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SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING SIYM, titiDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 18451 LITERATURE. HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. By the Author of the " Court and Times of Frederick the This is the second volume of a very interesting work, rehiring to one of the most eventful periods in history. The last fifty or sixty years have witnessed greater changes than any five or six centuries before them. The discovery of a new continent, an earthquake, or the fall of a great empire, are events of suMcient magnitude to immortalise their epoch ; but "our own times" have witnessed greater things than these. We have had wars, and conquests, and splendid achievements—we have bad patriots and heroes—but it is not in these that our glory consists—it is in the great change that has been offeeted in the human mind I—not that we have better statesmen, or poets, or legislators, than of old; we have not more great men, but man himself is more great. Our animators had men of genius—bright meteors to illu mine the darkness; but we have not the darkness itself. For centuries civilisation has made rapid and unceasing progress; it was a child passing through the various stages of youth, but now we have beheld the glorious change when the child becomes a man—when he casts aside his fetters, and, spurning all control, exults in the conscious power of intelligence, and fears neither diffi culty nor danger. All things are seen in a new light— wondrous achievements that dazzled the fancy are now realities of daily life. Intolerance and oppression, bigotry and prejudice, thriving in the darkness of igno rance, fade away at the approach of reason; the narrow views of the past give way to " The power of thought —the magic of the mind." What would our ancestors have thought of the wonders of the present day—the difficulties of time and apace annihilated—the land and water traversed—and the commonest articles . produced by a mighty power then undreamt Of—the journeys of weeks performed in a few hours, and distant countries within a few days' reach? What would a politician of the last century have thought of a London newspaper? Could he have com pared the Parliamentary reports with his hasty notes taken in secret, and published under feigned names months after their date? It was easy to bring back the costume of a past age to enliven a royal festival,'but how impossible were it to restore the manners and cus toms of that period I Could the strong spirit of inquiry be bound down, and the people, conscious of their power, again yield blind obedience—could those who have enjoyed the privileges of the present day return to the thraldom of the past? Much has yet to be done, but we have only to proceed—the great blow has been struck, and the events of "our own times" have given the impetus to our future greatness. The history of this stirring period is given in the work before us. It con tains a clear and distinct account of the principal occur rences, both at home and abroad, during the last fifty years—a study more beneficial than the history of Greece or Rome, and far more interesting. A great part is denoted to the French Revolution—one of the most violent remedies eves applied to a social disorder. At this distance of time the violence is forgotten; while all must confess the remedy, we may own that it was terrible to overthrow all the barriers imposed by time and custom—to set the laws at defiance—to uproot every long-established landmark. But were these dis tinctions only made by justice ? Were the poor not trampled down, the liberty of all restricted, impediments placed to improvement, and the rights of the many forced to yield to the privileges of the few—the substance to the shadow ? It is true that the pent-up waters burst forth with violence, and madly pursued a devastating course ; but the force of the torrent was occasioned by the obstacles it had surmounted ; it had acquired energy from its long imprisonment ; the waters themselves were pure, and when the storm abated, they flowed in newer and better channels, fertilising the land. The first chap ter of this volume describes the effect produced in Eno.- land by the French Revolution, the disputes it occasioned in the [louse, the formation of republican clubs, and the enthusiasm of the people for war. England was the most constant enemy to the revolution, and yet she bene fited most from the example. At first the sympathy of the people was with the French ; they felt for a great nation struggling for its rights, and the cry of "Liberty " found a ready echo in their hearts. Their enthusiasm was checked by the cruel excesses of the French. Too far removed to understand the excitement and passion which al, bne could palliate such enormities, the peaceful citizens looked on with horror. Then came the dread of foreign invasion to arouse their patriotism, their ancient hatred to the French returned, and they only looked on them as enemies. This volume brings us to the naval engagements in 1797. The following is an account of the but e of St. Vincent:— .T.-ryis, an officer of distinguished courage, skill, and ex perienk;', recently appointed vanmander-m-chief on the Mediterannean station, had, after the evacuation of Corsica, in October, 1796, posted himself with his squadron at the rnolith of the Tagus, as it was uncertain whether the prepa ratiolis then making at Brest were destined for a landing in Ireland, or an attack upon Portugal. Early in February, the movements in the port of Cadiz, indicating an intention on the part of the Spaniards to come out very soon, he sailed with the intention of eruizing off the south-east point of Portugal. A fleet of twenty-seven sail of the line and twelve frigates actually put to sea, with the design of steering for Brest, raising the blockade of that harbour, forming a Junc ti,.'n with the Dutch fleet, and sweeping the English out of the channel. On the night of the 19th this formidable force ear i to the t British squadron, thatlt i : signal guns were battle. "The dawn of morning was awaited with impatience. The enemy's fleet was then discovered, extending from south west by south, eight leagues distant from Cape St. Vincent; and Sit Jobe Jervis communicated to his officers his de termination to cut through them. His ships were drawn up In two lines in close sailing order; and he bore down upon the Spaniards before they had time to form in regular cyder of battle. The gallant Sir Thomas Troubridge, In the Culloden, was ordered to lead the van. Opening his fire on the Spanish ship.?l to windward, which effectually separated one-third from the m.ctin body. he then tacked, and thus pre vented their rejunction. The British admiral readily formed his two lines into one, to complete the intended move- Juent As soon as Troubridge had passed through the enemy's fleet, he gave his atarboasd broadside to the nearest of the ships as he threw in his stays ; his example was fol. lowed by the van of oar fleet, and the action became general. alt kagan about noon. " fhe Spanish admiral,Don Josef de Cordova, endeavouring to regain that part of his fleet which had been cut off, Com mown Nelson, in the Captain, of seventy-four, which was the rearmost ship, perceiving his design, stood direct towards him, and penetrated into the midst of the enemy. Bravely seconded by Captains Troubridge and Collingwood, he ran his ship between the Spanish flag-ship, the Santissima Trina dada. of 136 guri v and the San Josef, of 112, pouring a tre mendous fire into these gigantic antagonists, right and left. In this manner he continued to engage the San Josef till his ammunition was nearly expended, when his antagonist fell on board the San Nicolas, of 84, which now became the com modore's opponent, and after a vigorous fire, kept up for some time, be gave orders to board. He accompanied the boarding party himself, and, not content with securing one prize, he again headed the assailants in a similar attack on the San Josef, shouting, " Westminster Abbey, or glorious **tory I" Nothing could resist such enthusiastic courage ; the Spanish colours were hauled down, and the Captain lay an absolute wreck beside her two prizes. " In the meantime, Sir John ,Tervis, in the Victory, fol lowed by Vice-Admiral Waldegrave in the Barfleur, passed close under the stern of the Salvador del Mundo, which sur rendered after a few broadsides. The Santisima Trinadada was engaged by many ships in succession, but finally struck to the Orion, Sir James Saumarez, who, intent on preserving the more effective ships, left her to be taken possession of by the next English ship astern; but, as this was not done, she matelfbscaped. es no action lasted till about five o'clock, when the de tached p‘rtion of the Spanish fleet rejoined the main body, and thus formed a force greatly superior to the English squadron : but they showed no disposition to renew the tight, and, after a distant cannonade, retreated in the night towards Cadiz. " The trophies of this victory were two ships of 112 guns, and two of 84 and 74. On board these four vessseis alone there were about 250 men killed and as many wounded, while the total loss of the victors amounted to no more than '7 /tilled and 227 ‘eainded. Nearly one-third of this num ber belonged to son's ship, the Captain, alone. The thanks of both Houses of Parliament were voted to the con querors; the