The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-16 00:00:00

tioid --'.O - . dutY----s e is -----, 1 A 210,0001 *.o 205 000 i. Yeariinps, 4 hay . e . S 4 . 11 t lq'e • : - .--' , V•:ald o' K ket 3 , I S I9 , 5, t , 3 61, ', wo, 18t9, 4/ 10. to 51 las 'e . , Th e „, , ~ viooi, 1,,,, t „ Fa.' c s,-.1 e3 h ave 1 0cea i n daily progress since ot 12 ,port. The auanity s , l•.: has amounted to nearly kte 'Cl i?,, l „ ta ec, n aktng about 40,000 disposed , f since the la Li no trunenercl. There are yet abut 13,000 bales tr Drought forward. British \Vcois command a IiZY We in the private contract market, but all other to ;are neglected. Last k's imports were confined It i 'w Nrcels from Germany and Irelald. r, -"ItNAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) h, OLD COURT. Co urt - ocPternt:er Sessions of the Central Criminal co r ,, rn i 4 tid the 11th session of the crosent Mayoralty, wkaitireinetthde to day a t the Old Bailey. before the I ' ord Common Sergeant, and Alderman Gibbs, p rn it n [banter, Challis, Hooper, the Sheriff , , &e.. 6 041 :tri the calendar it appears that there are 130 pr i t dls s 3 f " , 29 from London, 67 Niro :11u Tye' frofromx, 3 fcom and 25 from Surrey. Opef Pris oners charged may he stated as follow : umnur feloniously a , t rrpting to procure :b Itter 1 for bi gamy, 3 fir burglary, 3 for unliti ully e cu "Z counterfeit coin, 2 for feloniously threatening t *41 1 3 9" an infamous crime, 6 fir cutting and wounding 4 etzi ltit9t li to do sorne grievous bodily hsrm, 9 for ern raehte,taerlt, 4 for forgery aid utterrug beg, d imtru -1441;1. for horse-stealing, 2 for hous.e-breaking and 28 f ar '',' 46 for larceny, 12 t ,, r larceny from the person, raieci, - „: 4r eellY by servants, 5 for in,:n)laughter, 11 for toad,'—ranours, 1 fir murder, 8 for receiving atoll n ind Cit. robbery, 1 f or s h o p-c rea kin g a t .d larceny, I,ll,rer niously returning from transporation. Thegpraild jury hiving been ernpinnelled and sworn, =bar ge '4)1131, N - SERGEANT proct eied to th liver his th e a l t e tO th etn. lie :aid it now became his duty to ca , I that h, noon lat of the grand jury to the subject-matter f; "'ought them there. It had been the law of the . 11 ,1 1 4 ages to require grand juries to find true bills Rra ll Pos tlB l 3 : fl Y prmies accu-ed Mere they could be putra'i ; ell. trial b( fire the petty jury; it was for t t,d Dee:prr to determine whey her there was a fair a u."' Presumption of the guilt of the parties charged, ill , Se if there was not it would be idle w pat the case totpliturther state of investigation. Ile was happy to Ru e rir tu lge the grand jury that on looking at the e the calendar their duties were not likely to Act Would cf great Irngth, as the number of cases be brought before them was small compared ,tuer Periods, and the otreaces charged fur the most L i ttepd,, e ,, r e not of a rave description or lik. ly to be "trev,7 w ith any difficulty to the grand jury. If, kar t any difficulties should arise, fficer of the difh e 01113 attend them, and give his advice in such ob tl e .t '' The Leamed Judge, after shortly adverting kitt ( 1 - t ' tk r twu of the promlnect cases in the calendar, .re i„ll4l,l4tengr!ind ,!ury to the discharge of their duties, the mort interval the Court proceeded to swear l ' lt Y jury, 444 th R ...........mmenmmonge A , --,o '-STREET.—(TIIIS DAY.) It the ,4 "EsT SERVANT.—aIary Crawley . was placed 40 lil ual. s before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing kr. 141,Inkes and two sheets, the proierty of her master, sb. 2 Th e ea . ktartin, hotel-keeper, 12, Queen-stryet, h °fi t „Prosecutor stated that, on Sa urday night, about 13 411 d et; t e t ! °e k- Mrs. Martin rang the bell for theprisoner, e.. tt el Te latter maki ng her appearance witness an Nu, that she looked rather stouter than she his i wife Ni t ,l. f° _, r e. and mentioned the circumAlnce to i tter , Witi k h -e 's fhe prisoner if there was anything the ma ma 1) till n ,her, as she looked as if she had the dropsy. T u slio .-a r coolly replied that she was quite well, and that 17 1 4 11 44 1 , 11 gt a bit scooter than she always was. Mrs. get gio;:.°WeVer, dintd nt believe her, and on lifting up 11 eord ." r ound the two blankets produced suspended by e tl eht4ir,.. °ll " her waist. The prisoner was then taken ; L utet ',„' 4 NI on b‘ing further searched a co e Witness teen : -ter for a constable and gave the prisoner in charge. th e iri l i. r a' . .ner, in defence, said she was entrusted by s kin the svlth some money to pay a bill, but basing . _ te a k tea thme,tanney in drinkingwith the waiter's wife she Iv;i t : ° lan kets in order to raise the money to give to kr, 8," . • '1CC13.(31 committed her for trial. CPil , • .... 4 of LONDON REGISTRATION. Pk s (THIS DAY.) ourrt: 4.Christie the Revising Barrister, held his first NI - tc) ny in Court of Queen's Bench, Guild to . for th ' the list o f voters for the city of DC, c revision of the I .*, .e . . 14 ,beti' ld neY Smith and Mr. 'Ledger appeared for the 4. 6, 41 4' 'lnd the Conservatives were represented by Mr. 1 :1 •••r o wn. ills e f ullowi summary has been prepared by - hrti e ,, n g general p 4 the, t; Pre sent register ...14 7 i , v 3 e 4 r 5 y. Householders. Total. r 12 905 20,2J9 (.1 11 ,eit i i ; c l l l :2_4l this year's list 359 25 1,556 1,810 Oteti "2,704 3,063 • , hi,, Mis by Liberals ...... 110 555 665 C;4;,ht4,41% by Conservatives 6l 683 744 NC: °Y Liberals Iptif-th"Y Conservatives ', ll ll ib t-e claims made by the Liberals, 73 are for per 'i'lli r: °n glY described on the lists, and who, unless , ie . t %"„ f °r• would be liable to be struck off if objeted 4 f - :_ e cf the Conservative claims is also of this kind. uoi l j A *le livery and 212 of the household objections are '4 e-tbat is, trade by both parties. . fora l e i , ° Lly question of any importance which came baen titti';e Court during the morning, ht referem . ,e to f 49 L l 'lli taken . by Mr. Ledger t) the receptiono a t „stvative n tice of objection , on the ground that i i l ut tear the Post office mark. toi, 4 i t : Smith said the Post-( {Bee had no doubt, through !01 1 1 (1 4 ", omitted to stamp the _notice; but he thought it ttop , neverthel ess be received, us he was in a condi le prove the p tstage. 4 `CURISTIE Leld the objection to be fatal. KEW GARDENS. S ty To THEEDITOR OF THE SUN. htollitir---Ilave the kindness to allow me through your 41 , 0 3 i :j' 1 „ 8 to recommend your readers to visit . the 41 41 0 ; Botanic Gardens at hew. They contain an 61 0 b e• endless variety of plants from every part of the 1444 1 many of them of the greatest rarity and e h a e - Nt 4 e beauty, among which are specimens of t P e reha tree, and others which attain in their hi Th Lglive rntries a height of 300 feet. e *, I°4 )Tia Regina, or great American water "ita. l h 11 °w in bloom.* The Palmirum, or great No t) "se, the museum, and the promenade, are Ti! tlhe principal objects of attraction. „° 1 co n „ °l d and new arboretums, from the great variety displayed by the autumnal foliage, are ex biy beautif u l . I ° tut Sir, your obedient servant, I \ l o 11. B. Nr. 3 " of CI mai contairs a popular t t tp t i on on? ETS Ak e , thls r( flaw liable plant, only recently in '4 Into this country. 4313E111EN T AND SUSPECTED , h t , f . , ROBBERY. g ld, V rle nds of a young fern Ile,. resident in IsVudadkeen die, e've been deeply pained ot la e y ire-t,PPearai.ce of their - d'aughter, and that, too, under t hat 914ances which l eave b ut li tt l e room to doubt ''sth: tle has absconded with her own sister's husband PIN 1 " t her of a family. It would seem, from . the eq,..eealars we have been enabled to collect refe -4 Pee t° this distressing case, that a short time ln since, 444814t1;aamed Charles Chapman Dibb, of Preston, I tt 'kee t i rs ' r e (who had followed almost innumerable u4 ait —rl 'i from that of a barber to a flour-dealer, 1 4 .. 1 - 1 -ena al t , s'r, and cheap clothes seller), became ac tirk,„"eki W ithw the family of Mr. Padgett, tailor and , 111131-"I'l ead-street, in Wakefield. The result o n t f. I ll e d illti o , lll oeY was the marriage of Dibb with one . ii faell; t er; of Mr. Padgett, and the issue being te,,ettd, 1 , ° five children, two o , e, a 4 - adgett had o ened a shop at I resto , n for 441 4 11' 1 4 g on of his p trade, under the superintennn ,4lsist„:3 his son, and Dibb was engaged as _ e Nra t ' there. Under the guise of religion, h rel atio i n a s ted himself into the good opinion . of his new 41 pickl e ' On Saturday week, whilst the family wa s 41) °4 Y) near Leeds, the young woman left home Previohl,ll-Past four in the afternoon. There h a d lvetir6lls'Y been removed two parcels, containing her t 3 hoC k g, aPPatei, it is presumed, and two boxes, but i 4 hee 7,;„ate'l whether she had pilfered any cash or . ,4r e t ,_Perty. The parcels and boxes spoken of 4 , 11 4 84 , 4 " 11 to a house on Primrose-hill, where Dibb . vi °lo l l - PPed on the Wednesday and Saturday . pre L : 4 4 e. Y ' h at to which the woman is said never to ( Nie 6"e ' bible is supposed to have left by an early s .`)trk i ,. 