The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

r~ - ..-----"" flota• .-----". ac xe• 1,360 69 0 81 ' S 760 I' IS I,!_______,... Wee ill s were 3 s 4cli 8d; er 81be 'ling 0 )e,uga l. is 61'1' •.) m oor rhools rds• • offic e ' ;,iti og ors • o f . !rvanto AY') GAS° nspire , waite d follow' 1 col‘ aPP li c i lo 0 hat the o tiov aim 6° of ti l l ,: of t"- iienneUniteci icratherive t " '° t ch Frei? ,er • • iso h u lt., ut l'?„ ° in .o nl n oo 7 o to 1119°‘ fi r,'-„'_-- AIPERIAL PARLIAMEIS'L (THIS DAY.) ROUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships sat at Twelve o'clock, pro forma. The following Bills were read a third tinae and passed: — Collection of Fines, &c. (Ireland). Constabulary Force (Ireland). Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland). Petty Sessions (Ireland). Geaeral Board of Health (No. 2). Emigration Advances (Distressed Districts of Scotland). .„ Is Tevi Zsaland S ett l ements. .11Etropolitan Interment. Canterbury Association. Cealwhippers (Port of London). The Crown Estates Paving Bill and the General Board of Health (No. 3) ME passed through Committee, and were repotted to the House. PETITIONS. The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a petition from the shipowners of Scarborough, complaining of the operation of the repeal of the navigation-laws; also, from the seamen of the same port, against the Mercantile Marin e A ct. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from t he Chamber of C,ommerce arid others of Edinburgh, praying for a modification of mercantile law. Their Lord.hips then adjourned during pleasure. HOUSE OF COMMONS. p,The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve clod,. EW EMBE. The E ar l of ARUN N DEL and M SURREY R took the oaths and nia seat tor Limerick in the room of Mr. John O'Con it, who h a d accepted the stewardsh i p o f t h e Chit torn nndreds. T he Noble Lord was introduce d by Mr. alQiasell and M r . G ool d . PRIVATE BUSINESS. I The Lord s ' amendments to the St. An d rew ' s an d Que uee Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. Brentwood Free Grammar School Estate Bill and Webster's Divorce Bill were read a third time and PETITIONS. ton Mr. WILCOX presented a uetition from Southamp favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. il i c —r * G. F. YOUNG presented a petition from the m Pwrights of London, complaining of the want of em rtioriae:s, and praying for an alteration in the naviga- Mr LAM? . ' presented a petition against the May tooth grant. 1801°ne1 SIBTIIORP presented two petitions from in Lincolnshire against the Capttular Estates I,l.!lr.:y,AliLEY presented a petition from an elector of praeingfor mentar y reform; also a ill betttion f rom ihe - borongh Parlia in favour of the Pharmacy m Lorel DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from J'a. Jones on the subject of prison discipline. NO VICES OF NIO HON. tit, Colonel REID gave notice that early next session he tlid move an address to the Crown on the subject of Military Knights of Windsor. ~,,94 1 3 t e SCOBELL gave not i ce that tomorrow he would ,",_` N a question t o th e Fi rst L ord of the Admira l ty on a "ees personal to himself. ough he was alive and bell, in the " Navy Di re ctory" Alth he was reported as dead. DROPPED NOTICES. The, dropped notices of motion were re-appointed, most of them for next session. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. "a the m o ti on f or re-appointing this Bill until after the other orders, Sir B. till HALL said he should object to its being taken af ter the noti ces of mo ti on f or to -d a had been dis- Posed of. y e e The SPEAKER said the order could be taken before of the other business. t• B. HALL said in that case he must submit a mo ton to the House on the subject. not he SPEAKER ruled that the Hon. Baronet could po sed of. till the other orders and notices had been dis ,*esed of. Sir B• HALL said he intended to make his motion as 44:l,',!,aleadent t o th e proposa l t h at t h e Bill b e postpone d h o after the ot h er or d ers o f t h e d ay. Th ere was b ed an instance where a Bill of this importance, which ez eite e ° l ne down so late from the Lords, and which had tte, BO much opposition, had been pressed forward . in kBB Plantier. It was utterly impossible that it could sa e the a law in the course of the present session, un eree,'” standing orders were suspended, and he hoped it d to "ttasbe withdrawn at once. At all events, he objecte th e ;°.: hurried mode of legislation, and he called upon trees use to support him in resisting the further pro ," of the Bill. to -tsstord Bee °Bee RUSSELL consented to allow the Bill poaallattadrover until all the other business had been dis. Th e Itti s motion was then agreed to. 4/1,11 P ARLIAMENTARY AND LAW REFORM. Wheti, R °, CHE wished to ask Lord John Russell, cle aa Tri looking to the fact that under the late fran dsee-e'w in Ireland voters in boroughs have been se tteehe ," I learty to eight thousand, and also to the unequal °L the representation in that country, he will to Pre Ir P a red to extend his new Reform Bill l lPte e e r izte -. Whether he will be prepared. the °m et :, a Commission to inquire into c oos law of Ireland with a view to its amendment and the table ultt en. Whether he bas any objection to lsy on the e b . of the House a copy of any letter written by Lerd Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ir. land to the fere Chancellor or Attorney-General for Ireland in re -1411" to the system of legislation for that country, and Lo nsatisf actory state of the law. Ittee t rd J. RUSSELL, i n re ply to the first question, re : te e p ed the Ho. Member to wait for en answe l r au un a tl reinennt measure was brought in. —(A g . Oat n r egard to th e secon d question, Government were teea r e rm ,P 4 recl to appoint such a Commission; while, with '" the third question, he had no knowledge of s uch lette r havin g been received. on MESSAGES TO TUE LORDS. lowi l " the m ot i on of Lord J O HN RUSSELL, the fol jCommittee was appointed:— . bet s ' L e t Committee to settle the order in which Mem her rt","'dl accompany Mr. Speaker on all occasions when Ihd"Jesty shall command the House to attend her Si s ",?, 4t Y to the House of Peers•—Lord John Russell, gou\-1-113tarles Wood, Sir James Graham, Mr. Henley, Mr. It e b arn( Sir John Yarde Buller, Sir De Lacy Evens, l a .-)ernal, Sir John Duckworth, Sir Joshua Walms tiliCi. Evelyn Denison, Mr. Brotherton, Lord Marcus tp is t t,nd Mr. Greene • three to be the quorum. ''OPAL AND CAPI fULAR ESTATES MA NAGEMEN (Nu. 2) BILL. e, Cl i tt e T' the moti on f or the third reading of this Bill, sloe:. HE NLEY said the more he exam i ne d t h e provi e,t lof th e B ill the more he was convinced that it would ti :ork well either for the Church or the lessees; one Rip e e necessary consequences of the Bill would be to ho,l Power to e cc l es i astical corporations to force sur 4era from their poorer lessees, by r e f us i ng th em re -10 W lB , and ultimately he w as a f ra id t h e operat i on o f t h e ti t t ould stop all renewals. No renewal could take l a t e without a surrender, and he was afraid when once a e e : , Qo surrendered in the hope of obtaining a re fere_4l, the provisions of this Bill would be put in t h n y to prevent the renewal. He should, therefore, move ‘ r .,' the Bill be read a third time this day six months. tt "i • SIB lIORL' seconded the amendment. Whett er )„,. Measures of this importance were press( d forward ; sus pected andath th is at ca th se er b e e was I Q , undue haste,- be always ti ro underhand underhand work going screed with all that had fallen from the Hon. be eo k t her for Oxfordshire, who had moved the amend the lessees as a body were RN, u• A. SMITH said, tht,t•Y interested in this Bill, and it was an injustice to th ey to hurry it through the House without first giving hoped an opportunity of considering its details. H e atten,however, this Bill was only a prelude to legis- Pel; tl for making the settlement of Church leases cons ls(ja7) and in that hope only he should allow the Bill k r Whi o ; ALCOCK. was entirely satisfied with the clausra related to the lessees. It l e fty re J. WILLOUGHBY objected to the Bill because this e right of renewal in doubt. The amb;guity cif t ass eu ;• in that respect ought to be cleared up before the , k r e was passed into a law. 40Idi AGLIONBY thought the Government were °R the scales of justice between the lessee and the . ). t ° b 0 1. : 4 4 ed doing their best to secure justice and equity Pen ho Sides. Tie Bill, as it now stood, was founded p 4 't th r -e , s t and fair intentions, but at the same time he vclrtip o C io " r 't onld ultimately be necessary to pass a wilub_4, to the PALMER upon said the claims of the lessee were t the an equitable or a legal right; but, to estem of retftreanagement of the Church property, ip tv, were 1. th e c row " n e !l.'s had sprung up that was common . t orey e • Fustiauet lands of Ireland. The lessees, in le a „ s ; b entitled to term of tenure specified ie r l el l he had eg to the mismanagement to I st, 'te e d to malk erred,e the lessees had not only been la iliament e a mto tenant-right, but to come to k „. to s ee k t , nEADLAu u nave the claim confirmed. re ao ad dote b protested against the principles l of y the Honourable who last address and Learned Gent e ktt:l to renewals eased them. The lessees had a a moral ever sst,44)ted to which neither law nor quilyh d that it to rcao__.se o verride, and he was glad t d th e the 1,4 41 et by this Bill. It was oppose ei rais ea and Gxperience of the past to say that aht h p , b eo , nt of a property could not confer a o el t t it s se e C r a i, l l . o the cases of copyholds and ground the pio,4 a p r „ had arisen out of the mismanagement r which the Li gislature had ratified e eiver again. It was neither for the see eral e a , the Church eor the public that e a ; Bake of i caroa of the lessees should be denied fur tii()rations. ALE:teasing the property of ecclesiastical r, 4,1 of . AR ROW generally approved of the provi botene irend thought that it would 0 4 s tthli t , l i a t e the Church and the public, by sefr'sonn,,, euchsiastical corporations to buy up d i wrd, e leases, and devutieg the process "tier s vrai lloting the Spiritual welture of destitute Sirbotild Tiers, OLNIELEY was convinced that this Bill fitam sal ' iced up on out of doors with great distrust aggled through the House w.thin two deye i7l'o:lttahietietcl erteftnation of the se ssion . Many lessees had e, tl be eo "'at DetitiOnitig against i t because they aseured that it would not be pressed this at ilenimmt h Ott and the Bin read ae Was t th ir en neg me atived without a divi- eld ti. N eo e t he toont motion that the Bill d o t a _Ntasa idde.