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i.e. p •erb ee 0 rbs l3 ° t' , ( o eyer '11S ; ou°8:.!of eto ro 3 41, e. id OOP silo . rod 1 1$ roo t°. °Pe o r in in 01 ;P ore 0# es- pre _ 4O intim - Lo t Ps 1 ,,,t , ge lder 1,18 nor • 0 0 igro si a wood" O le ine o ro , be r c t o. the c n v ° f o' the r 10 KO. P 0 ,0 all fed oo Y , g oo coo- fe ........' Quit Dthof ej. alls o )sisia alte r : 413i11/' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEW MAIiKET SECOND 00 roBER MEETING. NEwmArtKET, MONDAY INIGEIT.— evening train from the awtropolis, which, by the by, did not arrive until ten o'clock,, brought down an immense number of the sporting classes, and the Subscription-room, in con sequ-nee, was crowdel to excess until after midlight; the betting was animated, Landgrave, Backbit er, Priestess, and Snowstorm having been backtd for large amount for the Cesarewitch, and Beebe with some spirit fur the Clearwell. The following were the lest Tiotationt;:— CLEARWELL STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Confidence 2 to 1 agst Prime Minister 4 to 1 agst Breba 8 to 1 agst The Squaw CESAREWITCH. 7 to 4 agst Landgrave 7 to 2 agst Backb ter 9 to 1 agst Essedarius 13 to 1 agst Wanota 15 to 1 agst Priestess 25 to 1 agst Snowstorm 25 to 1 agst Lady Eden 30 to 1 sgst Russhorough 35 to 1 agst L( titia 50 to 1 agst Fugleman 50 to 1 agst Tophana 50 to 1 agst Legerdemain 60 to 1 agst Glauca. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 5 to 1 agst Landgrave 6 to 1 agst The Italian 20 to 1 agst Rusaborough 25 to 1 agst Maid of Masham 25 to I . agst Rhesus DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Grecian . 14 to 1 agst Prime Minister 20 to 1 agst Teddington—taken 25 to 1 agst Storm TUESDAY'S RACING. The b e wished wea for racing , l tat bracing, a n d t h e attendanc-, if less aristocratic than . we have seen on some Cesarewitch days, was, numer i catty, qu i te up to the mark. The main street for a coupler f hours before the commencement of business on the heath was a l most impassable, and, what with the ta l e and the betting, the highest state of excitement pre vailed. The " movements" were not particularly im portant, b ut a very general disposition was evinced to Ret ou Landgrave. Backbiter, Essedarius, Lady Eden, Bolingbroke, and Snowstorm, and the quotations against each sh ow i ng an improvement. 50 to 1 was offered gainst Gl auca. The racing commenced at one o'clock, but presented n o thi ng o f i nterest unt il t h e Cl earwell ; the betting on that event on the heath had the effect of r estoring th e P r i mo Minister to the premiership, and de servedly so, the perfect ease with which he won, leaving no doubt of his immense superiority. A most exciting race for the R o y a l S takes was followed by the great event of the day, f or which twenty-three came to the post; six or eight more than was generally expected. The issue was a surp r i se not only to the ring but to Mr. Payne, who had so little confidence in his mare that he actually gave hPNat to C o l one l A nson. 66 to 1 was offered against mare at the close. It is long since the " round bet tors" had such a turn of luck. The racing, of which we return as f u ll an account as time will permit, was brought to a close at a quarter-past four o'clock. Svveepstakes of 5 BOys. each; fur two years old, 6st 101 b; t hree, Bst 81h; four, and upwards, 9st. The winner to be sold for 70 sous. if demanded, &u. Rutland Stakes Course. Mr. Death's Montpensier, 6 yrs (W. Abdale) 1 MM. Blyth's Rippogriff, 2 yr s (Ch ar l ton) 2 Lord Eglintons Sardonyx, 2 y rs (J . W a lk er) 3 Betting -6 to 5 agst Montpensier, and sto 2 each agst the others. Won very easily by a length. Run in 1 toin 49 -. secs, liaudicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft,for two , years old. Bretby Stakes Course. Mr. r4a- ll' • a 8 Antigone, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 1 Lord Enfield's fby Don John, Bst 71b ... (Flatman) 2 1,111 r• Stephenson 's Brother to Willingham, Bst 41b ..• 3 au% Jaques's Heirloom, Bst 31b (J. Masson) 4 Betting -10 to 6 agst Antigone, 2to 1 agst Brother to Willingham, and 5 to 2 agst Dohn John filly. hill, running was made by the Don u ric n filly to the I, where she was headed by the fave, who made the rest of the runnin dun i n 1 min, g, and won c l ever l y b y a l ength. The Clearvvell29 secs. Stakes of 30 sous. eac h , 20 ft, for two T Y G Year olds colts' Bst 716; fillies, B i t 51b ; w i nners extra. . , LMR Halford's Prime Minister, Bst 1 Olb (inc. 31b extra) 1 on H. Johnson's Confidence Bst slb ...(F. Butler) 2 tlorrd Exeter's Turtle, Bst 111 b (inc. 61b extra) -1 1 • nelamere's Fostuna, Bst Mb (Bartholomew) 0 .!orrd Exeter's Midas, Bst 71b (Norman) 0 81::t_. Gully's Solomon, Bst 71b (A. Day) 0 •.4.G. rtiatwicke:s The Squaw, Bst 51b (Flatman) 0 awley s Breba, Bst 51b i l n rd Orford 's Zegri, Bst 71b (J. Masson) 0 (Pettit) 0 Betti fi de n g--8 to 4 agst Prime Minister, 2to 1 agst Con 7iniss,. e, and 4 to 1 agst Breba. Solomon and the Prime hter got away together, and, with the ruck lying tti'travee in company to the cords, where Solomon, v:iorthyaedurbiz leading at his best pace, gave way, and going on by himself, won in a canter by b y lengths' Confidence finishing second, beating Turtle 1 , 1, € ‘ length; Solomon fourth. Run in 1 min. 12 secs. , Royal Stakes of 200 sous. each, 120 fr; for three re,i,t_ra old; colts 84 71b, fillies Bst 21b, winners extra. IL% .; 1 0 , reoad to save his stake. (14 Subs.) Sir • J i tpbe s Tomboy, fist 71b Col. .ell-eel's Longinus, Bst 71b ............ Flatman) 3 _eatteon's cby Irish Birdcatcher, Bst 710 (Butler) 4 atteqd Crilaabeng-6 to 4 agst Longinus --and 2to 1 each agst ter eloanee rry and Tomboy. Cranberry, with Tomboy inclose , cut out the work to the cords, where the lat head, Lon and won, after a tremendous race, by a short The Cesare ni ens good third. Run in 2 min. 20 secs. 15 . wirch Stakes Handicap of 25 sovs. each, :ft, with 300 added, fur three years old and up ea_is.. . The winner of the St. Leger 121 b extra; the C op in the Leger, or the winner of the Doncaster ` - 'uP or Great Yorkshire Handic 61b tilt The se c 0..., to . ap ' ex . k.... set receiv e 50 soles. out of the stakes, and the r w . laner t o n a .. e j 50 sovs• to the Judge. (59 Subs.) Sir ~Y.aZne's Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 7lb as s. .L. 4 lgot's Essedarius, 4 yrs, Bst 51b...(A Day) 2 Tr';',r. t_iratwielee's Landgrave, 6st 131 b, car. 7st 211) ..• 3 jircl-;etrilae'a Trouncer, 6 yrs, 83t 41b ...(S. Rogers) 0 .9 11 f dell's Wanota, Bst llb, car. Bst 31b 1,,,... -Eenigari's Russborough, 7st 111 b, in. 61b extra 0 air, 111 iltlam's Snowstorm, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ...(T. L) e) 0 ',.;:;..Edsvards's B olingbroke, 7st 81b, car. 7st 101 b tiL]. _..r.isoli'3 Backbiter, 5 yrs, ist 71b (Flatman) 0 frrcillwes's Priestess, 4 yrs, 7st 7lb ... ..(Dockcray) 0 k r. (jAtianleYs lo . gerclunlain, 7sl 41b, car. 21b over ... 0 A ir. ~ Ideston's Fugleman, 5 3 rs, 7st 31b...(Pettit) 0 i ts.% 'Latinos's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 7E Ilb (Charlton) 0 air. yrihkald's Sauter-le-Coup, 7st Ilb ...(Rodney) 0 ?,n rd hepherd's Alp, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Walker) 0 ,rn 9ifden's Honeycomb, 4 yrs, Est 81b (G. Mann) 0 bird‘lseeter's To hang 3 yrs, 6st 7lb W. Harlock) 0 M r. p i l ' se le)'s Alonzn, Est 71b, car. Est 81b...(Sharp) 0 lir. ,illing's Lady Eden, 3 yrs, sst 1 llb (J. Osborne) 0 Ilt d ( ii:P v e il l i nert's Candlewick, 3 yrs, sst 111b...(We11-) 0 '5 Letitia, 4 yrs, sst 101 b (T. Smith) 0 M r ~..?a, ter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs, sst 81b ...(Barker) 0 Mr ' w • Smith's Make-ree.dv, 7.t 81h ...(Wi,kefield) 0 biter "6 'l-7 to 4 agst Landgrave, 5 to 2 agst Back , 9 to 1 agst Essedarius, 12 to 1 agst Lady Eden, g't Bo 11 4 ' I 1 agst W anota, 16 to 1 agst Snowstorm, 16 to 1 ss ling broke; 20 to 1 agst Priestess, 25 to 1 agst isrueboroug h 25 to 1 agst Legerdemain, 25 to 1 agst 4 ntincsr, 35 to 1 agst Letitia, 66 to 1 agst Glauca. ear-udhe st art took pl ace at the exact time specified in the , ci Honeycomb immediately taking a lead of three or Itir lengths followed by Alp, Lady Eden, and three or ~ar, other light weights, next to whom came Landgrave, 014glernan, Trounces, and Backbiter, Essedarius lying with Wanota. Honeycomb cut out the work to the ionitch where he resigned, and Landgrave took up the L ng, attended by Nutcracker, Lady Eden, Fugle . ri , and Trouncer, Glauca also lying up, and Esseda -1," tit this time beginning to draw into the ruck. ugleman took the second place at the T.Y.C. post, and tanNufteer the third, and the two went on in close com- Y Until half -way up the hill; here they were joined Y Re.' her Gla uca and E sse d ar i us , an d t h e l ot ran h ome to the mare getting up in the last two or three stri s t,,,, and winning La a ' and by a neck, Essodarius beating q,„ 11 grave by a head, Fugleman a very good fourth,. ;'°lllleer close up. Nothing was near this let. Run in Sweeps' r ain. 59 sees. " T e Pstake s of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old; colts, '' t 71 h; fillies Sat 21b. The winner to be sold for , . is_ . , skru soya, if demanded, Rte. I).M. zr. Gurney * 's Bullfinch (Pettit) 1 air, E. Martin's Fernando (W. Abdale) 2 E. Batson's Ring of Cymry (Sly) 3 tiettt eg- . --6 to 4 each agst King of Cymry and Bull finch It , • Won cleverly b y a l ength. Run in 1 min. 47 sec. -I ''' ate h , DAI.