3ll , Sunday morning for Liverpool, but how his 4nsijiltcn rea ched there the officers have no trace. tiivth,e-(3,l..e.iheilis.tead having been informed of the flight ,7 Li ter b the father, proceeded at once to t i l l th'e-°.;) acennaypanied b one of the family : Having e l ' l ti e - 1 111 ght of his arrival applied for assistance the lailee"e-station, he was accompanied on tote,"lag morning by one of the Liverpool l ati e !„, and they searched several vessels t' e mr) m ad they inquiries at the respective shipping.s.. 1 e 3 411 d the railway offices, both for the transmi . tee," Passengers and goods. Their inquiry, h , 4 e ) i,Pr"(ll u nsuccessful, no parties being abl o e w n t n o 'n b e rni any information. There was some r . eas h 0 r14: (e that the guilty pair had embarked in the t444ist- tre rnan for America, and Chipstead and s, Lilt advanced il5 a bolt to the vessel, but ere li nd '4ed he and'within hail, she moored off . go , r, yet lt ltelii„, 4e4 fir her destination. At Liverpool some 4 t e - ' n ee wae on Tuesda y received that Dibb had at it o l t ' Chi t l 'ere,,i ' nn, and pstead went _ 0 11 4)114:at two boxes had been brought from Pres -4 DN. c4t nn station to he left till called for, and that theteilLll answering Le description- of Dibb had taken ''t ehs i 4 Y , giving, at the time of doing so, the name 4 1.1? til"rili harris. The officer could find no trace of a y stai r the boxes at Liverpool, either at the . rail aae to havel or at a house where abb or Harris was IV k denesiteil them previous to their removal. Q 'Sad Journal. ( lee r t h p ell C Iton Mill Company have 4/.4kig,(1.140 p(leiliedeettiltd3co,fal per . Cen i t no f o or the' last six months, o endent of the bonus in loti ud s ' 14 March last"ltiTc3 e ' a t r, earnings of the year . were , i ,e kaolj.till'ilbers 35 000/ The i.e e report stated that this lar 0 4 ka t , — ° I Profit ha's bee.n derive r d i from successful operations 9t C9ttPD, NW frcu4 alto gTinuwg. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 12 Her M j, sty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, with the Prince of \Vides, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, drove this morning to Abergeldie, to visit the Prince of Leiningen, on the occasion of his birthday. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, _ with the Prince of Walee, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, honoured the Braemar meeting with their presence. Tne dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and Prince Ernes' of Leiningen. SEPT. 13. Her Maj, sty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, with the Prit;ce of Walk 5, the Princess Royal, and Prince A!fred, were present this morning at the Iristering for salmon in the Dee. '1 he sport was very good. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert drove to Ab...rgeldie in an open carriage. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. GLOUCETEIt, SATUKDAY --lhe ball last night, which was the closing scene of the festival, was held at the Shire hall. This room, which has already been briefly described, is one of the largest in the three counties. The orchestra occupied by the band and singers at the evening concerts, was converted into a spectators' gallery, and parties were chargsd half-a-crown for the privilege of viewing the Terpsi chorean festivities below. This gallery was filled by respectably-dressed parties, chiefly ladies, whose cu riosity respecting the wearers of the " fancy cos tumes" that have been exhibited in the shop windows for the last fortnight was doomed to disappointment. There were only two fancy dresses in the room, one of which—a highland dress—was worn by Captain Mackenzie, and the other was a lady's dress. The company did not muster much before midnight, and numbered under 300. Dancing was kept up until an early hour this morning. The proceeds of the festival are stated to be 8641. Cs. 61., which exceeds those of all previously held at Gloucester by nearly 1001. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Mink Tapley 115 to 1 agst Priestess CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Storm (taken freely) ST LEGEIt. 25 to 1 agst Chatterbox 25 to 1 agst Russborough 25 to 1 agst Marchnss. d'Eu 30 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 11 to 10 on Voltigeur (I) 5 to 1 agst Pitsf ord 8 to 1 agst Windischgratz 9 to 1 agst Bee-hunter I 20 to 1 agst Cyprus 5 to 1 agst Yoltigeur winning the St. Leger and Cup. EGLINTON STARES. 7 to 4 eget Payment. DONCASTER CUP. 2 to 1 offered on Frying Dutchman. DERRY. 30 to 1 agat Storm (t) 35 to 1 agat Hippolytus DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.—As yet very few horses have arrived, but stabling has been engaged for nearly ono hundred, including the following:—The Flying Dutchman, Hippolytus, Cnteue, Belus, Roland, Polonnise, The Italian, Constellation, The Cast!e, Chat terbox, York-you're-wanted, f by Lam most, out of Golden Drop, Mulgrave, Cyprus, Confidence, 2 yrs, Trickstress, Pirouette, Louie, The Gent, fby Venison, out of Tarn Wadlin, 2 yrs, Reality, f by Lanercost, or Retriever, out of Physalis, Ada Msay, Make-ready, Knook-Knoll, Russborough, French busy, Langton, Chief Justice, Mark Tapley, Tne Cocktail, Priestess, Gardenia, Bee-bunter, Marchioness d'Eu, Laura, A a-4h, Musician, Croupier, Sister to Sweetmeat, Uriel (doubt ful), Champion (ditto), Mildew, Payment, Garforth, Fleur-de-Seine, Sacrifice, Vivandiere, c by Don John, out of Miss Whip, Woolwich, Minimum, c by Emilius, out cf Hecate, The Cutler, Storm, Clothworker, Snowdrift, Strong bow, Windisehgratz, Post-tempore,Vol nr, Can tab, Raclalpbus, Pilgrim, Valentine, Mona's Pride, Ho thorpe, Goliah, Mickleton, Er; tre Nous, Pitsford, Cossack, Bolingbroke, Jenny Lind, Haricot, Jack Leeming, Hip popot: mus, Harriott, Gladiole, Achyranthes, The Black Doctor, Nancy, Neasham, c by Red Deer, cut of Sister to Porto Belo, Leading Article, and several from Hes seltine's and other trainers, in addition to an immease number cf brood marts and yearlings, for Messrs. Tat tersall's sale. A considerable number of lodgings have been taken, and everything indicates a full meeting. DONCASTER, YESTERDAY. Arrivals. Hippolytus, Bonnie Dundee, Physalis filly, Brother to Ellerdale, Breba, Windiscbgrarz, Priestess, Strongbew, Bolus, Jenny Lind, Clothworker, Juggler, Cocktail, Cantab, Minimum, Mark Tapley, Haricot, The Castle, Garfortb. Bolingbroke, Beehunter, Piteford, Mildew, Italian, Russ borough, Marchioness D'Eu, Chatterbox, Cantab, Con stellation, Mountain Sylph colt, f by Pantaloon, Tho roughgood Sam, Payment, Polonaise, Joc o'Sot, Rhe dycina, Snowdrift, and several others for plates, &e. TO THE ADITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The usually quiet town of Doncaster has already commenced its annual scene of bustle and excite ment. Another Great S:. Leger is about to bo decided h hich will settle the hopes and fears of thousands; but, in ad dition to the Sr. Leger, there are many races of great itypertarce to take place during the four days of the meeting which commences to-morrow. The first lace on the Ist which 118 closed is the CLampagne Stakes fur two-year olds. This w is t rharcoesotii always se proves of great interest, as it generally light on the following Derby. A good field may be ex po I, and should the Venus filly be herself aga'n I ex pect to see her the winner, with the best of John Scott's and Hippo]) tus close up. The Grout Yorkshire Handicap will, I think, bring a field of about a dozen to the post. I shall not attempt to go through the merits cf each animal, but at once say that I expect the race will lie between Strongbow, Mark Tapley, and the Jegg'er, in the order named, with Haricot as a cockboat. Priestess I do not expect will be wanted, or I should prefer her to anything in the race. Clothworker's starting is also very doubtful, but should the stewards decide in his favour he must be dangerous. I shall now pass on to the St. Leger, which is run on Wednesday. Voltigeur heads the list of favourites, and deservedly so, for who can forget his easy triumph in the Derby, and had he no other horses to meet but the ores he beat on that occasion I should consider the race over; but I cannot bring myself to Lelieve that the lot then behind Voltigeur were of the average quality. I will give one illustration,—Prtsford, the second to Vol tigeur, was afterwards at Goodwood actually beaten by William the Conqueror, although, as your readers are aware, the stakes wet e awarded to the former. William could scarcely at York manage to beat Mark Tapley, and had the latter been made more use of there is no doubt he would have won. Pitsfurd at the same meeting manage d to beat Cyprus and The Swede, but not without difficuliy, and it was notorious that Cyprus was any thing but fit, and the exhibition The Swede made in his race with Little Jack the following week do not prove Piisfurd to to a good horse. I therefore cannot but conclude that all the horses behind Voltigeur in the Derby were moderate. Windiechgreiz did not happen to be pitted against Veltigeur in the Derby—he has been wanted t‘% ice this year, on each occasion he won in the commonest of can ters, beating large and geod fields. The party connected Kith him are about the cleverest on the turf, and very seldom make a mistake—they have tried him to be an extraordinary horse, and have backed him for an im mense stake. He wid take a deal of beating. Beehunter is a remarkably fine horse, arid has always been a favourite with the public; but I do not think Beehunter quite good enough to win. Cyprus was anything but fit at York—he looked ca pable of a 101 b. improvement; it he has benefited to that extent, I expect to see him turn the tables on Pitsford; but the market seems very quiet about him. Chatterbox, an importation from the sister country, has been backed freely at an outside price. I expect he will turn out the best of the Irish division. The remainder of the field is likely to be made up of the- following:—Russborough, Marchioness d'Eu, Bo lingbroke. and Mildew ; I do not think the winner will spring from this lot, but Mildew I think has the best chance. To conclude, I confidently expect that the race will be between Voltigeur and Windisebgra!z, and a right gallant cent( st I fancy it will be. It is a difficult task to select between them, but I fancy Windischgratz will jut do the trick; I therefore expect to see the race ter minate thus— WINDISCIIGRATZ 1 VOLTIGEUR ••• ••• •.