commander-in-chief was created Earl St. Vincent, Vice-Admirals Thompson and Parker, and Captain Calder, baronets, and Nelson was honoured with the Order of the Bath. The Spanish commander and many of his officers, on the contrary, were dismissed from the service with disgrace." Man; persons acquainted with separate histories are ignorant of their relative position. In this work we have a concise summary of all contemporary events, so that one coip (rail will show us the bearing of the ' whole. It is written in a clear and animated style, in• terspersed with numerous anecdotes, forming a most interesting addition to modern history. The author has maintained the impartiality of an historian in ehro mieling the actions of friend and foe; yet the work bears impress of having been written in thoperiod which it ascribes. It is hardly possible for "M'etnoirs of Our Om) Times" to be quite so unbiassed end impartial as they will be written by posterity. This volume is em bellished with an engraving of William Pitt, from the by Gainsborough, and a vignette illustrative of the assassination of Marat. It contains ample details of the French Revolution, the war in India, the downfal of Poland, and the disturbancei and mutinies at home. The following is an account of the disastrous battle when " Freedom shriuked as Kosciuszko fell :" " Xosciuszko, at the head of a corps of 20,000 men, crossed the Vistula to meet the advancing Russians and to prevent %he ato the ca r tel. Meanwhile, the Russian force, under rtuee Repnin, ad reached Grodno, taken that city, anttformod a junction with Suwaroff, whose army was now 60,000 str ong . T he rest of the Rus s ian troops in Poland were wader the c ommand of Generals Derfelden and Fersen, the lezetgteerooff Warsawwhom, on separ ating from the Prussians, when was raised, crossed the Vistula and fall bwacarko,tre,itehrertofortheptutals of uniting with the army of Su coverusstan frontiers from the roving hordes of the insurgents.Rtsciuszko, while taste n n , ing to meet the redoubtable Sthvaroff, encountered Fe corps on the 10th of October at M.scziejovricze, between fif ty'i o nt hi iles him f w ro i m th the capital. He had sent orders to oaniindusksii.ztotYj troops under his comm p an lan d s ,.bu A t the Russ i ans, sanguinaryssian!, intercepting his wat engagement messenger, foiled his ;147 of the feat sians; Warsaw and revenge !' sians; ' Victory or death!' the answer of ales. Thrice had the latter repulsed their infuriated assailants, when Su waroff appeared with a fresh army. Vain were the effort : of K ose iuszko, with his imperfectly armed and disc ip li ned T ro ops, against so overwhelming a superiority of tried soldiers. tted 1 The infantry gave way. Undistinguished by his dress, the ge neral was in the thickest of the danger. Th ree horses had bean shot under him, when a wound on the shoutder PX- Unded him on the ground. Speedily recovering, he mounted a trash ho se, and hastened to rally his fleeing cavalry. In leaking, a ditch, the animal fell. Cossacks and carabineers were upon hini; one wounded him in the head, Another in the neck. Completely exhausted, he swooned, prophetically exislairaing, ' Finis Pokmizet—the end of Poland! Six thousand Toles covered the field of battle; three generals, besides the commander-in-chief and 3,000 men, together the the camp, baggage, and artillery , fell into the hands of ihe victors. The Polish hero was sent under an escort of 8,000 men to Petersburgh, where he languished in close eon , - gnement till the death of the vindictive Catherine, when her , wet and - successor restored hi m to li b ert y , with 12,000 other Pc ieh immured in Russian prisons" MURRAY'S HOME AND COLONIAL LI BRARY. No. XXIV. DARWIN'S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. Part 111. This part concludes Mr. Darwin's very interesting " Journal of his Voyage Round the World, in H.M.S. Beagle, during the Years 1832-3-4-5-6." It contains the history 'of his adventures and discoveries on the coasts of Chili, Pern—in the Galapagos Archipelago—at Otaheite and New Zealand, in Australia at Keeling Island, the Mauritius, St. Helena, Bahia, and Pernam- buco, from which last place the Beagle sailed for Eng land, and arrived at Falmouth on the 2d of October. Mr. Darwin, as our readers are aware, is by profession a naturalist, and his journal i s re pl e t e with interesting details regarding the botany, zoology, and geology of the various districts he visited. In South America it would appear that his geological researches were occa sionally visited with an eye of suspicion. He says— "My geological examination of the country generally created a good deal of surprise amongst the Chilenos ; it was long before they could be convinced that I was not hunting for mines. This was sometimes troublesome ; I found the most ready way of explaining my employment, was to ask them how it was that they themselves were not curious con cerning earthquakes and volcanos ?—why some springs were hot and others cold ?-why there were mountains in Chile, and not a hill in La Plata ? These bare questions at once satisfied and silenced the greater number; some, however (like a few in England who are a century behindhand), thought that all such inquiries were useless and impious; and that it was quite sufficient that God had thus made the mountains." His account of Galapagos Archipelago is the most minute and elaborate that has ever appeared. These islands, which are ten in number, are situated imme diately under the Equator, and . between 500 and 600 miles west of the coast of America. They are all formed of volcanic rocks ; and Mr. Darwin says—" I scarcely hesitate to affirm that there must be in the whole Archi pelago at least 2,000 craters." The climate is far from excessively hot, and although the lower parts of the islands are sterile, the upper parts, at the height of 1,000 feet and upwards, possess a damp climate and a luxuriant vegetation. Our author first landed on Chatham Island-- " Which, like the others, rises with a tame and rounded out line, broken here:and there by scattered hillocks, the remains of former craters. Nothing could be less inviting than the first appearance. A broken field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves, and crossed by great fissures, is everywhere covered by stunted, sun-burnt brush wood, which shows little signs of life. The dry and parched surface, being heated by the noon-day sun, gave to the air a close and sultry feeling, like that from a stove : we fancied even that the bushes smelt unpleasantly. Although I di ligently tried to collect as many plants as possible, I suc ceeded in getting very few ; and such wretched-looking little weeds would have better become an arctic than an equatorial Flora. The brushwood appears, from a short distance, as leafless as our trees during winter; and it was some time be fore I discovered that not only almost every plant was now in full leaf, but that the greater number were in flower. The commonest bush is one of the Euphorbiacem : an acacia and a great odd-looking cactus are the only trees which afford any shade. After the season of heavy rains, the islands are said to appear for a time partially green. The volcanic island of Fernando Noronha, placed in many respects under nearly similar conditions, is the only other country where I have seen a vegetation at all like this of the Galapagos islands. " The Beagle sailed round Chatham Island, and anchored in sevaral bays. One night I slept on shore on a part of the island, where black truncated cones were extraordinarily numerous ; from one small eminence I counted sixty o them, all surmounted by craters more or less :perfect. The greater number consisted merely of a ring of red scoria; or slags, cemented together ; and their height above the plain of lava was not more than from fifty to a hundred feet ; none had been very lately active. The entire surface of this part of the island seems to have been permeated, like a sieve, by the subterranean vapours ; here and there the lava, whilst soft, has been blown into great bubbles ; and in other parts, the tops of caverns similarly formed have fallen in, leaving circular pits with steep sides. From the regular form of the many craters, they gave to the country an artificial appear ance, which vividly reminded me of those parts of Stafford shire, where the great iron-foundries are mostnumerous. The day was glowing hot, and the scrambling over the rough surface and through the intricate thickets, was very fatiguing; but I was well repaid by the strange Cyclopean scene. As I was walking along I met two large tortoises, each of which must have weighed at least two hundred pounds ; one was eating a piece of cactus, and as 1 approached, it stared at me and slowly stalked away ; the other gave a deep hiss, and drew in its head. These huge reptiles, surrounded by the black lava, the leafless shrubs, and large cacti, seemed to my fancy like some antediluvian animals. The few dull-coloured birds cared no more for me than they did for the great tortoises." The Beagle then proceeded to Charles Island, another of the group, upon which, within the last few years, a c lony has been established, by persons who have bee n b :nished from the Republic of Quito for political offences: " The inhabitants, although complaining of poverty, ob ta'n, without much trouble, the means of subsistence. In Vie woods there are many wild pigs and goats; but the staple