The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-29 00:00:00

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SlR,—The Derby Produce Stulies was, as a matter of course, won by The Prime Minister; his only opponent sot being able to make even the semblance of a race with the quondam Derby crack. It strikes me very forcihls n otwithstanding the Minister's decidedly dicky under standings, and the length of the course being against hi mat Doncaster, he will manage to run forward in the Great St. Leger race, into the third place at least if not nearer. My selection for the Tradesmen's Plate (Abbess efJervaux) was beaten cleverly a half length by Ciamus, !vho,itt last under his new ownership has managed to quit his usual position of second or third and attain the very desirable first place. In touching on the Chesterfield Stake s in Note No. 113, I remarked that they had 'been set down as the property of Drinhald; but teitlwitt taking into consideration Sir Charles Napier's Chanc e which cannot be the worst in the world. 1 have an idea that Wadlow will on this occasion administer a dose It PEPPERMINT that will effectually settle the question." Peppermint, one of my fancy animals far next year's rby, made a victorious debut by winning the Chester field by a head, beating Conrad (second), Grey Tommy (third), Mountain Flower (fourth), and hve others. This feet it may be said was not a very crack affair, as he beat nothing but good second rates; I admit it, but when You take into consideration the fact that he was not fully prepared, and ran excessively green, the performance Was a very creditable one. In my rema ks on the EGHAM meeting I observed that the Runnymede Stakes would ;have Prestige and Bushranger in the foreground, with Joe o' Sot inclose attendance." Prestige, though first .s a svourite for some time in town, did not run ; zushranger lost start, and was left at the posts and Sot was second. I likewise remarked that Flirt J r Joe Miller on paper seemed a certainty for the King s „.ehrt Stakes; one was first, the other third. I selected Maria instead of Plemstead as the representative of the Goodwood stable for the Magna Charta Stakes, or I should have run first and second with hsr and Poetess. I Pounced upon Don Pedro on the 9.11 of the present sleuth, before the acceptances were out, as my fancy ,g for the Surrey and Middlesex Stake 4; he won by Ileout four lengths, beating Little Jack, who could no more afford to give three stone nine pounds to the Don, he any other wretched specimen of the rce horse, than could accomplish any other impossible a feat. The next ri-union of note that claims my attention Itid the services of my pen is that denominated the WARWICK S eptember meeting, which, under the stewardship of s Id Guernsey, Messrs. Payne and Meiklam, will be the grind masnet to the sporting world of the ensuing Week. Tuesday's list is headed with the Racing Stakes ( 1 5 cove. each. with 25 added, etc., seven furlongs. To close and name on Monday evening. The Foal Stakes !), 10 soya. each, with 25 added, about two miles, will. in all probability, find their way into Lord Warwick's OCket by the aid of LEAP -YEAR; his opponents, if any, take it, will turn up in Ella or Hazy; the former re telling 81bs, and the latter 5 , hs of Leap- Year. The next rake on the list is the prii c pal attraction of the meet '°g; the Leamington Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, etc., with 100 added; two miles and forty -}'our yards. The second horse to receive the money tided, and the third 50 soya. out of the stakes. A very r e spectable field, so far as numbers are concerned, will h ° found at the post fee this event, the component parts dfwhich may be selected from the following: —Win scberatz, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ; Clothworker, 5 yrs, k U lt 7 1 b 0); Fogleman, 6 yrs, 7st 51b; Sewer - la-Coupe, f" Y ea , i 7st 51b (d); Herbert, 5 yrs, 7st 31b; The Cock -5 7 t (d); Windhound, 4 yrs. Est 111 b; Lord Exeter's yrs, s Tuphana, or Nutcracker; Valentine, 4 yrs, s it 71b; Grief, 5 yrs, Est 71b, including 51bs extra; or . 4 'esP-year, 3 yrs, sst 41b, including slbs extra; Gold 'Leder, 3 yrs, Est 31b, including 51bs extra; Humphrey, IY,re, 6st 31b (d); The Castle, 4 yrs, 63t 31b (d); Miss 5 yrs, 6,t 11b; Tightwaist, 3 yrs, sat 121 b (d); r t la, 3 yrs, sst 51b. The mischievous moiety of the t regoing is composed of Windischgratz, Clothworker, ~illgleman, Herbert, Windhound, Grief, Goldfinder, The 441 e, and Tightwaist. Of these, at the present 'm oment, for the reasons attached, I should be in eced to pitch over Windischgraiz, the ceure (1 weight being a little too stiff for him; Clothw or ker, for having had something more than bit, sh are of work lately; Windhound, for having given no i l l Yelptoms as yet of being anything more than a mile ° lle s * Goldfinder, as being weighted half-a-dozen prods too much, this in the face of his being superior o last year's winner of this stake (Doubt) at the weight; Tigbtwaist as being an uncertain starter. This v aration leaves me Fugleman, who I am afraid is get ising stale; Herbert, the money horse; Grief, who l'obigh slow can get the distance; and The Castle, who 'kb very much afraid will be sacrificed to his stable t 2 o3 panion. FUTILEMAN or HERBERT, the former for 'eke, with The Castle and Grief in attendance, is the selection of Yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 29,1851. (To be continued.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAM RACES-THURSDAY. O ,A marked improvement in the programme, fine wea :et% and the prestige of the Queen's Plate and Surrey Middlesex Stakes, gave the usual importance to the ti e ° o lld, or, as custom has made it, the " grand day," in ileing many hundred's, who were not to be tempted on t , dnesday, to take advantage of the special cheap i; it ios. The gathering, in consequence, was numerous, wanting in fashion, and in all respects below the Great day when Egham was in its zenith as a racing and pastin g town. Amongst the visitors were a select few f the aristocracy of the turf. and the majority of the r s trepolitan ring, who, it will be seen, contrived in the f ri tsrvals of the races to get through a little business on jitter° events. The management of the races is descry :diltof great praise, the stewards were attentive to their ties, the decisions were unexceptionable, and time was CI kept ; the only " flaw" was in the starting, and, we ,Tieve, will be prevented next year, by the appointment "' Mr. Hibbard, jun. The stewards elect are Lord Ex rlouth and the Hon. Captain Rous. T he Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. The winner to pay 15 'love. to the Judge. Two miles and a distance. (20 )4 Scils s ,, 15 of whom declared.) r. Douglas's Don Pedro, 4st 121 b ...(T Sherwood) 1 Ord Exeter's Little Jack 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Norman) 2 Even betting. Won in a canter by four lengths. T i. Magna Charts Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added. f or two yrs old, Tat, and three 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b, maiden horses if they have run once, al lowed 31b, if three times, 51b; winners extra. The etlinner to be sold for 2001 if demanded, &e. T.Y.C. I tt lct of Richmond's Plumstead, Est 61b ...(Garvey) 1 k r . E. R. Clark's Poetess, 2 yrs (Rickards) 2 i t r . Jones's Diamond, 2 yrs, 6st 81b (Prece) 0 V. Peacock's Dorothea, 2 yrs, bat 61b...(G Mann) 0 t f a i Thompson's Gutpurba, Est 111 b (T. Sherwood) 0 k r ' S. Scott's Joy, 2 yrs, 7st (J. Mann) 0 k r ' Gulliver's Lady Blanche, 2 yrs, 6st 61b (Kendall) 0 iir• Spencer's Benita, 2 yrs, Est 61b (Cowley) 0 t.Farr ance 's Terpsichore, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Goater) 0 Dorrien's Chaplet, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (Ducker) 0 it Parson's Jagellon, 3 yrs, Bst 91b...(W. Abdale) 0 tleommerell's Vol-au-Vent, Bst 111 b (Dockeray) 0 oetting-7 to 2 agat Benita, 5 to 1 agst Dorothea, I, to 1 ag s t Plumstead, 7 to 1 agat Diamond, 7 to 1 agat 12stess, and 8 to 1 agst Chaplet. Dorothea, Benita, itr,4tl4 Y Blanche, Poetess, and Plumstead laid together in to the distance, where Plumstead quitted her pi rs c's, and ran home a very easy winner by a couple l engths, Dorothea, Benita, and Lady Blanche finished T k elos• together, that the judge could not place a third. q u o Winner was claimed. QP lla's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 51b; )11 r, 9st llb; five, at 111 b; six and aged, lOst 21b. tip W. miles and a istance. w • Booth's Retail, 5 yrs (Bartholomew) 1 k r d Exeter's Little Jack, 4 yrs (Norman) 2 k l k Eloomfield's Simplicity, 3 yrs (Sabin) 3 rii,Eletting-7 to 4 on Little Jack, 3 to 1 each agst Re kell;siOd Simplicity. Little Jack made the running at Mifferent pace to the distance, when Retail went up, ° K the lead from him, and won in a canter by three a. "e Amateur Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added; th ree yrs old, 90-121 b; four, lOst 121 b; five, list 71b; ', 1 % and aged, 12st; mares and geldiogs, allowed 31b; th e second to save his stake. The winner to be sold f or 250 sovs., if demanded, &c., and allowances if to kes sold for less. Mile and a half. r. Li Terriere's Shropshire Witch, llst 21b (Owner) 1 Clay's Jack in the Corner, 6 yrs (1001) (Berkeley) 2 72ntastthyany's Lancaster, aged (1001.) (Owner) 3 4ring—Eren on Shropshire Witch, and 7 to 4 nest oft` is the Corner. Won by a length. Lancaster beaten th e On returning to the scale Mr. Berkeley objected to ll :inner, on the ground that Mr. Le Terriere was not ke e ,'fied according to the Anglesea articles; the stewards, Vier, held that as he is a member of the Brighton ..lts k ,u , which is mentioned in the Anglesea conditions, he I tlalified to ride for this race. il kAgliam Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added; three its old, 7 s t ; f ou r, B s t 41b ; five, fist 101 b; six and aged, it ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; horses that have star ted „ twice in 1851, and not won, allowed 51b; win "r to b e so ld f or 300 so y a . if d eman d e d, an d allow ,,k4kll4les if to be sold for less. Heats, one mile. it '' l • S. Bowles's Haresfoot, 3 yrs (801.) (Kendal) 1 1 k r. rssell's Docility, 5 yrs (801) ...