care. kil t p?, V ere r r i air i between Amsterdam and Rotterdam was 'izatm two days back, to be on fire. A spark had cora -ed 9t h Pla c `l3 Z ia uantity of straw in a horse-box, in which cClleye a g a intended for the society of naturalists o *l 4; 3. ,;_btit ttl. ,,,_The fire was extinguished without much cliffi ,,,m°lle. " Poor animal perished. No further damage t %kr °4 4 Il e of an idol in stone, coarse l y execute d , to date from the period of the Phenicians or ti i - „ns , was found about a fortnight since among the c it '4ll, per - n'°lvti of the old Arnew, in Algeria. bop -1 4, s;-"ARVEST IN NORTH UMBERLAND.—NEW !) beett-Pl' The grain crops from the best lands ra as ~rstacked durin ensuingt week, and if the weather of 1/° itiql,Pre!ient the week will see the grain tA o l ly wh"e hilly districts garnered also. Some fine samples 80, t hsrk et e at have been shown in our markets h krt s4 ffinde nd daYS, and it is quite agreed that wheat e n n will be a ‘.4l o kr ae ind s F er age crop. Turnips are lookin ell. There of 1 Ications of disease among the potatoes in the r e )11 , 8, and ou the eastern seaboard, but it is hoped 41 1r1 t 5 eler" ° f a serious character. A considerable area t ehi eg the Ilvated with potatoes in this county. The weather an _ c , l . Th:r two days has been remarkably sunny d hqMittlbe arVest in the neighbouring counties of is e tt b e r •LIIII is rapidly drawing to a close, and ts ex '444 by the end of the week, AY.) Rada, a ;r an orc' t „cur to title to t P agBE nad ate, i t 10 a r e° r ; Ire of it' ' t, a nd ' ,l ° refu se ' " lted in th e t bee' no bt een b °ll gd. on depev ',ea 67,01 e ole rig li right andd )erer 4 'r „ oug ht assignes_i voice , ie cas ° '.'" re 9 P OD be I tboo id gb tb he ,be protit if perb.7, AY ,) j a bk.P, g for to bblijb ia a tll9 one DI ov g'e G „ mo P n°l ora arLe i j iuß rob - d ed, ,be °te ll° ire 0" ti-h° o atio fa t at th e titile' the 113°° . rt•e ver ,4 ren° , poO e o li , ta Iv _Oa of v" 1 0 neOP 01 6° :f o d i g 0 ; dal°, l l ; e rel l [dent neat . na r vo thewror ? ,d Ol e 1 1 will Of e rw- at , lawb .re - A. fl - ill be daio o a t Rby t , 0 0 0 of hobiwe nia :t rat' Ssw .„ re• S 40 witoil o ff 0 6cle te ct CO • ft fi 030 0 ' — or 1 11 e r iot e i n o/ ot tole. a or in the °",,/ jog n tos so ci [ e r oto t t 9 To se,. ? eate „ „ of bw d Tea tr oCe Wa s the ore ;0 OA bito • st tet t tb go let ° t i l e to a sot .„„we koer I vo, ald ° Tali ° 141 it th e '5 orneet.pre , to be the yor THE ; S U {a LON DON, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. In order that the public may have full opportunities of witnessing the extraordinary versatility of those young artists, the Batemans, The Spoiled Child was produced at the above house last night by Mr. Bar num, and with very decided success. The weight of the juvenile part of the piece falls on Kate, and well does she sustain the character. Her acting, however, betrays drill, and it is almost a pity she should be made to sing the song in the first act, as it cannot produce a very favourable impression. The poor child did her utmost to give the music properly, but her tiny voice was not equal to the task. It would be better if that song were omitted. The make-up and acting of Ellen, as Tag, was really excellent—as easy and natural a performance as we ever saw. Ellen without doubt is a genius, and will one day occupy a proud position in that profession for which she has such extraordinary talents. The performances commenced with the farce of Turning the Tables, and concluded with a ballet divertissement from La Peri. The house was crowded in every part. SURREY THEATRE. Numerous as have been the successes at this po pular establishment during the present season, per haps the most brilliant yet achieved was that of last evening. Linda of Chamouni was then for the first time performed by the operatic company of the Sur rey, George Linley having very admirably adapted to the requirements of the theatre that most charming and beautiful work of Donizetti. It should be borne in recollection that the week which has just com menced is the sixteenth of the opera season at the Surrey, in order properly to appreciate the enterprise displayed by the management. Before the rising of the curtain yesterday most of the seats in the house were occupied, the pit and gallery being crowded almost to the extent of inconvenience. This circum stance was indicative of the popularity of the artistes engaged in the undertaking, and a gratifying token also that the spirit of the lessees is being cordially responded to by the public on the southern banks of the Thames. Miss Romer was the heroine of the piece, and her impersonation of the charming character of ' Linda was throughout most excellent in its earnestness. In the second dress, namely in the second act, in the saloon of the Marquis de Sirval, she looked and.performed to admi ration ; end her mad scene at the finale of the opera was accomplished with a sweet and unaffected pathos. In her duet with Carlo, " Would that blest day might dawn on me"—the most lovely melody in Linda of Chamouni—she elicited a warm and unanimous encore by the intensity of feeling thrown into each expression of her love for the Marquis. In .the air also, "My soul's delight and treasure," au air.irresis tibly joyous, and almost ecstatic in its anienatiop, the prima donna proved herself worthy of being an in terpreter of the music of poor Douie,tti. Travers, as Carlo, showed himself, as usual, staking and ambitious; his last solo, immediately cire the finale ,s , of the opera, " 'Tis that voice, love,'; :ling delivered with a passionate fervour which redeemed whatever was previously deficient in consequence of ner vousness. Borrani's Antonio must be pronounced by us in every respect a most artistic im- i personation throughout—his costume being admi rably picturesque, his acting in many particulars highly commendable, and his noble voice, never per haps in better order than it is now, commanding the reiterated applause of his auditors. His romanza, " Oh ! 'twas here in this tranquil valley," and his impassioned duet with Linda, " Ah I may Heaven in mercy bless you," called forth a certain degree of enthusiasm. Miss Poole's Pierotto she looked and played charmingly, though her solos fell rather tamely, we scarcely know wherefore. Corn dis played considerable humour and self-possession in the part of the Marquis of Boisfleury, his facetious song with the chorus, " She's more fragrant and fair than the lily," delighting the Surrey folks amazingly. At the close of the second act Miss Romer and Miss Poole were summoned to the footlights, and their tbe exit was terminationfollowed 0 bytheloudopera, calls e f , or Borran i. On the principal artistes engaged in it passed before the curtain j t cn o g ha tal Chamouni ether, o ue nn it r i v c e t l ce , eads i v a i ng the themselves. tri ump ovationtriumph last st t evening Altogether o wh a ic t h t h eL t h sl e . n y udrar h e a oy d f, excellenttßmh.ee opera nnt se c h A: being tentitledynl p Anew wi nd u p regard r a t Trn u ha c on byt Vegetarians, • le stage, to hr erisscenery by the way, in Barnett w a e n a o d n b d s a epArpvnoeig,nuti Angus s underlined in the play bills. Last night's perform ances terminated with the popular romance of The Bottle imp. With such revivals and novelties we doubt not golden proofs of reward will continue to flow in plentifully upon the management. It is expected that Lord Gormanston and Lord Ffrench will be offered by Lord Clarendon the ribands vacant in the Order of St. Patrick by the decease of Lords Clare and Donoughmore. Prince Metternich left Johannisberg with his family, ou the 160, fug igaatim. r" EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1851. FINE AMTS. OUR LORD'S AGONY IN THE GARDEN. An exquisite painting from the master-hand of Ary Scheffer is now on view at Mr. Grundy's establish ment i❑ Regent-street. It is a cabinet picture, and represents i❑ a manner indicative of the very highest order of genitp, the bloody sweat in the Garden of Gethsemane. Having ourselves examined this re markable work of art very attentively, we can speak of it advisedly in terms of the very warmest admira