ar idle of animal food is supplied by the tortoises. Their ril:mbers have of course been greatly reduced in this island, hat the people yet count on two days' hunting giving them ft,od for the rest of the week. It is said that formerly single vessels have taken away as many as seven hundred, and that the ship's company of a frigate some years since brought down in one day two hundred tortoises to the beach." The Galapagos are most interesting, however, to the student of natural history, and, as Mr. Darwin well observes— " The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves attention. Most of the organic produc tions are aboriginal creations, found nowhere else ; there is even a difference between the inhabitants of the different islands, yet all show a marked relationship with those of America, though separated from that continent by an open space of ocean, between 500 and 600 miles in width. The archipelago is a little world within itself, or rather a satellite attached to America, whence it has derived a few stray colonists, and has received the general character of its indigenous productions. Considering the small size of these islands. we feel the more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings, and at their confined range. Seeing every height crowned with its crater, and the boundaries of most of the lava-streams still distinct, we are led to believe that within a period, geologically recent, the unbroken ocean was here spread out. Hence, both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact—that mystery of mysteries--the first appearance of new beings on this earth.' Of the terrestrial mammals, there is but one that can be considered indigenous to these islands, and that is a species of mouse. Of land-birds, Mr. Darwin obtained twenty-six kinds, all peculiar to the group, and found nowhere else, with the exception of one lark-like finch, from North America. But it is the reptiles which give the most striking character to the zoology of these Islands. . There is one small lizard belonging to a South American genus, and two species of the Amblyrhynchus, a genus confined to the Gallapagos. There is one species of snake, one or more species of sea-turtle, no toads or frogs, and two or three species of tortoises. These latter are the wonders of the island. The follow ing is Mr. Darwin's description of the appearance and habits of this gigantic reptile : " These animals are found, I believe, on all the islands of the Archipelago ; certainly on the greater number. They frequent in preference the high damp parts, but they like wise live in the lower and arid districts. I have already shown, from the numbers which h ave b een caug h t in a single day, bow very numerous they must be. Some grow to an immense size ; Mr. Lawson, an Englishman, and Vice- Governor of the Colony, told us that he had seen several so large, that it required six or eight men to lift them from the ground ; and that some had afforded as much as two hun dred pounds of meat. The old males are the largest, the females rarely growing to so great a size ; the male can readily be distinguished from the female by the greater length of its tail. The tortoises which live on those islands where there is no water, or in the lower and arid parts of the others, feed chiefly on the succulent cactus. Those which frequent the higher and damp regions, eat the leaves of various trees, a kind of berry (called guayavita) which is acid and austere, and likewise a pale green filamentous lichen (Usnera plicata), that hangs in tresses from the boughs of the trees. "The tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quan tities, and wallowing in the m u d. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable height. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts, when thirsty. are obliged to travel from a long distance. He fo n l e l e ow b i r n o g ad th a e n m d well-beaten paths branch off in every direction from the wells down to the sea-coast; and the Spaniards by up, first discovered the watering-places. When I landed at Chatham Island, I could not imagine what animal travelled so methodically along well-chosen tracks. Near the springs it was a curious spectacle to behold many of these huge crea tures, one set eagerly travelling on with outstretched necks, and another set returning, after having drunk their fill. When the tortoise arrives at the spring, quite regardless of an y s pectator, be buries his head in the water above his eyes, and greedily swallows great mouthfuls, at the rate of about - ten in a minute. The inhabitants say each animal stays three or four days in the neighbourhood of the water, and then returns to the lower country ; but they differed re specting the freppoey of these visits. The animal probably regu l a t es t h em according to the nature of the food on which it has lived. It is, however, aertain, that tortoises can sub sist even on those islands, when there Is no other water than what falls during a few rainy days in the year, " The tortot it when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at their journey's end much sooner than would - be expected, The inhabita n ts , from observing marked individuals, consider that they travel a distance of about eight miles in two or three days. One large tortoise, which I watched, walked at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes, that is NO yards in the hour, or low miles a day,—allowing a little time for it to eat on the rose' The flesh of this animal is largely used as , food, both fresh and salted, and a fine clear oil is prepared from the fat. The Ambyrhynchus , too, a species of lizard, about a yard long, is also used as food by the inhabi tants of Galapagos. The account of, the appearance and habits of this reptile, which is peculiar to these islands, is very interesting, but it is too long to extract, and too important to abridge. Of fifteen kinds of sea fish procured here all were new species ; and of ninety species of sea-shells found on these shores no less than forty-six are unknown elsewhere, The insects are very few, The botany of the group is as interesting as the zoology. There are 185 species of flowering plants, and of these 100 are new species, and probably confined to the Galapagos. There is another remarkable feature in the natural history of this Arehipelago, The different islands are, to a considerable extent, inhabited by a dif ferent set of beings. The tortoises of the different islands differ not on ly in size but in character, and an ie: has ; islander tor will at once tell from which of the islands a to andbr birds s t e thesamree p d t l ff e e s r , Le e d is observed with rgst ee rd to come the plants. the We have been det • that we have bare ly so long at the Galapagos Islands Zealand. At Otabyeittime 1.0 glance at Otaheite and New and dins 4espribes thaeteurauthor saw queen Pomare, now celebrated lay ! " The :Quetta >elar beauty, grace, or dignity.geri Ewar d woman, without any . 1 1:1 4 only one roy a l a tt r ib ute: a perfect immoveability atgllCes, and that rather a sullen oPnrel" finder a ll c i rcum- H e speaja of the New Zealanders as a warlike dirty race, superior in physical strength to the but Ota heitans, but inferior to them in intellectual endowment s, and in elegance of personal appearanee, Mr, Darwin is inclined to attribute very beneficial results to the labours of the missionaries in both these islands. He next visited Australia, the shores of which he says he quitted without sorrow or regret. He then proceeded to the Keeling or Cocos Islands, situated in the Indian Ocean, about 600 miles from the coast of Sumatra : "Keeling Island is one of the lagoon islands (or atolls) of coral formation, similar to those in the Low Archipelago which we passed near. When the ship was in the channel at the en trance, Mr. Liesk, an English resident, came off in his boat. The history of the inhabitants of this place, in as few words as possible, is as follows. About nine years ago Mr. Hare brought from the East Indian Archipelago a number of Malay slaves, which now, including children, amount to more than a hundred. Shortly afterwards, Captain Ross, who had before visited these islands in his merchant ship, arrived from England, bringing with him his family and goods for settlement ; along with him came Mr. Liesk, who had been a mate in his vessel. The Malay slaves soon ran away from tha islet on which Mr. Hare was settled, and joined Captain Ross's party. Mr. Hare upon this was ultimately obliged to leave the place. "The Malays are now nominally in a state of freedom, and certainly are so, as far as regards their personal treatment ; but in most other points they are considered as slaves. From tneir discontented state, from their repeated removals from islet to islet, and perhaps also from a little mismanagement, things are not very prosperous. The island has no domes tic quadruped, excepting the pig, and the main vegetable Production is the cocoa-nut. The whole prosperity of the place depends on this tree : the only exports being oil from she nut, and the nuts themselves, which are taken to Singa pore and Mauritius, where they are chiefly used, when grated, in making curries. On the cocoa-nut, also, the pigs, which are loaded with fat, almost entirely subsist, as do the ducks and poultry. Even a huge land-crab is furnished by nature with the means to open and feed on this most useful production." This island is a coral formation, and our author de votes some thirty or forty pages to a scientific account of the theory of the formation of coral groups. He re turned to Europe by way of St. Helena and Brazil, having completely circumnavigated the globe in not quite five years. In the retrospect with which he con cludes, of the advantages and disadvantages, the pairs and the pleasures, attending a circumnavigation of the globe, he thus speaks of the savage wandering wild in his native woods : " Of individual objects, perhaps nothing is more certain to create astonishment than the first sight in his native haunt of a barbarian,—of man in his lowest and most savage state. One's mind hurries back over past centuries, and then asks, could our progenitors have been men like these ?