„ w e pass, some verbal Were made in severa l clauses, and two to the Bill, t h e fi rst providing that the in -1941"4 by losses should be aubjeset to the ~_~,-=~ THE SUN, quities, and 'min(' by the covens us of reLewals to wnich their leases may be subjected; and the second providing that the leaseholder's int-:rest should not be purchased without the consent of the sub-lessees, who have covenants of renewal. The Bill was then pass d. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The House then went into C , nisnitteo (i rogress) cn this Bill. Mr. WILLIAMS protested again3t prccee3ing further with this all, and demanded that it should be with drawn with ihe v:ew of its being renewed next session. (LEFT BITTING.) SPORTIN G NOTES. No. C. ODDS AND ENDS CONCERNING BRIGHTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR.—To-day's races will be decided ere this appears i❑ print, therefore I will pass over them and touch upon to-morrow's. The Brighton Cup will be contested by Landgrave, Pitstord, The Heriot, and, perhaps, Ninus. General opinion, or, in other words, the betting market, predicts that they will pass the post as I have placed them. My opinion is already scattered far and wide. Die Marino Stakes, although bus ked a certainty for Freedom, will not be won by her ! The Goodwood horse (Harbinger, I believe), or tne Flash of Lightning colt, will eaten the judge's eye before Mr. Payne's Daughter of Liberty. In addition to this trio, the Pelerine filly will be found among the runners. The betting this morning is uncommonly brisk, speculation being in full swing at the following prices: —Brighton Stakes-3 to 1 agat Narcissus; 7 to 2 agst Westow; 4 to 1 agst Back biter; 7 to 1 each ugst Cossack and Lord George; 10 to 1 agst Cs mils. Pavilion Stakes-3 to lon Freedom; 7 to 2 each agst Sulky and Hampton, the former decidedly mischievous. Brighton Cup—Even on Landgrave; 2to 1 agst Pitstord, taken freely; 4 to 1 agst Niuus; 6 to 1 agst the Heriot ; 6 to 1 agst Nutcracker. Marine Stakes—Even o❑ Freedom, take 6 to 4 ; 6 to 4 agst Harbinger; sto 1 agst Spark. Trial Stakes-6 to 4 agst The Squaw; 5 to 2 each agst Duster and Msirgel lulu filly. Great Yorkshire Stakes-7 to 4 agst Nancy, take 2 to 1. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 6, 1851. SPORT GIN TELLIGENCE. RIPON RACES.—TUESDAY. [ bY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL3 The Grand Stakes. Captain Flash ... ... ... ... 1 Sir Charles Napier ... ... ... ... 2 Wo❑ by a neck. The St. Wilfrid Handicap. Mrs. Birch ... ... ... ... 1 Lady I am-off ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Little Fawn ........ ••• ... ... ... 3 Five ran. Won by a length. The Amateur Stakes. Prudery I Jue Sutherland... ... 2 Won by a length. STOKE UPON-TRENT RACES. —TUESDAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Trio Newcastle 6tukes. Tame ... ... D irec tor ••• ... ••• ••• •• • ••• 2 Three ran. The North Staffordshire Stakes (Handicap). Lady Bibina ... ••• ••• ••• •• • ••• 1 Young England ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 Calculator . ... ••• ••• 3 The Hanley Stakes. Alma ... ••• ••• ••• Nell Gwynne ... .•. ••• ••• ..• 2 The Tradesmen's Plate. • • The Mease ••• ••• ..• ••• 0.0 1 Aldgate ... ••• ... ••• 2 BRIGHTON RACES. BRIGHTON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEVEN O'CLOCK.— The following plates, &c., closed this evening at six o'clock:— Trial Staked. Duster, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—Cheerful, 5 yrs— Margellina filly, 3 yrs. Hotel•keepers' Plate. Gloom, 3 yrs—Tordesillas, 4 yrs—lracundus, 3 yrs— Guardsman, 3 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs—Hurry-sourly, 3 yrs —Margellina filly, 3 yrs—Exeter, 3 yrs—Elippogriff, 3 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—Abdallab, 4 yrs—Handsome Doe, 4 yrs—Timid Fawn, s yrs—Ella, 3 yrs—Mignon, aged —Catalpa, 3 yrs. Stewards' Plate. Ploughboy, 5 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—The Moor, 6 yrs -Irebine, 2 yrs—St. Ann, 6 yrs—Miss Landon, 2 yrs. Town The Verderer, 4 yrs (100I.)—Cheerful, 5 yrs (1001.) — Ella, 3 yrs (100/.)—CEdipun, 5 yrs (1001.)—Aristocrat, 4 yrs (1000—Manilla, 3 yrs (1001). Licensed Victuallers' Plate. Timid Fawn, 3 yrs—Ploughboy, 5 yrs—Hurry-scurry, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—Hippogriff, 3 yrs—Preslaw, 4 yrs—Fernande, 4 yrs—Fifty-one, 5 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs Iracundus, 3 yrs—Knight of the Thistle, 3 yrs—Mignon aged—Alicia, 5 yrs—tlandsome Doe, 4 yrs—Kakistos, 3 yrs—Forest Flower, aged—Chatterer, 5 yrs—Catalpa, 3 yrs—Kick-up-the-Dirt (late Protectionist), 3 yrs—St. Ann, 6 yrs—Eva, 5 yrs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Gloom, 3 yrs —Tordesillas, 4 yrs—Fallow Deer, 6 yrs. Handicap for two and three years old. Half-a-mile. Ley bourne, 3 yrs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Hampton, 2 yrs— Herschel, 2 yrs—t by Epirus, dam by Emilius, 3 yrs— Julia, 3 yrs—The Squaw, 3 yrs—lresine, 2 yrs—Spark, 2 yrs—Miss Landon, 2 yrs—Eurus, 3 yrs—o by Veni son, Passion, 2 yrs—France, 2 yrs— Wadrasta filly, 3 yrs—Lady Isabel, 2 yrs—Ethelwolf, 2 yrs—Freedom, 2 yrs. Sussex Plate. Perjury Onto Pandora). 4 yrs (501.)—Ella, 3 yrs (800—Duster, 3 yrs (501)—Chatterer, 5 yrs (500 — Norton, 3 yrs (501)—Mignon, aged (500—Manilla, 3 yrs (800—Hurry-scurry, 3 yrs (500—f by Epirus, d by Etnibus, 3 yrs (500—Cusachia, aged (500—Aris tocrat, 4 yrs (501) .Hanoicap for the Grand Stand Plate. Landgrave, 5 yrs, 9st Olb—Westow, 5 yrs, 83t 51b— Duc-an-Durras, 6 yrs, Bst 41b—Retail, 5 yrs, Bst 21b— Agis, 6 yrs, ist 1 llb—Cheerful, 5 yrs, 7st 91b— Remunerator, 4 yrs ; 7st 91b—Garforth, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Mrs. Taft, 6 yrs, 7st 51h—Crmus, 3 yre, 7st 21b—Beebee Bunnoo, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Aristocrat, 4 yrs. 6st 71b— Ingratitude, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Ischia, 3 yrs, sst 41b. Gillyflower is scratched for the Brighton Stakes. Arrivals—The following is a complete account of the horses now in the neighbourhood, or who will be here before the commencement of the races:—Lord George, Duc-an-Durras, Catalpa, Herschel, Tilsit, Sir Rowland rrenchard. Fifty-one, Chatterer, Manilla, Ethtlwolf, I.chia, Falcon, Champion. Pelerine filly, Landgrave, Ploughboy, Guardsman, Miss Landon, 2 yrs, Cossack, Pitsford, Ingratitude, Spark, Wadastra filly, Newport, The Moor, Fernando, Upton, Freedom, Glen Saddel, Crmus, Backbiter, Perjury (late Pandora), Windisch gratz, Remunerator, Agis, Eva, Aristocrat, Hurry scurry, Cheerful, Alicis, Narcissus, Edipus, The Ileriot, Sulky, Tordesillas, Exeter, Duster, The Verderer, Kakistos, Prestige, 11,rp, Hampton, Preslaw, St. Ann, Abdallah, Mrs. Taft, Valentine, Kick-up-the-Dirt (late Protectionist), Julia, Hipp-gritf, Baroness, Marcellina filly, Lady Isabel, Handsome Doe, Norton, The Nautch Girl, Waterfall, Iresine, Mignon, Timid Fawn, The Squaw, Iracundus, Kuight of the Thistle, and Spark. A two yrs old from Goodwood, either Harbinger or Maidstone, will be hare to-morrow for the Marine Stakes. The races commence at two o'clock. BRIGHTON, WEDNESDAY. LATEST BETTING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BRIGHTON STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Westow—taken freely 5 to 1 agst Backbiter 6 to 1 agst Narcissus 8 to 1 agst Lord George 9 to 1 agat Landgrave 10 to 1 agst Ingratitude BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TrTESBA.Y. BRIM:11'0N STAKES.-7 to 2 agat Narcissus (t), sto 1 agst Westow, 11 to 2 agst Backbiter, 8 to 1 agst Cos sack (t), 9 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard (t), 12 to 1 agst Cnmus (t). GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.-2 to 1 agst Nancy (t), 4 to 1 agst Neasham (t), 5 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck (t). 8 to 1 agat Newminster (t). ST. LEGER.-2toll a a g g s s t t N H ew er tn n i a n n i d t e e z r ( ( t t ) ) . , 9 to 1 agst H othorpe (t), 1 2 to INNER TO MR. .Y"'"A ---------- XTO DERBY.—TUESDAY, AUG. 5.