--Mr. Forster's Musician, Bst 71b, re ceived 1 501. from Mr. Payne's Sergius, Bst 71b. The Emperor was sold this morning fur 600 guineas. BETTING OP TO SIX O'CLOCK. CA MBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. to 1 agst Landgrave 12 to 1 agst Glance 7 to 1 agst 'The Italian 12 to 1 aggst Turnus 8 to 1 agst Essedarius DERBY. 6 to I agst Grecian FNTRIES FOR I W 7 E to D l N a E g s st D r A r y im . e Minister Handicap for two yrs old. Last half of Ab. M. The Nuaw—linight of the Thistle—Thickthorn— Blacksea—bl c by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia— ' out of Virago—Faux. The Oatlands—No rapasce. The To wn Plate. T.M.M. boubt,A yrs, Bellissima, 3 yrs—Westow, 4 yrs—N u t meg , 3 yrs — Sweepstakes for two and thr ee yrs old. T.Y.C. Bullfinch, 3 yrs—Paul, 3 y 11"Y ' rs—b c by Don John, out El otemen O , 2 yrs—Virtue, 3 Yrs— 2 yrs. ho N TUESDAY NIGHT, TEN tiCLOCK. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 5 to I agst Landgrave 7 to 1 agst The Itali an —t a k en 8 to I agst Essedarius—ta'i n 12 to 1 agst Gl auca 1 2 to 1 agst Turnus 100 to 6 agst Loadstone 20 to 1 agst Miss Ann 2 5 to 1 agst California 1,000 even between E , aedarius and ItalEn 6 to 1 a DERBY. gst Grecian CLOa OF THE LE 7 to 1 agst P r i me Minister (BY E BET TING ON TUESDAY NIGHT , CTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. sto 1 gat L andgrave 7to 1 gat Th e Italian 9to agst Laseduitia T SUN, LON DON. WEDNESDJ Y EVENING OCTOBER IC, 1850. 12 to 1 tigA Gl;:tica 12 to 1 ugst Turnas 17 to 1 cgst Lo.tdsttne 2J to 1 t:git liussbcrough 20 to 1 agst!grave LORD STANLEY AND THE PROTEC TIONISTS. The tone of Lord Stanley's late speech at Bury having inspired his supporters with some apprehen sion that another " treason " was in contemplation, Mr. G. F. Young addressed a letter to his Lordship, to which the following is the reply : " Knowsley, Oct. 11. "My dear Sir,—l have this moment received your letter of yesterday, and hasten to reply to it. I hare observed, as indeed I expected, that my speech at the agricultural dinner at Bury has furnished matter for various comments on the part of the press, though I have not happened to Fee the articles to which you refer in the Morning Chronicle. Had I done so, however, I should equally have abstained, as I always do, from any public notice of any com ments which may be made by the press on the lan guage I had used. I own, however, that whatever observations might be made on what I said at Bury, the last inference which I should have expected to see drawn was that I had changed my opinions on _ . the subject of protection. In fact, I thought it right in opening a new society at this moment to depart from the ordinary course, and distinctly referring to recent legislative mea sures, to state the reasons why, retaining my opinions on the injurious and ruinous character of those measures to the agricultural interest generally, I yet thought that there was room for profitable in vestment of capital in the particular district in which I was speaking. Those reasons I stated to be, first, that it was not a corn• growing district, and little affected by the price of corn ; next, that not being even exclusively an agricultural district, it had the advantages of an inexhaustible market for its produce, and an unlimited supply of manure at its very doors; and, lastly, that a great portion of it being wholly undrained, and consequently full of water, the simple operation of draining, even if it cost 121. the Cheshire acre (nearly double the statute), would increase the productiveness of the land to an extent which would amply repay the outlay. The fact is, that the country round Bury is either in grass or under green crops for the supply of the great manufacturing towns, and a portion of it, lying high, is better fitted for rearing young stock in the summer than for any other pur pose ; but a very small portion of it is suited for any description of corn, and a still smaller fur wheat. It is therefore, as far as the corn-laws are concerned, an entirely exceptional case ; and I took care so to treat it, repeating emphatically my conviction, that in the purely agricultural districts, and most of all in those where the highest farming prevailed, the recent changes had inflicted, and must inflict, most serious injury on landlord, tenant, and labourer. I certainly said that if good farming would not pay bad could not ; but I even went so far as to dilate on the dis- tinction between good and high farming, the latter of s hich I contended could not be carried on at such prices as now rule, and, as I think, must rule under free trade. You do me justice in supposing that, had I altered my views, I should have taken a very dif ferent opportunity of making the statement, and not left it to be inferred from any casual expressions ; but my intention at Bury was wholly different, and I hoped I had succeeded in justifying my recommenda tion to the tenants of that district to do justice to the land,' while at the same time I adhered most un equivocally to all the opinions I have expressed, in and out of Parliament, as to the effect of our recent policy on agriculture in general. " I am, dear Sir, yours sincerely, " STANLEY. " G. F. Young, Esq." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED LN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 12, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*207 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 54 Tubercular Diseases j... ... 151 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 94 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 33 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• •-• • 85 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... Premature Birth Atrophy ••• ••• Old Age ••• Sudden ... ..• Violerce, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... ... 17 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... 35 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 839 Population Deaths in corre- • Deaths Enumerated, Sponding week in the 1841. West Districts... 301,189 North Districts.. 376;568 Central lAstricts 374,199 East Districts ... 393,067 South Districts.. 503,346 of 1849. , . 145 •• • 176 ~. 156 ~. 269 ~. 329 Week 123 152 131 196 237 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... 1,073 ... ... 445 .. ... ... 394 Males ... ... .. Females ... ... BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 649 Total ... 1,369 *ln this number are included 26 by Scarlatina, 55 by Typhus Fever, 49 by Diarrhcea, and 1 by Cholera. DECK PASSENGERS ON BOARD OF IRISH STEAM BOATS.—Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Bull's Head, Little Thames street, West Smithfield, on view of the body of Patrick Connell, aged 46, a tailor, who died on board the Prussian Eagle, Irish steamer. It appeared that the deceased went to Cork about a month ago to see his friends. Last Thursday he was carried on board the I'rus sian Eagle, which left Cork for London that day, and which had on board several head of cattle between decks, with about 300 deck passengers, who paid 2s. each. Deceased was in a declining state when put on board. On Friday night a storm came on, and the waves of the sea swept over the fore part of the vessel where deceased was lying. A tarpauling was put up, but that was taken away by the passengers at the alter part of the steamer: At day light next morning de ceas-d was found dead, no one having attended to him during the eight. Verdict, " Found dead, and that the death was accelerated by exposure to the cold and the extremity of the weather." The Coroner recommended that better accommo dation should be afforded to deck passengers. CONSIGNMENT OF STAGS TO LOUIS NAPOLEON. — On Wednesday last, Mr. Herring, of the New-road, Re gent's-park, animal dealer to her Majesty, received orders from Prince Louis Napoleon, President of the French Re public, for 50 English fallow deer, for the park of St. Cloud. Mr. Herring accordingly obtained 50 tine annimals from Mr. Fuller, M.P., of Rose-hill-park, near Hastings, and with the assistance of Mr. Shaw, of the South-Eastern Railway Company. conveyed them in vans to the Staplehurt station, wherelney were placed in deer trucks and conveyed to Folke stone for transit to Paris by the railway company's steamer Prince Ernest, via Boulogne. On their arrival at Folkestone the trucks were taken from the rails and run on board the steamer, under the direction of Mr. Shaw, without any in jury to the animals. They were then taken to Boulogne, and thence to Paris, where Mr. Herring arrived on Friday morning, just as the I'resident was about to proceed to the grand review of the troops. The deer were much praised by the President and his Generals, and by orders received from the former, Mr. Herring took them to St. Cloud, where they were liberated in the park among a number purchased by the Prince last year. THE APPEAL CLAUSE IN THE EXTENDED COUNTY COURTS ACT.