tion. Those who are already familiar with the "Mignon" of the same illustrious artist—that Mig non who was perhaps of all his creations the master piece of Goe,;he, and was certainly the loveliest figure among all the lovely figures depicted in " Wilhelm Meister"—will need no assurance of the delicate but incomparable powers of Scheffer. Much less those who have studied his scene from " Leonora," in which he has caught the true inspiration from the immortal ballad of Burger ; or yet more that divine picture of " Christus Consolator," in which he re vealed so many sublime and bewitching capacities. In the performance now exhibiting in London he has been true to his reputation. The picture com prises only two figures, one of the Divine Redeemer, the other of one of the angels who ministered to him in his preternatural agony. Both are marvellous de lineations. The angelic visitant, with head depressed as if in sympathetic mourning over the form of Christ, is beautifully conceived, and in the shadow cast over the countenance of the former, there is a depth of poetic significance. The figure and counte nance of the Saviour, however, constitute the tri umph of this remarkable painting. They express with a wonderful pathos the intensity of that divine anguish which preceded the various and appalling torments of the Passion. Possibly the most asto nishing portion of the whole work is the attitude i❑ which the painter seems to indicate that Christ is almost fainting under the load of his calamities—the blood oozing in thin streaks down his face and out of the very pores of his hands—those beautiful hands half raised in such feeble but persuasive supplicationl! Over the visage is diffused an expression of languor almost attaining the verge of insensibility. The lovers of art will be gratified to learn that Mr. Grundy has in preparation an engraving from this latest of the masterly productions of Ary Scheffer. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SUNDAY. Her Majesty drove yesterday in an open carriage to Glen Gain], accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The Right Hon. Fox Maule left Balmoral yes terday. Ilis Excellency Musurus Bey, the Turkish Minis. ter, has returned to town, after a visit of a few days to Viscount Palmerston, at his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Canada. SPORTING NO TES. No. CXXXI. THE MANCHESTER AUTUMN MEETING, &o, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Tho autumn meeting at Manchester this year, for strength of entries and anticipated amount of sport. will completely surpass all its predecessors; in fact, I think it may be considered on a par with the spring gathering. It commences on Thursday, and extends over a couple of days. The first item ou the bill of fare is, as usual, the Champagne Handicap for two years old, which on this occasion actually sports twenty-five sub scribers, being considerably above the average. The entry includes the names of Merry Bird, Prince Patrick, High Sheriff, LadyAmyott, Sir Charles Napier,Banshee, Captain Flash, and Liberty; and if but a moiety of these come to the post a capital race will be the consequence. Merry Bird and Prince Patrick at Bst 71b I consider overweighted; High Sheriff at Bst 41b has a much better chance considering the distance to be traversed is a mile ; some doubts have, however, been expressed as to his starting, in which event the light weight Liberty, at 7st 71b might successfully represent their interests. Lady Amyott will have to succomb to Sir Charles Napier, at the difference of hlta in cluding the 31b for sex. Captain Flash is the only other that requires any notice; at the long distance he has given symptoms of staying successfully. The race, although a large field may start, will be confined to this lot; and should the IliGn SHERIFF figure among the starters, I shall take him as the absolute winner ; Sir Charles Napier and Captain Flash well up, Merry Bird and Lady Amyott in the next places. For a Gentle man's race the Autumn Welter .Handicap stands forth with the unusual number of nine teen subscribers to it ; if but half of these go to the post e a good sporting race for the aristocracy will ensue, as all the leading gentleman jocks of the day, it is expected,will be up. It is a desperate task to attempt the selection of a winner in a race like this, but if I look into the obscurity I think I can per ceive it will be in favour of Mr. Carew's animals ; should these, however, miss it, Sister to Clothworker or Harp must do the needful. The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each with 40 added, one mile 240 yards, closes and names to-morrow by six o'clock in the evening. The Great Autumn Handicap, over the two-mile course, has no less than thirty-four acceptances, of which the following, in all probability, will go to the post :—Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ; Alp, 5 yrs, 7st 71b • Herbert, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (d); Lady Hilda, aged, 7st 3113 ; The Cocktail, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b ; Abbess of Jervaux, 4 yrs, Est 81b ,• Duxburg, 4 yrs, 65t 21b ; The Ebor, 4 yrs, 6st 21b ; Trickstrees, 3 yrs, sst Blb ; Unity, 3 yrs, sst 81b ; Paquetta, 3 yrs, sst Blb ; acd Stafford, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. One or two others may also run, which fact, should it be one, I will communicate to-morrow. Woolwich over this course is, I fancy, burthened with too much weight. Alp and Herbert are in uncommonly well, but if I mistake not they stand but little chance of catching the judge's eye first; I should however take Alp for choice of these two. Cocktail, with only 6st 121 b up, will, I opine, run into some of his usual places—second, third, or fourth. The Abbess of Jervaux is nicely weighted, and may possibly reverse her last performance in public when she succumbed very unexpectedly in a rather easy manner. Trickstress, Unity, and Paquetta figure each at sst 81b; the first-named of course the best of the trio. Stafford will I believe bo the feather on this occasion. After a careful consideration of the Handicap, and bearing well in mind which way the money is going, I have come to the conclusion that the three years old division will be the one to carry off this stake —TRICKSTRESS and STAFFORD for choice; Paquetta close up. The second day's card is headed with the Two Years Old Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, six furlongs; this, with the Grand Stand Plate of 50 soya. for all ages, one mile; the Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 40 added, one mile and a quarter; and the Beaten Handicap of 3 soya. each, with 30 added, one mile and a quarter, have yet to close and name. The Chesterfield Handicap, over the mile and a quarter course, will very possibly be contested by a very large field, the entries being numerous, the handicap good. At the present moment, in the face of the general support awarded to Trickstress, I should select the re presentative of Wadlow's stabIe—WORCESTER, in all probability, as the winner of this race; Ribaldry and the Nan Darrell filly to fill the second and third places. More of this race, however, anon. A curious announce ment was made yesterday at " the Corner" by Mr. Nichols, who declared it to be dubious whether New minster would go to the post for the Cesarewitch; if this is a bona fide declaration, and not a turf ruse, it does Mr. Nichols great credit, and is worthy of being more generally followed; as in all probability in the course of a few days au immense amount of cash would have been invested on this horse's chance by the public. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Sept. 23, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—iESTERDAL The town settling on the Doncaster events occupied too great a portion of the afternoon to admit of much business on future events; our quotations, therefore, will be brief. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's Mokanna 8 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster 100 to 6 agst Mr. Herbert's Grand Duke 20 to 1 agst Mr. H. Robinson's Confidence—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's Trickstress 30 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Garforth—taken Confidence fluctuated from 16 to 1 to 25 to 1, and closed at 20 to 1. The owner of Newminster has declared that his start ing is uncertain. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Deceitful 30 to 1 agst Mr. Martinson's Nancy—taken DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. IL Stebbing's Alfred the Great—t 40 to 1 eget Colonel Anson's Greyleg—taken 50 to 1 eget Mr. Milner's Golden Age—taken 50 to 1 egst Mr. A. Nichol's Norham—taken THE DONCASTER CUP. The objection made against The Ban at the time of weighing not having been represented to the stewards, the Cup, we aro informed, has been handed over to Sir Joseph Hawley, and bets have in most instances been paid on the race. The Black Doctor party, however, intend to proceed with the matter, and decline handing over a large sum laid by them against The Ban and " the lot" until it is decided. The Marquis of Ornioode and family left London on Sunday last, by the Baron Osy steamer, Captain Jackson. THE EARL OF ARUNDEL.—We are happy to hear that the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, DI.P. for Limerick, is perfectly recovered from his recent illness, and proposes Visiting his constituents in the course of a few days. His Lordship will probably remain during his sojourn at Tervoe House. the hospitable residence of William Monsell, Esq., .News. Letters from Rouen mention that business was tolerably active in manufactures, buyers having come for ward with better orders. The operations were chiefly for export. The reports from the Continental bourses allude to the heaviness of the various classes of public securities, caused by the disinclination of the speculators to enter into extensive business during the present position of European plitica. ADELPHI THEATRE. MADAME CELESTE'S BENEFIT. Crowded houses have for many a year been the order of the night at the Adelphi Theatre, hut last evening the dimensions of the building proved far ; too restricted for the eager throng who pressed to pay the homage of admiration and respect to the charming manageress on the occasion of her benefit and last appearance for the season. The pieces chosen for the occasion were the recently produced drama of The Queen's Secret, Flying Colours, and the second act of the immortal Green Bushes. To notice in detail the admirable performance of Celeste in her several parts would be but "gilding the re fined gold," suffice it to say that , she never looked or acted better. The enthusiasal with which she was greeted was what might be expected from the visitors of a theatre with which her connexion has long been so intimate and brilliant, and where her absence will he keenly felt during her visit to the shores of the New World. We feel convinced that there is not an individual who participated in the furore of last night hut entertains a genuine sentiment of anxious hope for her safety and success in her distant trip, or would hail her return with an equal fervour to the boards she so incomparably adorns. The gifted beneficiure surpassed herself on the oc casion ; she seemed resolved to more than merit the plaudits that were so liberally and rapturously be stowed on every point in her varied performances. The entertainments were admirably selected to elicit her powers. There was the deep pathos of the " Brother of the King of France," condemned to eternal misery, to forfeit all that renders life daar, on account of his high birth—his only offence—to have even his very features for ever sealed to his fellow men, by the hideous " iron mask," which was never more to be removed. There was also the intense comicality of her efforts as Helen de l\lontereau—to assume the part of the dashing captain, Sans Souci, while the gallant officer was masquerading as the fugitive boarder of the convent. It is almost unnecessary to say that the audience were kept in an incessant scream while "crossing the frontier," and that each and every one of their retainers came off with " flying colours" on the occasion. The second act of The Green Bushes, in which Celeste had ac quired an European reputation by her graceful acting of the ardent-loving, but unhappily jealous and re vengeful Indian girl, concluded the entertainments. It would be a mockery to speak of that which is fami liar to every playgoer who has ever visited the Bri tish metropolis. There is, however, a rich treat for our Transatlantic brethren, for what must be the de light of a person capable of appreciating the perfec tion of melodrame. Xerxes offered a reward for the invention of a new pleasure to gratify his " jaded" tastes. The Americans will certainly have the ad vantage of the mighty monarch, for they can have a rich enjoyment utterly unknown before at a very moderate price. It is but justice to say that the talented lady was; most ably seconded ; that IVebster, Paul Bedford, Honey, Miss Woolgar, and Kathleen Fitzwilliam, spared no exertions to do honour to their departing friend. The most interest ing part of the evening was, however, the farewell address of Madame Celeste, which was delivered with the deepest feeling in the following words : " Ladies and Gentlemen—my good, kind, and indul gent patrons, it is with feelings of gratitude beyond my powers of expression that I appear before you, to bid you, for a time, adieu. To this country—so gene rous in its sympathies for the stranger, wherever born —I owe my present proud position; for you gave a value by your golden opinions to that little talent my warm-hearted American friends discovered and encou raged. My direction of this theatre, through the liberality of the manager and the affectionate zeal of a talented company, has been a labour of love; and if you approve—as the crowded houses nightly evidence—l feel lam repaid beyond my deserts. No occasion ought I to omit, especially such a one as this, with their flat tering eulogiums, newly locked in my memory, to thank the press collectively and individually; without them the actors' calling would cease to be an art. Nothing, ladies and gentlemen, would take me from you but a duty of gratitude I hold sacred to those in the New World, who first took me by the hand, and I should not think I had done that duty if I did not visit them again and take a long and lasting leave. " Ladies and gentlemeii, my heart is too full to say more than, with all my heart I thank you—with all my heart I bid you adieu—et Dieu vows bonisse." At the conclusion wreaths of laurels and roses, and rich bouquets, were showered upon the fair lady, who could scarcely restrain her emotions at bidding a long farewell to the familiar faces with which she was surrounded. A still more pleasing compliment was paid to the fair artiste after the departure of the au dience, whe❑ Paul Bedford, in the name of the com pany, who had for eight years been under her ma nagement, and conduced to the unceasing triumphs of the Adelphi during that period, presented a very valu able bracelet as a testimonial of the high sense enter tained not only of her judgment and efficiency, but of her kindliness and amiability of disposition. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The spectacle just witnessed at Ha vannah is one that mutt win some compassion from the just as well as sympathy from the interested or the weak. A number of men, who had fought with courage in the open field, and many of whom had since wandered for days wounded and famished, have been publicly executed as pirates, that is as robbers and murderers, declaring with their last breath that they believed they were assisting an oppressed and indignant population in the work of their deliver ance. Such a spectacle is rare among civilized nations and in civilized times, for the simple reason that society is then too strong for buccaneers and marauders to ply their trade with any hope of success. When, then, such an incident does actually occur the heroes of the tragedy gain some thing from the strange and incredible nature of their crime. It is difficult to regard them as enemies of the human race, for that is the definition of pirates, simply because the class cannot be said to exist, and it is found more easy to believe them something more familiar and creditable—patriots, deliverers, Quixotic enthusiasts, knights errant, or something of that kind. In this instance the crime, for such it undoubtedly is, derives some colour from the well-known character of all Spanish government. It is a common belief that en island rescued from the yoke of Spain and annexed to the great American federation must be the better for the change, and emerges, in fact, from darkness to light, and from slavery to freedom. We may charitably hope that a tinge of political romance gilded the dreams of these unhappy adventurers, and that they really imagined they were seeking a crown of glory, as well as houses and lands, sugar mills, live stock, negroes, and other valuable commodities. But when the flimsy veil of political romance has been withdrawn from the crime, it is evident that our compassion, if we cannot withhold it, is due rather to the folly than to the fate of the criminals. Compassion is much more justly due to the unfor tunate authorities who have been driven to a rigour from which in the first instance they had recoiled ; who were made to suffer the penalty of their former forbearance in the return of the very men they had pardoned and released; who are kept on the tenter hooks of a fearful expectation, in the presence of a vast and aggressive Power teeming with marauders and sympathisers ; who are compelled to maintain a large naval and military force against unseen foes in a time of peace; and who, having tried in vain the alternative of mercy, were driven to the other alter native of justice, and so forced to endure the stigma of apparent but unavoidable cruelty. What could the Cuban authorities do ? What line of conduct can the Americans themselves suggest to a State condemned to suffer a periodical invasion by lawless bands in a time of peace ? If the Governor of Cuba and the Cuban authorities had no other interest to at tend to than the pleasure of the Americans, of course they would disband the Royal forces, and leave the island, with all its valuable property, to be shared among the first body of American citizens that could establish itself at Havannab. Or if this were too manifest a treason, or too tame a surrender, they might retain the island for awhile, just as an arena fur the display of American valour, allowing a few hundred loyal soldiers to be shot off at each successive landing of the invaders, and invariably allowing the latter to retire unmo lested and recruit for another landing. It certainly would appear that some of the American sympa thisers think themselves entitled to such treatment, for their sympathy with invaders is partly founded on the fact, that owing to their superior skill in sharp shooting or mancauvring they achieved a fearful slaughter of the Spanish forces. But it is evident that the Cuban authorities had other duties to per form than complaisance to the sentiments of the American public ; they had the island to keep for their Queen, not to speak of the other interests at stake ; and this paramount duty unfortunately in volved the necessity of making an example of the invaders. Even in this extremity they seem to have tempered justice, not to say the claims of self preservation, with mercy. The first batch taken, while the great body of the invaders was still in arms, they put to death. When the invasion was extin guished, and the danger was over for the present, they assigned to Lopez the ignominious death of a pirate ; they shot the principal officers under him, and spared the lives of the remaining 150, not, however, setting them at large to renew the attempt next spring. The American journals, now that the expe dition has so signally failed, and the hostility, or at least the indifference, of the Cuban population has been so plainly demonstrated, condemn Lopez and his dupes in unmeasured terms. They admit what every body knows, that a similar set of dasperedoes would meet with very little mercy from the President of the United States if they fell into his hands when engaged on a similar errand. We wish we could persuade ourselves, however, that the principal crime of these men, in the eyes of the Americans, is not their failure. It is admitted to be piracy, simply because like treason, it has not prospered. In the midst of the grave censures which are pronounced on the unfortunate scheme we find every now and then some very suspicious prophecies of the fate of Cuba, which it is said will be hastened by the late severities. The Governor is told, not that he has exceeded the law of the case, but that he has been injudicious, though in the same articles it is said that the libera tion of Cuba is to proceed, not from without, but from within. In the island itself these severities seem to have been taken as a matter of course ; and they could only hasten the doom of the Spanish dominion by their effect on the irascible temper of the American public. Perhaps after the fact of two large expeditions having sailed from American ports for the conquest of Cuba, with the scarcely concealed connivance of the authorities, the second on so large a scale that though only a part of it sailed it was able to keep the field more than a week, the Americans would do well to abstain from superfluous criticism on the conduct of the Spanish authorities. If Cuba really is to be American—if the pear must one day ripen and drop into that capacious and fortunate lap, then there is no necessity to hurry the day, either by invading Cuba in a time of peace, or by abusing its authorities when they are clearly in the right. HERALD.—The latest news received from the United States is such as the previous accounts had led us to anticipate. The Lopez expedition has not only signally failed, but its chief commander has been taken, and has paid the penalty of his rashness with his life. A loud outcry was made by one or two journals here as to the sanguinary manner in which the former prisoners were summarily shot by the Spanish authorities of the island ; but it would not be difficult to prove that in acting thus the Spanish Go vernment only followed the practice of far more civilised and infinitely less sanguinary nations. It should not be forgotten, in considering the bearings of this question, that this is the second attempt on the island within sixteen months, and that Spanish commanders, never distinguished for forbearance and humanity, have been rendered more than ever indifferent to human life by the long prevalence of civil warfare on their own parent soil. It is not from a Christino or a Carlist general of modern times that enemies, invaders, or pirates, taken with arms in their hands, are to look for any tenderness or hu manity, or the least particle of indulgence. We doubt, however, that any commander, be he never so humane, could have spared the lives of the adventu rers who, fur the second time within sixteen months, landed in Cuba, or, that supposing it possible to have done so, that such mistaken clemency would have been, under the circumstances, wise or politic. By the New Orleanists, who put the machinery of in vasion in action, it would hav e been received as a confession of both internal and external weakness, and far from appeasing the lust of acquisition, it would only have whetted the American appetite to annex and to incorporate by any and by every means. In dependently of these considerations the Spanish Go vernment is bound to show an example of energy and decision to native proprietors—to many of those Creoles supposed to have held out flattering hopes to Lopez, and to those _Mulattoes and Mestizoes believed to be desirous of a change of masters. It is also to be considered that at the period of the former executions Lopez had not been taken—that he was supposed to be sheltered up the country in some of the plantations, and that it was under these circum stances flirectly imperative to make an example. Add to this that the adventurers and buccaneers came prepared neither to give nor to take quarter. In their first encounter with the Spanish troops they exhibited not merely courage but desperation, and that ener getic will which seems to be communicated to any body of men with whom the Anglo-Saxon race are largely