(J. Sharpe) 0 2 Drewe's Cosachia, aged (500 (C. Knight) - 0 3 11 r Burgess's Handsome Doe, 4 yrs(so/.)(Cowley) 2 4 )4 . 4 vhell uson ' s Falcon, 4 yrs(sol.) (T.Sherwood) 0 5 k, Lilley's Brington, 4 yrs (501.) (G. Mann) 4 6 e Lo!rt!hall's Tuscan, aged (501.) 6st7lb (Sabin) 0 7 'Zirt-diehmaturallurryScurry (501.) (Garvey) 3 dr tta t i e,_ first heat was w o n in a canter by four lengths, to t 2 1 ,,u0 second by two lengths. The winner was sold 45 guineas. BETTING ON THE COURSE. It t o . . THE LEAMINGTON STAKES. S to & agst Herbert 15 to 1 agst Windischgratz 12 tO l apt Goldfinder 20 to 1 agst Avis -.. I agst Fugleman a to ``- —GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. t t 0 I agst Nancy 1 agst Cossack I to to 1 agbt Clarissa 4 f ST. LEGER. .o 3 2 8 to 1 altst Hernandez . agst Aphrodite (t) 114 to 1 agst Grecian (t) u A ..Aphrodita In,„ t° 6 * Rat CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. , , v Nancy 3 a 3to ut i laj o s o ktgrindhound (t) Was backed foforbo Th e LYNN RACES.—TRURSDAT. 01 11 ; Corporation Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 20 added, t t tui . a . ll6 4 %nd a half. (4 Subs.). were won in a canter, in lqath..7 l ' s, by Mr. Rogers's Bellissima, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 1 4 1 4 lu b ° , l3 r, d) . t beating Mr. Abel's Nil Desperandum, 6 yrs, 11"11) thlifillnagt)iulCl Mr. Blanton Is Despair, 6 yrs, The Lynn Mist' of 501. Oae Mr. BiA - oton'sli,spir, 6 yrs, 9st 51t , (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. ii.-,roard's Mounts In Dew, aged, B,t Mr.liowlttnd's Child-of-the-Mir,t,3yrs : 634 l ql - 1. wit , .) 3 Mr.Westun's Garrick, 5 yrs, B,t lib Won by haif a length. The West Norfolk Handicap of 5 sues. each, 3 ft if de ekreql, with 50 added. OUP mile and a half. _ _ - - awt;l's Mrs. Taft, 6 yrs, 88t- 71b (Rogers) 1 Mr. B. Land's The General, aged, 7st 131h...(Soaith) 2 Mr. B.trnard's Mountain Dew, aged, 7st 131 b (West) 3 Mr. Abel's Jerry, 4yrs, 7st 31b - - Won by ten lengths. The Hunters' Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 20 added, gentlemen riders, about one mile and a half (3 Subs), were won easily, in two heats, by Mr. Abel's Slashing Harry, aged, 12st (Mr. Green), beating Erin, 12st, and Sir Harry Smith, 12st. The Ladies' Plate of 101., added to a sweepstakes of 1 soy, each, one mile, was won cleverly, in two heats, by Dr. Putrerson's Belladonna, Bst 71b (Hammond), beat ing Dark Susan, Tat 81h, and Tore Tir, 7st 31b. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—The accounts from the Queen'► Couhty, received this morning, show that a most painful sensation had been caused by the atro• cious and unprovoked murder of Mr. Edward White, and the circumstances by which it was accompanied. Much stress is placed upon the fact, admitted by the Kilkenny Journal, that the unfortunate gentleman was murdered "on the public road, not more tban half a mile from a police station, and surrounded by labourers reaping in the fields." Already arrange ments are in progress for a meeting of magistrates, to devise measures, in co-operation with the Govern ment, for the discovery of the parties concerned in this frightful outrage. For a long time the Queen's County had been free from agrarian disturbances, and a better understanding seemed to have prevailed be tween landlords and tenants than in most other coun ties, It was only within the last week that Sir Charles Coote, Sir William Hart, Mr. Rutland, and other proprietors, had entered into undertakings to provide employment or support for the paupers on their estates out of the workhouse, thus relieving the ratepayers from anything in the shape of poor-law taxation, unless the mere proportion of the establish ment charges on their respective electoral divisions. THE HARVEST. —The accounts of the potato crop are much the same as tor the last week or two, the blight extending amongst the foliage, but still causing no very serious injury amongst the tubers. The cereal harvest is progressing favourably, although partial losses have been caused by the recent storms. The Limerick Chronicle of yesterday, in its harvest report, says—" The potato crop continues to improve, and the more that are dug out proves to demonstra tion the falsity of the reports circulated with regard to the blight having attacked them. There were 160 loads at market this day, all sound, and selling at from 3d. to 3id. per stone. We had to-day about 20 loads of new wheat at market, quality good, and sold at 121. to 13, - 1. per stone. A tew loads of oats in to-day, and sold at Bd. per stone." COMMISSIONER OF MEDICAL CHARITIES. The Limerick Chronicle states that Dr. Corrigan, of this city, has been appointed Medical Commissioner for Ireland, under the Medical Charities Act of last ses sion. THE LORD LIEUTENANT.-It is stated that the Earl and Countess of Clarendon are expected to ar rive at the Vice•regal Lodge, in the Phcenix Park, the week after next. CHOLERA AND DIARRHCCI.—We regret to learn that dysentery, and that description of cholera known as "British" or "native," are more prevalent at pre, : sent in Belfast than such diseases have generally been at this season. The majority of the individuals at tacked comprise the young and the aged ; but many severe cases have occurred among persons of strong constitution in the prime of life. The deaths have not, we are happy to state, been numerous.—Belfast News Letter. MURDER Ix TIPPERARY•—A correspondent of the Clonmel Chronicle, in a letter dated Fethard, Aug. 26, says :—" lam sorry to have to inform you that our town has been the scene of a most awful tragedy. The unfortunate victim was a person named Holmes. I understand he, with his brother, proceeded to the house of a man named Wall, a shoemaker, who was at the time eating his dinner, but previously bad a dispute with one of the party in the Areet, the whole parry being under the influent of drink. When the door was opened, they met apparently on good terms. Holmes asked Wall what was it be accused him of previously, when immediately the latter rushed at Holmes, and run him through the abdomen with a shiirp pointed shoemaker's knife, of which wound he lingered until this morning, at two o'clock, when death put an end to. his sufferings. I understand the other brother had his eye nearly cut out, also by Wall, before the knife was taken from him. He lies in a dangerous state. Informations were taken yesterday before the Hen. M. J. French, on which Wall was committed." TUE SUN, tiONDON, HER, MAJEST Y'S PROGRESS. DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FROM DONCASTER. THURSDAY. The festivities at Doncaster, last night, were on an extended scale. The streets for some hours after her Majesty's arrival continued so crowded as to be nearly impassable, arid as the evening closed in every house of any pretension, and there are many such in this the sporting capital of England, had its front adorned with some illuminated device, among which the " V. A.'s" and "V. R.'s" and stars of Brunswick, were most conspicuous. When these were lighted up they produced a pleasing effect, and, added to some bril liant fireworks that were prepared at the expense of the corporation, contributed to keep the whole popu lation in the streets. The effect of the whole, how ever, was sadly marred by a shower of rain which began to fall between nine and ten o'clock, and which continued to fall during the night. This had the effect of speedily dispersing the crowd, and by eleven the streets were quite silent. The illuminations were left to wink on vacancy, and the triumphal arches with all their flags and loyal mottoes were abandoned to solitude. With the exception of the guard of honour, composed of a detachment of the 85th In fantry, that was stationed at the door of the good old fashioned Angel Inn, there was no one to have told a stranger that the Queen of England had taken up her quarters for the night in the town. By six o'clock this morning, however, the town was recalled to its duties and loyalty by the merry peals of the bells from the fine and commanding tower of St. John's Church, and soon after groups of twos and threes might be seen in the streets, hastening, at that early hour, to take up their position in the line through which the royal party was to pass. The streets were lined, as last night, with a detachment of the West Riding Yeomanry. Admirably mounted they all were, and they looked as grim and held their swords as firmly:as if they felt the safety of England's Monarch depended upon their vigilance. By half-past eight the Queen was again in motion ; and leaving the Angel, sbe took her