—As actions are now in the course of trial in county courts to 501., it is probable that the right of appeal given by the 14th section of the new Act (13th and 14th Victoria, cap. 61) will be claimed. An appeal is only given on points of law, or upon the admission or rejection of evi dence. The words are, "That if either party in any cause of the amount to which jurisdiction is given to the county courts by this Act shall be dissatisfied with the determination or direction of the said court in point of law, or upon the ad mission or rejection of any evidences, such party may appeal from the same to any of the superior courts of common law at Westminster, two or more of the puisne judges whereof shall sit out of term as a court of appeal for that purpose, provided that such party shall, within ten days after such determination or direction, give notice of such appeal to the other party, or his attorney, and also give security, to be approved by the cleric of the court, for the costs of the ap peal, whatever be the event of the appeal, and for the amount of the judgment if he be defendant and the appeal be dismissed: provided, nevertheless, that such security, so far as regards the amount of the judgment, shall not be re quired in any case where the judge of the countyc,urt shall have ordered the party appealing to pay the amount of such judgment into the hands of the clerk of the county court in which such action shall have been tried, and the same shall have been paid accordingly; and the said court of appeal may either order a new trial on such terms as it thinks fit, or may order judgment to be entered for either party, as make such order with r es p ec t to thethe casec osts m 3 of the a. heand saida T y p a ea 1 as such court may think proper, and such orders shall be final." The appeal is to be in the form of a case agreed upone court rtboisthte settle and abhudt sign if the they cannot agree the judge of the for yarns, 15. same. MA N CHESTER TRLDE REPORT, TUEtrdAaYy hbut perri prices l s ) a a s r e been zv a e ; y o od mdleyalmattianignueidr,yand buyers so con fident of a speedy reduction, that they are shy in purchasing goodsto aiiy ir e x a r t h e l e i t t. . is s F t i t n l ti y u a i t i n ; The and all little business done. met ef i k t apsu are c r h e a h s e e a r v s . y s h av et is INCREASE OF THE SUSSEX POLICE.—At the Quarter Sessions for the eastern division of Sussex, held at the County Ilan, Lewes, yesterday, the Eight Hon. the Earl of Chiches ter in the chair, on the report of the chief constable (Captain Mackay), of the great increase of burglaries in that county during the past year, a motion was unanimously adopted in favour of strengthening the existing police by ten additional constables. HIGEWA Y ItnnnEnr.—At a late hour on Saturday evening, as Mr. F e t man , a gen tl eman of property resident near Lathcormac, was proceeding home on horseback he was suddenly set on by two men armed with sticks,. and knocked uff hi s h orse . Hi s poc k e t s were i mme di a tely nth d, and the sum of 37/. abstracted. It is not stated that Mr. Fetman has been seriously injured, and, up to the present the perpetrators of this daring Lighway ro bbery have not been arreste4,--Cyrh A'xaminer. MAGAZINES, Szc—(CON TIN UED.) THE GENTLEVAN'S MAGAZINE. Sylvsnus Urban this month presents us with much varied arid most amusing antiquarian and historical information. He gives us an account of the recent discovery of 41, iman remains at Lyrnne, near Hythe ; and also a description of the antiquities which have been recently brought to light by the excavations at Richborough, near Sandwich, which will be read with interest by all antiquaries. M. J. J. Cochrane proves that the origin of newspapers is of much earlier date than had been generally imagined, and that so far from what he cells the spurious newspaper, The .Evglish Mercuric, of 1588, being the earliest newspaper, there is at present in existence, in the British Museum, a German newspaper of as early a date as 1541. While on the subject ,of the British Museum, we give the following in order to enable our readers to judge of the manner in which the new Catalogue has been compiled by M. Panizzi `NO man need journi:y to lianapton Court to see a maul let him go to the British Museum and try to find a book in the Catalogue. There are books in the Li brary which can only be f,urd in the Catalogue by come lucky chance or singular accident. We will give an example of— " A BOCK HUNT AT TIIE BRITISH MUSEUM. " The other day we wanted to find the common book called the Beauties of England and Wales' in the Cata logue. It was quite a glorious hurt. We began with the 79 vol. * Catalogue, under the title England and Wales,'--it was not there; then we went to the 153 vol. Catalogue, same title--not there. We tried Beauties' in both catalogues; we found Beauties of the Opera and Ballet,' but none of England and Wales, and under Beauty' there was ' Universal Beauty,' but not the coy, shy object of our search. Here we paused to survey the ground, and meditate upon our future course. Knowing a little of the history of the book, we made a dash at Britton, John,' the chief editor and principal author, whose name is on the title-page of we know not how many volumes. It was weary work running through page after page of Cathedrals, and Junius, and Auto biography, and fifty other things besides; but we held on and came at last to an end, but without sight or scent of our Beauties. We tried the other catalogue with the same result. Wearied, but too much used to the sport to be discouraged, off we started again after Britton's chief coadjutor, 'Brayley, E. W.' We ran him down in the 79 vols.—no Beauties;' chased off to the 153 vols.— no Beauties.' The thing seemed becoming desperate, but we determined to hark back, and try some of the minor contributors. We looked for the Welshmen, ' Evans,' and Rees'—no success! Wo tried Bigland' —not there. At last we thought of 'Brewer.' There were a good many Brewers; we marked our man, J. N.' Here it is! No! It is only the 'lntroduction, Bvo. Load. 1818: Well, that put us in spirits. It seemed correct that we should find the Introduction first. It was a something; a beginning; Introduction to the Beauties of England and Wales.' We did not stay to consider why the other authors were not entitled to have their shares in the work entered under their separate names. We had got a scent which was too hot to allow of any pause. On we dashed, determined not be outdone, We scampered through Nightingale," Shoberl,' and at last, Hodgson'—no success! We began to think we should be beaten after all. We thought we would try the sepa rate counties. Bedfordshire' and Berkshire' were fruitless, and we gave that up. It came into cur mind that perhaps there was a conjoint title of Britton and Brayley.' The volume which contains BRI. was en gaged. We stood at the desk waiting to take it in our turn. We were almost inclined to give up the chase, and go home and turn the circumstance into a prize enigma, or send an advertisement for the missing Beauties to the third column of the Times. How often help comes, at the last pinch ! There was an open volume on the desk at which we were standing. It was one of A. We turned over its pages listlessly, by way of occupation whilst waiting, when, as chance, or luck, or something or other would have it, wo stum bled upon a long heading of Anglia.' It did not at first occur to us that the lost jewel might be there. But, seeing as vie looked on and on, turning page after page, that the article Anglia was a kind of pound in which all sorts of waifs and strays were inclosed, a general receptacle for articles unowned, it flashed upon our mind that it was worth while to try. We thank our stars we did so, for there it was and there it is: ANGLIA. The Beauties of England and Wales; topo graphical, historical, and descriptive. 