—A public dinner vv , as or g w iv h e ie n h to Mr. Paxton this day in - o r f ne t ni he county partook. Amongst the hCeheeshtaeirrfilvelads, Atalkr.eSntbryutTt 300 of the most influential t n ia e l w g A ei s it s l e e m m b e l n y guests were the Duke of Devonshire, the High Sheriff, the 111. Mr. ' Geach " , M.P., Mr. Mundy, Mayor of Derby, ll. t i li .p e :or o T f Mr. Cavendish, M.P , Mr. John Ellis, M.P., Mr. Hey worth, M.P., Mr. Evans, M.P., homas GMi.sPb.4l‘nier,'EßSaqs.s: and after the usual loyal toasts had been given, the health of Mr. Paxton was proposed and responded to with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Paxton acknowledged the compliment in a speech of considerable length, p w l a a s ud l e i d st t e h n r e o d ug t h o o w ut. with pro found attention, and Nvaalwyhaieph- EVAN G LICAL CONTINENTAL SOCIETY. —A crowded public meeting was held last night at John -street Chapel, Doughty-street, to form an association in aid of this society ; the Hun. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel in the chair. MM. the Pastors Roussell and Francois addressed the meeting, an d gave highly interesting accounts, from personal observation, of the growing desire among the people of Paris, and other parts of France, to discard Popery and embrace Protes tantism. At the recent census which was taken in Paris, many thousands had registered themselves in the columns for stating their religion as Protestants, and others as wishing for some better religion than that of the Roman Catholic. The sale of Bibles was stated to have very greatly increased of late in France: the sale of the Protestant version of the Scrip tures by the Colporteurs had been forbidden by Leon Fauche, and both the Government and the Roman Catholic priests off-red every obstacle to the people attending the pastors who met the people for worship; but the cause of evangelical religion had made much progre,s. Other speakers then ad dressed the meeting on the subject, and resolutions were adopted for forming an auxiliary society to the above, after which the meeting separated. THE BODY OP A POOR CRIPPLE FOUND IN THE SERPENTINE. Yesterday morning one of the men of the Royal Humane Society found in the Serpentine River the body of a remarkable cripple, and it is somewhat surprising how he got into the water. He is about 45 years of age, short. His left arm and hand turn inwards, and hang close to the body, and the right foot is also turned in the same direction. The dress consisted of a brown cloth overcoat, fustian trowsers, and hat, but nothing was in his possessten lik,ly to lead to the identity of the body, which appears to have been in the water for some time. Mr. Smith, the beadle of St. Margaret's, has had it removed to the dead house at Knightsbridge, where it will remain until the in quest ia appointed, LOND►ON,' HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Lumley has always been celebrated for bring ' ing the opera season to a brilliant conclusion by the in troduction of some unexpected and almost unannounced novelty, which takes the town by storm. That which Madame Sontag did for the season of 1849, and Madame Fiorentini for the season of 1850, Madame Barbieri Nini will do for the season of 1851. This lady, who has created the greater number of the heroines of Verdi's operas, and for whom the operas of 1 due Foscari and Macbetto were expressly com posed, has long been at the head of her profession in Italy. At Florence, at Turin, and at Genoa, Madame Barbieri Nini has long been known and admired. She comes to us, not the young debutante of mere promise, but the prima donna of Italy, whose powers have been matured by diligent and careful study, and who is at once as a musician most accom plished, and as an actress of the very highest order. Madame Barbieri Nini reminds us moss forcibly of Madame Pasta. In her personal appearance she re sembles her much, and still more in the power, energy, and irrepressible force of her style of acting. The voice of Madame Barbieri Nini is one of great power and compass, and is beautifully clear in the upper notes. Her fioriture, of which she is very lavish, is in exquisite taste, and perfectly original ; and the manner in which she at once attacks and vanquishes the most difficult passages, proves that she is not only a most accomplished musician, but that she is always sure of herself. There is none of the slow approach to, and cautious preparation for difficulties, which is observed in many of the most accomplished musicians. Madame Barbieri Nini at once attacks and overcomes them. The character she chose for her debfit was Lucreaia Borgia, and in the whole range of the lyrical drama she could not, per haps, have found one more admirably suited to her peculiar powers. ller rendering of the cavatina " Come belle" was beautiful,. and at once secured to her the favour of her audience; the applause at the conclusion of the cavatina was enthusiastic, and from that moment it was evident that the success of Madame Barbieri Nini was certain. The enthu siasm thus created was increased to the highest pitch by her magnificent acting and singing throughout the whole of the second act, the conclusion of which was rapturously encored. Equally magnificent was she in the third act, and equally enthusiastic were the audience in their plaudits. At the conclusion of each act she was called on, and at the conclusion of the opera she had to make her appearance three times before the curtain. She has achieved a great and a well merited triumph, and in the delineation of characters in which dignity combined with intensity, majesty combined with passion are required, there are few who can approach Madame Barbieri Nini. Alboni, who was in exquisite voice, resumed her ori ginal character of Matte() Orsini, and sung the music deliciously. The " Brindisi" was, as a matter of course, encored. Lablache was full of dignity and power as Alfonso, and Gardoni made a most interest ing Genaro. The choruses were superbly rendered. The house was crowded in every part. ..._r_._. , . , n GRAND DISPLAY OF SWIMMING, __ • Yesterday evening .alr. Harold Kenworthy took his benefit at the Swimming Baths in Holborn, and gave a grand display of swimming, floating, diving, &c. The large bath-room was well filled with spectators, both up and down stairs. As everyone who chose had the privi lege of bathing in addition to the sports, the watery course between the heats of the several races presented almost as crowded an appearance as the Epsom or any other racecourse after a race. The refractory swimmers, namely, those who would remain disporting themselves in the water after the warning signal to clear the course was given, were greeted with hissiugs and hootings like those an unfortunate dog encounters when attempting to find an cutlet between the legs of a dense mass of people impatient for the start of the Derby. The only things wanting to heighten the similarity were policemen to keep them off the sides and insist on their landing no where. There was also a little of that delay consequent on getting the competitors up to their posts, which seems pars and parcel of every race, whether equine, human, or aquatic. However, ail these difficulties having been surmounted, the amusements commenced by a race of adult swimmers fur the Leander medal in heats. The distance was six lengths of the bath, about 192 yards. There were three heats, the first in each again starting for a final grand heat. The medal was gained by Mr. Stedman. The champion belt of the Surrey Swimming Club was contested in a single race of 12 lengths of the bath. It was won, apparently easily, by Mr. Beckwith, who was the successiul candidate of the previous year at the Westminster Baths. It be is fortunate a third year he will be entitled to keep the belt. Afterwards there were displays of scientific swimming, eating, drinking, and smoking under water, going through the figures of the alphabet, and other feats, to show the proficiency of the exhibitors in the water. Sergeant Tuohy, of the Royal Artillery, exhibited with his two children, one of two and a half and the other four years old, who both swam like young fish - os, and showed at what an early age the art of swimming can be satisfactorily learnt. As much amusement seemed to be caused by the amateurs as by the matches themselves. A few impromptu splash ing bouts and accidental jostlings of these gentlemen in the crowded bath afforded great merriment to the nu merous lookers on. THE ANCIENT SPECTACLE OF THE " EASTER SE PULCHRE," AT ST. MARY'S, REDCLIFFE.—Ina napei:, read by Mr. Godwin to the Archxological Meeting at Bristol, on the Church of St. Mary, Redclitle, it was stated that amongst the ancient records of the church inspected by the speaker, the most interesting was the inventory of the furniture for the " Eastern Sepulchre," given to the church by Canynges. The document in question, which has been several times printed, but not quite correctly, is as follows:—" Med. That Meyster Canynges bath delyrded the iiij (4) day of Jule, in the yere of our Lorde 1470, to Maistr. Nicholas Pyttes, Vicar of Redclif, Moyses Conteryn, Phelip Berthemew, and John Browne, procurators (?) of St. Mary Redclif byforeseid, a new sepulcre well gilte with fyne guide, and a sever thereto. Item an yinage of God Almighty risyng out of the same sepulcre, with all the ordynanco that longeth thereto, that is to say, a lath made of tymbr and the yron worke thereto, &c. Item the. eto 'longeth Hevyn, made of tymbr and steyned clothes. Item, Hell made of tymbr and yron worke, with devells the number of xiij (13). Item iiij (4) knygh es armed kepynge the sepulcre with their wepyns iu their bonds, that is to sey, ij (2) speres with ij (2) pavyes. Item. iiij (4) peyr of angels' whynges for iiij (4) angels made of tymbr and well peynted. Item the trader the crowne and visage the ball with a crosse upon, well gilte with fyne golde. Item the Holy Goste comyng out of Hevyn into the sepulcre. Item Icngyng to the iiij (4) angells iiij (4) chevelers."