intermixed. These are qualities not likely to conciliate an opponent. The brave manner, too, in which the first victims of their own recklessness met the fate reserved for them produced no impression on the Spanish authorities. The attempt was felt on both sides to be a determined and a terrible one, and terrible also was the retribution. Under these cir cumstances it is idle to declaim against the san guinary inhumanity of the Spanish Government. The humanest Government the world has yet seen would act apart not very widely different, and would find warrant for so doing in all the recognised inter national jurists and authorities, and even by the latest modern practice. At all events America is estoppel from all complaints on this head by the acts of her own President, Jackson, in reference to Florida, a very few years ago. It may be urged that the first example having been made in the case of Crittenden and his companions, there was no need for such seve rity in the case of Lopez. To this view we cannot accede. Lopez, a native-born Spaniard, had lived for years in the invaded island, and had possessed a plantation in right of his wife, a Creole of Cuba. Such w as the man who placed himself at the head of the marauding or buccaneering force, for we can call it nothing else, opinst an island which had sheltered him and given him bread. Nov, if ever it were necessary to make an example of any man under peculiar circumstances, these were the circum stances, and this was the man, to call for severity. By way of warning to military adventu: .ers, and to Creole proprietors, punishment was ca: 'led for, and punishment was awarded. Irrespective of these considerations, there was Spanish blood to b: atoned for and appeased. The most gallant and vent tiresome soldier of Spain—the second in command to the Cap tain General Concha—Enna, had fallen with many others of less note; and was the prime mover and concocter of an expedition costing such :in expendi ture of life and effort to escape all p uoishment ? This cannot be contended by any cane id or dispas sionate man. Though, therefore, no one properly in formed can take just exception to the exocution and capture of Lopez, yet the mode of his c apture and the manner of his death reflect no credit on Spanish humanity. It should be considered tha 4 , though a buccaneer, Lopez was a soldier; that l,e had exhi bited bravery and humanity, and had sent a flag of truce with Enne's body to the Spanish ' authorities. To make such a man undergo the de grading and infamous punishment of the garotte was an unnecessary aggravation of his sufferings. As to the running Lopez down with bl,oodhounds— however inhuman it may appear to British ears, and however much we may disapprove of such a prac tice, it should also be remembered that such a plan of capture of marauders, murderers, and fef ons, had long ago been introduced into the Spanish colonies from the mother country, and that, according to Bryan Edwards, the practice was followed by the Govern ment and Assembly of one of our °vela West India islands against the Maroons in 1738. Every barracks, says Edwards, in his "llistory of the West Indies," was also furnished by a pack of dogs provided by the churchwardens of the respective parishes, it being foreseen that these animals would prove extremely serviceable not only in guarding agains t surprises in the night, but in tracking the enemy. Again, in July, 1795, when the Maroons broke cut into open revolt and waged a successful war against the Govern ment forces, one hundred bloodhounds were sent for to Cuba, together with forty chasseurs or people of colour. The wild and formidable appearance of :nen and dogs spread terror through the negroes. The Maroons at once submitted, and were expatriated to Halifax, in North America. A Spanish Governor in Cuba would conceive Lopez as much out of the pale of the law as a British Governor some GO years ago conceived a Maroon. Let us not forget, too, that in former times these bloodhounds, called by the Scotch sleuth hounds, were kept in great numbers on the borders, and fugitive kings and moss-troopers were obliged to study how to evade them. Warfare agaic st an enemy is not more civilised in a Spanish dependency or in Spain itself', now, than it was in Scotland in the days of Bruce and Wallace. We are prepared for a great outcry in Louisiana, and more especially in New Orleans, against the inhu manity of the Spanish Government ; but we believe that in the northern states, generally, public opinion is against these piratical undertakings. At all events, the New York Herald, Courier and En quirer, Tribune, and Republican, as well as the Wash ington Reporter, have pronounced against them. Generals Lane and 3lacalla, indeed cry out against the American consul at Cuba, and proclaim that much American blood has been shed. In read ing over the names of the victims, however, we per ceive that the sufferers have been chiefly Germ ans, Hungarians, Poles, and men of Spanish or Irish descent. The character of the crime, whatever the nationality of the criminals, remains unaltered. The Government of America must prevent bands of adventurers from prostituting her flag to piracy, or must accept the consequences of her criminal apathy. PRINTERS' ATHENJEUM. A public meeting was held yesterday evening at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, for the purpose of promoting the formation of an institution to be called the Printers' Athermum combining the advantages of a club with those incidental to a literary and sci entific institution. The handbill which was circulated to the meeting stated that " all trades in connexion with the printing profession are eligible to become members; and the public at large, if proposed by a member," and gave the following extract from the rules : " That persons following the business of letter-press and copper-plate printers, bookbinders, type-founder?, stereotypers, engravers, lithographers, printers' ink makers, printers' joiners, and such like trades indi rectly attached to the printing profession, be com petent to become ticket-holders, and subsequently members of this society ; and individuals not so con nected, desirous of joining the institution, shall be permitted to do so upon their being proposed by a ticket-holder or member." The subscription proposed is 3d. per week. Mem bers' names enrolled on the payment of 6d. Annual subscription las. if paid prior to the close of 1851. Charles Knight, Esq., took the chair. The room was crowded to excess, and several ladies were present. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the presence of ladies, whose good influence had been practically shown in the institution of the Whit tington Club. He held in his hand letters of apology, regretting their unavoidable absence, from gentlemen who were intimately connected with the literature of the country, and some of them most distinguished characters, He must confess it had appeared to him that this meeting was held a little too early ; for after the unprecedented excitement of the last six or seven months, all who had the opportunity were glad to keep out of town. Among the letters he had re ceived was one from Dr. Halliwell, who, expressing his approval of the object of the meeting, enclosed copies of his own works as a donation towards the proposed library. Letters of apology, and commend ing the object of the meeting, were also read by the chairman from Mr. Angus Reach, Douglas Jerrold, Gilbert A'Beckett, Charles Dickens, John Forster, William Howitt, Mark Lemon, Dr. Cumming, Dr. Camps, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the evening, trusted that all present would feel that they were met on this occasion for a great and im portant object. The object of this institution was to elevate the class of persons to which " we," said the chairman, " belong" :—by better edu cating the youthful members of the trade, and for facilitating social communication one with another. There was indeed a feeling among many that those persons who were engaged in the business o'f printing required no such institu tion as this; and this opinion might be true to a certain extent, but he must say only to a limited ex tent. He had known cases of men who were com positors who had, distinguished themselves by reach ing an amount of knowledge which would have placed them at a comparatively early age in a high position at any of our universities. Such men he was proud to call his friends and fellow-labourers.