18 vols. [in 23] Bvo. Loud. 1801-15.' We give the full particulars to save anybody else such a weary day's work as we had, and hope it will never be our fate to go upon such a search again." This is bad enough in all conscience, but more re mains to he told : "At the sale of Mr. Bright's printed books some three or four years ago, a very scarce volume, entitled The Complaint of Verity, 1559,' a work of John Brad ford the Martyr, was bought by Rodd the bookseller for (we believe) 71. We have the most unquestionable au thority for saying that it was bought for the British Museum. It was right that it should have been so. At the price it was a great ca'ch. A gentleman who is en gaged in editing the works of Bradford, and has striven in vain to see this book, would have given double the money fa it. No doubt it is in the British Museum, but nobody can find it. It may be in the Catalogue, but under what head or title no cruiser on that intricate ocean has yet been fortunate enough to discover. It cer.ainly is not where it ought to be, under' Bradford, John,' nor under Complaint,' nor under Verity.' We do not at all think there is any dishonesty in the matter, only a great deal of over-refined bibliographical subtilty. Seven pounds' worth of the nation's money lies locked up in the British Museum, put away somewhere or other, as a lottery ticket used to be, and years hence, long after the edition now publishing has been completed, will turn up, a great prize to somebody." We are not so sanguine as the writer as to the turn ing up, at least in the Museum Library, of " Trie Complaint of Verity." Has the writer read the evi dence upon which the French Courts convicted-M. Libri of bookstealing from the public libraries of France ? It behoves the trustees to institute strict inquiries after the lost book, and to ascertain what pt rsons English or foreign are permitted to have ac cess to the shelves, and to insist upon the immediate compilation of a finding catalogue, which shall show the present state of the Library, and the existence of which will enable a person at once to ascertain what books were missing. We have in this number the commencement of the "Diary of the first Earl of Egmont," who was attached to Frederick Prince of Wales, the father of George 111. The present instal ment presents us with some interesting gossip relat ing to the Court of George 11. at the time that Walpole was in the height of his power. THE UNITED SERVICE. The most important article in the present number of the United Service is that entitled " Annexation of Oude." The writer is evidently thoroughly master of his subject, and he proves to chmonstration that we have not only a right to depose the imbecile and cruel tyrant who now, thanks to British protection, ty ranizes over the inhabitants of Oude, and has, by hie misgovernment, reduced one of the fairest pro vinces of India to a desert, but that, as a matter of good policy, we should at once absorb Oude ii.to the British territory, while it is our bounden duty to the oppressed inhabitants to afford to them the se curity which can be alone derived from extending to them the benefits of British government and British institutions. There are several articles of great merit on professional subjects in this number. THE PEOPLE'S MONTHLY MEDICAL ENQUIRER; or Chrono-Thermalist. In this periodical Dr. Dickson wages fierce war against all opposers of the system of Chrono-Ther malism, of which he claims to have been the dis coverer. THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. By W. M. Thackeray. No. XXI. Having in the former number exhibited his hero in the thrall of the worldly old Major, prepared to sacrifice everything to interest and position; and to bestow himself even on Blanche Amory, provided by so doing he can secure to himself her fortune and Sir Francis Clavering's seat in Parliament, our author in this number re-introduces him to his guardian angel Laura, and we begin to entertain hopes that he may yet be saved from that misery which must be his inevitable lot should the schemes of the worldly-minded Major in his behoof be brought to bear. There are two circumstances related in this present number which lead us to hope that Mr. Pen, in whose well- doing we, in spite of all his faults, take a great interest, will escape the misery of the Amory alliance. The first is, that Blanche has recognised i n I Altamont, her father, the convict Amory, and has been recognised by him, and the next is the announcement of the death of John Henry Foker, Esq., the, rather of Blanche's former admirer, and the probability that the young gent has inherited a large fortune. CIIRLS'TOPHER TADPOLE. Part I. This is the first part of a cheap re-issue of Albert Smith's popular novel if " Christopher 'red} ale." It is very nicely got up, and VI ill no doubt have an ex tensive sale. MANSION.HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor entertained yesterday evening his co-directors of the Namur and Liege Railway Company and a party of private friends. HUDSON'S-BAY PRODUCE.—The first arrival for the season of skins, furs, 8 c., from the possessions of the Ilud son's-bay Company in North America, has taken place by the Prince of Wales, arrived in the Docks from Hudson's bay, with 196 bales, 13 cases, and 130 other packages of skins and furs, 9 packages of feathers, 1 case, 9 baskets, and r kegs of castor, 2 hogsheads and 5 baskets of quills, 2 hogs heads of quills and isinglass, 9 other packages of the same, 2 casks 6f grease, 2 of meat, 6 of tongues, t bale of ivory, and o t 46 packages o f ta ll ow, consigned the Iludson's-bay Com pany and the produce of that northern region. Simulta neously with the above arrival, the Company's vessel Prince RuFert has arrived in the Docks from Hudson's-bay, with 249 bales of skins and furs, and other productions of the same district. THE LATE EXPLOSION IN SPITALFIELDS.—We are gratified to learn that the two parties in Weaver• street, Spi taltields, who suffered by the late exposion, and whose pre mises were insured in the Monarch Assurance•offce, have, on a representation to that company, been liberally and promptly repaid their entire lose, as estimated by their own surveyor, although it is well known the company were not legally re oponsible. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOP►DS, Oct. 15. This being the day to which Parliament was pro rogued by her Majesty at the end of last session, the House of Lords was opened shortly before two o'clock, for t`...e purpose of further proroguing Parlia ment by Commission, in conformity with the an nouncement made in the Gazelle some weeks ago. As usual on such occasions, a number of ladies were present to behold the ceremony, and gratifying their curiosity by gazing on the house and its gor geous decora.ions, and were accommodated with seats in the body of the house. All the Peers' seats, with the exception of the two front rows on either side, were covered with brown holland. The throne was uncovered, and a bench placed in front of it for the Commissioners. A few minutes before two o'clock Mr. Shaw Le fevre, the deputy clerk of Parliament, entered the House, as did also Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod. Mr. Aglionby, the Member for Cockermouth, was also in attendance before two, and took his position below the bar. The Commissioners were—The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Earl Granville. Upon the Commissioners taking their seats, Mr. Pulman was directed to summon the Commons to the bar, to hear the Royal Commission read. After an absence of about a minute he returned, accompanied by Mr. Ley, the Assistant Clerk of the House of Commons, Mr. Bellew, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., and several of the officers of the House, as represent ing the Comons of the United Kingdom. Mr. Lefevre then read the Royal Commission com manding and directing the Commissioners to further prorogue Parliament from this day to Thursday, the 14th day of November next. After the reading of the Commission, The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that by direc tion of her Majesty, and in virtue of the Commission now read, they did, in her Majesty's name, prorogue the Parliament to Thnrsday, the 14th day of Novem ber next, to be then and there holden. The Commissioners then withdrew and the proceed ngs terminated. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 15.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Bun ney, with the Peninsular mails, in charge of Lieu tenant Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived this evening at eight o'clock. Her dates of sailing were— Gibraltar, Oct. 6; Cadiz, Oct. 7; Lisbon, Oct. 9; and Vigo, Oct. 10. OPORTO, OCT. 10.—The weather during the voyage home was most tempestuous, so much so, that out of ten oxen nine died from the effects of the gale, and were thrown overboard. The Iberia brought 29 passengers, amongst them were the Prince Plantagenet, Messrs. Robin, Lus combe, Ilemon, Noble, Lamgeas, &c. The freight of the Iberia consists of fiv e pac k ages of specie, and one of stones, of the value of 1,1101., 116 boxes of lemons, 211 boxes of grapes, 55 boxes of pomegranates, and a large number of packages of sundries. Her Majesty's ship Janus was at Gibraltar ; the Encounter and Arrogant sailed for Lisbon on the 4th ; the Hogue sailed for England on the Ist inst. The Prince Regent, Phaeton, Leander, Arethusa, and Dragon, were at Lisbon when the Iberia left. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Sultan arrived at Gibraltar ou the sth, and left the same day for Malta. The barque Pearl was detained at Gibraltar, in consequence of striking on the coast of Spain, and the crew refusing to proceed in her until surveyed, which had been done, and she would at once leave for her destination. _ _ The Hogue, which left Gibraltar rn the Ist i ns t., communicated with her Majesty's ship Queen, on the 15th ult., off the south-east end of Sardinia, the latter having seventy men sick of the cholera; 25 deaths had taken place. At Vigo it was reported that they intended impos ing 15 days' quarantine on all vessels from Oporto, and from all other parts of Portugal tbree days, in consequence of the report of the yellow fever being at Oporto, which, however, is stated not to be the case. the contract , r may b? lost by the contracts having expired, and the accounts having been closed before the receipt of such details of purchase. "6. I am to aid that the necessary forms of account for carrying into effect these instructions can be obtained upon application to the chief clerk of the principal storekeeper cf the Ordnance Department, Tower. " I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " L. SULIVAN." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, TUEiDAY.—Master John R. Aylen (1838), of the Fisgard flag-ship, at Woolwich, has been appointed to command the Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, as, a troop-ship, that vessel having been most expeditiously, successfully, and economically employed on previous occasions fur the conveyance of troops. Second Masters—E. M. Vincent (1844), of the Britannia ordinary guard-ship, at Portsmouth ; and F. R. Child (1845), late of the Atholl troop-ship, to the Birkenhead. Clerk—W. H. J. Brown (1849), to the Birkenhead. Master's Assistants—J. R. Allen and H. P. Ward, to the Isirkenhcad. The Right Hon. Sir F. Baring, Bart., First Lord of the Admiralty ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C.B. ; and Captain llouston Stewart, C. 8., with the Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B and the Chief Civil Engineer and Director of Works, Colonel Green, left the Admiralty yesterday, on an official visit to hatham and Sheer ness Dockyards. Their Lordships proceeded from Chatham to Sheerness in the Admiralty yacht, Black Eagle, Master-Commander Cook, ordered round from Woolwich to the former port. Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., has returned to the Admiralty, from Chipping Norton. Captain A. Milne has proceeded to Inveresk. The promotions for services in the North Star, Master-Commander Saunders, have been made. They include the Assistant-Surgeon, Dr. James Rae ; Second-Masters, Way and Norman ; and Clerk in Charge, James J. Rutter. Assistant-Surgeon Richard Croker Russell (1844), from the Britannia, at Portsmouth, to the Wizard, apprentices' brig, at Queenstown, vice Dr. Henry F. William, who has resigned the service. The Mediterranean fleet is now, we are happy to say, clear of the cholera. We regret to state that Lieutenant Norton S. Sulivan (1846), who has been serving as chief officer of the Prussia Cove coast-guard station near Pen zance, fell from his horse on Saturday last and was killed. A FEMALE B URNT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.— On Monday morning Mr.-. Stacey, a young married woman, who resides - at Stiff°&place, Snow's - helds, Bermondsey, left the Waterloo station for Windsor by the 9 30 excursion train. Tlae carriage in which she travelled was an open one, and contained about twenty passengers. On arriving be aen Richmond and 'Twickenham her muslin dress was set on fire by a spark from the engine, and in an instant she was enveloped in flames. Fortunately a gentleman, who was sitting by the side of her, had the presence of mind to throw the affrighted woman down on the floor of the carriage, thus saving her face from the flames,which extended ab ove her dead, and with the prompt assistance of other passengers succeeded in extinguishing the fire. On arriving at Windsor Mr. Willmer, the station-master, immediately Feu t the sufferer in a carriage to the Royal Dispensary, where she was attended by Dr. Eton. Fortunately it was then dis covered that although her gown and all her under clothes were burnt cn one side, from the lower part to the waist, she had miraculously escaped with the burning only of one of her hands, but was, naturally, in a state of great nervous excitement from the fright. FIRE.—A fire was discovered to have broken out on Monday evening last, about half-past eight o'clock, in a barn in the occupation of Mr. Co x , near B roc kl ey H a ll , i n the parish of Brockley, Somerset, by which about 150 bushels of wheat were destroyed, together with other property, but it was got under without doing any extensive damage. Ti e cause ct the conflagration is at present unknown, but a rigorousinvestigation will take place. THE MURDER AT FRIMLEY. CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE MURDERERS It will be satisfactory to the public to know that all doubts respecting the dreadful crime at Frimley are now completely cleared up by the confession of one of the guilty persons. Although very little moral doubt existed that the persons now in custody were in reality the authors of the crime, yet there was very great difficulty in procuring the necessary legal evidence to establish their guilt, and it is possible that they might have escaped justice if one of them had not made a confession. Of the fact there is not the least doubt, and the following particulars upon the subject may be relied upon :—lt appears that on Monday afternoon lliram . Smith, alias Hiram Trower, one of the four men in custody upon the charge of murdering Mr. Hollest, expressed a desire to see Mr. W. Keene, the governor of Guildford Gaol, where he is confined, stating that he had something of importance to communicate to him. Mr. Keene accordingly went to his cell, and the prisoner then expressed a wish to tell him all he knew of the matter. The governor informed him that he must take the responsibility of such a proceeding upon himself, and that he could not hold out the least inducement for him to do so, but if he persisted he was at liberty to make any statement he thought proper. The pri soner then made a statement, which was taken down in writing by Mr. Keene, of all the circumstances connected with the dreadful affair, stating that the burglary was planned by himself and the other three now in custody, and that the fatal shot was fired by Levi Harwood. He also states, that after the murder the prisoners all came to Kingston together, and Har wood went to London to dispose of the stolen pro perty, and when he came back gave him 7s. Gd. as his share. The prisoner entered minutely into the details of the outrage, but stated that the pistol was only intended to terrify the inmates of the house into submission, and that there was no intention originally to commit any violence. It appears from inquiries that have since been set on foot that the statement of the accomplice can be confirmed in many material points by independent testimony, and if this should be correct the case will be complete. The prisoners are to undergo another examination on Friday, and they will then, in all probability, be fully committed for trial. BURGLARY AT MR. HOLFORD'S. 1 Yesterday morning information was transmitted from Scotland-yard to the station-house at the rear of this court of the Circumstances attending the bur.. glary at Holford -house, Regent's-park, and the ap prehension of one of the burglars. The fact of one of the burglars being supposed to be dangerously wounded, owing to the traces of blood being found on the ground over which he walked or was carried, and the circumstance of a hat being found perforated with shot, and blood upon the inside, supposed to be long to the wounded man, were also mentioned. The Commissioners of Police, with a view to the discovery and apprehension of the man alluded to, have issued directions that particular inquiries should be immedi ately instituted at this side of the water, in order to ascertain if application for admission to either of the Borough hospitals had been made by any person suf fering from gunshot wounds, and suspected of being concerned in the late burglary in the Regent's-park. Agreeably to these directions policeman Squires, of the N division, was dispatched in the course of yesterday to make the necessary inquiries, and upon visiting St. Thomas's Hospital he ascer tained that a man named Bryant had presented himself there that morning, and exhibited gunshot wounds in one arm and the back part of one of bis thighs. Upon examination of his condition he was immediately admitted ; and when questioned by Squires as to the cireumstances attending his having been wounded his answers were of a nature to excite suspicion, for he asserted that he was wounded at a place called East Peckham in Kent, and that it was at a beershop where be and four other men " kicked up a row" in the house ; and that the pot boy armed himself with a pistol, and shot him in the arm and thigh. In answer to the question as to where he lived, he said that it was at No. 13, George-yard, Whitechapel ; and afterwards, as to the reason he did not give his assailant into custody, he gave an evasive answer. Altogether, there is so much suspicion at tached to the man that it is considered necessary to watch him in order that he should not leave the in stitution before proper inquiries are made with a view to discover whether he might not be one of the burglars either concerned in breaking into Hol ford-house, or in the Frimley murder, it being known that the late Mr. Holiest discharged a gun at his murderers as they crossed the lawn in front of his residence. The driver of a cab has also come forward and described, that on the morn ing that llolford-house was broken into, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, while on the rank in Al bany-street, Regent's-park, he was engaged by a man without a hat, and bleeding from a wound in the head. The man appeared to be week, and on getting into the vehicle he desired to be driven to the Strand, on reaching which be alighted near Wellington street, and walked away. Since then no tidings have been heard of the man, and the police have received instruction to trace, if possible, whether he was ob served by the toll collectors on the Waterloo or Hun gerford-bridges, to have passed over either of them in the course of the morning in question. During the examination of the man already in custody at the Marylebone Police-court, two women were observed to exhibit much anxiety about the result, and as it was suspected that they were friends and acquaint ances of the accused, they were watched from Mary lebone-lane over to the Surrey side of the water, to a house in Market street, leading into the Borough road, which locality is frequented by characters of the worst description. It is strongly suspected that the burglars live in this neighbourhood, and the police are on the alert to discover those at large. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE MODESTE.-Halford and Co. have gi ' len notice to the officers and crew of the Modeste, Harry Eyrs, Esq., captain, that on the 6th of November next they will be paid, at 41, Norfolk street, Strand, their proportions of bounty money re ceived for the Anna Feliz, captured Nov. 26, 1839 ; and the shares will be re-called every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come :-Flag, 131. ss. 10d. ; commander, 241. 18s. 6d.; first class, 71. 18s. 7d.; second, 41. 15s. 2d. ; third, 2/. 7s. 7d. ; fourth, 11. 11 s. Bd.; fifth, 15s. 10d.; sixth, 10s. 6d.; seventh, ss. 3d. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE DART.-Halford and Co. have given notice to the officers and crew of the Dart, when commanded by Lieutenant Edward Hill, that on the 6th of November they will be paid at Norfolk street, Strand, their proportions of bounty money and proceeds received for the undermentioned captures, and the shares will be recalled every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come. Born Destino, captured Sept. 19, 1848 :-Flag, 551. 2s. 6d.; third class, 1361. 7s. 10d.; fourth, 341. Is. 11d.; fifth, 301. 13s. 9d.; sixth, 20/. 9s. 2d.; seventh, 17/. Os. 11d.; eighth, 131. 12s. 9d.; ninth, 101. 4s. 7d.; tenth, 61. 16s. 4d.; eleventh, 51. 2i. 3d.; twelfth, 3/. Bs. 2d ; thirteenth, 21. lls. ld. For New Packet, captured October 4, 1848, a boat of her Majesty's ship Pene lope in company :-Flag, 441. Bs. I Id. ; third class, 971. 17s. 3d. ; fourth, 241. 9s. 3d. ; fifth, 221. Os. 4d. ; sixth, 141. 13s. 7d. ; seventh, 121. 4s. 7d.; eighth, 9/. 15s. Bd.; ninth, 71. Gs. 9d. ; tenth, 4/. 17s. 10d. ; eleventh, 3/. 13s. 4d. ; twelfth, 2/. Bs. 1 Id. ; thirteenth, 11. 16s. Bd. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE DOLPHIN.-Ommanney, Son, and Ce., have given notice to the officers and; crew of the Dolphin, when commanded by Lieut. ' the Hon. R. Boyle (whom we regret to find remains unpromoted) who are entitled to share for the Brazi lian brig Braziliense, captured on the 12th of October, I 1848, that a distribution of the bounty monies granted for the said capture will be made at No. 40, Charing cross, on the 6± of November next, and that the shares not then paid will be re-called at the same place :-Flag, 1921. 12s. 5d.; lieutenant and com mander, 4741. 12s. 61. ; fourth class, 1181. 13s. ld.; fifth, 1061. 15s. 91.; sixth, 711. 35. 10d. ; seventh, 591.65. ficl. ; eighth, 47/. 9s. 3d. ; ninth, 351. lls. I Id. ; tenth, 23/.145. 7d. ; eleventh, 17/. 15.1. 11d.; twelfth, 111. 17:-. 3d. ; thirteenth, 8/. 17s. 11d. PRIZE MONEY FCR THE BoNETTA.-Messrs. Stilwell have given notice to the officers and company of the Bonetta, Frederick E. Forbes, Esq., lieutenant commanding (now commander), that they will be paid, on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at No. 22, Arundel-street, Strand, their respective proportions of proceeds and bounty for the slave schooner Louisa, seizAt on the 4th of September, 1848, in company with her Majesty's sloop Sealark, and that the list will be re-called on Tuesdays and Thursdays the three following months : -Flag share, 131. Is. Id. ; lieutenant commanding, 11/. 15s. ; fourth class, 2/. 185.91 ; fifth, 2/. 12s. 11d. ; sixth, 1/. 15s. 3d.; seventh, 1/. 9s. 53. ; eighth, 1/. 3s. 6d.; ninth,l7s. Bd. ; tenth, I Is. 91.; eleventh, Bs. 101.; twelfth, ss. Ild. ; thirteenth, 4s. sd. MORTALITY ON THE COAST OF AFRICA.-We have seep a private letter from the coast of Africa, dated Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Adams, Bight of Benin, Aug. 10, 1850, in which, to our great re gret-, it is stated that two melancholy and fatal inci- SMITHFIELD MARKET. dents connected with the Gladiator's prizes had oc- Well, the Corporation of London has not been cursed. In one of the prizes which she had captured frightened into hysterics by the thousand-and-one and burnt, Second Master Bl.liiddle and two seamen, paragraphs that have appeared in the newspapers, de who had been actively employed in her, were scribing Smithfield Market as a "nuisance." In seized with the fever. Happily the officer re- spite of the opposition of the daily press, the Islington covered ; but the poor men died. Th e other p rizs Market cli que , an d sun d r y i n t eres t e d M em b ers o f was a fi ne vessel of 200 tons, and she was sent away Parliament, it would appear that, instead of the to St. Helena ' in charge of Mr. Jones, master's as- mar k et b e i ng a b out to b e a b an d one d , an d a more con sistent. Two days after he left the Gladiator he was venient site chosen by the Corporation, it will, in all seized with the fever ; he lingered for twelve days, probability be considerably enlarged and improved. and then expired, leaving directions about the naviga- It is now proposed that it shall occupy a locality in tion of the ship. Shortly after, however, two of the habited by the worst characters that exist in London, men also fell victims to the fever, and the remaining and where the most filthy and disgusting trades, six, being more or less ill, determined to bear up for which ought to be pursued at a distance from the the coast.. In doing so they got on shore at Fernando City, are carried on, to the great detriment of health. Po, but:were assisted off without damage, and at the It is notorious to all persons but those who are wil date of our friend's letter she was in harbour there, and it was likely she would be ordered to be dis- fully blind, that a better spot could not be found for the market. Considerably above the level of the charged. Thames, ample drainage is thereby secured ; and the The Gladiator was coaling for the first time for best pos.ible proof of this is, that when the sold and three months, and was receiving on board 200 tons. unsold stock is driven from the pens, in an hour or The Ueda steam ves se l, C omman d er B eauc h amp , two afterwards, the w h o l e space presents an area o f and Wolverine, 12, Commander M. Falcon, had each cleanliness which would put to shame some of taken a prize. The former was off Lagos; the latterf as hionable our districts, where the want of sewers is was off Porto Nuovo. notorious. Some of the sticklers for Islington Market The Jackal), tender to the Gladiator, was off have endeavoured to show that the health of the in- Prince's Island. habitants is affected by the exhalations from animal Commodore-Superintendent 11. Eden, of Wool- dung impregnating the air with poison. The best wich Dockyard ; Captain-Superintendent Richards, medical testimony is opposed to this view, and goes to C. 8., of Chatham Dockyard ; and Mr. Nicholls, show that there is not a more healthy spot in the Clerk of the Cheque at Greenwich Hospital, have metropolis. 'We come then to the nuisance direct. been constituted a committee at Deptford Victualling I t i s urge d t h at, as oxen and sheep are driven through Establishment to investigate some matters of com- the streets of the City at noon-day, the lives of per plaint with respect to the bakery department. sons are endangered. We should like to have an in- The Hercules troop-ship, Master-Commander stance of a fatal accident from this cause pointed out Fulton, will be ready for reloading, at Greenhithe, ,to us. Formerly it was the practice to get up a bul on the 17th. lock hunt on Mondays, and drovers, idle boys, and The Resistance troop-ship, Master-Commander great hulking fellows would join in the amusement ; Bradshaw, will not receive the baggage of the troois but since the former have become licensed men, and at Woolwich before the 20th instant. the police the real preservers of the public peace, The Retribution, 22, steam-frigate, Captain War- these scenes have vanished. A stray ox or sheep den, left Queenstown on Sunday for a cruise. may be seen occasionally to obstruct an omnibus, or rORTSMOLITH, TUESDAY.