The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

cor• pected Ll•k e )ye °I/ 1, 10 ifigi i ' ight " F~ si ~xi ~~}lo off t t , 600 0,1 lO d " A P t ;0 0 " lb de . oro to 3 0 " 0 A Of I .h be Wi ti° I E W COURT. (Bernre the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman Moos.) ch arim Loy e , I S, p l eaded guilty to an indictment ging him with stegling nine handkerchiefs and a scarf, of the value of 2/. 10s , the property of Richard his maker, and was sentenced to six months' im prisonment and hard labour. .Patrick K e ll y, 16, pleads d guilty to an indictment ' ~1 1 1` trging him w i t h steal i ng two half-crown,, three All- 1 4'0, and two sixpences, the property of John Thomas ayer, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard Isbell*. Mary West, 22, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her w i t h stealing a quantity of tea and sugar, the Property of her muster, James Fricker, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. (Flor"e Coombe, 20, a painter, pleuded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing two trowels, a " wus sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. (Bef o r e t h e THIRD COURT. CoSISION SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman ASSAULT WITH INTENT.— Thomas Parker, 21, Thomas Witcher, 21, and Absolom Gomm, 21, were indicted for tni!vvially assaulting Matilda, Atlee, with intent, &c. T he fact s o f the case are unfit for publication. The prhon ers were f ound Guilty of a common assault, and ! b o un ced t o twelve months' imprisonment and hard '. SURREY SESSION S.-(THIS DAY.) sugar Gord on was indicted for stealing a loaf o f Will , wei g hi ng )? Smith, at Camberwell. thirty pounds the property of William Francis Darya, shopman to the prosecutor, said, that tity of sug ar f rom a y ° T I t he morni ng of Friday last he was unloading a quan eartat his master's door, and while doing s c' he missed one of the packages. On looking round he save a man running away towards Camberwell peen, when he followed him, calling out " Stop thief." shortly afterw ar d s the prisoner was captured by a con -4"111e, and the lump of sugar was found near him. The til I d entified produced was the property of his master, and In d e f ence m entified it fro several private_ marks on it. sug ar. , the prison er sai d h o knew nothing of the him to jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced two months at Brixton, ' a n d to be once privately Whipped. BO age'kn interesting y VV-S TREET. —(THIS DAY.) oung girl, about nineteen years of who refus d to give either name or address, was .„ L _ ing pi "11l ra°rn. Placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, "barged with attempting to commit suicide by throwing 1 1 tif from the pier ac Westminster-bridge. Police -constable 8 B deposed that, hearing an alarm a setlini.itdlnvioetrii.an had thrown herself into the river with a rm*, he hastened to the spot to render s any a femaleili tan e ce ir ! his power. On reaching the pier he !ii:f succeeded in g either • down the river, u s ulnualitetilr arms °r near . her. bWtinstehre,rtehwe wen nothing t f e o tLt_hiethou ras:ving her from a watery grave. She was !snuiedistely taken to the receiving house. Winser then the river for the infant, but nothing was 02" la, gh bridgeseveral highly respectable persons who were ear ths at the time, and saw the melancholy oc her enee, distinctly declared that in falling she threw child from ilf(e her. The river was dragged all the tttl°oll W ithout any success. Winser then returned 4,' he unfortunate woman and found her sitting down. bates was an immense fire in the room, and the moment rumat Winger entered she darted from . her seat, and in and towards the fire deliberately plunged her hands the rincl held them there for some seconds, Winser for w h IncHanent being unable to assist her from fright. bum? avant :tt: found egged from the hearth her hands were horribly , and, when searched, a bottle containing laudanum upon her. From the hour at which she ref l b a lted the suicide she had maintained a sullen silence, )g to utter one syllable ; the police have, conse• que ll wh ,.% Y, had no opportunity of ascertaining from her k r. er she had a child or not. JARDINE, in a very kind tone of voice, put several illeasstions, but she made no reply, merely shaking her f ro a ra a, and otherwise appearing to be suffering intensely mental e ,, agony. Sh 6r;as remanded for a week, with orders to have test fully and kindly w a t c h e d . Th e case exc i te d t h e r ey mpathy in court. wr, .............,..-.--. ".r.411 MAJESTY'S THEATRE. „ GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Strau ss Labitsky, who since the death of Johann Waltz has reigned as kin of polka, quadrille, and over all " Fatherland," 'which in his case at alast it "United Germany," made his first appear baton at these concerts last evening, and assumed the abo ut whom there of the dance music. Labitsky is a luau of middle charlatanry,r4° bearsage ! of quiet gentlemanly mann . er t s o , m there Is not the slightest approach and whose -style of conducting a nearer resemblance to that of Mu loai.rcsl than to that of any other conductor h i o r e a , ce music eh has been seen in England. He, we heard manages his band admirably, and never have precision, trilnadnceeffmeclti,sic delivered with greater spirit, viper.iteneed conductin Pen, zes, the latest prod gthan last evening under the ex eufetHioenrsroLf a L b a i b ts i li tt. y k . y . be vv m its way. P te n ni , . were perfortned on the occasion ; each is a 'a T p w ra o ct n is e e w d His reception was enthusiastic, and , aa again warmly greeted when he left the °NB ( II .ra Th classical • a programme last evening was rich in G., music. We had Beethoven's fine concerto n in e Il t!iro r a t n , l ! a group of • Mendelssohn 's " Lieder oh aie l v a performed in the purest s tyle of clas s I, Pianoforte playing by M. Charles Hall 6, //o Pc/u r'a ninth violin concerto carefully and tastefully sa. P l ayed M. Sainton, and the overtures to Ma n i t n e A 11 41 1 1 4 „ --gniont, and Mendelssohn's symphony ' Bishop's Iti -(3 1. r ma gnificently rendered by the i b i. andand ad -4,4`)1Y read and conducted by Ba e. jj estr ra , ll l 3 Chorus " was well sung, i ing it with th e _ ( . 0 e taking the soprano solo, and g Mrs. Alexander °lost sparkling brilliancy. Madame Biscaccianti which the than confirmed- the very high estimate .. ; -"ad previously formed of her by her delicious -ena, ri s ag or the beautiful 6 , Ah ! non giunge," from giN oanambida, and Mademoiselle Angri sang the Oasis Piu !neva" in superb style, and was raptur "l aPplauded. The attendance at the concert was terY fall, ,_ CALIFORNIA. r In th th e 0 . advices of our California correspondent h „. P u blic will have observed the result of the pro bl . edings we l i f• se : s held out by the Anglo-California Gold ae lli .og and by Company, to whose pro alasn . This called attention on the 29th of May company, it will be remembered, had Palmer, nounced the receipt of reports from Mr. James sent "an eminent engineer," whom they had f out, an d who found himsef in a district 0 vigemheolisee riches" on the Stanislaus river, over benefit of 1 :1 E : 4 procured frome obtained an exclusive right, for the n shareholders. This right had been States army, wh a Ca t . P am Tremaine, altY of a third roy -0 was to receive 1,0001., and a _ of the United ird of the produce. " Lame pieces of quartz, thickly ' had as evidences of be e title to it Was ~ as gated with gold," were to of the wealth of the mine, and the iNtsieenents of t h e .nures held in secur e as that of any of the best England." The nature of the adver alleeril company, and the fact that the house they represented to be their bankers denied , connexion with them, would, however, have Z!ri sufficient to prevent even the most credulous in u e tli at h c h ihg long deluded, but for an arrange al, w ich the directors had contrived to k wb e w ith Sir Henry Vere Huntley, doubt. sir ° le good faith people entertained no nine beet:denry sailed some months back at the head of , Cribb miners, and the company have lately terin auAv.ertising that they have received moat flat ever, i i ,"Patches from him. It now appears, how isoi,-'.'".k.at on his arrival he learnt that no such per ao -5 ' l r. Palmer or Captain Tremaine the Lon d that the locality of the mines, of which was known, i°ll directors had issued a lithographic drawing,. m ataBnaluallY undiscoverable. Under these circu hire th a- Ces Sir Henry has permitted the miners to ...seniselves out to another company—the Mariposa f - e n° coolly propose to amalgamate with his London n. c r Y / "' s oPon receiving the sum of 1000001. for co cp'' Al; them that privilege. As the amount thus re pine lr e d Would merely purchase the right . for the t, li.: Cornish miners to work in a particular spo h Without furnishing the slightest gurantee that t e Proce them e- i s of their labour shall be a k anded over by lif. „. 0 their employers, and as' these miners, ) ' , ley prefer ~11ye nothing working on their own account, to do but to use their practical :;d1 in selecting a locality for themselves, the nature Il ' oc l i le offer and the present condition of the share- Ilu t r Ma Y be easily appreciated. Sir Henry they ha aPpears to have been as much deceived as °Pen t " th b een ; but at the same time he must be support to re proach of having by hi s name g i ven and th e t° the Sc h eme by which they have suffered, re viously h av 4 ` l charact e r o f w hi c h h e m i ght pre- Tim es. ' e a scertained by the slightest inquiry.