• 2 PI rsFoRD or CYPRUS ... ... 3 The Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, on Thursday, will be another interesting race, for two-year olds. I think the winner of this event will be Constellation; but John Scott and Lord Eglinton, the former with Storm, and the latter with Hippolytus and Camas, are both dan gerous. The Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sove. each, for 2 yrs old, I shall place to the account of the Leading Article or Pirouette. The Park Hill Stakes of 50 Boys. each, for mares, has an entry of 21. I cau see nothing likely to beat Mar chioness d'Eu. _ _ _ The Egltnton Stakes fur 2 and 3 yrs old bas an excel lent entry, a very prop. r compliment to the Earl of Eg lit.ton, who handsomely adds 2001. to the stake. Pay ment has shown such an extraordinary turn of speed in all her races this year, and having no extra weight to carry, I really cannot see anything with a chance of betting ber. The Don Stakes, I think, will fall to the lot of Thirric tr. The Doncaster Cup will, in all probability, be a most interesting race, but as I know not what will enter, I must decline hazarding an opinion. ECLIPSE. ENCUMBERED ESTATES IN IRELAND.—On Saturday were issued two Parliamentary returns, obtained by Colonel Dunne and Sir Henry Winston Barron, respecting the sales effected under the Irish Encumbered Estates Commission. More information is contained in the smaller return obtained by Sir Henry Winston Barron than in the other, which is given in a tabular foim. To the 25th of June last here were 58 estates sold, and 14 offered but withdrawn for want of purchasers. According to another Parliamentary docu ment nearly all the money has been, or will be during the present vacation, distributed among creilitors and other par ties connected with the property. The Sheriffs elect, M r . Ald er man Carden and Mr II odgkinson , have issued cards fora grand e n te r ta i nment Divilday CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY OF BRADFORD. T 1 is match concluded by a draw, seeing that, at the close of tt'e third d.y, the Eleven bad five wickets to go down an 1 26 runs to obtain. The score at this pint stoo.l thus:— BRA D FORD. First Innings. Second Innings. Wadsworth, run out Hall, c Hillyer, b Clark c Wisden, b Clark... Dalby, Esq., b Clark ...... 6 c Felix, b Clark J. Thomas, c Adams, b Wisden 4 b Clark Burlinson, c Guy, b Clark Joe Berry, s Box, b Hillyer Barker, b Clark .... 0 b Clark Armitage, c Wisden, b Hillyer c Parr, b Clark T. Sidebottom, Esq., b Hillyer 1 c Parr, b Clark Abel, b Hillyer Boyes, Esq., b Hillyer ....... 4 b llillyer Dewhurst, c Adams, b Hillyer.. 3 b llillyer J. Ingle, c Box, b Hillyer J. Bankart, Esq~ b Hillyer . . . _ Setae, b Hiflyer M. Hurst, Esq., b Marting:4l .. 3 run out H. Hurst, Esq., c and b Mayer. 7 c Felix, b lhllyer J. Lund, Esq dint out 7 riot out Hepworth, run out ... . ... ..... U s Pox, b Clsrk ...... 6 IVriglit, b Marthigell ... 0 b Hillyer ...... Byes 1, 1 b 4, wide 1 Total 1 1 Total THE ELEVEN. First Innings. A. Mvnn, Esq., c Dalby, b Ar- Second Innings. mitage Pilch, c Wadsworth, b Halt 3 not out Adams, c Thomas, b Armitage 0 Ibw, b Hall .... .. 4 Guy, b Hall .... Wisden, c Wadsworth, b Hall 15 Parr, c Burlinson, b Armitage 9 c Burlinson, b Ar mitage ........ ..... 0 . . Box, c Armitage, b Hall . - .... 8 _ Martingell, c Ingle, b Armitage 24 notout N. Felix, Esq., b Hall Clark, b Armitage Hiliyer, not out ....... ... ...... 0 b Armitage 3 Byes 2, wide 1 Total Bl Total MARRIED v. SINGLE OF MIDDLESEX. This match was brought to its conclusion on Friday evening, at the Copenhagen ground. The following is the score:— MARRIED. First Innings. Second Innings. Chadband, b Burden E. Paul, b Hughes ... ... 2J c and b Gilbert Goulding, b 8urden....... 2l Ibw, b Hughes 0 Rogers, c Haines, b Gilbert ... 27 c tlaine, bGilbert l3 Thompson, Ibw, b Hughes ... 2 run out 2 Dewdney, b Hughes ...... ..... 46 b Andrews ...... . Lillywhite ' .. run out ........ .. 2 not 0ut....... ........ Inwood, c Andrews, b Gilbert 13 c Hughes, b Burden 3 A. Paul, b Burden Hardy, b Burden.. . . ....... .... 3 c Seddon, b Gilbert.. 0 Bridges, not out .. Byes 8, wide 1, n b 1.., lO B 1,1 b2,w6, nb 1 10 Total ~.153 Total 69 SENG LE. First Innings. Second Innings. Hon. R. Grimston, b Lillywhite 4 bA. Paul II ileyarcl, cE. Paul,b Lihywhite 0 cE. Paul, b Lillywhite 0 Gilbert, c Inwood, b Lillywhite 33 c llewdney, bA. Paul 0 Haines, b Lillywhite Burden, c Paul, b Lillywhite... 21 c Rogers,b Lillywbite 2 Hughes, run out ... . . Verral, b Lillywbite .. Casson, b Lillywhite Toiler, b Lillywhite 33 b Lillywhite ... 1 Seddon, not out ..... ...... ..... 8 b Lillywbite Andrews, b Lillywhite 4 not out Byes 7, Ib2, w 4.... • Total 163 Total. . 61 COLLIERY ACCIDENTS IN STAF FORDSHIRE. We find by the Staffordshire papers that a series of fatal accidents occurred in the collieries of that county in the course of last week. At Bilston, on Saturday, a collier got into the skip for the purpose of descend ing a pit, to repair the pump, but the engine thing out of gear at the time, his weight caused the skip to descend the shaft with him, at a fearful velocity, and the whole length of the chain (200 yards) fell upon him. As a matter of course, he was instantly kilted. The same day en inquest was held at the Duke of York, Darlaston, on the body of William Hughes, about 48 years of age, who was killed on the previous night, by a fall of coal, in one of Mr. Bagnal's pits, at Moxley. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Also on the same day a collier, name John Law rence, 24 years of age, was so seriously injured by the fall of a piece of clod in Mr. Williams's pit, near Greet's-green, that he died in the course of the even ing. Another accident, of a most distressing nature, took place also on Saturday, in a pit at Greet's-green, in the same parish, belonging to Mr. Richard Haines. The men had finished for the day, and were assembled at the bottom of the shaft, for the purpose of being drawn up, when a lad named Joseph Burrows caught hold of the hook attached to the pit rope, and began to swing himself upon it. Suddenly the engine was set a-going, and the poor lad, not having the presence of mind to loose bis hold, or being unable to do so (as he said he could not, in answer to the advice of a miner named Joseph Smith), was carried up the shaft for fifty or sixty yards, but at list he fell, and was instantly deprived of life. Wedncsbury was the scene of an accident, under still more distressing circum stances, to a collier named Thomas Atkins, 38 Sears of age. He was employed in a pit belonging to Mr. Thomas Walker, and was at work on Saturday evening, alcng Kith two teen and a boy. They had been engaged in putting up some doors to be used for promoting a current of air in the pit, so that the sulphur, which existed in considerable quantities, might be carried out of the workirgs, and the de ceased persisted in going further along the pit than Henry Mason, a fellow-workmar, considered to be safe. Mason accompanied him for some time, but the sulphur became so overpowering that he drew back, and advised the deceased to do the same. In a moment or:two, however, deceased called out, "Henry, I'm down," and on Mason trying to reach him he also fell, but managed to crawl back on his hands and knees. The other man came to the rescue, and was likewise overpowered by the sulphur, but Mason went towards him on all fours, and succeeded in dragging him nearer the bottom of the shaft, where the air was comparatively pure. Assistance was obtained from the pit bank, and a man named Eli Fletcher, having had a rope attached to his waist by way of precaution, at length managed to drag out the body of the unfor tunate man Atkins. He was qui'e dead. So that; altogether, five lives were sacrificed through accidents of different kinds. It is observable that none of the unfortunate men perished through explosions. A deputation from the Liberal electors of Cam bridge University propose waiting upon Lord Teignmouth, to-morrow or Tuesday, rquesting that he will allow himself to be put in nomination. Lord Teignmouth formerly repre sented the metrop litan borough of Marylehone in Parlia ment. He is w' at may be termed a Liberal-Conservative. — Weekly Chronicle. The Bishop of Chichester intends hol ling the triennial visitation at Lewis on the 24th, and at Hastings on the 2 Ali inst. The Rectory of Shiptneadon, Suffolk, bas been conferred on the Rev. M. S. Suckling, M.A. The Head-mastership of' the Ipswich Grammar School has been conferred on the Rev. Stephen Rigaud, 111. A , one of the masters of Westminster School, and chaplain to his Royal Highness the late Duke of Cambridge. A NATIONAL GALLERY AT EDINBURGH.