The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

'Nl.m ZOPLEVUG227 no" , rza3,14.1.1EM- Since our last a r port,s ,, v,,rta parcels of new Hops have rorue to band in improvt.d e. , nditiou. Our bec..ounti re air C e li ti ll n fi g d t i h i e o 3 : o t i o d t, tire by no rat sus flatterin(*. The , duty 30,0001. ~,i l ,a:. e ..x, 20,0001 divided e;; follows:—Kent, 60,000 L; : ; Worcester, Farnham, &c., The following q uo tations for ' ' almost nominal: __m id an i 12, 18a0 s are II kept d'— ' 3 S t l‘ent pockets, 100 s to 140 s; Weald of per ewt.itto, 983 to 112 s ; Sustex ditto, 95s to 108 s , T he im WO OL. ports cf. Wool into L on d on l as t wee k were on cer 200 bales, chi e fl y from Germany. Oa Wednesday ll public sales of inferior foreign and East India eitii . - blies took place. The attendance of buyers was small, air] only a portion ehsnged hands, mostly for shipment to the otiet, at very low prices. By private con tract, the demand is in a sluggish state, but Yr.) have no change to notice in the siuotatiomi. TALLOW. Altlaough the stock f Tallow is still large, 29,432 et4 ita, our market is of what brisk, at further advanced rates. P . Y.j t on ' th in e ' Spot is selling 38 1 gd old. For to 4os for new, and 385 8d to 39s for . for delivery much higher rates are demanded, viz., to-day at 40 s 6d to 40s 91 P p er Town Tallow remains at 37s l'e cyst, n et cash ; Rough Fat, 2s Id por Blbs. mai. st‘ ek this (lay ....----1848. 1849. I 1850. 1 Imo - .. 11,354 14 348 26,838 24,701 ' 29,43292 Nee of y, c. .... [ 46 3d 475 , 3d 37s 641 39 0 s 8 f 0 d d to t 03 9 4 5 08 Od I ? ) l l 4 tt iv er . 3 , last week . i t o 4655f6.1 to 1 78 , 6 cl to 3 1 7 8 8 ) 9 7 d 2,6-8 2, 314 , 4, 11. ° 1 , a fr 1 ° , 11 June : 19's 9' ...55 2, 2 i, ' 7)8 °6 3 I 19,1( 6 21,543 22, 9 2 7 5 5 4 Ditty frso4it w 'ek • '584 1,7:15 I 1 , 0 5 2,171 15 141 111 . 7 11n0 1 .• 23069 32,170 , 20,471 19,619 4 I Price of To wn ....., 498 C 4.1 49s 6d 1 40s Od 39s 6d 398 Cc C°NeLPOING STATEINIENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETErtsnuitGll. TairllOW _rdlspatelted _______lBsL__ 1850. 1849. 1 1 34 8. -________ Casks. Casks. Casks. Casks. I4'hPl " ) ..S. . 15,3 77 31 911 40,100 52,701 11411ter,L'.41" 844 , Casks. 4 l 9 B , - 5 -4 0 . A off 2 9 , , 14 486 20 005 21,409 16,749 16,427 L T o :::::ggi..° ' 2:° : ( 7: : : t .. t:: --------- --- 69,490 65,997 soled ftfter,,,,, .. 29,8,3 51,946 61, 509 6.,,867 Total at the cjo`":"f - 67,300 56,623 60,054 tile 0801gatioa',. :). -------- 119,246 118,132 129,304 131,864 o don. 20, 4 185 Liv •,.• "•• " ------ A , - ------ erpoo, .. ~443 11,991 11,427 25,568 8,681 8,445 ,sristol .... '' •.'' 3,204 9,382 6,676 g 2 72 2,920 "IlertuDn.„ " 2,700 2,25- '' . 5,4,01 Ireleuxt .7-441)0118 5,011 6,55 u 1201 1 958 kotlarid :: • • • • Ger inany ...... L 526 1,319 3 2,787 3 2 : 9 66 6 5 8 3 : 8 5 ,9 8' '•. '79 2,372 tralue ."• ".• 1,011 2,346 )c,256 2054 2,228 1,432 4,125 -........_____ e a, 1TT..., ......„...,..„._15,377 31,941 40,100 52,701 49,570 .s--a - ._._;_• :...:.. ... : __ .__.- _____ ._...___ a .,. Th e e CRIMINAL Co URT.—(THIS DA . Y . .) k • ; ourty, Ptember sessions of the Central Criminal the Lo p ere °Pened this day by theHonourable Right He nter, an d eb..,41,,aY0r, the Recorder, Aldermen Kelly, Hu l ittead ed "ts, end Sheriffs Carden and Hodgkin o s . on ie , fan • by the Under- Sheriffs and other iv Ctionaties Th e 0 , ' Th e ''eedar contains the names of 67 prisoners. Th e g i r l s " Jury having Leen sworn, iltl tuber ilee ar'Ea, in delivering his charge, said o t ra be . pa red pf prisoners was not only small, but, when la . a... with the , , • former - even at this ratio ( ' of , e calendars of sessions, Patteity 44e.ear, email to a degree unprecedented r . e T e This attrib ote - d ernte be trusted might in some Univ ers , to the condition of the people, which i was f Zot ell acknowledged to be at least equal, Xt w4B4uperier, to that for several years past. Wh et , !thrnatter of great congratulation to find thatnow, er e ": ° Period was drawing to a close, greatwhen e t tllY fr were ohs collected together in the metropolis, n not •aurope-tb,e provinces bat from almost every natio t ere wda'e l er frona the continuous collection of e sn a ch . i h hett e t !d b i t e e r 2 o ; el : w rl g e i e l i e h ti ci ttl;)0 any country, more of particularly crime, had ep rrecl i ! .°ll t led he believed that hardly a ca!eh i a n d oc an Englishman or a foreigner the t n hi u s With th e g t before this Court on a charge connect . ed matlts'eciate(? Exhibition. Having the honour of being of need h that great undertaking, he was quite sure °F non er dlY advert to this circumstance as a subject condition , of th e ' was not to be entirely attributed to the r_irment le liar However, the lightness of the ca liticlreiltrl, to a very recent Act of I kW, ‘sh S La change in the adminstration of the criminal • til t 1 Lienswould have a permanent effect in lightening 34 til l , auenr of thegrand jury. Previous to 18 t had r :l u t it.rter s, ssions, "oaderisdiction over various felonies and offences an _h e ; thin the metropolitan districts, e Vf°4 passed °f sinaple larceny, but when in . 1834 A in Alli ce "s,,3ed establishing the Central Criminal Court to the of the former court, which was merely confined . 0.. portion t it 4clJoinin thejmtlBdieLie e of the City, and when . a large 'vas th ou g counties were included in the jurisdiction, 4°48 fo r ght Wise to compel the committal of all . p.ert this everY thing se • 'ohm tnsaiorly • kha consequence was that the quarter ci e t w n t h e for trial a been P r l'ileP f new their jurisdiction CO ~.e O. trying those cases, district were deprived . of . their . as irn, dto simple larcenies. sintiveese Mass of causes came to this court, and produce Such being the o c ee a a se . eostEd,;' see to such an extent as to . twas !lid eiv, rable public inconvenience. At one time i even. ie D , ?tired to b 4 sittia meet the evil by holding m , kat, s g s t but the evils of 17etiolithtt."PParent and it that system e ts' le u of business beinc , so great led to the eig ht u 3, of lie, eying sometimes was abandoned The experi'aili4, anuPtegn consequently entailing great wo , - witnesses in attendance tildhtsitietuPon the count a r y v s, The labours of those h 1 11 -°e la l-e i, r , e d Justice . oftentimes very excessive, L k; C)4 11 slant Co Urtss w t e a r t ° the same time, and were kept t."`Tiet,tr,•ebt labour for a five, six, or seven days, In eo u r r i . . 4 41,1' of this State of things an Act was passedd ion o parliament, trusted, 'eulc l 'Etst se ss . f which, he to the 1114 rt boa tillost beneficial enactment, restoring formerly Pol l , r Bessions the jurisdiction which they I bla ss i e n , (l 9. f tryi n p d felonies, or other offences this t° tlrt t -P'e ‘leareegnje,t.)mTehuee result would be that s Cie WOUld jtftle:io43 0.; inarelie'redtto ht to character would be brought which a great extent, while all case et 4 tae i l : vitlit, hespir?erstananother Act of Parliament, 1 -;:the e,;°l3.siderabln amendment in the administration t - F itk io; l- ,? °Peratfo ' for the first time in this court, tate - . L ad d s ''tninal law e l ain g e neral object was to faci tose ers°jieheli.orieB,tetercirehveenn't ju e t s s tice e being defeated by technical y reason to believe that n of !Its tilt Perso rits--tl t a 'd g 'ver test lawyers and statesm e e mi. 11)51e'-'whe had e -rea d the Act, would not b di 4 4 cited i..suggeste ), ko re uthe result which he considered There ,L 410„ satisfa ctoryadministration of justice. ~st e i e esse of -1. kind in the ca en . i dar— would be vtii ti • 4 p r0 .„ ... _ It rather unusual a ri , Ile , ' , lan who was charged be no life. There could d . v4,hettitil,it'ia parent r iv a g n its other l with neglecting a person on whom w. e o tkkaecittl.e obligation of taking care of a child, and wasu tilt), of to went or danger in a reckless manner,know He did not L 4 4 141 Qt ' an indictable offence. or s ingle. si .t, jf the married accused was duty o ti,, Yltt t , 1 on the husband his wife with sum d r „,,s't hie ss ue jury that he supplied , '4" r4rried devolved the .. ,..i the part of th"titi o ' .B t° Maintain the child. It appeared from the kil Iv o , 43 to ba a Case of gross neglect on , „tug ier. Noe 'man. 1,, ; t , e t , There were several cases of mansl 4 _ was charged 11 1 ' 14 navitlillan) having the care of a horse, tk!htr eet, g taken the bit out of its mouth,ve and killed a );1 11 ,(1. i , w hi?n it ran away, ando_rawnaso bound to drive and left it in k t li.or t ii" ii. p x o e n a t r of . law if a e p - I. _ u tile d ' .h e 4 , r e . , and h did not, and a Person d las_ as not actually IN' lti the guilty of manslaughter. The only r, 1/4ait case wag that th© man w . 4 ,,, . Et , e ‘4ol,,tkite; "U., o : C arrel:WO, buts, against him. There .. t oti t ii u t er eae l e n ef charge in his judgment, that wasdid 1 u a g g hter of great public lm against one of the tO l iPlZ' a ill 'w, hieh the depositions ran to an extraordinary cs enarge of manslaughter (1 4$1C - It4d a , that the police tlie,,ttti t i i t w as of public importance, because on the tected from 'St , " the e • their duty, be pro li•' (1 , i n W 9.3 of great importance h it %tee° execution of 111 0 e ll th cji infinite importance those whom it was their duty to protect; tEvl4 bod e other hand, it was of !ot gl ette e , uol generally should command all occasions k ti; : ' 4l 7 e,,„ Pie People, and should onun the respect and If a policeman merely t i t. e N ation but forbearance. I ls tth, it e ntion of his duty inflicted J help; but when ' l %.,, v ' e lit b We s n Misfortune he could not in'ury and caused , betrayed a I, ''s 'of his duty and acted wantonly, and with a tt /4 1 lip• ~ violene wholly unnecessary, and . re. A rle lII ' tind 4 e 4, h E , 1, feeling, he . Another point I (ettt `le indict d for manslaughter. of On oldl L I lte any other man, responsible for his acts, t) 41 ,, d 0..., . e ii4 L4 g ose uot in th© case was did appear con cept t sbi e r the evidence there certainlythe the cause death. surgeons as to tee c a b le in the minds of kii't'sq 0 "t death, but the doubt, perhaps, After ticii„„. P to the satisfaction of the grand . jury. Om 1. 