way through the same route as last evening. The streets were not so crowded as on the previous night, but the stands, es pecially those near the station, were almost as well tilled as before. The rain had passed away with the darkness, the sun shone out brightly, so that Don caster formed no exception to the beautiful weather with which the Queen is favoured on her jour neys. By a quarter to nine o'clock, or fully a quarter of an hour sooner than the time fixed, her Majesty entered the royal carriage, accompanied by Lord John Russell and the members of her suite. The mayor and corporation, who were again on the platform to pay their parting respects to the Sovereign, here took leave of her, and the royal train, which by this time had become considerably elongated by the addition of a number of trucks, containing the Queen's private carriages, was drawn out of the station amid the cheers of the multitude. The train proceeded at a rapid pace for about a dozen miles, when the speed was suddenly slackened and the engine proceeded as slowly as if approaching a station. The cause of this was speedily apparent. The line traversed at this point an extensive morass, overgrown with osiers, in the immediate neighbourhood of the Aire and Calder Navigation, and the works themselves being new and unfinished, and the ground apparently little better than a quaking bog, the engineer prudently proceeded very gingerly along. Over the river itself, which is here of a considerable breadth, a sort of Menai tubu lar bridge in miniature is thrown. When this difficult piece of ground was once fairly cleared, the engineer, by way of making up for lost time, proceeded at a rapid pace towards York, where the train arrived about 5 minutes before 10 o'clock. York, it will be remembered, is not what is called a " through station"—the train running north and south must pass on to a small branch line to reach the town. In compliance with her Majesty's wishes the train did not go into the station, but halted at the point of junction between the York and North Midland line, and the York, Newcastle, and Berwick line. Here the jurisdiction of Mr. Denison and his co-directors ended, and here Mr. Leeman, the chairman of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company ; Alderman Meek, of York ; and other of his co-directors were in waiting to take their places. The successful termi nation of the journey so far must have been a great relief to the mind of Mr. Denison, who showed him self all through the journey painfully anxious for the safety of his Royal charge. At the same time Mr. Sturrock, the locomotive superintendent, who had driven the train from town, gave up his charge to Mr. Harrison, of the York and Berwick line. THE DUKE AND ANN HlCKi.—The case of Ann hicks has called forth another letter from the Duke of Wel lington to the Secretary of the West and North London Anti-Enclosure Societies. It is as follows :—" London, Aug. ts.—Field-•Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Griffiths. He has received his letter of the 20th inst. Although t e Duke again declines to enter into any discussion with the secretary of a self-appointed and elf-authorised association upon the details of his duty es Ranger of the Park, in relation to his superiors in office, the Board of Woods and Forests, he observes that Mr. Griffiths has not quoted correctly what, it appears from the reports, the President of the Board of Woods and Forests stated in respect of his communication with the Ranger of the Park upon the removal of Mrs. Hicks. The Duke does not ex actly understand what connexion is supposed to exist be tween his house in Piccadilly and Mrs. Hicks's cottage. The Duke purchased from the Crown his property in Pic cadilly ; Mrs. Hicks is neither more nor less than a squatter on the bank of the Serpentine river. The Duke has fre quently considered it his duty to inquire, and he could never find that Mrs. Hicks had any authority whatever to estab lish herself there. He believes that it will no . be very easy to convince the public that the Duke of Wellington has been guilty of an offence because he recommended that the opinion of the law officers cf the Crown should be taken before any measures should be adopted to remove Mrs. Hicks from the park.—To Mr. Henry Dowell Griffiths." SUICIDN OF MRS. COLONEL CROWTHER.—CHEL TENHAM, THURSDAY.—An event occurred here yesterday afternoon which has cast a gloom on the town. Mrs. Crow ther, the widow of the late Colonel Crowther, of the 27th Fusiliers, committed suicide by precipitating herself from her bed-room window, and the day of the fatal act was the thirteenth anniversary of her husband's death. The dec used had been suffering for some time from a severe attack of bronchitis, and her mind had become evidently affected, and during her visit strict orders had been given by her medical attendant that she should be constantly watched, but on Wednesday afternoon she eluded the vigilance of her nurse, ran up stairs from the drawing room to her bed-room, which was on the third floor, and threw herself out of the window. On being missed en alarm was raised, and she was found lying in the yard, having fallen from a height of fifty feet. She breathed heavily twice, and then expired. Her skull was frightfully fractured, her right arm broken, and other severe injuries were also discovered, although her face was not dis figured. She was upwards of 60 years of age, and very corpulent. Her fashionable reunions were the life of the Cheltenham season, and her death will be greatly regretted. FIRE AND NARROW ESCAPE IN THE STRAND Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Lofts. printer and publisher, 368, Strand. The flames originated in the shop, and when first discovered had obtained so firm a hold of the stock in trade, that the residents were unable to descend by the stairs, they therefore made for the top of the building, and succeeded in escaping by the roof. With all possible expe dition the escapes of the Royal Society at tended, and several engines of the parish, Royal Brigade, and West of England Company. Plenty of water having been obtained, the fire men were eventually enabled to subdue the flames, but not until the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed, and serious damage done to the premises. Fortunately Mr. Lofts was insured in the National Mercantile Fire-office, and the premises were insured in the Sun-office. The iron area grating was removed at an early stage of the fire. to allow the inmates to escape, and a police-sergeant of the F division, on rendering assistance, fell down the opening and broke his shoulder bone. He was extricated, and removed in a state of great suffering to the hospital. ST. HELENA GARDENS, ROTHERHITHE.—On Mon day the announcement of a very extended list of amuse ments at these elegant gardens had the effect of drawing together an immense number of spectators—and highly gra tified did they appear with the liberal catering of the ma nagement. .slrs. Graham made a very fine ascent in her Victoria balloon. She was accompanied by one of her daughters and Mr. W. Warde, the comic vocalist of the Sur rey Music, Hall, who endeavoured to look serious in a posi tion so particularly novel to him. He attempted to part with his friends as the balloon was rising with a song, but under the circumstances it was too high for his voice, and however certain his break-down might have been, he un doubtedly rose far above any in his profession. The machine took a north-westerly direction, crossed the Thames, passed over Kent, and after a very pleasant return journey (the wind having shifted) re-crossed the river, and made an easy descent at Erith. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—On Friday evening last, between eight and nine o'clock, an outrage of a very serious nature was committed upon the person of a girl named Case, about fifteen years of age, by three married young men, whose names are Duckham, Wingate, and Headford. It appears that the young woman was walking with a boy in the fields at the back ot ,the ' Malt Shovel Inn, Bridgewater , when they were assailed by the abo.ve-named fellows, and the boy being driven away, they dragged the girl to a se cluded spot, where two out of the three effected their diabo lical purpose, Headford looking on at the time. They sub sequently treated the poor girl in a most disgraceful manner and left her; when she immediately gave intorma , ion to the police, and the fellows being known, two of them were appre hended in bed, at their residences, in Provident-place. not far from the spot; and on Saturday morning brought before the magistrates, who, after a lengthened investigation, re manded them until Tuesday, the 26th instant, in order that further evidence might be adduced, and Wingate appre hended, which the police succeeded in doing in the course of Saturday, after the examination had taken place; he was therefore brought up with the others for re -examination on the aforenamed day.— Sherborne Journat. THE APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. —We understand that the Hon. A. Gordon (second son of the Earl of Aberdeen) will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the lovely and accomplished Lady Eliza Peel, second daughter of the late lamented Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P. for Tamworth.