—An Act of Parliament was passed on the 14th ult. to erect on the Earthen Mound at Edinburgh a National Gallery for the promotion of the fine arts. It was intended to erect other buildings on the mound. By the Act it is provided that the plans of the Gallery shall be approved of by the Commis sioners of the Treasury, and when it is completed it is to vest in the commissioners and trustees of the place, subject to the approbation of the Treasury. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—The steam-packet Fame, when on the eve of starting from Yarmouth for London yes terday morning, burst one of her boilers and was incapable of proceeding ; the cargo was damaged by the boiler's water, but there was no injury done to persons; the passengers have proceeded to London by railway. On Saturday the Niagara, Captain Stone, left Liverpool for New York, with the mails for the States and Canada, and a fair complement of passengers. THE STEAM-SHIP AFRICA.--Another of the ships belonging to the British and North-American Mail Steam ship Company, the Africa, arrived here on Thursday las.t. from Glasgow. Her run from the Clyde to the Mersey was very satisfactory. She will leave this port for New York direct on the 26th proximo. Liverpool chronicle. There are eighty-two sailing vessels on the stocks on the river Wear, besides four flat-bottomed keels for river use. -- The Public Health Act is about to be applied to the port of Hull. We understand that in several parts of this county many of the farmers have resolved not to pay the income-tax, and will submit to a seizure rather than pay a demand which they consider to be unjust and oppressive, beirg prepared to show that their losses amount to double the sum which they are called on to pay in the shape of income-tax.— Oxford Journal. THE AIERCIIANT SERVICE CONSOLIDATION BILL. - On Saturday was printed a Bill of IS7 sections, brought for ward by Mr. Labouchere at the end of the session, to con solidate the laws relating to the merchant service. By this Bill, which is for consideration during the recess, the Board of Trade is to have the management of the merchant service laws. A boy at Northampton, taken half drowned out of the river, was deprived of life by the bystanders subjecting him to the process of rolling on the ground, and holding him up by the heels. STEAM COMMUNICATION WIT H A MERICA.—The progress of steam navigation between England and America is largely increasing. The rival companies running between this port and New York and Boston will shortly Keep open the communication twice a week, while the Ocean Steam Navigation Company, whose Vessels run between Havre and New York, calling at Southampton, announce two new steamers. One of these, the Franklin, is to sail on the 10th of next month, and another new vessel, the Humboldt, will be ready in the spring of n ex t y ear . When the new screw vessels are in a position to take their places on the station, an almost daily communication by steam with America will be kept up.—Liverpool Chronicle. A meeting was held at Staplehurst on Saturday, at which it was resolved to memorialise the Government to postpone the payment of the hop duty. MR. HUDSON'S EVIDENCE AT YORK . . (From the Weekly Chronicle.) When Mr. Hudson had left the witng.ss-box, during a late reina:ktble trial at York, there was a move ment among the bar, many of whom hurried forward to congratulate him upon the manner in which he had passed through the difficult arid unsparing ordeal to which he had just been subjected. The tone and ges tures of his friends told that a triumph bad been gained, while his snore immediate accusers either found a different exit, or " Astonished stood and blink!" As this scene was going on outside the court, an acute and gifted ;ember of Parliament, who re mained behind, and whose fame as a senator is only equalled by his reputation as an advocate, turning to those who stood near him, somewhat roughly, but forcibly, remarkacd—" Mr. Hudson has shaken off a great deal of dirt during these last t o hours." We are jealous, as a nation, of the character and " good report" of our public men. We know that ti , eir biographies must go some day to make up our history. They represent us in the 03es of foreigners; and we desire to see nons conspicuous who are not respectable. We feel, too, that they who are in high places should continue worthy of their good fortune, and that their virtue should be firmer in proportion to their eminence. IVe are especially vi g il an t a b out those who h ave b een raised by a rapid pro , perity steel the concurrence Of unfore seen events. Token from among the people, they are to a greater degree identifiei with the people ; many entertain doubts as to how they will demean them selves in their new position ; and many envy %hot!, all are forced to applaud. When we add this consi deration to the circumstances of the times through which we hare of late 3 ears passed—amongst other things, the wild f ever o f speculat i on w hi c h so dis turbed the national mind, and which his unusual suc cess only tended to encourage—referring, too, as we must do, many losses and much ruin to railway in vestments and expenditure—without being driven to assume that Mr. Hudson is guilty of all that his accusers allege, we may sufficiently account for the fact that his condemnation was so general and his fall so pre cipitate. His position, when assailed, was extremely critical ; it was no time for a cool trial; and it is not to be wondered at that evidence of alleged miscon duct, which, two years before, might have been laughed to scorn—which would not have provoked a local inquiry —should have flung him from the height to which he had risen, and injured so deeply his public character. Nor should we feel much surprise that one who, in the midst of his success, and while his influence was felt widely abroad, was pointed at as an instance of what good talents and great energy can accomplish in a free country, should, at such a commercial crisis, when every man was panic stricken, fall before an accusation of delinquency. But as with individuals, so with us as a nation— where we have acted most by impulse, we are most disposed to be afterwards forgiving—if we have in haste done a partial injury, when prejudice and pas sion have cooled down, the reaction is as sure as the infliction was sudden, and all will listen to his vindi cation whom many condemned without a hearing. We have been led to make these observations from our attention having been called to a full report of Mr. Hudson's evidence on the trial before referred to, and which has within the last few days issued from the press. We make them the more cheerfully in this instance, because, ever opposed to Mr. Hudson in politics—having often severely censured him—per sonally wholly unacquainted with him, they will, we believe, be received by our readers in th e s pi r it i n which they are offered—a spirit of " fair play," and from a desire to see done to every man, but especially to one whose name is so connected with great public undertakings, ample and impartial justice. We con fess, too, that the explanations Mr. Hudson gave so recently upon oath, and in a court of justice, of those transactions which have drawn down upon him the greatest share of discredit and blame, are calculated to pave the way for his regaining to a considerable extent the place in public confidence he seemed to have lost so hopelessly. One transaction, indeed, appeared hitherto so utterly disgraceful, that had its truth been admitted, or had it been left unanswered and no explanation offered, Mr. Hudson's character would have still remained under a cloud which no sophistry could brighten, and no ingenuity could clear away. We allude to the circumstances connected with the contract for the supply of iron by Messrs. Thompson and Forman to the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company. The charge against Mr. Hudson was, that the company, of which he was a director, requiring to purchase 20,000 tons of iron, cognizant of this, and knowing that tenders must shortly be advertised for, he bought from the above gentlemen professedly on his own ac count, but at the real risk of the company, 10,000 tons, at 6/, 103. ; that when these gentlemen subse quently sent in their tender to supply the required quantity at 121. per ton, Mr. Hudson being chairman it was accepted ; that of these 20,000 tons 7,000 were, as between him and Messrs. Thompson and Forman, treated by Mr. Hudson as his owe; and being " under the blina" of Messrs. Thompson and For man's name sold to the company. II became thus a gainer to the amount of 38,0001. Such is the charge, and viewing it in its neked deformity," Mr. Hud son's conduct is wholly inexcusable. What is his answer ? It amounts, in effect to this :—" In October, 1844, the Newcastle and Berwick Railway was a It ni had erepr imn oj ie ectsise opposition . It p had si no o tyet gone before Parliament. month believing th a t iron would saw a great and c om i ng d emand for i t, I t h oug ht i t a good spe c ulation t o purc h ase i ron. I i nv it e d man y e t t o rice, u rmoun. because fore saw that r -e friends to join me at the time. Finally, I bought 10,000 tons of Messrs Thompson and Forman, wholly on my own individual account. I alone was respon sible to them, wh a t ever h appened. I n M arc h, 1845, the Bill, for the first time, went before Parliament. The company then advertised for tenders. I bad bought at 6/. 