— BuiNer. AREViT Or ABSCONDING DEBTORS.—Yesterday the new Act for the arrest of absconding debtors, which re ceived the royal assent on Friday, was printed. It contains twelve sections and two schedules. By virtue of this law, which is now in force, the district Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy and the judges of the county courts, except in Middlesex and Surrey, are empowered, ou applica tion by or on behalf of any creditor, to grant a warrant for the arrest of absconding debtors. A capias is to issue, and the warrant of apprehension to be auxiliary to such writ of espies. Persons so arrested may be discharged on payment of the debt and the deposit of 101. for costs. When a person is arrested on a warrant, the effect of such warrant is to cease on detention by writ of cap ias. Any person for whose arrest a warrant shall have been granted, " either bef •re or after the arrest," may apply to a Commissioner of Bank ruptcy, judge of a county court, or judge of one of the supe rior courts, for their protection from such warrant, and the matter is to be heard and order made. There is a form of the warrant given in a schedule annexed to the Act, and a notice of warning to a defendant of a capias to be served on him after the warrant. In another schedule a table of fees is given, the highest of which is a fee of one guinea for the caption of the warrant. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT TEIGNMOUTIL—An accident, attended with a fatal result, occurred here on Wednesday last. A gentleman and his wife (who have lately been lodging at Shaldon) accompanied by Miss Ste• yens of the latter place, engaged a boatman to take them over the bar; when they came nearly abreast the break water of the South Devon Railway, a sudden squall capsized the boat, precipitating the whole party into the sea. The gentleman succeeded in keeping the heads cf his wife and Mis 3 Stevens above water for a considerable time, but was at last compelled to resign his hold of the latter, who imme diately sunk. The boatman kept himself up by swimming. The three survivors were picked up by a boatman named Heath who saw the accident. They were landed on the beach in a very exhausted state and taken to the dispensary, where every attention was paid them. The body of Miss Stevens was recovered on Sunday. —Devonshire chronicle. UNIVERSITY COLLFGE.—Yesterday a meeting of the council of University College was held for the purpose of considering what change in the regulations of the college were requisite to meet cases of insubordination on the part of students, such as occurred some few months ago at the college. It was enacted that in future, on any occasion, any professor, lecturer, or teacher, may report any student in his class-room guilty of disorderly acts ; and, should he deem the case urgent, may require the student to withdraw from the class-room. That the secretary shall have charge at all times of all parts of the college, and authority to maintain order therein. That the dean be authorised to pass sentence, comprehending either admonition from the dean, reprimand from the dean in private, or in presence of the faculty, suspension from attendance, which would dis qualify the student from receiving his certificate; exclusion from any place of instruction; rustication from the college, and expulsion. A MAN Or ONE IDEA.--W hen you spoke of my upsetting a decanter, I was reminded of a story which I mean to tell you now. A gentleman who carved a goose was inexpert ; an d, t hi n ki ng on l y o f t h e stu bb orn joints that would not be unhinged, he totally forgot the gravy. Pre liandy s question lap vas disconcert n otdisco Pre sently th e goose slipped off the dish and escaped into his neighbour's , lap. N ow, to have thrown a hot goose on a n c m e r o t s e t d . 1) e o P f l Turning ; n .b i n u 6 t the round gentleman with bland smile, he said " 111 trouble you for that goose." Here Iv? liiire had a s u bli me example of the man with one idea. i This gentleman' s id ea was the goose, and in the absorbing nterest attached to his undertaking, that he was to carve that goose, not. altogether knowing how, he had his eyes followed it, his mi n d was wrapt up in h i s shut out extranenous objects, Suddenly the goose was gone , but struggle with it ; what did h e k now of that lady P—l'll you for that goose express e d t h e perfect a b strac ti on of °auumleind bent on developing its one idea. No doubt he had gone through a course of Oxtord training.--A lkfence of Ignorance. ANTWERP, MONDAY, AUG. 4.—The Dew iron steamer between this port and London, th e B aron O sy, ar rived here this morning, with a very large number of %N , . lr i s l . l i ams, Colonel, and Seymour,llr.Per Perry, , B a a l r l on with d e pas sengers, principally English _travellers. Amongst them are &c. The ship was besides passage was, notwithstanding, q t i h ' u h e i d t i 3 e ; r f l i e i ' s h i p l e e:c i f g ti c e l r el g S f o a ir , m j b i a u li n t e l s e ;: he well-known an . commander, Captain mWaodeelininonltB, hours, a : d ue:i le a:l Jack 4 QPl gate* that it was effected With the grefitest case. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1851. THE FETE AT ST. CLOUD. (From Galignani's Messenger.) The Palace of Saint Cloud, yesterday, presented an animated scene. On the cards of invitation it was stated that the file would commence at three o'clock, and terminate at seven, but this arrangement was subsequently altered, in order to afford an opportu nity to the Members of the National Assembly, who had been invited, to attend without neglecting their legislative duties. It was, therefore, intimated that the visitors would be at liberty to remain as long as should be agreeable to them. As early as half-past two o'clock equipages were on their way to Saint Cloud, and by three o'clock a string of carriages passed through the adjacent villages on their way to the château. The road from Saint Cloud to the gates of the Palace was on each side lined by a dense mass of crowd, consisting of the inhabitants of Saint Cloud and of the vicinity, attracted by this un usual scene of a file at this old and favourite seat of royalty. The doors of the chateau were opened pre cisely at three o'clock, and the whole suite of splendid state rooms on the ground floor were thrown open to the visitors. An immense number of the servants of the President were stationed on the vestibule and on the grand staircase to receive the guests, and at the door of the Grand Saloon were Carabineers without arms, thus reminding one of the receptions on the days of royalty. On leaving the state-rooms of the palace, the com pany entered the reserved park, which commands an extensive view of Paris. The day was beautifully serene, and the panorama enchanting. Two bands of excellent musicians, chosen from the garrison of Paris, were stationed in the park, and two buffets had been erected for the supply of ices—one at the bassin Saint Jean, the other at the Trocadero. At an early hour Prince Louis Napoleon arrived, and proceeded at once to the park, giving his arm to her Excellency the Marchioness of Normanby. On his approach to the palace, through the dense line on each side of the road from the Place de Saint Cloud, he had been enthusiastically cheered. He was in a plain dress, wearing no other distinctive badge than the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. At about five o'clock, in a sort of square formed near one of the military bands, after the President had conversed with some private friends, his Excellency the Mar quis of Normanby presented the Lord Mayor of Lon don, Sir John Musgrove. The President expressed to him the extreme happiness that he derived from the visit of the chief magistrate of the city of London, and his warm sense of the kind feeling towards France manifested by the English nation. The Lord Mayor acknowledged in suitable terms the honour done to him by the Prince, and then requested permission to present to him some ladies and gentlemen who accompanied him. After these presentations the President again gave his arm to the Marchioness of Normanby, and proceeded towards the centre of the park, followed by 300 or 400 persona, among wbom were several of the diplomatic corps, and some of the generals and other officers of the garrison of Paris. At six o'clock it was announced that the buffet in the Orangerie was open, and immediately a rush was made towards it. The supply was abundant, and the viands and wines were of the choicest kind, but the space was much too small for the immense number of visitors, who could not, we imagine, have been less than two thousand. Hundreds who had entered the Orangerie left again immediately in consequence of the crowd, and had to wait an hour before they could obtain refreshments. The inconvenience would have been still greater if about this time a considerable number who had made arrangements to return to Paris to dinner had not left the palace. From six to seven o'clock there were fresh arrivals, consisting chiefly of persons whose official and legisla tive duties bad prevented them coming at an early hour, but they bore no proportion to the number who had quitted. It is hardly necessary, for