—men, whose very signs and expressions are less intelligible to us than those of the domesticated animals; men, who do not possess the instinct of those animals, nor yet appear to boast of human reason, or at least of arts consequent o n th a t rea son. Ido not believe it is possible to describe or paint the difference between savage and civilized man. It is the dif ference between a wild and tame animal : and part of the interest in beholding a savage, is the same which would lead every one to desire to see the lion in his desert, the tiger tearing his prey in the jungle, or the rhinoceros wandering over the wild plains of Africa.", Yet for even this degraded being there is hope:— impossible "From seeing the present state, it is not to look forward with high expectation to" the future progress of nearly an entire hemisphere. The march of improvement, consequent on the introduction of Christianity throughout the South Sea, probably stands by itself in the records of his tory. It is the more striking when we remember that only sixty years since, Cooke, whose excellent judgment none will dispute, could foresee no prospect of a change. Yet these changes have now been effected by the philanthropic spirit of the British nation. " In the same quarter of the globe Australia is rising, or indeed may be said to have risen, into a grand centre of civilization, which, at some not very remote period, will rule as empress over the southern hemisphere. It is impossible for an Englishman to behold these distant colonies, without a high pride and satisfaction. To hoist the British flag, seems to draw with it, as a certain consequence, wealth, prosperity, and civilization." Let us hope that it may even be thus—that among savage nations the British flag may ever be the herald of wealth, prosperity, and civilization; but, in order that such should continue to be the case the theory of colo nization must be studied as a science, and carried out as a national enterprise, not as a mere official job. THUNDER-STORM.—ROCHESTER, SEPT. 22.—Yes terday evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, this neighbourhood was visited by a fearful storm, which furtunately was but of short duration. The vivid - flashes of lightning were followed by thunder claps loud and deep, and accompanied by a heavy shower of hail and rain, during which a young man, named Cat, a brickmaker, about twenty y ears o f age, lost his life. He left Strood at about the commencement of the storm, on his way to Cuxtone, a village on the bank of the Medway, about three miles above Rochester-bridge, and before he had proceeded one-third of the distance lost his life. The corpse was found early this morning bra labouring man in the em ploy of Mr. William Manclark, near whose farm the melan choly catastrophe occurred. The electric fluid appears to have struck the unfortunate man on his head,done side of the face boing much burnt, his hat and clothes rent open, and his shoes torn into shreds. ItAILWAT WAL—On Friday last upwards of twenty men were engaged in Barnardcastle by the Directors of the projected York and Cirlisle Railway, to be stationed on the various roads and bye-roads m the vicinity, for four teen days, to ascertain the traffic to and from the town. We understand that strict orderi have been issued by his Grace the Duke of Cleveland and W. Monett, Esq., of Roxeby, that the men are by no means to be allowed shelter in the dwelling-houses, nor even in the barns, on their estates. Last week, Mr. Storey, of Auckland, was surveying in the Fatts, near Barnardcastle, belonging to the Duke, of which the police being apprised they immediately proceeded thither, and ordered him to desist, thus further proving the verity of the paragraph lately going the rounds of the papers, to the effect of his Grace's entire disapproval of a railway on his estates.—Tyne Mercury. EAST SUFFOLK MiLmA.—Orders were received at Ipswich, on Thursday, from Government, for the staff of the East Suffolk Militia to hold themselves in readiness to undergo inspection, preparatory to completing their numbers. Similar orders, we believe, have been issued to the staff of the West Suffolk Militia, and to the staffs generally through out the kingdom. It is expected that these orders are pre liminary to the Militia force being embodied and trained in the ensuing spring; but it is not known at present whether the necessary complements of men will be raised by ballot or by beat of dram. The Government will proceed on the most economical but efficient plan ; and we understand it is not improbable that the East and West Suffolk Regiments will be . consolidated under the command of the Duke of Grafton. —lpswich Journal. DUDLBI.-FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.-OR Fri. day last an accident occurred at the Wagon Colliery, by which three men were severely injured. It appeared that they had done their day's work, but remained down the pit after the others had gone up for the purpose of working all night. They had, however, only begun to work a short time when a quantity of coal fell upon them. One man was so much injured that he was taken home in a senseless state, and died as soon as he was taken up stairs. His name is Joseph Vanes, and he has left a wife and family. An in quest has been held on the body by William Robinson, Esq., coroner, and a verdict of " Accidental death" returned. The other two men, whose names we did not ascertain, are not so severely injured, but little hopes are entertained for one of them.— Worcestershire Chronicle. PoST-OFFICES.—It is to be very much regretted (and a discredit to the parties who are guilty) that it is a practice, almost general, of - posting letters and papers at the last extremity in commencing making up the mail-bags. It is also a too common practice of prepaying in cash instead of the stamp, and thereby rendering an additional inconvenience to postmasters. The public have the penny-postage boon, and it is only reasonable and fair that they should not incom mode postmasters; but, on the contrary, assist them in their vastly-increased labours as far as possible. Let those who are thus careless (some, it is to be feared, purposely inconvenience postmasters) only consider if they had to go back to the old postage. The excellent maxim of doing as you would be done unto ought to be acted upon. The better plan for post masters to adopt; -in those places where they are inconve nienced by late posting of letters and papers, to represent the fact to the Postmaster-General, and obtain permission to close the letter-box half-an-hour or an hour earlier, and then the careless and the purposely-inconveniencing parties would be put to the "right-about." DREADFUL COACH ACCIDENT.—In these days, when railway accidents are made known to the public with every minute circumstance detail ed, if not heightened, to excite the fears of the timid, and when we daily hear the Votaries of the road mourning the departure of the coach and its sporting steeds, as if a golden *era had passed away, it is only equitable that the casualties connected with the latter mode of travelling should meet with the same pub licity. ThOse who yield no credence to statistics may thus have cases in point placed before them, and the railway de tractor may be answered by the impartial audi alterum partem. On Friday last, the 19th instant, an accident oc curred to the coach running between Margate and Canter bury. Halfa mile from the latter city the horses broke into a headlong speed, and in wheeling round a corner the vehicle was overturned within a yard or two of the Ramsgato coach, which had scarcely Sufficient time 'to get out of the way. The outsiders were scatterred around in all directions, the horses fell, and the coach 'was thrown flat upon its side. Every person was mote or less injured, and although no loss of life ensued, several individuals experienced severe contu sions. One gentleman outside was raised covered with blood and seriously hurt, and an elderly lady inside was much wounded by the broken glass. The only being that escaped was an infant, who was rescued unharmed. The cause of this accident has not yet transpired, so that we are unable to give further particulars at present. THE SEA! THE SEA !—We have received tidings of the tide, which is making what may be termed a tidy meal of the Cliffs at Cromer. Neptune, if he does not play a tremendous knife and fork, is somewhat formidable with his trident; and when he takes it into his head to gulp down a cliff or two, he shows himself possessed of an awful swallow If his is not the devouring element, it is not far short of it. when he makes up his mind to a feast ; and we are told he has just gulped down twelve acres of cliff at Cromer. He has bolted it stone and all, as a child does a cherry. We have heard it said, that "one swallow does not make a sum mer," but one such swallow as that described is rather a summary proceeding, to say the least of it. —Punch. NORTH UNION RAILWAY.