—Lord Stanley and family (Al derley) have arrived at their town mansion, Grosvenor-place, from their country seat, Aderley Park, Cheshire, to be pre sent at the marriage of the Earl of Airlie, which will be so lemnised at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, in the beginning of the week. Report says that Lord John Russell has taken Mona Una EQUie l Aberdeenshire, during the shooting megal. The Queen was now upon comparatively beaten ground, as she passed over this line last year on her way from Castle Howard to the north. The route lies through an agricultural and thinly populated country, and for several miles the train held on its way without being brought up by the intervention of any considerable town. The royal party swept on through smiling corn-fields, here bending with ripe ❑ess, there already - fallen beneath the sickle, and not a few parties of reapers stopped from their toil and gave a joyous hurrah as their Queen passed by. One gentleman turned out his pack of hounds—very fine ones they were—and mustered them under a clump of trees in a field close by the side of the railway. At length the train reached Darlington, where the engine stopped to take a supply of water. Here the station was filled by the population of the town, headed by their chief bailiff, who was introduced to her Majesty by Mr, Leeman. The cheering here was less, perhaps, than at any other portion of the route, the mouths of the rustics being equally employed with their eyes in gazing; and it was not till the train began to move again that a hearty cheer burst forth. The train now entered the colliery districts, and passed through a long succession of colliery villages, with tall chimneys belching forth smoke that impreg nated the air, and the colliery refuse spread over the fields. The population was here, of course, much more dense; groups of spectators were gathered at every favourable point, though all that they could see was the whi,king past of the train. The city of Durham, conspicuous by the high tower of its ca thedral, was passed to the right, and soon after, on the left, the monument erected to the late Earl of Durham, on Pensher•hill. A few minutes more, and the train ran into Newcastle about a quarter past twelve. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EDINBURGH, THURSDAY. Her Majesty arrived at Holyrood about a quarter to four this afternoon. Her Majesty and suite, after resting for about an hour, took an airing in the royal carriages, and drove through the principal streets of the new town, re turning to Holyrood about six o'clock in the evening. Mr. Johnson, the Lord Provost, was introduced to her Majesty, and received the honour of knighthood. Tne Duke of Buccleugh had the honour of dining with the royal party at eight o'clock. Her Majesty proceeds northwards at nine o'clock to-morrow. WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, THUIVIDAY. — The performance in the Cathedral this morning consisted of the greater por tion of Handel's Samson, a selection from Haydn's Creation, and the whole of Spohr's Last Judgment. Samson is, in our opinion, on the whole, one of the great toaster's weakest works; but it contains, never theless, some profound and exquisite beauties, which never could be surpassed. Amongst these, the most prominent is the soul-searching recitative and air, " Total Eclipse." Co-existent with human per ceptions of truth and beauty will be the influence of this wonderful composition— " Triumphing over death, and chance, and g am ' , With a few sublime notes, some of the finest poetry ever penned is not only perfectly expressed, but the dire affliction of which they speakisconveyed by the universal language of idealised tones with a sympathetic and deeply-affecting truthfulnes s no mere words could accomplish. On reading Milton's noble lines, our compassion is strongly ex cited ; but on hearing the wailing, despairing music which Handel has wedded to them, we are overmastered by emotion ; those wondrous sounds, fraught with the desolation of a mighty spirit, cling around our heart, which struggles vainly against their power, our breathing becomes thick, a ball rises in our throat, and the hot tears which, despite all our efforts, suffuse our eyes, are a far worthier tribute to the artist's immortal genius than any which cold reflective criticism could offer. Too much praise could scarcely be awarded to Mr. Sims Reeves for the admirable manner in which be delivered this .Profoundly beautiful composition. His reading of it was exquisitely pathetic; but yet the virility of style which should characterise the earthly champion of Israel's God, even though " deject and wretched," was consistently maintained throughout. We never heard a more masterly performance, and the highest panegyric we can bestow will be included in the statement that it was every way worthy of the mag nificent poetry and music. Madlle. Cruvelli gave the popular "Let the bright Seraphim" with great brilliancy and power, and the trumpet obligato to it was as perfectly played, by Mr. T. Harper, as trumpet obligati ever are by any one. Madame Castellan sang Haydn's " With verdure clad," and Miss Birch, Handel's "Holy, holy l" ex tremely well; and Miss Dolby displayed her fine voice and solid artistic qualities to great advantage in Handel's beautiful air, " Ye Sons of Israel now La ment ;" and Herr Formes sang the music of Harttpha in Samson with considerable vigour and intelligence. Spohr's Last Judgment, which concluded the per formances, was executed with gee at excellence, and appeared to give general satisfaction. The Baroness Stratheden, Lord Campbell, and fa mily, and Baron Durt, were among the fashionable depar tures yesterday morning by the. General Steam Nirtigation Company's stem-ship oho, from the St. Katharbies-whart, fox Antwerp. INCILII:T TO MR. STEPHENSON We yestei day published a summary of the pro ceedings at, the greud banquet given at Bangor, in honour of Rob -rt Srephanson, Esq., M.P., together wi'h an epitotne of the Hon. Gentleman's speech. We now furnish a full report of the reply of Mr. Ste phenson to the roast of his health, and also the speeches of Mr. Locke, M.P., and Mr. Paxton. The CHAIRMAN (Colonel Pennant, M.P.), in pro posing the health of their distinguished and respected guest, observed that a large portion of the improve ments that had taken place in this country, within the last quarter of a century, have been owing to the talents of civil engineers. —(Hear, hear.) The mi neral wealth taken from the earth, and so adapted as to enable our manufacturers to compete with all the nations of the world ; the docks and canals by which the trade of the country was carried on ; and more recently, the various rail ways and all their conco mitant advantages; each and all bore the impress of the hand of the civil engineer, and to that class of the community a very heavy debt of gratitude was due.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) And among that class no one stood more exalted for soundness of judgment and probity of character than their honoured guest, Mr. Robert Stephenson.—(Pro tracted cheering.) Inheriting as he did a name al ready conspicuous in engineering science, he had added to that name a renown not confined to this country nor to Europe, but which was known and appreciated in every civilized country in the world. —(Cheers.) The engineer who was striving to drive through the jungles of India, or to connect the shores of the Pacific with the Atlantic, must make himself acquainted with the trials and difficulties which Mr. Stephenson had surmounted, before he could feel perfect mastery over those obstacles which might be thrown in his way. The Britannia•bridge stood out as a monument of his genius, alike noble in its pro portions and imperishable in its fame.—(Cheers.) They had bag had before them the production of Telford's genius, the Menai suspension-bridge, and therefore were in some degree able to ju4ge of the difficulties which had attended Mr. Stephenson in the accomplishment of his stupendous task. Day , by day they had seen him superintending the put ting together of those gigantic tubes; day by day they had seen them floated, anchulamately they had seen them elevated to their present height. The feelings of admiration at witnessing the gradual pro gress and ultimate completion of the work had elicited that testimony of the principality to the genius of Mr. Stephenson.—(Great cheers.) But he believed there were other more indirect causes which had con tributed to the homage they were then offering him. He (the chairman) believed that the Britannia-bridge, by the facilities which it offered, would confer very great benefits on the country generally ; and he might therefore reasonably suppose that these feelings had to a considerable extent induced the tribute of praise which had given rise to that assembly.—(Hear, bear.) It might indeed be said that this acknowledgment of Mr. Stephenson's services ought to have been made sooner, but he would remind them that the Britannia bridge had now stood for one year; it had survived the test of the winter's gales, and he would now like to know where were the prophecies of those who had predicted that it would be unsuccessful. Some had said the tubes would never be floated, others predicted that they would never be raised, while others wain confidently averred that if ever they were raised they would assuredly fall down again.