5 te th and perjury made by might be N i b tiiri e i r ," charge of assault ala • •cti eht d Recorder remitted the bk. .4; 'gni which came before the Court upon a the Learne ~.. jib )! to the • f h ir duties. `tl se discharge o t e •%1,., k3 A,,' 4110 '-STREE r -(THIS DAY.) tro'!hat„--4tit.---Charles Hyde was placed before Mr._ n'4%, °barged with uttering two counterfeit half 13 4 1 1 ati es bio Thr '„ Tune, barman in the employ of Mr. Thomas - Una, Moor- s t ree t, Soho, stated that about kiti:4l,‘ °II Saturday night the prisoner canoe into A4 Ymebtch b t n ouse and asked for a quartern of the befit h witness supplied him with, and received the ~t r : 4 l Coin produced, which he immediatly thett t 1. :1 11 ,, d • The p • ner denied all knowledge o 'h i r; t itt i k l- ,,7g bad, t e m - a ri l:s o he was identified by Mr. Bull Ote - vf' e ceeded in passing a bad coin about two 4tr k -bp ri '' ) us, he was given in charge. d ' tilla 4 d 4 t 9 ll l l 4l l,' b w ho persisted that he was innocent,.waa Nr k uraday next. ad e 4 ,ti I llder of the charges consisted of a number of 411 ci disorderly persons , mostly " tailors by m'itt(p;%lvere diseharg•A nap ayment of the usual t b of five shillings ech. 11 j 4 1111 ( rot: 44:` N Q `EN WELL.—(THIS DAY) 4 1 "nLes Edward Ponuoy 11l r• T • • with having caused the 4 of ~ Yrwhitt ched was placed at the bar (.), *Ph ,worrian unknown tqllturcrArtin—l oo t 5, New-court, ,,, Old-street, kwas tisc4 ' tI P VPV ni ght last, about twelve oei )c , tr t ! of uitec ross-street. I saw the deceased at two beechtlqt grccer's shop. In a minute or It ,, he fell from the steps. She fell n, A. Alut. . Et% of ' PElrt of her back and her is he t a n d o . tryte r v(.ry b eau , f a ll. The prisoner ' t,c l , the businesi I ,lIIV him in the shop. The s l'stltiti,,:'‘'sB tullo 'if iEI I, ' the deceased up ; she her.w It i lrt4C 011 t of the shop, I did not see him strike ,. littl'titlhlZtlifirhe—l was in the prisoner's shop on batur .it4tlß giv en hel)receased complained of prison.r's .r., n 0 0 - t he he had. J., ,5 4 sk t i , sixpence chang.'; said t o the Ot lt Ilty C ourt, Would summon him on Monday 1 41 tO sp ay Prisoner suid, " Very well, do, 11110-"437 quietly now." Prisoner t° ordered bl l 019141 Wirell be bid &Ile t, ;h Wales. Arrd. 1 .delaioe, South Al Wind E.S.E. - ' 5ll variable,—.Arrd, dd d B.E.—Sld. Baer, ov% n end ditto. 00 urgh. Leinster LoOtel: row Deep, and too; a, from Flealbril logged wreck, 011. 5 ,, , I.p tons , which i , 1 , Ssed 3 1 st MP '' V i nce nt's 1110' SW. 1 " E.S.E." lia, New Yor' 4THIS Dg /N IDAf ish Wheat, cbie n sale in ! h ir e ; dl• For 0 " - "f i ts , orle statioll‘r/ c iea. ness Ivo Irin c i s e i sr. 9 'ere quite 83 e 69, 130511 9 1 * 7. but ed the 2d instsst I an d Flour for P, "Ping prices. Vol' Very little baiiii,fr 'rench pats; %Pi mostly oilers os e 0 -er h Wheat for oar,ww, )f all others strPc'' °m abroad re:, Barley, 25,641 OP' a arket A yery eill 2,000 quarters,o_2 of the preseat.ls texs Jient, rod ef4' from the pro for:, at the recipti bri hat there sass no to I that tbe ottendivel„ Fine tolersblf good f', of how produce was: the pricei 00; d at vrbich A 0 1/ C Jl , n d from the esst 0,- hat millers iogelleril re were fel 01; 6 tied saroples ersi ~! t instances b0ici . ,.. 1 0. were limited in 0.4 a ds were is per itl_:;0 a of Wheat off Olio of Polish. Odes; I A ht, cost, and ineartroi e scantily siv upPlit lii Drool ro extense, ol d t he quotatiocs D ' , 7 Unit, at fall 001°1' co 4 were brough t • r i moderately ate' C full quotatiolll id I !moderate, 051:0 no change took usi i ~ v re have - - no 11 act' l" li en CCorn were 4 0 0111 .: )I ig in Flour at lest l o l ' 4l &L 0 t—Cheva lier••••.4 Yorksbirerv; 1 7 0 Linco lnsh., !..,, .0 Potato • ic0r..61 v Yougßhal .„ ack: 179; Cork, W v 111 ,1,.. , gio scotch, an—Tiek • 971 Pigeons .s—Grey • • • ..,„. 71 Maple • •• White... ••• ...,„ B o ilers • • Suffolk •To o~(oit 97 Stocktn ei 1 01, eeds on sale ir°,ll(l9 hilst the gel g3 prices. J o 1 0 i p .away ••••" ander • • •• " ua rtar , 6 0 ipseed, Pe r IM eed, Eng. 3u 77.• Crushing ••,„. 1 , 61 Baltic •• •.• „ 1 0 () des" " ton's 1 4: 0 ee dCake,Pr• 71 0 English • • to . ri 61° f F ore i g n, per 4 1 00 Cakes, Pr tc fi g t 9i lo I ;A : seed, Nevi, 4 )g quailt+. „i, 11 IQ' 1850. 6 .... 55,613 , Q 3 8 ..... 0 . 24, 6 v ...... ILD. 104 1J is of foreign 0,5 ival amounted same period IP d 400 in 841. Pit PAST aarabS. CBlos' 139 "'/ 66 10 ". 114 2 ." ••• 1 519 , „..... .•• 131 ... 3 . p --•-• ..... ... 10 ••• 535 ... 360 ... / ....' •• Ai -- ": ''' ''../ 10 11l weekly 03200 *stubs. Cslo rS 6 5 ... 405 ~ 34 •..15 3 1 ,„ 0 231 ... 33 .„ 1;0 176 ... 315 •• 1 " p Users at Soutbafoi stcck have beest a lel 'reign stow k in to•Olt, ]ong3t it were 4° per, of last Friday's trod. age e of 131 13s per Pl e iS or Bullock receipo 'ros the 03 of ) esr. , full rate of cotreos [ost 3 others kindo°l3°:tit ,w' the quotations ..k, ards the olos° ot r d rehire, and NottblOr' .hef t horns • frau) owc! various 'kinds ; lin o: and . polled 9c°g• Y °f Sheep was 100; of stock--which cl 'llwas SOD, sod :gif ry instatice. The '" 0 , very little stteptia teadily, fall pr to a very sluggish tt.,,f` the dernond for xis tiotations• Offal. or Sheer " • 3 d OOP tt" , e-woollsd (Li 1 ther 3 0 down We 0 out of the W° ° . 3 3 Hogs • 3 I I Porkers 16 5 r old Pigs " AHKET. Ya• :elves. 280 t i• Y. ri " 0 o ( ! e lves. 175 " Supplies r§o Ot: l ithfield Clit A tle v . is day, goo'''. Olds. Kl O 16, 1850. Sept. I-: d, 1. s. d. s. cl . '2 6 102 6 4 tOop i 3 0 2 8 i ! 3 4 3 0 , a 6 3 8 3 , 1 , 1 : 21 0 ) 3` 2 0 5 4 3 3 0 3 g ; 3 3 10 010 6 4 0 0 1 4 3 ) 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 3 ; 3 s 3 6 5 1 3 40 3 81 ~ 4, 629 34,19° ~31,820 9 8° . 294 610 280 49 P iaßoots 4 , 1321 ; , 210. .400; p an Laiabh 2°' 'Essito. a of both Loan .13 se markets Are OQO• demand is eteodli last week. sorq been disposed 0 :ass. e• cl. to sterior .. 9 6 2 griddling •, glo $ () Prime •• ~ 3 6 31, ;'O.• " ..., 9 6 3 A 11.• •• .... 3 6 3 LTZSZ.OO. IPPlied wilb roost Bre molly tokiag The best WI/aides ostsociss, slit 004 kinds very it 656 to 755; le tto )05 to 40. ric lotk. THE SUET, he came round from behind the counter, and several ti lea requested tit'cased to go out. Sne rettis d, and. he said he. would put her out. IN as close by the shop dour. l'he pris,;te:r put his hands on the deceased's shoulders, intending to put 11 , .:r out. She struggled, and caught hold of a board at the shop door, which gave way, and she fell down the steeps backwards. The pri soner did not push her. The board was merely tempo rarily fixed. Other witnesses having been examined, Mr. TYRWHITT said that the matter seemed purely ac cidental, but he should remand the prisoner untie the re sult of the coroner's inquest was known. He should accept one surety in 401. The required bail was immediately provided. The prisoner (who was much affected durieg the examination) left the court with his friends. CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S EXPEDITION, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Having received a letter from a friend of mine, who is an officer in Captain Austin's expedi tion, I send you herewith a copy of the same, and should you be pleased to insert it in your paper you are perfectly at liberty to do so. I am, Sir, yours very obediently, Falmouth, Sept. 13, 1851. J. 0. " Griffith's Island, Barrow's Straits, let. 74 deg. 36 N., long. 95 deg. 15 W., July 4, 1851. "My dear - : A mere possibility of this ever reaching you has induced me to put a few lines on paper, that should you over get it, you might at once be satisfied of my health and comfort, as also, I am, happy to say, of the whole of the expedition, which are now present with us, having spent our winter to gether. "I shall merely put two or three heads of the work together, that you may see our chances. " Last year we only succeeded in getting as far as this place, and being suddenly frozen in we were all compelled to winter together. We have been here since 16th September, 1850. Previous to that, how ever, we succeeded in finding the winter quarters of poor Franklin and his ships at Beechy Island, in the mouth of the Wellington Channel. To this moment, however, all further traces have ceased, leaving the affair in even worse mystery than before. They were all right in May, 1846, by evidence at Beechy Island. "Captain Penny's (the merchant expedition under the Admiralty) are about sixteen miles to the east ward of us, and Sir James Ross's schooner is in company with them, where they have been for the winter. " The most extensive scale of travelling in search of the poor fellows has been put in practice this spring that has ever been by Europeans, on their own resources only. The last party under our first lieutenant has this day arrived, having been out eighty-one days, and been round the west end of Melville Island, a distance, there and back, of nearly 800 miles round ; 400 miles of coast has been done to the southward, on which side I have been myself. All the sledges were alike in provi sions, &c., with six or seven men and an officer each, and 40 days' provisions ; I was out with mine 31 days. Beth sides of Barrow's Straits have therefore been searched on foot, and Captain Penny has done the same with Wellington Channel for 200 miles on the west side nearly, and 130 or 140 on the east, still nothing has been found whatever. I suppose there is no alternative but to return now ; if so, I shall see you almost as soon us you get thi4, if not before, as the season seems pretty fair for getting out ' • but still it is very possible that the Com modore will keep us out another year; however, of course we arein the dark as to that yet, he most pro bably not knowing himself. This note will be sent to Pond's Bay to see if we can meet whalers, who will take it home. Our winter of six months slipped by us as if it was six weeks, and all were right comfortable. Spring has kept us fully employed travelling, &c., and the summer is now on us, and a few weeks must settle whether we go home or not ; there is, I believe, not one in the squadron who longs not for that home this year, still, there is none among them would sooner stop out than myself, did our Commodore think anything more could be done, but I must say I am afraid there is not one who has the slightest hope of our rescuing our poor countrymen, who must, poor fellows, have perished long ere this. There has been scarcely a casualty among our tra vellers, and not one during the time we have been out otherwise, thus having kept in extraordinary health, and I may add comfort. I remain yours, &c., LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. _ _ _ Traffic—Week ending Sept. i 3, ... £15,912 15 10 Traffic—Week ending Sept. 14, 1850 ... 