— CAn C o -;I NET Coy rt cm. —The Ministers assembled in aeoneil, for the first time since the Parliamentary recess, this p res rn e"rt, at two o'clock, at the Foreign-office. There were . n ent Lord John Russell (who arrived in town this morn a„g; fr eul Pembroke Lodge), the Lord Chancellor, the Mar . - 11,;` 1 of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir lineir• I3aring, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John the,: ° "'"ese, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. 11. Labou- T h - e .Lthe Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. 4 e litinisters were sitting when we went to press. AI . o . st tor n the members of the Cabinet are expected to remain in the until after the 9th of November, in order to dine with Lord of elect on that day. ThEA,,TigRN COUNTIES AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY.— th at ,master in Chancery, Sir W. Home, has given notice .with proceed will in on the opening of his court in a few days t i, u r the settlement of the list of contributories holding . ii e, .es in ;this concern, in conformity with the new law of t ;:itv laid down by the House of Lords, and that after .oedlise is so settled, no party affected thereby will be allowed t ispute it without leave of the Court of Chancery. DAY "kr we ...AIL BETWEEN LONDON AND SHEEHoHNE. 7 ha ve much pleasure in being able to announce that it is thlheu intention of the Postmaster -General to establish a day etil between London, Sherborne, and Yeovil. The arrange -14 tits will commence as soon as the necessary preparations Ve ccuploted.. Frestern flying Post. _ _ . _ eD; Sell latta n i BDu V, W4l ' it eilie , sb. ago to it. i jug.; ist Ve. a. slat" life ° a Or' ;tbd lesCti AY) Jog' . Lev- • ofo e ye o (1 14 coo ) r st s° 1 5 ' fOr THE SUN, PARIS IN MAUCH, 1850. (CONTINUED.) The French seem divided in two classes ; those who wish to be centralized, and these who wish to be functionaries. When a deputation came to Napoleon, his frequent answer was, Vouz serez organises: and there is a proverbial aspiration, Let me be an officr, if only of a Mill! (qua je sois officier, d'un moulin!). You have seen their windmills—it is not necessary to be Don Quixote to take them for scare crows. M. H. de Tranchere said in the Assembly, there was one functionary to every nine inhabitants. It is found that a vingtaine or trentaine of little minds are stronger than one large mind : better have accurate returns of moral filth, distinguishing that collected by clerical or military scavengers, than by a single great truth or touch cf nature induce every man to sweep before his own door. Unfortunately the only people who neither wish to be officers nor officered—the men of principle—the main spring or molla motrice of France, are—the Fauxbourgs St. Antoine and Marceau! Poor Tasso in his curious and candid Paragone dell Italia alla Francia gives them an indifferent character : Parigini, uomini oltre a tutu gli altri vilissimi; and the airy Gascon, Montaigne, says just as much, knowing them still better. Paris, a city with about half the popu lation of London, has more than twenty large theatres—the ouvreuses de loges do the most effectual part of the not least valuable police—at these theatres. " When the Fauxbourgs come down," that is, when they come down into the streets, in the tempest of primitive passions, with hunger, eldest and strongest of the passions, what will the poor ouvreuses de loges do? About as much as Guizot, that secritaire ambu- lant, par negotiis neque supra', the ex pedagogue, more culpable than all the Polignacs, who misguided the second childhood of the king of shuffiers. Your Frenchman has no personal interest in order public, but thinks some one else has. With us every male becomes a JUROR—on great occasions a special constable, and when not wanted goes home to " his sea-coal fire." In France, all who don't wish to be officers must be officered : you see, besides troops horse and foot, guards national, guards mobile, gens d'armes, gens d'armes mobilised, agents of police equiva lent to sergents de ville, and a whole hierarchy of secret agents or mouchards brought up to the art from their youth. All these messieurs are wasting their time—all compromising their safety, and with all this apparel Louis Philippe, after Madame Ade laide's death, never knew what was passing in his own house. An ingenious writer, or joint stock of writers, under the names of Stendhal and Bombet, professing to treat of Handel and Rossini, spoke of " the ten Ministers of some Italian Court who had not among them so much business as one French prefect." Many of the functionaries are attorneys—chaque offaire demande un homme par ce que chaque homme demande une place; les papiers se multiplient. With us, nepotism or Grey ism forms the exception —a Ministry might be formed without them—here centralization is the rule—if they had more liberty they would have more order. They palliate hatred with a scanty Greek pallium of decency till the monstrous moral nakedness comes to view. " This passion for uniformity arose out of arrogance and impatience—in science it would have stopped re search, in religion it produced persecution, in politics despotism. The flowers of the field mock our hard words, the trees of the forist deride our classification." In such a state of things all is negative, personal, verbal, ephemeral ; success to the lukewarm, the cor rupt, the mediocre, who would rather appear in everything than appear well in anything, who can do nothing but undo, who would rather do mischief than do nothing, because they would rather do anything than not do somebody. Hence the diabolic nouns, Testi, Gisquet, Praslin, Petit, Sophy Dawes, Par mentier, Bresson, Cubiares, Libri, and Guizot captain of the host—by way of indulgence he " may wear his rue with a difference." The chateau at Versailles, as every one knows, is a tissue of gilding, marbles and paintings, in which nothing rises to high art and nothing sinks to mediocrity. Here is a panorama of triumph, an immense port folio of highly-coloured pictures as large as life, in which the petit caporal appears often, but never too often. Here must be at least a mile, 1,760 yards, of magnificent apartments, perfectly free from damp and dirt, all restored and supplied by Louis Philippe at his own expense. The construction and preserva tion of such a palace as Versailles shows the prodigious, yet, perhaps, misapplied industry of the French ; and, as usual, a physical condition comes in aid of the moral sentiment. Paris (Lutetia, from lutum) and also Versailles, stand on quarries containing gypsum, or sulphate of lime. Of these there are two sorts, one the famous plaster of Paris, or pierre a plidre, the; other, mallon, very si milar, but easily worked, soon hardening, and of the purest white, so that stones and mortar of the best kind are found close at hand. In the same manner Brighton, a small fishing village, by its flint and chalk has grown into a town of 30,000 inhabitants, as the Bath stone originated the cities of Bath and Wei's, with the exquisite tracery of Glastonbury. The mechanical genius of Frenchmen is familiar to those semicentenarians who remember the " French prisoners" at Norman-cross and Yaxley-barracks, with their naval models cut from mutton bones and their cannon hammered out of halfpence. Every bourgeois now has a clock superior to that which be longed to poor Mary Antoinette at Versailles, and they will make you a gtiod watch no bigger than a shilling. Mirabean had carved a slave-ship with all its horrid details. Sir Walter Scott says,—" A small taste for mechanics encourages a trifling sort of self-conceit, founded on knowing what is not worth being known by one who has other matters to employ his mind upon ; In short, forms a trumpery, gimcrack sort of character." Yet Sir - Walter was not thinking of the French. Here, no doubt, that most aristocratic count — Alfieri, would have sniffed at the miserabile magnifi cenza ultramontana : yet Versailles is superior to England. A little farther north you have Lapland with still smaller houses and that little all roof. Gold smith says perhaps too favourably of the English, tyrants of his own country which he deserted— " latent on high designs, a thoughtful band . . . I see the Lords of human kind pass by, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye." But of the French— ' rhe:sports of children satisfy the child." Prevailing Poet. But, as a critic, not to be trusted implicitly, for he would have destroyed, at one fell swoop, all Italy—and all Shakspere !as may be seen textually in the " Vicar of Wakefield" and the " Tra veller." He had:moved in some petty jealous scene, and, born for the universe, narrowed his mind—the hero of some bog, he had been at once insulaire and montagnard. H. C. COURT or CHANCERY.—There are now two Vice. Chancellorships vacant—one occasioned by the death of the late Sir Lancelot Shadvfell, the Vice-Chancellor of England, in August last, and the other by the recent resignation of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, on account of continued indisposi tion. It is understood that one Vice-Chancellor only will be appointed to supply the places of the two judges whose offices have thus become vacant. It r is expected that the Master of the Rolls, together with the Vice-Chancellor Knight Brace, and the Vice-Chancellor who is to be op pointed, will be enabled to keep down the business of the court, even:assuming that the Lord-Chancellor will be ex clusively engaged in hearing appeals.