—(Cheers.) But it was a lamentable fact that there were a great many men in the: trade who were not intelligent men —who did not possess that amount of acquirements which the publics were accustomed to expect from all departments of the trade. He found it stated in a document which he held in his hand that a large number of youths, who had been introduced to the trade during the last 20 years, had been found when apprenticed lamentably deficient in the simplest elements of their own language. Now this was a strong fact to go, forth to the world; but the fault was with those -who took such apprentices, and per haps the fault was in the state of society in which we were placed,. In former times, when there were guilds, the max tiers were bound to instruct their apprentices in reading and writing, and in their particular art or mystery, and to communicate to them a knowledge of general literature, and of their own language. That time had passed, and they were now in a commercially competitive state of society.. Need he say more to show the ne cessity of young men being imbued with a knowledge of their own language and other languages, in order to meet the cutnmon instances that arose every day before them IA Need he urge a stronger reason for founding this, athenaeum ? Let them take the young man from thss daily drudgery of his case, and from the imposing stone. Take him from his nightly rambles, and bring him to a place, where he can be amused and. instructed. Let such young man become acquaintel's with the newspapers and the general pe riodical literature of the day. He would thus become a skilful workman, and be competent to deal with all the subjects that might come before him. He thought that while this reproach was just as regarded some in the trade, some reproach rested with authors and literary men, whose writing was too frequently ille gible, as he himself' had that evening experienced in reading some of the letters of apology. But be must really defend the literary profession from the odium which was cast upon it by those who had drawn up a statement, who stated, "So much is left to the judgment and knowledge of the compositor, the result of bad writing and false orthogra phy, &c." Now he must stand up and deny that sufth would be the case with any persons having any legitimate claim to a connexion with literature. At the same time he had no doubt that there were many who aspired to be public teachers who put forth not only bad orthography but bad principles .—(Hear.) Now he took those unhappy persons to be in the same position as those who had not attained a knowledge of their own language— as unskilled workmen. He ranked the unskilled au thors with unskilled workmen. When they came to a system of spurious cheap publications, they must have bad authors and writers, who must also be badly paid. Such a system must prove a great evil to every branch of the trade. He was an enemy t o unwholesome cheapness by unskilled workmen, either in :the higher departments of literature or in th e mechanical branches. The prospectus termed this " a lit erary and social institution for printers, book binders, typ e f oun d ers , an d t h e tra d es connected there with, as also for the working classes generally ;" and it was proposed to combine the social advan tages of a club with the mental improvement of a: literary and scientific institution, and to adapt theml to the position and circumstances of the working classes. It was proposed in the room to be set apart for the purpose, to provide refreshments fr om eight A.M. to eleven ism., at cost prices; to provide members with tea and coffee at all times, and, at a stated hour, dinner, or with the requisites for dining. Now this latter point he would not press on the at tention of the meeting, because it mast depend on the proper organization of the committee. The promoters of the plan set out with the principle, " To fit up, i n a respectable way, a capacious reading-room, with smaller rooms for the use of those studying, and to place before the occupants three or four of the daily and weekly papers, with certain of the weekly, monthly, and quarterly publications ; to build up a library of the best books, ancient and modern, suitable for instructive and general reading, for home use as well as at the institution ; and to ask the attendance of the members at least once a month to hear a lec ture delivered by the most proficient literary and scientific men of the country (i. e., those who are to be engaged for this purpose), are the leading features of the proposal; but it is further intended, by the esta blishment of an evening class, to instruct the male children (above 12 years of age) of the members in the English language; by the formation of classes for the attainment of foreign languages, &c., under compe tent teachers; by the practice of music; and by hold ing monthly assemblies for singing and dancing— thus to provide a versatility of instruction and en tertainment that will endear the institution to its sup porters, and so make it of a lasting character." He hoped they would achieve all these things, but in the meantime let them do what they could for the in struction of the younger members. All this was to be done for threepence a week. He had looked into the history of Bowyer's gift—Bowyer, the great printer ! That gift was given annually to the one compositor who should have a knowledge of Greek. There were many compositors now who had a know ledge of Greek ; many of them a critical knowledge of Greek too. But they must look to the state of so ciety when Bowy e r made this gift, and they must bear in mind the difference between the press as it then was and what it was in our own age. Bow yer lived at a period when very large ponderous I bdoks were published for the use of the rich, when cheap books were withdrawn, and when a newspaper occupied a folio of four pages, which Cowper called a happy work. A happy work it was then, because there was no night work.--(Hear, hear.) He hoped that, in forming this institution, the committee would take care to surround their large room with cheap casts from the antique, good prints, and all those things which had a distinct and decided influence on the taste, and which elevated the mind of man. He hoped that the printers' readers would come forward to raise the standard of this institution. There was one of that body who had received from the editor of the Edinburgh Quarterly Review the warmest ac knowledgments —namely, Mr. C. Webb. The editor stated that he had received suggestions from Mr. Webb, which he had always been happy to acknow ledge, and which in many cases be bad adopted, to the manifest advantage of the publication. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by recommending this under taking to the cordial support of the trade generally. Mr. ROBERT HARTWBLL (compositor) pro posed the first resolution :—" That in the opi nion of this meeting the proposal to establish for the printing and bookbinding trades, and the callings in connexion therewith, a literary and social institution, under the general nam e o f Th e Printers Atheemuna,' is a movement calculated to con f er many estimable advantagea upon, and be cop- THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIG uT.