—(Laughter and cheers.) Where were all these prophecies now ? (Enthusiastic applause.) He would not longer delay them, but called on them to join io the pleasing duty of drinking the health of their distinguished guest, Robert Stephenson, Esq. The toast was received 'with the greatest enthu siasm, nine times nine hearty cheers, and the Kentish fire being given. As soon as the cheering had sub sided, Mr. STEPHENSON rose and spoke as follows : " Gentlemen, in rising after the eloquent address which you have just heard, to return you my heart felt thanks for the honour which you have done me on this occasion by making me your guest, I feel that I must rely on your sympathy and kindness to excuse the inadequate and imperfect manner in which I am able to express myself.--(Loud cheering.) But I will in one word, with all sincerity, express to you that I feel most deeply the honour you hays conferred on ma this day—a day which will be remembered by me, not merely as one In which I have received this nigh compliment, but it will also be remembered by me as a test of the thorough appreciation by the in habitants of this neighbourhood of the difficulties which have been encountered and successfully overcome, in the construction of that noble and gigantic work the Britannia-bridge.—(Renewed cheering.) That this apprkiation has been most sincere on your part I feel, not only from what has fallen from the chairman, but from the exceedingly kind manner in which you have received are.—(Hear, hear.) You have had ample opportunities of observ ing the gradual progress of this work; you have watched with anxiety those perilous operations which from time to time have passed in reviee , before you, and having so appreciated these operations, I feel more acutely the position in which you have now placed me.—(Hear, hear.) It would le expected of me I know, that, under the circumstarces, I should go into a detailed recapitulation of those difficulties in the construction of the Britannia-bridge to which I have alluded in general terms, and whici may not be understood by an ordinary observer; but I am happily relieved from that necessity an this occa sion ; for all the doubts and anis eties which existed during the construction of the bridge, but which have been solved by its completion, have already been given to the world by my friend and valued assistant, Mr. Ravin Clark.— (Loud cheers.) Of the merits of that work I have had ample testimony from almost every quarter of the world, wherever engineering science his made any progress, and I am now daily receiving proofs of the value which it has proved to the whoa profession wherever it has been pursued to any great extent. — (Renewed cheers.) It is sometimes the case, that when an engineer has finished a work involving many difficulties, it may pass out of his mint; hut in my case, I assure you, it is not so, for the Britannia bridge has occupied my attention, and [ cannot but think that that work is yet far from having developed its influence on society either here or in any part of the . principality.—(Hear, hear.) You is this imme (hate neighbourhood may perhaps be, at the present time, participating in its advantages to tome extent ; hut I feel that the Chester and Holy head Railway is destined to form, at no distant day, one of the princi pal railway links in the British empire.—(Pro longed cheers.) I shall not follow the chairman in the remarks he has made as to the benefits conferred upon the country by railways, for the fact of their usefulness is now denied by no one. Their in fluence on society has not only been to give an im petus to commercial pursuits, but they have diffused comfort and happiness throughout every corner of the laud, and more especially have they proved beneficial to the working-man above any class of the commu nity.—(Hear, hear.) They have raised that class in point of locomotion to a level with the peer, and they are carrying an amount of warmth and comfort to his hearth which he had never before the means of enjoy. ing.—(Cheera.) No one can take a retrospective view of twenty years past without feeling that civilisation had at that period reached a point beyond which it could not pass without the aid of increased powers of locomo tion. The powers of the horse were strained to their utmost limit—nay, we had even gone beyond what any well cultivated mind could justify.—(Hear, hear.) A new species of locomotion was necessary; and it was accomplished. And h ow was it accoine plished ? What circumstance in our position allowed us, in the comparatively short period of twenty years, to raise up such a stupend ous system of improvement in locomotion ? The answer is that we have been able to do it from one circumstance alone—the abundance and cheapness of And this iron. —(Loud and continued cheering.) circumstance reminds me of what occurred to me some time ago during a visit to Copenhagen. 'there visited a museum, and heard a lecture from a man who had spent his whole life in the study of mecha nics and philosophy. He had in his museum work men's tools showing the rudest state of barbarism, and also every improvement up to the highest state of refinement. He was most enthusiastic in pointing out to me the gradual improvements made, and, if I did not fully appreciate every article he endeavoure d until I di. so appreciate it. He illustrated to me the first tools which the artisan used—they were bone; he traced them up from the rudest state to a state of compara tive perfection, and when he came up to a certain paint he said, " You observe how slow has been the improvement up to that time, but (pointing out iron tools) look how rapid it has been since the discovery of iron." I do not make these observations of digress sion from my immediate subject merely for the pur pose of relating to you the circumstance, but in order to lay before you the train of thought which it raised in my mind.—(Hear, hear.) I thought he was quite right, hut I reflected thus :—" How little does this man think what iron is now doing round about him ! He has been deeply engaged in study, but he does not know as well as I do what an influence iron now has upon society and the world. He does not know that there has been as much iron taken from the bowels of the earth as would suffice for a girdle to encircle the earth itself."—(Hear, hear.) He might have said that we are now producing iron from the earth which is diffusing wealth and happiness throughout the world.—(Cheers.) The all-civilizing thing is iron ; and I much doubt whether we are yet arrived at that height of civilisation which I believe we are destined to enjoy. I believe we shall be yet more civilised, from the existence of an article of e ma terial wealth beneath us—.end that is iron. —(Renewed cheering.) I will not detain you longer, but return you my most sincere thanks, and let me assure you that I appreciate your kindness most highly. The THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AT PORTSMOUTH.- Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., will succeed Admiral the Hon. Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, K.C.8., as Commander-in-Chief at Ports mouth. The latter gallant officer's term of service will expire on the 13th September REAR-ADMIRAL PROVO WALLI9.-This gallant officer, promoted to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue, only son of the chief clerk in the office of the Com missioner of Halifax Dockyard, entered the navy in 1795, and has served afloat 22 years. He was mid shipman of the Cleopatra, 32, Captain Sir R. Laurie, when after "a brilliant and self-sought *action of nearly three hours, and a loss, out of 200 men, 20 killed and 38 wounded, she was captured Feb. 17, 1895, by La Ville de Milan, a French ship of 46 guns and 350 men, 10 of whom were slain. Owing to the damage she had sustained the latter fell an easy capture six days afterwards to the Leander, 50, Captain John Talbot, who at the same time retook the Cleopatra. The French frigate being added to the British navy as the 38-gun frigate Milan, the com mand of her was given to Sir Robert Laurie, with whom Mr. Wallis continued to serve on the coast of North America until there nominated, Nov. 6, 1806, Acting-Lieutenant of the Triumph, 74. On No vember 30, 1808, he was promoted officially into the Curieux, 16; in her he was wrecked while at the blockade of Guadeloupe, Nov. 3, 1809. In January, 1812, was appointed to the Shannon of 50 guns, throwing a broadside weight of 5381b5., and 306 men, Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke. On June 1, 1813, he assisted as Second-Lieutenant at the famed capture of the Chesapeake, of 50 guns, yielding a broadside of 5901b5. and 260 men-an exploit achieved after fifteen minutes of desperate combat, wherein the British had 24 men killed and 59 wounded, and the Americans 47 killed and 115 wounded. Lieutenant George Thomas L. Watt, the First-Lieutenant of the Shannon, being killed in the moment of victory, and Captain Broke, being severely wounded, the com mand, at the close of the action, devolved upon Mr. Wallis, who, for his gallantry was promoted, July 9 following, to the rank of commander, besides receiv ing a letter of thanks from the Admiralty, and a sword from his captain. From Jan. 19 until Dec. 28, 1814, Captain Wallis served at Sheerness in the Snipe, 12 ; be was advanced to post rank August 12, 1819, and he was afterwards, from June 4, 1824, until November, 1826, from April 14, 1838, until September, 1839, and from October 13, 1843, until April, 1846, employed