10s. and upwards. Meanwhile, iron had risen to 121. 10s. and upwards in the market. Messrs. Thompson and Forman's tender was accepted. They supplied 20,000 t ons, of wh i ch 7 ,0 00 tons were a portion of my purcha se . I ga i ne d no thing by sell ing it to this company. offeredothers would mo 5 o ohave fur my bargain." t it ; .Messrs. Crawah a y the price above th e market price ? N o . W as it bought in the name, or on account, or at the will o' the company ? No. If iron fell, who would be the loser ? Mr. Hudson. Iron having risen in price, and Mr. Hudson having made a profit, what was his crime ? That he did not make the company a pre rent of 38,000/. We have not space to notice this evidence further. We have said enough if we have, as far as lay with us, provoked a di s p os i t i on fcr a more ca l m rn d im partial examinati on o f the charges ag ainst Mr. flud son. Our aim i s no t to vindicate h i m — we d o not seek to be Lis apologists—b u t a public journalist as sumes no unbecoming attitude when an effort is made to secure a fair and patient hearing for one who was condemned almost unheard. Often of necessity the advocates of a party, we may sometimes of choice prove the minister of justice. "Audi alteram par tem," is a heathen precept, but should not a Christian practise it ? if further inquiry into Mr. Hudson's conduct leads to clearer proof of his criminality, it is well-- his sentence will be more severe, and the pause we have recommended in public opinion would he fol.. lowed by his more indignant condemnation. But if —and " charity hopeth all things"—further inquiry tends to restore him even partially to public favour, it is better—for then at least dishonour and disgrace will not for ever attach to a man whose name must go down to future ages associated with some of the greatest and most enduring monuments of British art and genius which England in her palmiest days has exhibited to the world RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE . The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Walsall, on Saturday ; Mr. R. C. Chawnerpresided. A report, of which the following is an abstract, was reA : The directors stated that they had, in pursuance of the powers contained in their last Act of Parliament, reduced the number of directors to twelve. The du ties of that board were now resolved into those of closing the capital account, and maintaining the per manency of the line and works iu the occupation of the lessee from the Ist ult. IVhilst laying before the shareholders the several accounts required by law, the directors had availed themselves in their preparation of the assistance of .Nlr. Buckle, whom they had pre viously engaged (with the concurrence of the lessee) to adjust the accounts between them, and with whom an arrangement had been made to fulfil the duties of secretary to the company. Although there were several unsettled claims yet to be intro duced into the accounts for construction and re venue bef,,re they could be finally closed, the result at present arrived at showed that they had already raised by shares and loans 685,2111., and had ex ks 0 4 6 3 2 2 1.; 7491 pr . e ; i e m n i g n i a n r e y s c p a e r n r d i e a d ge i s n , la a n n t d l, l l v 6 or 4 k ,2 ir 2 lg 7 l . B Parliamentary, and law charges, 102,7841.; interest on capital, 22,245/ ; total expenditure, 779,1071. The balance of 93,896/. remained to be raised, by way of loan or mortgage, to discharge the existing obligations of the company to that extent, or failing that, by a further call—a course which the directors thought it undesirable at present to resort to. Tne more the directors considered the operation of the measure of leasing the line, the more had their con fidence in the wisdom of that measure increased, not withstanding that it was one wholly unprecedented. They were fully convinced that a steadiness and a certain increase of remuneration for their investment had been thereby insured, and which experience showed had not been attained by any other lines. They had brought into action the energy and re sponsibility of iniividual enterprise, bound to restore their line and pint on the expiring of the lessee's term in at least the same .ta - e in point of value as at present, but most probably in that greatly improved condi iun as to tri.ifie which it was the common ob ject cf themselves and the lessee to effect. From the statement of the revenue account it rp peared that the receipts for the eight months corn , mencing December 1, 1849, and ending July 31, 1850 (when the lessee took possession), for passen gers, goods, cattle, &c., were 12,6001.; the payments on account of repairs, maintenance of way, salaries, rates, &c , 11,3281., leaving a balance of profit (sub ject to uncertified claims not rendered) of 1,2721. No dividend was declared, nor was any expected. The CHAIRMAN said that, in consequence of the line being recently leased under promising circum stances to Mr. M'Clean, he had nothing to say be yond that which was conveyed in the report ; but at their next mee!ing he thought they might with con fidence a xpect to receive information with regard to the railway which he hoped would be satisfactory alike to the lessee and to the proprietors. lie begged leave to move the reception and adoption of the report. Mr. IlonNur seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. The auditors were next re-elected, and the proceed ings terminated. GLASGOW, PAISLEY. AND GREENOCK. In the report of the committee of investigation on the affairs of this company it is stated that Mr. Lanz the London law agent, had received about 15,000/. for his services from May, 1843, to October, 1849. This Mr. Lang states is incorrect, because 10,6.50/. of it consisted of outlay for the company, and towards which he received 9505/. in cash, being 1,1451. less than his actual outlay. During the same period he received from the company 5,175/. in bonds, shares, and credits for calls; the bonds and shares, although at a heavy discount at the time, were taken by him at par. Tne result therefore is that, during the last eight years, his only remuneration from the company has been a balance in bonds and shares, which taken at par would amount to 4,0301. THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. DOVER, SEPT. 15.—Since the sinking of the first wire circumstances have occurred calculated for a short time to retard the carrying out the project to com pletion, seeing that, in Order to the complete establish ment of an integral line of telegraphic service between London, Paris, and the Continent, the promoters have to obtain a grant from the French Government of the 18 miles of line extending from the coast to Calais, from which point to Paris the wires are erected. To secure that concession of this section, in the way of which some difficulties present themselves, Messrs. Brett, Wollaston, and Edwards, directors of the un dertaking, are now at Paris, awaiting the return of the President of -the Republic, who granted the ori ginal decree, and to negotiate with the Government authorities on the subject. In the meantime experience of the experiments al ready made goes to prove that a stronger species of telegraphic tackle will be required. By the terms of contract with the French Government it was enacted " that the Government does not reserve to itself the right of making any similar concession," but " that in case the experiment shall not result in a favourable execution by the Ist September, 1850, the right con ceded will revert to the French Government." Con sequent on the conditions laid down in the contract the promoters successfully submerged the wire ; bat, as is well known, it was subsequently cut asunder by some rocks on the French coast. Since this happened divers have been down, and on examination it has been found that where the rupture of the coil occurred it had rested on a very sharp ridge of rocks, about a mile out from Cape Grinez, so that the leaden weights, hanging pannier like