—The Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Pottinger, Captain E. Cooper, arrived here at seven P.M. this evening, bringing the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Whipple, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are—Alexandria, Sept. 9 ; Malta, Sept. 13 ; Gibraltar, Sept. 17. The freight list comprises specie (value 1,000/. sterling), 1 case jewellery, 6 cases shawls, 11 casks wine, 4 boxes orchids, 2 cases figs, 2 cases succades, 9 cases opium, 8 bores tortoiseshell, 20 bales silk and 6 cases silk, 8 bales elephants' tusks, 246 barrels gum, 9 cases senna, and 121 packages of general merchandise. There are 56 passengers, among whom are Major Hill and Dr. Cavan, from Calcutta ; General Wilson, C.B. ; Lieutenants Applegath and Cooper, from Ma dras ; Lieutenants Partrige, R.N., and liollowes, R.N., from her Majesty's ships Fox and Pilot ; Majors Russell and Phillips, from Hong-Kong ; Captain Watson, from Ceylon, &c. The Pottinger has experienced homewards strong head winds between Alexandria and Malta, but from Gibraltar five weather, and steamed the distance from • Malta to Gibraltar in 90 hours, averaging 11 knots, against the usual Mediterranean current. From Gib raltar the run has occupied 4 days 15 hours, averag ing 10 knots, notwithstanding head winds during a part of the voyage. The news fiorii India and China has been anticipated via Marseilles. Her M- , jesty's frigate Phtcton was at Malta. At Alexandria was the French brig Mercurie. The Egyptian fleet was getting into fighting condition, and the land defences were being repaired, and every pre paration appeared to be making to meet the expected crisis of affairs with the Porte, the aspect of which was anything but peaceful. Her Majesty's screw-frigate Encounter was at Gib raltar, proceeding to the eastward to join Sir W. Parker's fleet, now on a cruise. On the 14th inst., 240 miles west of Malta, the Pottinger spoke the English barque San Francisco, 10 days from Constantinople, steering west; on the 18th exchanged colours with the brig Llan Rumney, 90 miles south-east of Cape St. Vincent, steering south•east; and on the 20tb spoke the steamer Mon trose off Cape Finisterre, steering for Vigo. Our Gibraltar correspondent writes as follows : " On Sunday last, the Encounter, Captain Gordon, parted company with the Vengeance, Captain Lord Russell, at about HO miles from this rock ; but, owing to the prevalenc e o f th e easterly wind, the liner has not yet made her appearance. The En counter has coaled, and is only waiting for the Ven geance to make her appearance, when they will both proceed to Malta. The steam-yacht Vesta, Lord New borough's, has likewise coaled, and will, it is said, pro ceed along the eastern coast of Spain, and thence to Malta."— Times. REGISTRATIONS. CITY OF LONDON. Mr. T. Y. M‘Christic, the barrister, held a court yesterday, at the Guildhall, for the purpose of revis ing the lists of the liverymen and householders of the city of London. There were on the register of last year the names of 7,312 liverymen and 13,230 householders, together 20,542 electors. Of these, 252 liverymen and 1,539 householders have, by reason of deaths and removals, been omitted from the register of this year; while, on the other band, the names of 343 new liverymen and 2,555 new householders have been inserted in thin year's list. _ _ _ There are, on the part of the Liberals, 622 objec tions and 134 claims ; and, on the part of the Con servatives, 734 objections and 11 claims. Mr. Sidney Smith represented the former interest, and Mr. 11. E. Brown the latter. Mr. Thomas Clarke was described on the list as residing in Albany-street, Regent's -park, but he was objected to on the ground that be did not reside there, but at Balham-hill, which was more than seven miles from Guildhall. Mr. Clarke said be had a residence at Baiham-hill, and also one at Albany-street, where he ate and slept every day, except Sundays. The BARRISTER at once disallowed the objection, and awarded Mr. Clarke 20s. costs for having been put to the trouble of explaining so frivolous a point. Thomas Mortimore, of the Spectacle-makers' Com pany, was objected to on the ground of non-residence within seven miles of Guildhall. Mr. Sewell (clerk to the company) said that Mor titnore had been in the service of the late Alderman Johnson for many years, and was now the coachman of that gentleman's widow, in whose family he re sided. Mrs. Johnson had a house in town, which she occupied during a great portion of the year. Mr. S. Smith said the residence was not a continu ous one, as required by the Act of Parliament, and therefore the vote could not be maintained. The BARRISTER concurred in that opinion, and the name was expunged. The whole of the lists of the livery companies were revised, and it was arranged that the householders' lists for the wards of Aldersgate, within and without, Aldgate and Billingsgate, and 13assishaw and Cole man-street, should be proceeded with to-morrow (this day). Mr. M'CuRIsTIE intimated that the Court would not sit on Thursday, as the attendance of the paro chial officers would be required at the revision of the lists for the county of Middlesex, which would take place on that day. REPRESENTATION OF WINDSOR.— ' We are autho rised to state that there is not the slightest authority for the rumour which we last week gave from a Dublin paper, to the effect that Mr. Hatchell, our present very excellent re presentative, was about to be made one of the Judges of the Queen's 13ench in Ireland, in succeSsion to Mr. Justice Perrin. We ,hear, from the same authority, that there is no intention, at present, on the part of Mr. Justice Perrin, to retire from his judicial duties; and that our Right Hon. Member is likely, for some time forward to hold the *office of her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland.— Windsor Zirr es e. TUESDAY :~.<. ./\3\ ' ducive to the mental elevation and, 4 ment of, the members of such trades:- Ai fore, highly approved of by those present, and is re:- . commended by them to the favourable consideration of all persons interested in the welfare of the typo graphical art, and the perfection of all the depart ments connected with the same." Upon the advan tages of such an institution as the one proposed in the resolution now submitted there could not, he con ceived, be two opinions. They must be self-evident to any man who bad taken the trouble to bestow a thought on the subject. It would tend not only to the moral and social improvement of its members, de veloping those talents which otherwise might lie dormant, but would also contribute to their amusement and gratification, producing those kindly feelings, the natural fruit of social intercourse, and enabling them to pursue their ordinary avocations with greater pleasure and profit to themselves.—(Hear.) Since the proposition bad been before the trade, be had heard many objections raised and doubts started, but they had come chiefly from those who had not considered the subject in all its bearings, and he had heard none of sufficient weight to deter him from working with all the energy he possessed to bring the proposition into a tangible shape. Among all the objectors, he had heard none dispute the de sirability of the establishment of such an institution as the one now proposed. He would therefore ask,, if they, the journeymen printers of this metropolis, could establish on a firm basie, as they had done, ;an institution which affords a permanent pecuniary solace to their members when overtaken by the infirmities almost inseparable from their profession—he meant; the Printers' Pension Society ; if they could carry for ward to successful completion, as they were upon the eve of doing, the foundation of an asylum for old. age —the Printers' Almshouse Fund ; if they could esta blish, as they bad recently done, an institution :from which, when their lives had departed, their wit lows or relatives might be provided with the means of giving them a decent interment—he referred to the Typographical Widow and Orphans' Fund—( Hear, hear, and cheers)—if from these humble butt inited means and energies they had accomplished these useful aids to their bodily and material wants, were they to be deterred by any slight di faculties from endeavouring to establish the Printers' Athe naeum, which would contribute so much 'to their moral improvement and social comforts ? W %ere they to allow the objections of the unthinkin. g, or the doubts and hesitation of the timid, to e Leter them% from prosecuting a work which they bell! aved wor, i d be useful and instructive to themselves are I their, fa milies? Certainly not. When he cone ideree:i the vast improvements which had taken place. amongst the members composing the printing trade since he first came to the business, the abolition of the most of those drinking