— Times. THE COUNTY COURTS. — A new provision appears in the Extended County Courts Act relating to actions against officers of the courts. It is enacted that after the passing of the Act no action shall be brought against any high bailiff or person acting under him for anything done in obedience to any warrant under the hand of the clerk and seal of the court, until demand hath been made for a perusal and copy of such warrant, and that the same hath been re fused or neglected by the space of six days after such de mand. Should any action be brought against the high bailiff or other person connected with him, without making the clerk of the court who signed and sealed the warrant a de fendant, the jury on the trial shall give a verdict for the de fendant, notwithstanding any defect in the warrant. If such action be brought jointly against a clerk and bailiff or other person, then on proof of such warrant the jury shall find for the bailiff ; and if the verdict be given against the clerk the plaintiff shall recover his costs against him, which costs shall include the costs the• plaintiff was liable to pay the other defendant. In an action under this Act the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence on the trial. Hitherto it was sufficient that an action should be brought against a high bailiff, but now it is otherwise. We are enabled to state that since the new Stamp Act came into operation, on the 10th of this month, the de mandgreat as to add to, instead of diminishing, of m th p a s a h m as ou b n e t enso revenue derived from that source, notwithstanding the great reduction which has taken place in the tariff of prices. The number of railway transfers alone has been much greater than any one ever anticipated ; and it is believed, that ao far from falling off, there will be a steady increase in the consumption of stamps as the advan tages of the new scale of duties begin to be appreciated. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is, we understand, exceed ingly gratified with the result of the experiment, so far as it has gone; and it is believed that should the new scale of duties continue as productive in the intervening period be tween the present time and the close of the financial year, in the beginning of April, the Bight Hon. Gentleman will be induced to make other reductions in the amount of particular taxes which operate injuriously on the industry of the country. SUICIDE AT THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.—THE SOLITARY S S ' A T lElll. n inquest was held yesterday after noon by H. M. Wakley, Esq., at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, on the body of George Baker, aged 15, who committed suicide by hanging hiniselt in his cell in that (s r ' i t the from,h governorC rkenm o ' Police prse . n c o s u a r i tf d he,r h stealing ag seen lin nothing t h h a i n n d g k p e e r c c u h l i i e a f r . prison on Sund a y even i ng l ast. lie had been comm i tted in his conduct, and he had made no complaint of his treat ment. Ile had been in prison three times before for picking pockets. The coroner then addressed the jury, and said that in this prison and in that at Pentonville the solitary system was adopted, and it was of great importance to inquire how far that system had influence on the mind and brain of the prisoners where it was adopted. During the 18 months he had the honour of acting as, deputy-coroner, he had held six inquests on suicides committed in prisons, three of these being in Pentonville and three in the House of Detention, in both of which the solitary principle was carried out, while in the House of Correction and the other prisons not a single suicide had occurred. After a short consultation the j4r,y rettirtted A yeretict of Tegap cor y iiaaanity." THE ARMY. ROYAL ARTILLERY.— WOOLWICH, OCT. 22 —The gar rison and dockyard here were greatly animated to-day by the prcpa-ations fur, and embark.ition on board the Resistance troop ship of three companies of the Royal Artill-ry--Captain Hill's company (8,11 battalion) for Gibraltar; Captain Shone's company (2d battalion), for Malta; and Captain Bonn's company (2d battalion), for Corfu. The three companies assembled on the Guard Mounting Parade at half-past twelve o'clock, and at ten minutes before one o'clock left the garrison, beaded by the band of the corps, playing " The girl I left behind me," and preceded by nearly every non-commissioned officer and man iu the garrison, all being anxious to wit ness their c mbarkation. The general total of Royal Artillery embarked in the Resistance to-day is 5 cai t tains, 8 lieutenants, 1 assistant-surgeon (Park), 29 non-com missioned officers, 277 gunners and drivers, G trumpeters, and 18 women with their children. The following are the names of the officers to be stationed:—At Gibraltar, Captain Hill, First Lieutenants Earle and Byrne, and Second Lieutenant J. S. Sterling. At Malta, Second Captain Calder, First Lieutenant J. M. Campbell, arid Second Lieutenant Purcell. At Corfu, Captain Benn, Second Captain M'Crei, First Lieutenants Woolsey and Walcott, and Second Lieutenant Blackburn. The Re sistance is to be towed to the Downs on Thursday morning. ADVENTURE on the COAST of BRAZIL. (From the Hereford Times.) We have been favoured with a sight of the follow ing very interesting letter, addressed to the late Joseph Bailey, jun., Esq., the late lamented represen tative for Herefordshire, from his brother, Lieutenant John Bailey, R.N., who is at present employed in the Slave-trade Suppression Squadron on the South American coast. It will be seen that he has been re cently eugnged in what he very aptly calls " ticklish work." The exploits of which he gives this stirring yet unaffected detail appear to have been of a truly gallant and daring character : "Rio, June 28. My dear Joe,—l have got much to tell you, and hope it may lead to promotion, and therefore this letter is almost, I may say, a business one. When I was ordered out to Brazil, Admiral Dundas wrote to me saying he hoped I should take many slavers, and get my promotion for so doing, as Crofton of the Rifleman has. The Rifleman has been out here eighteen months, and has taken three empty and one half full slaver. I had only been on the station five days when I captured my third ; the last of which was from within pistol shot of a battery manned and loaded. We arrived off Rio on the 18th of June, and in sight of the Barbour captured a slaver. We then went in to report ourselves to the admiral, re plenish, and provision after our long passage ; but, as the admiral was cruising outside, I was ordered out again immediately to report myself, and at the same time to destroy the slaver, which was not in a fit state to go to sea : we sunk her that night. Whilst looking for the admiral on the night of the 20th we captured a second slaver, and she being a fine sound vessel dispatched her to St. Helena, for adjudication. We then returned to Rio ; but, being informed where the admiral was, again went in quest of him imme diately, found him that morning, viz., the 221 It had hitherto been unlawful to take slave vessels out of Brazilian ports, but I had brought out dispatches for the admiral, ordering him to take them out of their ports when it could be done without successful re sistance being opposed. Now, it was a strange thing that I had that morning obtained information of a no torious fellow lying in a port about eighty miles off, and at once obtained the admiral's leave to go and take the first shine off the new order. Mind you, it was ticklish work ; for Mr. Hudson, the British Minister at the Brazilian Court, tells me nothing could be better as it has ended; but that, if blood had been drawn between the Brazilian troops and my men, the whole responsibility would be thrown on my shoulders. As we had not been more than half an hour in Rio, we had not had time to re-victual, water, or coal, and had therefore only half a day's water, two days' bread, and about fifteen tons of coal remaining; we, therefore, went on two pints of water a day, and started on our mission. I arrived off the port of Macahi at half-past three P.M. on the 23d. We observed our friend moored, with four stout chain cables, ready for sea, and within pistol shot of an eight gun battery, and lying imme diately under the guns. The boats were sent to exa mine her, who found no captain or papers, but a re gular slave deck, and the beach was crowded with ruffians, banging off muskets in all directions. Whilst the officer was searching, a body of soldiers marched into the battery and loaded the guns; my young officer not knowing exactly how to act, therefore, dropped his prizs and returned for further orders. I therefore went away in a four-oared boat to speak to the commandant of the battery, and see if it was practicable to get her out. It was now dusk, and as I walked up the bank to the office, a fellow let fly a musket close to my head, out of a hedge. I, however, did my business with the officer, and went on board to examine her myself ; she was a perfect little beauty, called the Polka, but as palpable a rogue as I ever saw in my life. I therefore wished them good evening, and returned on board, steamed out a little way to trick them, and having cleared for action and loaded with grape and canister, manned the boats, towed them to within musket-shot of the schooner and fort, then cast them off, as there was not water for the ship to approach any nearer. I gave my men in the boats orders not to fire even if their vessels or boats were struck, but to reserve their fire until some of them had received personal injury, when in self-de fence they were to return it ; and as soon as they had done so I intended to open on the fort, which I sus pect would very soon have been cleared, for we were within short musket range, loaded as I told you. The boats dashed alongside the slaver on the side opposite to the battery, whilst a perfect blaze of muskets and rockets was going on around them, though at so cau tious a distance that no one was