on the Cape of Good Hope and Halifax, the North America and West India, and the Mediterranean stations in the Niemen 28, the Mada gascar, 46, and the Warspite, 50. In the Niemen ne commanded the first experimental squadron, con sisting of the Champion, Orestes, Pylades, Calliope, and Algerine ; and while engaged in the Madagascar in watching the French operations before Vera Cruz he received the thanks of the British merchants for his attention to their interests. When senior officer in the Warspite, at Gibraltar, he obtained the approval, in 1844, of her Majesty's Government, for his judicious arrangements with the Prince de Join ville, whose attack upon Tangier and destruction of Mogador he was afforded an opportunity of witness ing. Captain Wallis was appointed a naval aide-de camp to the Queen, Aug. 5, 1847. He married, Oct. 19, 1817, Juliana, second daughter of the Venerable George Massey, of Chester, archdeacon of Barnstaple and prebendary of Exeter, by whom he has issue two daughters. Lieutenant Lord John Hay (1846), son of the Marquis of Tweeddale, and flag-lieutenant to his uncle, the late Rear-Admiral Lord John Hiy, super intendant of Devonport Dockyard, has been promoted to the rank of commander. Retired Colonel Thompson Aslett, recently colonel commandant of the Royal Marine Corps at Ports mouth, died at his residence, Hampshire-terrace, on Wednesday night, aged 75. He served in the Mon tague, at Camperdown. Musquito, new 12 gun brig, in charge of Mr. Biddlecombe and company, master of the St. George, arrived at Devonport on Wednesday morning from Pembroke. Pique, 36, en route for Milford, to be altered and repaired, was detained at Plymouth on the 26th inst. by the bad weather. Sprightly, steam-tender, Master Commander Allen, left Portsmouth for Plymouth, and is expected back with a sufficient number of seamen to complete the complement of the Vengeance to-day : PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Fairy, royal steam-yacht, was taken on to the graving-slip last night to ship a new screw. She was taken off this morning, and afterwards went out to Stokes' Bay at half-past eleven o'clock to make a trial of Macin tosh's flexible two-fan screw. The water was very rough and the weather unpropitious for such an ex periment, but, notwithstanding, a favourable result was manifest, the vibration in the vessel having much decreased and the speed increased nearly half a knot. Other trials will be made. The Centaur steam-frigate, Captain Cannon, flag of Rear-Admiral W. W. Henderson, C. 8., went out today to try her engines, &c. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, was paid advance at Spithead to-day. FRIDAY v el EVENING, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. lion. Gentleman. on resuming his seat, was again greeted with enthusiastic applause. Mr. LOCKE, M P., in responding to the toast of his health, said that when he came into that room he had no idea of receiving such a mark of respect as they had just paid him, for the very small compliment which he had paid his friend Mr. Stephenson in coining from London to witness the floating of the first tube. He sincerely assured the company that he clime to their banquet that day to do honour to Mr. Stephenson, to whom all honour was due._ (Cheers.) In rising on that occasion he did so with extreme reluctance, because he felt that he could say nothing beyond expressing his cordial concurrence in all the remarks which the Chairman had made re specting their distinguished guest. He could, how ever, from personal experience say what must have been the character of that engineering skill which had enabled the difficulties encountered in constructing the Britannia-bridge to be overcome.—(Great cheer ing.) The genius and talent which were equal to the completion of so great a work must indeed he of the very highest order.—(Hear, hear.) When he rsfl-cted that Mr. Stephenson was a friend of his of 30 years' standing, he (Mr. Locke) thought he might with some propriety say that be did participate in the honour which they had now paid to their eminent guest.—(Cheers.) It was impossible for a man, the member of a profession to which they both belonged, to witness such a proceeding as the present, and not feel deeply the honour so deservedly paid.—(Cheers.) He gladly availed himself of that opportunity to say, honour to the man who had con ceived and executed such a noble work. Might they live long to admire it, and might Mr. Stephenson live long to receive the homage which intelligence always pays to distinguished merit.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. PAXTON, in acknowledging the compliment of his health being drank, said, that so much had been said by himself and others about the Crystal Palace, that he felt totally inadequate to find any new sub ject to entertain them with. But perhaps they would allow him on that occasion to mention a cir cu►i:stance which he had mentioned before, with re ference to the distinguished individual to whom they had that day done honour; he was not only the author of the Britannia-bridge, but he considered that ➢lr. Stephenson gave him the most efficient support in the origin of the Crystal Palace—(Hear, bear)—and it was mainly due to that gentleman's influence that his plan for the Exhibition building was ultimately adopted.—(Loud cheers.) "And," continued Mr. Paxton, " where do you suppose I gained most of my ideas ? I received them from the same source as our distinguished guest himself. For many years I had the felicity to have the acquaintance of his re vered father—(Cheers)—and I ask any one who was ever with that gentleman for five minutes, whether he did not derive some advantage from meeting with him ? There is one drawback to the proceedings of this day, and that is, that the elder Mr. Stephenson has not been permitted to live to see the realisation of the scene which this assembly presents.—(Hear.) But, gentlemen, his spirit is here; and that spirit will survive so long as a locomotive engine shall run, and as long as railways shall exist to advance civilisa tion throughout the earth."—(Rapturous applause.) The various other toasts on the list having been given and responded to, the company separated shortly before 11 o'clock. The Right Hon. Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., who left the Admiralty yesterday morning to join the Lady Arabella Baring and family at Spa, in Germany, is expected to be absent about a fortnight. ITGUST 29 1851. NOTES FOR STRANGERS. APPOINTMENTS. WoouwicEr, Aug. 28.—Captain Sir George Tyler, Knight, C. 8., K.H. (1822), to be Naval Aide-de- Camp to the Queen. Lieutenant Herbert F. W. Ingram (1845), to the Britannia, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Portsmouth, vice Rodd, promoted. PROMOTION. Assistant-surgeon Thomas Ayling (1839), at pre sent serving in the Bermuda schooner on the North America and West India station, to be surgeon. The Rattler steam-sloop was taken under the shears to have her masts put up this afternoon, and is to be made ready for sea with all dispatch. It is expected she will proceed to the East Indies and China station in the room of the Reynard screw steam-sloop, re cently lost on the Patras Islands. The Pluto steam-vessel went down the river to-day to try her engines, and was under the charge of Lieut. Robertson. (la'e Miss Talbot) are in this town. We hear that th e he a lth of the latter L o stayingri sd. E. Howard and his lady very inr;ifferent,.and that she has sought the advice o f 11. 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The Middle Tem ple Hall is open to the public without payment or or der, from 10 till 4; also the Inner Temple Gardens, from 6 till half-past 8 evening. LINCOLN'S INN.-Admission daily, except on Sunday, to the Chapel, Hall, and Library, gratuitously, by bencher's order. Prayers are read in the chapel on week days at 8; on Sundays there is divine service at 11 and 3. The chapel may also bo seen on applies doe to the head porter. BRITISH MUSEUM, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, BLOOMS BURY.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 to 7 (gratis). With the ex ception of Saturday the libraries may be viewed without orders. Admission to the print room, medal room, and botanical department, can only be ob tained by an order from Sir Henry Ellis, the prin cipal librarian, or the heads of the respective depart ments. Mr. ROACH SMITH'S MUSEUM Of LONDON ANTIQUITIES may be seen by special appointment. Apply by letter, to Mr. Smith, 5, Liverpool-road, City-road. NATIONAL GALLERY, TRAFALGAR -SQUARE.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and 'Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). VERNON GALLERY, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). NORTRUMBERLAND HOUSE.--Tickets (gratis) to be ap plied for at the house on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday, from 10 till 2. The gallery, &0., to be viewed on Friday and Saturday, from 11 till 5. BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, CLEVELAND -SQUARE, ST. JAMES'S -Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 till 5, by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Smith, 137, New Bond-street. DUDLEY GALLERY, EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, without tickets (gratis). MANSION-HOUSE.