on either side, in conjunction with the swaying of the water, caused it to part at that point, while at another place in shore the shingle from the beach had the effect of detaching the coil from the leaden conductor that carried it up the Cape. The wire in its gutta percha coating was consequently cut in two places, representing a remnant of wire, of about 400 yards which was allowed to drift away, till it came into the possession of a fisherman at Boulogne, who made a demand of 60f. for the injury he alleges it did to his nets. Complaints are made by the fishermen, both on the English and French coasts, that the existence of the wire will interfere with their deep-sea fishing, and that its track over the 'Verne and elsewhere is in the way of places most frtquented by fish. It is in tended, however, at the suggestion of Mr. J. W. Brett, to pay these people an annual rental and to establish for their familes a philanthropic fund, to induce them to unite in the protection of a great na tional enterprise. The assistance of the Admiralty has also been secured for the issue of prohibitory or ders against fishing on the route of the electric sea line, and against ships dropping or drag ging anchors over its site. The authorities of Calais and Bologne have intimated that they will send drummers round the town to advice fishermen not to fish on there spots, and the company will apply tor powers to punish as a misdemanour any attempts at injuring the wire. The line of wire where it was dislocated is now securely fastened on to the end of a large buoy. Her M jesty's ship Widgeon, with Cap tain Bullock, Ins traversed the rest of the track, fish ing up at intervals the whole of the sunk wire out of 100 ft. and 1.50 ft. of water, and laying it down again, thus proving that it has not drifted, and that there were no currents to remove it. The promoters of the project appear to be fully ap prehensive of the inadequacy of the present arrange ments, and all their ingenuity is at work to be pre pared to meet the emergency. Of currents it may he stated that there is no fear, since it has been ascertained that at certain flxed fathoms, even in the rapids of the Mississipi or at the Menai, there are none below three or four fathoms, and that at five fathoms there is calm water. In order to meet all existing or con jectured difficulty the character cf the undertaking, so far as its magnitude and solidity are concerned, will now be altered. The electric wire, thin as a lady's staylace in itself, will now be encased either in a 5 or a 10-inch cable of the diameter of those that placed the Britannia tubes in position, and these will be submerged by the aid of enormous weights. The wire will be embedded in this gigantic coil or cable, com posed of what is called whipped plait with wire rope, all of it chymically prepared, so as to protect it from rot, and kyanised ; the whole to be chained down, as it were, as the rails are on railways, by the gravita tion of the huge weights in the bottom of the sea. THE MOORS. On the Dallas shootings two hundred brace cf grouse were bagged in four days, by Mr. Curwen, Mr. North, and a friend. At Culduthel, Major Inglis 7i brace of grouse and ten brace of black game in one day. Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Vivian have bagged 116 brace at Aberarder. On the 31 instant, the Master of Lovat shot, at Kilmorack, fifteen brace of grouse, one red deer, and two roe, the latter right and left shots. In the forest of Glenstrathfarer, Lord Lovat stalked and shot, in four days, four heavy stags, all with royal heads, and a fifth with nine antlers. On Saturday, Captain Inge killed a pair of very fine fat stags, one shot each, right and left. On Wednesday, last week, the Earl of Leicester shot a fine stag with seven points. A fine woodcock was killed on the 24th of August at lochaber by Mr. Stephen Blair, M.P. for Bolton. We learn that Mr. T. B. Crompton did not commence shoot ing at Corrour until the 31st ult., since which he has had excellent sport. Oa Wednesday, the 4th instant, with two friends, he bagged 88 brace of grouse, and on Friday, the 6th, with three friends, 104 brace and a half—Mr. Crompton killing 38 brace to his own gun. The birds were large and in fine plumage, many of them weighing as much as 29 ounces. Upwards of 70 brace of hares have also been killed. At Glengarry, on the 2d, Captain Barker shot 361 brace grouse, two brace black game, one woodcock, and six hares. Salmon-fishing, the noblest sport of the angler, has sadly disappointed its votaries this season from the scarcity of fresh-run fish in the Highland streams, and some of our correspondents inveigh bitterly against the " murderous monopoly of nets and cruives." For nearly two months past the Ness, Findhorn, and Spey have yielded little or no sport, and a skilful angler of the Spey—Mr. Grant of Car ron—renowned for his fine casts of long line, Spey fashion, lately gave up the fishing in despair and went to his moors. Lord Saltoun and a party in the Rothes streams are taking a few good grilse, and s fine salmon of 241bs. has been killed by his Lordship's keeper. On the Elchies water Mr. Ella (the Di rector of the Musical Union) has killed a salmon of 221bs. This gentleman some years since killed in the Arndilly streams a fish weighing 271b5., but such windfalls seldom crown the labours of the angler. A fine specimen of the salmo ferox was captured the other day on the Upper Garry by Mr. Elice's keeper. It weighed 16ilbs., and was taken by the artificial fly, a circumstance th It rarely happens. On the river Brora a noble fresh-run salmon of 301bs. was on Thursday last killed by Mr. Hector Gunn. Ihe late rains hay: greatly improved the rivers on the east coast. The Nt sQ, as we have said, has been sin gularly unproductive. Last year, between the Ist of August and th•s 14th of September, the grilse and salmon caught in our river numbered nearly 500. This year the number will not be more than from 70 to 80. We know too little of the habits of the salmon to assign any particular reason for such a falling off, but it has been ascertained that over the whole north of Scotland the fish have hung about the mouths of the rivers without venturing up, as if the quality of the water was obnoxious. In the month of July an unusual drought prevailed over the country, which had the effect of diminishing the ordi nary volume of the rivers; this, at least in the case of the Ness, was attended by a depreciation in the quality of the water, which induced the fish to remain in the sea. The fresh which followed this drought is now gradually subsiding, and within the last fort night the sport has generally improved, though still inferior to the average of rears ; and the same, so far as we can learn, may be said of the rivers in Sutherland, the west coast-, and the north gene rally. Last week the members of the Angling Club ht. re had some fair spore. One member (Mr. D. Nicol) was fortunate enough to catch three fine grilse on two consecutive evenings ; others have caught two or three fish in the course of the week ; but the most constant and successful anglers on the Ness have throughout the whole season scarcely basketed a dozen salmon. Captain Forbes, we believe, has caught about ten fish ; Mr. Nicol, eleven ; Mr. Lowe, four or five ; and other gentlemen have had some sport. Sir J. R. Carnac and party, who have been fishing in the upper pools of the river,met with excellent sport one morning last week, Mr. Wilkinson having caught no fewer than four fine fi,h before breakfast. now far the last few days ( f the fishing may alter these proportions must 3et he seen ; we hope that the im provement which has been going on of late may continue till the eventful 14'h insfant.—lnverneb.s Courier. THE EARL OF CLARENDON IN EELFAST. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland is at present en gaged in making a progress through the province of Ulster, and on Thursday he arrived at Belfast. In narrating the visit of his Excellency to the Linen hall, the _Belfast Commercial Chronicle thus sr eaks of the prospect of the linen trade of Belfast : A grand experiment is now being made, which promises to issue in national advantages to an extent which it would he difficult to estimate—the present fair occupant of the British throne has dispelled the illusion which has hitherto influenced the monarchs of England—that to emerge from the seclusion of a palace, diminished the respect of the people for the regal office, and their veneration for the highest per sonage in the realm. Royalty has seldom descended to the platform of real life, save to review fleets and armies, to open and dissolve senates; now there is a royal recognition and patronage of science, arts, and commerce, the great interests of the people as per sonally inspected by the Sovereign, or her represen tative, and royal favour gives an impulse to genius and enterprise. We fully concur in the sentiments of Hume in his " Essay on Civil Liberty ;" he re marks—" It may now be affirmed of civilized Mo narchies, what was formerly said in France of Repub lics alone, that they are a government of laws and not of men. They are formed