touched. Presently, in the moonlight, we eaw her sails dropped, the cables were slipped, and out she shot like an arrow. Directly she did so bang went the first gun from the battery, which went far over the mark ; and then a second, it splashed them from head to foot ; a third fisshed iu the pan, and by that time she had run across our bows, and directly she had done so we steamed in across the line of fire, which immediately ceased; and, giving them three good cheers, as the only return for their shot, dashed off to sea together, at the rate of eight miles an hour. It was the work of ten minutes, and vs as done without our even snap ping a cap. We then put all the remaining bread we had on board the prize, borrowing some water from her—for we had not a drop left—and, packing her off to St. Helena, returned to the admiral, who was pleased beyond measure, and ordered us into Rio, to provision, fuel, and water. This is unprecedented. We had captured two slavers before our reporting ourselves to the admiral ; and in five days had captured three slavers, and that before her provisioning, and with merely the remnant of fuel we brought out from Eng land. Furthermore, the very first day the new order was issued about taking them out of the ports when practicable, we have taken one of their crack craft, from under the very nose of a manned and loaded battery, and that without spilling a drop of blood. Now, Joe, if they have given Crofton his promotion for taking four vessels in 18 months, I think 1 de serve mine for taking three in five days—l assure you it was not from chance, but from right hard work. We had, since coming on the station, examined 17 vessels; and when we arrived in Rio this time, I had not been in bed, or had my clothes off, for nine days and nights. I can assure you my men were fairly done up. The Brazilians are furious—they declare that their only treatment of us shall be the knife and the musket; and their threats are not empty ones. The Rifleman bad a volley poured into one boat's crew, which killed one man dead; and the whole party would have been murdered, had it not been for their own presence of mind. The Cormorant had three men killed in the street of Rio by being thrown out of a window. We are, therefore, close prisoners, and never think of going anywhere. " Believe me, your very affectionate brother, JoHN BAILEY." THE LATE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT KENDAL BY MEANS OF CHLOROFORM.—IIe fellow charged with the ex traordinary attack upon the Rev. Lachlan APlntosh, at ' Shaw's Temperance Hotel, Kendal, was tried at the West moreland Michaelmas SessiongVliendal, on Friday last. He gave his name Charles Montgomery, but his real name is Charles Vem, from Carlisle. He stood committed for trial upon the double charge of an assault with intent to rob, and of stealing a key belonging to the room where the prosecutor slept, which was found along with the bottle of chloroform in prisoner's carpet-bag. The proprietress of the Temperance Hotel, however, refused to swear to this key before the grand jury, although she had sworn to it before the committing magistrates, and the consequence was that the bill for the larceny of the key Jell to the ground. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the attempt to rob, and was sentenced by the bench to eighteen months imprisonment with hard labour, including one month's solitary confinement. A good deal of comment has been made in this town upon what is considered the leniency of the sentence compared with the diabolical nature of the attack. Mr. M'lntosh had been preaching a missionary sermon on the day the assault was made, and it is supposed that the prisoner expected to find the proceeds of the collection in the pockets of his intended victim. MONEY MARKET—The premium on gold at Paris 15 5. per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.29; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.221, it follows that gold is 0.26 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 431 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.8; and the ex change at Ileniburgh on London at short being 13 it follow s th at gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in Nam burgh than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.92 per cei.t. in favour of Eng land, and after making allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the Uuited %atm LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1850. LITE ItATURE. THE VIRGIN TVID OW. A Play. By Henry Taylor. A poetic effusion of any kind coming to us from tha author of "Philip Van Artevelde ' is always welcome, more especially if of a dramatic character. His pure and cultivated taste, his ornate but not over elaborated finish, his diction at once t musical and sonorous, impart to all the emanations of his fancy a charm which never fails to gratify the first require ments of the critic, although it seldom succeeds in arousing anything but a very moderated enthusiasm. From the original outpourings of Mr. Taylor's imagi nation it was at one time conjectured that to him we might look with some degree of confidence for the revival of the ancient glories of our dramatic litera ture. It was conceived that while the romance of Knowles, the satire of Jerrold, the sensibility of Marston, the sprightliness of Bourcicault, the versa- tility of Lytton, the ingenuity of Lovell, and the classical eloquence of Talfourd collectively, succeeded in sustaining the drama at a period which for some time threatened to witness its decadence, the genius which had created a soul " under the ribs of death" in the instance of "Philip Van Artevelde," might by the union of some at least, if not all, of these great qualities originate some school of dramatic composition worthy of competing with those of ai Otway or a Massin ger. Unfortunately, this expectation of his admirers has been long since dissipated. Instead of inaugurat ing a new era in this department of literature, Henry Taylor has contented himself with adding works of singular beauty, though of no remarkable splen dour, to those of his many gifted rivals and contempo riries. In his " Statesman" and his " Eve of the Conquest," in his " Edwin the Fair" and his " Isaac Commenus," he has displayed, it is true, poetic capa cities of a different order from those revealed in his "Philip Van Artevelde;" yet, while showing the wider scope of his intellect, he has failed altogether in elevat ing his reputation. Perhaps the mos t ripened fruits of his mind are the prose essays in which he has vindicated his powers of cogitation, the " Notes from Books" and the " Notes from Life," in which are stored to gether the truths of philosophic reverie. To those who had admired his reflective fancy, even when disporting in the trammels of verse, it was matter of satisfaction to listen to him when discoursing on the profoundest problems of existence, on the " Life Poetic " or on the " Choice in Marriage," to hear him in the unchecked flow of his meditations talking to us on such themes as those of "wisdom" and of "children," of "money," "hu mility," and " independence." Yet even the gratifi cation derived from the perusal of - these admirable productions could not prevent many from longing to witness a somewhat truer and nobler dompletion of so much and such brilliant intellectual promise. The truth was we had been spoilt by the excellences of " Philip Van Artevelde." We looked to the author of that composition not for works of merit,but forftnas terpieces. Hitherto our hopes in this regard have re - mained unrealized. The " Virgin Widow," in spite of its many graces, cannot be viewed as any such bright dramatic achievement. That it will charm even the most fastidious might almost have been predicted before its examination, and now, after devouring the five successive acts of the play, might be averred with confidence. Nevertheless with all this, we are perforce necessitated to close the volume with a certain sense of disappoint ment. Mr. Taylor, in selecting as the framework of his drama the romantic and poetic comedy, has chosen well, but he might, considering the peculiarities of his genius, have chosen better. True that this style of composition includes, as he himself expresses it, " though not the four seasons, yet the spring, summer, and autumn of nature ;" tree, moreover, th a t th e dramatist ble reluctance to adventure up on the production of a tragedy in these his days o f manhood, " tragedy of a avows, in addition to t his, an unconquer able any kind" appearing to him " to demand more of the says he, " 1 may say the hard ness notw ith s tanding these a ssu r ances hardihood, af y a youth"—yet, u Lh perhaps, " in his preface, we cannot help regretting that he did not endeavour to contradict their accuracy afterwards. As it is, however, we accept,the " Virgin Widow" gladly, and a perusal proves it to be most acceptable. Solicitous as we are that more should read the book itself, we abstain from attempting any synopsis of the plot. Among the numerous characters, six women and fifteen men, particularised by name in the list of the dramatis persona, besides actors, marshal men, courtiers, citizens, sailors, and the rest of a mot ley population, the best discriminated are—Rosalba, the heroine, and her lively friend Fiordeliza, with the lover of the former lady, hight Silisco, Marquis of Malespina. As the titles might indicate, the scene of the play is cast on the soil rendered classic by the Idylls of Theocritus. Occasionally the exceeding purity of the composition is flawed by eccentricities of phrase not unlike those sometimes indulged in by Robert Browning. For instance, we find it written in one part (p. 17), " Take it, mate, and begone ; and by sunset let the good ship Middelena look small in the offing, like a lobster with its legs up ;" another while it is said (p. 123), " If there be anything strange left us here below, I pritbee tell it; for I thought that every- day droppings had worn the world as smooth as a wash-ball,' and yet more at another (p. 128), " Tell that to my youngest daughter, and you shall see her quiver again with joy like the tail of a lamb that sucks" Without being grotesque or fantastic Mr. Taylor can be infinitely humorous,—as where he makes Fiordeliza indicate jestingly the sluggishness of Ruggiero thus— "lie's slow,—slow as a t or t o i se ,— o nce He was tun over by a funeral!" The following passage descriptive of autumnal and flying fades. The sun variations may remind some in part of Mr. Taylor's well-known description of the forest trees : Nesatthaerayear, greets him with a changing cheek. Comes not so like a bridegroom from his bed " A So nd fli9 The willows wash their tresses in the brook That shrunk before, but swells to meet them now; The plane-tree leaf is piebald with black blots; Upon the snowberry-bush the big drops bead; And the goose plants starred patterns of her toot In the moist clay."