13,580 0 1 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 165,424 5 0 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 146,441 6 1 Total number of Passengers—Week ending Sept. 13,1851 ... 111,923 Passengers ... ... £13,566 1 10 Goods 2,345 14 0 Total ... ... £15,912 15 10 Total miles open, 1851, 173 1 4 ; ditto, 1850, 171 1 4. London Terminus, Sept. 15, 1851. DEATH or Ma. W. WEST, F.R.S.—We regret to announce the death of our scientific fellow-townsman, Mr. W. West, the celebrated analytical chemist. Mr. West died on Wednesday last, in the 59th year of his age. For his scientific attainments he was a few years ago elected a fellow of the Royal Society, an honour of which he was not a little proud. He was a man of varied attainments, and as an intelligent member of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the West Riding Geological and Polytechnic Society, and other kindred institutions, be will be much missed. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and of rather eccentric habits.—Leeds Intelliyencer. BATTY'S HIPPODROME.—On Wednesday last, the boys of the Naval Asylum were afforded a rich treat, by the kindness of Mr. Batty in allowing them gratuitous admission to his new place of amusement, at Kensington ; and in order to prevent any obstacle being raised to their attendance, he generously and regardless of expense, made it a day fete, ex pressly for them. This is not the first or second time this kind-hearted gentleman has shown his regard for the boys from which both the naval and military portion of our de fenders are to be recruited (the Chelsea boys having also experienced his liberality), but, independent of these circum stances, the Hippodrome is decidedly one of the best and most rational places of amusement in London, and no coun tryman can say he has seen its lions, if he does not pay a visit. As the building was opened on the same day as the Exhibition, i , is the intention of the proprietor to close it at the same time; and as that period is now drawing to a close; and, like its neighbour, its future existence is a matter of speculation, we would advise all who have not done so to pay a visit; those who have, we are certain, are sure to re peat it on every occasion they have time to spare.—Kentish Mercury. THE POTATO DISEASE.—BRISTOL, SATURDAY. — Accounts received this week from the surrounding district represent, we regret to say, that the potato crop, which would otherwise have been, like the cereal crops generally, most abundant, has been much infected by the potato disease. In the potatoes even already dug many that before appeared quite sound have gone quite rotten in 48 hours. Complaints are general about Thornbury and other dis tricts of Gloucestershire. Since Friday last the disease has made its appearance at Weston-super-Mare, Worle, Ax bridge, Cheddar, Berrow, and, indeed, almost every pariah in that part of Somersetahire. Earl Grey arrived in town on Friday, from Lord Minto's seat at Hawick, and will remain until he proceeds to Scotland to attend upon her Majesty on her return from the north. His Lordship was at the Colonial-office on Saturday up to a late hour in the evening. THE ROYAL FAMILY AT OSBORNE.—The three junior members of the Royal Family that now reside at Os borne—namely, the Princess Helena, the Princess Louisa, and Prince Arthur, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, have taken advantage of the very fine weather to make excursions in the Solent on board the Royal yacht tender the Fairy, Master. Commander Welch, under the guidance of Captain Crispin. On Satur day, the Fairy proceeded with the Royal children on board along the shore of the Isle of Wight, as far as the Nab light -1 vessel. After re-landing the Royal party at Osborne the Fairy returned into Portsmouth Harbour. HER MAJESTY'S PRIVATE BAND. -- Our readers will feel much pleasure in hearing that her Majesty has chosen Mr. Joseph Richardson as principal flute in her pri vate band. This appointment may be hailed as a good one, and as an assurance that real talent in an Englishman is appreciated, and the more especially when it is known that there are numbers of foreigners of high standing as artistes who were most anxious to secure the situation for them selves. It is understood that at one of the concerts given some short time since by her Majesty Mr. Richardson's performances on the flute obtained for him the marked ap plause of the Queen and Prince Albert, and it is not un likely that the appointment may have arisen from that cir cumstance. ARRIVAL OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. GRANT, THE DESIGNATED ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SOUTHWARK. Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the doors of the St. George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Southwark, were lite. rally beseiged by persons anxious to witness the relic of the true cross, which was carried in grand procession for the veneration of the faithful, being the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the precious relic being entrusted to the Rev. Dr. Doyle, who performed high mass, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Cotter and Bagshaw, attended by fifty of the choir, when the sermon was preached by the designated Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, the Right Rev. Dr. Grant, who performed mass at half-past eight o'clock in the morn ing, he having arrived from Rome late on Saturday evening, and taken up his residence for the present at St. George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, where the friends and admirers of the Right Rev. Dr. Grant will have the opportunity of hear ing him on Sunday morning next, at the same place. A con siderable number of priests called in the course of the day on the right rev. gentleman, and it is expected that a synod will be held in the course of a few days. How long will such processions as these of the relics of the true cross be tolerated? Can such things be, and pass without our wonder ?—Adeertiser. ROYAL ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 13.'—' 1 corporal and 10 gunners embarked in the Resistance store ship, at Deptford, yesterday, for a passage to Gibraltar. The corporal is appointed schoolmaster, and the gunners to fill up the vacancies o f the Ro y al Artiller y at that station. Captain d'Arcy's company, sth battalion, is placed under orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Leith Fort to relieve Captain Pavuter's company, Bth battalion, ordered to return from that station, and join head-quarters at Woolwich. Captain Wooa's troop of Royal Horse Artillery will arrive in the girr i s on here from Dublin on Monday , the 15th iest., which will complete the changes of the stations of several troops of the Horse Brigade for the present Year. Ihe changes of the troops within the last two months have been—Captain Warde's troop, from Woolwich to Leeds; Captain Grant's troop, from Leeds to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Captain Lake's troop, from Newcastle to L imerick ; and Cap tain Gilbert's p i g & troop) from Limeric k to Portoballo.birracks, LONDON, SPED RTING NOTES. Ni'. CXXV. SCRAPS FROM. DONCASTER, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—As far us it was possible to ascertain at nine o'clock this morning, the following are the starters for to•merrow's races:—Great Yorkshire Handicap—Cos sack, Vatican (d), Alorzo, Candlewick, Miss Ann, Post Tempore, Panope, Oxford Blue, Chief Justice, The Sweep, Young Atisidora, Clarissa, The Castle, Calcu lator, Knook Knoll (d), Antigone, Miss Julia Bennett colt, True Blue (d), and Miss Whip colt. Champagne Stakes—Augur, Bay Rosalind, Blackstone, Caracara, Claverhouse (d), Wryneck colt, Daniel O'Rourke, Home-brewed, Merry Monarch filly, Prince Patrick, and, perhaps, Vortex. Stand Plate—Maid of Team Valley (d), Brennus, Tom Holtby, Hun. gerford, Miss Fanny, and Lady of the Grove. Oxford Blue and Melody at the present writing very dubious. A great many horses have arrived at the scene of action, including Day's, Kent's, Parr's, Wad low's, Stebbing's, Walter's, Scott's end Lurnley's lots; Sir Joseph Hawley's, consisting of The Ban, Aphrodite, The Conf:ssor (a), Vatican (d), Teddington, and an other or two, are hourly expected. The latest accounts respecting the St. Leger report the following as the probable starters, viz.:—Lough Bawn, Clasher, Craws, Hippolytus, Exeter, The Ban, Aphrodite, Hernandez, First Fruits, Newminster, The Calculator, Lamar tine, colt by Charles the Twelfth, Miserrima, Knock Knoll, Ephesus, and Goliah. Heart-breaker and Azeth are doubtful. Bonnie Dundee, The Prime Minister, Balsamo, Hothorpe, Grecian, Con fidence, Mountain Deer, Storm, Sir Rowland Trenchard, with about ninety others of no account, are on the miss • ing list. My opinion on to-morrow's races *emains un altered; CALCULATOR end Cossack, first and second for the Great Yorkshire Handicap; Bay Rosalind and Home-brewed in the first two places, with Augur, Prince, Patrick, and Vortex close up, for the Champagne Stakes; and in the absence of Oxford Blue, Little Fawn or Brennur, to carry off the Stand Plate. The SL Leger, as I have before remarked, lies between three—Sir Jo seph's couple and Hernandez; The Ban, from the amount of money going " on," seemingly THE horse. My final remarks on this race to-morrow, when I hope the fickle goddess will favour me with my usual success. The betting market this morning is uncom monly brisk ; the investments numerous and heavy, at the following prices:—Great Yorkshire Handicap-7 to 2 agst the Calculator; 5 to 1 agst Cossack; 7 to 1 agat Clarissa, taken freely; 8 to 1 agat Miss Ann; 10 to 1 each agat Antigone and Candlewick; 15 to 1 agst Miss Julia Bennett colt. Champagne Stakes-6 to 4 agat Home. brewed; 6 to 1 each agst Vortex, Augur, and Daniel O'Rowke. St. Leger-7 to 4 agst Hernandez, take 2 to 1; 3 to 1 agst the Ban, 7 to 2 taken to 4001.; 5 to 1 agat Aphrodite, offered; 10 to 1 agst Newmin star; 100 to 7 agst Ephesus; 16 to 1 agst Lamartine, 2,000 to 100, taken; 25 to 1 agst First Fruits; 50 to 1 agat Exeter, taken; 60 to 1 agst Cnteus; 100 to 1 each agat Lough Bawn, Azeth, and Knook Knoll. I am, Sir, yours, Lc., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Sept. 15, 1851. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Duke of Richmond's Homcbrewed 8 to 1 wgst Mr. S. Davidson's Vortex—taken GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. No boiling. ST. LEGER... 7 to 4 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez 4 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's The Ban—taken and afterwards offered 5 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite 10,to 1 on Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster—taken and afterwards offered 100 to 6 agst Mr. Walter's Ephesus—taken and after wards offered 30 to 1 agst Lord John Scott's Misserima—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 egg Mr. Worthington's Goliah—taken The Ban and Newminster were backed for 5001. or 6001. each at the quoted odds, Aphrodite for 1001. at 9 to 2, Ephesus at 100 to 6 to a small sum, Misserima at 30 to 1 in hundreds, and Goliah three or four times at 1,000 to 20. CESAREWITCII STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Mr. S. Herbert's Grand Duke—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Confidence—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sunrise—taken 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Officious—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Paquetta—takan CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 30 to 1 agst Mr. Carew's The Heriot—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Snewing's Heroine—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian—taken The room was thinly attended, and the betting flat. LA TEST BETTING. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Calculator 1 Bto 1 agst Clarissa (t) 6to 1 apt Cossack (t) 1 10 to 1 agst Miss Ann (t) ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agat Hernandez (of.) 7 to 2 agst The Ban (4 to 1 taken to 500/.) 5 to 1 agst Aphrodite (t) 10 to 1 ogst Newmin ster (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ephesus 40 to 1 apt Goliah (t) 1,000 to 15 ngst Cmus. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, SUNDAY MORNING.—As yet very few horses have arrived, but a great number of boxes are taken, End it is stated that the following, besides many others, will be here in the course of to-morrow : Homebrewed, Hernandez, Exeter, Antigone, Hippolytus, Claverhouse, Miss Whip colt, Nondescript, Caracara, Black Dcctor, True Blue, Green Oaks, Prince Patrick, The Sweep, Hookem-Snivey, Scarborough, Sweetheart, Sweet Pea, Trousseau, Psquetta, Lamartine, Cossack, Canina, Humphrey, Daniel O'Rourke, Vivandiere, Jack Leeming, Vortex, Captain Flash, Euphony, Equal, erry Bird, Clasher, Young Altisidora, Wingenund, Timothy, The Shadow, Vanguard. f by Slane out of Exotic, Iris, Newminster, c by Charles Tivr lfth, dam by Touch stone, Croupier, Confidence, Miseerima, Hyacinth, Mountain Flower, The Calculator, The Surveyor, Bay Rosalind, Hungerford, The Cuticr, Knook Knoll, Alfred the Great, Deceitful, Alonzo, Sister to Wanota, Cad dlewick, Worcester, Coticula, f out of 11. R. H., Magnet, Mary Nobbler, The Ban, Aphrodite, Ephesus, Her schel, Montague, Helen Faucit, Tom Holtby, Clarissa, Hesperus, Maid of Team Valley, Miss Julia Bennett colt, Post-tempore, Haresfoot, Cusses, Garforth, Madame Wharton, Barmrick, Sir Charles Napier. DONCASTER, SUNDAY EVENING, SEVEN O'CLCCX. The present arrivals are—Mary Nobbler, Worcester, Merry Bird, Equal, Candlewick, Maid of Team Valley, Alonzo, Nondescript, the Miss Whip colt, Caracara, Trno Blue, Garforth, Montague, Prince Patrick, Green Oaks, Black Doctor, Madame Wharton, Calculator, Hesperus, Bay Rosalind, Tom Holtby, Poat-tempore, Miss Julia Bennett colt, Knook Knoll, Harefoor, Sir Charles Napier, Hungerford, Alfred the Great, the Cutler, Young Altisidora, Hernandez, Exeter, Home brewed, Antigone, Cossack, Canine, Lamartine, Mis aerima, and Wingenund. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Lumley is conducting bis great establishment in a spirit worthy of the Exhibition year. Another tour nights, at play-house prices, are announced, the management having come to this resolution for the very good reason that the house was lust week crowded to the ceiling, every place in fact on every day of performance having been taken prior to the opening of the house, and seats, in consequence of the demand, having risen to, in many instances, not in considerable premiums. The inference is that thou sands of country and continental visitors must have been gratified by a spectacle which they could not other wise have beheld, and which certainly forms one of the things which, as the guide-books say, all visi tors positively must see. We noticed last week the tact and enterprise with which each evening's amusement was arranged, so as to give the audience a taste at least of as many musical and choreographic dishes as possible, the bill of fare nightly varying, but always agreeing in assembling as many differently characterised and coloured works, interpreted by as many artists of differing styles and specialties, as pos sible. During this week, as in the last, Mesdames Sontag, Barbieri Nini, and Cruvelli will nightly ap pear—a trio seldom to be seen on one occasion, and under the same artistic roof. The management, in fact, are quite cramming a season into their few sup plemental nights, and we are glad to hear that the monetary results of the experiment are as gratifying as the providing of so much intellectual amusement at so cheap a rate ought to make them. THE BLOOMERS AGAIN. Yesterday (Sunday) considerable sensation and amuse ment was occasioned to the numerous visitors in St. Jsrnes's-park, by the arrival of a complete batch of Bloomers, consisting of five females and two males, evi dently moving in the upper class of society. Two of the ladies were French women. They were certainly most elegantly attired, all the ladies being dressed alike, with the exception of the French women, who wore blue trousers, whilst those of our own country women were pink. The upper dresses (coats we suppose they call them) were of rich broca de satin, and the covering for the head a sort of cross between a bonnet and hat, as it did not partake more of one article than the other. The only difference observable in the gentlemen's attire was very short coats, somewhat resembling Prince Al bert's shell jacket. The new style of dress did not ap pear to be agreeable to the mob, for the Bloomers had scarce made their appearance before they were assailed with an uglimited quantity of coarse jokes from the by stauders, who, atter inquiring whether their mothers knew they were out? Where they kept their flannel petticoats ? and other similar salutations, caused the t 3 h o e 3la,eclairess of en t a e g re e d , aancdarorifsgveerthatrewaosssweasistiiaugg afopr. Bloomers to beat a hasty retreat into Waterloo - plac e, the where w ge a n s t s s t w at a e l d ked th o , y ff. h a a ' he cy l o ad mp i e e es w o e t rheebet w een 2 abd p th e e a m r:n a c n e d . tear the band play. FOREIGN YACUTS.—There are at present yachts belonging to no less than three foreign nations lying in Portsmouth Barbour, with their respective national colours fl y i n g. A French cutter yacht of 60 tons, belonging to the Due se Caylus ; a Neapolitan schooner yacht of 220 tons; and a Russian schooner yacht of 1 0 tons. AN AGED AND HAPPY COUPLE.—JOhLI Bodle, aged 86, and Jane, his wife, aged 96, are now living on Sydenham Common, Kent. He possesses a donkey that as sists in affording Lim an ample maintenance, aged 26, and all three were born on the Common. Their united ages are 208 years, and the old man, free from want or the prospect of ending his days in a poor-law union, walked on Saturday to the Greenwich Police-court to prove the service of a legal notice. EVENING, AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF - THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING. By the Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Harrison commander, we have received advices and letters from New York to the 2d inst., Boston to the 3d, and tele graphic accounts from New York, via Halifax, to the evening of the 4th inst. She has 230,000 dollars in specie on freight. The Canada sailed from Boston at 12.45 p.m. on the 3.1 inst., passed the Royal Mail steam-ship America for Boston (with the mails of the 23d ult.) at 3 A.M. on the 4:1), and at 240 A.M. on the sth arrived at Halifax. After receiving the snails she cleared from Halifax at 4 20 A.M. on the sth, and at 7.30 P.M. of same day exchanged night signals with a large steamer bound west (probably the United States' steamer Franklin, from Havre); on the 10th, at 9 A.M., passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, with the mails of the Gth inst. for Boston; at 11 45 P.m. on the 12th passed Tory Island Light; and cast anchor in a dense fog off the Rock Light at 10.27 P.M. on Saturday, after a detention of 2 hours and 50 minutes at the bar, waiting for water. She has thus made the run (merely deducting the detention, but without making allowance for the detour) in the brief space of 10 days and 32 minutes, mean time. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, West, commander, with snails of the 20th ult., arrived at New York at 5.30 A.M. on the Ist inst., after a run of 11 days 19 hours and 15 minutes, mean time. The screw steam-ship City of Glasgow, Leitch, commander, which sailed from Liverpool on the 13th ult., arrived at Philadelphia on the 30th ult., after a run of about 17 days. Great excitement still prevailed throughout the large cities of the United States in reference to the Cuban invasion. Meetings have been daily held, and resolutions adopted, denouncing the proceedings of the Spaniards. Several of the New Orleans rioters had been arrested and committed to prison. The New Orleans Picayune states that the Cuban Libera tors have given the direction of affairs to General Felix Houston, who takes care not to violate the law of the country. It is asserted that another and very formidable ex pedition is fitting out from various points, and that another descent will shortly be made. Another state ment, published in the Washington Telegraph, says that arrangements are in progress to land 5,000 men shortly under distinguished leaders. It also says it could give details if politic to do so. Several Hunga rians have left Montgomery, Alabama, for the purpose of j oining Lopez. Letters received in New Orleans from the Cuban invaders who were taken prisoners, written a short time previous to their execution, are unanimous in stating that Lopez had deceived them. The following passage is from one of the letters:— " Lopez, the scoundrel, has deceived us ; there is no doubt that all the reports about the Cuban rising were trumped up in New Orleans." From Havannah we have received advises to the 23d ult., five days latter than those last received. The account of the capture of Lopez and his followers is not confirmed ; but, on the contrary, it is asserted that he has been successful in all his engagements. We extract the following from the New York Herald under date— " SAVANNAH, SEPTA. " The schooner Merchant arrived here to-day, having left Havannah on the 23d of August. " We learn that General Lopez has been successful in every engagement he has had with the Spanish troops. " In a battle on the 17th, General Enna, Com mander-in-Chief of the Spanish army, was killed. " Several other Spanish officers, and a large num ber of men, were also slain. " The force of General Lopez amounted to from 1,500 to 2,000 men. " Lopez was daily receiving reinforcements, and was marching toward Havannah. " General Enna was buried with much pomp in Havannah, on the 20±. " There was great excitement and much apprehen sion in Havannah, there being only 700 troops in the city." Accounts published in the New Orleans Picayune, in reference to the capture of Colonel Crittenden's party, state that— " Colonel Crittenden and 114 men were left at Bahia Honda by Lopez, in charge of the baggage, while Lopez himself advanced to Las Pozas. On the next day 700 Spaniards landed from the Pizarro and cut off Crittenden from his companions. Colonel Crittenden made one attempt to join his comrades, but was repulsed. The Spaniards afterwards made a charge and completely routed Crittenden's little party, who spent two days and nights in the chap parell without any sustenance. Fifty of them after wards made their way to the seashore, where they found some boats, in which they embarked. They spent the night on the ocean, and the next day they were taken prisoners by the Habanero, as detailed in previous reports. There are still sixty-four of this party missing. Forty of them are known to have been shot in a small farmhouse ' and a Spanish Lieu tenant reports that on the 14th he came upon twenty of them, guarding an equal number of their wounded comrades, all of whom were massacred. It was re ported—also on Spanish authority—that the remain ing twenty-four were afterwards slaughtered. The otber party under Lopez, it seems, received the attack of the Spaniards in a farmhouse at Las Pozas, and beat them off with severe loss ; at least, so it is to be supposed, since the Spanish official reports state that they desisted from the assault in order to receive reinforcements. Whether any subsequent fighting took place at this point we do not know ; at all events, Lopez held his own for two days—till, on the 15th, he left for the interior, and was not mo lested on his march by General Enna ; all of which we learn from the Spanish accounts. This was the state of affairs on the 15th, the date of our last ad vices from the scene of action, through General Enna's dispatch dated 3.30 on that day. If General Lopez reached the mountains in safety he will dis i cover soon whether he has relied with too much con fidence on the assistance of the native inhabitants." More recent telegraphic advices from New Or leans contain the following intelligence from Cuba : " NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 1. " The brig Cincinnati has just arrived with advices from Havannah to the 25th of August. " Spanish accounts state that Lopez was sur rounded by 4,000 of the Government torces. Other rumours are that he is joined by large numbers, and hes advanced to Mariel, only 30 miles from Ha vannah. " SEPT. 2. "The steamer Cincinnati has arrived from Hevan nab with dates to the 25th ult. The accounts via Havannah are confirmed, including the death of General Enna, with considerable loss to the Spanish troops, and the advance of Lopez towards Havannah. " The Cincinnati passed the Spanish war steamer Pizarro at sea." From Canada we have nothing of importance. The Canadian Parliament closed its session on the 30th ult. A man named Graham was robbed and murdered near Saratoga, on Saturday, for the Belie of about 100 dollars in money. Mr. Naar, son of Judge Naar, was drowned at Elizabeth Town on Saturday. The Belize Watchman, just received from New Orleans, says that— " A Spaniard named Pedro 'Vargas was brought into the town by four other Spaniards, on the night of Friday, the 13th inst., heavily chained, and lodged in the police station, charged with the murder of two Spaniards, named Jose Fermin Sosa and Tomasa Torres, at Rowley's Bight, on the morning of the previous 'Wednesday, under circumstances of the greatest atrocity. It is alleged that at about the dawn of morning of that day the prisoner went into the house where Sosa and Torres resided with the daughter of the woman, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years of age, and deliberately chopped first the man and then the woman, who were asleep in different hammocks, with a hatchet, in several places. The girl, who bad awoke whilst the prisoner was engaged in the work of butchery, escaped out of the house, and ran down to the water side, where she got into a dorey, and paddled to the house of a neighbour, not far off, to whom she told what had happened, who hastened with assistance to the mutilated victims. The vil lain from whom she had escaped came to the water's edge after she had put off, and shouted to her to return and get her share. It is supposed that he then made off. The motive of the deed is supposed to have been either revenge on the man and woman who bad refused to give him the girl to cohabit with, or a determination to possess himself forcibly of the person of the last. The prisoner was apprehended on the day of the deed in Northern River Pine Ridge." The Florence (Alabama) Gazette has the fol lowing : " On last Saturday, near Waterloo, in this county, a most daring and cold-blooded murder was committed upon the person of David N. Martin, Esq., one of our most respectable citizens, and for the last fifteen years a devoted pious member of the Methodist Church. Between one and two o'clock in the afternoon he was engaged in the sowing of turnip seed, within fifty yards of his own door, end two of his sons ploughing near him, when he was shot by some person sup posed to have been concealed behind a large stump. The ball entered below the right shoulder-blade, and came out under the right nipple. The deceased lin gered in great pain till Monday evenieg, and died a t .feek• two o'clock. • • " Suspicion fell immediately upon Robert R. Cha ney. He was arrested, and implicated by his state ments a negro man belonging to his father-in-law, John Price. His brother, David B. Chaney, and the mug wer e iikewiie &nested, and after a log and te. MONDAY .4* 4 SEPTEM BER dious examination before four magistrates, the boy was committed for the murder, and the Chaneys as acces sories before the fact, all without bail." We have advi.ces from Hayti to the 16th ult., at which time everything was quiet. An express had arrived at Port nu Prince on the 15th ult., stating that the Emperor had returned to Hayti from his tour, having crossed the Dominican frontier without being molested ; and it was reported that the difficulty between the Dominican and Haytian Governments had been amicably settled. Coffee was scarce, and logwood had advanced to 40 dolls. per hundred. Accounts from St. Thomas to the 21st ult. are de void of interest. Our advices from the city of Mexico extend to the 16th ult. The Legislature was to assemble on the 20th. The Senate had declared in favour of a general confederation, similar to the Spanish South American States. A disturbance took place at Vera Cruz on the 21st, when the citizens rose to oppose the collection of taxes by the Government. The military were called out, and several persons were killed and wounded before the disturbance was quelled. The two vessels which recently sailed from New Orleans, under protest, for Tehuantepec, have been seized by the Mexican authorities at Coatz-icoalces. Great dis tress is prevailing in Northern