of order, method, and , - - constancy, to a surprising degree —property is there sacred, industry encouraged, the arts flourish, and the Prince lives secure among his subjects like a father among his children." The memorable visit of her Majesty to her Irish dominions, we are persuaded, proved not only a power ful stimulus to the development of the national genius and energy, but did more to unite the affections of the people to the British Crown, to strengthen the ties of the international union, allay discontent, and eradicate faction, th an th e labours of the senate and the efforts of the most eminent statesmen have been able to effect during the years of perplexed and baffled successive administrations. We rejoice to find the Irish executive are determined to carry out the enlarged and benevolent policy of the Crown, and that her Majesty's representative, the Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland, with the view of giving efficacy to the noble designs of his Royal Mistress, visits the capital cf Ulster to shed " reflected rays" on those great institutions which give this province so proud a pre-eminence, and visit those great mercantile establishments Nil bleb have placed the metropolis of Ulster alongside the largest commercial cities of the empire. Fully aware the linen trade of Ireland, the staple of the north, would engage a large share of his Excel lency's consideration, and knowing his anxiety fully to develope the great capabilities of the island, to in crease to an indefinite extent the great arm of her commerce, we enjoyed the anticipated triumph of his Lordship's admiration of that splendid establish ment, the Belfast White Linen Hall, and doubted not bis Excellency would participate in the feelings with which her Majesty the Queen was influenced when inspecting the magnificent establishment of Messrs. Sadler, Fenton, and Co. So soon as it was officially announced that his Lordship would, on Thursday, immediately after receiving the address of the Mayor and Corporation, visit this great emporium of the linen trade of Ireland, the business of the house was held in abeyance, and the officials and operatives were employei in arranging the various fabrics, designed for the home and foreign trade, so as to facilitate the exhibition, and to afford to his Excellency every pos sible gratification. Some idea may be formed of the extent of this great establishment, when we state that it embraces about one• third of the quadrangle, and occupies two floors, measuring about 517 feet, it is intersected by a vast number of arches, presenting several aspects of long and magnificent arcades, and the presses being painted blur, exhibit a chaste and elegant contrast to the pure and beautiful bleach of the linen ; there are four officep, in one of which her Majesty received two addresses on the memorable occasion of her visit to the Ball in 1849, a memorial of which, underneath the portraits of the Queen and Prince Albert, is sus rnded from the wall, being the only commercial establishment in her Majest3's dominions which has been so honoured. Whilst visiting the Linen Hall his Excellency re ceived en address from the Ro3 al Flax Society, to which he made a most gracious reply. Ilia subsequent visit to one of the manufacturing establishments of the city is thus described in the Belfast Commercial Chronic•'e Immediately of er receiving the address of the Royal Irish Flax Society, his Excellency, surrounded by a brilliant staff, and accompanied by the mayor and town clerk in their robes, the foreign consuls, the committee of the Linen Hall, the committee of the Royal Irish Flax Society, and a vast number of the gentlemen of the town and surrounding country, walked across the quadrangle of the hall, and entered the door of the yarn establishment of Messrs. S. G. Fenton and Co., where his Lordship was introduced into the private office, where her Alsjesty received two addresses on the occasion of her visit in 1849 His Lordship was received at the entrance by Mr. William Grogan (in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Fenton in England), and conducted by that gentle man over the entire establishment, including the yarn and linen department of Messrs. S. G. Fenton and Co, and the linen establishment of Messrs. Sadler, Fenton, and Co. His Excellency in the brief time which could be devoted to the pur pose, examined moat minutely the vrrious specimens both of yarn and linen submitted to his inspection, and appeared particularly interested in the explana tions and information afforded by Mr. Grogan; in deed, the amazing variety and vast extent of this cele brate d establishment must have deeply impressed his Excellency with the national importance of the linen trade, and will doubtless tend more than ever to secure the patronage ef Government in every possible way, still further, to develop to the utmost possible extent the amazing capabilities of the country. On his Lordship inquiring how the linen was procured, Mr. Grogan informed him that till within the last 20 or 25 years the bleachers purchased nearly all their linen in open market, where they were brought for sale. The farmer generally planting a small quan tity of flax, the females of his family spinning it into yarn and his sons weaving it, thus in fact becoming a small manufacturer himself, but that at present nearly the entire supply was furnished by large manufacturers, Mr. Grogan appealing to the experi ence of Mr. Sharman Crawford, who stood beside his Excellency, as to the correctness of his statement. 11, passing through the assorting room his Lord s hip' s attention was directed to the various styles of orna menting for foreign market., a large shipment being in course of prepartion. On examining some cam bric handkerchiefs, the manufacture of Mr. Makoltn of Lurgan, Mr. Grogan stated to his Excellency that for years past the English sh opkeep ers h a d b een sup plied with the low qualities of this manufacture, which were able to furnish cheaper than the French. On his Lordship inquiring why we could not supply them equally fine with the French, Mr. Grogan re plied they devoted more care and attention to the tine fabrics, but he thought we should very speedily rival them in their finest fabrics. Previous to bis L or d s hi p ' s leaving he was intro duced into Mr. F enton ' s private office, where a large s . pecimen of C a l i f orn i an gold was shown him, weigh ng 2ibs. 2oz. sdwt s ., rece i ved as a remittance for linens shipped to foreign markets, which appeared ti interest his Excellency, who, on returning it, said, " he hoped they should have similar returns to an un limited amount." His Excellency then gas e his au• tograph in the visiting•book. On Mr. Grogan's laughi ng ly s t at i ng hi s d e li cacy i n submitting the vi siting-book, after the recent disastrous result connected with such a circumstance to the unfortunate General ilaynau, his Lordship, smiling, replied, " he had com e amongst us without the slighest apprehension." On leaving his Excellency expressed his highest gratifi cation with all he had seen, and his regret that hi' limited time prevented a more minute inspection, and, sht.king hands cordially with Mr. Grogan, he departed with the same escort with which he entered the Hall, leaving behis,d bier the most favourable impression both ot the dignity and urbanity of his manners. IVe have no hesitation in affirming our opinion, that, amidst the rzstivities in which his Excellency shall participate in the princely halls of the Stewarts, he will have a more solid source of enjoyment in con templating the growing importance and commercial prosperity of the capital ot Ulster, especially as re gards the linen trade, and the heartfelt demonstra tions of loyalty which have been exhibited by the peaceable, industrious and intelligent population of the province. IVe also anticipate his Lordship's dispatches to Whitehall will place in the strongest colours before the Government the legitimate claims of Belfast, for custom, excise, and f.ostal est sblibh ments, more in keeping with the importance ~f t h e port, and the wants of its great mercantile c orn . inanity. I THE APPROACHING EXPLOSION AT SEAFORD. (Abridged from the Brighton Herald.) As the blowing up of the cliff, to form a break water east of Seaford, will take place on Thursday next, and persons are expected to come from all parts of the kingdom to be spectators of it, some account of the works in their present state, and of the locality, may not be unacceptable to the public. A stranger, if he intend to leave London, as many scientific men will do, to witness the explosion, will have three routes to Seaford open to him. Ile may proceed to Hayward's Heath by the London and Brighton line, through Lewes, direct to Newhaven, by line ; cr he may come to Brighton, where he will have the choice of two routes; one along the cliffs from Brighton to Newhaven, the distance between the two places that way being only about eight or nine miles; but the road is very hilly, at places close to the edge of the cliffs, and at night very danger ous ; and on this road there are no vehicles, unless hired for the