_ The handsome form of Silisco is thus charmingly described by Rosalba :—" In a summer-house which was once a temple, is a statue of Silisco, made when he was a boy. A statue of Antinous stands opposite to it, and Silisco's is the more beautiful of the two." Of an unnatural matrimony between the aged Ugo and the young Rosalba, it is said very exquisitely by Ruggiero— " A chaplet of forced flowers on Winter's brow Seems not less inharmonious to me Than the untimely snow on the green leaf." The dramatist has taken a hint from one of the lovely songs of Tennyson, where the former writes---i , The sun is hot and the flowers are happy. But look at yonder sunflower on one side of the arch, how it bangs its head ! and at the hollyhock leaning over from the other ; they are broken-hearted about the last carnation, poor thing ! for it died yesterday." Alfred Tennyson having long since penned that refrain about the drooping of the flowers in autumn— " Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave in the earth so chilly, Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-lily." One of the most beautiful sentences in the volume before us is the one in which the loveliness of Rosalbs, the Virgin Widow, is thus celebrated— " She speaks not often, but her presenc e s p eaks ; And is itself an eloquence, which withdrawn, It T h s a e t e al fil s r ads till tthoughhens the e e strain of palpitatingmusic With sweet pulsation s ." Such are among the more prominent and noticeable features of this elegantly- conc eived and gracefully executed drama, a work which, w i t h o ut extending i n any respect, will sustain and justify u ai s r ic ceas'd the author's po pularity. gives not only s service, wh e th er mo most a complete listo f BAILEY'S UNITED SERTIC. , INDIA RECORD. 1 Vo• AV. This is the fourth quarterly' publication of thi s naval or military, but also a sim ilar list of all officers in the East India Company's service, the whole ar allaorffirccyer a s h i d n tchilevQydellesnt,' which ranged alphabetically, so that by referring to the name of any officer his rank and standing can at once be discovered, and if on active service a reference to the regimental list will at once show in what part of the world he is stationed. It is, in short, a perfect mirror of the naval, m ilitary, and East India Com pany's services as they were on the 19th Oct., 1850. !AST CEYLON.PAYNESILLUSTRATED MAP OF of climate, from Captain Wynn Payne has conferred . a great obli gation on all who take an interest. in colonial matters by the publication of this gigantic and accurate map of one of the most valuable, but at the same time one t n h o e un te d m ed p , er p a o tu ss r e e s , s i i n n of the most neglected, of our colonies.. Of fertility un- England, and in the vallies and ou the shore of Hin . dostan, capable of growing with equal. advantage in its lower zone coffee, cotton, sugar, rice, and the other productions of gtheevnaeroyunvtaarinetsy. of who, during tropical climates, and in its more elevated regions all the cereal products of the temperate zone--Ceylon has been so unaccountably neglected that, until the publication of the work now under .notice, we have had no accurate map of tbe island. This defect, however, ye . ars in the island, minutely surveyed every part of it, and who has . given us the aharsesbiedeenneseupopflimedanbyy Capt. W . ynn Pa; ! 'ne, results of his labours in the very beautiful map now under review, which not only gives us the " ground plan," as it were, of the island, but, with it s illustra tions, shows us the physical features of th e i s l and, and daguerreotypes its inbaktants. As a work o f art t hi s map is one of the most beautifulis of o f en graving ever produce d. It of gigantic dim ens i ons (being something li ke seven foot by fo ur ), an d t h e and g 8 engravings of the very highest i i i a lu te s r t e r s a t t i i ng, ons ar ranged round . it are as subjects most order of 'art. THE PROJECTED POLISH BALL. Yesterday, in the afternoon, a meeting of the com mittee for the management of anticipated enter tainment was held at the Guildhall. Mr. Deputy Peacock presided. The Right Hon. Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P., was present, and a number of the gentlemen connected with the association insti tuted for the relief of the Polish refugees ; also several of the members of the Court of Common Council, amongst whom we noticed Mr. Deputy Holt, Mr. De puty Britten, Mr. William Barber, Mr. George Wal ter, fur. Meade, Mr. Cotterell, Mr. Carr, &c. In opening the proceedings, Mr. Deputy PEACOCK said that it was with no small degree of pleasure that he fn.ind himself again in the chair in behalf of such an excellent object as that of supporting the project of a ball for the benefit of the Polish refugees. For several years he had felt great pleasure in forwarding that object, and he was proud to find that so much success had attended the efforts of those who had patronised it. Seeing Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart present upon that occasion he (Deputy Peacock) hoped that his Lordship would have the goodness to state for the information of the committee how matters stood with the association with which he was connected, and whether any dimi nution bad taken place in the claims upon the insti tution. He (Deputy Peacock) thought it would be most desirable if his Lordship would do so. Lord D. C. STUART, in acknowledging the constant and disinterested kindness of the Chairman and the members of the Corporation generally with reference to the condition of the Polish refugees, observed that he felt exceedingly thankful to Deputy Peacock for the desire he had expressed for information upon the subject of the association. He would say, as he bad before said, that be was very happy to meet them there again; and he felt a renewed pleasure once more to be associated with them in so good a cause. The cause was a good one—it was one of benevolence and of kindness towards men in distress.—(Hear, hear.) It was true that it might want the charm of novelty to recommend it, and it might not be so attractive to the public as it once was, but still he (Lord Dudley Stuart) believed it to be, as he considered it always to have been, the cause of truth and justice.— (Cheers.) He would not go into the merits of the question at all in its political aspect, for it was enough for them to know that there were foreigners amongst them who required their aid, foreigners who were brought into the melancholy condition of exile by their resolute discharge of that which in theisview they considered to be their duty. It was to assuage the pain and to mitigate the sufferings of these exiles that those who desired to promote the. Polish Ball came together.—(Hear.) They might have—indeed they had—different political views and feelings, and so had the Poles themselves ; but the object that committee had in view was not to assist any political design, but to render the lot of such men more tolerable whilst they were in this country, and to save them from com plete destitution. The facts of the case, which it was most desirable that the public should fully understand, he would shortly state. Some years ago about 700 Poles received a weekly allowance from the Treasury, and there were about 60 or 70, whose cases did not come within the rules of the Treasury, who formed what might be termed a supplementary body, the whole of whom received weekly relief from the " Association of the Friends of Poland." In 1848 350 were receiving assistance from the Governnent ; in October, 1850, the number was diminished by deaths, removals, and other causes by 139, so that at that time there were but 211 recipients from that source.—(Hear.) In October, 1848, 32 were sup ported by the association; at the present time 15 only —showing a diminution of 17 within the last two years. There were 505 refugees—Polish refugees— in England, the whole of whom received medical as sistance in cases of need from the institution. The weekly allowances, however, were very small, for no man, let his rank in the army or in society be what it might, had more than 15s. per week, while captains and subalterns received but 103. a week, and privates 91 per day or ss. 3d. weekly. —(Hear, hear.) He bad always felt for the condition of the officers; they were, in his opinion, greater objects of compassion than the private soldiers—not because they were more meritorious, but because their posi tion in this country was far more different from what it was in their own than that of the private soldier. He was anxious to impress upon the committee the fact that in distributing the moneys raised upon the last occasion the managers of the Association of the Friends of Poland had laid out no inconsiderable sums in forwarding Poles to countries where they might obtain work and a good remuneration for their labour. Several had been sent to New York, and be had seen letters from some of them, in which the gra- tifying intelligence was conveyed that the majority of them obtained work the day after they arrived, at very excellent wages.