--The negotiations for leasing this line to the Grand Junction Railway Company were brought to a close on Monday last, by the directors of the North Union agreeing to a lease of the line to the Grand Junction, on the terms of 10 per cent. on stock A, and 7 per cent. on stock B. This agreement is, of course, subject to the sanction of the shareholders. On dit, that the Liver pool and Bury Railway Company (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool), will be amalgamated with the projected Leeds and Liverpool line,—Bolton Free Press, MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.--MF. Baker resumed and concluded an inquiry yesterday at the Earl Grey Tavern, Mile-end-road, respecting the death of Mr. James Smith, aged sixty-one years. Police-constable 334 K stated that the de ceased was a gentleman of ibrtune, and resided at Maunders-terrace, Lower 311104114-11144, On Friday night last, whilst on duty, wit ness heard a noise similar to a person snoring. He knocked at the door, but received no answer. About a quarter to six on the following morning a man who was going to work on the premises came to witness and said some person was lying in the passage either drunk or very ill. Witness then obtained assistance, and took the door down from its hinges, when the deceased was discovered with his head hanging down the staircase and his feet against the door. He was insensible and in a state of ra but to s p e a et i h y e si d s e . eas 3r. e l do W n ilam t i h l emo L nu iew ng ell i yp su oes rf i e o o n n ; , h s e ai w d as he in w se as ns c ib all le :d witness prescribed for him, and he subsequently rallied and made his will. He becamil worse eq Sittqr4ity evening, and died at tour o'clock on Sunday morning from fracture of the cervical vertebrae, The deceased stated to witness that he had fallen down stairs about half-past ten on Friday night, which would no doubt account for the accident. The deceased has left about 20,0001„ to be equally shared amongst his itellitives. The coroner, after taking other evidence, re marked on the exfraordinary nature of the case i ifter which the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death,'' HEAVY LUGGAGE. —The papers complain of the bad state of the roads in Spain. No wonder I Isn't Mon sieur Tillers tyavelling_there with his manuscripts 1.--Punch. on t t this oii year's fo w r CHELTENHAM IiEWSTRATTO4. The result is perfect confidenaecgreic .highly favourable to the Liberal cause, giving us a total gain registry a ne l oesueeccotoifeouna,boofeuottmh9:o Liberalwv ot, i andtcandidate.— Cheltenham nm d enabling layci atwiwith Cheltenham Examiner. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOW/ SCOTLAND, AND IRE: O M NAXES 07 RAILWAYS. q a a Sept. ISept. 'Sept. 25. 25. 2i. Aberdeen • . • • • ••• • • • • Airdrie and Coatbridge - Arbroath and Forfar • • • • Ditto Half Shares •• • • - Armagh, Coir., & Portrush - Bandon and Bantry - Belfast and Ballymena • • - Belfast and County Down - Birktilui.Lan.&Ches.Jnc. - Birmingham and Glo'ster - Do. New ( iss. at 7% dis.) - Ditto Half Shares •• • • - Birminghm&Oxfrd.June. 6 Blckburn, and Preston - Blckburn, Darwn,& Bolts - Bolton, W igas, & Liverpl. - Boston, Stamfrd and Birm 134 Brighton, Lewes, & Heat. - Bristol and Exeter ••• • • • - Ditto New. •• Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union - Caledon. and Ayrsh. June - Caledon.&Dumbar.June. - - Caledonian .• •••••• • • • • • 13% 143/ - Ditto Extension ••• • .• 434 4 4% Cambridge and Lincoln 4% 434 4% Chester and Birkenhead - *- Ditto New Shares • • • • Ditto Half Shares - • • • Chester and Holyhead • • Cheltenham and Oxford Chichester and Brighton Churnet Valley .•••• • • • • - Clitheroe Junction .... • • - Clydesdale Junction .•• • • - Cork, Blackrck & Passage - Cork and Bandon . •• • • - Cork and Killarney .• • • Cork and Waterford • • • Cork and Youghal • • • • • Canterbury and Dover.. Coventry and Leicester.• Derby and Crewe .. Direct Lon. and Manchstr - Diss, Beccles, & Yarrnoth - DirectMan.(ltemington'i) 4% 4 34 4U Direct Northern 234 59s 3%, Direct Norwich - - - Dublin and Belfast June - - Dublin, Belfast, & Colrne - Dublin and Drogheda - Dublin and Galivay •• • - Dundalk and EnnisEdlen - Dundee and Arbroath - Dundee and Per.h • - Durham and Sunderland - East Lancashire (No. 1) - Ditto (No. 2) ..•• • • • • - Eastern Counties 20% - Do. New 7 p - Do. Perp. spr Ct., No. 1 - p - Do. do. N 0.2 % p - East Dereham &Norwich - East Union ........... - Ditto Extension Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum Edinburgh and Glasgow 1)0. Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Edin b. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and Sligo... • - Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr - 4 ., Fltwood, Prstn, &W. Rid. - 374 Garnkirk and Glasgow - - Glasgow and Ayr .•.• - - Do. Quarter Shares Glasgow and Greenock .. Ditto New.. ... Ditto Preference • •• ' Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. Glsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction - Ditto Half Shares - Ditto Quarter Shares .• Ditto New Quarters .. - Ditto Eighths •.•• • • • • - Grand Union 4%1 4% 4% Great Eastern & Western 3%1 3 % 3 34 Gt Grimsby &Dk Extens. - 10% Gt Grimsby and Sheffield - Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind) 2534 Ditto Extension 13 Great Munster.. • • ...... - Gt Northern of Scotland - Grt Northern of England 216 - Do. New 401. Shares .. 50% - Do. New 301. Shares - - Great Western 162 Ditto Half Shares .... - Ditto Fifths Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports. Ilarvrieh ...... ••• • • . - Hudrslid& 3lan.lt.&Canl - 24% 24 Huddersfield and Sheffield - 35 35 Hull and Gainsborough • • - - Hull and Selby .• •• • • - - Ditto Quarter Shares.. - - Ditto Half Shares •••• - - Inverness and Elgin •-•- - Isle of Jersey .......... - - - Kendal and Windermere - - Kingstown and Bray - - • Killarney Junctions . - - Lancaster and Carlisle .. 53 - Lancaster and Preston .. - 60 - Leeds and Bradford .... - - - Ditto Extension ...... - - Leeds and Dewsbury •• • • - - - Leeds and Thirsk - 1834 18% Leeds &W. Riding June. - 24859 11% Leicester & Birmingham - Leicester and Bedford ... 334 p 78s9d 4 Limerick and Waterford - - - Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc. - - • Lincoln, York, and Leeds - - Liv. Man. &Gt N. otEng. - - Liverpool and Manchester - - Ditto Half Shares - Ditto Quarter !Mares • . - Liverpl,Ormskrlt,& Prstn - London and Birmingham 221 Ditto Thirds • ....• •• • • - Ditto Quarters.... • . 27 London and Blackwell .. 9 Lndn. Oxfd. & Chltnham . London and Brignton. • • Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon • • • • Ditto New . • •. • • • • • • Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. - London and Greenwich.. 16 Do. Pref. or Privilege.. - London and South Weatrn 79% Do. New Cons. Eighths 36 Do. New, 501. Shares • • 15 % Do. New, 401. Shares.. - London and York .• •• • • Ditto (llawtry) . • • .• • • London and Windsor .• • . -28 s 2953 d Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl 4% - Londonderry & Coleraine 5% - - Londonderry& Enniskilln - - Lynn and Ely • . .••• • • • - - Lynn and Dereham ..• • • - - - Manchester and Leeds • • 213 - - Ditto Half Shares -• • • - - - Ditto Quarter Shares • • - - - Ditto Sixteenths •-- • • • - - Manchstr and Birkenhead -3656 d - Manchester &Birminglun 8 734 87 8834 Ditto Quarter Shares.. 15 15% 15% Ditto New Quarters .• • 13 34 13% 14 Do. Con. & Welsh June. - 3 1 4 2% Manehestr, Bolts, & Bury - - - Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk B %P Man. Shef. and Mid. June. - - Manchestr & Southamptn 168 168% - - - - Midland.. • ....• •• • •• • • Ditto Fifths ..........- Ditto New • • • • • • • • Do. Con. Birm. & Derby Midlnd Gt Westrn (Irish) - Do. Extension to Sligo - - Newcitl & Darlngtn June. 6334 6434 - Do. New (Brandling) .. 52 52 % - Newcastle and Berwick . • 2034 - - Newcastle and Carlisle . • - - Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. - 5 Newport & Abergavenny - - Newry and Enniskillen.. 334 - Newark and Sheffield .• • 5 - North British .......... 26 Ditto New Shares •• • • 7% Northern and Eastern • • - Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) - Do. Quarter Shares • • - North Devon ....... • • • • North Kent • • • • • • • • • • • • North Staffordshire •• • • North Eastern- • • •• • North Union (A)• • • •• • Ditto (B)• • • • • • North Wales Mineral. • Ditto New Shares • • 2% _ - 1 - - 13%1 -- 11% 1134 42% 41% 2► % 2% 10%1- - 28% . 20 20% - 3% - - -. 5 - % 1 - i 7.% - 1 _- 2% - - 1 - - - 3% 3 % - - 5 % - - 7MI -- 22% 23 - 10% 41 — I% 7b 90 3% —6633 d 43 4 3i 6%1246%1 6% - 20%1 - 3% - I -- 4%1- 7% - - 1 - 2 1 414653d1 pa 74 24% 7 1 6%1 6% 24%1 25m1 4%1 8 I 6g, - 5 I- 6%1- North Western ...... North Wales •••• Norwich and Brandon Ditto New.. . ... Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nott„ Er wsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. June Oxford and Worcester . • Oxford and Cambridge .. Perth and Inverness .... Portsmouth Direct . • . • • • Preston and Wyre • . • • • Ditto Half Shares • ... Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & dir. Preston & Wyre Externs. Richmond &W. End June 11 I Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring —3% 3 Scottish Central ........ —9% Scottish Mid1and........ Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2).. Ditto ditto (No. 3) . . Sheffield and Lincoln.... Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry& Grand June. Shrewsb„ Wor., & Crewe 4 4 % 4 1 n Shrws.,Wolv., Dud', & Bir 8% 81/ Shrwsbry & Trnt Val. Ms. 2%p 34 Shrws, Herefd,& N. Wales Siamannan • South Devon . .......... South Midland South Eastern and Dover 43% 4314 Do. New (iss. 32/.) No. 1 Do. (195.331.85.8 d.) ~ 2 Do. (iss. 301.) „ 3 81. E 8% Staines and Richmond Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales • • Tears and Dove Valley Trent Valley • •• • Do. and Holyhead June. 2%1 341 3 Vale of Neath .. West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Coun. Wexford and Carlow .... Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny -- Watrfd,Wxfil,Wick& Dub 174 Wakefield and Bradford.. Wakfid, Pontefrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . West Lancashire. Worcester and Tring.. Whitchaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares Welsh West Cornwall West Yorkshire Wilsontwn, )l. & Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich Ditto New . York and Carlisle York and North Midland Ditto Half Shares Ditto Scarbro' Branch Ditto Selby .......... Ditto Extension .. .• .. 30 Yorkshire & Glasgow Ern. 4% - %% 6 4% 4% 4% -6% nu 14% - I 5%1- I - [3B 1 137 is 1 19 1% :104 - 1 9% 8% 8% 4 I-- 83iI 8 4%1 44 - I 4% iNGLAND . g • .c 4 5 25. ept. ISept.lSept. 'Sept. 25. 24. 24. nut 6% - 1_- - 4%1- NI- 5% - - I - a% 1 - 10%1 -- 201 AI - 16956d1 —68 s -20 PI - I 12 40s 6U 77s 63 p - I - - 6%1- 3u - 1 -- 37 XPI -- 6% - I 61i p - 6 - Pl 36 634 p 8 146s6di 163 s p 1 3 7's PI - EXETER, SKr'''. 25. STOCK. EXCHANGL—The sales are—Exeter and Crediton, 6%—North Devon, 2,6—Exeter,Yeovil, and Dorchester, 1 p. —Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (Dave's line), % p.— Ditto (Head's), %—Newark, Sheffield, and Boston, 5% — Cornwall, 3%. SHEFFIELD, SEPT. 25, STOCK ExertArroE.—The sales are—Midland (401. Shares), 25—Ditto, Sheffield and Rotherham, 36 1 %—York and North Midland, Half Shares, 57 1 / 2 —Derby and Gainsborough, 49. 8 —East Lincolnshire, 6 1 / 2 —Goole and Doncaster, 6 3 4—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 4;4—London and York, 7 Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 7—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 5 3 4—Nottingham and Mansfield, 434—Not tingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 7—Sheffield and Lincoln shire, 8 1 / B —Wakefield and Harrogate, 5%. HUDDERSFIELD, SEPT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grand Union, 41.125. —Huddersfield and Manchester, 24 3 %—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 35—Nottingham and Mansfield, s—Not tingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 6%—Nottingham, Ere wash, and Ambergate, 6%—Tean and Dove Valley, 314 — West Yorkshire, 14. THE POTATO DISEASE. (From the Bristol Mereuv, September 20.) The following correspondence has just taken place between Lord Portman, President, of the Royal Agricultural Society, and William Herapath, Esq., the eminent analytical chemist of this city, in reference to seed potatoes for 1846. His Lord ship, in a subsequent letter, requests that the correspondence may be made public, and it has been handed to us by Mr. Herapath for that purpose. The subject is of vital import ance, and is worthy of the deepest consideration : _ _ Bryanston, Sept. 13, 1845. " Sir,—l observe in the newspapers that you have directed your attention to the potato disease, and have advised as to the use of starch, &c. As lam specially bound, during this year of my holding the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, to promote inquiry and to notify observations on subjects relative to the produce of the soil, I trouble you with this letter, and ask if any method has occurred to you by which the potato may be preserved for the planting of 1.846 ? I have found that potatoes, appa rently sound and free from disease, though in a field or gar den which has been partially diseased, have, after being stored away, shown signs of the disease and rotted off; and I fear that the greatest quantities of potatoes will thus perish, and so continue the distress of the poor to another season. I have directed some potatoes to be stored in slaked lime, in the hope that it may preserve them, but have, of course, yet had no time to judge of the effect. I, therefore, ask for your opinion, ai one of our most eminent chemists, upon this point, and would ask leave to make known your reply, if you are able to offer an opinion sufficiently explicit to be useful. " I remain your obedient servant, " W. Herapath, Esq." " PORTMAN. " TO LORD PORTMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL ON DEBILITY AND DISEASE. 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Bs. 9d.—Axholme, 42s.—Chelmsford and Bury, 21. 14s. 6d.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 4% —Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 3 3 / 4 —Derby and Gainsborough, 57s.—Direct Northern, 3/. is. 3d.—East Lincolnshire, 61. 18s. 9d.—East Coast, 34—East and West of England, 2—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, VA.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 2%—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 6 1 4—Grand Union, 4 l A—Liverpool and Leeds, lA —London and Birming ham Extension, 2%—London and York, 7—London and Manchester, (Rem.), 4%—Ditto (Rastrick), 525. 6d.—Man chester, Liverpool, and Great North of England, 60s.—Not tingham, Erewash, &c., 6 3 / 4 —Nottingham and Boston, 41. 18s. 9d.—North Staffordshire, B%—Norwich Direct, 12s. 6d.—Rugby and Hnntingdon, 31. 10s. 9d.—South Mid land, 81.7s.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 2%—Tean and Dove Valley, 3%—Wakefield and Harrogate, Si. 16s. 3d.— Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 41. 18s. 9d. YORK, SEPT. 25. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Durham and Sun derland, New (guar. 5 per cent.), s%—Newcastle and Dar lington Junction, New (Brandling), 53 1 A—North British (Carlisles), 5 1 / 2 —York and North Midland Extension, 30 1 4 —Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 3 3 4 — Direct Northern, 3%—Grand Union, 4%—Huddersfield and Manchester, 25—Leicester and Bedf ord, 4%—Liverpool and Manchester Junction, 7 1 4—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 10% —Newcastle and Berwick, 20—Nottingham, Erewash and Ambergate, 6 3 ,4—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4%. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. 14 A very shy attendance, and business so slack that, after instancing Wee Pet and Jenny Wren as having been the most prom inently in demand of the few horses backed for the Cesarewitch, it will only be necessary to quote the closing market prices. Very little was done towards bringing the St. Leger settling to a close. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 7 to 2 agst Kent's lot—taken, and afterwards offered 9to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's My Mary—t. af. off. 13 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken 16 to I agst Lord. Exeter's Wee Pet 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Remorse—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. Etwall's iEgis—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Sandwich's Plantagenet—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock 40 to 1 agst General ates's Seaman—taken 500 to 50 ag t My Mary, and 500 to 25 agst Laird o' Cockpen, in one bet. DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—take 12 to 1 20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—ta. af. off. 20 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead 2,500 to 100 agst Radulphus and Smuggler Bill—taken 1,000 to 50 agst Lord Albemarle's lot—taken. RICHMOND RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Racing Club Stakes of 25 sovs. each, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 soys.leach ; three-yr-olds, lOst 41b ; four, I Ist 21b ; five, list 101 b ; six and aged, llst 41b ; horses not thorough bred allowed 7lbs; mares and geldings 31bs ; winners extra. Two miles. Mr. Meiklam's br h Godfrey, 4 yrs - ......... (W. Robinson) 1 Mr. W. Scott's b g Cataract, 5 yrs Mr. Bell's ch h Winesour, 5 yrs Mr. J. Cookson's b g Vates, 4 yrs Mr. H. Morritt's br f Horatio, 3 yrs—Sir J. Gerard's b g Tom, 5 yrs—aud Mr. J. T. Wharton's b m Advice, 4 yrs, were not placed.-6 to 4 agst Godfrey. A beautiful race ; won by a head. The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Horses having run twice and not won, allowed albs. Winners extra. Grey Stone in. Earl of Zetland's b f Ada (Joy) 1 Mr. R. Wright's b c by Phoenix Mr. E. Wright's br f Little Cassimo The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. J. T. Wharton's b f Thamis—Mr. H. Beresford's ch c by The Hydra—Mr. H. Wormald's b f Thalia—Mr. C. Head lam's br f Banana—Lord Milton's br c by Pantaloon—and Mr. Hesseltine's b c Fitzwilliam. A fine race. Won by a length. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for mares; three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st llb ; six and aged, 9st 51b. Three miles. Mr. Meiklam's br m Inheritress, 5 yrs ......