Mexico. The crops have failed, and the stock is perishing for want of water and pasture. Tne Indians are ravaging the country. The Brownsville (Texas) papers say that the Mexican Government are prosecuting several senators, and that some have been fined and others imprisoned. Texas accounts of the 27th ult. state that the Indians have perpetrated more depredations and com mitted several murders. They had also broken into and robbed the point Isabel Custom-house of 10,000 dollars. (Via Telegraph from New York to Halifax.) NEW YORK, SEPT. 4, P.m. Semi-official accounts received from Washington state that the Government possess information that on the 25th of August Lopez had been able to main tain himself, and with a very reduced force ; not one Creole had joined him; his prospects were desperate. It is a personal struggle for his own and the lives of his few remaining followers. No reinforcements have gone from New Orleans, and the Government is successfully exerting itself to prevent any. The Collector of Customs at New Orleans has been re moved from office for alleged indifference in Cuban matters. California accounts to the Ist of August arrived here to-day. Mining statements continue favourable ; business is reported better. The steamer Oregon, from San Francisco to Panama, has upwards of 2,000,000 dolls. in dust on board. Stock market to•dsy very dull. Steamer Ame rica's news was received here yesterday; its effect has been to advance cotton about a quarter of a cent. In flour and grain no change of consequence. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, SEPT. 2.—A slight change for the better is reported in monetary affairs at New York. Since the sailing of the Baltic money had become somewhat easier, and a gradual improvement in business was looked for. The stock market was more active, and prices quite buoyant. B - readstuffs—The market for breadstuffs was quiet, and prices were without change. Cotton—ln cotton there has been a fair amount of bubiness doing at New York, and former quotations were steadily maintained. The following were the rates on the day of the departure of the mail:—New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 10c. to 10}c.; Uplands, ditto, 9ke. to 10e. On the lower grades there had on the whole been an improvement of about lc. since the sailing of the Baltic. Freights—Nothing new to report. Exchange—On London, 1104 1101, moderate demand; Paris 5 12; Hamburgh, 361 36k; Bremen, 78 789. Ashes—The market is steady, but very quiet, sales of 30 barrels at dolls. 5 121 for pots, and dolls. 5 50 for pearls. Flour and Meal—Our market for the low grades of State and Western flour is less active, The demand is limited for the East and for export, but is fair for the home trade at a alight decline. The supply is not large, but there is a disposition on the part of holders to meet buyers freely under the influence of the unfavourable advices by the Atlantic. There is considerable new wheat flour i❑ the market, which has its influence on prices. Canadian is heavy, with a limited demand for the provinces. Sales of 1,400 bbls. at 4 dolls, for No. 1, in bond, and dolls. 3 75 for sour. The sales tor domestic reach 8,000 bbls. at dolls. 3 75 to 3 94 for Michigan and Indiana; dolls. 3 75 to 3 87 for State; dolls. 3 81 to 3 94 for Ohio; and dolls. 4 to 4 12/ for pure Genessee. Southern is in fair demand, and is steady, with a limited local demand. Sales of 1,000 bbls. at dolls. 4t04 12 fur common to good brands. Old at dolls. 412t0 4 25 for new ditto ditto, and dolls. 450 to 525 for fancy. Rye flour is inactive at dolls. 331t0 3 37/. Corn meal is very firm. Sales of 100 bbls. Jersey at 3 dolls. Grain—There is but little doing in wheat, and the market is heavy. The demand for export is very mo derate, and that for the home trade limited. The sales are 2,000 bushels prime Chicago in lots at 57c.; 1,000 bushels new mixed Southern cn private terms, and we learn some 8,000 bushels Canadian is being shipped from fir.t hands. Rye lower and more plenty; sales of 3,500 bushels, pin at 65c. and the residue on private terms. Oats are lower; sales of NN'estern at 34 to 36c.; • and new State at 37 to 390. Barley is quiet at 75 to 80c. Corn is more plenty and the market is heavy and drooping, with a limited eastern and export demand; sales of 28,000 bushels at 48 to 55i-c. tor unsound; 56 to 57c. for good Wertern mixed; round yellow is nominal - at 60e., and very scarce. Provisions—There is less doing in pork, and the market for old is easier and dull; the sales are 550 bar rels, at doll. 15 75 for new mess; 13 12} for ditto prime; dolls. 13 for old mess; and dolls. 12 50 for ditto prime. Beef is in good demand; sales of 100 barrels, at dolls. 875 to dolls. 11 for mess, and at dolls. 5 to doll. 6 for prime. Beef hams are wanted at dolls. 14. Cut meats are scarce. Lard is very firm; sales of 120 barrels, at 9to 9ic. Butter and cheese are steady and saleable. Whisky—The market is very firm, rather better for Prison; sales of 500 bbls. at 22ie. to 23c. for Ohio, and 234 e. to 23e. for Prison; Drudge is dull, but firm, at 23c. Tobacco—There has been an increase in the stock of leaf. The stock in the tobacco warehouse this morn ing is— August. Sept. Kentucky 7,232 ... 7,837 Virginia and North Carolina 573 ... 592 Ohio.. 2 ... 0 Maryland Total Deliveries during the month, 1,008; receipts, 1,611. The sales are only 60 lihds. Kentucky, at 7i to Bc. The failure of Eisenwein has arisen out of the large specu lation in Connecticut seed leaf, which was entertd into some months ago, and on which a heavy loss will be sustained. Sugars—The market is very flat. The stock in store this morning is 42,000 hhds. agst 36,000 hbd*. Ist Au gust: 36,000 boxes against 42,000 boxes ditto. Wool—The market is inactive, owing to the large auction sale announced for Wednesday. 3,000 lb. super country pulled sold at 3.5 c. Iron--:•The market is firm, and we notice sales of 600 or 700 tons Scotch pig at previous rates. Beeswax—Sales, 2,000 lb. yellow at 25} to 26c. cash. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 31,—The sales of cotton yes terday were 500 bales, at Bc. to 8/c. for new middling. Rice is held at 31c. for old to fresh Carolina. CHARLESTON, AUG. 30.—N0 sales of Cotton have been reported this afternoon. BALTIMORE, SEPT. I.—The market for flour is steady, with but little activity; 500 barrels of Howard street sold at 3 dolls. 87ic., and 500 City Mills at the same figure. White corn sells at 59c. to 60e., and yel low at 55c. to 57c. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived at New York—The Julia Howard, from Lon don; hemisphere, from Liverpool; Atlantic steamer, on the lst inst., from Liverpool; Emigrant, from Bremen; Edward, from Smyrna; M. Howes, from Galway; Amelia, from Dublin; Freebundler, and Baltimore, from Bremen. Arrived at Boston—The Ellen, from Palermo. Arrived at Alexandria—The Virginia Mary, from Newport (Wales). Arrived at Charleston—The Queen Victoria, from Hall. Arrived at New Orleans—The Naples, from Liver pool. Arrived at Philadelphia—The City of Glasgow (screw steamer), from Liverpool. Arrived at Quebec—The Laura Campbell, from Limo rick ; Birman, Pollock, Cambria, and Jane Brown, from Glasgow ; Lady Falkland and London, from London; Britannia, Letitia Ileyne, Intrinsic, and Aurora, from Liverpool ; Burrell, from Lancaster ; Hope, from Sligo (Ireland) ; Haabets Anker, from Cardiff (Wales) ; Charles Walton, from Southampton. Arrived at Wilmington, North Carolina—The Sophia and Gertrude, from Cardiff, Wales. The British ship Catherine, ashore near East Hamp ton, is expected to Le a total wreck. The British brig Urgent, from New York for Wil mington, North Carolina, is ashore in Lynhaven Bay, with both masts gone. The barque Henry Shelton, from Baltimore for St. Petersburgh, in getting up her anchor, lost a man over board, and anether: having run away, she was obliged to put back to fill their places. The brig Antelope, from New York for Marseilles, with a cargo of staves, got ashore at Cape Henry, sad broke in two. Arrived at New Orleans—The Warbler, from Li►er pool. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEW YORK, SEPT. 2.—There is no further news from Cuba, except such as comes from Savannah and New Orleans by telegraph. These accounts are so essentially contradictory that while some of them proclaim startling successes on the side of the marauding party,. others declare posi• tively that a second batch of prisoners, consisting of 205, bad been captured and soon after shot. These discrepancies are so great, and the motives for exaggeration or absolute falsehood so strong, that until the arivel of a regular mail such statements will be classified, like many other manufactured stories, under the head of " important f true." Reliable information may be looked for by the mail 15, 185 t. steamer due here 'n the course of the week ; but the general impression is, that however much it may add to the excitem , nt, it will, at all events, neither bring comfort nor afford Encouragement to the numerous class who stand re a dy t o f o ll ow t h e l ea d o f th os e who " emigrated" with Mr. Lopez. The President returned to Washington on the 29th ult. The money-market continues to become easier, and from the agricultural districts generally the accounts are anything but disastrous. The very salutary check of import a ti on consequen t upon scarcity of monep, high rates of exchange, and continued losses is already perceptible, and tends of course to reduce the Customs' revenue, which has been less during the past month than it was for the same period in 1850. The exact figures are not yet published.—Morning Paper. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commodore Michael Seymour, the new superinten dent, arrived at Moorhean's Royal Hotel Devonport, frOm Sheerness, by the mail train, on Friday morning, and was immediately waited upon by the principal officers of the dockyard. The Gallant Commodore visited the port admiral, and from thence proceeded in his barge to the St. George, 120, when his red pen dant was hoisted on board that ship, and the usual salutes fired by the St. George and the Impregnable. He then returned to the dockyard and entered on his official duties. The secretary to Captain Seymour at Sheerness was a clerk of the dockyard, end his appointment entailed no additional expense on the establishment, but at Devonport it is understood that Mr. Dyer, a paymaster and purser of the navy, late secretary to Lord John Hay, is to fill the office of secretary to the new superintendent, thus usurping the legitimate position of a clerk of the establishment, and adding some 4001. a year extra to the navy estimates. This appointment is neither fair nor economical, nor is it an advantageous one to the public service. In the course of a few days we may have something more to advance. THE NAVAL AIDES-DE•CAMP.—In giving Sir G. Pechell, Bart., the appointment of A.D.C. to the Queen, the senior captai ns , Si r E. Parry, W. J. Min gaye, J. E. Walcott, and Lord Spencer, C. 8., have been passed over. Sir Ge o r ge P ec hel has never served a single day since he was posted (1822), and altogether has only seen 15 years active service in the navy, whereas the gallant and distinguished Arctic voyager Sir E. Parry has been about 35 years on full pay service, and has served his time as a captain for his active flag rank. Capt. Mingaye has also served 24 years afloat, and is likewise eligible for his active flag. In conferring the other vacancies on Captains Wyvill and Hotham, a still greater injustice has been inflicted by passing over at least more than a dozen officers of long standing and superior claims. The lucky favourites are captains of 1832 and 1833; but in going so far down the list, the following are among the senior officers who have good reason to complain of neglect :—Ryder Burton, K.H. (1824) ; Hon. R. S. Dundas, C.B. (1824) ; Lord Hardwick (1825); G. R. Lambert (1825) ; Sir Henry Leeke, K.H. ; Freemantle Yates; G. B. Martin, C. 8.; Sir R. Grant, Purcell, Richards, C. 8., Duntze, H. Smith, C. 8., and many others whose standing and services we do not for the moment remember. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW CROSS.—Rear-Ad miral Murray has liberally subscribed 101. in aid of the " Church Building Fund " of this institution. CAPTURE OF A SLAVER DT THE FLYING FISH.— The Flying Fish, 12, Commander G. E. Patey, was at Whydah on the sth of August. She had been successful in capturing another slaver. The follow ing are the particulars from a private letter :—" Her Majesty's ship Flying Fish, July 14, 1851, at anchor off Little Popo Island, got hold of another slaver after a beautiful chase of two or three hours. On standing in for the land this morning, about eleven o'clock, we observed our friend stealing along shore as close as possible, evidently trying to shy us. Hands make sail' was soon piped, when the reefs were out and starboard studding-sails set in double-quick time. On our approaching him we fired a blank gun to make him show his colours, of which he took no notice. We then waited until we got within good gun shot, and sent a 32-pounder acrows his bows, but this not producing the desired effect, a gunner's crew kept hammering directly at him, and it was de lightful to see the good practice they made—two shots through his foretopgallant sail, another shot his lower studdingsail boom away ; another through his mainrigging, across the quarter-deck, and shot his mainboom through. The fellow then put his helm hard-a-starboard, and it was thought he was going to beach her, but supposed the surf was too high for him, as he again righted his helm, let run all his studding sail halyards, and after a few shots from the marines he came towards us. She is a pretty brig, named the Pepeta, and was going to take in 500 slaves, but we disturbed him in the middle of it ; for he had only time to take 70 on board, when be saw us in the cffing, upon which he cut his cables, and run down along the land, thinking we should not take notice of him. We only returned from Princes' island the day before, and relieved the Sampson at Quits, which vessel we saw this morning to leeward of us, running to Why dab, and had not been long out of sight when we pin ned our friend, otherwise she would share with us." The slaver was sent to Sierra Leone the same evening, at which place she has arrived, for condemnation. This is the 10th prize captured by the Flying Fish since she has been on the station ; and the efficiency and discipline maintained on board this fortunate ves sel is highly spoken of'. Commander Patey had re ceived orders to meet Commodore Bruce about the 22d October, and, having taken the mail on board, would sail for England, and may be exyected to arrive before Christmas. Rear-Admiral W. W. Henderson, C. 8., the new Commander-in-Chief for the Brazils, in his flag-ship Centaur steam•frigate, Captain St. Leger Cannon, sailed from Spithead on Saturday at one o'clock, pro ceeding out through the Needles on his passage for Rio, to relieve Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C.B. We understand Mrs. Henderson and Miss Henderson ac company the Admiral out to Rio. Lieutenant Richard Moore, mate of 1849, and pro moted to be acting lieutenant of the Gorgon, steam sloop, in the Pacific, July 5, 1850, has been con firmed in his rank, having arrived borne and passed the usual examination. The following mates and midshipmen passed last week at the Naval College in navigation :--Messrs. Grenville Marshall Temple, Edward H. Howard, Charles J. Slaughter, Robert E. Pakenham, William G. H. Johnstone, Jam es W y li e E ast , Ed war d Spencer Mears, John B. B. Telfer, John B. Anderson, Henry R. Douglas M'Murdo, and William N. Cornewall and F. B. Youel, for master. On and after Novem ber next the examination day will be on the second Wednesday in the month, instead of the first Monday after the first Wednesday. The undermentioned young gentlemen have been found qualified at the Naval College for the appoint ment of naval cadet, and joined the Victory for the purpose :—Messrs. G. Powys, Herbert, Hilton, Mervin Bradford Medlycott, Charles R. K. Smyth, Francis M. Ommanney, Uvedale C. Singleton. Shearwater, steam. vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Horton, arrived at Devonport on Friday, and havin g received a fresh supply of coals, proceeded en route to Constantinople. PORTSMOUTH, Suimir.—The Vernon, East India man' for Calcutta, arrived outward-bou n d at Spit head on Saturday evening. THE STATUE IN CAVENDISH-SQUAR E TO LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.—On Saturday, at the weekly meeting of the vestry of St. Marylebone, Henry Lewis, Etzq., in the chair, a report was presented from a committe e appo i nte d as to the making of two crossings from Holles-street to the garden in the centre of Cavendish-square, that the present crossing and gate might be removed from the centre, so as not to interfere with the statue now about to be erected there to the memory of the late Lord George Bentinck, the inabi tants of the square or parties applying fo r th e change agree ing to pay the cost of the alteration themselves. The report was adopted. THE CHEAP EXCURSION TRAINS..--A very im portant trial is likely to come on in the Court of Exchequer during the next term, unless the Board of Inland Revenue should think proper to abandon a claim which they are at the present time endeavouring to enforce against several of the leading railway companies who have been running cheap excursion trains. Most of our readers are doubtless aware thot the railway companies pay a large sum annually to the Board of Inland Revenue for passenger duty. In the Act of Parliament which passed in 1845, compelling ;railways to carry passengers in third class covered carriages, certain ex ceptions were made, which were stated in the Act" to secure to the poorer classes of travellers a means of travelling at moderate fares, at or under one penny per mile." These were exempt from the Government t ax. When the compa ' nies began to run excursion trains they looked upon this particular description Oman as coming within the meaning of the Act, and did not include their excursion passengers in their return to Government, as it did not amount even to d. per m il e . The Board of Inland Revenue, however, de mand the whole amount of duty that would be payable on ordinary trains. The first company to which application was ma d e w as ' the London and South-Western. Mr. Chaplin, my., the chairman, immediately put himself in communica tion with :other railway companies who have been running c h e ap trains, and the result is, that they have agreed to fight the battle with the Board of Inland Revenue, unless they forego their demand.—Sunday Paper. BOROUGH OF GREENWICH REGISTRATION.—The revising barrister has not yet fixed the day for his attend ance, but we believe it will be in the first 'week of October. Notwithstanding that a general election is expected in the spring, there seems to be but little or no party spirit in the borough to prepare for a contest. Not a siugle objection has been made, but the number of fresh claims is larger than usual. The claims sent in are as follow :—Greenwich, 159 , St. Nicholas, Deptford. 27 ; St. Paul, Deptf or d , 86 , Wool wich, 21; Charlton, ;22 ; Plumstead, 34 ; making . a total of 342. NAPLES, SEPT. 4.—His Neapolitan Me 3 esty very narrowly escaped death on Saturday last. The king was driving some members of the royal family in the vicinity of the Caserta Railway, and, was about to cross the line, not observing a train was rapidly advancing. A countryman rushed forward and held the horses' heads, to the great y, who, not perceiving the danger, consternation of his Majest imagined a hostile intention on the part of the man who was in fact baying his life. THE GATHERING OF ,TRE HIGHLAND CLANS. BRAEMAR, FRIDAY.