-The Dauntless steam- take it into its head to ease its feet by walki ng on th e frigate, Captain Halstead, has been paid a dvance at pavem ent, but, beyond this, no one can complain Spithead to-day, and will sail to - morrow morn in g for of a nuisance ; and the same thing would occur if Cork, and thence to Lisbon. the market were held anywhere else, and p er h aps The following officers passed the College last week : to a greater extent. Taking this view of the sub- For Lieutenants-Messrs. Lewis Barstow, F. M. ject, the Corporation, almost with ou t a di ssent i ent Noel, W. H. Truscott, and Thomas Stack house. voice, have agreed to appl y t o P ar li ament for a Bill ' For Masters-Messrs. F. C. Cooper , J. Winnicottto enable them to enlarge the market, to the extent T. S. Hayward, J. Hutchings, and G. R. Morr.i!on, pared by Mr. Bu n ni ng , th e Ci ty arc hi tect, an d Morrison. of at least twelve a c r es . Th e p l an h as b een pre- The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander G. S: t li. a is fitting out for service on the home station, is looking at it on p aper , we con f ess t h at i t appears to us ported in the room of the Stromboli. calculated to set the question at rest. Mr. Bunning proposes to extend th e mar k e t t o C ow - cross an d Vic be brought down from her moori n g s and The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate was ord immeedred iate lto toria-street, now a site of almost barren ground, and equipped, to transport stores and provisions w ith all to clear away Sharp's-alley, West-street, and other dispatch to the Island of Ascension. real nuisances. He also proposes to erect a dious Dead-meat Market, and render such other ac commodation as must relieve Newgate and other markets, now carried on in densely-populated neigh bourhoods. A large expenditure of money is neces sary to complete the scheme; but when we look at the neighbourhood that will be disturbed, and take into account the great benefit the working classes will derive in being able to get meat at a cheaper rate, and the facility afforded to country butchers for transact ing business, we think the Corporation are justified in their endeavour to uphold a market that must add greatly to the commerce of the City. We feel morally assured that when Parliament shall inspect Mr. Bunning's admirable plan, and listen to explanations on the subject, that it will not resist the application of the Corporation, but grant a Bill, and thus set the vexed question at rest.- Weekly Dispatch. A PUFF As Is A PUFF.—A correspondent of the New York Courier and Enquirer writes an account of a new iron safe which was exposed to a heat that completely de stroyed its competitor, and from which was taken, after the trial, a live rooster and a lump of stamped butter. The butter was harder than when it was put in, the stamp re• !paining perfect, and the rooster came out alive and well, only suffering from the cold, and almost frozen by the cold ness of the temperature to which he had been expoeed. Bos:on Mail. THE ARMY. Some time since we stated that, in all probability, Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.8., would be ap pointed to the command of the troops stationed in the Bombay Presidency, and we now have great pleasure in confirming the report. This gallant officer will receive the local rank of Lieutenant-General, and we are certain that no officer could have been selected more worthy of this mark of confidence and favour. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN SLEiSOR.- This Gallant Officer died on the 11th inst. at Sid mouth, aged 73. lie retired from active service as a captain on full pay of the late Royal Irish Artillery. He entered the army in 1791 as lieutenant, and served at the battle of Waterleo. CORK, MONDAY.—The 40th Regiment of Foot, which lately arrived here from Dublin, were in s'fected this day by Major-General Turner, preps ra'ory to going on detachment to the following places, viz. :—Spike Island, Camden Fo r t , Hawlbowline, 47th d l o t n e , g t i o m erelieve Footthe d t 41st and will join head c i varters at ra h c a e e a s c t n: ts i t l i j o g o o 'f s i . the n i s , l e ea 41st se Cork, the 47th at Buttevant, as follows :-4 officers and 77 N.C.O. rank and file from Carlisle Fort, on the 17th inst., 2 officers and 115 N.C.O. rank and file from Charles Fort and Kinsale on the 18th inst., 4 officers and 200 N.C.O. and men from Spike Laand on the 18th and 19th inst., to be replaced by a like number of officers and men of the 40th Regiment from Cork. Lieut.. Colonel Dundas, 47th Regiment of Foot, retires from the service on full pay, after 45 years of active service, having entered the army in August, 1805. Major Gordon will o b ta i n the ran i, o f Li e ut.- Colonel, and will proceed with t h e reg i men t o n foreign service; this officer is now 37 years on active duty, having entered the army in September, 1813. Major O'Grady Hall obtains the rank of first Major, and will consequently remain in command of the depot. Captain Sutton obtains the rank of second Major, and proceeds with the regiment. Lieutenant and Adju tant Sinnott, an old officer, and the author of several cleverly-written works on military tactics, obtains the rank of Captain, and Ensign Pilkington the rank of Lieutenant and Adjutant. , Cork, are undergoing drill f or t h e l ast f ew d ays , an d will be insptcted on Th urs d ay next by Gen. Turner. The local Company o f E nrolled Pens i oners, at The following circular letter has been, we under• stand, issued for the guidance of officers commanding regiments : r these thats services I, si r ,—lt havin g b een determined of paymnt by the Ordnance De that D epartment War-office, -War-office, of veral allowances specified belwviuces will . pashuled b O t c t et . h e l m o . . sde: ,: e amended, Ii liable eo b t directed e made fo to request i o ll g to the several officers concerned of the regiment under 1 your command to prefer such" claims V as are properly 1 l according to the following directions : give directions ' " 1. All the claims are to be preferred monthly to the Ordnance Departm en t, as -heretofore, but after the 31st of October inst. no money is to be draw n on ac count thereof until the paymaster has received special instructions from that department to draw upon the Paymaster-General for the amount finally allowed thereupon, and which rule is now in force in regard to claims for lodging money under the 356th article of the Explanatory Directions, page 102. "2. That as the paymaster, or acting paymaster, will, for the future, be the part y authorised to draw for these allowance s , on unstaroped paper, as well us for lodging money, and for-the purchases by non commissioned officers, to be henceforth rendered in duplicate on form No. 4 of the Ordnance Regulations of March 11th, 1836, bis full name and address should be givtn in the heading of the said account, to prevent any delay by the authorities to draw being sent to the wrong officer, or a wrong station, and whose signature should, moreover, appear at the foot of these several accounts. "3- That the accounts of purchases heretofore settled by bills of exchange drawn upon the Board of Ordnance, an d rendered on form No. 2 of th e a b ove regulations, be for the future preferred in duplicate on form No. 3 of the same code, accompanied with the receipts of the parties of whom the purchases were made, and whenever a purchase is made for officers' horses, the stoppages are to be paid direct and at the time, by the officers making the purchase, to the party o f w hom the same was made, and to be de ducted in detail from the a ccount and receipts, show ing the number as well as the amount of such stop pages, both in the receipt, a nd on the face of the ac count, whether such account be preferred on form No. 3 or 4. atu res to the English an d I r i s h "4. That the sign commuted fuel and light returns A, rendered th roug h barrack-mssters, and t o the lodgin. 2 : money return, No. 53, be invariably those of the officers command ing regiments or depots, an d be shown to be such by the addition of their rack, i. e., whether in command of the former or the latter, great inconvenience being occasioned by the returns in question being signed by detachment officers. 4. 5. Th e accounts for commuted allowances for fuel, candles, straw, wood end billets, and grass, with the duplicate monthly bread, meat, and f orage returng are all to be transm itted immediately a f ter the termi nation of each month to the chief clerk of the Cash Account-office, Ordnance Department, Tower, and the accounts for putchases to the Ordnance secretary, Pall-mall, and thes e should be dispatched n ot late than the end of each mouth, other%i-e the opportunity . of recovering the excess upon such purchases from • Con:lnuit( d altowatie in lieu of fuel and straw, billet an d g rass money; and , es candles u o il d i cers of bread, me at, forage, or oats, trAct. in de'ault o f con - COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Ocr. 35. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness walled early this morning in Osborne Park and grounds. The Prince of \Vales and the younger members of the Royal Family, walked and rode as usual. There was no addition yesterdPy to the Royal diviner party. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, arrived at Kew on Monday evening, from Plasnevvydd, Anglesey. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.. office from the Governor of West Australia. HUMAN LIFE. Doubts and fears, a dismal throng, Hopes that falter on the tongue, Joys that live but in the eye, Lore whose language is a sigh, Reckless mirth and ghastly madness, Laughter meant to cover sadness, Pains that rend the heart asunder, Smiles above and hatred under, Weeping, curses, hunger, colt Diseases blasting young and old, Folly, pride, revenge, despair, Weakness agonized with fbar, Pot men's blood and brethren's strif.:— Read and mourn, 'tie lIIIMAN LIFE. Hopes that glorify the earth, Feeling of immortal birth, Love that cLnquers pain and fear, Hometred joys and frit ndships dear, Hallowed memories of the past, Thoughts that will the stars outlast, Peace which is of conscience born, Fancy rainbuwed like the mom, Lover's rapture, maiden's gladness, And the bridal's joy-wrought sadness, Pcot's charm and Nature's beauty, • Goodness finding bliss in duty, Husband, sister, brother, wife Bead, rejoice, 'Us HUNAN LIFE. JOHN EDWIN CHURCHES. DOVER BREAKWATER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—The damage sustained by the works of the New Breakwater, during the late gale, having been so grossly exaggerated, I am induced to address you in order that your readers may form a just concep tion of what has really occurred. Being lately amid the work of destruction, and having rather closely examined its extent and probabilties, I can with some degree of confidence refute much of what has ap peared before the public, and show a state of matters far different from what they have been led to believe. The great work itself, the permanent portion, re mains quite safe and untouched by the rough gale, not a stone having been moved in such an awful storm ; a portion only of the timber staging has been swept away, and with it the machinery used in work ing the diving-bells and setting the hew blocks of stone. The timber has been all, or nearly al, re covered from the waste of waters. A portion of the ma chinery has been brought ashore not much damaged, the greater part still remains in deep water, close to the end of the pier, which will render its re• covery a matter of ease and certainty so soon as the timber staging is again erected, which is rapidly in progress. The repeated estimates of the damage done which have appeared are not only premature but grievously erroneous ; and if a conj+lure might be formed at the present time it would indicate that it is just possible that the sum of the damage will scarcely reach that amount of hundreds which have been so frequently quoted as thousands ; indeed, we know that the spirited contractors feel quite at ease on the subject; if they are disturbed at all it is on account of the slight interruption to the progress of the works, and not from the great parade of loss and damage ; in fact, the same view would be taken by any one at all acquainted with the extent of the operations, the difficulty and magritude of the works, the exposed position of the breakwater, and the great depth of sea in which the works are now being carried on. It is difficult to conceive a frame-work of timber fifty feet high, of construction sufficiently strong to withstand the resistle s s roll of the sea upon the works, in a storm when the Atlantic rushes into the atraits concentrated and gathered up in its wrath, and with fearful violence forcing a passage through the narrow neck which cuts us off from the continent. Yet we have the great fact that up to the period of this disaster, and when the works had proceeded at least four-fifths of the whole extent of 800 feet, there has not been the slightest interruption, loss, or damage to this great undertaking. Several correspondents, not content with drawing a very high coloured picture, begin to condemn the works. One has the conceit to tell us, in your journal of the 10 h inst., that, "If the masonry had been completed a greater distance out to sea, that it would have given way and made a break through the fifty feet in width structure." Surely this gentleman has never seen the structure, or, if he has, he can form but a poor opinion indeed of the strength of the work. The masonry as it rises above high water is 83 stable as the Isle of 'Wight, and when once completed will defy the most ruthless waves of this tempestous coast, no better proof of which need he adduced than that it withstoOd the late gale in an open, unfinished, un prepared, and defenceless state. Your correspondent, whilst admitting that the works, so far as they have gone, have had a very good tifect upon the harbour, is contradictory enough to assert that the sea rolls in heavier into the eastern side of the old pier. How a pier jutting out upwards of 600 feet from the shore to windward should cause a greater roll of the tea in its lee is too absurd to re quire any refutation. He next astonishes us by stating that the new pier has had the bad effect of making the bay shallow. This exceeds any of his previous malversations. In The Sun of May 22, 1849,1 had the honour of having inserted a demonstration on the principles and causes continually in operation on the south coast of Eng land, at which time I clearly laid down the fixed law, that let any barrier be erected seaward, that the on ward progress of shingle and silt from east to west is immediately arrested. The remarks I then made on this subject have been fully confirmed by the ex perience of the last sixteen months ; and so notorious is this fact, that we know it to be in contemplation to remove the harbour sluices, which have been ren dered quite unnecessary through the shingle and silt being intercepted by the extension of the new works. The statement that " the new work may cause the whole of the intended harbour of refuge of 700 acres to fill up," is a happy conclusion to the article in question, and at once establishes the aim and object of the writer. Let me, however, tell him that it is ridiculous to indulge in a strain of ungifted prophecy —it is really too much to compare that vast work with " the cob at Lyme Regis." I would repeat what I have said aforetime, that I have stood upon the works and conversed on the progress, the success, and the ultimate advantage to be derived therefrom, with men great by birth, men great by talent, and men combining the two great attributes of humanity. It will, then, at least be conceded, that I speak not unadvisedly ; and when the Duke of Wellington but yesterday walked along the gigantic work he ex pressed a lively satisfaction that no damage was don• to the permanent work, I may be allowed to conclude by stating, in the most distinct terms, that nothing ' whatever of any consequence has arisen from the late gale, or any other cause, to impede, delay, or endanger the early completion of this, the greatest and most successful marine work of modern times. I am, Sir, &c., ALPHA. London, Oct. 15, 1850. ENGLAND ALARMED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The recent exhibition at Cherbourg appears to have excited in the minds of our countrymen alarm as to the unguarded state of England, looking, as some do, to a future event—that of our neighbours resorting to the expedient of making war upon us to restcire harmony among themselves. Without offering any opinion as to the disposition, friendly or hostile as it may be, on the part of the French towards ourselves, an invasion of our shores, if not an impossibility, can, at least, be rendered a feat so difficult, and so imminently dangerous to in vaders, that unless oar neighbours quite lose their wits we shall be spared the attempt of such a visita tion, and in defence of our homes, the necessity of committing dreadful carnage. _ _ There is a mode of warfare known of which we can avail ourselves—a means of destruction not less effi cacious than it is simple and safe in application, that can with little instruction be speedily brought into operation, and which would, in truth, make sad havoc of an invading expedition. The "ditch" separating us from France is of ample width for the full develop ment of its powers—under an ordinary share of vigilance, prepared as we should be, if a fleet, con veying troops, consisting of steam transports, ships of the line, and huge war steamers, leave the harbours of France upon a hostile visit to our shores, swim back again to port, it would be by a generals and humane forbearance on our part. It is very much to be lamented that a hint has not long since been taken from the exhibition, in the sum mer of 1844, off Brightor, where a resuscitation, in a very improved form, of the torpedo mode of warfare was manifested, at a period when the very altered state of na vigation, togetbeg with chemical app liances, m i g ht reasonably lead us t 4 an apprehension that con trivances would be perfected, inducing great changes in maritime war operations. The sooner, therefore, this matter is unreservedly and openly brought under a searching investigation, divesting it of gal secrecy and mystery, and the sooner we model our ideas to the cbanges in naval matters incident to the march of invention of the day, the better shall we consult the interests of England.—l remain, SirICI, &c., ATTIQUO. October 15, 1850. IAL I ssini. oililw' Negr i ' oz $'