(Templeman) 1 Captain Payton's b m Extempore, 5 yrs Won easy. The Two Years Old Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft; colts Bst 51b ; filly Bst 21b. Horses having run twice and not won, allowed 31b. From the Grey Stone in. Mr. Cook's Fancy Boy (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Cranston's ch c Cranebrook 2 Mr. Pedler's r f Benevolence Betting-6 to 4 agst Cranebrook-2 to I agst Fancy Boy. Won by a head. The Gold Cup of 100 guineas; three yrs old, Est 121 b; four, Bst 31b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners extra. Once round and a distance. Mr. Meiklam's b h Trueboy, 6 yrs ( Hutchinson) Col. Cradock's Pagan, aged .. Mr. Kitching's br m Lucy, 3 yrs Earl of Zetland's b m Coheiress, 4 yrs Lord )lilton's c by Confederate, 3 yrs ... ............... 5 Mr. Bell's ch h Winesour, 5 yrs... Betting-6 to 4 agst Trueboy. Won easily. WALSALL RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Birmingham Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs., h ft, with 20 added. Twice round. Mr. Hawkins's Nix-my-Dolly, 6 yrs... ..... .(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. F. Ongley's Roderick, 6 yrs.... Mr. Raworth's Kilgram, 4 yrs 3 Mr. Emery's Princess Olga, 3 yrs Match, 50 sovs. Half-mile—Mr. Osborne's Merry Girl, 3 yrs, received forfeit from Mr. Saunde rs ' s Ch ar l o tt e , 2 yrs. The Champagne Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added. Heats, once round. Mr. Sheppard's March the First filly, 3 yrs...(Owner) 1 1 Mr. Worley's b g Ivanhoe, 6 yrs 2 2 Mr. Batson's br g The Bird, 6 yrs 3 3 The Cavalry Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, once round and a distance, were won in two heats by Mr. Saun ders and The Major, 6 yrs, beating Maid-of-all-Work, aged, and Hebe, 4 yrs. BEDFORD RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Preparation Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 added. Once round and a distance. Mr. G. Ongley's bk f Symmetry, 3 yrs (Mr. Beaville) 1 Count Bathyany's br c Master Stepney, 3 yrs Mr. Wesley sb g Judex, 5 yrs • •• 3 The Two-yr Old Stakes of 10 sovs.'. each, with 50 added. Winners extra. Last Half.mile. Duke of Rutland's b f by Cnsar, out of Ramadan's dam (W. Boyce) Mr. James's br c by Redshank, dam by Lancastrian Mr. Shelley's Tit-bit The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Verulam's f by Muley Moloch—Mr. Bolt's Breastgirt—and Mr. Booth's Moose Deer. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles. Mr. Death's b h Misdeal. 6 yrs (Wakefield) 1 Mr. W. S. Stanley's b c Keppell, 3 yrs Lord Verulam's Hawkesbury, 3 yrs 3 The following were not placed :—Mr. Haine's Helpmate, aged—Mr. G. Ongley's Symmetry, 3 yrs—Mr. Whittington's br f Miss Robinson, 5 yrs—Mr. Nightingale's St. Albans, 5 yrs—Mr. Martin's Young Eclipse, 3 yrs—Mr. G. Ongley's Mystery, 3 yrs. The Stratton Park Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 30 added. Twice round. Mr. C. Bennett nd br m Fame, aged (Crouch) 1 Count Bathyany's Master Stepney, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Turner's ch h Hampton, 6 yrs ... 3 The Farewell Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 20 added. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, &c. Once round. Mr. Cope's ch cby Bentley, out of Emma......(Marson) 1 Mr. Stephenson's bf by Jerry, out of Pastile, 3 yrs ...... 2 Mr. Wesley's b g Judex, 5 yrs • 3 Mr. Smith's b g Mistake, 5 yrs 4 Mr. G. Ongley's br m The Mouse, 4 yrs RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE) RACES—TUESDAY. The Dundas Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added ; two yrs old, sst ; three, 7st 10Ib ; four, Bst 101 b; five,, 9st 21b; six and aged, 9st 61b; maiden three-year olds allowed 51bs ; four, 81bs ; five, six, and aged, 101bs. A mile and a quarter. Mr. Banks's ch c Hovingbam, 2 yrs (Jefferson) 1 Lord Eglinton's b c Thersites, 2 yrs 2 Lord Milton's b cby The Mole, or Physician, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Salvin's b f Thalia, 3 yrs Mr. Kitching's br f Lucy, 3 yrs 5 Mr. W. Scott's b c Mr. 'Mansfield, 2 yrs . 6 The Grand Stand Stakes of 25 sovs. each, h ft, for two yrs • olds. From the Grey Stone in. Mr. Stephenson's b f Eulogy (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Jaques's ch c The Headsman Mr. Bell's br c Lutestring The Easter Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, with 20 added ; for two and three yrs old ; two yrs old colts, Est 71b ; fillies, 6st 31b ; three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the second to save his stake ; winners extra. Grey -stone in. Mr. Cranstone's ch c Cranebrook, 2 yrs (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. A. W. Hill's b f Burlesques, 2 yrs Lord Zetland's b f Ada, 2 yrs 3 The following were not placed :—Mr. Cuthbert's Banana, 2 yrs—Mr. W. Scott's. Malt, 2 yrs—Mr. Cookson's Fair Star, 2 yrs—and Mr. A. Johnstone's Fair Helen, 2 yrs. The Richmond Handicap Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 70 added ; the second to save his stake ; winners extra. Two miles. Mr. Meiklam's br m Inheritress, 5 yrs (Templeman) 1 Mr. Armstrong's b f Advice, 4 yrs ...... Lord Zetland's b f Coheiress, 4 yrs Mr. Cuthbert's b m Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs 4 Mr. Hobson's b g Golden Pippin, 6 yrs The Town Plate; for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 31b; five and upwards, Bst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; heats. Two miles. Mr. Clegg's b g Step -and-fetch-it, 3 yrs (T. Lye) 3 1 1 Mr. Woffenden's b m Miss Burns, 5 yrs ... 4 3 3 Lord Eglinton's b c Lycurgus, 3 yrs Lord Milton's bc by Touchstone, 3 yrs OSWESTRY RACES .—TUESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each for foals of 1842. Mile and half. -- Mr. Hill's br c Sweetmeat .. ..... ... A Cup, value 50 sovs., added to a Handicap Stake of 15 sovs. each. Mile and Half. Mr. Worthington's b g Dr. Husband, 4 yrs (Marlow) 1 Mr. Wadlow's b g Tippoo, aged 2 Mr. Phillips's b fby Physician, 3 yrs, and Mr. Escreet's Exhort, 3 yrs, also started, but were not placed. The Shropshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added. Heats, starting from the winning chair. Mr. Thompson's b g Sinbad, 5 yr 5......... (Duflo) 2 1 1 Mr. Mostyn's b c Alvanley, 4 yrs. Mr. Wadlow's b g Tippoo, aged 3 3 2 MANUFACTORIES IN FRANCE.—According to a re cent return, it appears that the manufactories of France are increasing in an extraordinary degree. In the department of the Seine-Inferieure the number of steam engines now at work is 345, and their aggregate force amounts to 3,600 horse-power. The great majority are employed at Rouen, Zlbceuf, and Dolbec.—Galignani. SOCIETY. " Brighton, Sept. 17, 1845. " My Lord,—ln reply to your letter of the 13th inst., I must say that I do not think it would be either safe or pru dent to depend upon the infected potatoes of the present season as seed for the next year; as, in all instances, I have found the diseased parts to extend when the potatoes are kept in a damp situation : I should therefore expect that if any diseased seed was kept so dry as not to rot before setting time, yet, upon being planted, and left in the damp soil, the rotting process would then begin, and the hopes of the husbandman be disappointed. I have no doubt that some potatoes, apparently sound, have (as stated by your Lordship) been found to be affected after stowing away; but I do not consider this to have been an origination of it, but merely that that which was noticed when dug has become apparent after storing. When a potato is first affected the diseased parts are scarcely visible, but upon keeping in a dark,place the spots soon become dark, and con sequently more apparent, but the spots do not extend ; if, however, the tuber has been kept in a damp place, the spots not only extend rapidly over the surface, but penetrate into the interior, and in a short time it will be completely rotten. As far as the slaked lime, which you have used in your potato stores, has a tendency to prevent the tubers from touching each other, or by its power of absorbing water, of keeping them dry, it will answer a good end; but it must not be expected to have any chemical effect upon the diseased parts of their juices. Anything which, like dry sawdust or sand, would prevent contact, would prevent the propagation from one tuber to another, and 'any sub stance capable of absorbing the moisture of the air in which the potato is stored, would prevent the extension of the disease in each diseased root. Our best micro scopists and cryptogamists are divided in opinion as to whe ther the cause of the calamity is fungus or not. After all the examination I have given to the subject, and a careful review of all the evidence brought before me on the two sides, I believe that it is . and I am daily confirmed in the opinion originally expressed, that the only advantageous way of treating the diseased potatoes is to obtain from them, by rasping and washing, the starch which they contain— by which process all their nutriment can be retained ; and if it is well dried it will keep for any length of time. The operations can be performed in the cottage manufactory alike, as no apparatus beyond a tin rasp (a nutmeg grater), a tub, and clean water, are re quired ; and I have ascertained that however far the disease might have extended, even if the root is rotten, yet the starch can be separated, and in a state fit to be eaten, if it shall be well washed, as all the bad parts come away with the water, while the great weight of the starch carries it to the bottom of the vessel. If it is required that the fecula should have all the qualities of the best foreign arrowroot, it is only necessary to wash it last in water containing a little chlorine, when it has unrivalled colour and quality, and this I can speak of practically, having made many tons of the article. I will add, that an opinion has been circulated that the disease is owing to the introduction of guano as a manure; this I feel no hesitation in contradicting, as I have seen it in situations where no guano has been used, and where every variety of manure has been resorted to.