—(Hear, hear.) Some parties had grudged the use of the Guildhall for the Poles, inasmuch as the claims of the English poor were pa ramount to those of foreigners. That was true ; but it did not follow that because the Poles were benefited the purse strings of the promoters of that charity were so closely drawn in consequence that the English poor could not obtain the assistance they deserved. It had been said, also, that the Poles ought to find a refuge in their own country. Now, it was impossible for them to do so; in most instances they were compelled to be exiles. Then, it had been said, "Why do not their own countrymen support them ?" The reason to the com mittee he was sure would appear perfectly plain. No one dared openly to do so, although he (Lord D. Stuart) was happy to say that some kind-hearted men, pitying the condition of their fellow-countrymen in exile, had forwarded to him (though he never saw the bt-nefactors, and obviously could not use their names), so large a sum as 1,2001., which he was empowered to lay out for the refugees according to his own judg ment. He heartily thanked the committee for their kindness in aiding a cause in which he had been so long deeply interested ; any moneys which might be collected should be economically spent in aid of the object. Some complaints, it was true, had been urged against the association, and it bad been said that be cause an applicant for assistance was a democrat he had been refused. The fact was that no such instance had occurred. Their rules, which were very simple, imposed no restrictions: none but proper characters were permitted to become recipients, but no inquiry was made either as to the political opinions or the peculiarity of the faith of any candidate. He would thank the committee again most cordially for their kindness in so readily coming forward to assist the good cause in which they were mutually engaged. Deputy Hotir said that he was delighted to see his Lordship present at the meeting. He (Deputy Holt) was of opinion that the city was much indebted to the association for having asked for the use of the hall for the Polish ball. It was an opportunity for those who delighted in such spirit-stirring amuse ments to gratify a most natural desire, while at the same time it caused money to be circulated, and numbers of tradesmen specially connected with the fancy trade were benefited. The association, further, had set them a good example. Years since he re collected a ball was got up for the good of the ward schools, but that proved a failure ; since the Polish efforts had been made, however, another attempt for the benefit of these schools had been made, and that had proved to be eminently successful.—(Hear, hear.) To his own ward upon that :occasion the profits arising from the ball were from 1201. to 1301. With regard to the Polish ball he might say that it was one of the most magni ficent sights that could be witnessed, the coup d'ceil being shown to so much advantage in their an cient and splendid hall.—(Hear.) He had seen the Prince Regent's ball, and he had witnessed the enter tainments given by the Marquis of Stafford and other noblemen, but for beauty, brilliancy, and splendour the Polish ball stood unrivalled.—(dear.) That was an entertainment with which he was sure everybody must be fully satisfied. Mr. CARR, the honorary secretary to the commit tee, then read the resolutions come to at the prelimi nary meeting, which was confirmed. The business which followed was simply of a routine character, after the transaction of which the com mittee adjourned. The Lord Mayor elect and the Sheriffs have inti mated to the committee their willingness to aid them in giving their sanction to the object. Those eminent caterers, Messrs. Bathe and Breach, have obtained the order to serve the refreshments for the occasion, and Adams' quadrille band is to be en , •ed. igagi LIGHT AND DARKNESS; OR, MYSTERIES OF LIFE. BY Mns. CROWE, author of " The N i g ht Side of Nature," "Lilly Dawson,"&c., 3 vols. This extraordinary book seems likely to exceed in popularity all the former productions of the clever writer. The Athentzum, in reviewing it, says— "'l'o those who are unfamiliar with the Causes Cklebres,' the Collections of Feuerbach,' and other such works, Mrs. Crowe's Mysteries of Life' may be strongly recommended. As a grim November book, ho ldin g fast the awe•stricken reader,,it can have very few,if any, competitors. Its authoress has a way with her very nearly as impressive as that of the Ancient Mariner.' In all her larger stories, even where the incidents are most ingeniously improbable, Mrs. Crowe has narrated them with such sincerity as to fascinate us into acquiescence with their wonders. In this respect she ap proaches Miss Edgeworth." EXFENDITURS OF COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS AND For.r.sTs.—lt appe ars by the general abstract of the accoun t s of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests for the year ended the 31st of March, 1850, that the total re ceipts were 1,:'32,9 76 /., and the payments 1,155,9471., leaving a balance of 122,951,199/. The following were the principal sums paid by the Commissioners in compliance with votes of Parliament :—Publie buildings and royal palaces, 97,575/. ; Buckingham Palace improvements, 21,066/. ; new palm house at hew, 69 91 .; temp or ary Houses of Parliament, 3,1771. ; new Houses of Parliament, 92,662/. ; Holyhead harbour, 8,8164 ; Harbour of Refug e at H o l yhead , 1 , 789 /. ; British Museum buildings, 26,1591. ; Geological survey, 14,774/. ; Nelson mo nument, 1,914/. ; Ambassador's house at Paris, 9171. ; Ambas sador's house at Constantinople, 5,7871.; Metropolitan im provements (3d and 4th Vic. c. 9 and 10), 411,0001.; Chel sea-bridge and embankment, e,9301.; Battersea Park, 30,881/. ; Menai and Conway bridges tolls accounts, 2,143/. ; Windsor town improvements, 20,447/. ; New Forest, 2,685/. The total cash balance due to the Commissioners by the several banks in the United Kingdom on the 80th of .Alarch last, WM 171,06/. lle t ad. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, OCT. 22."'" The Queen awl Prince walked early this morning in the Park and grounds of Osborne. The younger branches of the Royal Family took their accustomed walks and rides. The Marquis d'A z-glio, the Sardinian Minister, left town 3 ebterday, for ten days, on leave, for the continent. Earl Grey arrived in town last evening, from his seat, Howick Hall, Northumberland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his residence, in Dow nina- street, yesterday evening, from his seat, Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON AUTUMN RACES.—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 3 goys. each, and 25 added. T.Y.C. (14 Subs.) Mr. Roberts's Heroine, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (Preston) 1 Mr. Snewing's ch fby Ratan (501), 7st (Crouch) 2 The following also started:—Mr. Tucker's Seagull, 6 yrs (504), 7st 111 b (Wakefield) —Mr. Poole's Sir Fer dinand, aged, Bst 41b (Charlot)—Mr. Drew's Solon, 4 yre, 7st 6lb (Heavans)—Mr. Parr's Morocco, aged, 9st (Hall) —Mr. Burgess's The Crowner, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Burn) — Major Bringhurst's The Shropshire Witch, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (car. 7st 111 b) (Brooks)—Mr. Clark's York. late Game cock, aged, 7st 111 b (Winkel)—Mr. F. Bars Coronet, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (F. Bell)—Mr. Sait's Bastilion, 4 yrs, Btt 31b (W. Abdale)—Mr. Wotten's Marchioness, 4 yrs, Bst 13Ib (car. 9st lib) (Simmonds)—Mr. Kimmin's Jessie, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (R. Sherwood)—and Mr. Manning's Elopement, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (Moon). Won cleverly by a length, Elopement and Seagull well up. The Brighton Autumn Handicap of 5 soya. each and 50 added, 2 it if declared. New course. (10 Subs., 1 paid.) Mr. Hayter's Handsome Doe, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb (Gilbert) 1 Mr. Burgess's Red Doe, 5 yrs, ist 61b...(T. Brown) 2 Sir C. Rusbout's Thibault, 4 yrs, 7st 121b...(8r00k5) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr. Winch's Quiver, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Treen)—Mr. Osbaldes ton's Minimum, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Abdale)—Mr. J. S. Douglas's Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb (Abrahams) —Mr. Burgess's The Crown, 4 yrs, ist 41b (Crouch). Won by a length—Thibault and , Sir Gilbert well up. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya each, and 20 added. Heats, the New Course, over four hurdles. (3 Subs.) Mr. Pattison's Passion Flower, lOst 71b(Mr. Read) 1 1 Mr.Drewe's Martingale, 6 yre, 12st Ilb(Fredericks) 2 2 Mr. Land's Boundless, 4 yrs, 1 Ist 11b...