occasion. Since the formation of the railway this road is little frequented. The third route is from Brighton by rail to Lewes, from whence the rail is continued to Newhaven. We understand that a number of officers and men of the Artillery are expected from Woolwich to wit ness the F pectr cle, and gentlemen residing in the vi inity expect visitors from Hastings, Dover, Tun bridge Wells, 8:1. There is no doubt but that the little obscure town of Seaford will be quite astonished and enraptured at thus becoming suddenly a point of attraction from all parts of the kingdom. The distance—we write for the information of per. sons residing in London or elsewhere—from Brighton to Lewes, per rail, is eight miles ; from Lewes to Newhaven, seven ; making fifteen ; whereas the hilly road from Brighton to Newhaven is only nine. The usual time to go per rail from Brighton to Newhaven is something under an hour ; but as excursion trains will probably be put on on this occasion, the distance may be done in a much less time. A sentinel, in reply to our inquiry for the way to the explosion works, very civilly directed us to pro ceed by a path which had been made on the " full" of the beach. Thither we went, and soon found our selves under some heavy sand cliffs. Emerging to the eastward of these we had to creep along the beach close under vast cliffs of chalk (carbonate of lime— not like the cliffs on the other side of the Channel, which are limestone), the sea washing up almost to one's feet, leaving at places barely room to walk be tween the cliffs and water. The cliffs here are from 200 to 230 feet high. They are as white as snow, interlaced with lines of black flint, generally running longitudinally, but here and there vertically. Against these cliffs the beach, when the sea is rough and the tide is up, is thrown with extreme violence, so that the face of the chalk rock—and there are no " ruins" of chalk—is continually worn away, and when under mined at the bottom vast masses come tumbling down from above. We had to proceed along the heavy beach for maybe half a mile, and then we came to a large mound of chalk which had been thrown out of the gallery of the works. Ascending the mound, we had next to mount a long flight of wooden stairs, and at last found ourselves in a cave of the cliff. On the beach we had previously met Captain Froome sketch ing the face of the cliff's. We informed him of the object of our visit, and he immediately expressed a wish to assist us in any way in his power, and he at once proceeded to the cave. This is thirty-five feet above tl - e level of the sea; and one of the great difficulties in the work was the formation of this cave. It had to be cut at the above height in the face of the cliff. The chalk is very hard, and when a fragment was dissevered, it fell at once, endangering the lives of those who cut it away as well as of those below. An excavation—large enough to contain a man—was made at last, and increased till large enough to hold about twenty men, a column being left in front to support the chalk above. The work now became comparatively easy, though the labour was very great ; and the heat in the gallery would have been intolerable, but that as soon as the excavation had been carried a considerable distance into the rock, a very simply -constructed but effective air-pump, worked by hand, was employed. The whole of the works are under the control of Sir John Burgoyne, but under the immediate direction of Cap tain Froome, whilst the voltaic batteries are manage d by Mr. Ward. The cave, we have said, is 3.5 feet above the level of the sea. At the back of the cave the great gallery commences, and gradually ascends for 70 feet into the rock. At the extremity of this, the great gallery —'aere 60 feet above the sea—through which you walk in an upright position, two other galleries branch off—ene on the right hand the other on the lett—so that this portivn of the works resembles a capital T. These branch galleries are neither so wide nor so high as the great one, so that, in going to the ex tremities of either you are cautioned to stoop, or you may bump your head harder than would be agree able against the rock above. At the extremity of either of these side branches the visitor will find him self in another cave, about a dozen or 14 feet square, to reach the floor of which he descends a step some 12 or 14 inches de( p. The roof over head is also higher very considerably than the side galleries. The men were now employed in battening or planking all the sides of these caves. Wren that is done the powder will he placed in them, and after the voltaic wires have been laid the whole of the galleries will be " tamped" up with sand-bars. There bags are about two feet long, and about 20 er 30 inches round. It is obvious that if the galleries leading from the caves at each end of the T were not securely stopped up, the powder, when exploded, instead of blowing down the cliff would rush through the galle ries. To prevent this the galleries are " tamped" up with a great number of these sand-bags, which will offer more resistance to the exploded powder than the chalk rock itself. In these caves, at the end of each arm of the 'l', are now placed 1,200 lb. of powder. These are the two principal charges. It was well we went the day we did, for the next day (Thursday last) the men began to " tamp" up the galleries with the sand bags, and all ingress to visitors was conse quently cut off. Such are the lower works for the explosion, and they have no connexion, it must be observed, what ever with the works above, except that of the vultaio wire. The cliff thrown down at D wer a few years ago, was a projectior, with a fissure behind it. There is nothing of the kind at Seaford. Tire cliff is compa ratively straight, and of folid chalk rock. It requires a great force, therefore, to displace any portion of it, and the quantity of powder has constquently hetn increased—taking into account all the charges—from 18,0001 b. to 27,0001 b. Lacing, then, the lower works, we returned by the way we came, and ascended by a pathway through bills of sand to the upper works. It was intended at first to sink a semicircular trench of great depth, enclosing the upper part of that por tion of the cliff to be thrown headlong into the sea; but this plan, which it would have taken months to complete, was abandoned, and it was decided to sink five shafts (or wells) at cetain distances from each other in the hoe where the trench was to have been dug. These shafts being all finished in a much shorter time than the trench could have been dug, the day for the explosion was fixed for the 19th Septem ber, instead of some day in Desembsr, as formerly contemplated. All these five shafts are auxiliary to the great works bt low, upon which everything de pends. At the bottom of each shaft (each 40 feet deep) a large quantity of powder is placed ; on that sand-bags, and the whole is filled up w ith chalk rock. The wires from the voltaic battery are conveyed to the works below over the face of the cliff, whilst other wires are laid to the powder of each of the shafts of the upper work•. When all is ready, a single touch of the voltaic battery in the little wooden house will fire the platina wires inserted in the powder, and down, as if by magic, will fall tens of thousands of loads of chalk rock. One of the reasons fur these works being executed at so small an expense, is the fact of her Majesty's Sappers and Miners being employed. The men like the work, and prefer it to being shut up in barracks er garrison. There is much difference of opinion as to the noise and effect of the explosion. Some of the people of Seaford have been advised to open all their windows and doors, so as to avoid as much as they can the consequences of an explosion of 27,0001b5. of powder, and it is expected that the earth will be shaken for miles round, as if by an earthquake. But others think that the noise will not be very great, nor tae air materially disturbed, and though the earth will be shaken it will not be so much 50 as to cause alarm. Care will, of course, be taken to keep the people at a proper distance, or accidents might occur of a de plorable nature. The best place to see the explosion, if the Heather is favourable, w, uld be a mile or so at sea. The prospect from the upper works is very exten sive, and, in fine weather, as we hope to have on the day of the explosion, beautiful. On the brow of the hill you see a long way down Channel. Turn round and you Fee Cuckmere Haven, Beachy Head, and a long way up Channel. Look towards the north-east, and you see the hills above Alfriston, Windermere Mill, Walbarton Church, and as fertile a country as the sun shines upon. Turn again to the north-west, Seaford lies at your feet, Bishopstone and Newhaven before you, and the Owe Valley and Rodmill Mills in the distance. It is altogether a country worth visiting ; particularly at a time when the greatest ex plosion of the . kind ever known in this country is to be made. The explosion will take place on Thursday next, the 19th inst•, between twelve and three r.u. E SU JON MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1850.