—l am your Lord ship's most obedient servant. "WILLIAM HERAPATH." THE WEATHER.-LIVEREOOL, TUESDAY EVEN ING.—There has again been a considerable quantity of rain in this neighbourhood ; but to-day there has been an improve ment in the weather, the sun having shone brightly and warmly during the whole day. Still we have a north wind, and, in the shade, a very cold atmosphere. Last night the air was quite frosty. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —DEFECTIVE SIGHT AND HEARING RELIEVED. Instruments and Spectacles sent into the country by post, 39. 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The Ilve-iva n " e iJ be had as usual. v; A r e 'rclo i The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE re b lO . lO lll for searching oat and . purifying the blood from 5e u1 ,,,4; roffi en the head, face, and body, u l cerat i ons, a nd " 1 " f yeer r ioe affections arising from improper treatment or the effect' °' removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of „. I Is. and 335. per bottle. t ;it, a , " PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, Pete• and 1 is. per box, are the most effectual remedy for stele." - oration, Esc., without hindrance to business, oeceTirr, Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. Minute detail of at Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for consultz 101 " 1 tl/ I ,':, sidence, 19, Berners-street, Oxford.dreet, London. free , ~, 5 till S. On Sundays from 10 till 12. O ne person al vi.' cessary to effect a permanent cure. AL L LAMENT ON ON DEBILITY. NERVOUSNESS, --, DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, """" • , "He, who in pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or youthful chain* A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man!" r i 2/ ' Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, 1 , • -e Ua sent by post, free, to any address. 3s. 6d " P 5B ; too SELF-PRESERVATION : a P o pular mftii ee r o ol L. those concealed disorders, originating in You'f o nstit u ,,,, i ialc l ' and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and__.' o rs, LefP "1 Weakness, and all those Sinkings, A nx i et i es, and 1`..-Yrr" Wittl afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. Observations on Marriage. it, By SA,MUEL LAMENT , Consulting Surgel.oo- o rv, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, L T 1 0° 0 Matriculated Member of the Uni vers it y o f Eclinburr,.l c oi , Member of the London Hospit a l M ed i cal S oc iety, Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c. tit, Wool " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and ra r n e d - prec ch iv e 4.4 4 , herent privileges of mankind, are frequently marred„,„ through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. """.. n y e t o II others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal _ nl- eVea • A may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no aPPw"" Air" most confidential friend.' --Stafford Gazette. ' A ,,, ej jel,,,W;( .o l°‘ " Long experience in the treatment of a class of 1 .4 üb' 4'4 neglected and most imperfectly understood by the greMt th medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove concealed causes of Nervous Debility in existence, heme o p fhe OO l,l routine practitioner would never dream of finding i ,/ 501, et iel to certain habits, forming the most secret, yet dee d ;"1 1 0 1. springs of domestic misery, and premature marts- 11411' AP „ I. Journal. 5 1 Published by the Author, and sold in London by S.int. LOCI 52, Paternoster-row; Stark), 23, Tichborne-street, Qu'7l, street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, hers; , e lane Gordon, 146, Leadenhall- s t ree t ; and b y all D°°"--Vigli...%' At 1 , 0 m • .very day till Three, and from Five till •- - - THE SECRET t.OiII.PANION.—FULL LENGTH VI II I , Just published, 16th edition, 2s. 6d., f ree by P envelope, 3s. 6d. T HE SECRET COM A e 0 ;00 Ar a Medical Work on the baneffil effects a „,2 Dula 0 , 4 4; Infection, with means of restorati on , w ith o b se rvation s don• tor 0.• By R. J. BRODIE and Co., Surgeons, „n os tatted Published by the Authors, and sold by Sherwood, Pa te iSC Ic Hannay and Co., 63, and Sanger, 150, O x f or d- s treet • Po A 150 A; , ton-street, Soho ; Noble, 114, Ch ancer y -lane ; 1306 " t, 1"0 j)lis ,er , street, Covent-garden ; Gord on , 146 , L ea d en hall-stre et ' , Wood, High•street, Birmingham ; N ew t on , Church - S I S P rfr ceor ef pool ; Westmacott , Manchester ; Heron a n d Co., 6, tovi c- -ndmue street, Dublin ; Ker, 16, Leith- wa lk , Edinkargb F en ape Union-street, Bristol; and by all bookrellers in t 0 /Or . OPINION OF TEO!: PRESS. " - efe t. et " This is a work of great mer it . 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BRODIE and Co. are in daily attendance " Ar e es'°A at their residence, 27, Montague-street, Russell-en s ip ool o m - • tie' British Museum), London, from 11 in the morning t ' ll igt ie r ing, and on Sundays from 11 till 2. Only one Wenn' to effect a permanent cure. THE TWELFTH EDITION _„d tom { gee. tO Just Published, in a sealed envelope, price 20. 6d., receipt of a Poet-office Order for 3s. au1 1 .7 c tiow MANLY HEALTH : a Popular —lo' l -4 411 is the Con , :ealed Cause of its Decline, ^' Hu ffe iii P - itit4 for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to the ee _ ters;,so.,oo the destrtictve consequences of excessive indalgeee`'westr,oo,4s Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutionalsio prim digestion, and Consumption. rncluding a comPre be u n f C. . 40 0 1 on MARRIAGE. Illustrated with Cases, Bce ps" D ol and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. gefe r j,3 o ro' CAUTlON.—Complaints having reached us t hs -A t wishing to purchase oar work, estitled Manlf 11 ` — coPi r. " Des' v j our ug ti du tz • placed in their hands a fraudulent infringement of e h ttio $ I duced by illiterate and dishonourable men, and villi e. "deetS ' d ue a close resemblance of title, is utterly valueless; w e „pia to by way of prote c ti on , t o caut i on the public agsteBt 1 t f 1 0 ft such base imitations. e' Persons desirous of obtaining the above work , a- foc recf; 6toe - Apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to th,s eru nr po•t eg- „e_t direct trona the Authors, by enclosing 33. (.) ' 0 4 ' 6. 3 . to n that amount. OSf5 ay be had of the Authors, No. 60, Newman-00'o s O 6 yes.' and sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row; 11 1 0 , . 1 , 4 ,,d0e Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery-lane; J. C .° 01c, 11% 0 ) .00 hall-street; G. Mansell, 3, King-street, S0 011° ,00; 104,,.0, Sowler, Courier-office, 4, St. Ann's-square, Art n _ftt, 13 „ Irr lr • 75, Dale-street, Liverpool; W. Wood, 78, nate' tor W. and H. Robinson, 11, Greenside-street , d la Dame-street, Dublin and all Booksellers. „d, se, 10 " The best of all friends is the proibssional tb." it es can he be consulted with greater safety and se e. " anger' Vi e ' I' mess Al l a on Manly Health,.--The New Bell's WeeklY— Tee_ cO, Ps Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted frer ence I*-1; t oe/‘ from Five till Eight in the evening, at their resid e es t.W Man-street, Oxford-street, London, and countffeaYse, one successfldly treated, on minutely describing the ir the usual fee of 11. for adviest. nlelfl JP- ii On the l9th hist ,at Leamin.ton the BIRTHS. f Wl ifs-' ladY o 01 Esq., Of Ensseist . ''' ! arid he ir ' 1-0 010 r. own-park, Carlow, of a son ,_„0 ~. On the 20th inst, at Earonald, the lady of 'Jew — 3 05 , " uf a son. en ew sttnii i°t $ 544 On the 21st inst , at Great Queen-street , D, Neilson, of twins.' fe °f ' 11 ' Ir. ,ie On'the 21st inst., at Turnham-green the wi surgeon, of a son. ' ' llP" ---- or tl2° ' MARRIED. EA., On the 23d inst., at Putney, TllOlll/44 jolleSo ~,, Temple, to Ellen, daughter of the Rev. IV. (____ IV. ll' s A S • O' cl. , lir nun, pr. On the 18th inst , at Milton-on-Thaines, Join I..road , On the 19th inst.,. at Marine-place, Coinuicrchl q 6. 'ater, aged 45. Esq., On the the 19th inst., in London, John Mac2e1:....... _ ° 1 ' II; London : PrintedR 0 e and .---- Published by U N tI; _l'rec ilv. l/ 0/ Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, the Savoy, in sBl' the County of Bfidcuesex, 26.1845. itiu" `_ ' -,_. Th e t Zit or tr . ' t , "'ertne tie sac bath poUc 4 44 111 1 - Of ! ',........... kEAitt \; IL to1;107I/ %Irk ~ g lei te Z Y t `Nil 41,4ecimio, 111 itllj (thi n 44 0 °4ki n 4 4tb . qo d 41 1 ZS to, att e ; nt S , Ptet4. % I t ~s on 4 1 nth Ktttif t the (:r ( ttE t ot t 4 t,tt kt eet e ed f 'r e ' 11. t, ' a htl It. S U ')( i s tait:" „ G el , liar, e . 4 01 ,,te ; 3 1 Loy d, 111,j013. Ig eac ee 4 rL'l4 abio ° f tl ur a vers NI: s ever. 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