(Owner) dis Both heats won by two lengths. The Southdown Plate of 201., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each. Heats, New Course. (5 Subs.) Mr. Burgess's Red Doe, 5 yrs, 9st 61b(T. Burn) 4 1 1 Mr. Read's Arlette, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb (Sherwood) 1 3 dr Mr. Lambert's Highwayman, 10st 51b (F. Bell) 3 2 dr Mr. Caffal's Fanny Hill, 9st 91b (Donaldson) 2 dr Mr. Parr's Morocco, aged, lOst 21b (Owner) dis Morocco came in first in the first heat, but ran the wrong course. Won cleverly. EPSOM AUTUMN MEETING, 1850. The Weights for the Epsom Autumn Handicap Sweep stakes, 15 ft, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before Monday next. Essedarius, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—Cossack, 6 yrs, Bst 7 1 b— Old Dan Tucker, 4 yrs, Bst—Vampyre, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b —Woolwich, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Fugleman, 5 yrs, 7st 71b —Ballinafad, 6 yrs, 7st 71b—Russborougb, 3 yrs, 7st 71b —Backbiter, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Langton, 4 yrs, 7st 31b— The Italian, 3 yrs, 7st 3113—Snowstorm, 4 yrs, 7st 11b— Makeready, 5 yrs, 6st 131b—Mrs. Taft, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b —Quiver, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Kissaway. 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Lord George, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Musician, 3 yrs, 6st 111b—Glen Saddel, 5 yrs, Est 111 b Chantrey, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Dulcet, aged 6st 81b— Sauter-la-Coupe, 4 yrs, 6st 81b—Zadoc, 3 yrs, Est 71b— Administrator, 6 yrs, 6st 61b—Landseer, 4 yrs, Est 61b— Agis, 5 yrs, 6st 61b—Champion, 4 yrs, Est 51b—The Swede, 3 yrs, Est 51b—Tophana, 5 yrs, Cat 41b—Little Jack, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Mark Tapley, 3 yrs, 6st 31b— Knight of Gwynne, 3 yrs, Est 31b—Eva, 4 yrs, 6st 31b— The Monk, 3 yrs, 6st 31b—The Baroness, 4 yrs, 6st llb —Thibault, 4 yrs, 6st lib—Docility, 4 yrs, 6as—Me lody, 4 yrs, 6st—Flare-up, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Wont-you come-out-to-night, 3 yrs, sst 131 b—Duxbury, 3 yrs, sst 13113—King of Oude, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Minimum, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Kathleen, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Grist, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Wansdyke, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Maria Mont, 6 yrs, sst 81b—Little George, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Chief Justice, 3 yrs, sst 51b—br c by Sir Hercules, out of Dark Susan, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Panope, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Nutcracker, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Cora, 3 yrs, sst lib—Nutmeg, 3 yrs, sst—Bring ton, 3 yrs, 4st 1 lb—Valentine, 3 yrs, 4st 91b. Handicap for the Beddington Stakes, for two yrs old. Thoroughgood Sam, Bst 101b—Entre Nous, Bst 71b— Nancy, Bst 61b—Iraeandus, Bst 41b—Theseus, Bst 21b— br c by Sir Hercules, out of Miss Letty, Bst 21b—Tbun derbolt, Bst 21b—Mr. Merryman Bst llb—Hothorpe, Bst —eh f by Pantaloon, out of Lady, 7st 131b—The Bride, Tat 131 b—b fby Birdcatcher, out of Wadastra, 7st 131 b —Rowena, by Dulcimer, 7st 111b—Truth, 7st 1 ltb— Britannia, 7st 101b—Knight of the Garter, 7st 91b— Whisper, ist 81b—b cby Sir Hercules, out of Empress, 7st Sib—The Calculator, ist Gib—Manchester, ist 61b— Terpsichore, 7st 51b—b cby Venison, out of Venus, 7st 51b—Souffié, 7st 21b—Castellan, 7dt 21b—Quadroon, 7st —The Incurable, 6at 121 b—b fby Epirus, out of Dark Susan, 6at 121b—St. Hilda, 6st 121 b. Handicap for the Welter States. Gentlemen riders. Mrs. Taft, 5 yrs, list 10ib—Quiver, 4 yrs, list 71b— Elva, 4 yrs, list 21b—CE lipus, 4 yrs, llst—Agis, 5 yrs, 1 Est—Elope, 5 yrs, 11 st—Scratch, 4 yrs, lOst 121b—Ma gician, 4 yrs, 10st 71b—Fanny Hill (late Archery), 5 ) rs, lOst 61b—J.ssy, 4 yrs, 10. t -Chief Justice, 3 yrs, lOst. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TtrisDAy. CAMBRIDGESHIRE ►STAKES.-4 to 1 agst Lautigrave (take 9 to 2)-7 to 1 a4st Italian (t)-12 to 1 agst Turnus-13 to 1 agst Essedarins-14 to 1 agst Load stone (taken and afterwards offered)-18 to 1 agst Trouueer (t.)-20 to 1 agst Miss Ann (t)-20 to 1 agst King of Oude (take 25 to 1). LIVERPOOL STEEPLECIIASE.-8 to 1 agst Sir John, 8 to 1 agst Lord George. DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Grecian (t)-7 to 1 agst Prime Minister (t)-18 to 1 agst Teddington. THE WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEETING—TUESDAY. The Great Western Cup. Sir J. Boswell's Manzanillia beat Mr. Parkinson's Schemer. Mr. W. Etwall's Egypt beat Mr. Morton's Monte Chri,to. Mr. Stiles's Blue Beard beat Sir St. George Gore's Mr. Foley's Mosatrooper beat Captain Wyndham's Whiff. Mr. W. Etwall's Down-wind beat Mr. Pacley's Irish Girl. Mr. Lawrence's Lady Lockleven beat Mr. Ingram's Imperialist. Mr. W. Etwall's Eddy beat Mr. Noyes's Norfolk. Mr. Bendall'. Sontag brat Sir J. Boswell's Bradshaw. Mr. Randall's Remnant beat Mr. Fowle's Jezebel. Sir J. Boswell's The Nailer beat Sir St. George Gore's Panoply. Mr. Clowes's Complete beat Sir St. George Gore's Cobra. Mr. N.l ajoribank's Manceuvrer beat Mr. Foley's May Day. Sir J. Boswell's Puzzle'm best Mr. Loder'a Lady of St. Leonardo. Mr. Cock's Catalani beat Mr. Miller's Birdcatcher. Mr. Webb's Lethe beat Sir St. George Gore's Black Flag. Captain Wyndhaia's Vestal beat Mr. Etwall's Saga. The Druid Cup. Mr. W. Etwall's Estelle beat Captain Wyndham's Victory. Mr. Cooke's Cerito beat Mr. Moreton's The Muff. Mr. Majoribanks's Mocking-bird beat Mr. W. Etwall's Wow ski. Mr. W. Long's Lindsay beat Mr. Clowes's Compact. Sir J. Boswell's Columbine beat Sir St. George Gore's Cara& z. Mr. Miller's Maggie Lauder beat Mr. Webb's Wicked Eye. Mr. Parkinson's Switch beat Captain Archdall's Mammon. Mr. Rendall's Sincerity beat Sir J. Boswell's El Dorado. Capt. Wyndham's Wench beat Sir J. Boswell's Venus. Mr. Rendall's Racer beat Sir St. George Gore's Gracious. Mr. W. Etwall'a Ebb boat Mr. Bowles's Moonlight. Mr. Millers Beau beat Sir St. George Gore's Her mione. Sir J. Boswell's Garibaldi beat Mr. Ingram's Ingo. Mr. Webb's War Eagle beat Sib St. George Gore's Gloom. Mr. Eddleston's Lady Mary beat Mr. Rendall's Red Republican. Mr. Eddleston's Sefton agat Mr. Jebb'sßingdove. BUTCHERS' A BLEINSTITUTION.—The twenty second anniversary of this institution was celebrated yester day by a public dinner at the London Tavern. Mr. John Bannister, the Master of the Butchers' Company, presided, and was supported by Mr. Alderman Challis, Mr. John sharp, the president of the charity, and Mr. H. L. Taylor, the common' councilman. The collection in aid of the charity amounted to nearly 5001.; THE ABDUCTION.—This new novel, by a young and highly-gifted noble lady, a contemporary pronounces to be " a dark, terrible, and intensely-exciting story, in which the marvels of clairvoyance are secondary to the gigantic crime which appears, like the genius of evil, in every chap ter of the work. The plot is elaborated with great skill. Counts and cijuntesses, peers and peasants, ladies, virtuous and vicious, English gipsice, Bohemian zinzari, and Italian brigands, all play a part in the eventful melodrama." • There are some people in the world who seem to have especially studied the amiable art of casting a damp over the feelings of their friends - to whom it would appear that the very tones of happiness or enjoyment convey offence, if ono may judge from the eagerness with which they hasten to repress them. Eliza Cook's Journal. ROBBERY AT SOUTHEND.—ROCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS, °cr. 21.—At these sessions, held before Jamas Espinasse, Esq., Recorder, and which terminated to-day, Edward Moss, aged thirty-two, and John Jones, aged twenty-four, were indicted for having, on the 30th of July last, stolen two gold watches, a silver watch, three silver guard-chains, a whistle, and a cash-box, containing gold and silver to the amount of nearly fifty pounds, the property of Mr. William Claydon, landlord of the Royal Hotel Tap, Southend. Jaue Yeele.:, aged twenty-six, committed on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery, but who effected her escape from the station house on the night of her com mittal, and had not been recaptured, was also charged as an accessory before the fact. From the evidence it appeared that, on the day of the robbery, the prisoners had paid a visit to the hotel, where they dined, and during their stay retired twice to wash their hands. After their departure the articles in question were missed, and also the prisoner Jane Yeeles, who had been lodging in the house for six weeks previous. All the prisoners were apprehended toge ther at Sheerness, in company, with pert of the stolen pro k rectu perty upon them. Verdict G uilt y against all the accus e d . __ or. hey m, and w kept' to e sentenced bard labour wo years. oto be imprisoned the ones f for t THE HARBOUR OF REFUGE A DOVER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—Numerous statements, more or less erroneous, having recently emanated from the press in reference to the refuge harbour works at Dover, and more particularly as to the extent of mischief effected thereon by the violence of the late storm, the Morning Herald in this instance, unfortunately, presenting no excep tion to the list of erring journals, I shall content myself by stating, that previous to the 6th of the present month the permanent masonry of the first section, or new pier, as it is usually termed, had, with success almost unexampled in similar constructions, been ex tended within three years to a distance of 650 feet from the shore despite the usual elemental obstruc tions of certain seasons concomitant on its exposed position, and without serious mishap to either men or machinery employed in adjusting the many thousand tons of materials. So far all was well. On Satur day (the sth) the week's labours were brought to a close ; the diving-bells, of which there were three, varying in weight from six to