the fete was given in their honour, to state, that the English formed nearly a majority of the company. The elite of French society was, however, to be seen, and the promenade toilette of the ladies was in most cases one of elegant simplicity. We were informed, that whilst the company in general were partaking of the excellent refreshments provided at the buffet, the President was doing the honours in a similar way to the Lord Mayor, and a few of the distinguished persons who were with him. At dusk the state-rooms of the palace were lighted up, and as from the elevated situation of the park much of the company found the air rather cold, they were soon crowded. Between eight and nine o'clock, the President entered the grand saloon and passed through the suite of rooms, bowing to his guests, and con versing with persons with whom he was personally acquainted. Some English gentlemen having pro posed that three hurrahs should be got up in honour of the President, the idea was immediately embraced, and the palace resounded with them accompanied by shouts of "Vive Napoleon !" On the whole this fete will produce a lasting im pression upon the minds of the persons who had the good fortune to be present, both as regards the motive which inspired it, and the attention that was shown by the President to his guests. The château and park of Saint Cloud have frequently been the scenes of pomp and gaiety, but never before did they afford the gratifying spectacle of a fete, which may be called that of the fraternity of nations, and, above all, a manifestation of the kind feeling that now exists between two countries which, atter having been rivals in war, mutually assailing each other on all the interests of humanity, are now happily en gaged in an amicable rivalry of civilization, friend ship, and hospitality. TO THE SECRETARY OF TUE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,—on Monday the 4th, perplexity was worse perplexed, on the subject of the Episcopal and Capi tular Estates Management Bill. It was moved by the Solicitor-General and carried, after the word " Com missioners," to insert the words " who shall pay due regard to the just and reasonable claims of the pre sent holders of lands under lease or otherwise, arising from the long continued practice of renewal." It is wonderfully hard to get at the theory of this piece of legislation. The Bill is declared to be "per missive ;" that is to say, it permits a contract to be legalized and carried into effect which two parties shall make, if a third party thinks fit. The third party then, is to have only a negative action. If it pleases, it may say to the two con tracting parties, "We do not think your contract is one that ought to be allowed ; we see objections to it, and objecting to it we put our Veto on it." So far seems tolerably clear. But then is heard the voice of the Legislature saying to this third or authorizing party through the trumpet of an Act of Parliament, "It is necessary to impress upon you, that the lessees have claims, which if you were not thus told of them, you would probably set your foot upon. You arc therefore not to think yourselves bound to be fierce upon lessees. You would have been fierce, if nothing had been said to you; but now you are not. If you had not been warned by an Act of Parliament, you would not have thought that the long continued practice of renewal made a just and reasonable claim; but now you are to think it does, when the Corporations, who are the other side, will agree to it." To a collector of complicated specimens of human action, there is something in this which must be interesting. It looks very much as if the subject was a sore one to handle, and there was a sort of lurking expectation, that perhaps it will deal with itself. On Tuesday, lengthened discussion on the Patent Laws. In the evening the House was counted out, on the question of the Poor Knights of Windsor, whom the Dean and Canons of that ilk keep upon a shilling a-day, by virtue of an arrangement made when a shilling was a fortune, besides eating up all their red herrings in the Catholic times, as if a soldier had not a soul to be saved. The subject suggests a wider field of question, which is whether it would not be decorous for civilized Governments to set about providing against at all events future deteriorations of the value of money ; on which point California may yet give a shock which shall awaken somebody. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, Aug. G, 1851. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. During the last few days we have had some ex tremely heavy showers, and much close, thick, cloudy weather, with occasional thunder peals; but at inter vals, as on Sunday and other mornings, the sunshine has been bright and warm. The corn and green crops in this neighbourhood seem luxuriant and flourishing, but we are afraid the hay which is cut may be da maged if the wet continues.--111anchester Guardian. A long lingering hay harvest is now being brought to a close throughout this district. The late dropping weather has certainly damaged a good deal of hay, but the early harvest was well ended, and the swathe a fair average. The pulse harvest has commenced, and of peas, beans, and vetches the reports are very favour able. Swedes and mango]d wurzel now promise a more beautiful crop, and the moisture has been very favourable to the sowing of common turnips. The bar leys are looking very healthy, and with a propitious harvest the crop will no doubt reach a full average. We regret, however, to receive conflicting accounts of the wheats; blight is certainly prevalent more or less everywhere ; we hope, nevertheless, it is not nearly so severe as it was last y ear . Th e h op groun d s o f this district begin to wear a most luxuriant appear ance, and should the high temperature of yesterday (Friday) continue throughout the month the crop will certainly be large. In the orchards th e cro p s of both pears and apples are partial, "l uc k y " orchards may turn out large quantities of fruit, but generally speaking., the bulk must be under an average. W e have great pleasure in stating that all accounts agree in anticipating an abundant crop of late potatoes, and as yet there is no general appearance of disease.-- Hereford Times. After having made numerous inquiries we are glad to be in a position to state that the harvest pros ' pects of this district are most promising. The wheat crops are vigorous and abundant, and though w e have recentlyhad a considerable amount of mois ture, there are no signs whatever of the appearance of blight, mild ew , or ot h er di sease ; th e pl an t is laid in places owing to lat e ra i ns , b u t a f ew br ee zy days with bright sunshine will put all to rights again. The farmers in the fen districts of this county were severe sufferers from the prevalence of mildew, which spoilt the most luxuriant crops of last year, but we hope that this year the heaviness of the yield will compensate them for their former losses. The turnip crop, about which serious fears were entertained a short time ago, owing to the destructive ravages of larvae, under the invigorating influence of late rains is in a great mea sure recovering, and many farmers who had almost despaired of realising a crop, now feel confident of having an almost average yield.—Lincoln Times. We have had another week of variable weather. Heavy showers of rain have sadly impeded the hay harvest, but they have done good to the turnips and potatoes, and have not injured the corn crops. The general temperature is still too low for the season.— Carlisle Patriot. The weather, which was showery and somewhat backward during the middle of the week, has again improved, and crops of all sorts make good progress. The display of culinary vegetables and fruit in the New Market yesterday was particularly good and ex tensive.—Aberdeen Herald. The crops in the neighbourhood of Stirling may now be safely pronounced to be good. Wheat for many years has not promised so large a return, and as fallow wheat is scarcely at all grown now, there is little, if any lodging ; therefore the yield will, with moderate weather, be more true and abundant than formerly, when no year passed without considerable lodging. Barley is heavy, and in some places is already a good deal lodged, which will, un doubtedly, be against both the weight and quality of the sample. The potato, hitherto, is safe from the disease ; but as much less space is now covered with this root close to town than in former years, where grown it looks well. Turnips, as formerly mentioned, still promise an abundant crop.—Stirling Observer. The weather since our last has been very good, and the crops have made some progress. The moisture, of which there has been no lack, and the heat have had the effect of lengthening the straw of the grain crops, so that in this neighbourhood the crops will not be so deficient in this particular as was at one time feared. In Strathspey and Strathdearn the oats promise re markably well, and if they escape frost the yield will be very large—the crop is as fine a one at this moment as perhaps ever was seen, though late. The potatoes are very backward.—lnverness Courier. Since the middle of the month we have had fre quent and often heavy showers, and July closes with better harvest prospects than we could have ex pected two or three weeks ago. Barley, oats, and spring -sown wheat, which looked rather backward at that time, now promise to be a fair, but not a heavy crop. The turnips have felt the invigorating influ ence of the copious rains, and even in the fields where they were twice sown a fair crop might be expected. Some fields of barley in this neighbour hood have quite a yellow hue, and will soon be ready for the sickle. We do not hear of any com plaints of disease among the potatoes.