—Tbe gathering of the clans in olden times was " a great race' in the national history of Scotland. From the time the Earl of Mar raised the standard of rebellion in 171.5, almost within gunshot of where Victoria now has her Highland home, down to the fatal battle of Culloden, the Highland clans were mustered in strong force when the signal was passed through the glens. Now a-days we have a " gathering" once u year in the " country of Marx.," but the signal to rally is the olive branch, and the clansmen muster to show off their Highland dress, and disport themselves in harmless Highland games. The gathering of 1851 was a grand affair. At early dawn crowds of pedestrians were to be seen wending their way to Castleton, most of them wear ing the Highland dress. By rine o'clock all sorts of conveyancer, from the ricketty cart to the splendid; berouche were arriving in the village, and groups of the people were congregated at different points, some dancing to the music of the bagpipe, and some trying their hands at the caber or the stone. About noon the Duff Highlanders passed through the village, splendidly dressed in their clan tartans, and haudsomely accoutered for the sports of the day. Tney were followed by the Duke of Leeds' retainers, a fine body of men, beaded by their Duke as their chief, in splendid costume. Then came the men of Athol!, the Queen's body guard in Scotland, led on by the Duke of Athol!, and marching with music and banners. The clan Farquharson mustered strongly rind in their elegant tartans were greatly admired. They were headed by their chief, Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld. The place chosen for the games was a spacious lawn in the park, in front of the old castle of Marr— once the hunting lodge of Malcolm Canmore. Here the clans formed into three sides of a square, each clan having its standard bearer in position and its piper ready for the dance. The rear of the clans was flanked by the carriages of the aristocracy who are now in the district, and multitudes of the people who had gathered to witness the games. At one o'clock the terrace of the castle presented a brilliant display of beauty and fashion, among whom were the following : From Balmoral—Colonel Phipps, the Hon. Alex ander Gordon, the Hon. Miss Byng, Dr. Baker, and Dr. Robertson. From Abergeldie—Captain Couper, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Lady Frances Bruce. From Inverciuld—Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson and family, their sons elegantly dressed in the Highland garb ' • Lord and Lady Charles Clinton ; the Hon. Miss Murray, Miss Grant of Congleton, and Miss Dalrymple of Logie Elphinstone. From Marr Lodge—The Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of Athol], the Misses Lane Fox, the Hon. Mr. Osborne, Captain and Mrs. Sutton, the Rev. Mr. Hudson, Colonel Hudson, and Colonel Foster. From Corriemulzie—Lady Agnes Duff and the Misses Duff and Master Duff, Sir James and Lady Catherin e C arnegie, Sir Maxwell an d L a d y Wal lace, Mr. Brooke, Mr. W. Tayler, Mr. John Blaikie, &c. The Queen and Prince Albert sent a donation of 251. towards the prizes for the games, but, the Court being in mourning, did not honour the gathering with a ♦isit. The Messrs. Duff; M.P., and Mr. Ricardo, M.P., who are at Corriemulzie, and other members of the Duff family, were absent out of respect for the memory of General Duff, who had always taken_a lively interest in the mustering of the clans. The games began about two o'clock, and for two. hours the Highlanders distinguished themselves by strength of arm and agility of limb. A stone of 141 b. weight was bowled as many yards with ease; a barn, mer of 16lb. weight was thrown 69 feet 11 inches ; a pole or tree, 15 feet high by 6 inches in diameiter, called the "caber," was poised with little effort and tossed right end over end; reels, Strathspeys, the sword and other dances, were danced as none but the, Highlanders here can dance them, and a foot race or 1,400 yards was contested by a dozen of Gillies, the, winner going over the ground in 5i minutes. For. merly the foot race was upon a steep bill, but Vac) Queen having, with her usual consideration, suggwited that this was rather a dangerous game, the stewlards abandoned it for a race in . the park, which was a, most exciting scene. The games being nearly over, a large party had lun cheon in the Castle, which was tastefully decked with evergreens, monograms of the Queen and Prince Al bert being interwoven with festoons of heather, bell, the thistle, and the rose. Here also a ball was held at night, where the peer and the peasant mingled in joyous harmony ; and thus concluded the gathering of the clans in the "country of Mart." for the year 1851. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, FRIDAY. Her 'Majesty and his Royal i llighness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, drove yesterday to Ballater. The Marchioness of Douro was in attendance on her Majesty. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yesterday. SATURDAY. Her Majesty, attended by the Hon. Miss Byng, rode yesterday morning over to Alt na Giuthsacb, where her Majesty will remain till this evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking, and joined her Majesty in the evening at Alt na Giuthsach. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. O❑ Saturday the receipts at the doors of the build ing amounted to 1,4411. 155., there being 16,273 visitors. By the sale of season tickets 21. 103. was realized. Another scheme has, we understand, been proposed for the appropriation of the surplus. Its projector (Mr. Wallis) suggests that the Crystal Palace should be retained, and converted to a variety of uses. The main avenue and transept, with the adjoining spaces, should, according to his recommendation, be made into a winter garden. The north side he advises should be set apart as a college and museum of manufactures, and the south as a national gallery. In a pamphlet which has been issued for private circulation he inge niously advocates this plan, which certainly has the advantage of embracing all the others seriously con templated. Whether, however, so extended an un dertaking is practicable or desirable under the cir cumstances, must be left to public opinion to deter mine. Mr. Wallis advocates a closing ceremonial on the 15th of October, similar in its character to that which took place at the opening. A public thanks giving should, in his judgment, be offered up, and the Exhibition should be closed by her Majesty in person. ROTHERHA3I. FIRE AND LOSS OF TWO LIVES. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The inhabitants of the quiet town of Rotherham, were this (Sunday) morning aroused between three and four o'clock by the alarm of fire, and the ringing of the fire-bell of the parish church. It was soon as certained that the Black Horse Inn, in High-street, the property of the Earl of Effingham, occupied by Mrs. Nicholson, was in flames, and had it not been for the active and persevering exertions of the firemen belonging to the engine of the Sun Fire-office, the North of England office, and the engine of the feoffees of Rotherham, there is no doubt b ut muc h more pro perty would have fallen a sacrifice to the devouring element. Mrs. Nicholson, the landlady (and one of the oldest inhabitants of the town) was found almost in a state of nudity in the bar severely burnt ; she was immediately removed to the house of her daughter, who keeps the Elephant and Castle, in High-street, and notwithstanding the attention of several surgeons who were in immediate attendance sbe expired about five o'clock. One of the servants (with the grandson of Mrs. Nicholson in her arms) jumped out of the chamber window into the street, and the little infant received such a severe concussion of the brain that he shortly aftewards died. The servant was much, b u t not fatally hurt. It has not yet been ascertained how the fire originated, nor is it known wh e th er t h e pro• perty or buildings are insured. Mr. B a d gor, the county coroner, has fixed to open an inquest tomor row,are and he will no doubt inquire not only into the origin of the fire, but into all th e c i rcumstances at tending this melancholy event. It i s some'wht rn ve a r r y k a b s h l e o r t t ha s t p t a li c i e s i o s f th t i e m fi e f:t fifth u fi t r e thein Rotherham ttehserliitblituanat does not recollect any fire in that town occasioning the loss of life. _ SoIITH-WZSTEEN, BRICEITON, AN D JuNcTiow•—lt is stated that a scheme ie now in progress MID -KENT for promoting the construction of a railway from:the South• Railway at Wimbledon to the Brighton Railway' at Croydon, and thence to Maidstone. The length of the line is stated to be thirty-six miles, proposed capital 600,000/. One of the professed objects 01 and the amount of at! the scheme is to enable the S outh - Westem Company t o trains to the terminus at L ondon-bridge, and also to run the London, Brighton, and South Coast Compan y trains to the Waterloo -bridge terminus of the Lo ndon South-Western Railway Company. r At the 67f, MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAMS" ":.. ec t o rs Of this meeting of the newly constructed boardnofi.4owiy elected company, Mr. G. W. Ilartley was of 71,-". L• B. Dyles, chairman of the board, in the room of Dn . and resigned. THE ISLE or SKYE.--The Isle of Skye is nearly one hundred miles long and thirty broad, and yet it is so in dented that one cannot stand on any part of it and be more than three miles from the ses. It is at once . the most valu ehaese census o. 550 0 f th e eom3lpsatreodf valu able and picturesque of the Western Hebrides group. The population of Skye, according g ng a d to ecr t March last, was 22,532, with the returns of 1841. The population comprises 77 w i t h lots of from 8 to 30 acres each, 1,886 gentlemen's families, 380 shopkeepers and tradesmen, 41 farmers and tacks Men of 30 acres of land and upwards, less than eight acres each, and 1,765 cottors, or oc,cupy . huts without 11124 Illti se l gro S ua s ftte t tr e er : i an ,:iwi t h s ho_ PIT 0 rent 414. _.