ten tons, were raised to their usual position when not in action, far above high-water mark, and there suspended by massive chains to the stout timber-framing and travelling cranes by which they were managed ; all appeared snug and safe. Well, Sunday came, and on the after noon of that day the nautical ora cles of the ancient port foretold, with gloomy looks, a coming storm. Everything verified the prophecy ; and as the tide rose with the advancing night, the south-west gale increased in intensity, until, at twelve o'clock, it blew almost a hurricane. Those connected with the works were naturally alarmed ; but near approach to them was impossible, and certainly unavailing; the worst anticipations for the existence of the , structure were, of course, indulged in by the uninitiated " Job's comforters," who are ever present at such times, and much anxiety for day light was manifested by all. At length it gradually came, disclosing the results, and to some extent realising the forebodings of the past night. The whole of the diving-bells, air-pumps, cranes, and other mechanical appliances, together with a consi derable portion of the piling and timber staging by which they were upheld, had vanished from the scene, and were in the " deep bosom of the ocean buried." But the main portion—the compact and serried masses of masonry and concrete, had yielded not an inch to the fierce pressure from without. The pier itself, in fact, though rudely stripped of its furniture and gearing, stood in victorious substantiality above the dismantled wreck at its base, and thus justified its appellation of permanent stone-work. This revela tion was sufficiently consolatory to the contractors and staff. They were prepared for thus much damage; and earnest had been given of the des tined longevity of the finished scheme. No time was lost then in fruitless regret. Strenuous efforts were made at once for salvage; and lam happy to say successfully. Human brain and muscle were soon at work in devising and executing schemes for restoring matters to their former condition ; even now much has been accomplished towards that end, and in a week or two hence no traces of the catastrophe will be visible. Two thousand, and not ten or fifteen thousand pounds, as some writers have estimated, being the probable, nay, I may say, the certain extra ex penditure incurred thereby. I said that 650 feet had been carried out in less then three years; it must not be inferred therefrom that the remaining 150 feet (the total length) will be executed in a proportionably short space—for from the increasing depth of water at every foot of exten sion, the labour of equalising the rugged chalk beds, upon which the 70 feet broad foundation rests, be comes of course greater, and other difficulties arising from the same cause will have to be contended against, but which I cannot now notice ; it will not be bold to predict, however (subject to meteorologi cal drawbacks), the entire perfection of the first in stalment of the great design within two years from this date. I am, sir, your obedient servant, J. NEWTON. 55, Nelson-square, London, Oct. 21. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The return for the week ending last Saturday shows that the deaths registered in the metropolitan districts amounted to 860—a number which, though it indicates a slight increase of mortality on the pre previous week, when it was 839, is still less than the weekly average to the extent of 125 deaths; the average being derived from the deaths of ten corre sponding weeks in 1840.9, and raised in the ratio of increased population. By means of a comparative statement of the 860 deaths, according to the different ages at which they occurred, it may again be shown, as in the preceding week, that an improved state of health exists among the young, but that the middle aged part of the population begin to suffer more, while the aged die exactly at the average rate of mor tality. It appears that there were — Last week. Average of IS corresponding ccks (1840-9). From birth to 15 years... 347 ... 445 15 to 60 years 60 and upwards The aggregate result of zymotic or epidemic dis eases is still favourable as compared with that of pre vious years, the deaths in this class having been 198 last week, while the corrected average is 256. The decrease is observed principally in smallpox and measles, 5 children having died from the former and 16 from the latter ; 38 died of scarlatina, the average of which amounts to 57, but is swelled chiefly by the unusual mortality of the same week in 1848, when the deaths from scarlatina were 147. Diarrhesa continues to decline, though the fatal cases are still rather more numerous than usual at this period of the year. Typhus maintains the increased mortality which was observed in the last return ; the victims of fever number 54. Last wee k four deaths were recorded from cholera; the following are the cases in detail : In Cripplegate, at 4, Flying Horse-yard, on the 12th of October, a porter, aged 71, died of " acute rheumatism (3 weeks), English cholera." In St. James, Bermondsey, at 18, Salisbury-lane, on the 18th of October, the wifa of an engineer, aged 35, died of "Asiatic cholera (9 days), fever (6 days)." Mr. Martin, the registrar, mentions that "filthy open sewers run before and behind the house." _ _ In the Borough-road, sub-district, at 1, Montague street, on the 17th of October, the son of a journey man farrier, aged 1 year, died of " dentition, diarrhcea (5 weeks), English cholera (1 week)." The medical attendant appends the following note to his certificate :—" The patient lived over a stable. Pre viously I attended two children in the same room suffering from chicken-pox, and the mother is now ailing." In St. George, Camberwell, at 7, Albany-place, Neate-street, on the 13th of October, the daughter of an ivory turner, aged 7 years, died of " malignant cholera (48 hours)." According to informant the child was in perfect health immediately before the attack, and no cause could be assigned for the fatal illness. Mr. Stevens, the registrar, adds that "several factories are situated in this locality, from some of which the effluvium is at times very offensive." The births of 748 boys and 754 girls, in all 1,502 children, were registered in the week. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer was above 30 inches on Sun day ; the mean of the week was 29.943. The mean temperature of the week was 49 degrees, the same as in the previous week, and nearly equal to the average of the same week in seven years. But on Sunday and Monday the mcan temperature was 7 degrees and 4 degrees respectively below the average of corre sponding days, whereas on Friday and Saturday it was about 6 degrees above it. The wind generally blew from the south-west. MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—A most extraordinary in• stance of mistaken identity recently occurred in Scotland. A Cambridge student, travelling through Glen Tilt, accosted. the Duke of That Ilk as a gentleman.—Punch. AN ABLE JURTMAN.—At a recent quarter ses sions, held, not in one of the midland counties, a girl with a child in her arms was indicted for stealing some sugar. The case was clear and plain, and the foreman of the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy ! The chairman, rather unadvisedly, begged to ask " upon what grounds," as reasons are not always very satis factory with gentlemen of the petit jury, when from the other end of the row up jumped a hero, and said, " Became. Sir, we did'nt think she done it!" The poor chairman sat in amazement, and the court in a roar of laughter. Nothing like a " unanimous" jury.— Western Flying Post. - - - - FOREIGN CATTLE.—The steam-ship Diana, from Harlingen, has brought 455 pigs as part of her cargo, which is fully if not more than double the quantity of this descrip tion of live stock that has ever been brought from the Con tinent on one occasion. The same vessel brought the large number of 164 beasts, 38 calves, 530 sheep, and other pro ductions of Holland ; and the Magnet, from Amsterdam, has brought the largest uumber of sheep ever brought from the Dutch capital as part of her cargo, comprising 1,183 of this description of cattle, also the produce of Holland. The Duke of Cambridge presided yesterday at a committee meeting of the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen, when a plan for preventing destitution and mendicancy in the metropolis was considered and adopted. The Leicester square Soup Kitchen and Hospice are to be opened on the Ist of November, and in consequence of the unusual amount of physical suffering endured by the children of the unemp ployed poor, it is intended to make a great effort to give food gratuitously to the ragged schools of the metropolis. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP %Volm—The first six days of the extensive sale at these works have been brought to a close in a very satisfactory manner. A large number of persons attended from Scotland and Ireland. The steam-engines cito 36 sold o for There7o w O/. edroownpliveanrtdsy of bidders ; the lathes forfect h t h e d from e principal part of the machinery, and it was disposed of at its full value. The Great Western Cotton Company are about immediately to extend their operations very considerably by the erection of much additional machinery—in the weaving department—to meet increased demand.—Bristol Journal. FOREIGN SUGAR.—A vessel named the Victorine, belonging to France, 3 I f s : i s nip e a ve r ok r r i et v ge e de d e b f e r yf e m.rirl sugar,uaeh o a o f , f b tt oh r r i e n e i gi gr : u p g epa t ri h o4 e . d large uce. Thisnumber a cargo o 4 w , laws of navigation, which rendered it adtuisallm Cpg 110130 UllO _ • . . •