-TO view the Egyptian Hall, Ball room, &c., Tuesdays and Fridays, from 11 till 2. Visitors are required to leave their names on the Fri day or Tuesday previous. GUILDHALL, KING-STREET, CHEAPSIDE, is for the pre sent closed. THE TOWER.-Daily, except Sunday, from 9 till 5. The armoury, 6d.; the regalia, 6d. THE MINT.-Admission by special order from the Mas , ter of the Mint. GENERAL POST -OFFICE.-Apply by letter to the Post master-General, or the Secretary, for an order of ad mission. ROYAL EXCHANGE.-Open to the public from 9 till half-past 3, and from 6 till 8, every day except Sun day. COAL EXCHANGE, LOWER THAMES STREET.-Gra tuitous admission, every day except Sunday, from 9 till 4. CUSTOM HOUSE, LOWER THAMES -STREET.-Gratuitous admission to the long room, every day except Sunday, from 10 till 4. THE DOCKS.-The West India Docks, the East India Docks, the St. Katharine's Docks, and the London Docks, may be viewed gratuitously by an order pro curable at the offices of the respective superintendents. In the case of the London Ducks, the wine vaults may be seen by presenting a " tasting order" from any wine merchant. BETHLEM HOSPITAL, OR BEDLAM, LAMBETH.-Apply for an order to the president (Sir Peter Laurie), the treasurer (Mr. John Edward Johnson), or the Home Secretary. Visitors will also be admitted on the per sonal introduction of a governor; and it may be use ful to know, that the Aldermen of the city of London are ex officio governors. The days of admission are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 till 3. MILLBANK PRISON, PENTONVILLE PRISON, &C.-Apply in writing to the Home Secretary for an order. Foreigners will procure tickets at the respective em bassies. Millbank may be seen every day except Saturday and Sunday, from eleven till one, and from two to four. Pentouville may be seen on the same days from two to four. Admission to the Hulks, at Woolwich and Portsmouth, are to be obtained by orders procurable in the way already stated. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.-Admission by order from the Governor or Deputy-Governor. THE MONUMENT, FISH-STREET-HILL.-Daily, except Sunday, from 8 till sunset-3d. DUKE of YORK'S MONUMENT, CARLTON-HOUSE-TER RAcK.-Daily, except Sunday, from 10 till 4 on pay ment of 6d. THAMES TUNNEL.-Daily, id. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MUSEUM, LEA.DENHA.LL STREET.-Friday, from 10 till 4 (gratis). On Tues day and Thursday, by orders from a director. UNITED SERVICE MUSEUM, WHITEHALL PLACE, SCOT LAND-YARD.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday, from 11 till 5, by members' tickets or ambassadors' cards. On Saturday by personal in troduction or ambassadors' cards. SOCIETY OF ARTS, JOHN -STREET, ADELPHI.-Daily, except Sundays, by members' orders and ambassadors' cards, from 10 till 4. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS. -On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 4, by members' orders. On Friday and Saturday, foreigners possessed of tickets, procur able at the various embassies and consulates, will be admitted. ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.-Daily by orders from fellows. KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK.-Public prome nade-military music daily, except Sunday, from 2 to 4. HORSE GUARDS.-Guard mounting daily at half-pas: 10 and 11, and on Sundays at 10. BUCKINGHAM PALACE -For admission apply, by letter, to the Lord Chamberlain. The days for viewing the palace are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12 till 4. There is no admission when the Queen is re siding in the palace. BUCKINGHAM PALACE MEWS. -Apply, by letter, to Mr. George Lewis at the Royal Mews for cards of ad mission. The stables are on view every day except Sunday, from 1 till 3. WINDSOR CASTLE.-On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 to 4; by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Col nsghi, Pall-mall East; Mr. Ackermann, 96, Strand; and Mr. Moon, Threadneedle -street; and at Windsor, at the Lord Chamberlain's Office, Winchester Tower. The Private Apartments may be seen by an order from the Lord Chamberlain, but only in the absence of the Court. The North Terrace is open daily, from A.M. till sunset; the Grand Parterre is only available on Saturdays and Sundays; the Royal Gardens cars only be seen by an order from the Office of Woods and Forests, or any of the Queen's Equerries; the Kennel, Dairy, and Aviary, may be seen by an order from Major-General Wemyss, at Cumberland-lodge; the Royal Mews are shown daily, except Sunday, between 1 and half-past 2, by tickets, to be obtained, not earlier than 12, at the Lodge, near the Post-office. KEW GARDENS.-Daily, except Sunday (gratis). HAMPTON COURT PALACE.-Daily, except Friday, (gratis). WOOLWICH-THE ROYAL ARSENAL.-Admittance daily, except on Sunday, and without order (gratis), from 9 till 11; and from a quarter-past 1 till 4, to view the grounds, which contain upwards of 28,000 guns of various calibre, and 4,000,000 of shots and shells. Foreigners require a card from the legation of the country to which they belong and the name of every person forming a party must be written upon it. A special order is required from the Board of Ordnance, Pall-mall, London, or from the office of the Commandant of the Garrison, to view the interior of the departments. The Rotunda -Ad mission gratis, and without order, to view the ar moury and models daily, except Saturday and Sun day, from 9to 11, and from 1 till 4. Visitors give their names at the entrance. The Dockyard -Admis sion gratuitously, and without orders, from 9 till half past 11, and from half - past 1 till 4 o'clock. Foreigners must produce cards from their respective legations. To view the interior of the department, a special =rde r is required from the Admiralty ct Whitehall, the Commodore -Superintendent at Woolwich. E x ercises of the Royal Horse Artille r y an d Fi e ld Batteries on Woolwich Common.-Th ese genera lly take place Tuesdays, Wednesday s , an d Thursdays, when t he weather is favourable ; but the assembling of the troops depends upon the other duties they have to perform in the garrison. Mortar and Howitzer Prac tice-Visitors have the best opportunities of witness ing this practice from half-past 2to half-past 3 o'clock on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. -Daily, gratis; picture gallery, 2d.; chapel, 2d. CHELSEA HOSPITAL. -Daily (gratis). DULWICH GALLERY (fi re miles from London day T u esday, Wednesday , Thursday, end Saturday (gratis), , from 10 till 5. Tickets to be p rocured from the principal print-sellers in London. THE FLAXMAN GALLERY, AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, G OW ER-STREET.-(Free)-Saturdays, from 1 till 6. T HE MUSEUM Of PRACTICAL GEOLOGY, JERMYN STREET.-(Free)-Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednes days, from 10 till 5. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, LIME'S CONDUIT-STREET. -Mondays, from 12 till 4-(Free.) Divine service on Sundays at 11 and 3; a trifling gratuity in ulcer for the benefit of the obarity. " Passengers arriving at the port of Wew York with the intention of proceeding tp the interior' their stay in tire city a s s h or t as possible, order to save money. It will genera ll y not b e ne cessary for them to go to any hotel or i nn , b ut the ;should make pa s ea b se-tickets to the interior can be bought immediately, and t`te bag gage be at once removed from the ship to the Liesm boat, tow-boar, or railroad, some one of which starts every day throughout the year. This course saves not only much money for board, lodging, and carting, tilt also prevents many occasions for fraud. If passenger's go to an inn or boarding-house, they should see at once whether a list of prices for board and lodging is posted up for their inspection, as is required by law. Never employ a cart that has no number painted on it, and be careful to note down the number. Always make a b sr gainfoyrcuthrg priceo bags to be paid before engaging a cart , to carry orstagnec.e cThect over pric h allowedaeifa mile by i law 33c .foarc and cartload any for each additional half mile one-third more. Among the impositions practised on emigrant passengers none is more common than an overcharge in the rates of pasetsgo to the interior, against which there is no protection, except by a close attention to the following remarks, as ll by insisting on a strict adherence on the part of for warders to the scale of prices established by the mayor of the city of New York and the Commissioners of Emi gration, which will be found below. There are two principal routes to the interior from New York; one is by way of Albany and Buffalo, or by the New York and Erie Railroad. The passage from New York to Albany costs from 25c. to 50c. (half a dollar). From Albany there are two modes of conveyance to Buffalo--- one by canal, which takes from seven to ten days, at li dolls.• the other by railroad, going through in 36 hours, at 4 dolls.; and no higher prices should be paid. The route to the south and west is by way of Philadelphia and Pittsburg. The passage from New York to Phila delphia is 1 doll. 50c., and from there to Pittsburg S to 5 dolls., making from New York to Pittsburg from 4 dolls. 50c. to 6 dolls. 50e. There is also a route to Pittsburg by way of Albany in the summer season, which will cost 5 dolls. 