—Perthshire Advertiser. The rain which fell two weeks ago has had the effect of considerably improving the crops. Since Sunday we have had several falls of rain, and ac moisture was much required upon the east coast fox the green crops, it will have a favourable effect upon them. Wheat is very much improved, and winters° wn, almost without exception, promises to be a full crop ; upon deep clay soils the produce may la( confidently anticipated as being most abundant. A considerable breadth of it is partially laid, which will probably affect the quality. Spring sown wheat is also considerably improved ; the head is large, which will so far compensate for the thinness of plant upon the ground. Many fields are late, which is against the chances of its being an average yield. Barley is almost everywhere a promising crop ; several of the fields are twisted and considerably laid. A full average crop of this grain may be expected, especially upon land in good condition. The oat crop is almost everywhere short of straw, and seems to have suffered more from drought than the other cereals. Beans and peas seem everywhere to be stunted from the want of moisture. Hay is everywhere a remarkably short crop ; the quality, however, is excellent, and is selling from Bd. to 10d. per stone of 221bs. Potatoes, of which there is an unusual breadth planted, have hitherto suffered from the want of moisture and sunshine, especiall3 upon clay soils. Occasional fields are to be seen of great luxuriance, but these are the exceptions. The present rain will, no doubt, materially improve them, but although they escape the rot, an average weight will not be attained. There is a greater breadth of turnips sown this year than ever we remember to have seen. The swedes have suffered more from fly and parasites than the yellow or white varieties, of which a full crop may be anticipated. Pastures have everywhere suf fered from the want of moisture, and great complaints exist as to the want of food for stock, to holders of which the present rains will prove of the greatest benefit. With the present prospects we may calcu late on something like an average crop, although harvest will not be general before the first week of September.—Scotsman. All our accounts are satisfactory in the highest degree, in regard to the potato as well as the cereal crops.—Dublin Evening Post. The different varieties of crops throughout our dis trict are looking exceedingly well, with the exception of turnips, which have suffered a little from the ravages of the fly. The beetroot crop throughout the Queen's County still promises a good return. The following paragraph from the Advocate may prove interesting to our readers :—" W e h ave b een in formed that in addition to the arrangements for the manufacture of sugar in the Queen's County, which are now in active progress, the directors of the Irish Beet Sugar Company have determined on the erec tion of a large factory in the vicinity of this city, adapted for the manufacture of sugar from cut and dried, as well as raw roots, and calculated to serve in every way as a model establishment, on the plan of which future factories are to be erected throughout the country. The necessary plans of this metropolitan factory are now in course of pre paration, and we believe that they may shortly be seen at the company's offices in London and Dublin." The crop of sugar beet in the Queen's County and elsewhere, so far as we have any intelligence, has a promising appearance, and has, up to the present time, made more rapid progress than the common mange] mired, affording a promise of an abundant return to the farmer. The manufacture of the necessary ma chinery being now in hands, under an engagement that the whole shall be completed and ready for work by the lit of November, we shall, in the course of a few months, have a supply of indigenous s ugar i n our markets, and the doubts which have hitherto been so industriously circulated on this subject will be_set at rest.—Leinster Express. HOW THEY MAKE THE LONDON MILE..--At the Thames Police Court, on Monday, in the case of a man named James Barry, milkman, 13, Plough-street, Whitechapel,wlw was charged with assaulting Jane Purcell, his milkmaid, he said in defence that tie struck her because she put three pints of water into the milk. Complainant—lle told me to. Mr. Yardley—Who put the chalk in ? Complainant — N u one, sir. They put something like liquor ice -ball in it.— (Loud laughter). It's not likely I'd put water in the mill, to crib it. Lie told me to do so because his old woman was asleep. Defendant—She put too much. Mr. Yardley—How much ought she to put? Defendant -1 don't know; that's my old woman's wo r k. She went putting three half-pints of water in to defraud the people a nd " adultify, the " n o , milk." Mr. Yardley —Why, do You mean to say you never water it? Defendant —Oh no; I can't say that. Defend ant's wife—l'm the doctor, sir; I'm the doctor.---(Loue laughter.) Mr. Yardley—You may think it is a joke; but it is a great fraud. It is as bad as stealing. I have heard quite enough of this. You are fined 10s., or seven days' im prisonment. The defendant ultimately paid the money. THUGGEE IN LONDON.—We have received a letter requesting us to state that there is no foundation for the as sertion that the prisoners charged with robbing and " thug ging" Mr. Day "had just left the Mercer's Arms public-house at the time the outrage was committed." We are assured by the writer of this letter, "th a t neither of the men were in the house that ni*ht, and th a t i t „5. not frequented by per= of ouch clauictg,'' THE GREAT EXHIBITION. ----- - The sale of season tickets yesterday produced the sum of 11/, 10s., and the money taken at the doors amounted to 3,2361. 95., making the total receipts 3,2471. 19s. The police report stated the number of visitants to have been 68,069, including a vast gathering of teetotallers, to the number of 20,000 and upwards. The teetotallers, who were well disciplined in provincial music, regaled the ears of the rest of the visitors with a Welsh song, a hich produced a sensation perfectly novel in this place, and had the effect of exciting one of the auditors to such a degree that he made a violeEt attack on three women, and in his frantic fit knocked them down bolero he could be secured by the police. The Executive Committee have, in consequence of the disturbance, issued an order requesting all persons to abstain from singing. Th e thermometer varied in the course of the day from 65 deg. to 74 deg, making a mean temperature of 70.4. RESPITE FOR SARAH BARBER,—.A special mes senger from Sir George Grey arrived in Nottingham at an early hour yesterday (Tuesday) morning, taking with him a reprieve of fourteen days for Sarah Barber, sontenced at the recent assizes to be hanged on the 6th inst., for poisoning her husband at Eastwood. GRANTCHESTER.--NARROW ESCArE.—On Wed nesday a number of mowers were engaged in a field near this village, and from the louring appearance of the clouds, perceived a storm was brewing; they hastened their work, in order to reach the end of the field where some trees were situate; but before they had completed it the sto rm b urst and the lightning etruck one of the trees, shivered it in atoms, and left it a perfect wreck. Had the poor fellows reached their anticipated shelter, the consequences would probably hoyo bees dreadful.—Camlirido Chronicle. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED) NEW AIONTBLY. Cyrus Redding, among all the writ ers mars h a ll e d by Harrison Ainsworth, gives us just now the most happily timed contributions. Last month, it may be remembered, he led off the then current number of the periodical before us with a charming biography of Sheil, the late Ambassador at the Court of Tuscany. This month he has a capital paper called " The Mart of Nations," suggested, of course, by the Industrial Exhibition. Dudley Costello turns out to be Mr. Jolly Green—his name being this month affixed to the close of the serial. " All the World and his Wife," &c., a collection of humorous chapters, closes in a spirit t o th e ver y last degree laughable. Nicholas Nichol progresses with his chequered tale of the for tunes and misfortunes of " Hester Somerset." Cap tain Livinge tells us all about " Mr. Longbead's First Night at Mess ;" Mrs. Bushby translates from the Danish, Ingemann's " Dodsseileren ; Charles Hervey pens an amusing mélange entitled, " Cau series ;" J. E. Carpenter sings a few agree able verses about " Welcome Home;" and Caroline De Crespigny addresses some eulogistic lines to " Emerson." " What happened during the late Eclipse," will be perused with some gusto; and, be sides this, we may allude, in terms of deserved praise, to some charming criticisms on Baines's " Memoirs," and on Lord Maidstone's poem of " Abd-el-Bader." AINSWORTH'S. Besides the miscellaneous articles usually com prised in Ai nszvarth, we have an additional instalment of the editor's popular romance of the " Lancashire Witches." A rather elaborate review of " Larnia " follows, not the " Lamia " of Keats, but a novel so called, and very recently published. A member of the " Hard-up Club" contributes some further revela tions of his experiences ; while the Rev. James Bad deley pursues his story of the eighth century, called " The Rose Queen," with a vigour ra ther increasing than abated. " John Pres ter," in like manner, is pursued—a serial which we feel disposed to quarrel with for its name, seeing that it is a somewhat impertinent transposition of the name of a mysterious personage of history—one whom we might almost designate a mythological character. Various other papers of interest are com prised with the foregoing in the current number of Ainsworth. SHARPE'S. Conspicuous among all the choice articles in Sharpe are the continuations of "Lewis Arundel," a most amusing fiction, and of "The Household of Sir Thomas More," a production of rare genius, pur porting to be the work of that great man's daughter Margaret. The most genial review in the whole number is that of the " Adventures of the Sandboys," written by Henry Mayhew, and gloriously illustrated by George Cruikshank. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 5. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the younger branches of the Royal Family, took their usual walks and drives in the neighbourhood of Osborne yesterday. M. and Madame Van de Weyer and Lord Cowley arrived on a visit, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and his Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore. Lord James Murray had the honour of dining with her Royal Highness yesterday. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Lord James Murray, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening. Messrs. William Henry Coffin and John Walker, M.D., from Honduras, accompanied by Mr. John Hodges, agent for the settlement, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Captain Hind marsh had also an interview with the Noble Earl RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. It appears from the statement of the accounts of this company, to be submitted to the proprietors to morrow, that the total receipts o n cap it a l account to the 30th June last amounted to 8,593,404/., including 264,3031. received during the past half-year, and the expenditure to 8,493,1211., leaving a balance in fa vour of the company of 100,2831. The sum expended on capital account during the half-year amounted to 99,4251., of which 63,321/. was expended on lines opened, 2,5101. on lines in progress, 14,4021. on lines suspended, and 14,9361. on plant, additional stock, &c. The cost of plant, as per last report, amounted to 554,456/., to which is added 14,9361., making the total to the 30th of June last 569,3921. The number of miles opened is stated to be 242. The total share capital, irrespective of preference stock, amounts to 7,434,0501., of which 6,673,3031. is entitled to divi dend, 439,333/. consist of shares in the hands of the company, and 307,0121. the amount uncalled, in cluding 271,6141. on the new 50/. and 40/. shares in the hands of the proprietors. The debenture account shows a total of 2,164,1881, of which 799,878/. is borrowed at 5 per cent., 143,010/. at 41 per cent., 12,000/. at 44 per cent., 991,4001. at 4 per cent., 56,800/. at 34 per cent., and 161,100/. at 3i per eent. During the half-year bonds to the amount of 257,000/. were paid off, and bonds to the amount of 408,150/. were borrowed or renewed. The reeenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June showed that 285,366/. had been received, in cluding 3,813/. for rents, &c., and 118,716/. expended, including 19,2681. for rates and taxes and Government duty, leaving the net revenue from the line 166,6491, and after deducting 50,725/. for interest on loans and preference shares, and adding 3,2681., the balance from the last account, there remains a net sum appli cable to dividend of 119.192/. The arrears on calls to the 24th of July, 1851, amounted to 94,879/., of which 12,791/. is stated to be non-optional, and 82,088/. optional. The auditors, Messrs. Noyes and Close, attest the correctness of the accounts. They state that every care has been taken in discriminating between the expenditure applicable to revenue and that which is applicable to capital. With reference to the resolutions of the proprietors in February, 1850, in connexion with the estimated outlay on ac count of capital, the accounts show an expenditure to the 30th of June last of 399,3371, and a receipt of 33,664/. from surplus property sold. BOSTON AND GRANTLIAM.-011 Monday two claims were brought in before Master in Chancery Humphrey, consisting of 1,2001. for engineering and 2001. for surveying, with other smaller liabilities, by Mr. Belcher, the official manager. A question was also raised, but the consideration of it was adjourned, as to how far it was expedient that a gentleman who had acted as one of the members of the provisional committee should continue to act as solicitor to the official manager in winding up the company's affairs.. SOUTH-EASTERN.—The number of passengers con veyed on this line to and from the Londondon-bridge terminus on Monday was 22,760—namely, 11,595 to London and 11,165 from London. SOUTII-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending Aug. 2, 1851 £21,479 10 5 Ditto, Aug. 3, 1850, ... 16,042 0 6 Increase in 1851 ... £5,437 911 London Terminus, Aug. 4, 1851. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—TraffiC for the week ending August 2, 1851: Number of passengers (28,328), goods and parcels, horses and carriages ... .C 4,685 9 5 Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railways Glasgow, August 4. ... £3,616 11 10 THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.— Tnr, DIVIDEND.—WC understand that the dividend for the past half-year will be at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum. We believe that the earnings for the half-year will not pay 5i per cent. by some 18,000/. This arises from the large outlay that has been incurred in order to put the working stock in a position to meet the increase of the traffic that has come on the railway. The whole of such outlay has been charged against the revenue of the past six months, and the revenue of the current half-year will of course benefit thereby s as a less amount of repairs, &c., will be necessary. Revenue has been charged with everything that can be fairly brought against it. The surplus of the December half-year of 1850, it will be recollected, is very large; the receipts since 30th June last are about 70,000/. over and above those fcr the corresponding period of last year, with the prospect of the revenue of the current six months being some 150,000/. in excess of that of the last December half y ear. —Herald. M. TWOMBLEY'S MISTAKE..--Mr. Thomas Twom bley had drank but six glasses of brandy and water, when, being a man of discretion, he returned home at te sea sonable hour of one A.m.. and went soberly to bed. Mrs. Thomas Twombley was too well accustomed to the goings and comings of Mr. Thomas to be much disturbed by the trifling noise he made on retiring; but when she discovered that he had his boots on, she requested him to remove them, or keep his feet out of bed. "My dear," said Mr. Twombley, in an apologetic tone, " skuse me. How I came to forget the boots I can't conceive, for I'm jes' sobe" s I ever was'n my life 1" Mr. Twombley sat on the side of his bed, and made an effort to pull off his right boot. The attempt was successful, but it brought him to the floor. On regaining his feet, Mr. Twombley thought he saw the door open. As he was sure he shut the door on coming in he was astonished; and, dark as it was in the room, he couldn't be mistaken, ho felt certain. Mr. Twombley staggered towards the door to close it, when, to his still greater surprise, he saw a figure approach from beyond. Twombley stopped; the figure stopped. Twom bley advanced again, and the figure did they same. Twom bley raised his right hand—the figure raised its left. "Who's the:e ?" roared Twombley, beginning to be fright ened. The object made no reply. Twombley raised his boot in a menacing attitude—the figure defied him by shak ing a similar object. "By the Lor'!" cried Twombley, " I'll find out who you be, you sneakin' cuss !" He hurled his boot full at the head of his mysterious object, when—crash! went the big looking glass, which Twombley had mistaken for the doer. NOTES FOR STRANGERS. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, HYDE PARE.,-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, admission, Is.; Friday, 2s. 6d. (from 10 till 7 o'clock each day); Sa turday (from 12 o'clock), ss. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.-Divine service, daily at 8 A.m.; 9.45 A.M.; 3.15 D. 31. On Sundays, 9.45 A.m.; 3.15 P.M. Admission daily. To view the monuments and body of the Cathedral (gratis) ; th © ga ll er i es, the ball, Is. 6d.; the great bell, model room , lib 6d.; library, 6d.; the clock, 2d.; vaults, 6d.-in all, 3s. 2d. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.-Divine service daily at 7.4.; A.m.; 10 A.M.; 3 P.M. On Sundays at 10 A.M.; 3 P.MS 7 P.m. Admission to view from 9 till 4 p ast 5, gratis; with the exception of the smaller chapels, for the whole of which there is a charge of 6d. HOUSE OF LORDS, WESTMINSTER.-Tickets issued (gratis) from the Lord Great Chamberlain's office (Abingdon street) every Wednesday and Saturday, from 11 till 4, to view the House on Wednesday and Saturday,E rom 11 till 5. When their Lordships are hearing appeals the public are admitted without tickets. HOUSE OF CO3IMONs, WESTMINSTER.