customs and usages, the i ndulgance of which tended to unfit men for work , and caused them to lose the respect not only of thrCir employer, but of themselves also ; when he h Joked around society at large, and saw the rapid strides made by all classes in knowledge and improvement, he felt convinced that printers must leave shared equally in that improvement, and that the present time was peculiarly fitting for the establishment of such an institution as that proposed ; that it was absolutely required by the w an t s of the youth of the business, who will, when it is fairly placed before them, gladly avail themselves of its manifold advan tages ; while the olde r members will welcome with satisfaction the auxiliary aid brought to bear for their improvement. Let, all those, then, who feel with the provisional committee upon this subject unite heartily in co-operation ePrith them, and success would as suredly attend the effort. Let them, as printers-- the instruments through which were dispensed to mankind, even to the uttermost parts of the globe, the thoughts and knowledge gathered up in the minds of the poet, the historian, the dramatist, or the more learned writers on science—prove to the world that they understood, and could appreciate the advan tages of their position ; and they could not better do so than by establishing an institution which would enable them to profit their minds by that which passed through their hands, in the first place, me chanically. Let them, who ought to be intellectually at the head of the working classes of this country, prove that they were so in fact, as they had hitherto been in theory, and the result would be not only satisfactory, creditable, and honourable to themselves, but would create a landmark for other bodies of working men, warning them to go and do likewise. He begged to propose the resolution placed in his hands, and earnestly recommended its adoption by the meeting.—(Cheers.) The resolution having been very ably seconded by Mr. T. J. Dunning, and spoken to by Mr Robert Davies, was unanimously agreed to. Mr. EDWARDS (Hon. Sec.) moved the second resoe lution, and expressed his belief that in the entice community there was no body requiring such en athEnmune as those connected with the prinia trade. lie contended that the greatest esivanereie must be derived from their associating together• in such an institution as that proposed to be established. It wee computed that 5001. would be required for the purpose, and they int en d e d t o ra i se t h at, not by, borrowing, but the subscriptions of members altar)- , selves—namely, to get 1,000 persons to pay 10s. for annual tickets, and. to make applications to those 'de pending on the printing trade for their contributions. He believed they would get support, and for his own part be had no hesitation in saying he would hinissdf procure '2OO tnembers from his own particular branch. He concluded by reading the resolution : " That the reeolutions of the provisional committee, whereby a fend is proposed to be raised through . the sale of annual and life members' tickets, and by ho norary contributions, previous to opening the institu tion in question, be adopted by th e mee ti ng ; as a practical m e a ns fur commencing the undertaking free from pecuniary risk, and upon a scale compatible with the wants of its supporters." Mr. KINGCOMBE seconded ihe motion, which being spoken to by Mr. ROBERT PECKHAM, was passed unenimously. Mr. E. L. PARTRIDGE (compositor) proposed the third resolution as follows :—" That this meeting is of opinion that The Printers' Athenteuin' has claims for support upon all persons engaged in the literature of the country, as upon the ability and skill of the printer the accuracy of the press is greatly dependent." He dwelt on the exertions expected from compos;itors at certain periods to entible authors to place their books in the publishers' hands by a stated day, and thought this fact alone gave them some claim to the support of the literary world in their present endea vour.—(llear, hear.) Mr. LWYD (compositor) seconded the resolution, which vvaT also spoken to by Messrs. Rymer, for, Mackay, Miller, Byrne, and others, and carried una nimously. A rote of thanks was then given to the Chairmen, who briefly replied, and the meeting separated. A great number of mem b ers were enrolled daring the evening. KEW MOVEMENT OF THE ROMAN Gil "IHOLICS. Arrangements are in progre.e for calling, on as early a day as circumstances will admit, a provincial synod of the newly -appointed hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in En g land. The synod will be held in the metropolis under the presidency of C,...rdinal Wiseman, and the toast important matter which will come under consldcration will be the nature of the cauon law to be adopted for the government of the Catholic Church in this country. It appears that it was in contemplation to hold the synod some weeks since, but it was tnought ativi3able to postpone the proceedings until the arrival of Dr. Grunt, the newly-appointed Bishop of Southwark. That pre late having now entered upon his episcopal duties, it is said the twelve English bishops will be summoned by the cardinal, and that they will be assisted by Dr. ANlale, Archbishop of Tuam, in drawing up such a cods of canon law as shall be compatible with the social position of the Catholics in this country. Dr. Id'Hale will arrive in London in the course of the present week, and will in all probability preach in St. George's Cathedral next Sunday morning.—Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Richard Atkinson and Co. Irish p o pli n manu f acturers to t h e Q ueen , h er R oya l High. , ness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, &c., 31, College-green, Dublin.—Atkinson and Co. beg re• spectfully to acquaint ttie nobility and gentry of Great Britain, that they transmit specimens for inspection per post free, and any poplins ordered are sent free of expen t se to Lon.. don, Liverpool, Bristol, Plymouth, Falmouth, or Glasgow, from whence they are forwarded as addressed without any delay, and at the risk of Atkinson and Co. THE PASSAGE AND SPEED OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-slur ASIA.—The Asia sailed from Icew York at 12.30 r. 31., on the 10th inst., with a light S.S.E. wind and thick fog; experienced south and east winds and variable weather during the first three days of her passage, after which she had moderate W.N.W. and S. W, winds until the 19th inst., at 11.20 P.m., on which day she made Cape Clear i n 9 days 10 hours and 50 minutes, apparent time. At 10.15 A.m. on the 20th inst., she was abreast of Tuskar, with thick, foggy weather; at 9 P.M., slowed the engines and went about in search of a pilot, but did not succeed in obtaining one, in consequence of which she was compelled to lie ro ; at 11 A.M. yesterday, took a pilot four miles outside the Bell Buoy ; and at 12.15 P.M., steamed past the Rock Lighthouse. The Asia attained a very high rate of speed on this occasion, having run 317, 307, 302, and 300 miles respectively per diem ; and there is no doubt that, had she expericnced clear weather between Cape Clear and this port, this passage would have obtained a forward place amongst her justly cele• brated quick and regular voyages. However, if we allow 28 hours for her run from Cape Clear, which is rather over than under wh a t s h e usually occupies, run would be 10 days 5 hours and five minutes, mean time.—Liverpool Albion. PURCHASE OF LANDS IN IBELAND.—A very isafiu.. entisl company has been formed in England, at the head of Which is represented to be Prince Albert, for the purchase of lands in this country- Their purchases are expected to b e on a most extensive scale, and persons in their employment are now busied obtaining information on the spot as to the position and value of various estates.—. Dublin News Letter. At the Glasgow Town Council on Thursday the su m of 500 L was voted for an equestrian statute of the Queen, in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to the city in August, 1849. The private subscription towards the Same object already exceedii 3,0001., and the work will be loose unwed fAlrefith. Cl>• i.