50c. On all these routes pas sengers have to find their own provisions, and, conse quently, the difference in the cost between travelling by canal and railroad is not as great as it appears at first, as the passengt rs by canal have to pay for a week's provi sions more than those travelling by railroad, beside* losing time and being longer exposed to fraud. Pas sengers are advised in no event to engage their passage to distant small places that do not lie on the main route, but only to engage to the nearest main station, and from there to make a new engagement to their final place of destination. If not differently advised by the Emigration Seciety, and in all cases when the passen gers have not been able to consult these societies, they should never engage passage further than iuffalte or Pittsburg, and there make a new contract. Other wise, their passage-tickets, though paid for, may prove good for nothing. Passengers are cautioned that ba;i gage is very often stolen, end the owners should al ways keep an eye upon their effects, and not allow themselves to be enticed or bullied into giving the transportation of them to irresponsible people, or going into boarding-houses or forwarding offices not of their own free selection. Emigrants should always decide, immediately upon their arrival, what they will do before they spend their small remaining means in the board ing-house, and they should generally proceed at once on their journey while they have the means. On their arrival here they should not give ear to any represents.. tions nor enter into any engagements without obtaining first th e a d v i ce and corm:el of either the Commissioners of Emigration, or the Emigrant Society of the nation to which they belong, or its Consul ; and in inquiring for the office of the society, or Consul, or Commis sioners, they should be careful not to be carried to the wrong place. There are many individuals sufficiently unscrupulous intentionally to mislead the stranger. If the latter, for instance, inquire after the agency of the German Society, or the Irish Emigrant Society, the person applied to will say that he is the agent, or that he will take the stranger to the office of the German Society; but, instead of doing so , will take him to a place where he is almost sure to be defrauded. As a general rule, if the emigrant is urged to take passage, or has to pay for the advice he asks, he may take it for granted that he is not at the place where he wishes to be; and be should bear in mind to look for the name of the persons or office be is in search of at the door of the house into which he is shown. All the foreign consuls and the emigrant societies, as well as the Commissioners of Emigration, have signs over the doors of their offices. The office of the German Society is No. 55, Greenwich street; of the Irish Emigrant Society at No. 29, Reade street; and of the Commissioners of Emigration in one of the public edifices of the city, in the Park. N.B. The Commissioners earnestly advise all emigrants who bring money with them to deposit it as soon as they arrive in the Emigrant ludthtrial Savings-bank, No. 51, Cham bers-street, opposite the Park. This institution was established by the Legislature for the express purpose of affording to emigrants a safe place of deposit for their moneys, which tney can draw out at pleasure whenever tilt) , want it; and, after a certain period, with interest added to it. Never keep money about your person, or in your trunks. Evil persons may rob or commit worse crimes upon you. Take it to the savings-bank. Pas sengers while travelling should always be provided with small silver change, as they may otherwise be more easily cheated on the way. Never take bank-notes, if you can avoid it, until you are able to judge of their value for yourselves, as there are many counterfeit and broken bank-notes in circulation. What is called a shilling in America is not more than sixpence sterling." RIVAL STEAM-VESSELS. THE THAMES VERSUS THE CLYDE.—Considerable interest has been excited by statements in the public prints as to the merits of the Jupiter, the celebrated Gravesend steamer, belonging to the Star Company, and built by Miller, Revenhill, and Salkeld, of Black wall, and has been running for three years ; and the Tourist, a new steam-packet, built at Dumbarton by Messrs. Denny. A trial took place on Wednesday, the 13th instant, when the Jupiter proved her supe riority, and maintained her character as the fastest vessel on the Thames. The Tourist, having got, up her steam at Westminster, went to Blackwall, possi bly expecting the Jupiter would his running on her usual station ; but the Star Company having heard of the Tourist's intention, had the Jupiter waiting for her at Blackwell, which, when the former saw, she turned back and ran up the river. The Jupiter then followed her to the buoy at the Victualling-yard, Deptford,when Captain Smith went on board and-repeated his chal lenge to her to run. This the owners declined, and the Jupiter returned to her moorings at Blackwell. About half an hour later the Tourist passed Blackwall with her jack flying. This, being the usual Thames challenge signal, the Jupiter loused from her moor ings, but by the time she got her head straight the Tourist had entered Woolwich Reach, thus gaining s start of six or seven minutes; nevertheless away went the Jupiter. Off Greenhithe, the Tourist, finding the Jupiter within six or seven boats' length of her, to prevent being passed, made fast to the Government moorings there, and again declined to run, saying they would send a challenge some other day. Thus the " shine" has been pretty well taken out of the fictitious character of the Tourist, and it appears very likely that, after having been chased out of the Thames, she will go back to Scotland to her native obscurity.—Herald. --- STEAM-BOAT COLLISION AND Loss OF LITI.-.. DuN DRE , AuG. 26.—Between ten and eleven o'clock on Sa turday night, Thomas Galloway, an old sailor, belonging to Dundee, and John G. Ramsay, a young lad of fifteen years old, having left the South Ferry in a boat, and having an other boat in tow, in order to bring her up to Dundee, while amen,nd ware where they on their way up the river, observed the steam ship London ea answered from on board, but before allYthing could be done a colli s i on took place, and both of the small boats were sunk. The young lad b call r e i d ng out down t o in s te the direction Ramsay got hold o f 90111 e oars belonging to the boats , and kept him self up until • he was rescued by a boat from the steamer ; but Galloway could not be found. Ramsa af was put ashore at Broughty Ferry, y. ter being refreshed, next morning, and then came t where he remained till (Sunday), while the schooner o Dundee. Next morning the river, the men on board Queen was on her passage up and on coming up to her observed a boat bottom upwards, hanging on by one of the they found the body of Galloway that they had to cut the r opes. He had such a firm hold and towed it up to th rope. They then secured the body, Advertiser. e harbour along with them. —Dun THE TO WER .T Or Exummow LONDON GRAND NATIONAL other prizes, lGarrA—The new Exhibition boat, Sind including th e elegant coat and badge, were 014 (Thursday) evening presented to the winners on the stage of Astley's Theatre. The coat was a present from Donald Nicoll, r the late sheriff, and the badge from Messrs. Sail and Sons, silversmiths, of Cornhill, by whom it was ma. nufactured. It is composed of massive silver, in the centre a richly raised c h as i ng o f th e P r i nc e of Wales, plume sur• rounded by foliage, and bearing an inscription describing that it was presented to commemorate the natal day of hie Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Grand National Ex. hibition, &c. The coat, in the style of Doggett's, was manu• factured by Messrs. H. J. and D. Nicoll , of Regent-street and 'Cornhill. It is constructed of the very finest scarlet cloth, lined throughout with rich silk of the same colour, the skirts hanging in ample folds, the buttons plated and em. bossed with the City arms. Both coat and badge have been got up in a style of elegance not usual in such articles. The Postmaster-General has announced that core respondence addressed post restante, or to be left at the Geo neral Post-office till called for, may be re-transmitted, allut that arrangements have been made for parties who may wi s h to avail themselves of the regulation previous to their depar• tore from the metropolis, to leave then Address in the soca+ tsry's ofAc*, St. i4iartilell-1.-Qraud. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, WALZROOK.—(Free) - - - Moi• days, Wednesdays, and Fridsyt , , from 11 till S. CRognr HALL, EISHOPSGATISI-STREET.—(Free) --- .Every day. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, WHITEHALL.—nStIRCISyS, at 101 and 2. ST. SAVIOUR'S, BOROUGH.—(Free)—Sundsye, at 10 and 2. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday - the sale of season tickets produced 6i., find the money taken at the doors amounted to 2,1671. Ili., making the total receipts 2,1731. I Is. The police re port shows the numbers of visitors to have been 43,244. The mean temperaltire of the atmosphere was 63 deg►. by Mr. Bennett's thermometers. THE EMIGRANT IN NEW YORK. The following valuahle document, containing direc tions for immigrants into New York, has latch been published in that city. tt is dated " Office of the Commissioners of Emigrants of the State of New York, New City-hall, Chambers-street , New York , August, 1851," and signed " k r:lulian C. Verplanck, President of the Comm4sioners of Emigration, New York