-When the House is sitting, admission is obtained to the Strangers' Gal lery by a Member's order. A limited number may be accommodated in the Speaker's Gallery, but in this case the name of each person must be inserted previ ously by a Member, in a list for a particular evening. WESTMINSTER HALL AND LAW COURTS.-Free. THE TEMPLE, FLEET -STREET.--The Church may be viewed daily, except on Saturday and Sunday, gra tuitously, and without a beecher's order, from 10 till 4. On week days prayers are read at 9; on Sundays there is divine service at 11 and 3. The Middle Tem ple Hall is open to the public without payment or or der, from 10 till 4; also the Inner Temple Gardens, from 6 till half-past 8 evening. LINCOLN'S INN.-Admission daily, except on Sunday, to the Chapel, Hall, and Library, gratuitously, by bencher's o r d er . P ra y er s are read in the ch a p e l on week days at 8; on Sundays there is Divine service at 11 and 3. The chapel may also be seen on applica tion to the head porter. BEITIsa MusEUm, GREAT RUSSELL - STREET, BLOOMS BURY.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 to 7 (gratis). With the ex ception of Saturday the libraries may be viewed without orders. Admission to the print room, medal room, and botanical department, can only be ob ained by an order from Sir Henry Ellis, the prin cipal librarian, or the heads of the respective depart ments. NATIONAL GALLERY, TRAFALGAR -SQUARE.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). VERNON GALLERY, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE. -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 6 (gratis). NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE.-Tickets (gratis) . to be ap plied for at the house on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday, from 10 till 2. The gallery, &0., to be viewed on Friday and Saturday, from 11 till 5. BRIDGE WATER HOUSE, CLEVELAND-HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S. -Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 till 5, by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Smith, 137, New Bond-street. DUDLEY GALLERY, EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.-- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, without tickets (gratis). MANSION - HOUSE.-To view the Egyptian Hall, Ball room, &c., apply personally, any day except Sunday, from 11 till 4. GUILDHALL, KING-STREET, CHEAPSIDE.-Gratuitous admission, without order, daily, except Sunday, from 8 till 5. The recently discovered crypt is for the pre sent closed. THE TowER.-Daily, except Sunday, from 9 till 3. The armoury, 6d.; the regalia, 6d. THE MINT.-Admission by special order from the Mas ter of the Mint. GENERAL POST-OFFICE.-Apply by letter to the Post master-General, or the Secretary, for an order of ad mission. ROYAL ExcaANGE.-Open to the public from 9 till half-past 3, and from 6 till 8, every day except Sun day. COAL EXCHANGE, LOWER THAMES STREET.-Gra tuitous admission, every day except Sunday, from 9 till 4. CUSTOM HOUSE, LOWER THAMES - STREET.-Gratuitous admission to the long room, every day except Sunday, from 10 till 4. THE Docxs.-The West India Docks, the East India Docks, the St. Katharine's Docks, and the London Docks, may be viewed gratuitously by an order pro curable at the offices of the respective superintendents: In the case of the London Docks, the wine vaults may be seen by presenting a " tasting order" from any wine merchant. BETHLEM HOSPITAL, OR BEDLAM, LAMBETH.-Apply for an order to the president (Sir Peter Laurie), the treasurer (Mr. John Edward Johnson), or the Homo Secretary. Visitors will also be admitted on the per sonal introduction of a governor; and it may be use ful to know, that the Aldermen of the city of London are ex okicio governors. The days of admission are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 till 3. MILLBANK PRISON, PENTONVILLE PRISON, &C.-Apply in writing to the Home Secretary for an order. Foreigners will procure tickets at the respective em bassies. Millbank may be seen every day except Saturday and Sunday, from eleven till one, and from two to four. Pentonville may be seen on the same days from two to four. Admission to the Hulks, at Woolwich and Portsmouth, are to be obtained by orders procurable in the way already stated. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.-Admission by order from the Governor or a Director. THE MONUMENT, FISII-STREET-HILL.-Daily, except Sunday, from 8 till sunset-3d. DUKE of YORK'S MONUMENT, CARLToN-HOUSE-TER RACE.-Daily, except Sunday, from 10 till 4 on pay ment of 6d. THAMES TUNNEL.-Daily, EAST INDIA CoMPANY's MUSEUM, LEADENHALL STRELT.-Friday, from 10 till 4 (gratis). 011 Tues day, by orders from a director. UNITED SERVICE MUSEUM, WHITEHALL -PLACE, SCOT LAND•YARD.-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday, from 11 till 5, by members' tickets or ambassadors' cards. On Saturday by personal in troductioa or ambassadors' cards. SOCIETY OF ARTS, JOHN -STREET, ADELPHL-Daily, except Sundays, by members' orders aud ambassadors' cards, from 10 till 4. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS. -On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 till 4, by members' orders. On Friday arid Saturday, foreigners possessed of tickets, procur able at the various embassies and consulates, will be admitted. ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.-Daily by orders from fellows. KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARR.-Public prome nade-military music daily, except Sunday, from 2 to 4. HORSE GUARDS.-Guard mounting, and military music, every Thursday at eleven. BUCKINGHAM PALACE.-For admission apply, by letter, to the Lord Chamberlain. The days for viewing the palace are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12 till 4. There is no admission when the Queen is re siding in the palace. BUCKINGHAM PALACE MEWS.-Apply, by letter, to Mr. George Lewis at the Royal Mews for cards of ad mission. The stables are on view every day except Sunday, from 1 till 3. WINDSOR CASTLE.-On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 to 4; by tickets (gratis), issued by Mr. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Col naghi, Pall Mall East; Mr. Ackermann, 96, Strand; and Mr. Moon, Threadneedle -street; and at Windsor. KEW GARDENS.-Daily, except Saturday (gratis). HAMPTON COURT PALACE.-Daily, except Friday, (gratis). WOOLWICH-Tins ROYAL ARSENAL.-Admittance daily, except on Sunday, and without order (gratis); from 9 till 11; and from a quarter-past 1 till 4, to excelSena4tuaravtwacinadl oSrudne view the grounds, which contain upwards o -28,000 guns of various calibre, and 4,000,000 of shots and shells. Foreigners require a card from the legation of the country to which they belong and the name of every person forming a party roust be written upon it. A special order is required from the Board of Ordnance, Pall-mall, London, Or from . the o ffi ce of the Commandant of the Garrison, to view the interior of the departments. The Rotundtah-e A mission gratis, and without order, to ar moury and models daily, Visitors give Sun day, from 9 to 11, and from 1 their names at the entrance. TheliDll 04e.nfryamrd-Admiaa 0 till half pastsion gratuitously, and without o rde rs, 0 'e] o kte. Whitehall, o Foreign ers r.th e, 11, and from half-past 1 till 4 Legations. must produce cards from their re spectiv e To view the interior of the P is required from the Admiralt y Commodore-Superintendent Woolwich. eaaittaLlctWili E xerc ises Field Arti ll e ry an d Bat teries on of the Royal Horse Woolwich Common. Th e se generally tak e place on and Thursdays, days, Tuesdays, Wednesswe ; but the assembling weather is favour able the other duties of the troops depends p aurrison. Mortar and th eyhave to perform in the gH owit zer Prac tice--Visitor s have the best opport un i t i es of witne ss practice from half-past 2 to h ing this Tuesdays, an d T half-past 3 o ' c l oc k on Mondays , T hursdays. GREENWICH HOSPITAL.-Daily, gratis; picture gallery, 2d.; chapel, DULWIcII GALLERY (five miles from London).-Mon- Tuesday, d a y,. Wednesday, Thursday, and Satuday, gratis, from 10 till 5. Tickets to be p rocured front the principal print- se ll ers in London. THE FLAXMAN GALLERY, AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GOWER -STREET.-(Free)-Saturdays, from 1 till 3. THE MUSEUM OF PRA fl CTICAL ...EOLOGY, JERMYN STREE T. - (Free)-Monday s , T ues d ays, and Wednes days, from 10 till 5. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, LAMB'S CONDUIT STREET. - Mondays, from 11 till 4-(Free.) Divine service on Sundays at 11 and 3; a trifling gratuity in silver for the benefit of the charity. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, WA.LLBROOK.-(Free)-Mon days, Wed nes d ays , and Fridays, from 11 till 3. CROSBY HALL, BISHOPSGATE STREET.-(Free) -Every day. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, WHITEHALL.-Sundays, at 10 and 2. ST. SAVIOUR'S, LBOROUGH.-(Free)-Sundays, at to and 2. AN AMERICAN HOTEL-KEEPER. — There is an hotel in Springfield that only charges half-price for lovers, and the proprietor says he make s more mone y out of this class of boarders than any other p eo p le about the house. " Let a youth," he says, • sit up with a yellow spenc er and blue eyes on Sunday night, and ho will feel so heavenly th a t he won't get down to pork and beans again till tbo l a t ter part of the week." erg, ick; bec. Bice and Ps- Nen, ato. St. Or. .r in into ,chi-. 4Y il' ,erg. mesa i.sbo and New brit' an d New• mbis, rails; Wll' ynon► 'ha's , !Jul' pupa' L 391 CO' , At. i